• 17 Jun 2011 at 3:16 PM

Chinese Venture Capitalist “Passionate About Love, Disdaining Of Wealth” Announces Plans To Marry Mistress On Internet, Follows Up With An “Ode To Elopement”

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Wang Gonquan is known as “an icon in Chinese investing circles.” Recently, WG decided to make an honest woman out of his mistress and decided to let his followers, friends and family know Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter. “I am giving up everything and eloping with Wang Qin,” he wrote. Then he got reflective and penned “An Ode To Elopement,” which he then shot himself singing softly in front of “an expanse of water in dim light.” According to the Journal, the lyrics go something like this:

Always facing the whispers of the wind with a heart longing for love,

I loathe nothing more than laboring for profane achievements.

Who has ever seen mountains of gold and silver

last through 10,000 generations?

Throughout the ages,

the only precious thing is this feeling.

A bright moon in the clear sky

starlight accompanies me.

Events of the past

waved away like smoke.

Passionate about love, disdaining wealth,

Riches and rank worth the same as dirt.

My hands clasped, laughing, in a bow to this profane world,

I dance through the vast sky.

Video: Eloped Billionaire Self-Broadcasts [China Realtime]
A Billionaire’s Breakup Becomes China’s Social-Media Event of Year [WSJ]

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Comments (33)

  1. 1
    Posted by Anonymous | June 17, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Levered long outs on love

  2. 2
    Posted by Guest | June 17, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    In America we just tweet pics of our cocks

    -A. Weiner

  3. 3
    Posted by Ballsfrank | June 17, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    This is the chinese equivalent – photos of wang

  4. 4
    Posted by I'm a dude | June 17, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    Bess, would you like elope with me?
    (sorry slow day on the desk)

  5. 5
    Posted by Wang Gonquan | June 17, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    Yeh instead of my cock, I’m going to post a pic of my Wang; Wang Qin

  6. 6
    Posted by Anonymous | June 17, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    There’s a “Wang’s wang” joke in there.

  7. 7
    Posted by Guest | June 17, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    This sounds romantic. As long as Wang Qin is over 12 yrs old, I have no problem with this. 

  8. 8
    Posted by early hominid | June 17, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Wait, are you leaving your wife and your money? Or just your wife? 

       - Wang Qin

  9. 9
    Posted by Elliot S | June 17, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    Looks like “papasan” from the joint where hang out. –Eliot S

  10. 10
    Posted by NakedShort | June 17, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    Bess any relation? 

  11. 11
    Posted by lax BRO | June 17, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    “Your My sister!! Your My Sister!!!”

    -Wang Gonquan

  12. 12
    Posted by derp | June 17, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    Wow. Wu-Tang has really gone soft.

  13. 13
    Posted by derp | June 17, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Either way he’s losing his money.

  14. 14
    Posted by Gworia Awred | June 17, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    Hope he didn’t sign a pwe-nup.

  15. 15
    Posted by InfiniteGuest | June 17, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    No turkey unless it’s a club sandwich.

  16. 16
    Posted by No Pants | June 17, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    Everybody Wang Qin tonight!

  17. 17
    Posted by Favorite Tag | June 17, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    Okay

  18. 18
    Posted by Alex_Trebec | June 17, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    Who has ever seen mountains of gold and silver
    last through 10,000 generations?

    A: What are fruit flies.

  19. 19
    Posted by early hominid | June 17, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    Could be worse though. 

    http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-02-17/news/17915454_1_mistress-fan-lover

  20. 20
    Posted by SprintSquared | June 17, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    I did good right?
    Phil F.

  21. 21
    Posted by Peking Duck | June 17, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    ROR !

  22. 22
    Posted by trojan | June 17, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    she’s just playing a joke on him involving a certain carbonated beverage

  23. 23
    Posted by Anonymous | June 17, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    He’s 49…it’s male menopause. He should have bought a red sports car, not traded his family and money for his mistress.

  24. 24
    Posted by Anonymous | June 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    “Events of the past

    waved away like smoke.” Sorry hun.

  25. 25
    Posted by Guest | June 17, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    Check your motives…hot young piece of ass or bitter old wife and ungrateful kids

  26. 26
    Posted by Guest | June 17, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    Red Sports Car + Mistress + Secret Bank Accounts – Wife = SCORE!

    Guy’s who’s been there, done that

  27. 27
    Posted by Anonymous | June 17, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Motives checked and I now advise red sports car + money + HYPA. You can always ignore your wife and kids, right?  xoxo

  28. 28
    Posted by Al Czervik | June 18, 2011 at 2:13 AM

    I think this place is restricted, Wang, so don’t tell them you’re Jewish!

  29. 29
    Posted by guest | June 18, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    too old… it was like a month ago, they could have already settled down in vegas by now.

  30. 30
    Posted by Quantonomero | June 19, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    only a monied communist ) could write such a poems… we should treasure the historic moment!

  31. 31
    Posted by Lord Humongous | June 20, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    I wonder what happens in Soviet Russia…

  32. 32
    Posted by streethockey | June 21, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    something tells me he’s not living in a shack in Manchuria. second wives do not usually settle for a 2BR with great views of misery and sweatshops.

  33. 33
    Posted by streethockey | June 21, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    hey Wang – no offense.

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