What is 'CEO'?

"CEO" is a polysemous word, recorded in the dictionary around the end of the 19th century. In the past, "CEO" was often understood as a scholar, not a businessman.

Zongcai (總栽) is a word of Chinese origin, first appearing in the Song History. Lu Mengzheng's biography , meaning "deciding all matters", a concept that refers to Mengzheng's assumption of office in Luoyang, where he maintained a tolerant and calm administration, handling most matters solely through the process called "zongcai".

In China, during the Yuan Dynasty, the head of the compilation committee of the Song-Liao-Jin trilogy was called "Commander-in-Chief". During the Qing Dynasty, the National Museum of History also had a General-in-Chief, who was in charge of compiling national historical records. In the book "Three Heroes and Five Justices " (chapter four) by Shi Sukun of the Qing Dynasty, there is a sentence: "Because the Spring Examination was approaching, the emperor issued an edict appointing Grand Preceptor Pang Ji as General-in-Chief".

In Japan, during the late Edo period, the term "shogun" (総裁, そうさい) was a title in the Tokugawa shogunate, and later used to refer to the head of the new government during the Meiji period. Today, the term "shogun" is a title that represents the position with final decision-making authority in government agencies, political parties, state-owned companies, and other organizations.

In our country, during the Nguyen Dynasty, the General was the head of the National History Institute, called "General History Institute" ( Dai Nam Thuc Luc Chinh Bien 1, 1973, p.45). This is also shown in the sentence: "The General of the National History Institute is Cao Xuan Duc (1842-1923)" - Dai-Nam Nhat-Thong-Chi, Luc-Tinh Nam-Viet translated by Nguyen Tao ( volume 1 , 1973, p.11).

In addition, General also means "chief editor" ("Un General, contrôleur général de la rédaction") in the book Les annales impériales de l'Annam by Abel des Michels (vol. 1, 1894, p. 110).

Nowadays, the word "CEO" has a new meaning, starting from the romantic novel "Tam huu thien thien ket " (1973) by Quynh Dao (Taiwan), the Vietnamese version is "Biet thuc voi ai ", translated by Lieu Quoc Nhi. The story is about the love story between nurse Giang Vu Vi and wealthy patient Dinh Khac Nghi. However, in the 1990s, a series of romantic novels by Tich Quyen (Taiwan) clearly defined "CEO", depicting the love story between a powerful young businessman and a girl from a lower class. From there appeared the phrase "Domineering CEO", referring to a talented main character with a strong personality and a possessive nature. They can be young businessmen, emperors, princes or simply village chiefs...

"The Tyrannical President" is an online novel genre, in Chinese-speaking countries and territories, people call it "The Tyrannical President Literature", "The President Literature" or "The Tyrannical President Literature". This genre originated from Taiwan and gradually spread to mainland China, was adapted into movies and television series, attracting attention in Vietnam, Korea and other countries, showing the influence called "Hua Feng" (華風), which is the spread of Chinese culture.

Nowadays, in China and Japan, "CEO" means the head of a company, business, political party or social organization, corresponding to the English words President, General Manager, Director-General or CEO...

In Vietnam, the popular concept of "CEO" is young, rich, powerful, domineering, even arrogant and brutal (like "Domineering CEO"). Sometimes the term "female CEO" or "strong woman" also appears, used to refer to successful female entrepreneurs.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/the-nao-la-tong-tai-185251024220452706.htm