The Emotion Economy Meets the AI Ecosystem: How China’s Youth Are Redefining Consumption Through ‘Yueji’ (悅己) and Digital Companionship

By Iris Yim   Note: The article is based on the presentations from the China International Advertising Festival and AdAsia 2025 in Beijing on Oct. 24 – 26, 2025.   The presentations from the 2025 AdAsia and China International Advertising Festival highlight...

The Paradox of Scale: Why the ‘Human Premium’ is the Ultimate Luxury in an AI-Saturated Market

By Iris Yim   Note: The article is based on the presentations from the China International Advertising Festival and AdAsia 2025 in Beijing on Oct. 24 – 26, 2025.     As AI commoditizes content creation and industrializes efficiency, the advertising...