Martin Eberhard covered the microphone and looked at Mark Tarpenning aside and said: "Bridger said that at least 65% of the shares are required, and they are only willing to pay 30 million US dollars."

Mark Tarpenning replied: "Tell Mr. Bridger to wait a moment, and we will discuss it internally first."

"Okay." Martin Eberhard nodded and repeated Mark's words.

Bridger also agreed to his request.

"Mark, they want too much. They are robbing. I don't want to bring in mate anymore." Martin Eberhard said helplessly.

"Martin, only by introducing mate can we have hope. Not many people will buy a car that can be charged for 12 hours.

With mate's support, we can save a lot of trouble.

Although the shares are paying a little more.

But it can find a strong backend for Tesla.

With the support of mate, our first car will definitely sell well." Mark Tarpenning advised.

In his opinion, they did suffer a loss in terms of money, but it would bring endless benefits to mate in the future.

As long as mate devotes some resources, people all over the world will know about Tesla, and Tesla's valuation will skyrocket.

In the long run, this deal really pays off.

"We can contact Qilin Group ourselves." Martin Eberhard said with a frown.

“The emergence of Martin electric vehicles touches the interests of too many people.

Kirin Group will not cooperate with us, and those on Wall Street will not allow it. The reason why Kirin Group can enter Europe must be because of some agreement it reached with Wall Street.

Otherwise, do you think Kirin Group can enter Europe so easily?

If we want to cooperate with Qilin, we must bring a mate into the company. Even if it is not a mate, it must be Wall Street.

Otherwise our cooperation with Qilin will not be successful.

If we cooperate directly with Qilin, we will definitely be regarded as aliens and traitors.

By then Tesla will not even have the possibility of going public.

mate is definitely our best choice." Mark Tarpenning continued to persuade.

Martin Eberhard also fell silent when he heard the other party's words.

It is basically impossible to expand business in Europe without the participation of Wall Street.

No matter how powerful you are, you must allocate your interests to Wall Street. This is an unchanging law since the establishment of Wall Street.

To put it in a simple sentence: If you can fight, you will be of no use. You need to have a background and strength to be a prostitute. No matter how good you are in fighting, you are not just a little loser.

This is the truest situation in the European market.

But Bridger wanted too much.

If they agreed to this request, the shares would be reduced several times, and Martin felt that the business was a loss.

"Martin, it doesn't matter if we have less shares. As long as Tesla can go public, we will be billionaires by then." Mark Tarpenning persuaded again.

"Okay." Martin Eberhard gritted his teeth and said.

After saying that, he took out his mobile phone and dialed Max Elon's number.

Although they are the controlling shareholders of Tesla, Max has priority financing rights and must notify the other party of this matter.

"Du~du~du"

Max Elon answered the phone after three rings.

"Martin, what's the matter? I'm busy here."

"Musk, we have found a shareholder for Tesla, and the other party has agreed to invest in Tesla.

Mate is willing to pay 30 million in exchange for 65% of Tesla's shares, and introduce us to Kirin to obtain new battery technology.

I believe you already know about the new battery technology released by Kirin, right?"

"Water? Thirty million in exchange for 65% of the shares?"

Musk thought Martin must be crazy.

What kind of chicken daddy shareholder is this damn guy looking for?

The person he found last time paid 30 million for 20% of the shares.

"Mr. Pierre invested 30 million, which only requires 20% of the shares. Do you think Mate's investment is suitable?"

"The shares Mr. Pierre wants are indeed small, but if it fails, the company will belong to him. This bet is too risky.

Mate can not only bring us advertising resources but also Kirin’s battery technology.

This is a resource that Mr. Pierre cannot bring."

"Mr. Pierre can do the same..."

Max stopped mid-sentence?

Originally, he wanted to say that the other party could also bring these resources.

But he wasn't entirely sure.

The resources brought by mate are certain.

You must know that mate is the world's largest social platform. In addition, Kirin Group is also a shareholder of mate.

It should be no problem to use Mate energy to talk to Kirin about acquiring Kirin's battery technology.

"Then let's settle it like this, but I have a request. I must have priority in the next round of investment."

"No problem."

After hanging up the phone, Martin Eberhard looked at Mark aside and said: "Max agreed, but he wants priority in the next round."

"I think Mr. Bridger will agree, and he will have to pay that much money in the next round.

I believe Tesla’s next round of financing will be more than $5 billion," Mark Tarpenning said with a smile.

Then Martin Eberhard called Bridger again.

"Hey, Martin, how's your discussion going?"

"Mr. Bridger, the company's shareholders have agreed.

But I want to know if Mate can ensure that it helps Tesla obtain battery technology from Kirin?"

"Theoretically there is no problem, but Qilin may put forward their requirements. We can confirm this before signing the contract."

"Then how about we sign the contract after you confirm this?"

"No problem."

Martin Eberhard hung up the phone and told the other party what Bridger said.

...

at the same time.

Lighthouse Country Detroit, Michigan.

General Motors Headquarters.

Rick Wagner convened a think tank to analyze Kirin technology as soon as he came to work.

Will electric vehicles have any impact on fuel vehicles in the future?

More than a dozen think tank personnel in the conference room debated this matter endlessly.

"Although Kirin has launched new battery technology, its manufacturing costs remain high and it is unlikely to have an impact on fuel vehicles.

No matter how fast Kirin Battery's new technology charges, the charging time cannot be less than an hour, and the cost of electric vehicles is not low.

According to estimates, the cost of an electric car is at least US$30,000.”

"The cost of US$30,000 has already posed a threat to the sales of our mid-range models.

I think we have to be prepared for the impact of electric vehicles entering the market."

"The $30,000 is just equity. What if the cost is less than $10,000? How should we deal with it at this time?"

"The mileage of an electric vehicle is only two to three hundred kilometers at most. It's fine for driving in the city but not suitable for long distances. I don't think there's anything to worry about."

"Even if electric vehicles can only drive in the city, have you ever thought about how many customers it will take away?"

The entire conference room is like a vegetable market.

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