Chapter 17: Lenovo's Ambitions

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The little ant, who had been silent for a long time, finally began to exert his strength, first online MP3 search, and all the song links basically pointed to Maidong Music.

Because the dust has finally settled on the issue of music copyright, it was officially announced after the two sessions that digital copyright will be written into the law, whether it is music, books, films, pictures and other works created by individuals in electronic format, they can enjoy the same right of authorship and income, and no individual or company may use commercial means to make profits without permission.

On the one hand, the promotion of people with good intentions is because of the commitment made in the negotiations with TO, and you can't do this kind of thing that harms the interests of the original author because the legal system is not perfect, and sooner or later it will cause disaster.

Of course, the record company is happy for this, and the negotiations between Maidong Music and them have gone much smoother.

In addition to Sony Music, because Sony Electronics' Alkman wants to enter the domestic market, the copyright they have, but only partially. Trading Sony Records' rights for other companies has naturally become a necessary means to reduce costs.

What's more, Sony Records does have a lot of Chinese song copyrights, Jay Chou's records are distributed by them, and now they have taken over Cai Yilin's record distribution contract, and there are still a lot of cooperative relationships.

After the free music copyright plus a low fee, Sony Alkman also decided to join the camp of Microphone Music, and the positioning is directly aimed at the high-end, and it does not constitute a direct competition with the Microphone Walkman.

Kingsoft Word Ba Ant Edition was officially launched in a thousand calls, but it can only be used through Ant's website, which can be directly queried and translated online, and the thesaurus is updated at any time, and the ease of use is very high. Another product that has landed with the landing is Ant Encyclopedia, an encyclopedia of the Internet, which is modeled after the wiki. Except for the vocabulary in the professional field, all the others are edited by the netizens themselves.

The happiest people about this news are all kinds of star chasers, no matter what industry you are a fan of, you can edit it at will, which triggered a period of editing boom.

Ant Search's strong counterattack stopped the trend of declining market share and rebounded to a 35% market share without increasing brand investment.

"Liu Qing came to report and asked Mr. Chen to arrange work."

At this critical and delicate moment, Chen Bo ushered in another of his helpers, Liu Qing, who resigned from Goldman Sachs.

Although there was still some displeasure on his face, he still dared to accept his fate, stood in front of Chen Bo with his chest up, and said with a glance.

"So what do you do seriously? It's not like your style. ”

"Why did you let Katzenberg go back to the United States, I still want to ask him about it." Liu Qing didn't reply, but blamed him, frustrated that he didn't see Jeffrey.

"If you do things well, not only will you be able to meet Katzenberg, but you will not have a problem talking to Jobs in person."

Of course, Chen Bo has the element of bragging, Lao Qiao is very busy, how can he have time to talk nonsense with you.

"Really? You can't lie to me, do you? ”

"It's fun to lie to you little girl? Losing my identity. Chen Bo said bluntly, "Hurry up and pack up, and I'll take you to meet a domestic bigwig later." ”

Liu Qing immediately started to move when he heard this, but he muttered in his mouth, "You are younger than me." ”

The two drove to a quiet courtyard, but it was a tea house hidden in the middle of the city, a unique garden landscape with Jiangnan charm, through the tree-lined cloister and the flowers blooming in spring, and faintly could see the Gusu River flowing slowly next to it.

When the peak turns around, you can suddenly see a small pavilion built by the river, and there is a man with his back facing outward, leisurely sipping tea and watching the scenery. I heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind me, and when I turned my head and saw the person coming, I couldn't help but pause.

"What, don't you know?" Chen Bo chuckled, and pulled Liu Qingdao behind him, "Let me introduce you, this is Mr. Liu, the founder of our Lenovo Group, who is a leader in the business world and a giant in the technology world." ”

Liu Qing was indifferent, but gave him a roll of his eyes and said, "You already knew, didn't you?" Deliberately trick me! ”

Chen Bo spread out his hands, shook his head, and pretended not to know why, "You mean I found a fake Mr. Liu to fool you?" ”

"Which of these two of you is playing?" This time it was Yanagawa Zhi's turn, "When did you meet?" Xiaoqing, what are you doing in Shanghai when you don't come to Hong Kong Island? ”

"You ask him." Liu Qing, who learned the truth, said angrily.

"What did you do with her?" Lao Liu's expression of the calf protector who blew his beard and stared at him immediately became serious.

"It's not what you think, I have a girlfriend!" Chen Bo hurriedly explained, don't think that I have something wrong with her. Hurriedly told me the details of the last bet.

"Ahem......" Liu Chuanzhi blushed, it turned out that he would be wrong, and blamed, "Xiaoqing, since you are willing to lose the bet, you should learn from Chen Bo's side." That Goldman Sachs job resignation just quit, no big deal. ”

"Dad, why are you still turning your elbows out." Liu Qing said coquettishly like a little daughter.

This girl is the daughter of the Lenovo boss, and she is also a famous strong woman in the future, but no matter how strong she is, she is still a child in front of her parents.

"It's good to frustrate your sharpness, lest you don't know the height of the sky, although Chen Bo is younger than you, but now everything is stronger than you?" Lao Liu reprimanded harshly, this is simply raising her as a son.

"Well," Liu Qing nodded in response, although she also admitted in her heart that Chen Bo was very talented, she was still a little embarrassed to be brought in, so she asked, "How did you find out my identity?" ”

"Because of your Walkman, that one hasn't been on the market at all, and there are only 5 in the world, and it just so happens that your surname is Liu."

After listening to Chen Bo's explanation, Liu Qing wanted to drill into the cracks, she always boasted that she was a top student at Harvard, but she revealed such a big flaw and didn't realize it, she only blamed herself for being too careless.

This time, I can't accept it, the pit dug by others has become my own filled soil, and I buried myself, and I can't blame others.

"What's the matter with Mr. Liu?"

Chen Bo saw that Liu Qing's mood had calmed down, so he didn't care about her anymore and chatted with Liu Chuanzhi by himself.

"I'm just coming to Shanghai on a business trip, and I want to talk to you by the way, what do you think of Lenovo's expansion into the global market?"

For 6 consecutive years, the shipment volume has led many domestic competitors, and it seems that it can no longer meet Lao Liu's ambitions, and he has set his sights on the international market.

"You want to buy IBM's PC business?" Chen Bo blurted out.

"Huh? How do you know! Yanagawa asked in surprise.

"IBM is the blue giant, an insurmountable mountain, and the personal PC business is left with ThinkPad notebooks. The brand value is greater than the actual assets, and the computer companies that are worth acquiring now are too weak in brand power, and even if they are acquired now, they may not be able to be of great help. Acquire IBM with the lowest cost and maximum impact. And IBM's sales network can bring Lenovo computers to the world! ”

"You're right, BM just sold the hard disk business to Hitachi for $3 billion, and has always had the habit of throwing off the burden for loss-making projects, ThinkPad focuses on the high-end market, and the past two years have not been sluggish, which is an unavoidable opportunity for Lenovo."

Liu Chuanzhi very much agrees with Chen Bo's opinion, but he didn't expect that he was not very old, but he had a keen insight.

"This is an internal matter of Lenovo, why are you telling me this?"

"Isn't this a casual chat, you have a lot of eyes!"

"If Lenovo Group is short of money, I can do it."

Lenovo's annual turnover is only more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, and it is good to have a net profit of more than 1 billion, which can be seen in the official financial report. If you want to buy ThinkPad, you will have to pay at least a billion dollars, and it is strange that Lenovo can get it.

"How many can you have? All the money invested in your cultural company has been emptied, right? ”

Liu Qing couldn't help but interject, Xingchen Culture has been brushing the screen for a long time, and Rao is deep in Hong Kong Island can also know the news here.

"He also has an entertainment group." Liu Chuanzhi exposed Chen Bo's old bottom in front of his daughter, and it was not easy to hide from this old fox. "When I think about it, it seems that it is still the second largest private shareholder of Suning Electric."

Yes, it was all ripped out now, and Chen Bo felt that he had been stripped to only his vest and pants.

"I have a stake in a real estate company, why don't you say it."

"Then I don't know, haha." Lao Liu was as elated as an old child.

"Truth be told, I also have a hedge fund that currently manages more than $2 billion in assets. If you need to say it at any time, you are all Chinese, and you should make a contribution to national enterprises. You're not going to sell me, are you? ”

If the cash is insufficient, Lenovo will definitely complete the transaction in the form of equity cash, and it is better for the cheaper Americans to let me get a piece of the pie. And investing in Lenovo is a sure-fire business.

It can't be said that it is an ultra-high rate of return, and it is okay to appreciate steadily, and it is impossible for BP funds to invest in such high-risk companies, and it is impossible for everyone to make money. You must have some funds to invest in the stocks of companies with low risks, and ensure the final profit through a variety of investment portfolios, otherwise how to explain to investors?

So, today I learned that Lenovo intends to IBM, and I have this idea.

"$2 billion?" Neither father nor daughter expected that Chen Bo still had such a large amount of disposable funds. Of course, all this money can't belong to him, but at least he can use it and make relevant investments.

"That's right, there will definitely be more in the future." Chen Bofeng said lightly that his current investment in the cultural industry is not suitable for BP funds, because the country has not opened up foreign investment in this market, and the other is that the investment return cycle is too long, which will affect the final statement.

If it was Dingdong and Ant Search, he could throw hundreds of millions of dollars into it in minutes without frowning.

"It's very hidden, young man, I hope your appetite isn't too big." Yanagawa touched his chin and smiled.