Russian Roullet

Broadcasting
Year of Production
2025
Content Type
Web/Mobile Content
Platform
Online Video Platform/MCN
Target Age
Family
Quantity
1(min) 5Quantity Input

Video

Summary

It was raining hard that night.
He saw a little girl, all wet in the rain, and decided to help her.

But that kindness became a knife to his throat.

When he woke up, he was tied up.
He had been taken to an organ trafficking gang.

The girl looked at him…
and smiled. Without any guilt.

Company Profile

Where AI Meets the Human Pen

Broadcasting Animation Immersive Content

A.PEN Inc.

Apen is a platform that discovers globally scalable story IP through data.

Apen Inc.

A content-tech startup that leverages AI and data analytics to discover story IP early and scale it globally
Operator of the proprietary platform “One Minute Go”

■ Service Overview
A short-form story platform featuring stories under 1 minute, completed within up to 5 episodes
A new reading experience where users consume stories in webtoon-style, scrollable scene (cut)-based format
AI automatically converts stories into film-ready scripts, enabling seamless expansion into video content

■ Core Technology
Collects cut-level user behavior data (e.g., retention time, drop-off points) from global users
Analyzes immersion patterns and hit potential independent of language and cultural differences
Builds a global data pipeline connecting creation → consumption → data → AI learning → IP selection

■ Global Competitiveness
Ultra-short, complete story format lowers language barriers and enables rapid global distribution
Scalable across multi-language and multi-cultural markets using a unified data structure
Expands content supply through global creator participation
Enables validated IP to scale into OTT, video, webtoon, and other global content markets

■ Differentiation
Existing platforms: rely on post-performance metrics (views, revenue)
One Minute Go: enables pre-validation of IP using user behavior data
Not just a content distribution platform, but an integrated IP discovery and growth infrastructure

■ Business Model
Global B2C revenue through paid content and subscription models
Monetization through IP expansion into video, webtoon, and other secondary content markets
B2B SaaS model providing AI-powered tools for creators globally

■ Vision
Transform the content industry into a data-driven global IP ecosystem
Build a scalable infrastructure to discover and grow story IP across languages and markets

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