Behind-the-Scenes Stories, but Don’t Let Them Turn into Ensemble-Cast Stories 幕后流，不要写着写着变成群像文

1. 1 人 I'm in America, Faking a Reincarnation Space 人在美利坚，我伪造轮回空间 Li Gongde from Xiaokang Village小康村的李功德Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Building a Lord God] + [Behind-the-scenes] + [Infinite Flow] + [Dark] + [Ensemble cast] “This world had no god until I came along.” After transmigrating to a parallel Blue Star, in America, and spending half a year there, I thought I could live well in the legendary land of opportunity. But it turned out to be heaven for the rich and hell for the poor. I go to school during the day and wash dishes at night. Life is miserable, but luckily I inherited a dilapidated divine realm and the authority 42.7kReads8.0Score5.3kShelves

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   I've finished reading all the currently airing installments of the "behind-the-scenes mastermind" genre. The protagonist is extremely cautious and doesn't go out and cause trouble.

2. 2 我 I, a Screenwriter, and the Spiritual Qi Revival 我，编剧，灵气复苏 A Bowl of Lamb Offal Soup喝碗羊杂汤Mystery906k WordsOngoing Unkind female lead, no romance, game invasion, spiritual qi revival, mastermind, dungeons, infinite flow, rules-based horror, reborn, secret identities, horror game … Song Mo died at the end of the Song dynasty, then came back to life in a parallel world. The first thing she sees when she opens her eyes is a blood-soaked corpse: [Low-level material: Landlord's corpse (click to view related material)] [Scriptwriting points: 0] [Time remaining: 6 days, 23 hours, 49 minutes, 40 seconds] [Write a s 74.8kReads8.8Score9.6kShelves

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   It's good, the only downside is that there aren't enough of them—supernatural, rule-based ghost stories, etc. The protagonist creates instances.

3. 3 重 Reborn at Sixty: The System Helps Me Bring About a Mysterious Revival 重生六十老太，系统带我神秘复苏 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Modern Romance595k WordsOngoing [No Romance]+ [Reborn as an Old Lady]+ [Many Secret Identities, All Women]+ [Can Become Young Again]+ [No Catfighting]+ [Mystery Revival]+ [Doesn't Cooperate with the Authorities]+ [The Protagonist Isn't Always Behind the Scenes] Mu Rongqiu, a promising young person from the 21st century, closed her eyes and opened them to find herself as Rong Qiu, the elderly matriarch of the Rong family in a parallel world. Over sixty years old, poor and destitute, frail in health, with her husband and daughte 106.6kReads8.2Score19.2kShelves

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   Absolutely fantastic! The plot moves quickly and is incredibly enjoyable to read. The only downside is that it's still ongoing.

4. 4 今 Did the Administrator Hold a Raffle Today? 今天管理员抽奖了吗？ Hydroponic Flowers水培花朵Modern Romance641k WordsCompleted The world undergoes a strange transformation, and Zhao Kexin gets a like-and-draw System. A page for liking posts and entering prize draws suddenly appears before the people of Huaguo. Complete like tasks to win all kinds of prizes and incredible abilities. The laid-back administrator is online, handing out golden fingers! (Parallel world, no romance) 8.8kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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   The behind-the-scenes administrator never revealed themselves; the lucky draw was a lot of fun, everyone give it a thumbs up!

5. 5 开 One Plus One from the Start? Are You Stupid, or Am I? 开局一加一？是你傻还是我傻？ Li Li Duck黎璃鸭Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Secret Identities + Partly Behind the Scenes + No CP + Thriller + Role-Playing + Organization] Yu Chen was an ordinary high school student on Blue Star. His greatest hobby was playing cards with his friends, until one day in class he nearly met the King of Hell and realized he was in danger. Math teacher: “What is one plus one?” Yu Chen: ? Classmate A: “Are you joking, teacher? Isn't one plus one two?” Math teacher: “Wrong answer.” Classmate A's head exploded. Yu Chen: ?! Classmates: ?!!! Driv 33.7kReads9.0Score4.5kShelves

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   All of these are female-oriented novels. The first one features a female protagonist, while the second and third feature male protagonists. There are no romantic pairings. The first one, a behind-the-scenes story, fits the requirements best, but the other two are also very good, so I'm recommending them together.

6. 6 我EN My Personalities Are Incredible Actors [Card Roleplay] 我的人格超会演【卡牌扮演】 Fireworks Meow Meow烟火喵喵Mystery746k WordsOngoing Modern supernatural horror, aimed at women but with a male protagonist and no romance, ensemble cast, secret identities, and rule-based infinite survival. In the tenth year after the supernatural horrors descended upon Earth, a young man raised by these horrors opened a weapons shop with his own hard work and settled down to enjoy his retirement. But he was unexpectedly bound to a secret-identity System, which ordered him to gain fame by playing his various secret identities and help the world’s 83.9kReads9.2Score12.6kShelves
7. 7 继 I Inherited a Scenic Area and Turned It into a Secret Cultivation Realm 继承景区，爆改修真秘境 Tofu Skin Rolls千张卷豆皮儿Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [No Romance + Infrastructure Building + Tourist Attraction Management + Intangible Cultural Heritage Experiences] (The protagonist doesn’t cultivate immortality. He follows a different system.) Lin Bo transmigrates to a parallel world and inherits a failed tourist attraction. Luckily, he has a System, so building up the attraction is a piece of cake. But the employees he recruits are cultivators? And he can attract investors from the cultivation world? Then he’ll build a cultivation-themed attra 25.8kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves

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   Based on the questioner's requirements, I recommend this book, "Let's Talk About It." The questioner's requirements reminded me of the current predicament of "behind-the-scenes" works. Because the "behind-the-scenes" genre continues to improve and its tags increase, people have overlooked the fact that the "behind-the-scenes" in "behind-the-scenes" refers to both the "on-screen" and "behind-the-scenes" aspects of the story.

8. 8 东 Tokyo: I Am the Creator God 东京：我就是创世神 Guaranteed Gacha Pull抽卡大保底Urban963k WordsOngoing Transmigrate to a parallel version of Tokyo, spread supernatural power, and weave myths into reality. Make the billions of people in the world dance in the palm of your hand. In other words, the Tokyo mastermind-behind-the-scenes style 39.5kReads8.2Score4.7kShelves

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   Currently, Chapter 41 contains police officers without a void-based enemy-finding mechanism and scientists with my thinking power.

9. 9 救 World-Saving Game: I Play Games to Save the World 救世游戏：我玩游戏拯救世界 Firefly火萤Sports510k WordsCompleted Beneath the city's towering buildings, countless apocalyptic threats lie in wait. Qin Chuan becomes the sole player of the Savior Game. The game is reality, and playing it is how he saves the world! Choose your starting character: [Holy Church Nun: Specializes in apocalypses involving faith, mythology, and revelation... Suggested growth path: Seraph] [Peach Blossom Spirit: Specializes in apocalypses involving demons, psychic powers, and magic... Suggested growth path: Eastern Azure Emperor] [Dee 3.9kReads9.1Score352Shelves

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   Playing games, the game's content is about saving the world. Controlling a character to manipulate events from behind the scenes. There are a few instances of showing off in public, but it's handled well without going overboard.

10. 10 开 Three Energies Return from the Start, Shattering Your Prodigy Dreams! 开局三气归来，打碎你的天骄梦！ Endless Black Cat无尽黑猫Eastern Fantasy323k WordsCompleted A grand wedding is about to take place in the imperial palace of the Great Qian Dynasty. The greatest prodigy and the foremost immortal beauty are getting married, and the whole empire is celebrating. But in the middle of the ceremony, a man in black drops from the sky, intent on stealing the bride. Just as the foremost immortal beauty steps forward to refuse him, the man in black lunges ahead, grabs the greatest prodigy, and vanishes, leaving behind a crowd of stunned onlookers and a helpless i 6.4kReads5.5Score419Shelves

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    I have many aliases, so I can be considered a behind-the-scenes figure.

11. 11 游 The Game Becomes Reality: I Founded an Organization to Save the World 游戏成真：我缔造了救世组织 Qiu Buyu秋不与Urban651k WordsCompleted [Modern Urban High Martial Arts] [Game Becomes Reality] [Lighthearted] [No Female Lead] [Card Draws and Summoning] [Faction Building] Evil beings lurk in the shadows, strange phenomena erupt everywhere, and the world is inching toward destruction. Fortunately, Jiang Cheng, who was playing an adult game in the middle of the night, accidentally activated a game that could save the world. Through the game, he could bring powerful followers into reality, one after another! To survive, Jiang Cheng ke 5kReads5.8Score471Shelves

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    I recently watched a new show and thought it was pretty good. It flowed smoothly without any major issues, so I'd like to recommend it.

12. 12 我 I Made the Game Descend into Reality 我让游戏降临现实 No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes / Players / Gaming / No Female Lead] That day, the epoch-making full-dive VR game Land of Seals burst onto the scene, setting off a gaming craze across the world. Its average number of players online topped three billion at one point! But no one knew that one day in the future, everything in the game would descend upon reality! The Tower of Seals, the Legions of the Old Ones, the Doomsday Church… Only Ye Qiu, a reborn person, knew what was coming. But I don’t care, because… “I 22kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    Actually, a behind-the-scenes story could be written as an ensemble piece, and good ensemble pieces are truly captivating.

13. 13 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 68.2kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
14. 14 朕 I Haven't Even Made a Move, and Dong Zhuo Has Become a Loyal Minister? 朕还没动手，董卓就成忠臣了？ Falling Leaves in Xiaoxiang叶落潇湘Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Three Kingdoms] [Behind the scenes] [Invincible] [Simulator] [Subverting expectations] [Survivalist] [Dual protagonists] [Behind-the-scenes protagonist Liu Xie, the ceiling of martial prowess. Narrative protagonist Dong Zhuo, the character through whom the story unfolds.] /// My name is Liu Xie. I used to just share a name with Emperor Xian of Han. I never expected to actually transmigrate here. The good news: My golden finger is terrifyingly powerful. My strength grows exponentially, making me 112.2kReads8.4Score11.6kShelves
15. 15 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

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    It's quite difficult to write about the behind-the-scenes without depicting an ensemble cast. Some of the books I recommended are behind-the-scenes stories, while others have a similar style. I don't know if you'll like them. You can stop reading the seventh book after the Ming Dynasty when free trade begins; the later shift to cultivation novels just doesn't feel right.

16. 16 写EN Only After Writing Harry Potter Did I Realize I Was in the Wizarding World 写出哈利波特，才知道身在魔法界 Nap Society President午睡结社社长Male-Channel Fanfiction558k WordsOngoing (A new book. Its rating is low because it just came out, but it absolutely respects the original and the logic is rigorous. Highly recommended!) [Spoilers] + [Faithful to the original] + [Writing fanfiction] + [Hogwarts] + [Shocking the Wizarding World] After transmigrating to London, Great Britain, in 1991, Allen awakens a Harry Potter Writing System. He publishes Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone from the start! When the book reaches the Wizarding World, everyone is shocked! Harry, who 67.7kReads8.1Score8.9kShelves
17. 17 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: Hogwarts' Modern-Day Magician 两界互穿：霍格沃茨现世魔术师 Medium-Spicy Hot Pot中辣火锅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted In the world of Harry Potter, he devotes himself to magic. On Blue Star, he’s a carefree magician, musician, and writer. When life feels dull, step outside and take a look around. Every place you visit brings unique scenery, as well as interesting people and stories. Along the way, one incredible performance after another takes Blue Star by storm, and one captivating melody after another stirs the heart. The story has already begun... This book has a touch of travelogue, rather than being a str 7kReads8.8Score573Shelves
18. 18 制 Making a Honkai: Star Rail Mobile Game: I Made Up Amphoreus 制作崩铁手游，我虚构了翁法罗斯 A Breeze from a Single Leaf一烨之风Anime Fanfiction858k WordsCompleted [Making Amphoreus] As a transmigrated player on his second playthrough, Xu Qiong gets ahead of things and kills the Iron Tomb. But when he opens his eyes, he discovers that the Iron Tomb's fall cannot save Amphoreus. The scepter has already been destroyed, the Chrysos Heirs must still be reborn, and Cerydra will once again enter that cycle. Fortunately, the [Game Development System] activates! Game popularity can be exchanged for different abilities. So Xu Qiong simply develops Honkai: Star Rail 13.8kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
19. 19 诸 Slow Travel Across the Heavens: A Lone Wolf Mage in a Disaster-Stricken Apocalypse 诸天慢穿：天灾末世的独狼法师 Zhan Xi Si Huo湛兮似或Sci-Fi & Apocalypse942k WordsOngoing [Multiple Worlds (Apocalypse), Slow Travel + No Female Lead + Mostly Lone Wolf with Limited Cooperation + Strong, Steady, and Decisive] (Original title: Slow Travel Through the Heavens: A Lone Wolf Mage in a Natural Disaster Apocalypse. Also known as: The Heavens in Apocalypse: Mage, Top-Tier Supplier) Transmigrated to a modern technological world, only to find it's about to end? Floods, extreme cold... all kinds of extreme weather leave people with no way to survive? Chen Ye: Thanks for asking. 39.4kReads8.4Score4.5kShelves
20. 20 唯 Only I Can Use Magic: I Reshaped Everyone’s Worldview! 唯我独法，我重塑了全民世界观！ Big Orange Is the One to Watch 96大橘为重96Urban754k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will rise later.] [Pure behind-the-scenes story] + [Only I wield supernatural powers] + [Folklore and urban legends] + [A world transformed by magic] + [Deceiving the masses] + [No female lead] + [An all-seeing perspective] While the world was still divided between war and entertainment, Chang Qing had quietly ascended to the divine throne, gazing down upon humanity. They cared nothing for mortals' prostrations and needed no prayers from believers. They simply loved 60kReads8.4Score6kShelves
21. 21 长 Immortal in the Ming Dynasty: I Outlast the Zhu Family by Checking Attendance 长生大明：我靠点卯熬死老朱家 Master Wu Geng伍更大师Historical876k WordsCompleted [Stat allocation + longevity + history + invincible + officialdom + no female lead + not a power fantasy + cautious early on + invincible later] Gu Yannian transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, gains immortality, and activates the Attendance System. All he has to do is report for duty each day to earn stat points. At first, he keeps a low profile at the bottom of the bureaucracy, growing stronger by the day. Yet he wins the favor of Zhu Gaochi, who has not yet ascended the throne. Gu Yannian never 3.9kReads6.6Score284Shelves
22. 22 君 Divine Right of Kings: I Am the Only Immortal in the World 君权神授：我是世间唯一仙 Zi Yanwu字延武Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [Behind-the-Scenes] [Faith] [Alternate History] [Cultivation and Sci-Fi] [No Female Lead] The animated series I Am the Immortal of This World is now available. Search for it to watch. The modern arc is the second volume: 224 chapters in the pseudo-modern arc, and 334 chapters in the modern arc. If gods and immortals really existed, how would history have unfolded? Also known as The World's Only Cultivator, Worshipped by All and I Created the Celestial Court and the Underworld. Cu 41.9kReads8.2Score4.2kShelves
23. 23 我 My Bones Are Mediocre, but All My Clones Are Peerless Geniuses 我根骨平庸，但分身都是绝世天才 Su Linger, Who Loves Lamb's Blood爱吃羊血的苏苓儿Eastern Fantasy576k WordsOngoing Avatar One: An ultimate warrior who can transform into a muscle-bound powerhouse Avatar Two: The most revered chief disciple of a sect Avatar Three: A savior who destroys demon lords and evil gods and rescues all living beings Avatar Four: Demon lord Avatar Five: Evil god [The avatars have no self-awareness] 133.4kReads8.8Score15kShelves

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    You could say both, you can take a look.

24. 24 位 Tomb Raiding Across Planes, I Become the World's Boss 位面摸金，我成为了世界BOSS Childish Watermelon幼稚西瓜Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Corporate Empire] [Shadowy Organization] [Super Technology] [Lighthearted] [Plenty of Chapters, Ready to Binge] As Lin Fang was pondering life by the lake, he suddenly acquired a black watch of mysterious origin, one that was nearly omnipotent... And so, After a trip to the Venom universe, a company called Third-Party Biotech quietly opened its doors in the real world. As one apocalyptic crisis after another came knocking, the company took on the responsibility of saving the world. Destroying a 308.4kReads8.4Score48.2kShelves
25. 25 惊EN Horror: I Created the Anomaly Containment Association 惊悚：我打造了异轨收容会 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Horror + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Director’s Tall-Tale Style] Horror games descended upon Blue Star, turning into one eerie dungeon after another. The monsters inside stepped into the real world, and from then on, the world was overrun with the uncanny. Only by conquering every dungeon could humanity stop the supernatural from consuming the world. Otherwise, the eerie realms would merge with reality and turn the human world into a living hell! Shen Yu bound himself to an Anomaly Containmen 48.6kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
26. 26 幕 Mastermind: I’m Behind Both the Heroes and the Villains! 幕后主宰：正派反派都是我！ Sugar in the Snow雪中送糖Urban702k WordsCompleted Li Wei woke up one day to the astonishing discovery that he had suddenly become a god. The awkward part was that he had a divine title but no divine power or magic, making him a god with nothing but a blank slate. Fortunately, people’s worship and fear could both be converted into divine power, and he could develop divine envoys to create magic. Well, now ancient orthodox organizations and hidden villainous factions were emerging. Let the battle begin! He couldn’t exactly wreak havoc among his o 5.1kReads8.8Score273Shelves
27. 27 我 I Ascend to Godhood in the Apocalypse, and Save Humanity Along the Way 我于末世登神，顺便拯救人类 Steamed Rice Bucket蒸汽饭桶Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Ascension to Godhood]+ [Behind-the-scenes]+ [Urban Superpowers]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [No heroine]+ [Infiltration and development in the early stages, seizing power and uncovering secrets in the middle, stepping into the spotlight for the final battle] After attending his team's celebration banquet, game writer Lin Qingliu has an unexpected stroke of luck and ends up in another world: A meteorite? What meteorite? What do you mean humanity has only one city left, and the outside is full 6.1kReads9.0Score584Shelves
28. 28 怪 Monster Invasion: I Bring Mythology to Life 怪兽入侵：我让神话降临 Such a White Brick好白一块砖Urban999k WordsCompleted “There’s a monster crouched by my window, drooling at me. What should I do? Please answer quickly, this is urgent!” Yu Huai transmigrates to a parallel world just as creatures from another dimension invade Blue Star. At the critical moment, he awakens the Mythical Creature Creation System. By spending points, assigning skills, and crafting backstories, he creates one extraordinary being after another, sending shock waves around the globe. Some are grim reapers who wield crescent scythes and rule 586Reads7.8Score105Shelves
29. 29 英 With Zero Spirit Compatibility, I Have No Choice but to Contract with Myself 英灵相性为零，我只好契约自己 The Immortal I Defeated手下败仙Urban600k WordsCompleted In an age when everyone can command spirits, people gain great power by forming contracts with heroic spirits. Some heroic spirits can split mountains with their strength and part rivers with a sweep of their hands; others tread the air and cross a thousand miles in a single leap… But after transmigrating here, Jiang Xuan has no talent for spirit summoning. His compatibility with heroic spirits is zero, and he is dismissed as a good-for-nothing. Fortunately, the yin-yang fish pendant that came w 1.9kReads8.9Score197Shelves
30. 30 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 65.6kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves

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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.

31. 31 从 Laying the Groundwork, Starting in 1948 从1948开始布局 The Sky Reappears天空再现Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing A feel-good mash-up of films and TV dramas from China and abroad, with no angst. Liquid-metal robots, aerospace carriers, martial arts manuals, and spirit springs can all be found on Spirit Spring Mountain. Collecting characters from movies and TV, the story features a Beijing courtyard, business, gangs, war, espionage, scientific research, intelligence gathering, finance, base-building and farming, and the growth of powerful factions. It spans historical events and reaches from the public eye t 34.8kReads8.3Score2.5kShelves

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    This collection of domestic and international film and television works, encompassing both on-screen and behind-the-scenes aspects, is well worth watching.

32. 32 欺EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 535.6kReads9.3Score87.5kShelves
33. 33 灵EN Spirit Stone Immortal Clan 灵石仙族 Writing Nonsense一通乱写Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing (The animated series is now available, and the first print edition is on sale. Its title is "Blackstone: Bloodline Awakening". Search for it on any platform.) (All six volumes are complete. There’s plenty to read, so dig in!) [Family saga + ensemble cast + no System + not saintly + slow burn + the protagonist is a stone + behind-the-scenes machinations + no female lead] Volume 1: Winds Rise over Song Mountain (complete) Volume 2: Clash of the Origin Condensation Realm (complete) Volume 3: Riding 59.1kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
34. 34 诡 Eerie: A Dog from the Start, Gear You Scavenge 诡异：开局一条狗，装备全靠捡 I Love Watching the Show我爱围观Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, and it will rise later] [Apocalyptic Awakening] [Stat-Allocation Sequence] [Horror Survival] [Extreme Combat Style] Terror descends upon the world, and a Black Tide begins to devour cities. The uncanny, demons, monsters, forbidden artifacts... Human life is as worthless as grass. People struggle to survive by any means. In an apocalypse of endless terror, the only way to stay alive is to awaken and become part of a Transcendent Sequence! Others awaken as doctors, surviv 464.5kReads8.5Score51.3kShelves

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    Look at my playtime, bro.

35. 35 诡 The Supernatural Has Returned? Sorry, I’m the Supernatural 诡异复苏？不好意思我就是诡异 Inspiration Brainstorm Explosion灵感脑洞大爆炸Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing Not an invincible power fantasy, not a dark story. Read with caution if these aren't your thing. [No Female Lead] [Wasteland Horror] [Infinite Fusion] [Doomsday] [Not a Dark Story] The whole world fears the supernatural. I'm the only one who sees it as a puzzle piece in my evolution. Thirty years after the Great Rift, supernatural tales run rampant, folk customs are revived, and indescribable calamities roam the wasteland. Gu Yi wakes up to find himself the lowest-ranking pollution cleaner outsi 68.6kReads8.6Score7.4kShelves
36. 36 无 Infinite Fusion: My Bonded Gu Have All Become Immortals 无限融合，我的本命蛊都成仙了 The Bearing of a Sixty-Year-Old Hall六十岁殿堂之姿Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted A bloody catastrophe shattered a dynasty that had ruled for a thousand years. Li Yuan, its sole surviving prince, concealed his identity and fled to the southern frontier, where he joined the Gu Master lineage and unexpectedly awakened a Gu-Insect Synthesis System. Lords from every corner of the land, demons and monsters, and the various martial-world factions were all looking for him. They wanted to use his bloodline as the key to unlock the Martial God treasure left behind by the founding empe 93.8kReads9.0Score11kShelves
37. 37 异 Alien Beasts Invade: I've Become the Evil Cult's Boss! 异兽入侵：我成了邪教boss！ 7723 Ah7723啊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Villain + Gene Fusion + Cult Leader + Behind the Scenes + No Female Lead] Qin Sheng is transmigrated, and though he survives by sheer luck, he has less than a year to live. Luckily, he binds the System carried by the transmigrator. It can extract and fuse alien beast genes to create all kinds of potions. In this era, alien beasts have been invading for a hundred years, and humanity has been forced to establish nine cities. Alien beast genes are considered taboo. But to stay alive, he has no cho 20.5kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    These bags are nice.

38. 38 超 Superpowers: I Have a Replication Mirror 超能：我有一面复刻镜 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Gods Descend, Calamity Begins] When cultivators from the divine realm invade Earth, superpowers and modern weapons become humanity's last line of defense! Can Gou Chen and Adam, Earth's only two superpower academies, shoulder humanity's future? What kind of hidden strength does Huaxia, hailed as the Chosen Nation, possess? This is a feast for the Godslayers! A young man gains the power to replicate abilities. With a mortal body and the power of the world in his hands, he will ultimately slay th 117kReads9.6Score13.4kShelves
39. 39 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
40. 40 颠 Turning the World Upside Down: Playing the Villain from the Start 颠覆全球：开局扮演反派大佬 Blazing Heavenly Inquiry炽生天问Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, he falls into a strange dimension. Everyone who falls in here is slaughtered by alien creatures, dying in despair! Luckily, at this moment, Shen Yan obtains the Super Big Shot Role-Playing System. “Ding! Randomly drawing a big shot template. Big Shot Role-Playing Mode activated. The closer you are to the character, the more abilities you can unlock.” Make people believe the character is real, and you’ll earn Subversion Points. Th 22.2kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's one of my absolute favorites. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

41. 41 全 Global Divine Awakening: Sorry, I’m the One Who Granted the Supernatural 全球神启：抱歉，超凡是我赐予的 Nothing to Do with Wind, Wind, Wind, and Moon无关风风风月Urban660k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-Scenes]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [Creating the Supernatural]+ [Do Not Enter If You Want a Saintly Protagonist]+ [The Protagonist Has Little Screen Time and No Fixed Allegiance] The world was beginning to feel wrong. When the first Apostle breathing flames walked the streets, when the first hero soared across the sky and tore open the heavens... The whole world was swept up in a frenzy of excitement and panic at this sudden upheaval. Governments scrambled to establish secret agencies, classi 2kReads7.1Score188Shelves
42. 42 盲 A Blind Box Opens into a Miniature World 盲盒开出微型世界 The Prince Has Arrived王爷驾到Urban3.1M WordsCompleted The blind box Wang Hui buys on a whim unexpectedly contains a miniature world! A few crumbs of bread can help a tiny tribe survive the winter, while a single soda can can fully arm an army of tens of thousands of miniatures... The tiny humans regard him as a god descended from the heavens! Even better, the blind boxes Wang Hui buys afterward yield a second, third, and many more miniature worlds! He can even connect these miniature worlds and watch different civilizations collide! “With countless 14.7kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
43. 43 我 I Brought the Supernatural into the World 我让超凡降临 Bubble Tang泡泡唐Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Alternate World] [Ensemble Cast] [Behind-the-Scenes Style] [the Myriad Worlds] [One Female Lead] Tang Zimo uses his screenwriting System to shatter the ordinary nature of this world! People walking upside down, shadows in an abandoned school building, a woman in the rain, a baby bursting out of a belly... Bone Women, Shuten Doji, Tamamo-no-Mae, mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas... Humanity's struggle to survive under countless pressures... Clashes between otherworlds, and t 6.5kReads8.4Score343Shelves
44. 44 操 Controlling the World: I Create Every Supernatural Being 操控全球：所有超凡由我缔造 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Urban300k WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Power Fantasy + Role-Playing] Shen Wuxu was forcibly bound to a System and transmigrated. After killing the System, he became anchored by an unknown force, and his sanity teetered on the brink of collapse! He decided to summon players! On the verge of madness, he played the part of a musician who had fallen into darkness. With a hoarse voice, he raised the curtain on this world. “When crimson roses and thorns bloom, only fear can truly shake the heart.” “Pursue the thrill of 3.9kReads9.2Score290Shelves
45. 45 我 I Can Grant Superpowers 我能赋予超能力 Poor Jerry可怜的杰瑞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A new novel in the same genre, “You Asked Me to Grant Wishes, So Why Are They All Dark?” is now out. Interested readers are welcome to check it out] [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Global Setting + Supernatural Abilities + Saving the World + Readers Are the Handsomest and Most Beautiful] [Also known as The Wheel of Fate] [The main storyline is complete. Extras are being updated, so read without worry] The protagonist is a supporting character and barely appears early on. If that bothers yo 6.8kReads8.1Score390Shelves
46. 46 穿 Transmigrated to the Stars to Make Horror Games 穿到星际做恐怖游戏 Starlit Lanterns群星星灯Modern Romance687k WordsOngoing Lin Jiu transmigrated, with a Fear Collection System thrown in for free. The original owner was a newly adult orphan who still owed thirty-five years of student loans. The total came to just 780,000, give or take. She had studied landscape machinery and green-space maintenance. Lin Jiu: ...Never heard of it. What machinery? What healthcare...? After working grueling shifts for a month, Lin Jiu returned at night to the twenty-square-meter room on the thirty-seventh floor assigned by the gover 6.7kReads7.2Score732Shelves

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    I give this book 5 stars. So far, there are no major flaws; it's different from mainstream horror game developers.

47. 47 6 648 to Become the Creator God! The Technology Is All Real! 648当创世神！技术全是真的！ Twelve Earth Shen十二土申Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Theistic civilization + ensemble cast + uplifting the real world + global hegemony + fiercely protective + behind-the-scenes mastermind + development and growth + interstellar conquest in the later stages] (An unserious introduction: Oil? Food? Population? Territory? Continents? Planets? What's yours or theirs? It's all bestowed on me by the Father God.) A serious introduction: Give time to civilization, and civilization to technology. Above the river of time, I chart the ultimate destiny of ci 120.2kReads8.8Score12.1kShelves

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    Both male and female perspectives are available behind the scenes.

48. 48 我 The Girl I Control Is Becoming an Old One 我操作的少女正在成为旧日之主 Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [This novel has been contracted for print publication: cosmic horror + amber-style cultivation + villain protagonist + no System + decisive killing + black humor + deranged + single female lead + sequence containment] Xu Fei: “In the twenty-second century, all you need is a helmet with a brain-computer interface to experience a fully immersive game with realistic physical sensations.” “You ask why I chose this starting character? Naturally, because she’s a beautiful girl... Oh, no, naturally, be 763.1kReads9.5Score75.3kShelves

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    How about giving this a try? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more captivating it becomes! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics make it an absolute must-read this year.

49. 49 你 Your Anomaly Has Been Created. Please Set Its Killing Rules 你的诡异已创建，请设置杀人规则 Doesn't Like Sausages不爱吃香肠Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes + urban setting + ensemble cast + dark themes + revenge + creating the uncanny + rules for killing] Vengeful spirits, urban legends, and evil ghosts: terrifying beings once confined to supernatural horror films had crossed into reality, shrouding the world in fear. Each had its own rules for killing, and they especially favored the lives of evil people. Once they marked you, if you didn’t know how to break their rules, you were sure to die by their hands. Governments around th 43.2kReads7.0Score5.2kShelves
50. 50 人EN Humans Are the Juvenile Form of Monsters. I Was Stripped of My Humanity as Soon as I Graduated 人是诡的幼年体毕业即被开除人籍 Mo Mo Wu Hen墨墨无痕Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Eerie + Boss's perspective + dungeon worlds + rules + no female lead] Ren Yi wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a “normal” world with unbelievably generous benefits. Under the League's attentive protection, everyone lives without a care, and the future looks bright. He thinks he and his only family member in this world, his autistic older brother, will live an ordinary, peaceful life together. But a “career placement test” shatters his entire worldview. “There are no humans in the 127.8kReads8.7Score14.1kShelves

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    Isn't a protagonist-centric, behind-the-scenes story just a variation of the farming/development genre? I'm not here to recommend a book, I'm here to comment. What you're looking for is a protagonist who's a high-level behind-the-scenes player, developing and building their own power without ever personally getting involved or appearing in the open. The entire story focuses on the protagonist developing their power, supporting their public representatives, glossing over the actual conflicts, and then showing how the enemies they've built overcome the obstacles to reach their proxies. Then the proxies fight back, and after much hardship, they defeat their proxies, only to discover that the protagonist is actually the mastermind behind it all—the former leader. This is the farming/development genre, but—in most of those stories, the protagonist is in the public eye; very few involve developing power behind the scenes. If it's not like this, then are you looking for a "hidden path" genre? Like Li Changshou's book, where the protagonist is entirely behind the scenes, improving their strength, with paper dolls or something appearing in the public eye? But even though that's supposed to be behind the scenes, it's still a leveling-up genre. It depends on your understanding of "behind the scenes." If it involves supporting a proxy while the protagonist remains hidden throughout, with the perspective focused on the protagonist, then it's a variation of the "farming" genre, like a behind-the-scenes creation story. If it's a subversion of established tropes, it's a variation of the "survival" genre. If it's a leveling-up story, it's also a variation of the "survival" genre. In the former case, you're a born powerhouse, creating, influencing, or simply having fun behind the scenes. In the latter, you're a survivalist, your true identity hidden, supporting a proxy while using a false identity in public.

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