Showbiz Novels With a Director Protagonist 主角是导演的娱乐小说

1. 1 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

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   I've personally tested them, and they're all director-driven novels. The first two have Liu Yifei as the sole female lead and are very sweet. The seventh book also has Ivanka Trump as the sole female lead, but the rest have multiple female leads.

2. 2 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
3. 3 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
4. 4 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
5. 5 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
6. 6 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
7. 7 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
8. 8 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
9. 9 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
10. 10 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
11. 11 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
12. 12 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
13. 13 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
14. 14 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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    I'm currently following a novel, my first one. The protagonist specializes in making movies and TV series, and instead of singing, he's aiming for a singing career. It's fast-paced, full of exciting moments, and the kind of novel I'd stay up all night to read. However, entertainment novels often have a common problem: they write about things I don't like, so I don't enjoy reading them. But so far, there aren't any that I dislike.

15. 15 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
16. 16 娱 Showbiz: We Agreed to a Fake Marriage, So Why Are You Catching Real Feelings? 娱乐：说好假结婚，你动真感情？ Scenery Above the Clouds云巅风景Urban771k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] [One Heroine] [Slow Burn] [So Sweet It's Sickening] Lü Xuan, a director whose career has faded, runs into Su Yao, a once-famous singer whose popularity has waned, while searching for investors. But the way she greets him makes his scalp tingle. Su Yao: “Let's get married.” Lü Xuan: “Wait... Miss Su, I think this is the first time we've met!” Lü Xuan: “Shouldn't we at least get to know each other first?” Su Yao: “Why would a fake marriage need feelings? I make a comeback, you get 2kReads8.2Score124Shelves
17. 17 娱 Showbiz: My Dad Is a Movie Emperor 娱乐：我爹是影帝 Not Febuxostat非布司她Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Zhang Yu has barely made a name for himself when he transmigrates. Talk about rotten luck. Transmigration would be bad enough, but then he discovers that his biological father is a movie star. Before he can even celebrate, he finds out that his father abandoned his wife and child. And he... is the one who was abandoned. Whatever. He doesn't care about being a movie star's son. All he wants is to promote entertainment from another world and earn a little money for retirement along the way. Entert 178Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at these books: ① A directing graduate initially wanted to become a director, but by chance he received funding and decided to make a film called "The Nameless." [Thinking] ② A film genius fell into the water and was rescued by six muscular men, so the moment he opened his eyes, he saw six muscular men staring at him. Therefore, he decided to lead these thugs to conquer the entertainment industry. [Laughing] Follow me so you won't run out of books to read! [Please follow]

18. 18 悍 A Bandit's Reinvention: The Boss Makes Me Film Wholesome Videos 悍匪转型：老大让我拍正能量视频 Pineapple Beans菠萝豆豆Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Outlaws + director + no System + comedy] What you’re about to read is the passionate story of a film-industry genius and six men from the bottom of society fighting to make their way up. Su Nan, a young man of unknown origins, woke from a coma only to discover that he’d been rescued by six hulking outlaws. Coerced and cajoled, he was forced to join them and become one of their own. “Su Nan, we’re outlaws! We’re getting famous way too fast! This isn’t right!” “Too late, boys. We’re already famou 920Reads8.3Score103Shelves
19. 19 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
20. 20 娱 The Godfather of Entertainment: From Wooing Women to Global Box Office Legend 娱乐教父：从泡妞到全球票房神话 The Invincible Pile Driver无敌打桩机Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Showbiz] [System] [Feel-Good] [Lighthearted Comedy] “A jerk? No, I just want a sincere relationship!” Ye Su transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an obscure actor at Yang Mi's company. He awakens a System, but can't complete the beginner mission, leaving him useless for five whole years. On the final night of his contract, he gathers four friends for a spectacularly embarrassing social-death challenge as a farewell ceremony. But Yang Mi suddenly shows up and inadvertently helps him comp 34kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
21. 21 我 I'm a Young Heartthrob, and the Older Women in Showbiz Can't Get Enough of Me 我小鲜肉，娱乐圈老阿姨真香啊 Cloudtop Chess God云顶棋神Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, he becomes a pretty-boy heartthrob with the Goddess System at his side! From the start, he accidentally walks into the wrong hotel room? Da Mimi, let me explain! With the System at his side, Su Chen thrives in showbiz. There’s just something a little off about this System: why are all its targets women over thirty? It’s simply... Perfect! Everyone says young girls are great, but who gets it? Older women are the real treasure! 810Reads8.0Score—Shelves
22. 22 爱 I Love Posting on Weibo, and Now I'm Chinese Entertainment's Top-Tier Male Star 爱发微博的我，成了华娱顶流男神 Feng Chihuo Who Likes Aikang喜欢爱康的凤赤火Urban763k WordsOngoing (The rating has just come out and will gradually rise.) Rebirth, System, entertainment industry, multiple female leads Reborn in 2013, Song Ze has just graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. In his previous life, he chose a secure government job. Back at the crossroads of graduation, he signs directly with Yang Mi’s studio. [The Weibo King System has officially activated!] Every like, comment, and repost on Weibo is multiplied a hundredfold and converted into points; one hundred million points 43.6kReads6.8Score3.8kShelves

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    He's an actor, director, and occasionally writes songs.

23. 23 致 The Depressing Literary Master: One Copy of To Live Brought the World to Tears 致郁系文豪，一本活着全球泪崩 A Cat That Can Do Side Flips会侧空翻的猫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Parallel World + Rebirth + System + Literary Prodigy + Career + No Over-the-Top Drama + Not a Harem Novel) After leaving the military, Li Liwen, an office worker in a parallel world, had finally gotten his life back on track. But an unexpected industry downturn left him unemployed. The sudden blow triggered a heart attack in a fit of anger. When he woke up, he discovered he had returned to the age of seventeen. That year, he hadn’t even started his second year of high school. Then he stopped ho 26kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    The first one is the best looking

24. 24 让 You Asked Me to Film a Pet Commercial, So Why Did I Make Hachi: A Dog's Tale? 让你拍宠物广告，你拍忠犬八公？ A Cat That Can Do Side Flips会侧空翻的猫Urban577k WordsCompleted (Parallel world) + (director story) + (plausible) + (no melodrama) In 2025, Su Hao watches Ne Zha 2, then falls asleep and wakes up in the body of a man in a parallel world who has the same name as him. That version of Su Hao is facing the bankruptcy of his family business, crushing debts, and parents who are being driven to jump off a building. Even the only home his parents left him has been snatched away. But as someone who transmigrated, he’s brought along the scripts and storyboards for eve 5.7kReads8.4Score470Shelves
25. 25 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 recommends the first book, where the protagonist, a director, goes on a rampage, producing a slew of stars who, if they can't have them, will break, and they frantically copy various films, ultimately becoming the world's number one. The second book features a Beijing elite's son experiencing life, engaging in various boastful and face-slapping stunts—a truly satisfying read.

26. 26 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
27. 27 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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    I recommend the first book; it features a single female protagonist and no harem.

28. 28 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
29. 29 娱 Showbiz: From the Start, I Tear Into the Celestial Fairy's Mom for Selling Her Daughter 娱乐：开局怒怼天仙妈卖女儿 Author Xinyi作家新一Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Ye Chen is reborn in a parallel world as a film director. After his movie is released, he helps Liu Yifei set up a studio, offending the other talent agencies. A host of directors join forces to suppress him. Ye Chen: “Okay, fine. I’ll leave you alone, and you come after me? Don’t blame me for going straight for the jugular.” Reporter: “Director Ye, Director Lu Chuan says your movies are just for children and have no artistic merit. What’s your response?” Ye Chen: “I’m sitting down as I answer. 18.7kReads7.5Score855Shelves
30. 30 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
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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    1. The protagonist transmigrates to 1996, becoming the son of Han Sanye, the notorious bandit leader. Watch as this heir to the Chinese entertainment industry leads Chinese cinema to the world stage. 2. The protagonist, reborn before many actresses become famous, has slept with countless beautiful female stars in the entertainment industry, making movies and investing in films. He's on friendly terms with numerous billionaires like Pony Ma, Lei Jun, and Wanda Group's CEO, even having Wang Sicong as his underling. Despite his immense wealth, he still enjoys living off women. Actresses of all ages vie to be his sugar daddy, and the eldest princess of Samsung even bears his child.

32. 32 开 From the Start, I Landed The Infiltrator. I Want to Be a Director, So Here's the Truth 开局拿下潜伏，想当导演我摊牌了 Northeast Strolling Chicken东北溜达鸡Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Director story] + [Realistic] + [No excessive wish fulfillment] A third-rate director from his previous life transmigrates into the body of a struggling ghostwriter screenwriter, and begins a legendary career as a director... 6.8kReads7.4Score301Shelves

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    This book is good; it explains the ins and outs of directing clearly.

33. 33 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

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    Here it comes! 😃 A Beijing Film Academy associate professor is reborn in 2003, the exciting era of Chinese entertainment. Mocked as a mere teacher, he's determined to change everything in this life. Watch as he showcases his extraordinary talent amidst the waves of commercial films, realizing his dreams step by step and writing a new legend in Chinese entertainment. The plot is incredibly exciting and not to be missed! 😜

34. 34 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
35. 35 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
36. 36 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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    These three incredibly captivating entertainment industry novels feature protagonists who are directors in the early stages of the first and second books, while the protagonist of the third book starts as a singer and later becomes a director. The protagonist in the first book begins acting in college, the protagonist in the second book starts acting after graduation, and the protagonist in the third book becomes a director after starting his career.

37. 37 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

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    Perfectly fitting: an entertainment director novel, rebirth, time travel, system; real-life celebrities like Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, Liu Yifei, Zeng Li, Gulnazar, Dilraba, etc., Making movies, winning the three major awards, doing business, living a life of luxury. The last book features a semi-outsider, rebirth, initially a single female lead Liu Shishi, but later became a multi-female lead story, truly unique.

38. 38 娱 Showbiz: I Started Out as a Film Selection Consultant and Became a Director! 娱乐：从选片顾问开始做导演！ Huang Bei 97煌北97Urban317k WordsCompleted “Director Lin, I really want to get ahead…” Lin Yi was reborn and became Jing Tian's casting consultant from the start. Before long, rumors that he was a kept man were spreading all over the Beijing Film Academy. “I look down on Lin Yi. I'm ashamed to be his classmate. Okay, I can't keep this up. Damn you, Lin Yi!!” “His sugar mommy is actually a gorgeous heiress! I can't take it!!” Lin Yi: “The success of my film career has everything to do with my hard work...” 1.6kReads6.8Score109Shelves
39. 39 华 An Outsider in the Chinese Entertainment Industry 华娱之娱乐圈外人 Dust and Vanity尘嚣浮华Urban1.7M WordsCompleted After being electrocuted, fishing enthusiast Chen Xiao was reborn in 2006. Using his knowledge of the future, he gained financial freedom, opened a little shop, and settled into a laid-back life. He’d planned to keep his head down and stay out of the spotlight, but more and more celebrities started becoming his friends... Liu Sisi: “Honey, my next drama has a kissing scene. You’re playing the male lead.” 20.8kReads8.0Score848Shelves
40. 40 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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    The first book focuses on gossip within the entertainment industry; each chapter is packed with gossip that keeps me entertained. The filmmaking process is relatively slow-paced, and the writing style leans towards realistic entertainment. The protagonist later rises to a high position, becoming not only a top student at the Beijing Film Academy but also the chairman of the Film Association. The second book is set in an earlier era, around the time of Zhuangzhuang, Kaizi, and Guoshi, featuring many art-house films. Its style is somewhat similar to the "Art-house Era" series, and the writing is quite mature. The protagonist starts by going to a film festival without proper censorship, winning an award, and then being blacklisted. Later, he thrives in Hollywood, even gaining influence in the US. The third book also primarily features art-house films, but while the previous one focused on directing, this one focuses on acting, and you can feel the protagonist's improved acting skills. Like the previous book, the writing style is slow-paced and realistic, making it a very enjoyable read. The fourth book is one of the few American entertainment novels that was completely completed on Tomato, focusing on commercial films. It uses some formulaic elements later on, but I honestly can't find a comparable alternative, as other American entertainment novels on Tomato either have discontinued or received low ratings and are simply not as good as this one. If you're looking for something like Tomato, which has a low readership (around 9 points and less than a million words), you're pretty much guaranteed to avoid any pitfalls. At most, it might not be your type of book.

41. 41 娱 Showbiz: I'm a Security Guard at Beijing Film Academy 娱乐：我在北电当保安 Northeast Strolling Chicken东北溜达鸡Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Lv Wen transmigrates into the body of a security guard at the Beijing Film Academy, twenty years in the past. Unwilling to return to his old line of work, he chooses to enter the entertainment industry. With the acting skills, social savvy, and memories of the future he honed while dealing with gullible people, Lv Wen thrives in showbiz, winning friends wherever he goes. He wins Best Actor, becomes a director, starts a company, and makes a bold push into Hollywood... This is the story of an o 11.2kReads8.2Score834Shelves
42. 42 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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    [From junior director to senior director] [Making dramas with seriousness, meticulously copying past life memories] [Logically sound, with exciting moments and good pacing]

43. 43 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 4.6kReads8.0Score298Shelves

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    Recommended: Highly rated classic novels featuring protagonists who are directors in the entertainment industry!

44. 44 重 Reborn in 1996: The Genius Director Who Steals Every Opportunity 重生96：天才导演，到处截胡 Crazy Xiao Kai疯子小凯Urban3.2M WordsOngoing [System] [Director] [Multiple heroines] Ye Kai returns to 1996 on a different timeline. With the System’s help, he embarks on a path to becoming a world-famous director. Watch as he makes his own way, step by step, in this timeline. 12.5kReads6.6Score627Shelves
45. 45 重 Reborn: Starting by Saving Leslie Cheung 重生之从拯救张国荣开始 Neat And Efficient Huo Xiaolin干净利索的霍啸林Urban1.1M WordsOngoing In 2003, Chen Zui was reborn. He saved Leslie Cheung and broke into Hong Kong's film and television industry. From screenwriter to director, he used one hit work after another to revive Silver City, while holding fast to his love for his country and his sincere ideals amid the tides of the times. P.S. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. It is not a wish-fulfillment novel. It is not a wish-fulfillment novel. The pace is extremely slow, and it contains quite a bit of dialogue in Cantonese. If yo 8kReads7.3Score519Shelves

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    This is a story I wrote myself. The plot may develop slowly. It's not a fast-paced entertainment product that aims for "thrills." It's a story about salvation, a story that blends personal fate, industry changes, historical memories, and national sentiments into one.

46. 46 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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    A good director's article, I recommend it.

47. 47 一 I Became a Film Emperor by Accident 一不小心成影帝 Titi Is Me提提就是我Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Qiu Fei was reborn, and this time he planned to live for himself. But then he discovered that he had gained a strange ability: he could absorb all kinds of acting skills from the people around him. [Today I’m running around to auditions all day] Extract acting skill [The sorrows of an ordinary person +1] [Today I went out to eat with several female background actors] Extract [Scumbag acting skills +1] [Nothing to do today, so I’m reading history books] Extract [Period-drama acting skills +1] Aft 1.5kReads7.5Score103Shelves
48. 48 华 Chinese Entertainment in 2002: Starting with the Fairy-like Sister 华娱2002从神仙姐姐开始 Deep-Fried Autumn油炸秋天Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (This is a slow-burn story, but it gets more and more exciting as it goes. Don't pick a fight. We're all human, and you might not be able to out-argue me.) Starting in 2002, starting at Beijing Film Academy, starting with the goddess. Starting in the early days of Chinese entertainment. Becoming sworn brothers with Ma, treating Zhang Yimou like an old friend, and building an entertainment empire of his own. And of course, there'll be lovely women by his side: Liu Yifei, Zeng Li, Yang Mi, Liu Shi 10.8kReads7.5Score537Shelves

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    Take this, no need to thank me. The female lead is played by Liu Yifei, Zeng Li, Li Xiaoran, Xu Qing, Liu Shishi, Tang Yan, Yang Mi, etc... Absolutely a satisfying read, no need to thank me. 11

49. 49 大 Superstar: My Ex-Girlfriends Are Reba and Nazha 大明星：我的前女友是热芭那扎 Back Then, It Seemed Ordinary1当时只道是寻常1Urban1.3M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lin Zijie spent half his life working hard and got nowhere. After transmigrating to a parallel world, fate gave him a handsome face. Without a second thought, he enrolled at the Central Academy of Arts. Unfortunately, he lacked talent and his acting was awful. Yet both of his ex-girlfriends, Reba Nazha, and his current girlfriend, Jing Tian, were all utterly ordinary... He had already prepared to coast on someone else’s success, but then he discovered that he could suddenly 89Reads7.5Score—Shelves
50. 50 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. 28.6kReads8.3Score2kShelves

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    You can read your own book and reflect on it.

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