Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

October 9, Palo Alto, California, AltaMesa Memorial Park.

Chen Yiran, dressed in black, got out of the car and was immediately led inside by Ellison at the door.

Neither of them said anything; they just walked in silently.

This is a non-denominational cemetery, established in 1904. It's not really anything special; it's not much different from most cemeteries in the United States, and it even looks a bit shabby.

Because there are no huge tombs or conspicuous tombstones here, the tombs are all flat bronze plaques placed on the ground.

However, it's not entirely devoid of famous figures; William Shockley, the inventor of the transistor and a Nobel laureate, is also buried here.

And next to Steve Jobs' grave is David Packard, a Silicon Valley icon, the originator of garage culture, and co-founder of Hewlett-Packard.

There is likely some lineage involved here. When Steve Jobs was 13, he called David Packard and used his eloquence to get some electronic parts for school experiments. Later, he also got the opportunity to work at Hewlett-Packard for a summer job.

David Packard also mentored Steve Jobs a lot. When Jobs was ousted from Apple by the board of directors, he was quite negative and publicly said that he felt he had embarrassed the veteran entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.

It was David Packard and Intel founder Bob Noyce who gave Jobs a lot of advice, which ultimately inspired him to transform, succeed in starting a business again, and then take the helm of Apple again.

Chen Yiran looked around and thought that it might be the rows of ancient oak trees on the side of the park that made the dying man feel that this was a good place for a quiet final rest.

Once inside, Chen Yiran realized he was the last to arrive. Steve Jobs' widow, Laurene, quickly came to his rescue: "You're not late; we all arrived a little early. Jobs wanted a secret burial, so there would be fewer people in the morning."

Chen Yiran looked around and realized he didn't recognize anyone. The only Apple executive present was Chief Design Officer Jony Ive, who even came over to greet him. The rest were Steve Jobs' family and a few old friends.

After everyone was seated, the pastor offered a brief prayer, and then Ellison went up to read the eulogy.

Next was Laurene and Steve Jobs' sister, Mona Simpson.

Finally, like a typical American funeral, everyone followed the coffin to the grave, and Ellison recited two lines of lyrics at the grave.

May you always be brave and fearless, tenacious and strong-willed, and may you always be young.

This is a song by Bob Dylan, a future Nobel laureate in literature. It's forever young and was considered one of Steve Jobs' favorite songs.

After the coffin was placed in, starting with Laurene, each of her relatives and friends took a handful of soil and threw it into the grave.

Chen Yiran also joined the queue, grabbing a handful of soil from the ground and throwing it in.

He now had a vague feeling that he knew what the madman Steve Jobs had ultimately done.

Because when the soil was being scattered, Laurene implicitly placed him after Ellison, making him the person ranked highest besides Jobs' relatives and Ellison.

If he had accepted the 30 billion, it would have been fine, but Chen Yiran refused in the first place, so the current situation is a bit strange.

Finally, as everyone dispersed, Ellison stopped him and said, "On October 16th, there will be a private memorial service at Stanford Memorial Chapel, not a small gathering of just family and friends. Many of Steve's former partners, and even competitors, will be attending; there could be one or two thousand people in the end."

Then, on October 19th, there was a separate memorial service for employees at Apple's Cupertino headquarters. "Give me a straight answer, whether you accept it or not. If you agree, I will return to the Apple board. We can announce it on the 19th to boost company morale."

Chen Yiran sighed: "No way, is he really that crazy?"

"I knew you'd guess it. You're right, Steve is that crazy. It was a wise choice. You know, Apple's stock has been steadily declining since May, and now that he's gone, things could have been worse. With you, things are different."

You don't need to do anything specific; just by coming in, the stock price will rise. You know, Wall Street is really buying into Chen Yiran's stocks right now.

At that moment, a pretty secretary came over with a bag and handed it to Ellison.

Ellison sat down on the grass and took out the hamburger to eat.

Chen Yiran also took one from there, and while eating, asked, "So, how many did he leave for me?"

Ellison laughed and said, "It's not much, 0.5% of Apple shares, probably a billion dollars. That's half of his Apple shares; the rest is in a trust, left to Laurene and the others. I'm the executor of the will, so I need to ask your opinion first. If you give up, then we'll execute it. If you disagree, we won't announce the will publicly."

"He's a real lunatic! Much crazier than you!"

Ellison shook his head: "Crazy? Maybe not. You're not confident you can double the value of this billion-dollar deal? Steve told me his main concern is that your relationship with Samsung is too good. Actually, at first he only wanted to leave you a tiny bit."

But recently, you've been at odds with Google, and he's seen a terrifying scenario. If you were to partner with Samsung to reshape an operating system in order to take down Google, Apple would likely suffer not only in hardware but also in software.

That's why they're paying so much. Of course, there are requirements too. You have to serve on Apple's board of directors and make decisions. Whether you come or not, this isn't an acquisition of you; it's a gift from Steve before he left. Do you want it or not?

Believe me, Oracle can strangle Google in the corporate consulting business, and in the mobile business, you can use Apple to kill Android.

Whether it's email, video websites, or search engines, Apple is the best platform. Apple has $8 billion in cash on hand; we are fully capable of killing Google!

Chen Yiran wavered a bit. This money was definitely not free. If he took it, he wouldn't be permanently tied to Apple, but at least he would be tied to it for a short period of time.

Seeing Chen Yiran's hesitation, Ellison offered Jobs' final piece of advice: "By the way, you like watching F1, right? The Monaco Grand Prix is ​​a classic, but without a yacht in Monaco, it's quite a hassle."

Steve Jobs has given you his yacht; the money has been paid, but the yacht hasn't arrived yet and won't be finished until next year. While the general design style can't be changed—and I certainly don't recommend you make any changes—you should trust Jobs's aesthetic sense.

But if you need to add anything, you can talk to the shipyard now; Steve Jobs isn't really one to enjoy himself.

Chen Yiran began to discuss it with Jasmine in her mind: Jasmine, what do you think?

【⊙▽⊙ Don't ask me, I have no idea. On the bright side, this money is different from previous acquisitions; it's more like Steve Jobs is currying favor with you. And the timing is perfect—Jobs is dead, and you're the savior he begged for on his deathbed?】

Of course, there's another reason for agreeing. If we agree, we can truly go toe-to-toe with Google! This needs to be clarified with Apple's top management beforehand; for example, Apple's primary search engine must be changed.

Then we need to work on all the video websites. We can develop TikTok and Douyin in advance, creating a "white" Douyin (featuring curated long videos) and a "black" Douyin (featuring algorithm-driven short videos).

Chen Yiran finished the last bite of his hamburger, stood up and said, "Let me think about it for a few days. After the memorial service on the 16th, the two of us need to meet with Apple's senior management."

"If I accept this stake, Apple must stand with me and fight Google! If Apple's top management backs down, then there's no point in me joining Apple."

Ellison also stood up and said, "I agree, it's settled then. Trust me, they will agree. When Google's chairman Eric Schmidt was on Apple's board of directors and also served as Google's CEO, he stole the iPhone's touchscreen design and then turned it into Android."

Steve Jobs once said, "Believe me, if necessary, we'll use our last breath, spend all of Apple's $400 billion in the bank, to destroy Android. Because it's a stolen product, even if it means waging a thermonuclear war."

We'll get support. Besides, you can directly threaten them: if they disagree, then fight back with all your might against Samsung, Google, and Apple! I'll support you.