Any Books Where the Protagonist Is a Director, Without Too Many Secret Identities, Please? 有没有主角当导演，不要太多马甲求求˃ʍ˂

1. 1 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 31.4kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves

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   The male protagonist is very interesting, a bit like a dog, very good at acting, I like his character

2. 2 魅 A Succubus Director Starts by Making Games 魅魔导演从制作游戏开始 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented, no romance - Fan Club Leader/Director - A story within a story] Blurb One: To escape the pursuit of the spacetime hunters, the System rushes Chen Mo to safety in an A-rank world. The good news: I've been here before. The bad news: I arrived at the wrong point in the timeline this time! The Chen family is bankrupt, his parents are dead, and he's buried under tens of millions in debt. A disastrous start from the get-go. Chen Mo figures he might as well return to his old line of w 5.1kReads9.4Score963Shelves

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   It's very good, but it's a bit short. I haven't seen enough [crying] [crying]

3. 3 让 You Asked Me to Make a Variety Show, but I Created the Reality TV Era 让你拍综艺，你开创真人秀时代 Wang Daming王大明Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Variety Shows + Showbiz + Variety Show Director + Keep Running + Reality Shows + System + Urban + No Female Lead + Daily Life] Good news: I transmigrated. Bad news: I became a TV station intern, with a bleak future ahead. Good news: I awakened a System, and my head was full of hit variety-show ideas. Bad news: from the start, I had to take charge of an S-level project that had already fallen through twice, with its investors about to pull out. I took my Keep Running proposal to the stage. The r 4.7kReads7.1Score221Shelves

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   I finally found one

4. 4 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Urban1.8M 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. 41kReads7.3Score2.6kShelves

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5. 5 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 13.7kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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   Recommended, recommended

6. 6 综 A Variety Show's Big Director, Starting with the Original Running Man Cast 综艺大导演，从齐聚初代跑男开始 September Cold Wind九月寒风Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Variety shows + original Running Man cast + entertainment industry + Five Hahas + Go Fighting! + director + celebrities + everyday life + System + reality show] Wu Fan acquires a variety-show director System. His mission is to revive the once-popular Running Man and turn it back into a nationwide hit. He’ll bring Running Man back to its peak! The System grants Wu Fan a god-tier ability: anyone taking part in the show automatically regains their personal peak physical condition while filming. So 16.6kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves

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   Good looking and very suitable for the first generation running man fans

7. 7 我 I Crush the Modern Entertainment Industry with Real Actors from Ancient Times 我靠古代真演员，吊打现代娱乐圈 Ni Linsheng逆鳞生Historical219k WordsCompleted [A top-tier star director transmigrates + ancient cast with genuine acting chops + outclasses the entire entertainment industry + feel-good tale of making money across time] Framed and saddled with a billion in debt, he was completely blacklisted by the entertainment industry! The life of genius director Zhou Fan had fallen apart. At his darkest hour, a mysterious bracelet activated, sending him to ancient times! Here, there is no terrible acting, no lazy performers, and no investors meddlin 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend this book!

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