With the New Year approaching, major award ceremonies have appeared. Among them, the New Era International Film Festival held in Macao has attracted much attention. At this event, many outstanding filmmakers and their masterpieces appeared in turn.
The popular actress Wen Yongshan not only brought "She Who Disappeared" and "Moscow Action", two popular films that swept the world, but her beautiful image also attracted a lot of heated discussions. There are also Liu Mintao, Jiang Yiyi, Jiang Peiyao, Choo Ja Hyun and others also came to the scene, and even Hong Kong artists Ma Guoming and Gao Haining also emerged with "News Queen" and dressed up to attend.
However, in this grand ceremony, the most dazzling thing on the red carpet is not those glamorous actresses, or handsome and handsome faces, but the simple and unpretentious Wang Baoqiang.
When everyone was busy competing for beauty, Wang Baoqiang chose to stand silently in the corner, looking solemn in a black suit. However, his makeup and hairstyle seem somewhat casual, in contrast to other well-groomed entertainers. Despite this, Wang Baoqiang still maintains a proper smile and takes every media friend's request for filming seriously. But if it weren't for the red carpet arrangement, we would hardly have imagined that Wang Baoqiang might have attended in a casual leather jacket.
However, it was this ordinary-looking actor who won the most important award of the festival - the Best Actor Award. With his wonderful performance in the movie "In the Octagon Cage", he successfully won this honor.
It is worth mentioning that Wang Baoqiang's decadent image has once again won him a large number of fans. In the pursuit of fame and fortune, only by maintaining unremitting efforts in the face of setbacks can you stand out. And an actor like Wang Baoqiang, who is low-key on the outside but passionate on the inside, is undoubtedly more impressive.
In addition, the movie "In the Octagon Cage" was not optimistic in the early days of its release. Just when peers were looking forward to the hit movie "Disappearing Her", "In the Octagon Cage" sparked the audience's enthusiasm with its solid storyline and excellent performance of the actors. not only successfully entered the 7.3-point Douban list, but also created a box office performance of 2.2 billion yuan.
In this year's summer film market, "In the Octagon Cage" still achieved box office results after "Fengshen" despite facing fierce competition. And this movie, written, directed and acted by Wang Baoqiang, also left a deep impression on the audience. Whether it is acting or story presentation, Wang Baoqiang has always maintained a high level of quality.
Looking back on the past few years, the "Detective Chinatown" series has made Wang Baoqiang more and more popular in creating comedic characters. However, Wang Baoqiang came to prominence earlier with his simple and natural performance characteristics, and the tension of his acting skills is the real secret of his uniqueness. After getting rid of the self-deprecating and absurd form of humor, Wang Baoqiang's every crazy scene and emotional scene in "In the Octagon Cage" is enough to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the actor.
Unfortunately, this year's film competition is extremely competitive, and if Wang Baoqiang is stronger, he may be able to stand on a higher stage and compete with more outstanding opponents. Even so, the success of "In the Octagon Cage" undoubtedly shows Wang Baoqiang's real acting skills and justifies his own name.
The entertainment industry has always been accompanied by praise and criticism, but directors are often more willing to accept praise than turn a blind eye to criticism. However, with his unique courage, Wang Baoqiang chose to stick to his dreams, even after being criticized. After his first self-written and self-starred movie "Havoc in Tianzhu" was broadcast, it encountered a lot of criticism and bad reviews, with a score of only 3.7 points, which was considered a bad review, and even unexpectedly selected for the Golden Broom Award.
The meaning of this award is obvious, but it is surprising that Wang Baoqiang has become the first well-known actor to attend the Golden Broom Award ceremony in person. On stage, he held a golden broom and said that although this was not a good achievement, he had always cherished the film industry and the rights of the audience, so he decided to apologize to the audience. Still, there are doubts about the past in the minds of the audience.
Many excellent actors may not be able to successfully change careers to become directors, and directors need to have artistic aesthetics, a sense of pictures, and the ability to direct performances and control rhythms. Wang Baoqiang's acting skills are widely recognized, but his directorial achievement, "Havoc in Tianzhu", seems to indicate that he is not quite ready to direct a film.
However, such criticism has instead contributed to the astonishing results of his other film, "In the Octagon Cage". After six years of precipitation, Wang Baoqiang successfully achieved a self-breakthrough, so that the word-of-mouth score of his self-directed and self-starred movies increased from 3.7 to 7.3. Although the promise was fulfilled a little late, it was finally realized, which is undoubtedly gratifying.
The success of "In the Octagon Cage" not only means that Wang Baoqiang is personally honored, but also highly praised by all parties in the industry. Even when the movie was released in the early days, Stephen Chow rarely posted his viewing experience on social media. His praise and emotion are not only an affirmation of this film, but also an extreme expectation of Wang Baoqiang's future potential.
In this star-studded red carpet show, every star wants to attract people's attention with their gorgeous outfits. However, in this film festival that pursues strength and talent, Wang Baoqiang chose a simple and low-key image, but won the most important award. Since then, the controversy about "Havoc in Tianzhu" has passed, and everyone remembers the surprises brought by "In the Octagon Cage", and it also opened a new chapter for Wang Baoqiang as a director.