Los Angeles-based writer Jiayan He has contributed to commercially visible mini drama projects across DreameShort, Dramabox, and ShortsWave. Writer Jiayan He has built a growing portfolio across mini drama platforms, with credits spanning rom-com, melodrama, hidden identity, contract relationships, pregnancy drama, werewolf fantasy, revenge, and short-form genre storytelling. Across these projects, his work reflects what the vertical screen demands most: fast emotional payoff, clear dramatic stakes, and constant momentum. Among He’s most notable writing credits is Falling in Love with My Ex Husband Again, a DreameShort mini drama that became his strongest commercial success to date. The series generated more than US$1 million in first-week top-ups after launch and continued to rank among DreameShort’s high-performing titles through 2026. Its performance highlights He’s ability to write for a market where relationship-driven conflict is central to audience retention. Falling in Love with My Ex Husband Again His writing credits also include CEO’s Kansas Sweetheart for DreameShort, Callboy Punishes Me After Sunrise for ShortsWave, Mute But Deadly for Dramabox, and The Forgotten Iron Wraith for Dramabox. Across these works, He has handled some of the most commercially active elements in overseas mini drama: secret identities, pregnancy reveals, contract relationships, revenge setups, Alpha romance, and male-targeted fantasy action. CEO’s Kansas Sweetheart Mute But Deadly What makes his writing commercially effective is his ability to turn familiar premises into sustained emotional pressure. A contract-lover story cannot remain only a concept; it has to become a chain of unfinished desire, conflict, and reversal. In He’s work, each episode is built to leave the audience with a reason to continue. As a bilingual writer, He also brings a cross-cultural advantage to the overseas vertical drama market. His work draws from the intensity of Chinese short-drama storytelling while adapting it into natural English dialogue, clear motivation, and emotionally direct scenes for international platforms. That ability has become one of the key strengths of his commercial writing. His growing portfolio has arrived at a moment when the mini drama format is becoming a major force in mobile entertainment. Sensor Tower reported that global in-app revenue for short drama apps rose from US$178 million in Q1 2024 to nearly US$700 million in Q1 2025, with the United States accounting for 49% of global revenue in Q1 2025. Within that fast-expanding market, He’s writing credits place him among the bilingual creators helping shape the next stage of overseas vertical-screen storytelling. The post Writing for the Vertical Screen: Jiayan He’s Work Across Mini Drama Platforms appeared first on LA Weekly. ...read more read less