Entertainment Industry BL About Two Men Who Start Out as Mentors on a Talent Show 娱乐圈双楠，开篇两人在选秀节目当导师的书

1. 1 纨 The Spoiled Young Master Crushes the Competition and Goes Viral on a Talent Show 纨绔少爷在秀综吊打C位爆红了 Passerby Beneath the Clouds云下路人Two Male Leads435k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, everyone’s favorite, power fantasy, entertainment industry] [Main story completed] Song Lichen transmigrates into a book as a rich, spoiled, and useless cannon-fodder top who loves to waste money and die in increasingly creative ways. He wakes up to find a thin young man beside him, sniffling. Sorry, but scrawny guys aren’t his type. After his domineering CEO older brother kicks him out, penniless Song Lichen signs up to be an audience judge on a televised talent show. 3.8kReads9.1Score51714d adds

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   "I Became a Famous Young Master After Transmigrating," Lin Yanran x Gu Siye, this one is quite similar.

2. 2 天 Oh My God, the Director Who Was Forced into a Cameo Became Famous 天噜啦，被迫客串的导演出圈了 Hua Circles杹圈圈Two Male Leads340k WordsCompleted Mu Zhicheng was an ordinary man with a handsome face. His greatest dream was to become an outstanding director, but why did reality always go against his wishes? On a talent show: “Xiao Mu, one of the trainees can’t make it. Could you fill in for them?” Mu Zhicheng: “No, I don’t want to.” On a dating show: “Xiao Mu, one of the guests sent you a love text. Could you do us a favor and make a guest appearance?” Mu Zhicheng: “You can make a guest appearance on this kind of show?” Help! I really just 1.5kReads8.1Score19614d adds
3. 3 你 Your Ex-Boyfriend Is Great. He's Mine Now 你前男友真好，现在是我的 Seeking Smoke寻烟Two Male Leads312k WordsCompleted When Lin Ze woke up, not only did he have a boyfriend, but that boyfriend had also cheated on him. Lin Ze: Why stay with a cheater? Dump him! He kicked the scumbag to the curb and focused on his career in talent competitions. Before he knew it, he was famous. Rich women and powerful patrons came flocking to him, and even his ex regretted what he'd done. The scumbag showed up shamelessly, begging to get back together, when the domineering champion threw an arm around Lin Ze's shoulders. “Your ex- 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
4. 4 天 Good Grief! The Heartthrob Idol Is Just Too Good at This! 天！万人迷偶像他太会了！ Charcoal-Grilled Wagyu碳烤肥牛Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + boy band + entertainment industry + feel-good and sweet story + lots of creative liberties; readers who prefer rigorous details, beware] Cold, calculating, and flirtatious (bottom) & cool, handsome, direct, and cocky (top) Mi Bai closed his eyes, then opened them to find himself back in the year a talent scout discovered him. By chance, he became bound to the Idol Heartthrob Development System. [Ding! Idol Heartthrob Development System successfully bound! Please choose a direc 16.1kReads9.5Score2.7k14d adds
5. 5 小 The Little Devil Returns Home and Turns the Talent Show Upside Down 小魔王回国后在选秀节目兴风作浪 Ramen Ramen拉面拉面Two Male Leads385k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads / Eight-year age gap / Both are each other’s first] [Talkative, flirtatious dance prodigy who studied abroad, the bottom vs. strict but secretly flirtatious all-round entertainer, the top] Cheng Xing lived overseas for years and won the international street dance championship several times, only to vanish without a trace one day. When he reappeared, it was on a Chinese talent show, competing as an independent trainee in an elimination round that would cut 100 contestants down 2kReads9.0Score36014d adds

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   Little Star Demon King ✨ Genius Star ⭐💕

6. 6 亲 Kiss Him! Make Him Yours! The Seductive Top-Tier Star Is Addicted to Winning His Heart 亲他！占有他！诱系顶流勾心上瘾 Qi Yi Zi七一子Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + showbiz + sweet romance] [Handsome, upright, clueless top X gorgeous, flirtatious top-tier-star bottom] Zeng Yuyuan was one of the best in the entertainment industry, both in looks and talent. But without access to good opportunities, and unwilling to give in to unspoken industry rules, he was stuck with the worst projects and remained an obscure nobody. At last, he landed a great opportunity: the hit livestream dating show The Devil’s Lovers. He thought it might make him an ov 770Reads9.3Score11014d adds

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   Everyone, read this! It's really good. The first one is about an upright, clueless guy as the seme and a flirtatious uke as the uke. The second one is also about a flirtatious uke mentor and a crazy, younger seme. The third one is about Pei Yan as the uke and Jiang Che as the seme, a time-traveling entertainment industry story. The beginning is incredibly exciting and captivating! 🥰

7. 7 被 After the Younger, Unhinged Man I Personally Abandoned Set His Sights on Me 被亲手抛弃的疯批年下盯上后 Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads454k WordsCompleted [The print edition of The Eighth Year's Moon is now available on all platforms] [Two Male Leads + Both Powerful and Devoted + Intense Push and Pull + Sweet Mutual Seduction] With foxlike eyes, gold-rimmed glasses, a sharp suit, and a mole on his Adam's apple, Gu Cheng, the nine-time Best Actor, is still the entertainment industry's most popular idol of the year, even as he approaches thirty. As the saying goes, Gu Cheng's thirtieth birthday marks the end of the road for half the entertainment in 11.6kReads9.6Score1.8k14d adds
8. 8 傻 Are You an Idiot? The Top-Tier Star Emperor Has Had a Crush on Me for 3,000 Years! 傻了吧，顶流影帝暗恋我三千年！ Milky Candy-Flavored Qi奶糖味的柒Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [No heroine + yandere + hilarious + entertainment industry + swoony, flirtatious, sweet romance] After the Demon Venerable Pei Yan died, he was reborn in the modern world three thousand years later. To repay the original owner's debts and escape his scumbag boyfriend, he entered a talent competition. His slender waist and supple figure made his dance so stunning that he shot to fame. Fans: That waist, those moves, that face! Absolutely perfect! Mentor Jiang Che sat among the judges, his eyes dar 7kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
9. 9 禁EN The Abstinent Movie Star Is Harsh to Me by Day and Comforts Me at Night 禁欲影帝白天凶我，晚上哄我 Jing Ya京牙Two Male Leads510k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads] [Rivals to lovers] [Online romance] [Childhood sweethearts] #The rival actor is my online boyfriend# #The aloof star calls me “baby” online, but “idiot” to my face# #I helped my online boyfriend insult someone, and it turned out to be me# #We finally met in person, and my rival was the one who showed up???# Si Di: Just end it all! [smile][smile] 2.3kReads9.4Score43614d adds

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   This is somewhat similar to the one you mentioned, but I'm not sure. While it's similar, there's one crucial difference: for example, the writing style is quite different from the "53" series.

10. 10 穿 I Went Viral as the Real Young Master of a Tycoon Family [Esports] 穿成豪门真少爷后我爆红了[电竞] Yolo MiaoYolo缪Two Male Leads185k WordsCompleted A tsundere bottom who shines on the field × a cold, old-school top who is obsessive about games and knows how to recognize talent Cheng Zhou transmigrates into a book, becoming the true young master of a wealthy family who was switched at birth. After the true young master returns home, his father doesn’t care for him, his mother doesn’t love him, and his two older brothers look down on him. Only his grandfather dotes on him. After his grandfather passes away, the true young master sheds his for 182Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    So someone's read Lin Yanran's book? I thought it was so obscure, but it's really good.

11. 11 全 The Whole Internet Ships Me With the Movie Emperor 全网都在嗑我和影帝cp Moon Stretches Across the Sky连天月Two Male Leads549k WordsCompleted [Secret identity + sweet romance + everyone’s favorite] This is a story about saving each other. The world’s top assassin, J, dies in an explosion. When he opens his eyes again, he has become Jiang Wuyi, a minor celebrity barely known in the entertainment industry. Given a second life, he can finally stand in the sunshine. Keeping his secret identity under wraps, J lets loose with wild abandon. His rival spreads fabricated dirt about him? He hits back with proof. An investor tries to take advant 279Reads9.3Score10214d adds

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    Personally, I think all three books are very good. The first book is a bit long, but it's so captivating that you finish it before you know it. The second and third books are also very good.

12. 12 温 Tender Spoiling! Straightforward Romance! Married Life Turns Sweet After a Marriage Swap 温柔宠！打直球！换婚后生活甜爆 Gold in the Sand沙中金金Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted Wei Su was a minor celebrity, an eighteenth-tier nobody with no work to his name. He only started building his career after graduation. From being mocked across the internet to becoming a sensation, from variety shows to winning Best Newcomer in film, he had plenty of people causing trouble for him, and his journey was full of twists and turns. Throughout it all, his partner stepped in to help him time and again, always standing up for him and treating him with respect. Wei Su was no longer cont 489Reads9.3Score10714d adds
13. 13 花 Blossom 花路Blossom Cloudy Bluebird云朵青鸟Two Male Leads670k WordsCompleted Main CP: Xu Junyan x Ji Xingzhi Set in the entertainment industry. An all-around ace who looks cold but is sensitive inside, paired with a hard-working pseudo-royal who has only average talent. [Entertainment industry, daily life, forum posts] [Two male leads, 1v1, happy ending] -- "Boys 5%" is the most popular idol survival show of the year. The five highest-ranked contestants will form the limited-time boy group FLY5. On the night of the final lineup announcement, Ji Xingzhi, the “silly sweeth 62Reads8.1Score214d adds

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    A slice-of-life story set in the modern entertainment industry, featuring a seemingly cold but actually warm-hearted all-around center member and a cute and hardworking pseudo-royal. The story includes concerts, variety shows, and dramas within dramas, with lyrics and scripts all being original.

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