Zhou Yi thought for a moment and decided to name his company "Huanyu."
Registering a business typically takes about half a month, so Zhou Yi had no choice but to wait patiently.
When he got home, he opened the resumes from his email and replied individually to those who had caught his interest, inviting them for interviews.
The interview was scheduled for 7 PM on Saturday evening at the Huaihai Business Center, which he had rented earlier that day.
Upon receiving Zhou Yi's invitation, Jiang Ruolan didn't hesitate long before booking an early morning flight back to Huaihai the next day.
Since she planned to return home anyway, why not seize this opportunity for the interview?
After wrapping up her current tasks, she began packing her bags.
Zhou Yi's strongest assistant would soon be online.
After finishing these matters, Zhou Yi realized it was time to buy a computer.
Handling everything on a phone was simply too inconvenient.
That evening, the Huaihai Evening News aired a segment featuring Zhou Yi's donation from earlier in the day.
On TikTok, many curious onlookers gathered to see if Zhou Yi really looked as handsome as Wang Lan had posted on her account.
Because of this, the ratings for the Huaihai Evening News even saw a slight increase.
Those who had doubted Wang Lan's photo edits were now proven wrong, and the clip of Zhou Yi's interview trended again on TikTok.
[How can someone look so good even under Huaihai TV's high-definition cameras? I can't imagine how stunning he must be in person.]
[A famous person once said that human spirit consists of three parts: id, ego, and superego. I've got the first two—maybe Zhou Yi can give me the third.]
[There are four levels of spiciness: mild, medium, extreme, and "husband, you're burning hot~"]
[Late period stress finally relieved through my nose. Thanks, handsome stranger—may kind souls live blessed lives.]
[Which window did God close for you? Oh, it's our chat window… sob.]
[Can we stop being so shallow? Doesn't anyone care that he's rich, handsome, and generous? What college kid donates $500,000 in one go?!]
[You're the shallow one! Isn't anyone paying attention to how genuinely kind he is?!]
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Comments ranged from playful banter to glowing praise, mostly about how attractive Zhou Yi was.
Some users also flocked to Wang Lan's original post.
Only after seeing others criticize the edited photos did they understand the full context.
Wang Lan's TikTok had already racked up 100,000 likes, and marketing accounts naturally seized upon such explosive topics.
Soon, numerous marketing accounts flooded TikTok with pictures of Zhou Yi.
Some deliberately sparked debates to generate traffic, posing questions like "Who's hotter: Zhou Yi or [insert celebrity]?" or "Who's more charming: Zhou Yi or [school heartthrob]?"
This wasn't yet the era of tightly controlled fan comments; most posts still reflected genuine netizen opinions.
Fans of certain celebrities tried to dominate discussions but often failed.
Underneath marketing posts, fans clashed fiercely with casual netizens.
Netizens: "I think Zhou Yi looks better."
Fans: "Are you blind? My idol is clearly superior!"
Fans: "My idol is way cuter than him. Your taste is questionable."
Netizens: "You're delusional—those filters are ten layers thick."
Rival fandoms chimed in: "Honestly, Zhou Yi beats [celebrity name]."
Fans fired back: "Paid trolls detected?"
Below, fans, anti-fans, and neutral viewers engaged in heated battles, refusing to concede ground.
This is typical of internet users—they'll argue endlessly over trivial details.
And that's exactly what marketing accounts thrive on. Arguments mean traffic, and traffic means profit.
They knew precisely how to stir trouble effortlessly.
The main issue stemmed from die-hard celebrity fans silencing dissenting voices.
If a random user dared voice disagreement, they'd face relentless harassment.
Could ordinary netizens tolerate that? Absolutely not.
While fans understood their behavior might tarnish their idols' reputations, sometimes they became so obsessed that they ignored consequences—as long as they won arguments, they felt satisfied.
Marketing accounts even scoured forums like Huaihai No. 1 High School's message board, digging up photos of Zhou Yi shared by admiring classmates.
They slapped exaggerated titles on these posts:
"The Most Handsome College Student Ever," "Ultimate Campus Heartthrob," etc., dominating headlines.
In short, Zhou Yi went viral overnight.