Vol 6 Chapter 275: bad news

Los Angeles, Nevada Lieutenant Governor Jim, accompanied by Commercial Secretary Lopez, came to Musk’s SpaceX by appointment.

This is an ordinary SpaceX morning. Sitting in a tour bus and taking a look at it. In the shocking workshop that was originally used to make airplanes, there are hundreds of SpaceX employees wearing casual clothes, some with earplugs, and some with them. Using headphones, iPod or iPhone, while listening to music, while working.

Governor Jim, who has visited many high-tech companies in Silicon Valley, has a very intuitive understanding of the freedom of American high-tech companies, but SpaceX's experience is still beyond his expectations.

He felt that this company looked like everything, but it was not the same as the organization that developed rockets and spacecraft in his mind.

He has also been to NASA, and the rigor and professionalism there impressed him very much.

Compared to there, it's really like a joke here.

However, during the visit, SpaceX's ideas made his thinking a little shaken.

If SpaceX can really reduce the cost of aviation launches by a large margin, or, as they say, can re-use rockets, then they might really be able to do something in the aviation field.

So, can they succeed?

Governor Jim himself could not tell this question.

He looked at the few employees distributed in the workshop, and the way they looked scattered, it really didn't look like a company that could successfully manufacture rockets and spaceships.

However, thinking about Musk's background, he felt that things would not seem so absolute.

Musk became famous in Silicon Valley, and the guys in Silicon Valley are best at doing things that seem incredible.

Governor Jim, who has reached fifty years of age, is very aware of the changes Silicon Valley has brought to his life in all aspects.

Silicon Valley now includes more than semiconductors and the Internet, and all aspects of daily work and life are covered in Silicon Valley. The difference is that some fields are deeply involved, and some fields are just beginning to contact.

The tentacles of Silicon Valley are extending to various industries, and it has achieved great success in many industries.

Just as Lieutenant Governor Jim would never have thought that the TV in his living room and the mobile phone in his pocket would be related to Silicon Valley. Who knows, this guy who is famous in Silicon Valley will not let those who look professional and strict in the future. Is the aerospace agency eclipsed?

In other words, when they first founded Tesla in Silicon Valley, who could have imagined that they could actually achieve results so quickly?

The test drive information sent back from various places also made some of their original rhetoric, such as "changing the traditional auto industry", not just like a joke, but a fact.

SpaceX’s reception staff are introducing the company’s vision and the idea of ​​emigrating to Mars to Lieutenant Governor Jim, who is visiting for the first time. The Lieutenant Governor is indeed interested, but he still keeps looking at his watch.

He was not here to visit SpaceX.

Ten minutes have passed since the appointment time, but they are still being dragged here, and the protagonist Musk is still missing.

The lieutenant governor glanced at the state secretary of commerce, Ms. Lopeci, who had been in contact with Musk several times. At this time, he seriously doubted whether he was released by Musk.

Lopez approached the deputy governor and said in a low voice, “Musk has always been very punctual when meeting with government representatives who hope to get Tesla to settle down.”

Oh, Lieutenant Governor Jim suddenly understood that this is just a method used by Musk.

He also relieved his heart.

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On the east coast of Washington, DC, the talks in the Treasury Building are finally drawing to a close.

Feng Yiping and Paulson were somewhat tired at this time.

"...I suggest that when dealing with our country's officials, Mr. Minister should emphasize that at this stage, you are the person the White House relies on most financially and economically," Feng Yiping suggested at Paulson's request.

"In our country, at the national level, the voices will be very clear, even if multiple departments, the voices on the same issue will definitely be consistent,"

"But in America, it's not like that,"

"A lot of people from many departments will express their views on the same issue, and their views will be inconsistent. This is really confusing,"

Paulson smiled, a little helpless.

In a country like the United States that pursues elections, the more hot the issue is, the more people will rush to express their opinions.

Sometimes not to mention him, even after the president has expressed his opinions, there will be some heavyweight people, such as the lady on Capitol Hill mentioned by Feng Yiping, to express opinions that are contrary to the president.

This will indeed confuse the government officials of some countries they deal with. Who on earth is in charge?

Sometimes, he really envied China. The voice from the top level in China will be very clear, so the people below can also reach consensus faster.

But in the United States, this is a very difficult process.

"Thank you for your suggestion." Paulson looked at his watch. "It seems, if I don't invite you to dinner, it's not justified?"

Feng Yiping looked at his watch, "Is this time already?"

"The other employees in this building, aren't they all off work?"

Paulson suddenly asked curiously, "Do you still want to meet other people in this building?"

"Yes," Feng Yiping said, "Since it is also a rare visit, and in the future, it will be inevitable to deal with some people in this building, so I hope that I can take this opportunity to meet people in this building. Meet other people,"

Paulson immediately picked up the phone, "Who do you want to see?"

"I heard that the Foreign Investment Committee is here? I hope to meet their chairman," Feng Yiping said with a smile.

Paulson was shocked. He didn't expect that Feng Yiping was talking about this department.

"Why, isn't it convenient?"

"Are you worried that some of your company's future business activities will be affected?" Paulson asked.

When he was in charge of Goldman Sachs, he worked with Feng Yiping's company several times.

He naturally knows that, legally speaking, for the United States, Feng Yiping's company in the United States, or Feng Yiping's company in the United States, is not actually foreign, but domestic.

Because the funding comes from the United States.

Feng Yiping smiled, "Who knows?"

Those guys on Wall Street don't behave, because of the next plans, he naturally hopes to establish good interaction with this committee.

Paulson can actually understand Feng Yiping’s concerns. He picked up the phone and said to the secretary, "Let the chairman of the Foreign Investment Committee come to my office."

The chairman is his subordinate. It is not a big deal to let him meet Feng Yiping, because this is an inter-departmental organization, and one person cannot control the final decision.

Looking at Feng Yiping, he said to the secretary, "Wait,"

Then asked Feng Yiping, "Or, let him have lunch with us?"

Feng Yiping gave a thumbs up.

As a result, Lawrence Fink soon received relevant news. Not only did Feng Yiping and Paulson talk about the present, Paulson also invited him to lunch, and among the accompanying people, there was actually the chairman of the Foreign Investment Committee!

He became irritable again.

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At this time, in SpaceX, Nevada's Lieutenant Governor Jim finally met the protagonist Musk.

"Hello," Musk waited for them in a conference room.

Seeing him, Jim felt a little bit that this guy didn't seem to be deliberately drying himself, because not only was there a lot of papers on the table, the guy looked really tired and haggard.

It's really like working for a long time, or maybe I didn't rest last night.

He didn't know that a large part of Musk's haggardness came from family reasons.

As 2007 is about to pass, the relationship between Musk and his wife Justin has also reached the brink of collapse, and it seems that there is some irreversible trend.

"Sorry to let everyone come here," Musk threw half of the burger on the table into the trash can. "We should have met at Tesla, but I really can't live without Los Angeles these days."

"Hehe, we are also very happy to have this opportunity to visit SpaceX," Jim said with a smile.

He knew that it was very difficult for this guy to say such a thing.

"First of all, I have to congratulate you, congratulations on Tesla's road test very smooth ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ thank you," Musk said nonchalantly.

"Governor Jim came this time and brought the latest conditions in our state," Lopez, the commercial secretary who had been in contact with Musk many times, handed Musk a folder.

She knew that this guy didn't like politeness.

"Oh," Musk looked at immediately.

Lieutenant Governor Jim looked at the company’s seemingly undisciplined office area, “Nevada values ​​the Tesla project very much, and we will do everything we can to cooperate with Tesla.”

Musk is still looking at the documents, as if he hadn't heard this sentence.

"It's just Musk. As far as I know, Schwarzenegger also values ​​this project very much."

"We also know that California has given very good conditions for this. Why is Tesla still screening manufacturing sites nationwide?"

His words have other meanings. Do you use us as a bargaining power against California?

Musk's gaze temporarily left the document, "We will be a project that contributes more than 5 billion US dollars of GDP to the local economy and provides more than 50,000 jobs. We naturally hope that we can choose the most suitable place."

5 billion dollars? 50,000 job opportunities? The shocked Lieutenant Governor gave Lopez a look.

Lopeci spread his hands. It was the first time he heard of such clear data.

"Of course, these two sets of data include those created directly by us and those created by our partners,"

That's it!

But it is still very attractive.

"As for California, we have always believed that some California congressmen have not given us enough support," Musk said.

"California congressman?"

"California Congressman," Musk said lightly.