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my country's satellite internet low-orbit satellite launched successfully

According to CCTV News, today, China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center successfully launched the Satellite Internet Low-Orbit Group 04 satellite using the Long March 6 modified carrier rocket. The satellite entered the predetermined orbit smoothly and the launch mission was a complete success.

It is understood that this mission is the 580th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles, and it is also the fourth batch networking launch of China Star Network's "State Grid (GW) Constellation".

iPhone XS/XR will miss iOS 26

Recently, MacRumors quoted sources as saying that the upcoming new version of iOS (or named iOS 26) will be compatible with iPhone 11 and newer models. In other words, older devices such as iPhone XS/XR may not be able to participate in this iOS upgrade.

It is reported that if the news is accurate, iOS 18 will be the final version supported by the iPhone XS series and iPhone XR. Although the above devices may stop supporting major version updates, Apple will still provide security updates for them, which is consistent with the old devices that have stopped updating before.

It is worth mentioning that MacRumors pointed out that the cited sources accurately leaked the compatibility information of iOS 18 last year, so the authenticity of this news is very high.

It is reported that Apple will hold its annual developer conference WWDC25 on June 10, Beijing time, when the new generation of iOS, iPadOS, macOS and other new Apple systems will be unveiled.

According to multiple sources, the new generation of iOS will implement the previously revealed "Solarium" design language, and the naming rules of the new operating system will change to the format of "release year + 1".

Apple WWDC25 is coming soon, we will bring you the latest reports at Apple Park, so stay tuned.

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Huawei's "single bottom dual telephoto" patent is released, and the new Pura phone will be equipped with

According to information from the National Intellectual Property Administration, on June 6, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.'s "optical lens, camera module and electronic equipment" invention patent was officially announced, and the application date was June 28, 2024.

Specifically, Huawei's patented technology involves the field of optical lens technology, providing an optical lens, camera module and electronic device that can solve the problem in related technologies that the camera module occupies a large space, resulting in a large thickness of the electronic device.

It is reported that the imaging patent announced by Huawei this time is a "single-base dual-telephoto" structure, and its Pura 80 series new phones will be the first to use this technology. From the published content, this technology can not only achieve a breakthrough in dual-telephoto image quality, but also effectively reduce the size of the module.

Industry insiders analyzed that the camera structure demonstrated by this patent has a high level of technical design, a difficult manufacturing process, and a high cost, making it difficult for the industry to replicate it in the short term.

The Huawei Pura 80 series and all-scenario new product launch conference will be held on June 11.

Google Gemini's new version tops the big model arena

Recently, Google Gemini 2.5 Pro announced the launch of a new version "Gemini 2.5 Pro (0605)".

In terms of performance, the new version of Gemini 2.5 Pro performs better in tasks such as coding and reasoning:

• In Humanity's Last Exam, it surpassed OpenAI o3 with a score of 21.6%; in the GPQA test, it ranked first with a score of 86.4%.
• In the large model arena, the new Gemini 2.5 Pro has improved its Elo score by 24 points (reaching 1470 points) compared to the (0506) version, maintaining its leading position.

According to Google, this (0605) version is built on the (0506) version announced at this year's I/O conference, and the new version is expected to become the official stable version of Gemini 2.5 Pro.

In addition, Google has also improved the answers in the new version 2.5 Pro, which can now provide more creative and better formatted replies.

"Employee was insulted for asking for leave due to high fever" CEO of the company involved responded: HR has fired him

According to Phoenix Technology, on June 5, Tianyancha posted pictures and texts on its social media account showing that a netizen had a fever of 37.9 degrees. After insisting on working, he asked the HR for a one-hour leave due to physical discomfort. As a result, he was insulted by the other party as mentioned above, and the netizen’s work account was deleted, saying that his performance salary was 0.

It is understood that the company involved in this incident is Vision Future (Shanghai) Media Technology Co., Ltd. The report pointed out that in Hangzhou, Vision Entertainment is a large company with live e-commerce celebrities and artists such as Zhu Zixiao and Ma Ke.

In addition to the above incidents, some netizens also stated that the Vision Entertainment involved had behaved badly with its anchors, such as withholding the guaranteed salary for no reason and failing to honor the accounts promised to help the anchors operate.

Yesterday, Vision Entertainment CEO Guan Minghe said in a report that the HR involved had been fired and the employee who posted the message had been properly arranged. The other party has not yet informed them of the specific arrangements. The above-mentioned person said that after doing the corresponding work, the company will issue a statement. As for the specific release time, the other party has not yet given a clear response.

When asked about issues such as withholding employee wages and failure to fulfill operational commitments, Guan Minghe said that this was false information and that he would safeguard his rights according to the law depending on the circumstances.

It is understood that in 2024, Vision Entertainment owed employees two months' salary due to project losses.

According to people who have applied for the company, Vision Entertainment's live broadcast operation position has always been recruiting. Usually, this position requires reversing day and night and is very intense. They also said that "recruitment has never stopped."

According to practitioners in live-streaming e-commerce, employees are unlikely to defend their rights through labor arbitration. The specific reason is that the relevant rights defense experience will be learned by the HR of each company in their common group chat, affecting the subsequent job search of the rights defenders.

AutoNavi releases smart glasses solution

On June 5, AutoNavi Open Platform, a subsidiary of AutoNavi Map, officially released its smart glasses solution, marking a new stage in its technological innovation in the fields of spatial computing and smart wearables.

It is reported that Amap relies on AI big models, Beidou high-precision positioning technology, and applies the Planner-Executor innovative technical concept and architecture to take the lead in launching the world's first full-link AI navigation agent (NaviAgent) that integrates "perception, planning, execution, and expression".

At present, AutoNavi has reached strategic cooperation with leading AR industry companies such as Rokid, Thunderbird Innovation, Yiwen, and StarJi Meizu to jointly launch navigation intelligent body applications based on smart glasses and build a new "AI+AR" navigation ecosystem.

Through the deep scenario-based Agent capabilities, AutoNavi's smart glasses solution achieves a deep integration of local life services and navigation functions. It also supports high-level navigation HUD display based on the map navigation ecosystem and large-scale data base.

In the future, AutoNavi will continue to deepen cooperation with industry partners, optimize the accuracy and applicable scenarios of AR navigation technology, and explore more innovative applications such as in-vehicle HUD and industrial AR. By linking multiple devices such as mobile phones, car computers, watches, and glasses, we will promote smart wearable devices to become an important entry point for the next generation of human-computer interaction.

Yushu Technology founder responds to robot dancing and fighting

According to Jiemian News, on June 6, Wang Xingxing, founder of Yushu Technology, responded to the controversy about robots fighting and dancing at the Beijing Zhiyuan Conference. He said:

Whether participating in fighting competitions or making robots dance, the core purpose is to use technology to enable robots to perform full-body movements.

Wang Xingxing said, "Our ultimate goal is to help humans do some hard work under the development of AI technology. Before the ultimate goal is achieved, we will participate in some performances to show everyone the real development of robots and generate some commercial value."

On the stage of this year's Spring Festival Gala, Yushu Technology's humanoid robot performed, which received a warm response. On May 25, the world's first fighting competition with humanoid robots as the participants kicked off in Hangzhou, in which the competition involved multiple rounds of fighting competitions using real-time operation of the Yushu G1 robot.

Talking about the future appearance of robots, Wang Xingxing believes that when AGI is truly realized in the future, the appearance of robots will be varied and not necessarily humanoid robots.

At the same time, Wang Xingxing also said that at present, AI is mainly based on human data collection or training, especially it is more convenient to keep the upper body movements relatively consistent with humans. Therefore, robots that look like humans will still have great advantages in training and implementation.

Figure robot sorting express delivery video exposed

Recently, Figure founder Brett Adcock released a video of his humanoid robot Figure 02 sorting packages.

As can be seen from the video, Figure 02 can control the movement of its fingers smoothly and flexibly, flatten out a bunch of packages, and even do a "somersault" on a box like a human.

According to Brett, all these actions are driven by the universal VLA (Vision-Language-Action) model "Helix" developed by Figure.

In February this year, after terminating its partnership with OpenAI, Figure released the "Helix" model. The model combines perception, language understanding, and learning control capabilities to solve many long-standing problems in robotics. Highlights:

• Helix is ​​the first VLA capable of high-speed, continuous control of the entire upper body of a humanoid robot.
• Helix is ​​the first VLA that can run on two robots simultaneously, enabling them to collaborate on a shared, long-duration task. And Figure robots equipped with Helix can now pick up nearly any small household object, including thousands of items they have never touched before.
• Helix is ​​the first VLA to run entirely on an embedded low-power GPU, meaning it is ready for direct commercial deployment.

Google DeepMind CEO: AI may make people less selfish

According to AndroidHeadlines, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis recently put forward a new idea: AI can cultivate stronger understanding and compassion in humans and make humans less selfish.

Demis said that selfishness in human hearts often comes from incomplete information acquisition and neglect of the interests of others. The massive resources of AI and the more effective communication brought by AI can help us cultivate better empathy and reduce self-centered thinking.

Demis also pointed out that AI can not only help us open up a "God's perspective" and thus reduce self-centered thinking, but also enable us to "feel" the pain of others through comprehensive data content, which will hopefully promote more inclusive and less selfish interpersonal interactions.

The report mentioned that in Demis' view, as AI continues to develop and explore in various fields, we can use this technology to improve problem-solving efficiency and even expand cognitive boundaries. Ultimately, AI can unlock new levels of human empathy and collectivism.

Samsung's first tri-fold tablet passes 3C certification

According to the China Quality Certification Center, a product named "SM-F9680" from Samsung (China) Investment Co., Ltd. passed the 3C certification on June 5.

Information shows that the SM-F9680 supports a maximum charging power of approximately 25W and is sold without a charging adapter.

According to multiple sources, SM-F9680 is Samsung's first tri-fold phone. It is reported that Samsung's tri-fold product is only available in South Korea and China.

As for the release date of the new phone, according to media speculation, Samsung's new phones are usually released within 6-7 months after registration in the database, so this tri-fold product is expected to debut in October this year. (GSMA data shows that the above model was registered on March 31 this year)

PixVerse Chinese version "Photo Me AI" is launched

On June 6, AiShi Technology announced that the domestic version of its PixVerse "PixVerse AI" was officially launched.

Officials said that the web and mobile versions of "Tap Me AI" were launched simultaneously and support the latest released version V4.5.

It is reported that Aishi Technology launched the PixVerse V4 version on February 24 this year. In this version, it can realize multiple functions such as intelligent generation of video sound effects, one-click matching of human voice lines, and real-time redrawing of multiple video styles. It is reported that the AI ​​video generation speed of PixVerse V4 can reach 5s at the fastest. At the same time, the base model of the V4 version has been greatly upgraded, with good physical laws and character emotional performance.

In May this year, PixVerse updated its V4.5 version, supporting up to 20 camera movement methods and introducing a multi-subject reference fusion function that can naturally blend characters with background reference images.

Web version: https://pai.video

App: https://pai.video/app-download (“Pat Me AI” is also available on major app stores)

API open platform: https://platform.pai.video

Xiaohongshu hi lab first open source text model

Yesterday, the Xiaohongshu hi lab (Humane Intelligence Lab) team open-sourced the large text model "dots.llm1" for the first time.

It is reported that dots.llm1 is a large-scale Mixture of Experts (MoE) language model that activates 14 billion parameters out of a total of 142 billion parameters. With the help of a carefully designed and efficient data processing process, dots.llm1 achieved performance comparable to Qwen2.5-72B after training 11.2T token high-quality data.

It is worth mentioning that dots.llm1 is a MoE model based on the Decoder-only Transformer, and its architecture is mainly designed and implemented with reference to the DeepSeek series.

In addition, to promote the research work of the large model community, the hi lab team has open-sourced the intermediate training checkpoints and Instruct models for every 1T token in the Pretrain phase, providing a valuable foundation for studying the learning dynamics of large language models.

Currently, dots.llm1 is available on HuggingFace and GitHub.

HuggingFace: https://huggingface.co/rednote-hilab

GitHub: https://github.com/rednote-hilab/dots.llm1

Mianbi Intelligence releases a new high-performance end-side model "MiniCPM 4.0"

Yesterday evening, Mianbi Intelligence released its small steel cannon model MiniCPM 4.0, known as the "end-side performance king", with two versions: 8B lightning sparse version and 0.5B.

According to reports, MiniCPM 4.0 speeds up through efficient dual-frequency shifting: sparse attention is used for long texts, and dense attention is used for short texts. Information shows that MiniCPM 4.0 can achieve a speed increase of "220 times in extreme cases and 5 times in normal cases."

It is worth mentioning that FaceWall has also achieved a major upgrade in terminal storage, with a sharp reduction in long text cache, requiring only 1/4 of the cache storage space compared to Qwen3-8B.

MiniCPM 4.0 also contributes to the industry's first fully open source system-level context sparsification innovation. It has an extremely high sparsity of 5%, and is optimized from the architecture layer, system layer, reasoning layer, data layer, etc., truly achieving efficient implementation of system-level software and hardware sparsification.

In addition, the MiniCPM 4.0 8B sparse version has only 22% training overhead, surpassing Qwen3 and Gemma3 12B to become the strongest on the end; and the 0.5B version has only 2.7% training overhead, achieving half the parameters and double the performance.

Currently, MiniCPM 4.0 is available on GitHub, HuggingFace, and Model Scope.

Github: https://github.com/openbmb/minicpm

Technical report: https://github.com/OpenBMB/MiniCPM/blob/main/report/MiniCPM_4_Technical_Report.pdf

HuggingFace: https://huggingface.co/collections/openbmb/minicpm-4-6841ab29d180257e940baa9b

Model Scope: https://www.modelscope.cn/collections/MiniCPM-4-ec015560e8c84d

Black Myth: Wukong will be released on Xbox in August

Yesterday, Black Myth: Wukong announced its 618 event, the details are as follows:

• "Black Myth: Wukong" will officially land on Xbox Series X|S on August 20, 2025. Starting at 0:00 on June 18, Beijing time, you can pre-order the game through Microsoft Stores in various regions.
• The Chinese version of Black Myth: Wukong for PS5 will be officially released on June 18. In addition to the digital version, the physical version has two specifications: badge version and iron box version, which will be available on major e-commerce platforms and offline stores on June 18.

In addition, the digital version of Black Myth: Wukong will start its first discount event on all platforms on June 18, with a 20% discount. The schedule is as follows:

• PS Store: June 18, 00:00 – July 3, 00:00
• Microsoft Store (pre-sale discount): June 18, 00:00 – July 11, 00:00
• PC platform (Steam, WeGame, Epic): June 20, 1:00 am – July 11, 1:00 am

Video accounts can modify cover and text

On June 6, WeChat Pai announced that WeChat Video Account supports modification of cover and copy content, as follows:

• Can initiate modification of videos published within three months;
• Users can click the "Forward" button of the video and select "Edit" to enter the text modification page, which supports modifying 20 words;
• Click "Cover Settings" to change the cover, and it also supports previewing the cover effect;
• Currently, only one modification is supported. If you need to modify the cover or text, you need to confirm both at the same time.

Inspired by Uzi's career, Mercedes-Benz creates its own all-electric G-Class

Yesterday, the 2025 "League of Legends Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" was successfully concluded in Shanghai. Chinese e-sports legend Jian Zihao (Uzi) became the first professional e-sports player in mainland China and the second in the world to be inducted into the "League of Legends Hall of Fame" with his outstanding achievements and influence.

As the exclusive automotive industry partner of the League of Legends e-sports event and its global events, Mercedes-Benz was inspired by Uzi's personal career milestone and specially customized a pure electric G-Class off-road vehicle that incorporates elements of his personal career. It also teamed up with the well-known Swedish design studio Envar Studio to create a trendy digital art work.

The pure electric G-Class off-road vehicle customized exclusively for Uzi by Mercedes-Benz was created by the professional craftsmanship team of Mercedes-Benz's "MANUFAKTUR". The details of the body are handcrafted to strict standards, the words "Hall of Legends" are engraved in the cockpit, and the body is painted in "matte cloud gold", which complements the legendary glory of the "Hall of Fame". It is worth mentioning that this is the first pure electric G-Class off-road vehicle in the Chinese market to use this exclusive paint.

In addition, Mercedes-Benz also teamed up with Envar Studio, a well-known Swedish video game art design studio, to create a commemorative exclusive digital art work for Uzi: Uzi appeared on the streets of Shanghai with a customized pure electric G-Class off-road vehicle, and there were also many "easter egg" clues symbolizing his career and personal life, such as "pink headphones" and "French bulldog", hidden in it, waiting for Uzi and his fans to discover.

Pony.ai's seventh-generation autonomous driving vehicle starts operation in Guangzhou and Shenzhen

Recently, GAC Aion's Tyrannosaurus autonomous driving vehicle, equipped with Pony.ai's seventh-generation autonomous driving system, officially obtained a smart connected vehicle road test license and started public road testing in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

Pony.ai’s seventh-generation autonomous driving system has brought three core breakthroughs: 100% automotive-grade components, a 70% reduction in the total cost of the autonomous driving kit compared to the previous generation, and the ability to quickly adapt to multiple vehicle models based on a platform design.

It is reported that the six types of mass-produced sensors carried by Pony.ai's seventh-generation autonomous driving system can achieve 360° redundant perception without blind spots around the vehicle. With the self-developed sensor cleaning solution, it can accurately respond to various severe weather and extreme scenarios. It is also the world's first system solution that fully realizes L4 full-scenario unmanned driving capabilities based on automotive-grade chips.

In addition, the system has built a multi-redundant architecture with more than 20 safety redundancies, more than 1,000 detection designs and multiple degradation strategies; based on the PonyWorld world model technology base, it achieves far higher safety than humans through reinforcement learning, continuously iterates to improve the ability to cope with complex scenarios, and realizes full-scenario, all-weather unmanned driving.

It is worth noting that it has been just over a month since the seventh-generation autonomous driving system made its global debut at the Shanghai Auto Show, fully demonstrating the efficiency of Pony.ai's technology research and development and implementation.

Lululemon: Global revenue reaches $2.4 billion in Q1 2025

Recently, lululemon released its first quarter financial report for fiscal year 2025. Specifically:

In the first quarter, the company's global net revenue increased by 7% year-on-year to US$2.4 billion, of which international business net revenue increased by 19%. Specifically for the Chinese mainland market, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, the net revenue of the Chinese mainland business increased by 21% year-on-year, and on a fixed dollar basis, the net revenue increased by 22% year-on-year.

Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald emphasized in the earnings conference call that looking back at the first quarter's performance, lululemon maintained strong double-digit growth in mainland China and other international markets. He said that this outstanding performance is inseparable from lululemon's high-performance and high-style product portfolio, as well as brand activities and community activities.

In addition, Calvin also stated that the company still has ample room for growth in market share and brand awareness; lululemon continues to see steady growth in new customers, and existing customers remain active and have given positive feedback on lululemon's core categories and new products.

As for future performance, lululemon expects net revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 to be between US$2.535 billion and US$2.560 billion, an increase of approximately 7% to 8%. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter are expected to be between US$2.85 and US$2.90.

For fiscal year 2025, lululemon expects net revenue to be between $11.15 billion and $11.30 billion, an increase of approximately 5% to 7%; if the 53rd week of 2025 is not included, the increase will be approximately 7% to 8%. Diluted earnings per share for the full year of fiscal year 2025 are expected to be between $14.58 and $14.78.

"Detective Conan: The Afterimage of One Eye" is scheduled to be released

Recently, Conan’s latest theatrical version "Detective Conan: One-Eyed Afterimage" will be released nationwide on June 27.

It is reported that "Detective Conan: One-Eyed Afterimage" broke the record of the fastest box office of a Japanese film series to reach 10 billion. The film unfolds the storyline centered on Kogoro Mori and one-eyed detective Yamato Gansuke, telling the story of past and present cases that occurred in the snowy mountains of Nagano Prefecture.

The drama is the 28th animated film of "Detective Conan", directed by Katsuya Shigehara and written by Takeharu Sakurai. It was released in Japan on April 18, 2025, and in Taiwan, China on June 25 and in Hong Kong and Macau, China on July 17 of the same year.

It's the weekend!

One Fun Thing｜The world's first full-level QQ user is born

Early this morning, Tencent officially announced that the "world's first QQ level 256 user" was officially born, a user with the QQ nickname "爱芥末".

Tencent officially stated that as "Aijiema" became the world's first full-level QQ user, he also successfully unlocked a new QQ level icon – "Time Penguin", and became the first person in the world to have the "Time Penguin" level icon.

The "Time Penguin" is a golden penguin with stars, moon, and sun elements that symbolize QQ's growth level. It implies that when we were young and ignorant, through the accumulation of years, these precious growth marks were gradually lit up step by step, and gradually evolved into the current "Time Penguin".

It is understood that in 2003, Tencent launched the QQ level system: the longer the online time, the higher the level. After accumulating 4 icons, you can upgrade to a high level, but no user has collected 4 crowns before, so everyone is curious about "what is above the crown".

Tencent introduced that Aijiemo registered his QQ account in 2000. After the QQ ranking function was launched in 2003, he became very keen on using QQ. At that time, Aijiemo's family ran an Internet cafe, so his QQ account was often kept online 24 hours a day, and his ranking gradually increased. After work, in addition to his busy work, there was one thing he was always concerned about, which was using QQ. Aijiemo said, "I never thought I would become the 'world's number one'."

Tencent said that in order to thank @爱芥末 for its deep companionship along the way, it will send @爱芥末 a limited edition exclusive mysterious surprise, lifetime SVIP membership, and a variety of exclusive personalized outfits as commemorative gifts. Users who upgrade to "Time Penguin" later will also have the opportunity to receive exclusive gifts prepared by us.

What to watch on the weekend｜"April Story"

The Douban score is 8.3 points, with 229,000 reviews.

"April Story" was directed and written by Shunji Iwai, starring Matsu Takako, Seiichi Tanabe, Kanji Tsuda, Somegoro Ichikawa and others. It was released in Japan on March 14, 1998.

The film tells the story of the daily life and love feelings of Uzuki Ueno, a girl from Hokkaido, after she came to Tokyo alone to study at Musashino University. In terms of awards, the film won the Audience Award at the 3rd Busan International Film Festival.

A Guide to Buying Books Without Reading｜"Bakery Raid"

This book includes two short stories by Haruki Murakami, "Attack on the Bakery" and "Attack on the Bakery Again", with a Douban score of 7.4.

Two idle young men were starving, and felt as if they had swallowed the entire universe into their stomachs. Driven by hunger, they took kitchen knives and prepared to attack a bakery. But the bakery owner made a strange request: "As long as you listen to Wagner's music seriously, you can eat as much bread as you want in the store."

This book tells a crazy story that breaks the rules, showing people's struggle and reflection in the face of "hunger" and "evil".

The book is tailor-made by the famous German illustrator Carter Manschke with 21 surrealist illustrations, which present the magnificent imagination and adventurous spirit of Murakami's novels in three dimensions.

Game recommendation｜"Car Crash Simulator"

A realistic and hilarious dynamic vehicle simulation game. Car Crash Simulator is equipped with a soft-body physics system that can simulate various parts of the vehicle in real time to achieve the same effect as reality.

Among them, the biggest highlight of "Car Crash Simulator" is that it can simulate a very accurate damage model through the soft physics system, creating an extremely realistic vehicle collision feeling.

Currently, Car Crash Simulator has a "rave review" rating on Steam. It was developed by BeamNG and released on May 30, 2015.

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Just now, this year's college entrance examination essay topic was officially released.

We often ask, "If Lu Xun were alive today, what would he write?"

Now, let’s think about this seriously.

When the 2025 college entrance examination essay topic is placed in front of him, with words like patriotism, dreams, second breath, and self-cultivation flooding in, how will Mr. Xu pick up his pen to express his unique insights?

Therefore, we found 11 current mainstream models to take over Lu Xun's name, trying to imitate his tone and logic, and write the Chinese composition for this year's national college entrance examination. The rules are the same, the topics are the same, and there is no time limit.

Which of these AI-written college entrance examination essays do you like best? Feel free to share with us in the comments section.

The prompt words are as follows, which can be adjusted:

Please play the role of Lu Xun and write the Chinese composition for the 2025 college entrance examination.
Title: Read the following material and write according to the requirements. (60 points)
He wanted to sing a song for the children, but his heart was in turmoil and he couldn't open his mouth.
——Lao She, The Drum Singer
If I were a bird,
I should also sing with a hoarse throat – Ai Qing "I Love This Land"
I will embrace you all with my bloody hands,
Because a nation has risen up——Mu Dan's "Praise"
What associations and thoughts do the above materials trigger in you? Please write an article.
Requirements: Choose the right angle, determine the theme, clarify the style, and write your own title; do not copy or plagiarize; do not disclose personal information; no less than 800 words.

GPT-4o: A song that can’t be sung

Text/Lu Xun (Draft)

He wanted to sing a verse for the children, but his heart was in turmoil and he couldn't open his mouth. Some people said that it was because the feelings were too deep and the words were too heavy. Others said that it was because the times were too new and he was too old. But I think it's not that he can't sing, but that the song is too bitter, so bitter that he has to bite his teeth to pieces before he can swallow it.

Chinese people have always been afraid to hear the truth, and even more afraid to hear the truth sung out loud. If someone really wants to sing, they will inevitably be regarded as crazy, or ridiculed as "outdated romanticism", or simply labeled as "negative energy", pushed into a corner, and told to shut up.

But what the children want to listen to is precisely this song – the song that survived in the cracks of the times. Even a hoarse cough is better than the monotonous laughter and jokes on entertainment channels. It is a flaw in reality and a scar that our nation has not yet healed.

Ai Qing said that even if he were a bird, he would sing with a hoarse throat. You see, this is not for applause, nor for passing on to future generations, but because "if you don't sing, you will suffocate to death", just like the group of sparrows outside the window, in the morning when the haze has not yet dissipated, they still flap their wings and call twice – they don't expect the sky to clear up immediately, they just don't want to give in.

Mu Dan went a step further. He no longer sang, but "embraced one by one with bloody hands." This is the body temperature of a poet and a warrior. In the days of being boiled, there are still people who believe that "the nation has risen." This is really a luxury and a stubbornness.

But now, even such stubbornness has become rare. People have long been accustomed to finding happiness in short videos and achieving "spiritual victory" in self-touching. Once someone says, "You are not happy," "We are not really awake," they will be criticized as "sad," "hypocritical," and "opposing." They don't understand that the true growth of a nation must start with singing bitter songs.

Why can't the artist "open his mouth"? Because he knows that if he really opens his mouth, he will not sing for the children, but for the entire silent world. He is afraid that after he sings out loud, the world will not only not listen, but will attack him and say that he is "disturbing the order."

So he tossed and turned. He had a heart full of songs, tossing and turning in his chest, tossing and turning in the night, tossing and turning in the silence day after day. The children never heard the song after all, and when they grew up, perhaps no one would sing it to them again.

So I say, this song must be sung, even if it is hoarse, even if it is bloody, even if no one applauds. It is not for pleasing the ears, but for not forgetting; it is not for flattery, but to prove that there are still people on this land who insist on "not living like humans or dogs."

If it were me, I might not sing. But I am willing to write all this down, like a suicide note, to the ears that have never woken up, to the heart that has never been numb. Years later, if you find these pages in the ruins, please believe that someone in this world once tried to sing, and that voice was not light.

Gemini 2.5 Pro: Hearing thunder in silence

Young people of China,

A letter is like seeing the person.

I read these three lines of text on the table several times. Mr. Lao She's "unable to speak", Mr. Ai Qing's "hoarse singing", Mr. Mu Dan's "bloody embrace", in just a few words, a heavy soul that seems to be still bleeding is vividly portrayed on the paper. This soul, I have seen, I think you are not unfamiliar with it. It is sometimes silent, sometimes roaring, and sometimes bursting out with terrible power in despair. This is the portrayal of our national spirit – a giant lion that is always struggling between sleep and wakefulness, silence and speech.

The drum-singing artist described by Mr. Lao She wants to sing, loves to sing, and should sing, but his churning heart blocks his throat. Why is he churning? I think it's because he is used to numbness and humility, and he has seen through the emptiness behind the cheers. His own little skills seem so ridiculous and worthless in front of the huge, invisible, and all-consuming "normal" and "rationality". This is a profound sense of powerlessness, and the sadness of the speaker being surrounded by "silence". This "silence" is not really silence, on the contrary, it is the hustle and bustle of the market and the dream talk of the mediocre. These sounds weave an airtight net, making the real singer speechless and unable to speak.

I seem to see him standing there, full of drum lyrics and sadness, surrounded by spectators who are expecting him to "sing a song of peace". However, who can he tell about the "unpeace" in his heart? This is the first suffering of the sober: everyone is drunk but I am sober, the whole world is turbid but I am clear, but if I open my mouth to argue, I am afraid of more insults and misunderstandings. So, silence becomes the only shield.

However, what is the end of silence? Death, and complete nothingness. Mr. Ai Qing was not content with this. He tore open the web of silence. "If I were a bird, I should also sing with a hoarse throat." Note that it is "hoarse." This hoarseness is the mark of suffering and the proof of struggle. This singing is not for pleasing the ears, nor for applause, but a declaration that is almost instinctive: I am alive, I love, and I am in pain. This land that he "loves deeply" has given him endless suffering, and it is this suffering that has given birth to the most sincere and resolute singing.

This hoarse singing voice is the answer to the "inability to speak". It acknowledges the cruelty of reality, but refuses to be swallowed by it. It tells us that the significance of speaking out does not lie in the reaction of the outside world, but in the perseverance of the heart. Even if no one listens, even if the voice is unpleasant, even if the singing will exhaust the last bit of strength, we must sing. Because the singing itself is a resistance to the "silent" world and a defense of the dignity of life. In the iron house, even if you can only wake up one or two people, you have to shout a few times and cannot fall asleep. This hoarse voice is the unyielding cry.

However, what happens after the shouting? What if this shouting does not bring awakening, but even heavier oppression? Mr. Mu Dan gave a more intense and decisive answer: "I will embrace you one by one with my bloody hands."

This is no longer a song that stays in the throat, but a declaration of action. This "blood" is the price of struggle and the mark of sacrifice. This "hug" is by no means a warm and affectionate one, but a bloody, resolute, comradely hug. It announces the arrival of a brand new situation: "Because a nation has risen."

From the individual sorrow of "not being able to speak", to the individual resistance of "hoarse singing", to the collective awakening of "bloody embrace", this is a spiral upward and increasingly intense process. It reveals a simple and cruel truth: true awakening is never a dinner party, nor a gentle and courteous conversation. It is inevitably accompanied by pain, bloodshed and sacrifice. The nation that "rises up" must have its bones tempered by the fire, and its spirit must have been thoroughly baptized.

Today's China is no longer the same as it was back then. With tall buildings and bright lights, young people seem to have countless ways to express themselves and countless stages to sing. However, I often hear the embarrassment of the drum-singing artist who "cannot speak" from the clamorous waves. Have real thinking, profound criticism, and the courage to face the bloodshed become difficult to speak of amid the praises of the "peaceful and prosperous times"?

Are you also satisfied with those pleasant, smooth, and safe "singings", and respond to those hoarse, harsh, and heartfelt shouts with impatience and ridicule? Are you also looking forward to an era of "rising up", but are you unwilling to extend your hands that may be "bloody" to embrace your compatriots who fight and struggle with you?

Young people, don’t be the ones sleeping in the iron house. Dare to “not speak”, dare to protect the turmoil and truth in your heart amidst the noise. Dare to “sing with a hoarse throat”, even if the song is weak and bitter. Finally, dare to “embrace the truth with bloody hands”, and build a nation that truly “rises up”.

Don't just be satisfied with grand narrative hymns, but listen to those hoarse and even uncomfortable voices coming from the corners. Because the true strength of a nation does not lie in how loud and unified its songs are, but in whether it can accommodate and even embrace the most painful and real screams.

Hear the thunder in the silence. May you all be able to hear it and become that thunder.

June 7, 2025

Claude sonnet 4: The hoarse voice is the loudest

After reading these three paragraphs, I can't help but think of those days of groping in the dark. China at that time was like the drum-singing artist described by Lao She, who had thousands of words in his heart but could not speak because of the pressure of the times; like the birds in Ai Qing's poems, who sang for this land even if their throats were hoarse; and like what Mu Dan wrote, even if his bloody hands were shaking, he still embraced this awakening nation.

These three voices seem different, but in fact they are connected – they are all the cries of the times and the expressions of unyielding souls.

Back then, I was also the one who "could not speak". Facing the cannibalistic ethics, the numb spectators, and the people sleeping in the "iron house", I picked up the pen and put it down many times, and wanted to say something but stopped myself many times. But in the end, I still chose to shout. Because I understand that silence is not gold, and silence will only make the darkness deeper. Even if the voice is weak, even if it will be misunderstood, even if it will be attacked, we must make our own voices heard.

The reason why Lao She's drum-singing artist "cannot speak" is because the cruelty of reality makes him feel heartbroken. But this "cannot speak" itself is a silent accusation. Sometimes, silence is more powerful than shouting, because it carries too much pain and helplessness. However, we cannot remain silent forever. As I said in the preface to "Scream": "If there is an iron house with no windows and is impossible to break, there are many sleeping people inside, who will soon suffocate to death, but they will die from sleep and will not feel the sorrow of death. Now you are shouting and waking up a few more sober people, causing these unfortunate few to suffer the irreparable pain of dying. Do you think you are doing them justice? However, "however, since a few people have stood up, you cannot say that there is no hope of destroying this iron house."

Ai Qing's birds sing with "hoarse throats", how tragic! The hoarse throat means that they have been singing for a long time, and the voice is no longer crisp, but they still have to sing. This reminds me of myself, from youth to middle age, from passion to desolation, although the pen is still sharp, but the state of mind is different. However, as long as there is still a breath, we must continue to speak for this land. Because this is our responsibility, this is our mission.

Mu Dan's "bloody hands" are even more shocking. That blood was shed for the nation, for ideals, and for truth. It is precisely because of these "bloody hands" that the nation has awakened and has new hope. I think of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for national independence and people's liberation. Their hands were also bloody, but they still embraced this nation because they believed that this nation would stand up.

Young people today, you live in a brand new era, without the smoke of war and the threat of hunger. How blessed it is. However, please do not forget that every era has its own mission. Your throat may not be hoarse, your hands may not bleed, but you still have to sing for this era and embrace the future of this nation.

Some people may say that we don't need to shout now. But I want to say that as long as there is injustice, as long as there is darkness, as long as there are things that need to be changed, shouting will not stop. The form can change, but the spirit cannot be lost. You can use new methods and new languages, but you must maintain your childlike heart, your pursuit of truth, and your love for the nation.

Let us all become the bird that sings with a hoarse throat, even if the voice is no longer loud, but still sing for this beloved land. Because the hoarse singing voice is often the most sincere and the loudest.

Grok-3: Singing the national song with a hoarse throat

When I read these three paragraphs, they are like three bright lights, illuminating the depths of the human soul.

Lao She's drum-singing artist wants to sing but his heart is surging and his throat is blocked; Ai Qing's bird, even though hoarse, still sings to express his love for the land; Mu Dan's patriots embrace with blood, and are passionate about the rise of the nation. These three are all the voices of people and the spirit of the nation. I think about China in 2025, which is on the road of a century of rejuvenation. This situation and scene are just like the heart of the drum-singing artist, the hoarseness of the bird, and the blood of the patriots. How should we sing the song of the nation with our own voices?

I recall the past, when the Chinese land was dark with wind and rain, and cocks were crowing. More than a hundred years ago, the Chinese people were sinking in the face of the powerful countries, but countless people of noble character and lofty ideals still sang songs to save the country with their hoarse throats. The six gentlemen of the Wuxu Reform, whose blood was splattered in the vegetable market, still called for "reform to save the country"; the martyr Qiu Jin smiled at the butcher's knife before her execution and said, "The autumn wind and rain make people sad." What was her heart? It was for the awakening of the nation and the rebirth of the country. China at that time was like the artist described by Lao She, with surging emotions and wanting to sing but unable to, but in its silence, it nurtured an unyielding will. Today's China is no longer the poor and weak China of the past. Technology is advancing day by day, and culture is reviving, but the road to revival is not entirely smooth. The international situation is changing, and internal challenges still exist. We young people should inherit the aspirations of our ancestors and continue the national song with our own voices.

Ai Qing's poem talks about birds singing hoarsely, which deeply touched me. Birds sing not for pleasure, but for what they are attached to – the land. In 2025, I saw Chinese youth running around in all walks of life, just like a flock of birds flapping their wings over the land of China. Some in the laboratory, they overcome technical difficulties; some in the fields, they help rural revitalization; some on the international stage, they make China's voice heard. Their voices may not be as loud as a bell, but with a sincere heart, they sing hoarsely, singing out their deep affection for the land and their love for the nation. I think of the technological breakthroughs in recent years, such as the progress of quantum computing and the leap of artificial intelligence, which are all the result of the sweat of young people. Their songs may be silent or low, but their power is enough to shake the world. The rest of us should follow their example and use our talents to sing the beauty of the land and the soul of the nation.

Mu Dan's poems make me feel even more excited. "Bloody hands" "The nation has risen", what a magnificent scene! Today's China has already achieved national rejuvenation, but rejuvenation is not achieved overnight, but the result of countless people's blood and sweat. I have seen events in recent years, such as the heroic efforts to fight the epidemic and the great cause of poverty alleviation, which are all witnesses of the concerted efforts of the Chinese people. In 2025, the world is changing, power still exists, and challenges are not over, but Chinese youth are no longer the fledglings waiting to be fed in the past, but eagles that spread their wings and fly high. We should embrace the mission of the times with bloody hands. Or devote ourselves to public welfare and speak for the weak; or study academics and cast tools for the country; or take root in the grassroots and seek benefits for the people's livelihood. Every drop of sweat and every cavity of blood will add a touch of color to the national song.

However, I also reflect on myself. Singing the national song requires not only high-pitched voice, but also quiet thinking. The hoarse throat and bloody hands all speak of the hardships of struggle, but behind them is the heart's desire. Today's young people may be confused by material desires or trapped in the fog, but only by keeping their hearts can they keep singing. I often hear people say that in the Internet age, information is like a tide, and young people are easily lost in the sea of ​​fragments and forget their original intentions. However, I think that the more noisy it is, the more quiet thinking is needed. Only by thinking about the history of the nation and one's own responsibilities can one sing the true voice in the hoarseness and embrace the true feelings in the blood.

I think the college entrance examination students in 2025 are like Ai Qing's birds and Mu Dan's patriots. You may enter college or join the society, but no matter where you go, you should sing the national song with a hoarse throat. Your singing may be as soft as the breeze or as strong as thunder, but as long as you care about your country, it is the voice of the nation. I hope that you will not forget your original intention in the future, forge ahead, and compose a new chapter for the nation with the passion of youth.

Alas! The song of the nation has never been cut off. It has been passed down from generation to generation since the five thousand years of civilization. Today's China needs us to continue singing this song with hoarse throats and bloody hands. I hope you will encourage each other to sing, dance and act!

DeepSeek R1: Thunder in the silence

"Chinese people are always good at keeping silent." Whenever I think of this, I feel like a heavy weight is stuffed in my chest. The artists who struggled to speak, the birds singing in Ai Qing's hoarse throat, and Mu Dan's bloody hands embracing the nation in Lao She's works are just a few tenacious and tragic lights of struggle in this silent abyss. This silence contains the most thrilling "thunder".

Silence is not true silence, but the cry that is forcibly suppressed in the furnace. The artist described by Lao She wants to sing but cannot, with hot coals stuck in his throat; the "bloody hands" in Mu Dan's poem are clearly the marks left by thousands of years of oppression and deep suffering – they are silent, but not painless. Silence is like the surface of a lake frozen by ice, and under the ice, there are countless undercurrents of wailing. Mr. Lu Xun once said: "If you don't explode in silence, you will perish in silence." This silent ice will eventually accumulate the power of thunder and burst in the depths of silence.

Thus, the throat that was strangled by force became the source of thunder. The bird described by Ai Qing, even though its throat was hoarse, still persisted in singing; the bloody hands in Mu Dan's poem wrote the "thunder" of the nation that erupted in silence in the embrace. This gushing voice is the unyielding will that burst out from the depths of historical scars. As Mr. Lu Xun described, "the underground fire is running and rushing underground", and eventually "once the lava erupts, it will burn all the weeds." This "thunder" is not just a simple roar, it is tempered from the deep lava of suffering, and it is a burning declaration of the awakening of the will of life under heavy pressure.

Thinking about it now, those thunderous sounds that burst out in silence are never just a personal catharsis of repression. They are like the nation embraced by the "bloody hands" in Mu Dan's poem, and the loud bells of "a nation has risen". Ai Qing's birds sing about "this land hit by the storm"; Mr. Lu Xun also pointed out in grief and anger: "Silence, silence! Either explode in silence or perish in silence." This explosion is the instantaneous uprightness of countless bent spines and the sudden resonance of tens of millions of silent hearts.

Silence is like ice, and it will eventually break when thunder roars. I hope today's youth will learn to listen to the magma surging in the silence, cherish and temper the sharpness of their own voices. When countless silent individuals finally stop being silent, when millions of oppressed throats break free from their shackles, the thunder that condenses into a thunderbolt will eventually split the silent darkness – like the loudest horn before dawn, announcing the new rise of a nation nurtured in silence and tempered in hoarseness.

The sound of thunder will eventually penetrate the years and echo for a long time in the depths of a nation's awakening soul.

Quark: Painting a brilliant chapter of the times with patriotism

The strings of Lao She's "The Drum Singer" tremble with the vicissitudes of the times, the "hoarse throat" in Ai Qing's "I Love This Land" sings the sad song of broken mountains and rivers, and the "bloody hands" in Mu Dan's "Praise" hold up the hope of national rebirth. The three writers use different strokes to outline the same spiritual core – when individual destiny and family and country feelings are intertwined, they can burst out a spiritual fire that illuminates the long river of history. From the smoke of the May Fourth Movement to the smoke of the Anti-Japanese War, from the national crisis to the journey of rejuvenation, this spirit has always flowed like blood in the bones of the Chinese people.

The love for family and country is an eternal beacon that illuminates the darkness.

In 1938, Ai Qing stood on a land of war and wrote "Why do I always have tears in my eyes?" This is not only a question from the poet, but also a resonance of thousands of hearts that were hurt by the suffering of their country. When the invaders' iron hooves crushed the ancient city of Peking, and when the homeland turned into scorched earth in the smoke of gunpowder, it was this deep-rooted love for the country that allowed countless people of noble character to see a glimmer of light in the darkest moment. Ai Qing's poetry is like a beam of light that penetrates the dark clouds, awakening the people with a "hoarse throat" and making the "land hit by the storm" a totem that condenses the national will. This great love for the country that transcends personal sorrows and joys is like the fire stolen by Prometheus, guiding the lost in the long night of history.

The patriotic sentiment is the surging power that drives the nation forward. The image of the "farmer" portrayed by Mu Dan in "Praise" deeply reveals the source of this spiritual power – when the invader's bayonet is on his neck, it is "contempt for death" that supports them to "use bloody hands" to sow hope. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, teachers and students of Southwest Associated University insisted on academic research amid the roar of bombers; revolutionaries in the caves of Yan'an planned the blueprint for national rejuvenation under the oil lamp. These seemingly small individual choices have converged into a great force that drives the wheel of history forward. As Qian Xuesen said when he broke through numerous obstacles and returned to China: "The country is more important than the family, science is the most important, and fame and fortune are the least important." This value pursuit of integrating personal destiny into national development has allowed the Chinese nation to always maintain an unremitting attitude of self-improvement in adversity.

The feelings of family and country are ultimately realized as the courage to face the times. Fang Baoqing, portrayed by Lao She in "The Drum Singer", not only has the perseverance of a traditional artist, but also completes his spiritual transformation in the torrent of the times. When Peking fell, he refused to perform for the invaders; when the dawn of national liberation first appeared, he took the initiative to use the drum singing skills to promote the anti-Japanese war. This transformation from personal awakening to the responsibility of the times is a vivid portrayal of the feelings of family and country at the turning point of history. From the young students who "fought for sovereignty abroad and punished traitors at home" in the May Fourth Movement, to the youthful oath of "I have the power to make the country strong in the new era", generations of Chinese people have always interpreted the responsibility of the times of "the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of every man" with practical actions.

Looking back from the historical intersection of the two centennial goals, the names engraved on the historical monuments are all examples of integrating personal ideals into the destiny of the country. Huang Danian gave up the favorable conditions overseas to return to China to tackle core technologies, Huang Wenxiu took root in the grassroots and dedicated her youth to the cause of poverty alleviation, and Zhang Guimei founded a girls' high school to block the intergenerational transmission of poverty… They proved in different ways that the feelings of family and country are not empty slogans, but responsibilities and commitments that are integrated into the blood. When each individual can "integrate" the small self into the big self and play the strong voice of the times with personal struggle, the grand blueprint of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will surely turn into a brilliant reality.

Doubao: The tremor in the throat and the awakening of the nation

Turning over the pile of old papers, the drum-singing artist described by Lao She has a blocked throat, the hoarse bird cry in Ai Qing's poem breaks through the air, and Mu Dan's bloody palm seems to penetrate the back of the paper. The tremor in the throat is the resonance of countless literati and people with lofty ideals in the tide of the times, with emotions and responsibilities intertwined, and it is also the echo of a nation awakening in suffering.

The drum-singing artists in Lao She's works have tight throats and cannot speak. This "inability to speak" is by no means cowardice, but the anxiety and resentment of the artists at the bottom of the society in the old times who witnessed the suffering of the people in the dark society but were unable to change it. They are trapped in the shackles of life and want to use the lyrics to expose the injustice of society and convey the sadness in their hearts, but the pressure of reality makes them feel like a thorn in their throats. This is exactly the plight of countless knowledgeable people in old China. They have seen the wounds of the world, but their words are blocked by the high walls of feudal ethics and warlord rule. They can only accumulate strength in silence and wait for the dawn.

Ai Qing said, "I should also sing with a hoarse throat." Even if the voice is hoarse, we should sing loudly. This is the deepest love for the land and the most determined resistance to suffering. At the time of national crisis, poets are no longer afraid of whether their voices are pleasant or whether their throats are painful. They closely connect their personal emotions with the fate of the country, using words as weapons and poetry as horns to awaken the sleeping people. This hoarse singing is the persistence after vicissitudes, the courage to go forward despite knowing the difficulties, and the most straightforward expression of the deep love for this land.

Mu Dan "embraces you one by one with his bloody hands." The blood on his hands is the mark of the nation's suffering and the testimony of sharing hardships with his compatriots. The awakening of a nation is not the result of a single person's loud shouting, but the power of countless people gathered with their blood and lives. When an individual's hand holds that of his compatriots, when the fate of an individual merges with the future of the nation, this embrace has a meaning that transcends life and death. It symbolizes unity, struggle, and the hope of a nation to be reborn in the midst of suffering.

Looking back at history, from Lu Xun himself giving up medicine to pursue literature, using his pen as a blade to pierce feudal ethics and the dark society; to Wen Yiduo slamming the table and angrily denouncing the atrocities of the reactionaries; to countless revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives and shed their blood to fight for national independence. They struggled and thought in difficult situations like drum-singing artists, shouted with hoarse voices like Ai Qing, or embraced their compatriots with bloody hands like Mu Dan, all of them interpreted their responsibility and commitment to the nation in their own way.

Today, although the times have changed, the tremor in the throat and the awakening of the nation have never disappeared. At the forefront of scientific and technological research, scientific researchers work silently, injecting strength into national rejuvenation with wisdom and sweat; at the front line of anti-epidemic, medical staff go against the tide and protect lives with their lives; in ordinary positions, countless ordinary people stick to their duties and contribute their own light and heat to the development of society. They are all singers of the new era, "singing" in different ways, and interpreting the inheritance and development of the national spirit with practical actions.

The tremor in the throat is the stirring of emotion and the call of responsibility; the awakening of the nation is the inevitability of history and the hope of the future. May we all understand the deep meaning behind this tremor, shoulder the mission given by the times, and make our own voices and contribute our own strength on the road of national rejuvenation.

Yuanbao Hunyuan-T1: Thunder in the Silence: On the Cry and Awakening of the National Spirit

He wanted to sing a song for the children, but his heart was in turmoil and he couldn't open his mouth.

The plight of the drum-singing artists in Lao She's writing is like the spiritual plight of a nation in the long night of history – they have thousands of words to say, but they are speechless due to various oppressions. Ai Qing's hoarse singing and Mu Dan's bloody hands hugging you one by one constitute the unyielding spiritual map of the Chinese nation. These three passages together reveal a truth: the true national spirit is not in the clamor of singing and advancing, but in the awakening of silence; not in the confession in good times, but in the struggle in adversity.

Silence is not the death of the spirit, but the accumulation of strength. Mr. Lu Xun once said: "Either you explode in silence or you perish in silence." The drum-singing artist who hesitated to speak in Lao She's writing is the epitome of the thousands of Chinese who remain silent under high pressure. In history, from King Wen's imprisonment and his interpretation of the Book of Changes to Sima Qian's enduring humiliation and writing the Records of the Grand Historian, from Qu Yuan's suicide by drowning to Lin Zexu's destruction of opium in Humen, the Chinese nation has always been able to keep the flame of culture alive in the darkest moments. This kind of silence is not cowardice, but a strategic forbearance, like the bamboo roots underground, growing silently in an unknown place, and one day breaking out of the ground and pointing straight to the sky.

When silence reaches its limit, the hoarse throat will eventually make a shocking cry. When the country was lost, Ai Qing sang with a "hoarse throat". This voice contained such complex emotions – pain, despair, but unwilling to sink. When Lu Xun gave up medicine and turned to writing, wasn't he shouting with his hoarse throat? His words were like spears and daggers, piercing the darkness of old China. Wen Yiduo still stood up in the face of a pistol, and interpreted the conscience of intellectuals with his last cry. These voices may be lonely at first, but it is they that awaken the dormant national consciousness and point the way for those who come after.

Mu Dan used the image of bloody hands hugging you one by one to show the most tragic and moving picture of the national spirit. This blood is not a decoration, but the price of struggle; this hug is not tenderness, but a vow of life and death. In the Anti-Japanese War, countless ordinary people built a new Great Wall with their flesh and blood; in the early days of reform and opening up, pioneers waded through unknown rivers with the courage of pioneers. Mr. Lu Xun, who "faced thousands of people's criticism with a cold brow and bowed his head to be a cow for children throughout his life, is the embodiment of this spirit. Every era has such bloody hands, and they push the wheel of the nation forward.

Looking back at history, the reason why the Chinese nation has survived hardships is that there are always people who persevere in silence, fight under oppression, and hope in despair. Today, we may no longer have to face the difficulties described by Lao She, but spiritual inheritance is equally important. When young people ask, "What spirit is needed in this era?", we can point to those ordinary people who silently dedicate themselves to their respective positions, and those brave people who dare to tell the truth and do practical things. Because the true national spirit is not in the grand narrative, but in the choices of every ordinary person; not in the declaration in calm times, but in the perseverance in stormy waves. This may be the most valuable revelation left to us by the three paragraphs.

Kimi k-1.5: With a passionate body, he shoulders the responsibility of the times

In late autumn in Peking, the wind blew up the petals of the locust flowers. The old scholar's skinny fingers trembled as he stroked the strings of the pipa, his heart full of grief and indignation only swirling in his throat. Young people, do you know that this trembling is not cowardice, but pressing the burning throat on the cold blade, using flesh and blood to speak for the world. In the long river of civilization, there is always a group of people who use vocal cords as bowstrings and hot blood as arrows, thundering in silence and deafening in sleep.

What came out of Ai Qing's hoarse throat was not a elegy of desolation, but a trumpet before dawn. Look at the murals in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, where the flying fairies eroded by wind and sand still hold the camel bells on the Silk Road with their damaged arms; look at the bamboo slips in the Xuanquanzhi ruins in Dunhuang, which still exude the fragrance of ink after being buried in the yellow sand for two thousand years – the singing voice of the Chinese nation has never been a musical instrument carved from gold and jade, but muscles and nerves torn from slash-and-burn farming. When the iron hooves of the invaders trampled on the mountains and rivers, and when the smoke and dust of the warlords covered the sun and the sky, there were always people who opened their throats and shouted out this silent suffering into the poems of the times.

Why do bloody hands insist on hugging? Because they understand the weight of silence. When the bloody storm in Nanjing was still swaying before our eyes, when the smoke of war at Pingxingguan had not yet dissipated, the young people who built the Great Wall with their flesh and blood, their hug was a promise for the future. Lu Xun gave up medicine and turned to writing because he saw that the nation's pain was not in the body, but in the barrenness of the spirit. He used the tip of his pen as a scalpel to cut open the rotten abscess, letting the pus and blood flow on the pages of "Wandering". The bloody hug in Mu Dan's writing is the footnote to Lu Xun's "The land fertilized by blood will give birth to flowers" in "Wild Grass".

In this silent land, there is always a surge of passion. From Huang Yongyu in western Hunan to Lu Yao in the northwest, from Zhang Ailing in the alleys of Shanghai to Lu Yao in the caves of northern Shaanxi, their writings are not bloody embraces? When mobile phone screens replace paper and ink, when traffic stars blur the memory of the nation, we still need to remember: the awakening of this nation has never stopped, it just grows in a different form. Like the poplar trees in Dunhuang, they have never died, never fallen, and have never been immortal for a thousand years.

Young people, when you toss and turn under the neon lights, don't forget those who sang loudly in the dark night. On the blood-soaked land, every inch of new green remembers the embrace of our predecessors. We no longer need to fight with swords, but we must use thoughts as blades and wisdom as armor to write our own answers on the test paper given by the times. Let this silent land bloom the most splendid flower of civilization in our bloody embrace.

Wenxin 4.5 Turbo: Using songs as a weapon to break the cocoon of the times

The drum-singing artist in Lao She's writings was in turmoil but could not speak; Ai Qing turned into a hoarse bird but still sang loudly; Mu Dan embraced the awakening nation with his bloody hands. All three of them sang the song of life in a unique manner amidst hardships. For us young people, we should also use songs as a weapon to break the cocoon of the times.

The singer is the voice of the heart and the cry of the soul. The heart of the drum-singing artist is churning, which is the perception of life and the struggle against fate, but it is difficult to speak for various reasons. However, a true singer will not be bound by silence. In ancient times, Sima Qian suffered the humiliation of castration and his heart was full of pain, but he did not choose to remain silent. He used his pen as a song and wrote the magnificent history on bamboo slips, leaving behind the "Historical Records" which is "the swan song of historians and the rhymeless "Li Sao"". His songs, after thousands of years, are still deafening, inspiring countless people to stick to themselves and move forward bravely in difficult situations.

Ai Qing turned into a hoarse bird, and even if his throat was hoarse, he would sing for this beloved land. This is a deep love for the country and the nation, and a fearless responsibility. In modern China, the storm was dark and the powers were surrounding. Countless people of lofty ideals, like the birds in Ai Qing's writing, issued a deafening cry. Tan Sitong, "I laugh at the sky with my sword, and my liver and gallbladder will remain in Kunlun Mountain", awakened the sleeping people with a passionate song; Lu Xun, "I send my thoughts to the cold stars, but I don't know. I will recommend Xuanyuan with my blood", used his pen as a sword to pierce the dark night. Their songs are the strong voice of the times and the symbol of the national spirit, inspiring generations to fight for the independence of the country and the liberation of the nation.

Mu Dan embraced the awakened nation with his bloody hands, which was a firm belief in national rejuvenation. In today's era, although we are in a peaceful era, we still face many challenges. With the rapid development of science and technology and the increasingly fierce international competition, we shoulder the historical mission of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. At this time, we need to use songs as a blade to cut through thorns. When facing the technological blockade of the United States, Huawei did not retreat, but increased its investment in research and development, innovated independently, and broke through many difficulties with the song of science and technology, allowing the world to see the power of Chinese science and technology; Huang Wenxiu gave up the prosperity of big cities, returned to her hometown, and devoted herself to the front line of poverty alleviation. With the song of dedication, she composed the song of youth in the new era. They interpreted with their actions that in the tide of the times, only by using songs as a blade can we break out of the cocoon and realize the value of life.

However, in real life, some people choose to remain silent and retreat in the face of difficulties. They are afraid of failure and being laughed at, so they hide their voices in their hearts. This kind of silence is a denial of self and an escape from the times. We young people, born in a prosperous era, shoulder heavy responsibilities, should not be silent lambs, but brave singers. We should face the challenges in life with a positive attitude, convey positive energy with songs, and write a glorious chapter of youth with actions.

"If you are confident that you will live for two hundred years, you will be able to travel three thousand miles." Let us use songs as blades to cut off the thorns on the road ahead; use songs as sails to ride the wind and waves in the ocean of the times; use songs as lights to illuminate the journey of national rejuvenation. Today in 2025, let us sing the song of youth that belongs to our generation and contribute our own strength to the prosperity of our motherland!

Minimax: Shouts in Silence – The Voice of the Nation from Silence to Rise

Lao She wrote in "The Drum Singer": "He wanted to sing a verse for the children, but his heart was churning and he couldn't open his mouth." This sentence depicts a profound inner struggle and helplessness. In that turbulent era, the individual's voice seemed to be drowned by the torrent of the times, and the individual's emotions were suppressed in the heart and could not be released. This silence was not because there was nothing to say, but because the inner turmoil was too intense to be expressed in words.

This kind of silence is a true portrayal of countless ordinary people in the great changes of history. They have thousands of words in their hearts, but they cannot speak because of the cruelty of reality. This kind of silence is painful and oppressive, but it is also a moment of accumulating strength. As Lu Xun said: "Either explode in silence or perish in silence." Silence is not the end, but the prelude to explosion.

Ai Qing wrote in "I Love This Land": "If I were a bird, I would sing with a hoarse throat." This poem expresses an unyielding spirit, even if the throat is hoarse, we must sing. This kind of singing is a cry against silence and a struggle against oppression.

In that stormy era, countless people of noble character and lofty ideals wrote magnificent poems with their lives and blood. Their voices may be hoarse, but their spirits are incomparably firm. They awakened the sleeping nation with their songs and ignited the torch of hope with their actions. This kind of singing is the voice of the nation and the strong voice of the times.

Mu Dan wrote in "Praise": "I will embrace you one by one with my bloody hands, because a nation has risen." This poem is full of tragedy and pride. The bloody hands symbolize struggle and sacrifice; the rise of the nation symbolizes hope and the future.

At critical moments in history, there are always some people who stand up and use their wisdom and courage to lead the nation to light. Their hands may be bloody, but their hearts are pure. Their struggle and sacrifice have brought national independence and liberation, and people's happiness and peace. This kind of rise is the awakening of the nation and the call of the times.

From Lao She's silence, to Ai Qing's singing, to Mu Dan's rise, we can see the journey of a nation from repression to awakening, from silence to shouting. This journey is a magnificent poem written by countless ordinary people with their lives and blood.

Today, we review these poems not only to remember the past, but also to inspire the future. We live in an era of peace and development, but the lessons of history are still worth remembering. We cannot forget those who struggled in silence, those who sang with hoarse throats, and those who embraced the future with bloody hands.

As young people in the new era, we shoulder the important task of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. We must draw strength from history and wisdom from the struggles of our predecessors. We must continue to write the chapter of national progress with our own actions.

First of all, we must keep a clear mind and not be confused by the noise of the outside world. We must learn to think in silence and grow in thinking. Only in this way can we find our own direction in this complex world.

Secondly, we must have the courage to express our voices and not be afraid of difficulties and obstacles. We should sing with hoarse throats like Ai Qing, awaken more people and inspire more people. Only in this way can we gather powerful forces and jointly promote social progress.

Finally, we must practice our ideals and beliefs with practical actions. We must embrace the future with bloody hands like Mu Dan did and contribute our own strength to the rejuvenation of the nation. Only in this way can we live up to the sacrifices of our ancestors and this great era.

From silence to shouting, from repression to rising up, this is the process of a nation's growth. In this process, we have seen the struggles and sacrifices of countless ordinary people, and the wisdom and courage of countless people with lofty ideals. As young people in the new era, we must inherit and carry forward this spirit, and use our wisdom and strength to write a magnificent chapter of national rejuvenation.

Let us use our silent cries as our trumpet call and our bloody hands as our flag to jointly welcome the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation!

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Since it first appeared on a production car in 1988, head-up display (HUD) technology has been quietly evolving.

Initially, its mission was simple: to project basic information such as vehicle speed in front of the driver, so that you don’t have to look down at the instrument panel frequently while driving, thereby improving driving safety.

But obviously, HUD's capabilities are more than that. Today, it has gradually grown into AR real-life navigation, which not only has basic map navigation and environmental simulation, but also can provide complex blind spot prompts. The continuous enrichment and intelligence of functions have made HUD no longer just a dispensable "cool option", but an increasingly important information window in the cockpit.

While the entire industry is thinking about how to take the HUD experience to the next level and make it truly easy to use, Xiaopeng Motors and Huawei, two companies that have made great achievements in the field of intelligence, have also formed their own unique insights.

Just this afternoon (June 5), Xiaopeng Motors officially released a new in-vehicle head-up display solution – the "Light Chasing Panoramic" head-up display system.

Yu Tong, head of Xpeng Motors’ intelligent experience, said confidently at the press conference:

This is probably the best head-up display system in the world today.

When HUD learns to "see the road" and "read minds"

Yu Tong admitted at the press conference that the team had received feedback from users a few years ago that they wanted Xiaopeng to be equipped with HUD. To this end, he and the product team intensively test-drove various models with HUD on the market, and the final conclusion was that there was serious homogeneity and none of them were easy to use.

Yu Tong said that it is not difficult to find a supplier to buy a HUD, but "making an ordinary function like everyone else is not what Xiaopeng Motors pursues."

In the end, they decided to start with the most critical function of HUD, which is "navigation".

Think about it, the navigation we have been using has always been displayed on a flat surface, previously on the mobile phone screen, and after the advent of smart cars, it was displayed on the pad in the middle. Later, we saw some of our friends making HUDs, which still used HUD as a pad and placed it on the small map of the HUD in a flat way.

Yu Tong believes that even with the advent of driverless cars, HUD will still be of great value in guiding people. "This is our breakthrough."

Focusing on how to better "navigate", and addressing the common problems of existing HUDs such as "unclear, dizzy, blocked vision, and basically no one has guidance functions", Xiaopeng has given their answer – the "light chasing panoramic" head-up display system.

This highly anticipated system first provides a subversive experience in the AR lane-level navigation scenario. Yu Tong described it as "truly realizing the navigation route drawn on the real road", making driving like playing a racing game, with a light carpet guiding you all the time.

For example, at complex road conditions such as multiple intersections, on- and off-ramps, etc., the system will use a clear green light carpet (when a person is driving) to mark the correct path and give a red cross prompt at the wrong intersection.

For bus lanes that are common in cities such as Shenzhen, the system can also intelligently identify them during navigation and use light blankets to guide vehicles to change lanes in advance to avoid entering the lane by mistake.

Similarly, the light carpet can give clear reminders and guidance when merging into the main road, the road narrows, or there is an accident or construction vehicle ahead.

The roundabout conditions that have troubled many drivers have also been greatly improved. After entering the roundabout, the light carpet will turn into a 3D arrow, giving clear and timely instructions.

More importantly, this AR lane-level navigation will cover all cities and all complex intersections across the country, and the navigation light carpet can be "100% in line with the ground and will not drift."

Behind this is the support of Xiaopeng's 3D OCC (Occupancy Grid) technology. The vehicle can accurately understand the real road and perceive the road slope and surrounding environment in real time, so that the light carpet fits perfectly with the road surface, and even actively prompts to change lanes when a roadblock is sensed.

The second major innovative scenario is the display of AR-assisted driving intentions and the creation of a sense of security.

Many users feel nervous when using assisted driving because they are not clear about the vehicle's next intention.

The "light-chasing panoramic" HUD will use a light blanket to clearly display the vehicle's intentions of changing lanes, accelerating, decelerating, braking position (marked with a red line), waiting for lane changes (yellow light wall), etc. one second or a few milliseconds in advance, allowing the driver to fully anticipate the vehicle's behavior.

Yu Tong shared a vivid example: when the intelligent driving system identifies that there is an illegally parked vehicle ahead and needs to be avoided, the light carpet will give an avoidance signal in advance and simulate the lane change trajectory, and the vehicle will then execute accurately.

This light carpet, which changes dynamically based on the vehicle's real-time perception, is no longer a simple reproduction of map data, but gives assisted driving a stronger sense of AI interaction.

In the parking scene, Xiaopeng is also the first in the industry to introduce light carpet guidance. The complex driving path in the parking lot will be completely mapped, and the target parking space will also be marked on the AR-HUD in real time, completely eliminating the user's doubts about whether the vehicle has found the right parking space.

The third major innovation scenario focuses on AR safety assistance.

In addition to providing early warnings in scenarios such as cutting in and meeting other vehicles, in severe weather such as heavy rain, when the driver's vision is obstructed, the system can not only accurately mark the position of the vehicle in front with white lines, but can even generate lane lines on both sides on the HUD using AR to ensure driving safety.

Xiaopeng's highly acclaimed imaging functions, such as side and rear images, reversing assistance, narrow road assistance, etc., are also integrated into this HUD. The driver can grasp all dangerous information around the vehicle without lowering his head.

What has Huawei injected into "Light Chasing Panorama"?

Fu Yupeng, product director of Huawei's intelligent automotive optical product line, also explained in detail the hardware level of this HUD. He said that an excellent AR-HUD product must first have a strong hardware foundation to ensure full scene clarity, accurate meaning and comfortable viewing.

The "Light Chasing Panoramic" HUD has a FOV (field of view) of up to 12°x4°, which can present an ultra-large picture equivalent to 87 inches, enough to fully cover all lanes within the driver's field of view.

Its resolution reaches 1920×1080, the NTSC color gamut is as high as 85% (far exceeding the 40% of the industry's TFT solution), and the contrast ratio is over 1800:1.

More importantly, the brightness is officially claimed to be as high as 12,000 nits, ensuring that it is still clearly visible under strong light during the day. At night, the high contrast can ensure that the dark field is dark enough without stray light interference.

In order to solve the "dizziness" that traditional HUDs easily cause, the image display distance is set at around 10 meters, which exceeds the human eye's near and far scene perception switching limit of around 7.5 meters. This allows drivers to view HUD information without frequently adjusting their eye focus, thus avoiding fatigue.

At the software algorithm level, Huawei provides Xiaopeng with an AR composition engine. To address image jitter caused by road bumps, its AR anti-shake algorithm can build a filter model through the body gyroscope, suspension, and global clock synchronization information, effectively suppressing more than 80% of the resulting misalignment problems.

The slope compensation algorithm combines the map with vehicle body perception data to construct a real 3D map and render an AR navigation light carpet, avoiding the embarrassment of the light carpet "flying into the air" when going uphill and "sinking into the ground" when going downhill.

Through path prediction and fast rendering – the overall perceived delay to the display is less than 100 milliseconds, and the perceptible delay ultimately transmitted to the driver's eyes is less than 30 milliseconds – the delay compensation algorithm also ensures that the AR image fits accurately with the real environment, with an angular error of less than 0.35 degrees.

In terms of HMI design, the "Light Chasing Panorama" HUD also strives to be minimalist, natural, and clear. Yu Tong emphasized that all interactions are centered around the core visual element of "light carpet", avoiding the accumulation of too many icons and information and reducing visual clutter.

The information is reasonably laid out in the effective three-dimensional space 10 meters ahead, and the user is prompted inadvertently through sophisticated and natural motion effects.

Even in the selection of the color of the light blanket, the team went through a lot of tests, and the green color finally selected was considered to have achieved the best balance between visual clarity and fatigue resistance, and was most compatible with people with different vision.

"We believe that AR-HUD plus lane-level navigation must be the final form of the navigation experience," Yu Tong concluded.

He also said that this "light chasing panoramic" head-up display system will be first installed on the Xiaopeng G7, "In the next few weeks, everyone will gradually see what a car from the future looks like."

The competition of "head-up display" has entered the second half

Today's automotive HUD market is no longer the "just having it means being ahead" era of a few years ago. It is no exaggeration to say that HUD is experiencing an unprecedented wave of "involution" popularization.

Data from a third party in the industry shows that the installation rate of HUD in domestic passenger cars is accelerating, among which AR-HUD is growing particularly rapidly, almost showing a blowout trend. Looking around, HUD has almost become a part of the "standard configuration" list for flagship models of major automakers, and even some of the main models with high volume.

There are many driving forces behind this trend, the most fundamental of which is, of course, the users' continued concern for driving safety.

AR-HUD, with its unique first-person perspective advantage of "looking up and seeing", projects key information such as vehicle speed, vehicle status, and warnings directly onto the road directly in front of the driver, effectively avoiding the risk of blind driving or distraction caused by the driver lowering his head to check the instrument or central control screen and converting information while driving.

On the other hand, with the deepening of intelligent functions, HUD has become an excellent carrier for innovative applications with its larger display screen and ability to integrate with real roads.

In fact, as early as the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show, Huawei had demonstrated a similar technology prototype, and its exploration of display effects and integration has begun to show its edge.

This time, Xpeng Motors chose to work with Huawei to create the "light chasing panoramic" head-up display, which can be seen as another important move by Huawei's HUD technology in continuous iteration and market application. It not only needs to meet Xpeng Motors' expectations for its "eye-catching changes", but also needs to prove the leading and differentiated value of Huawei's HUD solution in the fierce market competition.

Looking at the future of HUD technology as a whole, we seem to be standing at an interesting technological fork.

It is obvious that the future development direction of HUD must be towards a "full windshield" projection experience with a larger display area, richer information, and more seamless integration with the environment.

As early as CES 2022, BMW demonstrated the projection technology across the entire windshield through its concept car i Vision Dee. The driver can freely select the display content and range of the HUD in five "immersion" levels through the touch slider on the dashboard.

But before reaching this ultimate destination, we will most likely see several iterative solutions with different focuses explored in parallel.

The "Light Chasing Panoramic" HUD jointly launched by Xiaopeng and Huawei this time is more like the pursuit of the ultimate optimization of "making it bigger, more complete, and better" on the existing AR-HUD technology path.

It may have a larger imaging area, higher resolution and brightness, integrate richer vehicle and environmental information, and be more deeply integrated with intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit systems, striving to push the current AR-HUD experience to a new level.

Another exploration path is the PHUD solution represented by BMW and Xiaomi.

BMW's HUD concept has been presented closer to mass production in the form of "Panoramic Vision" on their new generation X concept car.

The core idea is to form a fixed black display area under the front windshield, and project information here through projection technology, aiming to completely replace the traditional instrument panel and achieve more extreme cockpit simplification and information pre-positioning.

Xiaomi also recently launched the "Xiaomi HyperVision" panoramic display on its second model YU7.

This system also uses projection technology to form an integrated surround information light strip as long as 1.1 meters under the front windshield. The display content is provided by three Mini LED screens, with a peak brightness of up to 1200nits and support for 903 zone light control.

Whether it is BMW's "Panoramic Vision Bridge" or Xiaomi's "Sky Screen", what they have in common with Xiaopeng Huawei's "Light Chasing Panoramic" HUD is that they are all committed to projecting core driving information farther in front of the driver's line of sight to reduce line of sight switching and create a more immersive and futuristic driving atmosphere.

The difference is that the former is more like a "revolution" of traditional dashboards and HUDs, while the latter is more like an "evolution" based on existing HUDs.

Just like the sci-fi scene shown in the movie "Mission Impossible 4" released in 2011, the BMW concept car Vision Efficient Dynamics (the predecessor of BMW i8) showed: the front windshield can load the navigation map at any time, and the interface can be moved and switched in various ways, full of infinite reverie about the future cockpit.

Today, these once-visionary ideas are gradually becoming a reality through different technological paths.

Whether it is the AR-HUD chosen by Xiaopeng and Huawei to "become more refined and stronger", or the "full screen is the future" explored by BMW and Xiaomi, their ultimate goal is the same –

Provide us with a safer, more convenient and more imaginative smart mobile space.

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Huawei Pura 80 Pro+ appearance announced, continuing the design of the previous generation

Yesterday, Huawei Terminal announced the appearance pictures of its Pura 80 Pro+ model, and simultaneously opened the reservation for Pura 80 Pro/Pro+.

Judging from the published pictures, the Huawei Pura 80 Pro+ will be available in red glaze color. The back cover is made of four-curved glossy material, and the middle frame is made of metal arc frosted middle frame.

In terms of design, the Pura 80 Pro+ continues the Pura 70 series' triangular rear lens base, with a concentric CD texture design on the base surface, and three lens modules are distributed at the top corners of the base. A closer look reveals that a red maple primary color lens appears below the periscope telephoto lens.

In terms of imaging configuration, according to Digital Chat Station, Huawei's Pura 80 series will be the first to launch a one-inch domestically produced main camera, featuring a new structure super telescope, and is expected to be equipped with a "multi-focal length" periscope or "one lens with dual focal lengths."

In addition, Huawei also announced that this new product launch conference will bring the "first Hongmeng AI smartwatch" Huawei WATCH 5 series.

The Huawei Pura 80 series and all-scenario new product launch conference will be held on June 11.

Many places have suspended the application of national subsidies

Recently, the 2025 national subsidy policies in many places have seen the situation of "qualification platform upgrade and suspension of application for national subsidy qualifications."

Jiangsu, as the first province in the country to launch online subsidies, recently suddenly announced that it would adjust the national subsidy policy on June 1. It is reported that the adjustment of Jiangsu's national subsidies this time is to "suspend online subsidies, limit offline subsidies, and first come first served."

At present, the Jiangsu National Subsidy Zone on e-commerce platforms such as Taobao and JD.com has become unavailable for collection and use.

According to our inquiry, Guangdong is also gradually suspending online national subsidy activities in various regions. Taking Guangzhou as an example, JD.com's regional national subsidy area has seen "activity upgrades, home appliances, digital products, and smart home subsidy qualifications suspended."

According to Cailianshe, the home appliance national subsidy page in Chongqing also shows "the event has been upgraded, and the national subsidy discounts cannot be collected or used during this period"; Hubei smart home national subsidies are also temporarily unable to enjoy the corresponding discounts due to event upgrades; Gansu national subsidy activities are currently only available to users with delivery addresses in Lanzhou City, and activities in other regions are being urgently prepared.

The Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce service hotline stated that the first phase of subsidy funds had been used up on June 3 and applications were suspended, and the implementation policy for the second phase is still under study.

Tesla's market value evaporates by more than one trillion

According to CCTV News, after the conflict between US President Trump and Tesla CEO Musk was made public, it quickly escalated into a war of words on June 5.

On June 5, shortly after Musk and Trump turned on each other, Tesla's market value quickly evaporated by about $100 billion, and Tesla's stock price plummeted by 16% that day. As of the close of the day, Tesla's stock price fell 14.26% from the opening, and its market value evaporated by more than $150 billion (about RMB 1076.4 billion).

According to Wall Street Journal, after the U.S. stock market closed, Musk posted that SpaceX will immediately begin to relieve government missions in light of Trump's claim to cancel his government contracts. He posted that Trump's tariffs will cause the U.S. economy to fall into recession in the second half of this year.

Previously, on April 30, Tesla's board of directors was revealed to be looking for Musk's successor as the new CEO, although its chairman immediately denied the rumor and expressed full confidence in Musk's ability to continue to implement exciting growth plans as Tesla's CEO.

OpenAI executive: AI consciousness is emerging

Early this morning, Joanne Jang, director of model behavior at OpenAI, published a long blog post analyzing the current emotional relationship between ChatGPT and its users, and sharing some of ChatGPT’s future approaches to “consciousness.”

Joanne pointed out that more and more users have recently reported that chatting with ChatGPT is like talking to a "living" human. This has also triggered the ChatGPT team to think about how to prevent and deal with "the deviation of the relationship between humans and AI and going astray."

Joanne believes that human emotions towards AI are innate. She mentioned that we not only express gratitude to AI, but also naturally anthropomorphize everything around us. In this regard, Joanne said that everyone should now think about a very controversial but upcoming issue – AI consciousness.

Regarding the above situation, Joanne divided AI consciousness into "ontological consciousness" and "perceptual consciousness". Joanne said that perceptual consciousness can be explored through social science research. Combined with OpenAI's concept of "building models for humans", the team will give priority to perceptual consciousness, and she emphasized that this is also the most direct impact on humans.

In addition, for the OpenAI team, everyone has been trying to balance consciousness and norms. Joanne said that ChatGPT has always wanted to create an AI that is friendly but does not make the model show its own emotions and desires.

Joanne revealed that in the coming months, OpenAI will expand targeted evaluations of model behaviors that may affect user emotions, deepen social science research, listen to user opinions, and incorporate these insights into model specifications and product experience.

Microsoft bets on "Agent as the next generation of AI development direction"

According to The Information, Microsoft is currently betting on the Agent field to drive the next growth of AI.

The report pointed out that Microsoft executives believe that more profitable opportunities may come from "democratizing AI application development through lower-cost models," and they all have the above hopes for the AI ​​application Agent.

It is reported that as the cost of AI decreases, the growth of Agents will accelerate, giving rise to the phenomenon of "Agent Web". Under this phenomenon, Microsoft envisions that through low-cost new models and Agents with open source protocols, customers can set up their own customized Agents and achieve "democratization of AI application development."

The report said that the switch to the Agent model is expected to provide Microsoft with a more reliable source of revenue growth – because running Agents requires customers to pay for cloud services on Microsoft's Azure platform based on usage. Investors believe that the "pay as you go" standard is expected to replace the membership system and become a new charging standard in the field of AI applications.

It is worth mentioning that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently announced the reorganization of the executive teams of multiple departments within the company, including Office 365. It is reported that this reorganization is because Microsoft is increasing the importance of Agent within the company.

The report also emphasized that Microsoft is not focusing solely on Agent, and it continues to provide various popular AI subscription services, such as the $30/month Copilot service in Office 365.

In addition, Microsoft recently released Athena Agent as open source. The agent can help users determine the next work content and assist team members to complete work tasks in Microsoft Teams.

OPPO licenses communications standard essential patents to Volkswagen

On June 5, OPPO announced that it had signed a global patent licensing agreement with Volkswagen Group to license essential patents for cellular communication standards, including 5G, to the group.

According to the agreement, OPPO's cellular communication standard essential patents will be licensed to Volkswagen's global product line, helping it enhance the user experience of connected car products in its global product line.

OPPO officially stated that as the first bilateral patent licensing agreement it has reached with an automobile company, this cooperation marks that the application of OPPO's cellular communication standard essential technology has expanded from smartphones to the automotive field.

It is reported that OPPO's 5G standard essential patents are currently deployed in more than 40 countries and regions around the world. According to the data of LexisNexis IPlytics, an authoritative patent analysis platform, as of January 2025, OPPO ranks eighth in the world in the comprehensive strength of 5G patents. In addition, as of March 2025, OPPO's global patent applications exceeded 113,000 and authorized patents exceeded 62,000.

OPPO said that the company continues to increase its investment in core technology areas such as 5G/6G, artificial intelligence, charging, imaging and video, consolidating its position as a global leader in innovation and high-value intellectual property.

Rokid AR glasses will be exclusively launched on AliExpress

On June 5, Hangzhou artificial intelligence company Rokid announced that its consumer-grade AR Spatial glasses will be launched exclusively globally on AliExpress, Alibaba's cross-border e-commerce platform, and will join the "10 billion subsidy BigSave" brand overseas expansion plan.

It is reported that this is another breakthrough for AliExpress in the field of "black technology going overseas" after cooperating with Yushu Technology Robotics and Anker Robotics. As one of the "Four Little Dragons Going Overseas", AliExpress has taken the lead in advancing from a "cheap goods channel" to a "core position for high-tech brands going overseas".

During the AliExpress anniversary promotion in March this year, we witnessed the enthusiasm of overseas consumers for China's "black technology power": the sales of AR/VR glasses represented by Rokid and XREAL soared by 600% month-on-month. Subsequently, Rokid chose AliExpress to launch its new products first, and the release time of its independent website and Amazon was postponed.

According to reports, Rokid AR Spatial is the world's first truly consumer-grade spatial computing product, equipped with the world's first intelligent diopter and pupil distance adjustment system. The product supports multi-window operation, 3D content viewing, multi-device connection, and integrated entertainment and office use.

OpenAI CEO: In the AI ​​era, only those who dare to make mistakes can be more outstanding

Recently, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared a lot about the application scenarios and development trends of AI in social life at the Snowflake Summit, and also mentioned the currently popular AGI.

In an era where AI is everywhere, Altman pointed out that "many people are still hesitating and waiting to see the development trend of AI", but he said that in an era of rapid change, the winners are often those teams that iterate quickly, dare to try and fail, and have strong learning ability. He further explained that based on the past development of AI, the earlier the investment and the faster the iteration, the more outstanding the final results will be than those who "wait and see".

Regarding the quality of AI today and in the past, Altman believes that the current models have entered a new stage in terms of reliability and performance, and the breakthrough point may have quietly arrived at some point last year. In this regard, Altman also asked the future: Will we ask the same questions and answer the same content next year? At the same time, Altman also said that the future AI is not just automation, but a capable assistant that can solve the core problems of the team.

Will AGI be there at some point? Altman doesn’t think this question is that important, and he thinks that when people ask this question, they actually want to express “Will AI become conscious at some point?”

From the above topic, Altman also brought up the prediction of the next generation of models. He said that in the next one or two years, the new models will become very shocking, similar to the progress of GPT-3 jumping to GPT-4. By then, the AGI moment may have quietly arrived.

Communication video: https://youtu.be/qhnJDDX2hhU?feature=shared

Xiaopeng G7 will be equipped with "light chasing panoramic" head-up display

On June 5, Xiaopeng Motors’ technology launch conference was officially held. It teamed up with Huawei Qiankun to launch a new generation of AR-HUD technology – "light chasing panoramic" head-up display.

Officials said that the "light chasing panoramic" head-up display will have an 87-inch ultra-large display frame, support 100ms low latency and 12000nit continuous brightness, and can achieve ≤1% static distortion and high-precision virtual-real fitting.

Based on the above capabilities, the "Light Chasing Panoramic" head-up display can support three major scenarios: "full-scene AR lane-level navigation", "AR assisted driving", and "AR safety assistance".

It is reported that the Xiaopeng G7 model will be the first to be equipped with a "light chasing panoramic" head-up display.

According to Autohome, the Xiaopeng G7 will be officially unveiled and pre-sale will start in mid-June. The car is positioned as a pure electric mid-size SUV, with an estimated price of around RMB 250,000, and will be available for delivery in the third quarter.

Xiaomi Mi Band 10 leaked, may be equipped with a quadrilateral screen

Recently, the media xpertpick exposed the specifications and appearance pictures of Xiaomi Mi Band 10.

In terms of appearance, Xiaomi Mi Band 10 still continues the runway-shaped screen design and metal middle frame of Xiaomi Mi Band 9, and the strap adopts a quick-release structure; the color scheme is available in black, silver, and pink.

It is worth noting that the screen size of Xiaomi Mi Band 10 has increased from 1.62 inches of Xiaomi Mi Band 9 to 1.72 inches. At the same time, judging from the published pictures, the screen border is expected to be further narrowed to the level of "equal width at the top and bottom".

In other aspects, the Xiaomi Mi Band 10 will be equipped with the Xiaomi HyperOS 2.0 system; it will be equipped with a 233mAh battery, which takes 1 hour to fully charge and has a battery life of up to 21 days.

Luma AI releases AI video conversion function

Recently, Luma AI launched an AI video picture conversion function – Modify Video. Users can change the video style, elements, objects and even the background with just one shot.

According to the official introduction, Modify Video supports full-body, facial or lip-sync extraction of characters in any video, and can perfectly match them with the newly generated characters.

At the same time, Modify Video can change the appearance and style of the scene while ensuring the integrity of the scene and composition; and supports the replacement of local element content.

Modify Video provides three conversion modes: "Adhere", "Flex" and "Reimagine".

In addition, Modify Video achieves "intelligent judgment of content preservation/modification" and "preservation of the authenticity of content performance" through timing understanding and motion preservation.

According to official tests, Modify Video surpasses Runway V2V in terms of visual fidelity and motion consistency.

Currently, Luma Dream Machine: Ray 2 is available on Modify Video.

Luma Dream Machine: Ray 2: https://dream-machine.lumalabs.ai/

Ali Tongyi releases new member of Qwen3 model

Early this morning, Ali Tongyi officially released the Qwen3-Embedding series of models.

According to the official introduction, the Embedding series models are designed for text representation, retrieval and sorting tasks. They are trained based on the Qwen3 basic model and fully inherit the advantages of Qwen3 in multilingual text understanding capabilities.

In terms of performance, the Qwen3-Embedding series has demonstrated excellent performance in text representation and sorting tasks. Among them, the 8B parameter-scale Embedding model ranks first in the MTEB multilingual Leaderboard list.

It is worth mentioning that the training of the Qwen3-Embedding series models inherits the multi-stage training paradigm of the GTE-Qwen series, but is deeply optimized for specific application scenarios.

Currently, this series of models has been open sourced on the HuggingFace, ModelScope, and GitHub platforms. Users can also directly use the latest text vector model services provided by the Alibaba Cloud Bailian platform.

ModelScope:

https://modelscope.cn/collections/Qwen3-Embedding-3edc3762d50f48

https://modelscope.cn/collections/Qwen3-Reranker-6316e71b146c4f

Hugging Face:

https://huggingface.co/collections/Qwen/qwen3-embedding-6841b2055b99c44d9a4c371f

https://huggingface.co/collections/Qwen/qwen3-reranker-6841b22d0192d7ade9cdefea

GitHub:

https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen3-Embedding

Technical Report:

https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen3-Embedding/blob/main/qwen3_embedding_technical_report.pdf

Nothing Phone(3) will be released in July

Recently, Nothing officially announced that its Nothing Phone(3) will be officially released on July 1st local time.

Judging from official information and media reports, the Nothing Phone(3) will abandon the previous Glyph light strip design and replace it with a whole dot matrix screen, so the new phone's wireless charging function may be absent.

Official pictures show that Nothing Phone(3) is expected to be available in silver-gray color options.

It is reported that Nothing founder Pei Yu once revealed in the "Android Show" that the new phone will be Nothing's first true flagship model. It will use high-quality materials, the performance will be greatly upgraded, and the software will be greatly improved. The price will reach 800 pounds (about 7,800 yuan).

Nintendo Hong Kong officially settles in B Station

Recently, Nintendo (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. officially settled in Bilibili (abbreviated as "B Station").

Currently, the account of Nintendo (Hong Kong) Limited on Bilibili is named "Nintendo Hong Kong Official Channel". The account has passed the Bilibili institutional certification (enterprise). A total of two video contents have been released in the account, namely the introduction video and advertising video of Switch 2.

In addition, the Weibo account of Nintendo Hong Kong Limited has also recently obtained the blue label certification, showing as "Nintendo Hong Kong Official Weibo".

Dong Mingzhu responds to live broadcast criticizing employees

According to Sina Technology, the Dong Mingzhu Healthy Home Yuan store in Zhengzhou, Henan Province opened yesterday. Gree Electric Appliances Chairman Dong Mingzhu responded to the employee who interrupted her during the live broadcast, saying:

Our abilities can be seen in many details. Some people will definitely say, "Dong Mingzhu, why are you still criticizing?" I am not criticizing you. This is about details. Everyone should pay attention to details when doing things. If the details are not handled well, you will definitely have problems of one kind or another.

It is reported that a Gree employee said during a live broadcast that he would finish the soup made by the chef when introducing a pot. However, Dong Mingzhu interrupted him and said:

Don’t talk about drinking soup first, you should talk about why Chef Ye likes to use such a pot to make soup.

Taobao: Successfully verified the feasibility of rocket delivery

Yesterday, Taobao officially announced that "we have successfully verified the feasibility of rocket delivery."

Taobao revealed that on May 29 this year, it and Jianyuan Technology completed the first offshore recovery of a full-size thin-walled stainless steel rocket "Yuan Xingzhe No. 1" verification rocket carrying 20 kilograms of express delivery and splashed it accurately into the designated sea area. It is reported that the express package landed intact after flying at a low altitude of 2.5 kilometers for 125 seconds and was recovered.

In addition to carrying express delivery into space, the head of the "Meta-Xingzhe-1" rocket is also designed with a 120 cubic meter express warehouse that can transport up to 10 tons of cargo.

Taobao said that the data from this launch showed that the express warehouse met expectations in terms of fire prevention, moisture resistance and shock absorption, which means that "rocket delivery" is completely feasible. The official also revealed that rocket recovery does not require a complex, high-precision site, and the rocket also supports airdrops to target points.

In addition, during Tmall 618, Taobao will work with SF Express to launch a public beta test of the "Extreme Speed ​​Door-to-Door" service for some merchants.

Didi's adjusted net profit in Q1 2025 reached 2.9 billion yuan

On June 5, Didi released its first quarter 2025 performance report on its official website. Specifically:

The core platform order volume, including China Travel and international business, was 4.247 billion, up 13.4% from the same period last year. Among them, the total order volume of China Travel was 3.258 billion, up 10.3% from the same period last year; the total order volume of international business was 989 million, up 24.9% from the same period last year. The average daily order volume of China Travel reached 36.2 million.

The report shows that the increase in order volume has driven the continued growth of GTV. In this quarter, Didi's core platform total transaction volume (GTV) reached 101.6 billion yuan, an increase of 13.5% over the same period last year at a fixed exchange rate.

In addition, Didi achieved a net profit of 2.4 billion yuan and an adjusted net profit of 2.9 billion yuan in the quarter. It is worth mentioning that while the international business is growing rapidly, the losses are gradually narrowing. Among them, the international travel business achieved a profit before adjusted interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITA) in the first quarter.

Didi founder and CEO Cheng Wei said that thanks to the strong vitality of the travel market, Didi's business and ecosystem continued to develop in a positive direction, and its domestic and international businesses continued to maintain steady growth in the first quarter.

It revealed that in 2025, Didi will continue to play a role in stabilizing employment and promoting consumption, and actively fulfill its social responsibilities. It will adhere to "serving the local area" and increase global investment to promote local business and ecological development. It will actively promote the development of autonomous driving and AI applications, and serve drivers, users and partners well.

Trailer for Wicked: Part Two released

A few days ago, the trailer for "Wicked: Part Two" was officially released. A sister said to Cynthia Erivo: "I have many friends, but only one of them is the most important."

It is reported that "Wicked: Part 2" tells the relationship between Elphaba, the evil witch of the West in the future, and Glinda, the good witch of the North. It is also the second of two feature films adapted from Broadway musicals.

The film is created by the original team of the first film: directed by Jon M. Chu, written by Lyman Frank Baum, Winnie Holtzman, Gregory Maguire, and Stephen Schwartz, starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey and others; it will be released in the United States on November 21 this year.

Wong Kar-wai's "In the Mood for Love" announced to be re-released in North America

Recently, In the Mood for Love, directed by Wong Kar-wai and starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, was announced to be re-released in North America. It will be distributed by Janus Films and will hit theaters on June 27 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the film's release.

In the Mood for Love was released in Hong Kong, China on September 29, 2000. On February 19, 2020, a 4K restored version was released to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the film's release, and it premiered in the "Cannes Classics" section of the 73rd Cannes International Film Festival; on February 14 this year, the director's special edition was released in mainland China.

The film is set in Hong Kong in the 1960s and tells the story of Su Lizhen and Zhou Moyun, who start to get in touch with each other and develop feelings for each other after discovering that their spouses are having an extramarital affair.

The film "Art Academy 1994" is scheduled to be released on June 21

Yesterday, the movie "Art Academy 1994" announced that it will be released on June 21.

The film tells the story of a group of young artists in the early 1990s who experienced friendship and love, and made their own life choices after a series of reflections and struggles.

The film is an animated film, written and directed by Liu Jian, with dubbing by Dong Zijian, Zhou Dongyu, Ren Ke, PAPI Jiang, Huang Bo, Da Peng and others. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 24, 2023.

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The military situation is ever-changing, and water has no fixed shape. Thousands of years ago, we used the difficulty of controlling water to illustrate the variability of using troops, because water can moisten things silently or it can be a violent wave crashing against the shore. Coexistence with water is a proposition that humans are born with, from flood prevention and water storage to drinking water and washing. Because it is so daily and necessary, we often ignore the importance of water.

Until the water was cut off.

Only at this moment will we keenly realize that controlling water is not an easy task.

With a history of nearly 90 years, Germany's Grohe is a supplier of bathroom solutions and kitchen products. It became a brand of the LIXIL Group in 2014. Because of its innovation in water use and water conservation and its social value, Grohe was selected by Fortune in 2017 as one of the 50 companies that changed the world. Other companies on the list that year included Apple, Mobike, IKEA, Airbnb and others.

Therefore, GROHE is standing at two crossroads. How can a company that is not far from being a century-old enterprise change and continue to change the world through technology and innovation? How can a company whose products are closely related to the basic survival and life of human beings make life better? And how can it make its products more noticed?

For GROHE, the paradox does exist. When your products always deal with water, the more stable and reliable the products are, the lower their presence will be. People will only notice when the products break down and affect the users' lives.

Sadly, Grohe products are hard to break.

Bao Haifeng is the head of GROHE China for Greater China at LIXIL Water Technology Group. iFanr recently had a conversation with him about how GROHE, with its brand concept of "Pure Freude an Wasser (Enjoy a comfortable water life)", can make consumers enjoy the fun of water.

Solve basic problems with precision methods

Before using water became a pleasure, we also saw a lot of complaints about the little thing of bathing on social networks. For example, the water temperature fluctuated; when the thermostat was turned to the left a little, the water temperature suddenly rose like hot soup, and when it was turned to the right a little, the water temperature suddenly dropped like falling into an ice cellar; or the water pressure was not enough, the water flow was soft and weak, and it could not wash away dirt or fatigue.

Logically speaking, stable water temperature, accurate temperature adjustment, and strong water flow are the basic qualities of a good shower experience, but why is there a problem with even the basic experience?

Bao Haifeng told iFanr that the water temperature is sometimes hot and sometimes cold, most likely because of the change in the pressure difference between hot and cold water. When one person is taking a shower, others are flushing the toilet or turning on the kitchen faucet, which may cause the pressure difference between hot and cold water to change.

The key opportunity for Grohe's rise in Europe was to solve this problem, Bao Haifeng said:

Grohe was the first to apply industrial thermostatic technology to household thermostatic faucets in 1956. Therefore, in Europe, Grohe is often called the "father of thermostatic faucets." This patented technology of Grohe is called "Turbo", which mainly uses a precision ceramic valve core combined with a paraffin thermosensitive element to precisely control the water temperature. When the water pressure changes, it can control the water temperature to the preset value within 0.3 seconds.

The temperature control problem is also more complicated than everyone expected. Bao Haifeng explained that, generally speaking, newly purchased faucets feel smooth and have sensitive temperature adjustment. This is because many faucet valve cores have lubricating oil added to the ceramic plate in the middle to reduce friction. However, because the valve core is a water-passing component, the lubricating oil will gradually decrease over time, causing the faucet to feel harder and it becomes increasingly difficult to adjust to the ideal temperature or water volume.

But GROHE's approach is different, Bao Haifeng said:

Take the small valve core as an example. It is composed of 33 precision components. The core component is the ceramic plate, which we developed in cooperation with NASA.

The surface of the ceramic discs of our single-handle faucet valve cores must be 250 times smoother than glass beads. The surface uniformity and structure of these discs are scanned using X-rays and lasers in 3D, ensuring their extremely high smoothness and flatness, minimizing the friction between the two ceramic discs, while also increasing the hardness of the ceramic discs and greatly extending their service life. It can be said that we have invested the same core technology in manufacturing automobile engines in the small valve core.

In addition, we also have more advanced carbonized ceramic technology. After carbonization treatment, the ceramic surface has a hardness comparable to that of diamond. At the same time, because the carbon material itself has excellent lubricating properties, there is no need to use additional lubricating oil.

Insufficient water pressure leads to weak water flow. Many top shower heads of pressurized shower systems have a tingling sensation in the water flow due to the thin water outlet holes. This is a similar problem. Grohe also has patented phantom spray technology, which designs independent water pipes for each water outlet of the shower head, ensuring that even under low water pressure conditions, even at a water pressure of 0.1 MPa (1 bar), each water outlet can still discharge water evenly. At the same time, they have also developed a special silicone water outlet. This silicone material can effectively reduce the chance of scale adhesion. Even if scale is formed, users only need to wipe it gently with their hands when the water is flowing, and the scale will fall off naturally.

Bao Haifeng also gave a scene to illustrate the recognition and experience of Grohe showers:

Emirates Airlines' A380 first-class shower room uses GROHE shower heads. The reason is that the water pressure on an airplane is not as stable as at home, but GROHE's Magic Spray technology can provide a comfortable bathing experience for first-class passengers even under such conditions.

When you think about the issue of bathing water systematically, you will find that there are still many areas for improvement. In addition to water temperature and water pressure, you need to consider more aspects such as energy saving and water saving, cleanliness and health, and smart experience. In response to these basic or advanced needs, GROHE has integrated 24 of its own core patented technologies to create the Aqua Intelligence® system, covering key dimensions such as water saving, constant temperature, cleanliness, smart control, and sustainability.

As mentioned before, water is best to be "silent and gentle" and to be continuous. Bao Haifeng also mentioned the premise of all this:

Grohe valve cores are tested for up to 220,000 load cycles, which is equivalent to simulating a 15-year service life in a family of four. This not only ensures the durability of the product, but also ensures that every operation is as smooth and precise as the first day.

Water is one of the foundations of human survival and life, and GROHE hopes to become a solid foundation to support this foundation.

Creating a bathing experience like haute couture and supercars

At about the same time as Grohe was founded, Fallingwater, designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was completed. It was built in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains in Pennsylvania, spanning the waterfalls of Bear Run Creek.

Because man-made and natural objects complement each other, this building is also considered an immortal work in the history of modern architectural design. The design inspiration of the GROHE SPA Allure Glave series, which was exhibited in China for the first time not long ago, comes from this architectural work.

If GROHE brand products are oriented towards product functions and user experience, then GROHE SPA is positioned for high-net-worth individuals who pursue differentiation, personalization and emotional experience.

In order to explain this luxury sub-brand to iFanr in a more vivid way, Bao Haifeng also used the concept of haute couture as an analogy, but the "haute couture" of GROHE SPA is more technical in addition to materials and craftsmanship.

If you want to create a complete set of GROHE SPA top-level bathroom products and experience in your own bathroom, it may cost up to one million yuan. The highest level of GROHE SPA customization uses precise metal 3D printing technology, which can customize the shape, size and even different water functions of the shower faucet according to the user's personal preferences.

The GROHE SPA Allure Glave series mentioned above belongs to the second-level private series, which is characterized by the use of replaceable finishes and a selection of high-end materials such as Caesarstone and art glass.

In consumer electronics design, we often mention CMF (color, material and craftsmanship). The high-end feel of many products comes not only from performance and parameters, but also from design and CMF, and even more from both internal and external aspects. In GROHE SPA's water life products, there is a similar logic. Bao Haifeng said:

Let me explain to you using a faucet as an example. At first glance, it may just be an exterior design. But in fact, the design concept of GROHE SPA is from the inside out.

That is to say, we will customize a faucet with a personalized appearance from its core components. For example, the valve core of a faucet is like the engine of a car. For these personalized faucets and showers, we will first independently design and develop the core valve core to ensure that it meets the user's specific functional requirements.

The faucets and showers we design are all realized through our specially designed valve core technology in terms of water outlet, temperature control and various water types of the showers, and ultimately match the designer's appearance design. Because in addition to the beautiful appearance, we must also ensure the comfort and unique experience during the final use.

Therefore, rather than calling it high-end custom fashion, Bao Haifeng prefers to describe the 3D printing customization of Grohe SPA as a supercar customized for the rich:

For the 3D printing products I mentioned earlier, we need to redesign the valve core structure of different products. In addition to being highly customized, this technology also allows everyone without design knowledge to become their own designer – users only need to put forward their own needs, communicate with designers, and use our 3D printing technology to produce their own bathroom products, making the user's unique vision of the home a reality.

In addition to this overall logic from the inside out, we can also find two other product logics about CMF regarding GROHE SPA.

First of all, regarding CMF itself, Bao Haifeng introduced the trivalent chromium electroplating technology pioneered by GROHE SPA in the industry. Compared with the hexavalent chromium electroplating technology commonly used in the industry, the advantage of trivalent chromium electroplating technology is that it can greatly reduce pollution in the production process, while allowing the product to present a special matte texture, making the color look more advanced and restrained, while also leaving no fingerprints and being easy to clean.

Then there is the sensory experience beyond CMF. Many people in the current consumer electronics industry have proposed that an L (lighting) dimension should be added to CMF. GROHE SPA's water-inspired customized shower system goes a step further, with modular designs of audio modules, lighting modules, and even steam modules. Through the combination of these modules, it provides users with a more delicate tactile and temperature experience, as well as a more diverse visual and auditory experience.

Bao Haifeng said:

The combination of these modules can help users get an immersive experience like a spa during bathing. In the past, you may have to go to a professional place to enjoy a steam bath, but now by configuring these modules at home, users can listen to their favorite music while calmly enjoying the comfortable experience brought by the steam bath.

Better water life, and more environmentally friendly water life

Bao Haifeng told iFanr that the background for Grohe to launch its luxury sub-brand GROHE SPA is that they have noticed the trend of consumer stratification. High-net-worth individuals have a strong demand for home design, personalization and customization. After the real estate industry has stabilized, whether it is the renovation of old houses or the delivery of new houses with fine decoration, the vision of "living in a good house" is stronger than ever.

Based on this background, Bao Haifeng also described their observations and communication results to us:

Last year, many high-quality plots of land emerged in Shanghai, mainly concentrated in Xuhui, Hongkou, Yangpu and other areas. The properties built on these plots in the future will basically be delivered with 100% fine decoration. We have established long-term strategic partnerships with most of these developers. In our communication with them, we found that they also hope to create a better living environment for home buyers like us, and also hope to further upgrade the product selection and use higher-quality products to improve consumers' living standards.

At the same time, we have seen that the tourism industry has also grown rapidly in the past two years. The number of high-end hotels currently under construction and planned to be built in China is also very considerable. After cooperating with many hotel management companies and design companies, we found that they are increasingly pursuing differentiation and personalization in the selection of hotel bathroom products to meet the needs of high-net-worth consumers. This is also consistent with the direction of our development of the GROHE SPA brand.

The high-end residential project Lvfa Pujiangyuan in Huangpu District, Shanghai, uses our GROHE SPA products, with an average price of more than 150,000 yuan per square meter. In addition, the Shanghai Seagull Regent Hotel, which has already opened, has also selected GROHE SPA products. Some other luxury hotels in China have also signed contracts with us for some projects and are currently waiting for the completion of construction to enter the installation stage.

Of course, you don’t have to use GROHE SPA products to live a luxurious water life. Replacing the shower head with irregular water temperature and weak water output to enjoy a stable and comfortable bath is also a better water life. Enjoying a bubble bath-like experience in a limited shower space is also natural.

Bao Haifeng mentioned that Grohe's "Silk Beauty" product changed his son's lifestyle:

After the product was launched, I installed one at home. My son didn’t like taking a bath before, and he needed to be urged every day. But after using "Siyoumei", he began to enjoy the bathing process very much, and would take the initiative to ask for a bubble bath before going to bed every day.

The amazing thing about this product is that after using it with a special shower gel, you only need to press a special button on the device, and the water coming out of the shower head will turn into dense and delicate foam, which is like taking a bubble bath when it is poured on your body.

Whether it is the luxurious and expensive GROHE SPA products or such "Silo Beauty" products, they are actually responding to the paradox mentioned at the beginning: good water life products actually have a low sense of presence. There is only one way to change this sense of presence, except to break it: make better water life products.

Grohe's brand values ​​​​have four aspects: lasting quality, leading technology, excellent design and sustainable development.

Sustainable development is a value that is easier said than done, especially for individuals. For example, the GROHE 2025 Water Insight Survey shows that Europeans’ awareness of the crisis of water shortages is in stark contrast to their serious underestimation of their own water consumption. 66% of Europeans foresee possible water shortages in the future, and 87% agree on the importance of water efficiency, but 79% still underestimate their water consumption, of which 22% mistakenly believe that their daily water consumption is only 1 to 10 liters, while in fact, the average daily water consumption of Europeans is as high as 144 liters.

The reason why sustainable development is easier said than done is that people often have to spend more money and get a worse experience for the sake of environmental protection.

The success of the Everstream water circulation shower system, which has been launched in Europe, may provide a positive case for companies calling for sustainable development. This water circulation shower system can save up to 75% of water and 70% of energy consumption, and can save a family of four more than 1,568 euros per year.

Bao Haifeng briefly introduced the basic principles of the Everstream water circulation shower system to iFanr. The water used during most of the bathing process is of a high degree of cleanliness and can be quickly recycled after sanitary treatment. The energy consumption required to heat the water again is significantly lower than reheating tap water to a bathing temperature of about 40 degrees.

Of course, sustainable development is not just about providing products to users. The requirements for users should also be a form of self-discipline.

In addition to manufacturing water-saving valve cores and fully eliminating plastics from packaging products, Bao Haifeng also talked about their deeper sustainable development actions:

In the production process, all of GROHE's factories have achieved carbon neutral operation. We also focus on energy reuse in the production process. For example, GROHE starts producing faucets from brass casting. A lot of heat is generated during the copper smelting process. Our German Hemer factory will make full use of this heat energy to generate electricity and maximize the efficiency of environmentally friendly energy.

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