Qianwen App Launches HappyHorse Closed Beta: One-Click Creation of Classic TVB-Style Short Videos

Alibaba’s Qianwen App rolled out the first closed beta of its new video generation model HappyHorse on April 27, 2026. Users can instantly access the feature by tapping the dedicated HappyHorse entry on the app’s homepage. Boasting strong narrative logic, precise audio-video synchronization and versatile stylization capabilities, the model has already impressed early testers. During the beta period, creators have produced a wealth of short clips in classic TVB Hong Kong style, Romance of the Three Kingdoms retro style and vintage movie aesthetics, and ordinary users can replicate the same styles effortlessly with simple text prompts.
HappyHorse Excels at Story-Driven Video Generation
HappyHorse stands out dramatically in narrative-based video creation. With just a plain text description, the model automatically generates multi-scene footage with professional camera movements and smooth transition cuts. It can accurately interpret and restore classic visual styles ranging from old-school Hong Kong dramas to timeless vintage films, capturing retro color grading, framing and atmospheric details perfectly, making high-quality stylized video creation accessible to users with no professional editing skills.
Viral Creative Trends Sweep Qianwen’s Creator Community
The closed beta has sparked massive creative enthusiasm across Qianwen’s AI community. Users have crafted playful viral clips with unique retro themes, including workplace meme skits styled after the classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms TV series, and detective interrogation shorts inspired by iconic Hong Kong crime dramas. Many humorous works feature witty storylines and cute character settings, quickly gaining popularity and showcasing HappyHorse’s powerful flexibility in imaginative content creation.
New Interactive Gameplay and Creation Challenge Coming Soon
Qianwen App is set to launch a new interactive video quiz feature in the near future. Users can complete a short personality test to get their exclusive destined role in the short-drama universe, then upload personal photos to generate customized starring clips via HappyHorse 1.0. Meanwhile, the platform kicks off the Imagination Creation Challenge on April 28, inviting creators to explore the model’s full potential and share original AI-generated works.
HappyHorse 1.0: Alibaba’s Cutting-Edge Multimodal Video Model
As Alibaba’s latest flagship multimodal video generation model, HappyHorse 1.0 supports 15-second multi-shot narrative videos, adaptive aspect ratios and 1080P super-resolution output. It delivers outstanding performance in visual texture, storyline construction, character rendering, audio-video alignment and diverse stylization. The model has drawn widespread attention across the global AI industry, marking another major breakthrough for Alibaba in generative video technology.