The well-received FX hit series Bear Restaurant tells the story of young chef Carmy (played by actor Jeremy Allen White) returning from a high-end restaurant to Chicago to run the family restaurant "The Beef". The second season continues the story of the first season, but they will face more difficult challenges.

Carmy Berzatto, the hero, is an excellent young chef who once worked in famous high-end restaurants Noma and Eleven Madison Park. At the beginning of the series, he returned to Chicago because of his brother’s death and took over the sandwich restaurant where his brother was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Carmy could have chosen to run this store like hundreds of other ordinary restaurants in the city, or he could have sold this store directly and continued to pursue his dream in the high-end catering industry. However, in the play, we see that he chose the third way to turn this restaurant into a high-class restaurant. This is another theme of the series: dreams, freedom given by Chicago and the third largest city in the United States, allowing people to pursue their dreams in their own way.

Jeremy Allen White (left), the actor who plays Carmy, and Ayo Edebiri, the actor who plays Sydney.

"Bear Restaurant" is one of the few TV series that is really set in Chicago. In addition to the atmosphere created by a large number of empty mirrors in Chicago, it also pays tribute to the city’s culture, from the famous basketball player Scottie Pippen, the actor Bill Murray and the Vienna Beef hot dog restaurant to the directors Harold Ramis, Pequod’s pizza and Margie’s candy. In addition, there are other popular police dramas set in Chicago, such as Chicago First Aid, Chicago Fire and chicago pd …

Like other TV series set in Chicago, this city is chosen as the background mainly because of its rich characteristics and inclusiveness. As a metropolis, Chicago is large enough to accommodate different types of people and stories, and the audience will not expect to see local colors that are too interesting and curious. Compared with new york and LA, Chicago doesn’t leave too many stereotyped cultural impressions in the hearts of Americans. It is just in an optimal balance point, and it doesn’t need too much explanation, and it is willing to become a city of moderation.

To some extent, Chicago is well-known in the United States, known as a low-key and diligent city, known as the "city with huge shoulders." The writer Nelson Algren compared it to a woman with a broken nose-"You may find something better, but you will never find anything so plain". For midwesterners like Carmy, the hero of the play, Chicago is a place where people can’t settle down and go forward bravely. They left their hometown, struggling to pursue their dreams and prove themselves to people in their hometown, but finally chose to return to this place and quietly do humble work in a chaotic restaurant, selling ordinary sandwiches.

In fact, the city of Chicago has at least 20 Michelin-starred restaurants. And the series "Bear Restaurant" really vividly shows Chicago’s catering culture.

The description of Chicago in Bear Restaurant is accurate. It is portrayed as a place that seeks to create great and unique things without necessarily seeking status or praise.

In the second episode of the second season, when Sydney Adamu, the chef of the new restaurant, is discussing the menu with Carmy, she notices that Carmy is wearing an old uniform she brought from new york with his initials embroidered on it. Carmy caught her eye and said, "new york, it’s bad, isn’t it?" Sydney replied, "I wanted to hate it at first, too." However, please don’t get me wrong, I really thought so. But it looks cool. I bet it feels good to wear it. " Carmy admits that this is true, and no one will deny new york’s dominant position in culture. But he went on to talk about the experience of winning a Michelin star, saying that his brain immediately turned to fear when he was happy, and he felt that he had to keep these honors at all costs.

The description of Chicago in Bear Restaurant is accurate. It is portrayed as a place that seeks to create great and unique things without necessarily seeking status or praise. We see that Carmy is slowly transforming into such a chef, and the chefs around him also have such qualities. In the play, when Sydney was preparing for the new restaurant, she visited other restaurants for guidance and found that everyone was helpful. At Avec, a highly regarded restaurant, she got important advice from Donnie Madia, a restaurant operator.

In the play, the catering culture of this city is described as exquisite, warm and full of human feelings. It is constantly suggested in the play that once you give up climbing the ladder, pursue playing the game in your own way, or simply don’t participate, you can pay more attention to your ambitions without facing heavy costs or fierce competition, which is brought by being closer to the "cultural spotlight".

Will Poulter (left) plays Luca and Lionel Boyce plays Marcus.

In another clip in the fourth episode of Bear Restaurant Season 2, Sydney had a video chat with pastry chef Marcus who was honing his skills in Copenhagen. Sydney is reading the book "Leading With the Heart" written by former Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, which is a gift from her father. She summed up the story in the book, which sounded a little disapproving, but as a former athlete, Marcus understood the meaning: the team needs to explore and study in depth.

I remember once Marcus asked his mentor Luca how he became so excellent, and he said that he also got a lot of valuable advice on pursuing his dreams. Luca told him that after working with a better chef than himself, he suddenly realized that he was not the best chef and would never be the best chef. But he began to see it as a good thing: "I can reduce my pressure." The only logical thing to do is to try to keep up with him. " He said that, to some extent, the pursuit of Excellence is not only the tempering of skills, but also depends on the process of opening up to the world, to oneself and others.

When Hollywood depicts the pursuit of success, it often ignores the ambition of humanitarianism and independence, but The Bear Restaurant successfully shows this.

In Chicago, people can show their uniqueness and foresight through food, which is the real feature of the city; At the same time, although black and Latino cultural and business leaders have not been recognized enough, they have made important and outstanding contributions here; In addition, the fields of drama, music, art and literature are also full of vitality here, and they can flourish regardless of whether they are concerned by the whole country.

The second season poster of Bear Restaurant.

In The Bear Restaurant, even in the tense preparatory stage of the restaurant’s opening, we don’t see Sydney or Marcus showing off or waiting for others to realize their uniqueness. Their sense of accomplishment does not come from the praise of diners, but from the people around them. Marcus named a dish for Carmy’s dead brother in memory of him; Sydney also prepared an omelet for Carmy’s sister Natalie. Obviously, their sense of accomplishment comes from the job itself and the people who work with it. Although sometimes afraid, Carmy has been trying to move towards the same idea.

By the end of this season, Carmy admitted that for him, cooking has always been a focused and daily thing, a way to concentrate on pursuing a goal-this way helped him avoid the trouble of interpersonal relationship and hide his fragile side under his own achievements. Carmy first returned to Chicago because his brother died and he was forced to go back. But his decision to stay was what he wanted. For him, Sydney and Marcus, the most important thing is to work hard for something they want to do, regardless of reputation or status, and only focus on the process itself.

The Bear Restaurant seems to show the typical characteristics of Chicago: tenacity and fragility, high morale but sincerity and selflessness, and invisibly too unique to be easily defined by Americans.

Authors: Nicholas Cannariato, Wei Zhenlun.

Original title: "Exploring Chicago in Bear Restaurant"

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1905 movie network news On May 16th, the online movie "Heroes of Huang Feihong’s North and South", which was produced, supervised and starred by Chiu Man-Cheuk, held its premiere in Beijing. Producer Chiu Man-Cheuk and director Lin Zhenzhao, producer You Zai, actors Tang Wenlong, Winnie the Pooh, Li Lubing, Chen Chen, Bing-yuan Li and Xiaohuan Wei also made a surprise appearance, and Zhao Wenzhuo’s mentor Lu Shaojun also made a surprise appearance.

The movie "Huang Feihong’s Heroes in the North and South" tells the story of the late Qing Dynasty, when Chinese and Western cultures collided fiercely, and opium was imported into China in large quantities. Just as the spread of opium was gradually controlled, Sacred Heart Hospital pulling strings East India Company planned another plot. In the film, Chiu Man-Cheuk not only shows the heroic spirit of a generation of grandmasters, but also breaks through the self and shoulders the banner of comedy, contributing a lot of jokes.

In 1992, Chiu Man-Cheuk first played the role of Huang Feihong in the film The Wind of the King of Huang Feihong directed by Tsui Hark, and then he continued to play Huang Feihong in the TV series The New Biography of Huang Feihong. His image of Huang Feihong has become a classic in the hearts of millions of viewers. After a lapse of 26 years, Chiu Man-Cheuk felt, "The reason why Huang Feihong has been a hero for so long is because his chivalrous heart fits the positive energy needed by the current society."

In the interactive session with fans that day, Chiu Man-Cheuk signed Huang Feihong gown and gave it to the audience, while fans gave him a plaque of "national hero", which reminded fans of his classic image of "Huang Feihong". Chiu Man-Cheuk also revealed that this time he not only acted as an actor, but also played the role of producer and producer. "I hope that Huang Feihong can be made into a series, have the opportunity to board the big screen, and hope that more action actors will appear." It is reported that the second part of the Huang Feihong film series will be launched in June this year, and will be created by the original crew.

The movie "Huang Feihong’s Heroes of the North and South" will be exclusively launched in iQiyi on May 18th.

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The latest expert consensus on clinical application of nasal high-flow oxygen therapy for emergency adults, an analysis!

Respiratory doctors should be familiar with nasal high-flow humidified oxygen therapy (HFNC). Since it was applied in mainland China in 2014, HFNC has been rapidly promoted and popularized in recent years, and its clinical effect is obvious to all.

Compared with traditional oxygen therapy (COT), noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) and invasive positive pressure ventilation, HFNC has its unique advantages and certain limitations. In February, 2019, the Respiratory Critical Care Medicine Group of the Respiratory Branch of the Chinese Medical Association released the Expert Consensus on the Application of Clinical Norms of High-flow Humidified Oxygen Therapy for Adults (hereinafter referred to as the "Expert Consensus of 2019 Edition"), which gave everyone a comprehensive understanding of HFNC.

With the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic, HFNC has also played an important role in the treatment of severe and critical COVID-19 patients. Therefore, the Respiratory Therapy Group of the Respiratory Branch of the Chinese Medical Association issued the Expert Consensus on the Use and Management of Nasal High-flux Oxygen Therapy for Patients in novel coronavirus [2] (hereinafter referred to as the Expert Consensus in 2020), which provided guidance for the use of HFNC in patients in COVID-19.

Of course, the clinical application of HFNC is not limited to respiratory patients, and any patient who needs aerobic treatment has potential indications for HFNC. Recently, the Emergency Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Association issued the Expert Consensus on Clinical Application of Nasal High-flux Oxygen Therapy for Emergency Adults [3] (hereinafter referred to as the Expert Consensus in 2021), focusing on the application of HFNC in emergency environment.

The guide is so spicy that I can’t read it. Today, the author will summarize and summarize the essence of these three guidelines, and show you what is unique about HFNC and how to use it in patients and emergency environment in COVID-19.

Let’s cut to the chase.

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Basic concepts and principles of HFNC

In fact, nasal high-flow humidified oxygen therapy (HFNC) is well understood, which is a kind of treatment that can provide patients with high-flow inhaled gas with adjustable and relatively constant oxygen concentration, temperature and humidity through nasal congestion.

Compared with COT, HFNC highlights two advantages: high flow rate and heating and humidification. The common nasal tube has a small diameter, so it is difficult to achieve relatively constant high flow rate and oxygen concentration. However, HFNC can achieve these goals at the same time through high flow rate nasal plug and heating and humidification device.

Figure 1 AIRVO2 HFNC

On this basis, HFNC can also achieve physiological effects similar to NPPV:

Positive End-expiratory Pressure (PEEP) effect: High-velocity gas can maintain a certain level of PEEP, which is beneficial to alveolar recruitment and qi-blood exchange at end-expiratory;

Physiological dead space scouring effect: high-velocity gas can also scour the gas left in the anatomically ineffective cavity of nasal cavity, oral cavity and pharynx at the end of expiration;

Maintain the function of mucociliary clearance system: relatively constant heating and humidifying gas can obviously reduce the dryness of nose, mouth and throat of patients, which is helpful to dilute sputum and expel phlegm;

Reduce the patient’s upper airway resistance and respiratory work: high-flow gas makes the patient not need to inhale hard, which can reduce the inspiratory resistance and reduce the patient’s respiratory work.

Of course, there are still some differences between HFNC and NPPV. The two oxygen therapy methods have their own advantages and are suitable for different patients and oxygen inhalation environments.

Table 1 Differences between HFNC and NPPV

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Indications and contraindications of HFNC

As the saying goes, although something is good, it depends on whether it is useful or not. When to use it and when not to use it is a topic that everyone really cares about.

In fact, at present, there is no uniform standard for indications and contraindications of clinical application of HFNC. The indications of HFNC recommended by expert consensus in 2019 include:

Patients with mild or moderate hypoxemia (100 mmHg≤ PaO _ 2/fio _ 2 < 300 mmHg), no indication of emergency tracheal intubation and relatively stable vital signs;

Patients with mild ventilation dysfunction (pH≥7.3) can also be used cautiously, but they should be prepared to switch to NPPV or invasive positive pressure ventilation with tracheal intubation.

On this basis, the consensus of experts in the 2020 edition points out that it meets the diagnostic criteria of severe COVID-19 (respiratory distress, respiratory frequency ≥30 beats/min; At rest, oxygen saturation is ≤ 93%; Patients with PaO2/FiO2≤300mmHg) can consider using HFNC.

The 2021 edition of expert consensus did not specifically list the indications of HFNC, but recommended specific clinical scenarios:

Acute type I respiratory failure: using HFNC instead of COT to reduce the rate of tracheal intubation and the need for respiratory support upgrade; Patients who have received NPPV can try HFNC； under close monitoring if they are intolerant of NPPV.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with mild to moderate hypercapnia (pH > 7.25): HFNC can be used as one of the options for initial respiratory support; Patients who are intolerant of NPPV are advised to use HFNC；. HFNC； is not recommended for patients with pH < 7.25;

After extubation with mechanical ventilation: Patients who have been intubated for more than 24 hours and have high risk factors of respiratory failure after extubation should use HFNC instead of COT； after extubation; Patients with sequential NPPV after mechanical ventilation extubation should continue to use NPPV. If they are intolerant of NPPV, it is recommended to use HFNC；.

After surgery: High-risk and/or obese patients undergoing cardiac or thoracic surgery should use HFNC instead of COT immediately after surgery to reduce the need for re-intubation and respiratory support upgrade; Routine use of HFNC； is not recommended for patients after abdominal surgery.

Pre-oxygenation of tracheal intubation (providing oxygen to patients before tracheal intubation to maintain the stability of blood oxygen saturation during short-term asphyxia): HFNC； is not recommended for routine application during pre-oxygenation of tracheal intubation; Patients who have received HFNC before tracheal intubation can continue to use HFNC during preoxygenation and intubation.

Bronchoscopy: For patients without respiratory failure, HFNC should be used instead of COT to prevent hypoxemia during bronchoscopy; In patients with acute respiratory failure, HFNC can be used as a substitute for NPPV during bronchoscopy.

In addition, the 2021 edition of expert consensus also lists the application recommendations of HFNC in emergency special populations:

Immunosuppression: HFNC can be used as one of the initial oxygen therapy options for patients with immunosuppression complicated with acute type I respiratory failure. If patients who use NPPV are intolerant of NPPV, they can consider HFNC replacement therapy.

Heart failure: HFNC can be used as one of the initial oxygen therapy options for patients with heart failure, and patients who use NPPV can consider HFNC replacement therapy if they are intolerant;

Carbon monoxide poisoning: HFNC can be used as one of the initial oxygen therapy options for patients with mild carbon monoxide poisoning;

Palliative treatment: HFNC can be used as one of the initial oxygen therapy options for patients with palliative treatment, and patients with intolerance to NPPV can try HFNC.

Let’s talk about the contraindications of HFNC. In fact, the relevant contents of these three guides are similar. The contraindications mainly include:

Cardiac arrest;

Severe type I respiratory failure;

Moderate and severe respiratory acidosis hypercapnia (pH < 7.30);

Combined with multiple organ dysfunction.

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Parameter setting of HFNC

After talking about indications and contraindications, let’s give you some dry goods and see how to set the parameters of HFNC. Compared with NPPV, HFNC needs to set fewer parameters, mainly including temperature, gas flow and oxygen concentration.

The setting range of temperature is generally 31~37℃, which is mainly adjusted according to the patient’s comfort and tolerance, and at the same time, a certain sputum viscosity is maintained, which makes the sputum easy to cough up.

The setting range of gas flow rate is generally 8-80L/min, and the highest oxygen concentration can reach 100%, which are mainly set according to the type of respiratory failure of patients:

Type I respiratory failure: the initial setting of gas flow rate is 30 ~ 40l/min; Titration of FIO _ 2 to maintain SpO2 _ 2 at 92%~96%, combined with dynamic adjustment of blood gas analysis, if the oxygenation target is not reached, the oxygen flow rate can be gradually increased to increase FIO _ 2 to 100% at the highest;

Type Ⅱ respiratory failure: the gas flow rate is initially set at 20~30 L/min, which is adjusted according to the patient’s tolerance and compliance. If CO2 retention is obvious, the flow rate can be set at 45~55 L/min or even higher, reaching the maximum flow rate that the patient can tolerate; Titrate FiO2 _ 2 to maintain the oxygen saturation (SpO2 _ 2) at 88%~92%, and dynamically adjust it with blood gas analysis.

To put it simply, the difference between type I respiratory failure and type II respiratory failure is that the former has no CO2 retention, and it is only necessary to adjust the oxygen concentration to achieve the oxygenation goal, while the latter has CO2 retention, so it is necessary to adjust the gas flow rate to achieve the goal of CO2 removal, and at the same time, it is necessary to adjust the oxygen concentration to maintain SpO2 in a relatively low constant range.

However, the use of HFNC does not mean that you can sit back and relax. It is necessary to closely monitor and identify patients who do not respond well to HFNC treatment as soon as possible to avoid delaying the upgrade of respiratory support and worsening the clinical prognosis. The consensus of experts in the 2021 edition points out that:

During the first 1-2 hours of HFNC, close observation should be made. If there are any failure prediction indicators (respiratory rate > 35 beats /min, SPO2≤88%, the ratio of SPO2/FiO2 to respiratory rate (ROX index) < 2.85, contradictory movements of chest and abdomen or use of auxiliary respiratory muscles, etc.), respiratory support should be upgraded in time (NPPV or invasive ventilation).

If the respiratory condition is still not improved after 48 hours of using HFNC, there are still any of the above predictors of failure, or the ROX index is gradually decreased, or the hemodynamics is unstable, it is regarded as a failure of HFNC treatment, and it is recommended to upgrade to invasive ventilation.

So when can the HFNC be removed? According to the consensus of experts in 2019, the parameters of HFNC will be gradually reduced after the primary disease is controlled. If the following criteria are met, the HFNC can be removed: inspiratory flow < ＜20L/min and fio2 < 30%.

On this basis, the 2021 edition of expert consensus recommended the specific process of evacuation of HFNC: during the evacuation of HFNC, it is suggested to reduce FiO2 first, and then reduce the gas flow rate. When the gas flow rate is reduced to 15L/min, stop using HFNC and change to COT.

Fig. 2 Flow chart of HFNC usage

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　　At 11: 14 on January 15th, China Eastern’s domestic C919 aircraft with flight number MU7811 successfully arrived in Qingdao. The flight from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport for verification flight marks the addition of a new destination for the 100-hour verification flight of C919 aircraft.

　　On December 9th, 2022, China Eastern Airlines, as the world’s first user of C919, officially received the world’s first aircraft with the number B-919A, which marked that the domestic large aircraft industry began to shift from the "first half" of R&D and manufacturing to the "second half" of commercial operation. On December 26th, 2022, China Eastern Airlines C919 aircraft began its 100-hour verification flight. Before flying to Qingdao, C919 aircraft had intensively carried out verification flights in six airports in five cities including Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Xi ‘an and Haikou. Follow-up will continue to travel to Jinan, Nanchang, Wuhan, Hefei, Nanjing, Taiyuan and other destinations to continue the verification flight.

　　It is understood that C919 will be officially put into commercial passenger operation in the spring of 2023 after completing the route verification flight. By then, C919 will appear in Qingdao, Shanghai, Beijing, Xi ‘an, Kunming, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen and other routes. (Headquarters reporter Wang Wei Liu Dong)

"If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would have never thought of it." I didn’t expect this online red phrase to become my thoughts at this time. I just saw a message that Skyworth Automotive will bring its SKYHOME and EV6 and two new models to the 90th Paris Motor Show. That’s right, it’s the "Skyworth" of Skyworth TV that we are familiar with, and it’s also the "driving can cure" Skyworth.

Let’s talk about the two products we are relatively familiar with first., As the first medium-sized SUV of Skyworth brand, the appearance design is indeed relatively ordinary, and there is nothing to see too much. Large-sized closed air intake grille, the shape of the light groups on both sides is also slightly ordinary, but the design of the inner cavity of the light group and the design of the vertical air intake below it brings a little recognition to the new car; the through tail light is the most common design method of car companies at present, and the luminous English word mark under the light strip is indeed recognizable. After all, the first time I saw a real car was because of this row of letters.

Entering the car, I believe everyone will still have a slightly familiar feeling, the overall interior design is somewhat similar to BYD’s early models, with 12.3-inch LCD meters, central control suspension car machine large screen with knob shift, and the new car is also equipped with through-type air conditioning out of the trend, regardless of whether this set of combinations is pleasing to the eye, but at least the popular design, Skyworth EV6 is no less; at the same time, the application of large areas of leather and suede materials in the car, the central control and door trim are also equipped with wood grain trim design, the overall sense of advanced in the car is not lacking.

At present, Skyworth EV6 provides a total of 4 models on sale, the price range is 139,800 yuan – 329,800 yuan, CLTC pure electric battery life are 410km, 430km, 520km, 620km, product power and cost performance in the current mainstream market does not have too much to watch, August national total sales of 658 vehicles, in general, this result is still good.

It is the first medium and large pure electric car of Skyworth Automobile, based on the intelligent CE platform of Skyworth Automobile. In terms of appearance, the new car adopts a through-type headlamp design, and the inside of the lamp groups on both sides adopts a vertical LED lattice arrangement, and the front surrounding the air intakes on both sides is also equipped with a number of belt designs. The overall sense of technology and sports is more obvious.

The round lines, full shape, and the upper-slip body structure make the overall streamline and sports performance of the new car stand out. The rear of the car adopts the design of a through light strip, and is accompanied by a punched design. With the oversized spoiler design at the lower enclosure, the overall design performance is still relatively eye-catching. It is worth mentioning that the previous Skyworth SKYHOME concept car adopts the design method of opening the door, which will be adjusted after pre-measurement.

In terms of interior design, looking at the previous concept car, the overall design performance is still quite sci-fi. The through LED screen, half-width steering wheel, central floating island, and wrapping cockpit all create an intelligent and advanced interior environment for consumers. However, it is believed that after the actual mass production, the overall interior design of the new car will still be significantly improved.

As for what the other two new models are, we still don’t know, but judging from the promotional pictures, there will be a new SUV model and a light truck model unveiled at the same time, and I will continue to pay attention to this.

Special feature of 1905 film network In the past weekend, four new foreign films were released together.

Among them, there are not only the national animation IP "Detective Conan" from Japan, the popular thriller and childhood memories from the United States, but also a Russian suspense film.

As the name implies, the film tells the story of three famous magicians, in the process of magic performance, the female assistant disappears into the prop water tank out of thin air, and the murderer behind the scenes takes the female assistant’s life as a threat to control the whole magic performance, so the three brothers have to find out the killer’s frightening course while performing.

Up to now, "Kill the Magician" has been released for four days, and the box office has just exceeded one million, and the results are very bleak. The audience’s comments are also mixed.

Some people think that the film has both the double stimulation of magic and suspense, plus the inversion of layers, which is quite enjoyable; However, some critics pointed out that some of the logic of the bridge can’t stand scrutiny, the villain’s motives are far-fetched, and the story is old-fashioned.

Whether it is word of mouth or box office, "Kill the Magician" has a big gap compared with a series of Russian imported films that were familiar before.

For a long time, China audiences have a special complex for Russian films, and the China market has frequently become the largest ticket warehouse for Russian films overseas. However, there are still no explosions of Russian films with box office exceeding 100 million. What kind of Russian movies do China audiences like, and how will Russian movies go further in the China market?

01.Theme types are increasingly diverse.　Sports war animation becomes popular

Kill the Magician, as a suspense genre, is rare in Russian imported films in the past. Throughout the past ten years, Russian movies landing on the mainland screen, action, war, sports and animation movies are still the main types.

In August 2006, the Russian box office champion of the year, an anti-terrorism action film adapted from the 2002 "Hostage Incident in Moscow Grand Theatre", was released in China, which opened a new chapter for Russian commercial films to enter the mainland market.

Followed by, released in 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2016 are all action movies.

Although there are a large number of action movies, most of them can reach tens of millions at the box office, but their word of mouth is uneven. There are both high-scoring masterpieces such as "Ling Yun in the Fire" and works criticized by the audience such as "Assassination Game", but the overall performance is average.

In addition, historical war films have always been the dominant type of Russian films. In 2013, Russia’s first IMAX-3D blockbuster, a war film showing the battle of Stalingrad, was released simultaneously in China and Russia, which achieved 71.913 million in one fell swoop and set a box office record.

The film T34, also based on the Great Patriotic War of the former Soviet Union, once became a "little dark horse" with a box office of 23.26 million and a high score of 7.5.

In contrast, the 2015 edition was not so lucky. Although the score was as high as 8.0, the box office failed to break through 10 million. Epic war blockbusters were treated as "two worlds of ice and fire" in the Chinese and Russian markets, with only 14.12 million recorded.

In 2018, with the east wind of the Winter Olympics and the World Cup in Russia, Russian sports films entered the mainland market one after another.

In 2019, the film "Dead Munich", which truly restored the US-Soviet men’s basketball competition in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, was born, and it was countered all the way, and finally set a new box office record for Russian films in the mainland market with 91.81 million yuan.

Not only live-action movies, but also Russian animation has always been a "mysterious" force that cannot be ignored. Especially in the series, all four films were released in China, with a total box office of 138 million.

In recent years, with the development of Russian film industry and the deepening of exchanges between the two countries, the types and themes of imported Russian films are more diverse.

For example, the sci-fi visual blockbuster "The Guardian of the Century", the fantasy "God Works" and "He is a Dragon", and the heavy industry aerospace movies have all made domestic audiences shine at the moment and constantly refreshed our understanding of Russian movies.

02.High reputation and difficulty in getting out of the circle　There are more possibilities for Sino-Russian film cooperation.

From the above table, it is not difficult to see that there are many Russian films introduced to the mainland with high scores and excellent works, but while waiting for small language films to create box office miracles, why have Russian films failed to break through 100 million?

On the one hand, Chinese and Russian audiences have different tastes in watching movies, and Russian local blockbuster films often encounter acclimatization after being introduced.

Viking: The Battle of the Kings and the sci-fi blockbuster "The Fall of Moscow", which are known as the "Russian 2017 First Divine Film", are typical examples. Both of them once set off a movie-watching craze in Russian mainland, but they were embarrassed and cold in China because of cultural background differences and film quality problems.

On the other hand, Indian films are good at entertainment and criticism, while Thai films focus on youth films. Compared with them, "Made in Russia" seems to lack differentiation advantages.

In recent years, Russia attaches great importance to the development of film industry, and the works imported from China are mainly "heavy industry" visual action films. However, under the heavy attack of Hollywood blockbusters and domestic visual effects films, it is naturally difficult for the audience to interest in these Russian blockbusters, and they will think that they are shoddy and the quality is worrying.

For example, what was released in 2017 was regarded as a low-profile superhero blockbuster, with a score of only 3.8 points, and the box office also stopped at the 20 million mark.

It is true that the great differences in culture and language have set natural barriers for the spread of small-language films. Looking back on past successful cases, it is not difficult to see that if you want to counterattack and become an explosion, excellent word-of-mouth and universal emotions are indispensable.

This is also an important factor for Munich to set a new box office record. The film is not only ranked first in Russian imported films with a score of 8.1, but also its indomitable and never-say-die sportsmanship transcends the boundaries of language and country, which has aroused widespread resonance among China audiences.

As a traditional film power, there is no shortage of high-quality film and television works in Russia. How to adjust the quality and positioning of imported films, and choose the appropriate schedule and announcement strategy will become the key to further development of Russian films in the China market.

In addition to "bringing in" and "going out", under the impetus of the "Belt and Road Initiative", the film cooperation between China and Russia is also developing in a long-term and multi-level way. A series of Russian films went to Russia for filming, and various Sino-Russian film co-production projects were also in progress.

In the early years, Chinese and Russian co-productions were directed, starring and so on.

In recent years, historical films about China and Russia’s joint fight against Japanese fascism have been well received; Comedy films that show the wits and wits of "Russian father-in-law" and "Shanghai son-in-law" broaden the types of co-productions. Regarding the co-production between China and Russia, there is still a broader imagination in the future.

Once upon a time, classic Soviet films such as "The Dawn is Silent Here" have influenced generations of Russian audiences and China filmmakers, leaving an eternal mark of the times, which also gives us reason to expect that the next Russian film explosion is on the way.

　　Xiao Changjiang (right) had his first birthday. This photo is Qilu. com.

　　Recently, the news of a 6-year-old "courier boy" Xiao Changjiang in Qingdao continued to be screened, which attracted social attention after being reported by the media.

　　Ren Linsong, vice president of Qingdao Children’s Welfare Institute, told The Paper that Xiao Changjiang had been sent to the welfare home to settle down on the morning of 15th. "The child is in good condition and very smart. We will take care of it temporarily for a while, and there are also teachers in the welfare home to give children learning guidance. "

　　Ren Linsong introduced that the personnel of public security, civil affairs and other relevant departments have gone to Zaozhuang, where the children’s household registration is located, to investigate the situation. For the next resettlement of Xiaojiang River, they may still return to their original schools in accordance with the relevant policies of the localization management of national household registration.

　　@ Qingdao Shibei released a message at 23:32 on January 14th that Xiao Changjiang claimed to be about 7 years old this year, his father died and his mother had remarried. Mr. Yan, a worker before his father’s death, took Xiao Changjiang to work in Zaozhuang, his hometown, and lived in Shentong Express at No.6 Xuzhou North Road.

　　On the 13th, Shibei District has started the rescue procedure. On the 14th, Xiao Changjiang was sent to Qingdao Children’s Welfare Institute, and a special person was arranged to accompany him. On the 15th, Xiao Changjiang will be arranged to attend school first. At the same time, the relevant departments in Shibei District will go to the location of Xiao Changjiang’s mother, get in touch with the local police station and the mother of the child, and negotiate on child custody and household registration according to law. "Before this, Shibei District will properly arrange the study and life of Xiaojiang River to ensure the physical and mental health of children."

　　The gift that Xiao Changjiang received.

　　On 15th, the staff of the Civil Affairs Department of Shibei District of Qingdao also confirmed the above news to The Paper. Mr. Song from the Propaganda Department of Qingdao Civil Affairs Bureau said that this weekend, both the Civil Affairs Bureau and the Shibei District Civil Affairs Bureau were dealing with the small Yangtze River urgently, and they are actively dealing with it at present, and further investigation is still needed.

　　Wang Qingwei and Xiao Changjiang became attached to express delivery and chess. On the evening of January 9th, Wang Qingwei, a citizen of Qingdao, opened the door and found a six-year-old boy delivering the courier to him. "He came to send me a courier and saw a chess set on my desk. He liked it and wanted to learn. Later, I gave him a chess set." Wang Qingwei also told The Paper that it was temporary for the children to be sent to welfare homes, and now they have gone to school. "In the first grade, the child was very happy. Now is the first time to solve the child’s account and find his biological mother. "

　　Xiao Changjiang studies chess.

　　Wang Qingwei said that Xiao Changjiang didn’t know his birthday because of his life experience, but yesterday (14th) was his first time to learn chess, so he and a group of caring people took January 14th as Xiao Changjiang’s birthday and spent his first birthday with him.

　　In addition, Wang Qingwei said that he was worried that the society’s attention to the Yangtze River would decrease with the passage of time, and hoped that the society’s care and assistance for children would be sustained.

Recently, a health research report issued by the European Food Safety Agency said that palm oil produced more chloropropanol esters and glycidyl esters than other vegetable oils in the process of high-temperature refining above 200℃. This result is alleged to bring cancer risk. Subsequently, the report that Nutella, a chocolate sauce owned by Ferriero, which contains palm oil, was taken off the shelves in some countries attracted consumers’ attention.

Widely used in food processing.

Palm oil mainly exists in processed food. Yangcheng Evening News reporter found in a large supermarket that the words "palm oil" can be found in the ingredient list of various instant noodles, potato chips, ice cream and biscuits.

Liu Chao, a food industry insider, said that palm oil is widely used in food processing, and some foods that only indicate the use of "vegetable oil" are likely to use "palm oil".

In a large grain and oil wholesale market in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, a stall owner selling palm oil told reporters that the products are mainly sold to food processing plants and food workshop owners. "There is basically no family purchase, and it is very cheap at three or four yuan a catty."

Liu Chao said that palm oil is not unsafe, mainly because it is not fragrant and will condense at 20 C, so it is rarely used by ordinary families; However, palm oil has the characteristics of stability and oxidation resistance, and the food fried with it has good color and is not easy to deteriorate. Palm oil is often used in instant noodle cakes and ingredients.

The food and drug supervision department said the risk was low.

Faced with consumers’ concerns about palm oil, china food and drug administration recently released the second issue of Food Safety Risk Analysis in 2017, and organized relevant experts to interpret it.

Some experts pointed out that chloropropanol ester and glycidyl ester are vegetable oil pollutants of global concern, and some studies think that these two substances have low risk of harm to human health. At present, there is no international limit standard for these two substances, and optimizing refining process can reduce the content of these two substances.

The Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety has assessed the exposure of people according to the content of chloropropanol esters in biscuits, vegetable oils, cakes and other foods. The results show that the health risks of chloropropanol esters ingested through food do not need special attention.

At present, the published research data in China also believe that the risk of glycidyl ester intake by the general population through food such as vegetable oil is low.

Some food safety experts suggest that the fatty acid composition of a single variety of edible oil is different, and its nutritional characteristics are also different. In life, it is best to "eat it in exchange" for cooking oil. For example, after eating peanut oil, change soybean oil, after eating rapeseed oil, change peanut oil, etc., and don’t eat one oil "black" to make the nutrition more balanced.

　　At the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, Dongfeng Nissan unveiled a new generation of Sylphy models, which are more family-oriented in appearance and equipped with a brand-new 1.8-liter engine. It is expected to be launched in June this year. Recently, Netcom learned that the new generation of Sylphy will mainly promote 1.6-liter and 1.8-liter models, and a total of 16 models will be launched, while the 2.0-liter engine will not be used on Sylphy models.

　　The new Sylphy will give up 2.0L engine and push 1.6/1.8 power.

　　[The power of the new 1.8-liter engine is very similar to that of the 2.0-liter engine, resulting in the discontinuation of the 2.0-liter model]

　　At present, the current Sylphy is equipped with 1.6-liter and 2.0-liter engine sequences with different displacements, while the new generation Sylphy engine cancels the current 2.0-liter engine and replaces it with a new 1.8-liter power engine. It can be seen from the power parameters of the brand-new 1.8-liter engine that the brand-new 1.8-liter engine has a maximum power of 102KW compared with the current 2.0-liter engine’s maximum power of 105 kW, and their power performance is very close, while the 2.0-liter model with larger displacement is very embarrassing, so it is inevitable that Sylphy will give up the 2.0-liter engine.

　　[The new Sylphy has launched 16 models, 6 models with 1.6 liters and 10 models with 1.8 liters]

　　At present, there are 8 models available for sale. Recently, Netcom learned from insiders of Dongfeng Nissan that the new Sylphy will launch as many as 16 models, including six 1.6-liter models and ten 2.0-liter models, which will be more abundant in configuration and provide consumers with more choices.

　　The new generation of Sylphy is very fashionable in overall shape, the inverted trapezoidal air intake grille has gradually moved closer to the family, and the new arrow headlights are integrated with LED daytime running lights, making the whole vehicle look very dynamic and energetic.

　　The new Sylphy has a certain change in the body size, the length and height of the car have been reduced, and the width of the car has been widened, which also increases the safety and the space inside the car, while the wheelbase has not changed. Compared with the old model, the side shape is smoother. As a compact family car, this shape is also very suitable for the positioning of Sylphy.

　　The tail shape echoes the front of the car, the tail light also adopts the arrow shape, and the light group is integrated into the LED light source, which gives people a strong sense of science and technology. The widening of the car body also increases the space inside the car, and the shape of the rear is more harmonious.

　　Compared with the cash, the interior styling of the new Sylphy has been greatly changed, and the layout has also been greatly adjusted. The configuration of the new Sylphy has also increased such as multi-function steering wheel, keyless start and driving computer on the dashboard.

　　The new Sylphy adopts a brand-new 1.8-liter engine, which will optimize the fuel economy without much loss of power and improve the vehicle configuration, making the new generation Sylphy more cost-effective than the cash, which will also increase its vehicle competitiveness, and more models will provide consumers with diversified choices. After the integration of fashionable appearance, more consumers will consider the new Sylphy, and its market performance after listing in the future is worth looking forward to.

On the first day of September, good news came from the Middle East.

On September 1st, Reuters reported that US President Joe Biden told reporters in Hobosbeach, Delaware that he was "still optimistic" about reaching a ceasefire agreement to end the conflict. "I think we are close to reaching an agreement," he said. "It’s time to end this war."

From today on, Gaza has ushered in a brief peace. According to the World Health Organization, the Israeli military and Hamas have agreed to divide the Gaza into three areas, each of which will suspend fighting for three days in order to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza with the first round of polio vaccine. Vaccination activities began on September 1st.

The humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza has rekindled hopes for the almost stalled Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire negotiations. The White House recently said that it hopes to make a breakthrough in reaching a ceasefire agreement, which is in line with the three-stage ceasefire negotiation plan announced by US President Biden at the end of May. US media reported that American and Israeli officials said that negotiations would continue in Cairo and Doha this week.

Biden has the latest statement on the ceasefire.

On September 1st, Reuters reported that US President Joe Biden told reporters in Hobosbeach, Delaware that he was "still optimistic" about reaching a ceasefire agreement to end the conflict.

"I think we are close to reaching an agreement," he said. "It’s time to end this war."

Biden added, "People are continuing to meet. We think we can reach an agreement, and they all agree with these principles. "

According to reports, Israel claimed that many bodies were found in the fighting in Gaza, and the Israeli military is conducting salvage and identification work on the bodies, which will take several hours.

This discovery means that some of the approximately 100 hostages still held there may have died.

Israel asked the public not to spread rumors about the identity of the body.

Biden said that his staff kept in touch with the Israelis and confirmed that they had found the body in Gaza. He wasn’t sure about the exact number of bodies. Biden added that he has no right to confirm the identity of the body at present.

Biden told reporters in Hobos Beach, Delaware: "There is a lot of speculation about who they are and their names. At present, I have no right to disclose this information before notifying the families of the deceased. "

Gaza’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday that since October 7 last year, Israeli military attacks on the Gaza have killed more than 40,000 Palestinians and injured about 94,000 others.

According to CCTV news client, on August 31st, local time, Israeli people and relatives of Israeli detainees held a large-scale protest in Tel Aviv, calling on the Israeli government to take immediate action to reach a ceasefire agreement with Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and release Israeli detainees as soon as possible.

A rare temporary ceasefire

On August 31st, Global Times quoted Reuters as saying that pipper Cohen, the representative of the World Health Organization in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, issued a statement at the United Nations Headquarters on the 29th, saying that the Israeli military and Hamas had agreed to divide the Gaza into three areas, each of which would suspend fighting for three days, so as to vaccinate 640,000 Gaza children with the first round of polio vaccine.

According to the report, pipper Cohen said that the vaccination campaign will start on September 1st. According to the agreement, the Israeli army and Hamas will cease fire for three days in the central Gaza, then for three days in the southern Gaza and finally for three days in the northern Gaza.

He said that the two sides are welcome to "initially promise to implement a temporary humanitarian ceasefire in specific areas". "We need these humanitarian suspensions and hope that all parties can abide by this, otherwise it will be impossible to carry out vaccination activities."

Pipper Cohen also said that three days "may not be enough to achieve adequate vaccination", and vaccination activities in each region will be extended by one day if necessary.

Polio, which mainly affects children under 5 years old, can lead to irreversible paralysis and even death. It is highly contagious and cannot be cured. WHO says it can only be prevented by immunization.

According to CNN, Israeli officials said that Israel had agreed to start polio vaccination in Gaza from September 1st.

A US official told CNN that US Secretary of State Blinken urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a vaccination campaign in Gaza last week. Netanyahu agreed to cooperate with the United States on relevant details. However, the Israel Times quoted a source as saying on the 30th that the temporary ceasefire area does not include the area where the IDF is currently operating.

There are variables in ceasefire negotiations.

The humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza has rekindled hopes for the almost stalled Palestinian-Israeli ceasefire negotiations.

The White House recently said that it hopes to make a breakthrough in reaching a ceasefire agreement, which is in line with the three-stage ceasefire negotiation plan announced by US President Biden at the end of May.

The American Axios website reported on the 29th that American and Israeli officials said that negotiations would continue in Cairo and Doha this week. Although no breakthrough has been made in the negotiations, American officials said that they are encouraged that the negotiations can continue and have prevented the tension between Israel and Hezbollah or Iran from escalating.

However, judging from the latest situation, the short-term ceasefire may break down again at any time. On 30th, Israeli military operations continued in Gaza.

The Israeli military said on the 30th that in the past 24 hours, it attacked 30 targets in Gaza and "wiped out" dozens of habas militants. Reuters said that on the evening of 29th, Israeli troops attacked a car of the American Middle East Aid and Development Association in an air raid on southern Gaza, killing five people. Just a few hours before the air raid, Israeli soldiers also opened fire on a World Food Program vehicle with the United Nations logo. The State Council called these attacks "deeply disturbing" and said that "humanitarian workers are there to help innocent civilians, and Israel must ensure their protection".

Israel’s large-scale military operations in some towns and refugee camps in the West Bank entered its third day on the 30th, killing at least 19 Palestinians. The United Nations warned that the Israeli military action in the West Bank "worsened the already critical situation in the region".

Egypt’s Dawn newspaper said on the 30th that, in fact, Israel’s "iron fist policy" has not been loosened. According to the report, the Palestinian-Israeli issue is not a pain that can be cured by a single dose of vaccine, but requires in-depth political dialogue and practical solutions. In this chaotic land, the real long-term peace is still out of reach, and the short-term ceasefire may break again at any time.

Editor: Lin Gen

Proofreading: Tao Qian