Krypton Evening News | "Ne Zha 2" has accumulated box office revenue of approximately 14.891 billion yuan in the Chinese mainland; Geely Geometry Technology Group reported revenue exceeding 100 billion yuan in its first financial report; South Korea has announced a pilot program for temporary visa-free entry for Chinese group tourists, which is expected to be officially implemented in the third quarter.
Large Companies:
36Kr learned that on March 20, the Hong Kong government announced the list of the first batch of low - altitude economy regulatory sandbox pilot projects, and Meituan's drones were selected. At the launch ceremony, after Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Li Jiachao issued the take - off instruction, Meituan's drones completed the first low - altitude logistics delivery mission in Hong Kong. It is understood that the preparatory work for Meituan's first delivery route in Hong Kong has basically been completed, and it is waiting for the final approval to determine the opening date. It is expected to meet the citizens of Hong Kong soon. At the same time, the company has established a drone business entity in Hong Kong and also plans to set up a research and development center to conduct joint research and technological breakthroughs in the field of low - altitude economy with Hong Kong academic institutions, contributing to the scientific and technological progress and industrial development of Hong Kong's low - altitude economy.
36Kr learned that from March 20 to 23, the 2025 China Household Appliances and Consumer Electronics Expo (AWE2025) was held in Shanghai. Bilibili (referred to as "Bilibili") cooperated with the AWE official to participate in the exhibition for the first time. Data from iResearch shows that the consumption of household appliances across the network shows an obvious trend of youthfulness, and consumers under 35 account for more than 60%. As a video community highly populated by young people, the total scale of Bilibili's home appliance users has exceeded 100 million. In 2024, the number of new manuscripts related to smart home and smart appliances on Bilibili increased by 270% and 386% year - on - year respectively.
36Kr learned that Enlight Media said on the interactive platform that as of March 19, 2025, the cumulative box office revenue (including service fees) of the movie "Ne Zha: Reborn" (referred to as "Ne Zha 2") in the Chinese mainland was about 14.891 billion yuan.
DingTalk launches a new support plan for AI entrepreneurs
36Kr learned that on March 20, DingTalk held the "AI Entrepreneurship N - times" ecological innovation conference in Beijing. At the meeting, DingTalk launched a series of new ecological policies to support AI entrepreneurs and those undergoing AI transformation, including waiving commissions, waiving entry deposits, and waiving computing power fees, and providing support in sales, brand, technology, and investment, providing all - round support for ecological partners in AI application entrepreneurship and innovation.
The Estée Lauder Companies reaches a strategic cooperation with Jiahui Health
36Kr learned that today, The Estée Lauder Companies officially announced a strategic cooperation with Jiahui Health and established the "The Estée Lauder Companies - Jiahui Health Joint Clinical Research Center" to promote relevant research in the fields of the full - cycle skin changes and care of medical cosmetology mainly based on clinical research, contributing to the high - quality development of these fields.
ZEEKR Technology Group's first financial report shows revenue exceeding 100 billion
36Kr learned that ZEEKR Technology Group announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the whole year ended December 31, 2024, as well as the simulated consolidated financial announcements of the ZEEKR brand and the Lynk & Co brand in 2024. The report shows that the total revenue of ZEEKR Technology Group (including the ZEEKR brand and the Lynk & Co brand) in 2024 was 113.89 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 39%. Among them, the vehicle revenue was 94.56 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 48%. In 2024, the sales volume of ZEEKR Technology Group exceeded 500,000 units. Among them, the ZEEKR brand sold more than 220,000 units, a significant increase of 87%, winning the annual sales championship of Chinese luxury pure - electric vehicles; the Lynk & Co brand sold more than 280,000 units, a year - on - year increase of nearly 30%, setting a new historical high.
36Kr learned that according to the official WeChat account of HBIS Group, on March 20, HBIS Group and Vale signed a memorandum of understanding on decarbonization cooperation in the steel industry value chain in Beijing. According to the memorandum of understanding, HBIS Group and Vale have a common vision in implementing decarbonization solutions that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their respective business activities. In the future, they will work together to seek the best furnace charge solutions for low - carbon transformation and explore the feasibility of using Tecnored furnaces to process solid waste and extract valuable metals to achieve a circular economy. The two sides will also cooperate on other solutions related to green and low - carbon development.
Blue Rhino Moving officially enters Harbin, accelerating its layout in the Northeast moving market
36Kr learned that the Internet moving platform Blue Rhino Moving officially announced its entry into Harbin, further improving its business layout in the Northeast region. Since its establishment in 2013, Blue Rhino Moving has launched moving services in 41 cities across the country, covering multiple core regions such as North China, East China, and South China. Its business lines cover worry - free moving, Japanese - style moving, and inter - city moving, and it takes "full - service handling" as a mandatory service standard. Industry insiders believe that with the continuous development of Harbin's economy and the increasing frequency of population flow, the demand for high - quality moving services is also continuously growing.
New Products:
36Kr learned that on March 20, Baichuan Intelligence, Beijing Children's Hospital, and Xiaofang Health jointly released the world's first pediatric large - language model - the "Futang · Baichuan" pediatric large - language model. This model not only covers a three - dimensional knowledge system of common and difficult pediatric diseases, but also has strong pediatric clinical reasoning ability. It also pioneered the pediatric "evidence - based model" to formulate scientific and personalized diagnosis and treatment plans for children.
Investment and Financing:
CATL continues to invest in NIO: After 2.5 billion yuan, it will also invest in Wuhan WeNeng
36Kr exclusively learned that CATL's battery - swapping business is expanding rapidly. Recently, CATL reached a strategic cooperation with NIO and invested no more than 2.5 billion yuan in NIO Energy. However, CATL intends to continue to bet on battery - swapping and will invest in Wuhan WeNeng, a battery asset company related to NIO, in the near future. "But the amount will not be as large as the 2.5 billion yuan invested in NIO Energy." Wuhan WeNeng is a battery asset management company related to NIO. Under NIO's BaaS (Battery as a Service) model, the battery asset management of users is entrusted to Wuhan WeNeng, a subsidiary of NIO, while the operation and maintenance of battery - swapping are carried out by NIO Energy. Because it holds battery assets, Wuhan WeNeng is also known as NIO's "battery bank".
Bridge Data Centres, a subsidiary of Bain Capital, obtains a $2.8 billion bank loan
36Kr learned that Bridge Data Centres, a data center operator under Bain Capital, has obtained a $2.8 billion loan for its business in Malaysia. This is the largest bank financing transaction in the company's history. The loan has a term of five years and is currently being syndicated to a wider market. The loan proceeds will be used to repay part of the existing loans and fund the company's expansion plan in Malaysia.
"Songying Technology" completes tens of millions of yuan in angel - round financing
36Kr learned that recently, the real - time physical AI simulation platform company "Songying Technology" announced the completion of angel - round financing, led by Zhongke Chuangxing, followed by Shanghai Angel Club, Relay Angel, and Miracle Plus. The financing funds will be used for team building and R & D expansion.
Today's Views:
The spot gold price hit a new all - time high of $3,056.26 per ounce, up more than 16% this year. As the international gold price rises, domestic financial institutions in China have also quickly adjusted their gold accumulation business. On the 18th, Ningbo Bank announced that it would adjust the minimum purchase amount of gold accumulation products from 700 yuan to 800 yuan per gram. Industry insiders believe that banks' raising of the minimum purchase amount of gold accumulation products helps maintain the stability of their own business and also reminds investors to invest rationally to prevent unnecessary losses caused by blind chasing of rising prices. The gold price itself is highly volatile, and investors should not make large - scale one - time investments but adopt a batch - by - batch fixed - investment strategy to smooth the cost. (China New Economy)
Other Noteworthy News:
36Kr learned that the General Office of the State Council recently issued the "Opinions on Improving the Quality of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Promoting the High - quality Development of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry". Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the "Opinions" comprehensively implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee. Based on improving the quality of traditional Chinese medicine, supported by scientific and technological innovation, and guaranteed by institutional and mechanism reforms, it aims to form a high - quality development pattern of the traditional Chinese medicine industry that emphasizes both inheritance and innovation, has a reasonable layout and structure, advanced equipment manufacturing, reliable quality and safety, and strong competitiveness, so as to better improve people's health and serve Chinese - style modernization. It puts forward 21 key contents from 8 aspects.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea, at the "Livelihood Economy Inspection Meeting" held in Gyeongju, relevant departments jointly released the "Global Strategy to Boost the Inbound Tourism Market in South Korea", which includes a pilot program for temporary visa - free entry for Chinese group tourists. The South Korean government will implement a time - limited visa - free pilot program for Chinese group tourists through designated cooperative travel agencies next month and will formally and comprehensively implement it in the third quarter after fully listening to the opinions of all sectors. (Jiemian)