Mu Yan, founder of the dating platform Baihe.com, solicits donations on WeChat Moments, revealing that an inexplicable freeze on his assets has left him struggling financially. He shared his WeChat payment QR code and screenshots of multiple payment records, receiving nearly 6,000 yuan in a single day.
Recently, Baihe.com co-founder Mu Yan posted on WeChat Moments, revealing that an inexplicable freeze on his assets has left him struggling financially. He appealed to his contacts for alms and shared his WeChat payment QR code along with screenshots of multiple payment records.
Screenshots show frequent WeChat payments received from October 23 to 24, in amounts ranging from 0.01 yuan to 1,000 yuan per transaction. On October 23, 12 payments totaling 5,826.61 yuan were received. The senders’ notes included an old friend’s message, “Hang in there, old friend,” an unfamiliar user who wrote, “I don’t know you; I saw the post,” and a longtime user who wrote, “Thanks to Baihe.com, my husband and I have a happy home.”
In a caption on his WeChat Moments, Mu Yan reflected that the experience had brought him financial and emotional support from many friends. Even more unexpectedly, he reconnected with an old friend from 30 years ago after 20 years without contact, and the two arranged to meet for tea in Beijing and catch up. He wrote: “What started out as something bad gradually became something good, thanks to the power of friendship.”
According to Tianyancha, 10 companies are associated with Mu Yan, of which four remain in operation; the others have had their business licenses revoked or have been deregistered. Risk information shows that on October 15, Mu Yan became subject to enforcement proceedings for more than 650,000 yuan. The enforcement court was the People’s Court of Chaoyang District, Beijing. There are also several existing records of frozen equity interests held by Mu Yan in companies including Baiwen Buru Yijian (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd. and Zheli Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. Notably, Mu Yan was previously listed as a judgment debtor for failing to comply with court orders over a 10.18 million yuan case and was placed under restrictions on high-value spending.
Public records show that Mu Yan graduated from the Department of Computer Science at Tsinghua University and once worked at Microsoft Research Asia. In 2005, he co-founded Baihe.com and served as its vice president, launching the first matchmaking service based on psychological testing, known as “soul matching.” He later became a well-known entrepreneur, winning over the public with his personal charm on programs such as (非你莫属).
He later became a well-known entrepreneur, winning over the public with his personal charm on programs such as (非你莫属).
After resigning from his position at Baihe.com in 2017, he founded social and matchmaking ventures such as “Number One Matchmaker” and “University for Finding a Partner,” but as of 2024, they had yet to achieve the results he had hoped for.
In recent years, Mu Yan has pivoted to the AI sector, launching his own AI model, CheapAI. It focuses on a low-cost, decentralized technological approach, with the aim of pursuing a differentiated path for AI development.
