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On October 9, a college freshman posted on Xiaohongshu: "AI manhua dramas have ruined my dad. " She wrote that her father's dark circles from watching manhua dramas are even more prominent than when he took care of her during her senior year of high school; after working out after work, he skips showering first to watch until past 10 p.m., and even after being urged to take a shower, he continues watching until the wee hours of the morning, then gets up at around 5 a.m. to keep watching; he watches while using the toilet at home, and even broke his midday nap habit at work just to watch manhua dramas. When he ran out of mobile data, he secretly used her phone to add data to his own line. Later, this story was reconstructed and reposted by media outlets. On October 12, which is today, the topic "AI short dramas are hunting down middle-aged men" hit the Weibo hot search list. But the so-called "hunting" targeting middle-aged men is actually more like an entry point that fits public sentiment. Because almost at the same time, the topic "AI manhua dramas are everywhere" also made it to the hot search list.

Marvel Studios’ release of Avengers: Endgame: Encore was a shrewd gambit for a few reasons: It put the studio’s most successful film back in conversation right after the juggernaut success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day; it tided die-hards over with new footage ahead of December’s Avengers: Doomsday; and, perhaps most importantly, it raked in an additional $138 million for the film, reinstating its position as the worldwide box office champion over James Cameron’s Avatar. Cameron, who certainly doesn’t spend his precious time fretting about such matters as lifetime financial grosses and being the best in the world at stuff, recently expressed his congratulations to Marvel for once again overtaking his 2009 sci-fi film. “You are one of the people,” the director wrote (per The Wrap) in a composite image from Avatar, with Iron Man at the center of a welcoming Na’vi tribe. “Congratulations to Marvel and the #1 Avengers: Endgame: Encore for bringing moviegoers to the cinemas! – Jim Cameron.”