Hope left SpaceX, and no one knows what deal was finally reached with Musk.
One afternoon, one night, time passed.
Early in the morning, at Sequoia Capital headquarters in Menlo Park, California, CEO Johnny was frowning and thinking about things in his office.
As soon as I got to work today, I received three calls. Without exception, they were all calls for projects invested by Sequoia Capital requiring financing. Moreover, they had reached agreements with other shareholders, leaving only Sequoia Capital.
If Sequoia Capital does not make additional investment, it will only dilute its shares.
Johnny did not reply directly. He only said that the final decision would be made at noon. He immediately turned on the computer and pulled up the information of the three companies. After reading it, he looked at the internal ratings.
All are projects with huge future return potential.
But if they don't give up, the three companies will need to invest a total of US$2.7 billion in capital. It will be difficult for Sequoia Capital to withdraw so much cash in a short while.
What to do? This problem falls on CEO Johnny.
"Ding ding ding" the mobile phone placed on the table rang. Johnny did not move. At this time, an electronic voice came from the mobile phone, "Master, it's Musk calling."
After hearing this, Johnny picked up the phone and pressed the answer button, and said politely, "Hi, Musk, why are you calling me at this time?"
"Johnny, SpaceX's funding will be low soon. I have communicated with other shareholders and must raise funds." Musk said this calmly.
Johnny rubbed his head and said with an unhappy look, "Musk, I remember the last time we had a meeting, we had decided to maintain steady development in the recent period. SpaceX's funds will be sufficient to last six months."
"Isn't it a bit too sudden for you to propose financing now?"
Johnny spoke very tactfully and his meaning was very simple. You must abide by the agreement we reached last week, which is the opinion of all directors.
You can't mess around!
"I got the news that Starlight Space Company, a subsidiary of Xingling Group, will send people into space at the end of this month. You know exactly what this means."
"When the Xingling Group obtains enough manned space technology, it will definitely start a new space vehicle project and develop it one by one."
"Time waits for us not. I can't waste six months in vain!"
Musk began to put pressure on Johnny, or in other words, he transferred the pressure brought by Protoss Group to these shareholders, and he paid if he did not want to bear the pressure.
If I don’t pay, it’s not my responsibility to lose this competition!
Hearing this, Johnny narrowed his eyes, raised his hand to cover the phone and cursed "Fake!".
"Musk, I can't give you an answer today. I'll call you tonight. I want to take a look at this month's fund usage report."
Johnny neither agreed nor refused, giving an ambiguous answer.
"Well, I hope you can give me good news tonight"
"By the way, three consortiums have contacted me. They want to invest in SpaceX. I think the current equity allocation of SpaceX is a bit unreasonable."
"Including today, I will ask you to attend the board of directors in three days. If you cannot come, it will be deemed that you agree with the board of directors' decision!"
"I hope the board of directors will introduce new funds to enable the company to make great strides in development."
After Musk said this, he hung up the phone, looked at the phone and smiled, then turned around and picked up his tablet to start busy with other work.
Johnny heard the sound of disconnection, and with a "pop" sound, he threw the phone on the table and cursed "Fake!".
I don’t know if this sentence is a scolding of Musk or a scolding of these fucked-up things.
Starlight Space Company does want to launch a manned rocket. It has submitted it to the relevant departments and received approval. It can choose an opportunity to launch within the next sixty days.
Fifty-six species of plants and 27 pharmaceuticals went into space at the same time as the astronauts. These plants and pharmaceuticals were exposed to cosmic radiation to see if they could produce the desired results.
Plants are high-oxygen plants and have been genetically modified in the laboratory. Once these plants are planted and grown, they will produce more oxygen when they perform photosynthesis.
Compared with normal plants, the oxygen production rate is increased by 6%.
Don’t underestimate 6%. It is definitely a huge improvement for botany.
At present, a batch of species have been transplanted to the large biosphere test site for growth. This time they are sent to space to see if they can continue to improve.
Gao Jin is very clear that if he wants to establish permanent bases on other planets, the large biosphere plan is the key. Only by establishing a complete large ecological circle can we be self-sufficient.
Even the United States cannot afford to simply transport supplies from the earth.
Just today, Gao Jin did not go to the inner ring to inspect the project. He stayed alone in the villa, communicating with the stars in his mind.
The twelve crystal plates have been fully deciphered by the Star Spirits, and there are many black technologies in them.
After understanding these technologies, Gao Jin's eyes were bright and he realized that the era of changing the world had arrived.
At noon, Jane started making phone calls according to Gao Jin's arrangement.
notify
President of Scientific Research Group: Ge Gongming
Head of Xinghai Institute of Advanced Materials: Miao Hongfa
General Manager of Xinghai Agricultural Plant Research Institute, Ding Jiajian
Head of Xinghai Energy Research Department: Chi Tianfeng
Head of Xinghai Regeneration Technology Research Institute: Liu Mingzhong
Xinghai Institute of Biotechnology: Lu Zhaotang
General Manager of Xinghai Machinery Research Institute: Zachary (Hamburg)
General Manager of Xinghai Institute of Advanced Materials: Colin (Dresden)
General Manager of Xinghai Institute of Biological Agents: Eisley (Genoa)
Director of the Institute of Advanced Materials, Birmingham, UK: Berry (Birmingham)
General Manager of Xinghai Mini Laboratory Research Institute: Pierce (M, Silicon Valley)
Let this group of people go to Donado Island for a meeting within a week. They are not allowed to ask for leave and must be present. The meeting will last for about a week!
It is necessary to bring together all project research and development progress reports, staffing reports, expense reports, etc. of the research institute in charge.
All scientific research projects of Xingling Group need to be comprehensively sorted out and adjusted.
Need to upgrade technology!
No one who received the call dared to be careless. Everyone said that they would arrive on time. They hung up the phone and immediately started making arrangements.
Time passed day by day, and three days passed unknowingly.
In the United States, SpaceX headquarters, today, all directors came over to participate in the emergency board meeting.
I have received calls from Musk in the past few days. Everyone knows what they are doing here.
In the huge conference room, even though the door was closed, the security guard standing at the door could hear the quarrels and roars of the big shots inside!
It can be seen how fierce the board of directors was this time.
The meeting lasted for more than an hour, with a twenty-minute break to ease the tense atmosphere.
Twenty minutes later, the meeting resumed, and Hope was invited by Musk to attend the board meeting.
The meeting only lasted for more than 20 minutes when the emergency lights at the door of the conference room came on. When the security guards saw it, they immediately broke into the conference room.
A full-scale martial arts show was already going on in the huge conference room, and the directors started fighting.
Hope's participation in the board of directors today is not unprepared. Several major shareholders of SpaceX have already been settled by Hope, cooperating with Musk to forcefully promote a financing plan of up to 200 billion US dollars.
If you can't come up with the money, your shares will be diluted, or Musk and Hope can acquire your shares.
To put it bluntly, it is to rely on capital to grab it!
Even though Musk is a technology geek, when it comes to doing business, he can still be proficient in doing business even if he turns against others!
When it's time to fall out, you won't be lenient at all.
The security guard came in and pulled the two groups away. Musk waved his hand and pulled the seven small shareholders out. He turned around and said a few words in the ear of the bodyguard beside him. The bodyguard nodded and followed the security guard out.
The remaining staff continued the meeting, and this time it went very smoothly, and the US$200 billion financing plan was passed smoothly.
After confirming the time for the funds to arrive, the meeting adjourned.
Musk and Hope came to the small conference room and started arguing with the seven small shareholders. They didn't even eat lunch, and the stalemate lasted until about two o'clock in the afternoon.
Seven small shareholders gave in and sold their shares to Musk and Hope.
After the goal was achieved, Musk discussed with Hope, and Hope then left in the car. Marcus looked at Hope's car and slowly narrowed his eyes.
Turning around, Musk's face returned to calmness, becoming as calm as before, so calm that it was heart-wrenching.
"Inform the heads of each department to hold a meeting and ask the canteen to send a standard food." Musk told his assistant before entering the office. After that, he walked into the office.
The assistant rubbed his head, picked up the phone, and first notified the canteen to send food, and then began to notify the heads of various departments in the company about the meeting.
Time passed little by little. Musk ate food in the office and looked at the time. It was already past four o'clock. He went to the lounge to wash his face and tidy himself up, picked up his clothes and left the office.
Go straight to the conference room to host the meeting.
With 200 billion in funds in place, many plans can be launched. Tasks must be assigned. The earlier you act, the sooner you will succeed.
With a bang, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and Musk quickly walked into the conference room. Everyone stopped talking, and the huge conference room became quiet.
"Everyone, I am announcing something. If you have any questions, just record them and ask them again after I have finished speaking."
"No questions are allowed while I am announcing the matter!"
After Musk finished speaking, he shot around everyone. Everyone nodded and picked up their pens to open their notebooks so that they could record questions at any time.
I'm used to Musk's work style.
"The rocket research and development department. Currently, the two Falcon 9 rocket research and development departments are combined into one. Dr. Harleko is the project leader and is responsible for the research and development of the new generation Falcon rocket."
"Dr. Templeton will set up another R&D team. He can take five people from the original team and recruit people to set up a Mars rocket (quantum level) R&D team."
"The design department starts the Mars spacecraft design and upgrades the first-generation Mars drawings, which must meet the following characteristics"
(Note: The drawings of the first-generation Mars spacecraft have been designed but have not been built yet)
"The Human Resources Department will start recruiting from today."
"The new spacesuit department will immediately start the design work of a new generation of spacesuits. It must produce a physical product by the end of this year. Compared with the original, the weight must be reduced by more than ten kilograms!"
"Food Department"
Musk took his notebook and began to issue orders one by one. All the departments meeting below were involved, and everyone was shocked.
So many projects are suddenly launched, and the cost is astronomical. Is Musk crazy?