Chapter 150: 'Iron Man' Elon Masku (2/6 Subscription Requested)
On the first day of 2010, Wenming got two pieces of good news.
The first is that with the financial support of Qiang, the equipment used to breed special spiders was finally purchased and sent to Apple's biotechnology research institute on Jurassic Island.
The institute, which had not had an official name before, had its own name after the press conference, and the sign outside the gate was also inscribed with the words "Apple's Biotechnology Research Institute".
Although some special equipment needs to be made by himself, these can no longer affect the beginning of the entire research, and Wen Ming has already begun to prepare for the cultivation of special spiders.
Another piece of good news that is also related to Apple's current strong cash flow is that Tesla's boss Elon Musku has decided to come to Jurassic Island to visit Wenming, Tesla's new shareholder.
The chairman of a company does a two-hour plane and then turns to a helicopter to visit the shareholders of this company, and he is a shareholder who has never been to the company, has not participated in any operation and management of the company, and has no decision-making power. The incident itself reveals that Wen Ming's status is higher than Elon Mascu.
"Cage, go and receive him for me, I really don't want to leave the lab right now."
Wen Ming, who was wearing a white coat, was like an attending doctor who was about to start surgery for the patient. The only difference is that what he wants to do is about his life, and what a doctor wants to do is about the life of the patient.
Cage, who rushed over to report to Elon Muskude Island, said with an embarrassed face: "Do you think this is appropriate?" Well, even if you want to completely control or even acquire Tesla, he already knows about it, but after all, you haven't turned your face yet, if you can resolve this matter peacefully, I think it's a good choice for both Tesla and Elon Mascu. ”
Wen Ming looked at the spiders in the incubator, a little hesitant, compared to saving his own life, a Tesla is really nothing. Whether it is Tesla, whose market value will exceed $60 billion in the future, or Tesla, which is now valued at only $500 million.
Cui Chuanming next to him said with a smile: "Boss, do you think there is really a difference between this kind of basic work, whether you are there or not?" ”
Cultivating special spiders is a very complicated job, and the kind of spider that bites Spider-Man is not itself a spider that exists in nature, but a kind of spider that has been bred. Moreover, after breeding this special spider, it is necessary to inject human genes into this spider when it ovulates, and then wait for it to grow up and carry out various testing work.
If the test fails, then the culture can only be continued.
You must know that the kind of spider that bites Spider-Man has been cultivated by Osborne Enterprises for 15 years in "The Amazing Spider-Man".
Of course, Wen Ming didn't need such a long time, and if he had to take 15 years to cultivate, he would have chosen to give up a long time ago.
"That said, the main job now is to understand the genetic data of these spiders, as well as some of the talents they possess."
Wen Ming was a little impatient, because it was about his life, and after being reminded by Cui Chuanming, he left the laboratory with Cage. When it comes to these basic work, whether it is Cui Chuanming or those researchers, they are much stronger than his practical ability.
"Elon Mascu is a great man."
On the way, Cage handed Wen Ming a document summarizing some of the major events in Elon Mascu's life.
Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is applicable in any country.
When Wen Ming looked through the information, Cage introduced next to him: "Elon Mascu earned his first pot of gold by selling the software he made when he was 12 years old, although it was only $500, he was only 12 years old at the time. ”
When he was 24 years old, he founded a company called Zip2, and four years later, sold $300 million and Compaq stock options for $34 million. He founded PayPal at the age of 29 and was later wholly acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion. However, he only had an 11.7% stake in Paypal at the time and only took $165 million. ”
Later, he founded SpaceX, which vowed to allow humans to settle on Mars. Moreover, their company has been able to build rockets, and they will send them into space. ”
Looking at the information and listening to Cage's report, Wen Ming had to admire this Elon Mascu. Judging by this person's experience, it makes perfect sense that he is known as the Iron Man of the real world in the other world.
However, this does not be a reason for Wen Ming to show mercy to his subordinates, Wen Ming smiled: "However, he is now in a financial crisis. ”
Cage nodded, he was already familiar with the information he had gathered.
"Yes, he is in a financial crisis. Last year, all three rockets launched by his SpaceX company failed to explode, and the damage was too great for him. Moreover, Tesla's new car has completely failed, which has also triggered a crisis of trust among customers. So, now you have a big chance of winning. ”
Wen Ming smiled and said, "Is the contract I asked you to prepare ready?" ”
"Of course I'm ready, how could I not do what the boss told me to do?"
After answering the question, Cage asked with some curiosity: "Although you have a big chance of winning, he is also a genius, how can you be so sure that he will be persuaded by you today and then sell his Tesla shares?" ”
Wen Ming said confidently: "He is indeed a genius, but I am not ready to convince him today, but I am ready to threaten him, if he does not accept it, then, I will play with him the means of capital." To be honest, I need to find a chance to practice my skills. ”
While speaking, the two of them had already arrived outside the gate of the research institute, originally Wen Ming wanted to put on a shelf and stay in the research institute and wait for Elon Masku, but then he thought that there was really no need for this.
Because now in front of him Elon Mascu, he has reached the point where he doesn't need to put up a fight. As Cage showed him the other day about him, he could well call himself a boy who changed the world twice, no, a man.
Elon Mascu, on the other hand, is still on the path to changing the world, and he is far from success.
A Mercedes-Benz G-Class bulletproof off-road vehicle drove slowly, and after Wen Ming's security personnel and driver delivered Elon Mascu, he entered his post and stood by.
And Elon Mascu saw Wen Ming standing outside the institute before he got out of the car, as well as Cage beside him, and the four sturdy black suits guarding him.
"This ......"
It is false to say that he is not envious, as a celebrity in Silicon Valley, Elon Mascu naturally knows that Wen Ming, the founder of Apple, has spent a huge amount of money to hire a triple-A security team.
Not to mention the rest, the salary expenditure of three million US dollars a month makes Elon Mascu envious.
He is also a billionaire, but he has no money to support such extravagance. The $50 million he lacks now is not much different from the annual expenditure of Wenming's security team.
Moreover, even if he is not facing a financial crisis now, judging by his worth, he will ask a triple-A security team to protect him for ten years at most.
"I don't need protection."
After comforting himself, Elon Mascu smiled and walked over to Wen Ming, who was also smiling.
Both of them knew that there were only three outcomes for this meeting.
The first is that Elon Mascu continues to hold the highest decision-making power in Tesla, and Wen Ming is just a shareholder with a large number of shares.
The second is that Wen Ming gets the highest decision-making power of Tesla, and Elon Mascu becomes a shareholder without any decision-making power.
The third is naturally the situation that Wen Ming hopes for the most, and Elon Mascu least wants to appear.
That is, Wen Ming became the real boss of Tesla, and the boss who owns all the shares. Elon Mascu, on the other hand, left his Tesla completely with a fortune that ordinary people could hardly look at in their lives.
It's like the founder of Tesla, Martin Eberhard, who was kicked out of Tesla by him.
But Elon Mascu didn't know that he and his Tesla were just a capital operation for Wen Ming. If he knew, he would definitely turn around and leave now, even if it was to swim back to the continental United States.