'New Employee Kang (Chairman)' Lee Ju-myung makes a surprise appearance in the succession war..setting a new series record viewership of '9.5%'

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'New Employee Kang (Chairman)' Chairman Lee Jun-young made a surprise appearance of his youngest daughter Lee Ju-myung, causing a stir in the succession war.

In the sixth episode of the JTBC Saturday-Sunday drama 'New Employee Kang (Chairman)' (creator Kim Soon-ok, script by Hyun Jimin, directed by Ko Hye-jin), which aired on the 14th, Choi Sung Material Division 2 team members Hwang Joon-hyun (played by Lee Jun-young), Kang Bang-eul (played by Lee Ju-myung), and Division Chief Park Bong-gi (played by Lee Sung-wook) successfully concluded their overseas operation, and finally, Kang Bang-eul officially entered the Choi Sung family succession war, drawing attention.

According to Nielsen Korea, the paid household viewership for the sixth episode of 'New Employee Kang (Chairman)' reached 10.2% in the Seoul metropolitan area and 9.5% nationwide, with the per-minute peak in the Seoul metropolitan area soaring to 10.7%, breaking the series' own record. Additionally, the 2049 male and female target viewership was 2.7% in the Seoul metropolitan area and 2.9% nationwide, ranking first among all programs aired on Sunday.

On that day, Hwang Joon-hyun, Kang Bang-eul, and Park Bong-gi arrived in Yulibia and set out to stop the Lithium mining project contract that Taeha Group was negotiating with the Yulibia government, aiming to warn Tae Ha-geu-rup (Chairman) Na Byung-mo (played by Jung Jae-seong), who was eyeing Choi Sung. The three leveraged Smile Investment, a private equity fund, to secure more favorable contract terms than Taeha Group, and even acquired a U.S. mining company to secure mining rights, a prerequisite for the contract, laying out a meticulous strategy.

After making full preparations, the three began on-site investigations to find loopholes in the contract. Disguised as a newlywed Japanese couple and a tour guide, Hwang Joon-hyun, Kang Bang-eul, and Park Bong-gi pretended to take commemorative photos while collecting key information from the mining site. They also followed the research team after the investigation and overheard a significant remark, "The contract was made cheaply," realizing there were suspicious aspects in Taeha Group's contract promotion process.

Infiltrating the research team's rooms to gather information, the trio from Material Division 2 confirmed that the contract and research results pointed in completely different directions, leaving them speechless. Taeha Group had falsely recorded the lithium content in the contract to secretly smuggle lithium from the mine. Hwang Joon-hyun, Kang Bang-eul, and Park Bong-gi immediately attended the contract signing celebration party between Taeha Group and the Yulibia government, handed the true research results to the Yulibia Prime Minister, and crushed Taeha Group's ambitions in one blow.

However, even though the contract between Taeha Group and the Yulibia government was voided, the Prime Minister remained cautious about Smile Investment's contract proposal. This was because, apart from anger toward Taeha Group, there was insufficient justification to choose Smile Investment. At that moment, recalling Hwang Joon-hyun's advice that the key to a successful contract lies in conditions that cannot be refused, Kang Bang-eul added a bold condition to hand over the acquired mining company to Yulibia, successfully concluding the contract.

Meanwhile, while the trio focused on the external war, the succession structure within Choi Sung Group was in turmoil. Choi Seong-hwa-hak (President) Kang Jae-kyung (played by Jeon Hye-jin) tried to bring Choi Sung Group's hostess Jo Sun-hee (played by Yoon Yoo-sun) to her side, and Na Eun-se (played by Lee Seo-an), the wife of Choi Seong-mul-san (President) Kang Jae-seong (played by Jin Goo) and daughter of Na Byeong-mo (Chairman), made her presence known by reporting to Choi Seong-mul-san (EVP). With the alliance between Kang Jae-kyung and Na Eun-se formed behind Kang Jae-seong's back, the Choi Sung Group succession war became even more unpredictable.

Just as the succession war seemed to tilt further toward Kang Jae-kyung, on the day of the board meeting, Jo Sun-hee and Choi Sung Group Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning Lee Sang-jae (played by Kim Jong-tae) put the brakes on by throwing Ban (CEO). Learning from Kang Jae-kyung's husband Min Seok-do (played by Kwon Hae-seong) that Kang Jae-kyung had attempted to kill Kang Yong-ho (Chairman), Jo Sun-hee requested to postpone the decision on appointing Han Da-myeo (Chairman) until Kang Yong-ho's health condition could be monitored further.

Lee Sang-jae also announced the establishment of a new Strategic Planning Team directly under the Pyo Ha-myeo (Chairman) office, expressing concerns about Kang Jae-gyeong-ui (Chairman)'s qualifications. He then formally introduced Hwang Joon-hyun and Park Bong-gi as team members and Kang Yong-ho's youngest daughter Kang Bang-geul-eul (Team Lead), strongly signaling the arrival of a new succession candidate. As the trio, who had been moving behind the scenes of the succession war, finally stepped into the spotlight, expectations for what changes they will bring are rising.

Meanwhile, 'New Employee Kang (Chairman)' airs every Saturday at 10:40 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 p.m.

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