"What? He doesn't want to sell? ”

After Wen Ming determined the direction of research and development of the new product, he immediately called Sith and asked him to contact Tesla about the acquisition.

However, the results he got were very puzzling to him.

"Is he trying to wait to go out of business?"

Wen Ming was not angry, because Tesla belonged to someone else, and others were unwilling to sell it, and he couldn't force it. But as far as he knows, Tesla is now very difficult, and even faces the risk of bankruptcy.

Sith replied: "Elon Masku, the boss of Tesla, is only willing to accept a 10% stake for $50 million, and he is not willing to accept any other conditions. ”

Wen Ming suddenly laughed, this kind of unwillingness to give up absolute control is very similar to him now. But the biggest difference between him and Elon Musku is that his Apple's quarterly net profit reached $3 billion, while Elon Mascu's Tesla has already faced the point of broken capital chain and strong dissatisfaction from users.

"You continue to talk to him, and if he really doesn't want to be acquired, you tell him that we will invest in our own new energy vehicle brand."

If the acquisition fails, it is naturally threatened, and this means Wen Ming has not learned from himself.

Sith asked curiously, "Do you really want to make a car?" As far as I know, Tesla is just gearbox technology, and it has been stuck for many years. And now, we don't have any technical reserves at all. ”

Of course, a pure electric vehicle is not only a battery, but also a motor. Accessories such as gearboxes are also a top priority.

Wen Ming said: "There is no need to worry about the technical aspect, I know it in my heart. ”

Without much explanation, Sith didn't ask too much, hung up the phone and prepared to threaten Tesla according to Wen Ming's meaning.

Wen Ming turned on his iPad and searched for news related to Tesla, and the same as the results of his search last night, Tesla is facing a situation that has reached the point of going out of business at any time.

The name of the Tesla car comes from a great scientist, that is, Nikola Tesla, who invented the modern alternating current system, a true genius.

As the main new energy vehicle, that is, the electric vehicle company, named after Tesla, it can be seen how huge its ambitions are.

In fact, the person who created Tesla was not the familiar 'real-life Iron Man' Elon Mascu, but a man named Martin Eberhard. This person is the real technical leader of Tesla, and Elon Mascu is his investor, and with an investment of $6.3 million, he became the chairman of Tesla, and has the final decision on all Tesla's affairs.

Sadly, in 2007, Elon Musku dismissed Martin Eberhard as CEO, and since then, Martin Eberhard, the founder of Tesla, has become an idler who only owns part of Tesla's shares, without any actual control over Tesla.

These histories have nothing to do with Wenming, who is concerned about Tesla's first batch of pure electric vehicles launched in October this year, the TeslaRoadster, which has risen to $120,000 a car because of the inability to solve the problem with transmission technology.

In the original plan, the cost of this car was only $70,000, so before manufacturing began, Tesla pre-sold it all over the world, and the pre-sale price was $100,000 a unit.

But the cost has risen to $120,000 a unit, so Elon Mascu decided to pay $10,000 himself, so that subscribers can pay an extra $10,000 and sell it at the price of $110,000 a unit.

As you can imagine, Elon Mascu fainted at a customer meeting in Los Angeles when he was besieged by angry customers......

(PS: It's true, it's just that the time in the article is a year later.) ）

Wen Ming still remembers that he had read the news at the time, and now, he also searched for the news at that time. The cover photo of the news is the image of Elon Mascu fainting after being besieged.

"Why do I think he's pretending to be dizzy?"

Wen Ming has no shortage of speculations, and when he was in another world, he had a good impression of this person and felt that many of his ideas were very powerful. For example, he has invested in aerospace technology, which he claims to bring humans to Mars.

Regardless of whether it's true or not, and whether it's achievable or not, the idea itself is appealing.

But now, Elon Mascu has rejected his takeover request, which means that if the acquisition cannot be completed, then the two sides will become direct competitors.

So, what else do you want to mention about good or bad feelings?

"Do you want to find a lawyer to help those users who have booked Tesla cars and fight a dozen lawsuits with Tesla?"

Wen Ming had an immoral idea in his heart, but in fact, this idea was very 'moral'.

Tesla promised a new car to cost $100,000 a unit, but raised the price by $10,000 because of its own cost, which is itself unethical. It seems that Tesla's new car costs $110,000, but it still loses $10,000, and the loss will be even more if you count the cost of sales channels and so on.

But the point is, Tesla has promised before.

This kind of behavior is absolutely very unethical and even illegal for those users who have ordered a new Tesla car. But because Tesla had a professional lawyer finalize the relevant terms when signing the agreement with the user at that time, the user could not find trouble with them at all.

For this, Wen Ming can't do anything about it.

However, the purpose of his desire to find a lawyer to help those users is not to help those customers seek benefits, but to disgust Tesla and make it worse for Tesla, which is facing a broken capital chain.

When the time comes, there may be a turnaround in the acquisition.

"Now I am more and more like a capitalist who does not hesitate to use all means for the sake of profit."

Wen Ming laughed at himself and suppressed this idea, not that he was not ready to do it, but that it was not time to do it yet.

Eggs can't be put in the same basket, this truth is very clear, so when the acquisition of Tesla encounters obstacles, he needs to consider acquiring other electric car companies.

Technically, he can start from scratch, but if he wants to turn the technology into a product and then make a profit from the market, he needs to have the support of hardware. The acquisition of Tesla is not only because Tesla has a certain degree of technical foundation, but also because Tesla has its own factory.

If Wen Ming starts to build a factory now, when he can produce his own new energy vehicles, it is estimated that the iPhone and iPad will have a second generation. And what he needs is to earn as much money as possible and provide as many jobs as possible before he breeds a super spider.

Just as Wenming was looking for a new acquisition target, a fierce quarrel was taking place at Tesla's headquarters in Silicon Valley.

"Why don't you accept Apple's offer to buy it?"

Martin Eberhard, the founder of Tesla, who has been kicked out, looked at Elon Mascu, who was sitting behind his desk, with an angry expression. As Tesla's largest shareholder in addition to Elon Muscu, he naturally also received Apple's acquisition request.

Because Tesla has nothing to do with him, it is definitely a great blessing for him that Tesla can be acquired.

Elon Mascu's expression was similarly angry, as Martin Eberhard's attitude now made him unhappy.

"Don't forget, I have the highest decision-making power in the company from the beginning, and you are not qualified to decide whether you want to be acquired or not."

Already torn faces, between these two people who created Tesla, there is not the slightest disguise and scruples.

Martin Eberhard suddenly sneered and said, "If I sell my shares to Apple, what do you think will happen to you?" ”