McDonald's gives $ 50,000 to jokers after they snag a fake ad to argue the representation

They just wanted french fries and see some diversity on the posters at McDonald's, but their joke made them richer for $ 50,000.

They just wanted french fries and see some diversity on the posters at McDonald's, but their joke made them richer for $ 50,000.

(CNN) – They just wanted French fries and some diversity on the posters at McDonald's, but their joke made them richer for $ 50,000.

Jevh Maravilla, the student who rigged a promotional poster and suspended it at the fast food restaurant in Pearland, Texas, with his friend Christian Toledo, was invited earlier this week to "The Ellen DeGeneres." Show".

And of course, Ellen being Ellen, she surprised them with a check for $ 25,000 each – courtesy of McDonald's.

Inspired by the amount of Asian diversity in the movie "Crazy Rich Asians," the two friends spent a month and about $ 100 to create the poster.

"We wanted to be Crazy Middle Class (Asians)," Toledo told DeGeneres.

They became a social media sensation after Maravilla shared his mischievous antics with the world 51 days after hanging the poster, surprising that the local channel never bothered to # 39; remove.

The money is part of a forthcoming McDonald's campaign during which Maravilla and Toledo will be honored, DeGeneres said.

"McDonald's likes customers like you. They are committed to diversity and want to represent all their customers, so they will use both of you in a marketing campaign, "said DeGeneres.

"As you are campaigning, they must pay you, right? So you each receive a check for $ 25,000. "

The two friends could not believe their eyes and kept asking DeGeneres if that was true.

CNN contacted Maravilla and McDonald's for more comments.