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Hearing Xu Chuan's words, Musk was stunned.

Neuralink, graduation gift.

When these two words appeared in his brain, his whole body almost shut down.

If he remembered correctly, Neuralink's current market value has exceeded 5 billion yuan, and now if converted into soft sister coins, it exceeds 27 billion!

Nearly 30 billion graduation gifts

It's so arrogant!

Farke, he really wants a brother like this!

As a person with a personal asset of nearly 200 billion yuan, he is now envious of a doctoral student who has not yet graduated.

Although he was shocked by Xu Chuan's reasons, Musk did not lose his mind.

For him, Neuralink Brain-Computer Interface Company is a company with great development potential.

Although it has not been established for a long time, it has been less than eight years so far, and it has even been losing money on technology research and development.

But Neuralink’s achievements are not small, such as brain-computer chips, neural mesh N1, implanted chip equipment Link V0.9, surgical robot V2, etc.

Although most of these products and technologies currently only exist in laboratories and research institutes, they are so basic that they can no longer be basic.

But the prospects of neural interaction technology are visible.

Of course, the more important thing is that the famous Professor Xu wants Neuralink.

This cannot help but make Musk think carefully.

After all, in contemporary academia, the person in front of him can be said to be a 'god'-like existence.

He has created too many miracles, from mathematics to physics, from chemistry to materials, from controllable nuclear fusion to aerospace.

Everything that others thought was impossible, he did.

And maybe there is some technology or direction hidden in Neuralink that he didn't even notice?

Tangle, embarrassment, all kinds of complicated eyes flashed across his eyes, Musk lowered his head and pondered.

On the surface, it is completely worthwhile to exchange Neuralink brain-computer interface company for the production license of lithium-sulfur batteries.

After all, Neuralink is not indispensable to him.

Not only because Neuralink is still in its "young" development period and its value is not very high.

Although judging from the financing valuation, it has reached a scale of 5 to 6 billion meters, but when the brain-computer interface technology is not fully mature, the valuation is just a valuation.

On the other hand, even if Neuralink is traded out, it is not difficult for him to re-establish a brain-computer interface company.

Although the outside world has a stereotype of him as a 'super rich man', his favorite identity is that of an 'engineer'.

Whether he is in charge of aerospace at SpaceX or at Neuralink, he has held important leadership positions.

Therefore, he is very aware of the various technologies in Neuralink. It is not difficult for him to recruit new people to form a brain-computer interface company.

The only thing that makes him hesitate is that among the products that Neuralink has developed or is currently developing, there may be key technologies that cannot be replaced.

After all, I am afraid no one would deny the vision of Professor Xu in front of me, especially when it comes to the development of science and technology.

For Xu Chuan, he was not in a hurry.

After stating his request, he held the tea cup and sipped the tea in the cup.

Trading Neuralink is not just a graduation theory for Xu Xiao.

Although he had previously invested 200 million in Xu Xiao to establish a virtual reality company called 'Starlight', the company as a whole almost only supported her research on the 'bioelectrode chip' developed at Shuimu University. .

If you really want to enter this industry, an investment of 200 million may not even be enough.

The Neuralink transaction not only supports Xu Xiao’s research and career, but also has the idea of ​​​​entering this field.

In addition, as Musk carefully thought about it, Neuralink does have some "powerful" technology in its hands.

But its powerful technology is not in virtual reality or VR headsets.

As a reborn person, although he cannot remember everything in detail, some big changes in the future are quite clear.

Neuralink Brain-Computer Interface Company can barely be regarded as a company whose technology tree is "askew". Well, if you really want to say it, it is actually not a bit crooked.

After all, in virtual reality technology, using this type of technology to solve patients' diseases in some medical fields is one of its research directions.

It's just that the virtual reality technology that Musk originally wanted to develop was not of this type.

Musk is more interested in supporting the whole system of brainwave reading and writing, and even uploading human consciousness to the computer to build a "crazy" virtual world.

In this regard, Neuralink brain-computer interface company has not made much achievements.

However, the technology is still there. In the medical field, the finished products it has developed have helped thousands of patients with Parkinson's disease, memory loss, cervical spinal cord injury and other neurological diseases around the world.

It does not fully support reading and writing brain waves to achieve Musk's goal. However, it is ahead of other such medical research institutions in certain niche areas.

Just saying, fate plays tricks on people.

Sometimes you really can’t imagine which industry your opponent is from.

The technology in the hands of Neuralink can be used to help countless patients in China. This is also the purpose of Xu Chuan's intention to trade Neuralink Brain-Computer Interface Company.

He knows very well that the medical products in 1Neuralink in the future will be based on the "Link" brain-computer interface device currently developed by Neuralink.

The key to this lies in a patent for the "Link" brain-computer interface device. If you obtain this patent that is difficult to replace, it won't matter even if there is no Neuralink company.

But he couldn't mention the patent directly. After all, if he named this, Musk would definitely keep an eye on it.

As for Neuralink, it doesn't matter. Neuralink has many products and technologies, and it's difficult for anyone to figure out its true intentions.

Drinking the tea in the cup, Xu Chuan waited for a while. Seeing that Musk had not made a decision, he smiled and said:

"If Mr. Musk has difficulty making a decision for a while, you can go back and think about it before making an answer. After all, Neuralink's market value is not low. If I remember correctly, you just completed the D round of financing some time ago, and the market value has exceeded Five billion meters of gold.”

Hearing this sentence, Musk's careful thoughts became less serious.

If Xu Chuan allows him to go back and think about it and conduct a careful investigation of Neuralink's product technology, does this mean that he may not value Neuralink that much?

Just needs a brain-computer interface company as a graduation gift for his sister?

Although this graduation gift was too expensive for ordinary people to imagine, it was not unacceptable to him.

After all, Xu Xiao's major is virtual reality. It seems that it is not a big deal for Professor Xu to find a company to do research and management for her, even if it is worth up to 5 billion meters.

Not to mention anything else, if the wealth in his hands is fully realized, he will definitely have a place in the top ten richest people in the world.

Musk even believes that Xu Chuan’s wealth may not be much less than his, but it’s just not well known to the world.

The solemn look on his face relaxed. Musk took a deep breath, shook his head and replied: "No, I agree to use Neuralink as the transaction partner to complete the cooperation in lithium-sulfur battery technology."

Hearing these words, Xu Chuan was relieved.

Although many details have not yet been discussed, for people like them, as long as the two of them reach a consensus, the rest will be much easier.

Across the sofa, Musk put a smile on his face and continued: "But it involves such a huge cooperation, especially between China and America, which is quite difficult."

"Not to mention anything else, it is still unknown whether the Business Council will approve this cooperation."

Hearing Musk's words, Xu Chuan nodded without any surprise.

Although Neuralink is not a well-known company, it is ultimately related to local high-tech companies in the United States.

If it were an acquisition by other Western countries, the business community in the United States would probably not be so troubled.

But against them, this old rival has always had a serious prejudice.

No matter which aspect it is, as long as Chinese companies want to enter the United States, or want to acquire American companies, they will most likely be stuck.

Especially when it comes to high-tech companies, Americans are afraid that their own 'high-tech' technology or equipment will flow into China.

Xu Chuan also knows this, but for people at his level and Musk's level, although it is difficult to get this done, it is not impossible.

He smiled, looked at Musk and said, "Since Mr. Musk raised this issue, he must have already thought of a solution. You might as well tell me. If your idea is more suitable, that's fine."

Musk nodded and said with a smile: "I currently hold about 80% of the shares in Neuralink Brain-Computer Interface Company, and the remaining 20% ​​is in Founders Fund Chuangda Fund and some of my personal friends. in hand."

"And Professor Xu, what you want is 100% control, right?"

Hearing this, Xu Chuan nodded.

For Neuralink, if possible, he naturally hopes to be 100% controlling. Even if this is not possible, he still wants to control all the rights of Neuralink.

Musk smiled and continued: "Actually, I don't recommend that you control 100% of Neuralink brain-computer interface, because this is equivalent to a direct acquisition."

"For Congress and the business side, it is very difficult for this situation to pass the review of Congress. Those gentlemen do not want to see an American high-tech company completely leaving the United States. "

“So my suggestion is that I sell 80% of my shares to achieve this cooperation with you. In addition, I choose to recycle 20% of the shares held by Founders Fund and others and hold them myself. "

"That way, as long as I'm still in the company, it's totally fine to get this done before the deal. It also gives Congress a complete excuse and justification."

After a pause, he looked at Xu Chuan and suggested sincerely: "In addition, I suggest Professor Xu that you find an agent to complete this cooperation."

"After all, your status is too special in the United States. If you come forward in person, I'm afraid this transaction will not pass the review of Congress anyway."

"You should be very aware of your influence. It can be said that no country will give up easily on any direction or technology that you are optimistic about."

"Even if your purpose is just to buy a company for your sister as a graduation gift, no one will believe this reason."

His index finger tapped lightly on the porcelain cup in his hand. Xu Chuan thought for a moment and said, "It's no problem to find someone to represent you."

"but."

After a slight pause, he looked at Musk and continued: "Eighty percent of the shares is too small. I want at least 90%."

Musk frowned and couldn't help but said: "Ten percent is a bit too low, and it will be difficult to pass the review of Congress."

Xu Chuan said calmly: "This is your problem that needs to be solved, not mine."

"In addition, you reminded me that the remaining ten percent of the shares can only be controlled by you personally and cannot be traded for at least thirty years."

"In other words, you control 10% of the shares and only have the right to dividends."

Hearing this harsh request, Musk's mouth moved and he almost wanted to throw the table.

Shet!

This guy who looks harmless and has a faint smile on his face is simply a devil!

It is enough to reduce the 20% of the shares to 10%, and sales transactions and participation in the management and control of the company are strictly prohibited.

If lithium-sulfur batteries were not a technology that Tesla and he must strive for, he would really want to throw the table and leave.

He is like Musk, when did the Iron Man of Silicon Valley end up suffering this kind of injustice?

Taking a deep breath, Musk continued to struggle in his eyes, and finally nodded with 'grievance'.

Compared to selling the entire Neuralink, this condition is nothing.

Ten percent is ten percent. If you can't sell it, you can't sell it. As for the management rights, just treat Neuralink as a whole.

The remaining ten percent is not bad. What if Professor Xu creates another miracle?

He can still get 10% of the profit, which is used to trade lithium-sulfur battery technology anyway.

After sighing in his heart and comforting himself several times in his head, Musk finally overcame his problem and nodded in agreement.

“A pleasure to work with.”

He has no initiative or negotiating power if he needs to secure lithium-sulfur battery technology.

Xu Chuan smiled, stood up and shook hands with Musk: "I will arrange for others to handle the remaining contract details on my behalf."

“A pleasure to work with.”

Musk also stood up and extended his hand.

No matter how frustrated he was during the process, he still had a smile on his face at this moment.

After all, this cooperation and transaction was not a loss for him.

He used Neuralink brain-computer interface company in exchange for a production license for lithium-sulfur battery technology. Judging from the current situation, he made a profit.

As for the technology in Neuralink, if there is a breakthrough that he has not seen, there is nothing he can do about it.

Compared with those unknown things, lithium-sulfur batteries are more important to him.

He just hoped that his decision today was the right one.

I also hope that one day in the future, I won’t regret today’s decision...

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