Vol 4 Chapter 22: 1 Pond of Dead Water (Autumn Light III)

The heroic Martin suffered an unexpected blow in Detroit. He met with three experts on the list. As a result, he and Mark not long ago brought his own plan for electric vehicles to find those venture capitalists. The results were very similar, all without even politeness, so they just refused.

Only one said a little more to him, "Young man, this is a car, not the gadgets you made in Silicon Valley before. Do you know how many parts a car has? Thousands!

These parts come from all over the world. Do you know how complicated it is to manage such a supply chain? "

"Those things you build in Silicon Valley, such as computers, you don’t need to produce any parts at all. You go to the parts store to purchase the parts and assemble them on demand, then install the drivers, install the operating system, and you build a usable one. computer.

But, do you know that in the automotive industry, each of our companies has its own CAN protocol. Simply put, Ford’s car light controllers cannot be used in our general-purpose cars at all. It is also the ESP of Dr. The ones used on cars can’t be installed on Ford’s cars either,"

He looked at Martin who was very surprised, "So, do you know how complicated it is to build a car?"

"I see," Martin nodded.

"That's good," the expert nodded, "you'd better pack your bags and go back to Silicon Valley and do the gadgets you are familiar with."

Martin drank the whiskey in his glass. "I understand why the two of them said that they want to bring some changes to the auto industry."

"I can't believe it at all, and I can't imagine it at all. Today, when technology is so advanced and cross-border collaboration has become popular, the automobile industry is so closed, no, so primitive,"

"This is definitely not a healthy business, nor is it a business that can develop healthily. If you still stick to these outdated, outdated, and long-overdue exclusive habits, you will eventually drink the suffering you have caused. Wine, I don’t think this time will be too long, don’t you realize this problem?"

When he first said this, Martin felt a little angry, but later, he slowly cheered up and felt like Don Quixote, full of mission.

"If I said that I had only 9 points of confidence in this project before this, I now have 12 points of confidence, Dr. Stephen, I believe that within a few years, you will know us again. These will only be done in Silicon Valley. Gadget guy,"

He said something like a declaration, making Dr. Stephen a little stunned. A friend next to him, who is also in the auto industry, smiled and asked, "What's wrong, Stephen? Who is that young man?"

"Nothing," Stephen shook his head, looking at the young man who had walked out of the bar. "It's just a drunk guy."

Martin's rhetoric, in his opinion, is crazy talk.

He never thought that Martin, this guy, would have the potential of being a super crow mouth. The words he said today really came to pass.

Martin, who walked out of the bar, looked at the lively bars behind him, the surrounding buildings, and the towering general headquarters in the distance. Standing on the streets of this brightly lit modern metropolis, he really saw the sinking atmosphere under the glamour of the city.

In his mind, Detroit, the automobile city that originally symbolized the frontier of machinery industry technology, is now a wild tribe dressed in a modern coat.

He called Feng Yiping to express his feelings.

"So Martin, that's why I said that all the parts of our car are made from scratch," Feng Yiping said over the phone. "We just want to use some common parts. You will find that the cost is also high. "

After confirming this project, Feng Yiping discovered that some of Tesla's subsequent pioneering efforts may not be so much their persistence, but the starting point is to perfect every detail of the vehicle, it is better to be forced.

The automobile industry, like the aerospace industry that Musk is engaged in, is also an industry that is very exclusive and has no shared spirit at all.

Musk and Tesla later decided to open up their patents to all their colleagues. In addition to wanting more people to make this cake bigger, they also have this consideration.

At this point, Feng Yiping somewhat likes the domestic automobile industry.

Although domestic auto access is difficult, at least the sharing spirit of the domestic auto industry is not bad.

He clearly remembered that at the time when the SUV was on fire, the biggest difference among so many brands of SUVs on the market might be the brand. From spare parts, to production processes, to production lines, they may all be exactly the same.

Of course, Feng Yiping is not sure whether they followed the same old path as the American auto industry.

"Martin, I think, can you change your mind? These long-established experts will cherish their reputation, and because of their excellent income, they dare not and have no courage to innovate, so I think, convince them It may be more difficult to join. It is really hard to say whether joining our young company is a help or a resistance."

"So, can we consider starting with the young assistants of these experts? They have experience and technology, but fortunately, their thinking is not solidified. More importantly, they will not oppose innovation and change. What do you think? "

"Thank you Feng, you are very reasonable, I will adjust the target, mainly looking for the young and middle-aged experts,"

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Thanks to the blessing of Comrade Musk, who is very good at propaganda, Feng Yiping once again made headlines in the United States. However, this time, unlike the two one-sided praises he led to successful listing of his company before, it is a bit like his. The blue ocean strategy was the same when it was first launched in the United States, with mixed praise and criticism.

However, the controversy over his book seems to be an academic controversy, but this time the controversy over Musk's rhetoric is like a regional dispute.

The western media are very supportive of Musk, Feng Yiping, and their start-up Tesla. Many reports are very predictive and say, "We believe that the two outstanding young people of the United States and China have cooperated this time. Will disrupt this industry in the future,"

"Perhaps Tesla is a baby who can't walk yet. The giants may dismiss him. However, we believe that in the future, more and more imitators and followers will invest in this industry. By then Those auto industry giants that stick to the rules and have not innovated for a long time will eventually tremble."

As for the eastern media, they are ridiculing the rhetoric of Tesla and Musk in the report.

The Detroit News said, “The real-life version of Grimm’s fairy tales of two so-called business geniuses: They don’t even change a tire, but now they threaten to disrupt the entire auto industry.”

The Detroit Free Press said, "Thousands of our scientific researchers are working hard for new technologies. When our production plant updates our car products every few years, Musk said that our car industry has not gone through for too long. Change; when the top experts in the automotive field have said that there is still a long way to go in this field of research, and even those who are at the forefront of the industry cannot see the end, Musk said that traditional car manufacturing The industry has come to an end..."

"We all know ~www.wuxiaspot.com~The genius Mr. Musk treats everyone as a computer. We kindly remind him whether he should check his own software and hardware. Because of normal logic, derivation is not Come to this conclusion."

When Feng Yiping saw this, he couldn't help but want to laugh. He knew this view of Musk. He really used people and computers as an analogy. He said that a person’s hardware is his body and brain, and his software. It is the way of thinking, the way of thinking, values, habits and personality.

Therefore, Musk has always believed that learning is equivalent to the process of downloading data and programs to the brain. Listening to teachers in the classroom is like downloading ridiculously slow. Therefore, he prefers self-study, which is why this graduated from the University of Pennsylvania The guy at the Wharton School was later hailed as the "Iron Man". He learned more by himself than he learned in the business school.

I don't know what Musk dare to think about seeing these reports in the east. Anyway, Feng Yiping now feels that these reports are not enough, and the noise is not big enough now, because no heavyweight has come out to oppose it.

The opposition of these heavyweights is actually a free publicity for Tesla, which will make more people pay attention to their start-up company. In view of the fact that it will take a long time to launch products, Tesla continues to remain popular in the public. Very important. (To be continued.)