Stories About Directors and the Entertainment Industry 导演文，娱乐圈文

1. 1 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

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   I highly recommend the book "The Coal Boss." It features no rebirth, no cross-industry transitions, and the protagonist dreams of the future but forgets everything upon waking. He also has a subconscious tendency to make correct choices about the future. He's basically a simple director. It has a single female lead, a celestial beauty, who bravely takes the initiative to seduce the male lead. I don't know why the score is low; it's a masterpiece worth at least 8.5. The second book is incredibly imaginative and outlandish. It also features a single female lead, a celestial beauty.

2. 2 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
3. 3 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
4. 4 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
5. 5 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

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   All of them are director's notes

6. 6 华 Chinese Entertainment in 2002: Starting with the Fairy-like Sister 华娱2002从神仙姐姐开始 Deep-Fried Autumn油炸秋天Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (This is a slow-burn story, but it gets more and more exciting as it goes. Don't pick a fight. We're all human, and you might not be able to out-argue me.) Starting in 2002, starting at Beijing Film Academy, starting with the goddess. Starting in the early days of Chinese entertainment. Becoming sworn brothers with Ma, treating Zhang Yimou like an old friend, and building an entertainment empire of his own. And of course, there'll be lovely women by his side: Liu Yifei, Zeng Li, Yang Mi, Liu Shi 10.8kReads7.5Score537Shelves
7. 7 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
8. 8 重 Reborn: My Dad Is a Coal Baron 重生：我爸是煤老板 Liu Si0118流思0118Urban2.6M WordsOngoing My Dad Owns a Coal Mine, and I’m a Second-Generation Coal Baron Lin Hao was reborn in 2002, just as he was heading to study in the United States. He even knew a whole circle of New York socialites, including Ivanka, the Hilton sisters, and the Kardashian sisters. The internet bubble had just burst, and many companies that would become famous in later years didn’t exist yet. He also had the memories of his previous life. Most importantly, his dad owned a coal mine, making him a second-generation 2.9kReads8.8Score183Shelves
9. 9 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
10. 10 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
11. 11 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 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 45.5kReads8.4Score2.9kShelves
12. 12 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
13. 13 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
14. 14 娱 Entertainment Mogul 2002 娱乐大亨2002 The Internet’s Number One Newbie全网第一萌新Urban1.0M WordsOngoing In 2024, Chen Zheng, a struggling actor with barely a handful of fans, was reborn at the dawn of the new century and immediately encountered the most beautiful Chang'e in Chinese entertainment... Given a second life, Chen Zheng sets sail in 2002 to build a vast entertainment empire. PS: This novel has no System! 126Reads8.8Score—Shelves
15. 15 华 Chinese Showbiz: Capital Reigns Supreme 华娱：资本为王 A Cup of Aged Tea一盏老茶Urban631k WordsCompleted "This is not a System novel. The protagonist will return to the Central Academy of Drama. It is half business, half showbiz. If that's not your thing, don't click!!!" Shen Tianfang is reborn in 1999. Before his rebirth, he mortgaged his house to make a movie and became a laughingstock at the Central Academy of Drama after hitting on a girl in the acting department. Faced with all the mockery, Shen Tianfang has no choice but to make good on all the boasts his predecessor made, giving rise to a se 2.6kReads7.9Score150Shelves
16. 16 娱 The Entertainment Industry Is All About You, You Old Rascal 娱乐圈就服你这个老六 Genius Hoodlum天才混混Urban521k WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + one heroine + comedy + gaming] After transmigrating in a daze, Yang Fan completely let loose. Armed with movies, TV shows, and music from the future, he stepped into the entertainment industry and embarked on a series of spectacularly reckless adventures… No, a path of self-improvement. And somehow, he became a revered big shot in the industry! “The entertainment industry doesn’t make me money. It’s just a little hobby of mine.” “Who’s the most beautiful person in showb 4.1kReads8.6Score117Shelves
17. 17 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
18. 18 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
19. 19 导 Long Live the Director! 导演万岁 Professional Light Bulb Wholesaler专业电灯泡批发商Urban755k WordsOngoing A veteran director from 2025 unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Qian Yue, a student who has just taken the college entrance exam in 2001. As it happens, this Qian Yue has already applied to the directing program at the Beijing Film Academy. Given a second life, Qian Yue's goal is to rapidly amass capital and become a top tycoon. He will direct films that sweep both awards and box office, become the hottest director around, and have countless beautiful actresses pining for him. 30Reads7.2Score—Shelves
20. 20 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

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    The first four are novels about directors, the rest are about the entertainment industry. Judging by my reading time, I've tested them all, so you can enjoy them without worry! [Cool][Please follow][Upvote]

21. 21 娱 The Godfather of Entertainment: From Wooing Women to Global Box Office Legend 娱乐教父：从泡妞到全球票房神话 The Invincible Pile Driver无敌打桩机Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Showbiz] [System] [Feel-Good] [Lighthearted Comedy] “A jerk? No, I just want a sincere relationship!” Ye Su transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an obscure actor at Yang Mi's company. He awakens a System, but can't complete the beginner mission, leaving him useless for five whole years. On the final night of his contract, he gathers four friends for a spectacularly embarrassing social-death challenge as a farewell ceremony. But Yang Mi suddenly shows up and inadvertently helps him comp 34kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
22. 22 娱 Showbiz: A Gifted Actor's Path to Becoming an Award-Winning Actor 娱乐：天赋型演员影帝之路 Loves Qianzhang Tofu爱吃千张豆腐Urban867k WordsCompleted Also known as: How dare a bit-part actor pursue Zeng Li? No System + actor + devoted to acting. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Good grief, his first on-screen kiss went to Yang Mi, but the one he liked was Zeng Li! At an awards ceremony, Zhang Ze said, “Honestly, when I first started acting as an extra, I just hoped I could get speaking roles, earn 20,000 a month, and buy a BMW. That would’ve been great! “I never thought I’d surpass my goal and win Best Actor!” 4.7kReads9.0Score236Shelves
23. 23 娱 Entertainment Showdown: Every Guest on Set Is an Ex-Girlfriend 娱乐修罗场，节目现场全是前女友 I'm Not zmy我不是zmyUrban1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + hilarious + multiple heroines + no angst + no cheating + extra sweet + high-energy twists] Everyone’s laughing at you, but somehow you’re the funniest one of all! Li Lu, a washed-up top-tier star nobody remembers, is about to leave the entertainment industry when he unexpectedly gets invited onto the hottest celebrity dating show. All five female contestants turn out to be ex-girlfriends who dumped him. Lin Lin: “We broke up on good terms, but you didn’t miss me at all. You immed 40.2kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
24. 24 我 My Landlord Is a Pop Idol 我的房东是偶像歌手 131313Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Gu Zhinan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an online novelist. Could his beautiful landlady really be a washed-up idol singer? One day, she leaves her guitar in the living room... "I can't write songs. I'm just a novelist. I was only messing around." That is, until his landlady is left stunned by the song Gu Zhinan wrote. "Didn't you say you couldn't write songs?" "I know a little, I know a little." 52kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves
25. 25 顶 Top-Tier Star 顶流巨星 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and available] [Short drama released] [Animated series in production] [Entertainment industry + sweet romance + daily life + one heroine] After dating for five years, Shao Yang’s girlfriend dumped him without a second thought so she could break into the entertainment industry. After a night of heavy drinking, the heartbroken ‘Shao Yang’ woke up and read the chat history between ‘himself’ and his girlfriend, fuming with indignation. But when the memories of two parallel worl 71.8kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves
26. 26 顶 The Top-Tier Star Starts with a Divorce 顶流巨星从离婚开始 I'm Not zmy我不是zmyUrban1.0M WordsCompleted A Douyin singer transmigrates to a parallel world. No System, but he comes with a permanent, unrivaled golden finger. A more traditional approach, not over the top, and very easy to enjoy. After my divorce, there are too many temptations. I'm done pretending. Making it big isn't that simple. Even someone as talented as Jay Chou had to write fifty songs to get the chance to release an album. Before he became famous, movie emperor Huang had a rough time at every turn. After making it big, he reali 2.5kReads8.5Score151Shelves
27. 27 娱 Showbiz: A Top-Tier Star's Career Begins When Boss Yang Adds Him to the Wrong Group Chat! 娱乐：顶流从杨老板拉错群开始！ I Am Eighteen吾十八Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + extra sweet romance + no System] Su Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an artist signed to Big Honey's agency. Because of copyright issues, he's chosen to take it easy and enjoy life. Then Big Honey suddenly adds him to a strange group chat. [You've been invited by Boss Yang to join “Our Happy Family”] Yang Mom: “!!!! Welcome, son-in-law!” Yang Dad: “The kids are right here! Can't you be a little more composed? So, when are you two getting married?” Su Yu: 9.2kReads8.9Score567Shelves
28. 28 消 I Sang “Dispel My Sorrows” and Made the Audience Cry. Wait, You’re an Actor? 消愁唱哭观众，搞半天你是演员？ Number One Litter Scooper壹号铲屎官Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Villain Roles] Just after confessing to the campus belle, Lin Yu accidentally transmigrated into a parallel world. With the Villain Movie Star System boosting him, his very first role after transmigrating frightened a young heartthrob out of his wits! He was the Axe Gang leader in Kung Fu. He was Hu Wan, showing off his crazy skills in Let the Bullets Fly. He was also the suited thug in Kill Zone. And he was Ah Zu, the villain in New Police Story who made audiences' he 9.9kReads9.0Score865Shelves
29. 29 关 How I Turned an Washed-Up Female Singer into a Superstar 关于过气女歌手被我养成天后这事 Twelve拾貮Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban Slice of Life + Everyday Hero + Sweet, Playful Single Female Lead + Showbiz] [A gentle, heartwarming story focused on the simple things in life. The pacing is on the slow side, and the relationship doesn’t move quickly. This is not a fast-paced power fantasy! The first dozen or so chapters lay the groundwork. The heroine appears in the first chapter, but doesn’t show up again until after chapter twenty. Still, the interactions between the leads and the sweetness of their romance are guara 19kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
30. 30 幂 Mimi Is Lying in My Arms, Sleeping So Sweetly 幂幂躺在我怀里，睡的那么甜 Shrimpish虾里虾气Urban594k WordsCompleted How could young men and women know that, in the eyes of those older men who had seen every possible turn of fate, romance in this world was all twilight? Only the innocent love of youth was like sunlight shining through layers of fog and dust, falling in scattered patches on the ground like grains of gold that could never be picked up. 2.7kReads8.5Score103Shelves
31. 31 为 You Divorced Me for Fame and Fortune, Now You Cry as I Make the Diva a Star 为名利和我离婚，我捧红天后你哭什么 One Hundred Thousand Words十万字Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: After Our Divorce, I Became the Pop Queen's Personal Assistant [Showbiz + One Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] Right after divorcing his celebrity wife, Lin Zhou unexpectedly became the personal assistant to a rising pop queen. Just then, his memories from transmigrating came back, and Lin Zhou naturally began plagiarizing works from his past life. And so, the legendary man behind the pop queen finally made his entrance! His ex-wife, a second-tier singer: “Lin Zhou is 27.5kReads8.6Score2.9kShelves
32. 32 向 Aspiring to Become a Superstar 向往成为巨星 Sour and Spicy Shredded Potatoes酸辣土逗丝Urban1.5M WordsCompleted If you enjoy the simple pleasures of a slower pace, why not stay awhile? No System, no contrived tropes, no harem, just a leisurely pace. There's none of that scheming and backstabbing. After waking up, Xu Luo transmigrates to a parallel world and suddenly becomes rich. With no lofty ambitions, he plans to live carefree, eat his fill, and wait for death. But after unexpectedly joining an outdoor livestream variety show, he gradually becomes a world-famous superstar. 7.4kReads8.5Score407Shelves
33. 33 华 Chinese Showbiz: I Can Dream of the Future 华娱：我能梦见未来 Dew-Kissed Orange带露水的橙子Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Slice of Life] [Realistic] [Clever and Thoughtful] Female leads: [Sweet] [Mi] [Fairy] [Cool] [Ying] [Shi] Male lead: Classmate Jing Tian, Yang Mi’s junior, singer, actor, director, entertainment mogul, IT mogul... Buddies: Zhang Ruoyun, Tan Songyun. Useful pawn: Yang Tianzhen. Golden finger: Dreams of the future (not much of a presence) Career path: Debuts as a singer, reaches the top with You Who Came from the Stars, develops Weibo and breaks into the mainstream, builds an entertainment ecosys 61Reads8.4Score—Shelves
34. 34 娱 Showbiz: He Caught a Snake with His Bare Hands, and You Call Him a Pretty Boy 娱乐：徒手擒蛇，你说他是小鲜肉 A Lucky Fortune Slip一支上上签Urban636k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Showbiz + Comedy + Livestreaming + The Ultimate Troll + Best Actor + Focused on Stirring Up Trouble… and Work! + An Overpowered Male Lead!] Ye Su transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes a D-list pretty boy mocked by the entire internet. How could he put up with that? He has to make a splash! He has to win fans! So he joins variety shows and completely derails their usual style. “He catches a venomous snake with his bare hands? It coils around his hand while he 11kReads9.2Score850Shelves
35. 35 从 From Dating Shows to the Idol of Chinese Entertainment 从恋综开始，成为华娱全民偶像 Breeze, Apart from the World清风不与人间Urban843k WordsCompleted (My new novels are out now, including one about a dating show and another about the entertainment industry. Check them out if you're interested. Thanks~) [Dating Show + Entertainment Industry + System + Lighthearted + One Female Lead + Live Comments + Meme Humor] Xia Ran was just helping someone carry their luggage. He never expected that person to be a newly crowned superstar. After accidentally stumbling onto the set of a dating show, he began a remarkable life in the arts... On Heartbeats Wit 5.9kReads8.7Score422Shelves
36. 36 从 Debuting at the Diva’s Concert 从天后演唱会开始出道 Demon Patrick Star魔人派大星Urban961k WordsCompleted At a concert, the diva Su Qi randomly picked a lucky audience member and invited them to sing a duet with her. To everyone’s surprise, she picked a fake fan! “Um, could I sing an original song?” The diva was both amused and exasperated by this “offensive” request, but agreed anyway. Then, as soon as the audience member opened his mouth, he stunned the entire crowd! “Wow, did he come here to steal the show?” … He was Gu Cheng, the man who wrote “Ordinary Road”! A genius writer, the pioneer of web 7kReads8.6Score479Shelves
37. 37 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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    The female lead is a director, there's no romantic partner, it's a fast-paced, action-packed story where she's constantly filming TV series and movies, making money and winning awards at the same time. [Heart emojis]

38. 38 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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    The director's first point is impeccable.

39. 39 重 A Reborn Director's Chance Encounter with a Heavenly Beauty 重生导演偶遇天仙 Ox King of Daxincheng大新城的牛皇Urban789k WordsOngoing An outstanding work of showbiz fiction that rises above cheap thrills. Told from the perspective of an unconventional reborn protagonist, it reveals the true state of the film industry and the philosophy of navigating the real world. The protagonist reaches his goals not only with his golden finger, but also through his professional skills, social savvy, and remarkable strategic intelligence. The result is a story with an intellectual sexiness all its own. Hehehehe... 3.6kReads5.5Score178Shelves

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    A female-led entertainment industry director novel with a slow pace.

40. 40 为 I Wrote History as a Novel Just to Copy Ancient Poems 为了抄古诗词，我把历史写成小说 My Name Isn't Huanfulai我不叫还复来Urban1.1M WordsCompleted This is a world with very few historical records. Its history is almost identical to Earth's: the Qin and Han dynasties, the Three Kingdoms, the Tang and Song dynasties, and the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. But the historical figures are completely different, and the records are brief, with much of them lost. Even the poems of its writers and poets have rarely survived. The lack of historical heritage has made both the nation and its people even more deeply and fervently devoted to history an 9.8kReads6.9Score525Shelves

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    Making movies, plagiarism

41. 41 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
42. 42 致 The Depressing Literary Master: One Copy of To Live Brought the World to Tears 致郁系文豪，一本活着全球泪崩 A Cat That Can Do Side Flips会侧空翻的猫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Parallel World + Rebirth + System + Literary Prodigy + Career + No Over-the-Top Drama + Not a Harem Novel) After leaving the military, Li Liwen, an office worker in a parallel world, had finally gotten his life back on track. But an unexpected industry downturn left him unemployed. The sudden blow triggered a heart attack in a fit of anger. When he woke up, he discovered he had returned to the age of seventeen. That year, he hadn’t even started his second year of high school. Then he stopped ho 26kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
43. 43 我 Is My Wife Liu Tianxian? 我老婆是刘天仙？ Summer Reading盛夏读书Urban1.4M WordsOngoing 4.3kReads8.0Score198Shelves

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    These are some directors, and some are still acting.

44. 44 重 Reborn in 2008: From the Start, I Get Dilraba to Call Me Dad 重生2008：开局让热巴叫我爸 My Hot Diarrhea Horse我热痢的马Urban400k WordsOngoing Reborn at twenty-two, Lin Chen looked at a rejection letter and his empty wallet, then burst out laughing. A corporate lackey in my past life? This time, I'm the boss (the investor kind of boss)! No money, no connections? I'll start with Crazy Stone and get rich kids to fund me for free! No actors? I'll recruit a young Dilraba from the Shanghai Theatre Academy and personally cultivate her into a top-tier star! A tyrant on set? No! He's the life of the party, defusing every crisis with jokes a 4Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 我 I Really Am a Great Director 我真是大导演 Oriole Season, Peach Blossom Month莺时桃月Urban399k WordsOngoing Entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Director + actor + sole heroine Liu Haojian + production runner A rich second-generation heir returns home after studying abroad and embarks on his own era of filmmaking. He has no enemies, only friends. He wins so many awards his hands grow tired, and counts so much money his fingers cramp. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 开 Scammed Out of 800,000 from the Start? My Comeback Begins as a Director 开局被坑八十万？从导演开始逆袭 This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban230k WordsOngoing Good news: I transmigrated to 2013, and the previous owner of this body had just won a million. Bad news: The previous owner had already caught the eye of an unscrupulous “director” and invested all the money in a trash production just to land a “shallow” actress. Worse still, on the very day the scheme was about to succeed, the cops showed up at the door. The production company’s funds were suspected of money laundering, and everything ground to a halt. Facing a disastrous start, Chen Han 10Reads7.0Score—Shelves
47. 47 华 Chinese Showbiz: I'm the King of Directors 华娱：导演我为王 Yuan Jun源俊Urban2.9M WordsOngoing [Chinese showbiz, director story, one heroine, Old Liu] After an accident, Li Siwei was unexpectedly reborn in 2005. Unfortunately, he knew nothing about business. Luckily, after being reborn, he gained memories of many excellent films from his previous life. Just as Li Siwei was preparing to make his mark, he discovered that the woman in his heart had also been reborn. 5.1kReads7.2Score204Shelves
48. 48 导 Director: Filming Spider-Man From the Start 导演：开局拍摄蜘蛛侠 Year After Year年年哒Urban653k WordsOngoing [Entertainment industry + System + Marvel and DC multiverse + director-focused] [All movie plots are original adaptations. Completed: Spider-Man 1, Batman 1, Spider-Man 2, Superman 1, Iron Man 1, Batman 2. Coming up: The Flash 1, Thor 1.] The System declares Ye Tingfei dead from sudden cardiac arrest, then sends him to a parallel world and binds him to the “Director System, Boss Edition”! [Ding-ding! Newbie mission: Make Spider-Man and earn over 2 billion at the box office. Fail, and you’ll be l 375Reads6.7Score—Shelves
49. 49 文 Lord of Entertainment: From the Start, a Blockbuster Hit with The Wandering Earth 文娱之主，开局王炸流浪地球 Write Novels Well好好写小说Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Renowned director, writer, and game developer Chen Ping transmigrates. In this world, the Dragon Kingdom is powerful, and its cultural market is thriving like never before. Yet the market has no products to match the Dragon Kingdom's economic stature. Every year, foreign blockbusters storm the Dragon Kingdom, seizing most of the profits while exporting their cultures to the country. Korean pop worship, Japanese pop worship, hero worship... Foreign ideas keep battering the minds of the Dragon Kin 7.6kReads8.3Score478Shelves
50. 50 文 Showbiz: My Superstar Girlfriend Is Both Sweet and Alluring 文娱：我的明星女友又甜又御 Burning Hot炙热如火Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (Entertainment industry + literary giant + acclaimed director + feel-good story + character growth) Amateur version: After returning from military service, Su Zi'an happened upon a short-video competition and shot to national fame with Escape from the British Museum. There are many dazzling stories on his road to becoming a great director. Come witness them all. “Anything directed by Su is guaranteed to be top quality!” “TV dramas, movies, documentaries: who can match his brilliance?” At the sa 3.3kReads7.3Score107Shelves

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