BEIJING , March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Mar. 14, iQIYI, China's leading online entertainment platform, convened the country's most comprehensive gathering of mini and short drama professionals at its inaugural Glittering Night ceremony in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, where industry leaders collectively endorsed the sector's critical transition from quantity-driven output to premium content creation. The dual-format occasion combined executive forums addressing content standardization with evening celebrations honoring premium productions like short- and mini-drama of the year, and revealed new strategic programs to elevate production values through 2025.
With over 70 distinguished actors and more than 400 creators in attendance, the event presented 34 competitive honors while charting industry-wide quality benchmarks. During his remarks at the forum, iQIYI Founder and CEO Yu GONG reiterated that iQIYI will continue to enhance the aesthetics and value of mini and short drama content, making full use of artificial intelligence and virtual production technology to improve the quality of short-form content produced. "Building a content ecosystem consisting of both long and short-form content is iQIYI's firm development strategy.
No matter the length, we hope that viewers will be able to find content they like on iQIYI," Gong stated. Strategic ecosystem development for premium productions As part of its integrated long-form and short-form content strategy, iQIYI has structured it.