At a video production base in Shenzhen, creators are generating so-called comic dramas using artificial intelligence, compressing months of production down to a matter of weeks. The Moli OPC AI Comic Drama Base, located in the northeastern part of the city, brings together directors, producers and distributors under one roof to capitalise on an emerging content genre: using AI to turn a short comic book or video into a microdrama. China’s AI short-drama market was projected by market...