The Absolute Best in Showbiz Fiction!!! I'm Desperately Out of Books to Read! 娱乐圈文的神！！！已经重度书荒了！

1. 451 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 60.5kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves

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   1️⃣ 9.5 Points, a completed male-oriented novel with no romantic pairing, super good!! It features gacha mechanics where characters gain various bizarre skills, similar to urban entertainment novels where someone suddenly appears with amazing abilities like lock picking, shooting, and stealing, leaving everyone amazed. Highly recommended!! ❤️ 2️⃣ 9.6 Points, a hilarious variety show novel, don't miss it! The romance between the male and female leads is also very engaging, and you'll learn many memorable quotes. 💛 3️⃣ 9.4 Points, a female-to-male entertainment industry novel, no romantic pairing, the on-screen chemistry is also incredibly good!! 👍

2. 452 重 Reunited! The Aloof Movie Emperor Becomes a Hopeless Romantic on a Dating Show 重逢！清冷影帝在恋综成了恋爱脑 Crispy Biscuit饼酥Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted (Dating show + entertainment industry + mutual devotion + reunion after a long separation + everyday life) [A love diary of the one who lures and the one who gets lured] Also known as The Ex-Chasing Diary of Chen Zhou The Aloof Film Emperor’s Rebellious Life Civilian contestant x film emperor Yan Shu was devastated when she found out she’d been chosen to appear on the same dating show as Chen Zhou. When they were young, she had treated that boy terribly and dumped him without a second thought. S 13.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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   The romance between an ordinary person and a movie star, who is both a hooker and a victim, is so sweet!

3. 453 娱 Showbiz: A Winner in Life 娱乐：人生赢家 A Lonely Old Friend孤独的故人Urban531k WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry] [Chinese Showbiz] [Multiple Heroines] [Incubus] [Fast-Paced] [Everyday Life] Su Mobai transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an extra in the entertainment industry. He expects to face a harsh and difficult reality, but never imagines that everything in his life will go smoothly from then on. With the help of his golden finger, one female star after another comes knocking, eager to discuss acting with Su Mobai. Years later, a saying gradually spreads among the fema 1.4kReads—Score102Shelves
4. 454 摆 A Slacker at Work, Who Stumbled into the Rich-People Fast Lane 摆烂打工人，误闯富人赛道 Jie Ma介麻72k WordsCompleted A slacker office worker accidentally wanders into the rich kids’ world 68Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 455 都 I Told You There's Something Wrong with My Brain 都说了我脑子有病 No Rain for Years常年无雨Two Female Leads348k WordsCompleted [Two heroines + showbiz + livestreaming + goofy, sweet story + System golden finger] Blurb One: Four years of filming and no one knew her name. One day riding a pig, and the whole world knows her. Newly acclaimed actress Jiang Suiran returns to her alma mater for the graduation ceremony. A video of her riding a pig to rescue agricultural students shoots to the top of the trending charts, and things only get 4.1kReads9.2Score537Shelves

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   Dual female lead entertainment industry novel

6. 456 文 Showbiz: The Top-Tier Star Returns Home, and I Don't Do Pressure 文娱：顶流归国，我可不吃压力 Purple Qi Comes from the East Z紫气东来ZUrban645k WordsOngoing Reborn in 2014, Xu Yuan wishes to return to China and terminate his contract. By day, he's a returning top-tier star. Behind the scenes, he's the young heir to the Tang Dafu jewelry empire. While others negotiate revenue splits when signing contracts, he negotiates for equity, securing a 15% stake in Yixin Entertainment and becoming Wanda Pictures' second-largest shareholder. With 600 million in startup capital, he buys into Douyin, invests in Wolf Warrior, and bets on Monster Hunt. Every projec 8.7kReads—Score627Shelves

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   You can take a look. [Smile][smile]

7. 457 我 I Retired for Ten Years, and the System Is Only Showing Up Now? 我隐退十年，系统你才来？ Big Tiger Down the Mountain下山大老虎Urban417k WordsCompleted After being blacklisted by his company and retiring from the public eye, the genius Zhang Yuan thought he would live out the rest of his life in peace. Unexpectedly, ten years later, a song made him an online sensation. Ding! The System he had been hiding for ten years finally awakens, fashionably late. From then on: His song “Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies” moves countless people to tears, and the entire older generation of the music scene rises to applaud; His song “Qilixiang” sweeps the major m 5.6kReads6.4Score168Shelves

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   This book is mediocre at the beginning but gets better and better later on; it's worth keeping reading.

8. 458 女 An Actress Signs a Life-or-Death Contract to Perform? No, It’s a Documentary 女星演戏签生死状？不，是纪录片 Se Se Yi Yi瑟瑟伊伊Urban422k WordsCompleted I’m a new author, just trying to support my family. This book may be a lost cause, so I can only start a new one. If it gains some traction, I’ll post an update. For now, even I can’t find where this book is. It’s all —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Seeing the designs by Warner Bros. And Disney in Chapter 105, that's what you call a scheme...

9. 459 花 Divas Hit the Road 5: The Beginning of Chinese Entertainment 花少5：华娱开端 Hao Yunfa Cai郝蕴伐财Urban622k WordsOngoing [Season 5 of Divas Hit the Road: Silk Road] [Dilraba] [Single Female Lead] [Idiot System] [Reborn] [Chaotic Chinese Entertainment Timeline] I've been reborn. I'm a rich second-generation heir, Dilraba's childhood friend, with a System and a handsome face. So I have no choice but to experience the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry as a member of the elite. P.S. The story will mainly focus on the variety show Divas Hit the Road Season 5 in the early chapters, because it's honestly k 4.4kReads—Score239Shelves
10. 460 戏 I Can't Act Anymore. I'm Getting Out! 戏是演不了一点，我要上岸！ Misi Luo弥斯罗Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + scum punishment] [Cold, domineering CEO on the outside, secretly passionate on the inside, seme VS born to work, good at absolutely everything, uke] [Purehearted, rugged firefighter seme VS shy, reserved, honest uke] A high school English teacher transmigrates into the body of a disgraced top-tier star plagued by scandals? Sorry, acting is absolutely not happening. Better wash my hands and prepare for the civil service exam. Cheng Che 947Reads9.2Score124Shelves

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    An English teacher is reborn into the entertainment industry! Acting is out of the question, so she secretly takes civil service exams behind her manager's back! She has a sweet romance with a domineering CEO! Two male leads!

11. 461 返 Before the Return Engagement 返场之前 t Broken Bridge in Snowt断桥残雪14k WordsCompleted Before the Return Engagement —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Sending a heart] That bag contains this amazing short story collection about the entertainment industry! I don't understand why such a good book isn't more popular! 🌈🌈 The plot is novel, the writing is smooth, and it's incredibly immersive. These three points alone put it ahead of most books. Read with confidence; you'll definitely be satisfied.

12. 462 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, the Princess Gives Up! 穿成恶毒女配后，公主她摆烂了！ Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Showbiz + CEO + Secret Crush + Married First, Love Later + Face-Slapping Everyone + Sweet and Satisfying] Jiang Yue transmigrated into a book. She became the villainess in a CEO romance novel. In the original story, she did every evil thing imaginable: drugging the male lead, abusing her biological son, who would grow up to become the villain, bullying the female lead, whom everyone adored, and tormenting the male supporting characters, who would all go on to become 38.2kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    🍎🍎🍎Transmigrated into a CEO romance novel as the villainous female supporting character, she's hated by everyone from the start, with the entire internet bashing her so much that Weibo crashed! In the original story, she committed countless evil deeds and met a tragic end. But she refuses to follow the "repentance script," and instead confronts the main characters head-on. Watch how Jiang Yue finds a unique path in this mess, turning the tide of the situation. The plot is incredibly addictive with its unconventional twists—you won't regret watching!

13. 463 自 After My Favorite Idol's Career Crashed, I Became a Top-Tier Idol 自担塌房后我成了顶流爱豆 Eat More Mushrooms多吃蘑菇Modern Romance988k WordsOngoing [Literary plagiarist + fictionalized Korean showbiz + forum posts + fandom shenanigans] After five years as a fan, spending money to vote and staying up all night to manage comments, she finds out her favorite idol has been secretly dating someone. He’s been using my money to support his girlfriend? Pei Xia’an is so furious that she misses a step, falls, and dies on the spot. With her dying breath, she roars, “In my next life, let me be an idol. I absolutely will not date anyone!” Her resentment 29kReads8.3Score3.6kShelves

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    Every single one is incredibly good.

14. 464 开 Bullied from the Start, You Think I’m Still in Middle School? 开局被霸凌，你当我还是初中生？ Xu Nuo Baby许诺宝宝Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Reborn in 2003] [No System] [Multiple Heroines] [Easy to Self-Insert] Xu Nuo is reborn at the moment he was first bullied in ninth grade. He opens his eyes just as a slap comes flying at him… You think I’m still a middle schooler? How did he, a guy intent on studying hard, end up becoming a campus singer? What? He’s supposed to perform at the Spring Festival Gala…? No… What he wants is a technological empire… The campus belle is chasing him? Beautiful girls are coming to see him? What? They say 524Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look at this book.

15. 465 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 6.9kReads8.8Score497Shelves
16. 466 爆 A Total Makeover into a Top-Tier Star! A Graduate Takes on the Entertainment Industry 爆改女顶流！毕业生勇闯娱乐圈 Hotpot and Sesame Flatbread火锅烧饼Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [They All Say I Was Born to Act?] (Completed) [No CP, all about career + lightweight, brainless wish fulfillment] With graduation just around the corner, Mu Jinye got a job as a gofer on a film crew shooting in a neighboring city, thanks to her connections. Who knew an actor on the crew would have an accident, and Mu Jinye, an onlooker, would get roped into filling in? Mu Jinye: Turns out the whole world really is one giant amateur production! She thought it was just a bit of work experience. Bu 3.6kReads8.9Score281Shelves
17. 467 春 Swaying in the Spring Night 春夜摇晃 Strawberry-Flavored Snail Noodles草莓味螺蛳粉Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Seven-year age gap + Hong Kong elite circle + marriage first, love later + irresistible pursuit] Hong Kong media reports: “The prestigious Chi family of Hong Kong plans to expand into mainland China. Heir Chi Shangxu is heading to Jiayu City, shaking up high society.” At the end, they secretly added: “Chi Shangxu is thirty and unmarried. This trip may be an attempt to find the future mistress of the Chi family.” Life among Hong Kong’s wealthy families is full of twists and turns, and it is neve 5.9kReads9.1Score741Shelves

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    They're all really good, every single one is great! 🌟 The 6th book has been popular for a long time, and it's definitely worth reading after standing the test of time. 🌈

18. 468 中 The Chinese Academy of Sciences Came to the Entertainment Industry to Poach Someone! The Haters Were Stunned 中科院来娱乐圈捞人！黑粉全蒙了 Old Popsicle老雪糕Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Thanks to [If You're This Capable, Why Not Join the Chinese Academy of Sciences?] for sending a hundred Carnival gifts. Boss, you're invulnerable to bullets and blades.” After turning down yet another visit from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Gu Ran turned around and explained the three ways to achieve controlled nuclear fusion to his fans. Other streamers' fans have an average education level of middle school. Gu Ran's fans average a PhD. 113.8kReads9.1Score16.9kShelves

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    🌈①When his memories of being a simp awaken, he tears up love letters and picks up the microphone—"How much betrayal is needed to measure the distance from the audience to the stage?" Ambiguous photos from bar surveillance cameras, an impromptu performance that cemented his legendary status at a talent show—the entertainment industry is cleaved in two beneath his feet: one half kneels begging him to write songs, the other trembles as they report the industry's shady dealings. 🌱 A highly-rated, phenomenal masterpiece—see how an ordinary person uses a single song to cleanse the music industry of its unspoken rules!

19. 469 影 Miss Film Queen, Will You Marry Me? 影后，结婚吧 Zhangzhi's Chapter弓长之章Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted For eight years, whether director Gu Heng and award-winning actress Ye Shu had ever been together remained a favorite topic of gossip. Then reporters finally caught the two of them... Faced with questions, Ye Shu gave them a cool look. “You’re reading too much into it.” Director Gu smiled nonchalantly. “If the award-winning actress says it didn’t happen, then it didn’t.” 5.4kReads8.9Score462Shelves
20. 470 我 How Did I End Up in the Entertainment Industry of a Parallel World? 我怎么到了平行世界娱乐圈 Shining Taillights闪亮的尾灯Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A soldier who had served in the military for several years lost his young life in an accident. He thought that was the end of his regret-filled life. Unexpectedly, fate gave him a second chance. He was reborn into the entertainment industry of a parallel world. It was much like the world he had known in his previous life, but in this parallel world, everything had changed. Watch the protagonist live a very different life in a parallel world! 12.3kReads8.3Score794Shelves
21. 471 华 Chinese Showbiz: I Can See Future Intel 华娱：我能知道未来情报 Chinese Cabbage 01大白菜01Urban437k WordsOngoing Li Zheng, a graduate of the 2000 vocational class at the Beijing Film Academy, gets a golden finger: the Daily Intelligence System. From then on, he becomes the king of entertainment-industry intel. What? The cast of The Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties is holding auditions for Yuwen Chengdu? That role seems perfect for me! What? The brand's minimum endorsement fee is 3 million a year? Damn, my agent quoted too low. Raise it, now! What? A female star plans to use a pinhole camera in her room to 6.1kReads—Score762Shelves

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    This is alright.

22. 472 舞 The Dancing Queen Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 舞蹈皇后她爆红娱乐圈 Don't Ask About Lingxi莫问灵犀Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate world + rebirth + System + feel-good story + entertainment industry + focused on building a career + no romance] Song Manyue is the daughter of a top-tier wealthy family, famous around the world and the recipient of prestigious awards. She is the Song family's prized showpiece in Shanghai and a role model for the city's wealthy young women. News about Song Manyue winning a top-tier award floods the country, while a headline about her fiancé spending over a hundred million yuan on a pr 17.1kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
23. 473 娱 The Celebrity School 娱乐圈之明星学校 Xian Di羡帝Urban143k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 198Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book: A harem novel set in the entertainment industry!

24. 474 文 Showbiz: From the Start, I Marry into the Family, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Reveal My True Face 文娱：开局入赘，全网请我显真颜 Mountain Peak山峰Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (No System + One Female Lead) Zhao Gen transmigrates to another world. To his mother-in-law, he’s a man worse than a dog. In his wife’s eyes, he’s a good-for-nothing. To his brother-in-law, he’s just a pretty boy. But he has another side they know nothing about. He’s a god to countless readers and the IP owner every film and television company is desperately searching for. A song he casually writes can make a singer famous, and any variety show he puts together can launch a huge idol group. The 9.5kReads8.4Score668Shelves
25. 475 顶 Did the Top-Tier Star's Caretaker Blow Their Cover Today? 顶流饲养员今天掉马了吗？ Ink-Dyed Bouncing Fish墨染鱼摆摆Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [A celebrity with a surprising side versus a calculating tycoon, both with secret identities, the entertainment world’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith] Song Mange, a third-rate actress who cultivates a public image as “calm and unworldly,” refuses to attend a dinner arranged by her agency. The role she was supposed to get goes to her “archrival,” Liang Cancan. Furious, Song Mange uses another phone to create an anonymous Weibo account and post all sorts of industry gossip. She only means to vent, bu 11Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The most mysterious whistleblower in the Chinese entertainment industry is actually a third-tier actress. Her revelations hit the industry's pain points, and fans keep urging her to keep updating. However, she is constantly teetering between the "satisfaction of revealing secrets" and the "fear of being exposed." The bigwigs' relentless provocations make it impossible for her to keep her identity a secret!

26. 476 让 You Were Supposed to Debut, So How Did You Win the Nation’s Highest Honor? 让你出道，你拿下国家最高荣誉？ Do You Still Need the Bottle?瓶子还要吗Urban3.3M WordsCompleted (The year’s biggest entertainment hit! Variety shows + singing + movies + fighting Japan, Korea, and America!) Li Hedong had just transmigrated when he turned the tables from the start and won the Best Actress! He made his debut on a live-streamed variety show and stunned the entire country! The music industry: “The Seven Heavenly Kings are nothing next to Li Hedong. He’s the eternal god of Chinese pop!” The film industry: “Any movie Li Hedong takes part in is guaranteed to become a classic, eve 23.4kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    Tomato Entertainment's cultural floor plan! Beautiful, I love watching it!

27. 477 参 We Went Viral After Joining a Divorce Reality Show 参加离婚综艺后，我们火爆全网 Rose Jelly玫瑰果冻Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [Marriage alliance between wealthy families + variety show + happy ending + entertainment industry + livestream + bickering couple + married first, fall in love later + sweet romance + both are virgins + one-on-one] While other wealthy families' marriage alliances involved fighting over assets and plotting against each other, Su Lingling and Shangguan Chen refused to follow the usual path. They took the startup money for their family-arranged marriage and decided to have fun for two years first! 272Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    In the first book, while other wealthy families engage in marriages of convenience, vying for wealth and scheming, Su Lingling and Shangguan Chen choose an unconventional path—they take the family's marriage start-up capital and enjoy themselves for two years first! The money runs out? No problem, they get a divorce! Since the relationship wasn't there yet, they might as well part ways gracefully. But who would have thought that at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau, the director was even more anxious than the two of them: "With such stunning looks, a divorce reality show is a must! 3 Million per episode!" Su Lingling touched her empty wallet, and Shangguan Chen remembered his unmaintained sports car, and they instantly reached a consensus: Let's go! Thus, on the live broadcast of "Goodbye, My Love," they were forced to take center stage: "Acting out a peaceful breakup is easier than playing house with him." "Watch your mouth first, don't become a walking machine." The barrage went crazy, the trending topics exploded, and the whole internet was waiting for the two of them to tear each other apart, but little did they know that this pair of sharp-tongued lovers had already turned the divorce script into a sweet romance trailer... In the second book, while others played the victim, she flaunted her wealth! While others sang classic songs, she sang children's songs! While others leveled up in games through experience, she spent money to stay in the newbie village! ... ... Viewers were so angry at this flaunting of wealth that they gritted their teeth. "I asked you to introduce yourself, not to flaunt your wealth!" "If she successfully inherits a fortune of hundreds of billions, everyone here is guilty!" "She's so poor she only has five small goals left, while I'm so rich I still have ninety cents in my bank account!" In order to keep Lin Xiyue on stage and endure hardship, the audience decided to each vote one person at a time, sending her to the champion's throne.

28. 478 我 The Movie Emperor I Spoil Wants to Give Himself to Me 我捧的影帝想以身相许 Lu Rangzhou陆让舟Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry | One-on-One Romance | Both Pure | Mutual Healing | Sweet Romance] [Powerful Top-Tier Star and Oscar-Winning Actress × Fallen, Aloof Best Actor] Pei Shiyan steadily rose to the top of the entertainment industry, only to be framed and then blacklisted and suppressed for three years. During that time, those people trampled on his dignity and even sent him to the bed of an investor. That investor turned out to be Mu Chiyue. The radiant star of the silver screen and a powerfu 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two celebrities, mutual redemption, strong female lead, the story begins with the male lead being universally criticized online, and the female lead helps him get revenge. There are no romance variety shows, but there are acting variety shows and escape room variety shows.

29. 479 娱 Showbiz: While Everyone Else Plays the Victim on Stage, You Brag About Your Wealth 娱乐：别人上台卖惨，你开口炫富 Ten Miles of Fireworks十里烟火Modern Romance219k WordsOngoing [Entertainment Industry + Livestreaming + Tycoon + Mindless Fun] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Xiyue found herself on the stage of a talent show. To lie flat and enjoy life as soon as possible, Lin Xiyue immediately decided to slack off. While everyone else played up their sob stories, she flaunted her wealth! While everyone else sang classic hits, she sang nursery rhymes! While everyone else leveled up in games through experience, she paid to stay in the newbie village! Her 75.9kReads6.3Score8.4kShelves
30. 480 拍 I Photographed Every Has-Been Online Celebrity, and Now I’m Finally Famous 拍遍全网糊咖，醉姐终于火了 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Modern Romance765k WordsCompleted [No romance for the heroine, career-focused + entertainment System + fan site manager / agent / boss] Chen Zui has been in a parallel world for a year. The music variety show she was supposed to join gets canceled at the last minute. Fine, fine, guess I’m just unlucky. She’s replaced on a dance show because she stepped out with her right foot first. She gets angry, then gets angry for a moment. She gets edited out of an entertainment variety show for offending a popular star. You dare mess with 18.8kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves

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    Ahhh, this book is so good, so addictive, and the title is so literary!

31. 481 在 Becoming the Beloved Female Mentor on a Boy Band Survival Show 在男团选秀成为万人迷女导师 Little Fang Isn't Square小方不方呀Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Multiple Male Leads, One Female Lead + Men Fighting for Her + A Harem of Admirers] I couldn’t find anything to suit my tastes, so I’m writing it myself! All-in romance, everyone’s chaste. No one gets into bed otherwise. Jiang Wan is reborn on the day before the entire internet turns against her. This time, she’ll kick her agent to the curb, punch the vicious supporting actress, and reclaim the top spot in the entertainment industry! Packed with hilarious moments and wild ideas. I guarantee you’ 4.7kReads8.7Score691Shelves

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    The bag is so cute! [Kissing emoji]

32. 482 华 Chinese Showbiz: Starting with a Song Called Bubble 华娱：从一首泡沫开始 Leng Leng Qingqin冷冷清钦Modern Romance664k WordsOngoing Shen Linglong is nearly 40 and an associate professor in the acting department at the Central Academy of Drama. Looking back, she still regrets the dream she once had of becoming a star, cut short by the dark cloud of the entertainment industry’s unspoken rules, her lack of backing, and the absence of extraordinary talent to protect her. But when fate resets her life, she finds herself back in 2004, during her graduate studies. This time, at 21, she’s determined to become a superstar! 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A female protagonist with no romantic partner. She rises to the top with incredible speed and skill.

33. 483 娱 Showbiz: I Play the Villain, and the Whole Internet Begs Me Not to Die 娱乐：演反派的我，全网求别死 Nan Zhuyanmo南烛炎墨Urban999k WordsCompleted [Method Actor] [No Romance] [Villain Roleplay] [Emotional Empathy] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Jiang Ye became a trainee who had been shelved, and was bound to the [Villain Empathy System]. If he wanted to stay alive, he had to play villains and make the audience deeply empathize with his characters! The higher the empathy score, the better the rewards! From then on, the entertainment industry had a new “villain specialist.” In "Red Prison", he was the sinister eunuch who fawned on 20.7kReads8.4Score3.6kShelves

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    One of these books is finished, and the other is still being serialized; both are quite good.

34. 484 华 Chinese Showbiz 2006: I Make Blockbuster Effects with AI 华娱06：我拿Ai手搓特效大片 Gu Kaizhi of Jiangnan江南顾恺之Urban866k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so it'll go up! A veteran artist is still doing everything by hand!) Showbiz, director story, blockbuster special effects, Hollywood Reborn with AI, he knows that when you're out in the world, you get to decide who you are! The self-help guru who made it big in his previous life is ready to give the entertainment industry a little shock! “Why are you babbling about spatial composition and metaphors? Do I need to understand any of that? Just feed the AI a bunch of promp 30.2kReads7.1Score2.4kShelves

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    A masterpiece! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

35. 485 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Plucked the Male Lead’s Halo Bare 穿书后，我把男主光环薅秃了 Xing Wu An星梧安Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [1V1 ultra-sweet + goofy humor and meme references + showbiz + variety shows + face-slapping + career growth] [Unhinged, laid-back showbiz CEO VS upright, brooding law lecturer] Wen Muyun transmigrates into a book. She becomes the brainless, vicious female side character in a domineering CEO novel, obsessed with the male lead and scheming against the heroine. In the end, her father dies, she goes mad, and her company goes bankrupt. Wen Muyun: I’m checking out and doing nothing. Let the cap 6.5kReads—Score738Shelves

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    The domineering CEO of the fishing circle.

36. 486 华 Chinese Film Director: The Whole Village Takes Out Online Loans to Help Me Win the Palme d'Or 华娱导演：全村网贷助我拿金棕榈 I'm Your Kai-Zi Bro我是你凯子哥Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The fake story of a director: from the start, he takes a script to his teacher and asks Han Sanping to invest in his film. The real story of a director’s rise: from the start, the whole village pools its money and takes out loans to support his filmmaking! He blends an artistic painting style into his work, and Cannes declares, “Now this is art!” See how the last great Palme d’Or-winning director before the age of celebrity traffic charts a new path for Chinese-language cinema. 7.1kReads6.8Score381Shelves
37. 487 影 The Movie Emperor: My Acting Skills Come from Torturing Myself 影帝：我的演技全靠自虐 A Slow Crossing in a Light Boat轻舟慢渡Urban255k WordsCompleted [Not Mindless] [No Female Lead] [Emotional Resonance] [Method Acting Gone Mad] [Mutual Rescue] [Self-Salvation] Ji Yunzhou was born with “absolute empathy disorder,” making him the textbook example at the Beijing Film Academy of someone “naturally unsuited to acting.” He cannot portray any emotion he has never genuinely felt. He graduated straight into unemployment, and just as he was preparing to change careers, he awakened an ability called [Causal Rehearsal]. By choosing an action, he can exp 395Reads8.7Score101Shelves
38. 488 王 Ace Female Agent: Her Secret Identity Is So Badass, She Slays the Whole Scene! 王牌女特工，马甲A爆杀疯全场！ Chili Pepper Fried with Garlic辣椒炒蒜Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted A satisfying secret-identity story, with thrilling, patriotic action. Multiple secret identities: female special agent (special forces sniper) × powerful Beijing big shot (Female-led! Super cool! Sweet romance! Face-slapping!! Beloved by all!) “She’s a country girl who couldn’t even finish school. What could she possibly amount to? It’s a waste of food to keep feeding her! She should just get married already!” When country girl Wen Ni returns home after three years away, she’s burdened with a mo 25.3kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    I'm watching it now, and I can't stop!

39. 489 星 When the Sparks Flicker 星火闪烁时 Round and Plump Mint圆滚滚的薄荷Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted Overnight, An Yu, a country girl, became the daughter of An Dingyu, chairman of the Anhai Group in City C. Everyone thought a sparrow had turned into a phoenix. But just after graduating from college, she was forced to marry Xia Zhifeng, the second son of the Xia family, who ran the leading company in City A and was rumored to be ugly and ill-tempered. She thought the business marriage was doomed to fail. But An Yu never expected that the man she married was actually the popular actor Xia Feng. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Push, entertainment stars and online novel authors

40. 490 纵 Ruling the Chinese Entertainment Scene, Starting with Tian Qing, My Childhood Friend 纵横华娱从小田青梅开始 Are Peas Crazy or Not?豌豆癫不癫Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Chinese Entertainment + Multiple Heroines + No System + Realistic Timeline] [No System doesn't mean there are no cheats. A System is one kind of cheat, but not the only kind.] [The heroines and supporting female characters will play little mind games and scheme against each other. Easily upset fans should steer clear.] [There will be lots of older women. Readers who prefer the female leads to be completely untouched should steer clear. If you won't enjoy it and leave a bad review, I won't enjoy 66.2kReads8.4Score8.7kShelves
41. 491 陪 The Mother Who Came Along as a Student Is a Teacher 陪读妈妈是老师 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban266k WordsCompleted [Urban wish fulfillment] [Multiple heroines] [Superstar] [Older woman] [Auntie] [Fiancee] [Everyday realism] [Nuclear apocalypse] The male lead is sent back to the past after a nuclear explosion. 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Top-notch everyday supernatural horror novels.

42. 492 华 Chinese Showbiz: My Fairy-like Big Sister 华娱：我的神仙姐姐 No Pressure, OVO不吃压力ovoUrban206k WordsOngoing [One female lead: Tian Xian | Slow-paced | Childhood sweethearts | Mutual devotion | Three major awards × Best Actress Liu] One day, a reporter asked Director Lu, who had just won the grand slam, what he most wanted to do in life. “What I most wanted to do has already come true.”, Lu Xingjia Coming up next is Qianqian's childhood sweetheart (Golden Bear), Qianqian's boyfriend (Golden Lion), and Qianqian's husband (Palme d'Or). Author's note: This is a gentle, slow-burn story. 1.3kReads—Score109Shelves
43. 493 绑 After Binding to the Fan Site Manager System, I Became an Entertainment Mogul 绑定站姐系统后，我成娱乐巨头了 Zhou Qi昼歧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Super-rich fan-site creator + forum posts + System + wish fulfillment + 1v1 (exclusive fan) + no CP + career-focused fan + fan-oriented] After her illness returns and a heartless company fires her, Shen Jiyue can't afford the rent. She sits outside a 24-hour convenience store, ready to wait for death. She accidentally overhears a juicy scandal about a popular trainee from the newly launched idol survival show “Star Planet.” When she's discovered, Shen Jiyue is falsely accused of being a sasaeng 21.5kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    A masterpiece by a super-rich celebrity! Purely for die-hard fans! With a system! No romantic pairing! Xingxing is a very gentle person who dares to speak out against injustice, dotes on her fans, and works very hard without being pretentious. Yuejie is soft-hearted yet strong, backed by a super-rich system, providing incredible support for Xingxing. Xingxing's fans are also passionate and sincere. This is a two-way journey between idol and fans, and watching them climb to the top is truly exhilarating!

44. 494 开 I Became an Actress from the Start: Taking Down My Cheating Ex and His Mistress 开局成女明星，收拾渣男和小三 Silly Chen憨憨陈Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Showbiz + Stars + Taking Down Scumbags + American Entertainment + Sharp-Tongued] Song Yunshu transmigrates into the body of a female star from forty years ago. The actress is blinded by love and gives resources to a scumbag. In return, he betrays her and publicly announces his relationship with his mistress. The actress chooses to slit her wrists and end her life. After transmigrating into her body, Song Yunshu avenges her, sends the scumbag and his mistress to prison, and takes 823Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    It's pretty good! 👍 The content is novel, and it even has elements of American entertainment and TV dramas! 🔥 The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a female celebrity who was vilified online forty years ago. She takes revenge on the scumbag boyfriend and mistress who hurt the original owner, acts, and even acts in Hollywood. It's a satisfying read with no angst! I love the female protagonist's carefree personality, and some parts are quite funny!

45. 495 华 Chinese Showbiz: A Guide to Raising a Top-Tier Star 华娱：顶流养成说明书 A Little Sheep sl一只小羊slUrban278k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + multiple heroines + film and television + System] Lin Chuan is reborn in 2015 and makes his way back into the entertainment industry. His approach, however, is pretty straightforward. “Director Lin, people say you built your company by poaching talent from other companies. What do you have to say?” “That's called the rational flow of talent.” “You criticize Korean pop culture, yet you promote fan-club culture in practice. How do you explain that?” “My colleagues forgot to chant the sl 3.4kReads6.6Score127Shelves

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    You should check this out; it starts with the traditional entertainment industry and then innovates very well.

46. 496 一 One Song, Lemon, Brought the Boys of the Youth League to Tears 一首Lemon，唱哭少年时代团 Li Sisi, the Storyteller会说故事的李三思Urban847k WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, and it’ll go up later, so enjoy without worry!] [Transmigration] [No System] [Showbiz] [Showbiz] [Campus Belle] [Wish Fulfillment] [Classic Songs] “You plagiarized my song and still expect a unanimous vote to make you a star?” Faced with a public humiliation broadcast live across the entire internet, Lin Jiu just smiled. Sorry, but I, Lin Jiu, came from Blue Star! I don’t make a habit of eating shit! “‘Feeling gloomy, getting gloomy? Feeling lonely, getting lonely?’ Did 145Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Brothers! If you love time-travel novels and classic songs, you absolutely can't miss this one! [Frustrated][frustrated] The male lead has no system! He's got brains! It's so satisfying to read! He climbs to the top of life and gets rich! [Smirking][smirking] Brothers! Go read it now! [Add to bookshelf][add to bookshelf][add to bookshelf]

47. 497 重 Reborn 13: Starting with Fade 重生13：从Fade开始 Heavenly Sword of Deshan德山的天剑Urban968k WordsOngoing [Reborn + No System + Slow-Paced + Music Production + Studying in Korea + Showbiz + One Female Lead] You Mo was reborn in 2013 in a parallel world, at the age of sixteen. In his previous life, he'd been an ordinary corporate drone who squeezed onto the subway and lived on takeout. This time, he became the second son of Lutu, a Jinjiang footwear and clothing brand. He had no great ambitions and just wanted to lie flat. But fate had given him something he couldn't afford to waste: a head full of 9.8kReads6.3Score844Shelves

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    This doesn't have a mindless system; it's more of a behind-the-scenes genre.

48. 498 体 Weight Exchange System: The Fat Man's Comeback Plan 体重兑换系统：胖子逆袭计划 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [An entertainment-industry story about the protagonist's struggle to make it in show business.] [No slacking off, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreaming. She acts earnestly, works hard on set, and becomes a top-tier star through her skill and body of work.] In her previous life, Shang Ye was an out-and-out comic foil. She stumbled into the entertainment industry, but a congenital illness left her overweight, so all she could do was play chubby nobodies in low-budget comedies. After 16.2kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    The kind who pursues an acting career. The female lead is the career-oriented type with curly hair.

49. 499 经 The Agent Is Gorgeous and Daring, and the Members Have All Gone Crazy 经纪人她又美又飒，成员们都疯了 Little Lamb Eats Lychees小羊吃荔枝Modern Romance458k WordsCompleted [Showbiz comeback × multiple devoted male leads × a heroine who isn't boy-crazy] Can you believe it? She transmigrates into the body of a rookie manager made the company's scapegoat and inherits two has-been groups the company has given up on! Luckily, she's Shen Shutong, a top-tier manager in her previous life! A cool, glamorous boss lady is here to put slackers and troublemakers in their place. Eight handsome guys instantly turn into devoted puppies, competing for her attention until the tensi 285Reads6.1Score113Shelves

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    Idols and managers

50. 500 文 Showbiz: Who Are You Calling a Fox? Call Me Your Idol 文娱：骂谁狐狸精呢，喊我偶像 Armstrong Mortar阿姆斯特朗迫击炮Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Laid-Back Daily Life + Campus + Copycat Talent + Idol + Succubus Protagonist] A poor man has no lofty ambitions, and a scrawny horse grows a shaggy coat. Lu Qingfeng spent his whole life broke. All he wanted was a job that was easy and paid well. After dying and transmigrating, he ended up with an even more dramatic background: a gambling-addicted father, a mother who remarried, and four years of training before making his idol debut. But before he could earn a cent, his disastrous te 30.4kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves

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    Reborn! Lu Qingfeng, the most tragic boy band idol in history, is back with the bloodline of a fox spirit! Starting as a penniless nobody, he gains incredible power after binding himself with the succubus's legacy! His innate allure turns haters into die-hard fans, his perfect pitch dominates the music charts, and his brilliant writing prowess produces top-notch novels and wildly popular comics! When the entire internet is calling him a "fox spirit," he throws out a million-view fancam: "Thank you for the compliment, this is the self-cultivation of a true idol!" From a professional scandal-monger to a human enchantress, watch how he sweeps through the entertainment industry with his fox spirit heritage—who can resist?

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