Perfect World Holding Group
Perfect World Holding Group is a global leading entertainment industry group with Perfect World Co., Ltd. (002624) as its listed arm. The group has introduced its products into over 100 countries and regions around the world, with a principal focus on the countries and regions in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company has established dozens of offices in its home market, including Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Hainan Province, Wuhan, and Hangzhou, as well as some overseas offices in Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. Perfect World Holding Group is now involved in business segments including movies & TV, games, e-sports, cinemas, animation, culture, All Knowledge, Perfect Marriage, and Perfect Lingo.
Between 2011 and 2024, Perfect World has been voted as one of the China Top 30 Cultural Enterprises thirteen times. The company was named as one of the 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020 and 2023-2024 Annual Key Enterprises for Cultural Exports. In 2016 and 2020, Perfect World was twice awarded the Most Socially Responsible Listed Company respectively, while in 2017, the company was honored as one of the most respected Chinese enterprises of 2016-2017. In 2018, the company won the title of Enterprise Model of China’s Social Responsibility for Games. In 2019, Perfect World won the award of Excellent Enterprise of Achieving Employee Happiness 2019, and was ranked among the fourth batch of "National Culture and Technology Integration Demonstration Bases" in 2021. In 2024, it has been listed as a cultural industry demonstration base at national level.
Movies & TV
The business segments of Perfect World Pictures (PWPIC) include production, artist management, game and movie integration, international businesses, business derivatives, alongside investment and M&As. Perfect World Pictures reaped outstanding results with its popular TV series which took more than 10% of the prime-time slots in China. Its films and TV series have won many important awards both in and outside of China, including the Flying Goddess Award, the Magnolia Award, the Best Works Award, the Tripod Award, the Golden Angel Award for Chinese American Film Festival Outstanding Chinese TV Series, the Huabiao Film Award, the Hundred Flowers Award, the Golden Horse Award, and the Academy Award, among others. In July 2014, DVDs of the movies and TV series Beijing Youth, To Elderly with Love and Love Is Not Blind produced by Perfect World Pictures were offered by Chinese President Xi Jinping as national gifts to the then-national leader of Brazil and Argentina during his visit to Latin America.
In addition, PWPIC forged a strategic partnership with Universal Pictures in 2016. Darkest Hour and Phantom Thread, two films that Perfect World co-produced with the famous Hollywood studio, were nominated at the 90th Academy Awards. Darkest Hour won awards for Best Actor and Best Makeup and Hairstyling, while Phantom Thread won Best Costume Design. At the 91st Academy Awards, BlacKkKlansman took home the award for Best Adapted Screenplay while First Man garnered Best Visual Effects.
Games
Perfect World Games was the first Chinese gaming company to pioneer the independent development of 3D game engines. As a global game developer, distributor and operator, its products cover PC games, mobile games, console games, VR games and cloud games. Perfect World Games’ products have been distributed to more than 100 countries and regions, introducing global users to excellent Internet culture and contributing to the global popularity of Chinese culture.
E-sports
Perfect World has always strived to provide players with a great entertainment experience in the arena of e-sports. As the exclusive carrier of well-known e-sports products such as Defense of the Ancients 2 (DOTA 2) and Counterstrike: Global Offensive (CS) in the Chinese mainland, since 2015, Perfect World has successfully hosted large international e-sports events, including the CS Asia Championships (three times), the DOTA 2 Asia Championships (three times) and the DOTA 2 SuperMajor. Perfect World also assisted VALVE in hosting the 2019 International DOTA 2 Championships, the world's most-watched e-sports event. In November 2021, DOTA 2 was included in the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou as an official event. In the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023 DOTA 2 finals, the Chinese national team concluded the event by winning the gold medal for the Chinese e-sports delegation in October 2023. In December 2024, Perfect World hosted the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024, marking the first time the tournament was held in Asia. All of these events promote the development of the esports industry and enhance the position of the Chinese esports industry globally.
Perfect World has launched new leagues for CS since 2020. Through stable and professional leagues, the company has created a better gaming environment for professional teams and players of the game.
The Perfect World National League (PNL), organized by Perfect World, is a premier national esports competition aimed at university students and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) enthusiasts across China. Since 2021, it has been held annually in two seasons, Spring and Autumn, covering over 50 cities and more than 100 universities nationwide. Additionally, initiatives such as university esports clubs and campus caster training programs contribute to building a more robust collegiate esports ecosystem for CS:GO and DOTA.
Since June 2018, Perfect World and VALVE have been working on Steam China, which was launched in 2021, aiming at providing Chinese players and game developers with more high-quality content and superior experience and services, so as to spur Chinese gaming enterprises, especially medium and small-sized to go overseas.
Cinemas
In October 2016, Perfect World Cinemas Management Co., Ltd. was established, with the primary aim of engaging in the management of single cinema and cinema chains, including cinema chain distribution, and cinema development, investment, construction, and screening, as well as surrounding business such as commodity retailing and advertising publication. Perfect World currently owns and operates 52 cinemas spread across over 129 cities in 20 provinces and municipalities throughout the Chinese mainland. Additionally, Perfect World also holds the stakes of 143 cinemas.
Animation
Perfect World Animation is an animation company under Perfect World Group. Founded in 2015, it is engaged in the core businesses of animation development, production, distribution, merchandising and licensing, etc.
The animated series Cosmicrew I, the company’s three-year undertaking, has become the most viewed in its category since its launch in October 2018 and has been shown on over 100 Chinese TV channels including CCTV Children’s Channel and CCTV General Channel. Cosmicrew II also achieved high TV ratings upon its launch in September 2019. During its airing on BTV Kaku Kids Channel, its ratings consecutively ranked first in prime time. Cosmicrew III was telecasted on September 30, 2020. The show was selected as Outstanding Domestic Animated Program in 2018 as well as Outstanding Animated Program Donated to Minority Areas in 2019 by the China National Radio and Television Administration. In 2020, it was listed as one of the excellent TV shows amid a public welfare campaign launched by the China National Radio and Television Administration to rally public morale in the battle against the COVID-19 epidemic.
The first two seasons of Cosmicrew were shortlisted for the 2020 Golden Monkey King Awards. Cosmicrew III was aired on BTV Kaku Kids Channel on January 25, 2021, with first-day ratings as high as 1.21%, and was awarded the outstanding animation by the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau. Cosmicrew: Steel Armored T-Rex, the fourth season, has been aired prime-time on more than 200 channels and available on all major online platforms since September 6, 2021, ranking No. 1 on the TV Rating Chart for all kids channels multiple times and also ranking No.1 on the All Platform View Index Day Chart in the first week of its launch. Cosmicrew: Steel Armored T-Rex also gained sponsorship from the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau in filming and publicity. Cosmicrew: The Mighty T-Rex Season One premiered across all new media platforms on July 22, 2022, and was released online on October 24, 2022. Within one week of its release, the viewership broke ten million. Cosmicrew: The Super Dinosaurs and Cosmicrew: Super Armored Dinosaurs 2 were released online on September 28, 2023 and January 12, 2024 respectively, and consistently ranked among the top in viewership as always.
The Cosmicrew series was granted the title of Most Valuable IP in the 2021 Gold Wing Awards with more than 6 billion views across online video platforms, and Cosmicrew: Steel Armored T-Rex won the title of Most Popular Animation in the 2021 Golden Wings Awards. The production of Perfect World Animation’s first animated film Cosmicrew: Storm Force was screened at Perfect World Cinemas on April 15 and 16, 2023, followed by a nationwide release on April 29, 2023. In addition, it was released on March 21, 2024 in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, and was aired in Turkey on July 19, 2024. The animated series Cosmicrew has been launched on new media platforms in North America, the Asia Pacific region, and other overseas countries.
Culture
Perfect World Culture and Technology Co., Ltd. (Perfect World Culture), as an active explorer in emerging fields of the cultural industry under Perfect World Holding Group, focuses on areas such as talent development, industrial parks and cultural innovation collaborations. The company is committed to cultivating talent with a digital culture mindset and contributing to the sustainable development of the industry.
The education division is committed to bridging the values of talent and industry and enabling professionals in digital content to become creators of a better world. Leveraging industry resources, it offers industry-standard courses, practical opportunities, contests and certification programs, and dual-instructor training and industry project practices, and provides learners and partner institutions with an integrated "Position-Course-Competition-Certification-Industry" solution for lifelong growth and professional education. This approach continuously nurtures skilled talent for the digital content industry, injecting fresh energy into the sector and consistently inspiring its vitality and creativity..
The industrial park division focuses on innovation to create dynamic spaces for industries, businesses, and new cultural tourism. It fosters ecosystem development, scenario innovation, and drives the growth of industrial ecosystems.
The cultural and creative division emphasizes digital creativity, utilizing digital technology to explore cultural depth, revitalize traditional culture dissemination, empower brand IPs, and promote the integration of culture and the digital economy, catering to the cultural consumption needs of Generation Z.
From talent development to industry incubation and implementation, Perfect World Culture build up its presence across the entire industrial chain, injecting fresh vitality into diverse sectors with a digital culture mindset to drive sustained growth.
All Knowledge (Knowledge platform)
All Knowledge is a well-known App on professional humanities and social science in China. It is committed to presenting efficient, systematic and contextual knowledge to users and creating an authoritative and comprehensive content community platform.
With a unique knowledge context as the main line and the time and space coordinates as the index, it integrates and displays the brief histories of the universe, the world, dynasties, science and technology, art, music, philosophy, war, and other sub-fields such as knowledge of psychology, historic sites, ancient books. Through over 300,000 celebrity genealogies, over 20,000,000 pieces of historical knowledge, over 20,000,000 ancient books of music and paintings, and 5,000-year vector historical maps, users can have uninhibited surveys of global history and the diversity of human civilization here.
In 2022, All Knowledge unveiled its groundbreaking "Ability and Wealth Ladder" initiative. This ambitious endeavor aims to build the most comprehensive and invaluable repository of knowledge and experiences for humanity. It covers every stage of life, from campus to the workplace, encompassing all aspects from understanding to action. This all-in-one solution equips young individuals with the necessary tools to thrive and grow.
In March 2023, the All Knowledge app introduced the Panorama Chinese History Ladder, further expanding its offerings. It takes on a chronological framework and provides a comprehensive solution for learning history through thematic interpretations. By delving deep into the context and laws of history, it offers valuable insights that guide us in understanding the present and shaping the future.
In September 2023, the upgraded version of the Elite Teen Ladder was launched, featuring the innovative “Happle!” learning system, curated content from 12 major subjects, and a scientific “Study, Test, Memorize, Question” four-step cycle, empowering children to broaden their horizons and become elite teens.
In November 2023, Literature and History Ladder was launched, created by an elite team of renowned professors from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Peking University. Embracing the philosophy of "Integrating Literature and History, Mastering Thousands of Texts," this program aids students in amassing a vast array of classic literary materials. By expanding their knowledge from classic works, students can develop advanced reading and writing techniques, fostering their ability to transform learning inputs into productive outputs.
In September 2024, the Critical Thinking on Journalism course was launched, aimed at helping users develop critical thinking skills in the age of information overload. The course empowers users to analyze information with wisdom and a critical perspective, enabling them to make more informed decisions.
In order to efficiently impart knowledge, All Knowledge has created space-time columns, historical chronology, time-space maps, law collection relational maps, 3D museums, knowledge trees and other popular sections, thus digitizing, correlating and visualizing the knowledge tree.
Perfect Marriage
“Perfect Marriage” was established in 2020. It is a comprehensive and serious marriage service platform. It introduced the 'parents helping children find a spouse' model, now serving parents nationwide. Its mission is to help parents get their children married, which addresses the problem of marriage and relationships among the country's unmarried young adults of marriageable age. As a deputy director unit certified by the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs, “Perfect Marriage” has established partnerships with Jiangsu TV, Tsinghua University, and other institutions. It was honored with the 2024 'Most Socially Responsible Enterprise Award' in the industry. There are currently over 10 million registered users in the country, and the platform has helped thousands of families find compatible partners, receiving praise from parents and notice from all facets of society.
After parents register and log into the platform, they can view the dating profiles of the children of the other party in the platform's "matchmaking square" and contact the other parents. It is analogous to relocating a park's "matchmaking corner" online, transcending temporal, spatial, and social boundaries. Children are assisted in defining their preferences for partners and finding suitable matches by a team of professionals who have, on average, more than ten years of experience in the matchmaking sector. In addition, they offer other services like parent-child relationship counseling, dating advice, and relationship counseling. Combining online and offline services, offline public matchmaking events have occurred in over 20 locations, including Beijing and Shanghai.
Perfect Lingo App
“Perfect Lingo App” was developed by the Perfect World Language Education Project, the first “cognitive English learning” project team under Perfect World Holding Group. Since the project's beginning, the team has assembled a team of senior North American teachers who have worked in China for decades and have a thorough understanding of Chinese learners, along with seasoned English education specialists from prominent universities in China and abroad, such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, Cambridge University, and Boston University. Together, they have developed two English learning products tailored to different scenarios: “Vocabulary King” (video-based vocabulary learning) and “Perfect English” (course-based learning).
Perfect Lingo App, China’s first vocabulary learning software featuring native English-speaking teachers and North American real-life scenes, aims to crack the problems in “remembering, speaking, using and listening” for users from the thinking perspective.
In accord with the theory of “meaning, form, and use” advocated by Cambridge University, more than 100 Hollywood actors and actresses were invited to perform in real-life scenes with North American landmarks to provide an immersive vocabulary learning environment.
It’s a vocabulary learning APP that integrates intelligent vocabulary memorization, oral English practice, and foreign journal reading.
“Perfect English App” is a course development project based on “cultivating English thinking.” It provides a range of courses, such as phonics, real foreign teacher-led speaking classes, New Concept English, and more. Additionally, it facilitates AI-driven speaking practice, mock tests, and Cambridge KET/PET preparation. The program, created by several well-known educators, combines AI interaction, dialogues with foreign educators, and animated cartoons to make studying enjoyable and interesting. This aids users in rapidly enhancing their performance and fluency in English.