CCTV News:Recently, a well-known football training institution in Beijing — — The news that Stonehenge touchdown suddenly closed down came out, and a few weeks ago, this training school had just resumed teaching after the epidemic and was even recruiting new students. What makes parents feel more anxious is that many of them have paid tens of thousands of yuan in tuition fees in advance. Can the training institutions refund the tuition fees that may be as high as tens of millions of yuan to parents?

Mr. Xiong, who lives in Chaoyang District, Beijing, began to enroll his children in rugby training institutions in Beijing Jushi touchdown in 2016. So far, he has studied rugby for four years. After January this year, affected by the epidemic, all campuses of the training institution were closed, and his campus has not resumed classes so far. In August, the Chaoyang Park Campus of the institution began to resume training, which made him see the hope of resuming classes. However, just this week, in the WeChat group of his team, a message sent by the coach made him panic instantly.

Just last November, Mr. Xiong had just paid more than 20,000 yuan in tuition fees for two years, and had not attended a class. Such news of suspension of classes made him unacceptable. Like Mr. Xiong, many parents of Jushi touchdown Beijing Direct Campus got the news that they could not continue their classes this week. In the face of this unexpected situation, parents were caught off guard, because just last weekend, Beijing Chaoyang Park Campus was still in normal training and recruiting new students.

It is understood that Jushi touchdown was established in 2012 and is one of the earliest youth American football training institutions in China. Jushi touchdown adopts two modes: direct operation and joining. At present, the campus has covered 14 cities in China, including North, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hangzhou. This time, the crisis of suspension of classes is all directly operated campuses in Beijing. At present, members’ parents have formed a number of rights groups, and now the number has exceeded 2,000. The remaining tuition fees of these parents range from several thousand yuan to more than 50 thousand yuan. According to the current number of rights defenders, the amount involved exceeds 10 million yuan.

What makes it hard for parents to accept is not only the economic loss, but more importantly, they are worried that their children’s enthusiasm will be frustrated. Many parents have not even told their children who are looking forward to resuming classes this cruel fact.

Beijing office staff went to the building, and a large number of coaches and employees left.

The sudden suspension of classes made parents feel unprepared, but in fact, it was not only parents and students who suffered. The reporter learned from the investigation that after January this year, many coaches and employees of Stonehenge touchdown suffered from unpaid wages. Now most coaches have left their jobs, and the office of Stonehenge touchdown has been deserted.

Many parents said that classes resumed on August 8th at the Jushi Touchdown Chaoyang Park Campus. Just last weekend, some people took part in training here. The reporter learned that Jushi Touchdown also attended classes here for more than four years, so is this venue still being renewed? With questions, the reporter came to the venue management office of Chaoyang Park.

Staff of Beijing Chaoyang Park Site Management Office:We have terminated the contract, and they have not renewed the lease. It expired in February this year, so they have not paid us any more. It used to be rented every year, but now it was rented temporarily for a month last month, and now it is not rented.

Later, the reporter went to the office address of Jushi Touchdown in Chaoyang District, Beijing. This joint office space accommodates many companies at the same time. In the office area of Jushi Touchdown, we can see that their signs are still hanging in a conspicuous position, but the empty desks and closed office doors all show that there is no office here, and some items have not been moved through the glass. The whiteboard on the wall says that from January to August, the sales performance of the old members of the top three employees exceeded 500,000.

Since then, the reporter has repeatedly tried to call the official customer service phone number of Jushi touchdown and the phone number of the person in charge, all of which are in a state of being unable to get through or no one answered. Many parents said that now they can only contact the coaches and consultants who sold their lessons directly to them before, but at present, most of them have left their jobs. The reporter also contacted several of them.

Attract parents and employees to be shareholders, share dividends, make a touchdown, or circle money in disguise.

According to public information, Jushi Touchdown won two rounds of financing of 10 million yuan in 2017 and became a star startup company in this field. Then, is the sudden suspension of classes in this large training institution related to this year’s epidemic? Where did the financial difficulties begin?

Many parents said that at the end of last year, Jushi touchdown concentrated on renewing the fees of old members at very favorable prices. Some old members even continued their previous courses for two years before they finished one year.

In addition to allowing members to renew their fees in advance at a low price, Jushi Touchdown also launched a founding member activity in mid-2018. Members can get a five-year course by paying 50,000 yuan, and they can also get dividends from the campus. According to reports, in addition to recruiting members to buy shares, the company also encourages employees to invest thousands to tens of thousands of yuan in the company and participate in internal investment dividends.

In fact, the suspension of classes in the direct-operated campus in Beijing is not the first time that Jushi touchdown has fallen into this crisis. At the end of last year, the two campuses of this institution in Shanghai took measures to close stores, and hundreds of thousands of arrears owed by many students have not been refunded since then. On the enterprise search website, there are dozens of risk warnings about "Stonehenge touchdown", and the company has been listed as "abnormal operation" in October 2019.

Experts believe that since the outbreak this year, institutions with operational problems have quickly exposed the crisis. For consumers, it is necessary to keep evidence such as contracts, receipts, payment records, etc., and take litigation, arbitration and other means to safeguard their rights and interests when necessary.

Stonehenge’s touchdown responded that "there is no death" and the fee was refunded and the class was resumed.

Today, Jushi Touchdown posted a message on its WeChat WeChat official account that "Jushi is not dead". However, the company did not respond to parents’ concerns about whether the fee can be refunded and whether the class can continue. In recent years, there have been news that training institutions have stopped classes and run away. In order to prevent this from happening, the General Office of the State Council issued the Opinions on Standardizing the Development of Off-campus Training Institutions in August 2018, which clearly stipulated that off-campus training institutions should not charge fees for more than three months at a time. However, at present, many training institutions still require members to pay a large amount of tuition fees in advance. We also remind consumers to pay special attention to avoid falling into the trap of low-cost fees when recharging.

　　On December 20th, the first batch of 60 methanol taxis in Xi ‘an were unveiled. On the same day, the first batch of 60 methanol new energy taxis in Xi ‘an were put into operation, which is another city in China where methanol vehicles were put into operation after Jinzhong, Baoji, Lanzhou, Shanghai and Guiyang. Image source: vision china

　　Cctv news(Reporter Wang Jiazhu) On December 20th, the first batch of methanol taxis in Xi ‘an were officially put into operation. Although only 60 vehicles were put into use, this new fuel vehicle still attracted the attention of the outside world. How much less can methanol fuel emit than gasoline? Can the old taxi drivers be satisfied with the power and economic applicability?

　　Since 2012, the pilot work of methanol vehicles has been carried out in 10 cities in China, including 4 in Shaanxi. Liu Shengquan, a professor at Chang ‘an University, as the leader of the expert group on the pilot operation of methanol vehicles in Shaanxi Province, presided over the pilot project in Shaanxi. On December 24th, Liu Shengquan accepted an interview with CCTV reporters on related issues.

　　Cleaner PM2.5, less emissions by about half

On December 20th, the first batch of 60 methanol taxis in Xi ‘an were unveiled. Image source: vision china

　　The methanol car is not filled with methanol gasoline, but a clean fuel called methanol M100 is promoted in Xi ‘an, with a methanol content of 99.9%. Traditional gasoline is a mixture of more than 100 different hydrocarbons, and the pollutants produced after combustion are carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, etc., which is the main source of PM2.5 formation.

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

　　Save more money and spend half of it every 100 kilometers.

　　There is a gas station in Xi ‘an that can fill methanol M100. At present, there are 7 gas stations in Xi ‘an that can fill methanol fuel, and this number will increase to 45 in the next year. (Wang Jiazhu/photo)

　　On December 23rd, the reporter saw in a gas station that can be filled with methanol M100 in the West Third Ring Road of Xi ‘an that the price of M100 per liter is 1.9 yuan. In contrast, the current price of No.95 gasoline in Xi ‘an is 6.63 yuan per liter, and the natural gas is 3.2 yuan.

　　According to Liu Shengquan, according to the previous pilot situation, taxis in Xi ‘an will burn about 10 liters of gasoline, 10 cubic meters of natural gas and 16 liters of methanol M100 for 100 kilometers. "It seems that methanol M100 is even less burn-resistant, but converted into price, 66 yuan is needed to add gasoline, while methanol M100 only needs 32 yuan, which can save at least half of the money."

　　In addition, according to the relevant support policies issued by Shaanxi Province, for the purchase of methanol, ethanol, hydrogen fuel and other cars produced in the province, Shaanxi will also subsidize 10,000 yuan for each heavy truck and 5,000 yuan for each passenger car, and the enterprise income tax will be reduced by 15% for methanol automobile enterprises.

　　More power is 3%-5% higher than that of gasoline vehicles.

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

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

　　Regarding toxicity, Liu Shengquan explained that methanol is indeed toxic, but in the classification of liquid toxicity in China, methanol and gasoline are both moderately toxic. "People’s worries are justified, because methanol has a fragrant smell and gasoline is pungent, so methanol is more easily misused than gasoline, but it will not be poisoned as long as it is not misused."

　　In addition, Liu Shengquan said that methanol is the same as gasoline in transportation, storage and filling, and its ignition point and volatility are not as good as gasoline, so it is safer in practical use.

　　It is more convenient to take the bus lane, and there is no limit to the number.

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

　　Xi ‘an also encourages units and institutions to give priority to purchasing methanol vehicles. On the basis of 15 filling stations that have been built and 7 have been operated, 45 M100 methanol filling stations will be built by 2019. Methanol vehicles are not only not restricted by the relevant restrictions, but also allowed to drive in bus lanes and park in public parking lots (spots) for less than 2 hours for free.

　　"Compared with natural gas, methanol M100 is liquid and does not need pipelines, so the filling station will be established soon, and the technical difficulty of methanol vehicles is not great. I believe it will be popularized soon." Liu Shengquan revealed that at present, many foreign and domestic automobile manufacturers have come to Xi ‘an to have a discussion on methanol vehicles.

　　This year’s two sessions, real estate regulation is still a hot topic. Various localities have also adopted housing policies to attract talents. Collective construction land to build rental housing and state-owned enterprises to use their own land to build affordable housing have all targeted the housing problem of employees, achieving "job-housing balance" and retaining high-end talents. The Beijing Youth Daily reporter interviewed two members from the economic sector and the non-partisan sector, respectively, on these issues.

　　Zhao Song, member of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and director of Land Price Institute of Land Survey and Planning Institute.

　　Building houses owned by state-owned enterprises helps to retain talents.

　　It is a very correct orientation to establish a long-term mechanism in the real estate field. We should comprehensively consider the land supply system, the real estate development and sales system, and the financial and tax systems. The long-term mechanism can guide the market to a healthy and stable development path. It will take time for the long-term mechanism to play a real role, which requires both the running-in and improvement of the system and the self-adjustment and repair of the market under the new mechanism.

　　■ Market regulation ■

　　Purchase restriction has not changed the relationship between supply and demand in the market.

　　Beiqing Daily: What control measures have been taken by all parts of the country to the real estate market, and what changes have taken in the real estate market?

　　Zhao Song: The changes in the real estate market in the past year, whether it is the stabilization of housing prices in first-tier cities, the decline of growth rates, or the rapid rise of some emerging hot cities, are generally the effects of "anti-overheating" and "destocking" control measures. In specific operations, administrative measures have played a more important role, such as restricting purchases, sales and loans, which have indeed had an immediate impact on curbing the heat of market transactions, while the price limit policy has directly suppressed the price signal in the first-hand housing market, but it has not yet formed a new relationship between market supply and demand, and high demand momentum still exists. The spillover of demand from first-tier and hot-spot cities, combined with the continuous easing policies in most areas, has caused some second-and third-tier cities to accelerate their rise.

　　Housing prices in first-tier cities may be adjusted at a high level.

　　Beiqing Daily: What do you think of the overall real estate market in 2018? Under the intensive real estate control measures, what kind of situation will the first, second, third and fourth tier cities present?

　　Zhao Song: At present, the situation of high-pressure regulation and control in the real estate market will not be relaxed. Therefore, in this first-tier city and second-tier hotspot city, the overall housing price may remain relatively stable on the basis of last year, forming a high-level adjustment trend, and some cities still have room to fall back.

　　Beiqing Daily: What about the third-and fourth-tier cities that saw a big increase last year?

　　Zhao Song: Some cities with good infrastructure conditions, rapid economic development and obvious population growth have strong internal support for rising housing prices. However, there are also some cities that have risen too fast in the early stage. Without the support of effective demand, such as the infrastructure can’t keep up and the population flows out, there will be greater risks. I don’t think those speculative housing prices will last long.

　　Long-term mechanism should replace emergency measures

　　Beiqing Daily: Last year, an important feature of real estate regulation and control was "policy by city". Will this policy last forever?

　　Zhao Song: In the past two years, the effect of "city-based policy" in real estate regulation and control is still quite obvious. In the past, regulation was across the board, which caused some policies to fail to achieve the expected goals. Therefore, in recent years, the policy of Yincheng has been proposed. The participation of land in real estate is mainly reflected in land supply. In cities with large demand and rapid housing price increase, the land supply should be appropriately increased. For those with serious inventory, the land supply will be reduced.

　　Beiqing Daily: The central government has proposed to establish a long-term mechanism for real estate regulation. What do you think of the construction of a long-term mechanism?

　　Zhao Song: It is a very correct orientation to establish a long-term mechanism in the real estate field. In the past, our control measures were all emergency, which could not solve the fundamental problem. To establish a long-term mechanism, we should comprehensively consider the land supply system, the real estate development and sales system, and the financial and tax systems. The long-term mechanism may not have an immediate effect on controlling housing prices, but it can guide the market to a healthy and stable development path. It will take time for the long-term mechanism to play a real role, which requires both the running-in and improvement of the system and the self-adjustment and repair of the market under the new mechanism.

　　■ Collective land ■

　　The diversion part of collective construction land is just needed.

　　Beiqing Daily: At the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Land and Resources approved 11 cities including Shenyang and Xiamen to use collective construction land to build rental housing. Together with Beijing and Shanghai, which are being piloted, 13 cities have been piloting this new policy. Can building rental housing with collective construction land alleviate the problem of high housing prices?

　　Zhao Song: I think this is a good direction. Allowing collective land to build rental housing into the market is a measure to realize multi-agent supply and multi-channel guarantee. However, we can’t expect it to solve the problem of short supply in the real estate market at once. It can only be said that in some areas, it can divert some rigid demand and relieve market pressure.

　　Beiqing Daily: In what way should farmers’ interests be protected when collective land is used to build rental housing?

　　Zhao Song: First of all, collective economic organizations are voluntary, and farmers can’t be forced to take out land for renting houses in order to complete the pilot task; The second is to do a good job of research in the early stage, choose areas with needs, such as industrial parks and development zones, and rent out houses so that farmers can make profits collectively; Some places also adopt the practice that the government rents it wholesale according to the market rent level and then rents it to specific tenants, which also reduces the operational risk of collective economic organizations.

　　The new measures will help state-owned enterprises retain talents.

　　Beiqing Daily: Last year, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued a document encouraging state-owned enterprises to use their own land to build affordable housing, and other hot cities also had some related pilot projects. What changes will this bring to the housing market?

　　Zhao Song: This is also the idea of multi-agent supply and multi-channel guarantee. This is of great help to solve the housing problem of employees of state-owned enterprises, especially the housing problem of young employees, and helps state-owned enterprises to retain talents. Now many places, especially some second-tier cities, are fighting for talents. If their housing problems can be solved, the battle will be won by half.

　　■ Land supply ■

　　The reasons for the "auction" of land transfer are complicated.

　　Beiqing Daily: In the past two years, the phenomenon of land "bidding, auction and hanging" often appears at high prices. Some people say that behind high housing prices is actually high land prices. What do you think of this phenomenon?

　　Zhao Song: Who pushed and pulled the house price and land price? This is a long-standing debate. Theoretically, the demand for land is derived demand, and the price expectation of products formed on the land determines the land price that people are willing to pay. In reality, they are interactive. As for who played the main role? This needs to be analyzed in combination with the specific market environment. In a seller’s market, no matter how high the developer gets the land, that is to say, how high the cost he invests, he will definitely pass this cost on and seek profits. However, if it is a buyer’s market, for example, when the inventory in some places was serious a few years ago, the house could not be sold, and the land would be auctioned off.

　　Beiqing Daily: Under the background of strict regulation and control, some first-tier cities have experienced the phenomenon of land auction. What do you think? Does it mean that the real estate market has shown signs of reversal?

　　Zhao Song: The reasons for the auction are more complicated. I think it is necessary to analyze the specific plots. The auction of some plots may be due to insufficient demand in the market, the expectations of real estate developers for the future have fallen, and the willingness to buy land has declined, leading to the auction; Sometimes it may be that the conditions given by this land are too harsh, which should be analyzed in detail.

　　Member Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Director of Land Use Management Department of Ministry of Land and Resources Liao Yonglin.

　　Enterprise dormitory can reduce the living cost of workers.

　　Many cities attract talents by providing preferential housing conditions. Rent is a very important part of production factors. If workers are provided with housing or rental subsidies, their living costs will be reduced. Rental housing built on collective construction land in Beijing solves the housing problem for makers, and gives a lot of rent subsidies, which actually reduces the price of factors and is more competitive for enterprises in attracting talents.

　　■ Market regulation ■

　　Real estate regulation needs a multi-pronged approach

　　Beiqing Daily: What do you think of the problem of excessive housing price increase in the past year or two?

　　Liao Yonglin: House price is just a representation. Price is the expectation of both the supply and demand sides for the future, and it is a result. We should adjust the relationship between supply and demand to change people’s expectations. For example, rent and purchase are now advocated, and local governments have introduced measures to protect the interests of renters, so that ordinary people can enjoy the same treatment when renting houses. Public rental housing and low-rent housing that we are actively promoting now, including rental housing built on relatively new collective construction land, are all working in this direction.

　　Beiqing Daily: Real estate regulation is still a hot topic this year. Can the house price be controlled this year? Do you have any suggestions for this piece?

　　Liao Yonglin: The central government has made it very clear that "houses are for living, not for speculation". Real estate regulation needs a multi-pronged approach, and it is impossible to "win with one stroke". It should include comprehensive measures such as land supply, finance, taxation, etc. We must design the system based on the residential characteristics of the house, improve control, and classify regulation. It is different in large, medium and small cities, and it is different in first, second and third tier cities. At the same time, strengthen the two-way adjustment of supply and demand, and explore the multi-land supply mechanism of real estate.

　　The key to controlling house prices lies in controlling expectations.

　　Beiqing Daily: What are the effective ways for local governments to solve the expected problem of high housing prices?

　　Liao Yonglin: Shanghai’s leased housing plots and Beijing’s shared property houses are all effective explorations in this regard.

　　There is also the rectification of developers and real estate agents. In some places, developers engage in "hunger marketing". Obviously, there are many houses, but they have to create an illusion of shortage. Now local governments have stepped up their efforts in this regard, which has had a great impact on market expectations.

　　Beiqing Daily: What do you think of the emergency real estate control measures in various places, including administrative measures such as restricting purchases, loans and sales?

　　Liao Yonglin: This is a practice of stopping bleeding first. Ultimately, it is necessary to establish a long-term mechanism in the real estate market to solve the problem. The long-term mechanism should include land supply, taxation, finance and other factors. Of course, government supervision cannot be absent.

　　■ Collective land ■

　　Workers’ dormitory reduced the factor price.

　　Beiqing Daily: The Ministry of Land and Resources has approved 13 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xiamen to use collective construction land to build rental housing. What is the original intention of these urban pilot projects with prominent contradiction between housing supply and demand? Can this contradiction between supply and demand be alleviated?

　　Liao Yonglin: In fact, real estate can be divided into two parts, one is for residence, and it is a consumer product, which is closely linked to income. There is also industrial land and commercial real estate, which belong to production factors. Rental housing should be somewhere in between. Solving the housing problem of the labor force is also a problem of high factors. To put it bluntly, people work and live in the city. Without a house, he wants to rent a house, and the rent is high, so the salary must be high, otherwise people will leave.

　　Beiqing Daily: Beijing piloted the construction of rental housing on collective construction land earlier to solve the problem of collective dormitory for enterprise employees in industrial parks, and at the same time, it was aimed at security guards, domestic workers, couriers and other service groups. In order to solve the housing pressure problem of high-tech talents, Zhongguancun used collective construction land to build rental housing to carry out a pilot project of public rental housing for makers. Maker Tenant enjoys 50% rent subsidy from Haidian District, Beijing. What do you think?

　　Liao Yonglin: Many cities attract talents by providing preferential housing conditions. Rent is a very important part of production factors. If workers are provided with housing or rental subsidies, their living costs will be reduced. Rental housing built on collective construction land in Beijing solves the housing problem for makers, and gives a lot of rent subsidies, which actually reduces the price of factors and is more competitive for enterprises in attracting talents.

　　If the job advertisement says that housing is provided, then its salary can be lower. If not, I’m sorry, then the salary will be higher.

　　The government vigorously promotes the construction of rental housing.

　　Beiqing Daily: What do you think of the current problem of high housing prices? There is a voice that high land prices are behind high housing prices, because most of the housing prices are land prices, and the construction and installation costs account for a small proportion. What do you think of the frequent occurrence of "high-priced land" in the land market and the problem that "flour is more expensive than bread"?

　　Liao Yonglin: Whether the high housing price is cost-driven or price-driven, this is a chicken or egg problem, and there will never be any result. Market economy is to buy production factors after the price of supply and demand is accurate. If the cost determines the price, it is not a market economy. Now it is always said that "flour is more expensive than bread", in fact, developers will not do business at a loss. The problem now is to solve the problem of housing price expectation and realize the price balance between supply and demand. Now the government is vigorously promoting the construction of rental housing, especially advocating the right to rent and purchase, and establishing a long-term mechanism for real estate, which is to solve this expected problem.

　　■ Land supply ■

　　The design of "multi-subject land supply" system should keep up

　　Beiqing Daily: Since last year, the central government has repeatedly proposed to speed up the establishment of a "multi-agent supply, multi-channel security, and rent-and-purchase housing system". Does multi-subject land supply mean a breakthrough in the existing "bidding, auction and hanging" system of commercial housing land supply?

　　Liao Yonglin: Actually, China’s real estate industry was originally a multi-subject land supply, and later it moved towards a single subject land supply. However, there are many problems in supervision in this way. In terms of economic value, the highest urban construction land is real estate, followed by industrial land, and the worst is infrastructure land. If the rush to engage in real estate will be chaotic, what about the infrastructure? Multi-subject land supply later became a single subject land supply, but in this mode, the government monopolized the land, and some local governments often did not take the initiative to supply land in order to raise land prices.

　　Now we advocate multi-agent land supply, but we don’t simply go back to the past, but we must keep up with the system design and supervision, so as to solve the possible problems of multi-agent land supply and the problems of single agent land supply.

　　Photo of this edition/reporter Zhu Kaiyun