Wang Peiwen

王佩雯, Wang Peiwen, Patty Wang, Barbie (previous English name), WPW, central figure of the fake girlfriend rumors against Zhang Zhehan in July 2021 and continues to make negative claims against his reputation in 2022.

Background

Model from Nantong, Jiangsu. She was previously signed under Esee Modeling 英模 Hangzhou.

Yacht Photos

In February 2021, a Shenzhen-based influencer named 房佩娟 Prayjane posted photos on a yacht from Valentines day. A man and several women in the photos had their faces censored. Recognizable people on the yacht were Prayjane, her husband 李思远, Danny, Lexus, and Yu Dehao.

In July, these photos were widely disseminated with hot searches on Weibo to imply that the man with his face covered was Zhang Zhehan and the woman in the white top was Wang Peiwen. Marketing accounts, gossip sites, and antis spread the rumor that the yacht trip had been a proposal and that Zhang was secretly engaged. These rumors were accompanied by various photos of Zhang Zhehan, some apparently with Wang Peiwen. None of these photos can be verified in authenticity and many have been debunked as fake or photoshopped.

Screencaps of chatlogs with Prayjane and Danny emerged, in which they denied that Zhang was engaged but did not deny that he was the man on the yacht.

This smear had a very negative impact on Zhang Zhehan's professional reputation. A number of big fans loudly declared that they were unstanning him, including the owner of the Rainy Night Group. Their motives, along with the motives of accounts that spread the girlfriend rumors, have since become suspect. This includes 楚玉v and an account that we now know was managed by Sophie. It is now believed that this smear was meant to pave the way for 813, destroying Zhang's credibility in the eyes of the public.

Activities After 813

Wang Peiwen cleared out her Chinese social media accounts in 2021, but began posting on Weibo again in April 2022.

What We Know

Wang Peiwen as a person exists, but it is uncertain to what degree she controls her social media. At least one of her accounts, the Weibo side account, and possibly more, appear to be controlled by Sophie. No aspect about her life as currently told on her accounts is true. She does not live in Shanghai, but sometimes travels there. She never dated nor even knew Zhang Zhehan personally. His team tried and was unable to contact her during the height of the girlfriend smear in 2021. She appears to have sold her ID number and other personal info to the scam ring.