San Francisco Bay Area, St. John's Sanatorium.

This nursing home, which is affiliated with a private medical institution, has a great reputation throughout the United States, and Steve Jobs temporarily transferred to it after his condition stabilized after returning from India.

When Ronan came over, Laurenna Jobs came specifically to greet him at the door of the nursing home.

"Is Steve better?" Ronan asked with concern.

Laurena Jobs led the way, saying as she walked, "The situation has stabilized. She smiled and said, "Thank you for coming to visit him." ”

Ronan politely said, "Yes, Steve and I are both friends and partners. ”

Laurena Jobs didn't say anything more and walked towards a quiet compound with Ronan.

Just as he wouldn't be stupid enough to persuade Steve Jobs not to go to India, Ronan didn't have any idea of trying to persuade Laurena Jobs.

Ronan knows very well that the woman who can make the scumbag Qiao gang leader like him willing to marry is definitely not an ordinary person.

Needless to say, the great achievements of the Qiao gang leader, after all, "everyone on the earth knows", but he also has a strange side, and not only wonderful, in the world of feelings, he is simply an out-and-out scumbag, a man and a control freak.

Laurenna Jobs, destined to be the richest woman in Silicon Valley in the future.

Frankly, if a woman didn't have a lot of power, she wouldn't have so much, whether it was property or the legendary Steve Jobs.

Entering the courtyard, Steve Jobs was sitting in a chair under the promenade, he was in good spirits, but he looked a lot thinner.

"Steve. Laurenna's voice was loud: "Ronan is here." ”

Ronan listened to the roar-like shouts, looked at Laurenna and Jobs curiously, and was a little curious about how the two got along.

Jobs beckoned to Ronan: "Ronan, come and talk." ”

Lorenna smiled embarrassedly at Ronan and said, "You talk, I'll prepare a snack." ”

"Thank you. Ronan saw that he turned away and walked down the corridor to Jobs: "Good morning, Steve. ”

Jobs shook Ronan's hand, beckoned him to sit casually, and said, "How do you have time to come?"

Ronan leaned back in his chair and said, "My old friend is sick, so I have to come and see him." ”

"I'm afraid I'm going to die now?" Jobs said as directly and unpleasantly as ever, "and then it affects your investment in Relativity Entertainment." ”

In the face of such a Jobs, Ronan did not deny either: "Steve, we are tied together now. ”

Even though Jobs was seriously ill, he still tried to control the initiative: "Rest assured, even if I die, Apple will still follow the current path, and Pixar Studios will still carry out the established deal plan with Relativity Entertainment." ”

He glanced at the courtyard door: "I have already talked to Lorenna, and even if there is an unforeseen situation, she will carry out our plan." ”

Ronan thought of Laurena and asked, "Steve, you're very happy. ”

"Of course, Laurenna is my tigress. Steve Jobs was unstoppable: "I flew to the sky with happiness." ”

He made no secret of this: "The happiness of me and Laurena is something that a bachelor like you can't experience." ”

Ronan smiled but didn't say anything.

As if to show off, Jobs said, "There have been happy days and sad days between us, but there have never been bad days." ”

Ronan really didn't know how to answer, so that Jobs, who often talked about ** and once described the Windows operating system in development in front of Bill Gates, as "this is a piece of", said such things, Laurenna Jobs is really not ordinary.

Of course, in the media and circles, rumors about Lorenna's scheming are also endless.

For example, Laurenna's college roommate said in the media that Laurenna's first encounter with Jobs was carefully planned and so on.

But at the level of Ronan and Jobs, I don't think it's going to be a problem.

For a good and powerful person, scheming and means are never a derogatory term.

Steve Jobs quickly turned the subject back: "Pixar Studios is already recognized as the number one in the industry, and I hope you don't mess up in the future." ”

Ronan said naturally: "I paid such a big price, of course, I want Pixar Studios to continue to be strong." ”

"Don't underestimate Disney Animation Studios, they have a lot of background, and once they get used to it, they can catch up at any time," Jobs said. ”

No one knows this better than Ronan, who once experienced a metamorphosis in Disney's animated films and became even more powerful.

"It's not easy for them to catch up if they're too far behind. Ronan said, "Disney Animation Studios ......"

Jobs naturally answered: "To weaken Disney as much as possible." ”

Ronan understood Jobs' feud with Disney and asked, "Can't let it go?"

Jobs asked rhetorically: "Ten years of exploitation, if it were you, can you let go?" He reminded again: "Don't forget what you said." ”

Ronan smiled: "A Disney that is constantly chaotic, not in the interests of Relativistic Entertainment?"

"I can understand that you're investing in Pixar Studios. Jobs grabbed the arm of his chair and asked, "Why do you continue to invest in Apple?"

Ronan was not surprised by Jobs' problem, saying: "At first, I thought Steve Jobs was worth investing in, but then I learned that Apple has a plan to develop a smartphone......

Instead of going on, he asked, "Steve, why do you have to take a stake in Netflix?"

Steve Jobs glanced at Ronan and said slowly: "I am convinced that mobile intelligence represents the future. He stretched out his palm and gestured to the appearance of a mobile phone: "In the future, social networking, music, audio-visual, entertainment, and even finance and stocks can be operated through such a small terminal." Your Netflix network is the Internet company that best meets my expectations for the future, and like Apple, it represents the future!

Ronan smiled, "Steve, we're actually the same kind of people, so you don't need me to give you a reason anymore, right?"

Jobs also smiled: "I really don't need it." ”

It is a company that not only pays attention to Internet interactive entertainment, but also focuses on mobile terminals, and is still an industry leader, except for Netflix, there is no other company.

Ronan glanced at his watch and said, "You need to rest, I won't bother for long." ”

Jobs didn't hold back, and stood up to see off the guests: "Ronan, I'm a small-minded person, if you want me to live longer, let Disney continue to be chaotic." ”

Maybe Jobs had such and such problems, but seeing things very clearly, Ronan certainly hoped that Jobs would live a few more years, and responded: "I like a Disney that continues to be chaotic and weak." ”

So, in a short period of time, he and Steve Jobs have many of the same interests.

As for the long term, then don't think too much about it, Jobs is suffering from pancreatic cancer after all.

Ronan left the nursing home, went on another trip to Netflix, and returned to Los Angeles the same day.

The next day, he met George Clint and John Waters, who had made an appointment with him, at the Relativity Building.

The "garbage pope" of the director's circle is the opposite of the most famous character in his works, thin and scary.

The two exchanged a few words, and Ronan went straight to the point: "John, I want to confirm one thing first, according to my understanding, the opera adaptation of "Hairspray" New Line Pictures is also involved, is the copyright clear?"

John Waters is not a newcomer to Hollywood, of course he understood what Ronan meant, and immediately said: "I was first ready to cooperate with New Line Pictures for this project, and I submitted this project to New Line Pictures since two years ago, and Robert Shea also promised to invest, but I waited for two years, and New Line Pictures has refused to fulfill its promise. ”

He seemed a little emotional, talking extremely fast and a little excited: "Last week, I went to see Robert Shea again, but he said that all the money from New Line Pictures was put into 'The Golden Compass', and asked me to wait another year. I'm fed up and don't want to wait any longer, just in time to see Relativity Entertainment's "Mamma Mia", you are very well funded, and you also have guarantees in the shooting and production of singing and dancing movies......"

Having said all this, John Waters' words never hit the nail on the head.

Ronan had no choice but to ask again, "The copyright is in your hands?"

"Yes, I can guarantee that. John Waters finally replied: "I was looking for money to shoot the 1988 film, and the copyright has always been in my hands, and when I adapted the opera, I tried my best to keep the copyright in order to make the movie." ”

Ronan said: "I declare in advance that if you cooperate with Relativity Entertainment, the movie copyright must be owned by Relativity Entertainment, you are an old man in the industry and know the conventions in the industry. ”

"I understand. John Waters said, "But you have to buy it out at a reasonable price. ”

Ronan said: "I won't talk about the buyout first, let's talk about your project." ”

John Waters asked, "Have you read my plan and script?" Seeing Ronan nod, he added, "In a small apartment in the slums of Baltimore, I was lying in bed and created this story. I used to watch the local TV dance show, 'The Buddy Dean Show,' and I was quickly hooked, and at that time, like all white kids, I was always listening to black music in the dark, and we were able to listen to three black radio stations. ”

He thought for a moment and said, "I believe this will be a film that resonates, interesting and at the same time, it also focuses on some social issues, but I will never talk about big truths." What I'm going to make here is that there's never been a fat girl on the 'Buddy Dean Show' in real life, which is why I created the heroine. For me, a fat girl like the heroine, is a doomed person whose dream is to dance on television to represent the aspirations of everyone who is discriminated against. ”

Ronan thought a lot about anti-discrimination as a good subject, especially in the North American film market in the next few years.