Looking for a Completely Unhinged Story About the Entertainment Industry or Rule-Based Horror, Preferably With a Taoist Priest 很癫又是娱乐圈或规则怪谈的规则怪谈的最好是道士

1. 51 娱 Showbiz: Starting with the Filming of Balala the Fairies 娱乐：从拍巴啦啦小魔仙开始 Evil Bubble邪恶泡泡Urban981k WordsCompleted The flop director Shen Cheng transmigrates into the body of a top-tier rich second-generation heir. He thought his life would be ordinary and dull, but then his wealthy father gives the order: take over the old toy factory, or lose the right to inherit! To claim the family fortune worth hundreds of billions, Shen Cheng gives it everything he’s got… Shows like Balala the Fairies, Blazing Teens, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Armor Hero, and Ultraman make their debut, and he drains the kids’ allowance d 997Reads8.3Score103Shelves

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   I'm not crazy, but it's definitely in the entertainment industry (I guess). I haven't seen many ghost stories, so I don't comment on them, but there are quite a few supernatural stories.

2. 52 打 Building a World of Anime 打造二次元 Dancing Toward Higher Ground向高处飘舞Sports524k WordsCompleted When someone is reborn from one Earth to another, what sparks will fly between the two worlds? And what kind of reaction will occur when works from one Earth are transferred to the other? 707Reads8.6Score—Shelves
3. 53 地 The Underworld Calls Me Little Master 地府叫我小先生 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 248.7kReads9.6Score31.5kShelves
4. 54 尸 Born of a Corpse 尸生子 Authentic Twice-Cooked Pork正宗回锅肉Mystery743k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law was a midwife. When I grew up, I took over and delivered babies for women, becoming a male midwife. I deliver babies for the living, but I also deliver them for the dead... 111Reads8.6Score—Shelves
5. 55 9 A Feng Shui Master Born in the 1990s 90后风水师 Chen Erer尘二二Mystery5.3M WordsCompleted One glance tells you who is destined for riches. Two reveal who will live or die. After realizing that the goddess was doomed to disaster, Li Shiyi embarked on a road of death from which there was no turning back. 290Reads8.9Score—Shelves
6. 56 半 The Ghost Way, Midway Through Life 半路鬼道 Scorpio Water Demon天蝎水妖Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Smart male lead + one heroine On the night of the Ghost Festival, the living send off the dead, burn incense, make offerings, and burn joss paper. But that night, I heard a ghost calling for a soul… The gong sounds, the night grows dark, and the road to the Yellow Springs is hard to travel… With talismans to guide the way and the departed to show the path, summon the gods and command the ghosts: only then can one master the Ghost Path between Yin and Yang! 8.6kReads8.9Score680Shelves
7. 57 死 Death’s Homework 死亡作业 Carefree de Little Sprite逍遥de小妖Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing After our homeroom teacher left us a bizarre assignment, news of her death came the very next day... That was when we remembered the terror of being ruled by homework... Once school starts, there will be two updates every day. A jade pendant gift earns one extra chapter, and every 300 gold diamonds earns another! 3.4kReads9.0Score232Shelves
8. 58 劫 Heavenly Calamity 劫天运 Dreams Adrift Through the Years浮梦流年Mystery21.5M WordsOngoing I was schemed against before I was even born. I was born with all five yin traits and naturally attracted vicious ghosts. A knowledgeable fortune-teller said I wouldn’t live past seven, and that after I died, someone would turn me into a blood-clothed child ghost to harm others. To save me, my grandmother arranged for me to marry a child bride, and I was able to live in peace... I’d been scraping by since childhood, and had long since grown used to enduring whatever came my way. But my grandmoth 11.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
9. 59 总 The CEO Won't Let His Wife Practice the Supernatural Arts 总裁不准夫人搞玄学 Xing Hui星茴Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + powerhouse + adored by the whole family + hilarious chaos + ridiculous antics + unleashing ultimate moves nonstop!] Word has it that the Nan family had a mix-up involving a real and a fake heiress. The real heiress was a metaphysics powerhouse who opened the door to a whole new world for the Nan family. One day, the powerhouse was heading out to “take care of business.” Twin Fifth Brother: Little sis, take me with you! Movie Star Fourth Brother: I wanna go, I wanna go! Doctor Thir 38.1kReads9.4Score5kShelves
10. 60 玄 The Mystical Beauty’s Calculations: What Do I Do If She Calculates Her Husband to Death? 玄门美人轻点算，算死老公怎么办 Wind, Wine, and Moon风酒月Two Male Leads552k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + two powerful leads + supernatural atmosphere + ghosts in the book + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + fortune-telling livestreams + eerily accurate predictions, no matter the consequences] Qi Mubai, Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, refused to cultivate dual cultivation with anyone. He picked up a book of destiny and took up fortune-telling as an amateur. His predictions were scarily accurate, but he didn't care who got hurt. One moment, he predicted that the cultivation wor 31.9kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves
11. 61 大 After Coming Down the Mountain, the Powerhouse Gets Tangled Up with a Possessive CEO 大佬下山后，被病娇霸总缠上了 Smash It, Nine Times Nine Returns to One九九归一砸Two Male Leads361k WordsCompleted [Power couple, satisfying read, devoted to each other, both romantically inexperienced, secret identities revealed] The Su family, a wealthy clan in the northern kingdom, has a handsome son named Su Bai. When he was five, his father sent him to a Taoist temple because he was supposedly a bad omen for his stepmother. He returned as an adult. They say he's so stunningly beautiful, he's almost otherworldly. As soon as he returned, he smashed up the Su family villa and turned the whole household ups 13.4kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
12. 62 起 Woke Up Suddenly, Saw That My Best Friend Had Turned Into a Vengeful Ghost 起猛了，看到闺蜜变厉鬼了 Zhou Guifeng周圭寸Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [Just started, so the rating will rise. Feel free to dive in!] [Strong female lead + comedy + modern fantasy + multiple versions of the male lead] When she woke up, Yun Jian Yue discovered that her best friend had croaked and become a headless vengeful ghost. Yun Jian Yue: I must've woken up too early. I'll go back to sleep. Best friend: … Yun Jian Yue took her friend to get revenge on the scumbag, but a more powerful vengeful ghost showed up halfway through and stole the target. Yun Jian Yue ra 17.7kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves
13. 63 假 The Fake Heiress Leaves Showbiz in Disgrace, but Fortune-Telling Makes Her the Whole Family’s Darling 假千金黑红退圈，靠算命被全家团宠 Nan Jin南妗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Fake Heiress and True Heiress * Showbiz * Fortune-Telling Livestreams * Beloved Lucky Charm * Feel-Good Revenge * A Touch of Ghost-Hunting A health-conscious, lazy ancestor who gets cranky without snacks & a cool-headed Buddhist with a hard fate and a streak of terrible luck (the male lead is just background scenery early on) He Yao Yao, a mystical arts grandmaster, failed to ascend and was reborn as a fake heiress who had stolen the real heiress’s place. After enduring one blow after another, t 1.4kReads7.6Score142Shelves
14. 64 糊 After Her Fortune-Telling, the Washed-Up Star's Mom Quit Being Boy-Crazy 糊咖亲妈算卦后，她不恋爱脑了 Hua Mengjiu花萌九Modern Romance804k WordsCompleted [Adorable Child + Wealthy Family + Variety Show + Metaphysics + Livestreaming + Sweet Romance] Yun Xi, the senior disciple of a mystical sect, wakes up one day in the body of the villain’s short-lived mother. Her son grows up without a mother, only to become a foil and stepping stone for the male lead. Not only does she die young, but even her heart ends up with the male lead? The protagonist’s halo is that powerful? Then I’ll destroy it! The original owner was a fake heiress from a wealthy fami 3.4kReads9.2Score418Shelves
15. 65 玄 The Mystic Girl Says You’ll Die at Three in the Morning. Pay Up to Change Your Fate 玄学少女说你三更死，打钱改命 Brown Sugar Cake红糖糕Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + ghost-catching + satisfying read + lighthearted + sweet romance + CEO + wealthy family + no angst] After enduring a tribulation, Wu Yin is struck by lightning and sent back to the twenty-first century. With no money to her name, she can only set up a fortune-telling stall online. She tells fortunes, catches ghosts, and treats illnesses. If you can pay, she’ll take the job. “Master, if you’re really any good, tell me where my daughter, who was kidnapped years ago, 67.4kReads9.4Score84.7kShelves
16. 66 玄 The Metaphysics Master Livestreams: No Secret Can Stay Hidden 玄学大佬直播，一切秘密无所遁形 Little Shark Loves Novels小鲨鱼爱小说Modern Romance481k WordsCompleted Jiang Yan, a master of metaphysics, failed to ascend and unexpectedly found her soul in the body of a girl who had died by suicide. To her surprise, the girl was the real daughter who had been switched at birth. After being brought back to her family, she was rejected by them and eventually lost all hope and slit her wrists. While wondering how to make money, she happened upon a livestream fortune-telling channel. She registered an account and started telling fortunes live, never expecting to sh 6.7kReads9.0Score568Shelves
17. 67 打 Caught Red-Handed! The Mystic Ancestor Returns from the Dead and Stops Pretending 打肿脸！玄学老祖魂归兮来不装了 Chubby Fish Head Sauce胖胖鱼头酱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Ghost Hunting + Feel-Good Story + Taking Down Scumbags + Male Lead] After failing her heavenly tribulation, mystic arts grandmaster Gu Xueqing opens her eyes reborn in the body of the eldest daughter of the Gu family, who was cruelly framed by her stepmother and sent to a psychiatric hospital. To buy back the Qingfeng Temple she founded in her previous life, now fallen into decline, and restore it to its former glory, Gu Xueqing returns to her old tra 19.3kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
18. 68 民 Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水师笔记 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 210.5kReads9.1Score29.8kShelves

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    It's suitable to put your luck down and watch slowly at night

19. 69 民 The Greatest Taboo Among the People 民间第一禁忌 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 337.7kReads9.4Score30.7kShelves
20. 70 来 The Autobiography of a Tomb Raider 来自一位盗墓者的自传 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 669.1kReads9.6Score81kShelves
21. 71 风 King of Feng Shui 风水之王 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.1M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 816.4kReads9.4Score50.8kShelves
22. 72 规 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra 56.9kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
23. 73 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 82.5kReads9.3Score14.4kShelves
24. 74 小 The Little Taoist’s Journey Down the Mountain to Find His Mother 小道士下山找妈妈传 Little Hovering小悬浮Urban2.6M WordsCompleted A five-year-old child cultivates a whole set of remarkable skills, then heads down the mountain to find his mother. His eight master-teachers dote on him, and he has adorable animal companions. After finding his mother, he is driven out by her family, and gradually finds his own father. 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here comes a good book, with many characters and plots. Humorous

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