Song Joong Ki has a second child.

There is good news from the Korean entertainment industry that the family of famous actor Song Joong Ki is about to welcome a new member. On the 8th, media reports confirmed that Song Joong Ki’s wife, Katie, was pregnant with her second child, and was immersed in the happy preparation for prenatal education, expecting a new life. This news quickly became a hot topic among fans and entertainment circles. Last June, the couple welcomed their first child, a lively little boy. Their happy family life envied many people. After a lapse of only one year, the two men once again sent out good news, which surprised the outside world at its speed and also yielded full blessings. Song Joong Ki and Katie’s naughty son will soon become a brother, and the sweet daily life of the family will usher in a new change. Song Joong Ki is happy to have a second child!

It is understood that the couple had a romantic pregnancy in Italy, where they welcomed their first child. After that, they returned to Korea to enjoy the joy and challenge of being new parents. Katie’s pregnancy makes people wonder whether this upcoming baby will be born in Korea or start his/her journey elsewhere. Song Joong Ki couldn’t hide his excitement of becoming a father again at Cannes Film Festival, saying that he was more concerned about the new life to be added at home after work. While he continued to make breakthroughs in his career, he also showed his gentle side as a husband and father in private. During his visit, he expressed his hope to spend more time with his wife and cherish the world of two people before the birth of the child. This affection moved fans.

This good news also made Song Joong Ki’s wife Katie get more attention. Despite many curiosities and even criticisms from the outside world, Song Joong Ki has always firmly supported Katie and proved the strong emotional bond between them with practical actions. He once clarified the false information about Katie in public, guarded the family’s peace, and showed maturity and responsibility.

The news that Song Joong Ki is about to become a father for the second time adds a sweetness to the entertainment circle. Fans warmly congratulate and expect that the addition of new life will bring more joy to this family. At the same time, some netizens expressed concern about Song Joong Ki’s ex-wife Song Hye Kyo, who is still single.

At this moment of being surrounded by love, the happy growth of Song Joong Ki’s family adds a touch of warmth to the entertainment circle. We all hope that with the birth of a new life, the Song Joong Ki family can continue to weave their beautiful family stories.

　　The education on studying and implementing the theme of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era, which is being carried out in depth by the whole Party, emphasizes that we should be good at using Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era to promote Chinese modernization and make new progress and breakthrough. "We must persist in self-confidence and self-reliance" is an important embodiment of the standpoint and method of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the new era, and it is also the standpoint and method that we must adhere to in promoting and expanding Chinese modernization. In the new era and new journey, we should adhere to the guidance of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the new era, persist in self-confidence and self-reliance, and make Chinese-style modern China more distinctive, more prominent in advantages and brighter in prospects.

　　Show the image of the times of self-confidence and self-reliance. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "There is no fixed model for the road to modernization. What suits you is the best, and you can’t cut your feet." Looking back on the development history of human society, it is not difficult to find that a country should not only follow the general law of modernization, but also conform to its own reality and have its own characteristics. Since the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening-up, our Party has persisted in self-reliance, constantly promoted theoretical and practical innovations of Chinese modernization, united and led the people of China to complete the industrialization process that western developed countries have gone through for hundreds of years in decades, created miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability, and opened up broad prospects for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is an important theoretical innovation of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the latest significant achievement of scientific socialism to put forward and elaborate the Chinese modernization theory in general. Chinese-style modernization theory abandons the old ways of modernization centered on capital, polarized modernization, materialistic expansion and foreign expansion and plunder in the west, which transcends the western modernization theory, breaks the myth of "modernization = westernization" and shows the world the image of the Chinese nation as self-confident and self-reliant. At present, China’s development faces new strategic opportunities, new strategic tasks, new strategic stages, new strategic requirements and new strategic environment, which puts forward new requirements for promoting and expanding Chinese modernization. On the new journey, we should continue to deepen our understanding of the laws of modernization.Adhere to self-confidence, self-reliance, integrity and innovation, and contribute more China wisdom and Chinese programs to human exploration of modernization.

　　Highlight the theoretical character of self-confidence and self-reliance. The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Taking our own path is the whole theoretical and practical foothold of the party, and it is also the historical conclusion drawn by the party’s struggle for a hundred years." In the 1950s, our Party adhered to independence and self-reliance, and gradually formed a development strategy of "four modernizations" in industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology, which set specific and clear strategic objectives for promoting national construction and social development. In the new era of reform, opening up and socialist modernization, our party scientifically judges the characteristics of the times and the international situation, and puts forward "stepping out of a Chinese-style modernization road." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has grasped the overall situation of the great rejuvenation strategy of the Chinese nation and the unprecedented changes in the world in the past century, further deepened the understanding of the connotation and essence of Chinese-style modernization, summarized the China characteristics, essential requirements and major principles of Chinese-style modernization, and initially constructed the theoretical system of Chinese-style modernization, making it clearer, more scientific and more feasible. The process of our party’s success in stepping out of the road of Chinese modernization is a process of courageously promoting theoretical innovation in combination with new practice and being good at guiding new practice with new theories. On the new journey, we should inherit and carry forward the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s theoretical character of self-confidence and self-reliance, and persist in using the "arrow" of Marxism to shoot the "right" of China in the new era.Self-confidence and self-reliance create a beautiful picture of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.

　　Show the struggle background of self-confidence and self-reliance General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Realizing modernization is the dream that China people have been striving for since modern times." After the Opium War, China gradually became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. The people of China are indomitable, making all kinds of attempts and struggling to find the road to modernization in China. For more than a hundred years, our party has United and led the people of all ethnic groups in the country to unite and struggle, creating great achievements in the new-democratic revolution and creating fundamental social conditions for realizing modernization; Created great achievements in socialist revolution and construction, and laid a fundamental political premise, valuable experience, theoretical preparation and material foundation for modernization; It has created great achievements in reform, opening up and socialist modernization, and provided a new and energetic institutional guarantee and material conditions for rapid development for Chinese modernization. In the new era, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core and under the scientific guidance of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country have made concerted efforts to promote historic achievements and changes in the cause of the party and the country, especially to eliminate the problem of absolute poverty and build a well-off society in an all-round way, which has provided a more perfect institutional guarantee, a more solid material foundation and a more active spiritual force for Chinese modernization. Chinese-style modernization theory is an important theoretical innovation based on China’s national conditions and China’s reality. It is an important part of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, and it is a guide to promote and expand Chinese-style modernization. On the new journey,We should always adhere to self-confidence and self-reliance, and usher in a brighter future of Chinese modernization with United struggle.

　　(Author: China University of Political Science and Law)

　　[Global Times reporter Li Linjia Liu Zhi] On April 1, Russia’s special military action against Ukraine entered its 37th day. According to Russian media reports, while Russian troops are preparing to launch a new round of offensive in Donbass, Uzbekistan rarely attacked an oil base in western Russia on the 1st. On the other hand, the confrontation between Russia and the United States and the West in the energy field has intensified. Putin signed a presidential decree on March 31, and the new rules for Russian "unfriendly countries and regions" to pay Russian natural gas in rubles came into effect on April 1.

　　Russia and Ukraine are talking while playing

　　On March 31st, the Russian Viewpoint reported that "Russian troops are preparing for the largest military operation since the Great Patriotic War", saying that Russian troops and the armed forces in Donbass region are being mobilized from the north, east and south of this region, and an encirclement will soon be formed, with more than 50,000 Ukrainian troops surrounded. Russian military expert Boris Rozin said that this is the task of the second phase of Russian special military operations. Only after the defeat of Ukrainian troops in this region can problems in other regions be solved. According to the information released by the Russian Defense Ministry on March 31, the Russian army attacked 28 military targets in Ukraine that day and shot down a Mi -24 helicopter gunship and four drones. The Ukrainian Ministry of National Defense issued a war report in the early morning of the 1 ST, saying that Russian military equipment and personnel suffered heavy losses, but they still failed to block and occupy Kiev and were forced to temporarily abandon this task.

　　On the 1st, RIA Novosti quoted the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations as saying that an oil facility in Belgorod, the capital of Belgorod state in western Russia, was attacked by two helicopters of Ukrainian armed forces and caught fire, causing two workers to be injured. Sivkov, a Russian military expert, said that this is the first time that Ukrainian troops have carried out air strikes on Russian territory since the war between Russia and Ukraine began more than a month ago. Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Motuz yanik responded to relevant reports: "We neither confirm nor deny (for air strikes), which does not mean that Uzbekistan is responsible for this incident."

　　Russian-Ukrainian negotiations continued. According to the Russian satellite news agency reported on the 1st, the head of the Russian delegation, Mei kinski, said that the Russian-Ukrainian delegation had resumed online negotiations that day, and Russia’s position on the issues of Crimea and Donbass had not changed. Putin said in a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on March 31st that the time for talks with Uzbek President Zelensky is not yet ripe, but some progress has been made in the negotiations between the two sides.

　　Energy war, Russia and the United States enlarge their moves

　　Russia’s "ruble settlement order" came into effect on April 1. According to the presidential decree signed by Putin, companies that are "unfriendly countries and regions" to Russia should first open ruble accounts in Russian banks, and then pay for the Russian natural gas purchased through this account. If they refuse to buy natural gas in rubles, these companies will be regarded as not complying with their obligations under the natural gas contract and the contract will be suspended. On the same day, peskov explained that the payment for natural gas supplied after April 1st will be paid in the second half of April and May, and Russia will not cut off the natural gas supply to Europe from April 1st. Putin also signed another order on the 1 ST, stipulating that Russian companies can temporarily pay the cost of leasing and purchasing aircraft to companies in countries that are "unfriendly" to Russia in rubles. On the same day, Medvedev, vice chairman of the Russian Federal Security Council, further announced that Russia would only export food to friendly countries in the form of ruble and national local currency settlement.

　　In response to the soaring energy prices caused by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Biden announced on March 31 that the United States will release 1 million barrels of oil every day from its strategic oil reserves within six months from May, expecting a "significant drop" in domestic gasoline prices. Biden also said that he is waiting for the exact number of oil reserves that the allies plan to release, which he expects may reach 30 million to 50 million barrels. Reuters reported that the United States released a total of 180 million barrels of reserve oil this time, the largest scale ever, which was about two days’ demand in the global crude oil market, enough to make up for the reduced oil imports after the United States imposed an energy embargo on Russia in March, but not enough to make up for the losses in the global oil market.

　　Western rendering "Putin is misled"

　　According to a report by Wutong News Agency on March 31st, Zelensky announced the dismissal of two Ukrainian national security officials in a video speech released late that night, calling them "traitors". According to the video speech, the two people who were dismissed were the heads of the main domestic security department of the Ukrainian National Security Agency and the head of the Hellson regional office. Zelensky did not elaborate on why the two men were dismissed, but he said that these officers "have not decided where their motherland is" violated the military oath of the Ukrainian army to serve the people.

　　On the other hand, American and Western officials have greatly exaggerated that "Putin was misled and blinded by aides". According to the British "Financial Times" reported on March 31, Biden said in response to relevant questions that day: "There are some indications that Putin has fired some aides or put them under house arrest." Jeremy Fleming, head of the government communication headquarters of the British intelligence agency, claimed that Putin’s adviser "did not dare to tell the truth" on the situation in Ukraine, which led to Putin’s serious misjudgment of the situation. Kate Bedingfeld, director of the White House Communications Office, said that according to US intelligence, Putin believed that he had been misled by the Russian military in the Ukrainian war, which led to increasingly tense relations between him and senior military officials.

　　In response, peskov, Russian Presidential Press Secretary, said on March 31st: "We regret that neither the State Council nor the Pentagon have real information about the Kremlin. They don’t understand the situation in Kegong at all, neither President Putin nor the decision-making mechanism and working methods of the Russian government. " Peskov also said that this situation is worrying, because this complete misunderstanding will lead to the wrong and reckless decision of the United States.

It’s a medium-sized car. I don’t know how much you know about it. Let’s take a look at it together.

First of all, from the appearance, Roewe D7 front presents a beautiful design style, which looks very concise. Coupled with the stocky headlights, it is a bit more fashionable and simple. The car is equipped with LED daytime running lights, automatic opening and closing, delayed closing and so on. Coming to the side of the car, the size of the car body is 4890 mm * 1872 mm * 1510 mm. The car adopts full lines, and the car body presents a full design style, with large-sized thick-walled tires, and smooth lines run through the whole side of the car. In the design of the rear end, the rear end and the front face echo each other from a distance, the taillight style is more fashionable and simple, and the overall layout is impressive.

When you get into the car, Roewe D7 interior has a strong personality, which is very in line with the tastes of young consumers. The steering wheel design of the car is very eye-catching, and it is made of leather, which gives people a bright feeling. Let’s take a look at the central control. The car is equipped with a stylish and generous touch-control LCD central control screen, which makes the interior design quite layered and looks scientific and technological. The dashboard and seats give people a good feeling, too. Let’s take a look. The dashboard design is remarkable and the sports atmosphere is in place. The car uses a leather/suede mix seat, equipped with functions such as seat electric adjustment and seat proportion down, and the overall ride feels soft and comfortable.

Roewe D7 is equipped with a motor with a total power of 145KW and a total torque of 310N.m It has good acceleration, excellent cruising range and good power performance.

Roewe D7 is equipped with driving mode selection, remote control key, interior ambient light, traction control (ASR/TCS, etc.), Bluetooth /WIFI connection and other configurations, which is worthy of praise.

The model class introduced today is the most considered class when many people buy their first car, mainly because the size of this class is moderate and the price is reasonable. You must also have a look at this car, which will definitely bring you unexpected surprises.

Extreme Yue and Extreme Krypton are owned by Geely, and their models are also produced in Geely’s vast SEA architecture. In this case, for many people, it is inevitable that the models of the two brands are positioned similarly. For example, the second model of Extreme Yue recently listed, some people think it is the version of Extreme Krypton 007.

Actually, it’s not! Extreme Yue 07 is different from Extreme Krypton 007 in terms of product positioning and product configuration. So, today, I’ll also give you an interpretation of the extreme yue 07 to see if it’s worth buying. Which configuration version should I choose to buy?

As for this car, I think it has some advantages compared with the more and more homogeneous new energy vehicles, such as "no one has me, no one has me". Among them, one of the great advantages is that it comes from Geely’s vast SEA architecture, so that the stability and drivability of the vehicle can be guaranteed. After all, we know that the vast architecture of SEA is the star architecture of the current new energy vehicle market, and the models built based on this architecture are strong enough to compete in the market. This is true except for Extreme Yue 07, Like Krypton 001, 007, etc.

Another big advantage is the advantage in intelligence. The title of "automobile robot" of Yuejie is not for nothing. Like the 07, Yuejie has a 35.6-inch super-large integrated screen, and the brand-new end-to-end perception model has been upgraded in terms of detection ability, tracking ability, mapping ability and scene understanding ability, and the voice assistant SIMO has also been upgraded, as well as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295P chip equipped in the whole system, all of which prove its intelligent interaction level to us.

There is also its intelligent driver assistance system, which has also been optimized, adding the curve AEB function, which can stop steadily even if the front car disappears. Extreme Yue 07 is also equipped with ASD Apollo advanced intelligent driving system. It is said that it will be able to drive all over the country before the end of this year, and it is still purely visual perception. This kind of intelligent driving ability is indeed leading enough.

In terms of batteries, all the high-end versions of Extreme Yue 07 use Kirin batteries from Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited. The battery pack has bullet-proof coated armor from Chinese Academy of Sciences at the bottom, which can withstand 3.5 tons of static pressure. This battery has obvious advantages in safety and fast charging performance. For some users who are worried about battery problems, they can obviously put their hearts in their stomachs.

Having said that, which configuration version of Extreme Yue 07 is worth buying? Personally, I recommend the standard version or long battery life version of Extreme Yue 07. After all, the limited-time preferential price of the two models is 199,900 yuan, and the latter is 219,900 yuan, both of which are within the price range of about 200,000 yuan, and the standard configuration like Extreme Yue 07 is completely enough for our users. Of course, if you are really not short of money and want to experience more extreme speed and passion, the performance version of nearly 300,000 yuan is also a good choice.

Generally speaking, the product strength of Extreme Yue 07 is worthy of recognition. Although the brand voice is not high in the market at present, it is blessed by Geely and Baidu. I believe that it will get better and better in the future market, and Extreme Yue 07 will also be favored by many consumers.

The plug-in hybrid market is very hot, which is a recent feature of the domestic market. Because the overall share has improved significantly, there are more and more car companies making efforts in this market, which directly leads to the market becoming more and more "rolled". From the consumer’s point of view, if you are a friend with only one car at home, Kitten suggests starting with hybrid and plug-in hybrid models. If you are mainly traveling in cities for short distances and occasionally running at high speed, extended-range electric is also a good choice. Judging from the current market situation, the popularity of domestic extended-range electric vehicles is not low. Ideal L7, Wenjie M7, etc. are all products of this type.

In the 380th batch of Announcement of Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Chery’s Xingtu brand declared an extended-range electric vehicle, Xingtu ET extended-range version. Prior to this, its pure electric version has been declared, which means that Starway ET will provide two different power models in the future.

According to the group’s plan, Chery will fully launch the new energy market in 2024. Before that, Xingtu brand has launched pure electric and plug-in hybrid models. Although from the technical difficulty and performance, extended-range electric is not as good as plug-in hybrid, but its advantages are simple structure and low cost. Under the condition of fixed cost, the money saved from the power system can be used for interior configuration, which is valued by many new energy vehicle consumers.

From the body size, the extended range version of Star Way ET is close to the level of medium and large SUV, with the length, width and height of 4955mm, 1975mm and 1698mm respectively and the wheelbase of 3000mm；; Compared with the main competitors’ ideal L7 of 5050mm, 1995mm, 1750mm and 3005mm, although slightly inferior, the gap is not very big. In terms of seat layout, it also adopts a five-seat design, and the performance of the rear space can be satisfactory.

As for the power system, the extended range version of Star Era ET uses SQRH4J15B 1.5T four-cylinder engine as the range extender, with the maximum power of 115kw. The data of the motor has not been published yet, but according to the configuration of Star Era ET pure electric version, it should provide two models: single motor and double motor. The power battery is lithium iron phosphate battery, and the manufacturer is Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited. In terms of configuration, although there is not much news released at present, in terms of product positioning, it should not be lower than Xingyue ES.

In terms of price, the extended edition of Star Era ET can use Star Era ES as a pricing reference. Star Era ET is a medium and large SUV, and its price is higher than that of Star Era ES, which is positioned by medium and large cars. The starting price of the latter pure electric version is 198,800 yuan, and Star Era ET may be higher than it. At the same time, the price of the extended-range version will be lower than that of the pure electric version because of its small battery capacity. Therefore, based on various factors, the kitten expects the starting price of the extended-range version of Star Era ET to be 209,800 yuan, but its configuration level will be higher than that of Star Era ES.

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In terms of sales performance, although Chery has launched a number of plug-in hybrid models before, their sales performance is average, especially for Star Road brand models. According to the terminal sales data, the total sales volume of the Star Road Chasing Wind Plug-in Hybrid Model in 2023 was only 1,214 vehicles, which was not even as good as the weekly sales volume of many hot-selling cars. Faced with the sales dilemma, Chery’s new energy vehicles are also adjusting their prices, trying to impress consumers with low prices.

Looking forward to the future sales trend of Xingtu ET Extended Range Edition, its main competitors are naturally Ideal L7 and Wenjie M7. The former has a higher price threshold of 319,800 yuan, and the latter also costs 249,800 yuan. Compared with these two models, the core advantage of Xingtu ET Extended Range Edition is that the price threshold is lower, and Chery has accumulated a certain reputation in the market. In the early days of 200,000 yuan, you can buy a big five-seat extended-range electric SUV produced by Chery, which is actually attractive.

　　

　　　　　On February 14th, Russian President Vladimir Putin held his last annual press conference in the Kremlin. Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan photo

　　　　The last annual large-scale press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin was held in the Kremlin yesterday. More than 1300 journalists attended the reception, including about 200 foreign journalists. In nearly five hours, Putin answered 106 questions raised by 80 journalists, involving successors, domestic economy, relations with the West, Kosovo issue, and the US anti-missile system. Since yesterday coincided with Valentine’s Day, a female reporter from Russian Chanson Radio asked Putin at the meeting whether someone had given him a Valentine’s Day gift.

　　　　Putin replied: "No one has had time to give me a Valentine’s Day gift yet, because I have been preparing for the press conference since morning exercise this morning, and I came to this hall before talking to anyone. Of course, my wife has congratulated me on Valentine’s Day, but’ not willing’ to send me a Valentine’s Day gift. " The female reporter frankly wanted to give Putin a Valentine’s Day gift and asked what to do. Putin replied, "Please come here." A reporter from Kostroma asked Putin how his wife reacted when she learned that he would become the prime minister of the government. Putin replied: "She is not happy about it." A female reporter said that a few years ago, Putin’s wife, lyudmila, cried after learning that her husband would become president, because she thought Putin would have no time to enjoy family life.

　　Power | Support Medvedev

　　　　When answering a question about the third term of office, Putin said: "I have never had the desire to stay in the third term." He said, "Some people are addicted to cigarettes, some people are addicted to banned drugs, and some people are addicted to money. They say that the worst thing is power addiction. I have never been addicted to anything. " Putin believes that if you are lucky enough to work for the people in the position of national leader, it is a kind of luck in itself. He added that from the first day he took office, he decided that he would not violate the Constitution. Putin said: "I think I have received two gifts from the Russian people and served as two Russian presidents. But I can still work for our people in another position. " Putin stressed that if Medvedev is elected president and he becomes prime minister, there will be no problem in the division of authority between the president and the prime minister. He said that as long as we look at the Russian Constitution, we can see the scope of the functions and powers of the Prime Minister, who is only responsible for the country’s fiscal policy and economic development. He said that there would be no problem in his relationship with Medvedev, whether at work or in private. Putin also pointed out that Medvedev, as a deputy prime minister in charge of social issues, was familiar with government work. Medvedev’s upcoming speech in Krasnoyarsk can be regarded as a supplement to the Russian social and economic development plan for 2020.

　　　　In response to a reporter’s question "Why do you support Medvedev as president?" Putin said: "I believe that he will be a good president, a veritable and efficient leader." Putin said: "I believe in him and trust him. As I said at the United Russia Party Congress, you can proudly and confidently hand over the state management to such people. " Putin also said that he was not prepared to lead the United Russia Party after the expiration of his presidency. He believes that the Russian government’s decision-making is not based on the wishes of a person or a party, but on objective analysis and argumentation. Putin said that Russia’s future ruling foundation should be the general public, not a certain party.

　　　　Political achievements | Regret inflation Putin compared his eight-year tenure to a long time, but he admitted that nothing made him angry during his term of office. He said: "I can’t say that one thing in my work schedule makes me tired: sports, work and some entertainment activities are very tight." I like listening to pop music and classical music. Basically, my eight years of life is like a long trip, which is actually out of my normal personal life track. But if I have to say anything particularly angry during my tenure, I really can’t say it. " Summing up his eight-year presidency, he said: "I didn’t see any major failure. All the scheduled goals have been achieved and all the tasks have been completed. "

　　　　He admitted: "Maybe, some aspects can be done better." He cited, for example, the issue of inflation. He also said: "If we had taken more rapid and targeted actions at that time and used all our strength in this regard, not only mobilizing the economic field, but also mobilizing non-governmental organizations and political groups, then the inflation rate might have been lower." Putin pointed out that one of the main tasks of the government in 2008 and the next few years is to fight inflation. He said: "The problem is also well known. One of the main problems is that we failed to control the growth of inflation, which exceeded the expected 8.5% and reached 11.9%."

　　　　Wealth | Denying that he is rich Putin also said that the western media reports that he has huge wealth are nonsense. In response to a question from a western media reporter about the source of his property, he said: "As for all kinds of rumors about my own property, I have read several relevant reports. This is just nonsense, there is nothing to discuss, it is completely nonsense. " Putin also said that the most important wealth he has is the trust of Russians. "I like to experience life. I am rich because the Russian people have trusted me twice to lead this great country. I think this is my greatest wealth. "

Zebra consumes Ren Jianxin

At a time when all industries are seriously involved, no one can win.

On the evening of April 25th, Liangpin Shop, a leisure snack head enterprise, disclosed its annual report for 2023: it realized an operating income of 8.046 billion yuan and a net profit of 180 million yuan. In the case of periodic pressure, the basic disk is generally stabilized.

The first quarterly report of 2024 disclosed on the same day shows that the company’s operating income has returned to the growth track, with a year-on-year increase of 2.79% to 2.451 billion yuan. Because the terminal took the initiative to make profits, the company’s net profit returned to the mother decreased by 57.98% year-on-year to 62.4828 million yuan.

In the last two years, discount snacks have expanded wildly, and the terminal price war has been rolling; Online traffic transfer, a trick can no longer eat all over the sky; Coupled with the return of rational consumption concept. All this makes casual snack players have to re-examine themselves.

Good shops are not hiding anything. Dare to face up to their own problems and have made targeted adjustments one after another. The company does not fight a single-dimensional price war, and insists on actively participating in industry competition through innovation and differentiation, so that the business can return to valuable growth.

Don’t underestimate the difficulties, and don’t underestimate the resilience of this 18-year-old leisure snack leading enterprise.

Tear off the bandage to heal.

The trillion-dollar leisure snack market was not made in one day. Participants in the market should not only be KA, but also brand operators such as good shops and three squirrels, and discount snacks are not destined to be the end of the model.

The continuous innovation of models and channels can stimulate the innovation vitality of the whole industry and jointly expand the market, so that users can finally benefit.

As a leading enterprise in the industry, Liangpin Shop (603719.SH) admits that it is going through a relatively "painful" period. If it is only an explanation for investors, it can be attributed to the impact of discount snacks.

However, looking at the essence through the appearance, the good shop deeply realized that the root cause of the current pressure on the company’s performance is that the brand does not provide users with enough sense of value. Only by facing up to our own problems can we find targeted solutions.

Engaged in the leisure and snack industry for 18 years, the good shop knows that blindly rolling prices and fighting price wars will only affect the benign development of the whole industry.

The competition between enterprises is essentially the competition of supply chain. Only by improving the quality and efficiency of the supply chain can we really provide users with products with high quality and price ratio.

Different from the simple purchasing relationship between discount snacks and suppliers, Liangpin Shop, as a brand, dominates the whole industrial chain and controls the whole process of products from raw material planting and purchasing, product research and development to production and sales.

Therefore, discount snacks and good shops are completely different price logic, and the method of "squeezing water" from the supply chain is also completely different. For good shops, "squeezing water" is by no means an extreme squeeze on suppliers, but through lean management in cost control, production efficiency and commercial efficiency. It can make every supplier in the industrial chain become a participant, contributor and beneficiary of reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

Based on this, in November 2023, Liangpin Store launched the largest price adjustment since its establishment 17 years ago, with an average price reduction of 22% for more than 300 products, with the highest drop of 45%.

How can we reduce the price without degrading the quality?

Taking nuts as an example, in the past, good shops purchased products with specified specifications, and the high grade led to high procurement cost of raw materials. The company made adjustments to this. On the one hand, it incorporated the purchase of bulk nut raw materials into the supplier’s direct mining system, and at the same time changed the acquisition strategy. After the market unified mining, the raw materials were classified.

For example, Hawaiian fruit, the company has built a raw material base and used domestic Hawaiian fruit instead of imported raw materials. At the same time, raw materials with different specifications are used to produce different products such as canned, bagged and comprehensive nuts. By maximizing the use of raw materials, the price of each type of products has dropped by 5 to 10 yuan.

Light sweet dried mango is a very popular product in Liangpin Store. In the past, the company purchased mangoes from abroad and processed them at home, and it was inevitable that there would be a lot of losses when fresh fruits crossed the ocean. In 2023, the company supported suppliers to build factories overseas, and the raw materials were purchased and processed locally, thus reducing the total cost. As a result, the company’s 112g light sweet dried mango dropped from 16.9 yuan to 39.7 yuan/kg in 8.9 yuan, far lower than similar products of well-known Shangchao.

With the continuous deepening of the reform and innovation of the supply chain of each product line and the overall improvement of operating efficiency, the terminal price of products will definitely make users have a more obvious perception.

Gather advantages and seek growth

In the leisure snack industry, Liangpin Shop is the most balanced brand in online and offline development, which is also the biggest difference and advantage between it and competing products in the channel.

In 2023, there were 537 new stores in the four core provinces, and the total number of offline stores at the end of the period reached 3,293, a net increase of 67 over the same period of last year. In the whole year, the revenue from offline channels reached 4.294 billion yuan, up 4.02% year-on-year.

At the 2024 annual meeting of Liangpin Shop, Yang Yinfen, chairman and general manager of the company, particularly emphasized that the store is the most important channel for Liangpin Shop and the main position for brand promotion.

In the future, the improvement of store management and efficiency, updating and model optimization will still be the top priority of good shops. Yang Yinfen emphasized that all channels of the company should be based on the products and prices of stores, and all channels should be close to the products and prices of stores, and resolutely prevent involution from occurring internally.

Many users who often visit good shops have seen obvious changes. With the introduction of new models and new products, the store is younger and has a fireworks atmosphere. For stores in specific scenes, good shops introduce high-frequency consumer goods such as coffee and short-term insurance; Seasonal introduction of innovative sketches such as frozen products, sausages and baked sweet potatoes effectively increased the customer unit price and sales in the quarter.

For the operation of online traffic, good shops get rid of the single money-burning purchase of their peers, and rely on the advantages of their own offline stores to build diversified and unique models such as "city matrix live broadcast", "talent with goods" and "official number live broadcast".

Take a different road

No industry can only have low-end and low price, which can only bring "morbid", and ultimately the users will be damaged. Snacks are closely related to people’s daily life and health, especially so.

Nowadays, users’ consumption behavior is more and more rational, and the requirements for snack products are more demanding, which should be "delicious", "healthy" (light burden), "cost performance" and "emotional value". Only brands and products that can fully meet the needs of users will have long-term survival value.

As a brand owner and industrial chain owner, Liangpin Shop controls the whole chain of raw materials, product research and development, production, etc., and has the advantage of meeting the needs of users.

As early as the second half of 2023, good shops promoted product upgrading with "good raw materials, good formula and good taste" as the anchor point. From wild bamboo shoots with reduced salt and preservatives, non-fried 0 trans fatty acid crisp pancakes, 2.0 version of preserved plum with "nothing added", to toast with 0 preservatives and 60 days shelf life, these seemingly subtle changes all require long-term accumulation of brands to find the optimal solution in taste and health.

As one of the drafting units of General Requirements for Healthy Snacks, Liangpin Shop advocates the concept of "five reductions" (reducing salt, sugar, fat, oil and food additives), focusing on the two research and development directions of making products with pure natural and healthy ingredients and reducing additive products in the production process, so as to make the snack formula simpler and healthier with low burden.

Recently, Shanghai has been the first in China, taking the lead in trying out "nutrition selection" grading label in the beverage industry. ABCD is clearly printed on the packaging of drinks, and it is clear at a glance whether the products are healthy or not.

After the pilot project in Shanghai is completed and the experience is summed up, I believe this model will be further promoted to the whole country and eventually extended to the whole food industry. This is not only the consumer’s demand for a healthy diet, but also the general trend.

In the face of the general trend, enterprises can only take the lead if they plan ahead.

After 18 years of deep cultivation in the leisure snack industry, good shops have witnessed changes in the industry, experienced storms, and developed the physique of differentiated competition.

In 2019, it was tired of the endless price war in the industry. The company decisively jumped out of the Red Sea with low quality and low price competition, set off the banner of high-quality snacks, and embarked on a wave of independent market.

Nowadays, although it is under pressure periodically, the company always insists on high-end unshakable. Return to the initial intention of "the quality of conscience, everyone’s shop", and win users with "quality-price ratio" through the improvement of its own efficiency. Finally, walk out of the good shop’s own path.

　　Before going to Laojun Mountain in Luanchuan, I made a simple strategy. First of all, I’m curious about whether there are any other places called Laojun Mountain. After searching, there are a dozen Laojun Mountains all over the country. But on second thought, it is also reasonable. Either there are legends left behind, or because of reverence, in short, there are various reasons why so many mountains share this name, and the mountains have different names. This is the same road.

　　However, although there are so many Laojun Mountains, with my selfishness, even if I come to Laojun Mountain in Luanchuan for the first time, I will naturally feel the most cordial here. Why? This is Henan. I’m from Henan. There is also a very hard basis: the Tao Te Ching was written in Hanguguan. Of all the Laojun Mountains, there is nothing closer than Laojun Mountain in Luanchuan and Hanguguan. By the way, there is another thing to say: Laojun Mountain here is actually the main peak of Funiu Mountain, the remaining pulse of Qinling Mountains. It is well known that I ride a green cow. Isn’t this mountain in early spring like a huge green cow?

　　The mountain gate is very close to Luanchuan county, but it takes only ten minutes by car. Looking at the mountain at the foot of the mountain, the sky is gloomy and dark clouds are rolling. The tour guide brother said it might rain. Then it will rain. "and, after a night of mountain rain, from each summit come hundreds of silken cascades", you might as well enjoy Baizhong Spring in Laojun Mountain.

　　Take the cable car slowly up the hill. The wind is strong, but the cable car is smooth. With the elevation, the cableway has two levels. The first level is divided into two branches, one is called Zhongling cableway, which is the first cableway built by Laojun Mountain, starting from Lingguan Hall and reaching Zhongtianmen, so it is named Zhongling. One is the Yunjing cableway, which starts from Zhaigou and ends at Zhongtianmen. It’s longer than Zhongling cableway, and it has more pleasing scenery. Thanks for these great inventions. I am such a timid person, I will never try to fly with wings. If I want to have a bird’s-eye view, I can only rely on such an invention.

　　It’s really beautiful, this spring mountain. No matter whether the leaves are green or the flowers are beautiful, all colors are the original colors, which are extremely pure. Forsythia suspensa and Yingchun both have yellow flowers, but they are different, one is gorgeous and the other is calm. Magnolia is also divided into red magnolia and magnolia, and magnolia is more. Grandma’s name is Yulan, so Yulan is my favorite tree. It really hits it off, and people here seem to like Magnolia very much. Magnolia can be seen everywhere in the county seat, and most of the street trees are magnolia. Magnolia is also planted on both sides of the road up the mountain. But the magnolia on this mountain is different from that on the foot of the mountain. The flowers are smaller, and the small flowers are blossoming upwards, full and hard, as if each one is gathering light.

　　On the first level, I arrived at Zhongtianmen-there are Zhongtianmen in Taishan, and there are many places called Zhongtianmen, right? After getting off the cable car, we strolled to the observation deck and looked in the direction of Luanchuan County. We thought we would be obscured by clouds, but it was very clear. What comes into view is a vast plain, surrounded by miniature buildings, roads and ant-like vehicles. The outline of Yishui is faintly visible in the middle. It suddenly occurred to me that the Longmen Grottoes, more than 100 kilometers away, are also beside Yishui. Thinking of Lushena’s smile is like spring water. "Good if water. Water is good for all things without arguing, and it is evil for everyone, so it is a few words. " When the wise man wrote this, did he also think of Yishui?

　　Transfer to the peak forest cableway and continue to climb the mountain, and the mountain becomes steeper and steeper. Out of this higher cableway station, look into the mountains. At this moment, all the mountains are shrouded in clouds, and it really is "how can I tell, through all these clouds?". However, being in the fog and being close to it, there is no gloomy color, but the humidity is getting heavier.

　　Follow the trail slowly. While listening to the tour guide’s little brother talking about the past, I can’t go without Laozi and the origin of Laozi and Laojunshan. It is said that Lao Tzu went here to practice in seclusion during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. In the administrative territory, Laojunshan has been owned by Lushi for many years. It is recorded in Lushi County Records and Inscriptions that laojunmiao was built on the mountain in the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the 11th year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty —— AD 637 —— Li Shimin sent Wei Chijingde as the supervisor to rebuild laojunmiao. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Lu’s county magistrate Gao Gao also wrote "Ode to Mount Jingshi"-Jingshi Mountain is another name of Laojun Mountain. In the preface, he wrote: "Yu to Lu’s, I heard that there are mountains in the world, and the customs are passed down as the residence of Laozi, that is, named after Laojun."

　　Like all places of interest, the incense on the mountain is also very prosperous. Even in this weather, there are many people going up the mountain, and most of them come for praying. It’s just that the way of praying now is also advancing with the times. Blessing signs are everywhere on the branches and railings. In early spring, the trees are swaying with fresh and tender green, and the dense red signs move with the wind, dancing like hearts. Some are grand, such as "I wish world peace". Some are specific, such as "get rich as soon as possible", "make a fortune", "succeed in postgraduate entrance examination" and "go ashore as soon as possible" Looking at it, I can’t help wondering who the well-wishers are. "I hope I can get to the right platform to shine as soon as possible and provide a better life for my family." I want to come to this person who just walked out of school. "I wish my daughter a lifetime with someone at the latest by the end of the year." I think this tone should be a mother. There are many emotional cards. "I wish the opposite sex a smooth relationship". Maybe this one has too many same-sex friends, so I have to emphasize the opposite sex? "I have always loved you. You should live well and let me love you." What kind of person is this? No matter what kind of person, just love.

　　Strolling to the "ten-mile painting screen", in the fog, the tour guide is very dutiful. It is said that clouds cover thousands of miles when the sea of clouds is mighty, that the autumn colors of maple trees dye thousands of peaks, that the white cuckoo is amazing, that the stars are seen on the top of the mountain in midsummer night, that the snow begins to fall, and that Chu Qing is after the snow, and the sunshine, the snow color and the gold on the top of the hall complement each other, which is beautiful. Pointing to the vast distance, I reported the names of scenic spots like a few treasures: Dragon patrolling the mountain, Guanyin enjoying music, Miaobu Lotus …

　　It’s just that the weather is not good today. I can’t see a lot of things. His tone is full of regret.

　　It’s good. I said.

　　If the weather is fine, you can see more and more.

　　I’ve seen enough. I’ve seen everything you said.

　　His expression was obviously incredulous, probably because he thought I was perfunctory. I don’t defend myself. How can a word explain my mood clearly? I know the beauty here, this side of the mountain is different from that side, and this slope is different from that one. Every day is different, every moment is different. Rain is different from snow, early spring and late autumn, midsummer and midwinter. But I can’t live here forever. I, limited, can only come to this mountain at this time. All kinds of limitations determine that I may not come many times in the future. Then concentrate on enjoying the beauty of this moment. As long as I enjoy the beauty of this moment intently, even if I come only once, it will be many times and countless times.

　　Just as there is only one life. Living a good life this time is actually equivalent to living many times.

　　This is my one. I want to keep my one.

　　So, really, everything you can see is good. I have actually seen what I can’t see. Take the heart as the purpose.

　　Tao gives birth to one, life to two, life to three, and life to all things. For a moment, I suddenly understood this sentence. Legend has it that after I wrote the Classic of Tao Te Ching, I bid farewell to Yin Xi, the official of Hangu Pass, and rode away on a green ox. Historical Records records: "I don’t know where it will end". In fact, there is no need to know this. He is on the road.

　　Looking towards the west, the mountains are boundless. I checked with my mobile phone, and it is 168.1 kilometers from Laojunshan to Hanguguan. Looking at this number with zero and integer, I laughed silently. This one, how good.

　　(This version of the picture comes from the network)

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