This photo illustration taken in Hong Kong on April 16, 2026 shows phones displaying the screenshots of Chinese Hanfu stylist Baicai's social media post (L) and the AI microdrama (R) accused of stealing his likeness without authorization. Two people told AFP their likenesses were cast without consent in the AI-generated show "The Peach Blossom Hairpin", which ran on Hongguo, a major microdrama app owned by Tiktok parent company ByteDance. Microdramas are ultra-short, online soap operas hugely popular in China and elsewhere. Hongguo hosts thousands of free, bite-sized shows -- both live-action and AI-generated -- whose episodes are two or three minutes long. (Photo by Mahmoud RIZK / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'China-AI-Entertainment-Legal' focus by Sophia Xu and Purple Romero