Recently, the nomination list for the 37th Hundred Flowers Awards was announced, and it immediately became a hot search topic and sparked discussion among netizens. Among them, the nominees for Best Director are Wang Baoqiang, Wu Ershan, Zhang Yimou, Jia Ling, and Dong Runnian.
Wu Ershan and Zhang Yimou are both famous directors, and many people expected them to be shortlisted. Jia Ling has been nominated for the Hundred Flowers Award before for "Hello, Li Huanying", and this second nomination is not within the scope of many people's guesses. To say that the most unexpected one is Wang Baoqiang.
There was even a hot search term called "Wang Baoqiang turned professional". Netizens thought that he would be nominated for Best Actor, but they did not expect that he would be included in the list of Best Director.
However, whether he is nominated for Best Actor or Best Director, Wang Baoqiang is worthy of the award, and everyone can see his efforts.
As we all know, Wang Baoqiang previously won the Most Disappointing Director Award at the Golden Broom Awards. At that time, "Havoc in Tianzhu" he directed only had a score of 3.7 and received a lot of complaints. It is not an exaggeration to call it a "bad film".
At that time, many viewers walked into the theater because they liked Wang Baoqiang, and were deeply disappointed after watching the movie. At that time, Wang Baoqiang went to receive the Golden Broom Award in person. He was the first A-list star in history to attend to receive the Golden Broom Award.
At that time, Wang Baoqiang said on stage that he knew this was not a glorious award, but he had to come to get the Golden Broom in person because he had to be there in person to say sorry to the audience. He believed that The Golden Broom was a spur, and Wang Baoqiang said that he owed the audience a good movie.
Facts have proved that Wang Baoqiang’s words are not an excuse. He really loves movies from the bottom of his heart and respects the audience. After 6 years, Wang Baoqiang returned as director for the second time and returned with "The Octagonal Cage".
This time, Wang Baoqiang has grown a lot. He has paid too much for this movie. According to his friend Wang Xun, Wang Baoqiang turned down many movie offers for "The Octagon". To put it bluntly, he turned down money. .
At that time, Wang Baoqiang was preoccupied with "The Octagon", and the cost of filming was huge. He had not taken any other films for a long time, which meant that he had no pay. In addition, he failed as a director for the first time and could not find investors. , Under such tremendous pressure, Wang Baoqiang did not give up and even borrowed money to make this movie.
When Wang Baoqiang was filming "The Octagon", he mostly went to the bank for loans. Later, he really ran out of money. Thanks to the help of his friend Chen Sicheng, he was able to successfully complete the filming and production of the film.
After the release of "The Octagon", the box office exceeded 2.2 billion, with a score of 7.3 and rave reviews. It was in sharp contrast to "Havoc in Tianzhu" with a score of 3.7. There is no doubt that Wang Baoqiang made a beautiful turnaround as a result. battle.
Even Stephen Chow was full of praise for the film and also praised Wang Baoqiang. He said that Wang Baoqiang is one of the best actors and one of the best directors. Judging from the fact that Bao Qiang has been nominated for the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Director, Xingye is really right.
Perhaps it is because of its popularity. When "The Octagon" became popular all over the Internet, in the behind-the-scenes video, Wang Baoqiang personally went to the mountains to select young actors, taught the children acting, and gave them food. His kindness was praised, but some people questioned it. It is speculated that Wang Baoqiang is selling his feelings in this way so as to better help promote the movie.
In fact, this is not the case. Wang Baoqiang really put a lot of thought into the movie and hopes to make a comeback with "The Octagon". He also really cares about the children and sincerely wants to help them. In a backstage interview, Wang Baoqiang said that he would support these children until they graduate from college, hoping that they would have a better life.
Not only that, the movie prototype character Enbo suffered a heart attack and went to the hospital for rescue. Wang Baoqiang also helped and paid the medical expenses. His kindness and sincerity have never changed.
Wang Baoqiang comes from a grassroots background, and he understands the difficulties of ordinary people. Over the years, his original intention has never changed, and he has not drifted away even after he became popular. When he was involved in the turmoil with Ma Rong and Song Zhe, he did not even expose the people close to him. The dirty stuff shows his true character.
Having said that, some time ago, Wang Baoqiang participated in an event and made a complete comeback with "The Octagon" and won the honor of the most powerful director of the year, which made many people sit up and take notice.
Therefore, they say that a nomination is a sure thing. Regardless of whether Wang Baoqiang wins the Hundred Flowers Award in the end, it is already remarkable that he was nominated. His achievements in directing are obvious. I hope that Director Wang Baoqiang can continue to work hard and make films. More excellent works serve the audience.
