In a Reading Slump, Looking for Novels Where the Protagonist Writes Songs but Doesn't Sing, and Focuses on Songwriting! 书荒求书！！要求猪脚写歌不唱歌的！主线是做词人

1. 1 娱 Showbiz: Don’t Believe in Superstition? The Unlucky Hitmaker Has Social Anxiety 娱乐：不信邪？倒霉曲爹是社恐 Zhu Na, Who Isn't a Pig不是猪的朱那Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Behind-the-Scenes Only + Not a Power Fantasy + Slow-Paced (Impatient readers, beware! My stats have already tanked because of one comment. I’m crying!)] Cheng Zening has spent years on another version of Blue Star when, one day, he awakens the memories of his past life. There are pitifully few works of entertainment here. Then let me make you all depressed! Luckily, I have connections. A god-tier music composer is my teacher! I got into one of the biggest entertainment companies with 2.9kReads7.4Score18914d adds

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2. 2 从 The Ultimate Songwriter Who Rose from Being a Heartbroken Prince 从苦情王子开始的词曲大爹 Twisted Cucumber扭曲的黄瓜Urban791k WordsCompleted (One heroine, with a System, behind-the-scenes story) After transmigrating to Blue Star, Lin Zi’an began his legendary career on the variety show Love Song Collection. “Hey! You’re a fresh graduate who’s never even dated. What the hell do you know about love?” Lin Zi’an: “I might not know, but the veterans back on Earth sure knew it inside and out.” The Prince of Love Songs, Zhang Xinzhe; the King of Heartbreak Songs, Zhang Yu; and Wu Gao, who got dumped every single day. And that’s not to menti 2.5kReads8.6Score12514d adds
3. 3 文 The Showbiz System Has My Back, and I Sing Like a Dream 文娱系统给撑腰，唱起歌来顶呱呱 Ashen Stool板凳灰灰Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [No romance + plagiarism extraordinaire + System + satisfying power fantasy + invincible heroine] Qin Su transmigrated. In this parallel era, Great Xia was a cultural wasteland. Most of the hit songs on the charts had been imported from other countries. Qin Su was furious! [Ding! Host meets the requirements. The entertainment System has been bound to you!] An entertainment System? He sat bolt upright despite being on his deathbed and shouted, "I can do this!" After hearing the System's condition 2.4kReads7.8Score13014d adds
4. 4 文 Showbiz: What Does It Mean to Be an All-Rounder? 文娱：什么叫全能啊？ Want to Raise a Big Cat想养一只大猫Urban220k WordsCompleted [System]+ [All-Rounder]+ [No Romance]+ [Showbiz] Three years after arriving on Blue Star, Li Mo, who has been working three part-time jobs a day, finally gets his big break: his System arrives. He also remembers the ambition he declared to the interviewers when he entered Huayi University. “Though born as insignificant as an ant, I must aspire to soar like a swan!” From then on, Li Mo throws himself into the entertainment industry. Movies, literature, songs, games: he excels at them all, usherin 411Reads8.5Score11614d adds
5. 5 娱 Showbiz: I'm Just a Little Too Lucky 娱乐：我的运气有亿点点好 Wood of the Southern Mountain南山之木Urban1.1M WordsCompleted #No System + One Female Lead + Everyday Life + Slow Burn + National Treasures# A man named Meng Qiu suddenly burst onto the entertainment scene. Among songwriters, he’s the best singer. Among singers, he’s the best actor. Among actors, he’s the best writer. And that’s not all. He also shines as a director, screenwriter, comic artist, pianist, painter, and more! Yet people seem not to care about his achievements in any of these fields. Instead, they prefer to call him: “Lucky Carp Qiu!” Meng Qiu: 1.5kReads8.4Score10214d adds
6. 6 文 Showbiz: The Dad Came from Another World 文娱：奶爸他来自异世 Sister Dance of the Butterflies蝶舞姐Modern Romance597k WordsCompleted [No heroine or romance in this novel. The adorable little one is full of love! This book now has an upgraded version with multiple character voices. If you enjoy audiobooks, come check it out. Love you all!] Tao Zui, one of the top lyricists and composers on Earth, accidentally transmigrates to Blue Star and becomes Chen Feng, another songwriter. Chen Feng's life is currently a complete mess: his wife, Lin Qiaoyin, has just passed away, his young daughter, Chen Cheng, is seriously ill, and the f 2.2kReads8.4Score12614d adds

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   The main character focuses on behind-the-scenes work, is highly intelligent, has no female lead, and no ambiguous relationships. If you like this kind of thing, come and take a look! 🤭

7. 7 音 A Musician's Love Story 音乐人的爱情故事 Deer in the Pure Wooden House MZ纯木屋子里的鹿MZTwo Male Leads130k WordsCompleted Younger music prodigy gong x older musical talent shou Two young people who share a dream of making music and have so much in common keep missing chances to meet for one reason or another. Bai Yi is the young master of the Bai family, but he has never been interested in the family business. He only likes photography and music. At seventeen, he made his most rebellious decision: to take the entrance exam for a music academy. With help from his older brother Bai Rong, he passed the arts exam and e 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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8. 8 一 With “The You at the Desk Beside Me,” I Conquered the King of Pop 一首同桌的你，我征服了天王 Li Zizi李子子Urban442k WordsCompleted “Gu Feng, you’ve been with the company for two months and still haven’t completed your composition assignment. If it’s not done by August, you’ll be dismissed. I hope everyone takes this as a warning.” In front of everyone at the monthly review meeting, Manager Wang singled out Gu Feng and threatened to fire him. What he didn’t know was that this Gu Feng was no longer the same person as before. Gu Feng picked himself up and made it on his own. His song “You at the Next Desk” broke the deadlock, 602Reads6.4Score10214d adds
9. 9 写 Songwriting Contest: I Conquered the Music Scene with Old Songs 写歌大赛，我用老歌杀穿歌坛 Maple Twilight枫意阑珊Urban241k WordsCompleted [Showbiz / classic old songs / lyricist / composer / singer / fast-paced / no System / wish fulfillment / entertainment industry] Qin Feng, a struggling writer, unexpectedly transmigrates right into a songwriting competition. Facing the auditions, he has no choice but to perform Love's a Deal from the start. As expected, he's eliminated on the spot, setting off a wave of mockery across the internet. But as the song gradually gains traction, people realize something isn't quite right. Why is it s 518Reads5.6Score—14d adds
10. 10 我 My Landlord Is a Pop Idol 我的房东是偶像歌手 131313Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Gu Zhinan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an online novelist. Could his beautiful landlady really be a washed-up idol singer? One day, she leaves her guitar in the living room... "I can't write songs. I'm just a novelist. I was only messing around." That is, until his landlady is left stunned by the song Gu Zhinan wrote. "Didn't you say you couldn't write songs?" "I know a little, I know a little." 52.8kReads9.2Score5.8k14d adds

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    The journey of exploration never ends, ✨every reading is a new adventure... Gu Zhinan, who transmigrated to a parallel world, became a web novel author. His beautiful landlady turned out to be a down-on-his-luck idol singer? That day, the landlady's guitar was left in the living room... "I can't write songs, I'm just a novelist, that was just me playing around." Until the landlady, holding a song Gu Zhinan had written, stood bewildered in the wind. "You can't write songs?" "I know a little bit." ...💜 😘 💗

11. 11 离 After the Divorce, My Rendition of “Too Bad It’s Not You” Takes the Internet by Storm 离婚后，一首可惜不是你火爆全网 Brandishing a Saber on Horseback横刀立马Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Chen Feng, once a wandering singer in his previous life, transmigrates. In this life, after marrying a celebrity, all he wants is to be an ordinary teacher and enjoy a peaceful life. But his wife, Su Yuxin, refuses to settle for an ordinary life. She is set on becoming a diva and even asks for a divorce at her agent's urging. For the sake of publicity, entertainment companies go all out to smear Chen Feng. A freeloader, a womanizer, a useless man! In the face of all the baseless accusations, Che 464Reads7.5Score11514d adds
12. 12 拾 The Actor Who Started Out as a Scavenger 拾荒开局的影帝 Old Radish, Spicy Heart老萝卜辣心Urban1.4M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a parallel world, he started out as a young scavenger. But that was where his path to becoming an award-winning actor began. And so, a disillusioned young man with first-rate acting skills, a talent for songwriting and composition, and the favor of a diva suddenly burst onto the scene. —Reads—Score25214d adds

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    A fantasy entertainment novel with a single female lead and a male lead who writes songs and acts, featuring heartwarming daily life moments.

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