Why Did China’s Worst Animated Movie Make Millions? | The "Niu Lai" Phenomenon| Chinese Podcast #216

How did a crudely animated, hand-made movie by a mother-son duo beat Hollywood blockbusters at the Chinese box office? In this hilarious and insightful episode of Dashu Mandarin, the three uncles dive into China's latest viral internet phenomenon: "Niu Lai" (牛来). From crowd psychology and "ugly-appreciation" (审丑) to a deep dive into the flaws of today's film industry, we break down why millions flocked to cinemas just to laugh together. Plus, discover why this low-budget film unexpectedly became the ultimate learning material for Chinese language students worldwide! 🌹 Book a Chinese lesson with one of the Dashus. 👉 Book a Lesson with Can 跟璨叔订课 https://eazymandarin.carrd.co/ 👉 Book a Lesson with Ben 跟Ben叔订课 https://chinesewithben.simplybook.it/... 👉 Book a lesson with Richard 跟查叔订课 https://towering-flea-6d4.notion.site... ⬛APP for creating sentence flashcards 最好用的闪卡工具： @learnchinesewithmomo ⬛ Join the waiting list at 加入等待名单开始试用 https://momochinese.app/ ▬ Join our membership today! 今天就加入会员！▬ Membership Benefits 会员福利 : ⬛Level 1 小鲜肉 Benefits⬛ ➡ Get Access to a Telegram Group 加入我们的 Telegram 会员群 ➡ Get the PDF transcripts of our Podcast 获取我们部分播客的汉字版PDF ➡ Support us to create more free contents to all Chinese learners 请大叔们喝咖啡，支持大叔持续创作出更多免费又精彩的汉语学习内容！ ⬛Level 2 小馅肉 Benefits⬛ ➡ Unlock ALL our Membership Videos!！ 解锁全部会员视频！！！ ⬛Level 3 小仙肉 Benefits⬛ ➡ All the benefits of the previous levels 所有前一级别的福利 ➡ Get Access to a Discord Group 加入我们的 Discord 会员群 ➡ Weekly meetup with us 每周与大叔们线上见面 (Every Sunday at 19.30 Beijing time! 北京时间每周日晚上19:30. Suggested level: HSK 4 and above） ⬛How to Join? 如何加入？⬛ You can either join our membership via YouTube or Patreon. 可以通过YouTube或Patreon加入我们！ Link of Patreon 链接:   / membership   ⬛Most Common Chinese Sayings 最实用的汉语谚语⬛ Check our video lessons! 欢迎购买我们的谚语视频合集！ https://www.patreon.com/collection/67... ▬ Discounts Code ▬汉语学习资源折扣码！▬▬ ⬛Du Chinese⬛ - 中文分级阅读网站 Graded Chinese Reader Website ➡https://www.duchinese.net/lessons A must have App for reading and listening to fun Chinese stories [Apply the coupon code: "CHINESEWITHBEN" to get 10% discount ] ⬛Skritter ⬛- 学习书写汉字的软件 Learn how to write Hanzi [ Apply coupon code ´Chinesewithben´, you will get 10% discount ]