Man proposes to girlfriend with 99 iPhone 6's, gets turned down

 

It might be the "Jesus Phone," but there are some miracles not even a whole army of iPhones can perform.

 

A Chinese programmer from Guangzhou found this out the hard way after buying 99 iPhones to express his love for his special someone—and not quite succeeding.

 

The Nanfang Insider, a Chinese community website, cited Chinese news sources indicating the iPhones were to be a part of the budding love story on Singles' Day, an occasion when singles woo their special someone.

 

In the case of the programmer, he spent two years' salary or RMB500,000 (about $82,000) to buy 99 iPhones, and arrange them in the shape of a heart, then propose to his girlfriend before a crowd.

 

Alas, his 99 iPhones might as well have received the message "Connection failed" - the girl rejected his proposal.

The story and photos have since gone viral online.

 

"Thankfully, demand for the new iPhone remains high in China, so he shouldn’t have too much trouble reselling them as one Weibo user suggested," the site said.

 

Meanwhile, Entertainment Online speculated on what the guy could do with 99 iPhones, now that he's been rejected.

 

"Will he try to sell them and make a profit? Will he turn them all on and surround himself with the company of 99 Siris? Maybe he'll watch 'Her' and get some ideas," it mused. — Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News