My Age of Investment

Not long after chatting with Eberhard and Tarpenning, Xia Jingxing received a call from his father.

Xia Yuan came up and asked his son: "Jing Xing, have you invested in an electric car company called Tesla?"

"Yes, Dad, have you watched the news?"

Xia Jingxing is no stranger to it, his father is very concerned about his career, from Facebook before, to YouTube, and now Tesla, it is not surprising at all.

"Someone asked me to order a Tesla for his son, oh, or that special edition, what's it called..."

Xia Yuan thought for a long time before remembering, and continued on the other end of the phone: "Oh, it's called the Founder Series, and it's the one that claims to be limited to 100 units.

Have you sold all 100 units? Is there any left? Really only sell 100 units? "

Xia Jingxing chuckled, is it still sold out? Do you really think it is as easy to sell as Chinese cabbage?

"It's not sold out yet, who entrusted you to buy it? Dad, I've made it clear to you that we won't sell the car to him who isn't the founder of the company. No matter how much money we give, it's useless."

"Don't worry, that one is an entrepreneur and is definitely eligible to buy." Xia Yuan vowed.

"Entrepreneur? Who?"

Xia Jingxing frowned. Since he is an entrepreneur, qualified to purchase, and has the ability to purchase, wouldn't it be better to directly contact the Tesla official to place an order?

As for finding his father?

Since ancient times, debts of affection have been the most difficult to repay, especially for the wealthy and entrepreneurs.

Problems that can be solved with money will never bother others.

He felt that there was a hint of weirdness in this matter, which made him alert.

Xia Yuan blurted out: "Yi Mingshan, the boss of Lifan Group.

Lifan Group, have you heard of it? The one who builds motorcycles, I heard they are going to race with you. "

Xia Jingxing almost started cursing, but Lifan rushed out in a daze this time, which ruined Tesla's good deed and relieved the siege of Porsches.

He hasn't settled with Lifan yet, and now the other party actually wants to buy a car from them.

"Not for sale!"

Xia Jingxing frowned, "Dad, since you knew we were going to compete with Lifan, why did you come to be their lobbyist?

They are enemies with your son now, the kind that don't share the sky. "

Xia Yuan smiled wryly, "Isn't it just a competition, as for describing it as "I don't share the sky"?

And I saw the performance parameters comparison between Tesla and Lifan 520, Lifan can't win at all. "

Xia Jingxing sighed, and had no choice but to explain to his father, so that he could fully understand how Lifan ruined Tesla's good deeds.

After listening, Xia Yuan took a deep breath: "So, Lifan wanted to take this opportunity to increase the reputation of its own company, but unintentionally ruined Tesla's good business."

Xia Jingxing said unhappily, "It doesn't have to be "unintentional", it's probably intentional."

Xia Yuan hesitated for a moment before slowly asking: "Then this car can't be sold to them?"

"Of course, you don't sell them to anyone."

Xia Yuan frowned, "But Lifan can still buy used cars from other car owners, as long as they are willing to bid, someone will sell them to them."

Xia Jingxing sneered, "Then I don't care. They like to buy second-hand books, so let them buy them. I won't sell them new cars anyway."

Xia Yuan felt that this matter was a bit tricky because he didn't know Yin Mingshan well.

But he has a classmate from the party school who is in charge of the government in the mountain city. It is this person who came to him to book a car for Yin Mingshan, which is not easy to refute.

Xia Yuan broke his heart and told his son the whole matter, and let the son make the decision.

If the son insists on not selling the car to Yin Mingshan, then he can only offend his classmates once.

After all, compared with his son's official career, he still thinks his son is more important.

Xia Jingxing frowned after hearing his father explain the whole story clearly. This Boss Yin really has a lot of face. He bought a car and hired a parent officer.

And one of the parents is even more funny, and even ran over to help with this little shit.

He thought about it again, this is the reality, right now, everything is based on the economy, everything is based on money, and one of the parents really wants to pay tribute to Lifan as the God of Wealth.

"Yin Mingshan is not an ordinary person. He is the first private entrepreneur to enter the leadership team of the provincial CPPCC since the reform and opening up. Many leaders have praised him."

After hearing so much from his son, Xia Yuan also figured out a lot of hidden truths in the incident, he analyzed to his son: "That classmate of mine is not an ordinary person, how could he bother him simply by booking a car.

And Yin Mingshan, who built a motorcycle kingdom from scratch, how could he be an ordinary person?

Nor would he ask a parent official to be a lobbyist just for a mere car.

I guess, Yin Mingshan may want to show his favor to you, book a car for you, and resolve some of your grievances.

After all, in the final analysis, Lifan rushed out recklessly and ruined your plan. "

Hearing his father's analysis, Xia Jingxing felt that it was quite reasonable.

Just not enough?

I am far away in the United States, and I have very little business dealings with China, and I have no business foundation at all in China.

If I were Yin Mingshan, I offended Tesla and a young man, so what if I offended him?

Anyway, the possibility of Tesla going to retaliate against Lifan is almost zero. Is there any need to show favor to him?

As if guessing his son's doubts, Xia Yuan explained: "Yin Mingshan was imprisoned for more than 20 years because of his mobilization speech in 1958.

In his 40s, he gave up the iron rice bowl that the state compensated him to start a business. He started from the publishing industry, accumulated funds, and gradually built Lifan Group, which has an annual revenue of billions of yuan and nearly 9,000 employees.

Bearing the humiliation and bearing the burden, recklessly and courageously, it is fully interpreted in him.

Perhaps through the encounters in the first half of his life, he also understood a truth called "be cautious in words and deeds".

You are a young man in his early twenties, he may not be in awe of your age, but he will be in awe of the capital behind you.

This matter was not a big deal in the first place. He was naturally willing to resolve the conflict and eliminate a grievance.

My old classmate just handed over a call, and the cost is not high.

If you are unwilling to settle with Lifan, they have nothing to lose. "

After his father said this, Xia Jingxing understood that this was Boss Yin's philosophy of life.

The reason why Lifan did not contact Tesla directly is probably because it was afraid of causing some misunderstanding.

Mr. Lifan wants to order a car, and Tesla mistakenly regards it as a provocation, so that's no fun.

In other words, Tesla has no intention of reconciliation, and directly humiliated Lifan, which would be a big loss of face.

Find a middleman to send a message to his father, so as to test his meaning.

Even if it is rejected, the scene will not be so ugly, Lifan also has a step down.

Xia Jingxing understood the wisdom of the first batch of private entrepreneurs who became rich. Sure enough, none of them were simple people.

In the eyes of ordinary people outside, the bond between Lifan and Tesla is not big, and it can even be said that there is no bond.

But Lifan should be aware of how resentful it is that this sudden intrusion disrupted Tesla's plan.

Xia Jingxing thought about it carefully, and suddenly came up with a good solution. He said to his father, "Dad, if you're like this, you call your classmate back. We welcome you to order a car. Please call to discuss in detail."

"You are, suddenly figured it out?"

Xia Yuan was a little surprised that his son, who had been resigned just now, actually compromised.

"Yes, let's talk, there is nothing we can't talk about."

Xia Yuan said with a smile: "That's good, so I can also have a job. It's better to let go of enemies than to make friends. Mr. Yin is also a well-known entrepreneur in Sichuan and Chongqing, and he has a lot of energy."

Xia Jingxing smiled and said, "Okay, Dad, I'll listen to you."

This flattery made Xia Yuan very happy. He never interfered with his son's affairs, because he knew that his ability and vision were limited, and he would not force his prestige as the head of the family.

Wrong, the head of the family is Xia Jingxing's mother.

However, Xia Yuan was very happy that his son was willing to listen to his advice.

"By the way, Jing Xing, I have something to tell you."

Xia Yuan said slowly: "The organization has already talked to me and wants to add more burdens on my shoulders. Do you think it's better for me to decline?"

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