In the world of live streaming, Wang Lei is one of the more famous live streamers in Singapore. He started out live streaming selling seafood products online and eventually got the nickname “Mai Yu Ge”.
Previously, Wang Lei posted on Facebook stating that he will give a cash reward to anyone that can help locate a missing Malaysian girl.
Malaysia
Wang Lei’s reward attracted a lot of people and gained media traction. In his live streams, he touches on the subject of the missing girls and argued that in his live streams worried that he will be kidnapped for offering such a large amount of reward for finding the missing girl.
Many Malaysians who heard what he said were not happy and were offended by Wang Lei’s comment on Malaysia’s safety.
A Malaysian Live streamer spoke against Wang Lei and said that he is using the case of the missing girl as a publicity stunt to gain viewership and gain more sales from his live streams.
The Malaysian Live Streamer stated that Malaysia is a very safe place and said that Wang Lei was painting Malaysia painting in a bad light.
Wang Lei Refutes
On April 14, Wang Lei refuted the claims and said that he did not make such comments about Malaysia and said if the other live streamers had reached out to help locate the girl.