Emulating the American way of doing things, with a vengeance?
:m: Peace.
Ahhh... China will soon fall completely due to Western cultural influences.A disgruntled cinema-goer who went to watch the hit Chinese film Hero is suing the picture house and a movie production company because the movie started four minutes late. Zhang Yang, a lawyer, took action after being forced to watch four minutes of advertisements, which delayed the start of the film until 9.34pm when his ticket said it was due to commence at 9.30pm, according to the weekly Beijing Today...
However, Zhang does not appear to have adopted American lawyers' ideas of suitable compensation: he appears to be asking for a mere $17, "a refund of his 40 yuan ($8.50) ticket and 40 yuan ($8.50) in compensation." (Full text here)
:m: Peace.