CHAPTER 201: CHAPTER 125: FANS (6,000 WORDS, BONUS 5/13)

Zhou Guanyu advised, "You really should have a Weibo account. The user base on Weibo is still quite large, and having an account there won’t do you any harm."

Qin Miao was about to refuse, but then he thought about it. Having a public social media account like Weibo mostly just requires a name, and most of the time these accounts, much like his WeChat, are handled by Qimeng.

So, if that’s the case, why not just create one...

The two didn’t hang out for too long. Even though they had a day off tomorrow, racers maintain strong self-discipline, rarely engaging in irregular routines in their daily lives.

At eleven o’clock in the evening, Qin Miao lay in the hotel bed holding his girlfriend’s soft and fragrant body as he drifted into dreamland.

Although the Grand Prix had ended, practically no one left Austria.

Due to well-known reasons, many tracks were closed because of the broader environment, so there weren’t enough F1 races this year.

To hold the necessary number of Grand Prix races, Liberty Media Group organized two F1 races in Austria—the only difference was that these two races had different names.

This season’s calendar also included two races in the UK, two in Italy, and two in Bahrain.

Considering it’s a makeshift arrangement, both the fans and teams understood the situation. Liberty Media Group did their utmost to organize as many races as possible under such conditions.

So after the race ended, everyone stayed in Austria, set up camp by the track, and prepared to take a two-day break before diving back into the intense and exciting work.

The next day, Qimeng set up a new Weibo account named "Racer Qin Miao" as per Qin Miao’s instructions. Fortunately, this name wasn’t already taken.

As Zhou Guanyu mentioned while gaming, the fan base on Weibo is still relatively large, and having a following, especially when your home base is in China, is quite necessary for Qin Miao.

Regarding other potential benefits, since Qin Miao, who entered Ferrari’s youth training directly after high school, hasn’t been exposed to much of the societal dark side, he naturally hasn’t thought about such things.

Once the Weibo account was set up, they found official staff from Weibo to verify the account. After getting the blue check, Qin Miao’s task was complete.

After receiving the notification, Zhou Guanyu immediately posted a Weibo and tagged Qin Miao.

Racer Zhou Guanyu: Here you have it, the @Qin Miao you all wanted, rushed out overnight by me yesterday.

Then Qin Miao and Qimeng both stared in shock as Qin Miao’s Weibo followers skyrocketed from 0 to 100K in just two hours.

The most ridiculous part was that since Qin Miao hadn’t activated VIP on Weibo, a fan anonymously gifted him a 30-year membership, giving Qin Miao and Qimeng a small shock from the fanbase.

Although the increase slowed after reaching 100K followers, it still continued to steadily rise.

However, since there wasn’t a single post on Qin Miao’s official Weibo, all they could see was the fan base rapidly growing, but not a single comment.

Although the two weren’t frequent users of Weibo, they still had a basic understanding of the platform.

They knew it was time to make a post and greet Qin Miao’s fans.

Originally, Qin Miao thought about taking a selfie together with Qimeng and posting it.

But Qimeng stopped him: "It’s your Weibo, people are here to see you. What sense does it make to include me?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Miao agreed, acknowledging that Qimeng indeed had better foresight and ideas in such matters, so he followed her suggestion.

Qimeng scrolled through her phone, as Qin Miao, being somewhat introverted, felt a bit awkward in front of the camera, and his movements also seemed unnatural to her. Therefore, she often secretly took photos of Qin Miao while he was working, living, or gaming.

Compared to properly taken photos, the ones secretly snapped by Qimeng were much more natural, making Qin Miao more photogenic.

After sorting through them, Qimeng chose a photo of Qin Miao running on a treadmill with earbuds in at the gym and posted it.

She chose this particular photo partly because she liked it and also because it had a small easter egg—Zhou Guanyu could be seen in the distance, walking towards Qin Miao with a towel draped over his shoulder and two bottles of water in hand.

After selecting the photo, Qimeng uploaded it and made the first post on Qin Miao’s account.

"First!"

"Second!"

"Qin God!"

"Disciplined Qin Miao"

"Even as a guy, I’m envious of this body"

"Is that Xiaozhou? These two are close, guess it’s not just rumors"

"Our Qin Miao is amazing! Such a great body and so disciplined"

...

Seeing this, Qimeng frowned, realizing things might not be that simple.

Why does this comment section feel so much like a fan community?

However, Qimeng didn’t pay much attention at this point. After checking the comment section and seeing no personal attacks or particularly harsh comments, she put her phone away.