Part-Time Actress
兼职当影后
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 531k Words
- Genre
- Modern Romance
- Subgenre
- Entertainment Stardom
- Updated
- 4y ago
- English
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Your Number One Showbiz Novel
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I'm Extremely Picky and Out of Books. Only Recommend Absolute Masterpieces
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Looking for Entertainment Industry Stories. No Getting Hated by the Whole Internet from the Start, and No Impersonation, Please
Book Recommendations These Days Are Starting to Sound More and More Like Paid Promos. Looking for Genuine Recommendations...
I want something with a fresher premise. I’m tired of seeing the same old formula over and over. Please recommend something...
Traditional Showbiz Stories About Seriously Making Films, with Plays Within Plays
Nothing about dating shows or variety shows. Just acting, promotion, and that sort of thing.
Looking for Showbiz Novels About Becoming an Actor, with a Focus on Acting Skills
Something like "Entertainment: I Played a Villain and Became Hated, Then My Charity Work Was Exposed".
Looking for Showbiz Stories About Someone Who Just Wants to Act in Peace!
I don't really want too much variety-show content. I want some high-quality scripts, with the protagonist mainly building their career and the romance taking a back seat to it.
Showbiz at Its Best!! Both Leads Are in the Industry, and It's Super, Super Sweet!!!
Looking for Showbiz Stories, Preferably Not Too Realistic, Where the Female Lead Hones Her Acting Skills on Set
I've read so many entertainment-industry stories about livestreams and variety shows. Are there any where the female lead acts in movies or TV dramas, with scenes showing the shows-within-the-story? She should be a great actress who wins awards and gradually becomes a top star 😭😭😭
The Female Lead Must Be an Actress, Not an Idol! Ideally, Include Scenes of Her Acting.
No talent competitions and no girl groups. Variety shows are fine. Both leads should work in the entertainment industry. Sweet or angsty, either is fine. Are there any books like that? Why are all the entertainment-industry novels I find on Tomato about girl groups, or about characters who only appear on variety shows and never act? Those are so boring.
Period Novels Where the Protagonist Flees to Hong Kong During a Turbulent Era to Build a Career and Take Revenge; Must Be Highly Rated
Entertainment Industry Novels About Hardworking Actors
I'm looking for books similar to Working Part-Time as an Actress. I want a showbiz story with an acting-focused cast and leads who grow over time. They shouldn't start out as top-tier stars, but they should be exceptionally good actors.
Showbiz, Transmigration, Strong Female Lead
Looking for books similar to The Queen Rises from the Top-Tier Star Circuit (Nan Wan Bei Huai). Even someone who’s been reading for three years will love it 🤩 The heroine’s first onstage performance is so bizarre!!! Haha, you can tell from the average rating 🤫
Any Super Sweet Entertainment Industry Romance With an Official Relationship Announcement? 🥺
I'm out of books to read, everyone! Please, help! 💘
Any Novels About Filmmaking, with an Actor or Director as the Protagonist?
Movies and shows set in the 1990s are fine too, starring people like Lin Zhengying, Zhou Xingchi, and Hu Ge. Or the protagonist could collect all of their works and act in them. Just don't make Yang Mi or Dilraba Dilmurat the female lead.
Any Really Gentle, Comforting Books?
Are there any really gentle books, the kind that leave you stunned to your very core? I personally prefer historical romances, but modern romances are fine too. Both leads should be gentle.
Nan Xiangwan Is Finished, Recommend Another Masterpiece
Strong Female and Male Leads, Secret Identity, Cool and Reserved Female Lead Like My Sister Ran
The female lead is cool and aloof, with lots of secret identities. She's not a do-gooder or a troublemaker, is untouchably aloof, and can be in either a modern or historical setting. She's stunningly beautiful, ruthless toward nasty supporting female characters, strategic, and able to endure hardship. No children, no fawning over men, and she's not easily swayed. She pays attention to details. Please!
Looking for High-Quality Sweet Entertainment Industry Romance
Ideally, it's completed, and the male lead is an award-winning actor, not a CEO.
The Male Lead Forces the Female Lead into a Relationship, and Ideally They're Both from Powerful Families
A long-planned romance or love at first sight would both be fine. Ideally, the female lead's best friend would have a romance too.
Showbiz Female Leads Focused on Their Careers and Spoiling Their Fans
Looking for Showbiz Novels With a Female Lead Who Takes Singing, Dancing, and Acting Seriously!
I mean it!!!!! No wacky heroines or goofy characterizations. No playing the suona, breaking bricks, showing off martial arts, or performing traditional opera. I just want to see the heroine become the top star through her own singing and dancing, and win Best Actress through her own acting skills! Ideally, the male lead has very, very, very little screen time.
I’m a College Student, So Don’t Recommend Mindless Stories! I Want Both Leads to Be Smart
Any Books That Stay Sweet Until the Very End? (⚈᷀᷁ᴗ⚈᷀᷁)
Looking for books like "The Rugged Man and His Sweet Wife".
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The plot doesn't follow the usual formula of a leading actor and actress; what moved me most was the mutual attraction and appreciation between the male and female leads, who are both the author and the reader. The character development is gradual and nuanced, slowly building up throughout the story.
This is a rare gem of a novel. The female and male leads are a perfect match. Simply put, it's about a literary writer who meets someone who understands her work and they both love each other—a rare and precious connection, like the legendary friendship of Bo Ya and Zi Qi. The romance between the two leads is portrayed with exquisite detail.
This is the first good novel I've seen on Tomato Books that features a male lead who isn't a former Best Actor or a domineering CEO (a bankrupt heir)! Almost everyone in the cast is intelligent, which is rare! Keep up the good work, author!
The novel doesn't feature mindless boasting or clichéd complaints; it's simply the daily life of a working-class person. It's very enjoyable. Thank you, author! I hope you update soon! 😍😍😍😍
Overall, it's pretty good, but the details don't hold up to scrutiny. The romance between the male and female leads is a slow and steady development; the early episodes hint at a prior acquaintance and the male lead's potential feelings for the female lead, but their relationship progresses rather slowly.
Although I've read more books in one go than once, this is the first book that has made me want to write a long review. I've been reading novels for seven or eight years now, and my standards for books have gotten higher and higher, but my patience for reading has also diminished. This book is one of the rare ones that made me want to read it again.
It's absolutely fantastic! It feels real, not in the conventional sense of real life, since it's a novel. The realism lies in the characters, especially the male and female leads. They all have strengths and weaknesses, yet they are all outstanding and admirable—virtuous and upright, with their own convictions and principles. The small details throughout the story are also very nice.
This book is truly captivating, and I wonder why it has so few readers. The romance between the male and female leads develops very naturally, like water flowing into a channel. I really love their way of interacting; they have a great understanding and chemistry, like Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi—soulmates, but also lovers.
It's really great! Much more enjoyable to watch than those mainstream variety shows with super-talented actors or domineering CEOs. 🤔🤔🤔🤔 I love this kind of story; it's much better than many other entertainment industry novels I've read. I'm currently very obsessed with Chen Yi (the author's name), and I unconsciously project myself onto the male lead, Shen Youqing—he seems so perfect for the role! 🥰🥰🥰
The writing is excellent, but I've read over seventy chapters now, and almost every time the female lead makes progress, it's thanks to guidance from someone, and it's always a male character (especially the male lead). Admittedly, the male lead is talented, has experienced setbacks, and is older and more mature than the female lead, while the female lead's life has always been smooth sailing.