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　　On December 20, the first batch of 60 methanol taxis in Xi’an was unveiled as a whole. On the same day, the first batch of 60 methanol new energy taxis in Xi’an were put into operation. This is another city in our country where methanol vehicles were put into operation after Jinzhong, Baoji, Lanzhou, Shanghai and Guiyang. Image source: Visual China

　　CCTV News(Reporter, Wang Jiazhu) On December 20, the first batch of methanol taxis in Xi’an was officially put into operation. Although only 60 vehicles were put into operation, this new fuel vehicle still attracted the attention of the outside world. How much less can methanol fuel emit compared with gasoline? Can it satisfy the veteran taxi drivers in terms of power and economy?

　　Since 2012, methanol vehicle pilot work has been carried out in 10 cities in our country, including 4 in Shaanxi. As the leader of the Shaanxi Province Methanol Vehicle Pilot Operation Expert Group, Professor Liu Shengquan of Chang’an University presided over the pilot in Shaanxi. On December 24, Liu Shengquan was interviewed by CCTV reporters on related issues.

　　Cleaner PM2.5 emissions by about half

On December 20, the first batch of 60 methanol taxis in Xi’an was unveiled as a whole. Image source: Visual China

　　Instead of methanol gasoline being added to methanol cars, Xi’an City promoted a clean fuel called methanol M100, with a methanol content of 99.9%. Traditional gasoline was made up of more than 100 different hydrocarbon substances mixed together, and the pollutants produced after combustion were carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, etc., which were the main sources of PM2.5.

　　"Methanol M100 also has conventional emissions such as carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides after combustion, but its emissions of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons are reduced by 45% -60% compared to the same amount of gasoline, and nitrogen oxides are reduced by 20% -25%." Liu Shengquan said that because gasoline is a mixture, there are 6-12 carbons in the molecular structure, while methanol M100 has only 1 carbon in the molecular structure, so methanol M100 is much cleaner than traditional gasoline.

　　More economical, spend half the money per 100 kilometers

　　A gas station in Xi’an that can fill methanol M100. At present, there are 7 gas stations in Xi’an that can fill methanol fuel. This number will increase to 45 in the next year. (Wang Jiachu/Photo)

　　On December 23rd, the reporter saw at a gas station in the West Third Ring Road in Xi’an that can be filled with methanol M100. The price of M100 per liter is 1.9 yuan, compared with the current price of gasoline No. 95 in Xi’an, which is 6.63 yuan per liter. Natural gas is 3.2 yuan.

　　According to Liu Shengquan, according to the previous pilot situation, a taxi in Xi’an can burn about 10 liters of gasoline for 100 kilometers, 10 cubic meters of natural gas, and 16 liters of methanol M100. "It seems that methanol M100 is more resistant to burning, but in terms of price, it costs 66 yuan to add gasoline, while methanol M100 only costs 32 yuan, which can save at least half the money."

　　In addition, according to the relevant support policies issued by Shaanxi Province, for the purchase of methanol, ethanol, hydrogen fuel and other vehicles produced in the province, Shaanxi will also subsidize 10,000 yuan per heavy truck and 5,000 yuan per passenger car, and methanol automobile enterprises will be taxed at a 15% rate.

　　More power, 3% -5% higher than gasoline cars.

　　After the 60 methanol vehicles were put into the market, doubts about the power and toxicity of methanol M100 appeared on the Internet. In an interview with CCTV reporters, Professor Liu Shengquan gave a detailed introduction to this.

　　"In fact, the power of the methanol M100 car is 3-5% higher than that of gasoline, which is why taxi drivers say that the car is lighter and even has a sense of push after driving, while the power of the natural gas car is 20% lower than that of the gasoline car," Liu Shengquan said.

　　Regarding toxicity, Liu Shengquan explained that methanol is indeed toxic, but in our country’s classification of liquid toxicity, methanol and gasoline are both moderately toxic. "People’s concerns are reasonable, because methanol has a fragrant smell and gasoline is pungent, so methanol is more likely to be misused than gasoline, but as long as it is not misused, it will not be poisoned."

　　In addition, Liu Shengquan said that methanol has the same safety level as gasoline in terms of transportation, storage, and filling, and its ignition point and volatility are not as good as gasoline, making it safer in actual use.

　　It’s more convenient, but there are no restrictions on the bus lane.

　　This time, only 60 methanol taxis were deployed in Xi’an, accounting for a very small proportion of the tens of thousands of taxis. The reporter failed to reach it for three consecutive days. But after two years, this proportion will be greatly strengthened. According to the support policy issued by Shaanxi Province in July, by the end of 2019, 20,000 methanol taxis will be deployed in the province, of which 10,000 will be in Xi’an.

　　Xi’an City also encourages units and institutions to prioritize the procurement of methanol vehicles. On the basis of the 15 stations that have been built and 7 stations in operation, 45 M100 methanol filling stations will be built by 2019. Methanol vehicles are not only not subject to relevant restrictions, but are also allowed to drive in bus lanes and park in public parking lots (spots) for free within 2 hours.

　　"Compared to natural gas, methanol M100 is a liquid and does not require a pipeline, so the filling station will be established soon, and the technical difficulty of methanol vehicles is not large. I believe it will be popularized soon." Liu Shengquan revealed that many foreign and domestic automakers have come to Xi’an to hold talks on methanol vehicles.

　　Yesterday afternoon, the sun was blazing, and when people couldn’t wait to hide in the air-conditioned rooms, the deck of the Shenzhen Minsk aircraft carrier was full of people and lively. It turned out that the press conference of Nicholas Tse’s 2009 Mandarin album "The Last" was held here. After the news broke, many fans came from afar, paid 100 yuan for tickets and risked being roasted into "human dry" to go crazy and chase stars. From the concept of the new album to the setting of the day’s link, Emperor Entertainment has put a lot of effort into it.

　　Our reporter, Su Lei/Wen, Ni Lixiang/Photo

　　Q: Why is there a press conference on the aircraft carrier?

　　Answer: Every moment in the entertainment industry is like a war.

　　In March, a set of styling photos taken by Nicholas Tse for his latest album "The Last" was revealed, and the new image of the pilot was imposing. Just after 3pm yesterday, a helicopter appeared above the event, and the screams of music fans were louder than the "boom". After circling for a few times, the helicopter finally landed on the deck. Surrounded by 12 black-clad bodyguards, Tse, who was fully armed with a camouflage pilot, stepped out of the cabin with a helmet, causing a "commotion" in the crowd. Although this look is quite stylish, it is a pity that compared with the 12 black-clad bodyguards, Tse, who has shaved his head for the film "October Siege", looks quite thin.

　　In the interview, Nicholas Tse slightly pointed out that he chose to hold a press conference on the aircraft carrier that day: "Every moment in the entertainment industry is a battle, it is like a war. From when I first entered the music industry, to when I got married and became a father, every moment is like a war. I don’t know if I will lose or win, but I have to have the courage to fight like a real soldier. This is my principle of life."

　　Why did you cooperate with your father?

　　Answer: I hope he feels that he has not given birth to the wrong child.

　　Yesterday, in addition to Nicholas Tse’s transformation into a handsome pilot, even the "fourth brother" Xie Xian also donned a white navy uniform and dressed as a "captain" to help his son release his first album in three years.

　　As for releasing an album only three years ago, Nicholas Tse revealed that he is not releasing albums based on popularity or for the sake of release, but only if he wants to say and sing. As for the rare father and son to share the stage, Nicholas Tse said with emotion: "In 28 years, our father and son have never really cooperated. It is rare that my father is still so healthy. I hope he will feel that he did not give birth to the wrong child when he sees today." Nicholas Tse revealed that the father and son have just finished filming a MV, skewering the album’s title songs "Terminal" and "TONIGHT", which will premiere in Hong Kong on the 13th.

　　When asked how many points he would give for his son’s new work, Xie Xian cleverly said that the points he gave did not count, depending on how many points everyone gave, but his last wish in this life may be to shoot a MV with his son, "I’m old, I’m afraid I won’t have the opportunity to cooperate if I don’t shoot."

　　Q: The album is called "The Last". Is it the last one?

　　A. Not necessarily. "Finally" has many meanings.

　　Asked what the special meaning of the album’s title was, Nicholas Tse replied: "’Last’ has many meanings, not necessarily my last album. It’s like my dad and I are working together for the first time, maybe the last time; it’s like I’m getting married for the first time, and I hope it’s the last time; I hope that in the eyes of all fans, the’last ‘Nicholas Tse is still the same Nicholas Tse."

　　At the same time, Nicholas Tse admits that he currently likes film and television more: "The music industry now is very different from before, and I am not used to the current music industry." Nicholas Tse said that he attaches great importance to the production part of the album, but a song that was recorded only three days ago can now be recorded in three hours. "In the past, singers practiced until they met the requirements. Now, if you can’t sing high notes, the recording engineer will help you push up, and if you can’t sing the rhythm, the recording engineer will also help you push it faster. Now, the track backing of MIDI (electronic synthetic sound) has made it difficult to distinguish between real and fake. I want to use real instruments, but fans, even myself, can’t tell the difference, and I’m sorry to let the company waste money."

Editor in charge: Liu Haifeng

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Gao Yixiang and Jinrong shook hands with each other and hugged each other lightly

　　On November 4th, a new brand store opened, and a press conference on winter clothing was held at the same time. Tall and handsome male models showcased new winter clothes one by one. At the opening ceremony, the organizers specially invited Gao Yixiang, who is also a model, and Jinrong, who has recently gained popularity.

　　Gao Yixiang hurried back and forth, because he still had a shooting task, so he just left on the platform. However, although the two gossip boyfriends of Cai Yilin did not really share the stage, they shook hands and hugged each other lightly.

　　Jin Rong’s handsome appearance, and because he was the rumored boyfriend of Jolin Tsai, attracted much attention. When the reporter asked about Jolin Tsai, Jin Rong laughed but did not answer. After nothing, the reporter changed the topic and invited Chairman Zhou out.

More great pictures on the next page!

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On November 21, Edison Chen and his daughter Alaia attended an event in Taiwan, China. During an interview with the media, he rarely talked about the "pornographic photo" scandal of the year: "Maybe in 2008 everyone thought I was over! But I didn’t give up and I didn’t get lost. People look at my social accounts and think I am on vacation every day, but I actually work every day. I believe in myself and I have been working hard."

Edison Chen announced his retirement from the entertainment industry after the "pornographic photo" scandal. In this interview, he admitted that he loves making movies very much and has been auditioning in Hollywood, but it has come to nothing. "I don’t know why I haven’t been able to get the role, the Hollywood strike is over! I hope I will have the opportunity next year. I started auditioning last week. My agent in the United States asked me what I can’t shoot? I say love stories, because I love my family very much, and it is difficult for me to get rid of this feeling. So if I want to shoot a love story, I will be very confused after I really get into the role!"

　　　 Chen Jiashang and Deng Chao also brought another work, "The Four Famous Catchers", which was completed on May 27 and is currently being posted productin. Chen Jiashang said that "The Four Famous Catchers" is a new view of his martial arts films in recent years, and there are many conceptual differences between the filming and the shooting in the 1990s. Deng Chao revealed that this time "he played fiercely and bit fiercely", and also teased that there was a "love scene" with Zou Zhaolong and Wu Xiubo, and the weight of men’s emotions far exceeded that of men’s and women’s love. Starring Jiang Yiyan in a red suspender skirt, he revealed that he and Liu Yifei fought against Deng Chao in the film, and also praised Deng Chao as a new good man, while Deng Chao jokingly said, "There is no chance!" This is also the first time that Jiang Yiyan has been afraid of martial arts action scenes, and it is also the first time that he has hung Weiya, and he has spit bitterness and said that he "got on the pirate ship". And Deng Chao also praised Liu Yifei, who failed to show up, and broke the news that she knocked on the pillar when hanging Weiya, but still insisted on shooting, which is admirable.

　　　 "Demon 108" is an international collaborative 3D animated film based on "Water Margin". It uses the perspective of foreign filmmakers to interpret the classic Chinese legend, telling the story of a vengeful prince and 108 hell devils embarking on a thrilling journey to regain the throne. This time, it uses a new shooting method, using real-life motion capture technology to shoot cartoons, which will start filming this year and will be released in 2013.

Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy have a tacit understanding, and the ghost king and ghost queen will join forces to scare people again

　　　 Police and Bandit: "A Romantic Affair" is the final installment of Gao Qunshu’s director’s "Wind Trilogy", and it has also attracted much attention due to the first screen collaboration between Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy, a couple. Director Gao Qunshu supported the scene alone, revealing that the bloody incident in the film was actually "not a romantic affair", and looked forward to a good reputation at the box office. And Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy’s "willingness to pay", their acceptance of the script and their tacit understanding of cooperation all amazed Director Gao Qunshu.
　

1905 movie network feature Xu Anhua, who has made about 30 films for 40 years, once said: "I reckon I am within the top 10 directors in Hong Kong, but not in the world."

At the age of 73, she has passed her old age, and the world has "recognized" her. She ushered in the trophy of the first three major film festivals and won the trophyVenice International Film FestivalThe Golden Lion’s highest award, the Lifetime Achievement Award.

At the same time, she also brought the new work to Shuicheng. After the premiere, judging from the first wave of word-of-mouth, the quality was higher than expected.We interviewed Xu Anhua in Venice for her third adaptationEileen ChangNovel, she says this love story is unlike any other.

From the announcement of the film’s cast to the release of the first trailer, controversy has focused on casting.

Xu Anhua chose the sturdy Peng Yuyan to play the "bloodless, pale lips, and plaster-like" mixed-race son Georgie Qiao. Peng Yuyan revealed at a Venice media conference that he deliberately lost weight for the role, learned to speak Portuguese and learned to dance.chooseMa SichunTo play Ge Weilong, the external image and the description of the novel are appropriate, but the two do not look like the heroes and heroines in Zhang Ailing’s system.

Xu Anhua said that she had her own considerations. There are not many actors and actresses suitable for this kind of romance film on the market now, and the two of them have the characteristics of playing lovers. Feng Shaofeng, for example, does not look like Xiao Jun, but he has a pair of "lover’s eyes", which is very compatible with Tang Wei, who plays Xiao Hong.

The release of "The First Incense" continued the third fate of Xu Anhua and Zhang Ailing on the big screen.Regarding this "half-life relationship", everything still has to start from more than 30 years agoStart talking.

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"Overturning" Zhang Ailing

"Love in the City" is the first film to adapt Zhang Ailing’s novel, and it is also the first time Xu Anhua has put her idol work on the screen.At that time, Xu Anhua had just finished filmingHe was eager to continue the play and signed a contract with Shao Enterprises. He thought he could show his skills, but he encountered obstacles everywhere.

"The way I’m used to creating is family production, working together, working in teams, not like a big company, impersonal, talking about power and calculating the stakes. The change in approach makes it difficult for me to do things. I work hard, and they are completely different from the things and values I pursue."

In Shao’s first year, she co-wrote the play "Evaporation from the World" with Gan Guoliang, which was the predecessor of the collaboration. The two quarreled and fell out during the collaboration.In order to leave Shao Enterprises as soon as possible and pay off the film debt, Xu Anhua decided to "Kuaishou Kuaishou quickly took a familiar novel to shoot", so there was "Love in the City".

In order to obtain the copyright, Xu Anhua contacted Song Qi, Zhang Ailing’s literary agent. Through Song Qi, Zhang Ailing replied to a handwritten Chinese letter. She agreed to authorize the adaptation and wished the film a good success.

It only took two months to write the script and prepare for it, and the male and female protagonists found Zhou Yun-fa and Miao Yu who had cooperated in it before.

The novel "Love in the City" has a touch of Hollywood neurocomedy style. A man and a woman develop feelings in the midst of spats, bickering and flirting, and finally, "the fall of a city completes their love.""The relationship between men and women in the story, I didn’t start to understand what they were talking about until I finished filming this movie," Xu Anhua said.

She used the tragic tone of "bitter hatred" to shoot a romantic love, did not know what kind of structure to connect Shanghai and Hong Kong, did not know how to use irony to write Bai ***** and Fan Liuyuan’s love relationship, had to use the usual realism and melodrama to transfer the scenes and dialogue photos in the novel to the movie.

Xu Anhua felt that she did not grasp the core spirit of the novel, and at that time she did not know how to correctly convert the images in Zhang Ailing’s words into film language, and transform those delicate psychological descriptions into perceptible visual images.

The novel reads: "As soon as the tassel enters the door, he can’t help but walk straight to the window. The whole room is like a dark yellow picture frame, inlaid with a large painting in the window. The strong, beautiful sea waves splashed directly on the curtains, dyeing the edges of the curtains blue." This sentence is based on the scene, and the side of the white tassel once again faces Fan Liuyuan’s excitement and anxiety.

The movie did capture the windows in the room and the azure blue sea, but the sea in the distance was calm, the scenery was flat and rigid, and the original charm and expression intention of the novel text were greatly eclipsed.

The whole movie just seems so stretched, with nowhere to borrow or apply force.

The casting selection was also very controversial. Miao Jianren always lowered his head and looked like a muted "resentful girl", which was very different from the original image. Xu Anhua complained that the art director cut Miao Jianren’s hair short for no reason, and the actor’s styling became a big failure.Zhou Runfa has the demeanor and temperament of the prodigal son of Fan Liuyuan’s love field. Many dialogues are flirtatious words, but Zhou Runfa said it in a more serious and frivolous tone. He did not deeply understand this character, and the interpretation floated on the surface.

Xu Anhua regretted not adjusting the acting methods of the two leading actors. "The actors have to be excellent dramatic actors, but they are very low-key actors. The acting is very life-like, so it won’t work."

Before filming started, she and Zhou Yun-fa went to Song Qi’s house to eat spring rolls. Song Qi suggested that Zhou Yun-fa should play Fan Liuyuan with humor and make the movie look like a comedy from the 1940s. Unfortunately, Xu Anhua did not listen carefully.

"Of course it failed!" Xu Anhua was very dissatisfied with "Love in the City". The production was rushed and there were no good ideas, including the two dancing. She knew that "I don’t know how to change the film and how to make them look good." She also reflected that the heroine might be able to get a new partner, such as Lin Qingxia or Wang Mingquan.

The first time she filmed Eileen Chang, Xu Anhua encountered "Waterloo", but she could also foresee the result. It just became more difficult to find funding for the next film, especially to adapt the Eileen Chang novel. "People would faint when they heard Eileen Chang," Xu Anhua said.

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Don’t forget, there is an echo

At the beginning, the cooperation of "Evaporation of the World" was interrupted, and what Xu Anhua wanted to shoot most was not "Love in the City", but. Because she couldn’t go to the mainland to shoot on the spot, she couldn’t do this play without real scenes, so she had to give up for the time being.

In the next ten years, due to a lack of budget, the idea of adaptation was not yet fully mature, and the movie "Half Life" could not be formed.During the period, the directorTian ZhuangzhuangHe also revealed to Xu Anhua that he wanted to make a TV series "Half Life", and she replied that if she made a TV series, there would be no need to make a movie.

I never forget, until 1996, I raised 11 million funds, everything was ready, the actors and production team were better than before, the film started smoothly, and the shooting was completed in the estimated three months, unlike "Love" in a hurry.

The novel is more than 100,000 words long and involves three groups of families, Shijun, Manzhen and Shuhui. This time, Xu Anhua knows how to cut down the complexity and simplify it. He deletes all the parts about the family elders in the novel and the life content of Manzhen after marrying Zhu Hongcai, and condenses unnecessary scenes to highlight the main line of love between Manzhen and Shijun.

"I try to tell stories while creating suspense, and at the same time make some surprises for those who have read the novel, some according to the original, some not."

The plot of the novel is rather popular. Manzhen was framed by his sister and raped by his brother-in-law. If he is not handled well, he will easily be reduced to the conventional tune of soap operas.Xu Anhua knew that adaptations should firmly grasp one point: sensationalism should also be able to stir up the emotional resonance of modern people.

Therefore, Manzhen in the movie is not as passive and sad as in the novel, and her sister Manlu and brother-in-law Zhu Hongcai are not so bad.

Xu Anhua was good at filming daily life in reality, and the content of the novel "Half Life" was also more life-like, so her strengths suddenly had room to be used.

She doesn’t photograph Shanghai in the 1930s, which was feasting and feasting, but rather the factory district and semi-suburban areas. She portrays Shanghai with a sense of urban development, where personal destiny does not match any specific city, but is wrapped in the torrent of history.

In the first half of the journey, Manzhen, Shijun, and Shuhui were familiar with each other. The love experiences of Manzhen and Shijun were all shot calmly and slowly, in detail. After the two separated, the narrative began to be drastic and the pace accelerated."The filming method of this play must be simple and clear, because the story is complicated, it must not be messed around. I can’t make it very obscure and difficult to understand."

Xu Anhua transforms the psychological activities of Shijun and Manzhen in the novel into film narration, connects the narrative structure with Shijun’s memories, and connects the true face of this love with Manzhen’s inner words.

This time, the actors she chose were all in the right place.

Wu Qianlian was like a woman who came from Zhang Ailing’s novels. Dawn played the gentle Shen Shijun, which was a tailor-made. Anita Mui played Gu Manlu,GeexcellentPlaying Zhu Hongcai, the acting is not a problem, and the two characters seem "pleasing".

Xu Anhua’s design and ideas for scene scheduling are more sophisticated than in the past. Using a moving composition from the window inside and outside the window to explain the difference between Manzhen and Shijun, and a lens swinging outside the restaurant to end the silence when the two meet after a long absence, the image expresses the finishing touch.

Compared with "Love in a Alluring City", "Half-Life Fate" is much better in all aspects, and Xu Anhua is also confident that "Half-Life Fate" is a play that she can fully explain in terms of adaptation concepts.

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Light a stove of agarwood shavings

If you want to single out the flaws of "Half a Life", it is Xu Anhua’s frequent self-criticism that the "film sense" is not strong. The film is not clear enough in art form and style, and it is not so refreshing.

Counting Xu Anhua’s representative works, "Half a Life" is difficult to rank among the top.

Xu Anhua told us in Venice that she continues to make films because she wants to make better films, and she pays more attention to the art form of film than ever before.

Take a look at the behind-the-scenes team of "The First Incense", the screenwriter recruited the famous writer Wang Anyi, the photographer is Du Kefeng, the costume is the Oscar-winning Hetian Emi, and the soundtrack is the famous Sakamoto Ryuichi. With such a golden lineup to support the scene, the production level has been upgraded a lot.

But when it comes to the art form, director Xu Anhua is always the backbone of the decision.

The copyright of "First Furnace Incense" can be traced back to the producer Xu Feng. Hou Xiaoxian made the film, and the original "Biography of Flowers on the Sea" was also translated by Zhang Ailing. Xu Feng invited Hou Xiaoxian to shoot "First Furnace Incense".

Hou Xiaoxian said, I’m sorry, I can’t shoot, you have to find Wang Jiawei, he is the most suitable. "Zhang Ailing’s emotions are very subtle, and there is also the atmosphere of that era in Shanghai. To be honest, it takes a lot of effort for me to shoot, just looking for actors will kill me."

In the end, the copyright passed to Blue Bird Pictures, which had helped Xu Anhua shoot "Fleeing to the Sea of Rage". For the copyright, Xu Anhua visited the Song family again. The person in charge of the novel was already Song Qi’s son Song Yilang, and his sister Song Yuanlin and Xu Anhua also had a friendship for more than 60 years.

Xu Anhua took over again, and she was all too familiar with Zhang Ailing. She agreed to be a producer first, and then confirmed to be a director. Unlike Hou Hsiao-hsien, who focuses on restoring the historical nostalgia of the 1940s in the novel, she said she values this unique love story more.

In her opinion, the theme of love in "Agarwood Crumbs · First Furnace Incense" is different from that in "Love in the City" and "Half Life". Ge Weilong in the story unilaterally loves Qiao Qiqiao, and this kind of love in an extreme and inferiority complex attracts her.

In the novel, Qiao Qiqiao is suave, like a young and poor version of Fan Liuyuan. Ge Weilong is a typical female figure in Zhang Ailing’s writing – she is still happy knowing that she is in deep trouble. Aunt Liang and the maid look and stare as if they came from "A Dream of Red Mansions", which is also Zhang Ailing’s favorite work of her life.

The text of the novel is mixed and discussed, and the "sense of film" is also strong. It uses space scenes and visual images to describe emotions, such as "snake letter" spit out, "diamond bracelet three inches wide", which is constantly inked in Mrs. Liang’s garden-like residence, pointing out the gold and jade. Among them, the metaphor refers to "China here is the China in the eyes of Westerners, absurd, exquisite, and funny."

Xu Anhua has always respected the core content of Zhang Ailing’s original works. She once said: "You can only adapt Zhang Ailing’s novels, not use them as themes."

The plot of the movie "First Incense" has been partially revised, and the plot continues to write Ge Weilong’s married life after marrying Qiao Qiqiao. The novel is only a few strokes away, and the movie spends about half an hour to uncover this dirty and depraved marriage.

After filming "The Golden Age", Xu Anhua said that she would make more films about Hong Kong’s history in the future, and then there was the current "First Incense".Xu Anhua likes Zhang Ailing’s novels, but also because she writes about Hong Kong in her eyes. The story time of "First Incense" roughly takes place in Xu Anhua’s childhood, and she is a witness to the colonial life and history.

Adapting Eileen Chang’s novel is a difficult task, and "Zhang fans" have their own different imaginations of the novel. Xu Anhua has risen to the challenge three times. How is this story of pre-war Hong Kong told? Can the "first incense" be ignited?

Only waiting for the release, waiting to find out.

04

Interview with Xu Anhua in Venice

1. You have adapted Zhang Ailing’s "Love in the City" and "Half a Life" before, but you are not satisfied. What is the motivation for shooting "First Incense" this time?

Xu Anhua:The concept of love in this story is different from the other two. I think it’s more adventurous, more novel, more interesting, and it’s an extreme form of one-sided love.

"Alluring Love" is about how two people who have different calculations about chance fall in love, and they need to calculate whether they should be together. "Half a Life" is about how circumstances hold them back. But "First Incense" is about the man, Georgie Qiao, who was born not to love Ge Weilong. Although Ge Weilong loves him very much, she chooses to marry, betting that Georgie Qiao will get better one day, but he does not.

2. What attracted you to this film project?

Xu Anhua:I want to do what I’m interested in now, and maybe people will think I made this movie because I wanted to shoot the nostalgic high society of the 1940s, Hong Kong, or the scene of that time, but the core story is more important.

Actually, I don’t like big productions because it takes a long time, you know, to get along with the art director and actually get the set built. And if I get real, if I get what’s going on in the street, I can capture the story very quickly.

"The First Incense" required a lot of preparation, and I felt like I didn’t have much time, but in fact, for us, the film progressed very quickly.Because I usually spend a lot of time on the script side, we started discussing the script at least two years before shooting. After the script was completed after a year and a half, it took about six months to visit the venue, discuss the cost, and the official shooting time was three months. Actually, it was quite fast, and considering the movie only had two main venues, we didn’t need to run around, and there were no war scenes or big scenes.

3. Why did you choose Ma Sichun and Peng Yuyan as the male and female protagonists?

Xu Anhua:Because it’s a love story, I think there are only so many actors and actresses that can film a love story together. There may be actors who are really good at acting, but they can’t do it in a love story because they don’t have the eyes.

You can imagine an actor or actress in a love scene through a certain quality of them. When you watch this movie, you will be moved. This is a special resonance, something that is not very common. When I was shooting "Golden Age", I chose Feng Shaofeng, who is not like Xiao Jun. I chose him to play this movie because I think he can play the love between the heroine and the heroine well, because he has a pair of "lover’s eyes".

4. The movie "The First Incense" also adds a lot of plot to the original novel. Why did it do this?

Xu Anhua:Now about a third of the script is new, and the added storylines and scenes are extrapolated from the novel. What will happen when Ge Weilong marries George? This part of the description is only one paragraph in the novel, but the movie takes 30 or 45 minutes to cover. Because I’m very interested in this part, it makes the conspiracy and conflict more obvious.

5. After filming "The Golden Age", you said in an interview that you would make more films about Hong Kong history in the future. After that, we saw "When Will There Be a Bright Moon". Did "First Incense" also focus on showing your thoughts on Hong Kong’s colonial history?

Xu Anhua:I was born in 1947, a couple of years after the time of the movie. And in the ’50s, I experienced colonization firsthand, and I think that was an advantage for me because I had a personal understanding of the era, so if I wasn’t making it, people were going to have to do a lot of research.

Some people would say that "The First Incense" is an allegory about colonialism, about the unbearability of colonialism, because it is like happening anywhere in the world. In high society, there are many depravity, and these depravity have to be hidden in a very colorful and beautiful and flashy appearance.

6. You still have a great passion for film. What motivates you to keep looking for new projects?

Xu Anhua:In the last few years, I’ve started to feel more confident in myself because I know more and more how to make movies, but I was frustrated because I knew my energy was dropping, I couldn’t shoot more than 10 hours a day. Making movies, especially for directors, takes a lot of energy. But at a certain age, you can’t do that anymore.

I just wish I could stick with it for a few years and try to make better movies. I now have a better grasp of the characters, actors, casting, etc., but I still have a lot of work to do in this regard of film as an art form, which I’m sorry because I’m always busy doing one thing after another, telling different stories, making different movies, and I don’t think too much about the art form of film itself.

If you want to get a pass to the Venice Film Festival, you have to do it. It’s not that I can do it, it’s just that I have to work hard. It’s not about talent, it’s about making a film in an art form that reflects the theme and integrates with it, which is completely different from just shooting.

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New energy vehicles and fuel vehicles have their own characteristics. It is difficult to say who is better than whom. Consumers will be bold to buy whatever they like. What we are talking about today. Let’s introduce it well.

First of all, from the appearance point of view, the front face of the M5 has improved the grade of the whole car, looking more simple and elegant. Then the avant-garde and personalized headlight design has been adopted, which has improved a certain grade. The car is equipped with LED daytime running lights, headlight height adjustment, automatic opening and closing, adaptive far and near light, delayed closing, etc. To the side of the body, the body size of the car is 4785MM*1930MM*1620MM, the car adopts avant-garde lines, the side circumference gives a very atmospheric feeling, with large-sized thick-walled tires, the shape is quite simple and elegant. Looking back, the rear line of the M5 is simple, and the tail lights give a very simple feeling. The whole looks very cute.

When I came to the inside of the Wenjie M5, the interior design of the Wenjie M5 looks relatively young and fashionable, reflecting the sense of design. The steering wheel design of the car is very clean and refreshing, made of genuine leather, and the practicality and appearance are not bad. Take a look at the central control, which is decorated with a 15.6-inch central control screen, which makes the interior design quite layered, which is in line with the car’s temperament. Let me introduce the dashboard and seats. The car is equipped with a tough dashboard, which is easy and clear to read information. The car uses leather/imitation leather mixed and matched seats, and the seats are wide and thick, which is basically enough for daily use.

The total power of the M5 motor is 365KW, the total torque is 675N.m, and the maximum speed is 210km/h.

The rear compartment space of the M5 is well-behaved, but it supports the reclining of the rear seats, which greatly enhances the scalability of the space and meets the needs of daily travel. At the same time, the car is equipped with fatigue reminder, brake anti-lock braking (ABS), LED daytime running lights, brake assist (EBA/BAS, etc.), braking force distribution (EBD) main driver airbag, passenger seat airbag, side aircurtain, front side airbag and other safety configurations.

The SUV model has an atmospheric appearance, good space performance, and high cost performance. I wonder if you are interested in it. If you are also planning to buy a car now, then today’s car is worth learning about.

　　Overseas prices are about 1,000 yuan higher than domestic prices; to challenge the leader position in the smartphone industry with P7

　　This week, Huawei has joined hands with China Mobile and China Unicom to release the annual blockbuster Ascend P7 in Beijing, which is an upgraded version of Huawei’s most profitable mobile phone product P6 in history. Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei Consumer BG (business group), said in an exclusive interview with reporters that Huawei wants to attack Samsung, the leader in the smartphone industry, with the P7.

　　Target 80 million this year

　　P7 is a collection of the current industry’s top configuration of the 4G flagship phone, equipped with a 5-inch 1080P full high definition screen, with 6.5mm ultra-thin body, rear 13 million pixel Sony’s latest flagship back-illuminated IMX214 lens, and equipped with SLR camera-level independent image processor. In addition, P7 also uses a special material of metal body and glass back cover, which is also very particular about the appearance design and processing technology.

　　P7 this month, the first batch in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, Britain, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and other more than 30 countries and regions listed sales, in overseas markets, P7 priced at 449 euros, about 3,890 yuan, while in the Chinese market, the phone is priced at 2,888 yuan.

　　Last year, Huawei’s end point smartphones shipped 52 million units, entering the third place in the world. This year, Huawei’s goal is to ship more than 80 million smartphones. "We are very confident in the goal of 80 million units," said Yu Chengdong. "The next two or three years will be critical for all mobile phone manufacturers, and Huawei’s end point will be the same, either go up or disappear."

　　P7 short-term no price adjustment

　　Previously, the internal speech of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei in the management team of Huawei’s consumer business was exposed. Ren Zhengfei expressed concern about the current price war between domestic mobile phone companies. "What kind of high-tech is a mobile phone that only earns 30 yuan!" Ren Zhengfei asked Huawei mobile phones not to emphasize sales, but to say profit.

　　In an interview with the media after the press conference, a Huawei executive said that the P7 is good enough and confident to be launched into the global market. In terms of the configuration and experience provided by the P7, the price of 2,888 yuan is not expensive, even a little cheaper than competing products. The executive said that the price of this phone will not be adjusted in a short time.

　　"Challenge Samsung" with P7

　　Mr. Yu said Huawei’s goal was to overtake Samsung, which ranks first. "The second-ranked manufacturer [Apple] has a special industrial chain, I can’t say, but the first-ranked [Samsung] I believe we can surpass it. Because it doesn’t have any competitive advantages that Huawei doesn’t have."

　　Xu Qinsong, vice president of Huawei’s consumer business, said that, like Apple’s ability to integrate the entire industrial chain and platform, Huawei is still far behind. In addition to screens and chips, Samsung offers many products by itself, and Huawei also has certain gaps in many aspects.

　　"I think the core point is that we stick to our own direction, we can survive, and we will slowly surpass them in ten years. We will do these things well in a down-to-earth manner, and we will find differentiated solutions or find good solutions in a longer time," Xu Qinsong said.

　　According to IDC statistics, in the global smartphone market, Huawei’s share is second only to Samsung and Apple, ranking third. (Lin Qiling)

Positioning the medium-sized car, the DM-i Glory Edition with a starting price of 149,800 yuan is relatively stable in the medium-sized car market at present, so if BYD wants to continue to make breakthroughs in the medium-sized car market, will it be a brand-new "option"?

At the beginning of 2024, BYD took the lead in launching a series of glory models, with the achievement exceeding 300,000 units in March. After ensuring stable sales, BYD will launch a number of models this year to improve its model matrix. Qin L, Hai Shi 07 EV and other models have high attention. Judging from the current exposure information, BYD Qin L is expected to be officially listed after the auto show. Then, does the brand-new design, DM5.0 hybrid system and other labels make Qin L hope to make a breakthrough in the medium-sized auto market? At the same time, from the current news, the starting price of Qin L is expected to be around 120,000 yuan. If the price is around 120,000 yuan, will it have a chance to become an "explosion"?

The performance of product strength is particularly important in the current market. First of all, from the appearance design, the brand-new "Jianyao Purple" is more fashionable in color matching, the shape of the front of the car has a high degree of recognition, the raised ribs on the engine room cover emphasize a certain sense of muscle, the shape of the air intake grille is more rounded, the black middle net is decorated with lattice chrome-plated decorative strips to emphasize the texture, and the slender decorative strips are also decorated above it, and the Chinese character logo of "Qin" is also embossed. The design of the headlight group is angular, which is similar to the visual effect after the "fangs" light strip is lit. The design of the real vents on both sides can play the role of combing the airflow, and the air intake is relatively slender.

The posture of the car body is a little similar to that of BYD Han. The length, width and height of the new car are 4830/1900/1495mm respectively, and the proportion of windows in the car body is not very high, which creates a certain sports attribute. Moreover, it is decorated with silver decorative strips, and the prominent waistline keeps a certain angle of inclination, which enriches the layering of the car body with the exaggerated rib line at the lower skirt position. The wheel hub shape of the high-profile model is exquisite, and the wheel hub shape of the low-profile model is compared with that of Qin Plus DM-I.

The shape of the rear of the car is towering, which looks a little Coupe from the rear at 45 degrees. The taillight group adopts a penetrating design, and the internal lens is in the style of Chinese knot. After lighting, it echoes the headlight group. The design of the diversion grooves on both sides is exaggerated, and the rear enclosure is decorated with a wide guard plate, which enhances the visual center of gravity. From the appearance design, Qin L’s face value is online.

In terms of interior, BYD Qin L’s interior style is calm and generous, the T-shaped center console has a clear sense of hierarchy, the 8.8-inch LCD instrument panel can display clear data, and the suspended central control panel has built-in Dilink intelligent networked car system. It is a pity that it is not equipped with Dilink 100 car system, but there will be an opportunity to upgrade OTA later. Most of the details in the car are decorated with bright black decorative strips to enhance the sense of grade, and the shape is round, and the Chinese character logo of "Qin" is decorated in the middle. The layout of the console area is similar to that of the new one. The shape of the electronic shift lever is decent. The periphery of the high-equipped model is equipped with a 15W wireless charging module. In addition, the cup holder and storage space are all equipped, and the small details are handled well.

The wheelbase of the new car is 2790mm, and the front seats are generous in shape, supporting functions such as heating/ventilation, and the inclination of the rear seats is moderate, and they are filled with soft materials, with good supporting performance and ideal riding comfort. The back row is also equipped with air conditioning outlets, reading lights, charging interfaces, etc., and the details are well controlled.

In terms of power, the new car provides a 1.5L+ motor powertrain, with the maximum output power of the engine of 74KW and the maximum output power of the motor of 120KW. In terms of battery life, the new car is equipped with Ferrous lithium phosphate blade battery, with the capacity of 10.8kWh and 15.87kWh respectively, and the cruising range of pure electricity is 60KM and 90KM respectively. The engine and transmission are optimized and upgraded, and the longest comprehensive battery life is expected to reach 2000KM.

The appearance of BYD Qin L will improve the model matrix of Wangchao. At the same time, Wangchao really needs a medium-sized car to compete in the market. Judging from the performance of product strength, Qin L’s design is online, its spatial performance is ideal, it supports L2-level intelligent driving assistance, continuous dialogue and other functions, and it can bring better endurance performance under the blessing of DM5.0 hybrid system. If the price is right, it has a chance to achieve good results in the market. So what do you think the starting price of the new car will be?