"There were many dialogue-intensive shots in Newcomer to Officialdom done early in the year, yet 49 episodes took only 50 work-days. Done in the summer, Tathagata Buddha's Divine Hand was big on martial arts and special effects, but 40 episodes were completed in just two-and-a-half months," said Hung Jen-tsuo, illustrating the speed of the film crew.
「年初的《官場插班生》文戲多，四十二集花了兩個月的工作天；夏天時的《如來神掌》講究武術、特效，但四十二集也只在兩個半月內完成，」洪任佐解說劇組拍攝進度。