IT之家 reported on October 19 that ByteDance's Volcano Engine launched a premium AI drama incentive program for AI-generated short dramas made with Seedance and released on the Hongguo short-drama app. Titles are ranked monthly by Hongguo popularity and must reach the month's AI drama top 50 and pass review: ranks 1–10 get up to ¥200,000 each, 11–20 get ¥100,000 and 21–50 get ¥50,000, with first-round applications due by January 31, 2027. Live-action dramas are excluded, all video content must be made with Seedance and more than 50% must use Seedance 2.5; awards are paid 50% in cash and 50% in vouchers redeemable for Volcano Ark API tokens, “Juchuang” usage rights or an AI comic-drama creation tool. Finalists must cooperate with generation-record verification and series checks, and failed verification or false claims void eligibility.