However, there was a small incident before the official announcement.
Because Ji Xiaoli had been extremely busy lately, she hadn't had the time to deal with the trolls hired by Shen Wei to smear her.
As a result, these trolls and haters had been attacking her for several days without getting any response from Ji Xiaoli. Their arrogance grew with each passing day.
They cursed Ji Xiaoli on various social media platforms, spreading all kinds of slurs and gossips about her.
Apart from the hot topics on Weibo, there were also numerous posts slandering Ji Xiaoli on Zhihu, Tieba, Douban, and Tianya.
But in the face of this overwhelming tide of negativity, Ji Xiaoli remained silent. Most people had the same thought: Ji Xiaoli was scared; she felt guilty.
Seeing this situation, Shen Wei couldn't help but burst into a smug laugh.
Ji Xiaoli, no matter how arrogant you are, you're still under my thumb.
Even though Ji Xiaoli was being slandered like this, Shen Wei still wasn't satisfied. She deliberately posted a short essay on Weibo -
# The Hard - working Ones Are the Most Admirable #
Recently, a very strange trend has emerged on the Internet. As long as one is lucky, whatever they say is right. Lucky people can easily achieve things that others wouldn't even dare to dream of. They can rely on their parents or boyfriends to easily trample on others and climb to the top.
Sometimes, I also wish I could be as relaxed as them. But in the end, I found that only things that I've worked hard for and shed sweat on are the most real and valuable.
Momentary curiosity might make some good - for - nothings look glorious, but if they are unworthy of their status, they will surely disappear sooner or later. I take every step slowly, and I never seem to have any good luck. But I walk steadily because I've used my wisdom and sweat to get to where I am today.
Although I don't have the luck of a koi, I can get into a world - class international university by my own strength. Can you keep going with your strength...
When Shen Wei was writing this short essay, she revised it several times to make sure that although it seemed ordinary on the surface, every sentence was actually insinuating about Ji Xiaoli. Everyone who read it would understand.
Invisibly, she equated herself with hard - working and diligent people while mocking Ji Xiaoli, the so - called "koi girl", for relying entirely on her parents and good luck.
As soon as this essay was posted, Shen Wei's fans went crazy.
They continuously @ Ji Xiaoli under this Weibo post and started to mock her.
Fan A of Shen Wei: What "koi girl"? She's just someone who got to where she is by sheer luck. You should be ashamed of your ignorance.
Fan B of Shen Wei: The goddess is right. You're hard - working, lucky, and smart. You're bound to succeed. That "lucky girl" is just a good - for - nothing. She's no match for you.
Fan C of Shen Wei: Weiwei, come on! We'll all support you. Someone as smart and capable as you completely outshines Ji Xiaoli a hundred times over!
Under this Weibo post, the comments were overwhelmingly in support of Shen Wei. Occasionally, a few of Ji Xiaoli's fans or passers - by wanted to say something fair, but they were all attacked by Shen Wei's fans and forced to delete their Weibo posts.
Moreover, more people were deceived by this article. They thought Shen Wei made some sense and couldn't help but look down on Ji Xiaoli.
As a result, a group of Shen Wei's fans flocked to Ji Xiaoli's Weibo and started to diss her on her few remaining posts.
They were like rabid dogs, biting non - stop.
Due to the large number of messages, Ji Xiaoli's Weibo froze for a second when she opened it.
Ji Xiaoli was a bit puzzled at first, but after reading everything, she just felt extremely speechless.
These comments were all from Shen Wei's fans, who were frantically stepping on her to praise Shen Wei. Using her as an example, they painted Shen Wei as a fairy like no other.
Shen Wei didn't name Ji Xiaoli directly, but she secretly posted a smiling emoji in one of the posts that was scolding Ji Xiaoli.
Ji Xiaoli looked at all this and couldn't help but laugh out of anger. This Shen Wei really didn't mind causing more trouble. She was so crazy about trying to bring Ji Xiaoli down.
Ji Xiaoli was never one to look for trouble, but now that she was being confronted head - on. If she didn't show up, wouldn't she really be seen as a soft - hearted pushover?
Enduring humiliation was not her style. Ji Xiaoli simply and neatly announced the details of the variety show, then reposted Shen Wei's Weibo and @ her -
Since you're a talented student from a prestigious university, do you dare to participate in my show?
After saying that, she specifically added a few more sentences. The outrageous questions would be made public throughout the show, ensuring complete fairness. With public supervision, there was absolutely no way for any favoritism or fraud.
If Shen Wei won, she could take the prize money directly. Ji Xiaoli believed that with Shen Wei's supposed status as a high - achiever from an international prestigious university, she couldn't possibly be afraid to participate in such a show.
These words were clearly a provocation. When Shen Wei saw them, she was furious and a bit panicked.
Others might not know, but she herself knew that her real level was far below Ji Xiaoli's.
That certificate from the prestigious university was just a persona created by the company for her. Shen Wei's mind was filled with nothing but schemes and plots.
Although she had this persona of a talented woman, she never actively participated in such knowledge - based activities.
Shen Wei was about to sarcastically reply, saying that she disdained to participate in Ji Xiaoli's show. But then she noticed that the mood in the comment section was starting to change.
Previously, the comments were all about scolding Ji Xiaoli. Now, besides those scolding her, there were also many encouraging Shen Wei to participate in the show.
Fan A of Shen Wei: Wow, although I don't like Ji Xiaoli, this show sounds amazing. Weiwei, go and win first place. Take all her money.
Fan B of Shen Wei: That's right. Weiwei, go and win first place. Give that woman a good beating.
Apart from Shen Wei's fans, many on - lookers also joined in the fun.
On - looker: Ji Xiaoli has thrown down the gauntlet in front of Shen Wei. Are you really not going to respond, Shen Wei?
To be honest, the prize money for this variety show was extremely high. Ji Xiaoli had also set up a repost lottery, which immediately attracted countless netizens.
Since Ji Xiaoli wasn't short of money, she was very generous when organizing the show. She was even more stingy when it came to setting the prize money.
Referring to the settings of some previous shows, she simply set the first - prize money at 100 million yuan, the second - prize at 50 million yuan, and the third - prize at 30 million yuan.
In previous quiz shows, the highest prize was only 1 million yuan. But Ji Xiaoli was offering 100 million yuan. Anyone would go crazy for that.
As a result, this Weibo post about the variety show made it to the top headlines again.
Many people said that if the show was really going to be filmed, they would be the first to participate.
The fans of Ji Xiaoli and Shen Wei finally started to fight openly, but they shared one common thought.
Let our Weiwei/Xiaoli give the other side a good beating!
With all this commotion, the show became a hit even before it was officially aired.
Most of Shen Wei's fans thought she should participate in the show to slap Ji Xiaoli in the face.
Now, Shen Wei was on the horns of a dilemma.