"Steve, long time no see, I didn't expect you to call me. Wozniak dragged his chubby body and pointed to the chair next to the desk, "I only have coffee here, no tea, do you want a cup?"

Jobs said nonchalantly, "Sure, thank you, what have you been up to lately?" and his eyes glanced at the iCom on Wozniak's desk.

Wozniak's fat fingers kept tapping on the keyboard, concentrating: "It's still the same, four days a week, four days a week, and the remaining three days to walk around, by the way, I bought another helicopter, do you want to experience it another day?"

The corners of Jobs' mouth twitched twice: "Which iCom are you using?"

Wozniak was interested: "Steve, listen to me, this computer is fantastic, the best computer I've ever used." Did you watch their press conference? God, if it weren't for you still in this world, I almost thought that Zack on stage was your reincarnation, you two are so similar!"

Wads had an expression of amazement, but seeing Jobs' uncertain face, he laughed twice, "I forgot, you don't seem to like to compare others to yourself." ”

Jobs said casually: "It doesn't matter, you won't see them in a few days." ”

Wozniak was stunned and surprised: "Why?"

A sneer appeared on the corner of Jobs's mouth: "They have infringed on Apple's intellectual property rights, and I have asked the legal department to collect evidence, prepare to file a lawsuit with the court, and notify the major media." ”

Wozniak blinked, "Really? I've never heard of Apple filing a similar patent with the Patent and Trademark Office." ”

Steve Jobs said, "It doesn't matter if it's not, their VP of design is from Apple, and patent attorneys can always find evidence that they infringe on our patents." ”

Wozniak opened his mouth, "You mean you don't know if they're infringing on Apple's patents? Steve, you're going too far." ”

Jobs patted Wozniak on the shoulder: "Hey, Woz, how did IBM deal with us back then?

Wozniak gave an incredulous expression: "But their patent war didn't work!Steve, since this didn't work for you back then, why do you still use it for Matrix?"

Jobs said proudly: "That's because Apple has me and you, and this garbage company called Matrix only has a yellow-skinned monkey." ”

Wozniak shook his head: "Steve, you've changed. And I've heard that Matrix has already registered a patent, and you can't win this lawsuit. ”

Jobs shrugged: "It doesn't matter if we can win or not, as long as we can have some evidence of rubbing the edges, we can apply to the court for a sales injunction against iCom, and it will be considered a victory." ”

"Even if you can't ban them from selling, let consumers know that their stuff was stolen from Apple, and that we're the king of innovation. I have to solidify the loyalty and recognition of Apple users, otherwise Apple is finished. ”

"The point of this matter is to destroy Matrix's image in the minds of consumers, and it doesn't matter if the lawsuit can be won. ”

Wozniak stood for a moment, and said in frustration: "Forget it, you can do whatever you want, what's the matter with me today? We haven't seen each other since last year's Comic-Con in Maryland, right?"

Jobs sat across from Wozniak and looked Wozniak in the eye: "Woz, I hope you can come to this year's Macalld conference." ”

Wozniak wondered, "I attend every year, and I don't need you to invite me." ”

Jobs said sincerely, "I mean, I hope you can come back to Apple and participate in this conference as Apple's technical advisor." ”

Wozniak looked puzzled: "Why? Steve, things have proven that we don't get along." ”

Jobs looked Wozniak in the eye: "Apple needs you, at least now Apple needs you." ”

Wozniak was silent, and Jobs continued: "You know, Apple is in a bad situation right now, it's worse than expected, we only have enough cash to support it for ten months, and the development of new products is far away, and even the development progress of the new OS8 so far is still a chicken feather. Frankly, at Macorld in August, I couldn't come up with anything new to tell our customers — please keep supporting Apple. ”

"Wads, I need time, Apple needs time. Jobs stared at Wozniak with hope in his eyes.

Wozniak was silent for a long time, looking directly at Jobs: "In other words, you want me to return to Apple, just to be a mascot?"

Jobs avoided Wozniak's gaze and did not speak.

Wozniak sighed slightly: "Okay, I promise you. ”

Jobs stood up excitedly and grabbed Wozniak's shoulder: "Woz, I can promise you that as long as you want, you can do this position forever, and the annual salary will not be lower than Apple's vice president level." ”

Wozniak pulled Jobs' hand away: "No need, Steve, I love Apple, if I was in it for money, I wouldn't have left Apple in the first place." ”

Jobs was stunned, and his gaze became firm: "Me too." ”

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"Sorry, Mr. Norris, Matrix has no plans to raise money recently, yes。。。。。。 Of course, no problem, Carlyle Investments is the most important partner of TinderSource, and I will definitely let you know if Matrix opens its next round of funding. Okay, that's all, goodbye. ”

Zhang Chen hung up the phone and smiled apologetically at Stangel, "I'm sorry, I've been calling too many lately, you continue." ”

Stengel laughed: "Sequoia, Carlyle, KPCB, Goldman Sachs, Morgan... You seem to have turned down all investment requests, Matrix is really hot, and it doesn't seem long before another listed company will appear on the NASDAQ or NYSE. ”

Zhang Chen smiled: "No, I won't let Matrix go public in the short term, at least not for two years." ”

Stengel showed an inquiring expression: "Oh, why? Your own main business is venture capital, and going public should be the fastest way to get returns, right?"

Zhang Chen shook his head with a smile and didn't speak, Stengel understood that Zhang Chen didn't want to tell him the real plan, so he changed the subject: "Recently, you and iCom have become the hottest topics in the IT circle, do you feel that your life has changed?"

Zhang Chen scratched his head: "Of course there is, frankly speaking, I liked this feeling of being in the limelight at first, but after a long time, I do feel that it has a great impact on my life, so I have pushed down all interviews recently, and I may go back to Huaxia to hide for a while in the near future." ”

Stangel laughed and said, "Maybe you are already a celebrity in Huaxia." ”

Zhang Chen sighed helplessly: "Yes, when my mother called me yesterday, she was still saying that our country's largest TV station wanted to do an interview with me and found my parents, and it was indeed a headache to think about it." ”

Steingel said with a smile: "But you have also gained a lot, celebrities are like this, both praise and slander, all have to bear together, by the way, recently there have been rumors that your iCom is plagiarized from Apple's design, infringing Apple's intellectual property rights, what do you think about this?"

Zhang Chen's eyes flashed: "Oh, there are such rumors?"

Stangel nodded: "Yes, Jonathan Ivy, the chief designer and vice president of Matrix, launched iCom half a year after he jumped from Apple to Matrix, which really makes people doubt this rumor." ”

Zhang Chen was calm: "All my iCom appearance patents have been reviewed by the Patent and Trademark Office a year ago, and I have obtained the official patent documents, and I reserve the right to sue the rumor-mongers for this matter." ”

"But there's news that Apple is already preparing to file a lawsuit against you," Stengel asked. Jobs bluntly said in yesterday's interview with Fox that you and Jonathan Ivey are two despicable thieves, what is your response to that?"

Zhang Chen said with a smile: "I suggest you take a look at the embarrassing Situ tonight, there will be a surprise." ”

(End of chapter)