Back To 2005

Mr. Musk, nice to meet you.

In the presidential suite of the Peninsula Hotel, Zhou Anan met a haggard-looking white man with Chinese characters, smiled and shook hands with him.

Although he had only had people send him emails and seen his photos before, Zhou Anan, who had occasionally read some news in his previous life, still felt that he looked familiar.

There was a beautiful translator next to him who could speak authentic American English. Zhou Anan did not show any interest in being proficient in English and communicated with the other party in pure Chinese.

So far, he is the only life-saving straw for the other party, and he does not need to pamper the other party.

Mr. Zhou, your youth and promise amaze me.

Looking at the young man in front of him, Musk made no secret of his surprise.

Originally, he thought that the Chinese man who sent him an email and stated that he had loved the aerospace industry since he was a child would be a young man born in the 1970s about the same age as him. Unexpectedly, he was born in the 1980s.

The other party is so young and can spend tens of millions of dollars to support his aerospace career. He must be the second generation of China's rich in the rumors.

The rich second generation of China is good, but people are stupid and have a lot of money, so it is easy to get fooled.

Mr. Musk is so young that he can invest hundreds of millions of dollars to develop the private aerospace industry, which is admirable.

Automatically filtering out the words 'Young and promising' from another young man's translator, Zhou Anan smiled and complimented the other party.

By the way, everyone brings a translator who is proficient in Chinese and English, which is a bit of a waste of thousands of yuan in service fees for this day.

However, everyone is afraid that the translator brought by the other party is unreliable, so it is necessary to prepare one of your own. After all, it involves an investment of tens of millions of dollars.

If someone does not translate properly, someone will point out the problem and be prepared.

Like in some TV dramas, forcibly creating a plot where translation leads to the breakdown of the deal will only be imagined by the screenwriters.

Although I have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to develop private space vehicles, I am still one step away from success. Without Mr. Zhou's invitation, I would probably have sold more shares and invested in this aerospace industry. I don't know , how much money is Mr. Zhou prepared to provide, and what are the conditions?

Compared with those proud North Americans, Musk has the frankness unique to the researcher industry and directly asked about the other party's conditions.

Of course, he did not say that his behavior was like gambling on God's will. Once the fourth launch fails, it cannot be compensated by the investment of tens of millions of dollars.

You must first deceive yourself into having confidence, then you can put other people's funds into your own pocket, and then burn them into the aerospace industry.

I can give 50 million US dollars to support Mr. Musk's aerospace career. The conditions are that I want 10% of SpaceX's shares.

Hearing that the other party got straight to the point so quickly, Zhou Anan, who had inquired about the other party's character, didn't waste any time and stated his conditions.

10%? Impossible. Even if I agree, the top management of our company will not agree. Moreover, once SpaceX successfully launches, it will definitely find a way to continue borrowing from banks and then obtain NASA's supply contract. I must have heard of Mr. Zhou , Those arrogant senior officials in North America have always been paranoid about being persecuted and will not allow Chinese people to hold more than 5% of the shares. In that case, even if the rocket is successfully launched, SpaceX will not be able to achieve greater success in North America.

Regarding the other party's not harsh conditions, Musk rattled off a series of troubles.

If it was before last year, Musk would definitely say that the other party was whimsical when he heard such conditions.

At that time, SpaceX had high hopes from investment institutions across the United States, and one share of the company was worth more than tens of millions of dollars.

However, now is the moment when he is at the end of his rope and cannot even raise the funds for the fourth launch. The other party's conditions are already very generous.

Now he even saves on daily living expenses. The current translator is a Chinese employee recruited from Tesla.

But he didn't want his half-life hard work to be taken away one-tenth of the shares by a Chinese so easily, and what he said was true.

If SpaceX wants to gain recognition from high-level executives in North America, foreigners must not hold too many shares in SpaceX.

I can lower the share requirements of SpaceX. I wonder what kind of compensation Mr. Musk can give me?

Instead of being angry because of the other party's denial, Zhou Anan calmly took a sip of coffee and asked the other party with a smile.

Mr. Zhou, I can give you up to 2% of SpaceX shares, but I can transfer part of my Tesla shares to you. Tesla is the most advanced company in the field of electric vehicles today. It owns.

Upon hearing that the other party was willing to lower the conditions for SpaceX shares, Musk's eyes flashed with joy, and then he began to promote another company under his name.

Compared to SpaceX, which he has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in, and Tesla, which has invested tens of millions of dollars and is on the verge of stalling due to financial crisis, Musk is more willing to sell the latter's shares to the other party.

What's more, SpaceX carries his dream, and he cannot let a Chinese person steal the fruit easily.

Mr. Musk, I heard that Tesla's founder, Mr. Eberhard, is not very optimistic about the progress of the development of this electric vehicle, and the company is also in financial crisis.

Seeing the other party fooling a fool, Qin Lianyun on the side unceremoniously exposed the other party's lies and pointed out Tesla's predicament.

Zhou Anan looked at the other party's ugly face and drank tea calmly.

Even though Tesla will be so impressive a few years later, Tesla is about to go bankrupt because its leader, Musk, is betting all on SpaceX.

Even if he is very willing to own Tesla's shares, he should not be too obvious on the surface, lest the other party think that he is a stupid second-generation Chinese rich man with a lot of money.

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Unexpectedly, the lie was exposed in person. Musk, who was originally planning to continue the deception, was speechless and didn't know how to continue.

If the other party is so aware of Tesla's situation, he must have conducted corresponding investigations in advance.

However, the shamelessness he developed during this period of asking for help made Musk's mind spin very fast.

Now that the other party knows everything, he will talk about the future prospects straight to the point.

I wonder who this lady is?

Oh, this is Ms. Qin Lianyun, my agent in North America.

Hello, Ms. Qin. Mr. Zhou, it is undeniable that Tesla's development has fallen into a temporary dilemma, but the future of electric smart cars is bright.

After briefly saying hello to the oriental beauty who interrupted, Musk continued to start a new round of deception towards the wealthy Chinese second generation.

In his eyes, the person who really decided to invest was this young man who was stupid and had a lot of money.

I agree with your point of view, Mr. Musk, and I believe that under your leadership, Tesla can achieve brilliant achievements. I just don't know, how many shares can you give me?

After listening to the other party's beautiful idea, Zhou Anan nodded in approval and asked the most critical question.

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The other party recognized his idea so easily, which made Musk a little stunned, but he immediately reacted. While feeling ecstatic in his heart, he said calmly: Mr. Zhou, you must know that I have invested no less than 3 million yuan in Tesla. 100 million U.S. dollars, plus the investment of other shareholders, there is at least 500 million U.S. dollars in investment. Counting Tesla’s intangible brand valuation, it has exceeded 800 million U.S. dollars. If you invest 50 million U.S. dollars, I can give you 12 points of Tesla shares, plus a 2% stake in SpaceX.”

12 points is too little, at least 20 points.

Shaking his head, Zhou Anan stated his request very calmly.

No, no, no, I only own 45% of the shares. If I give you 20 points, I will only have 25 points of shares left. In that case, I will lose control of the company and I will not be able to guide Tesla. It will become the No.1 smart electric vehicle in the future.

Although the other party's conditions have met his expectations, Musk, who found that the second-generation Chinese rich man was very talkative, felt that he could get the right investment at a lower price.

There are fools investors who don’t cheat, so wait until later.

18 points, $55 million.

Holding out a finger, Zhou Anan began to increase the pressure and gave in a little.

Zhang Qian, a temporary wealth consultant and senior manager of UBS who was following him, heard this and wanted to persuade him, but he thought of the other party's identity and ultimately did not stop the other party's negotiation.

She is just a wealth consultant, responsible for providing loan services to the other party. As long as the other party's investment amount does not exceed the bank's loan limit, she cannot interfere with the other party's investment behavior at will.

What's more, the huge high-quality assets in the hands of the other party are enough for the bank to not worry about the other party's repayment ability. The other party is willing to make people stupid and have more money.

As an agent, Qin Lianyun knew that the junior boss was determined to win Tesla shares, so he would not disrupt the other party's rhythm.

Up to 13 points.

17 points, 56 million.

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15 points, 60 million.

make a deal.