Elon Musk is the richest man in the world today, moving to the top spot on the latest Forbes List of the World's Richest People for nearly $300 billion.
What is the concept of $300 billion? If an ordinary person's daily salary is 100 US dollars (637 yuan), 7 days a year, and it takes 8.22 million years to make so much money, this is already longer than the evolutionary history of human beings, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have been working since the age of apes.
However, Musk, who has so much money, has always been known for "slamming the door" for his wife, he has been married twice, and the two wives have divorced him, but the divorce compensation received by the two wives adds up to only more than 20 million US dollars, which is less than a fraction of his personal wealth.
Of the two wives, the more tragic is Musk's first wife, Justin, whose marriage with Musk lasted 8 years, during which she gave birth to 6 sons for Musk, but when she divorced in 2008, Justin only received $2 million in compensation from Musk.
Musk in 2008 is already a businessman with a successful career, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, so rich, why did he only give his wife 2 million? Is it legal for him to do so?
Elon Musk was born in South Africa on June 28, 1971. Although his hometown is the southernmost tip of Africa, Musk is a pure-blood white man, his mother is from Canada, his father is white South African, and his ancestors are of British and German ancestry.
Musk grew up in a superior family, his parents are social elite, but when he was 9 years old, his parents divorced because of emotional problems, and since then, Musk has lived with his mother, so his mother has had a greater influence on him than his father.
Because his mother was Canadian, Musk later obtained a Canadian passport and received some education in Canada.
But in fact, Musk prefers the entrepreneurial environment in the United States, and the reason why he joined the Canadian citizenship is also for the convenience of entering and leaving the United States: according to the two-country agreement, Canadians can freely enter and leave the United States.
In 1992, Musk transferred to the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and earned a double degree in economics and physics three years later.
In 1995, Musk was admitted to Stanford University's doctoral program, but just two days later, he gave up his ph.D. and went to Silicon Valley to start a business.
In fact, as early as 1994, Musk had already interned in Silicon Valley, and during this period, his college studies were not delayed, which shows that Musk was originally a full genius, and others had to concentrate on what he could do well, and he could still complete it in a state of distraction.
Silicon Valley is Musk's blessed land, where he founded one well-known company after another. PayPal, a mobile payment platform with great influence in Europe and the United States, was founded by him, but he later sold it, but the transaction also made him a successful billionaire, and since then, Musk has been a regular on the Forbes rich list.
The success of Musk's entrepreneurship is inseparable from the support of one person, she is Justin. Musk, formerly known as Jennifer. Justin. Wilson.
Justin is also Canadian, musk during his studies at Queen's University, she also happened to be admitted to this school, but Justin, born in 1972, is one class lower than Musk.
As a student, Justin was very beautiful and recognized as the school flower. At a party, Musk is conquered by Justin's appearance and immediately secretly resolves to pursue her.
But that time, Musk did not come forward to talk, but silently observed Justin and paid attention to the location of her dormitory.
A few days later, Musk and Justin "met" in the hallway of their dormitory. Musk stepped forward to talk, telling Justin, "We could have met at a party, but unfortunately I didn't attend that party." ”
Justin looked at the boy who rushed to talk to him, a little surprised, but not a little surprised, because Musk looked mediocre and was not the image of Prince Charming in her heart.
But Justin also saw from Musk's dress that his family was from a good background, at least a middle class, and had a unique "South African accent", so even if he did not call Musk, Justin did not refuse to chat with him.
After a few conversations, Musk thought that he was making a good progress, so he invited Justin to go out for ice cream, Justin was embarrassed to refuse, so he agreed, but she still insisted on going back to the dormitory to deal with things first, and it would take a while before she could go out.
In fact, Justin did not have anything urgent to do, the reason why she went back to the dormitory, because she regretted it the next second she agreed to date Musk, in Justin's heart, compared with the previous date, Musk's appearance is really difficult to say.
To dissuade Musk, Justin posted a small note on the dorm door telling him he didn't want to eat ice cream anymore, and then sat down at his desk and read a book.
But a few hours later, Justin, who was immersed in reading, heard a cough behind her back, and she looked back to see Musk smiling with two ice creams in his hand, when it was very hot, and the ice cream began to melt and was dripping.
Musk's surprise visit caught Justin off guard, and made her have a new feeling for the boy with a worrying hairline in front of her, but at that time, she certainly did not expect that this boy would eventually become her husband and become the father of her 6 sons.
The reason why Justin, who later became Musk's girlfriend, has two main reasons: one is that Justin was in a state of emptiness shortly after breaking up with her ex-boyfriend; the other is that Musk has great perseverance in chasing girls and will create surprises.
Not only that, but Musk was also the first to explicitly support Justin's dream of being a writer. At one point, Justin pointed to the shelves in the bookstore and said to Musk, "I hope that one day, my books will be on there." ”
Musk immediately gave her a thumbs up and praised: "Surely, there is a flame in your soul." ”
Hearing this, Justin was excited, she had said the same thing to her girlfriend and ex-boyfriend before, but her girlfriend laughed at her whimsy, and her ex-boyfriend ridiculed her for being too enterprising, only Musk, instead of mocking, expressed support for her, and it was this incident that made Justin feel that Musk was her soul mate.
However, many years later, when looking back on this past, Justin felt that this was the source of her and Musk's emotional crisis.
In fact, the reason why Musk said that is because he is also a person with a strong sense of enterprise, and he has a kind of "pity for Justin".
But such two people, being friends can be, being a couple or even a couple is a big problem, because the family always needs one party to compromise in the career, between Justin and Musk, there is no doubt that the one who compromises must be the former.
So since the two got married in 2000, Justin has almost left society and interrupted the road to self-improvement.
At first, Justin was still a little hesitant, she even thought about breaking up with Musk, but in the end she chose to sacrifice her future for love.
In 2002, Justin gave birth to her eldest son, Nevada, whose arrival made her life full and made her rediscover her meaning.
Tragically, just 70 days later, his infant son died in an accident.
Justin, who lost her beloved son, was extremely sad, and at that moment, she very much hoped that her husband Musk would comfort her and help her through the difficulties, but whenever she mentioned her son, Musk would coldly interrupt her, because he did not want to talk about his son's death, and he felt that it would make his wife manipulate his feelings.
Musk's attitude made Justin desperate, and for the next year, she spent almost all of her time in a state of confusion, but fortunately the nanny found out that something was wrong and suggested that she see a psychiatrist, and finally came out of the haze of losing her son.
More than a month after the unexpected death of her eldest son, Justin went to a clinic where she had come to consult on IVF techniques, and she desperately needed to have another child to make up for the miss of her dead son.
But these things, Musk did not ask, did not accompany his wife, he just expressed support.
In fact, the more children Justin has, the happier Musk will be, because long before he got married, he asked Justin how many children to have, when Justin said he only wanted to have one or two, and Musk said he wanted to have 4.
In 2004, at the age of 32, Justin gave birth to twin sons through technical means; two years later, she gave birth to triplets in the same way, which promoted Musk to the father of 5 boys.
When the triplet son was born, Musk had already founded SpaceX and Tesla, and his career was in full swing, and the family of seven moved into a 500-square-meter mansion and hired 5 nannies.
During that time, Justin often followed Musk to various high-society occasions, and many Hollywood stars and Silicon Valley bigwigs have met, it can be said that Musk gave her the life of a rich man, but all this is not what Justin wants.
Justin's ideal marriage is a husband and wife loving and caring for each other, not endless money.
During her marriage to Musk, she had nothing but money, and Musk, who was busy with his career, would no longer greet her like he did during his relationship, or even support her writing and developing his career as he did back then.
Maas just wanted her to stay home and raise the kids honestly, and if possible, he wanted Justin to have a few more.
The gap between husband and wife is getting bigger and bigger, and one day in 2008, Justin suddenly felt that he had become Musk's vase, his housekeeper, not an equal wife.
Realizing this, Justin, like Musk, showed her heart that she wanted her husband to no longer focus on making money and instead spend more time on herself, just as she did before marriage.
For Justin's statement, Musk did not agree, and even thought that his wife's psychology was wrong, he rejected Justin's suggestion, but instead proposed that He could take Justin to see a psychologist.
Musk's statement made Justin understand that in this dispute, there must be a compromise between husband and wife, and Musk, who runs two companies, is obviously not the one willing to compromise, so in the end, Justin agreed to see a psychologist.
After three treatments, Justin's view of marriage has not changed, and Musk has lost patience, saying to his wife who has been in love for more than ten years, married for 8 years, and has 5 children together: "Either solve the marriage problem today or divorce." ”
This was musk's first divorce from Justin, and when word came, Justin's mind went blank, and she wasn't prepared to deal with it.
But then, Justin felt a sense of relief, and a voice in her head seemed to say to her: "Divorce, this is the best choice." ”
In this way, with both parties calm, Musk signed a divorce agreement with Justin.
At the moment of signing the agreement, Justin suddenly understood the significance of Musk's previous move before marriage, which also raised her understanding of Musk to a higher level.
When He promised Musk to propose marriage 8 years ago, Justin never thought about the property problem after marriage, so when Musk took a post-marital property agreement to her, Justin signed it without even thinking about it.
As a result, when I divorced, I found that my husband's original intention was to guard against her, not the excuse of "company regulations" and so on.
Because of the existence of this post-marital property agreement, the wealth created by Musk during his marriage has nothing to do with Justin, so even if Musk is already a billionaire, Justin can't get much money.
After understanding this, Justin did not regret it, because she did not marry Musk for money, and she was not interested in wealth, but this incident made her no longer regard Musk as a soul mate, and from then on, Justin no longer believed in the existence of the so-called "soul mate".
On September 13, 2008, after going through all the formalities, Justin publicly announced his divorce from Musk. Custody of 5 sons, Justin renounced, although as a mother she had the right of first custody.
Musk is a rich man, and the child will have a better future with his father, which Justin agrees, and she gives up the custody of the child, completely for the sake of the child's future.
In terms of property, Musk only paid her $2 million in compensation, in addition, the 500-square-meter mansion where they lived was also in Justin's name, which had been transferred as early as when she gave birth to her first son.
After 17 years of relationships, 8 years of marriage, Justin ended up getting only $2 million and a house from Musk.
For ordinary people, these properties are already astronomical, but compared to Musk's billions of wealth, it is only a dime.
After the divorce, Justin finally lived the freedom life she dreamed of, and she continued her writing career and became a well-known writer.
In her spare time, Justin will also visit her 5 sons, and she can still enjoy being a mother without childbearing.