What legendary stories did Li Fuzhen of Samsung Group have in his life?

Lee Fuzhen, known as the richest woman in South Korea, is the eldest daughter of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee. She is the second in the family and has an older brother and two younger sisters. Lee Fuzhen was promoted to head of Samsung's five-star hotels Shilla Hotel and Everland in 2010, becoming the first female president of a Samsung subsidiary.

Under the Korean tradition of family business being passed down from generation to generation, Lee Fuzhen only took over the Shilla Hotel on the edge of the group from his father in 2001. Compared with his brother Lee Jae-yong, who was involved in the Park Geun-hye scandal in 2017, Lee Fuzhen showed extraordinary business ability during his management of the Shilla Hotel. By 2015, the hotel's turnover increased by 650, winning the small Li Jianxi's title.

In 1995, Li Fuzhen entered the family business just after graduating from university, which happened to be the same time as Ren Youzai entered the security team. The two met at a charity event held by a disabled child protection facility. The two people, who were similar in age, fell in love. After more than four years of love, in 1999, Ren Youzai proposed to Li Fuzhen, but was strongly opposed by Li Fuzhen's family.

When Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee heard that his daughter was going to marry a young security guard, the old man sat melancholy in the Shilla Hotel cafe until the end of business hours. However, after Li Fuzhen fought for his father, the two finally got their wish to hold a wedding in August 1999 and got married.

In South Korea, which has strong patriarchal overtones, the public jokingly calls Im Woo-jae the "Phoenix Man" who flies up a branch. In 2001, Li Fuzhen began to take over the Shilla Hotel, and the two people's lives gradually began to diverge. Later, Ren Youzai went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States for further study. One reason for him going abroad is that Chairman Li Jianxi hopes to make him look more like a match for his daughter; another reason is that Li Fuzhen hopes to reform her husband to meet the family's expectations.

After completing his studies and returning to South Korea, Im Woo-jae was assigned as the vice president of Samsung Electro-Mechanics. However, his airborne status was subject to public opinion within the company. The rift between Im Woo-jae and the senior management made it difficult for the company to He worked well and was later assigned as a consultant.

In the fifteen-year-long marriage, it can be said that Im Woo-jae has gone from bad to worse. In addition to domestic violence, he was also involved in the sensational Jang Ja-yeon incident. On December 1, 2014, Li Fuzhen formally filed for divorce and applied for custody of his son.

During the five-year divorce lawsuit, Lee Jae-yong was imprisoned for being involved in bribery. The entire Samsung Group fell into unprecedented difficulties, but Lee Fuzhen still maintained an excellent public image.

The first instance verdict in 2016 ruled that Li Fuzhen and Im Woo-jae were divorced, and awarded their son's parental rights and custody rights to Li Fuzhen, while Im Woo-jae received 8.6 billion won in property. Im Woo-jae refused to accept the verdict and filed multiple appeals. As of 2019, the second instance of the lawsuit still ruled that the two were divorced, and Im Woo-jae received 14.1 billion won in property.

Among Li Jianxi’s children, Li Fuzhen has the best ability and image. He even looks better than his brother Lee Jae-yong. However, his elder brother Lee Jae-yong has been serving as the president since Li Jianxi fell into coma. The vice president of Samsung Group actually controls Samsung Group and has a natural advantage in being Lee Kun-hee's successor. Although Lee Fu is very capable, it may be difficult to shake Lee Jae-yong's status as successor.