A bike thief, nicknamed "Qie Guevara", became a boss after an electric vehicle company gave shares to him southern China.

In the video, shot in the city of Nanning in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 25, 2020, the notorious bike thief named Zhou Liqi had a press conference as the co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of an electric vehicle technology company.

Zhou owns 15% of Guangxi Feilv Electric Vehicle Technology Company's shares, becoming the company's second largest shareholder.

He will be responsible for spreading brand value, building brand image and recruiting partners.

According to reports, Zhou Liqi spent four years in prison for stealing electric bikes.

An interrogation video of Zhou went viral in 2016 and has since drawn more than 270 million views. In the video, Zhou said it was impossible for him to work for anyone.

Zhou said: “I have my hands and feet, but I won’t do labour or do business. In my entire life I’ll never do it.”

What Zhou said gained him an enormous following and appraisal as especially young people found truth in Zhou’s harsh judgement of society.

Zhou was also offered up to 3 million yuan (£340,000) to become a live streamer after he was released from prison but he refused it. As he said he would not work for anyone.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

说起周立齐，南宁人和网友们都不陌生，就是从2001年到2016年偷了一千多辆电瓶车，前后入狱四次，因在派出所里说出“打工是不可能打工的，这辈子不可能打工的”一段话走红网络，人称“窃·格瓦拉”的那个人。（12月25日），发生在周立齐身上的一件事再次让吃瓜群众大跌眼镜：广西一家电动车科技公司召开媒体见面会，宣布周立齐成为其联合创始人兼首席品牌官。来看看怎么回事。

见面会开始前，周立齐早早就坐在了位置上，他的装扮与之前网络上流传甚广的形象相比差别很大。面对媒体的近距离拍照时，他表现得略微紧张。下午3点，见面会开始，公司发言人宣布目前已完成工商注册信息变更，周立齐出任公司首席品牌官一职，持有15%的股份，成为公司第二大股东，负责传播品牌价值、塑造品牌形象以及合伙人招募等工作。

其实早在11月11日，周立齐签约成为飞驴科技联合创始人的消息就已经引爆了网络舆论，有的网友表达了浪子回头金不换的宽容态度，也有的网友提出坚决抵制这种蹭热度无底线的商业炒作。

对于此前的“周立齐签约成为飞驴科技联合创始人”舆情事件，南宁市市场监督管理局回应称，会平等对待每一个自然人。南宁市以及西乡塘区两级市场监管局将进一步加强对该公司的监管，如企业经营行为出现违法违规或对社会造成不良影响，监管部门将及时介入并依法依规查处。
（视频由广西台提供）