Overview
- A Zhengzhou man identified as Mr. Liu told local media he plans to file for divorce and recover half of the couple’s property.
- He said he saved 1.16 million yuan over eight years and that 670,000 yuan went in tips to an unnamed male streamer, leaving the account empty.
- Liu said the family lived in a basic apartment costing 300 yuan per month as he scrimped to build savings.
- Chat records cited in reports show the wife asked the streamer to call her “baby,” though she claimed she never met him in person.
- Coverage cites Liu’s Henan TV interview and South China Morning Post reporting, noting similar past cases of heavy spending on Chinese livestreamers.