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AI is rewriting China’s filmmaking rulebook, but the script isn’t finished

July 5, 2026
Source: channelnewsasia.com channelnewsasia.com
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Actor Bi Zhiqiang has felt the impact firsthand. He has worked in Hengdian, China's drama production hub, since moving there from Shandong in 2021.Two years ago, work was plentiful. "As long as I wanted to shoot, I could shoot non-stop," he told CNA."Sometimes on a single day, many crews would send me job offers, but I could only accept one."The offers dwindled around Chinese New Year this year, leaving him with idle days he had rarely known.Now, he said, a production crew calls once or twice a month.The drop in demand coincided with the surge in AI-generated dramas. Bi declined...
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