81 years ago today, on April 29, 1944 (April 7, 1944 in the lunar calendar), Liu Chuanzhi, the founder of Lenovo Group, was born. Liu Chuanzhi, born on April 29, 1944 in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, served as the president and chairperson of Legend Holdings Co., Ltd., and stepped down on November 2, 2011. He is currently the honorary chairperson of the board of directors of Lenovo Group Co., Ltd., and a senior consultant of Lenovo Group. Entrepreneur, investor, member of Taishan Club, and co-chairperson of the Global CEO Development Conference. Lenovo's family history is a series of encounters with international giants. At the turn of the century, Dell, which swept Europe and the United States, came to China. Lenovo fought with it for three years, and finally it was a beautiful victory. Since 2004, Dell has not been able to turn around in China. Defeating Dell was just the first battle in Lenovo's long march towards internationalization. On December 8, 2004, Lenovo announced the acquisition of IBM's PC business, which was regarded as "snake swallowing elephant". To this end, Lenovo suffered a disaster in 2009, and Liu Chuanzhi returned to the chairperson of Lenovo Group in order to turn the tide. The merger and acquisition finally won, and Lenovo became the first in the global PC market, ranking 286th among the world's top 500. External strength requires more internal support. Inheriting Lenovo's "century-old store", Liu Chuanzhi insists on "three elements of management": "building a team", "formulating a strategy", and "leading a team". From entrepreneurs to investors, Liu Chuanzhi spares no effort to cultivate successors. There was the failed experience of sending the first successor to prison by hand, and there was also a big deal to train the "working emperor" Yang Yuanqing into a teacher. The godfather of IT today, when he was a green boy. In his youth, Liu Chuanzhi also went to the farm and worked hard. At Zhuhai Baiteng Farm, he "did not engage in revolution and made objects", and then he and his wife Gong Guoxing fell in love with each other. No wonder Liu Lao showed his love for the first time at the listing ceremony, sweetly claiming that "I am not sure about important issues, I will listen to my wife". As far as Liu Chuanzhi's perseverance in marriage is concerned, it definitely makes some business colleagues sigh. Liu Chuanzhi has a son and a daughter with his wife. But "Lenovo children are not allowed to enter Lenovo" is an iron law. Liu Chuanzhi carefully cultivates the successor, but never cultivates his son to the successor. This pair of "children of wealth" is quite low-key, and there are few short stories. Daughter Liu Qing recently took up the post of chief operating officer of Didi Dache. Didi Dache is caught in the craze of the times. Liu Qing also said that "I don't want others to only treat me as Liu Chuanzhi's daughter". Looking back on the past years, after experiencing the dilemma that buying components may belong to smuggling, Liu Chuanzhi's "ideal but not idealistic" made him break the ice; he also encountered the temptation of the real estate peak in 1993. Liu Chuanzhi's "firm goal and clear direction" made him not forget his original intention. Chu Shijian, who was also a figure of reform at the time, was sentenced to life imprisonment. Zhou Guanwu, Ni Runfeng and other people were also blown away by the rain and wind. Only Liu Chuanzhi and his Lenovo empire crossed the time and stood tall. Liu Chuanzhi talked about Jack Ma, saying that he had "clear strategic thinking"; talking about Lei Jun, thinking that "Xiaomi is worthy of respect"; talking about Ren Zhengfei, "I quite admire him"; talking about "the kid who did WeChat" Zhang Xiaolong, "really did a beautiful job". In the face of the changing Internet age, a generation of godfathers are also confused and thinking. After Liu Chuanzhi made his contribution, he made a statement and wrote books such as "Letters to a Hundred Years Later", "So Liu Chuanzhi Said", "Liu Chuanzhi Wealth Inspiration" and "Liu Chuanzhi's Leadership Wisdom". Liu Chuanzhi said in his speech that today's entrepreneurial environment is much better than in the past, but "whether it is life or entrepreneurship, you must plan", which can be described as "mentor flavor".