Pandaily's Digest #20211105
Li Ziqi’s three-month absence attracted a lot of attention from netizens. On October 25th, Ziqi Culture filed a lawsuit against Weinian and the company’s legal representative Liu Tongming.
Equity of Ziqi Culture Held by Influencer Li Ziqi’s Partner Company, Weinian, Gets Frozen
According to Tianyancha’s APP, the equity stake in Sichuan Ziqi Culture Communication Co., Ltd. held by Weinian Brand Management Co., Ltd. worth 510,000 yuan ($79,748) was frozen as of November 2, 2021. The assets will remain frozen until November 1, 2024.
Li Ziqi’s three-month absence attracted a lot of attention from netizens. On October 25th, Ziqi Culture filed a lawsuit against Weinian and the company’s legal representative Liu Tongming. Due to the dispute, ByteDance withdrew its stake in Weinian. Ziqi Culture has two shareholders, online celebrity Li Ziqi and Weinian, holding 49% and 51% shares respectively.
Former Huawei Autonomous Driving Head Joins Geely’s Zeekr
The former director of Huawei’s autonomous driving development business has reportedly joined Geely Holding Group’s Zeekr brand as Vice President of autonomous driving and directly reports to An Conghui, CEO of Zeekr. Later, the automobile brand confirmed the news.
Amid Rumors Tencent Will Implement “965” Workweek, Many Employees Haven’t Been Notified or Prefer Flexible Schedule
An employee at Chinese tech giant Tencent said on Monday via domestic career-focused social media platform Maimai that the firm has officially issued a document revealing plans to implement a “965” working schedule (from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week). Under this arrangement, employees will need to apply for overtime work after 7 p.m. if necessary and the overtime hours will influence the evaluation of their leaders’ performance.
As Zeekr Completes First Batch of Deliveries, Protection of Car Owners’ Rights Continues
On October 23, Zeekr 001 officially started delivery, with a total of 199 units delivered in the first week. However, the continuous denunciation letters from its car owners have caused this new brand, which has attracted much attention from the industry, to fall into controversy.
Tesla China Halts 0% Minimum Downpayment Program Due to Surge in Orders
Tesla’s ambitious 0% minimum downpayment program for China has been canceled just three days after the option was introduced on Monday. The U.S. EV maker’s official website in China shows that customers from China interested in buying a vehicle would now be required to put down a 10% minimum downpayment instead.
Xiaomi to Open 30,000 Offline Stores in 2-3 Years, Preparing to Sell Vehicles
Lu Weibing, President of Xiaomi Group China and General Manager of the Redmi brand, said in an interview on Wednesday that Xiaomi’s new internal goal is to open 30,000 stores within two or three years, fully covering China’s county and township markets.
Xpeng Motors Reforms Sales Method, Targeting Monthly Delivery Goal of 15,000 Vehicles
Xpeng Motors has recently changed its previous sales method. As part of the adjustment, the company decided to shift the in-store sharing of sales leads to regional sharing, aiming to promote more transactions and targeting a monthly delivery goal of 15,000 vehicles, as proposed by He Xiaopeng, Chairman of the company. Regarding this news, Xpeng Motors refused to comment.
Xiaomi Officially Launches Future-Oriented “Loop Liquidcool Technology,” Mass Production Planned for H2 2022
Lei Jun, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Xiaomi, announced in a domestic social media post on Friday that the leading Chinese electronics firm has officially launched a future-oriented heat dissipation solution dubbed “loop liquidcool technology.” Its official poster shows that the technology was first launched by a custom Xiaomi MIX 4 Magic.
Jeffrey Yang Leaves Xiaomi, Joins China Athletics as CSO
On November 3, according to the official WeChat account for “China Athletics”, Jeffrey Yang, former Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for Xiaomi China, officially joined China Athletics Co., Ltd. as its Chief Strategy Officer. He will be fully responsible for the company’s brand strategy-related business.
Huawei Builds World’s First Outdoor F5G OptiX SuperSite
On November 3, Qinghai Unicom and Huawei jointly completed the commercialization of the world’s first outdoor F5G OptiX SuperSite solution in Dagaoling Village, Huangyuan County, Qinghai Province.