Hongguo plus Seedance monopolizes both channels and production as short drama eats screen time
hq4ai · x · 2026-10-24
- The author argues the Hongguo short-drama app combined with Seedance video generation gives ByteDance a rare simultaneous grip on both distribution channels and content production, with huge profit potential and a hard-to-reverse product form.
- The quoted post notes Hongguo is already eating into Douyin's user time domestically, while overseas Kunlun Wanwei, ByteDance and others are building short-drama platforms that compete with games for user time — "short drama devouring everything."
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