1905 movie network feature Just into July, the sudden death of Italian composer Ennio Morricone caused fans around the world to mourn.

The most famous and prolific film score master of the 20th century, he has composed scores for more than 500 films and television over a period of more than 50 years.

Including "Once Upon a Time in America", "Red Dead Redemption" and other films, the fields involved include: classical, jazz, pop, rock, electronic, avant-garde music, Italian folk music, etc…

His works not only accompany generations of young people, with a full, free, and light mood, through every dull day, but also provide a source of inspiration for many film masters. His career is half a film history, and many filmmakers still use soundtracks to continue his spirit.

For the average audience, the name Ennio Morricone may sound a bit unfamiliar, but you must have heard of his soundtrack. Because of his production, the recognition of the work, and the citation rate are too high.

"Once Upon a Time in the West" alone has been quoted in five films, including Bruce Lee’s "Dragon Crossing the River" and Johnny Depp’s "Pirates of the Caribbean 3". There is also the Deborah-themed score of "Once Upon a Time in America," most familiar to Chinese fans, which was used by Wong Kar-wai at the end.

In the most colorful part of "The Grandmaster", Gong Er confided in Ip Man. Wong Kar-wai chose "La Donna Romantica", an episode written by Morricone for the Italian film "Teach Me How to Love You" in 1966.

Even in restaurants, cafes, radio stations, advertisements, and evening shows, we often hear his soundtracks, such as Giuseppe Tonadore’s "Time and Space Series" ("Cinema Paradise" and "Pianist at Sea").

"Once Upon a Time" by Sergio Leone (Once Upon a Time in the West, Once Upon a Time in Revolution, Once Upon a Time in America).

And "Redemption Series" ("Red Dead Redemption", "Twilight Redemption", "Golden Three Redemption").

These three series are the most important masterpieces of Morricone’s soundtrack career, and they have also provided a generation of Chinese audiences with the cognitive enlightenment of European films.

He was inspired by his father, a jazz trumpeter, and his mother, who gave him free will. Morricone, who grew up in an immersive environment, completed a four-year course at the conservatory in two years.

After working on orchestral and chamber music for a while, I first tried to score a film for elementary school alumnus Sergio Leone’s "Red Dead Redemption," which ushered in a 20-year collaboration between the two and ushered in a whole new era of Westerns.

Before the "Escort Series", Westerns followed the classical style represented by American films such as "Flying Off Mountain", "Red River Valley" and "Raider of the Wild". Italian directors such as Leone have successfully turned "macaroni" -style Westerns into a popular classic through low-budget Westerns such as the "Escort Series".

The so-called "macaroni" Western is a cheap B-rated Western created by Italian directors. Low cost and low risk, giving creators more freedom.

In "Red Dead Redemption", Morricone ditched the exaggerated and expensive orchestral music of traditional film soundtracks and instead created his own style, using non-traditional instruments such as electric guitars, wind instruments, Mexican horns, and mufflers, mixed with whistles, guns, whips, finger snaps, and other environmental sound effects, not only creating a magnificent, desolate, and playful atmosphere, but also pioneering the narrative elements in music.

In the Western film collaborated by two old friends, we can experience a unique Italian romance from the story to the music: with wildness and innocence.

This romance not only moved audiences accustomed to classical school, but also moved many small movie fans, and led them to enter the film industry. For example, Quentin Tarantino, the "Golden Three Redemptions" in the "Redemption" series has always been the first in his personal list.

It is said that Morricone had almost refused to score Quentin’s music because of his poor aesthetic, and later the two collaborated again in "Eight Villains". Morricone won the 88th Academy Award for Best Original Score for the film, ending his 51-year Oscar career.

Morricone’s relationship with the Oscars, like his attitude towards his homeland and Hollywood, has always been reserved.

He has won five Oscar nominations for Best Original Score for "The Church", "Iron Faces", "The World of Pride" and "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily", but he returned empty-handed.

He refused the free apartment offered to him by Hollywood, and even refused to learn English. Even when he took the stage to accept the award, he "debuted" with the star Clint Eastwood during the "escort" period to help translate.

He loves his hometown so much that he would rather live in Rome forever. We can feel Lao Mo’s nostalgia for his hometown through music in Giuseppe Tonadore’s "Time and Space Series".

In "Beautiful Legend of Sicily", a strong Italian style played on a guitar single string.

In "The Pianist at Sea", 1900 listens to the southern Italian folk dance "Tarantella".

There is also the tear-jerking "film montage" in "Cinema Paradise", which also uses the simplest music to weave the memory structure of the hometown and childhood.

Morricone’s music can turn movies into epics, forming their own unique scenery in the long river of European movies. Especially the films he collaborated with "Fa Xiao" Leone, from technological innovation to connotation excavation, have been admired and learned by future generations.

Mr. Leone spent 16 years completing "Once Upon a Time," a series that Chinese audiences are most familiar with, after more than four hours, and which is still regarded as one of the 10 must-see films for men.

"Once Upon a Time in America" also had a profound impact on many Hong Kong directors, such as Wong Kar-wai and John Woo;

Probably because most fans put "Once Upon a Time in America" in the top position, the other two "Once Upon a Time" series received relatively less attention, but it did not prevent them from becoming the favorite of many people.

For example, "Revolutionary Past", which won the David Award for Best Director in Italy, combines humor, romance, and western styles, making it a new exploration of the western genre by Leone;

There is also "Once Upon a Time in the West", whose soundtrack is as classic as "Once Upon a Time in America", and it can better show the yearning for freedom in the master’s heart.

It is said that the music for "Once Upon a Time in the West" and "Once Upon a Time in America" was prepared before filming began. Morricone created the music according to the ideas of Leone, who played Morricone’s music clips on the set during filming, and the actors followed the rhythm.

This characteristic, which is similar to dance and opera, also gives "Once Upon a Time in the West" an extremely vivid look and feel.

"Once Upon a Time in the West" also has a name called "Wild Sand One Hundred Thousand Miles", and the film gives people the feeling of the west wind howling and the sand from the beginning.

This artistic conception is all-encompassing, whether it is a later American Western or a Chinese martial arts film, it can be perfectly matched.

The charm of this artistic conception lies in Morricone’s melodious and magnificent music, which makes the audience believe in the strong sense of conviction of the protagonists.

Some people say that the music of "Once Upon a Time in America" expresses the soul-stirring of life, while "Once Upon a Time in the West" expresses the farewell of people and their hometown.

In the music, you can feel the dreams and sacrifices of the pioneers, as well as the deep and rugged Western spirit. To some extent, the immortality of the soundtrack of "Once Upon a Time in the West" goes beyond the film itself.

In particular, the theme song "Once Upon a Time in the West" of the same name is a masterpiece of world film music.

This song, which was born 52 years ago, even though it has been quoted and paid tribute to by so many movies, still has a strong sense of time and space, and a common nostalgia with all mankind. It seems that the golden age of reclamation of the wasteland of that generation was carried away by the sand.

It is worthy of being called a great elegiac in the history of the American West.

As the greatest Western in film history, "Once Upon a Time in the West" tells the story of a mysterious man who arrives in a small western town and is embroiled in a land battle between a widow and a railroad tycoon.

The most interesting character in the film is Henry Fonda, the first-ever villain, who plays a cold-faced killer.

On the evening of July 12th at 22:10, the movie channel will broadcast "Once Upon a Time in the West", which has an important position in the history of film soundtracks, together with Morricone’s timeless melody, back to that golden age. At the same time, "A Good Film Date" will also broadcast "The Pianist at Sea" again in the near future.

(Reporter Wang Juanjuan) In 2014, the express delivery business volume reached 14 billion pieces, ranking first in the world. However, the use and passage of express vehicles has become an important bottleneck restricting the improvement of service level, which needs to be solved urgently. This year, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Commissioner Ma Junsheng once again appealed to the express delivery industry: Can you issue a city "pass" to express delivery vehicles?

　

"There are about 230,000 electric tricycles in the country for express terminal service. However, in some areas, traffic control and traffic environment management are comprehensive ‘ Jindian ’ Measures have affected the efficiency of express terminal services, increased logistics costs and restricted the development of the express delivery industry. " Ma Junsheng said.

　

According to the survey conducted in some cities (148 cities) in China, about 2/3 cities have no clear attitude of prohibition or allow transitional use, and 1/3 cities have been banned.

　

"Therefore, it is recommended that the management department issue the national standards for express delivery vehicles as soon as possible, and formulate standards according to large express delivery vehicles and small and medium-sized express delivery vehicles; Introduce special standards for small and medium-sized express delivery of new energy vehicles, and at the same time, adopt classified management for express delivery vehicles. The Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Transport have issued policies on the passage and parking of express delivery vehicles in the city; And encourage express delivery companies to use small and medium-sized express mail to collect and distribute new energy vehicles as collection and distribution tools. " Ma Junsheng said.

　

At the same time, Ma Junsheng also suggested the implementation of transitional management for express electric tricycles. In combination with the local traffic management reality, cities have implemented transitional management for express delivery of electric tricycles within their jurisdiction, allowing them to pass on the road in accordance with regulations within a certain period of time, and urging enterprises to realize the transformation and upgrading of express delivery vehicles as soon as possible on the basis of ensuring the current demand of citizens for express delivery services.

　　After the trademarks of "Enjoy the World" and "Smart World" were transferred to BAIC and Chery respectively, the trademark of "Ask the World" was also followed up.

　　() On the evening of July 2nd, it was announced that Celeste Automobile, a holding subsidiary, planned to acquire 919 registered or pending series of text and graphic trademarks and 44 related design patents held by Huawei and its related parties, with a total purchase price of 2.5 billion yuan.

　　Sailis said that the transfer does not affect the cooperation between the two parties. Huawei also responded to the reporter on this matter. "Huawei will transfer a series of trademarks such as the world of inquiry to Cyrus, and will continue to support Cyrus to build and sell the world of inquiry."

　　Does not affect the cooperation of intelligent car selection.

　　Celestial announcement shows that the board of directors of the company reviewed and approved the Proposal on Purchasing Assets, and its subsidiary Celestial Automobile intends to acquire related intellectual property rights such as registered or applied trademarks held by Huawei. Including 919 registered or pending written and graphic trademarks held by Huawei, and 44 related design patents, the total purchase price is 2.5 billion yuan.

　　The asset appraisal report shows that 740 trademark rights have been authorized, and the remaining trademark rights are being applied for, and the trademark registration certificate has not yet been obtained. The appearance patent is being applied for and has not yet obtained a patent certificate.

　　Regarding this acquisition, Cyrus said that the transfer of the subject matter of the agreement will not affect the cooperative business between the two parties, and the two parties will further deepen the cooperative relationship.

　　Huawei also responded to the reporter: "Huawei will transfer a series of trademarks such as asking the world to Cyrus, and at the same time, Huawei will continue to support Cyrus to build and sell the world." Huawei said that it has always insisted on not building cars, but using intelligent networked car technology to continue to help car companies build and sell good cars.

　　According to analysts, the cooperation mode and consumer experience between Huawei and Cyrus are not affected, and Huawei’s attitude and HarmonyOS Zhixing plan remain unchanged. The source said that after the trademark transfer, the boundary between Huawei’s HarmonyOS Zhixing and Zhixuan models became clearer, and Huawei further indicated that it would not build cars.

　　"The brand influence of Wenjie series may be more than 2.5 billion yuan. At present, Wenjie M9 has broken 100,000 vehicles, which is one of the models with the highest sales volume of more than 500,000 yuan." The above-mentioned people continued to say, "HarmonyOS Zhixing has always been a cooperation model in which Huawei has been deeply involved in definition, design, R&D and sales, and the cooperation with other smart partners will not be affected."

　　Cyrus has repeatedly shot.

　　Since the net profit of returning to the mother turned positive in the first quarter of this year, Cyrus has made many moves.

　　In June this year, Sailis announced that its subsidiary Sailis Automobile intends to buy back 55% equity of Sailis Electric held by Jingyun Chuangfu and Saixin Fund according to the agreement, and the corresponding purchase price is about 1.254 billion yuan.

　　Prior to this, Celestial Electric was 45% owned by Celestial Automobile, while Jingyun Chuangfu and Saixin Fund held the remaining 40% and 15%. Jingyun Chuangfu is 56.25% owned by CCB Trust, and the platform owned by Chongqing State-owned Assets holds the remaining shares. The background of Chongqing SASAC is also behind Saixin Fund.

　　As of the end of March this year, the net assets of Celestial Electric were 785 million yuan, and the net assets corresponding to its 55% equity were about 431 million yuan. Based on this calculation, the consideration for the acquisition of 55% equity of Cyrus Electric this time is 190.95% higher than the net assets of this part of the equity.

　　Previously, the state-owned assets took a stake in order to "send charcoal in the snow" for Cyrus in trouble. Sailis repurchased as scheduled, which was also interpreted by the market as its financial pressure has eased.

　　Moreover, just after the profit turned positive, Cyrus also announced a change in accounting estimation, that is, the amortization period of intangible assets-non-patented technology was adjusted from 8 years to 5 years.

　　It is reported that this change in accounting estimates is expected to increase the amortization of intangible assets of Cyrus in 2024 by about 1.026 billion yuan and reduce the net profit attributable to the mother by about 426 million yuan. Some investors even bluntly said, "It shows that Sailis is not short of profits this year".

　　As of July 2, the market value of Cyrus reached 135.9 billion yuan.

　　The trademarks of "Zhijie" and "Xiangjie" have been transferred.

　　In fact, Huawei had transferred the trademarks of "Zhijie" and "Enjoy the World" one after another before Celeste took the trademark of "Wenjie" into its pocket.

　　According to the information of Tianyancha, at the end of May, Huawei transferred its registered trademark of "Enjoy the World" to Beijing New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. The trademark was applied by Huawei in May last year and registered in November.

　　At the beginning of June, Huawei transferred two registered "Zhijie" trademarks of transportation tools to Chery. The above trademarks were applied by Huawei in October 2013 and September 2019, and were registered in April 2015 and April 2020 respectively.

　　According to an EIA report of BAIC New Energy, Enjoy the World S9 was mass-produced in June 2024. During its life cycle (5 years), the total sales volume is expected to reach 480,000 vehicles, that is, from 2024 to 2028, the annual sales volume will be 60,000 vehicles, 120,000 vehicles, 120,000 vehicles, 96,000 vehicles and 84,000 vehicles respectively.

　　According to the latest sales data, HarmonyOS Zhixing delivered 46,100 vehicles in June, up 50.9% from the previous month, and delivered 194,200 vehicles in the first half of the year. Starting from August this year, HarmonyOS Zhixing will launch the "three worlds" (asking world, intellectual world and enjoying world), and enjoying world S9 will also become the most expensive car product under HarmonyOS Zhixing.

　　On April 11th, we obtained a group of spy photos of the suspected new Weilai ET7 real car from the domestic Internet platform, and some netizens revealed that the car is expected to make its debut at the Beijing Auto Show, which opened in April. As an understanding, Weilai ET7, which is positioned as a medium and large car, currently has three models on sale, with the price range of 428,000-506,000 yuan. At the same time, Weilai delivered a total of 30,053 new cars in the first quarter. The switching of its 2024 models has been basically completed, and Weilai intelligent cockpit and intelligent driving will usher in a major upgrade in April.

"The picture above shows a suspected new model; The picture below shows cash on sale. "

　　Judging from the spy photos of the real car exposed this time, there is not much adjustment on the whole, and it is suspected that a new body color scheme is adopted, which makes the whole look more fashionable and has a strong administrative atmosphere. At the same time, the front and rear light groups of the car are covered with camouflage or upgraded.

　　At present, the official has not disclosed more information about the new Weilai ET7. As an understanding, the current Weilai ET7 is equipped with permanent magnet synchronization; The rear AC asynchronous motor has a total power of 653 HP and a peak torque of 850 Nm. In terms of batteries, 75kWh and 100kWh battery packs are provided according to different configurations, corresponding to CLTC pure electric cruising range of 530 km and 675 km. In terms of suspension, the car adopts the first five-link independent suspension; Rear multi-link independent suspension structure.

　　

　　(Text /ROY) Rene Liu was born in Gemini. It is said that most people born in this constellation will have dual personalities. People who like Rene Liu like to call her milk tea. They feel that there is no more suitable nickname to describe this intellectual and gentle woman. If one day, this well-known Rene Liu suddenly becomes out of control, will you accept that all this is not an illusion, so I want to ask Rene Liu, is He Wan really you?

　　I’ll lose my mind, too

　　The answer was tortuous, but actually there was no clear "yes" or "no" answer. Of course, I expected this result in advance. Gemini is the first one who loves everyone and can’t bear to refuse directly. So they play their natural cleverness and resist the enemy’s attack.

　　"She and I still have similarities." In addition to the needs of specific roles on the screen, Rene Liu, who we can come into contact with, always speaks in a waxy Taiwanese accent and is slow. "I am the kind of person who will lose my mind when I reach a certain point." Rene Liu said that this is the place where she is really similar to He Wan. Even though we have seen the "Rene Liu-style" out-of-control way in "Serial Bureau", if we put it all on the milk tea in real life, we will still feel a little incredible.

　　In order to convince me that such a Rene Liu really exists, she gave me an example: "If I am unhappy, I will really roll down my window and quarrel with others. Why are you unhappy? Someone is overtaking and jumping in line … "This is a big star that everyone knows. Aren’t you afraid of damaging your image? Rene Liu disagreed. "Everyone knows that fashion blockbusters are made." She thinks the audience should know that there is a difference between the screen image and the actor, not to mention that she has done nothing wrong.

　　It turns out that we are a step behind.

　　Is an independent person.

　　He Wanzhen in "Serial Bureau" got such an evaluation from her husband: "You are like this, do your best in everything and never let people know that you are tired." This kind of evaluation will not appear in the role played by Rene Liu before, so we gradually get used to positioning the actor himself as not independent, which also makes countless boys want to have such a sensible and reliable girl in their hearts.

　　Rene Liu herself is not quite sure why she is classified into the ranks of young women. She said that in the MV of "I love you very much", she is clearly playing a single mother, as strong as she is.

　　"For many reasons, I have been an independent person since I was a child." Rene Liu said that the independent character she has developed for many years is not because she likes it, but because she has to meet some people and events. Because of her independence, Rene Liu was not a popular person when she was a child, and she didn’t know why she grew up to play a beloved role. "So you can let people who love you try to figure out what is true and let them know the other side of you?" I asked, "No, in fact, I have begun to learn to refuse to be an independent girl in the past two years. I think it will be very happy to be able to rely on others." The conversation turned.

　　First of all, she is a woman.

　　Maybe there are many similarities between He Wan and Rene Liu, but the high efficiency of policewoman is not familiar and used to milk tea after all. "The requirements of this role are very different from before, so I have done a lot of homework in advance. Because one of my sister’s friends is a policeman, there is a place to steal a teacher. " Rene Liu put his observation into the role, walking faster than others, and stepping a little faster.

　　However, these external things are not the key to the role-building. Rene Liu focuses on the gender of the role rather than the occupation. "I find that many policewomen dress beautifully in private, so don’t frame them in an established image just because of a uniform." Rene Liu thinks a policewoman or a strong woman. First of all, He Wan is really a woman, which is the key to role-building.

　　Because of her understanding and interpretation of the role in place, Rene Liu was shortlisted for the best actress in this year’s Academy Awards. I want the girl who used to take pictures to evaluate her performance career. "Looking back, there are still many regrets. Some performances that were once satisfactory now seem to have room for improvement." However, Rene Liu said that she doesn’t like to be too obsessed with the regrets that have happened. "If you find problems, you should learn to supplement them, but it is not good to pay too much attention to and avoid them." Rene Liu said that she is not a greedy person, so it is good to improve.

　　Postscript:

　　I have interviewed Rene Liu on different occasions, and I think she is a person with strong principles. She is definitely unwilling to answer some questions directly, so I feel that the sweet and harmless smile is just a part of her in the morning. As an audience who likes Rene Liu, Serial Bureau may be an opportunity to try to explore a three-dimensional Rene Liu, and you may find that she is more than just milk tea.

　

Editor: Li Dan

In 2023, China ranked third in the sales list of new power brands, with a sales volume of 144,155 vehicles. The sales volume was good, and the cars with a zero run were more and more liked by everyone. This is also the recognition of cars with a zero run, ranking eighth in the world with a sales volume of 94,380 vehicles, which is still far from enough. I believe that in 2024, zero-running cars will get better and better.

At first glance, its appearance gives you a calm and atmospheric feeling. It has the design inspiration of its own family and the unique characteristics of this car. The simple line design of the front face is unobtrusive. This car adopts the most popular front and rear light groups, which echoes the parallel lines of the whole car, and with the digital intelligent light language of 8 scenes, it reflects the aesthetic feeling of digital perceptual design.

The hub of zero run C10 is adopted.The design is more powerful, and with the wing-type rear spoiler, the whole car is full of sports vitality. The trunk loading space is enough to accommodate seven 20-inch suitcases at the same time, which is absolutely enough for the whole family to travel. It can be said that it is really awesome.

The C10 car interior design is still simple and atmospheric. Most of the interiors use softer curved surfaces and a large number of straight lines. The whole car looks full of advanced feeling. The hidden electric air outlet is straight and regular, and the wind direction, wind speed and other modes can be controlled by voice and screen.

The biggest selling point of Zero Run C10 is that it is the 8295 chip. Everyone is very interested in this. The performance of the chip is improved by 100%, from 105K to 200K, and the computing power of NPU is directly increased by 7.5 times. You can think of the gap between and.

There is no need to say that there is a C10 car space. You can feel more comfortable and spacious when you sit on this car. Its seat feels very soft. This car is very friendly to families with children. The fabric of its seat is made ofBaby-gnawing gradeMaterial, the health of children, has been guaranteed, so that you can travel with your baby with more peace of mind, which is really great.

The whole C10 car has more than 20 storage spaces and five cup holders, so that everyone in the whole family can have their own cup holders. Its rear central armrest has some innovations, providing a large-caliber cup holder, so that some big cups of the baby can be well placed, which is really sweet.

Now you can grab more than 10,000 yuan in pre-sale rights and interests in a limited time. Do you feel excited about such a new car that is close to your family’s ideal?

Now people’s understanding of cars has already surpassed the stage of "four wheels and two rows of sofas", and people will consider many factors when buying a car. The fuel consumption or endurance performance of a car is related to the later car cost, and the performance of the model has attracted many netizens’ attention. Now let’s follow Xiaobian to see what it has done.

Let’s look at the appearance of the style first. The front face of the style gives people a very cold feeling and is very sporty. At the same time, the headlight presents a unique design style and looks very elegant as a whole. The car is equipped with LED daytime running lights, automatic opening and closing, adaptive far and near light, delayed closing and so on. Coming to the side of the car body, the size of the car body is 4702 mm * 1802 mm * 1415 mm. The car adopts fashionable and dynamic lines, and the car body presents a soft design style. With large-sized thick-walled tires, the shape is quite capable. Looking back, the rear line of the grille is cold, and the taillights show a hard-core design style, and the sense of neatness is vivid.

Sitting in the car, the interior looks very eye-catching and the visual effect is quite unique. The steering wheel of the car is very simple in shape, and it is equipped with functions such as manual steering wheel up and down+front and rear adjustment, showing a sense of atmosphere. From the central control point of view, the 9-inch central control screen is used for decoration, which makes the interior style impressive and looks round and lovely. The dashboard and seats give people a good feeling. Let’s take a look. The dashboard of this car presents an eye-catching design style, and the trendy design elements make people remember it at a glance. The car adopts a leather/fabric mixed seat, and the seat wrapping is in place, which improves the riding experience of the driver and passenger.

The model is matched with CVT gearbox, with the maximum power of 134KW and the maximum torque of 240N.m, and the power performance is good.

The car is equipped with car networking, driving mode selection, remote control key, engine start and stop, traction control (ASR/TCS, etc.) and other configurations, and the configuration has reached the mainstream level of the same level.

I wonder if you are excited about this car introduced today? If you are going to buy a car, you might as well think about it.

On April 26, the head brand good shop in the leisure and snack industry disclosed the 2023 annual financial report and the first quarter financial report in 2024. According to the financial report, in 2023, the net profit of the good shop was 180 million yuan; In the first quarter of 2024, the net profit of Liangpin Store was 62,482,800 yuan, down by 57.98%. The decline in net profit of Liangpin Store was due to the price reduction reform implemented by Liangpin Store in November 2023, which led to a decline in the gross profit margin of goods.

In 2023, Liangpin Store carried out multiple optimization and upgrading of its stores, focusing on multiple scenarios to enhance the interactive and differentiated experience of consumers. In addition, with an insight into the healthy trend of snacks, Liangpin Store upgraded its brand proposition to "natural healthy new snacks" this year, showing its firm determination to create healthy snacks for consumers. Some insiders pointed out that good shops with high performance-to-price ratio and high quality-to-price ratio have found new ideas to solve problems in the highly competitive snack track, laying a solid foundation for future development.

Overall revenue remained stable.

The 2023 annual financial report of Liangpin Store shows that in 2023, Liangpin Store realized operating income of 8.046 billion yuan, down 14.76% year-on-year; The net profit of returning to the mother is 180 million yuan.

In 2023, good shops were under pressure in stages, and the overall revenue scale remained stable. As for the reasons for the decline in revenue, Liangpin Store revealed in the financial report that the company’s online channel operating income declined mainly due to changes in the market and platform. In 2023, the company’s online main business income was 3.167 billion yuan, down 32.58% year-on-year, accounting for 39.83% of the main business income, down 10.58 percentage points year-on-year.

The performance report of the first quarter of 2024 disclosed by Liangpin Store on the same day shows that during the reporting period, Liangpin Store achieved an operating income of 2.451 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.79%; The net profit of returning to the mother was 62.4828 million yuan, down 57.98% year-on-year. Liangpin Store said in the financial report that the decline in net profit of returning to the mother was mainly due to the company’s price adjustment of some commodities, and the gross profit margin declined. At the same time, the government subsidies in this period were affected by the rhythm, which led to a comprehensive decline in net profit.

In November 2023, Liangpin Store announced that it would carry out the largest price adjustment since its establishment 17 years ago on the basis of ensuring high cost performance and quality-price ratio. The average price of 300 products was reduced by 22%, with the highest drop of 45%. Judging from the specific price reduction range of the products, the price per catty of the products in the good shop is reduced by 23% to 39.9 yuan; The price of each type of comprehensive nut products has dropped in 5 yuan -10 yuan; After the cost optimization of Flandy strawberry, the terminal price also decreased from 84.9 yuan/kg to 49.9 yuan/kg.

The advantage of "high cost performance" after the price reduction of good shops has created new growth points for them. The data shows that while the price reduction was implemented, in 2023, the gross profit margin of nuts, roasted seeds and nuts, dried fruits and candies and cakes in good shops increased by 1.99/1.61/2.18 percentage points respectively.

Zhu Danpeng, a food industry analyst in China, said that from the performance of Liangpin shops in 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, it can be seen that the double-high strategy of high cost performance and high quality and price ratio of Liangpin shops has achieved initial results. "The good shop is a brand with both cost performance and quality price ratio. I am very optimistic about the development of the good shop in 2024." Zhu Danpeng further pointed out.

In-depth layout of offline channels

Under the background of the rapid growth of the leisure snack market, offline stores are still the main position for leisure snack brands to occupy consumers’ minds. According to the data of Euromonitor International in 2023, offline channels account for 82.6% of the circulation share of snack foods, and modern channels such as snack specialty stores and convenience stores continue to occupy the market share of traditional couples’ stores, and the trend of channel upgrading continues; Online channels accounted for about 17.4%, the growth of traditional e-commerce platforms slowed down, and online traffic shifted to high-quality products and content-based e-commerce platforms.

Good shops that have made a fortune through offline channels continue to make in-depth layout of offline channels for offline channels that still have full potential.

According to the data of the 2023 annual financial report, Liangpin Store has about 3,300 stores in 23 provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities directly under the Central Government, achieving multi-level coverage from the core business district to the community stores.

Insight into the diverse needs of consumers for snacks in different scenes, the offline stores of good shops are gradually upgrading to service-oriented stores centered on consumer demand.

The person in charge of the good shop told Consumer Titanium that the company insisted on implementing the price strategy of "reducing prices without degrading quality" in the store business, reducing the price of more than 300 products and trying to change consumers’ perception of the high price of the brand. In addition, Liangpin Store actively explores new category models in store business, tries to sell fresh goods in bulk, introduces high-frequency consumer goods such as coffee and short-term guarantee for specific scenes, and also introduces innovative sketches such as frozen products, sausages and baked sweet potatoes according to seasonal changes, which awakens the fireworks in the store through young marketing, effectively increasing the customer unit price and sales in the current season.

It is worth mentioning that, as the "big brother" of the leisure and snack industry, Liangpin shops are also actively seeking new growth points from offline channels through the exploration of the store model.

At the end of July, 2023, Liangpin Store, the largest store in China-Wuhan Economic Development Zone AEON "Snack Kingdom" store opened. The store covers an area of 1,200 square meters, focusing on children’s snacks, coffee, sugar control, fat control and other sub-scenes, selling more than 3,000 products.

Through the continuous optimization and upgrading of offline channels, in 2023, good shops achieved good results in offline channels. According to the financial report data, in 2023, the direct retail business of good shops achieved sales of 1.893 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.69%.

Jiang Han, a senior researcher at Pangu think tank, pointed out that the multiple adjustments made by good shops to offline channels reflect their strategic vision of flexibility and all-round development. The younger upgrading of offline stores and the adjustment of scene goods will help attract more young consumers and enhance the shopping experience.

Grasp the trend of health

According to the latest data of China Commercial Industry Research Institute, the market size of leisure snacks in China was 928.6 billion yuan in 2023, and it is estimated that the market size will exceed one trillion yuan in 2024. In terms of consumption, the per capita consumption of leisure snacks in China is only 1/2 of the global average, 1/3 of Japan and 1/5 of the United States, and the market space is broad.

In the view of good shops, the difference of consumers’ preference for snacks is objective. Nowadays, low sugar, low salt, low fat and no additives have become the standards for most family consumers to buy snacks. No matter how consumers’ demand changes, higher requirements for product quality and making consumers eat healthier are always the most basic criteria that leisure snack brands need to follow.

As the first snack food and snack enterprise to put forward the "high-end" strategy, Liangpin Store insists on ensuring the high quality of products and balancing the flavor and health of products when reducing prices on a large scale.

According to the financial report, in terms of lo-mei category, the good shops and industry leaders jointly built a research and development center, and the two sides shared research and development resources and technological advantages, and added new products such as chicken feet and air-dried beef. In the vegetarian food category, the good shop developed the bean skin with chickpeas as the core raw material instead of soybeans, and promoted the high-temperature expansion process to replace the traditional frying process, which met the consumer’s demand for zero trans fatty acids and soy products snacks with reduced oil and fat.

The relevant person in charge of the good shop revealed to Consumer Titanium that on the raw material side, the good shop continuously monitored 27 food raw materials throughout the year to promote the optimization of source layout management. Taking dried mango as an example, good shops support suppliers to build factories overseas, which reduces the loss of fresh fruit in import and transportation.

The data shows that with the product strength brought by high quality and innovation, the annual sales of new products in good shops exceeded 1.2 billion yuan in 2023, among which the sales of single products such as Daximei and Ziyi Cashew exceeded 10 million yuan.

Focusing on "reducing the price without degrading the quality", under the background of insight into the new trend of consumers’ pursuit of natural and healthy snacks, this year, Liangpin Store released a brand-new brand proposition-"Natural and Healthy New Snacks", which marked the brand upgrade to a healthier direction.

The relevant person in charge of Liangpin Store told Consumption Titanium that in 2024, Liangpin Store took the lead in proposing and advocating "five reductions" in healthy snacks (namely, "reducing salt, sugar, fat, oil and food additives"), focusing on the two research and development directions of natural healthy ingredients and reducing additives in the production process, so as to make the snack formula simpler, lower the burden and healthier, and continue to provide consumers with delicious and healthy food. This year, Liangpin Store plans to launch more than 140 upgraded healthy snacks, covering core categories such as cakes and biscuits, vegetarian food, dried fruits and preserved fruits.

　　On April 25, 2024, Equation Leopard Automobile presented its product "Family Bucket" at the Beijing Auto Show, focusing on BYD’s professional and personalized brand, which provided a new solution to automobile product form and user life. The theme conference of "Evolving New Realm" was held at the booth of Equation Leopard at the same time. It was officially announced that in order to meet the diversified car demand of more users, Leopard 5 added a luxury version of Yunqi on the basis of the original model; The experience of old car owners will also evolve and travel will be more enjoyable.

　　The "2+X" product system was initially assembled, and Leopard 8 created a new benchmark for the hardcore flagship.

　　Since Equation Leopard Auto officially released its product matrix on April 16th, the hardcore off-road Leopard 5, hardcore flagship Leopard 8, SUPER 3 and SUPER 9 also ushered in the first show of the auto show. Based on the design system and concept of "Vientiane Universe", Equation Leopard extracts the essence in the infinite universe, giving each car a unique thinking on individual car aesthetics. SUPER 3 is inspired by the "Star Chariot" and forms a free expression of publicity; SUPER 9 adopts "space cockpit" double cab and open roof design, which shows the ultimate understanding of performance aesthetics.

　　The super hybrid hardcore flagship SUV Leopard 8, which is expected to be launched after the third quarter of 2024, is the second model of DMO super hybrid off-road platform. It lights up the design inspiration with the "future starship aesthetics" and incorporates sci-fi elements such as starship wing headlights, starship V-shaped surface and energy propulsion taillights, which is another innovation to the traditional hard-core SUV modeling design. The new car will be equipped with a 2.0T high-power engine, Yunqi -P intelligent hydraulic body control system and the high-order intelligent driving assistance system of the Eye of God. In the future, the full intelligent driving scene coverage of high-speed and urban NOA will be realized. In addition, Leopard 8 will also have the leading level of active and passive security technology at the same level, and the unique security black technology configuration at the same level will explain the deep solution of the hardcore flagship with all-round strength.

　　Leopard 5 will push the new model, and the old car owners will realize the experience evolution.

　　As the first model of Equation Leopard, Leopard 5 is an all-around expert that allows users to have both urban life and distant dreams. It can cover all scenes such as cross-country crossing, urban commuting, suburban self-driving, outdoor camping and trailer towing. Since its listing in November 2023, Leopard 5 has delivered nearly 20,000 vehicles, and has been the champion of China New Energy Beam Hard SUV for three consecutive months. The intelligent hydraulic body control system of Yunqi -P Standard Edition is the soul of Leopard 5, and it is also the only hydraulic suspension in the industry that can perfectly balance urban and off-road. In order to let more users enjoy the unlimited free travel life and comfortable experience brought by Yunqi -P, Equation Leopard has specially launched the Yunqi Deluxe Model on the basis of the exploratory version, with a price of 329,800 yuan, which makes this hard-core technology no longer exclusive to the flagship model of Yunqi, and uses technology to realize individual equality. The new car is expected to enter the market in early June. If users are more inclined to be all-around and fully equipped with technology and comfort, then the flagship model with 12.3-inch passenger entertainment screen, 50-inch head-up display, streaming media rearview mirror, front seat massage/rear seat ventilation, electric retractable pedal and UWB digital key, as well as exclusive border blue color and 18-inch off-road style wheels, will be the best choice.

　　To pay tribute to Leopard 5 as the world’s first new energy vehicle to cross the N39 "Tower 1 Line" in Taklimakan Desert, Equation Leopard Automobile also launched the "Tamomi" interior color matching, allowing users to have more personalized choices. At the same time, Equation Leopard is expected to start the second OTA push of Leopard 5 old car owners in May, which will bring a brand-new evolution of travel experience and allow users to get more satisfaction in comfortable, intelligent and outdoor camping scenarios.

　　In addition to the continuous improvement of product strength, the service system of Equation Leopard has also been upgraded, and the pre-sale "leopard-like considerate" service and after-sale "leopard-like sincere" service have been officially launched. Relying on the strong systematic strength of BYD Group, Equation Leopard not only achieves 100% coverage of the first-tier, new first-tier and second-tier cities by operating stores, but also enriches the intimate personalized service standards and contents after upgrading, and also builds a complete and reassuring life cycle management for all vehicles.

　　Excellent service and the accelerated landing and continuous rejuvenation of the product system will also bring more colorful life to users. During the auto show, you can also come to the W101 Equation Leopard booth of China International Exhibition Center (Beijing) and get a close look at the strength of Equation Leopard products to solve the future life.

Topic: 60 years of classic China glory

Photo by Xu Kangping, Central Bank Building

　　In 1949, the people who had just been liberated were still "distrustful of the paper money issued by the government, and felt that the silver dollar was more useful". Sixty years later, the RMB has become the undisputed "hard currency" in Hong Kong people’s wallets.

　　At the beginning of the founding of New China, the employees of CCB Shanghai Branch "packed up their backpacks and went to the construction site" to provide on-site services for key projects such as Shanghai Steam Turbine Factory, and shuttled through boiling construction sites all day. Sixty years later, they supported a large number of municipal construction projects from the elevated expressway to the Huangpu River tunnel through bilateral loans and syndicated loans.

　　Even 20 years ago, many people still couldn’t tell the difference between "China People’s Bank" and "China Bank". Today, the slightest policy trend of the People’s Bank of China has become the focus of worldwide attention.

　　60 years is only a short moment in the long river of history. However, for China’s financial industry, it is a "one-size-fits-all". In the past 60 years, China’s financial industry has gone through the ups and downs with the historical wheel of the Republic, and has completed the vicissitudes of life from the beginning to the rise, sorting out the growth path of a financial power.

　　Banking articles from zero starting point to global reputation

　　On February 26, 2009, Beijing was warm and cold. "In 2008, the after-tax net profit of banking financial institutions in China was 583.4 billion yuan, an increase of 30.6% over the previous year. Total profit, profit growth and return on capital are among the best in the world. " Liu Mingkang, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, who came to the the State Council Information Office, was all smiles to Chinese and foreign journalists: "In the financial crisis, although China’s banking industry could not be immune to it, it was unique in the world!"

The insurance industry serves people’s production and life.

　　In the face of the global financial crisis, the outstanding performance of China’s banking industry comes from the solid foundation laid by continuous reform and development in the past 60 years.

　　On December 1, 1948, the People’s Bank of China was formally established, assuming the dual roles of central bank and commercial bank. Today, the total assets of the banking industry reach 73.7 trillion yuan, and there are more than 5,600 banking financial institutions in China, with the central bank as the core and a complete financial organization system of banking, securities and insurance; A financial market system with coordinated development of capital market, money market, gold market and futures market; And the financial supervision system with the structure of "one line, three meetings" has begun to take shape.

　　Since the reform and opening up, China’s macro-economy has experienced several obvious fluctuations, including inflation, overheating and deflation. Correspondingly, it has also undergone several major macro-controls. During this period, the monetary policy closely follows the pulse of economic development, taking corresponding changes in a timely manner, becoming increasingly flexible, prudent and targeted, and ensuring the smooth progress of economic ships.

　　The average capital adequacy ratio of less than 5% and the non-performing assets ratio of more than 25% were the current situation of China commercial banks in 1993. In 2002, the National Financial Work Conference pushed the reform of commercial banks onto the historical stage. ICBC, Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Bank of Communications successively went public and initially established a modern enterprise system. Non-performing loans in the banking industry decreased from 23.6% at the end of 2002 to 2.4% at the end of 2008. In the face of a foreign banker who was worried about the non-performing loans of China’s banking industry, a senior executive of the China Banking Regulatory Commission once said humorously to him: "You can safely drink the wine in the glass." "Going home during the holidays, have you got back all the wages earned by working?" "The money is in the card. We use the bank card now, which is much safer than carrying it with us." This is a conversation between Premier Wen Jiabao and a migrant worker at Beijing West Railway Station on the eve of the Spring Festival last year. It is through the special service of migrant workers’ bank cards that this young man realized his desire to earn money in other places and withdraw money at home. Today, the total circulation of bank cards in China exceeds 1.8 billion, and bank cards have become the most extensive and frequent non-cash payment tool for individual residents.

　　Securities articles move from childish ignorance to rational norms

　　If the 60-year magnificent course of China’s financial industry is a magnificent historical picture, then the birth and development of the capital market is undoubtedly one of the highlights.

　　On November 14th, 1986, Deng Xiaoping returned a stock of Shanghai Feile Audio Company as a gift to John Van Erling, then the chairman of new york Stock Exchange. At that moment, the international community exclaimed that "China shook hands with the stock market".

Growth chart of total assets of banks

Number growth chart of listed companies

　　The new China capital market is so immature: the first stock business counter opened in Shanghai in China has no computer and market display screen, and the transaction price determined by customers’ oral negotiation is written on the blackboard; The staff completes every procedure from delivery, registration, stamping to transfer by hand; The average daily transaction volume is only a few dozen.

　　Looking back, China’s capital market, which grew out of nothing and grew up in various criticisms and debates, has long since changed: the number of listed companies has grown from 14 at the end of 1991 to 1,628 at the end of July 2009, an increase of 115 times in 18 years. The total market value of Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets is 23.5 trillion yuan, accounting for 95.4% of GDP in 2008, ranking third in the world in terms of market value.

　　Behind these figures, there are more profound changes: the quality of listed companies has improved steadily and become a new force to promote economic development. A large number of super-large enterprises related to the national economy and people’s livelihood, including China Petroleum and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, have landed in the A-share market one after another. Institutional investors, including funds, social security and insurance funds, have gradually become the main force of the market. QFII and QDII have successively "rushed to the beach" and "went out to sea", becoming the link between the international capital market and the China capital market …

　　When "creating conditions for more people to have property income" entered the report of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China for the first time, people found that the development of the securities market expanded residents’ investment varieties from early single savings to stocks, national debt, funds, warrants, futures and other financial management tools. China’s capital market has not only become a "barometer" and "engine" of China’s economic development, but also become an important channel for investors to share economic achievements and form a wealth effect.

　　Insurance articles from outshine others to a hundred flowers blossom.

　　At the end of June, 2008, Zhang Guangfa, a farmer in Yingxiu Town who suffered heavy losses in the Wenchuan earthquake, received more than 3,000 yuan from the insurance company. Like Zhang Guangfa, nearly 20,000 people affected by the disaster started their new production and life after receiving compensation totaling 1.66 billion yuan. A year later, the insurance industry in the disaster area achieved rapid development. From January to May this year, the growth rates of accident insurance in Deyang, Mianyang and Guangyuan reached 98.8%, 98.3% and 265.4% respectively.

　　The growth footprint of the insurance industry can be followed: it is born of hardship, and it is synchronized with economic development, national strength and people’s prosperity.

　　On October 20th, 1949, the 20th day after the birth of New China, the central government approved the establishment of China People’s Insurance Company, the only insurance company in China. Starting from this, China’s insurance industry embarked on an extraordinary journey: in the late 1950s, the national financial conference decided to "immediately stop domestic insurance business"; Until April 1979, the State Council made a major decision to "gradually restore domestic insurance business"-the insurance industry, which had been silent for 20 years, revived in the spring breeze of reform and opening up.

　　"In the early days of reform and opening up, insurance was still a new thing for most people, and even many people mistakenly thought it was selling safes." As an old insurer, Lao Zhongping of China People’s Insurance Company Jiangmen Branch basically witnessed the leap from birth to "standing" in China’s insurance industry: from the beginning, one company monopolized the world, and the total premium income was only 460 million yuan. By the end of 2008, there were 120 insurance companies nationwide, achieving a premium income of 978.4 billion yuan, exceeding the sum of the national premium income from 1980 to 1999, and the market scale increased by more than 2,000 times.

　　In the past, people’s impression of insurance was limited to the "family property insurance policy" that they had vaguely seen. Now, a car insurance policy of several hundred yuan can intensively make more than 10 services such as "24-hour claim settlement", "private car escrow" and "drunk driving".

　　Thirteen employees and several dilapidated offices were the only assets of China Ping An Insurance when it was established in 1988. In June 2009, Ping An Insurance, with assets of 750 billion yuan, bought Shenzhen Development Bank in a big way-20 years later, China insurance industry blew the horn of marching into the comprehensive financial kingdom …

　　(The photos in this edition are provided by the People’s Bank of China and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission except the signature) Chart production: Li Jinjie

Editor: Xu Guimei