Chapter 483 Defeat
Philip was really impressed. He didn't expect Gao Yuan to be able to mobilize such a huge amount of funds in the United States.
It was hard to imagine that a company that was established for just over a year could have such great power.
"In the first two years, you will help Yuanfang Auto operate for free without taking a penny of profit." Gao Yuan said, "The 40 billion US dollars must not be less."
"Wait until the third year, and then you will share part of the profit."
Hearing Gao Yuan's conditions, Philip said it was impossible.
In order to raise the 40 billion US dollars, he had to raise it from various channels.
In two years, his capital chain would break countless times, and almost every time the capital chain broke, it would be enough to make him unable to turn over for the rest of his life.
"Mr. Gao, this request is too harsh."
Philip protested strongly.
"There is nothing to talk about." Gao Yuan said.
They all wanted to send Gao Yuan to prison, so how could Gao Yuan give him the overseas sales rights of Yuanfang Auto.
Philip's face darkened, "Mr. Gao, there is no room for negotiation. Don't worry, I will use my connections to block Yuanfang Auto to the greatest extent. Yuanfang Auto will not be able to sell overseas in the future."
"Don't think I don't know about your cooperation with Musk. Isn't the Pi phone just a Yuanfang phone with a different shell?"
"If you still want to use the method of changing the shell, I guarantee that you will never succeed."
Philip was desperate.
Since Gao Yuan had no intention of cooperating with him, Gao Yuan's products would not be able to gain a foothold overseas.
"Hahaha, you can interfere."
Gao Yuan laughed.
...
That night, Philip returned home with a gloomy face.
If he went to Huaxia, it would be fine if Gao Yuan targeted him.
That was Gao Yuan's territory, but in Yingjiang Country, he was defeated miserably.
While the news of his impending bankruptcy had not spread, Philip decided that he must use his influence to target Gao Yuan's overseas layout.
I heard that Gao Yuan has a deep influence in Australia, so let's start with the United States, and then use the influence of the United States to force Australia to withdraw Gao Yuan's investment and drive him out of the Australian market.
At the same time, his company's products will never be allowed to enter the overseas market.
Thinking of this, Philip began to contact some congressmen, hoping to get support from these congressmen.
"Is it here?"
Outside Philip's manor, four or five masked men in black avoided heavy surveillance and came to the periphery of the manor.
Then, they entered the villa.
Philip was still contacting his friends by phone.
These four or five men in black were not in a hurry, but waited quietly.
"Who are you?"
When Philip just hung up the phone, they suddenly appeared in front of Philip.
Without giving Philip a chance to resist, these people immediately started to make traces of Philip's suicide.
They had undergone special training at the military training base in Australia, and it was extremely easy for them to arrange the suicide scene.
Soon, the suicide scene was disguised.
Then these people hid from the surveillance cameras and secretly left Philip's villa.
...
The next day.
A piece of news instantly became a hot search on the social media of the United States.
[Mr. Philip, a Wall Street financier, was killed at home. The cause was that when he was taking a bath in the bathtub, the circuit was broken and he was electrocuted to death. And Mr. Philip lost tens of billions of dollars in the futures market, and the factor of suicide was not ruled out].
After this news came out, it instantly caused an uproar.
Not many people know about the futures market, and most of them don't know what kind of difficulties Mr. Philip encountered.
But his death and heavy debts are indeed true.
A stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Those creditors were anxious. They trusted Philip and lent him money.
Unexpectedly, Philip died!
How should he repay the money he owed?
These creditors began to force Philip's family, urging them to repay the money as soon as possible.
As the mastermind behind the scenes, Gao Yuan was lying in the swimming pool enjoying life.
Musk on the side still finds it incredible.
The famous Mr. Philip died in his own home. This was a bit shocking when it was spread out.
Musk couldn't help but look at Gao Yuan, "Mr. Gao, I want to know if Mr. Philip's death has anything to do with you?"
"If I say no, do you believe me?"
Gao Yuan asked back.
At this point, Musk had roughly guessed it.
But he didn't expect Gao Yuan to be so decisive.
He seemed to have never heard that Gao Yuan had such help, and he actually solved Philip quietly.
It seems that he still underestimated Gao Yuan.
There is definitely a mysterious power around him.
Musk looked at Gao Yuan with a little more awe.
"Mr. Gao Yuan, you had a lot of conflicts with Mr. Philip before, and you must be called by the FBI for questioning." Musk said.
"Just ask, since I didn't do it, what am I afraid of?"
Gao Yuan said disdainfully.
Anyway, there is no evidence, what can he do?
"By the way, Mr. Musk, we have been working together for so long. I intend to expand Yuanfang Auto and YouNi APP overseas. Do you have any ideas?" Gao Yuan asked.
After thinking about it, Musk is more reliable.
The two have worked together for so long that Gao Yuan is familiar with Musk's character.
But if Yuanfang Auto is sold overseas, it will inevitably affect Tesla's sales.
"Yes, I also plan to discontinue Tesla production."
Musk agreed directly without thinking about it.
There is no other way. If he doesn't cooperate with Gao Yuan, Gao Yuan will find someone else to cooperate, and he will also change the shell of Yuanfang cars and sell them in Western countries.
Tesla’s living space will definitely be squeezed by then.
Instead of doing this, it is better to cooperate with Gao Yuan and completely cut off Tesla's production line.
Since then, all his assets have become asset-light, which not only has low risk, but also provides a large amount of fixed income every year.
For Musk, this is also a good thing.
"It's not bad to have your APP distributed overseas. I previously acquired a social software. If you license your APP overseas to me, with these two social APPs, I can influence a lot of public opinion."
Musk looked at Gao Yuan, "When will we start signing the agreement?"
"Don't worry, the licensing fee for Yuanfang Auto is 15 billion US dollars, and the licensing fee for your APP is 5 billion US dollars." Gao Yuan said, "This cannot be less."
Remember, the licensing fee of 20 billion US dollars is not a small amount.
But Musk still agreed.
Because as long as the authorization is obtained, the benefits will not be comparable to that of 20 billion US dollars.
"Don't worry, I will not only give you 20 billion U.S. dollars, but also give you 5 billion U.S. dollars in renewal fees every year." Musk said, "It's still the same method to replace the Yuanfang car."
"No problem, happy working together!"
Gao Yuan stretched out his right hand.
The matter was settled just like that.
On the same day, the two signed a contract.
After earning US$20 billion, Gao Yuan also handed over the overseas sales rights of Yuanfang Auto to Musk.
After returning to the company, Musk immediately summoned Tesla's top executives and publicly announced that all Teslas currently in production would cease production and would use new technologies to build the latest new energy vehicles. At the same time, they would benchmark against world-renowned car companies. New cars for sale.
Introduce new technologies and comprehensively upgrade Tesla.
After hearing the news, Joanna was startled. She seemed to have understood what Musk meant.
She has always been responsible for Musk's production and R\u0026D.
During this period of time, no new technology has been developed, so why should it be suddenly updated?
The biggest possibility is to introduce technology from abroad.
The target of this introduction is most likely Yuanfang Automobile.
Joanna has test driven Yuanfang cars and knows the superior performance of Yuanfang cars.
In the face of distant cars, Tesla’s proud advantages are not worth mentioning at all. If it weren't for the blockade by Western countries, Yuanfang Auto would have been slaughtered abroad, and other car companies that suppressed it have collapsed.
"Joanna, you are responsible for the introduction of new technologies."
Musk said, "Let the others leave now. I have other things to worry about, Ms. Joanna."
After the others walked out of the meeting room, Musk looked at Joanna solemnly and said, "You should understand my next strategic layout."
"Yes, Mr. Musk, I have roughly guessed what you are going to do."
Joanna said.
She had test driven the Yuanfang car and even dismantled the car to analyze the structure inside.
Even if Musk doesn't say it, Joanna will be able to find out when new Tesla cars are produced in the future.
"Next, it's up to you to connect with Yuanfang Group." Musk said, "I plan to build a production base in West Jersey. Apart from the original production base, the base in West Jersey is mainly responsible for exporting products to Western Europe."
"As for other things, you don't have to worry. Yuanfang Group will send specialized engineers to help us with production."
According to Musk's idea, Tesla's shell will still be used, but the engine, system, and various components are all from Yuanfang Automobile.
The most basic model of Yuanfang Automobile is sold in China for 100,000 soft sister coins, which is about 14,000 U.S. dollars in U.S. dollars.
If you include the export tariffs, the selling price in the Eagle Sauce Country should be around US$25,000 to US$30,000.
Combined with the previous selling price of Tesla cars, Musk plans to set the selling price of the new Tesla at US$40,000, and the profit should be considerable.
As for the Farlander, the price in China is almost 300,000 U.S. dollars, so in Eagle Country, the price should be around 80,000 U.S. dollars.
For most people in Yingjiang, US$80,000 is not a low figure.
Taken together, the salary of most working-class people in China is around US$8,000 to US$12,000.
Eight months’ salary is enough to buy a new Tesla car.
If Yuanfang Auto launches a new model in the future, Musk will follow suit. If Yuanfang Auto launches a million-dollar luxury car, Tesla will also launch a new model priced at 300,000 to 400,000 US dollars. luxury car.
This kind of car is specifically aimed at the wealthy class and takes Tesla to the next level.
"Mr. Musk, you can rest assured that I will definitely strengthen cooperation with Yuanfang Group and produce the updated Tesla as soon as possible."
Joanna promised.
On the same day, Tesla announced that they would update Tesla cars. This upgraded car will exceed everyone's imagination.
This is the biggest change in Tesla’s history.
Because Musk is the richest man, he has a great influence. Once this news was released, it instantly attracted many netizens to watch.
The richest man's every move quickly became the topic of conversation for ordinary people after dinner.
On the other hand, Gao Yuan's visit to Eagle Country was almost done.
The original intention was to come to Eagle Country to participate in the celebration of the π mobile phone, but he didn't expect so many moths to happen.
He was delayed in Eagle Country for a while.
Gao Yuan originally planned to leave today, but he didn't expect Musk to insist on inviting Gao Yuan to stay and planned to hold a banquet for Gao Yuan.
Gao Yuan didn't want to attend this kind of banquet, but because of Musk's face, Gao Yuan finally agreed.
That night, in the most luxurious manor in Eagle Country.
The banquet officially began.
Unlike the Chinese, Eagle Country likes to hold banquets, dances and various parties.
The Chinese prefer social ways such as drinking and drinking tea.
Therefore, Gao Yuan didn't find it strange that Musk liked to hold banquets.
This banquet not only attracted many celebrities and wealthy people from the United States, but also many stars.
Musk has a special liking for female stars and models.
He has been married several times, but he has many lovers in private.
Those lovers are either female stars or supermodels.
This banquet was mainly held for Gao Yuan. Most of the wealthy people in the United States did not know Gao Yuan before, but since the incident with Philip, everyone has become familiar with Gao Yuan.
According to the saying of China, a strong dragon will not suppress a local snake.
As soon as this strong dragon arrived in the United States, he suppressed Philip, the local snake, to death, and Philip ended up committing suicide.
Therefore, no one dared to underestimate Gao Yuan, the richest man in China.
People in the United States have a strong sense of heroism. As long as you are strong enough, even if you are black, you can still be admired.
For example, there are many black players in the NBA.
Those white people are also very respectful when facing these black stars.
They only look down on those who are not as good as them.
The same is true in those American movies, which advocate personal heroism.
Many times, the protagonist alone turns the tide of the battle.
Gao Yuan is worse than these people and has very strong capital, so in the eyes of these people, Gao Yuan is enough to be one of them.
When treating Gao Yuan, these celebrities are also very polite.
"Mr. Gao Yuan, can we have a drink?"
A female star walked up to Gao Yuan.
Seeing this female star, Gao Yuan felt very familiar.
It seems to be...Scarlett?
"Black Widow?"
Gao Yuan blurted out.
This is the nickname given to Scarlett by the Chinese. (End of this chapter)