Chapter 147 Give Musk a little American shock

Chapter 147 Give Musk a little American shock

Bai Ye slapped a rainbow fart for Ivan Vanke, but in fact, Bai Ye believed from the bottom of his heart that Ivan Vanke could not surpass Tony in the technology of upgrading steel armor.

His mechanical talent is still half a step behind Tony.

Not to mention, Ivan Vanke's talent in software is far behind Tony. At least Jarvis's strong artificial intelligence is definitely not something he can develop by himself.

Jarvis can not only help Tony in controlling the steel armor, but crucially, Jarvis can also play a very important role for Tony in the field of scientific research, reducing most of the tedious and repetitive work in scientific research experiments, allowing Tony to Can develop his brain more focused.

It can be said that the significance of strong artificial intelligence is no less than that of the Ark Reactor.

Therefore, without the cooperation of top software like Jarvis, it would be too difficult for Ivan Vanke to surpass Tony. As he goes further, Tony's scientific research progress will only get faster and faster, growing exponentially, and he will be able to catch up. Like a supersonic fighter jet, Ivan Vanke is still running a marathon.

Of course, Bai Ye doesn't need Ivan Vanke to make a better steel armor than Tony, but he must have steel armor technology!

The reason is...

Give me the price of the steel armor!

Moreover, this is just a personal comparison between Ivan Vanke and Tony. As long as Ivan Vanke humbly accepts, integrates the wisdom of others, and works together with everyone, he will not necessarily be crushed by Tony.

For example, the technology of the Steel Armor can be integrated with the Green Devil Armor. The medical cabin technology, neural link technology and other bio-oriented technologies of the Green Devil Armor are all very good. Maybe Ivan Vanke can How about integrating them to create a biomechanical armor?

If Tony's steel armor had the medical cabin technology of the Green Goblin Armor, he wouldn't have been frightened out of his psychological shadow when he carried the nuclear bomb to destroy the Chitauri. He wouldn't even dare to sleep. The Green Goblin Armor's The medical cabin technology can even suppress genetic collapse. This is so amazing.

Furthermore, most of the battles in the Iron Armor are done by Jarvis. It looks awesome, but in reality it looks like a living coffin when worn. You don’t feel the thrill of fighting. How is it different from playing games with a remote control? The Green Goblin armor using neural link technology is different. The armor is a derivative of your limbs and is controlled by you, similar to virtual reality.

Well, to use the most popular metaphor, the mechanical steel armor is the kind that wears a condom, and the biological Green Goblin armor does not wear a condom. Which one is more comfortable to use?

"To celebrate the successful development of the Ark Reactor, I invite everyone to have an IM party tonight."

After chatting with Ivan Vanke, Bai Ye clapped his hands and announced the matter to the employees.

"Oh ho!!!"

The employees on site immediately exploded.

"Thank you boss!"

"Long live the boss!"

"I love you boss!"

Countless men majoring in science and engineering took off their shirts and shook them wildly, their faces red and necks thick with excitement.

Don’t think that men majoring in science and engineering are honest people. In fact, news of Silicon Valley executives having IM parties is not uncommon.

Most of the people who work in Silicon Valley are high-tech people. They all earn a lot of money. Many of them are corporate executives. There are many rich people with annual salaries of millions of dollars. With so much money, they don’t go to whoring and live as an ascetic life. Then didn’t they make all their money in vain?

The Tenderloin area near San Francisco's Chinatown is the famous Silicon Valley red light district, which maintains the prosperity of San Francisco's custom industry.

For high-income groups in Silicon Valley, spending more money and enjoying better services are their goals. Therefore, the income level of seafood merchants here is also very high. Some people’s service fees start at 500 US dollars, and one service fee is 1,000 US dollars. U.S. dollars, not a few. There are also some high-end seafood merchants who have earned US$1 million in 10 years.

…

After settling matters here at Venus Energy, Bai Ye came to Galaxy Capital.

He also made an appointment with David Solomon of Goldman Sachs.

"Mr. Osborne, we meet again."

On the Galaxy Capital building, David Solomon came up to greet Bai Ye with a smile.

"Mr. David, it has been a pleasure cooperating with you, Goldman Sachs, during this period. Perhaps we can continue to cooperate."

Bai Ye stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling man, but also shook hands with David Solomon in a gentle manner.

During this period, Sunbank acquired many small banks due to its cooperation with Goldman Sachs. Today, Sunbank is a medium-sized bank with more than 4 billion US dollars in own assets and more than 30 billion US dollars in custody assets.

If it weren't for the fact that Bai Ye wanted to acquire Mars Military Industry and transferred more than 10 billion US dollars in cash from Galaxy Capital, by now, Sun Bank would have probably acquired a medium-sized bank with about US$5 billion of its own assets with the help of Goldman Sachs, further expanding its scale. .

Now, Galaxy Capital's cash flow is somewhat short. Although Bai Ye's overseas account still contains the US$20 billion paid by Zheng Xian to purchase F22 technology, that money cannot be used indiscriminately and must be laundered.

For big chaebols like Bai Ye, black money is not a big problem, and tax avoidance is not a problem, but if it is linked to Zheng Xian's assets, the problem will easily become bigger. Once the specter of McCarthyism revives, maybe The Siben family would have to be hung up to light sky lanterns.

Oh, maybe it could also be Osborn I, the founding emperor of the Edenian Empire, arriving in his loyal DC area?

Therefore, not to mention Bank of the Sun's move to acquire other banks, even Baiye's move to acquire Twitter will have to be paused for a while until the US$20 billion is washed away and the news passes.

"It is our honor at Goldman Sachs to serve Mr. Osborne Jr."

David Solomon bowed and said.

Goldman Sachs helped Sun Bank acquire other banks, and they themselves did not make less money. Not to mention Bai Ye's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and they are acquiring more and more companies. This is a big piece of meat for their Goldman Sachs. As long as they can coax Bai Ye into Well, leave all those businesses to Goldman Sachs, he can just stick his butt towards Bai Ye.

"We have been cooperating for so long, so it's not a lie." Bai Ye said with a smile: "I have a group of new companies to acquire. It was a pleasure to cooperate with Goldman Sachs before. I hope Goldman Sachs will not disappoint me this time."

As he spoke, Bai Ye handed the note given by Ivan Vanke to David Solomon.

David Solomon took a look and said with a wry smile:

"Master Osborne, you have given us a lot of hard bones to chew on."

"Is there still a hard nut that Goldman Sachs can't chew?"

Jordan laughed.

"It's not that it's too hard to chew, but it's too hard to chew." David Solomon pointed to the name of Boston Dynamics and said: "For example, this company is a company where conservatism prevails. They refuse any form of academic sharing and do not make it public. Any experimental data, they do not accept international, especially Chinese employees, even if they are naturalized, they exclude all non-native Americans. While they have many cooperation projects with the military, they also manage their company like a confidential department Yes, you can imagine how difficult it would be to forcefully acquire this company?"

Of course Bai Ye knows what David Solomon said. Google was tortured by Boston Dynamics to the point of almost having a nervous breakdown. In 1992, Boston Dynamics was spun off from MIT and became a private company. Before being acquired by Google, it "survived" in military contracts for a long time. Boston Dynamics was clearly a military company, and Google was clearly a military company. Boston Dynamics, which spent US$3 billion to acquire, wasted four years in the end and had to be sold to SoftBank for US$165 million.

High emotional intelligence: The corporate culture of Boston Dynamics is very different from that of Google.

Low emotional intelligence: We cannot command military enterprises.

Because this is not a commercial company at all. They don’t care about your business logic. They want your supercomputer, your technology, and your funds to be confident. You want technology from them? No! Want data? No! Want to plan? No! To comply with company strategy? What a beautiful idea! Can I send you a technical team? no! What about finances? This person must be a native American, and his resume must be as detailed as his grandparents, and both his father's and mother's lines must be native Americans.

This isn't an acquisition at all. It's like inviting an ancestor back to you.

"If it's a weak persimmon, why should I entrust this task to Goldman Sachs?" Bai Ye said bluntly: "Just tell me if Goldman Sachs can take this business? If not, I will find someone else to do it."

"You can take it." David Solomon pondered slightly and said, "But Goldman Sachs may have to share this business with other investment banks, because these companies almost all touch some sensitive departments to a greater or lesser extent, and we need others to share the pressure. .”

There is no way. Generally speaking, truly advanced technologies usually blossom and bear fruit in the military field before slowly transitioning to the civilian field. This is almost the case for the more than 20 companies that Ivan Vanke asked Bai Ye to acquire.

Perhaps because of Bai Ye's background, no one reviewed Bai Ye's qualifications to acquire these companies, but there were many tedious matters. It was difficult for Goldman Sachs to help Bai Ye acquire these companies in one go, so they had to share some of the fruits with their peers.

"Okay!" Bai Ye nodded: "I just want the results. As for the process, it doesn't matter. That is a matter for you, Goldman Sachs, to consider. In short, the cost of business consulting will not be less than yours, Goldman Sachs."

Afterwards, Bai Ye also added: "Sun Bank's preparations to acquire other banks will not stop. It is just because the capital chain is a little tight now, so it will be postponed for a while."

David Solomon's eyes lit up when he heard this. Acquiring companies like Boston Dynamics is troublesome and makes little money, but acquiring banks is easy and makes a lot of money. It is the fattest and most delicious beef tenderloin.

Bai Ye just used the carrot of acquiring banking business to dangle Goldman Sachs, asking them to work faster. Bai Ye himself didn't care, but Ivan Vanke didn't seem to be a patient person.

“A pleasure to work with.”

“A pleasure to work with.”

Under the witness of the lawyer, Bai Ye signed a commission business with Goldman Sachs.

After the people from Goldman Sachs left, Bai Ye lit a cigarette and said to Jordan: "One more thing, let me tell you, next, Stark Group will send people to form a business negotiation delegation with you. Go to Silicon Valley to negotiate a deal.”

"what business?"

Jordan asked.

"A new energy vehicle company called 'Tesla', the acquisition plan, we will take 40% of the shares, Stark Group will take 40% of the shares, leaving 20% ​​of the shares for the founder, and give it a valuation... Bai Ye thought for a while: "Be generous, let's say 600 million US dollars."

"No problem." Jordan nodded and said, "But Master, Galaxy Capital has not made any big moves for a long time. Why don't we do something next?"

"Well..." Bai Ye pondered for a moment and said: "We have been short of money recently. We need a lot of funds in all directions. It seems that it is time to try again. Well, during this time, you can pay more attention to Japan. The problem is, if nothing else happens, we will short the Japanese index next.”

"Master, the direction your sword points is my battlefield!"

Jordan was so excited that he patted his chest and promised Bai Ye:

"I will definitely check it for you!"

As the companies under Bai Ye's control are getting bigger and bigger, Jordan is getting bolder and bolder now. Before, he was worried about whether Bai Ye would cause any big incident when he went to Japan. Now, he is not afraid at all. Well, isn't it just a small Japan? That's what it does!

In essence, Japan is a dog raised in the United States. When the owner's family suffers from famine, he will be killed for dog meat at any time.

Why, America can eat dog meat, but we Osborne can’t eat it?

…

night.

Baiye came to Betty's house.

As for the IM party held by the Venus Energy engineers, Bai Ye definitely had no interest in going there to have fun with the people. He just gave his card to the executives and asked them to swipe it.

Because Bai Ye had already played a high-end game with Tony before. The women on Tony's "Stark" yacht were worth at least US$100,000, while the engineers' im parties probably started at US$1,000. Give them money and they don’t know how to make it.

Maybe a seafood merchant who earns $1,000 is no different in appearance from a seafood merchant who starts with $100,000, and may even be prettier, but the feeling is different.

One is an unknown practitioner in the world, and the other is a well-known actor, supermodel, and goddess of the public in Hollywood. Can they be the same?

The seafood businessman with 100,000 US dollars has long transcended the physical things and has more spiritual enjoyment.

"What do you want to do again?"

Betty opened the door and saw that it was a white night, and her good mood for the whole day was gone.

"It hurts my heart too much if you talk like that."

Bai Ye held the gift box in his hand and said:

"I came here specifically to give you a gift."

"Gift?"

Betty looked at Bai Ye suspiciously:

"What else can you give me?"

"Wouldn't you know if you open it and take a look?"

Bai Ye put the big gift box in Betty's hand, and then he entered Betty's house as if he had returned to his own home.

He didn't consider himself an outsider at all, and took a bottle of 2000 Hermann Riesse semi-dry white wine from the small wine cabinet in Betty's house.

Bai Ye sat on the sofa, crossed her legs, and drank the red wine from the goblet in her hand. With a smile on her lips, she looked at Betty with bright eyes, and slowly opened the big gift box.

"Wedding dress? Why did you give me a wedding dress?" Betty looked at Bai Ye with a question mark on her head: "Do you mean to propose to me?"

"of course not!"

"That's the best!" Betty couldn't tell whether she was happy or sad: "Anyway, stop dreaming, I can't choose to marry you!"

Bai Ye smiled slightly and continued: "These are the Pronovias I specially ordered for you. Didn't you say that you and your ex-boyfriend Bruce Banner are in true love? I am asking you to try it in advance and wear it for him. It feels like a wedding dress.”

Pronovias is the world's number one brand in the field of wedding dresses. It is a Barcelona brand. It ranks first in the world for hand-sewn wedding dresses. It is loved by many European royal families and is known as the King of Lace.

The price of a wedding dress ranges from 600 to 12,000 euros.

Baiye's piece, which was urgently ordered for Betty, cost him 20,000 euros.

"Is there something wrong with your head?" Betty looked at Bai Ye strangely and said, "I remember, aren't you men very possessive? It's just that you don't ask me to cut off contact with Bruce, and you kindly help me and him. Buying a wedding dress?”

"Because I am a kind person, isn't it?" Bai Ye said nonsensical words in a serious tone, referred to as Ippidao: "I am not that kind of selfish paranoid. If you love someone, you don't have to possess her. On the contrary, if you love her, you will give her something. Freedom... How can I bear to blame you for making a mistake? I went too far in giving you freedom!"

"I don't believe you are this kind of person!" Betty looked at Bai Ye warily: "You don't have any bad ideas, do you?"

"What bad thoughts can I have?" Bai Ye said with a smile: "I spent a lot of money to customize the wedding dress for you! You put it on first and try it on. If it doesn't suit, I will have someone change it for you. Anyway, I feel It will look beautiful on you.”

Betty put on this wedding dress at Bai Ye's urging.

The wedding dress exudes white light, as pure and flawless as the first snow in winter.

Betty's snow-like skin looked particularly dazzling on her wedding dress through the crystal tassels. Under the light, her eyes shone like stars and her hair hung down like black waterfalls.

It smells like a pure and flawless bride.

"How about it?"

Betty showed it in front of Bai Ye unconfidently.

"very beautiful!"

Bai Ye nodded and affirmed:

"If it weren't for the fact that the man you truly love is Bruce Banner, I would have thought of marrying you."

"That's impossible, I already have my heart set on it."

Betty snorted softly and said.

"Well, if you Jiang Zi talks..." Bai Ye sighed: "Then my heart will be ice cold!"

"Stop talking, come and have a drink with me."

Bai Ye also poured Betty a glass of wine.

Betty hesitated for a moment, but seeing Bai Ye's drunken and melancholy look, she still acted like a lady. She sat down on the other corner of the sofa and drank two drinks with Bai Ye.

In fact, if Bai Ye didn't do so many bad things, in Betty's eyes, he would still be a very attractive man.

He is very handsome, at least much more handsome than Bruce Banner. In terms of talent... During this period of in-depth contact with Bai Ye, Betty also discovered that Bai Ye does not seem to be the good-for-nothing dude that many people think. At least Bai Ye has business talents. Yes, he has almost built a business matrix, Galaxy Capital, Sun Bank, Mars Military Industry, Venus Energy... In addition to having a bad personality, he seems to be a very good man.

The two of them just drank wine and chatted for a while.

Just drinking like this, Betty didn't know when she drank herself so much that she became dizzy.

She heard Bai Ye's excited laughter: Do you see the photo of you and Bruce Banner here? Don't you two really love each other? Let him save you. Let him take you out of my clutches?

Cosplay?

Betty, who was wearing a wedding dress, felt as if she had also fallen into the drama under Bai Ye's "teaching", crying loudly: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Bruce, come and save me? This bastard Bai Ye always wants to bully me." Me! Help me beat him!"

Well, I played with Aunt Mei last time, and Bai Ye felt a little addicted. Now I'm going to play with Betty again. I have to say, it's really fun!

So exciting!

Bai Ye and Betty were having fun when his cell phone rang again.

"Damn it, I forgot to turn off my phone again. Who is it? Always bothering me at times like this?"

Bai Ye complained.

But there was a previous experience where Ivan Vanke had built a second-generation Ark Reactor, and when he reported the news to him, he was busy riding someone else's bicycle, and it was really difficult for him to turn off his mobile phone.

"Hey, what's going on?"

Jordan said: "Master, this afternoon, our business delegation had contact with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Now Tesla is also very short of money. Elon Musk welcomes our support for Tesla." Financial investment, but he will not accept the transfer of control of Tesla.”

In the original universe of White Night, 2008 was also Musk's year of Mercury retrograde. He encountered problems such as the failure of SpaceX's first three rocket launches, insufficient financing for Tesla, and his marriage on the rocks. If he was not careful, he might go bankrupt.

The Marvel world is now in 2008, and Tesla has encountered a similar problem. Due to an error in the cost estimate of Tesla's new car and urgent need for funds, Musk invested all his last 40 million US dollars in Tesla. It's far from enough. If Daimler hadn't extended a hand and helped Musk, it's hard to say whether Tesla would still exist.

This is when Tesla has not yet found Daimler, the white knight.

Bai Ye said impatiently: "In other words, this person rejected our goodwill?"

"Uh..." Jordan said, "In a sense, yes."

"Then what else is there to say? Get him!" Bai Ye sneered and said, "When you left, didn't I ask Tian Yangsheng to follow you? At this time, it's time for him to show his full potential. It worked. Find a horse, cut off its head, and send it to Musk's bed. I want him to feel the shock of America. Otherwise, he may really think that America is the paradise of freedom and democracy, and humanity. A beacon of light."

You, a North African, want to make money in the United States, how dare you not pay protection fees to your big benefactors? Then we have to give you a little American shock.