Showbiz Stories Where the Protagonist Doesn't Marry a Celebrity or Appear Onscreen, and Just Writes Novels and Lyrics and Composes Music 文娱不找明星老婆自己不出镜的只写小说作词作曲

1. 1 娱 The Retired Composer from an Entertainment Dynasty 娱乐世家的养老作曲人 Yuan Yu塬雨Urban601k WordsCompleted [Composes music only, not a singer, actor, or director. Not entirely behind the scenes; will appear on variety shows. Slice of life, one female lead (that’s it, although a few chapters featuring others appear after over a hundred thousand words, so feel free to skip them).] Born into a showbiz family in Qizhou on Blue Star, Chu Nianfeng brings the memories of his previous life to this new continent and makes his mark. Using songs from his previous life, he launches one music king and queen after 3.2kReads7.5Score106Shelves

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   This book is exactly what I wanted! The protagonist gets a job at a big company during his senior year internship, starts as a mid-level composer, and has connections that give him a head start, unlike others who have backgrounds and don't have to work hard. The protagonist has a famous composer father, a singer mother, and a twin brother who's a third-tier entertainer. It's so satisfying to read!!! No singing, no acting.

2. 2 文 Showbiz: You're the Original Singer, So What Am I? 文娱：你是原唱，那我是什么？ Chi Sisi迟肆肆Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Classic-copying author + hit songwriter + brainless power fantasy + secret identities + no heroine] Jiang Yu transmigrates to Blue Star, a world starved of entertainment and culture. Someone steals his original song right from the start, so he promptly produces proof of copyright and humiliates a mega-influencer. He joins a major company, hoping to turn his life around by copying classic songs, only to find that every song becomes a hit. His song “Childhood” shoots straight to number one, while 22.4kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves

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   The main character in this book only writes songs and novels and rarely appears in public.

3. 3 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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   •ᴗ •ᐝ These two! Entertainment/Literature! No romance, no ambiguity! 1. The male lead is reborn into a parallel world and writes various classic novels and masterpieces, winning awards and becoming an influential writer! [Kiss] 2. The male lead comes from an entertainment family; he only composes music, is very laid-back, no romance, but will appear on variety shows! [Admiration]

4. 4 穿 Transmigrating as a Spoiled Young Master: The Rest of My Life in Qingyan 穿越纨绔，余生渡清晏 My Name Really Is Wang Yang我真的叫王杨Urban644k WordsOngoing [Fate across two lifetimes + soul swap + mutual healing + comeback in the entertainment industry] When only half of your heart remains, it turns out the other half was already yours all along... 3kReads—Score103Shelves

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   A different kind of entertainment, you can give it a try.

5. 5 娱 Showbiz: Back Then, I Had My Hands in My Pockets and No Rivals 娱乐：那年我双手插兜，没有对手 Chi Sisi迟肆肆Urban500k WordsOngoing [Ghostwriter + Hit Songmaker + System + No Heroine + Logic-Free Wish Fulfillment] After transmigrating to Blue Star, he has a System at his fingertips. Even as a fledgling hit songmaker, he can handle anything with ease. Music, film and television, writing, painting: he knows a little bit of everything~ With “The You at the Same Desk” from the start, he easily claims the top spot on the newcomer chart. After that, every time he makes a move, he takes first place. He even snags Newcomer of the Ye 182Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   ✨✨✨① The male protagonist swaps lives with the original owner of this body, arriving on Earth and becoming a composer. He tops the newcomer charts for several consecutive months while simultaneously writing novels during his work hours. Later, he uses his novel "The Beginning" to expand into the film and television industry, achieving success in music, film, and writing. 🌸🌸🌸 🎁🎁🎁② The male protagonist, a socially awkward individual, transmigrates to Earth and enters the most prestigious music composition department. However, he is under a curse: every time he releases a song, bad luck occurs. 🎈🎈🎈

6. 6 娱 Showbiz: Don’t Believe in Superstition? The Unlucky Hitmaker Has Social Anxiety 娱乐：不信邪？倒霉曲爹是社恐 Zhu Na, Who Isn't a Pig不是猪的朱那Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Behind-the-Scenes Only + Not a Power Fantasy + Slow-Paced (Impatient readers, beware! My stats have already tanked because of one comment. I’m crying!)] Cheng Zening has spent years on another version of Blue Star when, one day, he awakens the memories of his past life. There are pitifully few works of entertainment here. Then let me make you all depressed! Luckily, I have connections. A god-tier music composer is my teacher! I got into one of the biggest entertainment companies with 2.9kReads7.4Score194Shelves

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   No romantic pairing, reasonable plot. There's a little singing in the early parts of episodes 1 and 3, but not much; the main focus is on behind-the-scenes work, the singing is just for fun. Episodes 2 and 4 are purely behind-the-scenes.

7. 7 文 Showbiz: From the Start, I Marry into the Family, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Reveal My True Face 文娱：开局入赘，全网请我显真颜 Mountain Peak山峰Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (No System + One Female Lead) Zhao Gen transmigrates to another world. To his mother-in-law, he’s a man worse than a dog. In his wife’s eyes, he’s a good-for-nothing. To his brother-in-law, he’s just a pretty boy. But he has another side they know nothing about. He’s a god to countless readers and the IP owner every film and television company is desperately searching for. A song he casually writes can make a singer famous, and any variety show he puts together can launch a huge idol group. The 9.4kReads8.4Score662Shelves

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   ✨1️⃣Behind the scenes writing the lyrics: I was almost discouraged at the beginning, but I had no choice but to keep reading because I was short on books. It was actually pretty good. The pacing was fast and didn't drag, there were no filler words, no bad points, and the emotional handling was natural.

8. 8 为 You Divorced Me for Fame and Fortune, Now You Cry as I Make the Diva a Star 为名利和我离婚，我捧红天后你哭什么 One Hundred Thousand Words十万字Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: After Our Divorce, I Became the Pop Queen's Personal Assistant [Showbiz + One Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] Right after divorcing his celebrity wife, Lin Zhou unexpectedly became the personal assistant to a rising pop queen. Just then, his memories from transmigrating came back, and Lin Zhou naturally began plagiarizing works from his past life. And so, the legendary man behind the pop queen finally made his entrance! His ex-wife, a second-tier singer: “Lin Zhou is 27.5kReads8.6Score2.9kShelves
9. 9 离 After My Divorce, I Became a Global Superstar 离婚后我成了全球巨星 Xiao Chu Still Hasn't Slept潇楚还没睡Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [The Male Lead Is a Hidden Casanova; Love Triangle Showdowns in the Mid-to-Late Story (Enter at Your Own Risk)] [This novel is also known as “You Were the One Who Asked for a Divorce. Why Are You Crying Now?”, “After the Divorce, I Became a Global Superstar,” “A Good Girl Is Never Let Down, and a Bad Girl Is Never Wasted.”] When Xia Yang woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated to a parallel world. He was shocked, then realized that he had a System with him! He had a feeling he was about 12.2kReads8.3Score1kShelves
10. 10 我 I Only Write Nursery Rhymes? Just Try Singing Them 我只会写儿歌？我怕你唱不了 A Bundle of Falsehoods一身假象Urban588k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + no System + lighthearted + power fantasy + the kind of story that tricks you into wanting a daughter] Lin Yan transmigrates to a parallel world and, as soon as he wakes up, a little three-year-old girl with a face like a doll calls him Daddy. He goes on to write classic children's songs such as “Two Tigers” and “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” From that day on, the entire entertainment industry is turned upside down by a songwriter who writes children's songs. [Found a studio] 3.1kReads8.8Score226Shelves

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    🔥The main characters don't marry celebrities; they compose music themselves and don't appear on screen. In the first book, the protagonist is divorced and raising a child. To please his daughter, he brings some nursery rhymes from his previous life and marries her kindergarten teacher. In the second book, the protagonist only composes music and uses this as an excuse to frequently travel, find girlfriends, etc.

11. 11 娱 Showbiz: I Just Want to Lie Flat, Yet Become the King of Hit Songs 娱乐：只想躺平，却成了金曲之王 The Pig That Can Climb Trees会上树的猪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A nearly second-tier singer who died from overwork transmigrates to a parallel world with all the memories of his previous life. Tired of his hectic life, Chen Yu says he just wants to enjoy himself this time around. The rat race? Not a chance! A songwriter’s vacation doesn’t count as a vacation? I’m just going out to find inspiration. Work a little, write a few songs, buy a more spacious house, get a few cars I like, find a girlfriend I like... Now that’s the life. 10.7kReads8.2Score489Shelves
12. 12 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 7.4kReads8.8Score541Shelves
13. 13 缔 Building a Golden Age of Entertainment, Starting with a Million in Debt! 缔造文娱盛世，从负债百万开始！ Kong Wen空闻Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [System, entertainment industry, plagiarist, no CP] Yan Zhi has a secret no one knows: she has a System! But the System is completely useless. With the meager energy it scrapes together, it takes her from one world to another. As a result, Yan Zhi spends six worlds illiterate. After transmigrating again, Yan Zhi discovers that she can actually understand the language of this world! She finally discovers another use for the System... And so, one song, “Under the Sea,” brings Yan Zhi back into the 3.9kReads8.5Score366Shelves
14. 14 文 Showbiz: My Song ‘Father’ Shocks the Entire Music Scene from the Start 文娱：开局一首父亲，震惊全乐坛 Lute and Evening Breeze琴涩晚风Two Male Leads814k WordsCompleted [Entertainment + two male leads + System + slice of life + songwriting god + fragile little shark + entirely behind the scenes!!!] Ji Bai’s ashes are scattered right from the start. Forced to transmigrate to another world, he can only weep in despair. He wants to go crazy and make everyone miserable. So it’s Father’s Day? Then I’ll make you all cry with my song “Father.” So it’s Qixi Festival? Then I’ll hit you with “Let’s Break Up,” because if I’m unhappy, everyone’s crying with me! 14.8kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
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

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    Three hours of commercials! [Masterpiece][Masterpiece][Facepalm] Amazing! I love watching it!! After Chen Xiao transmigrated, he found himself as a newcomer in the company's advertising department. His boss asked him to shoot a diamond commercial. Originally, Chen Xiao planned to find a way to get by. But then the system activated! Chen Xiao directly obtained master-level directing skills and the complete script of "Titanic"! Diamond Company: I just asked you to shoot an advertisement, and you turned it into the pinnacle of romance films?! Ministry of Culture: I asked you to help me shoot a theatrical promotional video, and your "Farewell My Concubine" directly amazed the world?! Ministry of Science and Technology: I asked you to show the humanity of scientific and technological personnel, and you shot "Interstellar" and reaped global box office success?!

16. 16 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

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    This book!! Super hilarious! Three hours of commercials!! [Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food] Who dares to dream of this?! After transmigrating, Chen Xiao finds himself a newcomer in the company's advertising department. His boss asks him to shoot a diamond commercial. Originally, Chen Xiao planned to find a way to get away with it. But then the system activates! Chen Xiao directly gains master-level directing skills and the complete script of *Titanic*! Diamond Company: I just asked you to shoot a commercial, and you turned it into the pinnacle of romance films?!

17. 17 男 Being a Male Model Isn't a Shameful Past, It's Where My Journey Began 男模不是黑历史，那是我的来时路 Chubby-Faced Cat小脸肥猫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Su Luo transmigrates to a parallel world. A video of him working as a male model before his debut leaks, making him the fastest top-tier star ever to have his career crash. But he unexpectedly activates the [Grudge Collection System]: as long as he makes people lose their cool, he can exchange their resentment for works of entertainment! In that case... Su Luo has no choice but to let loose and offend everyone equally! Fan: “Any recommendations for a harem power fantasy? I want one where the her 39.9kReads7.9Score4.2kShelves
18. 18 娱 Showbiz: A No-Name Nobody Sets the Internet Ablaze with a Song of Sorrow 娱乐：凑数糊咖一首消愁引爆全网 Last Night in the Little Tower, I Heard the Rain Again小楼昨夜又听雨Urban530k WordsCompleted [A heads-up: This novel has no heroine. Please don't read if that bothers you.] Bai Manchuan, a self-made business tycoon, is on the verge of topping the global rich list when, one second before it updates, he suddenly transmigrates. To make matters worse, he transmigrates into the body of an obscure celebrity who's been blacklisted across the internet for getting drunk and beating someone up. Fortunately, he awakens the All-Around Star Development System. A scheming woman who slept her way to t 906Reads8.4Score108Shelves

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    No female lead, no romantic subplots, no main couple. I highly recommend chapters 3, 4, 6, and 7. If you don't like it, come at me!

19. 19 开 I Transmigrated into a Top-Tier Star from the Start, and My Haters Were Left Fuming 开局穿越顶流，黑子被我怼破防了 Nap Champion赖床第一名Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [System + building a career + singing + acting + variety shows + no female lead] Now that I'm reborn, who would still want to be a top-tier star? Not even a dog would... I do! I'm going to be a top-tier star! Mu Chen, a singer from the national team, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world. He becomes a top-tier pretty boy with two and a half years of trainee experience, and gains the [Emotion System]. What? Making people shocked earns Emotion Points, which can be exchanged for all kinds 14.3kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
20. 20 全 The Global Creator 全球创作家 The One Who Holds the Brush执笔之人Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System + Pure Wish Fulfillment + No Angsty Plotlines] After enduring trials across dozens of worlds and mastering every skill, Lu Xun was on his way back to Earth when he stumbled into Blue Star and unexpectedly became a composer. Composing music came naturally to him. Acting was a piece of cake. Writing books was effortless. Playing the piano was no big deal. Fortune-telling, though, was the real deal! He made the legendary superstar. He turned him into a celebrated movie emperor. If he 34.2kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
21. 21 作 A Multitalented Composer and Author: Readers Beg Me to Post More 作曲写书全能，网友跪着求我爆更 Big Watermelon Who Loves Cherries爱吃樱桃的大西瓜Urban385k WordsCompleted (No CP) Other people transmigrate and get a System: a million readers, tens of millions of views, and hundreds of millions in cash. I transmigrated and got a System with 45 reads from the start. These days, you not only have to write your own stories, you have to promote them yourself. Li Liming says this world is getting crazier by the day. 406Reads6.5Score—Shelves
22. 22 综 Eliminated From the Variety Show, I Sing 'A Person as Excellent as Me' 综艺淘汰你唱像我这样优秀的人 Zhao Ce赵策Urban254k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Copycat Writer + System + No Romance] He entered a singing competition show and was eliminated in the very first round, leaving him with only a farewell performance onstage. Zhou Ming stepped onto the stage. “I’d like to dedicate ‘Someone as Wonderful as Me’ to you all. Even though I’ve been eliminated, I’ll keep chasing my dreams.” As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter. Some even shouted, “How could someone as wonderful as you get eliminated?” But afte 1.2kReads8.3Score113Shelves
23. 23 绝 The Desolate Seafloor 绝望海底 Little Bird Stewed in an Iron Pot铁锅炖小鸟Urban332k WordsCompleted [Entertainment + Singing + Sickly Hero + Healing + Tearjerker + Positive Energy + Redemption] Bai Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, only to discover that he has cancer and needs a huge sum of money for treatment. A singing contest hosted by pdd is underway, drawing a massive audience and offering a huge cash prize! So Bai Chen joins to earn money for his medical bills. In the preliminaries, Bai Chen sings “Under the Sea,” and the entire livestream falls silent, lost in thought. In the knoc 29.7kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
24. 24 离 Absurd! Whose Simp Goes Viral After a Breakup? 离谱！谁家舔狗分手后爆红全网的 Mad Stone Crossing the River疯石头过河Urban524k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because this just came out!!! Up! Up! Up!) [Showbiz + System + Variety Shows + Acting + Plagiarism] Lu Fei, a superstar who reigns across three fields, transmigrates to a parallel world only to become a lovesick simp? It’s not the world that’s gone mad. The Chinese entertainment industry just needs a new king! Watch him unleash the hit song “The Wind Is Rising” and set the music world ablaze! His song “Who” makes the whole internet cry, turning the tables against all odds! He 2.8kReads8.6Score252Shelves
25. 25 我 I Write Songs on the Side, Is It Really So Wrong to Make a Few Singing Gods Famous? 我副业写歌，捧红几个歌神过分吗 Mo Ba Who Likes Little Red Robe喜欢小红袍的墨捌Urban859k WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes + no female lead + daily life + lighthearted comedy + classic old songs + mostly ensemble cast] An Feng had just transmigrated to Blue Star when the System knocked him unconscious. When he woke up, he discovered songs from his previous life appearing in his mind. As it happened, the music scene in this world was underdeveloped. But An Feng had learned his lesson from his miserable previous life. This time, he just wanted to lie flat. Write songs, make some money, and collect r 1.6kReads6.3Score106Shelves
26. 26 娱 Showbiz: I Just Want to Lie Flat, but My Actress Sister Exposes Me 娱乐：只想躺平，影后妹妹曝光我 Hope It Turns from Cloudy to Sunny多云转晴吧Urban594k WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry] [One Female Lead] [Biological Brother and Sister] [Bickering Couple] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Lying Flat] Lin Yang transmigrates. Before that, he worked himself to the bone, so now he's decided to lie flat! Someone changed his script? Whatever. Someone insults him? He lies flat! But who could have expected that one day, during a livestream, his younger sister would reveal his songs! She even exposes the scripts he'd hidden on his computer. “Bro! This song, ‘Growt 1.6kReads7.1Score134Shelves
27. 27 文 Showbiz: The Ultimate Hit Songwriter 文娱：最强王牌作曲人 Black Cat on a Rainy Night雨夜黑猫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a world where entertainment reigns supreme, Liu Feng is betrayed by his girlfriend and crushed by the dark dealings of capital. After spending his past life suppressing himself, he decides he will no longer bow down. Reborn into a new life, why should I keep putting up with this? The betrayers will spend their days in regret. Capital is destined to be crushed beneath my feet! 300Reads7.1Score—Shelves
28. 28 文 Showbiz: One Song About Youth, and I Conquer the Entertainment Industry 文娱：一首怀念青春，制霸娱乐圈 Life Is a Game of Chess对弈是人间Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + behind the scenes + System + entertainment industry + no female lead + classic old songs + slow burn] An Xin transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world. Just as he inherits his family's guesthouse and settles in to lie flat, the System arrives. To unlock the System, An Xin has no choice but to start livestreaming. He has the “Bathhouse Song God” sing a song called “Remembering Youth,” bringing the whole internet to tears. But all An Xin wants is to lie flat. At home, he copie 50Reads6.3Score143Shelves

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    This book definitely lives up to the hype! The protagonist writes songs and novels behind the scenes, never appearing in front of the camera, and there's no celebrity wife or anything like that.

29. 29 文 The Power Behind the Showbiz Scenes 文娱幕后人 Popcorn Hates Oranges爆米花烦橙子Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted [Showbiz System + Career-Driven Heroine] After an accident sends her to another world, Lin Yue acquires a showbiz System and begins her legendary life. “Why are tragic heroine dramas still popular in this world?” Her mischievous streak kicks in. She decides to introduce them to Ms. Jiang. “Why are cartoons so childish? They're all for little kids.” Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: Seven Heroes is on the way, along with Balala the Fairies, a must-watch for macho men. “What? You think the song I 3.4kReads9.0Score297Shelves

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    A car accident leads to time travel, but I only work behind the scenes: plagiarist, musician, novelist/animator, and screenwriter.

30. 30 搬 I Plunder Classics to Become a Literary Giant, and the Nation Begs Me Not to Stop Writing 搬空名著当文豪，国家求我别封笔 Baidabu Liuchuan百达不流川Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [Literary plagiarism + opposing secret identities + no System + parallel world + lighthearted + growth + one heroine] Also known as: “Plundering the Classics to Become a Literary Giant, the Nation Begs Me Not to Stop Writing” and “You Asked Me to Write Horror, So Why Did You Scare the Whole Internet?” Reborn in a parallel world bursting with technology but barren of entertainment, Lin Que finds a world with no ghost stories and no uplifting masterpieces. Lin Que smiles. “I'll bring this world a 59.5kReads8.0Score5.2kShelves

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    This is my favorite entertainment novel on Tomato, it's just a bit short. I hope it stays that way.

31. 31 娱 The Entertainment Industry's Number One Freeloader 娱乐圈第一软饭王 Bai Xiao百笑Urban2.0M WordsCompleted “My wife earns money to support the family, and I’m here to look pretty.” “Work? No way. As long as my wife is alive, I’ll never work in this lifetime.” “When you’re young, learn to appreciate a sugar mommy. Don’t waste your youth planting rice.” “I’m a kept man, not a coward. So I can live off my sugar mommy even better, I’ll fight to the death with anyone who messes with my wife.” “They call me Su the Comeback King, and the streets know me as Brother Crew Cut. My wife is my backer. You can’t a 19.1kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    These books don't seem to be featured.

32. 32 关 How I Turned an Washed-Up Female Singer into a Superstar 关于过气女歌手被我养成天后这事 Twelve拾貮Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban Slice of Life + Everyday Hero + Sweet, Playful Single Female Lead + Showbiz] [A gentle, heartwarming story focused on the simple things in life. The pacing is on the slow side, and the relationship doesn’t move quickly. This is not a fast-paced power fantasy! The first dozen or so chapters lay the groundwork. The heroine appears in the first chapter, but doesn’t show up again until after chapter twenty. Still, the interactions between the leads and the sweetness of their romance are guara 19kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
33. 33 我 My Landlord Is a Pop Idol 我的房东是偶像歌手 131313Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Gu Zhinan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an online novelist. Could his beautiful landlady really be a washed-up idol singer? One day, she leaves her guitar in the living room... "I can't write songs. I'm just a novelist. I was only messing around." That is, until his landlady is left stunned by the song Gu Zhinan wrote. "Didn't you say you couldn't write songs?" "I know a little, I know a little." 52kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves
34. 34 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Had to Become the Big Star! 穿越后，我必须成为大王星啦！ The Ultimate Heartthrob极品蓝颜Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted A STEM guy transmigrates into the body of a college student and singer, taking on graduate school exams while making a bold entrance into the entertainment industry and music scene! Hit songs appear out of nowhere, and the male lead is gentle, romantic, and loves to act cute! The adorable heroine is both sweet and fierce. One devoted couple, both pure, a satisfying story, and plenty of sweet romance. The married couple’s interactions are genuinely sweet, with no brainless antics or over-the-top 108Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is it: a science and engineering student transmigrates to a parallel world as a composition major! One hit song after another is born, stunning everyone! And then he encounters a romantic love story with the company president ❤️

35. 35 为 I Wrote History as a Novel Just to Copy Ancient Poems 为了抄古诗词，我把历史写成小说 My Name Isn't Huanfulai我不叫还复来Urban1.1M WordsCompleted This is a world with very few historical records. Its history is almost identical to Earth's: the Qin and Han dynasties, the Three Kingdoms, the Tang and Song dynasties, and the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. But the historical figures are completely different, and the records are brief, with much of them lost. Even the poems of its writers and poets have rarely survived. The lack of historical heritage has made both the nation and its people even more deeply and fervently devoted to history an 9.8kReads6.9Score525Shelves

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    This book is 100% guaranteed! 🍀🍇🍀 It's packed with poetry, holding the epics and masterpieces of another world in its hands. From the legends of Li Bai and Gao Shi to the reimagining of the Four Great Classical Novels, it fills the gaps in our understanding of civilization with words! 🌸🥬

36. 36 文 Showbiz: My Girlfriend Turns Out to Be an Idol Singer 文娱：我的女友竟然是偶像歌手 Fragrant Fruit Speechless香果无语Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Campus Belle + One Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Yu unexpectedly awakened an Entertainment System. Because of what he had experienced in his previous life, all he wanted was to make money quietly, so he chose to become a music producer. But gradually, he realized that he wanted to keep a low profile, while reality refused to let him... On the first day of college, the campus belle took him around and even made 63kReads9.3Score5.1kShelves

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    Congratulations, host, on successfully binding to the Entertainment System. This system contains all entertainment products on Earth and will do its utmost to help you become the King of Arts. You can exchange reputation for entertainment products.

37. 37 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 2.4kReads7.8Score154Shelves
38. 38 一 One Song Saves a Movie, and Every Song Becomes a Legend 一首歌拯救一部电影，首首封神 Why Is Magic So Powerful?魔法怎么这么灵呀Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + No Female Lead + System + Entertainment Industry] Singer Xiao Yan transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers he’s a little-known actor hated by the entire internet. He promptly changes careers. A film adapted from a novel is being boycotted by the original novel’s fans, and it’s due to premiere in three days. Anyone who dares to sing its OST will be attacked. One song takes the film’s advance bookings from three thousand to three million, turning it into a huge hit. The original 11.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
39. 39 开 Bankrupt from the Start: Creating the Avengers of the Entertainment Industry 开局破产，打造娱乐圈复仇者联盟 The Big She-Monkey from Tuguan Village土官村大母猴Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No Romance + Music + Literature + Film and TV + Comics + History...] Also known as: “Showbiz: Conquering the World with Viral Hits,” “Showbiz: Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill Until I Go Crazy” Years later, The Avengers premieres. Only then does the world learn that the Song Emperor Iron Man, literature’s top-tier star Hulk and Black Widow, genius screenwriter Loki, top directors Wukong, the God of Comics Thor, and the Song God Spider-Man were 27.2kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
40. 40 再 Reviving Chinese Classics and Igniting a Traditional Culture Craze 再现华语经典，我开启国风狂潮 Happy Dance Instructor快乐的舞蹈导师Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Showbiz + traditional Chinese style + no System + genius + superstar] Chen Zheyu transmigrated into a single-parent family, where he and his mother relied on each other. Although they didn't have much, he was content, having been an orphan in his previous life. Then one day, his mother fell ill and urgently needed 500,000 yuan. With no other choice, he picked up a guitar and began busking on the street. At the music plaza, his song “Listen to Mom” expressed his love for his mother and the since 438Reads7.9Score113Shelves
41. 41 每 One Classic Old Song Every Month, and the Audience Calls Me Prolific 每月一首经典老歌，观众直呼高产 The Talking Northwest Wind会说话的西北风Urban267k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Behind-the-Scenes Focus] “Just because I accepted your favor doesn't mean I have to say yes.”, Liu Ru Yan. “…” In his previous life, Zhang Bei Sheng's only scandal was that he'd been Liu Ru Yan's lovesick puppy when he was young. That line, “Just because I accepted your favor doesn't mean I have to say yes,” lodged in Zhang Bei Sheng's heart like a thorn. Reborn, all he wants is to make music. Love stories? To hell with them. One song, “Fairy Tale,” saves a talent agency from ruin. On 4.6kReads7.4Score192Shelves

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    It looks amazing, and I don't even appear on camera. It's so cool (I personally think it's cool, but whether you find it cool or not is up to you).

42. 42 我 What's Wrong with Making My Girlfriend a Superstar? 我捧女友做天后，有什么问题？ Barbecue Tonight今晚吃烧烤Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry, slice of life, one female lead, sweet romance, no System] A famous actress accidentally calls someone “hubby” during a gaming livestream, sending the internet into an uproar. It doesn't take long for netizens to dig up his identity. “Who is Qin Sheng?” “Isn't Qin Sheng a director?” “You mean Qiao Sheng!” “Isn't Qiao Sheng a music producer?” “You mean Old Qiao!” “Isn't Old Qiao the music director at Snowball Entertainment?” “You mean Qin Sheng!” “Stop arguing. Haven't you 6.5kReads7.9Score446Shelves

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    The first two were purely behind-the-scenes stories, but I think the third one is the best in the entertainment category.

43. 43 一 The Campus Belle Wept Regretfully Over a Song Asking Heaven for Five Hundred More Years 一首向天再借五百年校花悔哭了 A Lonely Soul a Thousand Miles Away千里孤魂Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [An era when musical legends battled it out] [A behind-the-scenes songwriting genius] Tang Yan transmigrated to a parallel world in a golden age of entertainment. When the campus belle he had loved for years looked down on him, he awakened an Entertainment Gold-Spending System. From then on, he learned his lesson and set about writing songs and making money, stunning the world with classic hits from his past life! With an entire world backing him, what kind of impact would Tang Yan have on this 62.1kReads8.0Score4.1kShelves
44. 44 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
45. 45 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
46. 46 我 I'm an Assassin, So How Did I Debut in a Boy Band? 我一杀手，怎么男团出道了 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban896k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + Comedy + No Female Lead] Zheng Xun: A hitman who trained hard for ten years, ready to save the world, but the System sent him to the wrong channel. Unable to find work, he was discovered by a talent scout and lured into a company with the promise of room and board. Now he's been forced to become an idol. “Can’t a Boy Band Save the World?”, Zheng Xun’s quote Cheng Jie: The male lead of a domineering CEO novel. After ten years of practicing his CEO catchphrases, his career got off to a 19.6kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves
47. 47 消 I Sang “Dispel My Sorrows” and Made the Audience Cry. Wait, You’re an Actor? 消愁唱哭观众，搞半天你是演员？ Number One Litter Scooper壹号铲屎官Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Villain Roles] Just after confessing to the campus belle, Lin Yu accidentally transmigrated into a parallel world. With the Villain Movie Star System boosting him, his very first role after transmigrating frightened a young heartthrob out of his wits! He was the Axe Gang leader in Kung Fu. He was Hu Wan, showing off his crazy skills in Let the Bullets Fly. He was also the suited thug in Kill Zone. And he was Ah Zu, the villain in New Police Story who made audiences' he 9.9kReads9.0Score865Shelves
48. 48 从 The Ultimate Songwriter Who Rose from Being a Heartbroken Prince 从苦情王子开始的词曲大爹 Twisted Cucumber扭曲的黄瓜Urban791k WordsCompleted (One heroine, with a System, behind-the-scenes story) After transmigrating to Blue Star, Lin Zi’an began his legendary career on the variety show Love Song Collection. “Hey! You’re a fresh graduate who’s never even dated. What the hell do you know about love?” Lin Zi’an: “I might not know, but the veterans back on Earth sure knew it inside and out.” The Prince of Love Songs, Zhang Xinzhe; the King of Heartbreak Songs, Zhang Yu; and Wu Gao, who got dumped every single day. And that’s not to menti 2.2kReads8.6Score102Shelves
49. 49 我 I Can't Write Songs, I Just Want to Lie Flat! 我不会写歌，我只想躺平！ Generating Randomly正在随机生成Urban673k WordsCompleted [No female lead + song recommendations. Later on, there will be some everyday life and business rivalries, with everything from obscure and popular songs to Korean, Chinese-language, and Western hits.] Lin Xian transmigrates into a powerful clan. He had planned to lie flat and enjoy a leisurely life with every luxury at his fingertips. But fate had other plans. As memories of his previous life gradually returned, his family discovered his exceptional talent, and from then on he was forced onto a 442Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend myself; you can take a look.

50. 50 娱 Showbiz: A Reborn Composer Conquers the Entertainment World 娱乐：重生作曲师，称霸娱乐圈 Wolf Who Loves Egg-Yolk Pies爱吃蛋黄派的狼Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes, composing, no System, no heroine, no romance!] The story is the main focus, with songs as a side dish! Chen Xi, a professional arranger, transmigrates to Blue Star and becomes a composer at Starlight Entertainment! One classic song after another tops the charts, setting entertainment companies scrambling to sign him... “Poem for My Father” flows like a stream, gently telling its story... “Beautiful Tragedy” helps an unknown singer regain their faith... “Boundless Seas and Ski 8.5kReads7.9Score401Shelves

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    🔥①The outstanding arranger is Chen Xi. He travels to a parallel world, Earth, specifically Shanghai. He's a mediocre composer working for a small company. Songs familiar from Earth are nowhere to be found here. Yet, Chen Xi brings a series of classic songs that shock the entire internet, making him a star-maker in the music industry.

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