Any Chinese Entertainment-industry Stories Set in the Real World, with No Alternate Universe and No System? 有没有娱乐圈，关于华娱，不要架空，不要系统

1. 51 重 Reborn to Make Douyin Videos: A Beauty Pageant and a Winning Move from the Start 重生拍抖音，开局选美，出手王炸 Yao Yao Ling Xian瑶瑶灵仙Urban4.4M WordsOngoing [Classic old-school business story, multiple heroines, starting a business and courting beauties, influencer incubators, viral short videos, nostalgic flashbacks, sound logic, BGM] (Friendly warning: it takes a little while to heat up. It has Qidian’s style, but experienced readers will see plenty of shenanigans later on.) A short-video operator from Douyin is reborn in 2018, the platform’s first year. If you get reborn, why not manage a dozen influencers? First make money and build a big bu 45.5kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves
2. 52 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! 14.9kReads7.5Score573Shelves
3. 53 8 The 85-Born Actresses Exclaim: You’re a Real Acting Pro! 85花们惊呼：你真是演技派啊 An Old Friend Comes from Xizhou西洲故人来Urban2.2M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well~ 1.1kReads8.1Score—Shelves
4. 54 词 Entry System: Becoming a Director from the Start and Making Big Honey a Star 词条系统：开局当导演，捧大蜜蜜 Little Zhao's 77小赵的77Urban532k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Entertainment Industry + Multiple Heroines] When Su Yu wakes up, he has transmigrated to a parallel world, where he discovers he's a notorious director of terrible movies and a hopeless case buried under five hundred million in debt. This disastrous start leaves him exclaiming, "You've got to be kidding me!" Luckily, he awakens a Trait System. All he has to do is teach actresses how to act, and he'll earn traits. Just then, Mimi, who has secretly been in love with Su Y 4.3kReads8.0Score267Shelves
5. 55 娱 Showbiz: Living Off Others While Keeping My Pride, Becoming a Billionaire Is Easy 娱乐：软饭硬吃，成首富有手就行 Big Hei大黑Urban1.2M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it! Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.7kReads7.0Score103Shelves
6. 56 重 Reborn: The Superstar Falls in Love with Me 重生：大明星爱上我 Lord of Wanjian Mountain万剑山宗主Urban8.8M WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Period]+ [Business] [Showbiz]+ [Decisive and ruthless] [Incredibly satisfying] Zhang Yu is reborn twenty years in the past, in 2003. During that scorching summer, he seizes the chance he missed in his previous life to land a superstar as a client, earning his first fortune. Through a twist of fate, he also gets the chance to grow close to the superstar. To his surprise, the star falls madly in love with him... And this is only the beginning of his incredible life! 763Reads8.3Score141Shelves
7. 57 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 3.1kReads8.8Score181Shelves
8. 58 华 Chinese Entertainment, 1994 华娱1994 A Jiangcheng Wanderer江城一浪子Urban1.5M WordsCompleted 1994 was an unforgettable year in the history of Chinese rock. It was the year Chinese rock reached its peak, and also the year its decline began. After the Hong Kong Coliseum concert, Zhang Chu died, He Yong went mad, Dou Wei became an immortal, and only Liao Hongru kept struggling on… 3.2kReads7.8Score105Shelves
9. 59 华 Chinese Showbiz: The Top-Tier Star Who Rose to Fame in 2016 华娱：从2016开始的顶流影帝 Pear and Scallion鸭梨和小葱Urban1.9M WordsCompleted In an age when online traffic rules the world, Jiang Xiubai finally sets out on the path he once dreamed of. Popularity or acting talent? Jiang Xiubai: I want it all! “How is this guy so lucky? Every show he acts in becomes a hit!” “Wow, big bro is so handsome! Go soar, big bro! Bai Cha will always be with you!” 9.4kReads7.6Score485Shelves

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   All are Chinese entertainment novels; the first one is about directors, and the others are about actors.

10. 60 我 Is My Wife Liu Tianxian? 我老婆是刘天仙？ Summer Reading盛夏读书Urban1.4M WordsOngoing 4.3kReads8.0Score183Shelves

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    A super, super, super good entertainment industry novel, enjoy!

11. 61 从 Tycoon: Starting With a Star-Chasing Cashback System 【神豪】从绑定追星返利系统开始 Even a Little Bird Has Its Sky小小鸟也有天空Female-Channel Fanfiction387k WordsCompleted [Cashback + idol fandom + showbiz + no romance + tycoon protagonist] [The heroine is an ordinary fan at heart, not an idealized character: she isn’t a genius and will grow over the course of the story.] Lin Shuang is reborn and gets a cashback System for following celebrities. For a fan girl, this is just fantastic! She can spend money on her favorite male and female idols without having to count every penny or cut back on a few cups of milk tea. That’s because the System gives her ten times her 845Reads7.0Score101Shelves
12. 62 从 Making It in Showbiz as Stephen Chow’s Nephew 从星爷侄子闯荡娱乐圈 Lan Zhifeng蓝之枫Urban834k WordsCompleted (An entertainment-industry story with one female lead and no harem. Read with caution.) Starting out as a screenwriter with a little family influence and a golden finger, he rises step by step to become a major figure in the entertainment industry’s film and television world... 2.3kReads8.0Score100Shelves
13. 63 重 Reborn in 2000: I Single-Handedly Carried Chinese Entertainment 重生2000：一人扛起内娱 Dragon Rider骑龙士Urban2.2M WordsCompleted (Rebirth, showbiz, a legendary debut album, female lead Liu Qianqian) With his debut album, he became a legend and a young king of Mandopop. His second album made the gods retreat, establishing him as a king of mainland China. His third swept East Asia, making him Asia's pop king. His fourth pushed into Europe and America, earning him the title of mysterious magician from the East... A down-and-out bar singer was reborn from 2024 into the turn-of-the-century year 2000. That year, he was stil 33.5kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves

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    All three books are quite good… The first and third are fast-paced… mainly focusing on directing… The second book is more detailed… covering everything from singer to actor to director… investment and capital management… Anyway, all three are excellent.

14. 64 华 Chinese Entertainment: Starting with a Special Arrangement 华娱从特殊交易开始 Loves Quiet, Hates Noise喜静厌闹Urban134k WordsOngoing After a drunken dream, see how Li Lin, a freshman in the directing department at the Beijing Film Academy, gradually becomes a leading figure in Chinese-language cinema. His golden finger is practically nonexistent, and there’s only one heroine: the ethereal goddess. (The story includes one or two Chinese-Korean co-productions and Hollywood films. The early works are art-house films; later on, art and commercial appeal go hand in hand.) —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are all about the Chinese entertainment industry, and they all feature a single female lead.

15. 65 我 I’m Just a Web Novelist, So How Did I Become a Literary Great? 我就一写网文的，怎么成文豪了 One Thousand and One千里零零一Urban788k WordsOngoing [Parallel World + Single Female Lead + Coming of Age] “Recently, Mr. Luo Ji, one of only two people in Hua Kingdom to win the world's highest honor in science fiction, released his memoir of his friendship with literary giant Gu Yuan. He admitted that it was the most legendary and controversial friendship of his life...” “Because Gu Yuan made him the protagonist of one of his books, the world remembers him as the sword-wielder who ushered in the Deterrence Era, rather than as a world-class maste 142kReads9.1Score12.2kShelves

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    This is pretty good; it's the only serialized book on my bookshelf.

16. 66 华 Chinese Showbiz: A Director Who Doesn't Want to Be a Paparazzo Isn't a Good... 华娱：不想当狗仔的导演，不是好 suansi34Urban517k WordsCompleted Li Ming was reborn in the body of a high school student in the year 2000 who shared his name. But just as Li Ming was confidently setting out on his new life, his father, who was always dragging him into trouble, wanted to send him to the directing program at the Beijing Film Academy to spy on people for his paparazzi business; then a shady System forcibly bound him to the paparazzi profession, hoping he'd build it up and make it glorious again... Could he put up with that?! No! Absolutely not! 261Reads5.3Score—Shelves
17. 67 别 Don't Panic, I'm Just an Actor 别慌，朕只是个演员 Xiao Xiao Xiao潇潇潇Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No Romance, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story, A Healing Slice of Life] Emperor Lin Yu closed his eyes, and the young actor Lin Yu opened his. His very first role was a doomed crown prince who wouldn’t survive three episodes. Lin Yu thought, I know this one all too well~ After that, whether he was performing in plays, filming movies, or producing variety shows, Lin Yu always managed to impress people with his unconventional ideas. Still, Lin Yu had no interest in becoming the godfather of the entert 1.2kReads8.4Score116Shelves
18. 68 华 Chinese Showbiz: Rising to Fame at Europe's Big Three Film Festivals 华娱：出名从欧洲三大开始 AAA Boar and Bull CastrationAAA公猪公牛绝育Urban488k WordsOngoing Next door in Japan, someone can win a Best Actor award at Cannes at fourteen. I'm reborn, transmigrated back here, and I even have a connections System. What's wrong with winning the Palme d'Or at fifteen? Seriously, how is that unreasonable? I've got people backing me! 37.2kReads5.4Score2.4kShelves

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    They're all still being updated. It's a pity about that one. The author keeps updating regularly, sometimes taking a break, sometimes updating again. "What I Make in the Entertainment Industry Isn't a Movie, It's Art"

19. 69 重 Reinventing a Director's Life 重塑导演人生 Grid Fossil方格化石Urban902k WordsOngoing A director returns to his college days, and fate gives him a very different life. He decides he should leave a distinctive mark on this era... After all, there are plenty of things a director can do! 767Reads7.0Score—Shelves
20. 70 我 My Chinese Entertainment Career: Starting by Ripping Off the Americans 我的华娱：从薅美利坚羊毛开始 Hi, I'm Xiangzi嗨我是祥子Urban630k WordsOngoing [Dual Careers in American and Chinese Entertainment | Cashing In on America | Snatching Up Hollywood Blockbusters] Lead Screenwriter + Capital Investor [Multiple Love Interests] [Actresses born in the 1980s and 1990s] In 2026, a struggling screenwriter died suddenly after staying up all night, then transmigrated as Li Hang, a man with the exact same name. After transmigrating to Los Angeles in 2008, Li Hang was faced with a total mess from the start! His predecessor had been expelled from co 26.8kReads7.7Score2.6kShelves
21. 71 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 56.8kReads8.4Score4.3kShelves

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    🔥A deliveryman was spotted by Yang Mi and immediately landed the role of Donghua Dijun in "Eternal Love." He gains the core abilities of whoever he plays—Donghua's immortal body, Zhang Wuji's charm with women, Jingtian's swordsmanship…acting is like cultivating immortality! Why are popular actresses like Yang Mi and Dilraba asking, "What's your relationship with him/her?" 🔥When Earth doesn't have Pu Shu, Xu Wei, Li Bai, Su Shi…but you possess the entire treasure trove of Chinese entertainment, the "Emotion Collection System," allowing you to ignite emotions across the internet with your work and become powerful. You're the only one in the world who masters the magic of "plagiarism," yet you're packaged as a peerless genius.

22. 72 华 Chinese Showbiz: Number One at the Box Office, the Palme d'Or, I Want It All 华娱：票房第一，金棕榈，我全要 Nayuki Biscuit奈雪饼干Urban455k WordsOngoing After dying from overwork in his previous life, Jiang Cheng opened his eyes in the body of a pretty-boy celebrity. From the start, he was hammered with rumors that he'd gone in for a hair transplant, lost all his endorsements, and was hounded by the entire internet. He was bound to the [Chaos-Maker System]. The crazier he got, the stronger he became? But he'd really lost all his resources. Jiang Cheng slapped the table. "Nobody's offering me roles? Fine, I'll put together my own production!" The 38.2kReads8.2Score3.2kShelves
23. 73 娱 Showbiz: I Accidentally Entered the Industry and Became a Hit 娱乐：偶然进圈的我火了 Mo Ling Yu魔凌芋Urban1.8M WordsOngoing (Slow-paced daily life) (Alternate timeline) (Not a single heroine) Li Xing gets hit by a construction truck and sent to Blue Star. More than twenty years later, while working as his childhood friend Reba's assistant, Li Xing enters the entertainment industry for good with the help of a System, stepping into the public eye and forging bonds with many actresses. Then he reaches the top of the entertainment industry. Looking back at all the women behind him, he smiles with easy confidence. “I got 29.8kReads7.1Score2.2kShelves
24. 74 重 Reborn as an Incubus Director: Do All the Actresses Want to Marry Me? 重生魅魔导演，女明星都想嫁我？ Tang Family Magician唐家魔术师Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Tang Jiaxing was killed by his unrequited love in his previous life. Reborn in 2004, he vows to put Chinese-language cinema at the forefront of the world and make it dominate Hollywood. The Guilty, Better Days, The Devotion of Suspect X, San Andreas... The three major European film festivals and the Academy Awards! He truly becomes the greatest director in Chinese-language cinema! 21.5kReads6.9Score1.6kShelves
25. 75 华 Chinese Showbiz, Starting in 1999 华娱，从1999开始 Mantou Doesn't Want to Stop Updating馒头不想断更Urban1.3M WordsOngoing I'm no newcomer. My writing is polished and easy to read, and my research is thorough, making the story immersive. This is a slow-paced, slice-of-life story for veteran readers. If you feel I've wasted your time and you're unhappy, go ahead and vent with a few insults, but please don't leave a two- or three-star review. Things aren't easy for anyone. Let's be understanding of one another. In show business, how many people a 40.6kReads7.7Score3.8kShelves

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    These three Chinese entertainment novels are exceptionally well-written. One-third feature multiple female leads, two feature a single female lead, and two are about a reborn director whose rise to fame is interspersed with gossip. The third is about a character's gradual rise from humble beginnings. The writing is truly superb, incredibly detailed and realistic, creating a strong sense of immersion.

26. 76 华 Showbiz: With My Background, Why Am I Still Begging for Work? 华娱，我这背景还跪着要饭？ Classmate Xiao Wang Doesn't Drive小王同学不开车Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Wang Jing, an IT big shot who made it to forty without being laid off, opens his eyes again and finds himself in 2003. He isn't hurt, just completely bewildered. The good news: he transmigrated. The bad news: he arrived too late. His predecessor, that little darling, chose the most ridiculous path imaginable and cut off his chance to make a name for himself. There are plenty of people out there who want to break his legs... But no matter. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Making waves in the en 38kReads7.9Score2.1kShelves

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    You can try this, but some things have been modified since the first version was released, and you must read the comments section.

27. 77 娱 Showbiz: From the Start, Surrounded by the Eight Beauties of the Central Academy of Drama 娱乐，开局中戏八大金花 Cause and Effect in the World世间因果Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Zeng Li, Hu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Tong, Mei Ting, Yuan Quan, Qin Hailu, Li Xinyu. Mi Mi, Tang Tang, Shi Shi, Tian Xian, Da Tiantian, Zhao Xiaodao, Zu Xian, Liu Xiaoli, Zhou Wenqiong, Lu Yi, Wang Likun, Taozi, Fan Xiaopang, Da Chengzi, Da Yuanyuan, Chen Shu, Li Xiaoran, Chen Hao'er, Liu Yang, 12.3kReads5.6Score968Shelves
28. 78 华 Chinese Showbiz: Blessed with Women, I Grow Stronger by Winning Over Actresses 华娱：旺女体质，攻略女星就变强 Leaves Fall, Wind Seeks叶落风寻Urban570k WordsOngoing Qin Nuo transmigrates into a parallel world, becomes a rookie entertainer in show business, and binds himself to a System. Through his hard work, in less than three years he becomes a well-known second-tier celebrity. But he never imagined that one day his career would crash and burn. The ever-present paparazzi expose his secret relationship. His former agency kicks him out, and several major companies join forces to blacklist him. Faced with this predicament, Qin Nuo doesn't panic in the slight 95.7kReads8.5Score9.5kShelves
29. 79 华 Chinese Showbiz: Qinqin, Yuanyuan, Bingbing, Lili, and Qing'er 华娱：琴琴媛媛冰冰莉莉情儿 The Internet’s Number One Newbie全网第一萌新Urban1.4M WordsOngoing A veteran author you can trust. The protagonist is Chen Qi. The story starts in 1996 and focuses on Chinese showbiz. The blurb was reset, so this is all I can offer by way of an introduction. Please enjoy. Let's take a different journey through the world of showbiz. Here we go! 38.9kReads7.6Score3.2kShelves
30. 80 华 Chinese Showbiz: My Maternal Uncle, the Great Poet Chen, Helps Me Fulfill My Dream with an '85-Born Star 华娱之表舅陈大诗人，圆梦85花 The One and Only, Drunk with Love唯一心醉Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Chen Mingzhe, a short-form drama director in his previous life, has his soul transported into the body of another man with the same name in 2010. He also happens to have a pretty good background. Maybe he can finally realize the dreams he couldn't fulfill in his previous life, like becoming a great director, and get close to all the young actresses he has fantasized about countless times. 40kReads7.6Score2.8kShelves
31. 81 华 Chinese Showbiz: My High School Desk Mate, Da Mimi 华娱：我的高中同桌大蜜蜜 Pixel Differential像素微分Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [The rating just went up, and it’ll keep climbing! Give it a try!] [Not reborn + everyday life + comeback + multiple heroines] By a twist of fate, Xu Zhiyuan became deskmates with seventeen-year-old Da Mimi... From then on, there was no turning back. Giving up on the top universities Qingbei, Fudan, and Jiaotong, Xu Zhiyuan plunged headfirst into the entertainment industry... Writer, screenwriter, arranger, singer, director, and entertainment mogul Xu Zhiyuan, and his rumored girlfriends (Liu Qi 11.5kReads6.3Score1.2kShelves
32. 82 华 Chinese Showbiz: The Director's Story Begins with Winning Over Laza 华娱：导演从拿下辣扎开始 Red Cola红色的可乐Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Chinese entertainment industry] [Director] [Making movies and TV dramas] In his previous life, he was the king of bad movies. Now he’s been reborn after a phoenix-like revival. He teaches Lazha to sing “Little Wildcat.” He snatches Shishi away from Uncle Wu. Yifei is proud? No explanation needed, he can handle her with ease. Mimi tries to play games? In 2011, Gu Yunshen returns to the age of 18… A friendly reminder: Anyone looking for a lovesick doormat or a pure romance, stay away. Notice: Pro 8.9kReads6.2Score715Shelves
33. 83 导 Director: From the Start, Three European Awards and Two Golden Trophies 导演：开局欧洲三大两金 Yan Shenzhi言慎之Urban824k WordsCompleted (One heroine, Liu Yifei. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The focus is on what happens behind the scenes, without all those exaggerated bystander reactions, and it’s relatively true to the era.) I didn’t even hit the jackpot, so how did I get reborn at eighteen? Wait, there’s a transmigrator in my head? And he has a System? Huh? I didn’t even touch him, so how did he shatter? Well, in that case, I can only thank my transmigrator brother for the amazing starter pack he left me. 28.5kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
34. 84 重 Reborn: Shorting Wall Street and Breaking into Entertainment 重生：做空华尔街，进军娱乐圈 Mao Ge毛鸽Urban510k WordsOngoing In 2007, Lin Yuan was reborn and used the subprime mortgage crisis to short Wall Street, amassing a trillion in capital. He conquered the entertainment industry, turning a host of actresses into stars and breaking into Hollywood. He moved into automobiles and the internet, seized opportunities, and invested in chips, display panels, aerospace, and satellites. Spanning countless industries, he built a vast business empire that made every major player wary of him. 48.3kReads8.0Score4.6kShelves
35. 85 华 Chinese Showbiz: Reborn in 2008, I Get Stronger by Connecting with Actresses 华娱：重生08和女星交流就变强 Tang Sheng堂生Urban384k WordsOngoing At middle age, after his career had failed, Lin Che was reborn back to 2008. Back at the crossroads of his life, he discovered that the woman with future sight was his secret admirer next door, the cool and aloof senior was his gaming buddy, and the production crew of Chinese Paladin 3 couldn't find anyone to replace their second male lead... Only then did Lin Che finally realize how many opportunities he'd missed. Soon, the System arrived. [The Chinese Entertainment Industry Keyword System has 87.9kReads8.3Score10.7kShelves
36. 86 回 Back to 2004, I Enter the Ringback-Tone Industry 回到零四年，进军彩铃界 Jinwan Fights Tigers巾晚打老虎Urban802k WordsOngoing [Showbiz] [Business] [No System] Lin Chen spent ten years singing in bars before being reborn on the day high school entrance exam results were released. With a score of just 288, he hadn't even qualified for a vocational college. He returned to singing in bars, became famous across the country with viral online songs, and earned a special admission offer from a music conservatory! His peers mocked his songs as unbearably tacky and said they weren't music. Then his ringtones topped ten million d 45.5kReads8.3Score4kShelves
37. 87 我 My Movies: If They Don't Make Money, They Win Awards! 我的电影：不赚钱，就获奖！ Golden Cat Lord金色的猫爷Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [One female lead, Liu Yifei. If this isn't your thing, please skip it. Thanks for understanding.] Li Yu transmigrates into the early days of the Chinese entertainment industry. In his previous life, for various reasons, he never managed to make a name for himself in the industry. Now that he has been reborn, he intends to make some waves! It was bad enough that he never made it big before transmigrating. If he still can't make it big afterward, wouldn't that make transmigrating pointless? And so 27.4kReads6.6Score1.7kShelves
38. 88 重 Reborn in Chinese Showbiz: My Acting Reaches Godlike Heights 重生华娱，我演技封神 Zhao Guanshan照关山Urban742k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + building a career + single heroine Ying Bao] Film emperor × television queen, a top-tier star power couple, a truly formidable duo. A wastrel in his past life, reborn to become a god of the entertainment industry. Xu Weiqing spent his previous life drunk on luxury and pleasure. When fate turns its gears, he returns to 2014 and enters the entertainment industry by chance, starting with the role of the male second lead in The Journey of Flower. With his unique, godlike perspective, he e 1.9kReads7.3Score103Shelves
39. 89 重 Back in the Entertainment Industry, I Steal Every Top-Tier Star's Spotlight 重回娱乐圈，抢光所有顶流饭碗 Mountain Road Here这里山路Urban1.1M WordsOngoing After ten years as an actor, he still hadn't made it. Gu Xun was reborn. So what if he didn't have a System? More than ten years of experience was plenty. “I'm a director. Want to act in a movie?” Gu Xun casually slipped his hands into his pockets without even looking up. “We'll see.” Those two words, “we'll see,” brought a Best Actor into the world of entertainment. An Elephant Sitting Still made him a legend overnight. After watching the footage, the director fell silent for three minutes, the 5.7kReads—Score365Shelves
40. 90 重 Reborn in Showbiz in 2008: The Top-Tier Star Goes on a Rampage 重生08娱乐圈：女顶流她杀疯了 Xiao Xiao Is Me萧萧是我Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Chinese entertainment industry + showbiz + filming + Mary Sue + romance + transmigration + Chinese entertainment memes + variety shows + publicity stunts] Contains romance, so proceed with caution if that’s not your thing! In this Chinese entertainment industry story, Tang Tiantian transmigrates to a parallel world in 2008. Actor salaries haven’t skyrocketed yet, Weibo hasn’t launched, Douyin doesn’t exist, and Tianya is still the hottest gossip forum! Tang Tiantian dives headfirst into this wi 35.3kReads8.8Score3kShelves

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    The female lead is named Tang Tian. She returns to 2008 and dominates the entertainment industry. It's a very enjoyable and satisfying read.

41. 91 重 Reborn! I’m Liu Tianxian’s Go-To Director 重生！我是刘天仙的御用大导演 Unflappable Panda熊猫淡定君Urban584k WordsOngoing Shen He, Liu Tianxian’s classmate from middle school and her childhood friend, the big brother she called Xiao He. After earning a master’s degree from New York University’s film school, he became a Hollywood producer. During his years in Hollywood, his parents died in a car accident, and he went through three failed marriages, eventually hitting rock bottom. He returned to China in 2023 and clawed his way back by making outrageous short-form dramas. After getting blackout drunk at a celebration 4kReads5.7Score214Shelves

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    This is a good book; those with some life experience will enjoy it. The male protagonist returns to the Chinese entertainment industry from Hollywood, just as Liu Yifei is being blacklisted. He single-handedly makes his childhood sweetheart, Liu Yifei, a star, and uses a blockbuster strategy to lead the bandit leader Zuo Shandiao into the fold. Then, he takes Liu Yifei back to Hollywood, stirring up trouble and winning an Oscar before the Oscars lose their value, thus becoming a powerful figure.

42. 92 娱 Showbiz: Winning Over Goddesses in Hong Kong 娱乐：从香江开始攻略女神 Tang Jigede唐鸡哥德Urban900k WordsOngoing Days of lying flat and taking it easy, with leisure and romance to spare. The year was 1997, when the flowers were in full bloom. Hong Kong entertainment was in decline, while mainland entertainment was just getting started. A tycoon of the entertainment industry was born across the two sides of the strait and Hong Kong. There’s business and everyday life, no System and no mindless plot, and more than one heroine. Everyone can dive right in. 9.4kReads8.4Score394Shelves

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    Strategies for Winning Over Goddesses in the Entertainment Industry

43. 93 灵 The Supernatural Constable Gu Tiandao 灵异捕快古天刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Mystery630k WordsOngoing The winding smoke of everyday life rises through the city's urban villages, concealing countless human joys and sorrows, while wronged spirits of the dead roam the streets. Gu Tiandao, a food delivery rider, unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with spirits and ends up moonlighting as a paranormal detective. He has to keep up with the rent, deliver food, and put up with his station manager exploiting him, all while handling one bizarre case after another: unjustly dead spirits, lingeri 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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44. 94 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' 107.6kReads8.6Score7.2kShelves

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    No system, no gimmicks, and plenty of gossip.

45. 95 替 The Mad Consort by Proxy: Prince, I Hope You're Well 《替嫁疯妃，王爷别来无恙》 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted My Replacement Bride Is a Madwoman, Stay Away, Prince! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 回 Rewind: A Different Approach, One More Time 回档：换个姿势再来一次 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.6M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 86.1kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves
47. 97 老 They Stole My Family Home. I Awakened a Truth-Telling System and Gave Those Ungrateful Wretches a Thorough Face-Slapping 老宅被抢，我觉醒真话系统，狠狠打脸白眼狼 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩15k WordsCompleted My Ancestral Home Was Seized, So I Awakened a Truth-Telling System and Gave the Ungrateful Backstabbers a Thorough Face-Slapping 4Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 婚 Marriage Is a Shattered Reflection 婚姻如破碎的镜像 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Marriage is like a shattered mirror 3.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A captivating, highly-rated novel featuring a wealthy tycoon in the entertainment industry, filled with ambiguous and satisfying romance!

49. 99 大 Great Qin: The Heroic Ruler Arrives 大秦：雄主临世 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical70k WordsCompleted Great Qin: The Heroic Ruler Takes the Stage 9Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 糟 Oh No, I've Become Someone's Biggest Supporter 糟糕，我成大腿了 My Snoring Is Louder Than My Alarm呼噜声比闹钟响Urban1.8M WordsCompleted After being reborn, this engineering-minded man has no desire to keep doing backbreaking labor, so he dives headfirst into the film and TV industry. He thought he’d get in good with the future stars ahead of time, but unexpectedly, he became the biggest star of them all... 4kReads7.7Score141Shelves

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    The story features a morally sound female lead who doesn't engage in promiscuous behavior, a smooth plot, and good writing. Recommended reading. [Learned something new]

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