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Wang Baoqiang: A true inspirational story of youth

The son of an out-and-out farmer looks no different from the tens of thousands of migrant workers in Qian Qian who work in the city. He has not received any training related to the career of an actor, nor has he any "social resources" that ordinary people think are necessary for success, or even a "city dweller" relative. The only thing he has is a dream of getting rid of poverty by acting in movies. What are the chances of his dream coming true?

When many urban youths are addicted to the so-called "youth inspirational" TV series fabricated by Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea, and sigh for the characters in the drama, and then feel sorry for themselves, Wang Baoqiang has used his unremitting efforts for more than ten years to interpret a true youth inspirational story.

"In the past, when people saw me, they all called me' silly root' and' silly root'. Now they all call me' Xu Sanduo'-this is my proudest thing, because it shows that my efforts in recent years have not been in vain." Wang Baoqiang unique smile, with a little proud to say.

"I'm Xu Sanduo"

It's "Stupid Root" in world without thieves and "A Bing" in Assassination that makes ordinary audiences familiar with Wang Baoqiang. In Wang Baoqiang's own view, it is "Xu Sanduo" who "can fully represent my Wang Baoqiang".

Wang Baoqiang said, "Idiot Root and A Bing can only be said to have a part of myself. I can't be like Idiot Root in real life. And' Xu Sanduo' can completely represent my Wang Baoqiang, because he is a very rich and realistic person in both manners and heart, and he is very similar to me. "

At the age of eight, Wang Baoqiang "decided that he could not stay in the village all his life. It was meaningless to farm all his life, so he must go out and break in." So he went to Shaolin Temple. Because he was deeply influenced by the Jet Li film Shaolin Temple, Wang Baoqiang thought he could make a movie there.

After six years as a lay disciple in Shaolin Temple, Wang Baoqiang has never even seen a movie, except for practicing "real kung fu". At this time, he believed what the monks in the temple said to him: this is really not the place to make movies.

at the age of p>16, Wang Baoqiang decided to go to "the place where he can make movies"-Beijing. At that time, his parents said to him: What kind of world can you break out of? Indeed, a farmer's son, without any available social resources and background, and without any actor's training, wanted to change his life by acting in a movie. At that time, it seemed that his ideal was really incredible.

"drifting north" is extremely hard. At that time, the main theme of Wang Baoqiang's daily life was waiting for an opportunity for an extra actor at the gate of Beiying. If you wait, you can earn 2 yuan a day, as well as the box lunch of the crew. This opportunity is not always available. In order to make a living, Wang Baoqiang started as a migrant worker on various construction sites in Beijing.

What impressed Wang Baoqiang particularly was a New Year's Eve. At that time, 2 yuan's money was left in his pocket. At this moment when the whole country was celebrating the Spring Festival, he could only choose to lie in the shed and sleep to get through the sudden hunger and loneliness. Wang Baoqiang said that he never told his parents what he was doing in Beijing at that time, only that he was fine, because he was afraid that his parents would worry.

Wang Baoqiang said, "My experience is very similar to that of Xu Sanduo. Before he joined the army, he was called' turtle son' by his father, and he didn't dare to speak. When I first went to Beijing from my hometown to drift north, I was also very cowardly, afraid of being looked down upon by others, because my family was rural, with no background and no conditions. I do martial arts, but I have a bitter gourd face. They all laugh at me and say that I won't have any future in my life. I feel inferior, but I am also very competitive, so when I first arrived in Beijing, I often fought. "

By chance, director Li Yang saw Wang Baoqiang in many audition materials, so 18-year-old Wang Baoqiang was chosen to play the first film "Blind Well". This film won the Golden Horse Award for Best Newcomer in 23, the Best Actor Award in Douville Asian Film Festival and the Best Actor Award in Thailand Golden Bird Film Festival in 24.

Wang Baoqiang said, "I am very lucky, not only because I waited for the opportunity, but also because this opportunity came in my simplest age. I can't guarantee that if I were today, I would still believe that this opportunity will finally come. "

Because of The Blind Well, Wang Baoqiang caught the attention of the famous director Xiaogang Feng, and finally chose him to play the role of Silly Root in world without thieves. "Stupid Root" made Wang Baoqiang have more self-confidence. He said: "At that time, I even wanted to do something that I couldn't do in Wang Baoqiang. I have cooperated with Andy Lau. What can be difficult for me?"

From The Blind Well, it seems that the god of fortune has begun to care for Wang Baoqiang. Wang Baoqiang said that on the road of his growth, director Li Yang was his "monitor of history and present" and Xiaogang Feng was his "captain of July".

The role of Xu Sanduo made Wang Baoqiang the most dazzling star in the film and television industry in 27, and Wang Baoqiang was particularly willing to tell others that "Teacher Xu Fan gave me the opportunity to play Xu Sanduo". At that time, Xu Fan, a famous actor, told Wang Baoqiang at the first time when the crew of Soldier Assault chose the actor of Xu Sanduo, and urged him to fight for the role.

At the recording scene of "Art Life", the host asked Wang Baoqiang how he felt about playing Xu Sanduo, while Wang Baoqiang's first reaction was to say, "Why didn't you ask me how I played this role?" Then he stood up and gave Xu Fan a deep bow to the camera.

Now, Wang Baoqiang's career is in full swing. The New Year's blockbuster Assembly, directed by Xiaogang Feng and starring Wang Baoqiang, is being shown nationwide. The encounter of Li Mi, in which he and Zhou Xun play the leading roles respectively, is under intense shooting, and another kung fu film starring him, called Wild Wind, has been started. Kung fu film has always been Wang Baoqiang's ideal.

At the same time, there are many scripts, advertisements, interviews and activities waiting for him, and his film appointment has been scheduled for next year.

Looking back at the road he has traveled in the past ten years, Wang Baoqiang said, "In my opinion, Xu Sanduo is a man who lives by spirit-everyone thinks that this man can't succeed, but he just succeeded. I think the greatest value of this character is that no matter how small he feels, he can inspire him-everyone is better than Xu Sanduo, and even he can succeed. Why can't we succeed as long as we put our hearts into it? ! Xu Sanduo and I are really alike. When I said I wanted to be an actor, no one around me believed me, not because I didn't believe in my determination, but because I didn't believe in the possibility of becoming an actor. Only I believe that I say to myself every day:' Wang Baoqiang, you can do it!' In the end, it really became. "

" I don't have a star at all "

Compared with a few years ago, when I was full of dreams, waiting for the opportunity to have an extra actor at the gate of the film factory every day, and had to go to the construction site to work as a migrant worker in order to make a living, Wang Baoqiang now is a far cry from it. Has Wang Baoqiang, who has become a "famous actor", become a star like many so-called stars?

"I haven't written a blog for a while, so you all miss me. I'm harvesting autumn in my hometown in Hebei. A few days ago, I went to work in the fields every day, breaking corn, hoeing, shaving and picking cotton in the corn fields. In order to reduce the burden on my parents, I did the farm work at home, and I was so tired that I slept without eating at night. Although I was very tired, I was very interesting ..." This was Wang Baoqiang's blog record in 26. Neighbor said: Wang Baoqiang has become a star. Who can see a star like him?

Wang Baoqiang said, "I have never regarded myself as a star-I know myself, and I don't have that kind of' starlight' at all!" So far, he doesn't think he is a person in the entertainment circle, and it is even more rare to mix with people in the circle to play cards, sing and eat. "My life is actually very monotonous-I don't smoke or drink. As long as I don't take a night show, I must go to bed before 12 o'clock every night. Some people think that this kind of life is boring, and I feel very good. "

Wang Baoqiang's mentality can be seen from several details.

Wang Baoqiang almost never wears sunglasses in the street-Wang Baoqiang calls them "glasses". Wang Baoqiang said: "Wang Baoqiang or Wang Baoqiang, that is, more and more people know my name. Many people also told me that to be a star, you have to learn to wear glasses first, but I just can't get used to wearing them unless the sun is dazzling. I shaved my head when I was acting, but now I wear a hat when I go to the street, for fear of being too dazzling. "

Wang Baoqiang takes media interviews very seriously. Wang Baoqiang said: "Since world without thieves, my interview has been uninterrupted. I will try my best to satisfy everyone, because I know that I am doing this job. Since I like it, why can't I accept other jobs brought by it?"

Wang Baoqiang treats all the staff around him as friends. His agent said that sometimes when he was late for work, he went to Wang Baoqiang's home in Beijing, and Wang Baoqiang steamed buns and cooked noodles to make supper for everyone.

If Wang Baoqiang has changed since he became famous, the most obvious thing is that he finally has money now and no longer has to worry about his life. With money, Wang Baoqiang, like all rural boys who work outside the home, sent the money home and built a house for his family. "It is the best in our town. My parents never thought that they could live in such a nice house. It was not easy for them to bring up my brother, sister and me. I just want to fight for breath and let my parents live well. When I was 8 years old, I decided that I couldn't stay in the village all my life. It was meaningless to farm all my life, so I must go out and rush. After coming out, the pressure is great, and I can't go back. My family's hopes are pinned on me, which means that if I am outside for one day, they will have hope for one day. Therefore, I am very happy now that I have money to build a house for my family. " He said.

Wang Baoqiang, who quickly became popular, was actually sober. "Life has ups and downs, don't be proud at the peak, and don't be lost at the bottom. Now that it is red, hurry up and take the opportunity to play more plays to make parents' lives better. If it is not red in the future, it will not leave too many regrets. " Wang Baoqiang said that he is an insecure person. "The world is not your own, and everything can't follow your wishes ... Recently, I often think of the days when I was suffering before. It was beautiful-without the original preparation, how could it be today? ! The same is true now, all preparing for the future. "

For the present life, Wang Baoqiang is only worried about bringing trouble to his family. He is very reluctant to see some media publish the address of his hometown. "(The media) even has the name of the village. This has brought a lot of trouble to my family. Many people went to my home to interview and made our village very messy. " Wang Baoqiang said: "I used to go back to idolize as a walk-on. Later, I really entered the entertainment industry and got in touch with many celebrities. I got used to it and found that they were ordinary people. This process is sometimes like a dream. I just treat it with a normal heart now, but I don't want to cause trouble to my family. I don't want my son to become famous, but it will bring my parents an uneasy life. Come to me, it doesn't matter. "

"What's wrong with natural performance?"

There is a fairly common view that Wang Baoqiang has played several roles in recent years: acting in its natural color. There is also public opinion that Wang Baoqiang can only perform "true colors" at this point. This "true color" is a foolish head and a stubborn spirit.

In this regard, Wang Baoqiang's own view is: "I don't think there is anything wrong with natural performance. Every actor has his own characteristics. What's wrong with it if everyone can find a role that suits his own characteristics, play it well and make the audience happy? Just like when I played "world without thieves", everyone called me silly root. Now I play "Soldier Assault", and everyone calls me Xu Sanduo again. I think this is my success-I thought I was going to be a fool all my life! "

Actually, among the roles played by Wang Baoqiang, there is only one "Xu Sanduo". A Bing in the plot against him and Silly Root in world without thieves are only similar to Wang Baoqiang in some way. In this year's New Year's blockbuster "Assembly", Wang Baoqiang plays a sniper with a sharp personality. And the gambler he played in "What happened to Li Mi" is completely different from Wang Baoqiang himself.

Wang Baoqiang said, "Xu Sanduo is a milestone and my representative work. World without thieves is a good work, but' Stupid Root' can't represent me, and' Xu Sanduo', when I let my grandson see it in a few decades, I will feel very confident, because' Xu Sanduo' represents the growth process of a generation. "

Kang Honglei, the director of Soldier Assault, is also more optimistic about Wang Baoqiang. After Soldier Assault, he said to Wang Baoqiang, "I think you are an experiential school now, which is a bit reliable."

Xiaogang Feng, a famous director, commented on Wang Baoqiang: Wang Baoqiang has great potential, and the road to play is not limited to playing farmers. As long as he is given a chance, he will be excellent.

For the so-called "natural performance", it should actually be divided into two situations. One is that any role is played with a strong trace of the actor himself, and the other is that the audience thinks that this role is the actor himself. This is obviously two levels. The former is easily restricted by a certain stage and difficult to expand, while the latter is a superb performance.

It is still difficult for us to accurately judge whether Wang Baoqiang is the former or the latter, because up to now, all his screen images seen by the audience are similar to himself in one way or another, perhaps just by chance.

Wang Baoqiang is also secretly trying to break through people's preconceptions: "I will definitely look for a breakthrough, but I have to let nature take its course. In fact, it is very valuable to keep the true color, but it is very contradictory to breaking through the self, so I will definitely surprise the audience at the right time. At that time, people may say that the changed Wang Baoqiang is equally attractive. "

We hope to see Wang Baoqiang develop in different ways, because that is a really good actor. We also believe that he can do it, because he is the Xu Sanduo who never gives up.