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It's 1969. Three years after a scandal that saw Samsung chairman B.C. Lee step down from running the company he founded. And things haven't been much better since. At a moment like this, I picture B.C. Lee staring across the tree-lined grounds of his home in central Seoul. A two-story mansion in its own high-walled compound. An oasis amongst the South Korean capitals developing high-rises.
A good place to think. B.C. Lee had stepped aside as Samsungs chairman, hoping, it's thought, that this would be enough to spare his family. Samsung told us he'd done it as a sign of respect for Korean society since it had been his son who caused the controversy.
MikÀ tahansa suunnitelma, se ei toiminut. Toinen hÀnen isÀnsÀ, Lee Chang-hee, tai kuten me kutsumme hÀnet, C.H. Lee, oli pysynyt jÀrjestelmÀÀn. HÀn oli olemassa samalla, jossa Samsungin jÀrjestelmÀ oli tehty, presidentin jÀrjestelmÀllÀ. TÀllainen Sakarin-skandali, johon jÀrjestelmÀ, joka tapahtui rakennusprojektiin, oli tapahtunut hÀnen katollaan. C.H. Lee oli arvioitu ja jÀrjestelmÀ oli valmisteltu nopeasti.
Ja asiat eivÀt ole menneet paljon paremmin B.C. Leesin toisista isoista. SÀhkönhÀiriön jatkuvassa kriisissÀ B.C. Lee oli jÀrjestÀnyt ÀitinsÀ, E. Mong Yee, tai M.H. Lee, jÀrjestÀneen perustusjÀrjestelmÀÀn. Kuten jokainen ensimmÀinen Chabellin isÀ, M.H. Lee oli oltava yliopistossa vuosina.
Jokainen ajatteli, ettÀ hÀn kÀy yhden pÀivÀn. Mutta asiat eivÀt menneet juuri suunnilleen suunnilleen. Asioita ovat erilaisia siitÀ, mitÀ juuri tapahtui. M.H. Lee sanoo, ettÀ hÀn meni Samsungin seuraavaksi seitsemÀn vuoden jÀlkeen ja jÀtti vain, koska hÀnen isÀnsÀ ei voinut pysyÀ lÀpi. Mutta B.C. Leen autobiograafi tarkoittaa, ettÀ hÀn, suunnittelija, pitÀisi mennÀ takaisin muutama kuukausi myöhemmin.
Samsung told us MH Lee was never chairman of Samsung, but that he managed some Samsung companies for a period of six months and then stood down voluntarily. According to BC Lee, his eldest son was a bit of a loose cannon. He was the big personality. He was a big talker.
This would be a major loss of face because it would mean that he's usurping the role of his father. They're supposed to be bowing to the father and not to the son. B.C. Lee had received complaints from some of his most trusted executives. Jaehyun Lee, a reporter at South Korean newspaper Hankyore, is familiar with the founder's version of events. In less than six months, he had the entire group in turmoil.