Born and raised in Northeast China's Dalian, Liaoning province, Zhan graduated from China University of Political Science and Law with a bachelor's degree in law in 2019. From 2019 to 2020, she studied at the law school of Georgetown University, the United States, where she gained her master's degree.

A year ago, while studying in the US, she watched the first season of Exciting Offer.

"A year later, I was featured in the same reality show, which was totally beyond my expectations," says Zhan.

The reality show has garnered lots of fans, not least because it shows how the younger generation behaves after graduating from universities. The statistics show that topics related to the reality show have been viewed by a large number of people on the internet since the show's second season premiered in November.

Hot topics, such as dealing with the relationships between employees, their bosses and their colleagues in the workplace, as well as luoci, or "naked resignation", referring to quitting one's job before being offered new employment, are explored in the reality show.

One of the competitors, Ding Hui, didn't get a final offer from the law firm, but still won a fan base.