The classic Japanese TV series “Shinya Shokudo,” or “Midnight Diner,” debuted its Chinese version this week. Unfortunately, the series has been deemed as an epic fail in the history of Chinese adaptation of foreign TV shows.
According to Douban, China’s most cited entertainment rating website, it has received the lowest-ever viewer score for a television series this year.
Why is the reception for the Chinese version so bad?
Topic2-Dog died during flight transportation
China Eastern Airlines has been heavily criticised after tendering a controversial compensation offer for a pet owner whose dog died mysteriously on one of the airline's flights. The dog owner is devastated and refused to accept reimbursement from the freight forwarder, while the airline said it’s still investigating the death.
What happened to the dog and is it too frequent to see pet’s getting hurt during the freight on flights?