Navigation software can speed us up, but we can also find wonders in the "slow life"; navigation software can allow us to travel far, but we should not give up our sense of the nearby environment

　　Walking on the street, opening the phone to browse the navigation interface to confirm the destination; coming to an unfamiliar place, clicking on the navigation to explore in place, hoping to find the east, west, north and south… Nowadays, navigation software has been integrated into daily life, playing an increasingly prominent role in optimizing traffic operation and saving commuting time.

　　Objectively speaking, navigation software is the product of technological progress. For a long time in history, finding the way was a practical need faced by people. To avoid getting lost, the ancients relied on well-made markers, or unfolded simple maps, or asked strangers for directions. The verse "Ask where the restaurant is, and the shepherd boy points to Xinghua Village" vividly depicts the scene of asking for directions. In reality, whether it is marking or asking for directions, it is difficult to match the accuracy, convenience and experience of mobile phone navigation.

　　Today, with the help of navigation software, finding the way is no longer a problem. In 2020, our country built the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system to provide services to the world. In space, the Beidou navigation satellite operates day and night, providing location information services to countless end points. On the ground, whether driving, cycling or walking, people open the mobile phone navigation software and follow the prompts to reach their destination. With the development of the economy and the deepening of urbanization, the popularization of navigation technology helps people reach the place they want to go more quickly and effectively, and also makes mobile China more vibrant.

　　However, there are also scientific studies showing that over-reliance on navigation software may cause the brain to reduce its interaction with the surrounding environment. Not only that, but navigation not only provides us with location information, but also affects our route choices at all times, shaping our cognition of space and time. For example, the destination search function allows us to automatically pop up options without looking for a specific location on the map; the route recommendation function, so that we no longer need to choose a route based on experience. In a sense, navigation software does allow us to cross a specific space in the least time, improving the efficiency of space-time conversion, but it may also make us miss the scenery along the way.

　　In the fast-paced modern society, the importance of efficiency is self-evident. But while pursuing speed, how to perceive the environment more richly and better understand the relationship between ourselves and the wider world is also a topic of "on the road". In the past, Xie Liang, the old man, volunteered to guide others for 16 years, which made many new visitors to Beijing feel the warmth of the city; now, with a mobile phone in hand, many people do not want or need to ask for directions. Once, the buildings, streets and flowers and trees of the city were deeply embedded in our memory when we knew the way; now, the route that some people remember best is the section from the subway station to the bus station. To a certain extent, focusing only on the connections and numbers in the navigation software can easily make people ignore the natural, historical, and cultural elements in the environment, as well as the fireworks, human touch, and beautiful scenery around them, thus losing the fun of "people on the journey" in a hurry.

　　Today, navigation software has become a necessity for many people’s lives. It is worth thinking about how to better integrate technology into our lives. Navigation software can make us faster, but we can also find wonders in the "slow life"; navigation software can allow us to travel far, but we should not give up the feeling of the nearby environment. Keep a heart of discovery, and maybe you will find that the convenience of navigation software and the beauty of the city have always been there.

　　"People’s Daily" (April 19, 2022, edition 05)

Original title: LI L7, L8 and L9 will be unveiled at Shandong International Auto Show, and there will be "gifts" in addition to good cars!

Source: Popular Newspaper Peninsula News

Original title: LI L7, L8 and L9 will be unveiled at Shandong International Auto Show, and there will be "gifts" in addition to good cars!

Source: Popular Newspaper Peninsula News

LI is so hot now! Statistics show that in October this year, LI delivered a total of 40,422 vehicles, an increase of 12.10% from the previous month and a surge of 302.13% year-on-year, setting a new high in monthly delivery, which is the first time that it delivered more than 40,000 vehicles per month during the year. In the first ten months of this year, LI delivered a total of 284,647 vehicles, up by 193.51% year-on-year, which also means that LI will achieve the annual sales target of 300,000 vehicles ahead of schedule.

And such a "hot" LI will also appear at the 2023 Shandong International Auto Show, where the three brothers "L7, L8 and L9" will appear together, and the gold medal experts from manufacturers integrating Shandong region will gather in the ideal booth of Qingdao International Convention and Exhibition Center, bringing high-quality, professional and caring services to the consumers and fans watching the exhibition. The ideal model has a heavy upgrade of OTA5.0 to create a better trial and test drive experience. It is particularly worth mentioning that fans still have the opportunity to get the right to make an advance appointment for the ideal MEGA test drive at the auto show, which must not be missed.

▲ Fans can make an appointment to test drive the ideal MEGA at Shandong International Auto Show.

Relevant persons in LI told reporters that ordering L7, L8 and L9 at the site of Shandong International Auto Show, on the one hand, can enjoy the existing sales policy, and on the other hand, the car booking person can get extra ideal exclusive points, which is very useful. At present, the pick-up cycle of ideal models is also very short, and some colors and models are available. If you order, you only need to wait for about a week. This delivery speed is really "first-class" in the field of new energy vehicles, ensuring that our consumers can drive the car before the end of the year.

Ideal L9: Benchmark of Large New Energy SUVMarket guidance price: 429,800 yuan ~ 459,800 yuan

Since its listing in June last year, Ideal L9 has been very popular. The consumer’s response to the dispute about "color TV sofa refrigerator" is "really fragrant"!

From the appearance, L9 continues the overall design style of the ideal family, with simple and bright lines and a futuristic front face. The front of the car uses a closed grille and is equipped with penetrating LED daytime running lights, and the headlights are set in the front enclosure. The side of the car body adopts the standard SUV shape, which is very energetic as a whole. Thanks to the larger body size, the side of the ideal L9 is quite stretched. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the car are 5200 mm× 1998 mm× 1800 mm, and the wheelbase is 3100 mm. In a word, it is "big". Of course, correspondingly, its interior space will be very large.

In terms of technology configuration, the ideal L9 comes standard with HUD and safe driving interactive screen, which adopts Mini-LED and multi-touch technology. The car’s central control screen, co-pilot entertainment screen and rear cabin entertainment screen use three 15.7-inch OLED screens. Two Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chips are standard, and a computing platform consisting of 24GB memory and 256GB high-speed storage can realize five-screen interactive linkage. In addition, the ideal L9 car has 21 speakers, and the maximum power of the amplifier is even as high as 2160W. Among them, 7 groups of speakers make up the whole car surround, 3 bass units make up the bass matrix, and 4 top speakers make up the sky surround, forming a 7.3.4 panoramic sound response layout.

As for the seats, the ideal L9 six seats are wrapped in Nappa leather, and the headrest is as comfortable as ever. It is worth mentioning that all six seats are equipped with electric adjustment and seat heating, and the first two rows of seats also have seat ventilation and 10-point massage. In addition, the passengers in the second row will be taken care of extra. They not only have two rows of cup holders, but also enjoy the 8.8L dual-purpose refrigerator, which can work for 24 hours after the vehicle is powered off.

In terms of power, the ideal L9 is equipped with an extended-range power system consisting of a 1.5T four-cylinder engine and an electric motor, and is equipped with a 44.5kWh battery pack. The acceleration of the car from zero to 100km is 5.3s, and the total cruising range under CLTC conditions is 1,315km, of which the pure electric cruising range is 215km.

Comments: The ideal L9 is the "third space" for the owner. Besides the family and work unit, the car can also be a world of its own!

Ideal L8: A more cost-effective family carMarket guidance price: 359,800 yuan ~ 399,800 yuan

Ideal L8 adopts the latest family design style and has a strong sense of the future. Its body size is very large, with a length and width as high as 5080 mm /1995 mm /1800 mm and a wheelbase of 3005 mm. Obviously, this will bring more comfortable interior space and driving experience.

In terms of interior, the ideal L8 adopts a design very similar to that of L9, and the multi-function steering wheel is equipped with a safe driving interactive screen, while the center console area is composed of a central control screen and a co-pilot entertainment screen, creating a quite strong sense of science and technology.

As an intelligent electric vehicle, the performance of the ideal L8 in the intelligent driver assistance system is also remarkable. Among them, the high-equipped model is equipped with six 8-megapixel cameras, five 2-megapixel cameras, a 128-line laser radar, 12 ultrasonic radars and a millimeter-wave radar. As a foundation, the ideal L8 will be equipped with two NVIDIA Orin-X chips, which finally reaches 508TOPS, completely reaching the level of the ideal L9.

In addition, the ideal L8 is equipped with the functions of seat waist massage, one or two rows of seat ventilation, heating and the third row of seat heating, as well as three-zone automatic fresh air conditioning, four-seat nap mode and so on.

In terms of power, the L8 will be equipped with the same powertrain as the L9, using a 1.5T four-cylinder range extender. The maximum power of the system is 330 kW, the peak torque is 620 Nm, and the acceleration from zero to 100 kilometers is 5.5 seconds. In terms of battery, the ideal L8 is equipped with a 42.8 kWh battery pack, and CLTC has a pure battery life of 210 kilometers, and its comprehensive cruising range will reach 1,315 kilometers. The ideal L8 will also come standard with four-wheel drive and magic carpet air suspension.

Comments: The product strength of the ideal L8 is close to that of L9, but the price is lowered, and the cost performance is higher.

Ideal L7: The First Choice of Big Five-seater SUVMarket guidance price: 319,800 yuan ~ 379,800 yuan

The ideal L7 appearance height inherits the design of the ideal family. The size of L7 is smaller than that of L9, but the gas field on the side of the car body does not lose L9. It can be seen that the area of the rear side window of L7 is obviously smaller than that of L9, and the inclination angle of the D-pillar of the new car is larger than that of the ideal L8, so the visual effect is more fashionable.

In terms of vehicle size, the ideal L7 has a length, width and height of 5050 mm /1995 mm /1750 mm and a wheelbase of 3005 mm, which is a five-seat design. According to the standard of a five-seat SUV, this size is enough to create a spacious and comfortable interior space. At the rear of the vehicle, the L7 has a downward design from the roof to the rear of the vehicle, so the rear window also looks more refined, and the inclination angle of the rear window looks larger.

The interior is still a simple design style, mainly a suspended double screen design that runs through the co-driver, a 3K resolution LCD screen, the central control screen mainly focuses on driving information, the co-driver screen mainly focuses on entertainment information, and driving-related information is on the display screen above the steering wheel. The car is equipped with 21 speakers. With the blessing of Dolby Panoramic Sound 7.3.4, the audio-visual experience inside the new car will be further improved. In addition, the ideal L7′ s second row seats support electric adjustment, with a maximum inclination angle of 40 degrees and a cushion length of 520 mm, making the ride experience very comfortable. In addition, the right side of the second row is also equipped with electric leg rest, which provides users with a natural and comfortable ride experience.

In terms of power, the ideal L7 is equipped with a 1.5T four-cylinder engine as the extended range system, with front and rear dual motors as the main power source, equipped with a 42.8kWh ternary lithium battery pack, with a comprehensive cruising range of 1315km for CLTC and a pure electric cruising range of 210km for CLTC.

Comments: A 5-seat extended-range SUV with basic "full" configuration and performance is worth starting with.

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First of all, you need to scan the QR code above, or search for "peninsula metropolis daily" on WeChat to enter the official WeChat homepage of peninsula metropolis daily, and then click "Auto Show Ticket Collection" at the bottom left of the page to enter the page of free ticket collection (as shown in the figure).

Then, after a simple operation, you can get three tickets for the 2023 Shandong International Auto Show for free, which is worth 90 yuan. Moreover, it should be pointed out that the number of ticket benefits for this auto show is limited, and it is first "swept" first!

The operating procedure is as follows:

Text/Lao Zheng

Special Topics: Earthquake Relief, Donations with Love

　　Jackie Chan and Jet Li will go to the disaster area one after another (data map)

　　Chengdu Business Daily, May 16A sudden disaster has made people lament the fragility of life, and the mutual support after the disaster has made people deeply appreciate the kindness and strength of human nature. The entertainment industry is in action. Yesterday, Shao Yifu donated 100 million Hong Kong dollars for disaster relief, and many celebrities have further increased their donations. What is even more touching is that after the disaster, celebrities have donated money one after another, and some celebrities have also come to the front line of the disaster area regardless of their own safety. In addition to Jackie Chan coming to Hong Kong today to comfort the victims, Jet Li will also arrive in Hong Kong tomorrow with disaster relief supplies, and Beichuan may be his first stop.

　　Jackie Chan will go to Mianyang

　　In addition to donating tens of millions of yuan, Jackie Chan is also personally coming to Chengdu today to offer condolences to the victims. It is reported that Jackie Chan is absent from Cannes due to work, but he will put down his work today and fly to Rongcheng. The first stop of condolences may be Mianyang.

　　Jackie Chan recorded the disaster relief song "Life and Death" with great enthusiasm last night. After that, the eldest brother will stand on the same stage with Jet Li again. After the Sichuan earthquake, people in the entertainment industry moved quickly to contribute their own strength to the earthquake relief. Yesterday, reporters learned that Jackie Chan and Jet Li will come to Chengdu today and tomorrow respectively, bringing precious materials and boosting the morale of the earthquake relief.

　　In addition to donating tens of millions, Jackie Chan is actually coming to Chengdu today to offer condolences to the victims. Yesterday, Jackie Chan has sent two assistants to Sichuan to learn about the situation in the earthquake-stricken areas. The reporter learned from informed sources that after the earthquake, Jackie Chan was very worried about the situation of the people in the disaster area. On the afternoon of the 14th, his assistant called Deng Changcheng, a contestant of "Descendants of the Dragon", to learn about the situation on the front line. Deng Changcheng responded to the call of the Communist Party Committee of the Communist Party of China to join the volunteer team and went to Dujiangyan after the earthquake. He reported what he knew to Jackie Chan. After understanding the situation, Jackie Chan immediately decided to go to Sichuan as soon as possible to go to the first-line disaster area!

　　Yesterday afternoon, two of Jackie Chan’s assistants went to Dujiangyan with Deng Changcheng to understand the disaster situation, and did not return to Chengdu until 7 pm. They came to a collapsed building in Dujiangyan City, and the situation in front of them was unbearable to witness. "I heard that there are three people inside, and I hope they can survive." The reporter learned that the company has been hoping that Jackie Chan will delay the date of coming to Chengdu for safety reasons, and come back after the situation is further stabilized. At noon yesterday, Jackie Chan talked to the assistant who had already arrived in Rong. After listening to the assistant’s opinions, he still insisted on going deep into the disaster area as soon as possible.

　　Jet Li personally delivered supplies to the disaster area

　　In addition to Jackie Chan’s eldest brother will go to the disaster area, the reporter learned that Li Lianjie will also fly to Rongcheng tomorrow, and Beichuan may be one of his stops. Li Lianjie experienced a tsunami a few years ago and witnessed countless lives being swallowed up in an instant. This also made a major change in the course of his life. In addition to movies, his other career is managing the One Foundation. The earthquake in Sichuan made Li Lianjie feel the pain of the victims. As the founder of the One Foundation, he will come to Chengdu tomorrow to bring a large number of disaster victims in urgent need of supplies.

　　Yesterday, the "China International Committee of the Red Cross Li Lianjie One Foundation Program" held a briefing on the 5.12 Sichuan earthquake relief situation. Li Lianjie attended the briefing and expressed his concern for the disaster area. Tomorrow, he will come to the earthquake-stricken area to distribute relief supplies to the victims.

　　Since the earthquake occurred on May 12, One Foundation has been closely monitoring the development of the disaster situation, and has been in daily contact with the rescue teams of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the disaster area ahead to learn about the latest situation. So far, One Foundation has raised a total of 28.05 million yuan for disaster relief. After the Wenchuan earthquake occurred on May 12, One Foundation allocated 1 million yuan to support the disaster area as soon as possible.

　　After learning that the people in the disaster area lack tents, bedding, food, drinking water, medicine and other basic living and medical security materials, One Foundation launched a new round of fundraising call, calling on enterprises all over the country to donate materials. One Foundation assists enterprises to donate to the local International Committee of the Red Cross for distribution and supervises the distribution process. Tomorrow, One Foundation founder Jet Li will fly to Chengdu with the first batch of materials to directly deliver the materials to the local International Committee of the Red Cross for distribution to the people in the disaster area. (Text/Xu Yunxiao)

Editor in charge: Li Dan

With the popularity of smart homes, more and more families are using smart devices to improve their quality of life. As two products in Xiaomi’s smart home ecosystem, Xiaomi drying racks and Xiaoai speakers can be connected to bring users a more convenient and intelligent drying experience. So, how can Xiaomi drying racks be connected to Xiaoai speakers? Next, we will describe in detail.

** 1. Preparations **

Before connecting, please make sure that your Xiaomi drying rack and Xiaoai speaker are properly installed and powered on, and that both support Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection. In addition, you also need to make sure that your phone or tablet has installed the Xiaomi Smart Home APP and logged in to the corresponding Xiaomi account.

** Second, Bluetooth connection **

1. ** Turn on Bluetooth **: First, make sure that the Bluetooth function of your phone or tablet is turned on and searchable.

2. ** Enter pairing mode **: Follow the instructions on the drying rack manual to set the drying rack to Bluetooth pairing mode. Usually, this can be achieved by long pressing a button on the drying rack.

3. ** Search for devices **: Turn on the Bluetooth function of the Xiaoai speaker and search for nearby Bluetooth devices in its settings menu.

4. ** Connect the device **: Find your Xiaomi drying rack in the list of searched devices and click to connect. After the connection is successful, you should be able to see the device information of the drying rack in the voice assistant of the Xiaoai speaker.

** 3. Wi-Fi connection **

If your drying rack supports Wi-Fi connectivity, you can also choose to connect via Wi-Fi.

1. Connect to Wi-Fi: First, make sure that both the drying rack and the Xiaoai speaker are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

2. ** Add Device **: Open the Xiaomi Smart Home APP, select "Add Device" in the device list, and follow the prompts of the APP to add the drying rack to your smart home system.

3. ** Voice control **: After the connection is successful, you can control the drying rack through the voice assistant of the Xiao Ai speaker. For example, you can say "Xiao Ai, open the drying rack" or "Xiao Ai, let the drying rack go up" and other commands to control the lifting and lowering of the drying rack.

Through the above steps, you can easily connect the Xiaomi drying rack to the Xiaoai speaker. After the connection is successful, you will be able to enjoy a smarter and more convenient drying experience.

Fast technology on May 13 news, this morning Hengchi official account announced that Hengda Automobile has announced that the shareholders meeting agreed to sell 47 real estate projects to China Hengda and its subsidiaries.

This means that Evergrande has completed the divestiture of its real estate business and become a pure new energy vehicle company.

According to the official, Hengda Automobile divested its real estate business, concentrated resources to ensure Hengchi’s research and development and production, and focused on the new energy vehicle track, which will help to improve market valuation and win the favor of capital, which is conducive to the development of Hengchi Automobile.

It is reported that China Evergrande announced on April 24 that the buyer (Anxin Holdings Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company) and the company entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Hengda Automobile, under which the buyer conditionally agreed to purchase and Hengda Automobile conditionally agreed to sell the target shares as beneficial owners, including 21 Hengda Health Valley projects, 5 Hengda Health City projects and 21 property development projects. The initial consideration of Hengda Automobile’s target shares is RMB 2.

At the same time, Hengda Motor mentioned in the announcement that due to lack of funds, its Tianjin factory has suspended production of Hengchi 5 and plans to resume production in May, but has not yet resumed production.

It is reported that Hengda Automobile released six models of Hengchi at the same time during the 2020 Shanghai Auto Show, including Hengchi 1, Hengchi 2, Hengchi 3, Hengchi 4, Hengchi 5, and Hengchi 6, covering passenger car models such as sedans, coupes, SUVs, MPVs, and crossovers.

This is also a highlight moment for Hengda Automobile, but shortly thereafter, Hengda Automobile has turned from prosperity to decline. As the market value of Hengda Automobile plummeted at a high level in early 2021, the share price has plummeted from a peak of 72 Hong Kong dollars to 3.2 Hong Kong dollars today.

　　International Online auto channel News: On April 26th, at the awarding ceremony of 2021 China Automobile Fengyun Festival held by CCTV, "Geely Xingyue L" won the best Zhilian car in China Automobile Fengyun Festival.

　　Xingyue L is a highly intelligent SUV with all the best technologies of Geely. The whole vehicle is equipped with Geely Galaxy OS Vehicle Intelligent Control Center and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, which supports the online upgrade of FOTA, providing users with an intelligent and humanized interactive experience. Since its listing for more than 9 months, Xingyue L has won nearly 40 awards, including 2022 China SUV of the year and 2022 Ninth Xuanyuan Award-Top Ten Cars of the Year.

　　Beyond the intelligence of time, Xingyue L has become the leader of intelligent SUV.

　　Geely Xingyue L can realize three screens of IMAX and four screens of 25.6-inch AR-HUD — An intelligent cockpit with the largest "screen ratio" has been built. With the assistance of HWA Expressway, it can actively monitor the surrounding environment, automatically control horizontally and vertically, and stay away from large vehicles. When the lane change conditions are met, the driver can pull the steering lever to complete the lane change. Inheriting CMA’s new intelligent and evolvable electronic and electrical architecture, cross-domain integration and high-speed transmission capabilities make it possible to drive at a higher level, and at the same time, it has the ability to integrate the latest and strongest technologies in the world, so that Xingyue L has the potential for intelligent expansion in the next 5 to 10 years.

Xingyue l

　　Beyond the safety of imagination, Xingyue L is born and powerful, inheriting the world’s top safety genes of CMA supermatrix.

　　Thanks to the 24 sensing components with the largest number of mass-produced fuel vehicles, Xingyue L has nine large-area safety, meeting the global five-star safety in China, Europe and America. The EMA emergency steering assistance system carried by Xingyue L can help the driver to make emergency avoidance when danger comes and minimize the possibility of injury; Elk passed the test with a score of 79km/h, and its body posture is close to perfection, giving users the strongest protection with extreme safety.

Xingyue l

　　Beyond the expected luxury, Xingyue L is in line with the value of 300,000-level products.

　　Cuiyu Blue, which draws on oriental classical elegance, perfectly blends with Xingyue L, and has a long wheelbase of 2845mm; The fineness of pearl stitching and the delicacy of suede complement each other. In order to let users enjoy the quiet experience of "baby-level sleep", Xingyue L has made great efforts in the aspects of acoustic materials, sound insulation materials, sealing strips and double-layer laminated sound insulation glass, and applied ANC active noise reduction technology of high-end headphones to the extreme, with excellent mute effect in all working conditions.

　　Xingyue L comes standard with the Drive-E series 2.0TD engine. The high-power version has a maximum power of 175kW and a maximum torque of 350N·m, which matches Aisin 8AT gearbox and the sixth generation electro-hydraulic four-wheel drive system launched in China, with an acceleration of 7.7 seconds per 100 kilometers and a braking of 37.37 meters per 100 kilometers. The comprehensive mechanical quality far exceeds the same level.

Xingyue l

　　As a heavy product of Geely Automobile, China Star, the high-end series of Geely brand CMA represented by Xingyue L, insists on the popularization of high-end products and the creation of quality cars in the eyes of users. At present, the cumulative sales volume has exceeded 340,000, and the average price has reached 150,000, which has opened up a brand-new track for Geely brand and has become a banner of Geely’s high-quality development. (Photo courtesy of Geely Automobile)

The "2024 China Beverage Industry Trends and Outlook" report released by Nielsen IQ shows that with the development of social economy, the beverage industry as a whole continues to lead the fast-moving consumer goods market. Entering 2024, the consumption scene, consumer demand, and sales channels of China’s beverage market are becoming increasingly diverse, and the future beverage market will also have the potential to "cycle through". At the same time, "quality-price ratio" replacing "cost performance" is becoming a new consumption concept recognized and pursued by a considerable number of consumers. Faced with such an obvious consumption trend, how can brands seize the opportunity and seize the market?

Under the trend of quality-to-price consumption, Big Kiln Beverages continues to gain the favor of the market and consumers by relying on an efficient and high-quality process that guides product design with demand insights.

The representative "big soda" product line of Dayao Drinks has three flavors: classic guest flavor, lychee flavor, and orange flavor. Recently, 520mL of pineapple flavor and PET series of lime flavor, pineapple flavor, and frozen pear flavor have been added, which are widely welcomed with outstanding taste. For example, Dayao frozen pear, the taste not only retains the freshness and sweetness of the frozen pear itself, but also combines the carbonated bubbles to make the taste more refreshing and rich. Return to Erbin’s Frozen, and continue to harvest a good mood.

In addition, in 2024, the big kiln beverage soda product will be upgraded to the juice version, integrating the original classic taste with the juice demand, and continuously upping the ante juice soda category on the basis of retaining the core characteristics of "refreshing atmosphere" to meet the diversified needs of consumers.

Product performance is outstanding, and quality requires strength to escort. Dayao Beverage has always attached great importance to product quality, and strictly checked from raw material procurement to production process. In terms of production, Dayao Beverage has opened up a full-link digital journey from channels, commodities, marketing, orders, payment to delivery with the help of digital technology, driving cost reduction and efficiency through digitalization. In March this year, Dayao Beverage organized various factories to hold a production mobilization meeting, and conducted a full range of process, operation, quality and other training for production front-line employees to improve the quality control awareness of operators, and ensure product quality while increasing production. Each factory carried out process standard implementation investigation and error prevention landing investigation, improved 41 control measures, strictly grasped the implementation of standards, and carefully guarded product quality.

While ensuring product quality, Dayao Beverage also reduces costs and increases efficiency, improving the competitiveness of enterprises. Since 2014, Dayao Beverage has continued to build production bases in Hohhot, Shenyang, Liaoning, Siping, Jilin, Shizuishan, Ningxia, Baoji, Shaanxi, Tai’an, Anhui, and Fuyang, covering North China, Northeast China, Northwest China, Central China, East China, and South China, narrowing the distance between the production end and the consumption end. Under the condition of ensuring product quality, it reduces transportation costs and channel distribution costs, and provides consumers with higher quality and cost-effective products, such as 520mL of large glass soda, which is comparable in price to about 330mL of conventional soda on the market. Many consumers say that Dayao soda is very enjoyable to drink when serving meals, and the price is also very reasonable.

In this way, Dayao Beverage adheres to market-oriented, consumer demand-oriented, steady innovation, and is committed to bringing consumers higher-quality products, leading the national soda into a new era of quality.

(Member contributions)

At the last moment, Wang Jianlin lifted the crisis!

According to Dalian Wanda’s official website, on December 12, 2023, PAG and Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group jointly announced the signing of a new investment agreement. PAG will cooperate with other investors to reinvest in Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management after its investment redemption period expires in 2021. Existing investors invested about 38 billion RMB in Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management in August 2021, of which PAG’s investment is about 2.80 billion US dollars (about 18 billion RMB). Existing investors enjoy redemption rights in the original investment arrangement.

This means that before the deadline for Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management to list in Hong Kong, Wanda’s listing pressure has been eliminated.

Picture source: Screenshot of Dalian Wanda’s official website

Wanda’s "urgent need" solution

Wanda said that according to the new agreement, Dalian Wanda Commercial Management holds 40% of the shares, making it the single largest shareholder. Pacific Alliance and several existing and new investors will participate in the investment, with a total of 60%. However, Wanda did not disclose which new investors will enter. Some analysts believe that the possibility of insurance capital entering cannot be ruled out, and some original investors may withdraw.

The 21st Century Business Herald reporter noticed that in the new agreement, the direct shareholding ratio of Dalian Wanda Commercial Management will drop significantly from the existing 70.15%, while the shareholding ratio of investors will rise sharply from 29.84%.

Wanda said that Wanda will work with important shareholders such as Pacific Alliance to further optimize the corporate governance of the company, maintain the stability of the management team, and jointly support the long-term development of the company. The new agreement reflects investors’ high recognition of the growth potential of Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management and its operating capabilities.

In September 2021, Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management, which is seeking to list in Hong Kong, signed a share transfer agreement with 22 investors including Zhuhai SASAC, Tencent, Country Garden, CITIC, Ant Financial, China Merchants Group, Warburg Pincus, and Zheng Yutong’s family. Among them, some investors signed a gambling agreement with Wanda Commercial Management. According to the agreement, Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management needs to complete the listing by the end of 2023, otherwise it will have to pay investors an equity repurchase at an annual internal rate of return of 8%. It is reported that the repurchase payment will reach 30 billion yuan.

However, due to the weak environment in the Hong Kong stock market, the listing of Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management has been delayed repeatedly. And as the "limit" of gambling is approaching, this new investment agreement can be described as solving Wanda’s "urgent needs".

Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management has submitted to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange four times on October 21, 2021, April 22, 2022, October 25, 2022, and June 28, 2023. On November 10, Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management updated its listing application form on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. According to the latest announcement, Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management has agreed to terminate the appointment of Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited as the overall coordinator of its listing application, effective from November 9, 2023. As of now, there are two joint sponsors of the company, namely CITIC CLSA Securities Limited and J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited. Wanda has since confirmed that UBS has replaced Credit Suisse as the overall coordinator of Wanda Commercial Management.

Image source: Visual China

Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management for three consecutive years

Exceeding performance targets

Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management currently manages 494 large commercial centres in 227 prefecture-level and above cities across the country. The number of commercial centres managed by Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management has grown from 417 to 494 in the past two years, an average annual growth rate of about 9%. Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management is now the world’s largest commercial management company in terms of commercial area under management.

Dalian Wanda said that since existing investors invested in 2021, Zhuhai Wanda Business Management has exceeded its performance targets for three consecutive years. After-tax income in 2021 is 23.50 billion yuan, 2022 is 27.10 billion yuan, and 2023 (estimated) is 29.30 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of about 12%. After-tax profit in 2021 is 5.30 billion yuan, 2022 is 7.50 billion yuan, and 2023 (estimated) is 9.50 billion yuan, with an annual growth rate of 34%. In the past three years, the company has paid a total of about 10 billion yuan in taxes, and dividends to shareholders are 4.60 billion yuan in 2021, 6.70 billion yuan in 2022 and 8.50 billion yuan in 2023 (estimated).

Wang Jianlin previously sold off assets

In order to solve the liquidity problem, some time ago, Wang Jianlin also sold off assets.

On December 6, Wanda Film announced that the 51% stake of the company’s controlling shareholder, Beijing Wanda Investment Co., Ltd. was to be transferred to Shanghai Ruyi Investment Management Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Ruyi Holdings Co., Ltd. In other words, Wang Jianlin sold Wanda Film. If the deal is completed, plus the previous transaction, Shanghai Ruyi will hold 100% of Beijing Wanda Investment, thereby indirectly holding 20% of Wanda Film and becoming the actual controller of Wanda Film.

According to the surging news on the 7th, on December 6th, the reporter learned that during the recent communication with investors, Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management revealed that Wanda Group plans to sell its Wanda Plaza in first- and second-tier cities in exchange for liquidity, and is currently negotiating with insurance institutions. However, Wanda did not disclose which insurance institution it contacted. At the same time, there is still no IPO timetable for Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management’s listing in Hong Kong.

In addition, on October 26, there was a market news that "Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management intends to delay its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is discussing providing compensation to investors to avoid triggering a repurchase." In response, people close to Wanda Group told the "Daily Economic News" reporter, "The current listing work is advancing normally. Whether it is contacting investors or applying for an IPO normally, it is a daily work, and there are no new changes."

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● According to Daily Economic News, Dalian Wanda official website, The Paper, 21st Century Business Herald, Securities Times, China Fund News, etc

Original title: "Last minute! Wang Jianlin, there is big news"

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Andy Lau "kissed" with Big S in public, claiming to yearn for "polygamy"

　　　　　　　 Andy Lau was Big S’s idol for many years. When he learned that he was going to cooperate with Andy Lau, Big S was very nervous, and it happened that the first scene between the two was a kiss scene. Looking back on the scene at that time, Big S still remembered it vividly, "My sister and my mother knew that I was going to shoot a kiss scene with Andy Lau, and they all excitedly asked to watch it.

　　　　　　　 In the interactive game at the scene, Andy Lau had to satisfy the fan’s request to "offer a kiss". When Xu Jiao and Shi Yunpeng, two young actors, kissed him instead of the fan, Andy Lau took the initiative to ask Big S to kiss him, "Don’t Big S come up? I want to kiss her." Facing the invitation of the idol, Big S was a little shy, but he didn’t expect Lau Dehua to "anxiously" go forward and kiss Big S, but, cunning, he used his hat to block both of their faces and offered a fake kiss by borrowing. In the film, Andy Lau from the future and Big S have only been in a relationship for 30 days, and he has never forgotten his dead "wife" Fan Bingbing. The affectionate Liu Tianwang wants to have two "lovers" at the same time, "I can’t choose between them. The future world I envision has resumed’polygamy ‘."

　　　　　　　 On the same day, Andy Lau brought the ambiguous part of the film with Big S to the scene, not only acting very gentleman, but also often humorously showing "love" to Big S. When asked about the type of girl he likes the most, Andy Lau confessed that it is a girl with long hair, "Big S now has long hair, but it used to be short hair, like a boy. It’s just that we met too late. This is all fate." When Big S revealed his penchant for eating peanuts, Andy Lau said, "Because of my high cholesterol, I have quit for a year." Then he did not forget to add a sentence, "Alas, I quit after I separated from Big S. It’s pointless to do anything without her." A humorous "confession" amused the audience with laughter and screams.
　

　　How big is the market for new energy vehicles going to the countryside? Recently, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (hereinafter referred to as the China Automobile Association) issued the "Notice on the Application of New Energy Vehicles Going to the Countryside in 2022" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"). According to this document, in order to continuously eliminate old and discontinued models and promote more new energy models that adapt to rural consumption characteristics into the model catalog for going to the countryside, car companies need to make a unified declaration for the models participating in the going to the countryside. The deadline for declaration is March 10, 2022.

　　Fu Bingfeng, vice-chairperson and secretary-general of the China Automobile Association, said: "This is a critical period for the promotion of new energy vehicles. It is very important to sink into the fourth and fifth tier markets and help rural consumption upgrade. This is an incremental market."

　　According to the data of the China Automobile Association, the cumulative sales volume of new energy vehicles to the countryside in 2021 was 1.068 million, an increase of 169.2% year-on-year. In addition, among the 66 models of new energy vehicles to the countryside in 2021, the vehicles were mainly small and mini vehicles with a price of less than 100,000 yuan and a cruising range of less than 300 kilometers. It is generally believed in the industry that the small and micro models of new energy vehicles to the countryside will replace low-speed electric vehicles such as "Laotou Le" and have good prospects in the rural market.

　　Sinking or normalization, replacing rural "old man music"

　　In recent years, the income growth and consumption expenditure growth of rural residents in China are faster than those of urban residents, and their motorized travel needs are urgent, but the overall vehicle penetration rate is low. The electric vehicle utilization rate of rural residents is less than 1%, which is only 1/3 of that of urban residents, and has sufficient room for growth.

　　In the industry’s view, the current auto growth area in our country has begun to expand and transfer from the east to the central and western regions, from first- and second-tier cities to third- and fourth-tier cities, and from cities to rural areas. According to the "China Rural Electric Vehicle Travel Research" released by the China Electric Vehicle 100 People’s Association, by 2030, the number of cars per thousand people in rural areas in our country will reach 159, and the total number of cars will be 70.01 million; this figure also includes the rigid demand of consumers in rural areas for the first purchase, and also includes the replacement demand for low-speed electric vehicles. The industry believes that the electrification of the rural market has great potential.

　　From the demand of third- and fourth-tier cities and rural markets, consumers travel radius is small, more than 80% of households overall average daily travel mileage of less than 50 kilometers, short and medium range new energy models will be able to meet the needs of mainstream consumer groups; from the product and price span, the mileage of 120 kilometers to 400 kilometers, the price of the model between 30,000 – 80,000 yuan is more in line with market demand; from the rural market as a whole, due to the driving license, driver’s license and other restrictions, commonly known as "old man Le" low-speed electric vehicles in the rural market more popular.

　　Therefore, among the 66 models of new energy vehicles to the countryside in 2021, the vehicles are mainly small and mini cars with a price of less than 100,000 yuan and a cruising range of less than 300 kilometers, and the car companies make profits ranging from 3,000 yuan to 8,000 yuan.

　　Xu Haidong, deputy chief engineer of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, believes that new energy vehicles have done better in terms of quality, handling, etc., with higher comfort and safety. The low cost of the A00 class, which focuses on the rural market, has also been highlighted to the greatest extent.

　　The industry generally believes that A00-level new energy passenger vehicles are a substitute for low-speed electric vehicles such as "Old Man Le", and have a good development prospect in the rural market. Cui Dongshu, secretary general of the National Passenger Car Market Information Association, also has the same view. He believes that A00-level new energy passenger vehicles have a good market prospect in the rural market and can also help improve the travel environment in rural areas.

　　Li Jinyong, president of the New Energy Vehicle Branch of the Automobile Chamber of Commerce of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, once said, "In 2021, unrestricted cities contributed 70% of the sales of new energy vehicles, of which 58% of users purchased A00-class electric vehicles. A00-class electric vehicles will take the lead in replacing fuel vehicles of the same level based on the advantages of more than half the travel cost of fuel vehicles. If the lack of core is not serious, the production and sales will reach 1.50 million to 2 million vehicles in 2022."

　　The industry believes that, although there are fewer A00-class models currently available, due to the fact that they have attracted more attention under the impetus of new energy going to the countryside, car companies are also harvesting sales performance in new energy vehicles going to the countryside, so there may be more products developed for third- and fourth-tier and township rural areas.

　　The industry expects that in the next few years, if the motorized travel needs of rural residents can be met, it is expected that a 500 billion-scale super car market will be successfully leveraged, among which small economical electric vehicles will become the main new products in the rural market, or will be formed in third- and fourth-tier cities and rural areas.

　　Sales of new energy vehicles to the countryside are growing faster than the overall market

　　2022 is already the third year for new energy vehicles to enter the countryside.

　　In July 2020, MIIT, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the "Notice on Launching Activities of New Energy Vehicles to the Countryside", which proposed to carry out activities of new energy vehicles to the countryside in China; thus also opened the curtain of new energy vehicles to the countryside. In March 2021, MIIT, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Comprehensive Department of the National Energy Administration jointly issued the "Notice on Launching Activities of New Energy Vehicles to the Countryside in 2021", which made it clear that activities of new energy vehicles to the countryside would be carried out from March to December. In 2021, the area of new energy vehicles to the countryside will be further expanded, from 5 provinces in 2020 to 11 provinces.

　　From the recommended list of two batches of new energy vehicles going to the countryside in 2021, the main enterprises and models are independent brands and new car-making forces, including SAIC Motor Group, Dongfeng Motor, Great Wall Motor, BYD, Jianghuai Automobile, Chery Automobile, Weimar Automobile, and Zero Run Automobile.

　　According to the data of the China Automobile Association, the cumulative sales volume of new energy vehicles to the countryside in 2021 was 1.068 million, an increase of 169.2% year-on-year, and the growth rate was about 10 percentage points higher than that of the overall new energy vehicle market.

　　From the beginning of 2022, new energy vehicles going to the countryside will once again be included in the key tasks of various ministries and commissions.

　　In early January, the "Opinions" jointly issued by the National Energy Administration, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Rural Revitalization Bureau mentioned that it is necessary to guide charging business operators and new energy automobile enterprises to build charging and swapping power stations in large villages and towns, tourist attractions, and public parking lots. Priority is given to promoting the use of electric vehicles in official vehicles, buses, and taxis in counties, and promoting the application of new energy vehicles in tourist attractions and characteristic towns. Promote new energy vehicles to become an important part of rural microgrids, and vigorously support local development of new energy vehicles and home appliances to the countryside.

　　On January 21, the National Development and Reform Commission and other seven departments issued the "Implementation Plan for Promoting Green Consumption", which proposes to carry out in-depth activities of new energy vehicles to the countryside, encourage automobile companies to develop and promote new energy vehicles that are suitable for the travel needs of rural residents, of high quality and low price, advanced and applicable, and promote the improvement of the rural operation and maintenance service system. Reasonably guide consumers to purchase lightweight, miniaturized, and low-emission passenger vehicles.

　　According to the latest "Notice" issued by the China Automobile Association, the declared models of new energy vehicles going to the countryside still need to meet four conditions. First, the product quality is stable and suitable for rural consumption scenarios. Second, the price range of the model is basically the same as that of rural consumers. Third, there will be no suspension of production or sales of models in the next six months. Fourth, there is a suitable after-sales and sales network.

　　The shortcomings need to be made up, and the supporting measures should also be submerged into the countryside

　　It is generally believed that there are independent courtyards in rural areas, and the charging demand of new energy vehicles is relatively easy to meet. Consumers in rural areas can charge at home through slow charging. However, with the increase of vehicle mileage and driving radius, public charging piles also have an addressable market demand in rural areas.

　　At present, domestic charging piles are mainly concentrated in first- and second-tier cities, while the proportion of public charging piles in rural areas has been hovering at a low level; at the same time, the power grid infrastructure in rural areas is relatively weak. Cui Dongshu said that the entire infrastructure and supporting services in the rural market are still lacking, and a large number of charging equipment needs to be built.

　　In addition, the "Rural Electrification Survey Report" released by the China Electric Vehicle 100 People’s Association pointed out that although there are many models and versions of new energy passenger vehicles on sale in the domestic market, the sales of new energy vehicles to rural areas are still very limited. Existing models are greatly misaligned with the expectations of rural residents, and at the same time cannot meet the demand for light cargo in rural areas.

　　Not only that, after-sales is also a major problem. From the perspective of after-sales network installation, fuel vehicles are more complete, while the after-sales network of pure electric vehicles is more complete in first- and second-tier cities, while rural areas are still relatively lacking.

　　Xu Haidong said, "Car companies should further understand the needs of rural consumers, do a good job in cost control and quality control; in the current situation with a small number of outlets, do a good job in after-sales services and build infrastructure in rural areas."

　　In addition, the level of subsidies will also become a factor affecting the deployment of new energy vehicles to the countryside. Xu Haidong analyzed that there is currently a lack of directly quantified state subsidies; while local government subsidies vary, and many fuel vehicles and new energy subsidies are not separated, and the time is not uniform. All of the above will reduce the degree of incentive for consumers.

　　Although there are many shortcomings in new energy vehicles that need to be filled, it is undeniable that the third- and fourth-tier markets and rural markets are small in size but have great potential. They are one of the future incremental markets for new energy vehicles and will become a "booster" for the growth of the new energy vehicle market.

　　Memorabilia of new energy vehicles going to the countryside

　　● July 15, 2020

　　MIIT, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the "Notice on Launching New Energy Vehicles to the Countryside", proposing to launch new energy vehicles to the countryside in China.

　　● March 26, 2021

　　MIIT, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, and the General Department of the National Energy Administration jointly issued the "Notice on Launching New Energy Vehicles to the Countryside in 2021", specifying that new energy vehicles will be launched from March to December.

　　● January 7, 2022

　　The National Energy Administration, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Rural Revitalization Bureau jointly issued the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Transformation and Development of Rural Energy to Help Rural Revitalization", which mentioned strong support for local development of new energy vehicles to the countryside.

　　● January 21, 2022

　　The "Implementation Plan for Promoting Green Consumption" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and seven other departments proposes to carry out in-depth activities of new energy vehicles to the countryside, and encourage automobile companies to develop and promote new energy vehicles suitable for the needs of rural residents.

　　February 17, 2022

　　The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers released the "2022 New Energy Vehicle to the Countryside Model Declaration Notice", launching a new round of new energy vehicles to the countryside in 2022.

　　Wang Linlin, Shell Financial Reporter of Beijing News

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