iQIYI AIGC Series "The Ferry Man" Exceeds RMB 8 Million in Revenue-Sharing as Third Instalment Debuts on October 1
PR Newswire•01/10/2026•23:57 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Revenue-sharing surpasses RMB 8 million as of September 23
- ➤Series recovers full production costs within its first week
- ➤Third instalment debuts October 1 on iQIYI (IQ) and iQIYI International
- ➤First two films launch less than four months after project initiation
- ➤AI-generated assets reduce production costs for serialized content
Expert Statements
Zhichao LI, Producer of The Ferry Man series
“AI significantly improved efficiency during the preparation and production stages,”
iQIYI AIGC Series "The Ferry Man" Exceeds RMB 8 Million in Revenue-Sharing as Third Instalment Debuts on October 1 PR Newswire
BEIJING, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI, China's leading online entertainment platform, announced that the cumulative revenue-sharing, a model where production partners share earnings with iQIYI based on viewership, box office for its AIGC film series "The Ferry Man" has surpassed RMB 8 million (US$1.2 million) as of September 23, marking a new milestone for the series. This comes as the third instalment, "The Ferry Man: The Dream of the Princess", debuts on October 1 on iQIYI and iQIYI International.
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