Lan Zhanfei was kidnapped in South Africa. The kidnappers bribed airport and hotel staff six months in advance and monitored his itinerary. After a fake fan invitation was refused, they held him at knifepoint in his hotel for 4-5 hours, extorted money via transfer, and collected his biometric information (hair, semen) to threaten to fabricate a "rape case." Even after escaping a taxi trap, Lan Zhanfei was still followed and eventually reported to the police back in China.