novelones Chapter 496 Leader Qiao
Chapter 496 Leader Qiao
Wilson was speechless for a long time, and then he held back a sentence: "Waiting for one dollar? Isn't this contrary to your purpose of promoting the development of science and technology?"
If Xia Chuan really wants to use technology to promote human development, Pingguo is undoubtedly a high-tech company and should be saved, integrated, and strengthened.
If Xia Chuan wanted to make money, he could wait until it fell to one dollar.
Xia Chuan smiled and said: "Mr. Wilson, the key to the life or death of a technology company is not how many patents or PhDs you have, but who the entrepreneur is. It depends entirely on the entrepreneur.
In 86, Pingguo's market value was US$20 billion, and the reason was that Steve Jobs was there.Now there is only US$6000 million left, and it will become US$[-] million in a few years. The reason is that they drove Steve Jobs away.
Without qualified entrepreneurs, technology companies are doomed to decline and collapse.On the contrary, with outstanding entrepreneurs, even if they have no technological content, such as Dell, they will create amazing profits.
You may want to say that I can manage Pingguo well. Yes, I can manage Pingguo well, and I can even make Pingguo have a market value of one trillion US dollars.But there is no way I would waste my life on a business.
I can only provide strategic planning and find an outstanding entrepreneur to execute it.Maybe you can wait a few days and see, and I'll visit Steve Jobs later. "
When Wilson heard the last sentence, he suddenly became energetic and said quickly:
"Then I won't delay you any longer and take my leave."
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After seeing Wilson off, Anna came over and said with a smile: "I have contacted Steve Jobs and he expressed a warm welcome."
Then Zang Hong drove the car and the three of them arrived at Emeryville, where the famous 'Pixar Animation Studio' is located.
This is located in the eastern part of the San Francisco Bay Area and is part of Alameda County. The straight-line distance is only [-] kilometers. If you take a helicopter, you can get there in about the time of a cigarette, but you can't fly by car, and it takes an hour to walk.
The studio was unexpectedly simple and messy, with only a dozen people busy in front of their computers.
Shiyun is a bit unbelievable. Is this the greatest entrepreneur?
Zang Hong didn't think about it. He never thought that his eyesight could distinguish the depth of entrepreneurs.
Only Xia Chuan knew that Disney spent $1000 billion to buy back the animation studio that Jobs bought for $74 million.
"Oh, dear Xia Chuan, I have been looking forward to meeting you."
Jobs came over for a hug with a smile on his face. At this time, Master Qiao was not yet 40 years old. He wore glasses, long silky hair, a black pullover sweater and jeans. He looked more like an artist than an entrepreneur.
Shiyun secretly thought, this man is more handsome than Dell, and he has an indescribable magnanimity and calmness. Compared with Jobs, Dell seems to lack a kind of faith and is just an outstanding businessman, while Jobs is more like a godfather and a preacher.
"Jobs, I admire your passion for perfection." Xia Chuan said with emotion, patting his back.
Zang Hong suddenly looked confused. Is this the place?Perfect?
But Jobs's eyes lit up and he said with a God-like smile: "We are all people who can change the world. You are more like the rapids of Amazon. I pay more attention to what is in the water. You can accelerate the information revolution, and I can make information Revolution becomes intuitive and fun.”
Shiyun gasped. If Xia Chuan hadn't spoken so highly of him, his words would have sounded arrogant.
Xia Chuan smiled and said: "Yes, while changing people's lives, it will also redefine the industry. This is my fiancée Zuo Shiyun."
Shiyun quickly stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Xia Chuan has always said that you are the greatest entrepreneur. I admire you very much."
Hahaha, Jobs laughed happily and said: "If the definition of an entrepreneur is the pursuit of excellence, then he is right. Come to my office."
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Jobs was a minimalist, and his office was so simple that there was nothing except tables, chairs, computers and sofas.
Shiyun was surprised. What she didn’t know was that Jobs’ home was simpler, with only a mattress (not a bed), a lamp, a wardrobe and the clothes in the wardrobe.No decorations, no tables, chairs or benches.
Jobs focused on what he wanted and didn't care about anything else.
He even felt that it was a waste of life to wear whatever clothes he wanted to wear every day, so he asked Riben's designer to design a set of clothes that would not be inappropriate no matter what the occasion, and he wore them for more than ten years. (It’s the one used at Apple’s press conference)
This is an extreme person who did not want to acknowledge his daughter when he was young and drove on the road without a license plate in middle age.
He does not want to be disturbed by external things, and pursues non-existent peace or self-esteem to the extreme.
This orphan who was abandoned by his parents has always believed that he can change the world and uses his talents to put it into practice.
"We live to change the world, Xia Chuan, I really hope to do something with you." Jobs went straight to the point when he opened his mouth, filtered out all the hypocritical politeness, looked at Xia Chuan and said with a smile.
Xia Chuan smiled and said: "I would rather. If you can only choose one partner in this world, it must be you. Human emotions need more bandwidth to be transmitted. Excellent talents are those who only think about products. Although these People are hard to manage, but I’d rather work with them.”
Jobs was slightly horrified, why is this exactly what I thought?
Little did he know that this was what he said later.
"If you treat every day as the last day of your life, everyone will get what they want. You buy Pingguo, and I will go back and be the CEO." The way Jobs said it made Shiyun finally understand why Xia Chuan said these people are difficult to manage. .
Xia Chuan asked with a smile: "Where is your animation studio?"
"It doesn't matter. Do you think I can't manage two companies?" Jobs asked.
"No. I remember you also have a NeXT company."
"If there is a conflict with Pingguo, Pingguo should acquire it." Jobs said.
After he was kicked out of Pingguo, he founded a total of two companies, in addition to Pixar Animation, there is also NeXT.
The company launched its first workstation computer product, the NeXT Computer, in 1988, followed by the smaller NeXT Station in 1990.
Overall, NeXT's product sales were quite limited, with only about 50,000 units sold.However, NeXT's innovative object-oriented operating system, NEXTSTEP, and its development environment had a profound impact on the subsequent computer industry.
It can be said that Jobs was successful in everything he did.The most standard feature is the pursuit of quality.
Xia Chuan asked: "Apple will acquire these two companies together and give you Pingguo's equity. How much do you want?"
Jobs smiled, "I have never pursued wealth. Although Bill Gates said so, he is not as trustworthy as you. He is just a businessman. His operating system 1.0 stole my image, and I even killed him for this." I was called to the office and given a training session.
Of these two companies, only NeXT is suitable for Pingguo. Pixar is meaningless to Pingguo. On the contrary, it is more suitable for Disney, or it may be easier to grow independently if it develops independently.
If you must think this will distract me, then I can sell it to you personally for 2000 million US dollars. Note that it is you personally, or your fiancée. I hope you will treat it as a child. Even if it is sold, it will only be sold to Disney. , that is the person who can cherish it. "
Shiyun was slightly moved. At this moment, Steve Jobs was worthy of the word great.
Xia Chuan was immediately stunned. 2000 million US dollars was the price set by Jobs himself.
His animation studio was worth a billion dollars by the time "Toy Story" was released in [-]. Will he regret it to death?As long as he sells the animation company, he can buy all Pingguo and be rich.
But unfortunately, Jobs would not sell the animation company. Even if it was sold to Disney, he would still want Disney equity.
Xia Chuan felt a heavy trust, and Jobs believed that he would make the animation company brilliant.