The grandpa who plays Pokémon GO with 21 phones is a true internet star. Millions of people watched his video. Now the retiree also has a phone sponsor.
How viral his video is: A video is circulating on Twitter showing the retiree playing with his 21 smartphones. This video has already received over 3.6 million views. The whole world is watching the grandpa from Taiwan.
Meanwhile, the retiree is already being sponsored. The company Asus is providing the player with 21 brand new phones with which he can go hunting.
This is how the retiree advertises for Asus
This is how grandpa becomes a brand ambassador: During the presentation of the latest phone from Asus, the 70-year-old player from Taiwan was also present. He rolled onto the stage on his bicycle and showcased the smartphone in a 21-fold display on the handlebar of his bike.
This is behind the sponsorship: Asus is aware of the player’s fame. After all, grandpa receives millions of views on Twitter, making him an internet star. It’s only logical that a company wants to profit from this fame.
This is behind the Pokémon grandpa: We have reported several times about Chen San Yuan. The 70-year-old has repeatedly excited numerous Pokémon GO players with his setups for his phones.
Once he walked around with 15 phones attached to a device on his hip. Recently, he delighted the masses with a bike mount and the mentioned 21 phones and other smartphones in the bike basket.
We are curious to see what the retiree will come up with next and how much his sponsor Asus will assist with additional phones.
This Pokémon GO player is not exactly loved, as he hit a police officer while playing:
Our images are from Nintendosoup.
