Special feature of 1905 film network After waiting for many years, the new film was officially announced, and the cast was announced, playing Guo Jing and Huang Rong.The subtitle of the film title, "The Great Chivalrous Man", is taken from Mr. Jin Yong’s original "The Condor Heroes", "The Great Chivalrous Man is for the country and the people".

It can be seen from the publicity of the project initiated by the State Film Bureau that the film tells the story of the Mongolian army, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, going west to destroy the gold, and trying to destroy the Song Dynasty. Among them, the masters of various martial arts schools in the Central Plains scuffled, with Guo Jing as the representative, who was the greatest chivalrous man, for the country and the people, assembled the strength of the Central Plains martial arts and defended Xiangyang.From this point of view, the film may focus on the novel.the legend of the condor heroesThe story in the middle and late period, in the martial arts.rivers and lakesChina, against foreign enemies.

As the director who knows the Jianghu best in everyone’s eyes, when he meets Jin Yong’s novels, it may make people think of the Dong Fangbubai of the Swordsman. Although there were theoretical contradictions at that time, Jin Yong was still willing to give the copyright of The Condor Heroes to Director Tsui Hark and planned to build a trilogy.

2024 is the 100th anniversary of Jin Yong’s birth. Perhaps Tsui Hark has "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Man" and will give a good answer.

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The feud between Tsui Hark and Jin Yong has always been mentioned by many people and they can’t help feeling deeply.Many people who know Jin Yong know that Mr. Jin Yong was very angry after watching the film "Dong Fangbubai of the Swordsman" directed by Tsui Hark, and even made a big speech, and his works will never be handed over to Tsui Hark for shooting!

As we all know, although Dong Fangbubai is a classic, it is far from the original expression. Dong Fangbubai himself is a male, and eventually became a hermaphrodite because of practicing "Sunflower Collection". However, in Dong Fangbubai, Dong Fangbubai is not only transsexual, but also falls in love with Ling Huchong.

This feud has been accumulated for more than ten years, until later when Jin Yong was interviewed, he bluntly said, "Change Dong Fangbubai from a man to a woman and play it with a woman, and a man’s transsexuality will change in personality. This process is slow, complicated, changeable and process-oriented. It is involuntary, not as simple as it is in the movie."

Jin Yong, who once said that "friends can do it, cooperation is out of the question", finally let go of this grudge.

At the Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2018, Lechuang Entertainment announced at the Shanghai International Film Festival that the trilogy of "The Condor Heroes" series was fully launched and was decided to be directed by Tsui Hark. Even at the event at that time, Zhang Zhao, then CEO of Lechuang Entertainment, once said that Tsui Hark’s trilogy "The Condor Heroes" no longer paid attention to the couple, but "mainly talked about how this sculpture inspired us to rise."

It’s just that the follow-up of this trilogy has not been finalized. At the end of the same year, Mr. Jin Yong’s death left many regrets.

Later, there were many rumors, true or false, about the casting of The Condor Heroes, but Tsui Hark mentioned in an interview that it was a work that had a profound influence on his childhood, hoping to shoot it as well as possible.

Now, the story of Little Dragon Girl and Yang Guo may be put on hold for the time being, and Guo Jing and Huang Rong, the former historians, took the lead in putting it on the trip. Tsui Hark has a brand-new interpretation of Jin Yong’s story.

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In the past few years, Tsui Hark has been busy with the film series. The last time he filmed a costume martial arts movie, it was in 2018, and even for a long time afterwards, no matter whether it was produced by Tsui Hark or the Chinese film industry, few martial arts movies appeared.

Nowadays, the director who is best at shooting martial arts movies in the eyes of the public has chosen to remake The Legend of the Condor Heroes, which can be described as a real "mountain"!

What is martial arts?In Tsui Hark’s eyes, "the martial arts world is very free. We can solve the unfair situation according to our personal sense of justice and expose the strange phenomenon to the truth behind it with our own skills. These things are all possibilities that we present to the audience in the martial arts world."

Perhaps this has something to do with Tsui Hark’s growing up. As a child, he moved to China and Hong Kong with his family because of the Vietnam war. After finishing high school, he went to the United States to study movies. For a long memory of his youth, "chaos" has always been the key word.

In most of his films, the story background mostly happened in the war years — — Xinlongmen Inn and flying swords of dragon gateIt was the Ming dynasty when Dongchang was authoritarian.Huang Feihong.It was a turbulent time in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.Peking opera blues.Is a warlord melee during the Republic of China, "DERenjieSeries is a period of power turmoil in the Tang Dynasty … … Not to mention latertaking tiger mountain by strategyAnd The Battle at Lake Changjin series.

As we all know, The Legend of the Condor Heroes is based on the confrontation between Song, Jin and Mongolia, and it is a guardian of the country outside the rivers and lakes. Especially at present, the synopsis revealed by the film is more settled in Guo Jing guarding Xiangyang City, or in the last few chapters of the original "Legend of the Condor Heroes".This story can naturally give Tsui Hark a lot of room to play.

If we say that before "Taking Tiger Mountain Outward", Tsui Hark’s creation only used actions and emotions between people to drive the plot.

Then, after the creation of several recent works, the dramatic conflicts in Tsui Hark’s films are not only the chivalrous feelings arising from the struggle between heroes and villains, but also the feelings of home and country.

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Fighting is the key to martial arts movies.In Tsui Hark’s martial arts movies, the most important person is. Especially, Ghost Story, the legendary swordsman and Xinlongmen Inn are almost complementary to each other, and their works only emphasize the car-scrapping of movements, and more highlight the atmosphere of freehand brushwork, just like dancing.

In Cheng Xiaodong’s previous film Zhu Xian 1, which was co-produced with Sean Xiao, it was well presented. Although there is no behind-the-scenes team lineup such as official propaganda and action guidance, these connections may be enough to look forward to.

Of course, Tsui Hark also has more realistic works such as "Huang Feihong" series, but after careful watching, the martial arts scenes of these works are still more dynamic, more skillful in action, and more gorgeous and beautiful in perception.

The support of these styles in the past can’t help but make the public look forward to it. How will Tsui Hark present Guo Jing’s eighteen palms?

In fact, compared with the display of the Eighteen Dragons, for Tsui Hark, who prefers weapon design, Huang Rong’s "dog stick" may be more likely to happen, and it can also display the "Machamp’s chaos" of "Seo Lao Guai".

In the genealogy of Tsui Hark’s works, weapons are the reflection of the spiritual world of the characters. Especially in the movies, the seven swords correspond to the respective personalities of the seven swordsmen.

In the novel, "dog stick" represents the power of beggars’ gangs. At first, it means that beggars are often attacked by vicious dogs, and this stick is a self-defense tool. This meaning is put in troubled times, it is to fight the wicked in troubled times and clear the "bad dog" in the home.

Perhaps, beautiful fighting and more weapons that can be used have the opportunity to make the story of The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Man of chivalry develop in a lot of space.

Interpreting Jin Yong from another angle and talking about this story in Tsui Hark’s way is bound to be the biggest attraction of The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Man. After all, in Tsui Hark’s lens, actors will become his interpretation tools, and actors will only become surprises in the story, and Tsui Hark will always see the side of actors that ordinary people can’t see.

In any case, The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Man of chivalry has just been officially announced, and what kind of story will be presented by the "Xu Laoguai" will never be known until it is released in the movie.

Special feature of 1905 film network In 2023, he won the Magnolia Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Central Zhou Zhigang. The "old father" holding the trophy on the stage was filled with emotion, and several "Zhou family members" witnessed this glorious and warm moment together at the scene — — This makes the audience seem to be instantly pulled back to the northeast of the last century, which is not spacious, but always steaming and full of home flavor.

When the battle for the best supporting actor in the "Magnolia" was fierce, Ding Yongdai admitted that he didn’t want to win the prize. However, the netizens in the comment area unanimously gave a "deserved" evaluation, and some even left a message saying: You should have taken it long ago!

Recently, Ding Yongdai has become a new "national father" in the minds of many audiences because of his roles in The World, Coming from South to North and other works.

Before these "explosive dramas", he was also an "emperor expert" in nirvana in fire and Changfengdu, and the wicked Bai Baoshan who left a "psychological shadow" on many people.

In an exclusive interview with Film Network in 1905, faced with honors and praises, Ding Yongdai modestly attributed these to the help and good luck of people around him, but he laughed and said that he was "dissatisfied". In the face of every role and opportunity, Ding Yongdai still holds the momentum and sense of crisis of stepping out of the comfort zone.

Compared with being a "anchor needle" in a play, he feels that he should be a "pin" in more works in the future, not missing every good role and worthy of the recognition of the audience.

Actor Ding Yongdai accepted an exclusive interview with 1905 Film Network.

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The new "national father"

In "Going South and Going North", the character Ma Kui became a "difficult-to-understand" who earned everyone’s tears by sacrificing the ending. "As an audience, I also think this is a bit’ tough’." Ding Yongdai said, "But isn’t this the profession of police? In peacetime, they are the people closest to danger. I think this is what the teacher wants to express. "

Ding Yongdai is very grateful to the director and screenwriter for giving him a chance to experience and shape a police role that is close to reality and different from the past. Although Ma Kui also has many shortcomings — — Complaining, impatient and abusive, he is undoubtedly a railway policeman who is full of responsibility, devoted to his work and full of love.

It’s not just Marquis. Ding Yongdai has also become a new "national father" in the hearts of many audiences, especially young audiences, including his recent interpretation in such big-bang works as "In the World".

This title makes him nervous, but Ding Yongdai is very happy, and more and more young people are willing to learn about our parents through chronological dramas. As an actor, we need to show our predecessors better through performances, which is also a kind of inheritance.

"After I played these fathers, many young people left messages,’ You are too much like my father’ and’ I think of my father when I look at your play now’." Every time I read these, Ding Yongdai always felt quite touched. "I can feel that children nowadays may be a little lonely. Now people may have less living atmosphere like in the past, but they may be a little envious, which is part of the reason why chronological dramas are now accepted and even welcomed.

For Ding Yongdai, it is not difficult to find the traces of these fathers’ lives and condense them into their own performances. "I have experienced that era, so I fully understand that generation of fathers." He recalled getting along with his father when he was a child. "When I was young, my father was an engineer and he was not with me all the year round. But when I was a child, I was different from these children in the play. I was very happy at that time. I was very free when he was not at home. When my father came back, he was very stiff. "

But when he became a father himself, Ding Yongdai began to understand the silent and indebted love in "In the World" and "Going South and North". "I think they are still far away from me and much greater than me." He said with a smile, "Zhou Zhigang and Ma Kui’s generation are a great love, but our present situation is sometimes smaller."

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Actor’s road

Ding Yongdai has long been used to performing on the stage. When I was a child, my mother, who was a teacher, would take him to movies and plays whenever she had time. On weekends, the curtain will be raised at home, and he and his sister will prepare programs and performances for uncles and aunts who come to visit according to their mother’s arrangement and requirements in advance. "That’s how I played it." Ding Yongdai said with a smile that his mother’s interest in art has deeply influenced him.

Later, Ding Yongdai occasionally got some opportunities to get in touch with performances at school. In the second year of junior high school, he was selected by Inner Mongolia Opera Troupe to play a minority boy. When the school propaganda team rehearses the dance, Ding Yongdai is always asked by the teacher to attend.

At that time, Ding Yongdai had not really realized what acting meant to him. He first became a worker, but the seed he had planted in his childhood always reminded him repeatedly in the most difficult time — — "At that time, you often associate your destiny with someone in movies and plays. It has inspired you countless times, and you will often have such and such assumptions. This has also become the driving force for me to choose this career later. "

Going around, the first batch of art colleges resumed enrollment. The teacher of Inner Mongolia Opera Troupe, who had invited Ding Yongdai to perform, found him again and encouraged him to take the exam. Although my father hoped that he could follow in his father’s footsteps and complete the career planning of science and engineering, with the full support of his mother, Ding Yongdai returned to his yearning artistic career.

Later, with the blessing of Bole’s teacher and Good Luck, Ding Yongdai had more opportunities to perform and gradually became the protagonist on the stage.

Ding Yongdai in Winter Solstice

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Actors have no "comfort zone"

Several roles have been recognized in succession, and historical and chronological dramas seem to have entered Ding Yongdai’s performance "comfort zone", but he never dared to make himself feel comfortable. Life experience and accumulation enable him to control these roles and find the most accurate expression as much as possible. As an actor, Ding Yongdai hopes to perform different characteristics for each character.

"This is what professional actors should do. Of course, I can also’ lie flat’, how comfortable it is, but it is the same, which is irresponsible to the audience. "

At the age of 62, Ding Yongdai received the most challenging "task" in his career, playing Marshal Peng Dehuai in the film. Faced with such a great figure, he and the creative team hope to present a civilian, life-like and flesh-and-blood image.

To this end, Ding Yongdai not only thickened his teeth and lips in appearance, but also returned to a more ontological and life-oriented perspective to find and feel the characters — — For example, in order to restore the most natural walking form, Ding Yongdai walked around the community every night for a while. "Many people later asked me, Teacher Ding, what are you doing at night?" .

Before shooting, he still thought repeatedly, if I were an audience, would I like the actors to act like this? Is it acceptable? "We advocate heroes, and the general audience needs to admire themselves. I can feel it. The responsibility is great, and there is no reason not to do it well. "

In a previous recording, the host asked the audience if they knew the actor Ding Yongdai, and more people were familiar with the role than himself. Even recently, in the discussion of dramas such as "In the World" and "Going North and South", there are still many people who are obsessed with the classic image he created in the past.

Ding Yongdai said with a smile, as an audience, I will "n brush" the dramas I have participated in. The sparks from the impromptu collision with the opponent actors are still impressive. For example, filming "nirvana in fire", driven by the performance, Emperor Liang’s emotions are out of control. There is "In the World", the last moment of Zhou Zhigang’s life and the tender moments of his children.

But what he watched the most was "The End of the Road 1997" ("China Criminal Investigation No.1 Case"). Ding Yongdai, whose original appearance didn’t conform to the prototype, won the role by virtue of her ruthless temperament. After playing this "felon" for a long time, as soon as he went to the street, someone would chase him and call him "Bai Baoshan". It is this role that has influenced his performance style and made Ding Yongdai truly feel the meaning and happiness as an actor.

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Recognition and sense of crisis

In 2023, Ding Yongdai won the "Magnolia Award" for Best Supporting Actor with his performance in "In the World" that touched countless audiences. Although in the face of honor and praise, he is always used to modestly attributing "winning" to the help and luck of people around him, in the eyes of many audiences, Ding Yongdai’s trophy is not only deserved, but also made them look forward to it for a long time.

Ding Yongdai said frankly that when he was young, he would have a stronger desire for fame and fortune. "I want an award and a play, and I always hope to be different overnight." But as we get older, these things gradually become less important. As an actor, happiness begins to come from the role, whether you are remembered or not.

"Still has something to do with the work. At that time, my own skills and so on have not yet arrived. Actors, some people may become famous overnight, and some people have been unknown all their lives. Let nature take its course, and when it comes, everyone may remember you. "

Nowadays, with more and more explosive works and roles, Ding Yongdai has obviously become a quality actor recognized by the audience. The wonderful performance dedicated in recent works has made many people praise him as the "anchor of the sea" in the crew.

But he still has a lot of "dissatisfaction" with himself. In Ding Yongdai’s view, he is a "stupid actor". Compared with the enviable aura of some actors, his thoughts and feelings about performance always need to be shown by slowly pondering the characters.

At the same time, Ding Yongdai always has a sense of crisis. At present, the source of this sense of crisis is "cruel time". "I used to play young people every day. In 1996, I played" Tuodao ",and I started playing at the age of 15; In 1998, when I filmed "The Ballad of War", my role was only 18 years old. Today, I can only play grandpa and dad. "

This time, Ma Kui has a lot of action scenes that need to be done by the actors themselves. "If you can’t reach it, you can’t play this character." Ding Yongdai hopes that he can always keep the performance required and never miss every opportunity and role.

Compared with "fixing the sea needle", he felt that it was enough to be a "pin": "Hold down the work and let the young people draw the latest and most beautiful pictures on it."

　　[Illustration of New Cars in car home] At this year’s Chengdu Auto Show, SUVs ushered in a big explosion, especially hard-core off-road SUVs. Even in the field of small pure electric SUVs, many new cars were released. The Chery New Energy (|) introduced below is at least tough in appearance. Previously, the new car has been declared and positioned as a hard-core pure electric SUV, and it was completed in June, and the price may be about 150,000 yuan.

　　ICAR car is an upgrade of the existing iCAR ecology, mainly for the mainstream consumption range of 150,000-400,000. In the future, in Chery’s new energy sector, there will be two independent and parallel brand product lines of Chery New Energy and iCAR Automobile.

　　In appearance, the new car adopts a relatively square shape, adopts a short front and rear suspension and a four-door design, and the body is a steel-aluminum mixed body structure.

　　The front face is simple, generous and innovative. The headlights and LOGO are designed with upright LED light groups, which echo each other, and the front looks a bit like the three letters "I". The front grille is designed with transverse dense vertical stripes, which also looks novel.

　　Straight lines are applied to the side of the car body, and the waistline and roof lines are relatively straight, creating a tough off-road vehicle image. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4406/1910/1715mm, and the wheelbase is 2715mm, and 18-inch and 19-inch wheels will be provided.

　　The design of the tail is also very square. The taillights are similar to the headlights in the shape of "I", while the tailgate is opened laterally, and a square external trunk is also provided.

　　In terms of configuration, this car will be equipped with a roof rack, a large skylight, a five-spoke wheel rim, a square external schoolbag (or a storage box/toolbox) and support for NFC one-button unlocking.

　　The interior is dominated by tough lines, and the center console adopts a square design language, which is distinguished by straight lines and decorated with gold metal ornaments to create a scientific and technological texture in the cockpit. The overall layout of the cockpit is symmetrical, and the suspended central control panel and the through design under the center console expand the internal storage space and facilitate the storage and easy access of daily necessities. ICAR 03 adopts a three-position steering wheel, which simplifies the design of buttons and cooperates with the wheel for functional operation.

　　I-VA virtual human, a digital employee from iCAR 03i, will protect the safety of the vehicle in real time. When Sentinel mode is turned on, i-VA will monitor the state of the vehicle in real time. Users can view the video information of the camera around the vehicle body through their mobile phones. Once the vehicle is collided or moved, the external camera will record the environment around the vehicle and notify the user through mobile APP/ SMS. In addition, the armrest box is also equipped with a mobile phone wireless charging panel.

　　The driving mode switch knob located under the central control is made of crystal material, and the overall shape is exquisite. ICAR 03 driving knob can open 10 driving modes, which can be switched according to road conditions and personal preferences. In terms of seat style, iCAR 03 adopts sports seat design, and the seat backrest is also designed with camouflage holes, which creates a certain hard-line off-road atmosphere without losing the comfort of the seat.

　　According to the official, this car has built-in all-aluminum girder, which improves the strength by 30% and is equipped with 10 driving modes. The new car will be equipped with a single motor, with a maximum power of 135kW(184 HP). In addition, the new car will launch a variety of endurance versions, and will be equipped with L2+ assisted driving functions.

Editor’s comment:

　　Hard-core SUV seems to be the trend this year. China brand has launched a variety of hard-core SUVs, at least this design style is sought after by the market. ICAR 03 is tough enough in shape and rich in interior configuration, but at present, there is only a single-motor version, which should be more suitable for urban commuting, and it is not really an off-road vehicle that can climb mountains and mountains. (Text/car home Liang Haiwen)

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FAW-Volkswagen CC is eye-catching with its front face design, and adopts family-style air intake grille design, which shows the combination of sports and luxury. The body lines are smooth, and the overall style is both dynamic and fashionable, which leaves a deep impression.

FAW-Volkswagen CC has streamlined body lines with length, width and height of 4865mm, 1870mm and 1459mm respectively and a wheelbase of 2,841 mm.. The front and rear wheel tracks are 1586mm and 1572mm respectively, which ensures the stability and handling of the vehicle. In addition, its 245/45 R18 tires complement the sporty rims, which improves the overall visual effect and driving performance of the vehicle.

The interior design of FAW-Volkswagen CC shows the perfect combination of luxury and sports, and the overall style is young and full of science and technology. The center console adopts a 9.2-inch LCD screen, which integrates the functions of multimedia system, navigation, telephone and air conditioning control, supports voice recognition, and improves the operation convenience and entertainment experience. The steering wheel is made of leather and equipped with manual up-and-down and forward-and-backward adjustment functions to ensure the driver’s comfortable grip. In terms of seats, leather /Alcantara mixed materials are used. The main and auxiliary seats have the functions of front and rear adjustment, backrest adjustment, height adjustment (4-way) and lumbar support (4-way). At the same time, the front seats also have heating function, which brings comfortable riding experience to drivers and passengers. In addition, the car provides a wealth of USB and Type-C interfaces, which is convenient for passengers to charge electronic equipment, while the rear seats support proportional reclining, which facilitates the expansion of luggage space.

FAW-Volkswagen CC is equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 137kW and a maximum torque of 320 N m.. The engine adopts L4 layout, which is perfectly matched with the 7-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox, providing drivers with strong power output and smooth shifting experience.

The owner of car home said, "The appearance of FAW-Volkswagen CC is very atmospheric, and the waistline of the car body is smooth, especially the handsome borderless door and the sliding roof design, which makes people shine. When driving the door at night, the CC logo will be projected on the ground, and this detail design is impressive. "

It’s a medium-sized model. I wonder how much you know about it. Let’s take a look at its performance.

First of all, from the appearance, the shape of the head of Haval’s second-generation big dog looks very round and sporty. Headlights are concise, and many interesting details can be seen from them. The car is equipped with LED daytime running lights, automatic opening and closing, adaptive far and near light, delayed closing and so on. Come to the car side, the car body size is 4705MM*1908MM*1780MM, the car uses simple lines, the car body looks very simple, with large-sized thick-walled tires, it looks full of sports. In the design of the rear end, the overall shape of the rear end of Haval’s second-generation big dog echoes the front end, the taillights are very round, and the unique exhaust pipe creates a good gas field.

Sitting in the car, the interior looks very fashionable and simple, and the overall design is very cold. The steering wheel of this car is very comfortable, and it is equipped with the functions of manual steering wheel up and down+front and rear adjustment, steering wheel heating, etc., which gives people a bright feeling. Let’s take a look at the central control. The car is equipped with a touch-sensitive LCD central control screen, which makes the interior design quite layered and looks sporty. Let Xiaobian introduce the dashboard and seats. The car is equipped with a cool dashboard, which is very eye-catching. The car adopts imitation leather seats, which are wide and thick and comfortable.

Haval second-generation big dog is matched with wet dual clutch (DCT) gearbox, with maximum power of 175KW and maximum torque of 385N.m, with good power performance.

Next, look at the configuration. The Haval second-generation big dog is equipped with car networking, driving mode selection, remote control key, Bluetooth key, rear wiper, engine start and stop and other configurations.

OK！ Next, let’s sum up. The model class introduced today is the most considered class when many people buy their first car, mainly because the size of this class is moderate and the price is reasonable.

On September 25, 2024, the second generation was officially launched. The new car launched three models, priced from 199,900 yuan to 229,900 yuan. The second generation Haval H9 was built on a tank platform and was positioned as a medium and large hard SUV, equipped with a 2.0T engine, body, and powerful four-wheel drive capability.

The listing of Haval H9 launched a total of three models, namely the exploration version, the expansion version and the extreme version, priced at 199,900 yuan, 215,900 yuan and 229,900 yuan respectively. Compared with the pre-sale price, the price of the new car has been reduced by 6,000 yuan, showing Great Wall Motor’s sincerity to the market and feedback to consumers. In addition, the factory also provided a replacement subsidy policy. The replacement subsidy for the old H9 model is as high as 20,000 yuan, and the replacement subsidy for other models is also 15,000 yuan, which further reduces the threshold for consumers to buy cars.

As a new generation model, the second-generation Haval H9 has been greatly upgraded in appearance, interior and power performance. The new car adopts the popular "square box" design, showing a tough and retro visual effect. The front grille is composed of four thick chrome-plated trims, and the center is inlaid with the "HAVAL" letter logo. With the retro-style square headlight set and round LED daytime running lights, the overall design is both rough and exquisite. The side of the body continues the body structure, and the straight waist line runs through the whole body, showing a slender and tough posture. At the rear of the car, the new car adopts an external spare tire and a longitudinal distribution of tail light sets. The tailgate is a side-opening design, and the overall shape complements the tough style of the body.

In terms of interior, the second-generation Haval H9 has also undergone a comprehensive renovation. The interior of the new car adopts a new design, and the layout is rough without losing the sense of technology. Equipped with a new steering wheel and a 14.6-inch floating center control screen, it improves the visual effect and operation convenience in the car. The sub-dashboard position adopts the same shift lever design as other models, and there are physical buttons and knobs around it, which is convenient for the driver to operate when off-road. The seat layout is available in 5-seat and 7-seat versions for consumers to choose from, and it is equipped with a panoramic sunroof, which further enhances the comfort and sense of space in the ride.

Off-road, the new car approach angle of 31 degrees, departure angle of 26 degrees, wading depth of 800mm, ground clearance of 224mm, can climb 45 degrees slope. Equipped with 7 driving modes such as standard, sports, economy, snow, mud, sand, 4L, etc., support tank turn-around, low-speed off-road cruise, transparent chassis and other functions. Torque can be enlarged by 2.64 times in low-speed four-wheel drive mode, and torque capacity is increased from 1200N · m to 1900N · m. The application ratio of high-strength steel in the body skeleton is 83%, which ensures the torsional stiffness of the body.

In terms of power, the new car is currently equipped with a 2.0T gasoline engine with a maximum power of 165 kilowatts, a peak torque of 385 Nm, and an 8-speed automatic transmission. The powertrain not only guarantees the vehicle’s strong power output, but also provides a smoother driving experience. In the future, Great Wall Motors also plans to launch models equipped with a 2.4T diesel engine to meet the needs of different consumers.

Haval H9, as the flagship SUV model of Great Wall Motor, has won the love and recognition of consumers with its excellent off-road performance, comfortable space experience and affordable price. The second-generation Haval H9 listed this time has been fully upgraded in appearance, interior and power performance. Can Haval H9 continue its brilliance in the 200,000-level market? We will wait and see!

On August 24, Meituan (stock code: 3690.HK) released the second quarter and half-year results of 2023. The company’s revenue in the first half of the year was 126.582 billion yuan, an increase of 30.2% year-on-year; the adjusted profit was 13.151 billion yuan, and the adjusted net loss was 1.528 billion yuan in the same period last year. Meituan benefited from the recovery of consumption in the first half of the year, and the growth of various businesses was stable.

Among them, Meituan achieved revenue of 68 billion yuan in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 33.4% year-on-year, and the growth rate exceeded Quarter 1. Among them, the core local business in the second quarter increased by 39.2% year-on-year, also exceeding Quarter 1. However, restricted by cold chain and logistics expenses, Meituan’s new business revenue in the second quarter increased by 18.4% year-on-year, lower than the growth rate of the business in the first quarter.

"Thanks to the arrival of the traditional peak consumption season, the company’s various businesses achieved healthy growth in this quarter," said Wang Xing, CEO of Meituan. "With the local lifestyle market showing a good trend of steady recovery, we will continue to focus on the’retail + technology ‘strategy to meet the increasingly diverse consumer needs of users, and use technology to promote the efficiency of local commodity retail and service retail."

The recovery of core local businesses accelerated in the second quarter, growing faster than in the first quarter

In 2022, Meituan adjusted and updated the statistical caliber, and adjusted the original catering takeaway, to stores, hotels and tourism, new business and other sectors to core local business and new business.

After the adjustment, the core local business segments mainly include the original catering takeaway and delivery, hotel and tourism segments, as well as Meituan flash sale, homestay and transportation ticketing.

Meituan continued to focus on meeting local consumer demand. Driven by this, Meituan’s core local business achieved steady growth in the first half of the year, with revenue of 94.085 billion yuan, an increase of 32.6% year-on-year.

Among them, Meituan’s core local business revenue reached 51.20 billion yuan in the second quarter, an increase of 39.2% year-on-year. Operating profit increased by 34.8% year-on-year to 11.10 billion yuan, and operating profit margin was 21.8%.

Meituan Quarter 1’s core local business revenue reached 42.90 billion yuan, an increase of 25.5% year-on-year. Operating profit was 9.40 billion yuan, an increase of 100.7% year-on-year; while operating profit margin increased to 22.0% from 13.8% in the same period in 2022. Second quarter revenue growth was significantly faster than Quarter 1.

Meituan’s instant retail scene and richness continue to expand. In the second quarter, the number of instant delivery orders increased by 31.6% year-on-year to 5.40 billion orders. By strengthening supply and optimizing subsidy strategies, the stickiness between users and platforms has further increased. In this context, Meituan’s monthly takeaway orders reached a record high in August.

Stimulated by numerous holiday consumption and marketing activities in the second quarter, the online penetration rate of electronic products and home appliances in second- and third-tier cities accelerated significantly, and categories such as daily necessities, beauty and personal care, and maternal and infant products all showed strong quarterly growth.

Meituan’s "Little Yellow Light Health Guardian Alliance" plans to launch digital pharmacies that can see a doctor 24 hours a day to buy medicine in 1,000 counties this year, and is expected to meet the needs of county residents 100 million times this year.

The peak order volume of Meituan flash sale exceeded 11 million orders again in the second quarter, and the demand side in turn promoted the richness of the supply side on the platform. The number of active merchants in Meituan flash sale increased by 30% year-on-year.

Meituan helps serve the digital transformation of the retail industry. The number of new merchants entering Meituan takeaway in the quarter more than doubled year-on-year, of which the growth rate of brand merchants was particularly strong; the transaction volume of the wine and hotel business increased by more than 120% compared with the same period last year, and the number of annual active merchants and annual transaction users also reached a new high.

Meituan’s hotel and tourism business saw strong growth in the second quarter as the domestic tourism industry continued to pick up. "Hotel + X" package products were enriched for leisure travel and vacation scenarios. Deepen cooperation with more hotel brands to improve pricing power. Increase the supply of overseas hotels and expand the outbound travel customer base. In terms of homestays, enhance the experience of consumers and landlords, and better match demand and supply.

New Business Second Quarter Revenue Growth Slower Than Quarter 1

The new businesses mainly include Meituan Preferred, Meituan market, catering supply chain (fast donkey), online car-hailing, shared bicycles, shared motorcycles, power banks, restaurant management systems and other new businesses.

Meituan’s new business revenue in the first half of the year was 32.497 billion yuan, an increase of 23.8% year-on-year. The operating loss was 10.222 billion yuan, and the operating loss in the same period last year was 15.243 billion yuan.

Among them, the second quarter revenue of new business 16.80 billion yuan, an increase of 18.4%. Operating loss narrowed 23.5% year-on-year to 5.20 billion yuan, and the operating loss rate improved to 31.0%.

New business Quarter 1 revenue rose 30.1% year-on-year to 15.70 billion yuan. Operating loss narrowed 40.5% year-on-year to 5 billion yuan, while operating loss ratio continued to improve to 32.0%. From this point of view, the second quarter recovery of new business is not as good as Quarter 1.

In the second quarter, Meituan Preferred transaction volume and revenue continued to grow year-on-year, but the growth rate declined due to the lower-than-expected growth rate of the overall market. Operational efficiency improved significantly compared to the same period last year. Meituan Preferred revenue, recognized on a net basis, declined quarter-on-quarter, mainly due to higher subsidies, which led to lower average price of pieces.

Meituan’s quarterly operating loss widened quarter-on-quarter, mainly due to business expansion, increased subsidies to drive growth, spending on cold chain and logistics to cope with the upcoming hot weather, and seasonal product portfolio changes.

Meituan said that although it faces difficulties in optimizing its business model in the short term, it believes that the online process of groceries will continue, and remains confident in the long-term potential of Meituan Preferred. As of the end of June, Meituan Preferred has reached 470 million cumulative trading users.

Despite a high base in the same period last year, Meituan market recorded a solid year-on-year growth in the second quarter and achieved a higher market share. The proportion of transactions of standard products and private brands continued to increase, effectively increasing the frequency of users.

In June, Wang Huiwen resigned as a non-executive director of Meituan due to personal health reasons. Subsequently, Meituan announced the completion of the acquisition of 100% of the shares of domestic and foreign entities outside the light year, and the purchase price was about 2.065 billion.

In July, Meituan drone fourth-generation new models were released. Meituan drone has been operating in multiple cities such as Shenzhen and Shanghai, and has delivered nearly 170,000 orders in two years. The financial report shows that Meituan’s R & D expenditure in the second quarter increased to 5.40 billion yuan year-on-year.

Meituan’s sales and marketing expenses increased from 9 billion yuan in the second quarter of 2022 to 14.60 billion yuan in the same period in 2023. This was mainly due to the recovery in consumption and changes in the business environment, resulting in higher transaction user incentive, promotion and advertising expenses, and higher employee benefits expenses.

The company’s general and administrative expenses decreased from $2.50 billion in the second quarter of 2022 to $2.10 billion in the same period in 2023, mainly due to lower employee benefit expenses and improved operating leverage.

Meituan CFO Chen Shaohui said that in the first half of this year, the local life sector benefited from the vigorous growth momentum of commodity retail and service retail, meeting more new demand and creating more new supply. In the future, Meituan will further promote the digital upgrade of the commodity retail and service retail industry.

Chen Weicheng, Shell Financial Reporter, Beijing News

Editor, Chao Xu

Proofreading, Liu Baoqing

As a high-end brand of Chery, Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris has been expected by the industry for a long time. Facing the current wave of high-end automotive intelligence, can Starway Eta Ursae Majoris live up to expectations? With the world premiere of Starway Eta Ursae Majoris and the opening of blind subscription, this answer has become clear.

Starway Eta Ursae Majoris has a blind price of 170,000-220,000 yuan-you are not mistaken. This lion eco-smart cockpit, which is the first flying fish super-chassis, has a very artistic avant-garde aesthetic design language of light and a sense of science and technology. The blind price is so close to the people, which shows that the "400,000-level smart and luxurious flagship SUV" deserves its name.

In addition, the launch of Starway Eta Ursae Majoris has more profound significance. First of all, as the first model of Xingtu Qingdao Super Intelligent Factory; Second, the Star Road Eta Ursae Majoris is the first strategic model after the Star Road brand entered the 2.0 stage; Third, Starway Eta Ursae Majoris is the first model to apply M3X Mars Architecture 2.0; Fourthly, Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris is the first product released by Chery Group as "Eta Ursae Majoris 2025" science and technology strategic technology innovation chain, which integrates the scientific research achievements of Eta Ursae Majoris Laboratory.

Equipped with 2.0TGDI+7DCT gold power combination.

In terms of appearance design, although it is not an all-electric vehicle, the Eta Ursae Majoris gives people the first impression that it is a very forward-looking design. The front face of the new car is designed with a borderless middle net of "Star Window", which is very futuristic and sci-fi against the background of "X" starship daytime running lights.

The side of the car body, the maximum height-width ratio of the same class of 1.145 and the design of the cockpit-type sliding-back roof of the fighter plane give the Star Way Eta Ursae Majoris a cool wide-body and low-prone effect. In the rear part, the tail spoiler of the fighter plane is designed with the tail light of Xinghe, which echoes the front face from a distance, making the Star Way Eta Ursae Majoris have a strong recognition.

In terms of power, Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris has a global power configuration, and it will be equipped with a new energy power system in addition to the 2.0TGDI+7DCT gold power combination. Among them, China Top Ten 2.0TGDI engine can provide super output of 400T.

Chassis comfort is comparable to "magnetic levitation"

Of course, as a representative of domestic high-end models, the biggest highlight of Starway Eta Ursae Majoris is not only its appearance and power, but also its flying fish extrasensory chassis, which is undoubtedly more advanced in technology.

It is understood that the CDC electromagnetic suspension system mounted on the flying fish extrasensory chassis can collect the dynamic data of road surface, body and wheels in real time through five body posture monitoring sensors, four electromagnetic dampers and one controller, and actively adjust the suspension damping in time. The millisecond response speed is comparable to that of luxury brands. While realizing the intelligent control of vehicle attitude, CDC electromagnetic suspension system takes into account the improvement of comfort and handling. Really achieve the luxury quality of "starting without looking up, braking without nodding, turning without tilting, bumping without sprinkling water".

In addition to the CDC electromagnetic suspension system, the flying fish extrasensory chassis is also equipped with chassis hydraulic vibration isolation system and SS system. With the technology of double hydraulic mounts and hydraulic bushings, the road vibration can be reduced by more than 30% in bumpy road conditions. In addition, the SS system which can accurately adjust the suspension damping according to the braking deceleration, restrain the braking nod and greatly optimize the NVH performance, Star Road Eta Ursae Majoris will realize a comfortable and luxurious experience like "magnetic levitation".

Intelligent cockpit with great sense of science and technology

From the inside of the car, Starway Eta Ursae Majoris is full of science and technology. With a 24.6-inch curved dual screen, the built-in Lion 6.0 Lion Zhiyun intelligent car system can be upgraded through OTA.

In Car One Circle, compared with the flying fish extrasensory chassis carried by Eta Ursae Majoris, the ecological intelligent cockpit of the lion should complement each other, which represents a higher level of automobile intelligence at present.

As the first model of Lion Eco-2023, Starway Eta Ursae Majoris has built an emotional intelligent cockpit full of vitality, wisdom and interconnection through four advantages: strong architecture, strong hardware, strong audio-visual and strong intelligent driving.

In terms of intelligent ecology, Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris has aggregated third-party resources such as WeChat, Meituan, Gaode Navigation, iQiyi, bilibili, Tencent Video, Tik Tok, Himalayan, Cat’s Eye Movies, etc. In terms of hardware support and intelligent voice, it is equipped with Qualcomm 8155 smart chip, iFLYTEK engine voice, Xiongshi Zhiyun 5.0 and other golden combinations, realizing a carefree and efficient experience of the whole scene.

In terms of intelligent assisted driving, Starway Eta Ursae Majoris has a leading L2.9 intelligent assisted driving system, which includes 21 basic ADAS functions and 11 advanced intelligent assisted driving functions, in addition to high-heat functions such as AVP autonomous parking service and NOC navigation assisted driving. In addition, the AR- HUD with 50-inch imaging effect also brings users a more advanced visual experience.

"Car Circle" point of view: Since its birth, Xingtu brand has shouldered the important mission of high-end Chery brand, and now this important task falls on Xingtu Eta Ursae Majoris.

Relying on focusing on the four major areas of Mars architecture, satellite nuclear power, lion intelligence and Galaxy ecology, now the Star Way brand is moving steadily on the road of high-end, in which leading technologies and platforms play a key role. The launch of Starway Eta Ursae Majoris represents another brand-new milestone in the high-end brand of Starway.

In addition to occupying the leading level in technology and platform, which represents the future trend of high-end brand in China, Starway Eta Ursae Majoris, as a pioneer model in Starway 2.0, will also become another competitive fist product with the forward-looking technology and product advantages of the "leading generation".

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On February 13, 2023, Krypton announced the completion of Series A financing of $750 million, with a post-investment valuation of $13 billion. It is reported that this round of financing is invested by Professor Amnon Shashua, founder and CEO of Mobileye, a well-known autonomous driving technology company, and five ecological partners, namely Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, Yuexiu Industrial Fund, Trade Fund and Quzhou Xin An Zhi Creation Fund.

We can see that this round of financing has not only new strategic investors to join, but also the strong support of existing shareholders. In particular, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, which is committed to providing first-class solutions and services for global new energy applications, has been a long-term strategic partner of Krypton, and has increased its investment in this round. The other four eco-partners also have rich industrial resources in their respective fields, especially in smart driving, power batteries, innovative materials and high-end equipment manufacturing. I have to say that the capital market is very optimistic about krypton.

An Conghui, CEO of Extreme Smart Technology, once said: "Co-creation and Co-investment" is an extreme business concept. We insist on co-creation with users and global high-quality ecological partners, jointly promote innovative exploration in the field of luxury smart pure electricity, and create the ultimate experience for users. Travel life. "

In fact, krypton is also very worth investing in. It not only relies on Geely’s profound heritage of more than 30 years, but also has Volvo’s century-old safety DNA and Lotus performance adjustment capabilities, and also has Geely Electric Vehicle Research Institute, Krypton European Innovation Center (CEVT) and Weirui Technology as the global strategic depth layout to realize the sharing of the underlying technologies.

It is understood that in the 2022 industrial Internet pilot demonstration list released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the 5G fully connected factory project of the extremely smart factory in Qianwan New District of Ningbo was successfully shortlisted. Krypton Smart Factory integrates emerging technologies such as 5G, industrial Internet, big data, digital twinning, AI, XR, etc., and builds a digital pedestal, which realizes low-latency and high-reliability collection, transmission, analysis and in-depth excavation of industrial big data, and forms an advanced factory with extensive connection of production units, deep integration of information (IT) operations (OT), full utilization of data elements, and efficient empowerment of innovative applications.

In addition to the blessing of giant power, Krypton is constantly innovating, stepping out of its own "third track" and breaking out of its own "Krypton speed". The uniqueness of the "third track" is that it is more thorough than the general traditional car companies, without historical burdens, operating in the way of Internet technology companies, and has pure user thinking; Compared with the new forces, Krypton, which has the blessing of giant power, has absolute advantages in technical architecture, quality assurance and supply chain system management.

Sales data is the best proof of users’ recognition of krypton. In February, Krypton delivered 5,455 vehicles, with an overall cumulative delivery of 86,519 vehicles, up 87.1% year-on-year and 75.1% quarter-on-quarter. Among them, the average order amount of Krypton 009 is 527,000 yuan, and the average order amount of Krypton 001 is 336,000 yuan.

In the future, I believe that Krypton can win more people’s love and create better data through the "Krypton Model"!