After the divorce, he settled in Northwest China and became a Shennong (a legendary Chinese farmer).

On the day of his divorce, Gu Tong felt his life had reached its lowest point in thirty years. No car, no house, no children, and the little money in his bank account couldn't even buy a toilet in the city! An advertisement for settling in the Northwest, "The Great Northwest welcomes insightful individuals to settle down, with generous benefits. We look forward to your arrival," became his last straw. A free 30 mu of fertile land, 50 mu of saline-alkali land, a red brick house with a yard (three mu)... and a [Shennong System] that fell from the sky. Cornered, Gu Tong plunged into the fields beneath the snow-capped mountains and began planting [Shenyou No. 1] rapeseed. Sowing in spring, flowering in summer, and harvesting abundant fruit in autumn—the rapeseed yield per mu broke local historical records. [Shenzihua No. 1] alfalfa was planted in the saline-alkali land, feeding herds of cattle and sheep, and the saline-alkali land improvement technology made many experts envious. "What? You're going to buy 100 jin of beef and 100 jin of mutton by yourself? That won't do. If you buy so much, what about the other millions of fans?" Unbeknownst to many, the name Gu Tong has become a legend at the foot of the snow-capped peaks in Northwest China.