Novels like A Superstar's Guide to Training
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- 1 I Became an All-Around Superstar After I Stopped Being a Doormat 不当舔狗后,我成为全能巨星 [Transmigration + System + Entertainment Industry + Competitive Music Shows + Parallel World + Rewriting Hit Songs + Positive Energy, perfect for listening to music as you read] Su Chen, an obscure musician in the capital, transmigrated to a parallel world after an accident and awakened an entertainment-industry System. To his utter surprise, the original owner of his new body was a desperate simp who couldn’t even get a house! Faced with his goddess’s emotional manipulation and threats, he quit 10Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 2 This Superstar Is Remarkably Down-to-Earth 这个巨星非常脚踏实地 Chen Xingyuan, the youngest Best Actor at twenty-four, transmigrates to a parallel world where entertainment is sorely lacking. By chance, he awakens the [Stay Grounded System]. As long as he makes the most of every minute, he receives System funds that he can exchange for all kinds of skills. Chen Xingyuan: “I've got the looks, and I've got the System! A new world won't stop me from becoming the god of the entertainment industry!” [No heroine, with slice-of-life elements] 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 From the Start, My Roommates Were the Internet's Three Giants 开局我的舍友是网络三巨头 What kind of sensation and shock would it cause if Zhang Jin were reborn, only to find that his roommates were the three giants of the internet, and then they all went on to compete together on a singing variety show? Read the story to find out! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I Told You to Be a Bad Student, Not to Keep the Whole Entertainment Industry 让你当学渣,没让你包养娱乐圈啊 [My first time writing a novel, so please go easy on me. This is a fantasy about a nobody making it big, with the timeline closely following real life. There are a few changes, but nothing major.] The moment I’m reborn, I trick my parents into believing I’m the reincarnation of the God of Wealth! I swindle ten yuan of pocket money from my childhood friend and school beauty, Liu Shishi, then turn around and buy a lottery ticket with a 15-million-yuan jackpot! From then on, all I want to do is 5.2kReads6.3Score663Shelves
- 5 Top-Tier Star Debut: The Nation's Goddess Is My Number One Fan 顶流出道:国民女神是我头号迷妹 Fang Cheng, a former child star long kept on the shelf and now long past his prime, made a comeback with a song and appeared before everyone once more. Overnight, countless former fans were moved to tears, remembering the days of their youth. This time, Fang Cheng has the resources of Earth from his previous life in hand, and he's striking hard at the entertainment industry! Starting with “Blue and White Porcelain,” his music has been included in textbooks time and again. His “The Legend of Luo 59Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 6 You’re Quitting Showbiz, So Why Are You Singing Such a Hit at Your Concert? 都要退圈了,你演唱会唱这么红? Ye Chen dreamed of holding a concert at the Bird's Nest. Then a dump truck sent him into a book set in a world starved of music, where he became a young king of love songs. Bad news: He had just five concerts left before he had to hang up his microphone and leave show business. Good news: His predecessor had an invincible voice that could span several octaves! Bad news: His predecessor sang bubblegum songs, so at every concert, fans fought over the microphone to sing along. Good news: Ye Chen ha 28.9kReads8.1Score2.4kShelves
- 7 Showbiz: I Hear You're Going to Take the Entertainment World by Storm 文娱:听说你要横扫娱乐圈 A legendary life in showbiz begins with one hit song. Wu Wei: an ordinary name, but through a chance encounter, he makes his mark on Central Television and steps onto a dazzling stage. It all starts with a rumor, uh... a rumor involving a superstar. 21Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 8 A Life of Glory 一等风光 Chinese entertainment, you know the drill: sensual pleasures and extravagance. Some rise like comets, arrogant and unstoppable; others fade into obscurity, leaving only sighs of regret. What kind of story is this? It’s the bold, uninhibited tale of someone reborn who accidentally steps onto the battlefield of fame and fortune! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Conquering Hollywood, Starting in 1997 制霸好莱坞从1997开始 [Rebirth + System + Entertainment Industry + Multiple Heroines] Reborn in 1997, Lin Fan binds himself to the Superstar Training System. Starting in Chinese entertainment in 1997, he sets out to conquer Hollywood! Lin Fan: “In this life, I’m going to become a global superstar!” [PS: I can’t stand hypocritical protagonists who want to have their cake and eat it too. This protagonist does whatever he likes, so if that bothers you, please don’t read. Thanks.] 2Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 10 A Succubus Takes on Showbiz: What Is This Pure Love System? 魅魔攻略娱乐圈,纯爱系统什么鬼 [Too many novels focus on actresses born in the '80s and '90s, so this one focuses on those born in the '95s and '00s] [Tian Xiwei]+ [Zhou Ye]+ [Song Yuqi]+ [...] Wen Liang was a fringe figure in the entertainment industry of the 21st century. He'd worked as an extra and tried singing for a living, but his good looks never made him famous. Then he transmigrates to 2018 in a parallel world, where he's a top-tier heartthrob, but his singing and acting skills are both somehow at zero. He awakens th 713Reads—Score101Shelves
- 11 After Marrying the Queen of Pop, I Became a God with Half a Song 和天后领证后,我靠半首歌封神 Ling Fei had just transmigrated and hadn’t even had a chance to make his mark when a top-tier star, a rising pop queen, kidnapped him. “Pretend to marry me to keep my family off my back. I’ll cover your food and lodging and give you 50,000 a month in spending money!” Ling Fei: “Deal!” With a deal this incredible, why bother building a career? Ling Fei promptly moved into her mansion and started living the carefree life of a lazy freeloader. Then one day, Luo Xiaoyi was out working, and Ling Fei 53.7kReads7.5Score5.1kShelves
- 12 This Actor Wants More Money! 这个演员要加钱! The Ming Dynasty’s last military champion transmigrates to the modern day, where Ouyang Bai takes the entertainment industry by storm. Director: I hear you’re pretty good in a fight? Ouyang Bai: Just pay me… 19Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 13 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 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 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 381Reads6.9Score108Shelves
- 15 I Went Viral With 'Sunny Days.' Writing Songs? Piece of Cake 从晴天开始爆火,写歌?有手就行 [Showbiz + One Female Lead + Music-Focused + No Secret Identities + Sound Values] [More romance in the early chapters] Lin Xiang got incredibly lucky. The moment he opened his eyes, he found himself in a parallel world, in the body of a student. The chalk dust still drifted through his senior-year classroom as usual. Everything about this world was great, except that it was missing those melodies etched into his DNA. Then, at the graduation party, he picked up a guitar and casually sang “Qing Ti 1.1kReads6.3Score100Shelves
- 16 Mocked by Everyone From the Start, Now the Whole Internet Copies My Nose Rub 开局遭群嘲,全网学我摸鼻梁 [Entertainment Industry] [Feel-Good] [Female Star] [No Angst] Making movies as a side gig, flirting with female stars as his main job Li Huan: You only get thirty thousand days in this life, so love for as many of them as you can. Audience: The director puts me through misery a thousand times, so I’ll send him a box of knives. Li Huan: I put the audience through misery a thousand times, and they still flock to the theaters. 271Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 17 Reborn, I Rule the Entire Entertainment Industry 重生后,独霸整个娱乐圈 The ultimate cuckold king kills himself, then transmigrates to a parallel world. Using his knowledge of the future, he brings hit songs from his past life to dominate the entire entertainment industry, eventually establishing himself in Daxia and looking down upon the world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Showbiz: Scumbag, You Lured Away All the Actresses 娱乐:渣男,你把女明星都拐跑了 Su Chen transmigrates and awakens the Superstar System the moment he opens his eyes, but all he wants is to be a playboy in the entertainment industry. Big Mi: “Not bad. Pick whichever script you like.” Wen Yongshan: “My dad saw the news. He says he wants to meet you.” Yu Shuxing: “Brother Su Chen, didn’t you say I was your leading lady?” Chen Xiao: “Su Chen, are you going to leave me?” Dilraba: “Honey, I want to make our relationship public.” … A few years later, people are astonished to 15Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 19 Dumped from the Start, I Set the World Ablaze with a Song: East Wind Breaks 开局被甩,一首东风破杀疯了 [Showbiz + humorous romance + urban daily life] Gu Qing is the resident guitarist at the Queen's Bar, and his girlfriend is the resident singer. But today, she wants to break up with him because she has signed with a record company, and the contract explicitly forbids dating. After the breakup, Gu Qing gets blind drunk at the bar and suffers alcohol poisoning. Meanwhile, in another parallel world, producer Gu Qing dies of cancer, only to come back to life in this world's Gu Qing's body... 1.9kReads8.8Score150Shelves
- 20 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—Shelves
- 21 Showbiz: Rising to Fame Starting with a Graduation Concert 娱乐:从毕业歌会开始翻红 [Entertainment Industry + Idols + Daily Life + Lighthearted] Reborn in a parallel world, he becomes a washed-up idol, but discovers his agency tricked him into handing over the copyrights to his work. Then they use it to threaten him into renewing his contract! When he refuses, they blacklist him! After five years in obscurity, he makes a comeback with sheer talent and hard work! Tomorrow's Star, a small online variety show, becomes the hit of the summer after Jiang Fan joins the cast, propellin 256Reads6.6Score109Shelves
- 22 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. 334Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 23 The Rise of a Cross-Industry Superstar 跨界巨星崛起 [Showbiz + no System + characters aren't dumbed down + tragic, gorgeous male lead + one heroine] Zheng Yi transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world that's 80% similar to Earth. On Earth, Zheng Yi was a singer, but his looks kept him from ever making it big. On Blue Star, Zheng Yi became famous at a young age and is exceptionally handsome. But his striking appearance attracts the attention of a female executive. After years of being blacklisted, he returns to the spotlight in an entirely diffe 446Reads7.9Score108Shelves
- 24 I Tear Apart the Two-Faced Diva, Then Take the Music Scene by Storm! 手撕绿茶天后,我在歌坛杀疯了! (Slice of life + feel-good + sweet romance + no System + transmigration) On the first day Su Mo transmigrated, he discovered that the body's previous owner had been a hopeless simp! He'd spent three whole years chasing a rising pop diva, only to end up with nothing. Worse, she'd used him and planned to whitewash her reputation at a concert with his help! Su Mo was furious! Damn it, you want to use me to clear your name? Fine. I'll expose you as a two-faced gold digger right there onstage, then u 663Reads8.4Score105Shelves
- 25 The Ultimate Entertainment Superstar 最强娱乐大明星 My new story is here! You can read my work on Fanqie Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 127Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 26 Showbiz: I Took the Internet by Storm with Earth's IP 文娱:我靠地球IP炸翻全网 When Lin Yuan wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated to a parallel version of Blue Star. Its technology is comparable to Earth’s, but its culture is a barren wasteland. There are no classic masterpieces, no hit songs, and no one has even heard of great films and television shows. To live comfortably in this world, Lin Yuan is forced to become a “cultural transporter.” 22.1kReads8.3Score2kShelves
- 27 Chinese Showbiz: Rising from the Blacklist to Become a Top-Tier Star 华娱:从黑流开始成为娱乐圈顶流 [Multiple heroines] [System] [Filming] [Entertainment industry] [Career] [Variety shows] Reborn in 2021, he joins Candy Is Super Sweet and creates an iconic moment from the start. With one line, “Candy is super sweet,” Shen Ci becomes the target of ridicule across the internet. He ranks last in the initial evaluation, and the whole internet calls him a pretty face and a sissy, certain he'll be eliminated in the first round and kicked out of the entertainment industry. No one knows he's bound to —Reads—Score116Shelves
- 28 Too Many Goddesses? Come at Me! 女神太多也烦恼来打我呀 A new season of Mushroom House begins. Yang Xi happens to be vacationing on the island, or more accurately, hiding from his ex-girlfriend! He just wants a peaceful holiday... The regular guests discover a luxurious villa on the island and, curious about their neighbor, go to take a look. “The clock on the scenes that travel through time moves backward, returning to the time when I loved you. The frame freezes on betrayal...” A melodious song drifts through the air. Pengpeng looks enraptured, 1.2kReads5.8Score113Shelves
- 29 Taking Over Showbiz: Making Money from The Rap of China 玩遍娱乐圈:从有嘻哈开始搞钱 A showbiz story beginning in 2017, when China Has Hip-Hop sets the protagonist on the road to fame. Multiple female leads, mainly actresses born in the 1990s and 1995s. Dong Feng is reborn in 2017. He clears his mind, stays true to himself, and focuses on making money. Ten years later, at just 33, Dong Feng looks at the beauties all around him and finally understands why everyone wants to enter showbiz. Because showbiz is so much fun! 540Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 30 The Entertainment Industry: You Can't Imagine How Much Fun Directing Is 娱乐圈:导演的快乐你根本想不到 In the early stages, he makes his fortune as a director. Later, he focuses entirely on building a company through capital investment. His entertainment company is home to numerous top-tier actresses, and he holds massive stakes in Netflix and Pony Ma's Tencent. His assets reach ten trillion. 1.3kReads7.1Score105Shelves
- 31 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 580Reads6.3Score103Shelves
- 32 Showbiz: After We Broke Up, I Made the Pop Queen a Star 文娱:分手后,我亲手捧起了天后 [No System] + [one female lead] + [dumped from the start] Chen Ning was a singer from the bottom rung of the industry. After years of frustration and failure, he eventually died of alcohol poisoning. But after his death, Chen Ning transmigrates to a parallel world and inhabits the body of another man named Chen Ning. When his girlfriend leaves him for the sake of her future, one song, “Between the Rainbow,” takes the internet by storm, launching him on a journey back into the entertainment indus 2.9kReads7.0Score118Shelves
- 33 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—Shelves
- 34 King of Showbiz, I'm No Live-In Son-in-Law 娱乐之王,我不是赘婿 Lu Huan transmigrates to a parallel world that's a wasteland of entertainment, only to find himself a live-in son-in-law? His wife's family treats him like he's invisible, and even the wife who uses him sees him as worthless. But his true identity is...? "I'm finally free~" Lu Huan has been waiting for an accident to happen, ending this absurd life as a live-in son-in-law early and putting an end to this inexplicable marriage. Afterward, with Earth's resources at his back, Lu Huan becomes a hard 756Reads8.5Score127Shelves
- 35 The Director Returns to 1996 导演重回1996 (A director’s story of striving for success + airtight logic + not a brainless, shallow novel) Back to 1996, when travel was slow and letters took a long time to arrive. Lin Maidong gets into the directing program at Beijing Film Academy. This is the most difficult era for the film and television industry. The Sixth Generation directors have yet to make their mark, and films are still produced under the auspices of state-owned studios. People care about art, not commerce, and domestic box office 894Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 36 Showbiz: The King of the Underworld's Beautiful Life in the City 娱乐:阎君在都市的美丽人生 (Multiple celebrities, livestreaming, variety shows) After Shen Lianxin was reborn and inherited the legacy of Yan Luo, instead of pursuing a career, he plunged headfirst into the entertainment industry. No, to be precise, he plunged straight into the world of celebrity fans!!! 756Reads6.2Score102Shelves
- 37 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 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 One Song, “I Just Love You Too Much,” and the Whole Internet Bursts into Tears! 一首只是太爱你,全网泪洒当场! [Two male leads; parallel worlds; System; main character is the pursuer; brief breakup; happy ending; entertainment industry] After Yu Jingyuan died, he transmigrated to a parallel world and became an orphan with nothing. In his darkest hour, he met the light of his life. They became lovers, but eventually broke up because of him. When they parted, the System that had been dormant for three years activated, and the perfectly fitting song “I Just Love You Too Much” appeared in his mind… At a song 1.1kReads8.2Score113Shelves
- 39 Showbiz: Dumped from the Start, One Song Takes the World by Storm 娱乐:分手开局,一首够爱杀爆 [Feel-Good Story] [No Deliberate Humiliation or Showing Off] [System] [Entertainment Industry] [Loads of Songs, Including Many Rarely Used in Other Stories] [One Female Lead, Pure Romance] [Overwhelming the Competition] [Focused on Singing] (One female lead, a mutual, devoted romance. I just want to share some songs I personally love. If you want a story with multiple female leads, don't click. Don't come in, dislike it, and tank my rating. It's hard to take.) After seven and a half years of tra 9kReads7.0Score416Shelves
- 40 Chinese Entertainment: A Beauty at the 1996 Central Academy of Drama 华娱,96中戏人美景美 (Plagiarist) (Content Reposter) (reborn) (Multiple Heroines) That day, a major production by Wei'an Films was preparing to premiere, with an interview segment. A strikingly beautiful woman with a pretty face and a sharp mind asked, “Director Chen, may I ask why you’ve always been so successful?” Chen Wei'an put on a mysterious smile. “Because I have a pretty good memory.” 4.3kReads6.3Score207Shelves
- 41 Fishing for Fame 垂钓文娱 Friends, today I'm going to show off my incredible fishing skills. Watch closely and learn well. If you can pick up even a third of my skills, landing a huge catch will no longer be a dream. What? You want me to release a song? Why would a fishing fanatic like me release a song? You're taking it too far, my friend. Do you even know I'm a fishing blogger? Why are you pestering me to update a variety show on my channel? Oh, you mean the show I planned? Well, that's different. A slice-of-life stor 146Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 42 Actually, I Just Wanted to Listen to Music! 其实,我只是想听歌而已! Lan Mo was a top-tier singer in the entertainment industry on Earth in his previous life, but an accident brought him to Blue Star, where his soul entered the body of another Lan Mo with the same name. He wanted to live a quiet, ordinary life, but music was the one thing he couldn’t live without. Under the stage name Lao Mo, he wrote hit after hit and quietly began a legendary career. In the end, he became the Song God admired by everyone in the music world! Along the way, he met the heroine, Ya 2kReads7.4Score101Shelves
- 43 Showbiz: You Were Asked to Fill In, but You Became the King of Memes 娱乐:让你临时串场,你成梗王了 [Mindless Comedy + Just for a Laugh + Endless Punchlines + Sweet Banter + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Ye Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a nobody in the entertainment industry, a fresh-faced star ranked somewhere beyond the 180th tier. He unexpectedly makes a last-minute guest appearance on “Happy Mahua.” Shen Teng walks onstage laughing, “Oho, oho, ohohoho!” Ye Chen instantly fires back: “Bro, did you just swallow a toad?” The whole room erupts with laughter! Just when the whole 12.6kReads6.9Score989Shelves
- 44 You Asked Me to Direct, So Why Did I Crush the Music Scene? 让你当导演,你把乐坛碾压了? [Showbiz + System + One Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] After accidentally injuring a young heartthrob while filming a movie, Lin Yan was subjected to online abuse by the star’s fans and received a lawyer’s letter demanding exorbitant compensation. Thanks to a few deft moves, he not only got the heartthrob and the trolls thrown behind bars, but also gained a huge wave of fans. Netizens thought that was the end of the story, but little did they know it was only the beginning. Next 3.8kReads8.0Score278Shelves
- 45 Showbiz: This Celebrity Is So Righteous It’s Almost Sinister 娱乐:这个明星正得发邪 After accidentally swapping souls with himself from a parallel universe, Su Muchen discovered he had become an orphan from a family of martyrs. Born into an arts troupe, he was both talented and good-looking, with powerful connections. Now that he had transmigrated with a System, wasn’t the entertainment industry his playground? He stepped into the audience’s sights with the song “Misaligned Time and Space (May Fourth Edition).” With a costume change in Yunnan Province, he let the people of Blue 1.1kReads6.6Score131Shelves
- 46 Urban: I Rise to the Top Through Stand-Up Comedy 都市:从脱口秀开始制霸 Transmigrate to a parallel world and take over a talk show that's already past its prime? And in this world, talk shows are so underdeveloped that they're limited to telling corny jokes? Well, Su Hao is in his element! Tonight's Post-80s Talk Show, Talk Show Competition, stand-up comedy... Every episode sends him blazing across the internet! From a little-known talk show host, he gradually makes his way onto the world stage! And what he gains isn't just fame... “It's not that I'm a scumbag. I ju 876Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 47 All-Round Entertainer: Saving Boss Yang from the Start 全职娱乐家,开局救了杨老板 “Wow, the song ‘Qilixiang’ is so good. It brings back the feeling of first love.” “‘The Lonely Warrior’ is so explosive!” “I still like ‘Childhood’ best. Sob, I miss my grandma.” “This is a true superstar! MJ must have possessed him. That dancing, OMG, it's terrifying!” said Harin, a mentor on The Voice, looking astonished. “Qin Tian's ‘Three Lives, Three Worlds’ feels like it was made for our TV series,” praised Big Honey. “Qin Tian's dancing has completely upended my expectations,” said an aud 226Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 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. 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 49 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—Shelves
- 50 Starting in 2002: Turning Up the Heat on Chinese Entertainment 从02年开始,给华娱上上强度 [Rebirth + showbiz + sole heroine Liu Yifei + director + slow-paced] From short films to feature films. From simple coming-of-age school movies to explosive special-effects sci-fi blockbusters. I want the awards, and I want the box office too. Gu Chen is reborn and starts over, taking one step at a time. He’ll build a movie empire of his own. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

















































