Chapter 185: Picking Five Thorns in the Face
As we all know, Jobs is the culmination of Virgo's pickiness and nitpicking, the ultimate Virgo to the nth power, and a guy who does not leave any room for himself in order to pursue perfection, and will force his subordinates to death.
At the same time, he became famous at a young age, and after the age of 24, he never worried about money again...... This experience makes him a very conceited, extremely proud and self-confident person, as long as he is the final product, he thinks that this is the ultimate work of art.
And this G4 is a product that he led a huge team to work hard and spend more than two years to finalize.
It is also another product with a lot of significance that he launched after he returned to the helm of Apple.
First of all, it is a work that he proves to shareholders and the world.
After returning to Apple, although the iPod he launched was a great success, Apple's main business, after all, is still computers, and no matter how good the iPod is, it is also a music player.
Secondly, the G4 is also his masterpiece to save Apple's increasingly marginalized position in the computer market, and it is a heavyweight product that he has revitalized Apple's majesty.
Since its release, it has indeed been praised by everyone, the industry and the media, all of which have received rave reviews, similar to the redefinition of personal computers after the invention of the personal computer, and now Feng Yiping said lightly, "It's not that there is nothing worth improving?"
How could he take it?
So, in the face of this Oriental boy who was highly recommended by his New Year's friend, Jobs clasped his hands to his chest and stared coldly at Feng Yiping from behind his glasses, and the temperature in the office seemed to drop in an instant, "Oh." Tell me about it."
These words, he said very hard, and it was obviously the result of deliberate suppression.
"It's really new in appearance, and the overall look can be described in one word. That's cute," Feng Yiping pointed to the semi-circular base and said, "But, it's a productivity tool,"
"This kind of end product is not bad in a young and lively company like Google, and it is a better choice in the bedrooms of those young boys and girls, but I really can't imagine it. A business elite of some age uses such a cute computer to handle work, and such a picture is very discordant!"
"Speaking of this base, it may be an engineering marvel in the eyes of engineers, but even because of technical limitations. We can't integrate all the parts behind the display. Feng Yiping pointed behind the monitor and gestured, "So, can we make it look more business-like, for example, a small white square box?"
"Also, you're sure there's a hinge in the middle of it. Moving around, it will not affect the CPU, etc.? It's better to stand still than to be subjected to external forces all the time!
"Also," Feng Yiping said, pointing to the stainless steel shaft, "maybe the engineers think." It's also a big highlight, but in my opinion, its shiny silver color, and the overall white color of the computer, are very incongruous, and too complex, which also doesn't match the overall simple style of the computer."
"So, can we do this," he went straight to Steve Jobs's desk to get a pen and paper, and drew the aluminum alloy bracket that was later used by IC, "Is this design more suitable for its overall style?"
Thanks to the foundation laid by Mr. Zhu in junior high school, the sketches he is drawing now have quite good results, and they are six or seven points expressive.
Jobs took the piece of paper and saw a simple and powerful stand outlined by a few strokes, and bowed slightly.
"This is what I don't like the most," Feng Yiping said, pointing to the monitor, "Since I bought my first computer, I have been very puzzled, why all monitors have to be square? Who stipulates this? Now that I finally meet the person who produces computers, I want to ask, why is this?"
Jobs opened his mouth and didn't speak.
Feng Yiping didn't expect him to explain, "When I was in junior high school, the math teacher spent two full classes teaching us about the golden ratio, and he said that whether it is a person or a thing, only the closest to the golden ratio is the most beautiful,"
"But you look at what is the aspect ratio of this monitor? 4 to 3, close to 1 to 1,"
"Also, you just said, this is a personal computer with the best integration of software and hardware, which can process video texts, with a drive, in our domestic language, this is a multimedia computer, which should also be the development trend of personal computers, so with such software and hardware support, watching movies on it will also be a very common choice!
However, today's movies are all widescreen, and converting a widescreen movie to 4 to 3 won't it be distorted?
"So, I want to ask, why do we still produce such boxy displays? Why can't we produce some widescreens, at least, the current TV screens are all widescreens, and we can't learn from them?"
The more Feng Yiping spoke, the more energetic he became, and Jobs's eyes had changed from the original cold to bright.
Paige, who accompanied Feng Yiping, was worried that the two of them would not be able to get off the stage, but when he heard the middle, he knew that it must be no problem, so he took Feng Yiping's cup of coffee over, "Feng,"
"Yes, take a sip and take a break," Mr. Jobs said with a smile.
Not to mention, people who have always been cold suddenly become full of spring breeze, which is really infectious.
"I'm sorry," Feng Yiping took the coffee and took a sip, "It's all my personal immature opinion just now, don't you mind, G4, it's really a very classic product,"
After picking the thorns in one breath, Feng Yiping has become a good student who is humble and gentle in the traditional Chinese sense, and a little shy young man.
"Von, Page is right, you are indeed a young man who can bring surprises," Jobs patted him on the shoulder, leaning forward slightly, "Do you have any other valuable advice?"
Feng Yiping hurriedly shook his hand, "No, no, I'm talking nonsense,"
"Hehe," Jobs laughed, "come, sit, sit!"
"Steve, this is the most I've ever seen you laugh," Page said
"I laugh because I'm happy to meet a talented young man again,"
Feng Yiping knew that his appearance just now had once again impressed a celebrity and a fierce person.
He seemed to be a bit unconventional later, and he didn't want to pay attention to the hottest thing in society, so he almost never used Apple's products later, and he didn't know about Jobs, who was worshiped as a god by everyone.
In his impression, Jobs was a tyrannical, irascible guy who often couldn't get off the stage.
So he doesn't know that in a sense, Jobs is indeed that kind of person, but that's his approach to some mediocrity, if you're a genius, the way he treats you will be completely different.
Even if you confront him in front of him and make him unable to get off the stage, as long as your opinion is correct, he will change his mind immediately.
And the chase that Feng Yiping just said was to the point.
In fact, Feng Yiping's doing this was completely dominated by his experience in getting along with people.
When getting along with ordinary people, you'd better comb your hair, that is, all kinds of compliments and compliments, so that they will feel comfortable.
But for someone like Steve Jobs, who heard too much praise and chose to comb his hair, he didn't feel it at all, and in order to impress him, he had to come back and make some criticisms that were to the point.
As for why Jobs should be impressed with himself?
Don't forget, Feng Yiping spent so much energy to pick up the big leak from Corning, glass-ceramic, and if he wants to make money in the future, he has to point to Apple and Jobs.
"Feng, have you ever taken an elective in design?" asked Jobs.
"No," Feng Yiping shook his head quickly, "If there is, it's that I'm in the first year of junior high school, that is, the seventh grade here, and I studied sketching with an art teacher for two semesters,"
"That's even more rare, because you have a great talent for aesthetics and design," Mr. Jobs said.
"It's just like you," Page said, looking at the two of them.
"Hehe, it's pretty much the same," Jobs laughed.
Like Feng Yiping, he actually did not study aesthetics or design, but many of the products he hosted have become classics.
"Then Feng, what kind of design do you think is the best design?" he smiled again and asked sternly. (To be continued.) )
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