Musk felt his values had been shattered after hearing Lin Chen's words.
Lin Chen is asking him to change the entire business direction of Tesla.
From its first sports car to the current Model S and Model X, Tesla has ensured performance while also taking into account space and practicality.
However, the 2.1-second 0-100 km/h acceleration is achieved by a very expensive motor.
This is similar to the engines of a gasoline car. Can the acceleration effect of a V12 engine and a V3 engine be the same?
But Lin Chen is now telling him that the motor you spent so much money developing is completely useless, and consumers have no interest in it.
2.1 seconds or 6.1 seconds is enough.
What was the point of him burning so much money?
At this point, Musk felt like he had made a mistake in his own life.
Lin Chen saw Musk staring blankly and waved his hand in front of his eyes.
"Hey, Lao Ma, are you alright?"
Musk snapped out of his daze and gave a wry smile.
"Lin, I don't know if what you said is right, but if what you said is right, then it basically negates all my efforts over the years."
Lin Chen never expected that he would stumble into this dead end.
So he spoke.
"Old Ma, aren't you overthinking this? High performance doesn't mean waste. If Tesla has the capability to develop such high-end motors, then developing ordinary motors is a piece of cake, isn't it? It's very beneficial to the overall brand image."
Look at Toyota, a car company that sells mid-to-low-end cars, they're still developing sports cars, aren't they?
Low-end models are for the market, high-end models are for dreams!
Musk's eyes lit up when he heard Lin Chen's words.
"Yes, yes, you're right. Once I've made Tesla a big and powerful company, I'll drive my cars into space and let those bigwigs in the gasoline car industry see what they're made of! Let them know that their cars are just garbage!"
When Lin Chen and his two companions returned to their lodgings, it was already dark.
Luckily, Musk treated us to a big meal today, otherwise Lin Chen wouldn't want to come back for pizza.
Upon returning, Lin Chen first called Minister Wang.
"Minister Wang, good evening."
"What do you mean 'night'? Isn't it early morning now?"
"Oh, right, I'm in America. I almost forgot about the time difference."
"Hey, back in Bangzi and Xiaorizi, you were doing TikTok and finance, and I never saw you there. Now that you're selling milk tea and fried chicken in Meidi, why did you go there yourself?"
"Ahem, I need to correct you. This is China's new tea culture. It's not about milk tea and fried chicken. It's about being high-class, you know?"
"Stop talking nonsense, just tell me, what do you want?"
"Minister Wang, I'm planning to manufacture electric cars in China!"
"Huh? Tesla?"
Minister Wang naturally thought of Tesla, because he also knew that Lin Chen held shares in Tesla.
So Lin Chen told Minister Wang what had happened that day.
"So, you're going to use Tesla's technology to build your own electric car?"
"That's right. Moreover, one clause in this agreement is that Tesla needs to provide free guidance and training to my company's technical staff. However, I can't take care of these technical staff once they leave the company."
Minister Wang chuckled upon hearing this.
"You little fox, it seems you have quite the ambition. But are you really that optimistic about the tram market?"
“Minister Wang, what I told Musk was all about getting things done. What’s with all this talk about 100 km/h acceleration? Nothing beats driving 400 km/h for 20 yuan.”
Moreover, and most importantly, the development of gasoline-powered vehicles in China has lagged behind, falling far short of global standards. The electric vehicle market, however, is a completely untapped market.
Minister Wang pondered for a moment before replying.
"Alright, I know, Lin Chen, you did a great job. If you need any policies, just tell me and I'll help you communicate with them."
"Okay, thank you, Minister Wang."
After hanging up the phone, Minister Wang got up, left his office, and drove to Zhongnanhai.
"Mr. Huang, do you think what Lin Chen said is reliable?"
"Lin Chen is right. This is an important opportunity for our automotive industry to catch up with the world. We should not only support it, but also provide some preferential policies to help us develop this market as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll take care of it right away."
Meanwhile, Lei Jun also received a call from Lin Chen.
"Brother Jun, I've made some arrangements for your retirement."
"Oh? Brother Lin, you're so thoughtful. Did you lease me a piece of land? I'll plant flowers and vegetables there, hahaha."
"Ahem, it is a piece of land, but it's not for growing flowers and vegetables, it's for building cars."
"Huh? What's that?"
Lei Jun didn't realize for a moment that Lin Chen had led Xiaomi from a mobile phone company into a general store.
They sell everything. Even if someone told Lei Jun that Xiaomi had started selling sanitary napkins, he would believe it.
However, Lei Jun's assets also skyrocketed from 4 billion to 40 billion because of this grocery store!
So he didn't care what Lin Chen wanted to build, as long as it made money.
But what did he just hear? Building cars?
Is this his understanding of car manufacturing?
No, no, no, I must be hallucinating.
"Cars, you know, the kind that run all over the streets, but we're going to build electric cars, like Tesla."
"Ahem, bro, are you getting cocky? You can't just build cars like that! You need qualifications, and we don't have the technology. Don't forget, Xiaomi makes phones!"
"It's alright. Minister Wang will take care of the qualifications for me. I've already sorted out the technical aspects. The rest is up to you, Brother Jun, to set up the production line."
Lei Jun: Thank you for finding me such a great job.
“Brother, I’m not young anymore. It’s not easy for me to save up for retirement. I don’t want to burn through all this money when I retire. I know that Tesla has burned through tens of billions of dollars and is still barely surviving.”
"What are you worried about? Even if Xiaomi burns out, I still have my Star Technology, right?"
Lei Jun: Do you even need to listen to what you're saying? Why don't you burn your Star Technology first?
"Brother, building electric cars isn't easy. It's not like a scooter for the elderly. An electric car needs at least a three-electric system, right?"
"I've already negotiated with Tesla directly."
"...Then, we need to design it, right?"
"Just poach a few designers from Porsche, it's no big deal."
"...Then, we need technical personnel, right?"
"Tesla will provide us with free training."
"...So you prepared everything just to scam this old man?"
"What are you saying, Brother Jun? You were in your prime, incredibly handsome!"
"Hehe, thank you so much for the compliment."
"We're like family, don't be so polite."
"So what brand is our car?"
"Xiaomi, Xiaomi Car!"
Lei Jun: Destroy it, the Xiaomi brand has been put to good use in your hands.
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