The Golden Empire

Tae Joo is an ambitious law student determined to do anything to provide for his struggling family, even if it means breaking the law and getting his hands dirty.

Tae Joo's time in prison creates a fortunate circumstance for him to negotiate with Sung Jin Group.

With only two pyung, Tae Joo leverages the land space against Choi Seo Yoon and Choi Min Jae who are fighting for control over the company.

With the election for association chief looming, both Eden and Sunjin Construction submit candidates to vie for more power and wealth through real estate.

The looming results of the association chief election will determine the life and death of both Jang Tae Joo's Eden and Seo Yoon's Sung Jin Group.

Chairman Choi Sung Dong's illness is discovered by the other family members, who take advantage of it to claim more ownership in the company for themselves.

Chairman Choi Dong Sung and Seo Yoon pull a trump card to keep Sung Jin Group from falling into the greedy hands of their family members.

Jang Tae Joo schemes to snatch Han Sung Steel away from Sung Jin Group and have Eden take it over instead.

The Choi family is conflicted over whether they should have a private family funeral or a public state funeral for their late father.

Both Sung Jin Group and Eden put everything on the line in a race to take over Han Sung Steel.

The three-way battle ensues in full force between Choi Seo Yoon, Jang Tae Joo, and Choi Min Jae over future control of Sung Jin Group's wealth and affiliated companies.

Jang Tae Joo uses the conflict within the Choi family to his advantage in negotiating a deal with them.

Documents are leaked revealing Eden's illegal dealings with Congressman Kim, putting Jang Tae Joo's future plans for him and Seol Hee in immediate danger.

Jang Tae Joo and Choi Seo Yoon use their marriage solely as a ploy to mutually benefit each other.

Days before a crucial shareholders' meeting, Jang Tae Joo is charged with murder and summoned to the prosecutor's office.

Han Jung Hee and Choi Min Jae conspire to combine their assets in hopes of winning the chairman's seat at Sung Jin Group's shareholders' meeting.

Alliances shift with Choi Min Jae, Jang Tae Joo, Han Jung Hee, and Choi Seo Yoon all battling for control of Sung Jin Group.

Jang Tae Joo threatens to leak incriminating documents on Sung Jin Group which can put Choi Min Jae and Choi Seo Yoon in danger.

After discovering some life threatening news, assets are distributed and a shift in power is on the brink.

Jang Tae Joo strategizes to become Chairman and divorce Choi Seo Yoon to take full control of Sung Jin Group.

Jang Tae Joo becomes a common enemy that unites the Choi family.

A bidding war for land occurs right on the cusp of a global financial collapse.

Greed overtakes Jang Tae Joo as he resorts to horrible measures to regain control of Sung Jin Group.

Yoon Seol Hee makes a last ditch effort to bring Jang Tae Joo back to his senses.