Everyone who has watched the movie "The King of Gamblers" knows that this is a movie with a prototype character. The male protagonist "He Xin" played by Andy Lau is based on the gambling king Stanley Ho, "Kwok Ying-nan" played by Man Tsz-leung is based on Fok Ying-dong, and "Amei" played by Qiu Shuzhen is based on the gambling king's first wife Li Wanhua.
At that time, Wong Jing wanted to make a movie based on the gambling king Stanley Ho, but he was worried that he would offend the other party, so he was always hesitant, and finally asked his boss to ask Huaqiang. Go to Macau to visit Stanley Ho in person and ask for his permission.
When Stanley Ho heard about this, he readily agreed and provided financial support for the filming of the film.
However, he designated Andy Lau to play his role. He felt that the handsome Andy Lau should play his role. This would be in line with his handsome young self, so he named the character " "Congratulations" has the same pronunciation as "Ho Sheng" (meaning Mr. He) in Cantonese.
Many of the plots in this movie are based on Stanley Ho’s real experiences. In the film, there is a scene in which He Xin witnessed his uncle commit suicide after failing to invest in the stock market when he was a child. This actually reflects the real-life story of the man who failed to invest with his father. And the uncle who committed suicide. In addition, the scene in the movie where He Xin had his teeth extracted when he was a child because he had no money reflects the scene where Stanley Ho went to the dentist to have his teeth filled by relatives when his family was in decline. In the end, he was scolded by the other party for not having the money to see his teeth. And Stanley Ho He also had his tooth extracted because he had no money for a filling. The words of the dentist relative also deeply hurt Stanley Ho's heart, and he vowed to make a difference from then on.
In addition, the appearance of He Xin’s wife Amei being paralyzed and sitting in a wheelchair in the movie mirrors the reality of Li Wanhua, the first wife of the gambling king, who is in a wheelchair due to long-term illness. The death of He Xin's son in a car accident in the second movie is also reflected in reality, Stanley Ho's eldest son died young due to a car accident.
The minor villain He Xin’s illegitimate son Cheng Zhen who appears in the second movie is very capable, but he is always against He Xin. This is reflected in the reality of Stanley Ho. The son of his second wife, He Youlong, is a low-key man and his strength should not be underestimated. He does not like to rely on his father's halo, but relies on his own strength to fight for his own world. Known as the "little gambling king", he ranks 683rd in the "2020 Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center·Hurun Global Rich List" with a wealth of 27 billion yuan.
After the movie was released, Stanley Ho was very satisfied with Andy Lau's performance and praised Andy Lau's excellent acting skills many times. However, he felt that some of the plots in it were a bit exaggerated, but he did not reject it because he also understood that Wang Jing, as a commercial film director, would implement his style as usual, and this film could not avoid this highly entertaining aspect. matter.
Ho Hong-shen's daughter, Ho Chiu-ying, recalled that when she watched this movie when she was a child, she immediately recognized that "He Xin" in the movie was her father, Stanley Ho. She just saw "He Xin" at that time. "When someone held a gun to her head, she doubtfully asked her father if this had happened, but Stanley Ho did not answer her question, but just smiled meaningfully.
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