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For a while Jobs let Catmull and Smith run Pixar without much interference.
有那么一段時間，喬布斯沒有進行過多干預，讓卡特穆爾和史密斯自行掌管皮克斯。
Every month or so they would gather for a board meeting,
每隔一個月左右，他們就會進行一次董事會會議，
usually at NeXT headquarters, where Jobs would focus on the finances and strategy.
通常是在NeXT的總部，喬布斯主要關注財務和戰(zhàn)略。
Nevertheless, by dint of his personality and controlling instincts, Jobs was soon playing a stronger role.
然而，由于個性使然以及控制本能的驅使，喬布斯很快就變成了強勢的角色。
He spewed out a stream of ideas—some reasonable, others wacky—about what Pixar's hardware and software could become.
針對皮克斯公司硬件和軟件的未來，他提出了一堆想法，有的合理，有的古怪。
And on his occasional visits to the Pixar offices, he was an inspiring presence.
而他雖然只是偶爾前往皮克斯的辦公室，但每次出現他都能讓人心潮澎湃。
"I grew up a Southern Baptist, and we had revival meetings with mesmerizing but corrupt preachers," recounted Alvy Ray Smith.
“我從小就加入了美南浸信會，我們經常同那些生活腐化但卻極具蠱惑力的牧師們一起開培靈會。”阿爾維·雷·史密斯說，
"Steve's got it: the power of the tongue and the web of words that catches people up.
“史蒂夫顯然精于此道，深知口舌的力量和語言的網絡能讓人陷進去。
We were aware of this when we had board meetings, so we developed signals--nose scratching or ear tugs
開董事會會議的時候，大家意識到了這個問題，于是我們發(fā)展出一套信號--抓鳧子或拽耳朵，
for when someone had been caught up in Steve's distortion field and he needed to be tugged back to reality."
如果有人陷入了史蒂夫的現實扭曲力場，需要被拉回現實，我們就會使用這個信號。”
Jobs had always appreciated the virtue of integrating hardware and software,
喬布斯一直都很欣賞硬件和軟件的整合，
which is what Pixar did with its Image Computer and rendering software.
皮克斯的圖像電腦和渲染軟件就是如此。
It also produced creative content, such as animated films and graphics.
事實上，皮克斯還擁有另一個要素：它制作出色的內容，如動畫電影和圖像。
All three elements benefited from Jobs's combination of artistic creativity and technological geekiness.
這三種要素都得益于喬布斯將藝術創(chuàng)意和技術的結合。
"Silicon Valley folks don't really respect Hollywood creative types,
“硅谷的人并不尊重好萊塢的創(chuàng)意特質，
and the Hollywood folks think that tech folks are people you hire and never have to meet," Jobs later said.
而好萊塢的人則認為技術人員是那些只需雇用而無需見面的人。”喬布斯后來說道，
"Pixar was one place where both cultures were respected."
“皮克斯則同時尊重好萊塢和硅谷的文化。”
