The man says the glare damaged his spirit

Jun 11, 2015 13:50 GMT  ·  By

Word has it that famed Chinese actress Zhao Wei is now being sued by a man on the grounds that, on one episode of a local TV show dubbed “Tiger Mom,” she stared so intently at him from behind the screen that she caused him irreparable psychological trauma.

In not so many words, the lawsuit alleges that Zhao Wei's piercing gaze caused the man spiritual damage. To get even, the man now wants to drag the actress to court and force her to pay him compensation for the ordeal that she put him through.

First things first, some context

The Sydney Morning Herald tells us that the TV show that got Chinese actress Zhao Wei in trouble with the law premiered back in May. The show tells the tale of a separated couple who take very different approaches to raising their daughter.

As you've probably figured out by now, Zhao Wei plays the relentless mother. She's strict, she wants her daughter to pursue a financially successful career and she cares very little about her child's emotions.

Not to state the obvious, but playing a tiger mom entails firing intense, sometimes even gloomy stares in the direction of the camera. As it turns out, one of the folks watching the show simply could not handle the intensity of Zhao Wei's tiger mom stare.

The lawsuit may or may not make it to court

Not long ago, China's government implemented a new set of regulations intended to limit the power of courts and officials, and make it easier for people to seek justice for themselves.

These regulations aim to prevent instances when legal claims are dismissed without even giving an explanation and have sparked a rise in the number of lawsuits filed across the country. The trouble is that, of these lawsuits, many don't really make much sense.

As for the suit filed against actress Zhao Wei and her piercing, spirit-breaking glare, it is unclear whether or not it will actually make it to court. The way Supreme Court official Gan Wen sees things, it really shouldn't.

“It's not necessary to waste our judicial resources on cases like these,” he told the press in an interview.