@icarushector @Mivas I feel like part of this is budget production and time constraints. Lot's of times Chinese internet based entertainment is based off of holding your audiences attention through constant regular updates. I think the Youtube algorithm is like that too. Until you have a very large and loyal user base. And even then the readership is quick to turn on you if you don't keep up the quick release schedule. Just look at any translation of a popular manhua, half the comment section is almost always "where's the next chapter button?"
There's also this thing I see in long running soap opera like shows, that also spend a 1/3 the runtime recapping the show so the audience doesn't get lost with the literal years of lore involved and also lets busy housewives/working moms (target demographic) pick up an episode at random and not get lost. And let's be frank, Chinese manhua and anime historical romantic back court drama is just the younger demographic version of the Chinese soap opera, the the similarities get obvious.