My Age of Investment

After listening to the report from Peter Rawlinson, the subordinate who knew the situation of the Model S prototype car best, Xia Jingxing already had a rough idea.

The model s still has a lot of flaws and problems, even more than the roadster.

It’s not that technology has regressed, but that the requirements have become higher!

In the past, roadsters only needed to be able to run, but model s are benchmarked against fuel-powered vehicles of the same level, which can accelerate faster, perform better, be smarter, and be more innovative than their opponents.

Looking at the dejected group of people, Xia Jingxing thought for a moment and encouraged him: "Don't be discouraged, everyone, hasn't Tesla been doing this all these years?

We move forward in the dark night and finally see the light! "

Everyone chewed on the boss's philosophical words over and over again, and their faces quickly regained some of their energy.

"Tesla is already very good. We are about to launch the second car. Next door, Musk is still competing with the mass production and delivery of the first car, Nikola One."

Everyone laughed, and almost everyone knew about Musk’s grievances with his boss.

In the past few years, Nikola and Tesla have been at odds with each other, each trying to overpower the other.

Of course, it’s mainly Nikola that comes to take advantage of Tesla’s popularity.

Facing Nikola, a player who has not yet left the novice village, Tesla executives who are about to complete a turn have a psychological advantage.

"But, I ask you to be better!"

Xia Jingxing patted the hood of the prototype car next to him, "This is a good car with a bold and avant-garde design. Unfortunately, many functions that shocked the automotive and technological circles have not been implemented.

I know there may be problems with partners or suppliers..."

Xia Jingxing stared at the executives and lowered his voice: "But I ask you now to do everything possible to solve it!

When the model s is mass-produced and delivered, you can bring your parents, wives, children, and friends to watch the ceremony, point to the car and say: Look, this is the car I built. It sold like crazy. It saved my company and also I have achieved my own success!

I believe that the feeling at that moment must be great! "

The executives listened with solemn expressions. Xia Jingxing's words reminded them of their mission.

Why did you join Tesla? Why did you choose to stay at Tesla?

Sentiment undoubtedly plays a large part, because Tesla's salary has never been among the highest in Silicon Valley and the automotive industry, and it is barely even reaching the average.

There are car companies and technology companies offering high salaries to poach them, but they are not tempted because they firmly believe that Tesla is the company that can truly change the world.

Of course, they also firmly believe that the options issued to them by Tesla can change their and their family's destiny.

This is a life bet, there is no retreat at all!

Xia Jingxing gave a passionate speech, which rekindled the fighting spirit of the executives.

Then, Straubel arranged for a subordinate to drive the prototype car away, and he followed Xia Jingxing upstairs into the office.

After closing the door, Straubel walked to the desk, looked at Xia Jingxing sitting on the boss's chair, and said in a low tone: "Sorry, Darren, I disappoint you!"

Xia Jingxing said nothing, pointed to the chair, and motioned for Straubel to sit down and talk.

After sitting down, Straubel continued: "I know that the prototype still has many flaws, but there is still at least a year before release, reservation, and mass production delivery. During this period, we can still continue to improve the vehicle."

Xia Jingxing still didn't say anything. Straubel became anxious and his face flushed, "Darren, don't you want to see Model S go on sale earlier? Don't you want to see Tesla's capital market?"

Xia Jingxing shook his head and laughed, "You are too anxious!"

These words made Straubel calm down a lot. He looked up at Xia Jingxing and found that the latter was smiling at him, feeling like he had been completely seen through.

Without waiting for Straubel to react, Xia Jingxing continued: "You want to put model s on the market as soon as possible, complete the reservation and delivery of 1,000, 10,000, and 100,000 vehicles, and ring the market with great success!"

Straubel was about to open his mouth to explain, but Xia Jingxing waved his hand to stop him, "Wait until I finish speaking! You want to repay me for promoting you to CEO and giving you shares and options. Do you think giving Tesla away?" Going public and allowing me to make money is the greatest reward for me."

This time it was Straubel's turn to stop talking. He did have ideas in this regard.

Without Xia Jingxing's support, he would not have been able to take the position of CEO, nor would he have become the co-founder of Tesla. He might still be wrapping battery packs in a laboratory.

Oh, no, Tesla no longer bothers with battery packs and has a more scientific battery box.

"Have you ever thought that your reckless advancement may cause problems after the product is launched?"

Xia Jingxing said coldly: "That will destroy this enterprise that you and I have devoted our efforts to!"

Straubel's face suddenly turned pale, and he quickly shook his head and said: "No, I will definitely do a good job in quality control management."

"I'm telling you, it's useless. You, the CEO, are so impatient. Others will be infected by you.

I did ask you and the team to speed up the research and development progress, but I also added "under the premise of ensuring quality." "

Xia Jingxing said angrily: "What if the switch tripped due to a defect in the inverter design and the car broke down on the highway?"

Straubel knew he was in the wrong and kept his head down without speaking.

Xia Jingxing still said resolutely: "What I am most worried about now is vehicle driving safety. Even though electric vehicles save the most complicated gearboxes and fuel engines, the automobile industry has developed for hundreds of years, and the accident rate of fuel vehicles has been very high." It dropped to a very low ratio.

If Tesla exceeds this accident ratio, its peers, the media, and Internet users will not miss a feast of public opinion. "

"I understand, I will definitely put vehicle quality and safety first!"

Xia Jingxing looked at the ashamed-faced Straubel, softened his tone and said, "Not just you, I hope this car-making concept can be instilled in every employee's mind.

Prepare in advance instead of regretting it after it happens! "

Straubel nodded heavily and remembered these words deeply.

At the same time, he also reflected in his mind that in the past few years, Xia Jingxing had never been so angry with him, and he must be particularly dissatisfied to act like this today.

This made him silently pay more attention to the quality and safety of cars.

"Okay, I won't say any more. You are the CEO, and you still have the final say in Tesla's main work."

Straubel forced a smile and said, "Darren, please don't say that. You are the real soul of Tesla. Everyone knows this."

Xia Jingxing waved his hand. This flattery was too low-level and he didn't like to hear it.

"Let's talk about other things! Tesla has no money in its account again, right?"

Straubel nodded, "Yes, I originally planned to use the good news of the release of the Model S prototype to start the F-round financing. In addition, I can collect a part of the deposit from the reservation, so I won't be too short of money to support the mass production of the Model S."

But if the release of the prototype is delayed, all plans will be disrupted. "

Xia Jingxing tapped his fingers on the table as if in deep thought. He was thinking about Tesla's F-round financing.

Vision Capital now holds 45.02% of Tesla’s shares, and he personally holds 17.78% of Tesla’s shares, adding up to a total shareholding of 62.8%. This is a very high shareholding ratio, far exceeding that of Facebook and Facebook, both in the United States. YouTube, second only to Android, which holds 90% of the shares.