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

October 16, Stanford Memorial Church.

The church was filled with more than a thousand people. Rows of dark seats were arranged under the dome, with candles on both sides. The sunlight outside was cut into fragments by the stained glass and sprinkled on the front row.

Chen Yiran and Ellison sat directly in the second row, with Jobs' relatives in front of them and Cook and Jonny Ivey to their right.

This time, it was Steve Jobs' sister, novelist Mona Simpson, who began reading the eulogy.

She revealed Steve Jobs' last words: "Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Oh, wow."

Bono, lead singer of U2, recited a line from Bob Dylan's "Every Grain of Sand".

Joan Baez sang "Slow Down, Sweet Chariot".

This was chosen by Steve Jobs himself before his death.

Afterwards, Bill Gates also went up to read a eulogy. As someone who had a love-hate relationship with Steve Jobs for thirty years, his eulogy was indeed very moving.

Ninety minutes later, everyone came out of the church, and candles stretched from the entrance to the Cantor Arts Centre. Students without invitations stood on the lawns on both sides.

Chen Yiran also spotted the Google people in the crowd. Larry Page and Eric Schmidt looked serious and nodded to Chen Yiran.

Chen Yiran gave a friendly smile, but cursed inwardly.

Then he saw Lee Jae-yong, and the two exchanged polite greetings.

After all, this wasn't a suitable occasion for conversation, and besides, Chen Yiran had recently expressed some dissatisfaction with Samsung.

Chen Yiran found it hard to imagine how brain-dead a person must be to come up with such a brain-dead publicity strategy.

Three days after Steve Jobs' death, they suddenly approved a GG offensive against Apple, mocking Apple users for being boring and lacking innovation.

Their logic is that they fear many users will feel sympathy for Apple because of Steve Jobs' death, so they rushed to grab some screen time.

Given how quickly they acted, it's highly likely they had been waiting for Jobs to die for a long time.

The effect was immediate; Samsung's reputation plummeted, and it was branded as a heartless, worthless company.

After the event, Ellison and Chen Yiran walked through the church corridor to a classroom on the west side of the school's main building.

A short while later, a group of more than a dozen people walked in.

After everyone took their seats, Chen Yiran looked around and realized that today's lineup was practically an all-star roster.

Tim Cook, CEO. He was recruited by Steve Jobs from Compaq to Apple in 1998. After joining Apple, he integrated inventory and supply chain, led the closure of Apple's own factories and adopted full contract manufacturing, and was Jobs' handpicked successor.

Scott Forstoll, Senior Vice President. He was recruited by Steve Jobs to NeXT in 1992 and returned to Apple with Jobs in 1997. He led the development of the waterdrop interface for Mac OS X and later led the development of the entire operating system for the iPhone and iPad. Multi-touch, slide-to-unlock, and the virtual keyboard on the iPhone are all his creations.

Jony Ive, Chief Design Officer. He joined Apple in 1992 and was promoted after Steve Jobs returned in 1997. He designed the iMac's translucent casing, the iPod's scroll wheel, the iPhone's unibody metal design, and the iPad. His work is an extension of Jobs' aesthetic philosophy and has defined the foundation of Apple's aesthetic.

Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing. He returned to Apple with Steve Jobs in 1997, overseeing the launch and pricing strategies for all products. He perfectly executed the launch and promotion of numerous products, from the iPod to the iPad.

Peter Oppenheimer, Chief Financial Officer. He joined Apple from Goldman Sachs in 1996 and has been in charge of finances for many years, building Apple's financial structure from scratch.

Bruce Sewell, General Counsel. Joined Apple in 2009. Previously, he was Vice President of Intellectual Property at IBM. After joining Apple, he was responsible for patent battles with Samsung, HTC, and Google.

Arthur Levinson, the acting chairman of the board after Steve Jobs' death, was also the chairman of Gilead Sciences and Jobs' most trusted advisor.

Al Gore, Apple board member. Former U.S. Vice President, joined Apple's board in 2003, responsible for environmental and privacy policy compliance.

Millard Drexler, Apple board member. Chairman and CEO of J.Crew, joined Apple's board in 1999. He previously served as CEO of Gap for 19 years, transforming it from a small brand into a global chain. It was he who suggested that Steve Jobs open the stores.

Ronald Sugar, Apple board member. Northrop Grumman CEO, joined Apple's board in 2010.

Andrea Chung, Apple board member and CEO of Avon, joined the Apple board in 2008. Steve Jobs was most frequently asked questions about branding and direct selling when he was alive.

Bob Iger, CEO of Disney. In 2006, he bought Pixar from Steve Jobs for $74 billion, making Jobs Disney's largest individual shareholder. Iger was placed on the board by Jobs before his death, in case Bill Campbell caused problems.

Bill Campbell, Apple board member. Former CEO of Fidelity Investments. A recognized mentor to senior executives in Silicon Valley, although no longer employed by Google, Google executives frequently seek his advice. However, in crucial moments, he still stands by Steve Jobs' side.

The seven directors present, along with all the senior executives, were informed of this bequest before Steve Jobs' death.

It must be said that Steve Jobs learned his lesson well after being kicked out of Apple for the first time. Almost everyone present was handpicked by him, and even if there were doubts, they would still follow his instructions.

For example, Cook didn't really want to directly clash with Google, but he still took the initiative to say, "Apple's board members and key technical leaders are all here. If you agree, vote here today, and you and Ellison will directly join Apple's board of directors."

Regarding specific business matters, we can discuss your ideas gradually. You can also tell me what position you'd like to hold at Apple.

Chen Yiran nodded: "If you can agree to my conditions, we can finalize this today. First, I need Apple to enter the Maps, Video, and Email businesses later."

I won't be the project manager, but I need the final approval authority. Anything that needs my approval before it's published needs to be approved. I don't want to embarrass myself by releasing an immature project.

Cook laughed and said, "That's no problem."

Everyone present laughed; this condition was very much like Steve Jobs'.

They thought Chen Yiran, like Steve Jobs, also had paranoid traits.

But in reality, Chen Yiran only knew how terrible Apple Maps was, and in order to compete with Google, he couldn't let Apple make the same mistake again.

Chen Yiran continued explaining his plan: "You have a search agreement with Google, right? When does that agreement expire?"

Oppenheimer continued, "By June of next year, the browser on Apple phones will need to default to Google search. They gave us a buyout fee, and Apple will receive 6% of the Google search revenue."

It's not a small amount of money, but if we can really make a difference with email video maps, then this amount is negligible.

Chen Yiran thought for a moment and said, "I need Apple to sign an agreement with me first, such as not renewing the contract with Google in the next window period."

"Okay, everyone's here today. Your lawyer's outside too, right? Call him in. Let's get everything sorted out today. On the 19th, we'll all attend Apple's memorial service together."

Chen Yiran smiled and took out her phone to call TED.