I tell fortunes for NPCs in a horror game

My name is Zhuo Xiaowu. This name sounds like a supporting role, right? Like, my whole life.

I once asked my dad why he was so random when naming me. He said that it was all caused by my mother and had nothing to do with him.

When I grew up, I learned that my dad was caught cheating on me when I was born, and my mom was so angry that she gave birth prematurely. I was the fifth child born in that hospital that day.

Yes, you heard it right, that’s why I called him “Xiao Wu”. Probably because I have my father’s blood in my body, my mother doesn’t want to acknowledge me at all.

Not long after I was born, my parents divorced. Although my father was not in a hurry to let his lover into the house, his heart was already far away and he wished he could live outside every day.

I was raised by my grandmother, and I could only see my unreliable father during holidays.

However, don’t feel sorry for me just because of this. I always feel that I am very lucky because I met my grandma.

My grandma’s biggest help to me was not only raising me up, but also helping me find my dreams.

That happened when I was 26 years old. Suddenly she became confused as if she had lost her memory. When I took her to the hospital, the doctor told me that she was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

After my dad heard about this, he moved overnight, probably because he was afraid that I would ask him for money. To be honest, it's really ridiculous that someone at such an old age can still do such a thing. He and his stepmother always felt that my grandma and I would covet his family's assets. Please, they are greedy and make life poorer and poorer. What else can we want?

It doesn’t matter, I’m a little tired. I had no choice but to resign temporarily and take care of my grandma at home.

In the second month after getting sick, my grandma no longer remembered that she had a grandson named Xiaowu, and she shouted "gouzi" every day. Ha, this is the nickname of my unsatisfactory father.

Where can I go to conjure up her son for her? In desperation, he plays "Zhuo Gouzi" all day long at home.

Don't tell me, once I acted like this, I became addicted to it.

As grandma's condition continued to worsen, I had to constantly switch roles. Sometimes I was the husband she missed, sometimes I was the daughter-in-law she didn't like, and sometimes I was the mother she never forgot.

……

In the fourth year of her illness, grandma passed away peacefully in her sleep.

After I finished making arrangements for her funeral, my dad heard from somewhere that the old house was going to be demolished, so he rushed back to grab the house, saying that he was the first heir.

I don't have much affection for him, but I still find it funny watching him jump up and down. What he didn't know was that his grandma's house had been sold when he first fell ill, just to prevent him from doing this.

However, grandma had feelings for the old house, so we negotiated with the landlord to rent that house.

I "let" him out of the house safely, blocked all contact information with him, and started pursuing my dream with a bank card.

I want to be an actor.

This idea came to me when I was taking care of my grandma. Now, I finally have the time and energy to realize it.

Unfortunately, reality is not worth mentioning in front of ideals.

First of all, I am not from a major, and often I don’t even get the chance to interview. What I get is often an extra role without even a single line;

Secondly, I am too old. I only wanted to enter the entertainment industry when I was 30 years old. In addition, in the past few years, I was busy taking care of the elderly at home, and the window period was long. This is not a place that can be squeezed into by relying on favors;

Of course, the most important thing, and the one I hear the most, is "you look like this." As soon as similar words appear, I know that I am out of luck again. Not only is there no chance, but the other party will probably persuade me to change my career.

Can't you be a good actor if you don't look good? Every time I was criticized for my appearance, I wanted to refute harshly, but in the end I swallowed it back.

I used to think that what I was best at was patience.

Who would have thought that I could make great progress in pursuing my dreams.

Endure loneliness, endure belittlement, endure contempt, endure elimination, endure...

In my fourth year as an extra, I finally got an important supporting role.

Although the director is a newbie, he has a strong family relationship, so it might be a good idea to go and get familiar with him.

Although it was a short film, I heard that it was for a National Student Award. No matter what track it was, it was still an award.

Although it is a supporting role, this character has lines!

I was excited for several days because I was chosen to be part of this crew.

The filming location was deep in the mountains and old forests. It was a small crew with not many people. In order to save money, the director even asked all the people behind the scenes to help with guest roles.

After joining the crew, I was excited on set every day waiting for the filming to start. The director talked about admiring me, which made me feel that I had finally found the talent in my life.

Until one day, because I was used to resting in the corner, I vaguely heard someone talking.

"I really don't know what the director sees in him. He's just a supporting actor who pretends to be there every day. He really thinks he's so great."

"Okay, okay, Anyi, calm down. If he wasn't cheap, why would the director use him?"

I'm so excited, Anyi? Isn’t this the heroine of our crew? My gossip radar was instantly activated, and I listened to their discussion with open ears.

"Yes, he is cheap and I am expensive, so let him step on my head? Bah."

"Hey, people have to look forward. Don't you know which entertainment company is behind the director? Even if this drama doesn't get any buzz at all, the director will not be short of resources. Isn't that what you are planning now? "

"I wanted to ask him to remember me as a favor, but... forget it, let's not mention it."

"If you ask me, just treat him as a background. After filming this movie, you will go your separate ways and there will be no intersection."

"That's it, if he said he wanted to teach me acting in front of so many people during the afternoon filming, then I would be shameless? I don't know where he got the courage."

"Okay, okay, don't be angry."

The two of them later talked about makeup, hairstyle, etc., but I wasn't interested and didn't want to listen anymore.

The attraction of gossip is indeed huge, but if the object of gossip is yourself, it sounds a bit subtle.

An Yi was born in advertising. In the first half of the year, she gained exposure through a shampoo commercial and suddenly became popular. With a college degree and good looks, everyone was waiting for her work.

When I saw her in this small crew, I was quite surprised and felt that I had come to the right place.

I thought we usually got along pretty well, and she was always smiling and talking when we were acting together, but I didn't realize that I was "something" in her mind.

I didn't feel her acting skills on the set, but in real life, I felt it.