Douyin’s Li Liang Calls for Fair Competition and Ethical Standards in Expert Media

What happened

Douyin’s Li Liang shared his views on short dramas, saying their quality has improved and that AI could help video creators produce historical and science-fiction scenes that are difficult to make affordably with traditional methods. He recommended Red Fruit’s short drama “Fish Skin in a New Style” and urged industry peers to compete fairly. He also said expert-run media should follow basic ethical standards, citing Qin Shuo’s recent posts and a disputed “Byte Time” characterization.

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The story so far

Douyin’s Li Liang called on short-drama industry peers to compete fairly and urged expert-run media to uphold basic ethical standards, citing Qin Shuo’s recent posts and a disputed “Byte Time” characterization. Li said short dramas have improved in quality and recommended Red Fruit’s “Fish Skin in a New Style.” He also said AI could help video creators produce historical and science-fiction scenes that are difficult to make affordably using traditional methods.