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Tencent Music, whose profit increased by 36% year-on-year last year, is also worried, and the number of monthly users of its main business has decreased for several consecutive quarters.

The business map of Tencent Music has been adjusted.

On March 19th, Tencent Music released the unaudited financial performance report for the fourth quarter and the whole year as of December 31st, 2023.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the total revenue of Tencent Music was RMB 6.89 billion, down 7.2% year-on-year; The net profit was 1.41 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.9%.

In 2023, the total revenue of Tencent Music was 27.75 billion yuan, down 2.1% year-on-year; The net profit was 5.22 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 36%.

After the financial report was released, before the US stock market closed on March 19th, the share price of Tencent Music rose by 0.48%, corresponding to a market value of $17.813 billion.

In terms of business, Tencent Music is still in the process of adjusting its business structure and continues to focus on online music services. In Q4 of 2023, Tencent Music’s online music service revenue reached 5.02 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 41.1%; The income from social entertainment services and other services dropped by 51.6% year-on-year to 1.87 billion yuan. Correspondingly, in Q4 of 2023, the operating cost of Tencent Music decreased by 14.6% year-on-year to 4.25 billion yuan due to the decrease in revenue sharing cost corresponding to the decrease in social entertainment service revenue.

In the whole year of 2023, thanks to the accelerated growth of online music subscription revenue and advertising service revenue, as well as the growth of sales revenue around artists, Tencent Music’s online music service revenue was 17.33 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 38.8%; As the company adjusted some live interactive functions and implemented stricter compliance procedures, the revenue from social entertainment services and other services was 10.43 billion yuan, down 34.2% year-on-year.

With the concentration of live broadcast traffic to the short video platform in the head, Tencent Music is also changing its strategy. Nowadays, online music service has become Tencent’s music business accounting for over 70%, and this proportion is increasing — — From 37.1% in Q1 in 2023 to 72.9% in Q4, and achieved good profits. Earlier, Tencent Music’s social entertainment service accounted for 70% of the company’s total revenue.

In this process, Tencent Music has tapped the paying potential of users, and both the number of paying users and the average monthly income of users of its online music service have increased. The former increased by 20.6% to 107 million in Q4, while the latter increased by 20.2% to 10.7 yuan.

In addition, Zhu Liang, CEO of Tencent Music, said at the performance meeting that Tencent Music pays more attention to the overall activity and liquidity of long audio content and the promotion of long audio content in the car market. In 2023, the long audio service achieved more than the expected results in the transformation of Tencent Music. Next, Tencent Music will continue to promote the distribution and commercial efficiency of long audio content on the entire music platform.

Cussion Pang, executive chairman of Tencent Music, said in the financial report, "2023 is a crucial year for the transformation of Tencent Music." "The strong performance of online music services not only eased the pressure on social entertainment services, but also promoted the steady increase of quarterly net profit."

However, Tencent Music, which has successfully transformed, is not without worries. On the one hand, the number of monthly active users of online music service, which has been regarded as the main business, has decreased for several consecutive quarters. In Q4 of 2023, the number of monthly active users of this service was 576 million, a year-on-year decrease of 4.2% and a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 3.03%. The number of monthly mobile users of social entertainment services also decreased by 28.8% year-on-year to 104 million.

On the other hand, although the net profit performance is good, but reducing costs and increasing efficiency has not changed its overall income decline. In 2023, the total revenue of Tencent Music decreased by 2.1% year-on-year.

Regarding the loss of Q4 users, Liang Zhu said that there are quarterly reasons, and the mobile terminal itself continues to be affected by short videos, and the traffic has the pressure of natural loss; In 2023, the promotion and marketing expenses of Tencent Music were also reduced, and the distribution channels were also reduced.

In addition, in 2023, the average monthly income of users of Tencent Music’s online music service increased, which also caused negative user feedback. The topic of "QQ music members’ price increase" was once on the hot search in Weibo. In addition, Tencent Music’s MOO Music, which focuses on young users and targets Netease Cloud Music, was shut down on December 31, 2023.

Netease Cloud Music, the main competitor of Tencent Music, released its financial report on March 1st. The latter also embarked on the road of reducing costs and increasing efficiency and adjusting its business structure, and also experienced a decline in income and an increase in profits — — In Q4 of 2023, the net income of Cloud Music was 1.986 billion yuan, down 16.4% year-on-year; Gross profit was 601 million yuan, up 42.32% year-on-year.

According to the financial report of Tencent Music, as of December 31, 2023, the total balance of cash, cash equivalents and time deposits of Tencent Music was 32.22 billion yuan. In addition, according to the $500 million share repurchase plan announced on March 21, 2023, as of December 31, 2023, Tencent Music has repurchased about 25.3 million shares of american depository receipts from the open market for $174.5 million in cash.

Debuted at Expo Auto Show in Bolivia, GAC International accelerated the development of American market.

Recently, Guangzhou Automobile International’s overseas market has been constantly dynamic. At the beginning of March, it brought an all-star model to the Expo Auto Show in Bolivia in 2024. The layout of many channels has achieved positive results, and the American market has fully played the development of "Endeavour".

Debuted at the auto show, the new store opened to help sales.

Expo Auto is one of the most influential auto shows in Bolivia, and it is also an important stage for China brand to appear in overseas auto shows. From March 6th to 10th, Guangzhou Automobile International brought many star models such as Yingku, Yingsu and GS8 to the Expo Auto Show in Bolivia in 2024.

2024 Expo Auto show site

At the exhibition site, GAC International attracted extensive attention from international guests, media and consumers with its unique booth design and rich and diverse product lineup. They gathered at the Guangzhou Automobile International booth to listen to the detailed introduction of major models. After observing the experience at close range, they expressed their love for the interior, appearance and intelligent technology of major models.

On-site visit and experience of GAC booth

At the exhibition site, GAC International has gained nearly 100 interested customers. During the conversation, without exception, they gave a very high evaluation of GAC international models, and many users even directly said: "GAC’s entire models, especially the film series products, exceeded expectations, and I believe they can become star models in the Bolivian market."

GAC booth on-site ordering

Group photo of GAC team at Expo Auto Show 2024.

Focusing on the American market, while participating in overseas auto shows, GAC International is also accelerating the construction of sales channels and laying out a comprehensive sales service network.

In January and February this year, GAC International successively built 11 new sales outlets in Panama, Chile, Dominica and other countries, reaching a wider consumer base and further boosting sales in the American market!

In the future, GAC International will not forget its mission, continue to make full efforts, accumulate full strength and strive to "step on the gas pedal", accelerate the development of the American market, continue to introduce star models, improve the channel layout, bring more high-quality and high-value products and services to overseas consumers, and inject continuous vitality into high-quality going out to sea.

The illegal handling of renting a car and buying a car on the license … These six new measures for public security traffic control will be implemented on September 20.

　　CCTV News:Nowadays, people go out to play, and more and more people choose to rent cars for self-help tours, and new situations have emerged. After the traffic violation occurred in the process of renting a car, it is more troublesome to deal with it because the rented driver has left the incident. The Ministry of Public Security will launch six new traffic control measures from tomorrow (September 20th), which will effectively solve this problem.

　　According to statistics, there are more than 20,000 car rental enterprises in China at present, and it is often difficult to deal with traffic violations according to the current procedures because most of the leased drivers are not in the illegal places or the places where motor vehicles are registered.

　　Chen Dong, Deputy Director of Legal Affairs Department of Traffic Management Bureau of Ministry of Public Security:According to the original handling method, it is necessary to rent a driver to the illegal handling window of the traffic management department where the traffic violation occurred or where the motor vehicle was registered, and in the process of handling, it is necessary to show the driving license of the rented car.

　　In order to facilitate leased drivers and leasing companies to deal with traffic violations of leased cars in time and reduce unnecessary travel and time costs, the Ministry of Public Security has specially formulated the Measures for Punishment of Road Traffic Safety Violations during Motor Vehicle Leasing. The traffic of the rented car recorded by traffic technology monitoring is illegal, and the lessee is allowed to handle it by the "12123" mobile APP; Leased drivers are no longer required to provide the rental car driving license when dealing with the illegal behavior or the window of the traffic control department where the motor vehicle is registered. Instead, the public security traffic control information system will automatically check the lease relationship. This measure will benefit more than 3 million leased drivers every year.

　　Chen Dong, Deputy Director of Legal Affairs Department of Traffic Management Bureau of Ministry of Public Security:According to the lease contract information provided by the leasing company, there will be the driver’s license number of the leased driver, and we will automatically match the lease relationship between the leased driver and the leased car according to the driver’s license number, and automatically record this lease relationship to the platform of the "12123" mobile APP, as well as to the traffic violation handling window. In this case, we can check this lease relationship through the system, and we don’t need to rent the driver to add other jobs in the mobile APP or in the traffic processing window.

　　In view of the traffic violations that the leased driver fails to deal with in time, the public security traffic control department can transfer the illegal records to the leased driver’s name upon the application of the leasing enterprise, and inform the leased driver in time through the contact information confirmed in the lease contract.

　　It is understood that this new measure will be piloted in Jiangsu and Sichuan from tomorrow and will be promoted nationwide before the end of the year.

　　Buy a car and get a license. Inspection and audit preposition

　　Starting from tomorrow (September 20th), the fast agency of vehicle registration and sales enterprises and a number of measures to facilitate the handling of temporary entry vehicles and personnel licenses will also be implemented.

　　Carry out fast agency registration of motor vehicle sales enterprises

　　For car owners, after buying a car, they should bring relevant materials to the vehicle management department to get the number, queue up, go through the formalities and get the license plate. After the whole process goes down, most of the time will be gone. The Ministry of Public Security will implement the fast registration of motor vehicle sales enterprises, and complete this series of "running errands" before the owner buys a car. After the motor vehicle arrives at the sales enterprise, the vehicle pre-inspection, data pre-audit and information pre-entry will be implemented, and the motor vehicle sales enterprise will provide the whole process services such as vehicle purchase, insurance purchase, tax payment and number selection registration, so that the masses can complete all the links of car purchase registration in the motor vehicle sales enterprise.

　　Liu Yupeng, Deputy Inspector of the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security:In fact, the vehicle management office has completed the basic information and inquiry work on this car. After the masses arrive at the 4S shop and buy the car, they only need to enter their personal information, so all the processes of selecting the number and handling the cards have been completed. After this number selection, he can drive home with a temporary number plate, and then mail the official number plate to his home.

　　Starting from tomorrow, this measure will be first implemented in large and medium-sized cities such as municipalities directly under the central government, provincial capitals, autonomous region capitals and cities with separate plans, and will be fully implemented throughout the country before the end of the year, which will benefit more than 15 million car owners every year and save at least 200 million yuan in transportation costs every year.

　　Temporary entry vehicle license is convenient to handle.

　　In order to further facilitate the entry and driving of overseas personnel, the Ministry of Public Security has also introduced a number of measures to facilitate the travel of temporary entry vehicles. First of all, those who apply for temporary driving licenses for cars and motorcycles can apply directly with their entry-exit identity documents, overseas driving licenses and their Chinese translations, and there is no need to conduct physical examination and submit physical condition certificates.

　　For those who stay in the country for a short time, they can apply for a temporary driving license valid for 3 months; If the stop or residence time exceeds 3 months, the validity period can be extended to 1 year.

　　Wang Guoqiang, Deputy Researcher, Vehicle Management Department, Traffic Management Bureau, Ministry of Public Security:Originally, the validity period was no more than three months, but this time it was extended to no more than one year, which is consistent with the time limit for entry of entry personnel, and at the same time, it can be used for multiple entry within the validity period without repeated application.

　　For less than 7 non-operating mini passenger cars and motorcycles registered overseas for less than 6 years, apply for temporary entry motor vehicle license plate, and be exempted from safety and technical inspection.

　　Wang Guoqiang, Deputy Researcher, Vehicle Management Department, Traffic Management Bureau, Ministry of Public Security:In addition, we will also instruct local traffic control departments to set up traffic control service windows and service stations at airports and ports where immigrants are concentrated, as well as in our Pilot Free Trade Zone, so that immigrants can do it nearby and conveniently after entering the country.

　　It is understood that these traffic control service stations will provide one-stop services such as compulsory insurance purchasing, vehicle confirmation, voucher verification, study and education, and license issuance.

　　Promote the online transfer of passenger car transfer information

　　Now it is more and more convenient to do things online, and the new measures implemented by the Ministry of Public Security from tomorrow also include a number of Internet-related services. Let’s have a look.

　　Comprehensively promote the online transmission of passenger car transfer information.

　　From tomorrow, the number of cities that transmit the information of passenger car transfer to the Internet will increase from the existing 120 to 300, and it will be fully implemented nationwide before the end of the year. In other words, if a non-operating passenger car is transferred to another place, it can apply directly to the place where the vehicle moves in, and it is no longer necessary to go to the vehicle management office of the place where it moves out to pick up the file and inspect the car, thus reducing the number of people going back and forth between the two places.

　　Fully implement online perfect score education and verification education.

　　It is understood that drivers who need to attend full-mark education and study when their driver’s license is scored 12 points in a scoring cycle, and drivers who need to attend verification education when their drivers are deducted during the scoring cycle, will all go to the site to study. This way will gradually become online education and study in the future.

　　Liu Chunyu, Deputy Director of Publicity and Education Department of Traffic Management Bureau of Ministry of Public Security:Snapshots will also be taken from time to time during the learning process to ensure that drivers are always learning online. Drivers who study through the internet will try their best to pass the background supervision and spot check to ensure that they are drivers’ learning. In this process, if it is found that it is a substitute for learning or taking the test, the driver and the substitute for learning and taking the test will be blacklisted, and there will be some punitive measures to restrict him from receiving full marks and verification education through the Internet for three years.

　　Full implementation of online navigation tips for traffic accident-prone points and sections

　　In addition, the traffic control department will also promote cooperation with Internet map navigation application enterprises and strengthen the timely early warning and push of service information.

　　Wang Bingbing, Deputy Director of Accident Countermeasures Department of Traffic Management Bureau of Ministry of Public Security:In the next step, we have to push the information of road occupation, traffic accidents and traffic control, including the information of previous accident-prone points, to the driver in time through navigation software. (CCTV reporter Li Wei)

Should dumplings be sweet or salty？ Don’t argue, the answer is here!

[It is said that eating glutinous rice balls is the end of the year, and the sweet and salty parties of glutinous rice balls in the south and north are about to arrive at the "battlefield"! Do you like sweet or salty dumplings? 】
Today is the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, and it is also the first holiday after the New Year. On this day, people enjoy lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns, and at least eat Yuanxiao or Tangyuan.
Sweet or salty?
Seeing that everyone is immersed in the joy of the festival, it is peaceful, but the network is already boiling. The opening drama "Is the glutinous rice balls sweet or salty?" The sweet and salty party has begun to quarrel.
Salted dumplings and sweet dumplings
Generally speaking, Yuanxiao/Tangyuan in the north are mostly sweet fillings, including white sugar, bean paste, sesame and hawthorn, while those in the south are sweet, salty, meaty and vegetarian. So when it comes to salty Yuanxiao/Tangyuan, many people will think that it is unique to the south.
Sweet party:
Echowusmiles: What? Tangyuan and salty? Are you sure it’s not wrapped fish balls?Xixi: Is there a difference between sweet and salty dumplings? I have eaten for more than 20 years and have never heard of glutinous rice balls and salty ones.Mr__Pen9uin: Salted dumplings … I’d rather eat Lainiao Niuwan.Wang Ziyu _Prince: When I first ate it, I really felt like a dark cook.Dong Ge Fei Dong Ge: Northerners say they have never seen salty dumplings. You southerners really know how to play.
Salty party:
Yumo tutu: Salted dumplings are normal. My hometown often makes green vegetable buns in winter, which are also salty.Silly child: Those who have no meat and are unhappy should eat meat when they eat glutinous rice balls.You Xing _: Love salty dumplings! The kind wrapped in diced pickles, bamboo shoots and tofu minced meat.Small PP invincible forward: glutinous rice balls stuffed with shredded radish, delicious, you can try it when you have a chance.The spirit comes like a cloud _: There are always salty dumplings at home, without stuffing. When cooking, put chicken, radish, sausage, salted vegetables, fish paste, onion and coriander, and sprinkle some pepper when eating.Wen sihou: Chongqing people, grandma likes to wrap salty dumplings with diced bacon and tofu, as well as salted vegetables and minced meat.
Salted dumplings baked by netizens from Weibo.
"Black Sesame" is the most popular taste.
When everyone is still struggling to eat sweet or salty, in fact, the taste of glutinous rice balls is beyond your imagination.
In the past, the taste of glutinous rice balls was relatively simple, mostly traditional flavors such as bean paste, peanuts, black sesame seeds, five kernels and fresh meat. With the constant change of people’s tastes, there are various tastes of glutinous rice balls in the market, such as red dates, durian, oranges, coconut milk, strawberries, mangoes, durian, blueberries and other fruit-flavored glutinous rice balls are popular in the market, and there are even new scented teas such as osmanthus, roses, lilies, chrysanthemums and jasmine flowers, which firmly grasp everyone’s psychology of early adopters.
According to big data from JD.COM, the sales amount of Yuanxiao/Tangyuan increased by more than 110% in the first half of the Lantern Festival this year. On February 26th, JD.COM Yuanxiao/Tangyuan Super Single Product Day, nearly 180 tons of Tangyuan were sold, 20 times as much as last year’s Lantern Festival.
In terms of regions, the top ten regions in terms of sales amount are Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Sichuan, Tianjin, Shandong, Zhejiang and Hebei.
There are so many choices of flavors, which flavor is the most popular? The data shows that the black sesame stuffing on the eve of the Lantern Festival can be called "popularity", and the sales volume is the first. Followed by mixed flavors, peanut stuffing, fresh meat stuffing and bean paste stuffing. Among them, bean paste stuffing is also a proper "potential stock". In terms of sales amount, the sales of black sesame and bean paste stuffing both increased by more than 140% month-on-month.
The preferences of people of different sexes and ages can also be seen in the choice of the taste of glutinous rice balls/Yuanxiao. In the choice of many flavors, women prefer mixed flavors, fruit stuffing and peanut stuffing, and male users choose fresh meat stuffing, bean paste stuffing and black sesame stuffing.
From the age point of view, mixed flavor, fruit stuffing and peanut stuffing are the relatively preferred stuffing flavors of post-80s, while post-90s prefer fruit stuffing, mixed flavor and fresh meat stuffing, while bean paste stuffing, black sesame stuffing and peanut stuffing are deeply favored by post-70s, and traditional flavors such as bean paste stuffing, fresh meat stuffing and black sesame stuffing are still the favorites of post-60s.
Although many consumers are used to eating finished dumplings online, this year’s data also shows that netizens’ enthusiasm for making dumplings is not low. Even users in Beishangguang, who have a fast pace of life, are still willing to sit down and make dumplings/Yuanxiao before the Lantern Festival.
Yuanxiao = Tangyuan?
Seeing this, many people will have questions. We always discuss Yuanxiao and Tangyuan together. Are Yuanxiao and Tangyuan the same?
In fact, the two are not the same. The main difference between them is in technology. Generally, dumplings are eaten in the south and Yuanxiao is eaten in the north. Yuanxiao is "rolled" and the dumplings are "wrapped".
The stuffing of Yuanxiao should be made into four squares with uniform size in advance, and then wrapped with flour and rolled back and forth on the laundry basket. "Dip in water for three times and roll for three times before forming." Making glutinous rice balls is just like wrapping jiaozi. Just add water to glutinous rice flour and make it into balls. After "waking up", pinch a small ball and squeeze it into a round shape. Then put the stuffing in and knead it to shape.
Generally speaking, Yuanxiao in the north is handmade, which is more chewy and sold in street stalls. Tangyuan can be mechanically operated. Because of its convenient storage and delicate and soft taste, it is spread all over shopping malls and supermarkets. Because of the fast pace of life of modern people, the tastes of Yuanxiao and Tangyuan are similar, and people gradually confuse them.
I don’t know when, the market of Yuanxiao has gradually become smaller, and dumplings have long been "unified", so that in the eyes of young people, Yuanxiao has always been dumplings.
However, whether you mean to eat Yuanxiao or Tangyuan today, I guess someone will definitely answer: Northerners eat jiaozi no matter what festivals they have!
So, northerners, do you want to eat jiaozi or glutinous rice balls/Yuanxiao today?
Editor of this issue: Li Huilin
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It is estimated that more than 300,000 tables will be booked for online New Year’s Eve dinner and group annual banquet! Have you decided what to eat？

On February 9th, the online staff of Qinma Hot Pot was busy. On this day, only the online New Year’s Eve hot pot package order was received, and 180 orders were received.
This is a microcosm of the online booking of catering enterprises in Chongqing since Chongqing launched the online New Year Festival and online New Year’s Eve booking, in order to make it easier for people staying in Chongqing for the New Year.
Banquet packages around 300 yuan are the most popular
According to the person in charge of Qinma Hot Pot, this year’s online dinner of Qinma Hot Pot has launched 10-person packages, 8-person packages, 6-person packages and 4-person packages. The price of these packages ranges from 300 yuan to 800 yuan, and the best one is the package for 6-8 people, with the original price of 438 yuan and the preferential price of 388 yuan during the Spring Festival.
"Usually, I take out about 30 orders a day. During the Spring Festival, the closer I get to the Spring Festival, the more take-out orders. February 9 is the most day, and I received more than 180 orders." The person in charge said that the online hot pot dinner package of more than 300 yuan sold the best. Among them, the hot pot must order beef tripe, duck intestines and fresh-cut grassland beef with the highest click-through rate; Duck blood and mushrooms in vegetarian dishes are also highly clicked.
At the same time, during the Spring Festival this year, Liziba Liangshan Chicken launched four sets of meals, including four meals, eight meals, three to four meals and six to eight meals. According to reports, the business of the set meal in February exceeded 500,000 yuan, among which the meal for 3-4 people was the most popular, and the price was 227 yuan.
Liziba Liangshan Chicken introduced that in this year’s dinner reservation, the signature dish Liziba Liangshan Chicken is the most popular. Secondly, the popular signature dishes such as Zhao Jie chicken offal and beauty pig hands are also deeply loved by consumers.
Beef is a must for almost every hot pot.
Yang Changjiang, general manager of Jie Fangbei Jiuchongtian Revolving Restaurant, told reporters that online orders have risen sharply, with more than 80 online orders that night.
According to the person in charge of Brother Zhou’s hot pot, since the online Chinese New Year Festival was held, the online group purchase of enterprises has risen sharply, and the online ordering of individuals has increased since the end of January, and the monthly subscription volume has increased by at least 30%.
Take Brother Zhou’s Auto Expo Store as an example. On February 10th, 24 online orders were delivered. Up to now, only 12 orders were received on New Year’s Eve, and most of them were large orders for about 10 people, ranging from 900 to 1,500 yuan.
Among them, the waist slice package is the best, followed by the hairy belly package and the duck sausage package. The meat dishes with the most hits are mainly Brother Zhou’s broadsword waist slices, hairy belly, duck intestines and freshly cut beef. The most clicked materials include lotus root slices, bean sprouts and mushrooms.
Major hot pot enterprises said that in recent two years, beef is almost a must-have dish for every hot pot, replacing the traditional dishes of Chongqing hot pot, such as yellow throat, brain flower, lunch meat and crisp meat, and becoming one of the most clicked meat dishes, which also shows that people’s nutritional awareness is getting stronger and stronger, and hot pot dishes are constantly being enriched and adjusted.
It is estimated that more than 300,000 tables will be booked for online New Year’s Eve dinner and group annual banquet.
It is understood that in order to make it easy for people who stay in Chongqing for the New Year, the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce has launched the "Home Shopping Online New Year" and the 2021 Aishang Chongqing Online New Year Festival since January 20.
At the same time, on February 1, Chongqing launched the activity of sending New Year’s Eve dinner home, and 278 catering enterprises or restaurants volunteered to participate in the activity.
Jie Fangbei Jiuchongtian Revolving Restaurant, Liangjiang Lijing Hotel, etc. all offer special packages for New Year’s Eve dinner. Qin Ma Hot Pot, Brother Zhou Hot Pot, Wood Stove, Lotus Room, etc., all have discounts on online ordering.
According to the data from Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce, the local community e-commerce platform "Explosives King" in Chongqing and 25 local catering merchants in N37 Moonlight City Commercial Center launched the New Year’s Eve dinner home delivery activity. Up to now, the total transaction volume of the platform was 5.9 million yuan, and the order volume increased by 219% year-on-year, and the number of daily users exceeded 28,000.
It is estimated that during the Spring Festival this year, more than 300,000 tables will be booked for online New Year’s Eve and group annual banquets in the city, and the estimated turnover will exceed 200 million yuan, which will effectively meet the consumption demand of citizens for New Year’s Eve and reunion dinner and fully release the consumption potential of catering services.
Upstream News-chongqing morning post reporter Xu Ju
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It may take some time for the Internet lottery to ＂stop＂ online sales for more than one year.

　　Internet lottery sales were stopped by the Ministry of Finance and other eight departments last year. How the rectification is going and when to restart Internet lottery sales have always been concerned by the market. At the same time, after the internet lottery was stopped, there were still some hot sales of goods with the nature of gambling on the Internet. For example, some websites launched "one yuan to buy" and "one yuan to win the treasure". Are these behaviors legal or not? What are the potential risks? Recently, our reporter conducted an investigation on the chaos, causes, risks and regulatory issues of Internet lottery, and welcomed lottery participants to participate in the discussion.

　　— — Editor

　　Online sales are banned, and lottery players are troubled.

　　"You can sell train tickets and movie tickets online. Why can’t you sell lottery tickets?"

　　"The Internet has penetrated into every corner of social life, and many industries are actively promoting it ‘ Internet plus & rsquo; Why can’t lottery sales add the Internet? " Many lottery players expressed doubts and incomprehension when it was mentioned that lottery tickets were not allowed to be sold online.

　　In April 2015, the Ministry of Finance and other eight departments jointly issued an announcement, which clearly defined the use of the Internet to sell lottery tickets, and resolutely stopped and severely investigated all kinds of unauthorized use of the Internet to sell lottery tickets. Up to now, the Internet lottery has been "stopped" for more than a year.

　　Ms. Wang, a marketer of an insurance company in Shanghai, is an "online shopper". Almost everything she eats at home is scoured online. She said that before shopping on Taobao, some merchants would send one or two lottery tickets to their old customers, wishing them a good win. Although a lottery ticket won 2 yuan, the merchants’ small thoughts are still quite warm.

　　In Wan Hui Shopping Mall near Chaoyang Road, there is a lottery sales point. After shopping in the mall, many residents will also take out some change to buy some lottery tickets. "Buying lottery tickets can not only entertain ourselves, but also contribute to the welfare cause. We retired old buddies come here every now and then. However, if it is windy and rainy, it will be difficult for old arms and legs to go out. It will be more convenient if you can buy lottery tickets online or on your mobile phone. " An old man who is filling in the lottery number told reporters.

　　Internet lottery sales stopped, and those who were most affected were the old lottery players. Mr. Zhang works as a business manager in a manufacturing enterprise in Northeast China and has been paying attention to lottery tickets for more than 10 years. He introduced that many old lottery players have their own research methods for choosing lottery numbers, and once this number is selected, they will often pursue it for many times. He travels all the year round, and he used to be able to buy lottery tickets on the Internet. Now he has to look for lottery stations everywhere in a strange city, and sometimes he is worried about missing the betting time, so he has to ask his family to remember to buy them. I put a lot of extra care into myself, but I have less fun buying lottery tickets. After a long time, family members also feel troublesome and even cause family conflicts. He told reporters: "I don’t understand. You can sell train tickets and movie tickets online. Why can’t you sell lottery tickets?"

　　During the two sessions this year, some deputies suggested that sports lottery tickets and welfare lottery tickets approved by the government have become a part of people’s lives. Stopping the sale of lottery tickets on the Internet for a long time has not only brought a lot of inconvenience, but also encouraged underground lottery tickets, providing a living space for illegal interest channels.

　　There are many scams and the risks are difficult to control.

　　There are illegal phenomena such as "stealing and selling" and "stealing lottery tickets", and some lottery tickets are occupied and intercepted.

　　In March and April of this year, some lottery players found that they could buy sports lottery and lottery tickets through some websites or mobile apps. This phenomenon has also attracted great attention from relevant departments. On May 24th, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued a notice, reiterating once again the strict investigation of online companies and other units and individuals using the Internet to sell lottery tickets without authorization.

　　Then, why are the relevant departments not soft on Internet lottery sales? Can regular lottery tickets be sold online?

　　"The way of selling lottery tickets on the Internet is virtual and networked, with high security risks and heavy social responsibilities. Countries all over the world are generally cautiously promoting and strictly supervising this." According to the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Finance, lottery issuance is an important part of lottery supervision. China’s lottery issuance methods include physical store sales, telephone sales, Internet sales, self-service terminal sales, etc. The Ministry of Finance actively supports lottery institutions to continuously strengthen the construction of lottery channels, including exploring the use of Internet sales methods.

　　According to the regulations, China Welfare Lottery Issuance Management Center and Sports Lottery Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, as lottery issuers, must be finally reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Finance before the specific implementation. So far, the Ministry of Finance has not approved any lottery agency to officially open the business of selling lottery tickets through the Internet.

　　Changing the sales method to sell lottery tickets online requires the approval of the Ministry of Finance, which is due to the consideration of the security of lottery funds and the control of transaction risks. Selling lottery tickets online without authorization may lead to unimaginable risks.

　　For example, is the lottery ticket that consumers buy through websites or mobile apps a real and effective regular lottery ticket or a scam of phishing websites? Did the lottery money really enter the national lottery fund pool? If one link can’t be controlled, it will harm the interests of lottery players, cause losses to the country and seriously interfere with the healthy development of lottery.

　　In fact, in the past two years, there were indeed illegal phenomena such as "stealing" and "stealing lottery tickets", and some people were even listed as international "Hongtong" personnel. According to the investigation by the public security organs, from 2012 to 2014, Chen Mou, a Macao criminal suspect, collaborated with others to sell lottery tickets through the Internet without the authorization of the National Lottery Distribution Center. Among the sales betting orders it received, only 400 million yuan entered the lottery center system, and 100 million yuan was not issued through the lottery center system. The intercepted 100 million yuan lottery money is equivalent to "sitting in a private village". If someone wins the prize, they will win it privately, and the rest of the lottery money will be illegally appropriated by Chen Mou and others. According to the above criminal facts and conclusive evidence, the Guangzhou procuratorate approved the arrest of Chen Mou according to law. At the same time, Interpol China National Central Bureau issued a red notice to Chen Mou in time, and launched a global wanted notice. In November 2015, Chen Mou was forced to enter the country from Macau through Zhuhai Gongbei Port and surrendered himself to the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Bureau.

　　The person in charge said that the issuance and sale of lottery tickets is not only a simple entertainment activity of "seeing luck and taking chances", but also must highlight the public welfare characteristics and responsibility concept of national lottery tickets. The relevant departments will "open the door and block the back channels" and carry out a pilot project of selling lottery tickets on the Internet and mobile phone clients in a unified way to ensure that the lottery tickets sold on the Internet are stable, orderly, safe and controllable.

　　When online sales open, technology should be "cow"

　　A unified online lottery management system should be established for real-time monitoring.

　　Compared with traditional lottery sales methods, online lottery sales have the advantages of reducing distribution costs and improving operational efficiency, and social recognition is getting higher and higher. Statistics show that in 2014, national lottery sales reached 382.378 billion yuan, of which online sales reached 85 billion yuan, accounting for 22.2% of the total lottery sales. Although these online sales are not standardized, they account for more than 50% of the annual lottery sales increase. Many lottery players are concerned: When will online lottery sales be able to "open the gate"? What is the progress of related work?

　　The reporter learned from the relevant departments that there were some chaos in online lottery sales in the past, mainly because the technical means of monitoring were not enough, which led to mixed fish and dragons and difficult to control risks. The idea now is to lay a solid foundation first and do a good job in the construction of the internet sales lottery management system. Using the Internet to sell lottery tickets, it is necessary to conduct unified management and real-time monitoring through the Internet lottery sales management system established by lottery issuers.

　　At present, the construction of Internet lottery management system is in progress. On May 26th, the website of the Ministry of Finance published the Public Bidding Announcement on the overall marketing and promotion project of China Welfare Lottery Distribution Management Center by telephone and Internet. According to the announcement, the marketing planning of Internet sales welfare lottery and the output of related publicity materials will be completed by the end of October this year, in line with the subsequent listing and promotion of Internet sales welfare lottery. On July 4, the announcement of winning the bid for the overall marketing and promotion project of Internet sales welfare lottery was released, and People’s Daily won the bid of 5.18 million yuan.

　　After the system construction and other related work are completed, welfare lottery and sports lottery issuers will submit market analysis reports and technical feasibility analysis reports to the Ministry of Finance, as well as technical testing reports issued by third-party professional testing institutions, and then apply for approval according to the prescribed procedures before launching the trial of selling lottery tickets on the Internet and mobile phone clients. It may take some time for these programs to go down.

　　Some enterprises that want to try to sell lottery tickets online or on mobile phones believe that the progress of the Internet lottery system, what kind of enterprises can cooperate to sell lottery tickets, and what qualifications and conditions they need are the focus of social attention. Relevant departments should disclose relevant information to the public, clarify the industry access conditions and audit standards, let relevant enterprises prepare as soon as possible, participate in the competition openly and fairly, and promote the orderly development of Internet lottery sales.

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　　What are the lottery funds in China?

　　According to China’s "Regulations on Lottery Management" and its implementation rules, relevant regulations of the Ministry of Finance, etc., the proportion of lottery funds is determined by the State Council, and the specific proportion of lottery bonuses, lottery issuance fees and lottery public welfare funds for each lottery variety is determined by the Ministry of Finance according to the decision of the State Council.

　　With the approval of the State Council, the Ministry of Finance can determine the proportion of funds for specific lottery games within the scope of the bonus ratio not exceeding 75%, according to the demand for lottery issuance and sales and the characteristics of different lottery varieties. The proportion of business expenses of lottery issuing institutions and lottery sales institutions shall be drawn up by lottery issuing and sales institutions according to the needs of lottery development, and shall be reported to the civil affairs department at the same level or the sports administrative department in consultation with the financial department at the same level for approval before implementation.

　　Lottery bonuses should be designed in a proportional way, that is, lottery bonuses should be extracted from lottery sales in a certain proportion. The proportion of lottery prizes should be within the maximum limit approved by the State Council and adhere to the principle of proportional reward. It is necessary to appropriately control the maximum prize amount of single-note lottery tickets, reasonably set the prize amount of lottery tickets, improve the winning surface of lottery tickets, and enhance the experience and entertainment of lottery purchase.

　　In terms of the proportion of lottery public welfare fund, the lottery issuing institution shall reasonably draw up the proportion of lottery public welfare fund in the rules of lottery games according to the demand situation of lottery tickets and the characteristics of lottery varieties, which shall not be less than 20%.

　　The proportion of lottery issuance fees should be reasonably drawn up according to the characteristics of lottery varieties, issuance scale and issuance methods.

　　Since January 1, 2016, the proportion of traditional and instant lottery issuance fees has remained unchanged at 15% for lottery varieties approved by the Ministry of Finance; Lotto, digital, video, Keno lottery payment ratio of more than 13%, will be adjusted to 13%; If it does not exceed 13%, the proportion of its issuance fee will remain unchanged temporarily; If the proportion of public welfare funds for quiz lottery games is less than 20%, the proportion of distribution fees will be reduced by 2 percentage points. The above-mentioned reduction in the distribution fee ratio of lottery games shall be used to increase the proportion of public welfare funds for corresponding lottery games, except that 1 percentage point of the reduction in the distribution fee of Chinese welfare lottery two-color ball games is transferred to the game adjustment fund for returning prizes.

　　(Wang Guan finishing)

　　How to supervise lottery abroad?

　　United States: In the United States, each state establishes its own lottery supervision and distribution institution according to the state constitution and lottery law. The highest supervision institution of lottery is the state lottery commission, and the lottery company is the direct management department of lottery in each state. Lottery tickets are sold through distributors. Lottery committees in most states are independent of the state government and are responsible for the interests of the people in the whole state. Generally speaking, the lottery committees in each state are mostly composed of elected members or governors and representatives of the people appointed by the state speaker, such as retired anti-drug police and retired certified public accountants. No salary is paid except for the reasonable expenses of performing duties, and the Committee itself does not receive any government funding. Internet lottery in the United States has experienced a process from prohibition to liberalization. At the end of 2011, the US Department of Justice changed the interpretation of online lottery sales, and completely loosened the Internet lottery. In 2012, Illinois became the first big state to offer online lottery tickets. At present, 12 big states have approved the expansion of lottery sales to the network field.

　　Britain: The British national lottery is the largest lottery in Britain, which is approved by the British Parliament to raise funds for public welfare undertakings such as art, sports and charity. In Britain, there are four institutions jointly responsible for the operation and management of the national lottery, namely, the British Ministry of Culture, Media and Sports, the National Lottery Commission, the operator company and the national lottery fund allocation agency. The National Lottery Committee is the main management organization of the national lottery in Britain. It is necessary to ensure the integrity of all aspects of the lottery industry, protect the interests of lottery players and increase the amount of lottery public welfare funds. Through open bidding, it will issue business licenses to the winning companies to be responsible for their operations and supervise the national lottery. The operator company is responsible for the operation and management of the national lottery, including the design, production and sales of lottery products, and provides services for lottery players and winners.

　　Singapore: Singapore implements a government franchise system for lottery tickets. In May, 1968, Singapore Lottery (Private) Co., Ltd. was established by the Lottery Authority under the Ministry of Finance of Singapore, with the purpose of cracking down on illegal betting activities by providing legal betting channels and benefiting the society with surplus income. The company implements a market-oriented operation mechanism in which the board of directors makes decisions, the management operates independently and is responsible for its own profits and losses. According to the regulations of the Singapore government, the company is required to pay gambling tax at 25% of the issuance income, and pay consumption tax at 7% of the issuance income after deducting the bonus. The annual net surplus income is turned over to the lottery management bureau for social welfare undertakings such as culture and sports.

　　(Wu Tao finishing)

In 2023, the national sales of lottery tickets reached 579.696 billion yuan, and Guangdong’s annual sales exceeded 60 billion yuan, ranking first in the country.

Information Times (Reporter Hu Changwei) According to the announcement data released by the Ministry of Finance on January 30, in 2023, the country sold a total of 579.696 billion yuan of lottery tickets, an increase of 155.044 billion yuan or 36.5%. Among them, welfare lottery sales were 194.441 billion yuan, up 31.3% year-on-year, and sports lottery sales were 385.255 billion yuan, up 39.3% year-on-year. In 2023, Guangdong sold a total of 60.575 billion yuan of lottery tickets, a year-on-year increase of 36.9%, and the annual lottery sales continued to rank first in the country.

Comparison of lottery sales between 2023 and 2022.

Annual sales increased by 155 billion year-on-year.

According to the data released by the Ministry of Finance, in December 2023, a total of 53.284 billion yuan of lottery tickets were sold nationwide, a year-on-year decrease of 8.565 billion yuan or 13.8%. Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions was 17.476 billion yuan, an increase of 5.646 billion yuan, an increase of 47.7%; The sales of sports lottery institutions reached 35.808 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 14.211 billion yuan or 28.4%. Mainly due to the higher base of factors driven by the football World Cup in the same period last year.

From January to December, 2023, a total of 579.696 billion yuan of lottery tickets were sold nationwide, an increase of 155.044 billion yuan or 36.5%. Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions was 194.441 billion yuan, an increase of 46.311 billion yuan, an increase of 31.3%; The sales of sports lottery institutions reached 385.255 billion yuan, an increase of 108.733 billion yuan or 39.3%.

Instant lottery tickets have doubled.

The announcement data also shows that in December 2023, the sales of lottery digital lottery tickets was 16.952 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 29.3%; The sales of quiz lottery tickets was 22.431 billion yuan, down 47.8% year-on-year; The sales of instant lottery tickets reached 10.224 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 214.4%; Keno lottery sales reached 3.676 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 47.3%. In December, the sales volume of digital lottery, quiz, instant lottery and Keno lottery respectively accounted for 31.8%, 42.1%, 19.2% and 6.9% of the total lottery sales, and the sales volume of video lottery was 140,000 yuan, an increase of 120,000 yuan year-on-year.

From January to December, 2023, the sales of digital lottery tickets reached 176.803 billion yuan, an increase of 21.385 billion yuan or 13.8%. The sales of quiz lottery tickets was 246.476 billion yuan, an increase of 65.550 billion yuan or 36.2% year-on-year; The sales of instant lottery tickets reached 119.021 billion yuan, an increase of 59.574 billion yuan or 100.2%. The sales of Keno lottery tickets reached 37.394 billion yuan, up 8.534 billion yuan or 29.6% year-on-year. From January to December, the lottery sales of digital lottery, quiz lottery, instant lottery and Keno lottery accounted for 30.5%, 42.5%, 20.5% and 6.5% of the total lottery sales respectively. Video lottery sales reached 1.53 million yuan, up 930,000 yuan year-on-year.

Guangdong’s annual sales exceed 60.5 billion yuan.

In December, 2023, compared with the same period of last year, the lottery sales in various provinces in China were mixed, among which Hunan, Guangdong, Chongqing and Xinjiang increased a lot, increasing by 231 million yuan, 191 million yuan, 163 million yuan and 138 million yuan respectively. Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, and Sichuan saw a large decline, with a year-on-year decrease of 1.722 billion yuan, 1.106 billion yuan, 735 million yuan, and 659 million yuan respectively.

From January to December, 2023, compared with the same period of last year, lottery sales in all provinces in China increased, among which Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong increased more, increasing by 16.321 billion yuan, 12.946 billion yuan, 12.442 billion yuan and 10.832 billion yuan respectively.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Finance, Guangdong sold a total of 60.575 billion yuan of lottery tickets in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 36.9%, and the annual sales of lottery tickets continued to rank first in the country. Among them, the annual sales volume of Guangdong sports lottery reached 38.905 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 44.2%; The annual sales volume of welfare lottery reached 21.669 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.4%; The annual sales volume of two major color varieties in Guangdong ranks first in the same industry in China.

The latest data announcement of the Ministry of Finance also requires that lottery institutions at all levels should closely track and analyze new situations and new problems, effectively strengthen lottery issuance and sales, and ensure the smooth operation of the market. Financial departments at all levels should further strengthen lottery supervision, actively create a good external environment, maintain market order, and promote the sustained and healthy development of lottery.