Li Mu hopes that Tesla can make breakthroughs in its technology. This is to lower the dimensions of other electric vehicles in the future.
It was just like how Ferrari spent money on Formula One. With their accumulation of technology, if they took the technology of Formula One and did some subtraction, they would be able to create a valuable Ferrari sports car.
But from Li Mu's point of view, this is not enough.
If Feng Yu were to do it himself, he would lower himself to the same level as Corolla.
In other words, Tesla's technology had to be able to compete with supercars like Ferrari, and it had to be able to compete with Corolla in terms of cost-performance ratio.
To achieve this goal, other than Tesla's continuous research and development, Feng Yu must also prepare the infrastructure in advance.
Corolla and Ferrari might be under the same company, but they cannot be produced on the same production line. That's why Feng Yu must prepare the production capacity in advance.
Li Mu has a few options in his mind. BYD, Geely, and Great Wall will try to acquire them.
As long as he acquires one of them, he will have the qualification to produce passenger cars in China. After that, he can quickly expand the electric vehicle platform and prepare for Tesla's mass production.
Once Tesla's mature models are released, Feng Yu will immediately cooperate with the State Grid to build super charging stations.
In Feng Yu's previous life, Tesla had a hard life and had to build super charging stations one by one.
From Li Mu's point of view, these facilities cannot be built one by one. They must build at least 100 of them. Not only must they be installed in first-tier cities, but they must also build expressways. They must solve the users' mileage anxiety from the start of electric vehicles.
All they have to do is spend money.
As for the US, they must also start at the same time. With Arnold Schwarzenegger in power in California, Tesla must plant the red flag of electric vehicles in California.
If they can take over Hua Xia and the US market, Tesla will be successful. By then, Tesla will not be the Tesla of Feng Yu's previous life.
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After chatting with Elon Musk, it is time to leave. Li Mu, Du Wei, and the rest, accompanied by Mrs. Schwarzenegger, went to the California government.
Right now, the California government is more dazzling than Hollywood.
Li Mu's car bypassed the large number of reporters and stopped directly in front of the government building. Schwarzenegger was already waiting there.
Since Li Mu was the one with the highest net worth among the family members present, not only did Schwarzenegger pay attention to him, but the media who were invited to cover the whole process also paid great attention to him. As soon as Li Mu got out of the car, he was locked by several major media cameras.
Schwarzenegger smiled and walked to Li Mu. He took the initiative to shake his hand and said, "Welcome, Mr. Li."
Li Mu smiled and said, "Congratulations, Governor."
Schwarzenegger laughed heartily. "Thank you. Please come in!"
The inauguration ceremony was held in the state government's press conference hall. The stage had already been set up, and there were hundreds of chairs neatly arranged below. Apart from American politicians and celebrities, there were also a large number of top Hollywood stars and top entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.
Li Mu was seated in the first row and saw many familiar faces along the way.
The entire cast of Flying Tigers, led by Spielberg, came. However, they came earlier and were already seated in different areas.
As a member of the younger generation in Hollywood, Anne Hathaway's position was in the middle. Du Wei saw her happily dancing and gesticulating with her constantly.
Today, Anne Hathaway wore a black evening gown, solemn yet beautiful and sexy. After waving to Du Wei, she also waved to Li Mu shyly.
Leonardo and Tom Hanks were seated in the third row.
Spielberg was seated in the second row.
Sitting next to him was a slightly fat white man. He probably wasn't from the entertainment industry.
Lin Ching-ah, the CEO of Makino Technology's American subsidiary, was also seated in the second row. When she saw Li Mu, she quickly got up and nodded to Li Mu. She smiled and said, "Li Zong."
Li Mu smiled and asked, "When did you get here?"
Lin Ching-ah said, "I just arrived. I took a car from the company."
Li Mu said, "After the inauguration, I'll fly to Hollywood for a party. Do you want to come?"
Lin Ching-ah said, "I won't be going. I'll take a car back to Silicon Valley after the ceremony."
Li Mu waved his hand. "Let's go to Hollywood first. We'll go to Silicon Valley tomorrow. I have something to talk to you about."
Lin Ching-ah nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you later."
Not far away from Lin Qingya, Larry Page, who was also seated in the second row, waved at Li Mu and said with a smile, "Hello, Director Li, long time no see!"
Li Mu smiled and asked him, "How's the IPO preparation going?"
Larry Page said, "I was just about to find a chance to report to you. We've already started preparing for the roadshow. We plan to do it at the end of the year."
Li Mu nodded and said, "I've been waiting for this wave. After your successful IPO at the end of this year, I'll start next year."
Schwarzenegger's assistant said to Du Wei and Celine Dion, "Miss Du Wei, Miss Dion, your seats are next to each other in the second row."
Du Wei hurriedly asked Li Mu, "Brother Li Mu, which row are you in?"
At this time, Schwarzenegger said with a smile, "Mr. Lee is in the first row. His seat is right in front of you."
Du Wei breathed a sigh of relief. If she was too far away from Li Mu, she would feel uncomfortable.
After greeting Lin Ching-ah and Larry Page, Li Mu and Du Wei went to the other side.
Du Wei's seat was indeed next to Celine Dion's, and on the other side of Du Wei, the famous Michael Jackson was unexpectedly sitting there.
Schwarzenegger even took the initiative to introduce Li Mu and Michael Jackson. He said to Michael Jackson with a smile, "Michael, haven't you always told me that you want to meet Li Mu? Come, let me introduce you."
Michael Jackson smiled and stood up, but Li Mu had already stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "No need to introduce me. I'm a fan of Michael."
Li Mu was indeed a fan of Jackson, but that was in his previous life when he was young. Even so, at this time, he still respected the legendary Michael Jackson very much.
Michael Jackson also hurriedly shook hands with Li Mu and said seriously, "I've always wanted to meet Mr. Lee. Finally, I have the chance to meet him in person."
Schwarzenegger said with a smile, "Michael, let me introduce you to a little girl. She is Mr. Lee's sister."
As he spoke, he pointed to Du Wei and said to Michael Jackson, "This is Du Wei, also a singer."
When Du Wei saw Michael Jackson in person, she was so nervous that she didn't even know how to speak. Although she had always regarded Celine Dion as her idol, Michael Jackson was the world's most legendary singer. He was the only one at the top, so it was impossible for her not to be nervous when she saw such a god.
Michael Jackson took the initiative to stretch out his hand to Du Wei and said with a smile, "Hello, Miss Du. It's nice to meet you."
"He … Hello … Michael …" Du Wei shook hands with Michael Jackson. She was so excited that her heart almost jumped out of her throat.
After exchanging greetings, Schwarzenegger looked at the time and said, "Let's hurry up and take our seats first. After the inauguration, we'll talk slowly in Hollywood."
Everyone naturally agreed. Schwarzenegger pointed to the empty seat in front of Du Wei and said to Li Mu, "Li Zong, this is your seat."
Li Mu nodded. When he was about to walk over, he found that Microsoft's Bill Gates was sitting next to his seat.
Li Mu didn't expect that Schwarzenegger's staff would arrange for him to sit together with Bill Gates. Both of them were enemies. Makino Technology destroyed MSN twice and destroyed Microsoft's entire social media industry. This brought a lot of losses to Microsoft, and the stock price had been affected.
Now that he had to sit together with Bill Gates, he felt a little awkward.
Moreover, Li Mu felt that this arrangement was quite subtle.
One was the richest man on the list, and the other was the uncrowned king who had not yet been on the list. Although old ginger was still very hot, it was still no match for the new generation to replace the old.
Bill Gates looked at Li Mu, stood up with a smile, and took the initiative to shake hands with Li Mu. "Hello, Li Zong!"
Li Mu smiled indifferently and said, "Mr. Gates, nice to meet you."
After that, Li Mu sat down beside Bill Gates.
Bill Gates smiled and said to Li Mu, "Mr. Li, when is Makino Technology's official IPO? I can't wait for you to replace me on the list. "
Li Mu smiled and said, "We will start the IPO early next year. But to be honest, I really don't want to be on the list. If possible, I would rather not get listed."
Bill Gates said seriously, "It's actually good not to get listed. Makino Technology has such strong revenue, and there is no need to get listed. Once we get listed, we will have to disclose the details of the company's operations, and we will lose a lot of freedom."
Li Mu smiled and said, "If you want to do something big, you must have more cash on hand. Now that the internet industry is developing rapidly, I need to get listed to raise tens of billions of USD, and I can plan a lot of things in advance. If I don't get listed, it will be difficult for me to raise so much money offline. After all, the purpose of investing is to get listed. If I refuse to get listed, their enthusiasm for investing will be greatly reduced."
Bill Gates was frustrated. Raising tens of billions of USD to plan a lot of things? With such a large sum of money, Makino Technology will enter every segment of the internet industry. When that happens, it will have a huge impact on Microsoft.
Microsoft's social media had died in Li Mu's hands, and Bill Gates was afraid of Li Mu. Now, when he heard Li Mu talking about a few billion USD, he got goosebumps.
Li Mu suddenly remembered Weibo and looked at Bill Gates. "Mr. Gates, does Microsoft still want to do social media?"
Bill Gates was furious. What does Feng Yu mean by this? Is he trying to provoke us? Didn't you just put out the fire of our social network business? " What? Do you want us to light it up and let you roar again?
Bill Gates suppressed his anger and said. "We had given up on our social media business."
Li Mu quickly said. "Don't. To be honest, I am thinking of selling Weibo and Twitter. I think Microsoft and Weibo and Twitter are compatible. Do you want to consider it?"
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