Found Some Great Reads: GL and Showbiz 【百合+娱乐圈】淘到不错的文

1. 1 电 Electric Light and Shadow: Entertainment Industry 电光幻影[娱乐圈] A Night Lamp一盏夜灯Baihe (GL)743k WordsCompleted The autobiography of legendary actress Xiang Xiaoyuan has been published. Her acting career is filled with achievements: she was the youngest actress to win every major film and television award, in both lead and supporting categories. Yet readers are more interested in her story than her accomplishments or stunning looks. She had a difficult childhood and a tumultuous acting career. She appeared in low-budget online movies, and was nominated for Best Actress five times without winning. She has 67.5kFavorites80.3kClicks/ch271.9kGifts

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   A talented superstar and a powerful CEO. The plot is engaging, and the romance is also very touching.

2. 2 交 The Exchanged Leading Ladies 交换影后 Jun sola君solaBaihe (GL)1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete, with a newly added bonus chapter] Ruan Yeshen has fallen out of the limelight, while her contemporary, Xi Mo, is now at the height of her fame, practically a national goddess. That is, until a bizarre terrorist attack at a press conference. When Ruan Yeshen woke up, she discovered she was in Xi 90.1kFavorites150.2kClicks/ch328.6kGifts

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   A story of two superstars, one secretly in love with the other for a long time, but they end up swapping bodies by a twist of fate. It's very well written, but unfortunately it's still being serialized, so I'm deducting one star.

3. 3 逢 Playing a Part 逢场入戏 Ning Yuan宁远Baihe (GL)370k WordsCompleted [Print edition publication updates: Weibo @Ningyuan430] Chen Ge, an actress with no name to speak of, finally lands her first job in a year: appearing on a web variety show made by an equally obscure production team. But her barely-known on-screen pairing partner openly praises her while putting her down behind the scenes. Just as Chen Ge is wavering between walking out and swallowing her pride to collect her paycheck, her on-screen partner suddenly gets paired with someone else, the show's enti 47.9kFavorites65.8kClicks/ch54.7kGifts

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   A mysterious screenwriter and a star with martial arts skills; the writing style is humorous, and the author's writing ability is superb.

4. 4 时 Fourteen Years of Time Difference 时差十四年 Lin Zizhou林子周Baihe (GL)455k WordsCompleted In 2019, Lin Zhi Que was 27. Single and beautiful, yet still stuck as a miserable wage slave. Burdened with the humiliating label of “illegitimate daughter,” she was like a bird that could not cry, crashing into a brick wall again and again. Her thorn-covered wings shielded the heart she called “dignity.” After her grandfather died, Lin Zhi Que was asked to go to her father’s hometown, Jincheng, to sell the old family house. She hadn’t been there in years. Everything was unfamiliar and worn, f 46.9kFavorites30.1kClicks/ch44kGifts

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   A staff member and a Super Girl star travel back in time decades to watch their aunt participate in the Super Girl competition. The writing is delicate, and the story is touching.

5. 5 情 Rival Lovers at Work [Entertainment Industry] 情敌营业中[娱乐圈] Tu Ka兔卡Baihe (GL)520k WordsCompleted *Complete. Weibo: Tu Ka Ka (All forms of reposting and adaptation are prohibited. Please support the original.) *Rivals in love become lovers Blurb: Xu Shuyan and Lin Yi are The Notes' most popular CP within the girl group, boasting 700,000 CP fans, a permanent spot at the top of the CP rankings, and a landslide victory in the annual "The Real Deal" CP poll. But no one knows that in private, the two are rivals in love who can't stand the sight of each other. At an event. Xu Shuyan: What are yo 31kFavorites37.8kClicks/ch29.3kGifts

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   A story about a girl group member falling in love, a real rival being forced into prostitution, and both heartbroken but eventually finding love again. It's sweet, funny, and heartwarming.

6. 6 如 When Devotion Isn’t Returned in Kind [Hollywood] 如果深情不对等[好莱坞] A Night Lamp一盏夜灯Baihe (GL)227k WordsCompleted I have always loved her, secretly cherished her, and watched her in silence. But I know she doesn’t love me. If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me. (If our love cannot be equal, may I be the one who loves more.), W. H. Auden Told in first person. Note: The characters in the original story are based on real people, and the first part of the plot is also adapted from real events. However, 17.3kFavorites25.6kClicks/ch21.4kGifts

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   A story about two female celebrities, with a significant age gap, a young fangirl and a top actress. It's more like a British/American fanfiction set in the real world; those unfamiliar with the real-life counterparts should treat it as an independent story. The writing is excellent, the love scenes are particularly moving, but it's also incredibly heart-wrenching.

7. 7 中 A Midlife Star's Guide to Making a Comeback 中女翻红指南 A Pile of Silver Mountains银山堆Baihe (GL)567k WordsCompleted [My new xianxia novel, "Immortal Maiden, Please Restrain Yourself," is now available. Welcome!] [Full-series subscribers, please enjoy the bonus chapters!] [See the reader's guide for warnings] After twelve years of ups and downs in show business, Jiang Xuehe finally decided to swallow her pride and take a risk, begging Bai Jiqing, the actress who co-starred in a film with her (and didn't like her), to fake a romance with her. Her manager said variety shows were the first step in faking a roman 16.7kFavorites17.6kClicks/ch25.2kGifts

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   A story about two superstars, a middle-aged female celebrity selling her lesbian services and it actually happening (x). The author must have been involved in the fan culture; some of the fan descriptions are so vivid and hilarious.

8. 8 笔 [Showbiz] The Starlight on the Page Is Nothing Compared to You [娱乐圈]笔下星光不如你 Dawn Dream's Hallucinogenic Birth晓梦致幻生Baihe (GL)464k WordsCompleted Gu Zhanqiao is cast as the female lead in Flowers in a Dream, and the novel's fans are furious. They leave comments on Gu Zhanqiao's Weibo page: //@STARLALALA: Why does this vase have to play the role again? She's going to ruin another great book! I feel so bad for Mutong! The original author, Mutong, reposts: //@MutongV: She's exactly how I imagined Fan Qiongjia [heart] Gu Zhanqiao opens the door to the next room, looking furious. "Who is Fan Qiongjia?!" Mo Tongtong, expressionless, replies, " 13.3kFavorites37.4kClicks/ch8.9kGifts

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   A socially awkward screenwriter and a radiant superstar. Unlike the previous books, the protagonists aren't mature adults; they're more like two well-cared-for, love-filled children playing together. I read it a few years ago, so I don't remember the details, but I do remember that both protagonists were a bit immature, but the people around them were very kind to them and willing to maintain their fairytale-like relationship.

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