Pai Finance Weekly Hot News: Li Auto will lay off 5,600 employees, accounting for more than 18%; A number of e-commerce platforms announced the cancellation of 618 pre-sale and returned to "spot sales"

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2024-05-17 17:49Posted in Shanxi Finance and Economics Creator

1. Company

Master Kong's instant noodles will increase in price across the board in May

On May 16, the news that Master Kong's instant noodles were about to increase in price across the board rushed to the hot search. It is understood that the price increase will cover the "full line of products" of Master Kong's instant noodles; As for the reason for the price increase, it is the "formula upgrade". Judging from an internal information obtained by the reporter, Master Kong's latest batch of goods has been printed with the upgraded slogan "eggs and noodles are smoother, and vegetables are more material".

In response to this matter, many staff responded that Master Kong did issue a price adjustment notice to dealers, and due to the increase in the price of raw materials for Master Kong's instant noodles, the company will make a significant price adjustment to Master Kong's bag noodles and barrel noodles in May. It is recommended to raise the retail price of classic series products, from 4.5 yuan to 5 yuan, an increase of 0.5 yuan per barrel, and the suggested retail price of bagged noodles from 2.8 yuan to 3 yuan, an increase of 0.2 yuan per bag. (Food Internal Reference, Red Star Capital Bureau, Financial Network)

Li Auto will lay off 5,600 employees, accounting for more than 18%

After the May Day holiday, Ideal is undergoing a new round of company-wide personnel optimization, with an overall optimization ratio of more than 18%. According to the 2023 financial report, Li Auto has nearly 31,600 people, a year-on-year increase of 63%. In terms of optimization ratio, more than 5,600 people were involved in this round of optimization. Specifically, the sales and service operation department will be optimized to more than 400 people, the recruitment department will be reduced from more than 200 people to 40-50 people, and the intelligent driving team will be reduced to less than 1,000 people. (21st Century Business Herald) 

Great Wall Cannon responded to the death of the owner of the car: it will actively cooperate with the investigation

On May 15, the Great Wall Cannon issued a statement on the incident of "the owner of the Great Wall Cannon was stuck in the neck of the electric tent on the roof": On May 11, Chengdu users had an accident during the use of Shanhaiju rooftop tents, and we attach great importance to and are deeply saddened to express our deep condolences to the victims. At present, we are closely monitoring the progress of the investigation of this incident, and will fully assist the Akinoji brand, actively cooperate with the investigation of relevant departments, and provide all necessary support to the family. For the progress of this accident, please refer to the announcement of Qiunodi (Xiamen) Outdoor Equipment Technology Co., Ltd.

On May 13, netizens reported that the owner of a Great Wall cannon car in Chengdu was trapped in an electric roof tent and died, questioning the existence of hidden dangers in the vehicle. The owner's friend told reporters that the car had just been picked up for half a month, and on May 11, the owner had an accident when operating the tent to lift the roof, and she had tried to operate the key to save people unsuccessfully. (Zhengguan News)

Baidu: Consider possible cooperation opportunities with Tesla on Robotaxi

Xu Baoqiang, general manager of Baidu's autonomous driving technology department, said that for Tesla's Robotaxi (shared taxi), Baidu will consider possible cooperation opportunities according to Tesla's specific application model and the pace of entering the Chinese market. Musk recently posted on the social media platform X that Tesla plans to launch a driverless taxi (robotaxi) on August 8, 2024. Tesla previously said that the next-generation vehicle platform will include lower-priced cars and fully self-driving taxis. On April 29, a source said that Tesla will use the advanced assisted driving map (Gaofu map) provided by Baidu Maps for the Chinese version of FSD (Full-SelfDriving). (Shanghai Securities News)

Walmart is reportedly laying off hundreds of employees and asking remote employees to return to the office

Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate positions and requiring most remote employees to return to the office, according to people familiar with the matter. Employees in smaller offices in Dallas, Atlanta, and Toronto were asked to move to larger centers. Employees will still be allowed to work remotely and part-time as long as they are in the office most of the time, the person said. (Interface News)

McDonald's apologized for food safety issues: it will further strengthen the implementation of operating standards

On the evening of May 13, McDonald's China issued a statement in response to the previous alleged food safety problems, saying that it apologized for the impact on the restaurants involved, and that the company is actively cooperating with the local market supervision department to investigate and verify, and will not tolerate any violation of operational standards and deal with it seriously. In addition, the implementation and enforcement of restaurant operation specifications will be further strengthened.

Previously, it was reported that its reporters went undercover for McDonald's Zhengzhou Excellence Agricultural Union Restaurant and McDonald's Jinan University Restaurant, and found that both restaurants had problems such as tampering with food shelf life labels, using expired ingredients, selling food after the expiration date, and cutting corners. McDonald's Zhengzhou Excellent Agricultural Union Restaurant, there is also a situation where the quality of fried oil exceeds the standard. (Headliners)

Douyin responds to the new regulations and no longer publishes current political and financial content: the news is untrue

On May 13, the relevant person in charge of Douyin said that the online transmission restriction on the publication of current political, financial, legal or medical content is false information. The relevant adjustment is the authorization function for the release of commercial materials, which does not affect the creator's other monetization or commercialization capabilities.

A few days ago, some Douyin creators received a notice from the creator center of the platform saying that in order to optimize the creator experience, Douyin no longer supports accounts that mainly publish social current affairs, finance, law or medical content, or accounts with high followers and greater influence and commercial promotion accounts to establish an authorization relationship that includes content publishing capabilities. If the creator's account has made such authorizations, the corresponding authorization relationship will be terminated from May 15. (The Paper, Finance Associated Press)

A number of e-commerce platforms announced the cancellation of 618 pre-sale and returned to "spot sales"

Recently, Tmall and JD.com have successively announced the cancellation of the "618" pre-sale mechanism and the return to "spot sales". The pre-sale mechanism used to be a marketing strategy designed by e-commerce platforms to help merchants stock up in advance and reduce logistics pressure. However, over time, this mechanism gradually exposed shortcomings in the user experience. Users need to wait up to 10 days from seeing the discount notice to the final payment and shipping, and this long waiting process has received a large number of complaints from users. Looking back on history, the big promotion festival of e-commerce platforms began with the "Double 11" campaign launched by Tmall in 2009. Today, not only has the "Double 11" event changed from a "carnival day" to a "carnival season", but various platforms have also launched promotional festivals such as mid-year and year-end promotions; At the same time, the gameplay of the big promotion has also evolved from the initial "five-fold promotion" to the complex rules of "brain-burning comparable to Olympiad mathematics". (The Paper)

2. Character/high-level changes

Li Jiaqi said that this year's 618 promotion is difficult: but I like to push myself

According to reports, at the 2024 U.S. ONE 618 media conference, U.S. ONE partner Li Jiaqi delivered a speech. Li Jiaqi said, "We ushered in this year's 618 promotion, is it difficult? I think it's difficult, but I like to find a breakthrough in the difficulty, push myself in the difficulty, and then see what we can bring to the user. (IT House)

Dong Mingzhu responded to the Rose Air Conditioner being complained about: This is a kind of creation

According to reports, on May 14, Dong Mingzhu, chairman of Gree, once again responded to the complaint of netizens about the rose air conditioner during the live broadcast. She said that we were the first to create the rose air conditioner, and even if everyone thinks it is defective, it is the best, because there is no second one to make it, it is a kind of creation.

According to previous reports, in January 2024, a rose air conditioner under Gree Electric Appliances was complained about the aesthetics of the 90s, "ugly and earthy". In this regard, Dong Mingzhu responded for the first time to "Rose Air Conditioner was complained about" in the CCTV Finance "Dialogue" program on the evening of March 2: "The design of "Rose Air Conditioner" is actually more about integrating with family life, and it is necessary to continue to innovate and make air conditioning a work of art at home, which is my goal. (Western Decision-making, Shangguan News)

Xiang Zheng, vice president of Xiaomi's international business department, resigned

It is reported that Xiang Zheng, vice president of the international business department of Xiaomi's core decision-making team, has resigned.

When Xiang Zheng joined Xiaomi in 2018, Lei Jun and Wang Xiang, the former president of Xiaomi Group, both posted on Weibo to welcome him. Lei Jun said that "the addition of Xiang Zheng will further help the rapid development of Xiaomi's overseas business." In 2023, Lei Jun announced that Xiaomi has set up a group operation and management committee, and luxurious staffing is regarded as the core decision-making team, including not only Lu Weibing, but also Xiang Zheng. However, in the past few years, Xiang Zheng has rarely appeared in public, and the specific reason for his departure is unknown. Under the leadership of Xiang Zheng, Xiaomi's market share in overseas markets is relatively stable. However, there is still a gap with Lei Jun's goal of "being the first in the world in three years" shouted in 2021. IDC data shows that in the first quarter of this year, Xiaomi ranked third in the world with a market share of 14.1%. (Sina Technology)

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