Nanjing's short drama production exceeds 5,500 in half a year: more than 300 companies have access to the AI ​​production chain

 Nanjing’s micro-short drama industry has produced and distributed more than 5,500 micro-short dramas and comics in the first half of 2026, a year-on-year increase of more than 90“.The local area has gathered more than 300 micro-short dramas and upstream and downstream related companies. Content production extends from the rapid shooting of a single crew to models, computing power, copyright, review, distribution and talent training.The recently held ”Zhihui Wuxian“ AI micro-short drama industry high-quality development promotion conference connected these scattered resources to the same public service platform.

The production cycle of short dramas is short and the number of projects is large. Creators often have to deal with script splitting, storyboard generation, character consistency, dubbing, editing and online adaptation at the same time.For individual teams, finding tools separately for each link will drive up the cost of trial and error; for large-scale companies, high concurrent calls and stable computing power will directly affect delivery time.The ”Zhihui Wuxian“ platform launched in Nanjing divides its service targets into three categories: individual creators, large-scale enterprises and young learners, and is equipped with creative tools, model interfaces and course resources respectively.

On the enterprise side, the platform has access to 34 large models and continues to open new tools.Enterprises can call on image, video and sound capabilities on a project basis, and computing power can reduce costs through centralized procurement.Such a public interface helps reduce duplication of construction, and also facilitates production companies to combine tools according to the needs of realistic themes, costume themes, comics, or short dramas with simulated human beings.Creativity is still determined by the team, while technical links can be more connected on a unified platform.

”Lime Dream Workshop“ for young creators was also launched at the conference.This module provides learning, collaboration and trial space, and provides full-process free computing power support no less than 5 times a day.Students can start with a story concept, try character setting, image generation and film output, and then submit the work to their peers for discussion.It solves the most common first hurdle for newcomers entering the industry: lack of equipment, lack of a complete team, and insufficient budget for trial and error.

Talent training and local university resources are put on the same chain.The platform has launched ”AIGC Unlimited Classroom“ public welfare courses and plans to continue to carry out on-campus activities.” Come to Nanjing, Ning of Qing AI, % Nanjing Talent AIGC Short Video Creation Competition and Zhihui Unlimited AIGC Video Youth Entrepreneurship Competition were launched simultaneously. In addition to displaying their works, contestants can also establish connections with investment funds and park incubators.Competitions, courses and project incubation thus form a continuous path, with the opportunity to enter production and distribution after the work is completed.

As the number of skits grows, copyright and compliance issues will also amplify.The next phase of functions announced by the platform include copyright certification, review guidance, issuance push and compliance overseas.Creators can handle material licensing, character portraits, and music usage issues in the early stages of content production, and companies can also receive targeted guidance before submission for review.For works preparing to enter overseas markets, subtitles, localized expressions, regional rules and copyright scope all need to be confirmed before release.

Nanjing's film and television production foundation, university talents and software industry provide conditions for the large-scale production of short plays.The figure of more than 5,500 films in half a year shows that the production capacity has been formed, but after the quantity, the recognition of the works, the quality of the narrative and stable realization will still have to be faced.AI can shorten part of the production time, and the audience will still remember the characters, plot and emotions in the end.The platform turns computing power and tools into public capabilities, so the creative team can devote more energy to scripts and expressions.

From the access to 34 models to the planning of copyright, review and overseas services, Nanjing is organizing short dramas from a fast content business into a clearer industrial chain.What will be interesting in the next stage is whether these tools can truly shorten the production cycle of small and medium-sized teams, and whether they can also provide young creators with continuous job opportunities.It is not difficult for output to continue to rise. How to move from high output to stable high-quality products will determine how far Nanjing Short Plays, a regional brand, can go.