How popular was the movie "Shaolin Temple" starring Jet Li back then? After watching it, the children went to the courtyard to practice a few tricks, and they couldn't wait to become a martial arts master immediately, and among the many children was Wang Baoqiang.
That year, Wang Baoqiang was eight years old, he wanted to learn martial arts in Shaolin Temple, but his parents disagreed, thinking that this was a child's nonsense, but Wang Baoqiang was very serious, even if his father scared him, he was not afraid at all.
Just to go to Shaolin Temple, Wang Baoqiang cried a few times.
One day half a month later, his father said, "Shaolin Temple, you can go if you want." ”
My mother said, "It's best if you can do it, and if you can't do it, it's okay, it doesn't matter." ”
Wang Baoqiang borrowed dozens of yuan for the fare and embarked on the road of learning martial arts.
The tickets have been sold out, only the station tickets are left, Wang Baoqiang is standing in the aisle, the train is swaying, the people next to him are eating oranges, the orange juice is splashed on the floor, and Wang Baoqiang spit it out directly.
After getting off the train, Wang Baoqiang got on the bus to Dengfeng, and in the evening, he finally arrived at the Shaolin Temple, but the mountain gate of the temple was not as grand as in the movie.
On the second day, Wang Baoqiang received a dark yellow monk's robe, shaved his head again, and he wore the clothes on his body, feeling empty.
When I called home to report my safety, my father said, "If you don't want to practice, you can come back to study." ”
After hanging up the phone, Wang Baoqiang burst into tears.
In the first three years of Shaolin Temple, Wang Baoqiang ran and climbed mountains every day, every day.
In 1998, Wang Baoqiang has been in Shaolin Temple for six years, when he was eight years old, he was already a fourteen-year-old young man, not only sturdy, but also practiced many skills, boxing and drunken swords.
Wang Baoqiang went down the mountain after completing his studies and returned to his hometown. When shopping with his sister, Wang Baoqiang took a fancy to a pair of shoes, and at this time he was wearing monk shoes on his feet, so Wang Baoqiang said: "Sister, can you buy me a pair of shoes." ”
But his sister refused, Wang Baoqiang's face turned red, he came out to mix for six years, and he asked his sister to spend money to buy a pair of shoes, which made him embarrassed.
My sister saw the abnormality and hurriedly explained: "My sister's salary is 100 yuan a month, and she hasn't paid her salary yet. ”
Wang Baoqiang shed tears, and that night he made up his mind to go to Beijing to break through.
The next day, Wang Baoqiang took the eighty yuan given by his father and embarked on the road to the north.
When I arrived at Beijing West Railway Station, someone pulled Wang Baoqiang, and the aunt was holding a leather booklet with a photo of the hotel in her hand, and the man said: "This is the cheapest, and it is not so cheap to go to other places." ”
One hundred and twenty yuan was an astronomical amount for him at that time, except for the eighty yuan given by his father, the remaining five hundred yuan was saved by frugality, staying in a hotel, eating and spending, what can this money do.
Wang Baoqiang did not have accommodation, he walked on the street and asked, how to get to Beijing Film Studio, and finally Wang Baoqiang arrived at his destination.
Since it is a North Drifter, you need to make a long-term plan, Wang Baoqiang came to the North Beach, he learned that the rent here is very cheap, so he shared a house with a few strangers, only 20 yuan a month.
When it comes to the meal, it is the most headache for Wang Baoqiang, in addition to potatoes, it is steamed bread boiled water, borrowed from the neighbor's soy sauce to dip it and eat, it tastes very good.
Wang Baoqiang took on a few faceless small roles and earned 200 yuan, he took out some of them and invited his roommates to eat a good meal, patting cucumbers, tomatoes mixed with sugar, although this is an ordinary home-cooked meal, the roommates instantly bottomed out, as if they had never eaten such a delicious thing.
One day, Wang Baoqiang took a job, this time playing a refugee fleeing the famine, who was kicked to the ground by an officer, and had to take people to the ditch.
At the beginning, Wang Bao could think that he would really shoot, after all, he was making a movie, but what he didn't expect was a real kick, and more than one kick.
The foot strength of the big scalp shoes is not covered, this kick down, Wang Baoqiang curled up, the director was not satisfied, and asked to do it again.
After the second kick was over, the director was anxious and said why he reacted so slowly. The director pointed at Wang Baoqiang and said: "Who is looking for this person, how can you find a fool." "The director said no, so he had to shoot it again, and this time it passed without a hitch. Wang Baoqiang has a purple leather shoe print on his waist, and although a week has passed, the mark is still there.
After seeing the acupuncture head and the assistant director, as well as the stand-in of the big star, Wang Baoqiang would smile and say: "Hello, my name is Wang Baoqiang, I am fifteen years old this year, and I have studied martial arts in Shaolin Temple for six years. ”
In exchange for wordlessness and cynicism......
A few people in the dormitory are going to go their separate ways, the eldest brother in the dormitory was photographed by a martial arts crew, he was the first to move out of here, the six sons mixed well, and served as a deputy for the director, and he made several buddies, some returned to their hometowns, and some moved to the vicinity of the Beijing Film Studio.
Wang Baoqiang's luck is a little bad, he rarely receives the work of group performances, and at the worst time, he can only get seven yuan a day, and he can't afford the rent, Wang Baoqiang lives in a tent at the construction site, where he moves bricks and wood, because of his young age, he can only count half a job, but fortunately, he can get a little money.
In his free time, Wang Baoqiang will wash photos every once in a while, and he will give these photos to the assistant director, as well as the acupuncture head, maybe when he will be able to take a big job, the workers ridiculed, this kid is probably crazy.
At that time, it took a lot of money to print photos, but Wang Baoqiang was very willing, maybe the directors just got the photos, turned around and threw them away, but Wang Baoqiang said: "The hundredth one can't be seen, and the one hundred and one may be able to see it." ”
Wang Baoqiang, as in the past, was working on the construction site, and at this moment the pager rang, Wang Baoqiang went to the phone booth and connected the phone, and the person over there said: "Wang Baoqiang? We are the crew of "Blind Well", and we will come to audition tomorrow. ”
Wang Baoqiang was in a very poor state, but he successfully passed the interview, and it turned out that the crew was looking for such a person.
After "Blind Well" was completed, Wang Baoqiang got a salary of 1,500 yuan, which is a huge amount of money.
In 2003, Wang Baoqiang won the Best Newcomer Award at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, and when he was in the bathroom, he met Andy Lau, the king of heaven.
Wang Baoqiang came to the stage to accept the award, he was very nervous, but it is not difficult to see his sincerity.
Everyone knows what happened later, Wang Baoqiang starred in classic film and television dramas such as "No Thieves in the World", "Soldier Assault", "One Man's Martial Arts" and so on.
Looking back on Wang Baoqiang's history of struggle, he can't be said to be without hard work, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared, Wang Baoqiang has done it, he is a well-deserved strong man.