The ruling on compensation of 400 million won for two teenagers who peed in a pot...the world's most expensive pee
Sep 17, 2025
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According to Chinese media Tencent News and Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, the People's Court of Huangpu District in Shanghai, China, admitted a total of 2.2 million yuan (about 430 million won) to Tang, his mother, and their parents, who are the same age as 17 years old.
Prior to this, Tang and Wu took to the table while drunk while eating in the room of Haidirao, a famous hot pot franchise in Shanghai, on February 24, peed in a hot pot pot, and posted a video of it online.
The video quickly spread, and `I don't want to eat with a pot that someone peed on"" was followed by criticism from consumers.
Haidirao issued an official apology on March 12 and offered 4,109 customers who visited the store during the incident (Feb. 24 to March 8) a full refund of the meal fee and a cash reward of 10 times the amount of the order. In addition, all cutlery in the store was discarded and thorough disinfection was carried out.
On March 14, Haidirao filed a civil suit against the two teenagers and their parents, seeking a total of 23 million yuan (about 4.5 billion won) in damages.
In response, the court admitted only a total of 2.2 million yuan in compensation. Details included 130,000 yuan in damage and cleaning utensils, 2 million yuan in operating losses and reputational damage, and 70,000 yuan in legal costs.
The judge stated that `the conduct of the two teenagers was clearly deliberate, and the parents also failed to fulfill their duty of supervision of their minor children"It was judged. However, he explained that the 10x compensation paid voluntarily to customers was excluded from the scope of compensation because it was judged to be an autonomous decision of the company.
In response to the ruling, Chinese social media said "It was the most expensive urine.", "The sentence is too light.", "Moral education is essential for children." There was a reaction from the back.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
