Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

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The G.I. Joe series is just for selling toys!
It's a soldier's toy!
In order to sell more toy sets, they hired someone to create an animation...

The animated series "G.I. Joe" was originally created by Hasbro to boost toy sales, a common practice among American companies in the early days of releasing toys first and then promoting them.

The entire "G.I. Joe" product line was launched in the following order: toys—comics—animation—movies—continued to sell toys.

In reality, the animation doesn't really have a complete world-building; everything is just a means to an end for the toys…

However, after the first "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" was released, many sets of toys were sold!

So, despite the first film's budget of $1.75 million, global box office of $3.02 million, and a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Picture, it didn't prevent the sequel, *G.I. Joe: Retaliation*, from being greenlit. However, the production budget was reduced to only $1.3 million…

The second film grossed $375 million worldwide, barely breaking even!
Why not make a third installment?

Hasbro and Paramount seem to have had a falling out...

The plot of the second part is, to put it simply, mediocre!
A small fight every three minutes, a big fight every five minutes, the overall pace is very fast, and the movie ends while the fighting is in progress...

On par with Battleship...

Lu Yang's dissatisfaction stemmed from this: a pure action film with no logic and no plot had actually sparked a viewing frenzy!

—First-week box office: 2.19 million!
Shen Yan smiled and said, "You should think of it this way: if all Hollywood blockbusters were at the level of 'G.I. Joe 2,' do you think audiences would still support them?"

"…you mean?"

"The 'Hollywood blockbuster' label sells very well right now... but the more mediocre Hollywood blockbusters like 'G.I. Joe 2' sell, the more they diminish the audience's passion for Hollywood blockbusters..."

"Last year's 'Battleship'..."

"It takes time for audiences' aesthetic tastes to evolve..."

Lu Yang nodded in agreement, then said with a hint of regret, "I'm afraid 'Blind Witness' won't even reach 500 million at the box office."

"It's alright, it's already selling very well..."

The initial cost was 3000 million, but with marketing and promotion, it came to a total of 5000 million…

If we exclude product placement and marketing resource integration, the cost is less than 2000 million.

If it can sell 4.6 million (predicted box office), what more could you want?
When will filming for "The Martian" begin?

"At the beginning of next month, I'll be going to Hangzhou tomorrow, and then to Xiangshan the day after..."

Are you going to Hangzhou?

"...I'll be there to support the first episode of 'Comedy General Mobilization'!"

Lu Yang asked in surprise, "You're going to support them?"

"I'll be a guest performer..."

……

"Comedy General Mobilization" replaces "I Can See Your Voice Season 2"...

The ratings for "I Can See Your Voice Season 2" are...not bad.

It certainly can't compare to the first season, which was a huge hit. The second season, well, it's barely passable—its ratings are about the same as "Day Day Up"...

Hunan TV has successfully taken the top spot among provincial satellite TV channels this year with several dramas such as "Swordsman", "Legend of Lu Zhen", and "Love in Spring".

The popularity of the lead actresses in several dramas, including Chen Qiaoen, Zhao Liying, and Yuan Shanshan, soared.

Well, to put it simply, the Golden Eagle Theater broadcast a total of 9 dramas in the first half of the year, and all of them entered the top 15 in the national ratings!
CCTV only had "My Love from the Star", "Mazu" and "Only With You is Happiness" in the top 15!

In terms of variety shows, the third and fourth seasons of "Variety Big Show" took imitation to the "extreme" and generated a lot of buzz!

This also led to a resurgence of interest in "Day Day Up," which was going to be in close competition with "I Can See Your Voice" in the same time slot...

However, the sponsorship work for "I Can See Your Voice Season 2" was very successful.

The title sponsorship alone sold for 2.7 million yuan—each episode will include a judge, either with a promotional mission or a contestant from "The Voice of China"... If nothing unexpected happens, there should be a third season.

In "Comedy General Mobilization," Xia Chen'an ultimately failed to persuade Deyun Society to participate. The initial participating teams included: Liaoning Folk Art Troupe, Happy Twist, Shaanxi Qingqu Society, Ai Xiao Team, and Bai Mei Studio...

The host is Shen Li…

This is also why Deyun Club didn't participate...

In the original timeline, Guo Degang's involvement was solely for the purpose of promoting Deyun Society...

From a fairness perspective, one should avoid any appearance of impropriety.

Since the apprentice is here to compete, the master shouldn't be the host; and since the master is the host, when the apprentice comes on stage, he should keep quiet and let the audience judge for themselves.

Good grief, not only do they not shut up, but they also claim to be "the best crosstalk performer in their age group." Did they get permission from someone? Or do they have a certificate or some kind of certification? Do they have statistical data?
In the final competition, he put on his traditional robe and took to the stage himself, making it clear who the champion would be!
Wang Sheng, the nursery director of Qingqu Society, also has a considerable reputation...

The feud between Qingqu Society and Deyun Society reportedly stemmed from Zhang Yunlei's tour in Xi'an, where he opened a branch of the society. Guo Degang publicly referred to Zhang as the "King of Pingxi," implying that Zhang's opening of the Xi'an branch would allow the people of Xi'an to experience authentic crosstalk.

This thing is way too much!
Of course, the fact is that Miao Fu also held a solo performance on the same day as Zhang Yunlei's, and they were even in the same building, just a few floors apart. Zhang Yunlei's performance was packed, while Miao Fu's was sparsely attended…

To be honest, Miao Pu is far inferior to Guo Degang at his peak.

Guo Degang is truly a genius of unparalleled talent; comparing him to other crosstalk performers is not very meaningful.

But Guo Degang won't participate in "Comedy General Mobilization"...

Or rather, he wanted too much!

The TV station would never agree to this; Shen Yan's purpose in making this program was to promote Happy Twist and Shen Teng...

This conflict... cannot be resolved.

Uh, the Liaoning Folk Art Troupe directly arranged for Xiao Shenyang and Song Xiaobao to lead the team...

Both generals have arrived!

It's almost as if they've already secured the championship.

Shen Yan was on the last episode…

I drew the lottery... the Smiling Team.

It's fair and just!
……

The Smiling Team: Qiao Shan, Xiu Rui, Cui Zhijia, Pan Binlong…

Their participation in this program is a way of warming up for "Go! Young People"...

However, after reading their script... Shen Yan felt a little awkward!

The Fast and the Furious, a laugh-out-loud moment sparked by a bicycle.

This skit is too simplistic!

Moreover, the main conflict was just too awkward!
It relies purely on physical comedy.

Shen Yan put down his notebook and asked seriously, "Big brother, do you think you can secure a starting position based on this?"

Qiao Shan hesitated: "...We've revised this script so many times..."

"The conflict wasn't dramatic enough... and it was too noisy. If it were about being noisy, could we beat Xiao Shenyang and Song Xiaobao?"

"Look at this notebook!"

Shen Yan opened his notebook: "The Strange Tale of the Xingan Mountains... Please check if there are any parts that need to be modified!"

Cui Zhijia was taken aback: "Our performance starts tomorrow, and we're changing the script now?"

"There's still a whole night left, we'll rehearse all night!"

(End of this chapter)