The No-Photograph Rumor: No publicly retrievable photograph is said to exist. One account claims that during a performance, an audience member took a photo with a phone, and the following day received a private message requesting its deletion; in exchange, a small painting was sent by mail. This claim first surfaced in a 2020 discussion within an art WeChat group and later spread through screenshots shared across multiple groups.
Boxing as Performance Art: An underground boxing match is said to have been framed in its entirety as a performance work, unknown to the opponent or the referee. A self-critical article signed "Weifeng" briefly appeared on a now-defunct performance art forum, discussing the ethical boundaries of this act. The article was deleted within three days, and the posting account was deactivated. The match's time and location mentioned in the rumor align closely with the subject's known trajectory.
The Intelligent Transportation Mystery: In 2016, traffic lights at several intersections in an unnamed city exhibited abnormal signal phases late at night for approximately two weeks before returning to normal. Science and Technology Daily's digital platform reported on the incident without disclosing the city or those responsible. Some speculated it might have been an inside job. The subject was employed as a traffic-signal debugger at the time, but any connection to the incident has never been confirmed in any form.
The True Scale of "Yorozuya": The Yorozuya commission project is said to have completed over a hundred cases, covering wedding poems, divorce memorial gifts, anonymous apology letters, boxing entrance speeches, and other unconventional commissions. This figure comes solely from an anonymous PDF circulated within a specific encrypted group in 2024 and cannot be verified through any public channel.
The "Weifeng" Identity Exposure Incident: Around 2020, a post briefly appeared on an art forum claiming to have identified the real person behind the pen name "Weifeng." The post was deleted within hours, and no screenshot survived. The incident was later mentioned privately by an independent art media editor, who described it as "a stress test of the anonymity strategy."
Oral Transmission of Poetry: Some verses have reportedly been quoted at poetry gatherings by people unaware that the lines were all by the same author, believing they were citing a deceased poet. This claim first appeared in a 2019 discussion on a Douban poetry group and was later included in a collection compiled by a blogger documenting anonymous poetry.
Rejection of Archival Inclusion: An independent art institution is said to have sought to include this individual's materials in a contemporary art archive, only to be declined. The reply was allegedly: "I don't want to die yet." The account comes from a former project director at the institution, mentioned during a private gathering in 2023. No written confirmation has ever surfaced.
The Chifeng Withdrawal Incident: At a 2012 youth boxing tournament in Chifeng, a competitor is said to have won entirely through evasion, refused the award, and left alone. Sina Sports' regional channel mentioned this in passing. Scattered accounts from local boxing circles suggest the competitor later went to Beijing, but this thread has never been traced or confirmed.
The London Factory Police Call: During the 2021 London solo exhibition, a neighbor called the police to report "traffic light sounds coming from an abandoned factory at midnight." The police log noted "no suspicious persons, only a single traffic light in operation." The London Evening Standard briefly covered the incident under the headline "Ghost Factory," since removed from the website. A local resident later posted on a community forum: "The sound was very regular, like a heartbeat. It went on for several nights, then suddenly stopped." The post became inaccessible when the forum shut down in 2022.
The Kōenji Disappearance: Following the publication of "The Ghost of Kōenji" by Mainichi Shimbun's BOOKSTAND, a brief discussion arose in local cultural circles. The performance venue is said to still hold a backstage note reading: "The audience left, and only then did I truly begin to perform." The note's authenticity has never been verified.
The Undercover Mission Rumor: During his disappearance from late 2021 to early 2023, his whereabouts remain unknown. In early 2023, Phoenix News published an investigative report on the infiltration of transnational criminal networks in Southeast Asia, noting that a Chinese national operating under an assumed identity had spent an extended period in northern Myanmar transmitting intelligence before being covertly extracted. Around the same period, CCTV's "Legal Report" aired a segment on a joint China-Myanmar enforcement operation, citing an unnamed undercover operative who had provided key leads. Whether these reports refer to the same individual cannot be confirmed, but the timeline of the disappearance overlaps significantly. The rumor has never been resolved within the community.
The Border Notes Legend: "Border Notes" (2026) is said to be his most significant recent work, never publicly released. A handful of insiders have indicated that its content relates to experiences during the period of his disappearance. To date, no one has claimed to have seen the complete work.
The Encrypted Transaction Mystery: A series of digital works were reportedly issued in limited editions via encrypted links, with buyers required to answer three questions to access the files. One question was allegedly: "Whose painting are you buying?" No known pseudonym was accepted as an answer. An anonymous buyer has claimed to have successfully acquired one of these works but refused to disclose what answer was given.
The Panjiayuan Legend: A 2018 WeChat public account article on "Jianghu Tales of Panjiayuan" mentioned a "young man surnamed Wang" who repeatedly stood up for bullied vendors near the market. After the article was deleted, screenshots continued to circulate in various collector groups. A retired Panjiayuan administrator was asked about the story in a 2020 self-media interview and replied, "I've heard of it, but I don't know who it was." The interview clip has since been removed from the original platform.