[4] The company was issued a Certificate of Video Production by the People's Republic of China State Administration of Radio, Film and Television,[5] and is supported by the Shanghai government.
SJS's proprietary patents and plug-ins for commercial CGI platforms, including Autodesk Maya and Nuke, are used in-house at Hippo.
[11] One of the partnerships saw Australia's VUE Group, including VFX supervisor Gyuri Kiss (Matrix Reloaded, Watchmen),[12] collaborate on Farmhouse II and Kung Fu Style.
[13][14] In 2014, Xu announced plans to build the Asian Hollywood, complete with a training facility for Chinese students, in Western Australia.
[16] In 2013, Hippo was invited by the Publicity Ministry of the Shanghai Municipal Committee to attend the 9th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Fair, and exhibit its simulation game system, intelligent cinema experience, and interactive movie technologies.