This time I went to the United States, just to go through the motions, and the merger and acquisition of IBM's personal computer business by Star Technology has been approved by the American Foreign Investment Review Board.

It was passed in Congress and can be officially transferred.

Therefore, except for Yu Wenfei and Pei'er, the rest of the people have already arrived in New York ahead of schedule.

Like Zhou Mengyi, Fang Zhiyan, Shen Nanpeng and the executives of the new Lenovo Group.

After Yuwen flew in, he went directly to the Foreign Investment Review Board to show up and signed a letter of guarantee, guaranteeing that after he acquired IBM's personal computer business, he would not use the company's technology to do anything that endangered the national security of the United States.

It also guarantees to abide by the relevant laws and rules of the United States, treat all employees of the former IBM department well, and shall not dismiss employees without cause......

The so-called capitalist free market, in fact, is more demanding when it comes to foreign investment, and it is not as liberal as they claim.

But Yu Wenfei doesn't care, his acquisition of IBM's personal computer business is a simple business merger and acquisition, and he has never thought about doing anything that harms people's country and society.

This time, Yu Wenfei also met with Mike, the head of IBM's personal computer business department.

According to the agreement, the employees of IBM's personal computer business unit, the entire department, will be handed over. Of course, employees can choose to leave the company on their own, and IBM will pay the appropriate compensation.

If the employees do not leave the company by themselves, they will become employees of Star Technology Holding Company in the future, and all employment contracts must be resigned.

Although it has changed from a local company in the United States to an employee of a "foreign-owned" company, Star Technology has promised that the treatment will not be reduced, and it will remain the same.

"Star Technology Co., Ltd. was reorganized and divided into Lenovo Brand Business Group, Alien Brand Business Group, and THINKPAD Brand Business Group. THE R&D AND MARKETING DEPARTMENTS OF THE THINKPAD BRAND WILL CONTINUE TO BE BASED IN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN, WITH YOU AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OVERSEEING R&D AND GLOBAL MARKETING. THE PRODUCTION CAN BE OUTSOURCED TO THE LENOVO BRAND BUSINESS GROUP, WHICH HAS A VERY ADVANCED PRODUCTION LINE ON THE MAINLAND SIDE, AND IT IS NO PROBLEM TO UNDERTAKE THE PRODUCTION OF THINKPAD PRODUCTS.

In addition, by mobilizing elite engineers from the R&D department, the THINKPAD brand will set up a new project department to develop new products!"

Yu Wenfei said simply.

MANY PEOPLE KNOW THAT THINKPAD IS A SUB-BRAND OF IBM, AND IBM IS A COMPANY THAT BELONGS TO THE UNITED STATES, SO THEY THINK THAT THINKPAD ORIGINATED IN THE UNITED STATES.

In fact, this is a misconception.

The design of the ThinkPad is inspired by the traditional lunch box, and the initial design work for the ThinkPad was undertaken by IBM's Yamato Design Center in Japan. The ThinkPad's pure black exterior is inspired by a traditional Japanese lacquerware lunch box: the Shokado bento, which is all black and is often used for lunch.

EVEN LATER, MANY GENERATIONS OF THINKPAD PRODUCTS WERE STILL LAUNCHED BY DAIWA DESIGN CENTER. On the American side, it's mainly marketing.

Mike nodded, giving himself the position of senior vice president, which is quite acceptable, in short, he is still in charge of the original business, and he doesn't need to adapt to it, and he can get started directly.

BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS, DOES THE THINKPAD BRAND HAVE TO COME OUT WITH OTHER PRODUCT LINES?

SINCE ITS INCEPTION, ALTHOUGH THE THINKPAD BRAND HAS ALSO MADE DESKTOPS AND EVEN SERVERS, EVERYONE IS MOST FAMILIAR WITH NOTEBOOKS, AND EVEN MANY PEOPLE REGARD THINPAD NOTEBOOKS AS ALL ITS PRODUCTS.

IN FACT, THAT'S JUST A PRODUCT LINE UNDER THE THINKPAD BRAND, REPRESENTING THE THINKPAD BRAND OF NOTEBOOKS.

AND BELOW THE THINKPAD, THERE ARE ONLY TWO MAJOR PRODUCT SERIES THAT EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH, THE T SERIES AND THE X SERIES.

The T series is a high-end business laptop, generally a 14-inch screen, and the weight and configuration are the mainstream kind.

The X series is a thin and light business notebook, all of which have an eleven-inch screen, which is very light and thin, and easy to carry.

THESE TWO SERIES ARE THE SOUL PRODUCTS OF THINKPAD, THAT IS, IT IS BECAUSE OF THESE TWO PRODUCTS THAT THINKPAD IS FAMOUS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

IN FACT, THERE ARE MANY OTHER SERIES OF MODELS UNDER THE THINKPAD, BUT MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED, AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

Although he didn't know what new product he was going to develop, Mike didn't ask, he knew the identity of the young man in front of him, this was his own boss, and it was said that he had countless companies under him!

For specific things, there are naturally other people behind you to connect with yourself, and you don't need the boss to explain to yourself personally.

............

On the American side, things were handled quickly, and there was only a two-day delay, on January 23, the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

In the morning, Yu Wenfei returned to the magic capital.

Several shareholders of the new Lenovo Group have come to the science and technology park in advance to wait for him, because Yuwenfei asked Peier to inform everyone that there will be a relatively large adjustment on the group's side, and a board meeting is needed.

In fact, the equity relationship of the new Lenovo Group is also relatively simple, that is, the two capital state-owned assets represented by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Office of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Modu International Information Investment Company, plus Yuwenfei.

They are all their own people, and they are easier to speak.

After Yu Wenfei returned to the company, he didn't bother to rest and went directly into the conference room.

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Wang, Mr. Li, I have kept you waiting. He said apologetically.

"Haha, we're fine, let's have tea and chat here. But Mr. Fei, you just got off the plane, why don't you take a rest first?" said Mr. Wang of Modu International Information Investment with a smile.

Yu Wenfei waved his hand, "No need, let's go straight to the point, finish the matter early, and you can go back." It's 30 today, and I'm sorry to delay everyone's New Year. ”

"Mr. Fei is polite, it's all for work, you can work overtime during the New Year, of course we can too. Mr. Liu also hurriedly said.

After Yu Wenfei sat down, he asked Pei'er to send a document to each of the three bosses.

Then he said: "All the procedures on the IBM side have been completed, and Mr. Yang is taking over with the team." We won't discuss those trivial matters today, but we invite everyone to come over because there are important things to talk about. Let's take a look at the documents in my hand first, this is a restructuring plan I have made for several major businesses of Star Technology Holdings. ”

The three of them nodded, and flipped through the papers in their hands.

Before coming, Peier had said what issues would be discussed at this meeting, and everyone had a little bottom in their hearts.

According to Yuwenfei's plan, Star Technology Holdings will become a group company, and three subsidiaries will be established below: New Lenovo Company, THINKPAD Company, and Alien Company.

New Lenovo is mainly engaged in low-end desktops, mid-range mobile phones, low-end laptops, and computer and mobile phone production plants. Among the three subsidiaries, it is considered a heavy asset, because it has to OEM for three brands at the same time, and the scale of the production plant will be relatively large.

THINKPAD COMPANY, THE POSITIONING IS DIFFERENT, MAINLY ENGAGED IN HIGH-END NOTEBOOKS. In the future, new product lines will be expanded, including mobile phones and tablets!

Alien Inc., very simply, is a high-end gaming machine and laptop!