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- 51 Showbiz: Becoming a Superstar on The Longing Life 娱乐：从向往开始成为巨星 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Ye Chen arrives at the live filming set of season six of Back to Field. The life of a superstar, a versatile singer, and a renowned writer begins here. A slice-of-life entertainment novel. The System is just a tool and barely appears. The protagonist has sound values and isn’t a womanizer. The celebrities introduced later are original creations. Give it a try! P.S. The System is just a tool and appears very rarely. 1.1kReads6.9Score—14d adds
- 52 I Am the Nation's Pride, Invited to Yearning During My Vacation 我，国家荣耀，休假时被向往邀请 Lin Feng, the God of War of Huaguo, has rendered outstanding service and is the embodiment of his nation's pride. But years of missions and killing, and countless brushes with death and painful farewells, have left Lin Feng suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. After continuous professional treatment, his symptoms have improved considerably. Even so, his doctor strongly recommends that Lin Feng return to nature and try living a peaceful, pastoral life for a while. As it happens, the var 38Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 53 The Tech Genius Who Rose to Fame on Yearning for Life 从向往走出的黑科技大佬 [Cutting-edge technology (main) + entertainment industry (secondary)] Lu Zhexi transmigrates to a parallel world and makes his debut on a popular talent show, becoming the dream man of countless young women. Everyone expects him to conquer the entertainment industry, but all he wants is to develop cutting-edge technology. Plant-based batteries, graphene, aluminum, transparent phones, virtual games... One groundbreaking invention after another appears at his hands. As time passes, everyone looks 332Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 54 I Sang Big Fish in Women's Clothes and Helped My Childhood Friend Dominate Showbiz 女装唱大鱼，我带青梅制霸娱乐圈 1.5kReads8.9Score16614d adds
- 55 Back to Field: Sharp-Tongued? What's Wrong with Telling the Truth? 蘑菇屋：毒舌？我说真话有错吗？ After transmigrating, the straightforward Chen Fan becomes a young celebrity in a parallel world. On the variety show Back to Field, faced with Teacher Huang's pot of potatoes stewed with green beans, Chen Fan says, “Teacher Huang, these green beans aren't cooked at all!” Faced with a plate of “crabless crab,” Chen Fan says, “Teacher Huang, this is just scrambled eggs with ginger and vinegar. That's not how you make crabless crab!” Faced with the god-tier “hawthorn sweet-and-sour pork,” Chen Fan 10.1kReads8.0Score60414d adds
- 56 The King of Showbiz! 娱乐之文娱之王！ [System + Transmigration + Entertainment + No Female Lead + Comedy + Trickster Protagonist + Wish Fulfillment] Ye Tian transmigrated to a parallel world and activated a System. To his surprise, it gradually turned him into the face of Chinese music! A Korean master: “Ye Tian really is the most representative figure in Chinese music. I admit it, Chinese music is the best, and Korean music is trash!” Piano master William: “Master Ye really is the most talented and capable pianist I’ve ever met. Wi 727Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 57 Showbiz: A Bizarre Start, and From Then On I Took the Entertainment World by Storm 娱乐：奇葩开局，从此火爆娱乐圈 [Entertainment industry + System + one female lead, Xiao Di + no romantic ambiguity + overflowing sweetness] When the two joined forces and set the entertainment industry ablaze, everyone was stunned. Celebrity couple, the perfect ship, made for each other. They didn’t hide their relationship, and they didn’t date around. What? Someone showed up to an awards ceremony wearing matching outfits? Oh, it’s Xia Tian and Xiao Di. Never mind, then! 1.6kReads8.7Score10814d adds
- 58 Exposed by a Hit Variety Show After Five Thousand Years of Seclusion in Ghost Valley 隐居鬼谷五千年，被向往曝光了 The crew of the sixth season of Yearning for a Better Life came to Yunmeng Mountain to film, and accidentally wandered into a valley. There, they found an old man with a youthful face and white hair fishing with a hookless line. To their amazement, he actually caught a huge fish! They discovered that the old house where he lived was built from top-grade golden-thread nanmu, worth an estimated 1.5 billion yuan! They also found that the flowerpot he used for gardening was a blue-and-white Yuan dyn 1.4kReads7.8Score10114d adds
- 59 Showbiz: My Immortal Daoist Temple Was Exposed on the Variety Show 娱乐：我的长生道观被向往曝光了 Jiang Xuan wandered the world from within a Taoist temple for ten thousand years. He watched bronze masks being cast and phoenixes take flight! He saw bones piled beneath the pyramids and flames of war raging along the Great Wall for thousands of miles. At the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu burned his boats and defeated a larger force with a smaller one, all because of the Overlord Spear he had made as a playful experiment. At the Tushan gathering, Yu founded the first dynasty, with Jiang Xuan there t 1.2kReads8.4Score10314d adds
- 60 Tycoon: I’m Really Not a Fake Tycoon 神豪：我真不是冒牌神豪 [Tycoon fantasy + dating reality show + comedy] Reborn in 2020, Lin Yuan is feeling pleased that he has another chance to choose his own life when he suddenly receives an invitation to Heartbeat Rhythm 2020, a dating reality show. In an inspired twist, the production team turns an ordinary guy like him into a young tycoon for the show. Just then, the System activates. As long as Lin Yuan wins the approval of the guests and viewers with his performance on the show, he can earn reputation points. 7.5kReads7.9Score46414d adds
- 61 Quick Transmigration: Films, TV Shows, and Variety Shows, Take Your Pick 快穿之影视综艺任君选 This story features TV dramas, original stories, and variety shows. 1. TV drama: Skate Into Love, paired with Yu Yan, bittersweet romance (complete) 2. Original variety show: Love in Action, paired with Mu Huai, sweet romance (complete) 3. TV drama: You Are My Glory, paired with Yu Tu, heartwarming romance (complete) 4. Original variety show: All-Rounder Actor, career-focused (complete) 5. TV drama: My Roommate Is a Detective, paired with Lu Yao, childhood sweethearts (complete) 6. TV drama: The 4kReads8.2Score19714d adds
- 62 Reviving Chinese Pop Music Through Relentless Donations 我通过不断捐款，来振兴华语乐坛 [Music revival + cultural export + System + livestreaming] Song Yi's soul transmigrated to a parallel world where the streets were filled with songs influenced by Japanese and Korean pop and Western music. To shake the sorry state of Chinese-language music out of its stupor, Song Yi released “The General's Command,” taking aim at pretty-boy idols: “On the soil of the Dragon Kingdom, speak Chinese!” His song “Compendium of Materia Medica” struck a nerve with obsessive fan circles: “Fawning over f 3.8kReads8.9Score24014d adds
- 63 I’m Such a Blunt Guy, I Became One of Showbiz’s Seven Deadly Sins 过于直男的我成了娱乐圈七宗罪 He transmigrates into the body of an over-the-hill celebrity who's despised across the internet, and he has terminal cancer too. The kind where he could kick the bucket at any moment. With such a disastrous start, Qin Tian was ready to throw in the towel. Luckily, his System activates just in time. As long as he stands up and fights back, he can earn all kinds of rewards. He publicly exposes a rising star for mouthing the words instead of memorizing her lines. He calls out a certain veteran acto 2.9kReads9.1Score30314d adds
- 64 Extreme Life: It Begins with Acceleration 极限人生：从加速中开始 [The Brothers] [Variety Shows] [Brainy Variety Shows] [Mind Games] [Travel] [Everyday Life] [No Female Lead] This is a variety-show novel, not an extreme sports novel. Extreme sports only appear at the beginning, so apologies for that. Brainy variety shows, travel shows, and other variety programs. … Don't ask. Mo Wen, a master's graduate of Kyoto Sport University, joined Go Faster at a friend's invitation, becoming a hunter. Later, at the director's recommendation, he appeared on Forest Evoluti 2.5kReads8.7Score13714d adds
- 65 Aspiring to Become a Superstar 向往成为巨星 If you enjoy the simple pleasures of a slower pace, why not stay awhile? No System, no contrived tropes, no harem, just a leisurely pace. There's none of that scheming and backstabbing. After waking up, Xu Luo transmigrates to a parallel world and suddenly becomes rich. With no lofty ambitions, he plans to live carefree, eat his fill, and wait for death. But after unexpectedly joining an outdoor livestream variety show, he gradually becomes a world-famous superstar. 7.3kReads8.5Score41114d adds
- 66 From the Start, You Have an Actor System, Yet You Want Me to Join Keep Running? 开局影帝系统你却让我参加跑男？ [Celebrity] [Variety Shows] [Actor] [Singer] [Keep Running] [Extreme Challenge] [Bai Lu] [Welcome to Mushroom House] Lin Yan transmigrated to a parallel world, only to discover that he had become a male entertainer hated by the entire internet. Thinking that even infamy was fame, he was just about to lie flat and give up when he awakened the Movie Emperor System. But if he'd awakened the Movie Emperor System, why was he being sent to a variety show called Keep Running, Brothers? Fortunately, the 5kReads7.9Score32314d adds
- 67 Showbiz: I Became a Legend at the National Goddess's Concert 娱乐：我在国民女神演唱会上封神 [Showbiz + Campus Belle + Sweet Romance + System] Qin Yang transmigrates to the parallel world of Blue Star and finds himself at the debut concert of national goddess Xu Luo. From the start, he is picked from the audience as the lucky fan. Xu Luo: “Would you like to sing my debut song with me here?” Qin Yang: “Can I sing one of my own original songs instead?” Audience: “????” Faced with the audience's doubts, Qin Yang performs “Fireworks Fade” and becomes a legend on the spot! The song takes 6.5kReads8.5Score50814d adds
- 68 Showbiz: This Movie Star Is Pretty Handsome 娱乐：这个影帝有点儿帅 Day One: "Today, delivery worker Yue was nearly assaulted by a customer, Zhou, because he was so handsome. The police remind all men to take care of their personal safety when out and about." Day Two: "Today, after quitting his delivery job, Yue went out to eat and talk things over with a friend. Because he was so handsome, he was nearly assaulted while drunk by Liu, a female ride-hailing driver. The police once again remind all men to take care of their personal safety when out and about." Day 19.8kReads8.5Score96414d adds
- 69 I Sang “Dispel My Sorrows” and Made the Audience Cry. Wait, You’re an Actor? 消愁唱哭观众，搞半天你是演员？ [Transmigration + System + Villain Roles] Just after confessing to the campus belle, Lin Yu accidentally transmigrated into a parallel world. With the Villain Movie Star System boosting him, his very first role after transmigrating frightened a young heartthrob out of his wits! He was the Axe Gang leader in Kung Fu. He was Hu Wan, showing off his crazy skills in Let the Bullets Fly. He was also the suited thug in Kill Zone. And he was Ah Zu, the villain in New Police Story who made audiences' he 9.8kReads9.0Score84214d adds
- 70 Showbiz: From Running Man to Becoming a Superstar 娱乐：从跑男开始成就巨星 Running Man, Back to Field, Who’s the Murderer, Go Fighting! A grand gathering of variety shows, one female lead, and the heroine is Xiao Di. Luo Yi transmigrated to a parallel world and brought a variety-show craze with him. On Brothers, Let’s Run, he was the brains and brawn. On Celebrity Detective, he was the player who won the most gold bars. On Go Beyond Limits, he was an unmatched strategist who ran circles around the old foxes. But on The Life We Want, he was just a hardworking young man… 10.9kReads9.2Score66514d adds
- 71 Showbiz: I Met Dilraba Three Times and We Got Married 文娱：我和胖迪见面三次就领证了 (No System, parallel world, entertainment industry, celebrities, one heroine, Yearning, variety shows, movies, everyday life.) One heroine: Pang Di From the start, he became a fresh-faced star. They first met in an escape room, then met again on Yearning, and the third time was at the civil affairs bureau??? Who could possibly dislike chubby Pang Di? Years later, looking back on his life, Liu Yi had made variety shows famous, earned a reputation as a box-office charm, become a genius scre 6.5kReads8.7Score35914d adds
- 72 Showbiz: A Different Life 娱乐：不一样的人生 [Showbiz] + [System] + [One female lead] + [Lots of variety shows] + [Wilderness survival] + [International organizations] Tang Xia died suddenly in an accident and left this world. But the goddess of fate seemed to favor him, giving him a new life in another world with memories of his previous one. After being reborn, Tang Xia built a new life in this unfamiliar world with the help of the System. [The world of fiction] He wrote "Ghost Blows Out the Light", captivating countless readers with its 4.4kReads8.1Score23814d adds
- 73 Showbiz: A Top-Tier Star's Career Begins When Boss Yang Adds Him to the Wrong Group Chat! 娱乐：顶流从杨老板拉错群开始！ [Entertainment industry + extra sweet romance + no System] Su Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an artist signed to Big Honey's agency. Because of copyright issues, he's chosen to take it easy and enjoy life. Then Big Honey suddenly adds him to a strange group chat. [You've been invited by Boss Yang to join “Our Happy Family”] Yang Mom: “!!!! Welcome, son-in-law!” Yang Dad: “The kids are right here! Can't you be a little more composed? So, when are you two getting married?” Su Yu: 9kReads8.9Score55814d adds
- 74 A Wanted Criminal Sneaks into My House, Then Gets So Scared He Calls the Police 通缉犯潜入我家，却被吓到报警 [High-IQ plots: staged accidental killings and locked-room murders] [A satisfying high-IQ story with logical twists] Ye Chen transmigrated to Blue Star and obtained a Screenwriter System. And so, one screenplay after another became reality: “Headless Yaksha Serial Murders,” “The Butterfly Effect: Staging Accidental Killings,” “The Fourteenth Perfect Locked-Room Murder,” “Using Natural Phenomena to Design the Perfect Accidental Killing”… Every one of these was a high-IQ perfect crime, imposs 2kReads8.5Score25114d adds
- 75 Keep Running: An Anger-Inducing System from the Start, Bai Lu Loses It 跑男：开局气人系统，白露破防了 [Bai Lu] + [Meng Ziyi] + [Keep Running] + [Haha Farmer] + [Let's Set Off Now] + [50 Kilometers Taohuawu] + [Song-Stealing Genre + Comedy Genre] When Lu Yun wakes up, he has transmigrated to a parallel world and awakened a God-Tier Annoying People System. Lu Yun: "Bai Lu, could you help me have a child?" Bai Lu: "What? I thought we were bros." Lu Yun: "I just want to use a child to preserve our friendship." Sha Yi: "Sunflower Acupoint-Sealing Hand!" Lu Yun: "Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt!" Sh 12.5kReads8.1Score61514d adds
- 76 After Turning Dark, the Detective Conan Goddesses Line Up for Maternity Leave 黑化后，名柯女神排队放产假 [Lighthearted, scheming, and no self-sacrificing saint.] Zhang Qingshan transmigrates into the world of Detective Conan and awakens a golden finger: the Soul-Reaping Ledger! He becomes a soul reaper who can survive in the land of the living! He can grow stronger by reaping and reclaiming the souls of the dead! And so Zhang Qingshan sets out on the path of sending victims’ souls on their way… Conan: Zhang Qingshan is the worst. He makes me do all the pretending, while I do all the work! And he ke 17.7kReads8.7Score1.6k14d adds
- 77 After a Failed Blind Date, I Met Bai Lu on Meet Yourself 相亲失败，我在向往初见白露 [One Female Lead + Bai Lu + Entertainment Industry + System (but with a fairly minor presence) + Positive Energy] Yun Mu transmigrates to a parallel world. By a twist of fate, he takes part in the filming of Back to the Fields, making what should have been its final season a smash hit once again. Yun Mu becomes famous in the variety-show world and receives invitations from all the major, long-running shows. Without exception, every show returns to its former glory with Yun Mu’s help. Along the w 6.3kReads9.0Score37514d adds
- 78 Fiction Becomes Reality: Is Your Junkie Act Really That Convincing? Investigate Him 戏假成真：演瘾君子这么像？查他 Chen Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an unknown extra. After finally signing up for the hit variety show What Is an Actor?, he runs into a well-connected internet celebrity in the very first round of auditions. The fix is in, and he gets the worst script. He has to play a drug addict. At the critical moment, the “Make-Believe Becomes Reality” System successfully binds to him. [Ding! Target role: drug addict. Congratulations, Host, you are now a real drug addict.] What the hell 102.1kReads8.4Score12k14d adds
- 79 The Undertaker of the Detective Conan World 柯学世界的纳棺人 In the world of Detective Conan, Aoki stands on a rooftop, his eyes full of sorrow as he gazes up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle. He already said he's just an ordinary high school student devoted to world peace. How could he have anything to do with murder cases? It's a coincidence. It's all just a coincidence! Conan: “Yeah, Aoki is definitely a strange guy. It's like he's cursed. Whenever I run into him, someone dies.” Gin: “Aoki? Hmph. He's just a troublemaker.” Amuro Toru: “Aoki, huh 4.2kReads9.3Score41014d adds
- 80 I'm at Mushroom House, So Why Are All the Guests My Ex-Girlfriends? 人在蘑菇屋，怎么嘉宾全是前女友 [Entertainment Industry + Variety Livestream + Love Triangle Drama + Comedy + Lighthearted] Eight years ago, Bai Qiyu was bound to a System. To earn its rewards, he fell in love again and again. As soon as he completed his mission, he quit the entertainment industry, terminated his contract, and returned to his hometown to enjoy a quiet retirement. He had just one wish: Stay far away from his ex-girlfriends and live a long life. But the crew of Yearning for Life just had to build their mushroom 22.7kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds
- 81 My Singer Girlfriend Is Super Fierce 我的歌星女友超凶猛 Ye Zhiqiu transmigrates to a parallel world. His girlfriend of three years, an arts student, turns out to be a total schemer. Forced to sing solo at the graduation party, he decides to share an original song instead. To his surprise, he catches the attention of the goddess of song, Yu Caiwei. She asks him to write songs, invites him onto a show, and sings a love song with him... Even the company her family owns wants to sign him! None of that is a problem. The real question is... Why does the go 82.1kReads9.1Score7.3k14d adds
- 82 Keep Running: You Told Me to Make a Bold Claim, So Why Are You Taking It Seriously? 跑男：让你放豪言，你给我玩真的 [Chinese Entertainment Industry] [Stars] [Plenty of Variety Shows] [Keep Running] [Bai Lu] [Multiple Heroines] [Back to Field] [Challenges] [Peak] [The Inn] Chen Cheng transmigrated to a parallel world that was similar, yet not quite the same, and became an entertainer who had trained for two and a half years and been in the industry for two and a half years. After awakening the Great Entertainer System, he had his entire fortune wiped out on the spot and drew a skill that was both incredibly po 25.9kReads7.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 83 Is It Really So Strange for a Delivery Driver to Show Up at a Crime Scene? 外卖员出现在案发现场很合理吧？ [System + crime-solving mystery + one heroine] Food delivery driver Su He accidentally gets caught up in a murder case and binds to a God-Tier Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him a reward! With the System's help, his life starts taking some unexpected turns. “Hello, I need to report a murder. Mingjia Community, Building 1, Unit 2, Apartment 603. Someone's been killed... Yes, I'm safe right now... Two people are dead... The killer? Well, I locked him outside... I had nothing to do with 15.5kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 84 Back to Field: Ten Suicide Notes Revealed, Leaving the Entire Internet in Tears 蘑菇屋：十封遗书曝光，泪崩全网 Season 6 of Yearning for Life premiered. As soon as everyone arrived, they were stunned by the beautiful scenery. Before long, they discovered a strange little cabin. Inside, they found ten letters. The first read: “Nuan Nuan, the flowers on the island have bloomed. That means I’ve come to see you…” Lin Feng The whole internet buzzed: Had Lin Feng come to the island to pursue Nuan Nuan? Who was this Lin Feng? They read the second letter, then the third… all the way to the tenth. Only then did th 2.7kReads9.1Score31814d adds
- 85 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 63.9kReads9.3Score5.1k14d adds
- 86 Global Manhunt: You’re Crazy! You Call This an Escape? 全球通缉：疯了！你管这个叫逃亡 Ten major conglomerates are investing, a hundred billion dollars in prize money is up for grabs, and elites from every field are taking part! Urban parkour, high-altitude skydiving, wingsuit flying. Everything... is for the sake of escape! A global manhunt! This is a show that drives people wild! Its goal is to uncover vulnerabilities in security systems and public safety in today's information age. Su Yu is sent to prison from the start, but no one could have expected what came next. Su Yu brea 42.1kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
- 87 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!” 31kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds
