From yearning to becoming a mascot in the entertainment industry

"Actually, this is like drinking poison to quench thirst. On the surface, your show's traffic has stabilized, which looks good, but how much of that traffic is actually from your show itself?"

"If a popular star suddenly loses his reputation, the losses caused by this will probably be something your program cannot bear, such as Brother Kun."

"So in my opinion, only by building a good reputation for a program can we ensure its longevity."

"You all know 'Big Camp'. It ran from 97 to 21, a total of 24 years! It once became a national variety show! Why is that?"

"It's because of his reputation! The reason why "Big Camp" is so popular is more because the audience likes the format of the program rather than the guests!"

"But why would such a nationally-rated variety show be taken offline again?"

"It was simply because the ratings were declining, and even the reputation of some of the hosts had problems, that the show was taken offline."

"The reason for the decline in ratings for 'Big Camp' is that the show's content is no longer innovative. It's the same old show over and over again. Viewers have been watching it for 24 years and have long been tired of it. The various game segments are the same old game, with a new name, and it's become a new game."

"In this situation, put yourself in their shoes. After 24 years, are you tired of it?"

"Moreover, after so many years, audience demands have long since changed, but the program is not innovative enough and can no longer meet audience needs. And the old ideas are even less able to meet the needs of new audiences, so ratings will naturally decline."

Having said that, Yun Mu paused briefly, took a sip of water, and then continued, "If Running Man wants to return to its peak popularity, the first thing it needs to do is restore its reputation!"

"As for how to restore the reputation, my idea is to bring back memories!"

Hearing his words, Yao Yitian frowned slightly.

"Nostalgia?"

Yun Mu nodded.

"That's right, when old fans of Running Man hear that the former veteran guests are returning, a large number of them will definitely follow suit."

"Because, that is their youth!"

Yao Yitian sighed deeply and said slowly, "This is what you said, the place where I will be embarrassed."

It can be said that the reason why the veterans of the Deng Dynasty left "Running Man" was largely due to him as the director.

The original reason was that in the first episode of the second season, the Running Man team was directly arranged by the program team to give a speech at the United Nations without their knowledge.

Moreover, the speech was delivered entirely in English, and there were many foreign audience members sitting in the audience.

They only had two and a half hours to prepare, and they needed to recite a 3-4 page pure English manuscript during this time. Among the brothers, Deng Chao, Chen He, and Lu Han had very poor English proficiency. It was extremely difficult for them to recite such a long English manuscript fluently and accurately in such a short time.

You have to know that this is a United Nations conference. At this time, they represent not only themselves, but the entire China!

The pressure we faced at that time was very, very great.

Deng Chao really couldn't stand the pressure. What's more, he was worried that with his poor English level, he would bring shame to China. He didn't care if he was embarrassed alone, but he couldn't accept bringing shame to China.

So he found the program team to communicate, but was told that there was no backup plan. There was only one way before them, and that was to complete the challenge!

Although they finally completed the challenge perfectly with the efforts of the brothers, it also cast a huge shadow in their hearts. From then on, their hearts began to turn cold.

But the program team is not aware of this.

Also in the second season, in the seventh episode, Deng Chao accidentally fell and broke his arm because the venue was slippery, but the program crew did not want to stop the recording. They just sent ice packs and Deng Chao did not go to the hospital until the end of the recording.