Looking for Entertainment Industry Stories About Directors, Movies or TV Dramas Are Both Fine 求文娱导演文，电影电视剧都可

1. 51 华 Chinese Showbiz: This Is the Joy of Being a Director 华娱：这就是导演的快乐 Dry-Fried King Oyster Mushrooms干煸杏鲍菇Urban262k WordsCompleted [Steamroller] [Director novel] [No System] [Everyday life] [Feel-good] [Fast-paced] He was a promising young talent in literary circles. In middle school, he became a youth fiction writer who drove countless girls wild, and later went on to produce hit works in suspense, historical fiction, science fiction, and other genres. Just as everyone was cheering the birth of a literary giant, he went and stirred up the entertainment industry. Why? For no reason other than his wish to work with excellent 188Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 娱 You're a Top-Tier Star, Yet You Choose an Ordinary Teacher as Your Partner? 娱乐圈真顶流，你择偶普通教师？ Quietly Arriving悄然而至Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Chu Ze was reborn in his family’s old, rundown factory. From the start, he awakened a Factory System that could upgrade the plant and grant bonuses in different fields of research. He could level it up and earn rewards by accepting orders, fulfilling them, and selling the products. Chu Ze returned to Northwestern Polytechnical University and became a teacher. “How can our great nation depend on others for its survival?!” “Dignity lies at the tip of the sword, and truth lies within the range of o 21.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
3. 53 重 Reborn: Starting by Saving Leslie Cheung 重生之从拯救张国荣开始 Neat And Efficient Huo Xiaolin干净利索的霍啸林Urban1.1M WordsOngoing In 2003, Chen Zui was reborn. He saved Leslie Cheung and broke into Hong Kong's film and television industry. From screenwriter to director, he used one hit work after another to revive Silver City, while holding fast to his love for his country and his sincere ideals amid the tides of the times. P.S. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. It is not a wish-fulfillment novel. It is not a wish-fulfillment novel. The pace is extremely slow, and it contains quite a bit of dialogue in Cantonese. If yo 8kReads7.3Score519Shelves

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   This is a story I wrote myself. The plot may develop slowly. It's not a fast-paced entertainment product that aims for "thrills." It's a story about salvation, a story that blends personal fate, industry changes, historical memories, and national sentiments into one.

4. 54 文 Showbiz: I Can Increase the Odds of Success 文娱：我能增加成功率 Leaning on the Rail, Startled by the Sheng凭栏惊笙Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it just came out.) He woke from a nap to find the world had changed. Lu Yao was a film and TV content creator in 2025, spending late nights editing commentary videos. He never expected to wake up as a ten-year-old child in 1985, when the country was just getting back on its feet. Well, the chubby guy is four now, the pretty one is six, and the future megastar Yang Mi won't be born for another year, while Liu Yifei won't arrive for another two… Did he come a little too 5.6kReads6.6Score308Shelves
5. 55 我 I'm the National Young Singers Competition Champion. Crushing the Competition Is Just Basic Practice 我青歌赛冠军，降维打击纯属基操 Ru Yao Zimo孺瑶子墨Urban423k WordsCompleted [Host Su Jianlin, the “Borrow from the Future and Turn Your Life Around to Become an Entertainment Superstar System” has finished loading. Would you like to borrow from the future and change your life?] Standing on the stage of the Qingge Competition, surrounded by countless masters, prodigies, and extraordinary talents, eighteen-year-old Su Jianlin fell into deep thought. The legendary Han Hong, Mao Amin, Tan Jing, Sa Dingding, Yan Weiwen, Lei Jia, and Cai Guoqing, all top stars of Chinese pop 650Reads8.1Score103Shelves
6. 56 重 Reborn in 2000: I Single-Handedly Carried Chinese Entertainment 重生2000：一人扛起内娱 Dragon Rider骑龙士Urban2.2M WordsCompleted (Rebirth, showbiz, a legendary debut album, female lead Liu Qianqian) With his debut album, he became a legend and a young king of Mandopop. His second album made the gods retreat, establishing him as a king of mainland China. His third swept East Asia, making him Asia's pop king. His fourth pushed into Europe and America, earning him the title of mysterious magician from the East... A down-and-out bar singer was reborn from 2024 into the turn-of-the-century year 2000. That year, he was stil 33.2kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
7. 57 为 To Make Money, I Took Director Zhang as My Godfather 为了赚钱，我认张导为义父 Lu Mixiniu禄米夕牛Urban4.2M WordsOngoing In his previous life, he was just an ordinary citizen with a life in shambles. Then one day, he unexpectedly transmigrated into the past and got into the acting program of the Beijing Film Academy's Class of 2009. He has no grand ambitions. He just wants to join the 208 club and rake in the money. Having seen through the ways of the world, all he wants is money! 51.9kReads8.0Score3.3kShelves
8. 58 开 Reborn from the Start: A Scumbag's Life, Beginning at Beijing Film Academy 开局重生从北电开始的渣男人生 I Want to Be Famous Too我也想红啊Urban950k WordsOngoing Xiao Ce is reborn in 2002, back in his second month at Beijing Film Academy. He has no System, but that doesn't stop him from reaching the pinnacle of life. A superhuman memory and an incredible physique. Out come The Ghost Blows Out the Light, The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, Those Things in the Ming Dynasty… He adapts books, writes songs, and even makes movies along the way. P.S. By the time the protagonist reaches 200,000 words, he's made You Are the Apple of My Eye, Departures, CODA, and The D 265Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   1️⃣ The male protagonist is reborn in 2002 as a student of Liu Yifei, majoring in acting at the Beijing Film Academy. He has a photographic memory for all the works he read in his previous life. He starts by writing books to make money, and later starts a company making movies, with multiple female leads. [I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!] 2️⃣ The male protagonist is reborn as a student in the 1996 class of the Beijing Film Academy's directing department. He has no system or special advantages, but he has a good relationship with the acting departments of both the 1996 Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama. Multiple female leads.

9. 59 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 29kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves

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   This book, this book, is absolutely amazing!! [Masterpiece by Que Shi][Masterpiece by Que Shi] Three hours of commercials?! I'm giving it a shout-out! 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 by. But then the system activates! Chen Xiao directly obtains the complete script of "Titanic," a masterpiece of directorial skill! Diamond Company: I just asked you to shoot a commercial, and you turned it into the pinnacle of romance films?!

10. 60 邻 Reba Is My Neighbor? I Have a Bold Idea! 邻居是热芭？我有个大胆的想法！ Grace Bestowed恩予赐Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] + [Variety Shows] + [Actor] + [One Female Lead: Reba] + [Slow-Paced Slice of Life] Chen Chen transmigrates and is reborn in a parallel world, where he discovers that his neighbor is a famous actress. But he never imagined that this celebrity would be... An untouchable top-tier star! A fashion queen! A beauty with exotic features! The adorably ditzy, sexy, cute, alluring, and playful Reba!!! Chen Chen was a male fan of Reba in his previous life! And now, he suddenly has a 8.4kReads8.6Score386Shelves
11. 61 文 Showbiz: My Superstar Girlfriend Is Both Sweet and Alluring 文娱：我的明星女友又甜又御 Burning Hot炙热如火Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (Entertainment industry + literary giant + acclaimed director + feel-good story + character growth) Amateur version: After returning from military service, Su Zi'an happened upon a short-video competition and shot to national fame with Escape from the British Museum. There are many dazzling stories on his road to becoming a great director. Come witness them all. “Anything directed by Su is guaranteed to be top quality!” “TV dramas, movies, documentaries: who can match his brilliance?” At the sa 3.3kReads7.3Score108Shelves

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    🤩🤩Here he comes, he's really here!🤩🤩🤩 Film, television, traditional literature, and online literature are all flourishing! 🎉🎉🎉 From the opening film "Dying to Survive" to later works like "The Wandering Earth," and TV series such as "Love O2O," "Prosperity," and "Soldiers Sortie"!

12. 62 被 Forced to Make Terrible Movies, How Did You Become a Sensation Nationwide? 被逼拍烂片，怎么你就全网封神了 Inky Milky White墨迹奶白Urban664k WordsOngoing When movie creator Wen Ye transmigrates to a parallel world, his script is tossed aside, his dignity trampled, and he's forced to make a cheesy Dragon King movie on a budget of 100,000 yuan! The next second, his late-arriving golden finger, the Earth Movie Library System, appears. He can perfectly recreate every masterpiece of cinema from Earth! From today on, I make the rules! A cheesy Dragon King? I'll turn him into an online sensation with The Godfather's style! A domineering CEO's pampered w 17Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    This is a novel set in the entertainment industry where the protagonist directs and makes films; the protagonist also participates in scriptwriting.

13. 63 娱 Showbiz: I Want to Get Ahead So Bad!!! 娱乐：我太想进步啦！！！ Deep-Fried Autumn油炸秋天Urban722k WordsCompleted 15.7kReads8.1Score602Shelves

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    ✨✨Transmigrating to the Chinese entertainment industry, becoming a director, starting a company, and making movies and TV series.

14. 64 华 Chinese Showbiz: I'll Claim Both Fame and Fortune Standing Tall 华娱：我要站着名利双收 Waiting for Clear Skies等天晴的人Urban476k WordsOngoing [System] [Reborn] [Harem] [Not Brain-Dead] [Profit-Focused] Zhou Ye was a penniless nobody with no house, no car, and no savings. He dropped dead while treating his buddies. He transmigrated into the body of a first-year student at Beijing Film Academy in 2002. He even got bound to a System. In his previous life, he knelt and still failed to make money. This time, he wanted to try standing tall and claiming both fame and fortune. Others relied on capital; he relied on information advantages. Oth 9.6kReads—Score801Shelves

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    A harem, not mindless, turned into capital; acting and running a company go hand in hand. Sss

15. 65 娱 Showbiz: Winning Over Goddesses in Hong Kong 娱乐：从香江开始攻略女神 Tang Jigede唐鸡哥德Urban900k WordsOngoing Days of lying flat and taking it easy, with leisure and romance to spare. The year was 1997, when the flowers were in full bloom. Hong Kong entertainment was in decline, while mainland entertainment was just getting started. A tycoon of the entertainment industry was born across the two sides of the strait and Hong Kong. There’s business and everyday life, no System and no mindless plot, and more than one heroine. Everyone can dive right in. 8.9kReads8.4Score388Shelves

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    Here's a recommendation for strategies on how to win over the goddess.

16. 66 8 An Eighties-Born Beijing Powerhouse, the First Man in Chinese Entertainment 80后京圈大佬，内娱第一人 Moonlit Pavilion照月阁Urban1.3M WordsCompleted This novel is also known as: “Top-Tier Director,” “I’m Unbeatable in the Chinese Entertainment Industry” “A Great Director in Chinese Entertainment,” “The Entire Entertainment Industry Begs Me to Make Movies” [No System, director + one female lead, female lead is Peng Xiaoran] Chen Zhou is a 24-year-old director who transmigrates to a parallel world. He marries Peng Xiaoran, the top female host at Kiwi. With the 400,000 yuan his wife gives him, plus 2 million yuan from working as a director-for- 4.8kReads7.9Score182Shelves

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    A story that perfectly fits the requirements 🌸🌸🌸 The male lead transmigrates to a parallel world and marries Peng Xiaoran right from the start. He's a directing major who organizes a group of newcomers to film "So Cute Us," which becomes an instant hit, and he even starts promoting his wife to a higher position.

17. 67 璀 Brilliant Starlight: Her Road to Becoming a Top-Tier Star 璀璨星光，她的顶流之路 Little Y Loves Tangerines小Y爱吃橘Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Entertainment Industry + System + Fanfic Writer + Best Actress + Wish Fulfillment] At forty, award-winning actress Tang Di retires to travel the world, only to find herself in another world, in the body of an internet-wide pariah with the same name. She signs a contract with System 037 and draws a film and television system, setting out to conquer the global screen industry. So what's the first step? Roll up her sleeves and get to work, of course. She terminates her contract wi 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Excellent! This female director is truly amazing!

18. 68 成 Becoming a Billion-Dollar Female Director Starts with Filming Cheesy Short Dramas 成为百亿女导从拍土味短剧开始 Writing Books for Meal Money写书赚饭钱Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Entertainment Industry + Copycat Author + Female-Oriented + Director + No CP + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Ying Jia transmigrates to a parallel world with a hundred-billion-yuan movie System and sets her sights on becoming the first female director to join the hundred-billion box-office club. But the damn System only gives her scripts, not money. She gets a movie script, but has no way to pay for production! Ying Jia slaps her forehead. Then she’ll make some cheesy short dramas to e 10.8kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
19. 69 重 Reborn in 1987, I Had No Choice but to Become an Actor 重生87年的我只好做演员 Obito欧比头Urban371k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + reborn + genius + studying under Jiang Wen + no System + one heroine: Liu Yifei] I was reborn in 1987, a golden age when you could become a millionaire just by collecting scrap. The Ma brothers hadn’t started their businesses yet, and Jingdong’s future founder was still dating a woman with “Jing” in her name... Gold was everywhere. But why was I just born in 1987?! In that case, I’ll just make it in the entertainment industry. (The story begins in 2001. The blurb is a little weak and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are good.

20. 70 华 From Top-Tier Star to Entertainment Mogul 华娱从顶流到资本大佬 Hot Dry Noodles with Egg Liqueur热干面拌蛋酒Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Modern Entertainment Industry + Rebirth] + [Careful Timeline] + [All-Round Top-Tier Star] + [Business Tycoon] + [Multidimensional Characters] + [Solid Logic] Reborn with the script of the future in his hands, Zhou Huairen sets out to dominate both the Chinese entertainment industry and the world of capital! He founds Chayan Yue Se, Xinghe Films, Xingguang Media, Xingkong Interactive... and invests in ByteDance, miHoYo... He signs all kinds of rising actresses, and every move Zhou Huairen makes 31.4kReads6.8Score1.9kShelves

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    In this book, the main character primarily runs a film and television company, with few directing roles. However, his debut work is a self-directed and self-acted film called "Ancient Love Song."

21. 71 华 Chinese Showbiz: Reborn, Tianxian, Don't Run Away! 华娱：重生归来，天仙同学别跑 Potato Dumpling Candy土豆丸子糖Urban1.0M WordsOngoing (Showbiz Director Novel) (Writes Books First, Then Becomes a Director) (This story is a slow burn! The protagonist is no pushover!) After Zhang Mingqing was bullied by the Great Fortune Immortal Venerable in 2026, he opened his eyes to find himself back in 2000, at the age of fifteen. He has a golden finger, but he stole it! And it's defective! Fortunately, he has memories of his past life! He plans to write books first to earn money and build up his standing in the industry! Then he'll enter t 43.3kReads8.2Score4.2kShelves

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    Write novels first, then direct.

22. 72 拍 Every Film I Make Becomes a Hit: The Female Director Is a Legend Again 拍一部爆一部，女导演她又封神了 Resting by the River, Gazing at the Mountains枕川望樾Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted (The score just came out and will go up.) [Entertainment Industry + System + Female Lead with No CP + Feel-Good Read] Jiang Han transmigrates to Blue Star and gets bound to an entertainment System. The System says, “Make TV dramas to earn more life. If you don’t, you’ll just have to wait to die.” She looks at her medical report: terminal illness, and she won’t live to see 22. Then she’ll make TV dramas. From the start, her adaptation of My Sunshine shoots straight to the top of the year’s drama 34.9kReads8.1Score4.4kShelves

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    That's acceptable [laughs]

23. 73 重 Reborn in 2002, Starting Out as a Chinese Showbiz Director 重生2002年，从华娱导演开始 Qing in Blue Robes青衣QingUrban722k WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] [Director] [Copycat] [Multiple Heroines: Liu and Fan] Lu Ye, a veteran of the film industry, is reborn in 2002 as a freshman in the directing department at the Beijing Film Academy. The good news: his mind is full of classic movies from the next twenty years. The bad news: with only a few tens of thousands left in his pocket, he can't afford to make a single one of them. That year, Chinese cinema was bursting with stars, and the gods were still at their peak. Above, Jia 32.8kReads6.5Score2.2kShelves

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    What are you waiting for? Here you go!

24. 74 1 1980: My Era of Cinema 1980：我的电影时代 I'm Really an Innocent Young Man我真是纯情大男孩Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Multiple heroines + check-ins + filmmaking + male actor “Art should serve the people.” That’s the original purpose of art, so I love telling stories to the people! One summer, Zhang Hua, a short-form drama director, arrives in an era that feels both strange and familiar~ 2.7kReads6.9Score113Shelves

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    Self-recommendation of my new book!! Director + Actor

25. 75 制 Conquering the Entertainment Industry: It Started with Winning Over the Campus Belle 制霸娱乐圈，从收校花开始 Lazy Cat Cafe懒趴的猫咖Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn with foresight vs. an emperor reincarnated, entertainment industry + business wars + emotional bonds + fated showdown] When he was young and naive, Bai Xiaolong was devoted to brotherhood. He burned joss paper and swore allegiance to his big brother, Zhao Tianhao, only to be manipulated by Zhao and left with his family in ruins. Fate begins anew. Armed with knowledge of the next thirty years, Bai Xiaolong becomes a master of capital and a Midas touch. He conquers the entertainment indust 26.2kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves

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    A director from the Central Academy of Drama in 1996, a unique entertainment story, entangled in revenge and fate!

26. 76 娱 Showbiz: From Flop Director to Godfather of Entertainment 娱乐：从烂片导演到文娱教父 Sober from Dreams Tonight, Without Wine今宵梦醒无酒Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Filmmaking + no System + Showbiz + one heroine + all-around male lead + pop-culture references] Shen Qing was just about to become a director whose films grossed tens of billions when he was reborn. What the hell? He was reborn in a new world. One song, “Just Friends,” made him an online sensation. A record company agent told him, “Why be a director? Come work with me. You'll be the next R&B godfather, a superstar singer.” Shen Qing: “No, no, no. I'm a director.” Asked to make a sci-fi film, he 464Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Reborn in 2003: From Associate Professor at Beijing Film Academy to Film Legend. In his previous life, he was an associate professor in the directing department of Beijing Film Academy, brimming with talent but ridiculed for being all talk and no action, his theoretical knowledge failing to reach the level of filmmaking. A twist of fate led him to be reborn in 2003, a golden age for the Chinese entertainment industry, a time of flourishing creativity and a surge in commercial films. This time, he was determined to break free of his shackles and rewrite his own destiny and that of the Chinese entertainment world. With a profound understanding of future film trends and years of accumulated professional knowledge, he started with a low-budget art film. Without big-name stars or massive investments, his exquisite script and nuanced cinematography garnered attention at niche film festivals, attracting the attention of industry professionals. Subsequently, he boldly entered the commercial film arena, perfectly blending novel themes with stunning visual and auditory effects, creating a series of blockbuster films that achieved both box office and critical success. From suspenseful action films to romantic comedies, each transformation he makes is refreshing. He single-handedly propelled Chinese entertainment films to new heights, becoming an undisputed legend in the film industry!

27. 77 我 I Really Only Want to Lose Money Making Movies 我拍电影真的只想亏钱 The Ghost Outside the Window窗外的阿飘Urban800k WordsCompleted [Urban] [Subverting Expectations] [Entertainment Industry] [Tycoon] [Hilarious] Yinhua transmigrates to a parallel world and obtains the Ultimate Director System. From the start, he draws a script and production materials for The Three-Body Problem, a sci-fi masterpiece from the year 2063. The System has a box-office conversion mechanic: as long as his films lose money, he gets a hundredfold cashback! Yinhua figures this should be easy. Anyone could do it! He deliberately hires a garbage directo 94Reads8.5Score—Shelves
28. 78 娱 Showbiz: I'm a Security Guard at Beijing Film Academy 娱乐：我在北电当保安 Northeast Strolling Chicken东北溜达鸡Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Lv Wen transmigrates into the body of a security guard at the Beijing Film Academy, twenty years in the past. Unwilling to return to his old line of work, he chooses to enter the entertainment industry. With the acting skills, social savvy, and memories of the future he honed while dealing with gullible people, Lv Wen thrives in showbiz, winning friends wherever he goes. He wins Best Actor, becomes a director, starts a company, and makes a bold push into Hollywood... This is the story of an o 11.3kReads8.2Score849Shelves
29. 79 重 Reborn in 1978: I Make My Fortune by Plagiarizing 重生1978：我靠文抄发家 Five Coins and a Brush五文弄墨Urban702k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1978, just as the national college entrance exams resume and a cultural wave sweeps the country, Jiang Mingchun gets into Yanda and becomes a university student. Drawing on memories from his previous life, he becomes a ghostwriter. 2.4kReads8.6Score106Shelves
30. 80 让 I Asked You to Shoot a Web Series, Not to Bring the Best Actor Home 让你拍网剧，没让你把影帝拐回家 Little Doudou by Dongting Lake洞庭湖边小兜兜Two Male Leads406k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Top] [Younger Love Interest] [Both Untouched] [Entertainment Industry] [Ensemble Cast] [System Power Fantasy] [Face-Slapping and Trash-Taking] [Sweet Romance, No Angst] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Chen Chuan gets dumped in the hospital from the start by his snobbish ex-boyfriend. Chen Chuan sneers. "Happy breakup! I'll show the whole internet what they mean when they say, 'Don't look down on a poor young man!'" After awakening the Entertainment Mentor System, Chen 4.8kReads8.6Score799Shelves

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    Ahhhhh, it's so good! Are there any similar ones?

31. 81 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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    Super good-looking, highly recommended!

32. 82 让 You Put Me on a Dating Show, So Why Am I Competing in the Peak Tournament? 让你上恋综，你搁那儿打巅峰赛？ Life Is Like Morning Dew and a Flashing Flower生如朝露昙花Urban698k WordsCompleted If you could live your life over, have you ever wondered what the most comfortable way to lie flat and give up would be? Lu Ming gets a second chance at life. After spending half his life as a wage slave, he now has a shortcut right in front of him, and he swears he’ll seize it. He copies songs, books, and scripts without a shred of guilt. He doesn’t have that ridiculous need to keep his hands clean while pretending to be morally superior. He’s just an ordinary person who wants to live a little 37.6kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    ([Laughs] Great writer + making money in the city) The protagonist of the first book transmigrates to a parallel world, relies on the culture of Blue Star to crush the literary world, win many cultural awards, and establish a company to make money like crazy.

33. 83 重 Reborn as a Director, My Fans Span the Globe 重生做导演，我的影迷遍布全球 Yu Ru Are Together雨儒同在Urban355k WordsCompleted [Director story] [Multiple heroines] [Main heroine: Gao Yuanyuan] [Success in China and abroad] [The early plot develops rather slowly] Han Lin is a struggling web-drama director in 2026. After an accident, he is reborn in 2002. Drawing on the experience of his past life and countless classic films stored in his mind, he finds success in this life, winning both awards and box office glory. He then exports his success abroad and breaks into Hollywood. Standing at the top, he looks back with a smi 4.1kReads5.7Score208Shelves

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    That's fine.

34. 84 导 The Director Returns to 1996 导演重回1996 Jiang Lang Is Talented江郎有才Urban477k WordsOngoing (A director’s story of striving for success + airtight logic + not a brainless, shallow novel) Back to 1996, when travel was slow and letters took a long time to arrive. Lin Maidong gets into the directing program at Beijing Film Academy. This is the most difficult era for the film and television industry. The Sixth Generation directors have yet to make their mark, and films are still produced under the auspices of state-owned studios. People care about art, not commerce, and domestic box office 894Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    It incorporates a lot of little-known knowledge from the film industry. The protagonist is ambitious and capable, with a broad vision and a grand perspective. The films he chooses are classics that are thought-provoking. Overall, it has a documentary feel and is recommended.

35. 85 港 Hong Kong Crossover: The Ultimate Smuggler 港综：最强大捞家 Scapegoat Prawn背锅大虾Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted In the world of Hong Kong Island, the Money Empire era has just ended. The four great detectives are long gone, and the underworld is in turmoil. The mighty tide of a new age surges in. He Wenyao, who has lived two lives, travels from north to south, crossing the sea to arrive. When the bells of the new century ring out and Lighthouse magazine asks its question, he looks around and finds no equal in the world. 62.6kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
36. 86 重 Reborn as an Entertainment Master 重生之娱乐宗师 A Carefree Leaf一叶风流Urban5.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world with a highly developed entertainment industry, Xiao Yunhai made a name for himself with the knowledge he retained from his previous life. Music, screenwriting, literature, martial arts: there was nothing he couldn’t do. He became a true master of the entertainment world. 11.3kReads8.7Score905Shelves
37. 87 悍 A Bandit's Reinvention: The Boss Makes Me Film Wholesome Videos 悍匪转型：老大让我拍正能量视频 Pineapple Beans菠萝豆豆Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Outlaws + director + no System + comedy] What you’re about to read is the passionate story of a film-industry genius and six men from the bottom of society fighting to make their way up. Su Nan, a young man of unknown origins, woke from a coma only to discover that he’d been rescued by six hulking outlaws. Coerced and cajoled, he was forced to join them and become one of their own. “Su Nan, we’re outlaws! We’re getting famous way too fast! This isn’t right!” “Too late, boys. We’re already famou 915Reads8.3Score103Shelves

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    I recommend 6 books, 4 of which are completed. Highly rated, action-packed, and substantial. [Thinking] A series of swift and decisive actions, making waves in the entertainment industry. A bigwig in Beijing's entertainment circle, the number one figure in the Chinese entertainment industry. A Chinese man reborn in Hollywood, becoming an entertainment tycoon. The ultimate director, a viral sensation across the internet.

38. 88 文 King of Entertainment: Starting with a Public Service Ad 文娱之王：从公益广告开始 Qin Chuan Xiuling秦川秀灵Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After unexpectedly obtaining a screenplay shop, Qin Xiangma stepped into the entertainment industry with a sinister grin and began breaking all the rules. The next superstar in advertising? A dark horse in web dramas? That's thinking too small. I'm... an all-rounder. 214Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 这 This Big-Time Director Can Do It All! 这个大导演啥都会！ Top Grades全绩佳Urban206k WordsCompleted [Read with confidence, no need to turn off your brain] A director who treated filmmaking as a hobby dies suddenly, then is reborn in 2003 as a rich, spoiled second-generation student at the Beijing Film Academy. In this life, he’ll do things differently! After seven days in seclusion, he makes the future hit Night Shop his own! He earns a million before even filming a frame! He makes a name for himself by riding on a famous director’s reputation, then signs a team of future superstars! Everyone 489Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    That's definitely the one! It's a book I wrote myself, highly recommended, it's excellent.

40. 90 我 I Sang a Patriotic Song, So Why Are You Getting So Worked Up? 我唱首红歌，你们怎么还红温了？ Immortal Yuan袁神仙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy + Patriotic songs + Military life + Aerial combat + One Female Lead!] One song, “The Broadsword Chops Down on the Heads of the Japanese Invaders,” accompanied by a charge bugle, brought Yuan Yi into the world of patriotic songs. Yuan Yi went on to complete his admission to the General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe as an enlisted performing arts soldier with three patriotic songs: “My Country and I,” “The East Is Red,” and “Sing a Folk Song for the Party.” Af 7.5kReads9.0Score584Shelves

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    Want to read a story about patriotic songs and entertainment? It's a fast-paced, exciting read with a fresh structure! Welcome to the pit!

41. 91 我 I'm Already Cannes Best Director, and You Still Want Me to Be Reborn? 我都戛纳最佳导演你还让我重生？ The Stolen Melon Is Truly Sweet强扭的瓜真甜Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Only female lead: Liu Yifei] Zhou Chen, the “Copy God” of China’s entertainment industry, has never won an award. After twenty years of hard work, he finally wins Best Director at Cannes in 2024, reaching the pinnacle of world cinema! He wakes up drunk after the celebration banquet, only to discover he’s been reborn in 2002, on the day he received his acceptance letter to the acting program at Beijing Film Academy. 42kReads7.4Score2.6kShelves

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    [Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds]

42. 92 华 Reborn in Chinese Showbiz: I'm Going to Become a Mogul 华娱重生之我要当大佬 When Will This Couch Potato Turn Things Around?咸鱼什么时候翻身啦Urban875k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + writing works from memory + investment + Chinese entertainment] There’s romance, but not much focus on relationship drama! Xie Yan is reborn, returning to the age of eighteen. In this life, he’ll pick up his old dream again, step onto the dazzling stage, become a big shot in the entertainment industry, do what he wants, and take the helm. 6.3kReads6.3Score316Shelves

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    The following are all safe to read.

43. 93 重 Reborn in 2013: Xing and I Set the Entertainment World Ablaze with Our Romance 重生2013我和艺兴甜爆娱乐圈 Roujiamo Milk Tea肉夹馍奶茶Modern Romance650k WordsCompleted A new story is here He Qingyan, who has lived her whole life with regrets, is reborn at a crucial moment in 2013. Fresh out of Beijing Film Academy at twenty, she is He Jiong's beloved niece, yet she's about to say those words to the young Zhang Yixing that she will regret for half her life: "Let's break up." They were classmates after she skipped two grades, fell in love, and pledged themselves to each other at eighteen, only to nearly drift apart because of a long-distance relationship and t 1.5kReads6.6Score133Shelves

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    The female lead is He Jiong's niece, and the male lead is Zhang Yixing.

44. 94 华 Chinese Showbiz: A Guide to Raising a Top-Tier Star 华娱：顶流养成说明书 A Little Sheep sl一只小羊slUrban278k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + multiple heroines + film and television + System] Lin Chuan is reborn in 2015 and makes his way back into the entertainment industry. His approach, however, is pretty straightforward. “Director Lin, people say you built your company by poaching talent from other companies. What do you have to say?” “That's called the rational flow of talent.” “You criticize Korean pop culture, yet you promote fan-club culture in practice. How do you explain that?” “My colleagues forgot to chant the sl 3.4kReads6.6Score127Shelves

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    Reborn 15 years later, a director's novel.

45. 95 重 Reborn: Master of Light and Shadow 重生之光影巨匠 Smiling Dove笑白鸽Urban274k WordsCompleted Third-rate director Xu Fanying transmigrates to a parallel world and uses classic works from her previous life to reach the pinnacle of success, dazzling both on and off the screen! This is the story of an entertainment-industry content importer! No female lead! No romance! 481Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The male lead in this book is a director, but not one with a patriotic theme; he's the kind of director who makes all sorts of things—sitcoms, palace dramas, idol dramas.

46. 96 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.” 20.7kReads8.0Score828Shelves
47. 97 娱 Godfather of the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈教父 Heading North向北Urban3.0M WordsCompleted A down-and-out keyboardist breathes his last in a hospital bed. From playing accompaniment in dance halls at sixteen to scraping by in Sanlitun at thirty-two, he'd tasted every sweetness and hardship life had to offer. When he opens his eyes, he's back in Northeast China in 2002. His young body houses a heart weathered by life's vicissitudes, along with classic melodies that shouldn't exist until the future. No System or cheat ability, just a lifetime's worth of musical talent and experience. In 51.8kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves

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    It's passable, and it's all free to watch. What more could you ask for?

48. 98 港 A Century on Hong Kong Island: I Entertained an Entire Era 港岛百年，我娱乐整个时代 Tea Before the Buddha佛前茶Urban589k WordsCompleted Yang Qianye, a down-and-out bar singer, had a heavenly voice and a gift for performing, but suffered endless discrimination because he was too ugly! His soul was reborn in Hong Kong at the turn of the millennium, in the body of a poor but handsome young man. Surely this time he could make something of himself? It was the best of times, and the worst of times. The greats were battling it out! The Four Heavenly Kings had just left the stage, while Nicholas Tse, Jay Chou, and others were rising to 3.3kReads8.4Score153Shelves
49. 99 华 Chinese Entertainment, 1994 华娱1994 A Jiangcheng Wanderer江城一浪子Urban1.5M WordsCompleted 1994 was an unforgettable year in the history of Chinese rock. It was the year Chinese rock reached its peak, and also the year its decline began. After the Hong Kong Coliseum concert, Zhang Chu died, He Yong went mad, Dou Wei became an immortal, and only Liao Hongru kept struggling on… 3.1kReads7.8Score104Shelves
50. 100 娱 Showbiz: A Gifted Actor's Path to Becoming an Award-Winning Actor 娱乐：天赋型演员影帝之路 Loves Qianzhang Tofu爱吃千张豆腐Urban867k WordsCompleted Also known as: How dare a bit-part actor pursue Zeng Li? No System + actor + devoted to acting. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Good grief, his first on-screen kiss went to Yang Mi, but the one he liked was Zeng Li! At an awards ceremony, Zhang Ze said, “Honestly, when I first started acting as an extra, I just hoped I could get speaking roles, earn 20,000 a month, and buy a BMW. That would’ve been great! “I never thought I’d surpass my goal and win Best Actor!” 4.8kReads9.0Score242Shelves

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