Chinese actress Wang Likun participated in the first season of the reality competition show "Sisters Who Make Waves" in 2020, and has acted in well-known film and television works such as "Schemes of a Beauty" and "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back". She was also rumored to have dated actor Lin Gengxin. In 2019, she had a whirlwind marriage with businessman Zhan Haoli, but two years ago, news broke that her husband was involved in a major fraud case, leading her to eventually divorce him.
Zhan Haoli, known for pampering his wife, lavishly spent 50 million RMB (about 31.99 million MYR) to buy her a luxury mansion and a Rolls-Royce, causing netizens to question whether Wang was enjoying a life of luxury funded by her husband's ill-gotten gains. In addition to Wang's mansion and luxury car assets being frozen, Zhan's own assets were also gradually auctioned off. On December 27, it was reported that the court issued its first verdict, sentencing Zhan Haoli to life imprisonment.
According to reports, between 2019 and 2022, Zhan Haoli allegedly used Wang Likun's fame and promoted "Beijing school district" properties, offering low prices in exchange for full payment from buyers, even though he did not own development rights to the land. He defrauded nearly 200 households of a total of 1.39 billion RMB (about 889 million MYR).
Elderly people reportedly lost their entire savings and some were even said to have been angered to death. Meanwhile, Zhan lived a luxurious lifestyle with the money from the scams, owning nine luxury cars including Rolls-Royce and Ferrari. He had a signature limited edition cigar cabinet containing 2,032 cigars, with an auction price reaching nearly 60 million TWD (about 8.58 million MYR). The total auction value of his seized assets amounted to about 180 million TWD (about 25.76 million MYR).
Although Zhan Haoli apologized to the victims in court, the judge determined the amount defrauded was extremely large. Furthermore, Zhan had previously been sentenced to six years in 2005 for financial fraud, and committed the new crime within five years of his release, hence deemed a repeat offender and dealt with more severely. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for contract fraud, and an additional 12 years for bribery, with the final sentence to be life imprisonment. Three other defendants were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from 12 to 14 years.
According to reports, between 2019 and 2022, Zhan Haoli allegedly used Wang Likun's fame and promoted "Beijing school district" properties, offering low prices in exchange for full payment from buyers, even though he did not own development rights to the land. He defrauded nearly 200 households of a total of 1.39 billion RMB (about 889 million MYR).
Elderly people reportedly lost their entire savings and some were even said to have been angered to death. Meanwhile, Zhan lived a luxurious lifestyle with the money from the scams, owning nine luxury cars including Rolls-Royce and Ferrari. He had a signature limited edition cigar cabinet containing 2,032 cigars, with an auction price reaching nearly 60 million TWD (about 8.58 million MYR). The total auction value of his seized assets amounted to about 180 million TWD (about 25.76 million MYR).
Although Zhan Haoli apologized to the victims in court, the judge determined the amount defrauded was extremely large. Furthermore, Zhan had previously been sentenced to six years in 2005 for financial fraud, and committed the new crime within five years of his release, hence deemed a repeat offender and dealt with more severely. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for contract fraud, and an additional 12 years for bribery, with the final sentence to be life imprisonment. Three other defendants were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from 12 to 14 years.