The difference between the Hong Kong version and the Taiwan version that we talked about in the previous [Detail Attack] article is only the difference in plot and lens, and the "Gambler 2 Above the Beach Gambler" starring Stephen Chow has created a precedent, and even the female lead actors are different!
Let's flip through the Taiwan news of that year:
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【News 1】:
"1991-03-01/Lianhe Daily/26/Movie News"
The current film policy does not allow mainland actors to participate in national film performances, and before the film dealers can't wait for further opening up, they have come up with a workaround, that is, to shoot two versions at the same time, one with mainland actors and one without.
This new idea of shooting two versions in one piece, the version of mainland actors can be sold in overseas markets such as Hong Kong and the mainland, and the version without mainland actors is only released in Taiwan. When filming, the two versions can be filmed together, as long as the scene of the mainland actor is filmed, and then the "substitution" scene by another non-mainland actor can be filmed.
It is understood that before mainland actors are lifted, this method of shooting two versions in one piece will generally become a legal workaround for film manufacturers.
Recently, the "gambler" circle, which has recently been a high-grossing market in Hong Kong and Taiwan, is about to start filming a sequel, and for the first time, it has adopted this two-version shooting method, which has attracted the attention and imitation of the film industry. The "Gambler Sequel" will go to Shanghai on the mainland to shoot the circle starring Hong Kong star Stephen Chow, in terms of the heroine, the circle has been finalized by the mainland red star Gong Li and the Taiwanese version of the heroine is still looking for a new person to perform.
At present, the Taiwanese version of the "Gambler Sequel" has been bought by the university company, which has been looking for new people in Taiwan to "replace" Gong Li's role.
【News 2】:
"1991-03-13/Lianhe Pao/26/Movie News"
Singer Fang Ji is only going to make a movie! She will travel to Hong Kong in the middle of next month to participate in the performance of the new film "Gambler 2", and her opponent is Hong Kong's popular actor Stephen Chow.
Hong Kong Yongsheng Company's production of "Gambler 2", the first way to shoot two versions of a film, the male protagonists of the two versions are Chow Xingchi, the heroine of the international version is the mainland actress Gong Li, in order to keep the Taiwan market special more Taiwan version, and selected Taiwanese singer Fang Jiwei as the heroine.
In order to shoot two versions, the filming method of "Gamblers 2" can be said to be unprecedented. Zhou Xingchi's part remains unchanged, but when filming Gong Li and Fang Jiwei's scene, it is the same scene, and the two perform each one after another, so both of them have to be on the filming scene at the same time.
Fang Jiwei has participated in the Performance of the Huashi drama series "Seagull Flying in the Clouds", and this time she can develop into the film industry again, and it is a cooperation with big-name stars, and she will seize the opportunity. Set in the 1930s, Fang Jiwei will play the role of a lively girl in a conservative atmosphere, from a student to an adult, with the opportunity to play her acting skills.
"Gambler 2" is scheduled to start shooting in Hong Kong in the middle of next month, and Fang Jiwei will also prepare to record a Cantonese version of the record during the filming.
The following is a comparison of some of the pictures of the Taiwan version (Fang Jiwei version) and the Hong Kong version (Gong Li version):