Understatement of the century, Puiu. 1200% growth to a $1T valuation in just over three years -- the fastest such growth by far in all human history, you describe as saying "the company grew". LOL, ok.
I understand quite well. The shareholders of Tesla voted in these board members, who wisely made Musk this offer, an offer that is in no way extraordinary or unusual. The only "unusual" thing here is Tesla's growth. The CEOs of companies like Ford, GM, and Tesla are regularly paid multi-million dollar salaries for losing their company's billions of dollars. Musk was paid no more than he deserved.
The number is big only because Tesla is big. And Tesla is big only because of Musk. I realize you live in a nation with a long proud history of socialism, where people would rather all starve together than see themselves prosper among billionaires, but the facts are clear. Musk made every shareholder of Tesla rich. A 400% return on investment every year for 3 years? No one gets that from a multi-billion dollar corporation.
What universe are you in? When Musk received this pay package, Tesla's shares exploded in value. When a judge took it back, Tesla's shared dropped. This is the reality.