Da Hongfei responded to the controversy surrounding Zhang Zhengwen, stating that Zhang had seriously distorted the facts and was still seeking "limited cooperation" to promote Neo's development.

In response to Zhang Zhengwen's recent remarks, Da Hongfei issued a public statement, claiming that Zhang's statements "seriously distorted the facts" and repeatedly "only told part of the truth," but that he is still seeking "limited cooperation" with him. Da Hongfei stated that the so-called "mechanism" Zhang Zhengwen requested was essentially a copy of the Neo Foundation's highly centralized treasury management model, meaning "every transaction and all expenditures must be approved by me." His own proposal, however, involves quarterly public disclosure of the Neo Foundation and NGD's financial reports starting this year, significantly improving transparency and detail. He further pointed out that he had explicitly informed Zhang Zhengwen and other community members that they could publish news and blog content on neo.org, and had offered to authorize the @Neo_Blockchain account for their use to expand their influence, but this background was not fully explained, hence the situation of "only presenting part of the truth." Da Hongfei stated that it is necessary to fully archive all communications going forward. Regarding funding arrangements, Da Hongfei revealed that, with Zhang Zhengwen's consent, a transaction has been arranged between NGD and the Neo Foundation's treasury, with an initial size of $1 million, executed at the spot price. The motivations are twofold: first, to increase NGD's equity stake to align the interests of relevant parties; and second, to provide Zhang Zhengwen with operating funds for the promotion of the Neo mainnet. Da Hongfei emphasized that he has always adhered to a "limited cooperation" stance, meaning cooperation where goals align, and independent progress where disagreements exist. He believes this is the only viable path to resolve Neo's governance deadlock in recent years and promote ecological revival, and urged Zhang Zhengwen to stop distorting his statements.