2003: The Opening Sniper Against the Financial Tycoon

"Qin!"

The people in the room cheered for Qin Hanyang's arrival.

Some people even brought out confetti cannons, making the scene look like a celebration party.

There's no way around it; in the eyes of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, SpaceX, from top to bottom, including Musk and all the employees, is the most idiotic group of people.

Besides Musk investing his own assets,

Absolutely no one had any faith in them.

The news that a financial tycoon from the East is preparing to invest in them is like a shot of adrenaline!

At this moment, Musk patted him on the shoulder and gestured for him to proceed.

"Qin, all of our team members are here. Is there anything you'd like to say?"

"Hello everyone, I am Qin Hanyang."

Qin Hanyang stood in the middle, smiled, glanced at the crowd, and then began his speech.

"I believe everyone has already heard Elon's announcement that our DeLong Group will soon invest $5000 million in SpaceX."

I don't know if this news has leaked out yet, but if other Silicon Valley entrepreneurs find out, they'll probably think this Eastern company is a complete idiot for actually believing in such stupid things as making humanity a multi-planetary species and developing a spacefaring civilization, right?

"Hahaha!"

Everyone, including Musk, burst into laughter.

They never expected that this young man with yellow skin would possess their unique American humor.

It was this little joke that allowed the young man to subtly take control of the atmosphere in the entire setting.

"But I want to say here that our Delong Group is not stupid. In Hurun's latest list of the top 50 capital holding companies, we are No. 1."

Qin Hanyang then made a "1" gesture.

Then, he added with a smile, "In China, the Delong Group is involved in more than 20 industries, including banking, securities, finance, real estate, tourism, food, etc., with more than 500 companies and 30 employees, controlling 1200 billion yuan in assets. If anyone says that such a company is stupid, then I really have nothing to say."

"Wow~ Is this the Rothschild family from China?"

One of the girls exclaimed in surprise at this moment.

Qin Hanyang laughed and said, "Of course, our system is different over there, but you can understand it that way~"

Upon hearing his confirmation, another curly-haired fat man spoke up: "Haha, if someone says that mocking the Rothschild family is stupid, then I can only say that person is the real stupid one."

"Hahaha~"

Everyone laughed again.

Musk then added:

"The signing ceremony for our investment contract is ready and will be held at the Menlo Park Hotel the day after tomorrow. We will invite some well-known companies and media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Silicon Valley Today to witness the event. The estimated cost is $50, which will be paid entirely by Delong Group, represented by Qin."

"Wow~ Qin!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd cheered again.

My goodness, a part budget of five hundred thousand US dollars, this Chinese company is amazing.

This is the sentiment of everyone present.

The foreign girl even shouted "I love you" at that moment.

no way.

The Qin Hanyang standing in front of them is their investor father!

At this moment, this group of people were indeed intimidated by Qin Hanyang.

Most importantly, some of them did indeed investigate information about the Delong Group.

Although currently embroiled in financial disputes, and with many conflicting opinions.

But the Delong Group's paper strength is indeed as Qin Hanyang said, and that's the truth!

With such strong investor confidence in them, it's more effective than any positive news. How could they not be happy?

Wang Pengfei, standing behind Qin Hanyang, was completely dumbfounded.

"Miss Tang, what are those foreigners shouting about? What's got them so excited?"

"Mr. Qin said he would invest 50 million US dollars in them and then throw them a banquet..."

Tang Lin never expected that Qin Hanyang would dare to boast so much.

Only after hearing about the banquet did she finally understand the purpose of the $50...

Even Wang Pengfei guessed it immediately:

"What? $50... What are you going to do with 400 million RMB for these foreign devils? My God..."

Qin Hanyang ignored the two people whispering behind him.

Faced with this noisy scene, Qin Hanyang stretched out his hands and pressed them in the air:

"This is our sincerity as a Delong Group, because we not only have faith in space exploration, but also in everyone here. The $50 will be transferred to SpaceX's account tomorrow. We need all the people in Silicon Valley to witness this day!"

After he finished speaking, there was another round of cheers.

Musk promptly stepped in to take over the hosting duties, saying:

"Alright, Mr. Qin is jet-lagged from coming from China and hasn't rested for almost twenty hours. Let's let him off the hook for now."

After saying that, he led Qin Hanyang to his own office.

"Thank you, Qin. This has been the happiest day for my team recently. I think they will work even harder in the coming days."

Musk is very satisfied today.

His team, apart from being full of energy in the very beginning of the startup, has been stagnant for the past year or so.

There's no way around it, I've encountered too many failures!

Some people have already chosen to quit.

Musk never expected that this distinguished guest from the East would reignite the passion of his team, with an effect no less powerful than that of a man with impotence who has taken Viagra.

"Eron, don't be so polite, I'm just stating the facts."

In response to Musk's thanks, Qin Hanyang simply smiled and then took on the role of an investor, inquiring about the company's research progress.

"Where is the Falcon 1's manufacturing progress at present?"

"OK, Qin, I'll have our technical advisor, Griffin, handle this."

Musk then introduced another shareholder besides himself.

The man was a middle-aged man, about fifty years old, named Michael Griffin.

These are the star figures Musk met from the space community in Silicon Valley.

Qin Hanyang also knew him; this man was going to become the director of NASA in four years... He was incredibly influential.

"Hello, Qin."

Griffin and Qin Hanyang shook hands and began to introduce themselves.

He went on and on about materials, shape, base, and so on, some of which Qin Hanyang didn't even understand.

Musk could see Qin Hanyang's struggle and knew that he didn't really want to hear about these technical things.

So he seized an opportunity to interject:

"Griffin and I just solved the rocket's nozzle problem, you know? Before this, only one company in the entire US was selling engine nozzles, priced at $13 each. But do you know how we solved it?"

"I don't know, can you tell me?"

Qin Hanyang was clearly interested in this topic, so he quickly joined in the banter.

Musk immediately said triumphantly, "We made a nozzle using a 3D printer, and it only cost us $3000."

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