月度归档 2024年8月10日

　　As of the evening of July 11, the box office of the film "Anti-Drug 2" has exceeded 700 million yuan, making it one of the most noteworthy domestic films this summer. Our reporter interviewed Andy Lau, one of the film’s producers, starring, theme songwriters and singers, and listened to him talk about how the film is "fire", what work he has done for the film, and how he plays an ordinary person who hates drugs.

　　"Such box office results are beyond my imagination"

　　Reporter: First of all, I would like to congratulate you. The film "Anti-Drug 2" was released on July 5th, and by July 8th it has exceeded 500 million yuan. You have exerted your extraordinary influence.

　　Andy Lau: This box office result is really beyond my imagination, I didn’t expect it to be so fast. This is the first work I shot after recovering from an injury in 2017, and the current release situation has given me a lot of encouragement.

　　Reporter: You were involved in a lot of front-and-back work on this film. In addition to starring, you also worked as a producer, wrote lyrics for the theme song, and sang with Louis Koo. As a producer, what specific things did you do for the film?

　　Andy Lau: I am a producer because I want to be more involved in different aspects of the film. There are actually two kinds of supervisors. One is to control the budget, and the other is to focus on the creation. I am involved on both sides. In terms of budget, I will consider how to put money in important places. If the actor is important, I will spend a little more money to find actors. If I feel that I need to spend more money on the action of the play, I will spend it on the action. Sometimes we also spend time. In terms of creation, what I can do is to go from actors, scripts, directors, and finally to the finished product, and how to integrate them into the most ideal and closest to our requirements.

　　Reporter: Generally speaking, the producers are experienced people who escort the younger or less experienced directors. The screenwriter and director of this film, Qiu Litao, is your age. How did you reach a cooperation?

　　Andy Lau: I met Qiu Litao in the late 1980s. Since then, he has been filming and has tried many types of low-budget films. He is also a rock singer and has a lot of enthusiasm. But no one has ever given him enough money to make a movie he wants to make, so we gave him a chance. His first big production was "The Bomb Locker," and I starred in it. People thought he was in control very well, so I was invited to be the producer and director of "Anti-Drug 2" with him.

　　"Making anti-drug movies serves as a reminder"

　　Reporter: In the past, you have starred in many anti-drug films, such as "Heaven and Earth" and "Disciples", etc. Why did you come to star in a similar film this time?

　　Andy Lau: The most important thing is that I think there should be such works on the market all the time to remind the audience, just like the need to remind everyone through the film "Lost Orphans" that there is still child trafficking going on in this world. Drugs are still poisoning many young people, and the drug addicts are getting younger and younger, and new drugs are constantly emerging. It may have been very traditional in the past. Now some drugs seem very "trendy", and some people even think that drug use is a common thing in life. Like drinking alcohol, they don’t know they will be addicted at all. So this time I saw the theme of anti-drug, and I felt that it needed to be done, and the film should be "popular" in the market. Liu Qingyun, Liang Jiahui, and Gu Tianle played a good role in brotherhood in "Anti-Drug 1". "Anti-Drug 2" increased family and love. At the beginning, only Gu Tianle starred. I also joined, and Miao Qiaowei was invited to play the police, adding some flavor to the film.

　　Reporter: In "Anti-Drug 2", you played the role of Yu Shuntian, who has experienced twists and turns in his life and played a multi-faceted role. What personality characteristics did you focus on? In the past, there were only two sides in police and gangsters in police films, but now Yu Shuntian is a third party. What impact does this role setting have on the film?

　　Andy Lau: Among the three male characters, Gu Tianle plays the drug dealer Jizang, who is obsessed with friendship and brothers. Miao Qiaowei plays the policeman Lin Zhenfeng, who is obsessed with the law. Among them, I am an ordinary person who has a sense of powerlessness in the face of the world. In his youth, he was a gangster, not a good person, and the anti-drug method he adopted was incorrect. He is also a low-key and hesitant person who has been considering whether his approach is right or not, and hovers between the reasonable and the unreasonable. The addition of this character makes the film richer and more tense. If the simple method in the past is followed, this film can actually be filmed without me, only the roles of Gu Tianle and Miao Qiaowei can be finished, or I can play the policeman Gu Tianle as the bad guy.

　　Reporter: The ending of the film is tragic. Yu Shuntian and Jizang die together. Mrs. Yu Shuntian played by Lin Jiaxin had signed a divorce agreement with Yu Shuntian, but she also died. Do you think this ending is good over evil?

　　Andy Lau: Drugs are rampant because of drug criminals, causing many innocent people to suffer, and the ending of drug dealers is bound to be destroyed. On the other hand, movies always need some plot. In this scene, Yu Shuntian actually wanted to save his marriage with his wife, and wanted to let go of Kizo, as long as he could be with his wife. Unexpectedly, at this moment, his wife died. From that moment on, the character died. He didn’t cry or vent in public, but was actually ready to give his life for anti-drug. The character played by Gu Tianle also wants to have an end with his brother who was the most devoted to his feelings in the past. There is a big misunderstanding here. The last scene is actually quite romantic. Sometimes love may not be perfect, but friendship must be perfect.

　　Reporter: This movie has a very big investment, built a 1:1 subway station to shoot drag racing scenes and gunfight scenes. Because you were injured, did you have any difficulty filming these scenes in the end?

　　Andy Lau: I have recovered well since my injury in 2017. I have been preparing for a year in the pre-film, and I have done various physical exercises. All those high-speed car scenes filmed in 1:1 subway stations were prepared with special effects and motion design, so I can handle it physically.

　　"I hope to make my own movies in the future"

　　Reporter: The genre of Hong Kong police and gangster films has been particularly successful. You have also appeared in police and gangster films many times, including "Infernal Affairs", "Dark War", "Blind Road", etc. What do you think is the reason why Hong Kong police and gangster films have been attracting audiences at home and abroad for so many years?

　　Andy Lau: I think it’s still because of feelings. The police and gangster movies produced in Hong Kong always have a very specific thing, like the Northeast dialect, which makes people feel very happy when they hear it. But I still hope that Hong Kong movies should try their best in other different genres. For example, some authentic Hong Kong literary films, I think there are still some. We don’t require movies to be worth billions at the box office. There are some movies that should be done as long as they can pay for themselves. So I made a "Hong Kong Land" some time ago, and recently I’m making a "Hot Blood Choir".

　　Reporter: In the past, you supported young film talents through the "Asian Rising Star Director" program, launched Ning Hao and his "Crazy Stone", and also invested in and starred in "Sister Tao" with zero pay. What other plans do you have for the film industry now?

　　Andy Lau: These will continue, and I also want to help some new mainland directors to make some more literary works. I have also talked to Lin Jianyue, Yang Shoucheng, Gu Tianle, Du Qifeng, etc. I hope that everyone will train some new actors and directors in the next three years. I actually want to train actors to become directors. For example, I have been in this industry for so many years, so I can slow down and put our experience into a movie.

　　Reporter: You must be a director in the future, right?

　　Andy Lau: I hope so. In fact, I thought about it before. For example, when I was filming "Dragon Chasing 1", I really wanted to direct it myself, but after thinking about it, I was still afraid, so I finally found Guan Zhiyao to shoot. But at present, I don’t have a very clear and specific theme.

Do you still remember Rebs’ bold words at the listing party? "We want investors who buy Xiaomi shares on the first day of listing to double their profits!" Now that two years have passed, Lei Jun’s bold words have finally come true.

On December 23, the share price of Xiaomi Group soared more than 8% during the session to a record high of HK $32.35, and the total market value exceeded 100 billion US dollars or HK $800 billion. As of the close, it rose 7.59% to HK $31.90, and the turnover was 10.344 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Lei Junhao said: Let investors who buy on the first day of listing make double the profit!

On July 9, 2018, Xiaomi listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with an issue price of 17 Hong Kong dollars. At the celebration banquet, Rebs wanted to double the share price of investors who bought on the first day of listing. Now Xiaomi Group’s share price has exceeded 32 Hong Kong dollars, which is exactly double the lowest price of 16 yuan on the first day of listing.

Since the beginning of this year, although affected by the epidemic, Xiaomi’s performance in the first three quarters has exceeded market expectations, and Xiaomi’s share price has also risen all the way. Recently, Xiaomi mobile phones have also returned to the top three in global smartphone shipments, with sales in reverse order and even surpassing Apple. And the Double 11 event has lasted for more than 5 days. According to the data on JD.com, the biggest winner is also Xiaomi, so Xiaomi’s share price has also staggered and soared.

Although Xiaomi’s share price performance was sluggish after its listing, hovering around HK $10 for a long time, hitting a record low price of HK $8.28 on September 2, 2019. But starting from the fourth quarter of 2019, Xiaomi benefited from the unexpected performance and the expectation of 5G popularization dividend, and Xiaomi’s share price began to bottom out and enter an upward channel. Especially since the bottom of the global capital markets in March this year, Xiaomi has started a surge mode, soaring from HK $10 to HK $31.90.

Xiaomi Mi 11 will be released on December 28

Supported by strong performance, there has been a steady stream of positive news recently.

It is worth mentioning that this morning, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun released an article on the official account saying that the Xiaomi Mi 11 series mobile phone will be officially released at 19:30 on the 28th of this month.

Xiaomi Mi 11 is a world-first model equipped with the Snapdragon 888 chip.

According to the latest official announcement from Xiaomi, Slogan is "light-packed" and will include at least two versions of Xiaomi Mi 11 and Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro. The standard version of Xiaomi Mi 11 is basically the same as the previously exposed news, and generally there will not be much difference, while the Xiaomi Mi 11 "super cup" with higher configuration in all aspects is still relatively mysterious.

In addition to the standard version of Xiaomi Mi 11, it is also expected to launch a much-watched "super cup" version. The biggest selling point of this machine is that it is expected to be equipped with an under-screen camera, but its release will not be until March next year.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 series model released at the beginning of this year is Xiaomi’s first entry into the high-end market, priced from 3,999 yuan to 6,999 yuan.

Xiaomi’s third quarterly report is eye-catching, and sales have returned to the top three in the world

On the evening of November 24th, Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) released its third-quarter financial report, during which Xiaomi achieved a revenue of 72.20 billion yuan, an increase of 35% year-on-year, and adjusted net profit of 4.10 billion yuan, an increase of 19% year-on-year, exceeding market expectations of 2.80 billion yuan.

The company achieved shipments of 47.10 million units in the third quarter, an increase of 44.6% year-on-year, returning to the top three in the world for the first time in six years, with a market share of 13.5%, and maintaining the highest growth rate among the top five mobile phone manufacturers in the world.

Xiaomi Group’s third-quarter report slightly exceeded market expectations, mainly due to the performance of mobile phone sales and profits in the European market exceeding guidelines. From the perspective of major indicators such as revenue, profit, cash flow, and profit margin, Xiaomi’s third-quarter report has set new highs since its listing, which is eye-catching. In the future, under the circumstance that Huawei’s 5G chips are still limited, we judge that Xiaomi is the main mobile phone manufacturer to undertake Huawei’s share and compete with Apple and Samsung in overseas markets, and will continue to gain excess market share.

Since the beginning of this year, although affected by the epidemic, Xiaomi’s performance in the first three quarters has exceeded market expectations, and Xiaomi’s share price has also risen all the way. Recently, Xiaomi mobile phones have also returned to the top three in global smartphone shipments, with sales in reverse order and even surpassing Apple. And the Double 11 event has lasted for more than 5 days. According to the data on JD.com, the biggest winner is also Xiaomi, so Xiaomi’s share price has also staggered and soared.

CICC recently released a research report to adjust the global smartphone share forecast in 2021. The bank maintained the global smartphone shipment in 2021 to 1.507 billion, an increase of 12.1% year-on-year. In terms of Xiaomi Group-W (01810), considering that the company’s overseas layout is relatively leading and the performance advantage is obvious, it is optimistic that Xiaomi can occupy the overseas mid-range and part of the high-end market share that Huawei is gradually withdrawing. Therefore, the bank maintained Xiaomi’s 2021 forecast 200 million department, growing by 51.5% year-on-year, ranking third in the world, and introduced the 2022 forecast 240 million department, growing by 20% year-on-year.

Xiaomi has a new move! Blockchain patents are coming

According to Tianyancha, Xiaomi Digital Technology Co., Ltd. recently published a blockchain-related patent application, titled "Method, device, readable storage medium and blockchain network for generating blockchain", and the patent publication number is CN112102081A.

The patent abstract shows that the present disclosure relates to a method, device, readable storage medium, and blockchain network for generating a blockchain, in order to increase the capacity of the blockchain.

According to Tianyancha, Xiaomi Digital Technology Co., Ltd. was established in December 2013. The legal representative is Hong Feng, with a registered capital of about 2.313 billion yuan. Its business scope includes electronic payment technology, payment and settlement technology and clearing system technology development, technology transfer, technology consultation, and technical services. It is wholly-owned by Xiaomi Commercial Factoring (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.

In fact, this is not the first time Xiaomi has tried blockchain. As early as April 2017, Xiaomi proposed a blockchain industry solution, aiming at "the interaction and collaboration of marketing big data", and the purpose is to open up the pain points of information islands that are common in the big data industry.

At the same time, Xiaomi also entered the 2018 Hurun Blockchain Innovation Enterprise Ranking TOP50 due to its application in digital marketing.

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Company name:

Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co., Ltd.

Participation awards:

Annual Poverty Alleviation Award

Introduction to the participating units:

Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co., Ltd. was founded in 1987. It has 80 production bases and more than 180 subsidiaries in 29 provinces and autonomous regions across the country, with nearly 30,000 employees. The products mainly cover more than 200 varieties of protein beverages, packaged drinking water, carbonated beverages, tea beverages and more than ten categories, ranking among the top 500 Chinese enterprises.

Reasons for participating in the evaluation:

In the post-epidemic era, companies must not only defend the "position" of traditional sales channels, but also expand new "battlefields", find new opportunities, and empower new development. In May, Wahaha announced its entry into the e-commerce industry to build a "healthy" vertical e-commerce platform.

At the Hangzhou "Spring Breeze Action" mobilization meeting held in January 2020, Wahaha Group donated another 10 million yuan and won the "Spring Breeze Action" 20th Anniversary Good Award Excellent Unit. As a major donor to the "Spring Breeze Action", Wahaha has currently donated 104.60 million yuan, sending warmth and help to countless students in need.

Since the first "Spring Breeze Action" was launched in Hangzhou in 2000, Wahaha has responded positively. This public welfare has been done for 20 years. Zong Qinghou, chairperson of Wahaha Group, said: "Wahaha is a native enterprise in Hangzhou and has always attached great importance to education since its establishment. The purpose of our Spring Breeze assistance activities is to give more people equal opportunities to thrive in life."

Wahaha started as a school-run enterprise in 1987 and has always been sincere about education. In 2011, it launched the "Wahaha · Spring Breeze Student Aid" special project fund. So far, the project has accumulated more than 90 million yuan in assistance and distributed more than 70 million yuan in student aid, helping more than 30,000 students in need to realize their "college dream". In recent years, the "Wahaha · Spring Breeze Student Aid" project has continuously innovated the carrier of student aid, enriched the forms of student aid, and expanded the coverage of student aid, and has achieved remarkable results in solving the problem of children in difficult families going to school.

Since 2018, "Wahaha · Spring Breeze Student Assistance" has been extended to counterpart assistance areas, and has organized counterpart assistance activities for Enshi Prefecture and Qiandongnan Prefecture. In the past two years, a total of 12 million yuan has been allocated to support 4,000 difficult students in Enshi and Guizhou to go to university.

On December 10, 2019, the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions held the first "Wahaha Spring Breeze Scholarship" scholarship issuance ceremony at the Cangqian Campus of Hangzhou Normal University, donating 2 million yuan to encourage the students to study hard and repay the society, continue to pass on social love, and cultivate the spirit of "Spring Breeze Action". The "Pei You Fund" is a new project of the Hangzhou Federation of Trade Unions, the Hangzhou Municipal Education Bureau and Wahaha in the "Spring Breeze Action". It is dedicated to improving the living and learning conditions of college students in Hangzhou who are both excellent in character and learning and have family difficulties, so that they can not only "go to school", but also "go to school".

It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. While providing bursaries for students in need, Wahaha also actively creates social practice opportunities for them, so that Spring Breeze Student Aid can be further extended to job assistance. In August 2019, the Municipal Spring Breeze Office and Wahaha Group held the "Wahaha · Spring Breeze Student Aid" Vocational Experience Summer Camp. 21 Enshi and Qiandongnan students came to Hangzhou to participate in a week-long lecture training, visit and inspection, and practical operation of positions. As early as four years ago, hundreds of college students from Zhejiang Technology University, Zhejiang University of Technology and other universities in the province participated in the special training and job fair of "Wahaha · Spring Breeze Assistant". Through practice in more than 280 positions in production, scientific research and management provided by Wahaha, they combined theory with practice and improved their ability to innovate and start a business.

Note: The above information is provided by the applicant.