Looking for Entertainment Industry Novels with Two Male Leads! No Stories About Getting Canceled by the Whole Internet and Then Making a Comeback 求双男主娱乐圈文！不想要全网黑然后翻红的

1. 1 他 He Came from Ancient Times and Had the Proud CEO Hooked 他自古代来，给傲娇霸总钓成翘嘴 Kimchi Jar泡菜坛子Two Male Leads541k WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern transmigration + love after marriage + thrillingly sweet romance + two male leads] Proud, says no but means yes, tsundere CEO vs ancient-era little master who's sweet on the inside, like a sesame rice ball Shang Shixu's mother died when he was young, while his father spent his time carousing and fathered a bunch of illegitimate children. To get his mother's belongings back from his father, Shang Shixu was forced to accept an arranged marriage to someone he didn't want to marry 1.9kReads9.0Score232Shelves

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   Two male leads, time travel from ancient to modern times, set in the entertainment industry. What's even more captivating is the male lead's meticulous mind and the business intrigue, making it a very entertaining watch.

2. 2 少 The Young Master Takes What He Wants, Then Insists on Being a Dog 少爷他强取豪夺非要当狗 Tea Number Two茶个二Two Male Leads150k WordsCompleted Complete! [Double male leads, a sweet little romance | 1v1 + devoted to each other + both leads are each other's first + a touch of bittersweetness + healing] [Honest, steady, emotionally stable bottom x generous, protective top who doesn't hesitate to fight] Fang Zhi x Mu Jingci Fang Zhi had been a nobody in the entertainment industry for nearly ten years, quietly doing his job. Then someone spent a night with him and still wasn't satisfied, barging headlong into Fang Zhi's cramped little world 17.3kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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   This one really fits the bill ੭ ᐕ)੭*⁾⁾

3. 3 足 Tiptoe 足尖 Cloudy Bluebird云朵青鸟Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted Main Couple: Hua Qinghe x Yu Xiaozhou Modern city life. A cheerful, funny principal dancer whom everyone inexplicably thinks is aloof, and a somewhat oblivious, quick-tempered newcomer who bravely pursues his dreams for the idol in his heart. [Modern Setting, Older Top, Everyday Life] [Two Male Leads, HE, 1v1] -- Hua Qinghe is Yu Xiaozhou's idol. For his sake, Yu Xiaozhou got into his alma mater. For his sake, he splurged on a front-row ticket to one of his performances. For his sake, he went th 742Reads—Score462Shelves
4. 4 老 Wife, Wife, Wife, My Wife 老婆老婆老婆我的老婆 Spring Breeze Wooing the Moon春风挽月Two Male Leads417k WordsCompleted [A sweet entertainment-industry romance, a top with a three-character name, a five-year age gap, and selection-show rules inspired by real programs] Jiang Jin has recently been thinking about divorcing Zhong Yubai. He doesn't like this husband of his. He doesn't like how old-fashioned he is, or how he gives off such a fatherly vibe. Most of all, he can't stand how enthusiastically Zhong Yubai takes to a certain thing, never letting up from the very beginning. But Zhong Yubai's fans have no id 15.9kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves

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   A confident and charismatic top boy band member versus a domineering and perfect mentor/movie star, along with a cast of distinctive supporting characters! The writing is good, the style is humorous, and the comments are provided by a third party!

5. 5 顶 The Top-Tier Star and the Best Actor Are Sneaking Kisses Behind the Cameras Again 顶流和影帝又背着镜头亲亲了 Wind from Offshore离岸之风Two Male Leads385k WordsCompleted [The awful ex is out of the picture, so read in peace] [Two male leads + devoted to each other + secret marriage + healing + sweet everyday moments] [On the surface, a restrained, proper, quietly flirtatious and gentle actor top, VS an apparently elegant and icy, openly flirtatious, seductive top-tier star bottom] [Strangers in public, affectionate kissers in private] Xie Wei is a top-tier star in showbiz, with a stunningly cold beauty often hailed as the pinnacle of looks in the industry. Pei Y 16.5kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves

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   Super beautiful

6. 6 白 A White-Haired Wolfdog with an Attitude? The Cool Rival Is Tamed in an Instant 白毛狼狗很拽？清冷对家一驯就乖 Wen Wei闻娓Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + younger man/older man + secret crush + cool, aloof bottom and flirtatious top + showbiz] [Bad-boy heartthrob with a mouth full of cheeky lines × noble, cold-hearted beauty and award-winning actor] A legend of the silver screen, Jiang Minxing is known throughout the industry as the snow atop a mountain: aloof and solitary. But every force has its match. His longtime rival, Shi Huang, has always been loud and flamboyant, dragging him into trending topics time and again. From luxu 46kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves

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   Ahhh!!! It's so incredibly beautiful! So incredibly sweet! It's so sweet and indulgent!!!

7. 7 疯 Are You Crazy?! My Top-Tier Star’s Archenemy Has a Crush on Me 疯了吧！顶流死对头竟然暗恋我 Bao Fu苞芙Two Male Leads301k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Rivals + Extreme romantic tension + Both leads are romantically inexperienced] Gu Shiyan and Qin Yu had been at each other's throats for six years. Gu Shiyan had always considered him his archenemy. Then the whole city started saying they were a couple. What a vicious rumor! Gu Shiyan rushed to set the record straight with the media, but Qin Yu commented beneath the story: “What a beautiful misunderstanding.” The CP fans celebrated like it was New Year's: “Teacher Qin is happy 1.1kReads9.1Score141Shelves
8. 8 日EN Going Off the Rails Daily, This Brother and Sister Set the Entertainment Industry Straight! 日常发癫，兄妹整治娱乐圈！ Jiang Jiang江茳Two Male Leads528k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Two Powerhouses + Both Pure + Showbiz + Variety Shows + Livestreaming] He joined a variety show to fulfill a deal with his younger sister. Who would have guessed that this ordinary guy would become famous overnight? When dealing with his clueless little sister, Chi An says, “There are 360 professions, and every one of them can make you lose your cool.” When the host asks him to rate his silly sister, Chi An replies, “Cool as the wind, wild as a dog. Not the brightest, but at le 11.9kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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   Okay! Be sure to keep reading!

9. 9 狗 You Jerk! Why Come Looking for Me Now That I'm No Longer Famous? 狗男人！老子不红了还来找我干嘛 Senior Sister Breeze微风师姐Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry, two male leads, younger love interest, celebrity variety show livestream] Shi Nanzhou is a struggling actor with terrible grades, while Shang Yunchen is a renowned director. After not seeing him for three years, Shi Nanzhou pretends not to know him. “Don't know me? Let me introduce myself: I'm 188, 20.” 188 is his height. 20 isn't his age. “What? The struggling actor can't do a kissing scene? The director will demonstrate himself.” Asked what he loves about the poor stud 179Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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   The male lead is a nobody, while the other is a famous director. They reunite three years later on a film set. The nobody pretends not to know him, but in reality, he's one way in public and another in private.

10. 10 糟 Oh No! I Turned the Straight Movie Emperor Gay 糟糕！直男影帝被我掰弯了 A Ghost in Xin馨中有鬼Two Male Leads506k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + One-on-One Romance + Showbiz + Sweet Romance] [Related Couple to Feng He Jin Qi: Yi Yan Wan Nian] [Original Title: After Being Cheated On, I Accidentally Became the Star Actor's Favorite] Gu Qinian had been dating his boyfriend for eight years, and had thought they could stay happy together forever. But then he discovered that the boyfriend he'd loved so sincerely all these years had been seeing someone else behind his back. After catching his ex-boyfriend in the act, Gu Qin 6.3kReads9.4Score947Shelves

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    I love it! It's so good and has such a great feel to it. I want to read a few more of the author's books.

11. 11 直 A Straight Guy Enters the Industry: I Told You to Promote Yourself, Not Mean It! 直男下海，让你营业没让你当真啊 Anna's Carrot安娜的萝卜Two Male Leads441k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out and will go up later, so don't worry about it] [Blunt, rugged straight guy × a lover who knows how to lead him on] [Both inexperienced + Showbiz + love grows over time + happy ending] When Chen Dong was young, his father died in an accident, forcing him to drop out of school and shoulder the burden of supporting his family. At twenty-four, his mother was diagnosed with a serious illness. He quit his reasonably respectable job, working at a construction site by day and d 8.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
12. 12 爆 Breaking! The Newcomer Has Taken Down the Movie Emperor 爆！影帝被新人拿下了 Chirping Firebird火鸟啾啾Two Male Leads672k WordsCompleted [Complete] Fang Zhi finally saved up 100,000 points and returned to his original world, only to discover that fifty years had passed. His body had been made by the System, and his identity had been invented by the System. No friends or family, no past, and… no money. To earn enough to get by, Fang Zhi, a man with nothing to his name, took the acting skills he had honed across ninety-nine worlds and walked into an open casting call. - As he filled out the application, a reporter asked him what hi 3.2kReads9.3Score534Shelves

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    This looks great! 😋

13. 13 双 The Two-Faced Paparazzo Gossips and Watches the Show on a Slow-Paced Variety Show 双面派小狗仔在慢综吃瓜看戏 Little Lotus ol小荷olTwo Male Leads511k WordsCompleted Wen Suian is an unshakeable gatekeeper in the entertainment industry’s A-list. His rival fans mocked him for not being able to carry a drama, and his fans said, “We know your shows are flopping and you’re desperate because you can’t snag the annual ratings crown.” His rivals mocked him for being an A-list gatekeeper, and his fans said, “We know your popularity can’t even compare to our second-tier nobody’s.” His rivals mocked him for making enemies and said he’d never land a lead role in his lif 419Reads6.6Score102Shelves

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    This is infuriating! [Frustrated]

14. 14 裴 Pei, Your Little Demon King Qi Is Causing Trouble Again 裴跟班，你的祁小魔王他又惹祸啦 Fish Three Loves to Eat鱼三爱吃饭Two Male Leads556k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + 1v1 + Childhood Friends + Rekindled Romance + Showbiz + Sweet Romance + Both Pure] [Once a top-tier star, cool and distant to outsiders but quick-tempered in private, the bottom x a gaming company boss, sharp-tongued to outsiders but shameless in private, the top] Qi Huaishu and Pei Su grew up together. Since they shared the same birthday, they were always arguing over which one was the older brother and which was the younger. Though they bickered over little things like that, 4.1kReads9.1Score545Shelves
15. 15 退 After Leaving the Military, I Became the Darling of a Survival Show 退伍后，我成了选秀节目的团宠 One-Meter-Seventy Rabbit一米七的兔子Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted His younger brother dragged him into an audition show, and he made it through the first round. Bai Yan knew absolutely nothing about singing or dancing, and he’d been lying flat from the very start. He’d only just finished his military service. Was he really going to put himself through this? He wasn’t stupid. 825Reads7.1Score110Shelves
16. 16 骑 An All-Rounder at Horse Riding and Falconry? The Stunning Captain Leaves Everyone Stunned 骑马训鹰全能？神颜队长震惊众人 Fish in My Arms怀中鱼Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, 1v1 + both leads' romantic histories are spotless + showbiz + boy band + fanfic writer + power fantasy + sweet romance + adored by all + original settings + no real-life inspirations, set in a fictional world] [The ultimate bad-boy heartthrob × irresistible charmer] [The author's writing improves steadily; the middle and later parts are better than the early pre-debut chapters] - “Through adversity, straight to the stars” - In his previous life, Yu Tachi debuted through a talent 2.7kReads9.0Score421Shelves
17. 17 小 The Little Devil Returns Home and Turns the Talent Show Upside Down 小魔王回国后在选秀节目兴风作浪 Ramen Ramen拉面拉面Two Male Leads385k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads / Eight-year age gap / Both are each other’s first] [Talkative, flirtatious dance prodigy who studied abroad, the bottom vs. strict but secretly flirtatious all-round entertainer, the top] Cheng Xing lived overseas for years and won the international street dance championship several times, only to vanish without a trace one day. When he reappeared, it was on a Chinese talent show, competing as an independent trainee in an elimination round that would cut 100 contestants down 2kReads9.0Score360Shelves
18. 18 不 Aren’t You Straight? Then Why Do You Cry When I Kiss You? 不是直男吗？怎么一亲就哭 Shun Yue顺玥Two Male Leads276k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + showbiz + older man + turning a straight man gay + intense push and pull] Gay dad + gay mom = a son who's turned gay. Gu Yiming never expected homosexuality to be hereditary. He'd always thought he was straight, never realizing he was already farther and farther down the path to being turned. 1.9kReads—Score158Shelves

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    This book is amazing! The plot is thrilling and exciting!!!

19. 19 反 The Villain’s Personal Washed-Up Star: One Kiss and He Spoils Me Rotten 反派的私有糊咖，亲一下就宠上天 Mango Coconut Hop-Hop芒椰跳跳Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so it’ll go up.) The agent Zhulong, Lin Qiao, transmigrated into a book and became the entertainment industry’s famously beautiful idiot. Now he was tied up and being offered to the most dangerous villain in the story, Gu Yanchen. In the original novel, he was a disposable character who would be tortured to death. Gu Yanchen, meanwhile, would meet a tragic end due to an eating disorder and the schemes of his archenemy. Looking at the man who was exactly his type, Lin Q 2.4kReads7.7Score293Shelves

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    Lin Qiao is super sweet

20. 20 娱 A Showbiz Couple’s Love Story 娱乐圈CP恋爱实录 Dan Uncle耽叔Two Male Leads473k WordsOngoing [Main story complete. Extra chapters updated from time to time~] [Two male leads + real-life CP in the entertainment industry + child later on + both Alpha, both strong, both devoted to each other + sweet romance + mutual doting + a slight focus on the top + flirtatious younger man and gentle, fatherly boyfriend + each other's one and only, first love, and lifelong protectors] [All-rounder ACE, beautiful and cool top x sunny, outgoing, handsome bottom] [A fantastic contrast: cat-like top and dog 1.4kReads—Score100Shelves

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    They're a super sweet and doting couple, so affectionate and lovey-dovey, and they even have a baby later on!

21. 21 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star: The Big Shot Insists on Making Me Famous 重生顶流：大佬他偏要捧红我 Lan Shu兰疏Two Male Leads384k WordsCompleted [Cold, ascetic CEO × reborn acting powerhouse] The rating has just come out, but it'll go up later, so don't let it put you off! Rong Lin, an influential figure in Beijing and Hong Kong, is aloof and ascetic, with power over everything. No one can stir even the faintest feelings in his heart. Until one evening at a banquet, he encounters Ye Chen, a seemingly timid young star being bullied. No one knows that the soul inside that body belongs to Shen Mo, an arrogant man who once ruled the entertai 283Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    This book doesn't follow the conventional formula; the romance develops almost normally, and while the plot is understated, it's heartwarming.

22. 22 引 Tempting the White Moonlight 引诱白月光 Zheng Shiliu正十六Two Male Leads197k WordsOngoing Dual male leads, entertainment-industry story, set in a fictional world! Fictional! Fictional! It has absolutely nothing to do with reality! Wang Jingyi likes Xiao Yansheng. Everyone around him knows it, and not only that, they have to help keep an eye on Xiao Yansheng for him. So, in the fourth year of Wang Jingyi's secret crush, he finally gets the chance to become Xiao Yansheng's neighbor. As the saying goes, the moon is best admired from the waterside pavilion! But after three years living n 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wang Jingyi has a crush on Xiao Yansheng, and things are going well so far.

23. 23 满 The Max-Level Idol Is Reborn and Starts Losing Weight to Become a Movie Emperor 满级偶像重生后从减肥开始做影帝 Clear Little Pi清澈的小皮Two Male Leads619k WordsCompleted [Female-audience story with two male leads. Straight men, stay away!!] [Feel-good power fantasy! The author loves this kind of thing, so if you find it awkward, quit while you're ahead~] In his first life, Lu Rong spent half his life studying and rose to become a powerful minister. In his second life, he honored the original owner's wishes and entered the entertainment industry as a trainee. His debut night passed without much fanfare, but then a short video went viral and made him an overnight 2.3kReads9.3Score212Shelves

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    1️⃣ A story about two people from the entertainment industry! The two show affection on a travel livestream, but claim they're just good friends. Do you think we believe them? 2️⃣ A heartthrob in a trainee audition program! After the male lead dies unexpectedly, he's bound to an audition system. He can only survive by successfully debuting, and so…

24. 24 变 After Shrinking, I Was Taken Home by My Mortal Enemy 变小后被死对头捡回去了 Cang Yansu苍岩素Two Male Leads191k WordsCompleted Zhou Pei is a music superstar. He has a sworn rival in the entertainment industry: top-tier star and actor Yu Chuanxian, nicknamed Yu Meiren. One day, Zhou Pei finds his nemesis beside the trash cans in his apartment complex. A super-miniature version of him, a tiny little person. And so, having never raised a child before, Zhou Pei launches into the chaotic business of caring for his nemesis, who is even more fragile than a newborn baby. Raising a child (crossed out), raising his nemesis, is ex 695Reads9.3Score128Shelves
25. 25 和 Showing Off Our Love Like Crazy With My Best Buddy, but I'm Straight 和好兄弟狂秀恩爱，但我是直男 Ah Xiang啊相Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out and will rise later) [Two male leads + entertainment industry + brotherly friendship turns into something more + variety show livestream + younger man + strong couple who dote on each other + one-on-one happy ending + both are each other’s first and only] [Handsome, powerful, tragic, all-around ace actor gong vs. entertainment industry wild card and devoted husband-dotting fanatic shou] Top star Ying Ci and award-winning actor Lu Yuan are famous best friends in the ente 3.6kReads9.1Score571Shelves
26. 26 装 Pretending to Be an Alpha at a Talent Show, I Get Kissed Like Crazy by the Cool-Headed Mentor 装A参加选秀，被高冷导师疯狂亲 Inuyasha Buns犬夜叉烧包Two Male Leads251k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + an Omega pretending to be an Alpha + silly comedy + sweet romance] [Soft-waisted, sharp-tongued pretty boy × secretly passionate, sharp-tongued movie star][Lots of live-chat comments during the early livestreams~] The first time they meet, Wen Yuxin barges into the bathroom and says to movie star Gu, who has just undone his belt, “I’ll give you five hundred. How about some special services?” Movie star Gu: ? The next time they meet, Wen Yuxin is a contestant in a boy band competit 7.9kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    The first book features Wen Yuxin, a beautiful but weak-willed girl with a sharp tongue, and Gu Yao, a seemingly reserved but actually sarcastic and witty actor. After transmigrating, Wen Yuxin spends 500 yuan in a restroom to buy Gu Yao's "special services," making him acknowledge her as his older brother. However, she later discovers on a talent show that he is a special guest and a renowned actor. The entire story is packed with jokes and humorous, quirky writing.

27. 27 颜 Beneath the Paint 颜料之下 Du Zeyan杜则言Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Zuo Tang x Li Yu] [Iris ⚜️ x Sunflower 🌻] Just started getting ratings, and they'll keep rising 🔥 Five years ago, Li Yu, bundled up from head to toe to fend off sasaeng fans, met senior Zuo Tang “in the sunshine” on the first day of school. Sadly, he only remembered he was still wearing a mask after Zuo Tang had run off. By the end-of-term exhibition, the sunny senior had turned into an emo senior, sitting blankly on the floor and staring at his painting. Li Yu sat beside him a 63Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    [What][Thinking][Smirking][Sending a heart][Smirking]

28. 28 E E's Golden Cage: A Love Prison for a Broken Old Beta E的黄金笼囚爱老Beta残鸟 Shuizezhou水泽州Two Male Leads614k WordsCompleted [Complete] The groveling pursuit begins in earnest from Chapter 61 [Entertainment industry | EABO | Younger man | Status gap | Rivals in love | Raising a child] Main story, EB | Qin Jian × Mu Yansheng (amnesiac, cold-hearted, crazy, controlling top-tier star enigma seme | honest, domestic older beta uke, disfigured) At nineteen, Mu Yansheng was disfigured in a fire while saving Qin Jian. His dream of becoming an actor was shattered, so he could only do odd jobs and work as a script supervisor on 3kReads—Score200Shelves

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    This book is great, I recommend it! [Sending heart]

29. 29 清 Soberly Falling Apart [Male-Male Romance] 清醒沦陷【双男主】 Scratchy Tiger挠挠虎Two Male Leads178k WordsCompleted Hard tech, financial rivalry, and sapiosexual romance: rigorous storytelling with airtight logic. A clash between equals, a contest between worthy opponents, judgments made with careful timing, and a clear-headed surrender to love. This is a rational romance that begins with business rivalry and ends with building a System. If emotions can be modeled and trust can be governed by a protocol, how should two people who fear losing control plan their “risk management” and design the “resilience syst 2.8kReads—Score256Shelves

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    Hard technology financial game, intellectual romance, rigorous narrative, closed-loop logic, niche audience, no data.

30. 30 让 I Asked You to Film a Male-Male Romance, Not Make the Movie Emperor Fall for a Man 让你拍双男主，没让你掰弯影帝啊 Zi Chu Twenty-Seven子初二十七Two Male Leads440k WordsOngoing Two male leads + entertainment industry + younger love interest + both devoted to each other + mutual pampering + love at first sight [Flirtatious, devoted, straightforward pursuer VS aloof beauty with a seductive, teasing streak] (New title: Director Pei: Movie Emperor Shen Is So Sweet and Soft) In his previous life, Pei Yue was a genius director who had won the grand slam, sweeping the Golden Lion, Golden Fruit, and Flying Eagle awards. When he opened his eyes again, he had become an obscure, 448Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Look, go see it, it's really sweet, no melodrama, just pure sweetness.

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