{"id":49997,"date":"2026-04-01T04:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/?p=49997"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:59:50","slug":"xiao-mifeng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/works\/xiao-mifeng\/","title":{"rendered":"How Xiao Mifeng is carving out a campus niche in a busy social media landscape\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For a weekend in late March, Xiao Mifeng (\u7f51\u6613\u5c0f\u871c\u8702) took over Shanghai\u2019s University Road with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jiemian.com\/article\/14186769.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">That\u2019s So Real 2026 Campus Reality Exhibition<\/a> (2026\u300c\u5c31\u8fd9\u5f88\u771f\u5b9e\u300d\u6821\u56ed\u73b0\u5b9e\u5c55). They wanted to turn the campus\/workplace lifestyle app\u2019s most recognisable formats \u2013 complaints, rankings, niche jokes \u2013 into something tangible.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_1_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-767x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_1_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_1_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_1_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_1_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-400x534.jpg 400w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_1_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_1_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub>Image: Rednote\/\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who flashed their timetables to prove they had 8am classes got coffee in return. A Real Reviews wall surfaced crowd-sourced takes the pits and peaks of life at work. Campus cats were fed from an interactive paw tool. An intern slacking guide ran coping mechanisms as light-hearted copy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t a new tactic \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/news\/rednote-knitting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rednote, Bilibili and other big players have been hot on offline activation<\/a>. But what Xiao Mifeng is actually doing is trying to carve out a niche that the competition can\u2019t touch.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carving out campus&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"50000\" src=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_4_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_4_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_4_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_4_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_4_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_4_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"50001\" src=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_6_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"xiao mifeng\" class=\"wp-image-50001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_6_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_6_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_6_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_6_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_6_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><sub>Images: Rednote\/\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Xiao Mifeng sits in an awkward gap. It\u2019s somewhere between Rednote\u2019s chic lifestyle agenda and a Douban discussion thread<\/strong>. What they get users with is structure. Verified users offer real-world advice for parts of life that are difficult enough for anyone to navigate, let alone young people. Where most social media has a <em>look at my life <\/em>vibe, Xiao Mifeng\u2019s selling point is: <em>Life? Here\u2019s how to survive it.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at the difference in function like that, the Campus Reality Exhibition is a bit more like a product made physical than a marketing push.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did Xiao Mifeng go offline?\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"50003\" src=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_3_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"xiao mifeng\" class=\"wp-image-50003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_3_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_3_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_3_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_3_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_3_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"50002\" src=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_8_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"xiao mifeng\" class=\"wp-image-50002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_8_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_8_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_8_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_8_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_8_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><sub>Images: Rednote\/\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Growth is slowing across China\u2019s platforms. New users are hard to come by. So the game must change. The spread of platforms using offline events to increase engagement points to the fact they\u2019re going for depth over scale. They want to offer something that will cement their platforms in the daily lives of their userbase.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offline gives platforms a bit of texture \u2013 a literal third dimension. It turns users into participants and generates engagement that\u2019s fed back online through content posted. <a href=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/works\/rednotes-street-life-festival-and-why-it-works-marketing-magic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We\u2019ve seen it from Xiaohongshu and Bilibili already<\/a>. Xiao Mifeng\u2019s take is narrower. It\u2019s not about aspiration. It\u2019s just everyday student life, packaged as experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Xiao Mifeng Keeping it real\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_12_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"xiao mifeng\" class=\"wp-image-50004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_12_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_12_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_12_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_12_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/daoinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4e0a\u6d77\u6821\u56ed\u771f\u5b9e\u5c55\uff5c\ud83c\udd93\u5496\u5561\uff0b\u5582\u732b\uff0b\u6512\u529f\u5fb7\uff1f_12_\u5c0f\u7f8a\u6765\u5622_\u6765\u81ea\u5c0f\u7ea2\u4e66\u7f51\u9875\u7248.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s So Real comes across as a bit of an odd way to name an event. Of course it\u2019s real, it\u2019s happening, isn\u2019t it? Realness happens to be a core part of the niche Xiao Mifeng wants to carve out for itself.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, think of this within the context of the competition: social media awash with images of lives we know all too well are fake. Xiao Mifeng\u2019s angle is as the social media platform for the bits of life that you don\u2019t want to photograph. Your long, boring meetings. The bad bosses. The endless, murderous overtime. They\u2019re basically the anti-social media lifestyle app.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dao view&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition pulled in more than 2,700 student participants. It offered something \u2018real\u2019 to each of them that stopped by. It was the kind of \u2018real\u2019 that translates very well to platform engagement.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The ways they chose to engage were an owning of the low-value moments in life<\/strong>. Feeding a stray campus cat or writing a review of your workplace on a wall does not carry the same type of social clout as eating at one of Shanghai\u2019s best restaurants or grabbing a drink from the city\u2019s trendiest matcha shop. But the event pulled in the engagement anyway. Xiao Mifeng has pulled off an event that got the clicks, delivered something real, and aligned like two straight rails with its brand offering.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a weekend in late March, Xiao Mifeng (\u7f51\u6613\u5c0f\u871c\u8702) took over Shanghai\u2019s University Road with its That\u2019s So Real 2026 Campus Reality Exhibition (2026\u300c\u5c31\u8fd9\u5f88\u771f\u5b9e\u300d\u6821\u56ed\u73b0\u5b9e\u5c55). They wanted to turn the campus\/workplace lifestyle app\u2019s most recognisable formats \u2013 complaints, rankings, niche jokes \u2013 into something tangible.\u00a0 Students who flashed their timetables to prove they had 8am classes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[74,62],"class_list":["post-49997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-works","tag-industries-digital-society","tag-news-marketing-branding","has-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Xiao Mifeng is carving out a campus-life social media niche<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Xiao Mifeng are on a mission to make a niche for themselves in a social media landscape already saturated with competition. 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