{"id":19832,"date":"2026-05-01T09:26:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/its-hard-to-compete-how-china-is-using-ai-to-churn-out-500-dramas-per-day\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T09:26:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:26:03","slug":"its-hard-to-compete-how-china-is-using-ai-to-churn-out-500-dramas-per-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/its-hard-to-compete-how-china-is-using-ai-to-churn-out-500-dramas-per-day\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s hard to compete\u2019: how China is using AI to churn out 500 dramas per day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vigloo, a South Korean micro drama production company, has gone all-in on artificial intelligence this year, betting that automation can fundamentally reshape how content is made.<\/p>\n

The company has begun spending roughly 30 per cent of its budget on AI-driven workflows, and the change is already having a dramatic impact. It can now produce a show in just one month rather than three, and at one-fifth of the cost.<\/p>\n

That is not only allowing Vigloo to release far more shows, but also to experiment with a broader range of genres and styles. The firm is even starting to let AI agents handle core tasks like writing scripts, which are then reviewed by human producers.<\/p>\n

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Yet Vigloo still feels under pressure. The competition from China’s vast micro drama industry is getting ever more intense, as the country throws its weight behind AI-driven content, according to Neil Choi, the company’s CEO.<\/p>\n

China has pioneered the creation of micro dramas – also known as vertical dramas – a new entertainment format that is often dubbed “TV for the TikTok generation”. The soap opera-like shows are divided into dozens of episodes just a minute or two long, which usually end with a shocking cliff-hanger to keep viewers hooked.<\/p>\n

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The format, which took off during the Covid-19 pandemic, has already transformed<\/span> China’s entertainment industry, with the shows reaching an estimated 660 million domestic viewers in 2024. And it is rapidly gaining traction<\/span> globally as well.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

‘It’s hard to compete’: how China is using AI to churn out 500 dramas per day<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vigloo, a South Korean micro drama production company, has gone all-in on artificial intelligence this year, betting that automation can fundamentally reshape how content is made. The company has begun spending roughly 30 per cent of its budget on AI-driven workflows, and the change is already having a dramatic impact. It can now produce a…<\/p>\n

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