My Age of Investment

   Chapter 826 The realm of the top rich

  Xia Jing ran off after finishing his outfit, stepped off the stage quickly, leaving the stage to Straubel.

As soon as he sat back in his seat, Bezos looked at him with a smile, and he did not hesitate to praise: "Daren, you still have a strong personal charm. I guess most of the users present today will choose to believe you and agree to temporarily Ten thousand dollars "lent" to Tesla.

  Tesla must pay its debts! It might not be a good story in the industry in the future. "

  Bald Bald's eyes were very poisonous, and he could see through Xia Jingxing's backhand at a glance. He feels that young people nowadays have a lot of fun, and they like to shape the personal image of the founder, and have various interesting interactions with users, so as to create and form the unique charm of the company and the founder.

  This seems to be a trendy marketing method, which is worth learning from.

  He was much more honest when he was younger, and would only sell books online stupidly.

  The times are changing, and the commercial marketing model is also quietly changing. Bei Tuzi thinks that Xia Jingxing’s various marketing methods should be studied more in the future. There are merits.

  The title of co-founder of Tesla has been recognized by the other two founders from the moment Xia Jingxing invested in Tesla, and it often appears in media reports and official website announcements.

  Xia Jingxing smiled at Bezos, “It’s just a little trick. As a technology-driven company, Tesla is a technology-driven company. The quality and reliability of its products are the root of long-term trust from users.”

"That’s right, Amazon is building an e-reader called Kindle recently, and I also founded a commercial space company called Blue Origin. Darren, you can visit my place when you are free. Let’s talk about the experience of manufacturing hardware."

  Bezos smiled and sent out the invitation. He admired the young man beside him very much. He used to engage in the Internet, and now he is doing hardware such as mobile phones and cars. It resembles his business layout and suits his appetite very much.

   "Really? That's awesome! I am very interested in Blue Origin, private rockets, private space exploration, which sounds cool." Xia Jingxing shrugged, her expression pompous.

  Blue Origin was founded two years earlier than SpaceX. It was established in 2000, but the operation is very low-key. Only this year began to buy land to establish a rocket launch site in Texas.

  Compared with SpaceX, which has already launched a rocket once, Blue Origin is as slow as a snail.

However, Bezos is rich, and every year he reduces his $1 billion in Amazon stock investment to Blue Origin. By the time Xia Jingxing was reborn, I heard that he had invested tens of billions of dollars. Not realized.

  Seeing Xia Jingxing’s admiration for Blue Origin, Bezos was very satisfied, and said with a smile: “With your financial resources, you can actually enter the private aerospace field. Now there are too few players in this field and competing with each other to promote technological progress.”

  Gates has been listening to the conversation between the two and couldn’t help but interject: “To be honest, I’m not optimistic about the profit prospects of commercial aerospace.

  My partner Paul Allen sponsored the launch of "Spacecraft One" three years ago. It was the first manned space flight in human history completely conducted by a private enterprise, and it was a success.

  But, can it be industrialized? Can it be profitable?

  The space activities of all countries are supported by the government behind them, and they are of the kind that do not consider the cost or the cost. "

  Xia Jingxing looked at Gates. This big man is a pragmatist. With his strong financial resources, he can go to space to join in the fun and let off fireworks.

  But Gates did not choose to do this. He wanted to "donate" all the money to charity organizations, and from time to time he went to Lolita Island with his friends.

  On the contrary, his former partner, Paul Allen, is a truly dreamy entrepreneur. He has never been married and has no children in his life. After leaving Microsoft, he divided his huge wealth into three parts.

  Part of it is engaged in sports and used to buy basketball, football, and rugby teams;

  Part of the investment in technology research and Internet companies, established a Silicon Valley laboratory and new business incubator, with a lot of results, due to patent infringement lawsuits, FAANG, Yahoo, eBay, AOL and other major technology giants, a batch of them;

  The last part of the investment is in the private space field, amounting to billions of dollars.

Stratolaunch, which he founded, has developed a six-engine, twin-fuselage aircraft that weighs 500,000 pounds (about 226.8 tons) and has a wingspan of 385 feet (about 117 meters), about twice that of a Boeing 747. Big, the ultimate goal is to launch the rocket and then send the satellite into space.

  But this old man passed away in 2018, and the stratospheric launch company has gradually become lonely.

It is worth mentioning that Gates, who has never loved money, started to try to dilute the equity of the partners because of Paul Allen’s illness. Acquiesce again.

  Finally, Gates wanted to buy the remaining equity in Paul Allen's hand at a low price, but Paul did not agree this time.

  The two are good friends who have met since the age of twelve or thirteen, and Paul also had a lot of credit for Microsoft before he fell ill, but Gates is so frustrated.

   Saying that I don’t love money is actually a fool.

  Xia Jingxing smiled, but did not answer Gates' words.

  Bezos couldn't help it anymore. I just said that commercial aerospace has something to do, so you jump out and sing the opposite.

  Although Gates is the richest man in the world, Bezos is arrogant and does not feel that he is inferior to Gates. Sooner or later, he will surpass this old man.

  So, Bezos doesn't have so much scruples when he speaks.

  "Mr. Gates, life is not only for the pursuit of commercial interests. Aerospace is the crystallization of human science and technology. In my opinion, powerful entrepreneurs from all over the world should join in and promote the progress of scientific and technological civilization.

  A few years later, our bodies may not be there anymore, but as the pioneers of space exploration, we might be able to leave a statue on the moon or Mars. "

  Xia Jingxing nodded, Bezos still has some realm of life. Although he is an LSP like Gates, he is obviously richer and more pursued than his predecessor.

  In terms of commercial returns alone, SpaceX, which has received more support from NASA's commercial orders, is a profitable project, because Musk did not invest much at all, and the company's valuation reached more than 70 billion US dollars after many years.

   While Blue Origin has received fewer NASA orders, Bezos has successively invested tens of billions of dollars, and the valuation may not even be able to smooth the investment.

  Ten billion US dollars to be deposited in the bank, the rate of return may be higher than that of investing in Blue Origin.

  It is true that Bezos is too rich. It is not rare to make quick money and want to make long-term investment considerations, but more should be love, so that you can continue to invest money in a project that does not seem to be so profitable.

  Domestic Internet giants like to engage in community group buying. In fact, companies such as Meituan and Didi have explored ways to succeed. They first spend money to gain market share, and then monopolize traffic and pricing power. After a few years, they can slowly start harvesting.

  With such a successful way of making quick money and having explored a clear profit model, who would make “stupid money” stupidly.

  The so-called dumb money is a business model with a high risk factor and an uncertain future, such as stuck technology, chips, industrial software, CNC machine tools, and so on.

  Among them, the most sophisticated abacus is the real estate capital such as Li and Pan. Everything from the point of view of interest, extreme fear of danger, can be called "counseling", and counseling is destined to be narrower and narrower.

  Gates smiled and was stunned by Bezos, and his face was not angry. After all, it was the scene.

  "Mr. Bezos, good luck to you, and I hope one day I can see you soar into space."

   Bezos faintly replied: "There must be such a day! I won't wait too long."

  Xia Jingxing did not interrupt. In his opinion, both of them had reached a certain level of wealth, but they were different individuals and it was normal for them to have different ideas.

  He has also come into contact with many top rich people over the years. Everyone has a different understanding of life, wealth, and even career.

  After the commercial achievement reached its peak, some people started a sect and called the king as the ancestor;

  Some people indulge in flowers and enjoy life wantonly;

  Some people are ambitious. After conquering the earth, they start to aim at space, and their lives never stop;

  ……

  The actions and choices of these people have brought Xia Jingxing a lot of thinking, and at the same time, it has strengthened his belief in his heart.

  On stage.

  Straubel spoke about Chase again, informing all users about the delivery procedures and precautions.

   "Well, that's all about the delivery. Today, we have to announce one thing to all users."

  Straubel watched the audience under the stage, and said every word: “Tesla’s second model, it’s here today.”

  Hearing these words, the audience immediately cheered up.

  Roadster is already amazing. Can the new model surpass the former?

  There are audiences who are concerned about the positioning of the new model, sports car? car? SUV? Or is it a pickup truck?

   Musk also raised his head, staring intently at the **** screen on the stage.

  The thing that worries him the most has happened. Tesla is speeding up its pace and has begun to build a second model.

  At the same time, Musk is also very curious about what model it is. According to the model, he can judge and predict Tesla's next development plan and market positioning.

  Straubel deliberately squeezed for more than ten seconds, and when everyone was fully focused on the stage, he pressed the controller in his hand, and the big screen behind him instantly lit up.

   "Wow~" the audience exclaimed.

  A shape completely different from Roadster, a red car with smooth lines appears on the screen.

  Everyone can see that this is a car.

  Tesla is about to build a car, which is really good news. This is the voice of many viewers. After all, the space of a sports car is too small and it is not so convenient to drive for a long time.

   Musk cursed secretly, **** it.

  He has a hunch that the business plans of Tesla and Nikola overlap. Tesla also wants to step by step from a sports car manufacturer to a large car company with different models, covering high, medium and low-end markets.

  At the same time, Musk is also very clear that electric car companies can’t survive just by building sports cars. They must seize a larger market to have a chance.

  It would be great if Tesla continued to build sports cars! Musk secretly regretted.

  However, it is impossible to put the hope of winning entirely on the opponent's mistakes.

   Musk quickly accepted the facts and continued to look down.

  On the screen, a video began to be played, a red car crossing city streets, rural wilderness, high mountain bridges, snowy areas, deserts...

   "Fak!"

  Suddenly, Musk cursed with a smile regardless of the risk of exposure.

  It turned out to be a false alarm. The video is just a simulation animation, not a real prototype car undergoing a road test.

  Other audiences reacted differently.

  Some people think it’s good, and some people think they’re fooling people. For a long time, a cartoon was released.

  The video is over soon.

  Straubel smiled and said: "The real prototype is still being built, but most of the design work has been completed, but some details are still being polished.

  Don’t be discouraged by this, Tesla will not play tricks that fool people.

  With regard to new models, we have added a lot of new thinking.

  As we all know, the Roadster uses the Lotus chassis and shell, and the chassis and shell of this new car will all be independently designed by Tesla.

  This is just one of the surprises!

  Second surprise, we have upgraded the core components such as the electric motor control system and the battery management system again, and the endurance of the car will be greatly improved.

  Surprise third, regarding the interior of the car, we will carry out a new upgrade, the operation and interaction of the central control screen, etc., will redefine the car.

  Fourth surprise, the price of this four-door, five-seater coupe will be lower than that of the Roadster. We will strictly control the cost and strive to achieve the most extreme price-performance ratio.

  Fifth surprise, a few months later, the prototype car will officially hold a product launch conference, and then everyone will be able to see its true colors.

  Not yet, the product is still being finalized, because this car will have a high technology content and it will be very difficult to develop..."

  (End of this chapter)