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

1. 151 伊 Yi Chen’s Legend: Book 18 伊辰传奇第18本书 The Legend of Yi Chen伊辰传奇Urban1.5M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 8.2kReads7.6Score442Shelves

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   It's a pretty good movie. The director, Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, etc., All starred. I recommend it.

2. 152 一 I Became a Film Emperor by Accident 一不小心成影帝 Titi Is Me提提就是我Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Qiu Fei was reborn, and this time he planned to live for himself. But then he discovered that he had gained a strange ability: he could absorb all kinds of acting skills from the people around him. [Today I’m running around to auditions all day] Extract acting skill [The sorrows of an ordinary person +1] [Today I went out to eat with several female background actors] Extract [Scumbag acting skills +1] [Nothing to do today, so I’m reading history books] Extract [Period-drama acting skills +1] Aft 1.5kReads7.5Score103Shelves
3. 153 娱 Showbiz: I Charge Through Hollywood with the Celestial Beauty 娱乐：带着天仙莽穿好莱坞 Drunk for Three Lifetimes三生醉Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Capital + entertainment industry + cultivation + Liu Yifei + Datang Shiying Ye Fan is reborn in the past. With his knowledge of what lies ahead, he amasses a fortune in just a few years! Just as he quietly keeps his head down and makes a fortune, he unexpectedly triggers his golden finger: he can gain abilities from the roles he plays... From then on, there's no stopping him... Martial arts, cutting-edge technology, and extraordinary powers are all on display at his fingertips! He uses his wealt 4.3kReads6.8Score231Shelves
4. 154 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 10.8kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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   🍎This is a very good read, I love it! It's a female-oriented entertainment industry novel. The female protagonist is a modern working woman who dies suddenly and transmigrates into the body of Ying Jia, who was dumped by a scumbag and attempted suicide by cutting her wrists. She activates a system that can provide the protagonist with movies, TV series, and music, but she doesn't have the funds at the beginning. She asks her former college classmate for an investment of 200,000 yuan and recruits her to play the lead role. After her short drama becomes a hit, she gets the money and makes the movie "Saw," which wins an award. After that, she becomes more and more powerful. Overall, it's a very fast-paced and satisfying novel.

5. 155 8 An Eighties-Born Beijing Powerhouse, the First Man in Chinese Entertainment 80后京圈大佬，内娱第一人 Moonlit Pavilion照月阁Urban1.3M WordsCompleted This novel is also known as: “Top-Tier Director,” “I’m Unbeatable in the Chinese Entertainment Industry” “A Great Director in Chinese Entertainment,” “The Entire Entertainment Industry Begs Me to Make Movies” [No System, director + one female lead, female lead is Peng Xiaoran] Chen Zhou is a 24-year-old director who transmigrates to a parallel world. He marries Peng Xiaoran, the top female host at Kiwi. With the 400,000 yuan his wife gives him, plus 2 million yuan from working as a director-for- 4.8kReads7.9Score182Shelves

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   1️⃣Director's novel, single female lead Jing Tian❗️Both the male and female leads have powerful backgrounds😎. The male lead was an associate professor at the Beijing Film Academy in his past life, but in this life he takes a different path, starting as a director❗️His first film, *Parasite*, won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and all his subsequent works are original❗️He wins awards for every art film he directs, and his commercial films and sci-fi films not only open doors for him domestically but also for international audiences❗️He even pioneered the mainstream commercial film genre❗️

6. 156 让 You Asked Me to Direct, So Why Did I Crush the Music Scene? 让你当导演，你把乐坛碾压了？ Xi Ge希歌Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Showbiz + System + One Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] After accidentally injuring a young heartthrob while filming a movie, Lin Yan was subjected to online abuse by the star’s fans and received a lawyer’s letter demanding exorbitant compensation. Thanks to a few deft moves, he not only got the heartthrob and the trolls thrown behind bars, but also gained a huge wave of fans. Netizens thought that was the end of the story, but little did they know it was only the beginning. Next 3.9kReads8.0Score269Shelves

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   🎉Lin Yan, a freshman majoring in directing, was cyberbullied and sued after accidentally injuring a young actor during filming.⚡️But he started a comeback from the brink of despair. To raise funds for his film, he wrote songs 🦅, which unexpectedly became a hit in the music scene 🧚🏻‍♀️. From Mandarin to Western hits, from short dramas to sci-fi blockbusters 🐯, he has conquered the global entertainment industry as an "all-around talent maker," 🎉and there's also sweet everyday life to share. A high-energy, thrilling experience from start to finish!

7. 157 刚 I Got Married to a Superstar Right After I Transmigrated 刚穿越就和大明星结婚了 The Swollen Wo Gan膨胀的沃柑Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + System + transmigration + showbiz] After unexpectedly being reborn in a parallel world, Zhao Yu merges with the strongest entertainment System and gains access to Earth’s treasure trove of culture. After being reborn, he marries a superstar in a contract marriage. At first, he thinks he’s starting out by winning over his wife. Later, he discovers his real goal is to conquer the entertainment industry of Blue Star. One song, “Blue and White Porcelain,” lets him storm the 12.5kReads8.5Score721Shelves
8. 158 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score778Shelves
9. 159 突 After Failing to Break Through to Nascent Soul, I Pursue Immortality 突破元婴失败，我追求天仙 Potato Dumpling Candy土豆丸子糖Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Entertainment Industry One Female Lead: Liu Yifei (If you don’t like it, don’t read) (No romantic entanglements, one person for life.) In 2002, Zhang Mianqing was reborn. “When other people are reborn, they rush to change the world. When he was reborn, all he wanted was to keep the starlight in her eyes shining forever.” “From their carefree youth to the pinnacle of cinema, they walked hand in hand, and together they were the perfect script.” Actor, director, award-winning actor, regular on th 10.4kReads6.7Score725Shelves

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   A single female lead, played by Liu Yifei, offering sweet and loving companionship, with minimal scheming and intrigue. The protagonist's "golden finger" (superpower/cheat) isn't particularly strong; the focus is on companionship. A white moonlight figure across three lifetimes, a heart-wrenching memory across three lifetimes.

10. 160 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, 9.5kReads7.9Score691Shelves
11. 161 重 Reborn in 1987, I Had No Choice but to Become an Actor 重生87年的我只好做演员 Obito欧比头Urban371k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + reborn + genius + studying under Jiang Wen + no System + one heroine: Liu Yifei] I was reborn in 1987, a golden age when you could become a millionaire just by collecting scrap. The Ma brothers hadn’t started their businesses yet, and Jingdong’s future founder was still dating a woman with “Jing” in her name... Gold was everywhere. But why was I just born in 1987?! In that case, I’ll just make it in the entertainment industry. (The story begins in 2001. The blurb is a little weak and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Brothers, how do you interpret the titles of these two books? Can we follow along? "Pure and Loving Fairy." Xu Lin: Even if my master is awesome, I can do it too; fame still needs to be achieved early. Zhang Xiaochen: Sincerity is the ultimate weapon, my life's treasure. [Heart][Heart][Heart][Thumbs up][Heart][Heart][Heart]

12. 162 华 From Top-Tier Star to Entertainment Mogul 华娱从顶流到资本大佬 Hot Dry Noodles with Egg Liqueur热干面拌蛋酒Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Modern Entertainment Industry + Rebirth] + [Careful Timeline] + [All-Round Top-Tier Star] + [Business Tycoon] + [Multidimensional Characters] + [Solid Logic] Reborn with the script of the future in his hands, Zhou Huairen sets out to dominate both the Chinese entertainment industry and the world of capital! He founds Chayan Yue Se, Xinghe Films, Xingguang Media, Xingkong Interactive... and invests in ByteDance, miHoYo... He signs all kinds of rising actresses, and every move Zhou Huairen makes 31.4kReads6.8Score1.9kShelves

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    The female leads are all actresses born between 1990 and 1995.

13. 163 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~ 2.7kReads6.9Score113Shelves
14. 164 1 1978: From Roasted Sweet Potatoes to Wall Street Finance 1978，从烤地瓜到华尔街金融 Kindergarten Little Train幼儿园小火车Urban529k WordsCompleted Title: From Selling Roasted Sweet Potatoes to Wall Street Butcher, 1978 No angst, no System, a warm everyday story, full of nostalgia. Showbiz in the early stages, business later on, making a fortune around the world. Lu Yu woke up one morning to find himself in the fiery year of 1978. He had just lost his job, and the neighborhood office had arranged for him to sell roasted sweet potatoes. Look down on sweet potato sellers? I’ll show you how a scholar can kill without a blade. One article cause 5.4kReads8.5Score458Shelves
15. 165 华 Chinese Entertainment: From the Start, I Was a Dragon Knight 华娱之开局我是龙骑士 The Internet’s Number One Newbie全网第一萌新Urban465k WordsOngoing Chen Chen returns to twenty years ago, to the dawn of Chinese entertainment's golden age! Starting over, the young Chen Chen refuses to repeat his past mistakes! Chinese entertainment: I reign supreme! P.S. A Chinese entertainment novel that's incredibly fun to read, so you can't go wrong giving it a try. No System, but he does have a golden finger, and the pace is fast. A veteran author you can trust. 22Reads8.1Score—Shelves
16. 166 文 Showbiz: He’s the Director Again! 文娱：导演又是他！ A Hundred-Foot Tower楼百尺尺Modern Romance248k WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Story + Director + Copycat Writer + Entertainment Industry + System + No Romance] Good news: I transmigrated. Bad news: I'm about to die again. Jiang Yubai looked at the [Superstar System] and realized he couldn't sing or act. Since he had majored in directing, he decisively chose to make movies. And so audiences began noticing one name appearing again and again. After watching a hilarious, absurd comedy, they checked the director and saw it was him! After watching an artsy romance, t 3Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended. The protagonist travels back to 2003 and begins his directing career, starting with small productions and gradually becoming a super director in everyone's eyes.

17. 167 火 Taking the World by Storm! Red Rose Was Born to Be an Idol 火遍全球！红玫瑰她天生爱豆 Soy Milk and Fried Dough Stick z豆浆油条zModern Romance944k WordsCompleted [00s star making her way in Korean entertainment + ambitious female lead + no romance + born to be an idol + no System and no rebirth + forum posts] At eleven, Zhang Ruowei dreamed of standing onstage because she loved an idol. She trained hard in a foreign land, and the lights on that stage would shine for you. Starting out as a trainee, then debuting in a girl group, leading the group to the top, then going global as a solo artist, a top-tier ACE, a genius producer, a stunning beauty, a fa 6.6kReads8.8Score497Shelves
18. 168 娱 Showbiz: Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth, How Will You Respond? 娱乐：天地龙鳞，阁下如何应对 Unbreakable Stir-Fry炒不烂子Urban743k WordsCompleted [System, singing, one heroine] Li Xin transmigrates and becomes a fourth-year student at a music conservatory, where he is bound to the God of Singing System. As long as he completes the System's missions, he can earn rewards. From the start, he enters Tomorrow's Star and shoots to fame in a single battle. His song Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth sets the internet ablaze. Even the official media step in to praise him. Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth sweeps the nation and rockets to the top o 2.4kReads7.1Score133Shelves
19. 169 执 Taking Charge of Jia Yi: I Built the Golden Age 执掌佳艺：我打造了黄金时代 Cain in a Troubled World乱世该隐Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [Hong Kong entertainment + movies + television + records + entertainment mogul + multiple heroines + business empire + winning the goddesses + pure showbiz + wish fulfillment + star-making] In 1977, Lin Xuan transmigrates to Hong Kong and takes over ATV, which is saddled with 12 million in debt. Facing a shareholder coup, a full-scale TVB blacklist, and sponsors pulling out en masse, he uses his “perfect memory” to turn things around against all odds! No scripts? He builds sets overnight and fil 34.8kReads7.7Score2.2kShelves

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    Good timing for playing style

20. 170 香 Hong Kong Tycoon: Starting with a Hit Web Novel 香江大亨：从连载网文爆款开始 Chen Xiaoke from Nanchang南昌陈小可Urban468k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Hong Kong Tycoon + Business + Newspaper + Multiple Heroines + Decisive and Ruthless + Feel-Good + Entertainment Industry] From the start, Chen Yuan is reborn in 1980s Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. His family’s Hong Kong Morning Post is on the verge of bankruptcy, and gangsters show up to collect debts, threatening to break his hands. Chen Yuan fires back by serializing the hit novel Rise of the Martial God, a classic “broken engagement” story, on the front page. It sells out on the spot! T 2.6kReads5.9Score158Shelves
21. 171 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 94Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is reborn in 2002. He is the top scorer in the college entrance examination but does not go to Peking University but goes to Beijing Film Academy. Others mock him for not knowing what's good for him, but little do they know that a king of film is rising.

22. 172 让 I Made Mimi Younger, Becoming the Savior of Huayu's Beauties 让蜜蜜变年轻，我成华娱众美救星 Qi Mou其谋Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Showbiz, multiple heroines, actresses, wish fulfillment, films and TV, variety shows] Chu Shengchen has the extraordinary ability to reverse aging and make people young again. Actresses from all over flock to him, hoping to regain their youth. Once blacklisted and buried under a mountain of scandals, he shoots to fame and takes the entertainment industry by storm. 83.2kReads7.1Score9kShelves

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    [Cool][Cool][Admiration][Admiration][Cool][Cool]

23. 173 华 Chinese Showbiz: The Temptation of a Succubus Director 华娱：来自魅魔导演的诱惑 Deep-Fried Husky油炸哈士奇Urban333k WordsCompleted A third-rate screenwriter in his previous life is reborn as a freshman in the directing program at Beijing Film Academy, with a family rich enough to own a mine. He knows this script inside out! Art-house films for Cannes? Commercial hits to rake in box office revenue? He wants it all. As for those sparkling eyes along the red carpet... No rush. We’ll take it one scene at a time. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ninety-nine percent, a rare item

24. 174 华 Chinese Showbiz: You Can't Imagine How Much Fun Being a Director Is 华娱：导演的快乐你想象不到 Deep-Fried Husky油炸哈士奇Urban437k WordsCompleted When Zhao Fan wakes up, he finds the world unchanged, and the people still the same. But some films that should have existed... have vanished. A senior in the directing program at Beijing Film Academy, he looks at the Chinese entertainment industry of 2003 and silently takes a drag from his cigarette. Since nobody has made Parasite, Inception has gone unnoticed, and the script for Let the Bullets Fly is still locked in a drawer... Then he won’t stand on ceremony. From Venice to Cannes, from the 342Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 顶 Supreme Succubus: I'm Going to Win Over the Biggest Rising Stars 顶级魅魔，我要攻略当红小花们 Deep-Fried Husky油炸哈士奇Urban434k WordsCompleted My new story is here! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 13Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 我 I Wasn't Flirting with Her, the Goddess Came on to Me Herself 我真没撩她，天仙自己凑过来的 Rich and Noble Big White Ju富贵大白juUrban1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn in 2003, Lu Yuan discovers he’s the illegitimate son of the Goddess of Luck and a succubus favored by Nuwa, complete with an irresistible charm that draws everyone to him. At first, all he wanted was to get into Beijing Film Academy, make a few movies, and experience the colorful entertainment industry. But then the heavenly beauty starts seeing him as the light of her life. Lu Yuan: “I swear I didn’t flirt with her. She came to me on her own!” The heavenly beauty: “My guiding light, co 11.6kReads6.4Score822Shelves
27. 177 娱 Showbiz: Maxed-Out Charm, the Female Stars’ First Love 娱乐：魅力点满，女明星的白月光 Autumn in Plain White素白之秋Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Partially fictionalized entertainment industry] [Multiple female leads] [The only supernatural being] [Explosive from start to finish] [Mastermind who leaves nothing to chance] [Nuanced romance] [No frustrating drama] [QCQS] Song Yu transmigrates to Blue Star, where he starts out with nothing: no identity, no education, not even a cat. “Ding! Emotion Collection System activated!” No identity? No education? Click here to receive a diploma from the top university, and you'll even be the top st 60.2kReads8.4Score4.5kShelves
28. 178 娱 Showbiz: The Top-Tier Star's Career Takes Off After He Rescues Boss Yang 娱乐：顶流从给杨老板救场开始 Malatang Is Delicious麻辣烫好吃Urban738k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Showbiz + super sweet romance + one heroine] Lin Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an entertainer eliminated from a talent show. As luck would have it, he runs into Da Mimi, who's been stood up at a music festival. With one song, “What's Wrong with That,” Lin Feng saves the music festival and revives the flagging Chinese music scene. And so begins his career as a top-tier star! His song “Chi Ling” expresses an actor's concern for the fate of the country and its people 10.6kReads8.8Score968Shelves
29. 179 泡 Dating a Starlet to Film The Avengers: Technology Becomes Reality, and I Fly for My Country 泡女星拍复联，科技成真与国飞 Soundless Scale无声音阶Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Wang Chao transmigrates to a parallel world, armed with a diary-writing reward System, and happily waits for his perks to arrive. He never expected that the private diary he had locked away would be read in real time by top-tier stars Yang Mi, Liu Tianxian, Ruoba, Shishi, and many others! While waiting backstage for a talent show, he casually writes a diary full of complaints, every word hitting Yang Mi right where it hurts. Big Mi is so furious that she plans to go onstage and teach him a lesso 20.2kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
30. 180 娱 Showbiz: Starting with Island Survival 娱乐：从海岛求生开始 Mountain Peak山峰Urban793k WordsCompleted The 100-day celebrity survival variety show begins. Zhao Mo is selected to take part. He thinks he can just tag along behind Brother Jing’s special forces team or the Big Black Bull’s team, only to find that the random team draw puts him together with Mi Mi, Ya Ya, and Pang Di. The three women stare at him, completely baffled. He returns their gaze with the look of a man who has given up on life. He thinks they’re the weakest team and plans to quit early, but Zhao Mo awakens the System and insta 3.4kReads8.8Score199Shelves
31. 181 娱 Showbiz: A Bizarre Start, and From Then On I Took the Entertainment World by Storm 娱乐：奇葩开局，从此火爆娱乐圈 Morning Grief 01晨殇01Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + System + one female lead, Xiao Di + no romantic ambiguity + overflowing sweetness] When the two joined forces and set the entertainment industry ablaze, everyone was stunned. Celebrity couple, the perfect ship, made for each other. They didn’t hide their relationship, and they didn’t date around. What? Someone showed up to an awards ceremony wearing matching outfits? Oh, it’s Xia Tian and Xiao Di. Never mind, then! 1.6kReads8.7Score108Shelves
32. 182 华 Chinese Showbiz: A Lounge Singer Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 华娱：驻唱歌手纵横娱乐圈 Ye Yichen夜一晨Urban829k WordsCompleted (One heroine + showbiz + everyday life + everyday life) In 2022, a struggling bit-part actor decides that after one last stunt-double job, he'll call it quits and find a stable job to see out the rest of his life. But then his stunt wire suddenly snaps, and he crashes into a protruding rock, transmigrating into the body of a recent graduate about to finish school in 2014. Starting out as a bar singer, with Back to Field as his dream, he gradually makes his way to becoming a famous star... (The t 1.9kReads8.5Score—Shelves
33. 183 让 You Were Supposed to Travel on a Budget, So Why Are You Eating, Drinking, and Having Fun with Sister Mi? 让你穷游，你带蜜姐吃喝玩乐？ The Real Night Nameless夜无名本尊Urban683k WordsCompleted Jiang Ming transmigrates to a parallel world and joins a show called Traveling Around Blue Star. The rules: celebrities must team up with ordinary people, and the production crew won’t sponsor a single cent. Contestants have to earn every penny they spend themselves. When the show begins, Jiang Ming and Sister Mi form the Toad and Swan Team. Everyone worries for Sister Mi, afraid Jiang Ming will starve Big Mi until she loses weight. Then Jiang Ming awakens a sign-in System, and the show takes a 597Reads7.0Score—Shelves
34. 184 娱 Showbiz: I'm the Ultimate Entertainer 娱乐：我是大娱乐家 Xuan Yuan Guardian轩辕守护Urban3.4M WordsOngoing The story mainly follows the everyday romance between the protagonist and actresses in the entertainment industry, with his career as a secondary focus. There are career and romance storylines both at home and abroad. That's all for now. Come on in and take a look, please!!! 11.3kReads7.3Score789Shelves
35. 185 华 Chinese Showbiz, 2008? Maxed-Out Looks, Fighting My Way to Stardom 华娱2008？颜值拉满逆袭巨星 Black Cat on the Moon月球上的黑猫Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Chinese entertainment industry + System + popular actresses of the 2000s + business empire-building + versatile all-rounder] In 2008, Jing Xiuran's dream of becoming a director is about to fall apart when the Superstar System suddenly appears! He gets a beginner's gift pack right from the start! [Ding! Your looks have been raised to the human limit of 100 points!] With his heaven-defying good looks, he lands a role in the future smash hit series Chinese Paladin 3! He directs the film You A 12.7kReads7.4Score870Shelves
36. 186 娱 Showbiz: The Rich Boss Has the Female Stars Suffering Badly 娱乐：神豪老板，女星们遭老罪喽 One Nine Nine One幺九九幺Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (Showbiz + tycoon lifestyle + actresses + movies + director story + wish fulfillment + cultural export) Su Che transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the son of a coal magnate worth tens of billions. He starts an entertainment company, leads Chinese-language films onto the world stage, conquers the globe, and becomes an international entertainment mogul. From web series to television dramas and movies, and from showbiz to finance, the internet, real estate, and artificial intelligence, Su 73.8kReads6.6Score9.3kShelves
37. 187 三 I Became an Actor at Three, and Dilraba and I Grew Up Together 三岁当影帝，我和热巴是青梅竹马 Infinite Rules无限规则Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Showbiz + no System + funny and lighthearted + everyday life) In his previous life, Xiao Chen was just an ordinary-looking stuntman who played bit parts. Though his acting was incredible, he had neither looks nor connections, and never landed an important role. After waking up from a nap, Xiao Chen transmigrated into the body of an adorable three-year-old with jaw-dropping looks. Not only did he become neighbors with Dilraba, he also ended up in the same kindergarten as Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, and 4.1kReads7.5Score390Shelves
38. 188 从 From Beijing's Old-School Tough Guy to the King of Chinese Showbiz 从京城老炮儿到华娱之王 Clang Clang Cat哐哐猫Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The 1990s were both the twilight of the brotherhood era and the golden age of the Chinese entertainment industry's rise. Bai Hang, a seasoned Beijing tough who grew up in a traditional courtyard house, gritted his teeth and left his old life behind just to stay alive. From then on, he embarked on an extraordinary career in show business. Other award-winning actors relied on their acting skills. He won awards because he'd really lived that life. “Brother Hang, there's a production that wants you 40.3kReads8.7Score4.2kShelves

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    It's practically gold now, at least a handmade item.

39. 189 重 Reborn in Entertainment: Starting with Exceptional Admission to Beijing Film Academy 重生文娱：从北电破格录取开始 A Huge Update Is Guaranteed Tomorrow明日必爆更Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Locked in the penalty box twice! The record speaks for itself! No System + wish fulfillment + multiple female leads!!! + Focuses mainly on building a career early on, with several female leads appearing later. After twenty fruitless years working on film sets, Bai Yang is reborn in 2002, just before the college entrance exams. This time, he chooses a completely different path: He tops the national exam, uses his perfect scores to enter the acting department at the Beijing Film Academy, and beco 6.2kReads6.1Score426Shelves

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    A director's novel where the author is the capital provider, featuring a single female lead and a sweet, satisfying story.

40. 190 娱 Showbiz: A Specialist in Villain Roles, Starting with Playing Zhao Gao 娱乐：反派专业户，从演赵高开始 Nanye Wu南野武Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (If you want a short-drama adaptation, search for "Villain Specialist") [One Female Lead: Meng Ziyi] + [Best Actor] + [Entertainment Industry] + [Villain Specialist] In his previous life, Lin Ye was a washed-up actor with no fans, a girlfriend who ran off with someone else, and five million yuan in bank debt. After being reborn, he activated the "Fiction Becomes Reality" Villain Best Actor System. From the start, he played Zhao Gao, delivering a stunning performance that wowed the entire interne 19kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    This is a story about a director and entertainment industry capital. Short dramas are vastly different from movies. His biggest dream in life is to become a movie director, but unfortunately, before he transmigrated, he had never been able to direct a movie or even a TV series broadcast on a major network. He was still working on short dramas.

41. 191 开 Filming Mr. Vampire from the Start, and the Box Office Hits 100 Million 开局拍摄僵尸先生，票房直接破亿 Zhi Chen炙宸Urban618k WordsCompleted After his soul crossed into a parallel world, Xu Mu became a third-year directing student at a university in Shanghai. As he sat there, bewildered and trying to absorb his predecessor’s memories, an electronic voice suddenly rang out in his mind. “Ding! Entertainment System binding complete. Would you like to open the beginner’s gift pack?” “What? An entertainment System? This is the golden finger I got for transmigrating!” Taking the attitude that he might as well make the best of things, Xu Mu 112Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    A student transmigrates into the body of a recent graduate and becomes a billionaire director; a student from the Beijing Film Academy pursues his dream on the international film scene; a wealthy young man in the entertainment industry rises and falls amidst a series of dramatic events; high-energy plot, taking you on a journey through the glamour of Chinese entertainment.

42. 192 爱 I Love Posting on Weibo, and Now I'm Chinese Entertainment's Top-Tier Male Star 爱发微博的我，成了华娱顶流男神 Feng Chihuo Who Likes Aikang喜欢爱康的凤赤火Urban763k WordsOngoing (The rating has just come out and will gradually rise.) Rebirth, System, entertainment industry, multiple female leads Reborn in 2013, Song Ze has just graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. In his previous life, he chose a secure government job. Back at the crossroads of graduation, he signs directly with Yang Mi’s studio. [The Weibo King System has officially activated!] Every like, comment, and repost on Weibo is multiplied a hundredfold and converted into points; one hundred million points 45.7kReads6.8Score4kShelves

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    In the early stages of acting, the system helps acquire directing skills.

43. 193 混 Making My Way in Showbiz, Bringing Warmth to the Actresses 混在娱乐圈，给女明星们送温暖 Dreams Come True梦想会成真Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Director Chen the Good Samaritan is generous and kind, and loves nothing more than showering female stars with kindness. But the enchantresses and celestial maidens are always trying to remake the soul of this great benefactor. The threads cannot be untangled; the more they wind around each other, the more tangled they become. 6.3kReads6.4Score362Shelves
44. 194 内 Chinese Showbiz: The Socially Anxious Director 内娱：社恐导演 A Fine Lady in the South, Quiet and Elegant南方有佳人文静优雅Urban503k WordsCompleted A socially awkward self-media creator from 2025, a film and TV commentary blogger with fewer than twenty thousand followers. After staying up late editing videos, he is reborn as a high school senior in December 2001. And so, he begins his new life, 1.3kReads5.9Score106Shelves
45. 195 闪 Flash Marriage to Liu Tianxian 闪婚刘天仙 Nine-Headed Lion Cat九头狮子猫Urban350k WordsCompleted I married Liu Yifei! It’s 2008, and the “Fairy Sister” has been driven out of show business by online attacks. The Fairy Sister wants to divorce me? No way! “Steady, honey. Just wait till I send you into space!” 7.6kReads8.8Score259Shelves

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    So beautiful!

46. 196 重 Reborn: Saving the Fairy Sister From the Start 重生：开局救下神仙姐姐 The Dashing Young Scholar潇洒小书生Urban972k WordsCompleted When a man falls in love with a woman, there is no room in his heart for anyone but her. So Supreme Treasure chose Zixia, and I chose you!! 10.6kReads8.1Score524Shelves

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    [No System] + [Director's Fiction] + [Realistic] + [No Excessive Fantasy] A third-rate director from a previous life transmigrates into the body of a struggling ghostwriter, thus beginning a legendary director's life...

47. 197 华 The Child of Fortune in Chinese Entertainment 华娱之气运之子 Liu Jiayingjie刘家英杰Urban736k WordsCompleted In the entertainment industry of 2002, it was a time when the greats clashed, whether in music or film. One star after another took the stage, each having their moment in the spotlight. Amid all the glitz and chaos, a humble child of destiny found his way into this dazzling world. His arrival was destined to be anything but ordinary! 2.9kReads7.6Score113Shelves
48. 198 重 Reborn in Entertainment: This Top-Tier Star Has the Achievements to Prove It 重生文娱：这个顶流有实绩 The One Who Cannot Get Thin吃不瘦的它Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Resource-backed] [Career-focused] [Scheming] [Fighting for billing order] [Not mindless] [Calculating male lead] [Slow burn] [Fashion] [Realistic] [...] Reborn into a new life, he still has a face this handsome. Encouraged by his family, he decides to experience the dazzling darkness of the entertainment industry for himself. This is a realistic novel, not a mindless power fantasy about an overpowered protagonist. It is not a wish-fulfillment story either. If you like a fast pace, this one isn' 104.6kReads8.6Score6.9kShelves

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    It feels pretty good.

49. 199 这 This Big-Time Director Can Do It All! 这个大导演啥都会！ Top Grades全绩佳Urban206k WordsCompleted [Read with confidence, no need to turn off your brain] A director who treated filmmaking as a hobby dies suddenly, then is reborn in 2003 as a rich, spoiled second-generation student at the Beijing Film Academy. In this life, he’ll do things differently! After seven days in seclusion, he makes the future hit Night Shop his own! He earns a million before even filming a frame! He makes a name for himself by riding on a famous director’s reputation, then signs a team of future superstars! Everyone 489Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    The director's script I wrote myself is quite good.

50. 200 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Urban4.2M 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! 51.9kReads8.0Score3.3kShelves

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    If you're looking for something to read, check this out; it's a rare gem among Tomato Entertainment Novels.

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