Does it have to be that expensive, or is there some novelty premium (like that of Apple products) involved?
Lenovo's own Legion and IdeaPad Gaming series offer models with superior specs, vibrant screens and even (subjectively) better builds in many cases, at a lower price.
It's not like, say, Apple where the price is the price.
For example, the T14 Gen 4 base AMD (7540u, 16gb) is 1400$ MSRP, but you've been able to get it for 840$ for a very long time now. It will be the same for this one.
You can walk into an Apple Store, flash an employee badge from any number of companies, and get "Employee Purchase Program" price which is 4-8% off varying by SKU. Doesn't work for products at launch, seems to kick in around 12 weeks after. That's got me 8% off a Mac Studio and Pro Display XDR for personal needs. Whoever is assisting you in the Apple Store can lookup on their iPhone whether your employer gets EPP (and they're usually very happy to help!).
Buying in bulk from Apple as a business? You'll get at least 8% and potentially a fair amount more depending on your annual volume.
Apple discounts. Perhaps not as much as Lenovo. But the price is not the price.
What I meant is that they very rarely if ever run general-public sales for up-to-date products.