The YouTubers have won their bet.
“I remember”, the clip on barrier gestures produced by McFly and Carlito in response to the challenge launched by Emmanuel Macron has just passed 10 million views.
Now, the ball is in the court of the Elysee, which ensures that the comedians will be received "in the coming weeks, according to their schedule and that of the President of the Republic".
Friday evening, looking falsely embarrassed, David Coscas (McFly) and Raphaël Carlier (Carlito) revealed to have been contacted by the Elysee to make a video on barrier gestures.
“The President of the Republic challenges us.
Here.
Crazy?
Yes.
Addicted to the game, the duo accepts the proposal but adds a condition: if they reach 10 million views, they will go well at the Elysee Palace as the head of state proposed but, in addition, Emmanuel Macron will participate in an anecdote competition, one of their trademark on the Web.
And "if he loses, Manu will have a pledge", announce the youtubers, delighted.
Stroke of genius or coup?
On Twitter, the comedian Pierre Niney, amused, reacted this weekend: "The guy (
Editor's note: speaking of Emmanuel Macron
) is trying to overshadow Leaf-Man?"
A reference to his own visit to McFly and Carlito, viewed 7.9 million times since January 3.
Posted on Sunday at 10 am, the clip immediately hits the mark.
In 24 hours, it is viewed 5 million times and continues its course, at the rate of 100,000 additional views per hour on average.
On social networks, comments are rife.
Some denounce the political recovery.
Others welcome the performance, assuring that "in fifty years, teachers will be talking about this clip in history lessons."
In the video, shot in record time between the Ferme de Gally (Yvelines) and the Esplanade de la Défense (Hauts-de-Seine), we see the comedians stroking the muzzle of a heifer, regretting the time when “ the only barriers were those in the cow fields ”.
Bruno Gansel, communications manager for Gally's farms, details the circumstances of the shooting: “We didn't know them.
McFly and Carlito called Thursday evening (February 11) at 6.30 p.m. explaining that they were doing a shoot for the Elysee Palace, the next day at 10 a.m. they were there.
They stayed for a part of the morning, with their team and a few people from our region.
They wanted to do something around the barriers, the gimmick of the song, so we needed big animals from our educational farm, which we brought out of the barn for the occasion.
Everything was done smoothly, without stress.
We are very happy that this young heifer, who lets herself be stroked on her muzzle, is the heroine of the clip.
"
Objective reached for the Elysée
The inlaying of Emmanuel Macron's face like the Teletubbies sun made fans laugh a lot, as did the appearance of two (fake) police officers, the youtubeur Franjo and the actress Marie Coustaury-Sabatier, who come to verbalize the comedians for non- wearing of the mask in public spaces.
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At the Elysee Palace, we slip that "there will be no taboo subject" for the anecdotes competition.
Translation: the head of state will play the game like the other guests of the duo, like David Guetta last October.
For the Elysée, the objective has been reached.
Nearly one in six French people now hums: "If you want to rediscover the sensations of yesterday, you have to apply barrier gestures".
And, above all, the government has found a channel to speak directly to young audiences a little over a year before the presidential election ...
