▁released ▁in ▁China ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Since ▁this ▁release , ▁the ▁studio ▁has ▁released ▁four ▁animated ▁films ▁in ▁the aters ▁across ▁China ▁and ▁intern ation ally . ▁ ▁History ▁K err ▁X u ▁founded ▁Hi ppo ▁An imation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁with ▁five ▁people ▁and ▁$ 3 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁issued ▁a ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Video ▁Production ▁by ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁State ▁Administration ▁of ▁Radio , ▁Film ▁and ▁Television , ▁and ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁government . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁studio ' s ▁growing ▁work force ▁is ▁approaching ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁employees , ▁and ▁the ▁studio ▁has ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁produce ▁ 4 - 5 ▁films ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁X u ▁also ▁is ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁Hi ppo ' s ▁parent ▁company , ▁S JS ▁Computer ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology , ▁a ▁solutions ▁and ▁tool ▁development ▁company ▁for ▁CG ▁film ▁making . ▁S JS ' s ▁propriet ary ▁pat ents ▁and ▁plug - ins ▁for ▁commercial ▁CG I ▁platforms , ▁including ▁Aut odes k ▁May a ▁and ▁Nu ke , ▁are ▁used ▁in - house ▁at ▁Hi ppo . ▁Anim ators ▁at ▁Hi ppo ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁complete ▁ 6 – 7 ▁seconds ▁of ▁quality ▁fa cial ▁animation ▁per ▁day , ▁versus ▁the ▁industry ▁standard ▁of ▁ 1 –