AI short-drama gold rush: 0.16% hit rate, 90% of non-top studios losing money
dotey · x · 2026-11-05
A practitioner warns solo creators against AI comic-drama/short-drama businesses: studios run batch horse-race pipelines (dozens of shows per batch, RMB 300-500k costs, <0.5% hit rate to break even), get compute at up to 56x cheaper than list price, and enjoy wholesale traffic. Last year's hit rate was just 0.16% and 90% of non-top studios lost money. Suggested alternatives: build your own IP account or take controllable B2B gigs (ads, local-store promos, wedding videos).
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