Take you into "Future China", where "Three Provinces and One City" and four TV stations are linked to the future of China | Yangtze River Delta | Three Provinces

On June 19th, as a key project of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television for the year 2023, the second season of "Future China" held a four channel joint broadcasting launch ceremony in Shanghai. Each episode of the program will invite a top scientist in the cutting-edge scientific field, as well as a group of hardcore young people to explore cutting-edge technology, interpret humanities and society, extend scientific spirit, and jointly explore the future of China.

As the first cutting-edge scientific thinking show created by Oriental TV, "Future China" was awarded the 2022 Annual Radio and Television Innovation and Excellence Program by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. The second season of "Future China" will be jointly broadcasted on the "Three Provinces and One City" television stations of Dongfang TV, Jiangsu TV, Zhejiang TV, and Anhui TV starting from July 7th. Every Friday night, it will lead the audience to explore the mysteries of the scientific world.

Jointly demonstrate the hard power of a technological powerhouse

In order to continue to leverage the brand influence of science and technology innovation programs and further improve program innovation and excellence, the second season of "Future China" is integrated with the national strategy of integrated development in the Yangtze River Delta. As Chen Chen, producer and host of "Future China" and host of Oriental TV, said at the launch ceremony of the four channel joint broadcast, "The upcoming second season of" Future China "will focus on" regional cooperation in the Yangtze River Delta "for creative upgrading, concentrate on promoting and reporting on national science and technology innovation projects and national laboratories in various provinces and cities, comprehensively promote the dissemination of" technology integration in the Yangtze River Delta ", and demonstrate the hard power of a technology strong country through more in-depth, broader, and novel scientific thought shows." Under the comprehensive guidance of the General Administration, this year's "Future China" program will be invested and produced by the Oriental TV Center, and the four sister TV stations in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui in the Yangtze River Delta will work together to promote program creation and broadcasting. Together with promotion, we will create a new scientific and technological innovation communication carrier that belongs to the "three provinces and one city" of the Yangtze River Delta.

Shen Jun, Party Secretary and Chairman of Shanghai Radio and Television and Shanghai Culture, Radio, Film and Television Group, said, "This year marks the tenth anniversary of General Secretary Xi Jinping's proposal for the development of media integration, and the fifth anniversary of the rise of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta to a national strategy. The Yangtze River Delta region is a place where the foundation for the development of radio and television in China is very solid, and we drink the water of the Yangtze River as a family." At the launching ceremony of the four simulcasts, she also put forward the prospect: "We hope to promote the high-quality and innovative development of radio and television integration in the Yangtze River Delta through more open cooperation."

Exploring new Chinese style popular science thinking

Science popularization plays a unique role in information flow, knowledge allocation, and promoting collaborative innovation. Since the first season of "Future China" aired, it has received widespread praise and has been trending on Weibo 21 times, with a main topic reading volume of 450 million. The second season of "Future China" will pay more attention to scientific application content that is closely related to the people, inviting scientists such as Bao Xinhe, Academician Wu Guanghui, Academician Wu Zhiqiang, etc. They will conduct on-site assessments of young scientists, jointly explore innovative technology topics such as deep space exploration, artificial intelligence, domestic chip making, and smart agriculture, and bring science popularization speeches, including witty topics such as "Will you accept artificial intelligence as a 'family'" and "Nanny level rocket viewing guide", supplemented by various forms of presentation such as experimental short films, technology shows, and immersive scientific research inspections, making knowledge popularization more intuitive and understandable, and inspiring spiritual inheritance through intergenerational dialogue.

In addition, science introducers served by the hosts of the four major satellite TV stations and science popularization promoters served by young and high-quality artists will further help everyone to bridge the gap with science. At the launch ceremony, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and President of the University of Science and Technology of China, Bao Xinhe, stated, "As science and technology workers, it is our responsibility and obligation to popularize science, promote scientific spirit, transmit scientific ideas, and advocate scientific methods. Such promotion of science popularization work can make the whole society attach importance to science and technology, and it will definitely have a great promoting effect on the development of science and technology in the Yangtze River Delta."

The second season of "Future China" will create an affinity for the public in its theme content, allowing viewers to more intuitively experience the open, dynamic, and innovative technological style of China in the new era; In terms of formal expression, we hope to inspire young people and invite outstanding young talents from the Yangtze River Delta who are quite popular in the field of technology to bring exciting performances; In terms of spreading the theme, we aim to create a future oriented inspiration. At the end of each episode, we set up a "Future Question" section, which not only explores the future of China together, but also hopes to inspire more active curiosity, imagination, and exploration with a future oriented perspective. Song Jiongming, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Director, and President of Shanghai Radio and Television Station and Shanghai Culture, Radio, Film and Television Group Co., Ltd., said, "As summer approaches, what we can do is to give our all and strive for excellence, to make the second season of 'Future China' a 'screen feast' for young students, and strive to create high-quality works in major theme creations."

Yang Xiaowei, member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the State Administration of Radio and Television, attended the ceremony.