In a move that feels just a bit like billionaire bingo, Tesla shareholders have given the green light to a staggering pay package for Elon Musk, potentially making him the world’s first trillionaire. The deal, crafted almost as if constructed in a Silicon Valley fantasy land, doles out 12 tranches of stock over a decade, assuming Musk hits some pretty ambitious performance targets. It’s like a game show, with stocks instead of prizes and Tesla instead of a studio audience.

Currently, Musk’s fortune hovers somewhere around $500 billion, which on its own is hard to fathom. But this pay package could add another $900 billion to his name. Now, in a world where a hefty 401k might mean a few million, it’s a stretch to wrap one’s head around someone nearing the big “T” in trillion. It’s as if we’re all extras in a futuristic movie where the main character’s wealth just keeps expanding in spectacular fashion.

For Musk to earn each portion of these tranches, Tesla’s going to need some real magic—not merely flogging more cars. With China’s innovative electric vehicle offerings already outpacing Tesla’s, he has his work cut out for him. Apparently, even Musk thinks highly of China’s EVs, reportedly praising them as potentially better than those from the current Tesla lineup. But hey, if competitors make better cars, that’s surely the spirit of capitalism—the ultimate race toward innovation.

There’s more at stake than just selling cars. What would Tesla be without its eccentric figurehead? Shareholders seem to think keeping Musk happy and, more importantly, attached to the company is worth every virtual dollar of this eye-watering agreement. His vision for the company has always been, shall we say, otherworldly, with ambitions stretching from sleek cars to ambitious space endeavors. Musk’s ability to conjure innovation from the ether is apparently worth a shot at the trillionaire title.

Ultimately, the allure of Musk in the Tesla driver’s seat comes with the promise of continual disruption and pushing boundaries—not just maintaining the status quo. It’s quite the high-wire act, as aligned with investor hopes as it is with Tesla’s promise of electric dreams. Whether this unprecedented pay package will manifest the kind of earth-shattering results that grant passage into the trillionaire’s circle remains to be seen. In the meantime, it’s a bold move that future business classes might discuss with either nods of admiration or bewilderment.