Chapter 61: Fundraising Dinner (2)

"As time goes on, computer technology will only update faster and faster. Think about it, gentlemen. How did we think about making the computer have a little more space in the 1970s? But now, running There is no difficulty in a complicated operating system! If Mr. Clinton's information highway can be realized, it will be an unprecedented innovation, so the IT industry will definitely be the best investment target in the future! "Middle-aged man talked bluntly, from him The look of excitement can be seen, if he said this in the auditorium, his body language would be very rich.
"But at present, except for a few companies with good prospects, such as Microsoft; many companies have more or less problems, such as Apple." Those who said this were obviously bad intentions.
"This is normal. The current CEO of Apple may be quite clever in business, but he has no specific plan for technical updates." The middle-aged man replied calmly.
"But we are all very clear that after the release of win3.0, Microsoft has basically established its monopoly position." The other party did not intend to let him go, a voice inserted at this time: "Each company has its own In this direction, Microsoft is following the path of civilian popularization, so Apple can follow the path of high-end elites. "
There was a gleam of light in the eyes of the middle-aged man, and he immediately turned to look at the person who said it. It was a young man in his early twenties, with bright dark eyes, slightly curly brown hair, and a height of about 6 feet made his erect figure look slender, and with a decent suit, he was smiling with a temperament.
"Hello, Steve Jobs, my name is Adrian Cowell." The young man reached out to the middle-aged man.
"Hello Mr. Cowell," Steve shook hands with him, "I'm glad to meet you."
He didn't ask the other party's career, and it was either rich or expensive to be able to attend such a banquet, but his tone was inevitable with a little pride. Normal, if not, he would not be Steve Jobs.
It's just that Adrian frowned. "Frankly, I don't like you, Mr. Jobs."
This is the truth. In the past life, because of certain things, he knew a little bit about the dark history of Jobs, the founder of Apple. To put it simply, he was weird, arrogant, and arbitrary. He liked to take the achievements of others as his own, even private. The daughter refused to admit it. Especially the two issues of arrogance and arbitrariness. If he hadn't offended all the board members, he would not have been kicked out of Apple yet.
Therefore, he did not like this person very much in the previous life. But now it ’s different. After rebirth, Adrian is similar to Jobs in some places. It is inevitable that there is something like "smelly like". More importantly, although this guy has many problems, his commercial talent is Few people stand by. If he hadn't been kicked out of Apple a few years ago, the war between Apple and Microsoft wouldn't know who would laugh to the end.
For Adrian, who knows the future, Jobs has a lot of things he wants. If the operation is good, the benefits will be very important to supplement his plan, so it is not too much to have a good relationship now. ,therefore……
不过 "However, there are no perfect people in this world. There are good and bad sides, so if you don't like it, you should have some respect." Adrian continued with a smile.
This disguised compliment suddenly made Jobs' frowning eyebrows stretch out, nodded slightly and raised his chin: "It is true."
"I'm a director, a new director, but I also run media and investment companies with friends," Adrian continued. "Mr. Clinton's concept of the information superhighway has given us a lot of new ideas. If it can be successfully set up, I believe that it will open a new door for the media industry. In addition, we have all graduated from Stanford and are relatively familiar with the situation in Silicon Valley. Therefore, I am optimistic about the investment in the IT industry. Came over the conversation, hoping that it didn't bother you. "
"No no no, of course not," the eyes behind Jobs's lens lit up, "I have to say, you and your friends are very far-sighted, Mr. Cowell, the development of the IT industry has never been as rapid as it is now ... "
Followed by a long story, although the current IT industry has been analyzed from a global perspective, but more is still selling his own NeXT computer company. The company was created after he was kicked out of Apple, and his main business is developing new computer technology.
德里 Adrian couldn't help but have a ridiculous feeling. In previous lives, he had heard the saying: Jobs propagated in his autobiography. The reason why he succeeded was related to his seizing opportunities to sell himself anytime and anywhere. It seems that this statement is still quite credible. Frankly, if he doesn't know what the future looks like, maybe he will be really impressed by Jobs. This guy's eloquence is absolutely first-rate, more than just at the fundraising dinner. Clinton will also speak.
"Thank you for the commentary, Steve, my friends and I will consider your suggestion." After Jobs's lengthy speech, Adrian quickly took over the words, so as not to keep talking.
"I believe you will make a wise choice, Adrian." Jobs nodded without saying a word.
那么 "So ..." Adrian now looked at Crowder in the distance, "I think I must leave, and I will contact you later when I have time."
He said that he took out his business card and handed it to Jobs. Jobs also gave Adrian his own business card, and then clicked and separated.
After some conversation, it was still a bit of a gain, at least two people have directly called each other's name. But for the time being, it will take a few more years to further deepen the relationship, at which time the good things in Jobs' hands will be valuable. Of course, Adrian wouldn't say that to Claude.
"He is a business genius. Yes, he was very arrogant in the early 80s. That was normal. Few people became billionaires in their early 20s. It is not easy to stay awake, so it is also frustrated. Normal, "Adrian said in a RV on the way back." At least Jobs didn't get so helpless, so I think he's a worthy subject. Remember, 'the icing on the cake' is never better than 'giving charcoal in the snow'! "
哦 "Oh, please, don't you speak Chinese to me? I have a headache when I think of those square characters," Crowd called out, "I know what you mean, so be it."
"Well, let's talk about another thing," Adrian changed the subject. "How is the situation of the foreign trade company? Time is running out, and the Soviet Union can support it for another half a year at most."
"Really?" Crowd raised an eyebrow. "Sure?"
"No, this is just my own inference." Adrian knew what he was asking.
"Don't worry, I'll make arrangements, Ed." Crowder thought about it and then added: "In fact, I've made arrangements, and after that night's discussion I started to analyze and then develop Made a plan. "
计划 "Plan? What kind of plan?" Adrian suddenly became interested.
嗯 "Well ... forget it, let's talk about it when it's finished," Claude said after thinking about it, "I was going to give you a huge surprise."
巨大 "A huge surprise? Well, then I'll wait." Adrian didn't ask much.
After a few minutes he frowned again: "What are you looking at, Crow?"
"Of course I'm watching ..." He laughed at Claude who watched him for a long while. "Does your more than a month's grandma's life in London have any effect on you-but judging by your performance tonight, you have not change."
"Shut up, Crow! I said, you're welcome to speak like this again!" Adrian threatened immediately.
"Okay, okay, I said nothing," Claude laughed. "You haven't really changed at all, Ed."
He rolled his eyes, and Adrian looked out the window. change? Of course not, although during the time when Emma was always entangled in London, Adrian almost thought he had changed, but when he returned to Los Angeles, he knew that he was himself and he knew what he wanted. It's also clear how to get ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Democrat's fund-raising dinner to participate once, mainly to observe whether the highway proposed by Clinton is biased. Adrian was not interested in politics, and these things were left to Claude.
After that, Adrian immediately went into the later stage of "Shawshank's Redemption". To be honest, the studio's editors are still good, but their understanding of the film is far worse than Adrian. Coupled with the compression time as much as possible when shooting, few shots and very messy, almost no one can figure out the order of these shots.
Although Adrian gave guidance through videophone when he was in London, it was not a substitute for editing the film himself, so what he saw when he returned to Los Angeles was a basic storyline that made the transition clear but very rigid. Finished product. Facing this situation, Adrian had to make adjustments by himself.
Fortunately, as he had previously expected, it is easier to modify than to create from scratch. It took about a week or so to edit the Shawshank Redemption. Then I spent another week dealing with the piecemeal post-production work, such as adding the soundtrack-Thomas Newman's soundtrack and memories are completely different, but equally wonderful; or contact a few lead actors to do the voice work- — This must be overseen by Adrian.
Finally, two weeks later, "Redemption of Shawshank" is basically completed, and the rest is trial, distribution and publicity, especially the publicity work, which is very important because the goal of this film is very clear, that is, towards the Academy Awards Go.
"It will be my ticket to the Oscars next year," Adrian said to Lafferne at the time.
(I want to go down the new book list, and ask for more votes ~)