The protagonist of “Saint of Gamblers” was not Stephen Chow because of his insistence to create the master of the stars

In 1989, the Hong Kong movie “God of Gamblers” was released and won the Hong Kong box office with 37 million Hong Kong dollars, which started a whirlwind of gambling movies in the Hong Kong film industry. “The movie was originally made by a different person because of the insistence of director Liu Zhenwei, which made Chow Sing Chi the “King of Comedy” in Hong Kong.

The first movie in the history of Hong Kong cinema to exceed $40 million at the box office is “The Saint of Gamblers”. (Photo: taken from Weibo)

The movie was originally a low-budget spoof of “God of Gamblers”, but the first choice for the lead role was not Stephen Chow. The film was originally intended to be a movie.

The company originally wanted Tony Leung to play the lead role in “The Gambler”. (Photo/file photo)

The movie was released in theaters and became the hottest movie of the year, with a box office of 41 million Hong Kong dollars in 28 days, which not only topped the box office of Hong Kong movies, but also broke the long-standing record of Hong Kong movies. The movie was the first movie to break the box office record of Hong Kong movies, and it became the first movie to break the 40 million box office, which also established Chow Sing Chi as a comedy superstar.

The first time the movie was released, it took only five hours to write the outline of the script of “Saint of Gamblers”. (Photo / Taken from Weibo)

The company’s first ever “The Best of the Best” is a new and innovative concept.

The “God of Gamblers” has allowed Stephen Chow (right) to leap from “Starboy” to “Master Star”. (Photo: taken from Weibo)

The company’s main business is to promote the development of the company’s products and services.

The two of them have not worked together again since “Kung Fu”. (Photo / Taken from Weibo)