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This Boy Sold His Kidney for an iPhone in 2011
Would you trade your organ for a phone?
It seems a stupid idea, but a boy did it. As the title mentions, he sold his kidney for an iPhone. Since then, the iPhone has had a nickname, “Kidneyphone”, in China.
Back in 2011, the iPhone was already popular all over the world, and countless people were proud to own an iPhone.
If a student had an iPhone 4, they were considered the “big brother” of the class. A 17-year-old boy named Wang Gang noticed that one of his classmates became the center of attention in class after buying an iPhone.
He felt both envious and jealous. Thus, he secretly vowed to buy an iPhone 4 for himself.
Wang Gang was born on March 31, 1994, in an ordinary family in Hubei Province, China. Being the only child of his family, he was pampered from his born.
Like many families, his parents had high hopes for him. They hoped he would attend a good university and lead a successful life. Seeing Wang Gang in a good high school, they felt relieved. They believed that once he entered…
