<Anchor> It



is known that Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong visited the Samsung Electronics office building in Seocho-dong, Seoul right after his release. As the Blue House's position came out that this parole was a choice for the national interest, it is interpreted that he actually returned to management while grasping the pending issues.



Next is reporter Han Sang-woo.



<Reporter> The fact that



Vice Chairman Jae-yong Lee went straight to the Samsung office without a break is interpreted as a move conscious of his contribution to economic revitalization, which became the main cause of his parole.



It is known that he met with the management including the president of the core business unit in the office to report on pending issues and take care of the business situation.



Amid the global competition for hegemony in semiconductors right now, the environment surrounding semiconductors, our flagship business, is not easy.



Memory semiconductor stock prices are on a sharp decline day after day amid a negative outlook for the industry.



Samsung Electronics' stock price today (13th) fell by more than 3% as foreign selling was concentrated, recording the lowest level in the year, and major affiliates such as Samsung C&T and Life Insurance also suffered weakness.



[Noh Geun-chang / Head of Hyundai Motor Securities Research Center: This decline is an industry where the memory industry has been good and bad repeatedly. Because of the anxiety that the downturn will come as early as the fourth quarter of this year... .] As



competition between Apple and Xiaomi is heating up, the world's No. 1 position in smartphones is also unstable.



This is likely to speed up large-scale investment and M&A decisions.



The 20 trillion won investment in foundry plant construction in the US is imminent, and Samsung SDI's US battery plant investment is expected to materialize.



In the Blue House role order, as vaccines are mentioned along with semiconductors, they are likely to think about ways to contribute to securing vaccines.



However, some restrictions are expected on public activities.



I am tied to employment restrictions and probation, and I have to attend a trial related to Samsung Bio's accounting fraud and propofol administration.



(Video coverage: Kim Seong-il, Seo Jin-ho, video editing: Lee Seung-yeol)   



▶ Jae-yong Lee, released from prison after 207 days…靑 "Choice for the national interest"