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Deng Chenghao： How is the dark blue SL03 made？

The emergence of the Deep Blue SL03 surprised everyone. In early April, the two review editors of the First Electric Editorial Department accidentally found the car on the streets of Chongqing. After taking a look, they took a set of spy photos and sent them out, which triggered a warm response from the whole network. At that time, there was a feeling that after years of silence, Changan New Energy finally made a big move.

From July 10th to 11th, we test-drove the pure electric version and the extended-range version of the Deep Blue SL03 in Chongqing. We were deeply impressed by the excellent handling, solid chassis, precise steering, quite mature exterior interior, and balanced smart cabin smart driving configuration. What was especially amazing was that during the test drive of the extended-range version, the two people switched on, just to hear when the range extender would start, and both failed – not only did they not hear the sound at all, but they did not feel the vibration at all – so much so that we ended up wondering if the range extender was installed and went to check the exhaust pipe for heat waves.

This is definitely one of the most surprising and explosive products so far in 2022, and it is no less exciting than the Wuling Hongguang MINI EV and Ideal ONE in 2020.

Unbelievable. How did the group of people in this mountain city who have been taciturn for a long time create such a car? Was it luck by mistake, or did you think it through and make it from the beginning?

The conversation at noon on July 11 began in such a state of mind. In the time of a meal, the answer is self-evident. At that time, the specific time for listing and releasing the configuration and price has not yet been determined, only until the end of the month. In order to live up to the trust of Deng Chenghao and his team, we waited patiently, waiting for a suitable time to tell readers the stories that happened behind Deep Blue SL03.

In fact, we want to tell the reader is: Changan out of a good product manager. And this should be considered lucky Chongqing.

Deng Chenghao:In 17 years, Changan Automobile talked about a "Shangri-La Plan". Many people in the industry felt that Changan was painting big cakes and did not really do it. In 17 to 20 years, we sold very few electric vehicles. In 2021, we sold 100,000 units. In fact, everyone was very skeptical.

Pang Yicheng:In fact, you are serious about it, but you just didn’t say it?

Deng Chenghao:In fact, before the release of the "Shangri-La Plan", I was working on this platform in May 2017. I was in charge of the planning of the entire technical direction. The first time I planned this platform was called EPA1. In my technical planning, I believed that it was impossible to change the future tram with oil trucks, which was not competitive.

Pang Yicheng:You were the chief engineer at the time, right?

Deng Chenghao:No, I am the technical director and I am responsible for technical planning.

I said that in order to arrange the engine well, the front suspension of the oil car is very long. The front suspension of the oil car you see is very long, in fact, the wheelbase is not that big. But in the era of trams, batteries are the highest cost, accounting for about 50%. It is impossible to not use the most expensive things to make the best layout, and to achieve the best competitiveness in this market.

In 2017, the group agreed to set up a research project, and there were three new platforms in my technical plan, which were the three new pure electric special platforms mentioned in the Shangri-La plan. I worked hard in 17 years, and in 18 years, I really started to invest in this platform. It was estimated that I would have to invest a lot of money, and everyone was still torn.

Pang Yicheng:Torn what?

Deng Chenghao:How much was the investment in torn? At that time, we calculated that the investment in the platform alone must be 2 billion yuan, and the production line is not mentioned, only the R & D investment and the supplier’s investment. Previously, Changan was one platform for one car, but now it needs to build a new platform, and it is still a tram. Can you find some people to do it together instead of doing it yourself? Wait.

Although we have torn the R & D model, the technical route has never been torn.In this process, we did something that is very correct now, and it is also something that affects the product’s genes. This is to determine the platform genes for post-drive. We are very tough on this point.

Pang Yicheng:Tell me about this first, why?

Deng Chenghao:Of course, I do performance, I do technology, and I know what the meaning of rear drive is. I think rear drive in the era of the gasoline car is extremely expensive. You see the BMW 3, for rear drive, rear seat space is sacrificed. Some four-seaters are actually forced to choose four-seaters brought by rear drive.

In the era of the oil car, the engine was too large to be placed in the back. It had to be placed in the front compartment to dissipate heat. To make the rear drive, it must have a transmission system that had waste space and waste oil. In the era of the tram, the motor was too small to put anywhere, and it was very easy to put the rear axle. In the era of the oil car, consumers wanted the rear drive, but they couldn’t afford the rear drive. Because of the high cost, its input-output ratio was very uneconomical, so consumers just bought the front drive.

In the tram era, there is basically no increase in investment. The rear drive system of a tram is only 1,000 yuan more expensive than the front drive system of a tram, and the rear drive suspension system is more expensive.Can 1,000 yuan bring a rear drive? Why not do it?

Pang Yicheng:You were determined to be a back driver at that time. In addition to advanced technology, was it particularly attractive to you to control this matter?

Deng Chenghao:Handling, customer experience, and its cost-effectiveness. So we decided on the EPA1 platform at that time. The first drive must be rear drive. You can have four-wheel drive, but there is absolutely no single front drive.

Based on the design of the rear drive, the first power project outside the platform started internally was the development of a new electric drive system on the rear axle. The technical route we prepared was a highly integrated all-in-one electric drive system on the rear axle, which was debated many times within the company.

Pang Yicheng:I’m afraid you can’t figure it out, right?

Deng Chenghao:I firmly made it. Technically, we have repeated PK within the electric drive team. If the electric drive needs to be put behind the drive, it means that the external space is very small, but if it needs to be integrated, it means that the volume needs to be increased. This is a dilemma. I mentioned the extreme boundary requirements to the team. I said that if we want to make 6 seats in the future, the last row should not be as uncomfortable as sitting in a sedan chair, and the trunk space should not be affected.

Pang Yicheng:You’re just asking them to make this thing smaller and shorter?

Deng Chenghao:The most difficult indicator is to be short and flatten the all-in-one. To this end, in 2017 we launched the all-in-one electric drive project, which is very successful today, unprecedented, and the team is very, very awesome.

Pang Yicheng:Who is the technical leader of this project?

Deng Chenghao:One of the deputy general managers of power development, surnamed Du, used to be a hybrid with me. At that time, we set (target power) at 160 kilowatts, and finally made 194 kilowatts.

Pang Yicheng:Amazing.

Deng Chenghao: The first one on the platform is set to the rear drive, the second one is set to multi-in-one, and the third is the chassis, which is the foundation.I said that the rear drive was done, and the adjustment of the chassis was still in the traditional adjustment method, but that didn’t work. I was choosing what direction at that time.

The first gene: sports, otherwise the rear drive is meaningless, so the genes of the chassis must be the genes of sports.

The second gene: the Changan brand is determined, and we are targeting family cars. Comfort is very important. What we want is that I feel comfortable when I go out alone, but my parents, wife and children are still very comfortable, taking into account sports and comfort.

After about 19 years, the Model 3 had already begun to rise and was set as the benchmark.

Pang Yicheng:No wonder, it does look like it, and the size is similar.

Deng Chenghao:The choice of genes is clear to balance sportiness and comfort. The car you drive today is very good in the balance of sportiness and comfort. The sportiness is on par with the Model 3 as a whole, but the overall adjustment of the Model 3 is hard, and the comfort of the Dark Blue 03 is also very good. This car emphasizes comfort. It filters shock absorption throughout the adjustment, and the softness of the chassis is done well, including the seats. In fact, comfort is composed of the combined effect of the chassis and seats.

Deep Blue 03 has been in development for three years now, and the platform has been in development for five years. When Deep Blue 03 reached the second half of 1919, we were analyzing the market. At that time, the market was a dumbbell structure with two large ends and a small middle. And our Deep Blue is targeting the medium-sized car and compact + market. If it is just a pure electric vehicle, I feel that it is difficult to create a hit, so I made a suggestion to the company.

Pang Yicheng:Add a range extender?

Deng Chenghao:We now have the rear drive gene, all-round rear drive, the front cabin is empty, you can use it to put a suitcase, and it can be expanded to four-wheel drive. I said is it possible to put a range extender in to extend the mileage? At that time, our research found that electric vehicles have 6 major pain points, short range, slow charging, battery safety, low value retention and a series of problems. The pain point is all the battery, and the cool point is all the electric drive. Just like a football game, the battery and electric drive play at the same time. The electric drive plays well, but the battery plays badly, and it always holds back. To make up for the shortcomings of the battery, you can use the range extender to make up for it. But this technology has a lot of concerns.

Pang Yicheng:Do you think this is a backward technology?

Deng Chenghao:In August 19, Yang Dayong came to work as a new energy supervisor, and Mr. Yang was very supportive of doing this (upper range extension). Deep Blue 03 established two versions of pure electricity and range extension, and hydrogen fuel was only available at the end of 19 years.

Many people say that range extension is a backward technology. In fact, consumers now have a deep understanding of range extension. In 19 years, it was not ideal, and we were just crabs. I said that if you are worried about being backward, I will replace the fuel tank with a hydrogen cylinder, I will replace the engine with a stack, and I will get a hydrogen fuel, okay? The last three power sources are doing very well, so this is where pure electric, range extension and hydrogen fuel come from (laughs).

Pang Yicheng:Was there any cost consideration at that time?

Deng Chenghao:In the early days, the cost difference between pure electricity and range extension was not significant.When we calculated in 19 or 20 years, the difference between 500 kilometers of pure electricity and range extension was only 3,000 yuan, but there was an extra tax on the end of the range extension enterprise, which was about 1.5-3%, basically two or three thousand yuan. So the cost difference is not big.

Later, the cost difference between pure electricity and range extension was widened due to the increase in battery costs. Now the difference is about 8,000 or 9,000 yuan, and there will be a slight gap.

For example, the power performance of the extended range was a little weaker than that of pure electricity. Zero hundred acceleration could not reach 5.9 seconds of the current pure electric version, but it could also reach more than seven seconds.

Pang Yicheng:That’s better than a gas car.

Deng Chenghao:Yes, compared to the oil truck, it is still a seckill.In fact, our early PK targets were Accord and Civic.We also studied a few other products at that time.

Electrification in China has actually pulled the brand up, or consumers’ recognition of domestic products is also getting higher and higher. The electrification wave is the most suitable for brand growth, so now a number of independent brands have launched new brands based on electrification, which are much higher than the original.

In the era of gasoline trucks, you can’t get a joint venture brand with your own brand. But in the era of trams, we went earlier than foreigners, with better technology, and we have a leading opportunity. Deep Blue 03 aims at the joint venture market, to hit your price, and it is deeply intertwined with it. What are your advantages over it?

The first major advantage is the impact of electrification. Most of the joint ventures are still selling oil trucks, which is not in line with the historical trend.

Second, the digital experience is completely spike, leapfrog. You go to drive a Japanese car, you look at its intelligent properties.

Third, the decision-making efficiency is higher. Our grasp of technology and the efficiency of enterprise decision-making are unparalleled by joint venture brands.

At that time, I and the team agreed on three words.The first word is called accounting, and hydrogen fuel is called forward-looking occupation in the technology circle,We want to demonstrate that we are the best at home.

The second is to grab, and it will definitely grab the market of more than 200,000 digital electric vehicles. To put it bluntly, it is the market for products like Model 3 and Seal. I have the same experience as you, but I am more price competitive than you.

The third is to transfer to a joint venture fuel vehicle. To increase the range is to harvest the first-line joint venture market. The first-line joint venture is now selling for 145,000 yuan, plus a purchase tax of 167,000 yuan. I say we have a great opportunity to reduce the dimension.

Pang Yicheng:And if you go by the smallest particle, it’s a Civic, right?

Deng Chenghao:Yes, the bullseye we were aiming for was the Civic.

Pang Yicheng:It seems that this is not accidental. During the test drive yesterday, I felt that this car was designed for Model 3 and Civic, and there was a big question mark at that time: Did the author think so?

Deng Chenghao:Haha, that’s exactly what I think. This product is still very troublesome to this day. There are more than 2,000 of us here, and we have been working on dark blue series products for the past three years. I often drive to the mountains at 11 or 12 o’clock in the evening. Because I do technology, I like to be quiet and go around the mountain in the middle of the night. At this time, I can calm down and feel the state of the car best.

Pang Yicheng:I have two small questions. First, why is your range extender naturally aspirated and not turbocharged?

Deng Chenghao:Japan does hybrid power, why choose natural suction? My point of view, single-motor hybrid power, Germany likes to use T to match, for example, Volkswagen, add a large motor to every 1.5T engine.

No matter whether it is Honda series-parallel or Toyota power shunt, these technical routes tend to use hybrid dedicated cycle engines, such as Atkinson, rather than turbocharging, because the combination of two motors + one engine and three powers, the instantaneous power mainly depends on the motor and battery, and does not require the blessing of turbocharging. It is best to use natural suction, which is smooth and can improve the overall efficiency.

Pang Yicheng:You mean better fuel economy?

Deng Chenghao:This is the first reason why we choose to do 1.5 liters of naturally aspirated, using deep Atkinson cycles and ultra-high compression ratios, that is, the compression rate of deep compression is very high.

The second big reason is that I had a dream when I was doing range extensions, wanting users to drive with only one feeling, and that was pure electric.

Pang Yicheng:Got it, you don’t want users to feel that kind of pause or shock.

Deng Chenghao:Yes, it is pure electric when it is driven, and it looks pure electric. At that time, I asked for the shape of the range extension to be exactly the same as pure electric. The front cabin of the dark blue 03 needs to be equipped with an engine. If you want to do turbocharging, the temperature near the turbine is very high, and its heat dissipation requirements will be very large, so it cannot achieve the shape of pure electric.

Pang Yicheng:Is the air intake grille the same as pure electricity?

Deng Chenghao:The same, the world’s first range extension and pure electric modeling have the same front face shape, no one.I want to make users feel that there are great benefits: I bought an electric car, which is purely electric and feels futuristic, but there is no mileage anxiety, the driving experience is excellent, and I can’t feel the range extender working. The sound is very pure.

Pang Yicheng:Is it not a cost consideration?

Deng Chenghao:No, it’s for experience. Recently, many colleagues have bought a closed test car and are driving it themselves. It feels completely different from a fuel car. Not only is the driving smoothness not like a fuel car, but the sound is not like a fuel car, and the vibration of the vehicle is not like a fuel car.

Pang Yicheng:Your power loss and fuel consumption are also four o’clock?

Deng Chenghao:If it is WLTC, it is 5.0L, and CLTC is about 4.5.

My car is 300 kilograms heavier than Qin. Qin is about 1.5 tons, and I have 1.8 tons. Overall, it is relatively solid, and the fuel consumption is relatively satisfactory.

Pang Yicheng:Second small question, why don’t you use both fork arms for your front overhang?

Deng Chenghao:It’s a bit of a challenge if I use two forks, because I have a very short front overhang.

Pang Yicheng:The two fork arms will take up some internal space, and your range extender may not fit?

Deng Chenghao:Yes, we ended up with the McPherson suspension. The McPherson is also an independent suspension. We did a very careful adjustment and the effect is very good. It took a lot of effort. The driving performance of this car is obvious to all. I am very, very confident that there is no one in the whole market!

Pang Yicheng:Can the pure electric version be used with double fork arms?

Deng Chenghao:It can be used, but it is not good to platform it.

Pang Yicheng:How to set the production and sales target for this product?

Deng Chenghao:For the target of Deep Blue 03, I have prepared 35 ladders, that is, 35 cars an hour, 700 cars in 20 hours a day, and 26 days in a month, 26 × 700, which is the production capacity I have prepared.

Pang Yicheng:That’s 18,000 units per month. Is the capacity ready now?

Deng Chenghao:I’m ready. The supply chain and batteries are fine, and there is a small problem with the chip, but the problem of the chip is mainly affected by the guarantee of the chip industry. I am familiar with the chip. We have been preparing for more than a year for the guarantee of the chip of Deep Blue 03, and the problem should be manageable.

Pang Yicheng:If nothing else, the monthly production capacity will reach 18,000 units by Q4, or has it been reached now?

Deng Chenghao: My goal is to exceed 10,000 units in September, 15,000 units in November, and 178,000 units in December.

Pang Yicheng:That’s pretty much what we anticipated.

Deng Chenghao:My goal is to achieve at least 1781 monthly volumes of this product. There are still two things that consumers have not yet seen through.

The first is configuration. Consumers don’t know what configuration we have.

The second is the price of the configuration. We have released a pre-sale price range, not talking about the configuration, and the pre-sale price is not the listing price. Listing price and listing configuration, this topic is very important.

Pang Yicheng:Listing price, we guess, is it possible to reach more than 160,000 start?

Deng Chenghao:It’s not decided yet.

Pang Yicheng:Channel You are going to be a direct-operated store, right?

Deng Chenghao:Direct sales, using the model of investor investment, mainly borrowing the original dealer resources of our group, opened 100 stores on July 15th.

Pang Yicheng:The storefront is their investment, but they don’t need to eat the inventory?

Deng Chenghao:No, the inventory is in my hands. There are 100 on July 15th and more than 500 across the country on August 15th.

Pang Yicheng:How many cities can be paved?

Deng Chenghao:The key cities of the first, second and third tiers are all covered. The focus is on 95 cities with a high share of new energy. Because we have extended the range, a lot of cities outside 95 cities have also been invested, totaling more than 200 cities.

Pang Yicheng:Are these bosses willing to invest in it?

Deng Chenghao:Very willing to transfer the best position and the best sales ability.

Pang Yicheng:Renovate his original store?

Deng Chenghao:Changed.

Zhang Hao:I have a question, is there some platform reservation for smart driving? We see two places on the fender, which seem to be reserved for the camera?

Deng Chenghao:The first batch is IACC, and we will release more and higher-level intelligent driving services after December 31st. It can be selected when it goes on sale, but it cannot be delivered now because its hardware cannot be pre-embedded. There will be two new functions at that time. On the basis of the current IACC, add intelligent lane change assistance on high-speed roads, road selection and on-ramp assistance.

The first increase is to increase the ability to judge left and right on the basis of only forward and backward judgments.

The second addition is parking, which allows for smart parking across floors.

Pang Yicheng:Parking across floors using Huawei’s system?

Deng Chenghao:It’s our own. Our research found that in fact, consumers really use city-assisted driving scenes less. High-frequency scenes are on highways, and there is parking. Cross-floor memory parking is more practical for consumers. It can remember, just like your own home. If he walks once or twice, he will remember the parking space. This function will not be available until the end of the year.

Zhang Hao:The reserved position on the fender, is there a camera when it is delivered?

Deng Chenghao:No, we will let users choose (optional package) in this listing, but the delivery time is relatively late.

Pang Yicheng:After the configuration and price are officially released, how many orders are you going to accept?

Deng Chenghao: My goal is to receive at least 50,000 units in the first month.

Pang Yicheng:According to your current booking situation, how about the user portrait?

Deng Chenghao:This time, 95% of them were between the ages of 20 and 35, and they were mainly highly educated. But it may be related to our communication, but it has not spread yet. The tens of thousands of users who book now are basically the first and second lines, which means that the circle has not expanded yet, and it will take some time.

Pang Yicheng:So the median age is about 27, 28?

Deng Chenghao:Almost, about 30 years old, 20 to 25 years old, there are still more than ten percent, and now the newly graduated college students have good spending power.

Pang Yicheng:Extended range and pure electric, which version will be more popular?

Deng Chenghao:At first, I wanted to increase the range by 60%, 40% pure electricity,The production capacity prepared now is about half to half.

Pang Yicheng:I don’t think it is possible to match half to half, and the range increase will definitely be more. The first car of a young person must have two characteristics, the first is Sa, and the second is not to have mileage anxiety.We believe it should be 8:2, the absolute advantage of range extension.

Deng Chenghao:China’s past policies have resulted in a lack of supply in the PHEV market, and so far the supply has been completely insufficient.

Now, the largest group of 20 million consumers in the gasoline truck market is coming, and they still have potential range and charging anxiety to this day. As the initial consumer enthusiasm passes, by the time the calm consumer enters the market later, his thinking will change and shift.

Pang Yicheng:In the 15 to 200,000 range, this is the most competitive product we have seen so far. In the past, neither pure electricity nor range extension has been successful in this market. In the past, it was a blank, and major changes may occur this year.

I checked yesterday that the volume of the Civic has dropped. The highest in 2020 was 26,000 a month. The market fluctuates a lot this year, sometimes 8,000 a month, and sometimes more than 10,000 a month. We judge that after your product is released, if there are no mistakes in marketing, the actual volume should have a chance to break 10,000. The Civic market has a good chance of being taken away by you. Maybe you can also get a little from Accord and Camry.

Deng Chenghao:After looking at the competitive relationship data, including Han, P7, and C01, in fact, they all grabbed Accord, then Camry, and CRV.

Pang Yicheng:Among all B-class cars, the current strongest is the Camry, which is very stable. It grew by 26% year-on-year from January to June this year, and the only single product rose. When is your second SUV ready to come out?

Deng Chenghao:First half of next year.

Pang Yicheng:Then the second half of the year is that big car?

Deng Chenghao:The year is 2024.

Pang Yicheng:Is the SUV on the same platform as this one, or is it a dual route?

Deng Chenghao:Right. The dual route is an accurate option, and even the extended range on the track is very cool, which is something that the oil car dare not imagine.

Pang Yicheng:If you put a double fork arm on the electric high-end board, will it make the chassis more resilient?

Deng Chenghao:We are also working on sustaining this platform to try to explore its limits. At the same time, I have always wanted to develop a track mode, where the ESP is turned on, not turned off, and then adjust its limits.

At the end of last year, the track mode was developed in the challenge arrangement, but it was too late in the winter at the end of last year. With the ESP in effect, the vehicle as a whole is relying on safety. Finally, you find that turning off the ESP is purely relying on the chassis. Its attitude control is very good, and it is easy to throw, which means that the hardware safety boundary of this car is very stable.

Because most people are afraid to turn off the ESP, when the ESP is turned on, it is our continued pursuit to let consumers experience the best aspects of driving control.

Zhang Hao:But this point is actually very difficult for ordinary users to get, yesterday we tried the feeling, this car is very similar to the venue modified car, if you drive very intensely, you can feel the ability of the chassis is quite OK.

Deng Chenghao:There is a group of people in the Model 3 consumer crowd who buy and play, and that group of people gives your brand a strong driving force.

Pang Yicheng:We were also talking about this issue yesterday, saying whether it is possible for Changan to keep a fleet. Before this product, Changan did not have such prominent driving control products, right?

Deng Chenghao:Our company leader took this product and opened it, saying that this product is completely different from an oil truck.

Pang Yicheng:Regarding the future of pure electricity and range extension, please ask for your opinion.

Deng Chenghao:Our second rear-drive car is an SUV, which is also a pure electric range extension dual power.

If you want to do it smaller in the future, focus on pure electricity to create a small steel cannon that young people like. If you do it bigger, you will mainly increase the range.My point is that the bigger it is, the more it should be extended.

Nowadays, some people engage in large SUVs of 600 or 700 kilometers that require a 120-degree battery pack. I think there is something wrong with this logic. In the short term, the so-called next-generation technology will not be available until 2030.

Pang Yicheng:Do you think there will be no fundamental change in battery pack density before 2025?

Deng Chenghao:There will be some improvement, but it is difficult to make a fundamental leap. Even before 2030, I don’t think solid-state batteries will be fully commercialized.

In addition, some people feel that the battery would have been at a high level under the current process, and I think the cost will also return to the downward channel.

Because the upstream expansion of production capacity is much faster than we thought, demand is rising, and supply is also rising. It turned out that supply could not keep up with demand, so the upstream raised prices desperately. But when supply catches up with demand, the cost of battery packs will gradually decrease.

When I took over as CEO of Deep Blue last September, the battery was six or seven cents, and now it is one or two. This crazy situation will soon pass.

Remarks: This article is based on the recording of the conversation on July 11. After review by the interviewee, there are deletions. First Electric Zhang Hao and Guo Meng also contributed to this article.

Auto Festival Jury Award Landscape, a high-quality new energy SUV not to be missed

　　On April 26, in the much-anticipated second "China Automobile Festival", Lantu Automobile released its first model, Lantu FREE, which stood out from nearly 1,000 new cars with its excellent performance and configuration. It was shortlisted for the finals together with 30 models and finally won the jury award. In fact, if you understand the development trend of Lantu Automobile in recent years, you will not be shocked that this industry rookie can achieve such achievements. Since the birth of the Lantu brand, it has been constantly breaking "industry records". It fully relies on Dongfeng Automobile’s technology and resources to carry out innovation and upgrades, seize user pain points, and create high-quality products for users. So what is so good about Lantu FREE, which can win national awards?

　　Range extension + pure electric dual power, performance and battery life can be determined

　　One of the advantages of Landmap FREE, in my opinion, is its power performance first, because it is still the only electric SUV in the industry that offers extended range and electric dual-power layout. That is to say, consumers can choose according to their own needs and preferences, and the application scenarios are more extensive than other competing models with a single performance mode.

　　Among them, the LANTU FREE extended range version model performs particularly well, capable of powerful power with a maximum power of 510kW and a maximum torque of 1040N · m, and only 4.5 seconds of zero-hundred acceleration. At the same time, in the state of full fuel and full power, the LANTU FREE can also have a NEDC battery life of 860km. Coupled with the characteristics of extended range power that can be fuel and electric, there is no problem of new energy vehicle battery life anxiety at all.

　　It is worth mentioning that Lantu Auto is also the first car company in China to master the core technology of air suspension, so Lantu FREE is also equipped with air suspension, with 100mm high and low adjustable functions up and down the suspension, and matches the economy, comfort, high energy, outing, custom five driving modes, that is to say, the comfort and passing ability of Lantu cars can also be adjusted according to consumer needs.

　　Industry five-star safety, reliable travel

　　As an electric vehicle, safety is also an important dimension for everyone. In the previous C-NCAP safety test, Landmap FREE achieved a five-star safety score, and with a comprehensive score of 92.3%, it became the top player in the comprehensive score of Chinese brand new energy models.

　　The safety of LANTU FREE is mainly reflected in three aspects, the first is the body safety part, which is made of TRB + Patch composite structure thermoformed A-pillar, 2000MPa aluminum-silicon coated door anti-collision beam, and ultra-high-strength cage cockpit skeleton. It has excellent anti-deformation and impact resistance. Therefore, LANTU FREE won the "2021 China Top Ten Body" and "Best Craft Award".

　　Then there is the essential battery safety part of new energy models. Lantu FREE has specially developed amber and mica battery safety system technology. Like BYD’s "blade battery", this battery system technology has a lot of "black technology". Such as the "three-dimensional heat insulation wall" technology and the "PACK five-layer safety protection" design of the battery pack, which escorts the battery safety from the inside and outside. Therefore, in the super-national standard crash test of the China Automotive Center, the battery pack of Lantu FREE did not appear water ingress, smoke, fire, explosion and other phenomena.

　　300,000 price, leapfrog luxury configuration

　　Landmap FREE itself is positioned as a 300,000-level "performance-level intelligent electric SUV". Coupled with the blessing of central enterprise background, it is not stingy in terms of materials and configuration. Not only does it rely on 4905/1950/1645mm, the size of the wheelbase 2960mm brings a large five-seat space, but the car is equipped with many million-level luxury configurations, such as DYNAUDIO high-end audio, intelligent dimmable panoramic canopy, etc.

　　At the level of intelligent assisted driving, LANTU FREE is also equipped with an advanced intelligent assisted driving system, including 20 L2 + auxiliary features such as parallel line assistance, lane departure warning, active braking, fatigue driving prompts, etc., which can effectively reduce driving intensity and improve the comfort and convenience of daily travel.

　　It is worth mentioning that, as a household car company, Landmap FREE has also been upgrading and improving according to the needs and suggestions of users, so since delivery, Landmap FREE has carried out 2 OTA upgrades, and the follow-up can also be based on user requests. Continuous growth iteration.

　　Lu Fang, CEO of Lantu Automobile, previously said: "As a high-end electric brand national team, Lantu Automobile is committed to becoming a user-oriented technology enterprise and promoting the continuous improvement of Chinese national automobile brands." It is not difficult to find through the products that Lantu Automobile has also been moving towards this goal. The outstanding electric drive performance, safety performance, leapfrog luxury equipment and other highlights well reflect the importance Lantu attaches to the user’s product experience. The second model of Lantu, the Lantu Dreamer, will also be officially launched on May 7. Interested friends can find out in advance!

　　(Source: Wenzhou Vision)

Meitu’s skin-friendly AI skin measurement system becomes the key to identifying the ＂inflection point＂ of skin aging

On August 2, Meitu Yishu, an AI skin testing brand under Meitu Company, held a sharing session with the theme of "Redefining the Golden Age of Anti-Aging Products". Meitu Yishu’s "Joint Laboratory of Skin Testing and Digital Standards" released important findings in the field of anti-aging, revealing the "inflection point" of aging in different age groups, and assisting consumers in scientific evidence-based skin care.

The results of the "inflection point" of aging study found that for mouth lines, eyebrow lines and forehead wrinkles, the inflection point of aging is often relatively late, around the age of 30; for nasolabial folds, tear furrows, eye lines and current wrinkles, the time of aging onset is relatively early, around the age of 25. These findings will guide consumers around the age of 25 to prioritize eye products when considering anti-aging products, and around the age of 30, they can start to pay attention to the forehead and lower facial area.

The results of this study were presented at the International Society of Dermatology Research Congress (ISID) in 2023 by Meitu’s Joint Laboratory of Testing and Digital Standards for Skin, which attracted wide attention in the industry. With more than 430,000 participants, the study is the most extensive of its kind to date. It uses the panoramic AI skin measurement system Meitu to identify key inflection points in the development and severity of wrinkles, marking an important step forward in using AI to understand skin aging.

With the panoramic AI skin measurement system Meitu Yishu, Lab-SADS researchers were able to accurately quantify the facial wrinkle phenotype and understand the progression of skin aging at a more fine grained level in multiple areas of the face. On this basis, Lab-SADS researchers analyzed eight wrinkle-related skin aging characteristics, developed a polynomial regression model to estimate the aging rate, and used AI algorithms to quantify aging based on a large population cohort. Finally, modeling shows the key time points of aging.

Through the analysis of the samples, Meitu Yifu reveals the characteristic changes and aging trends of skin in different age groups, not only helping consumers to find the inflection point of each aging dimension more clearly, but also which facial areas and aging manifestations should be paid attention to. It also provides beauty agencies with anti-aging suggestions and products for consumers of different ages. It also provides important clues and scientific basis for the research and development of anti-aging products.

Wang Fudi, a scientific research consultant at Meitu Yifu, also pointed out at the sharing session that different races have different aging characteristics and time points. To this end, Meitu Yifu has done artificial labeling for different races when developing algorithms, which can accurately quantify the facial aging of different races.　

According to iiMedia Research (iiMedia Consulting) data show that the global anti-aging market size from $139.50 billion in 2015 to $216 billion in 2021, 2021 global anti-aging market size growth rate of up to 11.1%, the future global anti-aging market size is expected to maintain a high growth rate, 2025 market size of nearly 300 billion US dollars, the anti-aging market has great potential for development.

Since its establishment, Meitu Yifu has adhered to the technology-oriented and deeply cultivated the field of AI skin testing. On the basis of in-depth algorithm technical support, Meitu Yifu’s algorithms in skin analysis, face detection, image processing and other fields are in a world-leading position, and the accuracy rate far exceeds that of congeneric products. Meitu Yifu also created a number of patented skin testing technologies, covering the identification of acne spots and moles, sensitive skin detection, dark circles detection, etc., providing top technical support for skin testing services. In addition, Meitu Yifu also participated in the formulation of China’s first skin aging evaluation standard "Human Skin Aging Evaluation Standard". So far, Meitu Yifu has landed in more than 2,900 offline stores around the world, and has reached strategic cooperation with more than 130 well-known brands such as Dior, Shiseido, and Fan Wenhua.

By linking the quantification of skin problems, skin care, and Product Research & Development, Meitu can gain a deeper understanding of the mechanism and characteristics of skin aging, thus providing a more scientific basis for future skin care Product Research & Development to meet the needs of consumers of different ages and achieve better skin care results.

　

The operation of central enterprises has improved significantly. In June, operating income and profits achieved positive growth year-on-year-the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commi

In June this year, central enterprises achieved operating income of 2.9 trillion yuan and net profit of 166.48 billion yuan, up by 0.6% and 5% respectively.

In the face of the complicated environment, it is not easy for central enterprises to achieve positive growth in revenue and profit simultaneously. On the one hand, the excellent epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic achievements in China have created favorable conditions for the recovery of the national economy; On the other hand, the central enterprises have comprehensively deepened the work of improving quality and increasing efficiency, and made great efforts to expand the market, grasp production, control costs and stabilize investment.

At the press conference of the State Council Office held on July 16th, Peng Huagang, Secretary-General and spokesman of the State Council State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, introduced the specific situation of the economic operation of central enterprises in the first half of the year, and said that the economic operation of central enterprises had improved significantly, and the positive changes had increased significantly. In June, the income and profits of the same month achieved positive growth simultaneously.

In the first half of the year, the decline in revenue and profit was narrower than that in the first quarter, and both revenue and profit achieved positive growth in June.

In the first half of this year, most central enterprises were affected by the COVID-19 epidemic and encountered difficulties in stages. With the further consolidation of the epidemic prevention and control in China and the accelerated recovery of social production and living order, the production and operation of central enterprises have accelerated since May.

Peng Huagang introduced that in the first half of the year, the central enterprises realized a total operating income of 13.4 trillion yuan, down 7.8% year-on-year, and the decline was narrowed by 4 percentage points compared with the first quarter. The income decline has narrowed for three consecutive months; The accumulated net profit was 438.55 billion yuan, down 37.7% year-on-year, and the decline was 21.1 percentage points lower than that in the first quarter and 12.6 percentage points lower than that in January-May.

In June, central enterprises achieved positive growth in both operating income and net profit. Among them, the operating income was 2.9 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.6%, and most enterprises have recovered or exceeded the same period level; The net profit was 166.48 billion yuan, an increase of 64.63 billion yuan compared with May and a year-on-year increase of 5%. It was also the first time this year that the monthly net profit increased positively.

Depending on the industry, the production and operation of key industries have been accelerated and gradually improved.

In the first half of the year, the steel output, crude oil output, power generation and electricity sales of central enterprises have recovered to more than 98% of the same period last year; The orders for new ships increased by 21.2% year-on-year, the installed power capacity increased by 5.1% year-on-year, the sales volume of commercial coal increased by 1.8% year-on-year, and the alumina output and new orders for power generation equipment maintained positive growth.

In the second quarter, the sales volume of refined oil products increased by nearly 40% compared with the first quarter, and it also increased compared with last year. In February, the electricity sales of the two power grid companies plummeted by 10.9% year-on-year, and gradually recovered and improved. In April, the decline narrowed to -1.3%, in May, it turned into a positive growth of 4.6%, and in June, it increased by 6.5% year-on-year.

"The marginal improvement in the physical quantity indicators of basic industries such as oil, electricity and coal reflects the continuous improvement of the national economy and also boosts confidence in the economic operation in the second half of the year." Peng Huagang said that there are also military industries, communications industries and construction industries that contribute a lot to profits.

Looking at enterprises, the operation tends to be stable, and the monthly income and profits of most enterprises have recovered or exceeded the same period.

There were 57 central enterprises whose income increased year-on-year in June, and 33 enterprises whose income increased by more than 10% in that month. The net profit of 58 central enterprises in June increased year-on-year, and that of 46 enterprises increased by more than 10%.

Peng Huagang believes that in the face of this year’s complicated environment, it is not easy for central enterprises to reach a new high in June. On the one hand, the excellent epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic achievements in China have created favorable conditions for the recovery of the national economy; On the other hand, the central enterprises have comprehensively deepened the work of improving quality and increasing efficiency, and made great efforts to expand the market, grasp production, control costs and stabilize investment.

In the first half of the year, the investment in fixed assets was 1 trillion yuan, reducing the operating cost of the whole society by more than 120 billion yuan.

In addition to the positive growth of income and profits, the investment of central enterprises has also taken the lead in achieving positive growth.

In the first half of the year, the central enterprises invested 1 trillion yuan in fixed assets, up 7.2% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 5.9 percentage points faster than that in January-May and 11.7 percentage points faster than that in the first quarter.

Since the full resumption of work in March, the monthly growth rate of fixed assets investment of central enterprises has been 4.1%, 11.8%, 13% and 21.2% respectively, showing an accelerating trend month by month. In the second quarter, the accumulated fixed assets investment was 673.07 billion yuan, up 14.8% year-on-year. By industry, the growth rate of fixed assets investment in power generation, automobile, communication, metallurgy and other industries exceeded 15% in the first half of the year.

In order to help revive Hubei after the epidemic, on June 3, relevant central enterprises and Hubei Province signed a total of 72 cooperation projects with a total investment of 327.7 billion yuan.

With steady investment, central enterprises will continue to exert their efforts. Peng Huagang introduced that in the second half of the year, we will continue to guide and support enterprises to focus on improving industrial basic capabilities, breaking through the weak links of key core technologies in the industrial chain, maintaining industrial chain security and other areas to increase investment, and seize investment opportunities in new infrastructure such as 5G, industrial internet and data centers, actively and orderly promote project construction, do a good job in reserves of high-quality investment projects, actively absorb social capital, and broaden financing channels.

Focusing on the "six guarantees" and the implementation of the "six guarantees" task, the central enterprises have also made every effort to help small and medium-sized enterprises fight the epidemic, reduce costs and tide over difficulties, and resolutely implemented the national policies of reducing electricity prices, gas prices, tariffs, tolls and rents. In the first half of the year, the cumulative operating costs of the whole society have been reduced by more than 120 billion yuan.

Peng Huagang analyzed the composition of this 120 billion yuan: "The two power grid enterprises reduced the user cost by 54 billion yuan, the three communication enterprises made profits by 42 billion yuan, and the three petroleum and petrochemical enterprises reduced the energy cost of downstream enterprises by 18 billion yuan. In addition, the accumulated rent reduction for small and micro enterprises also exceeded 4 billion yuan."

In the second half of the year, central enterprises will continue to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in three aspects: increasing the supply of basic oil, electricity and coal transportation; Continue to implement the policy of reducing fees and making profits; Strengthen cooperation with various enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises in the industrial chain and supply chain, and use investment to promote the development of the entire industrial chain and supply chain. "Now we are actively carrying out the work of clearing the debts owed by central enterprises, especially those that have no differences with small and medium-sized enterprises, which should be returned as soon as possible." Peng Huagang said.

We will fully implement the "Three-year Action for the Reform of State-owned Enterprises" and strive to achieve the annual goal in five aspects in the second half of the year.

While speeding up the resumption of production and operation, the reform cannot stop. Recently, the 14th meeting of the Central Committee for Comprehensively Deepening Reform deliberated and adopted the "Three-year Action Plan for State-owned Enterprise Reform", and the prospect of state-owned enterprise reform in the next three years gradually became clear.

Peng Huagang introduced that the "Program" has four "highlights": First, it highlights the implementation and action, and puts forward clear task measures for the timetable and road map of state-owned enterprise reform in various key tasks, so that it can be quantified and assessed; The second is to focus on key points, fill shortcomings, strong and weak items, adhere to problem orientation, and propose targeted measures instead of covering everything; The third is to highlight system integration, coordination and high efficiency. Some reform tasks are difficult to be effective by one measure alone, so it is necessary to comprehensively use multiple measures and take a multi-pronged approach; Fourth, it is difficult to fight the annihilation war. The reform in some important areas has defined the objectives and time limit requirements, and concentrated on tackling the difficulties in the three-year operation.

In the first half of the year, the overall operating performance of central enterprises was better than expected. Can we achieve the annual target if we work harder in the second half of the year? Peng Huagang said that although the production and operation in the first half of the year laid a good foundation for completing the objectives and tasks of the whole year, all the work of the reform and development of central enterprises in the second half of the year was faced with difficulties and pressures, and these five aspects should be strengthened to achieve the goals: solidly promote the steady growth of the management and development of central enterprises; Fully implement the three-year action of state-owned enterprise reform; Fully promote the scientific and technological innovation of central enterprises; Actively promote the layout optimization and structural adjustment of state-owned capital; Do a good job in preventing and resolving major risks.

"Strive for the sustained and rapid growth of the benefits of the vast majority of central enterprises, and strive for the positive growth of the overall benefits of central enterprises." Peng Huagang said.

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It is related to the coordination mechanism of urban real estate financing, and how to ＂arrange troops and deploy troops＂ has attracted much attention.

Cailian News on January 26th (Reporter Wang Haichun)A high-standard meeting held by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development today has become the focus of attention of all parties. The theme of this meeting is closely related to the coordination mechanism of real estate financing which is highly concerned by the market.

On January 26th, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development held a meeting to deploy the coordination mechanism of urban real estate financing. At the meeting, Ni Hong, Party Secretary and Minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, pointed out that accelerating the implementation of the coordination mechanism of urban real estate financing was effective, supporting the development and construction of real estate projects, and meeting the reasonable financing needs of real estate enterprises with different ownership equally.

According to the information released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in official website, the heads of the relevant departments of the Central Finance Office and the Central Finance Office, as well as the relevant heads of the housing and urban-rural construction departments (commissions) of various provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the heads of 35 key city governments attended the meeting.

In view of the current financing difficulties of some real estate projects, the meeting stressed that all localities should focus on projects, pay close attention to research and put forward a list of real estate projects that can be given financing support, coordinate financial institutions within their respective administrative regions to issue loans, and accurately and effectively support reasonable financing needs.

The meeting demanded that the credit funds should be operated in a closed way and used in compliance, and resolutely prevent misappropriation. At the provincial level, it is necessary to track and monitor the implementation and strengthen supervision and guidance. At the national level, an information platform for urban real estate financing coordination mechanism projects will be established, and weekly scheduling and monthly notification will be implemented. It is understood that before the end of this month, the first batch of projects can win loans after landing.

The chief researcher of Guangdong Housing Policy Research Center pointed out that this meeting has become the focus of attention of all parties because it is related to how to implement the coordination mechanism of real estate financing.

"Forming a specific project landing, the coordination mechanism will have practical significance, and the landing of the project will help to better explore a more mature financing coordination mechanism. Judging from the contents announced at the meeting, the high-level officials made it clear that the main responsibility, management responsibility and territorial responsibility of the competent authorities should be brought into play to solve the distrust between banks and housing enterprises. While forcing real estate enterprises to strengthen their management, this mechanism also puts forward requirements for banks to improve their ability to identify and control risks. Only through joint coordination and efforts can we truly implement support for stable enterprises. " Li Yujia said.

According to the information released by the State Financial Supervision and Administration, the General Financial Supervision and Administration held a meeting on January 26 to deploy and promote the implementation of the coordination mechanism of urban real estate financing. The main responsible persons of various regulatory bureaus, some regulatory branches of the General Administration of Financial Supervision, as well as national commercial banks, city commercial banks, provincial rural credit cooperatives and other institutions attended the meeting.

The meeting stressed that financial institutions should attach great importance to it, strengthen organizational leadership, establish internal mechanisms and clarify working rules. For projects that meet the credit conditions, it is necessary to establish a green channel for credit granting, optimize the approval process, shorten the approval time limit, and actively meet the reasonable financing needs. For projects that encounter temporary difficulties in development and construction, but the funds are basically balanced, we will not blindly lend, cut off loans, or press loans, but support them by extending existing loans, adjusting repayment arrangements, and adding new loans. At the same time, financial institutions should strengthen the closed management of funds to prevent the misappropriation of credit funds.

Previously, on January 12, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the General Administration of Financial Supervision jointly issued the Notice on Establishing a Coordination Mechanism for Urban Real Estate Financing. The circular is clear, giving full play to the leading coordination role of the city government, establishing a coordination mechanism for urban real estate financing in cities at prefecture level and above, judging the real estate market situation and real estate financing demand, coordinating and solving the difficulties and problems existing in real estate financing, and combining the development and construction of real estate projects and the relevant situation of project development enterprises according to the principle of fairness and justice, putting forward a list of real estate projects that can be given financing support, pushing financial institutions and providing financing support.

Experts in the industry believe that the establishment of a coordination mechanism for urban real estate financing is actually to find a win-win point, and to accurately support the reasonable financing needs of real estate projects by distinguishing group risks from project risks. With the support of such favorable policies, the lending speed of financial institutions for some projects is expected to accelerate in the future.

According to Yan Yuejin, research director of Yiju Research Institute, the establishment of a coordination mechanism will help the financial sector and the housing sector to coordinate their operations and give play to the accuracy and timeliness of policies, which is an important measure to promote a virtuous circle of finance and real estate.

"According to the document, the coordination mechanism is headed by the deputy mayor of the city government in charge of housing and construction, and a real estate financing coordination mechanism with local housing and construction departments and agencies dispatched by the General Administration of Financial Supervision as member units is established." Li Yujia said.

The industry believes that the relevant departments take the lead, which shows that the regulatory authorities attach great importance to this mechanism, and this coordination mechanism has a strong landing on the practical level in classifying and financing housing enterprises.

Yan Yuejin pointed out that for high-quality housing enterprises, there are four main criteria for obtaining support, including normal development and construction, adequate collateral, reasonable assets and liabilities, and guaranteed repayment sources.

"This standard has a strong reference significance. According to this standard, housing enterprises can improve their work from the perspectives of engineering, assets, finance and sales, so that enterprises can meet relevant standards and obtain financing support." Yan Yuejin said.

It further stated that for enterprises with short-term capital pressure, it is necessary to prevent the situation of "loan withdrawal and loan pressure", and at the same time, it is necessary to provide relevant support through extension, adjustment of repayment arrangements and new loans.

"For enterprises that violate the law or evade debts, they should make risk warnings to financial institutions such as banks." Yan Yuejin said.

Li Yujia pointed out that credit is based on trust, so the purpose of establishing a coordination mechanism is to establish a docking platform for both parties to fully communicate; However, whether to lend or not will still be in accordance with the bank risk control and credit approval process. At the landing level of specific projects, it will be market-oriented, legal and voluntary, and will not be mandatory.

"One of the key factors is to consolidate the main responsibilities of all parties and explore new mechanisms and models. For example, housing enterprises should standardize financial data, operate in good faith, bid farewell to the highly leveraged model, and let banks trust housing enterprises. Banks should also increase the transformation of business systems and risk control models, instead of blindly adhering to the old model, that is, taking the implicit government guarantee, collateral and the rise in the value of collateral as the conditions for capital investment. " Li Yujia added.

Wang Xiaoyu, chief analyst of Zhuge Data Research Center, said that under the current market background, housing enterprises have weak investment confidence, and they are relatively cautious in taking land and starting new construction. From a macro point of view, this policy is a further measure of financial support for housing enterprises, and it is a favorable policy for housing enterprises.

"At the same time, it should be pointed out that financing can solve the current cash flow crisis and improve the liquidity of funds, but in the long run, the development of enterprises still needs to rely on their own hematopoietic capacity." Wang Xiaoyu said.

(Cailian reporter Wang Haichun)
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Italian media： If Di Maria doesn’t renew Kulu or replace him, otherwise Juventus may sell Kulu.

Live on May 20th, according to all the reports of Juventus, if Di Maria doesn’t renew his contract, Kulusevski may become his replacement. Otherwise, Juventus may sell Kulusevski.

It is reported that Tottenham may not buy out Kulusevski, so Kulusevski may return to Juventus this summer. If Di Maria doesn’t renew his contract with Juventus, Kulusevski may become his replacement and become a member of Juventus’ re-launch next season.

However, if Tottenham don’t buy out Kulusevski and Di Maria renews his contract with Juventus, Juventus may also consider selling Kulusevski.

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The second vertical racing competition in Xihu District of Hangzhou started.

Recently, the second vertical racing competition in Xihu District of Hangzhou started in EAC Europe and America Center. The theme of this competition is "Dedicated to the Asian Games", which aims to enrich the amateur cultural and sports life of building workers in Xihu District, show the healthy style of residents in Xihu District, and welcome the arrival of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Vertical racing takes the stairs of high-rise buildings as the runway, which is a new urban fitness sport. The race runs from the starting point on the first floor to the end point on the top floor of the building, and an effective timing technology system is adopted. In the competition, participants can not only experience the pleasure of climbing mountains, but also reduce the influence of the weather.

It is understood that about 100 people participated in this competition, and the players on the scene were divided into groups of men and women, and finally the third runner-up was decided. Wang Yong, a contestant, said: "Vertical racing is a very interesting sport, which not only tests your physical fitness, but also requires good coordination and psychological quality." "I experienced the fun of competition and realized that I still have a lot to improve in training and preparation." Contestant Zhang Jianhua said. (Yang Ling/graphic)

Tevez： Ferguson said he would buy me out, and he was very sad when I left Manchester United.

Live on March 11 th, former Argentine striker Tevez said in an interview with the media that Ferguson was very sad when he left Manchester United.

Tevez joined Manchester United on loan from West Ham in 2007 and moved to Manchester City in 2009. Tevez said: "I was loaned to Manchester United, and Ferguson told me that they would buy me out. Then he signed Berbatov and left me out of the starting list."

"The day before the Champions League final against Barcelona, I told Ferguson that I was going to Manchester City. At that time, I was close to reaching an agreement with Manchester City. After the Champions League final, I flew to Abu Dhabi with my family to meet the Manchester City boss and solve the contract problem, which was like a dagger for him (Ferguson). "

(Mu Zi)