Men of Plastic (압꾸정)

Any similarity to persons living or dead, agencies and institutions,

or actual events mentioned in the film

is purely coincidental and is a work of fiction.

APGUJEONG DISTRICT

-Good morning, Mr. Kang. -How's the spicy katsu selling?

-Very well. -See? I was right.

Mr. Kang. Morning.

-No problem in these neck of woods? -Nope.

I'm killing it!

DESIGNER CLUB

Good to see you, Dae-guk.

I sold your boss this valet business.

-You know that? -Seriously?

-Dae-guk, going somewhere? -To meet you.

Since you open only during the day, you should open a bar at night.

Dae-guk!

Hey, Sook.

Korea's national comedian, Sook.

-Who's your friend? -Oh, yeah. Her name is Han-bi.

She's training to be an idol.

-Hey, there. -Good morning. I'm Han-bi.

Good, good. Train hard. It'll do you good to know me here.

If you need anything, let me know.

Dae-guk, can we get a plastic surgery sponsorship?

Plastic surgery?

-No, not that. -Come on…

Let's fix her up for the screen.

Don't get plastic surgery. Natural is the best.

Don't ever do that, okay?

If you need anything, call me. Except for plastic surgery. See you.

-Later. -Okay.

I don't have his number.

What does he do?

I actually don't know what he does.

He's originally from here.

He always says he does business, but he doesn't really do much.

Still, he's got tons of connections, so it's good to know him.

MEN OF PLASTIC

This is my good friend's business.

I gotta sell this to cover credit card bills, so help me out.

You're a celebrity with no work and no money.

-Ever gonna shoot a movie? -I actually have an audition later.

Oh, good morning.

Dude, I'm in an important meeting. Let's meet up later.

Sit down for a bit.

Sit down.

He has some German medical devices,

and since we're friends,

I'll give you the first dip, buy it from him.

It's good for you.

Dude, it's not smuggled?

Hell, no. Of course not.

Come on. It's not smuggled.

It's probably not imported through official means.

So it is smuggled.

You stupid idiot.

I don't believe it. Is it that important, though?

Do you even know what business I'm in?

How would I know?

Even gangsters like us can't do shady dealings.

So buy them off legally, with money.

Do it at your home. Shoot lasers and shit.

Dude, you're unbelievable.

Buy it.

All right.

-Stay here for a bit. -Good. Hurry back.

I'll just wait here.

Good.

Dude, so it's smuggled?

-That's "smuggling," asshole. -Look over there.

I think Tae-cheon is leaving.

No way. I'm waiting here. He'll…

I know that guy. He's a famous plastic surgeon.

-Plastic surgeon? -Yeah.

Looks like they know each other.

Hey, I'm parking.

I'll be right up.

Got it.

One hour.

I'll invest exactly an hour.

Okay.

Welcome.

This way.

As director of the clinic, I'll manage the overall business.

I'll use my guys for small and standard surgeries,

and you can take over facial contouring, implants,

and other difficult surgeries.

It'll be a huge hit.

I heard you wield the knife well.

"Wield the knife"?

Isn't that Mr. Jo's area of expertise?

Mr. Jo, I hear what you're saying,

but I didn't come to this meeting begging for a knife-wielding job.

I came to see if you are capable of putting wings on my back.

Getting a taste, huh?

I believe that someone with skill must be respected,

treated as such, and get paid according to his worth.

Of course! You're so right.

Ji-woo, let me pour you a drink.

One moment. I'll drink it instead.

Tae-cheon, you left?

Dude, you followed me?

You gotta see the merchandise first.

Look it over and buy it tomorrow.

Did you just scoff? Did I just hear you scoff?

-Tae-cheon. -Don't sit down!

-What was that? -Come here.

-I'm chatting with him. -Come over here for a sec.

-Tae-cheon… -Over there.

-Christ! -What was that?

Why did you randomly drop in? Tae-cheon's doing business.

I have something to discuss with him. What's with you?

What the hell is he up to?

He's starting a plastic surgery business.

Plastic surgery?

You know he manages nine buildings.

I heard they're all owned by China's Wong or whatever.

A private clinic is among them, and he's expanding it.

That's why he's starting a plastic surgery business?

He's greasing that young man for that reason.

I can tell with one look.

He'll probably be used as a ghost surgeon.

That's what they're doing? A ghost surgeon, eh?

You know?

No. What is it?

Secretly doing surgery on someone else's patient.

I've seen him somewhere.

Park Jae-woo, right?

Okay, I got it.

I told you I was in an important meeting.

Why do you keep texting and calling?

Will I magically produce money if you do that?

You sure act like a loan shark.

What? Hello?

If I'm screwed, you are too.

If you want to get paid, send some good vibes instead.

Wait, wait.

Aren't you Park Jae-woo's brother, Park Ji-woo?

-Who are you? -It's me, Dae-guk. Don't you remember?

I was the top dog at your bro's school.

I visited your home many times. I was in complex 81, and you were 84.

You were just a little kid, pooping in your pants.

All grown up.

-Yeah… -Hold on, dude. Is your mom well?

See you later.

Hold up. Are you busy?

Oh, yeah. You're a doctor. You must be.

I'm so happy to see you. I'll give you something nice.

Here. My business card.

Let's grab a drink sometime.

Call me if you need anything. Got it?

I do…

business.

Big business.

VP Kang Dae-guk?

FC Barcelona Futsal?

What a load of shit.

-Ji-woo, are you leaving? -Yes. Time's up.

Ji-woo.

That filler clinic from before-- They really want to meet you.

Give them a call.

Hong Kyu-ok…

Okay.

Bye.

Doctor, good to see you.

-Have you been well? -Yes, of course.

-Any mail? -Yes.

P&K PLASTIC SURGERY

DIRECTOR DR. PARK JI-WOO CO-DIRECTOR DR. KIM SOL

You really should change your address.

-I'll take care of it. -Sure thing.

-It's really dusty here. -Sure. Take care!

Who is he?

Ex-director of this clinic.

He still thinks he owns this place.

This is his profile I managed when he was a hotshot.

You're managing my profile too, right?

What a pile of dog shit. Where would I ever use yours?

-At least pay your bar tab. -I will, when I make it big.

I'll never get it, then.

Do you still work as a matchmaker?

-Matchmaker? -Yeah.

-You're really pissing me off. -Why?

-Cupid agent! -Same shit.

Because of big corporations gobbling up all my clients,

I'm helping out at the wine bar to maintain my connections.

Ji-woo graduated top of his medical school.

What's more important is that his skill is among Korea's best.

The basics of surgery is the separation technique,

separating skin from the muscles accurately and quickly.

The pinnacle of plastic surgery.

Then you pull the separated skin as much as possible,

cut off the remaining skin and extract the fat,

and stitch them back together.

-That's the highlight of a face-lift. -Incredible…

I don't really follow. Then what?

Then the jawline comes alive even without double-jaw surgery.

-Like me. -They did a really good job on you.

-She looked like me before. -She had work done on her?

Too bad for him. He had a surgical hit job done on him,