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In recent days,

Ya'an, SichuanTofu boy looks like Ma Long，

Arouse attention.

Netizens left comments:

"I was so excited that I thought Ma Long was selling tofu"

"Ma Long has to think about it after watching it."

Li Maolin wore a red sportswear during a live broadcast. Photo provided by the interviewee

On August 18, "Tofu Brother" Li Maolin told Cover News that no one had said he looked like Ma Long before, and he himself hadn't realized it until recently. He thanked netizens for their attention: "I'm very happy, but I still have to be rational. Whether it's a resemblance or an imitation, I have to be positive and spread positive energy to the majority of netizens."

Become famous by looking like

"Ma Long has to think about it after watching it"

Li Maolin told reporters that since taking over his family's tofu business in 2022, he has been selling tofu live on the Internet from time to time, but no one has ever said that he looks like Ma Long.Until recently, Li Maolin wore a red sportswear and netizens exclaimed: His profile looks like Ma Long.

Screenshot of Cover News video

Then,Sichuan tofu guy looks like Ma Long"The news spread on the Internet. Li Maolin also wore a red sportswear.In the live broadcast room, he imitated Ma Long and gave a "heart" to netizens.

The similar looks and the same movements made netizens comment:Malone had to think about it after reading it.” Many people called Li Maolin “Ma Long Sichuan Branch”。

Response to imitation: This was done at the request of netizens in the live broadcast room

Amid the amazement, some netizens also believed that Li Maolin imitated Ma Long to attract traffic.

In response, Li Maolin said,imitateIt was because my friends in the live broadcast room asked me to give them a heart shape with their hands, and the first thing that came to my mind was Ma Dui’s heart shape gesture.”

Li Maolin wore a red sportswear and gave a "heart" to netizens in the live broadcast room. Screenshot of the online video

Li Maolin told reporters,After he became famous, no netizens went to his tofu shop to check in, and his business did not change much."My family's business has been around for almost 40 years, and most of our customers are old customers who buy tofu from my parents until now."

Talking about trending searches: I am very happy, but I also look at it rationally

On the evening of August 18, when talking about being on the hot search, Li Maolin told reporters that he was very happy.

"I love table tennis very much. Although my skills are not very good, during the Olympics, I would take time out from selling tofu to watch the Chinese team play."

Li Maolin said that while he was happy, he was still very rational and did not want the enthusiasm of netizens to affect their tofu business, "otherwise my family would scold me to death. At the same time, I also want to say,Whether it is imitation or looking like someone, what is more important is to spread positive energy to the majority of netizens with a positive attitude.”

Source: Newsroom compiled from Cover News (Reporter Du Zhuobin）