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(Wang Baoqiang took the stage to accept the award)
On the evening of December 20, 2023, the 4th New Era International Film Festival Golden Yang Flower Award ceremony was held at the Wynn Hotel in Macau, China. The well-known actor Wang Baoqiang won three awards for Best Film, Best Actor, and Most Potential Director for the film "In the Octagon Cage", becoming the brightest star of the night.
Gao Qunshu won the Best Director Award for "The Tip of the Knife", and Hui Yinghong won the Best Actress Award for "I Love You!"
Liu Mintao won the Best Supporting Actress Award for "Warm". Wen Yongshan won the Most Breakthrough Actress Award for "Disappearing Her".
(Liu Mintao)
Xu Weizhou won the Most Breakthrough Actor Award for starring in "Chinese Ping Pong: The Jedi Strikes Back".
The famous performing artist Siqin Gaowa received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Founded in 2019, the Golden Flower Award at the New Era International Film Festival is a film awards event held in Macao, China to promote the Chinese dream, and its influence is increasing.
The ceremony brought together stars such as Gong Hanlin, Hou Tianlai, Wu Yufang, Tao Huimin, Li Naiwen, Qian Xiaohao, Xie Junhao, Yam Dahua and other stars, who lit up the night sky of Macau with their stars overhead.
("In the Octagon Cage" poster)
In October 2023, the shortlist of the 36th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards was announced, and "In the Octagon Cage" directed and starring Wang Baoqiang was highly demanding.
But unfortunately, Wang Baoqiang was not shortlisted for the 5 Best Actor candidates, which surprised many netizens.
"In the Octagon Cage" will be released in major theaters across the country on July 26, 2023, and the final box office will exceed 2.1 billion yuan.
"In the Octagonal Cage" tells the story of Xiang Tenghui, a frustrated middle-aged man, who established a fighting club and led a group of children to break through their fate and find a way out of life.
(Stills from Wang Baoqiang's "In the Octagonal Cage")
The characters in the film are vivid and vivid, the emotional expression is delicate and real, and there are many tear-jerking details in the film.
"In the Octagon Cage" is based on real events, and the realistic color is very strong, which seems real and credible.
At the award ceremony of the Golden Yanghua Award, the famous performing artist Gong Hanlin and his wife Jin Zhu served as the award presenters. Wang Baoqiang took the stage to accept the award three times, holding the three trophies of Best Film, Best Actor, and Most Potential Director in his arms.
When delivering his acceptance speech, Wang Baoqiang looked very excited. He said: I have been in the film industry for 24 years, but as a director, I am still a newcomer. This is a new beginning, and I still have a long way to go in the future, and I hope to make more works that will be loved by the audience in the future.
Wang Baoqiang also humorously ridiculed: "In the Octagon Cage" is a new role I played after I entered middle age, and I am very grateful to director Wang Baoqiang for his bold use of me. I hope to cooperate with more directors in the future to explore Wang Baoqiang's potential.
Wang Baoqiang won 3 awards in a row, and quickly rushed to the hot search, causing heated discussions among netizens.
Wang Baoqiang is a legend in the entertainment industry, he only has a primary school education, and his appearance is not good. And Wang Baoqiang is only 1.65 meters tall and weighs 54 kilograms, and he is inconspicuous in the crowd.
This peasant boy has no background or connections, and has struggled from an extras in the north to a popular first-line star.
(Wang Baoqiang in the early years)
He was born in 1982 in a poor family in Nanhe District, Xingtai City, Hebei Province, and worked as a lay disciple in Shaolin Temple for 6 years.
In the long 6 years, Wang Baoqiang has only returned home 6 times. In 2002, Wang Baoqiang came to Beijing to work hard when he was 20 years old. He shared a basement with several extras near the North Film Studio, and rats crawled over his face as he slept at night.
Wang Baoqiang hangs a bag of cold steamed buns and a few packets of mustard on the wall, and he has to calculate and eat them every day. He was kicked out when he went to the crew to recommend the play, and he had no money to take a taxi back to the rental house on a snowy day, so he walked in the snow for more than 3 hours, and his legs froze and he was almost paralyzed.
Due to the difficult situation, Wang Baoqiang did not go home for 3 years, he was reluctant to get a round-trip ticket, and he was afraid of missing the opportunity to film. There is a telephone booth at the entrance of the alley of Wang Baoqiang's rental house, and the stall is guarded by a Beijing uncle, who uses a coal stove for heating.
(Wang Baoqiang before becoming famous)
When the weather was the coldest, Wang Baoqiang couldn't stand the cold, so he went to the old man to warm up. In order not to attract suspicion, Wang Baoqiang helped the uncle arrange newspapers and magazines and sweep the floor. He also rushed over early to help the uncle make the stove.
Wang Baoqiang didn't go home for 3 years, and he didn't write a letter home, so that his parents thought he died in an accident. On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, my parents missed Wang Baoqiang at the reunion dinner and cried uncontrollably.
Wang Baoqiang is humble, simple and kind, this peasant boy has met many nobles along the way.
In 2004, under the support of Feng Xiaogang, Wang Baoqiang played the role of Silly Gen in the film "No Thieves in the World", which began to attract attention.
(Wang Baoqiang, Liu Ruoying's "No Thieves in the World" stills)
Since then, Wang Baoqiang has become popular all over the country with classic roles such as A Bing in "Secret Calculation", Xu Sanduo in "Soldier Assault", Jiang Maocai in "Assembly Number", Shunyu in "My Brother is Shun Yo", Milkman Niu Gen in "People in Embarrassment", Dong Cunrui in "Forward for New China", and Bench in "My Father is a Bench".
Among them, Wang Baoqiang won the 24th China TV Golden Eagle Audience's Favorite Actor Award and the Most Popular Actor Award for starring in "Soldier Assault".
Wang Baoqiang's success has inspired many extras, and they also dream of replicating Wang Baoqiang's life trajectory. These extras drift in Beijing and Hengdian all the year round, playing tricks in film and television dramas, and delusionally becoming popular.
(Wang Baoqiang's "My Father is a Bench") stills
(Extras with dreams)
Some extras are in their 30s or even 40s, not in love, not married, no house, no savings, and destitute.
As a result, some media put forward this point of view, saying that Wang Bao had harmed a large number of extras. This statement is biased, and this account cannot be counted on Wang Baoqiang.
After Wang Baoqiang became famous, he let his peasant parents live a superior life. He built a house for the second elder in his hometown, let his parents take a plane, and ate in a star-rated hotel. Wang Baoqiang's brother and sister work as farmers at home, and he also gives the greatest financial help.
Since 2016, the divorce battle between Wang Baoqiang and Ma Rong has left him humiliated, painful and scarred. Ma Rong had an extramarital affair with Wang Baoqiang behind his back and his agent Song Zhe, which made Wang Baoqiang feel the sinister nature of people's hearts.
(Love is a thing of the past)
During the court's evidence collection, Wang Baoqiang's life was worse than death. After two court sessions, in June 2018, the Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People's Court ruled that Wang Baoqiang and Ma Rong were divorced. For this reason, Ma Rong took away his huge family property.
Wang Baoqiang's divorce pain has not been eliminated, and in June 2019, his mother passed away from cancer. Under the double blow, Wang Baoqiang had symptoms of depression and felt pessimistic about life.
Under the warmth of his father and elder brothers and sisters, Wang Baoqiang gradually stepped out of the shadows.
Wang Baoqiang, who has been reborn, has been preparing for the film "In the Octagon Cage" during the epidemic, and strives to dedicate a down-to-earth film to the people. He participated in the creation of the script and polished the script repeatedly.
(Wang Baoqiang was interviewed by the crew of "In the Octagon Cage")
On March 13, 2022, "In the Octagon Cage" was launched in Chengdu, Sichuan. At that time, during the epidemic, in order to grab time, Wang Baoqiang had to work 15 or 6 hours a day, and he only slept 4 hours a day, tired of dark circles and eye bags.
There are more than 100 people in the crew, worried that they will be infected with the epidemic, Wang Baoqiang not only serves as the director and starring, but also directs the disinfection of the crew, and pays special attention to eating.
More than two months of filming was a purgatory for Wang Baoqiang. Fortunately, on July 6, 2023, "In the Octagon Cage" was released nationwide with rave reviews and received a box office against the sky. According to reports, Wang Baoqiang can get a box office of 5 to 6 billion.
On the evening of December 20, at the Golden Yang Flower Award ceremony in Macau, although Wang Baoqiang wore makeup, the audience found that he looked a little old and haggard, looking much older than his actual age, which is the mark left on him by life.
(Wang Baoqiang at the award ceremony)
Along the way, Wang Baoqiang experienced the darkest moment of his life, but he stood up strongly, turned all the ups and downs into the driving force to move forward, and reaped the glory of his career.
When the famous performing artist Siqin Gaowa delivered her acceptance speech, she said excitedly: I am very happy, but I am also nervous. I am not willing to stand still from now on, and I hope to move forward with you.
Siqin Gaowa, who is 73 years old, said that she will continue to take on the drama and take on the show!
Siqin Gaowa stepped off the podium, and Wang Baoqiang took the initiative to hug her and give each other blessings!
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