After careful consideration, the place to receive Musk was chosen to be Shanghai.
The two sides first held talks at a nearby hotel and then visited the Kyushu S1 Super Factory in Lingang.
Chen Pingjiang was just trying to annoy Minister Ma, purely to satisfy his own bad taste.
A few days later, Musk flew to China as scheduled.
First, he met with local leaders in Beijing and Shanghai as planned. It is not known what they discussed specifically, but it still caused a stir.
For example, the dinner at Siji Minfu and the meeting with a business tycoon were all photographed by the media and posted online.
In comparison, Chinese people are still very accepting of Musk, and even admire him.
"Mr. Chen, what do you think Musk will talk to you about?" Yin Yunxiang asked Chen Pingjiang the night before the meeting: "To be honest, I don't know what two companies that have nothing to do with each other and have no possibility of cooperation can talk about."
Chen Pingjiang spread his hands and said, "Who knows? Maybe it's just heroes appreciating heroes, chatting about family matters?"
Despite being competitors, this does not hinder Chen Pingjiang's interest in Musk himself.
At least no one in the domestic business community can reach this level.
This guy is a complex and multifaceted character.
He is both a pioneer of technological innovation and a controversial public figure. His achievements are undeniable, and Chen Pingjiang even feels that Musk is reborn. But his behavior and management style are so different.
In a sense, Musk represents an extreme form of modern entrepreneur.
It has both genius creativity and flaws that are difficult to ignore.
Regardless, this man has left a deep mark in history.
Paypal pioneered electronic online payments and paved the way for subsequent e-commerce and other businesses.
Tesla has changed the development direction of traditional cars, and everyone is its imitator.
What’s even more exaggerated is that the company began planning its commercial space business as early as the beginning of the century.
He also has a lot of projects left, such as tunneling, brain-computer interface, robotics, and AI. Even so, he still has the energy to be the director of the efficiency department and tweet like crazy every day.
On this point, even Chen Pingjiang had to admit defeat.
What’s even more admirable is that this guy has a bunch of children, even a test-tube baby conceived with his female subordinate.
Oh, I heard that he also dated that female celebrity who pooped on the bed.
To some extent, Chen Pingjiang grew up standing on the shoulders of giants, and Musk may be that giant.
Whether it was Tesla's early financial difficulties or the failure of SpaceX's first three rocket launches, he persevered and ultimately succeeded.
It's just that his mouth stinks, and in the end a lot of people don't like him.
…………
On May 3th.
Early in the morning, Musk led a team of more than a dozen people to the agreed hotel to meet with Chen Pingjiang.
For this meeting, he set aside a whole day, which was quite exaggerated.
Behind Musk's motorcade were various news media, and there were also media outlets at the hotel who had already positioned their cameras.
Even inside and outside the Internet, someone live-broadcasted the entire meeting. Someone even gave the meeting a sensational title: "The meeting of the world's two most famous sons of technology!"
Few could dispute the title.
Musk is well-known overseas for his forward-thinking and bold visions, which he brings to fruition.
Chen Pingjiang is equally extraordinary. He has more industries than Musk, and some of them are running faster than Musk. Although more of his business is currently in China, no one can ignore its future development. Some of his products have already begun to be exported.
In the car.
Jason, the vice president of Tesla who was visiting with the team, rolled his eyes and said, "My good friend, do you feel slapped in the face? Last time, you made arbitrary comments on other people's cars on the show, and then you were attacked by Chen on Twitter. Now you are running to see him eagerly."
Musk spread his hands and said, "This is a different time. I believe Chen will not take it seriously. We are good rivals, but we can also be good friends."
Jason pouted and had to give a thumbs up.
When the convoy arrived, the clock hands just turned to nine o'clock.
After everyone got off the car, the media waiting at the hotel entrance frantically pressed the shutter buttons of their cameras.
Under the guidance of the hotel staff, everyone walked slowly into the gate.
Chen Pingjiang was already waiting at the door of the conference room at the end of the corridor.
On the other side, Musk also took the lead and walked over.
The two tech giants walked towards each other at the two ends of the red carpet, smiling at each other.
"Hi, Chen, it's nice to meet you and it's an honor to have an in-depth exchange with you." Musk said with a smile, looking very gentlemanly.
After hearing what the translator said, Chen Pingjiang smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Musk: "There is an old Chinese saying, 'It is a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar. Welcome.'"
Specifically, the meeting was divided into two parts.
In the first part, the two sides will have a brief exchange, and there will be media reporters present, which is just a formality.
The second part is a private conversation behind closed doors, which will last for about an hour, and is the time for Chen Pingjiang and Musk to meet alone.
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, the first half is basically commercial flattery.
Chen Pingjiang praised Musk as a technology giant who can lead the future development of mankind and has made considerable contributions to mankind.
Marx praised Chen Pingjiang for creating the future with his group subsidiaries and exporting China's influence abroad.
Until the closed session.
Only then did Chen Pingjiang know the real purpose of Musk's visit.
"I think we have a good basis for cooperation. Although there is commercial competition between Tesla and Jiuzhou Auto, this is normal. The global market is so large and there are so many automobile manufacturers. One more and one less will not make much difference. On the contrary, in the new energy track, we have helped each other to open up the market as quickly as possible, increase the market share of electric vehicles, and do more in-depth discussions on charging facilities." Musk on the opposite side talked eloquently.
Chen Pingjiang: "I am not opposed to cooperation, but at what level do you plan to cooperate, and why did you choose us?"
"Man, I saw your car. It's really an excellent SUV, almost as good as Tesla's products. You know, I have always planned to build a super factory in China to boost Tesla's production capacity. Only China is the most suitable. There is a stable and efficient entire industrial chain here, hardworking workshop workers here, and better policies for energy-saving vehicles here. I have talked a lot with the Shanghai government, but I can see that they also care about your ideas. This is one aspect. Secondly, if Tesla's super factory wants to land, it may also use Jiuzhou S1's parts suppliers. I know that many of these parts suppliers will look at your face. If you feel that way, they dare not cooperate with us." Musk continued: "Although there are many new energy vehicle companies in China, most of them are garbage. They don't deserve to be called partners by me. Jiuzhou S1 is different. You are almost the best."
"For example, in the construction of public charging piles, our cooperation has great potential. If the two companies include each other's vehicles in the scope of charging licenses, they can eliminate competition from other new energy vehicle companies to the greatest extent. If we build a charging alliance, other car companies' cars will have to pay us if they want to use our charging piles to charge. What do you think of this proposal?"
After saying so much, and waiting until all the translations were completed, Musk looked at Chen Pingjiang with hope. (End of this chapter)
The two sides first held talks at a nearby hotel and then visited the Kyushu S1 Super Factory in Lingang.
Chen Pingjiang was just trying to annoy Minister Ma, purely to satisfy his own bad taste.
A few days later, Musk flew to China as scheduled.
First, he met with local leaders in Beijing and Shanghai as planned. It is not known what they discussed specifically, but it still caused a stir.
For example, the dinner at Siji Minfu and the meeting with a business tycoon were all photographed by the media and posted online.
In comparison, Chinese people are still very accepting of Musk, and even admire him.
"Mr. Chen, what do you think Musk will talk to you about?" Yin Yunxiang asked Chen Pingjiang the night before the meeting: "To be honest, I don't know what two companies that have nothing to do with each other and have no possibility of cooperation can talk about."
Chen Pingjiang spread his hands and said, "Who knows? Maybe it's just heroes appreciating heroes, chatting about family matters?"
Despite being competitors, this does not hinder Chen Pingjiang's interest in Musk himself.
At least no one in the domestic business community can reach this level.
This guy is a complex and multifaceted character.
He is both a pioneer of technological innovation and a controversial public figure. His achievements are undeniable, and Chen Pingjiang even feels that Musk is reborn. But his behavior and management style are so different.
In a sense, Musk represents an extreme form of modern entrepreneur.
It has both genius creativity and flaws that are difficult to ignore.
Regardless, this man has left a deep mark in history.
Paypal pioneered electronic online payments and paved the way for subsequent e-commerce and other businesses.
Tesla has changed the development direction of traditional cars, and everyone is its imitator.
What’s even more exaggerated is that the company began planning its commercial space business as early as the beginning of the century.
He also has a lot of projects left, such as tunneling, brain-computer interface, robotics, and AI. Even so, he still has the energy to be the director of the efficiency department and tweet like crazy every day.
On this point, even Chen Pingjiang had to admit defeat.
What’s even more admirable is that this guy has a bunch of children, even a test-tube baby conceived with his female subordinate.
Oh, I heard that he also dated that female celebrity who pooped on the bed.
To some extent, Chen Pingjiang grew up standing on the shoulders of giants, and Musk may be that giant.
Whether it was Tesla's early financial difficulties or the failure of SpaceX's first three rocket launches, he persevered and ultimately succeeded.
It's just that his mouth stinks, and in the end a lot of people don't like him.
…………
On May 3th.
Early in the morning, Musk led a team of more than a dozen people to the agreed hotel to meet with Chen Pingjiang.
For this meeting, he set aside a whole day, which was quite exaggerated.
Behind Musk's motorcade were various news media, and there were also media outlets at the hotel who had already positioned their cameras.
Even inside and outside the Internet, someone live-broadcasted the entire meeting. Someone even gave the meeting a sensational title: "The meeting of the world's two most famous sons of technology!"
Few could dispute the title.
Musk is well-known overseas for his forward-thinking and bold visions, which he brings to fruition.
Chen Pingjiang is equally extraordinary. He has more industries than Musk, and some of them are running faster than Musk. Although more of his business is currently in China, no one can ignore its future development. Some of his products have already begun to be exported.
In the car.
Jason, the vice president of Tesla who was visiting with the team, rolled his eyes and said, "My good friend, do you feel slapped in the face? Last time, you made arbitrary comments on other people's cars on the show, and then you were attacked by Chen on Twitter. Now you are running to see him eagerly."
Musk spread his hands and said, "This is a different time. I believe Chen will not take it seriously. We are good rivals, but we can also be good friends."
Jason pouted and had to give a thumbs up.
When the convoy arrived, the clock hands just turned to nine o'clock.
After everyone got off the car, the media waiting at the hotel entrance frantically pressed the shutter buttons of their cameras.
Under the guidance of the hotel staff, everyone walked slowly into the gate.
Chen Pingjiang was already waiting at the door of the conference room at the end of the corridor.
On the other side, Musk also took the lead and walked over.
The two tech giants walked towards each other at the two ends of the red carpet, smiling at each other.
"Hi, Chen, it's nice to meet you and it's an honor to have an in-depth exchange with you." Musk said with a smile, looking very gentlemanly.
After hearing what the translator said, Chen Pingjiang smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Musk: "There is an old Chinese saying, 'It is a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar. Welcome.'"
Specifically, the meeting was divided into two parts.
In the first part, the two sides will have a brief exchange, and there will be media reporters present, which is just a formality.
The second part is a private conversation behind closed doors, which will last for about an hour, and is the time for Chen Pingjiang and Musk to meet alone.
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, the first half is basically commercial flattery.
Chen Pingjiang praised Musk as a technology giant who can lead the future development of mankind and has made considerable contributions to mankind.
Marx praised Chen Pingjiang for creating the future with his group subsidiaries and exporting China's influence abroad.
Until the closed session.
Only then did Chen Pingjiang know the real purpose of Musk's visit.
"I think we have a good basis for cooperation. Although there is commercial competition between Tesla and Jiuzhou Auto, this is normal. The global market is so large and there are so many automobile manufacturers. One more and one less will not make much difference. On the contrary, in the new energy track, we have helped each other to open up the market as quickly as possible, increase the market share of electric vehicles, and do more in-depth discussions on charging facilities." Musk on the opposite side talked eloquently.
Chen Pingjiang: "I am not opposed to cooperation, but at what level do you plan to cooperate, and why did you choose us?"
"Man, I saw your car. It's really an excellent SUV, almost as good as Tesla's products. You know, I have always planned to build a super factory in China to boost Tesla's production capacity. Only China is the most suitable. There is a stable and efficient entire industrial chain here, hardworking workshop workers here, and better policies for energy-saving vehicles here. I have talked a lot with the Shanghai government, but I can see that they also care about your ideas. This is one aspect. Secondly, if Tesla's super factory wants to land, it may also use Jiuzhou S1's parts suppliers. I know that many of these parts suppliers will look at your face. If you feel that way, they dare not cooperate with us." Musk continued: "Although there are many new energy vehicle companies in China, most of them are garbage. They don't deserve to be called partners by me. Jiuzhou S1 is different. You are almost the best."
"For example, in the construction of public charging piles, our cooperation has great potential. If the two companies include each other's vehicles in the scope of charging licenses, they can eliminate competition from other new energy vehicle companies to the greatest extent. If we build a charging alliance, other car companies' cars will have to pay us if they want to use our charging piles to charge. What do you think of this proposal?"
After saying so much, and waiting until all the translations were completed, Musk looked at Chen Pingjiang with hope. (End of this chapter)
