Has competitive negotiation been "ignored"

    ■ Qin Zhilong
  As one of the ways of government procurement, competitive negotiation has many advantages, but it is not widely used in practice. Why? The author tries to analyze this.
  In 2011, 80.7% of China’s government procurement projects were purchased by public bidding, much higher than other countries. For example, in 2011, the amount of public bidding projects in Germany accounted for about 43.7%, while that in Britain was only 19% and that in the United States was 8%. In 2020, the scale of government procurement in China will be 3,697.06 billion yuan. From the perspective of procurement methods, the scale of public bidding, invited bidding, competitive negotiation, competitive consultation, inquiry and single-source procurement will account for 79.3%, 1.1%, 3.2%, 7.7%, 1.1% and 4.3% of the national government procurement scale respectively.
  As can be seen from the above data, the amount of public bidding projects in China accounts for about 80%, while the amount of competitive negotiation projects accounts for only 3.2%. In contrast, there is a big gap between the two. The author believes that this is related to the different interests of the parties involved in government procurement.
  The main reasons why purchasers seldom choose competitive negotiation methods are as follows: First, the publicity of government procurement system is not enough. As a result, buyers are unfamiliar with and do not understand the government procurement system. When it comes to government procurement, they think that public bidding should be held. I don’t know that there are many other procurement methods to choose from. What buyers don’t understand even more is that various procurement methods are just to adapt to different procurement contents, procurement projects and procurement scales. Second, the principle of fairness stipulated in the government procurement law is misunderstood, and it is considered that only public bidding is fair and other procurement methods are unfair. Sometimes, the regulatory authorities also hold this view. Some representatives of purchasers complained and told auditors that when auditing procurement projects, they often asked why public bidding was not used for procurement. Third, it misreads the stipulation in Article 26 of the Government Procurement Law that "public bidding should be the main procurement method of government procurement". It is believed that since the law clearly stipulates that it should be implemented, and public bidding is not limited by applicable circumstances, other procurement methods are limited by applicable circumstances. Therefore, public bidding has naturally become the first choice for purchasers. Of course, it is also one of the reasons that the bidding law was promulgated earlier than the government procurement law.
  From the agency’s point of view, there are reasons why the internal control system of the agency is not perfect, and it is difficult for the agency to manage the procurement managers, fearing that the irregular operation of the managers will lead to criticism from the regulatory authorities or cause unnecessary doubts and complaints; There are reasons for the lack of professional ability of the managers themselves, because each manager has a lot of items to purchase, so it is difficult to be professional, especially the frequent rotation of managers makes it difficult to improve the professional level, which makes it difficult to accurately grasp the procedures and progress in the negotiation process and lose the advantage of competitive negotiation and procurement; There are also reasons for the negotiation experience of the handling personnel and insufficient understanding of the market situation, and they lack confidence in grasping the negotiation process and giving full play to the advantages of competitive negotiation.
  Evaluation experts are reluctant to participate in the evaluation of competitive negotiation projects, because the negotiation time is long, and they are particularly worried that one round of negotiations will not be completed and many rounds of negotiations will take a lot of time. The evaluation of public bidding projects is relatively simple, and there is no need to face the suppliers. Even if you are not familiar with the majors involved in the procurement projects, you can score according to the routine requirements and complete the bid evaluation. In other words, it is easier for evaluation experts to fill in the blanks in public bidding projects. Of course, the professional ability of experts is also one of the constraints. Although the expert database has divided the specialties of experts, the technology of the project is becoming more and more complex, and the technical complexity is the main application situation of competitive negotiation procurement. It is difficult for randomly selected experts to meet the professional characteristics of the project, because the expert database is divided according to the major categories, and it is impossible to divide it too finely.
  For suppliers, competitive negotiation projects are also difficult to deal with. Competitive negotiation is generally conducted on site, but many public bidding projects are basically electronic at present, and almost no links require suppliers to go to the site unless some projects require suppliers to respond on site. In addition, competitive negotiation projects are difficult to control in time, and professionals who know the project best need to come to the site to participate in the negotiations. Unlike public bidding, suppliers can make overall arrangements for the personnel who make bidding documents. In other words, for competitive negotiation projects, suppliers cannot fish in troubled waters. Under normal circumstances, it is easy for the negotiating team to judge whether a supplier really understands the project, especially the technical key points and difficulties of the project. In practice, it is also common for the negotiating team to meet supplier representatives who have "three questions and three unknowns". In fact, it is easier to judge the professional ability and comprehensive strength of suppliers through negotiation, find the suppliers who are really suitable for completing the project, and reduce the procurement risk. A well-written bidding document does not truly represent the ability and level of suppliers, and only written materials sometimes lead to misjudgment.
  The author believes that competitive negotiation has at least the following advantages: it can shorten the procurement cycle, improve procurement efficiency and make procurement projects play a role faster; Can improve work efficiency and reduce procurement costs; Can conduct more flexible negotiations and reduce procurement risks; It can be handled flexibly according to the actual situation, which is more convenient for the realization of procurement objectives; It can reduce the risk of being manipulated and is more conducive to achieving the value goal of "value for money".
  The biggest disadvantage of competitive negotiation is that the requirements for procurement personnel are relatively high, and they need to know more about the project information and market conditions, and they need to master certain negotiation skills and experience.
  The author writes this article in the hope of increasing the application of competitive negotiation procurement through the efforts of all parties involved in government procurement. In addition to competitive negotiation, there are competitive negotiation, inquiry, single source and other procurement methods, but competitive negotiation is a non-bidding procurement method with many advantages, which is worth applying if the situation is suitable.
  As early as the 2013 National Government Procurement Work Conference, relevant leaders pointed out: "On the one hand, we emphasize public bidding, and the legal time for public bidding takes more than 40 days at the earliest, and the problem of low procurement efficiency has been criticized by the society; On the other hand, many procurement results have not achieved the goal of’ value for money’, and many open tenders have been manipulated. This effect of sacrificing efficiency and not really achieving standardization is seriously incompatible with the efficiency requirements of government administrative system reform. " It is in line with the direction of deepening the reform of government procurement system in China to rationally apply various procurement methods and change the old concept that public bidding is the king.
  (Author: Shanghai Municipal Government Procurement Center)

A 22-year-old teacher in Henan was killed by a 70-year-old man driving an "old man’s music". Family: No apology has been made so far.

According to City Channel, on December 18th, Xiao Chan, a 22-year-old female teacher in Nanyang, Henan Province, was a female teacher who had just worked for one year. She was excellent in both character and learning since she was a child. Because she bought food once, her life stopped in a traffic accident on November 20th forever.

Xiao Chan menstruation said that the child left too suddenly. "There is a big hole in the head, and the nose and mouth are full of blood."

"The sky at home seems to have collapsed, and I still think about my daughter as if she were alive." Xiao Chan’s father told reporters that Xiao Chan was knocked down by an "old man’s music". After being hit, Xiao Chan was dragged for several meters because the car didn’t stop. Finally, the chassis girder of the car is pressed against Xiao Chan’s head.

It is reported that this accident caused one death and one injury. The perpetrator was an old man in his 70 s. The road traffic accident certificate showed that Li violated three regulations and took full responsibility for this accident.

"I am in my 70 s, and I don’t turn on my headlights at night. I didn’t stop after hitting someone." Xiao Chan’s mother said.

Xiao Chan’s parents told reporters that after the accident, they did not see the party who caused the accident, but only met the family of the old man Li with the help of the traffic police department. There was no progress in the on-site negotiation, and there was no news after that. Li’s family did not come to express their apologies.

The reporter and Xiao Chan’s family found Li’s daughter. The other party said that her father was not at home, and she couldn’t do anything about it. "My father is in poor health now, and he has a problem with cerebral hemorrhage. He was suddenly frightened and then his blood pressure was high."

Li’ s daughter said that she knew that he had a disease, but there was nothing at ordinary times, so she asked her father to drive. The reporter asked the other party what his attitude was to this matter, and Li’s daughter said, "I am very sorry about this."

Xiao Chan menstruation disagreed. "I was hit like this. I didn’t see anyone in your family go to my sister’s house to see it. No one went to the hospital to see it. No one saw you repent."

Li’ s daughter thinks that she can’ t bear this alone, and she doesn’ t contact her father at ordinary times. "It’ s nothing, I don’ t contact him." The reporter questioned, "How can you say that there is nothing wrong with such a big thing?"

Subsequently, Li’ s daughter lied that she took the reporter and Xiaoyan’ s family to find her father Li, but she fled directly on an electric car.

"She said she repented, but her attitude didn’t show at all." Little Chan menstruation cried and said that she had no sincerity in running away from us so quickly.

In this regard, police officer Li of Xinye County Traffic Police said that you can go to the judge in charge of the case to ask about the situation.

Lawyers said that although the elderly are over 75 years old, they still have to bear the responsibility of illegal crimes, but they can be given a lighter punishment or mitigated punishment within the scope of legal sentencing.

Finally, the reporter and Xiao Chan’s family found the secretary of the local village committee. The other party said that they would help to contact the old man Li and his family and let the two sides sit down and negotiate.

Accelerate the retreat of "old man music" throughout the country

From January 1, 2024, illegal electric three-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles will be completely banned. Not only Beijing, but all parts of the country are accelerating the retreat of "Old Man Le".

As early as 2017, a statistical data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed that there were 830,000 traffic accidents involving low-speed electric vehicles in five years, resulting in 18,000 deaths and 186,000 injuries.

According to the Beijing News reporter’s experience, the "Old Man Le" has poor stability and is easy to float and tilt. Some doors have obvious plastic feeling, even if they are made of iron, but the overall texture is poor. There is no most basic seat belt inside, and there is no airbag and child seat interface. The gap in the door is obviously large, and the place with large gap can even be stuffed with fingers; It takes a lot of effort to close the door, and it is not easy to close it at once. In addition, the sound insulation effect of the vehicle is poor, and the external sound will have a great influence on the driver when driving; Moreover, the quality of the front windshield is worrying, and it is obviously reflective and scratched, which can’t meet the standard of automobile glass.

According to the Beijing Evening News, in 2022, there were 131 traffic accidents involving illegal electric tricycles and wagons in Beijing, with 138 deaths.

On April 12, the Beijing Municipal Traffic Management Bureau once again stressed that since January 1, 2024, illegal electric three-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles are not allowed to drive on the road, and they are not allowed to park in public places such as roads, squares and parking lots. Any of these vehicles illegally driving or parking on the road will be investigated and dealt with by the police according to law.

In addition, Jiangsu, Anhui and other places have also begun to strictly control the "old man music" in different ways this year.

Source: Dawan News Integrated Metropolitan Channel, Beijing News, Beijing Evening News, China Xiaokang.com, etc.

Original title: "A 22-year-old teacher in Henan was killed by a 70-year-old man driving an" old man’s music ".Family members: We have not apologized so far, and we can’t find anyone."

News Person: Russian Prime Minister Mishustin

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 22nd Title: Russian Prime Minister Mishustin

At the invitation of Prime Minister Li Qiang of the State Council, Prime Minister Mikhail vladimirovich Mishustin of the Russian Federation will pay an official visit to China from May 23 to 24.

Mikhail vladimirovich Mishustin was born in Moscow on March 3, 1966. Graduated from Moscow Institute of Machine Tool in 1989, and obtained the professional qualification of system engineer. In 2003, he received an associate doctorate in economics from plekhanov Academy of Economic Sciences, and in 2010, he received a doctorate in economics from National School of Economics and Management. From 1992 to 1998, he worked for the non-profit organization International Computer Club. From 1998 to 1999, he served as deputy director of the State Taxation Bureau. From 1999 to 2004, he served as Deputy Minister of the Federal Department of Taxation and Customs. From 2004 to 2006, he served as the director of the federal real estate registration office. From 2007 to 2008, he served as the director of the Federal Special Economic Zone Administration. From 2008 to 2010, he was transferred to President of United Financial Group (UFG). From 2010 to 2020, he served as the director of the federal tax bureau. On January 16, 2020, he was appointed Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation.

In 2012, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, and in 2015, he was awarded the Fourth Class Medal of Meritorious Service to the Motherland.

Married with three sons.

Lectra 08 EM-P: Medium-sized SUV is preferred, with stable performance.

With a budget of 0.2 million/200 thousand, if you want a plug-in SUV, it is definitely worth seeing.

Price is no longer a problem. Compared with the guide price of 208,800-288,800 in 2023, it has already slipped to the price range of 170,000-23,000, and the discount in some areas even exceeds 35,000.

About 180 thousand landed, and the Pro version of 120km pure battery life is already very top. If you want to have a long battery life, you have to add money.


The sudden sudden death makes it a little scary to buy now.

It’s much more reassuring to buy it. Although it has seized the status of the Crown Prince, the Crown Car merged into Krypton has regained its status as a Crown Prince.

As a domestic mid-to-high-end sub-brand founded almost at the same time as "",the development of Link with mixed-race identity is obviously smoother, and the annual sales volume in 2023 exceeded 220,000. In the era of fuel vehicles,, and were also high-heat models.

Lingke 08At present, the best-selling model under the brand of Lectra has been on the market since September 2023, and its monthly sales are almost all over 5,000, with sales exceeding 10,000 in several months and 10,005 in November.

In November, in the sales list of medium-sized SUVs, Lectra 08 ranked 15th; The new energy medium-sized SUV, Lingke 08 ranked seventh, with quite good results.

In the sales list, those that overlap with the price of Link 08 are,, and those that belong to new energy sources.

Three-link Tang is really a little old. If it is not a hanging name, maybe Tang really can’t sell much.

Lingke 08 can be regarded as a bucket model in its own price range, and it has no obvious shortcomings. The ideal L6 is good, but it is more expensive. , 07 are also good, the starting price is slightly higher and the brand is still somewhat niche, so don’t buy it if you are afraid of risks; The starting price of Star Road Star Era ET is not expensive, but the sales volume is a little low.

Handsome appearance and beautiful interior.

08 changed to the brand-new design language of Lectra, retaining its classic split headlights, but the shape was changed from the original double strip to Y-shaped, and the taillights were also designed as penetrating horizontal strips; For the first time, frameless doors and frameless rearview mirrors were used, some of which were avant-garde.

It’s the first time to use the Flyme Auto car machine, and the physical buttons are cancelled. With two "Longying No.1" chips, the car machine has good fluency. 15.4-inch central control entertainment screen +12.3-inch intelligent LCD instrument, 92-inch unbounded AR-HUD, realizing intelligent cockpit experience.

At present, Pro and Halo versions can also give away 23-speaker Harman Kardon luxury audio with a value of 10,000 yuan.

Strong power, oil and electricity

08 is equipped with LECK EM-P super extended-range hybrid system, 1.5T+ motor +3-speed DHT scheme. The four-wheel drive version only takes 4.6 seconds to accelerate, and the two-wheel drive version accelerates more than 6 seconds.

The car provides 21kWh and 40kWh battery solutions, which can achieve pure battery life of 120 km and 245km respectively, but the difference between them is a bit large, only the difference between the 120kmHalo version and the 245kmHalo version with different battery capacity is as high as 20,000 yuan.

Under the working condition of WLTC, the power loss and oil consumption are about 5.5-6 liters; The super extended-range hybrid of 3rd-speed DHT not only ensures that 08 has stronger power at high speed, but also saves fuel.

Rich configuration, safety and reliability

08 comes standard with 6, front and rear radars, 360 panoramic images and a full set of L2-assisted driving, which can realize full-speed adaptive cruise, line-parallel assistance, center keeping and other functions, electric adjustment of the main and auxiliary seats and heating of the front seats, full-featured exterior rearview mirror adjustment with functions such as reversing, automatic downward tilting, electric trunk, wireless charging of 50W mobile phone, external discharge and so on. If you don’t dislike it, the low-profile configuration is completely sufficient.

The best-selling Halo version can realize the multi-directional electric adjustment of the main and auxiliary seats, and additionally provide the ventilation and massage function of the main and auxiliary seats. The second row of seats also has heating, ventilation and massage, supporting steering wheel heating, 92-inch AR-HUD head-up display, rear privacy glass and other functions.

The length of the car is 4.8 meters, CMA architecture, and Linke 08 inherits the solid site and excellent control of high-end products; EM-P provides stronger power, and the pure battery life of 245km is enough for commuting in urban areas; About 170,000 can be low-equipped, and the configuration is rich enough.

Lingke 08 can be chosen, a new energy vehicle that will not suddenly die suddenly.

Chery Fengyun T9 opened the pre-sale of 159,900-199,900 yuan.

  [Aika Auto Domestic New Car Original]

  On April 18th, Chery Fengyun T9 officially opened the pre-sale.A total of four models were launched, and the pre-sale price was 159,900-199,900 yuan.. This new car is positioned as a medium-sized SUV, equipped with Kunpeng Super C-DM hybrid system, providing a 200km long battery life version, and its comprehensive battery life will exceed 1400km to meet the travel needs of users in different scenarios. Chery official said that it plans to push Fengyun T9 and Fengyun A8 to overseas markets to further expand their brand influence.

Chery Fengyun T9 officially opens pre-sale.

 

Fengyun T9

  In terms of appearance, Fengyun T9′ s design combines oriental aesthetics with Chinese luxury, full of sense of science and technology, and follows Chery’s family-style design style. The front part adopts closed grille design, decorated with straight waterfall banner decoration and luminous Chery logo, which has high recognition and creates a strong sense of science and technology. The headlight groups on both sides echo each other with the air intake below, which further improves the recognition visually.

Chery Fengyun T9 officially opens pre-sale.

Chery Fengyun T9 officially opens pre-sale.

  The body lines are full and smooth, which is also in line with the aesthetic characteristics of Chinese luxury. On the whole, the design concept of perfect integration of traditional elements and modern technology not only highlights the uniqueness of new cars, but also highlights the Chery brand’s pursuit of innovation. In terms of body size, Fengyun T9 has excellent spatial performance. Its length, width and height are 4795mm*1930mm*1738mm respectively (the height of the seven-seat version is 1741mm), which ensures the spacious and comfortable interior space, and the wheelbase is 2770mm, which undoubtedly provides passengers with a more spacious riding environment.

Chery Fengyun T9 officially opens pre-sale.

  In terms of interior, Fengyun T9 continues the design language of Tiggo 9, showing a minimalist style as a whole. At the same time, the combination of independent LCD instrument and 15.6-inch floating central control panel not only conforms to the current mainstream design trend, but also further enhances the sense of science and technology. The flat-bottomed sports steering wheel adopts a two-color mix-and-match design and integrates touch-sensitive multi-function buttons, which skillfully combines fashion sense with practicality. In addition, the new car is also equipped with W-HUD head-up display function, which also shows that Fengyun T9 pays great attention to the tonality of technology configuration as a whole. On the whole, the interior design skillfully combines technology and practicality, aiming at providing a simple, modern and comfortable driving environment for drivers.

Chery Fengyun T9 officially opens pre-sale.

  In terms of configuration, Fengyun T9 is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 Car Gauge Chip, which ensures the smooth operation of the car system and provides users with a smooth interactive experience. In addition, various functions such as online entertainment, online navigation, mobile phone interconnection, voice interaction, APP download and OTA upgrade have also greatly met the various needs of different users. In terms of driving safety, the vehicle is equipped with a 540 transparent chassis, which can provide drivers with a broader vision. In addition, the configuration of high-quality SONY audio and 256-color ambient lights further emphasizes the tone of Chinese luxury created by Fengyun T9.

Fengyun T9

  In terms of power, Fengyun T9 is equipped with the fifth-generation ACTECO 1.5TGDI hybrid engine, with a maximum power of 115kW and a peak torque of 220 N m. In addition, in order to meet the needs of different users, the vehicle is equipped with two motors with different power properties, the maximum power is 150kW and 165kW, and the maximum torque is 310N·m and 390N·m, respectively. This configuration makes the vehicle have different styles of driving experience during driving, in which the low-power motor version focuses on fuel economy, while the high-power motor version has a better power experience.

  Future planning

  Looking forward to the future, Fengyun series will comprehensively cover the three major areas of hybrid, extended range and pure electricity, and create a strategic layout of all types of new energy products. Its product line will be subdivided into three series: A, T and M, covering not only SUVs and cars, but also MPV and other categories, aiming to meet the market demand of different sizes from A0 to C. Fengyun sequence plans to launch as many as 11 brand-new models in the next two years, and promote Fengyun sequence’s popularity around the world with its strong product lineup.

Fengyun T9

  In terms of sales network layout, Chery Fengyun has built 400 sales outlets and 1,500 service outlets, and is committed to providing customers with excellent service experience. Among them, the whole vehicle lifetime warranty, all-weather many-to-one VIP service and free charging service for the first batch of users are all important measures for Chery Fengyun to improve customer satisfaction. In addition, the listing of Fengyun T9 further strengthened Chery’s market position in the hybrid field, showing strong product competitiveness.

  Editor’s summary: As a medium-sized SUV, Chery Fengyun T9 shows high cost performance and sincerity. In terms of configuration, Fengyun T9 is fully ahead of its class. Its L2+ intelligent assisted driving system and 15.6-inch central control panel provide drivers with excellent intelligent driving experience and convenient operation experience. In terms of design, Fengyun T9 skillfully combines oriental aesthetics with Chinese luxury elements, showing a unique and elegant temperament. Interior design pursues minimalism without losing the sense of science and technology, creating a comfortable and modern driving environment for drivers and passengers.

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The Asian Dragon driving experience has made a great leap forward, beating the Camry

In the current highly competitive automotive market, consumers have become more rational and shrewd, and their requirements for mid-to-high-end cars are not limited to appearance and brand, but also pursue multiple factors such as comprehensive performance, economy and intelligent safety. In this context, FAW Toyota’s new Asian Dragon and SAIC Volkswagen Passat Pro have become the focus of much attention. This article will compare the two vehicles in detail from the aspects of appearance, interior, power, cost of use, value retention, intelligent safety, etc., to help consumers choose a mid-to-high-end car that better meets their needs.

The new Asian Dragon is sharp and recognizable in appearance design, and its atmospheric front face shape and smooth body lines undoubtedly add a lot to it. The 19-inch wheels further enhance the mobility of the vehicle. The Passat Pro has chosen a relatively conservative but classic design style. Although the Star Dragon Edition introduces some trendy elements, the overall appearance is slightly stable, and relatively young consumers may be more inclined to the fashion sense of the new Asian Dragon.

In terms of interior, the materials and design of the new Asian Dragon reflect Toyota’s consistent pursuit of high quality, with a sense of luxury and technology coexisting. Comfortable seats, spacious space and advanced soft materials all make people feel the sincerity of FAW Toyota. The interior of the Passat Pro is also not bad, using a familiar design language, reasonable functional layout and easy operation, but slightly inferior in luxury and detail polishing.

In terms of power, the new Asian Dragon is equipped with FAW Toyota’s proud intelligent electric hybrid dual-engine system, providing 2.5L dual-engine and 2.0L dual-engine two power options, with a combined maximum power of 172 kW and 145 kW respectively. Its 27-year history of electric hybrid dual-engine technology development and global cumulative sales of more than 27 million units fully verify its stability and reliability. The Passat Pro is equipped with a 2.0T engine with a combined maximum power of 162 kW. Although this power configuration is equally strong, it is not as economical as the new Asian Dragon in terms of fuel consumption. The data shows that the comprehensive fuel consumption of the new Asian Dragon 2.0L dual-engine model is only 4.31L/100km, while the Passat Pro is 6.87L/100km. Over a three-year lifespan of 60,000 km, the new Asian Dragon can save more than 13,800 yuan in fuel costs, which is undoubtedly an important plus for economy-conscious consumers.

In terms of cost of use, the new Asian Dragon provides owners with 3 years or 100,000 kilometers of free basic maintenance services, while Passat Pro only provides free first guarantee, which is obviously more advantageous in long-term use costs. Furthermore, the new Asian Dragon performs particularly well in the number of 100 car faults, with 144 faults as the lowest in the same class, 68 less than the second place, and the quality reliability is better.

In terms of value retention rate, FAW Toyota’s brand influence has always been strong. The three-year value retention rate of the new Asian Dragon has reached 63.67%, which is significantly higher than the Passat’s 59.39%. This also means that when changing cars in the future, the second-hand value of the new Asian Dragon will be higher, further protecting the interests of consumers.

In terms of intelligent safety, the new Asian Dragon is equipped with the Toyota Safety Sense intelligent safety system, and at the same time adopts many advanced intelligent technology configurations to further enhance the safety and convenience of driving. Although the Passat Pro has also continuously upgraded the safety intelligence system and added the IQ. Pilot system, consumers need to pay an additional 4,800 yuan for the mid-range model, which increases the cost of car purchase to a certain extent.

It is worth mentioning that, judging from the sales data just released recently, the new Asian Dragon is selling well immediately, achieving a monthly sales volume of 9,264 units in August, an excellent record of 178% month-on-month growth, which fully proves its popularity. In comparison, Passat Pro’s sales performance is slightly ordinary, failing to break through the siege.

To sum up, the new Asian Dragon is superior to Passat Pro in terms of appearance fashion, interior luxury, power economy, cost control and intelligent safety configuration, especially in the recent hot start of the market performance, which further confirms its product strength and consumer recognition. If you are looking at mid-to-high-end sedans, you may wish to consider the new Asian Dragon more, I believe it will be a reliable choice.

What do you think of the comparison between the new Asian Dragon and the Passat Pro? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments below.

[2020 Smart Expo] In the mountain city where navigation is "lost", 21 teams do not use drivers

  CCTV News(Reporter, He Chuan, Wang Lili) On the afternoon of September 15th, the "2020i-VISTA autonomous car challenge" of the Smart Expo ended successfully, and the event selected five individual champions: the strongest car brain, virtual simulation, AEB automatic braking, APS automatic parking, and commercialization process.

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  As one of the most important events of the 2020 Online China International Intelligent Industry Expo, this challenge kicked off on September 12 and lasted for three days. Nearly 30 mainstream models participated in the ADAS (AEB/APS) challenge, and 21 professional teams competed for the championship of the Strongest Car Brain Challenge, Virtual Simulation Challenge, and Commercialization Process Challenge.

  The ultimate goal of autonomous driving is to achieve driverless driving. The current skills of autonomous cars in China can be seen in the "Commercialization Process Challenge" in this challenge.

  According to the team leader of the referee team, not only were the roads narrower, there were more curves and steep slopes, but the more "demanding" thing was to achieve a "true driverless" competition in China. Although there was still a safety guard in the car, as long as the safety guard intervened in the direction, the competition was immediately terminated.

  Experts at China Automotive Research said that in the competition, the participating vehicles are not the more equipped with lidar, millimeter-wave radar, cameras and other equipment, the smarter they are. These equipment will collect too much data, which will increase the burden of the "car brain" and easily interfere with each other.

The commercialization challenge is underway

The commercialization challenge is underway

  During the competition, the participating vehicles have to deal with scenarios such as: stopping and stopping the car in front, random vehicle interference, etc., simulating the conditions often encountered by daily driving such as congested road sections, active overtaking, and main car following, and the scene is mobile, not fixed. In addition, the participating vehicles not only have to deal with the unique natural curves and undulating ramps in the mountain city of Chongqing, which are not included in the competition scene, but also have to maintain a certain speed in order to complete the race within the stipulated 10 minutes.

  On the last race day, 14 professional teams from Tsinghua University, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Jianghuai Automobile and other units competed in the Commercialization Process Challenge. The continuous autumn rain in Chongqing, coupled with thick clouds and more fog, had a greater impact on cameras, images and videos. In order to better complete the race and obtain higher scores, under the rule speed limit of 60km/h, most of the participating teams did not exceed 40km/h to avoid accidents such as pressing lines and scratching.

  Ultimately, all 13 teams from car companies and universities completed the race in a driverless state, and the Qingyan Intelligent Team ranked first in the commercialization process challenge with a score of 4020 points.

  With the continuous evolution of autonomous vehicle technology and the gradual landing of business, the competition challenges for the autonomous driving industry are also escalating, and they are closer to the daily driving scenarios of autonomous vehicles. These experiences accumulated in the event will give the industry more benign feedback and help the arrival of autonomous driving.

Wanda Commercial Management’s listing has taken another "two steps": pay the 1.575 billion as scheduled, and thaw 5.1 billion shares

Produced | Sohu Real Estate & Focus Finance

Author | Wang Zehong

Editing | Wu Ya

The decisive battle for IPO is imminent, but Wanda Commercial Management has encountered various storms, whether it is the freezing of equity or the hidden acquisition of several Wanda plazas, all of which are related to its debt pressure.

But public debt is a bottom line, especially for Wanda Commercial Management, which is in the final sprint of listing. On July 11, the capital markets reported that for the "20 Dalian Wanda MTN003" 1.575 billion yuan ticket due on July 10, Dalian Wanda Commercial Management has remitted the full amount of funds for redemption to the Shanghai Clearing Exchange.

In addition to the winning ticket due in July, Wanda Commercial Management has nearly 4.30 billion yuan of bonds, which will be repaid in January 2024. The news also pointed out that Wanda Commercial Management plans to repay the public debt through equity funds and refinancing channels.

In this regard, Wanda Group responded to Sohu Finance: "1.575 billion yuan ticket due payment news is true."

An industry professional told Sohu Finance: "Wanda has some liquidity pressure, but obviously this pressure comes from the expectation of listing and the real estate sector. The real estate sector and the business management sector are independent legal persons. As the main body of listing, there is no liquidity pressure in the short term, so it is natural to repay the debt on time. If there is an overdue, it shows that even the liquidity of the business management sector has deteriorated sharply, which will naturally endanger the listing process of the business management sector."

After the news of the scheduled payment came out, several US dollar bonds of Wanda rose on the same day. Among them, the purchase price of US dollar bonds due in 2024 rose by about 1.5 cents to around 61.7 cents per dollar, and Wanda’s domestic bonds "200,000 to 01" rose slightly by 0.6%.

Behind the equity thaw: Zhuhai business management became a mystery for 6 days, Vanke exceeded the freeze and unblocked

Meanwhile, another piece of good news also arrived.

On July 11, according to the information disclosed by the national enterprise credit information publicity system, all the shares held by Dalian Wanda Commercial Management in Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management have been thawed, with a total amount of about 5.072 billion yuan.

The previous day, Qichacha showed that Dalian Wanda Commercial Management held all the shares of Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management (holding 70.16%) were frozen, the amount of frozen shares was about 5.072 billion, the freezing period from July 4, 2023 to July 3, 2026, the enforcement court is Zhanjiang City Intermediate People’s Court of Guangdong Province.

But unlike in the past, the frozen equity was thawed in just 6 days, according to the national enterprise credit information publicity system, Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management’s frozen 5.072 billion yuan equity has been lifted on July 10.

Such a large amount of freezing and thawing happened in the "lightning and flint", what happened behind the scenes? A relevant person from Wanda Group told Sohu Finance: "We don’t know the specific reason."

A number of Wanda Group companies have been frozen recently, including Dalian Wanda Group’s stakes in Dalian Wanda Commercial Management, Shanghai Wanda Microfinance, and Wanda Properties’ stakes in Wanda Properties.

In particular, Wanda and Vanke due to the Changchun Film and Television City project of more than 1 billion yuan of financial disputes, resulting in Dalian Wanda Group holding Dalian Wanda Commercial Management 1.979 billion equity were frozen, causing Wanda’s strong dissatisfaction, and said that the freeze Wanda Commercial Management 1.90 billion equity, significantly more than the amount of financial disputes between the two sides, is through legal channels to appeal, confident to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Wanda Group.

Compared with the "5.072 billion equity freezing incident", the ins and outs behind this financial dispute freezing incident are clear, but because of the excess freezing, Liu Jipeng, the legal adviser of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and the dean of the Capital Finance Research Institute of China University of Political Science and Law, was bombarded, and recently recorded a video program to explain.

He believes that the Shanghai Hongkou Court 1.40 billion the disputed assets exceeded the standard by 94 times and seized Wanda 128.70 billion assets, accounting for almost one-third of Wanda’s entire net assets. Therefore, when the guarded person and the qualified intermediary provide strong evidence to prove that the value of the seized assets 120 billion, the legal department should unblock it in time and give Wanda Group sufficient relief rights.

Liu Jipeng also revealed that the Shanghai Hongkou court realized that the 94 times exceeding the standard required by Vanke was unreasonable and serious, and had given 830 million to the seized 1.98 billion equity, but the remaining 1.15 billion equity was still 53 times the disputed assets of 1.38 billion yuan, and the value 74.80 billion. As long as the equity is still in legal proceedings, Wanda Commercial Management listing and issuance of similar funds cannot be carried out.

Behind the 6-day lifting of the 5.072 billion yuan equity, whether it is also sealed due to financial disputes, it is still a fog.

"Borrowing new and returning old" suspension: reduce holdings of Wanda Film to cash out 736 million

But behind this series of events, all point to Wanda Group’s debt pressure. As of the end of June 2023, Wanda Commercial Management’s domestic open market bond stock size was 12.341 billion yuan, and the overseas bond stock size was about 1.80 billion US dollars.

In addition, according to the gambling terms of Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management, if Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management fails to go public by the end of 2023, Wanda Commercial Management is obliged to buy back 30 billion yuan of equity from investors.

According to the capital markets, Wanda Commercial Management plans to repay the public debt through equity funds and refinancing channels.

For open market debt, borrowing new to repay the old is one of the ways to solve the gap. However, Dalian Wanda Commercial Management applied to the Shanghai Stock Exchange to issue a 6 billion small public offering, which was suspended by the Securities Supervision Commission on June 28. It was Wanda Commercial Management that actively applied to the Securities Supervision Commission to suspend the issuance on June 9.

According to Sohu Finance, the funds used for the 6 billion bonds were originally planned to be used to repay four domestic bonds due in October 2024 2 billion yuan "200,000 up to 02", 2.50 billion yuan "200,000 up to 03", 1.50 billion yuan due in December 2024 "200,000 up to 04", and 3.80 billion yuan due in September 2025 "200,000 up to 01".

But now this plan has been temporarily unable to carry out, in early July, Wanda Group told investors that the Securities Supervision Commission suspended the registration process of 6 billion corporate bonds, mainly because Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management’s application for listing in Hong Kong is still in the review process, and the bond application review will be resumed after the progress of the Hong Kong listing.

The core of solving the debt crux finally points to the listing. According to the previous agreement with the 1.30 billion US dollar syndicate to participate in the listing of the loan bank on November 30, Wanda has less than 5 months.

In addition, Wanda’s recent financing moves have been frequent. In early June, everyone’s life insurance loomed to take over Shanghai Songjiang Wanda Plaza, Xining Haihu Wanda Plaza, and Jiangmen Taishan Wanda Plaza. Recently, Wanda Investment has successively reduced its holdings of Wanda Film to cash in.

On the evening of July 10, Wanda Film announced that Wanda Investment reduced its holdings of 2245.74 million shares from June 12 to July 7, according to the estimated average price of 12.87 per share, cashing out about 289 million yuan; in addition, the 37.1877 million shares reduced from May 23 to June 13, cashing out 447 million yuan, a total of 2.5964% of the shares, a total of 736 million yuan.

In addition, Wanda Commercial Management’s performance is also a major support for cash flow. On July 3, Wanda Commercial Management released a business express, and 12 Wanda plazas were newly opened in the first half of 2023, with a total of 484 openings. The total rental income in the first half of the year was 26.32 billion yuan, an increase of 4.5% year-on-year; the net rent was 13.01 billion yuan, an increase of 7.2% year-on-year; the net rent of comparable Wanda plaza increased by 3.8% year-on-year. The rental rate was 98.2%, and the rent collection rate was 100%.

Director’s Notes: Yang Zi

 

The guests of this program believe that everyone must be very familiar with it. Recently, the film and television drama "Dear Love" she starred in has been ranked first on Weibo’s hot drama list once it was broadcast. The "Tongyan Couple" formed by her and Li Xian in the drama makes people sigh: This kind of sweet love is really amazing!

 

That’s right, this delightful and adorable girl is the protagonist of our issue – Yang Zi.

 

In addition to this popular TV drama, the movie starring Yang Zi is also about to meet us. In the film, she plays the intern forensic doctor Qiao Lin, who is not only stylish, but also more talented. She "punches" Ren Xianqi, "kicks" all the gangsters, and plays a life-and-death game with her opponents in the forensic center for evidence.

 

In this movie, Yang Zi challenged the fight scene for the first time. In an interview, she said that she had a lot of fights in the whole play. After a fierce fight, she always couldn’t avoid injuries. The bruises on her body never went down, and the new injuries stacked up the old ones. Finally, she got used to it. In this way, the pain was passed by gently, and we could feel Yang Zi’s dedication and dedication to performance.

 

Fifteen years ago, a "Family with Children" swept the country, and since then, "Xiaoxue" has become a household name for Yang Zi, and the label of National Daughter has accompanied her for a long time.

 

When it comes to becoming famous as a young person, Yang Zi said frankly: "I am very grateful for this experience. It was my childhood experience that made me who I am now. Although I lost a lot, I also gained a lot." As for the future positioning, she sees it this way: "I don’t want to position myself too much, I hope to try more roles that don’t go the usual way, so that everyone can have a new understanding of me through the role."

 

From the nurse Hu Xiangxiang, "Ode to Joy" in the workplace Xiaobai Qiu Yingying, "Honey Sinking Burns Like Frost" of the flower god Jinmi, and now "Dear Love" in the beautiful woman straight-A student Tong years, with the courage to break through the belief and perseverance, Yang Zi in just a few years to complete the transformation from the national daughter to the 90 after the strength of the flower Dan.

 

Have you been followed by such a "hardcore girl" recently? "Silent Witness" will see you on August 2, and I hope actor Yang Zi will continue to bring us excellent works in the future.

 

The Palace Museum and Tencent have reached a new strategic cooperation to further support the construction of the "Digital Palace Museum"

  On September 16, 2019, the Palace Museum and Tencent jointly signed a deepening strategic cooperation agreement. In the next three years, the two sides will focus on scientific and technological applications and academic innovation. Through "digitalization + cloudification + AI", they will further contribute to the construction of the "Digital Palace" in the fields of digital collection of cultural relics and cultural research. At the same time, the two sides will also join hands with China Radio and Television Network Co., Ltd. to explore the creation of a content model combining 5G and new merchandise in the drama "The Forbidden City is Like a Dream".
  Wang Xudong, director of the Palace Museum, said that current digital technology is driving a broad and profound "digital transformation" in the whole society. The Forbidden City’s 20-year digital exploration has achieved initial results, but to build a more comprehensive and in-depth digital Forbidden City, there is a long way to go, and more excellent partners are needed to walk side by side.
  The signing of this deepening strategic agreement will open a new stage of cooperation between Tencent and the Palace Museum "Culture + Technology". In the past three years, based on the platform of the "NEXT IDEA" Youth Creative Competition, the two sides have jointly promoted the deep integration of traditional culture and digital creativity, and started with games, animation, music, tools, etc., to help excellent traditional culture "come alive". In the past three years, more than 20 product teams of Tencent, together with the research experts and digital teams of the Palace Museum, have jointly developed and implemented more than ten projects with influence in the cultural and technology industries. Interpret the historical and cultural information contained in the buildings and cultural relics of the Forbidden City in a way that young people like, including the "Play the Forbidden City" map guide Mini Program, the "Forbidden City: Pocket Palace Craftsman" WeChat mini-game, the Forbidden City QQ emoji, Miracle Nikki – the theme of the traditional clothing of the Forbidden City, Tiantian P map – the makeup change program of the "Forbidden City National Treasure Lip Gloss", the ancient painting will sing music album and other excellent masterpieces. Among them, the Forbidden City Nanqian historical comic "Echo of the Forbidden City" hit the hot list as soon as it was launched, and was deeply loved by young people.
  Assist in the construction of a digital cultural repository and explore the deep digitization of the Forbidden City
  According to the agreement, in the next three years, Tencent will provide financial and technical support to provide more substantive support for the digital protection of cultural relics of the Palace Museum. The two sides will jointly study the technology of digital collection, storage and display of cultural relics. It is expected to complete the high definition image collection and refinement of 100,000 cultural relics, and jointly promote the establishment of digital collection industry standards.
  At the same time, Tencent Cloud will provide technology and platforms to assist the Palace Museum in operating and upgrading the digital cultural relics library, provide the public with better digital resource open services, jointly enhance the cultural relics retrieval ability of the digital cultural relics library, improve the picture copyright protection mechanism, and formulate "Cloud as a Service Standard for Cultural and Expo Industry" around the cloud storage, operation and maintenance, and cloud data disaster recovery needs of the digital cultural relics library.
  In addition, Tencent’s artificial intelligence, big data, user research and other think tank experts and research teams will also conduct research on the transformation of the Palace Museum’s digital resource data and product services to provide strategic support for the construction of the "Digital Palace". The two sides will also jointly promote the exchange and training of talents in the field of "digital application of cultural heritage", hold the "Culture + Science and Technology" international forum, and invite global cultural officials, scholars, museum experts and technology and cultural enterprises to explore ways to use the power of technology to promote the inheritance and innovation of traditional culture.
  Produced drama "The Forbidden City is like a dream" to explore 5G + new merchandise content template
  The 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City also coincides with the advent of the 5G era. The high data rate and low latency of 5G have brought new opportunities to the content ecological revolution. The Palace Museum and Tencent will join hands with China Radio and Television Network Co., Ltd. to jointly implement the 5G + new merchandise strategic direction.
  Produced by Tencent Pictures and supervised by the Forbidden City, "The Forbidden City is Like a Dream" will explore the innovative form of "5G + 4K ultra-high definition + interactive multi-ending + scene immersion", telling the story of young craftsmen Kuai Xiang’s participation in the construction of the Forbidden City, and promoting the spirit of Chinese craftsmen and the history and culture of the Forbidden City. Based on the new merchandise model, "The Forbidden City is Like a Dream" will explore more derivative content forms in the future, such as short videos, comics and other expressions that young people like, to convey the essence of the ancient Forbidden City and the spirit of craftsmen to young people.

  In addition, the two sides also plan to explore the possibility of combining documentaries, big movies, and other art forms to document the Forbidden City and the ancient relics of the Forbidden City, so as to realize VR scene immersion and multi-screen interaction of movies in a 5G environment.