This is a sports car, a vehicle, not a toy car."

"Mr. Lin, please listen to my explanation."

Seeing that the major shareholder was angry, Eberhard knew that he had said too much and was slapped in the face as soon as he finished speaking. At this moment, he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

He explained with a red face: "There will be an auto show in Santa Clara County in two days. Tesla has communicated with the organizer and reserved a booth.

This is Tesla’s first appearance in front of the public, so it is better for us to be cautious. If the car breaks down today, it will be embarrassing if the car is not shown the day after tomorrow.”

"Don't change the subject. Can the car be broken down in five minutes?"

Lin Fan felt that the other party's excuse was lame. Taihu had tricked someone. The real reason was that there was something wrong with the car.

Tarpenning came out to smooth things over, "Mr. Lin, it's true, the car does have a little problem. Compared with mature fuel vehicles, Tesla's body is easy to overheat.

We are working on solving this problem and it is not a big problem."

Lin Fan still didn't look good, and he had learned to deceive others. It seemed that he was too tolerant and generous.

Tarpenning and Eberhard looked at Lin Fan, who looked ugly, and looked at each other, both knowing that they had committed a taboo.

"After the investment, I chose you two to continue to lead Tesla without changing people because I trust you.

But your performance makes me very disappointed."

Lin Fan said with a straight face: "I hope this is the first and last time.

Cheating and lying are something that should not happen to a qualified manager.

I know that electric vehicles are an industry that starts from scratch and is destined to encounter many problems during the research and development process.

For example, the overheating problem of the car body was not a big deal originally, but you never told me.

In your work emails, I only see overwhelming momentum and triumphant songs.

This is a typical example of reporting good news but not bad news, and it also shows disrespect for me.

If there is another time, I will consider convening a shareholders' meeting to re-elect the management."

Lin Fan's words were very serious and showed almost no emotion.

Originally this was not a big deal, but he used it as an excuse.

He saw some bad signs in the two of them and took the opportunity to give them a slap.

Eberhard Tarpenning is a Tesla executive, founder and shareholder.

After two rounds of financing, A and B, the two still hold a combined 31.75% stake in Tesla.

Since Tesla does not have an AB share structure, even if we include the voting rights held by the two people in the employee option pool, the voting rights PK is still weaker than that of Lin Fan and Lin Capital.

After being scolded by Lin Fan, the two of them looked a little embarrassed.

However, knowing that they were wrong and Lin Fan was so powerful, the two of them did not dare to talk back. They just looked at the car racing track in the distance with serious faces.

The three of them stood in the stands of the stadium, while the employees were at the track next to the stage, watching the racing cars up close.

Therefore, there was no one else around the three of them, so there was no need to worry about Lin Fan's reprimand just now being heard by the employees.

This was something Lin Fan had considered, to preserve the two's face in front of his subordinates.

If you scold two people carelessly in front of a group of employees, regardless of whether they will become resentful because of the loss of face, it will damage a lot of personal prestige, and it will be difficult to lead the team in the future.

All in all, Lin Fan thought that what he did was very reasonable and he felt at ease.

Investment, especially majority equity investment and controlling investment, will face many problems.

It is necessary not only to win over the management, but also to pay attention to the disobedience of the management, and to tie an iron chain to ambition.

When things are irreversible, it is even more necessary to make a decisive decision and quickly clear the sores.

Therefore, in the eyes of the outside world, capital is cold-blooded and often kicks founders out.

In fact, what is behind it is more of a game of interests, and there is no moral distinction.

He has not been involved in the investment industry for a long time, and many things are still in the exploratory stage.

But he knows that investing in so many companies cannot always be a harmonious whole. Wherever there are people, there will always be a world.

Once a problem is discovered, avoiding it is not the solution. It will only make people feel weak and easy to bully.

You must be strong when you should be strong. You must draw a bottom line and be warned not to cross the line to ensure that your rights and interests are not infringed.

The thing they committed this time was not a big one, but as long as he gently exposed it, there might be a second, third, and countless times later.

Moreover, it may become more serious each time. This time it is to hide a problem with the car, next time it is to hide the company's financial problems, or even something more exaggerated.

Eberhard Tarpenning was silent for a while.

Tarpenning took the lead to break the deadlock and said: "Mr. Lin, this is our fault. I apologize to you.

In the future, we promise that such a thing will not happen again, and I hope you can forgive us this time."

Eberhard has now experienced what it means to be involuntarily. Perhaps from the moment he lost his seat as a major shareholder, Tesla is no longer the Tesla of the two of them, and in the company, it is no longer the same thing.

people.

Lin Fan acted harmlessly before and seemed to support them to the end, but now he finally showed the fangs of capital.

And threatened to replace them!

To be honest, if he wasn't worried about Lin Fan and Lin Capital's high shareholding in Tesla, he would really want to have a good argument with Lin Fan.

They are also shareholders, not someone's subordinates.

But real life forces them to bow their heads.

So after a difficult psychological struggle, Eberhard said reluctantly: "I promise, there will be no next time. I will definitely inform you of everything in the future, no matter how big or small it is."

Lin Fan immediately heard a trace of dissatisfaction in Eberhard's words.

He didn't hold on to it anymore, because he didn't have absolute control over Tesla at the moment. If there was a real conflict and the project was suspended, he, the major shareholder, would suffer the most.

He nodded and dropped the matter without mentioning it again.

After the car was parked and cooled for a while, the second round of testing began again.

This time there was no longer a group of eight cars, but instead they were divided into four groups, with two cars in each group, one red car and one black car.

One group of cars runs on the track for five minutes, and then the second group rotates.

Except for those who participated in the rotation test, the employees in the audience acted as cheerleaders, cheering and cheering beside the track, and the scene was noisy.

Lin Fan looked at the lively scene in the audience, and then looked at the two silent people next to him, knowing that they still had a knot in their hearts.

"Let's go, let's run one round next time."

Lin Fan took the initiative to break the embarrassment and invited the two of them to race, which also gave them a step up.

Tarpenning was stunned at first, but soon realized that this was a good opportunity to repair the relationship. He smiled and said, "Okay, let's go for a run."

Eberhard nodded reluctantly.

It seems that he hasn't gotten over what happened just now.

Lin Fan acted as if he didn't understand Eberhard's expression, and took the lead to get out of the stands and walk towards the crowd.

Tarpenning wanted to follow, but found that Eberhard was walking slowly.

He patted his partner on the shoulder, hugged him again, put a little more force on his hand, and pushed the sad-faced Eberhard out of the stands.

Lin Fan knew exactly what Tesla would look like in later generations.

Investing in electric vehicles is also an important part of the future, as fuel vehicles can no longer be plugged in.

But the future market for electric vehicles is no smaller than that of fuel vehicles.

I am entering the market in advance now because I hope that domestic electric vehicles will not be stuck in the future.
Chapter completed!