Steady progress! "Four Highlights" Eye-catching China’s economy opens a new game in the first quarter.

CCTV News:The State Council Press Office held a press conference on the morning of April 16th, and the relevant person in charge of the National Bureau of Statistics released the main data of national economic operation in the first quarter. From the perspective of various core indicators, China’s economy continued to pick up and made a good start.

According to preliminary accounting, in the first quarter of 2024, the GDP was 296.299 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 5.3% at constant prices. In terms of industries, the added value of the primary industry was 1,153.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%; The added value of the secondary industry was 10,984.6 billion yuan, an increase of 6.0%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 17,491.5 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0%.

In the first quarter, industrial production grew rapidly. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.1% year-on-year, and that of high-tech manufacturing increased by 7.5%, 2.6 percentage points faster than that in the fourth quarter of last year. 1— In February, the total profits of industrial enterprises above designated size reached 914.1 billion yuan, up 10.2% year-on-year.

In the first quarter, market sales grew steadily and service consumption grew rapidly. The total retail sales of social consumer goods was 12,032.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%. Retail sales of services increased by 10.0% year-on-year.

The total import and export volume of goods was 10,169.3 billion yuan, up 5.0% year-on-year, and the trade structure continued to be optimized. Investment in fixed assets in China increased by 4.5% year-on-year, 1.5 percentage points faster than that in the previous year, and investment in high-tech industries increased rapidly.

In the first quarter, the national consumer price was flat year-on-year, and the employment situation was generally stable. The income of residents has increased steadily, and the income of rural residents has increased faster than that of urban residents.

Sheng Laiyun, deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics, said that on the whole, the national economy started well in the first quarter, and the positive factors accumulated, which laid a good foundation for achieving the goals and tasks for the whole year.

The contribution rate of consumption to economic growth reached 73.7% in the first quarter.

In the economic data of the first quarter, we also selected several highlights:Strong consumption vitality, overall stable prices, continuous cultivation of new quality productivity, and industrial recovery.. First of all, in terms of consumption, in the first quarter, the contribution rate of consumption to economic growth reached 73.7%, which played an important supporting role in the economic recovery.

In the first quarter, physical consumption was generally stable. The total retail sales of social consumer goods increased by 4.7% year-on-year in the first quarter, and the total retail sales of social consumer goods exceeded 12 trillion yuan.

At the same time, service consumption grew rapidly. In the first quarter, the retail sales of services increased by 10% year-on-year, which was 6 percentage points higher than the retail sales of commodities. Residents’ service consumption expenditure accounted for 43.3%, an increase of 1.6 percentage points over the same period last year. Service consumption is accelerating.

In addition, online consumption continues to be strong. In the first quarter, the online retail sales of physical goods increased by 11.6% year-on-year. Driven by some new technologies, the new online sales model was constantly innovated and the sales record was constantly refreshed.

Since the beginning of this year, the upgrading consumption of Chinese residents has continued to improve. From the retail point of view, the year-on-year growth rate of sales of sports and entertainment products and communication equipment exceeded double digits. From the perspective of residents, the expenditure on transportation and communication, education, culture and entertainment are also double-digit growth.

In the first quarter, the consumer price index was generally stable.

Consumption is full of vitality. At the same time, the consumer price index (CPI) is generally stable. Official website, the National Bureau of Statistics, released a trend chart on the rise and fall of consumer prices in China, with the blue chart showing year-on-year and the yellow chart showing month-on-month. It can be seen that in March 2024, the national consumer price rose by 0.1% year-on-year and decreased by 1.0% quarter-on-quarter. At the press conference, Sheng Laiyun, deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics, analyzed that the data in March was mainly due to the seasonal decline in prices after the Spring Festival, and the prices of services such as food and tourism dropped significantly. From a quarterly perspective, the consumer price index is generally stable.

Sheng Laiyun said that from the CPI index itself, the CPI was negative in the fourth quarter of last year, and the average CPI in the fourth quarter was -0.3%, while the CPI in the first quarter of this year was flat year-on-year. From the perspective of ring comparison, the ring comparison in the first quarter of this year was 0.3 percentage points higher than that in the fourth quarter of last year, which is consistent with the economic recovery.

Sheng Laiyun said that from the future trend, consumer prices will slowly pick up at a low level. On the one hand, the economy continues to improve and the total demand is picking up, which is a very important fundamental factor to support the CPI recovery. In addition, the prices of some agricultural products have also reached the inflection point of price adjustment, such as the price of live pigs. The next holiday consumption, including "May Day", will continue to drive the tourism-related travel consumer prices to pick up.

New quality productivity is constantly being cultivated and developed.

Judging from the relevant data in the first quarter, the development of new quality productivity has also begun to show new results in some industries and products.

From the perspective of new industries, emerging industries continue to accelerate their development. In the first quarter, the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 7.5% year-on-year, up by 2.6 percentage points over the fourth quarter of last year; The high-tech service industry continued to maintain a rapid growth trend, with the added value of information transmission, software and information technology services increasing by 13.7%, 2.5 percentage points higher than that in the fourth quarter of last year.

New investment and new infrastructure continued to show a good momentum of development. In the first quarter, investment in high-tech industries increased by 11.4% year-on-year, 1.1 percentage points higher than last year; Investment in high-tech service industry increased by 12.7%.

The upward trend of industrial economy will continue.

Sheng Laiyun, deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics, introduced at the press conference that under the influence of various factors, the industrial recovery was good in the first quarter, and from the perspective of the development of the post-trend, the industrial economy will continue to recover. However, he also said that China is still in the stage of structural adjustment, transformation and upgrading, and some enterprises have to carry out transformation and upgrading, so they have to bear some pains of transformation.

Sheng Laiyun introduced that the industry recovered well in the first quarter, first of all, it was promoted by policies, and the confidence of enterprise development was increasing.

At the same time, there were positive changes in both internal and external demand in the first quarter. Exports in the first quarter were better than expected, and the industrial product export delivery value was 0.8% in the first quarter of this year, up 3 percentage points from the fourth quarter of last year. From the perspective of domestic demand, the added value of consumer goods in the first quarter of this year increased by 4.2% year-on-year, rising by more than 4 percentage points.

In addition, the industrial recovery is also related to the promotion of some recent policies.

Sheng Laiyun introduced that the central government has introduced a large-scale policy of upgrading equipment and replacing consumer goods with old ones, which has also enhanced the confidence of enterprises to a certain extent. Some enterprises can arrange production in advance. There is also a good reason for the rebound, which is related to the continuous cultivation of new kinetic energy.

Sheng Laiyun said that from the perspective of the post-trend, several reasons that support the industrial recovery will continue to play a role in the future, so comprehensive judgment shows that the industrial economy will continue to recover.

Sheng Laiyun said at the press conference: "In the next stage, China is still in a critical stage of structural adjustment, transformation and upgrading, and some enterprises have to carry out transformation and upgrading, so everyone has to bear some pains of transformation. Due to the adjustment of traditional industries and the cultivation of new kinetic energy, it is normal for some economic growth fluctuations to occur, but the quality of development is constantly improving and high-quality development is constantly improving. This is the fundamentals of China’s economic recovery. "

Central Meteorological Observatory: There is snowstorm and cooling weather in northern Xinjiang, and strong cold air will affect most parts of the north.

  CCTV News:According to the website of the Central Meteorological Observatory, snowfall occurred in parts of Xinjiang and Heilongjiang yesterday, and moderate rain occurred in Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang. In the next three days, northern Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and other places will pay attention to the impact of snowfall on transportation, agriculture and animal husbandry; From the 5 th, strong cold air will affect most parts of the north, paying attention to the impact of strong winds and cooling weather; From 4th to 5th, North China, Huanghuai and other places paid attention to the impact of haze weather on human health.

  Key weather forecast

  (1) There is snowstorm and cooling weather in northern Xinjiang.

  From 4th to 5th, there were moderate to heavy snow and local snowstorms in parts of northern Xinjiang and along Tianshan Mountains. The depth of newly added snow was 4-10 cm, and the local area could exceed 15 cm. There are 5~6 winds in northern Xinjiang, 9~10 winds in Shankou area, and the temperature will drop by 6~10℃.

  (2) Strong cold air will affect most parts of northern China.

  It is estimated that from May 5th to 7th, strong cold air will affect most parts of northern China, and there will be 4 ~ 8℃ cooling in Inner Mongolia and Northeast China, among which the cooling range in eastern Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang can reach 10 ~ 14℃, and the local temperature will exceed 14℃. Most of the above areas are accompanied by 4 ~ 6 winds; There are small to medium snow or sleet in the eastern and northeastern parts of Inner Mongolia; There will be sand blowing or floating dust in parts of northwest China.

  The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a gale blue warning at 6: 00 on December 4.It is estimated that from 08: 00 on December 4 to 08: 00 on December 5, some areas in northern Xinjiang, central and western Inner Mongolia, western Gansu, southern Qinghai, southern and central Tibet will have strong winds with gusts of 7-9. Among them, the wind in Shankou, Xinjiang is 9-10, and the gusts can reach 11-12; From 08: 00 on December 5 to 08: 00 on December 6, there will be strong winds with grades 5-6 and gusts 7-8 in eastern Xinjiang, most of Inner Mongolia, central and western Gansu, northern and eastern Qinghai, southern Tibet, Ningxia and northwestern Shaanxi. Among them, some areas in western Inner Mongolia, western Gansu and northeastern Qinghai have grades 7-8 and gusts 9-10.

  Domestic specific forecast for the next three days

  From 08: 00 on December 4 to 08: 00 on December 5,There are small to medium snow or sleet in parts of northern Xinjiang, Hexi, Gansu, southern Qinghai, central, eastern and southern Tibet, and northern Sichuan Plateau. Among them, there are heavy blizzards in parts of Altay Mountain and Ili Valley in Xinjiang and southern Tibet, with local heavy blizzards (20 ~ 22 mm). There are small to moderate rains in parts of southern Hunan, southwestern Jiangxi, most of Zhejiang, Fujian, eastern and northern Guangdong, western Guangxi, southern Yunnan, Hainan Island and Taiwan Province Island, among which there is heavy rain (25 ~ 40mm) in parts of central and southern Taiwan Province Island. There are 4 ~ 6 winds in parts of northern Xinjiang, most of Inner Mongolia and Hexi, Gansu (see Figure 1).

  Figure 1 National Precipitation Forecast Chart (08: 00 December 4-08: 00 December 5)

  From 08: 00 on December 5 to 08: 00 on December 6,There are small to medium snow or sleet in parts of northern Xinjiang, Hexi in Gansu, northeastern Inner Mongolia, northwestern Heilongjiang, central Jilin, eastern Tibet, and western Sichuan Plateau. Among them, there is heavy snow (5 ~ 6 mm) in Altay Mountain in Xinjiang. There is light rain in parts of southeastern Tibet, southwestern Hubei, western and southern Hunan, eastern Sichuan, Chongqing, most of Guizhou, southern Yunnan, Guangxi and Taiwan Province Island. There are 5 ~ 7 winds in parts of central and western Inner Mongolia and eastern Qinghai (see Figure 2).

  Figure 2 National Precipitation Forecast Chart (08: 00 on December 5-08: 00 on December 6)

  From 08: 00 on December 6 to 08: 00 on December 7,There are light snow or sleet in parts of northern Xinjiang, northeastern Inner Mongolia, northwestern and eastern Heilongjiang, eastern Jilin, eastern Tibet, etc. Among them, there are medium snow to heavy snow in parts of Altay Mountain in Xinjiang, with local snowstorms (10 ~ 15mm). There are light rains in parts of central and western Yunnan, eastern Guangxi, northern Guangdong, Hainan Island and Taiwan Province Island, among which there are moderate rains (10-20mm) in parts of Taiwan Province Island (see Figure 3).

  Figure 3 National Precipitation Forecast Chart (08: 00 December 6-08: 00 December 7)

Let Sichuan cuisine become an important window for foreign people to understand Sichuan culture, and continue to break the problem and get out of the "international norm"

With the continuous opening up of Sichuan, it is no longer difficult to purchase raw materials for Sichuan cuisine. After the opening of the China-Europe train, the needed spices can be transported from Sichuan to Europe in less than 20 days.

● Our province attaches great importance to the innovation and development of Sichuan cuisine, and has successively issued a number of policy documents to promote industrial development and continue to promote Sichuan cuisine culture. By 2022, more than 100 Sichuan cuisine enterprises have successfully gone abroad.

● Since 2019, the Provincial Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese has held a seminar for leaders of overseas Chinese food associations, which not only enables overseas Chinese food practitioners to experience the unique charm of Sichuan cuisine more deeply, but also builds a cultural exchange platform for Chinese food at home and abroad.

As a unique business card of Sichuan, Sichuan cuisine not only conquers many diners around the world with the tip of its tongue, but also enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad for its profound cultural heritage, and has become an important window for foreign people to understand Sichuan culture.

A few days ago, the 2023 "Family China Taste Sichuan" seminar for leaders of overseas Chinese food associations was held in Sichuan. More than 50 leaders of overseas Chinese food associations from 21 countries and regions participated in it. During the seminar, they also went to Guang ‘an to attend the 6th World Sichuan Food Conference, appreciate the charm of Sichuan food, explore the culture of Sichuan food, talk about the development of Sichuan food and sing "Let the world fall in love with Sichuan food" again.

What are the difficulties and challenges in the process of Sichuan cuisine going global and out of the "international model"? What is the future development trend? In this regard, the reporter interviewed Hu Xiaojun, the founder and chairman of the US-China Catering Federation, the chairman of the American Old Sichuan Catering Group, Wan Rong, the executive president of the Austrian Sichuan-Chongqing General Chamber of Commerce, and the relevant person in charge of the Provincial Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese.

With the continuous opening up, it is no longer difficult to purchase ingredients.

Sichuan cuisine is famous for its unique spicy taste and rich cooking skills. If you want to make authentic Sichuan flavor in a foreign country, ingredients and seasonings are very important.

"It takes watercress and pepper to make boiled meat, and garlic sprouts to make cooked meat, but these materials were not available in Chicago at that time." In 1998, Hu Xiaojun opened a Sichuan restaurant in Chicago, USA-"Old Sichuan", and the purchase of ingredients and seasonings made him quite headache. In order to make authentic Sichuan flavor, Pixian watercress, Hanyuan pepper, Yibin sprouts … many seasonings he had to bring from China.

Nowadays, with the continuous opening up of Sichuan, it is no longer difficult to purchase raw materials for Sichuan cuisine. Hu Xiaojun said that at present, the Sichuan brand "Old Sichuan" has 16 branches in the United States, and the procurement of ingredients and seasonings is basically not a problem.

Convenient and developed transportation provides a basic guarantee for the overseas development of Sichuan cuisine. In this regard, Wan Rong has a deep understanding. In recent years, in addition to catering, Wan Rong has also set foot in the field of seasoning export. Speaking of the development of transportation, she said with emotion: "The cost of air transportation is high and there are many restrictions; Shipping is too slow, with a transportation cycle of more than 40 days. After the opening of the China-Europe train, the needed spices can be transported from Sichuan to Europe in less than 20 days. " Wan Rong and the team are planning how to bring authentic hot pot bottom materials to Germany, Austria and other countries, so that more local people can taste authentic Sichuan flavor.

Attach importance to the innovative development of Sichuan cuisine and continue to promote Sichuan cuisine culture.

"If taste is the root of Sichuan cuisine, then culture is the soul of Sichuan cuisine." When it comes to the development of Sichuan cuisine overseas, Hu Xiaojun feels that "the combination of roots and souls" is crucial.

"Many people’s inherent impression of Sichuan cuisine is spicy, but in fact, Sichuan cuisine is rich in flavor. When foreigners really taste and understand Sichuan cuisine, many people like it very much. " Wan Rong told reporters that in recent years, many food lovers around the world have favored Sichuan cuisine, but in the 1980 s and 1990 s, the acceptance of Sichuan cuisine in European and American countries was actually not high.

In this regard, Hu Xiaojun also has the same feeling. "Many people think that Sichuan cuisine is heavy in oil, salty and spicy, which is too different from western food culture." He laughed. "At that time, many people around me heard that I was going to open a Sichuan restaurant, and they all thought that this person was crazy." In order to let more people know about the rich history and culture behind Sichuan cuisine, Hu Xiaojun not only trains employees through bilingual menus to let them know the story and culture behind each dish, but also constantly promotes Sichuan cuisine culture by participating in local food festivals and giving lectures on Chinese food culture in colleges and universities. "When’ Old Sichuan’ first opened, most customers were Chinese, but now the proportion of foreign customers accounts for 80%." Hu Xiaojun said.

Relying on the international market, Sichuan cuisine has become an important bridge to show Chinese food culture. In recent years, our province attaches great importance to the innovation and development of Sichuan cuisine, and has successively issued a number of policy documents to promote industrial development and continue to promote Sichuan cuisine culture. According to the data published in the Sustainable Development Report of Sichuan Cuisine Industry 2022, as of 2022, more than 100 Sichuan Cuisine enterprises have successfully gone abroad.

Carry out exchanges and cooperation to comprehensively enhance the international influence of Sichuan cuisine.

Overseas Chinese food practitioners are an important force to promote Chinese culture, and Hu Xiaojun and Wan Rong agree that the biggest problem in the overseas development of Sichuan cuisine at present is talent training.

Influenced by the foreign labor visa policy and restricted by the foreign language level and salary of employees, it is a common problem for overseas Chinese restaurants to "go global". In order to solve this problem, in recent years, the Provincial Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese has actively done a good job of matchmaking, promoted exchanges and cooperation between Sichuan Tourism College and domestic catering associations, overseas Chinese food associations and Chinese restaurants, and organized Sichuan cuisine masters to teach local students overseas, so as to become Chinese chefs with local working status and localized language communication, and comprehensively enhance the international competitiveness and influence of Sichuan cuisine.

At the same time, since 2019, the Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese has held a seminar for leaders of overseas Chinese food associations, inviting leaders of overseas Chinese food associations from all over the world and overseas Chinese who work in Chinese restaurants to return to Sichuan to taste delicious food, enjoy beautiful scenery and make friends, which not only enables overseas Chinese food practitioners to experience the profound historical background and unique charm of Sichuan cuisine more deeply, but also builds a cultural exchange platform for Chinese food at home and abroad. Hu Xiaojun, who participated in the seminar for heads of overseas Chinese food associations for the third time, said: "The inheritance and innovation of Sichuan cuisine’s overseas development needs to be in line with domestic standards, not only in taste, but also in culture, so the opportunity for learning and the platform for communication are very important to us."

Wan Rong, who participated in the seminar for heads of overseas Chinese food associations and the World Sichuan Cuisine Conference for the first time, gained a lot: "In recent years, the baton of overseas Sichuan cuisine has been passed to the second generation of overseas Chinese, or even the third generation of overseas Chinese. Young people have brought many innovations to Sichuan cuisine culture, but at the same time, there is also a problem of not knowing much about traditional Sichuan cuisine culture." She hopes that relevant departments can hold more similar activities to enhance people’s understanding of Chinese restaurants and promote overseas Chinese restaurants to continuously enrich the characteristics of the times and cultural connotations. (Reporter Tian Shan)

Getting started evaluation of ant 4K sports camera

People who know about sports cameras may have hesitated: Do you need a sports camera in your life?

In foreign countries, GoPro has long been synonymous with sports cameras; In China, small ant sports cameras are also making efforts in this emerging market segment. Last month, the little ant 4K sports camera, the second generation of the little ant sports camera, officially landed in JD.COM for crowdfunding. The standard version was 1199 yuan, and the set version was 1299 yuan. Compared with the price of a generation of 399 yuan, you may have doubts: is it worthwhile to raise the price so sharply? Below, the author will take you to find out.

exterior

The camera I got is a black version, and there are also white and pink versions to choose from.

Compared with the first generation, the face value of the second generation of the small ant sports camera is much higher, and too many lines and textures are removed from the front, so the whole body looks more exquisite. Although the shell is still made of plastic, the improvement in vision and feel is very obvious. Different from GoPro’s quaint style, the second generation of small ant sports camera is more fashionista.

Unpacking three pieces: camera, battery and data cable (note: the camera itself has no memory card and needs to be purchased separately)

There are three buttons in the fuselage of the first generation: the power button, the camera button and the WiFi connection button. Now, in the second generation, the designer of Little Ant has drastically cut off two-thirds of the buttons, leaving only one power button to double as the shutter button, and all other operations are transferred to the touch screen.

The only button in the whole body is designed at the top of the fuselage. Long press the switch and short press to shoot.

Battery compartment at the bottom (containing Micro SD card slot) and bracket interface.

Touch screen on the back

The second generation of ant sports camera is equipped with a 2.19-inch large touch screen-yes, compared with the fuselage, it is really a big screen, and it may be the camera with the highest screen ratio. The PPI of this screen is as high as 330, with a viewing angle of 160, and the operation experience is very smooth. If you must say something insufficient, you probably don’t support multi-touch and can’t zoom the picture.

As the saying goes, you can’t have your cake and eat it. For a sports camera, the biggest disadvantage brought by the simple appearance is the inconvenience of operation. Considering that every minute counts in the motion scene, it seems that even the best touch screen is not as convenient as adding a shortcut button directly on the shell.

performance parameter

In addition to the improvement of appearance, higher prices naturally bring higher configuration, and the parameters are simply listed as follows:

Photo function

For most people who are used to taking photos with mobile phones, it may be difficult to adapt to the curved picture taken by the ant wide-angle lens for a while, but the wide field of vision brought by bending far exceeds that of almost all mobile phones on the market, making selfies no longer like selfies. Although you can also buy a wide-angle lens connected to a mobile phone online, the photos you take often have a weak edge, which is still far from the wide angle of a sports camera.

For photographers who like to capture characters but don’t want to disturb each other, wide angle can just play a "slanting shot" effect. Even if you shoot the sky at a 45-degree angle, the horizon can still be included in the picture.

On the left, the second generation of ant motion camera was shot, and on the right, Samsung S6 edge+ was shot.

Compared with Samsung S6 edge+, the color saturation of the small ant motion camera is lower, but it is also closer to the color of the real scene.

Thanks to the large aperture of F2.8, the small ant motion camera can also get a visual effect close to the human eye at night, and the color reproduction and noise control of the sky, leaves and road lights have reached a satisfactory level.

Video recording function

Wide-angle photography is just a side dish before meals, and video is the real feast that sports cameras bring to people.

Today, the screen of mobile phone is getting bigger and bigger, and the disadvantages of mobile phone video recording are becoming more and more obvious: it is inconvenient to hold it with one hand and carry it with you, not to mention the sour taste if it is hung around your neck. Therefore, for people who love sports and take selfies, a compact sports camera is just needed.

In addition to 4K/30fps video recording, the second generation of Little Ant Motion Camera also supports video recording in 1080P/120fps, 720P/240fps and other formats, which can capture motion moments that are invisible to the naked eye. When playing back in slow motion, you may really feel the power released by body movements at every millisecond node.

Of course, the sports camera is by no means alone. It also has many teammates like gods, such as waterproof case, Bluetooth remote control, and various expansion brackets … From this, your vision can reach many places that mobile phones and SLR can’t reach.

For young artists, sports cameras can help you see the world from a different angle, such as putting the camera on your shoulder and recording while walking, for example, putting it on your pet at home and making a micro-movie from a pet’s perspective.

continue a journey without refuelling

After the author’s two-hour shooting experience in the park, 100 photos were taken, 400 seconds were recorded in 4K and 100 seconds were recorded in slow motion. During the use, the screen was basically on, and finally the remaining power was about 2/3. In view of the huge volume of 4K video files, a large-capacity MicroSD card is essential, and it is recommended to buy more than 64G.

tail

People may not think it is too expensive to buy a mobile phone with more than 1,000 yuan, but if you switch to a sports camera, it is estimated that most people will still retreat. Even the people-friendly price of 399 yuan for the first generation of small ants is enough to keep many people away.

Perhaps the sports camera will never become a popular product, but it is still a unique product. As a point in the demand of modern long tail, sports camera is like a ripple in smart home life, which shows us that life is not just about mobile phones and computers, but also about sports and distance …

Geely’s 2018 Emgrand GL officially went on sale for 788-115,800 yuan.

Geely's 2018 Emgrand GL officially went on sale for 788-115,800 yuan.

  On January 1, 2018, Geely’s 2018 Emgrand GL was officially launched. The new car was also upgraded in appearance, interior and configuration. At the same time, it was equipped with a new generation of G-Netlink 3.2A intelligent in-vehicle system and full-speed ACC adaptive cruise system. The new car has launched 7 models with 1.8L and 1.4T displacement, and the official guide price is 788-115800 yuan.

Geely 2018 Emgrand GL Guide Price car make and model Guiding price (ten thousand yuan) 1.8L manual enterprising type 7.88 1.8L Manual Elite Zhilian Model 8.68 1.8L Automatic Elite Zhilian Model  9.68  1.4T Manual Elite Zhilian Model  8.98  1.4T Automatic Elite Zhilian Model  9.98   1.4T automatic distinguished zhilian type 10.98  1.4T automatic flagship type 11.58 

  In addition, car purchase now enjoys four preferential policies: continuing the national 2.5% purchase tax reduction and exemption policy; Free unlimited traffic for 2 years, and enjoy the intellectual interest interconnection; The whole department has 24 periods of 0 interest, and it is easy to buy a car without pressure; Replacement purchase, enjoy a maximum subsidy of 3,000 yuan for car replacement.

Geely's 2018 Emgrand GL officially went on sale for 788-115,800 yuan.

  In appearance, the new car continues the family design style, but it can also be clearly seen that the appearance adjustment, the grid spacing of the upper grid on the water drop ripple has been redesigned, and the lower grid adopts dense black horizontal stripes, which echoes the stripes below the fog lights on both sides, widening the overall visual effect of the front face; The brand-new far and near light integrated automatic induction headlights adopt LED light source and laser carved "GEELY" logo, which is more recognizable and advanced than the old models.

Geely's 2018 Emgrand GL officially went on sale for 788-115,800 yuan.

  The new car adopts a quick-back streamline shape, and the GEELY LOGO is engraved on the chrome trim at the rear of the car to replace the original Geely shield brand LOGO. The use of LED light guide taillights and the shape change of two exhaust ports on both sides of the rear of the car make the new car look more exquisite.

Geely's 2018 Emgrand GL officially went on sale for 788-115,800 yuan.

  In terms of interior, the new car basically retains the existing design, and still takes simplicity and elegance as the main tone, and makes adjustments in the central control multimedia control area, canceling the original physical buttons on both sides of the 8-inch central control screen and replacing them with touch virtual buttons.

Geely's 2018 Emgrand GL officially went on sale for 788-115,800 yuan.

  In terms of configuration, the new car is equipped with Geely’s new generation G-Netlink 3.2A intelligent in-vehicle system, which has built-in the latest 2.0 generation Gaode map online navigation system, supporting real-time road navigation, one-click synchronization of mobile phone information, real-time online map upgrade and other functions; In addition, the working range of ACC adaptive cruise system for high-profile vehicles has changed from 30-150km/h to 0-150km/h, thus supporting the functions of following the car at low speed, stopping and starting again, and being suitable for traffic jams.

Geely's 2018 Emgrand GL officially went on sale for 788-115,800 yuan.

  In terms of power, the 2018 Emgrand GL will be equipped with a new 1.4T high-efficiency turbocharged engine, which can output the highest power of 98kW and the maximum torque of 215N·m, matching the Gretel 6DCT transmission.

"Behind the Scenes" | He collaborated with Jackie Chan, Zhang Yimou, and Yu Feihong underwater

1905 movie network feature "With us around, the remote water supply can’t be cut off." In the movie, the firefighter Xu Xiaobin, who plays the role, jumps into the sea full of oil and flames in order to clean the water pump.

He worked hard to repair, and the final image of his unfortunate sacrifice was vivid and heroic in the lens of the underwater photographer, causing many viewers to cry.

In the movie, the "Expendables" attacked Jingzhou City by water, and the surging light and shadow added another "color" to the black and white ink painting. 


Here, the photographer and the eldest brother soaked in the biting cold water for several hours before completing the drama of diving in the ice cave. The underwater world in the lens is quiet and beautiful, which is fascinating.


How did the amazing underwater shots in the movie, either thrilling or beautiful, work, and how did this special group of underwater photographers, little known to audiences, work?


In this issue of "Behind the Scenes", let’s follow Sun Xun, a well-known domestic underwater photographer who has been in charge of films such as "Shadow", "Kung Fu Yoga" and "Hero of Fire", into the "underwater mystery" behind the lens.


 01. Every shot is a story

After seven years of formal employment, he was responsible for the underwater shooting of countless movies, TV series, documentaries and advertisements. "Heroes of Fire" has always been fresh in Sun Xun’s memory. Since the film is set in the context of an oil pipeline explosion, there must be oil stains, garbage and flames in the seawater. In order to realistically restore the effect of seawater, the art and props team "mixed" pieces of sticky oil stains with starch and paint, and also put in fresh scallops, oysters and other kinds of seafood. The flames are also real burning, which also poses a big challenge to the underwater photography team.


"The camera, the diving equipment, and the face are all covered in a layer of black oil, just like a miner. After shooting for two days, the seafood was soaked for two days, just like a pot of seafood soup, and finally the whole equipment had to be cleaned. But the props team really bothered to have the final real effect." Sun Xun said. At the "Fire Hero" press conference, recalling the shooting experience, Ou Hao said that he almost drowned and experienced a terrifying moment. In the movie, he was shown with a rope tied around his waist, but in the actual shooting, after going into the water, the person kept floating up, and he could only tie the rope to his feet to let people pull him underwater. In addition, shooting outdoors in winter was very physically exhausted, and he could not advance or retreat for a time. "Even now I think about it, I am still a little afraid."


Sun Xun also praised Ou Hao’s contribution: "The actors are very hard-working, and the director and staff are sparing no effort to recreate the tension at that time… China lacks such a film, and we feel honored to be able to participate in the shooting of such a key scene." If the key word of "Hero of Fire" is "bitter", the largest film that Sun Xun has participated in "water drama" is the crime film "Involved in the Sea of Anger" that will be released in the summer. In order to show the human entanglement in extreme environments, there is a long sea shooting in the film, and even Huang Bo, who has excellent water quality, calls it "the most tiring in history".


Sun Xun also felt the same way, "I first shot in the open sea, the sea was very windy, and I was seasick and vomited, which is also an embarrassing thing for me as an underwater photographer. Then I shot a big play in the water shed. Teacher Huang Bo is famous for his water quality, and the completion is very high. He also cooperates well with Teacher Zhou Xun. In addition, the underwater is a dual-camera shooting, and there is a scene of escape in the car. I am looking forward to the effect of the film." Underwater shooting can be both exciting and beautiful and romantic, and the starring literary film shows this.


"Although the film was not very difficult, the shot was very beautiful. At that time, it was Yu Feihong’s inner scene. The beauty of the underwater shot and the mood of the actors fit perfectly. It had the temperament of an Asian literary film. It was the most satisfactory scene from the creator’s point of view," Sun Xun said.

02. Tired and happy

Sun Xun studied engineering at university, but chose the translation industry for his work. When he worked as a translator for a film crew, he began to get involved in photography because of his interest. It can be said that his career has been challenging himself.


In the process of engaging in film and television photography, Sun Xun found that underwater photography teams in China are very scarce. "The film industry is developing rapidly, and industrialization is becoming more and more complex. At that time, there was a wave of aerial photography, and we thought that we might be able to do it underwater."


In this way, from the "dry duck" who couldn’t even swim at the beginning, to the diving expert who could control the machine in the water and move around, Sun Xun and the team developed a set of underwater photography methodology almost from scratch.


There were many differences between underwater photography and shooting on the ground. In particular, shooting in the field was greatly affected by the weather and water conditions, and it was difficult to communicate underwater and underwater. There were three core members of the team, each performing their own duties, and all of them were indispensable: Sun Xun was responsible for the underwater handheld, composition, and camera movement; the second person was responsible for monitoring the focus on the ground and communicating with the ground photography team; there was another person responsible for equipment, coordinating actors, adjusting underwater props, costumes, etc.


 At the same time, the photographer also has to have multiple roles while holding the camera, not only to control the buoyancy, but also to control the machine, to ensure the focus and composition during the movement, and to always pay attention to the safety of the actors. Many directors are not familiar with underwater shooting, and the pre-designed split shots are difficult to complete in actual shooting. For example, due to the influence of buoyancy, the actors will naturally float up when they fall into the water. In order to achieve the "sinking" effect pursued by the director, the team had to bury the Weiya point underwater, "so that they can pull it in reverse, so that they can control the people to slowly go down."


In addition, the actor’s water and physical fitness will also affect the shooting effect. The photographer needs to make an agreement with the actor in advance for underwater gestures such as "rise, sink, take another shot", and pay close attention to the actor’s state. At the scene, the host Roman also changed into equipment and challenged a "drowning scene" shooting. After just shooting for a while, not only did his nose get into water, but his physical strength was also exhausted, and he experienced the difficulty of shooting underwater.


Sun Xun admits that this kind of "hard work" is the norm in this type of work. Because the crew often focuses on shooting underwater scenes a few days ago or when they are close to finishing, the time is tight and the task is heavy. "Generally, it takes 14 to 16 hours to shoot every day, and sometimes even 20 hours."


"If you really come to the scene to watch our filming, you will definitely feel very bitter, but as people who love this profession, we are very excited to shoot, we don’t feel hard, and we don’t feel cold. My favorite is coming out of the water. The director said: Great, this is what I want, I feel very fulfilled!"


In the process of learning, Sun Xun often revisits the classic Hollywood films. As early as the 1954 film "Black Lake Demon Pond", the pioneers began to experiment with underwater photography, and he was deeply admired for his spirit of exploration.

In contrast, Sun Xun said bluntly that the domestic team has a lot of room for improvement in both technology and equipment, but he firmly believes that with the continuous improvement of the industrialization level of domestic films and the improvement of the process, the trickle will definitely merge into rivers and seas, and the underwater lens will definitely record more exciting Chinese stories.