He actually ranked high at the first spot and shook off Zhang Shuidong, who was in second place, by tens of thousands of votes.
It showed how earnestly the netizens hoped to see Han Zhuoling reappear in the show.
As for the other people in the rankings, if the person ranking high in the first place was also a fellow celebrity, they would have mobilized their fans no matter what, even to the point of buying votes, to boost their own vote numbers up the ranks.
Don't think this was just a popularity poll for a variety show. It was also a way to prove one's fame and popularity.
And Survivor was a mega-hit variety show with very high viewership. If they lost, or if their vote numbers had too large of a disparity with that of others, how embarrassing would that be?
But now, the one in the first place ranking way ahead of others was Han Zhuoling, so everyone was at a loss as to what to do.