During the National Day Golden Week, the property market in the northern county was explored: the developer did not engage in preferential sales promotion, and the lowest unit price of second-hand hou

A real estate project in the urban area of Arun Banner

"The houses here are basically bought by locals."

On the morning of October 4th, Jiang Xue, a salesperson, told the reporter of national business daily at the Waterfront Shangpin Project Sales Center of Arong Banner under the jurisdiction of Hulunbeier City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, "We don’t have any promotional offers here for the time being, but if you can pay the full amount, you can get a discount of more than 90%."

During the Golden Week of National Day, the reporter visited Arun Banner and found that the real estate projects currently on sale in the local area were basically developed by local developers, such as Yulinwan, Zhiguiyuan, Jixiang Kuntai, Xuefu Family, Rongfu Hua Ting, Dingrun Home, Taoli Home, etc. However, there were not many housekeepers at the sales site of each project, and most of the developers did not carry out relevant preferential promotion activities.

The biggest selling point of school district into real estate

There is no preferential promotion in Golden Week.

During the interview, the reporter found that the real estate in Arongqi is unpretentious in promotion, which is different from the real estate in big cities, such as emphasizing the promotion of project degree, commercial facilities and rail transit. For example, most local real estate projects are planned and built around famous local middle schools, and the price will be 500~1000 yuan/square meter higher than other projects far from the school.

"The biggest advantage of our project is the advantage of the school district. It is very close to Allen Middle School (junior high school) and Arongqi No.1 Middle School (high school). It takes about 5 to 6 minutes to walk." Jiang Xue told the reporter of national business daily that children need a degree in district real estate when they go to junior high school, which is also the most important thing for many people to buy a house.

During the visit, the reporter learned that in Arongqi, supermarkets, restaurants, banks and other basic living facilities are mainly concentrated in Xiangyang area, while most new commercial housing projects are located in the happy area in the west of the city.

Chen Chao, who has been engaged in real estate for many years in Arong Banner, told reporters, "About seven or eight years ago, the place where the housing price in Arong Banner was relatively firm was located in Xiangyang District, the city center with good commercial facilities. In 2014, after County No.1 Middle School moved to the happy area in the west, many local teachers, civil servants and other people chose to buy houses in the happy area. Although the surrounding facilities are still in the downtown area, some houses are old and serious. . "

Arun qi xingfu section de shui an Shang pin project sales center

In the Waterfront Shangpin Project Sales Center in Happiness Area, Yang Qiuhua, who is looking at the house, told reporters that her son is a teacher in the county town and is going to get married at the end of this year, just taking advantage of the holiday to see the house. "The houses in the first and second phases of this project are all sold out. I am now looking at the houses in the third and fourth phases."

Buying a house in Arongqi is mainly for locals, such as teachers, civil servants and other just-needed groups. , and some from the countryside to the county to buy a house. Unlike big cities, many of them invest in buying houses. "Chen Chao said.

For developers in big cities, National Day Golden Week is an important node of marketing. The reporter visited the city of Arongqi and found that in the happiness area, which is the main concentrated area of the real estate currently on sale, there are basically no relevant preferential promotion activities at the sales site of each real estate, and there are not many house buyers.

House prices have hardly changed for many years.

Second-hand houses are cheaper than new ones.

Judging from the trend of real estate prices in Arongqi, the overall fluctuation in recent years is not great.

According to the data of Jiwu. com, the price of second-hand houses in Arongqi has been stable at around 4,200 yuan/square meter in the past three years. The price of new houses in Arongqi can’t be found on the third-party platform. Huang Li, a local real estate agent, told reporters that "the price of new houses in Arongqi has basically not changed in the past five years, and it has been stable at 5,000 ~ 6,000 yuan/square meter, unlike the housing prices in big cities. There is room for growth."

The price trend of second-hand houses in Arong Banner in recent three years Source: Jiwu. com.

"Buying a second-hand house in Arongqi is much cheaper than buying a new house. The lowest is only 2,000 yuan/square meter. For example, such houses can be found in Yulin Bay, Ruyi and other communities. The selectivity of second-hand housing above 3,500 yuan/square meter is even greater, such as classic homes and Pengtai homes. " Huang Li said.

In addition, the reporter learned during the visit that most of the houses currently on sale in Arongqi are large-sized units.

Arong Banner, located at the eastern foot of Daxing ‘anling Mountains, is equivalent to a county-level city in terms of regional administration. In recent years, for most counties, population loss is one of the important factors restricting the development of local property market. According to the data of the seventh national census, as of November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Arong Banner was about 258,000, a decrease of 21,000 compared with 279,000 in 2010, with an average annual growth rate of -0.78%. Among them, the urban population is 125,000, accounting for 48.32%, an increase of 41,500 compared with 2010, accounting for 18.51 percentage points higher than that of the previous year.

On the afternoon of October 4th, Chen Xiao, a senior analyst at Zhuge Housing Search Data Research Center, said in an interview with national business daily via WeChat. At present, the population outflow is an important factor that leads to the difficulty of rising house prices in most cities with energy levels above the fourth and fifth lines. .

"There are limited foreign buyers in these cities, so the effect of price reduction promotion is limited. Especially in the context of the downturn of the national real estate industry, cities with energy levels of the fourth and fifth lines and above are even more unattractive, and their property preservation ability is poor. It is expected that there will be no room for rising house prices in the future, and even the possibility of falling will not be ruled out. " Chen Wei said.

(At the request of the interviewee, Jiang Xue, Chen Chao, Yang Qiuhua and Huang Li are pseudonyms.)

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Intelligent IOT empowers high-quality development

  With the rapid development of science and technology, the Internet of Things has become an important part of today’s society. The Internet of Things technology is gradually infiltrating into various fields, bringing more convenience and wisdom to people’s lives.

  "As an important part of new facilities, the Internet of Things has become an important foundation to support the strategic development of a network power and has great strategic growth potential." Zhang Wenzhong, the first rotating chairman of the Internet of Things Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the founder of multipoint DMALL and the founder of Wumart Group, said.

  The reporter learned that the Internet of Things Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, established in January 2022, bears the important responsibility of serving the national strategy and boosting the development of the industry. The first batch of 130 members are all leaders of Internet of Things leading enterprises and listed companies.

  "In China’s remarkable development achievements in the field of Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, the vast number of private enterprises have contributed. The Internet of Things Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce is strengthening independent innovation, empowering thousands of industries, constantly innovating application scenarios, and continuously innovating the industrial chain to make new contributions to economic development. " Zhang Wenzhong told the China Business Times reporter.

  Hold the internet of things forum

  Promote cross-border cooperation

  "The Internet of Things is the foundation of big data collection and the basic core of big data. The development of the Internet of Things, the construction of smart cities, the most important legal issues and the normative issues in the forefront of technology, the construction of a smart city, first of all, we must carry out unified planning and unified control of sensors. Only by unified control of data can we truly solve the problem of data islands and data monopoly, and at the same time ensure the security of public data information under the legal framework. " Jiang Zhixiang, member and secretary-general of the presidium of the Internet of Things Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and chairman of the board of directors of Sharing Communication Group, said at the "Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence Summit Forum".

  On April 24th, 2023, the "Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence Summit Forum" with the theme of "Internet of Everything and Smart Future" was held in Tianjin. The forum was guided by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Tianjin Municipal People’s Government, co-sponsored by the Internet of Things Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Information Technology, Tianjin Federation of Industry and Commerce, and co-sponsored by Tianjin Binhai High-tech Zone Management Committee and Tianjin Jinshang Federation. More than 400 industry experts and outstanding entrepreneurs from all over the country gathered in Tianjin to focus on the themes of "Internet of Everything for Smart Future", "Intelligent Internet of Things Empowering High-quality Development", "Intelligent Networking Automobile Development Forum" and "With the Power of Finance and Capital".

  Participants said that the forum was full of dry goods and gained a lot, which strengthened exchanges with peers, learned about cutting-edge technologies, broadened horizons and promoted cross-border cooperation, integration and innovation. At the meeting, speeches and reports on the application of general artificial intelligence, optical sensors and the Internet of Things in manufacturing and retail industries attracted the attention and heated discussion of the participants, and also let everyone know that the Internet of Things technology in China is actively innovating and developing, and some sub-sectors have even taken the lead in the world, and the "stuck neck" problem is being solved.

  Polish the work brand

  Promote the integration of number and reality

  The data shows that in 2021, the scale of China’s artificial intelligence core industry exceeded 400 billion yuan, an increase of more than 6 times over 2019. By the end of August, 2022, China’s mobile Internet of Things terminal users reached 1.698 billion, more than 20 million households than mobile phone users, and entered the era of superman, with the connection scale and the proportion of superman far higher than other countries in the world. In the impressive development achievements in the field of Internet of Things and artificial intelligence in China, private enterprises actively promote the two-way development of Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, and make positive contributions to improving quality and efficiency of economic development and making people’s lives smart and fast.

  "As a retail cloud solution service provider, Multi-Point DMALL provides a one-stop end-to-end digital retail platform based on cloud for retail enterprises, so as to realize online and offline integration and digital drive business stock optimization and incremental improvement. At present, it has provided services to about 380 cooperative enterprises, covering 6 countries and regions. Enterprises participate in this summit forum to learn about the latest development trends and trends of the industry, and provide reference and guidance for strategic decision-making of enterprises. At the same time, it also helps enterprises to establish brand image and improve their influence and competitiveness in the industry. " Ren Zhongwei, executive secretary of the Internet of Things Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and a partner of Multi-Point DMALL, said that the convening of this forum by the Internet of Things Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce is of great significance for rallying industry consensus and promoting industry development.

  "Polishing the brand work of the Internet of Things Committee can form a good reputation and credibility in the industry and society, attract more outstanding enterprises to join in, and give full play to the functions and values of the Committee. In the next step, the Internet of Things Committee will conduct in-depth industry research, actively conduct enterprise visits, build a platform for government-enterprise exchanges, promote enterprise cooperation, government-enterprise cooperation, and promote the brand work of the Internet of Things Committee. " Ren Zhongwei said.

  The forum focuses on the latest development and technical trends of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, displays a series of advanced technologies and solutions, provides direct access for participating enterprises to understand and master the latest industry opportunities, promotes exchanges and cooperation among all parties, attracts more talents, funds and resources to enter the Internet of Things industry, and jointly promotes the rapid development, innovation and upgrading of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence industries, injecting new vitality into the intelligent society.

  Jiang Zhixiang told reporters that this brand work of the Internet of Things Committee can not only promote exchanges and exhibitions among enterprises, but also lead industrial innovation and development. At the summit forum, new technologies, new applications and new business models have the potential to be tapped and promoted, which will promote deep communication between enterprises and users and achieve a win-win situation.

  "The Internet of Things and artificial intelligence are two hot spots in the global science and technology field today, and they are also important driving forces to promote the transformation and upgrading of China’s traditional industries and high-quality economic development. The Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence Summit Forum brought together top experts, scholars and entrepreneurs in the industry to discuss the latest progress, application scenarios and development direction of Internet of Things and artificial intelligence technologies, which had a positive impact on the whole industry. " Liu Shu, co-founder of Simou Technology, said that the company can adjust its R&D direction and product strategy in time by attending this forum and learning the latest technical trends and market dynamics. At the same time, we can find more pain points and bottlenecks in the industry, and discuss solutions together to promote the technological progress and innovative development of the industry.

  Accelerate the development of digital economy, promote the deep integration of digital economy and real economy, build a digital industrial cluster with international competitiveness, accelerate the development of Internet of Things, build an efficient and smooth circulation system, and reduce the cost of Internet of Things. The Internet of Things is taking the new generation of information and communication technology as the main means, connecting everything and providing services such as information perception, transmission and processing, promoting the ternary integration of "man-machine and things", providing key support for the digitalization, networking and intelligent transformation of various industries, and injecting strong impetus into the development of digital economy.

  It is understood that in the future, the Internet of Things Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce will focus on hot issues such as artificial intelligence, sensors and new application scenarios of Internet of Things technology, timely judge new situations and trends, and lead the industry to continuously innovate and develop. Explore the creation of a co-construction, win-win and symbiotic regional intelligent IoT ecological community, demonstrate the practice and application of artificial intelligence in IoT scenarios, strengthen the research and formulation of industry standards, and promote the integration and development of the upstream and downstream of the IoT and the industrial chain, and win-win cooperation.

  Help local economic development

  Actively promote industry promotion.

  Facing the new situation, new opportunities and new challenges, how can entrepreneurs of the Internet of Things Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce give full play to their entrepreneurial spirit and constantly make their enterprises bigger and stronger? How can the Internet of Things Committee strengthen its own capacity building, enhance cohesion, and unite the broadest industry forces for the country’s high-quality development?

  Zhang Wenzhong said, first of all, work should be carried out around the strategic deployment of the national Internet of Things. In view of the application of new technologies and other major issues affecting the development of the industry, we will actively carry out enterprise visits, industry research, publish statistical data and research reports, and clarify which short-board directions are subject to people, which key common technologies need to be broken, and which future directions need to be laid out first, so as to provide direction guidance for the industry and help the national Internet of Things strategy land.

  Secondly, do practical things and do good things for local economic development. On the one hand, the Internet of Things Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce needs to adhere to the "going out" strategy and continuously expand the scope of cooperation and exchanges; On the other hand, I hope that the Internet of Things Committee can make new achievements in helping local economic development. Committee enterprises should make full use of the platform of the Internet of Things Committee, seize the development opportunities in Tianjin, accelerate the landing of related products and businesses in Tianjin, and achieve win-win cooperation.

  Third, actively promote industry upgrading, optimize industry standards, and open up a better tomorrow. Efforts should be made to build an exchange platform for the Internet of Things Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, focusing on common problems that need to be solved at present, such as network security, privacy protection, sensors and chips, and gradually building a unified and perfect Internet of Things standardization system to promote the sustained and healthy development of the Internet of Things industry.

  Fourth, the Internet of Things Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce will continue to pay attention to the growth of outstanding enterprises. Looking forward to the rapid development and joining of outstanding enterprises, the Committee should strengthen industry self-discipline, formulate and implement self-discipline norms and conventions for the Internet of Things industry, further improve the working system, create industry influence, be a "caring person" for Internet of Things entrepreneurs, and continuously improve the cohesion of the Internet of Things Committee. Our reporter Hu Jingbo

Red imported fire ants are among the most dangerous invasive species and have spread to more than 10 provinces in China.

  Schematic diagram of body structure and stinging and biting of red imported fire ants.

  The quarantine personnel carried out the quarantine of red imported fire ants on flower seedlings.

  An ant hill formed by the nest of red imported fire ants.

  Popular science poster about the knowledge of red imported fire ants.

  Provided by WeChat public account "Foshan Agriculture"

  Recently, nine departments, including the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Ministry of Transport, jointly issued the Notice on Strengthening the Prevention and Control of Red imported fire ants (hereinafter referred to as the Notice), and held the launching ceremony of the National Joint Prevention and Control Action of Red imported fire ants in Zengcheng District, Guangzhou. The red imported fire ant and its prevention and control have aroused widespread concern and become one of the hot topics discussed by people.

  What kind of insect is red imported fire ant? From where? Compared with the familiar ants, what are their characteristics and harmfulness? At present, what is the spread and harm of red imported fire ants in China? What are the effective scientific prevention and control measures for red imported fire ants?

  Fierce in nature, with great ecological harm.

  Many Chinese people are undoubtedly strangers to red imported fire ants. Indeed, this insect, which originated in the border areas of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina in South America, is an authentic alien invasive creature, and its popularity in society was not high before. As its name suggests, the red fire ant is red scorpion-colored, and its shape is similar to that of common ants, about 3 mm to 6 mm long. It looks unattractive and seems to have nothing special.

  Nine departments in the State Council jointly issued a notice of interception and prevention, and launched nationwide joint prevention and control. The high-standard "treatment" of red imported fire ants in China shows that this insect is not only very harmful, but also difficult to prevent and control. Indeed, the Latin scientific name of red imported fire ant means "invincible ant", which reflects its great harm from one side. According to Professor Lu Yongyue, director of the Red Fire Ant Research Center of South China Agricultural University, the invasion of red fire ants will lead to serious ecological problems, destroy the normal production and living order, and it is very difficult to kill and prevent.

  Specifically, the harm of red imported fire ants can be summarized as the following four aspects: First, it destroys the local ecological structure. Solenopsis invicta has strong adaptability. After invading a place, it often develops rapidly into a dominant population, which not only "exterminates" other types of ants in the place, but also exterminates beneficial insects such as spiders, causing great damage to the original ecological structure and serious ecological imbalance. The second is to reduce crop production. Solenopsis invicta directly feeds on seeds, fruits, buds, tender stems, rhizomes, etc. of crops, and transports and grazes honeydew-secreting pests such as aphids and scales to spread plant diseases and insect pests. These directly caused great losses to local agricultural production. Third, it threatens people’s health and even life safety. After being disturbed, the red imported fire ants will not only escape in scattered directions, but also have strong group aggression. By injecting venom into the victim’s skin through stinging, people who are allergic will have symptoms such as blushing, urticaria, and even difficulty breathing. Those with severe allergic reactions will have symptoms such as vomiting, dizziness and shock. If they are not treated in time, they may be life-threatening. The fourth is threatening public safety. Because red imported fire ants often invade outdoor and home nearby electrical equipment, such as electric meters, telephone switchboard, traffic signal cabinet, etc., it may cause short circuit of wires or facility failure, which may lead to public safety accidents.

  It is precisely because of the serious harm of red imported fire ants that the media have quoted experts’ symbolic evaluation that red imported fire ants are "one of the 100 most dangerous invasive species recognized worldwide".

  Three-dimensional communication is difficult to prevent and control.

  Solenopsis invicta is not only harmful, but also difficult to control, which is largely determined by its species characteristics and the process of economic globalization.

  The breeding speed of Solenopsis invicta is amazing, which increases the difficulty of killing. In the colony of Solenopsis invicta, the queen is the key role responsible for laying eggs and reproducing offspring. In some nests, there will be several or even dozens of queens, and each queen can lay 1,500 to 5,000 eggs a day. The number of Solenopsis invicta can increase greatly in a short time, resulting in an extremely large scale of ant colonies. Some nests may have as many as hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Solenopsis invicta.

  In a certain area, Solenopsis invicta can spread and reproduce in a three-dimensional natural way. Solenopsis invicta can spread to the neighboring areas through nest migration and nest division. Although the distance of each crossing is not large, after a certain period of accumulation, this slow and steady strategy can show the long-term effect of "attacking the city slightly". In addition, red imported fire ants can spread in the air for a long time in a short time. Male and female reproductive ants can mate at a height of hundreds of meters and land several kilometers away to start nesting, thus rapidly expanding new space. It is worth noting that the water flow not only can not achieve the effect of killing red imported fire ants, but also helps them to migrate across distances. Some red imported fire ants build their nests on riverbanks or low-lying places. With the flood coming, although their nests will be submerged, the ant colonies will form an "ant cutting" and drift with the water. When they meet a suitable nesting place, they try to go ashore to build their nests and live in a new place.

  With the development of domestic unified market and the deepening of economic globalization and regional economic integration, there are more and more cases of red imported fire ants spreading through logistics and human factors such as objects and vehicles, and it is more and more difficult to prevent and control them. It is through international trade, especially international horticultural plants and agricultural products and the subsequent soil movement that red imported fire ants escape customs inspection and realize transcontinental and transnational transmission, and then continue to spread in a country in a similar way in areas suitable for survival.

  The difficulty of prevention and control of red imported fire ants lies in its concealment in the early stage of invasion. The mature nest of Solenopsis invicta will form an obviously raised mound of sand, which is easy to be identified, but it is relatively hidden and difficult to be detected when it is first built. By the time it was discovered, its invasion had developed to a certain extent, which delayed the opportunity of governance and increased the difficulty of prevention and control.

  Invasion of more than 16 years, urgent need to contain.

  In late September, 2004, a serious ant was found in Wuchuan City, Guangdong Province. Lu Yongyue, as one of the experts, identified this ant as red imported fire ant through morphological identification and field investigation in Wuchuan, and confirmed that red imported fire ant invaded Chinese mainland for the first time. Related experiments show that the newly discovered Solenopsis invicta in Wuchuan has 100% homology with Solenopsis invicta from Florida, USA. The results of field investigation show that the occurrence density of Solenopsis invicta in some places, such as barren slopes, grasslands and ridges full of weeds, is high, which has adversely affected local agricultural production, people’s health and daily life. These findings provide an important scientific basis for early warning, prevention and rapid eradication of the invasion of red imported fire ants.

  In January, 2005, the Ministry of Agriculture issued an announcement, officially announcing the discovery of fire ants in Wuchuan and other places, and including fire ants in the list of quarantine pests of imported plants and the list of quarantine pests of agricultural plants in China. At the same time, the Ministry of Agriculture issued the Emergency Plan for the Prevention and Control of the Red Fire Ant Epidemic (hereinafter referred to as the Emergency Plan), announced the four levels of the red fire ant epidemic and the corresponding response mechanisms, and determined the organization and leadership system suitable for the first-level response, such as establishing the inter-ministerial joint meeting system and establishing the red fire ant epidemic prevention and control headquarters. In addition, the Emergency Plan also stipulates that after the corresponding level of emergency response, relevant parties should immediately start to do a good job in epidemic situation confirmation, epidemic situation report, epidemic situation announcement, blockade control, prevention and control, epidemic situation investigation and monitoring, and entry-exit quarantine. In April and November of that year, the Ministry of Agriculture announced the epidemic situation of red imported fire ants in Hunan, Guangxi and Fujian.

  Although some achievements have been made in the prevention and control work, due to the huge number of transmission vectors, especially in recent years, due to the increase in the number of goods transported and the suitable climatic conditions, the spread of Solenopsis invicta in some provinces and regions has accelerated and the epidemic situation has aggravated. At present, Solenopsis invicta has spread to 435 counties (cities, districts) in 12 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), with the northernmost part reaching the Yangtze River valley, Zhejiang and Jiangxi in the east and Guizhou, Chongqing and Sichuan in the west.

  The "Notice" jointly issued by nine departments recently is the latest deployment on the prevention and control of the interception of red imported fire ants under the background that the Biosafety Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) was passed and will be implemented on April 15th, and the practical measures to strengthen the management of alien invasive species according to law have been introduced, which can be said to be unprecedented.

  Joint prevention and control, comprehensive management

  Solenopsis invicta invaded Chinese mainland through imported goods. More than 300 batches of 17 kinds of articles intercepted at the entry port confirmed that waste articles (waste paper, waste electronic products, etc.) and logs were the main ways to carry Solenopsis invicta into China. The spread of Solenopsis invicta in China is mainly carried by turf and flower seedlings, and 27 of the 95 flower seedlings surveyed carry Solenopsis invicta. The incidence of red imported fire ants in turf plantation was 48.8%; Among the 122 introduced areas, the invasion rate of turf/seedlings was 85.2%.

  The "Notice" grasps the two keys of external defense input and internal non-proliferation, and requires strengthening departmental coordination. Specifically, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, together with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Water Resources, the Health and Wellness Commission, the General Administration of Customs, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the State Railway Administration and the State Post Bureau, established an inter-ministerial cooperation and joint defense mechanism for red imported fire ants to organize and coordinate the prevention and control of interception. Among them, the customs directly under the customs are required to be responsible for organizing the monitoring of the port of entry, imported goods and articles and container storage areas, and notifying the port management department to carry out prevention and control; All customs should strengthen the inspection and quarantine of imported goods (seedlings, wood, forage, etc.), articles and containers from countries and regions where red imported fire ants occur to prevent the spread of the epidemic. The "Notice" requires strict quarantine supervision and law enforcement inspection, focusing on strengthening the quarantine of seedlings of crops with soil, seedlings with soil greening, lawn grass, etc. transported from counties (cities, districts) where the epidemic occurs. If the epidemic is found, it should be stopped. If it is really necessary, it can only be transferred after passing the quarantine treatment; The transportation, railway and postal departments are required to urge road freight transport enterprises, railway transport enterprises and express delivery enterprises to do a good job in the inspection of phytosanitary certificates for carrying or receiving related goods, mail and express mail in counties (districts) where the epidemic occurred, so as to ensure that they do not carry or receive without a license.

  Emergency killing is an important aspect of preventing and controlling red imported fire ants. Lu Yongyue said that the red imported fire ant research center of South China Agricultural University, where he is located, has built a technical system for monitoring, quarantine and prevention and control of red imported fire ants suitable for southern China. In the aspect of monitoring, three kinds of bait and placement methods with good effects were screened out, and the monitoring accuracy was higher than 98%. In the aspect of killing, the contact toxicity of 18 insecticides to 4th instar larvae and the contact activity of 17 insecticides to worker ants were confirmed. Developed low-toxicity bait and waterproof bait containing more than 10 pesticides such as spinosad and avermectin, and formed supporting application technology; A highly effective pesticide for killing red imported fire ants was created and a matching application technology was formed, which solved the bottleneck problem that it is difficult to prevent and control in rainy season and low temperature season.

  Spring and autumn are the active periods of Solenopsis invicta, and the best period to carry out centralized prevention and control actions. Experts believe that as long as all parties concerned work together to strengthen prevention and control in accordance with the requirements of the Notice, they will certainly be able to curb the spread of red imported fire ants, provide an important guarantee for the continuous and stable development of grain production and planting industry, and further build a national ecological security and biosafety barrier.

  Image source: Baidu

Wang Baoqiang, don’t be a "stupid root" in those years.

Wen | poisonous eyes

"Octagonal Cage" is showing, with a box office of more than one billion and a douban score of 7.5, which is far better than the last film directed by Wang Baoqiang. From making a scene in Tianzhu, which was rated as the most disappointing film by the Golden Broom Award, to becoming the most disappointing director, Wang Baoqiang has spent six years and new films to save his audience.

Born in the countryside, "Stupid Root" has worked hard to become a big star with diligence and hard work, and has always maintained a "grounded atmosphere" after becoming famous. This kind of character image is unique among domestic actors, and Wang Baoqiang can’t lose this label, which is the part that most conforms to the values of most ordinary people in his growth as a star.

Wang Baoqiang knew what he wanted from the very beginning, which coincided with popular perception. He is smarter than many star actors and has never been a "stupid root".

The birth of "stupid root"

Many stars play ordinary people and farmers in their roles, but Wang Baoqiang was born. Born in rural Hebei, his family was poor. He had never been to school before he was eight years old, but he went to Shaolin Temple to practice martial arts because he saw Shaolin Temple. Six years later, he drifted north and finally walked to the stage step by step.

In this process, Wang Baoqiang attaches great importance to polishing himself. In 2009, some media interviewed Wang Baoqiang’s master elder brother in Shaolin Temple, and got the evaluation that "Bao Qiang loves hardship and hates laziness". In the days of Shaolin Temple, he got up at five o’clock every morning to practice, and the training time was as high as eight hours. When ordinary people were still in primary school, Wang Baoqiang persisted in this way, and he was practicing while others were resting.

Because he started the dream of a star early, Wang Baoqiang knew that learning more would be useful for making movies in the future. When he first went to Shaolin Temple, he wanted to learn routines and weapons, rented cameras and bought films, and spent more than half a month’s living expenses without feeling distressed. He also knew that "taking pictures was for being famous as an actor for information" … In those years, he was a "madman" who dreamed of a star all day long in the eyes of almost all senior brothers.

After the accumulation of Shaolin Temple was completed, Wang Baoqiang began to take action to find opportunities in Beijing. I lived with five people in the courtyard next to the coal yard. In order to find a job conveniently, I pooled my money to buy a BP machine with digital display. Run a group while working; When I went to the North Film Factory as a group performance, I didn’t eat all day. I was so hungry that I ate five steamed buns in one breath and didn’t dare to drink water. "I was afraid that I would swell to death immediately."

But in a later interview, he said that even if life is hard, there is hope.

It has been reported by the media that because of the low level of education, all the lines are turned to the dictionary for phonetic notation, while other actors are shooting a scene to memorize the lines of a scene, and Wang Baoqiang memorizes all the lines in advance. "When I was not famous, I was said to be embarrassed, and I said everything."

But hope still came to him. Li Yang, the director who was called a noble by Wang Baoqiang, made him star in the independent film Blind Well. When he mentioned the advance payment from 500 yuan at first, Wang Baoqiang still trembled with excitement. It was a lot of money for him in 2002, but more importantly, this film won him the Golden Horse Award for Best Newcomer, and the career of Wang Baoqiang actor finally officially started.

In 2004, Wang Baoqiang became the "silly root" in world without thieves directed by Xiaogang Feng. Such a funny and simple character, who seems to have a dull brain, can be remembered by the audience at once, and also makes Wang Baoqiang a "stupid root". According to media reports, Wang Baoqiang, who became famous in 2006, still wants to go home to harvest corn-his public image is very clear, simple and hard-working, which fits people’s imagination of "stupid root".

At that time, Wang Baoqiang said that after filming this play, he knew that he would never worry about filming in his life, but he didn’t understand how to break through the audience’s impression of himself later. "Can you only play such a role in your life?"

Smart "stupid root"

While worrying about his career as an actor, Xiaogang Feng woke him up. "He told me that if you want to play a role that others can’t play, you Wang Baoqiang is unique, and you don’t have to pursue those Gao Fushuai things that others say. Eat this bowl of rice well first, let the audience accept it first, and then slowly you seek change."

It is true that if Wang Baoqiang after "Stupid Root" is a villain or a fashionable urbanite in the movie, it is difficult for the audience to remember his image as an "honest man". "The audience doesn’t know me, so they ruin their own way, because I haven’t set a foundation for acting yet." If the private life of Wang Baoqiang, who became a star, is rich and luxurious, the audience will also find it unacceptable.

Wang Baoqiang is very clever about this. He is not in a hurry to lose his label like many stars. Wang Baoqiang was once asked by the media, do you feel that your value lies in maintaining your true colors? If I let you go to college, do you like it? His answer is: "I don’t keep it. This is my true nature and I can’t change it."

So later, Wang Baoqiang starred in Xu Sanduo in Soldier Assault and in the plot against him.blind personAnd My Brother’s Name is Shun Liu. These characters are almost tailor-made for his image, which makes him consolidate his audience base. "I am willing to go to college, and I am afraid that people will not want me. I especially want to study literature, because literature is particularly helpful for writing scripts and creating. " After becoming famous, Wang Baoqiang was no longer confused and knew what was useful.

In 2011, he starred in Hello! Mr. Tree once again won him the recognition of the award, but it’s seven years since "Silly Root", and it’s time to make a change: In 2012, Wang Baoqiang’s "Too Bad for People to Embarrass" strongly refreshed the box office of domestic movies at that time, which opened a new era of high box office for commercial comedies different from "world without thieves", and Wang Baoqiang’s road to box office was thus opened.

But before that, he chose to star in Jia Zhangke’s Destiny. "Embarrassed in Thailand is very successful. Everyone likes the role of baby very much, but it is hard to surpass it in comedy, so I want to change my image and try different styles and roles." Even if there are other plays to pick up, he doesn’t want the audience to fix his aesthetics.

In 2015, Wang Baoqiang starred in the first film of detective chinatown, and the box office of the film was still good. As an important actor in commercial films, after working with directors such as Xú Zhēng and Chen Sicheng, Wang Baoqiang also wants to make his own films. "I want to be like them." At the launch conference of "Make a scene", Wang Baoqiang said.

In the media reports at that time, Wang Baoqiang said that in 2016, he abandoned everything, hollowed himself out, and put all the skills he had learned before filming into use, and finally made this film "Make a fuss". However, although the film got more than 700 million box office, the word-of-mouth completely collapsed.

In the ultra-low evaluation of the film Douban 3.7, "Your baby really can’t afford this sympathy score" and "This film proves that the director still has a threshold", and so on are everywhere. Because of this film, the audience base on which it was supported was loosened, and the voice of "Wang Baoqiang playing the fool" began to appear in public opinion, and the crisis came.

Stop playing the fool

Wang Baoqiang went to receive the "Golden Broom" award, which has never been won by a star, and delivered a sincere acceptance speech: "The Golden Broom is not a glorious award, but it can spur you to progress. I love movies, I also respect movies, respect the audience, and respect all the seniors present. I owe the audience an apology. This time, I owe the audience once. In the future, I will continue to study hard and become a more qualified director in everyone’s mind. "

As a director, some people have a high starting point and a high probability of success. Wang Baoqiang doesn’t have Xú Zhēng’s humor or Chen Sicheng’s business ability, but his advantage is that, just like his belief that he will become a star at the beginning of martial arts, his bottom values are still the same as those of most ordinary people: hard work is very important, and hard work can change his destiny.

He began to throw away "pretending to be crazy and selling stupidity" and "stupid roots" to find the audience. "At that time, I let the audience down. I was very guilty and very sorry for the audience. I said I would make a good movie for the audience in the future, and I will do it. So I put everything down and did it in six years. " During the publicity period of "The Octagonal Cage", Wang Baoqiang told many media that the good movies that were owed to the audience in those years should be returned this time.

Up to now, Wang Baoqiang has not appeared in many works, and the script of "In the octagonal cage" has been polished for more than three years. However, because of the poor reputation of the first work, it is not so easy for even the big star Wang Baoqiang to invest in the new work. In the media reports, he said that he could not afford to lose when he became a director for the second time. "I used to fall, but I can still stand up. Now at this age, I am very nervous. I would rather not do it. If I do it, I can’t finish it in a hurry."

Wang Baoqiang was really afraid that the audience would stop believing him. There is a poster in the film, which emphasizes in large letters: Please believe it! Wang Baoqiang!

Now "In the Octagonal Cage" is released, with good reputation and box office, and Wang Baoqiang has once again verified his national foundation. But carefully, the story told in this film is more like a review and emotion of his "stupid root" career and grassroots origin. The simple characters and words in the film echo the starting point of his star road again-the audience still loves "stupid root" narrative and likes stars not far from themselves.

It’s just that Wang Baoqiang doesn’t need to play the fool anymore. Even so, he can always be the "silly root" in the audience’s mind.

Trumpchi E8 + is listed, and you can enjoy the original upgraded "refrigerator color TV".

  September 10, TrumpchiThe E8 series welcomes a new member – E8 +. There are two models of the new car, the "MAX +" version is priced at 232,800 yuan, and the "Longteng +" version is priced at 238,800 yuan. The new car enjoys a national trade-in subsidy of 20,000 yuan, a replacement subsidy of 10,000 yuan for car companies, a 3-year 100,000-kilometer vehicle quality assurance, and a lifetime quality assurance for the first owner of Sandian. Trumpchi also provides additional rights for car buyers, mainly adding to the "refrigerator + color TV" that is most concerned by home users.

  In this E8 + listing, GAC Trumpchi handed over the new car listing activity to Internet companies, and combined with the two IP activities of ByteDance, Wanyou attractive force festival and city life festival, to amplify the sound volume and "play together" with young people.

  With this new launch, the user experience has been significantly improved. Intelligent voice expands the voice of the four-tone zone, and the second row can also be controlled; the speaker is upgraded to 9, and the surround sound effect is fuller. iSPACE has launched 2 new usage scenarios, including nap mode and movie viewing mode; the car Autonavi map supports traffic light countdown; pre-installed QQ music, Migu video and other APPs, richer entertainment. In terms of intelligent driving assistance, 4 front radars have been added, and the distance of roadblocks is accurate to millimeters; BSD blind spot monitoring has been added, and the information of approaching cars from the side can be grasped at the first time; equipped with ASTC eagle claw system, and optimized braking, so that emergency braking does not nod.

  This time, the invisible places are also worth paying attention to. The second row adopts double-layer laminated sound insulation glass, the density of sound-absorbing cotton in the whole car is increased by 50%, the sound insulation pad in the cabin is thickened by 133%, and the windshield, door panel, tailgate and other rubber strips are upgraded.

  It is worth noting that on the basis of ADiGO 5.0, Trumpchi E8 + supports the original genuine and highly adaptable HUAWEI HiCar interconnection application, and Huawei mobile phone has no inductive interconnection.

  The GAC Trumpchi MPV family sold 15,216 units in August, an increase of 11% month-on-month, and the global sales volume has exceeded 655,000 units. Continuous promotion of new products is the key to the continuous improvement of sales and reputation of GAC Trumpchi MPV. The reporter learned that after the E8 +, the E9 will join the Huawei Supercharge Alliance and plans to launch the Supercharge version in the fourth quarter, becoming the world’s first plug-in model equipped with 4C Supercharge.

  At this year’s Beijing Auto Show, GAC Trumpchi released the "Trumpchi Huawei Joint Innovation Plan". GAC Trumpchi revealed that it will release the blockbuster concept car and technical advantages of the plan at the end of September, and the three cooperative models will be launched next year.

  Review:

  At present, China’s auto industry is in the era of a hundred schools of thought contending. Each auto company is making breakthroughs and innovations in its own field and in its own way, and jointly driving the entire industry towards a more intelligent and electric direction. This is an endless marathon that requires more new car launches and more car companies to participate.

  Guangzhou Daily New Huacheng Reporter: Zhou Weili

A touch of "China Red" was raised in major museums in Guangdong to light up the National Day Golden Week.

Text/Figure Yangcheng Evening News All-Media Reporter He Wentao Correspondent Yue Wen Lv Xuan
On the third day of the holiday, the cultural tourism market in Guangdong Province showed a good trend of "diverse products, colorful activities and active consumption".
The reporter learned from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism that according to preliminary estimates, on the third day of the National Day holiday in 2025, the scenic spots of 4A level and above in the province received 4.012 million tourists, up 4.0% year-on-year (according to comparable caliber, the same below).
The key areas along the 14 ancient post roads included in the monitoring received 607,000 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 1.4%; The 13 red tourism classic scenic spots included in the monitoring received 344,000 tourists, an increase of 3.1% year-on-year; The 100 rural tourist spots and historical ancient villages monitored received 416,000 tourists, up 2.6% year-on-year; The 80 key public cultural institutions included in the monitoring received 421,000 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 0.3%.
Guided by the theme of commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Guangzhou Peasant Movement Workshop, Huizhou Ye Ting Memorial Hall, Shanwei Haifeng Red Palace Red Square and other red venues received extensive attention and received a large number of tourists. A series of immersive "red tours" make the patriotic theme tour continue to heat up, and the red gene is passed down in the experience.
The Guangdong Provincial Museum has launched the theme exploration activity of "China Red in Guangdong Boli", inviting visitors to explore the "red mark" that has traveled through time and space among a dazzling array of exquisite cultural relics, decode the "red world" in the cultural relics, feel the cultural embodiment precipitated in the artifacts, and realize the vigorous vitality flowing in the long river of history.
Guangzhou Museum opened the museum cultural feast during the National Day holiday with a solemn flag-raising ceremony. At the ceremony, student representatives told the story of cultural relics behind the Letter to Guangdong People, and led citizens and tourists to relive the story that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China South China Branch called on the people of the whole province to mobilize and fight for the new China on October 1, 1949. This important document in Guangzhou Museum is not only a witness of history, but also embodies the beliefs and hopes at that time and illuminates the way forward for the people of Guangdong.
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What is the difference between Extreme Yue 01 and Extreme Krypton 001? Just take it apart and have a look.

As a new brand and model, this ultra-Yue 01 is more concerned about its internal working materials. Today, we will take this car apart and find out from the anti-collision beam.

Skin material

Four-door aluminum alloy

The front and rear door skins of this car are made of aluminum alloy, and the rest are stamped steel plates.

The hood is a double lock structure commonly used in luxury cars, which is more secure.

Front collision beam

aluminium alloy

Remove the front bumper, and there is an aluminum alloy front anti-collision beam inside, with a thickness of 4.15mm and a width covering 76.04% of the front of the car. Do you think this anti-collision beam is familiar? Yes, it is very similar to the polar krypton 001 we dismantled before, but it is a little thicker.

The cross sections of the front collision beams of the two cars are exactly the same, both of which are in the shape of "mesh" with energy-absorbing folds in the middle, which is a feature of Geely’s vast platform.

Although the car is driving with pure vision technology, it has not cancelled the millimeter-wave radar, so three millimeter-wave radars can be seen on the bumper. There is also an UWB(Ultra Wide Band Ultra Wide Band) module on both sides of the bar skin, commonly known as the digital key module, which can realize the functions of unlocking the Bluetooth key of the mobile phone and unlocking the adjacent door.

This car, like Krypton 001, has an active air intake grille under the collision beam.

Like all vast platform models, there is a bearing bracket in front of the top of the tower on both sides of the engine compartment.

Shotgun extends forward from the A-pillar and is connected with the longitudinal beam, which belongs to the collision strategy of "hard shoulder".

The front energy-absorbing box is very long, which is another remarkable feature of Geely’s vast platform.

The length of the front energy-absorbing box is close to 50 cm, which has reached the position of the front suspension shock absorber and is connected by four bolts. This super-long energy-absorbing box can be regarded as a part of the front longitudinal beam, which can play a strong buffering role in actual collision. Even if the accident is bigger, it can be replaced directly to avoid cutting and welding of the longitudinal beam.

Rear impact beam

Single-layer stamped steel plate

Like Krypton 001, the rear anti-collision beam is a single-layer stamped hot-formed steel plate with a thickness of 1.04 mm, which can cover 62.50% of the rear of the car.

The rear energy-absorbing box is relatively regular. Like Krypton 001, it has not only collapsed folds, but also collapsed holes.

Like Krypton 001, the rear anti-collision beam does not protrude from the tailgate. If a low-speed rear-end collision occurs, the tailgate is easily injured.

summary

Even the names are similar.

The front and rear anti-collision beams of this Extreme Yue 01 are basically the same as those of Extreme Krypton 001, and the front aluminum alloy is hot-formed into section steel, which belongs to the level of materials needed at this level. Although many cars under Geely Group are the vast platforms of SEA, there are still differences in detail design and materials for cars of different grades and prices. Through disassembly, it is obvious that this polar cross 01 is closer to polar krypton 001, and even the name is similar.

So what about the chassis of this ultra-01? Please continue to pay attention to the subsequent contents of car dismantling. (The conclusion of the measurement data in this article and the video is only responsible for this car, and the measurement data is responsible for the publicized experimental method. )

Scoring of 2023 Extreme Crossing 01 Anti-collision Beam

Whose wishful thinking is "996 working system"?

Whose wishful thinking is "996 working system"?

Background:Recently, there was a news in the programmer world that someone launched a project called "996.ICU" on the well-known code hosting platform GitHub to resist the 996 working system. This move was immediately responded by a large number of programmers. The so-called 996 refers to working from 9: 00 am to 9: 00 pm every day, and "996.ICU" means "working 996, sick ICU".

China Youth Daily published its opinion:In the legal sense, the legitimacy of the 996 working system is obviously in doubt. It directly converts overtime work into normal working hours for employees, and even wraps this mechanism with words, giving it some cultural and moral colors. For example, those who are willing to accept are regarded as active, enterprising and have dreams, while those who are not active in cooperation may be reprimanded as greedy for comfort and muddling along. In this context, it is almost impossible for individuals to say "no" to this mechanism. It is said that if you don’t accept the 996 working system, you can jump to other industries. Not to mention that this statement avoids the legitimacy of employees’ rights protection, and also ignores that today’s 996 working system is not only a unique phenomenon of Internet startups, but is spreading to more industries. This phenomenon should inspire the labor inspection department to pay more attention and intervention. According to a survey conducted by China Academy of Social Sciences, the average leisure time in Chinese in 2017 was only 2.27 hours. Comparatively speaking, the average leisure time of nationals in the United States, Germany and other countries is about five hours per day, which is more than twice that of Chinese. According to statistics, the prevalence rate of depression in China is 6.1%, and the incidence rate is increasing year by year in recent years … Young people need to struggle, but it is not necessarily a blessing that more and more young people are busy in society "like machines with alarm clocks set". Reducing stress for young people does not only mean reducing their working hours, nor is it just the responsibility of a certain industry or enterprise. It is time to face up to how to decompress young people from the social system level. The rebound of the 996 working system is only an early warning.

Xiaojiang random thoughts:For example, what should I do if I need 10 people to do the work and only find 5 people to do it? Naturally, I can only work overtime. For those who work, the work overload is obvious. For employers, it is "getting twice the result with half the effort". Therefore, whether overtime is the norm and no overtime pay is given, whether it is beautified as corporate culture or dedicated, the essence behind it is that the boss is playing the wishful thinking of saving costs and squeezing employees. As far as the 996 working system faced by many programmers is concerned, there is still a so-called "deserved"-programmers usually have higher income, and "high income naturally bears high pressure". This kind of rhetoric is very confusing. But after careful analysis, the flaw comes. On the one hand, the programmer’s salary is higher because the output value of the high-tech industry is higher; On the other hand, not everyone can do it, and excellent programmers are "rare." In short, the programmer’s high income does not come from the boss’s "gift", but from market pricing. How can high income be a reason for infringing on labor rights and interests? The "overtime culture" also has a strong flicker, comparison and infectivity. For example, look at people’s "well-known enterprises" are so hard, what is the reason why "start-ups" don’t work hard? "Senior talents" dare not slack off. "Ordinary you" miss by going up one flight of stairs. Why are you so embarrassed? On the contrary, the above words turn enterprises and employers into the only way for workers to "succeed", which makes people stunned and must be vigilant! On the issue of labor rights protection, trade unions at all levels, labor rights protection departments,Do it when you should. This is the responsibility, the inevitable requirement of regulating the market, and the proper meaning of governing the country according to law. From a broader perspective, China’s economy has shifted from a high-speed growth stage to a high-quality development stage. High-quality development involves not only ecological protection, but also people-oriented.

Xiaojiang’s words:Hello, I’m Xiao Jiang. State affairs, family affairs, what’s going on in the world, there are new things every day. You judge, I judge, everyone judges, and a hundred flowers bloom at your disposal. There are different viewpoints and different angles, as long as we respect objectivity, rationality and justice.

Beauty collection shop fined 700 thousand. How long can the cosmetic sample business go?

HARMAY Huamei, a beauty collection store that announced the completion of nearly $200 million in financing at the beginning of this year, has now encountered an embarrassing thing.
Shanghai Huamei Lexiang Enterprise Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shanghai Huamei Lexiang"), an affiliated company of this cutting-edge brand with strong popularity, recently received a fine of more than 700,000 yuan because the label of the cosmetic sample it was selling did not meet the requirements.
Some insiders told reporters that in terms of the amount, the fine is "huge" in the same industry. Under heavy punishment, it can also be seen that the cosmetic sample business that was originally in the "gray zone" has attracted the attention of relevant departments, and the supervision of sales of this category will be gradually tightened.
HARMAY said that Mei was punished this time, which is both a signal and a warning. Can the business of selling cosmetics samples continue to flourish?
The front foot is fined after financing.
According to the relevant punishment documents issued by official website of Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, when law enforcement officers conducted an on-site inspection on the "HARMAY Huamei" cosmetics collection store located on Xingye Road in Huangpu District, they found that there were missing items in the Chinese label contents of 24 cosmetics of four brands, including CLARINS Clarins Clarins Beauty Cream (5ml), which were being sold. Some of the products sold had no cosmetic ingredient list, no production batch number and no registration number of imported cosmetics, which violated the Instructions for Use of Consumer Goods.
The relevant departments believe that this violates the provisions of Article 35 of the Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics. Finally, the relevant departments decided to confiscate the illegal income of Shanghai Huameile and impose a fine of 735,057 yuan.
Tianyancha’s equity penetration information shows that the legal representative of Shanghai dialect Merlot is the same as that of Beijing dialect Merlot Technology Co., Ltd. (that is, HARMAY dialect parent company).
HARMAY Plum is a cutting-edge beauty collection store with strong development in recent years. According to public information, the company started Taobao in 2008. In 2016, HARMAY’s plum sales exceeded 100 million yuan, and the first offline store opened in 2017. Since then, HARMAY has been favored by capital and its value has doubled.
At the end of 2019, HARMAY Huamei announced the completion of the A round of financing. Although the specific investment amount was not disclosed, it was said that its post-investment valuation reached 500 million yuan. At that time, it only opened three stores. In January 2022, HARMAY Huamei announced the completion of nearly $200 million in C and D rounds of financing. The C round of financing was led by General Atlantic, followed by Gaochun Capital, Ocean Link Guling Investment, Wuyue Capital, Zhong Ding Capital and Black Ant Capital; Round D financing was led by QY Capital, followed by General Atlantic, Zhong Ding Capital, Wuyue Capital and Ocean Link Guling. According to the statistics of its website, there are currently less than 10 offline stores in HARMAY.
In the eyes of many people in the industry, compared with the "big and complete" traditional beauty collection stores such as Watsons and Sephora, the new players like HARMAY Huamei can successfully break through, and the diversion of cosmetics samples is indispensable.
"From the very beginning, Huamei attracted consumers with small samples, especially the small samples of international brands, and a certain number of them were not for sale or gifts (in the small sample area in the store)." Bai Yunhu, founder of the billion beautiful digital supply chain platform, told the reporter, "From the perspective of regulations, it should be illegal sales, but in the past, with the blessing of capital, such behavior has even become a competitive force, leading to more and more so-called innovative retail."
"In fact, many people in this industry feel very strange: Why can’t it be sold in traditional retail, but this company can? It has also been affirmed by capital. " In his view, "being fined is a matter of time."
Many people in the industry believe that a strict investigation of the sample will be a blow to the beauty collection shop that mainly focuses on sample drainage. These beauty collection stores will definitely be affected later.
Success is a small sample, and failure is a small sample.
Young people will be attracted by the dazzling array of cosmetics samples on the open shelves when they first go to HARMAY. In the little red book, someone searched for notes about HARMAY’s plum. Someone wrote, "When you walk into the store, you can see a whole counter full of samples, and all brands have them. It’s crazy." "Armani’s liquid foundation, the flagship store dresses 30ml to 950 yuan, and the store samples 5ml to 99 yuan. Isn’t it fragrant?"
In the eyes of young consumers, an unused new brand has a higher cost performance ratio and a lower cost of trial and error than spending hundreds of dollars on a formal suit.
So where do these samples come from? The reporter consulted several international brands in this regard.
An international brand marketing person who asked not to be named told reporters, "I don’t know, but I didn’t buy it from us anyway." Usually, the samples of brand companies are not used for sales, and the samples are for consumers to try. " According to her inference, if it is genuine goods, then one channel is to get goods from dealers (brand enterprises will give samples to dealers as gifts, benefits, etc.), and the other is to get goods from abroad, that is, parallel imports as people say, without Chinese labels. If it’s a fake, don’t say it.
As for the source of HARMAY’s plum products, when interviewed by a certain media earlier, its co-founder Ju Chunmao explained that the goods mainly came from counters and traders.
"From the perspective of supply chain, there are certain risks in the source of small and medium samples in the market; From the perspective of supply alone, there have been international big names who have questioned: the amount of market sales exceeds the production of brands; That means that some sources of goods are problematic. " Baiyun Hu told reporters.
It is worth noting that in January 2021, the Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics was implemented, and the samples were included in the supervision. Shortly thereafter, Hangzhou ONLY WRITE was reported by consumers, and the local municipal supervision bureau contacted the customs department to assist in the investigation. The store was suspected of smuggling because it could not provide proof of the legal source of the goods involved, and was placed on file for investigation.
Tmall has previously updated the requirements for the release of sample products, indicating that it has the right to require merchants to provide purchase vouchers for samples for review.
HARMAY Hua Mei also noticed the above trend and began to constantly adjust her business model. At present, the sample sales of the company account for about 50% of the whole company’s business, and the remaining 50% are overseas niche beauty brands. According to HARMAY, it introduced a series of overseas minority brands by means of exclusive agency and capital operation, aiming at enhancing brand differentiation and increasing the repurchase rate of stores.
The reporter noticed that many international brands are also trying to cooperate with this new player in online celebrity, and bring their niche new brands to test the water. For example, BAUM, a niche skin care brand under Shiseido Group, recently chose HARMAY Plum as the first channel in China market. Last year, HARMAY Huamei also reached cooperation with several cutting-edge brands under the L ‘Oré al Group and became one of the officially authorized sales channels.
After getting the financing, HARMAY Hua Mei even began to invest in the layout of beauty brands. At the end of 2021, the company acquired a brand of the same name founded by a professional makeup artist in Hollywood, USA. Previously, it invested in a French natural plant skin care brand and a domestic local skin care brand PMPM.
In addition, HARMAY Huamei was registered in Beijing Forgive Lemon Tea Catering Management Co., Ltd. in September 2020, and now it has opened stores in Beijing, Xi ‘an, Chongqing and Shanghai.
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The tide of arms purchase highlights the escalation of global tension (global hotspot)

On February 14th, at Yelahanka Air Force Base in Bangalore, India, the US Air Force F-35 fighter plane was ready to take off. Xinhua news agency faxin

  A few days ago, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun observed that many countries are stepping up their arms procurement due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, East Asia and other regions with severe security environment actively introduce new weapons. The supply of weapons in developed countries such as the United States and Europe is limited, and some emerging arms exporting countries have begun to rise.

  The military trade market has always been the "wind vane" of the game between big countries and the "barometer" of the international security situation. In the past year, with the increasingly active military trade market, the already turbulent international situation has become more complicated. The New York Times reported that the expansion of arms trade highlights the escalation of global tensions.

  The international military trade market heats up.

  According to the annual report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in Sweden, in 2022, global military expenditure exceeded $2 trillion for the first time, of which the United States accounted for 38%. In terms of the proportion of global military expenditure, the United States and its NATO allies together account for 55% of global military expenditure. If you count America’s allies in the Pacific, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, the figure rises to 61%. It is worth noting that the military expenditure of the United States alone exceeds the sum of the military expenditures of other countries in the top ten.

  "Nihon Keizai Shimbun" reported that many countries are stepping up efforts to introduce American weapons: Lithuania, which borders Russia, decided to purchase eight sets of "Haimas" rocket launcher systems from the United States at a price of 495 million US dollars; Belgium signed a contract with the United States to purchase air-to-air missiles capable of carrying the latest fighters. Based on the new National Security Strategy, Japan will introduce Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States. As a supplier of weapons, the US defense industry began to increase production.

  All along, the United States has firmly occupied the first place in the world’s military trade. According to the data released by the State Council on January 25th, in fiscal year 2022, the total foreign arms sales of the US government authorized by the State Council jumped to about $51.9 billion, a surge of 49.1% compared with the previous fiscal year. In fiscal year 2022, the total authorized value of weapons and military equipment directly sold by US defense contractors to other countries and regions was about US$ 153.7 billion, up 48.6% from US$ 103.4 billion in the previous fiscal year. By the end of fiscal year 2022, the total number of entities registered to engage in defense trade activities in the Defense Trade Control Bureau under the State Council reached 14,445, which was also an increase compared with the previous fiscal year.

  Under the coercion and inducement of the United States, NATO members have further increased their defense budgets. According to the European edition of Political News Network, France’s expenditure increased by 7.4% year-on-year, with the goal of reaching 2% of GDP by 2023. Britain and Poland, which have exceeded this line, are seeking to increase their defense budgets to 2.5% and 3% of GDP. Belgium, the Netherlands, Romania and the Baltic and Nordic countries all announced plans to increase military expenditure to at least 2% of GDP. The "laggards" in southern and western Europe have also accelerated their pace, and Spain’s defense expenditure will reach 2% of GDP in the next few years.

  On November 21 last year, the 27 member States of the European Union reached an agreement to increase the military budget by 70 billion euros, and the European Union was responsible for the integration of military weapons procurement. Prior to this, Japan announced that it would increase its defense budget to $318 billion in the next five years.

  In October last year, the list of the top 100 military enterprises in the world in 2021 published by a foreign website showed that the total military revenue of the top 100 enterprises reached 595 billion US dollars, an increase of 7.9% over the previous year. This data has maintained growth for six consecutive years, continuously refreshing the record of the total revenue of the top 100 military products. On the list, the sales of military products such as South Korea and Turkey, which are listed as "emerging military industries", have increased significantly.

  "In this wave of military purchases, the supply and demand structure has undergone subtle changes." Zou Zhibo, deputy director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said: First, the buyers of military purchases cover a wide range. The countries that buy arms include not only the allies of the United States, but also other small and medium-sized countries, involving vast areas such as Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and East Asia. Second, the sellers of military purchases have also changed. In the past, the United States and Russia were the main sellers of global weapons, but because the United States wanted to support Ukraine and its own stocks, Russia had to fully deal with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The supply of weapons in the United States and Russia was greatly affected, and buyers turned to other countries that could export advanced weapons. The global military trade pattern has undergone major adjustments.

  Insecurity is everywhere.

  "In the past three years, affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the global military trade showed a downward trend. With the improvement of the epidemic situation and the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the international military trade market has shown an upward trend. " Guo Xiaobing, director of the Arms Control Research Center of China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, told this reporter, "At present, the global arms purchase tide mainly presents three characteristics: First, the contradiction between supply and demand has changed. In the past, there were more sellers and fewer buyers in military trade. Now, the demand suddenly becomes very strong and the supply becomes tight. Second, western countries, especially some NATO members and Japan, have increased their military spending significantly, becoming major arms buyers; Third, as far as the supply side is concerned, in addition to the particularly hot US arms business, the performance of some emerging arms exporting countries such as South Korea and Turkey in military trade is also eye-catching. "

  "The outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is the most serious geopolitical conflict since the Cold War, which has a major negative impact on the regional and global security situation." Zou Zhibo said that the United States and some western countries are not only the instigators of this conflict, but also participants. The United States and some western countries continue to increase their support for Ukraine’s weapons level, while Russia vows that it will never accept a failed outcome. Therefore, the uncertainty of this conflict is gradually increasing, and the trend of escalating regional tensions is also increasing. At the same time, in this conflict, the civil infrastructure, including the "Benxi 2" pipeline, was attacked, and the scope of the conflict expanded uncontrollably, which made countries generally worried about the safety of their own civil infrastructure and the demand for protection infrastructure rose sharply. In this situation, the insecurity of small and medium-sized countries has generally increased, and it is urgent to introduce new weapons to seek self-protection.

  "Nihon Keizai Shimbun" reported that the momentum of expanding ground equipment in many European countries near Ukraine is also obvious. After the cold war, Germany has been reducing the number of tanks, and now it has begun to increase production again. Eastern European countries are promoting the procurement of large artillery such as howitzers. Lithuania, one of the three Baltic countries, has 30% more howitzers than the previous year. Countries such as Poland have begun to import tanks, self-propelled artillery and other ground equipment from South Korea.

  As the world’s largest arms seller, the United States is the biggest driver of the global arms purchase tide. The State Council’s surge in direct commercial arms sales is mainly attributed to the United States’ support for Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and claims that arms transfer and defense trade are important tools of American foreign policy.

  "The United States manipulates the international situation through military trade and thus maintains its global hegemony." Zou Zhibo analyzed: First, military trade is an important starting point for the United States to implement its foreign policy. Who to sell weapons to, what weapons to sell and how many weapons to sell are the starting points for the United States to influence geopolitics and control the regional situation, and are the means for the United States to safeguard its global and regional interests. In this way, the United States can interfere in other countries’ internal affairs, exert strong pressure and even subvert other countries’ political power. Second, U.S. military trade has become a booster that intensifies turmoil and conflicts in the global region. The United States has a wide range of foreign military trade, selling arms to about 100 countries. The arms trade category covers rifles, tanks, warships, missiles and various types of fighters. These weapons with many varieties and huge quantities spread all over the world, which intensified the global confrontation conflicts and caused countless human tragedies. Third, the United States’ foreign military trade is right and wrong, as long as it is beneficial. The export of weapons to foreign countries should adhere to the principle of enhancing the defense capability of the receiving country and contributing to the construction of regional security. However, American foreign military trade completely ignores these principles and blindly pursues interests.

  "The escalating Russian-Ukrainian conflict is the most direct driving factor for the surge in US arms sales; Expanding arms sales is one of the ways for the United States to seek economic growth after the economic recession; The military-industrial complex is the root cause of the surge in US arms sales. " Guo Xiaobing believes that the US military trade "hands over the knife" and "arches the fire", taking advantage of chaos to make profits, exacerbating regional conflicts and camp confrontation.

  The overall risk of conflict has increased.

  From February 17th to 19th, the 59th Munich Security Conference was held in Munich, Germany. The Munich Security Report 2023 released before the meeting emphasized that the world is entering a crucial decade for the future international order. According to the Munich Safety Index released at the same time, the world has entered a new stage where insecurity is everywhere.

  "Military trade activity is a mirror reflecting the global security situation, and the two are inversely related. At present, the global tide of arms purchases has risen again, reflecting the changes in the current international security pattern and the deterioration of the security situation. " Zou Zhibo believes that the tide of arms purchases reflects the characteristics of the times when the world has entered a great change in a hundred years, reflects the efforts of countries to strengthen strategic autonomy and security autonomy, and highlights the sense of insecurity when the world is facing a nuclear threat. On February 6, 2023, UN Secretary-General Guterres issued a warning at the UN General Assembly, "We are at the most serious moment of nuclear war in decades".

  India’s domestic carrier aircraft landed on the aircraft carrier for the first time, Russia plans to develop UAV air command post, Europe plans to jointly carry out "future air combat system" cooperation, Britain accelerates the integration of artificial intelligence and armed forces, Israel launches new smart missiles, Turkey’s new UAV first taxi test, and the United States develops a new generation of strategic bomber & HELIP; … Taking stock of the military "news" in 2022, it is not difficult to find that with the worldwide defense investment rising, the military trade market continuing to be active and the competition escalating, countries have rushed to the digital track of cloud computing, Internet of Things and big data to compete for the commanding heights of military science and technology development.

  "In recent years, the international situation has been turbulent and international relations are complicated. Compared with a long time after the end of World War II, the cold war mentality and arms race have become more and more intense in the whole international relations. The overall rise in the risk of global conflicts has directly triggered a hot situation in the global military trade market. " Guo Xiaobing said that the global boom in military trade will not only further increase the risk of conflicts in already tense areas, but also further intensify the momentum of group confrontation.

  "In the special historical stage when the world has entered a century-long change, and in the dangerous period of confrontation and conflict among big countries, the international community should attach great importance to the severe security situation and development trend, and make great efforts to resolve the dangerous situation and eliminate potential safety hazards." Zou Zhibo believes that, first of all, we should build consensus, enhance the sense of community of human destiny, be highly vigilant and jointly oppose the hegemonic acts of some countries that uphold the Cold War mentality in an attempt to safeguard their own interests by provoking division, confrontation and war; Second, establish a summit mechanism for big countries. Great powers should establish a global security governance mechanism, communicate and negotiate on major issues such as world affairs and concerns of major powers, and try their best to eliminate misunderstandings and resolve contradictions; In addition, reform and improve the United Nations security system and mechanism, uphold the principle of collective security and the spirit of multilateralism, and enhance the voice of developing countries and the efficiency of the United Nations in solving security problems. The perfection of the United Nations collective security mechanism should focus on adjusting the scope of application, reforming the organizational mechanism and strengthening its flank construction.