Sun Tzu may have mastered the art of war, but one Chinese woman clearly understands the art of the hustle.
A woman strapped for cash in Shenzhen traded love for iPhones and then traded the phones for a new house, demonstrating next-level con skills.
Xiao Li (pseudonym) managed to get 20 boyfriends during the same time. While this is an impressive feat, she took things a step even further and asked each of them to buy her an iPhone7. After securing the tokens of love from the naive suitors, she converted the phones into cash and bought a home in the countryside, reports BBC.
For most people, buying a home takes three to five years, but this entrepreneurial young woman managed to pull the whole scam off in just six months, southcn.com revealed.
Xiao Li turned her collection of iPhones into a mobile phone recycling center for a sum of $17,000. She then used the funds to put a down payment on a house. Xiao Li’s crazy story was verified by the recycling center where she sold the phones.
The property market in China is booming, and Chinese people are rushing to buy homes. To cool the rapidly-overheating market, the Chinese government has tried to implement new regulations and restrictions, but that hasn’t stopped people from trying to game the system.
For instance, many Chinese people have gotten fake divorces to skirt the new rules.
Xiao Li’s complex operation is a new one for strange attempts to break into the property market.
Chinese netizens were shocked by her hustle. Some were critical, calling her shameless, but others said the woman let the guys off easy, noting that she could have asked each of them to buy her a house. Some netizens said that Xiao Li’s deceit may have had noble intentions, arguing that her family is poor and that the home might be for her aging parents, the Shanghaiist reports.
Send tips to ryan@
All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.