The Female Lead Is a Civilian Guest on a Variety Show, and the Production Crew Films at Her Home 女主参加综艺，素人，导演组在女主家里拍摄

1. 1 娇 The Sweet Young Lady Returns to the Countryside, and Her Lovesick Admirer Is Shocking 娇娇小姐回乡村，痴汉手段太惊人 Yi Shuilan易水岚Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted [Both leads’ first love + a domineering CEO from the southwest goes rural + intense romantic push and pull + quiet devotion gets a response + realistic, sweet romance] A gentle, abstinent old flame × a stunning, pure and alluring little white rabbit City girl Chen Man returns to the countryside to care for her grandmother and discovers that her neighbor is an incredibly handsome, domineering CEO. In outsiders’ eyes, Chen Man is refined and elegant. But no one has ever seen her other side. In 127.7kReads9.5Score17.2k14d adds

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   🔥① The male lead's younger brother is a top-tier internet celebrity🎩. To boost his hometown's business, he brings a director back to the village to host a variety show. The show invites the female lead, the male lead, and his brother's girlfriend. The female lead is already a million-follower internet celebrity💅, but chooses to appear as an ordinary person to avoid being accused of piggybacking on his fame💃. 💥② The female lead is reborn and chooses to stay away from the male lead. She lends her villa🏡 to her uncle to host a variety show, and is then tricked into joining. Unexpectedly, the male lead, with his persistent pestering, also ends up joining. [Note]

2. 2 病 My Yandere Little Brother Tries to Seduce Me, Then Wraps His Fox Tail Around My Waist 病娇弟弟欲诱撩，又用狐尾缠她腰 Bei Cangwei北藏尾Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling and a total heartthrob + dating-show love polygon + school life + a little goofy; sweet, airheaded heiress X outwardly sweet, inwardly twisted yandere younger brother, who gets seriously crazy when the yandere side comes out •᷄ࡇ•᷅] In her previous life, You Tao raised a pitiful little brother, only to be stabbed to death by his so-called fiancée. After being reborn, she swears: “Being a flirt can get you killed. I’m never going near another man again!” She joins a dating show 5.8kReads9.3Score90814d adds
3. 3 和 After Appearing on a Variety Show With My Infamous Brother, We Took the Internet by Storm 和黑红弟弟参加综艺后，全网爆火 Sour Jujube and Poria Tea酸枣茯苓茶Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + golden finger + face-slapping + entertainment industry + variety shows + livestreaming + irresistible charm] Lu Linwan, who is seriously ill, has a dream and learns that she’s the cannon-fodder female side character in a novel. Her top-tier star younger brother is about to become the target of the entire internet’s hate overnight. After joining a variety show, he’ll be set up as a foil to the heroine, his future ruined and his ending tragic. Lu Linwan is shocked. Lu Linwan 17.8kReads8.8Score2k14d adds

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   [She abandoned a 300 billion yuan project to participate in a variety show to save her brother, but her true identity couldn't be hidden!] Lu Linwan abandoned medical treatment to participate in a variety show to save her top-tier brother, and her haters criticized her for low EQ and trying to ride his coattails. Little did they know that her resume, once revealed, stunned the entire internet: a tycoon who abandoned a project worth hundreds of billions! Her overseas deputy roared, "You just throw away a project like that?" Her business partners were devastated: "You think 300 billion yuan is nothing?" And in the variety show—she dominated the knowledge competition, and her arrogant brother instantly transformed into a doting older sister. Novel protagonists? The comparison? Completely crushed! #EntertainmentCircleBeloved #HiddenTycoon #ExtremelyIntenseCareerLine #SatisfyingFaceSlap

4. 4 直 Livestream: The Ice-Cold CEO Pei Has Grown Adorable Little Horns! 直播：高冷裴总长出了可爱犄角！ A Brilliant Pen That Doesn't Make Flowers Bloom妙笔不生花Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous actress vs. cold, abstinent CEO (a clingy, teary-eyed puppy); both are devoted to each other, and the male lead has ears and a fluffy tail. He’s an utterly adorable little thing who even gets jealous of his own son!] [Transmigration into a book + entertainment industry + wealthy CEO + adorable kid + everyone’s darling, and more] Shen Yinsi transmigrates into a book. To survive, she clings tightly to the leg of the powerful CEO Pei Yuan. She was hoping he’d take her in. Little did she k 1.4kReads8.8Score11614d adds

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   His own child? And now he's telling her he doesn't know him? Shen Yinsi wasn't stupid. Based on her previous observations of Pei Yuan, she was absolutely certain that even if Pei Yuan had revealed his true colors, his memories wouldn't have disappeared. Now he was telling her he didn't know Ayan? There was only one possibility: Pei Yuan simply didn't want her to see their child. Shen Yinsi couldn't take it anymore. Ever since she dreamt of her child's horns bleeding, she'd been restless. Now that she'd finally met the child's father, how could she possibly let him go home without bringing the child back? "Pei Yuan, don't play dumb with me! If you don't bring A-Yan back, you're not getting a chance to come home tonight!" Faced with Shen Yinsi's stern questioning, Pei Yuan huffed angrily, his nose stinging, on the verge of tears: "Shen Yinsi! You just don't love me anymore!" The man's nose twitched, tears welling up in his eyes: "Ever since Pei Wangyan came into your life, you haven't cared about A-Yuan! You're always thinking about him! Waaah... In your heart, is he more important than me? Isn't he? Tell me!" Seeing Shen Yinsi staring at him in silence, Pei Yuan felt even more aggrieved, and burst into louder sobs: "Waaah! Wife! I don't want our son! A-Yuan doesn't want him! Wife! I don't like him! Let's put him back, okay!"

5. 5 P After I Played the CEO, He Became Addicted to Me PUA霸总之后，他对我上瘾了 Splendor Fades了了繁华Modern Romance584k WordsCompleted The first time they met, Xiao Jin'an grabbed the man by the chin and accused him, "What's with the act? You only did that to get my attention, didn't you? You say I'm dirty, but I haven't complained about how slutty you are." After forcing herself on him, Xiao Jin'an dusted herself off and left, unaware that her greasy CEO-style lines had piqued his interest. When the three fish in her pond were driven away, the man shoved a bank card in front of her and asked, "Want to pick a new target? You' 892Reads8.7Score11014d adds
6. 6 青 The Childhood-Friend Side Character Goes Public with Her Top-Tier Star Childhood Friend on a Dating Show 青梅女配在恋综和顶流竹马官宣 Clear Branch Wine清枝酒Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Radiant, vivacious childhood sweetheart x aloof, possessive childhood friend] [Childhood sweethearts + a touch of second-chance romance + sweet and doting + reality dating show] After awakening to the truth, Shen Luxi discovers she is the villainess in a sweet romance novel. To save herself, she first distances herself from her childhood friend, the male lead, then joins a show to help him and the heroine get together. But the harder she tries, the more the male lead clings to her. Even the sh 7.5kReads8.2Score86714d adds
7. 7 穿 Book Transmigration: I Broke Free of the Original Character and Took the Internet by Storm 穿书：摆脱原著人设后我火爆全网 Mo Shijin莫时衿Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [No CP + System + strong female lead + face-slapping + showbiz + no romance] Qiao Xi transmigrates into a Mary Sue novel full of men obsessed with the heroine. Of course, she doesn't become the adored heroine. She becomes Jian Tingnuan, an ugly, fat, rich, lovesick cannon-fodder girl who appears in fewer than ten chapters before dying by accident. Becoming a lovesick cannon-fodder character isn't the worst part. The worst part is that in those few short chapters, she's already died over and over 226Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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   No romantic pairing. Before entering the entertainment industry, he was a company boss, so he's considered a nobody, right? The variety show segment was well-written.

8. 8 退 My Retirement Plan Failed, and Now Everyone Is Obsessed with Me? 退圈计划失败后，我成了万人迷？ Shu Xigui舒溪圭Modern Romance656k WordsCompleted [Genius novelist and stunning, high-maintenance actress x top-tier heir and rebellious, devoted race-car driver] (Dating show + livestreaming + love that grows over time + sweet romance + devoted to each other + playing dumb to outwit others + mutual affection) When Su Youzi was still a baby, she had only just learned to crawl when a talent scout discovered her and booked her first commercial. Her career took off from then on, and her face, which bore a striking resemblance to Best Actress Ning 9.9kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds

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   [Learned] The female lead was discovered by a talent scout as a child star, but because she was always controlled by her family, she agreed to participate in a dating reality show in order to leave the entertainment industry, and unexpectedly became more and more popular.

9. 9 恋 Dating Show: It’s Just a Game, So Why Is Big Brother Taking It Seriously? 恋综：游戏而已，难道哥哥当真了 Baby Yuyu渔渔宝宝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Complete] Dating-show love rivalry + Everyone’s least favorite + Everyone’s darling + Male leads are pure in body and heart + They all fall for her + Livestreaming + Men competing for her * Lai Yunchi was a risqué livestreamer, yet she actually received an invitation to a dating show. “You know what I do for a living. It’s not exactly respectable, so why invite me? I’m not interested in dating.” “But I’m sure you’re interested in money, Miss Lai. We have only one goal in inviting you: to genera 11.4kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds

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   The female lead is an ordinary person participating in a dating reality show. She's a dance blogger who earns money through live streaming. The director notices her and invites her to participate in a 5v5 dating reality show. Besides a fixed salary, she'll receive extra compensation if many male guests are interested in her. Driven by the desire for money, she starts using her charm to manipulate the male guests on the show. She's incredibly beautiful, intelligent, and a connoisseur of tea (a euphemism for prostitution).

10. 10 假 The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script and Lazily Gives Up 假千金手撕剧本，沙雕摆烂躺麻了 Li Yaoyao梨窈窈Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama, The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script, is now streaming [Showbiz + absurd humor and memes + everyone’s favorite + wild imagination + gossip + going off the rails] Chi Qian failed her tribulation and returned to the real world, only to discover she was the villainous fake heiress in a novel! The plot had already reached the point where the real heiress came back, and Chi Qian was about to be kicked out of the family home. A broken engagement, a wave of online hate, and a grueso 125.9kReads9.6Score13.5k14d adds

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    ☃️Chi Qian hesitated before even opening her mouth, turning to ask, "Uncle, what's your name again?" "... Didn't the old man tell you?" "Grandpa told me my name, but it's not appropriate to say it in front of so many people." The person in charge sensed the potential for viral content: "Say it! Little sister, just say it! Don't be afraid!" Chi Qian: "Chi Sanbao." The person in charge: "Pfft." The cameraman: "Pfft." Live stream chat: Pfft, hahahahaha! Pass this down, the movie star Chi's nickname is Chi Sanbao! Only Chi Fengxiao's face darkened, grinding his teeth as he questioned, "The old man even told you this? Does he really think I'm shameless?!" His image has been completely ruined by Chi Sanbao. Chi Fengxiao turned to stare at the camera, threatening menacingly: "Cut this part out." The person in charge suppressed a laugh, "This is a live stream, it can't be cut."

11. 11 穿 Transmigration: The Tasty Little Inn 穿越： 美味小馆 Chubby Cake~胖糕呀～Modern Romance483k WordsCompleted The moment Qiao Ruan woke up, she looked around at the filthy, shabby rental room she was in. “Oh my god, where am I...? I transmigrated...” Holding a hospital notice in one hand, she rubbed her forehead as she stared at the instant-noodle cups on the little table and the piles of them filling the room. “Pregnant and still eating instant noodles? How broke was I? I’m in for a hard life...” Then she checked her bank balance. “Help me up, I can still keep going...” Good food and a new life, here I 823Reads8.7Score10214d adds

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    Both of these novels feature male leads who are award-winning actors in the entertainment industry. They meet while filming a variety show next door to the female leads' homes. The first book features a handsome and refined award-winning actor and a free-spirited and beautiful chef filming next door to the female lead's house. The actor catches fish in the pond, but they're from the female lead's family; he gives her strawberries, which she picked herself; he even gets mistaken for a thief while fixing her door. The second book features a female lead who runs a guesthouse, and the variety show is filmed at her guesthouse. This novel is heartwarming, and the plot is fresh and original, avoiding clichés.

12. 12 另 An Unconventional Food Streamer’s Live Cooking Disaster 另类美食主播，在线表演翻车 Jiang Yingxue江映雪Modern Romance822k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + variety shows + memes + unhinged antics + everyone’s favorite + showbiz] Yu Linlin transmigrates into the body of a food blogger. The bad news: She didn't inherit the original owner's superb cooking skills. The good news: She brought along her ability to communicate with animals. Accused of faking everything for show, she says, “I dare to do it for real. Do you dare to eat it?” Accused of having plastic surgery, she says, “Jealous? I can recommend a clinic.” Accused of leeching 421Reads8.4Score10314d adds

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    It's absolutely hilarious, totally my style!

13. 13 退 After Leaving the Entertainment Industry, the Top Mogul Shakes the World with Farming 退圈后，顶级大佬靠种田轰动全球 Qi Yi Zi七一子Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted The genius girl Jin Ran, the center of everyone's attention, was stunned. She tossed out a design blueprint, successfully astounding all the bigwigs at the science park and winning her freedom. After returning to the resort, eighteen-year-old Jin Ran, who only wanted to take it easy, saw the special fairy-tale kingdom her parents and four brothers had prepared for her, designed for a child with intellectual disabilities. She slowly typed a “?” Mom: This is your kingdom. You can do whatever you w 889Reads9.2Score11214d adds

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    Book Recommendations…🍀🍀🍀 1. With her soul back in its place, the female lead uses a blueprint to liberate herself. She says she needs a good rest now, as she's invested too much in her studies over the past three years. But when she returns home, her family still thinks she hasn't recovered, and explanations are useless. What to do? [What][What][What] 2. Wearing a down jacket on the red carpet, the female lead is definitely one of a kind. Facing the host's difficult question, she smiles and retorts? Facing that arrogant man, she doesn't hold back. Facing the show's manipulation, she openly admits she has no money. Honesty is always a good thing! [Cool][Cool][Cool] 3. After many years away, she returns home, wanting only to protect her family. During this time, she racks her brains to perfect her skills, knowing her family owes her too much over the years. Seeing her achievements, they must feel only heartache! [Smile][Smile][Smile]

14. 14 暴 After Getting Rich, the Heiress Took on the Entire Entertainment Industry 暴富之后，大小姐怼遍了全娱乐圈 Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves乘风破浪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Silly Comedy + A New Kind of Scumbag-Taking-Down + Tons of Systems + There Really Is Only One Variety Show in the Whole Story] After being caught in a storm of scandals, losing her fiancé to another woman, and dying miserably, Fan Er learns that she's the one and only granddaughter the richest man lost years ago, and the original female lead of this world. Reborn, Fan Er first returns to her family and reclaims her heritage. What do revenge and face-slapping the terrible couple matter 725Reads9.3Score10714d adds
15. 15 楚 Lord Chu, Your Wife Is Trending Again 楚爷，夫人又上热搜了 Ke Xi可汐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Secret Identities + Everyone’s Favorite + No Angst + Showbiz + Devoted Husband] Breaking news: The missing daughter of the Zhu family, one of Jingling’s six great families, has returned after fifteen years! Netizens go wild: “Ahhh... Who’s this fairy-like beauty? I’m in love!” “Wait... Is that even a human face?!” “The top scorer in the college entrance exam at thirteen? Seriously? Was I born just to make up the numbers?” She is the miracle doctor Wu, who has saved countless lives! She is also 15.7kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds
16. 16 七 The Seventies: A Gold-Digging Green Tea Girl and a Deadbeat Man 七零，绿茶软饭女和极品软饭男 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted Hedlan, Soft-Rice Husband No. 1, and Shen Yanqing, Soft-Rice Husband No. 2, are married, and she begins her lie-flat life. Who would have thought she really could be pampered for her whole life? The 1960s, a couple who live off their wives, both leads inexperienced 724Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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    "Delan, get up quickly, Mom made you a bowl of noodles, get up and eat it while it's hot." Outside the door, Lin Qing knocked and gently called to her daughter. Inside, Hedlan was still fast asleep, the blanket pulled over her head. After waiting for a while without hearing a response from her daughter, Lin Qing shook her head indulgently and didn't disturb her any longer. In the kitchen, Old Mrs. Li was drinking a bowl of porridge. Seeing her daughter-in-law return alone, without her beloved granddaughter, she couldn't help but ask, "Where's Delan? Why did you come alone?"

17. 17 社 My Socially Anxious Lover Is Super Clingy 社恐对象超黏我 Sunrise at Xiguan日出西关Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [A socially anxious male educated youth VS a sunny heroine + no golden finger + everyone is a local + no black-market dealings] The Lin family's precious youngest daughter has fallen for an educated youth who came from the city. He's a great guy: not only is he warmhearted, he often has all kinds of snacks in his pockets. Lin Baobao: If I date him, does that mean I can openly eat his snacks? I really want to date him. Qi Ci'an is a bona fide social phobe, and he also stutters. When getting of 4.3kReads8.7Score49914d adds
18. 18 被 Adopted by Beastmen, I Become a Planetary Billionaire's Heir 被兽人领养后，我成了星球富二代 Shangguan Yi上官亿Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted Jiang Xingyue accidentally winds up on a planet of beastfolk, where she becomes the size of a preschooler. She is adopted by a male beastfolk researcher. He is a confirmed bachelor who has never raised a human child, so the two of them just stare at each other, wide-eyed. The male beastfolk teaches her to use the toilet, pointing at it and saying, “You can poop here!” Jiang Xingyue: I can’t go with you watching me... Male beastfolk: “A kid who can’t poop isn’t a good kid...” Jiang Xingyue: Dude, 3.1kReads8.4Score27914d adds

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    The male lead is an orc who adopts the female lead. Since it's his first time raising a human girl, he's hilarious; he even tries to teach her how to poop!! It's so funny, hahaha [laughing and crying emojis]

19. 19 玄 The Metaphysics Master Became Famous After Joining a Variety Show 玄门大佬参加综艺后走红了 Cherry Honey樱桃蜜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + Variety show + Livestream + Power fantasy + Sweet romance + Comedy + Rekindled love] At a friend’s invitation, Tang Ran, a practitioner of the mystic arts, joins a travel variety show. But her friend’s unusual fate gradually turns what was supposed to be a travel show into something eerie. A sinister Buddha idol worshipped by countless devotees, tens of thousands of ghosts who died unjustly in the city… Just when the viewers think the production is doomed, Tang Ran calmly deals wi 2.4kReads9.2Score29914d adds

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    ✿✿ヽ(°▽°)ノ✿A really good novel, the more you read, the more addictive it becomes. The author's writing is excellent, [heart] the plot is very exciting, the kind that keeps you reading longer. Don't miss it, I highly recommend it!! ✿✿ヽ(°▽°)ノ✿

20. 20 甩 After Dumping the Jerk, I Joined a Dating Show to Find Love 甩完渣男，转头上恋综谈恋爱 Dazi6795达子6795Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Taking down scumbags + livestreamed public displays of affection + love-show love-triangle chaos + a love-struck genius + not both virgins] Scumbag Qin Ye is dating the heroine, Bai Peirong, while also keeping the supporting heroine, Ye Sining, as his bedmate. When Bai Peirong learns the truth, she immediately dumps Qin Ye, then joins a livestreamed dating show and starts playing up a couple act with Liu Mu, a newly risen top-tier star in showbiz. But then Qin Ye shows up on the dating show to 125Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead participates in a dating reality show, appearing both sweet and cool in front of the live broadcast camera.

21. 21 火 After Cremating My Scumbag Ex, I Became a Hit on a Dating Show 火葬渣男后，我上恋综爆火了 Gu Huo故火Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Dating Show Livestream + Satisfying Comeuppance + Showbiz] After breaking up with a top-tier star, Chi Yang, an actress from the lowest rung of the industry who was hated across the internet, joined a dating show. Her antis mocked her: “You got dumped and now you’re going on a show to leech off your ex? You’re so desperate to get famous. Does anyone actually like you?” But once the show began, viewers saw a very different picture: The refined, handsome, nationally acclaimed 20.6kReads9.3Score3.3k14d adds

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    This book is absolutely amazing! I rarely recommend books; I usually just read them casually on my own. But I've recommended this book to people around me countless times!

22. 22 重 Reborn as the Beloved of Everyone: The Movie Emperor's Wife Is Poor and Fierce Again 重生团宠：影帝夫人又穷又凶 Not Dim-Witted After Waking Up睡醒不呆Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold? 137kReads9.6Score14.4k14d adds
23. 23 疯 Madly Taking Over the Entertainment World 疯炸全娱 A Thousand Feet of Wine酒千尺Modern Romance252k WordsOngoing [Soft sci-fi + level-headed heroine + no CP + entirely fictional + entertainment industry + women's growth + realistic + unhinged literature + awakening consciousness + alternate world] Reader's guide: Realistic fiction blooms with romance, balancing depth and readability. Synopsis: To protect herself, Wen Wan spent ten years trapped in a psychiatric hospital. After her release, she faced a falling-out with her family and had no choice but to make it on her own. Unsuited to the current climate, —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead claimed it was her first time whittling bamboo, but her speed and skill completely captivated the audience! She remained incredibly composed and exuded confidence throughout. Li Fanxi squatted beside her, watching with eyes full of admiration, while Li Zhuoxiu stubbornly kept up. The 550,000 viewers in the live stream chat were frantically flooding the screen with comments about shipping the couple. This kind of strong, reliable, and capable female lead who can lead the team to victory against all odds is so captivating that you can't stop watching!

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