"A good day starts with an iced Americano, and of course you can opt for a latte. ”

Walking into the SpaceX headquarters building, Musk picked up a freshly made iced American, and the dark blue disposable cup had an "X" printed on it.

"We don't have Starbucks, and we don't need it. ”

The factory's own free café has prepared hundreds of cups of coffee in advance, and the delegation can be said to have a share for everyone.

Xia Yu took a cup of mocha, and after taking a sip, he felt that it was not as good as the head maid of his family. However, it is already very good to have this quality for free, and it can't be too demanding.

"In addition to the free coffee, at the Hawthorne headquarters factory, you can also play the games you want and enjoy a massage from a female technician, which is very effective after a long day at work. ”

Musk did not hide his oppression of workers, working at SpaceX, in order to catch up with the progress of the project, it is very common to work 12+ hours a day seven days a week, which is even more ruthless than the domestic blessing king.

With such an intensity of work, employees rarely have no complaints, after all, they are making history, and a sense of mission can inspire the greatest enthusiasm of human beings.

Of course, it's not enough to just talk about ideals, SpaceX's treatment is better than Boeing and Loma's, and it is lower than Thunder.

If you want to dig these people back to Huaxia, I'm afraid that people won't be happy with double wages, probably... Maybe... Or do you have to dig the foot of the domestic wall?

Musk, who was talking eloquently before, didn't expect that someone had already hit his employees with the idea.

"The headquarters facility is focused on developing reusable Raptor engines, and we have other sites in Texas and Florida. ”

From the beginning of the 21st century, SpaceX has developed to this day, and the family base is already very sufficient, unlike Xia Yu, who is still in the site selection stage for even the sub-base, and the full expansion will have to wait for next year.

It is not very appropriate to compare catering companies and aerospace companies, but the progress of others is obvious to all, and even Wang Tao now listens a lot and says little.

Tesla, he can still analyze the ugliness, the high-tech content of the empty fork is too high, he still looks at it carefully, listens carefully!

Listening carefully are Xia Yu and Ji Yang, not to mention idols, Ji Yang still admires Musk, and Xia Yu wants to defeat him head-on in the future.

Hey, bro, your electric car is going to use my battery? Your big rocket isn't as good as mine? Why do you have a Dragon spaceship, I can send a mining machine into space.

"Just two days ago, on December 4th, we launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base -- carrying 64 small satellites at once, and the customers of the launch came from 34 organizations in 17 countries. ”

"Universities, art museums, and most notably we sent the urns of 100 deceased people into space for the funeral company. ”

The brain circuits of foreigners are really different from those of Chinese people, and if they don't want to go to the earth for peace, they will go to the universe? If they die, they will go there? However, with the rise in housing prices, the price of cemeteries seems to have risen a lot, and it is not a permanent property right.

Looking at it this way, it seems like a good thing to launch into space and turn into dust to guard the earth? At least it's romantic.

"We recovered the first stage of the Falcon 9 on the same day, and it is now in the front maintenance shop. ”

Musk said and pushed open the door of the workshop, and a thick white arrow appeared in everyone's eyes, in addition to the flag of the magnesium country, and the huge SpaceX logo was printed on it.

"When the overhaul is completed, this rocket will continue to serve and send more satellites into space. ”

The crowd applauded? At this moment, there was no distinction between nationalities? Some were only lamented by the rapid development of earth science and technology.

Many people think that Musk is a liar who can only brag about the cowhide, but the cowhide that this liar has bragged about has slowly come true, and he can only blame Lao Jia for not being angry and blowing all the cowhides.

Xia Yu didn't want to brag, he didn't want to be a leader or helper, he just wanted to get things done silently, and it was not too late to enjoy flowers and applause at that time.

Whether things will be as he imagined, to be honest, Xia Yu doesn't know, and it's too far to think about it now.

The inspection continues, at noon they eat in the factory's cafeteria, it feels good to eat once, let him go if you eat every day!

After eating, everyone rested in the lounge for a while, recuperated and continued to visit, and after going around, they returned to the maintenance workshop just now.

This time it may be lucky, or it may be Musk's intention, in short, there is a maintenance test project today, and they can watch the spectacular scene of rocket ignition and engine jetting throughout the whole process.

It's a bit of a live performance, no matter which country can't escape this catastrophe, but the feeling of being on the scene across the screen is completely different.

Well, the delegation doesn't seem to be charged...

"Lao Xia, come and take a look at this offer. ”

While waiting, Ji Yang came over with an official SpaceX flyer and said.

"I know this, the standard price of the Falcon 9 is 62 million US dollars a round, and the heavy Falcon is 90 million a round. ”

Xia Yu has an understanding of the price, one heavy Falcon is equivalent to two Ferrari 250GTO, I have to say that it is really expensive enough, and the money in his account now is enough to shoot five or six rounds and send hundreds of tons of things to low earth orbit.

"It's said that there are many discounts and promotions for launches, I don't know if I can break a bone?"

"I think about it too much, this price looks expensive, in fact, it is already the lowest in the same level, and some time ago, didn't there be a man himself who chartered a seven-day trip to the moon. ”

Xia Yu is talking about Yusaku Maezawa, who spent about 250 million to book a ticket for the first trip to the moon, a total of 9 places, except for himself, the other 8 places will all be given to artists.

Rich and capricious, this is what he is talking about, Xia Yu also said that he wanted to grab a ticket, but he was rounded, so forget it, anyway, he has other ways to go directly to Mars, which is cooler than the moon.

"The test run is about to begin, so get ready for everyone involved!"

The warning began to be repeated on the radio, and the people who were chatting instantly fell silent, staring intently at the Falcon rocket in front of them, its huge chrysanthemum with a total of 9 vents.

It's called Falcon 9 because it has 9 rocket engines, the model is SpaceX's current main Merlin engine, and the Raptor is still in the process of development and testing, and Xia Yu doesn't know when it will be used.

Earmuffs are distributed on site, the working noise of the rocket engine is huge, fortunately, this time it is only a static ignition test, and the power will not be fully open, one earmuff is enough.

The countdown was displayed on the screen, and everyone counted silently in their hearts.

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition!"

"Hum~~"

Three of the vents in the tail of the rocket release a blazing, red-hot high-speed exhaust, and the beautiful Mach ring is clearly visible.

This is a simulated landing test, at this time only 3 Merlin engines will be started, for the first stage of the rocket to slow down, it seems that the rocket engine is in good condition.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?"

A familiar voice suddenly came from Xia Yu's earcups.

Is this Musk?

Turning their heads, their eyes collided, and everyone's attention was focused on the rocket in front of them.

"It's beautiful, Mr. Musk. ”

Although it is not clear why Musk wants to talk to him, Xia Yu is used to seeing tricks.

"Should I call you Sherlock? I looked at the list of people on the expedition and found that you were the youngest, which reminded me of the days when I first graduated from college and founded Zip2. ”

It's good to be young, Musk is in the prime of life, but he is no longer young, but this is also the reason why he will be interested in Xia Yu.

The second generation of Huaxia Fu, relying on catering to start a business, has reached more than 2 billion US dollars.

This is much better than he was back then, he completed his studies by working part-time, and he still owes $100,000 in student loans, and he can't even afford a second computer.

"Many people say that, my youth will involuntarily remind people of the past, and Mr. Musk, you are no exception. ”

Xia Yu shrugged his shoulders and said, it was not his fault that he was young.

"Haha, you're really interesting, the only thing that interested me in the whole expedition was Frank. ”

Frank is Wang Tao's English name, and as the boss of DJI, he is indeed enough for Musk to take a look.

Xia Yu is still honored to be said by Musk, but what is the purpose of him finding himself?

There is no special purpose, just to see that he is so young, I want to see his quality.

Now this attitude of neither humility nor arrogance reminds Musk of one of his Asian financiers.

That's right, it's Yusaku Maezawa, the man himself who rode his neck, but there are many people who have ridden his neck, and each of his five sons has ridden.

If Xia Yu has the will to participate in the later space travel program, then he can also ride.

"Frank said that you have the idea of entering the tech world, and your youth gives me hope, and I hope you can persevere and not give up halfway because of losses. ”

Musk and Wang Tao have communicated, they talked about Xia Yu, so there is also this conversation now.

When he burned the last money, he was on the verge of bankruptcy not once or twice, and now there are newcomers who want to enter, and he wants to give some of his advice.

"Mr. Musk, thank you for your concern, the fate of mankind needs to be promoted by human beings, and I will continue on this road. ”

Xia Yu could feel the kindness released by Musk, so he also said solemnly.

The engine stopped erupting, and the two ended this brief exchange.

Musk's senses are okay, or he treats rich people well, after all, these people are his potential customers.

If you are not interested in traveling around the moon, colonize Mars to learn about it, there is always one that suits you.

He is not the kind of traditional businessman, but he is very pure as a businessman, which is to make money and burn technology to achieve the beautiful blueprint he has always described.

Xia Yu is not as pure as him, who makes Shenhao have a wide range of interests, it is impossible to put all his energy on his career, in addition to his career, he also has a life, a colorful life.

After they visited the SpaceX headquarters, Feng Manxue called on the way back.

"Mr. Xia, Mr. Pei has just arrived in San Francisco. ”

The construction of Canai Island is as important as the new business, Xia Yu puts life and work on the same footing anyway, and must pay more attention to the home that will stay for half a year in the future.

For this reason, he directly treated the highest courtesy, and sent the Sherlock to New York to invite Mr. Pei Jianzhong over.

"First arrange for Mr. Pei to rest in the hotel, and I will talk to him in detail tomorrow morning. ”

"Yes, Mr. Xia!"

Hanging up the phone, Ji Yang, who was like a plague chicken, came over.

"What are you talking about, I really envy your energy. ”

After running all day in SpaceX's huge factory, Ji Yang felt that his calves were running thin, and coupled with the fatigue accumulated in the previous two days, the whole person was sluggish.

"You lack exercise, tell you to go to the gym with me, you don't go, now it's wilting!"

"Old, can't compare to you young people......"

At this interruption, Ji Yang also forgot to ask Xia Yu what to talk about, he didn't know about Bei Jianzhong, let alone the existence of Canai Island.

It's not that Xia Yu doesn't want to share it with his friends, he just wants to talk about it after the first phase of the project is completed, so that there is also a framework, unlike a desert island now.

When I returned to the hotel, I didn't say anything all night, and when I opened my eyes again, it was December 8th, and the delegation was nearing the end.

Today is to visit Apple, Xia Yu now neither uses Apple nor Android, so he didn't go if he was not interested, Ji Yang lay in the room to make up for sleep.

Among the three people, only Wang Tao went, after all, DJI and Apple have cooperation, in Apple's retail stores, on Apple's official website, you can buy DJI's drones, this time I came to the magnesium country to visit.

It's a pity that Jobs is gone, otherwise they would definitely have a lot to talk about.

Xia Yu went downstairs with a drawing tube after breakfast.

I can't go to the field trip for the time being, after all, Canai Island is 3,000 kilometers away from Hawaii, but I went to take a lot of photos and mapped the topographic map of the whole island before, so this time it's on paper!

"Hello Mr. Bei, we meet again. ”

"yes, how is the construction progressing over there lately, can you move in before the year?"

In the conference room of the hotel, the two shook hands and said.

"Thanks to you, I was able to move in on New Year's Day, and my family liked the style. ”

"That's good, that's good, but Mr. Xia, you have a new project coming to me?"

Bei Jianzhong directly asked the point.

"Mr. Bei, what do you think of this island?"

Xia Yu opened the drawing tube as he spoke, and unfolded the printed A0 topographic map and placed it on the conference table.

"This is, French Canay?"

"To be exact, it's already my island, but it hasn't changed its name yet. ”

As the owner of the island, he has the authority to change his name, but Xia Yu doesn't know what to call it yet, so he doesn't care about it for the time being.

"Mr. Xia, do you want to..."

"I want to build it, a private jet park where you can take off and land the A320 series, an F1 standard track around the island, a castle estate in the central area, a tropical holiday villa near the beach, a deep-water port where you can dock superyachts, a comprehensive museum that can collect cars and tanks, and a library that can be set up in the castle!"

Xia Yu roughly said his idea, this time he integrated the library into the main building, and the museum was separated from it.

"So it's a big project, what's your budget?"

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