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Chinese online literature attracts worldwide fans

STORY: Chinese online literature attracts worldwide fans SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5-8, 2023 & File DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of online literature writers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIE MOXI, Online literature writer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUAN YE, Online literature writer STORYLINE: In recent years, online novels with distinctive Chinese features, characterized by imaginative story plots and a strong sense of immersion, have emerged as important ways for cross-cultural communication. According to a report released by the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association in late 2023, the total revenue of China's online novel industry reached 31.78 billion yuan (about 4.47 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, up 18.94 percent year on year. Its overseas revenue accounted for 4.06 billion yuan (about 0.56 billion U.S. dollars) during that period, an increase of 39.87 percent year on year. The report said, Chinese online literary work

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FC Barcelona seeks its own metaverse and cryptocurrency

STORY: FC Barcelona seeks its own metaverse and cryptocurrency DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: various of the stadiumSOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOAN LAPORTA, President of FC BarcelonaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOAN LAPORTA, President of FC Barcelona STORYLINE: FC Barcelona wants its own metaverse and cryptocurrency to help the football club "survive financially" and attract new supporters around the world, says the club president Joan Laporta. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona from Feb. 28 to March 3, Laporta said the club has to be "imaginative, innovative, and brave" to compete against clubs owned by large corporations and wealthy foreign investors. In a keynote speech on the first day of the congress, Laporta announced that the club will soon launch a range of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), and he added that it is already developing its own in-house digital currency. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOAN LAPORTA, President of

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