The Female Lead Is a Superstar, and the Male Lead Is a Powerful CEO 女主大明星，男主霸道总裁

1. 51 心 Love Begins With a Pig 心动从猪开始 GuoGuo Is Not a GrasshopperGuoGuo不是蝈蝈Modern Romance136k WordsOngoing [Domineering, controversial actress × gentle tech CEO] [Showbiz + two strong leads + face-slapping the powerful + domineering CEO + wealthy-family secrets + mutual redemption + both leads are each other’s firsts, one-on-one romance] Qin Leying, a rising star who shot to the top of the trending charts by slapping someone, also slapped herself straight into a ruthless campaign of destruction by the powerful. Her agent said, “Every star with the potential to reach the top gets targeted again and ag 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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   You might want to check this out: a different kind of domineering CEO, and his on-screen pairing with a controversial female celebrity.

2. 52 士 After Three Days Apart, the Ice-Cold CEO Sees Me in a Whole New Light 士别三日，冰山霸总对我刮目相看 p Earsp耳朵Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + male supporting characters vying to rise above their station + uncle pursuing her fiercely + male lead steals her away + spectacular face-slapping + powerful figures brought down from their pedestals] [Top-tier tycoon: unruly, devoted, aloof big shot vs. clear-headed, stunning, obscure entertainer who transmigrated into a book] 1. After a brush with death, Xie Chiyu transmigrated into the body of a stunningly beautiful but obscure idol. She had once loved the wealthy tycoon Zhao Guyua 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead is a stunningly beautiful superstar, while the male lead is a cold and aloof CEO. The female lead goes from being universally disliked to being universally adored, attracting the male lead's attention. Numerous second male leads then pursue her relentlessly. The male lead, unable to resist, transforms into a jealous and possessive man, aggressively pursuing the female lead.

3. 53 谁 What Movie Star Still Practices Immortality? 谁家影后还修仙啊！ Foodie, Don't Break the Rules吃货别犯戒Mystery243k WordsOngoing [A powerful patron leads the way, supernatural cultivation, wild metaphysical ideas, punishing scumbags and leveling up, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted domineering CEO x rebellious, proud actress] Hexes? Raising ghosts? Sorcerers battling it out? A haunted village corpse? We’ve got it all. Come uncover the entertainment industry’s secrets... Three years ago, Zhong Ling, a top-tier starlet, was vilified across the internet overnight and publicly announced her retirement from show business. The ni 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The author clearly has experience; the subject matter is also very novel, combining entertainment gossip, supernatural elements, and cultivation themes. I love it! What a treasure of a book! I highly recommend it! It's a must-read!

4. 54 女 Her Majesty the Queen's Puppy-Dog Makeup Artist 女王陛下的化妆师小奶狗 Liu Mengxi刘梦溪Modern Romance269k WordsOngoing Older woman-younger man romance + sweet younger boyfriend + love at first sight + long-laid plans + rekindled love + an evenly matched romance When Gu Xizhou learns that Yan Xingmian has divorced, he immediately abandons his studies and flies back from abroad. His love is never something he has to hide. The two were separated for years because of a misunderstanding. Now that he has returned, what will become of them? 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Everyone, go read this! It's a romance novel set in the entertainment industry, and the older woman/younger man relationship is super exciting. There's some angst later on.

5. 55 甩 After Dumping the Jerk, I Joined a Dating Show to Find Love 甩完渣男，转头上恋综谈恋爱 Dazi6795达子6795Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Taking down scumbags + livestreamed public displays of affection + love-show love-triangle chaos + a love-struck genius + not both virgins] Scumbag Qin Ye is dating the heroine, Bai Peirong, while also keeping the supporting heroine, Ye Sining, as his bedmate. When Bai Peirong learns the truth, she immediately dumps Qin Ye, then joins a livestreamed dating show and starts playing up a couple act with Liu Mu, a newly risen top-tier star in showbiz. But then Qin Ye shows up on the dating show to 125Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A female celebrity in the entertainment industry dumps a scumbag rich second-generation boyfriend and then starts dating a top star on a dating reality show.

6. 56 一 A Contract, and My Sugar Daddy Only Wants to Keep Me for Himself 一纸合约，金主他只想圈养我 Chugging Jasmine Tea狂炫茉莉花茶Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [A writing exercise] Li Xia is a top-tier star adored by everyone, an elegant, cool beauty. Gu Yan, heir to the Gu Group, is thirty, unmarried, and famously untouchable. 380Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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   [Female Celebrity x Domineering CEO] [A charming, manipulative beauty x A gentle, secretly doting male lead x Both are virgins with a sweet and clean romance] Li Xia is a top-tier celebrity, a refined and aloof beauty. Gu Yan, the heir to the Gu Group, is a 30-year-old unmarried man, notoriously aloof and unattainable. To outsiders, the two seem worlds apart. Until one day, someone exposes a scandal between Li Xia and Gu Yan. Someone photographed the usually gentle and refined Gu Group heir confessing his love with 999 pink balloons at a foreign estate. The internet exploded, and then people began to dig up details about Li Xia and Gu Yan's past. Li Xia's vision blurred, and she grabbed a pillow and threw it at the man on the bed, "Gu Yan, it's all your fault! My aloof, single goddess image is ruined!"

7. 57 顶 Top-Tier Star: The CEO’s Exclusive Favor 顶流影后：总裁的独家偏爱 Soft Branch Moon软枝月Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted A gathering years ago made him fall in love with her at first sight. Lu Changfeng, a domineering CEO who is gentle only with her, quietly protected her and devoted all his love to her. He showered her with exclusive affection, guarding her every step of the way until she stood securely at the pinnacle as a top-tier star and award-winning actress. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I stayed up all night to finish most of the book, and there were no jarring, artificial romantic moments. The male lead never pressured the female lead with resources; he respected her choices of scripts and endorsements, only quietly supporting her when she faced public backlash or unfair treatment during filming. The female lead was very clear-headed about relationships, maintaining appropriate boundaries during brief moments of ambiguity on set, and she wouldn't let love cloud her judgment and cause her to abandon her career. The gradual, mutual attraction between the two felt incredibly natural.

8. 58 误 I Offended a Top-Tier Psycho, and Now He Insists We Get Married 误惹顶级疯批，他非要和我领证 Mighty Baby’s Breath大力满天星Modern Romance114k WordsOngoing Clearheaded gambling-addict actress X fake warm-hearted, unhinged CEO After my family fell from grace, Lin Junsen, the son of my enemy, came to me with a prenuptial agreement. He avenged me, paved my way forward, and lifted me from the mire to the clouds. He was gentle and devoted, perfect as a fairy-tale prince. Until one day, he could no longer keep up the act and revealed his obsessive, deranged nature to me. He waited anxiously for my judgment. But I reached out and held him, whispering: “It —Reads—Score—14d adds

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