Novels like The Top-Tier Star's Little Schemes
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Top-Tier Star's Little Schemes, best match first.
- 1 I'm Losing It! The Clingy Younger Guy I Dumped After Online Dating Turns Out to Be a Top-Tier Star 癫了，网恋甩的粘人弟弟竟是顶流 [Male lead has a secret crush] [Both leads are inexperienced and devoted to each other] [Online romance + dating show] [Two stunning leads] [Female lead is a jack of all trades] Xun Yin, a top-tier star sales streamer, has a tiny waist, long legs, and a face blessed by heaven. She’s a bona fide heartbreaker, but all she cares about is selling products. [Streamer, what should I do if I don’t have a boyfriend?] Xun Yin: “Buy my stuff and help me make money. Once I’ve earned enough, I’ll go to T 1.8kReads8.8Score20314d adds
- 2 I Brought My Kid to a Dating Show and Became Everyone's Favorite! 恋综之带着崽崽的我成了香饽饽！ [Entertainment industry + dating show + raising a child + two male leads + golden finger] Xia Guiheng was just listening to music through his headphones when he turned into a small alley. But when he came out, he had become the chubby, universally hated simp Xia Guiheng from a parallel world, despised by the entire internet. The Xia Guiheng in this world could have lived as a pampered young master, adored by everyone, but instead chose to hide his identity and stalk the movie emperor Lu Baixing. 3kReads9.2Score35414d adds
- 3 EN I'm Damn Good at Fortune-Telling, So What's Wrong with Being a Little Extra? 我算命贼溜，作一点怎么了？ [Transmigration and Rebirth + Wish Fulfillment + Face-Slapping + Showbiz Variety Shows + Absurd Comedy + Mysticism + Sweet Romance] P.S. A sweet little romance dressed up in mysticism! A pale, gorgeous, long-legged, spoiled shou, a national preceptor × a handsome, well-proportioned, lovesick actor gong In his previous life, Ji Nanshu was the national preceptor of the Qiang Kingdom. He sacrificed himself for the people and the state, only to open his eyes and discover that he had been reborn in t 4.5kReads9.4Score71914d adds
- 4 Showbiz: I Have a Wish-Granting Cat 文娱：我有一只祈愿猫 [Showbiz + everyday life + adaptations of existing works + low conflict] P.S. This is a showbiz story focused on everyday life. The pacing may be a little slow at first, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing. After a chance act of kindness, Fang Can is marked by a wish-granting cat with special abilities. From then on, the young man embraces the lofty spirit of a scholar and fearlessly lives his youth to the fullest. His gender-swapped portrayal of Yang Guifei is hailed as the most beautiful 21.7kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds
- 5 Luring the Wild Dog into Playing Nice 引野犬装乖 The print edition of Playing Nice is now available. [Overbearing CEO × powerful business tycoon × devoted love × modern romance × one-on-one] [Married first, love later × rekindled romance × bittersweet × healing] [Unhinged big sister who is the male lead's kryptonite × awkward big dog who spends every day trying to figure out if his wife loves him] Everyone in Jincheng's wealthy business circles knew He Jingzhun had three deadly flaws: He brought misfortune to his father, his mother, and his w 17.2kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
- 6 My Aloof Roommate Gets Drunk and Begs for a Hug! The Ferocious Dog Can’t Hide His Grin 清冷室友醉酒求抱！恶犬他爽翘嘴 [Two Male Leads + Enemies-to-Lovers + A Straight Guy Winning Himself Over + Livestreaming] [Cool, Self-Destructive, Depressed Beauty with a Tragic Past × Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted Rebellious Rich Kid; Healing Sweet Romance, 1v1] Everyone at A University knew Wen Ling was an untouchable beauty, with cool silver hair and a face as cold and flawless as ice and jade. Even when he smiled, there was a hint of indifference in his eyes. In truth, he was falling apart. His younger sister died in a c 14.1kReads9.4Score2.4k14d adds
- 7 Quick Transmigration: Help, the Unhinged Villain Is Chasing Me Again 快穿：吓晕，疯批反派又追上来了 [Quick transmigration + 10,000% heartthrob + unhinged characters + forced love + pure romance, 1v1] The diligent new Host Gu Qiuyu worked hard to improve his performance. He had no idea how he had ended up in a nest of crazies, constantly drawing the attention of brooding, unhinged men. In a wealthy family, the devoted male supporting character turns out to be a Miaojiang Gu master. The gloomy, beautiful young man plants a love Gu in him and wraps his arms around his waist. “I love you so, so 17.7kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 8 The Entertainment Industry's Street Drifter: I Took Bandits on a Wild Ride from the Start 内娱街溜子，开局带劫匪狂飙 For female readers! Complete!! [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + shamelessness + memes + face-slapping + mysticism + no logic] After transmigrating, Lu Ling became a washed-up actress. From the start, she had to deal with a cheating scumbag boyfriend, being blacklisted by her company, and a ruthless rejection from a director... Faced with this thoroughly unfriendly world, Lu Ling decided to go completely crazy and wreck everyone’s day. And so the entertainment industry gained a new menac 43.5kReads9.0Score5.8k14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 After Flirting with My Unhinged Junior Brother, I Somehow Became Everyone's Crush 勾搭疯批师弟后，我竟成了万人迷 [Two male leads + one-on-one, both each other's first and only + from universally despised to universally adored] Ji Ci transmigrated into a book. He went from a pure and sunny college student to the vicious male supporting character beside the universally adored protagonist of a Green River novel. System: [Endure humiliation and survive. One day, Host will achieve greatness and reach the pinnacle of life!] Ji Ci: Got it. So whenever the protagonist was in danger, he took the blade for him. When 19.4kReads9.5Score3.3k14d adds
- 11 After Switching Lives with a Tycoon, She Turned the Ultra-Luxury Socialite World Upside Down 和大佬互换后她炸翻了顶奢豪门 [Also known as: The Overbearing CEO and the Celebrity Who Swapped Bodies and Reformed the Entertainment Industry] Third-rate actress Zhong Ruanxing has faced endless controversy over her sexy figure ever since her debut, with scandalous rumors constantly swirling around her. She is suppressed by industry bigwigs and dragged down by rivals, while smear campaigns come one after another. For years, she has been unable to shake her image as a sexy star, and her career has been severely hampered. Son 52.3kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
- 12 I'm a Celebrity. What's Wrong with Doing a Side Hustle? 我一个明星，搞点副业很合理吧？ After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Xia becomes a minor celebrity stuck near the bottom of the industry. Everyone knows that D-list celebrities are treated worse than dogs. Life is tough, so Lin Xia makes a living with odd jobs. To get by, Lin Xia has no choice but to take up some side gigs. Day one: picking a lock at someone’s home, netting 200 yuan. Day two: setting up a fortune-telling stall, netting 500 yuan. Day three: selling cartoon-print underwear at a street stall, netting 800 71.1kReads9.2Score6.2k14d adds
- 13 EN Infinite Escape: From Cannon Fodder to Beautiful, Powerful, and Doomed 无限逃亡，炮灰爆改美强惨 [Signed for publication][Audiobook narrated by a real person now available] Two male leads + Infinite Flow + Misguided assumptions A good-for-nothing cannon-fodder, Xie De, gets a System dropped on him. He thinks he can finally embark on the path of a legendary hero and triumph all the way, but it turns out his System is a useless, abandoned piece of junk that can’t provide a thing. Shop? No. Rewards? No. Missions? No. Fine, Xie De decides to keep slacking off. But the System won’t have it. Sure 78.3kReads9.6Score10.4k14d adds
- 14 Ugly Duckling! Extra! The Big Shots Take Her Home 丑小鸭！路人甲！大佬们抱她回家 [Face-slapping satisfaction] [Everyone’s darling, universally adored] [Clever heroine; CP with Sheng Yuxiao after she comes of age] Li Xiaoya was born in a poor mountain village. Her mother died when she was three, and her father ran off with his lover. When she was seven, the crew of the show Life Swap came to the village and picked Li Xiaoya at first sight. But when filming began, they suddenly replaced her with the village chief’s granddaughter. The village chief’s granddaughter later went to 128.5kReads9.6Score20.2k14d adds
- 15 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 58.9kReads9.5Score7.9k14d adds
- 16 The Nation’s Movie Emperor Has a Secret Crush on Me 国民影帝暗恋我 Word is that national heartthrob Yu Qianfan has someone he secretly loves? Fans: “No, I don’t believe it! He loves us!” Word is that the person Yu Qianfan secretly loves is Queen Li? Fans: “Li Jin? No way! Those two don’t get along. This rumor is definitely false!” During a variety show game, Yu Qianfan put his hand on a lie detector. Host: “I heard you have a secret crush. Is it Li Jin?” Li Jin shot him a cold look. Yu Qianfan answered, “No.” Zap! The red lights flashed, and the alarm blared. L 13.4kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 17 EN OMG! What Nobody Actor Kisses the Unhinged Villain Right Away? 天！谁家糊咖上来就亲疯批反派 Highlight: The secondary couple's story is concentrated in the extras. If they appear in the main story, it is only to serve the plot, and they occupy very little space. Readers who dislike this should proceed with caution. [Double male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + a vicious, ruthless, indulgent top with a hidden perverted side versus an all-around, dazzlingly talented bottom who openly flirts] Shen Lian was a top-tier star, but when he opened his eyes, he had become a nobody 134kReads9.7Score15.5k14d adds
- 18 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117kReads9.6Score13.7k14d adds
- 19 EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 334.8kReads9.7Score42.8k14d adds
- 20 EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
- 21 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score177.1k14d adds
