'Computer nerd' who split from his girlfriend last year buys up every other ticket at cinema to stop couples sitting next to each other on Valentine's Day screenings

Unnamed man has booked every other seat at Valentine's Day screening

'Computer nerd' wanted to avoid couples at Shanghai cinema on Friday



After a successful crowdfunding campaign, no adjacent seats are available

A Chinese man has ensured that his movie night on Friday will not be ruined by snuggling couples, after he bought every other seat at a cinema in Shanghai.

The unnamed man’s anti-Valentine’s triumph was made possible after he set up a campaign on a crowdfunding site in order to be able to afford all the tickets.

Thanks to his campaign, a Valentine’s Day showing of the film Beijing Love Story at a movie theatre in the city’s Xintiandi shopping centre now only offers odd seats.

No thanks! There will be none of this at a Shanghai cinema this Friday after an unnamed man bought every other seat at a cinema on Valentine's Day

The man, only identifying himself by the online nickname UP, described himself to the Shanghai Morning Post as a ‘computer nerd’.

After breaking up with his girlfriend last year, he is no longer interested in finding himself stuck between loved-up couples on Friday.

UP explained to the newspaper that the stunt was difficult to pull off as the theatres online bookings system refused him to reserve odd seats, and the staff at the cinema refused his request.

‘I also didn't have enough money.



'So finally a friend recommended that I start a campaign on a crowdfunding site, and there were enough single internet friends out there to help me raise the money to do this sort of thing.'

This seat's taken: The graphic shows how the cinema's salon looks like

Not an option: There are no two adjacent seats available at the Valentine's Day showing of Beijing Love Story after the successful crowdfunding campaign

'I hope all lovers understand this is just a small joke,' he added.



After the online campaign, UP and his group of defiant singles have bought every other seat in the cinema, so that no two adjacent seats are available to purchase.

'Want to see a movie on Valentine’s Day? Sorry, you’ll have to sit separately.

