Chapter 877

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It seems that no matter what kind of industry engineers are, um, mainly outstanding engineers in this industry, they can’t think highly of people like Feng Yiping who have a pure business background and no chance of practical ability. Martin Eberhard is also the same now, " Excuse me, Feng, you said you were interested?"

What he hopes is the joining of the entire ACP team, or at least Alan's joining, not Feng Yiping's joining.

"Yes, I have long wanted to mobilize Allen to build a car with me, but he firmly disagrees. I am also a layman in this area, so I have been waiting for like-minded people,"

Although Martin's lack of interest was almost on the face, Feng Yiping explained to him patiently.

At the beginning of the establishment of such a brand-new project, it is very necessary for a guy like Martin who is skilled, but also very passionate and dreamy to promote it.

"Martin, Feng Ke is not just talking. His factory in China has mass-produced lithium batteries with first-class performance. That type has become a trend. Some companies in Hollywood and Silicon Valley are used for indoor and park use. A foldable electric car for short-distance commuting is his product,"

Although Feng Yiping did not disclose to Alan his intention to cooperate with Martin before this meeting, Alan did not feel unhappy at this time, because Martin had made this proposal suddenly just now, so he consciously closed the door for Feng Yiping. .

Martin nodded. This is a passable reason. After all, Feng Yiping is not just dreaming, but has actually taken action and achieved good results.

At the same time, for electric vehicles, lithium batteries are a key component. It is also a good thing if the partner has such a background.

"Actually, before I joined ACP, I had already had this idea. To be honest, if it wasn't for the impact of SARS, I would have launched this project in Silicon Valley in the first half of the year,"

"Since you had this idea a long time ago, why didn't you take action until now? Besides, why didn't you carry out such a project in China?"

Is it my first initiative to use lithium batteries as car power? Martin felt that what Feng Yiping said was far-fetched, but after listening to his thoughts, he realized the huge potential of this market, so he didn't want to let go of an investment opportunity.

Of course, he needs funds, but in the early stage of the project, he hopes to cooperate with people like Alan who have the technology first.

"Martin, we have to consider the actual situation a few years ago. At that time, the related technologies were not as developed as they are now. To put it simply, how thick and heavy was the lithium battery of a notebook a few years ago? How much battery life is it?"

These rebuttals are indeed more convincing than Allen said.

"As for why Feng didn't carry out this project in China, it's because even if a complete set of technology is developed in China, it may not be useful. You may not know that the automobile manufacturing industry in China is a key industry controlled by the state. It's very difficult for companies to get licenses to make cars," he said.

For this reason, Feng Yiping explained to Alan before, and he also moved it out at this time.

Although Feng Yiping felt a little uncomfortable listening to Allen say these words to another American, the fact is that in China, it is very difficult to get a car birth certificate. In the United States, it is very simple for you to set up a car company, and it is no different from other companies.

Don't talk about producing cars, Musk should be planning to produce rockets now. Can any domestic company think about such a thing?

"I plan to set this project in Silicon Valley, and I also want our new project under planning to be different from those traditional car factories in Detroit, and we can use IT thinking to carry out our project,"

"Also, for this project, I have already prepared enough funds,"

Martin was still a little undecided, mainly because he knew Alan very well and knew that he was involved in the design and manufacture of GM's EV1. He was a skilled and experienced person, but Feng Yiping, Martin only knew that he was a Chinese Internet upstarts.

After all, a person in his early twenties has become the youngest chairman of the board of directors of a company listed on the US stock market, and within three months, he has led two of his companies to go public. He has seen such news several times.

But other than that, he didn't know about Feng Yiping's other situation.

"I'm looking forward to working with you Feng, but I already have a partner and I think I need to go back and ask him for advice," Martin said, still wary.

It is also understandable that for such a large project, he needs to have a good understanding of the background and past experience of potential partners in advance.

"Well, look forward to our next meeting,"

Martin left a check and left in a hurry. When he came, Feng Yiping and Alan greeted him at the door, but when he left, there was no such treatment. Feng Yiping knew that rushing forward was not a business. Being too attentive will make Martin look down on him even more.

Although he still has more reasons to persuade Martin, but forget it, those words should wait for a more suitable opportunity to say.

Big deal, find a way to contact Comrade Musk directly, anyway, he is the one who finally made Tesla.

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"Feng, in fact, there are many people interested in electric vehicles, and many of them have the same technical background as Martin. You can have more choices,"

Allen couldn't understand Martin Eberhard's questioning of Feng Yiping, and said with a smile.

Although the recruitment was not smooth, Feng Yiping was not particularly frustrated. He knew so many things in the future and had made so many preparations in advance, so he would never miss Tesla.

"Alan, you know who I am most looking forward to joining," Feng Yiping said looking at him.

"No, no Feng," Allen shook his head, "I told you many times that I will never get involved in commercial production,"

"Alan, there is a proverb in our country that once bitten by a snake, you are afraid of well ropes for ten years. This is simply your portrayal. The new company we want to establish is not GM, and there are not so many possible fights and considerations. , the electric car, is our only product,"

GM stopped producing EV1 at the beginning, except for external reasons - mainly oil companies, it is said that companies with background in the oil industry bought companies that produced batteries for EV1, and then destroyed those companies, and some objective reasons - mainly related to the time The technology is not enough, and there must be a reason to listen to the voice of the company's internal combustion engine vehicle production department.

After all, traditional car production is the biggest advantage of GM, a century-old company. Electric cars like the EV1 actually involve a lot of experimentation and the nature of asking for directions, and they have encountered many blows since they were launched.

In addition to the unsatisfactory sales volume - in 1996, the oil price was cheap, most ordinary people in the United States, although they also talked about environmental protection, were also very pragmatic, choosing between a fuel car worth a few thousand dollars and an electric car worth tens of thousands of dollars, it is estimated that Most people will put environmental protection aside for the time being.

And those who don't care about the price are very dissatisfied with the EV1's cruising range. After the car travels 80 miles, it must be charged for several hours.

In addition, the U.S. government just relaxed the restrictions on emissions at that time, and Bush Jr., who just came to power, did not support the zero-emission bills of some states...

It can be said that the emergence of EV1 is also somewhat untimely. If it appeared in 2006 instead of 1996, Tesla might not even have the opportunity to grow up.

"I still just want to purely conduct technical research," Allen, who had been hurt once, still insisted on his choice.

Alas, it seems that this excellent engineer also has a fragile glass heart. After being hurt once, he keeps his distance from the same thing.

"I will screen some people from the company's previous visitors according to your request. If you need, I can help you get in touch. For some problems, engineers and engineers can communicate more smoothly,"

"Thank you Alan, you still know me best,"

"In this case, you can keep it and tell your girlfriend," Alan smiled, "Actually, there are many people who are interested in this at Stanford University. You may seldom participate in school club activities. The solar fleet is a distribution center for those people,"

"Really? Hehe, I'll visit right away after returning to Silicon Valley"

This seems to be a bit of an impression. The Stanford University solar team's car looks nothing like a car. I should have seen it on the Internet later. It looks like a walking solar panel.

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"Aren't you in the hotel?" Huang Jingping's phone echoed with a soft piano sound.

"I was outside with Avril,"

"Wait, let me guess, Sunset Boulevard?"

"Hey, wrong, we're on Rodell Street,"

"Then you wait for me, I'll be there right away," said Rodel Street, her credit card was probably swiped out a lot today.

Rodell Avenue is a more tyrannical street than Sunset Boulevard, where flagship stores of top brands are concentrated, and it can be said that all the most expensive stores in Southern California are concentrated.

That is to say, every store there, from the appearance to the interior decoration, strives for perfection and has its own characteristics, combining art and commerce perfectly. For example, if you are on that street, you see a place like art Don't be surprised to find that it turned out to be a jewelry store when you walk in the same building as a museum.

Of course, what Feng Yiping is most concerned about is a famous saying there, "Don't look at the price when buying something, because if you look at it, it means you can't afford it,"

If you don't want to be looked down upon by those shop assistants, you have to plan to spend a lot of money when you go there.

Huang Jingping pushed the baby standing in front of a Louis Vuitton, "Here," she waved to Feng Yiping, then gestured to the inside of the store, and followed, still dressed casually, Avril Lavigne flashed out from inside, behind her Carol, carrying bags of various brands in his hand.

"Thank you Avril, it's almost time for dinner, why don't we have dinner together?" Feng Yiping said politely.

"Okay," Avril Lavigne agreed very readily. She only put on light makeup today, which is not the usual punk style, and looks much more refreshing. "Do you have any restaurants you like?"

This girl is really straightforward, "I really don't have any, what do you recommend?"

"A couple of good clubs,"

"Are there a lot of celebrities there?"

"There are quite a few people in the circle, which stars do you like, I can take you to the restaurants they frequent," she consciously used "them".

"Let's forget it. Is there a restaurant that doesn't have so many celebrities but has good food?"

It's one thing to watch celebrities, but it's another thing to be watched by celebrities in a place where there are more celebrities than ordinary people.

"That's easy, just go to the farmer's market," Avril pointed to Owen who was driving, "Turn right at the intersection ahead,"

Huang Jingping couldn't wait to present treasures to Feng Yiping, "Look, this is a shirt for you,"

Armani, Cenci, H&H are all luxury brands, tsk!

"This is the belt I bought for you," tsk, it's from Louis Vuitton, just this one is worth at least five or six big cows.

"It's all mine? Where's yours and Amanda's?"

"Oh, there are still some in Avril Lavigne's car, you see, this is our parent-child suit," she pulled out a pink dress.

I also wear this pink color, is it really good?

Avril seemed to be afraid that Owen would get lost, and kept pointing him how to get there, and didn't pay much attention to the interaction between their family. However, just as she sat down in a restaurant, she saw Carol driving her car over and ran out quickly. After a while, he walked in with a Chanel canvas bag, "Here, here are my autographed albums and photos,"

"That's so embarrassing," Feng Yiping said, but immediately took it over, "Thank you! We will treat you to dinner again when we come to Silicon Valley."

"Then I want to eat authentic Chinese food," Avril Lavigne said with bright eyes.

"Okay, for your request, then I will open an authentic Chinese restaurant,"

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