The9 Limited
Key facts
- Operator / parent
- The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY), listed since 2004
- Origin
- China
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Launched
- Short-drama development initiated February 2026; nothing released
- Category
- Production / IP
The9 Limited is a Shanghai-headquartered company listed on Nasdaq since 2004, which describes its businesses as online games operation, Bitcoin mining and AI-driven drug discovery investment. In February 2026 its Shanghai operating entity entered a definitive cooperation agreement with Chengdu Lumosi Network Technology to develop an AI-powered short drama and an AI-assisted interactive movie game based on the 1992 TVB serial The Greed of Man, for which it holds the exclusive mobile game development and publishing licence. The company states that the short-drama work falls within the scope of its existing authorised rights, a characterisation of licence scope that is its own. The initiative was announced by press release and repeated in a shelf registration statement filed in July 2026. No title, episode count, launch date or budget has been disclosed, and nothing has been released.
Profile
- Markets
- China. The issuer is US-listed.
- Content
- AI-generated short drama formats and an AI-assisted interactive movie game derived from TVB's The Greed of Man. Stated workstreams: format development, AI-enhanced script iteration and scene generation, AI-driven interactive storytelling, and hybrid interactive movie-game prototypes.
- Genres
- Drama, adapted from a 1992 television serial; interactive narrative.
- Monetisation
- Not disclosed.
- Profitability
- Not disclosed for this initiative.
People
- Gary Gao, chief operating officer.
Sources
- The9 Limited, report of foreign private issuer (Form 6-K, Exhibit 99.1) (opens in a new tab) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- The9 Limited, shelf registration statement (Form F-3/A) (opens in a new tab) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission