King of Hollywood

"As time goes by, computer technology will only get faster and faster. Think about it, gentlemen, how many ways did we think of in the 1970s to make the computer have a little more space? But now, running There is no difficulty in complex operating systems! If Mr. Clinton’s information superhighway can be realized, it will be an unprecedented innovation, so the IT industry is definitely the best investment target in the future!” The middle-aged man talked eloquently, from his It can be seen from the excited expression that if he said these words in the auditorium, his body language would definitely 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." The person who said this obviously has bad intentions.

"This is normal. The current CEO of Apple may be quite skilled in management, but he doesn't have any specific plans for technology updates." The middle-aged man replied calmly.

"But we all know that after the release of win3.0, Microsoft has basically established its own monopoly." The other party did not intend to let him go, and a voice interjected at this time: "Every company has its own In the direction of Microsoft, Microsoft is taking the route of popularizing the common people, so Apple can take the route of high-end elites.”

There was a gleam of light in the eyes of the middle-aged man, and he immediately turned his head to look at the person who made the sound. He was a young man in his early twenties, with a pair of bright black eyes and slightly curly brown hair. His height of about 6 feet made his tall and straight figure look slender. With a decent suit, he smiled and was quite temperamental.

"Hi, Mr. Steve Jobs, I'm Adrian Cowell." The young man held out his hand to the middle-aged man.

"Hello, Mr. Cowell," Steve shook his hand, "nice to meet you."

He didn't ask about the other party's occupation. Those who can participate in this kind of banquet are either rich or noble, but there is inevitably a little pride in his tone. That's normal, and he wouldn't be Steve Jobs if he didn't.

However, Adrian's next sentence made him frown: "Frankly speaking, I don't like you, Mr. Jobs."

This is the truth. In his previous life, because of certain things, he had some understanding of the black history of Jobs, the founder of Apple. Simply put, he was eccentric, arrogant, and arbitrary. The birth daughter refused to admit it. Especially the two issues of arrogance and arbitrariness. If he hadn't offended all the board members at the beginning, he would not have been kicked out of Apple.

Therefore, in his previous life, he really didn't like this person very much. But it’s different now. The reborn Adrian is similar to Jobs in some ways, and it’s unavoidable that there is a sense of “smell similarity”. More importantly, although this guy has many problems, his business talent is. Few people stand shoulder to shoulder. If he hadn't been kicked out of Apple a few years ago, the war between Apple and Microsoft doesn't know who will have the last laugh.

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 an exaggeration to build a good relationship now. ,therefore……

"However, there is no perfect person in this world. There are good sides and bad sides, so whether you like it or not, you still have to have the respect you deserve." Adrian continued with a smile.

This disguised compliment immediately made Jobs' frown relax, he nodded and raised his chin slightly: "That's true."

"I'm a director, a newly promoted director, but at the same time I run a media company and an investment company with my friends," Adrian continued, "Mr. Clinton's concept of the information superhighway gave us a lot of new ideas, If it can be built smoothly, I believe it will open a new door for the media industry. In addition, we all graduated from Stanford and have a relatively good understanding of the situation in Silicon Valley, so we are optimistic about investing in the IT industry. I just heard you The conversation came over, I hope I didn't disturb you."

"No, no, of course not," Jobs' eyes behind the glasses lit up, "I have to say, you and your friend are very far-sighted, Mr. Cowell, the development of the IT industry has never been as fast as it is now... "

Followed by a long speech, although he analyzed the current IT industry from an overall perspective, but he was still promoting his own NeXT computer company. The company he created after he was kicked out of Apple, the main business is to develop new computer technology.

Adrian couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous. In his previous life, he had heard such a statement: Jobs publicized in his autobiography that his success was not unrelated to his seizing the opportunity to sell himself anytime and anywhere. Looking at it now, this statement is still quite credible. Frankly speaking, if he didn’t know what the future will look like, he might really be impressed by Jobs. Clinton, who gave a speech, would still say it.

"Thank you for your explanation, Steve. My friends and I will consider your suggestion." After Jobs finished his long speech, Adrian hurriedly took over to prevent him from continuing.

"I believe you will make a wise choice, Adrian." Jobs nodded and did not continue.

"So..." Adrian looked at Claude in the distance at this moment, "I think I have to leave, and I will contact you later when I have time."

As he said that, he took out his business card and handed it to Jobs. Jobs also gave Adrian his own business card, and then nodded to each other and separated.

After some chatting, it was somewhat fruitful, at least the two of them had already called each other by their names directly. But that's it for the time being, and it will be a few years before the relationship can be further deepened, when the good things in Jobs' hands will be valuable. Of course, Adrian would not say this to Claude

"He's a business genius, yes, he was cocky in the early 80s, that's normal, very few people become billionaires in their early 20s, it's not easy to stay sane, so it's easy to get frustrated Normal," said Adrian, sitting in the RV on the way back, "at least Jobs didn't get knocked down, so I think he's someone to watch out for. Remember, 'icing on the cake' is never as good as 'giving you a gift'!"

"Oh, please, don't speak Chinese to me, okay? Just thinking about those Chinese characters gives me a headache," Crowder cried, "I know what you mean, so be it."

"Okay, 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 last at most half a year."

"Really?" Claude raised his eyebrows, "Are you sure?"

"No, this is just my own inference." Adrian knew what he was asking.

"Don't worry, I will make an arrangement, Ed." Claude thought for a while and then added: "In fact, I have already made an arrangement. After discussing that night, I started to analyze and then formulate made a plan."

"Plan? What kind of plan?" Adrian suddenly became interested.

"Well...forget it, let's wait until it's finished," Claude said after thinking about it, "I originally planned to give you a huge surprise."

"Huge surprise? Well, then I'll just wait." Adrian didn't ask much.

A few minutes later he frowned again: "What are you looking at, Crowe?"

"Of course I was watching..." Claude laughed after watching him for a long time, "Has the life of a baby daddy in London for more than a month affected you - but judging from your performance tonight, you have not Change."

"Shut up, Crowe! As I said, I won't be polite if you talk like that again!" Adrian immediately threatened angrily.

"Okay, okay, I didn't say anything," Claude laughed, "You really haven't changed at all, Ed."

Rolling his eyes, Adrian cast his gaze out of the car window. Change? Of course not, although Adrian almost thought that he had changed during the time he was always pestered by Emma in London, but when he returned to Los Angeles, he knew that he was still himself, and he knew what he wanted , and know how to get it.

Attending one of the Democratic fundraising dinners is enough, mainly to see whether Clinton's proposed highway has deviated. Adrian is not interested in mixing with politics, and Claude will be responsible for these things in the future.

After that, Adrian immediately devoted himself to the post-production of "The Shawshank Redemption". To be honest, the editors in the studio are still capable, but their understanding of this movie is far inferior to Adrian's. In addition, the time was compressed as much as possible during the shooting, and the shots were very messy at the same time, and almost no one could figure out the order of these shots.

Although Adrian gave guidance via videophone when he was in London, it was not a substitute for him to edit the film himself, so when he returned to Los Angeles, what he saw was a basic story line that was clearly explained, but the various twists and turns were very blunt finished product. Faced with this situation, Adrian had no choice but to make adjustments himself.

Fortunately, as he predicted before, modification is much easier than creating from scratch, and it took about a week to finish editing "The Shawshank Redemption". Then it took another week to deal with the piecemeal post-production work, such as adding the soundtrack to it-the soundtrack produced by Thomas Newman is completely different from the one in memory, but it is equally wonderful; or contact several leading actors for dubbing work- — This one has to be overseen by Adrian.

Finally, after two weeks, "The Shawshank Redemption" was basically completed, and the rest was the trial viewing, distribution and publicity, especially the publicity work, which is very important, because the goal of this film is very clear, it is aimed at the Academy Awards to go.

"It will be my ticket to next year's Oscars," Adrian told Laverne at the time.

(I'm going to be on the new book list, please ask for more votes~)