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- 1 Film and TV Crossover: From the Start, I Meet Zhong Xiaoqin and Hit the Jackpot 综视：开局邂逅钟晓芹，赢麻了 After more than twenty years of being born into this world, Tan Zongbai is struck by a sudden “Film and TV Heroines System.” Even more incredibly, as soon as the System activates, it drops a bombshell on him. It turns out that the Ode to Joy residential complex where he lives is also home to the heroines of all kinds of TV shows and films! Wang Manni, Gu Jia, Zhu Suosuo, Jiang Nansun, Song Qian, Qiao Yingzi, Chen Nanxing, Xu Hongdou, and more. With the System at his disposal, he completes its mi 9.1kReads5.4Score62014d adds
- 2 Transmigrating Through Film and TV, Starting with Ode to Joy 影视穿越从欢乐颂开始 Transmigration into film and TV worlds is limited to urban dramas and period dramas Ode to Joy, Nothing but Thirty, Twenty Your Life On, A Little Reunion, A Love for Dilemma, The Golden Years, Crossroad Bistro, Meet Yourself 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Living in a Film and TV Crossover: Song Qian Starts Me on the Path to More Children, More Blessings 人在综影：开局宋倩让多子多福 My name is Cao De: Cao as in Cao Mengde, and De as in Cao Mengde. After I suddenly transmigrated, I got a System too. But mine is different from all the others. It calls itself the Big Brother System, and it has a hundred thousand Systems working under it. So while other Hosts are still worrying about their System’s missions... Song Qian: What the heck is the More Children, More Blessings System? Qiao Jingjing: A Romance and Entertainment System? Dating Cao De can make me the world’s top superst 14Reads—Score114d adds
- 4 Low-Key Tycoon: My Traits Can Nurture a Goddess 低调神豪：我的词条能养成女神 [Film and TV + urban life + everyday moments + two female leads + light System elements + tycoon + feel-good] In his previous life, Tan Zongyao was perfectly ordinary. After an unexpected transmigration, he becomes the mysterious and powerful second young master of the Tan family in the world of Ode to Joy. Armed with advanced knowledge and an iron fist, he takes control of Yaoguang Holdings and makes waves in the business world. He intends to wa 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 I Transmigrate into Ode to Joy and Activate the Emotion Cashback System 穿越欢乐颂，激活情绪返现系统 43Reads5.1Score10814d adds
- 6 I'm Shocked, Andy and I 震惊，我和安迪 My new work is here! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Film and TV: Starting in High School 影视：从高中开始 (No transmigration) (No System) What stories will unfold between busy parents and the independent Qin Ming? This is a multi-series crossover with a single heroine, and it may not suit readers who enjoy power fantasies. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental! 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Nian Siblings Transmigrate Together: Fan Shengmei Falls for Meng Yancheng 年家兄妹双穿之樊胜美喜欢孟宴臣 The very next second after Nian Shilan died miserably in the Cold Palace, her brother Nian Gengyao pulled her out of the underworld through a back door and into the modern world. They even got a two-person transmigration package! Nian Gengyao won the judge’s favor with a little gift, squeezed himself into the body of Fan Shengying, Fan Shengmei’s gambling-addict brother, and arranged for his sister to become Fan Shengmei, an HR manager at a foreign company. He had just one goal: This time, your 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Golden Years: From School Dropout to Tycoon 流金岁月：从辍学少年到超级富豪 In the suburbs of Qingdao in the 1990s, a high school student expelled for fighting starts at the bottom to make a living. He refuses to be bullied and presses forward boldly. Fortunately, he has the support of benefactors and the strength of love. After enduring setback after setback and overcoming one difficulty after another, he gradually builds a brilliant career and eventually reaches an enviable peak of success. My writing skills are limited, so I can only tell the story in a straightforwa 797Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Growing Pains: From the Start, Taking Song Qian and Her Daughter Hiking 欢喜少年：开局带宋倩母女爬山 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Ode to Joy: Fan Shengmei’s Reborn Life 欢乐颂之樊胜美重生记 Carrying the memories and resentment of her previous life, Fan Shengmei was reborn at the crucial turning point that could change her fate: the summer she turned twenty, just after receiving her acceptance letter from Fudan University. This time, she would no longer be the “eldest daughter of the Fan family,” drained dry by her birth family. Having learned in advance that she wasn’t their biological child, the top student Shen Nian (her real name) was determined to break free. She took on her ex 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Starting in the Ode to Joy Universe 从欢乐颂世界开始 An unknown force gives Ye Lingtian the good fortune to transmigrate through countless worlds. His first stop takes him to the worlds of Ode to Joy 1, 2, 3, and 4, The Years of Blooming, Nothing But Thirty, A Love for Dilemma, and more... Follow along for Ye Lingtian’s incredible adventures! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Film and TV Crossover: Song Qian and Wen Jie from A Little Reunion, the Five Beauties of Ode to Joy 综影：欢喜宋倩文洁，欢乐颂五美 [Crossover between multiple TV dramas, feel-good fiction, tycoon System, the five beauties of Ode to Joy, A Little Reunion, Nothing But Thirty] Li Yifei transmigrates into a world that combines several TV dramas. He becomes a student at Chunfeng High School in A Little Reunion. He binds himself to the Tycoon System! As long as he gets involved with a heroine, he can earn a reward of a huge pile of cash. There's Song Qian and Dong Wenjie from A Little Reunion, the five beauties of Ode to Joy, and 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Ode to Joy 欢乐颂 Ode to Joy 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Cao Daqi’s Life in Film and Television: Beginning with A Little Reunion 曹大器的影视生活：小欢喜开始 A late bloomer, thirty-year-old overworked laborer Cao Daqi dies of exhaustion. He wakes up as a transfer student at Chunfeng High School, falls deeper into trouble at every turn, and begins a thrilling, exciting, and happy life. Just when he thinks this life is happy enough, he has no idea that it’s only the beginning. 315Reads—Score914d adds
- 16 Film and TV Crossover: I Dumped Locksin, and Jiang Nansun Is Hunting Me Down 综影：我A了锁锁，蒋南孙追杀我 [Ensemble cast crossover, tycoon, urban dramas, Blossoms Shanghai, Mr. Right] Lin Feng transmigrates into a crossover world of TV dramas, meets Jiang Nansun, and activates an Urban Tycoon System. As long as he keeps interacting with the female leads of various TV dramas, he can trigger System rewards. Lin Feng says: I could get used to this lie-flat lifestyle! Worlds: Blossoms Shanghai, Mr. Right, A Little Reunion, Nothing But Thirty, Ode to Joy... 27Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 17 Film and TV: Do All the Goddesses Love the Rice Bowls I Make? 影视：我做的盖浇饭女神都爱？ After transmigrating into the world of movies and TV, Su Shen finds himself surrounded right from the start? And what's more... could that be the scent of a goddess? So Su Shen, now a sigma male, decides to hold his ground amid a sea of beauties! Until... a bowl of freshly made rice topped with sauce appears! Are you sure this is an ordinary bowl of rice with toppings? 3.7kReads5.5Score10314d adds
- 18 A Tycoon in Film and TV: My Girlfriend Is Jiang Lai 神豪影综：女友从江莱开始 My new story is here! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 762Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 19 Film and TV: My Charm Is Off the Charts from the Start, and Jiang Nansun Begs Me to Add Her 影视：开局魅力太大，蒋南孙求加 After transmigrating into a world of films and TV dramas, Su Xiangdong unexpectedly activates a System and becomes a top salesman, gaining an aura of irresistible charm?! Then, through a series of coincidences... Zhu Suosuo decides to go along with the misunderstanding, Nansun throws herself into his arms, and Annie gets lucky by accident... Nothing But Thirty, Ode to Joy, Binary Love, A Little Reunion, An Home, If There Is Still Time Left, Warm and Cozy, Detective Chinatown, Warm and Sweet, Res 3.2kReads5.2Score18314d adds
- 20 Film and TV: In Ode to Joy, Huang Rong Comes Knocking 影视：人在欢乐颂，黄蓉找上门 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Film and TV Crossover: Starting with Ordinary Glory 综影视：从凡人歌开始 After transmigrating into the world of A Lifelong Journey, Shen Lei pines for someone for seven years. After divorcing Xie Meilan, he finally finds peace. Having grasped the true meaning of life, Shen Lei unlocks a lottery System. He repairs archival records and uncovers precious historical documents. He follows his older sister to sell goods on the street, snaps up overlooked antiques, invests in cryptocurrency, and becomes a billionaire! Then Shen Lei, now a wealthy bachelor, unexpectedly meet 635Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn into Ode to Joy 重生之欢乐颂 A new work is out! Welcome to read my novel on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing. From the start, Lin Fan transmigrates into the world of Huan Dong Song. With the help of a System, he leads the five beauties to a wonderful life. 775Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Film and TV Crossover: I Steal Jiang Nansun, Leaving Zhu Suosuo Clutching the Wall 综影：摘走蒋南孙，朱锁锁扶墙 [Ensemble drama crossover + wish fulfillment + System + tycoon + slice of life] PS: Nothing But Thirty, Ode to Joy, A Love for Dilemma, The First Half of My Life Lin Yang transmigrated into a crossover drama world, and from the start, he was childhood friends with Jiang Nansun. Bound to a tycoon System! Now he could finally experience life as a rich man! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Across the Worlds of Film and Television: Starting with the Five Beauties of Ode to Joy 影视诸天：从欢乐五美开始 Ye Yun was supposed to marry Jiang Xinmiao, the most beautiful woman in Binhai City. On his wedding day, he was poisoned and unexpectedly awakened a System. After transmigrating to the Joyful World, he roamed the heavens at will and attained the Profound Heaven Immaculate Seven Apertures Exquisite Sacred Body. 47Reads—Score114d adds
- 25 Film and TV Crossover: From the Start, I Take Down Sister White Porridge 综影之开局推倒白粥姐 A new novel is here! Head over to Tomato Novel to read my work. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3.1kReads5.4Score10014d adds
- 26 Transmigrating into the TV Series Ode to Joy 穿越影视欢乐颂 Lu Tao transmigrated. With help from a [Film and TV Transmigration System] he happened to acquire, he transmigrated into the TV series Ode to Joy as an ordinary passerby. According to the System, he had to win over the female lead to claim his mission rewards. Otherwise, he’d have to spend 120 years in this world, serving out his full term. Lu Tao really didn’t want to transmigrate. I haven’t even spent my tens of billions yet, and now you’re telling me I’ve transmigrated, only to become some ra —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Film and TV: A Leisurely Life Starting with Ode to Joy 影视：从欢乐颂开始的悠闲人生 [Ode to Joy, One and Only, Nothing but Thirty, The Golden Years, The Story of Rose, Meet Yourself, Glory…] Tan Song transmigrates into a world where various TV dramas coexist, becoming the younger brother of the tycoon Tan Zongming. He also gets a sign-in System. And so begins Tan Song's leisurely life. Andy: “Xiao Tan, I want a child!” Shi Yi: “Tan Song, I copied out the Shanglin Fu for you!” Gu Jia: “Xiao Song, I don't expect you to promise me anything. Just come keep me company when you ha 8.3kReads8.2Score25014d adds
- 28 A Journey Through the Heavens Beginning with The Golden Years 从流金岁月开始的诸天之旅 After accidentally transmigrating into the TV series Golden Years, Jiang Chen starts off by talking back to the female lead, Jiang Nansun. He can only say this transmigration is... way too awesome! World One: Golden Years World Two: If There Is No Tomorrow World Three: The Story of Minglan Other worlds to be decided 806Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 29 Happy Youth: Critical Hit on Song Qian, a Ten-Thousandfold Return 欢喜少年：暴击宋倩，万倍返还 He transmigrates into a merged timeline of A Little Reunion and Growing Pain, where a Critical Hit Return System activates. Simply interacting with people can trigger a reward: - Close interactions with Qiao Yingzi's mother, Song Qian, trigger a thousandfold critical return, granting mastery of physics and an incredible background. - Deep interactions with Qian Sanyi's mother, Pei Yin, and Xie Wanghe's mother, Liang Haihong, trigger ten-thousandfold critical returns, granting extraordinary compr 528Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Choosing Ode to Joy, Starting with Kidnapping Qiu Yingying 选择欢乐颂，从绑架邱莹莹开始 Su Mo transmigrates to the modern city and obtains a Film and TV transmigration System. From then on, he takes everything for himself... Starting with Ode to Joy. To Be a Better Man, Ordinary Greatness, The Golden Years... Nothing But Thirty A Little Reunion The Tale of Rose Love Is Sweet As one childhood sweetheart and unattainable first love after another, all originally destined for them, fall into Su Mo's arms, their hearts are shattered... 489Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Movies and TV Transmigration Level-Up System 影视穿越升级系统 After a brave act of helping someone in danger, Lin Tian unexpectedly obtains the Myriad Worlds Evolution System and begins a journey of transmigration. [The Grandmaster]: Lin Tian gives a casual shake of his arm. Watching Ye Wen get sent flying by a wave of soft force he unleashed, he declares, “I am invincible under heaven!” [Iron Man]: Lin Tian holds the briefcase containing the portable armor. “This is awesome, Tony. It’s mine now. Got a problem with that?” [Kung Fu Hustle]: Lin Tian’s eyes 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Film and TV: Getting Rich Begins When the Female Lead of Blossoms in the Stream Gets Pregnant 影视：暴富，从流金女主有喜开始 Ye Xing, a poor young man from Shanghai, is suddenly selected by the “Full House of Descendants” System. Zhu Suosuo, the heroine of “The Golden Years,” is pregnant, and the System officially activates. Overnight, he goes from destitute to raking in money by the day. An extraordinary twist of fate that turns his life around is about to unfold. 139Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 33 Urban Drama: Starting in the Ode to Joy Complex 都市剧：从欢乐颂小区开始 (This is the author’s second book, and I promise it’ll be finished!) Li Yan transmigrates into the world of an urban drama. More importantly, this world has far more women than men. If a woman can’t earn money, buy a house, and provide a bride price, she can’t find a husband. This is the kind of world Li Yan has transmigrated into. Confirmed worlds so far include: Ode to Joy, A Little Reunion, My Huckleberry Friends, Home with Kids, Cry Me a Sad River, My Sunshine, Love O2O, The Heart of Genius, 2.3kReads5.9Score10214d adds
- 34 Film and TV Crossover: Starting Over in This One 【综影视】重开一本来到这一本 [I’m moving on to a longer story~] It feels as though an invisible hand is gently pushing me toward the deep valley of the past. (I want to give the characters in the show a different ending.) 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Golden Years: The Goddess Pursues Me from the Start? 流金岁月：开局女神就倒追？ After transmigrating into a world of film and television, Gao Chen had hoped to live quietly. Then Zhu Suosuo suddenly showed up, giving him a huge headache! With a goddess pursuing him, Gao Chen could only feel his kidneys ache! Just then, her best friend Jiang Nansun showed up uninvited, too! “Choose for yourself who you’re going on a date with tonight.” Faced with both goddesses demanding an answer, Gao Chen’s vision went black. A sigma male... Yeah, forget it! He waved a hand grandly. “Stop 1.2kReads5.9Score—14d adds
- 36 I Transmigrated into Ode to Joy and Rose to the Top 穿越从欢乐颂开始走向巅峰 Multiple heroines, System-based, lighthearted, leisurely, the Myriad Worlds. The protagonist accidentally transmigrates into Ode to Joy, awakens a System, and from then on travels through many worlds, enjoying life to the fullest. Ding,… 1.3kReads6.7Score10814d adds
- 37 Qiu Yingying's Shotgun Wedding 邱莹莹的奉子成婚 Qiu Yingying dreamed about her past life, and then everything in the dream came true one by one in real life. She went to a bar and got completely drunk, never expecting to hit the jackpot after a one-night stand with a stranger! 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Reborn in Ode to Joy: Quirky and Unpredictable 欢乐颂重生之古灵精怪 A rather fresh and original story. Reborn in Ode to Joy, I'm going to be delightfully eccentric. Most people have seen Ode to Joy 1 and 2, or at least heard of them. Let's take a look at what happens to Xiao Fan, Xiao Qu, Andy, Xiao Guan, and Xiao Qiu! This book is the author's take on being reborn in Ode to Joy as a delightfully eccentric character. Please be understanding and give it your support! 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Film and TV Crossover: Sign In Starting with Ode to Joy 综影：从欢乐颂开始签到 After waking up one morning, he had transmigrated into the role of Tan Zongming from the TV drama Ode to Joy, and even got a sign-in System! Ode to Joy, The Ideal City, Rattan... modern times, the Republican era, ancient times... Tan Zongming appears in world after world! 7Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 40 Film and TV: Sign-In for a Top Student's Physique, Childhood Friend Qiao Yingzi 影视：签到学霸体质，青梅乔英子 Who can relate?! Huang Jiaxing, a corporate drone, transmigrates into the world of a TV drama as a transfer student living at Qiao Yingzi’s house. Just when he thinks he’ll have to repeat his senior year as a failing student, he gets bound to a sign-in System! With top-student talent from the start, he can breeze through any question bank. Awkward living at the Qiao family’s place? Not at all! He has Qiao Yingzi as his study buddy, plus Auntie Song Qian’s “special treatment.” This transmigration 3.5kReads—Score10414d adds
- 41 Starting with Ode to Joy, I Came to Save the Film and TV Worlds! 开局欢乐颂，我来影视救赎了！ Finance whiz Zhou Ming unexpectedly activated the [Film and TV Redemption System], embarking on an endless journey through worlds from movies and TV dramas! First stop: "Ode to Joy" Second stop: "All Is Well" One female lead + redemption across film and TV worlds + business warfare Each world is a standalone story, with hidden crossover easter eggs. “It's not a dating sim,” Zhou Ming said, looking at the System prompt. “It's a chance for them to choose a different life.” 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 A Life Transmigrating Through the Screen 影视穿越人生 A flower, a world; a leaf, a bodhi. Every world has its share of regrets. One world after another, one gain after another, a little growth at a time: the steps forward never stop. First world: A Little Reunion Second world: All Is Well 13Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 43 Transmigrate Through the Screen: It’s Hard to Be a Good Person 影视穿越之好人难当 (Myriad Worlds films and TV + System + do whatever you want + multiple heroines + no groveling for love + power fantasy + invincible protagonist) The gentle, handsome Zhang Hao transmigrates into one screen world after another. Using his immense power, he becomes the ideal first love in the heroines' hearts. He showers them with affection and helps each of them live the life they always dreamed of. “What? You're calling me a playboy?” Zhang Hao retorts, “No, I just want to give every girl in tro 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 I Live on the Twenty-Third Floor of Ode to Joy 我住在欢乐颂二十三楼 Ye Lang was lying on the couch, watching the story of the new five women in Ode to Joy. She was furious, especially at the way Fang Zhiheng's parents treated her. Ye Lang couldn't understand how parents like that could exist! She already had a weak heart, and the anger sent her straight to her death. When she came back to this world, she was a baby again. The relationship between the two leads: If I had to find a concrete metaphor for the relationship between you and me, I think the relationship 1.9kReads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Film and TV Crossover: A Life of Freedom 综影视自由人生 This is my first time writing. The first two stories aren’t very good, so feel free to skip them if you don’t like them. At first, I felt that what I wrote didn’t match what I wanted to express. Looking back, I feel conflicted and torn, though I suppose that fits the mindset of someone transmigrating for the first time. Anyway, I’m sensitive, so please be gentle. Even if you flame me, I won’t read it. I’m not sure what I should write, so I’ll try a bit of everything across the different worlds. 795Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 From Film and TV Worlds, Starting with Ode to Joy 影综，从欢乐颂开始 I’m a complete beginner, writing my first novel and using movie and TV fanfiction to get some practice. The prologue doesn’t really matter, so you can start with Chapter One. My writing might be a little rough, so please go easy on me. Thanks for your support. As for the female leads, there might be quite a few. With movie and TV fanfiction, there’s no way there’d be only one! I’ll start with Ode to Joy, then add more as I go... The company, technology, probably, maybe, I’ll just add them straig 385Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 47 Film and TV Crossover: I Made Billions in the Stock Market, and Jiang Nansun Wears Sheer Black Stockings 综影：炒股赚千亿，蒋南孙黑丝 [Crossover Drama, Nothing But Thirty, Ode to Joy, A Little Reunion, The Investors, Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Chen Shen transmigrates into a world of crossover dramas and makes a fortune of a trillion yuan in the stock market. To get close to the wealthy, Jiang Pengfei sends Jiang Nansun to come find me... —Reads—Score2.6k14d adds
- 48 My Life in Film and TV Begins with Blossoms Shanghai 影视从流金岁月开始 I'm an old reader and a new writer. The beginning of Volume One wasn't very good, so I've rewritten the whole thing. Ye Fan, an overworked Earthling, unexpectedly dies from sudden cardiac arrest, obtains a System, and begins transmigrating into movies and TV dramas. The Golden Years Nothing But Thirty Blossoms Shanghai 2.8kReads5.5Score10714d adds
- 49 Drama Crossover: Dating Guan Juer in Love Apartment 影综：在爱情公寓与关雎尔谈恋爱 Chen Fan defies fate and makes his way into this wonderfully strange world. He plays the joker in Love Apartment, occasionally teases Guanguan in Ode to Joy, lets loose in Meet Yourself, and serves as the best friend group’s rock in Blossoms of Yesterday, among other adventures. 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 I'm a System's Tool in the Worlds of Heavenly-Realm Movies and TV 我在诸天影视为系统做工具人 Let’s revisit some classic films and TV shows, and look back on those iconic scenes that made us laugh or cry. A slow-burn, System-powered journey through countless worlds. After Zheng Qian realized he was just a tool for the System to stock its shop (mainly because he could get things from it for free), he spent his days transmigrating through countless worlds and experiencing all kinds of stories. Sometimes he was too lazy to get involved and simply watched events unfold as they originally had 217Reads5.9Score—14d adds
