The sound of cars outside the yard naturally startled Jobs. He turned around and saw a number of black Mercedes-Benz sedans, and the one in the middle was a stretched Lincoln.
"What's going on?" Jobs thought these people were just passing by, but he saw many men in black suits getting out of the car. Each of them was tall and burly, with a particularly prominent waist, and they were obviously biubiu. He saw these people turning around one after another. The Lincoln car in the middle was surrounded, and then the door of the Lincoln car opened, and a man he knew well came out, it was Woz, and then another Asian man came out.
"Hi, Steve Jobs." Woz also saw Jobs observing them and waved loudly.
"." Jobs was speechless for a while. He had already guessed who these people were. If they could have such a posture, they could only be Woz's boss, the Hong Kong man who had always made him feel very mysterious.
It's just that for such a big boss with a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars, you just wave your hands and yell next to others, making yourself look like a primary school student. Is it really okay?
Of course, Jobs would not be so casual. He hurriedly walked down the stairs and walked over quickly.
Woz was still so casual and introduced with a smile: "Boss, this is Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs, this is my boss Eric Chen."
"Hello, Mr. Chen." Jobs acted very casually, stretched out his hand and said with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Jobs." Chen Zhiwen is also very interested in this legendary figure. Although there are many shortcomings, it is undeniable that Jobs is very good in many aspects, from the earliest personal computers to the iPod he launched for Apple in the 21st century. , iPhone, and iPad are very creative. Apple mobile phones will change the world. This sentence is indeed not empty talk, although in his previous life, Chen Zhiwen never bought an Apple mobile phone.
"It's a great honor to meet you, Mr. Chen." Jobs continued, "I wonder if there is anything I can do to help you come to me?"
Only Woz and Jobs lived here, and Woz came with him, so Chen Zhiwen's purpose of coming here was naturally for himself.
"You should be able to guess my purpose." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
Jobs was overjoyed and asked, "Mr. Chen is also interested in our computer?"
"It's better to go in and talk, it's a bit cold here." Woz said suddenly and coldly. He didn't know whether it was because he had become enlightened and knew how to entertain people, or because it was really cold.
"Let's go in first. I want to see what your computer looks like." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. It is said that later generations regarded the first batch of computers produced by the founders of Apple as historical antiques. Bidding prices have also reached hundreds of thousands of dollars, even though their functions are terrible.
Five people walked in together, namely Chen Zhiwen, Woz, Jobs and two bodyguards. These two Chinese bodyguards have always been with Chen Zhiwen, whether in Hong Kong, Germany or the United States. They will only leave unless there are special circumstances. The other bodyguards Then disperse on the spot.
"Your house is quite nice. There is a beach outside. In summer, there should be a lot of bikini beauties, right?" After entering the villa, Chen Zhiwen saw the sea view outside through the balcony glass and said with a smile.
"There are quite a few." Woz smiled awkwardly and said.
"Many beauties also came over to borrow the bathroom. Woz is so lucky!" Jobs acted very casually, not at all nervous like ordinary entrepreneurs when meeting investors.
"There are quite a few, but, I" Woz was a little helpless, but didn't know how to speak.
"Yes, seize the opportunity and be more confident. Woz, you have to remember that you are a person worth tens of millions in the future. As long as you are confident, you don't need to chase girls." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile: "The last thing High-level prey is often the hunter."
Many scientific research or technical personnel in the United States generally do not talk to girls, just like in the most famous American TV series "The Big Bang Theory" in later generations, but these people are actually the best men, but girls prefer to talk sweetly. of.
But as long as it reaches a certain level, it will naturally be the opposite.
"Then what should I do?" Woz said, touching his messy hair.
"Go get a haircut, kick off your beard, and then I'll give you a Mercedes-Benz sports car." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said, "Let's go and see your computer."
"This way." Jobs quickly pointed the direction. He had long known that Woz's boss was a very generous person, but giving a Mercedes-Benz sports car to him was too generous. However, it was also good for him. The more generous the other party was, the more generous he would be. The easier it is to get investment for your project!
Several people quickly arrived at the study room on the second floor. As soon as Chen Zhiwen walked in, he saw two "computers" on the desk. There was a small monitor at the back, several buttons below the monitor, and a The motherboard has no protection or a box to cover it, and there is a standard keyboard at the front.
The entire structure can be said to be very simple, but Chen Zhiwen knows that this is the starting point of the future trillion-dollar market. Personal computers and the related industries they can bring will completely change human living habits.
"This is our latest APPLE-1 personal computer." Jobs said very excitedly: "I believe the future belongs to personal computers. Imagine what a huge market this is, at least tens of billions of dollars."
Woz on the side quickly packed up the tools next to the computer. Chen Zhiwen came here as a surprise, and the entire study table was still quite messy.
"APPLE?" Chen Zhiwen asked: "Have you established a company?"
"No, but I am going to name my company this because I think the emergence of the personal computer is as great as Newton's discovery of gravity through Apple 300 years ago." Jobs said straightforwardly.
"What can this computer do now?" Chen Zhiwen asked curiously.
Although he was not very familiar with the development history of Apple, he remembered that the birth of Apple should be in 1976. Either Jobs and others had started the business in 1975, or his own appearance had changed a certain amount of history, especially Woz. , because of working for himself, he has gained a lot of wealth, and it is estimated that it has also accelerated the development of new computers.
Of course, Chen Zhiwen was familiar with the computers of later generations, but at the earliest they were the big-ass computers in Internet cafes in the 1990s. Those before that, even those before Windows, had no idea about them.
This aspect is obviously Woz's strength. He walked to the computer and said while operating: "Eric, look here, it."
As a technician, Woz was very excited about computers and kept introducing the various functions of this personal computer. Jobs on the side was obviously very familiar with it, but Chen Zhiwen, on the other hand, was completely confused after listening for a while. Confused, how does he know any DOS commands? After Woz typed on the keyboard, a bunch of codes appeared on the screen, and he couldn't understand what they meant.
After about ten minutes, Woz stopped still, looked back at Chen Zhiwen, and asked, "Eric, what do you think of this?"
"I only understand a little bit, so in the computer field, I don't understand and I can't comment. But from the perspective of ordinary consumers, this is totally unacceptable." Chen Zhiwen said.
"Why?" Jobs asked anxiously. Did he still expect Chen Zhiwen to invest in his project? Unexpectedly, this was the ending that was waiting for me.
Chen Zhiwen walked to the opposite side of the desk. There was a color TV here. He pressed it lightly and saw that the TV began to glow brightly and quickly entered a channel. Then Chen Zhiwen turned the knob on the TV and changed several in a while. station, came back, pointed at the color TV and said: "Look, as long as I turn on the TV and adjust it to a channel, I can watch it. But tell me, I won't be able to watch the bunch of data that Woz just entered. Do you know what to do?”
"If you don't understand DOS commands, you won't be able to use the computer. However, we can put together a set of the simplest learning methods. Most people can master the usage in just a few days of study." Woz explained.
"It can only be said that these are office supplies for civilian use. Real civilian products should be able to learn the most basic use within a few minutes, just like ordinary household appliances." Chen Zhiwen said.
Jobs couldn't help but frowned and said: "Simplification is natural, but it is impossible to make it the same as a TV. In terms of functions, computers have too many functions, and they are much better than TVs."
"And doesn't it also take a long time to learn about cars?" Woz added next to him.
"A car is actually very simple. The premise is that you can drive. It has a steering wheel, a brake and a gas pedal. The rest are just assists." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said, "So, if you really want to make it suitable for everyone, If a computer is used, its operation must be made very simple, so simple that an ordinary person like me can perform the most basic operations in just a few minutes. Only in this way can it be popularized. Otherwise, you are just doing it with Wang An Computer is just trying to grab the commercial market."
"That's a great idea," Jobs said, frowning.
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