Start by trimming cow hooves

Two days later.

Green Turtle Supermarket in Hawaii has put on the shelves a batch of fresh organic lamb.

Secretary Amanda, who stayed on the island, originally wanted to use the name Lanai Ranch as a brand trademark.

However, Su Rui thought about it and felt something was wrong. Worried that the tree would attract wind and be targeted by extreme animal protection organizations, he continued to go to the island to hold up signs and spray paint.

So I directly switched to the "Green Turtle" brand, which is considered a homemade product of this supermarket and is exclusively supplied. It is only marked with Lanai Ranch on the place of origin. The price of the product is much higher than other mutton.

Considering that Hawaii has a population of millions, many tourists come to spend money every year.

The beef and mutton produced on Lanai Island can be digested locally, so there is no need to promote it in a big way, and there is no need to worry about sales.

Due to the cost-effectiveness between input and output, only some ornamental sheep will be raised on the island in the future, and high-quality forage will be saved for artificially bred Wagyu cattle.

So the batch of mutton now on the shelves is basically a one-time deal.

The order to purchase pure-blood Wagyu cattle has already been negotiated, and we are just waiting for Australia to continue to prepare more calves. Based on the annual beef consumption of more than 50 kilograms per capita in the United States, the output of Lanai Ranch is only enough to fill the teeth. In the future, it will It will be supplied to high-end restaurants and Green Turtle Supermarket.

This was a small business, and Suri didn't worry much about it.

He has just transferred the final payment of the financing to Tesla, officially becoming the company's second largest shareholder. By the way, he has also found a new CEO for the fully acquired electric car company called "Fisker".

The other party's name is Zhou Yiwen, a Thai-Chinese.

In his early years, he moved to the United States with his family and worked for General Motors, mainly responsible for the research and development management of electric vehicles.

As early as 1996, Zhou Yiwen assisted General Motors in developing a "GM EV1" electric car with a range of only 144 kilometers and a top speed of 128 kilometers per hour.

From the data point of view, it is already very outdated, but it was very powerful more than ten years ago and was hailed as a cross-generational work.

What he needed was the new CEO's R\u0026D management experience, and he hired him from General Motors for only $400,000 a year's annual salary.

This shows how little attention the electric vehicle research and development department has received within General Motors.

Suri knows nothing about R\u0026D and design.

At present, the prototype car that Fisker was originally designing has almost been completely overturned, and it needs to be re-developed starting from the appearance.

At this moment.

Zhou Yiwen, who came to report on work, sat on the single sofa opposite Su Rui and was asking:

"I have roughly studied Fisker's previous design plans. Isn't the concept of hybrid cars very novel? Why do you want to abandon it completely?"

Suri tasted the iced coffee and replied slowly:

"Hybrid technology is indeed quite good. At least it is friendly to General Motors, Volkswagen and other car companies in Germany. They have ready-made technology and production lines, etc., and they can directly make new products after making changes. Fisker has nothing and wants to start from scratch. It’s already very troublesome to have a good gasoline-powered vehicle, let alone add electric technology, it’s easy to be at odds with both parties, and it’s difficult to find a clear market positioning.”

Gasoline prices in the United States are relatively cheap, at least not too expensive relative to income.

Ordinary small-displacement cars are not only cheap, but also very fuel-efficient, which is enough in the eyes of consumers.

This results in hybrid cars that are overpriced and seem a bit useless.

Zhou Yiwen just understood the situation and had no intention of persuading Su Rui to change his mind. After hearing this, he smiled and said:

"Battery costs are very expensive now. Even if you switch from hybrid to pure electric, the price of the car will not become cheaper. But from the perspective of R\u0026D costs, this can indeed help you save a lot of R\u0026D expenses. Fisker is very optimistic about fuel vehicles." If you have no experience in the field, it is indeed difficult to compete with established car companies.”

When it comes to understanding the future market, Suri claims to be second, and no one dares to say he is first.

He only expressed his position to Yiwen Wen:

"The top priority is to accumulate experience and develop more patented technologies. The 21st century is the era of new energy vehicles. The Japanese produce hydrogen energy vehicles behind closed doors. It seems very powerful if this thing explodes. They like to create monopolies. In the field of hydrogen energy They are already ahead of the curve, and I guess no one will play with them. I think electric vehicles are the mainstream in the international market. When battery technology becomes more advanced, production costs can always come down."

Zhou Wen had just taken over the job a few days ago.

After checking in at Fisker Company in Silicon Valley to learn about the situation, I rushed to find Suri.

Now seeing that Su Rui seemed to have a plan, she stopped playing devil's advocate. Zhou Yiwen nodded and asked him:

"I heard from my new colleagues that the company is planning to develop two cars in the early stages, one is an electric supercar with various materials, and the other is a high-end electric car, right?"

"Yes, electric supercars are just a gimmick, used to try out and gain experience."

"The focus is on that high-end electric car?"

"No, it will be difficult to succeed. It is also a money-losing product and is used to accumulate mass production experience."

Seeing that Su Rui was so sure, Zhou Yiwen was quite speechless and continued to ask:

“Doesn’t this mean that you are prepared to burn money until you can mass-produce mature and affordable electric vehicles?”

Suri replied:

"Well, there is no reward without effort. I'm mentally prepared. There's another important point. Just keep it to yourself for the time being. I'm going to put the factory in China on the other side of the river. The main market is also there. Due to production costs, Considering the market, you should help me pay more attention to the news over there from the beginning and look for more reliable suppliers."

After Zhou Yiwen listened, his tone was slightly startled, and he said: "Then you should produce a very cheap small car, priced at tens of thousands of yuan, for traveling in the city."

Hear the words.

The image of a "chopped pepper fish head" car instantly appeared in Su Rui's mind, and he explained:

"It doesn't matter if the technology content is too low. Anyone can produce similar cars. The market will be taken away by mainland companies. We mainly rely on mid-to-high-end business to make money. We must have a good brand image from the beginning. It's too far to talk about this now. , you just need to be prepared, the top priority is to build the car steadily..."

Hoshino Yuko hasn't left yet, and now she comes to join in the fun.

When Su Rui saw her, she felt a little weak in her legs and sore in her waist.

Zhou Wen only glanced at it.

Seeing that she was here to see Su Rui, he didn't dare to look at her more.

Today, all plans for Fisker are still on paper. Suri has initially prepared a budget of US$30 million for the company.

It's obviously not enough to build cars. We have to invest in batches in the future. It's like a bottomless pit. We don't know when we will see the money back.

Regardless of the money raised to invest in Tesla or the funds invested in Fisker, they are all profits earned from speculating on the bottom of U.S. stocks since October.

Investing in two electric vehicle companies at one time can effectively share risks.

Even if only one of the two companies succeeds in the end, Suri can still make a lot of money.

Even if everything fails, because I still hold shares in Facebook and Netflix Entertainment, it doesn’t seem to be a big deal. It’s just a few curse words and a few laments about my bad luck...