Lee Junyoung's Risky New Employee Choice

In the 9th episode of JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama 'The Chairman of the Board', Lee Jun-young (playing Hwang Jun-hyun) made the most dangerous choice to stop Jeon Hye-jin (playing Kang Jae-kyung), shaking up the succession war. Hwang Jun-hyun, possessed by the spirit of Choi Sung Group Chairman Kang Yong-ho (played by Son Hyun-ju), decided to end all tragedy after confirming Kang Yong-ho's death. He made a bold move by siding with his daughter, Kang Jae-kyung, to stop her rampage, thus changing the landscape of the succession war.

Hwang Jun-hyun visited Kang Jae-kyung and proposed siding with him instead of Kang Bang-geul (played by Lee Joo-myung). He gained Kang Jae-kyung's trust by hinting that to acquire Kang Bang-geul's shares in Choi Sung Solutions, she would need to deal with his mother, Jo Sun-hee (played by Yoon Yoo-sun). At the inauguration ceremony for the new chairman, Kang Jae-kyung announced the establishment of a future business team and appointed Hwang Jun-hyun as its head. Kang Bang-geul was deeply shocked to learn that Hwang Jun-hyun, who had been opposing Kang Jae-kyung alongside her, had suddenly sided with her and even orchestrated a scheme to have Jo Sun-hee arrested.

However, Hwang Jun-hyun had a different true objective. To separate Kang Bang-geul and Jo Sun-hee from the dangers of the Choi family, he entrusted the money from the chairman's office safe to his confidant Lee Sang-jae (played by Kim Jong-tae), preparing for them to start a new life in America. But Kang Bang-geul made a choice different from Hwang Jun-hyun's expectations. Instead of going to America, she moved into the apartment next to Hwang Jun-hyun, signaling her intention to stay with Choi Sung Group until the end, and their relationship entered a new phase.

Attention is focused on whether Hwang Jun-hyun's plan, which involved him taking on all the risks alone, can stop Kang Jae-kyung's rampage and whether Kang Bang-geul can overcome the adversity. Meanwhile, the 9th episode's viewership ratings maintained double digits, recording 10.6% in the Seoul metropolitan area and 10.4% nationwide. JTBC's 'The Chairman of the Board' will air its 10th episode on the 28th at 10:30 PM.