Chinese Entertainment, Showbiz, Director Story. No Yang Mi, Xiao Nuomi Is Already Eleven This Year 华娱，娱乐圈，导演文，不要杨密小糯米都今年11岁

1. 1 重 Reborn: Starting by Saving Leslie Cheung 重生之从拯救张国荣开始 Neat And Efficient Huo Xiaolin干净利索的霍啸林Urban1.1M WordsOngoing In 2003, Chen Zui was reborn. He saved Leslie Cheung and broke into Hong Kong's film and television industry. From screenwriter to director, he used one hit work after another to revive Silver City, while holding fast to his love for his country and his sincere ideals amid the tides of the times. P.S. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. It is not a wish-fulfillment novel. It is not a wish-fulfillment novel. The pace is extremely slow, and it contains quite a bit of dialogue in Cantonese. If yo 8.2kReads7.3Score53414d adds

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   This is a story I wrote myself. The plot may develop slowly. It's not a fast-paced entertainment product that aims for "thrills." It's a story about salvation, a story that blends personal fate, industry changes, historical memory, and national sentiment.

2. 2 相 Rejected on a Blind Date! I Turned a Punk Girl into a Superstar 相亲失败！我把精神小妹捧成天后 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban630k WordsCompleted Just after breaking up with his blind date, Jiang Feng bumps into three "spirited young women" on the road. By sheer coincidence, he discovers that although he couldn't carry a tune in his past life, he now has a beautiful voice. But first, he decides to make them famous... 85.8kReads8.5Score6.2k14d adds
3. 3 重 Back to Chinese Entertainment in 2003: I'm a Seventh-Generation Director 重回华娱2003，我是七代导演 Everyone Laughs笑皆非Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A deputy professor in the directing department at Beijing Film Academy is reborn in 2003, a year when Chinese entertainment flourished and commercial movies swept the country. In his previous life, he was mocked as an academic who could only talk theory. This time, he'll change himself and change Chinese entertainment! 34.8kReads8.3Score1.5k14d adds

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   I've read over 600 chapters so far. The overall writing style is excellent. It's a gem among director-themed novels.

4. 4 华 Chinese Showbiz: I Marry a Heavenly Beauty Thanks to Doubao 华娱：我靠豆包娶天仙 Ling Yuey凌月yUrban594k WordsCompleted [Urban + Entertainment Industry + Chinese Showbiz + One Female Lead + Reborn Character + Doubao] The sole female lead is Liu Tianxian. The male lead is a native of this world who finds a phone with Doubao on it. The female lead is reborn, a Tianxian from 2026. Wait, what? How does picking up a glass brick make me the richest man? Wait, buddy, how did I end up marrying a Tianxian? What? You're saying she's reborn from 2026? That's even better! 60Reads5.1Score17414d adds

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   The first book was written by myself. The second book is purely a director's story, and the female lead, Lao Liu, is very well-developed. The third book features a protagonist who is a director, and he has a very strong backer.

5. 5 导 Director: Starting with a Getaway from Hollywood 导演：从好莱坞跑路开始 My Magic Bottle我的魔法瓶Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] [Director] [One heroine: Liu Yifei] Zhou You had a long, long dream, one that lasted an entire lifetime. When he woke, he could remember very little, except for an instinct for directing that was etched into his bones. At nineteen, he made Buried, but his wealthy father tricked him into returning to China, hoping he would inherit the family business. From Love Is Not Blind to The Dead End. No matter. I can make it big in China too. Just wait until I make my triumphant return! T 32.9kReads7.7Score1.6k14d adds
6. 6 华 Showbiz: With My Background, Why Am I Still Begging for Work? 华娱，我这背景还跪着要饭？ Classmate Xiao Wang Doesn't Drive小王同学不开车Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Wang Jing, an IT big shot who made it to forty without being laid off, opens his eyes again and finds himself in 2003. He isn't hurt, just completely bewildered. The good news: he transmigrated. The bad news: he arrived too late. His predecessor, that little darling, chose the most ridiculous path imaginable and cut off his chance to make a name for himself. There are plenty of people out there who want to break his legs... But no matter. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Making waves in the en 31.3kReads7.9Score1.9k14d adds
7. 7 娱 Showbiz: Maxed-Out Charm, the Female Stars’ First Love 娱乐：魅力点满，女明星的白月光 Autumn in Plain White素白之秋Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Partially fictionalized entertainment industry] [Multiple female leads] [The only supernatural being] [Explosive from start to finish] [Mastermind who leaves nothing to chance] [Nuanced romance] [No frustrating drama] [QCQS] Song Yu transmigrates to Blue Star, where he starts out with nothing: no identity, no education, not even a cat. “Ding! Emotion Collection System activated!” No identity? No education? Click here to receive a diploma from the top university, and you'll even be the top st 60.2kReads8.4Score4.5k14d adds

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   "Dear audience and guests, next to you is the youngest poetry champion in history, chairman of the Writers' Association, winner of three East Asian gold medals, a Beijing icon, international PEN champion, holder of the Eternal Medal, pop king, China's highest-grossing director, and internationally renowned writer..." — Teacher Song Yu, the Nascent Soul Monster [smirking][staring]

8. 8 娱 Showbiz: I Have a Door to the Future! 娱乐：我与未来有扇门！ Below Qingchen Mountain清尘山下Urban1.6M WordsOngoing (The rating just opened. Ten thousand words a day. This is not a story about handing things over to the state. The two versions of the same person from different timelines will meet.) (Self-directed and self-performed, pure wish fulfillment, with all the popular actresses from the 1980s and 1990s you could want.) “Ne Zha 2: The Devil’s Child Rages Against the Sea has passed 10 billion yuan at the box office, becoming the first animated film in Huaguo film history to reach that milestone!” “The b 44.4kReads8.2Score3.9k14d adds
9. 9 重 Reborn in 2002, Starting Out as a Chinese Showbiz Director 重生2002年，从华娱导演开始 Qing in Blue Robes青衣QingUrban724k WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] [Director] [Copycat] [Multiple Heroines: Liu and Fan] Lu Ye, a veteran of the film industry, is reborn in 2002 as a freshman in the directing department at the Beijing Film Academy. The good news: his mind is full of classic movies from the next twenty years. The bad news: with only a few tens of thousands left in his pocket, he can't afford to make a single one of them. That year, Chinese cinema was bursting with stars, and the gods were still at their peak. Above, Jia 33.7kReads6.5Score2.3k14d adds

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   In 2002, director Wen, with multiple female leads Fan Liu

10. 10 娱 Showbiz: I Got a Call from Bai Lu During a Concert 娱乐：演唱会中接到白露电话 Lin Shen Sees the Deer林堔时见鹿Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Entertainment] + [System] + [Keep Running] + [Bai Lu] + [Single Heroine] + [Variety Shows] + [All-Round Star in Film, TV, Music, and Variety] Who would have thought that Lin Shen, the top-tier star who won first place on Tomorrow’s Son, had been dating someone for six years? And that Lin Shen’s girlfriend was none other than Bai Lu, one of the hottest actresses born in the ’90s? By coincidence, their relationship was finally revealed because of a phone call during Lin Shen’s concert at the Bird 2.5kReads7.7Score12914d adds

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    These are all entertainment novels I've read on my bookshelf. I particularly like celestial fairy tales and sweet, charming characters like Bai Lu! There's a variety, so feel free to choose if you haven't read them! [Add one to your bookshelf][Add one to your bookshelf][Add one to your bookshelf]

11. 11 全 Liu Yifei's All-Round Happy Life 全能刘艺菲幸福人生 Beautiful Young Woman in a Qipao旗袍美少妇Urban1.2M WordsCompleted And so, Chinese entertainment entered a new chapter. In his previous life, director Wang Ning had spent years struggling in the world of online movies. One day, he woke up to find himself back in his youth. In this new era of dazzling possibilities, he had almost nothing to his name except his filmmaking skills. With no other choice, he returned to his old profession. One film after another sprang from his hands, but another soul from the future unexpectedly saw through the clues. Two sparks fro 9kReads7.3Score42514d adds
12. 12 华 Showbiz System: Win Over Actresses to Get Stronger 华娱系统：攻略女星就变强 Young Scallion Salted Fish青葱咸鱼Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Not Reborn + System Comeback] In 2004, after failing his arts entrance exam, the stubborn Su Yan went to Hengdian to become an extra. Dreams were grand, but reality was harsh. Playing corpses and cannon fodder day after day made him feel like his whole life was going nowhere. Then, on the day he joined the cast of The Return of the Condor Heroes, a screen suddenly appeared before his eyes: [First Goddess Bound: Heavenly Immortal] [Give-and-Receive System Activated] From then on, the rule 129.6kReads8.9Score13k14d adds
13. 13 华 Chinese Showbiz: I'm the King of Directors 华娱：导演我为王 Yuan Jun源俊Urban2.9M WordsOngoing [Chinese showbiz, director story, one heroine, Old Liu] After an accident, Li Siwei was unexpectedly reborn in 2005. Unfortunately, he knew nothing about business. Luckily, after being reborn, he gained memories of many excellent films from his previous life. Just as Li Siwei was preparing to make his mark, he discovered that the woman in his heart had also been reborn. 5.1kReads7.2Score20014d adds
14. 14 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Urban1.9M 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. 42kReads7.4Score2.6k14d adds
15. 15 华 Showbiz: The Immortal Beauty's Star-Making Plan 华娱之神仙姐姐养成计划 Seraph 1980炽天使1980Urban1.6M WordsCompleted How a reborn great director builds his own entertainment empire, step by step. Movies, TV, music, animation, special effects, and cinema chains: here I come. The Big Three European film festivals, the Oscars, I'm coming for you. 5.8kReads6.1Score23214d adds
16. 16 华 Chinese Showbiz: The King of Directors, Starting in 2003 华娱：从03年开始的导演之王 Young Master Tian Zhu天竹公子Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Multiple Heroines + Director + Film Emperor + Plagiarizing from Another World + System] He is the acknowledged godfather of idol dramas, a pillar of Chinese-language cinema, a world-class director and a brilliant screenwriter. He is the irresistible dream man in every female star’s eyes, and the ladder to the top in every male star’s. He can turn a minor celebrity into an overnight sensation and give an old star a second spring. He is the entertainment industry’s bigges 8.4kReads6.2Score40714d adds
17. 17 华 Chinese Showbiz: A Carefree Life 华娱：潇洒人生 The General Below将军在下Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I joined the entertainment industry to experience life! I’ll act in whatever I want, and I won’t act in anything I don’t want to! I’m not short on money! I’m a billionaire, so who am I supposed to be afraid of? The life I want is one of freedom and carefree living! 52.5kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds
18. 18 华 Chinese Showbiz: The Blossoming Beauty of the Mortal World 华娱：人间富贵花绽放 One-Stroke Acupuncture一刀流针灸Urban969k WordsOngoing That dazzling flower of worldly wealth began to shine with brilliant light and illuminate Chinese entertainment because of his arrival! Li Jia, a nobody who drifted from one film set to another, returns to the past twenty years and makes a remarkable life of his own! 1.3kReads6.6Score10614d adds
19. 19 8 An Eighties-Born Beijing Powerhouse, the First Man in Chinese Entertainment 80后京圈大佬，内娱第一人 Moonlit Pavilion照月阁Urban1.3M WordsCompleted This novel is also known as: “Top-Tier Director,” “I’m Unbeatable in the Chinese Entertainment Industry” “A Great Director in Chinese Entertainment,” “The Entire Entertainment Industry Begs Me to Make Movies” [No System, director + one female lead, female lead is Peng Xiaoran] Chen Zhou is a 24-year-old director who transmigrates to a parallel world. He marries Peng Xiaoran, the top female host at Kiwi. With the 400,000 yuan his wife gives him, plus 2 million yuan from working as a director-for- 4.8kReads7.9Score18214d adds
20. 20 华 Chinese Showbiz: Youth Fades Away 华娱之韶华易逝 Whoever Wants This Godawful Name Can Have It这鬼名字谁爱取谁取Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to keep writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 23kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds
21. 21 导 Director: From the Start, Three European Awards and Two Golden Trophies 导演：开局欧洲三大两金 Yan Shenzhi言慎之Urban824k WordsCompleted (One heroine, Liu Yifei. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The focus is on what happens behind the scenes, without all those exaggerated bystander reactions, and it’s relatively true to the era.) I didn’t even hit the jackpot, so how did I get reborn at eighteen? Wait, there’s a transmigrator in my head? And he has a System? Huh? I didn’t even touch him, so how did he shatter? Well, in that case, I can only thank my transmigrator brother for the amazing starter pack he left me. 27.8kReads8.4Score2k14d adds
22. 22 华 Chinese Showbiz: Back in 2008, I Was Naive and Foolish 华娱：重返08年单蠢的我 Tao Pusi桃浦丝Urban3.9M WordsCompleted Returning to 2008, he enters the ringback-tone market and crushes singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan with a 9.9-yuan album. Using his connections with Da Tiantian, he gets a TV drama aired on satellite television. He snubs Huayi Brothers and instead casts Tianxian in a comedy road movie. In just one year, he becomes a major force in showbiz. A generous lover, he turns down Tianxian’s confession. 228Reads5.7Score1714d adds

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    There's bound to be one that suits you [cool]

23. 23 娱 Showbiz: Returning to the Past, I Made My Fortune Through the National Soccer Team 娱乐：回到过去，靠国足起家 Tao Pusi桃浦丝Urban3.9M WordsCompleted Getting started is always the hardest part. If you had a chance to return to the past, how would you raise the money to start a business? Li Donglai is sent back twenty years after being hit by a meteorite. Everything around him feels both familiar and strange. What will he do with this chance? Starting with nothing, how will he build up his capital? 188Reads6.6Score—14d adds
24. 24 梦 A Dream of Hong Kong Entertainment: Starting in 1988 梦回港娱：从1988年开始 Tao Pusi桃浦丝Urban1.8M WordsOngoing Li Donglai unexpectedly wakes up reborn in Hong Kong in 1988. It is the eve of the Four Heavenly Kings’ rise. The two Chous and the two Chans dominate the film industry, the music scene is flourishing, and opportunities abound. From the start, he has just fifty Hong Kong dollars, but luckily he awakens an Entertainment System: He masters songwriting, composing, and arranging, can play Eastern and Western instruments, knows elite martial arts, and speaks English and Japanese. One song sweeps the 4.1kReads5.5Score42014d adds
25. 25 娱 Secret Feng Shui Tales from the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈风水秘闻 Bitter Melon with Flower Crab苦瓜炒花蟹Urban1.9M WordsOngoing From the big-eyed actress who sacrifices her children for wealth and status, to the martial-arts superstar who uses metaphysics to prolong his life; from the steel-cannon director who turns to metaphysics to conceive a child, to the wealthy actress whom tycoons treat like a human Pixiu, bringing her into the entertainment industry to attract wealth. Few people know how many sordid, dark truths lie beneath the entertainment world’s glittering facade! As a feng shui agent who has spent twenty year 303.9kReads9.3Score39.3k14d adds
26. 26 华 The Strongest Director in Chinese Entertainment 华娱之最强导演 Three Leaves in the Wind三叶随风Urban625k WordsCompleted (No harem, with Liu Yifei as the sole heroine.) [The early chapters are a little dry, but the later ones get much better. Read with caution if that bothers you!] If you were reborn in 2002 and gained a photographic memory and a System that could make you the greatest director, what would you do? 1.9kReads5.5Score10114d adds

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    The female lead is Liu Yifei. The beginning is so-so, with too much technical knowledge, making it a bit dry. It's quite professional, but it gets much better later on.

27. 27 春 The Spring Festival Gala Goes for Tears? I'll Host a Village Gala That Makes the Whole Country Laugh 春晚煽情？我办村晚逗笑全国人民 Supergod Fish超神鱼儿Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reject the Same Old Formula! Original Sketches and Crosstalk! No Laughs, No Pay!] Su Yang transmigrates into the body of the youngest director at a TV station. His show is too funny, has no substance, and isn't moving enough, so he's fired on the spot. On Lunar New Year's Eve, every channel is full of preachy galas about making dumplings, getting married, and having children. He turns around and heads back to his village, awakening the [God-Tier Director System]. Funding? The whole village chip 1.2kReads8.8Score10814d adds

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    Director System

28. 28 混 Making My Way in Showbiz, Bringing Warmth to the Actresses 混在娱乐圈，给女明星们送温暖 Dreams Come True梦想会成真Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Director Chen the Good Samaritan is generous and kind, and loves nothing more than showering female stars with kindness. But the enchantresses and celestial maidens are always trying to remake the soul of this great benefactor. The threads cannot be untangled; the more they wind around each other, the more tangled they become. 6.3kReads6.4Score36214d adds

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    The director wrote the original "Great Wall" trilogy, and the sci-fi film "To and From Earth" was turned into a documentary. Musk is an idol he idolizes...

29. 29 突 After Failing to Break Through to Nascent Soul, I Pursue Immortality 突破元婴失败，我追求天仙 Potato Dumpling Candy土豆丸子糖Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Entertainment Industry One Female Lead: Liu Yifei (If you don’t like it, don’t read) (No romantic entanglements, one person for life.) In 2002, Zhang Mianqing was reborn. “When other people are reborn, they rush to change the world. When he was reborn, all he wanted was to keep the starlight in her eyes shining forever.” “From their carefree youth to the pinnacle of cinema, they walked hand in hand, and together they were the perfect script.” Actor, director, award-winning actor, regular on th 10.7kReads6.7Score72514d adds

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    A single female lead, played by Liu Yifei, offering sweet and loving companionship, with minimal scheming and intrigue. The protagonist's "golden finger" (superpower/cheat) isn't particularly strong; the focus is on companionship. A white moonlight figure across three lifetimes, a heartfelt longing across three lifetimes…

30. 30 糟 Oh No, I've Become Someone's Biggest Supporter 糟糕，我成大腿了 My Snoring Is Louder Than My Alarm呼噜声比闹钟响Urban1.8M WordsCompleted After being reborn, this engineering-minded man has no desire to keep doing backbreaking labor, so he dives headfirst into the film and TV industry. He thought he’d get in good with the future stars ahead of time, but unexpectedly, he became the biggest star of them all... 3.9kReads7.7Score14014d adds

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    I recommend these two books; they're very well-written. [I've learned something new!]

31. 31 华 Chinese Showbiz: My Maternal Uncle, the Great Poet Chen, Helps Me Fulfill My Dream with an '85-Born Star 华娱之表舅陈大诗人，圆梦85花 The One and Only, Drunk with Love唯一心醉Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Chen Mingzhe, a short-form drama director in his previous life, has his soul transported into the body of another man with the same name in 2010. He also happens to have a pretty good background. Maybe he can finally realize the dreams he couldn't fulfill in his previous life, like becoming a great director, and get close to all the young actresses he has fantasized about countless times. 40.4kReads7.6Score2.8k14d adds
32. 32 制 Conquering the Entertainment Industry: It Started with Winning Over the Campus Belle 制霸娱乐圈，从收校花开始 Lazy Cat Cafe懒趴的猫咖Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn with foresight vs. an emperor reincarnated, entertainment industry + business wars + emotional bonds + fated showdown] When he was young and naive, Bai Xiaolong was devoted to brotherhood. He burned joss paper and swore allegiance to his big brother, Zhao Tianhao, only to be manipulated by Zhao and left with his family in ruins. Fate begins anew. Armed with knowledge of the next thirty years, Bai Xiaolong becomes a master of capital and a Midas touch. He conquers the entertainment indust 26.2kReads9.1Score3.7k14d adds

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    A director from the Central Academy of Drama, born in 1996. Welcome to check out this entertaining article with a touch of fateful love and hate!

33. 33 华 Chinese Showbiz: My Life as a Director Begins in 2004 华娱：我的导演生活从04开始 Shouting Loudly疾声大呼Urban1.5M WordsOngoing + + + Back to 2004, the dawn of the golden age of Chinese-language film and television, and its wildest era of growth. Zhang Qihang arrives with twenty years’ worth of movie-watching experience from the future. He has no System, just a head full of classic scripts. He gets his first “sponsorship” from the infamous bad call at the 2002 World Cup, shoots his first theatrical film, then strikes gold during “The Night in Istanbul” 16.5kReads7.6Score1k14d adds

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    This one is good, it has a single female lead.

34. 34 结 After I Refused the Last-Minute Dowry Increase on My Wedding Day 结婚当天我拒绝了临时加彩礼之后 What Is There to Eat吃的是什么Urban4.6M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Top Student + Multiple Heroines + Daily Life + School Life + Smart Characters + No System + Entertainment Industry + Lighthearted Comedy. Starts out as a school-life story, then moves into the entertainment industry and the internet. 4.6 million characters, so there’s plenty to dig into. Well worth a read. A short drama adaptation is now available. Search for the novel’s title to watch. Thanks for your support. ^_^~ 41.7kReads8.1Score3k14d adds

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    A rebirth-themed campus harem novel, combining campus life and the entertainment industry. The protagonist forms his own girl group and establishes a company. 4.6 Million words, a substantial read.

35. 35 重 Reborn as the King of Taiwan 重生之宝岛天王 Moonlight Clan Leader月光族长Urban902k WordsOngoing Tian Fulin is reborn in 1981 on Taiwan's island, in Hsinchu. He is the older brother of a future member of a girl group. When he is seven, he gets a chance to act in a film and becomes a child star, entering the entertainment industry. From then on, the wheels of fate begin to turn... 4.5kReads6.4Score19714d adds

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    Recommend a Taiwanese entertainment book

36. 36 为 To Make Money, I Took Director Zhang as My Godfather 为了赚钱，我认张导为义父 Lu Mixiniu禄米夕牛Urban4.2M WordsOngoing In his previous life, he was just an ordinary citizen with a life in shambles. Then one day, he unexpectedly transmigrated into the past and got into the acting program of the Beijing Film Academy's Class of 2009. He has no grand ambitions. He just wants to join the 208 club and rake in the money. Having seen through the ways of the world, all he wants is money! 51.9kReads8.0Score3.3k14d adds

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    I think this is awesome.

37. 37 我 Is My Wife Liu Tianxian? 我老婆是刘天仙？ Summer Reading盛夏读书Urban1.4M WordsOngoing 4.2kReads8.0Score20014d adds

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    Entertainment, the entertainment industry

38. 38 地 Underground Filmmaker 地下电影人 Dough Drops with Scrambled Egg面疙瘩打鸡蛋Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [1990s + Director’s Journey + Banned from Directing + Art Films + Award-Hunting] Starting out as a director in 1990, I make a career of winning awards and handling publicity. One female lead, multiple supporting actresses... 720Reads9.1Score—14d adds
39. 39 重 Reborn in 2000: I Single-Handedly Carried Chinese Entertainment 重生2000：一人扛起内娱 Dragon Rider骑龙士Urban2.2M WordsCompleted (Rebirth, showbiz, a legendary debut album, female lead Liu Qianqian) With his debut album, he became a legend and a young king of Mandopop. His second album made the gods retreat, establishing him as a king of mainland China. His third swept East Asia, making him Asia's pop king. His fourth pushed into Europe and America, earning him the title of mysterious magician from the East... A down-and-out bar singer was reborn from 2024 into the turn-of-the-century year 2000. That year, he was stil 33.4kReads8.6Score2.1k14d adds
40. 40 跑 Keep Running: You Told Me to Make a Bold Claim, So Why Are You Taking It Seriously? 跑男：让你放豪言，你给我玩真的 Fa Da发炟Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Chinese Entertainment Industry] [Stars] [Plenty of Variety Shows] [Keep Running] [Bai Lu] [Multiple Heroines] [Back to Field] [Challenges] [Peak] [The Inn] Chen Cheng transmigrated to a parallel world that was similar, yet not quite the same, and became an entertainer who had trained for two and a half years and been in the industry for two and a half years. After awakening the Great Entertainer System, he had his entire fortune wiped out on the spot and drew a skill that was both incredibly po 25.9kReads7.5Score1.9k14d adds

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    Entertainment industry variety shows with many female protagonists and satisfying stories

41. 41 娱 Showbiz: From the Start, Surrounded by the Eight Beauties of the Central Academy of Drama 娱乐，开局中戏八大金花 Cause and Effect in the World世间因果Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Zeng Li, Hu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Tong, Mei Ting, Yuan Quan, Qin Hailu, Li Xinyu. Mi Mi, Tang Tang, Shi Shi, Tian Xian, Da Tiantian, Zhao Xiaodao, Zu Xian, Liu Xiaoli, Zhou Wenqiong, Lu Yi, Wang Likun, Taozi, Fan Xiaopang, Da Chengzi, Da Yuanyuan, Chen Shu, Li Xiaoran, Chen Hao'er, Liu Yang, 12.5kReads5.6Score98314d adds
42. 42 华 The Road to Chinese Showbiz: Starting by Selling the Rights at Cannes 华娱之路：从戛纳卖版权开始 Just Want to Support My Family只想养家Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Also known as The Path Through Chinese Entertainment: Starting by Selling the Rights at Cannes and When I Direct and Make Money, I Mean Business After years of hard work, a short-drama director finally secured funding for a TV series. But while discussing the script with an actress, an accident struck. Was it a distortion of human nature or a collapse of morality? Reborn at the turn of the millennium, he resolved to get into film school, all for fame and fortune. The domestic film industry was i 31.1kReads7.4Score1.6k14d adds
43. 43 重 Reborn in 1998: The Heavenly Beauty Is My Stepsister 重生98：天仙是我继妹 A Tree on Bear Ridge狗熊岭的一颗树Urban370k WordsOngoing One heroine, Liu Yifei. The early pacing is a little slow, and the first movie isn't filmed until 30,000 words in. On the first day after transmigrating, Jiang Xunan was timidly tugged by a young Liu Yifei, who said: “Big brother, if you're unhappy, you can take it out on me.” Looking at the little girl, who had been bullied by the original owner until she was timid and fearful, Jiang Xunan's heart melted. From today on, I'll be your rock! Anyone who bullies you will have their reputation ruined 36Reads—Score314d adds
44. 44 华 Chinese Showbiz: I Accidentally Became a Top Director 华娱：一不小心成了大导演 Carrot-Loving Bro爱吃胡萝卜哥Urban1.4M WordsOngoing With a library of entertainment works from more than thirty years in the future, Shen Yixun was reborn as a 2001 film-directing student at the Beijing Film Academy. Drawing on the skills he had gained as a web-series director in his previous life, he started by making short films, then worked his way from Cannes to Berlin, Venice, and finally the Oscars, becoming a world-renowned director. Yet his love life was remarkably simple. To actors, Shen Yixun was the director who knew how to act best. T 14kReads5.8Score77414d adds
45. 45 让 I Made Mimi Younger, Becoming the Savior of Huayu's Beauties 让蜜蜜变年轻，我成华娱众美救星 Qi Mou其谋Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Showbiz, multiple heroines, actresses, wish fulfillment, films and TV, variety shows] Chu Shengchen has the extraordinary ability to reverse aging and make people young again. Actresses from all over flock to him, hoping to regain their youth. Once blacklisted and buried under a mountain of scandals, he shoots to fame and takes the entertainment industry by storm. 83.2kReads7.1Score9k14d adds

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46. 46 文 Showbiz: I Took the Internet by Storm with Earth's IP 文娱：我靠地球IP炸翻全网 A Fleeting Splendor in This World尘世一浮华Urban817k WordsOngoing When Lin Yuan wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated to a parallel version of Blue Star. Its technology is comparable to Earth’s, but its culture is a barren wasteland. There are no classic masterpieces, no hit songs, and no one has even heard of great films and television shows. To live comfortably in this world, Lin Yuan is forced to become a “cultural transporter.” 23.7kReads8.3Score2.2k14d adds

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    I recommend this to anyone looking for a good book to read.

47. 47 华 Chinese Showbiz: A Guide to Raising a Top-Tier Star 华娱：顶流养成说明书 A Little Sheep sl一只小羊slUrban278k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + multiple heroines + film and television + System] Lin Chuan is reborn in 2015 and makes his way back into the entertainment industry. His approach, however, is pretty straightforward. “Director Lin, people say you built your company by poaching talent from other companies. What do you have to say?” “That's called the rational flow of talent.” “You criticize Korean pop culture, yet you promote fan-club culture in practice. How do you explain that?” “My colleagues forgot to chant the sl 3.3kReads6.6Score12714d adds

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    That's the one. The main character is a director, and the female lead is a 90s/95s actress.

48. 48 华 From Top-Tier Star to Entertainment Mogul 华娱从顶流到资本大佬 Hot Dry Noodles with Egg Liqueur热干面拌蛋酒Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Modern Entertainment Industry + Rebirth] + [Careful Timeline] + [All-Round Top-Tier Star] + [Business Tycoon] + [Multidimensional Characters] + [Solid Logic] Reborn with the script of the future in his hands, Zhou Huairen sets out to dominate both the Chinese entertainment industry and the world of capital! He founds Chayan Yue Se, Xinghe Films, Xingguang Media, Xingkong Interactive... and invests in ByteDance, miHoYo... He signs all kinds of rising actresses, and every move Zhou Huairen makes 31.4kReads6.8Score1.9k14d adds

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    This book doesn't include Yang Mi.

49. 49 被 Kicked Out by Mom, I Spent the Night at Reba's Place 被老妈赶出家门，连夜住搬热芭家 Fat Man Riding a Pig骑猪的胖子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Single Heroine + No System + Entertainment Industry + Hidden Big Shot + Variety Show + Secret Identity Revealed] Deng Zhe only wanted to lie flat, but his mom kicked him out to find a job. Just after stepping outside, he was knocked flying by Reba, who was practicing driving, and ended up becoming her personal assistant. He deliberately plumped Reba up, forcing her to lose weight, and the “dog assistant” became an online sensation. That is, until the recording of Run for Time... Deng Chao: “Let 14.8kReads6.9Score84714d adds
50. 50 丈 My Mother-in-Law Is Reborn and Sets Me Up to Marry a Goddess from the Start 丈母娘重生，开局设局逼我娶天仙 I Eat Pineapple我吃凤梨Urban924k WordsOngoing [Entertainment industry] [Reborn] [Comeback in entertainment] [Sweet romance with one heroine] [Business empire] Chen Mo transmigrates to Blue Star in 2011 and becomes a poor, third-rate director. He thinks he has the worst possible start, but his future mother-in-law, Liu Xiaoli, whom he has never even met, unexpectedly awakens memories of the future! In Liu Xiaoli's memories, she breaks up Chen Mo and her daughter, Liu Yifei. Chen Mo then marries Yang Mi after she relentlessly pursues him. In 8.7kReads5.3Score62314d adds

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