On November 28, the official Douyin account of Nantong Culture and Tourism commented "Which young master got high?" under a Douyin video about the sealing of drug-use records. This remark attracted nationwide attention and heated discussion, causing the official account's follower count to surge rapidly from 355,000 to 2,545,000 in a short period.
At the Beijing Politburo meeting the day after the Hongfuyuan fire, CCDI Secretary Li Xi presented irrefutable evidence of Ma Xingrui's corruption, and he was placed under isolated investigation on the spot.
According to revelations from outside the Great Firewall, Li Xi kept Ma Xingrui behind at a top-level meeting, after which Ma Xingrui was placed under investigation.
On November 28, CCTV, together with Meituan, released a short film in which a white-collar graphic designer quits her job to deliver food, saying that food delivery brings freedom and brings her closer to her dreams; the film drew widespread mockery from netizens.