The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue the yellow warning of blizzard, orange warning of cold wave and yellow warning of freezing at 06: 00 on February 21st.

Yellow Warning of Blizzard: There are blizzards in 7 provinces and regions including Shandong, Henan and Hubei.

The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a yellow warning of blizzard at 06: 00 on February 21:

It is estimated that there will be heavy snow in parts of eastern and southern Shandong, central and eastern Henan, northern Anhui, northern Jiangsu, central and northeastern Hubei, northern Hunan and eastern Tibet from 08: 00 on February 21st to 08: 00 on February 22nd. Among them, there will be heavy snow (10-15mm) in eastern Shandong, eastern Henan, northern Anhui, northern Jiangsu, southwestern Hubei, northwestern Hunan and eastern Tibet. The depth of newly added snow in some areas above is 3 ~ 7 cm, and the local area can reach more than 10 cm.

Defense guide:

1. The government and relevant departments shall, in accordance with their duties, implement measures to prevent snow disasters and freeze injuries;

2 transportation, railway, electric power, communications and other departments should strengthen the inspection and maintenance of roads, railways and lines, and do a good job in road cleaning and snow melting;

3. Pedestrians should pay attention to cold prevention and anti-skid, drivers should drive carefully, and vehicles should take anti-skid measures;

4. Farming and pastoral areas and breeding industries should prepare enough feed to prevent snow disasters and freezing damage;

5. Reinforce temporary structures that are easily crushed by snow, such as scaffolding.

Cold wave orange warning: most of the south will cool down now, and some areas will drop by 12 to 18 C.

The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a cold wave orange warning at 06: 00 on February 21:

Affected by the cold wave, it is predicted that the temperature will drop in most parts of southern China from 08: 00 on February 21 to 08: 00 on February 23, and the daily average or minimum temperature will generally drop by 6 ~ 12℃, and the temperature in the southeastern part of southwest China, southern and central eastern Jiangnan, and central and northern South China will drop by 12~18℃. Among them, the cumulative cooling range in parts of southeastern Guizhou, southern Hunan, northwestern Guangxi and central Jiangxi can reach more than 20℃. Around February 23, the lowest temperature line of 0℃ will be pressed south to the area from southern Jiangsu and Anhui to southern Hunan and southern Guizhou.

Defense guide:

1, the government and relevant departments shall, in accordance with their duties, do a good job in cold wave emergency work;

2. Pay attention to cold and warmth;

3, agriculture, aquaculture, animal husbandry, etc. should actively take anti-frost, freezing and other cold measures to minimize losses;

4, do a good job of windproof.

Frozen yellow warning: there are freezing rain or ice particles in parts of 8 provinces and cities such as Anhui, Hubei and Hunan.

The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a frozen yellow warning at 06: 00 on February 21:

It is estimated that from 08: 00 on February 21 to 08: 00 on February 22, there will be freezing rain or ice particles in parts of southeastern Henan, central Anhui, northern Jiangsu, central, eastern and southern Hubei, northern Hunan, northwestern Jiangxi, eastern Guizhou and southeastern Chongqing, with freezing rainfall of 2-5 mm and local area of 8 mm or more.

Defense guide:

1, transportation, public security and other departments should do a good job in preparing for road icing in accordance with their duties;

2. The electric power department should prepare for the deicing of power facilities;

3. Take certain protective measures for crops, vegetables, flowers, fruits and forestry;

4. Pedestrians should pay attention to anti-skid when going out.

Original title: "Blizzard, freezing rain, cold wave three warnings are issued together! Pay attention to prevention "

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　　CCTV News:On October 21st, 2017, coincided with the grand opening of The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the 23rd China Yiwu International Commodities Fair, the largest commodity fair in China, was held in Yiwu, Zhejiang.

　　This year’s Yiwu Fair has 4,100 standard booths, involving 14 major industries. Combining with the cultivation direction of emerging sectors, it has set up eight special areas, namely "Made in Zhejiang" theme area, standard Expo area, innovative design, smart lifestyle, fashion department stores, international brands, e-commerce and trade services, and women’s Federation handicrafts, with a total of 10 pavilions with an exhibition area of 100,000 square meters. It attracted more than 2,200 enterprises from 16 countries and regions including Australia, Japan, Brazil, Germany, Italy and France, as well as 24 provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) in China.

　　As an important supporting meeting in the 2017 Yiwu Fair, the "2017 China Retail Department Store (Yiwu) Purchasing Summit" was held simultaneously during this period. The summit was hosted by the Executive Committee of Yiwu International Commodity Expo in China, jointly organized by Zhejiang China Commodity City Group Co., Ltd. and IBMG International Business Management Group, and sponsored by Yiwu Mr. Huolang Trading Co., Ltd., and the conference received extensive attention and praise from the government, industry, news media and people from all walks of life.

　　More than 200 enterprise bosses and senior executives from more than 50 retail enterprises, including national top 100 retail enterprises, listed companies and regional leading enterprises, led their professional purchasing teams to participate in the summit. In order to actively broaden the domestic sales channels of local suppliers in Yiwu, improve the purchasing efficiency and quality of participating retailers, and promote the in-depth cooperation between suppliers and retailers, the summit invited Mr. Li Sheng, deputy director of the Expert Working Committee of China Business Federation, Professor Wu Leijun, course director of SPACE China Business College of the University of Hong Kong, and other big coffee makers in the retail industry to conduct in-depth thematic discussions and share, and specially arranged a number of on-site retailers’ fair for high-quality goods, which promoted many categories such as household goods, imported goods, knitwear, toys, cultural offices and sporting goods. During the summit, the delegates also visited well-known local enterprises in Yiwu, and went deep into the factory to learn about commodity technology.

　　Mr. Jiang Ming, President of China Business Federation, made an opening speech for the summit.

　　In his opening speech, Mr. Jiang Ming, President of China Business Federation, said: Yiwu has changed from "buying and selling the whole country" to "buying and selling the whole world". This is a hot spot for entrepreneurship, a land of real miracles. Department stores cover a wide range of commodities, and have become synonymous with Yiwu. Yiwu International Trade City is one of the largest export bases of small commodities in China, and its market extroversion has reached 65%.

　　The theme of this conference, "focusing on commodities, upgrading layout-supply chain reconstruction under consumption upgrading", fits the background of the retail industry environment, identifies the profit model, returns to the essence of retail, and locates customers with commodities. This summit will discuss how to rebuild the supply chain in the new retail era with the help of Yiwu’s advantages, new technologies and new theories, focus on market consumers, push forward with the pace of transformation of both domestic and foreign trade in Yiwu Fair, and strive for the healthy and rapid development of the retail industry and a broader future!

　　China Daily Online, May 6 (Xinhua) Foreign media reported that recently, with the fermentation of American banking crisis, panic is intensifying in the American financial circle represented by Wall Street. Many people in the industry pointed out that the current market situation is not good, and the crisis may spread again, but the regulatory system has not paid enough attention to it.

　　"Starting with the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, although the government intervened to provide protection for depositors and provided loans to major banks, fear has taken root and continued to breed on Wall Street." CNN reported that.

　　"We feel a strong sense of worry and feel that something is about to happen." The report quoted Ed Moya, a senior market analyst at Anda, as saying, "Infectious panic has never dissipated."

　　This is a First Total Bank photographed in new york, USA on May 1st. (Xinhua News Agency, photo by Guo Ke)

　　Recently, the First Total Bank of the United States declared bankruptcy, becoming the third bank in the United States to close this year. Investors are beginning to worry, who will be next? Many people have focused their eyes on a regional bank in California — — Western Pacific Union Bank. On Thursday, the bank’s share price was close to "halved", and the bank has also said that it is currently exploring "strategic options".

　　Not only the Western Pacific Union Bank, but also the share price of lines West Bank in the United States once plunged after the Financial Times broke the news that it was seeking to sell. The Arizona-based bank subsequently denied the report, making its share price "recover lost ground", but its market value has dropped by 65% this year.

　　In addition, regional banks located in the southeast — — First Horizon Bank is also "teetering", and its $13 billion M&A agreement with Dominion Bank of Canada has been terminated.

　　In the face of concerns, Western Pacific Union Bank said that the bank’s current liquidity is abundant, the available liquidity is still stable, and it exceeds uninsured deposits, accounting for 188%. However, this data does not seem to completely dispel the market’s doubts.

　　"Usually, these data can dispel investors’ fears, but now it is ‘ Extraordinary period ’ 。” Edmoya said, "Even if the data doesn’t look so bad, as long as the market is eyeing you, the game is over."

　　The pessimism of the market has also been verified by the statements of some well-known investors. On Thursday, Bill Ackerman, a well-known American investor and billionaire, stated on the social media platform that the current regional banks in the United States have generally fallen into crisis.

　　Ackerman criticized the American banking supervision system. He also said: "It takes decades to build confidence in financial institutions, but it only takes a few days to completely destroy this trust. With the fall of dominoes, the next fragile bank started again ‘ Teetering ’ 。”

　　With the collapse of many banks, the financial hegemony of the dollar system is disintegrating. (Source: China Daily Roger English China Journal, March 24, 2023, 8th edition)

　　Ackerman and others are calling on the US government to further intervene and raise the upper limit of deposit insurance in the United States. At present, the maximum insured amount of most deposit accounts of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of the United States is $250,000. For many companies that are struggling, this amount can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket. But even so, raising the deposit ceiling requires bipartisan support in the US Congress, and "for rational market participants, no one will count on this".

　　Ackerman is not the only one who criticizes American regulators. Mohammed El-Elian, chief economic adviser of Allianz, also said that the Fed should solve the problem of banking turmoil. He said that the risk of more bank failures has not been eliminated. The big banks in the United States will not be among the first-round shocks, and the problems will all focus on smaller and regional banks.

　　David Rosenberg, a famous economist, also criticized the Fed’s attitude towards the banking crisis. He believes that in the face of the continuous fermentation of the banking crisis, Fed officials have not paid enough attention to it.

　　"We are likely to default on our debts at the moment, and the banking crisis is spreading. Sorry Jamie (referring to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell), the crisis is not over. Focusing on inflation, these people can’t hear clearly. " Rosenberg said.

Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce on Promoting the Brand Chain Development of Convenience Stores
Commercial circulation letter [2019] No.223

The competent commercial departments of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, cities under separate state planning and Xinjiang Construction Corps:

In order to implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and the deployment of the Government Work Report, adapt to the trend of consumption upgrading, improve the convenience of commercial facilities, improve the convenience of consumption and the quality of life of residents, adhere to the people-centered principle, and meet the people’s growing needs for a better life, the Ministry of Commerce decided to promote the construction of brand chain convenience stores throughout the country. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

First, attach great importance to the development of brand chain convenience stores

Convenience store is the retail format closest to the lives of ordinary people, and it is an important carrier to meet people’s convenient consumption needs and serve people’s livelihood. In recent years, China’s brand chain convenience stores have accelerated their development, ranking in the forefront of retail formats for many years in a row. However, there are still problems such as insufficient total number of brand chain stores, unreasonable layout, imperfect service functions, and weak management ability. Promoting the development of convenience store brand chain is conducive to improving consumption convenience, improving consumption quality and stimulating consumption potential, which is an important livelihood project. All localities should raise awareness and put the development of brand chain convenience stores into an important work agenda, as an important starting point for implementing the consumption upgrading action plan and promoting the transformation and upgrading of physical retail, and continue to promote it in a planned and step-by-step manner.

Two, combined with the actual situation to determine the key to promote the city

The development of brand chain convenience stores is promoted by cities. According to the working steps of "overall deployment, key promotion and gradual extension", the development of brand chain convenience stores in municipalities directly under the central government, cities with separate plans and provincial capitals should be started first in 2019. On the basis of focusing on promoting these cities, all localities can choose some other cities to promote them in combination with the actual local economic development.

Three, pay close attention to the development of brand chain convenience stores.

Local competent commercial departments should guide the relevant cities to combine the existing work basis, promote branding, chaining and intelligence according to the spirit of the National Conference on the Development of Brand Chain Convenience Stores and the requirements of the Compilation Points of the Work Plan for the Development of Brand Chain Convenience Stores (see Annex), pay close attention to the study and formulation of work plans, and clarify work objectives, work priorities and safeguard measures. It is necessary to organize consulting institutions, think tank experts, industry associations and business representatives to participate in the formulation and demonstration of the plan, so as to improve the pertinence and operability of the plan. Municipalities directly under the central government, cities with separate plans and provincial capital cities should submit their work plans to the Ministry of Commerce before the end of July, and other cities should submit them before the end of September.

Fourth, improve the policy system to support the development of brand chain convenience stores

In view of the outstanding problems affecting the development of brand chain convenience stores, all localities should learn from the practices of Beijing, Xi ‘an, Fuzhou and other cities, focus on deepening the "streamline administration, delegate power, strengthen regulation and improve services" reform and optimizing the business environment, promote the introduction of policies to support the development of brand chain convenience stores, and provide support from the aspects of store location, registration, business license, technology application and supply chain construction, so as to create a good business environment for the development of convenience stores. We must do a good job in the implementation of the policies that have been introduced.

V. Strengthening organizational guarantee

The Ministry of Commerce will establish a three-level linkage working mechanism among departments, provinces and cities, study and formulate the development indicators of brand chain convenience stores from the aspects of convenience store layout, development quality, policy environment and working mechanism, and focus on guiding and promoting municipalities directly under the central government, cities with separate plans and provincial capitals, and make quarterly statistical summary and feedback on the progress and problems. The provincial commerce departments should strengthen the supervision and guidance of relevant cities, clarify the timetable and phased results, compact the work responsibilities, and put the work plan in place. Relevant cities should establish an inter-departmental coordination mechanism and give full play to the role of relevant functional departments and grassroots governments such as districts, counties and streets; Establish a normal communication mechanism between government and enterprises, and listen to and solve problems encountered in enterprise development in a timely manner.

Six, timely summary and promotion of typical experiences and practices.

The Ministry of Commerce will organize the compilation of the development report of brand chain convenience stores, adopt various communication methods, and summarize and promote the typical experiences and practices of promoting the development of brand chain convenience stores in various places. Local commercial authorities should actively organize the media to carry out publicity and reports, use various channels to carry out exchanges and cooperation, and create a good public opinion atmosphere for the development of convenience stores. Relevant work progress and opinions and suggestions shall be reported to the Ministry of Commerce in a timely manner.

Attachment: Key Points of Working Plan for the Development of Brand Chain Convenience Store

General office of Ministry of commerce
July 1, 2019

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Key points of compiling the development plan of brand chain convenience stores

All localities should scientifically plan the general idea of developing brand chain convenience stores on the basis of in-depth investigation and extensive consultation, combined with local consumption level, consumption characteristics and convenience business development, fully embody the principles of government guidance, market operation, focusing on people’s livelihood and diversified development, organize the preparation of a good work plan, and clarify development goals, main tasks and safeguard measures. The work plan shall be prepared by the competent department of city commerce and approved by the local people’s government. The work plan shall include but not limited to the following aspects:

First, the foundation of development

Focus on the basic situation of the city’s economic and social development, residents’ consumption and convenience business development, and find out the basic base of the main chain brand enterprises of convenience stores in this city. Basic data such as the number of existing brand enterprises, the number of stores, and the basic layout should be fully grasped (the data is as of the end of June 2019) as the baseline for evaluating the progress of the work, and clearly reflected in the work plan in the form of a list.

Brand chain convenience stores refer to convenience stores that operate directly or by joining, with unified image identification, unified store management and control, unified facilities configuration, unified service standards, unified commodity procurement and unified logistics distribution. Enterprises with unified trade names and logos and low standardization in other aspects are not included in the statistical scope of brand chain convenience stores.

Second, the development goals

The development goals are planned in three years, with the end of June 2019 as the benchmark, indicating the goals achieved in each year. Goals can be set in both quantity and quality. In terms of the number of development, it is necessary to make clear the two quantitative goals of brand enterprises and brand chain stores, and at the same time, set the structural development goals from the dimensions of community, distance or population around building a "quarter-hour convenient life service circle" in combination with local reality. It is necessary to highlight the organization and scale orientation, and focus on developing brand chain enterprises with more than 50 chain stores and high reputation and integrity. In terms of development quality, it should reflect the achievements of convenience stores in improving service functions, improving service capabilities and upgrading modernization level.

III. Main tasks

Clear the main tasks of developing brand chain convenience stores, and explain the measures taken in optimizing the layout of convenience stores, improving the convenience service level and strengthening the application of information technology.

Optimize the layout of convenience stores. This paper focuses on the measures to be taken in increasing the resources of convenience stores, expanding the network of brand chain convenience stores and cultivating leading enterprises. According to the situation of commercial facilities, consumption level and consumption habits in different regions, the allocation standards of convenience commercial facilities such as convenience stores should be studied and formulated. Increase the applicable store resources of convenience stores through multiple channels, promote the implementation of the requirement that the area of commercial and comprehensive service facilities in newly-built communities accounts for no less than 10% of the total construction area of the community, and strengthen the security of convenience stores. It is necessary to combine the renovation work of old urban communities, and use the space resources that have been withdrawn from rectification to encourage brand chain convenience stores to settle in. Promote hospitals, universities, stadiums, parks, scenic spots and other public service places to open store resources to brand chain convenience stores. Encourage brand chain convenience store enterprises to transform and upgrade old small shops, grocery stores, canteens and other decentralized convenience stores. Encourage the introduction of well-known brand chain convenience store enterprises with cross-regional development.

Improve the level of convenience services. This paper focuses on the measures to be taken to support convenience store enterprises to expand their business scope, improve service standards, strengthen logistics and distribution capabilities, and transform and improve service environment. It is necessary to support convenience store enterprises to develop their own brand products, expand the sales of fresh food products, provide on-site manufacturing and selling services such as simple meals and drinks, and carry various kinds of convenience life services. Encourage the extension of convenience store business hours and support the opening of 24-hour convenience stores. Support brand chain enterprises to build their own or adopt third-party logistics services, implement joint distribution and centralized distribution, and build an intensive and efficient logistics distribution system. Encourage qualified enterprises to develop food and fresh products production bases and central kitchens, and establish a whole cold chain distribution system. Guide enterprises to benchmark leading enterprises in the industry, establish high-level service standards, optimize processes and enhance service experience. Advocate the concept of green consumption.

Strengthen the application of information technology. This paper focuses on the measures to be taken to support the digital transformation of brand chain enterprises and promote the intelligent and intelligent development of chain operations. Encourage enterprises to integrate chain store resources and online traffic resources, and carry out online and offline integrated operations. Support chain enterprises to apply technologies such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence, and establish a smart supply chain driven by consumer big data, such as commodity procurement, inventory management and order management, to improve operational efficiency. We will promote payment technologies such as self-service settlement, code scanning payment, and face-brushing payment, and encourage the use of commodity management technologies such as digital shelves, electronic price tags, and wireless radio frequency, so as to improve the level of service intelligence and optimize the consumer experience.

Fourth, safeguard measures

In accordance with the requirements of the work notice, safeguard measures are formulated from the aspects of organization and leadership, working mechanism, policy system, follow-up evaluation, etc., the specific division of labor is defined, the work responsibilities are implemented, and the system guarantee is effectively strengthened. Specific encouragement and support policies can be formulated separately after the work plan is determined, but the basic direction should be clearly defined in the plan, and all localities should be encouraged to extend the existing financial support projects to qualified convenience store enterprises. According to the needs of work, all localities can form a "1+N" work system, that is, a work plan, N supporting measures such as encouraging and supporting policies, community convenience business allocation standards, and brand chain convenience store construction guidelines.

A few days ago, the pickup truck market obtained the sales data of pickup trucks in the United States in the first half of 2022. In June 2022, the pickup truck market in the United States sold 233,113 new cars, which was 6.9% lower than that of 250,349 in 2021. From January to June, 1,341,611 new cars were sold, down by 11.4% compared with the same period in 2021. Since the global epidemic in COVID-19 in 2020, the pickup truck market in the United States has been affected by factors such as insufficient production capacity and sluggish economy, and its sales volume has declined for two consecutive years. Up to now, it has continued the previous downward trend in 2022, and it is difficult to recover in the short term.

According to statistics, in the first half of 2022,Ford F-series, Ram pickup truck and Chevrolet Sorod still occupy the top three positions, and GMC Sierra surpassed Toyota Tacoma to rise to fourth place; Chevrolet Colorado,Nissan Frontier and GMC CanyonAfter the replacement of medium-sized pickup trucks, the sales performance is remarkable, and emerging pickup trucks such as Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz have injected new vitality into the American market; Rivian R1T, Hummer EV and other emerging electric pickup products began to be delivered gradually.

Ford is the absolute overlord of the pickup truck market in the United States, and F-series pickup trucks sell new cars in June.57,673 vehicles, up year on year.26.3%, but even so, it is difficult to hide the overall decline. Only new cars are sold from January to June.299,345 vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 17.3%. If the overall downward trend cannot be reversed, the annual sales of Ford F-series pickups will probably fall below the 700,000 mark in 2022.The continuous decline in Ford’s sales has also reduced its lead over Chevrolet and Ram, only less than 40,000 vehicles ahead of the second place, and it may be surpassed with a little carelessness. To this end, Ford promptly followed up the electrification reform, and the F-150 Lightning has now won hundreds of thousands of orders.In the future, Ford will maintain its leading position through multi-dimensional development.

In June 2022, Chevrolet Sorod sold a new car.46,313 vehicles, a year-on-year decline.16.7%, selling new cars from January to June.261,827 vehicles, a year-on-year decline.10.1%, also in an endless decline. Chevrolet Sorod completed the update and change in September 2021, focusing onThe interior and configuration have been upgraded and alsoThe ZR2 cross-country performance version of Sorod was introduced.Make it more competitive in the face of the new Ford F-150 and the new Ram 1500. Chevrolet is also keenly aware of the fiery atmosphere of the current electric pickup market, which was released in January 2022.Silverado EV model,The new car is the second pure electric pickup truck product commonly launched after Hummer EV, and it is also built with the brand-new third-generation pure electric platform Ultium Autoenergy platform, which will provide ideas for the next stage upgrade and development of Chevrolet pickup truck models.

2021 is the highlight moment of Ram pickup.Not only is it a rare brand with year-on-year sales growth in the American market, but it also surpassed Chevrolet Sorod to become the second place. However, after entering 2022, Ram failed to resist the overall market decline. In the first half of the year, only 244,984 new cars were sold, down 21.7% compared with the same period of last year, making it the largest decline among the three American giants. Ram launched Ram TRX last year, which was enough to shake the status of the Raptor’s performance pickup truck, which made the Ford F-150 Raptor feel great pressure. Its first electric pickup truck Ram 1500 EV was also scheduled for 2024, which launched an all-round impact on Ford. However, the update speed and range of the conventional Ram 1500 model are obviously insufficient, and the Stellantis brand after integrated management needs to work harder on pickup trucks.

GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Sorod belong to GM.GMC, as a high-end luxury brand of GM, has always focused on top luxury routes, whether it is pickup trucks. Sierra pickupPreviously, it ranked fifth in the sales list all the year round, but this year it surpassed Toyota Tacoma.Sales in the first half of this year were118,938 vehicles, a year-on-year decline.14.1%。GMC SierraUshered in a new generation in October last year.In order to better fight against Ram 1500, it has been upgraded in all directions on the basis of the previous generation, and the top Denali Ultimate and AT4X versions that break through the previous generation have been introduced. GMC Sierra will also launch an electric version in the future, which is developed based on GM’s new Ulitum platform. The specific production time is tentatively set at around 2023.

ToyotaTacoma is the king of medium-sized pickup trucks in the United States, occupying the throne of the sales champion of medium-sized pickup trucks in the United States all the year round, with a sales volume of 108,648 in the first half of 2022.Car,It fell 22% year-on-year. Tacoma is the only "foreign" product that has achieved great success in the United States. It is more popular than its big brother, Toyota Tantu, and the car is currently in a replacement cycle. It is reported that the next generation model will share the R&D platform with 4Runner, brand-new Hilux, brand-new smooth road and brand-new land patrol, so that Toyota products can be better pushed to the global market, so it is not impossible if the new Tacoma production version of the real car is highly similar to the brand-new smooth road in the future. At the same time,Toyota recently announced its electrification development strategy, including an electric pickup truck product, which is supposed to be Tacoma electric version.

Toyota smooth road,Chevrolet Colorado,Nissan Frontier,Jeep gladiator,Ford Maverick,Several models of Ford Ranger constitute the third group. Among them, Toyota, after upgrading, has made remarkable progress. From January to June, it sold 44,316 new cars, up 1% year-on-year, which not only got rid of the previous continuous decline, but also rushed to the position of the leader of the third group. Chevrolet Colorado also has a good performance this year. Thanks to the renewed enthusiasm of consumers for small and medium-sized pickup trucks, the sales volume of the car reached 44,190 from January to June, up 13.7% year-on-year, and the growth rate in June reached 48.4%. Nissan Frontier has also been reborn due to changes in the market wind direction, with sales of 43,168 vehicles in the first half of the year, with a year-on-year increase of 63.6%.

As the saying goes, people’s joys and sorrows are not connected, so are car sales. At present, small and medium-sized pickup trucks have become a hot spot of consumption again. Jeep Gladiator sold 38,756 vehicles in the first half of the year, down 20.6% year-on-year. Perhaps it was abandoned by consumers because of its rich play attributes and low use value. FordMaverick, as a new compact product launched by Ford for market hotspots, well explains the importance of grasping the outlet. The sales volume of new cars in the first half of the year was 38,753, showing a relatively strong growth momentum, and it is expected to become an important sales pillar of Ford pickup trucks in the future. Ford Ranger, once the leader of the third group, fell to the end of the group this year, with sales of only 33,840 vehicles in the first half of the year, down 42% year-on-year. It seems that it will take time for the new Ranger to truly adapt to the American market.

At the bottom of the list isHonda Ridgeline,Modern Santa Cruz,GMC Canyon andNissan Titan, in which Honda Ridgeline’s sales in June this year increased by 5.5% year-on-year, but the cumulative sales from January to June are still in a state of decline; As a pure pickup truck, Hyundai Santa Cruz’s monthly sales are gradually increasing, even surpassing Nissan Titan and GMC Canyon；. GMC Canyon sold 13,662 vehicles in the first half of the year, up 9.4% year-on-year;Nissan Titan sold 11,212 new cars in the first half of the year, down 36.9% year-on-year. It is still in an endless decline. It is reported that Nissan is preparing to give up Titan pickup trucks and there will be no next-generation models.

In 2019, Tesla Cybertruck reshaped pickup products with its subversive design concept, which opened the prelude to competition in the field of electric pickup trucks. Subsequently, Ford F-150 Lightning, Hummer EV, Rivian R1T, Chevrolet Silverado EV and other heavy models came out one after another, which refreshed people’s understanding of electric vehicle products. At present, Hummer EV and Rivian R1T have officially entered the delivery link. Rivian R1T delivered 1,600 new cars in half a year, and Hummer EV delivered 90 vehicles. At present, all major electric pickup truck models have received huge orders, and the main reason that restricts their sales is that the delivery is delayed due to insufficient production capacity.

Brand Finance, a British brand evaluation agency, released the "Banking 500 2021" in 2021. In this year’s ranking, China and the United States still share the top ten banking brands, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China continues to be the top one.

The total value of the top 500 global banking brands is $1,270.5 billion. Among them, 76 China brands were worth US$ 430.4 billion, accounting for 33.9%. 74 American brands are worth $2,748, accounting for 21.6%. Nine Canadian brands are worth $62.6 billion, 17 British brands are worth $51.2 billion, 27 Japanese brands are worth $41.3 billion, 9 French brands are worth $35.7 billion, 9 Spanish brands are worth $29.5 billion, 18 Indian brands are worth $27.3 billion, 9 Australian brands are worth $23.2 billion, 4 Dutch brands are worth $21.1 billion and 13 Swiss brands are worth $20.7 billion.

The "Top 500 Global Bank Brand Value Rankings" adopts the cash flow discount method, and calculates the brand value of each bank by evaluating the market influence of banks by analyzing financial data and setting brand discount rates of different banks. The shortlisted banks include commercial banks and investment banks (securities companies).

Brand value/annual growth rate of ranking brand headquarters.

1. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) China is 72.788 billion USD /-9.9%.

2. China of China Construction Bank is 59.649 billion USD /-4.7%.

3. Agricultural Bank Of China (China) 53.134 billion USD /-2.8%.

4. Bank of China’s China is USD 48.689 billion /-3.8%.

5. Bank of America US$ 32.787 billion /-7.3%.

6. US$ 32.2 billion /-2.8% from CITI.

7. Wells Fargo US$ 31.805 billion /-22.2%

8. Chase US$ 28.849 billion /-7.7%

9. J.P. Morgan US$ 23.565 billion /+3.2%.

10. China of China Merchants Bank is USD 21.044 billion /-8.0%.

11. HSBC UK USD 17.028 billion /-12.5%.

12. TD Bank of Toronto (Canada) USD 15.968 billion /-1.1%.

13. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Canada USD 15.818 billion /+1.6%.

14. China of Bank of Communications is USD 15.683 billion /+3.4%.

15. Shanghai Pudong Development Bank China USD 15.053 billion /+7.9%.

16. China CITIC Bank China USD 14.500 billion /+10.2%.

17. Santander Spain’s USD 14.271 billion /-18.7%.

18. Goldman Sachs US$ 13.75 billion /+21.3%

19. China Postal Savings Bank’s China is USD 13.593 billion /-0.1%.

20. Capital One US$ 13.034 billion /-11.4%.

21. China Minsheng Bank China USD 12.490 billion /+29.3%.

22. BNP Paribas France USD 12.37 billion /-7.0%.

23. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) Japan USD 12.149 billion /+29.0%.

24. China of Industrial Bank is USD 12.131 billion /+15.9%.

25. China Everbright Bank’s China is USD 10.325 billion /+6.6%.

26. ING Netherlands USD 9.972 billion /-11.9%.

27. China of Ping An Bank is USD 9.781 billion /+15.6%.

28. Morgan Stanley US$ 9.473 billion /+6.6%.

29. Federal Savings Bank (Sber) Russia’s USD 9.395 billion /-29.0%.

30. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC) Japan USD 9.319 billion /-23.9%.

31. BMO Canada’s USD 9.077 billion /-4.2%.

32. Scotiabank Canada USD 9.041 billion /-10.6%.

33. Barclays UK $9.037 billion /-15.2%

34, UBS Group AG (UBS) Swiss $8.671 billion /-5.4%.

35. U.S. Bancorp’s US$ 8.351 billion /-2.2%.

36. Truist US$ 8.013 billion

37. DBS Singapore USD 7.811 billion /-7.8%.

38. BBVA Spain’s USD 7.678 billion /-18.7%.

39. Rabobank, the Dutch cooperative bank, US$ 7.573 billion /-1.8%.

40. Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy, US$ 7.401 billion /+14.3%.

41. Merrill’s US$ 7.273 billion /+3.3%

42. CIBC Canada’s USD 6.924 billion /-12.1%.

43. Puruixing Financial Services (PNC) US$ 6.798 billion /-11.2%.

44. HDFC Bank India USD 6.588 billion /+11.2%

45. Commonwealth Bank Australia US$ 6.552 billion /-7.0%.

46. Mizuho Financial Group Japan’s USD 6.419 billion /-4.7%.

47. Credit Suisse Switzerland USD 6.286 billion /-9.0%.

48. Qatar National Bank (QNB) Qatar USD 6.107 billion /+1.3%.

49. Standard Chartered UK USD 6.057 billion /+6.2%

50. State Bank of India (US$ 5.843 billion /-9.2%).

51. Discover US$ 5.576 billion /-14.7%

52. Societe Generale France’s $5.082 billion /-31.0%.

53. Itau Bank (ITAU) Brazil USD 5.065 billion /-25.9%.

54. Hua Xia Bank (China) USD 5.054 billion /+24.7%.

55. Credit Mutuel France $5.05 billion /+4.2%

56. Shinhan Financial Group Korea’s USD 5.027 billion /+7.6%.

57. Lloyds Bank UK $4.949 billion /-29.2%.

58. Credit Agricole (France) USD 4.834 billion /-14.5%

59, National Westminster Bank (NatWest) UK $4.822 billion /-18.8%

60. KB Financial Group Korea USD 4.69 billion /+13.0%.

61. ANZ Australia USD 4.604 billion /-1.3%.

62. OCBC Bank Singapore USD 4.561 billion /-5.8%.

63. BNY Mellon US$ 4.367 billion /+10.7%.

64. Nordic United Bank (Nordea) Sweden USD 4.105 billion /-12.8%.

65. Bank of Beijing China USD 4.042 billion /+3.4%.

66. Banco do Brasil Brazil USD 4.04 billion /-11.3%.

67. UOB (UOB) Singapore USD 3.998 billion /-15.3%.

68. Brazilian Federal Savings Bank (Caixa) Brazil’s $3.954 billion /-18.3%.

69. nab Australia’s US$ 3.936 billion /-17.2%.

70. Bradesco (Brazil) US$ 3.908 billion /-41.6%.

71. Bank of Ningbo China USD 3.855 billion /+63.3%.

72. Charles Schwab US$ 3.854 billion /+4.2%.

73. Union Bank of Belgium (KBC) Belgium USD 3.829 billion /-11.2%.

74, Dubai National Bank (Emirates NBD) UAE $3.73 billion /-9.7%.

75. Bank of Shanghai China USD 3.681 billion /+7.0%.

76. Maybank Malaysia USD 3.661 billion /-8.0%.

77. First Abu Dhabi Bank (UAE) USD 3.621 billion /-10.1%.

78. ICICI Bank, India, US$ 3.539 billion /+23.2%.

79. Deutsche Bank Germany US$ 3.51 billion /-1.3%.

80. Westpac Australia USD 3.491 billion /-11.4%.

81. Al-Rajhi Bank, Saudi Arabia, USD 3.449 billion /-1.7%.

82, Japan Post Bank (JP Bank) Japan $3.389 billion /-12.2%.

83. Bank of Jiangsu China USD 3.363 billion /+7.7%.

84. China of China Guangfa Bank is US$ 3.344 billion.

85. CaixaBank Spain’s US$ 3.304 billion /-6.8%.

86. ABN AMRO Netherlands $3.289 billion /-19.8%.

87, CITIC Securities (CITIC Securities) USD 3.132 billion /+33.8%.

88. Desjardins Canada USD 3.099 billion /+12.0%.

89. People’s Bank of Indonesia (BRI) Indonesia USD 3.098 billion /-12.3%.

90. State Street US$ 3.008 billion /+17.7%

91. Fifth Third Bank US$ 2.921 billion /-19.0%

92. Citizens US$ 2.83 billion /+12.0%

93. Hana Financial Group (South Korea) US$ 2.799 billion /+7.1%.

94. China of China Zheshang Bank is USD 2.731 billion /+32.0%.

95. KeyBank US$ 2.700 billion /+5.9%

96. DNB Norway USD 2.686 billion /+0.3%

97. Hang Seng Bank (China and Hongkong) US$ 2.68 billion /-21.2%.

98. Natixis France’s $2.673 billion /-1.6%.

99. Woori Bank Korea’s USD 2.654 billion /+12.4%.

100. Swedbank Sweden’s USD 2.614 billion /-9.0%.

Other brands in mainland China, Hongkong and Taiwan Province that have entered the top 500 global banking brands.

101, Haitong Securities (Haitong Securities)

111. Bank of Nanjing.

119, Guotai Junan Securities (Guotai Junan Securities)

128. Bohai Bank

135, Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank (Chongqing Rural)

141. Huishang Bank.

153. China Trust Commercial Bank (CTBC Bank) Taiwan Province

154. Bank of Hangzhou.

159, Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank (Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank)

179. E.SUN Bank Taiwan Province

187. Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank.

188. Bank of Chengdu.

189. Bank Of Changsha.

192. Orient Securities.

204, Shengjing Bank (Shengjing Bank)

206. Bank Of Chongqing.

213, Beijing Rural Commercial Bank (Beijing Rural Commercial Bank)

215, Bank of Tianjin (Bank of Tianjin)

218, Jinzhou Bank (Bank of Jinzhou)

221, Fubon Bank (Fubon Bank) Taiwan Province

224, Guiyang Bank (Bank Of Guiyang)

226. Bank of East Asia Hong Kong

238, Zhaofeng International Commercial Bank (Mega) Taiwan Province

240, Bank of Zhengzhou (Bank of)

247, the First Commercial Bank (Taiwan Province)

253, Taiwan New Bank (Taishin) Taiwan Province.

256, cooperative vault bank (Taiwan Province)

261, Harbin Bank (Harbin Bank)

276, Jiangxi Bank (Jiangxi Bank)

287. Wing Lung Bank (Hong Kong)

289, Qingdao Rural Commercial Bank (Qingdao Rural Commercial Bank)

301. Bank of Dongguan.

315, Yuanta Bank (Taiwan Province)

323, Guizhou Bank (Bank Of Guizhou)

327, South China Financial Holdings Taiwan Province

336, South China Commercial Bank (Hua Nan Commercial Bank) Taiwan Province

338. Bank Sinopac Taiwan Province

365. Bank of Qingdao.

367, Huarong Xiangjiang Bank (Huarong Xiangjiang Bank)

368. Bank of Taiwan Taiwan Province

373. Shanghai Commercial Bank, Hong Kong

380. Taiwan Province Business Bank Taiwan Province

381. Changhua Bank Taiwan Province

384, Bank of Suzhou (Bank of Suzhou)

387. The Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank in Taiwan Province.

391. Dah Sing Bank Hong Kong

403, Gansu Bank (Bank Of Gansu)

414. Bank of Xi`An.

417. Land Bank of Taiwan Province.

422, Sun Hung Kai Co Hong Kong

423, Changshu Rural Commercial Bank (Changshu Rural Commercial Bank)

428, Hankou Bank (Hankou Bank)

431. Cathay United Bank Taiwan Province

467, the Union Bank of Taiwan Province.

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On May 13th, migrant workers managed soilless strawberries in Baiyin District Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park.

Recently, in the modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park in Baiyin District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, strawberries, ginseng fruits and other vegetables and fruits cultivated by soilless culture technology are growing gratifying. The modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park in Baiyin District mainly grows vegetables and characteristic forest fruits, which greatly saves land use area and labor cost, promotes agricultural transformation and realizes efficiency and income increase.

Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Xiping photo

This is the pineapple tower liquid cultivation facility filmed in Baiyin District Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park on May 13th.

Recently, in the modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park in Baiyin District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, strawberries, ginseng fruits and other vegetables and fruits cultivated by soilless culture technology are growing gratifying. The modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park in Baiyin District mainly grows vegetables and characteristic forest fruits, which greatly saves land use area and labor cost, promotes agricultural transformation and realizes efficiency and income increase.

Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Xiping photo

On May 13th, migrant workers took care of fruits and vegetables in Baiyin Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park.

Recently, in the modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park in Baiyin District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, strawberries, ginseng fruits and other vegetables and fruits cultivated by soilless culture technology are growing gratifying. The modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park in Baiyin District mainly grows vegetables and characteristic forest fruits, which greatly saves land use area and labor cost, promotes agricultural transformation and realizes efficiency and income increase.

Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Xiping photo

On May 13th, migrant workers took care of fruits and vegetables in Baiyin Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park.

Recently, in the modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park in Baiyin District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, strawberries, ginseng fruits and other vegetables and fruits cultivated by soilless culture technology are growing gratifying. The modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park in Baiyin District mainly grows vegetables and characteristic forest fruits, which greatly saves land use area and labor cost, promotes agricultural transformation and realizes efficiency and income increase.

Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Xiping photo

This is a soilless celery photographed in Baiyin District Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park on May 13th.

Recently, in the modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park in Baiyin District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, strawberries, ginseng fruits and other vegetables and fruits cultivated by soilless culture technology are growing gratifying. The modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park in Baiyin District mainly grows vegetables and characteristic forest fruits, which greatly saves land use area and labor cost, promotes agricultural transformation and realizes efficiency and income increase.

Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Xiping photo

This is a spiral pipe cultivation facility filmed in Baiyin District Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park on May 13th.

Recently, in the modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park in Baiyin District, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, strawberries, ginseng fruits and other vegetables and fruits cultivated by soilless culture technology are growing gratifying. The modern agricultural science and technology demonstration park in Baiyin District mainly grows vegetables and characteristic forest fruits, which greatly saves land use area and labor cost, promotes agricultural transformation and realizes efficiency and income increase.

Xinhua News Agency reporter Ma Xiping photo

　　The charging standard for ordinary passports has been reduced to six national emission standards for motor vehicles in 120 yuan and many places, the new vehicle purchase tax law has been implemented, and Shanghai hotels have not offered "six small items" … … In July, a batch of new laws and regulations will affect our lives.

　　National laws and regulations

　　The fee standard for ordinary passports is reduced to 60 yuan for each 120 yuan Pass to and from Hong Kong and Macao.

　　According to the Notice of the Ministry of Finance of the National Development and Reform Commission on Reducing Some Administrative Fees, since July 1, 2019, the entry-exit administration departments of public security organs across the country have lowered the fees for ordinary passports and passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao. Ordinary passports have been reduced from 160 yuan to 120 yuan, and passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao have been reduced from 80 yuan to 60 yuan. The documents accepted before July 1 are still implemented according to the original standards.

　　It is understood that in order to maximize the benefits of the entry-exit documents fee reduction policy, the State Administration of Immigration has decided to reduce the fees for ordinary passports and entry-exit passes for China citizens who apply for the most entry-exit documents. It is estimated that 65 million people will benefit each year and the related expenses of the people will be reduced by about 2 billion yuan.

　　Implement the national six emission standards for motor vehicles in many places.

　　According to the State Council’s "Three-year Action Plan to Win the Blue Sky Defence War", starting from July 1, 2019, key domestic regions, the Pearl River Delta region and Chengdu-Chongqing region will implement the national six emission standards ahead of schedule. As an important measure to promote air quality improvement in major cities, more than 10 provinces and cities have successively issued documents to implement the national six emission standards in advance in 2019.

　　The National Sixth Emission Standard refers to the sixth-stage emission control requirements in the Emission Limits and Measurement Methods of Light Vehicle Pollutants (China Phase VI) (GB18352.6-2016). Compared with the fifth country, the sixth country will strictly control the emission of pollutants, for example, the carbon monoxide emission of gasoline vehicles will be reduced by 50%, the emission limit of total hydrocarbons and non-methane total hydrocarbons will be reduced by 50%, and the emission of nitrogen oxides will be reduced by 42%.

　　The new vehicle purchase tax law implements the vehicle purchase tax rate of 10%.

　　The seventh session of the 13th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) voted and passed the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Vehicle Purchase Tax Law, which stipulated that the vehicle purchase tax rate was 10%. The new purchase tax law shall come into force on July 1, 2019, and the Provisional Regulations on Vehicle Purchase Tax in People’s Republic of China (PRC) promulgated by the State Council on October 22, 2000 shall be abolished at the same time.

　　The Law stipulates that units and individuals that purchase automobiles, trams, car trailers and motorcycles with exhaust capacity exceeding 150 ml in People’s Republic of China (PRC) are taxpayers of vehicle purchase tax and shall pay vehicle purchase tax in accordance with the provisions of this Law. The vehicle purchase tax shall be levied at one time, and the vehicle purchase tax shall not be levied if the vehicle has been levied.

　　Taxpayers shall pay the vehicle purchase tax before handling the vehicle registration with the traffic administrative department of the public security organ. When handling vehicle registration, the traffic administrative department of the public security organ shall check the information of the vehicle that the taxpayer applies for registration according to the electronic information of tax payment or exemption of taxable vehicles provided by the tax authorities, and handle vehicle registration according to law after the verification is correct.

　　It is more convenient to cancel the tax on July 1st.

　　State Taxation Administration of The People’s Republic of China issued the "Notice on Deepening the" streamline administration, delegate power, strengthen regulation and improve services "Reform and Promoting the Optimization of Tax Cancellation Procedures", which refined, supplemented and improved the existing policies from three aspects: expanding the scope of immediate operation, simplifying the business procedures before cancellation and reducing the submission of materials, and launched a series of measures to optimize the tax cancellation procedures, which will be implemented on July 1 this year.

　　Since the implementation of tax clearance certificate exemption service in September 2018, taxpayers who have not handled tax-related matters can directly apply to the market supervision department for cancellation if they meet the simple cancellation conditions. In response to the demands of taxpayers, the notice issued this time has expanded the scope of immediate handling. In such cases, the tax authorities will immediately issue tax clearance documents for taxpayers who have no tax arrears (late fees) and fines and complete information. At the same time, if there are no overdue taxes (late fees) and fines but the information is not complete, the "commitment system" can be adopted to accommodate the lack.

　　Local laws and regulations

　　The minimum hourly wage in Beijing increased to 12.64 yuan.

　　On May 14th, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security issued the Policy Interpretation on Adjusting Beijing’s Minimum Wage Standard in 2019 (hereinafter referred to as "Interpretation"). According to the interpretation, from July 1st, the minimum wage in Beijing was adjusted from not less than 12.18 yuan per hour and not less than 2,120 yuan per month to not less than 12.64 yuan per hour and not less than 2,200 yuan per month. It is clear that four categories of items, such as overtime pay due to workers, social security fees payable by individuals and housing accumulation fund, are not part of the minimum wage standard, and employers should pay them separately according to regulations.

　　Interpretation pointed out that the unemployment insurance benefits of employees, sick pay during medical treatment, and the basic living expenses of employees in the case of work stoppage or business closure will increase with the adjustment of the minimum wage standard.

　　Interpretation emphasizes that the following items are not part of the minimum wage standard, and the employer should pay separately according to the regulations: allowances for workers in special working environments and conditions such as middle shift, night shift, high temperature, low temperature, underground, toxic and harmful; Workers deserve overtime and extra pay; Various social insurance premiums and housing accumulation funds payable by individual workers; Other income that is not included in the minimum wage standard according to the provisions of the state and this Municipality. This means that the minimum wage in this city refers to the "net income" that employees get.

　　Interpretation is clear. From July, the hourly minimum wage standard for part-time employees is determined to be 24 yuan/hour, and the hourly minimum wage standard for part-time employees on statutory holidays is determined to be 56 yuan/hour. The above standards include pension, medical care and unemployment insurance premiums that employers and workers should pay. The so-called part-time employees, that is, in the same employer, the average daily working hours are generally no more than 4 hours, and the cumulative working hours per week are no more than 24 hours.

　　Shanghai Hotel does not offer "six small items" on its own initiative.

　　From July 1st this year, hotels in Shanghai will not provide disposable toothbrushes, combs, bath wipes, razors, nail file, shoe wipes and other "six small items" to promote the reduction and reuse of resources. The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism recently issued the "Questions and Answers about the City’s Tourism and Accommodation Industry’s Not Offering One-off Daily Necessities for Rooms", saying that hotels should give consideration to the convenience and satisfaction of guests when they don’t offer "six small items"; If the original fee is not charged, you may not take the opportunity to charge.

　　The above-mentioned "six small items" are daily necessities that are recycled and reused in daily life in the guest room and are convenient for consumers to carry with them when traveling. First of all, choose the above categories, with the principle of promoting the source reduction of domestic waste, taking into account the operability of tourist accommodation enterprises, and considering the convenience and satisfaction of hotel guests.

　　The main point of "not offering voluntarily" lies in "not taking the initiative", that is, hotels can’t actively configure and set disposable articles, which reflects "passivity"; However, when the in-house guests clearly express their needs, the hotel can still provide the above-mentioned "six small items", which can be delivered to the door or the guests can apply at a specific place.

　　Zhejiang comprehensively carries out the management of expressway "illegal and untrustworthy list"

　　From July 1st, Zhejiang will comprehensively carry out the management of expressway "illegal and untrustworthy list". This means that once the freight vehicles that have been included in the expressway "illegal and untrustworthy list" drive to the expressway toll station, if they are not punished on time for rectification, they will be guided and persuaded to return when they get on the expressway.

　　At present, Zhejiang Province has completed the off-site law enforcement platform system for expressway overload control, and realized the interconnection and intercommunication with the weighing data of expressway networked toll collection system. The off-site law enforcement platform of Zhejiang Province regularly collects the toll data of over-limit vehicles on expressways in the whole province, makes an "illegal judgment" on the off-site law enforcement information data, and sends the judgment results to the off-site law enforcement platforms of various cities to publicize the relevant vehicles on the local traffic extranet or government service network. If there is no objection during the publicity period, a "list of illegal and untrustworthy" will be generated.

　　The administrative fees charged by local enterprises in Yunnan Province have been cleared since July.

　　From July 1st this year, Yunnan Province will cancel the Erhai Lake resource protection fee and Fuxian Lake resource protection fee of Dali Ancient City, and the administrative fees for enterprises set up in Yunnan Province will be "cleared". According to the data of Yunnan Provincial Department of Finance, in 2018, the income of Erhai Lake resource protection fee and Fuxian Lake resource protection fee in Dali ancient city was 76.87 million yuan and 11.92 million yuan respectively.

　　Large-scale advertisements with high columns are prohibited in Jinan

　　On May 31st, the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress of Shandong Province reviewed and approved the Regulations on the Administration of Outdoor Advertising and Plaque Signs in Jinan, which further standardized the setting and supervision of outdoor advertising and will be implemented from July 1st, 2019.

　　The new regulations clarify the areas and carriers where outdoor advertisements are prohibited. Outdoor advertisements are prohibited in the management areas along the moat, within the scope of spring parks and scenic spots (except public service advertisements), within historical and cultural blocks, cultural relics protection units and historical buildings. The regulations put forward that it is forbidden to set up advertisements on the roof of buildings, bridges, large-scale advertisements with high columns and advertisements that may endanger the safety of buildings and facilities.

From the planning idea put forward in 2003, to the official launch in August 2006, and to the completion in July 2013, Huxiang Library is known as "a great event in the history of Hunan’s cultural development and a huge landmark project for the construction of a strong cultural province in Hunan". At the publication summary report meeting of Huxiang Library held in October, Huxiang Library, the largest publishing project and major public cultural project in Hunan’s history, was officially digitally republished. This is how difficult it is to persist and struggle, how brilliant it is to dream and glory!

Liu youping

Comprehensive, systematic and in-depth collection of Huxiang classics and Huxiang culture research achievements

For a long time, cultural scholars at home and abroad and local historical and cultural researchers in Hunan have been faced with the situation that the ancient books and documents are scattered and unsystematic in studying Hunan’s history, culture, people, allusions and customs. There has always been a rare collection of books and periodicals in Hunan. In 1946, the former Hunan National Government Literature Committee had an idea of compiling Hunan literature, but it failed because of the social unrest at that time. For thousands of years, the dream of compiling local classics in Hunan has always been a pity for people of insight.

In 2003, Wen Xuande, then deputy secretary of Hunan Provincial Party Committee, proposed for the first time to compile a set of comprehensive, systematic and in-depth large-scale cultural series "Huxiang Library" or "Huxiang Culture Encyclopedia" based on the great achievements made in the research and utilization of Huxiang culture, focusing on the historical origin and research results of Huxiang culture, and taking "official nature, government behavior and financial support" for 10 to 20 years. This proposal was quickly approved by the provincial party Committee and government, and the funds for compiling Huxiang Library were implemented, and a leading group for editing and publishing Huxiang Library was approved, and the compilation and publication of Huxiang Library was planned. For more than ten years, the main leaders of the provincial party committees have given high praise to Huxiang Library and given strong support from all aspects.

The publication of Huxiang Library is "of great practical and far-reaching historical significance for the world to understand Hunan, promote Hunan to the world, make the study of Huxiang culture arrangement a lasting driving force for Hunan’s economic and social development, and promote the construction of a harmonious society".

An unprecedented event in Hunan’s publishing history

The comprehensive compilation and collation of Hunan local classics and documents is an unprecedented event in Hunan publishing history, and it is also the first large-scale cultural project led by the provincial party committee and government in our province since the founding of New China.
The responsibility is great and far-reaching. After careful consideration, Wen Xuande was appointed as the director of the editing and publishing committee of Huxiang Library, with Liu Mingtai, Zhang Guanghua, Peng Guohua, Zhang Tianming, Xiong Zhiqi, Xia Jianqin, Ding Shuangping, Zhu Hanmin, Zeng Zhutao as the deputy directors and Guo Tianmin as the binding design director. Members of the editorial board are all senior experts and researchers in publishing and social science history, which laid a solid foundation for the compilation of Huxiang Library.

According to incomplete statistics, there are about 2 million copies of ancient books in Hunan Province, mainly in Hunan Library (800,000 copies), Hunan Normal University Library (200,000 copies) and Provincial Academy of Social Sciences Library (120,000 copies), and some of them are scattered in provincial museums, provincial archives, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Library and folk places. Many ancient books can be called national treasures, but they should be hidden from the vast literature. To this end, the editorial board’s first move is to build a book framework and make a good topic selection plan. Yin Feizhou, then director of the Library Department of the Provincial Press and Publication Bureau, recalled that he drafted the discussion outline of the publication consultation meeting of Huxiang Library at that time on the advice of the leaders. After scientific and rigorous argumentation, the draft was changed, and finally it was determined that the first part of Huxiang literature and the second part of Huxiang research were the overall framework of the book. A series of predecessors’ works of Huxiang Literature Department; Part B is mainly the modern works on the characters, history and customs of Hunan, and also includes some reference books and data compilation.

It took more than six years to compile, print and publish Huxiang Library, with a total of 702 books, including 442 books of Huxiang Literature, 259 books of Huxiang Culture Studies and Literature and History Materials and 1 book of Bibliography, with about 400 million words in pictures and texts, more than 2,300 tons of special paper for book body, 90,000 meters of cover cloth, and the color difference of cloth should not exceed 2. The multimedia digital communication platform and dedicated terminal of Huxiang Library, as well as a service cloud data system centered on Huxiang culture and covering a variety of resources, have also been completed.

Strive to fully reflect the cultural outlook of Hunan before 1949.

After sorting out the bibliographies of ancient books and records, the editorial board reached a consensus to list the bibliographies. There were more than 800 kinds of books compiled in A, mainly written by Hunan people, including some unearthed documents in Hunan, representative works of people who lived in Hunan in the past dynasties and some old newspapers and periodicals in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, in order to fully reflect the cultural outlook of Hunan before 1949.

Yuelu Bookstore has compiled and published the complete works of Hunan scholars such as Chuanshan Quanshu, Wei Yuan Complete Works, Zeng Guofan Complete Works, Zuo Zongtang Complete Works, Hu Linyi Collection, Peng Yulin Collection, Ceng Guoquan Collection, Tao Shu Collection, etc. After full discussion, the editorial board has formulated the guiding opinions for reorganizing and proofreading these classics into the library, such as Chuanshan Quanshu, which lasted for 8 years. Huang Xingji, published by Zhonghua Book Company in 1981, has 396,000 words, and the revised library edition has been expanded to more than 700,000 words by adding Huang Xingji’s Collection (Hunan People’s Press, 2002) and many lost articles. The original 1984 edition of Cai Songpo Collection by Shanghai People’s Publishing House was about 750,000 words, and the revised library edition was renamed Cai E Collection, which was expanded to 1.14 million words. In the Qing Dynasty, Hunan Tongzhi, Changsha Fuzhi and Yuezhou Fuzhi, as well as a large number of Hunan people’s collections, historical biographies, monographs and ancient books of Hunan ethnic minorities, were collated and included in the library. Mao Zedong’s Early Manuscripts and the History of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Hunan (1920-1949) are also included. All the books in storage have been revised and re-revised by experts and editors.

Ma Meizhu of Yuelu Bookstore still remembers that they knew that there were 100 pages of Guo Songtao’s manuscripts in the Shandong Provincial Library. If they got the treasure, they quickly went to the Shandong Provincial Library to get these valuable materials. When I learned that Guo Songtao’s letters were in the British National Archives, I immediately contacted the British National Archives to ask them for support. The other party quickly took photos of all Guo Songtao’s archives and sent them on CD-ROM. Guo Songtao’s manuscript in Yunnan Provincial Library was also successfully copied. These hard-won manuscripts are all included in Guo Ji. Ma Meizhu said with deep emotion that it is worth 10 years of hard work for this big book.

Exhauste one’s efforts to ensure quality

Part B is written or compiled by modern people in Huxiang Studies Department, including seven parts: Huxiang history, figures, archaeology and ancient culture, Huxiang scenery, comprehensive research of Huxiang culture, compilation of Huxiang literature and history materials and Huxiang culture reference books, and each part is classified according to genre or content. Part B is not like Part A, as long as the selected bibliography is confirmed, there are ready-made documents to sort out, and most of the topics need to be collected by the authors. Xia Jianqin learned that some of Zhang Shizhao’s manuscripts that had never been published were in the hands of a collector in Beijing, so he specially went to Beijing to visit Zhang’s old daughter Zhang Hanzhi, and asked her to come forward to negotiate with the collector and provide copies for the collection editor. The collector made copies of all Zhang Shizhao’s poems. The rearranged Collection of Zhang Shizhao’s Poems contains more than 2,000 poems, plus couplets, which is 10 times more than the poems of The Complete Works of Zhang Shizhao published in Shanghai. Soon after Zhang Hanzhi’s death, Xia Jianqin heard of it and said, "That was close!"! If it weren’t for Ms. Zhang’s help, Zhang Shizhao’s Poetry Collection would have left irreparable regret.

The editors of the library have exhausted their efforts and been loyal to their duties, so that the quality of the library can live up to expectations. Fu Benqing, Hunan Education Publishing House, was assigned to edit Yang Zongji’s masterpiece Yang Zongji, a native of Ningyuan, the founder of the "Nine-style School" of Chinese Guqin. The original edition of this book is the block-printed edition in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. The notation method is the reduction of characters, which is older than the Gongchi manual and few people can understand it. According to the requirements of the editorial board, all the works in Part B should be prefaced by professionals within 20,000 words, introducing the author’s experience and the academic value of the works. He found a well-known guqin player in Changsha, and no one could or would write. Finally, he went to Beijing to find Mr. Li Xiangting, president of the Guqin Professional Committee of China and professor of Guqin in the Central Conservatory of Music. Li Xiangting didn’t agree at first. He and Yang Zongji were not a sect, and he had no relationship with each other. Fu Benqing told Mr. Li Xiangting sincerely about the significance of the publication of Huxiang Library, and asked him to make a realistic introduction and comment on Yang’s series of piano studies, so that he could make his own comments academically. Li Xiangting was moved by Fu Benqing’s sincerity and promised to write a composition. After reviewing Mr. Li Xiangting’s article, Xia Jianqin said that the preface was very well written, and he made a truthful introduction and comment on Yang’s Series of Qinxue, with beautiful words.

Hard work, burn the ointment.

My head is poor, and I burn my ointment. Editing a set of excellent books of Huxiang Library, which integrates the essence of Hunan culture, contributes to the prosperity of future generations, takes the past as a mirror and applies it to the world. It must be from a first-class intelligent mind and painstaking people. Guo Tianmin, the late former vice president of Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, retired as the design director of this series. At this time, he had already suffered from lung cancer, macular degeneration and heart stent surgery, but he threw himself into this publishing project with his feelings for Huxiang culture. He said that for a publisher, not everyone is so lucky.

This book binding design is face saving. Guo Tianmin is a "banner" in Hunan publishing industry. In order to reflect the distinctive regional characteristics of Huxiang in design, a "book label" that can reflect Huxiang culture is needed. After repeated argumentation and discussion, Guo Tianmin chose the Phoenix in the silk painting "The Dragon and Phoenix Lady" unearthed in the Chu Tomb of Chenjiadashan in Changsha in 1949 as the bookmark. "Phoenix" is closely related to the ancient Chu culture and is the totem of Huxiang culture. After his redrawing, the Phoenix bookmark with soaring head, vivid posture, concise shape and vigorous and smooth lines vividly shows the long history of Huxiang culture. On the cover design and material use of Huxiang Library, he selected black-gray cloth for the first edition, earth-gray cloth for the second edition, and seal characters for the font. From the color of the book, the thickness of the paper, the font on the cover, etc., the perfect visual effect is finally achieved. Guo Tianmin requires that every book in Huxiang Library should have a true spine, a round back and a hollow cavity, which is the first time among books published in Hunan. The compilation of 702 books in the Library was completed by 13 publishing houses and 9 printing houses. To achieve the complete consistency of book binding technology, the difficulty can be imagined. Guo Tianmin’s requirement is that the error is plus or minus one, that is, the error between all the words on the spine of each book should not exceed 0.1 mm, all the books should be in a line, and the white line at the bottom of the back of each book must be connected into a straight line.

On his deathbed, Guo Tianmin was still thinking about the printing of this set of books. Everyone came to see him, and the first thing he asked was, are the books coming out soon? Before the new book was sent to his hospital bed, he stroked the book with a faint scent of ink and showed a gratified smile on his face.

Emperor Wen of Sui, the old editor of Yuelu Bookstore who presided over the editing and proofreading of Chuanshan Quanshu and Liu Rongji, died on March 16th, 2010 at the age of 87, and failed to see the newly revised Chuanshan Quanshu published. In the publishing industry, it is said that Yang Lao is a good man, and he is very serious and responsible for editing. The books edited and proofread by him are all praised by his peers. David, a middle-aged scholar, Yu Will and Xiao Lisheng, a young editor, worked hard to compile Huxiang Library until the last moment of their lives.

Zuo Hanzhong of Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House was rehired as the project host of Huxiang Library when he was about to retire. He said that he had worked as an art social worker for nearly 30 years, and it took seven years to compile a set of books, namely Huxiang Library. These seven years have been bittersweet for him, with mixed feelings, which is beyond words. But he said something from the bottom of his heart: meeting and staying with Huxiang Library is my blessing. Isn’t this the true feelings of all library publishers!

Do one’s best and strive for perfection

Gong Shuguang, chairman of Hunan Zhongnan Media Group, solemnly promised to the editorial board on behalf of the group that he would complete the task on schedule without compromise. Hunan publishers, "There are many powerful publishing teams, and there is no army without Hunan", have the courage to seek great things, the style ability to do practical things, and the incomparable courage to be the first in the world. They have worked hard, painstakingly, and have no regrets. They have devoted themselves to their work according to the work arrangements of the group, and all the books belonging to Huxiang Library have been given a green light all the way to ensure that the publication of Huxiang Library will not be affected. According to incomplete statistics, nearly 100 editors and proofreaders from various groups of the group participated in the work of Huxiang Library. Nearly 400 monograph authors and proofreaders were invited, and 16 collective author units were invited.

Liu Mingtai recalled his work experience in Huxiang Library in the past 10 years, saying that it was a pioneering work in the publishing history of our province, and the task was glorious and arduous. He said the details of the work: the final determination and numbering of the topics in the library is a very important basic work, which requires that all the topics in the library should be carefully planned and measured before publication, and once they are determined, they cannot be changed. Some books and records have multiple volumes, while others are merged into one volume; The quality of some modern books may not meet the publishing requirements, and the number of words and albums in some final books may be different from the expected ones. This work is quite troublesome, and it requires a rigorous work attitude to make no mistakes. Ding Shuangping, general manager of Zhongnan Publishing Media Group, said that the implementation of this project will greatly promote and help the expansion of the publishing lineup, the combing of publishing resources and the expansion of future publishing content. In order to ensure the quality of book publishing, the Editorial Committee has formulated the Standardized Manual of Book Editing and proofreading and the Management Regulations of Huxiang Library on Editing and Publishing, which have been issued to all units for strict implementation.

In the prosperous times, the canon will be revised, and the final result will be positive.

It took 11 years from the compilation of Huxiang Library to the completion of the whole book. Zhu Jiangang, then director of Hunan Press and Publication Bureau and director of Huxiang Library Office, said that there has never been such a large-scale series of Huxiang Library in Hunan history, and its far-reaching influence and important value will not be truly reflected until decades, hundreds or even thousands of years after its publication. Its influence on cultural inheritance and future generations cannot be underestimated.

Zhang Guanghua, the executive deputy director of the editorial board, once borrowed a motto from Tong Ren Tang, "Seek treasures, though your taste is expensive, you will not dare to reduce material resources;" The lecture hall is famous, and although it is complicated, it will not dare to save labor. " To express my experience when reading the manuscript of the library. Now "Huxiang Library" has finally come to fruition. She said with great confidence that the graceful and magnificent "Huxiang Library" will last for a long time, and its cultural influence will definitely last forever.

All the books of Huxiang Library have been compiled and printed, which is an important achievement of a strong cultural province in our province. The State Press and Publication Administration, the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Department of Finance, the Provincial Department of Culture, Hunan Publishing Investment Holding Group, the Provincial Academy of Social Sciences, the Provincial Local Records Editorial Committee, Hunan Library, the Provincial Museum, the Provincial Archives and other units have given strong support from all aspects. The publication of Huxiang Library is a national key cultural publishing boutique project with the largest scale, the strongest editing power, the highest technical elements and the most powerful efforts in Hunan publishing history.

The provincial party committee and government show Huxiang Library as a business card for Hunan’s cultural construction at home and abroad, and present it to all kinds of libraries (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) inside and outside the province. At the same time, they develop digital books of Huxiang Library, open websites and share the classic documents of Huxiang culture. This is the embodiment of the soft power of Hunan’s cultural construction, and the response is enthusiastic.

"Huxiang Library" ended in perfection. The appearance of this magnificent classic book is a symbol of the strength of Hunan’s comprehensive political, economic and cultural development.

History is left to us, and we are left to history.

Special feature of 1905 film network 　As a true fan, after waiting for 5 years, the sequel of this series (hereinafter referred to as "Pacific Rim 2") was finally released!

We must know that the birth process of this film can really be described as twists and turns: first, the producer Universal Pictures worried that the market performance was repeatedly delayed, which indirectly led to the former director "Gyro" retreating to the second line due to work conflicts, and then Legendary Pictures decided to enter the game, but it experienced a wave of turmoil acquired by Wanda Pictures … … The whole project has been tested on the edge of "premature death" many times, and it is simply scary to see this powder.

This tense mood continued until I finally walked into the cinema to watch "Pacific Rim 2". After all, the man at the helm has changed from "the famous monster iron powder" and "the senior otaku" guillermo del toro to Steven S. DeKnight who directed the first large-scale commercial film. Can the latter really Hold the "Pacific Rim" series? Such doubts have always existed since the first day he took over the project.

In fact, like "Gyro", Steven is also a fan of Japanese anime, special films and monster movies. According to the theory of "dimension", the two people’s preferences are not far apart. However, the image style of "Pacific Rim 2" finally presented on the screen is quite different.

Friends who have seen the previous film should still be deeply impressed. Just like the Oscar-winning film "Top" recently landed in the mainland cinema, the first episode of "Pacific Rim" is also quite "dark" and "metal punk". In the movie, the main character of the mecha, "Dangerous Wanderer", and the monster Kaiju both played in the dark rainy night. Whether it is the naval battle in Alaska or the peak confrontation between Hong Kong port and city center, there are basically two or three lights (searchlights and neon lights), and it keeps raining.

If you don’t think about it carefully, you may think that this special effect of black paint is to save money. But if you look at the production costs of Pacific Rim and Pacific Rim 2, you will find that the former actually cost nearly 300 million yuan more. )

For a film featuring the mecha, the choice of the texture of the mecha will also directly affect the overall style of the film. The "dangerous vagrants" in the first episode of Pacific Rim, including the supporting roles "Storm Red", Cherno Alfa "Tank" and Eureka "Raider", all highlighted the heavy metal sense, mechanical sense and even a sense of weight of the mecha to the greatest extent. This is also an important reason why Pacific Rim is the most different from other works of the same type and is highly sought after by hardcore sci-fi fans.

In michael bay, when the alien car people have been able to fly and roll in the fight flexibly, the "gyro" mecha are still walking at a step-by-step pace, and each punch that they swing slowly and firmly seems to really weigh a thousand tons. In terms of screen selection, Pacific Rim also repeatedly emphasizes the luster of the unique texture of metal and the shocking magnitude of the mainframe armor by giving more "close-ups" to the mecha, such as the cockpit and internal parts, and the special weapons and equipment used by each fighter, including the impact of the mechanical arm with the monster’s body and buildings during fighting.

Steven, as a baton receiver, once mentioned in an interview that he appreciates the style of "top" very much, and the monster world he created always reminds him of the works of H.P. Lovecraft, a famous American classical horror story writer in the last century. For the first episode of "Pacific Rim", Steven was also most impressed by the dark, humid and cold atmosphere in the film. But when he became the leader, he didn’t want to repeat this route, but hoped to bring a completely different sequel to the audience.

[The following involves spoilers]

One of the few heavy action scenes in the film took place in Sydney (clear sky), Siberia (snow-capped) and Tokyo (sunny). This shows Steven and the whole crew’s confidence in the production of special effects: when the light is sufficient and the vision is clear, every detail of the object will be presented to the audience 100%, so a little omission will be easily caught. The behind-the-scenes team of "Pacific Rim 2" really worked hard in this part.

Unlike the previous film, which was simply about monsters, this time director Steven joined the battle between the mecha according to the needs of the plot development, and the film once looked very much like "Pacific Rim: Transformers". However, compared with Kaiju’s "Tokyo War" in the second half, it is actually wonderful to recall the two encounters between the revenge wanderer and the villain "Obsidian" in Sydney and Siberia (at least the mech’s sense of mechanical strength can be perfectly displayed).

Choosing to place the final battle of Pacific Rim 2 in Tokyo is Steven’s absolute selfishness as a "Japanese anime fan". When he was young, he grew up watching Altman, Lava Ambassador and other works, and he had no resistance to "smashing" a city in the decisive battle. So when the four main mecha — — Revenge wanderer, Phoenix Guerrilla, Saber Athena, and Redeemer Titan went into battle collectively in the Tokyo team battle, making different killing skills against three high-level Kaiju. The appearance of this game really made up for the regret that there was no "team battle" in the previous work "Pacific Rim".

However, even though the huge steel warrior and the giant monster who finally realized the "three-in-one" shuttled and fought among the high-rise buildings, the screen seemed to be full of the shadow of "the special film of Altman shooting small monsters that we chased together in those years", but frankly speaking, this scene of "Pacific Rim 2" is just a completely superficial copy of "tribute" to the mecha department and the monster film. The so-called "clear at a glance" bright special effect, on the contrary, adds a strong "plastic feeling" to the whole scene because it cannot highlight the light and shadow changes of the metallic luster on the surface of the mecha.

The "mech feelings" once conveyed by the dark, cold and metallic pictures in Pacific Rim, as well as the desolation and weight sense of the mech soldiers in the doomsday war, have disappeared in the sequel. For the audience who know this series for the first time, perhaps "Pacific Rim 2" is another Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster they saw when they walked into the cinema, which is nothing unusual. But for fans who like the previous work, director Steven may subvert all the valuable cores in a work.

At present, the rating of "Pacific Rim: Thunder Comes Again" on Douban Platform has fallen below the passing line, and the rating of the audience on the ticketing platform is only 7.6, both lower than the previous work "Pacific Rim", which is exactly the same as the performance of the film after its release in North America.

At that time, it was pointed out that the simple and rude plot was the only obvious shortcoming of "Pacific Rim", and "Pacific Rim 2", which devoted its energy to "upgrading" in this respect, proved by facts that it was also wrong to blindly add a large number of new characters’ story lines and describe the protagonist’s growth experience in a large space.

For the third film of Pacific Rim, which has been quietly foreshadowed at the end of the film, I hope the director can carefully consider the correct positioning of "Mecha movies": the development of human character plots can only increase the visibility of the film if it is closely related to the synchronous growth of Mecha. Of course, if the finished "Gyro" is willing to come back and continue to take over the "Pacific Rim" series, then things may be simpler.