A man from eastern China who spent almost US$3,000 on an “auspicious” phone number found that it was making his life a constant misery after he was bombarded with crank calls when a TV production company used it in one of its dramas. The Yangtse Evening Post reported on Monday that eight years ago the man surnamed Shen had spent 20,000 yuan on a phone number that ended with 888 because eight – which sounds like the word “fa”, meaning wealth and fortune – is considered a lucky number in China. The caller said it had featured on an episode of the show when a criminal suspect gave the number to police. That is bad for my image too,” Shen said, adding that he intended to sue the production company and Youku, the popular video platform that broadcast the show. The spokesman also said that the firm had tried calling Shen by phone and messaging him – but he had not replied.

Source: The Star May 21, 2019 12:11 UTC