Predicted to box office 1.935 billion, "In the Octagon Cage" is a complete fire, I want to say this is a miracle for civilians

"In the Octagon Cage" exploded, Wang Baoqiang impressed the audience with his sincerity, and the box office was popular all the way, about to break 1.2 billion.

At first, the platform predicted a total box office of less than 1 billion, but with the climb of word of mouth and the support of the audience, the number has risen to 1.935 billion, which is not only sighing: this is the miracle of civilians.

"In the Octagon Cage" is a realistic work that tells a story of growth and healing from a bottom-level perspective, fully interpreting the spirit of struggle of "living like a weed, indomitable".

Around the movie and Wang Baoqiang, there are many stories to talk about, let's learn about it together.

01, Andy Lau, Liu Ruoying and Wang Baoqiang's friendship

In 2004, the three participated in Feng Xiaogang's "No Thief in the World", and friendships were formed both inside and outside the play, and 19 years later, this friendship has not changed.

"Stupid root" Wang Baoqiang as the director, sister and brother-in-law came to help unconditionally, Hua Ge and Baoqiang sang "It's not a crime for a man to cry" together, praising Baoqiang as a director is very energetic, his sincerity and kindness have not changed, but from a child back then to a man.

Although Wang Baoqiang and his milk tea sister Liu Ruoying meet relatively rarely, every year on his sister's birthday, he remembers to send red envelopes to bless, which is heart and long-term love.

The two sang "Dear Child" together and witnessed this friendship together, Wang Baoqiang said that no matter how long time passed, he will always be his sister's silly and cute silly brother.

02, Stephen Chow cried

In 2019, Stephen Chow invited Wang Baoqiang to play the male lead of "The New King of Comedy", although the quality of the film is average, Xingye maintains his original intention, telling the story of still a small person, hard work, struggle.

Xing Ye rarely called other people's movies, and this time he made an exception for Wang Baoqiang, which shows that the two worked very well together at that time.

The trailer of "In the Octagon Cage" is played, and there are several paper balls on the table, wiping tears with paper towels, and the picture is very strong. I have to praise, Xing Ye is still as nonsensical and funny as ever.

03, "Blind Well" director Li Yang made a cameo appearance

Li Yang is Wang Baoqiang's nobleman, without him, Wang Baoqiang may have to stay at the gate of Beijing Film Studio for a few more years, or it can be said that Xu Sanduo met the squad leader Shi Jin.

"Blind Well" is a movie that is more real than a documentary, exposing ugly human nature, Wang Baoqiang's performance is not like a newcomer at all, there is no trace of performance, successfully won the Best Newcomer Award, and since then began a brilliant acting career.

Wang Baoqiang is a person who knows how to be grateful, so he specially invited director Li Yang to make a cameo appearance in the role of Principal Chen in "In the Octagon Cage", which is also to let the benefactor witness his growth.

04, Wang Baoqiang's sister guest starred in the movie

Wang Baoqiang went to Shaolin Temple to study martial arts, but his family had no money and was under a lot of pressure, and even his younger brother died of a work-related injury during the holidays in order to earn money to subsidize his tuition fees.

The dedication of his family was also the driving force for Wang Baoqiang to get ahead. After becoming famous, Baoqiang was also very good to his family, and this time he invited his sister to make a cameo appearance in the movie.

Sister Wang Yongfang plays Xiang Tenghui's sister in the movie, and the two are acting in their true colors, and the interaction is more natural.

My sister also felt sorry for my younger brother, he had always been happy with his family back then, and he went to Beipiao with nothing and suffered a lot.

05, the brotherhood of Wang Baoqiang and Chen Sicheng

"Disappearing Her" and "In the Octagon" are also competitors of the same period, but Chen Sicheng and Wang Baoqiang promote each other's movies, and the brothers have a deep relationship.

Interestingly, the experience of the two now is very similar to Xu Sanduo and Chengcai in "Soldier Assault" back then.

Chen Sicheng is smart and talented, and like growing up, he likes to be opportunistic, such as every reversal in "Disappearing Her" is a precise calculation that touches the pulse of the audience.

And Wang Baoqiang's "In the Octagon Cage", 6 years to sharpen a sword, in the middle of many ups and downs, no one invested, he mortgaged his own real estate loan, there was no money in the later stage, Chen Sicheng supported with real money.

In fact, this is not the first time that Chen Sicheng has taken money for Baoqiang, when Baoqiang's marriage had problems, the property was frozen, and it was Chen Sicheng who called him 3 million and remarked "brother come on".

When Chen Sicheng faced controversy, Baoqiang also stood in front of his brother and once said, "I will always accompany you." ”

There is a saying, although Chen Sicheng is "scum", he is quite righteous, if Wang Baoqiang's eyebrows are clear, this pair of CP would have been locked up long ago.

06. Finally, I can return the Golden Broom Award

In 2017, Wang Baoqiang became a director for the first time and directed "Big Trouble", although it sold 756 million at the box office, but the reputation was a mess and won a golden broom award.

Before Wang Baoqiang, no star had ever gone to receive this Golden Broom Award, and everyone advised him not to go, which would affect his career, but he wanted to go, and he went dignifiedly.

Since then, the golden broom has become his motivation, and he wants to strive to make a work that satisfies the audience.

6 years later, Wang Baoqiang did it, from 3.7 points that year to 7.5 points (7.6 for the first opening), and the box office also surpassed the previous work, running for 2 billion.

Cheng Qingsong, the founder of the Golden Broom Award, praised "In the Octagonal Cage" as a true masterpiece of Wang Baoqiang's directorial career, returning to his original intention, completing the counterattack, and reminding Wang Baoqiang to return the golden broom to him.

07. True stories and archetypal characters

At that time, Wang Baoqiang watched the "Fighting Orphan" incident of the Daliangshan Enbo Fighting Club and was deeply touched and decided to put it on the big screen.

During this period, he pushed off many money-making projects, revised the script over and over again, and was bent on passing on this powerful real event in the form of movies to make people feel this positive energy.

Wang Baoqiang played by Xiang Tenghui, the prototype character is the founder of the fight club Embo Fighting, Embo, who sold his car and house to Tenghui in the movie, and the real-life Embo, in order to help this group of children, also really sold his house.

He used martial arts to give children hope that without martial arts, they would not be able to walk out of the mountains, and might herd cattle at home or carry stones for people.

Embo's story deserves to be seen, and he thanked Wang Baoqiang for "In the Octagon Cage", which allows people to understand the story of the fighting ring and beyond the fighting ring.

Wang Baoqiang outside the play also did a lot, such as Enbo was hospitalized with a sudden myocardial infarction before, it was Wang Baoqiang who contacted experts and paid for medical expenses for him, you know that at that time he was still worried about the post-production costs of the movie, but he felt that for Enbo, everything was worth it.

When the movie was screened, Embo came in a wheelchair to support, and this moment was really the warmest light in human nature.

08, 1000 mountain children choose the protagonist

Wang Baoqiang is a real grassroots and comes out from the bottom, so he knows the power of this story.

When choosing young actors, he did not use child stars with rich acting experience, but went to the depths of the mountains to choose.

Why do this, because they are blank slates, enough to move people's hearts, and then it is to give these children another possibility in life, maybe help them get out of the mountain.

When the movie was not released, there were two touching tidbits circulating, one was "pinching steamed buns" and the other was eating watermelon.

Who watched these two paragraphs without being moved, who did not want to support this group of children in the mountains, so the explosion of "In the Octagon Cage" was doomed from the beginning.

09. The little "sloppy" has grown up

The role of the teenager in "In the Octagon Cage" is the documentary "Awesome! The stabbing sloppy in "Boy", he was the most difficult to manage at that time, and he fought with people without saying a word.

Later, when the reporter visited the baseball base, Sloppiness changed, became mature, steady, and became a role model for the young players.

When someone asked him if he wanted to be a baseball coach or a star in the future, he replied that he would be a star because it would promote baseball, which is his goal.

Now he has participated in "In the Octagon Cage", which makes this possibility a little more, and sloppiness has really walked out of the mountain.

10, Wang Baoqiang gained 30 pounds for the character

Wang Baoqiang is the soul of the whole film, Xiang Tenghui is different from the characters he has created in the past, he gave up his previous flamboyance and release in comedy, and replaced it with silence, seriousness, and loneliness.

In order to fit the character, he also gained 30 pounds to make the character as real and believable as possible, and also added some other possibilities to his performance.

During his performance, he can actually be found in "Blind Well" and "Hello! Some shadows of Mr. Tree" and "No Thief in the World", perhaps this is intentional, a tribute to himself.

《Hello！ Mr. Tree" director Han Jie praised Wang Baoqiang like this: he sometimes laughs and scolds, sometimes deep as the sea, sometimes neurotically imitates a certain character, sometimes inadvertently reveals the simplicity and sincerity of rural people, and at the same time he also has an extraordinary insight into personnel. These endowments, like treasures, will be freely activated when he performs, such as divine help on the screen.

The most outstanding scene in "In the Octagon Cage" is Wang Baoqiang sitting in a taxi, and the lights performing the face change outside hit his face, forming a reflection that reveals his inner drama.

Wang Baoqiang used a true story, coupled with his own experience and understanding, to tell us a truth: as long as you don't give up and work hard, you will definitely be able to get out of your own way.

And himself, from the extras at the gate of the Beijing Film Studio, all the way to the first-line stars, and then to the director, he has no faith, only believes in himself, and has a strong belief to support him, that is, he will succeed.

Although "In the Octagon" has its imperfections, this time I am willing to watch it win once, because it is a miracle for civilians. (Reported by: XI)