China ex-train driver creates US$440 short film, receiving Hollywood director praise, job offer

A moderately educated young man in China spent 10 days and just 3,000 yuan (US$440) to make a short film using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. His efforts have won him the favour of a Hollywood director who even offered him a job. The work, called Zombie Scavenger, was released on mainland social media websites on May 9 by Liu Ziyu, 29, who lives in Xinping County in southwestern Yunnan province, the Chuncheng Evening News reported. It did not make waves in China until being...

By Alice Yan