A report by New Berry, republished by 36Kr and Cyzone, examines China’s emerging AI-video creator economy, where independent creators are earning revenue from commissioned advertising, product videos, music videos and short dramas. Interviewees cited a 90-second AI advertisement that took six days to produce and earned 90,000 yuan, while also reporting rising membership prices and reduced platform credits that make model costs a central business constraint. The report also describes exhaustion, intensifying competition from teams and MCNs, and creators’ shift from one-person companies toward studios, collectives and shared AI resources.