There is no doubt that Jobs is a legend of this era!

Compared with Oracle, Microsoft, Dell and other companies of the same era, Apple, led by Steve Jobs, is an epoch-making enterprise that has truly changed the way of life of people all over the world.

It's just that in the summer of 2000, Jobs was still too far from a legend.

Even in front of him, a young man who was more than twenty years younger than him, he couldn't find any sense of superiority.

In terms of wealth, Donne's net worth is close to $7 billion, ranking among the top 60 on the global Forbes rich list. And what about Jobs? His entire net worth is now less than $1 billion, let alone the world's richest list, and he can't even enter the top 60 of the North American rich list.

In terms of status, the gap is even greater. Don't look at Jobs as the founder of Apple, but he holds a very small share of Apple stock, and Donn is Apple's largest shareholder.

On Influence...... There is no comparison.

Don's influence is world-class, not to mention his involvement in the field of capital, his films alone can influence a generation. In contrast, Jobs also has a little reputation in Silicon Valley, and no one knows this middle-aged uncle who is not good-looking.

To avoid detection, Don dressed very casually, wearing a cap and dressed like a high school student.

But even so, Jobs did not have the slightest carelessness.

Although he has been working in Silicon Valley all year round, he is also half of Hollywood.

Steve Jobs is the chairman and CEO of Pixar, and more than $800 million of his $1 billion in assets are Pixar stocks.

So he has heard some secrets about Hollywood.

Jobs had a bad relationship with Disney's Michael Eisner, both of whom were power-hungry types who wanted to keep everything in their hands.

At the beginning, Pixar and Disney cooperated, and the two sides negotiated very smoothly and signed a contract stipulating that Pixar would produce 5 animated films in the future, which would be distributed by Disney.

But after the contract was signed, Jobs fell out with Michael Eisner.

Michael Eisner bluntly said that Pixar's animated characters are pitiful, because they are all computer-made, bloodless, and soulless, and Jobs naturally did not give an inch, and he satirized Disney's continuous animation sequels, which are smelly, long, and boring.

But even so, Pixar still has to cooperate with Disney.

In Hollywood, Jobs's strength in front of Michael Eisner is a tiger who has to lie down!

So Jobs knew Michael Eisner very well, this guy was stubborn and ruthless, strong-willed, and disrespectful, and no one wanted to go against him in Hollywood.

But in this case, the young Hollywood newcomer Donn Walker boldly challenged Disney!

Not only a challenge, but also a success!

In the box office market of the summer file, "Spider-Man" crushed "Sixty Seconds of Speed", which is the focus of recent entertainment reports.

Jobs is an artist, he likes film art, and he has a relationship with Pixar, so it is natural that he pays special attention to the dynamics of Hollywood. For Done Walker, he has a heartfelt admiration and appreciation!

When he was 21 years old, he founded Apple, but because of his age, experience, connections, etc., he was quickly kicked out of the game by Apple. So he understands very well how difficult it is for young people to start a business.

Isn't Google, an emerging high-tech company that is now collectively favored by the three major rating agencies, also encountered such a situation?

Google was just getting better, and the two young founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, were cut by investors and invited Eric Schmidt, Apple's former director, to lead the company with more experienced managers.

Although Donn did not vote against it, he did not endorse Larry Page and Sergey Brin, which is equivalent to his endorsement of the more experienced Eric Schmidt.

Many times, behind ageism is a concern about the ability of the other person.

But there are always exceptions!

Done Walker, who is only 22 years old this year, has no concerns about this. Towne Capital and Towne Pictures are both his private companies. Moreover, the continuous success has also allowed him to form an absolute authority within the company.

In Los Angeles in the evening, there was a line of flaming red clouds in the sky, and Donn and Jobs walked side by side on the Golden Gate Bridge, listening to the sound of the whistle and the rolling of the waves under their feet.

Jobs was the first to speak, and he pointed to the two bodyguards behind him, "Do they usually follow like this?"

Don sighed, "The stock market crash continues, and some people ...... Always take precautions. ”

Jobs smiled, "Also, in the past three months, 17 people have jumped off this bridge. ”

"Ahem!"

Don shuddered, his face a little embarrassed.

Jobs glanced at him, "If you can save this bubble crisis, you don't have to hire bodyguards, I think the federal government will send agents to protect you 24 hours a day." ”

Don smiled bitterly: "Save the bubble crisis? Steve, you let me make a movie, let me do finance...... I really don't understand. ”

"Don't understand?" Jobs turned his head to look at him with a smile, "I see that your Don Capital has been investing quite a bit recently." ”

Tang En shook his head without shame and said, "No, the industry I invested in...... If you study carefully, you will find that it is all related to movies. ”

"Something to do with movies?" Jobs' eyes flashed with suspicion, "I can understand that you are taking a stake in Hasbro, it is a strategic alliance." But you invest in Google, and it's also related to the movie?"

Donn smiled: "Google is a search company, and I am very optimistic about the future of the Internet." Just imagine, if the movies produced by Down Pictures will become a hot word in Internet searches in the future, the market reaction will be no less than tens of millions of dollars in publicity costs. ”

Jobs' expression was indifferent, not believing it at all, "What about the company? This is also related to the movie?"

"Of course!" Don said calmly, "That's an online payment company." As I said, I'm very optimistic about the future of the Internet, and the situation where movie fans are queuing up to buy tickets at the cinema right now is terrible. I think the future world must be online transactions, which can greatly save the time of queuing to buy tickets. ”

Jobs glanced at Donn in surprise, his face surprised.

This kid, no wonder he has been successful repeatedly, no wonder Wall Street has praised him a lot, and he really has a unique vision!

Now, when it comes to movie Internet companies, only Amazon's IMDB is more well-known, and several unknown small companies such as Rotten Tomatoes are also aimed at the reputation of movie ratings.

Tang En can keenly see the trend of online ticket purchase in the future, and this alone is enough to qualify as an investor in Silicon Valley.

Jobs stretched out his hand to Donn, made a gesture of please, then stood on the edge of the bridge, leaned on the railing, looked at the vast sea below, took a deep breath, and asked, "What about Apple? I'm the chairman of Apple, I'm sorry, I really didn't know that the current Apple could have anything to do with movies." ”

Don also leaned on the railing, turned his head to look at him with a smile, "Of course Apple and the movie can't get in the way, but ...... I bought so many Apple shares for the movies. ”

"I want to hear about it!"

"Apple has nothing to do with movies, but Apple's chairman and CEO have something to do with movies, right?"

Tang En faced the refreshing and fishy sea breeze, as if smiling but not smiling, exuding a kind of calmness that was very inconsistent with his age.

Jobs was immediately shocked, his face showed a little surprise, even panic, and blurted out: "Your purpose is Pixar!"