Yes, it did happen. Erich Gonzales was asked out on a date by young CEO Chrisitan Gaza via billboard. This businessman went on further to express how he felt about Erich online on Facebook and captions it with a special message for the actress.
Christian and Erich first met in January 2017 as Christian states on his Facebook post. Christian is the CEO of Guanxiqian Group, a Hong-Kong based company. Erich, on the other hand, has recently broken up with actor and model Daniel Matsunaga. Their controversial split broke many hearts most especially DanRich fans everywhere. Towards the end of Valentine month, he and Daniel finally said they are both moving on. Christian “Xian” professes his admiration for Erich on Facebook and has since then gone viral getting around 17k likes and almost 2k shares. The billboard photo on, the other hand, got around 11k likes. This dude really did set the bar for guys out there.
Erich Gonzales responds to Billboard invitation
The report says Christian and Erich first met in January at the Uptown Mall Cinema in Taguig City. He watched Assassin’s Creed and was going through a tough break up. He was surprised to see Erich right in front of him with four other people. He said he “mustered all courage” to ask Erich for a selfie to remember that “magical moment.” Chrisitan described Erich as kind and said she left a massive imprint on his heart. He said, “You mesmerized me.”
On Saturday, July 1, Christian posted on Facebook a screenshot of the billboard he had set up for Erich. The billboard invite read, “I can’t even espresso how much I like you a latte. Will you… drink coffee with me?” He then put Erich’s real name Erika Chryselle Gonzales Gancayco and set up a hashtag, #coffeewithErich, which was also on the billboard.
Christian’s post on Facebook was captioned with, “They say it’s first time in Philippine History. I say: That’s how special you are to me.”
The Kapamilya actress who’s currently abroad replied through a text message sent to writer and actor Darla Sauler. She said, “It’s fine. Let’s see when I get back.” She described Christian’s effort as cute and says there’s nothing wrong with having coffee but said Darla should be with her if ever it happens.
In the PEP report, Chrisitan said he knows people might be laughing at his move. But he said that he would rather fail than not trying at all. “I really hope to meet you soon, Ms. Ganayco,” says Chrisitan. He even thanked Erich for making him smile and inspiring him each passing day for the last half year.
Interestingly, Christian already made a big effort for the actress. On June 15, he bought a Bobi Brown makeup set for Erich and even posted a photo of him holding the receipt to prove that it wasn’t sponsored. He captioned the photo with “They say this is ‘Every Woman’s Dream Gift,’ and I wanna give it to you because you’re a heaven-sent gift—an every man’s dream, Ms. Gancayco.”