The state takes the stage and private enterprises take a stand. There are many new faces among the private entrepreneurs who have taken a stand this year.
html On January 10, CCTV's second flagship program "Economic News Broadcast" successively broadcast exclusive interviews with a number of representative private entrepreneurs. Ning Min, chairman of Legend Holdings, made a positive statement in the program.This is the second consecutive year that CCTV has launched a similar program. In January last year, CCTV broadcast a program "Dialogue to Start the New Year | Launch, 2023" in the "Dialogue" column! ", interviewed 21 private entrepreneurs, but no Legend Holdings executives.
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Yijian Finance noticed that this is the first time Ning Min has appeared on such a blockbuster program on CCTV since taking over from Liu Chuanzhi in 2019.
Ning Min said in the program that Lenovo is a company that originates from and benefits from technology. China's economic development and social progress have given us huge room for survival and development...use technological innovation to promote the digitalization and intelligence of the real economy. Transformation towards modernization and greening and building high-quality development.
He also said that Lenovo Group will invest an additional US$1 billion in the future (within three years) to build an entire product R&D and ecosystem in artificial intelligence. Legend Holdings has always focused on the country’s strategic emerging industries.
An exclusive interview with Ning Min in "Economic News Network" shows that Legend Holdings takes "serving the country with industry" as its mission...
Some people say that it is not important what Ning Min said, but the occasion on which he said it.
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The Politburo meeting and the two-day Central Economic Work Conference held in December last year proposed that "the consistency of macro policy orientations must be enhanced."
Xinhua News Agency reported that the Central Economic Work Conference also put forward specific arrangements for how public opinion should cooperate with economic work, calling for "singing the bright theory of China's economy."
It can be seen from this that the recent exclusive interview by "Economic News Network" with Ning Min and other representative private entrepreneurs is one of the actions to "sing the bright theory of China's economy."
For Ning Min, being able to express his position on such an occasion is itself an official recognition of Legend Holdings.
Prior to this, Yang Yuanqing, chairman of Lenovo Group, who had been defeated by Sima Nan, attended the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in 2022. Liu Jun, executive vice president of Lenovo Group, was invited to attend the scientists conference held in Tianjin at the end of that year. Entrepreneurs symposium and speeches.
On December 6 last year, the founding meeting of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Entrepreneurs Alliance was held. Xu Lejiang, deputy minister of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Ning Min was elected as the vice chairman of the first presidium of the alliance.
It can be seen that as the status of private entrepreneurs is reshaped, Lenovo is valued again.
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Once upon a time, Lenovo was troubled by public opinion for a long time.
In May 2018, Lenovo encountered the incident of "Lenovo voted for Qualcomm for long codes, but abstained from voting for Huawei for short codes." Although Huawei and Lenovo issued statements to deny it, Liu Chuanzhi was deeply involved in the vortex of public opinion about whether he was "patriotic."
At the end of 2021, Sima Nan posted seven videos in a row, strongly questioning Liu Chuanzhi and the Legend Holdings he built. The main accusations included selling state-owned assets at a low price, being insolvent, executive salaries exceeding 100 million, and more than half of the executives being foreigners.
For a long time, Liu Chuanzhi and Yang Yuanqing remained silent, and Ning Min did not make a public statement.
The Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of 2022 specifically stated that "in response to the incorrect discussions in society about whether we adhere to the 'two unwavering principles,' we must be clear-cut and unambiguous."
At the beginning of last year, internet celebrity economist Ren Zeping stood up to Sima Nan and called on the government to put some "bad guys" in charge of "beating and killing" private enterprises on the grounds that they destroyed the healthy ecology of the market economy, created panic in public opinion, and violated the state. Major policies.
Throughout 2023, Sima Nan did not make any remarks about Lenovo, and Lenovo’s executives began to come to the front desk on a large scale and show up on various occasions.
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As early as December 18, 2019, Ning Min succeeded Liu Chuanzhi as chairman of Legend Holdings, but for a long time, he was under the shadow of Liu Chuanzhi's light.Data from
Enterprise Chacha shows that although Liu Chuanzhi has retired, he is still the second largest individual shareholder of Legend Holdings, with a final beneficial share of 4.7846%, behind Lu Zhiqiang, while Ning Min’s final beneficial share is 1.7043%.
However, after experiencing many public opinion incidents, Liu Chuanzhi, Ning Min’s master, fell off the altar and has not appeared in public for a long time.
The most commendable thing about Ning Min is that he will significantly reduce the salary of himself and his executives in 2021. He used practical actions to respond to the excessive salary of Lenovo executives, which caused a lot of controversy.
In addition, he has repeatedly stated that Lenovo wants to increase investment in technology research and development, trying to tear off Lenovo's long-standing "trade, industry, and technology" route label.
Ning Min can actively express his stance on major events.
In July last year, the "Opinions on Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Economy" was released. Ning Min said that the "Opinions" will definitely inspire and spur us to make greater contributions to the country and society. Lenovo will face difficulties, solve problems, increase investment in science and technology, and increase investment in corporate social responsibility.
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Ning Min is Liu Chuanzhi’s favorite student. He joined Lenovo right after graduating from university and has been working at Lenovo for more than 32 years.
Within Legend Holdings, Ning Min rarely appears in the public eye, but his role has always been crucial. He once served as Liu Chuanzhi's secretary, and later served as the chief financial officer of Legend Holdings for a long time, fully responsible for the company's finance and funds. , risk control and audit work.
Interface News once reported that Liu Chuanzhi originally chose Ning Min as his secretary for three main reasons: first, he must be strict with his words; second, he would not use his status as an assistant for personal gain; and third, he should be courteous to others and not use his power to pressure others. .
From being Liu Chuanzhi’s secretary to taking charge of Legend Holdings, Ning Min does have a lot of excellence. In the past two years, he has been constantly coming to the forefront. Will he become a "godfather" figure like his master Liu Chuanzhi?
