Hollywood New Century

Chapter 188: Tesla's darkest hour

In the early morning, Simon got up from Sofia Vergara, who has a 32G figure, and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

"Simon, I'm going back to Miami first, are you going?" Sofia Vergara asked while applying lipstick when she saw Simon coming out of the shower.

"No, I'm going to Cannes. These years have been very important for Xinghai Films. I have to personally select the films to be released," Simon said while wearing his clothes, having spent a week with Sofia Vergara. Now, it's time to go to France.

"Oh, then I went back to Palm Beach to help you find a large manor. I saw that yacht two days ago, do you really want to buy it?" Sofia Vergara wants to see it for Simon when she returns to Miami A satisfied mansion, and this year's economic situation is not good, many large luxury goods have dropped a lot, and some newly built private yachts are being sold at a reduced price.

"It's 98 feet long, although it is indeed a little smaller, but let's use it first. Anyway, I like the decoration very much, and the speed of small luxury yachts is also faster," Simon smiled, and Sofia Vergara brought some According to the information of this year's Miami International Boat Show, Simon just took a fancy to one.

"It's 128 feet long, and the price is $4 million, but the interior decoration of the yacht is very delicate. They are all designed by top designers and matched with top materials." Well, it is estimated that in Simon's eyes, anything below 200 feet is not a large luxury yacht.

After all, the top 100 private yachts in the world are all over 210 feet!

"The yacht market is in a slump now, otherwise the one I'm looking for will cost at least $6 million, and it has a strong sense of technology," Simon said, already dressed, and even thought of the name himself, "Dream" !

Sofia Vergara took the initiative to tidy up Simon's tie again, then took the bag and went out with Simon.

"Simon, then I'm leaving, remember to go to Miami when you have time to feel the heat of Latin beauty!" Sofia Vergara kissed Simon and smiled, then got in the car and went straight to JFK International Airport.

After returning to the headquarters of the Nine Heads Bird Fund in Manhattan, Laura Collins and Martha Cosby, who had not seen each other for a long time, were waiting for themselves.

"Boss, Twitter has just completed its second round of financing, with a valuation of $80 million and a financing of $15 million. We Jiutiao also continued to participate, and because of the economic downturn, our Jiutiao has funds, and our equity share has increased from 20% to 20%. 22 percent," Martha Cosby quickly reported the results.

Simon nodded and smiled: "I heard that they have introduced a lot of investment institutions, so that we can continue to follow the investment, it seems that they still trust us!"

"Nine-headed birds have been in the limelight recently, and we basically didn't participate in their management, we have always supported them," Martha Cosby said with a smile, then frowned again,

"However, several founders of Twitter seem to prefer to introduce new investors to diversify the equity to achieve their purpose of controlling the company. We estimate that we will not get new shares in the subsequent financing!"

"It doesn't matter, I just need to make sure that we have 20% of the equity. I believe Twitter will agree to this request." Simon doesn't care, after all, every financing will dilute his shares, and he needs to follow the investment to ensure that the equity he holds is not.

"It shouldn't be a big problem. After all, we have a good relationship with Twitter. We support the angel round of investment, and Twitter understands our ideas," Martha Cosby analyzed.

"Moreover, the Nine-headed Bird Fund and Xinghai Entertainment are one, and our influence in the media industry is also a big boost."

"Very good, one more thing, it's about Elon Musk, you can take a look at the report on the car truth website, the Tesla group is in a bad situation right now," Simon said, turning the computer screen to Ma Sarah Cosby looks.

"Countdown to Tesla's Death!" News headline on the website.

Martha Cosby wondered, "What do you mean, boss?"

"Electric energy vehicles, I'm very optimistic about this project. Whether or not Elon Musk stole Tesla's investor and chairman from the genius engineer Eberhard, I don't care about this," Simon laughed Laughed, and then said directly: "Elon Musk is now attracting investors all over the world, and Tesla is only one step away from bankruptcy. It is a good time for the Nine-headed Bird Fund to intervene. I want to invest in Tesla. !"

"However, Tesla's financial situation is very unstable, and most of Elon Musk's funds are used in his aerospace business. Do we really want to invest?" Martha Cosby did not understand.

"Elon Musk is still very talented. Tesla is a new energy vehicle no matter what, and there will be a market in the future," Simon said and took a sip of coffee.

"Find a chance to get in touch with Elon Musk, the head of Tesla, and the Nine-headed Bird Fund is willing to help him;"

"The current valuation of Tesla is between $400 million and $500 million. The Nine Heads Bird Fund can provide $100 million in financing. Remember that 20% of Tesla's equity is my bottom line!"

"$100 million?" Martha Cosby opened her mouth wide, "But, does the Nine-headed Bird Fund still have $100 million in cash? If you inject funds from Phoenix Private Equity Fund, it may be difficult to get investors' approval! "

After all, the funds of the Nine-headed Bird Fund are still in the stock market, and either the loan will continue, or the Phoenix Fund will participate.

Simon smiled and said, "Just get in touch first. Tesla is indeed short of money, but it's okay to wait two or three months. Funds will be available at the end of July, right?"

"Then, I'll discuss it with Nancy Davis!" Martha Cosby was planning to follow Simon to Cannes, and it seemed that there was no chance again.

"Okay, now is the darkest moment for Tesla. The bigger the return on our $100 million investment, the better," Simon thought about Elon Musk's character and smiled involuntarily. .

"When signing the contract, try to maximize our interests. Elon Musk is too individual, and he often does things without considering the consequences. The board of directors cannot be a decoration, and the scope of power of the current CEO should be increased. Elon Musk, as the chairman, has to consider the interests of investors.” Simon admits that this guy is powerful, but he can’t be too indulgent, otherwise this guy will make a lot of money, and the interests of other investors will be weakened.

This year's opportunity is the best, Tesla has a new CEO, several company veterans have left the company, Elon Musk's rocket launches have also exploded, and Tesla is facing bankruptcy again!

A great opportunity from God.