Young directors and big names have joined, and such cooperation models have appeared more and more frequently in the domestic film market in recent years. Zhang Ziyi’s first film as a producer and starring, with Fan Bingbing, Su Zhixie, He Rundong, Lin Xinru, and Yao Chen starring in it. The second feature film of Yimeng, a director studying in the United States, is destined to set off a boom this summer.

Zhang Ziyi

From the perspective of the heroine Sophie, it is simply a process of "losing love, striving for love, and regaining love." A series of small tricks, tricks, and surprises derived from "love" occur in the middle. Finally, it conforms to the label of "urban fashion romantic comedy", and the lovers finally get married. Such a story may be suitable for a summer that needs a touch of coolness in a heat wave, for urbanites who are busy all day, and for people who have a vision of sweet love, but it is still the old saying – benevolent people see benevolence and wise people see wisdom. There is a market, and everyone gets what they need.

Although, as far as the whole movie is concerned, the demand for acting is not so harsh or extreme. But just seeing these actors with enough weight and hot topics appear on the big screen at the same time, it is already worthy of the name of "urban fashion romantic comedy".

Supporting actors with leading roles

Looking at the whole movie, under the light of Zhang Ziyi and Fan Bingbing, the aura of the other stars was relatively discounted a lot. Observing one by one, one of Sophie’s girlfriends, Lu Xiaoxi played by Lin Xinru, has capable short hair, smoky makeup, and black main suits. The overall shape is good enough, but apart from the shape, there are not many memory points. Sophie’s second best friend, Li Li played by Yao Chen, has curly hair sheep head, and blingbling gold and silver jewelry all over her body. The big-mouthed beautiful woman’s comedy talent is still unstoppable, and because there are not many scenes, the place where she can stand out is relatively limited. However, "YOU seduce my husband!" This line is believed to be popular for a short time. Then, Mr. Right, who wrote a happy ending with Sophie, and Chang Rui, played by He Rundong, gave the character the words "no merit". There are no distinctive characters, and He Rundong’s tall and healthy appearance, sunny and handsome face, and natural and friendly performance are used just right. However, if you replace it with someone else, I believe it will not make much difference. In the end, Sophie’s ex-boyfriend, Lee Jiefu, who was originally thought to be the most central and interesting, recruited Su Zhixie, who is absolutely guaranteed to be popular in Korea, to play. However, the result makes people feel a little regretful that he is "overqualified". In the movie, Mr. Su took a foil route. The two beautiful women were just competing for the goal, and he always felt that there was a little less personality and a little less independent advocacy. The innocence, confusion and helplessness in the eyes that the plot needs are revealed from time to time. Or it should be said that in the background of big-name women’s plays, it is enough for men to play in moderation.

He Rundong

The two major characters that made their debut

As two major domestic A-list actresses, Zhang Ziyi and Fan Bingbing’s show on the same stage is definitely one of the biggest attractions. In the movie, the two characters are also in tit-for-tat positions, Li Jiefu’s ex-girlfriend – comic book collection Sophie and current girlfriend – big star Wang Jingjing. One is in the process of "revenge" to regain his old love, and the other is in a big confrontation to defend his new love’s acting skills. The cartoonist’s fanciful moves are against the big stars’ acting skills that are still proficient in life, and it was thought that this was the main axis of the narrative. In fact, compared to Zhang Ziyi’s most important appearance, Fan Bingbing can perform in relatively few places.

Fan Bingbing

I’m used to seeing Zhang Ziyi in all kinds of big productions. The first time I saw her in a "non-blockbuster" or a comedy, I was really not used to it when I first started watching it. Due to the needs of the plot, the exaggerated performance method and the innocent and romantic expression that seemed to be a little beyond age finally stopped feeling discordant in the middle of the movie. Little clever, little bad, little evil, little confused, all the characters need are fully displayed and not annoying, which is not bad. At the same time, the plot comic-style narrative, the prominent details and color matching in the scene, and the full transformation of the clothing add a lot of points to the three-dimensional shaping of the whole character, or these are the essential elements of the so-called urban fashion drama.

In the end, Fan Bingbing was mentioned because this character, who seemed to be the protagonist but did not have too many roles, but who felt like nothing more than Fan Bingbing, was well-interpreted. As far as the character itself was concerned, Fan Bingbing could definitely perform with ease at her current level, and just the aura and aura of a big star were already natural to her. Under the premise of the plot and the needs of the character, it also required skills to show one’s beauty to the greatest extent, and she did it. Especially in the rock climbing arena, she watched Sophie with tears in her eyes and duplicity, saying, "Play acting with me, can you?" The scene was particularly classic. In addition, due to the needs of the play within the play, a series of shapes from ancient times to the present appear distinct under the interpretation of Fan Bingbing, which also makes the picture feel rich and layered again. Although the way of handling the ending is a little stiff, there is no reasonable plot overkill to reflect Wang Jingjing’s inner transformation. Maybe the director doesn’t think there is such a need, it’s just wishful thinking of me as a viewer.

The movie has not been released in the whole country, and the topics are already numerous. Some people say that the movie is not bad, it is worth watching; some people say that only the big names have no content, and it is not worth wasting money; some people say that this is a brand new attempt in Chinese film; some people say that this movie has seen too many shadows of movies, just like Korean idol movies… In this circle, the more topics, the easier it is to attract attention. Whether you love it or not, if you just want to find something to make yourself happy in the hot summer, if you don’t care so much about the imperfections under the perfect, then this movie ticket should still be considered, if you still have some money in your pocket.

The workers’ congress had just come to an end, and the Spring Festival group meeting had a grand debut. This week, Wahaha had a "very fulfilling" life.

From January 29th to 30th, Wahaha Group held a staff congress and a meeting of factory directors in Hangzhou. Zong Fuli led the meeting and made plans and arrangements for the development direction of Wahaha in the new year, and settled the first "major event" after the opening year a year ago. On the eve of the Lunar New Year on February 2nd, Wahaha held a Spring Festival youth workers group meeting in Xiasha Base in Hangzhou, which was still hosted by Zong Fuli. The Wahaha New Year’s Eve dinner was lively.

It’s not a good idea.The highlights of the "Wahaha Spring Festival Gala" continue, and the New Year’s "jackpot" is presented.

Early in the morning, the "Junjie Hotel" located in Wahaha Xiasha Base was full of New Year’s flavor, with 145 tables filled with drinks, fruits, nuts and cold cuts. More than a thousand young workers entered the venue one after another, their faces full of excitement and expectation. There were also paper cuts with the word "Fu", red lanterns hung high up, and mascots for the Year of the Dragon… The atmosphere was thick and lively.

Since 1987, the tradition of annual reunion banquets has gradually formed a unique cultural symbol of Wahaha. Every year, on the eve of the Spring Festival, Wahaha invites young workers in Hangzhou to have a New Year’s Eve dinner, which includes sumptuous delicacies, evening performances, and red envelope awards.

This year was the same, the party had set up multiple rounds of on-site lottery, large supermarket cards, electric vehicles, tablet computers, glory mobile phones… The company prepared generous prizes, including the sunshine-drenched prize for everyone – New Year’s gift package and lottery tickets, to give employees the "jackpot" of the new year.

It is worth mentioning that the on-site singing and dancing, folk music, recitation and other programs were written, directed and performed by the Wahaha Art Troupe and Wahaha employees at various positions. They also combined annual events such as sponsoring the Asian Games and the corporate culture of striving for progress. It brought a fun and exciting audio-visual experience to the young workers of Wahaha. The applause and laughter from the audience continued, making it a luxurious "Wahaha Spring Festival Gala".

It’s not a good idea.37 years of uninterrupted care, allowing employees to feel the warmth of home

Focusing on employee care has always been a major feature of Wahaha. During its 37 years of development, Wahaha has pursued a corporate culture of "uniting the small family, developing everyone, and serving the country", and has always placed the happy life of its employees in an important position. Wahaha has also been called a "conscience enterprise" and "other people’s company" many times because of its good welfare benefits.

The first is to insist on giving employees annual bonuses every year, so that employees can enjoy the fruits of enterprise development most intuitively, and at the same time insist on holding Wahaha New Year’s Eve dinner every year to celebrate the Spring Festival with employees. Sending red envelopes and drawing gifts is the "highlight" that has never been absent every year.

Secondly, for young employees, housing has always been the "top priority" in their life development. Wahaha regards solving the housing problem of employees as an important task, providing employees with free dormitories covering all bases across the country, free of water and electricity; implementing a stepped housing project covering all employees to solve the problem of employees settling down. So far, more than 1,000 employee apartments have been built in Jiaxing Haining, Sichuan Chengdu, Tianjin, Chongqing and other places, more than 1,500 apartments have been allocated for married backbone employees, 640 low-rent housing units have been provided for employees, and more than 50 million housing purchase subsidies have been provided, solving the worries of employees.

In addition, there are "irregular drop" mid-year bonuses, holiday condolences, festival fees, colorful "staff homes" and "cultural clubs", etc…. Taking care of the diverse and personalized material and spiritual needs of employees greatly enhances the sense of belonging of employees, and motivates every Wahaha employee to "twist a rope" and strive forward.

If the enterprise develops well, employees can naturally develop well. Wahaha is verifying this sentence with practical actions. For 37 years, Wahaha has adhered to honest management, actively fulfilled social responsibility, ensured product safety and health, cooperated with suppliers and distributors for win-win results, and allowed employees to share the fruits of enterprise development. It has achieved integrity from society, partners, to consumers, and won brand reputation.

In recent years, Wahaha has also accumulated a deep leap in kinetic energy and a stable "thin hair" through management system reform, implementation of five major strategic innovations, and intelligent manufacturing. In 2023, Wahaha continued to maintain stable development, not only helped the Asian Games to be successfully held, but also achieved the Asian Games IP marketing breaking circle. It also won the "Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government Quality Award". Wenzhou Wencheng Intelligent Factory was also awarded the Zhejiang Provincial "Factory of the Future". Management, marketing, quality construction, and back-end intelligent manufacturing are all working together… This leading enterprise in the food and beverage industry, how will it open up its own new journey in the future, deserves more expectations.

　　On August 14, the Civil Aviation Administration issued a notice reiterating the relevant regulations on passengers carrying power banks on flights:

　　It is strictly forbidden to carry power banks in checked baggage.

　　It is strictly forbidden to carry power banks with a rated energy of more than 160Wh; power banks with a rated energy of more than 100Wh but not more than 160Wh must be approved by the airline and must not exceed two.

　　Third, it is strictly forbidden to carry power banks with unclear markings.

　　IV. It is strictly forbidden to use the power bank during the flight.

　　Fifth, it is strictly forbidden to carry power banks for non-personal use.

　　Those who violate the above provisions will be dealt with severely by the public security organs according to the circumstances and in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations.

　　The above provisions also apply to the crew.

　　● Although smart TVs have increased the range of options for watching programs, there are many problems that have been criticized in the use process. From on-off advertisements to membership nesting doll-style charges, from inconvenient use, unfriendly to the elderly to after-sales services that cannot really solve the problem, a series of "routines" of smart TVs need to be improved urgently

　　● The situation of paid viewing of Internet Protocol Television is very common, and some consumers are also willing to pay for watching their favorite TV programs. However, on issues such as how many dramas members can watch and the cost of membership opening, merchants should make clear prompts before purchasing, so that consumers can choose the corresponding service according to their own needs when purchasing, otherwise it is suspected of infringing consumers’ right to know

　　In order to solve the problems in the use of smart TVs, we should play the role of the market, advocate businesses and advertising business entities to pursue profits while assuming social responsibility, actively carry out internal compliance management system construction, consciously reduce or even eliminate some unreasonable and illegal phenomenon　　

　　"Why is it so troublesome to watch TV!"

　　Zhang Bingcheng, who lives in Langfang, Hebei province, complained from the moment he turned on his son’s new year gift – an oversized LCD smart TV – during the lunar new year holiday.

　　"It’s mandatory to watch advertisements when you turn it on, and you can’t skip it. The various icons on the homepage make people don’t know how to operate. It’s hard to click on a TV series, and you have to open a membership to watch the whole episode. In addition to the members of the TV itself, there are also various App members. If you want to watch satellite TV programs, you have to buy a set-top box to open a digital channel. Why is it so laborious to watch TV on a TV?"

　　In recent years, from cable to digital to the Internet, TV technology has developed rapidly. Today’s smart TVs have greatly increased the range of options for watching programs after being connected to the Internet. However, a recent investigation by a reporter from the "Rule of Law Daily" found that there are many problems that have been criticized in the use of smart TVs. From on-off advertisements to membership nesting fees, from inconvenient use, unfriendly to the elderly to after-sales services that cannot really solve the problem, a series of "routines" of smart TVs need to be improved urgently.

　　Boot and cut screen advertisements continue

　　If you want to watch the show, the matryoshka will be charged.

　　"Every time you turn on the TV, you have to watch an advertisement, and when you turn it off, you have to watch it again. Sometimes you have to watch an advertisement for a program on demand. I originally wanted to watch TV, but I was’hit head-on ‘by a long commercial advertisement." Ding Lei, of Wuxi, Jiangsu, told reporters that his smart TV would have a 30-second boot advertisement every time it was turned on, and every time he switched channels, similar advertisements such as "Watching TV members, limited time × × yuan a year" would automatically pop up, which made him very disgusted.

　　According to the "2021 Smart TV Switch Advertising Research Report" released by People’s Daily Online Finance and Economics Research Institute, more than 89.9% of respondents said that the smart TV in their homes contains switch-on advertisements, 86.09% of manufacturers do not set a "one-click cancel or close button" for switch-on advertisements, and 72.73% of respondents said "can’t bear it for a second".

　　It is worth noting that in 2020, the China Electronic Video Industry Association established the group standard "Smart TV Boot Advertising Service Specifications", which stipulates that "the total duration of boot advertising should not exceed 30 seconds, and the recommended advertising duration of this specification should be within 15 seconds." The Advertising Law stipulates that the use of the Internet to publish and send advertisements shall not affect users’ normal use of the Internet. Advertisements published in the form of pop-ups on Internet pages should be clearly marked with a shutdown sign to ensure one-click shutdown.

　　Although there are regulations for a long time, the reporter found in the investigation that smart TV advertising violations are still very common. Many smart TV advertisements are not only longer than 30 seconds, but also do not provide a shutdown sign in a prominent position, or even skip or close signs at all.

　　In addition to the advertising issue, many respondents said that the charging rules of smart TVs are a headache, "after spending money to buy a TV, you have to pay for it layer by layer".

　　Liang Jing, from Suzhou, Anhui Province, said in an interview that she now regrets buying a smart TV.

　　"At that time, the promotion was 4K ultra-high definition image quality and high fidelity sound system. Owning it was equivalent to having a home theater, and only when you bought it did you find that you need a member to watch almost everything." In the opening member interface displayed by Liang Jing, the reporter saw that the membership package that comes with the smart TV is 288 yuan per year, while the package season costs 148 yuan. The TV membership does not include other column members. If you want to watch the children’s channel, you need to open a children’s channel membership, which is 9.9 yuan for the first month of a continuous monthly subscription. The learning channel needs to open an annual card of 298 yuan. Variety, education, sports, and major program types want to watch.

　　The reporter calculated and found that if all the members of the smart TV itself are opened, the annual cost will exceed 1,000 yuan. In addition, if you want to watch programs on the TV through the online video platform, many content must be opened as a member of the online video platform to watch normally, and the member can only use it on the TV side, and it is not interoperable with the mobile phone side. For example, a platform gold member can use it on the three major platforms of mobile phones, tablets and computers. The annual card is 258 yuan, while the diamond member only has one more TV side. The annual card is 448 yuan, which is nearly double the price.

　　"Just like matryoshka dolls, there are small members in the big members, and there are special members when you buy small members. The rules for setting fees are to guide you to choose consecutive monthly subscriptions or direct annual subscriptions, otherwise it is not cost-effective. What’s more annoying is that once I opened a children’s channel for my child for one month, the operator automatically renewed the fee for the next month, and did not remind me in advance." Liang Jing complained.

　　On February 1, the reporter went to Binjiang Road Commercial Street, Heping District, Tianjin and consulted the sales staff of a number of smart TV stores as a consumer. The reporter noticed that the sales staff rarely mentioned the above topics if they did not take the initiative to ask whether there are boot advertisements, whether they need to open a membership to watch the program normally, and whether they charge and what the charging standard is.

　　Chen Yinjiang, deputy secretary-general of the Consumer Rights Protection Law Research Association of the China Law Society, believes that the current situation of paid viewing of smart TVs and Internet Protocol Television is very common, and some consumers are also willing to pay for watching their favorite TV programs. However, on issues such as how many dramas members can watch and the cost of membership opening, merchants should make clear prompts before purchasing, so that consumers can choose the corresponding service according to their own needs when purchasing, otherwise it is suspected of infringing consumers’ right to know. At the same time, various impractical programs that require members’ settings and payment settings with obvious "calculation" behavior may be suspected of forced consumption.

　　Many options are cumbersome to operate

　　Very unfriendly to the elderly

　　Returning to his hometown for the Chinese New Year this year, Wang Xu from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, found that he couldn’t use his grandfather’s TV anymore.

　　"There are only three remote controls, one for Internet Protocol Television, one for cable TV, and one for a cable TV set-top box. I tried to switch from Internet Protocol Television to cable TV for a long time without success. Watching TV itself is for leisure, how did it become so troublesome to operate?" Wang Xu lamented.

　　Wang Xu said that unlike the previous cable TV, which can be watched when turned on, smart TVs and Internet Protocol Television operate like mobile phones. There are various options on the screen, and if you want to watch CCTV Satellite TV, you need to switch the receiving channel. "Now although there are more programs that can be watched after the TV is connected to the Internet, the’threshold ‘for watching TV is getting higher and higher. If you want to turn on the TV to watch the channel you want, it is like crossing a barrier. You have to click on countless options."

　　After interviewing many people in Beijing, Tianjin, Anhui, Jiangsu and other places, the reporter found that the vast majority of people who watch TV every day are the elderly, and for the middle-aged and elderly groups, the operation of smart TVs is obviously too complicated. Wang Xu’s grandfather calls his grandson for help every time he turns on the TV, while the neighbors are the children at home who adjust the TV to their parents every morning before going to work.

　　There are still many inconveniences. During the investigation, the reporter found that Internet Protocol Television has problems such as picture cards, picture deformation, and equipment use. Li Ping from Xinxiang, Henan told the reporter that if you open cable TV members to watch CCTV satellite TV directly through Internet Protocol Television, it will occupy home broadband, and sometimes there will be card phenomena when watching programs.

　　When consumers report to the customer service, some customer service staff do not ask or really solve the problem. The cable TV set-top box of Beijing citizen Li Fei’s smart TV is faulty. To switch channels, you must place the remote control within one or two meters of the set-top box and press it to respond. Changing the set-top box did not solve the problem. The maintenance staff said it was the problem of the system itself. The two sides communicated and pulled for several days, and the maintenance staff refused to repair it.

　　Multi-party collaborative comprehensive governance

　　Improve user TV viewing

　　The reporter retrieved relevant information and found that the problems existing in smart TV and Internet Protocol Television, especially the advertising chaos, have existed since the popularity of digital TV, and have been attracting attention for many years. Why haven’t these problems been effectively solved?

　　Du Leqi, chairperson of the Economic Law Research Association of Jiangsu Law Society and associate professor of Jiangsu University Law School, believes that this is the result of a combination of factors.

　　He introduced that the first is the mismatch between advertising laws and regulations and new types of advertising. With the rapid development of the Internet and digital economy, the advertising industry has also developed rapidly. Today’s advertising methods are more diverse, spread more widely, carry more content, and change more rapidly, which has exacerbated the proliferation of advertising. The embedding of digital or online platforms not only enriches the forms of advertising, but also enhances the concealment of advertising, making it more difficult to use relevant laws and regulations to identify advertisements. Second, there are deficiencies in government regulatory policies and efforts. In the process of law enforcement, government regulators have failed to truly crack down and strengthen supervision. In addition, the technical level of regulatory departments cannot match the market development momentum, and cannot prevent or detect problems in a timely manner.

　　"There is a lack of supervision in advertising industry organizations, social supervision organizations and individual consumers. The self-discipline review mechanism of the advertising industry in our country has not been able to form a complete and multi-level self-discipline system. There is no full-time self-discipline organization in our country, and the self-discipline function of member associations has not yet been perfected. The realization of advertising self-discipline function is mainly undertaken by advertising operators and advertising publishers, but driven by interests, it is difficult for individual enterprises as advertising operators and advertising publishers to be fair and law-abiding. Consumers play a small role in the specific supervision process due to lack of sufficient incentives and weak ability." Du Leqi said.

　　Experts interviewed by reporters believe that to solve the problems of smart TV, Internet Protocol Television advertising, high fees, and cumbersome operations, multi-party collaborative governance is required.

　　In the view of Zhu Xiaojuan, associate professor of China University of Political Science and Law, director and deputy secretary-general of the Commercial Law Research Association of the China Law Society, we should give play to the role of the market, advocate businesses and advertising business entities to pursue profits while assuming social responsibility, actively carry out internal compliance governance system construction, and consciously reduce or even eliminate some unreasonable and illegal phenomena. The Interim Measures for the Management of Internet Advertising and other relevant laws and regulations need to strengthen the targeted adjustment of illegal acts.

　　"In terms of legal responsibility, administrative responsibility is the main one and the amount of punishment is too low to play a deterrent role. The amount of fines should be increased. At the same time, it is appropriate to increase the provisions of civil liability to give full play to the role of legal responsibility. In addition, the lack of administrative management system based on geographical jurisdiction and pre-event supervision power, coupled with the use of technology, affect the effectiveness of administrative supervision. Information sharing and administrative cooperation mechanisms should be established to save the cost of transferring jurisdiction. We should also strengthen pre-trial spot checks and supervision to force relevant entities to standardize behavior. At the same time, we should strengthen the application of technology to actively detect advertising violations and investigate and deal with them in a timely manner. We should also give play to the self-discipline and leading role of industry associations, urge industry associations to formulate industry norms, strengthen industry self-discipline, and promote the healthy development of the industry." Zhu Xiaojuan

　　In the opinion of Tang Wei, a lawyer at Beijing Yinghe Law Firm, for the elderly, the complex membership system is not conducive to their understanding, and smart TV merchants should clearly prompt and guide. For example, issues such as mobile phones, tablets and TVs cannot be used universally are often prone to disputes, and they should clearly indicate the scope and channels of viewing after purchasing such members when charging to avoid disputes.

　　With the consensus that "most TVs are now watched by the elderly", many respondents hope to make smart TVs and Internet Protocol Television senior-friendly. Some people suggest that some positive TV dramas suitable for the elderly should be watched for free. Others believe that radio and television, the three major operators can make their IPTV set-top boxes into TV applications like other apps, and put them in the TV application mall. Users who need them can directly download and install them, which can "control" everything with one remote control like before.

　　Zheng Ning, director of the Law Department of the School of Cultural Industry Management, Communication University of China, believes that with the arrival of the aging society, there are more and more elderly audiences, and it is necessary to carry out the senior-friendly transformation of smart TVs, which is not only the need to implement the elderly rights protection law, but also can reduce the digital divide.

　　"Operators can consider broadcasting some movies and TV dramas that contribute to the construction of a good family style and a clean culture, and the government can also use subsidies, grants, tax exemptions and other means to encourage the broadcast of such films, so as to spread the core socialist values," Zheng Ning said.

Group photo of the production team

1905 movie network news A few days ago, Japanese film master Takashi Miike officially announced that he will direct a mainland action comedy for the first time. The film is produced by Sambo Hung. This is the first collaboration between two veteran filmmakers. It can be described as a collision, two heroes and infinite possibilities.

"When I was in elementary school, I was already exposed to many of his excellent film and television works. At first, I was just a spectator, but after I became a creator, I felt it was a great honor to have such a cooperation opportunity."

The former producer Sheng Yubin promoted the cooperation between Hong Jinbao and Miike Takashi, and revealed that the cast of the film will be mainly Chinese, and Japanese actors Kotori Shun and Kimura Takuya are also under consideration. The project is currently in the script polishing stage and is expected to start production in April and May next year.

Takashi Miike

Samike Takashi: Samike Hung gave me the urge to be a newcomer

Miike Takashi is a Japanese geek director, with masterpieces such as "Killer Aichi", series, etc. His works are diverse in style, with a unique violent aesthetic in action scenes, and a black humor that is as imaginative as Kitano Takeshi. He is a Japanese film master as famous as Kitano Takeshi.

Samike, who has always regarded Hong Jinbao as his film enlightenment teacher, said that this collaboration has given him an urge to be a newcomer and a new stimulus. As for whether his violent style will affect the creation in China, Samike admits that this is not a problem: "I usually don’t do meaningless violence, or this kind of shooting method of violence only for violence. I still want to show the character in the work, how can he escape and resist from the environment, to show the rationality of the story while showing the beauty of violence." As for the cultural nuance of China and Japan, Samike believes that as long as you spend some time to understand it slowly, this difference will give birth to some very interesting works.

Tomoshi Miike, Sambo Hung

Samuel Hung: Visually not too violent

Brother Hong Jinbao is the film supervisor this time. The eldest brother revealed that after seeing the first draft of the script, he and producer Sheng Yubin started looking for a good director who could control the film. It was only after repeated communication, two visits to Japan and many visits that the filmmakers finally confirmed the cooperation. It is reported that a large part of the reason for being able to invite Miike Takashi is because of the eldest brother’s producer status and the brilliance of the first draft of the script.

When it comes to this cooperation, Big Brother said that everyone is still in the further running-in and development stage of the script. On the one hand, he hopes to be as close to Chinese culture as possible, so that domestic audiences can accept it and gain resonance. On the other hand, he wants good directors to play their own style and characteristics.

Regarding the overall style of the film, Big Brother believes that it can give the audience a feeling of violence, but it cannot visually make people feel too violent, which is a hindrance to comedy. How to be creative in action scenes is also crucial. Making a movie is based on audience acceptance and approval.

Samike Chongshi, Sheng Yubin, Hong Jinbao

Sheng Yubin: The cast is mainly Chinese

Sheng Yubin, the producer behind Mr. Samike’s move to China, previously produced Twin Cities and Kuaishou Shooters, two works of wit and black humor in Chinese-language action films. "One is an international director and the other represents traditional Chinese martial arts," Mr. Sheng said of the joint creation between Mr. Samike and Mr. Hung. "Put these two together and there will definitely be some sparks. And the director of Samike has a great appreciation for Chinese kung fu, saying he likes China very muchThree people: Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Hong Jinbao, have always wanted to cooperate with representatives of Chinese Kung Fu, and this opportunity makes him very excited. "

Seung Yubin finally revealed that the film is still in the in-depth polishing stage of the script, and it is expected to start in April and May next year. The cast is mainly Chinese, and Japanese big-name actors such as Shun Kotori, who has worked with Mitsuke Takashi on "Hot Blood High School", and Takuya Kimura on "Infinite Residence" are also under consideration. However, whether it is small fresh meat or old drama bones, the actors will be selected based on the needs of the script. "The director has very strict requirements for filming, and the actors must be given sufficient time and cooperation. If you can’t understand the lines and script, it is unacceptable to memorize the lines on the spot."

　　IMAX Corporation and IMAX China Holding Inc. and Wanda Film’s joint stock company today announced the signing of the largest IMAX-ever agreement to build 150 new IMAX cinemas in 002739.SZ. Under the agreement, the cinemas will be built and distributed across China over a six-year period starting next year, with 110 to be installed by the end of 2020.

　　The deal builds on a long-standing partnership dating back to 2007, when Wanda Cinemas, the cinema arm of Dalian Wanda Group, opened its first IMAX cinema in Dongguan. As Asia’s largest cinema chain, Wanda Cinemas currently operates more than 160 IMAX theaters.

　　Today’s agreement is expected to increase the number of Wanda’s IMAX cinemas by more than 70 per cent to 360, with the majority set to open over the next three years and all signed cinemas scheduled to open by 2022. The agreement will increase the number of cinemas under contract in IMAX China by nearly 60 per cent. The agreement is on top of a contract signed by the two companies in 2013, under which Wanda will build 120 new IMAX cinemas by 2020. Wanda now expects the projects under the previous agreement to be installed by the end of 2016, four years earlier than originally expected. Nearly half of the new IMAX cinemas in Wanda’s cinema chain will be equipped with IMAX’s latest laser projection technology from the end of 2018. The main provisions of the new agreement are highly similar to those of the 2013 agreement.

　　Richard Gelfond, chief executive of IMAX, said: "This is a landmark development in the history of IMAX and a key point in our business growth strategy. In particular, based on our long-term observation, contracted theaters translate directly into theater installations, resulting in higher box office and ultimately increased company revenue. This agreement not only strengthens our leadership position in China, the world’s fastest growing film market, but also reinforces IMAX’s partnership with one of its most important business partners, Wanda Cinemas, and speaks volumes about the value Wanda brings to the IMAX business. Wanda’s significant commitment in the agreement fully demonstrates that our decade-long partnership has far exceeded the original single-theater sales agreement. Wanda and IMAX are now operating under a more sustainable revenue sharing model, providing new opportunities for the release and box office distribution of key Chinese-language films.

　　Since 2013, IMAX and Wanda have collaborated on a number of high-profile Chinese-language films, including "Tai Chi Man," "Get Out! Mr. Tumor" and "Finding the Dragon," which set a box office record for an IMAX Chinese-language film released last year.

　　"The strategic importance of our partnership with IMAX cannot be overemphasized," said Zeng Maojun, president of Wanda Cinemas. "This partnership has been critical to the rapid growth of Wanda’s cinema business and our record of being the leader in the Chinese box office market for seven consecutive years. And our business model will create differentiated film experiences. Combining Wanda’s first-class cinema environment with IMAX’s advanced film technology, we are able to provide the most immersive and powerful film entertainment experience anywhere in China. We look forward to working with IMAX in this successful model to accelerate the rapid expansion of China’s film industry in the coming years, bringing more blockbusters to Chinese audiences.

　　Mr. Zeng singled out the partnership between IMAX and Wanda for playing an important role in the June release of Hollywood blockbuster Warcraft, which was produced and distributed by Wanda Group’s legendary film studio and quickly broke box office records as well as sparking a cultural boom. Warcraft broke IMAX China’s first-day box office record with 35 million yuan ($5.30 million) after its release, and also set IMAX’s zero-point show and pre-sale records in China.

　　With today’s deal, IMAX has signed 284 theaters so far this year, including 229 in China, surpassing IMAX’s previous global record of 277 theaters in a year. The Chinese market accounts for about one-third of IMAX’s global box office revenue.

　　As of June 30, 2016, IMAX had 335 theaters in China, up from 250 in the same period in 2015. Despite the significant growth of the theater network and its presence in more than 100 different cities in China, IMAX’s single-screen average box office has remained steadily between $120 and $1.30 million over the past four years.

　　Earlier this year, IMAX announced four Chinese-language blockbuster summer collaborations, including Wanda Cinemas’ "Kuaishou Gunslinger," Anle Pictures’ "Chow Yun-fa’s" Chills 2, "kung fu superstar Jackie Chan’s fourth IMAX film," Jedi Escape, "and the 3D adventure blockbuster" Tomb Robbing Notes, "directed by Li Rengang and directed by LeTV Pictures and Shanghai Film Group. IMAX also plans to collaborate with" The Great Wall, "starring Matt Damon and directed by Zhang Yimou. In addition, the company is also exploring other potential collaborations, including" Journey to the West 2. "

　　"China is a rapidly growing market and Chinese moviegoers are increasingly demanding film technology and cinematic experience," said Zhang Yimou. "As a filmmaker, I want to do my best to provide the best experience for my fans and look forward to presenting my new work’The Great Wall ‘in IMAX format on IMAX’s growing cinema network."

　　IMAX plans to increase the number of Chinese-language film collaborations in China, with 8-10 Chinese-language films expected to be screened in 2016, including "Three Dozens of White Bones" and "Kung Fu Panda 3" released earlier this year. IMAX’s list of Hollywood blockbusters in China this year also includes "Bourne 5", "Star Trek 3: Beyond the Stars", "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and "Doctor Strange". In addition, IMAX China and the Chinese Cultural Industry Fund announced the establishment of a film production fund to jointly invest in 15 Chinese-language films over the next three years.

　　In addition to Wanda Cinemas, Wanda Group also owns the AMC Cinema Line, which is IMAX’s first commercial cinema partner in North America and the largest IMAX cinema chain in the world. AMC is also currently the largest IMAX cinema chain in North America, with 185 existing and committed IMAX theaters.

1905 movie network feature Have you ever wondered what kind of spark you will have when you become a director and encounter the golden supporting role of the movie "Frog"?

This May 1st, they collaborated on a movie.

For audiences familiar with Tian Qiwen’s comedy performances in Stephen Chow’s films, it is hard to imagine that he would participate in the creation of such a drama as a producer.

"I made my debut in a drama," Tian Qiwen explained to the 1905 film network. "When I was young, Director Mai and I worked together once. He was the assistant director, and I was the producer.

As one of the most revealing filmmakers in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, facing our camera, we once again revealed various creations and the stories behind them –

Talking about the creation of "Procuratorial Fengyun", "It turns out that there are not so many trial dramas, and there will be more suspense";

Talking about the emotional drama of "Prosecutor Fengyun", "the adjustment is only after the actors are appointed";

Tan, "I am the first person to beat Wu Jing in a movie, there is an agreement, but it will be three years later";

Talking about Zhou Xingchi, "When he is 65 years old, he will return to the big screen to direct and act."

01.

At the beginning of the movie "Prosecutors", a "school loan incident" was directly staged, and the camera directly showed the dark side of the girl being controlled by black-hearted loans.

The criminal, on the other hand, tidied up his clothes as if nothing had happened, and said flirtatiously, "It’s just a little girl’s entanglement."

It can be seen that the opening scale of the movie is not small.

And this is the first question that Tian Qiwen and director Mai Zhaohui threw to the other party when they got the script, "How big can the scale be?"

In their opinion, there are many fields and spaces worth exploring in the story of this theme, but if a lot of content cannot be talked about, then the story will be boring and the audience will not be satisfied. "After confirming these contents, we will continue to study how to create a good script."

As China’s first prosecution film from the perspective of prosecutors in the new era, "Prosecutorial Wind and Cloud" is not easy to film, even if it is endorsed by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of China and supported by real events.

Unlike in the works of the public security police, the confrontation between you and me, this group of people is an important hub for connecting the front lines of the public security and court decisions.

Therefore, the script creation of "Procuratorial Fengyun" has been adjusted for a long time, "The previous script was more about the suspense part, and the investigation part was more prominent." But when it was about to start, Tian Qiwen suddenly found that such a creation was contrary to the theme of the prosecutor, "This is not a public security theme, and there cannot be too much content to investigate the case."

To this end, Tian Qiwen and Mai Zhaohui readjusted the script, expanding the original plan to shoot only one day of scenes, "After the adjustment, we shot for ten days." This adjustment is not a simple addition to the scene. The creative process must first follow the mainland court system to ensure that these contents can be seen.

"Fortunately, we finally did it." For Tian Qiwen, the creation of "Prosecutor Feng Yun" was extremely stressful, but it was precisely this pressure that brought him and Mai Zhaohui a lot of creativity.

02.

The first time he filmed in mainland China, Tian Qiwen was initially troubled by the cast. "My request is whether the actors are committed enough."

When the actor was confirmed, the script was still a complete male drama at first, "We just want to adjust the content and give full play to her role, not a simple cameo."

Tian Qiwen and the creative team were torn between Bai Baihe and Bai Baihe, "It must be watchable, so I kept adjusting the script."

Ultimately, the relationship between the two is not just a confrontation in court, but also a hidden emotional line.

"We have torn this relationship for a long time. After all, we are filming prosecutors, not their love." As the creator, Tian Qiwen is also very clear-headed.

Every actor in "Prosecutor Feng Yun" let Tian Qiwen see "investment".

He had collaborated with comedians before, and at the beginning, he still had scruples, "I felt a little awkward at first, and I always felt that he was a little out of place in the comedy." But when the camera turned on, "I don’t know him anymore, especially when he is so fierce in the film, I was scared when I sat in front of the monitor."

Tian Qiwen even "broke the news". In fact, at the beginning of the preparations for "Prosecutor Feng Yun", neither he nor director Mak Zhaohui considered Hong Kong actors. But he never expected that one day when he was on the crew, the styling teacher found Tian Qiwen and asked him to try on clothes, "I ordered the actor, why didn’t I know I was going to play the library director?"

At that time, the staff "pushed the blame" to the director, but no one thought the director could explain it clearly. A Rashomon-style casting selection actually led to the actor’s first original sound appearance on the mainland big screen. "In my previous movies with Zhou Xingchi, everyone saw the credit of the voice actor. After this performance, it made me very confident."

03.

When it comes to Tian Qiwen’s performance, all audiences can’t help but think of his comedy performance in Stephen Chow’s movie.

"In fact, when I debuted, I was filming a drama. Later, after we followed Stephen Chow, we did a lot of comedy, so we somehow felt that we had a sense of humor." As a golden supporting actor in Stephen Chow’s movie, Tian Qiwen felt that he had left the most breakthrough performance to Wu Jing.

It was Wu Jing’s first directorial debut, "He asked me to play the villain, and I want to play a martial arts film with him."

In that movie, the two had a lot of fights, "Wu Jing told me that only I could hit him on the big screen."

After many years, Wu Jing has become a director and actor with great box office appeal. "I still have a show appointment with him, but he has too many invitations now. We will cooperate after three years."

This kind of fate is always hard to describe, especially between him and Zhou Xingchi.

Tian Qiwen once said that he has worked with many filmmakers, and Zhou Xingchi is the one who has worked with him for the longest time. "In fact, I left Xinghui (Zhou Xingchi Company) for some other projects that I wanted to do, but then I went back to his" Mermaid "and" Journey to the West "series. Now it’s to see if he needs me, and we communicate every year."

As Zhou Xingchi’s senior partner, Tian Qiwen revealed in advance that Zhou Xingchi may "leave the mountain" to become an actor again at the age of 65.

Not only did the audience have expectations for the actor Zhou Xingchi, "He also wants to act, but he wants to play a different type for the audience, and his last one has already changed." If at that time, without Zhou Xingchi calling, Tian Qiwen admitted that all the partners who have worked together will gather again, "There are still 4 years, we have to plan carefully."

As for the current Tian Qiwen, he and his partner Mai Zhaohui will create more other projects first. In addition to "Prosecutor Feng Yun", another movie has been filmed and is waiting to be released.

"We worked together more than 20 years ago, and then we started a company together, but we didn’t care about it. He went to shoot’Infernal Affairs’ with me, and I went to develop with Zhou Xingchi, and now I just come back again."

The two filmmakers can now say that they meet at the peak, looking for a different creation in the best state. "We still have a lot of plans, and we will try different directions and markets."

On June 1, NIO quietly announced its May sales, and the share price fell by 0.60%. This was another decline after the share price of the second-generation ES6 fell by 9% on the day of listing. By June 5, the total market value had been less than 100 billion Hong Kong dollars.

From the head of sales/market value to the tail of new car makers, NIO only took 2-3 years.

The market value is less than half of Li Auto, which makes NIO, which lost 14.40 billion yuan last year and 44.60 billion in 5 years, on the verge of difficulties, and the cumulative loss is more than Tesla’s 15 years of establishment.

In 2022, NIO’s cash will decrease by 10 billion yuan, and as of the beginning of 2023, there will still be 40 billion yuan in cash in the company’s account. At such a "burning money" rate, I wonder how long NIO can support?

Li Bin, chairperson of NIO, actually knows very well. He said in an interview in April this year that,If this year’s work is not good, 24 years will become another 19 years, which means that NIO may be "back" in the ICU again.

After NIO went public on the Nasdaq, it once became the most valuable car company in China, and Li Bin (left) was no exception for a while.

Back in November 2020, NIO’s market value reached 72.84 billion US dollars (about 479.70 billion yuan), making it the highest car company in China in one fell swoop.

This can’t blame NIO’s current stock price, because sales are not awesome! In May this year, NIO only delivered 6,155 vehicles, a decrease of 7.6% month-on-month, ranking second to last among new car-making forces. This is the fourth consecutive month of decline, and it is getting farther and farther from the goal of "Wei 10,000".

The monthly sales of 3 models are about 10,000, and the 7 models are still around the 10,000, so NIO is dubbed "Wei 10,000".

"If NIO still 10,000 sales every month, Qin Lihong (president) and I will have to look for jobs." In early May this year, Li Bin also joked.

Li Bin and Qin Lihong are also very hard, but the high-end pure electric vehicle (above 300,000 especially above 400,000, such as ES6 plus optional super 400,000 yuan) market targeted by NIO is too small.

Regarding the problem of NIO, as the reader’s comment after the DearAuto article hit the nail on the head "Fishing where there are fish, otherwise it will be a dead end. Where there are fish? One is plug-in hybrid including range extension to solve the problem of mileage anxiety. One is to take a trolley within 150,000 to solve the problem of urban traffic, and the family has a second car. Where there are no fish, there are no fish in the more than 300,000 pure electric markets. Whether you are Wei Xiaoli, BYD Great Wall Geely, or Huawei, there are no fish. Wang Chuanfu said well, strategy is the most important, strategy is wrong, wasting money is small, wasted time is priceless."

I seriously suspect that this reader may be a Weilai owner who hates that iron cannot make steel, otherwise he will not be able to see the problem so clearly.

There is no universal standard for high-end pure electricity, which is generally considered to be more than 300,000 yuan, which is equivalent to luxury fuel vehicles.

NIO’s standard is higher – more than 400,000 yuan, and it often posted such forms last year to prove that it is a monopoly in this market.

In August last year, for example, NIO was still relatively popular, occupying the top and second place in the rankings, but the top 10 were imposed on less than 7,000 vehicles, all of which were given to NIO, and NIO could not support such a large company with more than 30,000 people.

Correspondingly, there are only 10,000 people in Ideal and Xiaopeng.

NIO also has an ET5 sedan that is more capable of playing, in the 300,000-400,000 range, the car claims to outsell BMW 3 Series, and the amount of insurance once exceeded 3 Series, but then sales fell rapidly.

In April, BMW sold nearly 12,000 3 Series, but only 4,293 ET5s, proving that the 30-400,000 pure electric market is not so optimistic.

Due to the unresolved issues of charging and battery life, pure electric vehicles are more suitable for small cars as the second scooter in the family, rather than pure electric vehicles such as NIO.

Of course, the popularity of big cars such as the Ideal L8 and D9 also shows that consumers can also pay for high-end big cars, but they are PHEVs.

The high-end is largely reflected in performance. For electric vehicles, improving performance becomes very simple, basically adding batteries and enhancing motors; while the interior is replaced by a large screen, just to see who has a larger screen and higher pixels.

The threshold has suddenly been lowered, which means that it is not as high-end valuable.

The demand for high-end pure electric cars, if there is one, is small. NIO worked hard, but to no avail. After the launch of ES6, ES8 sales plummeted; when ES7 came out, ES6 sales fell again; when ET5 came out, ET7 dropped sharply.

This is not a problem with the NIO family. Even the most powerful pure electric brand, Tesla, saw its million-dollar Model SX sales plunge after Model 3/Y came out.

Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi all performed poorly in the EV market. This is definitely not an accident. It is not that these products themselves are flawed, but that the market positioning is incorrect.

"We also know that high-end pure electric is a point of no return, but we can’t change it, it’s the decision of the global headquarters," a luxury brand head told DearAuto on condition of anonymity.

In addition, after three years of epidemic attacks, consumers are not as rich as manufacturers imagine, this year, no matter how the government at all levels to stimulate, car sales are always tepid.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the per capita disposable income of residents in 2022 was 36,883 yuan; this year, consumers seem to be even more short of money, and even if they have it, they will not dare to spend. The fire in Zibo during the May Day holiday also proved that ordinary people are "short of money", because the cost of going to Zibo is much cheaper than that of Sanya or Lijiang.

One of the reasons why NIO stood out in the early days was that it started early and had a first-mover advantage, which won the favor of the capital markets. The second relied on the ultimate service to create a unique city and build its high-end image. The power exchange model is the core of NIO’s service system, but this core may bring down NIO.

According to industry data, the cost of NIO’s first-generation replacement stations is about 2.50 million-3 million yuan, and the cost of second-generation replacement stations is about 1.50 million yuan (excluding batteries). NIO has established 205 first-generation replacement stations, and the number of second-generation replacement stations is 1,100. In this way, NIO has invested 21.625 billion in replacement stations. Including land rent and operating costs, NIO’s investment in replacement mode has exceeded 10 billion yuan.

In 2023, NIO plans to increase the number of new power stations from 400 to 1,000, with a new investment of 2 billion yuan.

"Kneeling and licking service" has no bottom line, it is difficult to get off the service, and the car owner is also spoiled.

NIO began to do some "tricks" on the service this year, including that the beta version of NOP + Enhanced Pilot Assistance will be switched from free use to paid subscription; the power exchange benefit will be changed from the original 6 times a month to 4 times a month free and no longer send home chargers.

The "backlash" came soon, and NIO’s sales in April and May did not exceed 7,000 units.

After the second-generation ES6 went on sale, ES7 owners quit (thinking that the ES6 was too cheap, affecting the residual value of ES7 used cars) and asked NIO for compensation. The owner replied to Li Bin and said: "My relationship with you is not that close. I am here to negotiate, not to talk."

Li Bin said publicly that this is impossible because he needs to invest in real money.

High-end is the tone of NIO electric vehicles. Li Bin has repeatedly emphasized that "NIO will not offer low-end vehicles, nor will it reduce prices."

But the auto industry is an industry that pays attention to scale. Li Bin is very clear in his heart, "In the long run, the sales of 2 million cars a year by car companies are the line of life and death. If you can’t see the hope of sales to this line, I think it will be difficult."

For NIO, the top priority is to sell more cars and cut costs to survive.

Due to NIO’s high-end attributes limiting its sales scale, its second brand, Alpine, and even its third brand, Firefly, are expected to be used primarily for impulse.

Let’s not say that multi-brand operation is a huge pit, and there are few successful precedents for Chinese and foreign automakers.

For NIO, going down is more difficult because it faces stronger competitors. In addition, mid- to low-end brands have higher cost requirements, which is not good at NIO.

According to NIO’s plan, the Alps brand will mainly target the price range of 20-300,000 yuan. And it is expected that products will be launched in 2024.

But competitors in this price range include BYD, Tesla, Extreme Krypton, Wei Brand, Deep Blue, and a large number of joint-venture electric vehicles.

Firefly is NIO’s car brand, which will be launched in Europe at that time, and is expected to be in the price range of 10-200,000 yuan.

The competition in this market is even more intense in China. Not only are there a bunch of pure electric vehicles including Aian and BYD, but also a large number of plug-in hybrid models. Wuling is also a mythical existence. (Text | DA Bin)

Industrial trends

　　01 360 released Zhinao 4.0, which has the ability of cross-modal generation.

　　On June 13th, 360 Company held the application conference of 360 Zhinao Big Model, the cognitive general big model "360 Zhinao 4.0" was unveiled, and the 360AI digital man was officially released.

　　In addition, Zhou Hongyi said that the key to overtaking China’s self-developed large model curve in the GPT era is to develop multi-modes. 360 Zhinao has the ability of cross-modal generation, and has the ability of text, image, voice and video processing, which can be applied to scenes such as Wensheng map, Wensheng map and Wensheng video. At the same time, 360AI Digital People Square was released, providing more than 200 roles, including digital celebrities, digital employees and other categories.

　　At the meeting, the multi-modal function of 360 Zhinao "Wensheng Video" was first launched in China, and any text script can generate video, which is not limited by professional skills and materials, showing the ability of "making something out of nothing".

　　Zhou Hongyi said that the core innovation of 360 in the big model lies in AI digital people, and digital people are the future.The most important application entrance of large model. 360 will redefine "digital people" based on the ability of 360 wisdom brain model. Different from traditional digital people who can only output content according to established scripts, 360AI digital people are characterized by having memories, people’s designs and personalities, and being able to reproduce their way of thinking and life experiences.

　　02 can generate video with one click, and Gen2 is open for free trial.

　　Recently, Runway, which is known as the video version of Midjourney and provides technical support for Stable Diffusion and Instant Universe, has developed an AI video editing tool Gen, which has been upgraded from the first generation in February to the second generation, and has been officially released from internal testing.

　　In February of this year, Runway released a model named Gen-1, which can transform an existing video into a new video by applying any style specified by text prompts or reference images.

　　Just over a month later, Runway officially released the more powerful Gen-2 on March 20th, completing the transformation from "editing existing videos" to "Wensheng videos", and providing multiple functions such as text+reference images to generate videos, still pictures to videos, and video style migration. Now, after the internal test in March, Gen2 finally opened a free trial-although the video it generated is only 4 seconds at present, and it has a total usage quota of 105 seconds.

　　In terms of pricing, the standard edition member of Gen2 is 15 dollars/month, the Pro edition member is 35 dollars/month, and the annual membership can get 20% discount.

　　According to reports, Twitter user Steve Mills has experienced its potential ability to generate MV in the Gen-2 beta. This user generated a total of about 500 seconds of video, and finally edited it into a 140-second MV.

　　The author estimates that the whole production will cost at least $30 at the price of the public version. Coupled with the previous study and exploration stage, this price will be higher.

　　Cristóbal Valenzuela, CEO and co-founder of Runway, once said when Gen-1 was released: "We have witnessed the explosion of image generation model, and I firmly believe that 2023 will be a year of video generation model."

　　Chatgpt update, which can generate visual animation with one click.

　　On June 13th, local time, OpenAI announced a major update to its large-scale language model API (including GPT-4 and GPT-3.5-turbo), including adding function calling function and reducing the use cost. After updating, the cost of embedded model is reduced by 75%, and the tokens input length of GPT-3.5-turbo is extended to 16,000.

　　Since the end of March, ChatGPT update announced the launch of plug-in function, the number of third-party plug-ins has increased from 10 to more than 70. With the support of these plug-ins, ChatGPT can not only generate web pages and help users find jobs, but also visualize data directly according to their needs. ……

　　At present, the new version of the model has gradually begun to iterate. The latest versions of gpt-4-0613, gpt-3.5-turbo-0613 and gpt-4-32k-0613 with extended context length all support function calls. Gpt-3.5-turbo-16k does not support function calls, and provides four times the context length, which means that one request can support about 20 pages of text.

　　In addition, the old model began to be gradually abandoned. Applications using the initial version of gpt-3.5-turbo and gpt-4 will be automatically upgraded to the new version on June 27th. Developers who need more time to transition can also manually specify to continue using the old version, but all requests for the old version will be completely abandoned after September 13th.

　　04 Nature refuses to post the generated pictures and videos.

　　On June 13th, local time, Nature magazine announced in an editorial that in order to ensure the integrity, transparency and morality of the research, no pictures, videos or illustrations created by using generative AI tools will be published, unless they are articles related to artificial intelligence.

　　However, Nature does not completely exclude artificial intelligence. The magazine still allows the use of text generated by generative artificial intelligence in articles, as long as it is clearly stated in the method or acknowledgment section. In addition, all sources of data, even data generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence, must be provided by the author. However, Nature firmly refuses to accept any generative artificial intelligence tool as the author of the paper.

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Frontiers of science and technology

　　01 Meta Releases the First Humanoid Model

　　Meta announced on June 13th local time that it will open some components of a new "humanoid" artificial intelligence model to researchers, which can analyze and complete unfinished images more accurately than existing models.

　　This model is called I-JEPA, which uses the background knowledge of the world to fill in the missing parts of the image, instead of inferring only from nearby pixels like other generative artificial intelligence models. This method adopts the humanoid reasoning method advocated by Yann LeCun, the chief artificial intelligence scientist of Meta Company, which helps to avoid the common mistakes in the image generated by artificial intelligence, such as the problem of having an extra finger.

　　Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, said that sharing the model developed by Meta with other researchers can help the company promote innovation, find security vulnerabilities and reduce costs. He told investors in April this year: "For us, if the industry standardizes the basic tools we are using, then we can benefit from the improvement of others."

　　02 DeepMind releases new AI system to discover faster algorithms.

　　Researchers at Google DeepMind, an AI research laboratory owned by Alphabet (GOOG), released a new AI system on Wednesday, which can improve the efficiency and sustainability of computing.

　　DeepMind said that this latest breakthrough, published in the scientific journal Nature, focuses on finding faster computer algorithms. The computer algorithm isThe foundation is used by enterprises for trillions of times every day.

　　This AI lab in London is famous for pioneering AI models, such as AlphaFold and mastering complex Go.AlphaGo, which named its new AI system AlphaDev. Based on AlphaZero (iteration of AlphaGo), the system uses reinforcement learning to find faster algorithms for computer science functions such as sorting and hashing. Reinforcement learning is a form of machine learning, in which computers learn and make their own strategies.

　　Colin Murdoch, chief business officer of DeepMind, said, "This means that we can use fewer resources to do the same amount of calculations."

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Traffic driving

　　01 Huawei won the trademark "Wen Jie" and intended to build a car alone?

　　Trademark electronicsThe system shows that a total of 21 applications for trademark transfer of "Wenjie" have been approved. The transferor is Beijing Yongan Shida Trade Co., Ltd. and Beijing Kechuang Huida Trade Co., Ltd., and the transferee is Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The receipt time of the transfer application is March 7 and 8 this year.

　　The specific categories of trademarks involve categories 12, 9, 7, 39, 37, 42, 2, 35, 3, 4, 16, 38, 11, 1, 5, 21, 27 and 41, of which categories 12 and 9 respectively represent automobiles and vehicles, electronic products and scientific instruments.

　　According to the first financial report, Huawei responded that "Huawei does not build cars alone, but builds good cars with car companies" has not changed.

　　In addition, according to the science and technology innovation board Daily, the successful transfer of the trademark "Wen Jie" by Huawei means that Huawei will have the dominant position in the trademark, and it will become the unified brand name of Huawei’s intelligent car selection model in the future.

　　02 The price of the whole department was reduced by 30,000 yuan, and the price of ES8 fell below 500,000 yuan.

　　On June 12th, Auto (hereinafter referred to as "") announced that it would adjust the price of all new cars, and the starting price of all models of the company was reduced by 30,000 yuan.

　　After adjustment, the starting price of ET5 fell below 300,000 yuan to 298,000 yuan; The brand-new ES6 just listed in May this year also dropped to 338,000 yuan, and the price of the brand-new ES8 launched at the end of last year also fell below 500,000 yuan.

　　This adjustment is not limited to the price, and the car rights of Weilai users have also been lowered.

　　Specifically, the rights and interests of the first owner of a new car purchase user are adjusted to a 6-year or 150,000-kilometer warranty for the whole vehicle, of which the three-power system can enjoy a 10-year unlimited mileage warranty; Free power exchange will no longer be used as the basic car rights, users can choose to pay a single fee for power exchange, and then a flexible power supply package will be launched.

　　For the users who have already picked up the car, Weilai promises that the rights and interests of the first car owner will remain unchanged. At the same time, when buying a new car from Weilai, the old users can choose to transfer the car rights of the original car to the new car, or choose to give up their car rights to deduct the car purchase price of 30,000-50,000 yuan. Li Bin, CEO of the company, explained that the old users can choose to give up their rights when buying a new car, which means that they can get 60,000-80,000 yuan cheaper.

[One and one new car listed] On March 12th, the global version of the Great Wall Gun (parameter picture) passenger pickup truck was officially listed. The global version of the Great Wall gun pickup truck listed this time has a total of eight configurations. As a "Chinese high-end pickup truck" that Great Wall is committed to building, the global version of the Great Wall gun pickup truck has been fully armed with ultra-new concepts and ultra-high standards.

The global version of the pickup truck for the Great Wall Artillery is 5410*1934*1886(mm), the container size is 1520*1520*540(mm) and the wheelbase is 3230mm. Although the size is slightly smaller than other models, the container size and wheelbase are still the best in the same class. Not only does it perform well in size, but the global version of the Great Wall gun pickup truck also has 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels, and the visual effect is amazing. There are eight kinds of vehicle color matching options, and there are three kinds of shapes of rain shelter that can be customized, which can meet diversified car scenes and needs while pursuing individuality.

In terms of appearance, compared with the cash, the global version of the pickup truck for the Great Wall gun has only changed the middle net, logo and the lower trim panel of the front bumper, turning the style of the middle net into a wide horizontal bar with a more international style and strength, and at the same time, the logo has been further increased, highlighting domineering and increasing the sense of fashion. Headlights use high-brightness LED lights, and the Hawkeye Smart Headlights Group does not lack the configuration that all smart headlights should have. The only standard advanced privacy glass in the same class that can filter 98% ultraviolet rays also shows high-end. This is also an important step for the Great Wall to create a high-end pickup truck style in China.

The interior parts have changed greatly. While maintaining the same color matching of all black/black brown interiors as the current ones, the central control panel, dashboard trim panel, sub-dashboard central control panel, seat texture and door trim panel of the global version of the pickup truck for the Great Wall Gun have all been upgraded in luxury and grade.

Of course, on the one hand, this upgrade is to increase practicality and comfort, on the other hand, it is also to continuously enhance the freshness of the market and enhance the product strength to maintain the leading edge. However, the interior of the global version of the pickup truck for the Great Wall Gun is indeed more advanced than the cash.

By the way, the global version of the pickup truck for the Great Wall cannon adopts deep-sea mute, and optimizes the wind resistance, which is quieter and quieter. The 808*402(mm) Webasto high-quality skylight equipped with the global version of the pickup truck for the Great Wall Gun has an area of 0.32 square meters, which is not only unique in the same class, but also the first match of pickup truck models, and also supports one-button opening.

In terms of other configurations, the global version of the pickup truck for the Great Wall cannon provides flat-cover canopy, high-cover canopy and roof rack for consumers to choose from, and the car also adopts a brand-new UI interface, which enhances the sense of interaction. The seat also adds front and rear seat heating and front seat ventilation, which is more friendly to passengers. The rear elbow pillow, cup holder, wireless charging and electric side pedal also improve the quality from the details, which is both face-saving and more comfortable.

In terms of power, the global version of the pickup truck for the Great Wall Gun provides two engines to choose from. One is a 2.0T diesel engine with a maximum power of 120kW and a maximum torque of 400N·m, and the other is a 2.0T gasoline engine with a maximum power of 140kW and a maximum torque of 360N·m, both of which match the ZF 8AT gearbox. And there are three modes to choose from: economy, standard and sport, plus the two-speed TOD intelligent four-wheel drive system, which can easily cope with various road conditions and still have good fuel consumption performance.

In addition, the global version of the pickup truck for the Great Wall Artillery uses a non-load-bearing body and a five-link rear suspension, which is not only comfortable but also more stable. It is also blessed by the Eaton differential lock, which greatly enhances the confidence of driving in the field. Approach angle of 29.8 degrees, departure angle of 25 degrees, wading depth of 500mm, even if the off-road capability is inferior to that of professional off-road vehicles, at least you can ignore the gullies and ridges of most wild forests.

Not only the hardware, but also the global version of the pickup truck for the Great Wall Gun is equipped with L2-class automatic driving and 360-degree look around. The body adopts a high-strength cage body and is equipped with 6 airbags. The intelligent field is equipped with active and passive safety functions such as AEB, ACC, TSR, LCA, DOW, etc., and with many intelligent driving AIDS, it is definitely an advanced pickup truck from hardware to technology to teeth.

Summary:

From the perspective of global pickup trucks, the Global Edition of the Great Wall Artillery Pickup Truck is committed to building Chinese high-end pickup trucks, which are in line with the world-famous global pickup truck models such as Ford F150, Toyota Smooth Road and Dodge RAM, and incorporate the characteristics of China with high configuration and low price. Not only in terms of functional control, loading and passability, but also the driving experience has reached or even surpassed some SUV models. Such a pickup truck model that is full of personality and more inclined to ride experience will certainly be welcomed by consumers. At the same time, it is hoped that domestic pickup trucks will rank among the first-class pickup trucks in the world, so that the whole world can drive high-profile pickup trucks in the East.