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Never Say Never (2023 Film)
''Never Say Never'' () is a 2023 Chinese mixed martial arts sports drama film starring and directed by Wang Baoqiang. The film was a box office success where it grossed $304.28 million, making it the 32nd highest-grossing film in China of all time. Plot The film opens with a video of two young boys fighting in a mixed martial arts bout. The next scene shows that in 2011, Xiang Tenghui, a former MMA fighter has been arrested for being responsible for this fight and is held for interrogation for questioning. The film then goes back to 2001 in Longshan, Sichuan province. Xiang Tenghui runs a Sand mining business with his friend Wang Feng. One day when driving along a remote road at night, Xiang's lorry is attacked by bandits who were revealed to be a gang of boys. Wang recommends that Xiang sells the business to rival Li Sancai as it is not making any money. Instead Xiang visits local entrepreneur Wang Jingfu and obtains financial backing to build a children's fight club th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Baoqiang
Wang Baoqiang (; born 29 May 1984) is a Chinese actor, martial artist and director. His debut role was that of Yuan Fengming in the movie ''Blind Shaft'', for which he shared the Best New Performer prize at the 2003 Golden Horse Awards. Early life Wang Baoqiang was born in Nanhe County, Xingtai, Hebei, on May 29, 1984, to Wang Yinsheng () and Liu Huan (), both his parents are peasants. When Wang Baoqiang was 8 years old, his village showed the movie ''Shaolin Temple'' starring Jet Li, which inspired him to become a martial arts star in movies like Jet Li or Jackie Chan. Wang insisted on going to a Shaolin Temple though his family opposed it, in the same year. He trained in Shaolin martial arts. Career Prior to entering the film industry, Wang was an unskilled labourer who was paid 25 yuan a day; he had not been home for over two years as he was unable to afford the railway ticket. Wang was initially rejected from acting due to his height, but got his start working as an extra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Hua (actor)
Liu Hua (; born 1 June 1961) is a Chinese actor. He is noted for his roles as Zhen Chengzong in ''Under The Temptation'', for which he received Best Supporting Actor Award nomination at the 4th Macau International Movie Festival. Life Early life Liu Hua was born and raised in Beijing. He graduated from Central Academy of Drama, majoring in acting despite not attending Highschool. Acting career Liu made his acting debut in ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', playing Pan Feng, a general under Han Fu. In 1996, he acted in the historical television series ''Eastern Zhou Dynasty Various Nations'' directed by Shen Haofang, playing the role of Yi Ya. Liu Hua's first film role as Brother Dao in Ning Hao's film '' Crazy Stone'' (2006). At the same year, he had a supporting role in the film ''Big Movie'', which starred Huang Bo and Yao Chen. In 2008, he had a cameo appearance in ''Almost Perfect''. He was cast in the film ''Lost and Found'', playing Lao Xing, a policeman. He co-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sichuan Dialect
Sichuanese or Szechwanese ( zh, s=, t= ; Sichuanese Pinyin: ''Si4cuan1hua4''; ), also called Sichuanese/Szechwanese Mandarin ( zh, s=四川官话, t=四川官話, p=Sìchuān Guānhuà, links=no) is a branch of Southwestern Mandarin spoken mainly in Sichuan and Chongqing, which was part of Sichuan Province until 1997, and the adjacent regions of their neighboring provinces, such as Hubei, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hunan and Shaanxi. Although "Sichuanese" is often synonymous with the Chengdu-Chongqing dialect, there is still a great amount of diversity among the Sichuanese dialects, some of which are mutually unintelligible with each other. In addition, because Sichuanese is the lingua franca in Sichuan, Chongqing and part of Tibet, it is also used by many Tibetan people, Tibetan, Yi people, Yi, Qiang people, Qiang and other ethnic minority groups as a second language. Sichuanese is more similar to Standard Chinese than southeastern Chinese varieties but is still quite divergent in phonol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daliang Mountains
The Daliang Mountains () are in the southern part of the province of Sichuan in China. The Daliang rises above the left bank of the Jinsha (Upper Yangtze) River, opposite the Wulian Feng in Yunnan Province. This part of the Jinsha River is the last portion to flow through mountainous terrain before entering the Sichuan Basin where the river becomes known as the Yangtze at Yibin. The Daliang are located within eastern Liangshan Prefecture, southern Leshan Prefecture, and western Yibin Prefecture. The highest peak of the range is Shizi Mountain (狮子山) at . The Chengdu–Kunming Railway passes to the west of Daliang Range, below the Xiaoxiang Range The Xiaoxiang Range () is a mountain range in Sichuan Province, China. It is part of a complicated system of mountains in south-central Sichuan, and runs in the general north-south direction within Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and the adjace .... References Mountain ranges of Sichuan {{PRChina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su Mudaerji
Su Mudaerji ( ch: 苏木达尔基 tb: བསོད་ནམས་དར་རྒྱས།, born January 20, 1996), sometimes written as Sumudaerji is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 19, 2022, he is #12 in the UFC flyweight rankings. Mixed martial arts career Early career In his childhood, Sumudaerji used to herd cattle in the mountains. He was born with a passion for sports. When he was 14 years old, Sumudaerji joined the well-known Enbo Fight Club in China. He started practicing Sanda in 2010 and won the second place in the Sichuan Youth Sanda Championship. From 2014 to 2015, he was selected to study in the Sichuan Sanda team and then transitioned into MMA. Starting his career in 2016, Mudaerji fought mostly for the Wu Lin Feng promotion, compiling an 11–3 record. Ultimate Fighting Championship Mudaerji made his UFC debut against Louis Smolka at UFC Fight Night 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanda (sport)
Sanda (), formerly Sanshou (), also known as Chinese boxing or Chinese kickboxing, is the official Chinese kickboxing full-contact combat sport. Sanda is a fighting system which was originally developed by the Chinese military based upon the study and practices of traditional kung fu and modern combat fighting techniques; it combines boxing and full-contact kickboxing, which includes close range and rapid successive punches and kicks, with wrestling, takedowns, throws, sweeps, kick catches, and in some competitions, even elbow and knee strikes. As part of the development of sport wushu by the Chinese government, a standard curriculum for Sanda was developed. It is to this standard curriculum that the term ''Wushu Sanda'' is usually applied. Sanda may also involve techniques from any other fighting style depending on the teacher's mode of instruction. History Sanda's competitive history is rooted in barehanded ''elevated arena'' or Lei Tai fights in which no rules were obser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramilitary
A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, subculture, and (often) function are similar to those of a professional military, but is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. Paramilitary units carry out duties that a country's military or police forces are unable or unwilling to handle. Other organizations may be considered paramilitaries by structure alone, despite being unarmed or lacking a combat role. Overview Though a paramilitary is, by definition, not a military, it is usually equivalent to a light infantry force in terms of strength, firepower, and organizational structure. Paramilitaries use "military" equipment (such as long guns and armored personnel carriers; usually military surplus resources), skills (such as battlefield medicine and bomb disposal), and tactics (such as urban warfare and close-quarters combat) that are compatible with their purpose, often combining them with skills from other relevant fields such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Bo
En Bo (; born 1962) is a Chinese Mixed martial arts (MMA) and Sanda coach and former Sanda practitioner. He is the founder of Chinese MMA club, Enbo Fight Club. Early life En Bo was born in 1962 in Heishui County, Aba Prefecture in Sichuan province. He is of Tibetan ethnicity. En came from a poor background. When he was eight, his father died. When En was eighteen, he joined the People's Armed Police and started practicing Sanda. In 1980, En won two championships in parallel bars and grappling at a competition hosted by the Aba Prefecture Armed Police. En has stated he regrets he didn't pick up fighting earlier as it was too late for him to be joining professional competitions. Career En has stated that during his time in the armed police, he encountered orphaned children wandering in the mountains or on the streets. In 1997, En retired from the armed police to work in construction engineering to raise funds for launching a club that could help orphans and preve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enbo Fight Club
Enbo Fight Club () is a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym based in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Overview Enbo Fight Club was founded in 2001 by En Bo (恩波), an ethnic Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibetan and retired army police officer. En Bo was born in Heishui County in Sichuan and he lost his father when he was eight years old. When he was 18, he joined the People's Armed Police and started practicing Sanda (sport), Sanda. En Bo has stated that during his time in the police, he encountered orphaned children wandering in the mountains or on the streets. As a result, after retiring from the police, he wanted to work on helping orphans. By creating a martial arts gym, they wouldn't need to turn towards crime. The gym is known to take in orphans and children from impoverished families as there are many regions in the province that have high poverty rates. Due to the gym's location, there are many members of the gym that belong to Ethnic minorities in China, China's ethnic minority groups s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Raspberry Awards
The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards) is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic under-achievements. Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film industry veterans John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy, the Razzie Awards' satirical annual ceremony has preceded its opposite, the Academy Awards, for four decades. The term ''raspberry'' is used in its irreverent sense, as in "blowing a raspberry". The statuette itself is a golf ball-sized raspberry atop a Super 8mm film reel spray-painted gold, with an estimated street value of $4.97. The Golden Raspberry Foundation has claimed that the award "encourages well-known filmmakers and top notch performers to own their bad." The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31, 1981, in John J. B. Wilson's living-room alcove in Hollywood, to honor the perceived worst films of the 1980 film season. To date, Sylvester Stallone is the most awarded actor ever with 10 awards. History A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Broom Awards
''Youth Film Handbook'' (青年电影手册) is a Chinese magazine established by film critic/screenwriter/director Cheng Qingsong (程青松) in 2007, featuring independent film reviews and interviews. It is best known for handing out its annual "Golden Broom Awards" (金扫帚奖), highlighting the most disappointing films of the year. Awards for Excellence in Chinese-language films Top-10 Films ;2009 *''Cannot Live Without You'' *''Spring Fever'' *''24 City'' *'' The Clear Water'' *'' Yang Yang'' *'' Hear Me'' *''Vengeance'' *''Night and Fog'' *''Cow'' *''Crazy Racer'' ;2010 *''Let the Bullets Fly'' *'' Buddha Mountain'' *'' Monga'' *''Echoes of the Rainbow'' *''Chongqing Blues'' *''When Love Comes'' *'' The Fourth Portrait'' *''Taipei Exchanges'' *'' Love in a Puff'' *''Lost on Journey'' ;2011 *''A Simple Life'' *''Seediq Bale'' *''The Piano in a Factory'' *''Love for Life'' *''Folk Song Singing'' *'' Mr. Tree'' *''Life Without Principle'' *''You Are the Apple of My Eye'' *''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddies In India
''Buddies in India'' () is a 2017 Chinese action adventure comedy film directed by comedian and actor Wang Baoqiang, in his directorial debut, and also starring Wang. It was released in China by Tianjin Maoyan Media, Beijing Enlight Pictures and Huaxia Film Distribution on January 28, 2017. This Film has Hindi songs in which lyrics have been written by the noted lyricist Alok Ranjan Jha and Music has been composed by Sunny Subramanian. Chinni Prakash choreographed the song sequence. Plot An acrobatic monkey loving circus guy accompanies son of a recently deceased CEO to India to recover his will. His uncle sends many thugs to eliminate them but by sheer luck and dedication of the acrobatic circus man, the young heir of the corporation escapes with his life. Reaching their destination point they understand the acrobat was a long lost son of the CEO's friend and he send his son to India with the aim to fulfill his promise to his friend who is staying in India. Cast * Wang Baoqiang a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
