China’s inaugural AIGC long-form drama, ‘Journey to the West Continued,’ made its premiere on Mango TV at 6:00 PM on August 31 and was broadcast during prime time in Hunan TV’s drama slot at 8:00 PM. The opening story arc, ‘Flower and Fruit Mountain,’ comprises five 40-minute episodes. Mango TV SVIP members are granted early access to three episodes, while VIP members can watch two episodes ahead of the general public. Adapted from a supernatural novel spanning the late Ming to early Qing dynasties, this drama serves as one of the three major sequels to ‘Journey to the West.’ The inaugural season consists of 30 episodes, each lasting 40 minutes, seamlessly integrating the original book’s structure with foreshadowing elements from ‘Journey to the West’ to establish a narrative framework for the ‘Post-Journey to the West’ tale. Set 1,080 years after Sun Wukong’s enshrinement, the narrative follows the Little Stone Monkey, Sun Xiaosheng, who awakens due to a crisis on Flower and Fruit Mountain and sets out on a quest to retrieve the true scriptures alongside Tang Banji and others. This drama pioneers the ‘review-during-broadcast’ model following the issuance of the ‘21 Broadcasting Regulations,’ entailing simultaneous production, review, and broadcast. This strategy not only expedites the production and broadcasting timeline but also facilitates plot refinement based on review comments and viewer feedback.