My Age of Investment

  Chapter 403 Unusual words (seeking monthly ticket)

   Seeing Musk, an old acquaintance, Xia Jingxing was not too surprised.

  In the morning, he asked Gene to go to Nikolai’s booth to find out about the military situation. After Gene came back, he told him everything.

  Use a poem to describe: the sad clouds are bleak and ten thousand miles away!

  In the beginning, there were a lot of people watching the car at Nikola's booth, but as Tesla brought the test drive, people walked around on the spot.

  Many of these people did not come to Tesla’s booth because they thought it was too troublesome for Tesla to wait in line to watch the car!

  Outside the exhibition area, Tesla’s test drive on both sides of the road has become a check-in place for these audiences.

  There is no need to line up here, just one stop to the side of the road, and you can see the Tesla sports car performing various extreme accelerations on the road.

  It can be said that Tesla has become the most beautiful boy among all exhibitors in the exhibition area today.

  From the exhibition area to the road outside the exhibition area, countless people are paying attention to and discussing Tesla.

  Although you can't afford it, you can still enjoy the eye addiction and bragging.

  In contrast, Nicholas was slammed in all directions.

  There is no test drive car, sell a hammer car!

  This is actually what Musk deliberately did.

  Because he heard that Tesla was going to participate in the Santa Clara Auto Show, it was officially unveiled to the public.

  In order not to lag behind Tesla too much, Musk took out a half-developed car.

  You can see and touch, but you can’t open it.

  This is called a concept car!

  Xia Jingxing smiled and said, "Mr. Musk, would you like to order our sports car? I will give you a discount."

   Musk felt that the face of the Asian in front of him was too odious, and he wished to greet him with a punch.

  He thought for a while, but held back.

   "Okay, I heard that you are a gold medal salesman. Give me a good introduction. I am happy to hear it. Maybe I will buy it."

  Musk has not been in close contact with Tesla, he has only seen pictures.

  At this time, he changed his mind and it was good to take this opportunity to observe Tesla.

  At the same time, this nasty Chinese can be disgusting.

   "Mr. Musk, let me introduce you to the car!"

  Straubel has been watching silently next to him. When he saw that Musk wanted to be deliberately nauseous, or wanted to degrade Xia Jingxing’s identity, he couldn’t help but jump out.

  Xia Jingxing saw Straubel’s gaze a little more approvingly, he was a man of foresight.

   And Musk looks at Straubel’s gaze, and he has two points of disgust.

  In order to poach Straubel, he once offered the position of Chief Technology Officer of Nicolas, plus a part of the equity of Nicolas.

  Originally, Straubel had promised well, but at the last minute he regretted it.

  This gave him a very bad impression of Straubel, thinking that he was a person with no principles and no credibility.

  Originally, he and Straubel had a little friendship, but this little love has long since dissipated as Straubel rejected his kindness.

  At this time the two met again, Musk's eyes were cold, and he said stiffly: "Now it is a dialogue between the bosses, you are still a little unqualified to interrupt.

  Daren, this is how you manage your subordinates? Regardless of inferiority? "

  Straubel's face was pale, because Musk almost pointed to his nose and cursed.

  Xia Jingxing spread his hands, “I don’t think it’s a problem. This is how I manage the company. In terms of personality, everyone in the company is equal.

  Oh, by the way, we don’t admire the “tyrant” or “dictatorship” management. "

   Musk felt that the other party was alluding to his own dictatorship and tyrant management in the company.

  Although he did so, he often abused employees.

  But for this kind of thing, it's your turn to be a Chinese to point your finger at you?

   "Daren, you will pay for your arrogance one day."

   Musk’s left leg that had stepped onto the booth was retracted, and now he has no interest in watching the car anymore.

  I was thinking about how to beat Tesla and how to make Xia Jingxing beg for mercy.

   "Let's talk about the rocket successfully launched first!"

  Xia Jingxing has no so-called celebrity complex, no matter who he is, he is correct.

   Musk is now pushing his nose to his face, he will not get used to it.

   Musk took a deep look at Xia Jingxing and Straubel, without saying anything, turned and left.

  The appearance of Musk is just an episode of the auto show.

  In the afternoon, there was a queuing scene even hotter than the morning at the Tesla booth.

  After understanding, Xia Jingxing and the Tesla team learned that after the car reporter in the morning had taken the photos, someone had already sent the photos back to newspapers and magazines.

   Then, there have been a lot of discussions about Tesla on various online forums, such as Facebook, YouTube, and blogs.

  After receiving the relevant information, netizens and car enthusiasts near Santa Clara County have rushed to the location of the auto show, all wanting to see the style of electric sports cars.

  Gradually, there are more and more people, and the auto show site was originally spacious, but now it is becoming more and more crowded.

  The organizers of the auto show are the happiest.

  The car company that was the least optimistic about it turned out to be a sweet potato, and it has also become an artifact of the auto show.

  In order to win over Tesla, the organizer not only refunded all of Tesla’s participation fees, but also actively sent staff to help Tesla maintain the order of the booth.

  Xia Jingxing watched this scene with a smile, everything is developing in a good direction.

  Jean acted as a messenger, constantly leaning in front of Xia Jingxing, and told the chairman that he had booked another one and two more...

   "Hello, Darren, I am a reporter for a car magazine, can I interview you?"

  A white man in his thirties approached Xia Jingxing and greeted him enthusiastically.

  Xia Jingxing immediately realized that he recognized himself?

  Today he stood at the booth for most of the day, but no one knew him.

  I can only say that the foreigner's face is too blind.

  The reporters this morning all paid attention to cars. No one noticed him as an Asian salesperson.

"you know me?"

  Xia Jingxing smiled and looked at the reporter who rushed in front of him.

   "Are you really Darren?"

  The reporter was very surprised, as if he had seen something incredible.

  Xia Jingxing knew that he had been routine, and this reporter was not sure of his identity.

   "Yes, what do you want to interview?"

  The reporter was very excited, "I want to interview you about your views on electric vehicles and your relationship with Tesla."

   "Okay, come with me!"

  Xia Jingxing was in a good mood and took the reporter to the rest area and began to accept interviews.

   "Darren, you were interviewed by the media before and said that after you leave Facebook, you will do something meaningful. Does this mean Tesla?"

  The reporter smiled and said: “I just saw Tesla’s test drive outside. It’s so cool, like a bolt of lightning.”

   "Tesla is just one of them." Xia Jingxing replied with a calm face.

  Reporter: "Oh, yes, what is your relationship with Tesla?"

  Xia Jingxing: "I am an investor in Tesla, as well as the largest shareholder and chairman of the board."

  Reporter: "Why did you invest in Tesla in the first place?"

  Xia Jingxing: "I think this is the future trend."

  Reporter: "But many people do not agree with electric vehicles, thinking that this is an industry with no prospects. A few years ago, GM also recalled all electric vehicles it had produced and destroyed them..."

  Xia Jingxing and the reporter began to talk in detail. From the starting point of investing in Tesla, to judging the development trend of the electric vehicle industry, to today's sales of Tesla...

  The conversation was very in-depth, and even Xia Jingxing deliberately uttered a lot of words, preparing to make some hype.

  The reporter followed Xia Jingxing’s answer and asked: “How long do you think it will take electric vehicles to completely replace petrol vehicles?”

  Xia Jingxing blurted out and made his debut: "Fast is ten years, slow is twenty years."

  "You are the first company to build a car in Silicon Valley, and none of the founders and executives have work experience in traditional automobile manufacturing."

  The reporter frowned and asked, “Does this cause any trouble for you to build a car?”

  Xia Jingxing waved his hand, "Not at all. We are using Silicon Valley thinking and technology to build cars instead of following Detroit's previous practice."

  Reporter: "Oh, yes, how long do you think Tesla can sell the 100,000th car?"

  Xia Jingxing vowed: "Within five years!"

  The reporter exclaimed: "You know, you only sold dozens of vehicles today. If you want to achieve a leap of nearly ten thousand times, can you do it in five years?"

"sure!"

  Xia Jingxing shrugged, “You know, three years ago, no one thought Tesla could build an electric car.

  Now we have not only made it, but also very popular with consumers. "

  Reporter: "Uh, can you be called a sought after dozens of units sold?"

  "You know, Tesla sells for 100,000 U.S. dollars, which is not cheap. I believe that few car companies can sell dozens of sports cars the first time they participate in the exhibition."

  The reporter nodded: "This is true, and you are booking in full, which is not mainstream, and it is not easy to accept."

   "Yes, so every step we take, we are innovating!"

  ……

  (End of this chapter)