<Korean TV Series NOW> ”The Art of Negotiation” EP5, Lee Je Hoon goes to Japan for negotiations = Viewership rating 6.5%, Synopsis and spoilers

*This article contains spoilers. JTBC TV Series "Negotiation Skills" EP5 (viewer rating 6.5%) is about JUNHO (Lee Je Hoon) and the M&A team who are trying to sell the Suning Group.
With a deadline looming to prevent the company from defaulting on its loan, the company embarked on cross-border negotiations to rebuild the company.
As the stock price of Samoel Hwang fell sharply, the mood within the company became cold and frozen. If the stock price could not recover to the 100,000 won range within four weeks, the Sangin Group would be forced to sell the shares to Samoel Hwang.
There was a risk that the company would fall into the hands of the CEO, so Jae-sik (Sung Dong Il) ordered Junho to stop this. With the fate of the company on his hands, Junho came up with the solution of not taking over the company but going private.
The company's goal was to take Wind, a bicycle company, public. Wind was acquired at a time when leisure activities were on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was expected that Wind would thrive even more.
In response, Junho meets with Wind's CEO Rae Kyung (Kim Chang Wan) to sell a low-priced high-end bicycle.
The goal was to produce cars and go public. However, to achieve this goal, they needed the cooperation of Shimizu, a Japanese company that produces bicycle gears. Junho and the M&A team immediately
It was expected that this would not be an easy task, as they had to secure a large quantity of goods at a price even cheaper than the existing contract terms within a short period of time.
In response to Junho's proposal, Shimizu only gave the vague statement that it was "positively considering it," and it was unclear whether this statement meant a rejection.
The M&A team, well aware of this, decided to look for another way. If they were to waste time without any other options, they would end up signing a contract in Shimizu's favor.
Since neither of them knew the deadline, the M&A team had to find a way to get the answer they wanted. But there was another hidden player: intern Jin-soo (Cha Kang).
When Hirose (Miyauchi Hitomi) asked him when he would return home, he honestly told her the date. The M&A team, whose deadline had been unintentionally revealed,
The proposal was submitted again, making it clear that there was not enough time, but the response received was still, "We are considering it positively."