Looking for a Strong Female Lead in the Chinese Entertainment Industry. Does Tomato Only Have This One? 想看华娱大女主文，番茄好像就只有这一本吧！

1. 51 拍 I Photographed Every Has-Been Online Celebrity, and Now I’m Finally Famous 拍遍全网糊咖，醉姐终于火了 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Modern Romance765k WordsCompleted [No romance for the heroine, career-focused + entertainment System + fan site manager / agent / boss] Chen Zui has been in a parallel world for a year. The music variety show she was supposed to join gets canceled at the last minute. Fine, fine, guess I’m just unlucky. She’s replaced on a dance show because she stepped out with her right foot first. She gets angry, then gets angry for a moment. She gets edited out of an entertainment variety show for offending a popular star. You dare mess with 19.8kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds

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   The first book is about opening a studio, working as a fan site admin, and writing songs... The second book is about leading her younger siblings in a band, with the government backing them up.

2. 52 塌 After Their Scandal Broke, the Flirtatious Idol Went Wild 塌房后，钓系爱豆杀疯了 Spring Is Born Anew泛春生Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing (Transmigration of a famous author's works + strong female lead + stunning beauty + showbiz + no couple in the main story's ending, with temporary one-on-one romances along the way + film, television, and music star + success across the globe) The rating is low because this just came out! It's more satisfying if you start with her breaking into the American market. The earlier part isn't very well written. Yun Zhaoyue, a hard-working showbiz employee, suddenly dies from overwork and is reborn i 165Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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   The first book was really good. It was passed down after the female lead's scandal broke. Then, relying on a PR manual from his subconscious, he instantly transformed himself into someone else who was heartbroken over her ex-boyfriend, gaining a huge following and a rating system. The story of him learning various skills and gradually becoming better in the domestic music scene and eventually going international is really amazing.

3. 53 突 After Failing to Break Through to Nascent Soul, I Pursue Immortality 突破元婴失败，我追求天仙 Potato Dumpling Candy土豆丸子糖Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Entertainment Industry One Female Lead: Liu Yifei (If you don’t like it, don’t read) (No romantic entanglements, one person for life.) In 2002, Zhang Mianqing was reborn. “When other people are reborn, they rush to change the world. When he was reborn, all he wanted was to keep the starlight in her eyes shining forever.” “From their carefree youth to the pinnacle of cinema, they walked hand in hand, and together they were the perfect script.” Actor, director, award-winning actor, regular on th 10.4kReads6.7Score72514d adds

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   Cultivation Entertainment Novel

4. 54 综 Anime Crossover: The Climbing Vine in the Entertainment Industry (Modern Entertainment) 综明星：菟丝花在娱乐圈（现娱） Little Tangyuan Who Doesn't Like Tangyuan不爱吃汤圆的小汤圆Modern Romance725k WordsCompleted The heroine is a stunningly beautiful but foolish young woman. Beautiful women always have a temper. 17Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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   This is okay too. The female lead doesn't want to be a caged canary; she wants to be a big star and build her career. [Awkward laugh] [heart] It's a Chinese entertainment company. Lots of real-life [crying][think about it] celebrities and memes. The female lead is stunningly beautiful, and she comes with her own script [laughs][fear] acting in [the movie "Door Lock"]. [Ah! So cold] [kiss] It became a huge hit [facepalm][what]

5. 55 文 Showbiz: I Don’t Need a System to Conquer the Entertainment Industry 文娱：没系统姐照样杀穿娱乐圈 Happy Typewriter快乐的打字机Modern Romance789k WordsCompleted Plagiarism-by-transcription + career-focused heroine + shamelessly thick-skinned The new book has a low rating and needs your support, dear readers. Li Qingxi transmigrates into a novel and becomes a nameless extra in a wish-fulfillment story about the entertainment industry. She has a stunning face, but unfortunately she’s a lovesick fool. A scumbag and a nasty woman get her killed and leave her with a ruined reputation. As soon as Li Qingxi transmigrates, she faces the hellish start of a contr 4.2kReads8.2Score46414d adds

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   It's really great to watch how Sister Qing dominates the battlefield.

6. 56 顶 The Top-Tier Starlet's Road to Fame 顶流小花的来时路 Lingling Isn't Afraid of the Cold令令不怕冷Modern Romance497k WordsOngoing [Feel-good wish fulfillment] [Career-focused] [Original screenplay] [No melodrama] [No angst] [Few awful characters] [Definitely no CP] Dai Zhiyou likes doing silly, offbeat things and watching cartoons. She's beautiful, but she likes money, too. Her biggest dream in life is to become a little rich woman: wealthy, gorgeous, and with plenty of free time. But before she could make her mark at university, a photo from her enrollment went viral online. When she saw the news, she thought, “This face 194Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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   These books are all quite good; they've been on my bookshelf for a while now. You won't regret investing in them.

7. 57 打 Building the Strongest Entertainment Agency 打造最强娱乐圈经纪公司 Dreams Begin Where the Star Herons Fly星鹭梦起Modern Romance210k WordsOngoing “You want to be an idol? Fine! But in exchange, your entire life will belong to me.” [Dark undertones] [Ensemble cast] [Inspired by real life] “Welcome to Dare to Dream: Star-Making Plan, the entertainment industry's most brutal gamble on stardom.” Huang Tingyun, the illegitimate daughter of the Huang family, was kicked out with nothing but a shell of an entertainment company and ten million yuan. The company didn't even have a single signed artist. But three months later, the idol competition 73Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Look at this book! [Laughing][laughing]

8. 58 满 A Max-Level Expert Crashes Five Hags, and Their Secret Identities Are Revealed Everywhere 满级大佬闯五哈，马甲掉一地 Ink Pen Makes a Book墨笔成书Urban1.0M WordsOngoing Updated regularly every day, with no breaks. Thank you for your support! I was hit by a car in an accident and spent about a month in the hospital. I was a bit out of it, so the plot went off track for a while. It’s back on the main storyline now!!! [Lighthearted] [Funny] [Everyday life] [Variety shows] [System] [Entertainment industry] [One female lead] [Rising star] White Ye went out to buy breakfast and had an incredible stroke of luck: he ended up in Blue Star, a parallel world to Earth! Tha 26.7kReads7.1Score1.6k14d adds

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9. 59 对 The Rival Has Gone Wild! Facing Off Against My Idol at the Top! 对照组杀疯了！与偶像顶峰相见！ Bai Yeqing白夜青Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + entertainment + power fantasy + showbiz + true and fake heiresses + background-character couple] After transmigrating into the body of the real heiress, Su Teng takes the entertainment world by storm, releasing one hit Huaxia song after another. Day One: Campus folk song, “Lilac” Day Two: Hip-hop, “Drifting Toward the North” Day Three: Inspirational song, “Chapter” Day Four: Rock, “The Train Heads Beyond the Clouds, While My Dreams Find Peace in the Ninth Heaven” Day Five: Love 14.1kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds

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10. 60 一 One Song Sets the Whole Crowd Ablaze and Tops the Internet's Trending Searches 一首篇章燃全场，火爆全网上热搜 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Little Tiger从前有只小老虎Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + entertainment + top-tier star + System + sweet romance + daily life] Nie Xingchen transmigrates to a parallel world, where her parents are hounded to their deaths by creditors. To repay their enormous debts and raise her five-year-old little brother, Nie Xingchen takes him with her and enters the entertainment industry. On the night she wins the Most Popular Singer of the Year award, Nie Xingchen is photographed eating instant noodles with her little brother in their shabby ren 464Reads8.4Score—14d adds
11. 61 开 From the Start, One Song, “Toward the Clouds”: The System Makes Me a Musical Genius 开局一首向云端，系统带我成曲神 Just Eat Coriander就吃香菜Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Reincarnated from Birth + Songwriting Copycat + System + Feel-Good Story + Female Lead] Gu Xi transmigrates to a parallel world and grows up in an orphanage. After she finishes her college entrance exams and gets cheated on, the System finally shows up and takes her to compete on a songwriter talent show, launching her legendary journey... 1.6kReads7.0Score10014d adds
12. 62 神 Bewitched! The Succubus Is Taking the Entertainment World by Storm 神魂颠倒！魅魔在娱乐圈杀疯了 Silver Terrace and Golden Palace银台金阙Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [The succubus’s path to conquering the entertainment industry~~•A plagiarist of hits•Music, film, and TV + multiple male leads, a battlefield of romantic rivals~] A succubus transmigrates into Jiang Xuan, an obscure actress in her late twenties buried under a mountain of scandals, including but not limited to having a child out of wedlock, terrible acting, awful singing, and chasing clout… The original owner traded her life for a chance to change her fate, and the succubus accepted. She sings 7.4kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
13. 63 开 System from the Start: Becoming a God of Songwriting in a Parallel World 开局系统：在平行世界做曲神 Hotpot and Sesame Flatbread火锅烧饼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System + Songwriting + No CP + Slice of Life + Main Story Complete] Bound to an entertainment System from the start, what could Su Xin do? Naturally, she went along with it! With “Hapiness Street” as her first song, Su Xin became a hidden gem of a songwriter in the eyes of artsy girls. Then came “Chase Your Dreams with a Pure Heart,” the perfect inspirational anthem! With “Ten Years,” “Legend,” and “Stranded,” Su Xin became the strongest new songwriter around! “Blue and White Porcelain,” “Red R 7.5kReads8.8Score54014d adds
14. 64 文 Entertainment System: The Diva's Path to Becoming a Top-Tier Star 文娱系统：天后的顶流之路 Wu Xia Ameng吴下阿濛Modern Romance682k WordsCompleted [System + copycat author + reborn + showbiz] Ke Yu jumped off a bridge, ready to end her humiliating life, but unexpectedly obtained an entertainment System from Earth. The System gave her a chance to be reborn, but she had to spread Earth’s entertainment works throughout her planet… One song, “Sunny Day,” set three mentors arguing. One song, “Those Years,” made her a top-tier star on Bilibili. One song, “What Kind of Man,” left her cheating ex disgraced. With the System in hand, she set out on 1.3kReads8.4Score10714d adds
15. 65 别 Others Go All Out, I Cheat, and the Entertainment Industry Cries 别人开大我开挂，气哭娱乐圈 I Can Fluff Cotton我会弹棉花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + literary plagiarism + entertainment industry + System + all-powerful big shot + secret identities + movie emperor CEO + parallel world + sweet wish fulfillment] Shen Li died at the height of her career, just as she was about to become a movie queen. When she opened her eyes again, she'd transmigrated to a parallel world, and some annoying System insisted on clinging to her. System: Still worried because you can't get back to Earth? Complete the content-transfer missions, return 5.3kReads8.7Score51414d adds
16. 66 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 2.4kReads7.8Score14314d adds
17. 67 华 Chinese Showbiz: Starting as a Top Ten Campus Singer 华娱：从校园十佳歌手开始 A Blossom of Time一朵时光Modern Romance800k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + parallel world + showbiz + reusing songs + singing + everyday life + no romance + no System] This is a perfectly ordinary story about music producer Fang Xieyue transmigrating to a parallel world. To fulfill her dream of singing, she enters her school's Top Ten Singers contest, beginning a career that takes her step by step from a little-known singer to a celebrated singer-songwriter and queen of Chinese pop. 1. A scene from the school's New Year's cultural gala: Fang Xieyue: “ 4.5kReads8.4Score29814d adds
18. 68 歌 The Onion Queen of Pop Goes Viral with Heartbreak Songs 歌坛洋葱天后，靠苦情歌爆红全网 Kui-chan葵酱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate]+ [Copycat writer]+ [Entertainment industry]+ [System]+ [Parallel worlds]+ [Songwriting and singing] Three years after Gu Zhimiao transmigrated, she suffers a sudden, brutal breakup. Heartbroken and drunk, she bumps her head and awakens a [Showbiz System]. The [growth-based] System needs a huge amount of popularity to level up, and to make matters worse, it often drops sad, painfully fitting background music. Her fans dub Gu Zhimiao the “Onion of the Music World.” Her songs make ev 996Reads6.9Score—14d adds
19. 69 内 Entertainment Industry: A Godsent Tycoon Director System 内娱：天降神豪导演系统 Taid of Yao Immortal's Abode瑶仙居的泰德Modern Romance380k WordsOngoing There are too few stories about women directors, so I decided to write the kind of story I want to read. No CP, a strong female lead from a powerful family. There’s basically no focus on business empire-building; she devotes herself entirely to making films. Lin Xi is a liberal arts graduate from the 21st century, struggling to find a job after finishing her second degree. On her way to the hospital for a checkup, she gets into a car accident and transmigrates to a parallel world, where she emba 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Female-led director with no romantic pairing

20. 70 穿 Transmigrated as Yu Ning's Ex-Wife, I Hold Tight to the Happy Ending Script 穿成宇宁前妻，握紧HE剧本 Zizi Qing籽籽晴Female-Channel Fanfiction300k WordsCompleted The rating will go up once it’s posted. (A fanfic about singer Liu Yuning + Viva La Romance + young married couple + rental-apartment romance + happy ending) We have little money and no regrets, and how rare it is to be young spouses! Lin Luo Chu had always been curious about her idol Liu Yuning’s past. One day, she transmigrated to 2010 and became the ex-wife from the old legend. Faced with all kinds of hardships, this time she refused to back down and decided to bravely stay by his side. My su 3.8kReads8.2Score36914d adds
21. 71 分 Showbiz: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do 【娱乐圈】分手不容易 Snow in Green绿衣雪Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted Before entering showbiz, Jiang Yu Yi decided to get some experience to help with her future romance scenes. After thinking it over, she decided that her first love had to be a handsome man who perfectly matched her type. She sent Jin Cheng, whom she had only just met, a forty-day love-experience pass. A dazzling star × a love-struck, jealous CEO Note: None of the characters in this book are based on real people. 1.1kReads8.7Score10714d adds

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    They're all pretty good.

22. 72 整 Reforming Showbiz Work Culture: Starting as the Office Snitch 整顿娱乐圈职场：从当漏勺开始 Grew to Six Foot Three in My Dreams梦中长到一米九Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted A note before you start: This is a slice-of-life story set in the entertainment industry, and it’s slow-paced! Sorry, but it’s not a story about an overpowered male lead or a Mary Sue! Some readers asked in the reviews why the story seemed to be turning into a cultivation novel, and said they were dropping it. What can I say? For an ordinary person, getting slim and beautiful, being a good actor, and living comfortably aren’t easy. How can you manage without a golden finger? This is still an en 44Reads6.4Score—14d adds
23. 73 系 System: The Host Doesn't Want to Go Crazy, She Just Wants to Get Rich 系统：宿主她不想发癫只想发财 Rich Cocoa Sauce富有的可可酱Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted A resilient, independent, clear-headed heroine with a strong sense of purpose The male leads... each have to prove themselves to earn the job! [No predetermined couple: fair and square] Chen Xizhen woke up one day back at seventeen, with System 101 unlocked. Happy about it...? Not a chance! Who'd want to go through all the same hardships again? Chen Xizhen stared blankly. "If a system can't help me get rich, isn't it just trash?" "I am a system for clearing obsessions, so naturally, I am respons 2Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 74 女 Her Majesty the Queen's Puppy-Dog Makeup Artist 女王陛下的化妆师小奶狗 Liu Mengxi刘梦溪Modern Romance269k WordsOngoing Older woman-younger man romance + sweet younger boyfriend + love at first sight + long-laid plans + rekindled love + an evenly matched romance When Gu Xizhou learns that Yan Xingmian has divorced, he immediately abandons his studies and flies back from abroad. His love is never something he has to hide. The two were separated for years because of a misunderstanding. Now that he has returned, what will become of them? 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a romance novel set in the entertainment industry, featuring a younger man and an older woman. The female lead is a top female celebrity, and the male lead falls in love with her at first sight. He then schemes to win her over, concealing his identity along the way.

25. 75 古 From Ancient Times to the Present: The Reborn Lady Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 古穿今：闺秀重生娱乐圈后爆红了 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Gu Chaoxi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke Who Guards the Nation, was raised from childhood to become the Crown Princess. She mastered every art, from music and chess to calligraphy and painting. But when the battle for the throne ended in her family being wiped out, she opened her eyes again in the body of a streamer everyone loved to hate. Her new self's parents are both dead, and she has a little brother to raise. Gu Chaoxi can only pull herself together. Making money comes first. One by 16.4kReads9.5Score2.5k14d adds

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    Female protagonist novels in the entertainment industry

26. 76 重 Reborn National Idol: The Road to Center Stage 重生国民偶像之C位出道 The Internet's Blacklisted Second Young Master网黑二少Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Mo spent three years as a trainee in H Country. After unexpectedly being reborn, she finally understood how ridiculous it had been to keep giving in. This time, she resolutely returned to Huaxia and chose to compete on a girl group survival show. To her utter surprise, the name Su Mo dominated the trending charts all summer from the very start. Her explosive first-stage performance was hailed as an S-rank stage, she was selected as the center for the theme song, and she 1.7kReads9.4Score22314d adds
27. 77 白 The White Moonlight Is Reborn in Showbiz and Rises to Become a Top-Tier Star and Best Actress 白月光重生娱乐圈逆袭顶流影后 Pink Guava粉红芭乐葡Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead building her career + entertainment industry + reborn + film and TV plot] Qin Xi is reborn. This time, she won't be the beloved period-drama actress who retires early. She'll fight her way to the top-tier star ranks, become a top actress, expose her scumbag ex, and take back everything that belongs to her! In her previous life, Qin Xi walked away at the height of her career. At twenty-eight, she quit the entertainment industry, married into a wealthy family, and devoted herse 3.8kReads8.9Score45214d adds
28. 78 顶 A Top-Tier Star's Journey Begins with Becoming a Trainee [Entertainment Industry] 顶流从穿成练习生开始【娱乐圈】 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance628k WordsCompleted [No romance + no golden finger + transmigration + entertainment industry + feel-good story] Song Yue’s life is ruined by an accident; When she opens her eyes again, she has transmigrated to a parallel world and become an entertainment-industry trainee; But can someone tell her why, on the third day of the talent show, her company has vanished? Just vanished... Watch her start out as a trainee, debut in the center position, succeed in both film and television, and climb step by step to the very t 1.7kReads9.1Score15314d adds
29. 79 重 Reborn and Choosing a New Career: I Choose to Become the Hottest Actress 重生职业重选，我选当最红女明星 Yan Shu偃舒Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Career-minded fan-favorite heroine VS love-struck, scheming CEO] Reborn, Jiang Linyu decides to cut out her lovesick side and sets her sights on becoming the biggest star in the business. Do ordinary people have to start with auditions to break into the entertainment industry? Other auditionees her age: clutching their hems, bashfully shrinking back. Jiang Linyu, mentally over 30: “Teacher, it’s hot out. Have an iced coffee.” Wait, passing the audition randomly unlocks professional skills? “Pho 4Reads7.4Score—14d adds
30. 80 风 The Peerless Dance Goddess Takes the World by Storm 风华绝代，国舞女神惊艳世界 Mango Blossoms芒果朵朵Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Cool, ethereal national dance goddess × sharp-tongued, irresistible, many-faceted movie emperor] Ancient dance goddess + gifted dancer + inspiring life story + mutual healing + satisfying read + sweet romance “In the southern lands lives a lovely maiden, light as she dances the green-waist dance.” It took a single competition for everyone to realize Wen Ning was that very maiden. One breathtaking dance made the nation fall for her. She was the true goddess of Chinese dance. Onstage, 6.4kReads9.4Score64314d adds
31. 81 追 A Starstruck Fan Transmigrates Into a Talent Show, but All She Wants Is to Make Money 追星女穿到选秀节目后她只想赚钱 Zhujing竹京Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted (System + No Male Lead + Golden Finger + The Heroine Is Great at Marketing Herself) (Heroine Takes Center Stage + Acting + Variety Shows + Livestreaming + Award-Winning Actress) (Friendship + Ensemble Cast Early On, This Story's Motto Is: Idols Mustn't Date) (After seeing too many careers crash over scandals, she writes a fictional character for herself to pursue) Other people transmigrate and become rich heiresses with money to spare. Yin Li transmigrates and becomes an orphan, a dirt-poor nobo 1.7kReads9.3Score18314d adds
32. 82 全 All-Round Artist: Starting with a Girl Group Audition 全能艺术家：从女团选秀开始 Snow Reflected in the Dusk薄暮映雪Modern Romance792k WordsCompleted [Song covers, violin, feel-good wish fulfillment, no romance] Singer Lin Xia transmigrates into the body of a rebellious, violin-playing prodigy. With the vocal skills of a powerhouse singer, top-tier violin talent, and Earth's entire music library at her disposal, she hits a sky-high note from “Qinghai-Tibet Plateau” right from the start, stunning the crowd, then heads to a girl-group survival show to blow the competition out of the water. One song, “Chi Ling,” ushers in a new era of traditiona 8.5kReads8.7Score83914d adds
33. 83 文 The Godmother of Entertainment Starts with Sweet and Sour Is Me 文娱教母从酸酸甜甜就是我开始 Weird Little Potato怪奇土豆子Modern Romance640k WordsCompleted When I wrote my first novel, I followed the usual power-fantasy formula, and honestly, it had a lot of problems. I'm sorry, everyone. If you came here from my second novel, I just want to say Don't read it! Run! 343Reads6.5Score—14d adds
34. 84 顶 The Top-Tier Star Queen Starts Her Comeback After Being Blacklisted 顶流女王从雪藏开始 July’s Flowing Fire七月流火Modern Romance253k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to Earth, former singer Qin Yueming transmigrates back to Blue Star. By then, she's being attacked across the internet for playing a naive, sweet heroine. The director bluntly calls her a pretty face with no acting skills. The second female lead tries to outshine her, and her company plans to drop her after squeezing the last bit of value out of her. Everyone mocks her, convinced she'll never make a comeback. Just then, the All-Around Artist System she bonded with on Earth f 9Reads8.0Score—14d adds
35. 85 选 After I Accidentally Called My Mentor 'Baby' on the Talent Show, He Actually Responded 选秀误喊导师宝贝后，他竟然应了 Burning Fish into a Cat烧鱼成喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Entertainment Industry + System + Sweet Romance + Strong Female Lead] Ye Xingyao, a little-known fourth-tier celebrity, unexpectedly transmigrates into the novel "Shining Superstar" and becomes a tragic, nameless passerby with the same name. The original Ye Xingyao tried to seduce a director, became the homewrecker everyone online condemned, and ultimately jumped from a rooftop, ending a life spent enduring abuse. With death as her starting point and a support System 564Reads9.2Score10014d adds
36. 86 重 Reborn, I Became the Nation's Male Idol 重生后我成国民男神了 Fine Night良宵Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man + entertainment industry] Gu Yuan, an internationally wanted criminal, died a horrific death. Plenty of people cheered and clapped at the news. No one knew she had been an undercover police officer for six years, only to end up without even a body to bury. When Gu Yuan opened her eyes again, she had been reborn as a useless young master from a wealthy family, a woman disguised as a man. Gu Yuan: Useless? Not necessarily. A famous director comes knocking: Please, sta 3.1kReads9.4Score40914d adds
37. 87 重 The Reborn Actress Has a Lucky Charm 重生影后有锦鲤 Quietly Watching Tea暗中观茶Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday life] [Heartwarming] [Sweet romance] Qiao Yuqi was reborn at the age of 21 and received an Assist System. By chance, she saved a future award-winning screenwriter and became the writer’s go-to leading lady. After rescuing her dormitory nemesis, she gained a wealthy, devoted fan. Once her luck improved, the people around her found happiness, too. Countless entertainment-industry bigwigs wanted to cast Qiao Yuqi, hoping some of her good luck would rub off on them. A cute little boy h 256Reads9.1Score—14d adds
38. 88 重 Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: I Love My Sugar Daddy 重生娱乐圈之我爱金主干爹 Yun Chu Loves Shrimp Paste爱吃虾酱汁的云初Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted (This story leans toward realism, with a slightly dark tone and questionable morals. The male lead isn’t chaste. If you’re looking for a brainless, fluffy romance, this may not be for you.) Lin Xiaoxiao is reborn, back at the beginning of her career in showbiz. Staring at the dazzling man before her, she wonders how she ever let a useless jerk turn her into a lovesick idiot in her past life. If she can just land the man in front of her, wealth and luxury will be hers for the taking. Who needs an 45Reads8.7Score—14d adds
39. 89 黑 The Queen of Scandals 黑料天后 Yueming, Like a Dream悦明如幻梦Modern Romance475k WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Showbiz Story * Fast-Paced * Face-Slapping and Taking Down Scumbags * Unhinged Fiction * No Male Lead] A story about a hater and a top-tier star swapping souls. Liu Qianqian’s greatest pleasure is trashing the popular actress Shen Jiajia online. She types, “You nepotism baby, get out of the entertainment industry!” Then, after an accidental car crash, she opens her eyes again and finds herself in Shen Jiajia’s body! Standing in front of the cameras, she declares: “Everyone who hates m 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead focuses on her career and avoids being manipulated.

40. 90 我 You and I Will Meet at the Summit 我和你，顶峰相见 Frost Sequence Twenty-Four霜序廿四Modern Romance235k WordsOngoing [A heads-up: focused mainly on her career, with romance as a secondary element. Not a power fantasy] [Female-centered + one-on-one, two strong leads + sweet with no angst + happy ending + both inexperienced + alternate universe] Big round eyes × puppy eyes At nineteen, Huayin was invited to star in the film Qiluo Fragrance. It took the internet by storm after its release, but she resolutely returned to school to finish her studies. After graduating, she chose to pursue a career in the entertainm —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Highly Recommended] A story of a strong, emerging female lead with two powerful career paths + a sweet, soulful romance. Note: Career is the primary focus, romance secondary! From obscurity to reaching the pinnacle, she hones her acting frame-by-frame on set/shone brightly on variety shows. Highly sweet with no angst, no melodramatic misunderstandings, just a top-tier push-pull dynamic of mutual attraction. When career-driven individuals meet, even their sweet moments have a professional touch! Update Status: Chapter 33 [Heart][Heart][Heart]

41. 91 娱 Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: The Stand-In Stole Her Sister's Sugar Daddy 娱乐圈重生：替身抢了姐姐的金主 Old Bei the Pork Floss肉松老贝Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing [Reborn revenge story in the entertainment industry | Stand-in rises to become a mogul] [Plays within plays + forum posts | A multi-man rivalry] In her previous life, Wen Qingxu became the dedicated acting stand-in for her biological older sister, Wen Lingfei. Reborn on the very day she was forced to become a stand-in, she also awakened a golden finger. This time, she would no longer let anyone pull her strings. She would break into the entertainment industry, take all her sister’s opportun 140Reads—Score26814d adds

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    Reborn into the Chinese entertainment industry ten years ago, a novel premise.

42. 92 滚 Get Lost, Stalker Fan 滚啊私生粉 All-Purpose A Man万能阿蔓Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + two top-tier stars + rekindled romance + a husband-chasing journey of regret] Wen Yuan knew Hengdian was packed with celebrities. But when she was riding her little scooter to grab dinner that year and crashed straight into Xu Yiran, she hadn't expected the celebrity density to be quite that high. At twenty, Wen Yuan had no interest in the men of the Chinese entertainment industry. She just wanted to act, make a fortune every day, and achieve both fame and success. Later, she really d 32Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's a story about growth, with a strong female lead in the later stages.

43. 93 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 661Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Cultivate composure amidst the noise, and maintain clarity amidst the chaos. A stable core is her most alluring charm.

44. 94 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 318Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 95 光 A Golden Age of Light and Shadow: Me and the Celestial Beauty 光影年华，我与天仙 Tiger Who Loves Eating People爱吃人的老虎Urban2.1M WordsOngoing The first 80 chapters have been completely rewritten, with bugs fixed. Sixteen-year-old male lead Wang Yan goes to study in the United States and boards with a family in New York. He gets to know his ten-year-old neighbor, Liu Yifei (Crystal Liu), and her mother, Liu Xiaoli. He shows a mature mind and a clear plan for the future, advantages granted by being reborn and having foreknowledge. In his spare time, he studies films and the stock market. He quickly builds up capital and decides to shoot 186Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    A novel about a reborn director, featuring Liu Yifei as the sole female lead, spanning from Hollywood to the Chinese entertainment industry, involving financial investment and film production.

46. 96 凤 The Phoenix Comes to Rule the World: Princess Su Xuewu Dazzles the Entertainment Industry 凤临天下：公主苏雪舞惊艳娱乐圈 Snow Dance Purple God雪舞紫神Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted [No romance throughout · All about building a career · Ancient-to-modern entertainment-industry power fantasy with a strong female lead] One moment, she is the Grand Princess of Great Yan, powerful enough to command the imperial harem and govern the court, able to turn the world upside down with a wave of her hand. The next, she opens her eyes in a dark, damp rental apartment and finds herself in the body of an unknown bit player in the entertainment industry. The original owner was cheated out 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This novel is very good and has great potential. Everyone should support it and hope it can be adapted into an audiobook soon.

47. 97 团 The Beloved Young Lady Goes on a Rampage in the Entertainment Industry 团宠大小姐在娱乐圈杀疯了 Nan Mian's Mint南眠的薄荷Modern Romance151k WordsOngoing 💥 The beloved heiress of a powerful family takes on the entertainment industry: no relying on family connections or men, just herself. #BelovedHeiress #StrongFemaleLead #CareerSuccess #UnmatchedBeauty #ActingComeback A strong female lead's growth story. She's not boy-crazy and doesn't depend on men. It's all about the satisfying wins, and the heroine's acting career goes smoothly. The whole internet calls her an industry plant and a box-office flop of a pretty face. Song Shiyan can't be bothere 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The leading lady is here.

48. 98 快 Quick Transmigration: The Real and Fake Heiresses’ Battleground 快穿之真假千金修罗场 Feng Ou冯藕Modern Romance240k WordsOngoing First World: The Comic Artist in the Nineteenth Century London, 1851. When Lin Xiaoman woke up, she found herself lying in an unfamiliar four-poster bed, wearing a corset so tight she could barely breathe. She had been a webcomic artist in the twenty-first century. After finishing the final panel of her latest installment, she had fallen asleep on the subway. On her first day after transmigrating, it took her three hours to learn how to walk in a crinoline and petticoats. Her maid, Mary, told h —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one, this one, this one, this one, this one, this one

49. 99 华 Showbiz Queen: Starting with Liu Yifei's Rebirth 华娱女王：从刘奕菲重生开始 Yan Qingzhou宴青洲Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted In 2025, international movie star Liu Yifei unexpectedly died just as she received a lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in 2002, in a 15-year-old body with the soul of a 38-year-old. Her mother had already arranged for her to study acting at the Beijing Film Academy. “Mom, I want to apply to the directing department.” From then on, the entertainment industry had one fewer idol known for her pure image and one more young director w 63Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is amazing, she's like a fairy princess, the male lead can go play somewhere else.

50. 100 华 Chinese Entertainment: Reborn in 1999 华娱之重生99 A Burnt-Out Wage Slave身心俱疲的社畜Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted A motivational story about Lin Zhi, a small-town girl who is reborn and relies on her study space and her own hard work to make her way in the entertainment industry, eventually making up for past regrets and living a brilliant life. 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Female-oriented content is rare in Chinese entertainment.

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