Daddy Academy

Chapter 2766: Saw

Guo Jinhui is over 50 years old. He started acting at the age of 20 and has never learned any systematic acting skills. He started out as an extra in Hengdian, commonly known as "Hengpiao". After a few years, he gradually got small roles with lines and the opportunity to show his face.

He developed his acting skills through his own exploration. On the one hand, he is good at thinking and often has insights. On the other hand, he often watches how others perform on the crew and learns from them.

It took him decades to hone his acting skills. Although his acting skills are not outstanding, they are at least better than most so-called first-line stars.

He occasionally gets a few important supporting roles and often appears in film and television dramas, but few people notice him.

This time he was discovered by Red Pony Films and starred in the horror movie "Saw", which was entirely recommended by the director of this movie.

Director Ding Jie had directed another movie before, in which Guo Jinhui played a supporting role. Although he did not have many scenes, he left a deep impression on her and she remembered it at the time. This time, she was invited by the Red Pony Film and Television Company to direct "Saw", and there was a role called "Jigsaw", so she thought of him and invited him to audition. The result was surprisingly good, so she chose him.

Guo Jinhui was notified to go to the company today to watch a movie. "Saw" has already been edited.

He was a little surprised because he had been told that the film might not be edited until next month, but he didn't expect it to be completed so much earlier.

When he arrived at the company, he saw two other actors, Peng Shuang and Wang Yanyun.

These are two young actors who have been in the film and television industry for many years but have never been very popular. This time they were invited to star in "Saw". They are the two leading actors and Guo Jinhui can only be regarded as a supporting role, but this supporting role is the big boss behind the scenes in the movie story.

The three of them gathered together and chatted for a while, thinking that today was just a movie viewing party, until they saw director Ding Jie walking towards them with a few people.

Guo Jinhui recognized one of them as Wu Zebing, the general manager of Xiaohongma Film and Television Company. At this moment, Wu Zebing was not walking in the front and middle, but was accompanied by a young man.

Guo Jinhui was stunned for a moment, then quickly recognized who this person was, Zhang sighed!
He suddenly realized that today's film viewing seemed not so simple.

"Old Guo, Mr. Zhang is here to watch the movie today too." Ding Jie said to him with a smile.

This is a female director in her forties. Female directors are a rare group in China, and female directors who can shoot horror films are even rarer.

Ding Jie seemed to see the qualities in Guo Jinhui and was particularly fond of his talent, so she always took good care of him.

"Mr. Zhang." Guo Jinhui greeted Zhang Tan. Although it was the first time he met him in person, he knew a lot about Zhang Tan. There were many legends about him on the Internet.

His experience is legendary in the circle.

Zhang Tan smiled at him. This was the first time he met the main actors of Saw.

Ding Jie introduced him to the other two leading actors, Peng Shuang and Wang Yanyun.

After a brief acquaintance, they entered the screening room together, found their seats, sat down, and started watching the movie without any further ado.

"Saw" is a low-budget horror film with a quick shooting period, which only took one month.

In the darkness, Ding Jie's heart was a little surging and uneasy. Before she came, the company's general manager Wu Zebing revealed a little news to her, which was related to the Berlin Golden Bear Award.

After the 100-minute movie reflection ended, Guo Jinhui and others were still not satisfied. It was also their first time watching the movie. They didn’t feel anything special during the filming, but after editing it into a film, it was surprisingly good, with very good control of the rhythm, especially the very last moment, when the plot took a drastic turn, which made people’s hair stand on end!

Zhang Tan was the first to applaud, and everyone followed suit. The applause was for Ding Jie and other main creators.

“It was indeed filmed very well, and the rhythm was controlled very well.” Zhang Tan said.

Everyone discussed their opinions, and Zhang Tan suddenly said, "I suggest that we bring Saw."

Wu Zebing smiled and said, "I agree. What does Li Qing think?"

Li Qing smiled helplessly and said, "It's really good. Let's take it."

He originally had objections and thought it would be better to bring "The Sword of the Assassin".

But others believe that Saw is more suitable for European and American aesthetics and should be more popular. As for Blade of the Assassin, it is best to first respond in China and then see if it can be sold overseas.

The largest fan base for martial arts films is still in China, and to a larger extent, in East Asia and Southeast Asia. As for overseas, such as Europe and the United States, people are no longer as interested in martial arts films as before. After all, too many martial arts films have been exported in recent years, and foreigners are also aesthetically fatigued.

After watching "Saw", Li Qing had to admit that this film is indeed more suitable for the route of export-to-domestic sales. It might be better to release it overseas first and then release it domestically based on the response.

Guo Jinhui and others were confused, but Ding Jie understood something.

At this time, Wu Zebing finally said to them: "It's like this, we want to bring a few films to the Berlin Film Festival. We just watched "Saw" and decided to take you with us. When "Saw" is shown at the film festival, we will see how it is received."

Ding Jie's mind buzzed and her joy was beyond words.

As a director of horror films, she was virtually unknown in China and she had never thought that she would be able to walk the red carpet at an international film festival.

Everyone knows the current situation of domestic horror films. They are all psychotic films that make people want to strangle the director and the male and female protagonists who make trouble. Everyone dares to shout, "I can do it, let me do it!"
Not to mention how excited Ding Jie, Guo Jinhui and others were, after Zhang Tan, Wu Zebing and others left, they discussed that this time they would not only bring "Saw" to Berlin, but also bring several previous films, including "ID" and "The Pursuit of Happyness".

Since these two films are not released this year, they cannot be screened at the film festival, but "Saw" can.

But it can be shown in the small cinema next door.

After confirming these, Wu Zebing and Li Qing hurriedly prepared to leave. They would be heading to Berlin in a few days, and Li Qing needed to lead the team there first, and then Zhang Tan would bring the young actors to meet up.

In the evening, at the Little Red Horse Academy, the children were called together again. They all brought their small stools and sat down. The place was crowded with people.

On the podium, Xiaomi is telling everyone about the things to pay attention to and the experiences of going to primary school.

Yes, she is imparting her experience to the children in the school who are about to enter primary school and providing training for them. She is very thoughtful.

(End of this chapter)