Zhu Yan switched to her alternate Weibo account, an ID called "Cinnabar and Evening Beauty," and left a comment under the official Colitas Weibo:
"Brand C is really shooting itself in the foot this time. I hope everyone joins hands in boycotting and doesn't buy Brand C's new products. Choosing Lu Xiaoyou as the spokesperson is even worse than choosing my goddess Zhu Yan @Zhu Yan."
After "Cinnabar and Evening Beauty" forwarded her own comment, many of Zhu Yan's fans started leaving messages under her Weibo.
"Promote my goddess, beautiful as flowers, Zhu Yan!"
"Brand C overlooks my goddess Zhu Yan and instead chooses backstage Lu, I'm so disappointed with Brand C!"
The ID "Cinnabar and Evening Beauty" is a fan account of Zhu Yan with 120,000 followers.
Most people thought it was just a fan's account, but the real users behind this account were Zhu Yan and Lin Meili.