'Rogue¹ Nation' will be the company's first investment in a Hollywood project.

《碟中谍5:神秘国度》是阿里巴巴在好莱坞的第一个投资项目。

China's Alibaba Pictures said on Wednesday that Paramount²'s Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation will be its first Hollywood investment.

阿里巴巴影业集团于上周三透露，派拉蒙影业的《碟中谍5:神秘国度》将会成为其首个好莱坞投资项目。

In addition to making an investment of an unspecified amount in the Tom Cruise-led franchise³ film, Alibaba Pictures, the film unit of e-commerce giant Alibaba, said it would become an official partner for the promotion⁴ of the movie in China.

电子商务巨头阿里巴巴旗下的阿里影业除了对此次汤姆·克鲁斯主演的系列电影有一笔数额不明的投资，还表示将成为派拉蒙影业的官方合作伙伴，负责国内的电影宣传工作。

In a statement, the companies said Alibaba Pictures and Paramount would collaborate⁵ in the areas of online ticketing, merchandising and promotion of the movie in China.

声明称阿里影业将与派拉蒙影业就电影在国内的网络售票、推销和宣传进行合作。

Zhang Qiang, CEO of Alibaba Pictures, said: “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation is our first step toward internationalization, and Alibaba Pictures looks forward to collaborating⁶ with more international movie studios where we can consolidate⁷ resources, technologies and talents to establish a world-class integrated entertainment platform for the film industry."

阿里影业的CEO张强表示：“《碟中谍5:神秘国度》是我们迈向国际化的第一步，阿里影业希望与更多的国际电影公司合作，整合双方的资源、技术和人才，为电影业创造一个世界级的一体化娱乐平台。”

Alibaba Pictures has a sizeable war chest for investment, which will swell⁸ further as the company recently sought to raise $1.6 billion. Last year, the company raised $807 million from a share offering that put Internet giant and parent company Alibaba in full control of the company.

阿里影业有一笔数目可观投资储备资金，而且未来还会增加，公司近期就为此筹到了16亿美元。去年，阿里影业从其总公司——互联网巨头阿里巴巴的股份中筹得8亿700万美元，并把公司交由阿里巴巴全权运营。

To date, Alibaba Pictures has used very little of this war chest, although the company is involved in a slate⁹ of films to be produced by Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, including Bai Du Ren, which will be directed by novelist Zhang Jiajia and feature Tony Leung as the lead actor.

目前，阿里影业只动用了储备资金很小的一部分，尽管公司投资了一系列将由香港电影制作人王家卫出品的电影，包括由小说家张嘉佳导演、梁朝伟主演的《摆渡人》。

In March, Alibaba bought an 8.8 percent stake in Enlight Media, one of China’s leading private film and TV companies, for $380 million, the latest in a string of acquisitions in its strategy of expanding in the entertainment business.

三月份，阿里巴巴作出了其一系列扩大娱乐业务的策略中的最新行动，以3亿8000万美元的价格向中国行业领先的电影电视公司光线传媒购买了8.8%的股份。