As the old saying goes, your fate comes first, then your luck, then feng shui; next come good deeds done in secret, and finally education. Nowhere is this more evident than in the entertainment industry. To become famous, some people change their names and pray to the gods. Others go further, raising child ghosts, inviting fox spirits, or keeping spirit children. Outsiders see only the celebrities’ glittering lives, but inside the industry lies nothing but filth and mire. An actress is possessed by a fox spirit and starts mutilating herself on set; a popular young star brings a child ghost to a wedding banquet; an action star grows younger after worshipping a spirit child; a top Beijing socialite gives herself to a con artist; a Northeastern celebrity group gets involved with a shaman…
With my family’s inherited skills in Daoist medicine, I made my way in the entertainment industry and came out on top.
