In 1920, a monorail opened on East Park Road in Brooklyn, New York City, opening a new chapter in the most advanced and developed subway system in the world at the time; and in Times Square where the headquarters of the "New York Times" The young woman in the skirt shuttles through shopping malls, theaters and busy traffic...
The United States, which participated in the war at the end of the First World War, used its assembly line to expand its production scale in order to supply the European market with a shortage of materials, and thus made a lot of money. While the social economy and people's ideology are undergoing rapid changes, an empire is full of ambitions.
After the Washington Conference, the "Versailles-Washington System" established a new international capitalist order. At this time, the United States, which had won a huge victory in diplomatic history, has begun to replace Europe, and New York has become the new world center.
A hundred years later, the subway in New York City was empty, and a plague made the world's largest city seem riddled with holes and became the center of another world. On New Year's Eve in 2021, the countdown to the crystal ball landing in Times Square remains unchanged, but the number of New Year's Eve crowds since 114 years has been lost.
The Empire State Building, which once maintained a monopoly on the world's tallest building for 41 years, has now fallen out of the top ten. This skyscraper, which symbolizes the American scepter, is the symbol and ambition of the unprecedented wave of industrialization and the economic prosperity of the great powers that began in the 1920s in the lighthouse country. However, after a century of baptism, it has been continuously surpassed by latecomers.
The big change that hasn't happened in a century is right now.
At 20 o'clock on December 31, 2020, the crowd on Line 6 of the Beijing Subway was still rubbing shoulders and shoulders. Everyone was wearing masks. Under all kinds of masks, there were a calm and stable face, despite the new crown epidemic. Changing news is still the most concerned topic.
The Beijing Subway, with a total length of 727 kilometers, surpassed Shanghai in the last quarter of 2020, becoming the city with the longest rail network in the world. It took Beijing only half a century from the opening of Metro Line 1 to becoming the world's number one in total mileage.
While Beijing and Shanghai alternately lead the world's longest metro network, more Chinese cities have metro rail networks growing like strong root systems. Nanjing, ranked fifth in China, has the same mileage as New York, which has a century-old subway network.
Without American freedom and values, China's 40 years of reform and opening up also created a miracle similar to the American economy in 1920-1960. More importantly, in 2020, China will become the center of the world in the battle against the epidemic.
I don’t know how young millennials will recall this unusual 2020 in the future, but it’s certain that they were born in China’s young generation who already have a sufficient scale of GDP and rapid development momentum, and have an unparalleled view of their country. confidence.
Such self-confidence seems to have become the collective consciousness of all citizens overnight in 2020. And we are fortunate enough to be observers, recorders, and narrators, and we will also be witnesses to the changes in a century.
It is almost certain that among the world’s TOP-level super-economy, I am afraid that only China can still maintain positive growth in 2020. Behind the record number of foreign trade exports is that we will complete the industrial industrial chain. The products are continuously sent to every corner of the world.
See Weizhi book. In the past year, the new media team of Yidian Caijing used more than 300 original articles, ranging from group portraits of entrepreneurs interviewed during the war against the epidemic at the beginning of the year to declarations by leading companies in many industries to boost their confidence in development. The high posture of Chinese companies supported by the various growth data at the end of the year confirms that the Chinese economy has overcome difficulties and handed in a beautiful answer.
The in-depth interpretation of more than 300 articles about Chinese companies in "Yian Cai" covers technology, internet, e-commerce retail, real estate, finance, big health, big consumption, automobile, cultural tourism, education, catering, games and other industries. It can be said that these fields are enough to represent all aspects of China's industrial economy.
Among the companies we surveyed, there are Suning, which has been sticking to retail for 30 years and has always maintained strategic determination; Baidu, which has been deeply engaged in artificial intelligence and has become the leader of new infrastructure in China; and Huawei, which is under great pressure outside, but is firm in Chinese innovation ; There are also real estate companies such as Evergrande that are undergoing transformation and seeking cross-border growth...
They are typical representatives of Chinese enterprises and the mainstay of the Chinese economy. Under pressure and responsibility, the test is the resilience of corporate growth. It is completely different from the path and environment of the rise of large American companies. The challenges faced by Chinese companies are huge, the environment is complex, and the iteration speed is unprecedented, and the difficulty is far greater.
However, we are still pleasantly surprised to see that the Chinese entrepreneurs who learned the advanced concepts of GE 20 years ago are not only on the top 500 list of the world, but also have inclusively concluded a modern corporate governance model with Chinese characteristics. New chapter.
Once upon a time, Chinese Internet companies used the transplantation of American peers’ models and logic as the prerequisite for survival. However, what we now see is TikTok’s global dominance, e-commerce and mobile payment leading the world, and Meituan takeaway that foreigners have always wanted to imitate. .
Innovation is not limited to China's emerging companies, but also such as Haier Zhijia in the field of home appliances, Yili in the dairy industry, Lufax in the financial field, etc. The traditional industries are moving towards a high-quality development stage driven by innovation.
As a media person, it is our fortune to observe how Chinese companies are welcoming a century of great changes.
In the world of the Internet, we can use keen observation, diverse views, sharp brushstrokes, in-depth interpretation, and free narration to record this extraordinary 2020, and record the Chinese enterprises that have been persistently struggling in this extraordinary year. And entrepreneurs.
What moved us is that the small volume of "Yiandian Caijing" has been liked by more and more readers, recognized by the media such as Tiger Sniff, 36Kr, Titanium Media, Interface, and The Paper, and has been researched, followed and reported by us. Of companies have given enough respect.
This year, Yidian Caijing gained the “Top 50 Hurun China’s Most Influential Financial We Media in 2020”, as well as the affirmation from Huxi, 36Kr, Sina, Blue Whale Media, Zhongwei, DONEWS and other platforms. Many awards have also given us a great sense of pride and accomplishment.
In the difficult 2020, Yidian Finance is growing, not only has more professional creators joined, but also expanded the vertical content field and short video business. In 2021, we have greater planning and planning: salons, forums, research institutes and other businesses will also be launched.
This means that we are in China and we are full of hope for the future. We will read aloud with our voice, and we will write with our pen and ink, which belongs to our better tomorrow.
After 2020, we are worthy of a better 2021.