Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Wai Ka-Fai
Written by	Wai Ka-fai, Szeto Kam-Yuen, Matt Chow
Produced by	Johnnie To
Starring	Lau Ching Wan Carman Lee Francis Ng Cheung Tat-ming Matt Chow Elvis Tsui Cheng Cho Ruby Wong Soong Pounh Chong
Cinematography	Wong Wing Hang
Edited by	Wong Wing Ming
Music by	Wong Ka Sin
Production company	Milkyway Image
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release date	14 March 1997 (1997-03-14)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (Chinese: 一個字頭的誕生) is a 1997 gangster drama directed by Wai Ka Fai, starring Lau Ching Wan, Carman Lee, Francis Ng, Cheung Tat Ming, Matt Chow, Elvis Tsui, Cheng Cho and Ruby Wong. Made in 1997, this is the first formal film produced by Milkyway Image.^[1]

Bo invites Gau, a poor gangster living in Hong Kong, to join him in smuggling valuable cars back to China. What Gau doesn't know is that accepting the offer will lead him on a journey of endless misfortune and death in China. However, leaving the gang before they start their job will take him on another journey of fighting for dignity and honour in Taiwan.

• Lau Ching Wan as A Gau (阿狗)
• Carman Lee
• Francis Ng as Matt (阿貓)
• Cheung Tat-ming as Bo (大寶)
• Matt Chow as Kei (喪基)
• Elvis Tsui
• Cheng Cho as Big Chun (大春)
• Ruby Wong as Bo's wife (大嫂)
• Soong Pounh Chong as Small Chun (小春)

Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay award in the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards.^{[citation needed]} It is also included in the Films of Merit list made by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award.^{[citation needed]}

• Jat go zi tau di daan sang at IMDb
• Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 at the Hong Kong Movie Database