&Nbsp;On January 5th, Lushang Group held its 2023 annual work conference. Wang Xuchao, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Group, delivered a speech entitled "Deeply studying and implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, vigorously promoting the corporate culture of Shandong merchants in the new era, and comprehensively building a modern commercial service leading enterprise with strong comprehensive competitiveness." The speech comprehensively summarized the work for 2022, deployed the tasks for 2023, and clarified the overall development strategy for the next five years. Liu Shouliang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Group, presided over the meeting. Zhu Huajian, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Director, and Deputy General Manager, Li Lin, Member of the Party Committee Standing Committee, Director, and Minister of Organization and Human Resources, Liu Tianhai, Member of the Party Committee Standing Committee, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and Commissioner of the Provincial Supervisory Commission to the Group, as well as Liu Dehua, Member of the Party Committee Standing Committee, Director, Chief Auditor, and Chairman of the Trade Union, attended.The meeting first read out the Group Party Committee's commendation for the year 2022; Dedicating the Power of Shandong Merchants as Role Models; Advanced collective and exemplary individual decisions, and some representatives were commended on the spot.Wang Xuchao pointed out in his speech that in 2022, facing unprecedented difficulties and challenges, the group has firmly implemented a series of powerful measures to solve difficult problems, lay a foundation, and benefit the long term. All work has maintained a good trend of stability and improvement, and all undertakings have steadily and far in overcoming difficulties. One is to maintain stable growth and make every effort to expand sales and increase efficiency. Multiple industrial economic indicators are showing good momentum. The second is to seek development and continuously improve operational quality. A series of difficulties and problems that constrain the high-quality development of the group have been gradually resolved. The third is to promote innovation and continuously enhance competitiveness. The group has added 3 national high-tech enterprises, 1 provincial-level gazelle enterprise, and 2 provincial-level specialized, refined, special, and new small and medium-sized enterprises. It has won 2 provincial science and technology progress second prizes, and Focus Furuida has been named a national manufacturing champion enterprise. The fourth is to focus on reform and continuously improve the level of governance. The operational efficiency of the group and the standardization and procedural level of basic management have significantly improved. The fifth is to set a strategy and have a clearer development approach. Clarify the phased goals of the group and formulate them; 12345” High quality development strategy and; 1+8+N” Business development strategy. Six is to focus on party building and ensure the correct political direction. Deeply study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China; Resolutely implement the main responsibility of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party; Give full play to the leading role of party building in corporate culture, and release the concept of corporate culture of Shandong merchants in the new era; Comprehensively advocate for trees; Yan Zhen Xi Shi Kuai; Work style. The seventh is to benefit people's livelihoods and continuously demonstrate social responsibility. Various units and universities actively fulfill their social responsibilities in coordinating epidemic prevention and control, as well as reform and development, effectively demonstrating the responsibility of state-owned enterprises.&Nbsp;Wang Xuchao stated that the achievements are attributed to the Party building's leadership in ensuring direction, strategic guidance in promoting transformation, excellent culture in gathering people's hearts, focusing on development without deviation, and solving difficult problems in reform and development. These valuable experiences accumulated in the process of reform and development must be persisted in and carried forward in future work. Over the past year, the group has been moving forward with great effort and sweat, overcoming unprecedented difficulties and challenges. Some of the difficulties and problems that hinder the high-quality development of the group are gradually being resolved. Looking towards the future, the group; Stable; The foundation is more solid; Change; The pace is more powerful; Dry; The atmosphere is even stronger; Enter; The driving force is more abundant, the ideological unity, confidence, and enthusiasm of cadres and employees are doubled, and the overall spiritual outlook is refreshed; Building and Developing Shandong Merchants; Full of expectations.Wang Xuchao pointed out that in the next five years, the group will implement the "; Adhere to one guidance, focus on two areas, highlight three paths, promote four measures, and achieve five leaps; &quo; 12345” Based on the above goals, the work plan for 2023 is determined to: implement the spirit of the Central and Provincial Economic Work Conference, adhere to the overall tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adhere to green, low-carbon, and high-quality development, fully implement the new development concept, and comprehensively promote the implementation of the Group's policies; 12345” The high-quality development strategy focuses on key tasks such as business model and technological innovation, system and mechanism reform, industrial structure optimization, management quality and efficiency improvement, and digital transformation and upgrading. We strive to solve prominent contradictions and problems that constrain the high-quality development of the group, and strive to stabilize growth, improve efficiency, control risks, and increase vitality, in order to empower and solidify the foundation for promoting the high-quality development of the group.Wang Xuchao emphasized that in order to do a good job in 2023, it is necessary to achieve; Six Always Adhere: Always adhere to carrying responsibility and mission firmly; Always adhere to relying on employees to run enterprises; Always adhere to scientific and reasonable strategic methods; Always adhere to forging a strong cadre team; Always adhere to the guidance of Lu Shang culture in the new era.Wang Xuchao pointed out that we should highlight the key points, grasp the key points, and solidly do a good job in all aspects of reform and development. Continuously strengthening operations and comprehensively increasing market share; Continuously deepening reforms and comprehensively enhancing the vitality of enterprises; Continuously improving the governance system and comprehensively enhancing operational levels; Continuously implementing innovation driven strategies to comprehensively enhance competitiveness.Wang Xuchao demanded that we adhere to the guidance of Party building, strengthen our roots and forge our souls, and provide strong guarantees for high-quality development. To elevate political stance and ensure the correct political direction; Adhere to the guidance of Party building, gather the joint efforts of work and entrepreneurship; Adhere to the Party's management of talents and continuously strengthen the construction of talent teams; Establish a clean and upright atmosphere through strict discipline and discipline.Wang Xuchao finally stated that efforts should be made to promote the coupling of various work, better coordinate reform and development with security and stability, better coordinate the effective improvement of economic quality and reasonable growth of quantity, and better coordinate the current and long-term. To use&quo; The beginning is a sprint, and the beginning is a decisive battle; With a more determined and effective approach, we will continue to build a proactive attitude and continuously strive for excellence; Highlights of Shandong Merchants;, Create; Lu Shang's Speed;, Polishing; Lu Shang Brand;, Cultivate; Characteristics of Shandong Merchants;, Jointly safeguarding, loving, and dedicating to the Lu merchants, and jointly creating a better tomorrow for the Lu Shang Group.After signing the business target responsibility letter and safety responsibility letter with the representative of the directly affiliated unit, Zhu Huajian focused on the "; Grasp implementation; Carry out work deployment. He pointed out that we should effectively unify our thoughts and actions with the deployment requirements and goals of the group party committee and board of directors, make the implementation of execution a top priority in business and management work, and enhance our sense of responsibility, mission, and urgency in doing a good job; To do a good job in the three-year rolling development plan of the group and the decomposition of 2023 task goals and the implementation of responsibilities, we will; Planning Map; Become&quo; Construction drawings Add&quo; Timetable; Become&quo; Kilometer;; To embrace trends, continue learning, break through thinking inertia, break path dependence, and strengthen research and learning on industry development trends, new media tools, and policies; To seize market opportunities, we need to take practical and hard measures, solve traffic problems, enhance the digital capabilities of the group as a whole and various industries, and create high standards; Lu Shang's Life; Service platform; To strengthen the responsibility of the top leader and focus on solving the difficulties that constrain the high-quality development of the group; To prevent risks, resolve conflicts, and ensure the sustained, safe, and stable development of the group.&Nbsp;Members of the group's board of directors, management team, CFO, chief member, safety director, heads of various departments and directly affiliated units of the headquarters, commended representatives attended the meeting on site, and relevant personnel from the group headquarters and directly affiliated units attended the meeting online.&Nbsp;(Text/Zhou Maiwen Picture/Wang Xiaofeng)