The Little Nyonya
While not promoted as such, and the program was produced by a different television station, many Singaporeans who watched the series ' believe it copies the main plot of The Little Nyonya. "Pretty Maid" was produced by Yu Zheng and broadcast by Hunan Broadcasting System in China. On May 6, "Pretty Maids writer Li Yaling (李亚玲) claimed that Yu Zheng indeed plagiarized from "The Little Nyonya". She claimed that Yu Zheng once told her that as long as plagiarism does not exceed 20% then the courts would have no case. Another writer Zou Yue (邹越) also claimed to have heard the "20% rule" from Yu Zheng.