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Since 2025, news has spread from many places across the country that the sales situation of affordable affordable housing is not ideal. In some cities, there has even been a situation where only one family can choose a house out of a batch of more than 1,000 houses. At present, this situation has not been fundamentally improved.

The sales of these affordable housing projects are hindered for different reasons, but there are also some outstanding commonalities.

First, the locations are generally relatively remote. A large number of unsaleable low-income housing are often built in the outer suburbs of cities, and the surrounding areas lack supporting facilities such as subways, schools, supermarkets, and hospitals. When buying a house, ordinary people have to consider commuting, children going to school, daily grocery shopping, and seeking medical advice. Although the price of affordable housing in the outer suburbs is lower, the cost of living and time costs are much higher, so it is naturally difficult to be attractive.

Secondly, the pricing advantage has been weakened. Under the market conditions of the commercial housing market downturn and developers' price reductions and promotions, the pricing mechanism of affordable housing was not adjusted in a timely manner, and the original price advantage was greatly compressed. For example, in a certain first-tier city, the price of affordable housing is usually about 40% off that of commercial housing in the same area. A few years ago, when commercial housing prices were at their peak, the absolute number of this discount was considerable. However, in recent years, with the overall significant decline in housing prices, the "sense of gain" of buying affordable housing has become much less.

Once again, the shortcomings of product strength are highlighted. The affordable housing units available for sale in most cities are small, with a low proportion of three-bedroom units, and the housing acquisition rate is not high. However, in some cities, families applying for three-bedroom apartments have a strong demand, and there is an obvious gap between supply and real demand. In addition, most affordable housing has a sales restriction period of 5 to 10 years. In the current weak market situation, buyers have increased concerns about the future liquidity of affordable housing.

The original intention of building affordable housing is to solve the housing difficulties of low- and middle-income groups. If the built houses cannot be sold, it will not only fail to achieve the goal of improving people's housing problems, but will also cause huge waste and form new economic "obstructions." Building an affordable housing project can cost anywhere from a few hundred million yuan to several billion yuan. Funds are accumulated in houses that cannot be sold, which can neither be used for new livelihood projects nor occupy valuable land resources. The same is true for commercial housing construction projects.

But the slow sales of affordable housing does not mean that the demand is gone. Recently, some affordable housing projects in Guangzhou, Ningbo and other places have been sold out rapidly, and some projects in Shenzhen have also achieved "secondary completion". It can be seen that this kind of "unsaleable" is not that the overall sales cannot be sold, but that the sales are uneven. Behind the scenes is the mismatch between supply and demand – high-quality projects in core areas still need to be "snatched", while projects in the outer suburbs or with unreasonable pricing are not interested. In a word, this is a kind of "structural unsaleable".

To cope with and avoid the above-mentioned structural contradictions, targeted measures should be taken.

Optimizing site selection is the starting point. The buyers of affordable housing are basically working-class families, who mainly rely on buses and subways to travel. They need to live in a place with good bus network coverage and quick access to work. Along the subway and around industrial parks are ideal targets. Only by building affordable housing in these places can we accurately meet the needs of working-class people. At the same time, it will help improve the efficiency of urban public transportation and improve traffic conditions.

Improving product strength is the core. In addition to project site selection, product strength is mainly reflected in unit types and supporting facilities. Affordable housing is not "low-end housing", and the product logic must be upgraded from "livable housing" to "livable housing". House design must be close to real needs and cannot be decided by individual departments. Necessary supporting facilities must be kept up so that people can not only "come", but also "live safely".

Flexible policy implementation is a "back-up move". For existing projects that are not selling well, the allotment policy should be decisively optimized according to the market situation, including adjusting prices. In recent years, Shenzhen has repeatedly lowered the application threshold for affordable housing, effectively accelerating the elimination of housing supply. Haikou, Xi'an and other places have also achieved similar effects through significant price cuts. For the tasks to be built, it is of course necessary to adjust the planning plan and construction pace in a timely manner to avoid repeating the mistake of "well built but unsaleable".

The construction of affordable housing is an important livelihood project and an important investment of fiscal funds. It must be carefully decided and closely supervised. In the past, some places focused on the construction quantity, operation rate, and completion rate, and did not pay enough attention to whether the project could be sold after completion and to whom. Now that problems have arisen, relevant places cannot turn a blind eye and allow the problems to accumulate. Building affordable housing is only a means, and allowing people to live in good houses is the goal. We should get rid of the misunderstanding of "emphasis on construction and neglect of distribution", and promptly adjust construction, allotment, and leasing plans to avoid resource waste and new structural contradictions.

(The author is the editor of China Business News)

Just as the conflict between the United States and Iran was tense and the global energy crisis broke out, the British government announced to the world that Chinese wind turbines were highly dangerous and banned the British government from purchasing Chinese wind power equipment.

At a time when the world is in an energy crisis and European and some Asian countries are preparing to use new energy sources to provide security redundancy for their national energy sources, what is the purpose of the British government in doing this? Is it really for national security, or is there some ulterior motive?

A "ban farce" without evidence

On March 25, the British government suddenly announced that after a "highest level national security assessment", it determined that Chinese wind turbines had "potential interference risks" and directly halted all local projects using Chinese wind power equipment. Mingyang Intelligent's Scottish full industry chain base, which had been prepared for more than half a year, was also rumored to have been "vetoed." As soon as the news came out, the stock price of Mingyang Intelligent A shares fell to the limit the next day.

It's funny to say that the UK is shouting about "security risks" but can't provide any evidence. The so-called "assessment" is simply fabricated out of thin air.

Mingyang Intelligent issued an emergency announcement on March 27, stating that as of now, it has not received a formal rejection reply from the British government at all, and communication is still ongoing.

You must know that this project is not a trivial project. It is Mingyang Smart’s first tens of billions of overseas investments since its listing. It is planned to be constructed in three phases. The first batch of production will be completed by the end of 2028. It will bring a large number of jobs and industrial chain dividends to Scotland. The UK did not take advantage of the benefits, but actively turned it away.

On March 13, the United Kingdom just announced that it would cancel import tariffs on 33 wind power components from April 1, and the tax rates on core components such as blades and cables will be directly reduced to 0. The purpose is to accelerate the installation of offshore wind power in the North Sea and relieve energy pressure.

While asking for a price reduction for wind power components, while banning the world's most competitive Chinese equipment, this contradictory operation is incomprehensible.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also immediately stated that it opposed the British generalization of the concept of national security and the politicization of economic and trade issues. After all, Chinese wind power equipment has already passed the safety certification of most countries around the world, and has been operating smoothly in dozens of countries for many years without any so-called "safety issues." This wave of operations in the UK is clearly for protection in the name of "safety."

Analysts believe that there may be three reasons why the UK did this.

The first one is to follow the trend of the United States and join in the excitement of "de-Sinicization". New energy is now the core track of competition between global powers. In 2025, the world's newly installed wind power capacity will be 169GW, and China will contribute 126GW, accounting for 74.6%.

The United States has been suppressing China's new energy resources. As the "little brother" of the Western camp, the United Kingdom naturally has to follow suit.

Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered that when I was a child, I followed the older children and made noises. I knew I didn't want to do it, but I had to follow others. In the end, I was the one who suffered the loss. This is probably the mentality in the UK now.

Furthermore, it is to protect the weak local wind power industry and cover up its own shortcomings. The UK's local wind power industry chain is imperfect, with high production costs and slow technology iterations. Even its own wind power projects rely on imported equipment. Once Chinese wind power equipment enters the British market in large quantities, local British companies will have no power to fight back.

Another key reason is to divert domestic conflicts. The UK has long set strict carbon neutrality and offshore wind power installation targets, but the reality is that the economy is in recession, debt is high, public debt accounts for 98.3% of GDP, finances are so tight that even emission reduction plans have to be postponed, and the advancement of wind power projects has repeatedly lagged behind. Unable to find a solution, they regard China Wind Power as a "scapegoat" and blame all their own mistakes on Chinese equipment.

This wave of British operations will not damage the foundation of Chinese wind power at all, but will put itself in trouble.

Against the background of the current global economic downturn and the imminent energy transformation, the UK's ban on the purchase of Chinese wind power is a "self-internal consumption" of the UK's own development and is also very short-sighted.

The reason why China leads the world in wind power does not rely on luck, but on decades of technological accumulation and deep cultivation of the industrial chain.

Britain's predicament is essentially a contradiction between its own insufficient capabilities and mismatched ambitions. It wants to achieve energy transformation, but it does not have a complete industrial chain and sufficient funds and talents; it wants to suppress China, but it cannot do without the support of the global wind power supply chain; it wants to follow the United States, but it has to face the pressure of domestic energy shortages.

February 14th is a romantic holiday. Today is Valentine's Day. Many people will buy gifts for their loved ones on this day. Two people spend this romantic holiday together. Celebrities are no exception. Even if they are old, the unknown actor Chen Peisi posted a video showing affection with his wife on social platforms, which triggered heated discussions among netizens.

As a couple who have been in love for many years, Chen Peisi also got romantic today. His wife bought many luxurious rings and wrote in the text: "Children only make choices, and there are no multiple-choice questions in my wife's world." This shows how much he loves his wife, but in this video, Chen Peisi's wife is still very low-key and does not show her face.

In the video, Chen Peisi and his son are seen sitting together, and a family of three is sitting at the dining table. There are simple food on the table. Chen Peisi is seen wearing a brown cotton coat with a light red top. He is still bald and has a gray beard, but his face is rosy and in very good condition. His son is Wearing a handsome printed top, he was sitting with his father. The father and son looked very similar, as if they were copied and pasted. Chen Peisi's wife was sitting opposite. She stretched out her hands to show the ring she bought for herself and asked Chen Peisi to choose one. The scene became funny.

After Chen Peisi looked at it carefully, because there was an oversized yellow gemstone ring and a very ordinary and small silver ring, Chen Peisi chose the latter without hesitation, and said that this ring was low-key, luxurious and connotative. Then his wife also echoed and said, "I think so, expensive and expensive. This ring is 2000, while the large gemstone ring is 200."

After listening to the price quoted by his wife, he quickly changed his words. The son on the side also looked at the happy side of his parents with a smile. Then Chen Peisi's wife also said that they should stay, which shocked Chen Peisi, but showed a happy smile.

And in the whole video, although Chen Peisi's wife did not show up, the white and tender skin on her hands can tell how well she took care of it. Moreover, Chen Peisi showed a happy smile when holding his wife's hand, which shows how good the relationship between the two is. I wish them happiness and family harmony in their later years.

"Everyone is a unique code, and this life is the process of deciphering it."

This is a very important clue in "Decryption", which was released on August 3, and is also the core of the entire story. The movie market in August this year kicked off with this "Decryption Journey".

This time, Chen Sicheng's new film "Decryption" meets this expectation, whether it is the construction of the cast or the choice of the story. After watching the film, our feeling is: People say that movies are the art of dreaming, but Chen Sicheng is serious about using "Decryption" this time to return the movie to the "dream world".

When familiar faces fall asleep together

For the audience, the most intuitive recognition of a movie is the creators. Last year, Chen Sicheng's team successively released films such as "The Disappearance of Her" and "The Three Brigades". As a producer, Chen Sicheng demonstrated the vision and ability of a commercial film helm.

This time in "Decryption", Chen Sicheng returned to the role of director and screenwriter, and challenged themes and types that he had never tried on the big screen. It can be regarded as a concentrated test of creative ability.

If you pay close attention to the end of the film, we will find that the main creators in front and behind the scenes of "Decryption" are very "familiar". Whether it is Liu Haoran, who has collaborated with Chen Sicheng many times, or powerful movie stars such as John Cusack, Chen Daoming, Daniel Wu, Yu Feihong, or technical talents such as director of photography Cao Yu, they are all subverting and upgrading in "Decryption".

Liu Haoran, a handsome young boy in the hearts of the audience, lost 20 pounds this time to play the role of code cracking expert Rong Jinzhen. He plucked his eyebrows and shaved his hairline. He weighed less than 120 pounds during filming. Especially for the sacrifice scene at the end, he hardly ate or slept for three days before filming, just to show the state that the character should have.

Rong Jinzhen may be the most difficult character Liu Haoran has ever come into contact with. The difficulty is not only reflected in the makeup and character preparation, but also in how to get into the heart of this lonely genius. At the premiere, Liu Haoran also talked about his understanding of Rong Jinzhen. He said that this genius mathematician has superior intelligence, but is also full of loneliness, delicate and vulnerable emotions. Deep down in his heart, he longed for a simple and peaceful life, but the torrent of reality pushed him to another extraordinary path. Judging from the effect of the finished film, Liu Haoran's understanding of the character is still very accurate.

At the same time, he must exercise a high degree of restraint in his performance, because Rong Jinzhen is not good at expressing emotions at all. He always avoids his eyes when talking to people. Only in the process of deciphering will he show more confidence. The performance is very difficult. His breakthrough spirit and interpretation effect this time are worthy of praise.

The entire story of "Decryption" is intertwined between Rong Jinzhen's real life and dreams. The dream gave Rong Jinzhen the inspiration for deciphering. The film uses ten dreams to connect the entire film, which is not only a creative difficulty, but also the biggest differentiating feature of the film. This is an area that has not been explored in Chinese films before. The construction of these ten dreams requires all-round cooperation between actors and art sound effects. We might as well choose two impressive dreams as examples for analysis.

The first scene is Rong Jinzhen entering the red beach. The image of "red beach" appears twice in the movie. Once when the teacher Heath took the initiative to mention it during the chess game, Rong Jinzhen interpreted his dream; the other time was when Rong Jinzhen cracked the black secret, opened the door and saw the red beach again, and sat down to play chess with Heath again.

The visually stunning red beach was actually very difficult to build. The artificial beach covers an area of ​​over 2,000 square meters, and more than 105 tons of dyed and solidified red sand were laid. It was also necessary to dig out a two-meter slope in the studio, and use a wave machine to simulate the waves hitting the beach, and restore the details of the interaction between the waves and the sand, which is difficult to achieve with visual effects.

Photography director Cao Yu is one of the leading photographers in China. According to him, balancing dreams and reality is a major challenge in photography. In order to create a realistic sense of dream, the photography team used the ALEXA 65 IMAX camera with high definition and high color reproduction. It can not only capture the real texture of the characters' skin, but also use a wide-angle lens to shoot the characters at close range without deformation, just like 65mm film, giving the audience a sense of psychological closeness and amplification.

Therefore, when the audience follows Rong Jinzhen's perspective and enters this red beach, they will have a strong sense of immersion. The meaning of entering the red beach twice is also different. The first time Xiez took the initiative to invite Rong Jinzhen into his world, but in this world, Rong Jinzhen could feel a kind of unknown and fear. The seemingly beautiful scene was destroyed by an unknown behemoth (walrus). Xiyisi, who was in a foreign country, had a complicated heart, and Rong Jinzhen's future was filled with too many unknowns because of the "hidden chess pieces".

When Rong Jinzhen came to the red beach again, he had solved the biggest mystery in his heart, Zi Mi, and finally found the "lost chess piece". He could sit in front of Xi Yis again with consistency, and Xi Yis also knew that Rong Jinzhen "saved" him and was able to live happily. At this moment, the relationship between the two finally changed from confrontation to master-disciple. They both understood each other and completed their own redemption in the process.

In the second scene, Rong Jinzhen came to the amusement park to ride the Ferris wheel with Xiaomei in her dream. Unexpectedly, the person in the Ferris wheel suddenly changed from Xiaomei to Xi Yis. Then the Ferris wheel began to collapse. Rong Jinzhen panicked and chose the way, but was helpless. This is a large scene with great visual impact in "Decryption". Combined with the powerful music, the hearts of the audience outside the screen are also in suspense.

It is worth mentioning that Chen Sicheng also had high requirements for the music of "Decryption". Not only did he spend a lot of money to obtain the first authorization of the Beatles' works in Asia, he integrated the classic song "I Am the Walrus" with anti-war consciousness into Rong Jinzhen's dream. He also invited famous composers Lone Balfi and Kevin Ripple to compose and produce the original music.

The first half of this dream was full of beautiful things in Rong Jinzhen's past life, such as chess, teacups, etc., which he wanted to share with his beloved, but all these began to collapse after entering the Ferris wheel. The Ferris wheel is a symbol of the wheel code. The pursuit of the purple secret truth has seriously affected Rong Jinzhen's mental state. When the Ferris wheel begins to collapse, it seems to mean that Rong Jinzhen is saying goodbye to the most precious things in life.

There are many more unforgettable dreams like this on both the visual and textual levels in movies. This time, "Dream Maker" Chen Sicheng and a group of familiar faces jointly constructed layers of illusory and real dreams for the audience.

A new attempt to adapt Mai’s works into films

In terms of story, this time "Decryption" has a solid foundation in literary works. As a winner of the Mao Dun Literature Award, Mai Jia's works have been adapted to the screen and on screen many times. His past works may have amplified the suspense and espionage elements in his works, but "Decryption" puts the characters first, establishing a complex and three-dimensional character like Rong Jinzhen.

Rong Jinzhen showed amazing talent in mathematics since she was a child, and was raised by Xiao Lili, then president of the university, and his wife Ye Xiaoning. When she entered the university, Rong Jinzhen attracted more people's attention because she solved the difficult problem assigned by the teacher of the mathematics department, Xiez. Among them was Zheng, the director of the mysterious department 701. From then on, Rong Jinzhen entered the door of code deciphering.

"Decryption" is Mai Jia's first full-length novel, which is of extraordinary significance to him. He once commented on this work: "I have a special liking for "Decryption". It is almost all of my youth and part of my destiny; it is the pain and joy of my true nature, and it is also my immortal memory." Of course, because of the particularity of magical realism in the narrative of "Decryption", the difficulty of its film and television adaptation has been greatly increased.

The entry point chosen by Chen Sicheng is Rong Jinzhen's world of consciousness. In the process of cracking the digital code, he cracks the code of life. At the same time, he shows that under the torrent of the times, even the fate of genius is passive. However, Rong Jinzhen's choice of family and country and self-sacrifice are all well-founded. The first half of the movie uses a relatively large space to show the relationship between Rong Jinzhen and Xiao Lili, played by Daniel Wu. Xiao Lili not only brings warmth to Rong Jinzhen's family, but also makes him realize that only a country can have a family, and a country and a family are never independent individuals.

Compared with the previous adaptations of Mai's novels, "Decryption" is undoubtedly a new attempt to adapt Mai's works into film and television, and it has also been highly recognized by the writer himself. In an interview, he said that this is the film and television adaptation that he is most satisfied with, bar none.

If you want to find the password to success, then Mai's summary may be the best explanation: whether it is a novel or a movie, what they have in common is the consistent pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. The character Rong Jinzhen is fictional. He and his story are recognized, moved, and inspired by people through literary and artistic works. Ultimately, this is because this story carries real history, real love, and real dedication.

Chinese commercial blockbusters need more explorers

Although Chen Sicheng and his films have always been accompanied by controversy, it cannot be denied that from the "Detective Chinatown" series to the subsequent works he directed and produced, he has been making multi-dimensional attempts in the field of commercial films. "Detective Chinatown" is an attempt at suspense + comedy, "Mozart from Outer Space" is an attempt at science fiction + children's themes, "Manslaughter" is an attempt at crime + family themes, "The Vanishing Her" is an attempt at suspense + realistic themes, "Third Squad" is an attempt to adapt realism themes from reportage, and this time "Decryption" is a more diverse collision.

The production and emotion of "Decryption" have an international perspective. This is an important step in the industrialization of Chinese films. It must not only have international standards in terms of technology, but also convey stories and emotions with Chinese characteristics. For example, at the end of the film, the reconciliation between Rong Jinzhen and her teacher Heiss, forced by the current situation, the two people changed from teachers and friends to rivals, but the two genius minds always cherish each other. In the end, when Rong Jinzhen deciphered the secret, in order to protect the teacher, he handed over the deciphering ideas to his colleagues to prevent the teacher from being harmed. This has a unique Chinese gentlemanly demeanor, and "benevolence" is the foundation of one's life.

The two separations between Rong Jinzhen and her family in the movie also resonated with the audience, especially the detailed design of drinking water from a bowl. This was the first step for Xiao Lili to accept Rong Jinzhen as a family member. After Xiao Lili's death, Rong Jinzhen reunited with her weather-beaten cousin Biyu and Rong's wife Xiao Ning, and several people would still make this move. It shows that during the years when Rong Jinzhen worked in 701, Xiao Lili's family has always remembered Rong Jinzhen and never stopped missing him. Rong Jinzhen also repaid the family's kindness with his own practical actions. These are emotional expressions with oriental colors and the beauty of human nature.

Now that the film has been presented to the audience, the success of Chen Sicheng's attempt will naturally be tested by word of mouth and the market. However, what is worthy of recognition is that Chen Sicheng has never stayed in his comfort zone. Chinese commercial blockbusters need more explorers like this to achieve self-transcendence again and again. Only in this way will our film industrialization path lead to a more dazzling future.

Live broadcast on March 29th. At 1:00 a.m. on March 29th, Beijing time, the 2026 football friendly match started at Hampton Park Stadium. Japan played away against Scotland. In the first half, Tanaka Aoi hit the frame and Suzuki Ayan made a great save. In the second half, Ito Junya came off the bench to win in 84 minutes, with Shiogai Kento assisting. In the end, Japan defeated Scotland 1-0 in an away game. Japan will face England in the next friendly match, and Scotland will face Cote d'Ivoire.

[Key events of the game]

Japan takes the lead away from home! Junya Ito scored as a substitute! In the 84th minute, Junnosuke Suzuki passed in from the left, Kento Shiogai made a pass with his back, Junya Ito followed up and shot into the net, Scotland 0-1 Japan! ↓

[Focus moment of the game]

God pounce! In the 8th minute, McGinn made a pass from the right. McTominay's shot in front of the goal was bravely saved by Aya Suzuki, and then hit the post. ↓

In the 10th minute, Fujita's long-range shot from the outside was confiscated by Gunn. ↓

In the 29th minute, Sano's long-range shot was too far away and was resolved by Gunn. ↓

Middle frame! In the 38th minute, Japan played smoothly, and Aoi Tanaka hit the crossbar with a push shot from the penalty area. ↓

In the 40th minute, Japan had a chance to counterattack. Suzuki Yuito entered the penalty area and hit the goal but was controlled by Gunn. ↓

In the 45th minute, Scotland's consecutive attacks were resolved by Suzuki Ayyan. ↓

In the 55th minute, Robertson passed the ball into the penalty area and hit the goal. Suzuki Ayen flew out to save it. ↓

In the 65th minute, Mikasaru's shot from the front of the penalty area missed slightly. ↓

In the 68th minute, Junya Ito spiked the ball continuously from the right side of the penalty area and shot but was saved by Gunn. ↓

In the 70th minute, Mikaru Karu made a stab shot and was cleared by McLean at the goal line. ↓

In the 78th minute, Tang Anlu knocked down his opponent and got yellow. ↓

[Competition lineup of both sides]

Scotland lineup: 1-Gunn, 2-Patterson (80'22-Ralston), 13-Hendry, 26-McKenna, 3-Robertson (71'6-Tierney), 7-McGin (63'11-Kerry) Steve), 23-McLean, 19-Lewis Ferguson, 4-McTominay (71'8-Gilmore), 20-Conway (80'25-Curtis), 9-Dykes (63'18-Hurst)

Substitutes did not appear: 12-Kelly, 21-Byrne, 5-Hanley, 17-Haim, 15-Suger, 16-McRory, 14-Miller, 24-Irving, 10-Adams

Japan's lineup: 1-Aya Suzuki, 21-Hiroyuki Ito (46'25-Junnosuke Suzuki), 5-Watanabe Tsuyoshi (46'3-Akigo Taniguchi), 4-Ayumi Seko (78'16-Daiki Hashioka), 11-Daran Maeda (62'13-Keito Nakamura), 17-Aoi Tanaka (77' 15-Kamada Daichi), 6-Fujita Joru (78'22-Shiogai Kento), 2-Sugawara Yusei (62'10-Doyasu Ryu), 20-Sano Kodai (46'7-Mikata Kaoru), 8-Suzuki Yuito (62'14-Ito Junya), 26-Goto Keisuke (62'18-Ueda Kiryo)

Substitutes who did not appear: 23-Hayakawa Yuki, 12-Osakaki Keisuke, 24-Sano Kaishu, 19-Ogawa Hangki, 9-Machino Shuuto

Duffy, the Welsh singer who became famous all over the world with "Mercy", will fully describe his nightmare experience of being kidnapped, drugged, sexually assaulted and imprisoned for several weeks through a documentary for the first time after disappearing from the music scene for more than ten years. This feature-length documentary produced by Disney+ has been officially announced, and Duffy finally decided to speak out.

In 2008, Duffy swept the music scene with his debut album "Rockferry", which sold more than 9 million copies worldwide and won three Brit Awards and a Grammy. After releasing her second album in 2010, she suddenly disappeared.

It was not until February 2020 that she wrote the long article on social media that shocked the UK: On her birthday ten years ago, she was drugged in a restaurant, then abducted abroad, imprisoned for four weeks, and sexually assaulted multiple times. She recalled "woke up in the car with no memory of how she got on the plane." After being put in a hotel room, the attacker came back and raped her.

During those years, she was extremely frightened. She moved five times in three years and almost committed suicide. She wrote in the long article: "I am no longer ashamed of my deep hurt. I believe that when you speak from the heart, the hearts of others will respond."

Sean Doyle, vice president of unscripted content for Disney+ Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said in a statement: "Fifteen years ago, Duffy was one of the most famous singers in the world, and then she disappeared. This film will allow her to tell her story in her own words." The producers said that the documentary will look back at Duffy's childhood in Wales, her rise to fame and the ten years since she disappeared from public view after her unspeakable encounter. Family, friends and close music industry friends will also appear.

Director Gill Callan said: "Duffy's life has been shaped by success and fame, but it has also been shaped by pain, rebellion and an unyielding self. She can be deeply traumatized and still find a powerful and unique way of expression – this tension attracts me."

See the new highlights of the smart economy from the Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference

Beijing is full of spring in March, and the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference has kicked off as scheduled. Making coffee, sorting express delivery, playing piano and drums… Various robots showed off their special skills at the event, vividly demonstrating the new trend of artificial intelligence accelerating into reality.

"Customer No. 23, please pick up your meal." Following the call, the humanoid robot "Mozi" from Qianxun Intelligent (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. dexterously passed the sugar-coated hawthorn through the bamboo skewers. The food delivery robot "Kuafu" of Leju Tongyan (Beijing) Robot Technology Co., Ltd. smoothly delivered the meal trays to the customers. After the food delivery was completed, "Kuafu" expressed his feelings to the guests who were watching, which attracted bursts of praise.

Different from the previous single-machine displays and show performances, this year's robot restaurant bar has several heterogeneous robots showing their strengths under unified scheduling: the welcome robot warmly greets and guides the ordering, the production robot waves its "arm" to make freshly made candied haws and candied sugar, and the delivery robot shuttles back and forth to deliver the food accurately. It only takes less than two minutes from ordering to meal delivery, and the entire process does not require human intervention. The robots with clear division of labor and precise movements make people feel like they are in a future restaurant.

"How to deploy multiple robots when multiple orders are concurrent, and how to distribute food delivery robots, these links are all concentrated expressions of the scheduling capabilities of the robot brain." Wang Qiang, director of embodied operation algorithms of Leju Robots, said that the restaurant bar was welcomed as soon as it debuted. "We were open for about 5 hours yesterday and received more than 130 orders." Wang Qiang said that in the near future, companies will find more application scenarios for embodied intelligent adaptation, so that technology can truly serve people's lives.

In addition to the service industry, several types of humanoid robots from Leju have been applied in industrial scenarios. According to reports, the company will deliver thousands of full-size "Kuafu" humanoid robots in 2025. At present, the popularity of the industry is rising rapidly, and technological breakthroughs and market growth are entering an explosive period.

Xu Guoqing, a staff member of Lingxin Hands (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., also sensed the changes in the market: "Sales of Dexter Hands have increased nearly 10 times in the past year, and currently we account for more than 80% of the high-degree-of-freedom dexterous hand market." At the Zhongguancun Forum annual meeting, the flexible and delicate manipulators brought by Lingxin Hands, which can play strings, play the piano, and thread needles, attracted a lot of attention.

The needle-threading robot senses the position and alignment of the needle and thread through visual and tactile sensors, and stably passes a thin thread with a diameter of millimeters through the needle hole with its "hands". "The price of our dexterous hand is one-tenth or even a few tenths of that of similar foreign products. In the future, the cost will be even lower and it can enter more people's daily lives." Xu Guoqing said.

In the field of brain-computer interface, the implementation and transformation of technology are also accelerating. The brain-computer interface "Beinao No. 1" that attracted much attention at the Zhongguancun Forum last year has become the focus again this year. Yuan Yaning, a staff member at the Beijing Institute of Brain Science and Brain Integration, introduced that "Beinao-1" adopts a semi-invasive wireless brain-computer interface technology route, and has completed 7 human implants since the beginning of 2025.

"This year's Beinao-1 will officially launch a fully registered clinical GCP trial, mainly for patients with cervical spinal cord injury. It is expected that 50 to 100 patients will be enrolled throughout the year." Yuan Yaning said that the "Beinao-2" brain-computer system using a fully invasive technical route is expected to begin clinical verification this year.

The rapid advancement of cutting-edge technology cannot be separated from the strong support of the industry. According to the relevant person in charge of Beijing Zhongguancun Capital Fund Management Co., Ltd., the company has established a 400 million yuan special fund for Beinao to support the research and development and industrialization of "Beinao No. 1" through a targeted fund model. "We are not just investing money, but also building bridges." Relying on the fertile ground for innovation in Zhongguancun, they are opening up the entire process from laboratory to clinical, from R&D to market for brain-computer interface technology, helping to accelerate its implementation and make this once out-of-reach cutting-edge technology truly benefit patients.

When robots learn to "work" collaboratively, when manipulators can thread needles and pluck strings to make music, and when brain-computer interfaces step by step from science fiction to reality – every pulse of technological innovation is quietly changing our lives, and more clearly outlines a new industrial picture of artificial intelligence moving from "showing off skills" to "implementation", and from "single point" to "collaboration".

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 28 (Reporter Dai Jinrong)

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Benefiting from active market trading, the financial information services industry is ushering in a great year of performance. As the annual reports of Flush, Oriental Fortune, Compass, Great Wisdom, and Jiufang Intelligent Investment Holdings were released one after another, a picture of "boosting business but intensified differentiation" emerged: some companies are making a lot of money, while others are still exploring new ways out. In the annual reports of these five companies, AI is an unavoidable keyword: it is no longer the icing on the cake, but a variable that is reshaping the industry structure.

Revenue generally rose, profit differentiation was obvious

The rebound in market trading has become a common catalyst for the industry. All five companies will achieve positive revenue growth in 2025, but their net profit performance and growth quality are all divergent.

Relying on the two-wheel drive of "securities + funds", Oriental Fortune remains firmly at the top of the industry. The company will achieve total operating income of 16.068 billion yuan in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 38.46%; net profit attributable to the parent company is 12.085 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.75%. In terms of income structure, the securities industry contributed 78.02% of the income. Its subsidiary Oriental Fortune Securities achieved a net profit of 8.878 billion yuan; Tiantian Fund achieved a net profit of 180 million yuan.

Flush will achieve operating income of 6.029 billion yuan in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 44%; net profit attributable to the parent company is 3.205 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 75.79%. Among them, advertising and Internet business promotion services are the core engines of its revenue growth. This business revenue was 3.462 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 70.98%, and its proportion of revenue increased from 48.36% in 2024 to 57.43%.

Jiufang Intelligent Investment Holdings' total revenue in 2025 will be approximately 3.43 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 48.7%; the profit attributable to shareholders will be approximately 922 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 238.5%. The company's AI terminal product "Jiufang Intelligent Investment AI Stock Machine" contributed 240 million yuan in revenue and became a new growth point.

Compass and Great Wisdom are in the catching up and repair stages respectively. Compass will achieve revenue of 2.146 billion yuan in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 40.39%; net profit attributable to the parent company is 228 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 118.74%. Among them, securities services achieved revenue of 607 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 91.19%; Maigao Securities’ net fee income from brokerage business was 487 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 110.34%. Great Wisdom will achieve operating income of 827 million yuan in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 7.23%; the net profit attributable to the parent company will be a loss of 44.0257 million yuan, but this has narrowed significantly compared with the loss of 201 million yuan in the same period last year.

Different "business experience" behind traffic

As a financial information service provider, App is one of their most intuitive competition venues. Data from Analysys Qianfan shows that the average monthly active apps of the five companies in 2025 are as follows: Flush has 35.4991 million monthly active users, ranking first in the industry; Oriental Fortune has followed closely with 17.4277 million; Great Wisdom has 12.0955 million monthly active users, ranking third in the industry; Compass Stock has 1.8446 million monthly active users; Jiufang Intelligent Investment Holdings has 511,000 monthly active users.

This ranking does not correspond to the revenue volume of the five companies, because behind the monthly active figures are four different "business practices."

The industry generally believes that Oriental Fortune is one of the few companies that has successfully completed the "traffic + license" closed loop. After years of development, the company has built an Internet wealth management ecosystem with "Oriental Wealth Network" as the core, which has gathered a large number of user resources and has strong user stickiness. With the acquisition of securities, fund sales and other licenses, the company's main business has shifted from "selling software" to real financial business, with securities trading commissions, margin financing and securities lending interests and fund agency sales forming the main income.

Flush has embarked on a “technology + traffic” monetization path. The company focuses on diverting traffic to securities companies and selling software to both ends of BC. The former constitutes its core source of income "advertising and Internet business promotion services", and the latter is the second largest source of income "value-added telecommunications services". This asset-light, high-margin model means that although it does not hold a capital-heavy license, its profitability is still strong.

As the leader of early market software, Great Wisdom still has its brand recognition and user base, but due to the lack of a clear path to monetization, its traffic value has declined. Sun Ting, chief of non-bank finance at Soochow Securities, said in a research report that after the merger of Great Wisdom and Xiangcai Securities, whether these traffic resources can be effectively transformed into sustainable income will become a key aspect of its subsequent development.

Compass and Jiufang Intelligent Investment Holdings have taken differentiated paths. Compass takes financial information services as its core basic business and is responsible for customer traffic. The securities business, as a key link in monetizing traffic, has gradually formed a second income curve. The company has also acquired 90.02% of the equity of Vanguard Fund, which is expected to form a third income curve and a closed loop of wealth management in the future. Jiufang Intelligent Investment Holdings adheres to the two-wheel drive of "investment research + technology", covers different levels of customer needs through a three-dimensional product system, and relies on Hong Kong Fangde Securities to accelerate overseas business expansion.

AI racing breaks traffic dilemma

No matter how the business models are differentiated, AI has become a high-frequency word in each company's 2025 annual report, although the investment direction and strategic positioning are different.

Flush is the representative of heavy betting on AI. The company's R&D expenses in 2025 will be 1.145 billion yuan, accounting for 18.99% of revenue. Although both figures have declined from the previous year, they are both higher than peers. Judging from the annual report, Tonghuashun’s R&D investment is concentrated in the fields of large models, intelligent investment research and investment consulting. Its personal investment assistant "Wencai" has covered core scenarios such as stock selection, stock diagnosis, strategy verification, risk management, etc. In the future, it will focus on promoting the comprehensive evolution of the iFinD platform into an "asset management AI assistant".

Oriental Fortune’s AI strategy presents the characteristics of “application-oriented, service ecosystem”. In 2025, the company's R&D expenses will be 1.067 billion yuan, accounting for 6.64% of revenue. Its R&D investment mainly focuses on AI empowerment of the existing financial ecosystem, such as Miaoxiang Financial Model, investment research assistant, etc., with the purpose of consolidating the moat of existing businesses such as trading, information, and fund sales, and improving user service efficiency. The recently released "Oriental Fortune Skills" attempts to push AI capabilities from information services to intelligent investment research.

Other companies are in the stage of trying to differentiate. Jiufang Intelligent Investment Holdings has commercialized C-end AI products; Compass' AI construction is still in its infancy, and it will start building an intelligent customer service system in February 2025, and related projects are still in progress; Great Wisdom fully penetrated the application of AI capabilities into various products last year to achieve intelligent upgrades of basic content, strategy platforms, interactive Q&A and other services.

Although the focus and progress of AI strategies vary, the industry faces a common challenge: traffic costs continue to rise. In 2025, except for Great Wisdom, the sales expenses of the other four companies will increase significantly. The sales expenses of Compass, Jiufang Intelligent Investment Holdings, Flush, and Oriental Fortune will increase by 38.09%, 33.4%, 28.24%, and 19.61% respectively.

Yang Ling, a consulting expert in the securities industry of Analysys Qianfan, analyzed to reporters that in the past, competition among financial information service providers mainly revolved around channels, comparing who could reach more users. Nowadays, in the context of high customer acquisition costs, AI is regarded as a key variable to solve the traffic dilemma and increase the user life cycle value. Whoever can use AI to serve users more accurately and convert traffic more efficiently will be able to take the initiative in the next stage of competition.

Something happened in the program "Open Mic Tonight" last night. After Hu Haiquan performed on stage, Yue Yunpeng asked a very hot question, which of the singers he collaborated with was worse at singing. At that time, Hu Haiquan was stunned for a moment when faced with this question, and then he gave the answer, and this answer also became a hot search, attracting heated discussions among countless netizens.

In the show, Hu Haiquan was wearing a black coat and a black outfit. He was very handsome. It seems that after the Yuquan group dispersed, his career was not affected by the Chen Yufan incident and was still doing well. He himself was also in good condition. However, when Yue Yunpeng asked this question, his expression was very shocked. His eyes were filled with incredulity and he looked at Yue Yunpeng who had a smirk on his face, but also a little cute.

Yue Yunpeng's question naturally aroused the interest of all the audience and guests present. After thinking about it, Hu Haiquan also said: "Among the singers I have collaborated with, there are indeed some singers who sing relatively poorly. To what extent, the computer can't fix it. So I found someone with a similar voice and sang it again, then pasted in the missing words, and finally published the song. The song was very popular." Later, Hu Haiquan also said that this artist is a 3-character artist.

From Hu Haiquan's revelations, we learned that the artist's name is only three characters, and the song tailor-made for him by Hu Haiquan is still very popular. However, Hu Haiquan did not reveal the name of the person involved. For a while, people were not sure who this person was. Netizens also speculated that if they didn't know him, they would just assume it was Zhang Da.

I have to say that his revelations are indeed explosive and have been on the hot search. I just don’t know who he is. So who do you think this three-character artist is?

As a Zhongguancun science and technology innovation enterprise cross-incubated by the medical staff of Beihang University and Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Rosenbot has always promoted innovation around the actual diagnosis and treatment needs of complex orthopedic fractures such as pelvis. At the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Meeting, Wang Yu, founder, chairman and CEO of Rosenbot, accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Beijing Business Daily. The core value of medical robots lies in empowering medical scenarios, focusing on improving patients’ diagnosis and treatment experience while optimizing doctors’ working modes. In the context of the development of embodied intelligence technology, domestic medical robots continue to form their own characteristics in the segmented track. Rosenbot's fracture reduction robot also provides new clinical options for minimally invasive treatment of complex fractures.

Q: The company has completed Series C financing. Why are investors optimistic about Rosenbot in the surgical robot segment?

A: Investors recognize us mainly for two reasons. First, the clinical value of the product is clearly visible, it can truly improve the treatment of patients, and it also has the basis for market popularization, making it easy to gain recognition from doctors, hospitals and patients. Second, our innovation is a breakthrough at the source. We have created the world's first fracture reduction surgical robot. We have achieved unique functional breakthroughs in this segment, and many technologies have reached the international advanced level. This also means that China's high-end medical devices are moving from follow-up innovation to original breakthroughs. Such products are not only based in China, but also have the opportunity to enter the international market, with broader commercialization space.

Q: Rosenbolt was the first to launch a fracture reduction surgical robot, focusing on the difficult pelvic surgery track. What are the technical thresholds in this field and the company's "moat"?

A: There are two main technical difficulties in this track. The first is the "invisible" problem. The pelvic structure is complex and large, and it is difficult to show a clear three-dimensional structure in intraoperative images. We use a marker-free registration algorithm to fuse preoperative and intraoperative images to achieve sub-millimeter level registration accuracy, solving the problem of accurate intraoperative visualization. Secondly, there is the issue of "force". Pelvic repositioning requires overcoming the strong resistance of muscles and soft tissues while completing fine three-dimensional posture adjustments, which is difficult to achieve stably by humans.

We use auxiliary elastic traction technology to reduce the load by 50%, combined with force and position closed-loop control, so that the robotic arm can flexibly adjust operations according to real-time force. These technological breakthroughs have resulted in more than 200 patents, which constitute our core technical barriers.

Q: You once mentioned that "robots will not replace doctors, but will make doctors' work more dignified." How do you understand this?

A: After the rise of embodied intelligence, many people are worried about "machine replacement". However, in the medical field, surgical robots will not replace doctors, but reshape doctors' working mode. Nowadays, surgeons not only have to perform delicate operations, but also undertake a lot of physically demanding work. Long-term operations and radiation exposure all bring pressure to practice.

In the future, robots will undertake tedious, heavy, and risky basic operations, liberating doctors from manual labor and allowing them to devote more to core tasks such as exploring treatment options and medical research. This will allow doctors' careers to focus more on professional values ​​and alleviate the hardship of clinical practice to a certain extent.

Q: Can medical robots achieve nearly full-process surgical operations in the future? Is it feasible from a technical perspective?

A: In the long run, surgery will develop in a fully autonomous and intelligent direction, but this is a long-term evolution process. At this stage, robots and doctors each have their own advantages. Robots are good at fine reset operations under large loads, but doctors still have an advantage in the short term for fine operations that require extreme dexterity. Regardless of the time dimension, future surgeries will form a full-process automated solution. From patient entry, intraoperative inspection, operation to suturing and disinfection, an integrated closed loop will be implemented. The product form will be very different from current surgical robots.

Beijing Business Daily reporter Tao Feng and Wang Tianyi