From Chinese flock to "Cinderella" ball for monetary bliss by James Pomfret:
Thousands of Chinese women are vying to attend a lavish ball in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen, lured by the dream of a possible fairytale match with a millionaire.
More than 7,000 women from all over the country are applying for one of just 40 tickets to attend China's version of Cinderella's ball, where several multi-millionaires will pay around $5,400 for the privilege of meeting them, the organiser of the event told Reuters.
"It's not just about the women finding their Prince Charming, but also the men finding their princess," said Cheng Yongsheng of the organisers, matchmaking website www.jiayuan.com.
"There are more and more single women in China nowadays who just want to find a good man. And if this man has money, that's much better."
I find I have nothing to say about that...
It brings to my mind an article I read about a millionaire who had an HR person who handled applications to be the man's wife. Rather than waste his time looking for a woman, he had women submit applications to his HR person, who sorted through the applications for good candidates. I forgot about it until reading about this ball, so do not know whether a successful applicant was found.
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