Why Wang Sicong, son of China's richest man Wang Jianlin, is making headlines

A CHINESE BILLIONAIRE?

Well, you’re not wrong. He’s the 27-year-old only son of Wang Jianlin, a real estate baron who’s China’s richest man, with a net worth of roughly $13.2 billion at last count.

SO WHAT’S THE SON DONE — GONE AND SQUANDERED IT ALL?

Not all of it. Just some $20,000 of it. On two gold Apple Watches.

KEWL. I GUESS THESE TOYS WERE MEANT FOR THE RICHIE RICH.

Actually, Sicong didn’t buy it for himself.

FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND?

For his dog.

YOU’RE NOT SERIOUS…

Shanghaiist, an English language website on China, first reported that Sicong had posted photos on social media of his dog kitted out in what Business Insider chose to refer to as “some high-end Cupertino bling”.

SICONG’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT MUST BE BUZZING…

Not Sicong’s; the dog has his own account on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter.

ANYTHING MORE THAT I NEED TO KNOW?

The caption to the photos. Here’s the translation, courtesy Shanghaiist: “I have new watches! I’m supposed to have four watches since I have four long legs. But that seems too tuhao (rich and vulgar) so I kept it down to two, which totally fits my status. Do you have one?”

NO, I DON’T, THANKS FOR ASKING.

Relax dude, it’s not me but the dog who’s asking. And think about it this way, man: thank heavens Sicong doesn’t have an arachnid as a pet.

WHAT ON EARTH IS THAT?

An animal with eight legs — spiders, scorpions, you get the drift...

DON’T KNOW WHAT’S MORE RIDICULOUS — A DOG WITH APPLE WATCHES, OR YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR.

Give the dog a break. According to Business Insider, he (and his owner) still won’t be able to sport one watch that only a few celebs like Kanye West, Beyonce and Karl Lagerfield do — a gold link bracelet Apple Watch Edition.

SUDDENLY I DON’T DISLIKE THAT DOG ANYMORE

Yeah, thought so.