Although Musk is a little famous in the United States, he is far inferior to Jobs II in later generations. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Iron Man all used him as the prototype to create characters, which shows how exaggerated his later fame in the United States was.

Similarly, Zhou You admires him very much, mainly because he is not just a businessman, although his business talent is also outstanding. The reason why he can have such a reputation in later generations is more because he is also a romantic scientist. At all times, everyone always has a higher regard for talented people.

People may envy a fat-eared tyrant who is rich, but they rarely worship him, but many talented people are not as rich as businessmen, and they are more admired.

Musk's sentence "to retire on Mars" doesn't know how many people's G-spot hit, countless people worship him because of this sentence, and even in the minds of some young people, his status is higher than that of Sect Master Joe.

If it weren't for rebirth, Zhou You would consider himself a scumbag in front of the other party. This is a fierce man who can make computer games at the age of twelve, and at the age of thirty, he relied on PayPal to earn $300 million from Yibai. Later, he invested the money in rocket launches and electric vehicles, and conducted research in new energy sources and space exploration.

Although he was now on the verge of bankruptcy, he eventually got back on his feet and stood taller than anyone else.

"Hello, Mr. Musk, I'm glad you accepted my invitation...... Mrs. Musk, you are the most temperamental woman I have ever met. You can call me Evan, that's what my friends call me. ”

His current wife is a science fiction writer, a gentle woman with a very bookish temperament, and has an oriental flavor. Zhou You didn't understand why he later divorced her and married a British star who was not beautiful.

The Musk couple apparently didn't expect Zhou You to be so courteous to them, not only to greet them personally, but also to make them call him by his name as soon as they met. "Hello, Evan, you don't have to call me Musk, just call me Elon. Thank you very much for having me, in Los Angeles, Miss Paris's prom has always been a bellwether in Los Angeles. ”

On occasions like these, Paris is always able to play her role well. "Hello Justin, it's great to meet a talented woman like you, you know, I've always had a reputation for being brainless, and that almost made me a joke in the American entertainment industry. I hope that my contact with you will allow me to accept your edification...... Gentlemen, we should also have our own fun, so I will not accompany you, and I hope you will not be seduced by those women dressed up in fancy clothes...... Come on, Justin, I'll introduce you to some new friends, they're all great people to talk to. ”

Zhou You laughed and said, "Of course, we will remember our married status." ”

Paris and Justin left hand in hand, and Zhou You also took Musk to the food station, he didn't choose anything, just brought himself a glass of low-alcohol champagne. "I don't like drinking parties because it's a waste of life to socialize like this."

Zhou You disagreed with his words, saying: "Life is not only endless work, but also many things worth pursuing. Like today's reception, if Paris is happy, she is happy, it will promote the relationship between us as a couple, which is also a kind of happiness. ”

"I'm not going to debate with you on this subject, because that's not my purpose. For me, I can only get more satisfaction from my work. He laughed and said, "I didn't expect you to care about Paris and your feelings." ”

Zhou You laughed. "I'm just a man, not a god. Guest, let's find a quiet corner to chat, I am also very interested in your experience, you are one of the few entrepreneurs that I can respect. ”

Musk paused for a moment and asked, "Why?" ”

"Because your dream is in line with the path of human development, I prefer to think of you as a scientist rather than a businessman."

"Thank you for the appreciation, I have a lot of shortcomings......"

"Yes, you're a tyrant, a workaholic, and a heartbreaker...... I know all of that. ”

Musk frowned and said, "Why are you so concerned about me?" I don't think I have anything to do with me. ”

Zhou You shook his head and said, "Because I decided to cooperate with you a long time ago. ”

He was really dumbfounded this time, and said in disbelief: "This is unbelievable, this is the best news I heard when I was about to go bankrupt." Aren't you afraid that I'll raise the price because of this? ”

"Spending a little more and spending less than the dream of exploring Mars doesn't matter to me. I don't want to think of you now as a businessman, but as a scientist chasing your dreams. ”

He laughed too, low but wild, and even crouched down uncontrollably. After a while, he stopped laughing, got up and said, "Before I came today, I prepared more than 300,000 words of materials at home, thinking about how to persuade you to invest, but I didn't expect that all this would be useless. Isn't that ridiculous? ”

"No, not at all, it's because no one else sees the greatness of your SpaceX and Tesla, or they see more of the hardships in the process of realizing their ideals, and they are afraid of losing their money. But I'm different, because no matter how much money you have to invest, it's a drop in the bucket for me. So, I would like to support your dreams, or rather, the dreams of humanity. ”

For a person like Musk, who is a bit eccentric and very proud, Zhou You does not want to have the same attitude as other businessmen. There are not many people in this world who can make him respect, and he prefers to help him with an attitude of supporting his dreams. This is not only a business investment, but also an emotional investment, and being able to get Musk's recognition is more important to Zhou You than the business itself.

Musk raised his glass and touched Zhou You and said: "Originally, I didn't plan to drink today, because I need a sober brain to convince you to invest." But now, I want to get drunk. ”

Zhou You touched him and smiled: "I can definitely accompany this request." ”

He drank the champagne and then returned to the front of the table, choosing a bottle of tequila and carrying an ice bucket with two lemons. "You take these, I'm going to get some food, I'm here on an empty stomach today."

"I don't think the food will disappoint you."

The villa was full of people up and down, inside and out. Zhou You and he didn't enter the house at all, and directly set up a small table in the corner of the garden, and the two of them sat down opposite each other.

Musk was clearly in a good mood, munching on his food while lobbying about the difficulties he had encountered in founding SpaceX. Zhou You didn't know anything about these aspects, although he knew that the other party's three rocket launches next year all failed, but he didn't know why they failed, let alone the technology in this area. But he knew that Moscow later succeeded.

Not only did he become the fifth person to launch a rocket, but he was also the only one who could recover the rocket in its entirety. The first four are the United States, Russia, the European Union, and China, and only he is the spoiler who broke in in his private capacity.

And he went to the front, so much so that the U.S. government later gave up a lot of research in this area and contracted him to launch the project.

Of course, there is the more well-known Tesla, an electric car company that has set the benchmark for electric vehicles, although it has not been as good as it could be. Zhou You is sure that in the next ten years, this car company will shine even brighter.

Musk talked about his ideals, his difficulties, his plans, including the solutions in detail, and Zhou You acted as a good listener. In the end, he said: "According to my agreement with the U.S. government, I can't have more than 20 percent of the controlling stake in the U.S. business, so whether it's SpaceX or Tesla, I can only invest according to this proportion at most." However, I have another solution, which is to set up a car company based in the mainland, Space Exploration Company Due to the particularity of the industry, it is obviously impossible for the US government to allow the establishment of joint ventures outside the country, but Tesla can. ”

"Forming a joint venture?" He pondered for a moment and said, "Even according to the appraised value, if you invest according to the proportion of twenty percent, you can get us through the difficulties, is it necessary to set up a joint venture?" ”

Zhou You laughed and said: "I know your concerns, but you should also see my past investments, my industry is too much, I can't control every company in my own hands, so I have no interest in Tesla's controlling stake at all." There are two main reasons for the establishment of a Tesla company in the mainland, one is for future sales, and the other is because of the research of lithium batteries. My company controls more than 50 percent of the world's lithium mines, mainland companies control more than 40 percent, and less than 10 percent are in the hands of other companies. Tesla's biggest cost is in the research cost, but in terms of accessory costs, the battery is the biggest cost. Cooperation with me can not only open up the sales market in the mainland, but also reduce the cost of lithium batteries, do you think? ”

"I still need to think about this matter again, not because of the development of the enterprise, but because of the policy, I think you should understand."

Zhou You is indeed very clear that Musk's development in the United States is almost all developed by himself, but when he developed into the space exploration technology industry, he encountered resistance, and as a last resort, he became an American citizen, and many technologies were made public to him. The Yankees' control over technology has always been a double standard, not the Americans, and the Americans, are completely different standards.

Tesla, a company that needs support from the United States, may find it difficult to get government support if it invests in the mainland from the beginning. Zhou You remembers very well that Tesla got a chance to save his life only after receiving a low-interest loan of nearly $500 million from the U.S. government.

Zhou You thought for a while and said: "I also have some connections in Washington, in addition to investing in Tesla, I can also include Tesla in the list of scientific and technological support, and even arrange for President Bush to personally visit Tesla's factory." If it's financial, I don't think you need to worry, I don't even need a penny from Tesla to set up a joint venture. ”

So far, in addition to Tmall and the industry, the investment and development in South America is considered an industry, but these are only the types of integrated resources, and there are no achievements in technology development at all. Tesla is a good project, the future development of electric vehicles is the general trend, since there is this opportunity, he does not want to let go.

Although he is not a technological pioneer like Musk, and it is unlikely that he will have much success in this area, he can still use his financial advantages to develop research in this area.

For example, the connection between network technology and automotive electronics, which has not really developed in 2016 in the previous life, but in fact, the relationship between the network and the car, there are still many in-depth developments that can be explored.

There is also the future of Dajiang UAV, which occupies 70% of the market share in one fell swoop, and this new company that shines in the civilian UAV market has just been established. At present, the investment department of Zhouyou's headquarters, as well as Tmall, have paid attention to this company, and in the field of drone delivery in the future, this company can dig a lot of depth.

“…… Evan ......"

"Ah, I'm sorry, I was distracted just now, what did you say?"

"I wonder, why are you doing this?"

Zhou You shook his head with a smile, thought for a while and said: "To enter the physical enterprise, you must find a good project, in the case that the traditional industry has been occupied by major enterprises, I prefer to start a new enterprise by myself." Moreover, I personally have a kind of admiration for the use of new technologies, although I am not a technical controller, but I am also willing to contribute to the application of science and technology. ”

Musk also pondered for a while and asked: "Is it understandable that you have strong confidence in the consumer electronics market?" ”

Zhou You didn't have this idea, but listening to him say this, it was really like this. He became interested and asked, "What do you think of Apple's smartphones?" ”

Musk said: "Smartphones are not a new concept, and the great thing about Jobs is that he went ahead of everyone in integrating technology and software development." The Apple phone is not so much a mobile phone, but a platform, a platform for online entertainment experience. ”

Zhou You asked, "If you are allowed to develop in this area, you don't have the confidence to do this step for him?" ”

Musk laughed. "First of all, I'm not a professional, in the field of rockets, I can be considered an expert, but in the field of consumer electronics and software, I can't compare to Steve Jobs."

Zhou You asked rhetorically: "Then do you think Tesla is an automotive industry or an electronics industry?" ”

At this moment, Musk was stunned, lowered his head and pondered.