Windows 8.1 install on my windows 7 thinkpad yoga S1 impossible

I just bought a Yoga S1 20CD-00E4FR win7 is the default OS and the recovery partition contain windows 7.
There were 4 DVDs in the package for windows 8.1.
I tried to boot with an external DVD and it works, but after I choose the language and agree terms there is a window with the title Product Recovery and the message is Recovery failed
I tried to copy the DVD (with another DVD drive to be sure) on a bootable usb key and the same problem happens.
I wonder if they give me wrong DVDs, or if the first DVD is corrupted, or if it comes from my new laptop hardware ? Is there another option to install windows 8.1 ?
Additionnal informations : They have numbers so you follow an order, the number 1 is windows 8.1 recovery media for windows 8.1 products (which is weird because my default OS is win7) the number 1 contain 2DVDs with the same title and you can read Disk 1 of 2 and Disk 2 of 2 on them.
Number 2 is Operatin System Recovery Disc Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM activation 3.0 required)
Number 3 is windows 8.1 recovery media for windows 8.1 products
I tried to boot on another DVD but it only boot with the first one (disk 1 of 2 only).
I can clearly read on my seller's website Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64 bits installed + Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bits licence So I guess I am supposed to be able to install windows 8.1 without troubles.

Does the surface of the DVD look damaged? Maybe try a surface test on the media?
https://www.raymond.cc/blog/test-cd-or-dvd-readability-by-running-surface-scan-and-file-test/
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