Short Drama

A trending topic weighed heavily on the heart: “My mom spent RMB 220,000 in two years just to watch short dramas.” Don’t dismiss this as unbelievable. According to a report by IT Times, an elderly person in Xinjiang, nearly 70 years old, made a total of 4,887 payments amounting to RMB 225,800 for short dramas between January 2024 and April 2026, involving 365 drama venues. The 39.9 yuan tier alone appeared 1,310 times. Only after her child checked the bills page by page could he believe that this much had really been spent in two years. ...

Recently, news about “an elderly person making huge short-drama top-ups” made many adult children’s hearts tighten. According to reports by IT Times and other media, and as told by the family members involved: an elder nearly 70 years old made 4,887 short-drama top-ups over more than two years, totaling about RMB 225,800, involving 365 short-drama venues, of which 1,857 payments occurred between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. the next morning; separately reported, in Hebei another “post-1950s” elder topped up more than RMB 50,000 in a year and a half. ...