Chapter 1223

Tesla was founded in July 2003.

Strictly speaking, it's not time for Tesla to set up.

However, before Tesla was founded, AC propulsion, the source of Tesla's technology, had developed for a long time.

AC propulsion company first produced an electric vehicle named t-zero. Later, Martin Eberhard, founder of Tesla, invested a sum of money in AC propulsion and hoped that they could build a new t-zero for themselves with notebook batteries. After the new battery car was produced, the endurance mileage reached an amazing 480km. Martin Eberhard I hope AC propulsion can improve the car and mass produce it, but AC propulsion doesn't think it has any potential, so they didn't reach a consensus, and then Martin Eberhard decided to do it himself, so Tesla was founded.

However, since before Tesla was officially established, and from Elon Musk's point of view, the t-zero with lithium battery has come out, Li Mu speculates that the current time node may be the stage when Martin Eberhard is looking for investment with the project.

Li Mu has read the biography of Elon Musk. I remember that he only invested in Tesla in 2004. In fact, he already knew about the project in 2003. But before 2004, he had no interest in the project and was in the wait-and-see stage.

At this moment, Elon Musk has only heard about the project, but has not yet taken the time and energy to get to know it in person.

To understand the logic, Li Mu was excited.

In his last life, he yearned for Tesla very much. After all, the first people who sought after Tesla were almost all people in the Internet circle. Then its products continued to improve their influence, let more people know and accept it, and then they also sought after it.

In Li Mu's eyes, Tesla is the perfect combination of Internet spirit in traditional products.

As an Internet person, Li Mu once had unique doubts about numerous traditional products. In the case of automobiles, Li Mu has driven many kinds of cars in his last life. There is always a question in his mind. A 9.7-inch iPad with excellent display effect and visual effect and smooth operation costs only 3000 yuan. Why is it as low as tens of thousands yuan and as high as 3000 yuan For millions of cars, no car can make its own central control screen the size and visual effect of the iPad?

Why in the era of people holding retina screen mobile phones, the visual effect and system experience of the car central control screen are as rough as the copycat MP4 in 2005? Why can't you just use a screen like the iPad? Is it a cost constraint, or an industrial constraint, or do they not think cars need that kind of central control screen at all?

Later, Tesla was born. When Li Mu saw Tesla's huge and shocking central control screen, he knew that it wasn't the car manufacturer who couldn't do it, but no one wanted to do it, or no one was willing to do it. The moment Tesla was born, it meant that people in the it industry were finally entering the car market.

In addition, in the eyes of Li Mu, the automobile industry has some very serious it technology lags behind. When the Internet people are desperately developing the Internet of things, the arrogant automobile industry has been dragging forward in its own dimension.

For example, after the era of the Internet of things, even a hot water bottle at home can use a mobile phone to start and close remotely. Why do most vehicles not even support mobile phone control?

The first few minutes of entering the car in winter and summer are almost tormented. In winter, the car is as cold as an ice cellar. Only when the water temperature rises can it be warm. In summer, the car burns everywhere after exposure to the sun, and the air conditioner can't cool for half a day. If the Internet of things technology can be brought into the car, and the car is hot or cooled for the first ten minutes before going out, can people suffer many crimes?

Some people often forget to take the car key, or lock the car key in the car, and finally can only break the window into the car. If the car solves the problem of the Internet of things, will not the door open after clicking on the mobile phone? Moby has added such functions to millions of bicycles, but it's such a simple thing. Why don't most car companies even think about it?

Some car companies will use security as an excuse to say that joining the Internet of things will bring hidden dangers to the safety of cars. Li Mu thinks this is an excuse to avoid progress. Nowadays, mobile banking can operate hundreds of thousands, millions or even tens of millions of funds. People are not worried about the hidden dangers that mobile banking brings to their accounts. What's the burden of a ton of cars Heart?

After the development of the Internet of things, even the black boss of the inverted mortgage car knows to install a GPS in the car to monitor the vehicle location and information at any time. Most of the car manufacturers have never thought of installing one in their car.

All in all, before Tesla appeared, the automobile industry had been developing freely with its own potential rules. It was not until Tesla appeared that it really gave them a slap in the face and made them realize the importance of technological innovation.

With such a complex mood from a long accumulation, Li Mu has some respect for Tesla, so he is also very interested in the project after his rebirth. However, when he asked, he actually asked about the current situation of the project from the mouth of Elon Musk, which makes Li Mu's brain instinctively reflect a motivation:Li Mu, who couldn't afford a Tesla in his last life, wanted to buy the whole Tesla in his life!

No!

It's not just a Tesla. He's going to buy Tesla and install a rocket booster for it, so that it can plunge into the traditional automobile industry and crash into it!

So Li Mu said to Elon Musk, "if you have time, please help me to inspect this project and ask them to prepare a BP for me. If it is OK, I will invest millions of dollars in them first."

Elon Musk said in surprise, "boss, are you interested in cars?"

Instead of answering his question, Li Mu asked him, "what about you?"

Elon Musk nodded: "I'm interested, but I don't know you're interested in it, boss."

Li Mu asked him again, "how many men do you think are not interested in cars in the world?"

Elon Musk was stunned for a moment and smiled awkwardly after a while: "you're right. Men love cars. They love cars like life."

Li Mu nodded and said to him: "I will certainly make multiple layouts in the future, and across countries, across continents, across industries and fields. The best situation is that all industries that can make money in the world have a piece of my share, which is the most ideal state. With such a large market prospect in the global industry of automobile, there are opportunities, of course It's about going in and experiencing it. "

With that, Li Mu added, "it's not impossible to acquire an automobile manufacturing enterprise when both Muye technology and Taobao technology are listed and the capital is absolutely abundant."

Li Mu didn't play games with Elon Musk. Although he said all these things are big and unbelievable to ordinary people, Li Mu didn't hide anything.

In the future, we must continue to make new layout, not only to create an Internet Ecosystem, but also to create an ecosystem of multiple Internet and all possibilities. Only in this way can we have room for improvement in any situation.

Elon Musk was very surprised, but he soon understood that at the level of Li Mu, what he had to consider was not vertical development, nor horizontal development, but three-dimensional cross comprehensive development.

After thinking about it, Elon Musk nodded, "I'll see them when I get back to Silicon Valley and ask them to prepare a BP and you."

Li Mu said, "you also need to know more about their actual situation. I hope that in these new exploration fields, you can bind with me."

Elon Musk asked in surprise, "boss, what do you mean?"

Li Mu said seriously, "Paypal will certainly have room for improvement in the future, but for you, there is not much room for operation. It's like a hybrid crop you have cultivated. It takes a long time and a lot of energy to cultivate it. That's the most important incubation period and cultivation period, but as long as it's finalized, most of your work on this new variety will be completed No, you don't have to watch it grow and harvest. So in the near future, you still need to come out of PayPal to do some other product incubation and cultivation. "

"I believe in your ability, so if you are interested in this aspect, I hope that in the future, the two of us can bind and cooperate, have good projects, we can invest together, I will play a big role, you will play a small role, or even if you can't, even if you can't, I will reserve some shares for you, as long as you can help me manage and operate well, I hope that in the future we can be able to There is similar cooperation in multiple projects, so I will use my resources to improve the success rate of the project, and your interests will be more stable. "

Elon Musk, excited and excited, nodded solemnly and said, "boss, I'll do whatever you want later!"

With a smile, Li Mu recognized his statement. As for Tesla, Li Mu didn't mention it again, because he knew that it was abnormal to pay too much attention to a small project in the incubation period with his current strength and size. Elon Musk was a wise man, and he must know the benefits of getting on his own ship, so he would let it go In mind, that's enough.

Later, Li Mu looked at Elon Musk and said with a deep face, "why did you come all the way to Hollywood to find me? Now you can talk about it."

Elon Musk laughed and said, "you can't get away with anything."

He was entrusted by Paul Kean to make peace this time, but he didn't expect to discuss the project he was planning with Li Mu. He accidentally got Li Mu's investment commitment, and even was led by Li Mu. Paul Kean entrusted his business, and he didn't care to do it.

Therefore, Elon Musk said Paul Keane's motivation of entrusting himself to come here: "Paul now realizes that he only wants to protect his son ' A chance to clean his son's reputation, he said that as long as you can let him go, he will redouble his reward in the future. "

Li Mu did not hesitate to wave his hand and said coldly: "you tell him that the last chance I gave him was that he gave up washing the ground for his son, took his son with him to publicly admit their actions and apologized. If he accepted and did it, it would stop here. Later, I will not violate the river with his well water; if he does not accept it, you will tell him, I'm going to announce something about senators to the United States in the next phase! "