The Protagonist Gets a Crime System, but He’s an Actor 主角获得犯罪系统，但他却是个演员

1. 1 刀 Brother Dao Goes Viral in Showbiz, and Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing 刀哥爆红娱乐圈，粉丝求我别杀了 Drunk in Solitude孤风一醉Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + no romance + absurd comedy + entertainment industry] [Print edition published | Comic adaptation released] Xiao He acquired a criminal golden finger that let him learn all kinds of criminal skills. But he could only stay alive by continually stabbing people. Xiao He: “I’m a perfectly decent college student. Who’d want to become a criminal?!” Wait, there really is a way! After an accident, Xiao He successfully exploited a bug in his golden finger. By acting instead of committing r 166.7kReads9.3Score13.7kShelves

   Reader note

   No romantic pairing, crime system, actors, meets the requirements, first book was being serialized, second book couldn't be finished, third book is complete, all are very good.

2. 2 疯 Are You Crazy? I Played a Villain and Ended Up on the Crime Rankings 疯了吧！我演个反派我上犯罪榜了 The Unassuming Secret Identity不扑的小马甲Urban344k WordsCompleted The moment bit-part actor Chen Yan became bound to the [Master Criminal System], his life veered completely off course. Fortunately, he discovered that he could exploit a loophole and extend his life by acting. To stay alive, this bit player, who barely had any lines, began going all out in front of the camera. Playing an armed robber, he gripped the prop gun with a hand so steady it looked as if he’d fired a real one. The award-winning actress opposite him burst into tears and screamed for he 4.6kReads8.1Score590Shelves

   Reader note

   These are all very good. The last one is exceptionally well-written. Although the system isn't a crime system, it's still very engaging. The protagonist is quite wicked and is constantly acting, not just playing the villain. Those interested should check it out.

3. 3 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
4. 4 影 The Movie Emperor: My Acting Skills Come from Torturing Myself 影帝：我的演技全靠自虐 A Slow Crossing in a Light Boat轻舟慢渡Urban255k WordsCompleted [Not Mindless] [No Female Lead] [Emotional Resonance] [Method Acting Gone Mad] [Mutual Rescue] [Self-Salvation] Ji Yunzhou was born with “absolute empathy disorder,” making him the textbook example at the Beijing Film Academy of someone “naturally unsuited to acting.” He cannot portray any emotion he has never genuinely felt. He graduated straight into unemployment, and just as he was preparing to change careers, he awakened an ability called [Causal Rehearsal]. By choosing an action, he can exp 393Reads8.7Score101Shelves
5. 5 凶 That Criminal Acts Too Well: The Special Police Asked How Many Years I’d Been Inside 凶犯演太好，特警问我蹲过几年 Meow Meow Neil喵喵尼尔Urban360k WordsCompleted (Criminal mastermind + showbiz + a little bit of people imagining things) Li Si obtains the [Crime System], and from then on, the entertainment industry gains an oddball. When other people's new movies come out, their fans cheer with excitement. When his new movie comes out, his fans only ask one thing: “Boss, the special police still haven't hauled you off to jail?” Film Emperor: “The first time I acted opposite him, I thought the crew had hired someone straight out of prison. But it turned 4kReads9.2Score570Shelves
6. 6 戏 Fiction Becomes Reality: Is Your Junkie Act Really That Convincing? Investigate Him 戏假成真：演瘾君子这么像？查他 Deadpan Nonsense一本正经胡写Urban4.6M WordsCompleted Chen Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an unknown extra. After finally signing up for the hit variety show What Is an Actor?, he runs into a well-connected internet celebrity in the very first round of auditions. The fix is in, and he gets the worst script. He has to play a drug addict. At the critical moment, the “Make-Believe Becomes Reality” System successfully binds to him. [Ding! Target role: drug addict. Congratulations, Host, you are now a real drug addict.] What the hell 100.8kReads8.4Score12kShelves

   Reader note

   All three are good. In the first one, the protagonist obtains a "fake acting becomes real" system, allowing him to convincingly portray any role. ⚡️⚡️⚡️ The second one isn't widely read; the protagonist is bound to an acting system, gaining various skills, though none of them are entirely normal. [Laughing][laughing][laughing] The third one features a protagonist who obtains a crime system, yet thrives in the entertainment industry. ⚡️⚡️⚡️

7. 7 演 My Acting Is So Convincing, the Police Across the Internet Are Watching Me 演技太像悍匪，被全网警察关注了 Young Master You公子佑Urban354k WordsCompleted [Darkly Twisted System + Lighthearted + Funny + Absurd] Lin Pei transmigrated into a parallel world and bound himself to an Acting System. He wanted to become a legendary actor and was ready to show off his skills. But when he saw the skills the System awarded him, Lin Pei was dumbfounded. [Peerless Bandit]: You will know every crime committed by top-level criminals, along with exactly how they carried them out. [Emotional Manipulation]: You will gain a complete set of knowledge and skills in em 327Reads6.3Score103Shelves
8. 8 反 Villain System: This Actor Doesn't Seem to Be Acting 反派系统 ，这个演员不像演的 Coffee Without Sugar咖啡不加糖Urban980k WordsOngoing He played a warlord in The Burmese North: A World in Turmoil. One look from him sent terror rippling across the internet. His acting outshone three award-winning film stars, earning him the title of uncrowned king! He was the deranged killer in Saw, whose elaborate traps pushed people to the limits of their sanity and became a nightmare for an entire generation! He was Zhang Dongsheng, the twisted man in The Bad Kids, who single-handedly turned “going hiking” into something terrifying! He was Pr 303Reads5.4Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   These are all stories where the protagonist acquires certain criminal skills or abilities and becomes an actor in the entertainment industry. [Thumbs up]

9. 9 娱 Showbiz: This Character Isn't That Evil, So Tone Down Your Acting 娱乐：这角没这么坏，你收着点演 A Half Flask of Rough Wine, Reunited in Joy半壶浊酒喜相逢Urban885k WordsCompleted A bit-part actor scraping by on a film set unexpectedly obtains the Villainous Film Emperor System. White Hair: “Boss, there aren't any shrimp.” Chang Wei: “I told you to bring some goods. Why is it either windy or raining every time?” Suit-Wearing Thug: “Fighting is fine, just don't mess up my hair.” 18.1kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
10. 10 让 You Asked Me to Act, So Why Am I Serving Time in Showbiz? 让你演戏，你在娱乐圈服刑 Yu Mo Lingxiao雨沫凌霄Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Filmmaking + System + female celebrities + entertainment industry + satisfying read] After accidentally transmigrating to a parallel world, a bit-part actor content to coast through life suddenly awakens the strongest villain System! Su Bin: “Director, am I playing the villain right?” The director stammers, “You’d better tone it down a little.” He makes a cameo in The Dead End, appearing in a two-minute interrogation scene. Not only does his acting outshine three Best Actor winners, he even end 2.6kReads6.7Score184Shelves
11. 11 颁 Caught at the Awards Ceremony: The Movie Emperor Wasn't Acting After All 颁奖现场被抓，影帝竟然不是演的 Lucky Koi锦鲤旺Urban332k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Ji Boda becomes a fresh-faced young star about to embark on two and a half years as a trainee. Then he awakens a Full-Time Movie Emperor System. He immediately quits the trainee program and starts honing his acting skills. His hard work finally pays off when he wins Best Actor at the Golden Rooster Awards! Just then, a squad of elite special forces soldiers armed to the teeth bursts through the door. “Get down! Hands on your head!” At the detention cente 206Reads6.9Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    They were caught at the start.

12. 12 我 I’m a Max-Level Kid, and the Government Wants Me to Obey the Law! 我！满级小孩哥，国家劝我守法！ This Is a Horse Stand这是一个马架Urban329k WordsCompleted Short drama: [The little genius makes a comeback, and the Bandit System is online] Lin Dong transmigrates to Blue Star as an eight-year-old first grader! And gets bound to the Century-Defining Bandit System! [Counterfeiting mission: Host, produce two hundred thousand US dollars] In art class, while all the other students are drawing cute pictures, Lin Dong draws a brand-new US dollar bill. And it passes through the money-printing machine! 7.1kReads8.1Score567Shelves

    Reader note

    You can check out these three books. The third one has a child protagonist who isn't an actor, but it's still a live-streaming type of book. [Heart emojis]

13. 13 重 Under Surveillance by the Major Crimes Unit! This Guy’s a Total Pretty Boy 重案组监视对象！这哥真是小鲜肉 Outlaw Macabaka法外狂徒玛卡巴卡Urban314k WordsCompleted Jiang Wen transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that he’s just a registered entertainer, a pretty boy kept by Yang Mi. Rely on pig kidneys to stay alive every day? As if! Just then, he activates the [Good Samaritan] System and decides to use his skills to find a new line of work. It’s just that his particular skills are a little... unorthodox! Perverts, murderers, notorious thieves... He fights crime by doing the opposite of what you’d expect. When a pervert strikes, he joins in. When 554Reads8.8Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    ❤️In the first book, when other celebrities' new movies are released, fans cheer with excitement, as if it were New Year's. But when the protagonist's new movie is released, fans ask in bewilderment: "Hasn't our boss been arrested yet? His background is really strong!" ❤️In the second book, the protagonist transmigrates into the body of a minor entertainer under Boss Yang, but doesn't want to live off his wife. He happens to awaken a system and decides to support himself with the skills it provides. However, these skills are somewhat shady. ❤️In the third book, as the protagonist starts livestreaming, a livestream room called "[A New Job Every Day, Experiencing All Aspects of Life]" quietly appears on a certain platform. The protagonist is seen working hard, but why does he always attract the police? He and his viewers in the livestream room hold hands, tears welling in their eyes, speechless with emotion.

14. 14 你 You're a Celebrity, So Why Are You at Every Police Call? 你一个明星，每回出警都有你？ Tomato's Old Salted Fish番茄的老咸鱼Urban424k WordsCompleted Zhang Dong transmigrated into a parallel world as a washed-up celebrity. After someone reported him, an anti-vice task force took him to the police station for questioning. He’d barely managed to get out when the boss of his new company, a glamorous older woman, told him to branch out into livestreaming... So, On the first police callout, washed-up celebrity Zhang Dong was there. Zhang Dong: As everyone knows, I’m trying out garbage collecting today. What’s wrong with me being here? On the secon 92Reads8.9Score114Shelves
15. 15 我 I Thought We Were Brothers, but You Tricked Me into Robbing a Bank? 我把你当兄弟，你骗我抢银行？ Dragons Fighting龙打架Urban523k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Ming’s friend Zhou Hang took part in a military exercise, playing the role of a bank robber. Zhou Hang decided to recruit Lu Ming to play a robber too. For security reasons, he couldn’t tell him the truth about the exercise, so he used an invitation to dinner as an excuse to get Lu Ming out of the house. “Isn’t this just dinner? Do you really have to withdraw cash at the bank?” Watching his good friend Zhou Hang, who’d invited him to dinner, Lu Ming s 15.9kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

    Reader note

    Highly recommend it, it's guaranteed to look great!

16. 16 接 Receiving Memories from Physical Evidence: I Am the King of Criminal Investigation 接收物证记忆，我，刑侦之王 This Keyboard Works Great这键盘挺好用Mystery304k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, my father suddenly disappeared while investigating a case. Twenty years later, Su Zhuo followed in his footsteps and joined the police force. By touching physical evidence from a case, he could access fragmentary memories that offered clues. Solving a case even earned him skill rewards. From then on, Su Zhuo’s career in law enforcement was one triumph after another. Tools used in crimes, items left at the scene, traces, footprints, fingerprints... As long as a criminal left beh 6.6kReads8.9Score489Shelves

    Reader note

    Second book: Li Si acquires the [Criminal System], and from then on, the entertainment industry has a new oddball. When others release a new movie, fans cheer wildly. When his new movie is released, fans only ask one question: "Boss, haven't you been arrested by the SWAT team yet?" Best Actor: "Our first time acting opposite each other, I thought the crew had recruited someone from prison. But it turns out Li Si is excellent." Screenwriter: "He helped me perfect the script! But I can't understand why Li Si is so familiar with the underworld?" Director: "He's the most talented young man I've ever met—kind and earnest." Special Operations Team: "Watch Li Si! Watch Li Si! His new movie has already given us away; this time we'll definitely catch him!" 🌚🌚

17. 17 我 I’m a Cop, and You Gave Me the Skills of a Psychopathic Killer 我是警察，你给变态杀人狂的技能 Moon Gazing in the Attic阁楼赏月Mystery365k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.8kReads8.0Score145Shelves

    Reader note

    These are all examples, but I highly recommend the sixth one. Mo Fei is so amazing, I've read it countless times! [Winking emoji][winking emoji] The third one, Li Si, is also great, it's just a shame the ending was a bit rushed, but the beginning was really fantastic.

18. 18 咸 The Laid-Back Detective: From the Start, I Show Up with a Robbery Suspect in Tow 咸鱼警探之开局拎着抢劫犯报到 The Cat That Took Flight飞起来的猫Mystery682k WordsCompleted Bu Tongfeng had hoped to lie flat, but somehow ran into an unreliable System. Before long, he found himself caught up in one bizarre case after another. Fine. If you won't let me take it easy, then none of you are getting away unscathed. I'll use the iron fist of justice to teach you that being a couch potato is an attitude, not a lack of ability. 3.5kReads9.2Score331Shelves
19. 19 被 Someone Tried to Frame Me, So I Put on a Bandit's Mask! 被人碰瓷，我带上了劫匪头套！ Dragons Fighting龙打架Urban230k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Jin is chosen to play a bank robber in a bank drill. On the day of the exercise, as he heads to the bank to carry out the “robbery,” an old woman falls right in front of him. Old woman: “You knocked me down. You’re not going anywhere until you pay me eight or ten thousand yuan.” With the planned time drawing closer, Lu Jin has no choice but to agree to take the old woman to the bank to withdraw the money. Once inside the bank, as the old woman urges L 2.7kReads8.7Score178Shelves
20. 20 我 I'm in Criminal Investigation, Why Are You Asking Me to Become the Greatest Thief King? 我是刑侦啊，你让我争最强贼王？ Ye Twenty-Four叶二十四Mystery255k WordsCompleted [Criminal investigation + crime + all-rounder + greatest master thief + king of police] Ye Bei transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a rookie criminal investigator, only to awaken the Greatest Master Thief System. For every criminal he defeats, he receives a generous reward. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, for seeing through a pickpocket's methods. You have received the max-level Art of Sleight of Hand!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, for taking down an armed criminal. You have received max 597Reads8.0Score100Shelves
21. 21 喊 I Told You to Play a Criminal, Not to Outdo One 喊你扮演罪犯，没喊你超越呀 Great Emperor Didi大帝蒂蒂Urban651k WordsCompleted Lin Mo transmigrated into an educational show about simulated crimes. The show’s mission was to find loopholes that did not yet exist in society and patch them as quickly as possible. None of the contestants had any criminal records. But after Lin Mo gained the Popularity System, he expertly made counterfeit money right from the start, and even managed to spend it successfully! 143Reads5.5Score—Shelves
22. 22 直 I Livestream Selling to Wanted Criminals, and Police Across the Internet Go Wild Fighting for Them 直播带货通缉犯，全网警察抢疯了 Chubby Youweimen肥嘟嘟佑卫门Urban311k WordsCompleted Qin Ye has barely started his new job as a police officer when he awakens the Criminal Auction System. As long as he catches criminals and auctions them off, he can earn rewards. Qin Ye quits on the spot and turns to catching criminals to put up for auction. “Serial killer Wang Laohu, folks! Take him home for just 50,000 yuan!” “Human trafficking gang, targeting children and guilty of countless crimes. Get the whole gang for 500,000 yuan, and hand them over to the police for a major merit!” “Dru 1.2kReads8.6Score157Shelves
23. 23 让 I Asked You to Simulate Crimes, but You Created the Perfect Crime Scene 让你模拟犯罪，你却制造完美现场 Wen Xin闻信Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Mystery + deduction + detective work + occasional comedy + no romance] Zhou You transmigrates and joins a show called Simulated Crime. After being selected for the criminal team, he discovers that his teammate is a beautiful campus belle. Together, they become unstoppable. “The detective world needs Zhou You as much as the West needs Jerusalem!” “When Teacher Zhou wanted to quit the detective scene, I slammed my hand on the table.” “Confirmed: he’s a man who knows how to kill!” “Zhou You, pleas 64.2kReads9.1Score7.1kShelves
24. 24 你 You’re the Expert Team, So Why Are You Learning Criminal Investigation from Me, a Fugitive? 你专家组，怎么跟我一逃犯学刑侦 Ling Jiu San Yao零九三妖Mystery3.3M WordsOngoing Su Chen, who specialized in unsolved cold cases, transmigrated to a parallel world and was selected for a reality show about escape. He would be the show’s sole fugitive, hunted by a team of top experts selected from within the public security system! The show’s purpose was to showcase the power of the police and show the public just how easy it was to catch someone in modern society. But no one expected Su Chen to infiltrate the public security system from the start. Using his own methods of si 14.7kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
25. 25 疯 Are You Crazy? You’re Telling Me This Is a Criminal Roleplay? 疯了吧，你告诉我这是扮演罪犯 Wu Wen巫文Urban261k WordsOngoing To raise public awareness and keep citizens on their guard, a massive crime-roleplay show has taken the world by storm. The rules are simple: one hundred contestants are randomly dropped into a randomly selected city to play criminals. They can commit any crimes they like, and the higher their crime score, the bigger the prize money. But after Zuo Fei transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Super Villain System from the start, the whole show takes a wild turn. “Holy crap! People preten 8Reads6.1Score—Shelves
26. 26 抢 The Heist of a Hundred Million Sends the Director Straight to the ICU 抢劫上亿，直接给导演吓进ICU Zhu Shi烛氏Urban561k WordsCompleted [Crime simulation + battle royale + pursuit + sneaky tricks + comedy + no heroine] From the start, Han Li transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that he is taking part in a crime-prevention TV program. To better promote public awareness of crime prevention, the production team has specially invited ordinary people to simulate committing crimes and getting arrested. Han Li awakens the God-Tier Crime Roleplay System. [Ding! Check-in successful. You’ve obtained the master thief skill. Ther 3.1kReads9.2Score276Shelves
27. 27 全 Global Manhunt: You’re Crazy! You Call This an Escape? 全球通缉：疯了！你管这个叫逃亡 Snow at Dusk in the Clouds云中暮雪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Ten major conglomerates are investing, a hundred billion dollars in prize money is up for grabs, and elites from every field are taking part! Urban parkour, high-altitude skydiving, wingsuit flying. Everything... is for the sake of escape! A global manhunt! This is a show that drives people wild! Its goal is to uncover vulnerabilities in security systems and public safety in today's information age. Su Yu is sent to prison from the start, but no one could have expected what came next. Su Yu brea 42kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
28. 28 惊 Shocking! The Crime System Can Be Used Like This 惊！犯罪系统还能这么用 Zhao He昭禾Modern Romance133k WordsOngoing Qi Ye, who had dug countless holes in her stories and had a terrible track record for filling them, transmigrates one day into her own book as a cannon-fodder supporting actress and is bound to a Crime Assistance System. And so, Qi Ye sets out on a journey of playing all kinds of villains. When other people's new dramas come out: “My darling looks gorgeous! Her acting is amazing!” When her new drama comes out: “Is she really not the mastermind behind everything?” “Someone should investigate her! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 唐 Detective Chinatown: I Committed the Perfect Crime at Eight, and That’s Perfectly Reasonable 唐探：我八岁完美犯罪，很合理吧 The Kidney Cutter's Redemption削肾客的救赎Mystery115k WordsOngoing [Dual male leads] Qin Hao transmigrates into a world of detectives. He becomes an orphan at an orphanage in Tokyo! Luckily, he obtains a detective System! On the day Qin Feng and the others solve a locked-room murder, Qin Hao works through 9,999 bizarre cases at the orphanage! [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have completed your deductions, and your Crime Master ranking has risen to first place!] When Qin Hao’s ID reaches number one, the entire detective world is stunned! Q: Investigate this. F 108Reads6.5Score—Shelves
30. 30 癫 Insane! After Binding a System, I Became an Outlaw 癫！绑定系统后，我成了法外狂徒 Not Yao不是夭Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming, spilling tea, showbiz, law-abiding outlaw, System, shipping her own couples] Before binding to the System: a law-abiding citizen After binding to the System: constantly being hauled in to give statements Jiang Zhiyuan: “I’m a law-abiding citizen!” Her fans: “She’s a criminally insane outlaw!” Netizens before they were poisoned by her antics: There’s a wanted criminal over there! Netizens after they were poisoned by her antics: What do you mean, a walking 500,000 yuan bounty? [The 12.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
31. 31 让 I Told You to Play the Villain, Not to Be Yourself 让你演反派，没让你本色出演啊 Dragon Script Hidden in Mist雾隐龙章Urban487k WordsCompleted Lin Bei is bound to the Crime Performance System. If he doesn’t commit a few crimes, he’ll die. Luckily, playing a villain on a film set can keep him alive. From then on, the entertainment industry gained a madman. He plays a murderer, and the film crew calls the police in the middle of the night. After watching the footage, criminal investigation experts declare that he must have a criminal record and recommend investigating his family going back three generations! He plays a con artist, an 109Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 娱 Showbiz: A Specialist in Villain Roles? The Audience Is Terrified 娱乐：反派专业户？观众被吓傻了 Sunglasses Without a Trace墨镜无痕Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Cheng Yun transmigrates to a parallel world. After an investor fails to pressure him into sleeping with them, they release damaging stories about him, and the entire internet turns against him. With nowhere left to turn, the original owner slashes his wrists and dies, making way for Cheng Yun to appear. This unexpectedly activates the [Negative Emotions Collection System]. As long as he makes people feel negative emotions, he can earn all kinds of rewards. Right at that moment, the original owne 319Reads6.1Score103Shelves

    Reader note

    Both are good. The main characters need to express negative emotions, and both are acted, but the first book is slightly better with a more exciting plot. The second book is also good. [Cool]

33. 33 让 I Asked You to Scavenge, and You Found a Nuclear Bomb? 让你捡破烂，你捡出来核弹？ Two Meals a Day一天饿两顿Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Feel-good] [Comedy] [Livestream] [No Romance] [Lighthearted] Su Yun transmigrates into a parallel world and joins the show The Strongest Challenger, where he draws the job of “scrap collector.” From the moment he finds a Type 38 rifle, things start getting weird. Police: “You’re just a scrap collector, so why are you always running into corpses?” Online viewers: “I told you to collect scrap, not solve crimes!” Military: “Holy crap! A pilgrimage of beasts! The Imperial Seal! The tomb of a Qin dy 19.3kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

    Reader note

    These are all so beautiful.

34. 34 参 I Joined a Reality Show, and the Police Solve Cases Every Day 参加真人秀，警察天天把案查 Hope It Turns from Cloudy to Sunny多云转晴吧Urban332k WordsCompleted [She chases him first] [One heroine] [Lucky physique] [Comedy] [Mystery-solving] Chen Zhi transmigrates to a parallel world. With no cheat System, he works hard to get into the police academy, only to be sent to a variety show on his very first day at work. The show’s career challenge has him solving cases. While mountain biking, he discovers human remains. While fishing, he hooks a giant bloated corpse. A serial killer turns up downstairs. He finds human meat buns while working at a restaurant. 395Reads6.3Score104Shelves
35. 35 我 I'm a Celebrity. What's Wrong with Doing a Side Hustle? 我一个明星，搞点副业很合理吧？ My Meat Is Really Tasty我肉真好吃Urban2.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Xia becomes a minor celebrity stuck near the bottom of the industry. Everyone knows that D-list celebrities are treated worse than dogs. Life is tough, so Lin Xia makes a living with odd jobs. To get by, Lin Xia has no choice but to take up some side gigs. Day one: picking a lock at someone’s home, netting 200 yuan. Day two: setting up a fortune-telling stall, netting 500 yuan. Day three: selling cartoon-print underwear at a street stall, netting 800 70.2kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves
36. 36 失 He Went on a Show After Losing His Memory, Only to Be Exposed as the World’s Top Assassin? 失忆后上节目，被曝杀手榜第一？ Zhu Shi烛氏Urban235k WordsCompleted [P.S. Good grief, why do I have so many side hustles?] Wang Tao had just transmigrated to a parallel world when he realized he had lost his memory. He was taking part in a show called "Guess Their Profession". Under the scrutiny of a panel of experts, contestants had to conceal their true identities. The longer they lasted, the bigger the prize money. When the other contestants were all guessed correctly in seconds, everything changed once it was Wang Tao's turn. [Host picked up an AK. Automatic 3.3kReads8.8Score598Shelves
37. 37 刑 Damn! Is This a Short Drama or Footage of a Murder? 刑啊！你这是短剧，还是凶案录像 Stray Cat流浪猫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [One heroine] Officer, let me explain! This really is a short video, not a crime scene recording! Lu Ming transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a college student with a fragile constitution. [Ding! Host has obtained the script “Owl-Headed, Human-Bodied Creature.” To help Host film the short video successfully, you have received the temporary skill “Prop Making LV1.”] [The video reaches over 100,000 views. “Prop Making LV1” becomes a permanent skill.] However, Lu Ming never expected that 2.7kReads8.5Score248Shelves
38. 38 警 Officer, Come Check Him Out! He Doesn't Look Like He's Acting! 警察叔叔快查他！他不像是演的！ Dad of Little Liu小六子阿爸Urban998k WordsCompleted Li Yang transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a fresh-faced celebrity saddled with a huge debt and about to be pressured by a rich older woman into paying it back. Luckily, his golden finger arrives just in time. To avoid living off women for the rest of his life, he decides to play a trillion-yuan tycoon. But fate has other plans... On the first day, he plays a gang boss and terrifies everyone, so the police take him in for questioning. On the second day, he plays a deranged seria 8.4kReads7.7Score449Shelves

    Reader note

    Want to watch crime dramas? Find me, Xixi! 💞 ⭐️ Li Si acquires a crime system, stunning everyone on set. His understanding of the underworld is deeper than the screenwriter's? His acting is more convincing than fiction? Everyone who's seen it says, "Why hasn't he been arrested by the SWAT team yet?" ⭐️ The female lead transmigrates into her own book, originally a cannon fodder supporting character, but unexpectedly awakens a crime assistance system. Everyone else is acting, but she doesn't seem to be. ⭐️ Li Yang works as an extra, unlocking a character-based system. He can play any role convincingly, but... Why does he always play villainous characters? ⭐️ Shen Fei transmigrates, acquiring a villainous boss system. He becomes a villain for the sake of being a villain, playing gangsters and criminals with unparalleled realism!

39. 39 娱 Showbiz: He Plays the Villain, and I’m Afraid the Good Guys Won’t Win 娱乐：他演反派，我怕好人赢不了 Seedling in the Desert沙漠里的苗Urban206k WordsOngoing A professional supporting-role specialist with god-tier passive skills and the god-tier aura of a [Villainous Big Shot]! A specialist in playing the boss: “When you play a villainous boss, you’ll instantly get into character, Acting +9999.” “When you play a villainous big shot, you’ll radiate an intimidating, ruthless aura, Charm +99999.” In Infernal Affairs, he plays mob boss Han Chen, arrogant and overbearing. His god-tier performance makes Tony Leung and Andy Lau call him “Teacher.” In Black 21Reads6.5Score—Shelves
40. 40 让 You Were Told to Play a Cop, but You Actually Arrested a Wanted Criminal 让你演警察，你真抓通缉犯 Rice Flour Pink米分色Urban484k WordsOngoing Ye Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a pretty-boy celebrity, mocked online as a show-off singer and dancer and the king of awkward silences on variety shows. Netizens: Go act in dramas. The bar for acting is low. Just as everyone is mocking him, Ye Chen unexpectedly awakens the [Role Experience] System! Whatever role he plays, he gains that character’s skills. He plays a police officer, memorizes the wanted criminal’s features, and arrests an A-list fugitive right on set! He pla 90Reads8.6Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    These books are all very good.

41. 41 阳 Getting Roasted in the Living World, My Fans in the Underworld Help Me Get Even 阳间被喷，阴间粉丝帮我找场子 Rehab Expert复健达人Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Funny and lighthearted + playing a ghost + scaring people and ghosts alike + horror livestream + no female lead + top-tier star of the underworld + reverse brainwashing + misunderstandings + ghostly illusions] Shen Si is an obscure actor who loves performing but has mediocre acting skills. In other people’s eyes, he’s a strange, awkward speaker with stiff limbs who crawls faster than he runs. One day, he receives a script and enters a supernatural film set. Here, his awkwardness is because he’s 14.3kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

    Reader note

    It's not a system novel, but the main character is indeed an actor.

42. 42 谁 Who Put a Celebrity in My Trunk? 谁往我车后备箱塞了个女明星？ Huimin, the Chicken-Raising King惠民养鸡王Urban1.1M WordsCompleted One day, Xu Mo was getting off work as usual when he heard a noise coming from the trunk. He opened it and took a look. A famous actress had been tossed into the trunk, bound hand and foot! What he didn’t know was that countless cameras were pointed at him. This was a brand-new kind of show. The first ordinary person selected was caught in less than an hour. But once Xu Mo was chosen, things started to take a different turn. “Holy crap, that’s not how the script goes! Xu Mo is way too intense. H 31.7kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves

    Reader note

    [Drooling][Drooling][Drooling] When Xu Mo got off work, he heard a noise in the trunk of his car. When he opened it, he found a female celebrity tied up. This was actually a new type of program. The passersby who were selected were quickly caught, but Xu Mo did not play by the rules. His performance made the program very exciting and even scared the female celebrity to tears. The story was full of surprises.

43. 43 你 Your Mystery Novels Make You Better at Solving Cases Than the Police? 你写悬疑小说比警察还会查案？ Ju Jiuzhi桔九织Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no female lead, not invincible, mostly everyday life, Conan-like bad luck, cases both big and small.) (Warning: The protagonist does everything for himself and is no conventional good guy. Don’t read if that bothers you. Also, no female lead doesn’t mean no female characters; it just means there are no romantic scenes. Don’t read if you don’t want women to appear.) Other people transmigrate and find opportunities and connections waiting for them. When Lu Ci transmigrates, the only th 7.1kReads8.9Score846Shelves
44. 44 悍 Ruthless Cop: You Want Me to Play a Role? I’ll Empty My Magazine Right Here! 悍警：让我扮演？当场清空弹夹！ Zhu Shi烛氏Urban315k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.3kReads9.3Score184Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book is really good; the protagonist is a policeman but also a ruthless criminal. The second book is a role-playing story where the protagonist is tricked into robbing a bank by his best friend and unexpectedly gains a criminal system. [Laughing][Kissing emoji]

45. 45 你 You're a Celebrity, So Why Are You Better at Dissection Than a Forensic Doctor? 你个明星，解剖比法医专业 Little Pumpkin小小南瓜Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Celebrity + Forensic Medicine + Crime Solving + Comedic Contrast + Wild Imagination] After transmigrating to a parallel world, he struggled his way to stardom, only to face the risk of being fired. He seized an opportunity to join a forensic reality show and obtained a Celebrity System. But some of the skills he drew were a little strange. Skill One: Dissect a person in eight minutes. Skill Two: Unfasten a bra with bare hands, every time. Skill Three: Paint U.S. dollars so convincingl 7.9kReads8.8Score727Shelves
46. 46 以 Acting Through Sin: From Having My Role Stolen to Becoming a Legend 以罪入戏：从被抢角色后开始封神 Wind Sleeps, Clouds Rise风眠云起Urban205k WordsOngoing Lin Qi was a down-on-his-luck student whose role in his graduation performance had been stolen. By sheer chance, he became bound to the Crime System. This is seriously criminal! He was a model young man of the new era. There was no way he would ever break the law. He had to exploit a loophole. There was no choice. With the System’s help, he played a serial killer in a crime drama, making veteran actors break out in a cold sweat with just a look. On variety shows, he pretended to be innocent and 17Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It meets your requirements; it's a new book, so if you're looking for something to read, you can check it out.

47. 47 破 Crime Solving: I Can Pick Up Memory Fragments 破案：我可以拾取记忆碎片 Traveler in the Mortal World红尘阡陌客Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A small-town police officer transmigrates to a parallel world. From the start, in the interrogation room, he awakens a System that lets him pick up fragments of memory. From then on, he solves cases like a god... No female lead, no harem, crime-solving, transmigration. 4.6kReads8.5Score394Shelves

    Reader note

    I'm currently following this book. The cases are tightly connected, there's no unnecessary dialogue, and it's very enjoyable to read!

48. 48 谁 Who Let Him Become a Police Officer? 谁让他当警察的？ Crow Doesn't Fly Planes乌鸦不坐飞机Urban647k WordsOngoing Xu Lai transmigrates to a parallel world, becomes a police officer, and unexpectedly awakens a god-tier detective System. Whenever he catches a criminal or solves a case, he receives a random reward from the System. The only problem is that the System’s rewards aren’t quite what he expected... “I’m a cop. Why the heck did you give me the skill to counterfeit money?” Xu Lai is initially close to breaking down. But on the very day he reports for duty, he runs into the leader of a counterfeit-money 27.9kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves

    Reader note

    🥥The male protagonist transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a police officer, awakening a god-level detective system. The system's rewards are unconventional, causing the protagonist to break down, but he later discovers that although they seem rudimentary, they can be useful in crucial moments. When he uses his skills, his superiors and colleagues are dumbfounded, commenting, "Is this something a police officer should know?" "It's a good thing he's a police officer, otherwise he'd be doing no good!"

49. 49 让 You Were Supposed to Catch Suspects, So How Did You Become a Legend? 让你抓嫌疑人，你成就无敌神话？ Little Chick Doesn't Eat Rice小鸡不吃米Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth + System + mystery-solving + no heroine + no romance] Ye Changsheng transmigrates to another world. He wanted to become a teacher, but instead ends up as a police officer. With help from an unbeatable enhancement System, he rushes into blazing fires to save people, catches suspects, and solves all kinds of murder cases... Every completed mission makes him stronger. [Congratulations, Host! You’ve received a physical enhancement!] [Congratulations, Host! You’ve received 7.7kReads8.9Score683Shelves

    Reader note

    These are all really beautiful! If you're interested, go try them out! [Got it][Got it][Got it]

50. 50 让 You Told Me to Loiter in the Streets, So Why Are You Saying There’s a Nuclear Bomb on the Road? 让你当街溜子，你说路上有核弹？ Qing Hong Makes Trouble Again青红又造孽Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Fast-paced crime-solving + deduction + livestreaming + all kinds of cases + no romance + plot-driven Su Ye awakens the Crime Evidence Livestream System, and everything he sees is evidence! Homemade explosives, dismemberment murders, new drugs, the sex-streaming industry, elaborate pig-butchering scams... Bizarre cases unfold every day. Su Ye: “Miss, let me see your skirt. The victim was wearing it.” Su Ye: “I was just taking a leak, and somehow found a murderer's toilet paper!” Su Ye: “A giveawa 24.9kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

    Reader note

    All three books are excellent and have high ratings.

Other lists with Brother Dao Goes Viral in Showbiz, and Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing