On our way to dinner with PowerColor last night, we noticed that the Taipei 101 had an interesting message (question) on it. Our taxi driver informed us that one of the ways the 101 makes money is by using itself as a the world’s tallest billboard.
Most of the time, the building is used by companies doing product launch promotions. Tonight, the building was asking a question to a girl named Diana. It looks like a guy wants her to marry her and is willing to spend $250,000US to ask the question. that’s right, it cost $250,000 to put up a sign for one night on the world’s tallest building.
We don’t know whether Diana said yes or no. However, I can’t imagine getting a no when a guy goes through that kind of trouble (and expense) to show his undying love. Maybe we’ll find out the answer tonight. That is, if the guy can find another $250,000 for a “She Said Yes!” message.
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Well, she’s a lucky girl and he’s a lucky guy
I hope this will end up on youtube or the asian news broadcast.
Hopefully, this is a rare thing. If it happens every night, it won’t be so special.
I don’t think a lot of people could even afford an expensive proposal. This probably happens at least once a month.
Yeah, I have to say that I would rather spend the money on the ring. Unless the guy spent plenty on the ring and added this on top.
It certainly beats spending $0.25 on a proposal through Adwords!!
lolz, good one
I wonder what the CTR was on that one…
Yeah, but the Adwords was more creative, plus the dude saved money…that’s all that matters…right?
That would be original! It would cost alot, but could you get it number#1 on every single search term for a day?
well you could say that but what if the girl said no then $250k went down the drain
I think, immediately would be thousands of Diana there
Should could always use another building across from that one to buy adspace that says “NO!”… or “YES!”
wow. cool news. and that’s coming from taiwan.
She is lucky, but I am not sure whether the guy is “lucky” to spend US$250,000
If there is no response then she probably said no. Hmm…If I was that girl, I’ll probably yes anyways because he’s probably a rich guy. *wink*.
I’m pretty sure a lot of guys around the area got the stare down from their girlfriend after the girlfriends saw the message. How can they beat a quarter million marriage proposal?
that is ingenious, and a thriving income for taipei 101.
a marriage proposal for a quarter of a million dollars?
I love it.
I wonder if the girl saw the message. Imagine she was home sleeping!
Better yet, Imagine another girl’s name was Diana and saw the message and the boyfriend took the credit for it!!
I’m pretty sure they where out drinking :
Haha another guy taking credit for the sign — what are the chances of that happening on the same night? Good idea nonetheless.
LOL! good one! that’s a big giveaway!!
Lol, Thats a very nice reply
Yep, that’s what smart business do. They monetize anything and everything they possibly can. And $250,000 a pop for a “world’s tallest billboard” ad is certainly some damn fine monetization!
That kind of idea and thinking will certainly get you a fatass bonus at the end of the year.
that guy must’ve loved her deeply to spend that much money on just a question
OR…he doesn’t love her that much; he just wanted to show off how rich he was. For Diana’s sake, I hope you’re right though.
Dropping cash like that usually isn’t a big sign of love. Not to suggest he doesn’t love her, just that for people who have that kind of money, spending it is just part of life, not a symbol of love.
I asked my wife to marry me in the back of a church parking lot.
That is a lot better than my friend who propose in the restroom. True story.
Dude looking at your avatar I thought you were a hot asian chick
Er…unless….
maybe that is his wife
women propose to women maybe?
ha, I was thinking the same thing. female at the least
John try to fit there “Make Money Online with John Chow dot Com”
good one!
Yeah, John’s loosing it. The OLD John would have know to pimp johnchow.com without his reader suggesting it…
Wow, that’s a hell of a lot to spend to pop the question. I can’t help but think of all the better ways one could spend $250 grand. What a crazy world. Some people are literally starving to death and others are paying enormous sums of money just to light some lights. Crazy.
Its sad, but if it weren’t for the starving people, 250 grand wouldn’t be of such significance.
Yup I second that.
Don’t get that? It’s okay for a company to spend that much on advertising, but when an individual does it, think of the starving people! Reality Check: whatever the source of the financing of the message, the starving poor won’t get 1 cent.
If the advertisments sell every single night that is an impressive 91 million 250 thousand dollars per year! that is a lot of income!
I bet they spent billions on that building anyway. worth it.
I don’t think it would have been that much. But even at a billion, in 12 years it’s paid off with the advertising.
I bet zoning for that would be a real pain.
Love will always make it’s way to the top. For some reason no matter how bad the economy or anything gets people always fall in love. I still think they should be letting you live in the building for a year for that price!
Have you been up it yet?
John, you need to think of an evil way for them to pay you $250K to put your message up there!
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That’s rally touching moment and a romantic way of expressing…
But in the other hand…what a waste of money…!!!
What a loser!
It’s like the guys that propose in sports arenas. The girl usually says ‘yes’ from the pressure but will tell him ‘get lost’ afterwards. Divorce is 50% these days!
There is a difference though. In a sports arena there are people everywhere. In this case, they could have been on a private balcony looking out over the city and had a nice pressure free situation without ten or a hundred thousand sets of eyes on you.
John Chow: i want to see you put a message “Make Money Online At John Chow Dot Com”.
Great idea hehe. This will make John even more evil.
Haha it’ll probably take up the whole side of the building. Could cost John more than just $250K LOL.
If John won’t spend that much on the cars he loves, there’s no way he’d spend it on this.
I think it’s romantic. And considering he spent $250k on it, he’s either very loaded or poor, but totally in love with here. Either way, both reasons are good enough for girls to say yes :b
“Marry Me? Diana”
(not “Marry me Diana?”)
the way *I* read that, it means that a person (presumably a woman, named Diana) is asking someone to marry ***HER***…
Actually this is a promotion by a Taiwanese company, you can ask around there to confirm it, the company is trying to do something special to attract all the media
good thinking there. i guess i got fooled.
Hmmm, very interesting.
Seems to be working then
If I was the girl ..
I will ask the man not to spending that money for the billboard …
But give it to me cash …
I will say yes directly
I’d do that to my girl as well, if i have the cash… lol
If my boyfriend pops the question like that, I’d be thrilled — maybe even cry. But if I find out he blew all his money on it, that changes everything!
LOL I think most girls would feel this way, however if he has that kind of money to throw away, I can only imagine he must be quite wealthy. He has to have enough money to not care, and at that point, the girlfriend or fiance / potential wife really probably won’t care either.
Yep… You’d probably have to cry even more…
No woman’s worth $250,000 BAH HAHAHAH
The marriage proposal was actually fake. It looks like the local news picked up on it and found out that the proposal was not real, but the service is. $250,000 is actually TOO LOW. It is more like $312,500
Wow, now that’s expensive.
And I’m glad to know that no one actually blew 250 g’s on a proposal. Whew! :wipes forehead:
250K damn!! That would suck for him if she said no… I think that’s so cute to do that for someone.
I think that is awfully moving that someone would go to that much trouble, its the same difference of writing in the sky or a hot air balloon
John, do the same to Sarah, Happy X years anniversary.
Spend some of your money!! Dont just keep it in bank
Yeah! Why not?!
Very romantic!
Actually I think that thing is the advertisement advertising the fact that you can advertise on Taipei 101. I hear that unfortunately it’s not a real proposal.
My girlfriends name is Diana. Thats kind of funny. Now I don’t have to pay for the billboard, I can just send her this photo.
Then you are lucky
“Tiapei 101?” Oops.
Man when I read the post title I thought you were the one popping the questions. Then I remembered you are already married.
I just hope there wasn’t a mix up with any other couples where the girls name was diana