October 25 is a double happy day for Musk. On this day, not only Tesla under its name successfully joined the ranks of trillion-dollar companies,
And his personal fortune also soared to $289 billion, surpassing Jeff Bezos of Amazon to become the richest man in the world.
However, the controversy that accompanied this man has not stopped. In the eyes of those who loved him, he was a pioneer in changing the world; in the eyes of those who hated him, he was a liar who liked to write empty checks.
So, was he a pioneer of change? Or a liar who loves to talk big?
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Musk was born in the South African capital in 1971. In the eyes of those who do not know, he is extremely lucky, has no worries about food and clothing, and lives in a very comfortable family, his father is a millionaire, and his mother is also beautiful. But is that really the case?
Musk's father, Errol, is a highly intelligent electronics engineer. Not long after they got married, they exposed their paranoid nature.
Musk's mother is often brutally abused, and even after having a pony, Old É still has not restrained his personality. And it was in this environment that the pony lived to be 8 years old.
Unable to bear it any longer, Ms. Mel decided to "part ways with Old Eyre and rejoice in each other", even though Ms. Mel already had three children. The price of divorce is that Ms. Mel is out of the house with her three children.
Single mother, with three children, with five jobs, although the life is poor, but fortunately escaped from the domestic violence of lao Ai, it is also happy.
However, little Musk looks at the happy family and wants to return to his father. He said: "Father is too lonely". What he didn't know at the time was that it would be the beginning of a nightmare for the rest of his life.
At that time, Musk was not as bombastic as he is now, and he was full of "running trains" for the so-called "dream". At that time, he was quiet and introverted, often reading quietly by himself, and this look was a whole day.
However, this kind of behavior of his has become an outlier among children of the same age, which naturally has caused him a lot of trouble, and he is bullied by his classmates from time to time.
To make matters worse, Musk, who was bullied at school, did not get the slightest comfort when he returned home, but was wantonly ridiculed by Lao Ai.
No one knows that Musk, a genius, was once described by his highly intelligent father as a worthless "waste."
Old Élein was too arrogant, and perhaps in his eyes, the world revolved around him. And he is the "king" of this world, and other people, even their flesh-and-blood sons, or their wives who are in love with each other, have to live on his nose.
This conceited, domineering psychology has become a lingering haze for Musk.
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Fortunately, the misfortune of the teenager did not destroy the young Musk. It was 1988, when 17-year-old Musk finally graduated from high school and escaped from that nightmarish family.
A year later, with the help of his mother, Musk successfully obtained Canadian citizenship and enrolled at Queen's University.
In 1992, Musk transferred to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He began to develop a keen interest in the Internet, clean energy, and space. It was also during this time that he became acquainted with his first wife, Justin.
At that time, this girl named Justin was sunny and charming, a goddess in the hearts of countless male students, and had countless suitors.
However, he was touched by a sentence just that Justin said by chance, and under the attack of Musk's sweet greetings and daily flowers and gifts, Justin fell.
In 1995, Musk relied on his personal ingenuity to enter Stanford University for further study. But soon after enrolling, Musk had the idea of dropping out of school to start a business. The mind rises with thoughts, like wildfire. And this also began his "crazy life".
After leaving school, Musk found his brother Kemba Musk ready to team up for a big vote. It is also a matter of luck that the brothers, who are worried about not having money to open a company, have obtained angel investment from Silicon Valley, so they set up Zip2 company.
In 1999, Zip2 was favored by the American computer manufacturer Compaq, so Musk sold Zip2 to Compaq.
At that time, the 28-year-old Musk earned his first huge sum of money, that is, $22 million. A year later, he put his wedding to Justin on the agenda.
After getting married, Musk devoted himself entirely to his career, and in 2001, he began planning a project called "Mars Oasis", the ultimate goal of which was to study how interstellar migration could be carried out at a lower price.
In June 2002, Musk founded Space Exploration Technologies, also known as Space X.
Then began the "tall" research on reducing the cost of rocket launch, because the technical research is future-oriented, so it is difficult to obtain returns and results in the short term.
How to obtain a steady stream of sponsored investment has become Musk's primary consideration.
So we can see that he is full of "running trains", and there are words of space, universe, and so on at every turn, which can be described as a full pattern, fooling a group of people.
In 2004, it was another milestone moment for Musk. That year, he successfully entered Tesla with $6.3 million.
And through some means to kick the Tesla founder out of the company, and finally step by step the entire company is completely in control. This dream company that integrates technology has put wings for Musk to fly.
In 2005, the 34-year-old Musk was worth more than $300 million. Behind him, a large number of "believers" were naturally gathered, worshipped as "gods", and hailed as the pioneers of human change.
During this time, the conflict between Musk and Justin also began to erupt. Due to the unexpected death of their first child, the heartbroken Justin was still busy with work and rarely appeared when musk was most needed to accompany him.
At the same time, Musk may be too much influenced by his father, and he himself has exposed the same domineering style, with a strong desire to control, and Justin can only obey absolutely.
Justin said: I am your wife, not your employee.
Musk, on the other hand, left the classic conversation: If you were my employee, you would have been fired.
Later, the two decided to "get along with each other, it is better to forget each other in the jianghu" . And Musk's subsequent operation is even more "riotous", the front foot divorced, and the back foot froze Justin's credit card.
After the two divorced, Justin only received $2 million in breakup fees and $80,000 in monthly alimony. For Musk at the time, this money was just a dime a dozen.
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When the financial crisis broke out in 2008, Musk also ushered in the trough of his life. Not only did he divorce his wife, Justin, but all three rocket launches ended in failure.
Tens of millions of dollars were poured into the sound of rocket explosions. Tesla was also in crisis and almost bankrupt.
Musk's previous dream of preaching to the world has also become a joke. With Tesla's future in the dark, some people call it a big talker.
The unsmooth career does not seem to affect Musk's peach blossom luck in the slightest. Not long after divorcing his ex-wife, Musk met his second wife, 23-year-old British actress Dalula Riley.
Riley, 23, is very sexy and has starred in many movies, such as the robot receptionist in Westworld. She is also a Ph.D. in physics from the California Institute of Technology.
The young and beautiful Riley and Dorkin's handsome handsome uncle Musk fell in love at first sight.
After the two met, Musk and Riley stuck together all day, traveling, shopping, shopping, and having dinner, and Musk spent more time on Riley than when he was with his first wife.
Soon Riley fell into the "gentle country" and soon proposed to her father to marry Musk. However, in riley's father's mouth, Musk is a liar who loves to talk big, so he opposes the two being together.
However, the opposition was ineffective, and Riley did not hesitate to marry Musk.
After getting married, Musk's style has changed a lot, and he is busy working every day. Riley wants to see Musk and has to make an appointment with Musk's secretary in advance.
Later, the two staged a dog blood story of marriage, divorce, remarriage, and re-divorce. Like Justin, Riley and Musk received little compensation after their divorce.
It seems that marriage and career are difficult things for Musk to have at the same time. Bad marriages didn't affect Musk's career. Not only is Tesla growing rapidly, but SpaceX, which Musk invested in, is also starting to improve.
In June 2010, Tesla went public on the NASDAQ and successfully completed its initial public offering, raising approximately $184 million in net capital. Became the first U.S. automaker to go public after Ford.
On December 8, 2010, Musk's rocket finally took off. The move shook the entire space community, after all, it was the first spacecraft launched into space by a private company and successfully turned back.
According to NASA's plan, when all the U.S. space shuttles are decommissioned in 2011, they will choose private companies like SpaceX to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.
In 2017, Musk ranked 43rd out of the 50 most influential people in the world in 2017. In May 2018, Musk was ranked 9th on Forbes' top 10 most influential CEOs in the world.
There is no doubt that Musk succeeded. How can a man who stands on the top of the world lack women?
After Musk and Riley divorced, there were constant scandals around them. His affair with Depp's ex-wife, Amiber Hilde, caused a global sensation, but the relationship lasted only three months.
Musk then met his third wife, Grimes, on Twitter. Grimes is a singer from Canada.
Her music is full of personality, blending elements of the future, technology and so on. Two people who couldn't beat the eight rods soon got married.
On May 4, 2020, Grimes gave birth to Musk's sixth son. However, the day before Grimes gave birth, Musk sold both mansions in Los Angeles. It seems that Musk is really going to take his family to Mars to live.
On September 28, 2021, according to the data of the "Forbes" rich list, Musk's value has reached 203.4 billion US dollars, ranking first in the rich list. However, this wealth has nothing to do with Musk's wives.
Not long ago, Musk broke up with his girlfriend of three years. How many girlfriends will Musk find when he is single again? How many sons do you have? Grimes, who never complained, also finally understood how correct Justin and Riley were about Musk.
Musk once said, "Extreme success requires extreme personality." This sentence is not at all abrupt to describe his life, because Musk's life is only himself and his dreams, and marriage is just an embellishment in life for him.
Some say he's a pioneer, others say he's a liar. So, do you think Musk was a pioneer of human change? Or a liar who loves to talk big? Or something else? Feel free to leave a message in the comments section.