Rebirth declares war on the honest

Chapter 625 622. Publication of Patents
On the morning of February 2014, 2, Musk's Dassault-11 private jet landed in Shanghai.

After taking a shower at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hudong New District, he immediately got ready to go and went to meet his old friend Gu Yun.

Musk has the typical advantages of white CEOs: self-discipline, self-confidence, energy, and super control and ambition.

He was born in a middle-class family in South Africa. After graduating from high school, he traveled to North America with $2000.

Similar to Gu Yun's experience, he started from nothing and became a billionaire at the age of 31, covering up his name, just looking at the development process even looks like a reborn person.

But he is still not satisfied, and his desire to control his two wives is so strict that his hair must be dyed blond all year round.

His tyrant personality runs deep into Tesla: Once a new car arrived at a Belgian port, he immediately texted to order 300 to be delivered that day.

As a result, the team worked desperately and only delivered 3 vehicles that day, and Musk immediately scolded and questioned-in his eyes, customs and laws were all trash.

He even urinates at a fighting speed, and it's done in three seconds.

"nonono, I think such conditions are too harsh."

Musk's trip is the first time in his life to come to China.

This time he will not only preside over the Model S delivery ceremony in person, but also has a more important thing in his heart - building a factory in China.

Although when he was in the United States, he had already communicated with Gu Yun about the official attitude and conditions in China, but after the meeting, he still felt that it was not acceptable.

In order to protect local enterprises, foreign automakers are not allowed to build wholly-owned factories in China.

Before the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Medium and Long-Term Development Plan for the Automobile Industry", 50% had always been an insurmountable bottom line.

Gu Yun smiled and didn't explain too much.

Even in the face of huge mass production pressure, Musk has set his sights on China more than once.

Here we have a sound supporting foundation, abundant labor bonuses, and an efficient government order system.

But rules are rules.

When you come here, you must abide by the rules here.

As the founder of Tesla, Musk has a busy schedule.

Although the cost of visiting the country in person is high, the prospect of profit is sufficient to match the strategic partnership established with the policy level and the supply chain.

These are all suggestions from Gu Yun.

On the morning of the 13th, Tesla officially launched on Investor Day in Shanghai.

The site of the delivery ceremony and press conference was crowded with big names.

In order to ensure the effect, they even coordinated with the TV station and arranged for the "Dialogue" column team to arrive at the scene.

Musk will hold discussions with domestic technology entrepreneurs such as Yang Yuanqing, Zhou Hongyi, and Gu Yun, and then intensively arrange exclusive interviews, which will be recorded simultaneously in a small area.

Reporter Lu Haizhou: "The upcoming "Dialogue" program has a history of 13 years in China. Today, we have invited the most famous business elites in the country to the program site.

Today is the first public event of Mr. Musk's first visit to China, and we are also very grateful to him for putting his show debut on the platform of "Dialogue". "

Musk: "Thank you for your support. What we hope to do is to change the world and launch a new electric car that is not only a means of transportation."

Reporter Lu Haizhou: "When I walked to the scene today, many friends asked me, do you know what car Mr. Musk came by today?
This has to be asked, he must have come by Tesla, which is the hottest car in the world.

How special is this car? Many friends on the Internet also summed up what they think is the most special.

Among the special features of the car, they say, is that it floats out whenever the owner approaches the door handle, that it has no engine, no transmission, and that it can be fully charged as quickly as a mobile phone, all for free.

There are too many, I want to ask Musk, which feature are you most satisfied with just now? "

Musk: "There is no uniqueness, and many of its functions are highly recommended."

Reporter Lu Haizhou: "Many people think that you have redefined the car.

Because before you, almost no one could imagine that cars can be added to our lives in this way. "

Musk: "The reason why we created Tesla is because of this fact.

We want to break the rules and change people's existing understanding of electric vehicles. We prove to them that our electric vehicles can be much better than gasoline vehicles. "

Reporter Lu Haizhou: "Do you like this car yourself? If the full score is 100 points, how much would you rate this car?"

Musk: "I'm very strict, very harsh, I don't know.

Let's score 80 points. "

Reporter Lu Haizhou: "Actually, I think such a score of 80 is hard-won.

When the first Tesla came out in 08, it encountered great difficulties, including relatively high costs, a break in the capital chain, and so on.

At that time, you thought that all the money would be wasted in case of failure. Have you ever thought about problems like this? "

Musk: "I thought about it, all the money will be lost, I think so, in fact, I was prepared at the time."

Reporter Lu Haizhou: "But such days passed quickly, and we saw that in 2012, your career development ushered in the spring.

Remember that year, what was the one thing that made you most proud? "

Musk: "Of course, this is very important. The IPO went very smoothly and got financing from Paradise Investment."

Reporter Lu Haizhou: "Now we leave the question to Mr. Gu of the Paradise Group. There was nothing special about Tesla in 2012. What factors made you decide to invest in this company?"

Gu Yun picked up the microphone: I don't mind taking risks.

For me, it's about doing more meaningful things and doing what I can to make the world a better place.

On this point, Elon and I can easily reach a consensus. We want to change the world and make it easier for people to enjoy life. This is the original intention of my investment.

Reporter Lu Haizhou: "Mr. Gu said very well, in fact, many people are paying attention to Tesla today.

So, give the scene some time, see if there are any curious friends on the scene, and communicate together. "

At this time, a middle-aged man in the audience asked a question.

"Hello Musk, I brought you a gift, it is a very simple gift, it looks very simple, but it is a calligraphy work written by a master, for you.

I am very excited to have close contact with you, maybe you may not be able to read it. "

Gu Yun raised his head, hey, this buddy is also a celebrity.

The new domestic car-making forces, in addition to BYD, there is also a wave of Internet car-making factions that cannot be underestimated.

This group of people, represented by Weilai, Xiaopeng, Ideal, etc., was founded in 2014-2015, and gradually tried to deliver within a few years.

Many of them are "Tesla fans" and want to recreate a Tesla with great ambition.

"Car and Home" is also the ideal founder of the future - Li Xiang, who is one of the first Chinese users delivered by Tesla.

The middle-aged man who asked the question at this moment was the first group of car owners who took the keys from Musk.

Li Xiang cleared his throat: ""Normal Heart".

I am from Shanghai, and I invited a calligrapher to write this handwriting. Whether you are a billionaire, an idol respected by the world, or a beggar, you are still you, keep a normal heart.

Give this to you.

The question I want to ask is, as an innovator, the environment for innovation in the United States may be better, but what should we do in China?
For example, we also know that Tesla is not as powerful as the world's giants, but you can do your own thing.

Big companies may look down on small companies, but at the same time, big companies are also worried that you will steal their limelight and earn money they could otherwise earn, which is equivalent to you stealing money from their big companies.

Maybe they will do something that hurts you, how do you deal with it? "

Musk: "Thank you very much for the gift, cool gift. Thank you.

In the auto industry, I think it’s a good thing. Those big auto companies are a little worried about us. They worry that they may be more willing to make electric cars themselves in the future. I think this is a good thing.

Why do I think big companies do this?
Because, if we can make a good electric car, why can't they?

Those traditional car-making companies are very powerful, they can influence the government's rules, they can make the rules and regulations very loose, and it is very easy to achieve.

So for these companies to start taking EVs seriously, they have to come to the conclusion that if they don't, all EV customers are owned by us.

This can instead force them, or force them to pay attention to the electric vehicle market.

If they don't want to compete with me, they think that if they don't compete with Tesla, the future market situation will not be good, and our goal will be achieved.

In fact, Tesla's influence is to attract other companies to produce electric vehicles with us.

In the end we may only have a small share of the market, but we lead the industry, and I think that's an industry-wide good thing to me. "

The middle-aged man Li Xiang showed a suddenly realized expression and kept nodding in the corner.

In the following time, the middle-aged people led a wave of questions. Everyone kept asking questions, and the technology leaders present answered patiently one by one.

In the end, it was reporter Lu Haizhou who spoke and ended.

"Thank you, Mr. Musk, for coming to our "Dialogue" show today.

You may all remember such time nodes.

In 1879, Edison created the world's first light bulb after more than 1600 experiments.

In 2007, after two years of continuous failure, Jobs released the first iPhone to the world.

In 2010, Mr. Musk spent all his belongings and finally successfully sent a manned spacecraft into space through a private company.

It can be seen that from ancient times to the present, there has never been a shortage of fanatics in our world, but those who can really promote the progress of mankind should be those who dare to dream and practice desperately. We hope that such people will become more and more more and more.

Thank you for paying attention to our "Dialogue" in this issue, and thank Musk for coming to our site.

See you next time. "

Amidst the tsunami-like worship of the audience, Musk left the scene by car, and he will be intensively interviewed next.

"Those people mentioned earlier, have you made an appointment for me?"

After the press conference, Gu Yun arranged for a secretary early and organized a dinner.

"It's time for an appointment, Minister Gu. If you weren't on this interview program in person, these people wouldn't be so easy to date."

He Xuan nodded and answered with a smile.

Shanghai City, Emerald 36 Restaurant.

"You are all well-known entrepreneurs and the first batch of Tesla users. It is a great honor to have the opportunity to bring you together."

In the box, Gu Yun raised his glass with a smile.

The bosses of the new car-making forces in the future were all invited to this French restaurant by Gu Yun.

"I just drove a new car all the way here, and I have to say, it's really cool!"

It is absolutely impossible to single-handedly raise a team to develop new energy vehicles without faith.

All the people present here happened to be faithful believers in new energy vehicles, and the host and guest had a great time chatting with each other.

"I predict that the domestic policy direction on new energy vehicles can be divided into two stages.

The first stage: industry top-level design + strong subsidies, set the direction, and build a new track with real money.

The second stage: Eliminate backward production capacity and focus on supporting core technologies. "

In the middle of the banquet, the hype about electric cars came to an end, and Gu Yun finally began to express his intentions.

"Mr. Gu, what do you mean, new energy is promising?"

He Xiaopeng took Gu Yun's words and asked.

At this time, he was not the leader of the new car-making force, and he was still struggling in the Internet industry. The words of Gu Yun, a big name in the industry, carried great weight in his eyes.

"I'm not going to hide it from you. Next, I plan to start my own business and produce our country's own new energy vehicles."

Gu Yun raised his glass again.

"Mr. Gu, let me tell the truth."

Among the guests, many are experts in the automobile industry.

Li Dabin is such a person.

His subsidiary Bitauto is the first automotive Internet company listed overseas. After more than ten years of development, Bitauto has nearly 3000 employees and its business covers 341 cities across the country. It is the largest automotive Internet company in China.

As the founder, chairman and CEO of Bitauto, Li Dabin has carried out many forward-looking practices in the fields of user demand insight, Internet marketing, and automotive e-commerce.

"In the automotive industry, whether you have mastered the core technology, whether you have a powerful production and management model, whether you have the right to speak in the market, and whether you have won the trust of users.

These indicators are the century-old giants such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Toyota, and General Motors, who have stepped on countless pits, paid countless tuition fees, and exchanged for generations. "

Li Dabin's eyes flickered, and he toasted a glass of wine to Gu Yun from the air, and thousands of words were turned into one sentence.

"The same logic applies to new energy. It is destined to be a difficult road if you want to overtake on a curve and become a world-class car company from scratch."

Gu Yun smiled and replied.

"What if I say, can push Tesla to publish all technology patents?"

(End of this chapter)