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In the hot summer of 2022, Wang Baoqiao, who lives in the countryside, was standing in his Douyin live broadcast room and singing and dancing enthusiastically for tens of thousands of audiences, his face full of joy. From a simple guy in the countryside to an Internet celebrity today, he has 430,000 die-hard fans, and the number of viewers of each live broadcast and the amount of tips he receives make him confident and proud.
However, just as he was about to show his moving dance posture again and bring a wonderful performance to the audience, his mobile phone screen suddenly lit up, and a private message from his idol, Wang Baoqiang, came into view. Wang Baowan inadvertently caught a glimpse of this information, and suddenly his hands trembled slightly involuntarily, and the smile on his face instantly stiffened.
This message turned out to be sent to him by Wang Baoqiang, who he had always dreamed of and worked hard to learn and imitate. The content of the message clearly states: "You can imitate me, but you must respect my rights and interests, and do not use my name for commercial performances." ”
Wang Baoqiao, who was originally full of anticipation and joy, immediately became gloomy after reading this sentence, and his eyes were full of shock and loss. He was once known as "the Internet celebrity who most resembles Wang Baoqiang", but today, he was directly pointed out by the real Wang Baoqiang and asked him to abide by the moral bottom line.
Faced with such information, Wang Baoqiao fell into a short trance and deep thought.
For Wang Baoqiao, all this is so strange and novel, he is afraid of interacting with people, introverted, slurred, and extremely fast, so he is often ridiculed and ostracized by his colleagues.
During his long factory life, he was always alone, unable to find a close friend who could confide in him, and suffered from the indifferent gaze of others everywhere.
However, whenever a rare day off comes, Wang Baoqiao will always lie alone on his humble single bed, staring at the dilapidated bed board above his head, and let his thoughts soar freely.
Since he was a child, he had no interest in textbooks, but had a soft spot for martial arts novels. Whenever he opened a book, his mind seemed to be in a new world, and his imagination freely unfolded along with the plot of the book.
Although Wang Baoqiao has a limited number of books to read, he can always play in his fantasies, transforming himself into the protagonist of the novel, and becoming a martial arts master who can fight well and can do anything.
Subsequently, he became obsessed with movies, especially those starring Wang Baoqiang, such as "Soldier Assault", "People in Embarrassment", etc., and he was deeply attracted to this star who had dreams since childhood, started from scratch, and eventually became famous by his own strength.
Someone boldly pointed out that Wang Baoqiao and Wang Baoqiang are so similar in appearance, like identical twin brothers. At first, he was skeptical, but as time went on, he became more and more convinced that there was some mysterious and subtle connection between himself and his idol.
Since then, he has silently imitated Wang Baoqiang's words and deeds in his heart, hoping to better integrate into society in this way and win the recognition and acceptance of others.
In the scorching summer of 2019, Wang Baoqiao was fortunate to come into contact with the popular short video platform across the country, and he was shocked to find that some people can attract the attention of a large number of fans in the online world just because of their similar appearance to celebrities, which brought him great shock and inspiration.
In an instant, Wang Baoqiao became extremely enthusiastic about the profession of "Internet celebrity". He knows that if he can become an Internet celebrity, he will not only be able to get rid of the hard work in the factory in the past, but also earn a good income with the help of his popularity and influence. After much deliberation, he finally decided to resign and return to the countryside of his hometown of Guizhou with good expectations for the future.
Since then, Wang Baowan has embarked on his own "imitation journey". He created a personal account under the name "Wang Baoqiang" on the short video platform Douyin, and chose to imitate his idol - Wang Baoqiang.
In 2020, he released his first parody video work.
In the video, Wang Baowan is wearing a black robe, a wide-brimmed hat, and his arms are wrapped around his chest, which perfectly reproduces a classic martial arts image. Then, he opened his mouth and said the classic lines of Feng Yuxiu, the villain role played by Wang Baoqiang in the movie "One Man's Martial Arts": "Not only is it superior, but also life and death." At this moment, whether it is appearance or demeanor, whether it is dress or tone, Wang Baoqiang has done his best to restore Wang Baoqiang's image on the big screen, which is breathtaking.
This "debut" has undoubtedly been a huge success, and the video has won the attention and love of many netizens as soon as it was released. People have said that Wang Baoqiang is not only strikingly similar to Wang Baoqiang in appearance, but even the tone and tone of his speech are the same as those of the star himself, which is difficult to distinguish. There are even people who bluntly believe that Wang Baoqiang may be Wang Baoqiang's younger brother or stuntman.
In the face of such warm praise, Wang Baowan naturally couldn't hide his excitement. In order to interpret Wang Baoqiang's classic screen image more deeply, he resolutely gave up his past neat outfits, chose to show people with a sloppy and uninhibited appearance, and did his best to reproduce the classic scenes in "Detective Chinatown";
This series of bold and exaggerated imitations has not only succeeded in attracting widespread public attention, but also won many praises.
With the continuous rise in popularity, Wang Baoqiao is more free of himself in the Douyin live broadcast room. He not only wore a suit with a price of up to 20,000 yuan, which perfectly reproduced the classic role of "tree" created by Wang Baoqiang in the movie "Hello Mr. Tree", but also deliberately looked for a friend named "Niu Rong" at the scene, and publicly alluded to Wang Baoqiang's divorced family disputes, which aroused heated discussions among the majority of netizens.
However, what is even more amazing is that in a live broadcast in 2022, Wang Baoqiao actually interacted with Wang Baoqiang's ex-wife Ma Rong online, directly calling each other "Xiao Rongrong" in a relaxed and ridiculous tone, and saying "I miss you".
Subsequently, he also uploaded this video to his personal social media platform, suggesting that there is a possibility of rekindling the old relationship between Wang Baoqiang and Ma Rong, and openly hyping the divorce rumors of the two, which aroused strong disgust and severe condemnation from the majority of netizens.
In addition to the in-depth imitation of Wang Baoqiang's classic film and television image, Wang Baoqiang also showed extraordinary talent on the other hand, that is, his excellent martial arts performance skills.
As early as 2020, when he first tried to imitate Feng Yuxiu's martial arts moves, although the conditions at that time were very simple and the video production technology was relatively backward, he had already attracted a lot of attention just by virtue of his similar appearance to Wang Baoqiang.
A year later, Wang Baoqiao once again filmed a short martial arts film about the role of Feng Yuxiu, and this time he can be said to have shown his strength. He decisively invited the well-known film and television crew Alongsu team to create it, from camera movement techniques to action design, all of which reflect the film and television quality of professional productions.
Under the careful filming of Alongsu's team, Wang Baoqiao successfully incarnated as Feng Yuxiu, and his performance skills can be called perfect. His martial arts movements are heroic and vigorous, his emotional expression is delicate and nuanced, and the whole person is fully engaged in it, which makes the audience fascinated and full of praise.
In just two years, the talented Wang Baowan has successfully created and filmed a number of high-quality martial arts short films! His production team is strong, his creative attitude is rigorous and serious, and he is full of passion and love for the film and television industry, so he has won unanimous praise from people in the industry.
Some professionals praised without hesitation, as long as Wang Baowei can always maintain such an excellent creative level and unswervingly take the road of martial arts film and television, he is definitely expected to become a real martial arts superstar in the future, and even be recorded in history!
However, it is a pity that when Wang Baoqiao won wide recognition for his outstanding acting talent and excellent quality of work, he unfortunately fell into the whirlpool of opportunism and committed some intolerable behavior.
Wang Baoweak, who was once a smash hit, seems to have completely forgotten his original intention and goal. He is no longer the actor who focuses on his film and television career and persistently pursues his inner dream, but has transformed into a mercenary and traffic star who goes with the flow.
On his way to fame, Wang Baoqiao made a series of jaw-dropping moves, blatantly using Wang Baoqiang's popularity and influence to hype. One of the most controversial is undoubtedly that he actually interacted with Wang Baoqiang's ex-wife Ma Rong in a live broadcast in 2022.
At that time, Ma Rong was recommending products to fans in her live broadcast room as usual. Suddenly, a viewer applied to connect, and out of curiosity, Ma Rong agreed to the other party's request.
At first, Ma Rong may have thought that this was just an ordinary passer-by fan. However, when the person called her "Xiao Rongrong" in a playful tone and said affectionate words such as "I miss you", Ma Rong was shocked.
It was only at this time that Ma Rong suddenly realized that the man in front of her, whose facial features resembled her ex-husband Wang Baoqiang, was actually the Internet celebrity "Wang Baoqiang", who has exploded in popularity recently. Although Ma Rong is still calm on the surface, the anger and uneasiness inside are obvious.
What's even more shocking is that after the incident, Wang Baowan posted this controversial video to his social media page, and attached a sentence "Memory is the source of pain", openly implying that there is a possibility of rekindling the old relationship between Wang Baoqiang and Ma Rong, which is undoubtedly wantonly hyping up the heat of the divorce scandal between the two.
Wang Baoqiang's personal privacy was wantonly consumed, and he openly laughed and ridiculed the haze brought about by the divorce incident! Some netizens misunderstood this and mistakenly thought that the divorced couple had really reconciled. However, such a phenomenon has undoubtedly aroused strong dissatisfaction among the majority of netizens and severely condemned any form of consumption of celebrity influence to attract attention, which is a sign of deep moral decay and breaking through the bottom line.
Wang Baoqiang, who couldn't stand such intensified hype, finally resolutely issued a statement on social platforms in 2022, solemnly warning Wang Baoqiang: "You can imitate me, but please respect my rights and interests, and don't use my name to carry out any commercial activities." This is undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face from Wang Baoqiang to Wang Baoqiang, which dealt a heavy blow to the latter's reputation and dignity.
As a poor rural family, it should be admirable to become an inspirational model of imitating celebrity Internet celebrities through hard work. However, Wang Baowan was eager for quick success and inappropriate words, and finally angered his long-time idol, which is really regrettable.
Since receiving Wang Baoqiang's public warning, Wang Baoqiang's popularity and income on the Internet have instantly fallen into a trough, and the once glorious craze has disappeared without a trace. For a while, he had to delete all controversial videos related to Ma Rong, and frequently apologized on social media, eager to regain the understanding and forgiveness of netizens.
However, even at such a tragic price, Wang Baoqiao's reputation still suffered irreparably huge damage. In order to become famous overnight in the Internet celebrity industry, this originally simple and unpretentious rural youth did not hesitate to adopt various means that violated public order and good customs, and finally set himself on fire and put his career in trouble.
Looking back on the past, the reason why Wang Baoqiang threw himself into the torrent of "imitation" is because he has been full of love and imitation for the words and deeds of his idol Wang Baoqiang since he was a child. In order to better adapt to this society, he tried his best to learn Wang Baoqiang's speech and demeanor, and even the slightest expression or movement could not escape his keen eyes.
It is precisely because of that unremitting enthusiasm that Wang Baoqiao can shine on the bright short video platform, and gradually reveals his extraordinary martial arts and acting talent. He has created a number of high-quality short films for himself.
Industry insiders have also praised him, believing that as long as he sticks to this creative passion, he may become the next shining martial arts film and television superstar in the future.
However, it is a pity that in the face of the temptation of fame and fortune, Wang Baowan failed to resist the luck and indulgence in his heart, and made many inappropriate behaviors such as violating the personal privacy of celebrities, consuming divorce scandals, etc., which eventually led to disaster.
This makes people deeply regretful, and they can't help but question whether his perseverance to study martial arts at the beginning came from sincerity, or was it just for the pursuit of vanity?
Now, whether Wang Baoqiang, who has been severely attacked by Wang Baoqiang, can take this as a lesson to regain his original intention and pursue his deep dreams has become an unknown mystery. After all, Wang Baoqiang, who has entered the age of establishment, once again showed his humanistic care for the people at the bottom in his self-written and directed film "In the Octagonal Cage", which is known as a masterpiece "close to life".
Compared with Wang Baoqiang, who consumes celebrities because of his confusion, Wang Baoqiang interprets the professional ethics and social responsibility that a star should have with practical actions. In this context, it will take time to test whether Wang Baowan can learn a lesson from it, regain his dedication and innocence to the film and television industry after re-examining himself, and embark on a correct creative path.