Novels like What If: A Series of Watch-Alongs
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- 151 When Shao Bai Watches The Blood of Youth 当少白观影少年歌行后 In the dazzling martial world of Dashing Youth, a group of spirited young heroes in their prime happen upon a screening of The Blood of Youth. When the lights dim and the story ends, will the martial world still be one that leaves only regrets behind? 123Reads5.3Score10114d adds
- 152 Starting with Watching Snow Maze 从雪迷宫观影开始 A crossover viewing-the-future story featuring characters from various dramas. The protagonists see what will happen from the very beginning. How will they react? Volume One: The Lost Tomb. The viewing begins with the 1997 Little White Building case. The events in Huazhou have already happened. Complete. Volume Two: My Journey to You. The story begins at the very start, when the Gong clan is choosing brides. Each drama features its own characters watching the future, and the stories do not inter 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Film and TV Crossover: A World Where He Is Seen on Screen 综影视：观影有他的世界 Also known as: A Deadly Game: Watching His World. In a parallel world, characters watch the original world. What if Ling Jiushi had taken his own life because of depression before meeting Wu Qi? 613Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 154 Demonic Path: Everyone Watches Sword and Fairy 3 魔道：当众人观影仙剑三 The story of everyone from The Untamed watching Sword and Fairy 3. 908Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 155 The Untamed: A Watch Party 陈情令观影 Beginning from the original Chen Qing Ling, the story branches off at a certain scene. Everyone enters the same space to witness Wangxian's past and present lives, learn how the future will unfold, and discover what lies ahead for them. Live-stream format, watch-along format, image-viewing format, transmigration 1.4kReads8.8Score10214d adds
- 156 After Watching the Show, No One Follows the Script Anymore 观影后，都不按剧本来了 [Crossover of film and TV worlds + watching videos] [These are all stories I can't let go of. After finishing a show, I feel so empty that I just want to fill that void. The heroine doesn't know the videos are being projected into other worlds.] Su Nianyi is a rich woman who owns several apartment buildings and lies flat while collecting rent every day. Usually, she just likes scrolling through videos and looking up shows that catch her interest. What she doesn't know is that every video she wat 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Film and TV Crossover: Watching the Sky Screen, I Change the Plot by Posting Videos 综影视：天幕观影，我刷视频改剧情 [No plagiarism] [Multiple TV and film worlds + System + transmigration across worlds + video reactions + watching and reacting + unresolved regrets + a chaotic crossover + alternate universe + history + ensemble cast] [This is the second installment of Handing It Over to the Nation: I Change the Plot by Watching Videos] [All kinds of videos will feature. The main goal is to drive everyone crazy. This is an ensemble story, with each world's protagonist at its center. After watching, people from e 8.4kReads—Score20214d adds
- 158 The Untamed: The Screen Reveals My Greatest Regret 魔道之屏幕告诉你我的意难平 Ten regrets, ten blessings, ten heartbreaks. Life is never perfect in every way, but I hope you have someone by your side for the rest of your life. For every Chen Qing Girl who can't let go. The green hills remain, the waters flow on. Until we meet again. Punish the wicked and fight evil, keep a clear conscience, and retire together. These are just my own thoughts. If they aren't to your taste, please ignore them or leave. I don't write often, and I'm a bit fragile, so thank you! 1.7kReads6.7Score12914d adds
- 159 Film and TV Crossover: Ninety-Nine Ways to Suffer in Love 综影视：虐恋九十九式 Also known as: I Romance Across Many Worlds First world: Lost You Forever The Haoling Princess deserves everyone’s reverence! (Everyone gets a bad ending in the watch-along story; extra chapters included.) Second world: The Great Protector A carefree wanderer of the martial world, with robes untouched by dust (A low-magic-resistance ruler and a spell-assassin heroine. No tragic ending.) Three truths to remember when reading this book: 1. Don’t trust the title! Sometimes there’s no angst. 2. Don’ 1.9kReads8.1Score—14d adds
- 160 Watching A League of Nobleman: Gong Ziyu 云之羽观影公子羽 Wu Feng attacked the palace gates again. The casualties were heavy, and only Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Ziyu remained. After learning the secrets of the back mountain, Gong Ziyu obtained a cultivation technique and destroyed Wu Feng. He then tried and failed to destroy the back mountain, and died. The world restarted, and Gong Ziyu was reborn. This is the story of how he saves the Gong family. Yeah, this idea just popped into my head. Feel free to take a look, but don’t take it too seriously. It’s 197Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 It All Began When Someone Raised Two Meteorites 这件事的开端是有人养了两只陨边 A heads-up: this story will not be kind to the Jiang and Jin families! I’m not criticizing them just for the sake of it, but whenever I disagree with something, I’ll definitely be voicing my subjective opinions! If you can’t accept that, feel free not to open the story! The main plot will mostly follow the animated version, though some parts will draw on the original novel! To be honest, the animation does make the Jiang family look a little better, especially Madam Yu! I really, subjectively d 658Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 162 Film and TV Crossover: The System That Saves the Unfulfilled 综影视拯救意难平系统 [System + watching videos + unresolved regrets + crossover dramas and films + history + reporting everything to the nation + quick transmigration.] [No limits on video content.] [Includes pairings the author ships.] [New author, please be kind.] Yun Shu, heir to the Supreme God, enters the mortal realm of the main world to cultivate merit before taking the throne. With the rules of the three thousand worlds unstable and the lines between good and evil unclear, the Supreme God sends a System from 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Watching Across Worlds Begins with Shipping Couples 万界观影从磕CP开始 [Watch-Along] + [Myriad Realms] + [Shipping Couples] + [Saving the Characters We Can't Let Go] The author is out of work and looking for a job. Updates will resume before October 29. On an ordinary day, a magical screen appeared. A variety streamer began recommending all kinds of videos and songs to the Myriad Realms. As the livestream went on, Zhang Qiling no longer had to guard the Bronze Gate for ten years; Kyojuro Rengoku no longer fell before dawn; Harry Potter grew up under his parents' pr 4.7kReads—Score12714d adds
- 164 Watching Gong Ziyu's Rebirth 观影宫子羽重生 I am Gong Ziyu, the Sword Wielder of the Gong sect. I died, but I came back to life. I am a ghost who crawled back from hell. Wufeng, are you ready to face my wrath? [This story contains original additions to the source material. Read if you're okay with that, and leave if you're not!] 217Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 165 Watching the Myriad Worlds, Unable to Let Go 诸天万界观影意难平 [Crossover of TV and film worlds + watch-along + healing lingering regrets] [The heroine is just a tool for the plot. She doesn't know the System exists and can't communicate with characters from the shows, but they can hear her commentary. The System compensates her financially.] Qin Zhenzhen is a struggling web novelist who loves watching videos. One day, she accidentally clicks on an ad, causing the videos she watches to appear throughout the Myriad Worlds. And so... “Sure, the child isn't yo 3kReads6.0Score10514d adds
- 166 One Man and the Sky Screen: From the Start, I Refuse to Be a Doormat 一人通天幕，开局不摇碧莲 [Outcasts Exposed to the Mundane World + Watch-Along + Humorous and Witty + Saving Parallel Worlds + From the Start + Technological Cultivation] A sky screen suddenly appears in The Outcast world. It recaps iconic scenes, opening with Zhang Chulan shamelessly exposing himself under the moon. As one iconic scene after another plays, the Outcast world is thrown into turmoil, and people in the mundane world are buzzing too. So cultivation really is possible! Outcasts and ordinary people come togeth 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Watching the Worlds: Ruling Across Myriad Realms 观影体：纵横万界 In a vast, endless sea of seats, a gigantic screen hangs suspended in midair. People come and go here, protagonists and supporting characters alike. Scenes from every little world are playing out here at every moment... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Film and TV: The Host in the Myriad Worlds Refuses to Follow the Plot 影视综，诸天万界宿主不按剧情走 [TV and film crossovers + watch-along + plot derailment + fixing the things that left fans unsatisfied] [The heroine doesn't know about the System at first] The heroine, Jian Xi, is a devoted hanfu enthusiast. After all, who didn't spend their childhood draped in bedsheets and duvet covers? A somewhat well-known hanfu blogger, she was looking for inspiration on Douyin while preparing an outfit for her next event. Just as her eyes were glazing over from scrolling, she came across a video titled “ 1.2kReads6.3Score—14d adds
- 169 The Demonic Path Watches the World of Tomb Raiding 魔道观看盗墓世界 What fun things will happen when the people of The Untamed watch the world of tomb raiding? Contract signed. 304Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 The World Watches 世界观影 Watch-along stories featuring Genshin Impact, Honkai, and all kinds of anime and novels. What sparks will fly when people from different worlds collide? (This is just my personal reading list. I'll note any pairings.) 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Spectators of the Myriad Worlds 诸天万界观影人 [The Myriad Worlds + Film and TV Instances + Original Instances + Comedy + No Harem + Not a Naive Protagonist] Li Ming: “I'm a useless pretty boy! I can only scrape by in the looks department to make a living.” An immortal spat right at him: “You shameless fool! How can you say something this ridiculous and shameless? Get your ass over to the comedy section!” And so Li Ming began his madcap sprint through the Myriad Worlds. He raced through countless planes and worlds, eventually becoming a figu 155Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 172 Watching My Own Swordsman, Building the Ultimate Martial Tang 观影武林外传，打造极武大唐 After years of toiling in hardship, Du Tong finally got his golden finger. It turned out to be a perk for all the people of the Tang dynasty. Fortunately, as the source of it all, Du Tong received VIP1 compensation. Watch My Own Swordsman, exchange for the martial arts he wants, and turn a historically ordinary Tang dynasty into an ultimate martial arts empire through nationwide wuxia. There’s no need to plagiarize poems. From the start, he distributes Li Bai’s collected poems throughout the ent 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 A Rundown of Chinese Animation: From the Start, Revealing the Ten Most Heartbreaking Moments! 国漫盘点：开局曝光十大意难平！ Chen An transmigrates by accident and awakens the Myriad Worlds Editing System. He can grow stronger just by making countdowns! His first countdown: the ten most heartbreaking characters in Chinese animation! Top 10: Jin Tieshou: “Marshal, go! I’ll hold them off. Backup energy, activate!” “We were enemies in this life. Let’s be brothers in the next!” Top 9: Little Chef Xiaofugui: “I have to get all eighteen golden cooking utensils and save Grandpa!” Top 8: Zhao Yuzhen: “All forms are illusions, 16Reads—Score514d adds
- 174 Anime Crossover: The Myriad Worlds Are Watching 综漫：万界观影进行中 Watch-Along «Crossover Anime + Games + No Pairings» There'll be a wide variety of things to watch, with lots of IPs. Probably Naruto, I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!, One Piece, Honkai: Star Rail, Absolute Zero, The Prince of Tennis… Lots of others, too. 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 A Rundown: Shocking All the Worlds from a First-Person Perspective 盘点：以第一视角给万界来点震撼 [The author may have been forced to alter parts of the original plot for various reasons, such as characters possessing the author, aliens kidnapping them, or Homelander issuing threats. ┏ (゜ω゜)=👉 Viewers, please don't make suggestions. If you prefer stories with more perspectives, you can go straight to the second series.] Shen Xiao was a video editor living the typical 996 work schedule, until the arrival of a Myriad Worlds Recap System changed his life. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on awaken 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 The Oracle Reversed 萌学园之预言逆转 [Watch-along story + no changes to the couples + healing the regrets] The main story and extras are complete. Bonus scenes will drop at random from time to time. After being hit by both the Dark Legion and the vampire army, Moe Academy has been left in ruins and must be rebuilt. The teachers and students working to restore Moe Academy never imagined that an even greater crisis awaited them in the not-too-distant future. At the same time, a chance for change has quietly emerged from within the cr 589Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Watching Stories Across the Multiverse: The World's Unfulfilled Longings 综影视之观影世间意难平 [Just signed a contract, so there’s no rating yet. If you like it, please leave me a good review. Thank you!] Content warning: I’ll be making up for the regrets and unresolved endings, so the characters in my novel may differ somewhat from their portrayals in the show. If you don’t like that, feel free to leave. In the viewing world, people from the ordinary timelines of various dramas watch the unresolved tragedies in their shows, and believe that people with the same faces are their past and f 157Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Untamed Series: 陈情令系列之 The original story of The Untamed is the starting point. At a certain scene, everyone is brought into a shared space to watch Wangxian’s past and present lives, and learn how the future unfolds, including their own. Live-stream format, watch-along format, image-viewing format, transmigration 1.4kReads8.9Score15214d adds
- 179 Wangxian Fanfic: Livestreaming the Xuan Zheng Era's History 忘羡同人直播玄正历史 After Wei Wuxian and Jin Zixuan get into a fight, a sky screen descends and broadcasts livestreams from later generations to the immortal sects. What will Wei Wuxian do when he learns what lies in his future? The focus is on the sweet romance between Wangxian. In Volume Two, Wangxian’s child from a parallel world gets a livestream System. The footage is projected into the time when Wangxian were studying together, bringing all sorts of changes. Not friendly to the Jin and Jiang clans. Fans of 2.2kReads8.8Score15114d adds
- 180 Jade Scenery, Gentle Breeze 景玉温风 People say you can tell what someone will be like when they grow up. Xiao Ruofeng, the future virtuous prince, had to be outstanding as a child to become a disciple of Mr. Li. So Xiao Ruojin, who raised his younger brother from childhood, shouldn’t be the mediocre, incompetent man everyone says he is. This time, I want to give Ruofeng an older brother with no ambitions, who only wants to keep his younger brother safe and help him live a good life. 6.8kReads8.5Score27114d adds
- 181 Slay the Gods Sky Screen: Is This Really My Future Self? 斩神天幕：未来的自己是这样吗 (The rating just came out, so don’t let it fool you. It’ll go up later! This is mainly about funny videos from the Slay the Gods world, with some angst too. Please give it a chance, handsome readers and lovely ladies!!!) A sky screen appears over the Slay the Gods world, showing many events that haven’t happened yet, along with sides of people nobody has ever seen. “Are divine agents really that strong? Sorry, I have seven gods like that!” Lin Qiye stares in disbelief. Is his future self really 15.2kReads6.2Score58214d adds
- 182 Watching The Ultimate Note 观影终极笔记 A sky screen appears, and long-buried secrets come to light: the Wang family, the Old Gate, the Bronze Gate. Everyone watches their future. (I'm a newbie, so please be kind.) 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Watching Videos with Characters from Every Movie and Show 观影体之各影视陪我刷视频 [No CP; the female lead doesn't know the System exists] Let characters from various film and TV worlds learn what happens in the future, and give them the closure they've been longing for. It's not just videos about films and TV shows; videos of other kinds will also be mixed in. The female lead doesn't know her phone can be projected into other worlds. The System won't appear often. 407Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 184 Movie Watch Party: From the Start, a Despairing Countdown 观影：开局绝望大盘点 Myriad Worlds: A Despair Showcase from the Start What is despair? Is it the Ten-Tails Allied Shinobi Forces being helpless against Uchiha Madara? Or Joseph Joestar feeling powerless against the Ultimate Life Form, Kars? Or the despair of Ultraman being beaten apart in the final episode? Or perhaps... the escape you thought you had in a horror movie? I don't understand this business of being unable to win, but I will defeat it no matter what. Currently featuring: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Next: C 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Anime Crossover Watch Party: Starting Today, I’m Following the Great Beast Hunters 综漫观影：从今天开始追番豪兽者 [Anime crossover + tokusatsu + watch-along (currently up to Episode 46 of Gozyuger; the Gozyuger movie is complete, and the VS arc is ongoing)] When a sky screen suddenly appears, Le Zou Zhen discovers that he has become Gozyu Wolf from Number One Squadron Gozyuger. He also finds himself leaving behind stories of meeting, knowing, and befriending characters from different anime on the sky screen. He thought he was merely an observer, until he unexpectedly discovers that the Sentai rings have app 658Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 186 The Witness Came to Bear Witness 【观影体】见证者为见证而来 [Watch Party] [Genshin Impact] A watch party beginning with Genshin Impact, following the perspective of the Traveler, Aether, on a journey through other worlds (Aether has played through Fontaine's story). Honkai: Star Rail begins from the perspective of the Trailblazer, Stelle (after the Jarilo-VI story). [A crossover with various anime and games: Bungo Stray Dogs (Dazai Osamu has just joined the Detective Agency), Demon Slayer (they've just reached the foot of Mount Natagumo), Jujutsu Kaisen 708Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 187 The Screen Is So OP, Anime Characters Go Wild! 光幕太牛逼，动漫人物嘎嘎叫！ [The heroine is a tool character, sent into anime worlds. I’ll be using all the popular anime worlds you know!] Detective Conan world A newborn baby cries. You say it’s the joy of being born, but is it really joy, or fear of the world?… The Outcast world You’re free to choose, but don’t complain when you suffer the consequences. Fruit Heroes world. People’s hearts are biased by nature. There’s no such thing as absolute justice. Ye Luoli world Everything has a crack. That’s where the light ge 4.7kReads6.4Score10014d adds
- 188 Film and TV Crossover: I Only Spoil Xianxian 综影视观影：我独宠羡羡 [Signed] [Thank you all for liking it] Everyone gathers together to watch films. I've been really into watch-along stories lately, so I wanted to try writing one myself. My writing may be rough, and the characters might be out of character. Thank you~ "Love Like the Galaxy" Complete "The Untamed: Part One (Sixteen Years Ago)" Complete "Love Like the Galaxy: The Sea of Dreams" Complete "Word of Honor" Complete "Love Between Fairy and Devil" Updating… … Possible upcoming titles: "The Untamed: Pa 3.1kReads6.6Score10414d adds
- 189 When I Transmigrated Into Shaobai, I Saved Ye Yun 当我穿进少白救叶云 A fanfic of Dashing Youth. It breaks up a canon couple and pairs an original female lead with Ye Dingzhi. If you don’t like that, don’t read! (Everyone, feel free to imagine yourself as the heroine; she’s you.) Jiang Chu was an ordinary writer. While watching the show one day, she was so heartbroken that she blurted out, “What is this? Let me in there. I won’t let you die, Yun!” Then she promptly fell asleep. When she woke up, she couldn’t believe she had transmigrated into the show and become i 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Dashing Youth: Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Conquering Immortals with Martial Might! 少年白马：悟性逆天，以武伐仙！ He transmigrates into the world of Young White Horse, becoming Gu Linyuan, the third legitimate son of the Gu family. From the start, he unlocks the prismatic trait: heaven-defying comprehension, and becomes a disciple of Li Changsheng at the Academy! Gu Linyuan begins practicing martial arts at five. In one year, he reaches the Vajra Mortal Realm; in three, the Carefree Earth Realm. In just five years, he becomes a mighty expert of the Carefree Heaven Realm! From then on, he takes the myriad ph 6Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 191 Golden Light Puppetry: Watching from Another World 金光布袋戏之空间观影 [Golden Light Bag Plays fan fiction | Watch-along | No Protagonist | Ensemble Cast] The Nine Realms of Jin Guang: Buddha, demons, monsters, ghosts, and humans are forcibly pulled into a mysterious viewing space! Unable to resist, unable to leave, they can only watch the things they never knew about: the past, world-shaking iconic scenes, and the fates, grudges, and tangled relationships that await them. When Cang Jingren, Shi Yanwen, Qiao Rulai, Mo Cangli... everyone is gathered in one room, w 211Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Ye Luoli: Memories of a Past Life 【观影体】叶罗丽前世之回溯 The Dharma King is Mo Na’s uncle, and his love interest is Wang Mo’s mother, who lost her memories while undergoing tribulations. Some characters are a little different. The official couples are Shui Mo, Yan Bing, Feng Na, Jin Luo, Shi Hui, Shu Mo, and the Fire Lord and Qing Er (please don’t be mad). The Mutiantian Pavilion members and the others knew one another in their past lives, but using forbidden power caused their memories to become distorted and sealed away. The Dharma King will help th 253Reads6.9Score1814d adds
- 193 Joy of Life: Descendants 庆余：后代 I’m just writing this for fun to test the waters. If it’s not your thing, just don’t read it. No need to force yourself. I only moved over something I wrote elsewhere. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. Don’t force yourself. 754Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 194 Film and TV Crossover: Two Worlds Watch Each Other on the Sky Screen, and the Drama Queens Are the Ones We Love Most 综影视：天幕观影双世界，癫了，戏精们才是白月光 [Signed and contracted. No plagiarism.] [Crossovers across film and TV + transmigration across worlds + ensemble cast + original-world sky screen viewing + unhinged writing + comedy + the unforgettable beloved + beautiful, strong, tragic characters + battle-worn characters + dramatic actors going all out] Also known as The Drama Queens Return to Their Past Lives and Go Completely Unhinged, On the Mental State of Mission Takers, and I Am the Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Beloved. Ever since Ye Yu sen 9kReads8.4Score25014d adds
- 195 A Wuxia Crossover Watches Jianxia Qingyuan 综武侠观影剑三 The cast of the comprehensive wuxia world watches Sword Net 3 In this vast martial world, what does it mean to be a hero? 1.1kReads8.2Score—14d adds
- 196 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Continuing Our Fate 【观影体】狐妖小红娘：此间续缘 Tell me, what is love in this world, that even the Magpie Bridge cannot ease the bitter ache of longing? Even turning into butterflies cannot bring the sweetness of two hearts joined as one. I want to cross into the future, journey through the river of time, embrace you once more, and continue our bond in this life... 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Starting with a Live Stream of the Chibi Demonic Path 魔道祖师：从直播Q版魔道开始 (Note: The author has never watched the TV series The Untamed, only some of the animation and fanfiction, so I may mix things up. Please bear with me. Also, the System is called Chenqing Live Room because this world is called Chenqing.) [Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation livestream + System as a mere tool + healing regrets + WangXian CP + no bashing Jin or Jiang, only Jin Guangshan and the sects’ fence-sitters + happy ending] This is an age filled with tragedy: good people get no reward, while 664Reads7.2Score10814d adds
- 198 Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Live Quiz Show, I Buzz In and Become a God! 莲花楼：直播答题，我抢答成神！ [Power Fantasy + Mysterious Lotus Casebook + Livestream Quiz + Invincible + Righting Past Regrets] Su Bai transmigrated into the world of Mysterious Lotus Casebook, but without a golden finger, he could only live as an ordinary person. Just as the story was beginning, a livestream room appeared! It asked questions about the past, present, and future. Answer correctly, and you could receive all kinds of rewards. Su Bai smiled. “I know the answers to all of these!!” [Congratulations! You received 251Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 199 Live on the Sky Screen: My Mortifying Videos Spread Across All Realms 天幕直播，我的社死视频传播万界 Lin Wei's greatest daily pleasure is watching clips from TV dramas and roasting them nonstop. “Is this emperor blind?” “The heroine is such a hypocrite!” “They could just clear up this misunderstanding, but they keep bottling it up. This is killing me!” She has no idea that every comment she posts is being broadcast in real time by a mysterious [Myriad Worlds Spoiler System] to the corresponding fictional world, causing an enormous uproar. By the time the System has gathered enough energy to app 130Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Watching Videos in the Demonic Dao 魔道看视频 The people from The Untamed watch related videos. This is my first time writing, so my prose is pretty rough, the logic is shaky, and there are plenty of plot holes. Please go easy on me when you leave feedback! The characters belong to Mo Xiang Tong Xiu and The Untamed. Any out-of-character writing is on me. 866Reads6.5Score10214d adds
