Chapter 565: Breaking through one trillion is almost a foregone conclusion!
Ten minutes later, Tesla's delivery ceremony officially began.
Musk, dressed in a neat suit, stepped onto the booth and solemnly handed the Model S LR keys to Lei Yijun, He Xiaopeng, Li Xiang, Liang Zhangjian, Li Bin and others one by one.
Reporters at home and abroad frantically pressed their shutter buttons to record this scene.
The vehicles will be delivered in batches, with 10 people in each batch, for a total of 100 customers.
Musk smiled and shook hands with each buyer. He was busy for more than half an hour before entering the media Q&A session.
"According to users in Hangzhou, they placed an order last September but haven't received the car yet. The deposit has been used by Tesla. What do you think?"
A reporter from Sohu.com held the microphone to Musk's mouth and asked.
Musk's smile froze after hearing his assistant's translation, but he couldn't stand being blunt in public, so he responded slowly: "I'm sorry that Tesla's delay in delivering the car has caused trouble to our customers. If I have the opportunity, I would like to apologize to them in person."
He paused and added: "Of course, users can cancel their orders at any time."
The implication is clear: Tesla has not breached the contract, the delivery date has not yet expired, and these people are completely unreasonable.
"In another month, it will be six months since the order was placed. Do you think it's reasonable to make customers wait that long? Does Tesla have enough products this year to meet the needs of the Chinese market?"
The reporter asked.
"Tesla is working hard to scale up production, but it will take some time to ramp up production. However, I can guarantee that the vehicles will be delivered in a timely manner."
Musk answered evasively.
Once the production line at the Fremont plant is debugged, the weekly production capacity can be increased to 1,000 vehicles, and the supply problem will be solved at that time.
Immediately afterwards, many media outlets, including China Automobile News, Phoenix Auto, and Autohome, successively mentioned issues such as Tesla fires, pricing, and after-sales service.
Musk knows that every issue must be treated with caution.
After all, of the 36,000 Model S LRs sold, more than 5,700 were orders from China.
In addition, China has formulated generous car purchase subsidy policies for the new energy vehicle industry. It is not difficult to foresee that in the next five to ten years, this land under our feet will become an important market for Tesla.
For this reason, Musk had to repeatedly emphasize the safety of Tesla, and took the Model S LR as an example, saying that in a traffic accident, the probability of an electric car catching fire is only one-fifth of that of a fuel car.
The car handover ceremony did not come to an end until half past ten.
Musk arranged a thank-you banquet at a nearby hotel, inviting more than a dozen of the first Tesla owners, as well as core company staff, suppliers, and media.
In the banquet hall, Venika's eyes were always on Chen Yansen.
After learning that her family business and Evergrande were planning to jointly build a hotel in Shanghai, she followed the business team to China under the pretext of internship.
"Mr. Xu, Mr. Lei, I'm sorry to be absent for a moment."
Chen Yansen put down his wine glass, motioned Ye Qiuping to greet them, and then he slowly walked towards the bathroom.
The two security guards were about to follow, but when they saw the boss waving his hand, they stopped.
Vinika thought about it, then walked out slowly in her high heels.
As he turned the corner, an arm blocked his way.
"The men's restroom is in front." Chen Yansen looked at Vinika with a smile.
"I think I went in the wrong direction," Vinika explained weakly.
"I know the right way." Chen Yansen hooked his finger and walked towards the elevator.
Do you think I'm blind?
Venika looked up at the sign not far away, then turned to look at the opposite route. She knew what would happen next, but she still followed.
The elevator goes directly to the floor where the housekeeping department is located.
Chen Yansen swiped his card and entered an executive suite.
Venika was slightly startled, took a deep breath, and walked in slowly.
With a "bang" sound!
The door is tightly closed!
"Do you remember what I said to you last time?" Chen Yansen asked again.
"Remember, this is your territory."
Vinica leaned on the sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked up in response. Her lake blue eyes shone with a bright luster and looked extremely moist.
"You are sick." Chen Yansen said in a firm tone.
"Yes, doctor, I need to take medicine."
Vinika's hands and feet were numb and she was extremely nervous. She gasped for breath.
Chen Yansen smiled lightly: "Imported medicine works quickly."
"I'm number one" Vinica was interrupted by Chen Yansen before she could finish her words.
When he returned to the banquet hall, the lunch was coming to an end.
Musk invited him to play golf, Xu Hongwei invited him to the Central Office for tea, and Lei Yijun, He Xiaopeng and others invited him to a private club.
Chen Yansen politely declined, then took Ye Qiuping out of the hotel and drove to MH District.
at the same time.
The three major portals and various news and information platforms have posted related special reports on their homepages.
"The man behind Musk's success - Chen Yansen, founder of Sunlink Capital, attended the Tesla delivery ceremony!"
"Officially started delivering, the all-new Model S LR welcomes its first Chinese owners!"
Tesla delivers Model S LR to first owners, reveals who they are!
"Can the Model S LR, with a range of over 1,200 kilometers, replace gasoline-powered vehicles?"
When netizens clicked on the news, they were surprised to find that the first batch of car owners included not only the founder of Xiaopeng Motors, but also Li Xiang of Autohome, Li Bin of Yiche.com, Liang Jianzhang of Ctrip and others.
"What did He Xiaopeng buy a Tesla for?"
"What else can I do? Don't you know that the best way to understand a product is to take it apart and analyze it?"
"Domestic new energy vehicles are rubbish. Their range is only 500 kilometers at most. Look at Tesla!"
"Don't be so quick to kneel down. BYD, BAIC, SAIC, and FAW all have the capability to make electric cars with a range of over 1,000 kilometers, but the key is can you afford it?"
"Tesla's range is all thanks to its Deep Blue battery! Forget 1,200 kilometers, we can even make 2,000 kilometers! But the price won't go down unless it's 2 million."
There are various messages in the comment section, but most netizens believe that the technology of electric vehicles is not difficult. The difficulty lies in the battery cost, the popularity of charging piles, motors and electronic control systems.
Half an hour later, He Xiaopeng posted a video on Douyin. The content was very simple, announcing that Xiaopeng Motors' first pure electric model would have a range of at least 1,000 kilometers.
"The replacement cost of a Tesla 160 kWh battery pack is US$72,000. I estimate that the price of Xpeng Motors will not be less than 1 million yuan. The cost is there."
"By the time Xpeng Motors goes online, which will probably be two or three years from now, the price of Deep Blue batteries might not be that expensive by then!"
"Trams are so damn fuel-efficient!"
"Gasoline cars are also very energy-efficient!"
Netizens couldn't help but make fun of it.
For most potential buyers, pure electric vehicles with long driving range are too expensive.
A Tesla Model S LR is priced at 1.199 million yuan!
Spend over a million to buy a tram?
It's simply sick!
However, after seeing that the Model S LR sold nearly 6,000 units in less than half a year, a number of domestic car companies couldn't help but become interested.
Although it has not been announced to the public, preparations are being made intensively in private.
The other side.
After Chen Yansen arrived at Xingyuan Technology, he quickly grasped the general situation of the production base with the accompaniment and introduction of Liang Jinsong.
The 12 second-hand NXT 1950i DUV lithography machines purchased from GlobalFoundries and UMC have all been debugged and are currently in the process optimization stage to improve yield and stability.
"Boss, I tried to produce a batch of Tiangong B100 and Tiangong C100 chips, but the yield rate is only 47%, so I have to continue to fine-tune the process."
Liang Jinsong told the truth.
Tiangong B100 is a mid-to-high-end processor designed by Mike Keller, which is comparable to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 series. Tiangong C100 is mainly aimed at the mid-to-low-end market, and its performance is almost the same as Snapdragon 600.
"Don't worry. I know you need time. Equipment coordination, process control, and process improvement all require thousands of parameter adjustments to maintain high consistency."
Chen Yansen had no intention of urging him.
Liang Jinsong promised him a deadline of 15 months, and only three months have passed.
"Thank you for your understanding, boss." Liang Jinsong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and thought to himself: The boss understands the technology and won't give blind orders.
Chen Yansen only stayed at the production base for a few hours before leaving the MH area and taking a plane back to Xucheng before dark.
The next day, Venika recovered a little and tried to send a message to Chen Yansen, only to find out that he had returned to Xucheng.
"I was wrong. This guy is worse than a Wall Street banker. He disappears once he pulls up his pants."
Vinika was so angry that her teeth itched.
The situation yesterday was still vivid in her mind. The other party treated her neither as a woman nor as a human being.
In just one hour, I was dead and alive several times.
As for why I was so eager to contact Chen Yansen, it was mainly because although Dr. Chen's acupuncture method was rough, the effect was amazing.
But she did not forget the main business. The business cooperation with Evergrande was the top priority of this trip.
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In the Delta Villa District, a gentle breeze blows, and the camphor trees in the yard rustle.
Ye Qiuping was cooking in the kitchen, while Chen Yansen was leaning on the soft couch beside the sink, flipping through the business and financial weekly reports of various projects.
Pinbei's daily sales have exceeded 2.8 billion yuan. At the current growth rate, it is almost certain that the annual transaction volume in 2014 will exceed one trillion yuan.
In addition, Lazada can also supplement some of the performance.
(End of this chapter)
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