Li Mu hopes that Tesla can make breakthroughs in technology in order to reduce the dimensionality of other new energy vehicle companies in the future.
It's like Ferrari is throwing money at F1. With their technological accumulation, they take F1's technology and make a few subtractions, and it becomes a valuable Ferrari sports car.
However, in Li Mu's view, this reduction is not enough.
If I had to do it myself, I would have to go all the way down to the same level as Corolla.
In other words, Tesla's technology must be able to compete head-to-head with supercars like Ferrari, and directly compete with models like Corolla in terms of cost performance.
To achieve this goal, in addition to Tesla's continuous R&D and innovation, it must also make a basic layout in advance.
Corolla and Ferrari may be under the name of a group, but they cannot be produced on the same production line. Therefore, they have to plan their production capacity in advance.
Li Mu has several options in mind. Domestic companies such as BYD, Geely, and Great Wall will all try to contain them first.
As long as one of them is acquired, it will have the qualifications and production lines to produce passenger cars in China, and then quickly expand a new platform suitable for new energy vehicles to prepare for Tesla's mass production.
Once Tesla's mature models come out, he will immediately promote the cooperation with the State Grid for super charging stations in China.
In his previous life, Tesla actually had a very hard life, and super charging stations were built almost one by one.
In Li Mu's view, this kind of infrastructure equipment cannot be built one by one. It must be built one hundred at least. Not only must it be laid in first-tier cities, but also trunk highways must be laid. From the initial stage of new energy vehicles, we must try our best to build them. Solve users’ mileage anxiety.
In the final analysis, just throw money at it.
As for the United States, it will naturally start at the same time. Among other things, with Schwarzenegger in power in California, Tesla must plant red flags of new energy in California in the early stages of its launch.
If we take advantage of the Chinese and American markets, Tesla will definitely succeed, and the Tesla it will be by then will not be the Tesla it was in the previous life.
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After chatting with Elon Musk, it was almost time to set off. Li Mu took Du Wei and others, accompanied by Mrs. Schwarzenegger, by car to the state government.
At this time, the California state government is even more star-studded than Hollywood.
Li Mu and his party's vehicle bypassed the large number of reporters gathered outside and stopped directly at the main entrance of the state government, where Schwarzenegger was already waiting to greet them.
Since Li Mu was the most valuable among the entrepreneurs present, not only Schwarzenegger paid great attention to it, but also the media who were invited to report the whole process. As soon as Li Mu got out of the car, he was caught by the cameras of several major media.
Schwarzenegger walked up to Li Mu with a smile on his face, took the initiative to shake hands with him, and said, "Welcome, Mr. Li."
Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Future Governor."
Schwarzenegger smiled heartily: "Thank you, please come in!"
The inauguration ceremony was held in the press conference hall of the state government. The stage had already been set up, and hundreds of chairs were neatly placed below. In addition to American political celebrities, there were also a large number of top Hollywood stars who could sit here. , and Silicon Valley’s top entrepreneurs.
Li Mu was placed in the first row and saw many familiar people along the way.
The entire "Flying Tigers" starring team led by Spielberg came, but they came earlier and were already seated in different areas.
As one of the younger generation in Hollywood, Anne Hathaway was in the middle. Du Wei saw her dancing happily and kept making gestures with her.
Anne Hathaway wore a black evening dress today, which was solemn yet beautiful and sexy. After waving to Du Wei, she waved to Li Mu shyly.
Leonardo and Tom Hanks are in the third row.
Spielberg's position is in the second row.
Sitting next to him was a slightly obese white man, probably not from the entertainment industry.
CEO Lin Qingya, who came to attend on behalf of the US branch of Makino Technology, was also in the second row. Seeing Li Mu, she hurriedly stood up and nodded to Li Mu, smiling and saying, "Mr. Li."
Li Mu smiled and asked, "When did you come here?"
Lin Qingya said: "Not long after I arrived, I took a car directly from the company."
Li Mu said: "After the inauguration ceremony is over, we will fly to Hollywood to have a party, will we come together?"
Lin Qingya said: "I won't go. I'll take the car back to Silicon Valley after I'm done."
Li Mu waved his hand: "Let's go to Hollywood together first, and then go to Silicon Valley together tomorrow. I just have something to talk to you about."
Lin Qingya nodded and said, "Okay, I'll join you later."
Not far from Lin Qingya, also sitting in the second row of seats, Larry Page waved to Li Mu and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Li, long time no see!"
Li Mu smiled slightly and asked him: "How are the preparations for the IPO going?"
Larry Page said: "I am looking for an opportunity to report to you. We have started preparing for the road show and plan to have it by the end of the year."
Li Mu nodded and said, "I'm just waiting for your wave. After you successfully IPO at the end of this year, I will start it next year."
Schwarzenegger's assistant said to Du Wei and Celine Dion: "Ms. Du Wei, Miss Dion, you two seats are next to each other, on the other side of the second row."
Du Wei hurriedly asked Li Mu: "Brother Li Mu, which row are you in?"
Schwarzenegger smiled and said at this time: "Mr. Li is in the first row, and his seat is directly in front of you."
Du Wei breathed a sigh of relief. If she was too far away from Li Mu, she would feel uncomfortable.
After greeting Lin Qingya and Larry Page, Li Mu and Du Wei came to the other side.
Du Wei's seat was indeed next to Celine Dion, and the seat on the other side of Du Wei was actually the famous Michael Jackson.
Schwarzenegger even took the initiative to introduce Li Mu to Michael Jackson. He smiled and said to Michael Jackson: "Michael, haven't you always told me that you want to meet Li Mu? Come on, let me introduce you to each other."
Michael Jackson stood up with a slight smile. Li Mu had already reached out his hand first and said with a smile: "No introduction is needed, I am a fan of Michael."
Li Mu is indeed a fan of Jackson, but that happened when he was young in his previous life. But even though it happened in his previous life, at this time, he still has great respect for the legendary figure Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson also hurriedly shook hands with Li Mu and said seriously: "I have always wanted to meet Mr. Li, and finally I have the opportunity to meet him."
Schwarzenegger smiled and said: "Michael, let me introduce you to another little girl, who is Mr. Li's sister."
As he spoke, he pointed at Du Wei and said to Michael Jackson: "This is Du Wei, who is also a singer."
When Du Wei saw Michael Jackson in person, she was so nervous that she couldn't even speak. Although she had always regarded Celine Dion as her idol, in terms of legend, Michael Jackson was the undisputed one in the world. The first legendary singer, the only one among the best, so it was impossible for her not to be nervous when meeting such a great person.
Michael Jackson reached out to Du Wei very proactively and said with a smile: "Hello, Miss Du, nice to meet you."
"You... hello... Michael..." Du Wei shook hands with Michael Jackson, her heart almost jumping into her throat with excitement.
After exchanging a few words, Schwarzenegger looked at the time and said, "Let's seize the time and take our seats first. After the inauguration ceremony is over, we'll go to Hollywood and talk later."
Everyone naturally agreed, and Schwarzenegger pointed to the empty seat in front of Du Wei and said to Li Mu, "Mr. Li, this is your seat."
Li Mu nodded, and just as he was about to walk over, he found that Bill Gates of Microsoft was sitting next to his seat.
Li Mu did not expect that Schwarzenegger's staff would arrange for him to be with Bill Gates. To say that the two were still half enemies, Makino Technology killed MSN twice, and with it, Microsoft's entire social industry. The company has become a fan, causing great losses to Microsoft, and its stock price has also been affected and has been depressed.
It feels a bit awkward to sit with him now.
Moreover, Li Mu felt that this arrangement was somewhat subtle.
One is the richest man on the rich list, and the other is the uncrowned king who has not yet made it to the rich list. Although Lao Jiang is still very hot, he is still no match for the waves from behind in the Yangtze River.
Bill Gates looked at Li Mu, stood up with a smile on his face, and took the initiative to shake hands with Li Mu: "Hello, Mr. Li!"
Li Mu smiled calmly and said, "Mr. Gates, it's a pleasure to meet you."
After that, Li Mu sat down next to Bill Gates.
Bill Gates smiled and said to Li Mu: "Mr. Li, I wonder when Makino Technology will officially IPO? I can't wait for you to take my place on the rich list."
Li Mu smiled and said: "We will start the IPO early next year, but to be honest, I really don't want to be on any rich list. If possible, I would even rather not go public."
Bill Gates said seriously: "It's actually good not to be listed. With Makino Technology's strong revenue capabilities, there is actually no need to rely on listing for financing. Once listed, the company's operating details must be disclosed, and a lot of freedom will be lost." .”
Li Mu smiled and said: "If you want to do something big, you must have more cash in hand. Now the Internet industry is developing rapidly. If I go public quickly and raise tens of billions of dollars, I can plan many things in advance. If I don't go public, online It is still very difficult to get so much money through financing. After all, the purpose of capital investment is to wait for the listing to cash out. If they refuse to go public, their investment enthusiasm will be greatly reduced."
Bill Gates feels a little depressed. How many tens of billions of dollars are needed to make plans? With such a large amount of money coming in, wouldn’t Makino Technology want to penetrate into every segment of the Internet industry? By then, I'm afraid it will have a big impact on Microsoft again.
Microsoft's social network has died in the hands of Li Mu. Bill Gates is a little jealous of Li Mu in his heart. Now that Li Mu said that the tens of billions of dollars in layout is an understatement, he feels a little hairy in his heart.
At this time, Li Mu suddenly remembered Weibo, looked at Bill Gates, and asked him: "Mr. Gates, does Microsoft still want to socialize?"
Bill Gates was a little annoyed. What did he mean? Provocative? Didn’t the fire in our social business just get extinguished by your peeing? What, you still want us to light it up and let you talk again
Bill Gates suppressed his anger and said: "We have given up on the social business."
Li Mu hurriedly said: "No, to be honest, I have the idea of selling Weibo and Twitter in the future. In my opinion, the temperaments of Microsoft and Weibo are the best. Should Microsoft consider it?"
(End of chapter)