Before coming to Gongtan, Qi had a steady job. After graduation, he passed the examination and went to work in a library in the main urban area of Chongqing, where he was responsible for the management and collection of ancient books and classics.

Once, a retired supervisor donated hundreds of ancient books. Qi felt that this batch of books was precious, and discussed with the library leader to put these ancient books on the popular shelves for readers to read. However, his proposal was not accepted.

"If you can't convince others, you can only convince yourself!"Qi decided to resign to live for his ideals, and finally he chose Gongtan.