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1. 1 重 Back in the Entertainment Industry, I Steal Every Top-Tier Star's Spotlight 重回娱乐圈，抢光所有顶流饭碗 Mountain Road Here这里山路Urban1.1M WordsOngoing After ten years as an actor, he still hadn't made it. Gu Xun was reborn. So what if he didn't have a System? More than ten years of experience was plenty. “I'm a director. Want to act in a movie?” Gu Xun casually slipped his hands into his pockets without even looking up. “We'll see.” Those two words, “we'll see,” brought a Best Actor into the world of entertainment. An Elephant Sitting Still made him a legend overnight. After watching the footage, the director fell silent for three minutes, the 5.7kReads—Score365Shelves

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   The first book is about the author's plan to transition from acting to directing, while the second book seems to be a director's guide.

2. 2 文 Showbiz: They're Slandering Me 文娱：他们毁谤我啊 Sun Ce, the Master of Mastery出神入化的孙策Urban164k WordsOngoing Purely handmade. The male lead is anything but pure. "Zheng Zhiyuan is the most shameless director I've ever met." "The biggest menace on campus." "A scammer. Other people study directing; he studies how to scam people." "Even the Bull Demon King would have to plow five mu of land if he ran into him." A certain woman: "Zheng Zhiyuan is a total bastard. He swindles you out of your money and seduces you, too." Zheng Zhiyuan: "They're all going to slander me!!!" "Call me the King of Cinema, a pione 274Reads—Score109Shelves
3. 3 娱 Showbiz: I Start Out Living Off Rich Women and Take It All in Stride! 娱乐：从富婆开始软饭硬吃！ Deep-Fried Autumn油炸秋天Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A millionaire heiress’s romance-writing guide: when men become the top-tier pick, they become true gods! The entertainment industry’s king of living off women, trained by the Tiger of Serious Crimes, Cao Dahua. Living off a woman while holding your head high: that’s our style. Living off a woman while holding your head high: the ideal man. Have you been living off a woman today? 69.2kReads8.7Score3.4kShelves

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   Highly recommend! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] I've been following the first two director novels, and I've read the last one twice. [Admiration][Admiration]

4. 4 从 A Path in Cultural Communication Starting at Beijing Film Academy 从北电开始的文传之路 Mantou Doesn't Want to Stop Updating馒头不想断更Urban3.7M WordsCompleted [Chinese Showbiz] [Media] [No System] [Multiple heroines] Taking it one step at a time, growing bigger and stronger, and reaching new heights! This isn't an entertainment novel in the usual sense. Not in the usual sense. Not in the usual sense. Or you could say it's a reborn urban novel dressed up as a showbiz story. Readers who enjoy fast-paced, easy reading should proceed with cauti 28.6kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
5. 5 官 The Official's Path: Rising to Prominence from a Funeral Home 官道：从殡仪馆平步青云 A Crystal Grape一颗水晶葡萄Urban3.2M WordsCompleted With a touch of scholarly refinement and a strong sense of justice, Zhang Yuanqing had been thriving in the officialdom until he hit a major setback. Then his girlfriend betrayed him, and he was banished to conduct research at a funeral home. Faced with deceit and sinister schemes, he refused to give up, finding a way to survive against all odds. Armed with the skill to bring down dragons, he set out from a humble background to forge a path to the very top. I am but a commoner from Jiangbei. 55.3kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
6. 6 词 Entry System: Becoming a Director from the Start and Making Big Honey a Star 词条系统：开局当导演，捧大蜜蜜 Little Zhao's 77小赵的77Urban532k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Entertainment Industry + Multiple Heroines] When Su Yu wakes up, he has transmigrated to a parallel world, where he discovers he's a notorious director of terrible movies and a hopeless case buried under five hundred million in debt. This disastrous start leaves him exclaiming, "You've got to be kidding me!" Luckily, he awakens a Trait System. All he has to do is teach actresses how to act, and he'll earn traits. Just then, Mimi, who has secretly been in love with Su Y 4.6kReads8.0Score298Shelves

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   I recommend working in the entertainment industry. Directing movies and TV series is a good option.

7. 7 娱 The Godfather of Entertainment: From Wooing Women to Global Box Office Legend 娱乐教父：从泡妞到全球票房神话 The Invincible Pile Driver无敌打桩机Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Showbiz] [System] [Feel-Good] [Lighthearted Comedy] “A jerk? No, I just want a sincere relationship!” Ye Su transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an obscure actor at Yang Mi's company. He awakens a System, but can't complete the beginner mission, leaving him useless for five whole years. On the final night of his contract, he gathers four friends for a spectacularly embarrassing social-death challenge as a farewell ceremony. But Yang Mi suddenly shows up and inadvertently helps him comp 34kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
8. 8 娱 Showbiz: Slander? I Absolutely Never Slept My Way to the Top 娱乐：诽谤，我绝对没有潜规则 Orange Trees in Lingnan橙生岭南Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Cao An discovered he had transmigrated to a parallel world and become a directing student. Bound to an entertainment System, he could earn all kinds of rewards by making popular works. From the start, he entered the National Young Directors Competition, ready to give this world a little shock. Every film Cao An made was both critically acclaimed and a box-office hit, becoming a sensation across the country. The “Cao girls” became more and more famous. Mi Mi, Fei Fei, Ba Ba, Yuan Yuan, Shi Shi… T 17.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
9. 9 谁 Who Gets It? A Top Director's Life Is Absolutely Amazing 谁懂啊？大导演的日子爽翻了 Winter's Hot Water Bottle冬天的热水瓶Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Guys, does anyone get it? Being reborn and becoming a big-time director is so freaking awesome. Why, you ask? I don’t think that needs explaining, right? Being surrounded by beautiful women, having resources at your fingertips, and having gorgeous women fawn all over you is just too good. You can’t even imagine how happy I am, Wang Chong! 15kReads7.5Score581Shelves

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   If you don't like it, come find me.

10. 10 为 I Became a Tech Tycoon to Make a Movie 为了拍电影，我成了科技巨头 Circle Six圈圈六Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In the eyes of the bosses of major film companies, he is a genius director who's difficult to work with. In the eyes of actors, he is a genius director with astonishing talent. In the eyes of audiences, his name is a guarantee of a good movie. Reborn as a 1996 student at the Central Academy of Drama, Zhang Tiancheng is just a directing major with a highly unconventional director System. Taking his time, he becomes a renowned director and a technology tycoon. 14.6kReads6.6Score531Shelves
11. 11 娱 Showbiz: One Low-Budget Movie Takes the World by Storm 娱乐：一部小成本电影，席卷全球 The Invincible Pile Driver无敌打桩机Urban602k WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry] [System] [Super Satisfying Story] “500,000 yuan to make a movie? You’d be better off begging for alms!” Ye Feng worked himself to the bone all his life. Just before he died, he finally achieved enlightenment at Longchang, grasping the secret to success. After transmigrating to a parallel world, he awakens the Enlightenment System. With his learning ability maxed out, he starts making movies on a shoestring budget and betting big. And so, he begins a series of crazy moves 1.9kReads6.7Score103Shelves
12. 12 开 From the Start, I Landed The Infiltrator. I Want to Be a Director, So Here's the Truth 开局拿下潜伏，想当导演我摊牌了 Northeast Strolling Chicken东北溜达鸡Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Director story] + [Realistic] + [No excessive wish fulfillment] A third-rate director from his previous life transmigrates into the body of a struggling ghostwriter screenwriter, and begins a legendary career as a director... 6.8kReads7.4Score301Shelves

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    Go see for yourself, it's premium daily necessities.

13. 13 华 Chinese Showbiz: Even Directing Depends on Luck 华娱：当导演也靠命 Sweet or Savory Zongzi, Either Is Fine甜咸粽皆可Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Lin Feng was a film fanatic with a dream of becoming a director but none of the luck it took to make it happen. He spent his life striving, only to die with a sense of frustration. But fate played another trick on him. See how Lin Feng, given a second life, makes his mark in the Chinese entertainment industry and investigates the “421.” (P.S. This novel takes a realistic approach, so the first few chapters move slowly. Feel free to skip them if that's not your thing.) 33.1kReads7.0Score1.8kShelves

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    Except for the last book, which was intermittent, the others are all very good director's books.

14. 14 导 Director: I Plundered Japan and Korea to Become a Great Director 导演：薅光日韩，我证道大导演 Urban Desert Island都市荒岛Urban1.4M WordsCompleted + + + + = ??? The entertainment industry’s three great regrets: Leon Lai and Vivian Chow, me and Liu Yifei, and all of you and Nanny Rong. Sorry, now that he’s back from the dead, Lin Fan says you can leave him out of the second one. He scored 728 on the college entrance exam, but chose the Beijing Film Academy over Peking University. Others mocked Lin Fan for not knowing what was good for him. Lin Fan mocked them for not u 19.8kReads7.5Score777Shelves
15. 15 重 Back to Chinese Entertainment in 2003: I'm a Seventh-Generation Director 重回华娱2003，我是七代导演 Everyone Laughs笑皆非Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A deputy professor in the directing department at Beijing Film Academy is reborn in 2003, a year when Chinese entertainment flourished and commercial movies swept the country. In his previous life, he was mocked as an academic who could only talk theory. This time, he'll change himself and change Chinese entertainment! 35kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves

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    A seasoned bookworm with over 12,000 hours of reading experience highly recommends the first two books, both of which are excellent. I've been reading them myself. While the latter two books might have a slightly rushed ending, they are still very good overall.

16. 16 我 I Really Didn't Mean to Fake a Couple Image with the Nation's Goddess! 我真没想跟国民女神炒Cp啊！ Warm Water Cooks Yan Liang温水煮颜良Urban1.0M WordsOngoing Xu Liyan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a minor celebrity, then unexpectedly receives an invitation to join a variety show as a regular guest. Hoping to draw more attention, his company tells him to interact more with the nation’s goddess, Xia Zheng, and ride her popularity by playing up a couple pairing. “Just make sure you don’t overdo it or make it too obvious. You can handle that, right?” his agent reminds him. “Relax, I know where to draw the line. No problem.” Then one da 29.5kReads8.7Score2.4kShelves
17. 17 华 Chinese Showbiz: A Carefree Life 华娱：潇洒人生 The General Below将军在下Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I joined the entertainment industry to experience life! I’ll act in whatever I want, and I won’t act in anything I don’t want to! I’m not short on money! I’m a billionaire, so who am I supposed to be afraid of? The life I want is one of freedom and carefree living! 52.9kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves
18. 18 娱 Showbiz: From the Start, I Tear Into the Celestial Fairy's Mom for Selling Her Daughter 娱乐：开局怒怼天仙妈卖女儿 Author Xinyi作家新一Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Ye Chen is reborn in a parallel world as a film director. After his movie is released, he helps Liu Yifei set up a studio, offending the other talent agencies. A host of directors join forces to suppress him. Ye Chen: “Okay, fine. I’ll leave you alone, and you come after me? Don’t blame me for going straight for the jugular.” Reporter: “Director Ye, Director Lu Chuan says your movies are just for children and have no artistic merit. What’s your response?” Ye Chen: “I’m sitting down as I answer. 18.7kReads7.5Score855Shelves
19. 19 华 Chinese Showbiz: Marrying the Drama Academy's Campus Belle Unlocks the Golden Lexicon 华娱：娶中戏校花，激活黄金词条 Teacher Wu Who Plays in the Mud玩泥巴的巫老师Urban1.2M WordsCompleted He is the young swordsman in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the great hero Sky in Hero, the dashing Duan Yu in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and the wandering rogue Ding Xiu in Brotherhood of Blades. He is a suit-clad thug, the ruthless and taciturn Feng Yuxiu, a wickedly charming villain, and a righteous hero. A thousand faces, one classic role after another. He can sing the sweetest love songs, perform the most formidable martial arts, write literary masterpieces, and master cutting-edge technol 21.9kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
20. 20 华 Chinese Showbiz: The Fishing Enthusiast's Life in the Industry 华娱之钓鱼佬的圈内生活 Dust and Vanity尘嚣浮华Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao, an avid angler, accidentally fell into the water while raft fishing at a reservoir and was reborn in the year 2000. He planned to use his knowledge of the future to become an actor and enjoy a life of earning a fortune every day, but he was rejected at the admissions exam... Hu Ge: “Lao Chen, come visit me on set.” Chen Xiao: “You said you wanted to visit me. Why are you asking me to act?” Liu Shishi: “Chen Xiao, you took my first kiss. You think you can just run away?” Chen Xiao: ... 6.1kReads7.2Score258Shelves
21. 21 重 A Reborn Director's Chance Encounter with a Heavenly Beauty 重生导演偶遇天仙 Ox King of Daxincheng大新城的牛皇Urban789k WordsOngoing An outstanding work of showbiz fiction that rises above cheap thrills. Told from the perspective of an unconventional reborn protagonist, it reveals the true state of the film industry and the philosophy of navigating the real world. The protagonist reaches his goals not only with his golden finger, but also through his professional skills, social savvy, and remarkable strategic intelligence. The result is a story with an intellectual sexiness all its own. Hehehehe... 3.6kReads5.5Score178Shelves

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    Look at this one, give it a like if you like it.

22. 22 吃 Living Off Reba: Spent Her Little Fortune from the Start 吃热芭软饭，开局花光她的小金库 Fire Fox Fire Fox火狐火狐Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Mo transmigrates and becomes classmates with Reba, a future superstar. From the start, he even talks her into becoming his wife! While his classmates are still struggling to figure out how to shoot their graduation films, Lin Mo invests in Love Is Not Blind, turning it into a box-office dark horse! An investment of 4 million brings in 300 million at the box office! The entire industry is stunned! After that, Lin Mo takes the director's chair and shoots films such as Goodbye Mr. Loser, Dying 33.8kReads8.8Score2kShelves

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    Super good, no dull moments. The male lead transmigrates into a college student in a parallel world, directs many acclaimed movies, and makes many stars famous. People in the industry admire him greatly. It's very satisfying. Single female lead.

23. 23 让 You Asked Me to Film a Pet Commercial, So Why Did I Make Hachi: A Dog's Tale? 让你拍宠物广告，你拍忠犬八公？ A Cat That Can Do Side Flips会侧空翻的猫Urban577k WordsCompleted (Parallel world) + (director story) + (plausible) + (no melodrama) In 2025, Su Hao watches Ne Zha 2, then falls asleep and wakes up in the body of a man in a parallel world who has the same name as him. That version of Su Hao is facing the bankruptcy of his family business, crushing debts, and parents who are being driven to jump off a building. Even the only home his parents left him has been snatched away. But as someone who transmigrated, he’s brought along the scripts and storyboards for eve 5.7kReads8.4Score470Shelves

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    • ᴗ • ᐝ The director is a plagiarist! Not too mainstream, but has a lot of collaborations with various official-looking projects! [Sending heart] The male lead travels to a parallel world, heavily in debt, and rises to fame by filming "Hachiko: A Dog's Tale," paying off his debts. The pacing is fast, and the plot is relatively reasonable. It has already been adapted into works like "Hello! Mr. Tree," "Titanic," "Elegy of the Killer," "Soldiers' Assault," and "Initial D," among others! [Flying kiss]

24. 24 糟 Oh No, I've Become Someone's Biggest Supporter 糟糕，我成大腿了 My Snoring Is Louder Than My Alarm呼噜声比闹钟响Urban1.8M WordsCompleted After being reborn, this engineering-minded man has no desire to keep doing backbreaking labor, so he dives headfirst into the film and TV industry. He thought he’d get in good with the future stars ahead of time, but unexpectedly, he became the biggest star of them all... 4kReads7.7Score140Shelves

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    These two director novels are good, with positive values ​​and single female leads. [Learned something new]

25. 25 被 After Being Blacklisted by China's Entertainment Industry, I Became a Hollywood Director 被内娱封杀后，我成了好莱坞大导 Wuxia Tales侠语Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After offending Huayi Brothers, the entertainment industry's reigning powerhouse, rookie director Fang Yuan was blacklisted across the board. Faced with a disastrous start, he had no intention of toughing it out. Instead, he went to Hollywood and casually made a film called Saw. With a budget of one million, it raked in over a hundred million dollars at the global box office! When the news reached China, everyone was stunned. Who was Fang Yuan? Why had nobody ever heard of him? Countless netizen 19.4kReads6.8Score1kShelves

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    I've been watching these movies again, and they're pretty good, so I'm recommending them to you. The first three and the last one were directed by him, the fourth and fifth were made by him as a singer, and the sixth one by him as a film actor.

26. 26 华 Chinese Entertainment, 1996: A Legendary Rise That Begins with a Double Kill 华娱1996：从双杀开始的封神 Wangshu Yincheng望舒引辰Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Chinese Showbiz] [Director Story] [System] [Filmmaking] [Hit Song Maker] [Multiple Female Leads] The rating just came out. Take it or leave it. The protagonist isn't a simp, but his attitude changes as his wealth and power grow. He doesn't become superhuman the moment he's reborn. If you don't like multiple female leads, don't read it, or you'll just end up unhappy. A behind-the-scenes director whose success was stolen in his past life is reborn after narrowly escaping death. He ki 17.4kReads7.1Score893Shelves

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    The first book is an older one, and the author seems to be a woman; it's written in a very heartwarming style. The second book is new; the plot is tight and realistic, the female lead and supporting characters are well-developed, and the character portrayals are excellent—the author isn't just a two-dimensional character!

27. 27 华 Chinese Entertainment in 2006: My Era as a Director 华娱2006，我的导演时代 Very Noble非常君Urban666k WordsCompleted [Director + no System] In 2006, when Chinese-language cinema has only recently begun to take off and Hollywood blockbusters are sweeping up the domestic box office, Li Xia's era as a director begins. This is the age when Chinese-language cinema steps onto the world stage and rises to glory! 7.6kReads8.6Score237Shelves

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    Director Wen started out as a general assistant on film sets in 2006, and then achieved good results in his first acting role. He also participated in a program about directing the 2008 Olympics.

28. 28 被 Blacklisted, I Became a World-Class Director 被封杀后，我成了世界级名导 Concentric Circle Dumpling同心圆圆子Modern Romance423k WordsOngoing [Female-oriented plagiarist + transmigration + System + entertainment industry + no CP] Chen Che rides the wave of transmigration and becomes a proud graduate of a film academy. Before she can even start dreaming of making 208 yuan a day, a blacklist notice from the entertainment industry crushes those dreams to pieces. Fine, fine. At least she still has a System that can provide scripts. Chen Che gives a sinister smile and sharpens her knife... then heads overseas. If the road at home is blocke 14.6kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book; its rating keeps rising. It's truly excellent.

29. 29 让 You Asked Me to Review Shops, but I Became a National Tourism Ambassador 让你探店，你成全国旅游推广大使 Fu Su付苏Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Poetry and Song] [Music, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting] [Intangible Cultural Heritage] [Writing Poems at Scenic Sites] [Finding Solace in Nature] [Cultural Confidence] [Human Geography] [Making Scenic Sites Famous] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Li becomes a travel blogger who visits local businesses and tourist attractions, and gains the City Promotion System. From the start, he heads to Zibo to take the imperial examinations and posts a video exploring F4. The warm hospitalit 12.1kReads8.8Score875Shelves

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    Han Sanping, a director-oriented, all-purpose tool character [laughing][laughing][laughing]

30. 30 华 Chinese Showbiz: Youth Fades Away 华娱之韶华易逝 Whoever Wants This Godawful Name Can Have It这鬼名字谁爱取谁取Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to keep writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 22.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
31. 31 娱 Entertainment Mogul 2002 娱乐大亨2002 The Internet’s Number One Newbie全网第一萌新Urban1.0M WordsOngoing In 2024, Chen Zheng, a struggling actor with barely a handful of fans, was reborn at the dawn of the new century and immediately encountered the most beautiful Chang'e in Chinese entertainment... Given a second life, Chen Zheng sets sail in 2002 to build a vast entertainment empire. PS: This novel has no System! 126Reads8.8Score—Shelves
32. 32 地 Underground Filmmaker 地下电影人 Dough Drops with Scrambled Egg面疙瘩打鸡蛋Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [1990s + Director’s Journey + Banned from Directing + Art Films + Award-Hunting] Starting out as a director in 1990, I make a career of winning awards and handling publicity. One female lead, multiple supporting actresses... 728Reads9.1Score—Shelves
33. 33 华 Chinese Showbiz: My Double-Cultivation Life with the 85 Flowers 华娱：我与85花的双修生活 Three Inches of Time, One Xin三寸光阴一个鑫Urban3.6M WordsCompleted Here is this book's synopsis: [Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Ensemble Cast + Multiple Heroines + A Touch of Urban Cultivation + No System + Scheming + Entertainment Industry] Luo Junze was a worldly veteran who worked in the film and entertainment industry at Tencent in 2023. One day, he wakes up ten years in the past as Ying Bao, a rising star in the ent 45.5kReads8.4Score2.9kShelves
34. 34 好 Hollywood: The Director's Whirlwind 好莱坞：导演旋风 Yi Jie意戒Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Gu Xuanfeng is a student at the Southern California Film School. By chance, he takes over a movie on the verge of being abandoned. From then on, he sets out on the path to becoming a director. He becomes Hollywood's youngest director, and a master of films across multiple genres. And because of his name, film fans around the world nickname him “Tornado.” 340Reads7.1Score—Shelves
35. 35 华 Chinese Showbiz: Capital Reigns Supreme 华娱：资本为王 A Cup of Aged Tea一盏老茶Urban631k WordsCompleted "This is not a System novel. The protagonist will return to the Central Academy of Drama. It is half business, half showbiz. If that's not your thing, don't click!!!" Shen Tianfang is reborn in 1999. Before his rebirth, he mortgaged his house to make a movie and became a laughingstock at the Central Academy of Drama after hitting on a girl in the acting department. Faced with all the mockery, Shen Tianfang has no choice but to make good on all the boasts his predecessor made, giving rise to a se 2.6kReads7.9Score150Shelves
36. 36 导 Director: Starting with a Getaway from Hollywood 导演：从好莱坞跑路开始 My Magic Bottle我的魔法瓶Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] [Director] [One heroine: Liu Yifei] Zhou You had a long, long dream, one that lasted an entire lifetime. When he woke, he could remember very little, except for an instinct for directing that was etched into his bones. At nineteen, he made Buried, but his wealthy father tricked him into returning to China, hoping he would inherit the family business. From Love Is Not Blind to The Dead End. No matter. I can make it big in China too. Just wait until I make my triumphant return! T 33.4kReads7.7Score1.7kShelves
37. 37 混 Making My Way in Showbiz, Bringing Warmth to the Actresses 混在娱乐圈，给女明星们送温暖 Dreams Come True梦想会成真Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Director Chen the Good Samaritan is generous and kind, and loves nothing more than showering female stars with kindness. But the enchantresses and celestial maidens are always trying to remake the soul of this great benefactor. The threads cannot be untangled; the more they wind around each other, the more tangled they become. 6.3kReads6.4Score353Shelves
38. 38 华 The King of Chinese Entertainment: Conquering the Heights in 2001 华娱之王，2001年脚踏巅峰 King of the Eighteen Sons十八子王Urban654k WordsCompleted Single heroine: Liu Yifei. No System, with a slice-of-life focus. Taking control of my own life in 2001. Hollywood first, then China. For many geniuses, simply getting to witness the pinnacle once in their lifetime is no small feat. But I have always been at the pinnacle. 1.1kReads6.2Score108Shelves
39. 39 华 Chinese Showbiz 2000: From Director to the Top! 华娱2000：从导演干到巅峰！ The All-Knowing, All-Wrong Person全知全错的人Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [A multifaceted entertainment-industry story, three verified certifications, seductress, privileged heir, maxed-out stats] Qin Tian, a stubborn man who has lived an ordinary life, is reborn and returns to the hopeful, nostalgic millennium era. With memories of the future and a bizarre entertainment-industry achievement System, there's no way he's going to keep drifting through life this time. Work the scene and build a vast network, Release songs and rake in money from ringtones. Make movie 34.7kReads7.6Score2.6kShelves
40. 40 这 This Movie Emperor Is Neglecting His Day Job 这个影帝不务正业 Handsome Without Plastic Surgery不整容也帅Urban4.5M WordsCompleted “Walking Encyclopedia of Gossip” “World’s Richest Man on Paper” “Grand Slam Director” “Grand Slam Movie Star” Yang Jian was kicked back to the summer of 2002. The World Cup hadn’t started yet. He’d only meant to skim a little off the bookmakers. They could have the meat while he took a bit of the broth. That wasn’t unreasonable, was it? But on the day his acceptance letter from the Beijing Film Academy arrived, a little system popped up. From then on, he plunged headfirst into the treacherous en 644Reads7.5Score—Shelves
41. 41 华 Chinese Showbiz: The King of Directors, Starting in 2003 华娱：从03年开始的导演之王 Young Master Tian Zhu天竹公子Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Multiple Heroines + Director + Film Emperor + Plagiarizing from Another World + System] He is the acknowledged godfather of idol dramas, a pillar of Chinese-language cinema, a world-class director and a brilliant screenwriter. He is the irresistible dream man in every female star’s eyes, and the ladder to the top in every male star’s. He can turn a minor celebrity into an overnight sensation and give an old star a second spring. He is the entertainment industry’s bigges 8.3kReads6.2Score407Shelves
42. 42 我 Is My Wife Liu Tianxian? 我老婆是刘天仙？ Summer Reading盛夏读书Urban1.4M WordsOngoing 4.3kReads8.0Score198Shelves
43. 43 华 Chinese Showbiz: I'm the King of Directors 华娱：导演我为王 Yuan Jun源俊Urban2.9M WordsOngoing [Chinese showbiz, director story, one heroine, Old Liu] After an accident, Li Siwei was unexpectedly reborn in 2005. Unfortunately, he knew nothing about business. Luckily, after being reborn, he gained memories of many excellent films from his previous life. Just as Li Siwei was preparing to make his mark, he discovered that the woman in his heart had also been reborn. 5.1kReads7.2Score204Shelves
44. 44 天 The Celestial Beauty Took the Big Shot's System 天仙拿走了大佬的系统 Nine-Headed Lion Cat九头狮子猫Urban498k WordsCompleted Su Ce is reborn, and the System ends up inside Liu Yifei. Every time it issues a mission, Liu Yifei has to help the male lead complete it. [Mission] Earn the Fairy Sister's favor. Liu Yifei looks at the mission issued by the System and grits her teeth. Who would ever like that jerk? [Mission Reward] God-tier acting skills. Liu Yifei: “I admit I like him just a little bit.” [Mission] Form a girl group by signing at least five young, beautiful girls. Liu Yifei explodes with rage. “You lecher! You 8.5kReads8.6Score428Shelves
45. 45 华 The Chinese Entertainment Industry System 华娱养成系统 Cool Night in Brocade锦夜微凉Urban1.6M WordsOngoing I also had an entertainment-kingdom System for raising stars with me, and from then on I stepped into the bizarre and dazzling world of show business. At nineteen, I won top honors at the Venice Film Festival, “Subduing Dragons and Tigers.” That night, A pair of fluffy cat ears suddenly appeared. Dong Xuan: “Meow.” Two little bells jingled back and forth. Sun Li: “~” 190Reads6.6Score—Shelves
46. 46 华 Showbiz: The Immortal Beauty's Star-Making Plan 华娱之神仙姐姐养成计划 Seraph 1980炽天使1980Urban1.6M WordsCompleted How a reborn great director builds his own entertainment empire, step by step. Movies, TV, music, animation, special effects, and cinema chains: here I come. The Big Three European film festivals, the Oscars, I'm coming for you. 5.9kReads6.1Score237Shelves
47. 47 华 Chinese Showbiz: A Fresh Start 华娱之重启人生 The Most Heartless Are the Most Passionate最薄情的人最深情Urban349k WordsCompleted [Chinese entertainment industry focus + multiple heroines + the rise of an industry power player] Li Lixin is a 2003 undergraduate from the directing program at the Beijing Film Academy, the leading figure of the program's seventh generation. He's both an academic and a man of capital. Reborn for the first time, he returns to age sixteen at forty. Reborn for the second time, Li Hengqu changes his name to Li Lixin. (The protagonist's personality is a bit inconsistent for the first few dozen chapt 2.3kReads8.1Score—Shelves
48. 48 陪 The Long Years Spent with a Celestial Beauty 陪天仙度过的漫长岁月 King of the Eighteen Sons十八子王Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Actor, director, business mogul (single heroine: Liu Tianxian), no System [10,000 words updated daily] A wounded soul is reborn five minutes before the entanglement that changed everything. Without hesitation, he turns and walks away. All he wants is to start a new life. A girl who has been beautiful since childhood. Two sincere, passionate hearts, stirred by love, will eventually be drawn to each other at a crossroads of fate. 7.5kReads7.8Score408Shelves

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49. 49 闪 Flash Marriage to Liu Tianxian 闪婚刘天仙 Nine-Headed Lion Cat九头狮子猫Urban350k WordsCompleted I married Liu Yifei! It’s 2008, and the “Fairy Sister” has been driven out of show business by online attacks. The Fairy Sister wants to divorce me? No way! “Steady, honey. Just wait till I send you into space!” 7.8kReads8.8Score269Shelves
50. 50 重 Reborn: Saving the Fairy Sister From the Start 重生：开局救下神仙姐姐 The Dashing Young Scholar潇洒小书生Urban972k WordsCompleted When a man falls in love with a woman, there is no room in his heart for anyone but her. So Supreme Treasure chose Zixia, and I chose you!! 10.8kReads8.0Score527Shelves

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