Rebirth Starts From 2006

The last piece of good news is nothing more than hedging in the stock market. Taking advantage of this rebound, I made a small profit of more than ten or two billion dollars.

The money is not much, and it is almost enough to offset the amount of the four acquisitions and make up for the follow-up payment of the two yachts.

Well, let’s treat these companies as free money. Anyway, Chen Yang didn’t suggest Qin Yu to do hedging. The money is really free.

As for the remaining two to three billion US dollars after the purchase, there is nothing to say, just keep it as pocket money.

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The next day, Friday, April 11th,

Huang Shan brought two secretaries, plus the new bodyguard Dong Qiuxia, and the four of them flew to the United States from Xiangjiang.

When she booked the air ticket, she found that there were only a few cities with domestic direct flights to the United States, and Guangzhou had only one flight to Los Angeles on Thursday and Saturday.

At that time, she complained in front of Boss Chen and Qin Yu, "After all, Rainbow Fund is an international finance company with tens of billions of dollars, and it doesn't even have a private jet. Isn't it too low-key?

Mr. Yu, why don't you buy a yacht instead of two planes! "

Compared with superyachts, private jets are really much cheaper. You can buy one for 3.5 billion soft sister coins, and you can refit it beautifully with a little more money. This is the equipment that workers should have!

Qin Yu directly ignored the words telling her to buy less yachts, and then applauded to express her approval, and recommended the Gulfstream G550 to her, and also said that Bombardier can also do it. Taking off and landing at a small airport, blah blah...

Chen Yang was speechless at the side,

Well, I have two competent people, one likes yachts and the other likes private jets, I can't live through this day!

Huang Shan flew from Xiangjiang to the United States on April 11th, and when she arrived in the United States, it was still April 11th.

At this time, Honggu Capital America Company has not officially completed the handover procedures of the new United Automobile Manufacturing Company, but it doesn't matter, as long as it can prove that this company already belongs to Honggu,

Then Huang Shan took the materials and went straight to Palo Alto, Silicon Valley.

Then, it took Huang Shan five minutes to take 30% of Tesla's shares.

What happened was very simple,

It was when Musk learned that an investment company was interested in Tesla,

Moreover, since this company is the major shareholder of Twitter, the most popular Internet company in the United States, it has prepared a decent conference room, and then plans to use the previous set of PPT to see if it can get some money.

As a result, when Mr. Huang arrived, he glanced at the first page of the PPT and said something,

"Tesla has only delivered 20 prototypes symbolically since its establishment five years ago, but you have already burned tens of millions of dollars.

Your R\u0026D team often changes people, and the technology is immature and unstable, as evidenced by the gearbox problem last year.

Without your own factory, even now, your mass-produced cars can only be manufactured by Lotus Motor Company, so you have to accept the joint naming requirement of Lotus Company,

From a financial, technical and management perspective, Tesla has absolutely no value worth investing in.

but,

New energy is the direction of future automobile development. We human beings need to do something for the earth we live on to make the environment better and make the end of the world that scientists say come later.

This is a responsibility, but also an opportunity, so I am here. "

Musk has been stunned by investors who are fully fired, and he doesn't know what to say when he opens his mouth. It's not that he has never seen such a scene, and there are many investors who regard him as a liar. it's all him

It's just that, isn't it said that Orientals are very euphemistic? Who said that?

Huang Shan breathed a sigh of relief and continued,

"I brought all the assets of the New United Automobile Manufacturing Company, including 5,500 experienced employees, and 30 million US dollars in cash,

I think you should know what these mean, especially the new United Automobile Manufacturing Company, which can help Tesla become a real car company, not just an IT company showing off concepts,

My request is 30% of Tesla’s shares. If you disagree, it doesn’t matter. GM’s EV-1 is the originator of electric vehicles.

I don't mind using the 30 million US dollars to acquire the EV-1 business and reorganize a brand new new energy vehicle company,

Using a set of technology that has been thrown into the warehouse in exchange for a large amount of cash, GM will not disagree, on the contrary, it should be happy, but at that time,...

Well, we don't make such unfounded assumptions, so Mr. Musk, you have three minutes to consider whether to accept our kindness! "

After finishing speaking, Huang Shan crossed her legs and drank coffee silently.

So, five minutes after Huang Shan entered the meeting room, Rainbow Valley Capital formally signed an investment agreement with Tesla, using all the assets of the original New United Automobile Manufacturing Company located in Fremont, California, and 30 million US dollars. Cash is used as a bargaining chip, injected into Tesla, and obtained 30% of Tesla's shares.

Of course, investment is not that simple. After the agreement of intent is signed, Tesla still needs to check and accept the asset list of the new United Motor Company, and sign the acceptance document before the investment agreement will come into effect.

But in a sense, this investment has been successful, because no matter how stupid Rainbow Valley Capital is, it will not play tricks on the asset list.

There was no celebration banquet, and there was no grand ceremony. It was just a long table, where representatives from both parties signed, took photos, and sent the guests away.

Musk stood at the door of the company, feeling very uncomfortable.

CEO Drori, who has just taken office for a few months, comforted him, "This result is already very good. If there is no new capital injection, we may face bankruptcy by the end of the year.

But at present, the entire United States, no, all companies in the world are covering their pockets tightly, and no company will invest in us.

Now at least get a complete car factory, and $30 million in cash,

To be honest, I like this Honggu Capital, which I have never heard of. They did not take the opportunity to lower the price, and the valuation they gave was even higher than before the financial crisis came. This is not capital!

But it represents their sincerity, although the words are a bit harsh, but this is the truth,

And they are right, if they start another company with EV-1 technology and use the new United Automobile Manufacturing Plant as a production base, Tesla will really have no way out! "

Although the cruising range of EV-1 is only 140 kilometers, and it uses lead-acid batteries,

However, in 2003, at the request of the founder of Tesla, Martin Love Hubbard, who had just left, an engineer who had stayed in the EV-1 project built a car based on the EV-1 technology himself. In the T-Zero single-person car, the lead-acid battery was replaced with a lithium battery for computers to create an electric car with a cruising range of up to 480 kilometers.

If it weren't for this engineer named Al Cocony, unwilling to start a new car company for this, leaving car enthusiast Martin Love Hubbard to play by himself, there may never be a Tesla at all Appearance!

Therefore, Huang Shan's seemingly inconspicuous threat just hit Tesla's weakness.

Moreover, if the other party really buys EV-1, it will definitely not only require this set of electric vehicle technology. General Motors, which is worrying about money, must be happy to buy a lot of related technologies, just to change a few more money,

And that damn Toyota, with the help of these two big car companies,  …

Well, as the woman said, don't make such unfounded assumptions, we should think more about the bright future!

Musk twitched the corner of his mouth, showing a smile that was uglier than crying, "No, Drori, I'm not sad, just a little sad, and the PPT I carefully prepared was not used!"

Delori laughed, patted him on the shoulder, and pulled him back, "Wait, Musk, after we take back the manufacturing link, officially open the new United Automobile Manufacturing Plant, and start mass delivery, If you modify it a little bit, this PPT will be useful soon!"

Musk shrugged, "Of course, I have the confidence!"

He has been doing this since he entered the company with US$6.3 million four years ago. This is his strong point!

...

After leaving Tesla, Huang Shan and her team went to PalmSource, which is also located in Silicon Valley.

Rainbow Valley Capital's American company is located in New York, and Rainbow Fund's action team is also there, but this company is located in Silicon Valley, and it is not too far from Tesla, only a ten-minute drive away, which is convenient for Huang Shan to work.

CEO Patrick McVeigh had to receive him in person, because besides his current position in the hands of Huang Shan, even the position he was looking for had to be supported by Director Huang.

"The targeted acquisition has been completed, which also includes the complete business line of Treo mobile phones. Given the history of our company, there is no problem at all in integrating three companies into one,"

Patrick McVeigh talked eloquently, "Although the acquisition price exceeded expectations and cost a full 1.2 billion U.S. dollars, we also took over the entire Handspring company in its entirety, including the R\u0026D team, production lines and marketing network. It can operate normally."

Huang Shan nodded slightly, "Very good, McVeigh, I understand what you mean. The position of the chairman of the new group company is not a problem, but you should understand what my request is."

"Of course, I know very well,"

Patrick McVeigh opened his hands and laughed, "You can call me Patrick, my friends call me that, it's more affectionate,

The financial personnel of Honggu Capital and Deloitte have joined the company and are preparing for groupization.

And we are also working on product research. You should have confidence in us. Although we have been separated for a while, all members of our core R\u0026D team have done system work on Treo mobile phones. Now it is very easy to start again.

It's just that Treo wants to cut out the PDA and launch the T-Pad instead. In this regard...? "

"You don't have to worry about that either,"

Huang Shan raised her head and said seriously, "You should be clear that Hongmeng and palm are the same architecture. Since the iPad can use the Hongmeng system smoothly, then the T-Pad can also use the palm system. In fact, Damai's staff has completed For the actual testing of the basic system, what you have to do is to add icing on the cake!"

Patrick waved his hands with a slightly exaggerated expression, "Okay, very good, then there's no problem!"

Huang Shan also said, "The Treo mobile phone and T-Pad this time are all designs provided by Damai. If the Treo design team cannot produce products that surpass Damai's team within a year, then they will not exist in the future." necessary!"

Hearing this, Patrick looked a little more serious, nodded, and said, "I understand what you mean, the hardware design team here will only retain the internal structure design and hardware-based software design, and the rest will be gradually eliminated. Lose."

The corners of Huang Shan's mouth turned up slightly, "It doesn't have to be abolished. The American factories need to be kept, and they will have jobs. Of course, you are the chairman, and the specific affairs are up to you to decide."

Patrick rolled his eyes twice, as if he understood something, and the smile on his face became brighter, "Oh, Ms. Huang, I need to make a special request to you.

This year is the election year, and we need to do something. This is an inevitable tradition for every company. As for the specific budget and the direction to choose, it needs to be decided by the board of directors! "

Huang Shan nodded slightly, "Since it is a tradition, we must respect it. As for the budget, I remember that companies and labor unions are not allowed to donate directly to any candidate, and the maximum amount of money that individuals donate to each presidential candidate is 2,700 yuan." A hundred dollars, is it?"

"Yes, that's right," Patrick said with a brighter smile on his face, "However, the company can donate on behalf of the company's employees.

After the reorganization is completed, the new PALM Group will have more than 3,000 employees, so the upper limit of our company's donation is 9 to 10 million US dollars, which is not a small amount!

In addition, we can also donate to the super political action committee. There is no set limit for this part, but I think it may not be used. "

Huang Shan frowned slightly, nodded slightly and smiled, "This is a big deal, and we need to express our sincerity. I discussed this issue with another director, and I think 30 million US dollars is a reasonable figure. What do you think?"

Patrick's pupils dilated instantly, this number was more than double what he expected!

In the next second, his lips parted unconsciously, and his smile became brighter, "Since it is the opinion of the two directors, of course I fully support it.

So, where should we bet? Donkey, or elephant? Or half on each side? "

Huang Shan took a sip of the coffee in front of her, pursed her lips, then raised her head and said, "Barack Hussein is a good person, he should have a chance."

This time, Patrick's eyeballs were almost protruding, "Barack Hussein? He's one...?"

He swallowed the last half of the sentence, and then smiled bluntly, "OK, no problem, this is a great guy, and I like him very much."

It's a pity in my heart that the 30 million US dollars will be in vain!

Huang Shan smiled, skipped this topic directly, and put the discussion on the matter, "The first batch of 100,000 T-Pads will arrive in Hong Kong in a week, and the basic version of the palm system is already installed on them. You need Arrange the factory to upgrade the system of this batch of products and repackage them,

According to the regulations of the United States, as long as the final process of the product is completed locally, it can be regarded as local production, which is a good promotional selling point. "

Patrick shrugged, "Don't worry, this is our strong point, I guarantee there will be no problem."

"Then," Huang Shan raised her coffee cup and said with a smile, "I wish our new product launch a complete success!"

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