# Zhang Xuefeng's Work Intensity: Why the Boss Works More During Holidays Than Employees

How intense is Zhang Xuefeng's work schedule? Douyin's answer: non-stop year-round, multithreaded high-pressure mode. I suddenly had a question: over the past two years, Zhang Xuefeng's company gives 20+ days off during Spring Festival, 20 days during summer break, and employees work three days and rest four days. That's pretty leisurely. The boss is so busy, but employees are so relaxed—why?

The core issue is that Zhang Xuefeng and his employees have completely different role divisions and IP attributes; during holidays he barely rests, and is even busier than usual.

## Why Does the Company Have More Holidays While He Works Longer Hours?

### 1. The Nature of Their Roles Is Fundamentally Different: Employees Are "Executors," He Is the "Only Irreplaceable IP + Boss"

**Employees:** Create courses, provide consulting, handle operations and customer service—all standardizable, replaceable, and rotatable.

**Zhang Xuefeng:**
- **Only traffic portal:** Live streams, lectures, short videos, Q&A all depend on him personally. No posts = lost followers = lost deals.
- **Only decision-maker:** Company strategy, products, public relations, team management, commercial partnerships—all decided by him, no one else can substitute.
- **Only brand:** His personal IP is the company itself. If he stops = company business stops.

### 2. Business Model: Employees Execute, He Manages "Year-Round Frontend"

**Employees:** Peak intensity during June–August (college entrance exam applications) and December–January (graduate school entrance exams), with rest and recovery time during other periods.

**Zhang Xuefeng:**
- **No off-season year-round:** College entrance exams, graduate entrance exams, applications, daily Q&A, live streams, short videos, nationwide lectures, company management—all running parallel throughout the year.
- **Holidays are actually peak season:** Students are off school, parents have free time—prime season for consulting, live streams, and lectures.
- **No concept of "clocking out" or "vacation":** IP and company are one entity; he's on-call 24/7.

## Does Zhang Xuefeng Actually Rest During Holidays?

Practically never—in fact, he's often busier than usual. Here are the public details:

### 1. Spring Festival/Winter Break (Employees Get 22 Days Off)

He streams, answers questions, records courses, and gives nationwide lectures the entire time. Average 3–4 hours of daily streaming, replying to private messages until dawn. During 2026 Spring Festival break, he didn't take a single day off, repeatedly saying on stream: "I'm the boss—I can't rest."

### 2. Summer Break (Employees Get 19 Days Off)

While employees are off, he's doing nationwide lectures, intensive live streams, recording new content, and handling company affairs. His schedule is completely packed. He once said on stream: "When employees are on vacation, I'm busier, because I have to set the example and maintain performance."

### 3. Regular "Work Four, Rest Three" Schedule (Employees Rest Wednesdays/Weekends)

He streams and works on Wednesdays and weekends as usual. When employees rest, he's the only public-facing presence. Midnight to 4 AM is his fixed deep-night Q&A/work window, year-round without breaks.

Zhang Xuefeng really has it tough—carrying the entire company on his shoulders alone. Working at his company must be truly fortunate.