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> 对米哈游未来的发展方向，刘伟表示，目前公司国际化业务比重较高，占比接近五成，未来会依托上海创新创业的环境，继续夯实国际化业务
> Regarding miHoYo's future development direction, Liu Wei stated that the current international business accounts for a significant portion, close to 50%, and they will continue to strengthen their international presence relying on Shanghai's innovation and entrepreneurship environment.
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“米哈游是在上海土生土长的科创企业，因此我特别关注小微科创企业在上海的可持续发展。”
"miHoYo is a homegrown tech innovation company in Shanghai, so I pay special attention to the sustainable development of small and micro tech innovation enterprises in Shanghai."

1月10日，上海市人大代表、上海米哈游网络科技股份有限公司创始人、总裁刘伟接受澎湃新闻记者独家采访时表示，整个2022年对于上海而言是特别不一样的一年，在过去五年间，依托上海创新创业的环境，公司全球化业务得到很大发展，“希望通过这次大会更加了解未来五年上海的发展方向，在全球市场争取更大发展，也希望能为上海加快建设具有世界影响力的社会主义现代化国际大都市贡献自己的一份绵薄之力。”
On January 10th, Liu Wei, a member of the Shanghai People's Congress and the founder and president of Shanghai miHoYo Network Technology Co., Ltd., exclusively spoke to a reporter from The Paper, stating that the entire year of 2022 was notably different for Shanghai. Over the past five years, leveraging the innovative and entrepreneurial environment in Shanghai, the company's global business has seen significant growth. "I hope to gain a better understanding of Shanghai's development direction in the next five years through this conference, and strive for greater development in the global market, as well as contribute our own efforts to accelerate Shanghai's construction as a socialist modern international metropolis with global influence."

2011年，刘伟在硕士即将毕业之际，决心与同窗蔡浩宇、罗宇皓共同创业。凭借上海市科技创业中心提供给大学生创业者的10万元无息贷款，以及一块可以免费使用半年的50平方米办公场地，在徐汇区注册成立公司——米哈游就此诞生，之后也有了《原神》等爆款产品。《原神》自上线以来在全球范围内取得了不俗的成绩，尤其是在2021年获得了有“游戏界奥斯卡”之称的The Game Awards颁发的年度最佳移动游戏大奖，这是中国开发团队研发的原创IP游戏首次获此荣誉。
In 2011, when Liu Wei was about to graduate with a master's degree, he made a decision to start a business with his classmates Cai Haoyu and Luo Yuhao. Relying on a 100,000 yuan interest-free loan provided by the Shanghai Technology Entrepreneurship Center for college students and a 50-square-meter office space that could be used free of charge for six months, they registered a company in Xuhui District, Shanghai, and thus miHoYo was born. Later, they also created hit products like *Genshin Impact*. Since its launch, *Genshin Impact* has achieved remarkable success worldwide, especially in 2021 when it won the Best Mobile Game award at The Game Awards, often called the "Oscars of the gaming industry." It was the first time a Chinese-developed original IP game received this honor.

对米哈游未来的发展方向，刘伟表示，目前公司国际化业务比重较高，占比接近五成，未来会依托上海创新创业的环境，继续夯实国际化业务；另一方面，希望增加产品的文化属性和科创属性，在全球范围内拥有更强竞争力。
Regarding miHoYo's future development direction, Liu Wei mentioned that the current international business accounts for a significant portion, close to 50%, and they will continue to strengthen their international presence relying on Shanghai's innovation and entrepreneurship environment. On the other hand, they hope to enhance the cultural and technological attributes of their products to increase their competitiveness globally.

“我们会在两个方面加大投入，其一是文创，其二是科创。在文创方面，希望增加产品的文化属性；在科创方面，会在卡通渲染、人工智能、云游戏等方面加大投入。”刘伟透露。
"We will increase investment in two aspects: cultural creation and technology innovation. On the cultural creation side, we hope to enhance the cultural attributes of our products; and on the technology innovation side, we will invest more in areas like cartoon rendering, artificial intelligence, and cloud gaming," Liu Wei revealed.

面对广阔的海外市场，“出海”已成为越来越多游戏公司的“必选题”。国海证券研报显示，去年全球游戏市场规模达1803亿美元，海外手游市场2026年有望达到970亿美元规模，2022年至2026年复合增速将达到12%，
Facing the vast overseas market, "going global" has become an essential topic for more and more gaming companies. According to a research report by Guohai Securities, the global gaming market reached a scale of 180.3 billion US dollars last year, and the overseas mobile gaming market is expected to reach 97 billion US dollars by 2026, with a compound annual growth rate of 12% from 2022 to 2026.

谈到海外业务的布局，刘伟坦言，作为一家全球性企业，米哈游在洛杉矶、蒙特利尔、新加坡、首尔、东京等地都有自己的办公室。“目前游戏行业在国内和国际的挑战都非常大，我们还在学习和调整过程中，未来会继续往国际化的道路发力。”
Speaking about their overseas business layout, Liu Wei admitted that as a global company, miHoYo has offices in various locations such as Los Angeles, Montreal, Singapore, Seoul, and Tokyo. "Currently, the gaming industry faces significant challenges both domestically and internationally. We are still in the learning and adjustment process, and we will continue to make efforts towards internationalization in the future."

“作为新代表，我是第一年参加两会，仍然在学习状态。”刘伟告诉澎湃新闻记者，今年他为上海两会带来两条建议，其一是希望对于国际化业务发展好的上海企业给予更多的关注和支持，助力更多上海本土企业发展成为全球性的企业。
"As a new representative, this is my first year participating in the Two Sessions, and I am still in a learning state," Liu Wei told The Paper's reporter. This year, he brought two suggestions to the Shanghai Two Sessions. The first one is to hope that Shanghai companies with good development in international business will receive more attention and support, assisting more local Shanghai companies in becoming global enterprises.

其二是对人才评价更加多元，尤其在落户政策上，过去倾向于科创人才，上海要建设国际化文化大都市，希望对文创人才、服务型专业人才能够给予更多支持。
The second suggestion is to diversify talent evaluation, especially in the policy of attracting talents to settle in Shanghai. In the past, the focus was on scientific and technological talents. As Shanghai aims to build an international cultural metropolis, they hope to provide more support to talents in cultural and service-oriented fields.

对于外界关注的元宇宙话题，刘伟坦言，自己的愿景是在2030年打造出10亿人愿意生活在其中的虚拟世界。“现在元宇宙在上海也是一条重要的新赛道，我们这一代年轻的创业公司其实有机会去参与全球的竞争。”他表示，希望从内容领域切入，最终能够在元宇宙里让十亿用户享受虚拟世界，未来十年内有机会在这个领域做出有世界影响力的产品。
Regarding the hot topic of the metaverse, Liu Wei admitted that his vision is to create a virtual world by 2030 that one billion people are willing to live in. "Now the metaverse is also an important new track in Shanghai. Our generation of young startups has the opportunity to participate in global competition." He expressed his hope to enter from the content domain and ultimately allow one billion users to enjoy the virtual world in the metaverse. In the next ten years, there is a chance to create a product with global influence in this field.

“作为上海土生土长的企业，坚信上海这座创新的城市，能够持续激发新活力，不断开辟新领域新赛道，让创新创业浪潮澎湃不息、奔腾向前。”谈到对2023年的经济愿景，刘伟表达了自己的坚定信心。
"As a locally grown enterprise in Shanghai, I firmly believe that this innovative city of Shanghai can continue to inspire new vitality, continuously open up new areas and new tracks, and drive forward the wave of innovation and entrepreneurship without cease," Liu Wei expressed his firm confidence in Shanghai's economic vision for 2023.