Chapter 319: This is called beating a dead horse

'Zhou Ming, you really have a lot of nerve. Do you know who that old man was? He is my uncle, and he was the one who made it possible for my ancestors to become clan leaders, including Tang Ran's father. He is no longer involved in the Tang clan's affairs, otherwise his prestige and the power he wields would make him the most worthy leader of the Tang clan!'

Tang Jingsheng said to Zhou Ming, his tone of voice was very incredible. They were still in that meeting room, but the old man had long since left, leaving only the four of them: Zhou Ming, Tang Ran, and Tang Jingsheng and Tang Huiyin.

As soon as Tang Jingsheng finished speaking, Tang Ran exclaimed in surprise, 'Wow! I never imagined that the old man was so formidable just now. No wonder you, Uncle Tang, were so afraid of him. If it weren't for Brother Ming, you wouldn't know how to answer.'

Facing this, Tang Jingsheng felt a bit choked, and his face suddenly became a bit embarrassed. He then explained with a laugh, 'In fact, it's not as exaggerated as you say. There's nothing to be afraid of. It's just that I personally have a kind of respect from the heart for the elders.'

Perhaps Tang Ran has now grown up, and has also matured under Lin Muqing's influence, but that kind of involuntary natural blackness is still there, especially when it comes to other people targeting Zhou Ming.

At this point, Zhou Ming stepped forward and said, 'Is Uncle Tang trying to say that I'm reckless? But I want to say that no matter what the old man's past was, it doesn't matter to me, because I'm not a member of the Tang family, so I just need to talk about the matter.'

Tang Jingsheng then realised that he was Zhou Ming. It would be unscientific to be easily scared. Indeed, his prestige and the strength he commands are the highest in the Tang family, but that is only for ordinary people. Zhou Ming does not belong to this category. He is not only not in the Tang family, but also dares to plot against the US president. Naturally, nothing can be done to him.

To Zhou Ming, you can't do a thing to me anyway, so I don't care who you are, I can refute you until you have nothing to say. As the saying goes, mind your own business and stay out of it, that's exactly Zhou Ming's mentality.

Tang Jingsheng shook his head helplessly at this, and said to Zhou Ming, 'Okay, but what he just said is not without reason. As Tang An gets in touch with other members of the Tang family more and more closely, the situation has become clearer, so naturally we have to make a move as well. After all, the newspaper's analysis that the Tang family is about to split up may well be a test of the waters.'

'In addition, thanks to Tang Yu's support for us, we have also obtained a lot of names of people who are currently in secret contact with Tang An. It can be imagined that these people are the most unstable factor within the family. . As for those further down the list, I'm afraid they're just people who can't make up their minds. So I think this time, no matter how many people we target, there's no need to eliminate so many. It's true that the Tang family cannot be divided, but it is also necessary to maintain a basic state of affairs.'

Tang Jingsheng said this while carefully watching Zhou Ming's attitude. Seeing that Zhou Ming didn't object, he finally asked, 'So it's settled?'

Zhou Ming laughed at Tang Jingsheng's caution: 'Of course there's no problem. I never intended to tear the Tang family apart, after all, you are still the head of the family, aren't you? If I go too far, I'll be no different from Tang An. Regardless of my intentions, I wasn't ready before, but now Uncle Tang, you can come with us to Palo Alto and we can get started.'

Tang Jingsheng knew Zhou Ming's plan, so he let out a relieved sigh and nodded: 'Finally we can get started. Shall we leave right away?'

'Whenever you like, but before we go there, it would be best to first take down the major media outlets in California and the whole of the United States, making this news as big as possible. After all, we have been shouting at them for so long, if we don't give them a good slap in the face, they really won't know their place,' said Ming Zhou.

'Don't worry, I've already got all the major media lined up, just waiting for this day!' Tang Jingsheng patted his chest happily and said, 'And I also got another piece of news. It seems that Tang An's Lombardy Company also has a press conference at the Stanford Hotel, so we can just use the venue together with them.'

Listening to Tang Jingsheng's words, Zhou Ming felt a bit helpless. He originally thought that he had a bit of a revengeful mentality, but he didn't expect this uncle in his fifties to actually be more vengeful than himself.

But anyway, this matter was settled, and the four of them, Zhou Mingtang Ran, Tang Jingsheng and Tang Huiyin, then set off for Palo Alto.

They left in an extended limousine, and as they watched the scenery recede, Tang Huiyin couldn't help but feel emotional. 'In the beginning, we let Ranran come to Palo City to assess her inheritance rights, but I never expected that today the Tang family would have this kind of trouble, and I would have to come to Paro to solve it. It seems that there is a kind of divine providence at work.

Tang Huiyin's feelings were about this incident, but when Zhou Ming heard them, he felt that his reborn life was truly a manifestation of fate.

'Indeed, I agree with Auntie Huiyin that this is fate, but I believe even more that one must first work hard oneself before fate will help. On the contrary, if the prerequisite of hard work is lost, then I think even if God wants to help, there will be nothing for Him to do,' said Zhou Ming.

Tang Huaying nodded with a smile, 'Exactly. That's why I'm so glad that I chose to help you guys with Jingsheng, instead of messing around with the juniors or looking at you with prejudice.'

The car drove very smoothly, and after an hour and a half they arrived in Palo Alto. They went straight to the headquarters of Apple Inc. where Steve Jobs personally greeted them at the gate.

They all got out of the car when they saw Ming Zhou. Steve Jobs opened his arms wide and said, 'A very warm welcome to you all. On behalf of myself, I would like to extend my sincerest wishes to you all and hope that everything goes well for you!'

Zhou Ming and Tang Jingsheng each went over and gave Jobs a hug, after which Jobs led them into the Apple headquarters building.

'In the past, Mr Jobs left Apple for a period of time for various reasons, but then Apple's performance and market share continued to decline, while Mr Jobs's successful investment in Pixar Animation Studios, a Toy Story became famous in the industry, and under these circumstances, Mr. Jobs returned to take charge of Apple again.'

As they walked, Tang Ran introduced Jobs to Tang Jingsheng and Tang Huiyin, and also told Zhou Ming about the changes in Jobs' situation after he went to Iraq.

Zhou Ming nodded as he listened, and in fact, there was not much difference between the Jobs he remembered and the one walking in front of him. The only difference was the time. Toy Story, which was originally supposed to be released four years later, had now been brought forward to 1990 due to his own reasons, and Jobs had therefore returned to Apple early. I just don't know if Steve Jobs would still be fully supporting the research and development of multimedia players and digital operating systems, the Apple products that would go on to become popular all over the world.

They say that Steve Jobs was a genius who changed the world. So if it really turns out like he thought, then I can say that I have played a small part in changing the world.

On the other hand, when Steve Jobs was introduced to Tang Ran, he modestly said, 'In fact, I was able to return to Apple thanks to the help of Mr. Ming Zhou. If it weren't for the success of Toy Story and the marketing that went with it, I don't think it would have been so easy for me to come back.'

Jobs saw what Ming Zhou wanted to say, and he said again, 'Mr. Ming Zhou, don't be modest. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid it would take me years just to negotiate with Disney. How could it be that easy?'

Zhou Ming is not a pretentious person. Since Steve Jobs had already said that, he laughed and said, 'Steve, you think too highly of me. I don't any modesty. I just want to say that since you know I've done you a big favour, then this time you do a good job for me. You are an important person in our fight to turn the tide!'

'That's right. If Steve Jobs helps us this time, I will definitely keep you at Apple and you won't be fired again!' Tang Ran followed Zhou Ming's words.

Jobs was a little overwhelmed by Tang Ran's natural blackness, and could only nod in reply: 'Don't worry, I'll do my best for whoever it is!'

After about ten minutes, Zhou Ming and his entourage followed Jobs to the reception room of Apple Inc. They sat here for a while, and Jobs brought them two copies.

'This is a list of Appledo's rental services, mainly for the main station and email server. In short, their servers and equipment are all rented from Appledo, and their system is also maintained by Appledo.' Jobs handed the pieces on his hands to Zhou Ming and Tang Jingsheng respectively as he spoke.

'So as long as we shut down their station, they won't have any more electricity, right?' asked Tang Jingsheng.

Jobs replied, 'Strictly speaking, this is a breach of contract, but if that's what you want, I can do it.'

Zhou Ming waved his hand nonchalantly and said, 'What do you mean we're breaching the contract? We'll just tell everyone that they're the ones who broke the contract, and that's why we had no choice but to terminate the service. If it comes to a lawsuit, we'll hire a team of lawyers to go through the contract clause by clause, and I just don't believe they didn't violate any of the contract terms!'

Tang Ran also giggled and said, 'Yes, it was them who breached the contract in the first place, so what does it have to do with us?'

Tang Jingsheng also said, 'And because of their breach of contract, we not only have to stop the service, we have to take them to court. We also have to hold them responsible and we are demanding compensation from them!'

Tang Huiyin added, 'Will compensation be enough? I think they should also make a public apology to Apple in the media.'

Listening to these people discussing one after the other, Jobs suddenly felt a bit like observing a moment of silence for that Lombardy company. Who did you mess with? You had to mess with Zhou Ming? Is this someone you can mess with? Now not only will you not get compensation, you will have to pay compensation to others, and you will have to apologise with gifts. I guess this would make anyone with weak psychological endurance want to spit blood.

What is meant by turning the tables? This is what turning the tables really means! The point is that I hit you, and I'm still standing on the moral high ground, while you have no defence. Of course, in reality, these demands are just empty words. After all, the other party also has people like Wood backing them up, and they can definitely hire a very capable team of lawyers to help them. Therefore, this lawsuit may not necessarily be won.

But for Zhou Ming and the others, the outcome of the lawsuit doesn't matter. The key is to stop Lombardi from its current momentum. The lawsuit could easily drag on for years. If they were a bit more ruthless and simply withheld his data, he wouldn't even be able to find another service provider at short notice.

Finally, Zhou Ming glanced at the time and said, 'It's already twelve noon. Shall we eat first, and then the afternoon press conference? I can't wait!' Junzi Juyi Tang