Chinese man drinks himself to death chasing the live-stream dream and US$74 a day
- Chu, 29, said to have filmed himself drinking beer, spirits and even cooking oil every day for three months
- Man fell ill on way home from his final performance at a supermarket in Dalian
A man from northeast China who wanted to become an online celebrity has died after filming himself drinking alcohol and other things every day for three months, a news website reported, quoting a person claiming to be a friend of the victim.
The drinker, identified only as a 29-year-old surnamed Chu, made his last online appearance on December 31 when he live-streamed himself via the Liaoliao app “drinking alcohol” in a supermarket in Dalian, Liaoning province, Thepaper.cn reported on Tuesday.
“He died not because he drank that day, but because he had done so for three months,” the unnamed friend said.
“He drank beer and other things, without taking a rest, even for a day.”
Chu’s drinking was broadcast in several virtual rooms on the app, where viewers can communicate with the subject and one another in real time, the report said.
His friend said that as well as beer and spirits, Chu once drank cooking oil for his fans in the hope of getting cash rewards from them.