Vol 5 Chapter 1261: not optimistic

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While Eberhard ordered people to lock this room, which had become empty and looked a little messy, but it can be said that the laboratory that had witnessed another historical moment in Tesla be locked up, while calling the bar.

At this time, there was obviously no suitable place near the park.

"Feng, you can only go to San Francisco." After making a few calls, he caught up with Feng Yiping, who was hooking up with Musk.

"Then go to San Francisco, have a good drink tonight, and have a holiday tomorrow!"

"Yeah!" This group of computer engineers, almost the same as the computer engineers of other companies in the park, shouted excitedly.

It's not necessarily because they are happy for the holiday. After working hard for so long, they finally have results. They also need to vent the depression and anxiety in their hearts for so long.

Such loud noise attracted the windows of other companies in the park, and people kept looking down.

At this time, in the NEXTDOOR campus, it felt like a university campus. The lights in the room were all on. From the windows, you could see that someone was moving inside, but no sound was heard.

On the sports field downstairs, there were a few barefoot guys playing football, surrounded by colleagues wearing T-shirts and eating pies.

Not to mention that it was around ten o'clock, that is, at three or four in the morning, it was almost like this.

This is Silicon Valley, work hard and enjoy it.

In order to complete their work, they can take a few days in the office and sleep only three or four hours a day. They can also be like Feng Yiping and the others now. Because of the results, at this time, they still drove for dozens of minutes to San Francisco. Find a bar to sing all night long.

It's just that, after all, they are very tired. After getting on the commuter bus, many people immediately fell asleep.

"I said you won't let us down, you are a talented engineer," Feng Yiping couldn't help but praise Musk again.

After he shifted part of the focus of his work to Tesla, one of the several difficult problems that has been plagued by the overall R&D process, he was taken down by him. Feng Yiping was very fortunate for his original decision. Sure enough, it is reliable.

Musk rubbed his cheeks, "The most important thing is that our R&D team has collected a lot of evidence and data, and based on this information, has formulated many plans."

"Of course, these plans may not be all feasible, but this is what many of us will not admit,"

"One of the weaknesses of human nature is that when we decide something, we tend not to change that decision, even when facing the opposite fact."

"And you know, I am best at overturning other people's conclusions,"

Eberhard almost affirmed, "So you know this too!"

"Then, I will compare the remaining viable options, those with a higher chance of success... it's that simple,"

"Hehe, it's not easy," Feng Yiping said.

He actually knew what Musk said. This is the "scientific method" that Musk has always pursued.

He also took advantage of Feng Yiping’s approach. The difficulty lies in the fact that it is the same as the Blue Ocean Strategy. Many people understand the principles, but for specific situations, it is often impossible to draw the most correct one based on the principles already known. The conclusion comes.

Another difficulty for Musk to solve this problem is that it looks like all roads lead to Rome, but after a short period of trial, he can accurately find the best way to go and the least amount of land to be transformed. .

"It can only be said that Musk is talented in engineering, just like Feng You can easily see farther than us in many aspects," Eberhard in the front row inserted.

He should have said this very well, and fully demonstrated his generosity and kindness, but Musk seems not to have a cold, "You talk, I will take a break,"

You said that you want to rest, so why should we talk again? Eberhard had to laugh silently twice.

Feng Yiping could only pat him twice on his shoulder to show his comfort.

Just like the original, Musk was able to lead everyone to solve some difficult problems, but his and Eberhard’s inconsistencies were the same as before.

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In the downtown area of ​​San Francisco, after a short break, a car of people holding on to the enthusiasm of work, walked into a bar with a loud laugh and then immediately dispersed.

The bar that Eberhard contacted has a lot of entertainment items, the most important thing. At this time, there are many men who have kept these working for a long time in the bar—there are only a few female engineers in the team. Bright, refreshed woman.

Seeing that many guys are already talking with people swiftly and neatly, Feng Yiping smiled and said, "It seems that we didn't press hard enough,"

"Feng, I really have a different view on this. I have been tight for months and it is cruel enough," Straw said. "Everyone seems to be so energetic, mainly because of success. Excited,"

"Really? That would really treat everyone well," he touched his pocket, suddenly a little embarrassed, his pockets empty.

Nowadays, I rarely wear a wallet. I walked in such a hurry just now. How can I bring this?

Musk took out a black card and handed it to a waitress behind the bar, "Take out all the good wine, everyone," he pointed at the bar and made a circle, "We invite it."

Suddenly, this guy gained the excitement of many women in the bar, including the bar girl.

In other words, even Feng Yiping feels that his action is really handsome!

Then he said without hesitation, "Take out all your best champagne, we want to celebrate!"

Anyway, it's not about paying for yourself, not spending nothing.

Musk looked at Feng Yiping and smiled.

It can be seen that he is actually quite happy at this meeting. That is, this is a good test of Tesla's engineers, which proved his genius.

"Why, suddenly I'm not afraid of drinking?"

“I’ll sleep here when I’m drunk, that’s a big deal. Let’s book a hotel next to me. Anyway, this card is good enough, isn’t it?” Feng Yiping said.

He was naturally really happy.

Tesla, it can be said that he invested the most in a project with the greatest pressure.

This was originally a very difficult research and development project. Feng Yiping decided not to use other existing car platforms-originally Tesla’s first car Roadsters, which used the Lotus chassis, but all the systems, all from The decision to start research and development from scratch obviously adds a lot of difficulty.

To be honest, with the introduction of more and more investors, the expectations of the outside world are getting higher and higher, and he has become less and less confident about the node of mass production in 2008.

But as long as possible, he obviously does not want to be a skipper like Musk. The successful development of the motor system tonight has greatly encouraged him.

"Congratulations again," he held champagne and clinked glasses with everyone all the way.

"In fact, we can achieve the current results in such a short period of time, and there is another factor that is critical," Musk said actively after sitting down.

"Is it funds?" Feng Yiping said.

Musk glanced at him, "Yes, it's funding,"

This is also the main reason why Feng Yiping dared to boast that he had achieved results in 2008.

In the original history, Tesla's first few years, it can be said that it was all small and small, otherwise Musk would only invest a few million dollars to become Tesla's major shareholder and chairman.

But in Feng Yiping's hands, as of the end of last month, the money invested was close to $600 million.

He originally held 60% of the shares. After introducing several big names in succession, his share was reduced to 54%. That is, he alone invested more than 300 million US dollars here.

Originally, until 2006, Tesla seemed to have a scale of more than 100 people. As soon as Feng Yiping came up, he searched for an outstanding team of engineers with more than 1,000 people.

The capital investment is more than ten times the original, and the staff size is also more than ten times the original. Not to mention the average level of employees, it is also higher than the original Tesla. This is also his confidence that it will produce results in 2008. The main reason.

Sufficient funds are sometimes very effective.

"Sufficient funds are the prerequisite guarantee for us to achieve many breakthroughs," Musk said similar to what Feng Yiping thought.

"On the SpaceX side, is it because of funding issues that affected the R&D progress?" Feng Yiping asked.

"Yes, it has a lot of influence," Musk sighed with a rare sigh.

"It's a pity," he said looking at Feng Yiping.

Feng Yiping understood what a pity he was talking about.

I am rich and have a good relationship with him, but obviously, they cannot cooperate on the SpaceX project.

The U.S. government’s support for business is more than just verbal.

Whether it is Musk's SpaceX (Space Exploration Technology Company) or Bezos's BlueOrigin (Blue Origin), they are all supported by NASA.

NASA open sourced many technologies to them.

As far as any country is concerned, aerospace technology belongs to the category of cutting-edge technology. Feng Yiping is currently a Chinese citizen. Given the relationship between China and the United States, he is naturally best not to touch such a project.

Don't even think about the idea of ​​investing in offshore companies that are packaged in layers. The relevant agencies in the United States must review these companies very strictly. No matter how well you package them, they will be able to find out if they want to check.

And they must want to check, after all, the launch vehicle, if the launch site is replaced by a warhead, it is a ballistic missile.

Of course, these reasons, needless to say, they can understand by exchanging eyes.

"If you can, find Peppa and the others, they both worry about the wealth management company with so much money," Feng Yiping said with a smile.

"I have this idea, but wait and see," Musk and Feng Yiping touched, "It's better to talk about it later if you have a certain result."

"I believe that this day will not be too far away," Feng Yiping said, "but everyone, although we have made great progress today, overall, the situation is not optimistic."

“It turns out that we have reached a consensus. After the R&D work is successfully completed, we just don’t consider the production of individual parts. Many of these parts we design are brand new parts ~ www.wuxiaspot.com~ evaluation and verification, which may be necessary For three years,"

"That is, if you want to come up with a work in 2008, you will have to do this work next year at the latest. That is, we have to complete all the research and development work by the end of this year at the latest, and at the end of the year, there is only more than half a year. ,"

"But looking at our progress, the transmission system is still stuck there,"

"In any case, the various systems will finally take time to integrate together,"

"So everyone, a bigger challenge is still waiting for us,"

Although these words may not be what everyone wants to hear, it is his main duty to pour cold water in a timely manner to arouse everyone's fighting spirit again.

"I think we can shorten the verification time," Musk said. "At the same time, we need to consider the production issue now. We need to produce the core components ourselves. Now we must consider the design of the production line, which can be outsourced. So I started looking for foundries,"

"I will do these tasks," Eberhard said immediately.

Their table is actually the current Tesla board of directors.

"Musk, I hope that in the future, you can continue to divide your energy into Tesla. Together, we will solve all the problems," Straw said.

As CTO, his comprehensive ability, naturally, has nothing to say, but in terms of ideas, there is still a clear gap with Musk.

In this kind of work, groundbreaking ideas are undoubtedly very important.

"Can you?" Feng Yiping asked Musk.

"Recently, working at Tesla has been relatively smooth, and I also hope to continue the current momentum," Musk said.

"I think this is no problem. Come, I wish we will end all research and development work by the end of this year," Feng Yiping stood up.

"dry!"