Seeing that Wu Tao agreed to his conditions without thinking, Liu Chuanzhi was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but feel a little complacent.

This kid is so young! This kind of condition can actually be agreed.

However, when he returned to the room, Liu Chuanzhi loosened the tie around his neck, and this time he came back to his senses, "Zhiqiang, does Wu Tao have any unknown hole cards?"

"Mr. Liu," He Zhiqiang was a little weak-hearted, but he still stubbornly said: "Anyway, I think he can agree so happily, it must not be as simple as we imagined." ”

The joy in Liu Chuanzhi's heart disappeared in an instant, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the night scene of New York City, and only after half a ring did he turn around and say: "Okay, the matter has come to this, and I can only resign myself to fate." If the acquisition fails this time, the money will be invested in independent research and development. ”

“...... I don't believe it, we Chinese people can't make good laptops!"

He Zhiqiang pursed his lips, and secretly said with some disapproval in his heart, "Please, Mr. Liu, it's not that Huaxia can't make a good laptop, but we Lenovo can't make it." ’

Of course, He Zhiqiang can only think about this in his heart, and if he really says it, it is possible to go back and be stroked to the end.

Once a person has figured out a way out, his psychology will become incomparably inflated.

At the thought of investing more than a billion dollars in Lenovo's research and development, it was impossible to break out of the world, and Lao Liu's spirit immediately lifted again.

Looking back, after pondering the ins and outs of the negotiations between Lenovo and IBM, I suddenly felt that there was still a lot of hope.

At least the sincerity shown by himself is already very great, and Tianan Company may not be able to be more open-minded than Lenovo and achieve the last.

After filling her stomach, when she returned to the suite, An Rong had already ordered a dining car service and ate in the suite with Tong Tong.

Wu Tao sat next to him, and told him about the agreement with Lao Liu.

Tong Tong was very conscious, and did not mean to interject.

In the presence of outsiders, An Rong's questioning was also very restrained: "Do you have any special considerations for agreeing to this condition?"

Wu Tao's voice was not loud, but it was enough for several people who were eating to hear it.

"Frankly speaking, I also agreed to this condition in order to curb Lenovo's idea of inflating the purchase price. ”

“...... It's not that we don't have enough strength to fight with Lenovo. Rather, doing so will only cheapen IBM for nothing, and may cause adverse public opinion in the country. ”

“...... Having said that, if I were a competitor outside of Huaxia, I would just throw money at them until they withdrew......!

Before Wu Tao finished speaking, An Rong nodded sensibly and said: "I understand, it seems that we need to adjust our negotiation strategy and find a way to highlight our Tianan Company and surpass Lenovo Company." ”

Tong Tong put down the knife and fork, loosened his shoulders, sighed and said: "It would be better if I could know what conditions Lenovo agreed to IBM." ”

"It's a trade secret, so don't think about it. An Rong dismissed Tong Tong and his subordinates without thinking.

However, Wu Tao's eyes lit up, and his meaningful gaze swept over everyone: "I can probably guess some." ”

"Wow," Without waiting for An Rong to react, Tong Tong was the first to blurt out: "Boss, can you guess this?"

An Rong looked at it next, she couldn't even take care of eating, and urged: "Tell me about it." ”

Wu Tao looked thoughtful, and the content in his memory was authentic from shallow to deep.

"First of all, IBM definitely wants to sell its business in a package, including technology, products and all employees. Otherwise, no matter what the reason for the wave of layoffs, it will have a big impact on IBM's stock. In addition, it may inevitably have an impact on other intermediary businesses. ”

An Rong nodded and said, "So Lenovo is likely to accept the condition of not laying off employees and continue to hire the old employees of IBM-PC." ”

"That's right. Wu Tao affirmed, "In fact, I also think that this person is the top priority of the acquisition." Even if there are some problems of redundancy of personnel and organizations, it can be solved slowly. ”

Tong Tong has already played the role of a secretary, and took out a notebook to memorize.

Wu Tao continued: "The second point is that Lenovo's acquisition goal this time is not only to win the mature laptop business and market, but also to use the influence of the IBM brand to promote its desktop computer products to the global market. ”

“...... With that in mind, I think they're going to try to rub the IBM-PC brand as much as they can, such as continuing to use the Thinkpad brand for a while, with the cost covered in the purchase price......"

This is a routine operation, and An Rong and her team members have no surprises.

"The rest~" Wu Tao said thoughtfully, "There is not much content." In order to ensure the subsequent handover and smooth completion of this acquisition, Lenovo may promise some adjustments in the company's development strategy to ensure this. For example, the relocation of the headquarters and the adjustment of the management structure are not weighty things......"

Tong Tong said while remembering: "Boss, move the headquarters? This is too exaggerated, right?"

An Rong and the others had the same doubts on their faces.

Wu Tao spread his hands and said, "Actually, this is nothing unusual. Since Lenovo wants to go international, it is normal to change its hometown. This is evident from the fact that they are taking advantage of the Thinkpad. ”

“...... What's more, the value of this acquisition is actually nearly half of Lenovo's market value. Such a strategic adjustment is not abrupt. ”

After Wu Tao finished speaking, An Rong immediately asked his subordinates: "Let's brainstorm and think about how to overcome Lenovo's many conditions and get IBM's approval." ”

What was supposed to be a good meal turned into an impromptu meeting.

Wu Tao finished shaking off the dry goods, and without saying much, he clapped his hands and got up and went back to the room to change into sportswear.

I ate too much just now, and it's time to go to the gym to burn it.

He did not participate in the small meeting of the negotiation team of Tian'an Company, leaving room and space for the new team members to play to their heart's content.

After all, without training, there is no growth.

Early the next morning, An Rong led Tian'an's negotiation team and set off in high spirits.

Wu Tao himself stayed at the Hilton Hotel and did not follow. Coincidentally, Ivanka came over and invited him to go out.

But Wu Tao did not agree, only said that it was enough to exercise and swim in the hotel.

There are many business trips, and it is indeed difficult to maintain a heart for sightseeing.

For this reason, Ivanka didn't force it, but said unexpectedly: "Okay, I'll accompany you......"

At the same time, Liu Chuanzhi was in the business suite.

He Zhiqiang was respectfully standing at the table to report, Liu Chuanzhi listened to it, and frowned, "Are you sure Wu Tao really didn't go with the Tianan team?"

"Absolutely sure," Ho said, "he's swimming in the VIP pool with that American chick right now." ”

Liu Chuanzhi stood up and laughed vigorously: "Haha, God really helps me!"

In his opinion, if Wu Tao does not go to this negotiation, only with the young team of Tianan Company, there is no chance of success at all!