What cars do Weilai/Tucki/Ideal have in the second half of the decisive battle of new domestic forces?

  [Pacific Auto Network] China’s new energy vehicles are leading the world, among which the new car-making forces are singing all the way, but it is also difficult to escape the situation that traditional established car companies dominate the list. Wei Xiaoli is no longer the new favorite of the times, and its sales volume was once weak, and its influence gradually became mediocre. Of course, in the second half of 2022, there will still be a large number of new cars released and listed by the new car-making forces. Let’s take a sneak peek!

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  The positioning of ET5 is slightly lower than that of ET7, and the overall style continues many design highlights of ET7, with a maximum cruising range of over 1,000 kilometers. In addition, the previously announced official vehicle price range is 328,000-386,000.

  At the same time, Weilai Automobile also exposed a variety of real car pictures of body colors. The new car will provide nine body colors, among which mirror powder and cloud yellow are exclusive colors of ET5, and the annual color aerospace blue will also be carried on ET5.

  In terms of appearance, the new car adopts Weilai’s iconic X-Bar front face design, but cancels the large-size hexagonal air intake grille and some complicated kits, which makes it look more concise and avant-garde. The design of the whole vehicle combines the Weilai super-running gene and "designed for autonomous driving". At the same time, the addition of closed front face, X bumper and Double-dash also makes the front face style of the new car more scientific and technological.

  It is worth noting that nine body colors are available, among which headroom powder and cloud yellow are the exclusive colors of ET5, and the annual color Aerospace Blue will also be carried on ET5. The design of the side of the new car, like ET7, adopts the design of sliding back and short tail, which naturally attracts a group of "Yan Kong" consumers.

  For the interior, the concept of ET7 second living room is continued to design the cabin space. The 12.8-inch AMOLED central control display, sports seats, hidden air outlets, simple instrument panels, door handles, electrically controlled unlocking buttons, door handrails and hidden speakers all add a lot of exquisiteness and temperature to the interior of ET5.

  In terms of sound, ET5 is worth looking forward to. The new car will be equipped with 23 speakers and 7.1.4 immersion sound system. The sound reaches 1 kW, Dolby panoramic sound technology is introduced, and Dirac Pro’s leading spatial acoustic algorithm creates a broad sound field space and a real sense of presence.

  In terms of configuration, ET5 comes standard with Aquila and Weilai extrasensory system; The whole system comes standard with ADAM and Weilai Supercomputing Platform. Aquila’s powerful perception and ADAM’s powerful computing power will bring easier and safer assisted driving functions; In addition, ET5 will come standard with 19 assisted driving functions.

  In terms of power, ET5 will continue Weilai’s high-performance gene, accelerate for 4.3 seconds from zero to 100 kilometers, and adopt high-performance four-aluminum alloy integrated casting calipers developed by Weilai, with a braking distance of 33.9 meters from 100 kilometers to zero; As low as 0.24, with a new generation of high-efficiency electric drive platform using silicon carbide power module, CLTC with standard battery pack (75kWh) has a battery life of over 550km, long battery pack (100kWh) has a battery life of over 700km, and long battery pack (150kWh) has a battery life of over 1000km.

  Weilai ES7

  The new car has launched three models, and the price of the whole car is 46.80-548,000 yuan. With the battery rental scheme, the price of the new car is 39.80-420,000 yuan. The new car is the first SUV based on NT2.0 technology platform, and its positioning will be between ES6 and ES8. It will focus on medium and large-sized 5-seat SUVs, and it has the iconic watchtower lidar roof.

  The appearance of Weilai ES7 can clearly see that the model design language inherits the flagship Weilai ET7 of the family and adopts a brand-new X-Bar design. In addition to the top, it also has three horns of the iconic Design for AD lidar lookout camera like ET7.

  The front face of the new car has been replaced with a brand-new family-style closed front face, which has adopted more broken lines and curved surfaces than big brothers such as ES8. The wheelbase of the new car has reached 2,960 mm, so the interior space is also well guaranteed. Electric suction doors and hidden door handles will also be standard in all departments.

  The penetrating taillight at the rear of the new car is also different from the split design of ES8 and ES6. Moreover, this penetrating taillight is not a straight line, and it will be thinner in the middle. Combined with the dynamic effect of lighting, it is very energetic, and there are 202 Super RED inside. The details are also worth pondering.

  In fact, we can see that the interior of the new car is a little different from that of the ET7. Officials said that when they applied the interior of ET7 between them, they found that it was completely unsuitable for SUV models. After all, the vertical height was higher. Therefore, they divided the interiors of ES and 7 into upper and lower parts. The upper part mainly carries scientific and technological aspects, such as screen, dashboard and steering wheel, while the lower part better creates an atmosphere, combining a lot of soft materials, 256-color atmosphere lights and so on.

        In addition, the selection of seat materials and interior materials is also very sense of design and luxury, such as 8 renewable rattan wood, Nappa leather interior processed by special technology and so on. ES7 will also provide comfort configurations such as privacy/mute glass, intelligent fragrance system and 23 Dolby panoramic top speakers.

  ES7 is also the first batch of passenger cars in China that have passed the legal certification and can legally tow RV and trailer on the road. Weilai ES7 can be equipped with a hidden electric decoupling device with a maximum towing capacity of 2 tons, which supports the power supply of towed equipment. At the same time, in outdoor scenes, Weilai ES7 can also support camping mode and external discharge function.

  In terms of power, the new car will adopt the front and rear dual-motor power layout, with the maximum power of 180kW/ rear 300kW and the comprehensive torque of 850 N m. Weilai ES7 will provide three battery life versions, with a standard battery life (75kWh)CLTC battery life of 485 kilometers, a long battery life (100kWh) battery life of 620 kilometers, and a long battery life (150kWh) battery life of over 850 kilometers.

  The mission of Weilai ET5 is to become an explosion, so that Weilai, which still has sales anxiety, can achieve greater quantitative change. Regardless of whether the target is Tesla Model 3 or BMW 3 Series, Weilai ET5 has shown multi-dimensional competitive advantages, including the layout of power exchange and service system. Although ET5 can’t take the lead in the end, this is the choice that Weilai has to make.

  As the first SUV of NT2.0 platform, Weilai ES7 shared technology with ET7 in terms of power and auxiliary driving hardware. This also greatly shortens the delivery time of the car, so close to the price of 500 thousand, would you choose the ES7 with five seats? Or the 6/7 seat ES8?

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  The new car will have two versions of cruising range, of which the single-motor model has a cruising range of 702km and the dual-motor model has a cruising range of 650km, all of which will be equipped with a 98kWh ternary lithium battery pack. According to previous news, Tucki G9 will be officially listed in the third quarter of this year and delivered in the fourth quarter.

  It is reported that Tucki G9 has been developed in accordance with China-EU vehicle double certification standards at the beginning of its design. Besides being the first to be equipped with X-EEA 3.0 electronic and electrical architecture, it is also the first production vehicle based on 800V silicon carbide platform in China.

  The shape of G9 can still be recognized by people at first sight, and its iconic X Robot face can also be seen on other Tucki models. However, although the designers used the same design logic on G9, they achieved a unique interpretation and evolution. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4891/1937/1680(1670)mm and 2998mm respectively.

  Thanks to the large-scale positioning, designers can better brush strokes on G9, and its "dynamic" aesthetic surface design comes from the texture formed after the canyon has been blown by the wind for hundreds of millions of years. On G9, designers hope to express the pure beauty without redundant lines, but with great tension.

  Xpeng Motors’s iconic X Robot Face and penetrating lightsaber headlight design will certainly appear on the G9, but unlike before, the two sides of penetrating daytime running lights are newly added with logo designs, just like two very sharp eyes.

  As for the body posture, you will see that G9′ s body is thick and long, presenting a luxurious yacht-like posture as a whole, and there is also a rear-drive coupe-like body proportion. The wheels are relatively long, and a horizontal high waistline runs through the body, which divides the whole vehicle into golden proportions in the longitudinal direction.

  At the same time, the A-pillar leans back, the slender cover, the long neck, the short front suspension and the long rear suspension, together with the 21-inch wheel hub, create a yacht-like sense of luxury.

  In order to keep the car body clean and integrated, the 5G antenna on the roof is hidden in the luggage rack, which eliminates the "usual thinking" that the antenna is the antenna in all previous car designs, and has evolved a brand-new design in the face of new technological innovations, so we see that the 5G antenna of G9 is perfectly integrated with the luggage rack of the photo lightsaber version on the roof, which is very mechanical.

  Tucki G9 taillight is a popular penetrating layout, which echoes the penetrating light on the front face, and at the same time, it is embedded with LED dot matrix design, which brings more visual impact. In addition, the look and feel of the tail is quite full and strong, especially the distinctive wide shoulder line design, which is rare in this SUV. The full body not only brings a domineering appearance, but also provides a large space trunk, which also enhances the atmosphere of the whole vehicle.

  In order to increase the vehicle cruising range, solve the battery life anxiety of electric vehicle users, and create a charging experience like fuel vehicle refueling, Tucki G9 has achieved a breakthrough in charging speed, which can charge more than 200 kilometers in five minutes. Its key technologies are the 800V high-voltage SIC platform at the vehicle end and the 480 kW super-charged pile. In terms of power, Tucki G9 will be equipped with 238-horsepower and 313-horsepower motors respectively, and matched with lithium batteries.

  After the appearance of Tucki G9 at Guangzhou Auto Show, it seems to be silent, and the interior of the car has not been exposed. Tucki G9 represents the most advanced technical level in Xpeng Motors, both in the electronic and electrical architecture and in the assisted driving part. I believe that with the official launch of the new car, it will inevitably bring a lot of pressure to Weilai/Ideal.

  Ideality L9

  The new car is positioned as a full-size family flagship SUV, and the whole system adopts a six-seat layout. In terms of power, it is equipped with a self-developed 1.5T 4-cylinder extended-range electric system and a 44.5kWh battery pack. The ideal L9 can achieve a battery life of 1315km (CLTC working condition), in which the pure electric battery life reaches 215km. The car has been officially listed before, and the price is 459,800 yuan.

  From the appearance, the design language of the new car as a whole remains, and it still adopts a concise style. However, the volume sense of the new car body is much stronger than that of Li ONE, and the overall appearance length has been equal to that of the same length, and the data is consistent with the maintenance. Different from the light strip on the front of Li ONE, the front face of the new car adopts a whole ring headlight and a hidden air intake grille, which is more inclined to the design language of pure electric vehicles.

  As for the side part of the car body, the overall design of L9 has been considered in view of the domestic car environment, and it has not brought obvious heaviness, but has restrained the height and data of the car body. The length, width and height of the new car are 5218x1998x1800mm and the wheelbase is 3150 mm.

  With hidden door handles and brand-new wheel hub styles, it presents a good visual effect. In addition, the new car also comes standard with Michelin Pilot Sport 4 and electric suction door of 265/45 R21 size.

  In terms of assisted driving, the new car will come standard with the AD Max intelligent driving system, and a watchtower-style lidar layout will be adopted at the roof. In addition, the ideal L9 is equipped with six 8-megapixel cameras and five 2-megapixel cameras, which can realize 360 omni-directional perception around the car body and at a long distance.

  Among them, the combination of two 8-megapixel cameras in front can recognize vehicles, pedestrians, cones and other objects within a wide angle of 120 and the farthest 550 meters. The vehicle-class lidar forward of the vehicle is equipped with 128 lasers, with a global resolution of 1200×128 and the number of point clouds reaching 1.53 million/second. At the same time, the ideal L9 will use two NVIDIA Orin-X chips, and the computing power of a single chip can reach 254TOPS, so it has strong hardware redundancy.

  The most eye-catching interior of the new car is the design of the central control+co-driver joint screen, and at the same time, it adopts a pocket-type shifting mechanism. The steering wheel of the new car is equipped with a safe driving interactive screen to support touch. At the same time, the new car will also replace the traditional dashboard with a HUD head-up display system. Through the combination of HUD and safe driving interactive screen, all effective driving-related information (including navigation and intelligent driving) can be displayed, including map navigation and panoramic parking.

  In terms of power system, the ideal L9 is equipped with a fully self-developed 4-cylinder extended-range electric system and a 44.5kWh battery pack. The ideal L9 can achieve 1315km battery life (CLTC working condition), in which the battery life is 215km. The thermal efficiency of the self-developed range extender reaches 40.5%, and the energy consumption of the heat engine in fuel mode is as low as 5.9L/100km(CLTC working condition).

  Ideal X02

  In September, 2020, a picture named "LI Product Line Planning" came out on the Internet, which mentioned Li ONE with code M01, Ideal L9 with code X01, and new car information such as X02. This was in July of that year, after Ideality vaguely mentioned in the US stock offering that "in order to target a wider range of consumers, we will expand the product lineup by developing new models including medium-sized and compact SUV models", it broke out for the first time. Clear new car planning information.

  The ideal X02, which has not yet appeared, is very similar to the ideal L9 in design. This makes it easier for us to imagine the final shape of the ideal X02, but it also makes it very difficult to identify the spy photos of the two. After all, the difference in body shape is difficult to distinguish easily in the photos.

  The ideal X02 has the same star-ring daytime running lights, split headlights, closed front face, hidden door handles, etc. as the ideal L9, which is almost one size smaller. The biggest difference between them is that the license plate frame of the ideal X02 rear has moved from the middle of the tailgate to the position of the rear bumper. However, there are no more details about the X02 spy photos exposed at present, and the difference in specific details can not be judged at present.

  In the early exposure of the ideal X02 spy photos, two groups were lucky enough to capture the ideal X02 clear interior spy photos. Comparing with the official map of the ideal L9 interior, we can see that the details such as the steering wheel with a small screen, the large screen integrated with the central control and the co-driver, the air conditioning outlet, the front cup holder and the HUD head-up display are exactly the same, and the ideal X02 is not much different from the ideal L9 in the front part of the interior.

  At present, it is reported that the ideal X02 may be slightly lower than L9 in terms of configuration level, such as autopilot staying in NOA stage. However, according to the spy photos exposed at present, the ideal X02 test vehicle is provided with the Hesai AT128-class lidar just like the ideal L9, and it is expected that the level of sensing hardware such as millimeter wave and camera can also be on a par with the ideal L9.

  As a full-size SUV, the Ideal L9 has surpassed the traditional million-class models in terms of power and intelligent configuration, but the title of "the best SUV within 5 million" seems to be too inflated. After all, compared with traditional luxury brands, the ideal influence is relatively weak, even in the 450,000-level market, the difficulty is not small. It is also expected to launch the ideal third model in 2022 — — X02, let’s wait and see.

  Zero run C01

  The pre-sale of the new car has been started before, with a total of 500 standard battery life version, 606 long battery life version, 717 long battery life version, 630 Pro performance version and 630 Pro+ high performance version. After comprehensive subsidies, the pre-sale price is 180,000-270,000 yuan. The vehicle is expected to be delivered to users in the third quarter of this year.

  In terms of appearance, "natural aesthetics of science and technology" is the design concept of zero-run C01. The new car abandons the complex line design and uses a lot of powerful profiles to make the overall shape more smooth and natural. The headlight group with penetrating design includes 48 crystal headlights, which can not only show the dynamic effects of running water and breathing, but also support various signal modes such as unlocking, locking, accompanying me to go home, looking for a car, fast and slow charging, and support OTA upgrade.

  The lines on the side of the car body are soft and stretched, and the slip-back shape and the hidden door handle design enhance the sense of movement and ceremony. The new car is also equipped with details such as frameless doors and 19-inch semi-closed rotor wheels.

  The length, width and height of the new car are 5050/1902/1509mm and the wheelbase is 2930mm respectively. Both the body length and wheelbase are longer than Model 3. But don’t underestimate such a big body. With the help of streamline design and hidden door handle, its drag coefficient is only 0.226.

  The design of the rear part echoes the front face from a distance. The brand logo of LEAPMOTOR is connected with the through taillight group, and it is also more dynamic with the high-cocked duck tail design.

  In terms of interior, the new car in the center console area follows the T-shaped triple screen design in the zero-run C11. The car system has 12G memory and 128G storage space, which supports three-screen linkage, independent Bluetooth access of the auxiliary driver screen and three-screen intercommunication of music. Qualcomm SA 8155P digital cockpit chip, Iflytek 3.5 generation speech recognition system and high-quality microphone can recognize most natural voice commands. It is worth mentioning that the car has abandoned the complicated physical buttons and integrated touch operation to further enhance the sense of technology in the car.

       As for the auxiliary driving system, the new car is equipped with Leapmotor Pilot intelligent driving, using Lingxin 01 autopilot chip, including 1 binocular camera, 1 forward millimeter-wave radar, 4 angular millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars, 4 panoramic cameras, 4 blind-spot cameras and 1 face recognition camera.

  The whole system comes standard with 23 high-level functions, which can realize L2 intelligent driving assistance. More than 22 intelligent assisted driving functions will be opened in the future. It is reported that the NOA function assisted by map navigation will provide subscription and buyout.

  In addition, the new car is equipped with a rear boss key, which can control the back seat’s forward and backward movement and angle adjustment with one button, and keep linkage with the front seat. The seat automatically moves forward by 10cm, and the backrest automatically leans back by 10 degrees.

  In terms of power, the zero-run C01 is equipped with an oil-cooled electric drive with variable structure, with a maximum speed of 16000rpm, a maximum power of 200kW, a peak torque of 300 N m-500 N m, and a design life of over 1 million kilometers. The four-wheel drive version is equipped with two oil-cooled electric drives, with a maximum output power of 400kW and a maximum torque of 720 N m. According to the official, the acceleration of 630 Pro+ four-wheel drive high-performance version is only 3.66 seconds.

       The zero-run C01 is also the first electric vehicle equipped with CTC technology without battery pack. The integrated structure of CTC battery chassis combines the battery frame and chassis into one, improving better space utilization. At the same time, the overall torsional rigidity of the car body is improved by 25%, the coefficient is improved by 20%, and the comprehensive working life is improved by 10%.

  In addition, there are more than 30 rigorous tests to ensure reliable and safe technology. Equipped with 90kWh ultra-large capacity power battery, the two-wheel drive version can achieve 717km battery life under CLTC comprehensive working conditions, and the four-wheel drive version has a battery life of 630km. The official said that the vehicle will be compatible with 800V high-voltage platform in the future and support 400kW super fast charging.

  As the fourth product of the zero-run brand, the car not only sold for more than 200,000 yuan, but also brought cutting-edge technology including CTC technology. However, it seems that zero-running cars are not interested in lidar, and they still focus on improving the user experience. Striving for stability is the upward pattern of the brand.

  Weimar M7

  The new car will be unveiled at Tech Day 2022 Technology Day with a new image. In order to optimize the contour effect, Weimar design team iteratively designed the lidar modeling and other sensor designs of the roof, and minimized the influence of wind resistance on the basis of ensuring the best imaging effect.

  Weimar M7 is built on the basis of Maven. The slender headlight group and the front face are perfectly integrated, and the overall avant-garde fashion. The taillights also adopt a slender outline design, which echoes the shape of the front face. In terms of body size, the length of the new car is 4930mm, reaching 2918mm.

  In terms of interior, the new car adopts the popular double screen design, and the large-size through screen is matched with double spokes, which makes the new car look very scientific. At the same time, what is more fresh is the design of the central control area and the central passage, which is concise and has a sense of design. It is worth mentioning that the i-Surf technology skin pioneered by the new car can better "communicate" with users, and users can customize information, create surprises, and even create a "queen’s exclusive co-driver".

  I-Rota super dial adopts the dial design of "smart watch" and contains rich micro-expressions. It is not only the carrier of emotional interaction, but also the central knob of vehicle control to control different functions, such as song switching and temperature adjustment.

  In terms of intelligent driving, Weimar M7 is equipped with three self-zoom laser radars, which are matched with four NVIDIA Orion-X chips with strong perception, and can realize intelligent full coverage of the car scene of "community parking-urban roads-intercity expressway".

  In the power part, Weimar M7 is equipped with the third-generation Living Motion three-electric energy system, and the NEDC cruising range will exceed 700km.

  The appearance of Weimar M7 can be said to be very individual, especially the watchtower-type zoom solid-state laser radar, which is enough to show that this car has a lot of origins and has piled up the hardware for assisting driving to a very high level. However, the car is still too low-key, I hope the car can bring surprises in the price.

  Nezha s

  The new car has been officially launched before, and a total of 8 models have been launched. The official guide price is 19.98-338,800. The new car is built on the "mountain-sea platform" developed by the whole stack, and provides two power modes of extended range/pure electricity. It is worth mentioning that the Nezha S World Edition of Scissors Door is limited to 999 sets. It is reported that the new car will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2022.

  Nezha S uses a newly designed front face shape, fully enclosed middle net and penetrating group, which gives it a sense of future technology. Headlights are extended in the direction of the car body, which makes the whole front of the car look more streamlined. In addition, the Yaoshi version is equipped with scissor doors, green brake calipers, carbon fiber tail fins and exclusive logos.

  The side-slip-back shape is also what a sedan should look like, and the center of gravity of the whole car is more backward. The concealed door handle and the newly-designed wheels make the Nezha S have less wind resistance, thus increasing its cruising range. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4980/1980/1450mm and 2980mm respectively.

  The shape of the rear of the car is also done in one go, without unnecessary embellishment and decoration, showing the uniqueness of the new car in the simplest way. The through taillights are small in area, but they have a strong sense of layering. The horizontal and vertical style has also improved the overall temperament of Nezha S a lot.

  Nezha S is equipped with 17.6-inch central control screen, 12.3-inch co-pilot entertainment screen, AR-HUD and full LCD instrument, including four smart screens. Among them, AR-HUD can provide instrument information display, AR navigation, safe assisted driving and audio-visual entertainment.

  In addition, Nezha S comes standard with NETA Pilot3.0 intelligent assisted driving system, and the latest NETA Pilot4.0 intelligent assisted driving system can be selected. The system can be used in high-speed and urban scenes, and has two laser radars with a computing power of 200TOPS.

      The new car is equipped with MDC610 computing platform, with two 8-megapixel forward HD cameras, one backward, four panoramic and four panoramic cameras, five millimeter-wave radars and a high-precision positioning unit. In addition, high-speed pilot-assisted driving will be launched in the first half of 2023, and the exclusive urban pilot-assisted driving of NETA Pilot4.0 will be launched in the first half of 2024.

      Nezha S’s self-developed HOZON EPT4.0 battery constant temperature management system can identify the destination. Once the user goes to charge, it will heat the battery in advance, which can increase the charging speed of the car by 20% in winter. In addition, the new car is also equipped with a nine-way valve, which can realize the utilization of multiple heat sources. The compressor can be a wide temperature heat pump, which can be started at -18 degrees outdoors, which can increase its cruising range in winter by 20%.

  In terms of power, the new four-wheel drive pure electric vehicle is 340kW, 620N·m, the acceleration time from 0 to 100 km/h is 3.9s, and the braking distance from 0 to 100 km/h is 33.5m, which is 0.216; The acceleration time of 0-100km/h for rear-drive pure electric version and extended-range version is 6.9s s.

  The pure electric version of the new car adopts front and rear five-link independent suspension, with a low center of gravity of 470mm and a front-rear axle load ratio of 50:50. Nezha S is available in extended-range and pure electric versions. The cruising range of the rear-drive pure electric version is 715km(CLTC), the four-wheel drive pure electric version is 650km(CLTC), and the extended-range version is 310km, with a total cruising range of 1,160 km (CLTC).

  Today, with the strength of speech and sales proof, Nezha’s automobile performance is still good. Nezha S has raised the price and positioning of the brand, which is a good result from the current order sales of nearly 5,000 units. However, the competition in the medium and large-scale pure electric car market is also intensifying, which is a big challenge for Nezha, a brand-oriented city.

  Aouita 11

  In addition to a unique avant-garde shape, a series of parameters, such as acceleration of less than 4s, 200kW high-voltage fast charging, 400TOPS computing power, 700+km battery life, etc., are quite capable of playing in a number of new energy vehicles.

  Aouita 11 can be said to be a restored design in appearance (this sentence is almost worn out), but it can’t find anything wrong with it, and it is definitely a kind of real car that looks better than pictures.

  The design of Aouita 11 is quite sci-fi avant-garde, with a full body and tension. A large number of curved surfaces replace lines to create a unique sense of muscle. The Aouita 11 seen in the picture is slightly rounded, and the real car looks lower, smoother and more dynamic. Similar to the wide body design, it adds a unique sense of muscle in its class.

  The headlights are split-type, and the narrow light strip replaces the muscle lines, which outlines a strong sense of science fiction. There is also a lidar hidden in the middle of the lower air intake area (the other two lidar are arranged on the left and right fenders).

  Turning your eyes to the side of the car, the smooth and dynamic lines are unforgettable. The roof directly draws a smooth arc and meets the taillights. The parallel double waistlines at the door panel depict the forward posture. In addition, the deliberately emphasized wheel eyebrows and the upturned rear window lines are small details for designers to create a sense of movement.

  Unsurprisingly, the new car uses a hidden door handle design, but in addition to the conventional operation of pulling the door handle to open the door, it also supports sliding door opening and closing, and with the electric suction door, the live experience is really convenient to use.

  In the rim part, Aouita 11′ s rim shape is amazing, its exaggerated five-frame shape and 22-inch super-large size, combined with the high performance of ContiSportContact5, are all demonstrating its sports attributes.

  As for the design of the rear of the car, the comments on the Internet are polarized, but personally, I like it. Although it adopts the common sliding back design, the glass does not extend with the roof, but is in a vertical posture, which gives people the illusion of a sedan car from the perspective of the rear.

  Some people worry that the small rear windshield will affect the view of the rearview mirror, but in fact, Aouita 11 is equipped with a streaming rearview mirror, so you don’t have to worry about the view of the rear. More interestingly, there is actually an electric spoiler hidden on the trunk lid. Under normal circumstances, it is integrated with the trunk lid, and it will only tilt up when it is needed.

  The interior design of Aouita 11 can be said to be simple, but it is a little more chic than usual. In many parts that should be decorated, a large number of flat and curved surfaces are used, which is its simplicity, but the combination of various curved surfaces and flat surfaces makes you want to study them again and again.

  The center console is designed in layers, with contrasting colors on the upper and lower floors. The instrument and the entertainment screen of the co-driver are far away from the front row, which highlights the central control big screen. Behind the big screen, there is a design similar to the concept of wormhole. Officially, it is named "Vortex Emotional Vortex". With the LED decoration, it really looks like some future cars in science fiction movies.

  In terms of screen, Aouita 11 is equipped with a 15.6-inch central control floating screen, which is matched with two 10.25-inch instruments and the passenger entertainment screen. The upper edges of the two small screens are designed with "small brim", which can reduce the occurrence of glare problems during use, but the size of the passenger entertainment screen is a little small, so the passenger is far away from the video.

  As for the part of the car, Aouita 11 will be equipped with Huawei’s HarmonyOS system. The UI design of the car is similar to that of the car, and there are few layout levels, so it is not difficult to get started. In terms of function, HarmonyOS system supports gesture and split-screen operation, and its intelligent voice interaction can realize sound source localization in front and rear rows of four-tone areas, and can accurately identify voice commands issued by passengers in different positions.

  As for the steering wheel, Aouita 11 adopts an oval-shaped steering wheel, the upper and lower sides are similar to straight lines, and the radians on the left and right sides are large, and the left and right spokes move down, forming an irregular shape. More interestingly, the color matching of the direction is in line with the color contrast of the center console, and this design is quite fresh.

  In front of the armrest area under the center console, a wireless charging board is designed for two mobile phones to charge at the same time, and there are anti-slip grooves on the surface of the panel to prevent the mobile phones from sliding due to inertia. Moreover, according to the previous staff, in the future, it can be upgraded to a higher wattage fast charging panel through self-funded upgrade.

  The design of the door panel is an interesting part for Electric Brother. Except for the armrest area, the almost flat design on the top is rare, and it extends the two-color splicing color matching of the center console, with a large area of leather fabric, which is superior in both visual effect and touch.

  The front seat adopts an integrated design, and maintains the same combination of upper and lower color matching as the center console and door panel. The upper part is made of suede fabric with certain slip-limiting effect, and the lower part is made of leather fabric.

  The rear row has a two-seat layout (three seats are optional). In the case of two-seat layout, the rear seat, like the front row, supports functions such as electric adjustment, etc. The surface of the central area is comfortable with large handrails. In fact, the designer has designed a large number of hidden storage compartments for it, with a beverage cold storage area at the top and bottom, and a wireless charging panel in the middle, giving full consideration to the riding experience of the rear passengers.

  Due to the unique design of the rear, it slightly encroaches on the space of some trunk, making the opening size and storage space of the trunk of the new car slightly backward in the same class.

  In terms of configuration, the new car is equipped with frameless doors, electric suction doors (with electric switches), streaming media rearview mirrors, RNC active noise reduction, ASE active sound wave simulation, split panoramic canopy and a series of functions.

  In terms of power, Aouita 11 will be equipped with a dual-motor power system provided by Huawei, with an acceleration time of 3.98s at 425kW, 650N·m and 0-100km/h, supporting a maximum charging voltage of 750V, a maximum charging capacity of 240kW, and a declared cruising range of 680km and 555km respectively.

  For Aouita, which operates independently and develops independently, although it has certain Chang ‘an gene, it is still a completely market-oriented operation and a new army in the new energy market. Aouita 11 has Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited’s technical reserves in the field of power batteries, as well as Huawei’s technology research and development systems in intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit, and looks forward to the market performance after listing.

  AITO Boundaries M5e

  In terms of appearance, the design of Wujie M5 EV continues the simple, extreme and pure design. The front face of the new car adopts a closed grille design, which is matched with the design of air ducts on both sides surrounded by the front, bringing better aerodynamic characteristics and making the front face look more concise and sporty. In addition, the headlight group of the new car adopts a brand-new lamp cavity design, which is more profound and stylish and looks very scientific.

  The overall shape of the new car tail is surrounded by a penetrating taillight group and a tall bottom, which makes the visual center of gravity of the parking space move up further, forming a sports posture of low front and high back. The M5 EV has added a highly recognizable taillight. When the lights are on, the pure red AITO logo shines in the dark. According to insiders, the uniform light behind the taillights is the result of thousands of tests. At the same time, the lit AITO tail symbol symbolizes the development of AITO brand to electrification.

  In terms of body color, the M5 EV has launched a brand-new color "Warm Cloud", and the overall color presents a warm tone with a moist texture. In addition, the new car will continue to be equipped with the HarmonyOS smart cockpit. At the press conference tonight, Huawei announced that HarmonyOS 3 will be officially updated and pushed in September. It is expected that the M5 EV will be equipped with the latest version of HarmonyOS 3 system when it is launched.

  In addition, the headlight group of the new car adopts a minimalist design, and the internal structure is a dual-lens integrated design. The headlights are decorated with blue Shi Ying, and the logo ""is designed at the same time, and the details are quite exquisite. As a pure electric vehicle, the Wujie M5 EV cancels the front mesh and adopts a closed design of "shark nose".

  In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4785/1930/1620mm, which is 2880mm, and the rear part of the new car basically continues the current design. AITO Wujie M5 EV offers two kinds of wheels to choose from, with dimensions of 255/45 R20 and 255/50 R19 respectively. Among them, the 20-inch high-profile wheel hub adopts a minimalist and multi-frame symmetrical design, with a large surface closed and flat, and a small-sized cooling hole, which plays a very positive role in reducing wind resistance.

  In terms of power, AITO Wujie M5 EV will provide two versions of rear-drive single motor and four-wheel drive dual motor, with the single motor being 200kW, and the front/rear motors of the dual-motor version being 165kW and 200kW respectively. In terms of batteries, the new car will be equipped with lithium iron phosphate batteries.

  Thanks to Huawei’s HarmonyOS system, the AITO brand has gained a lot of confidence. From the sales of M5, it is enough to prove that Yu Chengdong’s contribution has not been in vain. Everyone is familiar with the appearance of the M5. The pure electric version of the car launched this time has enriched its product matrix and further promoted brand sales.

  Gaohe HiPHi Z

  The price range of the new car is 600,000-800,000. Users can order it under the official APP or small program of Gaohe Gaohe Automobile, and blind users will get the rights such as priority to pick up the car and bonus points. The shape adopts the futuristic sci-fi design style, and it can interact with other vehicles and pedestrians on the road with the ISD light group that can interact intelligently. Compared with the first product HiPhi X, HI Z’s sense of science and technology can be said to be even worse.

  Compared with HiPhi X, the new car does not use a family-style front face design, which is completely different from HiPhi X. In addition, in the overall design, the height of the car is low, and there is still some taste of cross-border cars. The air intake grille is designed like a fuel truck, and it is an active grille, which needs to cool the motor. It can automatically open when the heat dissipation power is increased, and reduce the drag coefficient when it is closed.

  The headlights with fantastic shapes on both sides also have digital matrix light effect. Through the second generation of PML programmable intelligent headlight system, the ISD light curtain, interaction, projection of lights and even projection of movies can be realized, and anthropomorphic effects can also appear, such as big eyes, adoration and tears, which makes HiPhi Z have a sense of life.

  The side of the car body is more exaggerated. The wide body design and huge rims (22 inches), combined with the low and slippery roof, make the car more like a four-door model. It is worth noting that the black line on the door panel is actually an LED screen, which can display the corresponding content according to the needs of users or scenes. As for the car door, as expected, the electric door with the same model as HiPhi X is used, and the door opening angle is close to 90.

  The design language of the rear of the new car echoes the front of the car, and the lines extending from the roof are hollowed out to the rear, and the brake lights are designed in a ring shape, which absorbs the appearance design of some international warships. The split taillights are still equipped with ISD intelligent interactive light sets, which can communicate with the rear car at any time.

  The new car adopts the interior design of HUD+ large-size display, and the traditional instrument panel no longer exists. Designers find inspiration from the space shuttle and aircraft, creating the cockpit atmosphere of the future space theme. The most eye-catching thing is the central control display screen that can rotate 90 degrees, and the back is controlled by the mechanical arm, so that multi-dimensional movements can be realized.

   The multi-axis large screen that can be displaced in the middle creates a floating effect, and the screen can also dynamically perform tasks according to sound and driving mode, without hovering at all. Officially, this interactive system is called HiPhi Bot, which has evolved from "analog intelligence" to "digital intelligence", and can achieve deeper human-computer interaction with high computing power.

  Although the new car is positioned as a GT sedan, the seat design takes into account the comfort of the front and rear passengers. Completely differentiated front and rear seat styles, the front seats are designed in one piece, and the driving experience and comfort experience are both available; The cocoon seat in the back row has adjustable headrest, which brings luxury when you lie down easily. The backrest in the back row with adjustable angle can easily look up at the starry sky, so that the passengers in the back row can enjoy the pleasure brought by speed easily and happily, and have a sci-fi ride experience.

  In addition, the new car is equipped with 23 speakers and a two-kilowatt performance (2820W@10%THD, 1920W@1%THD) British treasure sound system.

  In terms of power, the official has not released too many performance data yet, but it is introduced that the new car will be equipped with all-aluminum front+rear multi-link independent suspension combination, supporting continuously adjustable damping shock absorber and air suspension system. The new car is also equipped with full-speed active function, with a steering angle of 13.2 (plus or minus 6.6) in both directions and a turning radius of only 5.7 meters, which makes it easier to drive in urban areas.

  In terms of battery life, HiPhi Z will be equipped with a 120kWh battery pack and adopt CTP technology, which can provide a maximum cruising range of 705km (CLTC working condition).

  In terms of driver’s assistance hardware, the new car is equipped with 32 driver’s assistance sensors, including 1 laser radar (line 128 of Hesai), 13 cameras, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars and 1 three-zone detection sensor. With the high-precision map and positioning module, the maximum forward detection distance is up to 250 meters. The driving system adopts 7nm NVIDIA Orin-X chip.

  The interior and exterior decoration of Gaohe HiPhi Z directly fills the sci-fi effect and provides a cruising range of 705km. The pricing of 600,000-800,000 is also expected. Although Gaohe HiPhi X has made some achievements in the market segment, I am still curious, what kind of users will buy HiPhi Z?

  Hechuang A06

  Hechuang Auto officially released a set of brand-new model preheating posters, and officially announced the product name of the new car to the outside world: A06, positioning pure electric smart tide running.

  As the third mass production model of Hechuang Automobile, the name A06 uses a simple style of letters and numbers. As can be seen from the official poster, the tail label is made of silver italic label, with neat lines and the shape of slipping back, showing the posture of running in the tide and breaking the wind. In addition, the headlights and the semi-closed low wind resistance wheel hub shape also integrate the popular pure electric vehicles. The word "smart" in A06 positioning also makes people look forward to its smart cockpit and intelligent assisted driving configuration.

  The announcement of the name and positioning indicates that the innovative car A06 will be unveiled soon. In the future, Hechuang Automobile will steadily improve its product layout and provide users with more intelligent networked pure electric products.

  As a dark horse among the new forces, Hechuang brand has gained a lot of popularity with the help of its innate advantages in e-sports and other fields, although the sales volume of Z03 is not high. As a brand-new coupe model, Hechuang A06 is expected to open up a new world if it has obvious advantages in pricing.

  Zhiji LS7

  The new car is positioned as the previous exterior and interior design of the new car has also been fully announced.

  In terms of appearance, the new car, like many new energy vehicles, adopts a closed front face design. In order to improve the recognition, the new car adopts a split headlight design. Although the headlight group is not lit at present, it is not difficult to integrate complex LEDs inside the lamp group. The upper light strip is J-shaped, and the lower light strip is L-shaped.

  The air intake grille under the front of the car is decorated with black decorative pieces, and the interior of the grille is decorated with diagonal strips, which echoes the light strips on both sides of the front of the car and makes the new car look more sporty.

  From the picture, you may think that the size of the new car is not very big, but the real car is different. According to the information obtained so far, the Zhiji LS7 will be more than 3 meters and the body will be more than 2 meters, which is a veritable strong one. It is worth mentioning that the door handle also adopts a hidden design.

  The biggest highlight of the tail of Zhiji LS7 is its taillight group. The penetrating taillight group is raised in the middle of the taillight group, which is integrated with the raised trunk to create the instant feeling of the small tail, and with the design of the tail slip back, it shows a stronger sporty atmosphere.

  In terms of interior, the new car adopts a dark brown+milky white contrast design, presenting a very comfortable and warm interior atmosphere. The center console adopts an oversized triple screen design, with vertical function control screen, including air conditioning control and other operations, which increases practicality without losing.

  In addition, from the official pictures, the rear seats also support the adjustment of the tilt angle, which greatly improves the comfort of the rear passengers.

  In terms of power, it has not been officially announced at present, but with reference to the previous appearance, it is expected that this new car will be equipped with 93kWh batteries as standard, and 118kWh batteries can be used for high-matching, and the battery pack adopts silicon-doped lithium supplement technology, so that the battery attenuation is more effectively suppressed. In addition, Zhiji LS7 is expected to support wireless charging and automatic parking service like Zhiji L7.

  Although Zhiji brand doesn’t have much sense of existence, there are many topics about the brand, including the rights and interests of angel wheel and the "mining" in the original stone valley. For Zhiji, who focuses on intelligence, this approach is understandable. Zhiji LS7 also provides a high-level assisted driving function, which is expected to be higher than Zhiji L7 in terms of positioning and price.

  Jidu ROBO-01

  The first launch of the new car is equipped with NVIDIA dual Orin X chips and Qualcomm 8295 dual top-level chips. The AI computing power of the whole car is 538Tops, which is excellent in high-level intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit.

  In terms of appearance, the collection adopts a minimalist design style, which not only uses smooth curves and surfaces in the whole car, but even eliminates traditional door handles and other complicated components. The headlights of the new car are equipped with AI pixel headlights, which can interact with the outside world through lights. In addition, the new car also has the function of voice recognition outside the car, which can realize the natural communication between "people-car-environment". 

  ROBO-01 concept car body is equipped with three color schemes: river purple, nebula gray and star china white. At the same time, it has passed the design of butterfly wing door for the main and auxiliary drivers, back door facing each other and seamless side window. In addition, both sides of the front cover of the new car are also equipped with "light-jumping" liftable lidar, and the rear of the car is designed with an active liftable tail ROBOWing.

  According to the official, the centralized design of the light-jumping and active-collapsing lidar not only enhances the "perception" of high-order automatic driving, but also further improves the safety and stability of the intelligent driving system. In addition, before the collision, the lidar will be actively collapsed or physically collapsed after being stressed by AI, so as to improve the safety factor. Recently, Jidu has obtained the national patent of this technology.

  The interior of the new car also adheres to the minimalist design, and the whole car cancels the physical control keys such as the door handle, shift lever and left and right shift lever. The most eye-catching thing in the car is the huge 3D unbounded integrated ultra-wide screen. The unique U-shaped steering wheel is foldable, which can be retracted into the central control when the automatic driving mode is turned on, so as to maximize the information visibility of the ultra-clear large screen. The new car is equipped with steer-by-wire technology, which can support the folding, hiding and folding of the U-shaped steering wheel in the automatic driving mode.

  Ambient lights running through the whole car can create a more appropriate interior atmosphere in different scenes. In addition, the car is also equipped with a lifting satellite speaker and an adaptive swan neck 0 gravity seat. Inspired by the spaceship, the gravity seat is light, breathable and wrapped, and its "swan neck" headrest design has adaptive adjustment function. 

  Jidu ROBO-01 concept car was first equipped with NVIDIA dual Orin X chips and Qualcomm 8295 dual top-level chips, and the AI computing power of the whole car was 538Tops, which can meet the requirements of high-order automatic driving and support immersive 3D interaction. In terms of software, JET, a self-developed intelligent architecture for high-order autonomous driving, integrates EEA and SOA operating system, which can carry the core functions and AI capabilities of high-order autonomous driving and realize global integration (inter-domain-intra-domain).

  The centralized autopilot system is equipped with NVIDIA "dual" Orin X chips, and the whole vehicle is equipped with 31 external sensors, including 2 laser radars, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars and 12 cameras. The "light-jumping" lidar of ROBO-01 concept car is located at the front cover, and the FOV of the two radars reaches 180 degrees. In driving scenes such as "ghost probe" and left and right obstructions, the ability to identify obstacles or pedestrians crossing left and right is stronger. When the intelligent driving mode is turned on, the two sets of automatic driving systems of "vision+double laser radar" not only maintain independent operation, but also backup and cooperate with each other. According to the official, Jidu Zhijia will be ready to use out of the box, and the production model will have multi-scene high-level automatic driving ability when delivered.

  In terms of intelligent cockpit, Qualcomm’s fourth-generation Snapdragon digital cockpit platform -8295 chip was launched, and it is also the first vehicle-mounted chip based on 5nm. It can support the 3D effect presentation of unbounded integrated ultra-clear large screen, and meet the scene needs of users such as driving navigation, game entertainment and online office. In addition, the centralized intelligent cockpit also has the functions of millisecond response full off-line voice, 3D man-machine co-driving map and so on. 3D man-machine co-driving map can realize static map navigation and dynamic sensing data fusion, so that the perception of automobile robots can run on the 3D map. 

  It is reported that the production version of the ROBO-01 concept car will be officially released at the 2022 Guangzhou Auto Show. The official said that the production version will have 90% similarity with the concept car. In addition, Jidu will release the design of its second production model at this year’s Guangzhou Auto Show.

  When everyone is keen on the 8155 car chip, Jidu ROBO-01 will be equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip, which will bring higher computing power and playability to the intelligent cockpit. Coupled with the automatic assisted driving system composed of two laser radars and Baidu’s own data advantages, you can look forward to it.

  Skyworth HT-i

  The new car has been pre-sold before, with a pre-sale of 149,800-199,800 yuan. The car will be equipped with a plug-in hybrid system, with a pure electric cruising range of 200km and a comprehensive cruising range of 1267 km. In addition, the new car will be officially delivered on August 30.

  In terms of appearance, the outline of the new car basically continues the design of Skyworth EV6, but it adopts a more unique mid-net design and injects what the official calls "gravitational wave" aesthetics, which has a high degree of recognition.

  The side and tail of Skyworth HT-i are basically the same as Skyworth EV6. It adopts a round and full body shape, plus the popular through taillights, and the brand English name is embedded in the taillights.

  In terms of power, the car is equipped with the HT-i system tailored for Skyworth jointly developed by the technical teams of Foday Power, of which 1.5L is highly efficient, with a thermal efficiency of 43.04%, which is 81kW, with a peak value of 135N·m, and the EHS electric hybrid system powertrain is adopted. In terms of battery life, the car will have a pure battery life of 200km and a comprehensive cruising range of 1267km, with a fuel consumption of 5.3L per 100 km.It is reported that the ternary soft battery comes from Funeng Technology, which further enhances the product competitiveness of Skyworth HT-I.

  Cross-border car-making has always been nothing new. Compared with the field of home appliances, Skyworth still lacks some sense of existence. The most crucial thing is the product strength itself, without good technical accumulation and chaotic marketing, which has made it difficult to measure. Skyworth HT-i with BYD DM-i blessing seems to find its own answer, which is also a good way out.

  Hengchi 5

  The new car has been officially opened for pre-sale, and a total of one configuration model has been launched, with a pre-sale price of 179,000 yuan. Hengchi 5 is equipped with UMC "three-in-one" electric drive system. The maximum power of the motor is 150kW, the peak torque is 345N·m, and the official acceleration of 100 kilometers is 7.8 seconds. In addition, Hengchi 5 uses Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited lithium iron phosphate battery, and CLTC has a comprehensive battery life of 602km.   

  Earlier, according to official sources, it will be sold in a direct+authorized mode, and authorized agents have been recruited in 18 cities across the country. According to the previous information, Hengchi plans to implement order-based sales and light asset operation; The exhibition hall is small and refined, located in the automobile business circle; Unify retail prices and ensure sales profits, and the number of stores nationwide will reach 200 within this year.

  In terms of store standards under construction, the exhibition hall area of the sales center is 200-300 square meters; Recruitment will be conducted in 18 cities including Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

  In terms of appearance, 5 adopts a closed front face design, and the air intake grille on the front bumper is equipped with an active closing function, which adds a lot of sense of movement with Y-shaped split headlights on both sides. At the same time, according to the information provided by the store, Hengchi 5 provides 7 kinds of appearance colors to adapt to the different aesthetic preferences of different consumers.

  The side of the new car looks very simple, and it can be seen that the designer has created a suspended roof effect for this car by blackening the columns. In addition, the new car is also equipped with the design of hidden door handles, which also brings a better sense of integrity to the side of the whole car. It is worth mentioning that the vehicles on display at the scene are equipped with 265/40 R21 continental UC6 series tires.

  The shape of the rear of the car is also relatively simple, and its soft lines fuse the taillights together. Together with the blackened taillights and through chrome trim, it enhances some layering.

  Coming to the interior, Hengchi 5 adopts the embracing design, and the roof is made of suede material, creating a good atmosphere. The triple-screen design of the new car interior adopts 3D double hot bending technology, which is made after 18 processes, and adopts in-cell touch technology, which makes the screen look very thin. The new car has a 14.6-inch central control panel with a built-in "Mountain View" car system. A 10.25-inch screen is used in front of the co-pilot seat to provide navigation, casual listening, short video and other functions, which can meet the entertainment needs of passengers in the co-pilot seat.

  In terms of configuration, the new car will be equipped with high-tech functions such as 5G communication, L2.5+ assisted driving, high-precision map, Baidu ecosystem, on-screen virtual assistant, intelligent voice interaction and gesture interaction, and support OTA upgrade to meet the audio-visual entertainment and driving assistance needs of daily vehicles.

  In terms of power, Hengchi 5 is equipped with UMC "three-in-one" electric drive system. The maximum power of the motor is 150kW, the peak torque is 345N·m, and the official acceleration of 100 kilometers is 7.8 seconds. In addition, Hengchi 5 uses Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited lithium iron phosphate battery, and CLTC has a comprehensive battery life of 602km.

  Although Hengchi 5 has started pre-sale, it is still questioned by many netizens, which shows how influential Evergrande is in building cars, even exceeding the product itself. According to the previously published data, the order results of more than 37,000 units have already made people sit up and take notice, but how many order conversion rates there are is still unknown.

  There is no shortage of new forces in the field of car making, which can bring brand-new product definitions and innovations in the marketing system. However, compared with traditional car companies, there are many disadvantages in capital, production and other hardware, including deep technical strength. But no one will be a ever-victorious general, only self-improvement forever!

  (Text: Pacific Auto Network Yayong)

Excellent film | Donkey’s Water: There is nothing perfect in the world.

            Special feature of 1905 film network  The first tour of the drama "Lvdeshui" began in June 2012. After the tour began, the writers of "Lvdeshui" made a seemingly crazy decision, and they would adjust the script of this drama after almost every performance. In 2016, "The Water of the Donkey" was performed more than 100 times, and the script was adjusted more than 100 times. After that, "The Water of the Donkey" was put on the big screen, with its unique drama style, and it was well received.



    Although comedy is marked in the introduction of the film, the film is a complete tragedy. All real tragedies must have three cores: conflict, resistance to fate and death. It is in this vein that the story of Donkey’s Water unfolds before our eyes.

    As a drama adapted from a film, "The Water of the Donkey" makes the plot of the whole film so compact that it is almost breathless by using the non-stop conflict. From the beginning of the plot, teachers in remote mountainous areas defrauded funds for "raising donkeys and fetching water", and the core conflict of the film "doing the wrong thing for a good purpose" began to ferment.

    The people gathered at the desk to discuss also have inevitable conflicts in personality setting. Among them, President Liu devoted himself to education, regardless of other rules, and played a "simple and honest person"; Zhou Tienan dared to love and hate, fearless of power, blindly following President Liu who was kind to him, and played a "reckless person"; Zhang Yiman’s simple and kind heart, longing for freedom from the inside out, played a "simple person"; Kuishan Pei was very skeptical, and he was good at seeing the essence from the phenomenon, and played a "rational person". The internal conflict of the four characters can be said to be the root of all subsequent conflicts.


 

    "Rebellion against Fate" begins in the middle of this film. In the background story about the main characters mentioned in the development of the plot, several people are teachers who have been tainted, but they are forced to gather here by reality. Perhaps fate has given people different directions, but people always can’t restrain their desire to resist in their hearts, which is the common commonality of drama characters. In this struggle against fate, the director didn’t mean to comfort the audience at all, and every rebel of fate was defeated.

 


The more rational people yearn for innocence, so Kuishan Pei’s love for Zhang Yiman is doomed. Behind Zhang Yiman’s promiscuity is her deep yearning for freedom, just like her theme song "I want you" and the poster of "Broken Blue Bridge" in her room. The love in Zhang Yiman’s heart can’t hold together. Only in this way can it last forever. When Zhang Yiman gave her life to keep the coppersmith, what Kuishan Pei lost was not the loyalty that Zhang Yiman never promised. Zhang Yiman’s sacrifice at this time was a symbol of her free destruction. The loss of innocence defeated Kuishan Pei’s reason, and he took the lead in despair.

    The only thing that can hurt simplicity is simplicity itself. What defeated Zhang Yiman was the coppersmith she tried her best to protect. The inexperienced coppersmith can’t understand the tenderness behind Zhang Yiman’s indifference. He will only instinctively hate from love, and this pure malice makes people shudder. The coppersmith cut off Zhang Yiman’s hair, but for girls who love cheongsam, hair is more important than life. When Zhang Yiman saw his strange self in the mirror again, all the beautiful illusions were shattered, and the simple fell into madness. She is still wearing a school uniform and holding flowers, but her longing for the future has died miserably.

    Zhou Tienan’s transformation is the simplest, and the reckless person who advocates force must yield to an opponent who is stronger than himself, such as a bullet that grazes his head. That too late to dodge a gun, the sudden death, all the courage of Zhou Tienan was killed on the spot, and the body that survived by luck was no longer publicized. After that day, Zhou Tienan said, "We can’t fight them. I have to go inside first so that I can get revenge!" This fantasy is not so much another form of resistance as self-consolation.



    The first official appearance of the "death" element in the film is in the second half of the film. Several people killed the donkey in the courtyard to eat meat. The donkey originally used to fetch water died at a dinner to celebrate the success of deception. This donkey is not just an ordinary animal, it represents the original wish of the characters in the play. At the beginning of the film, all the teachers’ actions are just to save the donkey that draws water, but when they kill the donkey to please the special correspondent, the original simple ideal has been shattered. The death at this time is not only the death of the donkey, but the complete destruction of good motives. This also symbolizes that the characters in the play have deviated from the original purpose and turned to another road.

    At the end of the film, Jia Jia embarked on a journey to other places, and the teachers of Sanmin Primary School gathered back in the classroom. President Liu said, "The past is the past, and now everything is fine." The film seems to be heading for a happy ending that the audience is familiar with. Although it is a little sad, such an outcome can often comfort the audience’s hearts that are not often tortured. Unfortunately, the director still didn’t mean to comfort the audience. With a gunshot from Zhang Yiman’s dormitory, the director brought an intuitive and profound death into the play at the last moment. The greatest feature of death is irretrievable, and a false and beautiful fantasy is hit with a bloody hole by a gunshot. The theme of this film is finally established: what you do wrong for a good purpose will eventually go astray.


 

    Director Zhou Shen said: "There is nothing perfect in the world, and" Donkey’s Water "is not perfect, but the stage is not an art of regret. We are changing while performing, and we are getting closer to perfection. " Perhaps the director’s inner intransigence is worthy of being boasted as "perfect". In this era of tragic decline, we can’t afford to worry about overcorrection.

Interview with Director Zheng Xiaolong | Creation should tell the story of "people"

The closing battle report of TV series The Story of Xingfu came one after another. After Empresses in the Palace, who has been tossed and turned for 11 years, Zheng Xiaolong brought an excellent work with both reputation and popularity.

Few directors can expand the audience to all ages like Zheng Xiaolong, so that groups of different generations can find sympathetic emotions and characters in his works. Similarly, few directors can make their works last forever, constantly adding new audiences to the original basic disc, and their works are always new, always keeping the pulse and temperature of the same rhythm with the times.

Zheng Xiaolong, born in 1953, has been directing since the early 1990s. His works in different periods, such as Peking Man in new york, Golden Wedding, Empresses in the Palace, legend of miyue, Red Sorghum, Emergency Doctor, Meritorious Service, etc., have almost covered audiences after 60, 70, 80, 90 and 00, and he is a well-deserved national director. At the same time, he is also a literary and art worker who is very concerned about how individuals survive in the changes of the times. Under the focus of the camera, they are all concrete "people", and the "play meat" filled in the drama framework is also concrete and subtle details. He always believes in a foothold. "Emotion and truth are common, and I mainly tell the story of’ people’."

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The Story of Xingfu: Dead Water and Breaking.

The realistic TV series The Story of Xingfu, directed by Zheng Xiaolong and starring Zhao Liying and Liu Wei, has closed recently. As a long-lost rural theme work in the domestic drama market, the first broadcast of the drama set off a viewing craze. The prime-time TV live broadcast attracted the top two attention, and the online broadcast was less than an hour. The market share of the whole network drama reached the top, and the real-time broadcast market accounted for 11.46%. At the same time, because of the portrayal of realistic contradictions and the exposure of human weaknesses, it has repeatedly caused heated discussions on social platforms such as Weibo. In the whole broadcast process in The Story of Xingfu, it occupied the top spot in the lighthouse TV drama feature broadcast market for 22 consecutive days, and ranked third in the 2022 TV drama feature broadcast before closing. These steady and steady data all show the amazing national popularity of this work.

The Story of Xingfu was adapted from Chen Yuanbin’s novel The Legend of Autumn Chrysanthemum. At the beginning, Zheng Xiaolong took a fancy to this story. "It mainly tells the awakening of a woman’s self-awareness and legal awareness. Under the environment of emphasizing the rule of law, literary and artistic creation is of certain significance to the construction of the awareness of the rule of law. I think it is very good." Wanjiazhuang, as a famous star village with ten miles and eight townships, has reached a certain level in material accumulation. However, due to its inherent small-scale peasant ideology and clan consciousness, this village has become a "stagnant water" and gradually has the trend of "one word at a time". "So the theme of our story is to hope that people will pay more attention to the construction of spiritual civilization and legal civilization after the completion of material civilization construction. Because there is no progress in spiritual civilization and the rule of law, this’ rich’ will not grow. "

And the heroine’s happiness is the "breaker" of Wanjiazhuang’s stagnant water.

In the initial casting stage, Zheng Xiaolong decided to let Zhao Liying play He Happiness. "We worked together in the filming of Golden Wedding in 2006, and she played many rebellious third daughters in it. She was so stubborn. Moreover, she is born in the countryside and is no stranger to rural life and the state of farmers. "

Zheng Xiaolong believes that the character He Happiness comes with a "halo". Of course, "halo" is not an illogical protagonist halo, but "He Happiness has a basic personality, and she has a simple sense of justice, fairness and equality." As a rural woman with a low education level, she was so happy that her sister was married. She insisted on an apology and was pointed at by the villagers. However, Wanjiazhuang, whose clan consciousness is solidified, needs such a foreigner to break the deadlock. "Because she doesn’t understand the process of the village construction and the prestige of Wanshantang, the village party secretary, she just thinks that I can apologize if I am wrong, but you have to admit it if you are wrong. You have to apologize."

He Xingfu threw a bench over and smashed the head of Wan Chuanjia, the son of the village party secretary, which prevented the marriage and caused trouble. His in-laws were anxious to apologize to the village party secretary, and her husband, brother-in-law and sister-in-law were also wronged and anxious. On the other hand, Zheng Xiaolong used a series of long shots to show the attitude of He Happiness as a new wife. She changed her clothes, tied up her long hair, skillfully picked vegetables, and packed things for cooking. When her husband questioned that she was still in the mood to eat, her attitude was also obvious: the sky fell and she had to eat, and then she went to seek justice after eating.

"Maybe the audience will be more worried about saying that female stars or famous actresses can’t get down and dress up ugly, but in reality, it can’t be glamorous. You work in the countryside and your daughter-in-law is running a family. You have to be energetic, right?" Zheng Xiaolong admired Zhao Liying’s energy. "If she didn’t understand it, she couldn’t shoot it. She didn’t rely on skill, but brought her true nature in, so you will feel particularly comfortable when she performs."

Since the launch of The Story of Xingfu, many viewers’ comments and barrage have been related to "grieve" and "bring your own antihypertensive drugs when watching the drama". The initial marriage-making incidents, land disputes and compensation for land expropriation, including the protagonist’s experience from rural to urban, are all full of realistic entanglements. The material construction of Wanjiazhuang Star Village is indeed rich enough, but the popularization of rule of law awareness and spiritual civilization construction seems to be uncivilized. The main line of the story is how to build the rule of law on the basis of material construction. Happiness is the main thread of this torrent, and her personal progress and growth is also a metaphor for the follow-up of rural spiritual civilization and the rule of law. The anger of netizens, to a certain extent, is also an affirmation that the content of the series is close to real life. Zheng Xiaolong also recognized this point. "We must conform to this creative attitude of realism. Now telling rural stories is to conform to the changes and cognition in the countryside and have a life atmosphere."

At the end of the story, He Xingfu promoted the construction of ecological civilization in Wanjiazhuang, developed environmental protection tourism industry, controlled sewage treatment, broke the original clan pattern, popularized the concept of legal system, and became a new generation of rural revitalization leaders. Behind the destruction of this stagnant pool is not only Zheng Xiaolong’s thinking about the current rural spiritual civilization and legal system construction, but also his inherent sense of responsibility as a literary and art worker. "Creating this thing makes me feel that I can say something and express something that I think is meaningful." He wants to tell the story of a rural woman’s growth, and reflect the fate and struggle of thousands of ordinary people in Qian Qian. This concern and gaze on the little people has always been a humanistic feeling of Zheng Xiaolong’s social responsibility.

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"Feminine consciousness" not only represents women.

The Story of Xingfu has been at the forefront from the beginning to the end, and the whole network urged him to get a happy divorce and start a career. In addition to the characters and plots in the play, there is also director Zheng Xiaolong who was brought to the hot search by real-time comments.

In fact, it’s not long since he was widely discussed by netizens and audiences last time-during the period when the epidemic was banned at the beginning of the year, Empresses in the Palace became a drama and background sound for many people. Since its launch 11 years ago, the ideological trend has changed, the concept has been updated, and the audience has iterated. However, the popularity and discussion of this drama have lasted for a long time. Under the "study" of the younger generation of netizens, an independent "Zhen Xue" has even been derived, which is specially used to analyze characters, plots and subtle scenes, including the production of expression packs and network hotspots.

However, in the eyes of Zheng Xiaolong, who is nearly 70 years old, these new things and fragmented interception analysis are all "distant" and he doesn’t understand them. In the 22nd year of the new century, he still maintains his own work rhythm and relatively "old-school" habits. Only when talking about creation will the chatterbox open, "What are the 100 questions? I can’t even answer it. TV plays and movies are montage art, and they are flowing pictures, not watched frame by frame. When I shoot, I will not think that this drama will have such a big impact in reality. "

From Empresses in the Palace’s "Red Sorghum" and "legend of miyue" to The Story of Xingfu, several representative works of Zheng Xiaolong are all based on the clue of women’s growth and awakening, and are completed by the whole construction of the characters, so as to criticize and convey his inner thoughts and voices. However, the growth of women, or the awakening of gender-limited consciousness, is not that he deliberately caters to the creative standards of the market. Instead of telling the story with a specific group, he chose a reference sample to tell the story of everyone in the society, age and living environment where the sample is located. "Emotion and reason are common, and I mainly tell the story of’ people’."

Empresses in the Palace stills

For example, Empresses in the Palace criticized the feudal and backward marriage system. Zheng Xiaolong said, "I discussed this matter repeatedly before filming, and I told the media that it was critical. But after it was broadcast, many people said that it was a matter of the workplace. I was so dizzy. I never thought that the workplace would be like this." He recalled that mentality more than ten years ago. "At that time, for a long time, it seemed that everyone thought the harem was beautiful and luxurious. Many girls wanted to cross into the harem and run to be concubines for the emperor." "The emperor is a big stallion, marriage in this case, how can you have a single-minded emotion? Impossible. "

The realistic theme does not mean that you must shoot modern dramas, which is also Zheng Xiaolong’s consistent thinking. "You can also shoot historical stories with a realistic attitude. The theme and your attitude are two different things." What Empresses in the Palace conveyed was his criticism of the feudal and backward marriage system, while legend of miyue is another kind of realism-historical materialism, which contains the awakening of women, the germination of the consciousness of family and country and the concept of equality. "Miyue is a concubine of Chu. She gradually developed a sense of home and country around the king of Qin, and she also had a critical awareness of the hierarchical bloodline theory and hereditary system, so she would take risks and return to Qin to pacify civil strife and lay the foundation for Qin Shihuang to unify China. Including the Qin Dynasty’s award for military merits, rather than hereditary, these are also the seeds of equality. "

"legend of miyue" stills

He doesn’t think it is necessary to convey specific ideas through specific themes, and there is no need to limit the gender or identity background of the protagonist. "In fact, people who engage in literary and artistic creation do image, and there is a saying that image is greater than thinking." Zheng Xiaolong is a person who came from the initial period of China TV series, and his attitude is still simple and plain. "After you have done your image well, many people will give it something to think about. For example, when Cao Xueqin wrote A Dream of Red Mansions, he didn’t think so much, he just truly reflected the society. Later, Comrade Mao Zedong said that A Dream of Red Mansions was a mirror of feudal society, and it became a mirror of feudal society, which was the understanding given by later generations. A lot of thinking things don’t mean that we have thought it through in the early stage of creation. We just do a good job in the image. As for the interpretation, how big the subsequent impact is, this is not something that can be thought of at the beginning. "

After being created, the female images in Zheng Xiaolong’s works began to have a lot of interpretations, some of which were even quite different from his original creative ideas, which he had never expected in his creation. However, whatever Zhen Xuan, Mi Yue or happiness, behind their awakening of female consciousness and independent consciousness is actually the awakening of human nature-an awakening of equality, struggle and the rule of law. This has nothing to do with gender, but belongs to everyone’s right consciousness. There’s a line in The Story of Xingfu, which Zheng Xiaolong especially picked out and spoke it again. "Distinguish right from wrong through law, clarify truth through law, and popularize social fairness and justice through law. I think it is very important, because we want to build a society ruled by law. This is also what I want to convey through this drama. "

As for the arguments, contradictions and conflicts intercepted by the fragments, and the remarks urging a happy divorce, they all belong to the endowed "thinking", which is the part that literary and artistic creators can’t control after the completion of their works. Zheng Xiaolong tried to digest the gap between himself and the young audience. "I think literary works still need a little nutrition, and there must be emotional things in them. If the general direction is right, you can."

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The significance of realism

After decades of film and television drama, Zheng Xiaolong, which has become a benchmark in the industry, has maintained a stable output, but it is not a "high yield". For the production and polishing of the script, including the preparation before starting, he has to spend a lot of thought and effort to dig the details. Even at this age, the vitality of creation and strong desire for expression are still shining on him.

The Story of Xingfu finalized Zhao Liying, and it also experienced some twists and turns in the middle. Because the actor was pregnant and the script was revised, it was almost more than a year before and after. "After the script was revised, the actor also gave birth to the child and sat down for a month. This is settled."

In the era of fast food, Zheng Xiaolong’s process of polishing the script and preparing the details can be said to be very "burning money". "I have to collect ideas and make field trips. I am particularly concerned about this matter and go to see Anhui local Huizhou architecture. For example, when drilling a well, I have to ask if there was such a photo at that time. The arrangement of the wedding venue for the couple, were they like this at that time? Is the construction of rural houses like this? Moreover, I have to ask the original owner (many details), because a lot of the photos we took are real scenes, and the interior is also real scenes. I am afraid that the art will be wrong. "

At the beginning, in the interview during the broadcast of Golden Wedding, Zheng Xiaolong also mentioned the "obsession" of scene restoration. After the script was polished, it was the preparation of the group, from a food stamp to a bus, which was arranged exactly according to the set points of that era. "Realism" is the key point he has always stressed. Only when the literary image reaches a certain level can the audience’s thinking be attached. "As long as you make a good image, it will have an impact on reality. As long as you make it true and reasonable, it will have an impact on reality."

Stills of "Golden Wedding"

"Influence on reality" is the sense of social responsibility that Zheng Xiaolong’s generation of literary and art workers insisted on. When a work is filmed, it is not just for fun, but for the audience to laugh. It has to be meaningful and effective in reality. As for how long and how wide this role can be played, it is uncontrollable, but at the very least, it must have a little effect.

Even now, there are some records of old reports in the evaluation of Zheng Xiaolong by Zhihu and other platforms: "The broadcast of" Desire "triggered an unprecedented upsurge of national audiences, and actors such as Li Xuejian, Zhang Kaili and Huang Meiying also became popular throughout the country. At that time, in order to watch "Desire", people with TV sets were crowded into the station almost every day. Even the Ministry of Public Security said that thieves did not come out to commit crimes because they were waiting to watch "Desire". "

Zheng Xiaolong couldn’t help laughing when he mentioned these sensational influences. This is the pride of literary and art workers and the great affirmation of a director who has devoted his life to it.

Speaking of Empresses in the Palace’s overseas export and cultural communication, Zheng Xiaolong once again emphasized the importance of realism. "Truthfulness, telling a good story about China’s history, telling a good story about China now and telling a good story about the daily life of China people, I think this is all possible. In particular, telling the story of the daily life of ordinary people must be authentic and have universal typical significance. "

Of course, we also asked Zheng Xiaolong what he thought of the current shoddy and suspended film and television dramas. He replied very quickly, "I don’t watch it. I don’t think it looks good. I don’t watch it. I can’t watch it, and I’m not affected."

This national director, who is nearly 70 years old, just wants to tell his own story-a story about every specific "person".

Written by Gu Xiang

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