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2025.09.02 16:17 GMT+8

Fast, viral, global: Inside China's short drama industrial machine

Updated 2025.09.02 16:17 GMT+8
CGTN

Zhejiang, long famed for film hubs like Hengdian and Xiangshan, is now riding a fresh wave in the industry. Home to one of China's largest one-stop micro-drama production bases, it lets crews "check in" with just their luggage and complete an entire modern drama without ever changing locations. It's also where the "Film Set of the Future" is in full bloom—offering a seamless virtual production pipeline from script to final cut. CGTN's He Jingyi is in Zhejiang, uncovering the industrial engine driving China's fast-shooting, fast-trending, and fast-exporting short dramas.

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