8 billion signed projects, 38 billion industry opportunity list, this "science fiction city" unleashes the latest opportunities

Tech 2023-10-22 05:37:41 Source: Network

Reporter: Xie Tao Editor: Tang YuanOn October 20th, as one of the most significant events of the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference, the first Industrial Development Summit of the World Science Fiction Conference, hosted by the Organizing Committee of the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference and organized by the Chengdu Science Fiction Association, opened in Chengdu.Robert Sawyer, a Canadian science fiction writer and honorary guest of honor at the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference, Liu Cixin, a science fiction writer and honorary guest of honor at the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference, Dave McCarty, a member of the Hugo Award selection committee, and Richard Taylor, co-founder and CEO of Vita Studios, gathered together to discuss topics such as the development of the science fiction industry, linkage and integration, and future trends

Reporter: Xie Tao Editor: Tang Yuan

On October 20th, as one of the most significant events of the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference, the first Industrial Development Summit of the World Science Fiction Conference, hosted by the Organizing Committee of the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference and organized by the Chengdu Science Fiction Association, opened in Chengdu.

Robert Sawyer, a Canadian science fiction writer and honorary guest of honor at the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference, Liu Cixin, a science fiction writer and honorary guest of honor at the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference, Dave McCarty, a member of the Hugo Award selection committee, and Richard Taylor, co-founder and CEO of Vita Studios, gathered together to discuss topics such as the development of the science fiction industry, linkage and integration, and future trends.

In Liu Cixin's view, Chengdu is a geographical depression in China, but a highland for Chinese science fiction. Today we are holding the first Industrial Development Summit of the World Science Fiction Congress, which is the first industrial development event held by the Congress and sends a strong signal

At the event site, 21 projects were signed with a total investment of approximately 8 billion yuan. At the same time, Chengdu has officially released the "Science Fiction Industry Opportunity List", releasing a total of 40 major opportunities with a total investment of approximately 38 billion yuan. The aim is to further layout new industrial tracks in the future, promote the "building of a strong chain" of cultural and creative industries, and achieve high-quality economic transformation and development.

The First Industrial Development Summit of the World Science Fiction Congress Image source: Provided by the organizer

Chengdu sci-fi industry opportunity list officially released, releasing the latest investment opportunity of 38 billion yuan

In recent years, cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen have laid out their talents, scenarios, and industrial ecology, promoting the landing of "science fiction" in industries. The competition in the science fiction industry is becoming increasingly fierce.

Chengdu has long planned to lay out the science fiction industry, and relevant industrial planning, policies, and talent policies have been implemented. With the support of technology, Chengdu's science fiction literature, science fiction games, and other science fiction industries have developed rapidly, "Liu Cixin shared his observations at the conference.

The reporter learned from the organizer that 21 projects have been signed this time, with a total investment of about 8 billion yuan. The latest "Chengdu Science Fiction Industry Opportunity List" has released a total of 40 major opportunities, with a total investment of approximately 38 billion yuan.

This opportunity list covers the most important carriers and market entities in the local science fiction industry in Chengdu, including the Western China Science Fiction Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment Valley, which focuses on cutting-edge industries such as intelligent wearable devices, flexible displays, and aerospace; There are also metaverse digital cultural and tourism industrial parks that focus on music performances, music production, copyright trading, film and television production, equipment manufacturing, and other formats; There are also over 40 high-level projects such as the Sino Italian Design Innovation Base at Tsinghua University and the Langjian International Design Port that have been signed with, including the Tianfu Culture Sharing Center.

At the event site, a total of three rounds of signing were held, with representatives from representative projects such as the Three Body Universe Headquarters project, the science fiction film "Hibernation in Space" project, the Sino Italian International Science Fiction Cooperation and Exchange Platform project, the Quantum World Esports Center, the Happy Planet Science Fiction Park project, and the Hexi Universe IP Conversion project taking the stage one by one.

Image of the signing ceremony for the first Industrial Development Summit of the World Science Fiction Conference Source: Provided by the organizer

When it comes to the upcoming layout in Chengdu, the relevant person in charge of Hero Sports VSPO stated, "Through VSPO's own resources and the integration ability as an industry leader, Hero Sports VSPO will continue to introduce more high-level and high specification electronic sports competitions to Chengdu, with an expected number of over 200 events throughout the year. At the same time, we will also comprehensively layout esports education in Chengdu, create esports education products and talent training systems, and export talents

In the opinion of the person in charge, Chengdu has a high enthusiasm for esports and has a natural soil for the development of esports. The integration of esports and cultural creativity can deeply integrate game culture with local culture, creating esports products with Chengdu's characteristics. Currently, the Chengdu esports development ecosystem is gradually being constructed, and the 'esports+' model of integrated development such as' esports+cultural creativity 'and' esports+tourism 'is in line with Chengdu's goal of building a world cultural city and a world event city Degree fit

Chengdu's science fiction industry has an annual revenue of over 20 billion yuan, ranking first in China

As the first city in China and the second city in Asia to successfully bid for the World Science Fiction Conference, Chengdu has an early exploration and practice of the science fiction industry layout, and holds an important position in the development of the science fiction industry nationwide and even globally.

Focusing on the development of science fiction industry, Chengdu completed the first research project on the development of science fiction industry in China as early as 2010, and proposed the construction plan of "China Science Fiction City"; In 2017, the Chengdu Science Fiction Declaration was released, introducing a series of specific policies to promote the development of the science fiction industry and create the "Science Fiction City"; In the 2019 China Urban Science Fiction Index Report, Chengdu ranked first in total score and was awarded the title of "China's Most Science Fiction City".

Image source of Chengdu Science Fiction Museum: official account of 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Conference

Nowadays, in Chengdu, science fiction is gradually developing into a complete industrial chain - a group of representative enterprises such as MOREVFX, Cocoa Bean, and "Saifan Science Fiction Space" are accelerating their landing, and new business formats such as "science fiction+education", "science fiction+cultural tourism", "science fiction+anime, esports, and trendy gaming" continue to emerge.

The reporter learned that in 2022, the revenue of Chengdu's science fiction industry exceeded 20 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.32%, far higher than the national average growth rate, and firmly ranked first in the development of China's urban science fiction industry. As of the end of 2022, Chengdu has over 1000 science fiction technology support enterprises focused on advanced manufacturing and automation in the field of electronic information.

When it comes to the reasons for choosing Chengdu, Liu Ying, CEO of MOREVFX Chengdu, said, "MOREVFX is looking at the development potential here. According to Liu Ying, the company is currently working on visual effects for the adaptation of Liu Cixin's novel "Ball Lightning". The next step is to build a visual effects research and development base in the Chengdu High tech Zone.

At present, Chengdu has abundant technological innovation resources and strong geographical advantages, focusing on the core areas of technology related to the development of science fiction industry. Chengdu has been approved as a new generation artificial intelligence innovation and development pilot zone. In 2022, the scale of Chengdu's artificial intelligence industry reached 61.6 billion yuan, ranking 7th in the country and with the highest growth rate in the country.

At the same time, Chengdu has gathered multiple well-known enterprise institutions in the industrial chain links such as copyright trading, channel distribution, marketing promotion, and content publishing; With the extension of IP conversion, a certain first mover advantage has also been established in key links such as shooting and production, post production, and product distribution in the field of film and television games.

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