In the first half of 2016, Wal-Mart closed 10 stores in Jiangsu, Anhui and Shandong provinces. Baijia Supermarket closed seven stores in Guangdong and Sichuan. China Academy of Social Sciences also mentioned in the 2016 Blue Book of Circulation released not long ago that the retail giants are facing enormous challenges. In the next five years, one third of the shopping malls in China will close down. Nowadays, the rise of online supermarkets is the strongest impact on physical supermarkets. So, what are the places where online supermarkets attract consumers?
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A Hustle Bustle New Year Yanshu Wu’s wrinkles are so good at acting!
Special feature of 1905 film network From moviesLove Letter for Beijing Meeting Seattle, Love each other., toHello, Zhihua, See Nara againAnd the new film released this week.A Hustle Bustle New YearYanshu Wu is definitely a frequent visitor who plays "Grandma" in recent film and television works. Although the character is unified in nature, she lets the audience see a "changeable grandmother".
Looking through her resume, we can see that she has only gradually become active in film and television works in recent years and has become the "national grandmother" in everyone’s mind. In many film and television works in the past, the role of "grandma" is often flat and one-sided, and can even be used as a conceptual tool. However, the appearance of Yanshu Wu has enhanced the "sense of existence" of such characters.
Like the characters in her movies, everyone used to call her "Grandma Wu" when they saw her in reality. She is elegant and kind, and treats everyone very kindly. Even if she is over 80 years old, whenever a movie is released, she will spare no effort to participate in publicity, miss every movie roadshow and interact with the audience at close range. The staff who have had contact with her will say, "Grandma Wu is just like her grandmother."
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A Hustle Bustle New Year is one of Yanshu Wu’s most recent films. Whether the play between actors is beautiful or not is not the pursuit of "outshining others", but the value of "1+1>2". The cooperation between her and the actors maximizes this value.
In the movie, Yanshu Wu left the audience with the deepest scene that her neighbor gave her a candied date, but her son (WU GANG) asked her to throw it away because of her health problems. In the whole dispute scene, their spark is not only the interaction of actors, but also the documentary presentation of the time that mother and son will encounter in their lives.
"This is a mutual play, and the actors push each other. His fierceness is due to the consideration of my health, and it is also a kind of love, and my role in the movie is actually very stingy. It is a jujube, how precious it is, so I really want to taste it. " When two actors were in the right mood, all the scenes were lit up in an instant. This is the first time for two actors to cooperate. At first, Yanshu Wu was worried that he could not keep up with each other’s play. As a result, when WU GANG met her for the first time, she came over and said "Mom", and the distance between them was shortened instantly. No matter in or out of the play, the two get along like mother and son, and this kind of emotion is naturally substituted into the filming.
Empathy is the key for an actor to enter the role. "When the actor enters a role, you can naturally reveal these things." Yanshu Wu didn’t make any designs before acting. In her opinion, things designed in advance may not be used at the scene, and she must make the response that this role should have according to her opponent’s play.
In A Hustle Bustle New Year, Yanshu Wu thinks this role is the traditional mother image of China. She is kind, tolerant and understanding of children, and will also be very economical. "I will communicate the positioning of the role when reading the script, and then understand and create according to the director’s requirements, but my ideas must also be approved by the director."
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"I don’t want you", Yanshu Wu’s line in "Love each other", became the tears of countless audiences. When she first saw the script, she politely refused the assistant director. The story line of this role is not complicated. After her mother died, the daughter wanted to move her father’s grave from the countryside to the city and be buried with her mother. But in the countryside, my father’s original match, that is, "grandma", clung to the old grave and refused to let go.
"This role is too far away from me. I am not sure. The only thing I can understand is that I used to go to the countryside to experience life when I was on the stage of drama." After the deputy director was rejected, director Zhang Aijia did not give up. "I have to meet and talk to me in person." Besides the sense of distance from life, Yanshu Wu is actually very stressed about the last scene in the movie. Because she is particularly sensitive to dust, she will sneeze all the time, and she doesn’t want to ruin the scene. "No problem, as long as you play, I will solve this problem." Zhang Aijia made a guaranteed ticket to Yanshu Wu.
In the end, Grandma Wu took over "Love each other". She visited the rural areas of Henan with the director, got close contact with a centenarian and chatted with the old ladies in the village. She understands that in the heart of such a woman, it is sacred to stick to love. This person is hers. Maybe this person has many wives outside, and she will not complain. Because in her mind, her husband is the belief of life.
In the movie, after grandma went to town, she saw a photo of her husband and the wife, and then she took a step back subconsciously and bowed deeply. Here, she sees a strange man. He is her husband who has been waiting for many years, but she doesn’t know the person in the photo in front of her. His appearance is no longer the impression in her mind. "People are a family, and they are well matched. I should let go."
"I actually understand the intention of director Zhang Aijia. This role looks calm on the surface, but the inner emotions are turbulent." This kind of emotion is not a one-sided cry, but a person who has experienced the experience of life and years, and can incorporate all emotions into all the action details. Every move seems impeccable, but Yanshu Wu is still not so satisfied with his acting skills. At the end of the scene, she said to her dead wife’s bones, "I don’t want you. Let’s go and go to town." She thinks that when the character sees the bone, the emotions that have been precipitated for a lifetime immediately emerge, and she should leave time to think about it. "But the director wants to compress, and I didn’t adjust it at once. I took it twice, but I still don’t feel sure. There is no word’ let’s go’ in the last paragraph. "
Every time Yanshu Wu gets a script, she studies her role thoroughly. In addition to her own scenes, she will also carefully study the lines of other actors. On the one hand, it comes from the professional inertia brought by past drama experience, on the other hand, she can enrich the pattern of characters from the lines of the other side. As a screenwriter, her daughter once advised her that movies are shot in segments, unlike dramas. The lines can be recited separately, but she doesn’t care. A whole page of lines will be memorized before shooting. "For example, in the movie, there is a word’ Grandma is in good health’, so I can imagine the state of Grandma as a whole."
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After watching it, Zhang Aijia decided to ask Yanshu Wu to star in "Love each other". Although the roles in the two works are very different, in Zhang Aijia’s view, Grandma Wu has the most charming wrinkles on her face. When she was young, she didn’t pay much attention to maintenance. When she was old, she never avoided wrinkles.
"Actors have to live, and wrinkles are part of life. If my face is still smooth, you will find those characters untrustworthy. Years make up the story of my life. " The reason why the director chose her to star in "Beijing meets Seattle 2" is the same. "I just like her wrinkles. Now the elderly have no wrinkles and have bare white hair. I hope to have a textured old lady whose wrinkles are particularly kind. "
In reality, she is really an old lady with curiosity and girlish feeling. Even Zhang Aijia said that she was "extremely fairy".
Every time she participates in an activity, she calls a car online and never mentions all kinds of needs. At that time, when she went to Taiwan Province, China to participate in activities, she also took a puppet doll named "Xiao Kaixin" with her, and made all the trips by herself. Although she has come to Beijing to live with her daughter, they still live separately, but they still make regular appointments to read the script, and everything is as independent as possible without interference. Even when continuous shooting met Seattle 2, she went abroad alone. Before leaving, she asked her daughter to give herself a dictionary, and everything was solved by herself.
On the plane, she first found the passenger next to her, helped her write English on paper, and then marked her pronunciation in Chinese. When she entered the country, the customs officer asked her what she was doing in the United States, and she told her to act and play "grandma". During filming in Las Vegas, she went out alone in her spare time and solved various life problems with the simplest words and dictionary function. Every time she passes a corner, she will film it in case she gets lost. Her grandson also downloaded an APP to her mobile phone to ensure her real-time positioning.
This "frozen" girlish feeling is perfectly integrated in "Beijing meets Seattle 2". This grandmother was spoiled by her grandfather all her life. At the late wedding, when she heard the other person’s heartfelt words, Grandma Wu looked at her lifelong lover, suffering from tears, biting her fingers from time to time, and was afraid of losing her voice.
All emotions are moving at that moment. Love doesn’t seem to grow old with age, but is treasured and fermented more mellow.
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What Xue Xiaolu asked Yanshu Wu at that time was to perform her sister’s feelings, but in reality, she was older than. "I have a unique condition. I have been spoiled since I was a child. This feeling is there." Born in a Kochi family, she was a rare only child in that era. She was loved by the whole family and had a good family education since childhood. In particular, my mother’s discipline is very strict, and all details are required to be elegant since childhood, and she is brought up completely according to the requirements of a celebrity.
At first, her father wanted her to study medicine, but she was afraid of dissection. Once I went to see a play with my father. She was shocked by the performance, so she chose the stage. At that time, the public still had some old-fashioned ideas about "actors". But her father is very open-minded and feels that he is the best in his profession.
After graduating from high school, she went to Shanxi Repertory Theatre, where she made a film and has never participated in any film and television works since. After retirement, she has been taking care of her husband and mother at home. Until 2010, after the death of relatives in Shanxi, her daughter took her to Beijing and began to contact film and television works. She first played The Journey to the West, and later she played several dramas directed by Shen Yan. Until 2015, she came into contact with the movie "Beijing meets Seattle 2".
In 2016, she was nominated for the first film award for her film "Beijing Meets Seattle 2", and she also made up for various domestic film awards with great interest. The following year, she won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress for her film.
"In the past, there was no award for our troupe to perform drama. At that time, I was worried that everyone would be proud after winning the prize." In grandma’s memory, her drama Liu Hulan was performed for Premier Zhou and other leaders in the auditorium of the Great Hall of the People. "That is a reward." That day was March 19, 1965, and it was an unforgettable time for her. After experiencing various film and television works, Grandma Wu has been loved by many young audiences. At the Golden Rooster Film Festival in 2020, when she bought coffee in the cafe next to the cinema, people went up to greet her grandmother from time to time and asked for a photo and signature.
After the screening of the movie "See Nara Again" starring her, countless audiences raised their hands, and many people threw questions at her. Someone asked her how she managed to interpret a different "grandma" every time.
"I don’t think there is any skill in shaping characters, that is, it is true, that is, it is necessary to get into the heart of the character, to find the most shining place of the character, and to give the character a bright spot. This is what the actor should do. If you can’t give this character a bright spot, the role will fail."
Perhaps it is this kind of "drilling" that allows her to get into our hearts.
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Strategic analysis and enlightenment of ExxonMobil’s biochemical business development
Fu kai mei Xue Jing China petroleum & petrochemical research institute
At present, global petroleum and petrochemical companies are accelerating the pace of low-carbon transformation, and biochemistry has become one of the key areas of common concern for all companies. ExxonMobil, as the world’s leading integrated upstream and downstream oil company, has advantages in resources, technology, market and other aspects. Many years ago, ExxonMobil took biochemistry as a part of its business layout and achieved certain results.
Development course of biochemical business
According to different business positioning and development priorities, the development of ExxonMobil’s biochemical business can be roughly divided into two stages.
The first stage (2009— 2016): Forward-looking layout. Exxonmobil believes that microalgae is a more potential raw material for producing biofuels in the future compared with corn and straw, so it takes the third generation biofuel based on microalgae as the entry point for the company to enter the biochemical field, and invests a lot of money in key layout. In 2009, ExxonMobil invested $600 million to develop microalgae biofuels in cooperation with the biotechnology company Synthetic Genomics. In 2015, we invested USD 1 million to cooperate with Michigan State University to improve the production efficiency of algae oil and microalgae products. In addition, we also cooperated with Colorado University of Mining and Technology to conduct basic research on algae photosynthesis and carbon sequestration.
The second stage (2016-present): strategic adjustment. After more than 10 years of exploration in the field of microalgae biofuels, ExxonMobil believes that this technology is still far from industrialization (it will only be competitive when the price of crude oil reaches 500 US dollars/barrel), and then its layout will focus on the second generation biofuels with agricultural and forestry wastes and waste oils as raw materials. The company has stopped investing in the microalgae project of Colorado University of Mining and Technology and the biotechnology company Viridos (formerly known as Synthetic Genomics). At the same time, cooperate with REG, a renewable energy group, to study the production of biodiesel from agricultural wastes; Cooperate with Colijn Company to expand raw materials to different kinds of cellulose; Acquisition of a 49.9% stake in Biojet, a Norwegian biofuel company, to enhance the supply capacity of biofuels.
Strategic analysis of biochemical business development
Since 2009, although the development of global liquid biofuels once fell into a trough, ExxonMobil has kept its biofuel business in several business restructurings, and explored the technology of making biofuels and biochemicals from different biomass raw materials. Its development strategy has the following three characteristics.
First, relying on its own development orientation and advanced layout, biofuel technology is taken as the breakthrough point of biochemical business layout. Because the fuel business is the absolute advantage of ExxonMobil, it chose to start from this field when laying out its biochemical business, and turned its eyes to microalgae with more potential in the future to become a leader in this field. Recently, although the focus of ExxonMobil’s layout has shifted, it is still based on the fuel field, and its target is mainly the second-generation biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel with supply gap in the current market. In terms of technical route, it has developed the second generation biodiesel production process based on cellulose biological enzyme conversion, which has been successfully applied to automobiles and heavy trucks; The pretreatment of forest waste based on traditional chemical transformation — Gasification — Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process can produce the second generation biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel. In addition to cooperative development, ExxonMobil also increased the supply of low-carbon fuel through mergers and acquisitions of mature enterprises and procurement.
Second, based on the breakthrough in biofuel production, it gradually expanded to the research and exploration of raw materials and products. On the one hand, ExxonMobil continues to expand the range of raw materials and explore the feasibility of vegetable oil, waste cooking oil, alcohol and carbon dioxide as sustainable raw materials. For example, converting biomass and waste into renewable methanol to produce sustainable aviation fuel; Convert the captured carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel. On the other hand, we will expand product varieties and develop bio-based lubricant base oil and other products besides biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel. For example, we cooperated with the University of Wisconsin to carry out a joint research project on biomass upgrading technology to increase the added value of bio-based products through further reaction.
The third is to take rapid breakthrough as the development goal and adopt different R&D models based on its own R&D foundation. ExxonMobil’s bio-fuel technology route is mainly divided into two categories: one is bio-refining technology route based on traditional refining, and the other is industrial biotechnology route based on fermentation and enzyme catalysis. For the former, ExxonMobil has accumulated profound research, focusing on independent research and development. Aiming at the utilization of biomass raw materials such as vegetable oil and restaurant waste oil, it developed proprietary technology EMRD^TM and dewaxing catalyst BIDW^TM. By hydrodeoxygenation and isomerization of triglycerides, the second generation biodiesel (or sustainable aviation fuel) was obtained, and the product had good low-temperature fluidity. For industrial biotechnology, ExxonMobil mainly develops through cooperation with mature companies and universities. For example, we cooperated with REG and Colijn Company to produce biodiesel from renewable cellulose sugar from fermented agricultural wastes, so as to improve the conversion rate and biodiesel yield.
Suggestions to China’s petroleum and petrochemical companies
In May, 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "Tenth Five-Year Plan for Bio-economic Development", which put forward the objectives of bio-economic development and defined four key development areas, including the substitute application of biomass, and pressed the acceleration button for the development of biochemical industry. By analyzing the development experience of ExxonMobil, the following three suggestions are put forward for the development of biochemical business of China’s petrochemical companies.
First, seize the opportunity of the times, coordinate the overall layout of the company’s business, and do a good job in top-level design. China’s petroleum and petrochemical companies should seize the opportunity period of bio-economy, base on the company’s goal of low-carbon development and energy transformation, and combine their own development characteristics and foundations to select and focus on appropriate biochemical business segments, such as biofuels or bio-based chemicals. Coordinate and optimize the overall layout of biochemical business and its existing business, do a good job in top-level design and formulate practical implementation paths, give full play to the advantages of biochemical technology such as negative carbon attributes, high reaction efficiency and reduced dependence on crude oil, and help the company to transform into a green and low-carbon company.
Second, in the early stage of new business development, expand open cooperation and technology introduction to seize market opportunities. For China’s petrochemical enterprises, compared with the traditional refining and chemical business, the biochemical business is relatively new. When entering a new field, we can refer to ExxonMobil’s development strategy, speed up technological breakthrough by cooperating with leading enterprises in the industry or introducing technology, realize the large-scale application of key biochemical technologies as soon as possible, and seize market opportunities. For example, relying on the company’s existing technology and equipment, biomass oil products with relatively stable quantity and properties can be obtained through cooperation with biomass oil producers to replace part of crude oil and produce biofuels and bio-based chemicals with mixed feed.
Third, when the business development enters a mature stage, strengthen the forward-looking technology reserve and create a competitive advantage. At present, global scientific and technological innovation has entered an unprecedented intensive active period, and new technologies such as synthetic biology and gene editing are reconstructing the competitive pattern of various industries. With the biochemical business of China’s petrochemical companies on the right track, it is suggested that they closely follow the development trend of scientific and technological innovation in the field, rely on the company’s existing technological innovation system, focus on the bottleneck and demand of industrial development, start with basic research, develop forward-looking technology and subversive technology reserves, and strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights of related technologies to create new competitive advantages in the biochemical field.
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Soda futures prices rose by 3%, and enterprises reduced production to support market sentiment.
Soda futures continue to rise
The price of soda ash futures rose for the eighth consecutive trading day, with the main intraday increase exceeding 3%, reaching the highest point of 1964 yuan since March 7. This round of price increase is mainly influenced by the domestic macroeconomic data. The overall atmosphere of the chemical sector has warmed up, and some soda enterprises have closed orders or temporarily reduced production, which has promoted the continuous rise of the futures price. Market bulls actively followed up and market sentiment was boosted.
Huawen Futures Investment Research Team pointed out that the current price of soda ash futures is close to the cost line of high-cost ammonia-alkali method, which has formed a certain supporting role. Some soda production enterprises have planned to close orders or temporarily reduce production and adopt the strategy of price protection. Recently, maintenance and resumption of production coexist, supply disturbance is enhanced, and the price fluctuation of soda ash is intensified. In addition, the production and sales of downstream float glass rebounded, the demand for replenishment increased, the tentative price increase in Shahe area, the upward price of photovoltaic glass, and the commissioning of new production capacity all supported the spot and futures prices of soda ash.
In the spot market, the domestic price of soda ash fluctuated and adjusted, and some enterprises closed orders and raised prices at low prices. China National Salt Kunshan gradually resumed production, and the supply side fluctuated and adjusted, and the enterprise mainly delivered goods. The downstream demand fluctuates little, and the market sentiment is cautious. It is expected that the soda ash market will remain stable and volatile in the short term.
On the supply side, some soda plants have been overhauled recently, which has eased the supply pressure. The adjustment of the cost of soda ash and the price of raw materials led to the differentiation of profits of different methods. The profit of ammonia-alkali method increased by 9.48 yuan/ton, while the profit of combined alkali method decreased by 45 yuan/ton. Despite the suspension of maintenance of some units, the operating rate of domestic soda ash still fell to 83.50%, and the output decreased last week, and the overall supply pressure was eased.
On the demand side, the demand of soda ash market has been sluggish recently, new orders have slowed down, and the market has a strong wait-and-see mood. However, some downstream banks have replenishment plans, and the overall demand remains stable. Although the downstream quotation stabilized, the transaction performance was weak.
The data shows that as of April 7, 2024, the total inventory of domestic soda ash manufacturers was 916,800 tons, an increase of 41,800 tons from the previous month or 4.78%. Among them, the light inventory is 370,000 tons, and the heavy inventory is 546,800 tons. This state of accumulation has put pressure on the market mentality, and the market wait-and-see mood has intensified.
Analysts believe that the current soda ash futures price is supported near the cost line of high-cost ammonia-alkali method. Some production enterprises adopt the plan of sealing orders and temporarily reducing production, and have the strategy of insuring prices. The supply disturbance is enhanced, and the price fluctuation of soda ash is intensified.
Huawen Futures Investment and Research Team predicts that the soda ash signing is still dominated by light soda in the near future. After the replenishment in the early stage, with the new production capacity put into production, the soda ash market as a whole is weak and difficult to change. The contradiction between strong supply and weak demand is obvious, and the accumulated pressure increases. Even if there is a rebound, it may only be a short-term phenomenon, and it is difficult to form a trend reversal. The cost line of ammonia-alkali process will continue to support the current price of soda ash. In the near future, soda ash futures may fluctuate widely near the cost line of ammonia-alkali method, so investors should enter the market cautiously.
The market pays attention to the US inflation data and the minutes of the Fed meeting.
While evaluating the economic situation and interest rate prospects, investors are also paying close attention to the US inflation data in March. Recent non-farm payrolls data and comments from Fed officials have made investors doubt about the time and frequency of interest rate cuts this year.
The non-farm payrolls report released last Friday far exceeded expectations, showing the resilience of the labor market. Minneapolis Fed President Kashkali said that according to the economic development, interest rates may not be cut this year.
The consumer price index (CPI) of the United States in March will be released at 20:30 tonight. Economists expect the monthly rate of CPI to increase by 0.3% and the annual rate to increase by 3.7%. Higher-than-expected data may aggravate people’s concerns about long-term high interest rates and reduce the market’s expectation of the Fed’s interest rate cut.
If the inflation data is higher than expected, it may aggravate the market’s worries about inflation, and the pace of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve may be hindered. Precious metals such as gold and silver may maintain linkage with the US dollar, showing an upward trend. If the inflation data is lower than expected, it may accelerate the pace of the Fed’s easing policy. The expectation of interest rate cuts in June may heat up, the US dollar may be under pressure, and precious metals such as gold and silver may maintain an upward trend. Of course, investors are not excluded from selling safe-haven assets such as gold and turning to high-risk assets such as stocks. At that time, gold and silver may fall under pressure.
In addition, the minutes of the Fed’s latest monetary policy meeting will be released at 2:00 am Beijing time on Thursday. At the meeting in March, the Federal Reserve kept the interest rate in the target range of 5.25%-5.50% for five consecutive meetings. Economists believe that Federal Reserve Chairman Powell’s speech at the meeting is biased towards doves, and the bitmap shows that officials think that interest rates may be cut three times this year. Prior to this, economists expected the Fed to reduce its forecast of interest rate cuts this year to two.
The minutes of the upcoming meeting will reveal the Fed’s discussion on the table reduction plan. At the beginning of the epidemic, the Federal Reserve purchased a scale of 5 trillion US dollars.
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Shield tunneling started in Jintang subsea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway.
Original title: Shield tunneling started in Jintang subsea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway.
On May 16th, technicians of China Railway 14th Bureau worked in the shield machine of "Yongzhou" in Jintang subsea tunnel of Yongzhou Railway.
On the same day, two super-large diameter shield machines simultaneously turned the cutter heads at both ends of the newly-built Jintang subsea tunnel on Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway (Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway), marking the official opening of the longest subsea high-speed rail tunnel in China.
Jintang subsea tunnel starts from Beilun District, Ningbo City in the west and ends in Jintang Town, Zhoushan City in the east, with a total length of 16.18 kilometers, of which the shield section is 11.21 kilometers, crossing Jintang Waterway, which is a control project for the whole line of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway.
The Yongzhou Railway starts from Ningbo East Station in the west and ends at Bai Quan Town in Dinghai District in the east, with 7 stations, with a total length of about 76.4 kilometers and a design speed of 250 kilometers per hour. After the project is completed, it will end the history that Zhoushan Islands is closed to railways, which is of great significance for improving the layout of railway network and promoting the integration and urbanization of Ningbo Zhoushan.
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The shield launching shaft on Zhoushan side of Jintang subsea tunnel of Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway, which was photographed on May 16th, is equipped with a shield machine "Dinghai" (photo of UAV). According to reports, the tunnel was excavated by China Railway 14th Bureau and China Railway 11th Bureau with two shield machines, namely "Yong Zhou" and "Dinghai".
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On May 16th, the shield machine of "Yong Zhou" was shot at the starting shaft of Ningbo side shield of Jintang subsea tunnel of Yong Zhou Railway. According to reports, the tunnel was excavated by China Railway 14th Bureau and China Railway 11th Bureau with two shield machines, namely "Yong Zhou" and "Dinghai".
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On May 16th, the shield machine "Yong Zhou" of China Railway 14th Bureau was photographed in the shield launching shaft at Ningbo side of Jintang subsea tunnel on Yong Zhou Railway.
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On May 16th, the "Dinghai" shield machine was shot at the starting shaft of Zhoushan side shield of Jintang subsea tunnel on Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway. According to reports, the tunnel was excavated by China Railway 14th Bureau and China Railway 11th Bureau with two shield machines, namely "Yong Zhou" and "Dinghai".
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On May 16th, technicians of China Railway 14th Bureau operated segment hoisting equipment in Jintang subsea tunnel of Yongzhou Railway.
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On May 16th, technicians from the 14th Bureau of China Railway were working in the operation room of the shield machine "Yong Zhou" in Jintang subsea tunnel of Yong Zhou Railway.
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On May 16th, the scene of the launching activity of the "Yongzhou" shield machine was filmed at the Ningbo side of Jintang subsea tunnel of Yongzhou Railway.
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Rumors of merger have resurfaced! Shares of Nissan and Mitsubishi soared.
Rumors of the merger of the two giants in Japan’s auto industry have resurfaced!
According to the Nikkei News, Honda Motor (hereinafter referred to as "Honda") and Nissan Motor (hereinafter referred to as "Nissan") have entered the merger negotiation process to better cope with the rapidly changing global automobile industry. According to informed sources, Honda and Nissan are considering setting up a holding company and are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding in the near future. As for the shareholding ratio of the two parties in the new company and other relevant details, it is left to be determined later.
After the news was announced, the share prices of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motor Co., Ltd. soared. As of press time, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. rose by 23.7% to hit the daily limit, Mitsubishi Motor Co., Ltd. rose by over 19%, and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. fell by over 3%.
Transaction details
According to the Nikkei News, Honda and Nissan also intend to bring Mitsubishi Motors into the holding company system. At present, Nissan is the largest shareholder of Mitsubishi Motors, holding a 24% stake in Mitsubishi Motors.
If Nissan-Honda-Mitsubishi merge, the new company will sell more than 8 million cars every year. This will make the company one of the largest automakers in the world, but it is still lower than Toyota Motor, another Japanese automaker (with sales of 11.2 million vehicles in 2023) and Volkswagen, a German automaker (with sales of 9.2 million vehicles last year).
For this report, Honda responded that this report was not released by Honda. Honda stressed that, as announced in March and August this year, Honda, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. discussed the possibilities of future cooperation based on the advantages of each company. Including the contents of media reports, no decision has been made yet. Stakeholders will be informed of the latest situation at an appropriate time.
Mitsubishi Motors said that the media reports on the possible merger of Nissan and Honda were not based on any announcement of the company.
There were signs before the merger of the two companies. ShinjiAoyama, executive vice president of Honda, has revealed that Honda is indeed considering various options, including the possibility of merging with Nissan. He said that the two sides are really considering setting up a holding company to operate. This move aims to integrate each other’s resources, and then compete more effectively with other car companies in the highly competitive automobile industry.
In March, 2024, Honda and Nissan announced that they began to cooperate in battery and software of electric vehicles, and planned to jointly explore the next generation software-defined vehicle platform, and share resources such as motors and inverters to jointly develop new batteries and electric shafts. In August, Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore the potential of cooperation in the fields of vehicle electrification and software development.
If the merger is successful, it will become the largest merger in the automobile industry since Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot Citroen Group merged to form Stellantis in January 2021.
Shares of Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors rose sharply.
After the news came out, the share prices of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motor Co., Ltd. soared. As of press time, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. rose by 23.7% to hit the daily limit, Mitsubishi Motor Co., Ltd. rose by over 19%, and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. fell by over 3%.
According to public information, Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors are all head car companies in the Japanese auto industry. Since Honda was founded in 1948, its business has spanned many fields such as automobiles and motorcycles. Nissan Auto Co., Ltd. was established in 1933; Mitsubishi Motors became independent from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 1970 and is a core member of Mitsubishi Group. In fiscal year 2023 (April 2022 to March 2023), Honda sold about 3.98 million vehicles worldwide; Nissan sold 3.37 million vehicles worldwide in fiscal year 2023; Mitsubishi Motors has 780,000 vehicles.
However, in the China market, the growth of Japanese brand cars has been greatly challenged. From the cumulative sales in China from January to November 2024, Honda decreased by 30.7% and Nissan decreased by 10.5%.
The stocks of the two companies also performed poorly. Nissan dropped 24% during the year, and Honda dropped 11% during the year.
Affected by the downturn in business, Nissan announced in November that it would cut its global production capacity by 20% and start layoffs of 9,000 people equivalent to nearly 10% of the overall size. The formulation of integration measures has become a top priority. Nissan believes that it is necessary to deepen the relationship with Honda in order to rally.
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Quality car selection： Tengshi Z9 subverts the luxury car market structure with technology.
In recent years, independent brands have shown unprecedented technical strength and innovation vitality in the domestic automobile market, especially in the sub-field of new energy. Tengshi Z9, as another masterpiece of Tengshi brand, brings users an intelligent experience ahead of the times by virtue of its advanced technologies such as easy tripartite technology, Yunnian -A intelligent air body control system and high-order intelligent assisted driving system. So, can this new car subvert the traditional luxury car market with technology? This issue of "Quality Car Selection" will answer for you.
I. Basic Information and Product Highlights
The above manufacturer’s guide price only represents the price on November 21, 2024. If there is any change, please take official website as the standard.
Tengshi Z9 can be regarded as a sedan version of Tengshi Z9 GT. Five models have been launched, including two pure electric and three plug-in hybrid vehicles, with the price range of 354,800-414,800 yuan.
BYD’s product design has become more and more mature in recent years. Tengshi Z9 is designed by a team led by BYD’s global design director Wolfgang Eiger. Its body lines are smooth and full of strength, and every detail has been carefully carved, which not only shows the designer’s deep understanding of aerodynamics, but also incorporates his unique insights into future aesthetics. Walking on the street will surely become the focus of attention.
As the flagship car of D-class technology luxury, the interior of Tengshi Z9 is unique. The second row of the new car is equipped with double floating comfortable seats, which support one-button comfortable lying mode, ten-way electric adjustment, ventilation, heating, ten-point massage and electric leg rest. At the same time, the front and rear intelligent cold and warm dual refrigerators, front and rear dual 50W wireless charging, Divare audio, side windows and rear windshield electric sunshade are all equipped, which brings consumers a better car experience.
In addition, the new car will be equipped with easy tripartite technology, Yunqi -A body control system and high-level intelligent driving assistance. Among them, Easy Tripartite Technology can be described as a combination of BYD’s technology, including five iconic core functions: intelligent crab walking, compass turning around, easy tripartite parking, extreme steering and low-attached pavement stability enhancement system, which makes it stand out in the same class.
In terms of power, Tengshi Z9 provides pure electric and plug-in hybrid power. Among them, the total motor power of the pure electric version is 710kW, with an acceleration of 3.4s and a cruising range of CLTC pure electric vehicle of 630km；. The plug-in hybrid version is equipped with a power system consisting of a 2.0T turbocharged engine and three motors. The pure electric cruising range of CLTC is 201km, the comprehensive cruising range of CLTC is 1101km, and the minimum fuel consumption of WLTC is only 6.6L/100km.
Second, product competitiveness analysis
With the new energy wave sweeping, the competition in the pure electric medium and large-sized car market is becoming more and more fierce. Among them, Enjoy World S9, which has deep cooperation with Huawei, shows extraordinary strength, and its selling price overlaps with Tengshi Z9 to a certain extent, so they form a competitive relationship. In addition, BMW Brilliance i5 from the traditional luxury brand camp also joined the battle and launched a fierce contest with Tengshi Z9.
From the design point of view, Tengshi Z9 highlights the beauty of smooth lines and is full of movement, which caters to the aesthetics of young consumers. Enjoy the world S9 and BMW Brilliance i5 are both sedate, and the body shape is quite satisfactory.
From the overall price range, Tengshi Z9 has the lowest entry price, while BMW Brilliance i5 is the most expensive top model. In terms of the number of models, Tengshi Z9 offers five models for consumers to choose from, which is quite rich; BMW Brilliance i5 offers four models, while the 2024 Enjoy World S9 only offers two models, leaving little choice.
Specific to the level of vehicle configuration, we selected the models with similar prices as possible. By comparison, Enjoying S9 and BMW Brilliance i5 are both single-motor versions featuring long battery life, while Tengshi Z9 is a three-motor version featuring performance, which is more suitable for young consumers. At the same time, the configuration is also exclusive to the main driver’s knee airbag and AR-HUD augmented reality head-up display, which has a stronger sense of safety and technology. More importantly, Tengshi Z9 has the lowest price, and its cost performance is obviously better than the other two models. In contrast, the overall performance of BMW Brilliance i5 is not as good as the above two models, and there are many missing configurations.
Third, product quality & service trend analysis
As a brand-new car series, will Tengshi Z9 have potential quality problems? In this regard, we will start with the failure problems of Tengshi’s models in the past year, and through the analysis of the failure problems, we will preliminarily predict the development trend of new car quality problems in the future.
By screening the complaint data of Tengshi’s models in the past year, it can be found that the failure problem is mainly concentrated in the aspect of "audio-visual system failure". As Tengshi Z9 is a brand-new model, based on the latest easy tripartite platform, it can be temporarily considered that the probability of the above problems is low, but the specific situation will not be conclusive until it is used for a period of time.
With the continuous development of China’s automobile market, the level of brand pre-sales/after-sales service and the quality of purchase experience have gradually become an important factor affecting consumers’ final purchase. Therefore, based on the big data of car quality network, we will analyze the common service problems of brands in the past year to provide more objective reference for consumers to buy models.
From the point of view of service complaints, "inconsistent with publicity" has become a service problem in which car owners complain more about Tengshi brand. Through further analysis, we can know that this kind of service problem comes from Tengshi N7 and Tengshi D9.
In terms of measuring the after-sales service reputation of new cars, we will analyze the response of enterprises to complaints from car owners, and relatively objectively predict the future after-sales service reputation of new cars. According to the data of Chezhi. com, the response rate of Tengshi brand complaints in the past year is 100%, which shows that manufacturers attach great importance to the demands of car owners.
Four, after-sales service policy and network distribution
In terms of after-sales service policy, Tengshi Z9 has a vehicle warranty of six years or 150,000 kilometers; No fixed number of years/mileage for the first owner of the Third Power Company (the liability exemption clause is subject to the official). In addition, the air suspension is guaranteed for 8 years or 160,000 kilometers (whichever comes first); The first car owner can also enjoy life-long free charging pile and installation service (please consult the local dealer for details).
After the vehicle is purchased, it is bound to involve the daily maintenance of the vehicle. At this time, the number and distribution of brand dealer stores are very important, and even have a certain impact on whether consumers buy the brand model. According to statistics from Chezhi. com, Tengshi currently has 154 dealer stores in China, covering 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, among which Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shandong provinces have a relatively large number of dealers.
Summary:
Tengshi Z9, as a brand-new masterpiece of Tengshi brand, and Tengshi Z9GT form a double flagship. The two not only show the brand’s top technical strength, but also bring unprecedented experience to drivers with excellent luxury quality. At the same time, with strong product strength, it will also lead the new trend of the new energy vehicle market in the future and redefine the standard of luxury electric travel.
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Putin is still the leader when he leaves office. People hope that he will remain in power and let the United States kneel down.
Chairman of the United Russia Party talks about the future "birthright" of the President.
Putin will remain a "national leader" after leaving office next year.
□ Ou Ye (special feature of China Daily)
"If Putin stays in power, we will make the United States kneel down"-a Russian government worker said. After the United Russia Party won the State Duma election, the future political identity and status of the current President Putin became the focus of attention.
The chairman of the United Russia Party made it clear a few days ago that Putin will remain the leader after leaving office.
USA-Today reported on the 6th that although Putin’s second presidential term will end in 2008, many people in Russia hope that he will remain in power because of his stable political situation and rapid economic growth.
A 24-year-old Russian government statistics office worker said: "Russia is strong again. If Putin stays in power, we will make the United States kneel."
Prior to this, Putin had said that he hoped to maintain his political influence after leaving the Kremlin. There is public opinion that Putin may amend the constitution to seek re-election, but Putin has repeatedly said that he respects the constitution and has no intention of amending it.
The issue of Putin’s official "birthright" in the future has always been the focus of the United Russia Party, which won an overwhelming victory in the just-concluded Russian State Duma election. Gryzlov, chairman of the party, said: "Putin is our national leader. No matter what he will do after the presidential election, he will still be the leader of our nation."
Some Kremlin officials analyzed that the results of the State Duma election showed that the mass base supporting Putin to remain in power was relatively broad, but the role of the so-called "state leader" could not be determined at present.
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Professional counterfeiters cause social disputes. Some people take counterfeiting as a means of profit.
Counterfeiting should not become a professional extortion.
A few days ago, with the "Regulations on the Implementation of the Consumer Protection Law (Draft for Comment)" open to the public for comments, some special consumers once again attracted attention. These consumers take buying commodities that violate the rules or involve infringement of consumers’ rights and interests as their occupation, and claim compensation from merchants through complaints or lawsuits. This crowd is also called "professional counterfeiters".
The group of professional counterfeiters has been controversial.
Some people compare professional counterfeiters to "catfish" in the market, which objectively improves the consumption environment. "We should objectively and fairly understand the role and function of professional counterfeiters. They can play a synergistic role with administrative law enforcement departments such as industry and commerce and help promote social fairness and justice." Liu Junhai, director of the Institute of Commercial Law of Renmin University of China and vice president of China Consumers Association, said.
Others think that professional counterfeiters occupy a lot of administrative resources. "Professional counterfeiters also occupy or even waste a lot of administrative and judicial resources, but the industrial and commercial departments have no time to deal with real consumer disputes." Zhu Wei, deputy secretary-general of Beijing Consumer Law Association and deputy director of Communication Law Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law, said.
Some professional counterfeiters even ask enterprises to pay expert fees and consulting fees through "planting"
"Professional counterfeiters are very concerned about the advertising field, which is helpful to purify the advertising market. However, it is not advisable for some people to complain about counterfeiting as a means of personal gain. " Zhang Guohua, director of the Advertising Department of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, said.
Li Shan, vice president of Leyou International Business Group Co., Ltd., said that the company once met a professional counterfeiter who bought two boxes of food with tens of yuan online and claimed 100,000 yuan on the grounds that the content of a certain ingredient in the label was not in compliance. Li Shan thought that there was no quality problem in the product and refused its request. In the end, the industrial and commercial and market supervision departments only asked Leyou Company to standardize the label without paying a fine. "Although the professional counterfeiters didn’t take advantage of anything in the end, it dragged on for a long time and wasted a lot of manpower and material resources of the company."
Some professional counterfeiters have even become "professional blackmailers", asking enterprises to pay expert fees and consulting fees through "planting". According to industry insiders, some so-called professional counterfeiters not only buy fakes, but even buy fakes. For example, in supermarkets, bread and fresh food are hidden in the depths of clothing shelves, and then quietly taken out when the goods expire; Erase the production date on the package with chemicals … …
"These professional blackmailers disrupt the market competition order, and we must resolutely resist it. Professional counterfeiters also need self-discipline." Zhu Wei said.
Should professional counterfeiters get punitive damages?
The "Regulations on the Implementation of the Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests (Draft for Comment)", which was publicly solicited to the public a few days ago, clearly mentioned that "these regulations are not applicable to the acts of natural persons, legal persons and other organizations other than financial consumers who purchase, use goods or accept services for profit." Some people think that this means that professional counterfeiters will no longer be protected by the Consumer Law, which has poured cold water on this group.
However, the "Several Issues on the Application of Laws in the Trial of Food and Drug Disputes" issued on January 9, 2014 stipulates: "If there is a dispute over the quality of food and drugs, the buyer claims the rights from the producers and sellers, and the producers and sellers make a defense on the grounds that the buyer still buys the food and drugs knowing that there are quality problems, the people’s court will not support it." This is interpreted as the court’s support for "buying fakes and counterfeiting" and giving professional counterfeiters confidence.
This year’s "Government Work Report" proposes to establish a punitive compensation system for commodity quality. So, should professional counterfeiters get punitive damages?
"The Consumer Law belongs to the civil law. It doesn’t make sense for professional counterfeiters to use civil law to obtain punitive damages, but we can encourage professional whistleblowers and give them material and spiritual rewards. The Food Safety Law is an administrative law, not a civil law, so professional counterfeiters can get punitive damages of ten times the price or three times the loss. " Zhu Wei said.
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New Land Rover Defender V8 models on the market, priced 1.266 million – 1.466 million yuan
新车日前，新款路虎V8车型上市，新车推出90、110两款，售价分别为126.6万元和146.6万元。新款路虎卫士依旧延续了较为方正、硬朗的设计语言。动力方面，两款车型搭载5.0L V8机械增压发动机，匹配8速自动变速箱，并配备全时四驱系统。
外观方面，新款路虎卫士依旧延续了较为方正、硬朗的设计语言。前脸部分，横幅式进气格栅搭配两侧标志性的圆形LED前灯组极具辨识度。同时，新车提供8款车身配色以及撞色车顶，并可选装哑光效果车身保护膜。
新车侧面采用大量平直的线条设计，整体视觉感受硬汉气息十足。与此同时，新款路虎卫士还对轮眉、车窗边框等细节处进行熏黑处理。此外，新车在前门侧面V8徽标彰显其身份。车尾部分，两侧纵向排列的矩形LED尾灯组搭配外挂式备胎与宽大的后包围组件也营造出较强的辨识度。
新款路虎卫士V8车型搭载为中国客户度身定制的全新e+娱乐互联系统，包含微信、腾讯地图、腾讯爱趣听、腾讯随行、网易云音乐、喜马拉雅等在内的应用。同时，系统支持扩展更多腾讯生态应用和OTA升级。智能驾驶辅助方面，新车行驶至高速公路或拥堵路段时，自适应巡航系统及转向辅助可向车辆施以轻缓转向、加速、制动辅助，确保车辆行驶在车道中央，并与前车保持安全距离。此外，新车还配备了3D全方位车身影像系统带全地形“透视”，以及车道保持辅助、车尾碰撞预警、360°泊车雷达等。
动力方面，新车搭载5.0升V8机械增压发动机，最大功率525马力，最大扭矩625牛·米。其中，90车型百公里加速时间仅需5.2秒，110车型百公里加速时间仅需5.4秒。此外，新车配备了全时四驱系统、主动式电子差速锁及扭矩矢量分配系统等功能，并支持9+1种驾驶模式。
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