Silicon Valley

"What?!!" Jobs was surprised, "Apple is going to buy my next company!"

"Yes, Jobs. What Mr. Williams officially put forward at the meeting is absolutely not wrong. Now the entire Apple company knows it. I believe it will not be long before the American media will report it! In these two days, you should be able to Received an official takeover offer from Apple! Come on, think about it, I'm hanging up!"

When Jobs heard the words, he fell silent. He threw the phone on the table unconsciously, then walked to a gray sofa and sat down slowly. He stared blankly at the white wall on the opposite side. At this moment, there are thousands of thoughts in his head!

Henry came home and thought carefully about what to do with Jobs. In the end, he concluded, Apple needed a Jobs. Because the most critical point is that Henry has no time to spend at Apple! The so-called "governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh food", to be able to govern with the arch, Jobs is just one of his many professional managers!

If you use it well, if you use it smoothly, then continue to use it; if you use it badly, if you use it in your hand, then kick it out immediately!

What's the big deal?

In a previous life, Apple spent $40 million to acquire Next. And this amount of money is a drizzle for Henry!

The next day, Apple officially launched an acquisition request to next company, proposing to acquire next company with 40 million US dollars, and hired Jobs as Apple's ceo, and had a 1% share subscription right.

Jobs did not sleep all night, he has been considering whether to sell the next company. At this time, he was immediately surprised when he received the acquisition request from Apple.

The acquisition of next company for 40 million US dollars is normal, because the current situation of next company is quite difficult! But Jobs never imagined that Henry Williams would hire himself as Apple's CEO.

While Jobs was surprised, a long-awaited and violent sense of excitement emerged spontaneously!

Jobs didn't think about it at all. The first time he received the news, he agreed in his heart.

The next major shareholder of the company is Jobs. And Canon.

Jobs ran out of money, so he turned to his Japanese partner Canon for cash, and it turned out. Everyone knows that Canon must be miserable!

Canon invested $100 million in next company in 1989, $10 million to $20 million in 1991, and $55 million in 1992. If you count the money of Jobs and other investors. So the money invested in nxet alone is close to a billion dollars. But now, the market value of next company is less than 40 million US dollars. Henry's offer of 40 million is already generous, knowing that after 1995, Next was barely profitable, even so. In the end, it was acquired by Apple for $40 million!

Other shareholders of next company can sell next company. very happy. This bottomless company, I don't know how long it will lose money, they are thinking now, if they can sell it, they can sell it as soon as possible, anyway, they can get a little back, and the price given by Apple is still very good!

So Jobs didn't try to convince everyone else that everyone agreed to sell the company!

The first round of negotiations between Apple and next was settled. next company fully accepts Apple's acquisition conditions.

Soon on December 30, 1994, the two parties signed the acquisition contract.

Major media reported in amazing language: "The tech genius Steve Jobs returned to Apple and joined forces with Henry Williams to build Apple. We can't imagine what Apple will develop into in the future!"

"Jobs was the most talented person in the 1970s and 1980s, and Henry Williams was the most talented person in the history of the United States. When they come together, what kind of sparks will they collide?!!"

"Apple will rise and conquer the world!"

"..."

For the first time, two people, Henry Williams and Jobs, appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. Hold up an apple with a missing mouth drawn in the middle, and the title is: "The apple held up by two giants!!!"

An analyst at Morgan Bank expressed his opinion, saying, "The return of Steve Jobs will definitely bring a turnaround for Apple, and the existence of Henry Williams is like playing a stand-alone game - invincible! I believe that , we will soon see a different Apple!"

Wall Street analysts claim: "If Apple hadn't been delisted from the stock market, it would now be worth more than $10 billion!"

A producer from a Hollywood studio told reporters: "At the moment, I think a movie about Apple will be a big hit!"

Netizens have commented.

"Jobs is my idol. It's great that he can return to Apple. Strong support!"

"Jobs is really awesome and created the era of personal computers! It was really embarrassing when he was kicked out of Apple. After nearly 10 years, he is back. I believe he can bring us better product!"

"Henry Williams really had the vision to bring Steve Jobs back to Apple!"

"..."

Now, the next company has moved to Apple's headquarters, and all employees have been merged into other departments. In his office, Jobs looked in shock at blueprints for two products—the MacBook and the iMac.

"This, this was designed by Mr. Williams?!" Jobs asked an Apple employee next to him in surprise.

"Yes, Mr. Jobs! Mr. Williams officially demonstrated at a meeting a few days ago!"

"Oh, his design is amazing, it's perfect!!!" Jobs looked at the blueprint, his eyes glowing!

"Mr. Jobs, Mr. Williams said he would come to meet you at the company after four o'clock in the afternoon!"

"Okay, I get it!" Jobs nodded, he unconsciously remembered the first time he met Henry, in 1986, when he and Henry Williams competed for Pixar, a subsidiary of Industrial Light and Magic animation studio. At that time, Henry Williams was only 12 years old. Unexpectedly, in the process of competing for Pixar with a 12-year-old child, he actually failed. Henry Williams believed that Pixar had great potential and was willing to pay several times the market value of Pixar, but at that time, he still laughed at him. But later facts proved that he was right!

It is really admirable to have such a high investment vision at such a young age. In a blink of an eye, in 1995, Henry Williams was already the richest man in the world, but he was so down.

Jobs shook his head unconsciously, stared out the window, and sighed slightly!

(Jobs: Oh, people are more popular than people! The third party has finally caught up, ask for tickets, ask for subscription, ask for support!!)

(To be continued ~^~)