Foreign media actually measured Tesla’s latest version of FSD Beta V10.12: The turning speed is too fast, and there is still the risk of ghost braking.

Recently, Fred Lambert, a reporter from foreign media electrek, released a video that was tested in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. The video shows that during the test, this version of the FSD existed many times, that is, the vehicle suddenly slowed down without necessity, and even almost drove the car to a cliff.

Fred was always ready to take over during the test. In this test, Fred only took over once, that is, the time when Tesla FSD Beta V10.12 drove the car to the cliff.

On the whole, during the 13-minute test, the overall performance of Tesla FSD beta version V10.12 is ok, but many times of "ghost braking" and wrong judgment are still frightening, and problems such as "ghost braking" still need to be solved.

Fred said that the reason why he chose to test in the Blue Ridge Mountains is that there are few intersections here and the road traffic markings are clear. He believes that in this environment, Tesla’s FSD will perform well.

This is also the case. In most cases in the test, the computer vision inspection system of FSD Beta V10.12 runs well, and Fred’s Model 3 always stays in the center of the lane.

Path of FSD planning

▲ the path of FSD planning

In the middle of the test, Fred met hikers, who were close to the road and the road was not covered by shoulders. Tesla FSD Beta V10.12 version, then controlled the vehicle to slow down, and even planned to drive a little to the left to make way for the hikers.

However, in addition to these advantages, Tesla FSD Beta V10.12 has some serious shortcomings.

Fred said that the most annoying thing about FSD Beta V10.12 is that the vehicle suddenly slows down without sufficient reason.

The video shows that "ghost braking" happened several times during driving. Although Fred feels that the sudden deceleration is not so obvious when the "ghost brake" occurs, it may only be because the speed of this test is a little slow.

In addition, Fred also noticed that the speed of Tesla FSD Beta V10.12 in controlling the turning of vehicles is also somewhat inconsistent. As you can see in the video, Tesla’s FSD controls the vehicle to slow down at some corners that don’t seem to need to slow down.

FSD controls vehicle turning.

▲ FSD controls the vehicle to turn.

In addition, in the 8-mile (about 12.8 km) and 13-minute test, Fred only took over the driver once, but this time it was taken over in a very dangerous situation.

In the 12th minute and 56th second of the test, Tesla FSD Beta V10.12 controls the vehicle to turn sharply too fast. When Fred found that the car was crossing two lanes and heading for the other side of the road, he immediately stepped on the brakes. It was a very scary moment.

Tesla FSD turned sharply and almost threw the owner off the cliff.

▲ Tesla FSD turned sharply and almost threw the owner off the cliff.

Strangely, the FSD beta version V 10.12 should know that there is a sharp turn in this road and it is necessary to slow down the vehicle. Because its speed is 10 mph (16 km/h) slower than the set speed, but somehow it didn’t correctly predict that turn.

In addition, it can be seen from the predicted path (blue line) displayed on the screen inside the car.

According to Fred’s test video, there are still many problems in Tesla’s FSD Beta V10.12 version. Although this version has greatly improved the recognition of some straight roads and vehicles, the problems of "ghost braking" and automatic turning still need to be solved.

This test also reminds Tesla owners that if they use this version of the test software, they still need to be highly vigilant and ready to take over at any time to ensure driving safety.

China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission issued seven opening measures: encouraging overseas financial institutions to invest in wealth management subsidiaries.

  According to the website of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission continues to promote the opening of banking and insurance industry to the outside world, optimize the business environment for foreign investors in the financial sector, enrich market supply, enhance market vitality, enhance competitiveness and promote the healthy development of China’s financial industry. Recently, seven new policies and measures for opening to the outside world have been studied and released.

  I. Encourage overseas financial institutions to participate in the establishment and investment of financial subsidiaries of commercial banks.

  The Measures for the Administration of Financial Subsidiaries of Commercial Banks clearly stipulates that financial subsidiaries of banks can be wholly-owned by commercial banks, or jointly funded with domestic and foreign financial institutions and domestic non-financial enterprises. Introducing foreign financial institutions with expertise and international influence in wealth management and investing in bank wealth management subsidiaries is conducive to introducing advanced and mature investment concepts, business strategies, incentive mechanisms and compliance risk control systems in the international asset management industry, further enriching the supply of financial products, stimulating the vitality of market competition and promoting the healthy and orderly development of China’s bank wealth management business. China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission will guide qualified and willing banks to strengthen active contact with relevant foreign-funded financial institutions, and continue to encourage and guide bank wealth management subsidiaries to do a good job in introducing foreign capital.

  Two, allow overseas asset management institutions and subsidiaries of Chinese banks or insurance companies to set up a foreign-controlled wealth management company.

  China’s asset management market has a huge scale and development potential, and it is difficult for existing asset management institutions to fully meet the rapidly growing diversified market demand. Compared with international advanced asset management institutions, most of the asset management institutions of Chinese banks and insurance companies, including wealth management subsidiaries, have been established for a short time and have less experience. At present, Chinese banks, insurance companies and foreign advanced asset management institutions are mainly engaged in business cooperation, allowing joint ventures to set up foreign-controlled wealth management companies, which is conducive to introducing international advanced asset management practices and professional experience, promoting the steady development of asset management industry and capital market, giving play to the respective advantages of Chinese and foreign asset management institutions, further enriching market players and business products, and meeting the diversified service needs of investors. At the same time, the existing asset management subsidiaries of Chinese banks and insurance companies can complement each other with their foreign wealth management companies, and develop at a moderate dislocation.

  Overseas asset management institutions and subsidiaries of Chinese banks or insurance companies are allowed to jointly set up foreign-controlled wealth management companies. In the early stage, pilot methods can be adopted to give priority to supporting the entry of mature and stable wealth management institutions recognized in foreign markets. Both RMB funds can be raised and some foreign currency long-term funds can be raised. In the pilot process, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission will pay more attention to the professionalism, prudence and stability of supervision, pay more attention to the supervision after the event, guide the steady development of institutional compliance through on-site inspection and off-site supervision, sum up the pilot experience in a timely manner, and study and expand the pilot scope in a timely manner.

  Three, allow overseas financial institutions to invest in the establishment and shareholding of pension management companies.

  At present, China’s pension management market is dominated by the second pillar enterprise annuity fund management, with limited scale and growth. However, the domestic pension management company is still in the pilot stage, and the pilot adopts the method of one mature company and one approved company. There is only one Jianxin pension management company established by CCB. Allowing foreign investors to set up pension management companies is conducive to increasing the types of subjects, enhancing market vitality, introducing mature pension management experience and improving the level of pension investment management. In the next step, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission will promote the improvement of relevant laws and regulations, and continue to adopt the method of "one mature company, one approved company", and work with relevant ministries and commissions to do a good job in the licensing of pension management companies.

  Four, support the establishment of wholly foreign-owned or equity money brokerage companies.

  In 2005, the State Council approved the pilot of money brokerage companies. Since the pilot, five money brokerage companies have been established to actively carry out transactions in foreign exchange market, money market, bond market and derivative products market at home and abroad, which has played a positive role in activating China’s financial market, improving transaction efficiency and reducing transaction costs. At present, the top five money brokerage companies in the world have all participated in the establishment of five money brokerage companies in China through joint ventures.

  Further increasing the proportion of foreign shares in money brokerage companies is conducive to giving full play to the management advantages of foreign shareholders, improving the operating efficiency of money brokerage companies, promoting orderly competition in the industry, and improving the transparency and transaction efficiency of financial markets. China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission actively supports Chinese and foreign shareholders of existing currency brokerage companies to determine their own foreign share ratios on the basis of equal consultation. At the same time, on the basis of comprehensive evaluation of the impact of newly established currency brokerage companies on the existing market competition pattern, we will steadily promote the establishment of new foreign currency brokerage companies.

  5. Shorten the transition period from 51% to 100% for foreign-funded life insurance companies to 2020. 

  On July 2, 2019, Premier Li Keqiang delivered a special speech at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Davos Forum, saying that the original stipulation of canceling the foreign life insurance share ratio limit in 2021 would be advanced to 2020. Abolishing the share ratio restriction of foreign-funded life insurance companies will help attract more high-quality foreign-funded insurance institutions to enter the China market, introduce more advanced business concepts and more diversified life insurance products, enhance the vitality of the life insurance market and provide better services for the real economy. In the next step, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission will promote the promulgation of "Regulations on the Administration of Foreign-funded Insurance Companies in People’s Republic of China (PRC)" and other relevant laws and regulations, and timely implement the regulations in relevant administrative licensing work. At the same time, strengthen post-event supervision and maintain market order.

  Six, cancel the provisions of domestic insurance companies holding the shares of insurance asset management companies shall not be less than 75%, allowing foreign investors to hold more than 25% of the shares. 

  Loosening the restrictions on the foreign shareholding ratio of insurance asset management companies is conducive to absorbing the experience and practices of excellent overseas insurance institutions, stimulating the vitality of the domestic insurance asset management market, promoting the improvement of the asset management capabilities of insurance asset management companies, and better serving the preservation and appreciation of insurance assets. 

  In the next step, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission will promptly revise the Interim Provisions on the Administration of Insurance Asset Management Companies and implement the opening-up measures. While opening wider to the outside world, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission will continue to improve the regulatory requirements of insurance asset management companies, strengthen the management of shareholders’ qualifications, further strengthen the continuous compliance requirements of insurance asset management companies, and effectively guard against various risks. 

  Seven, relax the access conditions of foreign-funded insurance companies, cancel the 30-year operating life requirement.

  At present, foreign insurance companies to set up foreign-funded insurance companies in China need to meet the requirements of operating insurance business for more than 30 years. In recent years, with the deepening of opening to the outside world, most foreign insurance companies in Fortune Global 500 have entered China and played an active role in the insurance market in China. The cancellation of the 30-year operating life requirement has created conditions for foreign insurance companies with operating characteristics and expertise but insufficient operating life to come to China, which is conducive to further enriching insurance market players and insurance professional services and promoting the high-quality development of the insurance industry.

  Welcome more qualified foreign insurance companies to set up business offices in China, combine their advanced experience with the reality of China, and promote each other with Chinese companies in the competition to jointly serve the real economy and the increasingly diversified financial service needs of consumers. China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission will immediately start the revision of relevant laws and regulations, and put them into practice upon completion.

Department Budget of National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021

Catalogue

Part I Overview of National Radio Monitoring Center

I. Main functions

Second, the composition of departmental budget units

Part II Department Budget of National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021

I. Summary of departmental revenue and expenditure

Second, the department income summary table

III. Summary of Departmental Expenditure

IV. Summary of Financial Appropriations and Income and Expenditure

V. General public budget expenditure table

VI. Basic Expenditure Table of General Public Budget

Seven, the general public budget "three public" expenditure table

Eight, the government fund budget expenditure table

Nine, the state-owned capital operating budget expenditure table

Part III Description of the Department Budget of National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021

The fourth part explains nouns.

Part I Overview of National Radio Monitoring Center

I. Main functions

The National Radio Monitoring Center (National Radio Spectrum Management Center) is a public welfare institution directly under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Entrusted by the Ministry, its main responsibilities are:

(a) in accordance with the provisions of the "Regulations on Radio Management in People’s Republic of China (PRC)", as a national radio management technical institution, it undertakes technical work related to radio frequency and satellite orbit resources, radio stations, radio transmitting equipment management and foreign-related radio management, and provides support for national radio management.

(two) to undertake the monitoring of short-wave and space business radio signals and the positioning of interference sources, and to find the relevant radio stations (stations) that are set up and used without permission; Monitor whether the relevant radio stations (stations) carry out their work in accordance with international rules, agreements signed between China and other countries, administrative licensing matters and requirements.

(three) to undertake the technical work related to the development of national radio management; Participate in radio monitoring of ultrashort wave and microwave frequency bands in Beijing.

(four) to undertake the construction and operation of the relevant technical work information system of the national radio regulatory agency.

(five) to carry out radio management related policies, technical standards and technical specifications, data applications and other research work, and put forward policy suggestions.

(six) to provide technical guidance for radio management in all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities).

To undertake other tasks assigned by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Second, the composition of departmental budget units

The departmental budget of the National Radio Monitoring Center (hereinafter referred to as "the Center") in 2021 includes: the budget of the center at the same level, the budget of monitoring stations outside Beijing (8 in total) and the budget of self-supporting institutions affiliated to the Center (1 in total).

The national radio monitoring center in 2021, the scope of departmental budget three budget units include:

1 national radio monitoring center at the same level

2. Shanghai Monitoring Station of National Radio Monitoring Center

3. Urumqi Monitoring Station of National Radio Monitoring Center

4. Chengdu Monitoring Station of National Radio Monitoring Center

5. Fujian Monitoring Station of National Radio Monitoring Center

6. Shenzhen Monitoring Station of National Radio Monitoring Center

7. Harbin Monitoring Station of National Radio Monitoring Center

8. Shaanxi Monitoring Station of National Radio Monitoring Center

9. Yunnan Monitoring Station of National Radio Monitoring Center

10. Testing Center of National Radio Monitoring Center

Part II Department Budget of National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021










Part III Description of the Department Budget of National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021

I. Description of the General Statement of Revenue and Expenditure of National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021

According to the principle of comprehensive budget, all income and expenditure of the National Radio Monitoring Center are included in the departmental budget management. Income includes: general public budget appropriation income, operating income of institutions, other income, and use of non-financial appropriation balance; Expenditure includes: expenditure on social security and employment, expenditure on resource exploration and industrial information, expenditure on housing security, and carry-over from last year to next year. The total revenue and expenditure budget of the National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021 is 297,909,500 yuan.

Two, about the National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021 income summary.

The revenue budget of the National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021 is 297,909,500 yuan, of which 10,517,100 yuan was carried forward from the previous year, accounting for 3.53%. The general public budget revenue was 89,815,400 yuan, accounting for 30.15%. The operating income of public institutions was 125 million yuan, accounting for 41.96%. The income from higher-level subsidies was 23,745,100 yuan, accounting for 7.97%, other income was 207,000 yuan, accounting for 0.07%, and the balance of non-financial appropriations was 48,624,900 yuan, accounting for 16.32%.

III. Explanation on the Summary of Expenditure of National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021

The expenditure budget of National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021 is 297,909,500 yuan, of which the basic expenditure is 123,164,500 yuan, accounting for 41.76%. The project expenditure is 51,804,900 yuan, accounting for 17.56%. The operating expenditure of public institutions was 120 million yuan, accounting for 40.68%.

Four, about the National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021 financial appropriation summary table.

The national radio monitoring center has a total budget of 100,332,500 yuan in 2021. Income includes: 89,815,400 yuan from the general public budget, 10,517,100 yuan carried forward from the previous year; Expenditure includes: 10,045,700 yuan for social security and employment, 78,155,000 yuan for resource exploration and industrial information, and 12,131,800 yuan for housing security.

V. Explanation on the General Public Budget Expenditure Table of National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021

The general public budget expenditure of the National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021 was 89,815,400 yuan, a decrease of 151,343,900 yuan or 62.76% compared with the implementation in 2020. In accordance with the relevant requirements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on living a tight life, we will practise economy in all undertakings, vigorously reduce general expenditures, and focus on reducing public funds and non-urgent non-rigid expenditures, which are reflected in relevant expenditure subjects. The specific arrangements are as follows:

(1) The expenditure of 21,505 industrial and information industry supervision projects is estimated at 68,426,000 yuan at the beginning of 2021, which is 154,703,700 yuan less than the implementation in 2020, with a decrease of 69.33%. The main reason is: implementing the requirements of tight life and reducing the expenditure of radio and information communication supervision and development projects.

(II) The budget for the pension expenditure of administrative institutions in 20805 was 9,379,800 yuan in early 2021, an increase of 4,126,800 yuan or 78.56% compared with the implementation in 2020. The main reason is that the financial allocation for the pension expenditure of administrative institutions has increased.

(III) The expenditure of the 22102 housing reform expenditure project is budgeted at 12,009,600 yuan in early 2021, which is 767,000 yuan less than the implementation in 2020, with a decrease of 6.00%, mainly due to the decrease in housing subsidy expenditure.

(4) According to the classification of expenditure function, the expenditure on resource exploration, industrial information and other aspects accounts for a relatively high proportion of the total expenditure of the unit, mainly: the budget for industrial and information industry supervision in 2021 is 68.426 million yuan, accounting for 76.19% of the total expenditure of the unit, which is mainly used for radio and information communication supervision projects.

VI. Explanation on the Basic Expenditure Table of General Public Budget of National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021

The basic expenditure of the general public budget of the National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021 is 50.818 million yuan. Among them:

The personnel expenses are 44,790,200 yuan, mainly including: basic salary, allowances and subsidies, performance salary, basic old-age insurance contributions of institutions, occupational annuity contributions, housing accumulation fund, medical expenses and retirement expenses.

The public funds are 6,027,800 yuan, mainly including: office expenses, printing fees, consulting fees, handling fees, water fees, electricity fees, post and telecommunications fees, heating fees, property management fees, travel expenses, rental fees, training fees, official reception fees, special materials fees, special fuel fees, labor fees, commissioned business fees, trade union funds, welfare fees, official vehicle operation and maintenance fees, and other transportation expenses.

VII. Explanation on the budget of the National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021 for "three public funds"

In 2021, the financial allocation budget for the "three public funds" is 1,329,500 yuan, of which: the expenses for going abroad on business are 0,000 yuan; The purchase and operation cost of official vehicles is 1,260,100 yuan, including 1,260,100 yuan, which is mainly used for the maintenance of official vehicles (including radio monitoring business vehicles, etc.) and the operation and maintenance of radio safety vehicles for key major events such as the Winter Olympics; The official reception fee is 69,400 yuan, which is mainly used for business exchanges and technical discussions between the center and relevant domestic units, investigation and guidance from relevant departments, and foreign affairs reception. In 2021, the budget for the "three public" funds is increased compared with that in 2020 (mainly to increase the operation and maintenance expenses of radio safety vehicles for key major events such as the Winter Olympics), and the expenses for going abroad (the border) and the purchase expenses for official vehicles are both reduced compared with that in 2020.

VIII. Explanation on the Government Procurement Budget of National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021

The total government procurement budget of National Radio Monitoring Center in 2021 was 10.9501 million yuan, including 921.9 million yuan for government procurement of goods and 10.0282 million yuan for government procurement of services.

The fourth part explains nouns.

I. Income subjects

(1) Revenue from financial appropriation: refers to the funds allocated by the central government in the current year.

(2) Operating income of public institutions: refers to the income obtained by non-independent accounting business activities of public institutions in addition to professional business activities and auxiliary activities.

(3) Other income: refers to income other than the above-mentioned "financial appropriation income", "business income" and "business income of public institutions". Such as investment income, interest income, etc.

(4) Carry-over from the previous year: refers to the funds that have not been completed in the previous year and are carried over to this year and continue to be used according to the original provisions.

Second, the expenditure subjects

(1) Social security and employment (category) Pension for administrative institutions (fund): refers to the expenditure of the center and its subordinate units on pension for administrative institutions.

1. Retirement of institutions (item): refers to the funds for retirees of the center and its affiliated institutions.

2. Expenditure of basic old-age insurance in institutions (item): refers to the expenditure of basic old-age insurance paid by the center and its affiliated institutions in implementing the old-age insurance system.

3. Occupational annuity payment expenditure of government agencies and institutions (item): refers to the occupational annuity expenditure paid by the center and its affiliated institutions in implementing the old-age insurance system.

(2) Resource exploration information, etc. (category): It reflects the expenditures for resource exploration, manufacturing, construction and industrial information, etc. The central budget mainly covers the subjects of industrial and information industry supervision expenditures.

1. Expenditure on supervision of industry and information industry (paragraph): refers to the expenditure used by the center and its affiliated institutions to ensure the operation of institutions and carry out supervision of industry and information industry.

(III) Expenditure on housing security (category) Expenditure on housing reform (paragraph): refers to the expenditure on housing reform by the center and its subordinate units in accordance with national policies.

1. Housing accumulation fund (item): it is a long-term housing deposit paid by the unit and its employees in accordance with the regulations on the management of housing accumulation fund. This policy began in the mid-1990s, and was widely implemented among employees in government agencies, enterprises and institutions nationwide. The minimum deposit ratio is not less than 5%, and the maximum deposit ratio is not more than 12%. The deposit base is the employee’s salary in the previous year. The deposit base of administrative units includes the post salary, grade salary, post salary and technical grade (post) salary of government workers, year-end one-time bonus, special post allowance, allowance for hard and remote areas, work allowance and living allowance issued after standardization; The deposit base of public institutions includes post salary, salary scale salary, performance salary, allowance for hard and remote areas, special post allowance, etc.

2. Rent-raising subsidy (item): It was approved by the State Council, and started in 2000 to raise the rent standard of public housing for central units in Beijing. The central units in Beijing determined the subsidy standard according to the number of on-the-job employees, retirees and corresponding ranks, and subsidized 90 yuan per capita monthly.

3. Housing Subsidy (Item): According to the Notice of the State Council Institute on Further Deepening the Reform of Urban Housing System and Accelerating Housing Construction (Guo Fa [1998] No.23), after the housing distribution in kind was stopped in the second half of 1998, the housing monetization reform subsidy funds were distributed to employees without housing and whose housing income ratio exceeded 4 times. The central administrative institutions began to issue housing subsidy funds in 2000, and local administrative institutions began to issue housing subsidy funds in succession in 1999, and enterprises decided on their own according to their own conditions. In Beijing, the central unit shall implement the standards stipulated in the General Office of the State Council, the General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC forwarded by the Ministry of Construction and other units < Office Word [2005] No.8 >, and outside Beijing, the central unit shall implement the policies, regulations and standards of the monetization reform of housing distribution of the local people’s government.

(4) Carry-over to the next year: refers to the funds arranged in the previous year’s budget, which cannot be implemented according to the original plan due to changes in objective conditions, and need to be postponed to the next year to continue to use according to the original specified purposes.

(5) Basic expenditure: refers to personnel expenditure and public expenditure incurred to ensure the normal operation of institutions and complete daily tasks.

(6) Project expenditure: refers to the expenditure incurred to complete specific administrative tasks and career development goals in addition to the basic expenditure.

(7) Operating expenses of public institutions: refers to the expenses incurred by public institutions in carrying out non-independent accounting business activities other than professional business activities and auxiliary activities.

Third, the "three public" funds

The "three public" funds included in the management of the central financial budget and final accounts refer to the expenses for going abroad (abroad), the purchase and operation of official vehicles and the official reception expenses arranged by the central departments with financial allocations. Among them, the expenses for going abroad on business reflect the international travel expenses, foreign city transportation expenses, accommodation expenses, meals, training fees, public and miscellaneous expenses, etc. of the unit going abroad on business; The purchase and operation expenses of official vehicles reflect the purchase expenses of official vehicles (including vehicle purchase tax), fuel expenses, maintenance fees, crossing fees, insurance fees, safety incentive fees and other expenses; The official reception fee reflects all kinds of official reception (including foreign guests’ reception) expenses of the unit according to the regulations.

ByteDance and Iqiyi are constantly making new moves, and the long and short video platforms are in close combat?

Wen | Different View Finance

In the field of long video, three video platforms, iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, have formed a "three-legged" trend. Three platform opportunities can lead the development direction of the long video industry.

On February 28th, Beijing time, iQiyi (NASDAQ: IQ) announced the unaudited financial report for the fourth quarter and the whole year as of December 31st, 2019. The financial report shows that in the fourth quarter of 2019, iQiyi’s revenue was 7.5 billion yuan and its net loss was 2.5 billion yuan. Both revenue and net loss were better than expected.

Although iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video are backed by BAT, they still lose money and continue to burn money. The profit seems to be in the foreseeable future. Judging from the latest financial report released by iQiyi, the loss is narrowing. Is this a positive signal?

Why is the long video platform difficult to make a profit from the iQiyi financial report?

According to the financial report, Iqiyi’s Q4 revenue in 2019 was 7.497 billion yuan, up 6.7% from 7.027 billion yuan in the same period of last year, up only 1.4% from 7.397 billion yuan in the previous quarter.

(Source: Financial Report)

As can be seen from the above figure, although iQiyi’s revenue maintained growth, the year-on-year growth rate continued to decline. Iqiyi’s income mainly consists of membership services, online advertising services, content distribution and other income.

In the fourth quarter, Iqiyi’s membership income was 3.861 billion yuan, up 20.6% from 3.201 billion yuan in the same period of last year, up 3.9% from 3.717 billion yuan in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, membership service revenue accounted for 51.5%, making it the largest source of income for iQiyi. Iqiyi said that the revenue growth was mainly due to the high-quality content and diversified operations, which promoted the growth of the number of subscribers.

Gong Yu, founder, director and CEO of Aiqiyi, said that the revenue of Aiqiyi’s membership business increased by 36% in 2019, and the number of subscribed members reached 107 million. Looking forward to the next decade, the upcoming continuous innovation of 5G commercial and artificial intelligence technologies will bring great opportunities to Aiqiyi. As users in China are more and more willing to pay for high-quality content and use convenient payment methods, they will jointly bring great growth potential to the iQiyi business.

According to the financial report, as of the end of the fourth quarter, the number of subscribed members of iQiyi reached 107 million, and the number of subscribed members increased by 22% year-on-year. On the whole, the growth of subscription members is also slowing down, and with the decline of demographic dividend, membership growth seems to have peaked.

(Source: Financial Report)

Online advertising revenue was 1.883 billion yuan, down 14.6% from 2.204 billion yuan in the same period of last year and down 8.9% from 2.067 billion yuan in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, online advertising revenue accounted for 25.1%, and the contribution of online advertising revenue continued to decline. Iqiyi said that macroeconomic challenges have led to a decline in online advertising revenue. Yiguan Finance believes that the decline in online advertising revenue is also related to the rapid development of short video platforms. With the rise and rapid development of short video platforms such as Aauto Quicker, Tik Tok and bilibili, users’ attention and advertisers’ budget have shifted, and the advertising business of long video network has been robbed of "share".

Content distribution revenue was 878 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 68%. Content distribution income mainly comes from broadcasting authorized content. In 2019, hit dramas, such as Little Joy, Dear, Love, and Joy of Life, were distributed by iQiyi. From the perspective of revenue growth, the distribution of these hit dramas has achieved good results.

In the fourth quarter, the income from other businesses of iQiyi was 874 million yuan, down 21% year-on-year. In 2019, the annual revenue was 3.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 30%. This is mainly due to the growth of many vertical businesses, especially the strong growth of game business after the acquisition of Tianxiang Mutual Entertainment.

Thanks to the reduction of content cost, iQiyi’s Q4 net loss in 2019 was 2.49 billion yuan, narrowing by 28% year-on-year and 32.6% quarter-on-quarter. However, in 2019, iQiyi lost 10.3 billion yuan for the whole year, still showing an expanding trend year-on-year.

According to the financial report, in Q4 of 2019, the operating cost of iQiyi was 7.914 billion yuan, and the content cost was 5.7 billion yuan, accounting for 72% of the operating cost. Content cost includes copyright purchase cost and content production cost.

Gong Yu, founder, director and CEO of iQiyi, mentioned in the earnings conference call that the content cost in 2019 only increased by 6% because of the continuous optimization of the content structure. The financial report shows that in 2019, the content cost of iQiyi was 22.2 billion yuan.

As can be seen from the balance sheet of iQiyi, the content assets of iQiyi include current assets-net value of copyright content, non-current assets-net value of copyright content, and non-current assets-net value of self-made content.

The financial report shows that as of December 31, 2019, iQiyi’s self-made content assets were 4.355 billion yuan, an increase of 16.6% compared with 3.736 billion yuan in the same period of last year; At the end of the period, the authorized content assets totaled 7.51 billion yuan, down 3.7% year-on-year.

From the changes of self-made content assets and authorized content assets, iQiyi achieves structural optimization by increasing the proportion of self-made content and decreasing the proportion of authorized content.

Gong Yu said at the conference call that film and television plays are still the main driving force for members to add value. At present, the hit dramas on the platform of iQiyi, such as Joy of Life and Dear, Love, all belong to copyrighted works.

Self-made video content, which will involve IP copyright purchase of film and television dramas, actor pay, shooting and other production costs, which are all important items of cost expenditure. The self-made variety "Qi Pa Shuo" has continued for six levels, and the topic heat has remained unchanged. "Sword Dynasty", starring Li Xian, a streaming star, is popular in Iqiyi. Although the limitation of star pay and the rising trend of drama prices slow down, the cost of purchasing copyright and the cost of self-made drama and variety shows decrease, it still cannot reverse the loss of video platforms.

In the case of membership growth meeting the ceiling, video websites began to change their thinking and tap the value of membership. If video websites want to turn losses, they need to constantly try new business models.

In terms of member value-added services, the charging mode of "member-on-demand in advance" launched by the video platform was criticized by the whole network and was questioned as "ugly", but it did not stop the determination of video websites to implement the charging mode of "member-on-demand in advance", which will become a normal broadcasting mode in the future.

Gong Yu thinks that although there are relatively few dramas adopting this mode at present, it accounts for a small proportion of the total revenue, but this mode is successful. "In the future, we will take this mode as a normal way of broadcasting. At present, the impact of advanced on-demand on the average revenue per user (ARPU) in the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 is not great, but it will be an important way to improve ARPU in the future. "

Iqiyi is constantly changing in the form of advertisements, such as patch advertisements and original small theater advertisements for online dramas. Iqiyi is also constantly trying to make use of advertising resources. Although Iqiyi members have purchased VIP members, they still have to watch advertisements. For example, in a 45-minute episode, all kinds of advertisements are inserted in the title, preview, film and ending, and even members are not spared. Some members can close it manually, while others can’t close it by force.

Iqiyi also said that the membership fee has increased. With the development of video websites for many years, people in China have a certain understanding of the paid membership model, but the acceptance of the paid membership model in China is not so high. In the long-term competition, video websites attract paying members through promotion, although it can boost revenue growth, but it is difficult to achieve profitability. Under the situation of tripartite confrontation, if only one party announces the price increase, it is likely to cause the loss of users.

Video websites are still content-oriented. Yiguan Finance has conducted a small-scale survey. Most paid members of video websites said that a video website member can almost meet their own needs for watching movies/dramas. Which platform can meet your own viewing needs, you will choose which platform, and you will not love a certain platform alone. There are also some users who have registered a number of platform members, but they will not buy annual members, but will only choose monthly membership when chasing a favorite film and television drama.

From this point of view, the loyalty of video platform users remains to be assessed. Whether the video website has enough rich content such as TV dramas and variety shows is the key to retain users. After all, users pay for high-quality content, and the continuous output of high-quality content is the key to the continuous growth and retention of paying users on the platform.

In addition, some insiders told Yiguan Finance that there is another factor in the loss of video websites, that is, the pressure on servers and bandwidth. The video platform should ensure that hundreds of thousands or even millions of people can watch online at the same time, and sometimes upload data traffic such as barrage. These fixed expenses are not small.

With the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, everyone was forced to stay at home and play drama. As a result, when I wanted to meet you was updated on February 26th, iQiyi collapsed, and "iQiyi collapsed" was returned to Weibo for hot search. From the technical principle, there are two reasons for the server crash, one is that the server content is tight, and the other is that the service design is flawed. It seems that Ali, JD.COM and others built their own cloud computing data centers for a reason.

In the layout, short videos, long videos and short videos erode each other and fight hand in hand?

Typical Internet users will allocate their online entertainment time to many different fields, including video (Youaiteng’s three long video websites; Tik Tok, Aauto Quicker and other short video sites) game videos (Tiger Tooth, bilibili, Betta Fish, etc.) and news push platforms. With the disappearance of traffic bonus, the peak of membership and the continuous loss, iQiyi needs new stories to enhance its commercial imagination. With the rapid rise of short videos, Iqiyi is constantly trying to seek new breakthroughs.

In fact, iQiyi has launched a variety of short video products, such as gingerbread, whale eating, natto, Jinshi and many videos. Although it failed to attract enough attention, it never gave up. Currently in the "Small Video" entrance of the top column of iQiyi app.

According to Tech Planet, iQiyi recently launched a short video featuring short videos of young trends. Iqiyi launched the "Shake Short Video" this time, on the one hand, it is an expansion and attempt of its own short video classification, on the other hand, it is to seize the popularity of 5G, constantly innovate, accelerate trial and error, and strive to create an explosive short video APP.

For the layout competition in the field of short video, at the conference call of Iqiyi’s 2019 Q4 and annual financial report, Gong Yu, the founder and CEO of Iqiyi, announced that he planned to launch a YouTube mode App called "On Time", and said that Ge Hong, who had rich technical and management experience in companies such as Facebook and Airbnb, would fully lead the business. This seems to show the determination of short videos in the layout of iQiyi.

It is reported that there will be two main categories of "on-demand" video content. The first category is PUGC content, which is mainly uploaded by MCN, individuals and professional organizations. In addition, the long video content of iQiyi will also be played on-demand, thus forming a strategic synergy of "long video+short video".

The content production methods of short videos are mainly PGC (professional production content) and UGC (user-produced content), which are mainly realized by advertising. The long video is either self-made or needs to buy copyright, and the realization methods are mainly user payment and advertising.

In the field of short and medium videos, iQiyi will face the competition from headline department, bilibili and Tik Tok.

Headline has a huge user base and a high daily activity rate, which lays the foundation for the commercial realization of long video. Headlines rely on its good recommendation algorithm to analyze and summarize users’ video preferences and playing habits through big data, and apply them to headline-made videos. They can even customize headline users’ exclusive homemade dramas and homemade variety shows according to the results of big data analysis and user preferences.

Compared with short video platforms, the advantages of long video platforms such as Youaiteng come from the copyright and IP resources of a large number of content creators. Youaiteng takes the lead in the segmentation field in the short video industry through its own areas of expertise. Strict supervision has, to some extent, "forced" the short video head platform to enhance the awareness of copyright, continuously expand the content map, and cultivate and expand the long video user base.

With the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, all the films for the Spring Festival in 2020 were withdrawn. On January 24th, Lost in Russia, directed by Xú Zhēng, announced that he would cooperate with ByteDance’s platform, and the "Headline System" short video platform (Tik Tok/Watermelon/Volcano) was broadcasted independently for free, which aroused the attention and heated discussion in the industry. Many people think that this is not only a symbol of headlines entering the long video and film industry.

With the expansion of users, long and short video platforms have already eroded each other. Short video platforms pay more and more attention to original content, and the competition for original content between long and short video platforms will become more and more fierce.

American trade bullying staged a new farce, breaking the rules and causing dissatisfaction in many countries.

CCTV News:Recently, at the meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization held in Geneva, Switzerland, the United States was convicted of violating WTO rules, but instead, the United States used the arbitration institution to "shut down" to appeal and tried to shelve the execution of the ruling indefinitely, which was severely denounced by many WTO members.

At the closed meeting held on January 27th, five members, namely China, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey and Hong Kong, China, set eight topics, demanding that the plenary session adopt five rulings of the expert group on the violation of the new regulations on the origin marking of Hong Kong goods imposed by the United States on imported steel and aluminum products under Article 232, and demanding that the United States cancel the illegal measures. The United States appealed all five rulings before the meeting.

But in fact, since 2019, the United States has repeatedly unilaterally obstructed the selection of judges of the WTO Appellate Body, and the WTO Appellate Body has fallen into a state of complete paralysis after the expiration of the previous judge in November 2020.

According to the minutes of the meeting published by the WTO, the permanent representative of the European Union to the WTO said at the meeting that the WTO arbitration institution was "paralyzed" because of deliberate sabotage by the United States, and it was impossible to hear these appeals at present, and the United States was actually abusing its right of appeal. Abuse of the right of appeal does not help to resolve trade disputes.

The Permanent Representative of Canada to the WTO said at the meeting that all parties to trade disputes must make every effort to find acceptable solutions and fulfill their good faith commitments under the Understanding on Dispute Settlement Rules and Procedures. The suspension of the Appellate Body has brought unfairness and short-term advantages to some members.

       The Permanent Representative of China to the WTO said that it seems that the United States will refuse to implement any unfavorable ruling involving "national security exception", which violates the principle of "pacta sunt servanda". These disturbing behaviors in the United States clearly depict the image of the implementer of unilateral bullying, the destroyer of multilateral trading system and the disruptor of global industrial chain supply chain.

       What is the ruling of the United States to appeal this time? In December 2022, the WTO released the report of the expert group on the dispute settlement mechanism, ruling that the measures taken by the United States to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum products in 2018 violated WTO rules and suggested that the United States should correct them. In March 2018, then US President Trump imposed tariffs of 25% and 10% on imported steel and aluminum products on the grounds of safeguarding national security according to Article 232 of the US Trade Expansion Act of 1962. This decision not only led the countries concerned to file a complaint with the WTO, but also the major trading partners of the United States introduced retaliatory measures. In November 2018, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body agreed to set up an expert group to review the steel and aluminum tariff measures announced by the United States to confirm whether the measures violated WTO rules. It was not until last December that the expert group of WTO dispute settlement mechanism issued its ruling.

       The unilateral trade bullying behavior of the United States has aroused more and more opposition around the world. Some media commented that the United States has now become the biggest destroyer of the international trading system.

       Headquarters reporter Yi Xin:For a long time, the United States has been waving a trade stick at other WTO members on the grounds of "national security" and frequently violated WTO rules. The research report on WTO dispute adjudication shows that by far, the United States is the most "unruly", and two-thirds of WTO violations are caused by the United States. When the WTO expert group ruled that the United States violated the rules, the United States took advantage of the current deadlock in the appointment of members of the WTO Appellate Body to appeal the ruling, so as to evade its obligations. The WTO Appellate Body’s "shutdown" and the paralysis of multilateral trade arbitration institutions are precisely caused by the United States’ insistence on obstructing the selection of judges despite the opposition of more than 100 WTO members. At the US trade policy review meeting held by the WTO in December last year, many WTO members expressed serious concern and dissatisfaction with the US trade policy.

Convicted of violating WTO rules, instead of executing the ruling, the United States appealed by using the "shutdown" of the appellate body, trying to put the execution of the ruling on hold indefinitely.

As an arbitration institution for trade dispute settlement, the Appellate Body is known as the "jewel in the crown of WTO" and it is an important part of the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. It has seven permanent seats for judges, each of whom has a term of four years and can be re-elected once. According to the WTO, cases of trade disputes must be tried and decided jointly by three judges. If the number of judges is insufficient, they can’t accept any new cases, and they will fall into a state of "stopping".

One of the most prominent features of the Appellate Body of WTO is its independence. Under this mechanism, all 164 WTO members, regardless of their size, can obtain equal rights to appeal or defend themselves. However, it seems that the United States has always regarded itself as an exception and repeatedly abused the "one-vote veto" to arbitrarily obstruct the start of the selection process for new judges of the Appellate Body.

Since 2017, the United States has frequently blocked the start of the selection process for new judges of the WTO Appellate Body.

In 2017, three of the seven judges of the Appellate Body ended their terms, but the United States has always blocked the appointment of new judges. Counting this time, in the past two years, the United States has said no to the selection of new judges for 30 consecutive times.

In 2018, the United States vetoed the appointment of Mauritian judges for a second term by one vote, leaving only three judges in the WTO Appellate Body. Three people are also the bottom line for the appellate body to operate. In order to avoid the "lockout", in that year, 67 WTO members demanded that "the selection process for new judges of the Appellate Body should be started as soon as possible". However, the United States rejected this proposal.

In November 2019, at the regular meeting of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body, 117 WTO members once again suggested that the process of selecting new judges of the Appellate Body should be started immediately, which showed the strong political will of most members to restore the Appellate Body. However, the United States is still bent on its own way.

On December 9, 2019, the United States once again unilaterally obstructed, resulting in a draft resolution on the reform of the Appellate Body not being passed, and the selection of new judges was once again blocked.

Due to the inability to select new judges in time, from December 11, 2019, only one judge of the Appellate Body was in office, and the Appellate Body was in a state of "stopping".

       On November 30, 2020, the last member of the Appellate Body officially expired. At this point, all members of the Appellate Body have left their posts.

What is the core reason for the United States to do so in the face of non-implementation of WTO rulings, non-compliance with rules and deliberate sabotage? What kind of bad influence will it have? Let’s listen to the interpretation of special commentator Su Xiaohui.

Su Xiaohui, a special commentator, said that many countries see that the United States has a kind of "double standard" behavior towards rules, and they will use it if they agree, and abandon it if they disagree. At the same time, they will try their best to safeguard American hegemony by taking the leading role in rule-making and use American bullying in trade. This kind of behavior interferes with the development of the world economy and harms others, which is also the fundamental factor behind everyone’s rebound against the United States.

25 kinds of books won the title of "the most beautiful book" of the year, which one is your favorite?

  On November 12th, the "Most Beautiful Books" in 2018 was announced. Twenty-five books from 20 publishing houses won the title of "Most Beautiful Books" this year, and they will represent China in the "Most Beautiful Books in the World" in 2019.

  This year’s "China’s Most Beautiful Books" contest began in June this year, and a total of 541 volumes of 326 participating books were received. After two rounds of voting by all the judges, 25 "most beautiful books" of this year were produced on November 10th.

  Founded in 2003, "The Most Beautiful Book" is an annual book design selection activity sponsored by Shanghai Press and Publication Bureau. For more than ten years, the "Most Beautiful Books" jury was entrusted by the German Book Art Foundation, the organizer of "The Most Beautiful Books in the World" in Leipzig, Germany, to invite top book designers at home and abroad to serve as judges, select and recommend the "Most Beautiful Books" from China in that year and send them to Leipzig, Germany to participate in the selection of "The Most Beautiful Books in the World" in the next year. Over the past decade, 15 batches of 321 kinds of "the most beautiful books" from China have appeared in Leipzig, Germany, and 19 kinds have won the award of "the most beautiful books in the world", including 2 gold medals.

  For more than ten years, the evaluation of "The Most Beautiful Book" has always paid attention to the integrity of book design, the perfect combination of book content and form, the improvement of book function by book design, the harmony and unity of design style and suitable feel, and the application of technical means as an important element of design. After more than ten years of advocacy and accumulation, the concept of "the most beautiful book" has been increasingly accepted by the publishing and design circles in China.

  Invited by the "Most Beautiful Books" jury, Japanese designer Mr. Song Tian Masamatsuda, German designer Ms. Konstanze Berner, Beijing, China designers Mr. Liu Xiaoxiang and Mr. Zhang Zhiwei, Guangdong, China designer Mr. Hong Wei and Taiwan, China designer Mr. Huang Yongsong served as the special judges of this year’s "Most Beautiful Books".

  Attachment: Winners and comments of "The Most Beautiful Book" in 2018

  Jiangsu Fenghuang Art Publishing House

  Comments: The elegant gray tone of the book and the texture-rich paper used are very harmonious with the style of the ceramist’s works. The colorless and concave title needs readers to look carefully to form an introverted style. The concave-convex feeling of the seal reminds people of the production process of pottery, and also makes readers have expectations and reading desires for the content. The content of the book is mainly pictures, and the blank layout controls the rhythm of reading, and the priorities are clear, which sets off the author’s ceramic works.

  The field of history

  China Building Industry Press

  Square books indicate many possibilities of space design on paper. Through the dialogue between architects and book designers in China, Japan and South Korea and the display of design works, the graphic designers in the space of paper reflect the control, understanding and design process of the "field" in architecture and paper, and the gap between the characters in typesetting is wide, or vertically or horizontally, suddenly large and small, and obliquely shooting at 45 degrees, which reflects different creative ideas, spatial awareness and layout logic of different styles. The paper material is soft, and the text content and architectural design concept are interlaced in the cube formed by thickness. The Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean characters have various typesetting forms.

  Beijing Joint Publishing Company

  This book uses a wooden box, which looks like an object. Open the box, the color matching of books is very chic, novel and pleasing to the eye. There are books and books, which is the popular way at present. The drawings in the book are beautifully designed, made of special paper, and of moderate size. It is commendable that the designer uses red for the annotations in the book, which is elegant with the main text.

  Huichuang Youth: A Collection of Digital Media Art and Animation Works

  Higher education press

  The colors used in book design are very modern, and with abstract geometric figures, they have a strong visual impact and are full of youth. Every part of the book is combined with double contrasting colors, which is easy to identify at the incision of the book and convenient for readers to read and retrieve. Books are small and thick, with moderate feel and suitable for reading.

  Shark

  Literature and art development publishing house

  Hand-made cover paper presents water ripples in line with the theme of the book, and the concave and convex texture increases the simplicity of the book. Concise text information is dotted on the spine of the book, which is convenient to find from the bookcase. The text uses simple gray-blue spot colors and the most restrained design elements to form an elegant and rhythmic layout. The calm and elegant overall style brings readers into the mysterious ocean world.

  Spring blossoms facing the sea

  Jiangsu Fenghuang literature and art publishing house

  The uneven handwriting on the cover and the paper full of texture reflect the collision between tradition and modernity. The spine binding technique is simple and practical, and the plain cotton thread conforms to the tonality of this book. Text papers with different colors and textures distinguish the contents of books: Haizi’s poems are orange, representing the sun and the earth. Velco’s paintings are white, which represents pallor and depression. When two people meet, they sink into the soil (earth color). The incision is bound by riding nail which is cut first and then folded, which is unique.

  Chongqing publishing house

  Record the process of facial sketch comprehensively. The image adopts mirror image effect, and the subject is reflected from multiple angles by montage, which increases the reading pleasure. The package has visual coherence.

  Xiangna Gallery

  Shanghai People’s Fine Arts Publishing House

  The overall shape of the book is slender. At first glance, it feels like a box with a sense of the future. The ratio of length to width is very comfortable, and the sense of weight of the book makes readers not surprised. The white cover is dotted with black numbers, which clearly conveys the history of the gallery. The soft paper in the text is different from the materials in the previous album, which increases the comfort of browsing. There is a huge amount of information, but the layout is orderly, the rhythm is moderate, and the overall design style is simple and quiet.

  A brief history of the development of camellia bouquet in "micro-view"

  China Building Industry Press

  This book is a science and technology book. The cover is die-cut and the light pink tone is reminiscent of petals. The pink color that runs through the cover and text of the book is matched with the rhythmic layout design, and the two colored ribbons that are the finishing touch echo the two bright yellow pages in the middle of the inner page, embellishing the yellow of the camellia stamens. This design wins more with less, bringing readers into a world of camellia. The design of charts in the book not only extends the readability of information, but also enriches the formal language of design.

  Commercial press

  There are traces of birds everywhere. Two lines run through the text to represent the flight trajectory of birds and also represent the versions of the works of two translators. This design is quite poetic, light in material, and it fits the image of birds without showing emotion.

  Beiyue literature and art publishing house

  This is a set of low-cost books suitable for reading. Designers strive to be simple and clear in the design and use of paper. The concave pattern on the cover presents different scenery and lines in the author’s hometown, reflecting visual symbols such as water, rice fields, houses and wheat waves. The black text on the cover is arranged up and down, and the design is unique. Looking through the contents of the book, the version is designed with a large margin. A line does not exceed 30 words, and the number of lines on a page is controlled within 24 lines, which is beneficial to reading. The judges appreciated the designer’s attempt at this low-cost book design.

  Shandong friendship publishing house

  This book helps the blind to perceive the characters smoothly and read their contents by touching the source and development changes of Chinese characters and connecting with the cultural connotation behind the words. The book cover is designed in yellow and black, which looks heavy but actually light. Braille fonts on the inner page have a strong sense of touch and reflect the evolution process of Braille fonts. At the same time, in order to be suitable for ordinary readers to read, the text is specially matched with Braille, and the text can also be touched. The overall design of this book is concise and clear, and the visual effect is outstanding.

  Jiangsu Fenghuang Art Publishing House

  Color structure and word processing seem to be on the cloud, and the cover incision is mixed and exquisite. It would be better if it were lighter.

  Jiangsu Fenghuang Art Publishing House

  The perfect unity of design and content is very rare for the more difficult chronicle design. This design skillfully outlines the word "Gao" with thread fitting, adding a literary color. The text takes time as the context, and the layout is rigorous, leaving blank and ethereal, and the image of China is consistent with the cause of Gao Ershi, the protagonist of this book. The choice of paper is exquisite and light, and the signature position of the protagonist on the letter sleeve is clever and quiet. Taking the protagonist’s calligraphy as the book coat, the design is just right.

  Shaanxi normal university publishing head office

  This book is divided into two volumes, the main volume introduces a wide range of businesses in the market; The design of the supplement is also remarkable. It shows people who are engaged in the industry in the form of cartoons, and the businesses that people are engaged in are represented by folding clothes. After folding, the front is a picture, and the back is a record of these people in the market and their languages, which is quite smoky of market life. China in the street is also the China of mankind.

  Jiangsu phoenix education publishing house

  The design shows the true feelings everywhere, and the rough paper wrapped in snacks in old shops is combined with rough edges, which shows the fading folk industry and has a hazy beauty. The ancient and folk binding method is adopted, and the page number is set strangely. The text in the text and the big picture are represented by different materials, which enriches the visual language. Black-and-white pictures printed on crude paper have an ancient mottled intention, which seems to show that all new industries originate from old businesses.

  Excellent Works Collection of the 9th National Book Design Art Exhibition

  Nanjing Publishing Media Group Nanjing Publishing House

  The combination of book box stamping and cover blanching in this book design combines Chinese characters "book design" and English "book design". The Chinese characters are indented and English blanched, and the top of the head is black. The visual effect is novel, which reflects the innovation of China book designers in binding and controlling materials. The text design of the book is also very unique, and the text and pictures are appropriate and even. It reflects the contents of 338 outstanding works very well. Due to the vacancy of the grand prize in this exhibition, this book also makes a unique expression in design. The design and presentation of exhibits have the characteristics of great information and interest. The spaced but unevenly distributed burrs at the mouth of the book classify all kinds of award-winning works and bring the whole book to a delicate, elegant, peaceful and upright reading context. The text is made of different paper materials and beautifully printed.

  Guangxi Normal University Press

  This collection of images includes 66 photos of birds (similar to bird-shaped bird droppings), which are common in appearance. However, after opening it, you will find that the book is divided into three unique parts: the first part is "Images of Birds", in which all photos are black and white, true and hazy, and the designer consciously downplays the clarity of the photos and gives a detailed statement on the shooting information of the photos; The second part, "Atlas of Convenient Birds", is colored and described in words. Some pictures can be expanded on both sides with exquisite patterns. The third part is "Revealing the Secret of Convenient Birds". In order to prevent readers from feeling uncomfortable, a special seal is designed, which can only be opened to reveal the mystery and present various realistic bird droppings. The author’s mind is wide open, imagining the dirt everywhere in life as a bird, and using the evolution process of photos from black and white to color to reflect the structure of editing design in visual language is an important reason for the book to be recognized by the judges.

  Shanghai literature and art publishing house

  Interesting and humorous, the content and design are mixed, which vividly describes such an unbearable bad habit in daily life and shows the vitality and excellent intentions of young designers.

  Chengdu Times Publishing House

  The overall design not only has a strong folk flavor, but also conforms to the reading aesthetics of modern people. Authentic folk embroidery constitutes the chapters and pages of books, enriches the structure of books and brings surprises to readers. In contrast, the text layout is unpretentious and suitable for quiet reading. The cover is hand-cut fabric, which echoes the title of the book.

  Commercial press

  From the appearance, it is quite special, using magnet as the envelope of the book, and black as the main color. The spine of the three books is exactly the same, and the book mouth is divided into three styles: hairy, flat and uneven, which rotate between the book mouth, the head and the foot. This design feels comfortable, the photos in the book are also black, and the visual experience is relatively unified.

  blossom press

  The design is quite handcrafted, and the softness of the paper is perfectly matched with the rough edges without affectation, which is completely in line with the theme. The color of the paper fits the impression of Dunhuang. The spine of the book is not completely die-cut, and its shape is like a grotto hole. After it is torn off, the title of the book is revealed, which is a clever design.

  China Youth Publishing House

  The details have a sense of lens and substitution. The paper material and binding of the preface are all very strange, the color is like Tibetan prayer flags, and it is like the separation of the contents of the book, echoing the middle pages. Ending with a color photo, the vision is varied and not monotonous.

  china pictorial publishing house

  The interweaving of blue and purple constitutes the rhythm change of this two-volume sister book. The beauty of this book lies in the illustrations full of artistic sense and mystery, which strengthens the artistic conception of the poem. Comfortable small format is very suitable for this collection of poems, which makes readers relaxed and comfortable to read.

  Shanghai People’s Fine Arts Publishing House

  Based on the author’s 40 years’ experience in practice and research, this paper gives a new interpretation of book design concepts and a systematic statement of design methodology. This book focuses on teaching content, rich in knowledge and information, and incorporates various ideas and book-making methods designed by the East and the West. Designers devote their efforts and emotions to writing and design. Considering that this book is mainly used by ordinary students, its book design is concise and easy to understand, and there is not much craft. One aspect that deserves praise is that although the book is a simple paperback, its moderate width is suitable for students to read it in a flat way, which is very stretched. The color of this book is mainly red, supplemented by some blank space. It is very practical to have a printing typesetting series table.

On the National Heroes on the Screen: Supporting the Backbone of the Nation from "Dangkou Fengyun"

Poster of "Dangkou Fengyun"


Special feature of 1905 film network In the splendid history of the Chinese nation for 5,000 years, there have been countless epic national heroes, and their stories have been constantly reshaped in various artistic forms. Since the birth of China’s films, there have been endless films praising national heroes. This year, there are still many films on this theme in China film market. In addition to the hit "Wandering in the Wind", films based on the Sino-French War in the late Qing Dynasty will also be shown in the summer file. This gives us a chance to review the light and shadow and capture all the great national hero images on the screen.

 

China has a vast territory since ancient times, and wars have been going on constantly, so a fighting hero like Yue Fei has emerged. With the rapid expansion of western forces, the Ming and Qing Dynasties, where wars were frequent, became a historical opportunity for national heroes to be tempered and born in the war. The story of the movie Dangkou Fengyun took place during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. The Japanese pirates constantly harassed and plundered the southeast coast of China, and the government troops were helpless in the face of foreign pirates, and the local people were in dire straits. Qi Jiguang, a young military attache from a military family, came to Zhejiang to take charge of the military affairs against Japan. In order to organize a truly effective army in the face of the enemy, Qi Jiguang recruited brave miners from the local area for strict training, and formed the "Qijiajun" which made the enemy fear.

 

Qi Jiguang has both civil and military skills in history, so it is wise to choose Chiu Man-Cheuk, who is a martial arts player with elegant temperament, to play in the movie "Dangkou Fengyun". Yu Dayou, another famous anti-Japanese actor in the film, is played by Sammo Hung, a veteran action film director and actor. The incarnation of the two kung fu superstars as historical celebrities has undoubtedly enhanced the visibility of the film from a commercial point of view. However, the point of view of "Wandering in the Wind" is not limited to this. Restoring history through grand war scenes is the focus of the film. Director Chen Jiashang studied Qi Jiguang’s relevant historical materials for nearly ten years, and finally chose Qi Jiguang’s experience of training Qi Jiajun as a "special force" as a breakthrough point to show the fighting spirit inspired by the generals, soldiers and coastal people in the face of the Japanese invasion.

Stills of Lin Zexu

 

Compared with those national heroes who became famous for their martial arts, Destruction of Opium at Humen’s Lin Zexu became a widely spread example for his boldness and courage. Lin Zexu’s deeds have been put on the big screen many times. The two most influential editions are Lin Zexu in 1959 and directed by Xie Jin in 1997. The two films are respectively starred by Zhao Dan, the earliest "national male god" in China films, and Bao Guoan, who is well-known for his role of Cao Cao in the TV series Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Lin Zexu, played by Zhao Dan, is elegant and indifferent, while Bao Guoan emphasizes his concern for the country and the people. There are many subtle differences in temperament between the two versions of Lin Zexu, but on the whole, they all depict Lin Zexu’s upright and unyielding national character in the face of political enemies and aggressors from different angles.

Stills of Opium War

 

In particular, the film Opium War, which creatively added a large section of English drama in all English, examined the situation at that time from a different perspective. The film was released on the eve of Hong Kong’s return to China. At that time, after more than 20 years of reform and opening up, China’s national strength increased greatly, and people’s material and cultural lives were much richer than before. As the film says, only when a nation really stands up can it face up to and reflect on its humiliating history. Many times, the film described the smoking ban situation at that time with smoky and dim scenes, and at the same time, it also alluded to the unbearable political environment. Local officials committed crimes and bullied their superiors and deluded their subordinates everywhere. In this case of corruption and decline, the film vividly depicts a loyal and wise veteran Lin Zexu, and his "loyalty" and "righteousness" are also particularly deplorable.

 

Lin Zexu’s greatest historical achievement lies not only in hosting Destruction of Opium at Humen to show Chinese’s determination and perseverance, but also in his inspiration to the later generations to "open their eyes to the world". Under the guidance of this thought, the Westernization Movement of "learning from foreigners and strengthening ourselves" rose, and the Qing government set up the strongest fleet in Asia &mdash; &mdash; Beiyang navy. In this fleet, a heroic hero was born, whose name was Deng Shichang.

Stills of the Sino-Japanese War

 

In 1894, in the Sino-Japanese Lunar New Year, the Japanese naval joint fleet broke into the waters of China and challenged the Beiyang Navy in China. The film "Sino-Japanese War" released in 1962 reflects this history. It focuses on portraying the heroic image of Deng Shichang, the leader of Zhiyuan Ship, and contrasts it with Li Hongzhang and Fang Boqian, who are weak and afraid of war. The film is starred by actor Li Moran, who successfully created the hero Deng Shichang, a classic character in the history of China film, with his generous figure and resolute temperament. Although the ship in the film is different from the real history due to the limitation of technical level, the thrilling naval battle scene left a deep impression on that generation of China audience. Countless people feel sorry for the complete defeat of Beiyang Navy, but Deng Shichang, played by Li Moran, commanded the scarred Zhiyuan to crash into the joint fleet’s Yoshino, and this scene showed the spirit of death, which still deeply inspired the audience.

Poster of 1894 Sino-Japanese War

 

Fifty years after the release of "The Storm of the Sino-Japanese War", the audience welcomed the movie "1894 Sino-Japanese War" with the same theme, which was shot by the famous war film director Feng Xiaoning. The film increased the feud between the protagonist Deng Shichang and the enemy officer Ito Sukeyuki before the naval battle, and strengthened the dramatic tension of the whole story. Most of the main actors in the film showed credible acting skills. Although as a film released in 2012, its costume props and war scenes are still far from those of the current large-scale commercial films, the film has created a different kind of tragic, and this tragic comes from the appeal of national heroes themselves.

 

The Opium War made China lose Hongkong, and the failure of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 forced China to admit the Japanese occupation of Taiwan Province. It was not until half a century later that the people of China won an all-round victory in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression that Taiwan Province was recovered. And this troubled treasure island is not the first time occupied by invaders. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, she once fell into the hands of Dutch invaders. The Chinese people on Taiwan Province Island could not bear the exploitation and torture of the Dutch, so they had to turn to the motherland on the other side of the Strait. Zheng Chenggong, as the mainstay of the generals in the Southern Ming Dynasty, organized a fleet to sail for Taiwan Province without hesitation after learning what happened to his compatriots, and with the cooperation of compatriots on the island, he defeated the cunning and ferocious enemy and brought Taiwan Province back to China.

Stills of Hero Zheng Chenggong


Zheng Chenggong’s story was put on the screen by director Wu Ziniu in 2001. The film "Hero Zheng Chenggong" also stars Chiu Man-Cheuk. From Qi Jiguang to Zheng Chenggong, it seems that Chiu Man-Cheuk really has some unique temperament, which accords with the audience’s traditional cognition of national heroes. Compared with Qi Jiguang’s high spirits, the film adds a sadness and resentment to Zheng Chenggong’s ruin. Under Chiu Man-Cheuk’s meticulous interpretation, the heroes are full of masculine beauty, and also perfectly express the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait’s deep affection and their common desire for reunification.

 

Before the Japanese rebellion in the Ming Dynasty, China rarely encountered foreign enemies from the sea; In the Qing Dynasty after the Ming Dynasty, just like the Dutch invaders in Hero Zheng Chenggong, more difficult enemies began to cross the sea from further places. The movie The Battle of the Dragons, which will be released in the summer, is such a story background. In the 1980s, French troops from the European continent brazenly invaded China’s vassal Viet Nam, and approached China’s border, killing China’s border people, and the Sino-French war broke out. In the anti-aggression war, including this war in modern times, China is no longer confronted with an enemy as savage and backward as the Japanese pirates in the Ming Dynasty, but a great power with more advanced weapons and systems. It is under this circumstance that China’s soldiers and civilians, led by veteran Feng Zicai, have shown their tenacious resistance and national integrity.

"Battle of the Dragon" poster

 

In the movie Battle of the Dragons, in order to save the situation of losing ground, the Qing government reactivated Feng Zicai, who was old and retired. And he didn’t live up to the trust of the country. At the age of nearly 70, he personally fought with a knife and gun, bravely fighting the tall and strong black soldiers of the French army, and finally led the Qing army to win the victory in Zhennan. Old general Feng Zicai is also a well-deserved national hero.

 

From The Storm of the Sino-Japanese War to The Battle of the Dragons, generations of filmmakers have created vivid and touching images of national heroes on the big screen. For thousands of years, it is under the inspiration of these heroes that countless Chinese sons and daughters have fought for the land under their feet unswervingly and fearlessly. With the rising of China’s economy and the continuous improvement of film technology, we will be able to make better national hero films, not forgetting history and praising their great national spirit. This is not only the needs of movie audiences, but also the spiritual needs of the nation, because it is these national heroes who prop up the unyielding backbone of the Chinese nation.

Notice of the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission on announcing the cancellation of 103 administrative examination and approval fees

November 24, 2004 Caizong [2004] No.87

Relevant departments of the CPC Central Committee, ministries and commissions of the State Council, directly affiliated institutions, finance departments (bureaus) of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, development and reform commissions and price bureaus:
  In order to fully implement the Administrative Licensing Law and promote administration according to law, in accordance with the Notice of the State Council on Printing and Distributing the Implementation Outline of Comprehensively Promoting Administration according to Law (Guo Fa [2004] No.10), the Implementation Opinions of General Office of the State Council on Implementing the Implementation Outline of Comprehensively Promoting Administration according to Law (Guo Fa [2004] No.24) and the State Council’s Decision on the Third Batch of Cancellation and Adjustment of Administrative Examination and Approval Items (Guo Fa [2004]) As well as the relevant provisions of the Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance on Clearing up the Charges of Administrative Organs and Institutions (No.1196 [2004] of the Development and Reform Commission), we have comprehensively cleaned up the national and central departments and units’ administrative examination and approval (including administrative licensing, the same below) and decided to announce the cancellation of 103 administrative examination and approval and other charging items. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:
  First, the following 84 items have been approved by the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission (including the former State Planning Commission and the former State Price Bureau), but the administrative examination and approval fees that do not meet the provisions of laws and administrative regulations shall be announced for cancellation.
  (1) Public security departments
  1 border management area pass fee
  2 border residents entry and exit permit fee
  3. The cost of the foreigner’s settlement identity confirmation form
  4. Work fee for the ship’s work permit
  5 Taiwan Province compatriots travel certificate fee.
  6. driver’s license annual inspection fee
  7. Handling fees for major and extraordinarily serious traffic accidents
  8. Fee for holding a gun license for official use
  9. Cost of civil firearms holding license
  10 explosive storage license fee
  11 explosives use license fee
  12. Fee for explosives purchase certificate
  13 explosives transport license fee
  14. The demolition work permit fee
  (B) development and reform (coal) sector
  15. Cost of coal business qualification certificate
  (3) Food and drug supervision departments
  16 new biological products approval fee (incorporated into the new drug approval fee)
  17. Registration fee for export license of special chemicals
  18 drug packaging materials, container production enterprise license review fee
  (IV) Agricultural sector
  19 export pesticide approval fee
  20. Application for examination and approval fee for pesticide test
  21. Soil and fertilizer testing fee
  22. Registration fee for fertilizer, soil conditioner and plant growth regulator (including registration certificate fee)
  23. Regional test fee for crop varieties
  (5) Industrial and commercial departments
  24 "trademark registration certificate" verification fee
  (6) Information industry departments
  25. Radio registration fee (including fees charged by other departments)
  26 basic telecommunications business license fee
  27 trans regional value-added telecommunications business license fee
  28 value-added telecommunications business license fee
  (VII) Science and Technology Department
  29. Technology contract registration fee
  30 science and technology award evaluation fee (including other departments)
  (8) Department of land and resources
  31. Examination and approval fee for geological survey report
  32 construction land approval fee
  (9) Surveying and mapping departments
  33 surveying and mapping work permit fee
  34. Surveying and mapping qualification fee
  (10) Department of tobacco monopoly
  35 tobacco monopoly license (including production, wholesale, retail, temporary) charges
  (11) Zhongzhi Administration Bureau
  36. Evaluation fee for scientific research and production units of commercial password products
  37. Annual fee for licensed sales of commercial password products
  (twelve) personnel and other departments belong to the talent flow center.
  38. Political examination fee for going abroad
  (13) Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
  39. Licensing fees for nuclear materials
  (14) People’s Bank of China
  40. Charge for loan card
  (fifteen) the competent department of production safety (coal)
  41 dangerous chemicals business license fee
  42. Fee for special operators’ operation certificate (IC card)
  43 township coal mine safety production conditions certificate fee
  (16) Judicial department
  44. Fee for lawyer’s practice license
  45 grass-roots legal service workers practicing license fee
  46. Notary’s practice certificate fee
  47 law firm practice license fee
  (17) Press and publication department
  48 newspaper publishing license fee
  49. Press card fee
  (XVIII) Cultural departments
  50. Performance license fee
  (XIX) Forestry Department
  51. Timber transport license fee
  52 timber cutting license fee
  53 domestication and breeding license fee
  54. Fee for special hunting and catching license
  55 hunting license fee
  (twenty) population and family planning departments.
  56 "floating population marriage certificate" fee
  (twenty-one) civil aviation management department
  57. Business license fee
  58 civil aviation safety inspection license fee
  59. Safety inspection instrument use certificate fee
  (XXII) Railway departments
  60 liquefied gas railway tank car (tank) transport license fee
  (XXIII) Construction Department
  61. Certified architect certificate fee
  62. Certificate fee for registered structural engineer
  63. Certificate fee for registered town planners
  64. Certificate fee for real estate appraisers
  65 real estate agent registration certificate fee
  66. Cost engineer certificate fee
  67. Supervision engineer certificate fee
  68 engineering survey and design qualification certification fees
  69 construction enterprise qualification examination certificate fee
  70. Construction supervision certificate (including supervision engineer certificate and supervision unit certificate) fee
  71 city planning qualification certificate fee
  (twenty-four) labor and social security departments
  72 wage fund management manual fee
  (twenty-five) education department
  73 at their own expense to study abroad intermediary service institutions qualification certificate fee
  (XXVI) Department of Transportation
  74. Fee for work permit on water and underwater.
  (27) China Securities Regulatory Commission.
  75. Issuance audit fee
  (28) General Administration of Customs
  76 customs supervision fees for duty-free goods
  77. Customs supervision fees for goods in export supervised warehouses
  78. Tax refund (customs clearance) fee for imported goods
  79. The vehicle takes up the inspection fee for overtime.
  80. Vehicle inspection fee
  (XXIX) Health department
  81 private medical institutions management fees
  (30) Port administrative departments (local governments)
  82. Port management (construction) fee
  (31) Quality inspection and quarantine department
  83 cotton quality inspector registration certificate fee
  (32) Intellectual property department
  84 intellectual property training center school funding
  Two, the following seven administrative examination and approval fees have been approved by the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission (including the former State Planning Commission and the former State Price Bureau), with the third batch of administrative examination and approval items cancelled in the State Council.
  (a) the public security (production safety) department
  1 explosives (including fireworks) safety production license fee
  2 explosives (including fireworks) sales license fee
  (2) The financial department
  3. Examination fees for registered accountants to perform securities and futures-related businesses.
  (III) Agricultural sector
  4 veterinary drug preparation license fee
  (4) Commercial departments
  5. Fee for import certificate of specific mechanical and electrical products
  6 mechanical and electrical products import quota certificate fee
  (5) General Administration of Customs
  7. Registration fee for customs declaration unit
    Three, the following 12 administrative examination and approval fees, belonging to the relevant departments ultra vires approval fees, to be announced to cancel.
  (1) People’s Bank of China
  1 mechanical and electrical products import registration form fee
  (2) Department of transportation
  2 "water transport license" fee
  3. Cost of building fire protection certificate
  4. Fire control construction permit fee
  5. Fire control audit fee
  6 explosives management certificate fee
  (3) Tourism sector
  7. Fee for star report of tourist hotel
  8 travel agency business license fee
  9. Travel agency to declare technical report fee
  10. Fee for the list of overseas travel teams
  11 outbound tour guide card fee
  12 tour guide qualification certificate fee
  Four, the above fees, in addition to the cancellation of the third batch of administrative examination and approval items in the State Council, the fees approved by the relevant departments beyond their authority shall be corrected immediately, and other fees shall be cancelled as of January 1, 2005. Relevant collecting departments and units shall, in accordance with the regulations, go through the cancellation procedures of the License for Charges at the competent price department that originally issued the License for Charges, and go through the cancellation procedures of the bills at the financial department that originally issued the bills for charges. Before January 1, 2005, the balance of relevant funds for charges shall be paid in full to the state treasury or financial accounts in strict accordance with the channels originally prescribed by the financial department. Where the provisions of relevant documents in the past are inconsistent with this notice, the provisions of this notice shall prevail.
  Five, after the cancellation of the above fees, the relevant departments and units in accordance with laws, administrative regulations and the provisions of the State Council to perform the functions of administrative examination and approval or the issuance of licenses required funds, by the financial department at the same level through the departmental budget or approved by the financial department charged channels to be guaranteed. The financial departments at all levels shall ensure that the relevant departments and units shall perform the expenses required for administrative examination and approval according to law.
  Six, all regions and relevant departments should be strictly in accordance with the provisions of this notice and the development and reform price [2004] No.1196 document, conscientiously implement the announced cancellation of fees and charges, and before the end of January 2005, the region, the department to implement the cancellation of fees and charges, the amount involved and other reports to the Ministry of Finance, the National Development and Reform Commission for the record.

  CC: General Office of the State Council, offices of the Financial Ombudsman of the Ministry of Finance in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities under separate state planning.

Interstellar visitors invade the solar system: does life on earth come from another galaxy?

  Today viewpoint

  In the autumn of 2017, the cigar-shaped Oumuamua broke into the solar system and became the first interstellar visitor discovered and confirmed by scientists, which caused a lot of noise and turmoil in the scientific community. Although it is still unknown whether it is an asteroid, a comet or an alien spacecraft, American scientists have recently said that "flying immortals from outer space" like Omo Mo may not be special, and the elements of life on earth may originate from other star systems, which arrived on Earth by hitchhiking with interstellar visitors like Omo Mo Mo.

  But at present, these are only assumptions. We need to "catch" more celestial bodies similar to Omo Mo for in-depth research with the help of large telescopes in the future to get the final answer.

  "Omo Mo" is not special

  The researchers said that "Omo Mo" is the first confirmed interstellar object we have observed in the solar system, but this does not mean that it is the first interstellar object to reach the solar system in history.

  "We think, like &lsquo; Omo Mo &rsquo; Such an object &hellip; &hellip; At any time, there will be one at a distance of one astronomical unit from the sun (the average distance between the earth and the sun is about 150 million kilometers). " At the "Breakthrough Discuss" conference held at the University of California, Berkeley last month, Bill Porter, head of the Department of Space Studies at the Southwest Research Institute in Colorado, said, "This actually has a very meaningful impact, similar to &lsquo; Omo Mo &rsquo; Objects may bring life from one celestial body to another. "

  This idea is called "panspermia)&mdash; &mdash; The theory put forward by scientists in the 1970s that life on earth came from space. At that time, the British physicist Lord kelvin believed that alien bacteria could reach the earth by comet or meteor and thrive on the earth; Other scientists believe that microorganisms can be embedded in dust particles and pass through galaxies, and they run from one planetary system to another through slight stellar radiation pressure.

  Can provide heat insulation and radiation protection for microorganisms.

  At present, the exact size of Omo Momo is still unknown, but researchers believe that its longest size is no more than 800 meters. The object will show "non-gravitational acceleration" when it is far away from the sun, which makes people speculate that "Omo Mo" may be some kind of alien spacecraft.

  But the more common view is that the "intruder" of this solar system is very cold, and its strange movement is caused by the exhaust gas similar to a comet. When the comet approaches the sun, the ice on it will sublimate directly from solid to gas, forming a huge comet head and a long comet tail. When these gases are released, astronomers can use telescopes to study and determine their composition.

  Karen Mitch, an astrobiologist at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, said: "This tells us that ice can be preserved after such a long journey." Previous studies on comets and other small celestial bodies in our solar system show that objects like Omo have good heat insulation and radiation protection functions, which is good news for any microorganism that may "hitchhike". "Living organic matter can be found in &lsquo; Omo Mo &rsquo; The interior is well protected. "

  Astronomers have not found the star system that gave birth to Omo, so we don’t know how long ago Omo was ejected into the dark and cold interstellar dust. But Mickey said that it may have traveled through interstellar space for 10 million years or more.

  Looking for the next interstellar object to study.

  Of course, it is still unclear whether any hypothetical creature on Omo will survive the collision with the earth. Mickey said that this icy object hit us at a speed of 215,000 km/h relative to our planet. "This is a very high impact speed."

  In this regard, Stern Sigurdsson, a professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University, said in another speech at the "Breakthrough Discussion" conference that "Omo Mo" and its "passengers" may be quite soft, so after hitting the earth, they may land relatively gently and disperse when they break into our atmosphere.

  Sigurdsson said that the previous work of Ivey Laueber, director of the astronomy department of Harvard University, and others, as well as his own calculations show that in the nearly 4.6 billion years of history of our planet, about 100 celestial bodies like Omo have hit the earth. "So, we don’t know whether there is a biota inside one of these celestial bodies."

  Laueber added that we don’t know where Omo is now. "Therefore, it is more meaningful to find the next interstellar object." The powerful large-scale weather measuring telescope (SST) is scheduled to take off from Chile next year and begin to observe the sky. When it runs "full of blood", it may find an interstellar object every month for our study.

  In addition, scientists suggest that it is also possible that life reached the earth only a short distance long ago. Earthlike planets in our solar system exchange rocks quite regularly, as evidenced by the increasing number of Martian meteorites on earth. In fact, some researchers believe that life on earth may have started on the red planet, and a Martian stone reached the earth in a strong impact.

  Of course, all this is just a hypothesis, and more scientific evidence is needed to reveal one of the ultimate puzzles of mankind &mdash; &mdash; Where we come from.

  (Science and Technology Daily, Beijing, May 8 th)

Nearly 30 new Chinese and foreign films were released in March, which one is your first choice?

Special feature of 1905 film network The 2024 Spring Festival movie, which set a total box office record, has come to an end, but films such as the Spring Festival movie still perform steadily in the movie market. Solid quality and good reputation have made the four films show a gratifying long tail effect at the box office, among which "Article 20" came from behind and has led the single-day box office list and the movie attendance list for ten consecutive days as of the evening of the 28th.



Spring is getting warmer, and March is coming, and the movie market activated by the Spring Festival file will also usher in a new lineup. Nearly 30 films "get together" are scheduled for March, with diverse types and stars. More than 20 domestic films continue to flourish, including those that have been shown in the near future, and those that have been well received during the Spring Festival. When they are not shown, they have triggered a very hot new film, which will also welcome the inspection of the audience.


Competing with them on the same stage, there are also many imported foreign films that sell well. At the beginning of the month, it was re-released and (the first film) was warmed up, and the week of big IP blessing was new, and there were countless overseas awards and "the first real-life film of mankind" shocked. Who will win the first prize in the "Spring Mountain" in March?


March screen multi-line outing

The new domestic film shakes the sun brilliantly.


Action suspense, youthful love, absurd comedy, dramatic life &hellip; &hellip; Diversified theme content and different types of characteristics are the outstanding features of the new films made in China in March.


As a guest film channel "Today’s Film Review", film critic and producer Fujii Shu described these new films as "rich, diverse, light and agile". Taking the Spring Festival outing route as a metaphor, she divided the "movie-watching route" in March into four parts &mdash; &mdash; You Lost by Me and Viva La Vida form a romantic leisure line, Brilliant She and Chasing the Moon form a warm parent-child line, while Zhou Chu eliminates three evils, plays and kills and opens up a hard-core adventure line, waiting for a bosom friend on a small hiking line.


Hot Movie Promotion (in chronological order)


Eliminating three evils in Zhou Chu


Director and screenwriter:

Starring:,,,,

Release date: March 1.

Synopsis: Chen Guilin (Ehan Juan), a wanted criminal, is dying, only to find that he is only ranked third on the wanted list. He is determined to find out the whereabouts of the first two wanted criminals and get rid of them one by one &hellip; &hellip;

Aspect: The film ingeniously uses the allusions of "Eliminating Three Harms at Zhouchu" in The Book of Jin and Shi Shuo Xin Yu, and discusses the reaction of "greed and ignorance" from the absurd perspective of self-rescue, which can not only provide a sense of genre film, but also have a strong social warning significance. With the early screening, its Douban film score rose to 8.4 points, and the action scenes and cult plots in the film won online praise. Ehan Juan’s appearance and performance were rated as "handsome to a new height" when he performed the drama of "Return of the Prodigal Son".


Play killing


Director and screenwriter:

Starring:,,,,, Niu Xinxin, Feng Xinyao

Release date: March 2

Synopsis: A generation of famous actresses who fell in love with the country were killed by dark guns! On the first seven nights, private detectives (Jia Bing) are flying all over the sky and many suspects are hijacked in a theater. Known as "crazy", the mysterious flower face band surrounded them, forcing Inspector Man to find out the real murderer within four hours &hellip; &hellip;

Aspect: Whether the story of "script killing" can reach the previous height remains to be tested by the audience. The comic meaning introduced by comedians such as Jia Bing may bring different miraculous effects to this genre.


A stranger’s knife


Director:

Screenwriter: Tommy

Starring:,, Xia Meng,, Liu Hua

Release date: March 2

Synopsis: There was chaos in the world, and the King of Qi usurped power, secretly killing the heir of the Prince. Tian Anye (Max Zhang), a charcoal seller, was inadvertently involved in this game. In a life-and-death struggle, the secret of Tian Anye and the truth of the martyrdom of the people in Liangcheng in those days were also revealed &hellip; &hellip;

Aspect: As a rare martial arts action movie in the cinema, an unremarkable movie promoted in advance may bring surprises. The audience who are familiar with Max Zhang’s modern action drama will also enjoy a different kung fu feast in this costume movie.


You lost by me


Director:

Screenwriter:

Starring:,,,

Release date: March 8

Synopsis: The boy Bai Xiaoyu (JC-T) and the girl Wang Jinjin (Zhang Jingyi) meet for the first time in the college entrance examination, and Bai Xiaoyu loses Wang Jinjin for the first time in the vast sea of people. Four years later, they met again unexpectedly and fell in love. In 2018, after knowing each other for eight years and loving each other for five years, they stood in front of the marriage and hesitated, but they fell in love but could not escape the heavy fetters of reality. Will Bai Xiaoyu lose Wang Jinjin again?

Aspect: The film is adapted from the popular novel Wang Jinjin, which I lost twice, and was personally adapted by the original author Zheng Zhi. After 15 years, JC-T returned to the screen. What kind of spark will he have with Zhang Jingyi, the spokesman of youth pain, as the leading actor in the film for the first time?


Chasing the moon


Director and screenwriter:

Starring:

Release date: March 8

Synopsis: Teacher Qi (Caifei He), a famous Shaoxing opera actress, became famous all over the country with a movie Chasing the Moon when she was young. After many years of success, she suddenly returned home and wanted to reunite with her family. The abandoned eldest son, Qiu Sheng (Yuan Wenkang), and the youngest son, Xia Sheng, are hard to get close to her, and an unexpected event gradually reveals the secret truth of the past &hellip; &hellip;

Aspect: Caifei He won the Best Actress Award in the 36th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award, and her heartfelt acceptance speech was quickly "out of the circle", which triggered a phenomenal discussion on the whole network. In addition to Caifei He’s award-winning performance of "Don’t be crazy, don’t survive", the film text comes from the novel Past, which won the eighth Lu Xun Literature Award. The combination of strong literariness and Yue Opera, a traditional Chinese opera form, is also expected.


Brilliant her


Director:

Screenwriter: Zhang Li

Starring:,,,

Release date: March 15th.

Synopsis: The kind and tolerant grandmother (played by Kara Wai) meets her granddaughter (played by Liu Haocun) who was accidentally lost 12 years ago. The grandparents and grandchildren are estranged and close to each other, and their secrets are gradually revealed &hellip; &hellip;

Aspect: Kara Wai and Liu Haocun are partners for the first time, and the performance presented in the preview is full of emotions and moving. In addition, the film also focuses on social hot topics such as campus bullying, and how to observe it in depth is worth looking forward to.


Viva La Vida.


Director:

Screenwriters: Han Yan, Wang Xiaoai and Yang Fuzhi

Starring:,,,, Liu Dan,

Release date: March 30th.

Synopsis: "Mindless" Lu Tu (Peng Yuchang) meets "Unhappy" Ling Min (Li Gengxi), two seriously ill young people with different personalities. Because of the agreement of "relay for life", they mistakenly embarked on a healing journey full of love and strength.

Aspect: The film is the final chapter of the trilogy of life directed by Han Yan. Despite withdrawing from this year’s Spring Festival due to "wrong schedule selection" and other reasons, the film still gained a high reputation during the screening period, and the performances starring two young people were widely praised.


Galaxy writer


Director:,

Screenwriter: Ice Shan, Li Kuo,

Starring:,,, Li Wenru

Release date: March 30th.

Synopsis: Zhang Yiyi (Song Muzi) and Sun Tan (He Wenjun), two small screenwriters with dreams, wrote the original screenplay "Seven Seconds Man" that they thought could go down in history. With the help of a group of friends, they searched for employers and producers, tried to put the film on the big screen, and started a journey of "finding dreams" that was ironic.

Aspect: At the 17th FIRST Youth Film Exhibition, the film won two awards, which were praised by many people in the industry and recommended by "tap water". The film, praised as "The Screenwriter’s Picture Book of Survival" and "The Enlightenment of Contemporary Migrant Workers’ Survival", may gain more bosom friends among young literary fans.


Big IP, see you next week

The foreign film market is full of flowers.


The upsurge of Chinese films brought by the Spring Festival stalls has injected vitality into the film market in 2024. As spring approaches, more overseas imported films join the film market.


According to Jin Yuxuan, a teacher of China Communication University who is a guest on the film channel "Today’s Film Review", the "March" of the relay Spring Festival file gives the audience greater freedom of choice, which provides great opportunities for importing foreign films, and some of them are released at the same time overseas, which deserves attention.


Marvel Comics, Dune, Kung Fu Panda, Godzilla, King Kong and other big IP leaders settled in the March film list, and the Palme d ‘Or award works and "Space Reality Shooting" movies hit hard, which attracted new expectations on the week.


Hot Movie Promotion (in chronological order)


Mrs. Spider: Super Sensory Awakening


Director:

Starring:, Sydney sweeney, celeste O ‘Connor, Isabella Merced,

Producer country: USA

Release date: March 1.

Synopsis: Cathy (Mrs Spider, Dakota Johnson), an emergency nurse, discovers that she can predict the future by accident. In the process of exploring the origin of her ability, she is closely linked with the fate of three spider women. Faced with the pursuit of Ezekiel, the villain "poisonous spider", Mrs. Spider tried to find out the reason &hellip; &hellip;

Aspect: Mrs. Spider is the most mysterious female superhero in Marvel comics. For Marvel Comics, whose reputation is declining, can the "new" hero on the screen save the decline?


Dune 2


Director:

Starring:,,, Florence Pew

Producer country: USA, Canada

Release date: March 8

Synopsis: Paul E. Cui Di (Timothée Chalamet) joins forces with Cheney (Zendaya) and freeman people to embark on the road of revenge against the conspirators who caused the destruction of his family. When faced with the choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he must try to stop the terrible future that only he can foresee.

Aspect: Continuing the previous film, the film will continue to explore the legendary journey of the dune world. At present, the film has been praised by overseas authoritative film review websites beyond its previous work. Director Villeneuve will also come to China during the film promotion period. Are you looking forward to it?


Challenge


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Producer country: Russia

Release date: March 15th.

Synopsis: An astronaut can’t return to Earth for treatment due to sudden illness, and he will die if he is not treated in time. At the same time, his life is of great significance to the country. A female surgeon was urgently sent to the universe to operate on this astronaut. The difficulties and challenges she will face far exceed her career and cognition. This is the longest "journey adventure" in her career and even her life. She bid farewell to her daughter and mother and embarked on this unknown journey. ……

Aspect: The film is known as "the first real-life film made by human beings in space", and it is worth paying attention to whether the film-history stunt can really be transformed into excellent quality.


Kung fu panda 4


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English dubbing: Jack Black,,,,

Chinese dubbing:,,

Producer country: USA, China.

Release date: March 22nd.

Synopsis: When the Dragon Warrior Po returns again, he will be forced to practice advanced by Master. A series of brand-new and strongest villains, the Phantom of the Demon, appeared on the stage, and mysteriously she can be transformed into every Po’s former enemy. This time, Po has met new partners such as Xiaozhen, and will start this adventure together.

Aspect: After eight years’ violation, the classic IP is coming again, and the new Kung Fu journey of Panda Po should not be missed. For the audience in China, the voice "performances" of Bo Huang, Yang Mi and Rulu are also worth going into the cinema to enjoy.


The trial of falling


Directed by Justin Tarie.

Screenwriters: Justin Tarie and Arthur Harari.

Starring:,, Milo machado Graner,

Producer country: France

Release date: March 29th.

Synopsis: Sandra (sandra wheeler), her husband Samuel and her visually impaired son Daniel live in a cottage in a remote mountain area with ice and snow. One day, Samuel was found dead after falling from a building outside his house. The police launched an investigation into the suspected murder, and Sandra was charged under uncertain circumstances. Is this suicide or murder? A year later, Daniel took part in the trial of his mother &hellip; &hellip;

Aspect: The film won the highest prize in Cannes Film Festival last year &mdash; &mdash; The Palme d ‘Or Award, and continues to harvest various film awards around the world, and the momentum continues to this day. Different from conventional suspense films and court films, the film deeply examines the real face of marriage and family life through these shells, with progressive emotions and subtle lens language, highlighting the pioneering expression of today’s world films on practical issues.


Godzilla vs king kong 2: The Rise of the Empire


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Producer country: USA

Release date: March 29th.

Synopsis: After the last monster high-burning battle, King Kong and Godzilla will once again join hands to fight against a huge threat lurking in the world, and gradually explore the origin of these behemoths and the mysteries of Skull Island and other places. At the same time, the veil of the ancient war will also be revealed, and it was that battle that created these extraordinary creatures and profoundly affected the fate of the human world.

Aspect: Can the sequel visually continue the shock of the previous work? In the story, will there be an upgrade without pulling the crotch? We’ll see at the cinema.