❶ A Fiction-Writer Protagonist, Depressing Themes, Native Characters Breaking Down, Good Writing, No CP ❶文抄公，致郁系，想看土著破防，文笔要好，无CP

1. 51 转 Reincarnated as a Sickly Manga Girl, I Made the Whole Internet Cry 转生病弱漫画姬，我把全网刀哭了 Black Cat Cat Cat Cat黑黑猫猫猫猫Urban498k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later) [Bad Girl + Light Yuri + Healing + Slice of Life + Transmigration and Writing + Sweet Romance + Gender Bending/Transformation] A top manga artist from her past life transmigrates into the body of a frail, silver-haired beauty, who also happens to draw adult comics. It’s hell from the start: The original owner is waiting at a hotel in a lace dress for her biggest fan to “keep” her, but the person who shows up is a respectable manga editor. Before s 1.3kReads8.4Score131Shelves

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   I just saw it recently, it's pretty good.

2. 52 震 Shocking Chinese Showbiz: The Godmother of Entertainment Is You! 震撼内娱，文娱教母竟是你！ Dawn Enters the Mortal World天明入红尘Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted [The rating just opened, so it will go up!] [Books, dramas, manga: I copy everything, from China and abroad. Whatever's needed, I copy it. I work behind the scenes. Low standards, 1Vn, ridiculously indulgent, pure wish fulfillment with no angst.] You transmigrate into a parallel world and begin a perfect, legendary life, like the heavens' favorite child! At eleven, you write “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,” stunning the literary world. At fourteen, you create “One Piece,” amazing ever 7.8kReads8.5Score860Shelves
3. 53 老 My Dad Is Su Dongpo, My Wife Is Li Qingzhao, and My Bro Is Emperor Huizong 老爹苏东坡老婆李清照老铁宋徽宗 Wen Qingru文卿如Historical1.4M WordsOngoing Tags: No System, not a mindless power fantasy, meticulous historical research, slow burn, personal growth, one heroine An utterly ordinary art student transmigrates as Su Dun, the prematurely deceased youngest son of the legendary Su Dongpo. A quick calculation tells him When his father goes to Huizhou to eat lychees, he’ll be eleven. When his father goes to Hainan Island to eat clams, he’ll be fourteen. When his father is pardoned and dies in Changzhou, he’ll be seventeen. When Cai Jing erects 11.4kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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   Those who aren't easily offended by the locals, will you take a look? The locals around me are all big shots; no matter how capable modern people are, they can't compare. That's why the locals aren't offended. My father, Su Dongpo, possessed a talent that's rare even in a millennium—his level of genius is just too high! [Eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji]

4. 54 歌 The Onion Queen of Pop Goes Viral with Heartbreak Songs 歌坛洋葱天后，靠苦情歌爆红全网 Kui-chan葵酱Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate]+ [Copycat writer]+ [Entertainment industry]+ [System]+ [Parallel worlds]+ [Songwriting and singing] Three years after Gu Zhimiao transmigrated, she suffers a sudden, brutal breakup. Heartbroken and drunk, she bumps her head and awakens a [Showbiz System]. The [growth-based] System needs a huge amount of popularity to level up, and to make matters worse, it often drops sad, painfully fitting background music. Her fans dub Gu Zhimiao the “Onion of the Music World.” Her songs make ev 976Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   Please recommend it!

5. 55 不 If You Don't Want to Be a Top-Tier Star, You're No Good at Hauling 不想当顶流的不是好搬运工 Kui-chan葵酱Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghostwriter, System rivalry, entertainment industry, no heroine, hell-mode start] Lu Xingye fights his way into the finals of “King of Cheats,” only to draw a hellish start: he drops into an entertainment industry already dominated by former System users, armed with nothing but a starter-level System! Everyone else is max level, while he and his System are starting from zero. Starting from zero? A leveling System? A former user who’s an insurmountable mountain? Lu Xingye grins. “One song, an 582Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 全 All-Round Artist: Starting with a Girl Group Audition 全能艺术家：从女团选秀开始 Snow Reflected in the Dusk薄暮映雪Modern Romance792k WordsCompleted [Song covers, violin, feel-good wish fulfillment, no romance] Singer Lin Xia transmigrates into the body of a rebellious, violin-playing prodigy. With the vocal skills of a powerhouse singer, top-tier violin talent, and Earth's entire music library at her disposal, she hits a sky-high note from “Qinghai-Tibet Plateau” right from the start, stunning the crowd, then heads to a girl-group survival show to blow the competition out of the water. One song, “Chi Ling,” ushers in a new era of traditiona 8.1kReads8.7Score795Shelves

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   The female-oriented, no-romance novel I read actually introduced me to a lot of songs, even though I don't listen to music much. 🥲

7. 57 文 Showbiz: Romance of the Three Kingdoms Takes the World by Storm 文娱：从三国演义开始风靡全球 Ranran by the Roadside路边的冉冉Urban869k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Comedy + Career-focused + Fictional works + Film and television + Songs + System + No heroine] At his graduation ceremony, he breaks the hearts of a million listeners with a performance of I Miss the Way I Used to Be. In literature, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Little Prince, Harry Potter, and Love Letter take the world by storm. On screen, Farewell My Concubine and Atonement bring audiences to tears. His fans describe Jiang Qing this way: “A master of emotional devastation 3.3kReads6.7Score164Shelves
8. 58 什 It's the Modern Era, So Why Are We Still Plagiarizing the Classics? 什么年代了，还在传统文抄 A Thousand Words a Day日更千字Urban927k WordsCompleted Ye Feng transmigrates with an AI. He originally planned to use it to make a fortune as a copycat author, but soon discovers that the AI is even dumber than he imagined, constantly producing works that make people want to cover their eyes in despair. Give the AI a chance to copy a novel, and it can turn The Down-and-Out Noble Liulichuan into Battle Through the Heavens. Give the AI a chance to make a game, and it can turn San Guo Sha into Werewolf. Give the AI a chance to draw a comic, and it can 7.6kReads8.1Score558Shelves
9. 59 人 Everyone's a Literary Master? Then I'll Just Write Some Feel-Good Fiction! 人均文豪？那我只好写点爽文了！ No Prize旡奖Urban389k WordsCompleted [Feel-good wish fulfillment, literature, transmigration, subverting expectations, workplace comedy] Lin Yue transmigrates to a world where literary standards are several times higher than his own. Everyone here is a poetry immortal, and every word they speak is eloquent! And him? He's a nobody of a writer who can barely land a publishing contract. Here, he can't even write an essay as well as an elementary school student. Just as he thinks he'll starve to death on the street, he suddenly realize 2Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 冒EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 Eastern Zhou Young Master Nan东周公子南Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 493.7kReads9.7Score71.7kShelves

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    This is truly a wonderful read, a gem. I sincerely recommend it to everyone; it's a genuine gem. The author holds a PhD in Chinese Language and Literature. The writing is fluent and meticulously researched (based on the official history of the Southern Qi Dynasty, the genealogy of aristocratic families, and schools of classical studies, reconstructing the conflicts between the Langya Wang clan and the common people, with historical annotations in each chapter). Set in a chaotic world, the protagonist assumes the surname of a high-ranking family. He has no extraordinary encounters, but relies solely on his lifelong learning to navigate the Southern Qi aristocracy, engaging in intellectual debates and political maneuvering. The writing style is simple yet classical, portraying political intrigue and characters with humanity, rather than in a stereotypical way, unlike other time-travel novels. It's a superior work of historical fiction. However, two points should be noted: 1. Suitable for: Readers who enjoy historical intrigue, classical Chinese reading, meticulous research, and slow-paced intellectual battles, and who dislike mindless, overpowered time-travel novels. 2. Not recommended for: Those who only want light and fast-paced reading, cannot accept classical debates, and dislike slow-paced development.

11. 61 变 I Became a Girl Whose Career Just Crashed, and One Song Took the Internet by Storm 变身塌房少女，一首花海惊艳全网 I Really Don't Like Raisins我真不爱吃葡萄干Urban327k WordsCompleted (1v1 + gender transformation + fanfic author + slightly angsty later on) Gu Baixue transmigrated into the body of a top-tier star whose career had already collapsed. Facing the backlash of the entire internet, Gu Baixue chose to let talent speak for itself and make a comeback one step at a time. People doubted she had any real work? She released a song, Sea of Flowers, and stunned the whole internet. People questioned whether she could write songs? She wrote Countdown for a young diva, and her r 3.1kReads9.2Score324Shelves

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    Living is a long longing, and loneliness is a persistent pain.

12. 62 一 I Woke Up to Find Myself Reciting the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng on a Variety Show 一觉醒来，我在综艺背滕王阁序 Peace After the Glitter Fades洗尽铅华后的宁静Urban462k WordsCompleted Chen Yan opens his eyes and finds himself standing beneath the spotlights. Below the stage is a crowd of frenzied strangers, while beside him an idol dances to street-style choreography with a classical twist. This is a parallel world where history took a turn during the Qin dynasty, and culture withered amid the flames of war. The Dragon Kingdom is powerful, but its soul is hollow. The original owner of this body is an abandoned, washed-up entertainer! Chen Yan, however, carries the memories of 430Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    This is great! Promoting Chinese culture in another world.

13. 63 虐 The Tragic-Novel Author Transmigrates into a Book and Leads Her Children to Rewrite Their Fate 虐文作者穿书，我带崽崽逆天改命 Sister Dance of the Butterflies蝶舞姐Modern Romance250k WordsOngoing [Everyone in this story is intelligent; no mindless wish fulfillment. The adorable little one is sweet and kindhearted!] Bai Huanxi, a girl from Sichuan, finds herself inside the tragic novel she wrote, as Bai Huan, a fragile heroine who depends on others. From the start, her three-year-old son Niannian is gravely ill and urgently needs 300,000 yuan for surgery. Her husband has just died, leaving behind two million yuan in debt. She has no System or cheat ability. Her only trump card is a mind f 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It must be depressing, with no romantic pairings or ambiguous relationships.

14. 64 柯 Detective Conan: The AI Wants to Become the Organization's Boss 柯南：AI想要成为组织BOSS Discounted Wooden Fish七折木鱼Anime Fanfiction3.4M WordsOngoing [Mastermind protagonist, with Japanese entertainment-industry elements, original characters remain intelligent, no-CP Detective Conan fan fiction, complete] Tell a colossal lie and make the whole world dance to its tune. If the road ahead is shrouded in darkness, I will become the darkness itself., BOSS Asakawa Kazuki. Years later, facing a glass of Black Pinot at the Twilight Manor, Rei Furuya would recall that distant afternoon when he first met the boy. Back then, Asakawa Kazuki was a rising 23.3kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
15. 65 重 Reborn as a Beautiful Girl, I Just Want to Make Money 重生美少女的我，只想赚钱 Egg Yolk with a Pastry蛋黄加派Urban601k WordsCompleted (A Man’s Mind in a Woman’s Body + Slice of Life + Rewriting the Classics + No Marriage) An Ran has hit the jackpot! She opens her eyes to find she has transmigrated into herself in a parallel world. But why is her parallel-world self a beautiful young woman?! To make ends meet, An Ran has no choice but to work hard and earn money. By a twist of fate, she becomes a female author who understands male readers better than anyone! After encountering a sexy CEO, a pure and lovely campus belle, a sophi 1.8kReads7.1Score117Shelves
16. 66 让 You Were Supposed to Be a Literary Girl, So Why Did You Write Your Lies in April and Make the Campus Belle Miserable? 让你当文少女，你写四谎致郁校花 Nanase Aiyui七濑爱结Urban135k WordsOngoing [Urban] [Transformation] [School Life] [Gender-Bending Romance] [Slice of Life] “You’re failing math, physics, and chemistry. You’ll be lucky to get into college. Look at Luo, she’s bad at those subjects too, but she got into a doctoral program through a competition. Why don’t you give it a try?” “Mom, Luo Qianqiu is a famous author. She wrote a bunch of bestsellers, like Your Lie in April and Sherlock Holmes. I’m just her junior from elementary school. How can I compare?” At first, people imagi 45Reads6.6Score—Shelves
17. 67 咸 The Carefree Life of a Laid-Back Literary Master 咸鱼文豪的逍遥人生 A Green Lamp for a Lifetime青灯伴一生Urban236k WordsOngoing I Transmigrated to a Web-Novel Wasteland and Became a Legend Across the Genre with 11 Secret Identities After pulling an all-nighter revising a manuscript, web-novel editor Xia Ming dies of exhaustion, only to be knocked back to 2007 by his keyboard! He discovers that Blue Star has no xianxia, tomb-raiding, or ordinary-mortal cultivation novels. A System binds itself to his sharp-tongued keyboard and warns him that staying up late will get him electrocuted. Xia Ming responds by creating 11 se 17Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It meets the requirements, especially the first part.

18. 68 文 Showbiz: The Carefree Life of an Online Novelist 文娱，网文作者的逍遥人生 A Green Lamp for a Lifetime青灯伴一生Urban946k WordsCompleted Reborn in 2010, Lin Yi only wants to be a quiet slacker. In his previous life, he was a workaholic editor who pushed himself to death. This time, he just wants to sunbathe, sleep in, and roll over once in a while. Better yet, he hopes to grow to six feet tall. Then the System named “Carefree” shows up at his door. “Host’s slacker compatibility is 99%. This System will help you become a literary great… provided you don’t skip your sunbathing.” And so, sixteen-year-old Lin Yi begins living a do 7Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 我 The Book I Wrote Is Invading Reality 我写的书正在入侵现实 Lao Thieflao盗Urban411k WordsCompleted Jiang Bei opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into the body of someone left disabled by a car accident. Hoping to walk again, he begins serializing the web novels he wrote in his previous life. He isn't expecting to set the internet on fire; he just wants to improve his life a little. The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, The Lost Tomb, and Ghost Blows Out the Light all become his works. But soon, he realizes something is wrong. “Streamer, isn't the story in your The Lost Tomb exactly th 333Reads5.4Score102Shelves

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    This one is acceptable.

20. 70 开 From the Start, I Transmigrated and Shocked the World with My Novels 开局穿越，我写小说震惊全世界 Li Loves Tea李爱喝茶Urban347k WordsCompleted When he wakes up, Li Fan, a second-year high school student, finds himself in a parallel world. Faced with a home stripped bare and his parents’ hair turning white from hard work, he tightens his grip on his pen. In this life, he’ll use the memories of his previous life to defy fate and change his destiny. While everyone else is staying up late cramming for monthly exams, he sits at his desk deep into the night, recreating one masterpiece after another, including Battle Through the Heavens, The 3Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 高 I Wrote The Three-Body Problem in High School, Then My Childhood Sweetheart, the School Beauty, Beat Me Up for Taking Too Long to Update 高中写三体，拖更被青梅校花胖揍 One Zhong Er壹位仲贰Urban575k WordsCompleted 3.3kReads8.6Score259Shelves
22. 72 游 Gaming Guide: You Said This Was an Underrated Masterpiece, Didn’t You?! 游戏科普：说好冷门神作呢？你！ Colorful Pen Xiao Liu彩笔小六Urban114k WordsOngoing ※[A novel about game design] [Indie single-player games] [In-depth analysis] The censor slams a gun on the table. “You have 30 seconds to convince me not to put a bullet in your knee.” Because you've made Hollow Knight, Lobotomy Corporation, UT, The Binding of Isaac, and Rain World enough to shatter the resolve of industry insiders and send experts into emergency meetings all night. And you've also made Pizza Tower, Celeste, Portal, Rusty Lake, and Starbound burning through the industry's CPU, m 85Reads—Score144Shelves
23. 73 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves

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    How about trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

24. 74 爱 Loving You Is the Only Endless Loop 爱你，是唯一的死循环 A Wild Blade of Grass一支野草9k WordsCompleted Loving You Is the Only Endless Loop 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come on, come on!

25. 75 都 Urban Horror Stories: It All Began with My Sister Being Tomie 都市怪谈：从我的姐姐是富江开始 A So-Called Hero一个所谓的英雄Anime Fanfiction177k WordsOngoing (This story gets pretty wild, so read with caution.) I transmigrated into a world filled with urban legends. This world was like a fog, concealing endless secrets. People could usually see only the haze on the surface of the fog, forgetting the horrors lurking deep within. The fog represented the unknown, and the unknown hid terror. My sister, Tomie, was one such horror. Head balloons, tooth dice, cursed footprints... All kinds of bizarre urban legends crept into my life. If I keep moving forwar 5.9kReads—Score590Shelves

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    It's really healing.

26. 76 分 I Went Viral After a Breakup and Conquered the Entertainment World 分手就火，我横扫文娱圈 Pale Ink, Dustless淡墨无尘Urban305k WordsCompleted My girlfriend cruelly dumps me and mocks me in public, saying I'll never amount to anything. I turn away without a word, win a street performance contest, and have multiple companies fighting to sign me. Someone sabotages my audition? One song, sung a cappella, and I pass with a perfect score. Rumors and trouble never stop? I face every challenge head-on and answer with my talent. A captivating voice, exquisite calligraphy, deep knowledge of Chinese culture, and mastery across fields. My abiliti 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is she constantly being targeted while trying to make her way in the entertainment industry? Her signature ancient jade automatically heats up during her moments of glory! ✨ Her all-around talent crushes all rivals, while she delves into the hidden secrets of her parents' mysterious deaths. The dual storylines of stage competition and the mystery of her origins are incredibly captivating!

27. 77 穿 I Transmigrate and Stand at the Top of the Music Industry 穿越我站在乐坛顶峰 KadedUrban129k WordsOngoing [Entertainment Industry + Face-Slapping + Multiple Songwriters + Romance] Why did I wake up surrounded by people yelling at me? And where am I? Wasn’t I at a hotel with my girlfriend… “Lin Qiu, what makes you think ‘Learning to Meow’ is a cheesy pop song?” “Lin Qiu, the production quality of ‘Black Spade A’ is something you’ll never achieve in your lifetime, you couldn’t even get into college.” “Lin Qiu, you’ll never write a DJ song like ‘If I Were a DJ, Would You Love Me?’” Lin Qiu: “Sorry, eve —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    There are many singers whose songs currently include Guang Liang's "Fairy Tale," JJ Lin's "Hou Xuan," Jay Chou's songs, and other popular songs on the market. As for novels, there's Yu Hua's "To Live," and there will be "The Three-Body Problem" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" coming soon. If you're interested in writing a book, you can talk to the author; there will also be occasional poetry sections.

28. 78 我 I Just Want to Lie Low, So How Did I Become a Top-Tier Star? 我就想当个咸鱼，怎么成顶流了？ A Cup of Duck Shit Fragrance Tea鸭屎香一杯Urban252k WordsCompleted [Comedy + lighthearted + one heroine] When Jiang Ye walked onto the stage of Starlight Dream Factory, holding a secondhand guitar he'd picked up for a hundred yuan and looking completely relaxed, all the viewers assumed this contestant would be like the others: hitting high notes, showing off his technique, and doing his best to win over the judges. But who could have guessed that Jiang Ye would sit down onstage and immediately talk back to a mentor? “Contestants brought in through the extra —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is quite good.

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