Danny
孟铎, Meng Duo, Danny, pro CBA basketball player, Zhang Zhehan's basketball friend, was in the yacht photos, posted photo on his Weibo wearing the EHz bucket hat.
Career
Danny was born in 1990. He became a professional CBA player in 2006 and retired due to injuries in October 2020.
In the first half of 2021, Danny signed with 诚事传媒 to work in entertainment[1].
Relationship to Zhang Zhehan
Danny appeared in a few photos with Zhang Zhehan prior to 2022. It seems that they have likely met due to or around Zhang sustaining his knee injury or undergoing procedures related to the injury.
Photos in Zhang's Instagram:
- March 27, 2019 #1 ;
- March 27, 2019 #2: this IG post was, coincidentally, edited on 813;
Photos in Danny's Weibo:
- March 30, 2019
Other photos/videos (unknown date and source):
Activity timeline
As part of the scam, Danny first appeared in the yacht photos during the girlfriend rumors. He is the one Sophie reached out to undercover to confirm Zhang Zhehan was single.
- May 22, 2022: Danny posted a mirror selfie to his Weibo account; he was wearing the EHz·Z bucket hat.
- July 14, 2022: Danny was part of the photo-op for a football game, along with Lexus. The first photo appeared on Lexus' IG stories.
- July 15, 2022: Danny posted more photos from the photo-op. One of the men in the photos was interpreted to be Zhang Sanjian. Danny also appeared in a video from the game on Lexus' IG stories.
- July 18, 2022: Danny appeared in a group photo with Zhang Sanjian posted by Lexus to his IG stories.
- July 24, 2022: Danny posted photos with Zhang Sanjian at Shenzhen Harbor to his Weibo and Douyin, with the title "brothers for life." After 813 Danny deleted all posts with Zhang Zhehan from his Weibo.
Social media accounts
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/mengmengduo
- Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/1647647274
- Douyin: https://v.douyin.com/2v8gmW2
- XHS: https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5da35ac90000000001005705