''Tiger Mom'' () is a 2015 Chinese television series starring

Zhao Wei Zhao Wei (; born 12 March 1976), also known as Vicky Zhao or Vicki Zhao, is a Chinese nationality law, Chinese actress, singer, filmmaker, and businesswoman. Regarded as one of China's Four Dan Actresses, she rose to pan-Asian fame for her rol ...

and

Tong Dawei Tong Dawei (, born 3 February 1979) is a Chinese actor and singer. Tong is best known for starring in the television series ''Jade Goddess of Mercy'' (2003), '' Struggle'' (2007), and ''Tiger Mom'' (2015); as well as the films ''Lost in Beijing' ...

. It aired on

Dragon TV Shanghai Dragon Television or Dragon TV (), commonly nicknamed the Tomato Channel () based on its logo, is a provincial satellite TV station. It launched in October 1998 as " Shanghai Television" but changed its name to Dragon Television on Octob ...

and Tianjin TV from 3 May to 25 May 2015. The series revolves around a strong-willed disciplinarian tiger mother who faces mounting pressure raising her daughter, while her husband has an opposite view of how to raise their daughter. It marks Zhao Wei's return to television after a 5-year absence.

Synopsis

Qian Qian is the school-aged daughter of Bi Sheng Nan (Zhao Wei) and Luo Su (Tong Dawei). After learning from others that the educational foundation starts in elementary school and witnessing first hand the difficult process of entering a great and prestigious school, Bi Sheng Nan realized that her daughter needs to catch up. Determined to make sure her daughter is on par with the other kids, she has quickly grown into the role of a tiger mom while her easygoing husband Luo Su maintains that the happiness of Qian Qian is the most important, even if that means being academically behind. Mixed in the bag are two sets of opinionated grandparents and the reappearance of Luo Su’s ex-girlfriend.

Cast

as Bi Sheng Nan *

as Luo Su *Ji Zihan as Luo Qian Qian *

Dong Jie Dong Jie (, born 19 April 1980) is a Chinese actress and dancer. Dong made her debut in Zhang Yimou's '' Happy Times'' (2000) ( Yimou girl), playing a blind girl mistreated by her stepmother. Zhang selected Dong after a casting call on the Int ...

as Tang Lin *

Kong Lin The Cemetery of Confucius () is a cemetery of the Kong clan (the descendants of Confucius) in Confucius' hometown Qufu in eastern Shandong province. Confucius himself and some of his disciples are buried there, as well as many thousands of his d ...

as sister Wu *

Pan Hong Pan Hong ( Chinese: 潘虹, born November 4, 1954) is a Chinese film actress. Early life Hong was born as Liu Ronghua (刘蓉华) on November 4, 1954, in Shanghai. During the Cultural Revolution, her parents were forced to divorce and as a res ...

as Sun Ya Xian *Li Kelan as Luo Dan *Han Tongsheng as Bi Da Qian *Cui Xinqin *Han Qing *Li Jia *Guo Kaiming as Luo San Sheng *

Wang Sen Wang Sen (born 3 August 1989) is a Chinese actor. Since 2013, he has signed to Zhao Wei Zhao Wei (; born 12 March 1976), also known as Vicky Zhao or Vicki Zhao, is a Chinese nationality law, Chinese actress, singer, filmmaker, and business ...

as Bi Ran * Liu Yijun as Teacher Tang

Soundtrack

Reception

Salary & ROI

According to New Classic Media's IPO application, Zhao Wei's salary was 42.7925 million yuan, equally 1 million yuan per episode. And the ROI of the show was 300%.

Controversy

After the series, Shanghai Pudong New District Court receiving a case that a man sued Zhao Wei because her stares were too intense in the series. The man alleged that Zhao's stare caused him "spiritual damage".

Ratings

* Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

The series was picked up by

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for global releases. *

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— 3 May 2015 *

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(dubbed in Cantonese) *

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References

External links

* {{Dragon Television Dream Drama Chinese comedy-drama television series 2015 Chinese television series debuts 2015 Chinese television series endings Dragon Television original programming Television series by New Classics Media