Meng Qian met up with a friend at the airport.

The assistants of the two accompanied the departure, and unexpectedly, Liu Jianhao was also there.

Seeing Meng Qian's doubts, he explained: "San Francisco participates in a friend's birthday, and I will take you to the scenery later." ”

"I see." Meng Qian understood.

Liu Jianhao said: "Eating, drinking, and having fun with me is the king, and you will be bored with my brother." ”

Liu Jianye smiled: "Don't compare with young people, everyone is here, let's go." ”

The tickets are all booked in first class, and after waiting for half an hour to board the plane, the huge Airbus A380 crosses the Pacific Ocean, chases the night, and lands at the San Francisco SFO airport on the other side. Spanning multiple time zones, Meng Qian's concept of time has become confused, and it is dark outside anyway.

Local time should be in the evening, queue up to enter the country according to the process, and then answer some questions from the immigration officer, and after being approved, the passport book is stamped and officially allowed to enter the country...... The process dragged on, and the people who flew long distances were also tired, so they didn't look much after coming out, and stayed in a local hotel.

The next morning, after breakfast, Tesla sent someone to pick it up.

Sitting in the back row of the Model-s, Meng Qian had time to really observe the cities of the United States.

The first time I came to the United States, I felt fresh, I heard a lot on the Internet, both good and bad, and now I saw it myself, the air is good, but the road is very empty, the buildings are low, two or three story bungalows are the main, and it is extremely rare to be more than four floors, this is still the urban area.

Going south along some desolate highways, it is even more empty after leaving the city, surrounded by large residential areas, with many one-story and two-story buildings, and the traffic on the road gradually increases, but there are no pedestrians to be seen, and every car is hurrying to roar past, rushing to reincarnate.

After about twenty minutes by car, enter. In Santa Clara County, the famous "Silicon Valley" is located in this area, surrounded by many cities, all of which are large areas of bungalows, and there are no high-rise buildings in the mecca of science and technology, and even the headquarters of Tesla is not impressive.

The two cars stopped in turn, Meng Qian and the others got out of the car, looked up at the low-key headquarters a few times, it was really a bit unexpected, but there was no time to think about it, the reception staff walked in front to lead the way, and everyone entered. In the headquarters, Tesla's sincerity is very high, and the senior management and the CEO have already arrived.

"This is Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors."

"This is Meng Qian, the chairman and chief technology officer of Wells Fargo Energy."

The two men clasped hands together and looked at each other at the same time. Musk looks like a typical Westerner with a high nose bridge and deep eyes, wearing a suit and no tie; In Musk's eyes, Meng Qian is much younger, although he deliberately has a beard, but his face is still immature.

"I'm looking forward to this experience, Mr. Musk." Meng Qian used English.

Musk did not despise the other party's youth, and said with a smile: "I believe that Mr. Meng will form a comprehensive understanding of Tesla and recognize its value." ”

Meng Qian's English speaking level is reasonable. When he was studying, he worked very hard and passed the sixth level, but there were still some obstacles in actual use, and he didn't adjust it. Fortunately, the other party took care of the foreigners, the speed of speech was reduced, and the interpreter was present, so the communication was smooth.

As the conversation between the two sides deepened, the strangeness was eliminated a lot. Meng Qian, Liu Jianye and Musk talked about their own battery technology and investment and construction plans; Let's listen to Musk's paving plan to promote the development of the electric vehicle field, and the opportunity for cooperation between the two sides.

Musk talked about his advantages: "If the factory is built in Nevada, we will get a lot of tax incentives, and we will be able to save more than a billion dollars in tax problems." ”

Meng Qian asked, "What about the supply of materials?" ”

Musk smiled: "This is also the key consideration we consider when investing, the supply of raw materials, aviation and land transportation, all of which are very convenient." ”

Meng Qian was satisfied: "The conditions and environment you have chosen are very good, and you are well prepared. ”

"Thank you." "But we also have some concerns about new technologies, such as cycle life, stability, and especially safety." ”

"I brought the test data of the power battery." Meng Qian looked at Liang Tao, and he took out the information.

Although the two sides came for cooperation, cooperation is not a matter of three or two sentences, Tesla needs to consult the data of the power battery safety test, and after taking a good idea, they also need to test the battery samples themselves; Meng Qian also needs to actually experience electric vehicles and visit their companies.

So this morning, I only talked about part of it.

At noon, at the staff cafeteria, Meng Qian and Musk had a table and chatted about some relaxed topics during lunchtime, talking about the performance of the latest P85 model, hobbies, etc.

Meng Qian admires Musk, he wears many hats, in addition to the well-known Tesla cars, he is also the CEO and chief technology officer of SpaceX, and also runs a solar energy company.

In terms of technology and compulsion, SpaceX, as a private space company, has launched launch vehicles into space many times, and its attention is much higher than that of electric vehicles.

Therefore, Americans call him "Iron Man", and being able to dialogue and discuss cooperation with this "Iron Man" on an equal footing is a milestone for Meng Qian's scientific and technological career.

He also believes that sooner or later he will be like Musk, or even more dazzling.

This is a new pursuit that he generated.

……

After lunch, Meng Qian and the others temporarily said goodbye.

Tesla needs to study battery data, and Meng Qian wants to experience the new car. The other party provided two top-of-the-line versions of the model-s, that is, the just-launched P85+ model, and the Americans smiled and handed them the keys, which means: "Just toss, what we have is strength."

Tesla's itinerary advice to them was to test a new car on the road to evaluate its performance and potential; The day after tomorrow, I will visit the factory again in the morning to witness the modern electric vehicle production line; Subsequently, the CEOs of both sides launched price code negotiations on the issue of cooperation.

Tesla's headquarters and factory are not together, and after discussion, everyone finally adopted Liu Jianhao's idea: "Go south to the coast, go to San Francisco along Highway 1, rest there at night, move freely, handle official business the next day, and go to the Tesla factory the day after tomorrow to see the real face." ”

Liu Jianhao, who has lived in the United States and has a lot of experience in driving, has won everyone's approval of his idea. The two latest top-of-the-line P85+, Liu Jianhao and Meng Qian are each responsible for one. As for the driver's license, it used to need to be notarized, but now the Chinese driver's license is also recognized (major regions).

Meng Qian got in the car and started the car, the obvious difference between electric cars and gasoline cars is that the oil (electricity) door goes down, and the torque will soar to the maximum, so its acceleration performance is outstanding, it is said that it only takes 4.4 seconds to break 100, for a two-ton five-seater car, it can be called comparable to the results of a sports car.

The central control is full LCD display, which has a sense of science and technology, and has a full range of speed, battery mileage, sailing range, average power consumption, etc. At present, the car still has more than half of the power left, and it is said that it can run more than 400 kilometers when fully charged, and if it is a new type of battery, the effect must be even more amazing.

Set up the destination and set off one after the other.

Running along Highway No. 1, which is said to be the most beautiful in the west, the scenery with mountains on one side and the sea on the other side is truly spectacular. And the highway is spacious, Americans still drive quite well, the car culture is developed, self-driving is a pleasant thing, passing through the town halfway, stopping to watch the scenery.

Meng Qian stood on a high place and looked at the yachts swimming on the sea, the blue sea and blue sky, feeling very comfortable: "The life of Americans looks really leisurely. ”

Liu Jianhao stretched his limbs: "Pick a sunny day, three or two friends go to sea on a yacht, feel free!" ”

"It used to be the days of sports cars, yachts and bodies?" Meng Qian turned his head and asked, Liu Jianhao went to college in the United States and was very familiar with the local culture.

"It's not that exaggerated." Liu Jianhao shook his head, "But it's good to have money to come to the United States for vacation and consumption." ”

"No wonder they all love to immigrate and run out, and when I have time, I will come on vacation." Meng Qian said.

Liu Jianye, who was silent, said at this time: "It all depends on the situation, and if you have money, you will have top-level enjoyment here; But those who don't have money will be disappointed, and in the face of cultural, linguistic and ethnic barriers, they feel that the United States is inferior to China. It's a world that only the rich can enjoy. ”

Meng Qian felt: "In the end, there is still money to be an uncle everywhere." ”

"My brother calls this capital." Liu Jianhao said with a smile.