买断单号票：中国人情人节剧院恶作剧
<p><span word="Bless">Bless</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Bless">Bless</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="prank">prank</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="odd">odd</span>-<span word="numbered">numbered</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 14 <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Love">Love</span> <span word="Story">Story</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>: <span word="disrupting">disrupting</span> <span word="lovey">lovey</span>-<span word="dovey">dovey</span> <span word="dates">dates</span>. “<span word="Want">Want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>?” <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organizer">organizer</span>. “<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="separately">separately</span>. <span word="Absence">Absence</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="fonder">fonder</span>.”</p><p><span word="Tell">Tell</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="date">date</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.3 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hefty">hefty</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="singletons">singletons</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="compounded">compounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="imbalance">imbalance</span>. <span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="child">child</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sons">sons</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 34 <span word="million">million</span> ‘<span word="surplus">surplus</span> <span word="men">men</span>’ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> — <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span>.</p><p><span word="Luckily">Luckily</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unattached">unattached</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="awesome">awesome</span>; <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 11 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Singles">Singles</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numerals">numerals</span> — 11/11 — <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> ‘<span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>,’ <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bachelors">bachelors</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="morphed">morphed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="orgy">orgy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>.</p><p><span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> (<span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>). <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lantern">lantern</span>-<span word="drapped">drapped</span> <span word="gate">gate</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bouquet">bouquet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="tucked">tucked</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="booked">booked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="table">table</span>-<span word="for">for</span>-<span word="two">two</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="table">table</span>-<span word="for">for</span>-<span word="two">two</span>.</p>
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