Showbiz 娱乐圈

1. 1 我 I Conquered the Entertainment Industry with Card Draws 我靠抽卡制霸娱乐圈 Paper Folding as Play折纸为戏Romance507k WordsCompleted [Coming soon: I’m a Manager for Fluffy Celebrities. Please add it to your reading list~] After an accident, Shi Chuyue transmigrates into an entertainment-industry novel as a hated, talentless supporting actress whose only asset is her looks. The original owner of the body has no acting skills, a terrible personality, and a terrible reputation in the entertainment industry. When Shi Chuyue transmigrates, she is facing a crisis engineered by the original male lead. System: Don’t panic, Host. Co 17.1kFavorites34.8kClicks/ch18.8kGifts

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   It's very beautiful and heartwarming, and everyone there is quite interesting.

2. 2 完 The Perfect Idol, Built by His Fan Site Master 完美偶像，站姐打造 Strawberry Pearl Cake草莓珍珠蛋糕Romance699k WordsCompleted The blurb for the upcoming story After Binding the In-Entertainment Sister-in-Law System is at the very bottom ↓↓ Ling Anni is a wealthy young woman who loves following celebrities and running a fan account. One day, she transmigrates into an entertainment-industry novel as the daughter of the company owner where the heroine is a trainee. According to the original plot, because the heroine fails to debut at her company, Ling Anni’s entire family becomes the villains, soon to be face-slapped by 32.8kFavorites82.2kClicks/ch48.4kGifts

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   Is this considered a fan site admin creating a star? I remember it being okay.

3. 3 非 An Unconventional Boy Band 非典型男团 Drizzle Sesame Oil打麻油No CP306k WordsCompleted The story of a boy band’s rise. When it comes to being a glorious mess, we mean business. Also known as ‘The Silly Everyday Life of the Blue Forest Boy Band,’ ‘The Debut Record of the Boy Band Whose Name Sounds Like a Restaurant,’ ‘The Highest Average Education Level in South Korea,’ ‘A Team of Heights That Look Like They Were Chewed by Dogs,’ ‘55 CPs to Ship Until You Lose Your Mind,’ ‘If You Don’t Do Your Job as Leader, You’ll Have to Work on Wall Street,’ ‘Bought the Management Company in a F 1.7kFavorites6kClicks/ch696Gifts

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   Very good, Xu Bai is great.

4. 4 穿 Thrown into a 200-Member Boy Band 穿进二百人男团中 Far Up the Tianshan Mountains远上天山No CP943k WordsCompleted My new novel, I Write Novels Purely to Make Money, is currently being serialized. Thanks for your support! Gu Yi woke from a nap to discover he had transmigrated into a member of the boy band Vic. The group had a whopping two hundred members. Gu Yi thought to himself, listing every member by name would be enough to pad out five hundred words in a chapter. With so many members, Vic was fiercely competitive. The top members acted in dramas and appeared on variety shows, while the boss waved a hand 111.7kFavorites319.4kClicks/ch185.5kGifts

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   The excellent Teacher Gu and the Crown Group

5. 5 在EN Pretending to Be an Overseas Contestant on a Boy Group Survival Show 在男团选秀假扮海外选手 Self-Destructing Truck自爆卡车No CP465k WordsCompleted *The second set of illustrations is up! If you can only see the first set, please update the app. For watermarked versions, see Weibo @A Self-Destructing Truck. *Comments related to real people will be deleted. I didn't delete the other comments, so please don't argue in the comments section. [Warnings are below. Anyone trying to identify real-life inspirations will be disappointed.] Upcoming story 1: "A Field Guide to Failing at Fanservice" (original, no CP) Upcoming story 2: "I Draw the Underc 101kFavorites216.3kClicks/ch183.2kGifts

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   Looks good, looks good, a great piece of talent show writing.

6. 6 今 Can I Leave the Group Today? 今天可以退队吗 Loves Custard Buns爱吃奶黄包No CP518k WordsCompleted Just to clarify, one more teammate is still in China, so he doesn’t appear in the story. [I want more people to see me. I want to be a light for more people. I want to become a better Li Wuyu!] == Li Wuyu transmigrated into a fanfiction novel and became the new member inserted into EXO. Every day, he had to endure the eldest member’s death glare, Park Chanyeol’s scowl, and Oh Sehun ignoring him. If looks could kill, he’d probably die thousands of times every day. … According to the plot, Li Wuy 13.9kFavorites32.6kClicks/ch10.3kGifts

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   It's alright, it's a fanfic about EXO from the Korean entertainment industry.

7. 7 补 The Last-Minute Sub-in [Entertainment Industry] 补位空降[娱乐圈] Sixteen Springs十六春令Danmei (BL)810k WordsCompleted On the first anniversary of NebulaX’s debut, the company announced two things at once. Member Jiang Xuxi was leaving the group due to an injury. Lin Xiangbei, a new member transferred from the acting division, was suddenly added to the lineup that same day and began taking part in the group’s activities. NebulaX shot to fame right after debut. Their first single immediately took the No. 1 spot, and in just a year, they had fought their way into the ranks of top-tier groups. Just as everything 46.3kFavorites78.6kClicks/ch56.3kGifts

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   Boy band fiction

8. 8 上 Superior Position 上位[娱乐圈] Radish Rabbit萝卜兔子Danmei (BL)538k WordsCompleted [The physical edition preorder opens at 8 p.m. on November 5. For more perks, follow Weibo @Jinjiang Luobo Tuzi] For the other trainees, the competition stage is where you make your debut. For Jiang Zhan, the competition stage is not only where you make your debut, but also where fans can ship you and your sweet moments. In the fans’ eyes, Mentor Bai Tianheng is stern and serious toward the other trainees, with an intimidating presence that makes him hard to approach. But to Jiang Zhan, Bai Ti 358.6kFavorites839.3kClicks/ch386.9kGifts

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   From high school to the talent show stage (a talent show novel I used to really like)

9. 9 万 The Man Everyone Hated Has Let It Go 万人嫌他想开了 Shi Jin时今Danmei (BL)458k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed. The full text has been proofread and polished. For publication updates, follow @Jinjiang Shijin] [An everyday-life story][An everyday-life story][An everyday-life story] Song Yunhui was the younger son of the Song family. His mother died when he was young, and his father remarried, giving him a younger brother. From then on, he never again knew what it felt like to be cherished. He studied hard and practiced calligraphy and piano, but his efforts brought littl 364.3kFavorites603.2kClicks/ch483.2kGifts

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   I watched it before, and I remember it being pretty good.

10. 10 当 When the Ugly Duckling Differentiated into an Omega 当丑小鸭分化成了omega Cloud Weaver云织Danmei (BL)577k WordsCompleted [Complete. Thank you for supporting the official version. Please leave a five-star review.] When Yuan Bai was thirteen, he was so ugly people could hardly bear to look at him. He danced awkwardly among nearly a hundred pretty kids. He wasn’t cute, and he wasn’t popular, yet a test showed he might differentiate as an alpha. So he got the best resources, stood in the front row, and partnered with the company’s only ace. The company expected the two of them to form a rare double-A, double-top-tier 58.2kFavorites110.9kClicks/ch60.9kGifts

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    ABO boy group fanfiction

11. 11 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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    Dating within a boy band seems acceptable.

12. 12 生 Life Is Hard, So I’m Forced to Perform for a Living [Entertainment Industry] 生活不易，被迫卖艺[娱乐圈] Paper Folding as Play折纸为戏Danmei (BL)373k WordsCompleted [Upcoming: O Pretends to Be an Alpha and Debuts in the Center Position] Blurb: Cheng Jiu, a little-known actor, was devastated when he found out he’d been bundled off to compete on a boy group survival show. He was especially nervous after hearing that the captain assigned to mentor him was sharp-tongued, strict, and difficult to get along with. Cheng Jiu: ...Life is hard. I’ve been forced to sell my talent. He’d thought he was only there to make up the numbers, get some screen time in the fir 41.9kFavorites112.1kClicks/ch17.3kGifts

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    Orange Heart's Top 1 and 2 (I watched them a long time ago, and I remember them being good).

13. 13 磕 Shipping Couples All the Way to the Center Stage 磕cp磕到c位出道 Wen Yi Er闻一二Danmei (BL)522k WordsCompleted [New story available for preorders: "Hello, Can I Be Buried in Your Grave?" [Blurb] The hopeless fox spirit Hu Hu is obsessed with an obscure boy band whose name is just as obscure as his. The three-member band has no resources, no traffic, and only three thousand fans across the internet. Half of them joined because a membership came with a free subscription. The struggling agency decides to go all in and send the trio to a survival sho 44.7kFavorites151.3kClicks/ch58.7kGifts

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    It's adorable Hu Hu!

14. 14 社 Socially Mortifying Couple in Crisis 社死夫夫抢救中 East Wind Slaps the Ear东风打耳Danmei (BL)446k WordsCompleted A fake couple accidentally strikes gold on a dating show. The whole internet comes around, but when they want a divorce, it’s too late to back out. * A famous fake couple in the entertainment industry is going on a dating show, clearly just to make easy money. Viewers curse them and the show alike, threatening to stop supporting them. During a livestream before filming, the couple has no idea there’s a camera pointed at them in the corner. Duan Xingye tugs down the back of Cheng Duzhou’s colla 119.2kFavorites288.8kClicks/ch86.6kGifts

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    The entertainment industry fiction forum is pretty good, especially the variety show-oriented ones.

15. 15 兼 A Part-Time Idol’s Guidebook 兼职爱豆指北 Fang Zizai方自在Danmei (BL)786k WordsCompleted Jiang Lechen: the idol who’s best at slaughtering pigs, and the veterinarian who’s best at singing and dancing. As a little-known member of a trainee-built boy group, Xiao Jiang feels less like he’s chasing his dreams in show business and more like he’s being put through military training. Monday to Friday, he struggles through eight a.m. university classes, fighting tooth and nail to keep up his attendance and grades. As soon as class ends, he rushes to the company for dance, vocal, and actin 131.9kFavorites224.5kClicks/ch372.9kGifts

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    I watched it a long time ago, and I remember it being good. I'll rewatch it sometime.

16. 16 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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    OK

17. 17 一 Front-Row Gossip [Entertainment Industry] 一线吃瓜[娱乐圈] See the Moon Beneath the Sea海底见月Danmei (BL)471k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Fixing typos, please ignore the updates...] Yu Wen transmigrates into a novel about the entertainment industry as a background character bound to the story. Unlike cannon fodder, background characters have no names or clear faces, yet they are everywhere. When people are shocked or gossiping, they serve as the scenery in the background. When everyone holds their breath, gets nervous, or proceeds cautiously, they have to carry the reaction shots. #What background character? Just ano 172kFavorites291.8kClicks/ch173.8kGifts

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    I've forgotten a bit, but I remember it being pretty good.

18. 18 营 Business Paradox [Entertainment Industry] 营业悖论[娱乐圈] Zhi Chu稚楚Danmei (BL)677k WordsCompleted Please read the content warnings before starting! Kaleido is a talented but little-known boy band that goes viral by accident after a fan-filmed video at the airport makes the rounds. In the video, the group’s most dominant youngest member, Pei Tingsong, pins his older bandmate Fang Juexia against a wall and playfully taps his face with a plane ticket. Fang Juexia simply takes the ticket, holds it between his lips, and straightens his collar. The band’s supposed “bullying” turns into provocativ 1.2MFavorites1.3MClicks/ch1.4MGifts

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    Kaleido (A classic piece, I really liked it back then but I have no intention of rereading it now)

19. 19 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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    Li Lan is also very good at writing idol audition novels; they're quite good.

20. 20 姐 [Entertainment Industry] Bestie, Wanna Ship Them? [娱乐圈]姐妹，搞桃浦吗 Yan LiangAir颜凉AirNo CP719k WordsCompleted “A novel in the same series as The Fansite Master’s Guide” (Blurb written on 2020.2.5 and 2021.5.29; archived) - Knock, knock, knock~ Hey, girlie, wanna stan a Top? (raises an eyebrow) - When Jiang Yewan, who only stans Tops, discovers that her idol's new endorsement is for a game, she rushes to support his career in person, only to accidentally get trapped inside the game. When the game runs entirely on subconscious impulses, Jiang Yewan's devotion as a Top stan really shines through. Step on 22.2kFavorites57.5kClicks/ch82.9kGifts

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    Our best ginger coconut evening

21. 21 娱 Entertainment Company Operations Manual [Management] 娱乐公司运营手册[经营] Tao JiuPeachJoy桃酒PeachJoyRomance785k WordsCompleted [Reader's Note] "The entire story is set in an idealized world of stanning idols" "The main storyline follows the growth and expansion of a company that manages idol groups" "There is only one protagonist, the heroine. **All other characters' storylines serve the protagonist's growth**" Jiang Juyou, a graduate of a second-tier college, was on the verge of a breakdown because of her internship. Just as she was about to give up, she came across a job posting: "Hiring interns. Nine to five, weeke 46.6kFavorites87.9kClicks/ch121.8kGifts

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    I noticed there was no rating yet, so I'm adding it here. It's a great show, and shares the same worldview as The Ambitious One.

22. 22 站 [Entertainment Industry] A Fan Site Master’s Guide to Stanning [娱乐圈]站姐追星指南 Yan LiangAir颜凉AirNo CP1.2M WordsCompleted "Notice: Complete" "Next novel: Hey, Girl, Wanna Stan a Top? (System novel)" - From the end of the last century to the present day, fan communities have never been peaceful. There are minor squabbles every three days and major blowups every five. Then Jiang Caili appeared, and the things fans argued about began to change. When fan communities are buzzing Fan group A: Holy crap, Sister Li opened a fansite for my fave! Aaaah, my fave is going to make it big! Come on out and give us an update, ba 55.5kFavorites170kClicks/ch215.3kGifts

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    I've rewatched it at least three times. It's great, and it inspired many fanfics about fan site owners. It was my gateway into fanfics about fan site owners.

23. 23 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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    The five main characters have such great pairings! I love random pairings. The main characters don't have a single main couple, but the eldest and second eldest brothers are in relationships. This is my second-best male idol group novel from 2026.

24. 24 野 A Handbook for Raising an Ambitious Schemer 野心家养成手册 Tao JiuPeachJoy桃酒PeachJoyRomance775k WordsOngoing [The heroine gradually rises to become a top-tier star / ensemble cast / survival show / primarily about female idols / also covers idol management] Ye Jinxi had loved singing and dancing since she was little. Her greatest dream was to stand onstage, so she swallowed her pride and emailed companies all over the country. The result was predictable: in this industry, you need talent bestowed by the heavens, and aside from her passion for singing, she had nothing to offer. As she sent off a video 9.4kFavorites9.4kClicks/ch37.2kGifts

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    The plot is great, and it shares the same world as the author's entertainment company, but it's been on hiatus. I'm including it here reluctantly; I wonder when it will be finished.

25. 25 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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    This is an incredibly cute, nurturing-the-character novel. The protagonist, Huohe, is very charming, and the plot is also great. The protagonist-centric, mixed-up pairings are so delicious! My top entertainment industry star for 25-26 years!

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