The Zhitong Finance App learned that Reading Text Group (00772) rose nearly 4% in the morning. As of press release, it had risen 2.24% to HK$2.28 billion, with a turnover of HK$130 million.
According to news, recently, according to market media reports, at the 2026 Reading Writing Creation Conference, Hou Xiaonan, CEO and President of Reading Wen Group, said that the company will deepen its “IP+AI” strategic layout. The conference unveiled the first batch of AI quality animation projects for reading, and upgraded DramaBuddy's comic assistant to OPC's one-stop platform to provide creators with a complete link from IP source to AI production and full network distribution. In addition, Hou Xiaonan also said that in the next three years, more than 20 IP-adapted games will be launched, and new forms such as interactive video games will open up more IP opportunities for game development.
According to reports, in the first half of the year, the revenue from the short drama and comic book reading business exceeded 430 million yuan, an increase of 230% over the previous year. Up to now, over 660 comics have been broadcast over 10 million, of which 107 have surpassed 100 million. In terms of overseas business, since the launch of ToonScroll, an overseas comic platform for reading texts, 50 works have been broadcast over 10 million, 11 have surpassed 50 million, and 3 have broken 100 million, covering more than 10 languages. The overseas AI comic market is expected to exceed 4 billion US dollars in 2026, and going overseas is becoming the second growth curve for AI videos.