Chapter 1502 The Visit of the Legendary Musk

Before the academic visiting delegation ended their trip and returned to China, they still made a stop in California.

First, Ni Guangnan and Hu Zhengmin wanted to make a report and exchange with Wu Tao on the results of this academic visit.

Secondly, it was also because of the academic report at the last stop that I chose the University of California, Berkeley.

Wu Tao did not force the specific excitement.

But before leaving, Wu Tao made serious efforts to persuade them to stay and celebrate the New Year together.

As a result, they were rejected by both Ni Guangnan and Hu Zhengmin.

Ni Guangnan's attitude of refusal was stern. With this little time during the Chinese New Year, wouldn't it be nice for me to take overtime classes at the research institute?

Hu Zhengmin was very polite, but it was probably due to the feelings he had during this visit.

In this case, Wu Tao will not force it.

It is precisely because of such outstanding talents that China Core has the possibility to catch up.

After seeing off the delegation and on the way back from the airport, Wu Tao stopped by the Global Strategy Department office.

When I first arrived downstairs, I met Molly walking out with a twist.

Seeing Wu Tao coming back, Molly turned around without hesitation and followed Wu Tao into the elevator again.

"What's wrong with you?" Wu Tao put aside the softness on his elbow, with a righteous look on his face.

Molly shook her head indifferently, "NONO." The corners of her mouth were raised crazily, but it didn't look like she meant NONO.

Wu Tao was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Then, the elevator door opened, and Wu Tao was stunned.

Is this coming?

Before Wu Tao could look at the elevator for confirmation, he was interrupted by a gloating voice behind him.

"Everyone, Huaxia Wu is here especially for you. If you have any projects or ideas, you must seize this opportunity!"

After Molly finished yelling, her smile gradually widened until she started to lean forward and back together.

The next second, Wu Tao was surrounded by a swarming crowd.

Wu Tao is very depressed. This is the office of the Strategy Department, not the investment banking headquarters of Tianqi Investment.

Why are there so many crazy entrepreneurs all at once?

It's just that it's probably impossible to explain this to them now.

Otherwise, Molly wouldn't have followed him up specifically to see such a joke.

More than ten minutes later, after agreeing to the enthusiastic entrepreneurs' request for an interview, Wu Tao was able to escape from the crowd and return to his office.

Molly followed.

As soon as she entered the door, she received a firm slap from Wu Tao on her pretty buttocks.

"I told you not to tell me, but you're still waiting to see my joke!"

Molly was caught off guard. Instead of retreating, she crossed her waist and said, "I just want to see your joke. If you have the ability, go ahead and fight!"

This is so arrogant.

"Okay!" Wu Tao nodded, with playfulness in his eyes, "A gentleman talks but doesn't do anything, so I won't hit you. But for those entrepreneurs outside, I'm responsible for half of it, and I'll leave the rest to you."

"Ah?" Molly's face suddenly fell. "I ran away from the Quantum Fund just to avoid them..."

Before he finished speaking, Wu Tao interrupted: "If you don't want to, I actually have nothing to do. Anyway, we will still be partners in the future, and we will definitely not do anything to your Quantum Fund..."

Even if she killed Molly, she wouldn't believe it.

Then, without waiting for Wu Tao to finish speaking, she raised her delicate hands and shouted: "I DO, I DO..."

The impatient voice made outsiders think that the proposal was successful.

Soon, group interviews began.

In front of crazy entrepreneurs, Wu Tao clearly felt that he was like a beautiful and wealthy woman.

The eyes that are eager for funding make me want to pounce on you.

Even so, Wu Tao still patiently chatted with them about the hot spots, monetization models and sustainable development strategies of their respective projects...

Then……

Then he saw that in the nearby office, people in Molly's group were coming in and out very quickly.

That efficiency is simply much higher than my own group.

Wu Tao exchanged glances with his assistant Liu Ruoxi, and then his words became sharp.

Every time, my conscience asks Sanlian: Is there something explosive about your project? What is it? What do you think of it?

If the entrepreneur survives this first wave, Wu Tao will immediately send out a second wave of questioning.

How do you plan to monetize it? What is the expected realization rate? Is there any possibility of growth in the future?

Many entrepreneurs cannot survive the first wave.

Even if they survived the first wave, many fell in the second wave.

In this way, efficiency will rise quickly.

Until Liu Ruoxi quietly handed him a piece of information and whispered: "Boss, this person has a pretty good resume..."

Wu Tao looked up: Elon Musk.

This is a legendary figure in my memory.

His plans looked absolutely fantastic, but legends are legendary, and they were gradually realized.

Looking up, Wu Tao finally saw the real person, with a resolute face and sharp edges.

At first glance, it seems a bit intrusive, but after a few glances it becomes smoother.

But interviews with entrepreneurs are destined to be sharp, at least Wu Tao's sharp tone has not changed yet.

After glancing at the materials submitted by the other party, Wu Tao immediately found the entry point, "Mr. Musk, since you were a shareholder of PayPal, what do you think of your company's refusal to cooperate with Yuanqi Technology's Kuaipay?"

"I'm sorry, dear Huaxia Wu," Musk said without any panic: "But please don't blame Peter for his decision. Because he really couldn't make the decision at the time, so he had no choice but to do it."

"As for the final result, I believe you have also seen that the founders of PayPal, including myself and Peter, were basically kicked out."

Wu Tao nodded, accepted this explanation and said: "That's really a pity."

"Even so, I'm surprised to be able to hand over to you on this occasion. As far as I know, you have received a new round of financing and are working hard on your electric car plan. So, is there anything else I can do to help? Is it yours?"

Musk nodded and said: "The plan for electric vehicles has been steadily advancing. It is expected that within three years, we will launch a pure electric family car on the market."

"But I'm here today for another idea, which I call the Life on Mars Project..."

As Musk talked, Wu Tao's deep memories of the other person were slowly sketched out.

In fact, neither the electric car plan nor the Mars landing plan was considered a success in the initial stage, that is, during this period.

Especially when the U.S. market is facing a subprime mortgage crisis in the next three to five years.

So when Musk finished talking, Wu Tao made a decisive statement: "Mr. Musk, I appreciate your thoughts and creativity. But from a business perspective, the current stage of your two plans is not suitable for Tianqi Investment." Period of entry.”

"Maybe in three to five years, we will reconsider. But for now, you can consider our angel round investment plan..."