The current film policy of Taipei News does not allow mainland actors to participate in China film performances. Before, the film producers couldn't wait to further open up and came up with a flexible way, that is, to shoot two versions at the same time, one with mainland actors and the other without.
With this new idea of shooting two versions at a time, the version of mainland actors can be sold to overseas markets such as Hongkong and Chinese mainland, while the version without mainland actors is only shown in Taiwan Province Province. When filming, two versions can be filmed together, as long as a mainland actor is filmed, and then a non-mainland actor's "body double" is filmed.
It is understood that this method of shooting two versions at a time will generally become a legal alternative for filmmakers before the lifting of the ban on mainland actors.
The sequel to The Gambler, a hit in Hong Kong and Taiwan, is about to start shooting, and this two-version shooting method has attracted the attention and imitation of the film industry for the first time. The Gambler's Sequel will be filmed in Shanghai Beach, Chinese mainland, starring Hong Kong star Stephen Chow. As for the heroine, it has been decided that Gong Li, a mainland red star, will play the leading role, while the heroine of the Taiwan Province version is still looking for a new actress.
The Taiwan Province version of The Gambler's Sequel has been bought by the university company, which has been looking for a new person to replace Gong Li in Taiwan Province province.
"1991-03-13/United Daily News/26th Edition/Movie News"
Fang Jiwei, the singer of Taipei News, is going to make a movie! She will go to Hong Kong in the middle of next month to participate in the performance of the new film Gambler 2, opposite the popular Hong Kong actor Stephen Chow.
Gambler 2, produced by Hong Kong Yongsheng Company, is the first way to shoot two versions of a movie. The leading role in both versions is Stephen Chow, and the leading role in the international version is Gong Li, a mainland actress. In order to keep the market in Taiwan Province Province, a Taiwan Province version was specially filmed, and Fang Jiwei, a singer from Taiwan Province Province, was chosen as the heroine.
In order to shoot two versions, "Gambler 2" was shot in an unprecedented way. Stephen Chow's part remains the same, but when filming Gong Li and Fang Jiwei's play, it is the same scene, which was performed by two people successively, so two people should be on the scene at the same time.
Fang Jiwei once participated in the performance of China TV series "Seagulls Flying in the Clouds". This time, she can develop into the film industry again, and she will seize the opportunity by cooperating with big-name stars. Gambler 2 is set in the 1930s. Fang Jiwei will play a lively girl in a conservative atmosphere, and she will have a good chance to perform from a student to an adult.
Gambler 2 is scheduled to start shooting in Hong Kong in the middle of next month. During the filming, Fang Jiwei will also prepare to record a Cantonese version of the record.
Note: Gambler II actually has two versions (Taiwan Province provincial version and mainland version).
As "Gong Li" is a mainland actor, this version is shown in the Mainland and Hongkong.
The heroine in Taiwan Province Province is "Fang Jiwei". He sings both Cantonese and Mandarin.