The man even designed a colorful placard to advertise this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, attract potential customers

Sep 19, 2014 13:19 GMT  ·  By
Dude rents his girlfriend in a desperate attempt to raise money to buy the iPhone 6
   Dude rents his girlfriend in a desperate attempt to raise money to buy the iPhone 6

If you need definite proof that today's society is downright obsessed with gadgets and gizmos, look no further than this piece of news about a guy in Shanghai, China, who decided to rent his own girlfriend in an attempt to raise money to buy the iPhone 6.

Granted, desperate times call for desperate measures, but if we were to be completely honest, we'd have to admit that getting the iPhone 6 is not nearly a desperate enough situation to justify renting out your better half.

He even designed an advertising campaign

The technology enthusiast who came up with the idea to raise cash to buy Apple's latest brainchild by letting others spend some time with his girlfriend in exchange for money used a colorful placard to advertise this bizarre business endeavor.

The placard, provided by Mirror, is available next to this article. It shows a photo of the girlfriend, and also offering information about her bio. Thus, we know that this man is dating a young lady named Xiao Ai, who measures 1.7 meters (about 5.6 feet) in height and weighs 48 kilograms (106 pounds).

“Sharing girlfriend for pocket money. 10RMB [£1/€1.26/$1.63] per hour, 50RMB [£5/€6.33/8.15] per day, 500RMB [£50/€63.3/$81.58] a month,” the sign also specifies. Furthermore, “If you are interested, connect to personal hotspot 'wifi sharing master' to check her out.”

By the looks of it, the man, whose identity is currently still a mystery, put this placard on display not far from the local Songjiang University's campus. His stunt did not go unnoticed, and soon enough dozens gathered to see what all the fuss was about.

Photos were taken and posted online, and in just a few hours, the man's story went viral on China's Weibo social media network. Whether or not the man actually managed to rent his girlfriend to folks willing to pay for company remains a mystery.

He did play it safe though

Before you start getting any weird ideas (provided that you haven't already done this), it must be said that, although willing to rent his girlfriend, this man was adamant about making sure that he would remain the sole recipient of her lovies.

Thus, the same placard detailing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity clearly states that those interested in spending some time with Xiao Ai and pay him for this privilege are not allowed to show any romantic interest in her.

On the contrary, they can only hope to study with her and take her out for breakfast, lunch or dinner. What's more, those wishing to go on a date with Xiao Ai must be prepared to have her real boyfriend accompany her and remain with them throughout the entire evening.