My Age of Investment

Eberhard got Xia Jingxing's look and started to introduce "the legendary life of a new generation of stock gods" to Musk.

In 2002, the bottom-hunting Chinese concept stock NetEase won 50 times the excess return!

In 2003, the towing company Amic, which once again fell into bankruptcy, has achieved 10 times the profit!

Last month, when Xia Jingxing wanted to invest in Tesla, the two founders questioned his financial resources.

Xia Jingxing asked the two to pay attention to the stock price trends of NetEase and Amic.

The two did the same.

In comparison, Xia Jingxing, in the eyes of the two of them, has an additional label of "juvenile stock god" in addition to "start-up rookie".

It's funny too!

Xia Jingxing had shown securities assets to the two in order to fool Yang Niu and the puppy on the boat.

In order not to be coerced by old men Andrew and John during the financing negotiations, he showed off his financial resources again.

This is the fourth time I have been to Musk.

There is no way!

He came from an ordinary Chinese cadre family. His father was not a business tycoon, and his family had no mines. He also did not appear on the Forbes list, and his age was even more questionable.

In order to win the trust of business partners, a demonstration of strength is necessary.

His biggest asset right now is the equity of Facebook, but Facebook has only completed the A round of financing, and it cannot be turned into money immediately.

He also paid taxes legally for the money he made from stock trading. He didn't steal or rob, so he didn't need to hide it.

When dealing with foreigners, you don't have to learn the way Chinese people are humble.

Show it to me if you have strength, negotiation is easy, and partners have confidence in you.

as predicted!

After Musk listened to it, although he was not in awe, his eyes on Xia Jingxing also changed.

No more hype, he began to regard Xia Jingxing as an entrepreneur of equal strength, or a capitalist.

"Daren, I didn't expect you to be so proficient in securities investment in addition to being a great entrepreneur."

Musk gave a thumbs up, admiration from the bottom of his heart.

It is luck to make a huge profit in stocks once, and strength twice, and the timing of the two investments is so precise that it is amazing.

"Exceeds the prize! I'm just doing more research than others."

One could not say that he made a few random votes, Xia Jingxing could only use "research" as a guise.

Musk, Tarpenning, and Eberhard have no doubts about it, and they think so too.

Is it possible to earn such an exaggerated rate of return without in-depth research?

Since Xia Jingxing's strength is no problem, Musk can only change his mind and put his mind on others.

He said in a negotiating tone: "Well then, Tarpenning and Eberhard, you two will sell me 10 shares together, and I will go to SDL and the Compass to talk to them and try to buy the 8 shares they hold. come over.

If all goes well, I will inject the remaining $6.4 million into Tesla.

What do you think of this plan?

This way you both can recoup some of your investment and reduce the risk of starting a business. "

Speaking of this, Musk paused, glanced at Xia Jingxing, and reassured: "Daren, your shareholding ratio will not be affected too much.

Personally, I invest the most and will take the greatest investment risk. "

Xia Jingxing calculated in his heart, according to the operation proposed by Musk, his equity will be reduced to 318, while Musk's equity will reach 379, becoming Tesla's largest shareholder in one fell swoop.

Before he could speak, Tarpenning was the first to object, "No, Eberhard and I together only hold 40 shares.

After selling 10 to you, it will be diluted by capital injection again, and the combined shares of the two people are only in their early 20s.

Crucially, Tesla is not in desperate need of financing right now.

If you want to invest in us, it is best to wait until the B round of financing, we will give you priority. "

Eberhard nodded in agreement with his companions,

“Yes, now is not a good time to raise money.

Why don't you talk to two VCs and see if you can buy 8 shares in their hands. "

Musk doesn't understand why this is happening?

It was obvious that the two of them had some intentions just now, but now they are so against his investment?

Tarpenning and Eberhard felt that they had been fascinated just now.

They have been short of money for too long, and every time they see a new investor appear, they can't wait to bring the other party into the business.

Xia Jingxing just proposed a capital increase plan, which woke them up. At this stage, it is not a good time to raise funds, especially large-scale financing, which will overdraw a lot of hidden income in the future.

And the 20-year-old next to him is also a millionaire, and promised them a guaranteed investment of 84 million US dollars. They should not be too anxious to raise funds.

Musk frowned, eight points of shares could not satisfy his appetite.

If he wants to invest in Tesla, he must take the position of the major shareholder and completely control the company.

Xia Jingxing smiled, as long as Eberhard and Tarpenning didn't let go here, Musk wouldn't even think about taking control of Tesla.

At the beginning, he gave the two founders a glimpse of their wealth, and promised to invest a total of 84 million US dollars in the next five years. The purpose was to stabilize the two and prevent one day Musk came to the door and the two founders defected.

Now Musk has really come to the door, and it is a big investment of 10 million US dollars.

The two founders were indeed moved just now, but now they have been "beaten" by him.

The two really wanted to pull Musk into the team just now.

But being reminded by Xia Jingxing, he felt that there should be a limit. First of all, he had to ensure that his equity would not be greatly diluted, at least not now.

Now it’s diluted a lot, it’s too bad, the $7.5 million on the account has not been spent, the prototype car has not been built yet, and the financing is too much, it is a waste at all.

They feel that if they have to accept Musk's investment now, they can't "sacrifice" themselves.

If you want to sacrifice, you have to sacrifice sdl and compass two venture capital companies.

These two venture capital firms are both small funds, and they are not particularly optimistic about Tesla, so they each invested $600,000 in the company.

If Musk, a billionaire, replaces the two venture capital institutions as the new shareholders, plus the guaranteed investment that Xia Jingxing promised them, then the company will really not be short of money in the future, but let’s make it!

I have to say that Eberhard and Tarpenning's abacus played well.

But soon they were disappointed.

Musk shook his head, "Forget it, only 8 shares are too few."

After glancing at the three of them, Musk said solemnly, "I may choose to open an electric car company myself!"

Tarpenning and Eberhard were stunned. They didn't expect Musk to be so optimistic about the electric vehicle industry, and the investment failed, so they rolled up their sleeves and went to work.

Xia Jingxing's heart was a little complicated.

Through these conversations, he almost touched Musk's bottom line-the largest shareholder, chairman, and control.

To satisfy the other party, unless you give up part of the equity, you can't fill Musk's appetite at all.

The opinions of the two Tesla founders can basically be ignored.

If he agrees to Musk's entry, the two probably won't be too opposed.

Let Musk come in?

This is a dilemma.

Let Musk come in, he can only be a financial investment shareholder with peace of mind, and the share ratio should not be too high, otherwise Musk will definitely eliminate the threat.

Can Tesla reach the height of its previous life without letting Musk in?

It is undeniable that Musk has done a lot for Tesla.

Through a series of marketing, Musk is also starring in Marvel movies and creating an "Iron Man" character, which has become well-known all over the world.

Tesla's main products at the beginning were all mid-to-high-end routes, while Musk used his own reputation and other companies' black technology products to help Tesla do brand marketing.

The owner bought a Tesla, as if he had bought the most cutting-edge high-tech products. It not only shortened the distance with the idol, but also supported Musk's sacex with practical actions, which made it possible for humans to explore outer space. contribute.

It's just so weird, there's so much inner drama and superiority in buying a Tesla.

But if you don't let Musk in, can you do it yourself?

Create a powerful character design, start up various black technology companies, add a legendary life, and I will speak for myself...

The reason why Musk is so influential is that there is a marketing company behind it. This is for sure, and he can also find it.

It's like a packaging star, you have to have a basic foundation, otherwise it's not easy to package.

To get a basic foundation...

Could it be that I also put spaceships, rockets, brain-computer interface companies...

Fully arranged?