Just as Xiao Qi guessed Musk's desire to take Tesla public, Musk had already anticipated Xiao Qi's reluctance to take Tesla public.
After all, Xiao Qi's "selfish" character is well known to everyone. He has so many businesses under his name, but so far the only ones he has brought out are the two companies of Beautiful Picture Sharing and Fairy Guard.
Together, these two companies are not as good as Fairy Company's three major products, not as good as appstore, not as good as airbnb, not as good as uber...
Therefore, Wall Street loves and hates Xiao Qi.
What I love is that he has outstanding talents and can always do the company so well. If the task of listing can be given to them, then there will be many big fat guys with an IPO valuation of hundreds of billions!
What I hate is that Xiao Qi is too selfish and doesn't know how to share. He tightly controls all the companies that make money and doesn't talk about going public at all.
If a company doesn't go public, how can they do anything on Wall Street?
Musk has no objection to Xiao Qi’s character, but he knows that Tesla still has a long way to go if it wants to convince Xiao Qi, the largest shareholder with 42% of the shares, to successfully go public.
When doing business, Masco likes everyone to be harmonious. He is not the kind of person like Gang Leader Qiao, so he decided to slowly convince Xiao Qi.
And as Xiao Qi said, Musk is not in a hurry now, and he is not stupid. The Dels electric car has just sparked a wave of popularity, and it has not fully reflected its value. How could it be rashly put on the market?
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We have to wait at least until the end of next year, when the production and sales of Models exceed 500,000 units, and then we can talk about listing it, so that we can maximize profits, convince Xiao Qi, and make his dream of paying spaex a success.
Xiao Qi agreed with this point, and the two decided to wait until the end of next year to discuss the listing.
The most important focus of Musk's work now is naturally how to promote touch dels so that touch dels can be integrated into people's lives more quickly and conveniently.
Of course, there is another point. Although Models are ready for mass production, the technical department is still constantly improving Models. How to make Models better is also an issue he must consider.
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Models are electric cars, and what they need most is not gas stations, but charging piles.
But Musk doesn’t have to worry. The United States and Canada are very supportive of this kind of green energy vehicles.
When they went to discuss with the U.S. Department of Commerce in April, the Department of Commerce directly submitted a request to Congress to allow them to build charging piles across the United States.
The land needed, as long as it is owned by the state, will be allocated free of charge.
If it is privately owned, the state will exempt and exempt all taxes, including those of the buyer and seller.
This kind of support is definitely great!
Taxes in the United States are very high, especially in land sales. Simply agreeing to tax exemptions is enough to reduce costs for buyers and sellers by more than 30%.
Some officials even assured Musk that if Tesla is confirmed to have the confidence to continue developing electric vehicles and clean energy vehicles, the government will consider providing maximum tax relief on all Tesla’s income in the future.
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If Tesla is already listed at this time, if this news is spread to the stock market, there will be absolutely no problem in directly doubling Tesla's stock price.
Not to mention that Musk, who was full of energy, went to work for Tesla.
In China, there is a heated discussion about Tesla and Model DELs that is beyond people's expectation.
Because Tesla's largest shareholder Xiao Qi is Chinese, one of Tesla's Model DELs is tested in China.
Those who can ride electric cars costing hundreds of thousands are not poor people, so there are not as many onlookers here as there are in the United States. But there are still three to five hundred people watching each time.
These drivers and car enthusiasts also spent a long time on several car forums in China, allowing tens of millions of car fans in China to see the various advantages and disadvantages of DELs.
"That appearance is really cool, isn't it? I feel like I'm looking at a Ferrari and a Lamborghini!"
"Although the price is not very expensive, the quality is not bad. If you look at the video of the test in the Gobi, it has obviously been hit by a blowing stone, but it still does not hinder driving. All data are normal.
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"Tch, you bumpkins, what's so great about the outside? The most important thing is to look at the inside! Look at the cockpit of Dels, how domineering and technological it is? This is a car from the future! It's worthy of being so.
My idol Xiao Qi’s property, this style is so cool!”
"I also like this very much, and looking at their development trends, I look forward to the first smart car appearing in Tesla! Xiao Qi needs to work harder!"
"Haha, Xiao Qi's smart electronics, plus Tesla's various vehicle technologies, together are the best! If nothing else, I want to buy one just for the 20-inch super touch LCD screen.
What a car!”
"Come on, we have stopped accepting orders from the United States. It's our turn in China? It will be in at least two years! Will this car still be popular in two years? Besides, it's not like you don't know China's supporting facilities.
The facilities have always been the worst, and the problem with the charging pile alone is enough to give many people a headache, right?"
"Why should I be afraid of these things if I have money? I have a villa at home! I charge the battery every time before I go out, right? Whoever uses this car for cross-country driving is a fool! I drive it in and around the city, 480 kilometers
Isn’t the distance enough for me to cover? It’s enough for one round trip from Dongfang to Suzhou, okay?”
"Haha, only rich people can drive it. Have you noticed that the cheapest bicycle in the United States is close to 400,000 yuan. According to import tariffs and other rules, it will cost at least 700,000 yuan in China, plus the purchase price.
Taxes, insurance, etc., it’s 800,000 at least, right? This is the price of an Audi Q7, Mercedes-Benz ML, and BMW 7 Series! It’s a little cheaper than the authentic sports cars!”
"Buying this car is too tacky when it comes to money! What you want is this kind of style, what you want is the feeling of others screaming when they see it and sit in it... Well, this seems to be the original intention of buying a sports car!"
"You don't know yet? It is said that Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen intend to introduce policies to restrict the registration, lottery or auction of car license plates! If this is the case, new energy vehicles will definitely get great discounts! Compared with those gasoline vehicles
"The government, which has paid more and more attention to environmental protection in recent years, must encourage the development of new energy vehicles!"
"It would be great if we in Dongfang City could allow models to get licenses for free. The license fee is more than 40,000 yuan. How pitiful do you think we are?"
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It wasn't just private discussions. In fact, BYD's boss Wang Yupeng called while Xiao Qi was still in the capital.
"Qi Shao, are you in Chengdu? I would like to come and visit you, do you think that's okay?" Wang Yupeng said politely.
BYD is now an important battery supplier to Fairy Company, but Wang Yupeng and Xiao Qi do not have a close relationship. However, Wang Yupeng is still a very good person. He will call Xiao Qi during every year and festival, and then from time to time he will send some of their southern batteries.
Souvenirs for Xiao Qi, they are not expensive, but my heart is there.
"I'm in the capital now." Xiao Qi said with a smile, "Mr. Wang, you want to ask about Tesla, right?"
"right!"
Wang Yupeng did not hide it, and said with his head: "I am very interested in Tesla and want to go to the United States to visit them. I know that you are Tesla's largest shareholder, so I would like to ask you to give me some information there."
Say hello."
Tesla welcomes others to visit, but according to Wang Yupeng, he seems to have other ideas, so he asked Xiao Qi to tell Musk.
"Mr. Wang is not just concerned about the battery, right?" Xiao Qi asked.
Batteries are BYD's starting point, and now they are their flagship product, with profit margins much higher than those of cars.
But Tesla’s batteries are not from BYD, nor from any of the four major manufacturers in China. Instead, they use batteries from Japan’s Toshiba and Hitachi. These two companies have high-tech research in the battery field.
Absolutely world-class, even those companies in Germany dare not say they are better than them.
Batteries customized for electric vehicles are not cheap. The previous roadster used German Bosch, but this time the model used Toshiba and Hitachi.
For this reason, the two clubs even called Xiao Qi to thank him. They thought it was Xiao Qi who gave them the order because of their long-term cooperation.
As everyone knows, this is entirely Musk's business decision.
If it weren't for the fact that the four major battery manufacturers in China had technical flaws and failed to meet the requirements during testing, Xiao Qi would never have given the order to them.
"Haha, we have to work hard on batteries, but besides that, I also want to see if there is any development potential for electric vehicles in China!" Wang Yupeng replied.
He did not speak so seriously, but Xiao Qi knew that Wang Yupeng had the idea of making an electric car in his heart. In the future, the first electric car in China will be produced by BYD.
Think about the unsatisfactory things of FAW, BAIC, Dongfeng GAC. Whether this private businessman is for profit or not, this spirit of active exploration is worthy of admiration.
"I know, I will talk to Musk." After thinking about it, Xiao Qi said calmly, "If there is anything that requires Tesla's cooperation, you can discuss it carefully."
"Thank you Mr. Qi!"
Wang Yupeng smiled and hung up the phone.
At this time, he didn’t even know that Xiao Qi had to support his electric car, otherwise he would definitely be so happy that he couldn’t open his mouth from ear to ear! (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please visit http://m.piaotian.net