Realistic Showbiz 真实向娱乐圈

1. 1 天21+ Born to Act [Entertainment Industry] 天生演员[娱乐圈] Zhao Qiao照桥Romance482k WordsOngoing 24.4kFavorites23kClicks/ch44kGifts

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   I've been following this serialized series for a while now, and I'm only halfway through. The main character is played by a popular

2. 2 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: My Best Friend and I Crossed Over Together to Sell Our Bromance 女穿男：闺蜜一起穿，敬业卖腐 Dispirited Big Ribbonfish颓废大带鱼No CP452k WordsOngoing [The central premise is, "Bestie, in our next lives, let's be male idols and sell fanservice. We could get rich." This is a niche trope, so proceed with caution.] [Lots of forum-style posts, with the entertainment industry as the main plot.] [Important: Selling fanservice is part of an idol's job, not the protagonists' genuine romantic relationship. This novel has no CP.] · Another year, another season of idols getting exposed. Yet another male idol's career has crashed, with the usual girlfrien 19.4kFavorites17.2kClicks/ch66kGifts

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   These two older siblings are masters of pandering to BL fans; the series is ongoing but the author updates frequently, providing a large and satisfying reading experience.

3. 3 懂 Do You Understand The Value Of A Boy Group’s Ace 懂不懂男团ACE的含金量啊！ Yu Chaocai余朝采Danmei (BL)757k WordsOngoing ACE means ace, or trump card. In an idol group, the ACE is the member with the strongest all-around ability and the greatest influence. They’re the conceptual core and the group’s most indispensable soul. If a boy band has no widely recognized ACE, either all its members are one-trick ponies or they’re all bad at something different. Quentin, 25, of Chinese-American heritage, has been named “the world’s most commercially successful original singer” for five consecutive years. He has over 200 90.5kFavorites90.6kClicks/ch247.9kGifts

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   Ongoing

4. 4 从 Becoming a Top-Tier Star, Starting with a Talent Show 从选秀开始成为顶流天王 Xie Canglang谢沧浪No CP725k WordsCompleted The End. Thank you for supporting the official release~ [Comments about pirated copies or real-life people will be deleted. Please respect one another. Thank you, everyone.] If life were judged by the roles of protagonist and supporting character, then Xie Xizhao seemed to have been cast as a cannon-fodder character in every one of his lives. As a boy band member, he was the invisible one with the least popularity outside the group, and the timid leader who was ostracized within it; As an acto 69.9kFavorites121.3kClicks/ch132kGifts

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   [Orange Candy]

5. 5 在 I Keep Getting Thrown into Love Triangles While Striving on a Survival Show 在选秀奋斗的我总被迫修罗场 Li Lan礼蓝No CP1.5M WordsCompleted My new story, The True, the Good, and the Beautiful at the Peak of a Subconscious Livestream Survival Show, is now underway. Livestream + comments + holograms + beautiful, tragic, and strong~ 240414 Main story complete 240814 Extras complete The full afterword is in the author's notes for Extra 42 and Chapter 238~ If there are any more extras for this story, they'll be released as bonus chapters~ From an author who only figured out the bonus-chapter rules today *Not based on real people. Every 66.5kFavorites116.3kClicks/ch118.9kGifts

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   The talent show is quite entertaining.

6. 6 路 Can a Nobody Be the Chosen Star? 路人甲也可以是紫微星吗？ Crisp Thin Moon酥薄月No CP1.2M WordsOngoing Age 0, Your parents decide to have a pretty baby to leech off. Age 3, They start planning a career path for their little superstar. Age 6, A carefully planned publicity stunt lines up a batch of future fans for you. Age 8, Your parents joke around on social media, asking, “Could my child be a child model?” and “They'll be too old to model if we don't start now!” Their posts land you your first acting role, and your first paycheck. Age 14, You start puberty and your voice breaks. You're now a 43.1kFavorites54.9kClicks/ch183.2kGifts

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   Serial

7. 7 男 A Boy Band That Sells Fanservice Will Be Struck by Lightning 男团卖腐天打雷劈 Half a Water Bottle半个水瓶No CP1.1M WordsCompleted As the youngest member of a boy band about to debut, Shi Song has been assigned the persona of a cold-hearted dom. Being cold-hearted might be hard, but he’s definitely got the dominant vibe! Above him are the creative big brother and the long-haired beauty of a second brother, then the charismatic rapper in third place and the amazing lead vocalist in fourth. To put it simply, they’re my parents and my older brothers and their partners. On the pre-debut survival variety show, they can sell ei 40.8kFavorites46.9kClicks/ch150.7kGifts

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   I'm currently reading this series.

8. 8 选 The God of Survival Shows: The Entertainment Industry 选秀的神[娱乐圈] Sixteen Springs十六春令No CP1.3M WordsCompleted Jiang Taiyi had been the school heartthrob ever since he was a child. Hounded by talent scouts, he decided to join a survival show. This season was hailed as the glorious peak of group survival shows. Its debut lineup swept the scene, and the members were praised as undeniable monster rookies. The members who debuted, along with so many names that left fans wondering what might have been, are remembered every summer. The beautiful and the great, the bittersweet yet complete, the gods of surviva 32kFavorites48.7kClicks/ch83.2kGifts

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   Nice

9. 9 养 The Child Star Has Something to Say 养成系有话说 Li Lan礼蓝No CP2.8M WordsOngoing New series: Live-Streaming a Subconscious Talent Show: The Pinnacle of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty Live streaming + chat comments + full immersion Bonus chapters are being updated, and the manuscript is being revised bit by bit. The author is not responsible for pirated copies~ Huohuo is reborn. A soul over twenty years old moves into a body not yet twelve. He becomes a legendary trainee under Dream Factory, a company specializing in developing young idols. Choose your teammates and debut wit 30.7kFavorites38.5kClicks/ch204.8kGifts

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   Serialized, a rare and orthodox character development story.

10. 10 和 After I Started Shipping Myself with Myself 和自己水仙炒作后 Gardenia and Lotus栀荷No CP410k WordsCompleted [Bonus extras are dropping at random. Thank you for supporting the official release =3=] Jiang Huai had a handsome face, stood 184 centimeters tall, kept himself in excellent shape, had top-tier professional skills, and was a genius at charming fans. Yet he was a pitiful nobody. The reason was simple. The entertainment industry was a riot of color, but Jiang Huai stood unstained by the mud, untouched by the ripples. In plain language: He was too honest, so he was neither infamous nor popular. 26.1kFavorites39.5kClicks/ch31.6kGifts

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    This is a rare example of a sedentary protagonist in adult fiction. I support the Jiang Family Courtyard. It's great! (Please update the extra chapters soon! [Pity][pity])

11. 11 开 How Could I Lose After Going Viral from the Start! 开局爆红的我怎么输啊！ Crisp Thin Moon酥薄月Danmei (BL)832k WordsCompleted He shot to fame from the start on a survival show. Xue Jizhen was just one step away from becoming a superstar. Then, overnight, his temporary group fell apart. The runner-up, who’d spent three months fighting with him, was the eldest grandson of the richest family in the country and now had to return home to take over the family business. The partner he’d been paired with to build a ship for six months was going pro, saying that was his most important goal in life. The eldest brother, slated t 25.5kFavorites45.5kClicks/ch54.9kGifts

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    I enjoyed reading most of it in one go, but the experience declined as I followed the updates later; the author couldn't maintain a consistent update schedule… However, it's over now.

12. 12 男 Boy Band Promotion Handbook 男团营业手册 Paper Folding as Play折纸为戏Danmei (BL)271k WordsCompleted Six months after the C-list boy group Forever debuted, one of the group’s CPs suddenly became a sensation. Their stage chemistry was explosive, and they gave fans endless sweet moments offstage. Shen Yuqi and Xia Chixian’s “Xian Qi” ship was called the sweetest CP in the entire Chinese entertainment industry. Even passing ants had to praise how lucky the CP fans were to have their ship become real. Only Shen Yuqi knew that he and his bandmate Xia Chixian couldn’t stand each other. Their relatio 19.4kFavorites29.4kClicks/ch12.2kGifts

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    From casual buddies to true lovers, I really enjoyed the first half, which subtly hinted at the BL (Boys' Love) dynamic. It was great. I'm currently searching for similar stories.

13. 13 逆 From Nobody to Top-Tier Star: It Starts with My Image 逆袭顶流从人设开始 Li Lan礼蓝Danmei (BL)1.0M WordsCompleted 12.3kFavorites16.8kClicks/ch22.2kGifts

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    This story would be perfect if it didn't have the suspense element.

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