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- 1 From the Start, I Become a Director and Make Blockbuster Films for the World 开局做导演拍全球大制作电影 [Showbiz] + [System] + [Transmigration] + [Urban] + [Stars] College student Ye Fei transmigrates to a parallel world called Blue Star... Ding... System alert: Blue Star's orbit has shifted, and time is accelerating. Host has only 10 years left to live. System activated: identity bound as a director. Gifted 10 billion in new currency. Make movies, variety shows, TV dramas... and break into the entertainment industry. Mission: Find male and female stars to make all kinds of movies. Completing 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Conquering the Entertainment Industry by Making Terrible Movies 从拍烂片开始制霸娱乐圈 Lu Bai is reborn after saving someone, in a rather familiar plot twist. This is a world much like Earth. Here, Lu Bai's background is completely different from his previous life. You could even say he has an incredibly lucky start. But for some reason, the childish former owner of this body, who ran away from home to make movies and ended up angering his father to death, has left an obsession that keeps Lu Bai from going back to inherit the family business. With no other choice, Lu Bai can only 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn in Showbiz as an All-Round King of the Music Scene 重生娱乐圈之歌坛的全能天王 I’m Wang Yu. In my previous life, I was a gifted composer who never got his due. After dying of cancer, I was reborn on Blue Star as an obscure entertainer with the same name... Blacklisted and targeted, I’m in a disastrous situation from the start... With a popularity-building System at my side, I’ll make divas, tease adorable girls, start a company, and conquer the music world! “Comparing me to Wu Qianqian? That’s an insult.” “Brother Yu, I really like you so much.” “I’m the all-around king of 1.7kReads8.4Score12614d adds
- 4 Reborn: If You Won't Be the Boss, Will You Be a Director? 重生：不做大哥，你当导演？ Jiang Chu is reborn in 2001. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself at his father's funeral. His father was a big shot in the underworld, and the inheritance he left behind consists of a mountain of debt and over a hundred underlings. Bald guys, tattooed guys, scarred guys... every last one of them looks vicious. Faced with this tricky situation, Jiang Chu has a flash of inspiration and decides to start by taking his crew to film The Conqueror! Sure enough, this bunch of brothers can't act in 36Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 5 You Asked for a Sitcom, and You Made My Own Swordsman? 让你拍情景喜剧，你拍武林外传？ Lin Ying has been feeling rather frustrated lately. He was at home, eating hot pot and singing. Then, with a pop, he transmigrated. He became a down-and-out director at a TV station. So what if he was a down-and-out director? Taking it easy and collecting a paycheck every day was pretty great. But the beautiful station chief had no idea what had gotten into her. She wanted him to make a sitcom?! There wasn’t enough money, the cast hadn’t been decided, and there was no script. Fortunately, Lin Yi 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 All You Can Do Is Remake Parodies? I'm Just Afraid You Can't Act! 只会翻拍恶搞？我是怕你演不了！ In his previous life, Zhang Chen was a full-time artist. After his soul crossed into a parallel world... He found himself on the hit variety show “Director, Please Advise!” The actors assigned to him were a sorry bunch, and they acted completely differently in front of people than behind their backs! Fine, I'll just lie flat. If I can't make something original, I'll make a parody... Who knew that after making it through the show, one of the actors would stab him in the back with a long post! “He 38Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 7 The All-Around Director 全能大导演 [Variety shows + film and television + directing + celebrities] Director Yu Ye transmigrates and becomes the country's top-tier star. Even a single selfie posted on Weibo can earn him a million likes. After starring in flop movies one after another, such as The Shanghai Fortress and Dreaming of the Entertainment Circle, he loses the public's goodwill and becomes box-office poison. His position as a top-tier star is on the verge of collapse. With the situation growing dire, Yu Ye decides to step 85Reads—Score114d adds
- 8 The Poorest Director: I Can Only Make Movies Through Crowdfunding 最穷导演，全靠众筹让我拍电影 What does it take to make a movie? Investment, actors, or connections? Wu Tong has his own take on the question. I have no money, no people, but I want to make a movie. Is that wrong? Of course not! If nobody believes in me, then I might as well go big. Wu Tong was a failing student kicked out of film school, yet he somehow ended up with a high-rated Movie System. From the start, it’s nightmare difficulty, and the damned System keeps making things hard for him. It’s just making a movie, 13Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 9 God-Tier Director: The Whole Internet Is Begging for My Next Film 神级导演：全网哭着求我下一部 Ye Shaofan transmigrates and discovers that his predecessor was just dumped by his ex-girlfriend. She used his ideas to cozy up to a rich heir, and he is saddled with millions in debt. He sneers, armed with a System, and embarks on a quest to harvest the emotions of the entire internet. He releases "The Dragon King's Return", setting the whole internet ablaze! In one leap, he goes from a rookie to a top-tier star and influencer! He releases "The Harem Path", sending his female fans into a frenzy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Reborn in Chinese Entertainment: My 2006 重生华娱之我的2006 [Reborn] [System] [Director] [Chinese Showbiz] Lin Feng was once a rich heir who spent lavishly in the entertainment industry, living a life of drunken excess and losing himself in luxury. But fate’s wheel suddenly turned, and he was reborn in 2006. “Ding! System binding...” His reckless past cost him dearly. This time, he is determined to break free from his old ways. Armed with foresight into the future of the entertainment industry and the resources his family provides, he will redraw the b 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Showbiz: Director, Film a Little Less, or I'll Laugh Myself Apart 娱乐：导演少拍点，我怕嘴笑裂了 Zhou Xingxing transmigrated to the Blue Star's Dragon Nation and became an unknown director at the bottom of the industry, scraping by on low-budget short dramas. Fortunately, in a Dragon Nation with relatively little entertainment, Zhou Xingxing awakened the Comedy Master System. He could pick and choose any comedy script from his past life! His first comedy, The Truant Dragon, earned 3.3 billion at the box office, becoming the year's biggest dark horse and ushering in a new era of nonsensical 2.9kReads6.7Score16314d adds
- 12 King of Entertainment: Starting with a Public Service Ad 文娱之王：从公益广告开始 After unexpectedly obtaining a screenplay shop, Qin Xiangma stepped into the entertainment industry with a sinister grin and began breaking all the rules. The next superstar in advertising? A dark horse in web dramas? That's thinking too small. I'm... an all-rounder. 228Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Director, Do Your Extras Get Internship Certificates? 导演，听说你们群演给实习证明？ [This book follows the everyday filming of a TV series, with a focus on comedy and fun.] Li Yun is a director who makes all kinds of outrageous TV dramas. He never imagined that one day a group of college students would latch onto him, much less that they would find a path to fame unlike any other after being rejected and dismissed by other production crews. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Showbiz: Director, Stop Filming! I'm Not Getting Enough Nutrition! 娱乐：导演别拍了，营养跟不上！ Movie buff Su Yu, who has watched countless films, transmigrates and discovers he has become a nobody of a newly debuted director. From the start, he pulls out the most explosive movies from his previous life! Reba’s Fast & Furious has no acting? Who told you to watch for the acting? A beauty and a luxury car, now that’s what you call fast and furious! Shishi’s Titanic is too explicit, corrupting public morals? If it corrupts public morals, why did you drive its box office all the way to number 437Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 15 I Asked You to Film Shopping Videos, So Why Are You Heading Up the Mountain in an 86? 让你拍带货视频，你86上山了？ Su Chen transmigrates into the company of Xiao Xiang Ge, a livestream shopping host, and brings in plenty of orders for the business. Who would have thought that, to cut costs and boost their profile, the company would kick out both the domestic brands Su Chen brought in and Su Chen himself? Looking at the helpless faces of the brand representatives, all he can do is lament the shrinking market for Dragon Country’s domestic products. But just then, the Shopping Video Director System activates! S 122Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 16 Showbiz: My Era as a Director 娱乐之我的导演时代 [Entertainment industry, director, genius] Cheng Yang transmigrates into an era when the entertainment industry is at its peak. Here, every kind of art flourishes, there are no shackles, and geniuses can show off their talents to their hearts' content! He starts out as a director. He films the award-winning Nirvana in Fire, the heroine-led Empresses in the Palace, the fiercely patriotic war film Drawing Sword, the incorruptible In the Name of the People, the bold and stylish martial arts film SP 166Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 17 Director: Turns Out Slacking Off Works Better Than Trying 导演：不是不努力摆烂效果更好 My new book, Game Over, I’m Surrounded by Rich Women, is now being serialized. If you’re interested, check it out. [Livestream + director + slow pace + unconventional + filming live] Xu Wuhen transmigrates to a parallel world. As a director, he’s competing on a show called The Birth of a Film. Twenty directors and a hundred actors are split into twenty teams to compete. All the participating directors are ranked into different tiers. Xu Wuhen is at the very bottom. No reputation, no projects, no 226Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 18 We Agreed to Make a Bad Movie, So What Is This Titanic Nonsense? 说好拍烂片，泰坦尼克什么鬼 “I thought popcorn blockbusters were supposed to get bad reviews. What the hell is your Avengers?” “I thought nobody watched domestic sci-fi movies. What’s going on with your The Wandering Earth?” “I thought horror movies without ghosts weren’t scary at all. Are you seriously remaking The Silence of the Lambs?” Lin Junrong says, “I’ll devote myself to the company until my dying breath!” Jiang Xiaoyou: “Who told you to die for the company? Pay me back, damn it!” 399Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 19 Showbiz: Why Become a Director When You Could Be a Gangster? 娱乐：你不做社会大哥，当导演？ He transmigrates to a parallel world by accident. Lin Dazai is a terrible student, looked down on by his parents and dismissed by his classmates. At the same time, he’s the leader of a group of tough kids at school! The principal can only shake his head and sigh, convinced they’re destined for miserable lives and failure. These tough kids may dress strangely, get into trouble, and act tough. That’s just their way of wanting to be noticed. In truth, they’re sensitive and full of emotion, with a r 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 20 Banned from the Start, I Somehow Become a Hollywood Director Worth Tens of Billions 开局被封杀，竟成好莱坞百亿导演 An actor angers a top director from the start and gets blacklisted on the spot! Forced to flee to North America, he unexpectedly awakens a Director System. His films take Hollywood by storm! His faux-documentary horror movie rakes in a fortune and terrifies audiences, stunning the world! He pioneers a whole new kind of viral marketing, and an Eastern director begins to make his mark! Iron Man revives the superhero genre and is hailed as Marvel’s savior. DC begs him to make their movies. The Fast 281Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 21 Showbiz: The Devilish Director Starts in Hollywood 娱乐：恶魔大导演从好莱坞开始 When Wang Ye wakes up, he discovers that he's become an exchange student between Beijing Film Academy and USC. He was planning to return to China to continue his studies, stay on as a teacher at Beijing Film Academy, and then pursue a postgraduate degree, enjoying the perks of being a professor there. But then he awakens a System. First, he should work with Hollywood's four rising starlets! Next, he can work with Hollywood's four leading ladies! Then, of course, he can't forget to work with the 12Reads8.2Score114d adds
- 22 Are You Crazy? You Think You Can Make a Sci-Fi Blockbuster for 500 Yuan? 疯了吧，五百块也敢拍科幻大片 Ye Heng unexpectedly transmigrates to another world and becomes a film-school student. But he discovers that the film industry there is a complete mess, without a single decent production. Ye Heng smiles and takes on the trashy movie world all by himself! He’s going to bring people there truly great movies! 477Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 23 The Super Director Starts by Filming the Crooked-Mouth Dragon King 超级导演从拍歪嘴龙王开始 Zhao Yu spent his whole life as an assistant director, but never became a proper director. After transmigrating to another world, he became an extra instead! Just as Zhao Yu had resigned himself to lying flat, he suddenly awakened the Super Director System. Zhao Yu thought he could finally become a director, but the System screwed him over and left him with only three months to live. To stay alive, Zhao Yu took the 500,000 yuan he had earned by risking his life and started making movies. With a 1.2kReads5.4Score—14d adds
- 24 You Asked Me to Build a Mountain Village, So I Turned Showbiz Upside Down 让你建设山村，你把娱乐圈炸了 You’re turning your mountain village into a tourist attraction, so why have you started releasing singles! Faced with Qingqiu Village’s nonstop talent showcases, the entire entertainment industry panicked. Yang An said, “Everyone, stay calm. This is only the beginning. “We’ve torn down the village houses and are rebuilding them. If we’re going to build, we’re building a fairy-tale town. “The whole village will have a colorful, fairy-tale look. I want every wall covered in comic characters. “Fair 441Reads7.0Score10314d adds
- 25 I Asked You to Make a Comedy, So Why Did You Make Nonsense? 让你拍喜剧，你拍无厘头？ [Comedy + System + Absurd Humor + Watch-along + Copycat Writer + Livestream + Variety Show] Ye Chen was born into a parallel world where comedy was in short supply, and entered the National Comedy Director Competition. His film Kung Fu took the country by storm, pioneering a new wave of absurd comedy! After that, Ye Chen went on to make a string of absurd comedies, including Flirting Scholar, A Chinese Odyssey, King of Comedy, The Lucky Guy, Royal Tramp, Forbidden City Cop, and Fight Back to Sch 29Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 26 Showbiz: A Director Who Knows How to Make You Cry? The Whole Internet Begs Him to Stop! 娱乐：带刀导演？全网求别刀了！ [Variety Shows + System + Classics + Tearjerkers + Livestreaming + Beauties] The National Directors’ Competition is being held in the capital, drawing widespread attention. Host: “Director Ye, people all over the internet say you only make awful commercial movies starring pretty young men to cash in, and that you can’t make anything good. What do you say to that?” Not long afterward, Ye Cheng’s first film premiered, and the whole country went wild. Host: “Director Ye, they say your success this 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 It All Started When I Made a Movie for 2,000 Yuan 从我用2000元拍电影开始 Introduction: After transmigrating to a parallel world much like Earth, Xiao Jianchen used the All-Around Showbiz Assistant System to start his journey to becoming an all-around superstar, beginning with a film made on a budget of just 2,000 yuan. Watch as Xiao Jianchen grows a small, bankrupt company into a global film empire. 440Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 28 Showbiz: I Auditioned for Shen Tunan and Became a Top-Tier Star Among Veteran Actors 娱乐：试镜沈图南，我成叔圈顶流 [No Harem, No Female Lead] + [Uncle-Age Persona] + [Acting] + [Feel-Good Story About the Protagonist’s Rise] Zhang Chen transmigrated and auditioned for The Windchaser, landing the role of Shen Tunan. The System’s “Immersive Experience” ability let Zhang Chen live through Shen Tunan’s entire life. He was both Zhang Chen and truly Shen Tunan, and the entire crew called him “Mr. Shen”! When The Windchaser premiered, Zhang Chen shot to fame and became a top-tier star among actors in the uncle age g 351Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 29 Showbiz: The Road to Becoming a Mogul 娱乐：进阶资本之路 [Not a Power Fantasy + Reborn + No System + Entertainment Industry + Liu Shishi + Yang Mi + Dilraba] Yin Xunshang, a pretty-faced man in the midst of the city's glittering bustle, gets made a scapegoat and returns to twenty years earlier. He chooses a new path and starts a new life. In a world full of struggles for status and money, what choices will he make? What kind of stories will unfold between him and the women around him? Will he do whatever it takes to gain status, or pursue true love wi 487Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 30 Showbiz: A Casanova with Top-Tier Star Girlfriends 娱乐：多情浪子，女友都是顶流 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Big Director: My Film Premieres Are Unlike Anyone Else's 大导演：我的电影首映和别人不同 Reporter: “Director Zhao, why do your movies always feel so real?” Zhao Liang grumbled to himself, The System makes me experience everything firsthand. How could it not feel real? But facing the cameras, all he could do was reply helplessly, “Art comes from life. I merely present the misfortunes of real life on screen exactly as they are.” Zhao Liang never promotes his films before their premieres, yet every screening is packed. Experts and scholars from every field, including law, sociology, an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 This Director Really Knows His Stuff 这个导演很会 My new story is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 112Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 You Break Up After the Movie? What Is Wrong with This Director? 电影看完就分手？你这导演有毒吧 Lu Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a minor director, barely known in the industry. Though he has never actually directed a movie, he obtains the God-Tier Screenplay System. The System's welcome package gives him the script for Her Vanished. With this hit script from his previous life in hand, Lu Chen enters a screenplay competition, wins first place, and secures funding. When the movie hits theaters, it becomes an instant sensation. Every woman who watches it is left sobbing. 481Reads8.6Score10314d adds
- 34 One Song, Bare-Faced, Made the Campus Beauty Fall for Me 一首素颜，让校花女神老婆爱上我 [Tycoon + campus belle + entertainment + daily life + sweet romance with one female lead] The nation's campus goddess, Mu Ruyu, is actually going on a blind date! The news sends the variety show she appears on soaring in popularity! What kind of guy could make a goddess who once vowed not to date in college and to focus on her career waver in her principles? When Chen Luo, the male lead of the blind date, appears on camera, everyone finally understands why! It starts with his looks, deepens with 220Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 35 Showbiz: The Horror Movies I Make Scare Audiences Around the World Into Wetting Themselves 文娱：我拍的恐怖片吓尿全球观众 Wang Zhe transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that horror movies there aren’t scary at all. So he sets out to scare the daylights out of people. His film “The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village” becomes a childhood nightmare for an entire generation. His “The Ring” gives viewers a fear of televisions, terrified that Sadako might crawl out of the screen. His “The Grudge” becomes the scariest movie in the world, frightening audiences into the hospital. Many years later, standing 2.6kReads6.9Score21814d adds
- 36 A Director's Journey Begins in the 1990s 导演从90年代开始 The dream takes flight. Start by making art-house films, then conquer Europe’s Big Three. First, win the Venice Best Actor award. Then claim the Golden Bear, become the first Chinese director to win Cannes’ top prize, and take home the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. These are both the best of times and the worst of times. The new millennium has ushered in the age of commercial blockbusters. 349Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 37 Showbiz: A Pop Idol Eliminates the Godfather of Love Songs? I’ll Tear Him Apart! 娱乐：流量明星淘汰情歌教父？我直接开喷！ A music-industry legend, the Godfather of Love Songs, returns to the stage to go head-to-head with a top-tier star. Fresh-Faced Star #1: “Who is this, exactly?” Famous Star #2: “I think your appearance and image… are a little below par!” Famous Star #3: “Sorry, your style just doesn’t suit this era anymore, so… you’re out!” Shen Yi doesn’t waste words. He fires right back! … After transmigrating to a parallel world, Shen Yi acquires the All-People’s Idol System. To earn Idol Points, Shen Yi give 187Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 38 The Literature Club Asked for a Promo Video, So I Made A Chinese Odyssey 文学社让拍宣传片，我拍大话西游 Zhou Chuan transmigrated into a parallel world and became a newly hired clerk in the publicity department of the Literary Society. The society president asked him to make a cultural promotional video to celebrate the Four Great Classical Novels and inspire readers’ interest. At the crucial moment, Zhou Chuan awakened the Super Film and Television System. The Literary Society: A fresh retelling of Journey to the West, A Chinese Odyssey becomes a phenomenon-level film! The military: We asked you t 54Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 39 Showbiz: He’s the Director Again! 文娱：导演又是他！ [Feel-Good Story + Director + Copycat Writer + Entertainment Industry + System + No Romance] Good news: I transmigrated. Bad news: I'm about to die again. Jiang Yubai looked at the [Superstar System] and realized he couldn't sing or act. Since he had majored in directing, he decisively chose to make movies. And so audiences began noticing one name appearing again and again. After watching a hilarious, absurd comedy, they checked the director and saw it was him! After watching an artsy romance, t 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 40 Showbiz: One Low-Budget Movie Takes the World by Storm 娱乐：一部小成本电影，席卷全球 [Entertainment Industry] [System] [Super Satisfying Story] “500,000 yuan to make a movie? You’d be better off begging for alms!” Ye Feng worked himself to the bone all his life. Just before he died, he finally achieved enlightenment at Longchang, grasping the secret to success. After transmigrating to a parallel world, he awakens the Enlightenment System. With his learning ability maxed out, he starts making movies on a shoestring budget and betting big. And so, he begins a series of crazy moves 1.9kReads6.7Score10314d adds
- 41 I Asked You to Shoot a Promo, Not Make Me a Bright Sword 让你拍宣传片，你给我整亮剑 After transmigrating, Ye Fan discovered that he had become a civilian director in the military. Before he could even react, his superiors assigned him a job on the spot: shoot a promotional video! Ye Fan braced himself and planned to do a quick-and-dirty job with his amateur skills. But then his System activated! He instantly gained master-level directing skills and the complete script for “Drawing Sword”! Battalion Commander: “I only asked you to shoot a promotional video. How did you turn it i 987Reads5.3Score10314d adds
- 42 Showbiz: Cast Aside by My Group, I'm Invincible on Singer 娱乐：被组合抛弃，我在歌手无敌 [Absurd comedy + meme references + wild imagination + unexpected contrasts + female stars + romantic tension + singer + wish fulfillment + face-slapping + devoted fans + entertainment industry] The first thing you do after making it is cut ties with your true love! Bai Chi made his first love famous, only for her to turn around and cozy up to a major company, livestreaming tearful sob stories to chase traffic. Everyone waits for Bai Chi to respond, but instead he chooses to compete on Singer and 88Reads—Score814d adds
- 43 A Legendary Director’s Story Begins with a Dream 传奇导演从做梦开始 A novel about a director, in which films and TV shows from Earth shine in a parallel universe. After dreaming about movies and television from Earth, the male lead embarks on a legendary career as a director. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The King of Bad Movies? My Horror Films Make the Whole Internet Cry! 烂片之王？我拍恐怖片吓哭全网！ Transmigrating to a parallel world, he gets labeled “the King of Terrible Movies!” Xu Mo isn’t worried. He has the strongest Director System! And to his delight, he discovers that horror movies in this world are only just getting started. So… You call me the King of Terrible Movies and curse me out, huh? Let me scare you with a movie called Ghost Shadow! Think that’s the end of it? Next up, there’s the even more terrifying The Ring, The Grudge, Silent Hill… I’ll scare you all to tears! … “Who un 8.7kReads8.5Score97014d adds
- 45 This Big-Time Director Can Do It All! 这个大导演啥都会！ [Read with confidence, no need to turn off your brain] A director who treated filmmaking as a hobby dies suddenly, then is reborn in 2003 as a rich, spoiled second-generation student at the Beijing Film Academy. In this life, he’ll do things differently! After seven days in seclusion, he makes the future hit Night Shop his own! He earns a million before even filming a frame! He makes a name for himself by riding on a famous director’s reputation, then signs a team of future superstars! Everyone 489Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 46 Reborn: Master of Light and Shadow 重生之光影巨匠 Third-rate director Xu Fanying transmigrates to a parallel world and uses classic works from her previous life to reach the pinnacle of success, dazzling both on and off the screen! This is the story of an entertainment-industry content importer! No female lead! No romance! 490Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 47 Reinventing a Director's Life 重塑导演人生 A director returns to his college days, and fate gives him a very different life. He decides he should leave a distinctive mark on this era... After all, there are plenty of things a director can do! 787Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 48 Showbiz: A Director's Life 文娱：导演人生 Reborn in 2002, at a time when Chinese-language cinema was just beginning to develop, Lin Xiunan gets a fresh start on his journey as a director. From small-budget films to major productions, from domestic success to overseas markets, Lin Xiunan creates an era of his own. 1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Showbiz: From Flop Director to Godfather of Entertainment 娱乐：从烂片导演到文娱教父 [Filmmaking + no System + Showbiz + one heroine + all-around male lead + pop-culture references] Shen Qing was just about to become a director whose films grossed tens of billions when he was reborn. What the hell? He was reborn in a new world. One song, “Just Friends,” made him an online sensation. A record company agent told him, “Why be a director? Come work with me. You'll be the next R&B godfather, a superstar singer.” Shen Qing: “No, no, no. I'm a director.” Asked to make a sci-fi film, he 468Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 50 My Years in Light and Shadow 我的光影岁月 What’s it like to have a top-tier star for a big sister? After gaining the memories of a parallel world, Su Yan began his life as a director. From a rookie director of web dramas to a regular at major film awards, Su Yan saw countless sights along the way. 3.4kReads7.1Score10514d adds
