 At their trial in July, Zhou and six others were sentenced to two months; the rest were found not guilty.All were immediately released since they had already been held over six months.After Zhou's release, he and the Awakening Society met with several Beijing organizations and agreed to form a "Reform Federation"; during these activities Zhou became more familiar with Li Dazhao and met Zhang Shenfu, who was the contact between Li in Beijing and Chen Duxiu in Shanghai.