CHAPTER 1880: CHAPTER 1705: LAUNCH

In a short while.

Came to the fourteenth floor.

Half the floor was opened up.

At this moment.

A group of staff were busy.

"Chairman, this is the projection special effects technology the Group is currently testing. At the moment, it’s mainly for developing fixed scenes, and it’s expected to be in use by next month." Shen Yi explained on the side.

"As for dynamic objects, it won’t be completed until next year."

Filming movies and TV shows.

A somewhat awkward issue for actors is ’talking to the air.’ There’s nothing there, yet they have to imagine there is, and deliver lines. Thus, holographic projection offers a solution.

- Mountains.

- Water.

- Buildings.

- Objects.

- Special biological forms.

All can be solved with it, and after filming is completed, it’s very convenient to replace with special effects. Of course, the prerequisite is to produce the projection effect in advance, but that’s not too difficult.

If the material library is large enough, it can solve all problems.

Change it however you like.

However you want to change it.

This was not Tang Qing’s intention.

However.

If subordinates have ideas.

Support should be given, even if the direction is wrong; it doesn’t matter. A team that has never made a mistake is prone to issues. Sometimes it’s okay to lose on some small projects, to gain experience.

It’s not a problem.

Suddenly.

Shen Yi blurted out.

"In another twenty years, I feel celebrities won’t need people anymore."

In a few years.

The world has changed greatly.

Special effects.

Make anything possible. With the technology of the ’Civilization’ production team, the company believes that with a bit of effort, it’s entirely possible to create virtual celebrities. This idea was conceived two years ago.

Later on.

ERV Entertainment got involved.

CG animation emerged strongly.

Later.

Some people proposed holographic projection movies, combined with artificial intelligence, motion capture, and other seemingly explosive new technologies, making virtual celebrities seem not too far-fetched.

Also.

Anime-style celebrities have also started their efforts, using holographic projections. In Japan, it’s said that many entertainment companies are vigorously developing them. Now, in the entertainment industry, Shen Yi feels like it’s all shrouded in a dense fog.

"Perhaps."

Tang Qing smiled, "At least, they are still needed now."

The future.

Half of the celebrities could become virtual.

This is one of Tang Qing’s predictions, after all, virtual celebrities don’t have scandals, they don’t age, their voices are sweet and their looks are charming... In short, they have many advantages that ordinary celebrities can’t compete with.

If technology is advanced enough.

Nothing is a problem.

Of course.

Real celebrities are still needed. Comparatively, real people have more human touch, and there’s the gossip to follow. In short, a trend is forming, especially in this stage of rapid technological maturation.

Four-thirty.

Tang Qing left headquarters.

Comet Film and TV.

Thirteenth floor.

In Wang Yan’s office, in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows, Wang Yan quietly watched Tang Qing’s figure, a charming smile on her face, without speaking. She spent the whole summer vacation at the Group headquarters and didn’t return to Qingyan City.

"He’s gone."

Behind her.

Wei Yiyi’s voice sounded.

"I know."

"When are we going to join him for a meal again?"

"Perhaps when there’s a chance."

...

Past midnight.

Just after zero.

Today’s Headlines went live, getting top recommendations in various app stores. The channels of Tang Qing’s subsidiary companies didn’t miss out either, and so, in less than ten minutes, the download count surpassed ten thousand.

In this way.

It’s normal.

After all.

It was midnight, and the name Today’s Headlines looked like news. Many chose to ignore it directly. Every day, various apps push news, and Comet Video also has news.

Therefore.

People thought it was unnecessary repetition.

There’s only so much storage on a mobile phone, why waste space.

"Today’s Headlines? What a straightforward name."

"Just the name sounds uninteresting."

"Exactly."

"Every day, there are so many news headlines from various portals, who would watch this? Wait, it’s a product of Comet Group, a Tang Qing company? I think they’re not confident either, launching it at midnight."

"Tang Qing’s?"

"What?"

"Now I’m curious, and also, don’t underestimate midnight, WeChat, Swift Binding bank card, scan to pay, etc., Tang Qing chose midnight for them all, this shows great importance."

"That’s right."

"I’ll go check, maybe there’s something different."

"Anyone tried it?"

"I’m going."

"I’m going to download it too."

"...

In less than half an hour.

Under the influence of ’some people,’ the night owls started paying attention to this app, and no one dared to be sarcastic because among Tang Qing’s subsidiary companies, there hasn’t been a single simple one.

Failure?

Not seen yet.

Don’t spuriously comment, you might end up being proven wrong.

"These news pieces are quite normal."

"Yes."

"The LOGO is direct, just putting the Chinese characters on it."

"The interface is quite festive."

"Nothing particularly special, just some videos, and they’re quite short."

"Exactly."

"...

At first.

People didn’t pay much attention.

Because there really weren’t many videos in it; even though the similar recommendations had some appeal, the quantity determined the quality, and while scrolling, it was discovered that many had already been seen, edited from various sources.

However.

Some people looked quite serious.

Sina.

"What? Tang Qing has made a news reading app?"

The executives were a bit nervous.

This field.

Tang Qing’s subsidiary companies had never touched upon it; Comet Video’s news was all in video format. Now, Today’s Headlines’ homepage is text-based news, though it’s a bit mixed and doesn’t display much.

Plain text.

Images.

Videos.

All three types of news squished together; the first impression is not good. However, this scroll-down news mode is quite novel, and similar recommendations have given them a lot of inspiration.

"Is the threat big?"

"Big."

"How big?"

"Mainly it’s the addition of Tang Qing’s name; it’s his company, and it’s a new project launched by Comet Group, so it must have been planned for a long time. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be independent of Comet Video."

"The homepage is very messy, and the information is too little. Recently, I haven’t heard of their news editorial team expanding on a large scale, so I’m a bit puzzled. Since they’re doing this, why not hire more people?"

"Very strange."

"I heard many of their video creators have been asked to upload videos by eight in the morning."

"Eight?"

"That’s right, they should still be testing now."

"In this way, their video content will definitely enrich quickly, which makes sense. The main goal of Today’s Headlines is to attract users with short videos, information creates value. A good phrase."

"Continue trialing it, I want to know all its functionality."

"Yes."

...

Peguin.

Headquarters.

"How about it?"

"For now, the threat is not too big, and it doesn’t have much relation to our main business. Its main competitors are portal sites like Sohu, Sina, etc. As for its videos, they are also an extension of Comet Video."

"It’s equivalent to a news portal + part of Comet Video."

After trialing for more than half an hour.

Each department head gave this answer. For Tang Qing’s fondness for midnight updates, they understood as well. This way, there’s a time gap before daylight, and any problems wouldn’t have much impact.