Gree rejected 900 million foreign acquisitions 19 years ago? Dong Mingzhu recalled the past in Shanghai: How can I innovate without a brand …

Hold the "skin" of innovation

Lack of self-confidence and responsibility.

And Gree, who was still unknown in 1994, desperately resisted in the face of strong acquisition in 2005. Since then, Guangdong Province has sent an investigation team, and the acquisition plan finally came to an abrupt end.

This year, Gree’s annual sales amounted to 15.6 billion yuan, and now it has exceeded 200 billion yuan.

The key reason for the stubborn resistance 19 years ago is that "the brand has been accepted, and what innovative research and development capabilities do we have?" Isn’t it a production base for others? "

The brand is like skin. If the skin doesn’t exist, how can the hair be attached?

It was hard to keep the "skin", and Gree tried hard to innovate. As Dong Mingzhu’s speech theme:Innovation is the soul of brand..

When the air conditioner blows out scapulohumeral periarthritis and cervical spondylosis, and the peers are still boasting that its air conditioner can blow 15 meters, Gree has developed the technology of "the wind does not blow people" in ten years.

When many air-conditioning brands "turned down" in the Middle East where the high temperature exceeded 60 degrees Celsius, the dual hydrogen compressor independently developed by Gree properly lowered the room temperature to 20 degrees Celsius. On the contrary, in the extremely cold zone of MINUS 40 degrees Celsius, Gree is self-sufficient.

In addition, as early as 2012, Dong Mingzhu opened its mind to develop air conditioners that don’t consume resources. After iteration, Gree’s "light storage and flexibility" air conditioning system integrated clean photovoltaic power generation, safe energy storage and electricity regulation, and intelligent system management. "Not only does it not use electricity, but it can also produce electricity. In this case, is it necessary to turn off the air conditioner at home? " Dong Mingzhu is so Versailles.

"Darkness" creates innovation

Go back to 2005 when Gree turned the wheel of his destiny. At that time, the country just started to implement the air-conditioning energy efficiency rating, in which key technologies such as air-conditioning compressors were in a state of following. When faced with a question from the provincial investigation team, Dong Mingzhu said frankly that he had "no skills".

This can explain why Edison was not only the inventor of electric light, but also one of the founders of General Electric.

This is why, after four waves of entrepreneurship, namely, self-employed entrepreneurship in the early days of reform and opening-up, "going into the sea within the system" in the early 1990s, overseas returnees’ entrepreneurship in the early 21st century, and "internet plus" business model in 2015, China entrepreneurs are now moving towards the stage of devoting themselves to scientific research.

In Shanghai, such cases are numerous. In the field of synthetic biology, Guo Min, a postdoctoral fellow at Scripps Institute in San Diego, USA, founded Kangma Biology; In the field of photonic chips and quantum computing, Jin Xianmin, a professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University, founded Turing Quantum; In the field of artificial intelligence, Zhang Jianzheng, a doctor of engineering at Shanghai Jiaotong University, founded Sazhi Intelligence …

But innovation is not limited to hard-core technological breakthroughs. In the forum, Dong Mingzhu also shared a story that she has been obsessed with for more than 20 years-a 5-year-old child used a curved straw instead of a spoon to feed water, so that her mother who was lying in bed and could not move could drink water. This story has greatly inspired Dong Mingzhu: "Innovation is everywhere, and it is to change the pain points in a down-to-earth manner."

For example, Vipshop, the "TOP100 Brand Value List of China" released by this forum, has interpreted an innovative story of covering "cost performance" with a more advanced "quality-price ratio". In recent years, the brand discount format has become popular. If the social consumption trend is regarded as a coordinate axis, the abscissa is price and the ordinate is quality, then consumers often hope to realize the "left shift" of the abscissa on the premise that the ordinate remains unchanged.

In line with the trend of "quality-price ratio", Vipshop has established cooperation with 44,000 brands around the world, and its 1,000-person buyer team has set up offices in Britain, the United States, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China and Hong Kong and other countries and regions. After capturing the key market information, buyers directly negotiate with the brand and its designated official sales channels and purchase goods, eliminating redundant middleman links, shortening the supply chain and reducing the procurement cost.

"Quality-to-price ratio" also includes services that exceed expectations without extra expenses. In addition to seven days of unreasonable return, there are a series of service guarantees such as ten-day price guarantee, quick refund, door-to-door return, and worry-free damage.

It is the ultimate attempt to figure out the consumer psychology that Vipshop will win the user’s stickiness. According to the financial report, in 2023, the GMV (total merchandise turnover) of Vipshop will exceed 200 billion yuan, up 18.7% year-on-year, of which the growth rate of GMV for wear category is as high as 24%.

In the Red Sea, a consumer e-commerce company whose traffic almost peaked, it still won high growth, which is the power of innovation. Sang Dawei felt from this: "The dark moment will force enterprises to pay attention to innovation. When consumption is weak and growth slows down, it is precisely the time for outstanding enterprises to stand out. "

Specialized and special concentration

The reporter found that both Gree Electric, a keynote speaker, and the TOP100 enterprises in China Brand Value List, which came to receive the prize, were mostly specialized and innovative enterprises with high innovation concentration.

Inspired by Germany’s rich "invisible champions", Shanghai began to cultivate specialized and special new enterprises as early as 2011. Sang Dawei surveyed 2,500 specialized and innovative enterprises in Shanghai, and found that more than 40% of enterprises’ R&D investment accounted for more than 20% of their revenue, and 8.3% of enterprises’ R&D investment even exceeded 100%. This means that some enterprises invest in research and development with financing, which is deeply admirable.

Just like the domestic large aircraft C919 will be "Take-off at a large elevation angle and turn at a small angle pave the way for its commercial operation abroad in the future. Shanghai specialized and special new enterprises have also branded a deep understanding of China brand for overseas markets with a high innovation concentration.

For example, in 2021, it was selected as the first batch of state-level specialized and special new "Little Giant" enterprises supported by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.Zhongke Xinsong, focusing on the independent research and development and production of cooperative robot series products, won the first seven-axis cooperative robot in China, the first two-arm cooperative robot in China, the first 25-kilogram large-load cooperative robot in China, and the first 2-meter long-arm exhibition robot in China. Its products are widely used in automobile, 3C, semiconductor, medical and health industries, and exported to dozens of countries and regions such as Southeast Asia, North America and Europe.

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Yang Wei, president of Zhongke Xinsong, has never forgotten that when he purchased a motor from an American brand, the other party’s arrogance and price were not negotiable. After three months, Zhongke Xinsong successfully independently developed the motor at a cost of only a quarter of that of the other party. "Now we have more than half of our overseas customers. Without the unique skills of independent innovation, we will never survive in the harsh environment of competing with the first echelon of foreign countries. " Yang Wei said.

According to Zhao Yi, deputy director of the Shanghai Coordination Office for Promoting the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, after 13 years of incubation, the total number of specialized and innovative enterprises in Shanghai has reached 10,087, including 685 "little giant" enterprises.

Extreme Yue 07 is officially listed as the king of endurance and cost performance/starting from 209,900 yuan.

On September 10, 2024, Beijing time, it was officially launched. The new car was launched in three configurations, with a price range of 209,900-299,900 yuan. At the same time, the official announced a limited-time discount of 10,000 yuan at the event site, and the price range after the discount was 199,900-289,900 yuan. In addition, the release and delivery of ASD system and the listing and delivery of Extreme Yue 07 were also carried out at the event site, and the first owner of Extreme Yue 07 was Dr. Zeng Yuqun, Chairman and CEO—— of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited.

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Read the full text in three seconds:

1. The overall shape of the new car is fashionable and dynamic, positioning a coupe with a sliding back.

2. The new car will provide two options: single motor and dual motor four-wheel drive.

3. The new car will be equipped with the official version of Apollo Advanced Smart Drive 2.0.

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In terms of appearance, the Extreme Yue 07 adopts a penetrating LED daytime running light group, and at the same time, it is equipped with special-shaped headlight groups on both sides. The closed front grille cooperates with the penetrating cooling opening design under the front enclosure, which makes the whole vehicle show a strong sense of the future.

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The side of the new car adopts the design of a coupe with a sliding back style, and the door is opened by a hidden button. The waistline of the car body and the front and rear fenders form a perfect cambered surface, which, together with the flat door, makes the design of the new car reflect an unusually smooth curve aesthetic feeling. It is worth mentioning that the drag coefficient of Polar Cross 07 is only 0.198.

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The rear of the new car adopts the popular through taillight group design, and the taillights on both sides show a "Y-shaped" bifurcated structure, which echoes the headlights. In addition, the new car is also equipped with an oversized electric tail. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4953/1989/1475mm and the wheelbase is 3013 mm.

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In terms of interior, Extreme Yue 07 continues the embracing design style, which is very textured from the door panel to the central control. The new car also uses a 35.6-inch triple screen design that runs through the main and co-pilot seats. The overall design is the same. The left side is the speed and navigation information, and the middle and right sides are expected to be mainly entertainment. Moreover, the new car is also equipped with a voice assistant SIMO, which has been upgraded to version 2.0, and has the ability of multi-tone recognition. The four positions can interact with each other at the same time, so as not to disturb or conflict with each other. SIMO also supports "wake-up-free driving" and "continuous speaking", which can quickly and accurately understand multiple instructions. The instrument panel adopts penetrating atmosphere lights to show the sense of the future.

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In addition, the new car will be launched with the official version of Advanced Smart Drive 2.0. However, this high-end smart driver will appear in the form of an optional package. According to the official information, the ASD intelligent driving system will be available nationwide by the end of 2024.

In terms of power, the entry-level version of Extreme Yue 07 has a 400V architecture and is equipped with a rear single motor with a maximum power of 200kW;; The high-profile model is 800V architecture, equipped with dual motors, and the comprehensive maximum power is 530kW. The Extreme Yue 07 will be equipped with 71.4kWh, 93.4 kWh and 100 kWh battery packs, and the corresponding pure electric cruising range is 660km (standard version rear drive), 770km (four-wheel drive model) and 880km (long battery life rear drive).

Does BYD Seal ev have sentry mode?

Yes, BYD Seal EV has sentry mode. This function is mainly used for vehicle safety protection and theft prevention. When the vehicle is stationary, if abnormal behavior or illegal intrusion is detected around it, the vehicle will automatically take photos and videos and send an alarm to remind the owner. At the same time, the vehicle will automatically lock and start the anti-collision system to prevent further danger.

Chengdu’s "2019 newborn giant panda" was unveiled.

  Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, September 24th (Reporter Yu Li) On the 24th, chengdu research base of giant panda held an appearance for seven newborn giant panda babies born in 2019.

  At 10 o’clock in the morning, the giant panda "daddy" and "wet nurse" entered the outdoor sports ground with their lovely baby pandas. The lively and active baby pandas got together and looked naive. According to the relevant person in charge of the Panda Base, the panda babies were arranged in the number "70" in this debut activity, expressing the good wishes of the seven new panda babies born this year for the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China.

  In 2019, chengdu research base of giant panda created two best in the world. The returned giant panda "Abao" gave birth to the world’s heaviest captive giant panda twins, all of which reached more than 200 grams. The giant panda "Chengda" gave birth to the world’s lightest newborn panda cub "Chenglang", which was only 37.9 grams after dehydration.

  At present, the newborn panda cubs of the 2019 level in the Panda Base are growing up healthily. Among them, the physiological indexes of the lightest newborn giant panda "Chenglang" are normal, and its weight has reached 5040 grams.

  As of September 16th, this year, the Panda Base has bred 6 births and 9 cubs, and 9 cubs have survived. Among them, there are 5 fetuses and 7 cubs in the panda base park, and 7 cubs survive; Berlin Zoo, Germany, had one fetus and two babies, and two babies survived. At present, the panda base has established the world’s largest ex-situ population of giant pandas with 204 existing ones.

  According to statistics, the panda base received nearly 7.5 million tourists in 2018, and it is expected to exceed 9 million this year.

Canada’s increase in the quota for killing seals has once again caused global controversy (Figure)

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  What awaits innocent baby seals may be the fate of being killed.


  


  The hunter clubbed the seal on the head.


  Canada’s commercial killing of seals has long been protested by many animal protection organizations around the world, but strong opposition can’t stop this cruel killing. The Canadian government even increased the quota for killing seals in 2008 to 275,000, an increase of 5,000 compared with last year, which triggered widespread criticism and protests around the world.


  The killing scene is extremely cruel.


  Every year from March to April, Canada conducts large-scale commercial hunting and killing of seals. These seals are either shot with guns or hit on the head with sticks, and the scene is extremely bloody. At the beginning of hunting, the hunters in the dinghy shot at once after seeing the seal on the ice. After killing the seal, the hunters peeled off the fur from the seal and threw it into the dinghy. Seal fur will be used to make leather clothes, and the bodies will be discarded.


  After the seals were shot, the hunters began to check their sex. If the female seal is killed, cut open and peel it on the spot, leaving the stripped flesh and blood in place; When they meet male seals, they drag their bodies to fishing boats, and then send them to processing plants for subdivision later. There are also some hunters who are extremely cruel. They snatch the baby seals directly from the mother’s arms, knock these young and helpless lives to death with sticks, and immediately peel off their fur. When the baby seals, who had just been born for two or three weeks and were starving, were lying in the sun on the smooth ice, the hunters’ sinful bullets had been continuously fired at their young bodies. Poor little guys have been skinned and boned before they can eat solid food, swim or even catch a cod to satisfy their hunger.


  Seals, a beautiful animal, are killed because they are all treasures, and their fur is used to make high-grade garments. In addition, their adipose tissue contains an unsaturated fatty acid called "omega 3", which is more than that of natural fish. People extract this substance and make it into precious nutritional supplements for sale in the market, and the demand is very huge.


  Animal protection organizations expressed strong protest.


  The cruel killing of seals, like whaling, has attracted protests from many animal protection organizations from the beginning. Many animal protectors think that the killing of seals is so cruel that there is no one to talk about. Sherry, a member of the International Animal Welfare Foundation? Sheryl Fink said that she was surprised that the Canadian government continued to increase the quota for hunting seals, and said that this behavior should not continue. She said: "This resolution to increase the quota for killing seals is unfair."


  As early as 2005, some environmentalists began to urge some American restaurants to boycott Canadian seafood unless the Canadian government stopped the commercial killing of seals. They said that the EU will soon introduce a ban on all seafood imports from Canada. Some animal protectionists say that the current Conservative government in Canada actually allows the killing of seals in order to win the support of the eastern region in the next federal election.


  However, despite the wave of protests, the Canadian government is indifferent. Phil Jenkins, a spokesman for the Fisheries and Oceans Department of Canada, recently denied that the population of Harp Seals in Greenland has decreased. He said, "At present, the number of Harp Seals in Greenland is good and sufficient, about 5.5 million. We hope to see these animals continue to grow healthily, so we have been keeping the number of seals killed within a reasonable range for many years. In addition, he also said: "We have a conservative method to keep the number of seals. We think that killing 275,000 seals is not enough to pose a threat to the number of seals." It is reported that the Canadian government has planned to set the date of killing seals in late March. (Dong Nan)

Editor: Zhang Toya