The Queen They Buried

Chapter 442

The mini dramas were officially launched, first appearing on Zappy. At first, nobody cared–even if they scrolled past it, they just treated it like a random two- or three–minute clip, watched it, and then forgot about it.

But then, something felt off. The show was highly addictive–viewers often moved straight from one episode to the next. The most frustrating part came around episode 20 or 30, when it abruptly cut off. To continue, they had to pay a few dollars per episode. With 20 to 30 new episodes released weekly, the cost added up to just a couple of dollars a day, and naturally, people paid,

“Great news! Zappy’s data shows that users are increasingly engaged with mini dramas these days,” one of the team members reported.

“Related searches have surged to the top position, completely outpacing the second–place keyword,” another person excitedly noted.

“It seems that mini dramas are about to spark a whole new trend,” added someone else.

“Zappy’s latest revenue report is here–earnings from mini dramas, which include both in–app purchases and ads, have already outdone every other category on the platform, ranking just below the shopping section!” someone exclaimed.

The revenue from mini dramas wasn’t impressive yet, but the market was still in its early stages of development. For now, it was mainly Kurtis and Aubree driving things forward, with only a few savvy early adopters joining in. Overall, the market remained small.

in its early days, mini dramas had already risen to the number two spot on the platform, surpassing every other category. That alone was

editing some

GemX,” she added. Aubree had seen it coming all along–she knew this wasn’t even the

surge of mini dramas–An actor reveals he started as an extra, but

With a budget of only a few

dramas could be the next significant trend in

and more people were beginning to recognize the substantial

had emerged, focused on analyzing mini dramas and mentoring new writers in the industry. As mini dramas grew in popularity, Kurtis, recognized as the pioneer of the trend, was interviewed by

one who initiated it. I was merely assisting,” Kurtis

I think everyone knows her name–Aubree Miller,” he

approached video platforms to negotiate rights sales, all of them rejected us–every single one. Ultimately, the only agreement we reached

usually does not exceed 300 thousand dollars. Still, it’s common to earn

Unlike GrabCheap, which was a massive project taking years to develop with top industry leaders collaborating, and whose impressive profits were already noteworthy, what was even more remarkable