Sohu Company Chairman and CEO and Sohu Video CEO Zhang Chaoyang attended the launching ceremony. Zhang Helun, Xiaolu and Guan Ling also appeared at the press conference as "track laughing promoters", and Guan Ling presided over the press conference throughout the whole process.

On October 11, the second season of the Humor and Funny Short Video Contest hosted by Sohu Video was officially launched. Sohu Company Chairman and CEO, Sohu Video CEO Zhang Chaoyang and others attended the launch ceremony. Zhang Helun , Xiaolu and Guan Ling also appeared at the press conference as "track laughing promoters", and Guan Ling presided over the press conference throughout the whole process.

In the current era of national creation where "you can shoot movies by opening the camera", "humor and funny" is one of the most popular strong content areas among users. Sohu Video has also been committed to this. This Humor and Funny Short Video Competition has many new gameplay and upgrades compared to the first season. For example, in terms of competition system setting, many interesting themes and current hot topics have been added compared to the first season; in terms of award setting, it has also been increased to 1.8 million yuan. At the

press conference, Zhang Chaoyang said that a large number of excellent original funny works emerged during the competition in three months last year. The second season will continue to be the first season of funny is a slogan of contribution. Regardless of the sorrow and joy of life, you need to smile. I hope that every humor expert who is committed to content creation can participate in the competition.

Zhang Helun, Xiaolu and Guan Ling "hilarious" opening. The scene is constantly funny

This competition is still divided into four major tracks, namely the funny CP, the daily life of drama artists, the natural selection of workers, and the cute pets of cute kids and cute pets. Zhang Helun, Xiaolu, Guan Ling and mysterious guests are the laughing officers. There will be a mysterious laughing promotion officer franchise in the future.

The three laughing promoters also shared a lot of their interesting creative experiences and expectations for this event competition on the spot. Deyun Club crosstalk actor Zhang Helun talked about his first job as a laughing promotion officer, and expressed his hope that through this competition, he could discover more creative, enthusiastic, humorous content and sincere expressions.

Xiaolu, a talk show actor who just participated in "Talk Show Conference 5" this year, is also the "old man" of Sohu Video Humor and Funny Short Video Competition. She said that as a laughing promoter on the "God-chosen Workers" track, she is very in line with her image as a worker, and admitted that she prefers to see comedy works born in the 2000s rectify her workplace. Last year, she said that her artistic path was deeply influenced by the comedy works of Sohu platform. In this competition, she hopes to meet more works she appreciates and looks forward to interpreting creators who are familiar with affairs from a new perspective.

Guan Ling, a comedian who has participated in many sitcoms such as " I Love My Home " and " Idle Son Ma ", is also the host of this event. She revealed that she usually likes to watch short videos, which can sweep away the gloom in life. She also said bluntly that comedy creation is painful, but it brings happiness to everyone. As the laughing promoter of this competition, Guan Ling said that she would favor works that can surprise her in a short time and shock her. At the

event, the three laughing promoters also boldly challenged the most popular dances of the short video platform "Ice Cream" and "Men are going to fight" dances. Zhang Helun joked that he was not dancing ice cream dance, but fat-loss dance; Xiaolu laughed and said that he was not good at physical funny, and was better at language funny.

The four interesting themes of the track have attracted heated discussion. The 1.8 million prize is waiting for you to get

as this year's humorous and funny short video competition, and the organizer Sohu Video is also full of sincerity. Zhang Chaoyang said that this competition will have a high bonus of 1.8 million yuan to help creators "take off".

In terms of award settings, the four tracks have set up first, second and third prizes and laughter popularity awards to encourage creators to participate actively. In addition, each track has a 10-day themed challenge. During the challenge, the effective amount of the track’s contribution determines the total prize pool amount. After the challenge, the average bonus pool is divided by users participating in the contribution.

The requirements for the content of the entries in this competition must be original + first-time videos with a duration of less than 5 minutes. It is recommended to upload horizontal videos. In terms of participation methods, creators can upload through the Sohu Video APP, first add the "Humorous Short Video Competition" circle and select the corresponding track topic to publish their works.

It is reported that the second season of Sohu Video Humor and Funny Short Video Competition officially started in October, with a deadline at the end of November. Before the deadline, the selection will be carried out with a scoring system of 30% of the single work's playback volume + 30% of the interaction (forward and comment) + 40% of the review score. This competition hopes to discover more creative, enthusiastic and sincere newcomers. Starting at 14:00 on October 11, search for "2022 Sohu Video Humor and Funny Short Video Competition" on Sohu Video APP to follow and learn more about the competition.

Take humor as an opportunity. Sohu Video continues to build a new short video platform engine

. Sohu Video has always been a long video not only of American TV series, but also has very popular short videos and live broadcasts, including the popular science public courses and the popular "Zhang Chaoyang's Physics Class" and "Zhang Chaoyang's English Class" that have become popular this year. Funny humor has always been an important category. Sohu Video, which produces works such as "Diaosi Men", can be said to be the originator of the funny video industry. This competition not only provides a good display platform for creators, but also has generous bonuses waiting for creators. We look forward to more excellent works emerging in the competition.

In this competition, Sohu Video relies on the platform's genes and professional advantages, as well as the resources of the Sohu Matrix's billion-level user coverage, providing creators with a broad humor stage, helping them mobilize more humor factors, thus prompting more and more "humor experts" dedicated to content creation to display their funny talents and bring more laughter and ease to a fast-paced life. With the hot "happy" craze led by the competition, Sohu Video has launched a full platform to provide distribution and interaction opportunities for the creation of the whole people, jointly creating a unique new engine for short video platforms and building a strong new growth pole in the future.