Beijing221,900 AI short dramas launched in China in six months.

AI short-drama users in China passed 600 million in the first half, DataEye says.

Generative tools and virtual compositing let small teams build ancient cities, palaces and battlefields once needing large budgets and crews.

DataEye projects a 40 billion yuan market this year, up 138%.

How each outlet framed it
TechNode
frames AI drama as a historical-distortion question, citing DataEye's RMB 22bn market and 600m users

Sources: TechNode