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By the end of 2022, NIO had a total of 26,763 employees. On November 3, NIO Chairperson and CEO Li Bin said in a letter to all NIO employees that about 10% of positions would be reduced, meaning that about 2,700 people would be laid off.

On August 29, 2023, NIO announced the second quarter financial report. The financial report shows that the revenue decreased by 14.8% year-on-year to 8.7717 billion yuan, the gross profit decreased by 93.5% year-on-year to 87 million yuan, the net loss 6.0558 billion yuan increased by 119.6% year-on-year, and the adjusted net loss was 5.4457 billion yuan, an increase of 140.2% year-on-year. (Normally, NIO will release the third quarter financial report of 2023 around November 9, but as of the date of publication, it has not been seen for a long time, and the estimated data is not optimistic.)

As of October this year, NIO’s total sales were 126,067 vehicles, ahead of XPeng Motors’ 101,445 vehicles, but far below Li Auto’s 284,647 vehicles.

The level of sales is the bedrock of a car company’s economy, and a series of data suggest that NIO’s life in 2023 will indeed be difficult.

Although NIO’s sales and profits are average, it is also quietly doing big things.

As of November 1, NIO has built 2,079 power stations and 19,579 charging piles around the world, including more than 2,000 power stations in China and more than 600 high-speed stations. At the same time, NIO’s overseas and domestic stores are also increasing, with 25 new stores added in October.

The layout of NIO’s charging and swapping network and stores has undoubtedly improved the car experience of NIO owners and expanded the influence of NIO, but many people believe that the construction and operation costs of NIO swapping stations are too high, and the global rollout takes up a lot of money.

If the cost of a power station 3 million (including land, personnel, battery loss, etc.), the NIO 2000 power stations need at least 6 billion to support. More importantly, NIO power stations only serve NIO owners, and NIO promises to owners that there will be free power changes every year, so the profitability of NIO power stations is about equal to none compared with 6 billion.

In addition, with the rapid development of overcharging technology and battery technology, the charging time has been greatly shortened, the battery life of pure electric vehicles has also been greatly improved, and the advantage of fast power station replacement has been gradually weakened.

Writing here, the author wants to apologize for the NIO power station replacement.

The author has personally experienced the second and third generation of NIO power station, and the average power change time is only 3-5 minutes. No matter how fast the overcharge speed is, it is impossible for them to fully charge a 75KW/h and 100KW/h battery within 3 minutes at this stage, and the charging time will even be extended due to the instability of the charging pile voltage. If there is no revolutionary breakthrough in power battery technology, the charging speed of the power station cannot be shaken.

The power station takes up most of NIO’s resources, but it also brings a lot of convenience to users, and at this stage, the power station and the overcharge complement each other, and it is far from the day when the winner will be decided.

NIO’s predicament today is mainly caused by high prices and low sales.

At present, NIO’s product system has covered many aspects such as cars, SUVs, coupe SUVs, station wagons, etc. It is the car company with the most models and the widest layout among the three car companies of "Wei Xiaoli". Friends who are familiar with NIO know that the price of its models is generally high. If it were not for the price reduction of NIO ES6 and NIO ET5 and ET5T, NIO’s cars would not be lower than 300,000 at all, especially NIO ES8 high-end models. Correction is approaching 600,000.

The advantage of many models and high prices is that it has cut into a more subdivided market, stabilized NIO’s high-end brand perception, but also entered the sphere of influence of traditional luxury brands and emerging brands such as Tesla.

NIO ET5 and ET5T priced at 29.8-356,000 yuan have no advantage over Tesla Model 3 and BMW 3 Series in price, and belong to the level of half a catty to eight taels in control and comfort. The biggest advantage is that ET5T has design advantages in order to stabilize the monthly average of 5000 vehicles (ET5 and ET5T), which can be compared with BMW 3 Series and Tesla Model 3 with an average of 1-20,000 units.

In fact, NIO has tasted the sweetness brought by the price reduction, in June NIO all models down 30,000 yuan, although the cancellation of free power exchange and other parts of the rights and interests, but NIO new ES6, ET5T, ET5, ES8 and other models sales or a significant increase, its July sales is the first time in the year to break through the 20,000, especially the new ES6 of 11118 vehicles, become the absolute main force of NIO.

At this stage, many car companies are deliberately setting the price of new cars for sales, such as Zhiji LS6, Xiaopeng G6, Xiaopeng G9, etc., and the effect is quite positive. Xiaopeng G6’s October sales are 8,741 units, Xiaopeng G9 is listed for 15 days, and Zhiji LS6 is 28,000 units.

Now NIO really don’t have to hold it for high-end brand perception. It is the most practical to cancel part of the rights and interests to give consumers real money discounts in order to sell sales. What about the future of NIO? Layoffs and losses are just a small episode in its growth process. Even if Li Jiebin picks it up, with the scale of NIO charging stations and stores, as well as the annual sales of 150,000 vehicles, capital and major car companies will not give up easily. (Text/Youshi Auto, forward)

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HEYTEA denies listing in Hong Kong next year

On August 3, HEYTEA was rumored to be listed in Hong Kong in 2022, with a target valuation of 150 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 124.782 billion yuan), double the valuation after the latest round of strategic financing. In this regard, HEYTEA said that the news is not true and there are no listing plans at present.

Chayan Yuese invests in Changsha local tea brand Guoya

On July 30, Chayan Yuese invested in Changsha’s local tea brand Guoya. Guoya was established in Changsha in 2013, focusing on fruit tea products. The price of Guoya is between 20-30 yuan, which is higher than the price of Chayan Yuese 15-20 yuan, forming a differentiation.

Xiabu Xiabu expects to close 200 stores throughout the year

On July 30, Xiabu Xiabu released an announcement showing that as of June 30 this year, the revenue of the same period is expected to increase by 59% compared with last year’s 1.92 billion yuan; the loss of the same period is expected to narrow significantly compared with last year’s 255 million yuan, between 40 million yuan and 60 million yuan. The announcement shows that Xiabu Xiabu’s net loss narrowed significantly in the first half of 2021, but still failed to achieve profitability. The main reasons for the loss include the impairment loss of assets of about 120 million yuan. At the same time, the company expects to close about 200 loss-making stores of Xiabu Xiabu brand throughout the year.

China Resources Vanguard withdraws from Hainan

Recently, China Resources Vanguard’s famous stores in Haikou posted a closure announcement. Due to regional layout adjustments, the stores will be closed from August 1. This is also the only hypermarket store of China Resources Vanguard in Hainan. China Resources Vanguard said in the closing announcement that it will bring an upgraded shopping experience to consumers in Haikou in the future with high-end formats.

Li Ning Sports Center opened in Qingdao

On July 31, the Ado Li Ning Sports Center officially opened in Qingdao Sunac Ado Town. The center has a comprehensive venue of more than 700 square meters, which can provide competition venues that meet the requirements of international competition levels. In addition, the sports center is also equipped with a gym and a yoga studio. In the follow-up operation, the sports center will build itself into a high-standard national fitness, event hosting, sports and entertainment, sports training and other community sports centers with Li Ning’s resource advantages.

Nayuki responds to food hygiene issues

On August 2, the media reported that Nayuki’s Beijing Xidan Joy City store and Chang’an shopping mall store had problems such as "cockroaches on the ground", "black mangoes", and "wrong production labels." On the morning of August 3, Nayuki’s official Weibo responded: The company’s management attaches great importance to it, and immediately established a special project working group to carry out a thorough investigation and rectification of the stores involved overnight. The two stores involved will suspend business today, and the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau will be invited to visit the store for inspection, and the inspection results will be announced as soon as possible. On the evening of August 3, Nayuki released Weibo saying that after on-site inspections by government regulatory departments in many places, the random inspection results of 186 stores inspected by Nayuki nationwide were in compliance. On August 4, Nayuki announced that the directors believe that the coverage of the matter will not have any material adverse impact on the operation and financial condition of the group.

Fitness Mirror Fiture will open up the European and American markets

On August 3, according to the South China Morning Post, Chinese fitness mirror brand Fiture plans to expand into the European and American markets, and will compete with Peloton, lululemon’s Mirror, and Germany’s VAHA in the global market. Fiture was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Chengdu. In the past two years, Fiture has accumulated $400 million in financing from investors including Tencent, Sequoia Capital and private investment firm C Ventures.

Lawson will open a new type of store in China

On August 2, according to the Nikkei Chinese website, a new type of Internet of Things store created by Japan’s Lawson and Panasonic will open in China. After consumers place an order and pay through a mobile app, the clerk will prepare the goods and put them in an insulated locker for safekeeping. Lawson plans to trial the new store in Dalian, and if it works well, it will be rolled out to other regions.

Yonghui enters the simple dish track

On August 3, Yonghui launched its own brand "Hui Ma Daojia" to enter the simple dish track. The first batch of more than 10 products was launched in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. The products are quick-frozen and cooked products, which only need to be heated on high heat for 2 minutes in microwave or 8 minutes in hot water. "Hui Ma Daojia" is based on the concept of "on time meal, delicious instant enjoyment", combined with regional dietary preferences and business characteristics, through customized Product Research & Development, intelligent cold chain warehouse distribution, personalized user service and other links, to achieve full-link control of products, to create high-quality and cost-effective Kuaishou main dishes.

Pepsi sells Tropicana and other juice brands

On August 3, PepsiCo announced that it would sell Tropicana, Naked and other juice brands to French Private Equity firm PAI Partners for about $3.30 billion. The deal is expected to close in late 2021 or early 2022. According to the transaction announced so far, the above-mentioned changes in PepsiCo’s juice business do not involve the Chinese market. Tingyi in the Chinese market still owns the distribution and production rights of non-carbonated beverage businesses such as Tropicana.

Magnum responds to whether to replace milk fat with non-dairy fat

On July 30, some netizens questioned that Magnum has a double-standard behavior. The materials used at home and abroad are different. The domestic version replaces milk fat with plant fat, thereby reducing costs. On the evening of August 1, Magnum’s official Weibo posted a response to this matter, saying that the product meets the national standard and responds to sustainable development, and then deleted the response. On August 3, the phone answering staff of Magnum’s official website responded that the Weibo matter is not clear. The crisp layer of ice cream is pure chocolate. As for whether other parts are plant fat, you need to give feedback to the factory and wait for a reply, but it does use coconut oil.

Uniqlo has announced that its first global flagship store in Beijing will open in November

On August 5, Uniqlo announced that its first global flagship store in Beijing will open in November this year. It is located in Sanlitun, a well-known fashion landmark in Beijing, spanning three floors and covering an operating area of more than 2,000 square meters. It is understood that this is the third global flagship store opened by Uniqlo in China after eight years. The first two are located in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Luckin Coffee achieves overall profitability

On August 5, it was reported that "Luckin Coffee" started to achieve overall profitability in May this year, which means that Luckin Coffee has completed this year’s annual target ahead of schedule. (2021 annual target: by November, more than 60% of self-operated stores will achieve store-level profitability, and plans to achieve overall profitability throughout 2021.) The official does not comment on profit-related information, subject to the financial report.

　Forever 21 returns to China

On August 4, Forever 21 announced its return to the Chinese market on Weibo. The brand headquarters officially authorized Lasonic Limited and its subsidiary Xusheng Electric Appliance (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. to be fully responsible for the operation of Forever 21 in China. At present, the brand has settled in Vipshop and Pinduoduo, and Tmall flagship stores and large brick and mortar stores in major cities across the country are also being prepared.

The cutting-edge tea brand "One Mind in Vegetables and Trees" launched its first product

On July 29th, the cutting-edge tea brand "Yinian Grass and Wood" launched its first product – the "Shenyou Eight Extremes" limited tea gift box. In 2021, Yinian Grass and Wood was established in Beijing, with the "Yinian Tea Search" WeChat service account as the main position, providing users with a wealth of tea tasting, tea playing and tea learning content.

"Suze" officially announces ambassador Lee Lo Xiu and launches new products

On July 30, the personal care home appliance brand "Suji" officially announced the beauty ambassador Li Luxiu, and at the same time launched the new product of the Suji Qixi Festival – men’s razor. Suji was founded in 2015 and is a Xiaomi ecological chain brand. Suji first entered the market from electric toothbrushes, and then expanded its products to electric razors, hair dryers and other sub-categories, covering bathrooms and focusing on head care scenes, and gradually completed the category layout of personal care home appliances.

Plant Label Launches New Plant Milk Series

On July 30, plant-based nutrition brand Plantag plant label launched a new plant milk series. The new series has three flavors: black sesame seeds, oats, and pistachios. The brand emphasizes that the products in this series are all 0 sucrose, 0 lactose, and 0 cholesterol, and are all made of pure plants and do not contain milk ingredients. At present, this series of products has been put on the shelves of the brand Tmall flagship store.

Luckin Coffee × Zero Launches "Planting Package"

On August 2, Luckin Coffee launched the "Plant Package" in conjunction with Monday Zero, which has now been registered in Luckin stores across the country. The package includes two new products: egg-flavored plant ham sandwich and lime plant ham bagel.

"Fenty Beauty" will launch perfume products

On July 29, Fenty Beauty, a beauty brand founded by Rihanna, announced on its Instagram account that its first fragrance product, Fenty Eau De Parfum, will be officially launched on August 10.

Baby food brand "Deer Blue Blue" launched children’s soy sauce

On August 2, baby food brand "Deer Blue Blue" launched a children’s soy sauce. Founded in Anhui in 2020, Deer Blue Blue is an infant brand incubated internally by three squirrels. It takes children from 6 months to 14 years old as the consumer group and launches three product lines of "6 months + nutritional complementary food", "12 months + baby snacks", and "3 years + children’s snacks".

SK-II partners with JD.com to create an online virtual city

SK-II recently joined hands with "JD.com 2nd Floor Feature Z" to create an online virtual city "SK-II CITY" to bring consumers an immersive e-commerce shopping experience. In "SK-II CITY", in addition to pulling down to the second floor for shopping, you can also interact with JD.com Puppy JOY; in addition, users can watch SK-II’s animated videos in the virtual theater and explore behind-the-scenes stories in the "production backstage".

WonderLab Announces Yuxin Liu as Brand Spokesperson

On August 6, WonderLab, a cutting-edge nutritional meal replacement food brand, announced Liu Yuxin as its brand spokesperson on the official Weibo, and launched a limited "40 billion guardian gift box". In addition to probiotics, the gift box also has a spokesperson’s souvenir book, customized commemorative umbrella, badge and other peripherals.

Xiaohongshu "Don’t go to work on Mondays, eat, drink and play company pays the bill"

On August 2 this year, "Xiaohongshu Day" coincided with a Monday. Xiaohongshu planned an offline activity of "No work on Monday, eat, drink and play company pays the bill", allowing Xiaohongshu employees to go out and experience "life on Xiaohongshu" for a day with pay. Xiaohongshu arranges 250 + lifestyle choices in Xiaohongshu, such as Disney, indoor surfing, art exhibitions, massage, escape room, etc., which are loved by users, and encourages employees to choose according to their interests.

Luhan endorses Boucheron

On August 2, French fine jewelry brand Boucheron announced that Lu Han has become the brand spokesperson and will perform the "Seven Hearts" special short film on the occasion of the Qixi Festival. At the same time, the brand also launched the new Quatre Classique series and Quatre Radiant series pendant necklaces in the Chinese mainland.

MCM Announces Kid Wang Linkai as Brand Spokesperson

On August 3, MCM announced that singer and producer Wang Linkai has become the brand spokesperson, and released the MCM 2021 autumn and winter series and Qixi Festival Valentine’s Day special series advertising campaign shot by the ghost. The series of products have been sold simultaneously in MCM boutiques, official websites and Tmall official flagship stores.

Wanglaoji× ChinaMeteorological News Agency Launches Meteorological Popularization

On July 29, the herbal tea brand Wanglaoji officially announced the cooperation with the China Meteorological News Agency, saying that under the guidance of the China Meteorological Administration’s Publicity and Popularization Center, they will jointly carry out the 2021 "Solar Hero" high temperature care action, while guarding high temperature workers, open a series of interesting meteorological trivia science, bringing a touch of coolness and care to more people running under the hot sun.

Zhong Xuegao launches summer short film featuring virtual idol A Xi

On July 30, Zhong Xuegao, a Chinese ice cream brand, announced that the virtual idol Angie was the "special tasting officer of Zhong Xuegao", and launched a summer short film and a season-limited "apricot milk ice cream" flavored ice cream starring Ah Xi. Founded in 2018, Zhong Xuegao started from the ice cream with tile design, focusing on 0 additions and high-quality ice cream products.

Shanghai’s second K11 officially begins construction

On July 30, the groundbreaking ceremony of the second K11 in Shanghai was successfully held, which also indicates that the second K11 will not be far away. This is the re-entry of New World Group into Shanghai after the first K11 shopping and art center in the mainland entered Shanghai in 2013, and it also further improves the strategic layout of K11 in East China. Huang Shaomei, Director and CEO of New World China, said at the groundbreaking ceremony that New World China will uphold the concept of "City New Heritage" in the future and turn the Huaihai Middle Road plot project into a highly recognizable artistic and cultural landmark.

Ele.me: Many brands have joined the "New Service Partner Program"

On July 30, Ele.me announced that many brands such as Nayuki, Lele Tea, 7 Fen Sweet, Liufu Duck, and Jiujiuya have joined the "New Service Partner Program". Ele.me said that it will continue to increase investment and subsidies in the afternoon tea scene, continue to optimize the consumption experience of takeaway, self-pickup, and reservation, further realize the digital upgrade of joint member operations, and better promote new product promotion and cross-border cooperation on the platform.

Taobao and Tmall reduce merchant service fees

On July 28, Taobao Tmall announced that from 0:00 on August 1, the credit collection service fee for all Taobao and Tmall merchants on the platform will be reduced to 0.6% uniformly, and the debit collection service fee will continue to remain free. This means that when consumers use funds such as debit card Yu’e Bao to spend, the merchant’s service fee will continue to be free, and the cost will be borne by the Taobao Tmall platform. If consumers use funds such as Huabei and credit cards to spend, the merchant’s service fee will be cheaper.

Traceability codes will be attached to the three types of duty-free goods on Hainan outlying islands

From August 1st, three types of duty-free goods in Hainan outlying islands, such as fragrance, wine, and mobile phones, will be sold with traceability codes. At the end of December, traceability codes will be attached to all duty-free goods in outlying islands. The traceability code is the unique identification of duty-free goods, including "Hainan outlying islands duty-free goods traceability code", anti-counterfeiting QR code, Hainan duty-free exclusive logo, and "unpaid tariffs, no reselling" warning. The relevant person in charge said that the purchased duty-free goods in outlying islands are goods for personal use by consumers, and must not enter the domestic market for re-sale, and must not participate in illegal activities such as set (on behalf of) purchase and smuggling. After the implementation of the traceability code management of outlying islands duty-free goods, the regulatory authorities can easily identify the violators and

"Tmall Apparel" unveils new brand support system for the first time

On August 4, at the Tmall Apparel New Product Investment Fair, Tmall Apparel released the new brand support system of the platform for the first time, supporting the growth of new apparel brands from trend insights, reducing operating costs to financial services, supply chain security, logistics services, etc. At the same time, it launched the "Rhinoceros Attractive Force" project in conjunction with Ali’s new manufacturing No. 1 project Rhinoceros Intelligent Manufacturing, which is dedicated to opening up fabric research and development and fast counter-supply chain capabilities for new brands. At the same time, Tmall Apparel launched a large-scale investment promotion.

"Chaotianmen Wharf" announced that it has received nearly 100 million yuan in Pre-A roundsfinancing

On August 5, Chongqing Chaotianmen Catering Holding Group’s new consumer brand "Chaotianmen Wharf" announced that it has received nearly 100 million yuan in Pre-A round of financing. The investors are Gao Rong Capital, Panda Capital, Zhanze Investment, Red Dot China and Honghui Capital. This round of financing will be mainly used to strengthen Product Research & Development and data mid-platform building, and realize the further transformation and monetization of the Chaotianmen brand with the help of diversified online and offline marketing methods. At the same time, the company will officially start business extension to the upstream supply chain to provide consumers with better quality ingredients and more reasonable prices.

"Maverick Casey" completed a round of financing of nearly 100 million yuan

On August 3, the pre-cooking brand "Maverick Casey" completed a round of financing of nearly 100 million yuan. This round of financing was led by GF Shinde, followed by Fuzhou Yuguang, and Yuanzhi Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor. The funds will be mainly used for new product research and development, supply chain upgrade, brand marketing and other purposes. Maverick Casey was established in Quzhou in 2020. The main consumer group is positioned as young families. It provides consumers with steak, pizza, pasta, egg tarts and other western food ingredients. It is a pre-cooking brand with family steak as the core.

Hot pot catering brand "Senior Brother Zhou" completed 100 million yuan A round of financing

On August 2, "Senior Brother Zhou", the head brand of Chongqing hot pot, has completed 100 million yuan A round of financing, which is exclusively invested by Black Ant Capital. "Senior Brother Zhou" is the largest direct-operated hot pot brand in Chongqing, focusing on Chongqing spicy hot pot, double-flavor hot pot and signature big knife waist. As of July 2021, "Senior Brother Zhou" has set up 21 directly-operated stores in Chongqing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

"Pot King"Received tens of millions of financing

On August 6, it was reported that the rice fast food brand "Pot Zaihuang" (formerly known as: Zaihuang Pot) has recently completed a new round of 10 million-level financing. The investor is Tibet Yuankun, a subsidiary of Century Jinyuan Group. It is reported that this is another round of financing voluntarily added by the old shareholder Tibet Yuankun after the new round of financing at the beginning of the year. Pot Zaihuang was established in 2012 and officially renamed the brand "Zaihuang Pot" to "Pot Zaihuang" in 2021. At present, Pot Zaihuang has more than 50 directly-operated stores across the country and will open to join in the second half of 2020. The current number of franchise stores is about 20. Xue Guowei, founder of Pot Zaihuang, said that the next round of financing of Pot Zaihuang has also been launched, with a target scale of about 100 million

Tide play brand "ToyCity" nearly 100 million yuan A + round of financing

On August 3, the trendy play brand "ToyCity" completed a round of financing of nearly 100 million yuan. This round of financing was led by Ease Capital, followed by Fuji Capital, and Yiren Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor for this round. The financing funds will be used for IP incubation, brand promotion and exposure, team building, and ATS space construction.

"Amiro" receives strategic investment from Tencent

On July 30, Amiro, a pioneering technology beauty care brand, received strategic investment from Tencent. Amiro was established in Shenzhen in 2015 and entered the home beauty instrument track from the subdivision vertical with a small makeup mirror. During the Double Eleven period in 2020, AMIRO’s Tmall sales exceeded 54 million, reaching three times that of the same period in 2020. Makeup mirrors ranked first in the Double 11 category for three consecutive years, with cumulative sales exceeding 1 million units.

Beauty equipment brand mesmooth completed 50 million RMB A round of financing

On July 30, the beauty instrument brand mesmooth announced that it has received 50 million yuan A round of financing, which is exclusively invested by Nut Capital. This round of funds will be used for branding, supply chain integration and marketing promotion. Founded in 2019, mesmooth focuses on multi-functional beauty instrument products with "one machine multi-purpose" as the entry point.

"Le Fan" completes 10 million-level A-round financing

On July 30, Le Fan announced the completion of the 10 million A round of financing, led by Baidu and followed by Dingxiang Capital. This round of funds will be used for brand marketing, marketing activities and Product Research & Development. Founded in 2017, Le Fan was incubated in the massage equipment industry group Aojiahua, focusing on the development of portable and mobile smart health products. Currently, it has launched a series of products for young people’s office, home and travel scenarios.

　Roleplay tabletop game brand "Reasoning Master" received $10 million in Pre-A round of financing

On July 30, the Roleplay tabletop game brand "Reasoning Master" completed a $10 million Pre-A round of financing. The investor is Plum Blossom Venture Capital, and Yuze Capital serves as a financial advisor. This round of financing will be used for the expansion of offline stores, the cultivation of upstream authors, and the incubation of hosts.

One-stop new female content social platform Walsea completes millions of yuan angel round financing

On August 2, the one-stop new female content social platform "Walsea" completed millions of yuan angel round financing, and the investor is Liebao. Li Yanni, founder of Walsea, said that this round of funds will be mainly used for team building and product content polishing, driving user growth through word-of-mouth and refined operations, and providing a more comfortable content social environment for female users.

Plant meat brand "in addition to meat" received tens of millions of angel round financing

On August 5, the plant meat brand "Except Meat" completed tens of millions of yuan in angel round financing. This round of financing was led by Huagai Capital and followed by Taiyu Ankang. The plant meat brand "Except Meat" was established in 2019 and has now launched B-end products such as plant meat dumplings and plant solid egg yolks.

"Jianlu Sugar Water Shop" completes a round of financing of nearly 10 million yuan

On August 4, the new Hong Kong-style sugar water brand "Jianlu Sugar Water Shop" completed a round of financing of nearly 10 million yuan. The investor is Fuda Capital. This round of funds will be mainly used for team building, product upgrading and supply chain construction, driving store user growth through word-of-mouth and refined operations, and providing consumers with more comfortable sugar water consumption space.

"Fabez" received nearly 10 million yuan in seed financing

On August 5, the pet nutrition fresh food brand "Fabez" announced that it has received nearly 10 million yuan in seed round financing, and the investor is Qingyu. This round of financing will be mainly used for marketing, advertising, core team building and new product research and development. Fabez was established in 2015, and its current products include cat and dog fresh food and snack cat strips. Among them, the formula of fresh food includes chicken pumpkin wolfberry, duck kelp prebiotics, deep sea fish series, etc. The product is characterized by pure fresh meat, rich in high protein, and no food inducers.

Baking brand "Hua Muzi" received a million yuan angel round + financing

On August 5, "Hua Muzi" announced that it had received millions of yuan in angel round + financing, which was led by Qiguang Capital and co-invested by Zhonglin Capital. This round of funds will be used for new product research and development, brand promotion and channel development. Hua Muzi was founded in January 2020, focusing on the fast-paced lazy breakfast scene of the younger generation, and launching Chinese-style innovative products for Western-style cakes. The product categories include meat floss toast, cheese Iwaki toast, egg yolk rose flower cake and mung bean cake.

　　[car home Information] Recently, we learned that (|) will be pre-sold during the Chengdu Auto Show, which will open in late August, and will be officially listed during the Guangzhou Auto Show, which will open in November. The car is equipped with a 2.0T+48V motor, with a non-loaded body and an independent suspension.

　　The front face of BJ60 is a family-style design style. The five-hole grille is integrated with the LED light groups on both sides, supplemented by a lot of chrome decoration, but it still highlights the hard-core style. It is reported that it will be equipped with a welcome mode and intelligent interactive lights.

　　In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the car are 5040/1955/1925mm and the wheelbase is 2820mm, so it is positioned as a medium and large SUV. Viewed from the side, the new car is burly, which of course indicates that it has good interior space. In terms of tires, it is reported that AT tires will only appear on models with 18-inch wheels after listing in the future.

　　At the rear of the car, the design of BJ60 is simple and elegant, and a classic external spare tire will be used. It is worth mentioning that the taillights of the car are also full of details. After lighting up, it is the shape of traditional palace lanterns.

　　Inside the car, the overall style of the new car is biased towards luxury positioning. Leather, paint and chrome-plated decoration all bring a sense of high quality, and the full LCD instrument and large-size central control panel make it not fall behind in terms of technology configuration. In addition, there is a mountain pattern on the plaque in front of the co-pilot, which has a strong sense of ceremony.

　　In other comfort configuration, the driver’s seat is equipped with leg rest and seat memory function, the front seat is equipped with 12-way electric adjustment, heating, ventilation and massage function, and it has aviation headrest. The rear seats will also be equipped with ventilation, heating and massage functions. In addition, the car will also be equipped with 256 colors of optional ambient lights, front laminated glass and Yanfei Lishi brand 12 speakers +1 external amplifier sound system.

　　As for the power system, this car is equipped with a light mixing system consisting of a 2.0T engine and a +48V motor, with an 85L fuel tank and a 35L auxiliary fuel tank. The transmission system will be matched with an 8-speed automatic manual transmission, equipped with part-time 4wd system, which can electronically switch the modes of 2H, 4H and 4L. The ATS all-terrain system supports the choice of nine driving modes. In addition, the new car also uses a non-load-bearing body, and is equipped with three locks: front, middle and rear, in which the transfer case can amplify the torque by 2.54 times. (Text/car home Chen Hao)

　　In the industry environment where overspeed and stall occur frequently,It seems that it has always maintained its own rhythm.

　　On May 10th, the published financial report for the first quarter of 2023 showed that it delivered 52,584 new cars during the period, up 65.8% year-on-year; Realized revenue of 18.79 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 96.5%; Operating profit and890 million yuan and 1.41 billion yuan respectively, grossAbout 20.4%, reaching the "healthy" threshold set by Chairman and CEO Li Xiang.

　　Based on the market feedback in the first quarter, the second quarterThe guideline gives a new high, and the delivery of new cars is expected to reach 76,000-81,000, up 164.9%-182.4% year-on-year; The total income is expected to be 24.22 billion-25.86 billion yuan, up 177.4%-196.1% year-on-year; Annual grossThe goal remains at 20%. At the first quarter performance meeting held on the same day, the management of LI also showed full confidence in the company’s development rhythm. Strive to deliver 30,000 vehicles in June, release pure electric vehicles in the fourth quarter, not consider price reduction for the time being, and adjust production capacity according to demand, which are the key words of management.

　　Maintain the gross profit margin target of 20% for the whole year.

　　Among the total revenue of 18.79 billion yuan in the first quarter, LI’s vehicle sales revenue was about 18.33 billion yuan, up 96.9% year-on-year and 6.1% quarter-on-quarter.

　　Li Tie, CFO of LI, said at the performance meeting that the year-on-year increase in vehicle sales revenue was mainly due to the increase in vehicle delivery and the increase in the average selling price contributed by the ideal L series models; The month-on-month increase in this revenue was mainly due to the increase in vehicle delivery, and at the same time, some of the increase in delivery was offset by the decrease in average selling price caused by the difference in product mix between the two quarters.

Main performance indicators of LI in the first quarter of 2023 (Source: EnterpriseScreenshot)

　　On February 8th this year, LI officially released the first five-seat product ideal L7, and launched the third model L7 Air； after L7 Pro and L7 Max on the same day. In addition, the L8 Air, the third model of the six-seat SUV, was also launched simultaneously. According to the official price published by LI, the national unified retail prices of L7 Air, L7 Pro and L7 Max are 319,800 yuan, 339,800 yuan and 379,800 yuan respectively, which are 20,000 yuan lower than the retail prices of ideal L8 models.

　　On March 11th, Ideal L7 was delivered. According to the data released by LI, the ideal retail volume of L7 terminals in March was 8,009, and the delivery volume in April exceeded 10,000.

　　The delivery of vehicles with relatively lower prices has increased, and its impact has also been fed back to the Maori side. In the first quarter of 2023, LI’s gross profit was 3.83 billion yuan, up 77.0% year-on-year and 7.4% quarter-on-quarter; The gross profit margin of bicycles was 19.8%, which was lower than 20.0% in the fourth quarter of 2022.

　　Among many new brands, LI has been at the forefront in cost control. Although nearly 50 stores have been expanded or optimized in LI since late June, 2022, the sales, general and management expenses in LI in the first quarter were basically the same, which remained at the level of 1.6 billion yuan, about 1.65 billion yuan. As of April 30th, LI has 302 retail centers, 318 after-sales maintenance centers and authorized car body panel repair and painting centers all over the country. In the first quarter, its research and development expenses dropped to 1.85 billion yuan.

　　"Overall, we are very confident about the steady increase in gross profit margin." Li Tie said, "In the first quarter, the sales in Li ONE reduced the overall gross profit margin of vehicles in the quarter by 1.6%. We expect to complete all the sales in Li ONE in the first half of the year, so we can basically eliminate the impact of this part. Regarding the profit margin climbing of ideal L7 and Air models, we think there is still room for improvement. However, considering that there are other potential factors, we still maintain the goal of 20% gross profit margin for the whole year. "

　　Before entering the pure electricity market, stabilize the market share.

　　Once the news that LI will launch pure electric vehicles was exposed, it quickly seized the hot spot of public opinion.

　　In Li Xiang’s view, the ultimate goal of pure electric vehicles is to replace fuel vehicles on a large scale, just like extended-range vehicles; To achieve this goal, the safety and convenience of energy acquisition are the basic conditions.

　　In 2023, LI indicated that it will invest heavily in the construction of the overcharge network, and plans to build 300 high-speed charging stations before the end of the year, covering.Yangtze River Delta, Greater Bay Area, Chengdu and Chongqing, and expand the number of charging stations to 3,000 by the end of 2025, covering 90% of the country’s high-speed mileage and major cities in the first, second and third tiers.

　　"We will not pass these costs on to consumers, so we will also let users buy the most competitive products in the same level at a cheaper price through effective R&D and supply chain layout." At the press conference, Li Xiang said that the layout of pure electricity sector was decided by LI after long-term planning and research. Therefore, the company has made sufficient preparations in R&D and supply chain.

　　"Our core goal is to make high-voltage pure electric vehicles have prices similar to those of extended-range vehicles, and obtain gross profit margins similar to those of extended-range vehicles, which is the embodiment of our healthy operation. This is based on the research and development of models and the layout of the supply chain that we started a long time ago. "

　　According to him, the first all-electric vehicle in LI will be released in the fourth quarter of 2023, and then delivery will begin, keeping the release rhythm similar to the ideal L7, L8 and L9.

　　Before entering the field of pure electricity to divide cakes, LI put more energy into steadily increasing the market share. "Our core goal in the second quarter is to increase the market share of the NEV market above 200,000 yuan in the first quarter from 11% to 13%." However, Li Xiang bluntly said that there is no plan to reduce the price in LI at present. "When we make detailed long-term planning and pricing, we have set the price at the most competitive price in the corresponding price range according to the level and size of each model, and there will be problems when the price floats up and down. This is the fundamental reason why we have been very cautious in pricing and insist on long-term consideration. "

　　Judging from the ideal L7 and L8 vehicle segmentation strategy, the successive appearance of Air, Pro and Max models also differentiated the same product on the basis of overall price reduction, providing more choices at the consumer end.

Ideal L7 three models configuration difference (Source: enterprise official website screenshot)

　　Li Xiang said that with the test drive of the Air model to the store, the order volume has indeed increased significantly, and the ideal L7 and L8 Air models have brought about a 20% increase. "According to the first-tier, new first-tier and second-tier cities, the new first-tier cities have the highest sales growth rate at present, because for the SUV market of more than 300,000, the new first-tier cities have real consumption.. In the long run, third-and fourth-tier cities are also the focus of LI’s future expansion, with a view to gaining more market share in these regions. "

Today, the film Hot Search, directed by Xin Yukun and starring Zhou Dongyu, Song Yang and Justin, was officially released, which was the first to open the curtain of the year-end Lunar New Year file. In the previous premieres and roadshows, the passion of fighting against the powerful and voicing for the weak in the film directly hit people’s hearts, and the film’s delicate portrayal of the realistic details also gained a lot of praise. Some viewers bluntly said that the film was "pleasantly surprised and moved" and "from God’s perspective, I saw the whole process of public opinion reversal, and director Xin Yukun told a story worthy of everyone’s deep thinking". Xin Yukun, the director, said frankly, "I hope we can see the complexity behind online public opinion and bring the power of this kind voice to everyone.".

At the same time, the film also released a set of posters behind the hot spots. Behind the constantly reversed hot topics, there is a confrontation and game between rescuers and abusers, while the victims are surrounded by topic entries like "warning lines". A "network public opinion war" for justice is about to start.

Aspect 1:

Xin Yukun sharply portrayed the "network public opinion field"

Audience: A comment can save lives or kill people.

"This is an era in which comments can save people and kill people." The film Hot Search focuses on the complex network environment and shows a fierce and realistic "network public opinion war". Faced with the "industrial chain of choosing concubines on campus" involved by the girl’s online rampage, wealthy businessmen tried to cover up the truth and reverse black and white, and how the weak used the power of public opinion to launch a counterattack. A contest between good and evil about justice became more and more fierce. In the film, the plot of "public opinion confrontation" also made the audience feel fresh and wonderful. "The conscience choice from the media, the ups and downs of the Internet, the public’s emotions influenced by public opinion, the goodness and ugliness of human nature … all these are presented one by one in the fast-paced and skillful deep expression".

Aspect 2:

Expose the "interest chain of choosing a concubine" that sends a girl from a desk to a wine table.

Audience: Pointing at reality, shocking.

In the film, a group of self-media people voiced the sexually assaulted girls, and the "campus interest chain" revealed behind the truth also made many viewers bluntly "shocking". Under the banner of charity, wealthy businessmen actually sent girls from desks to wine tables, turning public welfare schools into their own "paradise for choosing concubines". After watching the movie, many viewers said that the relevant plot of the movie reminded people of many similar real events and called "The movie shines into reality". Some viewers said, "The realistic theme is crazy again. The vitality and daring of this film is not in the visual sense, but bloody tears open some illusions, allowing you to face the most real social situation."

Aspect 3:

Zhou Dongyu plays an "imperfect rescuer" to speak for the weak.

Song Yang Justin’s role is full of viewers sighing "what a surprise"

This time, Zhou Dongyu changed her old screen image and played an "imperfect rescuer", with a sharp side and a soft side, which was commented by the audience. "The good is not pure, and the evil is not pure. The dark side and the bright side make her a three-dimensional character." Song Yang and Justin also broke the comfort zone in the past and boldly challenged the new role boundaries. Song Yang plays a "middle-aged social animal" trapped by interests in the film, and the complexity of human nature is vividly displayed in him. Yuan Hong blessed devil wears prada, who played an evil role in the end with gold-rimmed glasses, and did whatever he wanted with power. His wonderful interpretation of the villain also received a lot of hot comments, which was "too annoying".

Aspect 4:

Complex human nature is intriguing, and hidden details are everywhere.

Audience: It’s worth two brushes to savor.

After the premiere and the road show, the delicate and complicated group images in the film also aroused the audience’s strong realistic resonance. The "self-media squad" who speaks for justice all the way, the victim girl who helps each other, the principal who does evil in the name of good, the mother who gives in to reality, and the secretary who becomes an accomplice from the victim ….. Each character in the film reflects different aspects of human nature, which is thought-provoking. The various details hidden in the film also attracted a lot of discussion after the screening, such as the metaphor of coffee, the mirror setting of the relationship between characters, the music played in the office, and the appearance of the behind-the-scenes bosses ….. which made many viewers bluntly say that it was "worth pondering".

Aspect 5:

Every time you make a sound, it has a vital force.

Audience: Defending the truth is defending conscience.

At the seminar held before the film, Hot Search also won unanimous praise from experts, such as "being close to reality", "showing network power" and "calling for rational voice". In an era when online public opinion can be either a dagger or a sword, everyone is prone to get caught up in the whirlpool of public opinion and lose their direction. Some viewers also said with their hearts, "Thanks for the movie ‘ Darkness ’ Exposed to ‘ Sunshine ’ Next, take us to see the whole picture of the online world, and also take us to find the direction of justice. " Self-media people who speak out for justice in movies have also constantly brought strength to everyone, igniting the passion of the audience to speak out for justice. "Defending the truth means defending conscience, and even weak resistance will condense into a storm."

The film "Hot Search" is produced by iQiyi Film (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Polymerization Film Culture Media Co., Ltd., Oriental Meizhi (Beijing) Film Co., Ltd., Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd., Zhongming Shengshi (Shenzhen) Film Group Co., Ltd. and Phoenix Legend Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Baina Qiancheng Film Co., Ltd., Zhongjing E-sports Entertainment Co., Ltd., Wushuang (Shenzhen) Film Co., Ltd., Junze Film (Ltd. Oriental Meizhi (Beijing) Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Juyinglian Culture Media Co., Ltd. and Iqiyi Film (Beijing) Co., Ltd. issued, Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Taobao Film Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd. jointly issued, and the film is being shown.

Author: Twenty-two Island Owners

Compared with previous years, this year’s China films in Cannes can be described as a comprehensive return. Face of china films were shortlisted in the main competition, a kind of attention, bi-weekly directors, film critics week and other units.

However, for the general audience, people are more concerned about the performance of China stars on the red carpet and China actors who are shortlisted for the film, and whether it is possible to win the prize. This year, two short-listed films, Mistakes by the River and Burning Winter, both star in young filmmakers who have a high popularity in China, which has become the focus of public concern.

In the movie "Mistakes by the River", Zhu Yilong plays the role of Ma Zhe, a criminal policeman. Neither the film nor the original work focuses on the detection of the case and the truth about who the murderer is, but focuses on depicting how Ma Zhe, as an obsessive person, is constantly fiddled with the unspeakable truth and gradually falls into absurd, uneasy and confused moments and memories. On the basis of the original work, the film enriches some pre-history and relationships for Ma Zhe. For example, he seems to have made a third-class merit and is proud of it; I am very loving with my wife, but I have a disagreement on the issue of the upcoming child; The director thinks highly of him, but sometimes he feels that he is one-track-minded and somewhat out of place with this system …

The enrichment of these details provides a starting point for Zhu Yilong’s performance. As a male-dominated drama, almost every scene of the film has the appearance of Ma Zhe, but there is no emotional drama that is particularly exposed on the whole, and most of them are silent inner dramas and dialogues with people around them. In the film, there is a scene in which Ma Zhe falls into a dream, which is an ingenious stroke of the film. In this scene, the audience cuts in from the first perspective of Ma Zhe, and as he experiences something that seems to be true and unreal, these scenes need to be established through Zhu Yilong’s performance in the previous performance to establish the audience’s emotional connection with Ma Zhe.

At this point, Zhu Yilong can be said to have completed it successfully. As a criminal policeman in the movie, when he appeared, he was dressed in leather, unshaven and disheveled. Whether walking or smoking, it has the feeling of ordinary criminal police at the end of last century. According to Zhu Yilong, for this role, he lived in the county town for a month and a half, and especially observed the living habits of some policemen who are now middle-aged. Because of his thin figure, he gained weight for his role to nearly 160 Jin, which was not specifically required by the crew, but after chatting with these old policemen, he found that these people were generally overworked because of staying up late and being too nervous. In the second half of the film, as Ma Zhe fell into a trance, his weight plummeted, and he wore tired dark circles every day. Zhu Yilong then lost weight according to the changes of the characters in the shoot. It can be said that at least in appearance, Zhu Yilong stood still, and upheld the consistent breakthrough in styling since The Event of Life.

Of course, in The Mistake by the River, we can not only see the difference of Zhu Yilong’s modeling, but also feel the change of his performance style. Although "Life Events" doesn’t have many scenes or plots to express inner feelings with eyes, it can be seen that he has been using his eyes to convey inner subtext, so when the film was released, there were many comments praising Zhu Yilong as a veritable "eye skill school"; But in The Mistake by the River, it can be clearly seen that he uses his eyes less, but also uses some micro-expressions and external actions, such as smoking, pacing, meditation, etc., and the director rarely gives him close-ups, which adds a bit of mystery to this character. It can be said that Ma Zhe was originally a puzzle solver, but through Zhu Yilong’s interpretation, he also became a part of the puzzle.

Of course, due to the difficulty of adaptation, the film can’t fully present the original appearance. In the second half of the original, Ma Zhe has undergone amazing changes. If that part of the passage can be played by Zhu Yilong, I believe it will be a greater blessing for him to win the prize. At present, the overall impression is still a little dull. However, from "Life Events" to "She Disappeared" and then to "Mistakes by the River", I have to admire Zhu Yilong’s team’s vision in choosing roles. These characters are complex and not single, and they are highly compatible with Zhu Yilong’s own temperament, which is very valuable.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Zeng Mei Hui Zi, who plays Ma Zhe’s wife in The Mistake by the River, is equally eye-catching. In a limited number of scenes, he has constructed a forbearing and strong wife image. Unfortunately, there are too few scenes. If we can give this character more space, I believe it will enrich the play.

Compared with the hero’s main play "The Mistake by the River", the three leading roles in "Burning Winter" are relatively even, and they all have a lot of room to play. Nana, Haofeng and Han Xiao are very ordinary, so they seem to have no personality, so they need actors to return to themselves completely, perform and interpret their roles with the state of life.

Zhou Dongyu is the core figure in the film. He cooperated with director Anthony Chen for the second time, and also cooperated with another starring Haoran Liu for the second time, which can be said to have a certain bond. In recent years, Zhou Dongyu’s works rarely appear in cinemas. Most of the films such as King of the Sky, Nightlife in Changsha, You are My Spring, Hug You Through the Winter are special appearances or guest appearances. As the first female starring, Flame on the Plain was unexpectedly withdrawn. This time, Burning Winter can be said to be her best screen performance in these years, which once again proves her strength as a three-gold winner.

Liu Haoran needs a breakthrough even more. He once wrote an article summarizing the difficulties faced by the new generation of actors. Haoran Liu’s biggest problem is that he also succeeded in Tang Tan and lost Tang Tan. His personal box office is basically supported by three Tang Tan, and there is no particularly impressive screen role in recent years. The role of "Haofeng" appeared at the right time, which not only stepped out of Haoran Liu’s personal performance comfort zone, but also provided a relatively novel character image for the current China big screen.

Qu Chuxiao’s performance in the film is also quite amazing and full of powder. In fact, we can see from "I want us to be together" that he is more suitable to play this kind of contemporary urban/small-town youth, because he has a kind of "dejection", but when he pulls himself together, he can also burst into a kind of "burning energy", which are more valuable qualities in him than actors of the same age.

As mentioned above, these roles need actors to return to self-acting, so Anthony Chen also provides them with some favorable conditions, such as the names of characters come from actors, Zhou Dongyu’s nicknames Nana and Haoran become Haofeng and Chu Xiao become Han Xiao, etc., and the role settings are all from the actors’ own hometown, Hebei, Henan and Sichuan, which makes it easier for actors to enter.

Nana in the film is a tour guide and the first person to appear in the film. From the moment she appeared, the real life breath came to my face. In the interview, Zhou Dongyu said that she specially observed the speaking habits of the tour guides, and combined with Anthony Chen’s lines full of life, she presented the image of a girl who was careless on the surface but fragile and sensitive inside to the audience from the beginning.

In terms of performance methods, we can actually see that the three actors are not limited to men or women. Haofeng and Daxiao will have a delicate and soft side, while Nana will also have a strong and self-reliant side. It can be said that in this film, there is no "actor" or "actress" in a complete sense. Everyone is just playing people who are trying to live, and they all have two sides of their personalities. This is also the state that director Anthony Chen deliberately tries to blur some gender.

Generally speaking, Burning Winter allows the audience to see Zhou Dongyu, Haoran Liu and Qu Chuxiao that they have never seen before. At present, many comments focus on the erotic scenes of Zhou Dongyu and Haoran Liu, which is actually somewhat biased. If you really see several erotic scenes in the film, I believe it will prove our previous point: the actors in this play are highly unified with the characters, and all the plot settings are also for the characters.

This year, the main faces of Chinese actors in Cannes Film Festival are above the standard, which is gratifying and worth looking forward to. After all, I sincerely hope that in the future, more and more young China filmmakers, whether directors or actors, can bring their works to the temple of this film, instead of just rubbing the red carpet and making some short-lived exposure. After all, opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.

Original title: group picture+video, strong confrontation! Lingao Volleyball Championship kicks off with passion.

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New Hainan client, Nanhai net February 18 news (reporter Wang Chengxian) strong confrontation! On the afternoon of February 18th, 2024 Hainan (Lingao) Trade Union Elite Volleyball Competition (hereinafter referred to as Lingao Volleyball Competition) was held in Binjiang Park, Lingao County. Four strong volleyball teams from Ding ‘an, Haikou, Lingao and Chengmai will compete fiercely for three days, which will blow the battle to win the championship. As one of the great volleyball events in the opening year of Lingao, Lingao Volleyball Championship has attracted many excellent players from the island, and it is also another important event in western Hainan after the "Village BA" in the East. In 2023, in the first men’s nine-player volleyball classic in China, Hainan team won the championship with a 3:1 victory over Guangdong Taishan team, which made Hainan volleyball quickly become popular on the Internet. The competition system also adopts the rules of men’s volleyball nine-a-side, with three wins in five games in each game, and the top four teams finally decide the ranking according to the total score.

No.2 player of Haikou team struggled to smash. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

On the afternoon of February 18th, 2024 Hainan (Lingao) Trade Union Elite Volleyball Championship was held in Binjiang Park, Lingao County. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Lin ‘gao Volleyball Championship Competition Site. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Lin ‘gao Volleyball Championship Competition Site. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

The referee enters. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

The referee’s representative swore an oath. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Lingao Volleyball Championship started with blood, and the leading guests present kicked off. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Haikou team (red) played against Ding ‘an team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Haikou team (red) played against Ding ‘an team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Haikou team (red) played against Ding ‘an team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Haikou team (red) played against Ding ‘an team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Haikou team (red) played against Ding ‘an team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Haikou team (red) played against Ding ‘an team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Haikou team (red) played against Ding ‘an team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Haikou team (red) played against Ding ‘an team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Haikou team (red) played against Ding ‘an team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Haikou team (red) played against Ding ‘an team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Haikou team (red) played against Ding ‘an team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Haikou team (red) played against Ding ‘an team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Chengmai team serves. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Chengmai team (blue) played against Lingao team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Chengmai team (blue) played against Lingao team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Chengmai team (blue) played against Lingao team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Chengmai team (blue) played against Lingao team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Chengmai team (blue) played against Lingao team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Chengmai team (blue) played against Lingao team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Chengmai team (blue) played against Lingao team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Chengmai team (blue) played against Lingao team. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Lingao Volleyball Championship attracted many citizens to watch. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Lingao Volleyball Championship Live Wonderful Program Performance. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo

Lingao Volleyball Championship Live Wonderful Program Performance. Reporter Wang Chengxian photo (Wang Chengxian)

　　CCTV News:Entering the graduation season, many fresh college students are on the road to job hunting, but the road to job hunting is not easy. Recently, China University Media Alliance conducted a questionnaire survey for 605 fresh graduates from more than 100 universities. The results showed that,75.7% of the respondents said that they had been treated unfairly when looking for a job.

　　Girls encounter relatively serious employment discrimination.

　　Chen Ning is a fresh graduate majoring in English in a university in Zhejiang. She had a dream of being a teacher since she was a child. She set her ideal unit in a middle school early, but when applying for the job, she found that many schools treated male and female candidates differently. Some indicate "male priority", while others require in disguise that "female graduates should be in the top 10% of the whole department, while male graduates should only be in the top 30%".

　　According to the survey results of China University Media Alliance, 33.06% of the respondents said that they had encountered gender discrimination in employers, and most of this phenomenon happened to female graduates.

　　985, 211 into a fixed label

　　In addition, whether it comes from a prestigious school or not has also caused some graduates to express their helpless feelings of "losing at the starting line of employment".

　　Chen Weihao, a student from a university in Fujian, said, "I participated in a campus recruitment activity held in Fuzhou University, and many different companies came to recruit. At that time, I thought a Shenzhen enterprise was not bad, but before I sat down, the interviewer asked, ‘ Are you a student in 985 and 211 universities? ’” Such a direct question made Chen Weihao eat a bowl of "closed doors" that was caught off guard. He said frankly: "I didn’t even have time to hand in my resume, so I was ruthlessly rejected."

　　According to the survey results of China University Media Alliance, 42.15% of the respondents were hindered by the lack of school grades.

　　Hometown, animal sign, constellation, etc. also become rejection factors.

　　Lin Chengqi is a recent graduate of a university in Zhejiang, and his household registration is in Hebei. Having participated in major job fairs in Zhejiang Province, he concluded: "Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou and other places have strict restrictions on household registration." He also found that many recruitment posters of enterprises and institutions with good reputation read "local household registration is preferred", and some even emphasized that "only graduates with local household registration or nearby areas are recruited".

　　The survey results of China University Media Alliance show that recent graduates not only face unfair employment treatment in the above aspects, but also some people say that their "face value" is not high enough, which makes it difficult to find a job, and 4.3% of the respondents have encountered discrimination such as horoscope and zodiac. These uncontrollable factors have actually become obstacles in the employment process of some fresh graduates.

　　The Ministry of Education clearly and resolutely opposes any form of employment discrimination in the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Employment and Entrepreneurship of Graduates of National Colleges and Universities in 2017", and it is strictly forbidden to publish discriminatory information including limited institutions, gender and nationality in all campus recruitment activities. Nevertheless, enterprises still regard whether they graduate from a prestigious school as an implicit condition, and examples of employment discrimination abound. All kinds of survey results are enough to show that employment discrimination has not been improved on the whole, but there is still a long way to go to achieve employment equity. Can this social ills be solved?

　　CCTV comment: Anti-employment discrimination, find a more effective system outlet.

　　Anti-employment discrimination needs the thrust of society.

　　Society is always comparing, screening and discriminating, which may be the nature of human society; Discrimination as a screening in the economic sense is also doomed to exist. But the existence may not be reasonable. Advocating equality and opposing discrimination are also connected with the process of human civilization. As the saying goes, "there has never been real equality in human history, which does not hinder our pursuit of equality", and opposing employment discrimination constitutes an important level to promote equality for all. And like all efforts against discrimination,The relationship between anti-employment discrimination and employment discrimination is also like a pressure spring. The greater the social force, the discrimination will shrink back. If society is indifferent or lets go, discrimination will rebound.

　　How to oppose implicit discrimination isMore important proposition

　　However, discrimination is not necessarily blatant and blatant.With "not discriminating on the table" becoming a new political correctness, a more important proposition is how to oppose implicit discrimination.One of the most common concerns is that even if there is no corresponding discrimination clause in the recruitment notice, will the personal likes and dislikes of the recruiter not be reflected in the real recruitment process? Another example is that the Ministry of Education issued a ban as early as four years ago, "It is strictly forbidden to publish recruitment information containing the words" 985 colleges and universities, 211 colleges and universities ",but the ban did not really prevent 985 and 211 from becoming the screening conditions for recruitment.

　　Anti-employment discrimination: we can’t stop at advocating ideas and need more institutional supply.

　　This also reminds us that today’s opposition to employment discrimination can no longer simply stay in concept advocacy, but needs more effective institutional supply. For example, why the Ministry of Education’s ban on 985 and 211 can’t really stop the "universal atmosphere" lies in the formal ban without substantive review. The lack of substantive review is precisely because there is no rigid system. "Even if I discriminate, what can you do with me?" Therefore, some experts believe that the scope of application of today’s anti-employment discrimination legislation is too narrow, and "a basic law against employment discrimination is needed".

　　Of course, "the life of law lies not in logic but in experience", and opposing employment discrimination is doomed to be a long process. For example, in the 1960s, the United States Congress passed the Fair Pay Act and the Civil Rights Act to regulate the issue of equal pay for equal work between men and women. However, after more than 50 years of implementation of the law, the annual salary of female employees in the United States has increased from 59% to 79% of that of men, but it is still far from equal pay for equal work. Even some studies have shown that if the law enforcement is too rigid in a short time, forcing equal pay for equal work may hurt women’s employment. Today, China is more or less facing the same situation, and the protection of women has fallen into a paradox: the longer maternity leave is extended and breastfeeding leave is advocated, the more likely women are to face the risk of "no interview opportunities".

　　It is better to explore the way of enterprise cost socialization than to simply criticize it.

　　Therefore, it is not enough to build a truly effective anti-discrimination system framework with ideas, but also to dig deep into effective systems.Specifically, discrimination is always accompanied by issues of economic rationality and cost sharing. For example, "985, 211" is used as a condition to screen resumes. Indeed, there is an advantage for famous school students, and it is understandable that human resources management departments want to recruit graduates from famous schools, but they cannot reject the choice rights of non-key university graduates across the board. For example, discrimination against women in employment, from the employer’s point of view, it is not unreasonable to worry that women will leave their jobs too soon because of childbirth, thus raising the cost of employing people.

　　Instead of simply criticizing, it is better to explore a way to truly socialize the cost of enterprises. Can we further expand the scope and time of maternity insurance? Can the government subsidize enterprises to run their own kindergartens? Can the husband’s maternity leave be improved, so as to share the reproductive cost of women? In a word, it is more important to establish an effective cost sharing mechanism than just shouting.

　　 Equality, as a great idea, is that it transcends the simple jungle law of the jungle. In this era, more and more people believe in "everyone can succeed" and pay more and more attention to equality of opportunity, so it is possible to achieve real employment equity than in any era. It is the direction that the whole society should make constant efforts to ensure every worker’s equal employment rights and help everyone grow into a successful person.

　　Wen Yi, the Mountain of Special Contributions for CCTV Comments

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　　How to protect rights when encountering employment discrimination?

　　Anti-employment discrimination is an international action. China’s Employment Promotion Law, which was formally implemented in 2007, also clearly stipulates the opposition to employment discrimination. If you are looking for a job again, how should you protect your rights?

　　First of all, after encountering gender discrimination, job seekers should pay attention to collecting evidence and demanding rights protection. Including recruitment brochures, articles in advertisements, or other relevant emails and information that are not hired on the grounds of gender, can be retained as evidence.

　　At the same time, Article 62 of the Employment Promotion Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that workers who violate the provisions of this law and commit employment discrimination may bring a lawsuit to the people’s court.

Source: People’s Daily Online-Viewpoint Channel Original Draft

On November 17th, in the second round of the 2022 Chinese Football Association Cup, the Chinese champion team Jingchuan Wenhui eliminated the Chinese Super League team Beijing Guoan 7:5 in a penalty shootout and advanced to the top 16. This game surprised many people. Losing to a semi-professional team as a traditional strong team in the Super League may be caused by various reasons, but it also made many people know more about the current situation of football in China and look forward to the development of grass-roots football.

The FA Cup is an independent knockout cup outside the football league in China, and it is also the only opportunity for low-level teams and high-level teams to compete together. Jingchuan Wenhui eliminated Beijing Guoan from penalty. Although there were accidental factors, from the process of 2:2 draw in regular time, the strength of the two teams was close, and Jingchuan Wenhui team even got the upper hand slightly. Two goals were remarkable. The players on the field were thunderous, calm and confident, and had a degree of attack and defense. In a game in which the strength is very different and there is no suspense, the audience felt the long-lost charm of competitive football.

Aside from the mobilization, cohesion and team fighting capacity before the game, we can find details that are easily covered up by victory from the voice of the head of Jingchuan Wenhui after the game. Jingchuan Wenhui said that the main reason for winning the game was that the opponent was negligent and could not use foreign aid. He attributed the opponent’s defeat to accidental factors and external uncontrollable rules. Compared with the simple ceremony of "accepting and accepting", he was polite, modest and humble, which was quite the bearing and pattern of Chinese traditional culture. Brutalizing its physique, civilizing its spirit, an unexpected game, let us see the momentum and indomitable feelings of grassroots football.

Football is round. The competitive characteristics and rules of the game make football not only have the integrity, antagonism and appreciation shared by collective ball games, but also have the variability of technical and tactical coordination and the contingency of game results.

"The prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce generals must be sent to the pawn." According to the results of post-match interviews and data disclosure, there are 152 players in Jingchuan Wenhui Football Club, more than 70 of whom are local doctors, policemen, teachers and other amateurs from all walks of life, and 40% of the players participating in the FA Cup are semi-professional players. Jingchuan Wenhui Club is integrated with Beihai Jichi Club, co-built and shared with Jingchuan County key amateur sports schools, and has a champion team, an U19 echelon, an U17 echelon and an amateur team, which reflects the effectiveness of Jingchuan County Football Association reform. The development of grass-roots football in Jingchuan presents a good trend, which is not only the component of football professionalization reform, but also supported by the three-level training network of competitive sports national system, and the association, sports school and club cooperate and form a joint force. The deepening reform and practice of county-level individual associations, the development of county-level football clubs and the modernization process of amateur sports schools are all key and difficult points in the construction of a strong sports country and the development of grass-roots sports organizations. For the government and an effective market, it may be the internal logic of the wonderful performance of this grassroots counterattack.

If the road is long, the line will come, but it is difficult and more brave. We expect the society to pay more attention and support to grass-roots football, and we expect that the sports lifestyle with football as the carrier can meet the needs of more people for a better life!