Any Novels About Filmmaking, with an Actor or Director as the Protagonist? 有没有是关于拍戏为主的小说，主角是演员或者导演

1. 1 娱 Showbiz: I Start Out Living Off Rich Women and Take It All in Stride! 娱乐：从富婆开始软饭硬吃！ Deep-Fried Autumn油炸秋天Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A millionaire heiress’s romance-writing guide: when men become the top-tier pick, they become true gods! The entertainment industry’s king of living off women, trained by the Tiger of Serious Crimes, Cao Dahua. Living off a woman while holding your head high: that’s our style. Living off a woman while holding your head high: the ideal man. Have you been living off a woman today? 85.4kReads8.7Score4kShelves

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   It's a real director's story. The male protagonist is definitely not the biggest soft-boiler in the entertainment industry. He is a movie maker. Every movie is bombarded and he has no rivals in the entire movie industry.

2. 2 神 Unreal Looks Take on Showbiz: From Pretty Face to Movie Emperor 神仙颜值闯娱乐：从花瓶到影帝 Purple Moon, Jade Lord紫月碧君Modern Romance461k WordsOngoing The rating just came out. It’ll go up later! [Top-Tier Star with Stunning Looks + One Female Lead + Superb Acting | Watch a Beauty at the Peak Become a Powerhouse] An unexpected exposure drags a breathtakingly handsome young man into the whirlpool of fame and fortune. From a pretty face to an award-winning actor, from being doubted to winning recognition, watch Lu Qichi break through and become the king of the entertainment industry! He doesn’t start out as a top-tier star and doesn’t join a tal 1.7kReads8.7Score—Shelves

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   1️⃣Mainly starring in movies, mixed with some variety shows❗️Signed with Huaju, and played the role of Zhang Qiling in Tomb Raiders✔, and played the male protagonist Xiao Nai✔, currently filming Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms❗️In terms of variety shows, there are Flowers and Boys, Running Man and Kuaiben❗️

3. 3 导 Director: I Plundered Japan and Korea to Become a Great Director 导演：薅光日韩，我证道大导演 Urban Desert Island都市荒岛Urban1.4M WordsCompleted + + + + = ??? The entertainment industry’s three great regrets: Leon Lai and Vivian Chow, me and Liu Yifei, and all of you and Nanny Rong. Sorry, now that he’s back from the dead, Lin Fan says you can leave him out of the second one. He scored 728 on the college entrance exam, but chose the Beijing Film Academy over Peking University. Others mocked Lin Fan for not knowing what was good for him. Lin Fan mocked them for not u 24.1kReads7.5Score1.1kShelves
4. 4 从 After Retiring from the Main God’s Space, I Choose to Become an Actor 从主神空间退休的我选择当个演员 Useless Hidden Dragon没用的潜龙Urban364k WordsOngoing After finally retiring from the Main God Space, Sheng Qi chose a minor actor who looked like a scumbag to revive. With the treasures he'd brought back from the Main God Space, he achieved financial freedom. So he figured he might as well become an actor. He wasn't interested in being the lead, so he settled for supporting roles. As a result, once people saw Sheng Qi in a show, they knew who the strongest fighter in it would be. At first, everyone thought he was just an actor. But when famous 217Reads8.8Score—Shelves
5. 5 我 I’m a Brilliant Actor Playing the Villain, Hey, Don’t Call the Police! 我是反派演技一流，哎你别报警啊 Drunk in Solitude孤风一醉Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + no romance + absurd comedy + entertainment industry] [Print edition published | Comic adaptation released] Xiao He acquired a criminal golden finger that let him learn all kinds of criminal skills. But he could only stay alive by continually stabbing people. Xiao He: “I’m a perfectly decent college student. Who’d want to become a criminal?!” Wait, there really is a way! After an accident, Xiao He successfully exploited a bug in his golden finger. By acting instead of committing r 160.3kReads9.3Score12.4kShelves
6. 6 文 Showbiz: After My Career Crashed, I Became the Dark Moonlight of the Ruins 文娱：塌房后，成为废墟黑月光 Sacabambaspisovo萨卡班甲鱼ovoUrban1.5M WordsOngoing Qin Jiang transmigrates into the body of a washed-up celebrity. The reason he's washed up? This guy was dating five women at once and got caught... His career immediately hits rock bottom. Luckily, he still has one trump card: an invitation to Ride the Waves 2. All right, let's do this! Ex-girlfriend: "Can we get back together?" Qin Jiang: "So, can you drink an iced coconut latte today?" If we're back together for one night, doesn't that count as getting back together? 32.3kReads8.9Score2kShelves
7. 7 华 Chinese Showbiz: A Carefree Life 华娱：潇洒人生 The General Below将军在下Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I joined the entertainment industry to experience life! I’ll act in whatever I want, and I won’t act in anything I don’t want to! I’m not short on money! I’m a billionaire, so who am I supposed to be afraid of? The life I want is one of freedom and carefree living! 57.9kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves

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   All of them are pure works of filming and directing.

8. 8 华 Chinese Showbiz: Even Directing Depends on Luck 华娱：当导演也靠命 Sweet or Savory Zongzi, Either Is Fine甜咸粽皆可Urban3.0M WordsOngoing Lin Feng was a film fanatic with a dream of becoming a director but none of the luck it took to make it happen. He spent his life striving, only to die with a sense of frustration. But fate played another trick on him. See how Lin Feng, given a second life, makes his mark in the Chinese entertainment industry and investigates the “421.” (P.S. This novel takes a realistic approach, so the first few chapters move slowly. Feel free to skip them if that's not your thing.) 32.4kReads6.9Score1.6kShelves
9. 9 华 The Noble Young Master of Chinese Entertainment 华娱贵公子 Everyone Laughs笑皆非Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A deputy professor in the directing department at Beijing Film Academy is reborn in 2003, a year when Chinese entertainment flourished and commercial movies swept the country. In his previous life, he was mocked as an academic who could only talk theory. This time, he'll change himself and change Chinese entertainment! 47.8kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves
10. 10 重 Reborn in '99: Pear Blossoms and Crabapple Blooms 重生99之梨花海棠 Fireside Talks at Night举火夜话Urban913k WordsCompleted (Rebirth) + (Business) + (Entertainment Industry) + (Variety Shows Later On) + (Easygoing Life) + (No Angst, No Pay-to-Win) + (Celebrity Romance) Leave half your brain at the door while reading. 6.5kReads7.3Score195Shelves
11. 11 华 Chinese Entertainment in 2006: My Era as a Director 华娱2006，我的导演时代 Very Noble非常君Urban666k WordsCompleted [Director + no System] In 2006, when Chinese-language cinema has only recently begun to take off and Hollywood blockbusters are sweeping up the domestic box office, Li Xia's era as a director begins. This is the age when Chinese-language cinema steps onto the world stage and rises to glory! 9.6kReads8.6Score298Shelves
12. 12 吃 Living Off Reba: Spent Her Little Fortune from the Start 吃热芭软饭，开局花光她的小金库 Fire Fox Fire Fox火狐火狐Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Mo transmigrates and becomes classmates with Reba, a future superstar. From the start, he even talks her into becoming his wife! While his classmates are still struggling to figure out how to shoot their graduation films, Lin Mo invests in Love Is Not Blind, turning it into a box-office dark horse! An investment of 4 million brings in 300 million at the box office! The entire industry is stunned! After that, Lin Mo takes the director's chair and shoots films such as Goodbye Mr. Loser, Dying 32.5kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
13. 13 我 Is My Wife Liu Tianxian? 我老婆是刘天仙？ Summer Reading盛夏读书Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Showbiz + patriotism + heroine Liu Yifei] After transmigrating to a parallel world, he discovers that his wife is Liu Yifei? That year, Liu Yifei became a household name thanks to The Legend of Sword and Fairy, earning the nickname “Fairy Sister.” That year, rumors of sex reassignment, abortion, incest, and Yangzhou lean meat girls ran rampant. That year, down-on-his-luck actor Zhang Xiaochen transmigrated to Blue Star, where he faced a familiar face and a world that was almost, but not quite, 4.9kReads8.0Score239Shelves
14. 14 韩 Steady Happiness in K-Pop 韩娱稳稳的幸福 The Red Carp and Green Carp of Lazy Little Donkey懒小驴的红鲤鱼绿鲤鱼Urban868k WordsCompleted The story of Shirley and her husband! Kim Ji Woo is a small-time director who unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a small-time owner at a Korean entertainment agency! I don't think the pacing will be very fast! I haven't figured out how to write it yet! I'll just see where it goes! If nobody reads it, I'll read it myself, haha! 1.7kReads6.3Score—Shelves
15. 15 重 Reborn in 2000: I Single-Handedly Carried Chinese Entertainment 重生2000：一人扛起内娱 Dragon Rider骑龙士Urban2.2M WordsCompleted (Rebirth, showbiz, a legendary debut album, female lead Liu Qianqian) With his debut album, he became a legend and a young king of Mandopop. His second album made the gods retreat, establishing him as a king of mainland China. His third swept East Asia, making him Asia's pop king. His fourth pushed into Europe and America, earning him the title of mysterious magician from the East... A down-and-out bar singer was reborn from 2024 into the turn-of-the-century year 2000. That year, he was stil 36kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
16. 16 华 Reborn in Chinese Showbiz: I'm Going to Become a Mogul 华娱重生之我要当大佬 When Will This Couch Potato Turn Things Around?咸鱼什么时候翻身啦Urban865k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + writing works from memory + investment + Chinese entertainment] There’s romance, but not much focus on relationship drama! Xie Yan is reborn, returning to the age of eighteen. In this life, he’ll pick up his old dream again, step onto the dazzling stage, become a big shot in the entertainment industry, do what he wants, and take the helm. 2kReads6.3Score101Shelves
17. 17 华 A Match Made in Chinese Showbiz: The Goddess Sister Chases Me, Insisting on Marrying Me 华娱天仙配：神仙姐姐追着要嫁我 Imperial Dynasty Wu Jindao皇朝巫金刀Urban299k WordsOngoing [Liu Yifei + One True Love + Tycoon + Best Actor + Great Director + Everyday Life + An Artistic Life] He is the most carefree Li Xiaoyao and the most dashing, debonair Duan Yu. He is the most devoted Yang Guo and the youthful Xie Zhiyao. He is the most vicious thug in a suit and the wickedly charming man who demands a higher price. He is Feng Yuxiu, who seeks only defeat, and the hero who battles thousands of zombies alone... A thousand faces, each dazzling in its own time. He is the youngest Be 351Reads6.1Score127Shelves
18. 18 华 An Outsider in the Chinese Entertainment Industry 华娱之娱乐圈外人 Dust and Vanity尘嚣浮华Urban1.7M WordsCompleted After being electrocuted, fishing enthusiast Chen Xiao was reborn in 2006. Using his knowledge of the future, he gained financial freedom, opened a little shop, and settled into a laid-back life. He’d planned to keep his head down and stay out of the spotlight, but more and more celebrities started becoming his friends... Liu Sisi: “Honey, my next drama has a kissing scene. You’re playing the male lead.” 24.9kReads8.0Score1kShelves
19. 19 娱 Showbiz: From the Start, I Tear Into the Celestial Fairy's Mom for Selling Her Daughter 娱乐：开局怒怼天仙妈卖女儿 Author Xinyi作家新一Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Ye Chen is reborn in a parallel world as a film director. After his movie is released, he helps Liu Yifei set up a studio, offending the other talent agencies. A host of directors join forces to suppress him. Ye Chen: “Okay, fine. I’ll leave you alone, and you come after me? Don’t blame me for going straight for the jugular.” Reporter: “Director Ye, Director Lu Chuan says your movies are just for children and have no artistic merit. What’s your response?” Ye Chen: “I’m sitting down as I answer. 22.8kReads7.5Score1kShelves
20. 20 成 Becoming a Billion-Dollar Female Director Starts with Filming Cheesy Short Dramas 成为百亿女导从拍土味短剧开始 Writing Books for Meal Money写书赚饭钱Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Entertainment Industry + Copycat Author + Female-Oriented + Director + No CP + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Ying Jia transmigrates to a parallel world with a hundred-billion-yuan movie System and sets her sights on becoming the first female director to join the hundred-billion box-office club. But the damn System only gives her scripts, not money. She gets a movie script, but has no way to pay for production! Ying Jia slaps her forehead. Then she’ll make some cheesy short dramas to e 11.3kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
21. 21 华 Chinese Showbiz: My Double-Cultivation Life with the 85 Flowers 华娱：我与85花的双修生活 Three Inches of Time, One Xin三寸光阴一个鑫Urban3.6M WordsCompleted Dear readers, my new book, “Entertainment: I Only Wanted to Make Money, But Won the Palme d'Or,” is now out. Please check it out. Thank you! Here is this book's synopsis: [Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Ensemble Cast + Multiple Heroines + A Touch of Urban Cultivation + No System + Scheming + Entertainment Industry] Luo Junze was a worldly veteran who worked in the film and entertainment industry at Tencent in 2023. One day, he wakes up ten years in the past as Ying Bao, a rising star in the ent 50kReads8.4Score3.4kShelves

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    Reborn in the entertainment industry, there are many female protagonists such as Shuangwen, Yang Mi, Tianxian, Ba Liying, etc...

22. 22 重 Reborn in 2010: I Monopolized the Global Economy 重生2010：我垄断了全球经济 Bei Qin Hai北琴海Urban9.5M WordsCompleted My new book, Reborn in 1990: Making a Fortune Trading Stocks in a Psychiatric Hospital, is out now. Please show your support! This book was originally titled Reborn in 2010: I Monopolized the Global Economy. The short drama adaptation, Reborn After Being Abandoned: Conquering the Business World, is now available. [No System]+ [No Immortal Cultivation]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Slow Burn] What should you do if you return to 2010 and are about to be mocked by your ex-girlfriend at a class reunion? He 40.1kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
23. 23 漫 Live-Action Adaptation? Playing Gojo Satoru from the Start! 漫改真人？开局饰演五条悟！ Five Passersby A五条路人甲Urban434k WordsCompleted [Pure wish fulfillment + celebrity fanfiction + everyone’s favorite + acting] He is Gojo Satoru, supreme under heaven and above it! He is Wang Ye, laid-back and carefree, yet with all living beings in his heart! He is Zoro, the world’s greatest swordsman! He is Kyojuro Rengoku, the Flame Hashira who becomes the sun! He plays the twins Lu Mingfei and Lu Mingze! (Roles currently planned include Madara, Aizen, Captain Levi, Lelouch, Osamu Dazai, Wang Quan Fugui, Kakarot, Gintoki, Ken Kaneki, Hououi 9.4kReads8.8Score725Shelves

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    The male channel's 1️⃣🆕Nine🈷️opens the book, with a single heroine who is a fairy, watch the drama and enjoy it! It's not greasy, it's a great movie within a movie, the only flaw is. Slow. 2️⃣Magical entertainment, live-action animation, and the casting is amazing! The female channel's 3️⃣200-pound fattening game starts, and the scene within the scene is amazing. 4️⃣ Hong Kong entertainment era, a rare utilitarian heroine!

24. 24 一 After a Year of Playing 208 Minor Roles, She... 一年跑了208个龙套后她 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [An entertainment-industry story about the protagonist's struggle to make it in show business.] [No slacking off, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreaming. She acts earnestly, works hard on set, and becomes a top-tier star through her skill and body of work.] In her previous life, Shang Ye was an out-and-out comic foil. She stumbled into the entertainment industry, but a congenital illness left her overweight, so all she could do was play chubby nobodies in low-budget comedies. After 17.9kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
25. 25 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 11kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
26. 26 我 I Take on the Japanese in Hengdian 我在横店手撕鬼子 West Dipper, Heaven and Earth西斗乾坤9k WordsCompleted I Take on the Japanese Invaders at Hengdian 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two are short films related to filming.

27. 27 穿 Transmigrate to 1995 and Become the Hero of Titanic 穿越九五，我成了泰坦尼克男主角 West Dipper, Heaven and Earth西斗乾坤Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated to 1995 and Became the Male Lead of Titanic 24Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 系 System: Reborn and Forced to Become a Star 系统：重生被迫做明星 Dahua Doesn't Eat Meat大花不吃肉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Rebirth + System + Feel-Good Story + Strong Female Lead + No Dating-Reality Shows + No Idol Drama with the Male Lead + No Catfights~~] Also known as: “Readers Think Big Brother Is Stealing the Show” A note up front: To readers who say the story would be better without a male lead: this dumb author is an adult. Men may not be any good, but you need one of them in the story. It’s miserable when men set their sights on you, but setting your sights on men is a lot of fun. I 6.2kReads9.0Score652Shelves

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    The heroine is filming and filming, if she doesn't film, she will die [laughing and crying]

29. 29 韩 Korean Entertainment: I Have a Tree 韩娱之我有一棵树 Er Bao's Home二宝的家Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing My life ran out in a hospital bed. After being reborn, I became an ethnic Korean who loves acting and has the orphan buff stacked on top. A gray-white space appeared in my mind, with a tree and a well. The well water can heal injuries. The tree bears fruit, and the fruit can grant divine power. I can absorb fruits infused with all kinds of peak acting skills. At the “V.I.P.” audition, I face the camera and reveal a smile that blends angel and demon. Everyone is stunned. The director slaps the ta 18.3kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    Basically filming all the time.

30. 30 钻 A Diamond Company Wants an Ad, but You Film Titanic 钻石公司拍广告，你拍泰坦尼克号 Hui Huanghuang辉皇皇Urban1.4M WordsCompleted After Chen Xiao transmigrated, he found himself a new hire in his company’s advertising department. His boss told him to shoot a diamond commercial. Chen Xiao had planned to figure out a way to phone it in. But just then, his System activated! Chen Xiao instantly gained master-level directing skills and the complete screenplay for Titanic! The diamond company: We only asked you to make an ad. How did you turn it into the greatest romance film ever?! The Ministry of Culture: We asked you to make 31.5kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves

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    • ᴗ •ᐝ The first two books are mainly about filming! The last one is about actors! 1. The male protagonist travels to a parallel world and becomes a newcomer in the advertising department! I was asked to shoot a diamond commercial, but the result was Titanic! Later, he became a national employee and made various award-winning films to promote culture, including some TV series and animations! Wenzhaogong type! [Sending Hearts] 2. The heroine has no cp! The heroine traveled to a parallel world and accumulated funds by filming short dramas! Next up is a horror movie! Gradually grow into a billionaire female director! The article is copied from the public and the article is cool! [Blowing a kiss] 3. Women wearing men's clothes! The male protagonist has no CP! The male protagonist concentrates on his career! Focus on improving your acting skills and filming! Looks great! [Adoration]

31. 31 娱 The Entertainment Industry's Invincible Handsome Guy Transformation 娱乐圈之变身无敌帅哥 Cilantro kmsm香菜kmsmModern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + woman-to-man gender transformation + no CP + career-focused, serious acting] Zhang Zhiyu was an ordinary young woman from a small town, but fate smiled on her, sending her back to age seventeen and turning her into a handsome man, 1.8 meters tall. Before Zhang Zhiyu could decide what to do with the face fate had given her, someone lured her into an idol drama production with a high salary. And so began her life as a pretty face earning 208 yuan a day. This story has no 9kReads9.4Score706Shelves
32. 32 别 Don't Get the Wrong Idea, I'm Just an Actor 别误会，我只是个演员 Hui Shanjun灰山君Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Five years as an unknown extra, then one appearance in Dying to Survive made the whole world take notice. Ling Yun became famous across the country for playing Lv Shouyi in Dying to Survive. While starring in Soldiers Sortie, he won the national championship titles in both shooting and combat. During the filming of The Viral Factor, he also took home the Hong Kong Island middleweight boxing championship belt. While preparing for The Grandmaster, he won three national martial arts championships. 2.8kReads8.3Score229Shelves

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    They are all acting novels. The protagonist gains abilities by playing the role. These abilities can be used to enhance the protagonist's acting skills and other abilities.

33. 33 娱 Playing Roles for Rewards: Character Skills 娱乐扮演：奖励角色技能 Seventeen Dragon-Subduing Palms降龙十七掌Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Liu Feng was traveling when he landed a bit part in a film. By chance, he triggered the God-Tier Acting System. Whenever he played a role on set, he would gain abilities matching that character in proportion to how closely he fit the part. [Ding! Your compatibility with the role of “Special Forces Soldier” is 30%. You have gained 30% of a special forces soldier’s overall abilities!] [Ding! Your compatibility with the role of “Top Student” is 50%. You have gained 50% of a top student’s learning a 4.8kReads7.9Score559Shelves
34. 34 我 I’m an All-Round Entertainer. Is It Too Much to Have a Few Extra Skills? 我全能艺人，会的多点不过分吧！ Half a Pot of Smoky Gauze半壶烟纱Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration + entertainment industry + all-rounder + System] Gu Hong transmigrates to a parallel world and activates the All-Round Artist Training System. By acting, he can gain the skills of the characters he plays. From then on, he gradually becomes capable of anything, until his talents are exposed on a variety show. Yang Mimi asks in disbelief, “You know how to write songs?” “Just a little!” Liu Tianxian is astonished. “You can pick locks too?” “Just a little!” Bai Lu watches Gu Hon 14.9kReads8.4Score1kShelves
35. 35 影 The Movie Emperor: Surrounded by Actresses and Capital from His Debut 影帝：出道就被女明星和资本包围 Eats with a Big Bowl吃饭用大碗Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Filmmaking + System + business empires + female stars + entertainment industry + one female lead] Qi Jia unexpectedly obtains an Award-Winning Actor System. As long as he acts on set, he can copy other people's acting skills. To collect acting skills and go from extra to award-winning actor, he takes every role he can get. Anti-Japanese war dramas, cheesy Mary Sue romances, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dramas, martial arts films, youth dramas, crime thrillers: he takes them all! “Ding! Cop 7.4kReads8.2Score421Shelves
36. 36 西 The Suit-Wearing Thug: Every Villain I Play Must Be Elegant 西装暴徒：我出演的反派必须优雅 A Half Flask of Rough Wine, Reunited in Joy半壶浊酒喜相逢Urban885k WordsCompleted A bit-part actor scraping by on a film set unexpectedly obtains the Villainous Film Emperor System. White Hair: “Boss, there aren't any shrimp.” Chang Wei: “I told you to bring some goods. Why is it either windy or raining every time?” Suit-Wearing Thug: “Fighting is fine, just don't mess up my hair.” 17.3kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    One actor, many women, a system, a thug in a suit, elegant, ruthless, free, and very smooth. His first movie as a director later was Pacific Rim. I believe I will know how good-looking he is after watching it. One of the few books I recommend is very smooth [laughter]

37. 37 我 I'm Just a Minor Actor, Yet Goddess Liu Sishi Is Throwing Herself at Me? 我一个小演员，女神刘思诗倒贴？ Fire Fox Fire Fox火狐火狐Urban1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Yang Mu becomes an actor! Fortunately, he gets a golden finger! He can get stronger just by delivering famous lines from movies and TV shows while playing a role? When he’s told to play a bandit: “You only make a few hundred a month. Why risk your life for this?” When he’s told to play an assassin: “This man is my dearest friend, my sworn brother. You’ll have to pay extra!” When he’s told to play a warlord: “I don’t eat beef!” When he’s told to play a eu 13.3kReads8.2Score778Shelves

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    Protagonist director + single female protagonist + highly recommended!

38. 38 我 I Really Only Want to Lose Money Making Movies 我拍电影真的只想亏钱 The Ghost Outside the Window窗外的阿飘Urban800k WordsCompleted [Urban] [Subverting Expectations] [Entertainment Industry] [Tycoon] [Hilarious] Yinhua transmigrates to a parallel world and obtains the Ultimate Director System. From the start, he draws a script and production materials for The Three-Body Problem, a sci-fi masterpiece from the year 2063. The System has a box-office conversion mechanic: as long as his films lose money, he gets a hundredfold cashback! Yinhua figures this should be easy. Anyone could do it! He deliberately hires a garbage directo 118Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    This is a collection of a lot of celebrities filming

39. 39 让 You Asked Me to Film an Anti-Corruption Propaganda Video, and I Shocked the Nation! 让你拍反腐宣传片，你震撼全国！ Fire Fox Fire Fox火狐火狐Urban953k WordsOngoing After transmigrating, Lin Mo was assigned by his workplace to make a legal education series. Without a word, he pulled out a 55-episode script: In the Name of the People. A cast of acclaimed actors came together, and it aired on CCTV-1, with ratings through the roof. His boss was thrilled. "Can you make the next one about drug trafficking?" Lin Mo smiled. "The Disciple is already written." "What about telecom fraud?" "No More Bets is ready too." 99.2kReads8.5Score5.7kShelves

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    This film really hit the mark because the director is the protagonist, and the director is within the system, which means the filming will go smoothly, the emotionless storyline is very interesting, and the update speed is about 2 to 4 chapters a day.

40. 40 演 My Acting Skills Keep Improving, Starting with I Don't Eat Beef 演技无限刷新，从我不吃牛肉开始 Taro Ding芋头丁Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Feng transmigrates to a parallel world. He becomes an actor who has been kept on the shelf for years, and whose contract has just expired. He also unexpectedly awakens an “Acting Skills Refresh” System. Every time he plays a character, he gains all of that character’s abilities. So, with acting that feels almost like playing himself, Lin Feng embarks on a new acting career. He is Cao Shaolin, who refuses to eat beef, in The Doomed City. He is the “Pay-Me-More Daoist” in Brotherhood of Blades 3.3kReads7.4Score258Shelves

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    1. "Actor: No buddy, you really don't eat beef" The little actor who was hidden in the snow awakened the "acting skill refresh" system, and whoever he acted could get the abilities of the other person! From the Jiaqian Jushi in "Xiu Chun Knife" to Zhang Muzhi in "Let the Bullets Fly", netizens exclaimed: "When he played the villain, I was really afraid that he would beat the protagonist to death!" The whole process was full of high-energy slaps in the face, which can be called a textbook-level counterattack in the entertainment industry. 2. "I'm going to die, the director was scared crazy by me" The on-set legend of Luo Nan, the king of absurd comedy - the director asked him to "be more real" and he actually hanged himself; after the drug trial scene was filmed, the drug dealer cried and became a pharmacist. When the acting skills of the experiential school broke through the dimensional wall, the entire crew was trembling: "Brother, please hold back!" 3. "The director has stopped using the knife and has sincerely begged to be let go!" "Rookie director Chen Xiao is wreaking havoc on the film and television industry with the system in hand: he shot a diamond commercial to directly pay tribute to "Titanic", and the dramatic promotional video was instantly transformed into "Farewell My Concubine". The audience cried and cursed: "Chen Daodao, you even give away cartoons in bento boxes?!" (Warm reminder: prepare tissues) 4. "Director: My family is a nouveau riche, art can be saved." A Nortel student was entrusted by his mistress to become a director in his dream, from "The Return of Fallen Leaves" to "The Grandmaster". When the second generation of rich people start playing literary films: "This movie has the flavor of Wong Kar Wai!" The addition of the single heroine Liu Yifei adds to the surprise. 5. "Entertainment: I'll make the movie, and you'll take the knife." The time traveler Gu Qing specializes in love brain: "Westward Journey" is just an appetizer, "The Vanishing Her" is the king! Netizen: "Where is the sweet pet you promised?" The director smiled evilly: "The bitterness of love must be savored carefully." (Enter with caution, five stars for depression factor)

41. 41 精 Mastering Every Way to Die and the Ultimate Acting Skills 精通所有死法，掌握最强演技 Ji Liaoyuan寂燎原Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Acting on Set] [Absurd Comedy] [Dark Humor] [No CP] [Lighthearted] Also known as “Die on Cue, and the Director Will Lose His Mind” “I’m telling you, nobody here can outdie me.” So says Luo Nan, an actor with all kinds of ways to die. Director: “Guys, you wouldn’t believe it. I just told him to make the hanging scene look more realistic, and he actually found a rope and hanged himself.” Screenwriter: “Why are you looking at me? He said the plot could be more exaggerated, so I wrote a death where 1.1kReads8.6Score212Shelves
42. 42 导 Director: Don't Criticize a Nouveau Riche's Taste 导演：暴发户的眼光你别挑 The Magic Bottle King魔法瓶大王Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [A director novel] [One heroine, Liu Yifei] [A weak golden finger] [Over a million words and still ongoing, so enjoy without worry] [The rating just came out and will rise later] In 2006, Cheng Ming, a sophomore in the cinematography department at the Beijing Film Academy, dreams of his great-grandmother. She asks what he likes, and he says he wants to make movies. So his great-grandmother grabs an old man and has him teach Cheng Ming. When he wakes up, his roommate is watching a movie. Somehow, 7.5kReads6.8Score447Shelves
43. 43 让 I Asked You to Make a Romance Movie, So Why Are You Making the Whole Internet Cry? 让你拍恋爱电影，你给全网发刀？ Sweet Zongzi甜粽子Urban512k WordsCompleted Gu Qing dreams of becoming an internationally renowned director. He transmigrates to a parallel world where the film industry has fallen into decline. He plans to make his mark, only to discover that this world is full of CEO idol dramas, with no good screenwriters or scripts to be found. Fortunately, he won the birth lottery this time: he's rich, very rich. Just as he's about to lie flat, he awakens the System for Revitalizing Great Xia's Film Industry. You all like watching sweet romances, 9.3kReads7.9Score628Shelves
44. 44 为 To Make Money, I Took Director Zhang as My Godfather 为了赚钱，我认张导为义父 Lu Mixiniu禄米夕牛Urban4.0M WordsOngoing In his previous life, he was just an ordinary citizen with a life in shambles. Then one day, he unexpectedly transmigrated into the past and got into the acting program of the Beijing Film Academy's Class of 2009. He has no grand ambitions. He just wants to join the 208 club and rake in the money. Having seen through the ways of the world, all he wants is money! 47.3kReads8.0Score2.9kShelves

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    Overall it's okay, not licking, not brainless

45. 45 演 Can't Make It as an Actor: Then I'll Start Directing 演员混不下去：那就从导演开始 Farmer Mu牧田人Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Fate brought Zhang Yang back to Hong Kong at the turn of the century. Back then, Hong Kong was in decline, while the mainland was booming. Zhang Yang made a decision that left everyone dumbfounded: he would head north, study on the mainland, and build his career there. The future belonged to the mainland. Seizing the opportunity, Zhang Yang became a major figure in the entertainment industry, with one confidante after another by his side... 57.7kReads7.1Score4.4kShelves
46. 46 娱 Showbiz: My Stunning Face Is Taking the World by Storm 娱乐圈：神颜杀疯了 Lingling Isn't Afraid of the Cold令令不怕冷Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted "No Romance" "Feel-Good Story" "No Angst" "No Mindless Online Hate" "No Flirting" Jiang Yubai had lived a perfectly ordinary 25 years. He never expected to die suddenly one day and wake up not only younger, but in a different body and as a different gender!! A little girl’s heart quietly shattered. But on the bright side, after becoming a boy, he had an astonishingly handsome face. Determined not to repeat the mistakes of his previous life, he decided to enter the entertainment industry. That ga 5kReads7.5Score418Shelves

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    • ᴗ •ᐝ Both of these books are about women dressing up as men, from the perspective of the male protagonist, without cp, and they focus solely on acting careers! A growing type, not just a movie protagonist, but one who is particularly good at acting! [Sending Hearts] There may be ambiguity in the first book, but there is no special mark in the second book!

47. 47 娱 Showbiz: Transmigrator Chu Xuan Conquers Hollywood 娱乐：穿越者楚轩征服好莱坞 The Colorful Tuobaye多姿多彩的拓拔野Modern Romance413k WordsOngoing When Chu Xuan accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a boy-band heartthrob who has been blacklisted, his life seems to hit a dead end. But an unexpected awakening changes everything! With a vast library of films from his previous life at his disposal, he decides to make his mark in North America. Paranormal Activity sweeps the box office, earning over a hundred million dollars and stunning the world. The Godfather, Interstellar, and other works soon follow, conquering Hollywo 97Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 我 My Years in Light and Shadow 我的光影岁月 A Pot of Black Tea一壶黑茶Urban1.1M WordsCompleted What’s it like to have a top-tier star for a big sister? After gaining the memories of a parallel world, Su Yan began his life as a director. From a rookie director of web dramas to a regular at major film awards, Su Yan saw countless sights along the way. 3.8kReads7.1Score101Shelves

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    I've read quite a few, and this is the one I like very much.

49. 49 都 We Both Transmigrated, So Why Did I Only Make It Halfway? 都是穿越，凭什么我只穿一半 Eat Lotus Root, Cow吃藕牛Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A graduation short film brings Li Ran, who had already settled into an ordinary life, officially into the dazzling and unpredictable entertainment industry. A low-budget movie puts Li Ran, now in the entertainment industry, on the road to the top. As fame comes, friendship, love, and scheming all come rushing at Li Ran. Staying true to himself, Li Ran vows to edit together an entertainment career of his own. 10.3kReads8.3Score499Shelves

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    Both male protagonists are directors! 🎦🎦🎦 ①The male protagonist started filming "Love Apartment" which became a hit🔥 and helped his sister complete the gambling agreement.

50. 50 1 1980: My Era of Cinema 1980：我的电影时代 I'm Really an Innocent Young Man我真是纯情大男孩Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Multiple heroines + check-ins + filmmaking + male actor “Art should serve the people.” That’s the original purpose of art, so I love telling stories to the people! One summer, Zhang Hua, a short-form drama director, arrives in an era that feels both strange and familiar~ 2.9kReads6.9Score119Shelves

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    There are actors and directors, recommended!!!

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