Looking for a Bold, Badass Female Lead, Preferably in an Idol Survival Show 求女主拽姐，最好娱乐圈参加选秀

1. 1 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 20.1kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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   Recommended star rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

2. 2 荒 Wilderness Livestream: The Stand-In Villainess Goes Viral Uprooting Trees with Her Bare Hands 荒野直播：替身女配徒手拔树爆红 Yan Qianjue焱千决Modern Romance514k WordsCompleted (Sweet 1v1 romance + powerful heroine + hilarious comedy + adorable pets) Gu Qi transmigrated to modern times. When a scumbag showed her how to play basketball and told her to block a shot, she slapped his head so hard it exploded. The scumbag yelled at Gu Qi, “Do you even know what a block is? It's the ball!” Gu Qi nodded slightly. “Oh, got it.” She picked up the basketball and slammed it onto the scumbag's head. Happy now? Gu Qi and a supporting female character joined a survival reality show. 689Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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   You deserve to own both of these novels about the entertainment industry. Pulling up a tree with bare handsjpg

3. 3 真 The Real Heiress Rose to Fame After Joining a Variety Show 真千金参加综艺节目后爆红了 Yi Yi燚燚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new book, The Crown Prince Is Ill, and My Uncle Holds Me Close, is now out. Come check it out! Song Ye returns to the Song family, where her parents think she's less sensible and refined than their fake heiress, while her younger brother thinks she's less smart and capable. Her parents try to pressure and tempt her: “If you change the way you dress, we can get you on a variety show and introduce you to more people.” Song Ye turns and walks away. “I don't care!” When Song Ye appears on the 1.5kReads9.1Score230Shelves
4. 4 直 Her Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, the Police Nationwide Are Watching Her 直播算命太准，被全网警察关注了 Osmanthus of August, Gui'an八月桂安Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Showbiz] A metaphysical master fails her tribulation and wakes up in the body of a universally hated, C-list villainess. To pay off her breach-of-contract fees, Ji He starts livestreaming fortune-telling. A viewer with dark circles under his eyes calls in: “Streamer, why do I dream every night that my grandpa is telling me to burn joss paper?” Ji He: “Your grandpa's starting a business down below. He's short on cash.” Viewer: “...” On 56.2kReads9.3Score10kShelves

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   So, I think it looks good, but isn't it very cool? The heroine doesn't feel the need to fight with them all the time, and the author is also very active

5. 5 救 Help! The Movie Star’s Wife Has Wrecked Another Variety Show 救命！影帝你老婆又搞垮了综艺 Joy at Every Step步步见喜Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Story complete] A female war goddess from the apocalypse transmigrates and is reborn as a scandal-plagued star. From then on, Jiang Jiu’s haters become the most miserable people on the internet, and nine out of ten directors she works with go bald. There’s no variety show Jiang Jiu can’t wreck. If there is one, it must be sponsored by her own company! The world’s richest man, a genius director, and a chart-topping singer all marvel: “How can our little sister be so beautiful?” One day, film emp 14.2kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves

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   The first book: the heroine is not a time travel but a regression, and the heroine is really straight (emotional intelligence is basically zero). The hero fell in love at first sight and has been chasing the heroine. The author is very funny and laughed until he stopped laughing [laughing] [laughing] The second book: the heroine is pregnant at the beginning, the hero is paranoid, the heroine wants to escape but fails, the hero loves the heroine very much, the heroine also knows the condition of the hero, and actively helps with treatment, it is a very sweet love. The third book: The female protagonist is a die-hard fan of the male protagonist, and the male protagonist seduces the female protagonist step by step. In the end, the female protagonist succeeds in turning her idol into her husband [Adoration] [Adoration]

6. 6 直 After My Pregnancy Sickness Went Viral on Livestream, the World Started Searching for My Baby’s Father 直播孕吐后，全球都在找孩子他爸 Yun Xiangzhi云香稚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Animated Series Now Available] [Two Top-Tier Stars + Variety Show Livestream + Pregnancy + Secret Marriage, Both Chaste, Very Sweet with No Angst] Top-tier actress Mu Qianran joined a dating variety show with the goal of finding herself a boyfriend. But then she threw up in front of tens of millions of viewers! The whole world began searching for the child's father! Only Mu Qianran was worried she might give birth to a little control freak or a little obsessive maniac. * Bai Yu, the uncrowned k 24.1kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
7. 7 我 I Just Love Clinging to You 我好喜欢粘着你呀 Moon Toast酹月Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted [Quirky Girl × Gentle Thug] [Silly, devoted to each other, and super sweet] [The male and female leads are not based on real people! Not based on real people!] Lai Keyou is a college junior who works part-time as an online singer. Her nickname is “Celebrity-Obsessed Maniac.” “Today I’m going to sing Mo Juan’s first album track from when he debuted...” “Today I’ll let you hear Mo Juan’s breakout hit...” “Mo Juan just released another album. I’ll sing you a song from it...” Her fans: “Okay, we get 7.3kReads9.4Score857Shelves
8. 8 逆 From Obscurity to Stardom: A Peking Opera Beauty Takes on International Talent Shows 逆袭封神，京剧美人玩转国际选秀 Moonlit Green Deer月见青鹿Modern Romance578k WordsCompleted Pei Qinyin was once a celebrated opera star renowned throughout the capital, but she died on the battlefield at the age of twenty-five. After transmigrating, she finds herself an obscure trainee on the verge of elimination from an international talent competition. A contestant from Daguo claims calligraphy as her country's cultural heritage? Pei Qinyin will put that to the test on the spot. The media from Liguo refuses to acknowledge the war? Now that they're living in peacetime, she'll show the 6.7kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves

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   🍀1. The heroine was originally a popular actress in Beijing, but she died in the war. When she woke up, she found that she was sixty years in the future and became a trainee of a talent show. She successfully advanced to the knockout round with an original song that blended drama. The heroine has her own pride, "Phoenix Nirvana, reborn from the ashes." 🍀2. The heroine was dragged at first and asked to perform a show. She performed "breaking bricks with bare hands" for everyone, but the style of the painting became more and more wrong. She was asked to drag you, not to make you fool! 🍀3. The heroine was originally a princess of the Dragon clan in the fairy world. She was punished for breaking the artifact and was sentenced to mortal calamity. Dragon Dragon is so beautiful, Fei Jiu must have coveted her beauty!

9. 9 女 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 54.1kReads9.5Score6kShelves
10. 10 影 The Actress Queen Can Read Fortunes! And She's Fair-Skinned, Beautiful, and Long-Legged 影后她会算命！还肤白貌美大长腿 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Ridiculous + mysticism + wish fulfillment + adored by all + 1v1] The Dragon Clan's princess, Chu Yanxi, transmigrates after undergoing a trial and becomes a notorious, much-maligned celebrity in the entertainment industry? She joins a survival variety show, and her suona rendition of “Zhu Bajie Carries His Bride” goes viral across the internet. During a live performance, a hater shouts, “Chu Yanxi, you talentless pretty face! You're useless!” Chu Yanxi: “Who says I can't do anything? Let me rea 864Reads9.4Score143Shelves
11. 11 震 Shocking! A Peking Opera Beauty Becomes a Sensation in Showbiz 震惊！京剧美人爆红娱乐圈 Yaolinglingling妖灵灵灵Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-Modern + Idol Survival Show + Devoted Romance + Two Top-Tier Stars + Peking Opera + No Real-Life Counterparts + Mutual First Love] Reborn in a new era, Yu Zhi, a Republican-era prodigy dan performer, transmigrates into the body of a girl who took her own life on a 21st-century idol survival show. They have girl-group choreography and rap. I have Peking opera and the sanxian. With her superb skills and breathtaking beauty, Yu Zhi wins countless fans and admirers. In the end, she makes 836Reads9.2Score126Shelves

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    From ancient times to the present, the heroine is a Peking Opera actress

12. 12 空 She Drops into the Trending Topics! The Top-Tier Star’s Flirty Teasing Steals the Show 空降热搜！顶流小撩精秀翻娱乐圈 Yan Xiaoxi炎小熙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Hilariously Unhinged + Metaphysics + Face-Slapping + Everyone's Favorite + Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance] From the start, she carried a suona down the mountain to send her whole family on their way. Her scumbag father cursed and schemed against her? She raised the suona and smashed his head open! "You dare call yourself my father? My name isn't even on your household register. How can you prove it? I'm your father!" When her scheming, fake-sweet stepsister made trouble, she retaliated by t 5.7kReads9.5Score814Shelves

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    These three books are about the entertainment industry. The first one is Nan Xiangwan, which is very good. I forgot about the second one, but it is very good anyway. The third one is also very good. The ratings of these three books are quite high.

13. 13 嘎 I’m Going Wild Without a Care, Let Me Enjoy My Idleness in the Imperial Ancestral Temple 嘎嘎发疯不内耗，老娘摆烂享太庙 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? 148.4kReads9.6Score17.4kShelves
14. 14 娱 Raising the Queen of Showbiz from Her Debut in the Center Spot 娱乐圈女王从C位出道开始养成 Yang Aqi羊阿骑Modern Romance282k WordsOngoing [There is a male lead, but the story focuses more on her career as she makes her way through the entertainment industry!] She joins a talent competition, only to be sabotaged out of jealousy. Born to be an idol, she still cannot escape the stranglehold of capital. A staged onstage accident leaves Chen Lanxing without the use of her legs, and her dream slips from her grasp like sand. With her heart dead and her hopes gone, she jumps from the eighteenth floor. But fate turns, and her life begins 22Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    These should all meet the requirements, they are all in the entertainment industry, and the female protagonists are relatively cool, especially the first two or three books, they are very good (*๓´╰╯`๓)♡, you can read it [learned]

15. 15 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book and Debuted in the Center Position 穿书后我C位出道了 A Sky Full of Stars满天星子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Beloved by Everyone + Showbiz + Variety Show Livestream + Sweet Romance] Rong Xia: You might not believe me, but I really did manage to hang on until the end. A hairpin maker who had made a name for herself on a video-sharing platform, Rong Xia unexpectedly transmigrated into a book and became an obscure contestant on a talent show. At first, the nobody shone on the show. But after accidentally getting caught up in the tangled relationship between the male and female 1.2kReads8.7Score119Shelves
16. 16 古 The Ancient Noblewoman Breaks All the Rules and Goes Wild in Showbiz 古代闺秀不讲武德，在娱乐圈鲨疯 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Gu Chaoxi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke Who Guards the Nation, was raised from childhood to become the Crown Princess. She mastered every art, from music and chess to calligraphy and painting. But when the battle for the throne ended in her family being wiped out, she opened her eyes again in the body of a streamer everyone loved to hate. Her new self's parents are both dead, and she has a little brother to raise. Gu Chaoxi can only pull herself together. Making money comes first. One by 17.4kReads9.5Score2.4kShelves
17. 17 影 After Being Forced into a Life-or-Death Vow with the Award-Winning Actor, I Had to Coax Him into Kisses 影帝被迫生死相许后哄着要亲亲 Yu Diudiu聿丢丢Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + sweet romance + secret identities + livestream face-slapping] The top-tier star and Best Actor accidentally form a bond of hearts with an actress from the lowest tier. So when she clutches her waist, he feels pain; when she gets her period, he feels pain; when she plays with fire... the man finally pins her down, unable to take it anymore. “Try moving again.” Rumor has it that Best Actor Ji has a secret crush on a certain pretty face, and even went on a variety show jus 1.9kReads9.4Score272Shelves
18. 18 娱 Showbiz: My Celebrity Girlfriend 娱乐：我的明星女友 Chimeric Fat Orange嵌合体胖橘Urban198k WordsCompleted [Celebrity + entertainment industry + one heroine + no System + everyday romance] “Jiang Yirou, let’s break up.” “Huh? What?!” “You’ve become a superstar adored by everyone, while I’m still just an ordinary person. So let’s break up. This is what you’ve wanted all along, isn’t it?” “Su Muzhe, you... you jerk!” 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not appropriate. Tell the truth.

19. 19 当 Become an Actress! Win the Championship! The Real Heiress Takes on Every Field 当影后！夺冠军！真千金跨界卷王 Wen Xiuzhu文秀主Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + strong heroine + satisfying wish fulfillment + comedy + secret identities + shooting + figure skating champion] After her career imploded in her previous life, top-tier star Qiao Wei was reborn just before she signed away her freedom to an entertainment company and became the target of a massive online hate campaign. Her golden finger activated, letting her randomly draw on all the memories from a past life and gain the corresponding skills. First draw: a demonic cultivator’s bewitch 7.6kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    The protagonists are all very powerful, and they all seem to be from the entertainment industry, which fits the theme of the topic. I have written down everything I can remember. It's too difficult to remember the ones I can't remember (I can't help it). Anyway, they are all very interesting. You can check the details yourself.

20. 20 救 Help! A Classical Beauty from Ancient Times Is Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm 救命，古代才女在娱乐圈杀疯了 Nine Tails九尾Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration + Livestreaming + Variety Shows + Showbiz + Sharp-Tongued Female Lead] Su Yuning, the legitimate daughter of the Grand Chancellor of Great Zheng, became a empress dowager at a young age. She raised her stepson, the young emperor, from infancy and helped him seize power. Just when she'd finally defeated those treacherous old ministers, she transmigrated and became a 150-kilogram mukbang streamer. What a miserable life. Just kill me already! She was furious, bu 410Reads8.9Score106Shelves
21. 21 我 I Made a Pact with the Gods, and Now You’re All Turtles 我与神明画押，你们都变王八 Sine and Cosine Live in the Sun正余弦生活在太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy] When Yan Luo was put on the spot from the start and expected to confess in front of everyone, she thought fast and called out to the young master: “Classmate Cang Zhu, wise people don’t fall in love. Let’s build a beautiful homeland and work together to create a harmonious society!” The young master: ... The young master at first: “Go away! Keep your distance! You’re scaring me!” The young master, winning himself over: “Holy crap, she insulted me. Does she like me? Holy crap, 38.7kReads9.6Score6kShelves

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    The heroine drags her sister, the article is very funny, the author is very good at making jokes, and it made me laugh out loud in the middle of the night. It is worth reading.

22. 22 穿 She Transmigrated into a Torture Romance and Tore Up the Script, Slaughtering Her Way Through 穿进虐文，她手撕剧本嘎嘎乱杀 Xu Xun蓿寻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Zhi had only wanted to find a brainless sweet romance to relax with, but she never expected to be duped by an angst-ridden story disguised as a sweet romance! In this novel, the male lead drives the female lead's family into bankruptcy, gets her whole family killed, and then locks her up, subjecting her to every kind of physical and emotional abuse. Yet after a series of melodramatic events, the male lead apologizes and gives in, and the female lead has already forgotten the deep blood feud b 6.5kReads9.3Score629Shelves
23. 23 恋 Dating Show: The Little Menace Drives a Tractor and Blows Up the Whole Scene 恋综：小作精她开拖拉机炸翻全场 Ranran Eats Just One Bowl然然只吃一碗Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + dating reality show + entertainment industry + livestreaming + power fantasy + sweet romance] On her eighth transmigration into a book, Qin Ruo lands in a story full of secret identities as the foil to a wealthy family's real daughter: a cannon-fodder fake heiress. The real heiress comes from the countryside to the city, flaunting her many secret identities to put Qin Ruo in her place. The two of them even end up on the same dating show. Qin Ruo: Hm? Secret identitie 12.1kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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