China Pulls 75,000 Short Dramas For "Violations" as Veteran Actor Huang Bo Struggles To Find Work!

Huang Bo, star of Dearest, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons and his own directorial film The Island, says he has had almost no acting work this year.

In an interview reported on November 6, the actor said that when he goes a long time without finding the right script, the fatigue slowly builds and the excitement he feels for a role wears away. He reminded himself that being able to do a job he loves is rare, but admitted that keeping up high spirits and passion all the time takes a huge amount of energy and isn't easy.

His comments struck a nerve because Huang Bo, who won Best Leading Actor at the Golden Horse Awards in 2009, is one of China's most familiar faces. Netizens said that if even an actor like him is facing a dry spell, the film and TV slump must be serious. Some pointed out that many actors have been taking work in short dramas.

On the same day, China's National Radio and Television Administration launched a new two-month campaign to clean up micro short dramas, targeting AI dramas that steal faces and voices as well as vulgar, copycat content. It also revealed that 75,000 short dramas had been taken down for violations so far this year.

In another recent interview, on Lu Yu's talk show, Huang Bo opened up about his parents' Alzheimer's disease. He shared that his late father no longer recognized him toward the end and politely called him an "old comrade," and that his mother is now living with the illness too. He admitted he has lived in fear of it for many years.

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