Accelerating industrial upgrading and cultivating new quality productivity is the core logic behind the new round of "talent war". Of course, there are differences in the level of economic development and attractiveness to talents in different regions. Blind comparison should not be made, but rather talent should be introduced based on one's own comparative advantages and differentiated development needs, forming a joint force in serving the overall national situation. What is the most expensive in the 21st century? Talents Since the beginning of this year, a new round of "talent wars" has been launched in various regions. For example, Nansha in Guangzhou not only provides free accommodation and interview travel subsidies for fresh graduates, but also allows newly introduced undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students to apply for monthly living allowances of 1000 yuan, 2000 yuan, and 4000 yuan respectively, supporting them for 30 consecutive months. Suzhou has proposed top tier support for top talents in the field of artificial intelligence, providing up to 100 million yuan in project funding and up to 10 million yuan in housing subsidies. In recent years, the "man snatching war" between cities has frequently been on the hot search list, but in the past, it was often initiated by second tier or lower tier cities, and this year many first tier cities have also stepped down to "man snatching". For example, Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone has launched a tiered housing system for fresh graduates, which includes "7-day free accommodation for job seeking, 3-month free short-term rental for internships, and 3-year discounted long-term rental for employment". This is the first time in Beijing. Shenzhen has shouted the slogan of "only pursue dreams, no rent" and announced that it will extend the free accommodation days for college graduates who come to apply for jobs from 7 days to 15 days. Chongqing has proposed that by 2025, the number of young people, including college graduates, who come to Chongqing for employment and entrepreneurship should reach over 400000, with over 60000 of them coming from outside the city. What are the differences in the new round of 'man snatching war'? Firstly, policies are more understanding of young people. From interview travel expenses to transitional accommodation, from entrepreneurial venues to scientific research facilities, policies cover the entire process of job seeking and entrepreneurship, targeting pain points such as expensive housing and difficult starting points, using real money to reduce the employment and entrepreneurship costs of young people, allowing them to "go into battle light". The second is that the logic of competition is upgrading. If in the past, there was more emphasis on "subsidies" and "household registration", with a focus on population expansion, now there is a greater emphasis on "environment competition" and "building ecology", providing young people with more opportunities for innovation, creativity, growth and development, and enabling them to "show off their talents". Thirdly, the target positioning is clearer. From the perspective of 'grabbing people', there is a greater emphasis on targeting the actual and future development direction of the industry, and introducing technological innovation talents from both domestic and foreign sources. For example, among the over 600000 high-quality positions raised in the first phase of the Guangdong "Million Talents Gathering in Southern Guangdong" action plan, emerging industries such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and low altitude economy account for over 70% of the total. Shanghai has proposed to increase extraordinary rapid talent introduction efforts, make good use of the "Bole" mechanism, and look to the world to introduce top talents. Accelerating industrial upgrading and cultivating new quality productivity is the core logic behind the new round of "talent war". Currently, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is restructuring the global innovation landscape and reshaping the global economic structure. The development of emerging and future industries has entered a period of vitality. Our country's economy is also accelerating its transformation from a growth model that relied on inputs such as land and capital to one driven by "talent dividends" and "innovation dividends". Integration of data and intelligence, green and low-carbon initiatives, and artificial intelligence have become new growth engines. Talents gather and industries thrive because of talents. The 'talent war' may seem like a competition for talent policies, but in reality, it is a competition for innovation ecology and future development competitiveness. Whoever can take the lead in the deep integration of talent chain, innovation chain, and industry chain will be able to gain a first mover advantage in future competition. During this year's National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping made a request to the economically powerful province during the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation, stating that "to promote scientific and technological innovation, we must focus on building a modern industrial system, adhere to the joint efforts of education, science and technology, and talent, not only produce more scientific and technological achievements, but also transform them into tangible productive forces. First tier cities have significant advantages in innovation resources, industrial foundation, market size, openness, and other aspects. Increasing the attraction of innovative talents is necessary for their own development and an inevitable requirement for cultivating new quality productivity. Under the wave of enthusiasm, it is necessary to have a cold thought. It should be noted that there are differences in the level of economic development and attraction to talent among different regions. Blind comparison should not be made, but rather talent should be introduced based on one's own comparative advantages and differentiated development needs, forming a joint force in serving the overall national situation. From the past situation, some cities still have a tendency of "emphasizing introduction over cultivation". Talent introduction should not be "just introduced", but should also be able to "retain" and "use well", so that they can truly achieve peace of mind and work, resonating with urban development. (New Society)