A thousand new titles a day, ad-spend cycles squeezed to under 3 days, ROI pinned at a barely passing 1.05... As platforms tighten control and the top of the market divides further, homogeneous competition that merely piles on output and update speed is squeezing out every drop of profit. Facing an extremely cutthroat domestic market, the choice is either to become a brand or to go overseas.
To find a new path from "burning money in the rat race" to "digging for gold globally," GTC2026 Global Traffic Conference (Shanghai) will be held on November 4-5, 2026 at Hall H3 of the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center. As one of this year's sub-forums with the strongest "money-making" profile and practical value, the "AI Manga Drama Salon & Short Drama Resource Matching Session" on the morning of November 5 will bring together core players across the industry chain — Xingyun/Lingju Technology, Luckyshort, AppsFlyer and Xin Guifan Studio. From behind-the-scenes hit analysis to the backstage of data attribution to direct industry-resource matching, it unblocks the meridians of AI manga drama's global monetization.
Key highlights: from "breaking out" domestically to "striking downward" overseas
This salon rejects "armchair talk." Every session hits precisely the pain points and sweet spots of short-drama going-global practitioners.
Highlight 1: From domestic competition to going overseas — from "everyone makes short dramas" to "everyone distributes short dramas"
AI technology has flattened the barrier to content production, but it has also made the domestic track extremely crowded. Lu Shaolong, CEO of Xingyun and co-founder of Lingju Technology, will present "New Changes in AI Short Dramas from a Global Perspective — From Everyone Making Short Dramas to Everyone Distributing Them." As a hands-on representative of a short-drama content factory, he will share unreservedly how Lingju Animation breaks through human-efficiency bottlenecks through a "middle-platform model" and the extreme standardization of 120 knowledge points.
Facing the domestic lifeline of ROI falling below 1.05, Lu Shaolong will deeply unpack how to execute a strategic pivot through the "Xingyun platform" — leveraging an industry-beating 90% revenue-share ratio to move creators from "making short dramas" to "distributing short dramas," seamlessly connecting diversified domestic and overseas distribution channels in one stop and sharing in the dividends of the global market.
Highlight 2: 3 billion overseas plays — the underlying logic from traffic growth to sustained profitability
With short dramas, the hardest part is not making them but distributing them and making money. Deng Xianyao, CEO of Luckyshort, will present "Reflections on Luckyshort's Overseas AI Short Dramas Reaching 3 Billion Plays." Using the impressive 3-billion-play track record as the starting point, he will share beginner pitfalls to avoid in AI short dramas, hands-on playbooks for low-cost mass production, and — most crucially — overseas distribution strategies. He will show you how to clear the "praised but not profitable" trap and make the thrilling leap from traffic growth to sustained profitability.
Highlight 3: AI reshapes short-drama marketing — read the data, grow with AI
With overseas acquisition costs at record highs today, blind spending is just burning money. Xinxin Cao, Senior Customer Success Manager for Greater China at AppsFlyer, will bring the most cutting-edge data insights from the perspective of a leading modern marketing cloud platform. AppsFlyer, trusted by 15,000+ companies, will dissect the growth breakthrough points of short-drama going global and share how, with AI, precise data measurement enables efficient decisions. From click to payment, every campaign becomes traceable.
Highlight 4: The second half of AIGC going global — from "competing on capacity" to "competing on systems"
The industry has clearly realized that generating with tools alone is not enough. Zhi Yu, CEO of Xin Guifan Studio, will present "The Second Half of AIGC Going Global: From Competing on Capacity to Competing on Systems." She points out that the teams that make it are those competing on sharp content judgment, proprietary asset accumulation, watertight compliance operations and a complete data loop. This is a hard-core breakdown of how to build a long-term, stable profit system.
Highlight 5: More than listening — 800+ industry resources matched "freely on-site"
Besides the content-rich guest sessions, the salon's heaviest segment is the 65-minute "Free Industry Resource Matching."
We don't just talk about it. The event will gather producers, rights holders, platforms, distributors and investment institutions. From leading platforms such as Dreameshort, NetShort and MPU | Flex TV, to quality content providers and labels including Zhangyue, Wujie Pictures and Nanjing Horizon, each has its own dedicated matching table.
Whether you have a great script and need funding, have AI production capacity but lack distribution channels, or want to talk revenue sharing directly with major platforms, here you can "match everything in one stop."
Why this expo is worth attending in person
Over the two days, the expo is expected to bring together 1,800+ corporate executives, nearly 100 quality exhibitors and 15,000+ industry practitioners across a 7,500-square-meter exhibition area.
Besides the salon focused on content and monetization, the expo also features the Opening Summit, Game Going Global Summit, AI + Going Global Summit, Short Drama Going Global Summit, as well as sub-events including the DTC Brand Going Global Track, the AI Technology Development Forum and the Global Game Matching Session. We will comprehensively showcase the full industry-chain ecosystem of the hottest tracks — AI, gaming, short drama and brand going global. Meanwhile, the much-anticipated 8th Jingming Awards ceremony will also be held on day one, witnessing the birth of the year's going-global benchmarks.
In an era of peaking traffic and thinning margins, building behind closed doors is a dead end. Come hear the transformation playbooks of leading domestic players, meet the attribution experts who hold the core data, and put the going-global resources you need straight into your pocket.
November 4-5, 2026, Hall H3, Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center. General admission tickets are currently free for a limited time — scan the QR code to claim yours and enjoy two full days of the expo and sub-forum agendas; upgrading to an all-access pass unlocks everything including the opening ceremony and the four main summits.
Scan to register and secure your seat. In November, we'll be in Shanghai — scaling up the AI short-drama going-global game together!
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