A discussion was triggered over Shin Ha Ri’s line in a scene from A Business Proposal.
A Business Proposal is currently the hottest Korean drama. Although following the very familiar content motif of the love story between the CEO and an ordinary girl, the drama still has its own unique features that make viewers not want to miss any moment.
However, no matter how excellent a drama is, there must be some controversial details and A Business Proposal is no exception. Most recently, the drama has become the subject of many debates just because of a line of the female lead, Shin Ha Ri (Kim Se Jeong).
Specifically, in the drama, there is a scene where Shin Ha Ri calculates her income and expenditure to settle her debts, in which she revealed her monthly income of about 3.5 million won per month. It is noteworthy that Shin Ha Ri frankly compared her salary to “a rat tail-like salaryl”.
After this episode aired, many Korean netizens commented that this detail is unreasonable. The reason is because Ha Ri‘s monthly income of 3.5 million won is more than enough compared to most of the starting salary (2 million won/month) that the Korean can receive when they just graduated. Moreover, if calculating the total annual income, the number Ha Ri received is even more impressive.
– At this rate, my salary would not even be equal to a rat’s tail!
– I am a junior in the social industry, receiving an after-tax salary of 2 million won with gratitude from the bottom of my heart.
– With this salary in my company, you must have 20 years of seniority!
– If the gross income is 3.49 million won, the total annual salary should be around 49 million won, how can she be unhappy with this number…
Besides, there are also many people who sympathize with the female lead A Business Proposal and think that there is nothing wrong with her complaining about low wages. It should be mentioned that the character Shin Ha Ri in the drama is set up as a graduate of Seoul University, the top university in Korea, and has worked as a researcher in a very large corporation for many years.
Ha Ri herself has an excellent work record and has even received the company’s excellent employee award. She also has come up with many impressive ideas and projects that the CEO Kang Tae Moo also has to acknowledge.
– You have to put it in context. She graduated from a top school, is an excellent employee, and is in debt, so she certainly has the right to complain.
– Hari is a researcher for a large corporation, so maybe by her standards, that salary being called the size of a rat’s tail is acceptable.
-But the female lead is also an elite employee of a top food company. Besides, that’s not a starting salary, she’s been working for several years.
– Just compare the corporation in the movie with CJ in real life, guys. How can you compare your salary with a graduate of Seoul National University, an excellent researcher who is rewarded by the director?
