Wang Yi and his team spent a full week carrying out rescue work here.
By the time large numbers of medical staff, soldiers, and other professionals arrived, the rescue effort was no longer so urgent, and they decided it was time to pull out.
At that point, the rescue workers who had arrived first finally had a chance to get some real rest. Wang Yi took the opportunity to pose for photos with everyone he had promised.
He also signed autographs for each of them.
Only then did he leave the disaster zone and return home to Chang'an Province.
His mother had gone to Huali Basketball School with his father, so Wang Yi rested at home alone for three days.
By then, Wang Yi had donated money and supplies and joined the rescue effort in person. Even his team—including his personal doctor, trainer, nutritionist, stylist, and others—had taken part in the relief work.
When news of it spread online, Chinese netizens praised Wang Yi to the skies.
His donations of supplies and personnel to the disaster zone once again made the trending topics.
Wang Yi felt a little helpless about it. On TikTok, where he already had seven hundred million followers, he posted a message:
"As a Chinese person, doing these things is only right. Please keep your attention on the disaster for now. All sports and entertainment stars should take a back seat to the relief effort. Thank you."
After posting the message, Wang Yi turned off the comments.
The next day, as people gradually shifted their attention to the disaster, another story from the world of sports caused a sensation online.
The National Football Team lost 0–7 to Japan in the World Cup qualifiers.
Fans across the country were furious.
"I could put up with losing to Vietnam