"You want me to go back and be your human advertisement, to promote and sell Taiyin Lingji for you!" Jobs, being who he was, saw through Boss Huang's plan immediately.
Imagine, if the world suddenly discovered that they, who had been dead for a year, suddenly appeared in the world, not only proclaiming that they had attained immortality but also retrieving the divine medicine Taiyin Lingji from the moon. What a mind-blowing event this would be! The entire world would know the name Taiyin Lingji in an instant.
Some might think Jobs was a fraud, but when an 80-something Jobs returned looking like he was in his fifties, others would have no choice but to believe him.
Other things could be faked, but direct changes in appearance like rejuvenation were impossible to fake. Even with the combined efforts of Asia's three major beauty techniques, it would be impossible to make someone look younger in a video.
Therefore, the effect of Taiyin Lingji was almost a hundred percent certain, with no room for fakery.
One could imagine how desperate and how willing to spend any amount of money the world's richest people would be to obtain such a divine medicine once it appeared.
Jobs seemed to already see the extent to which Huang He would make a fortune through Taiyin Lingji, so he directly guessed Huang He's intentions.
"That's more or less the idea!" Huang He admitted readily.
"But I still have a question!" Jobs frowned. "You don't really need to do this through me. You could just find any elderly public figure and have them injected with Taiyin Lingji, and the advertising effect would be sufficient. Why bother with this old man?"
"Because I don't want anyone to know that Taiyin Lingji is a product of Jiangnan Group!" Boss Huang replied. "Regardless of whether the world believes it or not, there will only be one public answer: that Taiyin Lingji was collected by you from the moon, not manufactured artificially, and it does not belong to any company."
"I see. You're afraid that the magical properties of Taiyin Lingji will attract the covetousness of others, leading someone to want to overthrow you, seize your production line, and even lead to the complete destruction of your Jiangnan Group, is that right?" Jobs was not foolish and quickly understood Huang He's intentions and his underlying greed.
But Jobs also understood very well that if this were handled improperly, the destruction of Jiangnan Group could happen in an instant.
"You don't actually need to sell this thing!" Jobs said sincerely. "You already have enough wealth that you and your descendants can live comfortably for generations without depleting it. If you do start selling Taiyin Lingji, you might earn a lot of money in the short term. But in the long run, no one will tolerate having such a thing controlled by you indefinitely. They will do anything to bring you down and take what you have!"
"Even a nation cannot keep such a thing, let alone a businessman like you. The best course of action is to never let this thing be publicized, to completely destroy all related technical information and pretend it never existed. Or, you could make the production methods public, and everyone can produce it themselves. Then it becomes a competition of production capacity, and I believe Jiangnan Group has a significant advantage in this aspect, allowing you to still capture the largest share of the market. As the saying goes, 'He who eats alone will die alone.' You must understand this!" Jobs sighed, not understanding why Huang He was so greedy.
However, Jobs soon noticed that Huang He had been smiling throughout his speech, showing no emotional fluctuation. Clearly, Huang He had already considered all these points himself and understood the logic and implications.
"That's right. Judging by your method of openly relinquishing the production and sales markets for all products, retaining only technical authorization, you are a person who deeply understands sharing. You already grasp the principle that those who keep everything for themselves will perish quickly. But why are you trying to keep it all to yourself this one time? What is it?" Jobs suddenly realized that even after living for over 80 years and practicing Taoism for more than 20 years, he still couldn't quite fathom what this young man was thinking.
Jobs ultimately did not understand Huang He's thoughts, and Huang He clearly had no intention of letting him understand. After discussing for a day, he simply told Jobs that he could go home.
Jobs did not refuse, because Huang He would not give him the opportunity to refuse. As long as Taiyin Lingji was in Huang He's hands, there was no possibility of refusal. Although Jobs no longer feared death, he feared not becoming immortal more, and for the sake of immortality, anything was acceptable. As for the consequences and impact of promoting Taiyin Lingji, Jobs did not believe anything too terrible would happen.
Whether Taiyin Lingji had any side effects, Jobs was unsure. But since he himself was taking it, if anyone were to die, it would be him first. Why worry about others? Furthermore, due to the production issues of Taiyin Lingji, it was destined to be a top-tier luxury item for a select few, having no relation to the general populace. Jobs was not afraid of any other problems arising.
Then, Jobs picked up his personal terminal, sighed, and contacted his eldest son's number.
"Sorry, your phone bill is overdue. Please pay your phone bill, thank you..."
***
"Jobs is alive, and he has returned from the Heavenly Palace after achieving immortality!" This news spread like a whirlwind across the entire world. Even some American reporters who first broke the news found it incredibly unbelievable, as if it were a myth.
But when Jobs's eldest son accepted interviews from reporters, he indeed had such an excited expression and stated that his father would be flying back to the country soon. He even proactively asked the interviewing reporters how to restore the legal status of a person confirmed dead back to that of a living person.
This news then exploded worldwide for two days. However, most people believed it was just a minor April Fool's joke, or a sensational news fabricated by media lacking major stories, and by Jobs's children who had been swindled out of a large portion of their father's assets and were eager to reclaim them. After all, Jobs had been dead for over a year. So, while he claimed to have ascended to immortality, being dead was being dead; how could he possibly return?
As a result, on the third day, Chinese reporters waiting in SG transmitted a world-shocking photograph: Jobs himself suddenly appeared at the entrance of SG. Under the horrified gaze of the American SG staff, he directly entered the embassy to reapply for a passport. Because his passport had been canceled upon his death, Jobs couldn't even return to his country and had to go through SG to reapply for his personal passport.
The appearance of Jobs's photograph once again shocked everyone because the Jobs in the photo was no longer the frail and aged man from a year ago, but had returned to the appearance of someone around fifty years old. However, the initial reaction was not rejuvenation, but the belief that this Jobs was deliberately impersonated by someone – a fifty-something person who closely resembled Jobs, specifically disguising himself as Jobs to gain traffic. After all, there were too many people doing such things nowadays.
The embassy staff initially thought the same, so they almost kicked Jobs out. It wasn't until Jobs spoke with the current head of diplomatic affairs, who was also a long-time friend of Jobs, on the phone for a full three hours that this friend was completely convinced that it was Jobs himself. Then, this minister instructed the staff on-site to draw Jobs's blood and directly compare it with Jobs's DNA in the database to confirm that his DNA had no issues.
However, this still couldn't expedite the process of reapplying for Jobs's passport, as his identification had been canceled. He would have to reapply for documents in the United States and restore his personal data before a new passport could be issued. This process would likely take about a month.
After this news spread, the entire United States was abuzz. Almost all of Jobs's former friends, who were still alive, called Jobs immediately. Jobs grudgingly took a few calls, chatted impatiently for a bit, and hung up. But this further solidified their belief that this was indeed Jobs, because it was so characteristic of him.
Simultaneously, many influential figures flew to China to meet and chat with Jobs face-to-face, and only then were they completely convinced of Jobs's identity. After all, no amount of makeup or resemblance could completely mimic a person's aura. Only the real Jobs could exhibit his captivating and polarizing personal charisma. Furthermore, with the help of these influential figures, the procedures that would have taken a month were completed in just one week. Jobs then successfully cleared customs, completed the formalities, and boarded the plane back to his long-lost homeland under the watchful eyes of thousands of reporters.