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Staff members work on a short-form drama in Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang Province, on July 21, 2026. Photo: VCG
Open Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, and AI-generated short dramas are hard to miss.
The stories span almost every genre familiar to Chinese audiences, from fantasy and immortal cultivation to urban romance and period tales.
The biggest difference is that the actors, settings and even many of the visual elements are generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
One of the latest hits is The Inverse Zone, an original mystery-thriller about monsters that has been dubbed an AI version of Stranger Things. The series has released three episodes so far, each receiving more than 1 million likes on Douyin.
Yet the team behind it consists of just three people, all born after 2000.
While Hollywood is still catching up with the short drama boom, China's short-drama industry is already moving into the AI era.
For many young creators, AI is not just another tool - it is a door that small teams could never have opened before.
"We've always wanted to make professional film and television content, with visual language, complete storytelling and a cinematic feel," Hu Hai, a member of the team behind The Inverse Zone, told the Global Times. "But the cost and barriers of live-action production were too high. Small teams had little chance to realize high-quality film and television projects."
As increasingly capable domestic AI models emerged, that door began to open. "The maturity of AI creative tools made us see new possibilities," Hu said.
The explosive growth of AI-generated short dramas is a double-edged sword: It opens doors for some, but leaves many in the industry uncertain about what comes next. Many actors who once benefited from the short-drama boom are now finding work increasingly scarce, with some turning to other professions. Meanwhile, the use of celebrities likenesses in AI-generated content (AIGC) has ignited a fresh wave of debate.
Where is the industry headed next? Global Times reporters spoke with AI creators, short-drama actors and industry experts about the opportunities and uncertainties ahead.
Screenshots from the AI-generated microdrama The Inverse Zone Photo: Courtesy of Hu Hai
Lowering barriers

Hu studied directing and filmmaking in college. His team initially focused on short comedy videos, a field with relatively low production costs and less barriers to entry. But after years of producing this type of content, they eventually reached a creative plateau. That began to shift as more advanced AI tools came onto the scene.
To produce The Inverse Zone, the team used domestic video-generation models Seedance 2.0 and 2.5. The series took nearly two months to prepare, including world-building, character design and establishing a consistent visual style. "Seedance is the best in the world. It's extremely advanced. There's no model in Europe or the US that is more useful than it," Hu told the Global Times.
The technology does not mean production is effortless, however.
According to Hu, a typical episode costs around 4,000 to 5,000 yuan ($593-$741) to produce, while episodes involving large-scale scenes, complex special effects or demanding lighting and rendering can cost more than 10,000 yuan.
The team used AI for image generation, basic voice work and material rendering, while humans remained responsible for the script, character development, cinematography and post-production.
"The soul of the entire series is still controlled by people," Hu said. "All the key creative decisions are manually adjusted and repeatedly reviewed."
Ya Cen, operations head of AI video platform LibTV, told the Global Times that the AI short-drama ecosystem is now characterized by small teams, high productivity and strong individual styles. "The most direct value of AIGC is that it has lowered the geographic and financial barriers to film and television production," she added.
Screenshots from the AI-generated microdrama The Inverse Zone Photo: Courtesy of Hu Hai

Screenshots from the AI-generated microdrama The Inverse Zone Photo: Courtesy of Hu Hai
Actors in AI era
Yet the rise of AI short dramas is also creating new tensions.
AI-generated characters are now building fanbases, landing brand endorsements, and being described as the next generation of digital stars. At the same time, many celebrities including Taiwan actress Joey Wong have reportedly given permission for their younger likenesses to be used in AIGC.
The impact extends beyond celebrity likenesses. It is also being felt by people who once benefited from China's booming live-action short-drama industry.
The short-drama boom created opportunities for large numbers of actors, many of whom could quickly become recognizable faces. However, as AI-generated productions expand, some performers are finding fewer acting opportunities and turning to other professions.
Chongqing native Luo Xinyuan, 21, has experienced that shift firsthand.
She spent more than a year in Hengdian, East China's Zhejiang Province as a short-drama actress. Since May, she has worked at a scenic area playing Huang Rong, a character from a classic Chinese martial arts novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
"When short dramas were at their peak, there were lots of fast-paced, feel-good stories," Luo told the Global Times. "But that kind of content is difficult to sustain. Without richer and more meaningful stories, the pressure from AI short dramas will make things even harder."
For many short-drama actors, the disruption is likely to be structural rather than an immediate wholesale replacement, Zhang Peng, a cultural researcher and associate professor at Nanjing Normal University, told the Global Times. The question of celebrity likenesses may prove even more complicated.
Zhang warned that unrestricted authorization could raise concerns over control and revenue sharing. Without clearer rules, the technology could put further pressure on ordinary actors.
The next stage may not be a choice between humans and machines, but a new production model in which the two increasingly work together.
For creators such as Hu, that possibility is already here.
"AI has finally given young creators like us the opportunity to realize the film and television dreams we've had for years," he said.
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二 | 从多个省份公布的上半年预算执行情况报告来看，严格预算执行约束、强化基层“三保”是不少地方财政运行中的重点工作——上半年，安徽省财政部门全面审核全省120个地区“三保”预算编制，确保市县足额编制“三保”预算，强化“三保”运行监测，上半年全省市县“三保”支出完成预算的52.5%，基层运转总体平稳；辽宁省人大常委会在审议该省上半年预算执行情况报告时建议，应大力优化财政支出结构，强化重大工程、重点项目、基本民生等重点领域财力保障，推动经济高质量发展，增进民生福祉。 地方财政收支平衡有保障 今年以来，各项财政政策进展顺利，为保障国家重大战略任务落实、保障和改善民生、促进地方财政平稳运行发挥了积极作用。支出方面，上半年地方一般公共预算支出122111亿元，同比增长0.6%，广东、四川、江苏一般公共预算支出规模居全国前列，各省份民生等重点领域支出保持韧性——上半年，广东民生支出占地方一般公共预算支出比重约3/4；江苏、浙江社会保障和就业支出增速超7%；山东卫生健康支出增长14.6%……民生支出是各地财政运行的“重头戏”。地方财力保障更强——今年，中央财政安排对地方转移支付10.42万亿元，资金规模连续四年保持在10万亿元以上；下达均衡性转移支付2.83万亿元，比上年增长3.7%。

三 | 同时，财政部还压减部分专项转移支付用于增加财力性转移支付，选择部分省份探索开展整合统筹使用转移支付资金试点，增强地方自主财力和统筹能力；在育儿补贴、学前一年免保育教育费等方面，阶段性提高中央负担比例，缓解地方财政支出压力，支持地方财政平稳运行。针对“今年一季度，全国所有省份财政自给率低于100%，无一省份实现财政自平衡”的说法，财政部预算司副司长唐在富表示，财政自给率是指一个地区一般公共预算收入与一般公共预算支出的比值。按照中国预算制度，地方一般公共预算支出来源中，除自身一般公共预算收入外，还包括上级转移支付、从政府性基金预算和国有资本经营预算调入资金、使用上年结转结余等。

四 | “由于地方一般公共预算收入只是支出的来源之一，财政自给率低于100%是常态。尽管地方财政自给率低于100%，但中央财政加大了对地方的转移支付力度，地方财政可以实现收支平衡。

五 | ”唐在富说。

六 | 地方专项债发行使用加快 用好地方专项债资金，是各地落实更加积极财政政策的重要一环。今年，全国新增地方政府债务限额5.2万亿元，其中新增地方政府专项债务限额4.4万亿元，支持建设重大项目、置换隐性债务、消化政府拖欠账款等。总体看，上半年各地主要聚焦落实专项债券管理新机制、加强专项债券发行使用管理，专项债券政策效应持续释放，一批重大项目开工建设，存量隐性债务有序置换，发行进度达47%。从投向上看，相关资金主要用于市政和产业园区基础设施、交通基础设施、城市更新和社会事业等重点领域，其中用于项目资本金超1700亿元，更好发挥政府投资“四两拨千斤”撬动作用。从管理上看，财政部门加强了专项债券资金穿透式监管，开展专项债券资金使用情况“扫描式”核查；同时，加强专项债券项目资产管理，建立专项债券项目资产台账，推动形成从资金管理到资产管理、从债务端到资产端的管理闭环。

七 | 今年，河北、江西、湖北、重庆被纳入新增地方专项债“自审自发”试点范围。据了解，上述省市制定了本地区试点工作方案，明确项目筛选、资金使用、资金监管、债务偿还等各环节责任任务，聚焦强化部门协同、项目储备提质增效，发行使用进度明显加快。财政部债务管理司副司长赵则永表示，财政部将指导督促各地进一步强化专项债券“借用管还”闭环管理：在项目谋划之初，加强部门协同配合和审核把关；更好统筹资金使用和项目建设，加快资金拨付使用进度，尽快形成实物工作量；严格落实“负面清单”管理，规范项目资产管理，提高投后管理科学性和规范性；加快建立偿债备付金制度，编制好还本付息归集计划，做好项目运营收益征缴，切实提高偿债能力。