My Age of Investment

  Chapter 404 What is Twitter? (seeking monthly ticket)

  The large-scale media coverage of Tesla did not begin until the next day.

  At the same time, discussions on Tesla on the Internet, and various public opinions fermented, only reached its peak the next day.

  Alvin, a reporter from Auto Magazine, released an exclusive interview with Xia Jingxing, which added countless topics to the already hot Tesla.

  "...The boy who brought too many surprises to the Internet and social networks, after only two months of silence, returned with a brand-new look and a handsome sports car...

  Everyone thinks that after Darren quits Facebook, he will gradually become mediocre, either becoming a drunkard dandy, or guarding a pile of money to decay...

  But he didn’t. He transformed into an investor and still created surprises for the world.

  In fact, Darren invested in Tesla in his own name more than a year ago.

  At that time, Tesla failed to build a car. After searching the entire Silicon Valley and Dune Road, no entrepreneur or investor was willing to invest in this "unreliable" project.

  After investing in Tesla, Darren also encountered a lot of doubts. Some people felt that he was "stupid and rich" and inflated.

  However, Tesla’s stunning appearance at the Santa Clara Auto Show proved to the world who is the real fool.

  I asked Darren why he invested in Tesla.

  He told me that as entrepreneurs, the indomitable spirit of the two founders infected him and aroused his spiritual resonance.

  In addition, he also feels that Tesla is doing something meaningful to help mankind find alternative energy sources and reduce carbon emissions pollution.

  So, in only ten minutes, he decided to invest in Tesla..."

  At the beginning of the interview, reporter Alvin explained it from his own perspective, and then put on the dialogue between him and Xia Jingxing.

  As soon as this report came out, it immediately caused a huge controversy.

  Especially Xia Jingxing’s rants to subvert the traditional automobile industry and redefine the automobile.

  It's fine for you to redefine social interaction, and now you want to redefine the car across borders?

  As the founder of tens of billions of dollars of Facebook, Xia Jingxing is born with its own traffic.

  Although in life, many Americans don’t even know him when they meet.

  But as long as the name Darren Xia is mentioned, many Americans know it.

  The stunning appearance of Tesla is also the headline of the major media in the past two days.

  The two phases are superimposed, resulting in a wonderful chemical reaction.

The consequence of    is that it is not just ordinary netizens’ attention and discussion.

  Even the automotive, investment, and entrepreneurial circles have set their sights on this car company called Tesla.

  The golden sentences and rhetoric of Xia Jingxing were also brought out for discussion.

  "As an industrial master, an automobile cannot be supported by a string of codes or a website.

  Building a car in Silicon Valley, this is the funniest joke I have heard this year.

  10 years faster and 20 years slower, electric vehicles have completely replaced petrol vehicles.

  How do I not understand the automobile industry and the energy industry to say this?

   But also understand, after all, he dropped out of school after his sophomore year.

  It is recommended to build a car, go back to finish university first, and learn more engineering knowledge. "

  This is the answer given by Jim Farley, the vice president and general manager of Lexus Group, when he was asked by reporters about Tesla when he attended a meeting.

  Someone fired the first shot, and other car companies immediately followed up.

  Porsche produces sports cars, and the price range overlaps with Tesla. It can almost be regarded as the biggest rival with Tesla.

In an interview with reporters, Peter Schwarzbauer, the North American CEO of this car company, responded: “We don’t have any good comments on Tesla. We will deliver the first car to the customer first. Let's talk the big story!

  Within five years, a total of 100,000 vehicles have been sold, with sales of 10 billion U.S. dollars!

  I can only say that every car and every sales order in the automotive industry is real.

  This is not a virtual social network. The miracle of a three-year valuation of tens of billions of dollars will not be staged again!

  In fact, the history of automobile companies is calculated based on decades and 100 years.

  We will not regard Tesla as an opponent, because we and them are two species. "

  Xia Jingxing's high-profile speech, not surprisingly, really caused unanimous criticism from traditional car companies.

  Some people have picked up the language problem, and some people say that electric cars are not reliable and the battery is easy to explode.

  For newcomers, old people in the industry have always been unwelcome, because someone has come to share the cake.

  Moreover, this newcomer is still so high-profile, as if he is about to kill the old car company, he is like something.

  Traditional car companies are consciously big brothers, and they are obliged to teach Tesla a lesson, let them abide by industry rules, and understand what social evil is.

  Anyway, just two sentences, it's not troublesome.

  The investment circle also responded.

  Sequoia Capital’s partner Moritz expressed his opinion: “Tesla has sold dozens of vehicles so far, and there is still a long way to go before success.

  As for subverting the auto industry, it is even more nonsense.

  It is too early to define it, and it remains to be seen.

  Invest in Tesla? No, at least not now.

  The word "risk" in the name of venture capital does not mean throwing money into the water. "

  Draper and Xia Jingxing, the founders of Defengjie, were very unhappy about investing in Facebook.

  Although everyone has jointly invested in Scape, Draper and Xia Jingxing have gone far, and the relationship is not close.

  In the corresponding interview, he stood on Tesla's side abnormally.

  "For new technologies, we have to be tolerant. What Tesla is doing is cool.

  I have seen their car, it is excellent, I will consider buying one. "

  Two big bosses took the lead, and many investors in the investment circle also spoke out. Some are optimistic about Tesla, and others are pessimistic.

  In general, it still looks bad.

  Especially those venture capital institutions that rejected Tesla's financing at the beginning, and they stand in a clear-cut position on the side of Tesla.

  If you are optimistic about Tesla now, doesn’t it prove that they were blind and missed a good investment opportunity.

  Compass, SDL, and equity value investment, these Tesla shareholders, brought a group of well-established investment institutions to cheer Tesla.

  However, the voices of these companies are relatively small, and they are not enough to contend with degrading voices.

  Compared with the unanimous criticism of Tesla's auto circle, Tesla's treatment in the investment circle is not bad, at least it is not a one-sided criticism and opposition.

  The entrepreneurial circle is even more interesting.

  A large number of entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley think that Tesla’s business is cool, and they all said that they would consider ordering a Tesla to support this car company in its great initiative to disrupt the auto industry.

   Another concentration of technology companies in Seattle, Bill Gates and Bezos also joined in the excitement and told the media that they had already booked Tesla’s "Founder Series" sports car.

  Tesla has made a new stunt, the founder series sports car, you must be the founder of the company to buy, and the world is limited to 100.

   is not much different from the normal version of the sports car. In fact, there are two versions of the same car. The main difference lies in the interior and some subtle exterior design.

  Currently, the technical strength is limited, and there is no way to think about the power, so we can only think of ways in the interior and appearance design.

  Compared with the normal version of the sports car, the founder series will look a little more refined.

  It is embodied in many aspects, for example, the stitching of the seat is more exquisite, the interior material is more expensive and more comfortable, and the car's appearance lines are smoother...

  The price is a bit more expensive, 200,000 US dollars.

  This is specially considered by Xia Jingxing, and it is tailor-made for the top tech tycoons in Silicon Valley.

  One hundred thousand US dollars and two hundred thousand US dollars, in the eyes of these people, there is no difference at all.

  Rich people want scarcity, exquisiteness, and status symbol.

  As for the founders series, a hundred exquisite cars can satisfy them.

  Through these hundred cars, Tesla can also become famous in the technology circle in one fell swoop.

  Since the beginning, Xia Jingxing has targeted the group of people in Silicon Valley who are rich and like to experience new things, so they are better educated than outside customers.

   and so on to cultivate the first batch of seed customers, and then slowly move the customer circle out and down.

  Even Bill Gates has ordered a founder series. This is the best advertisement.

  The media have launched reports on Tesla's founder series sports car.

  The automotive industry has not relentlessly exposed Tesla's careful thinking, thinking that it is sensationalizing.

  Founder series, compared with the ordinary version, there is no breakthrough in technology, but it is more than one hundred thousand dollars more expensive, it is simply collecting the IQ tax of the rich.

  The media saw that Tesla caused such a big disturbance, but the instigator Xia Jingxing remained silent, and wanted to interview this person who has stirred up the situation in the automotive industry.

  And Xia Jingxing declined all interviews, and only wrote on his Facebook public homepage: “I just opened a Twitter account and have responded to the queries of various car companies on Twitter.”

  At the end of this text, there is also a link attached, and you can jump to Twitter.

  Xia Jingxing’s Facebook account is operated by a dedicated person, as well as various promotions on Facebook. So far, it has reached 5 million fans.

  As soon as this dynamic was sent out, it was immediately seen by millions of people.

  The media also have question marks on their faces. What is Twitter?

  (End of this chapter)