Steve Jobs was stunned: "Jill, this can't be. ”

"Steve, frankly, a lot of people have told me to watch out for you, you're always looking to get back to Apple, and if you come back, you'll be a threat to me, but I don't think so now. ”

Amelio put on a confident expression, "Steve, Apple needs you now, and it needs me even more." I know very well your place in the hearts of Apple supporters, and if you can go back to Apple, even if we don't launch any new products and make any improvements at the Autumn Conference, it will still make supporters look forward to us, and Apple will not collapse anytime soon, buying us time. And if you don't go back to Apple, and we choose NeXT and can't launch a new Macintosh at the fall conference, the pessimism in the market will destroy Apple. As Apple's CEO, I can't take that risk. ”

"So, I will only agree to buy NeXT if you come back, otherwise, I will choose Be, and you don't want to see Luis Garsi continue to be so arrogant, right?"

The more Amelio spoke, the more he felt that the idea was really great, and although there was a certain risk to himself, it was the best way to solve the current dilemma.

Apple needs to change, it needs to have major surgery, and only the person in front of him can buy him time.

As the spiritual leader of Apple supporters around the world, Jobs can make many fans excited if he can return to Apple, even if it is only in the role of an advisor.

It's best if he's only in the role of an advisor, Amelio thought to himself.

Jobs shook his head gloomily: "Jill, you know, I can't go back, Apple is a mess now, and my Pixar is running very well now。。。。。。 ”

Amelio interrupted Jobs, "Steve, I know, so if you go back to Apple, you can pick and choose any position you want, and you can even do no specific work." Of course, you can't pick my place, haha. "Amelio told a joke that he thought was ridiculous.

In Amelio's view, Pixar, which has a market value of more than $2 billion, is far more worthy of Jobs' efforts than the sunset apples.

Jobs hesitated: "Jill, I still suggest that you just buy NeXT, going back to Apple is not a good choice for me." ”

Amelio said earnestly: "Steve, this way, you think about it first, but you need to get back to me as soon as possible, we don't have much time." ”

Jobs nodded, "Okay, I'll think about it seriously." ”

"Jill, are you going to be crazy!? Jobs is going to ruin us!" Pat Sharp, Apple's vice president, yelled at Amelio excitedly.

Amelio held his big belly: "Hey, Pat, don't get so excited, this matter is not that serious." ”

Pat Sharp made an exaggerated expression: "Oh, dear Jill, I've been working at Apple for more than sixteen years, and I've worked with Steve Jobs for more than five years, this guy is a villain, and I must warn you that this is a very dangerous personnel appointment for you and me!"

Amelio smiled, and his chubby right hand pressed twice: "Pat, you sit down first." Listen to me, do you think Steve Jobs' return to Apple means that I will be defeated by him? You are wrong, every card in my hand is bigger than his, I just want to use his influence to save this company, we are each taking what we need. ”

Pat Sharp looked at Amelio incomprehensibly: "Jill, you're completely bewitched by this guy, oh damn it, I should have thought a long time ago, how powerful that guy's reality-bending force field is!"

Amelio felt that Pat Sharp was a little nervous: "Hey, Pat, listen, you look up to Jobs, and you look down on me. First, I am the CEO of Apple, and I have the power to kill Steve Jobs in Apple's internal position, and if I find out that he has bad intentions, I will exercise my CEO power to ensure that his attempt does not succeed. And if he returns to Apple, I am his great benefactor back to Apple, will he take revenge?"

"Second, the support of the board. It was at the behest of Apple's board of directors that I made the switch from the national semiconductor company to Apple. Amelio smiled proudly, "In the few years I have been in the national semiconductor, I have rescued this company that has been losing money for many years and is on the verge of bankruptcy. Apple's board of directors valued my management ability to save the crisis, which is why it gave me such a high salary and delegated almost all authority. And Steve Jobs, I admit he was a great entrepreneur, but he wasn't a successful manager, otherwise he wouldn't have been kicked out of Apple by Scully in the first place. ”

"Third, are you really going to be the slightest bit wary of Jobs' return? Stephen Gary Wozniak has promised to return to Apple as my special adviser, and the two of them can keep each other in check. And next week I'll nominate Heidi Royson as vice president, and her dislike for Steve Jobs is well known throughout the company. The most important thing," Amelio suddenly looked at Pat Sharp emotionally, "the most important thing is that you management, you are all my good partners, and in Apple's twenty years of life, you all know too well about Jobs's personality, and will only support me, not him, right?"

Pat Sharp sighed, and he admitted that Amelio had some truth in what he said, especially the appointment of Heidi, which showed that Amelio was not unwary of Jobs.

In this case, it is really difficult for Jobs to regain control of Apple.

But Pat Sharpe's worries are undiminished, and unlike Amelio, he is one of the people who has seen Jobs' incredible "reality warping force field".

This guy seems to have a mission to create miracles.

Seeing that Amelio had made up his mind, Pat Sharp sighed, "Alright, Jill. Now that you've decided, I have nothing more to say. But you have to be careful, Jobs is far more scary than you think. ”

Amelio smiled, as if he had a chance to win.

San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Palo Alto "Heartbeat" Cafe.

John Doerr picked up the coffee in front of him, looked at the boy who was almost thirty years younger than himself and smiled: "Zack, I really didn't expect your Tinder Source to grow so fast." However, a word of advice to you, in this business, there are always more risks than opportunities. Learning to find the right partner to share the risk is the best survival strategy. ”

John Doerr took an elegant sip of coffee and said with a smile: "In the Amazon case, are you interested in working together once?"

(End of chapter)