‘Dorky’ young Chinese man goes missing after spending parents’ money on live-streaming hostess
- Case is latest controversy to hit burgeoning sector after authorities in one province banned performers from wearing skimpy outfits
A “dorky” young Chinese man is suspected of taking large sums of money from his parents to spend on live-streaming websites before disappearing from the family home.
The 24-year-old’s disappearance is the latest controversy to hit the burgeoning entertainment sector and emerged just days after a provincial government banned hostesses from wearing skimpy outfits when broadcasting to their fans.
In the latest case, the man surnamed Liu is believed to have taken 1.7 million yuan (US$253,000) from his parents before vanishing from his family home in Changsha, the capital of the central province of Hunan at the end of December, Red Star News reported on Wednesday.
Liu’s father said his son had previously racked up a 600,000 yuan bill on one popular platform called YY before disappearing with the larger sum of money.
His parents have been unable to contact him since his disappearance, but his travel, bank and social media records suggest he is now in the southern megacity of Shenzhen.