The incident occurred on the afternoon of October 13th when Sima Nan, a well-known Chinese public figure, started livestreaming from the Parkson Mall Tianshicheng in Xuchang, Henan. The livestream, titled “Sima Nan’s Foray into Henan Xuchang Parkson”, began at 5:10 pm but was abruptly interrupted after just 13 minutes.