Nongfu Spring is behind Yibao: the water source dilemma is difficult to solve

Our reporter, Ye Bihua, reports from Guangzhou

   
On April 11, Nongfu Spring, which was pushed to the forefront of the trend by the standard controversy, suddenly launched an attack, directly denouncing the recent series of attacks on Nongfu Spring as being planned behind the scenes by rival China Resources Yibao.

   
"As a state-controlled drinking water company, it is regrettable that it uses public fears about food safety and environmental pollution as a marketing tool to target competitors and expand market share," Nongfu Spring said in a statement on its official Weibo account.

As of this writing, China Resources Yibao has not made any response to this.

   
In the first three quarters of 2012, among the top four sales of drinking water in bottles (cans) in China, Nongfu Spring ranked first in the country with a market share of 35%, leaving behind the second-placed Master Kong by 19 percentage points. But at the same time, a series of negatives such as "Water Source Gate", "Fake Donation Gate" and "Arsenic Gate" have been surrounding this drinking water market leader. Just recently, some media reported that Nongfu Spring’s standard is not as good as tap water, which once again triggered the public to rethink the drinking water source.

standard doubt

   
On April 8, some media exposed that Nongfu Spring used "DB33/383" Zhejiang local standards in the three major water sources of Wanlv Lake in Guangdong, Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang and Danjiangkou in Hubei, which is far lower than the "DB44/116-2000" Guangdong standard. Nongfu Spring is suspected of avoiding the use of standards. At the same time, Nongfu Spring also participated in the formulation of Zhejiang standards.

   
According to our understanding, compared with the Guangdong standard, the Zhejiang standard used by Nongfu Spring has twice the tolerance content of cadmium, arsenic and other harmful substances than the Guangdong standard. The Zhejiang standard tolerates the existence of fungi such as mold and yeast, while the Guangdong standard is "not detectable".

   
Subsequently, some media quoted Zhou Xiaolin, director of the Food Supervision and Administration Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Quality Supervision Bureau, as justifying the matter. According to the report, Zhou Xiaolin showed reporters the national standard GB19298-2003, the Zhejiang Provincial Standard DB33/383-2005 and the Guangdong Provincial Standard DBS44/001-2011, and said that the microbial indicators in these three standards are exactly the same.

   
But in fact, the national standard of "Bottle (Barrel) Drinking Water Hygiene Standards" mentioned by Zhou Xiaolin has been revised in January and September 2008, and the revised national standard is stricter than the Zhejiang standard. With the continuous fermentation of public opinion, Nongfu Spring finally responded to various doubts on the 11th.

   
"The arsenic and cadmium levels in Nongfu Spring products are below the detection limits, and the levels are so low that they cannot be detected. Mold and yeast are also undetectable." In its statement, Nongfu Spring did not provide a detailed explanation of the standard issue, but turned its attention to competitors. "We have reason to believe that the recent series of reports against Nongfu Spring are deliberately planned, and behind the scenes is the state-controlled drinking water company, China Resources Yibao."

Benchmarking Yibao

   
In the statement, Nongfu Spring cited negative online media coverage of its products since March 15, as well as a series of marketing campaigns by rival China Resources Yibao, and claimed that competitors had hired personnel in Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei and other places, and distributed articles attacking Nongfu Spring door-to-door to retail stores and consumers.

   
Luo Tan, president of the Guangdong Bottled Drinking Water Industry Association, told our reporter that Nongfu Spring is currently at the forefront of the bottled water market in the country, especially in the East China base camp, and has an absolute advantage. But in southern China, Nongfu Spring has to face competition from brands such as Yibao, Jingtian, Yili, and Watsons. Among them, Nongfu Spring and Yibao have the most intense competition in the Shenzhen market.

According to our understanding, the main product of farmers’ bottled water
At present, the price of 550ML in Guangzhou supermarkets is about 1.2-1 yuan, while in Shenzhen supermarkets in recent months has maintained 1.8-1 yuan/bottle, the price is close to the main competitor Yibao.

   
"Farmers seven or eight years ago had relatively good price maintenance, but with the rise of Master Kong and competition from other brands, farmers in southern China had to cut prices in exchange for market share," a drinking water company executive told the Financial Times on condition of anonymity.

   
According to it, the total bottled water market in Shenzhen rose by 11% last year compared with 2011, of which Nongfu Spring rose by 45%, and Nongfu’s bottled water market share in Shenzhen also jumped from 9% in 2011 to 12% in 2012.

   
China Resources Entrepreneurship (00291.HK), the parent company of Ipoh, reported last year that although it benefited from the rapid growth of sales and turnover of Ipoh pure water in Guangdong, Hunan, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Guangxi and Fujian, the total sales volume of the company’s beverage business in 2012 increased by 33% compared with the previous year to about 3507,000 kilolitres, with a turnover of 47.66 million Hong Kong dollars, an increase of 53.1% year-on-year, but the profit attributable to it decreased by 31.7% compared with 2011 to 86 million Hong Kong dollars.

   
The above-mentioned water company executives believe that the profit margins in the bottled water industry are currently very low, and for most brands, it is impossible to continue the downward price war.

Water source dilemma

   
From the original "Water Source Gate", "Fake Donation Gate", "Arsenic Gate", to the current "Standard Gate", water sources have always been the main aspect of Nongfu Spring’s criticism by the outside world. If the price cannot be beaten by Master Kong, the drinking water market can only go up the high-end route, and there are a variety of claims such as natural pure water and mineral water, but in the end, water sources are the commanding heights of major enterprises.

   
At present, the three main water sources of Nongfu Spring (Wanlu Lake in Guangdong, Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, and Danjiangkou in Hubei) are basically lake water, which belongs to surface water. Nongfu Spring adopts the direct canning method, which is physically filtered according to certain standards (usually activated carbon and sand cans). If the water contains heavy metals, it cannot be filtered, and can only be controlled by the water quality of the water source itself.

   
"But from a natural science perspective, the control of lake and reservoir water has limitations." The above-mentioned water company executives believe that the so-called water source protection area is just a series of mandatory protection measures taken by the state for it. Compared with other water sources, the protection of water sources is much greater, but it does not mean that this water source is completely controlled.

   
In the opinion of the above-mentioned water company executives, it is already very difficult to find high-quality water sources, and even more difficult is how to maintain the water sources later.

   
"So far, the state’s supervision of agriculture has not been able to avoid the use of chemicals that affect human health, and these chemicals will gather in the catchment area with natural rainfall, so basically, if the unit that uses these water sources can control the safety of the water source 100%, I think this is a bit too much, it is impossible to do this," the water company executive said frankly.

   
Previously, some media went to the Danjiangkou Reservoir to investigate and found that there were all kinds of domestic waste on the shore around the water intake point of Nongfu Spring, but the staff of Nongfu Spring Factory said that the domestic waste had little impact on the water quality, just like "the sand in the rice".

Jackie Chan was beaten by his master in his childhood, and his brother Hong Jinbao "challenged" in public


Jackie Chan



Samuel Hung



Producer Chen Guoxin


Movie Network News(Text/Zhao Jin, Photo/Yang Liu) On October 18, all the creators of "The Wushu Youth Tour" appeared in Beijing to build momentum for the film’s release. The appearance of the film’s producer Jackie Chan and star Hong Jinbao became the focus of media attention. The main actors of the film were selected as first-class newcomers in the film industry. The whole film was shot without a double, and the footage showed real kung fu scenes. "The Wushu Youth Tour" will be fully released on October 24.

Samuel Hung "challenges" Jackie Chan, calling 40-year friendship "abnormal"


Jackie Chan and Hong Jinbao came from the same school and have known each other for more than 40 years. The two were quite familiar at the scene. You argued with me and exposed each other’s "old background". Jackie Chan recalled that he was very hard to practice kung fu in his childhood, and he was often beaten by his master. Senior brother Hong Jinbao repeatedly corrected Jackie Chan’s words and ridiculed Jackie Chan for being "too unconscientious". Jackie Chan even "threatened" that in another 3 years, he would teach Hong Jinbao a good lesson.


Remembering childhood: Jackie Chan vomits bitterness, and Hong Jinbao is busy defending


"They are very happy now, we were very miserable at that time," Jackie Chan recalled at the scene when he learned martial arts in his early years, "We lived in a very bad environment at that time, we had to go to the Red Cross relief center every week to get food, and we had to queue up to get fresh water every afternoon. We didn’t have enough to eat and sleep, and Master often beat us."


Hearing this, Hong Jinbao immediately grabbed the microphone, "Jackie Chan, don’t speak ill of your master, we were lucky to be able to learn martial arts at that time," he also explained: "Although our master is poor, he never received a penny from us. Although the master is strict, the old-fashioned way of teaching is like this. And he loves you the most, and he recognizes you as his godson." Jackie Chan called Hong Jinbao at the scene and misunderstood his original intention, "Hong Jinbao, I must hit you, no, I will come back when you can’t hit me in 3 years."

Autonavi map upgrades lane-level navigation 5.0, multi-scene lane-level safety warning and other functions

Recently, at the 16th China Automotive Blue Book Forum, Autonavi Maps officially released AutoSDK 750 for the automotive industry, launchingNew energyNavigation, multi-scene lane-level safety warning, lane-level navigation 5.0, co-pilot screen weekend travel assistant, driver interconnection seamless connection experience, scene engine quick departure and other functions have been updated.

The national team finds the right direction to start the reform of China volleyball in the domestic league.

Jingbao Sports | Reporter Zhuo Ran
In 2022, the first year of the Paris Olympic cycle, China men’s and women’s volleyball teams frequently appeared in the international arena, exercised their teams against the world’s top players, made some achievements, identified their goals and directions, and at the same time found their own shortcomings and recognized the gap. Generally speaking, the upward climb of men’s and women’s volleyball in China, which is in the alternation of old and new, faces both opportunities and challenges.
The women’s volleyball team is gradually on track.
The shadow of losing the Tokyo Olympic Games still exists, Zhu Ting and Zhang Changning are absent, Yan Ni and other veterans retire … Cai Bin took over the coach of China women’s volleyball team in a difficult situation. This year, under his leadership, the tenacious China women’s volleyball team once again proved the powerful strength of the women’s volleyball spirit.
The 2022 World Women’s Volleyball League is the first show of the new China women’s volleyball team under Cai Bin. In the first competition week, China women’s volleyball team reversed the Dutch team, defeated the Turkish team and defeated the Italian team, and even scored 3 wins and 1 loss, which was remarkable. In the following two races, the performance of China women’s volleyball team was mixed. In the end, it broke into the quarterfinals of the World Women’s Volleyball League with 12 games, 8 wins and 4 losses, and achieved the set goal. Although it lost to the Italian team which won the championship in the quarter-finals, it missed the semi-finals, but in the debut of this new women’s volleyball team, this team made people see the impact and hope.
Coach Cai Bin bluntly said after the game that the 13 matches of the World Women’s Volleyball League were very valuable experiences, which helped the team find the direction of efforts. Although the team is not mature enough, Jin Ye and Wang Yun, two Mesozoic main attackers from Beijing Automobile Women’s Volleyball Team, dared to fight and fight to make up for the vacancy on the main attack line of this team as much as possible. Li Yingying, Gong Xiangyu and Yuan Xinyue, through constant tempering, have also taken on the offensive and defensive responsibilities of the team.
Before the start of the World Women’s Volleyball Championships, perhaps not many people can say with great confidence that the goal of China women’s volleyball reaching the quarterfinals can be achieved with a high probability. In the World Championships, China women’s volleyball team defeated Argentina, Colombia, Japan and the Czech Republic with four scores of 3-0 in the group stage, and it was not until it met the powerful Brazil team in the final round that it swallowed its first defeat in the World Championships. In the semi-finals, China women’s volleyball team beat Puerto Rico lightly, narrowly defeated the Netherlands and defeated the Belgian team in five games, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, achieving the set goals. Facing the Italian team again in the quarter-finals, the China women’s volleyball team was weaker than its opponents in all technical aspects, lost 1-3, stopped in the quarter-finals, and finally ended the journey of the World Championships with the sixth place.
From the World Women’s Volleyball League to the World Women’s Volleyball Championships, in just a few months, this China women’s volleyball team has shown its own progress, played its morale and self-confidence, and let the outside world see a brand-new mental outlook. However, in the confrontation with the world’s top teams such as Italy and Brazil, the team’s inexperience, unstable state and many mistakes are also exposed.
Cai Bin said in an interview after the World Championships that young players have grown up rapidly through the experience of the World Championships, with both regrets and gains. Facing the top teams in the world, China team should continue to tap its potential and build a system of balanced attack and defense.
In 2022, we saw the potential and hope from this China women’s volleyball team. In 2023, intensive international competitions such as the World Women’s Volleyball League, the Asian Games and the Paris Olympic qualifiers are waiting for the girls, expecting China women’s volleyball team with fine traditions to achieve new success.
Men’s volleyball team wins Asian championship again
Looking back on 2022, it is a great encouragement for China men’s volleyball team and China volleyball team that China men’s volleyball team won the Asian Cup again after 10 years, which can even be called a big event in domestic sports. However, in the eyes of many fans, if we want to rank the surprises brought by China men’s volleyball team this year, it may be more exciting that they beat the powerful Brazilian team in the World Men’s Volleyball League.
In recent years, there are not many opportunities to compete in the international arena, and the China men’s volleyball team has rarely performed brilliantly. In the 2022 World Men’s Volleyball League in Brazil, China men’s volleyball team lost all three games, and the whole team was in the haze of defeat. In the final round against Brazil, no one believed that China men’s volleyball team could win. However, in the competition, the boys of China men’s volleyball team played to the extreme in attacking and blocking, and finally overthrew Brazil, the world’s No.1 team, 3-0, and won a victory to rebuild their confidence. After that, China men’s volleyball team was influenced by many factors, failed to continue its stable performance, and finally handed over the report card of 12 games, 3 wins and 9 losses.
After a short break, China men’s volleyball team entered the Asian Cup non-stop. Beat China Taipei Team and Bahrain Team with two scores of 3-1, swept Pakistan Team, defeated Iran Team, and defeated South Korea Team in five games-China Men’s Volleyball Team reached the final and ushered in the ultimate contest with Japanese Team. With Zhang Jingyin’s excellent performance and the team’s good performance in blocking and serving, China men’s volleyball team finally won the championship with a 3-0 victory.
In the Asian Cup competition, China Men’s Volleyball Team actively adjusted and finally won many times when the score was behind, which improved the team morale and ushered in a highlight moment. However, at the World Men’s Volleyball Championships that followed, in the confrontation with the top teams in the world, China Men’s Volleyball Team did not win a game, and was at the bottom of the group, seeing the gap between itself and its opponents.
Through the tempering of this year’s World Series, the combat effectiveness and cohesion of China Men’s Volleyball Team have been further improved, and the outside world has also seen the role of senior national players such as Zhang Jingyin, Dai Qingyao, Yu Yaochen and Peng Shikun, as well as the growth of young players such as Yang Yiming. At the same time, the team also exposed shortcomings and shortcomings, and head coach Wu Sheng and the players attached great importance to this. Wu Sheng said that the gap between China men’s volleyball team and the world’s high-level teams is still very large, "not only technically, but also in physical fitness, physical fitness and understanding of volleyball."
In the coming year, China Men’s Volleyball Team also has a heavy international competition task, the most crucial of which is the Paris Olympic qualifiers. What kind of performance the boys will show is worth looking forward to.
League launched reform measures
At present, the 2022-2023 China Volleyball Super League is in full swing, with 28 teams participating in the men’s and women’s volleyball leagues.
At the beginning of this year, the National Volleyball Work Conference was held. Under the active promotion of the State Sports General Administration, the volleyball league started the reform work. This season’s Super League has ushered in new breakthroughs and changes, and launched a series of new measures, including the launch of the league slogan of "bravely surpassing, fighting first", further building the brand marketing system, improving the brand system and enhancing brand value, and the league competition system is developing in a more standardized direction.
The foreign aid policy is one of the most remarkable changes in the league. This season, there is no limit to the number, position and number of foreign aid players in the Super League, which makes the number of foreign aid imports hit a new high in recent seasons, including many top-level athletes in the world. Judging from the course of the competition, this move has really further improved the antagonism and competitive level of the competition. Many young players have also gained more opportunities to learn and exercise with the help of high-level foreign aid.
It is also undeniable that the problems of low commercialization level and poor management and operation mechanism of the Super League still exist. Volleyball, as one of the three big balls, has not reached its due position and level in domestic league matches, nor has it shown its unique value.
As the cornerstone of the national team construction, the reform and development of the league still has a long way to go, and it needs to find the right direction and make contributions for a long time.
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Shao Shiyu, a women’s football player from Beijing Normal University, was elected as the best player in the FISU Football World Cup.

Shao Shiyu sent a message to celebrate Beijing Normal University’s championship. Shao Shiyu Weibo screenshot

The Beijing News On October 31, 2023, the women’s football team of Beijing Normal University scored 7-6 (penalty shootout 5-4) to win the FIFA World Cup.

Shao Shiyu, a women’s football player from Beijing Normal University, was elected as the best player in the competition. On November 1st, Shao Shiyu posted a message on social media to celebrate, "The champion belongs to us and may be late, but he will never be absent. I want both the champion and the MVP. " Shao Shiyu, born in 2000, is a midfielder and now plays for the women’s football team of Hangzhou Bank, a newly promoted female super player.

At the end of July this year, Shao Shiyu won the third place in the Women’s Football Association Cup with Zhejiang Women’s Football Team. Figure/Shao Shiyu Weibo

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186 million in 3 years! 66.8 million a year! The Lakers offered the highest salary, with an average price of 62 million, ranking first in history.

About Anthony Davis’ contract renewal, I finally got the result! According to Woj, agent Ricky Paul revealed that Anthony Davis and the Lakers reached a three-year contract with a maximum salary of $186 million. The average salary of this contract is $62 million, which is the highest average salary renewal contract in the NBA. In this way, Davis’ contract with the Lakers will last until 2028, with a total price of more than $270 million.

186 million in 3 years! 66.8 million dollars a season!

It is reported that the starting salary of this contract will be $40.6 million next season. Until the 2027-28 season, the amount of this contract in the last year will reach 66.8 million US dollars, which is the highest level in history. This contract is undoubtedly a high recognition and trust for Davis, and also a guarantee for the Lakers’ long-term competitiveness. Davis has proved his value and role in the Lakers. He is the pillar of both offensive and defensive ends of the team and James’ most reliable partner. Davis’ staying in the team also means that the Lakers will continue to build a lineup around him and James and seek more championships.

Last season, due to injury, Anthony Davis played 56 games for the Lakers in the regular season, averaging 25.9 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.0 blocks. Playoff stage, played 16 games, averaging 22.6 points, 14.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 3.1 blocks.

Anthony Davis in the regular season is in the top ten in scoring, rebounding and blocking, and his shooting percentage is 56.3%. In the playoff stage, especially against the Warriors G3, he scored 40 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks in a single game, helping the Lakers to eliminate the Warriors 4-2 and reach the Western Conference finals. However, in the face of the overall Nuggets, the strength of the Lakers was not enough, and eventually it was swept away.

Hidden dangers of AD

First, injury factors: Davis has been plagued by injuries in the past two seasons. He missed 36 and 30 regular season games and 11 playoff games respectively. His injuries are mainly concentrated in his legs and back, which is very dangerous for a big man who is 6 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 253 pounds. Davis needs to stay healthy and in shape to play his best and help the Lakers win the championship.

Second, role positioning: The Lakers brought in Hayes this summer and renewed his contract by eight inches, plus Fan Debiao was on the team. The heavy eyebrows in the new season may be transferred from the 5 th position to the 4 th position. Previously, in order to play center, AD gained a lot of weight, which caused great pressure on his knees and back. This time Hayes joined, which can liberate the thick eyebrows and return to the No.4 position, which is also excellent.

Since the park won the championship in 2020, the Lakers have failed to make it to the finals for three seasons. This summer, Pelinka not only retained the core players such as Reeves, Bacunculi and Russell, but also introduced Vincent, Prince, Hayes and Reddish to the free agent market. While ensuring the chemical reaction of the team, it further deepened the depth of the team’s lineup. They have excellent scorers and defensive gates on the inside and outside. They have the most luxurious front line-up, they can compete with any team and have the strength and confidence to win the championship.

The Lakers need to maintain their health and state in order to play their best and help the Lakers compete for the championship. The Lakers need to arrange their own training and competition plans reasonably to avoid unnecessary injury risks.