Speaking of Lenovo Group, it is impossible to bypass Yang Yuanqing, and it can even be said that Lenovo's real achievements are achieved in his hands.

This is also a genius, at the age of 27 as the general manager of the CAD department of Lenovo Group, in the next two years, Yang Yuanqing increased the annual sales of the department from 30 million yuan to 300 million yuan, and developed a new sales model, successfully introduced the new concept of "distribution".

At the age of 29, Yang Yuanqing became the general manager of the microcomputer division of Lenovo Computer Company. Under his leadership, Lenovo sold 42,000 self-owned brand computers that year, ranking among the top three in the Chinese market. As a result, Yang Yuanqing has been praised as a "sales wizard" and "star of science and technology" by all walks of life in China.

At the age of 30, he served as the assistant president of Lenovo Group, the vice chairman of the executive committee of Lenovo Group, and became a core member of the decision-making level of Lenovo Group.

At the age of 31, he was promoted to Group Vice President. Under his leadership, Lenovo Computer Company won the first place in China's computer sales!

At the age of 36, that is, in 2000, Liu Chuanzhi officially passed the dark blue Lenovo flag to him at the staff meeting, which also represents the handover of two generations of core figures of Lenovo Group.

At the age of 37, he officially served as the president and CEO of Lenovo Group, that is, after he took office, he began to really promote Lenovo Group's acquisition of IBM's personal computer business.

Yu Wenfei also admires this person, and after acquiring Lenovo, he will be entrusted with a heavy responsibility!

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"Yuan Qing, do you really want to buy IBM's mess? Their personal computer business unit has been losing money all these years, and if you get it into our hands, you can make money?" asked Liu Chuanzhi worriedly.

Yang Yuanqing said confidently: "Don't worry, chairman, IBM is business focus is not on the personal computer business, does not bother to do it, and the department is bloated, the cost is high, and naturally it cannot be profitable." But what they don't value is very important to us. The technology, personnel, and sales channels that IBM PC business has accumulated over the years are all very much needed by us. ”

"Okay, since you're so confident, then I'll support you too! By the way, we've prepared $650 million, can the other party agree?" Yanagifune Shi also let go of his worries and smiled on his face.

"If you don't agree, then continue to wait, anyway, we can afford to wait, IBM can't afford to wait. In order for us to agree to the acquisition, they have been lobbying for more than three years, and Chairman Liu was also lobbied by them at that time. Yang Yuanqing said without hesitation.

"Haha, yes, I was taken aback when they sent a representative to contact me. When will we be able to buy IBM from Lenovo? But at that time, I directly refused, I really couldn't afford it, good guy, one mouth is 1.6 billion US dollars, and it is not worth so much money to sell our Lenovo. Yanagifune laughed heartily.

"Our idea is very simple, $650 million in cash, and then $650 million in shares, for a total of $1.3 billion, and they will buy it if they promise it, and wait if they don't agree. I estimate that if it is fast, it will be the end of the year, and if it is slow, it will be the middle of next year, and IBM will not be able to hold on, because in a year, the personal computer business department will lose two or three billion US dollars. Yang Yuanqing felt that his side had won the battle.

"I recently heard someone from above tell me that there is a domestic company that wants to buy our Lenovo, have you heard about this?" Liu Chuanzhi suddenly remembered something and said casually.

"Impossible, our Lenovo strength in China is still not weak, the industry has achieved the first, is it Peking University Tongfang or Tsinghua Unigroup to acquire? No, they also have their own PC business, also have their own brand, the acquisition of us is not beneficial." Besides, with their strength, if they want to acquire our Lenovo, it's still far away!" Yang Yuanqing analyzed with a frown.

"Don't worry about it, I told the leader, it's impossible to agree to this, we are doing better and better, and our strength is getting stronger and stronger, there is no reason for others to pick peaches. Yanagifune Zhi waved his hand and said confidently.

The two of them just made their own little calculations, but they didn't know what was happening on the other side of the ocean at this time.

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Zhou Mengyi has officially appointed Citibank as the acquisition adviser and officially issued a takeover offer to IBM.

In the IBM headquarters building in Armonk, New York, USA, Peng Mingsheng was looking at a document in his hand with a surprised expression.

Peng Mingsheng is currently at the helm of IBM, chairman of the board and CEO, and just succeeded Gerstner last year.

Oh, he's not Chinese, Peng Mingsheng is just his own Chinese name, his original name is Samuel Pamisano.

"What's going on? Why is another Chinese company buying our PC business? Is the global PC market picking up, or is there some great patent developed by our PC business?" he asked his assistant in surprise.

"No, no, the global computer market has not recovered, and the competition has become more and more intense. WE DON'T HAVE ANY GREAT NEW PATENTS IN OUR PC BUSINESS UNIT, AND AS YOU KNOW, CHAIRMAN, OUR THINKPAD LAPTOPS HAVEN'T HAD A LOOK CHANGE IN YEARS, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PC BUSINESS UNIT ENGINEERS ARE UP TO ON A DAILY BASIS. The assistant replied calmly.

"So what does the Chinese company mean, and it also quoted a price of $1.4 billion. Wait a minute...... My God, when did Chinese companies become so rich that they could come up with more than a billion dollars at once?" Peng Mingsheng exclaimed.

"But it's always a good thing, isn't it? We've been talking to Lenovo for three years, and the other party has been ambiguous, and the price is so hard that I really don't want to talk about it for another three years. Now that a competitor has appeared, I think Lenovo should be in a hurry. The assistant replied.

Peng Mingsheng nodded, a bright smile on his face.

Now in the negotiations with Lenovo, IBM is the disadvantaged party, because they are in a hurry to sell, and the buyer is only Lenovo!

But Lenovo is not in a hurry to buy it, so it has the advantage.

However, this new company called "Star Technology" suddenly appeared, and the situation immediately changed, IBM's personal computer business suddenly became sought-after, two buyers and one seller, this matter became interesting, and Peng Mingsheng's mood also improved.

His rise at IBM relied on the software department, and it was he who saved the decline of the blue giant.

Peng Mingsheng has long seen clearly that the hardware business has no future, the market is too mature, there are too many giant companies, and the competition is cruel. The software service business is much more comfortable, with high profit margins, and contacts with large customers, without having to build a huge and bulky sales channel.

So, it's imperative to cut the PC business unit!

"You first get in touch with this star technology, talk about it, and say that their offer is too low, and we have to ...... Oh, don't forget to inform Lenovo that if they don't raise the offer, this business will be out of their business. With a roll of his eyes, Peng Mingsheng put the price too high by 100 million US dollars.

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After receiving IBM's reply, Zhou Mengyi looked at the $1.7 billion offer and smiled silently.

On the other hand, Lenovo is a little anxious, what is the situation, why did a competitor suddenly appear!

What is the origin of this star technology, why don't you know that there is such a company in China, which has the strength to come up with more than a billion dollars at once, and it is also going to acquire IBM's personal computer business unit.

It's hard to do, and it's a good thing for you!

"What the hell is this star technology coming from, what do they want to do!" Yang Yuanqing walked around the office, his face very gloomy.

Several vice presidents were in his office, one of them should know the origin of Star Technology, got up and replied: "This Star Technology is not small, has Mr. Yang heard of Yu Wenfei? Star Technology is his company." ”

Yang Yuanqing was stunned for a moment, "Yu Wenfei, isn't he an Internet company? Why did you get a star technology to mix into our PC business market?"

"It is indeed his company, and I also found out that this star technology company now has more than 20 billion yuan in cash on its books. The vice president replied with a heavy face.

Yang Yuanqing raised his forehead and sighed, "Yu Wenfei is still my junior brother, my senior...... Lenovo has been established for 20 years, and the market value of the whole group is only 2 billion US dollars, and my junior has been in business for a year, and the company has not yet been listed, and I have more than 20 billion yuan in cash in my hands......

Several vice presidents have nothing to say, everyone used to think that Mr. Yang was a genius, and he came to the throne of the president of Lenovo Group in more than ten years, but now compared with Yuwen Fei, it is really nothing.

And both of them are from Jiaotong University, is it easy to produce geniuses in that school......

"Okay, I'll take care of this, I'll find an old alumnus, try to meet with Yu Wenfei, and ask what he means. If he can provide the funds to help us acquire IBM's personal computer business, it will be a good thing, and then let him be a strategic investor in Lenovo, which is equivalent to adding another strong ally! Yang Yuanqing became excited as he spoke.

He felt that he had found a solution to the problem, what a master, he was!

In the face of adversity, turn the unfavorable factors into the advantages of yourself!

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Yang Yuanqing is also an outstanding alumnus of Jiao Tong University, although he is not very familiar with President Lin, but he still knows President Li.

So, through the relationship with President Li, Yu Wenfei was contacted.

After Yu Wenfei received a call from Principal Li, he was also quite stunned, and he went around in a big circle, he didn't expect Yang Yuanqing to be his senior.

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