After announcing the All in AI strategy, on February 29, Xingji Meizu Group held a grand "Meizu Special Event" conference in Zhuhai, officially opening the AI era of Meizu and drawing a ceremonial end to Meizu’s smartphone era.
Shen Ziyu, chairperson and CEO of Xingji Meizu Group, admitted that it was a very difficult decision for him to stop the new project of traditional smartphones and fully invest in the field of AI. But he believes that AI is the future that cannot be missed, and Meizu in the next era will be All in AI. "Meizu has the confidence to enter the AI industry. On the one hand, it has sufficient experience in multi-end point and multi-platform development. On the other hand, Flyme has accumulated a lot of advanced experience in human-machine interaction."
Meizu’s determination to turn around and bet on the AI field is also related to the fact that Meizu has always been a cutting-edge entrepreneurial team. When Meizu was founded, it was just an MP3 musician manufacturer. In 2009, after seeing the trend of smartphones, it discontinued all MP3 products, turned around and embraced more future smartphones, and then launched many highly praised Meizu mobile phones with great personality and recognition. In today’s AI sweeping the world, Meizu has keenly smelled the AI trend and fully invested in the AI field, hoping to find its new position in the new round of technological revolution.
At the press conference, Meizu released its first AI end point – Meizu 21PRO, taking the first step of Meizu All in AI.
As a newly built tomorrow’s device for the AI era, Meizu 21PRO not only achieves a qualitative leap in performance, but also makes a big fuss about AI. Meizu 21PRO has rich new AI functions such as AI smart keys, AI auxiliary input, AI gallery and AI voice, bringing users more convenient and intelligent service experience, which is a true open AI end point. In the future, Flyme system will also introduce more AI concepts, such as AI portable secretary, task robot, AI memory housekeeper, etc., to break through the traditional model and bring a new technology experience.
In an interview with the China Economic Times reporter, Shen Ziyu said that changing the human-machine interaction experience is the core advantage of AI mobile phones. As a connection point for users, smartphones make people feel that APP is a better way by swiping or multi-touch, laying the core foundation for the rapid development of smartphones for more than a decade. AI mobile phones are users who need to communicate with AI, rather than asking users to go to APP. Tell the AI Agent if you have any questions, and the AI Agent pushes according to the user’s usage habits. This is the core human-interaction machine experience. Therefore, the human-interaction machine experience determines the survival and value of the AI end point.
"In the AI era, Meizu must seize the opportunity to elevate the human-machine interaction experience to a higher level." Shen Ziyu said that AI mobile phones need to change the hardware form and human-machine interaction experience, and at the same time reshape the entire supply chain, so that major mobile phone manufacturers can achieve differentiated development.
Of course, Meizu announced the end of the traditional smartphone business and the opening of the AI end point market, which is bound to have a greater breakthrough. Meizu 21PRO, as Meizu’s first flagship mobile phone with open API capability, is open to all large model platforms, provides developers with system permissions, API documents, and opens the AI computing power of the processor, allowing developers to have full freedom to realize more innovative functions and application services.
Shen Ziyu told the China Economic Times reporter that the reason why all big model platforms are open is because Meizu cannot cover all aspects. Meizu has control over the hardware, but the content of AI big model training is for users to use hardware related habits and interactions. For example, Meituan, Alibaba, etc. have a large number of user habits and data, and Meizu cannot cover these areas, so FlymeOS must be developed.
To make subversive AI equipment is a big challenge for Meizu. Shen Ziyu believes that at present, Meizu needs to solve the problem of lack of talent and technical structure adjustment. In the future, it is necessary to expand the AI team and adjust the existing talent structure.Transform from an experience leader in the smartphone era to an experience leader in the AI era.
At the press conference, Meizu announced the details of the All in AI strategic plan, including building AI Device products, refactoring the Flyme system and building an AI ecosystem. Among them, Meizu will focus on building an AI ecosystem and fully open Meizu AI Device hardware to many international top model teams, including OpenAI, to jointly promote the innovation and development of AI technology.
"In the AI era, Meizu will reconstruct the product form of hardware, based on a new interaction pattern, reconstruct the interaction logic of software, interact in a more intuitive way, and reconstruct the ecological layout based on AI," Shen Ziyu said.
Last week, rumors of Didi buying Uber China spread one after another. Yesterday, the news was officially confirmed. Didi Chuxing announced yesterday that it will acquire all the assets of Uber China in the Chinese mainland, including brand, business, data and so on. At the same time, Uber China will become the largest shareholder of Didi, holding a 20% stake in the merged company.
Yesterday, Didi Chuxing announced a strategic agreement with Uber Global, and Didi Chuxing will acquire Uber China’s brand, business, data and other assets to operate in the Chinese mainland.
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Uber China will become Didi’s largest shareholder
After the strategic agreement, Didi Chuxing and Uber Global will hold each other’s shares as minority shareholders. Uber Global will hold a 5.89% stake in Didi, equivalent to a 17.7% economic interest. Uber China will acquire a 20% stake in the combined company and become the largest shareholder of Didi Chuxing.
In terms of human resources, Cheng Wei, founder and chairperson of Didi Chuxing, will join Uber’s global board of directors. Uber founder Travis Kalanick will also join Didi Chuxing’s board of directors. At the same time, the two teams will be integrated by Didi, sharing resources in user resources, online and offline operations and marketing and promotion.
In terms of operation, in the future, Uber China will maintain the independence of its brand and operation, which means that Uber’s brand and system will not disappear, and drivers and passengers can still use the travel services provided by Uber. At the same time, Didi Chuxing said that it will advocate internal competition and mutual promotion. Didi said that in the future, it will launch more refined and diversified services to meet consumers’ increasingly rich travel needs and continue to increase drivers’ income. This means that in addition to the functions currently provided by Didi such as special cars, taxis, ride-hailing, chauffeur driving, test driving, and public transportation, Didi will also launch more forms and content services in the future.
Cheng Wei, founder and CEO of Didi Chuxing, said that in the past two years or so, Didi Chuxing and Uber have been competing and learning from each other in the field of innovation in China. As a technology leader rooted in China, Didi Chuxing hopes to continuously promote technological innovation and change the future of human transportation. The cooperation with Uber will enable the entire mobile transportation industry to move towards a healthier, more orderly and higher-level development stage.
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Why did Didi and Uber merge?
Management compromises with capital markets
According to foreign media reports, the merger is led by investors from both sides. At present, the two sides have BlackRock, Hillhouse Capital, Tiger Fund, and China Life. Four joint investors, especially Tiger Fund and Hillhouse Capital, which are both investors, play a crucial role in it. It is not so much that Uber’s global management chose to end the war in the Chinese market through the merger, but rather to compromise with capital markets in order to protect its global business. Uber previously planned to invest another 1 billion US dollars in the Chinese market to "burn money", but investors blocked this plan. Uber’s investors hope that the management will end the costly battle with Didi in China. According to reports, Uber’s founders initially opposed the merger plan, but eventually had to compromise with investors.
No matter who is leading, the move is intended to end the "cash burning" of both parties, especially Uber China, while also helping Uber China better integrate into the Chinese market is a common view in the industry. In an open letter yesterday, Uber founder Travis Kalanick said: "As an entrepreneur, I have learned that success is not only about following your heart as much as possible, but also trying to follow your reason. Continuing to provide services to Chinese cities and drivers and users who depend on Uber is only possible if it is profitable." This represents Uber’s current state of continuous loss and cash burning, which is also the most important reason for the merger.
Can’t Uber China’s money burn?
Wang Ruchen, an Internet analyst and founder of Quark Media, said that Uber can no longer burn money in China. Uber and Didi have invested a lot of money to compete in the development of the past few years. At the current stage, they have burned several rounds. Since June 2014, they have raised a total of 11.50 billion yuan. Investors are facing the problem of liquidity, so "shaking hands and making peace" is inevitable. At the same time, there is also a very important reason. The current situation and problems encountered by multinational Internet companies in China are actually more than they imagined before entering China. Foreign companies believe more in the penetration of technology and systems, but in fact, the Chinese market needs more manpower, landing, implementation, etc. When Uber first entered China, it had a team of less than 10 people. Now, although it has grown to 800 people, its ability to reach offline is still very weak compared with Didi’s 5,000 people. In the future, cross-regional development will have cross-regional integration, which is a trend and inevitable.
Internet observer Luo Chao said in an interview with the Beijing Youth Daily reporter that Uber’s poor performance in China is an important reason. Very few international giants have succeeded in localizing in China, and Uber is no exception.
Ride-hailing guidelines put pressure on Uber China
Last week, the "Guiding Opinions on Deepening Reform and Promoting the Healthy Development of the Taxi Industry" and "Interim Measures for the Administration of Online Booking Taxi Business Services" were promulgated. Online car-hailing became legal, which means that Didi, which has implemented the policy of "affiliated operating company", is the biggest beneficiary of the new policy. Uber China, which has always been connected to the platform by private cars, obviously needs to change its business model to better adapt to the new regulations, which also brings a lot of pressure to Uber China. In its response yesterday, Didi also said that Didi will work closely with regulators to continuously cultivate the market; create a healthy and orderly industry ecology, and make more positive contributions to China’s economic growth and employment transformation.
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"Suspected monopoly" is mentioned again
After the merger of the two, what will be the impact on the travel sector? Analysys analyst Zhang Xu believes that the current active user coverage of Didi Chuxing and Uber China in China’s private car market occupies the top two positions respectively. After Didi Chuxing acquires Uber China, the private car market landscape will usher in great changes, oligopoly will be further enhanced, and market competition will enter a new stage. For other private car manufacturers, competitive pressure will further increase, and force competing companies to accelerate product and service innovation to increase user volume and enhance existing active user stickiness.
The oligopolization of the special car market is imminent
It is also reported that Didi and Uber China have not yet declared their merger intentions to the relevant departments. Previously, other competitors raised the issue of "suspected monopoly" during the merger of Didi and Kuaidi, but Didi responded at the time that the market share has not yet reached the monopoly requirement. Now that Didi is growing bigger and bigger, the term "suspected monopoly" has been mentioned again.
In this regard, Zhang Xu believes that the market that the two have penetrated is a completely competitive market. In the Chinese car market, in addition to Didi Chuxing and Uber China, there are still many players such as Yidao, Shenzhou Special Car, and Shouqi Car-hailing, and all places are eager to try to establish local online car-hailing platforms. Take Yidao and Shenzhou Special Car as an example. In the past year or so, they have invested a lot of energy and have also pulled up a lot of orders for them in terms of increasing subsidies and expanding users. That is to say, in this fully competitive market, each company has considerable strength. In the face of so many competitors, no one dares to cancel subsidies and raise prices lightly. But at the same time, the penetration rate of private car travel among urban residents is still at a low level. After Didi Chuxing acquired Uber China, it still needs to invest a lot of resources in the private car travel market to carry out "Internet +" reform of traditional travel. Didi Chuxing’s acquisition of Uber China has not yet formed a monopoly situation, but the oligopoly of the private car market is on the horizon.
China Car Rental shares fell nearly 4%.
But there are also opposition voices that believe that the merger of Didi and Uber China will undoubtedly be a huge loss for users. Internet observer Ge Jia told the Beijing Youth Daily that the merged company will control the vast majority of the online car-hailing market, forming a de facto monopoly pattern, and then choose the opportunity to use this monopoly position to pose a threat to the interests of ordinary users.
The monopoly of private car service is different from the monopoly of ordinary business. It is a business with public attributes and has a strong public service nature. I hope the regulatory authorities can deeply understand the difference between this merger case and previous cases. In the approval process, they will no longer be lenient. It is necessary to evaluate the possible impact on ordinary users in detail, and make their own final decision based on the choice to protect the interests of consumers. For consumers, monopoly is ultimately a bad thing. It is unrealistic to simply hope for policy supervision and protection. Always be prepared to vote with your feet is king.
Yesterday, after the news of the merger between Didi and Uber China broke, the newly listed China Car Rental fell by nearly 4%, which also represents the market’s panic about the potential monopoly of the transportation giant.
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Didi, Uber, and China all have Liu family members behind them
Didi and Uber China have another relationship. Didi’s president, Jean Liu, and Uber’s head of China strategy, Zhen Liu, are Liu Chuanzhi’s daughter and niece, respectively. The two are actually cousins.
At present, Liu Qing is the president of Didi Company and is the "second-in-command" of Didi Company except for Cheng Wei, the CEO. After the news of the merger between the two parties was released yesterday, Liu Qing and Cheng Wei jointly issued an internal letter to Didi colleagues. The letter mentioned that "great opponent, epic showdown" is an evaluation of Uber, which can also be regarded as an evaluation of Uber’s leadership team.
Liu Qing was born in 1978, with a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Peking University and a master’s degree from Harvard University. Her father was Liu Chuanzhi, the founder of Lenovo Group, but she did not enter Lenovo’s job. It is said that Liu Chuanzhi once stipulated that "children of Lenovo management shall not work in the company". In 2002, Liu Qing joined the investment banking department of Goldman Sachs; in 2008, Liu Qing served as the executive director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) Limited Liability Company, with an annual income of more than 10 million yuan. Among them, Didi is also the company that Liu Qing has always wanted to invest in on behalf of Goldman Sachs. In 2014, at the invitation of Cheng Wei, Liu Qing joined Didi as the chief operating officer. At that time, Uber was just about to enter the Chinese market, and Didi’s biggest competitor was Kuaidi.
On Valentine’s Day 2015, Didi and Kuaidi announced the merger, which was one of the main events led by Liu Qing at Didi. In the same month, Liu Qing was promoted to president of Didi. Cheng Wei said, "Liu Qing helped the company complete the largest financing of 700 million US dollars for a non-listed company in half a year when he joined Didi, and led the special car, PR (public relations department), and GR (government public relations department) teams to fight bloody battles, blazing a bloody path, and started a future-oriented organizational change in the personnel field. After serving as president, Liu Qing will be more responsible for the daily business operations of the company."
Liu Zhen is Liu Chuanzhi’s niece. She graduated from Renmin University in China and studied at the University of California, Berkeley. After working in a law firm in Silicon Valley, she was sent back to China in 2008 to represent Silicon Valley companies in some investment work in China, mainly in charge of legal advice for Internet companies, and Uber is her client. In early 2014, Uber entered China, and in August 2015, Liu Zhen made her first public appearance as the head of Uber China strategy. Since Uber China does not have a CEO, Liu Zhen is called the "first sister" in Uber China.
The previous rivalry between Didi and Uber was seen to some extent as a showdown between the two women of the Liu family. When news of the merger broke, some netizens said that "Erliu can finally meet and chat happily".
Does Liu Chuanzhi have any objections to his cousins as the first and second leaders of two travel giants? Previously, Liu Chuanzhi responded positively to the question in an interview with the media, "The specific issue of the child is rarely discussed. I am not as supportive or unsupportive as the outside world said. I did not stop it. My wife is clearly opposed." In addition, Lenovo is also a major shareholder of another travel platform, Shenzhou Car Rental. Is this accidental or arranged? Liu Chuanzhi said, "It is all accidental. Liu Qing and Liu Zhen both chose their own careers, and they have nothing to do with me at all. In terms of enterprises, I should pay more attention to Shenzhou Car Rental. After all, this is invested by Legend Holdings. Everyone is running for the development of their own careers, so there is nothing."
Text/Our reporter, Wen Jing, graphic production/Pan Fan
The TV series "Hua Qiangu" broke 2 in a single episode, setting the highest ratings in the provincial satellite TV weekly broadcast mode, and the star Zhao Liying was also able to beat a group of old Muse in the variety show. So the question is, why is "Hua Qiangu" so popular? After carefully watching the N episodes, I found that this drama is similar to "You from the Stars". Basically, the female audience can give whatever they like to watch, give it to you until you vomit, and make the "Su" point to the extreme. "Su" has no friends, travels all over other people’s roads, leaving others with no way to go!
First of all, the identity of the heroine. One of the popular idol dramas and online rules for women is that the heroine cannot be tall and rich, but if you think she is really ordinary, you are wrong, she must be extraordinary among ordinary. On the surface, Hua Qiangu looks like a bumbling underachiever, but the truth is: she is the last god of the six realms! And if you bully her hard, she will evolve into a devil who destroys everything in the world (don’t ask me why)!
Secondly, all male creatures should love the female protagonist. Those who have obstacles should love, and those who have no obstacles to creation should also love. There is a quite popular online novel "Manchu Wenwu Falls in Love with Me". At first glance, I was almost shocked by the name, but it did summarize this trait. And these people who love Hua Qiangu are more than one cow, Shangxian, Demon Lord, and the pavilion master who constantly reincarnates to protect the common people. Let me tell you, the human emperor without any super powers is the weakest one in Hua Qiangu Harem Group, and he is also the first to be eliminated.
Once again, abuse, abuse, abuse to the bridge of the grandmother. The more the heroine is bullied in the process of growing up, the more the audience loves to watch, from "Desire", "Dae Jang Jin" to "Empresses in the palace", these palace-level "female protagonist to (the consumer is a woman) " TV series are all like this. And Hua Qiangu once again went to the extreme, the immortal body was scrapped, the tendons were picked, the steel was poured into the iron, the face was destroyed, and the barbarian was exiled. And what is the reason for all this? Love! It’s not that I lied to you because I read less, it’s really just because of love!
Once again, prohibition, abstinence, abstinence, prohibition is the last word. Before this drama went LIVE, the biggest selling point of its promotion was that the master and apprentice abstinence from love. In fact, all the female protagonists to Xianxia are basically the master and apprentice love, but some are warm and some are funny, some are landslides and some are long-flowing, and "Hua Qiangu" is one of the most sadomasochistic. In terms of facial paralysis poker abstinence, Baizi painting can easily rank in the top three among all the male protagonists of online novels.
Finally, all kinds of god settings and all the lines full of shame. The setting of the heroine, the transformation, why did Bai Zi Hua pretend not to love him (let go of the common people, they have not been a cover for a long time), why did Bai Zi Hua have to drink Hua Qiangu’s blood for poisoning (justifiably add vampire elements?)
Finally, please allow me to share two classic lines with you. Kill my sister and say: Bai Zihua, if you dare to hurt her for your disciples, I will slaughter you all over the world. If you dare to damage her for the world, I will kill all the people in the world. Hua Qiangu turned into the ultimate big boss and turned cool and blew up the sky: Bai Zihua, I curse you in the name of God: this life, this world, eternal life and eternal life. Aging and not dying. Unhurt and not destroyed. In the name of God? What the hell is that!
PS: Zhao Liying is the biggest contributor to the success of this drama, and her own characteristics are unparalleled among the flower dans of her age. With "The Legend of Lu Zhen", "Shanshan is Coming", "Hua Qiangu" and other topical dramas, Zhao Liying has completely lost several positions in other flower dans of the same age and become the first person in the field of TV dramas.
On December 16, the 2023 Geely Automobile User Conference was successfully held in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, and Geely Galaxy E8 officially opened the global pre-sale at this event. The new car launched 550km Pro, 550km MAX, 665km Starship Voyage Edition, 665km Starship Smart Driving Edition, and 620km Starship Performance Edition, a total of 5 versions, with a pre-sale price starting from 188,000 yuan. Pre-order users can enjoy a deposit expansion gift, 1,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan. Old users of Geely Holding Group’s brands who successfully order Geely Galaxy E8 during the pre-sale period can enjoy a 10,000 yuan redemption subsidy. Users can place orders through Geely Galaxy’s official website, App, WeChat Mini Program, H5 and other official platforms. It is reported that the new car will be officially launched and delivered in January 2024.
Every year, Geely Automobile User Conference is the initiation, planning, execution, performance and other links of customer engagement activities. It is a platform for Geely and users to seamlessly link, share stories and share a better life. At the 2023 Geely Automobile User Conference, Geely hopes to become friends with every Geely friend, walk hand in hand through every important moment, and share every bit of life. The pre-sale of "Our Dream Car" Geely Galaxy E8 is launched, which brings users’ dreams into reality and makes expectations no longer wait.
45-Inch 8K unbounded smart screen + Galaxy super brain, bringing a more immersive Galaxy panoramic smart cockpit
At the press conference, Geely Galaxy E8 showcased the more immersive "Galaxy Panorama Smart Cockpit" for the first time. The 45-inch 8K unbounded smart screen carried by Geely Galaxy E8 has outstanding screen size, clarity, thinness, screen ratio, and full-screen area can be touched. Based on this, the Galaxy Panorama Smart Cockpit follows the natural law of multi-dimensional sensory interaction, integrates time and humanities into the picture scroll, brings the stars and the sea to the eyes, activates the immersive real experience, creates the best arrangement plan for the large-screen cockpit, creates a new generation of people-scenery-car unbounded fusion space, and refreshes the new standard of pure electric flagship smart cockpit.
And empowered by the "Galaxy Super Brain" composed of "three brains", Geely Galaxy E8 brings a new experience of intelligent travel. "Cloud Brain" Geely Star Smart Computing Center 7 × 24 hours all-weather monitoring; "Car Brain" Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip, 8 times more computing power than 8155 chip; "Mobile Brain" Flyme Link handcar interconnection to achieve seamless ecological flow;
At the same time, Geely Galaxy E8 is equipped with Galaxy N OS Unbounded Edition, 3D desktop, time engine, interactive Dynamic Island, and intelligent energy control functions, bringing a more immersive and realistic visual experience. Intelligent voice interaction 0.23s fast response, OurHours no wake-up, full screen visible can be said, the user can contain 15 commands in one sentence, and multiple people in the whole car can talk at the same time. At the same time, it supports intelligent voice interaction outside the car, which can open the air conditioner and electric tailgate by voice outside the car.
Through Flyme Link handcar interconnection, smooth handcar ecological interconnection can be realized, seamless flow to the car large screen, no need to install. It is worth mentioning that Galaxy E8 has the world’s first car-machine highly integrated car drone that can accompany the car, and the shooting screen is sent back to the car in real time, making travel more fun. Geely Galaxy E8 creates a "Galaxy Immersion Space" with panoramic wisdom and scene travel. Open the "Galaxy Sleeping Cabin", the cloud-feeling seat and the co-pilot lying flat can allow users to relax and rest, and be full of vitality. Turn on the "Galaxy Cinema" mode, iQIYI multi-screen movie viewing, 256-color intelligent light-chasing ambient light, and Galaxy haute couture intelligent fragrance system, easy movie viewing and immersion in audio-visual. Come to the "Galaxy Concert Hall", Harman Yanfei Lishi high fidelity audio, AI music rhythm, full-screen immersion thunder stone KTV, million-level music library, cockpit seconds into music hall.
In the "Galaxy Playground", Geely Galaxy E8 deeply customizes the popular 3A game masterpiece "Wild Drag Race 9", bringing users a playground to play if they want. In the game, 9 major scenes, 53 maps, 104 sports cars, vehicle air conditioners, ambient lights, fragrances and other linkage, allowing users to immerse themselves. Whether it is a single-screen mode challenge, or a double-screen battle with friends, you can play happily. In addition, "Geely Koi" floats water and Migu fast-play casual mini-games, support voice evocation, and the main and co-pilot operate alone, which is super fun and super decompression.
Performance, safety, and appearance are full of all dimensions. Geely Galaxy E8 is the most worthwhile pure electric flagship
As the first mainstream pure electric sedan based on the SEA architecture, the Geely Galaxy E8 has fast acceleration, stable driving control, flexible steering, and can be replenished at high speed. It is one of the best 5-meter pure electric flagships.
The Galaxy E8 uses a new generation of 800V fast flash charging, with a battery, motor, electronic control and thermal management system of 800V all over the world, and a battery life of 180km can be charged in 5 minutes. Empowered by a new generation of high-performance silicon carbide electric drive, the Galaxy E8 Zero 100 accelerates in only 3.49 seconds, and the elk performance reaches 82km/h. Despite the length of more than 5 meters, the turning radius of the Galaxy E8 is only 5.62m, making it the smallest in the same class, and the streets, tracks and lanes are fun. In addition, even without piling up expensive large batteries, the Geely Galaxy E8 can achieve super long battery life.
The Geely Galaxy E8 is also one of the safest 5-meter pure electric flagships. With the support of the Aegis battery safety system, the new generation of BMS battery intelligent management system, and the 7 * 24-hour monitoring of the Geely Star Smart Computing Center, the Geely Galaxy E8 has successfully passed more than 1,000 tests in 6 dimensions such as China Automotive Center charging safety, electromagnetic safety, functional safety, high voltage safety, battery safety, and fire safety, and won the new energy vehicle six-dimensional electrical safety system No. 001 certification. In terms of structural safety, the Geely Galaxy E8 series is equipped with an integrated boron steel door ring, a ten-grid battery anti-collision compartment, a "dragonfly" force transmission structure, and a co-pilot leap airbag, etc., which bring super safety protection.
Since the debut of Geely Galaxy E8, it has attracted extensive attention with its Chinese style that leads the world trend. Mass-produced integrated luminous front face, rhythmic luminous logo, tiger vision headlights, frameless doors, altar wing rear, rising sun tail lights, moisturizing jade streamer body profile, Santan Yinyue suspension audio, lotus pond ripple sub-dashboard, looking up at the galaxy giant screen dome, Shushan stacked door panel design, Xizi waterfront seat quilting, Galaxy crystal knob and other interior designs, as well as global mass-produced ultra-low 0.199 wind resistance coefficient and other designs, make future technology integrated into China’s charm and become a global model.
With its outstanding flagship cockpit, architecture, performance, safety and design strength, Geely Galaxy E8 offers mainstream pure electric users an experience that exceeds expectations.
This is the "Phoenix Cloud" image (file photo). Xinhua News Agency (photo courtesy of Zijinshan Observatory)
Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, April 29 (Reporter Wang Juefan) The reporter learned from the Zijinshan Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on the 29th that the station’s "Galactic Picture Scroll" sky survey program has released another important achievement. The scientific research team discovered two huge molecular clouds that harbor stars in the Milky Way. Researchers named them "River Cloud" and "Phoenix Cloud" respectively.
The Milky Way galaxy we live in is a spiral galaxy. Near its spiral arms are some thick clouds, some of which are mainly composed of hydrogen gas molecules, which are molecular clouds. As the molecular clouds continue to collapse, the pressure increases and the temperature rises, and gradually a protostar embryo is formed. When the nuclear fusion energy in the protostar embryo is enough to resist its own attractive forces, a new star is born. Therefore, molecular clouds are the precursors of stars and are called "stellar cradles".
The "Dajiang Molecular Cloud" and "Phoenix Molecular Cloud" discovered this time are located in the Great Rift Valley region of the Aquila constellation. Among them, the "Dajiang Molecular Cloud" is about 1,300 light-years away from the solar system. In form, it looks like a long river winding in the universe, and the actual length is about 300 light-years. The "Phoenix Molecular Cloud" is more like a large bird with wings. It is about 2,000 light-years away from the solar system and has about 200,000 times the mass of the sun. "Dajiang" and "Phoenix" are both "big heads" in the Milky Way.
This is the image of "River Cloud" (file photo). Posted by Xinhua News Agency (photo courtesy of Zijinshan Observatory)
"What’s even more exciting is that we can see direct evidence of star formation in the Great River, and stars are probably forming in the Phoenix," said Su Yang, an associate researcher at the Purple Mountain Observatory who worked on the study.
Yang Ji, the head of the "Galaxy Picture Scroll" sky survey program and a researcher at the Purple Mountain Observatory, introduced that the "Galaxy Picture Scroll" sky survey program mainly observes the area of ± 5 on the northern galactic plane, with a total observation range of 2,600 square degrees. The program started in 2011 and is led by the Purple Mountain Observatory, completing observations of about 250 square degrees every year. The "Galaxy Picture Scroll" will achieve many scientific goals such as discovering and compiling molecular cloud source tables for all regions, and analyzing the physical and chemical properties of molecular clouds. These studies are of great significance to human understanding of the origin of stars, planets, and the entire galaxy.
"At present, the’Galactic Picture Scroll ‘has completed 80% of the observation plan, and dozens of important results have been released. It is expected that all observations will be completed in about three years. By then, we will have an unprecedented image of the Milky Way, and people’s understanding of the Milky Way will be greatly expanded." Yang Ji said.
The research results were recently published in the Astrophysical Journal, an authoritative journal of astronomy.
On June 25, Avita Technology landed at the Chongqing International Auto Show and launched a new generation of intelligent electric vehicle technology platform, C (Changan) H (Huawei) N (Ningde Times).
It is worth mentioning that Zhu Huarong, chairperson of Changan Automobile, Xu Zhijun, chairperson of Huawei, and Zeng Yuqun, chairperson of Ningde Times, attended the Avita press conference together. Under the "luxury" lineup, Avita’s popularity has been rising again and again.
Avita Launch
At present, all the traditional independent brands want to complete an upward breakthrough at the time of electrification and intelligent transformation. The Great Wall has salons, Geely has polar krypton, and the well-off has questions. Now Changan, which is a little slower, has also joined the array and launched its high-end new energy brand Avita.
Unlike most new brands, Avita had one more halo, and the three-way cooperation between Changan, Huawei, and Ningde Times made Avita’s prospects broader. But reality was always skinny, and even if there were real materials, Avita’s problems gradually appeared in front of many consumers.
That includes the naming of Avita, the appearance of the first model, the Avita 11, and the theory of "emotional intelligence" that Avita’s chairperson and chief executive, Tan Benhong, has spent a lot of time describing. These issues, while the opinion of the benevolent and the wise, also reflect some of Avita’s shortcomings.
More importantly, compared with other traditional brands’ "two factories" cooperation model, Avita’s so-called "three giants cooperation" not only brings obvious advantages, but also brings a question that the market can’t help but associate, that is, whether there will be differences in interests that will hinder the development of the brand.
As a latecomer to the market, Avita itself does not have an advantage. If the dispute points and potential hidden dangers are not resolved earlier, it may be difficult to get a piece of the cake in this highly competitive track.
Avita’s past and present life
In fact, Avita is not Changan’s "newborn", its predecessor is "Changan NIO", which is a brand jointly established by Changan and NIO.
At the 2018 Qixi Festival, Changan partnered with NIO to officially establish Changan NIO, with Changan Automobile and NIO each holding 45% and the other 10% held by the executive team.
However, as NIO gradually gained a foothold in the domestic new energy market, and the highly competitive market made it difficult for it to spare energy to focus on other businesses. In 2020, Li Bin stepped down as the chairperson of Changan NIO, officially ending this stage.
Of course, NIO did not fully withdraw, but the shares fell to less than 5%. But as the leading party, Changan did not give up, but continued to extend the life of "Changan NIO" through capital increase, and officially changed its name to Avita Technology in May 2021.
Avita 11
It is worth mentioning that as early as 2015, Changan released the "518" new energy vehicle development strategy, planning to launch 34 new energy vehicle models in 10 years. Then in 2017, Changan also announced the "Shangri-La Plan", which is expected to completely stop selling fuel vehicles in 2025. But today, both plans can be said to have failed.
The market will not stop because of a certain company’s strategic problems. Seeing Geely’s Jikrypton, Dongfeng’s Lantu and other brands gradually rise in the market, Changan, which is seriously out of touch with the new energy market, has undoubtedly become the "that person" who is caught off guard and on pins and needles.
In order not to be "abandoned" by the market, Changan not only had to keep "Changan NIO", but also use external forces to catch up. Therefore, after NIO left, Changan "introduced" Huawei and Ningde Times, two heavyweight friends, through capital increases.
At present, the top five shareholders of Avita are Changan 39.02%, Ningde Times 23.99%, Chongqing Chengan 19.01%, Southern Assets 8.73%, Fujian Mindong 5.00%, and NIO retains a 1.13% shareholding ratio. It is worth mentioning that behind Chongqing Chengan are Chongqing State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and Liangjiang New Area.
Avita’s shareholding structure
Changan, Huawei, Ningde Times, state-owned assets… When these words appeared in the introduction of the same company, the imagination of the market and consumers was instantly opened. Since the official announcement of the cooperation in May last year, Avita has become the expectation of many people.
Unfortunately, in the blooming market environment, Changan overestimated the enthusiasm of consumers. Shortly after changing its name, Avita gradually "disappeared" from the track. Until recently, a press conference reminded people again that Changan also has a high-end brand of new energy vehicles.
From experience, the promotion of new brands during the release and official delivery window is crucial, and the recent Avita 11 overwhelming advertising is undoubtedly a good momentum.
Everything has its pros and cons. While Changan allows consumers to remember Avita, it has also ushered in some controversial issues.
Judging from a large number of netizens’ comments, Avita’s name has attracted much attention.
Avita is taken from the English Avatr, which means virtual avatar in the game or online world. The official gave the word a deeper meaning, that is, to create another self in the intelligent parallel world for each user. This car is also defined as "emotional intelligent electric car, understand your intelligent avatar".
Such an explanation sounds very cultural and representative, but at first glance it will make people feel that it is an overseas brand. Too Westernized and without Chinese characteristics, "I feel a little foreign and foreign" has become a voice.
At the same time, the English Avatr of Avita is similar to the English of the science fiction movie "Avatar", except that one letter is missing, which is easy to confuse. Not only that, the name Avita is also difficult to remember compared to other traditional car brands.
Among the many elements of a brand, the name is the core element of the brand and the basis for forming the brand concept. If a brand wants to expand its influence, it must first make consumers remember the brand name. Compared with the previous Xiaocangxailis, it was difficult to get consumers’ attention at first, but after its model was named "Ask the World", the development momentum improved significantly.
Avita is not easy to remember, nor does it have many characteristics. If the product is not particularly outstanding, it may be difficult to familiarize everyone with this brand.
In addition to the name, as the first model of Avita, the appearance of the Avita 11 to be delivered is also "difficult to say". When it comes to appearance design, Changan’s ability is not weak, and even has a high level. For example, its UNI series has won the love of many young people just because of its appearance.
But according to the current official promotional map, the Avita 11 is a coupe SUV with a slippery back. The front is too "simple", and there are no other elements except for the separate design of daytime running lights and headlights, but the light group is too narrow and long, looking a little hideous and awkward.
Avita 11 front
The side of the car is still normal, but the biggest difference in the back of the car is that its rear glass area is very small and it is sunken inward. This design may minimize the drag coefficient, but for the sake of the drag coefficient, it sacrifices the appearance that consumers value, and may affect the rear view. Is this really cost-effective?
The most controversial aspect of Avita, compared with the name and the appearance of the "sitting" model, is its theory of "emotional intelligence".
At the brand launch, compared to the product information introduction of Avita 11, Avita Chairperson and CEO Tan Benhong spent more time interpreting Avita’s brand definition, namely "emotional intelligent electric vehicle", and proposed "E.I. user request theory system".
Avita Launch
From Tan Benhong’s explanation of "emotional intelligence", Avita’s pursuit is to "add personal touch" to the car, just like a consumer’s confidant, so that consumers can feel the meaning of Avita emotionally, rather than just limited to a machine.
The competition of new energy automobile brands has already risen to the intelligent level. The new brand release does not involve the word intelligent, and it seems that it is embarrassing to introduce it to consumers. The continuous involution of the brand has enriched the intelligent interaction experience of automobiles, and the functions and forms have become more and more complex.
Avita’s invisible and intangible metaphysical concept is more like a deliberate gimmick to be different from AI artificial intelligence.
Anxiety over control under multiple interests
There is no eternal cooperation, only eternal interests. As a result of the cooperation of giants, Avita may be limited to the capital triangle.
For Huawei, which provides software systems and platforms to a number of automakers, the purpose of its layout is very obvious in the era of software-defined smart cars.
From the perspective of the industrial chain, Huawei will grasp the core of smart cars, grasp the traffic entrance of smart cars, and compete with car manufacturers for more has the voice over. Or through the cooperation of multiple manufacturers to accumulate production experience, and finally build their own cars.
Although Avita advertises as "the first emotional intelligent electric vehicle brand with Huawei’s HI full-stack smart car solution", based on the fact that Avita is one of Huawei’s many partners, there is no "halo" effect for consumers at all.
And also think about it, if Avita really enters the Huawei channel, then the Huawei exhibition hall with the M5 is now placed, can it still squeeze Avita 11?
Huawei store ask the world M5
Let’s talk about the "battery Mao" Ningde era, as a battery manufacturer, Ningde era in order to improve the vehicle company has the voice over, as well as the bargaining power in the market, in the past two years, gradually through financing means to invest in new energy vehicle companies, such as Nezha Automobile, Aichi Automobile, Byton Automobile and Geely Krypton and other brands.
In the same way, as more and more car companies cooperate with Ningde Times, the "halo" of Ningde Times is no longer a halo. The difference is that Ningde Times may have another purpose in entering Avita this time. Whether it is the Kirin battery previously released by Ningde Times or the highly integrated CTC technology to be launched in 2025, Avita may be one of the first brands to be put into use.
The use of new technologies and the improvement of vehicle competitiveness will lay the foundation for its foothold in the high-end market. This is also the reason why CATL will invest in Avita, which is more like a "test field" for power battery black technology.
As a "leader", Changan certainly knew that it was a big "hidden danger" to let its partners "master" the most important power battery in electric vehicles and the intelligence of its views, but it had to choose to compromise.
On the one hand, as a leading enterprise in the field of autonomous vehicle enterprises, Changan has been in a marginal position in the field of new energy. If it does not try its best to catch up in the short term, the gap will only widen until it is abandoned by the market. On the other hand, whether it is power batteries or intelligence, the research and development costs are extremely high, which is not something that traditional automobile companies can afford. Choosing cooperation is undoubtedly the best choice.
In this way, the three parties can be said to have "each mind". As a new brand, with the gradual development of Avita, once a certain part of the three-party cooperation changes, it may become a major disaster for Avita. This will not only make people think, after the embryonic stage, how much support will the three parties give Avita?
Nowadays, new energy vehicles are getting more and more crowded, and whether the track can accommodate Avita, a new player, the market will provide the answer.
1905 movie network news The 26-year-old actor was selected at the age of 11 to play Zhou Xiaodi, the son of Zhou Xingchi in the movie. Then she signed an 8-year contract with Zhou Xingchi’s agency, Xinghui, and Xu Jiao chose to study abroad. After the agency contract ended, she did not sign a contract. In the blink of an eye, Xu Jiao was already 26 years old. Recently, she announced her return to Xinghui and returned to the arms of her old employer.
On the 19th, Zhou Xingchi’s agent Chen Zhenyu posted a photo of Xu Jiao and wrote "Xinghai is sailing, shining brightly. Welcome back to the big family of Xinghui." In the photo, Zhou Xingchi holds Qizai’s doll in hand and appears in the same frame as Xu Jiao. Xu Jiao forwarded: "In a flash of a finger, I’m back!" Announcing the re-signing of the contract with Zhou Xingchi’s company, and she also posted a meeting gift.
Zhou Xingchi also specially posted on the social platform for this: "Little brother has never flinched after all the storms in his life, but today he was scared and shrank. Zhou Xiaodi, the naughty boy of Changjiang No. 7, actually turned into a woman."
The continuation of the relationship between the two also surprised many fans, saying: "Welcome back after learning" "I am so relieved, inexplicably moved" "Looking forward to the new works of the two!"
1905 movie network news Produced and directed by the director, Andy Lau, and starring in the absurd comedy movie is currently in hot release. On the first day of the film’s release, it won many audience praise and high scores on various platforms. It also rose in the ratings of Zhihu and Hupu double platforms.Whether it is the warm emotional core, the humorous plot or the wonderful interpretation of the powerful actors in the film, the audience is full of praise, and it is called "the film that cannot be missed during the Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox".
"Life is changed, life is changed." Recently, the film released a special short film "Flip Over", which combined with the New Year’s atmosphere to send everyone a witty and humorous "poisonous chicken soup" style blessing, encouraging every unknown generation to turn over the Year of the Ox, change their way of life, and turn the world around.
The rating is eye-catching! The praise is rave!
"There is also warmth in laughter, and the viewing process is like a spiritual spa"
Cat’s Eye rating is 9.1, Taojiao’s rating is 9.0, Zhihu’s rating is 9.2, Douban’s rating is 7.6, and Weibo’s big V recommendation rating is 90%. The movie "Crowd" was released one day, and it has already received praise and recognition from many audiences, and they have expressed their viewing feelings one after another. This is a movie related to you and me. Everyone can see themselves in the movie and experience the emotions that hit the bottom of their hearts. Someone commented "This is about the loss and awakening of life. After laughing, you can feel the warmth of the movie."
More netizens admitted that "the localized interpretation makes people feel more cordial, and the warm emotion touches people’s hearts." More movie fans said that "it is like the soul has experienced a spa and experienced a rare movie viewing experience." Everyone felt healing from the screen and harvested warmth from the performance. Audiences also expressed their love for the movie on various platforms with adjectives such as "must see during the Spring Festival", "worth second brushing", "no urine points throughout the process" and "advanced performance details".
Created by director Rao Xiaozhi, the film "Crowd" is a Spring Festival hit. It tells the story of the top killer Zhou Quan (Andy Lau) and the lonely group actor Chen Xiaomeng (Xiao Yang) switching identities in an accident. The killer re-examines love and life in the process of falling to the bottom; the group reinvents the story of life in the process of impersonating the killer.
In addition to the emotional core of "warm heart", the unique presentation of the film also refreshes the audience. Many audiences expressed their deep impression of the stage elements in the film. The viewing process is like "play within a play", "advanced classical music makes people intoxicated", and the film’s original production and ingenuity have captured the hearts of many audiences. In the Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox, "Crowd", which is like a warm current of joy, is worthy of being included in your viewing list!
Good luck! Bad luck!
"Watch’Crowd Surge ‘return to the furnace during the Spring Festival and remake it, change the way you live"
In the "Turning Over" special short film released by "Crowd", the demonic style brings the audience the first bowl of "chicken soup" of the new year – the passage of time and the turning of bad luck. Even if you live in a messy rental house, Zhou Quan can arrange the room in an orderly manner and find your own spring; in the moment of loneliness and disappointment, you can’t give up yourself like Chen Xiaomeng, there will always be a beam of light to illuminate your progress.
Achievement is just an ordinary migrant worker, but also live an active life. I believe that the god of fate will favor you who are diligent; what should I do if my wallet becomes empty and my pocket bottoms out? Of course, I can’t be discouraged, it is also possible to get rich overnight. Facing the situation of life and adjusting my mentality is the way to turn the page. The ridicule caused by the exchange of life between the two in the film is ironic, and the story of boiling blood is full of excitement, which is not to be missed.
Also released alongside the special short film is a double poster of Andy Lau’s "acting" version. In the movie "Crowd", the top "killer" Zhou Quan (Andy Lau, played) and the down-and-out group actor Chen Xiaomeng (Xiao Yang, played) start a journey of exchanging lives. The poster follows their identity transformation, presenting the plot direction of "drama is like life, all rely on acting".
The film’s star, Zhou Quan (played by Andy Lau), is dressed in a tuxedo of street performance. It is very curious whether this is his living capital that took root in the bottom after losing his memory, or his diverse experiences of a decent life. It is also worth pondering whether the stack of documents raised in his hand is the real proof of his rich life or the tool of his crime in the rivers and lakes.
The other star of the film, Chen Xiaomeng (played by Xiao Yang), is clutching the objects related to his own destiny, holding a shiny pistol in his left hand and a rough sling in his right hand. How will the pistol and the sling affect his life? How can a frustrated life turn things around? How does a dashing life fall from the sky? And whether the flying keys in the poster are inextricably linked to their journey of changing identities.
On the road to playing others, the two leading actors have experienced some interesting plot episodes and experienced some heart-piercing moments. I believe that walking into the cinema will provide the answer.
1905 movie network news With the announcement of the movie "Article 20" on the first day of the New Year in 2024, the Spring Festival film lineup has gradually formed, with diverse themes, rich content and a strong lineup.
So far, six films have been released on the first day of the Spring Festival this year, namely "Article 20".
Directed by Zhang Yimou, "Article 20" has a strong lineup, starring,,, Liu Yaowen,,, etc. This is also Zhang Yimou’s third attack on the Spring Festival. The previous two Spring Festival films have accumulated box office 600 million, accumulated box office 4.544 billion and won the 2023 mainland box office championship.
The film uses realistic themes and the perspective of small people as incisions to show the axiomatic human feelings behind Article 20 of the Criminal Law on "justifiable defense". In a light and humorous way, it tells the story of Han Ming and others risking everything and relying on their own efforts to return a statement of fairness and justice.
"Hot and Hot" is self-directed and self-starred. This is also Jia Ling’s return as a director after a lapse of three years. It will also be her first official appearance in front of the audience after more than a year of silence. In order to appear in the film, she lost 50 kilograms of weight and became a boxer, which made the audience look forward to it.
"Flying Life 2" is written and directed by the screenwriter, starring,,, and starring. The film continues the characters and backgrounds that were released 5 years ago. The down-and-out driver Zhang Chi played by Shen Teng has been reduced to a driving school coach. Under the sponsorship of the car factory manager played, he once again organized a group to go to the last Bayinbrook Rally.
"Mr. Red Carpet," directed and starring, is the first time Ning Hao and Andy Lau have worked together as directors and actors since their relationship in 2006, 17 years later. The film tells the story of a Hong Kong superstar played by Andy Lau and a director played by Ning Hao in order to win a coveted award. Collaborating on rural themes, the film sets off a series of ironic farce.
"Let’s Shake the Sun Together" is the final chapter of the "Life Trilogy" directed by the director. It stars and tells the story of two young people who are seriously ill but have different personalities. Because of the "Relay of Life" agreement, they accidentally embark on a healing journey full of love and strength.
"Bear Haunt · Reverse Time and Space" is still stable output, the new one will focus on time and space travel, bald head strong in order to save Xiong Da, Xiong Er, opened a wonderful time and space adventure.
On February 5, the completion and commissioning of the automobile super factory and the delivery of the first batch of M9 owners were grandly held in Chongqing. Zhang Xinghai, the chairperson (founder) of the automobile, attended the event and delivered a speech. Zhang Xinghai said that the car will take the needs of users as the direction of the development of the enterprise. "Automobile production is not only a vehicle and a moving space, but also a bridge for us to communicate with users. It is the home of the user, and everyone is welcome to go home often!" he said.
Zhang Xinghai expressed his gratitude to the users who have strongly supported AITO. He said that in the 38 years of automobile growth, he has always adhered to the tenet of "user-centered, wholeheartedly serving users", continued to deepen open cooperation, and firmly practiced "do one line, specialize in one line, become a line" "do one car, specialize in one car, become a popular car".
While AITO’s sales are rising, the car user service concept is also constantly being upgraded. Through the implementation of the CARE care service strategy, it runs through the full-link scene of sales, delivery and after-sales, and the channel network continues to be laid out. In 220 cities across the country, there are more than 700 experience centers and more than 200 user centers. At the same time, the car implements the "Spring Festival does not close", allowing users to get their cars as soon as possible and enjoy high-quality pleasant travel services.
Zhang Xinghai also said that in the face of the needs of the global market, as well as different climate and road use scenarios all over the country, in the face of today’s thousand-vehicle level, to the future 10,000-vehicle level, 100,000-vehicle level, or even million-vehicle level delivery, in the face of thousands of people and thousands of cars, the car will continue to iterate and improve, improve at the fastest speed, and meet the needs of all users as much as possible. Let the high-end be more high-end, let the luxury be more luxurious, and let the intelligence be more intelligent!
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