In Li Changsheng's impression, "The King of Thousand Kings" also became popular in the mainland. Although not as popular as "Shanghai Beach", it has achieved the reputation of Xie Xian's fourth brother. Because he dislikes Xie's father and son very much, Li Changsheng will never let Xie Xian play this role. When this project started, he acted in two TV series at the same time by himself. This is very normal in Xiangjiang at this time, and most of the popular actors have the experience of acting. Even some popular actors acted in five or six films at the same time, why didn't they get complained about? Probably because they performed well, and the audience didn't pick 057 at the time. For a top actor like Li Changsheng, there is no problem in doing two plays at the same time. Li Changsheng's performance in "The King of Thousand Kings" is also laying the groundwork for replacing Zhou Run in "God of Gamblers" in the future! In my impression, there were very few gambling movies in Hong Kong dramas before, so this drama is based on Hollywood gambling movies.
So we can clearly see that in terms of storylines and characterization, the play has consciously borrowed from the models of some classic Hollywood movies. The classic scene of Paul Newman playing cards and outwitting gamblers on the train in the movie "Cheating". As for the descriptions of Luo Sihai and Tan Sheng's two generations of Qianwang, people with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that they have copied the experience of the godfather and son from the other side of the ocean. Especially Tan Sheng, under the guidance of his master's precepts and deeds, the young man who never knew the world finally became a new generation of Qian Wang who dominates one side and is sophisticated, just like another Michael The second-generation godfather played by Al Pacino in "The Godfather". Maybe it was the original time and space, the first time a Hong Kong drama did this kind of borrowing, and the practice was not deep enough, so I felt that this kind of borrowing was a bit rote. At that time, Ren Dahua's appearance and acting skills were still in their infancy, so they didn't have a good grasp of the timing of Tan Sheng's final character change (from a fresh-blooded youth to a deep and gloomy bird of prey). It's still Jiang Lao's hotness, Luo Sihai, this (agde) old king, is played by Xie Xian with affection and righteousness, and the abjection and bitterness after Nei Hai becomes blind is also handled in every detail. Luo Sihai should be regarded as a classic image of Xie Xian. Since then, the name of the fourth brother has spread like wildfire, and it has become a well-known nickname for his old man. It is rumored that before the filming of "The King of Thousand Kings", Xie Xian stayed on the set for seven days and seven nights, and only allowed one hour a day to go home to take a shower. Even though he was not filming, he was too tired to collapse. Although Xie Xian gives people the impression that he is unrestrained and unrestrained, he is very serious about his work. In order to achieve the image effect he wants, he rarely wears the clothes provided by the film company. Every time he prepares a lot of clothes to wear when filming, especially fashion, he must wear his own, because every filming costs a lot of money. (recommend the new book "Controlling Hong Kong Entertainment from the Head of Hu Yunv" Traveling through Xiangjiang in 1985, she was cared for by Zhou Huimin. Abolish Mr. Ni, let Zhou Huihan have both children! Cut off Hu Daliu's fortune and Jiaxin's Lin Jieying Shaofen! Cut off the wealth of the four big families of Hu and Li Bancheng with hundreds of billions of dollars! Abolish Zeng Zhixuan, save Jieying, Lizhen and Haimei Shuzhen! Cut off Hu Zhougui's true qualities as a hero, and win the golden statue actor! Jiehu Li Lianjie Huang Feihong became the emperor of kung fu! He taught countless disciples, Zhou Xing and the four heavenly kings are all his disciples! Replace Xiang's family, become the leader of the society, and chase the Nanyue gang away! Cut Hu Bill, cover Bridge Booth, and become the richest man in the world!).