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Among the contents that came out today (6th), the most striking point is that Jae-Yong Lee, vice chairman, said he would not pass on management rights to his children. Vice Chairman Jae-Yong Lee has a 20-year-old son and a teenage daughter, and I'll take a look at the background that suddenly brought out these words today and whether Samsung will be able to escape from the long-standing management practices of general managers.

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[Lee Jae-yong / Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman: A trial is underway for bribery related to succession. Many of the controversies surrounding me and Samsung originated from this problem… .] As

Jae-yong Lee vice-president diagnosed himself, Samsung's hereditary management, No. 1 in the business world, has generated social glare and criticism.

Starting from the controversy over the issuance of the Everland convertible bonds in 1996, the succession of the company focused on `` Samsung of Lee Jae-yong '' since the death of Chairman Lee Kun-hee in 2014.

In 2015, Vice Chairman Lee raised the stake in Samsung Electronics by nearly 20% due to the merger of Cheil Industries and Samsung C & T Corporation, but the alleged fraudulent accounting charges are still in the ankle.

An analysis suggests that the succession to the fourth generation required a new choice in the face of greater controversy.

[Park Joo-geun / Corporate evaluation company representative: The 4th hereditary will be very difficult given the current Korean laws and systems. (Vice Chairman Jae-Yong Lee) Succession to himself has not yet been completed, but there will be a lot of inheritance tax and huge amount of money, and social criticism ... .]Vice Chairman Lee has sons and daughters who are 20 and 16 years old, but the group's business reports do not confirm their ownership.

It is predicted that some companies in the business world will try to change the so-called "Valenberry family" of Sweden, which is "owned but not managed".

Through the foundation, ownership is maintained, but management is left to a professional manager.

But his father, Chairman Kun-hee Lee, also pointed out that sincerity had been exerted until he declared his resignation and returned to business, authenticity is the key.The management responded that Samsung's abandonment of the four-year-old management seems to be possible only after family-level agreements such as sister Lee Bu-jin and improvement of ownership and governance structure.

(Video editing: Lee Seung-yeol)