A Chinese programmer was slapped with a ‘no’ despite his extraordinary idea of buying 99 units of brand new iPhone 6 to propose to “the love of his life”.
November 11 being a memorable day for singles in Chinese history, the Chinese programmer resident in Guangzhou decided to make the day more blissful via a bizarre proposal.
On Monday, the programmer bought 99 units of iPhone 6 and stacked them up in a love shape (pictured).
He thereafter invited friends and proposed to the young lady.
Everyone was short of words as she declined his proposal.
The phones reportedly cost the man over RMB 500,000 (about N12.6m), which was an equivalent of his two years’ salary, yet his ‘Romeo gesture’ was served a poisonous pill with a rejection.
Since the inception of Singles Day in China in 1993, millions of singles throughout the country celebrate it by trying to woo a special person. Some even go to the length of purchasing expensive diamond rings and other extravagant prizes, but this programmer raised this year’s stakes.
November 11 was chosen as Singles Day in China due to the peculiarity of the date, 11/11, which is seen as four lonely ‘1s’.
The culture originated from Nanjing University, the 2011 edition (11/11/11) marking the Singles Day of the Century with six lonely ‘1s’.
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Why on earth did she rejects such a romantic gesture.
The guy already knows that the babe isn’t gonna say yes to him, that’s why he went to the length of buying 99 iPhone 6. He’s a learner, if the girl really likes him, he doesn’t need to get to that length. A woman’s heart shouldn’t be gotten wif just material things alone, you get it only if you deserve it.
Two years salary? thats a big sacrifice that goes beyond the iPhones to really make her say yes, its amazing.
she knows what she wants. a big lesson that u cant buy all women or love with money or gift. the question should be why didnt she say yes? was it intentional by the both, or was she proving a point.
This kind of lady will fall for a guy that does not value her at all at the end of the day. One that might treat her like a rag doll. It happens all the time. The guy should not feel bad. There are countless fish in the ocean. its her loss really.
I want to believe it’s just a mere joke or some form of play. But if not dat… Nigerian guy no fit do dat kind thing. in fact he will av been sure d ans is yes b4 making a formal proposal. The guy should learn to b wise next time.