Due to the special historical background since its establishment, Lenovo Group has always been in a survival and development situation of two and two in one life, so the author refers to Liu's gene as "one, two and one". To know the origin of the "121" gene, we must first understand the development history of Lenovo.

The predecessor of Lenovo was established by the Computing Pillar Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences with an investment of 200,000 yuan. The date of establishment was probably a day in October or November 1984, and the company name was: "China The "New Technology Development Company of the Computing Pillar Institute of the Academy of Sciences" was founded when it was just selling some electronic watches, roller skates, sports pants, refrigerators, etc. It was a real mess.

In 1988, Liu Chuanzhi, Hong Kong Daoyuan Company Computer Systems Co., Ltd. and China Technology Transfer Co., Ltd. each invested HK$300,000 in Hong Kong to establish Hong Kong Lenovo Company. In 1989, the company officially gave itself the word "Lenovo" and changed the original company The name was changed to "Lenovo Group Corporation", so there were Beijing Lenovo and Hong Kong Lenovo. At this time, Lenovo already had two research centers in Hong Kong and Beijing, and three production bases, Dongbeiwang in Beijing, Bagualing in Shenzhen, and Chaiwan in Hong Kong;

May 1990. Lenovo sent 200 "Lenovo 286" units to national exhibitions and became an instant success. A week later, it entered the Beijing Computer Fair and won an order worth more than 12 million yuan;

On February 14, 1994, Lenovo held a press conference in Hong Kong Listed on the market;

On February 3, 1997, all directors of Lenovo Group held a meeting in Room 505 of the Lenovo Headquarters Building in Beijing and drafted the following resolution:

--To combine Beijing Lenovo and Hong Kong Lenovo merged into China Lenovo.

--The specific method is to pass the asset appraisal of the main part of Beijing Lenovo's business and use this part of the assets to purchase Hong Kong Lenovo shares.

--After integration, Beijing Lenovo will become the absolute majority shareholder of Hong Kong Lenovo, with its shareholding increasing from the original 42% to more than 60%.

The board of directors gave Liu Chuanzhi power over the merged company, and he became the chairman and general manager of China Lenovo.

Beginning in the summer of 2001, Lenovo Group was divided into two parts due to Yang Yuanqing and Guo Wei, and was divided into "Lenovo Computer" and "Digital China". The parent company of "Digital" still exists, including 57 shares of "Lenovo Computer" and 51 shares of Digital China. Liu Chuanzhi and Li Qin serve as the president and vice president of Legend Holdings respectively, as well as the chairman of "Lenovo Computer" and "Digital China". Legend Holdings evolved from the New Technology Development Company of the Computing Pillar Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which was established in 1984. It was also renamed "Beijing Lenovo Computer New Technology Development Company".

On December 8, 2004, Lenovo announced that it would acquire IBM's global personal computer business for US$650 million in cash and US$600 million in company stock. In addition, it would acquire US$500 million of IBM's personal computer business. The debt is transferred to your own name. Lenovo became the world's third largest personal computer manufacturer overnight, with annual sales revenue of at least US$13 billion and a global personal computer market share of 7.6.