Chinese Entertainment Industry Stories: I've Read Hundreds, Here Are a Few Hidden Gems to Share With Fellow Readers 华娱文，已读几百本，压箱几本和书支们共享

1. 1 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. 40.2kReads7.6Score2.8kShelves

   Reader note

   These two books are unbeatable. I listened to them four or five times, especially when Hu Jing's lines were mentioned. They were very catchy and funny.

2. 2 重 Reborn in Chinese Showbiz: Directing the Class of 1996 at the Central Academy of Drama 重生华娱中戏96明星班做导演 Reincarnation Martial Emperor轮回武帝Urban2.5M WordsOngoing Xiao Da, who had accomplished nothing in his previous life, is reborn in 1996. By a twist of fate, he gets into the prestigious Class of '96 at the Central Academy of Drama. But instead of becoming an actor, he conquers the entertainment industry as a director. And, of course, capital is essential: he will become the most accomplished director among the tycoons. 43.3kReads7.3Score2.7kShelves
3. 3 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 25.2kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves

   Reader note

   Read this one, it's absolutely reliable.

4. 4 重 A Reborn Director's Chance Encounter with a Heavenly Beauty 重生导演偶遇天仙 Ox King of Daxincheng大新城的牛皇Urban789k WordsOngoing An outstanding work of showbiz fiction that rises above cheap thrills. Told from the perspective of an unconventional reborn protagonist, it reveals the true state of the film industry and the philosophy of navigating the real world. The protagonist reaches his goals not only with his golden finger, but also through his professional skills, social savvy, and remarkable strategic intelligence. The result is a story with an intellectual sexiness all its own. Hehehehe... 3.6kReads5.5Score178Shelves

   Reader note

   My own story, single female lead, 700,000 words.

5. 5 纵 Ruling the Chinese Entertainment Scene, Starting with Tian Qing, My Childhood Friend 纵横华娱从小田青梅开始 Are Peas Crazy or Not?豌豆癫不癫Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Chinese Entertainment + Multiple Heroines + No System + Realistic Timeline] [No System doesn't mean there are no cheats. A System is one kind of cheat, but not the only kind.] [The heroines and supporting female characters will play little mind games and scheme against each other. Easily upset fans should steer clear.] [There will be lots of older women. Readers who prefer the female leads to be completely untouched should steer clear. If you won't enjoy it and leave a bad review, I won't enjoy 71.5kReads8.4Score9.4kShelves

   Reader note

   I even hoped the first book would be a bit padded, with more plot or filming scenes. The second book is just too padded; cutting 300,000 or 400,000 words wouldn't be too much [laughing].

6. 6 娱 Showbiz: From the Start, I Divorced Da Mimi 娱乐：开局和大蜜蜜离婚 Fat Pomelo肥柚Urban6.5M WordsOngoing In 2014, Da Mimi rose to become a top-tier star, the entertainment industry's one and only traffic magnet. Wu Xian dated her for six years and was married to her for four. For all four years, her fans called him a gold digger. In the end, it still came down to divorce. Da Mimi regretted it as soon as they split. After the divorce, a crowd of little vixens immediately swarmed in. Tian Xian, Reba, Ying Bao, Meng Jie, and Bai Lu all looked at Wu Xian with hearts in their eyes. Other actresses born 79kReads7.9Score5.6kShelves
7. 7 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! 35kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves

   Reader note

   It's really good! This is the first time I've followed a Chinese entertainment novel that has over a thousand chapters.

8. 8 华 Chinese Showbiz: My Fairy-like Big Sister 华娱：我的神仙姐姐 No Pressure, OVO不吃压力ovoUrban206k WordsOngoing [One female lead: Tian Xian | Slow-paced | Childhood sweethearts | Mutual devotion | Three major awards × Best Actress Liu] One day, a reporter asked Director Lu, who had just won the grand slam, what he most wanted to do in life. “What I most wanted to do has already come true.”, Lu Xingjia Coming up next is Qianqian's childhood sweetheart (Golden Bear), Qianqian's boyfriend (Golden Lion), and Qianqian's husband (Palme d'Or). Author's note: This is a gentle, slow-burn story. 1.4kReads—Score109Shelves

   Reader note

   The first book is slow-paced, featuring childhood sweethearts and a triple-crown award-winning director and actress, Sisi. Sisi isn't just a supporting character; she helps the protagonist and has a cool, slightly arrogant demeanor—it's very enjoyable. The second book needs no introduction based on its ratings!

9. 9 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! 22.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
10. 10 从 From Hong Kong Entertainment to Chinese Entertainment: I'm Just Here to Exchange Artistic Ideas 从港娱到华娱，我只是交流艺术 Half Persuading, Half Rescuing半推半救Urban742k WordsOngoing A film and TV commentary blogger becomes Fei Jing's nephew. Since he can't rely on his looks to make it in the entertainment industry, he'll just have to rely on his talent. The charming older women, the fresh-faced newcomers just entering the industry... How can you say they would do anything for awards and fame? They're simply pursuing their art. That's the entertainment industry for you. Having fun is what matters most. He'll let his career grow at a reasonable pace, without trying to make it 32.1kReads7.0Score2.7kShelves

    Reader note

    The director is female, but there is no female lead. The main character is Fei Jing's nephew. The film is set in mainland China, Hong Kong, and the United States.

11. 11 烂 B-Movie Director: From Picking Fights in Chinese Showbiz to Hollywood 烂片导演：从内娱碰瓷到好莱坞 Unrivaled Single Pepper绝代单椒Urban698k WordsOngoing [Entertainment Industry] [Director Fiction] [Mindless Wish Fulfillment] [Not a Single One] [Hilarious and Unhinged] [Movie Hero Universe] Lin Yuan made a movie called King of Kung Tian, blatantly copying King of Kung Fu, and was promptly blacklisted by Huayi. Unwilling to give up, he made another film, The City Brims with Golden Armor, copying Curse of the Golden Flower, and was once again met with a joint boycott led by Master Zhang. Since he couldn't make it in China's entertainment industry, 26.5kReads6.8Score1.7kShelves

    Reader note

    Books that are still being serialized after I've read hundreds of them

12. 12 华 Chinese Showbiz: The Genius Director Who Started by Conning the Heavenly Fairy 华娱：天才导演从忽悠天仙开始 Leaves Fall, Wind Seeks叶落风寻Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Qin Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a student in the 2007 class at the Beijing Film Academy. To escape poverty, he starts copying the youth fiction from his previous life and quickly becomes one of the academy's most celebrated talents. His girlfriends come and go even faster than the books he writes, and life is sweet. But everything changes after one drunken night. Qin Feng says, "I told you we'd create a whole new era. Do you believe me? The world shouldn't be like this, an 51.7kReads8.4Score4.8kShelves
13. 13 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. 28.6kReads8.3Score2kShelves
14. 14 华 Chinese Showbiz: This Director Cares Deeply About His Hometown 华娱：这个导演心系家乡 Black Hawthorn黑点山楂Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Wei Cheng spent twenty years making his way through the entertainment industry before returning to 2002. The good news: not only is his body younger, it's also stronger than before. The bad news: he isn't one of the chosen ones and doesn't have a standard-issue System. The good news: he remembers some of the films he's studied in much greater detail, and can even recreate them shot for shot. Become a director! Keep being a director! And use his knowledge of the future to make a fortune. In short 19.7kReads6.1Score1.1kShelves
15. 15 野 The Wild Director 野生大导演 Loves White Jade Tofu爱吃白玉豆腐Urban807k WordsOngoing Liang Zai is a good guy. He never cheats his business partners, and he never wastes a single cent of his investors' film budgets. He's the most responsible director in Chinese-language cinema. Sure, sometimes he likes to discuss scenes with actresses late at night, but it's all to help them understand the story better and get into the rhythm faster. Right now, Liang Zai is looking for a wealthy woman to lend him money for a film. That's not a scandal from his past, it's how our Liang Zai got his 75.1kReads7.5Score5.9kShelves
16. 16 谁 Who Says Short-Drama Directors Can't Make Movies? 谁说短剧导演不会拍电影 Shadow Punch暗影拳Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines] [Success in both the arts and business] Who says a short-form drama director isn’t a real director? With enough funding, short-form directors can make better films than many big-name directors! Gu Huaiyuan, a short-form drama director, is unexpectedly reborn at the dawn of Chinese entertainment in 2002. Armed with a vision and skills far ahead of his time, he cuts a path to success with art films and builds his fortune with commercial films! One masterpiece after another is b 10.3kReads6.1Score493Shelves
17. 17 华 Chinese Showbiz: Even Directing Depends on Luck 华娱：当导演也靠命 Sweet or Savory Zongzi, Either Is Fine甜咸粽皆可Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Lin Feng was a film fanatic with a dream of becoming a director but none of the luck it took to make it happen. He spent his life striving, only to die with a sense of frustration. But fate played another trick on him. See how Lin Feng, given a second life, makes his mark in the Chinese entertainment industry and investigates the “421.” (P.S. This novel takes a realistic approach, so the first few chapters move slowly. Feel free to skip them if that's not your thing.) 33.1kReads7.0Score1.8kShelves
18. 18 导 Director: New Student of 2005, the System Wants to Kill Me from the Start 导演：05新生，开局系统要嘎我 Looking Back, My Original Aspiration Remains暮然回首初心依旧Urban398k WordsCompleted [System] [Multiple Female Leads] [Lots of Chinese Entertainment] [Some American Entertainment] [A Little Esports and Livestreaming] [Meme References] [Likes Living off Women] [Likes Telling Little Lies] [Never Goes Against Women's Wishes] After transmigrating to 2005 as a film-directing student, Cao Kun declared, "Come on, we've transmigrated. Are we really making movies just to make money? That's so tacky!" "Director Cao, people say there are unspoken rules on your sets. Is that true?" "The man 735Reads5.4Score115Shelves
19. 19 碰 The Director Who Crashes the Party: Box Office Success Depends on Riding Others' Coattails 碰瓷导演：票房全靠蹭 The Sunshine Is Just Right这阳光正好Urban933k WordsOngoing Ye Haoyang inherits a film company on the verge of bankruptcy. He can’t afford to make blockbusters, but surely he can churn out a crappy movie, rip off a hit, and ride the wave of publicity! With the blockbuster Investiture of the Gods about to premiere, Ye Haoyang acts decisively and secretly releases The Legend of the Investiture of the Gods in theaters. The result? A box-office smash. Having tasted success, Ye Haoyang has an epiphany: it’s not that blockbusters are too expensive to make, it’ 61.1kReads8.0Score5.1kShelves
20. 20 华 Chinese Showbiz 2006: I Make Blockbuster Effects with AI 华娱06：我拿Ai手搓特效大片 Gu Kaizhi of Jiangnan江南顾恺之Urban880k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so it'll go up! A veteran artist is still doing everything by hand!) Showbiz, director story, blockbuster special effects, Hollywood Reborn with AI, he knows that when you're out in the world, you get to decide who you are! The self-help guru who made it big in his previous life is ready to give the entertainment industry a little shock! “Why are you babbling about spatial composition and metaphors? Do I need to understand any of that? Just feed the AI a bunch of promp 30.9kReads7.1Score2.4kShelves
21. 21 娱 Live-Streaming the Gossip in Showbiz, and It Tastes So Good 娱乐圈在线吃瓜，嘎嘎吃瓜嘎嘎香 My Days as a Spare in the Mortal Realm我在人间充数的日子Urban643k WordsOngoing In 2001, an era when maverick entrepreneurs were taking off, the internet was just emerging, and the stock and property markets were soaring. But none of that is the story I want to tell. Today’s story is about the entertainment industry, seemingly the most open yet also the most feudal of all. In this enormous arena of fame and fortune, anything sensational can happen! What does it take to make it in show business? Connections? Money? Talent?… No, no. In this chaotic era full of opportunity, 452.8kReads8.5Score56.3kShelves
22. 22 娱 Showbiz: This Director Only Makes National-Level Projects 娱乐：这个导演只拍国家级项目 Riches from the Tomato Family番茄家的富贵Urban530k WordsCompleted Zhang Shuyan was born into this life with memories of his previous one. Since he had worked in the entertainment industry in his previous life, he chose to do the same in this one. He had to choose between becoming a star or a director, and he chose directing. By his sophomore year, he had already built up his initial capital. A wonderful life as a director lay ahead. But things didn’t go as planned. His teacher, Xie Xiaojing, called him into the office. He explained that the military district n 465Reads5.7Score120Shelves
23. 23 未 A Celestial Master from the Future, Drifting Around the Entertainment Industry Until I Lose Contact 未来天师，人在华娱飘到失联 Rainy Night, No Umbrella, jojer雨夜不带伞jojerUrban1.8M WordsOngoing (A semi-alternate-universe entertainment-industry story + multiple heroines + feng shui geomancy and yin-yang mystic arts) My name is Chen Tianfan, a handsome fortune-teller who runs a photo studio by the entrance to Beijing Film Academy. I know a little kung fu, and I’m best at performing rituals and inscribing charms for female celebrities in the entertainment circle, improving their feng shui and luck, and solving all kinds of difficult ailments. People call me Chen Mayi, or Old Chen the Sixt 51.9kReads8.6Score5kShelves
24. 24 从 From Beijing's Old-School Tough Guy to the King of Chinese Showbiz 从京城老炮儿到华娱之王 Clang Clang Cat哐哐猫Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The 1990s were both the twilight of the brotherhood era and the golden age of the Chinese entertainment industry's rise. Bai Hang, a seasoned Beijing tough who grew up in a traditional courtyard house, gritted his teeth and left his old life behind just to stay alive. From then on, he embarked on an extraordinary career in show business. Other award-winning actors relied on their acting skills. He won awards because he'd really lived that life. “Brother Hang, there's a production that wants you 40.3kReads8.7Score4.2kShelves

    Reader note

    "The Old Gunman of Beijing" is a book I recently came across while browsing books. When I first read it, I thought it wasn't a story about entertainment in Beijing after reading the first two chapters. To briefly summarize: the plot revolves around a retired Beijing gangster (possibly based on Bai Xiaohang) who runs a business with his brothers. The characters are vividly portrayed, emphasizing brotherhood and loyalty, making it feel like the author actually experienced it. The business storyline is also well-developed, realistically depicting the difficulties a reborn gangster faces and how he overcomes them. Later in the story, the protagonist struggles to shed his gangster identity, but due to a series of coincidences and circumstances, he goes from a low-ranking leader to the top boss of Northern China. The entertainment aspect is part of the protagonist's business, so it's not a purely entertainment-focused story; it's a dual narrative of business and entertainment. This book is likely entirely handwritten, and I personally think it achieves a good blend of historical period setting, business, entertainment, and engaging elements.

25. 25 上 Shanghai Theater Academy's Blondie: Selling Ghost-Fire Bikes to Start a Business with Dilraba 上戏黄毛：卖鬼火带热芭创业 The Imperial Uncle Teases Cao Cao皇叔戏曹贼Urban567k WordsOngoing [Internet Industry + Entertainment World + Multiple Heroines + Player’s Antics + Industrial Empire] [Also known as: After I Quit Acting, I Made a Fortune] Wei Yang has spent more than a decade in the entertainment industry without ever making it big. He watches his Shanghai Theatre Academy classmate Dilraba Dilmurat take off again thanks to Kung Fu Women’s Soccer, and plans to seek her help, only to be sent back to his university days by a Xiaomi SU7. It’s 2010! The mobile internet boom is sweep 503Reads6.7Score131Shelves
26. 26 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 126.5kReads8.9Score12.7kShelves
27. 27 娱 Showbiz: A Rich Older Woman from the Start, Saving Me Twenty Years of Hard Work! 娱乐：富婆开局少走二十年弯路！ Deep-Fried Autumn油炸秋天Urban337k WordsCompleted Beijing Film Academy’s King of Seduction, the Ultimate Freeloader Ender!!! Ex-girlfriends all over the entertainment industry! The most shameless director in history!!! How wild the entertainment industry gets is up to your Brother Lang!!!! 207Reads6.6Score112Shelves
28. 28 华 Chinese Showbiz: The Birth of a Succubus Top-Tier Star 华娱，一个魅魔顶流的诞生 Don't Cut勿切Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines] [Showbiz] [Academic genius] In the age of internet celebrities, an outlier arrives in the uneven world of showbiz. He's exceptionally good at his job, knows a lot of things, is incredibly handsome, and has overwhelming charm... As the only top-tier star in Chinese entertainment, he also has a reputation for bringing good fortune to women. Leading actresses and rising stars alike treat him like the Tang Monk's flesh... The actresses pull out all the stops to work with him... S 80.3kReads8.1Score7.2kShelves
29. 29 华 Chinese Showbiz: Blessed with Women, I Grow Stronger by Winning Over Actresses 华娱：旺女体质，攻略女星就变强 Leaves Fall, Wind Seeks叶落风寻Urban578k WordsOngoing Qin Nuo transmigrates into a parallel world, becomes a rookie entertainer in show business, and binds himself to a System. Through his hard work, in less than three years he becomes a well-known second-tier celebrity. But he never imagined that one day his career would crash and burn. The ever-present paparazzi expose his secret relationship. His former agency kicks him out, and several major companies join forces to blacklist him. Faced with this predicament, Qin Nuo doesn't panic in the slight 98kReads8.5Score9.9kShelves
30. 30 华 Chinese Showbiz: An Orphan from the Start, an Entertainment Mogul in the End 华娱：开局遗孤，结局娱乐圈大佬 Raise a Glass and Kiss the Blue Sky把酒吻青天Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] [Wild Imagination] [Transmigration] [Feel-Good Story] [Big Shots] [Entertainment Industry] After getting a second chance at life, failed short-video director Ye Yibo thinks he's got the worst possible start, only to discover that he actually has powerful connections. In that case, naturally, he'll charge into the entertainment industry. He immediately forms groups like “Very Sweet” and “Tang Poems and Song Lyrics.” A Chinese showbiz novel, not a director-focused story. It's mai 13.3kReads6.9Score588Shelves
31. 31 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 33.2kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
32. 32 华 Chinese Showbiz: My Double-Cultivation Life with the 85 Flowers 华娱：我与85花的双修生活 Three Inches of Time, One Xin三寸光阴一个鑫Urban3.6M WordsCompleted Here is this book's synopsis: [Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Ensemble Cast + Multiple Heroines + A Touch of Urban Cultivation + No System + Scheming + Entertainment Industry] Luo Junze was a worldly veteran who worked in the film and entertainment industry at Tencent in 2023. One day, he wakes up ten years in the past as Ying Bao, a rising star in the ent 45.5kReads8.4Score2.9kShelves
33. 33 花 Divas Hit the Road 2: I Break into Chinese Showbiz with Daily Intel 花少2：靠每日情报进军华娱 Li Yu鲤毓Urban364k WordsOngoing Chi Guanren, a fourth-year student at Kyoto Film Academy, awakened the Daily Intelligence System. Using the System's intelligence, he successfully helped solve a problem for the chief producer of Divas Hit the Road 2. He joined the variety show Divas Hit the Road 2 as an ordinary person, and witnessed the ruthless drama behind the scenes of the entertainment industry. From then on, he entered the film and television industry. 53.1kReads7.2Score4.7kShelves

    Reader note

    This book is hilarious! I'm going to laugh myself to death!

34. 34 从 A Path in Cultural Communication Starting at Beijing Film Academy 从北电开始的文传之路 Mantou Doesn't Want to Stop Updating馒头不想断更Urban3.7M WordsCompleted [Chinese Showbiz] [Media] [No System] [Multiple heroines] Taking it one step at a time, growing bigger and stronger, and reaching new heights! This isn't an entertainment novel in the usual sense. Not in the usual sense. Not in the usual sense. Or you could say it's a reborn urban novel dressed up as a showbiz story. Readers who enjoy fast-paced, easy reading should proceed with cauti 28.6kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves

    Reader note

    This rebirth novel, depicting the film and entertainment industry, is written smoothly and can be used as a way to learn how to appreciate films from a professional perspective.

35. 35 重 Back in the Entertainment Industry, I Steal Every Top-Tier Star's Spotlight 重回娱乐圈，抢光所有顶流饭碗 Mountain Road Here这里山路Urban1.1M WordsOngoing After ten years as an actor, he still hadn't made it. Gu Xun was reborn. So what if he didn't have a System? More than ten years of experience was plenty. “I'm a director. Want to act in a movie?” Gu Xun casually slipped his hands into his pockets without even looking up. “We'll see.” Those two words, “we'll see,” brought a Best Actor into the world of entertainment. An Elephant Sitting Still made him a legend overnight. After watching the footage, the director fell silent for three minutes, the 5.7kReads—Score365Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book has good writing skills, and the second book has good romance.

36. 36 华 Chinese Showbiz: The Youngest Grand Slam Best Actor 华娱：最年轻大满贯影帝 No Inspiration Signal灵感信号为无Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, so who knows if it'll go up] After ten years as an extra, he transmigrates to Parallel Universe No. 666. He not only becomes the youngest Grand Slam-winning actor in Chinese entertainment history, but also the box-office champion at just 19! At 20, he becomes the youngest Magnolia Award Best Actor, Golden Rooster Award Best Actor, and Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor. At 21, he sweeps nine major award ceremonies. At 22, he wins both the Hundred Flowers Award and the Huabi 29.4kReads7.7Score1.3kShelves
37. 37 重 Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: I'm Here to Be an Acting Pro 重生千禧，当的就是演技派 Bu Yi Da Da不易大大Urban948k WordsOngoing Please forgive the jumbled chapter order in the opening chapters. It was my own mistake. [No System + Lighthearted Tone + Period Setting. Readers who want an overpowered protagonist, this may not be for you.] [The protagonist’s main focus is acting.] The winds of the new millennium blow in with the nascent film and television industry. Chen Jin is reborn from many years in the future. Huh? Where’s my System? Where’s my golden finger? The protagonist isn’t an all-rounder, and he isn’t perfect eit 7.5kReads—Score533Shelves

    Reader note

    For some reason, the readership of this book dropped significantly compared to when I first started reading it. However, it's very realistic, and the main character is disgusting. Pure romance fans should avoid it.

38. 38 重 Reborn in Entertainment: This Top-Tier Star Has the Achievements to Prove It 重生文娱：这个顶流有实绩 The One Who Cannot Get Thin吃不瘦的它Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Resource-backed] [Career-focused] [Scheming] [Fighting for billing order] [Not mindless] [Calculating male lead] [Slow burn] [Fashion] [Realistic] [...] Reborn into a new life, he still has a face this handsome. Encouraged by his family, he decides to experience the dazzling darkness of the entertainment industry for himself. This is a realistic novel, not a mindless power fantasy about an overpowered protagonist. It is not a wish-fulfillment story either. If you like a fast pace, this one isn' 106.4kReads8.6Score7.1kShelves
39. 39 女 My Celebrity Boss Went on a Variety Show, and I Went Viral for Slacking Off 女明星老板上综艺，摸鱼的我火了 Grill Some Mussels烤个青口Urban410k WordsOngoing [Entertainment industry + transmigration + livestreaming + viral fame + mutual devotion + sweet everyday life] Chen Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and just wants to copy books and lie flat. Who knew that getting caught slacking off at work would be livestreamed to the whole internet, exposing the web-fiction mastermind “Fish God” before he had a chance to prepare? The big star Yu Luoyan, his childhood friend and boss, gets stood up by her show partner and becomes the target of ridicule acr 63.7kReads7.0Score5.4kShelves

    Reader note

    This book is great!

40. 40 穷 Broke but Blessed with More Children: The Dream Man of Chinese Showbiz’s Goddesses 穷逼多子多福：华娱女神的意中人 Yi Feng羿风Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Also known as: Three Hundred Bucks from the Start, Purging the Old Guard and Their Heirs? Reforming the Entertainment Industry, Too?] [The founder of women’s kung fu football, Zhou Xingxing, is under my command!] [A people-centered view of history + slow-paced + the only supernatural being + career-focused + Hong Kong entertainment + Hollywood + Korean entertainment + Japanese entertainment + Chinese entertainment] [This story starts in Hong Kong’s entertainment industry, so it includes some Ca 27.6kReads7.3Score2.8kShelves

    Reader note

    This book is good and strong.

41. 41 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 10.4kReads6.7Score725Shelves

    Reader note

    Liu Yifei as the sole female lead

42. 42 让 You Asked Me to Make a Movie, Not Steal the Goddess! 让你拍片，你撬神仙姐姐？ Seraph 1980炽天使1980Urban546k WordsCompleted The male lead, Chen Mo, travels back to 2002 and finds himself at the Beijing Film Academy. Watch as he uses his foresight and vast memory of future entertainment resources to build his own entertainment empire, one step at a time. 173Reads5.1Score143Shelves

    Reader note

    Fairy Sister's Chinese Entertainment Novel

43. 43 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QingUrban722k 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 32.8kReads6.5Score2.2kShelves

    Reader note

    Invincible, here you go!

44. 44 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 15.6kReads6.9Score924Shelves

    Reader note

    Single female lead: Dilraba.

45. 45 重EN Reborn: Becoming a Hollywood Tycoon in Ten Years 重生之后，用十年成为好莱坞大亨 Winter's Hot Water Bottle冬天的热水瓶Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Hollywood + a Chinese person reborn in an American’s body + director story] (Since real celebrities’ names, including homophones, aren’t allowed, they’ve been changed. Readers will have to figure out who’s who for themselves. The author is helpless too, having been sent to the penalty box many times.) A third-rate director in his previous life, he is reborn in the 1990s in the body of a 23-year-old American prodigy director. From then on, titles pile up one after another: Hollywood box office 16.7kReads8.8Score954Shelves
46. 46 重 Reborn in 2010: A Different Life 重生2010年，不一样人生 Little Monkey in June六月的小猴子Urban84k WordsCompleted A civil engineering man from 2026 transmigrates to 2010 after one night of drinking and begins a completely different life. Who hasn't had regrets in life? So why not do it all over again... 30Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Dilraba Dilmurat, Yaya, Yang Mi

47. 47 爱 I Love Posting on Weibo, and Now I'm Chinese Entertainment's Top-Tier Male Star 爱发微博的我，成了华娱顶流男神 Feng Chihuo Who Likes Aikang喜欢爱康的凤赤火Urban763k WordsOngoing (The rating has just come out and will gradually rise.) Rebirth, System, entertainment industry, multiple female leads Reborn in 2013, Song Ze has just graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. In his previous life, he chose a secure government job. Back at the crossroads of graduation, he signs directly with Yang Mi’s studio. [The Weibo King System has officially activated!] Every like, comment, and repost on Weibo is multiplied a hundredfold and converted into points; one hundred million points 43.6kReads6.8Score3.8kShelves

    Reader note

    Entertainment news is so good, investing in it is a sure thing! [Laughs][laughs][laughs]

48. 48 华 Chinese Showbiz Begins with Video Games 华娱从电子游戏开始 Silent Chimes沉默的编钟Urban727k WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines] [9095 Flowers] [A Slower Pace] Transmigrators in the entertainment industry have done it all, from extras to supporting actors to leads, from screenwriters to directors to producers, and from production companies to distributors to investors. Chen Zhaoye takes a different path, starting with video games, the ninth art, and crossing over with the dual blockbuster formula of “games + music” to forge his own way. [Tian Xiwei, Zhang Ruonan, Dilraba Dilmurat, Liu Haocun, Zhou Ye, 1.5kReads5.6Score104Shelves
49. 49 华 Chinese Showbiz 2005: I Call the Shots in Beijing's Power Circle 华娱2005：京圈我做主 Marching Willows三月飞柳Urban971k WordsOngoing In 2005, on the eve of Chinese-language film and television’s impending rise, a young man strides forward with his head held high and raises his voice: “If Chinese showbiz is in chaos, the Beijing circle calls the shots. If the Beijing circle is in chaos, I, Cao Jing, call the shots.” “I came to Chinese showbiz for three things:” “Fairness, fairness, and TOM’s fairness.” “Art, art, and TOM’s art.” “Actresses, actresses, and... no, wait. Shishi, Bingbing, Mimi, Nini, Yaoyao... Let me explain. 8.4kReads6.0Score492Shelves
50. 50 一 One Song Made Me a Hit in America: I'm a Global Top-Tier Star 一首歌爆红美利坚，我，全球顶流 An Old Tree Blossoms Again老树逢春Urban1.6M WordsOngoing In 2014, Chen Cheng transmigrates! When his name takes over the global trending charts, a single post announcing his return to China sets the internet ablaze: Chinese music scene, are you ready to welcome your god?! His song “See You Again” debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 and claims the number-one spot for eight consecutive weeks, smashing the record held by Western artists and making Chinese pop music ring out across the globe! From dominating the Billboard charts, to reigning supreme at the Am 9.3kReads7.0Score407Shelves

Other lists with Chinese Showbiz: My Maternal Uncle, the Great Poet Chen, Helps Me Fulfill My Dream with an '85-Born Star