Chapter 871 Greatness Often Comes From Accident

"I know Alan, this is really good news, I will be on time for the next meeting,"

Alan Kooning over there is very excited and very happy. Someone wants to use his own technology to modify a car, and there is an intention to purchase technology patents, which means that he can finally save himself in times of crisis. Feng Yiping, who was in trouble, confessed a little bit, so this call was the most righteous one of all the calls he made to Feng Yiping.

He didn't know, as soon as he put down the phone, Feng Yiping couldn't help picking up a few pieces of paper on the table and throwing them in the air, with his hands in the air, shouting happily, "Yeah!" Ten times happier and excited than him Not only that.

Tesla! After finally waiting for the long-awaited good news, Feng Yiping really worked hard to keep himself from showing uncontrollable ecstasy when talking to Allen just now.

At the beginning, he invested in Allen's ACP company in order to get on line with the future Tesla as a matter of course.

Because I don’t know when Tesla was founded, I only remember that it was established in 2003. Therefore, during the SARS period, he was still a little worried about what might happen. Now it seems that everything is developing according to the original track. .

The computer issued a pleasant new email notification sound. When I clicked on it, it was Martin Eberhard, the guy sent by Allen who was interested in adopting ACP's technology.

Therefore, strictly speaking, this guy should be the father of Tesla. However, the well-known father of Tesla is Musk. Feng Yiping has a reliable guess for the reason. It seems that Silicon Valley entrepreneurship The company, which has always been a fine tradition of love and founders, has successfully continued once in this Martin.

Looking at his information again, Feng Yiping found out that this guy was born in Berkeley, which is opposite the Bay Area, and has been working in Silicon Valley. Maybe he has met him without knowing it.

In addition to being an electronic engineer, Martin is also a sports car fanatic, which is why, when he saw Allen's Tzero electric sports car that almost dragged the company into bankruptcy, he was immediately tempted.

According to Allen, this guy was very dissatisfied with Tzero's weak lead-acid battery power. After the visit, he asked whether he could consider replacing it with a laptop lithium battery-this is indeed a very discerning guy.

Indeed, Feng Yiping is also dissatisfied with Tzero. In order to ensure that the cruising range does not look like a joke, even the air conditioner cannot be installed. How dare you call such a car a sports car?

The first van I bought at home has air-conditioning, okay?

"Mike, check NuvoMedia and his boss, Martin Eberhard, ASAP,"

"Okay," Mike asked bluntly, "does it have anything to do with our company?"

"Related to ACP,"

"Good news, congratulations, Feng," said Mike, who was the first to replace Feng Yiping as the director of ACP Company. He is well aware of the current situation of ACP Company. It can be said that this is the most unsatisfactory investment of his small boss. one case.

Mike's execution ability is also super strong. In the afternoon, the relevant information was sent to Feng Yiping's desk. After only a few glances, he couldn't help shaking his head.

Martin Eberhard, who was later pushed out of Tesla, should not blame Musk, but himself. How should I put it, this guy is a tragic figure born with the characteristics of a martyr.

He always chose a promising industry with a unique vision. Unfortunately, the timing of his entry was too advanced.

As the saying goes, in investing and starting a business, one step ahead is a pioneer, and three steps ahead is a martyr, and he is more than three steps ahead?

What is the main product of the NuvoMedia company he is running now? e-book!

As early as 1998, he launched his first e-book called RocketEbook, literally translated, it means rocket e-book.

He launched e-books in 1998. It should be said that he is also the person who opened the history of e-books. However, Feng Yiping, who claims to have a lot of knowledge, has never heard of his contribution in this area. It can be seen that he is also in this industry. He is a character who has been wiped out long ago, leaving no mark on the latecomers.

Let's not talk about e-books, what is the situation of personal computers in 1998? It's bulky, the display effect is average, and the running speed is average... Even a laptop that is expensive and expensive, I dare not mention the concept of frivolity.

He launched the e-book in 1998, which is equivalent to developing a handheld computer with a single function. You can imagine the difficulty and the result.

To Feng Yiping's admiration, this guy actually made it. The first-generation RocketEbook is a big guy with a total weight of nearly one kilogram. It can be said to be a castrated version of the laptop, so the cost will naturally not come down. , therefore, the sales volume can be imagined.

The atmospheric rocket he'd named, it would seem, was more of a joke.

Well, it's really not his fault, it's just that the current key technologies such as chips, screens, and power supplies have not been resolved.

However, as an entrepreneur, if you rush into such a project without considering the objective situation, is it a hothead or a hothead?

If Feng Yiping remembers correctly, the real development of e-books seems to be at least after 2008. He was at least ten years ahead of schedule.

Therefore, although they haven't met yet, Feng Yiping has already decided on a strategy to cooperate with him. In the early stage, let him use his strengths as much as possible to travel, and he will not interfere at all.

What measures should be taken after he has opened a way depends on the situation.

"Jingping, we are going to Los Angeles in five days, please be happy." He excitedly called Huang Jingping.

At the same time, Martin Eberhard, whom Feng Yiping has been thinking about, is driving his beloved Porsche and wandering around the communities around Silicon Valley.

This is a hobby he has suddenly sprung up recently.

He wasn't just wandering around, let alone looking for sex-hunting targets. What he paid attention to were the vehicles parked on the private driveway. It could also be said that he was doing market research.

His heart also burned as he saw more and more Prius.

He believes that those who buy Prius are not buying fuel to save fuel. It should be their desire and way to express their dissatisfaction with the environmental situation and want to make changes. The desire of these people means a blue ocean.

He felt that his accidental trip of interest should have found his next entrepreneurial project.

My own purpose should not be to modify a unique sports car that belongs to me, but to mass-produce pure electric cars for these people.

What a happy thing this is, that hobbies can become my own entrepreneurial projects.

He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't notice that the green light was on until he was woken up by the sound of the horn, and found that the cars behind were all honking their horns impatiently. From the rearview mirror, he could see that the car behind him In that Wrangler, a young man raised his middle finger to himself.

But at this moment, he couldn't get angry at all, "Sorry," he yelled, waved his hands back, smiled and drove the Porsche and sped away. He was going to the office in a hurry to perfect another great idea of ​​his own.

He was right. From the perspective of the industry as a whole, his idea turned out to be really great.

In fact, many great things come from such accidents, such as the discovery of penicillin, the birth of rubber tires, and the invention of microwave ovens...

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Huang Jingping, who was waiting at the door with her daughter in her arms, could easily feel Feng Yiping's joy, "What's the good thing?"

"Wow," Feng Yiping took the daughter, exaggerated kisses on the faces of the mother and daughter, which made the daughter giggle, "What's delicious for lunch today?"

"Delicious," Amanda mumbled.

"What's the good thing, you haven't told me yet?" Huang Jingping shook his shoulder.

"Good thing, it looks like there will be a new market for our lithium batteries, and," he paused, "we may have the opportunity to invest in electric vehicle manufacturing companies in a short time."

"Building cars? You mean cars, not the electric cars we have now?"

"Yes, it's a car, and it's a high-end electric sports car,"

"Wow," this time, it's Huang Jingping's turn to kiss Feng Yiping and build a car, which is no small matter.

You have to know how many powerful people and companies in the country, for a piece of official document on the production of cars, they have been dreaming of it, but they have never been able to get it, so that they are always thinking about it, tossing and turning.

It is definitely another milestone for Yiping to have such an opportunity to devote himself to such a field.

Amanda kept reaching towards her mother, "Mom," she pointed to her face, "Dear,"

It turned out that she was a little dissatisfied that her mother only kissed her father and not herself.

"You shrewd little guy," Huang Jingping smiled and kissed her daughter on the face.

"I still have to come back from the company for lunch, will it be too much trouble?"

She estimated that her lover, comrade, should be one of the few people in the world who even goes home for lunch.

"I just like to eat your home-cooked food," Feng Yiping smiled.

With a daughter, although the two of them can no longer get bored when eating, little Amanda has brought them too much joy, and Feng Yiping enjoys such joy very much.

It turned out that he, as a small self-employed household earning a living, had to worry about many things.

Moreover, in his industry, he often encounters some unappetizing things. For example, the following customers clearly said that it is easy to handle the payment, but they just keep procrastinating. The next day, I received 11 pieces that he returned without any notice, and they were all so dirty that they were almost past the warranty period, and he had to pay for the shipping.

The addition and subtraction of the two phases, not only did not increase sales, but he had to post a fee himself, and he had to explain to the manufacturer the reason for the return...often, he didn't even have the appetite to eat.

But now, there are very few things that affect his appetite. He pretends to be 13, and he has now reached the point where he is not happy with things or sad with himself.

If it weren't for his obsession and pursuit, and the burdens he put on himself, he would have been able to travel around the world and enjoy life easily.

In short, the most rare thing for all living beings is to have a peaceful state of mind and no worries. Often, you can't be happy when you are with the person you love and the person you value the most, but now he can easily do this.

After the meal, he was very relaxed and played with his daughter Lego blocks in the toy room, but his focus was not to pile up various shapes, but to be careful not to put these toys in his mouth at all times.

Amanda is good, she won't easily eat what others give her, but at home, she wants to taste everything she sees, most of them may be for identification, but some things, she seems to be I really like it. For example, for a while, what she was most interested in was actually the paper in the study.

If she didn't pay attention, she tore off a corner and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Yiping, Mike is on the phone," Huang Jingping walked in holding the phone.

What is the urgency of this?

"Feng, the company received a call from a Swede named Niklas Zengstrom who insisted on meeting with you,"

"Swedish?" Feng Yiping was a little surprised. He had no impression of this name at all. In addition, he seemed to have never dealt with Swedes, but he knew a few Swiss.

"Did he say why?"

"It's about Internet calls," Mike said a little excitedly.

The development of Internet telephony is not going very smoothly. If there is an external force to participate, he will naturally be happy to see it.

"Internet phone?" Feng Yiping repeated, followed by a Ji Ling, Sweden, a small country in Europe, can't be such a coincidence!

"Can you collect his information as soon as possible?"

"No problem, as long as they are friends in our industry, Silicon Valley can always find their information, no later than tomorrow morning,"

"Well, the meeting will be arranged for tomorrow afternoon,"

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