Vicki Zhao and Tong Dawei star in parent-child drama ‘Tiger Mom’
BEIJING: Director- actress Vicki Zhao has appeared in her fi rst TV series in six years.
She co- stars with Tong Dawei in the parent- child drama, Tiger Mom.
The new series has just started broadcasting on Dragon Satellite TV and Tianjin Satellite TV.
In Tiger Mom, Vicki portrays Bi Shengnan, a young mother whose given name literally means “better than men,” while Tong Dawei plays her husband Russell.
The two are a happy couple and enjoy their simple life with their five-year- old daughter – that is, until Shengnan discovers that all of the other mothers living nearby have been busy worrying about the education and upbringing of their children.
Almost overnight, she transforms into a strict disciplinarian whose views on raising children clash badly with those of her gentler husband.
Prior to fi lming Tiger Mom, Vicki and Tong Dawei had worked together on the epic twopart war fi lm Red Cliff, as well as the touching child abduction movie Dearest.
Moreover, they have a third fi lm collaboration coming up, the comedy Hollywood Adventures, which is set for release in June.
Tiger Mom, however, is the fi rst time the two have depicted a couple, and their convincing chemistry has led to netizens asking Tong Dawei if his reallife wife ever feels jealous when watching the series.
On the day of the drama’s premiere, Tong Dawei also publicly praised Vicki for her beauty when interacting with fans on Sina Weibo, and commended her for “always surpassing ( his) expectations with her acting.”
Another of Tong Dawei’s dramas, Think Before You Marry, is nearing the end of its broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV and Shenzhen Satellite TV. Many fans have found it laughable that Tong Dawei is appearing in two simultaneously airing dramas, one of which talks about the path toward marriage, while the other discusses life after marriage.
The actor himself commented, Think Before You Marry will let audiences consider the reasons behind marriage, while Tiger Mom can explain some of the confusion young couples may have toward raising and educating children.”