Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood

Zhu Jian, 69, acts on the set of a micro movie during a filming session at a banquet hall, in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, July 16, 2024. Actors wait on the set of a micro movie during a filming session at a banquet hall, in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 16, 2024.

On a film set that resembles the medieval castle of a Chinese lord, Zhu Jian is busy disrupting the world's second-largest movie industry.