Zhuo Yue

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhuo Yue (卓越)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Yanda Affiliated High School study group; school basketball team; Campus Network
Occupation/Role	Study group leader; Campus Network’s Country M branch administrator; organizer of the All-Star Tournament
First Appearance	Approaches Lu Chi after Lu Chi takes first place in the grade and invites him to the study group 24

Background / History

Zhuo Yue attended Yanda Affiliated High School from its middle-school division onward and consistently held first place in his grade before Lu Chi’s arrival. Teachers regard his greatest strengths as self-discipline and his ability to develop effective study methods; the study group he leads researches techniques that are sometimes adopted schoolwide. 25

His academic ambition is tied to financial pressure. Zhuo Yue resents Yue Bin’s casual attitude toward study because, unlike wealthy students, people in circumstances like his must use scholarships to help repay family debts. 28

Before the main story, Zhuo Yue accepted late-night snacks from Yue Bin, then confiscated them and reported Yue Bin’s truancy to the homeroom teacher. The incident led to Yue Bin being severely punished at home and becoming convinced that Zhuo Yue had betrayed him. 25 27

After Lu Chi surpasses him in the grade rankings, Zhuo Yue recruits him into the study group. He initially treats Lu Chi as a rival whose extracurricular interests, lottery calculations, bracelet-making, and basketball activities distract from proper study. 24 51 55 He later asks Lu Chi for advice, learns Lu Chi’s philosophy of balancing work and rest, and begins reassessing his own rigid approach. 50 71

Zhuo Yue applies to join the basketball team after observing Lu Chi’s abilities. Although he initially believes basketball may improve grades, he returns after his misunderstanding is exposed and persists with training despite his inability to convert theoretical calculations into successful shots. 72 77 78

By graduation, he becomes the national top scorer with 742 points, serves as a founding-level Campus Network manager, and holds a well-paid part-time job. His success and expanding opportunities visibly ease the burdened, grim demeanor he carried in high school. 147

Appearance

Zhuo Yue is a delicately featured boy with an aloof bearing. He is commonly expressionless and wears glasses, which he removes during basketball practice. 24 76

• Delicate facial features and a cool, reserved air. 24
• Frequently wears glasses. 74 77
• His blank expression often contrasts with his cuttingly direct remarks. 75 80

Personality

Zhuo Yue is disciplined, competitive, and intensely goal-oriented. He measures himself through achievement, particularly academic rank, and initially cannot understand why Lu Chi would willingly give up first place when scholarships and recognition remain available. 106

His bluntness and rigid belief in rules make him difficult to approach. He reports conduct he believes harms academic performance, lectures teammates about drinking and discipline, and speaks so directly that others often mistake factual observations for deliberate provocation. 55 76

Despite this severity, Zhuo Yue is principled rather than malicious. He insists that he never intended to hurt Lu Chi when reporting him, wants to defeat him fairly, and remains committed to improving himself even when his methods fail. 55 77 78 Over time, he becomes more empathetic, sociable, and willing to support his friends’ personal lives as well as their work. 106 518

Abilities & Skills

Academics and Study Methodology

Zhuo Yue is an elite student known for sustained top rankings, exceptional self-discipline, and practical study knowledge. 25

• Led a study group composed of top-ten students and organized exchanges of study methods. 24 25
• Remained in the grade’s top ten even after Lu Chi’s arrival. 106
• Became the national top scorer with a score of 742. 147
• Treats scholarship opportunities and academic advancement as concrete means of improving his family’s circumstances. 28

Analysis and Scientific Thinking

He habitually approaches unfamiliar problems through calculation and formal reasoning.

• Tried to calculate a basketball shot’s distance, angle, force, gravity, resistance, and friction. 77 78
• His calculations could be theoretically correct, but he lacked the bodily precision to reproduce the exact force required. 78
• Recognized Lu Chi’s ability to control both calculation and physical execution, making Lu Chi a personal benchmark to pursue and surpass. 86 87

Negotiation and Business Operations

Zhuo Yue develops from a high-school study-group leader into a key Campus Network operator and negotiator.

• Served as head of external relations for Campus Network while also acting as student council president. 134
• Became head of Campus Network’s China division and later managed the Country M branch’s administrative operations. 251 428
• Negotiated Campus Network’s NBA partnership, securing three years of online broadcasting rights and celebrity endorsement arrangements. 398
• Handled difficult negotiations with Country M Major Football League representatives. 405 406
• Proposed integrating First Finance into a recruitment show so contestants could demonstrate investment judgment while promoting startup financing and public confidence in capital. 518

Affiliations

Organization / Group	Position	Notes
Yanda Affiliated High School study group	Leader	Recruits high-ranking students to exchange and refine study methods. 24 25
School basketball team	Member	Joined despite teammates’ initial distrust; persisted in training after struggling with basic shooting. 72 77 78
Campus Network	Founding-level manager; Country M branch administrator	Handles administration, negotiations, marketing, and major event operations. 147 398 428
Campus Network China division	Head	Reports directly on the expansion and operations of multiple lifestyle websites in China. 251

Relationships

• Lu Chi — Initially his academic rival and study-group recruit. Zhuo Yue repeatedly challenges Lu Chi’s priorities, but later learns from his broader outlook and becomes a trusted friend and business partner. 24 55 71 106 518
• Yue Bin — Their relationship begins with lasting resentment after Zhuo Yue reports Yue Bin’s truancy and snacks. They later cooperate professionally, including on Zhuo Yue’s First Finance proposal. 25 27 518
• Xing Yuan — Basketball teammates who frequently clash over Zhuo Yue’s rigid personality and blunt speech. Xing Yuan’s unusual concern over Zhuo Yue remaining in Country M suggests deeper feelings. 73 78 428
• Zhang Yang — Initially hostile and protective of Yue Bin and Lu Chi, particularly over Zhuo Yue’s history of reporting others. Their later interactions become teasing and familiar. 24 27 76 251
• Cui Zhenyang — Basketball teammate; Zhuo Yue joins the team’s activities and becomes part of the group’s shared high-school circle. 73 76
• Yan Lüsheng — Basketball coach who unsuccessfully tries to make Zhuo Yue reveal the team’s private matters. 80

Story Role / Major Arcs

Study Group Rivalry

Zhuo Yue enters the story as the grade’s former first-place student and leader of an elite study group. Lu Chi’s sudden 702-point score and first-place ranking prompt Zhuo Yue to recruit him, beginning their academic rivalry. 21 24

He resists Lu Chi’s unconventional methods, viewing non-academic pursuits as wasteful and reporting Lu Chi’s activities to a teacher. His insistence on fair competition shows both his pride and his underlying respect for Lu Chi’s talent. 51 55

Basketball Team Integration

Zhuo Yue’s decision to join the basketball team surprises students who see him as incompatible with its more unruly members. 72 He accepts team activities despite the risk of missing evening self-study, refuses to report the group, and gradually earns inclusion. 73 76

His physics-based shooting attempts repeatedly fail, exposing the limitations of pure theory. Nevertheless, he returns to practice, cleans the gym, and continues training. 77 78

Academic and Personal Growth

Conversations with Lu Chi force Zhuo Yue to question his fixation on first place and recognize that academic success alone does not equal power or security. 71 106 By the end of high school, his national top-scorer result and Campus Network role mark both academic success and a release from his earlier sense of constraint. 147

Campus Network Leadership

As Campus Network expands, Zhuo Yue takes on external relations, China-division leadership, international negotiations, marketing, and Country M branch administration. 134 251 398 428 He becomes determined to prove that the “High School Founders faction” are not receiving success through charity, pushing himself to resolve difficult negotiations independently while accepting support from his partners. 406

Support for Lu Chi and Yue Bin

Zhuo Yue acts as an unusually frank mediator when Lu Chi becomes consumed by work. He presents a proposal partly developed with Yue Bin, then directly criticizes Lu Chi for neglecting Yue Bin and urges him to make room for life and love. 518

Trivia

• Zhuo Yue’s name is used by Lu Miaomiao as a benchmark for “outstanding and excellent,” much to Yue Bin’s annoyance. 553
• He drinks Sprite rather than beer and is teased by teammates for drinking the “hard stuff.” 76
• He once forgot a National Physics Competition participant because the student had not won first prize. 75
• Despite his reputation as a difficult high-school honor student, he later becomes capable of charming officials and celebrities during major business negotiations. 398