Looking for Books About Becoming a Director 求当导演的书

1. 1 重 Back to Chinese Entertainment in 2003: I'm a Seventh-Generation Director 重回华娱2003，我是七代导演 Everyone Laughs笑皆非Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A deputy professor in the directing department at Beijing Film Academy is reborn in 2003, a year when Chinese entertainment flourished and commercial movies swept the country. In his previous life, he was mocked as an academic who could only talk theory. This time, he'll change himself and change Chinese entertainment! 35kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves

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   The only good book about a director who doesn't have a harem theme; its title completely ruins its appeal.

2. 2 导 Director: I Plundered Japan and Korea to Become a Great Director 导演：薅光日韩，我证道大导演 Urban Desert Island都市荒岛Urban1.4M WordsCompleted + + + + = ??? The entertainment industry’s three great regrets: Leon Lai and Vivian Chow, me and Liu Yifei, and all of you and Nanny Rong. Sorry, now that he’s back from the dead, Lin Fan says you can leave him out of the second one. He scored 728 on the college entrance exam, but chose the Beijing Film Academy over Peking University. Others mocked Lin Fan for not knowing what was good for him. Lin Fan mocked them for not u 19.8kReads7.5Score777Shelves

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   Well, you've come to the right person! I'm a huge bookworm, and I absolutely love reading director-themed novels.

3. 3 华 Chinese Showbiz: A Carefree Life 华娱：潇洒人生 The General Below将军在下Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I joined the entertainment industry to experience life! I’ll act in whatever I want, and I won’t act in anything I don’t want to! I’m not short on money! I’m a billionaire, so who am I supposed to be afraid of? The life I want is one of freedom and carefree living! 52.9kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves
4. 4 为 I Became a Tech Tycoon to Make a Movie 为了拍电影，我成了科技巨头 Circle Six圈圈六Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In the eyes of the bosses of major film companies, he is a genius director who's difficult to work with. In the eyes of actors, he is a genius director with astonishing talent. In the eyes of audiences, his name is a guarantee of a good movie. Reborn as a 1996 student at the Central Academy of Drama, Zhang Tiancheng is just a directing major with a highly unconventional director System. Taking his time, he becomes a renowned director and a technology tycoon. 14.6kReads6.6Score531Shelves

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   📖A must-read for anyone experiencing a reading slump! Lin Mo transmigrates and becomes classmates with Dilraba, even trying to trick her into marrying him 🤭. While his classmates are still struggling with their graduation projects, his investment in "Love is Not Blind" becomes a box office hit, and he goes on to direct numerous classic works 👏. Watch as he rises step by step in the entertainment industry, and what kind of story will unfold between him and Dilraba. I'm really looking forward to it 😜. Come and experience this exciting story! 🤩

5. 5 华 Reborn in Chinese Showbiz: I'm Going to Become a Mogul 华娱重生之我要当大佬 When Will This Couch Potato Turn Things Around?咸鱼什么时候翻身啦Urban875k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + writing works from memory + investment + Chinese entertainment] There’s romance, but not much focus on relationship drama! Xie Yan is reborn, returning to the age of eighteen. In this life, he’ll pick up his old dream again, step onto the dazzling stage, become a big shot in the entertainment industry, do what he wants, and take the helm. 6.4kReads6.3Score314Shelves

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   Not a loser, not an idiot, not a womanizer, with solid writing and logic, and a script that's neither niche nor obscure. Books that meet all these criteria are definitely rare gems in this genre. Here are a few examples—go for it!

6. 6 华 Chinese Showbiz: Youth Fades Away 华娱之韶华易逝 Whoever Wants This Godawful Name Can Have It这鬼名字谁爱取谁取Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to keep writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 22.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
7. 7 娱 Showbiz: I Start Out Living Off Rich Women and Take It All in Stride! 娱乐：从富婆开始软饭硬吃！ Deep-Fried Autumn油炸秋天Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A millionaire heiress’s romance-writing guide: when men become the top-tier pick, they become true gods! The entertainment industry’s king of living off women, trained by the Tiger of Serious Crimes, Cao Dahua. Living off a woman while holding your head high: that’s our style. Living off a woman while holding your head high: the ideal man. Have you been living off a woman today? 69.2kReads8.7Score3.4kShelves
8. 8 从 A Path in Cultural Communication Starting at Beijing Film Academy 从北电开始的文传之路 Mantou Doesn't Want to Stop Updating馒头不想断更Urban3.7M WordsCompleted [Chinese Showbiz] [Media] [No System] [Multiple heroines] Taking it one step at a time, growing bigger and stronger, and reaching new heights! This isn't an entertainment novel in the usual sense. Not in the usual sense. Not in the usual sense. Or you could say it's a reborn urban novel dressed up as a showbiz story. Readers who enjoy fast-paced, easy reading should proceed with cauti 28.6kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
9. 9 华 Chinese Showbiz: My Double-Cultivation Life with the 85 Flowers 华娱：我与85花的双修生活 Three Inches of Time, One Xin三寸光阴一个鑫Urban3.6M WordsCompleted Here is this book's synopsis: [Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Ensemble Cast + Multiple Heroines + A Touch of Urban Cultivation + No System + Scheming + Entertainment Industry] Luo Junze was a worldly veteran who worked in the film and entertainment industry at Tencent in 2023. One day, he wakes up ten years in the past as Ying Bao, a rising star in the ent 45.5kReads8.4Score2.9kShelves
10. 10 纵 Ruling America: The Showbiz Tycoon 纵横美利坚，文娱霸主 Person from Wu and Yue吴越人士Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The beaches of America are filled with blonde bombshells. After transmigrating to the America of 1992 in a parallel universe, Zhou Qingshan finds an entertainment wasteland. There is no Lord of the Rings, no Terminator. He builds a business empire by rewriting works from his past life. 5.4kReads7.9Score373Shelves
11. 11 好 Hollywood: The Director's Whirlwind 好莱坞：导演旋风 Yi Jie意戒Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Gu Xuanfeng is a student at the Southern California Film School. By chance, he takes over a movie on the verge of being abandoned. From then on, he sets out on the path to becoming a director. He becomes Hollywood's youngest director, and a master of films across multiple genres. And because of his name, film fans around the world nickname him “Tornado.” 340Reads7.1Score—Shelves
12. 12 华 Chinese Showbiz: Capital Reigns Supreme 华娱：资本为王 A Cup of Aged Tea一盏老茶Urban631k WordsCompleted "This is not a System novel. The protagonist will return to the Central Academy of Drama. It is half business, half showbiz. If that's not your thing, don't click!!!" Shen Tianfang is reborn in 1999. Before his rebirth, he mortgaged his house to make a movie and became a laughingstock at the Central Academy of Drama after hitting on a girl in the acting department. Faced with all the mockery, Shen Tianfang has no choice but to make good on all the boasts his predecessor made, giving rise to a se 2.6kReads7.9Score150Shelves
13. 13 娱 The Entertainment Industry Is All About You, You Old Rascal 娱乐圈就服你这个老六 Genius Hoodlum天才混混Urban521k WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + one heroine + comedy + gaming] After transmigrating in a daze, Yang Fan completely let loose. Armed with movies, TV shows, and music from the future, he stepped into the entertainment industry and embarked on a series of spectacularly reckless adventures… No, a path of self-improvement. And somehow, he became a revered big shot in the industry! “The entertainment industry doesn’t make me money. It’s just a little hobby of mine.” “Who’s the most beautiful person in showb 4.1kReads8.6Score117Shelves
14. 14 导 Director: Starting with a Getaway from Hollywood 导演：从好莱坞跑路开始 My Magic Bottle我的魔法瓶Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] [Director] [One heroine: Liu Yifei] Zhou You had a long, long dream, one that lasted an entire lifetime. When he woke, he could remember very little, except for an instinct for directing that was etched into his bones. At nineteen, he made Buried, but his wealthy father tricked him into returning to China, hoping he would inherit the family business. From Love Is Not Blind to The Dead End. No matter. I can make it big in China too. Just wait until I make my triumphant return! T 33.4kReads7.7Score1.7kShelves
15. 15 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! 15kReads7.5Score581Shelves
16. 16 陪 The Long Years Spent with a Celestial Beauty 陪天仙度过的漫长岁月 King of the Eighteen Sons十八子王Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Actor, director, business mogul (single heroine: Liu Tianxian), no System [10,000 words updated daily] A wounded soul is reborn five minutes before the entanglement that changed everything. Without hesitation, he turns and walks away. All he wants is to start a new life. A girl who has been beautiful since childhood. Two sincere, passionate hearts, stirred by love, will eventually be drawn to each other at a crossroads of fate. 7.5kReads7.8Score408Shelves
17. 17 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves

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    The main character's bag belongs to the director. [Laughs]

18. 18 被 After Being Blacklisted by China's Entertainment Industry, I Became a Hollywood Director 被内娱封杀后，我成了好莱坞大导 Wuxia Tales侠语Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After offending Huayi Brothers, the entertainment industry's reigning powerhouse, rookie director Fang Yuan was blacklisted across the board. Faced with a disastrous start, he had no intention of toughing it out. Instead, he went to Hollywood and casually made a film called Saw. With a budget of one million, it raked in over a hundred million dollars at the global box office! When the news reached China, everyone was stunned. Who was Fang Yuan? Why had nobody ever heard of him? Countless netizen 19.4kReads6.8Score1kShelves

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    All are director's articles

19. 19 华 Chinese Showbiz 2000: From Director to the Top! 华娱2000：从导演干到巅峰！ The All-Knowing, All-Wrong Person全知全错的人Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [A multifaceted entertainment-industry story, three verified certifications, seductress, privileged heir, maxed-out stats] Qin Tian, a stubborn man who has lived an ordinary life, is reborn and returns to the hopeful, nostalgic millennium era. With memories of the future and a bizarre entertainment-industry achievement System, there's no way he's going to keep drifting through life this time. Work the scene and build a vast network, Release songs and rake in money from ringtones. Make movie 34.7kReads7.6Score2.6kShelves

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    The first book is a pure love story without a harem; the director in the early stages later works for the film bureau. The second book was banned by Huayi Brothers, but he rose to prominence in Hollywood. The third book is purely about winning awards and building a harem. The fourth book features a brilliant person who was banned from directing for 15 years but is doing very well in Hollywood.

20. 20 我 My Years in Light and Shadow 我的光影岁月 A Pot of Black Tea一壶黑茶Urban1.1M WordsCompleted What’s it like to have a top-tier star for a big sister? After gaining the memories of a parallel world, Su Yan began his life as a director. From a rookie director of web dramas to a regular at major film awards, Su Yan saw countless sights along the way. 3.5kReads7.1Score105Shelves

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    Both of these are books about directing.

21. 21 钻 A Diamond Company Wants an Ad, but You Film Titanic 钻石公司拍广告，你拍泰坦尼克号 Hui Huanghuang辉皇皇Urban1.4M WordsCompleted After Chen Xiao transmigrated, he found himself a new hire in his company’s advertising department. His boss told him to shoot a diamond commercial. Chen Xiao had planned to figure out a way to phone it in. But just then, his System activated! Chen Xiao instantly gained master-level directing skills and the complete screenplay for Titanic! The diamond company: We only asked you to make an ad. How did you turn it into the greatest romance film ever?! The Ministry of Culture: We asked you to make 29.1kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
22. 22 导 A Director's Fun Begins with Making Bad Movies 导演的快乐，从拍烂片开始 Triple Peak三重峰Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Director Story + Lots of Actresses + Filmmaking + Wish Fulfillment + Cultural Outreach + Eastern and Western Superhero Universes] Li Feng is reborn as himself in a parallel world. What fantastic news! Except there’s a problem: he’s 50 million in debt. At least he still has a little backing. In that case, he can only use the 300,000 yuan in his pocket to start making money by shooting terrible movies. The hype around The Promise is just right, so let’s bring out The 15.6kReads8.1Score759Shelves

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    Secretary Wang recommended these few books, which emptied the entire secretary's bookshelf! [Smirk][Smirk]

23. 23 华 A Time-Balance Sheet for a Chinese Film Director 华娱导演的时间资产负债表 Yanqiu and Moqing砚秋与墨清Urban2.0M WordsCompleted In 2025, Ma Yifan wakes up to find himself transmigrated back to 2002, carrying memories of the future as he enrolls at the Beijing Film Academy. At first, he only wanted to take the measure of how deep the waters ran in the industry, and help the trees in its forest grow. But he ends up investing in films and television, buying stock in tech companies, and hoarding cryptocurrency, becoming the industry's golden touch thanks to twenty years of foresight. Yet his balance sheet has always balanced 10kReads6.9Score798Shelves
24. 24 不 Can a Director Who Doesn’t Womanize Really Be a Good Director? 不当渣男的导演能是好导演？ Canglan Qingli沧澜青璃Urban3.0M WordsOngoing [Director + actor + multiple heroines + award-winning + lighthearted + slow burn] Kun Peng only wanted to spend a few relaxing days on Yearning for the Ideal Life, but he was tricked into joining a dating show. In a fit of anger, he whisked Reba away and took her to Cannes, where he casually brought home the Palme d’Or. From then on, Kun Peng’s success knew no bounds. He made waves in television, film, animation, and music, racking up awards and breaking box-office records again and again. He a 7.4kReads7.1Score381Shelves
25. 25 娱 Showbiz: I Want to Get Ahead So Bad!!! 娱乐：我太想进步啦！！！ Deep-Fried Autumn油炸秋天Urban722k WordsCompleted 15.6kReads8.1Score595Shelves
26. 26 娱 Showbiz: Slander? I Absolutely Never Slept My Way to the Top 娱乐：诽谤，我绝对没有潜规则 Orange Trees in Lingnan橙生岭南Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Cao An discovered he had transmigrated to a parallel world and become a directing student. Bound to an entertainment System, he could earn all kinds of rewards by making popular works. From the start, he entered the National Young Directors Competition, ready to give this world a little shock. Every film Cao An made was both critically acclaimed and a box-office hit, becoming a sensation across the country. The “Cao girls” became more and more famous. Mi Mi, Fei Fei, Ba Ba, Yuan Yuan, Shi Shi… T 17.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who is a film and television academy graduate, directing various films and television series while still in university. The writing is decent, but the pace is slow, with each project requiring dozens of chapters. The second book is much faster-paced, featuring a protagonist who has graduated from a professional directing academy and initially works in film and television before founding a company.

27. 27 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 33.2kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves

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    Each book approaches the film industry from a unique perspective and with a fresh path, showcasing the protagonists' ingenious strategies for navigating the field. Some delve into content creation, crafting original and refreshing film stories; others break narrative boundaries, integrating diverse themes to build their own cinematic universes; still others delve into the industry's core, joining film-related departments to drive innovation in domestic film and television from institutional and environmental perspectives. With diverse themes, unique perspectives, and rich, innovative plots, each book comprehensively demonstrates the multifaceted possibilities of navigating the film industry. (I have personally read all of them; feel free to read on.)

28. 28 地 Underground Filmmaker 地下电影人 Dough Drops with Scrambled Egg面疙瘩打鸡蛋Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [1990s + Director’s Journey + Banned from Directing + Art Films + Award-Hunting] Starting out as a director in 1990, I make a career of winning awards and handling publicity. One female lead, multiple supporting actresses... 728Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    They're all similar directorial works in the entertainment industry.

29. 29 华 Chinese Showbiz: Starting with Investing in Titanic 华娱从投资泰坦尼克开始 Talking with People与人语Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Back at age twenty, I'm no longer a little-known director. It's time to get moving. I need to make films, secure investments, and make the most of what's left of Hong Kong cinema to do some of the things I've always wanted to do! 1.4kReads5.9Score107Shelves

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    These director's novels are all pretty good, but one of them was recently banned.

30. 30 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... 4kReads7.7Score140Shelves
31. 31 华 Chinese Showbiz, 1996: My Father Is the Mountain Carver 华娱96：家父座山雕 Little Tender Star稚嫩的小星星Urban3.1M WordsOngoing (A director story, with multiple heroines) This book was originally titled "Chinese Entertainment, 1996: My Father Is Zu Shandiao". Reborn in 1996, Han Yunfei decides to become an internationally renowned director. Years later, when reporters interview Han Yunfei, who has won the grand slam at Europe’s three major film festivals, taken home an Oscar statuette, and topped the global box office, one asks: “Director Han, what got you where you are today? Talent? Hard work? Or help from influential 27.1kReads7.2Score1.9kShelves

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    It's all written by the director; he did everything a director should do. [Smirk]

32. 32 成 Becoming a Billion-Dollar Female Director Starts with Filming Cheesy Short Dramas 成为百亿女导从拍土味短剧开始 Writing Books for Meal Money写书赚饭钱Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Entertainment Industry + Copycat Author + Female-Oriented + Director + No CP + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Ying Jia transmigrates to a parallel world with a hundred-billion-yuan movie System and sets her sights on becoming the first female director to join the hundred-billion box-office club. But the damn System only gives her scripts, not money. She gets a movie script, but has no way to pay for production! Ying Jia slaps her forehead. Then she’ll make some cheesy short dramas to e 11kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    Recommendations: Director-related novels [heart] These are some of my favorite director-related novels that I've read.

33. 33 重EN Reborn: Becoming a Hollywood Tycoon in Ten Years 重生之后，用十年成为好莱坞大亨 Winter's Hot Water Bottle冬天的热水瓶Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Hollywood + a Chinese person reborn in an American’s body + director story] (Since real celebrities’ names, including homophones, aren’t allowed, they’ve been changed. Readers will have to figure out who’s who for themselves. The author is helpless too, having been sent to the penalty box many times.) A third-rate director in his previous life, he is reborn in the 1990s in the body of a 23-year-old American prodigy director. From then on, titles pile up one after another: Hollywood box office 16.7kReads8.8Score954Shelves
34. 34 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 59.7kReads9.5Score8kShelves

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    Three hours of advertising?! I'm so excited! [Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food] After transmigrating, Chen Xiao finds himself a newcomer in the company's advertising department. His boss asks him to shoot a diamond commercial. Originally, Chen Xiao planned to find a way to get away with it. But then the system activates! Chen Xiao directly obtains the complete script of the master-level directorial technique "Titanic"! Diamond Company: I just asked you to shoot a commercial, and you turned it into the pinnacle of romance films?!

35. 35 华 Chinese Showbiz: One Villainous Role Made Me a Global Star 华娱：一部丑角封神全球 Bright XiBright熙Urban337k WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] [Director] [Copycat Author] [One Female Lead: Jing Tian] [A 1v1 Romance with One Female Lead, a Slow-Burning and Wholesome Relationship, Career-Focused, Packed with Wish-Fulfillment, No Angst] In 2026, veteran film and television professional Zhang Xiu opens his eyes and finds he has been reborn in March 2008, with his admission letter to the directing program at the Beijing Film Academy freshly in hand. His mind holds the next eighteen years of global cinema, industry trends, 76Reads—Score116Shelves

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    Both are director's list of female leads, including Jing Tian.

36. 36 华 The Chinese Entertainment Industry System 华娱养成系统 Cool Night in Brocade锦夜微凉Urban1.6M WordsOngoing I also had an entertainment-kingdom System for raising stars with me, and from then on I stepped into the bizarre and dazzling world of show business. At nineteen, I won top honors at the Venice Film Festival, “Subduing Dragons and Tigers.” That night, A pair of fluffy cat ears suddenly appeared. Dong Xuan: “Meow.” Two little bells jingled back and forth. Sun Li: “~” 190Reads6.6Score—Shelves
37. 37 华 Chinese Showbiz: How Did I Win an Oscar From the Start? 华娱：怎么开局就拿奥斯卡 Yu Heng砡衡Urban415k WordsCompleted A new work is out! Come read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.7kReads5.4Score—Shelves
38. 38 吃 Living Off Reba: Spent Her Little Fortune from the Start 吃热芭软饭，开局花光她的小金库 Fire Fox Fire Fox火狐火狐Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Mo transmigrates and becomes classmates with Reba, a future superstar. From the start, he even talks her into becoming his wife! While his classmates are still struggling to figure out how to shoot their graduation films, Lin Mo invests in Love Is Not Blind, turning it into a box-office dark horse! An investment of 4 million brings in 300 million at the box office! The entire industry is stunned! After that, Lin Mo takes the director's chair and shoots films such as Goodbye Mr. Loser, Dying 33.8kReads8.8Score2kShelves
39. 39 华 Chinese Entertainment in 2006: My Era as a Director 华娱2006，我的导演时代 Very Noble非常君Urban666k WordsCompleted [Director + no System] In 2006, when Chinese-language cinema has only recently begun to take off and Hollywood blockbusters are sweeping up the domestic box office, Li Xia's era as a director begins. This is the age when Chinese-language cinema steps onto the world stage and rises to glory! 7.6kReads8.6Score237Shelves
40. 40 从 The Great Director Who Came Out of A Little Reunion 从小欢喜走出去的大导演 Pineapple Who Likes Oranges喜欢橙子的菠萝Male-Channel Fanfiction4.0M WordsOngoing What should you do if you transmigrate into the world of A Little Reunion as a high school student? Chen Jinnian looked at his System and made his decision without hesitation. Do I even have to choose? Of course I’m going to date, study at an arts college, and become a director. As for schoolwork, come on. As long as I get the score I need, why bother coming in first? Li Meng: I’m furious! That kid skipped class again. Qiao Yingzi: How come he’s better than me at both math and Chinese? Fang Yifa 16.7kReads7.6Score738Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥, 🌵🌵 Reborn in 1996, Han Yunfei decides to become an internationally renowned director. Years later, when a reporter interviews Han Yunfei, who has already won the three major European film awards, holds an Oscar, and boasts the highest-grossing films worldwide! Reporter: Director Han, what is the secret to your success? Talent? Hard work? Or the help of a benefactor? Han Yunfei: Of course, it's all thanks to my own hard work! What else could it be?! Reporter: But there are rumors that you achieved your success because of your father, Han Sanye. What do you have to say about that? Han Yunfei: Nonsense…

41. 41 美 A Hollywood Woman Director's Diary of Her Glory Days 美娱之女导演巅峰日记 Jiu A Yao九啊窈Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted Transmigration + no pocket dimension + many couples + powerful female lead wish fulfillment In Hollywood, a dream factory built on capital, power, and prejudice, twenty-year-old Anne White bursts in like a wild animal that has wandered into the wrong place. She's not an heiress from a family of filmmakers, and she has no connections or resources backed by a media giant. But she knows that a film dream burns hotter in her veins than in anyone else's. She wants to use her camera to tear through Ho 1.6kReads8.8Score162Shelves

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    A rare find among novels featuring female directors [smirk]. The first book is about transmigrating abroad, the second is about being reborn in China. [Added to bookshelf]

42. 42 转 Turn Around, and See How Vast the World Is 转身，原来世界那么大 Love Eating Big Peaches爱吃大桃子Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn in 2006 + No System + Female Director + No Male Lead] Reborn on the night after the college entrance exam, just before her parents tell her they are divorcing, she refuses to get hysterical and agonize over the gains and losses of family ties this time! She applies to the directing and cinematography program at the Beijing Film Academy! Then she starts making movies over the summer. Step by step, she rises from the daughter of a Hengdian photo studio owner to a film director at the very 727Reads6.5Score102Shelves

    Reader note

    This is a good book. The female protagonist was trapped in a lie about family in her previous life. Both of her parents had their own families, and she was the only one who was abandoned. After many years, she finally picked up a camera and lived a life of frustration and unfulfillment. Now she has a second chance. She goes back to the day before her parents' divorce and plans her future. She works as both a screenwriter and director and is determined to break out of Asia and into Hollywood. Everyone is pessimistic about her, but she is the one who proves her worth.

43. 43 文 Showbiz: My Superstar Girlfriend Is Both Sweet and Alluring 文娱：我的明星女友又甜又御 Burning Hot炙热如火Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (Entertainment industry + literary giant + acclaimed director + feel-good story + character growth) Amateur version: After returning from military service, Su Zi'an happened upon a short-video competition and shot to national fame with Escape from the British Museum. There are many dazzling stories on his road to becoming a great director. Come witness them all. “Anything directed by Su is guaranteed to be top quality!” “TV dramas, movies, documentaries: who can match his brilliance?” At the sa 3.3kReads7.3Score107Shelves
44. 44 娱 Showbiz: A Director Starting with The Three-Body Problem 娱乐：从三体开始的导演 Ming Wei明卫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Director, make 30 billion yuan in three years, with multiple heroines, the Two Bings, glamorous beauties, and beauties from Chinese Paladin. It starts with winning the short-film gold prize at all three major film festivals. Then I slowly get to live my life over again. This time, let’s make the most of it. 10.8kReads7.9Score576Shelves
45. 45 华 Chinese Showbiz: Even Directing Depends on Luck 华娱：当导演也靠命 Sweet or Savory Zongzi, Either Is Fine甜咸粽皆可Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Lin Feng was a film fanatic with a dream of becoming a director but none of the luck it took to make it happen. He spent his life striving, only to die with a sense of frustration. But fate played another trick on him. See how Lin Feng, given a second life, makes his mark in the Chinese entertainment industry and investigates the “421.” (P.S. This novel takes a realistic approach, so the first few chapters move slowly. Feel free to skip them if that's not your thing.) 33.1kReads7.0Score1.8kShelves
46. 46 天 A Heaven-Sent Start: Becoming a Director 天胡开局当导演 Huailan Loves Guobaorou爱吃锅包肉的怀览Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Director + one female lead + Liu Yifei + fast-developing romance + feel-good power fantasy] “Brother Zhiyan, when are you going to marry me?” “Qianqian, would you be willing to marry me?” “Ready whenever you are!” (≖_≖ ) He transmigrates back to 1996, where he meets young Fei. Armed with knowledge of the future, he takes one step at a time toward becoming a world-renowned director. From the start, he makes it big in Hollywood, then follows Liu Yifei back to China to make it in the domestic ente 336Reads6.7Score128Shelves
47. 47 文 Showbiz: I Can Increase the Odds of Success 文娱：我能增加成功率 Leaning on the Rail, Startled by the Sheng凭栏惊笙Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it just came out.) He woke from a nap to find the world had changed. Lu Yao was a film and TV content creator in 2025, spending late nights editing commentary videos. He never expected to wake up as a ten-year-old child in 1985, when the country was just getting back on its feet. Well, the chubby guy is four now, the pretty one is six, and the future megastar Yang Mi won't be born for another year, while Liu Yifei won't arrive for another two… Did he come a little too 5.6kReads6.6Score308Shelves
48. 48 演 Can't Make It as an Actor: Then I'll Start Directing 演员混不下去：那就从导演开始 Farmer Mu牧田人Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Fate brought Zhang Yang back to Hong Kong at the turn of the century. Back then, Hong Kong was in decline, while the mainland was booming. Zhang Yang made a decision that left everyone dumbfounded: he would head north, study on the mainland, and build his career there. The future belonged to the mainland. Seizing the opportunity, Zhang Yang became a major figure in the entertainment industry, with one confidante after another by his side... 47.9kReads7.2Score3.5kShelves
49. 49 和 How Did I Become a Top-Tier Star by Trading Insults with Haters? 和黑粉对喷的我怎么成顶流了？ Strange Road Map陌路地图Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Rebellious version: The songs early on are so obscure they're downright bizarre!!! If you can't stand that, don't come in and sample them!!! And if you insist on giving them a try, don't leave a bad review over it!!! Straightforward version: [Showbiz + Sharp Tongue + Meme References + Everyday Romance + One Heroine + Public Displays of Affection] Lin Chuyan transmigrated into the body of a washed-up idol. He had no money, couldn't get work, and was constantly hounded by trolls. What to do? Easy 14.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
50. 50 钱 Qian Youdao Makes His Way in Chinese Entertainment 钱有道闯荡华娱 Tomato Resonance西红柿共鸣Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Qian Youdao was born in the 1990s after being reborn. He thought he could use what he'd learned in his previous life to become a top student, or at least a famous alumnus of Tsinghua or Peking University. But as it turned out, being reborn didn't make him smarter. He'd only managed to get into a junior college in his previous life, and this time around he had no better luck becoming a top student. So he might as well try his luck in the entertainment industry, where a degree is hardly necessary 1.7kReads6.3Score101Shelves

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