During his impassioned plea to his viewers to help locate the missing Malaysian woman, Wang Lei said he was jeopardising his own safety by offering such a huge sum of money.
"If [Chia] has really been kidnapped by someone, have I offended the kidnappers? Won't it be very dangerous for me if I go to Malaysia? What if they let her go and kidnap me instead? I'm older so I'm easier to catch," he said.