There is never a lack of friction between China and the United States, whether it is political, military or economic, but few like Dapeng and Conan are so full of joy.
Here's the thing. February 27, the American TBS television station famous late-night talk show host Conan, learned that Sohu's network program "Dapeng Dope" plagiarism of their own program title screen, so in the "Conan" talk show on the two shows of the title screen contrast, and witty irony of China's long-standing tradition of plagiarism. Finally, also surprised to imitate the "Big Peng Dope" in some of the program elements, such as playing a row on the screen of unintelligible Chinese characters, by his assistant dressed as the appearance of the Qing Dynasty zombie, after the jump to jump behind Conan.
Then, "Conan" talk show has launched the second phase of the satire "Dapeng Dope" program. The Conan team's fun at least proves that mocking China's copycat practices in this way seems to have a huge market in the United States. American television program competition is very cruel, Conan certainly saw the first broadcast after the sensational effect, otherwise will not be the same as the same period almost exactly the same program.
In the two consecutive period of "Conan" banter, "Dapeng Dope" on March 1 to respond. First delete the plagiarism version of the title screen, the title to only have a black background of white text "title" Two words. And in the program to Conan apologized, while presenting a funny apology dance. In addition, Dapeng has not forgotten revenge, ridicule China to buy countless U.S. government bonds, but has never been ironic Americans everywhere to borrow money.
Starting from this, the absurd play came to an climax. March 5, "Conan" for "Dapeng Dope" response to produce a new episode. In the program, Conan played a sympathy card, and the initiative for Dapeng produced a brand new animation, at the same time, but also warm back to a "you do not need to apologize," the funny dance.
The latest news is, two days later, "Dapeng Dope" again to respond, gladly accepted the title of the free gift, increased the "Conan" talk show imitation, and also continue to ask Conan for the end of the film. A lot of Americans think that Rogue is a very good humor.
It has to be admitted that the great Peng team will not make sense of self ridicule to the extreme. Chinese people have always lacked the sense of humour, especially in the scandalous scandals of shanzhai and plagiarism. In fact, if used properly, scandals can also be an excellent opportunity. An apology is better than 100 reasons to shirk responsibility. Former premier Zhu Rongji joked in a speech at MIT in 1999 that most of the textbooks he had studied at Tsinghua University were from MIT, and it was not clear whether piracy was a problem. This sparked a scene of laughter. This is also true of Dapeng's performance.
According to Sohu insiders, plagiarism is the title of the outsourcing production company inadvertently choice, and this fact is not Sohu deliberately through any channel to inform the "Conan" program group, is purely accidental. But, as Conan said, "Just China's little online talk show" has rapidly expanded its visibility. In the Sohu video total 2000 votes Netizen survey, have 43% Netizen said is through "the opening door" to know "big Peng Dope" existence.
But the future of Dapeng obviously to be reloaded. It is understood that Sohu will also organize Dapeng and the program group and Conan and its program group for Cross-border exchanges, the column for a thorough transformation, in the "regularization" on the efforts, at least to achieve domestic first-line television production standards. The overseas copyright of Conan's talk show is also in the scope of discussion.
Yet a reputation for fame does not mean smooth sailing. However, in any case, this is a successful marketing. Sohu does not have extra for the promotion work to spend a penny to enjoy the need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars promotion fee can enjoy the effect. Obviously, in this incident, netizens do not care whether Dapeng plagiarism, even more do not care whether there is legal risk. How to satisfy the desire of netizens to watch the lively in the mouth battle with Conan, and some play the world hegemony--The American pleasure is the core of this market strategy. And when people still focus on plagiarism, Sohu quietly won the seemingly inevitable battle.