Continuous four scientific feasts in Penguin Weekly, the Tencent Science Week in 2020 was successfully concluded!
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This week，Tencent Science Week 2020 also drew to a close today. This science week included the Tencent Science WE Conference, Tencent Medical ME Conference, Science Exploration Award Ceremony, and the first Tencent Science Talk Show X-Talk, inviting top scientists from various fields globally to share scientific topics with the public and discuss the future world.
In addition, Tencent released its third-quarter performance report for 2020 and the third-quarter financial report of Tencent Music Entertainment Group, showing that Tencent's total revenue in the third quarter was 125.447 billion RMB, a 29% year-on-year increase, with a total profit of 32.303 billion RMB, a 32% year-on-year growth. Tencent Music's overall performance remained robust, with over 51.7 million online music paid users and a paid rate exceeding 8%, achieving significant milestones in multiple businesses.
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NO1: Popularizing science in a Talk Show format, Tencent X-Talk Science Week 'debuts'.
On November 15th, a unique science Talk Show 'X-Talk' was grandly held at Tencent's Beijing headquarters. X-Talk, hosted by Tencent and guided by the Tencent Foundation, is a scientific interactive communication salon that invites natural scientists, philosophers, science fiction writers, and cultural scholars to discuss breakthroughs in cutting-edge technology and their impact on human society.
At the event, Tsinghua University's dual-appointed professor Shen Xiangyang, CAS researchers Fu Qiaomei, Wang Haoyi, Shan Shiguang, Tencent scientists Yu Yang, Zhang Zhengyou, Fudan University professor Xu Yingjin, science talk show actor Zhang Yushi, science fiction writers Chen Qiu Fan, and Hao Jingfang, along with guests from inside and outside the scientific community, gathered together, along with millions of online and offline viewers, to kick off a "journey of curiosity."
Tencent's Vice President, China Literature Group's CEO, and Tencent Pictures' CEO Cheng Wu introduced that the original intention of setting up X-Talk was to resonate with curiosity.
Will the rapid development of technology make our lives more "magical"? Cheng Wu believes that technology itself is neutral, depending on our values, and the people behind the technology.
At the same time, technology can also serve as a carrier for disseminating truth, goodness, and beauty. Technology not only promotes cultural prosperity but also adds warmth to technology, both interact with each other, thus creating a positive space.
On November 14, the 2020 "Scientific Exploration Award" ceremony was grandly held at the Beijing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. The 50 winners from nine major fields received trophies from initiators Rao Yi, Pan Jianwei, Wu Hequan, and Cheng Taining, continuing their exploration of basic science and cutting-edge technology in the "unmanned area".
The "Scientific Exploration Award" was launched on the occasion of Tencent's 20th anniversary by Tencent's Chairman and CEO, and founder of Tencent Foundation, Ma Huateng, along with Professor Rao Yi of Peking University, and more than ten other renowned scientists like Yang Zhenning. The award, aimed at the field of basic science and cutting-edge technology, supports young science and technology workers under the age of 45, working full-time in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao. Each winner will receive a total of 3 million RMB from the Tencent Foundation over the next 5 years and is free to use the funds.
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has made us realize that human society must seek answers and solutions from science and technology to various challenges in survival and development, and that talents are the foundation of science and technology. Ma Huateng stated that we need to actively discover and care for talents, support them in freely exploring and enjoying the process, and make science and technology more autonomous and self-reliant.
On November 12, Tencent released its 2020 third-quarter performance report. The report showed that Tencent's total revenue in the third quarter was 125.447 billion Chinese Yuan, a year-on-year increase of 29%, with a total profit of 32.303 billion Chinese Yuan, a year-on-year increase of 32%.
Among them, the revenue of financial technology and enterprise service business increased by 24% year-on-year to 33.255 billion yuan.
The financial report revealed that Tencent's product capabilities continue to be validated in the B-end market, with successes in Tencent Meeting and Enterprise WeChat; the demand for PaaS solutions in finance, medical care, and internet services, especially those related to security, is continuously growing.
This year marks Tencent's tenth year of deepening its To B business. As one of the top 5 cloud computing vendors globally, Tencent will further increase investment in new infrastructure and continue to deepen its presence in the industry.
On November 11, Tencent Music Entertainment Group released its third-quarter financial report. The report indicates that in the third quarter of 2020, Tencent Music's overall performance remained stable, with total revenue, net income, adjusted net income, online music revenue, social entertainment revenue, online music subscription revenue, and other core data reaching record highs for a single quarter. The business also saw multiple breakthroughs, with online music paying users reaching 51.7 million, and the payment rate exceeding 8%. Many aspects of the business achieved milestone results.
Tencent Music has introduced more trend-setting new music content, collaborated with top global partners to explore innovative cooperation models, supported independent musicians in creating and developing music, further unleashing the 'new productivity' of music. Innovative businesses such as long audio and TME Live have made various progress including commercialization. They continue to provide users with continuously upgraded music entertainment experiences across multiple scenarios and dimensions, leading the way in the new wave of digital music entertainment consumption.
On November 7, the 2020 Tencent Science WE Conference was successfully held. Seven top global scientists from 4 continents and 6 countries took the stage at Tencent's offline speech venue established in multiple countries around the world, sharing scientific topics such as extraterrestrial life, brain-computer interfaces, artificial skin, and organ replication. Tencent's CXO Network greatly emphasized the need for science during special times. Additionally, the winners of the second “Global Impact Award for Natural Research” were announced at the event, along with the introduction of a new book, 'Rebuilding Earth - AI For FEW'.
This year's Tencent Science WE Conference was themed “Blue Dot”, using the metaphor of the Earth captured by Voyager 1 in 1990 at “0.1 pixel”. It symbolizes that while realizing their own insignificance, humanity must also unite in times of adversity and harmony. The scientists participating in this year's conference include Nobel Prize winner Steven Weinberg, stem cell biologist Qi Guangzhao, brain-computer interface authority Miguel Nicolelis, quantum physicist Pan Jianwei, chemist Bao Zhenan, astrophysicist Victoria Kaspi, and astronomer Jane Greaves. From crossbreeding human organoids to life on Venus, the seven scientists shared research advancements at the Tencent Science WE Conference, using cutting-edge science to expand the boundaries of the human body and universe, exploring more possibilities for the future of mankind.
On November 8, 2020, the Tencent Medical ME Conference was successfully held, with the world's top medical leaders focusing on topics such as COVID-19, heart disease, cancer, and decoding the forefront of life for the public.
At the conference, Tencent Medics announced three major medical popular science plans: medical popular science officers, public popular science officers, and content-open source. The three plans revolve around building scientific creation and sharing with doctors, building a community of mutual assistance with patients, and opening output capabilities in API form. It aims to gather more professional doctors, institutions, and public forces, promote the construction of a high-quality popular science new ecosystem.
Pony Ma, Chairman and CEO of Tencent's Board of Directors, once said: "Tencent Science Week aims to make scientists the focus under the spotlight; to make scientific exploration a pursuit for the public, especially young people; and to make scientific research work a new trend. We hope to guide more people to focus on life, self-awareness, improve public health through authoritative medical popular science, and reduce the suffering of illness."
This year marks Tencent's 22nd year and the 10th year of deep involvement in the To B business. From the growth of an open platform into a cloud in 2010, to the "Internet Plus" penetrating various industries, To B business blooming everywhere, and then in 2018, the establishment of the Cloud and Smart Industry Group (CSIG), landing in the industrial Internet strategy, we continue to delve into the enterprise-level service market with perseverance.
Over the past decade, on November 11th, Tencent's first To B business documentary "Ten Years of Cloud" officially launched. Nearly 30 eyewitnesses face the camera to bring you the "entrepreneurial" story of Tencent's deep dive into the enterprise-level service market.
On November 10th, Tencent Cloud officially launched the "Tencent Cloud Distributed Database CynosDB (TDSQL) + Digital China Information Distributed Core" joint solution, utilizing open platform technology to achieve microservices-based business scenarios and functionalities, while promoting the full deployment of domestic databases in the financial sector. This solution not only realizes scenario-based data slicing and horizontal scalability, but also achieves autonomous security and controllability for banking systems.
In recent years, the digitalization process of the Chinese financial industry has been accelerating. Data shows that Tencent Cloud's financial sector customers have exceeded tens of thousands. Among them, CynosDB (TDSQL), as Tencent's independently developed financial-grade database, is becoming a "mission incumbent" in the digitalization upgrade process for numerous financial institutions. Currently, CynosDB (TDSQL) has provided database services to over 600 institutions, including Jiangsu Zhangjiagang Rural Commercial Bank, WeBank, and provincial and ministerial-level government institutions, covering industries such as banking, insurance, securities, third-party payments, and government services.
NO9:[Gaming] Top 10 Global Mobile Game Revenue in October: Genshin Impact Ranked First, Tencent's "Moonlight Blade" Makes the List
Sensor Tower store intelligence data shows that in October 2020, miHoYo's "Genshin Impact" topped the global mobile game bestseller list. Tencent's "Honor of Kings" ranked second on the list. In addition to "Genshin Impact" becoming a global hit, another highlight of this ranking is Tencent's mobile game "Moonlight Blade," which was officially launched on October 16th, quickly rising to 9th place in the rankings within just half a month.
NO10: China Lit will collaborate with Tencent to release 9 animated series.
On November 10, China Lit announced that the 2018 issuance cooperation agreement with Tencent will expire on December 31 this year. The board of directors has agreed to enter into a 2021 issuance cooperation agreement for a period of three years, subject to shareholder approval.
This issuance cooperation between China Lit and Tencent will mainly focus on television dramas, animations, and online movies. Based on the existing negotiations, China Lit and Tencent will collaborate in 2021 on: 9 animated series, each of which is expected to bring China Lit licensing fees ranging from RMB 20 million to -0.155 billion; 3-4 television dramas, each expected to bring China Lit licensing fees between 0.25 billion and -0.4 billion. For the years 2022 and 2023, China Lit and Tencent's collaborative releases are expected to add 1-2 television dramas and 1-2 animated series each year.
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