Huayu 2011: Starting with Hilarious Men

Knallerfrauen, which can be translated as "Crazy Lady," "Loser Lady," or "Bomb Girl," is a comedy sketch produced by the German television station SAT.1.

The premiere time was very unlucky, airing every Friday at 11:15 PM German time.

Everyone knows that Germans don't have a nightlife.

Aside from people having fun in bars and clubs at night, most Germans go to bed very early.

This also led to a lukewarm reception and low ratings for "Lady Loser" during its premiere in Germany.

A young Chinese student studying in Germany stumbled upon this work and found it to be very similar in format to "Hilarious Men," so he casually posted it on Li Yi Bar.

[Look what I found! A German version of "Hilarious Men"! I never imagined that people in Germany would plagiarize Chinese works.]

The activity level of Li Yi Bar needs no further explanation; in the blink of an eye, there are members posting new content.

【Occupy the building. 】

Leave your QQ number so we can see if anyone has the same name.

[Having a child in Germany? I hope you're reborn in America next life!]

[Chinese students who studied in Germany, get out of Tieba!]

[Plagiarism my ass! "Hilarious Men" has applied for a patent, hasn't it? Are you preventing others from making similar works?]

[As expected of Diba dogs, they think they're superior, constantly telling people to get lost.]

Domestic copying of foreign works is called "learning from others," while foreign learning from others is called "copying" in China.

[If you have the money to study abroad, why are you hanging out in Li Yi's forum?!]

Does anyone have a torrent of Horisaki Ria's works that debuted last month? I really need it!

[Hey upstairs, I've seen you several times already. You're either asking for torrents or on your way to ask for torrents! Give your little brother a break!]

The harmonious and friendly atmosphere of Li Yi Bar meant that the first ten posts had few discussion topics, and after a while, they started attacking each other.

Two users got into a heated argument under this post, exchanging insults and attracting a large number of onlookers.

In just one day, the post received over 10,000 comments.

The sheer volume of discussion quickly propelled this issue beyond online forums, where it was shared on Weibo and QQ Space.

With such a lucrative topic being presented to them, Sohu's marketing team finally began to exert their efforts.

[Is "Hilarious Men" plagiarized by a foreign work?]

This time it's the foreigners' turn to 'learn' from us!

Various eye-catching entertainment news items began to be pushed out.

In 2011, many people subconsciously held foreign works in higher regard than domestic ones, believing that the grass was always greener on the other side.

Therefore, these people subconsciously spoke up for "Lady Loser" after seeing the news.

"The format is similar, but the content is different. 'Hilarious Men' is more down-to-earth and full of jokes; 'Loser Women' is more neurotic and has a lot of female daily life, parent-child, and couple jokes."

"It's possible that they came up with the same idea by chance, so it doesn't count as plagiarism."

"Both are good-looking, the Sino-German duo is doubly fun."

"I learned about 'Hilarious Men' through this incident, and I'm planning to check it out."

"Look at their name, 'Lady Loser,' it's hilarious at first glance. Then look at our name, 'Hilarious Gentleman,' it's so ordinary!"

"Upstairs, 'Lady Loser' is a translated title. German works just use Chinese titles, huh? Give it a break!"

"With the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's recent entertainment restriction order, if 'Hilarious Men' were called 'Loser Men,' it might have been rectified and taken down by now."

"Lady Loser" hasn't become popular in Germany yet, but this incident made it popular in China first, which in turn led many Germans to learn about the work through the internet and Twitter.

Riding this wave of popularity, "Hilarious Men" has made many people who hadn't seen the first season of "Hilarious Men" aware of this web series.

The number of followers on the Baidu Tieba forum for "Hilarious Men" and on Zheng Nan's Weibo account has also begun to rise again.

"When the time is right, everything works in my favor; I'm just lucky," Zheng Nan sighed as he watched the discussion surrounding "Hilarious Men" skyrocket.

If we go by Sohu's half-hearted promotional tactics, it's hard to say whether the second season of "Hilarious Men" will surpass the first season's viewership.

Although the first season was of low quality, it was broadcast across the entire internet, and many of the repeated views were counted in the statistics.

The second season was of higher quality and became an exclusive broadcast on Sohu. Many users who are used to other platforms may not necessarily download Sohu Video specifically for "Hilarious Men".

"Didn't you ask Liu Chun about the publicity situation?" Dilraba asked from the side.

Even Dilraba could see that Sohu's attitude was problematic, so how could Zheng Nan not see it?

"It should be a follow-up effect of the Qu Wanting incident. Liu Chun said at the time that there were big disagreements within Sohu." Zheng Nan didn't plan to ask Liu Chun; asking some things would only embarrass him.

"This family is so wicked!" Reba said indignantly, raising her little fist as if she wanted to beat these bad people to death.

"The law will punish them." Zheng Nan firmly believes that although the country has its shortcomings, it has always been on the right track.

Moreover, Qu Wanting's mother was investigated several years earlier, and a lot of funds were not transferred out. Without her mother's money, Qu Wanting would definitely fall into poverty and become a Gundam much faster than in her previous life.

"It's time for class, you two." Yuan Bingyan saw that Reba and Zheng Nan were getting closer and closer, so she quickly came over and pulled Reba away.

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December 2nd is the day that the second season of "Hilarious Men" will be released.

After school, Zheng Nan rushed to the company, turned on her computer, opened Sohu Video, and looked at the promotional page for "Hilarious Men" on the homepage. Zheng Nan was extremely nervous.

When the first season of "Hilarious Men" was released online and nobody watched it, Zheng Nan wasn't as nervous as she is now.

"Relax, have some water." Ding Xiu patted Zheng Nan on the shoulder and said, "The first season was a hit, and the second season cost over a million to produce, plus there are quite a few celebrity cameos. What are you afraid of?"

"It's better to be safe than sorry." Even the brilliant Prime Minister Zhuge Liang couldn't be infallible. Zheng Nan, a reborn person without any special abilities, is bound to experience emotional ups and downs.

"Do your best and leave the rest to fate. What's meant to be yours will be yours, it won't run away." Ding Xiu has a typical Northeastern personality, he's very easygoing.

Just let things take their course. What if the sky falls? At worst, you'll just die in an instant!

"I'm still young, Uncle, I want to live a few more years." Zheng Nan rolled his eyes helplessly. He should avoid saying such unlucky things; he believed in fate now.

Starting at 7:50 PM, Zheng Nan frantically refreshed the page, eagerly awaiting the first episode.

"Damn it! They didn't sneak off when they should have, and they sneak off when they shouldn't have!"

It's currently being broadcast exclusively on Sohu. Sohu has no need to leak it, so it will air on time at 8 PM.

At 8 PM sharp, refresh the page and you'll see a new video appear below the second season of "Hilarious Men".

Click to play.

I have many stories to tell about "When You Love Me".

Artistic, suspenseful, or fresh and lighthearted genres are all acceptable.

I guarantee I'll be 100% devoted to you!

Ah~~~

Oh my gosh! I love you, baby!

As the familiar opening theme song played, the second season of "Hilarious Men" officially began airing.