My Age of Investment

  Chapter 201 Battery (the leader adds 910)

   Musk left with regret.

  Before leaving, he gave the three people a week to consider.

  If he does not accept his investment, he will build his own car.

   is not a threat, but his true inner thoughts.

   Back in Silicon Valley, Xia Jingxing asked about the opinions of the two founders of Tesla.

   "Let him build it. The market is so big that it can accommodate two electric car companies."

  Tapenning's reaction was calm, and Xia Jingxing didn't know if it was his true thoughts.

  Eberhard's reaction was mostly, he said with a heavy face: "Musk is not a simple person. Before SpaceX, he has successfully started his business twice.

  Now he even dared to build rockets, let alone something running on the ground?

  This is a rich man with rich business experience and a strong heart.

  If he builds a car, I am sure that he will become our important competitor. "

  Tapening smiled and said, “Tesla has already completed the basic work and is waiting to build the first prototype.

  If Musk wants to build a car, he will definitely spend more time and energy.

  If we run on the same track, it means we have started and he is still tying his shoes.

  We have the first-mover advantage, and Darren gives us a steady stream of financial support.

  I think, don’t be too afraid of competition.

  On the contrary, I even hope that more players will join the field of electric vehicles, and everyone will compete together to promote the prosperity of the industry. "

  Both people said that there was a point. Xia Jingxing nodded and smiled and asked: "Weigh the pros and cons, do you think it is better for Tesla to accept his investment, or it is better for everyone to compete together?

  Don't conceal your true thoughts, let's discuss it together. "

  Tappening frowned, "At present, it is financing. For Tesla, the more money will be divided into more shares.

  And Musk joined in, we also lost one enemy.

  This is good for Tesla.

  But for us shareholders, it is not a good thing. The shares will be diluted in a large amount, and the dilution will be very cheap. "

  Eberhard shook his head, "But if Musk succeeds in building his own car, will it be a good thing for Tesla and for shareholders like us?"

   "So each has its own pros and cons. I don't think it doesn't matter whether he accepts his investment or not."

  Tapenning glanced at Xia Jingxing, "It all depends on you!"

  Eberhard nodded, "Yes, Darren, if you let Musk become a major shareholder of Tesla, we will not object.

  If you reject him, we will also concentrate on making Tesla cars a good one and competing with Musk. "

   Hearing this, combined with the scene of meeting and chatting with Musk before, Xia Jingxing touched the true attitude of the two people.

  Like him, the two people are a bit entangled.

  After all, if you can have one more friend, no one wants to have one more competitor.

  The most ideal state is that Musk eats the equity of two venture capital institutions and becomes a Tesla shareholder without diluting the equity of others.

  As for the rest, I will talk about it later.

   Right now, this is the best solution, and no one suffers.

  If Xia Jingxing transfers the equity to Musk himself, gives up Tesla’s position as a major shareholder, and retreats to the second shareholder, the two founders should not object.

  They care about their own equity and the future development of Tesla, but they don’t care about Tesla’s major shareholder or second shareholder.

  Mask, the major shareholder, and Darren, the second shareholder;

  Or vice versa, they don't care, because control of the company is no longer in their hands.

  Perhaps the most anticipated state of the two is that the two tycoons are tied to Tesla’s chariot.

  Perhaps they are in their hearts, they still hope that I will give way to Musk? Xia Jingxing thought so in his heart.

  Because Musk did not give in, he was the only one to give in.

  But the two founders must not be able to say such things, otherwise they will offend him, the major shareholder, and it is not worth it!

  Want to understand this, Xia Jingxing didn't worry anymore.

  The problem still lies with himself and Musk.

  I want Musk to be the second shareholder, and Musk guesses the same idea.

  He and Musk must distinguish between priorities.

  After some meditation, Xia Jingxing also had no illusions about Musk.

  Why should I give in? Just relying on you as Iron Man?

  Xiao Mazi is almost killed by himself, and what is it to add a Musk?

  Fate still has to be in your own hands, so you can rest assured!

   Then compete with Musk once!

  ……

  ……

  In the following week, Xia Jingxing stayed at Tesla's office, and Facebook gradually delegated authority to Christina.

  He didn't get too involved in Tesla's prototype car research and development work. After all, he promised that these daily tasks are handed over to the two founders.

  If you intervene more, in addition to the outside commanding the insider, it will also make the two founders have bad ideas.

  His main job is to understand the progress of Tesla's prototype car research and development, and talk with the two founders about strategy and so on.

  Tesla has expanded its office space after receiving an investment of 7.5 million U.S. dollars, and the original plant is still reserved as a workshop for disassembling vehicles and engaging in hardware research and development.

  But the office changed its place and moved to an office building with a better environment next to it, and did not continue to shrink in the factory area.

  Tesla’s workforce has also expanded, from a few people to more than 20 people.

  Among these employees, except for a few administrative staff, the rest are engineers.

  This arrangement is also because the work at this stage is mainly research and development, and the company does not have other business, just a few administrative staff such as finance and personnel.

  ……

  ……

  Late night.

  As CEO, Eberhard accompanied Xia Jingxing to visit Tesla's factory at night.

  Although the off-duty time has passed long ago, the whole plant is still brightly lit, and it looks like work is in full swing!

  No reluctance, all because of work, voluntarily staying to work overtime.

  This is Eberhard’s explanation to Xia Jingxing.

  In the workshop, the metal rubbing sound of the cutting machine, the roar of the motor, the "sizzling" sound of electric welding... all kinds of sounds are ringing non-stop.

  Several engineers wearing work clothes full of stains, lighting up the lights, are cutting the body of a Lotus, then assemble the car with various lines around the body, and then weld various metal materials.

  The conditions are very difficult, and the car is made by hand!

  Xia Jingxing stood by and watched the group of people, silently watching their work.

Eberhard, who stood next to him, thought that the major shareholder had an idea, and explained with a smile: "Haha, the prototype car, everything starts from scratch, you can only experiment with a car first, it is impossible to keep making a car by hand. "

  Xia Jingxing nodded, "The current conditions are a bit difficult, but everything will be fine."

   Then, he followed Eberhard to the other corner of the factory.

There are several engineers working on Lotus's basic software system, drawing a lot of model drawings and throwing them on the table. They are trying to figure out how this car integrates pedals, dashboards and other mechanical devices into a whole of.

  Seeing that they were discussing, Xia Jingxing did not disturb them, and walked away with Eberhard.

  The real difficulty is the battery technology research undertaken by another R&D team.

  Xia Jingxing followed Eberhard and continued to walk. In another corner of the factory, several engineers were sitting around a large table full of batteries.

  These engineers are using strong adhesives to glue blocks of cylindrical batteries into a "battery brick", and then take the battery bricks to the instrument for testing.

  While observing and understanding the changes in current conduction mode, record various experimental data.

  An engineer assembled 10 battery bricks together, put them into the test instrument, and recorded the heat dissipation mechanism of different gases and liquids.

  Tesla company is not big, but the division of labor is very clear. Several engineering teams are responsible for a research direction, and everyone in each team is responsible for their own tasks.

  Gene Bodychevsky, who was gluing the battery, saw Xia Jing walking over and waved at him very happily, "Daren~"

  Jean is the person who dropped out on the same day as Xia Jingxing. He was originally a member of the Stanford University Solar Car Club.

After being limped by Eberhard and the others, he cried and shouted to quit school to sweep Tesla.

  After he dropped out of school and joined Tesla, the company didn't really let him sweep the floor, just let him stick the battery.

  Battery sticking is actually just a sideline business. His real main business is to use computers to design three-dimensional models of automobile power systems, as well as battery models.

  At present, the company has insufficient manpower. By the way, stick the battery.

  Xia Jingxing saw an old friend, said to Eberhard, and walked towards Jim alone.

  Jim also stopped what he was doing, and started chatting with Xia Jingxing about his recent work.

  "...It’s so comfortable here, no exams, no need to earn credits, even if it’s on the battery, it’s so fun."

   Genn gently stroked the battery on the table and murmured, looking very intoxicated.

  Xia Jingxing shook his head, alas, another crazy one.

  Tesla’s employees are like this. If you have to use one word to describe it, it is fanaticism.

  Everyone is working crazy and working overtime, all want to see the prototype car is born soon, all want to change the world...

  "...No one has ever tried to connect hundreds of lithium-ion batteries in parallel before, and Tesla was the first to do so.

  So in this sense, Tesla is undoubtedly at the forefront of battery technology. "

  Jean’s mouth was like a machine gun, and he kept bursting, introducing how awesome the work he was doing now.

  Xia Jingxing was very clear about these things, but the other party was very happy, he had to agree with the other party, and kept nodding, "Yes, yes, battery technology is the core of our core.

  We are indeed the first company to do this. Once it succeeds, this initiative will surely shock the world! Tesla's name will also be known to billions of people! "

  As soon as Gene heard these words, he was about to start a new round of machine gun-like strafes, just as if he had been hit with blood.

  Xia Jingxing hurriedly stopped, and took the initiative to change the topic: "By the way, did you encounter any problems in the process of researching the battery?

  For example, the number of battery components of battery bricks and how to connect? "

  (End of this chapter)