Chapter 314 True and False
"Excuse me, what qualifications does he have to accuse me and Maple Leaf Computer?"

When Fang Hexuan asked this question, he had a joking look on his face, not hiding his sarcasm towards Jobs and Apple at all.

This is not Hong Kong. There is no such thing as being humble and yielding.

The more he tolerates, the more Americans who believe that strength is the rule of the game will think that Maple Leaf has plagiarized, or at least has the intention to plagiarize.

But if he fought back confidently, the American people who were unaware of the truth would be more likely to believe that Fang Hexuan and Maple Leaf Company were slandered by Jobs.

This is a worldview that is completely different from Chinese civilization. Since we are in the United States, we should defend our rights and interests in a language that Americans can understand.

Campbell was also stunned by Fang Hexuan's domineering questioning. He nodded involuntarily. After he came to his senses, he immediately asked another question to divert his embarrassment.

"If Apple does file a sales injunction against Maple I in California District Court, how will you and Maple Leaf respond?"

"It is Mr. Jobs and Apple's right to file a lawsuit. I have no objection to this. However, I believe in the fairness of American law and I trust that judges will not help the evil. Therefore, I am not worried about the so-called 'sales ban' at all. This is just Apple's wishful thinking."

He asked a few questions, basically following the script that had been agreed upon in advance. However, Campbell was experienced in the field of television interviews. He felt that if he continued to follow the schedule, he might be ridiculed as a yes-man by the audience as soon as the show was broadcast.

So, he asked another question outside of his plan. Although it was not sharp, it was still very topical.

"Mr. Fang, what do you think of Mr. Jobs himself?"

This time it was Fang Hexuan's turn to be stunned. He looked at the other party uncertainly, and seeing that he had no expression, he probably knew in his heart that the other party was acting on his own.

The director next to him also knew that this question was beyond the outline and was about to call a stop, but saw Fang Hexuan raise his hand with a relaxed expression.

“Haha, that’s a good question, I can answer it!”

Seeing that the other party did not leave in anger, the director and Campbell both breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Hexuan adjusted his sitting posture, crossed his legs, and said in a serious and gentle tone:
"In fact, if you hadn't asked me this question, I wouldn't have admitted it."

"In my mind, Mr. Jobs will always be my idol."

"As I said at yesterday's launch event, when I was just a 17-year-old high school student, I read about the Apple II in a technology magazine and was excited about it."

"Mr. Jobs is a creative genius. He has a unique understanding of product design and user marketing. Moreover, his attitude of pursuing excellence is an indispensable quality for an excellent product manager."

"But these are not enough to make me worship him. What really impressed me was his ambition to change the world."

"In this boring world, everything is in accordance with the rules, just like the earth must rotate and revolve around the sun, which has never changed for billions of years. However, some people are unwilling to be mediocre and are determined to use their own strength and efforts to make human life better. Isn't this admirable?"

Campbell's eyes were full of disbelief. He listened blankly to Fang Hexuan's bragging about Jobs, feeling confused and dazed.

"I have to say that his perspective on the world is really different from that of ordinary people. Just like he is the only one who can discover from the Xerox Alto that GUI design can establish a window for human interaction with computers, which is an extraordinary ability in itself." "But admiration is admiration, even if he is my idol, it cannot change the ironclad fact that Maple I borrowed the idea from the Alto, not the Apple II. If Xerox wants to charge royalties, even if they have not registered a patent, Maple Leaf is willing to pay a fee. This is not a guilty conscience or surrender, but a statement of our attitude of respecting intellectual property rights."

Fang Hexuan spoke righteously. No matter whether he could deceive everyone or not, at least he made his position clear first, trying to win as much favor from the American public as possible for Maple Leaf Company in this "plagiarism storm."

"I respect Steve Jobs very much. This is from the bottom of my heart. But I absolutely do not agree with his pessimistic thinking of being afraid of competition."

"It's not so much that he hated the so-called 'unfair competition' of Maple Leaf Computer, but rather that he was dissatisfied with the slow innovation of Apple, the company he founded."

"You know, it's been five years since Apple II was launched in 1977, and there has been no second product released to date. I believe Mr. Jobs must be very anxious."

"If Maple Leaf can't launch new products within two years, I will think that the company I founded has fallen into a bottleneck of lack of innovation. At this time, I will either replace the CEO and the entire R&D team, or sell it."

"I will never tolerate the existence of such a mediocre and unprogressive company under my control. Humanity has entered the information age, everything is changing, and consumers' thirst for new technologies will accelerate. As a technology company, the rapid update and iteration of products is the most basic way to survive."

“I don’t know when Apple’s next generation product will be released, but I look forward to it bringing new surprises to everyone, just like I expect the same from Maple Leaf Computer.”

Fang Hexuan gave a long and eloquent speech, which made the director standing outside the camera nod his head repeatedly.

She did not agree with Boss Fang's opinion, and she thought that his remarks would definitely attract a lot of onlookers. She also believed that the ratings of this interview should be guaranteed.

But after the interview, host Campbell asked Fang Hexuan with some uncertainty.

"Mr. Fang, for the last question, are you telling the truth?"

Fang Hexuan smiled at him without comment, which made the other party even more confused.

In fact, what he just said was half true and half false.

Even as a time traveler, it was hard for Fang Hexuan not to feel awe for Jobs in his heart.

He is not a genius, so it is impossible for him to break away from his original rut, nor can he ignore the public opinion on Jobs and Apple.

But now that he has come to this plane, defeat without a fight is definitely not his ambition.

Therefore, since competition with Apple is unavoidable, each side has to show off its unique skills.

The flattery and exhortation of Jobs and Apple just now was both to please the American public and to deliberately put pressure on Jobs.

But there was no way he would admit this!

(End of this chapter)