Chapter 2926 Mo Li Yi Xi

Feng Yiping couldn't help being unhappy.

In China, with the high attention and support of the local government, the construction of Tesla's factory is progressing very smoothly. It is expected that the installation and commissioning of equipment will be started by this winter.

This is very good.

He has always insisted that being able to set up a factory in China, a major automobile consumer and manufacturing powerhouse, is the key to whether Tesla can get on the right track in the future.

At present, the shortcoming that Tesla has not been able to make up will soon become a strength that is difficult for Tesla's competitors to copy.

In contrast, the progress in the United States is quite backward.

Although Tesla can currently produce in small batches, such a small fight is just a helpless move to maintain Tesla's popularity and strengthen the confidence of Tesla fans.

Tesla's positioning is mid-to-high-end, mainly mid-range. With such a market positioning, it is of course unrealistic to adopt such a super sports car-like production method.

But for various reasons, the planned super factory has not yet landed.

Tesla's famous investors can't help but exert pressure.

Feng Yiping also expressed his understanding of this. He knew very well that those guys really would not attach much importance to the returns brought by Tesla's large-scale production. What they valued was the reputation bonus brought to them by Tesla's mass production and popularization.

In the United States, the most important politically correct things are anti-war, anti-racial discrimination, and environmental protection.

For all business leaders, visible efforts in environmental protection are the best choice to win the favor of the people without any additional trouble.

From a commercial perspective, the production of the US factory is also crucial to Tesla's success.

Feng Yiping knows that for a long time, Europe and the United States, where the people are more prosperous and more enthusiastic about environmental protection, will be Tesla's most important market.

Therefore, building a large production plant in the United States is a natural choice.

At the same time, it is true that most ordinary people in Europe and the United States now know the improvement of our comprehensive national strength and our progress in industry. However, if Tesla was born in the United States like this, and the new energy vehicles that were given various halos from the beginning were to be produced in China and then sold back to the United States, I believe that American consumers would definitely not accept it.

Not only would they not accept it, it might also cause a series of disturbances.

In fact, the United States is also a country where populism prevails, and their elections one after another, candidates who hope to reach the pinnacle of life by talking, welcome such materials the most.

On the other hand, it must be said that in view of domestic consumption habits, Tesla must and must build a factory in the United States.

He is very sure that if Tesla is only produced domestically, although the final product quality is also very good, its gold content must not be so high for many domestic consumers.

The original Tesla produced in the United States is the best Tesla, and it is the Tesla that everyone wants to pursue.

And Tesla that is not mass-produced in the United States but only mass-produced in China is a little bit worse.

Or, it is a lot worse.

It is really hard to say that our consumers are backward in concept and blindly worship foreign things. It can only be said that it is the failure of our related practitioners because we are backward in the automotive industry, which everyone knows clearly.

When our level in this regard can be as good as our current home appliances, such a situation will naturally become a thing of the past as we pursued Japanese and Korean home appliances.

Therefore, the most prudent business practice is to start mass production in the United States first, and then mass produce in China after laying a solid foundation in the minds of consumers.

Feng Yiping, who has already built several times in the United States, really has no expectations for the efficiency of American construction.

For more professional projects such as automobile production plants, the efficiency must be even lower.

Therefore, to achieve this step as soon as possible, GM's factory in Fremont, which was originally Tesla's factory, is very critical.

This factory is GM's best factory in the United States. The quality of GM cars produced by this factory is the highest among all GM factories in the United States. In addition to equipment and process reasons, the employees of this factory are equivalent to mastering the essence of Toyota's lean production under Toyota's hand-in-hand teaching.

It was from this factory that the quality of GM's American factories and even GM's global factories has been qualitatively improved. Ironically, it is Toyota, which helped GM improve its product quality, that has big problems in quality due to excessive pursuit of output.

In other words, Feng Yiping not only wants to get this factory, but more importantly, he wants to get this group of workers.

But he asked for more than that.

He didn't expect the US government to provide financial support to new energy companies like Tesla - like all countries in the world, the US government has provided a lot of support to new energy car companies, such as high-interest loans.

But our richest man Feng has never been generous in the United States, so he must be compensated in other ways.

"Feng, I will arrange time to talk to the state government immediately," Musk was also very positive at this time.

Like many other companies, his SpaceX is also hovering on the edge of failure at this time, mainly because his Falcon rocket had its third launch failure last year.

This not only brought about a large amount of financial losses, but also the confidence of all walks of life in SpaceX.

And his remaining funds were only enough for one more launch.

In this way, if he failed again next time, it would be difficult for him to maintain the operation of the company, and the contract with NASA would also be in vain. At that time, SpaceX would have no choice but to go bankrupt.

Musk, who needed to boost his confidence, or to make himself more relaxed, currently focused more on Tesla.

At this time, while being excited, he unconsciously had more respect for Feng Yiping.

Although for a proud person like him, he could not be convinced by Feng Yiping because of anything, but last year, it was predicted that General Motors would close the Fremont factory this year?

Musk, who adheres to the first principle, that is, insists on looking at the world from the perspective of physics, insists on peeling off the appearance of things layer by layer, first looking at the essence behind, and then going up from the essence layer by layer; Musk, who insists on seeing people as hardware and defining his brain as a device that can store and process data - that is, a computer, believes that even if he really has the wisdom of a top physicist and the computing power of a supercomputer, he will definitely not see this.

Therefore, although he knew that Feng Yiping's ability in programming and mechanics was far inferior to his own, he was really in awe of Feng Yiping at this time - of course, he would never admit this.

"No, Musk," Feng Yiping thought for a while, "I think it might not be a good idea to go to the state government so eagerly,"

"Don't forget, we expect to get this factory for free," - the value of this factory and equipment is at least $1 billion.

"Also, we also hope that California can provide us with direct cash compensation," - Feng Yiping will not take advantage of his own country, but he has always been unkind to the US government.

"So I think we should wait for a while, until the fate of GM is clearer, and after all our preparations are done better, we will go to Sacramento to find the state government and try to get it settled in one or two rounds,"

"Man, we really need to get the factory done as soon as possible,"

Musk thought for a while, "Feng, I agree with you, but do you think we can do this, then let some people spread some rumors to let the state government know that we are interested in this factory, so that they will take the initiative to find us?"

Feng Yiping immediately affirmed, "This is a good idea, let's do it,"

Sorry Governor Shi, although I like some of your movies very much, and although your eldest daughter is very beautiful, there is no way, we still have to use these means.

"Then I will arrange it right away," Musk said, "And Feng, I wish you all the best at your hearing,"

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Capitol Hill.

The office of Barney Frank, a senior congressman from Massachusetts, was unusually busy at this time.

This subprime mortgage crisis is not only a rare opportunity for Feng Yiping, but also for many other people, such as Barney Frank.

Since he was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1980, his office has never been so lively. As the chairman of the House Finance Committee, he has been one of the most popular people on Capitol Hill from last year to now.

Senior government officials, from former Treasury Secretary Paulson, to Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke, former New York Fed Chairman and current Treasury Secretary Geithner, to former Wall Street bosses and those who are still in office, such as Lehman's Fuld, Goldman Sachs's Lloyd, Morgan Stanley's Mackenzie, and JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon...

All have to listen to his orders and attend hearings one after another.

Such a bustle makes this 69-year-old old man look unusually energetic, even his carefully trimmed mustache, every strand is very energetic.

Because there are too many related hearings, his office has been expanding again and again, but the staff is still stretched.

But at this time when everyone is too busy, Barney Frank insisted on transferring a group of the most capable people from the office and let them be responsible for only one project.

Now was the time for him to listen to the team's report. After everyone finished speaking, he shook his head heavily, "I am very dissatisfied, very dissatisfied,"

"Everyone, don't you know who you will face this time? And what are his strengths?"

"Facing such a person, are these things you prepared," he held up the file room, "sure they will be useful?"

The folder representing the results of everyone's careful preparations fell on the table with a "pop" sound, and also on everyone's face.

He looked at everyone disappointedly, "There are many ways to humiliate yourself, there is no need to mobilize so many troops,"

"Do it again!"

"Remember," he tapped the table with his fingers, "What we need is a hearing that will leave him speechless!"

The dome of Parliament Hill outside the window behind him made his words very sonorous and powerful.