[Liu Yupeng, special correspondent of Global Times, Chen Shan] The Ukrainian army’s large-scale counterattack that began in early June seems to be in a state of stagnation. Although there are still many wars in Russia and Ukraine, the Ukrainian army, which has been armed and trained by the West, has not made obvious progress like last year’s counterattack in Kharkov. Many western analysts are worried that the stalemate in the Ukrainian counterattack may affect the continued assistance of the West to Ukraine, and they are constantly making suggestions for the next move of the Ukrainian army.

　　Russian army: Ukrainian army suffered heavy losses in counterattack.

　　According to the Russian "Viewpoint" reported on the 18th, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said on the same day that the Ukrainian military continued to try to launch attacks in the direction of Zaporoge, South Donetsk and Donetsk in the past 24 hours, and the most active action took place in the direction of Zaporoge. In the battle in Zaporoge, the Russian army destroyed 33 tanks, 30 infantry fighting vehicles and 35 armored vehicles of the Ukrainian army within 24 hours; In the direction of Hellson, the Russian army destroyed more than 30 Ukrainian soldiers, destroyed two cars and an American M777 artillery system. In the direction of Donetsk, the Russian army repelled the Ukrainian army for eight attacks and wiped out 210 Ukrainian soldiers.

　　The Russian side’s continuous propaganda in recent days has "phased" defeated the large-scale counterattack of the Ukrainian army. Russia’s "Viewpoint" said on the 17th that Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that Ukraine is starting to try a new counterattack. "Now the battle is underway, but Kiev has no chance." He said that the Ukrainian army is using the so-called strategic reserve, but what is important is that they have failed to achieve their goals in any section. Putin said: "The loss of Ukrainian military technology and equipment continues to increase every day. Up to now, the Ukrainian army has lost about 186 tanks and 418 armored vehicles of various types. " The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the 14th that since the counterattack on June 4th, the Ukrainian army has killed or injured about 7,500 people on the combat contact line, which is not to mention the losses caused to the Ukrainian army by the Russian army’s use of long-range precision guided weapons and air power to penetrate into Ukraine.

　　Russian newspaper Izvestia quoted American political scientist John Varoli as saying on 17th that Putin’s most important statement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was about the loss of Ukrainian troops. "This is shocking and has caused anxiety among the elites in Washington, because the whole world has noticed that the so-called counterattack of the Ukrainian army has completely failed." NATO has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on this. Putin’s speech is absolutely humiliating NATO. He told the West that "how many equipment and personnel were destroyed in the Ukrainian counterattack".

　　Vladislav Shurikin, a Russian military expert, said in an interview with Izvestia: "Due to the heavy losses and the lack of success and prospect of breaking through our defense, the current counter-offensive activities of the Ukrainian army have declined. Now the attack on the front is not as fierce as before, because the first stage of the Ukrainian attack has not achieved results. In the Ukrainian military command, in the headquarters of the United States and NATO, we are now frantically looking for opportunities for success. Ukraine’s strategic turn will not happen again, and there is no chance. But they hope to achieve operational success at least in a certain area. "

　　West: Ukrainian counterattack is not as expected.

　　Western media also partially admitted that the Ukrainian counterattack failed to achieve the expected results. At present, the main breakthrough of the Ukrainian army is concentrated in the direction of Zaporoge, and the Ukrainian army has advanced several kilometers in the counterattack, which can be called "the victory of tactical scale." However, CNN said on the 17th that Ukraine’s counterattack against the Russian army has not yet gained "the momentum expected by optimistic observers". According to the report, the current Ukrainian attack is similar to a prelude to broader military operations. So far, the Ukrainian attack has made some progress in some parts of Ukraine, such as Zaporoge, which is regarded as the main target of Ukraine’s counterattack, because occupying it will mean cutting off the land bridge between Crimea and eastern Donetsk. However, "the Russian multi-level defense proved to be difficult to crack." CNN admits that the Ukrainian army must make a frontal attack on the well-prepared Russian defense positions, and the key lies in "the Ukrainian army lacks air superiority." The Russian army has spent several months strengthening local fortifications. "Ukrainians will never make a lightning breakthrough like last autumn in Kharkov." The latest intelligence assessment released by the British Ministry of Defence on the 17th also indicated that the Russian army "gained a temporary advantage in southern Ukraine" due to the successful attack on helicopters.

　　As for the strategic intention of the Ukrainian army’s current counterattack, compared with the optimistic expectation of "breaking through the Russian defense line and restoring the occupied territory", the opinions of all parties have also begun to change. According to the assessment of the American think tank War Research Institute, the Ukrainian army did not seem to concentrate the main forces assisted by the West in one direction to form an overwhelming force, but tried to launch attacks in different locations to find out the weak areas of the Russian defense line. However, the report reminded that the current strategy adopted by the Russian army is to use the defense line to consume the main force of the Ukrainian army. In particular, the main force of Ukraine, which is attacking forward, will leave the protection of its own short-range air defense and electronic warfare system and be more vulnerable to long-range strikes by the Russian army.

　　On 17th, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the director of Ukrainian President Zelensky’s office, said that the Ukrainian army’s counterattack had just begun, and in the first stage, it was mainly to increase the firepower of supplying the Russian rear in different directions, so as to reduce the overall defense capability of the Russian army. At present, the primary goal of the Ukrainian counterattack is not to break through the Russian defense line, but to eliminate as many Russian soldiers and technical equipment as possible and "increase the psychological pressure of the Russian army."

　　Russia’s "free media" website said on the 16th that the Pentagon revealed the size of the reserve team that the Ukrainian army can use to fight back. Mark Millie, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army, said that NATO has trained 60,000 soldiers for Ukraine. In order to advance the counterattack, the Ukrainian army formed 12 assault brigades. In addition, the United States is still training more Ukrainian troops. At the same time, western countries have trained 5,000 Ukrainian military operators (drivers, technicians and shooters) for NATO armored vehicles provided to Ukraine. Most of them are at the front now. "Ukrainian troops have used almost all NATO equipment, which is either on the front line or has been transferred from the third echelon to the second echelon." Ukrainian Independent News Agency reported on 17th that Ukrainian military expert Vladislav Seleznev said that the Ukrainian army was preparing for the upcoming combat operations. He said: "Can we say that a large-scale counterattack has begun? I think this preparation is still in progress, because at present, only three of the 12 assault brigades are put into use, and the others are in strategic preparation. What makes the Russian General Staff feel nervous is that they don’t know where the main force of the Ukrainian army will counterattack. It is difficult to predict how long Ukraine’s counterattack will last. Obviously, the final result will depend on the resources used and the resistance of the Russian army. "

　　Where is the next breakthrough?

　　In order to solve the current difficulties faced by the Ukrainian counterattack, the West is also constantly helping out ideas. In view of the current situation that the Ukrainian army failed to master the air superiority during the counterattack, a number of Ukrainian media reported on the 17th that the Swedish government revealed that the Swedish Air Force was training Ukrainian pilots, and it was speculated that this might be a precursor for Ukraine to acquire Swedish Gryphon fighters. It is said that Ukraine has been calling on the West to provide advanced fighters, mainly for American F-16 fighters. Due to the poor conditions of the Ukrainian air base, compared with the American-made F-16 fighter with complicated maintenance and high requirements for airport take-off and landing conditions, the Swedish Gryphon fighter was designed with the use requirements in the harsh battlefield environment in mind at the beginning, and the requirements for logistics were very low, so western military observers believe that the Gryphon fighter is more in line with the actual needs of Ukraine.

　　The US Power website said on the 17th that nearly two weeks after the dam of Kahovka Hydropower Station broke, although the raging flood flooded a large area of land downstream of the hydropower station, the water level in the upstream also dropped sharply, "actually eliminating the huge natural barrier that originally prevented the Ukrainian army from crossing the river". According to the report, there are rumors that Ukrainian special forces recently crossed the river upstream of Kahovka Hydropower Station and tried to build a bridgehead behind the current Russian defense line, thus posing a more direct threat to the Russian defense lines in Hellson and Crimea. The report speculated that the Ukrainian army might seize the changes brought about by the dam break and launch a new attack on the Russian army. "If this move is successful, Hellson and Crimea will face direct threats since Russian troops withdrew from the left bank of Dnepro River last autumn. In addition, if the Ukrainian army finds more crossing points in the upper reaches of Kahovka Hydropower Station, the Russian defense line in Zaporoge will also be threatened. "

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　　[Pre-market performance]

　　() US stock news As of press time, Dow futures dominated by blue chips fell by 0.21%; S&P 500 index futures fell 0.24%; Nasdaq 100 index futures, which are dominated by technology stocks, fell 0.43%.

　　Popular Chinese stocks rose before the market.

　　European stock markets rose. As of press time, the German DAX index rose by 0.41%. The French CAC40 index rose by 0.32%; Britain’s FTSE 100 index fell 0.83%.

　　In terms of commodity foreign exchange, as of press time, Brent crude oil fell by 0.24% to $82.14/barrel.

　　[Financial News]

　　Oil prices fell slightly as investors waited for clues to cut interest rates in the United States

　　Although tensions in the Middle East have intensified, oil prices have fallen slightly due to the possibility that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate will remain high for a longer period of time and the weak demand outlook. Investors are now focusing on the minutes of the Fed meeting later to find more clues about this year’s interest rate cut plan. Goldman Sachs analysts said in a report: "Commodities have recently paid close attention to the market pricing fluctuations of the Fed’s interest rate cuts." After the inflation data released earlier this month was higher than expected, the market postponed the expectation of early interest rate cut, which will depress demand and bring downward pressure on prices.

　　[company news]

　　SolarEdge fell 15% before the market. Q4 revenue fell sharply year-on-year. Q1 revenue outlook for 24 years was worse than expected.

　　Solaredge, an Israeli photovoltaic inverter supplier, fell 15% to $71.99 before trading. In the news, SolarEdge lost $0.92 per share after adjustment in the fourth quarter, and analysts expected a loss of $1.30; Revenue in the fourth fiscal quarter was $316.0 million, significantly lower than $890.7 million in the same period last year; It is estimated that the revenue in the first fiscal quarter of 2004 will be 175-215 million dollars, and analysts expect 373.2 million dollars; It is estimated that the adjusted gross profit margin in the first fiscal quarter will be in the range of "down 3% to up 1%".

　　Glencore cut its profits in 2023.

　　Glencore announced a sharp drop in profits in 2023 and lowered its dividend. The data shows that Glencore’s core profit is $17.1 billion, which is about half of the record level a year ago, but it is still one of the best achievements in history.

　　Rio Tinto’s profit fell by 12% in 2023, and it is still facing the pressure of rising costs this year.

　　Rio Tinto announced on Wednesday that its basic profit in 2023 fell by 12% to $11.8 billion, and the market expected it to be $11.7 billion. The world’s largest iron ore producer said it would pay a dividend of $2.58 per share, compared with $2.25 per share last year.

　　Chuan Disney and Sony reached an agreement to cooperate in DVD and Blu-ray disc business.

　　According to informed sources, Disney has reached an agreement with Sony. According to the agreement, Sony will take over most of Disney’s DVD and Blu-ray disc sales in the United States and Canada, thus helping Disney get rid of this business that has fallen sharply in recent years.

　　It is said that western oil will sell WesternMidstream for $20 billion to reduce its debt.

　　According to a person familiar with the matter, Western Petroleum is considering selling WesternMidstream Partners, an American pipeline operator mainly based on natural gas, whose market value including debt is close to 20 billion US dollars.

　　Ford lowered the price of Mustang electric SUV to a maximum of $8,100.

　　Ford Motor Company said on Tuesday that it had lowered the price of its MustangMach-E Mustang electric SUV by up to $8,100 due to the sharp decline in sales in January.

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The design of Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV combines elegance and modernity. The front face adopts the classic design of Mercedes-Benz family style. The unique air intake grille design complements the brand logo, and the LED headlights on both sides show a unique sense of technology. The overall style is simple and powerful, the body lines are smooth, and the overall shape is highly recognizable.

Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV has a body size of 4880*2032*1679mm, a wheelbase of 3030mm, and front and rear wheel tracks of 1649mm and 1662mm respectively. The side lines of the car are smooth, and the proportion of the car body is coordinated, showing a combination of modernity and sportiness. In addition, it is equipped with 235/55 R19 tires and adopts a unique rim style, which adds more personality and charm to the vehicle.

The interior design of Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV embodies the perfect combination of luxury and technology, and the exquisite leather seats in the car provide excellent comfort and support. The seat is equipped with heating and ventilation functions, which further enhances the riding experience. The driver’s seat and co-pilot seat also have power seat memory function, which makes it easy for drivers to save and recall personal seat settings. The center console is equipped with a 12.8-inch high-definition screen, which supports voice recognition control of multimedia system, navigation, telephone, air conditioner and sunroof, bringing convenient operation experience to drivers. The steering wheel is made of leather, which supports electric up-and-down and forward-and-backward adjustment, which increases driving comfort. In addition, the car is equipped with USB and Type-C interfaces, which are convenient for front and rear passengers to charge and transmit data. The front row also has a wireless charging function to meet the needs of modern drivers. The design of seats and interiors fully demonstrates the high-end quality and humanistic care of Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV.

Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV is equipped with an excellent electric engine with a maximum power of 300 kW and a maximum torque of 858 Nm, which brings rapid power output and excellent driving experience to drivers.

According to the evaluation of car home car owners, the power performance of Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV is acceptable, but the low-profile models lack the rear wheel steering function, which leads to the lack of vehicle flexibility. Compared with its oil tanker BMW 3 Series, its handling performance is slightly inferior, especially when encountering a big pit, the body is more redundant and the suspension adjustment is soft.

An autonomous luxury car priced at one million, with sales of more than 1,500 units in a single month, would have been unimaginable a few years ago! However, looking up to the U8 to achieve the milestone moment of domestic high-end cars in the first full delivery month has also made other competitors extremely envious.

In particular, the brand premium of Looking Up U8 has reached a new height. For Looking Up Auto, it will be more confident to launch more million-class luxury cars in the future.On January 10, Looking Up Auto suddenly released a teaser picture of the brand’s third model, Looking Up U7, and from the official poster, it can be seen that the new car is positioned as a million-level new energy flagship sedan.Who is going to "panic" again?

Looking up at U7, exposing the "true face"

If the finale of 2023 is the Xiaomi SU7, then the competition in 2024 is looking up to the U7. A blockbuster new car continues to be launched, it seems that new energy vehicles are going to be lively again!

Let’s take a look at the official spoilers first. It has to be said that the Looking Up U7 is somewhat similar to the Looking Up U9 that was unveiled before, especially the two cars use the "time gate" design language, and the front face light group forms a symmetrical C shape as a whole, and even the strip texture inside the light group remains the same. In addition, the low lying feeling emphasized by the Looking Up U9, which is positioning the million-level pure electric performance supercar, also appears on the Looking Up U7.

The official picture also exposes the side and tail design of the looking U7, which is basically unmysterious. It can be seen that the new car adopts a hidden door handle, exquisite rim shape, and a large back design, and the line portrayal is more powerful. The tail is a through taillight with a layered lower surround, and the overall design language is relatively simple. In addition, the body can see the lidar, and it is expected that there will be high-end intelligent driving on the car.

Although looking up at the U7 and U9 have encountered more extreme evaluations from the perspective of styling design, many netizens said that "the design cannot be appreciated", but the three models that have been disclosed by Looking Up Auto insist on using similar designs, indicating that Looking Up Auto is still quite confident.What’s more, there is BYD’s new energy technology as a backer, and there is a look-up U8 endorsement that has entered the "hot-selling" ranks. Looking up at cars may not be committed to design.

Looking up to the U7’s murderous look, competing with Porsche and NIO?

Without warning, the release of Looking Up at the U7, Looking Up at the Car is actually well-prepared, directly targeting the million-level luxury new energy car market.

At present, the information released by Looking Up U7 is also in terms of power performance, including having more than 1,000 horsepower, which subverts the performance limit of the car. Referring to the power configuration of Looking Up U8 and Looking Up U9 models, Brother Guilu guesses that Looking Up U7 has the opportunity to use a plug-in hybrid system composed of 2.0T + four independent motors. If equipped with a large-capacity battery pack, its comprehensive range will exceed 1,000 kilometers.

BYD also revealed that the Looking Up U7 will be equipped with Easy Sifang technology. The Easy Sifang technology has been fully exerted on the Looking Up U8. Compared with the traditional fuel vehicle power system, the "Easy Sifang" responds faster and adjusts the dynamics of the four-wheel end of the vehicle independently at millisecond speed through the electric drive system with stronger perception, providing ultimate performance and ultimate experience.

As a leader in new energy vehicles in China, BYD’s technical reserves do not stop there. In 2023, a number of BYD models are equipped with the newly developed Yunnian system, including Yunnian-C intelligent damping body control system, Yunnian-A intelligent air body control system, Yunnian-P intelligent hydraulic body control system, and Yunnian-X fully active body control system.It is expected that the U7 will also be equipped with the Cloud Carriage system, which will give the new car greater advantages in terms of driving and performance. However, the official has not disclosed specific information for the time being.

According to the analysis of new energy cars that have been listed and unveiled, at the price of one million yuan, the direct competitor looking up to the U7 is the Porsche Taycan. As Porsche’s first pure electric model, the price range of the Porsche Taycan is 89.8-183 8,000 yuan, spanning a large range of prices and different power and cruising range configurations, providing consumers with a richer choice of products.Unfortunately, the Porsche Taycan suffered a sales waterloo in 2023, with the lowest monthly sales of no more than 100 units. Otherwise, the showdown between the two models is expected to be very interesting.

In addition, the newly unveiled NIO ET9 announced a pre-sale price of 800,000 yuan, and the new car brings together NIO’s latest research and development of the first self-developed high-performance intelligent driving chip, 46105 large cylindrical battery, self-developed global 900V high-voltage architecture, Tianxing intelligent chassis system and other cutting-edge technologies.Although the NIO ET9 is targeted at the luxury executive sedan market, the pricing level may overlap with the U7.

The price ceiling that once dared not be touched by independent brands has now been broken one by one. BYD, GAC Aian, and JK have all launched million-class new energy vehicles in 2023, trying to snatch the cake of traditional luxury brands. Although million-class luxury cars are destined to be niche, the showdown between independent luxury cars and multinational giants is quite exciting. What do you think?

Yichexun Recently, Lectra 07 EM-P and Lectra 08 EM-P ushered in the last big OTA upgrade in 2024, and successively pushed Lynk Flyme Auto version 1.7.0 software to users, which comprehensively improved the user’s winter car experience and strengthened the driving safety and cockpit entertainment experience.

According to the official, in this OTA upgrade, Lingke EM-P Super Gemini focuses on improving the pain points of users’ winter cars, adding 14 functions in terms of comfort experience, driving efficiency and cockpit entertainment, and optimizing more than 40 experiences. In view of the user’s winter travel, charging and other scenes, Lectra EM-P Super Gemini has added three winter scene cards in the intelligent scene assistant: warm field master, warm charging and lying flat, and defogging king king. Optimize the heating opening rate, PTC heating power and widen the DC charging temperature range of the steering wheel of the remote car control of the Lectra App, so that users can embrace warmth when they get on the bus.

In terms of driving, LEEK EM-P Super Gemini has added the functions of map green light countdown, yellow light status display, and blind spot passing warning, which helps users to better plan the speed when passing through intersections, prevent cars coming from blind spots, improve the traffic efficiency of multi-scenes, and at the same time make driving safer.

The cockpit experience has also been continuously upgraded, which has enhanced the user’s travel experience. STR(Suspend To RAM) super-electric quick-start response function is added, which significantly improves the starting speed of the vehicle. Add cloud listening App and Co Pad functions, not only can you enjoy massive audio content at will, but also can use the in-car entertainment camera to conduct WeChat video and Tencent video conference, and support the delivery of Tencent video and iQiyi video in Co Pad to the central control screen to realize front/back simultaneous viewing.

With this upgrade, LINKE 07 EM-P’s NOA advanced intelligent driving assistance system Pro ushered in a major breakthrough, which not only expanded the scope of high-speed NOA service to the whole country (except Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), but also added NOA elevated ramp function, further enhancing the safety of special sections and bringing advanced intelligent driving enjoyment to the upcoming Spring Festival holiday. After actively listening to users’ driving feedback, Linke 08 EM-P not only returned to the virtual venue sound effect in this OTA, but also retained the panoramic sound of WANOS to meet the personalized music needs of different users.

Editor in charge: Qin Qingbao

On the evening of December 22nd, Know Car Emperor held the 2023 Winter Conference. According to the person in charge of Chedi’s winter test project, after five years of normal temperature test and three years of extreme environmental test, Chedi has accumulated more than 2,000 test models, becoming the first automobile content platform to build a full-scene and systematic test. In 2024, Knowing Car Emperor will increase the investment in intelligent and safety measurement, and carry out more in-depth and professional tests to provide users with reference.

According to reports, in the past five years, Know Car Emperor has carried out large-scale tests on popular models that are popular in the market and concerned by users, with more than 2,000 measured models and more than 900,000 data. On the basis of normal temperature test, since 2021, Knowing Car Emperor began to conduct winter test and summer test in extremely cold and high temperature environment, covering nearly 300 new energy vehicles in three years, and built a complete test system and an industry-leading measured database with the scene of "normal temperature+limit".

In order to describe the assisted driving ability and the performance of the intelligent cockpit more strictly and accurately, the car-knowing emperor also developed a test tool and analysis algorithm. In the assisted driving test, based on the visual perception algorithm of neural network, the vehicle’s centering, following distance and response time in the lane are quantitatively tracked, which solves the limitation of subjective evaluation of assisted driving in the past. In the vehicle testing, key data such as application response time, vehicle sensitivity and fluency can be obtained through frame-by-frame analysis of self-developed testing tools and visual software.

In 2024, Knowing Car Emperor will increase investment in both intelligence and safety, and set up research institutes and special laboratories in conjunction with relevant state departments and authoritative testing institutions to carry out more in-depth and professional tests, so as to provide users with more objective and fair test results.

At the meeting, Zhiche Emperor announced the test results of normal temperature and winter in 2023. The data shows that China brand new energy vehicles continue to maintain their leading position in joint ventures and imported vehicles. In the normal temperature and high-speed endurance test of pure electric vehicles in 2023, 9 of the top 10 are China brands, and the domestic pure electric vehicles with endurance test in winter are the top 13. In the intelligent test, under the extremely difficult snow, night and backlight environment, the domestic production rate of 8 passing models reached 100%.

With the gradual transformation of the automobile industry to new energy sources, users have higher and higher demand for real owner content and long-term in-depth experience content. Based on the change of users’ needs, Knowing Car Emperor will launch the product of "Owner’s Word of Mouth". This product invites real car owners to evaluate their vehicles, and combines the dimensions of appearance, space and intelligence that users are most concerned about. Through the self-developed automobile industry model, the contents of massive car reviews are semantically analyzed, classified and summarized, and displayed at the product end. When users need to know or buy a car, they can see it at first sight by opening the car-understanding App and entering the car page.

In order to let more car owners participate in the content co-creation and measured experience, Knowing Car Emperor will also launch the "Million Car Owners Evaluation Plan". The plan includes four sections, namely, the car manager’s evaluation, the public test challenge, the public test experience camp, and the winter and summer test open day. Users can participate deeply and share the personal test data and experience with more people. For the high-quality car owners in the evaluation plan, Knowing Car Emperor will provide a number of support and incentive measures, including building a brand-new user growth system, selecting the top 100 car owners every year, rewarding millions of creative funds, giving head users the qualification to participate in official activities, giving priority to participating in activities such as experience camps and open days, so that every sharing by users can bring value to others.

1905 movie network news　On April 26th, 2018 annual ceremony of the 10th China Film Directors Association was held in Beijing, and various honors were announced one by one. Jia Zhangke was awarded the director of the year award for "Children of Jianghu". Dying to Survive won the film of the year. The honors of actor and actress of the year belong to Eric Wang, starring Dying to Survive, and Ma Yili, starring "Finding You". Huang Jianxin won the director’s honor of outstanding contribution of the year.

　

On the day of the commendation ceremony, Starlight Glimmer, Chen Daoming, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Chen Kaige, Li Shaohong, Chen Kexin, Zhou Xun, Tao Hong, Chen Kun, Zhou Yiwei, Huang Jue, Tan Zhuo, Ren Suxi, Zhang Yu and other filmmakers gathered together to witness the moment when various honors were announced.

　

The commendation meeting of China Film Directors Association has been held for ten times this year, and a platform for directors’ communication has been established with professionalism and authority. Yin Li, chairman of the jury of final appeal, said that in the past year, young directors made their mark, excellent works on realistic themes emerged constantly, and competition for various honors was fierce, and "professional position and director’s vision" was the criteria for the selection of the nine jury of final appeal.

　

Jia Zhangke won the most weighty "Director of the Year" award that night with "Children of Jianghu". In his acceptance speech, he said: "It’s the first time that I’ve been filming for 20 years and won the honor at home. "Jianghu Children" was very emotional when it was filmed. The people who make movies are actually children of the rivers and lakes, who are at home all over the world and have no fixed place to live. The movies are full of feelings and righteousness in the rivers and lakes. " He did not forget to invite Liao Fan and Zhao Tao, the two main stars of the film, to share the joy on stage. "Without them, there would be no such honor."

　

The actress of the year honor was won by Ma Yili, the star of Finding You. Ma Yili’s performance of breaking through the image and sacrificing himself in the play was unanimously recognized by the judges. On the stage, she recalled the tortuous course of Finding You from the script to the final formation. "At that time, there were not many directors willing to direct this play. Thank you for joining us as’ women’. I would also like to thank Yao Chen. No matter who wins, it is the common honor of both of us. Without her, there would be no me. " In addition, Ma Yili also talked about the importance of the director’s encouragement to the actors: "Every encouragement is very important to us, and every actor deserves to be hugged."

　

Eric Wang beat Xú Zhēng, Liao Fan and other powerful actors to win the actor of the year award, which surprised many people. He also repeatedly said that he didn’t expect to reap such a heavy honor. "Thank you, director, for giving me food. I will enjoy this meal, chew it slowly and digest it well." In the backstage group interview, he said with tears in his eyes that the person he most wanted to thank at this time was his late mother. "My mother had a long struggle with illness, and this experience also enabled me to quickly enter the character state in the play."

　

In addition to the actor of the year, Dying to Survive also won the film of the year and the young director of the year, which was the biggest winner that night. Muye Wen, a graduate student majoring in directing at Beijing Film Academy, invited her two mentors, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Wang Hongwei, to take the stage to share the honor. "Thank you very much for your guidance and help. Young directors have a chance to emerge because of the help of their predecessors, and we will help more young directors in the future. As the teacher said, I will shoot the next movie as if I had never filmed Dying to Survive. "

　

2018 commendation list of the 10th China Film Directors Association:

　

Film of the Year: Dying to Survive

Director of the year: Jia Zhangke’s "Children of Jianghu"

Actress of the Year: Ma Yili’s "Finding You"

Actor of the Year: Eric Wang Dying to Survive.

Screenplay of the year: Tashi Dawa and Sonthar Gyal’s "Ala Ginger"

Young Director of the Year: Muye Wen Dying to Survive

Director of Outstanding Contribution of the Year: Huang Jianxin

Director of Hong Kong and Taiwan of the Year: Zhuang Wenqiang’s "The Warriors"

Special commendation from the jury: Great World

　　Foxconn Technology Group is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D and manufacturing of 6C products such as computers, communications and consumer electronics, and widely involved in digital content, automotive components, channels, cloud computing services, and the development and application of new energy and new materials.

　　With forward-looking decision-making, rooted technology and professional manufacturing, Foxconn has developed rapidly since it was established in Zhaoji, Taiwan Province in 1974 and invested in Chinese mainland in 1988. With more than one million employees and top customers in the world, it is the largest technology manufacturing service provider in the electronic industry in the world. In 2018, it ranked 27th in Fortune Global 500.

　　Guizhou Industrial Park is located in Qianzhong Road Electronic Information Industrial Park, Gui ‘an New District, Guizhou Province. It mainly produces Nokia/Huawei mobile phones, LEDs, nano touch screens, etc. At present, the factory area has more than 13,000 people, and it is the largest mobile phone R&D and manufacturing base in southwest China. The park has a beautiful environment and pleasant scenery, and complete supporting facilities such as staff quarters, restaurants and activity places.

　　Recruitment requirements:

　　Age requirement: 16.5-45 years old (male or female)

　　Certificate requirements: second-generation magnetic ID card within the validity period.

　　Education requirements: Junior high school education or above.

　　Physical requirements: physical and mental health, no steel plate, no infectious diseases.

　　Salary and treatment:

　　[salary composition]

　　The basic salary during the probation period is 1850 yuan/month, and the monthly income is about 2800-3500 yuan;

　　After becoming a full member, the basic salary is 2000 yuan/month, and the monthly income is about 3100-3800 yuan;

　　At present, it is at the peak of production, and the bonus and benefits are as follows:

　　1. 200 yuan/person will be given as an entry bonus to new employees after they have been employed for three months;

　　2. After the job seeker successfully joins the job, he will be subsidized by 100 yuan/person or 200 yuan/person in the following month (100 yuan in Guizhou Province, 200 yuan outside the province, subject to the place of origin of the ID card).

　　3. The job seeker pays the medical examination fee first, and returns it to 80 yuan/person the following month after successfully joining the job;

　　4. After the employee joins the company, he/she can get the maximum attendance bonus of 500 yuan/person/month without being absent, absent from work, working overtime and other violations of discipline;

　　To sum up, the total salary income during the peak production period is about 4500;

　　Salary calculation method: basic salary+post allowance+night shift allowance+overtime pay+other bonuses.

　　8-hour working week from Monday to Friday, and the expenses shall be paid according to the labor law standard.

　　Overtime work from Monday to Friday is paid at 1.5 times the salary.

　　Overtime on Saturdays and Sundays shall be paid at twice the salary.

　　Pay overtime pay at 3 times the salary on legal holidays.

　　Issue year-end bonus and production incentive bonus according to the production situation (production peak season)

　　[Salary Payment Time]

　　11th of each month, holidays are advanced.

　　[holiday period]

　　The annual statutory holiday is 11 days, and the paid annual holiday system is also implemented. Other paid holidays (marriage leave, maternity leave, funeral leave, etc.) are in accordance with laws and regulations.

　　[training]

　　1. Provide all kinds of management and skills training free of charge to improve the comprehensive ability of employees.

　　2. The company cooperates with many universities in China to offer on-the-job academic education classes and provide learning opportunities.

　　[promotion]

　　Those who perform well will get the opportunity of salary adjustment and promotion.

　　Interview location:

　　Gui ‘an Recruitment Center of Foxconn Science and Technology Group (you can use the map of Gaode to search)

　　Bus route:

　　1. Take bus No.201, 202, 204 and 248 to Luoping bus terminal and turn to bus No.704 to Foxconn Science Park;

　　2. Take the No.11 bus to Foxconn Technology Group at Guizhu intersection in Huaxi.

　　For details, please contact: 0851-88575999-63100 Ms. Chen.

Text | Front Travel

On the last day of March, china automobile dealers association released a bad forecast: the car market was lower than expected in March, and the terminal sales of passenger cars were around 1.65 million.

At the end of the quarter, in order to sprint the target, all car companies started a new round of price wars, and the passenger flow increased. However, consumers were in a strong mood to hold money for purchase, and the order conversion was insufficient, which led to the weak growth of the auto market in March.

Of course, there are also relatively optimistic news. Due to the price drop, a large number of potential customers started to use new energy vehicles. The Association predicted that the new energy penetration rate in March could reach 45.5%. This level is already at the historical high level of full-month permeability, but is it really the case? We may know a thing or two from the car companies that have announced the results of new energy.

AITO, the ideal fault leads, and the zero run surpasses Weilai and Tucki.

The new forces have always been the "vanguard" to announce sales results. As of press time, AITO, Ideality, Krypton, Weilai and Tucki have all announced their deliveries in March.

Among them, AITO delivered a total of 31,727 new cars in March, surpassing the ideal and becoming the first monthly sales of new power brands. Specific to the vehicle types, the new M7 and the new M9 delivered 24,598 and 6,243 vehicles respectively, with the former being the "No.1 in the sales volume of new power vehicles" and the latter being the "No.1 in the sales volume of new power vehicles above 500,000 yuan", which strongly seized the ideal share in the high-end new energy family car market. For reference, the new M7 sold 18,479 vehicles in February, up 24.88% year-on-year. It must be said that its market performance is really eye-catching.

However, it may be that the performance of the new M7 in the field of inquiry is too strong, but it makes the introductory M5 look a bit "redundant". You know, the threshold for buying a car for the M5 is 249,800 yuan, which is completely consistent with the new M7 with higher positioning. Consumers are definitely more willing to choose the new M7 with more space. At present, Xiaotong hasn’t found the news about the change of the M5, but in order to gain a wider audience, it will be the focus to ask how much the M5′ s future price can drop.

LI delivered only 28,984 vehicles in March, and the sales volume of the new power was surpassed by AITO. However, LI made great progress, with vehicles delivered in March increasing by 39.2% year-on-year and 52.9% year-on-year in the first quarter. Moreover, as of March 31st, LI has delivered 713,764 vehicles, becoming the first brand of new forces in China to complete the milestone of delivering 700,000 vehicles.

In March, 2024 L-series SUVs and a new pure electric MPV ideal MEGA were ideally launched. Even though the ideal MEGA didn’t get the official expected response after it went on the market, it did contribute some sales at present. The 2024 L series has indeed been fully upgraded, and the price has hardly changed, and it is still the backbone of the brand.

In addition, LI’s next focus will be the upcoming ideal L6. As a reference, the car purchase threshold of the ideal L7 is 301,800 yuan, and the ideal L6 with more entry-level positioning will undoubtedly have a lower starting price. In this way, the ideal L series will at least no longer have no price advantage when competing with M7.

In addition to AITO and LI, Zero Run, Weilai and Tucki also announced their deliveries in March, with 14,567 vehicles, 11,866 vehicles and 9,026 vehicles respectively.

Zero run can surpass Weilai and Tucki, and the official said that C10 is the main reason. A medium-sized SUV only needs 128,800 yuan, and many configurations are ahead of the same level. Zero-run C10 has become the "flat replacement" of the ideal L series with its obvious cost-performance advantage. In addition, the newly released Zero Run C11, Zero Run C01 and Zero Run T03 have applied a brand-new electronic and electrical architecture, which has been upgraded in appearance, interior, intelligent driving, cockpit and other dimensions.

Xiaotong believes that the improvement of product strength is undoubtedly the main reason why zero-run cars can surpass Weilai and Tucki under the premise of ensuring cost performance. It is worth noting that the zero-run car has signed a contract with Huawei, and the HarmonyOS native application will be mass-produced in the future. The high-end and smooth smart cockpit has become a car purchase factor for more and more consumers. The cooperation between Zero Run and Huawei will not only provide users with a smarter car experience, but also make the brand quickly enter the first echelon in the intelligent field.

The monthly sales of Weilai and Tucki are growing steadily. Weilai did not push new moves in the first quarter, but Xiaotong learned that the switching of 2024 models under Weilai brand has been basically completed, and the intelligent cockpit and intelligent driving field will usher in a major upgrade in April.

Tucki launched the brand-new MPV Tucki X9 this year, and has delivered nearly 8,000 vehicles in three months, which is a brand-new sales pillar. However, for Xpeng Motors, there is still much room for improvement. To this end, Tucki will release a brand-new sub-brand at the Beijing Auto Show, and the product price will drop to the range of 100,000-150,000 yuan, competing with traditional brands such as Ai ‘an and BAIC to grab a special car and enter the A-class car market.

Generally speaking, the head market structure of the new energy auto market has not changed in March, and it is still asking the world, ideal zero run, and a number of new forces are eyeing. What is worrying is that the new power camp has begun to show obvious differentiation, especially the sales achievements of brands such as Weilai and Tucki have been delayed, which will make people wonder whether they have touched the ceiling.

BYD and Geely "blossomed more", while GAC Ai ‘an and SAIC Volkswagen have hidden concerns.

Traditional brands release sales data slowly, but there are also brands such as BYD, GAC Ai ‘an, Geely, Wuling and SAIC Volkswagen that quickly follow up. Among them, BYD is still the "leader" in new energy sales. In March, it sold a total of 301,631 new energy passenger cars, an increase of 147.8% from the previous month.

Specifically, Dynasty Family and Ocean Net are the absolute sales force of the Group, with a total of 286,712 vehicles sold in March, up 151.4% from the previous month. Tengshi’s chain-on-chain growth also exceeded 100%. Looking up to Auto and Equation Leopard, they positioned the mid-to high-end market, but thanks to the steady growth of market demand, they increased by 39.7% and 53.7% respectively.

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After entering March, the products of Dynasty Family and Ocean Net quickly followed the "Glory Edition" model, and the cost performance was significantly improved, which further stimulated the sales of the already best-selling cars. The newly listed BYD Yuan UP has pulled the car purchase threshold of small pure electric SUV to less than 100,000 yuan, and the cost performance is also very high, but the vitality of the small SUV market is not high, and the role of Yuan UP has not been highlighted yet.

GAC Ai ‘an sold a total of 32,530 vehicles in March, an increase of 95.1% from the previous month. Although this figure is compared with the monthly sales level of about 40,000 vehicles in the second half of last year, it is still in a steady growth state.

In order to stimulate the sales growth, GAC Ai ‘an launched the corresponding preferential policies in March, and the official said that it won the order volume of nearly 1,600 vehicles on March 11th. At that time, some media even predicted that the sales volume of GAC Ai ‘an in March was expected to exceed 50,000 vehicles.

Obviously, the temporary surge in sales does not mean that it can be maintained, and it is worth noting that its high-end brand Haobo has no obvious effect on promoting brand sales.

Haobo currently has two products with high quality and cost performance. Consumers can buy a medium-sized and large-sized pure electric product for more than 200,000 yuan. However, the image of "network car" left by Ai ‘an to users is too profound. Although Haobo does not take the B-end market, the binding between Haobo and Ai ‘an is too deep, which affects the speed of Haobo’s market expansion. How to change the stereotype of users on the brand is a problem that GAC Ai ‘an needs to face.

Geely Automobile Group sold 150,835 vehicles in March, of which the penetration rate of new energy was about 30%, and a total of 44,791 new energy vehicles were sold. Among them, Galaxy series and Geometry series sold 10,185 vehicles and 12,882 vehicles respectively, up by 12% and 23% respectively. The Krypton brand delivered 13,012 vehicles in March, with a year-on-year increase of over 95%. The brand-new Krypton 001 and Krypton 007 both played a key role.

Wuling did not announce the sales volume of all models, but only announced the sales data of Wuling Binguo and Wuling Binguo PLUS in March: 12,694 vehicles.

At present, in the small pure electric vehicle market, BYD Seagull, BYD Dolphin and Wuling Bingo are at the leading level of faults, but Wuling Bingo is still at the level of being "suppressed" by dolphins by about 1000 vehicles. Wuling Bingo PLUS, which has been on the market for more than a month, has really helped Wuling Bingo alleviate a lot of competitive pressure.

From the data point of view, the combination of Wuling Bingo+Wuling Bingo PLUS is still inferior to the combination of dolphins and seagulls, but Wuling has gradually shifted the position of strategic products from mini-cars to small cars. At present, the market share of mini-cars continues to shrink, and the sales volume is directly halved compared with the peak period. Except for Hongguang MINIEV, the sales volume of models such as Panda mini and Chery Ice Cream is only 10,000.

The positioning of a small car is similar to that of a mini-car, and it is also used for daily commuting, but it pursues space and comfort more, and its configuration is relatively higher. According to the latest purchase tax policy, pure electric vehicles with a battery life of less than 200km and a battery life of not less than 120km at low temperature can not enjoy the purchase tax exemption, which gives small new energy vehicles a competitive advantage.

Considering that both dolphins and seagulls have launched glory versions, consumers might as well start positioning smaller cars with higher budgets. It is almost certain that the relevant policy requirements will only get higher and higher, and the shrinking of the mini-car market is irreversible. It is the best choice for car companies to transfer the battlefield in time.

Compared with domestic brands, the achievements of joint venture brands in the new energy market are not mainstream, but several car companies have gradually gained a foothold, and SAIC Volkswagen is one of them.

According to official data, the sales volume of SAIC Volkswagen ID. Family once again exceeded 10,000 vehicles in March, among which Volkswagen ID.3 became the main sales force of Volkswagen ID. Family without any surprise. However, the official has not released the detailed sales data of its specific models. It is not difficult to guess how bleak the sales performance of other models except Volkswagen ID.3 is.

This product front that needs "one enemy against a hundred" seems to be helpful to the sales data, but it may gradually become synonymous with "cheap big bowl", and the more the brand goes up, the more difficult it is. After all, "waiting for the party" may be waiting for the opportunity to cut prices.

However, SAIC Volkswagen does not seem to intend to change the status quo. According to the latest news, the government also uses a number of financial policies and hedging rates to market Volkswagen ID.3, further emphasizing the cost-effective nature of products. In addition to SAIC-Volkswagen, pure electric products such as SAIC-GM Buick and BMW Brilliance are also powerful terminal promotions.

Obviously, the joint venture brand has long recognized its limitations in the field of new energy, but if it wants to change the status quo, it can’t just rely on actions such as enriching the product line, but needs to start changing from the starting point of the product. Facing the increasingly fierce competition in the new energy market, Volkswagen chose to join hands with Tucki; Audi and Zhiji platform reached a cooperation; Dongfeng Honda has developed Lingxi brand for the new energy market …

They realize that this is ahead of most joint venture brands, but it is not so easy to change consumer stereotypes. According to the practice that almost all car companies choose "price for quantity", in the future, joint venture brands will present a multi-brand front in the new energy market, with at least one responsible for volume and one responsible for high-end.

Write it at the end

Although there are still many car companies that have not released the sales data in March at the time of writing, judging from the published results, the new energy brands in March basically got rid of the impact of the off-season in February, and their development is returning to the right track. Especially the automobile brands that have been in the leading position in sales volume have almost reached the peak at the end of last year, but it will take longer for Weilai and Tucki, which only launch pure electric products, to recover.

However, the fun is yet to come. The first quarter has passed, and car companies need to focus on the future in time.

At the end of April, Beijing Auto Show, the first large-scale international auto show in China this year, will officially open. In the face of the upcoming "splash of wealth", various manufacturers will launch the most advanced products, technologies and even brand-new sub-brands at that time. In addition to the new brand to be released by Tucki, Xiaotong learned that Cadillac Aoge, Zero Run brand new model, Geely Galaxy E5, Extreme Yue 07 and other products will all be unveiled.

These brands have made some achievements in the field of new energy, and will make in-depth adjustments in the positioning, experience and market competitiveness of new products, so as to adapt to the increasingly fierce competition in the new energy market. It is foreseeable that the growth potential of the new energy auto market will be deeply explored in April due to the Beijing Auto Show, and the results will only be better than that in March.