Looking for Novels Where the Protagonist Directs TV Shows or Variety Programs. Movies Are Fine Too 求主角当导演，拍电视或者综艺的小说，电影也行。

1. 1 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 29.1kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves

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   Both the first and second books are great! They're just both serialized novels.

2. 2 让 I Asked You to Make a Game, So Why Did You Scare the Judges Unconscious? 让你做游戏，你怎么把评委吓晕了 Sun Moon Meow日月喵Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Lin Zi'ang transmigrated to Blue Star and discovered a world where virtual reality technology was highly advanced and the gaming industry was booming. But compared to other games, horror games were few and far between, a niche within a niche. Their average production quality was also far below what he’d known in his previous life, with most of them relying on nothing but shoddy jump scares. As luck would have it, he’d brought along a horror game development System, packed with horror games from 2.4kReads8.3Score202Shelves
3. 3 娱 Showbiz: You Were Told to Manage the Club, and Now They’re All Stars 娱乐：让你代管社团，全成明星了 Little Ji at Midnight午夜小叽Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Yi Wanzhou transmigrates to a parallel version of Hong Kong in 1984. To his astonishment, the inheritance his father left him turns out to be hundreds of idle young punks! To make sure these loyal punks don’t starve, Yi Wanzhou, armed with a God-Tier Film and Television System, starts making movies. After A Better Tomorrow becomes a smash hit, one classic after another is born under Yi Wanzhou’s direction! Young and Dangerous, Prison on Fire, Infernal Affairs... Star after star emerges! When the 2.5kReads7.8Score133Shelves

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   The first book features a gangster who transitions to filmmaking and recreates many classic movies; the second book uses "All or Nothing" to combat fraud and "The Vanished Woman" to discourage those obsessed with romance; the third book features a science fiction film with real props, emphasizing realism.

4. 4 让 You Were Asked to Promote Cultural Heritage Preservation, and You Made The Grave Robbers' Chronicles? 让宣传文物保护，你拍盗墓笔记？ Old Geezer, First Kill首刀老登Urban601k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Qin Feng is reduced to a third-rate film director, scraping by on small advertising gigs. Then he lands a job from the Anti-Fraud Bureau, which asks him to make an anti-fraud educational film. At a loss for what to do, Qin Feng receives the ‘All-Round Director System’ and starts letting loose! When "No More Bets" hits theaters, the whole internet is stunned! “Look into this director. He might be the head of a fraud ring!” “We asked you to make an educational film, and you m 8.6kReads7.9Score978Shelves
5. 5 拍 I’m Filming The Wandering Earth, So Building a Space Elevator Is Perfectly Reasonable 拍流浪地球我造太空电梯很合理吧 Let Me Add Some Mushrooms for You给您添蘑菇啦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [I’m Filming The Wandering Earth. Isn’t It Reasonable to Build a Space Elevator?] [Movie-Making Black Tech + The Wandering Earth + Film Industry] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Liu Lang graduates from film school and obtains a Movie-Making Black Tech System. The films he creates can become reality. With the film industry rotting under the rule of traffic stars and fan-driven economics, Liu Lang decisively chooses to make science fiction films. Starting with The Wandering Earth, he bu 10.7kReads8.6Score894Shelves
6. 6 娱 Entertainment to the Death: I Made a Tokusatsu Series That Left the Whole Internet in the Dust 娱乐至死，拍部特摄吊打全网 Roast Chicken Is Delicious白斩鸡好吃Urban2.3M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so please don’t worry about it. I won’t abandon the novel. So far, the series featured include Ultraman Tiga, Kamen Rider Kuuga, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, Evangelion, Armor Hero Nava, Rainbow Cat, The Legend of Qin, Hikaru no Go, the original Ultraman, Return of Ultraman, Ultraseven, Ultraman Ace, Kamen Rider Ryuki, Cardcaptor Sakura, The Legend of Qin, Year Hare Affair, The Legend of Luo Xiaohei, Love Live!, K-On!, Digimon, Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger, Armor Hero, Prett 33.7kReads8.5Score2kShelves

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   He directed animated films, including Ultraman, That Rabbit, Kamen Rider, Armored, Your Name, Your Lie in April, and Dragon Ball.

7. 7 重 Reborn in 2000: I Became a Star by Filming My Sassy Girl 重生2000：我拍野蛮女友封神 A Jialula阿加鲁拉Urban395k WordsOngoing Back in 2000, Jiangnan, a student at the Beijing Film Academy, returns with all the film and television knowledge of the future. He launches his career with My Sassy Girl, then shakes up Hong Kong cinema with Infernal Affairs. With countless ace scripts in hand, investors compete to fund him, stars clamor for roles, and overseas rights are snapped up in a frenzy. From campus filmmaker to the pinnacle of Chinese-language film and television! 3kReads—Score170Shelves

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   Reborn in 2000, I became a director.

8. 8 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Urban2.8M 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... 47.9kReads7.2Score3.5kShelves

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   Director Wen asked, "Your contract has expired. Are you really not staying with the company?" "Yes, Sister Mani, I don't plan to renew it." "Since you've chosen not to renew, what are your plans for the future?" Huo Wenxi asked. "I plan to go to the mainland," Zhang Yang said. "You're going to the mainland?"

9. 9 开 From the Start, I Filmed Ultraman, and All the Kids Went Crazy! 开局我拍奥特曼，小朋友全疯了！ Black and White, Plain to See黑白分明Male-Channel Fanfiction215k WordsOngoing Su Han unexpectedly transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes the head of a toy factory, where he awakens the Entertainment System. This world is remarkably harmonious. Countries compete through culture, and classic works appear one after another. For some reason, though, the Dragon Kingdom has never produced any good works and is looked down on by other nations. Now the toy factory is in crisis and on the verge of shutting down. Su Han immediately decides to make Ultraman Tiga to save the 13Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   It's here, it's here!

10. 10 导 A Director's Fun Begins with Making Bad Movies 导演的快乐，从拍烂片开始 Triple Peak三重峰Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Director Story + Lots of Actresses + Filmmaking + Wish Fulfillment + Cultural Outreach + Eastern and Western Superhero Universes] Li Feng is reborn as himself in a parallel world. What fantastic news! Except there’s a problem: he’s 50 million in debt. At least he still has a little backing. In that case, he can only use the 300,000 yuan in his pocket to start making money by shooting terrible movies. The hype around The Promise is just right, so let’s bring out The 15.6kReads8.1Score759Shelves
11. 11 让 You Asked Me to Make a Parenting Cartoon, So Why Did I Make Armor Hero? 让你拍育儿动画，你拍铠甲勇士？ You Ming佑明Urban107k WordsOngoing Su Han transmigrates to a world lacking entertainment and becomes an intern at a children’s TV channel! With ratings low and the channel’s programming aimed at very young children, Su Han activates a director System! From then on, one beloved animated series after another bursts onto the scene! Armor Hero: “For the dream in our hearts, we fight with blood and fire like a raging gale!” One Piece: “I’m gonna be King of the Pirates!” Naruto: “Wherever Konoha’s leaves dance, the fire will continue t 59Reads6.3Score—Shelves
12. 12 重 Back to Chinese Entertainment in 2003: I'm a Seventh-Generation Director 重回华娱2003，我是七代导演 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! 35kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves

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    It's all director's writing, take your time reading it.

13. 13 我 I Was Just Making a Ghost Movie, So How Did I Become a Peerless Master? 我就拍个鬼片，怎么成绝世高人了 Ming Yu明喻Urban308k WordsCompleted This is a world where the supernatural is making a comeback. To help the world gradually accept the supernatural, the authorities have launched a horror filmmaking show. Lin Daosheng awakens a System that rewards him whenever his work gets exposure! If all he has to do is draw a little traffic to earn rewards, that's easy enough! He'll just make horror movies! Midnight ghost stories, zombies on the prowl... One horror movie after another bursts onto the scene. But Lin Daosheng doesn't know that 216Reads5.0Score—Shelves
14. 14 重 Reborn in Chinese Showbiz: Directing the Class of 1996 at the Central Academy of Drama 重生华娱中戏96明星班做导演 Reincarnation Martial Emperor轮回武帝Urban2.5M WordsOngoing Xiao Da, who had accomplished nothing in his previous life, is reborn in 1996. By a twist of fate, he gets into the prestigious Class of '96 at the Central Academy of Drama. But instead of becoming an actor, he conquers the entertainment industry as a director. And, of course, capital is essential: he will become the most accomplished director among the tycoons. 43.3kReads7.3Score2.7kShelves
15. 15 文 The Literature Club Asked for a Promo Video, So I Made A Chinese Odyssey 文学社让拍宣传片，我拍大话西游 A Spark Sets the Prairie Ablaze星火巳燎原Urban160k WordsCompleted Zhou Chuan transmigrated into a parallel world and became a newly hired clerk in the publicity department of the Literary Society. The society president asked him to make a cultural promotional video to celebrate the Four Great Classical Novels and inspire readers’ interest. At the crucial moment, Zhou Chuan awakened the Super Film and Television System. The Literary Society: A fresh retelling of Journey to the West, A Chinese Odyssey becomes a phenomenon-level film! The military: We asked you t 59Reads6.3Score—Shelves
16. 16 华 Chinese Showbiz, 1996: My Father Is the Mountain Carver 华娱96：家父座山雕 Little Tender Star稚嫩的小星星Urban3.1M WordsOngoing (A director story, with multiple heroines) This book was originally titled "Chinese Entertainment, 1996: My Father Is Zu Shandiao". Reborn in 1996, Han Yunfei decides to become an internationally renowned director. Years later, when reporters interview Han Yunfei, who has won the grand slam at Europe’s three major film festivals, taken home an Oscar statuette, and topped the global box office, one asks: “Director Han, what got you where you are today? Talent? Hard work? Or help from influential 27.1kReads7.2Score1.9kShelves

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    It's all director's notes, take your time reading it.

17. 17 开 I Made a Promo Video from the Start, So How Did I Trend Again? 开局拍宣传片，我怎么又上热搜了 Wanyuan挽苑Urban178k WordsOngoing After transmigrating, Li Fan discovers that he's become a junior staffer at the National Tourism Office. He's also in the middle of shooting a promotional video. Just then, the God-Tier Film and Television System activates, granting him the complete script for Chinese Paladin and master-level filmmaking skills! Scenic Area Director: I asked you to shoot a promotional video, and you made the ultimate xianxia masterpiece? Famous Director: Get him to join our company. He can have my job! Scenic Are 8Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 不 Can a Director Who Doesn’t Womanize Really Be a Good Director? 不当渣男的导演能是好导演？ Canglan Qingli沧澜青璃Urban3.0M WordsOngoing [Director + actor + multiple heroines + award-winning + lighthearted + slow burn] Kun Peng only wanted to spend a few relaxing days on Yearning for the Ideal Life, but he was tricked into joining a dating show. In a fit of anger, he whisked Reba away and took her to Cannes, where he casually brought home the Palme d’Or. From then on, Kun Peng’s success knew no bounds. He made waves in television, film, animation, and music, racking up awards and breaking box-office records again and again. He a 7.4kReads7.1Score381Shelves

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    Secretary Wang recommended the second novel where the protagonist starts by ruthlessly targeting various actresses born in the 1980s, one by one, eventually bringing all the beautiful stars under his control. When he stands at the pinnacle of the world, he suddenly looks back and discovers that he's somehow managed to win over all the beautiful women in the entertainment industry. [Smirk][Smirk]

19. 19 解 I Can't Explain It: The Historical Drama I Filmed Became Reality 解释不清了，我拍的历史剧成真了 Flying Egg起飞的蛋Urban521k WordsCompleted In a parallel world, the history of Daxia was inexplicably and forcibly erased. As a result, people know about the Qing dynasty, but not the Twenty-Four Histories. Many scholars even claim that Daxia was founded by immigrants from several countries. After transmigrating here, Cheng Yan can only use his identity as a screenwriter to turn the history of those old dynasties into TV dramas, giving the later generations of Huaxia at least a little comfort. But although these shows become global hits, 644Reads8.7Score—Shelves
20. 20 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? 69.2kReads8.7Score3.4kShelves
21. 21 让 You're Supposed to Promote Anti-Scam Awareness! Promote It, Got It? 让你宣传反诈！宣传！懂吗？ I'm Little Niuniu我是小牛牛Urban204k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a parallel world, he accidentally bound himself to a scammer System. But we can’t go around doing illegal things like that! Then, out of nowhere, he became the host of an anti-scam TV show. Anti-scam publicity? Now that I can get behind! “Mr. Lin, I’m Qin Shi Huang, sealed away in the underground palace of the First Emperor. Transfer me 5,000 yuan to buy the materials I need to break the seal!” “Once I lead a million death soldiers out of the tomb, I’ll make you Crow 6Reads8.4Score—Shelves
22. 22 8 The 85-Born Actresses Exclaim: You’re a Real Acting Pro! 85花们惊呼：你真是演技派啊 An Old Friend Comes from Xizhou西洲故人来Urban2.2M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well~ 1.1kReads8.1Score—Shelves
23. 23 娱 Showbiz: I Want to Get Ahead So Bad!!! 娱乐：我太想进步啦！！！ Deep-Fried Autumn油炸秋天Urban722k WordsCompleted 15.6kReads8.1Score595Shelves
24. 24 灵 Paranormal Chronicles: My Years Making Documentaries 灵异纪实：我拍纪录片那些年 Wang Siwen王思文Mystery109k WordsOngoing After returning from abroad, I voluntarily checked myself into a psychiatric hospital. I stayed there for eight years. The psychiatric hospital had sleeping pills and tranquilizers, so I wouldn’t die of fear and anxiety. I couldn’t die. I had to stay alive! As for what happened eight years ago, it’s all documented in the documentary I filmed. I heard it sold incredibly well in certain circles overseas. You can’t find it online either, so I’ll tell you about it here. It all began in 2011… —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 被 After Being Blacklisted by China's Entertainment Industry, I Became a Hollywood Director 被内娱封杀后，我成了好莱坞大导 Wuxia Tales侠语Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After offending Huayi Brothers, the entertainment industry's reigning powerhouse, rookie director Fang Yuan was blacklisted across the board. Faced with a disastrous start, he had no intention of toughing it out. Instead, he went to Hollywood and casually made a film called Saw. With a budget of one million, it raked in over a hundred million dollars at the global box office! When the news reached China, everyone was stunned. Who was Fang Yuan? Why had nobody ever heard of him? Countless netizen 19.4kReads6.8Score1kShelves

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    Director, Hollywood, God of War

26. 26 影 A Film Industry Slump? Director Fu Takes the World by Storm 影视寒冬？伏导火爆全球 My Teeth Aren't White牙不白Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Lots of on-screen comments and reader reviews + copying works from another world + no romance + devoted to her mother + sharp-tongued toward scumbags + starts as a director (may involve anime) + satisfying wish fulfillment + only works behind the scenes, no acting or singing] Fu Qing was hit by a car and spent three years bedridden in a vegetative state. During those three years, her family’s entertainment company came close to bankruptcy. Her live-in son-in-law father, Jiang Chengshan, showed 19.3kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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    There's no romantic pairing in this entertainment-themed story. The female lead is a director who's constantly making TV dramas and movies, winning awards and earning money at the same time. It's a fast-paced, satisfying read. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

27. 27 油 The Eighth Book by Youzha Qiutian 油炸秋天的第8本书 Deep-Fried Autumn油炸秋天Urban1.2M WordsCompleted 7.7kReads7.9Score316Shelves
28. 28 华 Chinese Showbiz: Youth Fades Away 华娱之韶华易逝 Whoever Wants This Godawful Name Can Have It这鬼名字谁爱取谁取Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to keep writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 22.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
29. 29 好 Hollywood: The Director's Whirlwind 好莱坞：导演旋风 Yi Jie意戒Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Gu Xuanfeng is a student at the Southern California Film School. By chance, he takes over a movie on the verge of being abandoned. From then on, he sets out on the path to becoming a director. He becomes Hollywood's youngest director, and a master of films across multiple genres. And because of his name, film fans around the world nickname him “Tornado.” 340Reads7.1Score—Shelves
30. 30 反 Anti-Scam Livestream: The Station’s Cells Are Full 反诈直播：所里快蹲不下了 Yi Ezreal一泽瑞尔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Scammer: Our records show an overseas purchase of 200,000 US dollars on your account. Did you make this purchase yourself? Lu Ze: Yes, I made it myself. What about it? The scammer thought, You sure know how to brag! Lu Ze: I never thought... the fact that I bought weapons overseas would finally come to light! Using his god-tier voice imitation skill, Lu Ze mimics the voices of several underlings, as well as the sound of an AK firing in full auto. The scammer's face turns pale. “I'm calling the p 20.4kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    The first one is pretty good; I haven't read the others yet. Recommended rating: First book! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] Recommended star rating: Other unknown

31. 31 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 19.8kReads7.5Score777Shelves
32. 32 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! 52.9kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves
33. 33 毕 After Graduation, the Goddess Superstar Gives Birth to My Child at the Hospital 毕业后，女神明星在医院为我生娃 Lychee Pork荔枝肉Urban453k WordsCompleted [Sweet couple moments + one female lead + doting dad + System + extra sweet romance + idol and actress + award-winning actors + adorable child] I'm not good at writing introductions, and this one's short. Come on in and read the story! For the sake of his dreams, Qin Lang keeps taking bit parts no matter how hard things get. His parents don't understand him, he's struggling to make ends meet, and although he has a System, he can't figure out how to activate it. He thinks he's found an opportunit 936Reads9.0Score103Shelves
34. 34 一 A Wonderful Surprise Overnight, the Three Kids' Daddy Is So Charming 一夜惊喜，三宝爹地超有皮 Blade of Heartbreak心寒之刃Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Devoted Husband + Doting Dad + One Heroine + Campus Belle + System + Tycoon + Transmigration] Ye Xuan transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to the Perfect Life System. He had hoped to recline in the arms of a beauty, but then: “Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing the mission to slap Xiao Tiance. You’ve earned a tenfold cash rebate, capped at 10 billion!” “Ding! Host, you’ve completed the mission to teach Luo Yu a lesson. You’ve earned a tenfold rebate, capped at 30 billion, 9.3kReads9.1Score914Shelves
35. 35 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 33.2kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
36. 36 星 The Stars and Moon Are Not Yet Full 星月未央 Strings of Agarwood Beads沉香成串Urban208k WordsCompleted This story is inspired by real life. Only the characters' names have been changed. I write with care, just hoping to bring readers a smile! Please be kind and leave feedback if there's room for improvement! And I hope you'll give it lots of likes! 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Heart] Filming in progress [Heart]

37. 37 从 Building an Entertainment Empire, Starting with Traditional Chinese Style 从国风开始，打造娱乐帝国 Sha Mo沙默Urban1.2M WordsCompleted In a parallel world, the entertainment industry in Xia Country is more prosperous than ever. Girl groups, variety shows, stand-up comedy, and Western instruments have captured almost all the audience’s attention. Celebrities worship all things foreign, proudly singing songs in other languages and treating collaboration with foreign stars as an honor. Lan Zhan was reborn into this foul, chaotic world. People resist what they don’t understand. This world is heartbreaking. No one has experienced th 221Reads8.2Score—Shelves
38. 38 陪 The Long Years Spent with a Celestial Beauty 陪天仙度过的漫长岁月 King of the Eighteen Sons十八子王Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Actor, director, business mogul (single heroine: Liu Tianxian), no System [10,000 words updated daily] A wounded soul is reborn five minutes before the entanglement that changed everything. Without hesitation, he turns and walks away. All he wants is to start a new life. A girl who has been beautiful since childhood. Two sincere, passionate hearts, stirred by love, will eventually be drawn to each other at a crossroads of fate. 7.5kReads7.8Score408Shelves
39. 39 谁 Who Gets It? A Top Director's Life Is Absolutely Amazing 谁懂啊？大导演的日子爽翻了 Winter's Hot Water Bottle冬天的热水瓶Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Guys, does anyone get it? Being reborn and becoming a big-time director is so freaking awesome. Why, you ask? I don’t think that needs explaining, right? Being surrounded by beautiful women, having resources at your fingertips, and having gorgeous women fawn all over you is just too good. You can’t even imagine how happy I am, Wang Chong! 15kReads7.5Score581Shelves
40. 40 导 Director: Starting with a Getaway from Hollywood 导演：从好莱坞跑路开始 My Magic Bottle我的魔法瓶Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] [Director] [One heroine: Liu Yifei] Zhou You had a long, long dream, one that lasted an entire lifetime. When he woke, he could remember very little, except for an instinct for directing that was etched into his bones. At nineteen, he made Buried, but his wealthy father tricked him into returning to China, hoping he would inherit the family business. From Love Is Not Blind to The Dead End. No matter. I can make it big in China too. Just wait until I make my triumphant return! T 33.4kReads7.7Score1.7kShelves
41. 41 地 Underground Filmmaker 地下电影人 Dough Drops with Scrambled Egg面疙瘩打鸡蛋Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [1990s + Director’s Journey + Banned from Directing + Art Films + Award-Hunting] Starting out as a director in 1990, I make a career of winning awards and handling publicity. One female lead, multiple supporting actresses... 728Reads9.1Score—Shelves
42. 42 文 Showbiz: My Song ‘Father’ Shocks the Entire Music Scene from the Start 文娱：开局一首父亲，震惊全乐坛 Lute and Evening Breeze琴涩晚风Two Male Leads814k WordsCompleted [Entertainment + two male leads + System + slice of life + songwriting god + fragile little shark + entirely behind the scenes!!!] Ji Bai’s ashes are scattered right from the start. Forced to transmigrate to another world, he can only weep in despair. He wants to go crazy and make everyone miserable. So it’s Father’s Day? Then I’ll make you all cry with my song “Father.” So it’s Qixi Festival? Then I’ll hit you with “Let’s Break Up,” because if I’m unhappy, everyone’s crying with me! 14.8kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    The first five books are about directing, the last one is about songwriting.

43. 43 纵 Ruling America: The Showbiz Tycoon 纵横美利坚，文娱霸主 Person from Wu and Yue吴越人士Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The beaches of America are filled with blonde bombshells. After transmigrating to the America of 1992 in a parallel universe, Zhou Qingshan finds an entertainment wasteland. There is no Lord of the Rings, no Terminator. He builds a business empire by rewriting works from his past life. 5.4kReads7.9Score373Shelves
44. 44 韩 Korean Showbiz Career Crash Simulator, No, Sasaeng Simulator 韩娱塌房模拟器不，是私生模拟器 The Guanghanzi of Anyun Province安云省的广寒子Female-Channel Fanfiction591k WordsCompleted Reborn as a cool, stunning idol in Korean showbiz, he becomes the subject of a savage forum-style story. A simulator lets him experience the career paths of people in different entertainment-industry professions. From the start, three talent scouts fight over him, and he debuts as the center of a boy group. No CP + universally adored + career-driven. The simulator arrives from the start, three talent scouts compete for him, and he chooses a company. He parachutes into the company. Yet one god-ti 2.8kReads8.4Score185Shelves

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    Idol reaches the top. A stunningly beautiful heartthrob.

45. 45 从 A Path in Cultural Communication Starting at Beijing Film Academy 从北电开始的文传之路 Mantou Doesn't Want to Stop Updating馒头不想断更Urban3.7M WordsCompleted [Chinese Showbiz] [Media] [No System] [Multiple heroines] Taking it one step at a time, growing bigger and stronger, and reaching new heights! This isn't an entertainment novel in the usual sense. Not in the usual sense. Not in the usual sense. Or you could say it's a reborn urban novel dressed up as a showbiz story. Readers who enjoy fast-paced, easy reading should proceed with cauti 28.6kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
46. 46 女 In a World with Few Men, I Became an Interstellar Top-Tier Star 女多男少，我成为星际顶流爱豆 The Guanghanzi of Anyun Province安云省的广寒子Modern Romance69k WordsOngoing No CP + Idol + Entertainment Industry + Everyone’s Favorite + Battle Royale Survival Audition + Forum Posts + Ambitious Protagonist Park Jaehyun was transported into a world where women vastly outnumbered men. Here, women called all the shots, and male entertainers were presumed to be “no good.” Few managed to stand out, but those who broke through could command a fanbase so huge the streets emptied wherever they went. Armed with the skills of a top-tier star from his previous life and a face th 117Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 娱 Showbiz: Slander? I Absolutely Never Slept My Way to the Top 娱乐：诽谤，我绝对没有潜规则 Orange Trees in Lingnan橙生岭南Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Cao An discovered he had transmigrated to a parallel world and become a directing student. Bound to an entertainment System, he could earn all kinds of rewards by making popular works. From the start, he entered the National Young Directors Competition, ready to give this world a little shock. Every film Cao An made was both critically acclaimed and a box-office hit, becoming a sensation across the country. The “Cao girls” became more and more famous. Mi Mi, Fei Fei, Ba Ba, Yuan Yuan, Shi Shi… T 17.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    Both are director-themed novels. You'll know once you read the first one—it's packed with juicy gossip. Of course, the male lead, a director, is the kind of shady character who's known as the number one gigolo in the entertainment industry.

48. 48 导 The Director’s Journey Begins in 1981 导演从1981开始 Eating Grapes Without Peeling Them, Pipi Pi吃葡萄不吐皮皮皮Urban370k WordsOngoing Returning to an 1980s film studio, he starts out as a cinematographer, conquers the world with his films, and becomes a world-renowned director! I've recently watched some old films from the 1980s. Though they have certain limitations of their era, they feel much more sincere than many films today. I got curious and looked into the filmmaking conditions back then, and couldn't help wanting to write about them. If any of the films mentioned catch your interest, feel free to look them up. They're 932Reads9.0Score104Shelves

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    I'm not a director, I'm live-streaming myself dancing to music.

49. 49 刀 Brother Dao Goes Viral in Showbiz, and Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing 刀哥爆红娱乐圈，粉丝求我别杀了 Drunk in Solitude孤风一醉Urban2.7M 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 170.1kReads9.3Score14.1kShelves

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    First director, second actor

50. 50 让 You Asked Me to Film a Pet Commercial, So Why Did I Make Hachi: A Dog's Tale? 让你拍宠物广告，你拍忠犬八公？ A Cat That Can Do Side Flips会侧空翻的猫Urban577k WordsCompleted (Parallel world) + (director story) + (plausible) + (no melodrama) In 2025, Su Hao watches Ne Zha 2, then falls asleep and wakes up in the body of a man in a parallel world who has the same name as him. That version of Su Hao is facing the bankruptcy of his family business, crushing debts, and parents who are being driven to jump off a building. Even the only home his parents left him has been snatched away. But as someone who transmigrated, he’s brought along the scripts and storyboards for eve 5.7kReads8.4Score470Shelves

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    This new book features a director, primarily focused on filmmaking. It's really good; I read it all in one night. You should check it out.

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