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- 151 One Song, Myriad Lands: Who Says Chinese Entertainment Has No Masterpieces? 一曲万疆，谁说我华夏文娱无神作 [Entertainment Industry + Feel-Good Story + Lighthearted] After an unexpected transmigration, music prodigy Su Yu finds himself reborn in a parallel world with an entertainment System. This world is starved of entertainment, but it is also the perfect stage for Su Yu. "Who says Chinese entertainment has fallen into decline? With five thousand years of Chinese culture behind us, are you saying foreign countries can suppress us until we can't even hold our heads up?!" Challenged, Su Yu fires back 441Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 152 No One Left in the Music Scene? One Song Opens the Door to a New Era of Chinese Style 歌坛无人？一首赤伶开启国风时代 (Flirtation + no female lead + pure wish fulfillment + short and snappy! The blurb doesn’t do it justice, just read the story) On Blue Star, after transmigrating, Ye Xiao discovers that the Chinese-language music scene in China has fallen into decline, with the major music charts dominated by American, Korean, and Japanese pop! On a popular Chinese talent show, a judge shakes his head. “There’s no one left in the music scene!!!” “The Chinese-language music scene has long been shaped by foreign i 61Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 153 Showbiz: After Seven Years in the Wilderness, My Hit Songs Stun the Nation 娱乐：塌房七年，我靠金曲惊全网 [Transmigration + singer + daily life + classic old songs + one female lead] Gu Nian transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world where music reigns supreme. The good news: none of the familiar songs from his previous life exist here. The bad news: his predecessor was such a womanizer that the company shelved him for seven years. Now that those seven years are up, the God of Song is back. One song, “Kiss Goodbye,” brings the whole internet to tears. One song, “Should I Leave Quietly,” wakes up c 3.6kReads6.6Score22114d adds
- 154 Songwriting Contest: I Conquered the Music Scene with Old Songs 写歌大赛，我用老歌杀穿歌坛 [Showbiz / classic old songs / lyricist / composer / singer / fast-paced / no System / wish fulfillment / entertainment industry] Qin Feng, a struggling writer, unexpectedly transmigrates right into a songwriting competition. Facing the auditions, he has no choice but to perform Love's a Deal from the start. As expected, he's eliminated on the spot, setting off a wave of mockery across the internet. But as the song gradually gains traction, people realize something isn't quite right. Why is it s 518Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 155 From the Start, One Song, “Rice Fragrance,” Had the Whole Internet in Tears 开局一首稻香，引起全网泪奔 Xu Chuan transmigrates to a parallel world called Blue Star and binds himself to an entertainment System. His girlfriend of three years dumps him right after starting college. At the school’s seventieth-anniversary celebration, the goddess Su Yuman, who was supposed to headline the event, is nowhere to be found. In a desperate pinch, Xu Chuan takes the stage to save the day and sings “Rice Fragrance.” The song resonates with viewers across the country, bringing them to tears. After entering 2kReads8.1Score11914d adds
- 156 Showbiz: I’ll Take Chinese Pop to the Top-Tier Star Level 娱乐：我将华流带向顶流 Korean, Japanese, and Western pop culture dominate this world, and the people of Xia have forgotten that Chinese pop culture is the real top-tier star! With his song Farewell My Concubine, Chen Wenxuan makes the people of Xia realize what kind of idol a man from Xia should look up to. His song Serve the Country with Utmost Loyalty is adopted by Xia’s military recruitment department as a recruitment anthem. His song The Painted Performer awakens the people of Xia to memories of that period in his 608Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 157 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
- 158 The All-Round Idol Conquers the World Stage with Chinese Style 全能偶像用国风杀穿世界舞台 Modern romance with a twist, contemporary romance, System, transmigration, entertainment industry, plagiarized hits, female star (Also known as: When the Stars Sink and the Moon Fills the River) Whoosh, she transmigrated for no reason at all. What should she do if her scumbag boyfriend cheats with her boss’s daughter? What if her agent abandons her? Her best friend: “Buy them out!” What if she’s not talented enough? System: “As long as you don’t die, the entertainment System will help you out.” 131Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 159 One Song, Young China: I Become a Top-Tier Star on My Debut! 一首少年华夏说，出道即顶流！ [Showbiz + entertainment industry + singing + no CP] The rating is low because it was only just released. Lin Xia transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, people accuse him of seeking publicity and acting out a scripted drama. One song, "Echoes at Dusk," moves the entire internet to tears and reveals the truth, bringing him into the public eye. His next song, "Mercury," hits even harder, leaving countless netizens emotionally devastated and crying, "Please stop! I don't want to 200Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 160 From the Start, I Sang a Song About My Homeland, and the National Arts Troupe Couldn't Sit Still 开局一首万疆，国家队坐不住了 Su Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an online music streamer. He obtains the [Entertainment System (Sleep Mode)], which can only be fully activated after he has sung 100 viral songs. After singing 100 viral songs, he is invited by the production team of “The Son of Tomorrow” to compete as a controversial contestant. And on that very day, the System officially activates. One song, “Myriad Borders,” sparks a wave of patriotism across the country; one song, “Rice Fragrance,” makes 307Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 161 Showbiz: After Leaving My Agency, This King of Pop Has Gone a Little Crazy! 文娱：解约后，这个天王有点癫！ This book is also known as: “Fine, fine, you all look down on me, do you? Then I’ll make every last one of you cry.” Xiao Qingfeng, once a member of the hit group Qingluan Fengshang, was cruelly kicked out by the company! Betrayed by his bandmates, dropped by his company, mocked by netizens, and slandered by haters… Xiao Qingfeng only smiled faintly. “Fine, fine, you all look down on me, do you? Then I’ll make every last one of you cry!” 113Reads7.9Score15214d adds
- 162 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
- 163 Reborn: One Song, The Wind Is Rising, Brings the Whole Crowd to Tears 重生：一首起风了，唱哭全场 (Also known as: Open Your Eyes, the Girl of Your Dreams Is Right in Front of You) Back in 2009, with the college entrance exam coming up. After activating the System, Lu Chen gains god-tier singing skills. At the New Year’s Eve party, he moves every student to tears with “The Wind Rises.” Even the teachers can’t hold back their sobs. Everyone expects Lu Chen to become a singing legend, but then his movie earns a record-breaking one billion at the box office, and its theme song, “Don’t Say Goodby 1.7kReads6.7Score—14d adds
- 164 Making My Debut on The Voice, I Accidentally Attract the Music Scene's Rising Queen 好声音出道，意外惹上乐坛小天后 Su Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Superstar System. Once his fan count reaches certain milestones, he can draw mysterious skills and exchange them for all kinds of items. And so, the hardest-working star on the internet makes his sudden debut. He releases songs at a furious pace, yet not one of them is a dud or a forgettable pop tune. Netizens call him: “A heaven-sent genius.” From the start, he joins Dragon Nation’s The Voice, and nobody believes in him. Xue Zhiqian: “Pl 562Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 165 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
- 166 Showbiz: I'm the Songwriting King of a Parallel World 文娱之我在平行世界做曲爹 Gu Cheng is an ordinary wage earner who, after an accident, finds himself in the body of a rookie composer who has just started his job in a parallel world where the entertainment industry is far behind. Drawing on his memories of his past life, he grows step by step into the youngest legendary songwriter in history, creating one miracle after another and ushering in a golden age of entertainment. 26Reads6.7Score714d adds
- 167 Live-Streaming My Ascension: Summoning Millions of Ravens from the Start! 直播成神：开局召唤亿万渡鸦！ [Choice System + No Female Lead + Urban + Livestreaming + Astonishing Magician] My name is Jiang Ming, and I'm a video editor on the verge of dying from overwork. At death's door, I unexpectedly activate the [Fate Choice System]! As long as I livestream stunts and stir up the audience's emotions, I can earn emotion points and choose one of three paths for my fate! Three choices from the start: one hundred thousand yuan, god-tier editing skills, or the ability to summon crows? Sorry, but a mischi 2kReads6.3Score27514d adds
- 168 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
- 169 The Industry Tried to Blacklist Me, So I Made a Patriotic Hit and Became a Legend 资本封杀？我反手一首红歌封神 [Tags] Urban power fantasy / System / Invincible / Entertainment industry / Wits and strategy I transmigrate, and my ex, a top diva, immediately drags me onstage to be publicly humiliated in front of thousands. But she doesn't know I've already activated the Entertainment Industry Disciplinary System, complete with a hundredfold payback! You make me sing so I embarrass myself? I perform "Loyalty to the Nation," and the Huaxia Military Daily gives me a shout-out. How does that make you feel? You 196Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 170 The Essence of Chinese Culture! I Start with Traditional Medicine and Shock the World! 华夏国粹！从中医开始，让世界震惊！ Of the countless treasures of Chinese culture, how many remain today? Are nine out of ten Chinese medicine practitioners frauds, and are all martial arts just flashy whip tricks? Is Chinese food dirty and shoddy, and is traditional theater hopelessly outdated? Qin Sheng, a devoted fan of traditional Chinese culture, has been reborn. He has also awakened the Traditional Arts Inheritance System. He will share the true treasures of Chinese culture with the world and leave everyone amazed! “Ding! Aw 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Showbiz: This World Is Full of Strange Phenomena 文娱：这个世界有异象 Lin Lebai has just graduated from college when he suddenly transmigrates to this wonderful world. He wants to learn about its culture, but soon discovers that something seems a little off. I just wanted to listen to a song. What’s with this sea of flowers before my eyes? I only read a poem, so how did I transmigrate again? All right, all right, maybe I’ve been imagining things. But can someone tell me what this very real floating island in front of me is?! 23Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 172 One Song About a Time-Warping Mistake Sends My Ex to the Top of the Trending List 一首错位时空，把前男友送上热搜 (System + songwriting + singer + feel-good revenge + one-on-one romance) (The male lead isn’t central to the main plot) Mu Qing feels her scalp tingle and hurriedly opens the System. Seeing the new song, she has mixed feelings... Did she come up with this song herself? It may be free, but she still has her pride! The internet is calling her a heartbreaker right now! And she’s supposed to sing a song like this at a time like this... These lyrics... Is the System sure it isn’t mocking her? Is it t 1.4kReads6.2Score10014d adds
- 173 Showbiz: From the Start, I Sang Nursery Rhymes and Took the Entertainment World by Storm 娱乐：开局唱儿歌，我红遍娱乐圈 [Synopsis] Su Chen, who transmigrated to Blue Star, obtains a Nursery Rhyme System. Su Chen: “Other people transmigrate and get all kinds of hit songs, but I get nursery rhymes? Believe me, I’m about to, ” Three minutes later, clutching his throat in a karaoke room, he starts singing: “The dark, dark sky hangs low~” The karaoke girls burst into tears: “Bro, how is this supposed to be a song for kids? It’s a knife to the heart! It reminds me of my sick mom and my gambling dad, ” After the video 316Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Livestream: You Tell Stories, I Bring the Chaos 直播：你讲故事，我花式整活 [Livestreaming + Comedy Antics + Sign-In + Singing + Novels + System + Food] Jiang Xu was a little-known streamer whose channel was as quiet as a forgotten corner. He scraped by every day by coming up with quirky stunts. Life was uneventful, until an unexpected turn of events bound him to the Livestream Comedy Antics System. The rules were simple and blunt: call a fan, listen to them tell their story, then either sing it or complete a sign-in through some kind of stunt to unlock a reward. For th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 The Unfinished World 未通关世界 When Xu Chuan wakes up, he and eleven strangers have fallen into a snowbank in another world. Their phones are useless, their injuries do not heal, and the dead do not come back. All they have is a mission prompt from an unknown source. Completing the mission should mean everything is over. But after returning to reality, Xu Chuan discovers that the world they visited is still caught in a war, and the next countdown has already begun. A Western fantasy kingdom, an out-of-control space station, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Treasures of China: A Halloween Tribute to the Ice Sculpture Company 典藏华夏：万圣节致敬冰雕连 Western culture had made a powerful incursion, while Chinese culture was being suppressed. Young people had become so infatuated with foreign things that they regarded their own country's culture as worthless. This infuriated the leaders of Huaxia Culture Media, who decided to create a program promoting traditional Chinese culture. But no one dared take on the task. Then Zhou Jin, an intern who had suddenly obtained the Chinese Classics System, boldly stepped forward and accepted it. Everyone lo 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Showbiz: One Song, 'Goodbye,' Stuns the Entire Faculty and Student Body 文娱：一首再见震惊全系师生 [Showbiz] [System] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Romance] [All the Songs Are Classics] Wu Ming was an obscure fifth-tier singer in Longguo in his previous life. After being reborn in a parallel world, he awakens a showbiz System. In this world, with the help of his powerful showbiz System, Wu Ming achieves extraordinary success in music, film and television, and literature, rising to the very top to become the king of entertainment... 4.6kReads7.6Score22914d adds
- 178 Unbelievable, Can This Singer Only Write Love Songs? 离谱，这个歌手只会写情歌？ [One heroine + Making money to treat his girlfriend and launching a career + Mutual healing + Showbiz + Sweet romance] Han Xi transmigrated nineteen years ago, only to find himself in a body suffering from leukemia. As his life’s river ran dry, he encountered one last warm candlelight. But fate played another cruel trick on Han Xi: the shadow of illness fell over the girl, too. ...With money running short, Han Xi resolutely decided to make his debut! He would share the beautiful melodies in his 103Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 179 My Opera-Style Performance of Vast Lands Sets the Stage Ablaze, and I Lead Traditional Chinese Culture! 戏腔万疆炸场，我引领国风文化！ [No plot, mostly patriotism and singing, with a relaxed pace! If this isn't your kind of story, please don't click in. Thank you!] Leng Feng transmigrates to a parallel world starved of music and takes part in the police academy's farewell performance. To earn 100,000 popularity points, Leng Feng decisively changes the song he plans to perform. Amid everyone's confusion and doubts, his rendition of “When Farewell Blooms” leaves the whole crowd in tears! The lyric “There is a home waiting for you 471Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 180 After Leaving the Group, I Was Forced to Become a Top-Tier Star! 退出组合后，我被迫成为顶流！ Su Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and teams up with his childhood friend Ye Han as the Phoenix Duo. Using a few catchy but cheesy hits from Earth in his past life, he turns a singer with no real vocal strengths into a hugely popular superstar! He thought they’d end up together, but she unexpectedly calls his songs cheesy in front of everyone and decides to go solo. Fine! Don’t blame me, then! I’ll write “Love You” for the Sweetheart Cult Leader! Not enough? Then I’ll write “Foam” too! St 281Reads6.3Score3914d adds
- 181 Heavenly Voice System: My Rock Band Takes the World by Storm 天籁系统：我的摇滚乐队火遍全球 Lu Yuan is a down-and-out young man who dropped out of high school but still dreams of making music. On a rainy night after his band breaks up, he unexpectedly awakens the Heavenly Voice System. When hit songs from a parallel world transmigrate across time and space, he leads a crew of friends with wildly different personalities: the spirited drummer Lin Xiaoxia, the comic relief Wang Dapang, and the quiet bassist Chen Mo. Starting out with livestreams from a shabby basement, he answers his crit 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Showbiz: Writing a Song for the Diva from the Start, Taking the Internet by Storm 娱乐：开局给天后写歌，火爆全网 [Showbiz + one heroine + wish fulfillment + lighthearted] Lu Shui transmigrated to a parallel world and became a graduate of Xinghai Conservatory of Music. He joined a variety show called [You Write, I Sing]. The composers wrote the songs, and the singers performed them. For his first pairing, Lu Shui never expected to be matched with the current top-tier star and diva Ye Shiyu. When the show gave them the prompt “Regret,” Lu Shui brought out “Later.” When the show gave them the prompt “Wind,” L 1.1kReads5.9Score—14d adds
- 183 From the Start, One Song, “An Ordinary Road,” Had the Unlucky Audience in Tears 开局一首平凡之路，唱哭冤种观众 Lin Xia stood on the stage of “China's New Voice,” facing merciless mockery after a wave of negative news. Once a top-tier star with flagging popularity, he never imagined he could end up in such a sorry state. Just as he was about to leave the studio, the Grudge System successfully bound itself to him! He unlocked the song “Ordinary Road,” and one performance made him an overnight sensation! From then on, he surged ahead, singing his way back to the top-tier star life... 54Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 184 Late to Class, One Hit Song Takes the Internet by Storm! 上课迟到，一首神曲火爆全网！ Late to class, he was punished by being told to perform a talent. Zhang Xiaoxian bound himself to an Entertainment System, and one hit song, “The Great God’s Tune,” took the entire internet by storm. In crosstalk, he became the hottest performer of the day and created a legend with his solo shows! In music, he became the world’s hottest singer and made music history! As an actor, he wrote scripts and starred in them, becoming a superstar! Don’t ask who he is. He is Zhang Xiaoxian, the ent 458Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 A Masked Sensation in Showbiz, the Top-Tier Star Begs Me Not to Sing 蒙面爆红娱乐圈，顶流求我别开腔 [Entertainment industry + singing + System + transmigration + one heroine + yandere] (New-book ratings are not worth worrying about. This is wholesome, safe reading.) Qin Luo transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a flop singer who has been shelved for three years. The girl he once dated is now a hugely popular queen of the music scene. Not only that, but Masked Singer has Qin Luo appear in drag under the alias Moth? Is he trying to ride his ex-girlfriend's coattails? Fortunately, Qin Luo 271Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 186 Showbiz: One Hit After Another, I Take the Entertainment Industry by Storm 文娱：一首又一首，杀疯娱乐圈 [Web novelist + secret identities + System + career-building + no romance + entertainment industry] After binding to the 888 System, Ye Zhou embarks on a daily spree of taking the world by storm. Imagine a hacker who enters another world's entertainment industry as a singer... When he realizes he doesn't have enough influence, why not stack the buffs? He creates several secret identities, puts his golden finger to use, and shakes up the music scene. When someone tries to sabotage him, Ye Zhou sa 876Reads—Score10114d adds
- 187 The Guixu Teahouse 归墟茶馆 The Guixu Teahouse: Make peace with yourself at the end of a dream At the end of a narrow alley, open only in moments of despair, stands the Guixu Teahouse. Its proprietress, Huang Qingyan, offers you a cup of tea in exchange for a story you dare not face. Here, a man tormented by regret drinks the “Wangchuan Draught” and returns to the scene of a car accident, only to hear his wife’s final words: “It wasn’t your fault.” An influencer drinks from the “Mirror of Suchness,” sheds layer after layer 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Can I Steal Other People's Luck? 我可以夺走别人的运气？ On the day Chen Yu was fired, he found a rusty old coin in the rain. That night, he dreamed his boss had suddenly gotten rich while he was so broke he could only afford instant noodles. The next morning, he woke in horror to discover that a mere touch could quietly steal someone else’s luck. A colleague who’d just been promoted was suddenly hospitalized after a car accident. His love rival won five million in the lottery, then dropped dead on the spot. Even his landlord’s demolition compensation 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 My Second Face 我的第二张脸 A convenience store owner has a faceless face lodged beneath the skin of his own. It doesn't feed on his senses. It's learning his expressions, preparing for the day it can “act” its way into taking over his face. He doesn't know what it is or where it came from. He only knows that it's right there on his face. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 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
- 191 Dumped from the Start: One Song, “Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies,” Takes the Internet by Storm 开局被甩：一首海阔天空火爆全网 Before transmigrating, Xu Yi was the reigning king of the entertainment industry, appearing on screens across the country year after year. Now, in a parallel world, all he wants is to go back to being an ordinary person. But reality won’t let him. His celebrity wife thinks he’s useless and forces him to sign an unfair divorce agreement. With no other choice, he’s forced back into the spotlight. One appearance on the show Superstar Singer-Songwriters, and he’s an overnight sensation! He writes an 273Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 192 I'm a Music Cultivator, So Isn't It Normal for Me to Sing? 音修的我，会唱歌很正常吧？ (Urban showbiz, an invincible singing sensation, and a somewhat comedic heroine) Mimi, the mount of the musical cultivator Mu Yao, flees with her to an ordinary world. They happen to land in a country with a poor music scene. Mimi, her mount, becomes a plagiarist, while Mu Yao sets out to go from livestream host to singing sensation, performing and collecting ordinary people's emotional energy along the way... until she can finally leave this ordinary world! 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Now That the Music Scene Has Been Cleansed, It's Our Turn to Shine 乐坛洗净后，该我们清泉出手了 ⚠️Notice: The author is revising the early part of the book, with major changes underway! For now, new readers should read through Chapter 23, “Eavesdropping.” Once the revisions are complete, I will remove this notice.⚠️ [Transmigration + No System + Borrowed Songs and Lyrics + Band + All-Round Frontman + One Heroine + Pure Friendship + Idealistic Music Scene + No Backstabbing + No Frustrating Setbacks] (This lazy author listens to a lot of Jay Chou and JJ, so... you get the idea.) Jiang Xing 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 A Superstar’s Journey Begins at the Host Competition 巨星从主持人大赛开始 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Zhu Quan becomes a contestant on The Host Competition. With the System's support, he expects to make a splash in the world of hosting, but instead he becomes a “joke machine,” a “heartthrob arsonist,” “running hormones,” a “walking CD player,” and a “chef, actor, and punk” all rolled into one… He's more than a host: he's also a singer, writer, pianist, chess player, athlete, mathematician, and a superstar with countless other identities. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 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
- 196 Foreign Singers Are Slaughtering the Competition, So the National Team Sends Me to Save the Day 洋人歌手乱杀，国家队派我救场 Singer 2042 goes live, but singers from across the country turn down invitations one after another, too afraid to compete. As top Grammy singers dominate the stage, Wang Sulong, Secondhand Rose, and the like can't put up a fight. “There's no one left in Chinese music. A fifty-year-old woman is left to guard the gates” trends online for a while. The whole world is laughing at the Chinese music scene. An old leader from the General Political Department of the cultural troupe flies into a rage and 1.2kReads6.5Score10314d adds
- 197 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
- 198 Showbiz: Singing Heartbreakers on the Street, I Made a Traffic Cop Cry! 娱乐：致郁街头卖唱，唱哭交警！ [God of Song + face-slapping + acting + starting a company + first love + ex-girlfriend drama] Ding~ [God-Tier Entertainment System bound. Lottery activated. Obtained a heartbreak-inducing singing voice!] Lin Heng transmigrates into a university student studying composition. His predecessor had just been dumped by a rising traffic-starlet. Lin Heng isn't sad. What does that have to do with me? He turns around and sings “Those Hurried Years” on a bridge across the river, moving everyone there to 7Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 199 Showbiz: From the Start, I Inherit the Essence of Chinese Culture and Get Exposed on A Longing for Life 娱乐：开局传承国粹，被神往曝光 Chu Feng transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a teacher sent to a rural school and awakens a legacy System. Suona, pottery, embroidery, shadow puppetry, face-changing... Every time he passes a traditional Chinese art on to one of his students, he receives a new skill as a reward. In this era, Western culture is flooding in, and traditional Chinese arts are in decline. Chu Feng lives in a remote village, teaching and nurturing the next generation. When the show A Journey into the F 144Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 200 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
