"What's wrong Steve, did you think about what happened to you? Actually, unlike him, the reason why you were forced to leave Apple was entirely because of the greed of those shareholders, and the problem is not you. ”

"And Leonard, although I am friends with him, I have to admit that he is just a good technician, not a qualified business leader. If he had listened more to other people's opinions in terms of managing the company, he would not have been in this situation. ”

"That's right, Leonard is actually a bit like me, not very good at management. If I hadn't gotten Zheng Yan's financing last year, I'm afraid my Oracle would have been in a lot of trouble. Fortunately, I am a little better than Leonard, and since last year's crisis, I have arranged for many senior managers to participate in the company's operation. ”

Last year, because Oracle's expansion was too fast, Oracle almost broke its capital chain and fell into a crisis, and the company's market value evaporated by nearly 70%. However, after the crisis, Larry Ellison also realized his shortcomings and quickly made up for them.

"Okay, you don't have to comfort me, I'm not that vulnerable, I just feel something. In fact, it's not bad now, running your own company, and you don't have to worry about someone suddenly jumping out to make trouble. ”

Jobs said freely, but whether it was Zheng Yan or Larry Ellison, or even his girlfriend Lauren, they all knew that Jobs still couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart.

"Steve, remember what I said to you last time I was in New York? Apple can't do without you, sooner or later, how they're going to kick you out and how they're going to get you back, so don't care. ”

Regarding Zheng Yan's statement, Larry Ellison just listened to it as a joke, and no one cared. In the history of the United States, there are no more than a few founders of companies who have been left from the company, but I have never heard of a founder who has been asked back to the company.

"Well, to borrow your good words, I'm waiting for that day to come, and if there is such a day, I will thank you very much. ”

The last time we met, Zheng Yan asked Jobs if Apple invited him back, he would agree, and Jobs was still a little hesitant at that time. However, after half a year of development, the new products of NEXT Computer Company have also come out, and the sales are really unsatisfactory, and his own mind has been shaken. If the situation that Zheng Yan said occurs now, Jobs will definitely agree immediately.

"Okay, let's not talk about that yet. Zheng Yan, I was going to wait for Steve's wedding to end?, so I went to New York, and since you came by yourself, I happened to have something to discuss with you. ”

Larry Ellison suddenly became serious, "You know, Oracle's main business at the moment is servers and development tools, and in terms of servers, the biggest competition with us is the damn Microsoft and IBM. Although I hate to admit it, the fact is that both Microsoft and IBM currently occupy more market share than Oracle. ”

"If this continues, the gap between Oracle and them will get bigger and bigger, and it will be more difficult to surpass them, so I want to develop new markets to get more development funds. ”

"After my research with the company's board of directors, we decided to open up a new battlefield and work on enterprise management software. Originally, we were going to develop it ourselves, but on the one hand, we lacked the technology and talent in this area, and on the other hand, some companies already had an advantage in this area, and if we were to catch up with Microsoft and IBM while competing with these companies, I am afraid that Oracle would be in an even more embarrassing situation. ”

"After a lot of consideration, we decided to acquire a business. I want to buy your 4510 technology company, but rest assured, as long as you're willing to sell, you won't lose money on the price. ”

Larry Ellison has long investigated the two most popular enterprise management software on the market, one is SAP from Germany, and the other is 4510 Technology Company, but he didn't expect that Zheng Yan was the founder of this company.

SAP had categorically rejected Oracle's offer to buy, so Larry Ellison had no choice but to discuss with Zheng. Larry Ellison never thought that if Zheng Yan wanted to buy Oracle, he could use money to smash it, and Oracle currently has no strength to argue with Zheng Yan.

It has to be said that Larry Ellison's proposal was somewhat sudden. Zheng Yan had long known that Oracle would embark on this path sooner or later, and would also acquire some companies to enhance his technical strength, but he never expected that he would target his 4510 technology company.

Because of Zheng Yan, 4510 Technology has always been in the leading position in enterprise management software, even if the German SAP is slightly inferior. It's just because I sold overseas licenses that I don't have a good reputation.

If you want to say that the assets of 4510 Technology Company have long been out of Zheng Yan's eyes, but Zheng Yan still has a special affection for him and has never thought of selling it. Although the company is now fully handed over to Tang Hao, Zheng Yan is still the largest shareholder of the company, and Zheng Yan believes that as long as he nods, even if Tang Hao and others are reluctant, they will agree.

"Sorry Larry, I have no intention of selling 4510 Tech. That little asset wasn't much, but it was the first company I founded with my friends, and it contained so many memories of us. We are not short of money, so there is no need to sell him. ”

Hearing Zheng Yan's answer, Larry Ellison was a little disappointed, but he didn't think about giving up. Although there are more than these two companies engaged in enterprise management software, the technology of other companies is obviously much more backward and cannot meet Oracle's needs at all.

"Zheng Yan, I know you are reluctant, if it were me, I would not be reluctant. But have you ever thought about how much money you need to invest if you want to make your company bigger? At present, Oracle has basically completed the global layout, as long as you agree, you can use Oracle's platform to promote your company's software to the world. ”

"If you are really reluctant to sell, we can also merge, so that the 4510 technology company can be regarded as a disguised retention, but your current shares have been replaced by oracle shares. ”

Defeating Microsoft has become Larry Ellison's obsession, and in his opinion, this is the fastest way to defeat Microsoft, so he doesn't want to give up easily.

In the end, Zheng Yan didn't say anything to death, and decided to think about it.