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"Mr. Jobs, are you free now?" Su Cheng asked on the phone.

"When I have time, my power in Apple has been stripped away." Jobs said this with a somewhat aggrieved tone.

"Since you are free, why don't you come to Japan to relax? I also want to chat with you. What do you think?" Su Cheng gave a suggestion.

"Going to Japan? Okay, I'll leave today!" Unexpectedly, Jobs agreed without even thinking about it.

"Okay, you fly directly to Osaka. I'm in Osaka now. After you arrive at Osaka International Airport, I will send someone to pick you up at the airport!" Su Cheng said with a smile.

It only takes a dozen hours to fly from San Francisco in the United States to Osaka in Japan.

However, for Jobs, these dozen hours were full of anticipation and anxiety.

He didn't know what this trip to Japan would bring him, but he had a vague feeling in his heart that this might be an important turning point in his life.

The next afternoon, Su Cheng met Jobs, who had come from afar, at the hotel where he was staying.

At this moment, Jobs had a face full of stubble and looked very weathered.

Obviously, the experience during this period was an unforgettable one for Jobs.

Everything had been so smooth for him in the past that he couldn't even adapt to these blows for a while.

When Jobs saw Su Cheng, it was like he had seen a life-saving straw. He eagerly hoped that Su Cheng could provide him with help on the board of directors.

However, Su Cheng was not in a hurry to tell him.

"Mr. Jobs, your mentality is unstable now. Let me help you calm down first, and then we can have a good chat. How about that?" Su Cheng said with a smile.

After thinking about it, Jobs finally agreed.

Because he himself knew that his mentality was really not good recently. The moment his power was stripped away, he even felt that the entire Apple company had betrayed him.

You know, the current CEO of Apple, Mr. John Sculley, was invited by Steve Jobs himself.

In 1983, Steve Jobs said the famous words in order to get John Sculley, then president of PepsiCo, to join Apple. The highly inflammatory words are often talked about - "Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or come with us and change the world?"

This sentence changed Jobs' life and John Sculley's life.

But things were fine when they first got together, but later they discovered each other's shortcomings and looked down on each other.

They had disagreements over the future development of the company and finally fell out completely.

The company's board of directors chose to stand with Sculley, and Jobs was stripped of his power and kicked out in public at the age of thirty. This was a huge blow to him.

Because of this, Jobs almost fell into a madness at this moment. Facing this world, his mind was full of decadence.

Su Cheng felt it the first time he saw him.

The method that Su Cheng used to help Jobs stabilize his mentality was very simple.

Japan is a country with very good places for entertainment.

Su Cheng took Jobs to these romantic places, and soon Jobs became addicted and felt the joy of being a man.

In these romantic places, the lights are dim and soft, and the music is soothing and moving.

Jobs was immersed in a different atmosphere and temporarily forgot his troubles.

The beautiful women helped him relax his tense nerves with their gentle smiles and meticulous service.

Everything here seemed like a dreamland isolated from the real world, allowing Jobs to temporarily escape from the stress and frustration of life.

He looked at the people around him. Some were laughing, some were whispering. Everyone was enjoying the moment.

Jobs began to reflect on his life and realized that he had been too focused on work and achievements and ignored the beauty of life.

Here, he learned to relax and enjoy the present moment.

After a few days, Jobs' mood gradually improved.

"Mr. Su, Japan is really a magical place. In this respect, the United States is indeed far inferior!"

After coming out of a high-end massage parlor, Jobs felt refreshed.

Su Cheng smiled and said, "In life, you should enjoy it when you should. What is the purpose of making money? Isn't it for a better life? Mr. Jobs is a billionaire now. Even if he can't stay in Apple, so what? You are still a famous billionaire, so don't be so depressed. Sometimes, if you look at things more positively, you will find that the things themselves are not that important."

The two got on a special car and arrived at a skyscraper in Osaka.

This skyscraper is a property of Hutchison Whampoa and is also the tallest building in Osaka. It is 200 meters high and the only super high-rise building over 200 meters in Osaka. It was built by the Japanese branch of Hutchison Whampoa Group four years ago. After its completion, it has become a new landmark in Osaka.

Regardless of whether it is the Su Group or Hutchison Whampoa, many of the high-rise buildings they built in Japan are the first or second tallest buildings, so that they can be sold more easily when withdrawing their investment.

After all, if a building like the one they are currently in can maintain the title of the tallest building in Osaka, it will definitely attract a lot of buyers if it wants to be sold.

Jobs looked up at the building with some envy.

There were six big words on the building: Hutchison Whampoa Building.

Although Jobs did not understand Chinese, he already knew that this building belonged to Su Cheng's property.

In comparison, what did his own achievements mean? In the past, he was always proud of his achievements.

But if he compares Su Cheng with himself, he will find that the gap between himself and others is really too big.

The two of them went up the building one after the other and came to an office on the top floor. This was the headquarters of Hutchison Whampoa in the Kinki metropolitan area of ​​Japan.

After the two sat down, they could see the entire Osaka city center from the floor-to-ceiling glass windows next to them. The scenery was very beautiful.

The sun shines on every corner of the city, tall buildings stand side by side, traffic is bustling, and it is full of vitality.

"Mr. Su, sometimes I really envy you. You are so confident of success in everything. People like you should have never experienced failure, right?" Jobs looked at the scenery outside the window, turned and said to Su Cheng.

"Failure? Of course I have experienced it. No one can have everything go smoothly. As the old saying goes, failure is the mother of success. Failure is a good teacher. Failure is not terrible. What is terrible is that even if you fail, you don't learn from the experience of failure." Su Cheng said with a smile.

"Yeah, I failed, but I didn't learn from the experience!" Jobs murmured.

He must take the blame for the new products developed by Apple, which caused the company's reputation to plummet.

However, he did not learn from his mistakes and still stubbornly asked the R&D team to follow his ideas that had been confirmed to have failed in the past when developing new products.

This is also the reason why Malaku and John Sculley undermined Jobs' power. He was boycotted by Apple's top executives, and the reason was ultimately his own. Although he was very relaxed these days, he actually thought a lot.

Su Cheng would often tell him stories, causing him to unconsciously reflect on his past temper.

“Mr. Jobs, although I don’t care much about Apple’s affairs, I have always been paying attention to everything about Apple, including what happened last year. After all, I am Apple’s largest shareholder.

Even though such a big thing happened at that time, I didn't intervene. Do you know why? Because I know that it is very normal for a company to experience setbacks, and I just need to learn from it.

To be honest, after what happened afterwards, let alone Mr. Markkula and others, I was actually a little disappointed in you. I was not disappointed in the mistakes you made in the company, but in the fact that you did not learn from your experience after making the mistakes.

You asked me to support you on the board of directors, but you also know that I never care about what happens on the board of directors. I also promised you, so I did it.

It seemed to me that if I got involved in Apple's affairs, I would be able to run Apple directly, but I never did that.

Because, until Apple is faced with a life-or-death situation, I will not break this promise." Su Cheng drank a cup of coffee with milk, and then said to Jobs with a smile.

"Then why did you ask me to come to Osaka?" Jobs asked in confusion.

"Are you willing to leave Apple just like this?" Su Cheng asked.

"Of course I'm not willing to do that!" Jobs shook his head.

"But, with your current personality, I personally feel that it would be irresponsible for the future of Apple if you continue to be in charge of Apple!" Su Cheng said.

This sentence made Jobs silent.

He actually understood what Su Cheng meant.

He just didn't want to admit it.

"You are an extremely talented person. In my opinion, you just lack training. I will still support you to take charge of Apple in the future, but not now. I think that since they don't trust you, you should make a career that will allow them to truly recognize you and actively invite you to return to Apple and take over the reins of Apple instead of relying on me for support. This is irresponsible to yourself, to me, and to Apple's many investors!" Su Cheng said seriously.

"Mr. Su, do you mean that you want me to go out and create a new career, let everyone recognize me, and then come back to Apple?" Jobs asked back.

"Yes, that's what I mean!" Su Cheng said with certainty.

"Second venture?" Jobs sat in the chair and fell silent.

He has always been proud of Apple, a company he founded.

After all, it took less than a decade to go from nothing to a market value of several billion dollars.

Such an achievement is rare in the world.

Therefore, his feelings for Apple are very deep.

He does want to return to Apple.

Jobs fell into deep thought.

He recalled his time at Apple, the glorious moments, the difficult decisions, and the current predicament.

He realized that Su Cheng's suggestion was correct. He couldn't just sink like this, he had to make changes and prove himself again.

In the following period, Jobs and Su Cheng continued to have in-depth communications.

Su Cheng shared his experience and insights in the business field and provided Jobs with a lot of valuable advice.

Jobs also gradually opened his heart and began to think seriously about his future plans.

Su Cheng talks about the difficulties and challenges he has faced and how he overcame them.

He told Jobs that failure is inevitable in the business world, but the key is to learn from failure and constantly adjust your strategies and methods.

Jobs listened attentively and began to reflect on his decisions and behaviors at Apple, realizing that his stubbornness and arrogance might be one of the reasons for his failure.

After this trip to Osaka, Jobs' mentality changed greatly.

He is no longer immersed in past failures and setbacks, but is full of fighting spirit and confidence.

He has decided to leave Apple and start his own new business.

He believed that as long as he worked hard, he would be able to prove his worth again and return to the leadership position at Apple.

During this exchange, Su Cheng also gained a deeper understanding of Jobs' character and abilities.

He believed that Jobs was a talent with great potential, and that as long as he was given enough opportunities and challenges, he would be able to create even more brilliant achievements.

Before Jobs left Osaka, Su Cheng found Jobs again.

"Have you thought about the content of your business?" Su Cheng asked with a smile.

"I have some ideas!" Jobs nodded.

"I am very optimistic about you. If you want to start a business, I can invest in you and provide you with some of my more in-depth personal advice. Are you willing to accept it?" Su Cheng said solemnly.

This was also the real reason why he asked Jobs to come to Osaka.

Jobs made a lot of money from his subsequent businesses.

Although Su Cheng is not short of money now, he will not miss the opportunity to make money.

In his previous life, after leaving Apple, Jobs founded a company called NeXT that designed and manufactured workstations, but the company was not ideal at the beginning.

However, soon after, Jobs quickly discovered the powerful advantages of NeXT's graphics capabilities, so he began to develop in the field of animation production.

By chance, Jobs spent $500 million to buy an animation studio owned by "Star Wars" director Lucas. Although this animation studio was founded by a well-known Hollywood director, it had never made any progress.

After Jobs bought it, he turned it into a studio that used graphics workstations to make animations. This studio was the famous Pixar.

Su Cheng planned to guide him into this industry.

In this way, Jobs could avoid many detours!

As for Su Cheng, just continue to make money while doing nothing.

With Steve Jobs as his boss, it was easy for him to make money. (End of this chapter)