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- 51 Transmigrating Across the Stars: From the Start, Fifty Billion in Debt 穿越星际，开局负债五十亿 [Transmigration + Entertainment Industry + Copycat Author + Feel-Good Story + Strong Female Lead + Interstellar] A songstress queen from Earth transmigrates into the body of a down-and-out heiress in the interstellar age, and gets a hellish start. Her family’s gone bankrupt? She owes fifty billion? Her loved ones are badly injured, with no medicine to save them? If she doesn’t pay her debts, she’ll be exiled to a barren planet at any moment? A useless fool? A pretty face with no brains? … This 21Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 52 Help! I've Started a Traditional Music Craze in Another World 救命我在异世掀起古风歌曲热潮 Please spare me. This is my first book, so maybe don’t open it. Actually, never mind. Su Jiayi, a music student who transmigrated from Blue Star to another world, was reborn with the help of a System into the body of a wealthy heiress who shared her name. She then learned from the System that entertainment in this world was underdeveloped, and so, by the System’s standards, a musical genius was born. Fan: “What other talents do you have that I don’t know about?” Hater: “I heard Su Jiayi is not o 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Showbiz: You Told Me to Play the Victim, but I’m Fighting a Dog for Food at Midnight 娱乐：让你卖惨，你深夜和狗抢食 (Showbiz) + (fun and games) + (System) + (one female lead) Su Ran transmigrates to a parallel world and gets bound to the “God-Tier Emotional Experience System.” Experience a specific emotion, and he can unlock a masterpiece from Earth! To experience “utter humiliation and heartbreak,” Su Ran squats by the roadside late at night, snatches half a steamed bun from a stray dog's mouth, and eats it while crying. The whole thing is livestreamed, and the internet mocks him: “Has Haiyin University's he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Forced Out of Showbiz, I Founded an Entertainment Empire 被逼退圈后，我反手创立文娱帝国 [Showbiz + strong female lead + System] A voice poisoned and silenced from the start, hated by the entire internet, and saddled with a sky-high five-million-yuan contract penalty? Faced with a disastrous start, Qin Suining binds herself to the Superstar System and gains access to the entire entertainment treasure trove of Earth! She casually drops a few hit songs and turns artists into megastars. That’s her! She writes a script that breaks box office records. That’s her, too! Music, film and tel 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The Adorable Kids Bring Their Parents Along: Can You Two Please Grow Up? 萌娃带爸妈，你们能不能成熟点？ [Transmigrated as a Cute Baby + Irresponsible Parents + Variety Show] I transmigrated into a baby and started out with a top-tier family: my dad was a full-time househusband, and my mom was a nationally adored, top-tier star and diva. I thought I’d coast through life, but who knew both my parents would slack off and be utterly useless at looking after the family? Mom secretly signed us up for the parent-child variety show The Cute Baby’s Growing-Up Plan. Looking at my unreliable parents, I sighe 17Reads—Score16914d adds
- 56 Showbiz: From the Start, One Song About the Sons of Huaxia 娱乐：开局一首华夏少年说 Qin Ping transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that pretty boys rule the roost and traditional Chinese culture is on its last legs. After awakening the [God-Tier Entertainment System], he stuns the crowd with a song, “Ballad of the Chinese Youth,” and quickly becomes a sensation across the country! This is how the sons of China should be: standing tall, with backs as strong as our mountains and rivers! A celebrity: “No offense, but even if you wrote a song like ‘The Worries,’ that stil —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 You Asked Me to Sing on Stage, So Why Am I Taking a Call Halfway Through? 让你上台唱歌，你唱一半接电话？ The scheduled singer gets hit by a truck and goes flying two and a half meters. A lucky staff member will be picked at random to sing onstage? Ye Feng is the unlucky guy the director picks to go up and sing. His song "Sunny Day" makes the audience grin like blooming chrysanthemums. Just as he reaches the chorus, the best part of the song, an ear-piercing ringtone goes off. Ye Feng actually picks up the phone right there onstage?! "Dude, you're singing!" "Holy crap, what a troll. Why is he answer 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Showbiz: From Zero to Rap God 娱乐：从零开始，成为说唱之神 [Rap + showbiz + System + wish fulfillment + mainly career-focused + no harem] Lin Xiao transmigrates to a parallel world, only to arrive just in time for a nationally televised rap competition. He's supposed to be a mere supporting act, but of course he won't accept being buried in the background! One song, “Now You Know,” turns the competition on its head. If it's too much trouble to deal with, then don't bother! Then comes a barrage of songs, including “Huaxia” and “I Can't Do Anything but Ra 18Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 59 Showbiz: One Heartbreaking Song Brought a Million Campus Belles to Tears 娱乐：一首凄美地，唱哭百万校花 Su Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and takes part in his school’s arts festival. To make the performance more popular, Su Yang resolutely changes the song he plans to sing. Even though nobody believes in him, his rendition of “A Miserable Land” brings a million campus belles to tears! The lyric, “Hey, wait until I find you, search your eyes, then embrace you with all my heart,” sings of the anguish of love! As “A Miserable Land” moves the campus belles to tears, it sparks heated discussio 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Unbelievable! A Venture Capitalist Reincarnates on a Talent Show and Makes His Debut 服了！风投男穿到选秀节目出道了 [Reborn] [No Romance] [Idol Survival Show] [Cool and Aloof] [Career-Focused Idol] (Heads-up: This is more of an ensemble story, with supporting characters getting their moments in the spotlight. It's not a conventional power fantasy. The male lead grows over time and has some surprising sides.) Being limited to two majors in college was his limit, not Luo Chen's! Luo Chen, a finance student, suddenly died while giving his final presentation of the semester and transmigrated into the body of a tr 14Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 61 From the Start, One Song to Beat the Powers That Be 开局一首消愁，用才华战胜资本 [Showbiz + System + everyday life + transmigration + wish fulfillment] After transmigrating to the set of a singing competition in a parallel world, Zhang Yu was bound to the Great Showbiz System. Faced with skepticism from the judges and resistance from the audience, he sang “Banish My Worries” and brought the whole audience to tears. With “Common Taste,” he made a pointed jab at the judges’ comments. With “Nocturne,” he claimed the championship! With “Blue and White Porcelain,” he pioneered a 1kReads6.1Score10514d adds
- 62 Is the Music Scene Dead? One Nunchucks Song Sets It Ablaze 歌坛已死？一首双截棍燃爆乐坛 Jiang Fan transmigrates to a parallel world where the music scene has died. One song, “Old Boys,” makes the whole internet burst into tears, mourning the dreams they once had. One song, “Under the Sea,” brings warmth and healing, offering patients solace for the soul. One song, “Young China,” inspires young people to strive for greatness and make the most of their youth. One song, “The Actor,” shows that even the humblest people can love their country. One song, “Compendium of Materia Medica,” c 1.7kReads6.9Score10514d adds
- 63 A Top-Tier Star in Chinese Entertainment: One Song, “Sunny Day,” Sets the Crowd Ablaze 华娱顶流，一首晴天引爆全场 Also known as The World Without Jay Chou After waking up, Lin Fan, who had worked himself to death in a 996 job, finds that he's transmigrated into a parallel world as a college heartthrob! His looks are top-notch, but his family is ordinary. He thought he could get by on his looks, only to discover that the Chinese music scene here is about as lively as a bad joke! The trending hit is “Dance Machine”? The song of the year is “I'm a Pickled Fish”? Looking at the treasure trove of hit songs from —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 I Failed the College Entrance Exam, So I Started the Greatest Era in Chinese Pop! 高考落榜，我开启华流最吊时代！ Su Chen transmigrated. The good news: he wasn’t dead. He was alive. The bad news: in this world, foreign singers had monopolized music in Huaguo. Chinese pop had become garbage that even dogs wouldn’t listen to. Furious, Su Chen decided to bring out songs by Jay Chou from his previous life and give the Chinese music scene a proper shake-up. One song, “Herbalist’s Manual,” exposed all the foreign-loving bootlickers! One song, “Dragon Fist,” sent singers from Japan and Korea running for cover! One 172Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Showbiz: One Song, 'Little Apple,' and Da Mimi Comes Knocking 娱乐：一首小苹果，大蜜蜜送上门 [System] [Humor] [Wild imagination] [Showbiz] [Fast-paced] Lin Yi transmigrates to the Dragon Kingdom and becomes a contestant on the verge of elimination. By chance, he binds himself to the Brainwashing Music System. Successfully brainwash someone, and you'll get 100 million yuan! “My songs are impossible to forget!” Hua Chenyu: “Do you even know what music is?” Lin Yi: “At least I'm better than you at playing pretend!” Onstage, Lin Yi sets the whole crowd alight with “Little Apple.” A thousand 363Reads6.9Score10814d adds
- 66 Just Because I Slack Off Doesn't Mean I Can't Sing! 摸鱼又不是菜，谁说我不会唱歌！ “You’ve been coasting the whole time, and you still think you deserve to debut?” Coasting doesn’t mean you’re bad. The inequality is settled in an instant. Years later, the new generation of Chinese pop musicians will look up to those two with reverence. A legendary figure said to have defeated the Korean Wave with cheesy songs and taken over the soundtracks of square dancing. 1.4kReads8.2Score10114d adds
- 67 I Spread Chinese Civilization Across the Stars 我在星际弘扬华夏文明 (No romance + golden finger + full-dive game + spreading Chinese culture + secret identity and behind-the-scenes protagonist) Yan Li, a history student, accidentally transmigrates to the interstellar era and gets bound to System 009. To collect emotional energy, she becomes a game designer in the interstellar world. She incorporates Chinese legends and civilization into her games, creating a dazzling world unlike anything the people of the stars have ever seen! Farming games, horror games, she m 76Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 68 Idol Producer: We’ve All Traveled Back, So Who’d Still Be an Idol? 偶练：都穿回来了，谁还当偶像？ “Heaven, are you messing with me?” Just as Jiang Qiming was planning to make a stunning debut on Earth with classic songs from Blue Star on the show Call Me by Fire, he unexpectedly transmigrated back to Blue Star. “Wait, I'm back on Blue Star! This is great!” Jiang Qiming spent fifteen whole years on Earth. He didn't waste a single day of those fifteen years. He threw himself into learning singing, dancing, playing instruments, acting, and every skill an entertainer should have. And he kept at 21Reads—Score714d adds
- 69 Showbiz: From Audition Show Debut to King of Entertainment 娱乐：选秀出道成为娱乐天王 [System + Boy Band + Top-Tier Star + Idol Producer + Talent + Film and TV = Entertainment King] (The first hundred chapters are mostly about Idol Producer. After that, it's film and TV, and so on.) Gu Xuan transmigrates to Blue Star and becomes the young master of a century-old prestigious family. By a twist of fate, he joins Idol Producer and awakens the [Entertainment King System]. With the System and his family backing him, Gu Xuan makes his debut with a staggering lead in popularity. After h 514Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 70 Superstar Dad Starts by Joining The Voice 巨星奶爸从参加好声音开始 “Dad!” The moment he woke up, a dainty, adorable little girl called him Dad. Li Chen was completely baffled. Only after his memories returned did he realize he had transmigrated to a parallel world much like Earth. Everything was more or less the same, except that Earth’s songs, novels, movies, and crosstalk didn’t exist here. He was currently competing in the comeback round of The Voice, where he was the least popular contestant and could be eliminated at any moment! Thinking of all those class 2.3kReads8.3Score24014d adds
- 71 From the Start, I Sing a Hero's Ballad, and You Call Me a Pretty Boy? 开局一首好汉歌，你管这叫小鲜肉 Su Cheng transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that he’s taking part in a televised music competition. The show is packed with pretty young male idols, all singing soft love songs. Su Cheng used to be one of them, too, but when he transmigrated, he activated the Tough-Guy Singing King System. One performance of “Song of the Hero” set the internet ablaze. “You can sing songs this manly, and you call yourself a pretty boy?” Then came “Loyal to the Country,” “Farewell, My Concubine,” “Bor 83Reads8.4Score14814d adds
- 72 The System Has a Golden Finger and Won't Stop Pushing Me into Showbiz 系统拿着金手指非逼我进娱乐圈 Su Muyang died on the operating table during a heart transplant at the age of 25. When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated? System: “Want to stay alive?” Su Muyang: “Obviously!” System: “Spread Earth's culture to a parallel world and earn affection points to gain more years of life!” Su Muyang: “I'm in!” System: “Then start by winning a Golden Melody Award! That'll get you eight more years!” Su Muyang: “Can you make it easier?” System: “Then win Best Actor in a TV Drama. Or Best Actor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Singing “Lonely Warrior” from the Start, I Make the Haters Cry! 开局一首孤勇者，唱哭黑粉观众！ As a transmigrator, Chen Yu wakes up to find himself on the stage of the final four showdown on I Am the King of Singers! Faced with an avalanche of abuse from haters, he isn’t intimidated in the least. With one performance of “Lone Warrior,” he gets the whole crowd going and advances to the next round! From then on, he dominates the music scene, forging ahead without looking back! 32Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 74 It Took Eight Years to Make a Comeback 出道八年才翻红 Mu Junyan is a hugely popular idol, famous but with no notable work to his name. After accidentally falling into the water, he transmigrates to a parallel world and finds himself in the body of a disgraced, blacklisted former genius songwriter who shares his name. Now he must take on the mission of spreading Earth’s culture! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 At the Graduation Gala, the Campus Belle and I Became Legends with One Song 毕业晚会，校花与我一曲封神 [Showbiz] + [One Heroine] + [Sweet Romance] + [Daily Life] After dying with regrets, Xie Yan, a top-tier star, discovers that he has been reborn in another world. In this world, Xie Yan's girlfriend of two years unhesitatingly dumps him so she can enter the entertainment industry. As his memories merge, Xie Yan decides to make the most of his life in this world... By a twist of fate, Xie Yan meets the campus belle of Moyin University, only to later discover that she's a wealthy heiress? People s 8Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 76 At the Fundraiser, One Song, 'The Daybreak,' Brings the Whole Crowd to Tears 募捐现场：一首天亮了，致郁全场 [Entertainment Industry + System + Feel-Good Story + Slice of Life + Tearjerker + Healing (Heartbreaking)] Xia Li, a trainee who transmigrated to a parallel world, discovers that he has awakened the Charity Entertainment System. At the same time, a fundraising concert is underway. When the lead singer suddenly gets the runs, Xia Li is dragged onstage to fill in. The audience below still hasn’t realized how serious things are. They’re immersed in the previous act. Xia Li quietly steps onto the st 563Reads7.1Score10414d adds
- 77 One Song, Dalabengba, and the Mentors Are Stunned 一首达拉崩吧，震惊导师 Su Ming opens his eyes in a parallel world, inside the body of a five-year-old child. He receives a transmigration starter pack and gains heaven-defying comprehension. Listening to his classmates sing “The Lonely Warrior,” he unlocks the title of Vocalist, allowing him to perform any song with 100% fidelity. His teacher asks him to audition for The Voice and experience performing onstage. Instead, his rendition of “The Sky Is Bright” brings the whole audience to tears. Everyone assumes he can on 1.3kReads7.4Score11614d adds
- 78 Spreading Earth's Culture in a Parallel World 在平行世界传播地球文化 A feel-good urban entertainment novel. Lin Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. When he turns eighteen, the System’s anti-addiction restrictions are lifted, and he begins his rise to the top. A versatile entertainment king, skilled in singing, writing, and everything else. 337Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Showbiz: After My Breakup, I Became a Top-Tier Star by Playing the Victim 娱乐：被分手后，我靠卖惨成顶流 Transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Yu gets dumped by his diva girlfriend from the start, and the whole internet mocks him as a deadweight? Lin Yu binds to the [Peerless Tragic Ballad God System], growing stronger the more miserable he is! As long as he rakes in sympathy points, he can draw god-tier works from Earth! From then on, the entertainment industry welcomes its one and only tragic ballad god! [You equip the “shattered” aura and force a smile. Your fans across the internet instantly 63kReads6.2Score5.5k14d adds
- 80 Showbiz: A Washed-Up Top-Tier Star, Starting with Ride the Wind 娱乐：过气顶流，从乘风破浪开始 Chen Xi transmigrated to a parallel world and spent ten glorious years becoming an undisputed top-tier star and music king. But his System shut down halfway through, saying it could only restart once he found a time traveler. Eight years later, at his fans’ insistence, he joined the show “Set Sail.” What he didn’t know was that the entertainment industry had changed beyond recognition, and the production team was out to get him. “My fans aren’t dead. They’ve just gotten older.” “Brother Chen Xi, 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Reborn as a Three-Star Idol About to Be Deleted from My Own Game 穿成自家要被删档的三星偶像 Transmigration + No romance + Male lead is everyone’s darling + Steady progress + Not a pure power fantasy + Idol academy setting The protagonist is Lin Moning/Lin Mo. Startrail Era: The Idol Starfield Game Project is sealing away some of its three-star characters. Lin Mo is a background character in the game. He’s a character on the list slated for deletion. He’s a friend with a curious connection to someone whose name differs from his by just one character. He’s the idol Lin Moning suppo 94Reads8.3Score10414d adds
- 82 Showbiz and a Singers' Meetup: One Song, Sunny Day, Shocks the Crowd 娱乐，歌友会，一首晴天惊爆全场 Chen Yi transmigrates to a parallel world! He becomes an impoverished university art student saddled with enormous debt! He's also signed up for PDD's singing competition, and his turn is coming up! He knows nothing about singing duets and has no idea what to do. Suddenly, Chen Yi obtains the God of Song System! He effortlessly masters countless Chinese songs, and his performance of “Sunny Day” stuns the entire venue! PDD: Oh my god! He came here to steal the show! Zhou Jie: Chen Yi, let's get m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Showbiz: From Plagiarizing Novels to Becoming a Good Husband 文娱：从文抄公逐渐变成好老公 Synopsis: Lin Xuan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the body of a fledgling composer. After their memories merge, he is shocked to discover that entertainment in this world is barren, with none of the classics from his past life! While killing time, he casually writes Battle Through the Heavens, inspiring countless young people. Boys, The Wind Rises... One classic song after another passes from his hands into this world. His song Blue and White Porcelain even earns special praise 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Showbiz: The Broke Top-Tier Star's Charity Work Brings the Whole Internet to Tears 娱乐：穷顶流，慈善曝光全网泪奔 [Sweet romance + one heroine + reveal] Ling Ge, a top-tier star currently at the height of his fame, lives in one of Shanghai's old, run-down urban villages. He uses a basic phone for seniors. His clothes come from Pinduoduo. He gets around on shared bicycles. Even for meals, he sticks to instant noodles and won't even splurge on a sausage. Then the entire internet starts tearing into him. "Seriously, is he trying to cultivate some kind of image?" "How can a top-tier star not afford a single pie 1Reads8.8Score414d adds
- 85 Director: You All Rejected Me, Huh? I'll Make the Chinese Entertainment Industry Crash 导演：都拒绝我是吧？我让内娱嘎 An ordinary episode of Singer 2024 left the Chinese music scene feeling as helpless against foreign powers as the late Qing Dynasty. The entire roster of domestic entertainment was searched, and not a single person could hold their own! Foreigners ran wild, with only a fifty-something-year-old auntie holding the line for the country... After Lin Shiyi took over as head director, he invited one domestic singer after another, but they demanded outrageous fees! And they insisted on having their voc 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 86 Showbiz: A Superstar's Journey Begins as a Lounge Singer 娱乐：从驻唱开始的巨星 After transmigrating into the role of a backup bar singer, he discovers that the scheduled performer has had an accident and can’t make it. Lin Fei, who has been bound to the King of Singers System, is somehow pushed onto the stage. “I’d like to sing ‘The Wind Has Risen’ for you all!” The moment Lin Fei’s beautiful voice rings out, an eerie silence falls over the entire venue! “‘The Wind Has Risen’? What song is that?” “An original?” “No way, bar singers write original songs now?!” “If it’s awfu 276Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 87 Showbiz: Traditional Chinese Style Takes Off, and I Go Viral with Opera Singing 娱乐：国风崛起，从戏腔开始爆红 [Focused on Chinese-style entertainment, no female lead + livestreaming + travel + short stories] When a fresh-faced trainee in Pao Cai Country promotes the Korean Wave, Chen Luo says: “Let me show you the charm of Chinese opera vocals.” When an international photographer calls the twelve colors of Huaxia art, Chen Luo says: “Go sit at a sewing machine, you.” When a satellite TV channel imports a Pao Cai variety show and its ratings soar, Chen Luo says: “That's only because I haven't made my mov 79Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 88 Transmigrating: The Heroine's Golden Finger Is Seriously Impressive 穿越之女主的金手指很给力 After saving someone, wealthy modern-day heiress Zhang Muxun transmigrates into the body of a girl on Blue Star who shares her name. As soon as she arrives, her boyfriend cheats on her with a classmate. Zhang Muxun: If you no longer love me, then I'll leave. Just don't regret it later. I'm off. Later, her ex chases after her and says, “Muxun, you're the only one I truly love. Ruan Fangfang was the one who seduced me back then.” Zhang Muxun: Get lost! Perhaps because she did a good deed, Heaven r 973Reads7.6Score10214d adds
- 89 Showbiz: One Song, Father, Brings the Nursing Home to Tears 娱乐：一首父亲，唱哭养老院 Ye Fan transmigrates to a parallel world and finds himself taking part in a singing event at a nursing home to show care for the elderly. Hoping to draw more attention to the event, Ye Fan changes the song and performs “Father,” bringing the elderly residents and the young people who came to visit them to tears. When he sings, “Time, time, slow down. Don’t let him grow old any more. I’d give everything I have to make your years last,” he gives voice to the heartache and regret so many people fee 4.8kReads8.4Score29714d adds
- 90 Showbiz: I Woke Up to the Whole Internet Asking Me to Sing 娱乐：起猛了，全网追着我唱歌 [Entertainment + singing + competitions + building a career] After transmigrating to a parallel world with a barren entertainment industry, Xia Yu activates an entertainment System and becomes a rookie singer, just in time to compete in the singing contest The Voice of the Peak! With every advantage on his side, Xia Yu can barely keep from laughing. Isn't this basically a guaranteed slaughter? But Xia Yu never expected his System to love saving its big moves for later. No singing for 4 hours 353Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 91 You Think I Can't Sing? I'll Sing Until You Question Your Life! 欺负我没歌？唱到你怀疑人生！ [Showbiz + Livestreaming + Singing + Talent Show + Music + System] Ye Chen joins a singing competition and gets to challenge four mentors! The host asks, “Ye Chen, which mentor will you choose?” Ye Chen declares boldly, “I’m here to challenge the mentors!” The moment he says it, the audience is left stunned! Then Ye Chen takes on all four mentors by himself! With “Exaggerated,” he defeats mentor G.E.M. Tang! With “Opera 2,” he defeats mentor Jane Zhang! With “A Sorrowful Solitude,” he defeats me 202Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 92 Eliminated From the Variety Show, I Sing 'A Person as Excellent as Me' 综艺淘汰你唱像我这样优秀的人 [Showbiz + Copycat Writer + System + No Romance] He entered a singing competition show and was eliminated in the very first round, leaving him with only a farewell performance onstage. Zhou Ming stepped onto the stage. “I’d like to dedicate ‘Someone as Wonderful as Me’ to you all. Even though I’ve been eliminated, I’ll keep chasing my dreams.” As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter. Some even shouted, “How could someone as wonderful as you get eliminated?” But afte 1.1kReads8.3Score10014d adds
- 93 I Switched Careers to Become a Singer, and I Revived the Traditional Chinese Music Scene 转行当歌手后，古风圈因我复兴 Yun Shen went from movie star to military strategist, then ended up as a musical performer on a tiny website. But who could have guessed that this little-known singer, who had just debuted with only one person quietly supporting him, would eventually become a world-renowned musical maestro, cheered on by an army of hundreds of millions of fans? In a nutshell: In an era when the traditional Chinese music market has disappeared, electronic music is rampant, and the cultural market is shrinking, Yu 663Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 94 The Entertainment Garden 文娱乐园 No female lead, no romance. The story may start a little slowly, but things get more exciting as it goes on. The early chapters feature old songs, while more and more classic new songs appear later... The protagonist is brought by a System to a parallel world called Blue Star, where he inherits an entertainment company called Add Ice and becomes its behind-the-scenes boss. Most people who transmigrate can only act as couriers of Earth’s entertainment, bringing over songs, novels, poetry, and the 27Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 95 Reborn! The Face Card Trainee Is a Top-Tier Star and Everyone's Dream 重生！颜霸练习生是顶流万人迷 [Everybody’s favorite + livestreaming + two male leads + comedy + mutually devoted + pure love] This is a women’s fiction novel, and it just got its rating! Sharp-tongued, short-tempered, stunning bottom (Shi Heng) x grumpy, arrogant younger top who becomes clingy and shameless later on (Jiang Yun) Shi Heng was a diligent, hardworking wage slave. After dying unexpectedly and transmigrating, he became bound to a talent-show System and had to make his debut to stay alive. To that end, Shi Heng beg 295Reads8.4Score3614d adds
- 96 Showbiz: After Ten Years in the Vault, My Fans Have Finally Grown Up 娱乐：雪藏十年，粉丝终于成年了 [No CP + feel-good power fantasy + singing] Once, Su Yuan conquered the entire Chinese music scene with his song "Barefaced," earning himself the nickname "Demon King" from his peers. Unfortunately, his success came from students, and his downfall did too. After one disastrous concert, his company shelved him for ten years. Ten years later, Su Yuan made his comeback, only to have his music dismissed as cheap pop. Times had changed. The music scene now belonged to pretty young idols, and a singer —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Listen to the Clock Running Backward a Thousand Times 听一千遍反方向的钟 If you listen to “Clock Against the Flow” a thousand times, can you really return to the past? As the phone played the song about traveling through time, the clock began to move backward... A flash of white light, and when Li Yao woke up, she found herself in another world. She quietly resolved to share the songs she loved with the world, so everyone could lose themselves in a sea of music. There are no dazzling plot twists, only a love of songs! A book written for the sake of writing songs! 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Poetry Emperor 诗皇 A young man arrives through transmigration, carrying in his heart the flourishing Tang dynasty and ten thousand Tang poems. He discovers that the world of Huaxia has already been invaded by the world of wizards. To save Huaxia, and to keep its people from being enslaved by others, the young man founds a clan, unifies Huaxia, and launches an expedition to another world. When swords and magic fill the heavens and earth, and laws and energy permeate the universe, “I will spread the Way of Poetry th 25Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 99 I Stepped in at a Concert and Made the Queen of Pop Cry 演唱会救场，我giao哭天后 [Showbiz + Variety Shows + Everyday Life + Comedy + Scheming + Face-Slapping + Lots of Cheeky Banter] Zhang Xiaowen, a social menace, transmigrates into the body of a has-been celebrity who’s been blacklisted for five years in a parallel world. Just then, a diva faints, and he’s dragged in at the last minute to fill her spot. “I’ve got the System on my side. What could I possibly be afraid of?” The System prompts him: “Sing a song that’s a complete contrast to your usual image…” “Drawing baby, d 631Reads6.3Score10314d adds
- 100 You Sing While Dating Actresses? 你一边唱歌，一边和女星谈恋爱？ Wang Xuan transmigrated to a parallel world and became a small-time streamer who never quite caught on. After binding himself to an Emotion Value System, he entered a singing competition hosted by the platform. To harvest emotion points from online viewers, Wang Xuan prepared to perform a song. With the slogan, "Rebuilding Chinese pop music is our generation's duty," he went ahead despite nobody believing in him. His performance of "Period" set the whole venue ablaze and brought the audience to 474Reads6.5Score—14d adds
