Taiwan Province promotes environmental protection and natural burial: the last thing in life is concise and the best

  “… … On April 6, 2017, it was planted in Jinshan Environmental Protection Life Park, returning to the embrace of nature, and the spirit will last forever! " Under the watch of more than 20 relatives and friends, Mr. Wang’s ashes were dumped into three 2-meter-deep holes by his family, and then filled with flowers and covered with soil. Relatives and friends mourned and prayed silently, and the whole funeral lasted less than half an hour. No monuments, no signs, no wreaths and incense, no painful background music, instead, surrounded by green trees, green grass, a quiet, occasionally heard a few birds singing.

  This is a common scene in Jinshan Environmental Protection Life Park in dharma drum mountain, New Taipei City.

  Funeral is the last thing in life. In the past, people pursued grand funerals and luxurious cemeteries, thinking that this was the respect for the deceased. In recent years, Taiwan Province has challenged the custom, changed its concept, and vigorously promoted the environmental protection and natural burial such as tree burial, flower burial and sea burial, making it a common practice to return to nature.

  Challenge the traditional funeral customs

  Replace luxury with frugality

  When you visit Taiwan Province, you can often see a cemetery dubbed "nightclub". Taiwan Province is a small place with a dense population. There were no special regulations in its early years. People usually chose burial, which led to chaotic tombs and even occupied fertile forests. In 1985, Taiwan Province established a long-term funeral policy focusing on cremation. Although cremation is not compulsory, the cremation rate is still increasing year by year under the policy propaganda. According to the figures of the Ministry of the Interior, in 1993, the cremation rate in Taiwan accounted for 45.87% of the dead population that year; By the end of 2015, this figure had reached 95.65%.

  As far as customs are concerned, thick burial is as popular in Taiwan Province as in mainland China. The funeral ceremony is extravagant and extravagant, and death becomes a high consumption. An ordinary funeral costs about NT$ 200,000 (hereinafter all NT$), and some even cost millions. The funeral industry has also become a profiteering industry. "At that time, urns costing less than 2,000 yuan may cost 50,000 or 100,000 yuan." Zhang Guoxiong, Commissioner of Jinshan Environmental Protection Life Park, recalled.

  In the 1990s, in order to change social customs, the competent authorities in Taiwan Province vigorously promoted the "plan to improve funeral facilities and funerals". On the one hand, they subsidized the construction of parks, bone-collecting towers, funeral parlours, crematoriums and other facilities in various places, and advocated that ashes should enter the tower, that is, the urn after cremation should be stored in the spirit bone tower; On the other hand, advocating frugality for funeral.

  In July, 1994, dharma drum mountain Cultural and Educational Foundation, a Buddhist group in Taiwan, and Taiwan’s "Ministry of the Interior" jointly organized a symposium on reflection and improvement of funeral ceremonies in Taiwan Province, and put forward ways to improve various unreasonable social phenomena. According to this idea, in August and December of that year, dharma drum mountain and the Taipei Municipal Government held two joint libations respectively. Zhang Guoxiong said, "The two joint libations can be said to be the first in Taiwan Province."

  Shi Shuli, deputy director of the funeral management office in Taipei, said that the joint libation ceremony was generally composed of 10 deceased people and held a joint farewell ceremony. First, they held their own family sacrifices, and then government officials, representatives of public opinion or non-governmental organizations offered public sacrifices for the dead. The whole ceremony was solemn and grand. After the public sacrifice, we will have separate funerals. In order to encourage people to participate in the joint libation, the government raises funds through fundraising and other means to provide people with free services as much as possible. Not only is there no charge for the farewell ceremony, but also the freezing, makeup and cremation of the remains are free. Family members only need to bear the cost of memorial tablet, shroud, coffin and so on.

  Mr. Chen’s father died five years ago. At that time, he consulted the funeral service, and the lowest price was more than 100,000 yuan. Someone recommended a joint drink offering to him, and finally finished the ceremony with less than 30,000 yuan. Mr. Chen said, "If we don’t pay attention to the gorgeous auditorium layout like our family and have no money, we can consider this way." He believes that "after all, manners and customs are only for the living, and they are of no help to the dead."

  Nowadays, all counties and cities in Taiwan are promoting joint libation, which has gradually become the norm. Taipei has increased from once a month to more than a dozen times a month. According to the figures released by the Taipei Funeral Management Office, in 2016, 1,324 people chose to jointly offer sacrifices. However, limited by people’s feelings, the joint libation in nanbu county City, Taiwan Province is still dominated by poor families.

  Celebrity demonstration drives the trend

  From entering the tower to entering the sea and burying.

  At present, people in Taiwan Province have generally accepted the concept of ashes entering the tower. There are spiritual bone pagodas in cemeteries and some temples all over Taiwan Province, and there are also private land purchases to build family spiritual bone pagodas.

  Four years ago, Ms. Wang’s mother died. After careful selection, she placed her mother’s ashes in the Linggu Tower of Huguo Temple in Taipei. She was pleased to say that the traffic here is convenient, it is easy to pay homage, it costs more than 90 thousand yuan, and the price is acceptable. "Such a tower is hard to find now." Some people rationally realize that entering the tower is not a long-term solution. Zhang Guoxiong said, "Your descendants remember you, but after three generations and 50 years, no one may remember you. Who will you leave it to after 100 years?"

  In 2002, Taiwan Province authorities began to promote environmental protection natural burial, including tree burial, flower burial and sea burial. In addition to conceptual propaganda, the government subsidizes the construction of funeral facilities and encourages the construction of environmental protection parks. At present, there are 29 tree burial parks and 2 planting parks in Taiwan Province. The environment of tree burial and flower burial parks is very beautiful. The tree burial area of Yong ‘aiyuan in Fude Cemetery in Taipei is green with pine and cypress and lush green grass. In the flower burial area of Zhenshan Garden in Yangming Mountain, trees such as cherry blossoms, tassels and Podocarpus are planted, as well as shrubs such as rhododendron, camellia and osmanthus, which are like a big garden. Tree burial and flower burial must be located in the cemetery, and the planting park is located in the ordinary forest park.

  However, it will take a long time for people to accept the ashes if they are scattered in the sea or in the soil, without erecting a monument or leaving a name. Taiwan Province’s experience is that celebrities demonstrate and drive the trend. In 2001, the "Ministry of Interior" held the first signing activity of a letter of intent to purify funeral rites and customs at a seminar on funeral reform, hoping that the social elite would take the lead, transcend the taboo of death and bravely say what they wanted.

  In 2004, Dr. Li, the father of the famous director Ang Lee, died of illness. After the farewell ceremony, Ang Lee went to sea and held a sea burial according to his father’s wishes. Ang Lee told everyone that his father told us before his death to scatter the ashes in the sea, so as to fulfill his wish to look at his hometown in mainland China and protect Tainan. He said: "The sea is beautiful, the water is clear, and all this is beautiful. My father walked very clean, and I stopped crying. " In 2005, Manfei Lo, a dancer from Taiwan Province, passed away. Before her death, she also publicly stated that she would finish the funeral in the simplest and cleanest way. Finally, her body was cremated and scattered under the pine tree next to her father’s grave.

  Around 2007, many environmental protection natural burial areas were built in various parts of Taiwan Province. In 2007, dharma drum mountain donated a hillside of more than 400 ping to the government of Taipei County (now New Taipei City) to set up Jinshan Environmental Life Park for the planting of ashes — — Tree burial is located in the cemetery, and planting is scattered into the forest garden. Zhang Guoxiong introduced that the first person to plant in the Life Park was the old man Dong Chu, the master of Master Sheng Yan, the founder of dharma drum mountain.

  In February 2009, Master Sheng Yan passed away. He left a will: "No obituaries, no tombs, no towers, no monuments, no statues … …” According to his last wish, the ashes were also planted in Jinshan Park. At that time, 30,000 believers from all walks of life went up the mountain to watch the ceremony, and many of them were chartered from the south-central region. The major media widely reported that "at that time, the concept of planting was widely spread and gained more recognition." Zhang Guoxiong said, "The planting is simple, clean and economical, which is not only recognized by dharma drum mountain disciples and citizens of New Taipei, but also chosen by foreigners, Christians and even Muslims to plant in this grassland." Jinshan environmental protection life park was once so tight that it needed to be registered six months in advance, and New Taipei City built another planting park for this purpose.

  My funeral is my call.

  Let life return to the natural land

  At the same time, the local government in Taiwan Province has also introduced many encouraging policies for environmental protection and natural burial. Most environmental natural burials are free, and some areas will charge a small amount of fees ranging from 2,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan. Not only that, Shi Shuli said that if Taipei residents move out of the Guling Tower and re-elect for environmental protection and natural burial, they will get economic rewards. For example, moving into Fude Cemetery for tree burial will reward 10,000 yuan; If you move into Yangmingshan Flower Burial Park, you will be rewarded with 20,000 yuan. Last year, nearly 60 people who had entered the tower were changed to environmental burial.

  More and more people choose environmental protection and natural burial. At first, there was one sea burial jointly organized by Taipei, New Taipei and Taoyuan, which increased to four in 2013 and nine in 2016. According to the statistics of Taiwan’s "Ministry of the Interior", the number of people who chose environmental protection natural burial increased from 225 in 2004 to 9,136 in 2015, accounting for 5.58% of the dead population in that year.

  The experience of tree burial is getting richer and richer. Zhang Guoxiong introduced that at first, the ashes were put in soluble corn cans. Later, it was found that even the corn cans did not melt for three years, so it was changed to cotton paper bags. It was also found that although the cotton paper bags could melt for half a year, the ashes were caked and difficult to integrate into the soil. Therefore, Jinshan Environmental Life Park is currently directly scattering ashes into the soil.

  However, after all, this is a battle of ideas. Compared with the extravagance of funeral that only touches the custom level, the funeral way challenges people’s cognition of death. Relatively speaking, the metropolitan area is highly accepted, such as Taipei. According to Shi Shuli, in 2016, people who chose environmental protection and natural burial accounted for nearly 16% of the deaths in that year. The south and the countryside are not so mature.

  Even if the deceased agrees with tree burial and flower burial, the family may not accept it. Is it disrespectful to relatives because there is no tombstone, no meeting and no tribute? A netizen named Chris admitted that Dad had mentioned that he wanted to be buried in a tree, but neither he nor his mother were sure. Finally, he threw a cup in front of the coffin, denied the tree burial, or chose to let Dad enter the spirit bone tower. In order to avoid this situation, the relevant departments in Taiwan Province specially amended the law in 2002, allowing the environmental protection natural burial in the form of a will or a letter of will, and the family members should respect the choice of the deceased. In fact, the choice of environmental protection natural burial is conducive to environmental sustainability, that is, to make the deceased get the best arrangement. As Master Sheng Yan said, "The process of life, like flowers blooming and falling, is a natural change. When we choose to return to the natural land in the last stage of life, it is to make life complete and extend indefinitely. "

Starting with the box office of Unfamiliar Life Breaking 1 Billion

 Author: Hu Jianli

The box office of "Unfamiliar Road to Life" broke 1 billion in one month, and this market performance exceeded many people’s expectations. It is mainly because the quality of the film is better than expected: there are many jokes, it is grounded, the details are careful, and it exposes and criticizes the ugly social phenomenon of "oil guzzlers", which is a qualified comedy.

Although the prospective son-in-law played by Adam is too stupid most of the time, and a large number of coincidences make the rationality of some plots unbearable to scrutiny, and the process of catching the oil-guzzling sub-gang seems too trivial, it is success to make most people happy in the cinema, which once again proves the audience’s huge consumption demand for domestic comedies.

"Unfamiliar Road to Life" is directed by Xiaoxing Yi, starring Qiao Shan and Adam, and starring Mary, Zhang Jingyi, Chang Yuan and Tian Yu. It tells the story of a truck trip that a prospective son-in-law started with his girlfriend and future in-laws.

The biggest advantage of this film is its dense laughter. At the same time, it adds realistic elements such as marriage and love, workplace catharsis, and wits, which makes the whole film more grounded. It is not purely for the sake of humor, but incorporates positive energy values expression and life thinking, with the intention of making the audience have a aftertaste after laughing.        

Although this expression and thinking of this film is too superficial, it is just a bowl of chicken soup for the soul with chicken essence, but it is more mature than Xiaoxing Yi’s first two big-screen works "Never Imagine" and Bath Buddy. Personally, it is the best film he has made so far. It is true that there are all kinds of defects and deficiencies, but for a comedy film facing the public, the box office can exceed 1 billion yuan, which is a great affirmation of the audience.

As a young director born after 80s, Xiaoxing Yi was familiar to netizens with a series of online comedies such as "Never Imagine", and was ranked sixth in the "2015 China online celebrity Rankings". He is a veritable director of online celebrity, who is not only familiar with the aesthetic needs of young netizens and audiences for comedies, but also skilled in using various comedy expressions.

In Unfamiliar Road of Life, Xiaoxing Yi gives full play to his comic talent and advantages, and makes full use of misunderstanding, exaggeration, coincidence, contrast, homophonic and body language to make jokes. In the first half of the film, Adam plays the prospective son-in-law, Wan Yifan, who contracted most jokes with his poor performance of being stupid and failing:

At the beginning, in case Fan mistakenly beat Zhou Donghai, the prospective father-in-law played by Qiao Shan, because he mistook the wrong person, and put the latter in the cold storage and frozen it on pork; Accidentally took the wrong luggage and awkwardly gave diapers as Chinese cigarettes to the prospective father-in-law as a meeting gift; In order to show their cooking skills, they accidentally got their RV into the lake and almost caused a fire; Wrap the work permit in a bath and give the prospective father-in-law a bath, rubbing the latter’s back with blood stains; Drunk, bring somebody else’s high-end wine to feed pigs, and sleep in a pigsty with pigs in your arms, talking nonsense after drinking …

In case Fan’s stupidity and misfortune in the first half of the film make a fool of himself, although it creates a comedy effect and creates a lot of jokes, if it continues to be filmed like this, not only will the character lack realism and be boring, but it will not conform to the person who was brave in the bus at the beginning of the film, and the whole story will also become a negative example of humor at the expense of damaging the character’s image.

Fortunately, in the second half of Unfamiliar Life, Wan Yifan teamed up with Zhou Donghai, the prospective father-in-law, with the help of Mary’s prospective mother-in-law and Zhang Jingyi’s girlfriend and many truck drivers, and finally succeeded in containing this criminal gang, which became the climax and essence of the film. Not only did the hero successfully save his image in front of his parents-in-law, but the film also integrated positive energy expression of values and life thinking.        

In the film,The line "What is right is always right" that Yifan often talks about is a bowl of chicken soup for the soul that the director and screenwriter intend to convey this expression and thinking to the audience.Although it is too straightforward and superficial, at the end of the film, the audience is cleverly told by reviewing the details that this sentence was originally said by Zhou Donghai when he was young to Wan Yifan when he was a child.

Combined with the title of Unfamiliar Road in Life, and some other impressive lines in the film, such as "The direction of life depends on yourself, hold the steering wheel tightly", it is somewhat meaningful and makes the audience have a aftertaste after laughing.

The shortcomings of Unfamiliar Road in Life are also obvious. First of all, Adam plays the prospective son-in-law, Wan Yifan, who is stupid and distorted most of the time. This kind of expression technique, which relies on the hero’s stupidity and bad luck and making a fool of himself, is used a little too much, which is detrimental to the character image and plot logic and has been criticized by some viewers.

Secondly, too many misunderstandings and coincidences in the film, of course, create a comedy effect, but also make the rationality of some plots stand up to scrutiny. It’s all right if it’s just a whimsical comedy like Never Imagine, but Unfamiliar Life is a life comedy that is closely related to reality and grounded. It’s okay to exaggerate the plot, but it should also conform to the basic life logic or be self-consistent in drama logic.

For example, the film’s portrayal of the "oil-guzzling" gang and its members seems to lack credibility. The "gas guzzlers" in the film not only have low IQ, but also have poor fighting capacity, which makes the process of arresting them like a child’s play. It is totally unimaginable that such a group of "rookies" can bully many truck drivers for so many years.

Generally speaking, Unfamiliar Life has a strong comedy effect, skillful comedy expression and excellent performances by actors. Although it has many shortcomings, it is a qualified domestic comedy film.

Such a qualified comedy, which is not very outstanding, not only attacked the blockbuster "King of the Sky" with much higher production cost in May 1st this year, but also exceeded 1 billion yuan at the box office in one month, which still has strong box office stamina, once again proving the audience’s huge consumption demand for excellent domestic comedy films.

In recent years,From Hi, Mom’s The Killer Is Not Too Cold and Quiet, Moon Man’s Hello, Brother, to this year’s Manjianghong and Unfamiliar Life Road, domestic comedy movies have exceeded expectations again and again, and they have increasingly become the just need of ordinary people to watch movies on holidays.        

However, in our film market, the supply of qualified domestic comedies is insufficient, and excellent comedies are even rarer. It is expected that our filmmakers can create more high-quality comedies in the future to better meet the audience’s viewing needs.

(This article was originally published in the WeChat account of China Film Report. The author is the secretary-general of China Film Critics Association and the editor-in-chief of Film and Television Vane.)

Sichuan and four provinces (cities) have established mutual recognition mechanisms for health certificates, including Guangdong, Zhejiang, Chongqing and Yunnan.

On February 24, the reporter learned from the special class of migrant workers’ service in the province that the provinces that have signed the Memorandum of Cooperation on Promoting the Safe and Orderly Return of Migrant Workers to their Posts and reached a consensus on labor cooperation with our province are based on the previous Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces, and then Yunnan and Chongqing provinces (cities) are added.

According to reports, during the epidemic, our province will strengthen close cooperation with Guangdong, Zhejiang, Chongqing and Yunnan. On the one hand, we will realize the timely and safe return of migrant workers in Sichuan Province as soon as possible. On the other hand, we will jointly agree on relevant epidemic prevention and control measures and strengthen the management of migrant workers to prevent the spread of the epidemic caused by the flow of people.

Specifically, our province is responsible for sorting out and summarizing the number, travel time, job destination and employment industry of people who are willing to return to work in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Chongqing and Yunnan provinces (cities), giving priority to organizing people in epidemic-free or low-risk areas, as well as old employees of enterprises and counterparts to help file and set up cards, and gradually expanding the docking scope according to the epidemic prevention and control work and the resumption of work of enterprises. Release and push the enterprise employment information provided by the above four provinces (cities), and do a good job of connecting with the employment enterprises in job requirements, employment time, salary and treatment.

At the same time, our province is responsible for providing pre-job health services for those who have returned to work, issuing relevant health certificates to those who meet the requirements, and guiding migrant workers to make health declarations according to the requirements of the provinces (cities) where they have returned to work. Our province also agrees with the health codes provided by the personnel returning to Sichuan from the above four provinces (cities).

The reporter learned that in addition to the above four provinces (cities), our province has recently conducted labor cooperation docking with eight provinces including Fujian, Jiangsu, Beijing, Shanghai, Shaanxi, Xinjiang, Gansu and Guizhou, and is ready to sign a memorandum of labor cooperation to fully open up the input and output channels for migrant workers to return to work.(Reporter   Liu Chunhua)

See 13 behind-the-scenes tidbits that Tenet must know.

Nolan’s new film, Tenet, is now officially released in China. Like Inception and Interstellar before him, Tenet is also a brain-burning blockbuster, and has played a new role in the concept of time.

 

The film tells that the word "tenet" is the only clue and weapon when the world is in danger. The protagonist travels around the world, carrying out secret service activities, trying to reveal the mystery of "creed" and complete a mysterious task that transcends real time.

This task is not a time journey, but a reversal of time and space.

 

The film was written and directed by Christopher Nolan, and was shot with IMAX and 70mm film camera. emma thomas and Nolan were filmmakers, Thomas haislip was executive producer, and John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, elizabeth debicki, Kenneth Blana and michael caine starred in it.In order to ensure the film effect, the crew traveled to seven countries to shoot.

 

Nolan’s behind-the-scenes team members include photography director kristof van hout, art director Nathan Crowley and editor Jennifer Lame. The original music of the film was created by Ludwig Granson.

1.The total amount of film is about 1.6 million feet

Reconstruct IMAX electronic components, and shoot at the same time.

More than ten years ago, Christopher Nolan was the first person to shoot large movies with IMAX camera, and now he continues to use large-format cameras to break new ground. Nolan and photography director kristof van hout used IMAX cameras to shoot most scenes in Tenet, surpassing all previous works.

 

Hotema thinks this is beyond the reach of others. "We shot about 1.6 million feet of IMAX film, which obviously broke our own record. I can’t say for sure, but I will be surprised if there are other films made more. "

 

In addition to the creative use of IMAX cameras, the details of the story also require a breakthrough in IMAX technology. Hotema said: "One of the biggest technical challenges is that we hope that the IMAX camera can rewind the tape to capture the effect that the film can’t be shot when shooting in the forward direction."

"IMAX cameras have powerful motors, and they also need to be careful and accurate when using them. They can’t rewind at all. The IMAX team was very helpful. They worked with us in research and development, reconstructed the mechanical parts in the film box, and reconstructed the electronic components, thus allowing us to shoot forward and backward simultaneously. "

 

IMAX camera has an obvious disadvantage: it is much noisier than traditional cameras. However, with the help of the latest generation of noise enclosures, Hotema has successfully applied them more widely than ever before. However, he said frankly: "We couldn’t present intimate conversation scenes with IMAX cameras, so we used 65mm cameras again."

 

Hotema’s proficiency in operating the relatively bulky IMAX camera left a deep impression on the actors.

Starring Washington said: "He contributed a lot. Those cameras are very heavy, and he has been shooting. He and Nolan never sit down, so I thought,’ I can’t be tired, and I can’t sit down if they are not tired.’ In this atmosphere, you can’t help but stick to it and go all out. "

 

"Nolan has the most amazing physique I have ever seen. He seems to live on earl grey," Pattinson agreed with a smile. "He is definitely an indomitable representative."

2.Nolan chose Washington as the leading role in Black Party.

Pattinson was chosen because of the contrast of recent works.

Regarding the choice of the hero, Nolan said: "We need an actor who can support the screen. When "Black Party" made its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival, it was at an important stage of Tenet’s conception. "

"The film not only left a deep impression on me, but also surprised me with the natural charm of John David Washington, who is so shining on the screen, which made me full of confidence that he can become the core of our film."

Washington told us that the first thing that attracted him to join Tenet was a name, namely Christopher Nolan.

He said: "I have seen every one of his films, so whatever he wants me to do, I promise.He is a dynamic film storyteller, so he can integrate these profound concepts and build these unique worlds. You will be attracted by what you see, whether it’s action scenes, thriller elements or movie soundtrack … but the core of the movie is the relationship between the characters, the situation around the characters, the need for companionship and the way to explore different emotions. The role is always the part that I am most involved in. "

 

The hero has a helper named Neil to help him complete his mission. Thomas thinks that Robert Pattinson has added real brilliance to the film. "Over the years, we have obviously seen many of his works and enjoyed them very much, and his recent movies have shown us a completely different him, which has aroused our interest. It was really exciting to see him trying to fit into the role, so we were very happy when he agreed to join the film. He is really awesome. "

3. The heroine was originally set as "the elderly"

Debic changed Nolan by acting.

On his mission trip, the hero encountered the biggest obstructionist, a powerful Russian oligarch named Andrei Sattar.

Thomas said: "I think Kenneth will be excited to challenge this unprecedented villain role." I mean, I’ve seen him play the bad guy before, but it’s not as bad as this one. This one is just terrible. But in fact, he is definitely the sweetest and most charming person you want to meet. Kenneth’s most impressive performance was that he chatted happily with him at the scene, and then he turned into a demon in the blink of an eye, which was incredible. And he did it. "

Sattar’s wife Kate is played by elizabeth debicki, and Thomas revealed: "Kate’s role is actually re-conceived for Derbyshire. Kate used to be an elderly character, but,I watched her in Widows’ Union and was impressed by her acting skills.I specially invited Nolan to watch the film for her, and he agreed. Therefore, Kate was rewritten by Elizabeth. She’s amazing. "

Debizi said: "When you get such a profound and interesting script and a role like Kate, and you will partner with such an outstanding figure as Chris Nolan, you will surrender." Is there any reason not to surrender? Life doesn’t always give you so many ideas as gifts, which is what this movie means to me. "

Michael caine, the legendary supporting actor of Nolan’s film, was called "Nolan lucky one" by Thomas: "Without michael caine, it wouldn’t be Nolan’s film," Thomas said with a smile. "It’s lucky and honored to continue to cooperate with him."

4.Rebuild the abandoned grand theater

Block six highways for eight kilometers and chase cars.

As the heavily armed production team entered the Kiev Opera House, Tenet’s filming began.

The crew then went to the location.Tallinn EstoniaLinnahall, a huge venue, continued filming.

The stadium was built for the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, when Estonia was part of the former Soviet Union. Nathan Crowley pointed out: "I think this is one of my favorite shooting sites. Overlooking the Baltic Sea from here, its architecture combines the fauvism art with the Mayan temple style. It’s big and magnificent. It completely meets all the requirements put forward by Chris and me. Very suitable for our movie. "

 

Crowley pointed out that although it is magnificent, it lacks maintenance and has been abandoned for about ten years. The seat was in a terrible state, the carpet was gone, and the concrete was greatly damaged. There are graffiti and broken glass everywhere, and there are no lights. Repairing is a big project.

 

"We have thoroughly cleaned, rebuilt the stage, polished the concrete surface and rebuilt some external walls that have been warped for many years. We have to repair the gate and replace a lot of glass. We also repaired the lighting equipment on site and added new lighting facilities. We also spent a lot of time dealing with all the audience seats and carpets. For us, it is the most important thing to keep the original appearance and make a little change. This is a great building, and I hope Tallinn can keep it. "

Undoubtedly, the most challenging scene is the well-designed car chase scene, which takes place on the busy expressway in the center of Tallinn, with constant traffic.

 

The first step is not only to obtain a long road use permit, but also to gain several weeks of shooting time.

Executive producer Thomas haislip explained: "We are going to block an eight-kilometer section of a six-lane highway, which is located in the center of Estonia’s most densely populated area."

Even after being approved, he said frankly: "Every day, I worry that the application will not be passed. Fortunately, we were finally approved and there was enough time. We want to thank many people, from local authorities to the public, for their cooperation and support. "

5. Dozens of stunt drivers drive retrograde.

Difficult scenes are controlled by stunt drivers.

Because there are too many vehicles, careful planning is the key to capture the action. The visual effects department led by andrew jackson contributed a lot, providing Nolan, actors and other departments with a dynamic preview of all the shots as a reference.

 

Hotema pointed out: "For example, in a car chase, sometimes it goes forward and sometimes it goes backwards. At some point in time, these different timelines will be intertwined and affect each other, so we have to figure out every shot like a puzzle. "

"Andrew’s team has successfully conceptualized what we want to shoot in the computer, so that we can overlook the whole scene at any time or from any angle."

 

"When we consider the problems related to car chasing, our first assumption is always wrong," Nolan recalled. "Your intuition will preset some things for you, you will believe them, and then after some hard work to solve them, you will realize that your thinking is completely in the wrong direction, and intuition actually takes you on a completely wrong path. Therefore, for these complicated shots, we have to keep looking at the previewer. "

 

"It is very helpful that we can not only look at all the components at a specific time, but also look at their relationships and find out their physical and process principles. Andrew and his team are an extremely important part of this process, "Hotma added.

These shots also require special effects director Scott Fisher to work closely with George Coe Teller.

Fisher said: "We talked a lot about how to control the car in reverse. We conducted some experiments with George to find out how to complete the conversion. Then, the film crew did a great job, prepared real vehicles for the film and integrated them into our tests. "

 

Cottle added: "At the beginning of the test, we firmly believed that if the car was driven in reverse, it would be a real car that could travel 50 or 60 miles per hour. This cannot be faked. And after some training, we succeeded. "

 

Cottle has formed a core team of 20 top drivers from Los Angeles, many of whom have participated in many films directed by Nolan. One of them was Jim Wilkey, who flipped a truck quickly in The Dark Knight. Kotel said: "When we arrived in Estonia, we were already a leading team in the industry."

 

Here, senior stunt drivers from Estonia, Prague and Britain also joined them. Before filming began, Cottle said, "We walked onto an abandoned runway and rehearsed it from beginning to end, because we knew it would be the most difficult problem."

 

Actors are allowed to drive by themselves.Pattinson thinks, "This is extremely interesting. I am a very conservative driver, but it is so exciting to put an IMAX camera on the car console and then shuttle through the passing vehicles. "

Thomas said: "Robert didn’t mention his driving ability at all. In fact, he didn’t seem to be a professional. However, when the stunt team evaluated his ability, they were all surprised by Robit’s driving ability, so he finally drove himself many times in the movie. "

 

Although the actors have driving skills, the stunt team controlled the car in a difficult scene for safety reasons.

Kotler explained: "We installed control pods in all the main characters’ cars or at the top, and arranged stunt drivers in the pods installed on the roof or hidden somewhere in the car. It seems that the actor is driving, but in fact it is the stunt driver who is controlling. "

 

Kotel, who has participated in six stunt films directed by Nolan, said: "Chris’s efforts in safety are second to none; Everything hangs in my heart. He would keep turning his head and asking me,’ How do you feel about it? How’s it going? Is it safe? Do you need more time?’ If it is not safe, he will slow everyone down. My team and I and everyone else on the scene are pleased with this. "

 

Estonia’s shooting location also includes Tallinn Art Museum, which is the preface hall of Oslo Freeport; Inside the warehouse where Tallinn Freeport is located; Railway station; And the port where the hero arrived in Estonia.

6. A rocket launcher is installed on the back of the yacht.

Shooting helicopter scenes with search and rescue teams

 

Many scenes of Tenet’s villain, Sattar, have to be filmed on the yacht, including the ending that he is finally killed.

 

existItalyThe main stage is picturesque.Maarfi coastA blue sea nearby: a luxury super yacht, where Andre Sattar lives.

Neil Andrea, the maritime coordinator, is in charge of preparing various ships appearing in the Tenet. He found this yacht named "The Ninth Planet".

 

The yacht is more than 73 meters long and consists of six decks and a helipad. "This is extremely necessary for some unavoidable scenes, which is one of the key reasons why we like it," Crowley said. "The gray reinforced hull makes it look more industrial and suitable."

Blana agreed. "Sattar designed and built it as a palace, an escape tool and a refuge. It hints at how he reacts to the world in an offensive and defensive way. The yacht itself is an amazing sculpture and structural art work. "

"To be honest, all movies don’t have random shots, but every frame of Nolan’s movies allows you to judge whether the story will rock the boat at any time. Therefore, this ship-including its military attributes, colors, edges and corners-will bring you into the heart of Andre Sattar and spy on its vicious and dangerous nature. "

 

In order to enlarge its nature, Crowley said that he placed a unique device on the back of the ninth planet. "It’s a rocket launcher, and this semi-militarized image seems to say,’ Don’t go near the yacht’, which further makes you feel that you can’t get close to the yacht."

 

Be very careful when modifying the hull during shooting. Crowley said: "When renting a giant yacht, try not to cause any damage. Therefore, it is very important to protect the corners or any vulnerable surfaces when the crew carries all the equipment on board." In fact, the crew assigned four crew members to protect the yacht from any potential damage.

 

Crowley and his team did make some modifications to the yacht: a new deck was built on the existing deck to raise it, and a set was added to cater to the role of Sattar.

However, moving or removing existing decorations is more complicated. "We must be able to make room for lamps and cameras," Crowley said. "Moreover, at least most of the furniture in one room should be removed so that the actors have enough room to walk around." Cleaning the space means that deck parts must be removed, so, just in case, the crew of the ninth planet is responsible for the removal of furniture.

However, there is one place in this yacht that cannot be modified: the helicopter landing pad. It is impossible to bear the weight of Sattar’s Russian-made Mil Mi-8 twin-turbo helicopter, because this helicopter far exceeds the maximum bearing capacity of the lifting platform.

Haislip said, "We have to figure out how to operate the helicopter without actually landing. We successfully found an excellent search and rescue team from Eastern Europe. They conducted some tests. When we filmed the scene, they started to operate the helicopter, almost without hovering. It looked as if the wheels had been placed on the yacht, but in fact they were still hanging in the air-the gap between the wheels and the lifting platform was as thin as a piece of paper; Very accurate and powerful. "

 

Although the key scenes on the yacht were filmed in Vietnamese waters, filmmakers know that it is unrealistic to bring the "Ninth Planet" into Southeast Asia.

Instead, they chooseAmalfi coastReplace Vietnam. Crowley said: "Some cliffs and nearby areas do not have Italian architecture, so they can be regarded as Vietnam."

"Because it’s a long shot, we just need to change its appearance from a distance. We built a small pier on the beach and redecorated several Italian fishing boats to make them look like Vietnamese fishing boats-welcome to Vietnam. " He said with a smile.

7. Shoot the F50 floating catamaran by helicopter.

Build a replica of "Buck" for the actors to perform.

The Ninth Planet is Andrei Sattar’s home on the sea, but in order to seek excitement on the high seas, he owns two state-of-the-art F50 floating catamarans.

The F50 has a unique shape, and its 24-meter-high sail is very hard, similar to the wing of an airplane, which will generate more power when the wind blows.

 

Several hydrofoils under the hull lift the ship from the water, thus reducing the resistance and improving the speed. The speed of the F50 is even higher than 60 mph, so driving it requires both iron will and skilled handling ability: if it is too high, the ship will capsize; It’s too low, and the sense of speed is not good.

 

After the hero came into contact with Sattar, he took him aboard one of the ships, F50, and raced with the other.

For the character and its actor, this is an exciting journey. "It was very intense," Washington confirmed. "It was like flying at high altitude. I was thinking,’ Are you kidding me?’ But I’m not afraid, especially when Nolan and Hotema are tied in the middle and filming around us-they enjoy it so much that they can’t stop. This is so interesting. Smooth sailing! "

Even with the most experienced people at the helm, the filmmakers soon learned that there are established wind speed parameters for the safe navigation of the F50: 5-18 knots.

Hotema said: "We must take into account the extreme capacity of these ships. But it is difficult, because as a film crew, you are used to setting the speed. We have to shoot, get into the rhythm, and find interesting shots … but if the wind suddenly becomes too strong, we have to turn back. These ships are very good, and they are a wonderful experience in many ways, but they may also be frustrating-because we don’t set the speed, but the wind speed of nature determines it. "

 

When the F50 was moving at full speed, other ships couldn’t keep up, so Nolan and Hotema hired helicopters to push and pull the lens, and used camera boats equipped with IMAX cameras on the rim arm to capture the F50 flying by.

In order to take close-ups and dialogues, they built a "Buck"-a replica of the hull of the F50. When Nolan, Hotema and the film crew sit on the attached boat, the actors can perform in "Buck".

existLondon, EnglandI also filmed some scenes, such as the shipley auction house, where the protagonist first met Kate; There are also private schools attended by Kate’s son, and a private club where the hero meets Michael crosby, played by michael caine.

8. Complete the stunt preparation for jumping off a building in the rainstorm

Nolan proposed to let the actors "bounce"

When filming Indian scenes such as climbing stairs, the crew arrived at the end of the monsoon season.Mumbai, India.

Sometimes there are heavy rains here, and once again, the environment has mastered the right to speak.

 

"To tell the truth," haislip recalled, "we are ready to shoot and need the cooperation of the sun. Chris would say,’ All right, guys, get ready to go.’ Then, we saw clouds gathering, and then it rained cats and dogs. As soon as the rain stopped, we started to work again … even though we were all wet. "

 

Hotema said: "Shooting after dark requires a lot of lighting equipment, and even headlights should be installed on the surrounding roofs, because we need to illuminate a large area. The water brought by the heavy rain in the sky brought a lot of challenges to the use of high-voltage electricity, but we did it. Thanks to the crew; They are good at their jobs, which makes complicated situations easier to handle. "

Despite the bad weather, the shooting of complex stunts at night was completed.

The protagonist and Neil must enter the attic of a heavily guarded 20-storey building for activities. "We explored different options, and I said,’ What if we let them go up from the side wall plate?’" Nolan was even more unique and said,’ What will happen if you bounce them up?’ I said,’ Good!’ But I know that once Nolan is approved, there is no way out. We have made various plans to prepare for the stunt, because we must be able to really carry out this’ ejection’ shooting and, as always, ensure safety. "

 

Chris daniels, stunt director and rigging coordinator, flew to Mumbai for precise measurement to see how much rigging was needed. "It’s 250 feet high, so the only way is to build a truss." Cottle said.

 

A small team began to prepare and test stunts very early. "We only plan to stay in Mumbai for less than a week, so I know we must start as soon as we arrive! Moreover, they arrived during the monsoon season, so they had to complete the installation, testing and preparation in the super rainstorm, "Kotel said.

The truss is built on the roof, made of super-strong aluminum, with strong ropes to eject the actors, and then their stuntmen bounce up from the roof of the adjacent 7-story building.

The two were prone on the roof tied with a high-speed mechanical winch, which was carefully tested like all other equipment. "Then, at the press of a button, we will bounce them 70 feet high and touch the building for the first time."

 

Cottle said, "When we are finished, we will press the button again and eject them to the landing site. Washington and Pattinson completed the first part of the jump-we stopped it at the first 20 feet-so when the audience saw the characters first play, it was really their own performance. It’s amazing to see them do this. "

 

Just like the way in, the protagonist and Neil need to bounce off the side of the terrace when they leave here. Washington and Pattinson took the first step: they jumped into the safety net below before their stunt body double, Daniel Graham and Kyle McClane took over. Both actors admit that although they have complete confidence in preparation and safety measures, the take-off is still daunting.

Washington admitted with a smile: "Now I can laugh it off, but I was really nervous. There is a safety net under half a floor, and you still have to jump on it. After that, I am not afraid of anything. "

Pattinson agreed: "Even if we only need a small jump, it is no different from a big jump, because there are 20 floors below the safety net. I feel very terrible, very interesting, very cool, and have an illusory sense of fulfillment. "

 

"It’s much easier for me as a filmmaker to have such a strong actor in this movie," Nolan said. "This gave me more freedom to shoot and benefited me a lot."

 

During their stay in India, the film crew also went to Mumbai Bay overlooking the Arabian Sea to take photos.

9. Relying on the experience of Dunkirk to deal with extreme weather.

Shooting water scenes on an icebreaker

At the beginning of Tenet, the hero was isolated in a towering wind turbine of a huge offshore wind farm, trained for his next move, and waited for the truth to be revealed.

The exterior and interior here are all inThe Baltic Sea off the Danish coastlineReal shot on a wind farm in the middle of the mountain.

 

On the water, it was filmed on a large icebreaker, and the weather has always had an impact on logistics. "One of the main problems we encountered when shooting in this area was the weather," said Neil Andre. "We were in a wind farm, so we knew it would be difficult next. Sometimes, there will be strong winds of more than 40 knots and surges of 8 to 10 feet. However, we are prepared by relying on the experience gained from the filming of Dunkirk. "

The icebreaker was too big to sail into the harbor, so we moored it a mile from the coast. Actors, crew members, cameras and other equipment can only take the crew transport ship, cross the rough sea and get close to the icebreaker. Fortunately, the waves near the hull are smaller.

Andre explained: "The icebreaker is equipped with a dynamic global positioning system and a propeller on the side, which can be manipulated and parked in a proper position. Then, we let the stern meet the storm and reduced the wind, so that people and equipment can get on and off the ship safely. "

 

The crew is still there.Oslo NorwayShooting for one day, the scene includes a meeting between the protagonist and Neil on the roof of the Oslo Opera House, and shooting a discussion scene of three people on the city street about blowing up planes.

10. It’s cheaper to shoot an explosion with a retired plane.

A light source is set on the surrounding roof to keep it brightly lit for a mile.

The dramatic plane explosion that happened in Oslo in the film was actually located in.Victoria Airport in California on the southwest edge of Mojave Desert.Photographed.

Although Nolan tends to shoot the most explosive action scenes in the camera, he originally planned to use models and computer special effects to shoot the above scenes. Understandably, it is assumed from several aspects that it is not allowed to let a real plane blow up.

However, what is shocking is that Thomas revealed: "We calculated the accounts and found that buying a retired old plane for real shooting is actually more cost-effective than building a model and a full-scale internal stereo set."

 

Nolan, Crowley and haislip go to Victorville Airport, where there are old passenger planes to be disposed of.

Nolan’s fancy plane is a Boeing 747 jumbo jet … Funny thing is, before shooting the bombing plane, the crew had to do the repair work first.

Scott Fisher explained: "After the plane retires, they will take out the brakes and other parts, so we need to replace the braking system first. After all, being able to brake is the most important thing. We must also figure out the steering mechanism, what kind of tractor to use, and ensure that everything is running normally. "

Filmmakers still need permission to take off and land from the airport and the manufacturer Boeing, and Boeing needs to provide the hangar because it is part of the fixed position.

"This shot involves the plane hitting the car, hitting the lamppost, and finally hitting the building and igniting. In essence, everything we do is what the airport does not want to happen. "

 

Haislip said frankly: "With their consent, we had to let Boeing board the plane to prove that we would not damage their hangar or sealed plane. We invited physicists to do calculations for stunts and asked them whether the plane has such a large weight, braking force and speed, how long it will take to stop at the earliest and where it will stop. We showed them that if we pressed this button, the plane would travel 23 feet and stop there, and they finally approved us to shoot. "

 

For the sake of safety and control, the plane should not be allowed to slide on its own, so Jim wilkie drove the tractor to drag the plane along the runway and then suddenly turned; After that, the cable/pulley system is used to control the actual impact.

Cottle said: "Jim and Scott spent several weeks researching, and the rest of us finished the time calculation before they could join them."

The plane is controlled by the pilot in the pod near the wheel well in the belly. "We will never let anyone sit in the cockpit to keep them as far away from the collision zone and fireworks as possible."

 

When shooting at night, the crash scene needs to be equipped with huge lighting equipment. Hotema confirmed: "The lighting must cover a large area, so we set up light sources on the roofs of all the surrounding buildings. It is a challenge to keep the lights bright within a mile, because the background of shooting should be an airport in Oslo, and we don’t want to shoot the dry Mojave desert. "

 

Nolan said that even when shooting such a well-designed scene, he must remain calm so that others can follow his command.

 

He said: "I must be very objective and not whimsical. I must regard it as another set of shots, because department heads and people who put complex things together must be able to act calmly and safely. If everyone is obsessed with its scale, the details will be left out. You must pay close attention to safety, so there is a lot of communication between departments to know exactly where we can go and where we can put the camera. As long as we have a serious discussion around it at the same time, find ways together, and listen carefully to everyone’s reactions, things can be done. "

 

Amish Patel, the actor of maher, is an indispensable figure in this scene. He said: "Nolan likes big scenes, but everything depends on the story." He has planned everything, and you know you are safe. Then, just witness the miracle. "

Besides,Terminal building of Los Angeles International AirportAlso "performed" the terminal building of Oslo Airport.

11. Build a full-scale building to replace the green curtain.

Actors wear equipment and shuttle through the desert for 10 hours every day.

The most complicated scene in Tenet took place in an abandoned Russian city, and was shot in three locations.

The location is inMount Iger, a desert ghost town near Indio.Taken in an abandoned iron mine in the middle of the mountain. Nathan Crowley said, "We want to shoot in abandoned buildings in barren Siberian terrain without trees and plants. There are ready-made buildings in Mount Eagle, and we realized that we could transform them into old-fashioned apartment buildings. We also added buildings to keep the feeling of fauvism, which is another architectural language of this film since Linnahall. "

 

In addition to building many full-scale buildings, Crowley’s team also created what he called a "big model" and used forced perspective technology to make the already huge scenery look even bigger.

"You can use forced perspective to deceive your eyes," Crowley said. "We can make something seem to last forever, but this is just an illusion. In fact, this is an ancient technology, which has been largely replaced by the green screen, but we prefer the effective method. Why not use it? This can make creation more interesting, so we will do what we can, and if we can’t, we will ask our visual effects colleagues for help. "

In addition to several leading actors in the film, the entire stunt team and hundreds of extras also participated in the shooting of the Mount Eagle scene. Considering the requirements of the action and the venue, George Coe Teil arranged the first important event for the behind-the-scenes staff.

He said: "We know that everyone must suffer more than real soldiers, because they will put on military uniforms, carry guns and all the equipment, and wear these equipment for up to 10 hours every day in the hot desert, which requires a certain good attitude." But after that, the task gradually increased, and the actors ran wildly in the hilly area, with rocks and concrete blocks from the explosive buildings everywhere, surrounded by carefully set explosions.

 

Some interiors of Mount Eagle are inShed 16 on the set of Warner Bros..The studio is best known for its giant sink. "Studio 16 provides us with the height we need, because the sink allows you to rise 20 feet below the floor level," Crowley said. "We can’t build this kind of scenery in any other studio. Vertically, this is our best choice. "

12. Building turnstiles in closed shopping centers.

Some revolving doors can accommodate cars.

The third location is located.An old closed shopping mall in HawthorneInside, here, the crew built the largest turnstile. "This is the underground entrance of the solid industrial concrete turnstile. It was built here because it inherited the theme of Fauvism architecture, "Crowley said.

 

There are four turnstiles in the movie, each with a unique design: one is built in a warehouse in Estonia; Two were built in Hawthorne Shopping Center; The fourth building was built in studio 23 of Warner Bros.

"These scenes are very eye-catching," haislip said. "The huge revolving door is a magical mechanical device that moves and hinges mechanically. Some of them are so big that they can even accommodate cars. "

13.I have created two hours of material before shooting.

Musicians recorded at home and then synthesized under the epidemic situation.

Tenet’s last creativity was the score, which was composed by Ludwig Granson.

He said: "Although I have never worked with Nolan before, he has had a great influence on the way I experience movies. When talking to him, I was shocked by his vision of the soundtrack, his profound knowledge of music and his efforts to promote Tenet’s breakthrough in music production. "

"When I started writing, the dialogue between us became a listening forum. We analyzed sound, harmony and texture together, and then improved it little by little. Later, when he was about to start shooting around the world, he had two hours of music to listen to and choose. If he thinks of which soundtrack belongs to which character, or how the music fits in with the scene he shot that day in different ways, he records it and tells me. "

 

When describing his creative process, Granson said: "There are many sound hallucinations in the soundtrack. I spent a lot of time listening to familiar voices, and then skillfully processed them organically and digitally, thus reflecting the complex Tenet world. One of the biggest challenges I face in the creation of soundtrack is how can I present a musical roadmap to the audience when they are experiencing such a grand and technically unprecedented film? "

After successfully completing a variety of stunning stunts during photography, Nolan could never have thought that his commitment to safety would extend to the post of soundtrack. However, this year’s epidemic forced them to change the music venue.

 

Granson explained: "It is an unusual feeling to complete the creation of the soundtrack during the epidemic. We were lucky to be able to record the early orchestral chapters in Los Angeles, but the epidemic struck, and we had to reconsider the plan of recording large orchestral chapters for another two weeks. "

"When the whole world changed because of the epidemic, Nolan and I decided to complete the orchestral part of the score by letting musicians record music in their respective homes. This process sounds easy, but it is very troublesome to practice."

"But fortunately, the result was great. When all the content was mixed together, we were all very excited."

 

After the filming of Tenet was finished, Thomas said, "I hope the audience can escape from their daily lives and get involved in this story through this film. In the past few months, we all miss the feeling of being immersed in another world through movies. I am glad that the audience can enjoy this kind of fun again through this film. It will make you sit in the seat of the cinema and be firmly attracted to the front of your neck until the credits begin to roll. "

 

Nolan concluded: "I hope that through Tenet, I can provide the audience with a reason to feel and experience action movies again, especially spy movies. I want to show my audience a new way of watching movies, so that they can also feel the excitement of watching spy movies when I was a child. We also strive to provide a new experience for the audience, that is, when you watch the action scenes in the movie, you can’t predict what will happen next. We really hope to bring the audience an unprecedented journey of time and space reversal. "

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Risk aversion falls, S&P refers to the end of the six-day losing streak, and gold and silver staged a "big dive"

  On Monday (April 23rd), EST, after the sell-off of US technology stocks last Friday, US stocks collectively rebounded overnight, and the S&P and Nasdaq ended their six-day losing streak. The easing of the situation in the Middle East made risk aversion fall back, and investors turned to risky assets again. Correspondingly, gold and silver ushered in a sharp correction.

  [US stock index]

  With the obvious easing of the situation in the Middle East, the market risk appetite has rebounded. On the other hand, after the hawkish remarks of Fed officials "bombed" the market last week, investors gradually digested their remarks, and the core PCE price index favored by the Fed will not be released until Friday, and the market will be able to breathe.

  In addition, this week is a heavy earnings week, and giants such as Tesla, Meta, Google and Microsoft will announce the latest earnings results, and the market hopes to welcome them with a positive attitude. Overall, nearly 180 S&P 500 stocks announced their results this week, corresponding to a market value of nearly 40%.

  American debt

  On April 22nd, the benchmark 10-year US bond yield closed at 4.62%, and the 2-year US bond yield, which is most sensitive to the Fed’s policy interest rate, closed at 4.97%.

  [Hot American stocks]

  Among the popular US stocks, Microsoft rose 0.46%, Apple rose 0.51%, NVIDIA rose 4.35%, Google A rose 1.42%, Amazon rose 1.49%, Meta rose 0.14%, TSMC rose 1.62%, AMD rose 1.36% and Intel rose 0.61%.

  Among them, Tesla fell more than 3% again, and fell for seven consecutive days on the eve of the earnings report. Analysts generally said that they were not optimistic about Tesla’s latest performance after the close of trading today.

  In addition, it is worth noting that UBS Group AG said in the latest strategy report that the upward momentum of American technology giants is disappearing, because the profit momentum once enjoyed by this sector is facing cooling down. UBS downgraded the industry ratings of Google, Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and NVIDIA from "high match" to "neutral".

  [global index]

  In European stock markets, the FTSE 100 index rose 1.62% to 8024 points. The French CAC40 index rose slightly by 0.22% to 8040 points. Germany DAX index rose slightly by 0.70% to 17,861 points. Among them, the British stock market closed at a record high. The analysis pointed out that the expectation of interest rate cuts in the UK is heating up, which weakens the performance of the pound, but also boosts the financial market including the British stock market.

  In Asian stock markets, the Hang Seng Index rose 1.77% to 16,512 points. The index of state-owned enterprises rose 1.47% to 5831 points. The Nikkei 225 index rose% to 37,438.6 points.

  [Overseas Market China Index]

  Overnight, Hang Seng Technology Index futures rose 1.31%, Nasdaq China Jinlong Index rose 2.34%, and FTSE China A50 Index fell 0.09%.

  [China Stock Exchange]

  In terms of popular Chinese stocks, Tencent Holdings (Hong Kong stocks) rose by 5.46%, Alibaba by 2.33%, Pinduoduo by 9.38%, Netease by 1.47%, Baidu by 2.30%, Ctrip by 2.81%, LI by 5.57%, Weilai by 5.40% and Xpeng Motors by 0.79%.

  [foreign exchange commodities]

  The picture shows the real-time market as of press time.

  The US dollar index continued to strengthen in the Asian and European markets, and then weakened during the US session due to the retreat of risk aversion, and finally closed down 0.004% to 106.12.

  The price of gold hit its biggest one-day drop in the past two years, and COMEX gold finally closed down 2.72% to $2,327.43 per ounce; COMEX silver finally closed down 5.31% to $27.15 per ounce.

  According to the analysis, with the easing of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the demand for hedging has decreased, and traders are concerned about the US PCE data to be released this week, the price of gold has declined. However, although the market expects the gold price to enter the consolidation period, UBS believes that any price correction is an opportunity for investors to increase their holdings of gold, and the persistence of geopolitical risks may provide support for the gold market in the long run.

  As part of the premium brought by the Middle East conflict continued to fade from the market, WTI crude oil closed down 0.24% to $82.02/barrel; Brent crude oil closed down 0.16% to $87.15/barrel.

  [Highlights]

  Rieder, BlackRock investment officer, thinks the Fed has room to cut interest rates twice this year.

  Rick Rieder of BlackRock believes that bond investors who have been tortured by rising yields this month may soon find some comfort from slowing inflation and the Federal Reserve. In an interview, the global fixed income chief investment officer of this asset management company predicted that the Fed is expected to cut interest rates twice this year as inflation slows down in the coming months.

  JPMorgan Chase strategist: There may be room for further decline in the US stock market.

  JPMorgan Chase strategists believe that the three-week losing streak of US stocks has not ended for many reasons, including rising bond yields, high oil prices and high stock market concentration. Marko Kolanovic, the bank’s chief market strategist, and others wrote in a report sent to customers on Monday that about 40% of American companies reported earnings this week by market value, and the price changes may depend on the earnings report, which may stabilize in the short term. "However, we think the selling will continue."

  Self-developed end-side large model of Apple’s AI competition

  On Monday, Mark Gurman, a well-known science journalist, broke the news that Apple is developing a large-scale language model (LLM) running on the device side, which will give priority to ensuring response speed and privacy protection. Gurman said that this model will become the basis of Apple’s future generative AI function, and it will run entirely on devices, not in the cloud.

  Tesla’s marketing team, which was established only four months ago, was all laid off.

  At the weekend, some media said that Tesla’s actual layoffs may exceed 20,000. Musk believes that the layoffs should reach 20%, instead of more than 10% reported by the media last week that he told the company’s employees.

  UBS downgraded the "Big Six" of American technology stocks.

  In the latest strategy report, UBS Group AG said that the upward momentum of American technology giants is disappearing, because the profit momentum once enjoyed by this sector is facing cooling down. UBS downgraded the industry ratings of six technology giants, namely Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and NVIDIA, from "high match" to "neutral".

  Jonathan Golub, strategist at UBS, said that the profit kinetic energy turned to negative after the sharp increase in profits, and the downward adjustment was "an acknowledgement of the difficulties and cyclical power constraints faced by these stocks" rather than "a forecast based on the expansion of valuation or a suspicion of artificial intelligence".

  Meta announced that it will open the VR operating system to external companies.

  Meta announced on Monday that it will cooperate with Lenovo, Microsoft, Asus and other external hardware manufacturers to create a virtual reality headset using Meta Horizon operating system. This also enables the equipment of external manufacturers to run the same system as Quest 3 and Quest Pro.

  Zuckerberg said that the company’s goal is to let the open mode define the next computing era together with the meta-universe, glasses and head-mounted devices. He also said that Meta will allow Steam and Microsoft’s Xbox cloud games to run on its operating system.

Rare "iron-backed fish" reappears in Dunhuang Crescent Spring, attracting tourists to watch (Figure)

Rare "iron-backed fish" reappears in Dunhuang Crescent Spring, attracting tourists to watch (Figure)

  On May 1st, a rare sight of iron-backed fish surfaced in Crescent Spring, a famous scenic spot in Gansu. The picture shows an "iron-backed fish" that surfaced about 1 foot long by visual inspection. Photo by Wang Binyin

  On May 1st, a rare sight of iron-backed fish surfaced in Crescent Spring, a famous scenic spot in Gansu. The picture shows a large number of tourists surrounding the Crescent Spring to capture the "iron-backed fish". Photo by Wang Binyin

  On May 1st, a rare sight of iron-backed fish surfaced in Crescent Spring, a famous scenic spot in Gansu. The picture shows the "iron-backed fish" that surfaced. Photo by Wang Binyin

  Zhongxin. com, Lanzhou, May 2 (Wang Binyin, Feng Zhijun) The Tourism Bureau of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province disclosed on the 2 nd that on May 1, rare fish species appeared in Crescent Spring, a famous scenic spot in Dunhuang, an international tourist city. — The sight of iron-backed fish emerging from the water attracted a large number of tourists to take pictures.

  In fact, this rare "indigenous" species in Dunhuang has disappeared for many years in Crescent Spring. In late July last year, there was a more spectacular group of fish surfaced in Crescent Spring, which was captured by tourists. However, since then, it has once again "disappeared" from the people’s sight for half a year.

  According to the real video uploaded by netizens, there are about two or three "iron-backed fish" floating in the crescent spring on May 1, but visually, about a foot-long "head" is generally much larger than the fish that appeared a year ago, and the onlookers of tourists have not disturbed them to feed leisurely.

  On May 1st, a rare sight of iron-backed fish surfaced in Crescent Spring, a famous scenic spot in Gansu. The picture shows several tourists "recognizing" the swimming "iron back fish" with each other. Photo by Wang Binyin

  At present, local officials have failed to explain exactly the cause of this unusual phenomenon. However, the reporter noticed that under a series of strict official ecological control measures, the water level of Crescent Spring has been declining for many years, and it has gradually recovered and remained at around 1.5 meters in recent years, and there are often scenes in which the spring water rises and overflows the fence.

  Located at the northern foot of Mingsha Mountain, 7 kilometers south of Dunhuang, the crescent spring, known as manhole in ancient times and medicinal spring in common name, has been one of the "eight scenic spots in Dunhuang" since the Han Dynasty, and has become a spectacle because "the ancient sand does not fill the spring, and the spring does not dry up". It is nearly 100 meters long from north to south and about 25 meters wide from east to west. The spring is deep in the east and shallow in the west, and it bends like a crescent moon. It is rumored that there are "three treasures" in Crescent Spring: iron-backed fish, seven-star grass and five-color sand. (End)

President Rapidus: Under the optimal conditions, the production speed of 2-nanometer chip will be 3 times that of TSMC, and cooperation has been discussed with many enterprises.

On May 11th, Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Rapidus released a press release on May 1st, in which President Shoichi Koike revealed that the company was negotiating with a number of American AI chip design companies to expand its foundry business. At present, the company has signed a memorandum of cooperation with two start-ups such as Tenstorrent.

In addition, Koike Chunyi said that the trial production line of Rapidus in Chitose City, Hokkaido has partially started operation on April 1, and it is expected that all processes will be started within this month (May).

In the field of advanced semiconductor production, Rapidus obtained the manufacturing technology of 2 nm products from IBM in the United States, and strived to achieve mass production in 2027. Although this time is two years later than TSMC’s planned 2025, Koike Chunyi stressed that,Under the "optimal production conditions", the company’s speed from ordering to chip production and assembly can be increased to more than 2 to 3 times that of TSMC, forming a differentiated advantage..

Looking forward to the future, Koike Chunyi said that Rapidus will also actively deploy 1.4 nm technology after 2 nm. He stressed: "If you can’t devote yourself to developing the next generation technology in about two and a half to three years, you can’t win in the industrial chain." Once the 2 nm OEM business is on the right track, Rapidus will continue to advance the preparation of the next generation of semiconductors.

Parkinson’s disease standing drug "Xining" was out of stock in many places, and the online shopping price soared nearly 20 times.

Recently, many patients with Parkinson’s syndrome and their families told reporters that a commonly used drug "Xning" that they used to treat and relieve symptoms could not be distributed in hospitals, and they could only buy it online at a price 10 times or even 20 times higher than the medical insurance price, which caused great economic pressure. What is the reason?

Standing drugs for Parkinson’s disease are out of stock in many places.

Mr. Liu, 53 years old, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome in 2013. According to the doctor’s advice, he needed to take the drug "X Ning" to control his condition. However, since August last year, the hospital has been unable to match this medicine, and the medicine will be stopped. Mr. Liu is a little anxious.

Parkinson’s disease is caused by the lack of dopamine in the patient’s brain. "Xning" can supplement dopamine and is one of the main drugs to relieve and treat Parkinson’s symptoms. The patient, Ms. Ni, switched to other drugs because she could not get "X Ning". Unexpectedly, she had obvious discomfort symptoms and fell down, resulting in a broken hand.

On the official website of Shanghai Pharmaceutical Centralized Bidding and Purchasing Management Office, the reporter found that more than 30 local medical institutions in Shanghai have recently sent out the "X Ning" purchasing information, but most medical institutions have not purchased it in the end.

Li Gang, vice president of the Oriental Hospital affiliated to Tongji University: The company told us that the situation may be affected by the epidemic situation, and the supply was indeed unstable. Although we took many measures, by March 2021, many hospitals, including our hospital, were completely out of stock.

Not only in the Shanghai market, but also in many parts of the country, "X Ning" was in a hurry. Why is there a shortage of this medicine? At present, the drug is the general agent of Organon Company, and the reporter immediately contacted by telephone.

Department of Medicine, China, Organon: The output was originally relatively small, because this medicine was imported, and it was produced abroad, and it was repackaged at home, and the output was even less because of the epidemic situation or raw materials.

The price of online shopping has risen nearly twenty times.

The industry calls for improving the supply mechanism of shortage drugs.

Hospitals don’t have medicines, but many patients and their families told reporters that there are "X Ning" on online platforms such as JD.COM and Taobao, but the price of a box of 30 tablets is nearly 1000 yuan, which is nearly 20 times higher than the hospital price.

The reporter inquired about JD.COM, Tmall and other e-commerce platforms online and found that the price of a single box of "X Ning" was around 1,000 yuan, while the price of a single box sold in a hospital was about 50 yuan, and the price of e-commerce platforms increased by nearly 20 times.

Family members of patients: Last year, I could see a box in 180 yuan, and this spring, it was almost a box in 600 yuan. Now it should have risen to more than 1,000 yuan, and it is quite difficult to buy.

Family members of patients: a small box of medicine, 30 tablets, can be sold from more than 50 yuan to 980 yuan, which is very unbearable, because this medicine needs to be taken for a long time.

In addition to the high price, the supply of online shopping channels is also a concern for patients and their families.

Gao Jiechun, director of the Institute of Medical Management of Fudan University: Since it is a drug, even if it is bought online, how can it be separated from the national price monitoring? Therefore, for the safe use of drugs and the normal and orderly drug market, it should be all-round and comprehensive drug monitoring.

The reporter learned from the Shanghai Municipal Health and Health Commission that "X Ning" has indeed been out of stock intermittently since 2016, but alternative drugs can be found in clinic, so it has not been included in the shortage of drugs for hanging nets. The supply shortage of "X Ning" may continue. At present, how should these Parkinson’s patients transition? Professional doctors suggest that the specific drug substitution plan still depends on the actual condition of the patient.

Wang Jian, Chief Physician, Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University: If it is made in China, then its formula ratio is different, so my advice to patients is to let them try to find a doctor who specializes in Parkinson’s disease. In most cases, it can be replaced with other drugs.

In fact, the shortage of cheap life-saving drugs is not just "Xning". In recent years, there are shortages of protamine for heart surgery and Cedilan injection for heart failure. How to improve the supply guarantee mechanism of drugs in short supply is a problem worth pondering.

Li Gang, vice president of the Oriental Hospital affiliated to Tongji University: There may be two main reasons for the shortage of drugs. The first category is raw materials, such as the lack of raw materials; The second is the reason for corporate profits.

Gao Jiechun, director of the Institute of Medical Management of Fudan University: For some cheap drugs, the profit may be higher, because its absolute profit makes it motivated. Conversely, for some high-priced drugs, we can make its profit lower, but its absolute value is not necessarily low. This is a pricing principle.

Source: CCTV Finance

Original title: "Emergency! Out of stock! The online shopping price has soared nearly 20 times, and it is not easy to buy … "

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On the day of 618, there were 730 million active users of e-commerce, and the e-commerce platform was involved. The standard play style X broke through the new trick, and whoever was happy was sad.

On the day of 618, the number of participating users exceeded 700 million, which greatly promoted the consumption fever. This year, various e-commerce apps changed the promotion rhythm and overweight concessions, and the head brand joint platform put advertisements to grab user traffic. What was the effect from creating momentum to transformation?

Uncertainty and competition have intensified, and each platform has achieved growth through the change of marketing rhythm and the shortcomings of power categories.

1. The consumer market has bottomed out, and the e-commerce platform and merchants jointly seize certain opportunities. 

1.1 Affected by both macro-economy and epidemic situation, the consumer market bottomed out before the "618" promotion. 

With the unsealing of key cities in May and June, the consumer market is expected to usher in a recovery, and the 618 major promotion nodes provide a good opportunity for brands to drive sales. 

1.2 Policy standardizes the development of platform economy, and head players increase subsidies to merchants and consumers, aiming at grasping certain growth in the context of intensified competition.

2. The competition among users between platforms is deepening, and the conversion efficiency of two waves of traffic is different. 

2.1 The scale of large-scale users of mobile shopping continued to grow in the big promotion period. With the intensification of competition, the scale of industry users was more explosive at important nodes. 

According to QuestMobile data, the number of active users in the mobile shopping APP industry reached 730 million on June 18, 2022, up 15.0% year-on-year.

2.2 Each platform is still the focus of the marketing cycle, and it is promoted by actions such as inviting investment in advance and paying in advance.

Integrated e-commerce continues to struggle in the three-stage marketing, and the live e-commerce platform creates a specific outbreak period for the key categories of the platform to achieve the continuous outbreak of category business. 

2.3 In the past three years, the popularity of user participation in the head e-commerce platform has continued to heat up. The final payment period of Taobao has brought the peak of user scale ahead of schedule, and the fluctuation rhythm of users in JD.COM is the same as in previous years. 

According to QuestMobile data, the user scale of the head integrated e-commerce platform reached the peak on June 18th in 2022 during the "618" period, and the user scale in JD.COM increased the most on the day of the 618 carnival compared with the end of May 31st.

2.4 There was a cluster of promotional periods between platforms, and users of Amoy and JD.COM experienced traffic explosion on the first payment day. There was no concept of payment time in Pinduoduo, and the peak of user scale appeared two high points in the morning.

2.5 The water storage characteristics of people in front of important nodes are obvious, which helps the brand to realize efficient transformation. 

As the high point of the first wave of traffic, the payment efficiency of users has been significantly improved compared with normal days. With the help of platform marketing tools, the brand’s lock on potential users, users’ purchase of goods and the cooperation of marketing activities are more accurate, so it has also achieved a secondary improvement in the payment efficiency of the day.

2.6 On the first payment day, users’ cross-platform comparison and ordering behavior became more obvious, and the competition for users by platforms intensified.

3. Each platform takes great opportunities to attract a wider range of users. 

3.1 Under the background of high penetration of mobile e-commerce, Tmall and JD.COM’s newly installed users grew rapidly during the pre-sale period.

3.2 Under the stock market, the head players can cover the user groups more comprehensively with the help of big promotion marketing.

Both ends of the platform exert their strength to awaken users and empower businesses, and brands compete for traffic by rushing to market.

1. The "flow" of comprehensive e-commerce operation has changed to "reserved quantity", and the e-commerce crowd has been broadcast live in a refined way to undertake the realization of flow.

1.1 618 as a super marketing IP, the marketing links are deeply involved by many parties, the media and content positions set up to create a shopping atmosphere and guide traffic, and the marketing pattern of business positions is solid. 

1.2 Integrated e-commerce platform focuses on full-link, multi-node marketing actions to guide users’ full-cycle traffic.

With the advantage of traffic, the live e-commerce platform mainly focuses on the intra-domain content and traffic distribution mechanism, and leads to live transactions through user content consumption patterns. 

1.3 In addition to traffic and marketing subsidies, each platform relies on the marketing science platform and uses differentiated marketing resources to empower businesses. 

By upgrading the marketing platform, integrated e-commerce can promote the business of people and goods yard. In addition to creating high-quality short video/live content IP, live e-commerce provides businesses with refined operational capabilities for brand groups and marketing resources.

2. The enthusiasm of brand joint advertising is not diminished, and the rhythm is pre-emptive to compete for the first wave of traffic.

2.1 The cooperation between brands and channels has deepened, and at the same time, more brands have tried to improve their marketing effects through joint exposure through big promotion. 

2.2 The focus of joint launch is inclined to the drainage period, and e-commerce is coordinated to drain the key marketing nodes. 

2.3 The brand maintains cooperation with other channels on the basis of joint e-commerce, but the attempt of multi-platform cooperation is weakening.

Great promotion stimulates consumption and drives the marketing market to be hot.

1. Advertising is an effective marketing tool during the promotion period. 

1.1 On the whole, 618 material advertisements were placed around the payment date, and the center of gravity was tilted to 6.18.

1.2 During the promotion period, media resources are scarce, and social and video attribute media are more likely to concentrate the resources invested by brand owners and reach users’ attention in combination.

1.3 Typical consumer goods industries adopt multi-peak and high-point advertising.

During the promotion period, a variety of media types were laid out, among which the beauty care and household appliances industries preferred social media.

2. New categories and big items are the main targets of brand owners. 

2.1 The overall beauty industry is fierce, and brand players participate more; The categories of home scenes such as household appliances and computer office are relatively prominent.

2.2 Taking the beauty industry as an example, facial skin care products account for 90% of the investment resources; Head advertisers in the beauty industry are still dominated by internationally renowned brands.

2.3 Domestic brands are more inclined to focus on explosive products, and beauty products reach accurate segmentation through functional features.

2.4 Personal care products advertising focused on shampoo and hair care products.

2.5 Take the household appliance industry as an example. Most household appliances focus on refrigerators and air conditioners, while household appliances and small household appliances mainly focus on new types of household appliances.

Among household appliances and small household appliances, new brands are also relatively active.

3. The topic of manufacturing content of e-commerce platform is preheated, and the volume of popular categories is increased.

3.1 The platform side strengthens the link between consumers and brands through marketing activities, and improves the efficiency of "people-goods" matching. 

During the warm-up period of each platform, the sound volume is increased through topic hot search, so that brands can release new products or main explosive products.

4. Live e-commerce is normalized, and traffic is concentrated on brand sales.

4.1 During the promotion period, the live broadcast of goods continued to be hot, and the live broadcast room still served as a key sales conversion contact.

The marketing node of the live broadcast e-commerce platform moved forward, and the platform activities were further enriched. By creating various theme days and task competitions, the drainage and transformation of the live broadcast room were helped. 

There are many kinds of goods in the live broadcast room. QuestMobile data shows that during the period of June 18, 2022, the TOP3 sales of platform categories in Tik Tok and Aauto Quicker were skin care, leisure snacks and make-up.

4.2 During the promotion of Oriental Selection, "accident" broke out, and Lao Yu took over Lao Luo, driving a new round of live e-commerce to move towards scene marketing. 

As a phenomenal live broadcast room, Oriental Selection drives more mature consumers to participate in live e-commerce through scene-based live broadcast, and enhances the cultural level of live broadcast rooms with goods while expanding the crowd.

5, brand heat index map

Notice on issues related to medical treatment and settlement of medical expenses for retired co-ordinators in Beijing with social security cards

District and county medical insurance agencies, designated medical institutions and relevant units:

  In order to implement the Notice of Beijing Municipality on Overall Planning of Retired Cadres’ Medical Expenses (J.R.S.F. [2010] No.298) and further facilitate retired cadres’ medical treatment, it is decided through research that Beijing retired co-ordinators will be included in the social security card for medical treatment management, and the relevant issues concerning medical treatment and settlement of medical expenses are hereby notified as follows:

  First, the Beijing social security card (hereinafter referred to as social security card) for medical treatment.

  Retired co-ordinators need to hold a social security card to go to the designated medical institutions of medical insurance in this city or the designated medical institutions of traditional Chinese medicine, specialties and Class A for medical treatment (except emergency).

  When the retired co-ordinators go to the designated medical institutions for medical treatment, they must hold the social security card and the Medical Records Manual of Outpatient and Emergency Department of Medical Institutions in Beijing (hereinafter referred to as the Medical Records Manual), and take the initiative to show it.

  (a) retired co-ordinators with social security Carmen (emergency) medical treatment, according to the following requirements:

  1, retired co-ordinators should hold social security card registration, medical expenses paid by designated medical institutions, registration fees borne by the individual. Designated medical institutions provide special bills for registration fees for retired co-ordinators

  2. When the retired co-ordinators seek medical treatment, they should take the initiative to show their social security cards, and doctors in designated medical institutions should check and write the Medical Record Manual according to the regulations on health administration for disposal.

  3. When the retired co-ordinator holds a social security card to settle the medical expenses, the designated medical institution shall issue settlement documents for the retired co-ordinator to advance the medical expenses paid by the retired co-ordinator fund, and the remaining expenses shall be paid by the retired co-ordinator.

  (Invalidation) 4. Designated medical institutions should designate special personnel to be responsible for data uploading and warehousing review, and upload the settlement data to the medical insurance information system through the network or offer within 48 hours after the settlement is completed.

  (Failure) 5. For the data that have been successfully put into storage, the designated medical institutions can print the declaration form for the medical expenses of the retired personnel’s outpatient (emergency) consultation, and report the expenses to the district/county medical insurance agency (hereinafter referred to as the district/county agency) to which the designated medical institutions belong.

  6. If the retired co-ordinator needs to be referred for treatment due to illness, the doctor of the designated medical institution will issue the Beijing Medical Insurance Referral (Hospital) Sheet, and the medical insurance office of the designated medical institution must use the social security card of the retired co-ordinator to handle the referral procedures.

  After the retired co-ordinators go through the referral procedures, the medical expenses incurred in transferring to designated medical institutions can be settled according to the relevant provisions of the retired co-ordinators.

  7. Due to the failure of the information system of designated medical institutions, the retired co-ordinators can’t settle their accounts normally with social security cards. After the system is restored, the designated medical institutions will re-handle the expenses settlement for the retired co-ordinators.

  8. If the retired co-ordinator needs a refund, he/she shall go to the designated medical institution where the expenses occur with the social security card and settlement documents.

  (two) retired co-ordinators to social security card hospitalization, according to the following requirements:

  1. When a retired co-ordinator holds a social security card for hospitalization for the first time, the Handbook for Retired Cadres in Beijing will be automatically invalidated. Designated medical institutions must use social security cards to register the retired co-ordinators on the day of admission, and keep the social security cards of the retired co-ordinators.

  2. When the retired co-ordinator settles the medical expenses, the designated medical institutions shall issue settlement documents for the retired co-ordinator to advance the medical expenses paid by the retired co-ordinator fund, and the remaining expenses shall be paid by the retired co-ordinator. At the same time, the designated medical institutions should return the social security card to the retired coordinator.

  3, designated medical institutions should be within 3 working days after the completion of the settlement, through the network or offer to upload the settlement data to the medical insurance information system.

  4. After the designated medical institutions upload the settlement data, they can print the hospitalization expense declaration and settlement list and other related forms, and report the expenses to the district/county agencies affiliated to the designated medical institutions with relevant materials as required.

  5, designated medical institutions to use social security card for retired co-ordinators for admission registration, for some reason need to cancel the admission registration, must use social security card.

  6. If the retired co-ordinator needs to be transferred for treatment due to illness, the doctor of the designated medical institution shall issue the Beijing Medical Insurance Referral (Hospital) Form and handle the transfer procedures.

  After the retired co-ordinators go through the transfer procedures, the medical expenses incurred in transferring to designated medical institutions can be settled according to the relevant provisions of the retired co-ordinators.

  7. If the retired co-ordinator needs a refund, he/she shall go to the designated medical institution where the expenses occur with the social security card and settlement documents.

  Two, retired personnel lost (damaged) social security card, apply for a replacement (replacement) card during medical treatment, according to the following requirements:

  (1) During the period when retired co-ordinators who have issued social security cards apply for replacement cards, when they go to designated medical institutions for medical treatment, they need to take the initiative to produce the Certificate of Getting a New and Replacement Social Security Card, and the medical expenses incurred shall be fully settled by retired co-ordinators and designated medical institutions. Designated medical institutions should collect relevant information and upload the details of medical expenses according to the Certificate of Getting a New Social Security Card, and issue relevant documents for retired co-ordinators.

  (2) After the retired co-ordinator and the designated medical institution have settled the medical expenses in full, they shall submit the expense details, prescriptions, original receipts and relevant certificates to their units. After the summary of the unit, fill in the Summary Form for Manual Reimbursement of Medical Expenses for Outpatient (Emergency) Clinic of Retired Co-ordinators in Beijing, the Summary Form for Manual Reimbursement of Hospitalization Medical Expenses for Retired Co-ordinators in Beijing and the Declaration Form for Manual Reimbursement of Medical Expenses for Retired Co-ordinators in Beijing (in duplicate), and report to the district and county agency where the unit is located on the 1st to 20th of each month.

  Three, has not yet issued a social security card for retired personnel, according to the following requirements:

  (a) outpatient medical treatment

  1. When the retired co-ordinator who holds the Manual for Medical Treatment of Retired Cadres in Beijing goes to the outpatient clinic for medical treatment, the medical expenses incurred shall be fully settled by the retired co-ordinator and the designated medical institution. Designated medical institutions should collect relevant information and upload the details of medical expenses according to the Handbook for Retired Cadres in Beijing, and issue relevant documents for retired co-ordinators.

  2. When newly participating in the retired cadres’ outpatient service without the Beijing Retired Cadres’ Manual for Medical Treatment, they need to take the initiative to show the Certificate of Getting a New and Supplementary Social Security Card, and the medical expenses incurred will be fully settled by the retired co-ordinators and designated medical institutions. Designated medical institutions should collect relevant information and upload the details of medical expenses according to the Certificate of Getting a New Social Security Card, and issue relevant documents for retired co-ordinators.

  3. After the retired co-ordinator and the designated medical institution have settled the medical expenses in full, they shall submit the expense details, prescriptions, original receipts and relevant certificates to their units. After the summary of the unit, fill in the Summary Form for Manual Reimbursement of Medical Expenses for Outpatient (Emergency) Consultation of Retired Co-ordinators in Beijing and the Declaration Form for Manual Reimbursement of Medical Expenses for Retired Co-ordinators in Beijing (in duplicate), and report to the district and county agency where the unit is located on the 1st to 20th of each month.

  (2) Hospitalization

  1. When the retired co-ordinator who holds the Beijing Retired Cadres Medical Manual is hospitalized, the retired co-ordinator should take the initiative to show the Beijing Retired Cadres Medical Manual when registering for admission, and the designated medical institutions should register for admission according to the Beijing Retired Cadres Medical Manual and keep the Beijing Retired Cadres Medical Manual. When the retired co-ordinators settle medical expenses, the designated medical institutions shall issue settlement documents for the retired co-ordinators to advance the medical expenses paid by the retired co-ordinators fund, and the remaining expenses shall be paid by the retired co-ordinators. At the same time, the designated medical institutions should return the Handbook for Retired Cadres in Beijing to the retired co-ordinators.

  2, designated medical institutions should be within 3 working days after the completion of the settlement, through the network or offer to upload the settlement data to the medical insurance information system.

  3. After the designated medical institutions upload the settlement data, they can print the hospitalization expense declaration and settlement list and other related forms, and report the expenses to the district/county agencies affiliated to the designated medical institutions with relevant materials as required.

  4. When the retired cadres who are newly involved in the overall planning for retirement and have no Manual for Medical Treatment of Retired Cadres in Beijing are hospitalized, they need to take the initiative to show the Certificate of Getting a New and Supplementary Social Security Card, and the medical expenses incurred will be fully settled by the retired overall planning personnel and the designated medical institutions. Designated medical institutions should collect relevant information and upload the details of medical expenses according to the Certificate of Getting a New Social Security Card, and issue relevant documents for retired co-ordinators.

  5. After the retired co-ordinator and the designated medical institution have settled the medical expenses in full, they should submit the expense details, prescriptions, original receipts and relevant certificates to their units. After the unit summarizes, fill in the Summary Form of Manual Reimbursement of Hospitalization Medical Expenses of Retired Co-ordinators in Beijing and the Declaration Form of Manual Reimbursement of Medical Expenses of Retired Co-ordinators in Beijing (in duplicate), and report to the district and county agencies where the unit is located on the 1st to 20th of each month.

  Four, retired personnel in different places for medical treatment, according to the following requirements:

  (a) retired co-ordinators should go to designated medical institutions (except emergency) selected by individuals for medical treatment in different places, and the medical expenses incurred should be fully settled by retired co-ordinators and designated medical institutions, and the designated medical institutions should issue relevant documents for retired co-ordinators.

  (2) After the retired co-ordinator and the designated medical institution have settled the medical expenses in full, they shall submit the expense details, prescriptions, original receipts and relevant certificates to their units. After the summary of the unit, fill in the Summary Form for Manual Reimbursement of Medical Expenses for Outpatient (Emergency) Clinic of Retired Co-ordinators in Beijing, the Summary Form for Manual Reimbursement of Hospitalization Medical Expenses for Retired Co-ordinators in Beijing and the Declaration Form for Manual Reimbursement of Medical Expenses for Retired Co-ordinators in Beijing (in duplicate), and report to the district and county agency where the unit is located on the 1st to 20th of each month.

  Five, the county agency audit payment of retired personnel medical expenses, according to the following requirements:

  (a) the county agencies should set up special personnel to be responsible for receiving the expense settlement documents and related materials submitted by designated medical institutions and retired co-ordinating personnel units, and check them with the medical insurance information system, and return the application materials if the submitted materials are incomplete or the information is inconsistent.

  (II) The district and county agencies shall designate special personnel to be responsible for the preliminary examination, review and external audit of medical expenses, and communicate with the designated medical institutions in time for the medical expenses in question, and the medical expenses that need further verification can be paid in advance, and external auditors shall be sent for verification, and those that do not meet the requirements shall be recovered.

  For the outpatient (emergency) expenses declared by designated medical institutions, the district and county agencies need to print the real-time settlement outpatient expenses audit form after completing the audit. For the medical expenses declared by the retired co-ordinator unit, the district and county agencies need to print the approval form for manual reimbursement after completing the audit.

  (three) the county agencies should be responsible for the settlement and payment of medical expenses. For the paid medical expenses, the district and county agencies should provide various payment details and refusal details for the designated medical institutions and employers, print the payment notice at the same time, and affix the seal of the district and county agencies to the social insurance fund management center at the same level.

  Six, the implementation of this notice since January 1, 2011.

  Attachment:

  1. Designated medical institutions need to provide materials for the real-time settlement of medical expenses of retired co-ordinators with social security cards.

  2. The designated medical institutions shall provide materials for the full settlement of medical expenses by retired co-ordinators

  3 designated medical institutions to the medical insurance agencies to declare the expenses required to provide materials.

  4 units to the medical insurance agencies to declare the expenses required to provide materials.

  5 medical insurance agencies need to provide materials after the audit settlement of medical expenses of retired co-ordinators

Beijing Medical Insurance Affairs Management Center

December 24th, 2010