Because ticket sales were so good, five sequels were filmed at once. "At that time film was an imported product impossible to buy even if you had money, so it was used preciously, with lots of scrimping. Scenes were rehearsed often before shooting, to avoid reshooting as much as possible," Chang Ying adds.
「我第一次拍戲拿了二千元片酬，花了七百元在圓環買了一套西裝，穿著這套西裝連拍廿、卅部戲，絲毫沒有不連戲的顧慮」，傅清華說，後來有個朋友因為缺錢用，把他這套西裝當掉，害他只好跑到台中去將西裝贖回來，再趕赴片場拍戲。