Around August 2025, through an introduction from a Xiaohongshu user , I met Huang Yanqi, who presented herself as a “cocktail influencer” under the handle “Duoduo Ganfan.” At the time of the introduction, this mutual acquaintance warned me that something about this person seemed off, but I didn’t take it too seriously then.

Over the following period, we gradually became more familiar. We drove together to national parks and also traveled to places like Los Angeles. These interactions were mainly casual outings, and I understood them as ordinary socializing between friends. I did not realize there were boundary issues that required particular caution.

At that time, she was living near Lake Merritt, staying at the home of someone she referred to as her former “co-founder.” Only later did I come to understand that she was not actually his co-founder, but closer to an intern or subordinate role. At the time, I didn’t know these details; I only knew that this man frequently called to question her about various matters. During our interactions, she repeatedly attacked this former boss while also emphasizing that she was far superior to him in ability and prospects. Influenced by her one-sided account, I ended up forming a very negative impression of him—an impression not based on any direct contact of my own.

As our contact continued, the situation gradually became unbalanced. Acting in good faith, I offered my living room as a venue for her to host cocktail nights. I explicitly proposed that the majority of the income should go to her, on a 70/30 split (her/me). But in practice, she often informed me at the last minute that she wanted to hold an event, which made it impossible for me to plan my own life and work. Because of this, I gradually stopped participating. From that point on, all revenue went entirely to her. Even so, she continued to ask me to show up for various reasons, but from that stage onward, I had no financial relationship with her whatsoever.

Later, matters escalated further. She began coming to my home frequently—up to four times a week—to do laundry, eat, and treat my place as if it were her own. At the time, I still hadn’t recognized how serious these boundary violations were. During that period, she was looking for her next opportunity, and I watched her interview and be rejected. She asked me questions about company registration and structure, and I answered based on what I knew. At one point, out of trust and goodwill, I even suggested that—assuming everything could be done compliantly—she could use my company’s EIN for her OPT-related matters. I had no idea then that this decision would later have such serious consequences.

After that, she said she wanted to build a project called AIGEO. I did not deeply evaluate whether it was feasible in technical or practical terms at the time; I chose to be supportive. I transferred her $1,000, nominally as payment for helping me with some tasks, though in reality it was more like a temporary form of assistance. However, she did not complete any substantive work afterward. I asked her to read several film-related books; she did not. I tried to connect her with the process related to the “Fengshen” storyboard; nothing came of it. I asked her to read a script, and she instead asked me to print it for her. At that point, I clearly felt that things were starting to go wrong.

Around November, she was asked by that former boss to move out of her prior living situation. Out of sympathy, I initially suggested she could stay at my place temporarily. But as her boundary-crossing behavior became more and more severe, I recognized the seriousness of the issue. I ultimately withdrew that offer, clearly telling her not to move into my home. After that, we had no further contact.

Then yesterday, I happened to see an old WeChat Moments post from someone who used to be a mutual friend (and is no longer my friend). The post showed them traveling to Las Vegas for CES under the name of AIGEO. At first, I didn’t even realize this was Huang Yanqi’s company. Out of curiosity, I checked LinkedIn—and was shocked to see that the company’s listed address was my home address.

After confirming this, I immediately demanded that my address be removed. That former mutual friend then insulted me and attacked me personally, using slurs like “mentally ill” and “hysterical.” Meanwhile, Huang Yanqi denied having used my company information and even claimed she had never used my EIN. Only after another half day did my home address finally get removed from her company information.

As for whether she used my EIN for any other purposes, she claims she did not. But because I have no independent way to verify that claim—and given that there had already been multiple incidents in the past that I could not reasonably anticipate—I cannot fully rule out risk based solely on a verbal denial. I consider this a reasonable doubt. To prevent any potential impact on me personally or on my company, I am documenting the full sequence of events here.

This record is not an accusation of any established wrongdoing. It is an explanation of the context for self-protection, and a clear statement of my position: I have cut off the relationship, withdrawn any authorization, and removed any associated information.