Wang Baoqiang became famous in 2004 through the role of "Silly Root" in the movie "No Thieves in the World". This film is directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Andy Lau, Liu Ruoying, Ge You and other actors, which is an important turning point in Wang Baoqiang's acting career.
In the film, Wang Baoqiang's character "Silly Gen" is a simple and simple farmer, and his kindness and sincerity touched the audience. Wang Baoqiang's acting skills are simple and real, which makes this role deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. After the movie "No Thieves in the World" was released in 2004, it was a huge success, with a bumper harvest at the box office and word of mouth.
The success of this movie made Wang Baoqiang a household name overnight. He won wide recognition and praise for his role as "Silly Root", and became a new star in the Chinese film industry at that time.
However, the director of the movie, Feng Xiaogang, said that he regretted the most popular Wang Baoqiang.
Wang Baoqiang, formerly known as Wang Yongqiang, became famous with the role of "Silly Root", and is an ordinary child from rural Hebei. His family conditions are not well-off, his parents are farmers, and there are several brothers and sisters in the family.
However, when Wang Baoqiang was 8 years old, he left home to study martial arts at the Shaolin Temple, and the original intention of learning martial arts was not just to practice martial arts, but from a child's longing for movies. He mistakenly thought that the Shaolin Temple's practice was for filmmaking, so he often asked his master when he would be able to participate in the filmmaking, and this constant inquiry even annoyed the master.
In 1996, Wang Baoqiang's hard work finally paid off. Due to his solid martial arts skills, he was selected to join the Warrior Monk Order, participated in various performance activities, and gradually accumulated some performance expenses. This money was already a lot of income at that time, but Wang Baoqiang was not satisfied with it. He has always had a movie dream in his heart, and his yearning for the world of light and shadow has never weakened.
At the age of 14, Wang Baoqiang resolutely took the 600 yuan he had saved and embarked on the journey to Beijing alone and began his life in the north. For a teenager from the countryside, this is a brave adventure and the starting point for him to pursue his dreams.
In Beijing, despite the many opportunities, Wang Baoqiang initially failed to find a performance opportunity. He is short in stature, unpretentious in appearance, and even somewhat unremarkable, which makes it difficult for him to stand out from the crowd of actors. In the most difficult time, he only had 20 yuan of money left, in order to save expenses, he could only buy the cheapest steamed bread to satisfy his hunger, and because he was worried that the steamed bread would swell in water, he didn't even dare to drink water after eating the steamed bread.
In a desperate situation, Wang Baoqiang wrote home, hoping to borrow 200 yuan to solve his urgent need. Soon after, he received 300 yuan from his father from other family members.
This love from his father and the support of his family made Wang Baoqiang even more determined to persevere in Beijing and return home after making achievements.
For the next two years, Wang Baoqiang endured the longing for his hometown and relatives, and insisted on working hard in Beijing. His faith was unbreakable, and in the end, his persistence and hard work paid off.
On the road of chasing his movie dream, Wang Baoqiang encountered countless cold eyes and ridicule. Once, he went to the hotel to deliver materials to the crew with hope, but was mercilessly ridiculed by the director. The director ridiculed him for his non-standard Mandarin and short stature, and even threw the materials he had carefully prepared directly into the trash. However, Wang Baoqiang did not give up, he took out his information from the trash can and left silently, and his heart ignited a firmer belief.
Recalling his youth when he first entered the industry, Wang Baoqiang once admitted that he didn't understand anything and was often criticized by the director.
In the filming of "Blind Well", Wang Baoqiang played a teenager who was abducted and trafficked to a mining area. He recalled that when filming the mine scene, he was once scared silly in the face of the real collapse scene. There are also those passion scenes, for him, who has never been in love, such scenes between men and women are very challenging.
On the set of light and shadow, Wang Baoqiang faced a major challenge in his career. It was a passion play, and his heart was full of tension and uneasiness. The camera slowly advanced, the actress opposite began to shed her clothes, Wang Baoqiang's heart beat faster, he didn't expect the shooting to be so real. His eyes frantically searched for a safe place to land, and he didn't dare to look directly at it, for fear of violating the other party's privacy.
Wang Baoqiang's heart was full of self-doubt, he felt that his performance this time was definitely unsatisfactory, and the director might decide to reshoot it because of his restraint. Just when he thought that everything would be complicated by his shyness, the director gave an unexpected assessment.
The director thinks that Wang Baoqiang's reaction is extremely real, and the unpolished simplicity and innocence are exactly what the character needs. Wang Baoqiang's natural performance makes the whole scene more vivid and fascinating. At this moment, he realized that sometimes, the real emotions that are inadvertently revealed are more powerful than any elaborate performance.
This experience gave Wang Baoqiang a new understanding of his acting skills. He began to understand that as an actor, he must not only dare to face the camera, but also dare to face his inner fears and uneasiness. Only in this way can you freely shuttle through the world of the characters and bring the audience the most real touch.
It was also because of this movie that Feng Xiaogang noticed this seemingly ordinary but extraordinary young man.
Wang Baoqiang has never stopped challenging himself. In "No Thieves in the World", in order to better shape the character, he spent three months going to a school for the blind to experience life and carefully observe the behavior of the blind. He even practiced the auditory response of the blind, constantly shaking his ears, and this concentration and dedication made the people around him look sideways.
The popular release of the movie "No Thieves in the World" made Wang Baoqiang's name a household name overnight. In the streets and alleys of the city, you can see his posters full of honest smiles everywhere. The audience was impressed by his acting skills, thinking that he was simply the embodiment of the character, and praised him for how much hard work and sweat this actor from the countryside put in behind the scenes.
And he also won the "40th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards" for this film.
There is also a small episode here, "No Thieves in the World" is the first film that Wang Baoqiang and Andy Lau collaborated on, at that time he had not seen Andy Lau, but only saw this famous versatile and widely influential artist on TV.
When Wang Baoqiang saw Andy Lau himself for the first time, his heart was full of awe and excitement, the young actor, with full respect, knelt down on one knee to Andy Lau and made a "big gift", Andy Lau as a superstar who has seen the world, he faced Wang Baoqiang's "big gift", behaved very calmly and humbly, and gently helped Wang Baoqiang.
Since Wang Baoqiang became famous in "Blind Well" and "No Thieves in the World", he has starred in many impressive movie roles with his unique acting skills and image.
"Soldier Assault" - Wang Baoqiang's character in this TV series, Xu Sanduo, is a soldier from the countryside, and his story of growth and struggle is loved by the audience.
"People in Embarrassment" Series - Wang Baoqiang and Xu Zheng collaborated on the "People in Embarrassment" series of films, including "People in Embarrassment", "Thai Embarrassment", "Hong Kong Embarrassment", etc., and his comedic talent is fully demonstrated in these films.
"Detective Chinatown" series - In this series, Wang Baoqiang plays a detective with an honest personality and a slightly clumsy personality, and his image and character are in stark contrast, which adds a lot to the movie.
1942 - In this historical film directed by Feng Xiaogang, Wang Baoqiang plays the story of an ordinary farmer who tenaciously survives in the face of disasters and deeply touches the audience.
Wang Baoqiang's characters often have distinct personality traits, and his performances are able to portray the characters vividly
After "No Thieves in the World" became famous, with the rise of fame, doubts were endless. Some people began to assert that Wang Baoqiang can only play the role of "Silly Root", and his image has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and is difficult to break through. Even his Bole Feng Xiaogang half-jokingly said that he regretted making Wang Baoqiang popular, because he acted too similarly, making people mistakenly think that he was really the stupid "stupid root".
But Wang Baoqiang is not swayed by these voices, and he firmly believes that he can take on more different roles. In order to improve his cultural literacy and acting skills, he walked into the classroom of Beijing Film Academy, immersed himself in hard study, and constantly enriched himself.
Soon after, the script for "Soldier Assault" was placed in front of him. The director wanted him to play the role of Xu Sanduo, but Wang Baoqiang was not interested in this character that didn't seem very smart. He has already played "Silly Root" and does not want to repeat the same genre. However, when he learned that this role was Zhang Yi's dream, and even wrote a 3,000-word petition for war, he began to re-attach importance to this role.
Wang Baoqiang deeply analyzed the difference between Xu Sanduo and Silly Gen, and he integrated his own understanding into the performance to bring the character to life.
After the TV series was broadcast, it immediately triggered a ratings frenzy, and Wang Baoqiang once again proved his strength with the role of Xu Sanduo, won many best actor trophies, and became the cover character of major magazines and newspapers.
Wang Baoqiang's story tells us that a person's success is not only the favor of fate, but also the result of his unremitting efforts. His experience inspires everyone with dreams, no matter what their background, as long as they have a firm belief and perseverance, they can create their own brilliance.