Hahahahahaha! The hilarious commentary is here again! Why does everyone love Wang Meng?

Expert of this article: Zhao Wei, deputy chief physician of Department of Neurology and Sleep Medicine Center, Tianjin University Teda Hospital

My eyes are the ruler

Right here

Show me ten times

This is a dangerous game for us.

Turkish players

What kind of show is this?

I guess he wants to be in the world

Grab a shot in front

…

Hahahahahahahaha!

Wang Meng's commentary has made you laugh to death while watching the Winter Olympics these days. She is the "big devil" of short track speed skating, and now she has also transformed into the "big devil of commentary", and has been on many hot searches.

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Many netizens also joked: "Let Mr. Wu Jing take a break and let Wang Meng take over."

At the short track speed skating competition held last night, her hilarious commentary came again: "Are you going to go or not?", "Classmates, applaud"... Why are Wang Meng and "Meng Yan Meng Yu" so popular? No need to watch it again, let's talk about it directly.

Why is Wang Meng so popular?

"Immersive" explanation is passionate and has a strong sense of immersion

Wang Meng was full of passion and body language when she was commentating. She sometimes stood up and shouted, sometimes clapped her hands on the table to cheer, and danced excitedly after the Chinese team won the championship. Even teacher Huang Jianxiang, who was sitting there, could not get a word in. He could only say: "Whatever you say is right."

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The magical "Dazazi flavor" of Northeastern dialect

"Huang Daheng", "the famous Dutch second stick", "Turkish big brother"... players from various countries have a Northeastern name for them in front of Wang Meng.

Many netizens have shared this experience: if there is one person from Northeast China in the university dormitory, there will be another person from Northeast China in the dormitory when you graduate. This is a phenomenon of "voice convergence". Compared with other dialects, Northeastern dialect is more exaggerated and humorous, and it is easier to distort the accent of people around you.

The “chatty” commentary style is down-to-earth

This style and language turned Wang Meng's commentary into a stand-up comedy, and made the audience exclaim "enjoyable" and "addictive".

For example, when commenting on Italian athletes, you might say, "Oh, she's so amazing. She participated in several Winter Olympics, and then she kept skating and stopped skating, and then she went home and had a few children. After she came back, she skated even faster than before!" Doesn't this way of chatting sound like you chatting with your family in front of the TV?

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Outspoken and outspoken personality

Like most girls from Northeast China, Wang Meng has a straightforward personality. When Korean athlete Huang Daxian came on the court, she introduced him: "Everyone knows that this player is a person with a story." When he was called for a foul, she said: "This is really an unexpected surprise!"

Compared with neutral and objective commentary, this outspoken personality coupled with strong emotional coloration makes the audience like it more sincerely.

Strength to attract fans + popular interpretation

Wang Meng is a four-time champion of the Vancouver Winter Olympics and the Chinese athlete with the most Winter Olympic gold medals to date. She has broken world records nearly ten times and ushered in the "Meng era" in the history of short track speed skating.

Her commentary is both professional and popular. In the 2000m mixed relay semi-final, she was the first to point out that the American athlete violated the rules by blocking and overtaking. "It's this, this black suit, that shouldn't be on the sliding track. Did you see it? It's this angle! Watch it ten times for me right here."

The referee team is watching it ten times

Wang Meng explained the professional rules of the game to the audience in just a few words. After the referee's decision, the Chinese team finally entered the finals. People exclaimed, "Her eyes are more accurate than slow motion."

In the men's 5000m relay semi-finals, after Li Wenlong fell off the track, everyone thought he would miss the final. Wang Meng immediately said: "There will be a penalty for kicking the knife, don't worry..." As she said, after the penalty after the game, the Chinese team advanced to the final!

After Wu Jing’s Olympic emoticon package, Wang Meng’s emoticon package quickly became popular. What do they have in common?

As we all know, during the Tokyo Olympics, a photo of Wu Jing wearing a green sportswear with the word "China" printed on it was made into various emoticons and quickly dominated the screen.

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After the "Meng Yan Meng Yu" became popular, Wang Meng's emoticons quickly swept the screen. Netizens shouted to Wu Jing, who was once the busiest person outside the Tokyo Olympics: "Let Mr. Wu Jing take a break and let Wang Meng go to work instead."

Wu Jing's and Wang Meng's emoticons can express different emotions in different occasions, and they all have strong patriotic and heroic colors. Against the backdrop of Western capitalist countries curbing China's development and the global COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese people's patriotism is growing. These emoticons have become an effective carrier for Chinese netizens to express their patriotism and heroism, so they can spread quickly.

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What psychology does this reflect among Internet users?

Emoticons are a product of the Internet age. Some emotions and feelings are difficult to express in words or inconvenient to express on social media. Emoticons can easily achieve this function and avoid embarrassment. At the same time, they have a strong sense of humor and entertainment. Therefore, emoticons have become a popular culture.

The Chinese team sprints

From a psychological perspective, groups are fanatical, and group emotions can spread very quickly through suggestion and contagion. To become a top trend, you must trigger the "G-spot" of public emotions. Some emotions can only resonate among different age groups, different social classes, and different professional fields, but patriotism is not divided by gender, age, or profession.

This invisibly reflects the increasing national pride and cultural confidence among Chinese Internet users.

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