Learn about HERE HD Live Maps and its working principle.

Original title: Learn about HERE HD Live Maps and its working principle.

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According to foreign media reports, map technology has become an indispensable and important technology for self-driving vehicles. It is said that the high-precision real-time map (HD Live Map) provided by HERE has become a leader in this kind of system.

Introduction to HD Live Map

HD Live Map was introduced in early 2016 to show extremely detailed dynamic road conditions, so that the autonomous vehicle system can "see" the surrounding environment of the vehicle.

In February of this year, HERE announced that it would deploy this technology to a new generation of Mercedes-Benz self-driving vehicles, and its version is less complicated. At present, it has been deployed to the current Mercedes-Benz model and the upcoming A-class car.

HD Live Maps can store all the data collected by on-board sensors and retrieve them when needed. The map application upgrades the stored data and sends real-time map data to vehicles that need the data. It uses on-board sensors to see if HD Live Maps can distinguish lane divider.

The most important part of the system is the cloud, because all technologies are stored there, and the on-board systems of all vehicles also read data from there. Cloud platform makes the accuracy of regional map reach centimeter level, and when new information needs to be transmitted to vehicles, the map can be updated immediately.

All vehicles equipped with this system can realize workshop communication and share information, and inform each other of information changes in traffic and road signs.

principle of operation

HD Maps provides assistance for vehicles to understand the outside world (the surrounding environment of vehicles). According to the statement of HERE, the lane level accuracy has reached centimeter level, and the real-time information of the relevant road network along the established route can be sent to the vehicle.

For self-driving vehicles, this means that the path planning has been improved, far exceeding the amount that its on-board sensors can achieve. Usually, the on-board sensor can scan the surrounding environment within a radius of 100 meters. For a moving vehicle with a speed of 80 km/h, this is equivalent to a detection and response time of only 3 seconds.

This is why HERE HD Maps relies heavily on vehicle data sharing. The company said that if the vehicle sensor detects the speed limit sign and the speed limit is inconsistent with the data marked on the current map, the map will be updated accordingly. Then when other vehicles approach the same place, they can get the new information after rectification.

Besides users’ vehicles, the system can also extract data from other vehicles, road network sensors, motorcades and probes.

The information extracted from other vehicles can also be used in Predictive Powertrain Control, Curve Lighting, Beam Height Control, Road Sign Recognition, In-vehicle systems such as Intelligent Speed Assistance and Departure Warning can be used, which can be used for conventional vehicles and self-driving vehicles.

look into the future

HERE said that the company is cooperating with 10 car companies to test the application of HD Live Maps in self-driving vehicles. The company also cooperates with Mercedes-,and to promote the configuration of driver assistance systems for conventional driving vehicles.

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E-commerce "Big Four" quarterly competition: Ali’s net profit fell sharply, and Aauto Quicker came from behind.

  Recently, Alibaba, JD.COM, Pinduoduo and Aauto Quicker e-commerce, the "Big Four" listed e-commerce, released quarterly reports one after another this year.

  In the first quarter of this year, all four companies showed positive growth in revenue, among which Pinduoduo’s revenue growth rate far exceeded the other three companies. In terms of net profit and R&D investment, there is a big difference among the four companies. Ali’s net profit has fallen sharply, and Aauto Quicker’s net profit has the fastest growth rate. At the same time, the four companies are paying more and more attention to user experience, and the number of active users in Ali and JD.COM has increased by double digits.

Source: provided by respondents

  Pinduoduo’s revenue growth rate far exceeds the other three.

  On May 14th, Alibaba Group released Q4 of fiscal year 2024 and its annual results, of which Q4 (the first quarter of 2024) revenue was 221.874 billion yuan, up 6.57% year-on-year. In addition, in the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the total transaction volume (GMV) and the number of orders of Taobao Tmall achieved double-digit growth year-on-year, and the number of 88VIP members exceeded 35 million, which also maintained double-digit growth. Driven by the strong growth in the number of users purchased and the frequency of transactions, Taotian Group achieved revenue of 93.216 billion yuan, up 4% year-on-year, and customer management fee (CMR) revenue increased by 5% year-on-year, exceeding market expectations in an all-round way.

  On the evening of May 16th, a quarterly report released by JD.COM Group showed that from January to March, JD.COM Group achieved a total revenue of 260 billion yuan, up 7.04% year-on-year. Among them, JD.COM’s retail revenue was 226.835 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.82%.

  On May 22nd, Pinduoduo released its financial report for the first quarter of 2024, with revenue of 86.812 billion yuan, up 130.66% year-on-year. According to the financial report, the revenue growth is mainly due to the increase in online marketing services and trading services. In terms of business, the revenue from online marketing services and other services was 42.4562 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 56%. However, more growth came from transaction service revenue, which was 44.3558 billion yuan, up 327% year-on-year.

  On the same day, Aauto Quicker released its financial report for the first quarter of 2024, and Aauto Quicker’s revenue in the first quarter was 29.41 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.62%. In addition, in the first quarter, Aauto Quicker’s e-commerce business GMV increased by 28.2% year-on-year to 288.1 billion yuan. On the user side, the monthly active buyers of e-commerce increased by 22.4% year-on-year to 126 million, especially during the 2024 New Year Festival, the number of buyers increased by over 60% compared with the previous New Year Festival; On the supply side, the number of monthly merchants increased by about 70% year-on-year.

Live broadcast of helping farmers in Pinduoduo. (Source: Xinhua News Agency)

  "From the data point of view, Pinduoduo still maintained a high growth in revenue and profits. JD.COM and Ali’s revenue growth rate has improved, but it is not significant. JD.COM’s profit growth has improved, and Ali’s profit growth is under pressure. " Zhuang Shuai, a special researcher at the Network Economic and Social E-commerce Research Center and founder of Bailian Consulting, commented.

  Chen Hudong, a special researcher at the Network Economic and Social E-commerce Research Center, analyzed that although the revenue scales of several companies are not the same, they have maintained an overall growth trend. Ali and JD.COM have shown a relatively high growth trend through continuous empowerment of their overall business, and optimized their services on the original basis through digital strategy. Therefore, the empowerment characteristics of the two companies are manifested in the upgrading of the original infrastructure, and the effect is also emerging.

  "Alibaba and Pinduoduo’s direct revenue still comes from advertising fees and service fees of the platform, while JD.COM directly comes from commodity sales. The business models of the three companies are different. Pinduoduo, by burning money in the early stage, seized the user’s mind, focused on attacking the city slightly, and then accumulated a lot of traffic. So far, it is a problem of traffic conversion. " Chen Hudong added.

  "Compared with these three giants, Aauto Quicker’s revenue growth rate is at a medium level, with revenue of 29.408 billion yuan, which is higher than the expected 29.040 billion yuan, and its development is relatively stable. In particular, the GMV of e-commerce in Aauto Quicker increased by 28.2% year-on-year to 288.1 billion yuan, which led to other service income, indicating that it was effective to gradually open the traffic entrance of the pan-shelf scene from the fourth quarter of last year. However, the revenue of live broadcast business decreased by 8.0% to 8.6 billion yuan year-on-year, which may be related to factors such as fierce competition in the industry, changes in users’ viewing habits and insufficient innovation in live broadcast content. " Mo Daiqing, a senior analyst of the online retail department of the e-commerce center of the network economy and society, said.

  Ali’s net profit showed negative growth, and Aauto Quicker’s net profit grew the fastest.

  In the first quarter, Alibaba’s net profit returned to its mother was 3.365 billion, down 85.77% year-on-year.

  JD.COM’s net profit in the first quarter was 7.13 billion yuan, up 13.88% year-on-year. Under non-GAAP, the net profit was 8.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.2%.

  The net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders in Pinduoduo in the first quarter was 27.9978 billion yuan, up 246% year-on-year. Operating profit was 25.9737 billion yuan, up 275% year-on-year.

  Aauto Quicker’s net profit in the first quarter was 4.1 billion yuan (a loss of 876 million yuan in the same period last year), and its adjusted net profit was 4.388 billion yuan, a record high in a single quarter.

Jingdong express (Source: Xinhua News Agency)

  Judging from the scale of net profit, Pinduoduo has taken the lead. In this regard, Liu Junbin, a special researcher at the E-commerce Research Center of NetEconomy & Society, said that the good growth of Pinduoduo may cater to the transformation of domestic platforms, deep cultivation of agricultural products, and the demand of overseas platforms for new "good quality and low price".

  Zhuang Shuai also believes that on the one hand, Pinduoduo’s profits benefit from the in-depth promotion of high-quality consumption, high-quality supply and high-quality ecological "three highs" strategy; On the other hand, it is the high growth brought by cross-border e-commerce business in full custody and semi-custody mode.

  However, the growth rate of Aauto Quicker’s net profit exceeded that of Pinduo by as much as 571.82%. Mo Daiqing said that the substantial increase in this data indicates that Aauto Quicker’s profitability is improving significantly, which will play a positive role in promoting the company’s future development.

  Among the four companies, only Alibaba’s net profit declined by 85.77%. Mo Daiqing said that Ali’s net profit fell sharply, which he said was due to factors such as increasing investment in e-commerce business, granting retention incentives to rookie employees and declining market value of listed companies. However, this also reminds Ali to pay more attention to future strategic planning and business development and improve profitability.

  Attach importance to user experience, and the number of active users in Ali and JD.COM has increased by double digits.

  Ali’s financial report shows that the number of 88VIP members exceeded 35 million, a double-digit year-on-year increase. Since the end of December last year, Taobao has launched a series of measures, such as refund-only policy, postal service in Xinjiang, payment after use, upgrade of store experience scoring system and comprehensive transformation of web version, to comprehensively optimize the user experience. According to the financial report, Ali is increasing strategic investment in the fields of commodity supply, customer service, membership system rights and technology with competitive prices, aiming at improving the user experience, thereby increasing the consumer retention rate and increasing the purchase frequency.

  JD.COM Financial Report shows that the number of quarterly active users has maintained double-digit year-on-year accelerated growth for two consecutive quarters, and users’ shopping frequency, NPS (net recommended value) and the number of users in low-tier cities have significantly increased. The significant increase in the number of active users and user participation in the quarter comes from the continuous innovation and upgrading of user experience in JD.COM.

  Pinduoduo also stressed that in the first quarter, the platform continued to launch profit-making activities such as the New Year Festival and the Spring Festival without closing, and focused on the theme of "domestic products are trendy", optimizing quality agricultural products and good brands to subsidize resources, enriching supply, and solidly helping platform users to obtain benefits from both consumption and supply.

  According to the financial report, the average daily active users and average monthly active users in Aauto Quicker reached 394 million and 697 million respectively, up by 5.2% and 6.6% year-on-year, and the average daily active users in Aauto Quicker spent 129.5 minutes. In the first quarter of 2024, the total usage time of users increased by 8.6% year-on-year.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

  All four companies pay more and more attention to user experience. Zhuang Shuai pointed out that Pinduoduo firmly grasped the bottom-line city users through agricultural products and white-label products, and then targeted the needs of high-line users and the consumption upgrading needs of bottom-line users who have requirements for quality consumption by subsidizing brand products by 10 billion yuan. JD.COM increased the low-price promotion and live broadcast in the mode of purchasing and selling, consolidated users’ low-price mentality with 3C and household appliances, expanded the categories of clothing, beauty and household agricultural products, and improved the service level through self-built logistics. Ali focuses on Tmall Taobao platform through subtraction, strengthens brand consumption demand through Tmall, expands small and medium-sized businesses through Taobao, enriches low-priced goods, consolidates superior categories of clothing and beauty products, strengthens the expansion of 3C household appliances and agricultural products, and strengthens content construction. And increase investment in live e-commerce.

  Liu Junbin believes that Ali, JD.COM and Pinduoduo all attach importance to low prices and user experience, which is in line with market demand. However, this wave of low prices is essentially different from the original "things are not beautiful and cheap", which requires an accurate grasp of the platform and a clear understanding of the stage and particularity of the wave market. JD.COM adopted the form of big sales promotion and factory e-commerce, and Ali was upgraded to 1688 to join the war. Pinduoduo had the advantage of low price, but all three companies had to do detailed work and could not simply deal with it.

  Mo Daiqing added that Aauto Quicker’s user activity has been increasing, and the shopping experience has been continuously optimized through low-cost good goods supply and online sales hosting functions, and more and more attention has been paid to users first. In the first quarter, the usage time of users in Aauto Quicker increased by 8.6% year-on-year. With traffic, there will be a natural transformation, which will also help Aauto Quicker e-commerce GMV to continuously improve.

  However, although the average daily active users and the average monthly active users in Aauto Quicker have increased, the growth rate has slowed down. This may mean that Aauto Quicker faces challenges in attracting new users, and it also needs to pay more attention to improving user stickiness and activity.

  In addition, according to the complaint data of Dianv Bao, a well-known online consumer dispute mediation platform in China, Pinduoduo ranked first in the complaint list, Taobao ranked second, JD.COM ranked third and Aauto Quicker ranked seventh. This also reminds the four companies to pay more attention to user experience and after-sales service.

Reunion year | Water of happiness enters every family.

I still remember that on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month in 2013, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader braved the cold and came to the land of Longyuan. At Magang’s home in party member, an old village in Yuan Gudui, the general secretary saw the water tank in the house and deliberately scooped up a ladle of water to taste it carefully. The bitter and salty taste made him frown. Later, the General Secretary made a special trip to Weiyuan County to inspect the water diversion project site, and said eight words to the local and accompanying responsible comrades of relevant state ministries and commissions, "People’s livelihood is paramount and water control is important".

△ On February 3, 2013, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader visited the needy people in Yuangudui Village, Tianjiahe Township, Weiyuan County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province. The picture shows the General Secretary having a cordial conversation with Ma Gang, an old party member, to learn about the production and living conditions.

Whether the water problem is solved well or not is directly related to the people’s sense of acquisition, happiness and security.

Summer flood and winter drought, lack of abundant resources in the north and extremely uneven distribution of water resources in time and space have always been the basic water situation in China, and building a national water network is the fundamental measure to solve the uneven distribution of water resources in time and space in China.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has stood at the strategic height of the sustainable development of the Chinese nation, put forward the idea of "giving priority to water conservation, balancing space, systematically managing and exerting strength with both hands", established the national "river strategy" and made plans for major projects of the national water network.

The key to building a national water network is to get through the aorta.

From Jiangdu Water Control Project on the East Line of South-to-North Water Transfer Project to Taocha Canal Head Project on the Middle Line, from the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River to Wangjiaba Sluice on the Huaihe River, the General Secretary visited several key water conservancy projects of the national water network. He said earnestly: "Accelerate the construction of the main skeleton and artery of the national water network to provide a strong water security guarantee for building a socialist modern country in an all-round way."."

With the completion of major water diversion projects such as the first phase of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the cross-basin and cross-regional water network pattern in China has gradually taken shape. By January 12, 2024, the first phase of the East and Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project had transferred more than 68 billion cubic meters of water, benefiting 44 large and medium-sized cities along the route and directly benefiting more than 176 million people.

In addition to the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, in recent years, a number of major water diversion projects have been reported frequently.

In January 2021, the first phase of the water resources allocation project in northern Hubei was opened to water. The project takes Danjiangkou Reservoir as the water source, and the whole line draws water by itself, supplying water to 4.82 million people in 3 cities and 7 counties along the northern Hubei region and irrigating 3.8 million mu of cultivated land, effectively alleviating the serious shortage of water resources in the northern Hubei region.

In December, 2022, the water diversion project from Yangtze River to Huaihe River was put into trial operation, and the Yangtze River and Huaihe River achieved a historic "hand in hand". The water supply scope of the Yangtze River-Huaihe River Diversion Project covers 55 counties (cities, districts) in 15 cities in Anhui and Henan provinces, with a total length of 723 kilometers and a benefit range of 70,600 square kilometers, benefiting more than 50 million people in northern Anhui and eastern Henan.

△ Xijiang River goes underground to moisten Greater Bay Area. The water resources allocation project in the Pearl River Delta starts from Liyuzhou, the main stream of Xijiang River in Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong Province in the west, crosses Shiziyang and reaches Gongming Reservoir in Shenzhen in the east. It is a long-distance pressurized water transfer project with the largest flow in the world.

On January 30, 2024, the Pearl River Delta water resources allocation project, a major national water conservancy project and a national water network backbone project, was opened to water. With a total length of 113.2 kilometers, the project can deliver 1.708 billion cubic meters of water to Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area every year, benefiting more than 32 million people along the route, solving the water shortage problem in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan and other places, and building a multi-water source guarantee system in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

To build a national water network, we need to work hard to smooth the microcirculation.

In January, 2017, on the eve of the Spring Festival of the Lunar New Year, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader came to Desheng Village, Zhangbei County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, braving the cold of April and September. He walked into the homes of poor households and asked with concern where the water used by the villagers came from.

In January 2020, on the eve of the Spring Festival of the Lunar New Year, the General Secretary came to Yunnan to visit and express condolences to the cadres and masses of all ethnic groups. In the kitchen of Li Fashun, a villager in Tengchong, three village, he turned on the tap and nodded when he saw the clear tap water rushing out.

A warm-hearted inquiry and careful examination again and again embodies the people’s leaders’ concern about the villagers’ water use.

In order to solve the problem of drinking water safety in rural areas, in recent years, Chinese has traveled all over remote areas and deep mountains that have never been touched before, looking for water sources and repairing channels.

△ By 2020, the problem of drinking water safety for poor people in China has been comprehensively solved, and the people’s sense of gain and happiness has been significantly improved.

In Linxia Dongxiang Autonomous County, Gansu Province, under the complex terrain such as collapsible loess, ditches and steep mountains, more than 7,200 kilometers of pipelines cover the whole county.dredgedredgeClear water flowed into the homes of more than 300,000 Dongxiang people. The villagers bid farewell to the days when water was carried by donkeys and stored in water cellars, and earth-shaking changes have taken place in the mountain villages of the county.

In Guyuan Mountain Area of Ningxia, starting from the reservoir in Jingyuan County, the clear pulse has passed through six pumping stations, raising the water more than 600 meters high, so that a small village with more than 700 people 230 kilometers away can also drink tap water at any time.

In order to strengthen the "capillary" construction of national water network, in 2023, the state made great efforts to open the "last mile" of water network construction.

According to the data released by the Ministry of Water Resources, in 2023, the penetration rate of tap water in rural areas in China reached 90%, and the proportion of rural population covered by large-scale water supply projects reached 60%.

"Ask the canal that clear? Because there is a source of living water. " Overlooking the land of China, a national water network based on natural rivers and lakes, with water diversion and drainage projects as channels and storage projects as nodes, is accelerating construction, and a "water of happiness" is flowing into thousands of households from all directions, nourishing a better life.

Expert: Who is the driving force behind this round of housing price increase?



● Abundant credit funds push up house prices.


  ● Some local governments let prices rise. 


  ● Inflation expectations lead to the phenomenon of buying houses to preserve value. 


  ● Real estate developers create markets to promote the upward trend of housing prices.


  On the occasion of spring and summer this year, the sudden rise of domestic housing prices has aroused widespread concern in society. In fact, the real estate industry, as the biggest beneficiary of the huge amount of credit, has made great contributions to investment while rapidly completing the V-shaped reversal. It can be said that the real estate industry is the hero of the good economic performance in the second quarter.


  The booming production and sales of the real estate market has promoted the rise of housing prices. When the macro-economy has not yet fully recovered, the real estate industry has taken the lead in entering prosperity. With the acceleration of urbanization, the contradiction between urban land supply and demand is becoming more and more obvious, especially in the central city, which makes it more difficult to reconcile this contradiction. Therefore, in the long run, the rise of real estate prices is inevitable and reasonable.


  However, in the current macro situation, there are special reasons for the rise in house prices:


  1. Credit funds have pushed up house prices. According to the data of the central bank, in the first half of this year, China’s new loans amounted to 7.37 trillion yuan, 1.47 times more than that of the whole year of 2008. The amount of credit funds released a lot of liquidity, which contributed to the rise of asset prices, and real estate prices were no exception. On the other hand, because the total amount of loans is mainly in the medium and long term, it is possible for funds to enter the real estate market. According to the calculation of relevant institutions, about 20% of credit funds flowed into asset markets such as real estate and stock market in the first half of the year, which promoted the rise of the volume and price of real estate.


  2. Some local governments allow prices to rise, which raises house prices to some extent. Due to the slowdown in economic growth, the government’s fiscal revenue and expenditure situation is not ideal. According to the data released by the Ministry of Finance, the national fiscal revenue in the first half of this year decreased by 2.4% year-on-year; Fiscal expenditure increased by 26.3% year-on-year. The tight income has forced some local governments to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. The increase in land transfer fees and real estate taxes, which account for a large proportion of government revenue, will ensure the improvement of government revenue and expenditure. Therefore, the rise in housing prices is a "win-win" thing for some local governments and real estate developers, and they are naturally willing to do it.


  3. Investors’ strong inflation expectations make real estate investment a hedge option. Looking around the world, the rescue actions of various countries have made ample liquidity a common phenomenon. In addition, commodity prices have quietly rebounded, and crude oil prices have inadvertently broken through the $70 mark, and imported inflation seems to be just around the corner. At the same time, with the continuous rise of domestic credit funds and M2, the release of liquidity has led to the rise of domestic asset prices, and the expectation of future inflation is relatively strong. As an ideal choice to preserve value, real estate investment has become the object of investors’ pursuit, and it is natural for house prices to rise.


  4. the market-making activities of real estate developers have contributed to the rise of house prices. In some areas, real estate developers sell their own products to create illusions, and the recent phenomenon of property hoarding, a real estate developer in Beijing, has alarmed the government. The demonstration effect and herd effect formed by market-making have contributed to the rise of housing prices.


  The cold winter of global real estate industry caused by subprime mortgage crisis has not passed, and when the optimization and integration of industry structure has not been completed, the domestic real estate industry has turned around and directly entered the midsummer. The "hard take-off" of the real estate industry has also led to many unreasonable phenomena, which are embodied in the abnormal development of market structure and industry structure. The soaring housing prices in 2007 eventually led to huge inflationary pressure, and this round of housing price increase gradually highlighted the hidden worries of inflation.


  As one of the pillar industries, the rise and fall of real estate is related to the development of many upstream and downstream industries. History has also proved that the prosperity of the real estate industry made China’s economy maintain double-digit growth for five consecutive years from 2003 to 2007. However, in the last round of inflation, the soaring real estate prices have become the driving force behind inflation. The capital-driven warming of the real estate market will involve banks. The subprime mortgage crisis caused by the collapse of the real estate market caused by excessive credit is still in sight, and we must never repeat the mistakes of the United States. Many years ago, at the beginning of the banking reform in China, a large number of non-performing loans were carried, and now it is hard to get out of the danger. We should prevent this situation from coming back. We must bear in mind the profound lessons of history and face up to this potential risk. Based on the importance of the real estate industry to the national economy, house prices cannot rise or fall sharply. The healthy development of the national economy requires the real estate industry to return to a benign development track. We have every reason to believe that after the real estate industry has undergone full adjustment, China’s economy will surely usher in a better tomorrow.


  (The author is the director and professor of the Institute of Securities and Futures, Beijing Technology and Business University)

Editor: Xun Zhiguo

Deng Guangrong, a famous Hong Kong actor, died of illness and was friends with Leslie Cheung.


When Deng Guangrong was young,


Deng Guangrong (data map)


And Leslie Cheung were good friends.


Deng Guangrong’s body was transported to the mortuary.

    Deng Guangrong, known as the eldest brother in film, died in his sleep on March 29th at the age of 65. At 12: 15 in the evening, the body was transported by a yellow car to the mortuary in Toyama. Forty or fifty relatives and friends were present, including Chen Shufen and his son. A large number of police officers were also present to maintain order. In order to avoid the exposure of the body, relatives and friends used umbrella arrays to escort the car.

    Deng Guangrong’s friends were very sad after receiving the news, and they went to Deng Guangrong’s house to learn about the situation. It is reported that he suddenly had a heart attack at home, and his family immediately called the police after being discovered by the workers. After the first aid, he was invalid and eventually returned to heaven. It is known that he originally planned to attend a friend’s party this evening, left at 9:00 pm, and was next to the bed at home. His family thought that he had a short rest, and it was not until the workers checked that he had stopped breathing. His family immediately called a familiar doctor and took him to the hospital. Unfortunately, he finally came back to life.

    Xue Jiayan was filming a drama in Jiujiang. Her voice changed when she received the news on the phone. She couldn’t accept the news. She said, "I don’t know what to say. I hope his family will be sorry for their loss. I will return to Hong Kong the day after tomorrow, and I will call my wife to say hello." She recalled the first set of cooperation drama "Bunny Girl" with her eldest brother, and made herself a bunny girl, praising him for his bravery, heroism and willingness to help others.

    Xie Xian said that when he heard the news, he felt suddenly. He said, "I don’t know what to say. I have known him for more than 20 years. Alas, I really don’t know what to say. (Will I contact his family? ) After his family has arranged it, if you have any help, you must help. " Ceng Zhiwei also couldn’t believe it was true. He also said that his eldest brother met to play golf two days earlier, praising each other’s kindness and great contribution to the film circle.


Deng Guangrong’s daughter cried and announced the news of her father’s death.


Family members are surrounded by reporters.

    Deng Guangrong’s daughter, He Liquan, John Chiang and relatives and friends announced the details to Banbai Media at 71 Kadoorie Mountain in the evening. Her daughter cried into tears and said, "Thank you for your concern. Unfortunately, dad left us tonight. He left naturally. This is the regret of the whole family and the whole world. I hope everyone will respect dad and let him leave the housing enterprise. Our family is very United and will do our best to do a good job. His friends are also very concerned about us. " Asked how to arrange the funeral? She said with tears that she would try to do it in her father’s favorite way.

   In addition, Jackie Chan, also known as Big Brother, was misinformed about "death", and social networking sites suddenly reported that Jackie Chan died of heart paralysis. It is known that some media in Hong Kong have contacted Big Brother and verified that the death was misinformed.

Deng Guangrong’s Life: Student Lover in the 1960s and Gangster Brother in the 1980s.

  Deng Guangrong is from Shunde, Guangdong Province. In 1962, at the age of 17, he became famous for his first film "The Student Prince", and he was also called "the three major literary films in Taiwan Province" with Qin and Han Dynasties and Qin Xianglin. After graduating from high school, Deng Guangrong cooperated with Xiao Fangfang, Zhen Zhen, Chen Baozhu and others to shoot many films with the theme of youth in the 1960s. In 1970s, he went to Taiwan Province for development, and made more than 60 films, usually in drama and romance. He also often cooperates with Brigitte Lin, which is very popular with Taiwan Province audiences. It is reported that the film salary in Deng Guangrong is HK $150,000.

  In 1977, he returned to Hong Kong and founded Darong Film Company, and then founded Shadow Master Film Company. At this time, Deng Guangrong is no longer the "student prince" in the 1960s and 1970s. This tall and dignified middle-aged man with a king’s demeanor began to be keen on interpreting some Jianghu brothers in gangster hero films. Although Wong Kar-wai wrote "Jianghu Long Hudou" and Deng Guangrong, Chow Yun Fat and Xie Xian starred in it, it was also a follow-up work of John Woo’s "The True Color of Heroes", but the delicate depiction of brothers’ feelings and how to choose family life in the film still had some flavor compared with other similar films, which made Deng Guangrong, who is also the boss of the film company, appreciate the young man’s talent and invested in the first film as tears go by directed by Wong Kar-wai. The film was well received, which greatly boosted Deng Guangrong’s confidence. He even spent HK$ 40 million for Wong Kar-wai to start filming his second film, The True Story of Teddy Boy, but the result was a fiasco at the box office. After being released for 12 days, it was closed, and the box office only received 10 million yuan, which actually made Deng Guangrong go to the hospital for intravenous drip because of the huge investment in anxious films.

  After The Story of Teddy Boy, Deng Guangrong and Wong Kar-wai had another collaboration: return engagement, written by Wong Kar-wai and starring Deng Guangrong. The story of this film is not bad compared with Deng Guangrong’s previous work "Longteng Sihai". It is all about the story that the boss who wants to quit the Jianghu is forced by the situation and kills again. Perhaps because he is used to playing "Big Boss", Deng Guangrong’s style of acting in the circle is also quite helpful. At the memorial meeting of his good friend Shen Dianxia, Deng Guangrong tried Adam Cheng publicly, forcing Adam Cheng to take the stage to explain whether he was heartless to Shen Dianxia and his daughter Zheng Xinyi, which also caused an uproar.

    Deng Guangrong and Leslie Cheung were also good friends. In 1991, Deng Guangrong, together with Leslie Cheung and Wong Kar-wai, won the Golden Award for The True Story of Teddy Boy. After Leslie Cheung’s death, he also attended the memorial activities in Leslie Cheung.

More pictures of Deng Guangrong’s death on the next page.

Roy apologizes for smoking in restaurants. Reporters visited some restaurants to persuade smoking records to be displayed

Yesterday, it was reported on the Internet that Roy, an artist, was smoking in a Japanese restaurant in Gongti during a recent dinner. Yesterday afternoon, Roy publicly apologized for this matter in Weibo, saying that he "made a wrong demonstration" and "will bear the corresponding responsibilities and accept the punishment".

Yesterday afternoon, Beijing Chaoyang District Health Supervision Institute inspected the restaurant "Tong Sushi" and found that the restaurant did not have a no-smoking sign and no corresponding no-smoking management system. It ordered the restaurant to make corrections within a time limit and will punish Roy.

Yesterday afternoon, the law enforcement officers of Chaoyang District Health Supervision Institute went to Roy’s smoking restaurant for inspection and asked the person in charge of the restaurant.

Roy apologized for being accused of smoking in the restaurant.

Yesterday morning, Sohu Entertainment announced in the official Weibo that Roy and other artists were gathering in a Japanese restaurant in Gongti. "Roy smokes frequently, and the gathering atmosphere is super happy." Following the news, there are several close-ups of smoking in Roy.

It is reported that Roy, one of the three members of TFBOYS, a well-known male singing group in China, has a very high popularity and just turned 18 last November. So as soon as the news came out, the public quickly turned their attention to "smoking in Roy". Zhang Jianshu, president of Beijing Tobacco Control Association, said that Roy violated Beijing tobacco control regulations, and public figures should pay attention to the social impact. He hoped that Roy would apologize publicly.

At the same time, many netizens pointed out that the Japanese restaurant was "Tong Sushi", and some netizens said that "Roy’s smoking posture is quite skillful" and accused Roy of smoking in public places, which was suspected of violating the Beijing Regulations on Smoking Control.

At 2: 44 pm yesterday, Roy publicly apologized for this incident at the Weibo, saying, "This incident made me deeply reflect on my behavior, and I feel very sorry and guilty about the adverse social impact I caused. I am sorry that I made a wrong demonstration, and I will bear the corresponding responsibilities and accept the punishment. As a public figure, I will definitely pay more attention to my words and deeds in the future. I hope that everyone will not follow my wrong behavior. "

After the inspection, Chaoyang District Health Supervision Office issued a health administrative law enforcement document, which was signed by the person in charge of the store for confirmation. Beijing News reporter Zhou’s photo    

Chaoyang Health Supervision Institute ordered the restaurant to be rectified, which will punish Roy.

Beijing Chaoyang District Health Supervision Institute also gave feedback on the issue of "smoking in public places in Roy" in the official Weibo, saying that if it is true, it will be punished according to law.

Subsequently, the Chaoyang District Health Supervision Institute conducted a law enforcement inspection on "Tong Sushi" located near the Workers’ Gymnasium. On-site inspection by law enforcement officers found that there was no sign of no smoking in the restaurant, and there was no corresponding no smoking management system, which violated the relevant requirements. Chaoyang District Health Supervision Office ordered the restaurant to make corrections within a time limit, and if there are still problems during the rectification period, it will be dealt with according to law.

A front-line health supervisor of Chaoyang District Health Supervision Institute told the reporter that the investigation will be conducted in combination with video materials and the store’s statement. If the waiter finds out but does not dissuade him, the restaurant will face a fine of 5,000-10,000 yuan. For Roy himself, if he stops smoking after smoking, he will be fined 50 yuan. If he does not listen to dissuasion, he will be fined 200 yuan. "It is difficult to find the responsible person for smoking in public places. As a public figure, Roy himself or his company should take the initiative to come to the office.

The Regulations of Beijing Municipality on the Control of Smoking stipulates that smoking is prohibited in public places, indoor areas of workplaces and public transport. In response to this matter, Chaoyang District Health Supervision Institute called on all industries to act positively, fulfill their duties of tobacco control, actively support tobacco control work, reduce the harm of smoking, and jointly safeguard a healthy Beijing.

■ follow-up visit

The restaurant involved admitted that Roy did not see his smoking when he was eating.

Yesterday afternoon, the reporter went to the restaurant "Tong Sushi" and needed to open two induction doors to enter the formal dining area. Except for a public dining bar in the hall, the rest were private rooms with good privacy. The waiter in the store said that there will be different chefs offering different menus every day, so there is no fixed menu, and per capita consumption depends on individual ordering.

Manager Peng Xiaojuan said that on the day of the incident, Roy and his party entered the restaurant wearing masks. A waiter told reporters that Roy and his party were dining in the "Xinnong" private room of the restaurant. There is a floor-to-ceiling glass door in the "Xinnong" private room, and there is a small terrace outside, where guests can smoke. But the reporter didn’t see the no-smoking sign in the private room.

Another waiter told the reporter that the waiter will not enter the private room without authorization except for delivering food. There is a pager in the private room. If the guest needs it, the waiter can enter only after ringing the bell. She also said that if they saw guests smoking, they would discourage them, but when they went in to deliver food that day, they didn’t see Roy or anyone else smoking.

Regarding why Roy’s smoking behavior was not discouraged at the time of the incident, Peng Xiaojuan, the manager of the restaurant, said that there was only monitoring around the public dining area and corridor in the store, and there was a blind spot because there was no camera installed in the private room for privacy, so it was not discovered in time and discouraged.

No-smoking signs will be posted in the restaurants involved to discourage smokers.

Peng Xiaojuan, the store manager, said that no smoking sign was posted in the store because of the aesthetic consideration of decoration. The staff in the store will remind the indoor public places that smoking is not suitable when consumers ask for "an ashtray". If consumers have started smoking, they will also persuade them, "A strong desire to smoke will make guests go to the terrace or smoke outside."

"Such news in the restaurant has dealt a great blow to our image." Peng Xiaojuan said that at present, the scores of restaurants on various food review platforms are declining. "Even if it was originally five stars, it will be changed to one star." Many people called the restaurant. "I didn’t expect the restaurant to appear in front of everyone with such an image."

Peng Xiaojuan said that they will post a no-smoking sign in the restaurant in the near future, and at the same time ask the waiter to be more firm and tough in the face of smokers. "If the guest doesn’t listen to dissuasion, we will ask him to leave the restaurant, preferring not to have this guest."

■ regulation

Regulations of Beijing Municipality on Smoking Control

No-smoking scope: public places, indoor areas of workplaces and public transport; And kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, children’s palaces, children’s welfare institutions and other places where minors are the main activity groups; Cultural relics protection units open to the society; The competition area and seating area of stadiums and gymnasiums; Outdoor areas of maternal and child health care institutions and children’s hospitals.

Responsibilities of operators and managers of non-smoking places: establish a smoking ban management system and do a good job in publicity and education; Set up obvious no-smoking signs and telephone number signs for reporting complaints; Smoking utensils and articles with tobacco advertisements shall not be provided in places where smoking is prohibited; Carry out smoking ban inspection, and make and keep relevant records; Discourage smokers in no-smoking places, and ask them to leave if they don’t listen to dissuasion; If you don’t listen to dissuasion and don’t leave, complain to the administrative department of health and family planning.

Individuals shall abide by the provisions of laws and regulations, and shall not smoke in places where smoking is prohibited or in queues.

The public found someone smoking in the no-smoking area, reporting method: call 12320; Complain through "Smoke-free Beijing" WeChat WeChat official account

"Smoking in restaurants in Roy" has once again aroused public concern about smoking ban in public places. The Regulations on the Control of Smoking in Beijing, which came into effect on June 1, 2015, clearly stipulates that smoking is prohibited in public places, indoor environments in workplaces, outdoor queues and other occasions.

The regulations have been in force for nearly four years. Yesterday afternoon, the reporter visited a number of restaurants, including fast food restaurants and high-end restaurants with good privacy. Almost all of these restaurants have no smoking signs, but the attitudes of shop assistants to dissuade smokers are different. Some shops are persistent in persuasion, and some shops say that they will give up after two or three times of persuasion, "fearing conflicts."

In addition, the Beijing News reporter also visited Beijing Railway Station, and found that despite the strong control, smokers always have all kinds of "clever tricks" to avoid inspection, cigarette butts can be seen everywhere, and it is difficult for sanitation workers to clean up.

Last night, in a restaurant in Chaoyang District, several citizens smoked indoors without being discouraged. Beijing News reporter Wang Fei photo

Visit 1

Some restaurants explicitly prohibit smoking and will discourage smokers when they see them.

Liu Ji Yang Tang, a fast food restaurant on Huawei Road, posted a no-smoking sign on the wall next to the door and indoors. The reporter did not see any smokers in the store. The staff in the store said that few people smoke in restaurants. When they see consumers smoking, they will dissuade them and say, "We can’t smoke here. If you smoke, go out and smoke."

There are striking "No Smoking" signs outside the door, on the wall and in the buffet area of a high-end restaurant on Huawei Road, indicating "Call 12320 for reporting complaints". Wei Yanchun, the foreman, said that he started working in the restaurant in 2016, when the logo was installed in the restaurant.

Wei Yanchun introduced that there is a smoking area outside the restaurant, and the restaurant staff will also remind guests not to smoke. If they smoke, they are advised to go to the smoking area outside. Smoking occurred in restaurants before, but after being reminded, consumers were more cooperative. Wei Yanchun said that if guests find someone smoking, they can report it to the restaurant staff.

"Nalan Restaurant" also has a no-smoking sign. Restaurant manager Deng Lijin said that she came to work in the restaurant last November. Compared with when she first came, she felt that the frequency of discouraging consumers from smoking was much lower now. If the staff sees consumers smoking, they will dissuade them for a while, and then invite them to smoke in the smoking area. If they don’t listen to dissuasion, they will put out the cigarettes directly. Deng Lijin said that consumers are still relatively cooperative, but whenever they want to smoke, they will take the initiative to ask where they can smoke.

Last night, a man (left) smoked indoors in a restaurant in Chaoyang District, and no one dissuaded him at the scene. Beijing News reporter Ning Wu photo

Visit 2

It is difficult for guests to persuade them to smoke after drinking, and some of them are recorded as furnishings.

Last night, the reporter went to a home-cooked dish on Panjiayuan Road, and there was a no smoking sign in the store. Manager Wang said that the restaurant opened in 2017, and there was no awareness of smoking ban in the first two months. When the relevant units came to the store for inspection, they were criticized and educated. "The person in charge of the store was called to educate it again." Since then, the smoking ban in the store has been strictly enforced. Whenever we see a guest smoking, the service staff will stand aside to dissuade him. "If we don’t listen to the advice after drinking, we will take the smoking cessation jar and put some water in it and stand beside him until he goes out. Some people really can’t persuade, but it is also a minority."

Manager Wang also produced a notebook to record smoking advice, which recorded in detail the time, table, times of smoking in the guest’s shop, dissuading personnel and whether it was effective according to the month. The latest one was at 18: 39 on May 20th, at Table 8. The guest smoked twice, but the dissuasion was ineffective.

When the Beijing News reporter interviewed, it happened that a man in the store lit a cigarette. The waiter immediately went over to dissuade him, and then the man put out the cigarette.

In a roast duck restaurant, the reporter saw a table of guests drinking white wine, and four or five people were chatting while smoking cigarettes. The reporter then reported to the restaurant staff and dissuaded the other party from putting out the cigarettes. A cashier at the bar told reporters that smoking is not allowed in the store, and guests will be discouraged if they smoke, but it is basically ineffective. "As long as I drank the wine, I really couldn’t persuade. If I advised it for two or three times, I wouldn’t persuade it. I was afraid of a conflict with the guests and didn’t complain to the relevant departments for the business in the store."

The cashier found a record of tobacco persuasion, the first page of which was the Regulations on Tobacco Control Management System, which clearly stated that no smoking equipment, signs and articles with tobacco advertisements were placed in the business scope, and all the staff in the store had the obligation and responsibility to conduct inspections. If smokers were found, they must be dissuaded in time. However, the tobacco control inspection record form is blank. "The inspectors came to check and write in the first two months, but they didn’t check in these two months, so they didn’t write, and they will record it when they come," the cashier admitted. If the relevant departments come to check at this moment, "it’s over."

Visit 3

Smoking in the passenger bathroom of Beijing Railway Station

At 17 o’clock yesterday, the Beijing News reporter didn’t see any no-smoking signs on the Beijing Railway Station Square. Passengers waiting to enter the station held cigarettes between their fingers and put them in their mouths from time to time. Although there are trash cans in the square, some passengers still throw cigarette butts on the ground.

In the square, sanitation workers walk back and forth to clean cigarette butts or garbage. A number of sanitation workers told reporters that they work 8 hours a day, and the most work they do is to clean up cigarette butts on the ground.

The reporter saw that a garbage truck of a sanitation worker contained garbage such as ice cream bags and toilet paper, among which cigarette butts were the most obvious.

In the waiting room of Beijing Railway Station, the announcement of no smoking was broadcast circularly, and many walls were affixed with no smoking signs, and staff members wore red armbands with the words "no smoking propagandists" to patrol back and forth in the waiting room, but reporters still saw cigarette butts in many trash cans in the station. At about 18 o’clock, there were male passengers smoking in the bathroom on the first floor of the waiting room. When asked if he knew that smoking was prohibited in the station, the man said that he knew that smoking was prohibited in the station, so he hid in the bathroom and secretly smoked a few mouthfuls. "There is no way to get addicted to cigarettes."

According to the staff in the station, the number of passengers smoking in the waiting room has decreased. Now when I see someone smoking, I will stop it. "Most of them are persuaded, and some passengers don’t listen at all."

Beijing News reporter Zhang Tong Zhou Shiling Dai Xuan Liu Mingyang

How is the comprehensive battery life of the Trumpchi E9?

The overall range of the Trumpchi E9 is satisfactory. During testing, we observed that the vehicle was driven in smart hybrid mode, and the engine only started working when the battery level was below 20%. In addition, the vehicle used a 25-degree battery and a 56-liter fuel tank, which gave it a combined range of around 800 kilometers.

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Behind the contrarian growth of FAW Hongqi: autonomous high-end is gradually becoming a climate

Observation | Behind the counter-trend growth: autonomous high-end is gradually becoming a climate

In the past September, China’s auto market once again handed over a beautiful "report card", and auto production and sales have shown growth for six consecutive months. Against the backdrop of the global auto industry being hit by the pandemic, the rapid recovery of China’s auto market undoubtedly provides a good model for the recovery of the global auto market.

However, under the premise that the domestic auto market is recovering well, the market share of Chinese brand passenger cars has shown a decline, falling to 36.4% from January to September, a year-on-year decrease of nearly 2.3 percentage points.

"The sales performance of Chinese auto brands is directly related to the trend of the auto market in the fourth quarter." An industry expert expressed the above judgment to Securities Times Car Capital.

Securities Times · Car Capital noticed that in the process of major Chinese auto brands struggling to turn around the decline, FAW Hongqi has achieved a contrarian growth that far exceeded market expectations. In September, monthly sales exceeded 20,000 vehicles, an increase of 86% year-on-year. This is a huge contrast with its sales performance in previous years.

Why did FAW Hongqi’s sales rise against the trend? What enlightenment will its growth bring to more Chinese auto brands and even the entire industry? It has become a hot topic in the industry recently.

Thunder reform works

"The competition in the entire manufacturing industry is intense, and it is more organic when it is dangerous. We saw such a prospect in FAW. Your development this year is unique."

On July 23, the top leader of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the President of the State, and the Chairperson of the Central Military Commission praised the red flag, the representative of the national brand, during a visit to the General Research and Development Institute of China FAW Group.

In the context of the "black swan" epidemic in China’s auto market for two consecutive years, the rise of FAW’s red flag against the trend can indeed be called "the unique scenery here".

A few days ago, China FAW announced sales data in September, Hongqi brand sales reached 21,500, an increase of 85.9%; 1-9 cumulative sales of 130,000, an increase of 104.4%. In 2019, Hongqi brand sales achieved nearly 600% year-on-year growth, cumulative sales exceeded 100,000.

Compared with the sluggish sales performance in earlier years, these two sets of data are like a "shocking reversal". What exactly did the Hongqi brand rely on to achieve a breakthrough against the trend? This has not only become a hot topic within the automotive industry, but also a hot topic for some investors.

An Qingheng, director of the China Automobile Industry Advisory Committee, told Securities Times Car Capital that the soaring sales of FAW Hongqi are closely related to its internal reforms in the past two years.

In September 2017, Xu Liuping, chairperson of FAW Group, who had been in office for less than two months, launched the Thunder Reform and adjusted the Hongqi brand to be directly operated by the group headquarters.

"This time the reform movement is particularly large. The original FAW Technology Center has been delisted, but the R & D General Institute, the Modeling Design General Institute, the New Energy Development Institute, and the Intelligent Networking Development Institute have been established respectively." An employee of FAW Group headquarters told Securities Times Che Capital on condition of anonymity that after the new organizational structure was completed, the group also carried out a "all stand up and compete for posts" personnel reform, and more than 4,000 cadres and employees at the headquarters had to be re-hired through competition.

At the beginning of 2018, the previous system reform quickly bore an important fruit – China FAW released the new Hongqi brand strategy. It is worth noting that at this press conference, China FAW called out the sales target of Xinhongqi, that is, 100,000 units in 2020, 300,000 in 2025, and 500,000 in 2035.

"Although the industry has not publicly discussed the sales target set by Xinhongqi, there are still many doubts." An Qingheng told Securities Times Car Capital that practice has proved that this series of reform policies has effectively promoted the development of Hongqi. Objectively speaking, Xu Liuping, as the helm of the company, played a key role.

An industry insider told Securities Times Car Capital that although the market share of Chinese brand passenger cars has declined and most of them face challenges, in general, there is still a strong entrepreneurial spirit in the industry, and the overall reform atmosphere is strong. Each brand is seeking transformation in line with the "new four modernizations" of the industry.

"It should be said that the revival of the Hongqi brand has exported a positive sample to the Chinese auto industry." An Qingheng believes that the successful transformation of Hongqi has brought inspiration to more independent brands and provided an upward path for reference.

Who is buying the Red Flag car?

"I was in my early 30s this year and bought a Hongqi H5 in 2019. At that time, I mainly liked the design and configuration of this car. You can’t enjoy this configuration by buying a joint venture car at the same price." Mr. Zhang, who lives in Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, told Securities Times Car Capital that in addition to high cost performance, what he values most is the overall tonality of the Hongqi brand. "Driving a Hongqi car, you seem to be very stable, and you have more face and personality," Mr. Zhang said.

Observation | Behind FAW Hongqi's contrarian growth: autonomous high-end gradually becoming a climate

Previously, people’s impression of Hongqi models was mostly "inspection cars" or concierge executive cars, which seemed to have little direct connection with the market. But with the launch of Hongqi H5, H7, HS5, HS7, H9 and other models in the past two years, this existing "stereotype" is gradually disintegrating.

A person close to China FAW told Securities Times Car Capital that according to his understanding, there are generally two types of consumers who buy Hongqi brand models. One is the more emotional and supportive, and the purchase of Hongqi cars is very national pride; the other is the more trendy consumer group. In recent years, the products launched by the Hongqi brand are more recognizable and can meet the personalized needs of consumers who pursue "different".

Pan Helin, executive dean and professor of the Digital Economy Research Institute of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, told Securities Times Car Capital that the Hongqi brand has a deep historical sedimentation, and in this round of reform, FAW has made a good excavation of the value of the Hongqi brand. More importantly, the current market has undergone tremendous changes, and consumers’ car purchase preferences and habits are changing and becoming more diverse. This fundamental change in consumption trends will bring opportunities to Chinese car brands.

Indeed, in recent years, the rise of the national tide, Li Ning boarded the New York Fashion Week, the Forbidden City lipstick was snapped up, the white rabbit toffee, and the leap white shoes ushered in the red… Buying domestic products has become an emerging trend. Some analysts have pointed out that the rise of the national tide is not only related to the rise of young consumer groups and changes in consumer trends, but more importantly, it is closely related to the overall rise of national cultural self-confidence. Consumers can find a sense of satisfaction and belonging by purchasing domestic products full of cultural connotations.

The same is true of returning to the auto industry. At a Hongqi brand 4S store on Yaojiayuan Road in Beijing, a customer looking at the car told Securities Times Car Capital: "In recent years, Chinese brand models have improved in terms of design and product quality, especially the technology configuration is quite awesome. Driving Chinese brand models makes me feel quite proud."

Observation | Behind FAW Hongqi's contrarian growth: autonomous high-end gradually becoming a climate

Securities Times Car Capital noticed that even on weekdays, the Hongqi 4S shop is very busy, with consumers constantly coming to see the cars, and most of them are family units. "If it is on weekends, there will be a lot of consumers around every exhibition car, and there will be a queue when entering the cockpit to see the interior." Sales staff at Beijing Longze Hongqi Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. told Securities Times Car Capital.

In the most prominent position in the exhibition hall of this Hongqi 4S store, there is a Hongqi H9 that has just been listed. The above sales staff told Securities Times Car Capital that the new car has only been on the market for one month, and the order will be queued. At present, the most advanced configuration will take two months, and the personalized configuration will take almost half a year to pick up the car.

Observation | Behind FAW Hongqi's contrarian growth: autonomous high-end gradually becoming a climate

From little attention to ordinary consumers to monthly sales of 20,000 vehicles, the Hongqi brand has really moved to the end point market and completed its self-transformation.

"High-end is the right move!"

In the past period of time, some independent brands relied on price advantages to seize the market, and sales performance was also very good. But after a careful study of the pricing system of Hongqi’s main models, it will be found that "winning at a low price" is not the path chosen by Hongqi. Take Hongqi H7 as an example, its official guide price is 252,800 yuan – 317,800 yuan, and the newly listed Hongqi H9 has a guide price range of 309,800 yuan – 539,800 yuan. Obviously, the "200,000 yuan pricing ceiling" that continues to plague independent brand brands is being broken by Hongqi.

The salesperson in the Hongqi 4S store told Securities Times Car Capital that buying Hongqi’s new models does not require a price increase to pick up the car, which is a hard and fast rule of the manufacturer. However, Hongqi also rarely engages in promotional activities, and the price is relatively firm.

"Hongqi basically does not engage in promotions, and our discounts are more reflected in after-sales." The above-mentioned salesperson told Securities Times Car Capital that the purchase of Hongqi owners enjoys a lifetime free warranty service. At the same time, at the level of used car replacement, Hongqi can give the same value preservation rate as other luxury brands, relieving consumers of car replacement troubles.

Pan Helin said that in recent years, the Hongqi brand has made great efforts in marketing and channel construction, especially through the digital management model to transform the service chain, which has provided important support for the growth of sales.

It is not difficult to see that the re-started Hongqi brand is fully positioning itself as a luxury brand. In fact, many industry authorities have automatically included the Hongqi brand in the luxury brand camp in the process of ranking the sales list of automobile companies. In September, Hongqi successfully exceeded the monthly sales of 20,100 vehicles with 21,500 sales performance.

Industry insiders believe that compared with other independent brands, Hongqi’s high-end road has a natural brand advantage. An Qingheng told Securities Times Car Capital that the competition in China’s auto market is very fierce at present, and some mid-to-low-end enterprises have been gradually eliminated by the market, but independent brands, including, and so on, continue to move up and carry out high-end transformation. In his opinion, Hongqi’s sales have risen sharply against the trend, which further reflects the strength of Chinese auto brands and fully verifies the importance of high-end independent brands.

Shengang Securities analysis pointed out that the current Chinese auto brand products are no longer limited to low-price competition, and the idea of brand upward is becoming more and more obvious. Among them, higher profit levels are the driving force for brand upward.

Securities Times Car Capital learned that, taking Volkswagen Group as an example, the profit level of Volkswagen Group’s Volkswagen brand in 2019 was 4.3%, while the profit margin of its luxury brand was nearly twice that, reaching 8.1%, and the more luxurious brand reached 16.2%.

At the same time, Shengang Securities also analyzed that the solid growth of China’s automobile market in recent years has provided a solid foundation for Chinese automobile brands to move up the brand, and has also brought sufficient capital and technology accumulation space to enterprises.

However, An Qingheng also stressed that China’s auto market is very large, with both high-end and low-end markets. Companies should target precise market segments according to their own positioning. At the same time, whether it is high-end or low-end, the most important thing is to improve product quality. This is the foundation for building brand power and influence.

Peng Yuyan claims not to take drugs: be responsible for what you do (Photos)

  Yesterday morning, Lin Chaoxian’s film "Breaking the Wind" opened a media tour at the Hong Kong Velodrome, starring Peng Yuyan, Cui Siyuan, Wang Luodan and others in attendance. Ke Zhendong and Jaycee Chan’s drug abuse incident caused a lot of uproar. Peng Yuyan admitted that he is quite familiar with both of them. Regarding this matter, he said that now is the time for the two to be noticed and need the most care, and "I hope everyone is willing to give them another chance". Cui Siyuan, who has just finished filming Jackie Chan’s new drama "Lion from the Sky", said that Jackie Chan is very busy and has not contacted him about this matter, so it is inconvenient to respond.

  Peng Yuyan made it clear that he would not take drugs

  Peng Yuyan admitted that he is very familiar with Ke Zhendong and Jaycee Chan. "Among them, Ke Zhendong was known to us before he entered the industry, and he is also a very good friend. He is very polite in life." After the "landlord" drug abuse incident, many Peng Yuyan fans left messages on Weibo hoping that he would not take drugs. Peng Yuyan said that he "of course not. Everyone has stress, but there are many ways to relieve it. My own way is to choose a healthy way, and I hope everyone has a positive attitude. Cycling can also relieve stress."

  Peng Yuyan said that for the "landlord" two people now, "the most important thing is that they are also responsible for what they do. I have known them for a long time, but what they did was really wrong. I believe that their relatives are the saddest now. I hope everyone is willing to give them another chance."

  Wang Luodan is not afraid of being upstaged by younger generations

  Just after the filming of "Huang Feihong: Heroes Have Dreams", Wang Luodan collaborated with Peng Yuyan again in "Breaking the Wind". Both plays have emotional scenes, but she said that with Peng Yuyan in the film is the stage of "less than full lovers". "Huang Feihong’s film is more emotionally tolerant. This play is passionate and youthful, and the emotional expression should be more external, but it is also good that our focus is to truly show the state of athletes." Speaking of whether he would spread rumors with Peng Yuyan, Wang Luodan said with a smile that he would rather "spread rumors" with Ouyang Nana, who plays a talented cyclist in the film, because she is more "fresh meat" than Peng Yuyan.

  Ouyang Nana’s performance in "Beijing Love Story" is eye-catching. Facing the younger generation, Wang Luodan said that he is not afraid of being upstaged. "I want to protect her more, because she is still young and has just entered the industry. I am like a sister. I have discussed with her. I don’t want her to get involved in emotional dramas too early. After the age of 18, I will have time to take this kind of drama. I hope she will take some simple dramas quietly and beautifully." (Reporter, Chen Shuang)

The 2024 Medici Innovative Drug Industry Ecological Cooperation Conference was a complete success

On March 18, the Medici Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry Ecological Cooperation Conference with the theme of "20 Years of Beauty, Creating the Future Together" was successfully held in Shanghai Zhangjiang Science Hall. After 20 years of hard work, Medici (688202) has taken empowering biomedical innovation research and development as its mission, grown side by side with China’s biomedical industry, and has developed into a leading one-stop biomedical pre-clinical R & D service platform in China.

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At the conference, more than 500 industry leaders from various fields such as government, industry, academia, and finance gathered to participate in the grand event. Together, they reviewed Medisi’s outstanding history over the past 20 years, witnessed the launch of its globalization prelude, and the grand launch of two key technology service platforms. In addition, the conference also held a number of thematic dialogues around current hot topics. The guests brainstormed and discussed in depth the future development direction of the innovative drug industry ecology. They offered suggestions for the sustainable development of the industry, pointed out the way forward, and worked together to explore new opportunities for the cooperative development of Chinese pharmaceutical companies.

Twenty Years of Prosperity Starting from "New" with high hopes

First of all, Mr. Wu Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Pudong New Area District Committee and deputy head of the district, delivered a warm opening speech, expressing his heartfelt congratulations on Medici’s brilliant achievements over the past 20 years. He deeply reviewed how Medici participated in and witnessed the rapid development of the biomedical industry in Pudong, established an academician innovation drug ripening center, was approved by large enterprises to open an innovation center, and made outstanding contributions to the construction of the new drug empower ecosystem, and eagerly looked forward to Medici’s ability to continue to expand the breadth and depth of the industry and promote the vigorous development of the biomedical industry more widely. Finally, Vice Mayor Wu Qiang said that Pudong New Area will unswervingly promote institutional reform, provide a broader development space and more powerful policy support for the biomedical industry, and call on entrepreneurs and investors to come to Pudong to join hands in creating a new future of technological innovation!

Song Ruilin, executive chairperson of the China Pharmaceutical Innovation Promotion Association, pointed out in his speech that in the context of the reshaping of the global economic structure and the increasingly complex geopolitical situation, China’s biomedical industry is standing at a critical crossroads, facing both unprecedented challenges and huge development opportunities. In recent years, with the successive introduction of a series of policy plans, China’s biomedical industry has ushered in an unprecedented spring breeze of development, while Medicis and others will usher in a more rapid development momentum and contribute more to the rise of the biomedical industry. Finally, President Song Ruilin confidently emphasized that 2024 will be a year of hope for the biomedical industry.

Chen Chunlin, founder and CEO of Medici, expressed his sincere gratitude to all the guests in his speech. He mentioned that Medici has been fortunate to witness the rise of China’s biomedical industry and has achieved outstanding results in scientific research innovation, industrial integration and business expansion. He stressed that the current biomedical industry is ushering in a new spring, full of unlimited opportunities. As an important part of new drug research and development, Medici shoulders the important task of promoting the implementation of source innovation and empowering the development of the industry. Dr. Chen said that Medici looks forward to working with more partners to jointly build an ecological empowering circle and promote the sustainable innovation and development of the biomedical industry.

Chen Kaixian, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, delivered a wonderful keynote report, entitled "Biomedical R & D Innovation and Industrial Development", which deeply analyzed the opportunities and challenges of biomedical innovation and development, and comprehensively sorted out the situation, progress and problems of biomedical development in our country. He elaborated on the four major development trends of global pharmaceutical innovation, and keenly pointed out the shortcomings and bottlenecks in the field of biomedical development in our country. At the same time, Academician Chen also shared the hot spots of scientific and technological innovation, especially the application of artificial intelligence in the field of new drug research and development, which brought dawn to the research and development of new drugs. Finally, we look forward to strengthening cooperation from all walks of life and contributing to Shanghai’s goal of building a source of biomedical technology innovation and a world-class biomedical industry cluster.

The prelude to globalization has begun, deeply empowering the transformation of innovation achievements

Next, the prelude to a new chapter of globalization was officially opened, and the Transformation Ceremony of Medici’s Biomedical Source Innovation Achievements opened. This landmark moment not only fully demonstrates Medici’s outstanding innovation achievements in the field of biomedicine, but also indicates that these achievements will be quickly transformed into strong actual productivity, injecting new vitality and momentum into global cooperation and development, and enabling the drug research and development industry chain to innovate at the source and extend globally!

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At the ceremony, Pharma representative Zhang Lianshan, research institute representative Li Bin, CXO industry representative Chen Chunlin, Zeng Dewan, Rong Yiping, AI intelligent medicine representative Zhang Long, overseas Biotech representative Mr. Sam Waksal, domestic Biotech representative Cheng Changfu, Liu Binlei, investor representative Zhao Yongsheng came to the stage one after another to join hands to start the transformation of biomedical source innovation achievements. Medici will take this launch ceremony as an opportunity to further strengthen communication and cooperation with domestic and foreign partners, jointly explore new paths for the transformation of biomedical innovation achievements, and work together to promote the sustainable prosperity and development of the global biomedical industry, and jointly create a better future.

Next, Mr. Sam Waksal shared his views on the original innovation of the biopharmaceutical industry and the globalization of innovative drugs, saying that under the leadership of Dr. Chen, Medici has developed over the past two decades and has become a leader in the industry, and its achievements are remarkable. Although the biomedical industry is young, it has shown great potential and influence on a global scale, driving sustained economic growth. Today, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields are closely linked, and they are jointly committed to the research and development of innovative drugs. Medici has played a pivotal role in it, not only transcending national borders and politics, but also injecting new vitality into the global economy. Finally, we look forward to the future to continue to witness their greater contributions to human health and economic development.

Innovative drug going overseas strategy and successful case sharing

Innovative drugs continue to go overseas, how to seize the global market? Under the chairpersonship of Qiangjing, founder & chairperson of Xinnuowei and founding partner of Xingze Capital, Zhang Lianshan, deputy general manager and president of global R & D of Hengrui Pharmaceutical, Xue Tongtong, founder, chairperson and CEO of Yilian Bio, Peng Jianbiao, president of Jimin Trustworthy Small Molecular Innovation Research Institute, Pan Wensen, partner of the Hong Kong office of Gaowin International Law Firm, and Lin Qingcong, executive vice president and president of the US company of Medici, industry leaders gathered together to discuss the strategy and path of innovative drugs going overseas.

Zhang Lianshan, Xue Tongtong, and Peng Jianbiao shared their respective strategic plans and successful experiences in innovative drugs going overseas from the perspective of pharmaceutical companies. They elaborated on how to achieve global distribution of innovative drugs through precise positioning, technological innovation, and international cooperation, providing useful inspiration for pharmaceutical companies.

From the legal perspective, Penvenson deeply analyzed the legal challenges and coping strategies faced by innovative drugs going overseas. He emphasized the importance of compliance and provided practical legal advice to the participants.

As an investor and a representative of pharmaceutical companies, Qiangjing shared Xinnovi’s unique experience in innovative drug research and development and internationalization, and said that Xingze Capital has been paying attention to the research and development and industrialization of innovative drugs, providing funds and resources for potential enterprises and projects, and promoting the globalization process of China’s innovative drugs.

Lin Qingcong shared the rich experience and profound lessons of Medici in assisting pharmaceutical companies to enter the international market from the perspective of CRO. He emphasized that Medici’s one-stop biomedical pre-clinical R & D service platform can support the whole process of drug discovery from target discovery to IND declaration. In addition, the new drug empower ecosystem of the Academician Innovative Drug Ripeness Center can help new drug funding, transactions and other issues. At present, Medici has established a research and development base in Boston, which will further empower the drug to go overseas and achieve higher value.

Multi-site blockbuster unveiling Two key technology platforms released

At this grand ceremony, Medici’s two major science and technology platforms made a major appearance, attracting extensive attention from the participants.

1. Drug Discovery & Pharmaceutical Research Science Key Technology Platform

Jian Liu, President of Medici’s Drug Discovery and Pharmacy Research Division, introduced the Drug Discovery & Pharmacy Research Science Key Technology Platform. The platform includes a new drug platform for targeted protein degradation, a small nucleic acid drug development platform, an ADC drug development platform, a polypeptide macrocyclic peptide drug development platform, an AI drug development platform, a synthetic biology platform, a green chemistry platform, a drug metabolite platform, etc., to support the innovation of various drug forms. It is worth noting that Medici has a complete R & D platform for small molecule innovative drugs; an AI drug discovery platform empowers and accelerates new drug development from target discovery to the generation of preclinical compounds; a green chemistry platform and a synthetic biology platform enable the synthesis of various complex compounds.

2. Key technology platform for preclinical research science

Subsequently, Zhang Haizhou, president of Medici’s preclinical research division, elaborated on Medici’s key technology platform for preclinical research science. In terms of discovery biology, Medici has built in vitro screening platforms, such as PROTAC, small nucleic acids, ADC, etc., as well as cutting-edge technologies such as synthetic biology and nano-antibody discovery. In terms of pharmacological efficacy, there are advanced platforms such as in vivo imaging, small animal surgical excision, and in vitro imaging. In addition, Zhang Haizhou focused on introducing DMPK and safety service platforms for various advanced drug types such as PROTAC, oligonucleotide, ADC, mRNA, and cellular immunity, as well as pre-clinical service platforms such as inhalation medication, ophthalmic medication, and topical medication.

The release of the two key technology service platforms not only fully demonstrates the outstanding strength and profound heritage of Medici in the field of biomedical pre-clinical research and development, but also provides a solid and powerful support for its future customers to better empower.

Industry leaders gather together A new blueprint for biomedicine

Frontier technologies and industrial applications of drug discovery

How to promote the transformation of basic scientific research results in China? What are the future development trends? Ma Dawei, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and researcher of Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tao Weikang, vice president and general manager of global innovative drug research and development of Qilu Pharmaceutical Group, Liu Dongzhou, general manager of CSO/Innovative Drug Global R & D Center of East China Pharmaceutical, Shen Hong, head and senior vice president of Roche China Innovation Center, and Xu Yaochang, chairperson and CEO of Yuyu Pharmaceutical, shared their insights from their respective fields. Liu Jian, president of Medici Drug Discovery & Pharmaceutical Research Division, moderated this keynote dialogue.

Faced with the difficulty of transforming basic research, Ma Dawei shared in depth the course of cooperation with Academician Medisi’s Innovative Pharmaceutical Refinement Center, believing that this cooperation has achieved remarkable results in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, bringing a mutually beneficial and win-win situation to both parties. At the same time, Shen Hong, head of Roche China Innovation Center and senior vice president, also introduced the Roche Accelerator, the world’s first self-established and operated accelerator project. The project fully integrates Roche’s own resources and advantages, and provides start-ups with all-round support including funding channels, cooperation opportunities, R & D experience, and advanced experimental equipment in an agile and flexible way to help start-ups grow rapidly and promote the development and industrialization of innovative drugs.

Tao Weikang, Liu Dongzhou, Shen Hong, Xu Yaochang and other pharmaceutical company leaders, based on the practical experience of their respective companies, discussed in depth how to accurately grasp their own advantages and differentiate the layout of innovative drug industry pipelines. They stressed that each company should formulate R & D strategies according to its core competitiveness. Facing the ever-changing technological challenges and changing future development trends, they said that pharmaceutical companies need to maintain keen insight and keep up with the pace of industry development. In sharing, they not only showcased the fruitful results achieved by their respective companies in the field of innovative drugs, but also provided valuable experience and inspiration for the future development of China’s innovative drug industry.

Transformation of new technologies for preclinical research of innovative drugs

Under the chairpersonship of Peng Shuangqing, Chief Scientific Officer of Medici, an in-depth discussion on the transformation of new technologies in preclinical research of innovative drugs was launched. The conference focused on breaking through the model barriers in preclinical research, technology development trends, market demand and future challenges, achievement transformation, and multi-party linkage.

Xu Zengjun, the former chief scientist of the Drug Evaluation Center of the State Food and Drug Administration and the founder of AstraZeneca Medicine, deeply analyzed the multiple challenges of preclinical research, such as the lack of understanding of the principle, mechanism and predictive correlation between models and diseases, as well as drug regulatory issues. Xia Mingde, founder/chairperson/CEO of Innolake Pharmaceutical, deeply analyzed the key role of translational medicine in crossing the "valley of death" in new drug development, and also pointed out the key role of translational medicine in crossing the "valley of death". Dr. Wang Yaning, former director of the clinical pharmacology department of the US FDA and CEO of Langlai Technology, pointed out that the FDA is cautious about preclinical data. Although AI technology is applied, there is insufficient data. It is necessary to optimize methods, strengthen translational research and data cooperation to improve R & D efficiency. Wang Haisheng, founder/chairperson/CEO of Sihe Genomics, emphasized the importance of AI in understanding the structure of genes and RNA, and mentioned the challenge of genetic differences between animal models and humans and the attempt of new organoid technologies. Yang Xiaobao, founder/chairperson/CEO of Bioscience, shared his research and development experience in the field of protein degradation, emphasized the importance of safety evaluation in preclinical research, and mentioned that with the help of Medici’s one-stop preclinical service platform, they successfully obtained clinical approval in China and the United States. Finally, he emphasized the enlightenment of tracking the layout of large companies such as MNC for Biotech.

Following the glorious past, we will move towards a glorious tomorrow. This 20th anniversary celebration of Medici is not only a feast for a full house, but also a brainstorming that concerns the development of the next 20 years. In the past two decades, Medici has not only witnessed the magnificent development history of the industry, but also acted as a vanguard force driving the continuous upgrading of the industry. In the future, Medici will adhere to innovation, deepen the field of biomedical pre-clinical research and development, lead technological innovation, enrich the matrix of R & D service platforms, layout the global market, ride the wind and waves, and move forward in the next two decades! (CIS)

Proofreading: Wang Jincheng