Lin Chen wasn't in a hurry; he just sat quietly and drank his coffee.
It wasn't until Lin Chen finished his cup of coffee that Musk finally made up his mind.
"Lin, I can agree to your terms, but this time I want 1 billion US dollars, and you must guarantee that this information will not appear in the public eye for five years."
"One billion? Old Ma, since you're not being sincere, then forget it. I have something to do, so I'll head back to the company first."
After saying that, Lin Chen stood up and was about to leave.
Are you kidding me? You're practically broke. I'm giving you a chance now, but you're useless. You still dare to ask for a billion?
Even if your research data is really worth a billion, do you think I would give it to you at its actual value right now?
Musk is certainly aware of this principle, but if he had a billion dollars right now, he would be confident that he could revitalize Tesla.
The new production line will require another 300 million yuan to complete, another 200 million yuan for marketing, and finally 500 million yuan for developing residential photovoltaic systems.
Buy a Tesla for 300,000 yuan and we'll not only give you a home charging station, but also a home solar power system, so you can use the car for free forever!
With this strategy, Tesla will definitely be able to dominate the global market in the next few years and compete with gasoline cars.
Unfortunately, Lin Chen wasn't stupid.
Musk grabbed Lin Chen, who was about to leave.
"Lin, eight hundred million, eight hundred million should be enough, right!"
"Three hundred million at most, is that okay? If not, forget it. Old Ma, I'm really busy."
Seeing that Musk didn't speak, Lin Chen let go of his hand and walked straight towards the coffee shop door.
Musk was torn between his emotions for a while, and just as Lin Chen was about to walk out of the coffee shop, he gritted his teeth, rushed over, and grabbed Lin Chen.
"make a deal!"
Lin Chen turned his head, a bright smile on his face.
"It's a pleasure doing business with you!"
...
A week later, TC's listing materials were completed and its listing application was approved by the NYSE.
Lin Chen, along with An Rou, Xiao Fa, Ye Qian, Su Xiaowan, and Zhang San, went to the New York Stock Exchange to attend the listing hearing.
In reality, this so-called hearing was just a formality. After all, many investors have openly and covertly stated that they will definitely buy shares as soon as TC goes public.
Sure enough, the hearing only asked a few casual questions before the NYSE approved the listing.
The next step is listing and trading.
The final offering price was set at $28. On its first day of trading, the stock surged 35%, closing at $37.8, giving it a market capitalization of $20 billion!
This price not only stunned American investors, but also a host of domestic competitors.
Good heavens, is selling milk tea really that profitable?
Tony and Jack even made an unprecedented decision to get together for drinks. While drinking, they sighed and lamented that they were the ones who came to Meidi first, but their company hadn't even made a name for itself yet, while Lin Chen's milk tea shop had already gone public. Who could they complain to?
The day after drinking, Jack made a decision: he was going to open a bar.
Tony was completely baffled. "Are bars and bubble tea shops the same thing, bro?"
Another two weeks later, Tesla's new production line was finally completed.
Moreover, thanks to Musk's meticulous calculations, there was still $50 million left out of the $300 million, which Musk planned to use for publicity.
It's fair to say that Musk has truly gone all in this time!
He sold his least useful smartphone company to Lin Chen. Actually, this was mainly for Trump's benefit. Trump naturally knew that Lin Chen was the second-in-command and chief designer of Xiaomi, so the purchase of the smartphone company did not seem out of place.
After signing the contract, Musk handed over the USB drive containing all of SpaceX's research data to Lin Chen as promised.
The first thing Lin Chen did after getting the USB drive was to secretly go to the Chinese Embassy in the United States and solemnly hand it over to the Chinese Ambassador!
The Chinese ambassador immediately sent the USB drive back to China through secret channels.
Trump was completely unaware of it from beginning to end.
Meanwhile, the American spies who were keeping a 24-hour watch on the Chinese embassy only saw Lin Chen go to the embassy once and then come out carrying two large bags of things.
They managed to capture some images using an ultra-high-definition camera.
However, after careful examination, they realized they didn't recognize what those things were at all. So, they immediately transmitted the images back to the command center for analysis by specialized intelligence personnel.
After careful examination by intelligence personnel, it was discovered that Lin Chen was carrying Lao Gan Ma chili sauce, fermented bean curd, hot pot base, star anise, cinnamon, and preserved eggs...
These are all ingredients unique to China; Americans have never seen these things before.
After all that fuss, Lin Chen had only gotten some ingredients from the Chinese embassy, but he had made the American intelligence agents very nervous.
Actually, Trump found it strange that TC was already listed on the stock exchange, so why was Lin Chen still staying in the US and not returning to China? Didn't he care about such a big company in China?
Lin Chen said that the real show has only just begun.
As time went on, Tesla's first Model Y officially rolled off the production line. Its impressive performance, excellent space, and advanced intelligent driving features made it an instant sensation upon its release.
Moreover, it only costs $40,000!
This left those car bloggers who had previously criticized Tesla wide-eyed, looking as if they had seen a ghost.
We complained that your prices were too high, and then you lowered them?
And the price has been reduced by half!
The original Model S cost $80,000, and now you're only selling the Model Y for $40,000?!
How are we supposed to criticize you now?
To be honest, after these car bloggers saw all the specifications of the Model Y, they only had one thought in their minds: to buy it!
As a result, these bloggers began to turn their guns on the American people.
"Don't shoot! They're friendly forces! They're friendly forces!"
When the American public saw this, they thought, "Hey, they really are allies! This is truly a show of sincerity."
Musk is increasingly grateful to Lin Chen. Indeed, the low-price strategy is Tesla's only hope for survival. In the past few days, he has been grinning from ear to ear as he watched the number of users paying deposits in the system increase exponentially.
Then, Lin Chen secretly arranged to meet someone.
This man was Hans Ford, the head of Ford Motor Company.
Normally, Lin Chen, as the owner of TC, would not be able to meet Hans Ford, but this time he came as the president of Star Technology, which holds eight percent of Tesla's shares.
"Mr. Lin Chen, it's a pleasure to meet you. I wonder what brings you here?"
"Mr. Fukuda, what are your thoughts on Tesla?"
Hansford frowned, wondering what Lin Chen meant by asking that question. Wasn't he just asking a question he already knew the answer to?
Lin Chen continued.
"Let me put it another way. Mr. Fukuda, seeing that Tesla is showing signs of revival, would you like to give it a good kick?"
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