America's Road to Fame

Chapter 66 Investing in Tesla for the First Time

William Chen's current investment time is not good, because the subprime mortgage crisis has not broken out in this world.

Therefore, compared to the previous life, Tesla is in a better situation at this time, even though it is still like a black hole, requiring continuous investment without any profit.

Also, earlier this year, the President of the United States and a group of people visited the Tesla factory, which allowed the company to obtain an interest-free loan of more than 4.5 million US dollars from the Department of Energy.

Finally, Tesla is already preparing to go public on Nasdaq next year, so it is expected to raise a sum of money by then.

Therefore, regarding William Chen's investment idea, although Musk also hopes to get more funds, he still insists not to release too many shares, which is also in the hands of William Chen.

His investment this time was only to establish initial trust with Tesla, and he didn't really want to get enough shares for himself at once.After all, the subprime mortgage crisis is coming soon, and Tesla plans to go public next year?At that time, I am afraid that this plan will probably be postponed. Even if there is no delay, the stock price will not be ideal if it is forced to go public.

Therefore, that time is the best time for him to increase his shareholding.

In the end, Musk agreed with Chen William to pay 5000 million US dollars to get 5% of Tesla's shares. This result is also acceptable to both parties.

It seems that these people are all in the same way. After the successful cooperation, Musk has a better attitude towards William Chen. He has already regarded him as a friend (fei) friend (yang). He enthusiastically expressed that he will hold the event at home tonight. For a private party, invite Chen William to bring Ivanta with him. He will entertain them with his girlfriend, and by the way, he can have a good chat about Tesla.

William Chen also planned to increase his shareholding in Tesla after a while, so he readily agreed to this invitation.Then William Chen and Ivanta stayed here, while Nelson's team continued to investigate and prepare for the contact with Siri.

Alicia, on the other hand, returned to New York directly, and she still had a lot of things to deal with.After last night, she regained her radiant vitality again, said goodbye to William Chen and Ivanta in a formulaic way, and left.

In the evening, William Chen and Ivanta came to Elon Musk's home for an appointment. Musk and his girlfriend Talulah Riley, whom he had just met for a long time, received the two of them.

After Chen William met Musk's girlfriend, he immediately had an idea that Musk, a friend, could get along.

Although his girlfriend Talulah Riley is not well-known in Hollywood.Most of the movies she starred in are supporting roles, but one thing to say, in terms of appearance alone, she still fits William Chen's aesthetics.

In getting along with them, Chen William can feel that Elon Musk is also a relatively strong person in private, which can also be seen from the way he gets along with his girlfriend.

In Musk, you can see a very typical way for American rich people to handle marriage.

Prior to this, Musk had a marriage to his college classmate—a woman with both talent and beauty.

Before the marriage, Musk will sign a pre-marital and post-marital property agreement with the other party.Therefore, at the time of divorce, he can take the initiative.

His first wife gave up almost all her rights when she divorced him.I believe that if the actress in front of me can marry Musk, she will not take much advantage in this regard.

There are always more common topics between women and women. Musk's girlfriend and Ivanta have a hot chat about fashion and makeup.

And Elon Musk was gushing about his big toys to William Chan.From Tesla's electric cars to Space X's rockets and spacecraft.

"You should really go there sometime. Space X is definitely a great company. We are exploring the future of mankind. When you see those huge rockets and spaceships, you will feel the miracle of our human intelligence. proudly."

Obviously, after Tesla received William Chen’s investment, Musk immediately thought of the Space X company he invested heavily in, and hoped that the friend (fei) friend (yang) in front of him would also be interested in that company .

Because although Elon Musk has accumulated a certain amount of wealth in his previous ventures, he also needs to invest in Tesla and Space X, two gold-eating behemoths, and Musk will also feel quite strenuous.

In Chen William’s previous life in 2008, when the subprime mortgage crisis broke out, Musk invested almost all of his net worth in these two companies, and was once on the verge of bankruptcy.

Although the subprime mortgage crisis has not yet broken out in this world, his current situation is much better than that of William Chen in his previous life, but he still hopes to persuade more people to invest in his projects.

Of course, the premise is that he cannot threaten his control over these companies, and William Chen in front of him is an investor he feels very comfortable with at this time. He has money and has no ambition to control the company, which is very important for Musk. It's just too perfect.

However, Chen William finally declined the idea that Musk wanted him to invest in Space X. He said that he currently has little interest in Musk's space dream.

The reason why he invested in Tesla is because he believes that in the future, with the continuous consumption of fossil energy, it is imperative to find an environmentally friendly driving tool that relies on new energy.

Therefore, he is very optimistic about the future development of Tesla, and if given the opportunity, he will continue to make financial investments in this company.

However, the matter of human immigration to Mars seems too far away at present, and it is not within the scope of his current investment.

Seeing this situation, Musk did not continue to persuade him, but turned to chatting with him about the future prospects of Tesla electric vehicles.

In his opinion, if Chen William is really just a financial investment, then investing in Tesla is the same. It will not affect his control over Tesla, and it will save him money and use it more. at SpaceX.

In fact, William Chen is not completely uninterested in Space X.

He also knew that in his previous life, the future development of this company was still very amazing.But he has already invested in Tesla, so he hopes that after the subprime mortgage crisis breaks out in the future, Musk will still face a dilemma-more inclined to Tesla or Space X?

This will also help William Chen get more Tesla shares in the future.

As for investing in Space X?

I believe that after he refused this time and expressed his disinterest, Musk will greatly reduce his guard against him.In this way, after completing the investment in Tesla, there will still be opportunities to invest in this company.

Both parties were very satisfied with this gathering, except that William Chen did not continue to invest in Space X as Musk wished.

At least through this exchange, Musk believed that he had understood William Chen's thoughts. He did not have very big ambitions for Tesla, so the threat was lifted.

For William Chen, through this investment, he has a relatively good personal relationship with Musk, whether it is for him to continue to increase his investment in Tesla in the future, or to invest in Space X in the future. benefit.

On the way back to the hotel, Ivanta asked curiously, "William, how much money do you have?"

"I know you didn't sell your stake in 666, but after you bought the New York Observer and Twitter, you're now investing in Netflix and Tesla. That's $5 million Yes, as far as I know, but you have to keep investing."

"So now I don't even know where you got so much money."

For Ivanta's doubts, William Chen knew very well, and he knew that such doubts would soon arise in many people.

For other people, he naturally didn't need to explain, but now that Ivanta asked, he could still let the other party know a little bit about his own strength.

"Didn't you watch the Oprah show I participated in before? I said in it that my investment had a huge return, but I didn't say the specific amount of profit at the time. Today I can tell you , I made a profit of $4 million that time.”

Hearing Chen William's answer, Ivanta was surprised, her eyes widened, and she looked very cute.

"After that, I made some investments one after another, and all of them received rich returns, so I have the funds I invest now."

(End of this chapter)