Novels like The Kung Fu Superstar of Showbiz
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- 101 Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: The All-Rounder Favorite Is Strong and Dazzling 重生娱乐圈：全能团宠又强又飒 [Strong leads + pure power fantasy, no logic, and villain-crushing + extra sweet] Yan Qiao is reborn in the days when she was a famous actress. She tears her scumbag ex to shreds and crushes every scheming fake sweetheart and two-faced flirt! An internationally acclaimed actor dotes on her, and her ridiculously powerful family spoils her rotten. But the most terrifying part is... before being reborn, Yan Qiao was the toughest female soldier in the military region! In this new life, she’s going t 309Reads9.0Score10214d adds
- 102 The Dashing Grandmaster Niu Baoguo 风流宗师牛保国 [This story is entirely fictional] Niu Kui, a martial arts grandmaster who had defeated every opponent across the Nine Provinces, became a public enemy because he fought dirty. His treacherous foes conspired to kill him. When he awoke again, he discovered he had been reborn as Niu Baoguo, a disgraced urban tai chi master... “Alas! This body is old and ugly. Starting a family will be a long and arduous road~” 16.2kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
- 103 I've Liked You for Years 我喜欢你好多年了 When the trending topics once again announce that superstar He and Shen Chaosui have gotten back together, He family fans can't even be bothered to go after Shen Chaosui anymore. They calmly reassure the newcomers that this happens all the time, it's no big deal, and their idol will soon clear things up. While everyone is watching the drama unfold, He Cinian posts a new Weibo. He Cinian V: It's true. @Shen Chaosui V He family fans and netizens: ????? What happened to clearing things up? He Cini 1.7kReads9.2Score19114d adds
- 104 Reborn in 2001: I Start Boxing and Live Life to the Fullest 重生2001从练拳开始快意人生 Urban daily life, reborn in middle school, he chance upon a cultivation manual, trains his inner energy, learns pressure-point techniques, and keeps a low profile at school. He builds a business, explores mysteries and seeks treasure, acts decisively, and lives life to the fullest. 15.5kReads7.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 105 After a Secret Marriage, the Top-Tier Star Couple Join Forces for Work 隐婚后，顶流夫妇合体营业 Everyone online knows Shen Nanzhi and Rong Junxian don’t get along. Their fans are always at each other’s throats, with or without a reason. They’ve been in the industry for seven years and have appeared in the same frame only once. Everyone thought they would keep feuding, until a variety show came out of nowhere. The fans of both stars were ready for another round of battle. One focuses on film and television, with variety shows and endorsement deals pouring in. He’s a bona fide top-tier star 670Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 106 Invincible in This World: Rising from Prison 人间无敌：从监狱开始崛起 This story takes place in a technological age when humanity can travel to the moon and gaze out at Mars. What happens when a man who walks in darkness pushes his body and mind to their absolute limits, and clashes with the forces that already govern this world? Will he become a god? Or the enemy of the entire world? No one knows. But this story begins with the most notorious gangster in the district, sentenced to seven years in prison. 64.8kReads8.8Score4.8k14d adds
- 107 My Name Is Sun Zei, Not Thief 我叫孙贼，不是贼 Set in an alternate universe during the 1980s, this story follows a boy who grows up in harsh conditions. It all begins with his desire to eat his fill, but once his eyes are opened to the world, he wants to understand it better. This is not a story about being reborn or transmigrating, nor is it a wish-fulfillment novel. It focuses on martial arts, cultivation, and everyday life. A slow-burn, System-free story of daily life and personal growth, if every person’s life is a book, then Sunzei’s st 44kReads9.3Score3.9k14d adds
- 108 Queen of Showbiz: The Top-Tier Goddess Takes the World by Storm 娱乐圈女王：顶流女神A翻全世界 [Secret identities + taking down scumbags + absurd comedy + patriotic fervor + no romance] Yan Yaoyao, an employee of the Time and Space Administration, was set up and became mentally unstable. She never did things the usual way. Her AI assistant, Guigui, reassured itself: At least the Host is a big shot. She can do whatever she wants and still pull it off. When she joined a talent show, her fans shouted: “Sister Yao, take center stage and walk the road to glory!” After the show, her fans were s 1.6kReads9.4Score20614d adds
- 109 I Became a Dating Show Contestant and Shot to Fame 成为恋综女嘉宾后，我爆红了 [Showbiz + dating reality show + putting scumbags in their place + top-tier star + mutual devotion] Li Xuanning was a complete nobody when she suddenly joined a dating reality show. As soon as it aired, a mob of haters attacked her Weibo. “Did you leave your emotional intelligence in the dog’s bowl? You’re a nobody, so what are you acting so high and mighty for? No wonder your career’s a total flop!” But no one expected the show to get more and more addictive as it went on! She crushed the scumb 12.4kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 110 Martial Arts School Graduate 武校毕业生 Martial arts school / traditional martial arts / realistic / passionate / brotherhood / jianghu Adapted from real experiences. No fantasy, no System, and no cheats. A true-to-life portrayal of what life at a martial arts school is really like. A boy defies his family's objections to pursue his martial arts dream. Day after day, he trains relentlessly at school, enduring the long, monotonous years of practice alongside his fellow students and brothers. After graduation, he enters the wider world, 793Reads—Score6714d adds
- 111 EN The Unconventional Path to Immortality 一本不正经的修仙感悟 [Fantasy] [Xianxia] [Xuanhuan] [Comedy] [Urban] After three lifetimes, I finally attained the Dao, Roaming the mortal world, laughing at its vicissitudes. I ferry souls across the River of the Underworld, following fate, But whoever the hell dares lay a hand on my people, I’ll beat you to death, you little bastard... 1.6kReads9.2Score12014d adds
- 112 Korean Showbiz Career Crash Simulator, No, Sasaeng Simulator 韩娱塌房模拟器不，是私生模拟器 Reborn as a cool, stunning idol in Korean showbiz, he becomes the subject of a savage forum-style story. A simulator lets him experience the career paths of people in different entertainment-industry professions. From the start, three talent scouts fight over him, and he debuts as the center of a boy group. No CP + universally adored + career-driven. The simulator arrives from the start, three talent scouts compete for him, and he chooses a company. He parachutes into the company. Yet one god-ti 2.7kReads8.4Score17914d adds
- 113 Mastery of the Esoteric Arts 高术通神 When I was in eighth grade, the school bully picked on me. I found someone, a person connected to a mysterious incident from my childhood. He taught me something called traditional Chinese martial arts. I trained in boxing, but never let it interfere with my studies. Baji, Iron Wire Fist, Xingyi, Taiji, Baguazhang, Tongbi, Xinyi. I met masters who carried on the traditions of these powerful styles. I also discovered a vast, deeply secret world of traditional martial arts, unknown to ordinary peo 21kReads9.0Score2.2k14d adds
- 114 Godfather of the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈教父 A down-and-out keyboardist breathes his last in a hospital bed. From playing accompaniment in dance halls at sixteen to scraping by in Sanlitun at thirty-two, he'd tasted every sweetness and hardship life had to offer. When he opens his eyes, he's back in Northeast China in 2002. His young body houses a heart weathered by life's vicissitudes, along with classic melodies that shouldn't exist until the future. No System or cheat ability, just a lifetime's worth of musical talent and experience. In 52.4kReads9.2Score5.1k14d adds
- 115 The Real Heiress Rose to Fame After Joining a Variety Show 真千金参加综艺节目后爆红了 Song Ye returns to the Song family, where her parents think she's less sensible and refined than their fake heiress, while her younger brother thinks she's less smart and capable. Her parents try to pressure and tempt her: “If you change the way you dress, we can get you on a variety show and introduce you to more people.” Song Ye turns and walks away. “I don't care!” When Song Ye appears on the 1.1kReads9.1Score18514d adds
- 116 The Top-Tier Star Couple’s Online Persona Falls Apart After They Start Dating 顶流夫妇恋爱后在线崩人设 Strong male lead, strong female lead, both top-tier stars (If a romantic scene between the leads isn't written, it wasn't filmed either!) (If you don't like it, just leave. Don't make things hard on yourself!!) The serious introduction: Netizens have all kinds of theories about the relationship between Heavenly King Jing Zhi and goddess Ye Wan. Fans on both sides are unanimous in their declaration: they're colleagues. Then one day, Jing Zhi posted on Weibo: Jing Zhi V: Hello, my dear fiancée, @Y 1.9kReads9.3Score20514d adds
- 117 Book Transmigration: The Sickly Obsessive Tycoon Gains Mind Reading and Begs for Hugs Every Day 穿书：病娇大佬有了读心术后天天求抱抱 Shen Yu eagerly awaited his divorce, but to his surprise, his yandere CEO husband suddenly gained the ability to read minds! Amid one dramatic scene after another, Shen Yu put on a masterful performance. “Brother Rui is the love of my life.” [That bastard still hasn't asked for a divorce. Do I have to blow his head off?] Feng Sirui was stunned. You'd cause a death just to get a divorce? “Brother Rui, my body and soul belong to you. Could you please not leave me?” [If that bastard dares touch me, 2.1kReads9.3Score40714d adds
- 118 The Way of Restraint 点道为止 Meng Ru Shen Ji brings back the spirit of Dragon and Snake! A high school student stumbles into the world of traditional martial arts, and from then on, rises like a dragon amid the storm, surpassing the limits of the human body, taking on artificial intelligence, and shaping the fate of the world! What exactly is kung fu? Flashy moves, or a way to kill? Are the techniques forged through three thousand years of cold-weapon warfare and countless private brawls really a scam? In this book, Meng Ru 23.5kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds
- 119 We Got Our Marriage License and Moved In Together, but the Movie Star Can't Hide His Feelings 领证同居，影帝小心思藏不住了 [Super-sweet mutual pampering + Devoted Husband Top-Tier Star + Long-Standing Scheme (Super sweet! If it isn’t, you can hit me)] Qiao Suisui got married on a whim! At the marriage registry, she discovered that the person she was about to marry was none other than top-tier star Ning Jinchen. She panicked and tried to run, but he caught her and dragged her back. Ning Jinchen: “You said whoever regrets it is a dog.” “Woof, woof!” She thought that once she’d barked, she’d be free to run. But Ning Ji 7kReads9.3Score85214d adds
- 120 Forced Back to Work, the Beloved Superstar Goes Viral in the Entertainment Industry 被迫营业后团宠大神爆红娱乐圈 Ridiculously funny, with the romance taking a back seat. The heroine’s name is Mi, pronounced “fu” with a rising tone. This book is also known as Mi Xiaojin, Have You Done Anything Decent Today?, Mi Jin, All You Do Is Eat, and Mr. Jin, Leave Some Food for the National Treasure. One day, a city reporter interviews Mi Jin’s fans. Reporter: “Can you tell us why you like Mi Jin?” Mi Jin fan: “Mi Jin is amazing! She got the aloof movie star to slaughter pigs and sheep, turned a survival reality show 880Reads9.2Score14314d adds
- 121 I’m an Agent 我是经纪人 [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [The System is not a golden finger, not a golden finger!] [No romance + entertainment industry + talent manager] [Plot-focused + no formulas] [A strong female lead who grows over time] The summer she was fourteen, that man hacked that woman to death and was sent to prison. Ye Chang Qing thought she had finally gained her freedom, but she never expected predatory lenders to come after her from every direction, right alongside it. She worked odd jobs, sold her blood, 8.8kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 122 Modern Immortality: Starting with the Eight-Section Vajra Arts 现代长生：从八部金刚功法开始 [Traditional martial arts + longevity + no female lead + daily life + lighthearted + secluded living] After working himself to death in his previous life, Lin Qing is reborn and angrily quits his job, returning to his hometown to slack off. He awakens a status panel that lets him add points to and upgrade every attribute. In literature, Taiji brings peace to the world. Yin and yang complement each other, emerging from the formless, and four ounces can deflect a thousand pounds. [Taijiquan reache 24.3kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
- 123 The Global Creator 全球创作家 [No System + Pure Wish Fulfillment + No Angsty Plotlines] After enduring trials across dozens of worlds and mastering every skill, Lu Xun was on his way back to Earth when he stumbled into Blue Star and unexpectedly became a composer. Composing music came naturally to him. Acting was a piece of cake. Writing books was effortless. Playing the piano was no big deal. Fortune-telling, though, was the real deal! He made the legendary superstar. He turned him into a celebrated movie emperor. If he 34.5kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
- 124 The Idol Life of a Laid-Back Trainee 懒系选手的爱豆人生 [No romance, no romance, no romance] [Not based on real people! Unrelated to reality! Feel free to consider it a parallel world!] Zhou Yijin had always been lazy, so his mother sent him to TN to train as an idol. He only wanted to quietly finish his trainee days and leave, but he was so dazzlingly handsome that he accidentally debuted. At first, he just wanted to be an obscure little idol and keep a low profile. Who knew his older brothers would dote on him, his older sisters would spoil him, hi 8kReads9.4Score75014d adds
- 125 EN National Martial Arts: Daily Settlement, Starting as a Rickshaw Puller 国术：每日结算，从黄包车夫开始 [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial arts running rampant, ultimate-path cultivation, leveling, and a style like Gun Kai] At the end of the dynasty, warlords carved up the country from within, while Western powers circled from without. Their ironclad ships and cannons devoured the nation's fortune. Foreigners destroyed ancestral temples, severed dragon veins, and banned martial arts. The nation was on the brink of ruin and its people faced extinction! In the imperial court, nobles bo 334.7kReads8.4Score33.7k14d adds
- 126 Top-Tier Star 顶流巨星 [Print edition signed and available] [Short drama released] [Animated series in production] [Entertainment industry + sweet romance + daily life + one heroine] After dating for five years, Shao Yang’s girlfriend dumped him without a second thought so she could break into the entertainment industry. After a night of heavy drinking, the heartbroken ‘Shao Yang’ woke up and read the chat history between ‘himself’ and his girlfriend, fuming with indignation. But when the memories of two parallel worl 73.7kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds
- 127 The Actress Queen Can Read Fortunes! And She's Fair-Skinned, Beautiful, and Long-Legged 影后她会算命！还肤白貌美大长腿 [Ridiculous + mysticism + wish fulfillment + adored by all + 1v1] The Dragon Clan's princess, Chu Yanxi, transmigrates after undergoing a trial and becomes a notorious, much-maligned celebrity in the entertainment industry? She joins a survival variety show, and her suona rendition of “Zhu Bajie Carries His Bride” goes viral across the internet. During a live performance, a hater shouts, “Chu Yanxi, you talentless pretty face! You're useless!” Chu Yanxi: “Who says I can't do anything? Let me rea 610Reads9.4Score10714d adds
- 128 The Possessive Darling: The Reborn Top-Tier Star Sets the World Ablaze 偏执团宠：重生顶流女王燃炸天 [Sweet romance + two equally strong leads + dating show + goofy comedy + showbiz + face-slapping + secret identities exposed] After Sheng Qi died and was reborn, she found she could hear the thoughts of the movie star. The previous second, Mu Lingren was still acting annoyed and disgusted by her. But the next, Sheng Qi heard his thoughts: “Baby is so cute. I like her so much. I want to kiss her.” Sheng Qi: ?? After that, Mu Lingren appeared on every variety show she joined. He acted like he coul 483Reads9.1Score10214d adds
- 129 Breaking! The Top-Tier Star Queen Is Being Deliberately Flirted with by the Movie Emperor Again 爆！顶流女王又被影帝蓄意撩拨了 [Also known as Galaxy Landing] [Two top-tier stars + secret crush + hilarious + everyone’s favorite + sweet romance, satisfying read] After being reborn and bound to a ridiculous System, Yan Qing wreaks havoc in the entertainment industry! From the start, she roasts her haters and lands on the trending list. She rides an adorable alpaca down the red carpet, winning countless fans, and transforms from a washed-up nobody into a bewitching star who rules film, television, and music. The white-lotus 2.5kReads9.5Score36014d adds
- 130 A Century in a Dream, and I Became a Daoist Celestial Master 一梦百年，我成为了道家天师 [Fortune-Telling + Medicine + Traditional Martial Arts + Invincible + One Heroine + Humor + No Cultivation + Not High-Martial] Chen Haoyu was hit by a car while saving a girl and ended up in the hospital. After lying unconscious for a hundred days, he received the legacy of the Carefree Taoist from a thousand years ago in a dream and became a Taoist Celestial Master of his generation. “How can your medical skills be so incredible?” “Sorry, I used the Zhu You healing arts!” “You can tell fortunes 166.2kReads9.1Score15k14d adds
- 131 The Moment the Sword Rings 此刻，剑鸣之时 [The Church’s divine light shines upon the world, while mechanical armor soars across the sky. You wonder: Can a sickle tear through a mech? Can a war hammer reforge faith?] [Swords, spears, and clubs are no match for guns and mechs. A lifetime of hard training is no match for cybernetic augmentation. You declare: How can weapons be such cumbersome things!] [After swinging your blade a thousand times, you resonate with your weapon and create the “Breath Resonance Method.”] [Even ordinary iron ca 60.8kReads9.0Score6.3k14d adds
- 132 Showbiz: My Girlfriend Turns Out to Be an Idol Singer 文娱：我的女友竟然是偶像歌手 [Entertainment Industry + Campus Belle + One Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Yu unexpectedly awakened an Entertainment System. Because of what he had experienced in his previous life, all he wanted was to make money quietly, so he chose to become a music producer. But gradually, he realized that he wanted to keep a low profile, while reality refused to let him... On the first day of college, the campus belle took him around and even made 64.5kReads9.3Score5k14d adds
- 133 EN Host, Your Movie-Star Ex's Darkening Level Is Rising! 宿主，影帝前男友黑化值+1+1 Jiang Chiyan, the fifth young master of one of the capital’s most powerful families, defies his father for the first time in twenty years for the sake of a young male star. Without hesitation, he gives up power and wealth to choose love. But fate has other plans, and they break up. Six years later, that once little-known star has become a nine-time Best Actor, with a face that could stop time, a slender neck, and a lean, elegant frame beneath his white shirt. He is like snow on a distant mountai 10.5kReads9.6Score1.4k14d adds
- 134 My Landlord Is a Pop Idol 我的房东是偶像歌手 Gu Zhinan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an online novelist. Could his beautiful landlady really be a washed-up idol singer? One day, she leaves her guitar in the living room... "I can't write songs. I'm just a novelist. I was only messing around." That is, until his landlady is left stunned by the song Gu Zhinan wrote. "Didn't you say you couldn't write songs?" "I know a little, I know a little." 52.8kReads9.2Score5.8k14d adds
- 135 The Thief's Way 贼道 My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 84.9kReads9.6Score10.7k14d adds
- 136 She Drops into the Trending Topics! The Top-Tier Star’s Flirty Teasing Steals the Show 空降热搜！顶流小撩精秀翻娱乐圈 [Hilariously Unhinged + Metaphysics + Face-Slapping + Everyone's Favorite + Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance] From the start, she carried a suona down the mountain to send her whole family on their way. Her scumbag father cursed and schemed against her? She raised the suona and smashed his head open! "You dare call yourself my father? My name isn't even on your household register. How can you prove it? I'm your father!" When her scheming, fake-sweet stepsister made trouble, she retaliated by t 6.4kReads9.5Score99414d adds
- 137 After I Was Reborn, the Movie Emperor's White Moonlight Turned Dark 重生后影帝的白月光黑化了 [Everyone’s Darling + Entertainment Industry] In her previous life, Gu Wangyan was manipulated by a scumbag and lost his life! Before he died, he discovered that he was movie emperor Shen Xiangting’s white moonlight! Reborn in a new life, the white moonlight turned dark! Scumbag ex: “Wangyan, I fell out with my family for you.” Gu Wangyan: “Oh, the weather’s turning cold. The Lu family should go bankrupt.” Possessive older brother: “My little brother wouldn’t hurt a fly. Don’t you bully him.” Th 19kReads9.5Score2.6k14d adds
- 138 She Goes Crazy, He Has Her Back: No One Dares Cross Them on the Dating Show 她发疯，他兜底，恋综谁都惹不起 [1v1, ultra-sweet + hilarious + showbiz + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping] [Hilarious sweetie celebrity vs. all-around movie star who plays the pig to eat the tiger] Right after transmigrating into a book, Shi Er'er is ordered by a scumbag to pole dance on a livestream watched by a million people. Shi Er'er yanks the pole out of the ground and performs a whole staff routine, then knocks the scumbag out with two hard blows. The comments go wild: "That's badass!!!" When the scumbag tries 32.7kReads9.5Score5.3k14d adds
- 139 The Nation’s Movie Emperor Has a Secret Crush on Me 国民影帝暗恋我 Word is that national heartthrob Yu Qianfan has someone he secretly loves? Fans: “No, I don’t believe it! He loves us!” Word is that the person Yu Qianfan secretly loves is Queen Li? Fans: “Li Jin? No way! Those two don’t get along. This rumor is definitely false!” During a variety show game, Yu Qianfan put his hand on a lie detector. Host: “I heard you have a secret crush. Is it Li Jin?” Li Jin shot him a cold look. Yu Qianfan answered, “No.” Zap! The red lights flashed, and the alarm blared. L 13.3kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 140 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 265.2kReads9.5Score21.9k14d adds
- 141 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 30.9kReads9.6Score3.4k14d adds
