Are interns cheap labor?

Liu Yuan

Lou Yu

Kou Yingjie

Outpatient problems

How to protect the rights and interests of interns?

Outpatient specialist

Researcher of Shaanxi Academy of Social Sciences   Liu Yuan

Associate Professor, Institute of Social Law, China University of Political Science and Law   Lou Yu

Lawyer of Beijing Bank of China Law Firm   Kou Yingjie

Expert opinion

◇ Interns are very replaceable, and it is easy for the unit to use its own advantages to recruit cheap labor, even free labor.

◇ According to the Regulations on the Management of Students’ Internship in Vocational Schools, the internship unit shall not arrange interns in vocational schools to work overtime or practice on legal holidays.

◇ Establish an organization similar to a trade union, which is responsible for receiving the demands of interns and specifically protecting the rights and interests of interns.

Colleges and universities should take the initiative to contact internship units for students and sign internship agreements with internship units; At the same time, in the process of students’ internship, the relevant responsible personnel of the school should follow up and protect them.

◇ For students’ internships in colleges and universities, the relevant departments should issue clear laws and regulations to stipulate the internship standards recognized as labor relations and the supervision obligations of schools. If there is any violation, schools and enterprises will bear joint and several liability.

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"I go to work at 8: 00 the first night, and I can only get off work at 7: 50 the next morning. I work for nearly 12 hours every day. I am not allowed to rest during my internship, and I am not allowed to ask for leave when I am sick …" Recently, this article published by Guangxi netizen Mo Xiao in Weibo attracted everyone’s attention. As graduation approaches every year, a large number of prospective graduates begin to look for job internships. Practice can be said to be a compulsory course for every college student, which can not only get credits for the "social practice" of the school, but also increase social experience and accumulate experience for future employment. However, in recent years, there have been many disputes about internship. Some people have worked hard for several months, but they can’t get internship wages and subsidies. Some people work overtime all night and can’t rest on holidays …

Does the intern have a labor relationship with his company?

Lou Yu, an associate professor at the Institute of Social Law of China University of Political Science and Law, said that there are three common employment methods between students and employers: the first is work-study program; The second is practice, that is, the work of consolidating the knowledge learned in class and improving the ability through practical training; The third is the job of prospective graduates, that is, the job aimed at employment before graduation. In the third case, students fully perform all the duties of their internship positions, which is also called "on-the-job internship". "Generally speaking, many countries will treat’ internship’ as a labor relationship. In 2010, the communique issued by the Supreme People’s Court also had the same statement. " Lou Yu said that as long as the content of labor conforms to the characteristics of establishing labor relations, it should be recognized as labor relations. "It is not entirely possible to judge whether the two parties have signed a labor contract or paid labor remuneration."

In this regard, Kou Yingjie, a lawyer of Beijing Bank of China Law Firm, believes that in principle, there is no labor relationship between interns and internship units, and it is not subject to the adjustment of labor law and labor contract law. There is a common civil legal relationship between interns and internship units, which is protected and adjusted by civil law and contract law.

Many factors together cause interns to become cheap labor.

The author searched online and found that there were media reports that a well-known factory illegally hired interns to work overtime to assemble mobile phones. Six students said that the school sent a total of 3,000 interns here for "compulsory" internships. They worked for 11 hours every day and were told that they needed to work in this factory for three months before they could graduate. In fact, many college students and vocational college students have been forced to work overtime and work night shifts. What’s more, some vocational schools act as contractors in student internships, using student labor cheaply or even free of charge, which greatly damages students’ rights and interests.

"There are many reasons for this phenomenon." Lou Yu said that interns are highly substitutable, and it is easy for companies to use their advantages to recruit cheap labor, even free labor. Secondly, some schools force students to provide labor as interns on the grounds of graduation in order to seek illegitimate interests from enterprises. In addition, the current laws and regulations do not clearly define the legal nature of internship, which leads to different recognition of the legal nature and standards of internship by local courts and arbitration institutions. These are the reasons that lead to the phenomenon of forced overtime in enterprises.

"China’s labor force is abundant, and employment pressure is a problem that every graduating student will face. From the perspective of enterprises, the value that interns create for enterprises is limited." Kou Yingjie said that many factors have caused interns to be treated as cheap labor. Although this is not what we want to see, it can only be gradually reversed according to the current situation of the job market.

"No enterprise is willing to do business at a loss. Interns generally cannot have the same skills and experience as regular workers, and their appeal to enterprises is limited, and internship is a necessary means to cultivate talents. " How to effectively solve this contradiction? Lou Yu suggested that the state give enterprises preferential tax policies when recruiting interns, especially "on-the-job interns" as laborers.

Kou Yingjie suggested that social guidance and publicity should be strengthened, and the government and schools should work together to change some bad ideas of enterprises on interns. Let interns contribute to the enterprise, but also get basic respect, treatment and protection.

Interns who encounter forced overtime can complain to relevant departments about their rights protection.

"According to the Regulations on the Management of Students’ Internship in Vocational Schools, internship units may not arrange interns to work overtime or practice on legal holidays." Kou Yingjie said that if the internship unit is forced to work overtime, the vocational school can adjust the internship arrangement according to the situation and require the internship unit to bear relevant responsibilities according to the internship agreement.

However, for students in ordinary colleges and universities, there are no clear restrictive provisions in the law at present. As long as interns voluntarily accept it, it is not prohibited by law. At the same time, because the two sides are not labor relations and are not subject to labor laws, enterprises do not have to pay overtime. "If the intern has a clear agreement on overtime and overtime payment in the internship agreement signed with the enterprise, it will be implemented according to the agreement of both parties." Yan Yingjie added.

In Kou Yingjie’s view, interns should not blindly obey such situations. They can report to schools, education departments and labor departments, and call the police if necessary. The most important thing is to protect their own safety and health. However, if the intern is injured during the internship, the internship unit needs to bear the corresponding compensation responsibilities, such as paying medical expenses, treatment expenses, nursing expenses, disability compensation, etc. Therefore, enterprises can take out commercial insurance such as personal accident insurance for interns during their internship to protect the interests of both parties.

Liu Yuan, a researcher at Shaanxi Academy of Social Sciences, said that an organization similar to a trade union can be established to receive the demands of interns and specifically protect the rights and interests of interns. In Lou Yu’s view, if the internship is recognized as a labor relationship, then the unit receiving the intern should abide by all kinds of labor and social security laws and regulations represented by labor law, labor contract law and social insurance law, and treat the interns’ vacation and overtime rights according to ordinary workers.

Protecting interns’ rights and interests requires joint efforts of many parties.

"It is the school’s obligation to arrange student internships." Kou Yingjie suggested that colleges and universities should take the initiative to contact internship units for students, and sign internship agreements with internship units, so as to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of students from the perspectives of safeguarding their vital interests and effectively achieving the internship effect. At the same time, during the internship process, the relevant responsible personnel of the school should follow up and protect them. If the school is irresponsible and causes students to get hurt during the internship, it is an unfulfilled obligation of management and protection, and the school needs to bear the supplementary liability for compensation.

Lou Yu suggested that the relevant departments should issue clear laws and regulations on the internship standards recognized as labor relations and the supervision obligations of the school. If any violation of the above standards or supervision obligations causes damage to the interns, the school and the enterprise shall bear joint liability.

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Decode traditional Chinese medicine

  Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 27th Title: Decoding Chinese Medicine

  Xinhua News Agency reporter Liang Xiangbin Zhou Ning Lu Guoqiang

  Adjusting the athlete’s state with nutritional diet, a few silver needles can relieve the muscle pain that drugs can’t get rid of … This is not a mystery. The secret of Chinese’s physical fitness lies in thousands of years of Chinese medicine.

  Nowadays, with the rapid development of modern medical technology, what role does Chinese medicine play? Xinhua News Agency reporters talked with Chen Tongyun and other famous Chinese doctors, walked into the training bases of national teams such as women’s table tennis and flower skating, and witnessed the Chinese medicine physiotherapy of world champions such as Ding Ning … and started the journey of decoding Chinese medicine.

  Wang Yi, director of the Nutrition and Dietotherapy Department of Guang ‘anmen Hospital of Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. Xinhuanet issued Yang Wei photo

  The homology of medicine and food: the secret of the national team’s kitchen

  At the beginning of May, in Huangshi, Hubei Province, China National Women’s Table Tennis Team was preparing for various events this year.

  As in the past, Wang Yi carefully observed the dining situation of each athlete-whenever the national team closed training, the director of the nutrition and dietotherapy department of Guang ‘anmen Hospital of Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine would appear on the team as scheduled.

  Athletes of China women’s table tennis team are having dinner at Guoping Restaurant in Huangshi Table Tennis Training Base, Hubei Province. Xinhuanet issued Zhang Wei photo

  The competition is approaching. In this era when athletes’ daily nutrition and calories are accurate to single digits, the dishes in restaurants are no different from those in ordinary hotels. Players such as Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen and Zhu Yuling take their meals at will just like ordinary staff.

  Ding Ning, the world champion and Olympic champion of women’s table tennis, is choosing a meal at Guoping Restaurant in Huangshi Table Tennis Training Base, Hubei Province. Xinhuanet issued Zhang Wei photo

  "She won’t rigidly limit what we can’t eat, but let us freely match among the foods we love." Ding Ning, captain of the women’s table tennis team and world champion, revealed.

  Such a "casual eating" nutritional diet can meet the requirements of high-level athletes’ training and competition? Such a question once appeared in the mind of Li Yan, president of China Skating Association and head coach of China’s short track speed skating team, but his worries were quickly dispelled: thanks to the scientific collocation of daily food, Wang Yi’s team ensured that no one caught a cold during the five weeks of preparing for the Winter Olympics in 2014, eliminating the "big worry" that affected the training quality.

  The "magic" of Chinese medicine dietotherapy is far more than that.

Li Sun, coach of China Women’s Table Tennis Team, was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. Xinhuanet issued Peng Jiajing photo

  "During the Beijing Olympic Games, Zhang Yining sent a text message to Wang Yi during the competition, asking me to stop Yining’s sugar." Out of years of trust, Li Sun, coach of the national women’s table tennis team, immediately followed suit. Sure enough, Zhang Yining played well in the next match. "It turned out that Wang Yi was a little slow when he saw Zhang Yining’s nervous game on TV, and realized that it might be too much sugar intake."

  Due to the large amount of training and irregular life away from home, many female athletes have the problem of inaccurate physiological period, which even affects their competition results. "At first, western medicine was used, but the effect was not good. Later, nutrition diet was mainly used, and with a little medicine, the problem was solved." Li Sun said.

  "Traditional Chinese medicine’s’ homology of medicine and food’ is integrated with nutrition to produce a wonderful’ chemical reaction’." Wang Yi said, "Under the premise of people, places and times, what I want to do is to help athletes scientifically choose the types of food according to their different periods and States."

  Acupuncture and Massage: the Key to Healing for "Dancers on Ice"

  Injury is the natural enemy that every athlete has to face, but Chinese medicine always has some clever tricks to help them beat their opponents.

Shen Xue Zhao Hongbo, champion of synchronized skating in the Winter Olympics, was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. Xinhuanet issued Li Wei photo

  In 2009, Zhao Hongbo, the world champion of figure skating, "couldn’t bend his knees" in preparation for the Olympic Games. A Chinese doctor showed Zhao Hongbo the "magic" of acupuncture. "A knee joint can be pierced with more than 20 silver needles, and there are needles on the head, and then electricity is applied." Zhao Hongbo said, "It’s like torture in movies".

  The effect was obvious. Zhao Hongbo quickly returned to the ice rink. A few months later, he and his partner Shen Xue won the first figure skating Olympic champion for China.

  This is not the first time that I have become attached to Chinese medicine. In August, 2005, Zhao Hongbo’s achilles tendon was broken. In the pessimistic argument that "it is a miracle to stand on the field again", the medical team used "almost all means" of western medicine and Chinese medicine for Zhao Hongbo. "There is a Chinese medicine prescription for soaking feet, and the effect is very good." -Just six months later, Zhao Hongbo and Shen Xue won the bronze medal in the Winter Olympics.

  No wonder some foreign athletes commented calmly: "He is badly hurt, but Chinese medicine can cure him."

Ding Ning, world champion of women’s table tennis and Olympic champion, was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. Xinhuanet issued Peng Jiajing photo

  "I’m afraid of needles, although the doctor says needles are very effective." Ding Ning said with a smile that she would rather choose massage or massage. After the hard training of "swinging tens of thousands of times" every day, the massage of professional doctors makes "Ding Ning people" relieve fatigue and spirit.

Shang Xuedong, head of the medical team of China table tennis team, was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency. Xinhuanet issued Zhang Wei photo

  Shang Xuedong, head of the medical team of China Table Tennis Team, said confidently: "Traditional Chinese medicine has its unique features, such as sprained ankle, and external application of traditional Chinese medicine reduces swelling very quickly; Another example is muscle injury, and acupuncture and Chinese medicine can quickly relieve symptoms. "

  The curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine is not only reflected in the treatment room. On the training ground of China’s short track speed skating team, experts from Guang ‘anmen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine are feeling the pulse of the athletes who have just finished a sprint-the interval of short track speed skating competition is half an hour. The traditional blood test method is easy to interfere with the athletes, but several experts can feel the pulse separately, and they can understand the psychological and physical changes of the athletes in a few minutes, so as to adjust their tactics.

Ding Ning, the world champion of women’s table tennis and Olympic champion, is receiving massage and other traditional Chinese medicine treatments. Xinhuanet issued Zhang Wei photo

  Harmony between man and nature: the "health code" of Chinese people

  In the thousands of years without vaccines and other medicines, how can Chinese fight against epidemics?

Chiu Man-Cheuk, the image ambassador and actor of China Fitness Qigong, demonstrated the basic movements of Tai Chi. Xinhuanet issued a cloud game.

  Yu Rencun, an 83-year-old oncologist of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, is a patient with stage III intestinal cancer. "When it was discovered in 2005, there was already lymph node metastasis, which was a late stage. Chemotherapy after surgery, and a bigger operation after half a year. " Yu Rencun said that he chose several movements from Taiji Yunshou and Baduan Jinli, "Exercise when you have time", and combined with the treatment of traditional Chinese and western medicine, "patients with stage III intestinal cancer are generally prone to metastasis and recurrence in two years, and now it is 11 years, not bad."

  Chiu Man-Cheuk (second from left), the image ambassador and actor of China Fitness Qigong, instructs Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Yong (first from left) to practice Ba Duan Jin. Xinhuanet issued a cloud game.

  Chen Tong Yun, a 96-year-old national famous old Chinese doctor, got up and took the reporter to do a set of self-created body-building exercises to move the whole body joints, and when exercising by herself, she had to lift her legs up to 1500 steps. Visiting 45 patients twice a week, each time continuously, Chen Lao, who has the skills of staying in Yan, has many fixed "fans".

  "I live a happy life, never complain, and I am a contented person, so I have no gas to live." The old man told reporters that she likes to eat whole grains and is not picky about food, but she must eat on time and control her fullness at eight points. Get up on time every day and go to bed on time. "If you have a regular daily life, a moderate diet, and a good attitude, you can live to be 100 years old’ and keep moving’".

  "The formation of Chinese medicine is inseparable from nature, and it is a theory summarized from the relationship between man and nature and between man and environment. Inconsistent with nature, people will get sick. " Chen Tongyun said.

  Harmony between man and nature, harmony between righteousness and harmony, harmony and harmony, innovation and innovation … This is Chinese’s philosophy and Chinese’s health secret.

Bad luck! "Who Killed Don Quixote" actually took 17 years.


Special feature of 1905 film network Have you ever wondered how long a movie can last?

Du Qifeng’s film only took 19 days, and won the Academy Award and the Golden Horse Award for best director.

It took only half a month for Liu Zhenwei to take emergency photos of Wong Kar-wai, and it became a generation of classics.

 

Han Han filmed for more than 80 days and earned 1.046 billion box office.

 

It took richard linklater 12 years to shoot, and finally won the Golden Globe Award for best film.

 

What I want to talk about today is the closing film of Cannes International Film Festival. It took 17 years to finish, and it has become a public case in the film history. Near the opening of the film festival, the film is still riddled with lawsuits, which can be said to be quite eventful.

Terry gilliam, the director of this film, is detached from Hollywood and European critics. His image style is unique and full of imagination, and everyone who has seen his films knows his madness.

The story of the new film Who Killed Don Quixote focuses on Toby, an advertising director, played by adam driver. In the 21st century, he traveled back to the 17th century and returned to the Spanish village where he had stayed, and found the works adapted from his school days. One of the villagers firmly believed that he was Don Quixote and that Driver was his servant, Sankoh Panza, and they took an adventure.

The film itself is really unusual. The director uses flashback to blur the boundary between reality and fantasy, which makes the audience fall into great madness. But behind this is actually some messy creation and a full-fledged shooting cycle. The final harvest is also a bipolar evaluation.

"Village Voice" believes that "gilliam made us feel his madness and pulled us into the crazy and beautiful world he created."

Variety believes that "this is what the director’s fans fear most, because it is clumsy, confused and chaotic."

So, in these 17 years, what happened to Who Killed Don Quixote?

1989: The Origin of Don Quixote

Terry gilliam read Don Quixote by Cervantes in 1989 and decided to try to adapt it. The film has the same name as the novel.

In 1990, he signed an agreement with Phoenix Film Company, and sean connery was negotiating to play Don Quixote. Nigel hawthorne and danny devito are also discussing the roles of Don Quixote and Sankoh Panza. But in the end, because of the low budget, gilliam withdrew from the project, and this movie became a wish that he always wanted to complete but could not.

At that time, the production company used director Fred Schepisi to replace gilliam, and the leading role was changed to john cleese and robin williams. However, this plan was cancelled in 1997.

1998: Change the title of the film and rewrite the script.

Later, gilliam resumed cooperation with screenwriter Toby Grisoni, and the film was renamed "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote". In this version, the protagonists are not Don Quixote and Panza, but Toby.

Toby lives in the 21st century, and his name comes from Grisoni. He met Don Quixote through time. This technique draws lessons from Mark Twain’s "Breaking into King Arthur’s Palace by mistake" in 1889.

 

In 1998, terry gilliam’s other film "Fear of Las Vegas" premiered in Britain, and he also announced that the next film was Don Quixote. Having lost confidence in Hollywood, he decided to make a new film in Europe, with the location in Spain, and the budget was reduced from 40 million dollars to 32.1 million dollars.

Gilliam invited jean rochefort, his "perfect Don Quixote", to play the leading role, and French actor Reshef studied English for seven months. John Denip played the role of Toby, with his girlfriend vanessa paradis as the heroine.

2000: Bad luck for the first shooting.

In September 2000, the film officially started shooting in Badenas, northern Spain. On the first day of filming, F16 fighter planes flew back and forth in the air, damaging the recording. The next day, flash floods broke out, important equipment was damaged, and the color of the scene changed.

After the crew searched for some new equipment to resume shooting, on the fifth day, when Reshef was ready to perform, he was suffering from prostate disease and his expression was very painful. Subsequently, Reshef went to Paris to see a doctor and was diagnosed with double disc disease.

In the next few days, the crew has been filming other parts, including several scenes of Depp, but no one knows when Reshef will come back. Finally, the project stopped in November 2000.

The director joked that it was "one of the most troublesome movies in history", and it seemed that heaven and hell were united in contempt of gilliam’s Who Killed Don Quixote. The words "disaster", "collapse" and "bad luck" always revolve around this terminated project. The German insurance company claimed that it brought them a loss of 15 million dollars, and then took the copyright of the script as collateral.

It is worth noting that the documentary "Help! Don Quixote caught fire unexpectedly and was shortlisted for several film festivals.

2005: Butterfly Effect under the Lack of Economic Support

In 2005, gilliam once again showed his interest in this unfinished project, hoping that Gé rard Depardieu would play Don Quixote. However, due to various unfavorable influences before, it is difficult for him to get financial support from the film company.

During this time, he tried to make other films, but they all met with problems, including Nicolas Cage’s The Defective Detective and Good Omens, whose novel adaptation was darker. During the production, there was a conflict with producer Varnstam, and long-term cooperation photographer nicola pecorini was also fired.

At the Munich International Documentary Film Festival in 2006, gilliam revealed that there was still a play in this project, and the producer Jeremy Thomas was very interested. In August, he said that the legal dispute of the film had been solved and he planned to remake the film completely.

2008— 2012: Depp or Ivan? Stupid can’t tell the difference.

In 2008, gilliam resumed film preparation. In January 2009, the script was rewritten. Later, it was reported that in November 2009, gilliam had finished the remake of the role of Don Quixote, and refused to disclose the names of the actors.

In December, he released news that robert duvall would play Don Quixote, and Depp would still play Toby. But by this time, Johnny Depp had signed a contract with Disney, which was questioned. Depp said he wouldn’t take time out of his hectic schedule to play Don Quixote.

On May 17th, 2010, it was said that ewan mcgregor played a role in the film. On September 5th, gilliam said that there was a problem with the funds a month and a half ago, so the filming was postponed again.

By 2012, Duval had always kept in touch with gilliam, and said, "We rewrite the script every year, and you will be happy to see Don Quixote return with a new look in the saddle". But at this point, ewan mcgregor is not in the cast.

2013— 2015: The actor died and the project was shelved.

In November 2013, director gilliam appeared at the Venice Film Festival. He told Variety that he was trying to remake Don Quixote himself. "I just want to finish it and take it out of my life."

In January 2014, gilliam said on Facebook, "Don Quixote’s dream has started again. Can we see that old bastard on horseback come back this year?" In an interview with Empire, he said that on September 29th, 2014, the film will start shooting in the Canary Islands. Spanish producer Adrian Guerra will provide the funds.

In August, when gilliam was interviewed by The Wrap, he said that the script had changed a little, and the story was contemporary, focusing on the harm that movies did to people. In the film, "Some people were crazy, some became drunkards, and some became prostitutes".

In September, gilliam confirmed that john hurt played Don Quixote instead of Duval. Then in an interview with Rolling Stone, gilliam said that he had encountered some minor problems. He said, "I wasted too much time on this matter. If you shoot it, you will be as crazy as Don Quixote. This decision is crazy and unreasonable. The smart people around me told me to give up, but I know they are all reasonable people. "

In December, the film announced that jack O’Connell had decided to play Toby.

In December 2015, due to the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in john hurt, the film production was interrupted again. On January 27, 2017, Hutt died. In October, Reshef, who was originally chosen as Don Quixote, died.

2016: Funding problems lead to film stagnation.

In February 2016, gilliam talked with Portuguese producer Paulo Branco at the 66th Berlin Film Festival. At this time, he needed a budget of 16 million euros. The latter promised to give him money in September to start filming for 11 weeks.

At this time, the starring lineup changed again. adam driver played Toby, Mike Palin played Don Quixote, and Olga Kurylenko played the heroine. According to reports, Driver’s salary is 610,000 euros, while Palin’s is 285,000 euros. Gilliam hired his daughter Amy as the production director. The new story is basically consistent with the final presentation.

But before long, the problem came again. Blanca wanted to take control of the whole project, but gilliam chose to comply, because he saw the former’s successful project in david cronenberg. However, Blanca seems to feel gilliam’s disgust for himself.

Before the Cannes Film Festival in 2016, Amazon decided to quit because Blanca was a producer. The representative said, "We don’t want to communicate with him any more."

Blanca cut the original budget and reduced Palin’s salary to 100 thousand euros, which angered the latter. He also told gilliam that the project needed a real producer and appointed himself as the leader. He tried to replace Palin, give up 35mm equipment and shoot with digital equipment, at the same time threatening gilliam.

Because gilliam did not accept any conditions after the change, the final funds could not be put in place and the project was stagnant. This also led to gilliam’s heart attack.

2017— 2018: After the successful killing, there are twists and turns.

In March 2017, "Who Killed Don Quixote" started shooting again, and the role of Don Quixote was changed to jonathan pryce. He worked with gilliam on Brothers Grimm. As early as 2000, when the project was first launched, Press was one of the cast members. He wanted to play the role of Don Quixote for 15 years.

Gilliam said that the budget of the film was not as much as expected, and the whole crew was very eager to finish it. "It has been too long since I wanted to shoot it in 1989. The experience of thinking, imagining, writing and rewriting is terrible, but the interesting thing about the film is that at some point it has begun to shape itself. This is a very different movie. It seems to be doing my job. I just stick to it until the end. "

On June 4, 2017, "Who Killed Don Quixote" was finally finished after 17 years. In November, gilliam revealed that the editing was about to be completed, but it still needed several months for post-production of visual effects, sound and music.

However, there was an episode in which during the filming in Portugal, the crew was accused of destroying public property, including Christian monasteries. However, gilliam denied these allegations and said that all we did was to protect the building. It was later ruled that it was only responsible for insignificant damage.

What is even more unexpected is that the film is approaching the release and there are twists and turns. Paulo Branco, the former producer, said that the agreement signed with gilliam in 2016 was still valid, and he owned part of the rights and interests. Without his consent, the film could not be released. This lawsuit will affect the screening of Who Killed Don Quixote at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2018.

The final judgment of the case will be announced on June 15th, which was later postponed to 18th. On May 7, a hearing was held on whether the film could go to Cannes, and on May 9, it was allowed to be shown as the closing film at the film festival.

The organizing Committee of the film festival responded by saying, "The film festival is purely about choosing works of art.. First of all, we must reach an agreement with the film director. This is the case here. Past experience has made us aware of the litigation and risks we will face, but when we made this decision, no one objected. "

As the director himself said, "People like Roman ruins because they can’t see them. You can only imagine them."So gilliam always thought that his film would be better than expected. He finally turned his imagination into reality.

Central Bank: The bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank has controllable influence on China’s financial market.

  CCTV News:According to WeChat official account, the People’s Bank of China, the central bank said in the column of monetary policy implementation report in the first quarter of 2023 that China’s financial institutions have little exposure to Silicon Valley banks, and the impact of the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley banks on China’s financial market is controllable. At present, China’s financial system is operating steadily, and the banking industry, which accounts for more than 90% of the total assets of the financial industry, is generally stable. Most banking financial institutions are within the security boundary, and 24 large banks, which account for about 70% of the total assets of the banking industry, have maintained excellent ratings.

The central bank said that in the next step, the financial management department will continue to strengthen the construction of the financial stability guarantee system and firmly hold the bottom line that no systemic financial risks will occur. First, accelerate the construction of the legal system for financial stability, promote the promulgation of the Financial Stability Law, and improve the market-oriented and legalized financial risk disposal mechanism. The second is to strengthen financial risk monitoring and early warning, and give full play to the early correction of the deposit insurance system and the role of market-oriented risk disposal platform. Third, continuously enrich the financial risk disposal resources, improve the management mechanism of the financial stability guarantee fund, and operate and cooperate with the deposit insurance fund and related industry guarantee funds in a two-tier manner to jointly safeguard financial stability and security.

Character Cui Baohua: What is the traffic password of Four Seasons Minfu?

Original China Cooking Magazine China Cooking Magazine was included in the topic # 57 high-end interviews of China catering.

Text/Yan Hongwei

Photography/Zhang Yang

"2022 makes us calm and meet our own times." On the occasion of the new year, Cui Baohua wrote this message in a circle of friends. In 2021, like many catering enterprises, Four Seasons Minfu Roast Duck Restaurant is not easy to walk, but it is also constantly breaking through. As the head brand of Beijing cuisine, Four Seasons Minfu went out of Beijing for the first time and came to Shanghai. The opening of the store was hot and the customers were full. The extension store in Shanghai has brought them a lot of inspiration.

Cui Baohua was born in Shaanxi after 1980s. Senior national cooking technician and famous chef of Beijing cuisine. In 2000, he became a chef and studied under Cui Yufen, a national treasure chef. Came to Beijing in 2002; Four Seasons Minfu was founded in 2008. As a member of the founding team, he has been focusing on the brand for 14 years and is currently the production director of Four Seasons Minfu.

As a typical representative of the upgrading of Beijing cuisine, Four Seasons Minfu is a popular punch-in restaurant in Beijing, which is full of flavor, quality, reliable products and considerate to the people. Especially in Qianmen Store and Forbidden City Store, there are always people waiting in line outside the store, and it usually takes more than one or two hours to eat this mouth.

On the other hand, the team, the store fire people low-key. From the founder Ji Hongsheng, the general manager Zhang Guanghui to the production director Cui Baohua, all of them were chefs, who transformed into managers in the process of opening stores and polished stores, teams and dishes. I have known Cui Baohua for many years, and after several contacts, I feel that he is no longer a chef in the traditional sense, but more like a product manager of a restaurant enterprise.

From an ordinary migrant worker in Beipiao to the co-founder and top producer of Beijing Cuisine Head Brand, let’s listen to Cui Baohua how to complete his own transformation and value realization, and how to achieve mutual success with the brand.

From Shaanxi to Beijing, the target chef

I grew up in Xianyang, Shaanxi, and it was a coincidence that I chose to be a chef. Because there are many people in our family who are engaged in this line, some are cooks and some are restaurateurs. At that time in 2000, I either studied computer or chef. Anyway, I must learn a trade. Later, I studied cooking in my hometown for a year and a half. I felt that there were only a few things I could learn in a small city, and I wanted to earn more money. A relative at home in Beijing said that he could earn thousands of dollars a month in Beijing, which was considered a high salary at that time. I decided to come here, with a clear goal. If I go out, I will succeed.

I remember that it was April 28th, 2002. My relatives introduced me to work in Minfuju, the predecessor of Four Seasons Minfu, but I left after five or six months. Because I just came to Beijing at that time and wanted to learn more skills, I ran around and worked in Cantonese, Hunan, Sichuan and Huaiyang cuisine. Although I also want to make money, I also know that my skills are not enough and I can’t make money in the future. I will go where anyone can teach me craft and learn something. The goal at that time was to become a chef.

Working in a restaurant in Pinggu for more than two years had a great influence on me, which was a turning point in Beijing. Why can I sink in that shop? Because the owner of that restaurant is very willing to innovate, he invites the chef who is good at cooking to come over and change the menu. He has invited famous chefs from Guangdong, Sichuan, Hunan and hubei cuisine. I met famous teachers from different cuisines there and learned different knowledge. I was only about 20 years old when I became a chef. That experience is very helpful for me to do research and development now. When developing dishes, I can learn from other cuisines immediately. I didn’t feel much at that time, but now I feel that I have benefited a lot.

The Product Thinking of Four Seasons Minfu

From 2002 to 2007, Cui Baohua absorbed the nutrition of various trendy cuisines. In those years, it was you who sang me out, and the cuisines merged and surged. Home cooking has also undergone a revolution, and personalized and exquisite home cooking has opened a new era.

At the end of 2007, Minfuju dengshikou Store was in urgent need of manpower for the Chinese New Year, and Cui Baohua was recruited to the store to help. The next year, the store was renamed "Four Seasons People’s Happiness", and the brand was founded. Cui Baohua was highly valued, from wok to chef, to store manager in 2010, to executive chef of the company in 2012, until today’s production director. In these 14 years, he changed from chef’s thinking to operator’s thinking, and from chef to product manager of restaurant enterprises.

The chef’s thinking is to stand in the kitchen position, and the food should be delicious. And the operator’s thinking is: who do you want to sell your products to? Does the customer recognize it? Is standardization and reproducibility high? Whether the waiter can operate well in the whole process … is a whole thinking framework.

In terms of the research and development concept of Four Seasons Minfu, the first thing is whether the research and development dishes can be standardized. This standardization does not mean central kitchen distribution, but after I write the standard list, the kitchen chef can also make this dish according to this list and reach the production standard, so that it can be a good dish.

Second, does the research and development of dishes meet the efficiency requirements of chain restaurant enterprises? The process of dishes should not be too complicated. If a dish needs thirty or forty or even fifty or sixty processes, it will inevitably affect the efficiency of kitchen dishes and not adapt to the turnover rate of chain restaurants.

Third, do R&D dishes have brand symbols? The positioning of Four Seasons Minfu is roast duck and Beijing cuisine, and the dishes are limited to a certain extent. For example, dishes with obvious labels such as Cantonese cuisine and Huaiyang cuisine must not be cooked. We need to develop our own dishes, which make people look like the dishes of the four seasons.

Traditional shredded chicken skin

How to develop dishes with the symbol of four seasons’ people’s happiness? We start from four aspects: reference, integration, innovation and improvement. First of all, improve on the basis of traditional dishes, because old dishes have roots and culture, and we should combine them with modern people’s eating habits. For example, most people nowadays don’t like food that is too greasy and salty, which is novel in collocation and beautiful in plate. Take shredded chicken vermicelli as an example. It is a traditional dish in old Beijing, but because it is time-consuming and expensive, ordinary restaurants are reluctant to sell it. We change the sample into small portions one by one, and the dishes are exquisite and beautiful, and the technology and taste are traditional. However, due to its complicated procedures, the pricing will be higher, so that on the one hand, it can match the cost, on the other hand, it can also control the order quantity. If the order quantity is too much, it will affect the kitchen efficiency.

Let’s talk about reference. We will learn from other cuisines, such as duck intestines with saliva, duck intestines with the symbol of four seasons’ happiness, and the taste of Sichuan cuisine with saliva juice, but we will reduce the oil content, use only its spicy and hemp, and choose pepper and green pepper to adjust the spicy taste. The sales volume of this dish is good. The Shanghai store just opened one day and sold 50 or 60 copies. Usually, a store sells 20 or 30 copies, and the customer satisfaction is also very high. This is a dish of reference and integration.

Duck Intestines with Chili Sauce

Be cautious under the epidemic.

The operating state of a restaurant can be seen from the mental outlook of its employees. I once visited the kitchen of Four Seasons People’s Happiness, and the chef who met me greeted me or smiled back. When the aunt in the kitchen saw a stain, she wiped it with a semi-dry mop. This will not happen overnight. At the end of each month, Cui Baohua will go to each store for inventory assessment, grade the stores, conduct KPI assessment on employees, and set the salary and bonus for that month. This is also an opportunity for managers to directly contact the front line, so as to understand the operation of each store, find problems and make timely adjustments. Repeated outbreaks have had a great impact on the operation of Four Seasons Minfu. One month, the turnover dropped by 50%, thanks to the potential energy accumulated by the brand for a long time, and it can withstand the pressure.

However, Cui Baohua admits that if the epidemic situation continues this year, it will not be ruled out that some stores in poor operating conditions will be closed, which is based on a rational business strategy. At the same time, the plan to open a store will continue, but it will be slower and more cautious, choosing a good business district in Beijing and expanding the Shanghai market with greater development potential.

The epidemic is certainly short-lived, so we should have long-term thinking and be optimistic about the future. In the past two years, we have faced the same problem as everyone else: how to solve the employee’s salary when the gross profit margin drops or even there is no income? Do you want to make takeout? In fact, everyone’s ideas are right. At any time, every enterprise has its reasons for making decisions.

Our thoughts are: first, you can’t change the big environment. When the store is busy, because of the large passenger flow in the restaurant, the service and products will make customers dissatisfied. When the epidemic rebounds, we are not so busy. What we can do is to ensure the satisfaction of the customers in the store. When you produce a set of products, you must ensure that the customer experience is good.

Second, you can’t decide the market. What we have to do is to train the people in the team. In the past, you might have been busy, so you didn’t have time to practice. Now is an opportunity, so you can practice your basic skills and further optimize your service process. We have arranged a lot of study for our employees.

Although corporate profits have declined, we will not make big moves, such as layoffs, price increases, take-away food, etc., as long as the company can’t bear it, at least not yet.

Rational development of supply chain based on stores

The development of Four Seasons Minfu supply chain is centered on the demand of stores. At first, it was just a small kitchen, producing standardized sauces and cold dishes, and then with the expansion of enterprise scale, a central kitchen and a roast duck distribution base were established. Cui Baohua said that they are still in the stage of groping and learning about the supply chain, and have produced the first fried sauce product. In the future, new retail may become the development focus of the supply chain sector.

Four Seasons Minfu was founded 14 years ago. At present, there are 20 stores. As a chain restaurant, it is slow to go. Chinese dinner track is not suitable for rapid replication and expansion. In the past two years, we have been making internal adjustments in management system, personnel training, equity mode adjustment and supply chain. Because our Chinese food chain model has developed to more than seven or eight stores, the biggest difficulty is the unstable quality. Chinese food is particularly difficult and cannot be solved by simple standardization. We have been standardizing Chinese food since we started our business in 2008. Every product is prepared in a standardized way before the meal. Even so, there are still many unstable points.

Supply chain and central kitchen are the keys to the stability of chain restaurants, but they also bring a contradiction: how to balance the relationship between standardization and personalized taste? After standardization, guests feel that your food is not delicious and has no past flavor. In this process, we should consider the trade-off between standardization and personalization. If it is not handled well, it is likely to be standardized and fast, but the passenger flow is lost and even eliminated by the market. Therefore, in the end, it will fall to products, and management should serve your business.

Golden garlic sweet and sour large yellow croaker

The cold dishes of Four Seasons Minfu are basically distributed by the central factory, and mixing and loading in the store will not affect the taste. However, most of the hot dishes are cooked in stores, and only standard sauces are prepared. The chef takes the materials, cuts and cooks them according to the SOP. For example, in kung pao chicken, all the shops cut, marinate and stir-fry now, which is better than the central kitchen cutting and salting.

We may also subtract the standardized products of the central kitchen in the future and try to restore them to the store. Otherwise, once the taste becomes "staple goods" and it tastes obviously industrialized, the happiness of the four seasons may come to an end.

When everyone is on the way to chef and standardization, we just can’t follow the crowd. We should pay attention to and follow up the trend, but we can’t follow it without thinking. Finally, if you lose your core competitiveness and your personality, you will easily be eliminated by the market.

Now I’m talking to Cui Baohua about the goals, all of which are related to the well-being of the people in the four seasons. They insist on deepening the store, slowly and steadily, and do their best to ensure the quality of products and customer satisfaction. With the growth of the enterprise, Cui Baohua has also become a generalist, and everything should be handled in R&D, production, safety and operation. At work, he is a down-to-earth doer; In life, he is a man who loves literature and art. He likes to watch exhibitions, travel and shoot and record the little things in his life. After more than 20 years as a cook, Cui Baohua can be said to have "accomplished something" in Beijing. The times make heroes, and heroes make times.

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Russia-US dispute escalates Putin’s anti-US sanctions against the US embassy.

  CCTV News:The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on the 28th that since the US Congress passed an "extremely provocative" bill, which intends to strengthen sanctions against Russia, Russia decided to take countermeasures: reducing the number of US diplomats in Russia and prohibiting the US Embassy from using its houses in Moscow.

  On the 28th, the Russian Foreign Ministry released a video on the official website, showing many facilities of the United States in Russia.

  On the screen, a "notice" to the US is written in English. The specific requirement is to reduce all the staff of the US Embassy and Consulate in Russia to 455 by September this year, which is the same as the total number of staff of the Russian Embassy and Consulate in the United States at present.

  Since August 1 this year, the US Embassy has been prohibited from using its holiday house in the "Silver Pine Forest" in the west of Moscow and its warehouses in the "Travel Street" in the south of Moscow.

  Russian Foreign Ministry: The United States thinks itself arrogant and rude.

  The Russian Foreign Ministry also pointed out in the statement that the United States "thinks it has a special status, arrogantly ignores the positions and rights of other countries, and uses fabricated ‘ Russia interferes in the internal affairs of the United States ’ Such as excuses, insisted on taking anti-Russian actions, and tried to restrict commercial cooperation between other countries and Russia by blackmail. " Therefore, Russia should take countermeasures against the United States.

  Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov confirmed that this statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was issued after the approval of President Putin.

  The dispute between Russia and the United States may escalate, but it will not be "all-round confrontation."

  In fact, strictly speaking, the two counter-measures announced by Russia on the 28th really can’t be regarded as a counter-measure against "the latest sanctions bill passed by the US Congress". After all, this bill has not been signed by Trump and has not yet taken effect — — Therefore, the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed in its statement on the 28th that "Russia reserves the right to take additional countermeasures against the United States".

  In December last year, then US President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats in the United States on the grounds of "Russia’s alleged interference in the US presidential election", and banned Russian embassies and permanent missions to the United Nations from using their holiday homes in the suburbs of Washington and new york.

  However, at that time, Russia did not take reciprocal countermeasures. According to Russian media reports, this is because considering that the White House is about to "change hands" at that time, the new President Trump may abolish this order, and Russia has no action.

  Therefore, from this point of view, the countermeasures announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry on the 28th are actually aimed at the actions of the previous US administration.

  As for the latest sanctions bill passed by the US Congress, some analysts pointed out that after Trump officially signed it, Russia will take further countermeasures, and this round of disputes between Russia and the United States will continue to escalate — — However, this round of sanctions and counter-measures should not lead to "all-round confrontation" between Russia and the United States. The two countries will still carry out "limited cooperation" on issues involving Syria and international strategic stability, while continuing to confront in disputed areas.

Explain the tank 300 in detail. Its configuration and off-road performance are impeccable. If you can’t afford herdsman, buy it.

With the increasing economy, the domestic environment for playing with cars is getting better and better. Many economically affluent consumers want to buy an off-road vehicle. herdsman (parameter picture) and Prado are the first choices, but the price is too expensive, which blocks too many consumers from off-road doors. The Haval H9, which is much cheaper, was once the first choice for many consumers who love off-road. However, since the Great Wall introduced the tank 300, many consumers have turned their attention to this one, which looks more beautiful. Today, let’s take this opportunity to explain the tank 300 in detail, and provide some reference for consumers who are interested in this car.

There are four models of Tank 300 currently on sale, and the guide price is between 17.58 million and 220,000 yuan, among which the tribute to Monet limited edition is a new model launched in 2021.

In terms of body color matching, there are six options for Tank 300, namely Bai Fumei, I want red, Big Wolf, Tender Blue, Heart-warming Orange, and Black Pineapple. Among them, the blue body is only available for the limited edition of Monet.

All models of tank 300 maintain the same design technique in appearance, and the thick lower bumper is blackened, which is very wild. At the same time, it also takes into account the situation of bumping or rubbing in the off-road process to avoid unnecessary losses. The middle net part is composed of three high-gloss horizontal grilles, and the retro-flavored round-hole headlight shape instantly creates the taste of a classic hard-core off-road vehicle, and the overall sense of matching with the middle net is also excellent.

All models of the headlights also maintain the same design technique. Although it is a tribute to the classic round-hole headlights, the internal light cavities of the tank 300 are arranged in a matrix, and the light bars extending to the outside take into account the aesthetic feeling and sense of science and technology on the whole.

The design language of the side of the car body is relatively simple. The square box body is the usual design of most hard-core off-road SUVs, and the tank 300 is no exception. The high wheel eyebrows can make the vehicle get better suspension stroke during off-road, and also reserve a lot of space for later modification. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the four models are all 4760mm*1930mm*1903mm, and the wheelbase of 2750mm is quite satisfactory in the field of compact SUV. In addition, the minimum geographical gap of the tank 300 is 224mm, and the maximum wading depth is 700mm, while the maximum wading depth in approach angle is 33 degrees, the departure angle is 34 degrees and the maximum climbing degree is 70 degrees. From these parameters, it can be seen that the tank 300 meets almost all the standards of hard-core off-road vehicles, and even compared with the benchmark model herdsman, the tank 300 is not afraid at all.

The four models of Tank 300 all use 17-inch five-frame wheels, and the tires are made of three brands, namely, Han Tai’s Wantushi S2 ASX series, Kumho’s CRUGEN HP71 series and finally Cooper’s DISCOVERER ATT series. If you are not a heavy extreme cross-country player, in fact, Cooper’s ATT all-terrain tires are completely enough.

Finally, let’s look at the tail. The external spare tire is a common design of most hard-core off-road SUVs, and the thick bumper once again sets off the original wildness of the vehicle. The back door of the tank 300 is opened as a whole, so it may not be convenient to place items on the higher platform, but considering that the chassis of hard-core off-road vehicles is generally higher, it is not so unacceptable.

interior decoration

At present, the tank 300 has two options of black and black/blue mix and match, but only the top-of-the-line tribute Monet limited edition has a blue interior, and all other models are black. The design language of all the models in the whole department remains the same. The air outlet of the round hole air conditioner is very hard-core, and the penetrating large screen is dotted with a sense of science and technology. The electronic gear handle similar to the aviation propeller also cites some exoskeleton decoration, which is really pleasing. The tank 300 can fully match the positioning of luxury brand models. The center console and the door panel are all designed with large leather stitching and wrapped with soft materials, while the brushed decorative board on the co-pilot center console and a large number of chrome-plated materials in the car further enhance the exquisiteness of the interior.

Internal configuration

The steering wheel wrapped in leather is used in the whole system. The multi-function control and shift paddles of the steering wheel are not absent from all models. The conqueror and tribute Monet limited edition is also equipped with steering wheel heating function. Finally, only the Explorer is equipped with a 10.25-inch full LCD instrument panel, and the other three models are all 12.3 inches.

In the intelligent interconnection configuration, Explorer is equipped with a 10.25-inch central control screen, while the other three models use a 12.3-inch central control screen. Functions that are often used in daily life, such as GPS navigation system, Bluetooth car phone, car networking function, voice recognition control system, etc., are given to all models in the whole department. One thing about the internal configuration of the tank 300 is not very pleasing. Due to the lack of a large number of physical buttons, most functions are almost integrated in the car system, so the convenience of daily operation may not be very good.

Passive safety

Tank 300′ s low-profile model Explorer was given only two airbags in the front row, and challenger had more airbags in the front row, giving a total of four airbags in the car. Conqueror and tribute Monet limited edition was also equipped with side airbags, with a total of six airbags in the car. Finally, all models are equipped with tire pressure display function as standard.

Active safety

As for the active safety configuration, the low-equipped Explorer only gave the basic primary safety configurations such as ESP and EBA, while the other three models were equipped with four configurations: lane departure warning, lane keeping assistance, fatigue driving warning and road traffic sign recognition.

Auxiliary control

Finally, let’s take a look at the auxiliary control configuration. The Explorer has given the rear parking radar, reversing image and cruise control function as standard. In addition, the front and rear axle differential locks can be optional. In addition to the optional front axle differential lock, the challenger is provided with other configurations directly, and all auxiliary control configurations of conqueror and tribute Monet limited edition are available. Finally, the central differential locking function and low-speed four-wheel drive mode are standard functions of all models.

Of the four models of tank 300, only Explorer is not equipped with sunroof function, and all other models are equipped with single sunroof, and Explorer has not given it to the roof rack. The pedals on the side of the car are only supported by the limited edition of Monet, and the other three models use fixed pedals.

Explorers are equipped with conventional 6 speakers, challengers with 9 speakers, and conqueror and tribute Monet limited edition with 9 speakers of Infinity brand.

All models in the whole system are equipped with automatic air conditioning, and all other models support temperature zone control except Explorer.

Seat space

The seat material is made of fabric, the challenger is made of imitation leather, and the conqueror and tribute Monet limited edition is made of Nappa leather. In terms of configuration, there is only a low-profile explorer, not equipped with electric adjustment of the main and passenger seats, as well as heating and massage functions of the front seats. The conqueror and tribute Monet limited edition is also equipped with ventilation functions of the front seats.

Finally, let’s take a look at the rear seat configuration. The whole system comes standard with air conditioning air outlet, armrest cup holder and two USB ports. In the measured space, passengers with a height of 170cm can get a head allowance of one punch and three fingers in the front row, and when they come to the back row, they can get two punches directly, and there are more than two punches in the leg space. Thanks to the body structure of the square box, the tank 300 is really excellent in the measured space performance, especially the concave design of the rear roof, which can further improve the head space in the back row.

motive force

The standard 2.0T engine in the whole system has a maximum power of 227 HP and a peak torque of 387 Nm. This engine is the same as the engine above VV6 and VV7, and it is very beautiful just from the book parameters, but how to drive it, we have to look down. In the actual driving process, the dynamic response of this 2.0T engine is relatively positive. As long as a little throttle is given, the linear power will be continuously delivered. However, being positive does not mean rushing, and it will not give you the feeling that your home SUV has a sharp throttle, and it will not be too conservative. To sum up, it is enough, smooth, and not in a hurry.

The 8AT gearbox from ZF is a huge bonus item for Tank 300. It is known that this gearbox has always been a difficult problem in adjustment. However, this 2.0T engine on Tank 300 is well coordinated with the 8AT gearbox, and the gear shifting of the gearbox will not be too active during high-speed driving. Everything is based on ride comfort, which is actually a typical "ZF style". In addition, the smooth shifting process and clear shifting logic can’t pick out any faults, and this gearbox also performs well in grasping the timing when shifting gears.

For a hard-core off-road vehicle, a mature four-wheel drive system and a sound differential are particularly important, and the tank 300 is equipped with the part-time 4wd system from Borgwarner. The biggest feature of this system is the strong rigid connection, which can realize 50: 50 power transmission before and after being completely fixed and locked, and at the same time, add 2.48 times amplification torque of the central transfer case, so that the tank 300 can ensure excellent passing ability when facing up and down slopes and complex road conditions. In addition, the Eaton tooth-embedded differential lock will not be stuck in the process of hanging in and taking off, which is very fast and the overall performance is commendable. Finally, the tank turning and four-wheel drive low-speed crawling mode are good news for off-road white.

The tank 300 adopts the combination of front double wishbone independent suspension and rear multi-link dependent suspension, and the front shock absorber combined with double wishbone structure makes the tank 300 show good support in the face of multi-curved road conditions with large drop. At the same time, the shock absorber can respond quickly to some bumps and small vibrations on the road surface, so as to control and filter in time, and the overall comfort is excellent.

Configuration analysis

There are only four models of tank 300 currently on sale, and the power and appearance are also consistent. Therefore, considering the cost performance, we can draw a conclusion by directly combining the price and configuration. Based on this idea, the author selected a recommendation: Challenger.

> > 2021 tank 300 2.0T off-road challenger 195,800 (recommended index: ★★★★★ ★).

Since the positioning is a 200,000-level hard-core off-road, the challenger is undoubtedly the best choice in terms of comprehensive price and configuration. The price of 195,800 plus money to install a front axle differential lock is equivalent to having a complete set of off-road hardware. In addition, the configuration is also quite rich, such as lane departure warning, lane keeping assistance, 360-degree panoramic image, front seat heating, massage, and L2 automatic driving, etc. Even if you are a user with requirements for configuration, the challenger of Tank 300 can fully meet your needs. Therefore, 200,000 can have a complete set of hard-core off-road hardware and a rich configuration group. Personally, I think the challenger must be the one with the most outstanding cost performance and the most suitable purchase among the four models.

Full text summary

Tank 300 has been given high hopes since its birth. It is necessary to know that hard-core off-road vehicles have no audience, and domestic independent brands do not have many masterpieces in this respect. The appearance of the tank 300 eased this situation a little. With its hard-core appearance, strong off-road capability, rich configuration group and exquisite interior, the tank 300 declared that it is not only a hard-core off-road vehicle, but also an all-round player who takes into account the characteristics of both domestic and urban SUVs.

Accused of consumer suffering, Xú Zhēng responded to the film aimed at showing hope and tenacity

Accused of consumer suffering Xú Zhēng responded.

The film "Retrograde Life" is being broadcasted in cinemas. On August 13th, the film director and starring Xú Zhēng and actor Wu Jiakai appeared in Hangzhou roadshow. According to statistics, as of noon on August 12, the box office of summer movies in 2024 has exceeded 9.2 billion yuan. Although it is inferior to that in 2023, with the release of more kinds of rich movies, there is still room for the summer movie market to pick up.

"Retrograde Life" focuses on the story of Gao Zhilei, a middle-aged unemployed person, becoming a takeaway, and is written, directed and starred by Xú Zhēng himself. Xú Zhēng shared in the roadshow that he chose to act in person because of his deep resonance with the role, so as to more accurately present the complex feelings inside the role. After the film was released, the audience’s evaluation showed polarization, and some critics thought that the film was suspected of "consumption suffering". Xú Zhēng responded by saying that the movie can’t meet everyone’s expectations. He respects every feeling of watching movies, and emphasizes that it is unfair to criticize directly before watching the movie.

Since the release of Retrograde Life for six days, the box office has quickly exceeded 200 million yuan, which indicates that Xu Zheng has once again set foot in realistic themes after Dying to Survive. Dying to Survive not only achieved commercial success, but also aroused social concern about medical equity. In its first week, it topped the global box office with 1.333 billion yuan, and finally gained 3.1 billion yuan.

As a hot spot in the film market, summer movies continue to attract diverse film works. Although the opening of the summer file in 2024 is slightly dull compared with the previous year, with the strong performance of films such as Catching Dolls and Silent Killing, and the addition of new films such as Decryption and Safe Evacuation from the 21st Century, the market is expected to usher in new growth momentum. According to statisticians’ analysis, many domestic and foreign films to be released in the next few weeks, including The Hedgehog and Detective Conan: A Million Dollar Five-pointed Star, will have a positive impact on the summer file.

The industry predicts that the summer box office in 2024 may remain in the range of 17.5 billion to 21.7 billion yuan, showing that despite the challenges, the film market is still recovering, especially the producers of high-quality content are expected to usher in performance improvement.

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