Tokyo, June 9, 2025 /prnewswire/ – vidu, Shengshu Technology's flagship products Generated video leaders have launched two strategic initiatives that redefine creative production. Partnership with Honor to incorporate advanced image-to-video AI technology into Honor 400 series smartphones, as well as groundbreaking IP deals with Epic 1999 Journey to the West anime. Together, these moves ignite the “Smartphone-Studio Era” to transform consumer-grade devices into AI-powered creative hubs, and place the generation platform as the engine of cultural IP origins. This accelerates the development of Vidu's own IP catalogue, reconstructing the creative possibilities of ownership models and generated video landscapes.
Honor: Film-grade production with every hand
Honor 400 series (released) May 28, 2025) Integrates the multimodal image-to-video AI capabilities of VIDU, allowing professional-grade video generation directly on consumer devices. Users instantly convert static images into cinematic video, erasing the traditional barriers between studio production and daily creativity as technology evolves from “tools” to “intelligent life companions” that are seamlessly integrated. This leap features Vidu's breakthrough with real-time, mobile-optimized processing, overcoming historical computational limitations and shattering the bottlenecks of high-load computing on smartphones.
“In a Giants-dominated AI landscape, our partnership with Honor examines core beliefs. True innovation thrives,” says Luo Yihang, CEO of Shengshu Technology. “Vidu's mobile-optimized architecture overcomes the historic bottleneck for providing movie video generation on consumer devices and transforms smartphones from passive tools to active creative partners.
Rethinking iconic cultural intellectual property for modern audiences
videoU pioneered the long-term value of IP through co-creation, secured rights and embraced cultural heritage. This sets the blueprint for the next generation of original content studios and marks generative AI evolution. It was announced today at Vidu's Tokyo Global Talents Meetup Journey to the West The partnership allows the community to rethink the legendary Monkey King. Dragon Ball Z 2024 Black Myth: Wukonconverts classics into timeless IP dynamic canvas.
As the feature rolls out to Vidu over the next few months, users will be able to enjoy uploading a photo of themselves and reinterpreting Monkey King creatively through modern lenses. Vidu analyzes the photographs and applies the clear aesthetics of the 1999 “Journey to the West” anime art style to the user's portrait with high fidelity. Users can then choose from a curated list of attractive and predefined plotline templates or scenarios that will bring 16 seconds of personalized video segments. For example, in one template, Sun Wukong (The Monkey King) reminds him of many little monkeys to help him do chores. However, he will be able to interact humorously with your digital portrait, allowing you to connect incredibly generated narration and background music to the clip.
“We are very excited about this partnership, as well as what we represent in the future of IP,” said Luo Yihang, CEO of Shengshu Technology. “For the first time, generative AI is not just driving creativity behind the scenes, but it is becoming a vehicle for rethinking ownership, world building and beloved stories. Now, Vidu is proving that a generator video platform can do more than generate content.
Vidou's bold moves to deploy ink trading and new models
These announcements follow the recent Launcvidu's Q1 model hIt has introduced features that rival the visual effects of movies. These include start-to-end frame technology for seamless transitions between realistic and animated sequences, as well as industry-first AI sound effects that provide high-fidelity 48 kHz audio. In parallel, Vidu formed a strategic partnership with Lenovo, deploying models across Lenovo hardware, driving them into a consumer and professional ecosystem. The company also secured content deals to create AI animation series in collaboration with Luo Yan and DT Carpenter's Aura Prods.
Tokyo Meetup builds global momentum
Vidu's Global Talents Meetup at JF Oberlin University showed off its real impact. a Tokyo Students say, “Vidu allows you to create animation studio-quality clips on its own. I'm considering it for my graduation project.” Independent animator Rou Shu te Xiao And he Observer Paradox The animation, made with Vidu, has earned over 3 million views by blending authentic Japanese aesthetics with film details.
About Shengshu Technology
was established in March 2023Shengshu Technology is a world-leading artificial intelligence company specializing in the development of leading multimodal language models. Driven by innovation, the company offers cutting-edge MAAS and SAAS products that revolutionize creative production by enabling smarter, faster, and more scalable content creation. With the flagship video generation platform VIDU, Shengshu Technology's solutions have reached over 200 countries and regions around the world, including interactive entertainment, advertising, film, animation, and cultural tourism. For more information about Vidu, please visit https://www.vidu.com
