Chapter 669 The True Power of AI Technology: Remastered Animation
"Boss Su, Jimei Society, we've taken it down..."
In the office, a piece of good news made Su Yang smile.
Jimei Publishing House won. $340 million wasn't exactly cheap. Jimei Publishing House's annual profit was less than $5 million, even after factoring in all copyright revenue, much of which was simply from existing capital.
Jimei Publishing House holds the copyrights to several animations and comics, and these works were once very popular. But that was a long time ago.
So when Qingyao Group spent $340 million, Jimeishe sold it without hesitation. After all, the premium was too high, and no one could refuse such a pie in the sky.
"Let's go to the animation company."
Su Yang stood up and followed his assistant directly to the animation company.
When I arrived at Department X, the entire department was still busy. I joined a project team, and they were organizing materials.
"Boss Su..."
Everyone laughed when they saw Su Yang come in.
"How is the information compilation of Jimei Society going?"
Su Yang asked directly.
"Boss Su, it's all sorted out. For us, Jimei Society has three most valuable animations."
The person in charge smiled and said to retrieve the information directly.
"Atomic Battleship," "Iron Wings," and "N-Dimension War." Atomic Battleship has 168 episodes, "Iron Wings" has 384 episodes, and "N-Dimension War" has 258 episodes. These three works were very famous back then. They are all science fiction animations with good plots, but the production quality is too poor from today's perspective..."
The person in charge said seriously, "These three works are Jimei Publishing House's most valuable works. All three are science fiction animations. They were all very popular in their time, but these three works are from the 1970s and 1980s. The last one to be completed, "N-Dimension War", was completed 22 years ago."
The production level back then was not very high, but this is from today's perspective. Back then, the production level was still relatively high.
Su Yang had already seen these three works, and both the plot and the setting were excellent. In this regard, he had to admit the strength of Japanese anime, especially the strength of the old anime.
However, because it has been so long, these three works are almost unknown to young people except for some older people. Therefore, the copyrights can no longer be sold for much money, after all, they are no longer popular.
Such works actually have no value. But this is in the eyes of others. To the animation company, these animations are of great value.
Because they can use AI rendering technology to remake such animations. And it is very simple to remake, just need to set various data, and then let AI do the rest.
In fact, the animation subsidiary had already made preparations. Even if they failed to acquire Jimei Press this time, they would pay to purchase the copyrights of these three animations.
"Boss Su, we've already prepared the relevant materials for the three works. Take a look..."
A staff member opened a computer and found the remastered information inside: the appearances of various characters, the new looks of various equipment, the new models of various buildings, and so on.
The remake's materials are simply not on the same level as the original. The remake's various settings are designed based on today's perspectives, and everything is incredibly cool, like characters from a top sci-fi blockbuster.
“Let’s try one episode first.”
Su Yang was somewhat excited, and the staff nodded. They opened the AI software and input the first episode of "Nuclear Battleship" into the program.
Then the AI began to automatically recharge, and the progress bar was like the progress bar of a download. Everyone in the project department waited patiently.
An hour later, the first episode of "Atomic Battleship" was remade.
The staff opened the remade video, and when the animation started playing, everyone laughed.
This is a completely new story, with top-notch picture quality and the coolest scenes. Looking at the battle scenes in the first episode, it is completely different from the original.
It's cool and shocking. Although there are still some flaws, they can't hide the shocking scenes. After the production is completed, it has a completely shocking feeling of Transformers.
"It looks like it needs some further refinement..."
Everyone laughed after watching the first episode.
"Yes, it needs some fine-tuning, but that's a much smaller amount of work. The voiceovers also need to be re-recorded, but that only requires finding a few voice actors and recording some voice samples."
Su Yang nodded at the staff's words. The capabilities of AI technology are too powerful, and they haven't been fully utilized yet.
Qingyao Group's supercomputer is currently under construction and is expected to be operational this year. Once operational, a remake of a classic film like this could potentially be completed in under a minute per episode. After all, the supercomputer boasts far greater computing power than the servers currently used by Department X.
Using AI technology to remake a work is truly extraordinary. This is different from what streaming platforms call restoration. Remaking is like reproducing it from scratch, while the AI system breaks down all the footage into frames, then uses computer technology to recreate each frame into a new work.
The so-called AI repair of streaming platforms can only achieve superficial repairs, which is completely different from the AI intelligent Xuanran technology mastered by Qingyao Group and is not at the same level at all.
"We will remake and refine these three works as quickly as possible. At the same time, we will mobilize funds to purchase worthy old works from around the world."
Su Yang directly gave orders to find a more suitable animation, design a new style, and then remake it into a new animation. This technology can completely transform the original 2D work into the current top 3D work with more powerful visual effects.
Qingyao Group will not only purchase the copyrights for animations, but also for movies, TV series, and even games, and then use this technology to remake them. This secondary remake of classic works will give them new vitality.
This tactic isn't new; other companies have used it before. However, the cost of reproducing it is relatively high, making it completely incomparable to Qingyao Group's. Ninety-nine percent of Qingyao Group's reproduction work can be performed by AI, making the cost negligible.
Qingyao Group can buy discarded garbage at a very low price and remake it, revitalizing it and making money again. This is the power of technology. Now is the time to buy back the copyright while other companies don't have this technology. Once they have bought most of it, it will be time for Qingyao Group to start showing its strength.
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