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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. 一名中国男子在情人节当天一下子买光了上海一家电影院放映厅的所有隔座，这也保证了他观影时不被你侬我侬的情侣干扰。 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. 这位匿名男子成功地进行了一场“反情人节运动”。此前该男子曾在网上发起活动，来募集资金购买所有的单座票。 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. 由于这位男子发起的活动，情人节当日在上海新天地一家影院中，电影《北京爱情故事》场次只出售单座票。 The man, only identifying himself by the online nickname UP, described himself to the Shanghai Morning Post as a ‘computer nerd’. 这位男子网名为“UP”，他向《资讯晨报》透露自己是一名“电脑迷”。 After breaking up with his girlfriend last year, he is no longer interested in finding himself stuck between loved-up couples on Friday. 去年“UP”与女友分手，他表示没兴趣在周五情人节挤在甜蜜的情侣之间。 | 
