The Merchant: Gaekju 2015

The Merchant: Gaekju 2015
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Also known as	'The God of Trade: Gaekju 2015 The God of Commerce: Gaekju 2015 Master of Trade: The Inn 2015'
Genre	Historical
Based on	Gaekju by Kim Joo-young
Written by	Jung Sung-hee Lee Han-ho
Directed by	Kim Jong-sun
Starring	Jang Hyuk Yu Oh-seong Kim Min-jung Han Chae-ah Park Eun-hye Lee Deok-hwa
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	41
Production company(s)	S.M. Culture & Contents
Release
Original network	Korean Broadcasting System
Original release	September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23) – February 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)
External links
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The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 (Hangul: 장사의 신 - 객주 2015; RR: Jangsaui sin - Gaekju 2015; lit. "Master of Trade: The Innkeeper Merchant 2015") is a South Korean television series based on Gaekju, Kim Joo-young's ten-volume novel which was serialized in daily newspaper The Seoul Shinmun from June 1979 to February 1983. It aired on KBS2 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 41 episodes beginning September 23, 2015.

In late Joseon, a poor man named Chun Bong-sam inherits a decrepit inn and honestly works his way up to becoming a powerful merchant. As tradesmen clash against the bureaucratic powers that attempt to oppress them by rigging bad deals, Bong-sam never loses sight of his humble beginnings as a peddler even after achieving great success and eventually shapes the way that industry and business are done in his time.

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