D(2025·上海市中国中学期中改编)
On the subway, by the bus stop... We often see people watching micro-dramas(微短剧) on apps like Kuaishou and Douyin. Suddenly, they sometimes laugh l
1, which makes o
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rs think they are very strange. More and more micro-dramas appear on these apps. These dramas have been on the r
2 over the past few years. In 202
3, micro-dramas made 37. 39 billion yuan, equal to t 3 per cent of the money made by China's film industry (the revenue of China's film industry in 2023 is about 124.6 billion yuan), reported China Daily on Sept. 27.
Chinese micro-dramas are also going strong around the world. Sensor Tower, a US company, said that over 40 apps for watching the dramas have entered the
g 4 market. By early 2024, these apps already had around 55 million downloads.
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ernational viewers find these micro-dramas
e 5 to watch, reported Xinhua. The stories are usually fast-paced(快节奏的) and have many surprising twists(转折). "This
c 6 people' attention and makes them fun," Liu Jinlong, head of the app ShortTV, told Xinhua.
Each episode(集) may
l 7 from only tens of seconds to two minutes. The short length of the dramas adds to their popularity, because people can finish a micro-drama in short periods of time, such as on their way to work. Also, most micro-dramas are filmed vertically(竖向地). This allows people to watch them comfortably
w 8 having to turn their phone screen.
"Going forward, micro-dramas could open new doors for China's
c 9 exports(输出). However, one challenge to be addressed is that many of them have similar topics. The dramas should cover more
d 10 topics, not just the usual ones like time travel," Li Jiang, head of Dianzhong Tech, a company in Beijing told China Daily.
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