AP is headquartered in another city not far from Paro, which is one of the core cities of Silicon Valley.

After an hour's drive, Zhou Ming and Jobs arrived at the headquarters of AP Company, but the AP Company in this era does not have the large industrial scale of later generations, and there is no UFO design that is beyond the times.

"Is this the headquarters of the Apai Corporation? Is it really a magnificent building from which all the computers that swept the Federation were designed and produced? It's unexpected, but we're here to conquer it!"

Cheng Qian followed Zhou Ming over, and after he got out of the car, he looked up at the building of Aipai Company opposite, and couldn't help but say.

Zhou Ming smiled and patted Cheng Qian on the shoulder and said: "Very ambitious, but Aipai Company is only our partner, especially now that they haven't agreed, we should be more humble." ”

Cheng Qian thanked Zhou Ming, and at the same time tried to remember what Zhou Ming just said, he knew very well the gap between himself and Zhou Ming, so he had to keep in mind every word of Zhou Ming, maybe he couldn't understand it now, but maybe he would be able to understand it in the future, after all, transcendence is to start with imitation.

At the entrance of the headquarters building of the AP company, there was a Humpty Dumpty standing there, and when he saw Jobs, he immediately came up happily to greet them, and Jobs also introduced them to Zhou Ming: "Michael, he is my best friend in the AP company. These are Mr. Zhou Ming and Mr. Cheng Qian, they are the representatives of the Jieke company that I told you and are going to talk about cooperation with Aipai today. ”

Michael first greeted Zhou Mingcheng politely, and then slapped Jobs very angrily, although Michael looked very short compared to Jobs, who was 1.9 meters tall, he still looked up very unhappily and scolded: "Damn guy, you can't let AP Company develop quietly, every time you come over, it always makes people anxious." ”

Jobs was not ashamed but proudly said: "What is quiet is the mood of a horror movie, and only constant anxiety is the correct development posture." ”

After a bit of a joke, Jobs asked, "Are you ready?"

Michael nodded and replied: "Everyone is waiting for you in the company, but what they are waiting for and want to do, I'm afraid it's not something I can understand, I can only say my friend, you have to be a little mentally prepared." ”

Jobs nodded silently, he turned back to Zhou Ming and smiled apologetically, and then they walked into the headquarters building together, and ten minutes later, they were in the conference room of Apai Company.

"This is the big conference room of AP, and it is here that the negotiation with customers and other things are discussed. ”

Jobs explained to Zhou Ming and Cheng Qian, Michael immediately went to inform the others of the meeting, and after another five minutes, several middle-aged people walked into the conference room.

When everyone sat down in the conference room, a man with squinted eyes and a particularly bright forehead stood up and asked Jobs: "You are just an ordinary director of the company, and you are a director who has been deprived of decision-making power, but there are many other people in the company, I ask you not to always want to treat the company as your own private property, this is impossible, do you understand?"

In the face of questioning, Jobs stood up tit-for-tat and asked: "Is it not mine or your private property?" Mr. John, I ask you to understand that you are not the owner of the AP Company, and if your marketing methods cannot make the AP Company survive the current crisis, you will get out of here immediately, the AP Company is an innovative company, not a place for you to display your personal political skills!"

When Jobs and John were arguing over Maimang, another thin middle-aged man stood up and said, "Okay, although it's an open secret that you two don't get along, we still have to maintain the unity we deserve in front of the guests, right?"

With the words of this middle-aged man, Jobs and John stopped arguing, and it was naturally Bauer, who succeeded Jobs as chairman, who could have such a great charm.

Bauer pointed to Zhou Ming and Cheng Qian and asked, "Jobs, my friend, you should first introduce the customers you brought." ”

Jobs calmed down his excitement slightly, and then introduced Zhou Ming and Cheng Qian, and explained that Jieke Company and Apex Company would cooperate with Apex Company to participate in this science and technology exhibition.

"This plan has been agreed by Futai Company, and they will also give up the other best position in the middle, I think Aipai Company can accept this plan and cooperate with Jieke Company to participate in the exhibition......"

Before Jobs could finish his words, John couldn't help but stand up and interrupt him: "I'm sorry Mr. Jobs, I really can't listen to it, because your ideas are too incredible." ”

John said and pointed to Zhou Ming and Cheng Qian, and then said, "What are these two...... I'm sorry I've never heard of this company, I guess it's not that I'm unheard, it's that Jackco isn't that well-known, right? Or is it just a small company, but it's just a small company, so why should we cooperate with them?"

John looked at Jobs and asked, "Is it their company that has any special research results, or are they your nephews and relatives?"

With John's question, there was a burst of laughter in the conference room, and in the midst of the laughter, Jobs was very serious, his sharp eyes stared at John and said, "I wasn't sure before, but now I'm completely sure that the predicament that Apex is in is caused by you idiot!"

John smiled disdainfully, squinted at Jobs and said, "What? Mr. Jobs has now been reduced to this kind of unqualified abuse?"

Jobs took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and then said to John: "I'm sorry, I don't think it's an insult, it's just a reminder to you, like now, I can understand that you don't accept my advice, but I don't understand why you're mocking it." ”

"So you want to know the reason?" said John with a sense of meaning, "the reason is simple, Apex is a high-tech company, not a charitable foundation, let alone a small business rescue association, and we have no reason or obligation to help this Gerco company." ”

"Mr. John, you say that, I think you don't want to listen to me properly. ”

Jobs threw John's question back again, and he continued: "I never said that it was the obligation of AP to cooperate with JECCO, and from the beginning, what I emphasized was equality and reciprocity between the two parties, that is, if we can cooperate with JECCO, then their vice president, Mr. Vice President, can pay us 10 million." ”

After saying this, there was an uproar in the conference room, and everyone looked at Jobs in surprise, they didn't believe this number.

Although the company created four billionaires within an hour on the day of listing, it was more of an asset of the entire company, and that was also the glory of the past, and now with the personal computers promoted by other companies continue to seize the market, the company's funds have long been out of trouble, and it is for this reason that they will be so surprised when they hear that they can have 10 million income.

However, John still stood up against it: "If this is a deal, then I think I, as the CEO of AP Company, I do not approve of this deal, the reason is very simple, the core technology of our AP Company is not 20 million can be bought." Or is it ...... Mr. Jobs, your friends at Jacko's Company, who just want to be beggars with a bowl behind us?"

When John's words were finished, everyone else in the conference room gasped again, because John's words directly stepped on the door.

John's meaning is very simple, if AP accepts the cooperation with JEC, then as a partner, AP is bound to provide JEC company with industry, technology and service support, and whether it is computer hardware or software, these aspects undoubtedly involve the core of AP company's technology, if it is so rashly given to another company, this is not allowed by any company.

Due to the existence of patent rights in other companies, even if they get this information, they cannot use it directly, but Jieke is different, due to the existence of cooperation agreements, all core technologies, Jieke can be used directly, so that it is calculated, and Ai Pai company will lose a lot.

"It seems that Jieke is obviously unwilling or unwilling to be a beggar, so it needs the technical support provided by Aipai. ”

John suddenly laughed when he said this, he looked at Jobs and then said: "10 million want to buy the core technology of the entire Apai company, I can't help but say that Mr. Jobs, your ambition is really big! Could it be that it is because you have been holding a grudge after being deprived of decision-making power by the board of directors, so you don't know where to find a Jack company, and then you want to spend 10 million to buy the core technology of the Apai company, and then compete with the Apai company for the market?"

"If that's the case, then you, Jobs, are the biggest traitor to the Apex Company!" John concluded.

With John's last words, everyone else in the entire conference room was like a machine gun that had been pulled the trigger, and one by one they frantically vented their anger at Jobs.

The vicious scolding of the traitor reached Jobs's ears, and he instantly crushed the tall man.

He sat down and sat down in his chair, he couldn't imagine that he had created the Apai Company, and had worked hard for the Apai Company all his life, how could he end up being a traitor to the Apai Company?

"No, it's not like this, the cooperation between AP and Jieke is just on the basis of mutual benefit, they will not steal our core technology, they just want to do a good job in this science and technology exhibition, you have to believe me!"

Jobs muttered, but at this time, no one would listen to his explanation, which provoked John's ridicule: "Cooperation will not be stolen, my God, Mr. Jobs, do you want to tell us to make us believe that you are all the purest angels? But unfortunately, we are all past the age of listening to fairy tales, so you should go back and say these words to your daughter!"

John's words once again made the other people in the conference room laugh at Jobs, and in the laughter of the whole room, Jobs lowered his head in pain, and he whispered to Zhou Ming: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect this result, I'm really sorry, they are really stupid pigs without any vision!"

Jobs's words made Cheng Qian feel a little sad, after all, the Apai company condensed his countless efforts, he dreamed of returning to the company, but now he is regarded as a traitor, which cannot but make people feel sad. Cheng Qian turned his head to look at Zhou Ming, but saw him smile and said to Jobs: "It doesn't matter, my dear Mr. Jobs, you have done what you can, haven't you? ”

Jobs raised his head and only heard Zhou Ming say to him at the end: "This kind of thing is what I'm best at, after all, I can't do a lot of things these days, don't do it?"