There was a reason why Han Seok-gyu abandoned the successful negotiator and became the CEO of the chicken chip I lost it because of the hostage-taker
Sep 23, 2025
|
In the third episode of tvN's Monday-Tuesday drama 『New President Project" (directed by Ban Ki-ri, Shin Kyung-soo), which aired on the 22nd, President Shin (Han Seok-kyu) blocked the extreme choice of hostage-taker Lee Sang-hyun (Kang Seung-ho) and exposed corruption of officials.
President Shin surprised everyone by finding out that Lee Sang-hyun, a civil petitioner who continuously wrote malicious complaints, had prepared a bomb and kidnapped the mayor. President Shin then ordered three bowls of hot rice soup from negotiator Jang Young-soo (Choi Deok-moon) to open Lee Sang-hyun's heart by taking advantage of the fact that Lee Sang-hyun's mother runs a rice soup restaurant, pioneering a new game of negotiations.
Lee Sang-hyun, who opened his heart little by little to the warm soup to relieve his stomach and the way President Shin talked to him, began to reveal his unfair circumstances. He lost his sentence due to harmful substances discharged from the fertilizer factory, but no one took responsibility for it, so he decided to make an extreme choice.
In response, President Shin summarized the core requirements of compensation for damage, punishment of officials, and disclosure of the media in his words and delivered them to Jang Young-soo. He also persuaded Lee Sang-hyun not to give up his life, reminding Lee Sang-hyun of the pain and wounds his mother would experience.
The negotiations, which seemed to be flowing smoothly due to President Shin's activities, ran into unexpected difficulties and fell into a state of stagnation. This is because city officials who heard Lee Sang-hyun's requirements voiced that they could never admit their wrongdoing, saying that there was no problem with the environmental investigation. Lee Sang-hyun's feelings reached an extreme in negotiations that rarely progressed, and the tension in the field continued to rise.
Negotiations reached a new turning point when new judge Cho Philip (Bae Hyun-sung) and administrative welfare center officer Kim Soo-dong (Jeong Eun-pyo) revealed loopholes in environmental investigations at a time when the desperate situation continued without a breakthrough. Jo Philip, backed by Kim Soo-dong's support, reported this directly to President Shin, checking the data manipulation, money transactions, and even the market's concealment.
However, President Shin decided to help Lee Sang-hyun escape and disguise himself as if he were victimized by a bomb, considering the reality that Lee Sang-hyun cannot avoid punishment when the situation is over. In addition, the assistance of delivery agent Lee Si-on (here), police Choi Chul (Kim Sung-oh), and Jumadam (Umhwa) was added, and President Shin escaped from the scene safely with the mayor. In addition, Lee Sang-hyun and his mother also left Korea for a new life, completing the negotiations without sacrificing a little, giving them a thrilling pleasure.
In particular, at the end of the broadcast, it was revealed that President Shin's reluctance to sacrifice no matter who the target was, originated from his old wounds that he lost his young son by hostage-takers in the past. President Shin's choice not to let Lee Sang-hyun's mother, who had already lost her child once, suffer the same pain again, even soaked the hearts of the viewers.
The third episode of the `New President Project' aired on the same day averaged 8% of households in the Seoul metropolitan area, up to 9.7%, and 8% of households nationwide and up to 9.5%, breaking their own highest ratings and ranking first in all channels, including terrestrial broadcasters. In addition, it was ranked first in cable and general programming channels and all channels in tvN's target 2049 male and female viewership. (Based on paid platforms integrated with cable, IPTV, and satellite / provided by Nielsen Korea)
soulhn1220@sportschosun.com
