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This year’s Hundred Flowers Awards are very lively. As soon as the nomination list came online, netizens began to discuss it intensely.
The two movies "Man Jiang Hong" and "Flying Life" starring Shen Teng were nominated as actors, but Shen Teng was not shortlisted.
Zhang Yi was shortlisted for "Ten Thousand Miles Homeward Bound" and "River Red", but avoided the Best Actor award. Instead, he gave the opportunity to Wang Junkai and competed for Best Supporting Actor himself.
Jia Ling was nominated for Best Director and Best Actress, but was questioned about her lack of talent.
Zhang Yixing was nominated for Best Actor with the 3.8 billion box office hit "All or Nothing", but he was still ridiculed by some netizens for his insufficient performance.
Nowadays, the public opinion controversy about the Hundred Flowers Award is getting bigger and bigger, but in fact, there are many works released every year, the awards are limited, and there are more outstanding actors. As the saying goes, everyone is in their own eyes. Most of the debates are based on subjective reasons. The more noisy, the better. The value of the award.
But this time there is still a sure winner at the Hundred Flowers Awards, and he is Wang Baoqiang, who was nominated for Best Director at the Hundred Flowers Awards.
Once upon a time, Wang Baoqiang was just a grassroots actor. He played migrant workers, soldiers, tragedies, and comedies, surprising the audience countless times, and his acting skills have been recognized by more and more people.
When did Wang Baoqiang’s reputation as an actor become controversial? In fact, it was when the "Detective Chinatown" series of movies were taking over the box office one after another.
The detective Tang Ren played by Wang Baoqiang is too flamboyant and superficial in terms of character personality, and the babbling has become the keynote of Wang Baoqiang's role. When the first film was released, the audience felt it was special, but after several consecutive films were released, the audience also felt towards Wang Baoqiang. Aesthetic fatigue has occurred.
Rather than denying Wang Baoqiang's acting skills, the audience is actually worried about the actor who acted in "The Blind Shaft" and "Hello!" Mr. Tree" actor Wang Baoqiang has completely become a monkey actor on the screen.
What's even more terrible is that at a time when each "Detective Chinatown" movie is becoming more controversial than the last, Wang Baoqiang is still trying a field that he can't control at all - directing.
Wang Baoqiang, a grassroots man, has an excellent talent for acting. He is full of fireworks, full of vitality, sensitive and meticulous, and can perform the inner struggle of any low-level character. But before Wang Baoqiang became an actor, he was an ordinary Shaolin monk. His experience and knowledge determined that he had no artistic talent, let alone content production.
Since then, Wang Baoqiang's film "Havoc in Tianzhu", which he directed and acted in, has made a splash as his directorial debut. The movie's current Douban score is only 3.7. The movie was so bad that Wang Baoqiang's reputation plummeted. During that time, "Havoc in Tianzhu" won the "Golden Broom Award" for the most disappointing film, the most disappointing director and the most disappointing film. Disappointing three "awards" for screenwriting.
The worst thing was that Wang Baoqiang was still going through a controversial marriage at the time. When Wang Baoqiang appeared on the Golden Broom podium, everyone was watching his jokes.
He held up a broom and sincerely apologized to the audience. He claimed that "I love movies, respect movies, and respect the audience." He said, "I owe you everyone this time."
Netizens at the time heard that Wang Baoqiang was still determined to win the award and thought it was ridiculous. "Don't hit the wall and never look back." Before your work is recognized, you are overestimating your capabilities.
But who would have thought that 6 years later, the 42-year-old Wang Baoqiang has fulfilled the promise he made on the Golden Broom podium 6 years ago. In 2023, he will bring "The Octagon" to the audience. It shows his sincerity in studying and creating seriously over the past six years.
In this movie, the audience not only did not see the fussy Tang Ren, but also felt Wang Baoqiang's strength as a director.
Looking back now, the audience finally understands why Wang Baoqiang has almost only met the audience in the "Tang Detective" series with Chen Sicheng in recent years.
When "The Octagon" was pre-released, Wang Xun revealed that Wang Baoqiang put all his energy into film creation. He turned down many film invitations. To put it more bluntly, he could easily put it in his pocket if he turned it down. money in it.
The filming of the movie "The Octagonal Cage" was also more difficult than expected. Wang Baoqiang did not take any roles for a long time. After the marriage change, his property was frozen for a time. As a director, he experienced the failure of "Havoc in Tianzhu" and could not find a job at all. Investors, but even so, Wang Baoqiang is still insisting on this matter.
He took out a loan to film this movie. When there was no money to invest in the later stage, it was Chen Sicheng who came to help and allowed "The Octagon" to successfully meet the audience.
Obviously, "The Octagon" was successful, and so was Wang Baoqiang.
movie not only raked in the box office, but also doubled the reputation of the previous movie "Havoc in Tianzhu". Even Xingye published his own experience of watching the movie on the external platform, commenting that Wang Baoqiang is "one of the best actors" , and is the best director."
This time, Wang Baoqiang was nominated for the Best Director at the Hundred Flowers Awards, which further proves that the movie "The Octagonal Cage" is a movie worthy of recognition both in the market and in the industry. Such a movie with both social significance and commercial value is also It is a high-quality example that is scarce in domestic films.
To put it bluntly, the threshold for the actor industry is very low. If Wang Baoqiang was born in a poor family and had no exposure to art or systematic study, he would not become an actor. After Wang Baoqiang became famous, there was no threshold for him to transform into a director. He relied on his own capital accumulation, his popularity and popularity, and he could handle everything from the front to the back.
It is not difficult to become an actor or a director, but it is difficult to become a good actor and a director who is responsible for the audience and the art of film. At least for now, there are countless movies released every year, but only a few can be seen, and only a few directors with stable abilities come and go.
Even if he is not responsible and does not work hard, Wang Baoqiang can still get the title of "director" in domestic entertainment, but obviously, his pursuit is not here. He loves acting and creation, from an actor who packages roles to a director who outputs content. , he kept moving and never compromised.
Not everyone can become Wang Baoqiang, but to be honest, as an audience, we still hope that there will be more actors and directors like Wang Baoqiang who have self-demand and are sincere to the audience.
Finally, what do you think of the news that Wang Baoqiang was nominated for the Hundred Flowers Award this time? Are you optimistic that Wang Baoqiang will win the Hundred Flowers Award this time? Participate in the discussion in the comment area and talk about your evaluation or expectations for Wang Baoqiang as a director.
