China Economic News Network (Liu Chenxi)At the moment when the traditional SUV performance test is the same, how can the test drive play new ideas? As the "strongest 6 series in history", for Zhiji LS6, performance testing is only the basic exercise, and intelligent peak experience is the core competitiveness. In order to let the national media and users experience the high-level intelligence of Zhiji LS6 in one stop, Zhiji LS6 has created the sixth space of super intelligent driving, initiated a brand-new gameplay of "AI intelligent driving maze", simulated and built typical road conditions, traffic flow and people flow in big cities, and deeply experienced the future intelligent cabin in the commuter meta-universe, with more performance experience, comprehensive driving and control experience and all-round inspection.Zhiji LS6Strength, with "the most interesting test drive in history" to set the industry benchmark.

Deep intelligence is the winning factor in the second half of the electric track. Zhiji LS6 redefines the new paradigm of intelligent driving experience with the triple standards of zero blind area: full digital vision, zero anxiety: advanced intelligent driving, and zero distance: future intelligent cabin ecology..Empowering the whole driving experience from boarding to getting off with AI, covering high-speed elevated roads, urban roads and urban slow scenes, and creating the most applicable and practical future intelligent driving experience.

Can you imagine a car running normally when the front and rear glass, windows and rearview mirrors are all black? Zhiji LS6 can easily get through the "ultimate blindfold challenge" in the dynamic test drive. With the help of the global digital visual field blind compensation function, Zhiji LS6 can also freely pass through complex road conditions in the state of complete blindness, with the help of Zhiji’s original global digital visual field blind compensation and the traditional 360-degree panoramic image.

In the extreme weather experience area of the test drive site, the scene of urban extreme weather is restored, the rearview mirror is blocked by rain, and the rainy night mode is turned on to enhance the blind area vision; In the daily commuting experience area: simulate the unprotected left turn scene, turn on the A-pillar for blind, simulate the right turn into the community scene, turn on the side for blind, and safely avoid pedestrians in the blind area on the right.

In the dynamic test drive, the test drive site is set up with complex parking spaces, narrow alleys and other areas, and the practicability of the functions of one-button parking, one-button extrication, one-button sticking and one-button tracking of Zhiji LS6 is comprehensively tested. Intelligent driving maze experience area is set up to see what you can’t see, get rid of what you don’t want to open, and experience LS6′ s zero blind zone full digital vision and one-button AI driving function in a three-dimensional and multi-dimensional way to enjoy an unprecedented simple, relaxed and interesting driving experience.

In the daily driving scene, once you break into a dead end, you are crazy, and Zhiji LS6 returns with one click. In the mirror narrow road experience area: at a fixed location, turn on the rearview mirror to fill the blind, read the clues on the rear wall, turn left and enter the mirror narrow road, and form countless mirror images after multiple mirror reflections adjacent and opposite. Being in it, even the old driver can’t pour it out quickly. Zhiji LS6 turns on one-button tracking to help you return to the original road section. Find a new path and enter the next level.

In the urban experience area: simulating the crowded parking scene, Zhiji LS6 stops at the designated place by silently searching for the library, and then uses one button to get out of trouble and enter the next link. And after parking on its own side, start the one-button sticking function to solve the parking problem perfectly.

In the high-performance "6" performance driving experience area, 100-kilometer acceleration, 100-kilometer braking, S-shaped pile winding, coaxial bumpy road, cross-axis bumpy road and cross-axis projects are set up to comprehensively verify the functions of LS6′ s acceleration performance, 100-kilometer braking performance, vehicle stability and dynamic correction ability, steering wheel operation and directivity, torque dynamic distribution of four wheels, torsional rigidity passability of the whole vehicle and riding comfort.

It is reported that Evergrande will be merged, and the Tianjin factory only produces 200 cars in half a year.

According to the interface news report, a person familiar with the matter said that Evergrande Automobile may be acquired by another automobile company. According to reports, the lead party this time may be the local government. At present, only the Tianjin factory of Evergrande has the production qualification, and the Hengchi 5 model being pre-sold is produced here. At present, it has been more than half a year since the first car of Hengchi rolled off the assembly line, but the Tianjin factory has only produced about 200 Hengchi cars.

IPhone14 will be released at the same time as Huawei Mate50.

Apple’s internal documents show that the iPhone 14 series originally scheduled to be released on September 13th will be released ahead of September 6th. Coincidentally, it is reported that Huawei Mate 50 series will be released on September 7th, that is to say, the two most competitive brands in the mobile phone industry will release their own flagships at the same time.

Xiaomi automobile finalizes battery scheme

According to 36Kr news, it was learned from a number of people familiar with the matter that two main suppliers of power batteries, one of the core components of Xiaomi Automobile, have been identified, namely, Foday Battery, a subsidiary of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited and BYD. These two battery companies have dominated the top two domestic power battery installations all the year round.

General Administration of Municipal Supervision: Centralized rectification of "sky-high" moon cakes, crab cards and crab coupons for a period of 2 months.

On August 17, the General Administration of Market Supervision recently issued the Notice of the General Administration of Market Supervision on Centralized Remediation of Over-packaging of Commodities, "Sky-high" moon cakes and crab coupons, and carried out a two-month centralized rectification nationwide.

Shanghai will issue 1 billion yuan electronic coupons.

It is learned from the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce that Shanghai will issue electronic coupons for the first time, with a total scale of 1 billion yuan, which will be distributed in three rounds from the end of August to the end of November, and can be used online and offline for multiple consumption scenarios in the catering, retail and cultural tourism industries.

The temple library responded that "people go to the building": at present, there are hundreds of employees on the job.

According to Zhongxin Jingwei, on August 17, in response to media reports that "the luxury e-commerce temple library was suspected of running away and people went to the building", the temple library responded that the report was untrue. "Our office has only one floor, which is the fifth floor. At present, the office area has not been reduced, and hundreds of people are working normally."

Byd Han was exposed to spontaneous combustion for only 3 days, and the official customer service replied that it had not received the relevant information.

A car owner in Langzhong, Sichuan released a video yesterday, saying that BYD Han Qian Shan Cui, who had only been licensed for three days, spontaneously ignited. The owner said that the car had just come out of the garage and had not been exposed. BYD’s official customer service said that the relevant information has not been received yet. If the accident does occur, the manufacturer and the service shop will directly dock with the owner for negotiation. The latest processing results will be released on BYD’s official platform for the first time.　

Tencent’s second-quarter net profit fell by 56%

On August 17, Tencent Holdings released its second quarter financial report for 2022. The financial report shows that Tencent Holdings’ net profit in the second quarter was 18.619 billion yuan, down 56% year-on-year.

Polestar O2 pure electric concept sports car confirmed mass production in 2026 and will be named Polestar 6.

It is reported that Polestar (Chinese name "Polar Star"), a high-end electric vehicle brand under Geely Holding Group, has confirmed that its pure electric concept sports car Polestar O2 will be officially mass-produced in 2026 and will be named Polestar 6. This sports car is the company’s second concept car upgraded to a formal production model.

The news said that Pinduoduo launched a cross-border e-commerce platform in September, the first stop in the United States.

According to the news obtained by LatePost later, Pinduoduo is preparing a cross-border e-commerce platform, and the application is expected to go online in mid-September, with the first stop in the United States. The model will follow the example of SheIn, the largest independent cross-border e-commerce station in China, and is attracting investment in all categories. After the news was released, US stocks in Pinduoduo rose more than 3% before trading.

Pulse: The average monthly salary of fresh graduates in algorithm engineer exceeds 32,000 yuan.

Pulse released "2022 artificial intelligence top talent data atlas". The data shows that there is a shortage of talents in the artificial intelligence industry, and the supply-demand ratio of visual algorithm engineer is the lowest, only 0.08; Algorithm-related positions occupy 7 seats in the most difficult TOP10, and the average monthly salary of fresh graduates in algorithm engineer exceeds 32,000 yuan; Huawei has the highest reserve of artificial intelligence in algorithm engineer.

Huawei has a total of 195,000 employees worldwide: 70% are 30-50 years old.

Recently, Huawei released the 2021 Sustainable Development Report in official website. According to the report, by 2021, Huawei had 195,000 employees worldwide. Among these 195,000 employees, 70% are aged 30-50, 28% are under 30, and 2% are over 50. The proportion of undergraduates and postgraduates is above 40% respectively.

ByteDance established an industrial college.

On August 11th, ByteDance Institute of Digital Economy Industry was unveiled in Longyan City, Fujian Province, with the local Minxi Vocational and Technical College as the partner. The college will "devote itself to cultivating high-quality talents needed for the economic development of Longyan digital industry" and build an excellent innovative and entrepreneurial team.

Yiwei Lithium will provide large cylindrical batteries for BMW electric vehicles in Europe.

According to foreign media reports, two people familiar with the matter said that lithium battery manufacturer Yiwei Lithium will provide large cylindrical batteries for BMW’s electric vehicles in Europe. A person with direct knowledge of the transaction said that Yiwei Lithium Energy has signed a contract to become the main battery supplier of BMW’s new series of electric vehicles to be listed in Europe in 2025.

It is reported that Apple plans to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time.

According to the Nikkei News, Apple is negotiating to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, and the technology giant is seeking to diversify its production areas.

Amazon asked the US regulators to withdraw the subpoena: bypassing the company to harass Bezos and disrupt operations.

On August 16, local time, The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon accused the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of harassing the founder Jeff Bezos, the current CEO Andy Jassy and other high-level officials and interfering with the company’s business operations during the investigation. Amazon submitted a petition to FTC on August 5, accusing FTC of bypassing the company’s legal counsel and issuing a subpoena-like civil investigation request to about 20 senior executives, without giving proper reasons, asking FTC to withdraw the subpoena.

American Airlines wants to buy 20 supersonic planes.

On August 16th, local time, American Airlines announced that it would purchase Boom Supersonic’s Overture supersonic aircraft to form the world’s largest supersonic fleet. American Airlines has paid a non-refundable deposit for 20 of the Overture aircraft, and has the option to buy another 40.

NASA’s heavy rocket landing on the moon will make its first test flight at the end of August.

According to Reuters, NASA’s heavy rocket "Space Launch System" was transported to the launch pad on the evening of August 16th, local time, and will make its first test flight on August 29th.

Spending $7.5 billion, Saudi sovereign wealth funds set up positions in Microsoft, Google and Amazon.

On August 16th, local time, according to the documents disclosed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Saudi sovereign wealth fund — — Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) increased its holdings of US blue-chip stocks by US$ 7.5 billion in the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, and the total market value of its positions in US stocks in the second quarter reached US$ 40.8 billion. According to the documents, PIF opened positions in Microsoft, Google’s parent company Alphabet, BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase and Amazon in the second quarter.

At the end of Amazon’s shopping season, a third-party seller’s service fee will be charged, which is $0.35 per item.

In order to cope with soaring inflation, Amazon plans to raise service fees during the holiday season this year and pass on some of the increased costs to millions of third-party merchants who rely on the website to sell products.

Jingsheng electromechanical successfully developed 8-inch N-type SiC crystal.

Recently, the first 8-inch N-type SiC crystal was successfully released, and the research and development of the third-generation semiconductor material SiC of Jingsheng has since entered the 8-inch era, which is another landmark achievement made by Jingsheng in the field of wide band gap semiconductors.

Following closely SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics will launch a 236-layer NAND flash memory this year.

According to BusinessKorea, Samsung Electronics will release 236-layer NAND flash memory products this year. In addition, it also plans to open a new R&D center this month, which is responsible for the development of more advanced NAND flash memory products.

1. Recently, near-sensor analog computing AI chip company has obtained nearly 100 million yuan Pre-A round of financing invested by industrial funds KuangFund, SEE Fund, Long Ding Capital, Zhongyang Rongzheng Fund and old shareholder Fengyuan Capital.

2. Guangdong Weirong Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. has recently undergone industrial and commercial changes, and its shareholders have increased SDIC Venture, Jingguotou, Yueke Finance, Yunfu Production and Investment, CITIC Securities and Guangfa Securities. It is reported that micro-capacity technology has raised nearly 2 billion yuan in this round.

3. On August 16th, the brand of home medical care — Fushoukang announced the completion of the C round of financing of several hundred million yuan, and Taihe Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor.

4. Hubei Rongtong Hi-Tech Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Rongtong Hi-Tech"), a research and development manufacturer of lithium battery cathode materials, completed the D round of financing of over RMB 5 billion.

5. Jiangsu Aijin Crop Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., a leading pesticide preparation enterprise in Jiangsu Province, completed a new round of financing. As an industrial investor, Jiangsu Agricultural Reclamation Group, a subsidiary of Jiangsu Yuquan Modern Agricultural Development Industrial Investment Fund, exclusively invested tens of millions of yuan in Aijin Group.

6.QE-Labs was invested by Liu Xiaosong on August 17th, and the financing round was Angel Wheel, with an investment of USD 1.5 million. The company’s valuation was USD 48.75 million, and its industry was unmanned aerial vehicles.　

1. Market News: Wanwuyun is reported to have sought IPO approval from Hong Kong this week.

2. PAG, a private equity investment company, is considering postponing the $2 billion Hong Kong IPO to 2023.

3. The Municipal Party Committee on the Growth Enterprise Market announced that Kunshan Qiuti Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. and Gu Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. were approved for the first time.

1. US stock index futures fell, with Dow futures down 0.62%, Nasdaq futures down 0.93% and S&P 500 futures down 0.87%.

2. Most of the popular Chinese stocks fell before the market, with Alibaba, JD.COM and Netease falling more than 1%, Baidu falling 0.98%, Xpeng Motors falling 0.92%, Weilai falling 0.72%, bilibili falling 0.57%, LI rising 0.03% and Pinduoduo rising 0.39%.

3. Large-scale U.S. technology stocks fell before the market, with Meta falling more than 1%, Apple falling 0.06%, Microsoft falling 0.67%, Google falling 0.86%, Amazon falling 0.88%, Netflix falling 0.86% and Tesla falling 0.61%.

4. European stock markets fell, Germany’s DAX index fell by 1.42%, France’s CAC index fell by 0.70%, Britain’s FTSE 100 index fell by 0.33%, and Europe’s Stoxx 50 index fell by 0.75%.

5. Most domestic futures fell at night, with Shanghai Zinc down nearly 2%, iron ore down 2.9%, screw thread down over 2%, crude oil down 0.15%, fuel oil down 1.12% and methanol down 2%.

6. The price of natural gas in the United States rose to a four-year high, rising by 3.2% to $9.627 per million British thermal.

7. The US dollar index hit a daily high of 106.85, and the previously released US retail sales data was less than expected.

8. The yield of US 10-year Treasury bonds rose by 10 basis points to 2.904%.

Under the economic downturn and the epidemic situation, what consumer products will be more dominant or will grow?

Prospective industry researcher:

During the economic downturn, the demand for just-needed consumer products will keep growing or fluctuate in a small range. However, according to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, from 2016 to 2022, the retail value of China’s grain, oil, food, beverages, tobacco and alcohol commodities fluctuated periodically in the current month, but the sales showed an overall upward trend, which was less affected by the epidemic.

Chart 1 of National Bureau of Statistics: Monthly retail value of grain, oil, food, beverage, tobacco and alcohol in China from 2016 to 2022 (unit: 100 million yuan)

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　　Parking service, as a humanized service measure, has been adopted by more and more businesses in the provincial capital. However, while this service project is gradually popularized, some problems have also been exposed. Yesterday (16th), Mr. Li, a citizen of (Shandong) provincial capital, gave his car to the hotel for care while dining in a hotel in the provincial capital. However, due to lax hotel management, a security guard stole Mr. Li’s car to see his friends off, and an accident occurred on the way, which led to the scrapping of the car. And how to claim, Mr. Li is in trouble.

　　Don’t drive after drinking

　　He parked his car in the hotel.

　　During the dinner, Mr. Li drank wine. When he left, Mr. Li was inconvenient to drive, so he gave the car to the hotel for safekeeping. The hotel also said that Mr. Li could pick up the car with the corresponding number plate the next day. Mr. Li said that at that time, he also asked to use the car the next day, and he might come earlier. He hoped that the hotel would arrange people and the hotel agreed. "The hotel can provide such a service, and I still feel quite warm in my heart." Mr. Li said that he left with confidence.

　　Pick up the car the next day

　　The car has been scrapped on the road.

　　The next morning, something happened! Mr. Li went to the hotel to pick up the car. After waiting for more than 10 minutes at the hotel, the staff told him in a panic that the car was gone! Where did the car go? Was it stolen? Mr. Li called the police with questions. That night, Mr. Li received a message from the police. The police found his car at the entrance of the First Municipal Hospital about four kilometers west of the hotel, and it crashed into the curb and had a traffic accident!

　　Yesterday morning, the reporter saw Mr. Li’s car in the accident vehicle parking lot. The airbag in the car has been opened, the seat is covered with blood, the front of the car has been deformed, revealing the engine and water tank. After testing, the car has been scrapped. Looking at the unrecognizable car, Mr. Li felt that it was a pity that this new car, which had only been bought for 8 months, was scrapped like this.

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　　It turned out that the security guard drove the customer’s car privately.

　　The vehicle is missing. Is it a thief or a mole? After Mr. Li reported the case, the police checked the surveillance video of the hotel and locked the suspect. Surveillance shows that on the evening of the 11th, a young man with a security appearance walked to the car key storage window alone and then left. At 5 o’clock on the 12th, the man appeared in the parking lot again, opened Mr. Li’s car door, started the vehicle and drove off. According to the hotel security supervisor, the security guard was on duty that night.

　　So how did the car accident happen? At the scene of the accident, the police seized the monitoring of a real estate for sale. At about 5 am on the 12th, someone drove Mr. Li’s car westward along Jingyi Road. When the car entered the monitoring range, it was out of control. First, it hit the side of the road, slowed down, slipped and hit the lamppost. Afterwards, when the police came to deal with the accident, the security guard driving had escaped. Because the monitoring distance is far away, the situation inside the car and the specific situation of the driver’s escape were not photographed.

　　Hotel parking service vehicles scrapped on the roadside.

　　On the evening of March 11th, Mr. Li and his friends went to Jingya Hotel, Minghu Road, the provincial capital, for dinner. After arriving at the hotel, Mr. Li handed over the keys and car to the service staff for parking. But when I picked up the car the next day, it was gone.

　　The general process of car theft has been clear, and Mr. Li feels that the hotel has an unshirkable responsibility. "The car and keys were handed over to the hotel for safekeeping. Keys were stolen, cars were stolen and there was an accident. The hotel must compensate for its own losses. Moreover, it was not the thief who committed the crime, but the hotel security guard. The car is entirely the cause of hotel management, and this responsibility should be borne by the hotel. " According to Mr. Li, his car has only been bought for 8 months, and the total cost is about 120 thousand. Because it is not a new car, Mr. Li proposed a compromise plan of claiming 110,000 yuan. "I will pay for the car myself, which is much more important than the hotel compensating me for a car. I have already made concessions."

　　As for Mr. Li’s request, the hotel admitted that it would bear the responsibility of vehicle theft and damage, but the compensation could not be cashed according to Mr. Li’s request. "Mr. Li’s car is insured, and he can wait for the insurance compensation, and the insufficient part will be paid by our hotel." After the theft, Mr. Li negotiated with the hotel for four days, but the hotel still insisted on its own plan. After several consultations, both sides refused to give in. In yesterday’s interview, both sides said that if negotiation fails, they can only go to court through judicial procedures.

　　The customer demands full compensation.

　　The hotel let insurance go first.

　　■ Views of both sides

　　The reporter learned that Mr. Li’s experience is representative in the dispute between hotels and customers. Parking service, as a popular hotel catering service project, has been adopted by many businesses in the provincial capital, but some problems have also been exposed.

　　The car and keys were handed over to the hotel management. How could a security guard get the keys and drive away? In yesterday’s interview, Mr. Li raised questions about the management of the hotel. The reporter made a visit to this. The key storage window of this hotel is set near the door of the hotel lobby, near the service desk. The reporter saw that the key storage window is relatively simple to make, and dozens of small open grids are made of transparent materials. The owner’s keys are placed in the corresponding number plate grids, and the owner gives the number plate to the service desk staff, and the car can be picked up after verification. "During the hotel’s business hours, there are staff on duty at the service desk, and the safety of the keys can be guaranteed. However, at night, these keys are still here, unlocked and unattended, and there must be security risks." Mr. Li said with concern.　　

　　In the past hotline, some readers also reflected similar problems. For example, in parking service, the vehicle was scratched and the contents were stolen, and there were also media reports that there was an accident in the parking process, how to determine the responsibility sharing, and cases in which someone pretended to be a parking person to steal a car.

　　After work, it is neither locked nor watched by special personnel.

　　The key is in the hotel lobby.

　　■ Reporter survey

　　"There is some truth in what both sides say, but the initiative should be on the consumer side." Yesterday, the reporter consulted lawyer Chen Bin of Shandong Kangqiao Law Firm on this matter, and he said after listening to the reporter’s description.

　　Lawyer Chen Bin told the reporter that, first of all, when consumers eat in the hotel, they form a contractual relationship with the hotel. Secondly, the hotel has valet parking service, regardless of whether it charges or not, and it also forms a custody relationship with the customer, so it is obliged to properly keep the customer’s property. Once losses are caused by accidents or property losses are caused by other reasons, the service place should be liable for compensation.

　　At present, the car has been scrapped, and there is no problem for consumers to claim compensation from the hotel. The hotel proposes to let customers claim compensation through insurance first, and it is also an option for the hotel to pay the rest of the money. Now the choice is in the hands of consumers, no matter how they claim compensation, they should be supported. If the hotel does not compensate, consumers can seek a solution through litigation.

　　The initiative is on the consumer side.

　　■ Lawyer’s statement

　　The security guard has turned himself in and claimed to "borrow the car" to send his friend home.

　　Yesterday, the reporter learned from the police that Xiao Zhao (a pseudonym), a security guard who drove privately, has surrendered himself and has been detained by the police.

　　Xiao Zhao confessed that he drank some wine that night, and his mind was a little hot, so he stole Mr. Li’s car key from the key storage window while on duty. He wanted to use Mr. Li’s car to send his friends home when he got off work the next morning. He originally wanted to send the car back after sending his friends, but he didn’t expect an accident on the road. "He fled the scene because he was afraid."

　　"He came back quietly on the evening of the 14th, slept in the dormitory for one night, and only came to me the next morning, so I took him to the police station to surrender." The hotel security supervisor recalled.

　　"The child who borrowed the car is only 20 years old, and I don’t want him to be destroyed in prison."

　　"After the police informed me that the car thief turned himself in, I went to the police station, and the police gave me a simple information about this security guard." It is understood that Xiao Zhao, who "stole a car", just turned 20 this year and worked in this hotel for more than a month. The hotel has put forward a solution to compensate Mr. Li for his losses by security guards, but it is understood that Xiao Zhao’s family is just an ordinary family and it is difficult to compensate Mr. Li for his losses. Mr. Li expressed his attitude towards the car thief. "I don’t want to pursue the responsibility of this little security guard too much. He is only 20 years old, and I don’t want prison life to ruin his future. This is a problem in hotel management, and I still hope that the hotel can take responsibility. " (Reporter Liang Wei Cao Jianmin)

　　Xinhua News Agency, Shenzhen, October 11th (Reporter Zhou Ke) "Like a single 0.5— Two dollars, 80 to 150 dollars a day. No problem. Free time, unlimited quantity, more pay for more work, daily salary, no deposit, no membership fee … …” Recently, messages claiming to recruit likes from Tik Tok and Aauto Quicker appeared in WeChat group and QQ group, which attracted the attention of many netizens. Shenzhen police reminded that this is a new type of online part-time scam similar to "swipe fraud" on Taobao, and the scammer just shifted his position from "Taobao" to "Tik Tok" and other software, with the purpose of cheating money.

　　According to the police, this kind of recruitment claims that the job content is to double-click the works of users such as Tik Tok and Aauto Quicker designated by the merchants to help them become popular. However, in practice, in order to make the deceived people fall for it, the swindlers deliberately let them pay attention to a Tik Tok first, try to "brush" a single order, and then let the deceived people send the promotion information to other groups to "help promote" in the name of avoiding membership fees. In addition, if you temporarily pay 118 yuan to buy the activation code, the deceived person can also enjoy the VIP rights for life. However, after paying 118 yuan, the swindler will guide the deceived person into another group and pay other fees.

　　The police said that in terms of the modus operandi of these fraud cases, criminals used the curiosity and greed of the deceived people to attract fans through the newly popular "Tik Tok", "Aauto Quicker" and "Watermelon Video" apps, and asked the deceived people to pay by scanning the QR code, issuing red envelopes, transferring money, etc. Once they cheated money, they immediately blacked out the deceived people. From the former "courier typist", "novel typist" and "part-time brush list" to the present variant "Tik Tok praise clerk", the routine behind the fancy renovation is always the same, just to cheat money.

　　At the same time, the police reminded that this kind of fraud has a large audience, a wide spread and strong confusion. Netizens should raise their awareness of self-prevention, don’t trust videos with marketing and money on short video platforms such as "Tik Tok" and "Aauto Quicker", and don’t easily transfer money to the other party. If they find that they have been cheated, they should call the police immediately.

Text | Xiaguang Society, Author | Guo Zhaochuan, Editor | Ma Ji

Since its comeback on February 12th, the new account "Bee Surprise Club", which is composed of the original Viya "Help Broadcast Group", has been broadcast live for 15 days. Until last night, the viewing traffic of the new account could still reach 6.5386 million.

Viya’s old fans know that the connection between this newly opened live account and the original Viya live room is inextricably linked:

Viya’s official subscription number is "Viya Surprise Club", while her husband Dong Haifeng’s fan base is called "Bees". Besides, all five people in the "Bee Surprise Club" are former Viya’s helpers and models, and the supply chain and product selection still continue the original idea of Viya’s live broadcast room.

The successful launch of "Bee Surprise Club" means that the live delivery team in Viya "came back from the dead" after it was suspended for tax evasion in December last year.

Although Viya didn’t appear in front of the camera, as the public speculated, the successful test of his broadcast team showed that the "depersonalization" of live broadcast with goods would become more and more distinct in the future.

The characteristics of relying on personal charm to bring goods will gradually weaken in the future, while the supply chain, product selection and business of the live broadcast company ….. are like a precision machine, supporting the live broadcast room to be lively again.

After Viya, perhaps no studio will be the only one, and more and more studios will have the shadow of the original live broadcast with goods.

Among the six members of the "Bee Family", Hao Hao, Kai Zi and Cai Fa used to help broadcast in the live studio in Viya, while two of the three girls, Xiao Han and Duo Duo, used to be models in the live studio in Viya.

On the social media account of Bee Surprise, the title of the first live broadcast notice list was labeled "We are back with the joy of live broadcast". The anchor Hao Hao’s testimony is even more straightforward: "These two days have returned to the previous rhythm of life."

Although they call themselves "small teams working hard to start businesses" in the live broadcast, there is no doubt that there was a shadow of Viya team behind them. After the broadcast, fans showed "You’re back" one after another, indicating that everyone knows the connection between this new account and Viya.

Not long ago, there were rumors that "Viya will return as soon as March this year". According to reports, Viya’s original Taobao account will be resumed, and its name and fans will not change. When the news came out, it was strongly opposed by public opinion.

Compared with the comeback of VIA herself, the fans’ attitude towards the "bee family" is relatively tolerant:

"She made a mistake and accepted the punishment herself. Can employees not work?"

"It’s just a migrant worker. Isn’t it still broadcast by changing the company name?"

Since the launch of the new team on February 12, the live data has also been quite eye-catching — — Within a few hours of broadcasting, 900,000 people poured into the studio. The first live broadcast of the new team received a cumulative broadcast volume of 1.186 million, and then the broadcast volume climbed all the way, breaking through 10 million on the fifth day. After February 20, the data can still be maintained at around 5 million to 7 million, which has surpassed the general traditional waist anchor.

The notice about the live broadcast of the "Bee Surprise Club" with goods, like the previous first-line anchor notice, has attracted much attention from consumers.

The same strategy is also used by the Sydney team.

After witnessing the re-emergence of the "bee family", the Sydney team also "awakened" one after another.

On February 16th, four days after the launch of "Bee Surprise Club", the original live broadcast room "Guangguang is coming" in Sydney was launched. The first live broadcast received 1.866 million broadcast data, and then climbed to the highest 4.975 million broadcast.

Soon after, "Guangguang is coming" was renamed as "Mushrooms are coming", which made many regular guests in the live broadcast feel that it was "following suit" with the Viya team. The name "Bee Surprise Club" comes from Viya’s husband Dong Haifeng, while Sydney’s husband is nicknamed "Aunt". The so-called "mushrooms" and "bees" actually come from the same routine.

However, in contrast, the water test here in Sydney is more "bold". At one time, Sydney’s husband appeared directly on his own, while Viya and the company were more cautious. The more familiar help-broadcast girl did not appear, and the anchors currently selected were not directly related to his family.

Some people take the current live broadcast preview list of Taobao to reveal the current Taobao head anchor situation:

The live broadcast room in Li Jiaqi stands out; Followed by "mushrooms come" with the shadow of the former Sydney team; The "Bee Surprise Club" bears the imprint of the former Viya team. Going around for a long time, the head anchor Jiangshan is still controlled by the same group of people.

No wonder many viewers speculated that the original head anchor was retreating behind the scenes. Relying on the old team to continue the delivery business is the real trend and effective strategy in the field of live delivery.

A team that used to be able to sell rockets live will not be devastated by someone’s fall.

At the end of last year, when Sydney and Viya stopped broadcasting one after another due to tax problems, everyone almost only paid attention to their personal and live conditions. But in fact,Whether it is Viya or Sydney, or even a head anchor with the ability to carry goods on any platform, there is a company machine with precise operation behind it.

Sydney once sent many employees severance letters and held a "clearance sale" in a park in Hangzhou. Viya’s team never actually disbanded. After Viya stopped broadcasting in December last year, it only gave the live broadcast team a week off, and then began to serve other anchors.

At first, Viya’s company showed the characteristics of a small family workshop. Viya’s husband and brother both hold important positions in the company. My younger brother, Huang Tao, has been the CEO of the company since he was a temporary product selection person in a small team. Viya’s original assistant, Qi Er, is her own sister-in-law.

However, with the expansion of the company’s scale, Qianxun (the company behind Viya) has also realized the transformation from a small family workshop to a large Internet company. The company introduced the flower name system of Internet companies, such as Viya’s younger brother Huang Tao, whose more widely known name is actually his flower name "Ollie".

Before the tax problem broke out,The work intensity of Hangzhou Qianxun employees is no less than that of any Internet company.. It is normal to get off work after 10 o’clock every night, and the business departments are all on a weekly rest system. It is relatively relaxed for the financial and administrative employees to implement "big and small weeks". In addition to the anchor, assistant broadcaster and model in front of the camera, the company also has various support departments such as China Merchants Selection Department. In the heyday of Viya Company, there were more than 40 people in the investment team alone, and the product selection work was subdivided into more than a dozen vertical lines, which were completed by more than 300 people.

To put it bluntly, the reason why Viya can become a "live broadcast sister with goods" is not only because of her own fan appeal, but because she can get lower discounts on goods by virtue of intensive advantages such as supply chain and quality control. Her team even mentioned in an earlier interview that "personal charm comes last".

Even if "Viya is gone", as long as you can get the same discount from merchants with goods, practice has proved that you can really attract some fans who simply pay attention to the cost performance of goods.The popularity of "Bee Surprise Club" is proof of this point. As a new account with no fan base, it exploded as soon as it was launched, which is closely related to the operation and accumulation of the whole company in the past six years.

From the perspective of social values, it seems that Viya’s team-led live broadcast with goods should not be advocated. Whether in front of the stage or behind the scenes, public figures with moral defects such as "tax evasion" should not be acquiesced to "make a fortune in silence". But from another point of view, Viya and Li Jiaqi are just the first people to eat crabs in the business model of live broadcast with goods.

Their team has thoroughly understood the internal logic of algorithm, flow, supply chain, product selection, communication and pricing, and made it more and more professional.Although there are many problems in the industry due to lack of supervision and other factors in the early stage, as the development of the whole track matures, the industry dividend will be more even.

Li Jiaqi once said frankly in an interview: "Next year is the peak of the whole industry", and then the peak passed.However, "after the peak period of the industry" does not mean that the live broadcast has turned off..

In fact, the competition of the whole live broadcast track is even more fierce. Judging from the live broadcast platform, not only Taobao and other e-commerce platforms, but also the interest e-commerce live broadcast of short video platforms and the live broadcast of second-hand trading platforms have no intention of "turning off".

The considerable user scale also proves this point. According to the data of the 48th Statistical Report on the Development of Internet in China, as of June 2021, the number of users of e-commerce live broadcast in China has reached 384 million, up 75.24 million year-on-year, accounting for 38.0% of the total number of Internet users, and this number is still rising. In other words, consumers’ demand and interest in live delivery is actually not low.

From the perspective of the anchor with goods, although the industry has become more standardized, the profit of live broadcast is still considerable. The commission of head anchor food department store products is basically above 10%, and the commission of beauty products can reach 5% to 8%. But the difference is that the super-high profit and bargaining power are no longer only gathered in the hands of the head anchor. Some insiders said, "Taobao will no longer support new head anchors."

Since January of this year, Taobao has issued a series of regulations to strengthen the support and traffic inclination of mid-waist anchors, and more anchors will receive live broadcast bonus. In the past, the situation of "one family is the only one" or "several families are the only ones" in the live broadcast of the anchor with goods on the head changed. Coupled with the popularity of self-broadcast live broadcast rooms of commodity brands, it will be difficult to reproduce the dilemma of ultra-high commission and product selection, and the market will enter a stage of benign competition.

At the same time, the live broadcast track with goods will become more professional. This means that anchors lacking complete team planning and product categories will be quickly iterated."Anyone can bring goods live" and "Star Part-time Bring Goods" will get very limited bonuses.

Take Yu Minhong, who was recently exposed as a "failed studio", as an example.

On December 28th last year, New Oriental announced the establishment of "Oriental Selection" and entered the live broadcast with goods. After the live broadcast of the transformation of New Oriental, the sales in two months was only 4.5 million yuan, and the average single-game sales was only 170,000 yuan. Compared with Luo Yonghao’s live broadcast with sales of hundreds of millions a night, the data of New Oriental’s transformation with goods is really bad.

Is it because Yu Minhong’s personal appeal is not as good as that of several small promoters and models in Viya and Sydney?

Simply from the anchor quality, the anchor with goods in New Oriental really lacks the professionalism nurtured by Viya and Sydney for a long time, not to mention the professional experience in product selection and supply chain cooperation.

The selection of live broadcast anchor in the East is the former teacher selected by New Oriental through internal recruitment. Although the teachers in New Oriental are really "eloquent", the fact that they can adjust the classroom atmosphere does not mean that they have a set of products to introduce. Many netizens say that "after watching the live broadcast, they feel not very interesting".

In fact, even a few anchors from Viya’s team in Bee Surprise Club are inevitably criticized by netizens: "You criticize me, and a group of people explain it too messy", "The professional degree of commodity explanation is not as good as that of Viya" and so on, not to mention the non-professional anchors who have become monks halfway.

Moreover, although the maximum audience of "Bee Surprise Club" is considerable, it is still less than one tenth of the audience that Viya had earlier, which was more than 90 million. Although the live broadcast of the cargo track is still far from the flameout, it is even more difficult to enhance the influence of the live broadcast room even with the team foundation of the former head anchor.

A policeman in the Jingtan Township Dispatching Office plays games with his office computer (provided by the netizen "Emotional Boy")

　　　　On March 31, some netizens reported that a policeman from Jingtan Township, Tianmen City, Hubei Province played online games with his office computer and provided mobile phones to take pictures. On April 3, Tianmen City Public Security Bureau entrusted relevant departments to respond that the policeman Chen was testing the repaired computer. At present, Tianmen City Public Security Bureau has given Chen a informed criticism and deducted his post target management allowance for that month.

　　　　The netizen said that the picture was taken when he applied for the second-generation ID card at the police station, which he thought was very inappropriate. The reporter can clearly see from the picture that a man is playing Legend (an online game name) with all his heart on the computer.

　　　　On the afternoon of the same day, the reporter contacted the police station to inquire about related matters. An attendant surnamed Wang who answered the phone said that he was not very clear about this and should report to the leader for verification.

　　　　On the afternoon of April 3, Tianmen City Public Security Bureau entrusted relevant departments to send a "Verification Report on the Problem of Police Playing Games in the Household Registration Room during Working Hours in Jingtan Police Station" to Jingchu.com reporters.

　　　　According to the report, at 8 o’clock in the morning of February 25, 2009, an external computer in the duty room of Jingtan police station broke down, and the policeman Chen Moumou found someone to repair the computer. When the maintenance personnel repaired the computer, they opened the Legend game webpage and tried the game for a while to confirm that the computer was repaired. After the maintenance personnel left, when Chen got on the computer to check whether the computer was repaired, he found that the "Legend" game page was displayed on the computer screen, and he continued to play the game on the computer. He was seen by the people who came to work and took photos with his mobile phone. Because Chen did not understand the gameplay, he went offline after playing for three minutes.

　　　　According to the report, the police officer Chen played games on the Internet on the grounds of checking the computer during work, which violated the spirit of the Notice on Strengthening Housekeeping Management of Tianmen Public Security Bureau (2007) and related work disciplines. After research by the Party Committee of Tianmen Public Security Bureau, it was decided to treat Chen as a whole and deduct his post target management allowance for that month.

　　　　(Reporter Luo Nie)

Editor: Gao Song

　　* August 28th *

　　The 29 th meeting of the 12 th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) was held

　　The 29th session of the 12th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) was held in Beijing from August 28th to September 1st.

　　* 29 August *

　　In 2007, the Ministry of Finance paid the first phase of 600 billion yuan special treasury bonds at maturity.

　　Determination of the maturity renewal method of special national debt in 2007, which is concerned by the market. On August 22, the website of the Ministry of Finance announced that the first phase of the 2007 600 billion yuan special national debt will be paid on August 29, 2017. The Ministry of Finance will issue 600 billion yuan of special treasury bonds to relevant banks in a rolling way. In this regard, Xu Zhong, director of the Research Bureau of the People’s Bank of China, said that the rolling issuance of special government bonds will basically be compared with the practice in 2007, and will not have an impact on the financial market and liquidity in the banking system.

　　Chongqing Jiangbei Airport Terminal T3A put into use.

　　The T3A terminal and the third runway of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport will be officially put into use on August 29th. By then, Jiangbei Airport will become the fourth airport in China with three runways running simultaneously after Beijing Capital Airport, Shanghai Pudong Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun Airport.

　　*31 August *

　　Xiamen city’s single and even numbers are restricted to non-Fujian D-number cars.

　　From 0: 00 on August 31 to 24: 00 on September 6, Xiamen vehicles were restricted in single and even numbers, non-Fujian D-brand cars were restricted in traffic, and large trucks were restricted in traffic. The traffic police department reminded that this temporary traffic management measure was aimed at Xiamen, including all districts outside the island.

　　* 1 September *

　　Mobile phone long-distance charges roaming charges canceled

　　From September 1st, there will be no long-distance charges and roaming charges for mobile phones in China, which is expected to affect hundreds of millions of mobile phone users. At present, 4G users generally have no long-distance and roaming charges, and this new policy will have a greater impact on non-4G package users. It remains to be seen whether and how much the actual telephone bill can be reduced.

　　The national primary school students’ science classes are unified in advance to the first grade.

　　For the primary school freshmen who entered school in September this year, besides adapting to the study and life of primary school students as soon as possible, they will also face a new challenge: taking science classes. Because the Ministry of Education issued the newly revised "Compulsory Education Primary School Science Curriculum Standards", it clearly adjusted the starting grade of primary school science curriculum to grade one, and it was implemented this fall.

　　Implementation of takeaway industry standards

　　The Service Specification for Takeaway Delivery will be officially implemented on September 1st, which specifies the service process and service quality, including that merchants should confirm orders within 10 minutes, take-away delivery personnel should not enter consumers’ homes, and tipping is prohibited.

　　The first ticket of Beijing online shopping subway ticket is free

　　Internet ticketing platform for one-way ticket of Beijing rail transit — — Yitongxing APP was officially launched a few days ago and took the lead in pilot operation on the airport line. From next month, this convenience measure will be extended to 20 large passenger flow stations. At that time, passengers can enjoy the first free and random reward when purchasing tickets through APP online, including the one-way ticket price of 25 yuan Airport Line.

　　Total prohibition of alcohol in official activities in Guizhou

　　From September 1st, official activities in Guizhou Province were completely banned from alcohol. According to the regulations, all official activities in Guizhou Province will be forbidden to provide any alcohol, and no alcohol provided by any unit or individual, including private alcohol, will be allowed.

　　*3 September *

　　The ninth meeting of BRICS leaders was held.

　　China will host the ninth meeting of BRICS leaders in Xiamen, Fujian from September 3 to 5 this year. As another grand event of China’s home diplomacy in 2017, this meeting attracted the attention of the whole world.

　　The 13th National Student Games opened.

　　The 13th National Student Games will be held at the Huanglong Sports Center in Hangzhou on September 3rd, and the closing ceremony will be held at Zhejiang University on September 16th. In order to embody the concept of openness and sharing, and meet the needs of teachers and students to watch the games, this year’s Games will choose games that meet the opening conditions and open to the public.

    On November 25th, Xingyue L Hi·P Raytheon extended-range electric SUV was officially launched. The new car has launched two models, the extended-range electric flagship version, with a comprehensive subsidy price of 253,700 yuan and an equity payment price of 243,700 yuan; Extended-range electric vehicle reaches Zhen version, with the price of 239,700 yuan after comprehensive subsidy and 229,700 yuan after equity payment. Among them, the high-end custom car paint LOMOGrey matte ash is priced at 8,000 yuan; Optional wheel hub 20-inch particle low wind resistance wheel hub, priced at 3000 yuan; Optional interior starry grey suede double interior, priced at 3000 yuan.

    In order to give users a better experience of electric vehicles, Xingyue L Extended Range Electric Edition launched the listing lock list to enjoy the top 10 car purchase rights (only for users who booked cars before December 31, 2022):

    Deposit ceremony: enjoy the expansion of deposit, and enjoy a deposit of 3,000 yuan to 13,000 yuan; Subsidy ceremony: before December 31, 2022, the car will be booked by the lock order to ensure the price after enjoying the national new energy subsidy; Huanxinli: Geely’s old users will increase the purchase subsidy by up to 10,000 yuan; Financial gift: 5050 car purchase financial subsidy, 24 installments with 0 interest; Energy-supplementing ceremony: free home charging piles and basic installation services, 220V home charging guns; Warranty ceremony (the first owner): 5 years or 150,000 kilometers warranty, lifetime free warranty for three electric systems and lifetime free warranty for range extenders; Camping ceremony: 1999 yuan Raytheon Homie exclusive camping suit and 220V discharge gun; Traffic gift (the first car owner): unlimited traffic for 5 years, and basic traffic is free for life; Delivery ceremony: the order will be placed before the end of November, and the delivery is expected to be completed before December 31; Boutique gift: original 3D foot pad worth 318 yuan.

    At the same time, it also announced the first batch of surprise blind boxes for users of Dading: the first batch of users of Dading can upgrade for free when they buy the extended-range electric flagship version, and the 20-inch particle wheel hub with a value of 3,000 yuan can be replaced and upgraded for free within 30 days to 12 months after being licensed (if the first batch of users of Dading change their configuration, they will enjoy the rights of the surprise blind box according to the listing lock list, but not enjoy the rights of the surprise blind box). In addition, users can participate in both listing locking activities and small ordering activities at the same time, and the corresponding rights can be superimposed and enjoyed.

    Xingyue L Extended Range Electric Edition is Geely’s first "Raytheon Extended Range Electric Vehicle" based on "e-CMA" intelligent ultra-electric architecture. At the same time, it has three electric technologies: pure electricity, hybrid electricity and extended range electricity, and comes standard with four electric properties: pure electricity in the city, long-distance extended range, fast charging and discharge outside camping, covering users’ needs for electric travel.

    Through standard 41.2kWh CTP flat battery, range extender with thermal efficiency of 43.32% and "Super Three Electricity Technology" of 3-speed frequency conversion electric drive DHT Pro, WLTC has a pure battery life of 205km.

    It is worth mentioning that Xingyue L extended-range electric version has a unique full-mileage "electric drive series locking", and the working life of WLTC is 1250km. By locking the pure electric drive extended range mode, full-time electric drive and full-scene electric drive are realized, which brings users a more efficient, energy-saving and worry-free electric experience.

    The thermal efficiency of the range extender equipped on the Xingyue L extended-range electric version is 43.32%, and the Miller cycle has a high compression ratio of 13:1. When the battery power is insufficient, the range extender can charge the power battery like a "charging treasure" and directly supply power to the driving motor like a "generator". Unique 3-speed frequency conversion electric drive DHT Pro, starting with 1-speed ratio, 0-30km/h acceleration time of 1.9s, super speed of 220km/h, strong power.

    At the same time, the Xingyue L extended range electric version comes standard with a DC fast charge of up to 85kW, and it takes 27 minutes to charge the battery from 30% to 80%. It also comes standard with 6.6kW household slow charging, which can be set to make full use of trough charging. At the same time, it also supports 3.3kW external discharge, which can easily meet the demand for camping electricity for more than 12 hours.

    Xingyue L extended range electric version has the function of high, medium and low+automatic four-speed energy recovery, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy when taxiing or braking, and improves endurance. It also has P-gear parking power generation, comprehensive mileage protection, predictive energy management and other energy management systems, which makes power consumption more worry-free.

    In addition, more than 90% of the whole vehicle of Xingyue L extended-range electric version is covered with acoustic materials, 9 key range extenders are optimized, and 7 key electric drive NVH is optimized, so that the all-electric switch is accelerated to 100km/h, and the interior noise is up to 64 decibels.

    Xingyue L Extended Range Electric Edition went on the market this time, and released the low-key luxury and highly scientific LOMOGrey matte gray body color, creating a higher sense of value atmosphere.

    It is understood that after 125 days and 3,000+hours, LOMOGrey has exceeded the standard aging test, ensuring that the color gloss is always above 90%. Three-color coating fine chemical technology is adopted, and 200+ rounds of passing cars verify the quality of strict screening finished products. In the reflective range of 25 5, the most delicate gloss consistency is achieved.

    In addition, the Xingyue L extended-range electric version has previously released a custom magic color Wangshu blue body color. As the first color-changing car paint, Wangshu Blue body color is jointly designed and developed by Geely and Kansai, Japan. It adopts fine color matching and painting technology, and has four layers of magic color painting technology. The refractive texture of light will change with the light, reflecting bright blue light.

　　A few days ago, Apple promised to replace batteries for some 6S series mobile phones for free, but many consumers complained that it was difficult to make an appointment, queue up and maintain. The Beijing Morning Post reporter visited two direct stores and found that there was a long queue of tens of meters waiting for mobile phone testing and maintenance. The staff admitted that it may not be possible to change batteries after waiting for 4 hours. At the same time, online "scalpers" appeared to help make an appointment, with prices ranging from 10 yuan to 100 yuan. Apple’s official customer service reminds consumers to repair and replace the wrong peak. If the documents are complete, it is recommended to go to the designated repair outlets for repair, but the Beijing Morning Post reporter randomly visited two outlets, but it was all in vain.

　　Waiting for three hours in front of the door may not be replaced.

　　Yesterday morning, the reporter came to the Apple Store in Sanlitun. Although it was not open yet, there were about 50 people lined up at the door, mostly consumers who came to test and replace the mobile phone battery. Xiao Wang, who was waiting with a mobile phone, told reporters that he had failed to make an appointment online many times. "I heard that because the battery is out of stock, even if it is queued on the spot, it may not be able to be changed, but I still want to try my luck." The security guard near the shopping mall said that the "surge of people" in front of the Apple store has become the normal state in recent days. "When there are many people, you have to turn a corner in a row."

　　When the door opened at 10 am, people flocked in, and the staff guided a dozen consumers who had made a successful appointment to sign in first. One of the staff said that at present, hundreds of mobile phones have to be repaired every day. "Yesterday, there were more than 40 phones that were not repaired." He introduced that consumers who have not made an appointment like Xiao Wang can only test in the store but can’t replace the battery. "After testing, it is recommended that he go to our authorized outlets for maintenance, and the service is the same."

　　Then the reporter went to Wangfujing Apple Store, just like Sanlitun Store, and there was still a long queue at the door of the store. "If the battery is available, it will take at least three or four hours to change it. We will give priority to customers with appointments." The staff explained that due to the large number of people replacing batteries recently, there are often out of stock situations, and the store will no longer accept non-reserved customers.

　　Officially designated outlets eat two doors shut.

　　What about Apple’s officially designated outlets that "provide the same service"? According to the list of outlets given by the staff, the reporter went to a maintenance point on the 9 th floor of Sun Dong’ an Square, but he was turned away. A notice posted on the door said, "Our store is suspended due to internal business integration and maintenance." The reporter dialed the contact number and was told that when to resume business, he still needed to wait for a notice.

　　Later, the reporter went to the designated maintenance point in the Sanyuanqiao Third Real Estate Building in Chaoyang District, which is also the "Iron General" to close the door. The business hours here are only from Monday to Saturday. Two consumers who came to replace the battery had to sigh and go home. "The appointment can’t be made, and the store can’t be arranged. After listening to the words of the store staff, I ran over and thought that I could finally repair it, or I ran for nothing!"

　　Subsequently, the reporter randomly dialed seven officially designated maintenance outlets as customers, and only two of them were successfully connected. Among them, the staff of the maintenance network on the second floor of the post office of the Asian Games Village in Chaoyang District introduced that there were more than 20 people waiting in line in the store at two o’clock in the afternoon. "If you want to repair it, you have to come early." He especially reminded consumers to bring their mobile phones, packaging boxes, three-package cards, invoices and ID cards before they can be repaired. Generally, it is necessary to leave the mobile phones in the store for about a week to replace the mobile phone batteries.

　　The online "yellow cattle" selling business is hot.

　　Apple’s free "battery" is so hard to enjoy, but it allows "yellow cattle" to find business opportunities and sell Apple’s after-sales appointment number online. The reporter searched a website for two keywords: genius bar and appointment, and hundreds of related "treasures" appeared, some of which indicated the appointment numbers of the day and the recent purchase of Apple. The optional locations included many cities in China, and the prices ranged from 10 yuan to 100 yuan.

　　One of the stores is called "Appointment Expert", which only sells the appointment numbers of Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and other places, and this "baby" sells 174 times a month. The reporter consulted as a customer. The other party said that the prices of all store reservation numbers in Beijing are 50 yuan. "The prices in every place are different, and other cities are more expensive than Beijing!" He also said that it is the earliest time to buy the reservation number after 3 days. "Give me your information. After I make an appointment, you can go directly with your ID card."

　　The reporter consulted another seller. He said that he can get the reservation number two days later, but the time is random and the stores are random. When the reporter asked why it was difficult for others to make an appointment with him, the other party changed the subject and did not answer.

　　Apple customer service suggested peak fault maintenance.

　　In this regard, Apple’s official customer service said that it was not long before Apple’s 6S battery replacement policy was introduced, with more customers and greater pressure on supply, so many stores could not replace batteries for consumers in time. In addition to stores, consumers can also hold mobile phones, three-guarantee cards, invoices and ID cards to a number of officially designated outlets for testing and maintenance. As for the case that the reporter mentioned that he was "closed", the customer service suggested that it is best to go before the working day and communicate with the outlets by telephone in advance.

　　The customer service staff also reminded consumers that all mobile phones that meet the requirements of battery replacement within three years can be tested and maintained for a long time. If they are not in urgent need, consumers are advised to avoid the current peak maintenance.

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Cathay Pacific has been controversial because of its attitude towards non-English-speaking passengers, but this does not affect its ultra-high profit margin.

In May 2023, Cathay Pacific was pushed to the forefront because of the blanket incident. Some passengers accused the flight attendants of showing obvious discrimination when providing blankets to non-English passengers. This incident quickly sparked heated discussion on social media.

In fact, this is not the first time that Cathay Pacific has attracted public attention because of discrimination. In the past few years, similar incidents have been common, and every time they have caused widespread discussion and criticism in society. However, Cathay Pacific does not seem to have learned from these incidents, and its service attitude has not been fundamentally solved.

Looking back at the long river of history, the development history of Cathay Pacific is accompanied by glory and shadow.

Since its birth in 1946, Cathay Pacific has carried the dream of Hong Kong’s take-off. At that time, Hong Kong was in the midst of a booming economy, and the founders of Cathay Pacific, Dragonair and Singapore Airlines were ambitious and determined to write their own legends in this hot land. They bravely embarked on the journey with a small plane and several short-haul routes.

However, the road to entrepreneurship is not smooth sailing. Cathay Pacific opened international routes and bought new aircraft during the expansion period, but its management means and technical level are still immature. Facing the competition of international aviation giants, Cathay Pacific strives for a breakthrough, but it also has to face various internal contradictions and challenges.

Entering the period of internationalization, Cathay Pacific ushered in a golden period of development. The opening of international routes such as new york, London and Sydney, as well as the cooperation with many international airlines, have made Cathay Pacific gradually emerge. However, just when Cathay Pacific seemed to have unlimited scenery, the shadow came quietly. The decline in service quality and frequent management loopholes have dealt an unprecedented blow to Cathay Pacific’s reputation.

During the merger period, Cathay Pacific tried to make up for its own shortcomings through acquisition and cooperation. The acquisition of Dragonair has undoubtedly injected new vitality into Cathay Pacific, but it has also brought many integration problems. At the same time, the cooperation and alliance with other airlines are not smooth sailing, and problems such as interest disputes and cultural differences have put Cathay Pacific into a situation of internal and external troubles.

In the period of modernization and transformation, Cathay Pacific tried to revive itself through digital transformation and the introduction of new aircraft models and technical means. However, in the face of intensified market competition and changes in customer demand, Cathay Pacific’s road to transformation seems to be difficult. Although innovative measures such as SkyTeam membership plan have been launched, it still needs to be improved in terms of service quality and operational efficiency.

In addition to service disputes, Cathay Pacific’s financial situation is also worrying. The performance of losing money for three consecutive years makes investors feel pessimistic about the company’s prospects. The latest financial report shows that despite the company’s efforts in some aspects, revenue and net profit have been greatly improved, but the overall financial situation has not improved significantly.

After the recent relatively bright financial report was released, Cathay Pacific’s share price fell instead of rising. According to statistics, the stock price fell by 3.27% in the trading day after the financial report was released, which reflected the market’s concern about the company’s future performance. As of the close of March 14th, Cathay Pacific’s share price was HK$ 8.870 per share, which was 40% lower than the high of HK$ 14.672.

Cathay Pacific released its financial report for 2023 on March 13th, and its performance showed a positive trend of turning losses into profits. On the whole, after experiencing the losses in 2022, the company achieved a significant recovery in performance through efforts.

From the overall performance overview, in 2023, Cathay Pacific’s performance income reached 94.485 billion Hong Kong dollars, compared with the loss of 6.623 billion Hong Kong dollars in the same period in 2022, achieving a significant increase in net profit of 9.789 billion Hong Kong dollars. This achievement is mainly due to the strong recovery of passenger transport business.

What is optimistic is that Cathay Pacific’s passenger transport business has grown substantially. In terms of passenger transport, Cathay Pacific’s passenger transport revenue is HK$ 55.951 billion, an astonishing increase of 308.8% compared with 2022. In 2023, the company transported 18 million passengers, with an average daily passenger capacity of 49,300 passengers, an increase of 541.4% compared with 2022. This growth reflects the strong recovery of the aviation market and Cathay Pacific’s efforts in passenger service.

The recovery in North Asia has been remarkable. From the perspective of Cathay Pacific’s global passenger transport business, the data of all regions have shown an increasing trend. It is particularly noteworthy that the recovery of North Asia, which is dominated by the mainland of China, is more remarkable. The financial report shows that in North Asia, the company’s carrying capacity increased by 534.7% year-on-year, and the passenger carrying rate also increased by 23.6 percentage points, reaching 78.4%. This growth rate ranks first in all regions, showing the importance of the North Asian market to Cathay Pacific and the company’s strong competitiveness in the region.

In addition to North Asia, Cathay Pacific’s performance in other regions can not be ignored. In South Asia, Middle East and Africa, the company’s carrying capacity increased by 467.7% year-on-year, and the passenger carrying rate also increased by 15.9 percentage points. In Southeast Asia, the carrying capacity increased by 456.6% year-on-year, and the passenger carrying rate increased by 17.7 percentage points. These data show the company’s business recovery and growth momentum on a global scale.

As we all know, the gross profit margin of Maotai is the ceiling of many industries.The gross profit margin can be higher than that of Maotai, and Cathay Pacific is one of the few.

Cathay Pacific’s gross profit margin in 2023 was as high as 91.85%, which even exceeded the gross profit margin of 91.71% of Kweichow Moutai in the same period. In general, gross profit margin is regarded as an important indicator of enterprise profitability and operating efficiency. Cathay Pacific’s gross profit margin is higher than Maotai’s, which explains its high profit margin in aviation business to some extent.

However, when we further observe Cathay Pacific’s net interest rate, we find that its net interest rate is only 10.36%, far lower than that of Kweichow Moutai’s 53.09%. This phenomenon of high gross profit margin and low net interest rate actually reveals a series of challenges Cathay Pacific faces in its operation.

First of all, labor cost is one of the important expenses in airline operation.With the recovery of global economy and the recovery of aviation market, in order to attract and retain talents, airlines often need to improve the salary and welfare level of employees. This has increased the labor cost of Cathay Pacific to a certain extent, thus compressing its net interest rate space.

Secondly, in addition to labor costs, airlines also need to face various cost pressures such as fuel price fluctuations, aircraft maintenance costs, and route operating costs.The changes of these cost factors will directly affect the profitability of airlines. For example, the increase in fuel prices will increase the operating costs of airlines, thus reducing their net interest rates.

In addition, market competition is also one of the important factors that affect the net interest rate of airlines.In the highly competitive aviation market, airlines often need to adopt price competition strategy in order to compete for market share and customer resources. Although this strategy can increase sales and market share, it will also reduce the profit rate of airlines to some extent.

Although Cathay Pacific has a high gross profit margin, its net interest rate performance is not ideal due to the increase of labor costs and market competition. In order to improve profitability, Cathay Pacific needs to make more efforts in cost control, market expansion and service quality improvement. Because Cathay Pacific’s high gross profit margin did not bring high net interest rate.

In the aviation industry, the performance of companies is often affected by multiple factors such as macroeconomics, fuel price, market competition and service quality. Cathay Pacific, as one of them, does not have obvious advantages over the same industry in some aspects.

First look at the revenue data. Although the revenue disclosed by Cathay Pacific in the latest financial report is still huge, compared with the industry leaders, its growth rate is somewhat weak. Take Singapore Airlines and Emirates as examples. Both airlines have achieved steady revenue growth in the past few years, while Cathay Pacific’s revenue growth is relatively slow.

There are many reasons for this situation. On the one hand, the market competition is becoming increasingly fierce, especially in Asia, where emerging airlines are constantly emerging, posing a severe challenge to traditional airlines. On the other hand, Cathay Pacific may be too conservative in route layout and market expansion, failing to fully grasp the growth opportunities of emerging markets.

Let’s look at the net profit data. Cathay Pacific’s net profit performance is also not optimistic. Compared with its counterparts such as Singapore Airlines and Emirates Airlines, Cathay Pacific’s net profit level is low and fluctuates greatly. This instability not only affects the profitability of the company, but also increases the risk of investors.

The reasons of net profit fluctuation mainly include fuel price fluctuation, exchange rate change, market demand change and other factors. However, Cathay Pacific seems to be unable to cope with these risks. Especially in terms of fuel prices, Cathay Pacific failed to effectively hedge the pressure brought by rising fuel costs, resulting in a greater impact on net profit.

In terms of gross profit margin and net interest rate, Cathay Pacific’s performance is also unsatisfactory. Although its gross profit rate is relatively high, its net profit rate is far below the average level of the same industry. This means that the company is facing great cost pressure in the operation process, and the profit space is severely squeezed. This is mainly due to the pressure of labor cost, fuel cost and market competition faced by the company in the operation process, which leads to the compression of profit space.

Because Cathay Pacific has been criticized for its service quality, there are as many as 721 complaints about Cathay Pacific on the complaint platform Black Cat. In order to improve the service level, the company has increased its investment in employee training, which has increased its labor cost to some extent. It is reported that the labor cost of Cathay Pacific in 2023 increased by 3 billion yuan compared with previous years.

Although Cathay Pacific has made efforts in service training, its service problems are still frequent, which may be related to the company’s management system, staff quality and corporate culture. In contrast, Singapore Airlines and Emirates Airlines have shown good stability in terms of gross profit margin and net interest rate.

There are two main reasons for this situation. First of all, fixed expenses such as labor costs account for a relatively high proportion, which makes it difficult for Cathay Pacific to reduce costs during its operation. Especially in terms of employee compensation and welfare, Cathay Pacific needs to invest a lot of money to maintain the stability of the workforce and the quality of service. Secondly, the fierce market competition makes airlines have to adopt price competition strategy to attract customers, which further reduces Cathay Pacific’s profit margin.

In fact, how to find a balance between improving service quality and controlling costs is a big problem for Cathay Pacific. On the one hand, improving service quality can improve customer satisfaction and loyalty, thus bringing more market share and benefits to the company. On the other hand, excessive investment may lead to rising costs, declining profit margins and even losses. Therefore, Cathay Pacific needs to pay more attention to cost control and operational efficiency improvement on the premise of ensuring service quality.

The change in the rating of Cathay Pacific also reflects its performance to some extent. In recent years, due to the problems in service quality, cost control and market competition, some institutions have downgraded Cathay Pacific. These rating changes not only affected the company’s share price performance, but also dealt a blow to its market reputation and investor confidence.

In the latest trading day, Cathay Pacific’s share price fell by more than 4%, and CLSA downgraded its rating and earnings forecast. In the research report released by CITIC Lyon, Cathay Pacific’s investment rating was adjusted from "buy" to "outperform the market" and the target price was kept at HK$ 10.6.

The report predicts that the profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the company will increase by 29% to HK$ 5.1 billion in the second half of 2023, which is 22% higher than previously expected. At the same time, it is expected that the company will resume paying ordinary dividends in advance.

However, CLSA believes that the risk return of the current share price is not attractive in view of the changes in air ticket prices and rising staff costs. Therefore, the agency lowered its profit forecast for 2024-25 by 4-5%, mainly because it has not seen obvious signs of improvement in freight business.

ICBC International, the investment banking department of the largest bank in the Mainland, downgraded Cathay Pacific to "strong sell" and adjusted its target price to HK$ 6. This shows that ICBC International is pessimistic about Cathay Pacific’s future development prospects.

To sum up, Cathay Pacific’s performance in 2023 does not have obvious advantages in the aviation industry. In order to enhance its competitiveness, Cathay Pacific needs to make more efforts in service quality, cost control, operational efficiency and market risk management.