It was already dark when Zhou Mingcheng and Jobs left the headquarters building, which meant that they had been here for a whole day.

However, this day's time is still very worthwhile for Zhou Ming, because when he came out again, he had already obtained a cooperation agreement with Aipai Company, of course, this agreement is only a draft agreement, on the one hand, because Zhou Ming is only a vice president, and theoretically does not have the qualifications to sign this agreement, and on the other hand, Zhou Ming also wants to go back to a lawyer to strictly check this agreement, so as not to set any traps on the agreement.

With this agreement, Zhou Ming and Jobs did not rush back to Paro City, but first came to a nearby restaurant to eat, obviously solved the problem of cooperation with Apai, then the next thing is the commitment of Jobs.

They sat down in the box together, and Zhou Ming could see that Jobs's mood was not very high, but of course it was not because they ate Chinese food, in fact, he was a little depressed as early as when the headquarters building of Apex Company was frustrated again in front of John.

For this reason, Zhou Ming poured a glass of wine for Jobs and said to him: "Mr. Jobs, in fact, you have helped me a lot in today's matter, and in the end I got the cooperation agreement, if nothing else, this agreement can be signed as long as I take it back and study it with the president, in general, this is still similar to our expectations." ”

Jobs shook his head and said: "But in this negotiation, I did not play my due role, all the things were done by Mr. Zhou Ming, I am really ashamed! And there is another point, Mr. Zhou Ming, I am afraid that you do not know, the cooperation projects they gave you were all set up when I was still in the company, but I didn't expect to be treated by them all now...... Thrown out. ”

Zhou Ming glanced at Jobs, although Jobs had deliberately restrained a lot in his words, Zhou Ming was still easy to guess, what he wanted to say was that those cooperation projects were thrown out of garbage by Apai.

"I think I can understand your feelings, but it doesn't matter, maybe those projects are very epoch-making? Maybe I can prove in my hands that Mr. Jobs, your vision is the most forward-looking. ”

Zhou Ming said to Jobs, he didn't say this to comfort Jobs, but really felt very embarrassed, although Zhou Ming had long known that the de-Jobs of Apex Company at this time was very serious, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.

It's a bit too extreme to throw away everything that is branded with Jobs as garbage, but this is a good news for Jackco, because in terms of Zhou Ming's future experience, Jobs's vision is still very forward-looking, so even if Zhou Ming doesn't need to understand the specific content of these projects, just with the name Jobs, he is very worthy of his 10 million.

It's just that Jobs, who has been kicked out of the company now, doesn't know it, he can only smile very reluctantly and say maybe.

On this issue, Zhou Ming couldn't say too much to him, so he had to change the topic and said: "Okay, Mr. Jobs, let's forget about the unpleasantness in Apex Company, and now it's time to talk about the transaction between us." ”

Faced with this question, Jobs was a little confused: "The deal between us?"

"Of course, we agreed at the beginning, Mr. Jobs, you will help me facilitate the cooperation with AP, and I will be responsible for investing in your new project. Zhou Ming deliberately asked at the end, "Mr. Jobs won't forget this transaction between us, right?"

Jobs shook his head and said: "Of course not, but not only did I not help in the negotiation with the company, but even almost ruined the negotiation, in this case, what qualifications do I have to negotiate this deal again?"

"But if it weren't for Mr. Jobs, I might not have been able to sit in the same room as the people from APE. Zhou Ming said.

Jobs looked at Zhou Ming in a daze, the corners of his eyes were a little sparkling, he was really moved by Zhou Ming, he was a little disheartened when he was kicked out of the company, and the cooperation with Zhou Ming was just to take what they needed, but he didn't expect Zhou Ming to be righteous to this point. Jobs believed that if it was someone else, he would not mention the deal between them again if it was useless to negotiate with Aipai, but Zhou Ming still insisted.

This kind of sincerity could not help but move Jobs, Jobs said with a little choked up: "Mr. Zhou Ming, you are really the most sincere partner I have ever met, your selflessness and your brightness, I can believe that your future must be very brilliant!"

Jobs's words made Zhou Ming feel a little blush, because he was not as noble as he said, on the contrary, he just hoped to keep Jobs through this transaction, after all, his project could only be best played when it was handed over to him, but he didn't expect to touch the softest place in his heart and make him so moved.

"I hope so, too. Zhou Ming said casually, "But Mr. Jobs, I'm curious what the project you want for 10 million is? It won't be Toy Story, right?"

Hearing Zhou Ming's question, Jobs was shocked at the time, he looked at Zhou Ming in disbelief like a devil, and muttered: "How do you know this name? This should be a secret, has it been leaked by someone? But how is this possible?"

For Jobs's shock, Zhou Ming looked embarrassed and helpless, because he didn't expect it at all.

Originally, Zhou Ming would say that this Toy Story was just that Zhou Ming knew in his memory that Jobs was a project other than Apai, and there was only the animated movie Toy Story, so Zhou Ming casually mentioned it, in fact, Zhou Ming was just to adjust the atmosphere, but he didn't expect it to be said directly, which also made Zhou Ming a little dumbfounded: memory, shouldn't this movie be released in 9495? Why does Jobs know it now?

Then Jobs's words unraveled the answer, and Jobs sighed and said: "It seems that Mr. Zhou Ming, you are really not an ordinary person, so since Mr. Zhou Ming, you already know, then I will no longer hide it." ”

"When I left AP, I looked around for new projects to invest in, and I finally found an animation production company, which I call Pixar Animation Studios. ”

Jobs continued: "Although Pixar Animation Studio is only a vassal of the film company, helping some films to produce special effects or film clips, I believe that with Pixar Animation Studio's technical attitude and ability, it will be able to independently make an animated film that is recognized by the market!

The more Jobs talked, the more excited he became: "Toy Story tells the story of a toy cowboy and a toy space cop in a wealthy family with a lot of toys, cowboy is the child's favorite toy in the past, space cop is the toy that the child brought back more favorite, cowboy is afraid that the space police threaten his position as the boss, so he wants to kick the space cop out, but due to an accident they all fell out of the window." ”

So the cowboy and the space cop in order to get home, all kinds of things along the way, including the neighbor's toy sadism, and the street stray dog, and then the cowboy and the space cop in countless adventures gradually turned enemies into friends. ”

Jobs continued: "Actually, this cartoon is an exaggeration of things that we can encounter in our daily lives, and I believe that it will definitely amaze anyone, wow! Is there so much more wonderful thing around us? It can teach children friendship and tolerance, and it can also make children understand that jealousy is a terrible emotion......

Jobs originally talked endlessly, but his mood went down again as he spoke, and finally he sighed heavily and said: "Toy Story animation is a project that I set up after I acquired Pixar Animation, and it has been four years now, and in these four years, I have taken more than 100 people in the studio to continuously optimize and recreate the whole story, I believe he is a very complete and interesting story." ”

Speaking of this, Jobs suddenly changed the conversation in pain: "But he has never been able to really complete it and bring it to the market." ”

"Because you lack the corresponding funds?" Zhou Ming asked.

Jobs nodded and said: "That's right, I lack a lot of funds, you know that a movie is 90 minutes or longer, and every minute in it needs to be carefully crafted, especially an animated movie like Toy Story, I have to ensure the artistry of every frame, which requires a lot of work, not only painting, but also computer stunt synthesis, and these need a lot of money to support." ”

"Is it the machine and software that makes animation?" Zhou Ming asked.

"On the one hand, every second of an animated film needs to be supported by a lot of pictures, which requires a considerable capacity of storage equipment and sufficient supporting software, which is a considerable expense in terms of equipment rental, software optimization and labor costs. But in addition, there is also communication with the theater chain, as well as post-finishing and publicity costs, etc., which require huge investment. ”

Jobs sighed again when he said this, and he blamed himself: "This is what I didn't expect, originally I thought it would be easy to make an animated film, so I took over Pixar Animation Studio, and also prepared two million start-up funds, but it wasn't until the work really started that I realized that I was so naïve at the beginning, two million dollars, I could only make the title of an animated film." ”

"Actually, this is your high demand, Mr. Jobs, because in my opinion, two million dollars is enough to complete a cartoon of seven or eight hours. Zhou Ming said.

Jobs immediately retorted and emphasized: "But this is a delicate animated film, which needs to be carefully crafted and artistic, not the kind of shoddy mass production animation!"

After saying that, Jobs immediately reacted that he shouldn't lose his temper with Zhou Ming, so he apologized to Zhou Ming and continued: "Maybe I'm too demanding, in short, this animation has been doing and stopping in the past four years, Pixar Animation Studio is more time to complete the special effects production of other movies, and only on the premise of completing the performance and allowing the company to operate normally without losing money, will it continue to make the production of Toy Story." ”

"So how is the production progress of Toy Story now, can you tell me?" Zhou Ming asked curiously.

Jobs hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm halfway through now, but all the sketches and storyboards are already complete, and with enough funding, I'm confident that my animation studio can finish it within a month!"

"So this is also your dream, right?" Zhou Ming asked again.

"That's right, I've wanted to have an animated film that I made myself since I was very young, and I'm going to try to make it happen!" Jobs insisted.

"A childhood dream?" Zhou Ming said to Jobs, "well, I think I agreed to this investment." ”

Jobs was stunned, he stared at Zhou Ming, as if he still couldn't believe it, Zhou Ming then said to him word by word: "I said that I will take care of the next investment in Toy Story, and you can go and realize your dream, Jobs!"