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- 101 Life's Twists and Turns Made Me a Composer 生活的狗血使我成为了作曲家 [Transmigration + entertainment + feel-good power fantasy + showbiz + heiress + everyday life] After transmigrating into the life of a wealthy heiress, Zheng Xiyue thinks her luck has finally turned and she can lie flat, living the life of a rich girl who throws money around without a care. But then she gets a mother who spoils her younger brother, a father who favors sons over daughters, and a cousin who secretly envies her status, speaks in sugary, manipulative tones, and is determined to take 1.8kReads8.3Score182Shelves
- 102 You Asked Me to Sing for Funding, but I Sent a Top-Tier Star to Prison 让你唱歌赚经费，你送顶流入狱 Drug enforcement officer Shen Fei dies while saving a teammate during an operation, then transmigrates to a parallel world, activates the System, and begins a legendary life. Singer rankings: Beginner, Fourth-Tier Singer, Third-Tier Vocalist, Second-Tier Star, First-Tier King of Singers, Heavenly King or Heavenly Queen (one to nine stars), and Superstar. Composer rankings: Newcomer Composer, Bronze Composer, Silver Composer, Gold Composer, Star-Glory Composer, and God of Music. 5Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 103 Foreign Singers Are Crushing Everyone? I'll Represent My Country on a Music Variety Show 外国歌手乱杀？我，为国出战音综 "Foreign singers are dominating the Chinese music scene?" "A fifty-year-old woman is guarding the gates alone. She can't hold out by herself." "Yingzi, don't be afraid. I'm here." The country's biggest music variety show, Singer, is back, broadcasting nationwide live. Two foreign singers have the Chinese artists completely on the ropes, and soon everyone is sneering that domestic entertainment is finished and the gates of the country can't be defended. A college senior transmigrates into the bod 165Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 Cruelly Shelved, I Turn Out to Be the King of the Music Scene 惨遭雪藏，不料我竟是乐坛天花板 [No System + One Heroine + Entertainment Industry + Growth + Parallel World + Everyday Life + Superstar + King of Pop + Business] Three years on the shelf, not a penny to his name. Friends turn against him, and the whole internet mocks him. Transmigrating to a barren entertainment world, he carries an entire era's worth of hit songs in his head. Every song he writes becomes a hit. Every song he releases takes off. Accused of ripping off a song? He improvises five on the spot, serving up an insta 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 The Road to Stardom: From the Start, I'm at Mushroom House 天王之路，开局蘑菇屋 Composer Wu Yu overdoes it while taking care of business in the middle of the night and transmigrates into the body of an ordinary man named Wu Yu, in a world identical to his own. Read on to see Wu Yu win a gold award with one hand and win over a diva with the other. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 Dating Show: Starting as a Hater, I Stack Secret Identities and Take the Internet by Storm 恋综：黑子起手，叠马甲杀疯全网 [Dating Show + Wild Antics + System + Layered Secret Identities + Entertainment + Openly Competing While Secretly Helping Couples + One Female Lead] After transmigrating into the body of a notorious eccentric in the entertainment industry, Li Guiyao is framed and threatened by his boss, then thrown into a dating-show livestream. Hundreds of fan groups devoted to hating him are sharpening their knives, and an army of commenters is poised to attack. He responds by pulling out a yellow robe and put 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Reborn as the Godfather of Music, While the Green Tea Campus Belle Longs for Me 重生后我成了曲爹，绿茶校花馋哭了 Chen Yan was reborn in a world where history had taken a different turn starting with the Qin dynasty. Famous historical figures had vanished, and so had modern entertainment stars. The hit music, novels, and films of his former world had never existed. Starting in his final year of high school, Chen Yan, armed with a System, gradually conquered the world with his artistic talents, becoming an uncrowned king worshipped by all. “Music, painting, movies, literature…” “You know how to do all of tha 2.6kReads7.9Score125Shelves
- 108 Showbiz: My Limited-Time Band Takes the World by Storm 娱乐：我的限时乐队引爆全球 #NewBookLaunch# Please support "Top-Tier Star Kicks Me to the Curb? I'll Create Another Legend" [Entertainment Industry + Behind-the-Scenes Composer + Limited-Time Band + No System + No Female Lead] [New Author Still Improving] The spotlight used to be his oxygen, and his poison. Qin Xinghuai, a superstar who once reached the pinnacle of the music scene in his previous life, eventually fell into the abyss of endless commercial performances, social obligations, and talent pushed beyond its limits 54Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 109 Dumped from the Start, I Turn Around and Make the Campus Beauty a Star 开局被甩，反手捧红校花 [Showbiz + entertainment industry + single heroine + campus beauty + System + satisfying read] I'm on Blue Star, and I just became a trainee songwriter when I awakened the Entertainment System. I discovered that my mind was now filled with countless classic works of art from Earth! My girlfriend just became a B-list singer, and she thinks I'm not good enough for her, so she wants to break up. The campus beauty just confessed to me. What should I do? Option one: Ask the campus beauty to leave. I' 9.4kReads7.8Score647Shelves
- 110 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 664Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 111 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
- 112 Writing Books in Entertainment, and You Say I'm Pushing Cultural Invasion? 文娱写书，你说我搞文化入侵 Transmigrated to a parallel world. From the start, his girlfriend had already cheated on him. Everyone was an adult, and free to date whoever they wanted. That was no big deal. What he couldn't tolerate was that the guy she'd cheated with was a Black man. Lu Xiaobai wasn't about to put up with that. He dumped his brainless girlfriend on the spot and told her to go be the Black man's princess in his tribe. Women only slowed him down. All he wanted now was to make money. Then, to his delight, he d 267Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 113 The Retired Composer from an Entertainment Dynasty 娱乐世家的养老作曲人 [Composes music only, not a singer, actor, or director. Not entirely behind the scenes; will appear on variety shows. Slice of life, one female lead (that’s it, although a few chapters featuring others appear after over a hundred thousand words, so feel free to skip them).] Born into a showbiz family in Qizhou on Blue Star, Chu Nianfeng brings the memories of his previous life to this new continent and makes his mark. Using songs from his previous life, he launches one music king and queen after 3.2kReads7.5Score106Shelves
- 114 Showbiz: I Usher in a Golden Age of Classics, and Singing Makes Me Stronger 娱乐：创经典时代，我唱歌就变强 [System + no female lead + entertainment industry + slice of life] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Ye Feng discovers that the original owner was a disgraced entertainer. Fine. From now on, I’ll clear my name. He shoots to fame with songs like “Loved Too Much,” “Forgot You, Forgot Me,” “Looking Back Again,” and “Dispel Sorrow.” Then works like “Boundless Ocean, Vast Sky,” “Nowhere to Hide,” “Ordinary Road,” “Two-Faced,” and “Silence Is Golden” keep topping the charts one after another. 352Reads8.2Score106Shelves
- 115 Help! I Transmigrated and Got a Marriage Certificate with a Superstar! 救命！刚穿越就和大明星领证了 [One female lead, songwriting, slice of life, pay-to-win System] Jiang Ci, a minor celebrity, had just transmigrated to the parallel-world Blue Star and become a songwriter at Haotian Shengshi. He was dumped from the start and thought his luck couldn’t get any worse. But then an absolutely stunning woman appeared before him, asking him to marry her. Jiang Ci naturally refused with righteous indignation, but the woman said, “Fifty thousand a month. Do you agree or not?” Jiang Ci’s Adam’s apple bo 6.4kReads7.4Score443Shelves
- 116 I Picked Up a Down-and-Out Song Queen 捡了个落魄歌后 [A short story, served up for your enjoyment] Sikong Ye, a game developer on Earth, suddenly transmigrates to another world strikingly similar to Earth. Sikong Ye finds himself frustrated: There are no fun games to play. There is no good music to listen to. Fine! I'll make my own games and write my own songs. While pursuing their dreams, he happens to find a little princess who has fallen out with her family. Somehow, the two end up living together! Watch as these two young people, both with 847Reads8.6Score104Shelves
- 117 Back on Blue Star as the King of Songwriters, Living the Easy Life 回到蓝星当曲爹，咸鱼生活爽歪歪 [Female lead, no romance + ghostwriter + little System (rarely appears)] When Tang Qingyu opened her eyes again, she found her parents still by her side. From then on, she would take care of her health, become a legendary songwriter, do charity, and cherish everything she had. Her guiding principle was simple: never turn her frustration inward... As for men? Sorry, with no man in her heart, life naturally 3kReads8.4Score175Shelves
- 118 Showbiz: Don’t Believe in Superstition? The Unlucky Hitmaker Has Social Anxiety 娱乐：不信邪？倒霉曲爹是社恐 [Showbiz + Behind-the-Scenes Only + Not a Power Fantasy + Slow-Paced (Impatient readers, beware! My stats have already tanked because of one comment. I’m crying!)] Cheng Zening has spent years on another version of Blue Star when, one day, he awakens the memories of his past life. There are pitifully few works of entertainment here. Then let me make you all depressed! Luckily, I have connections. A god-tier music composer is my teacher! I got into one of the biggest entertainment companies with 2.9kReads7.4Score194Shelves
- 119 Showbiz: I've Written All These Lyrics, So Why Aren't You Singing? 娱乐：我词多了，你们倒是唱啊 He failed to fulfill his dream in his previous life. After Zheng Yi was reborn, he became a singer once again. But people questioned him: “Why does he get half the money when he only sings a few words?” “Can he do anything besides sing ‘yo, yo’ and ‘oh yeah’?” “Linghua’s so unlucky to end up with a freeloader like him!” … Even so, audiences fought to sing along to his lyrics. Zheng Yi smiled. You say I don’t have enough lyrics? Fine, just wait. He brought out new songs like “Under the Sea,” “Map 5.5kReads8.0Score396Shelves
- 120 A Top-Tier Star in Chinese Entertainment: One Song, “Sunny Day,” Sets the Crowd Ablaze 华娱顶流，一首晴天引爆全场 Also known as The World Without Jay Chou After waking up, Lin Fan, who had worked himself to death in a 996 job, finds that he's transmigrated into a parallel world as a college heartthrob! His looks are top-notch, but his family is ordinary. He thought he could get by on his looks, only to discover that the Chinese music scene here is about as lively as a bad joke! The trending hit is “Dance Machine”? The song of the year is “I'm a Pickled Fish”? Looking at the treasure trove of hit songs from —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Showbiz: A Deaf Composer, and the Internet Sobs After the Truth Comes Out 娱乐：聋子作曲，曝光后全网泪崩 Chen Fan transmigrates to a parallel world, becoming a blind man with hearing loss. As his condition steadily worsens and his hearing is about to disappear, a System awakens at the crucial moment. [Leave the sorrow to the audience, keep the rewards for yourself] As long as he keeps making listeners miserable, he can regain his sight and hearing. And so, a true god of the music world is born! His song “Under the Sea” brings the entire school to tears. Composer: Chen Fan. His song “Mom by Candleli 139Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 122 My Socially Awkward Brother Became the King of Comedy 社恐的我哥成了喜剧之王 Story progression: daily life, writing books, writing songs, making movies, then variety shows Zhou Chen graduated from the Chinese department of a prestigious university in 211, then transmigrated into another version of himself in a parallel world. At first, he wanted to live a peaceful life as a human plagiarism machine, enjoying his days at ease. But when he saw in the mirror a face identical to Stephen Chow's in his youth, he fell silent... This is Xiaoyu's first novel, and it's hard to de 158Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 123 After Ending My Contract, I Became a Songwriting God. What Are You Regretting? 解约后，我成为曲神，你后悔什么 (This novel is all about nostalgic old songs, mostly timeless classics that still sound great. A tribute to the days when we copied song lyrics into notebooks.) Chen Feng transmigrates to another world and gets dealt a terrible hand from the start. His original self has his stage name stripped away by his record company. Zhang Qian, his ex-girlfriend, whom he had helped raise to fame, also chooses to break up with him. After the original Chen Feng dies heartbroken, the new Chen Feng arrives. Tal 1.7kReads7.5Score101Shelves
- 124 The Great Showbiz Mage: The Whole Internet Begs Me to Stop Using My Powers 娱乐大法师，全网跪求我收了神通 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Chen becomes an unknown singer in the entertainment industry. He joins a hugely popular variety show, where he becomes a mere backdrop for the celebrity stars. To gain popularity, he signs in at different locations and sings. He signs in at the civil affairs bureau and sings "Happy Breakup," sending couples there to register their marriage into a meltdown. He signs in at a funeral and sings "Oath of the Peach Garden." The bereaved children and grandch 800Reads8.2Score105Shelves
- 125 Poetry and Painting in China: One Song, Yesterday's Book, Sets the Music Scene Ablaze 诗画华夏：一曲昨夜书，引爆乐坛 [Chinese-style songs + classical instruments + opera-style singing + career-focused male lead + one female lead + slow burn] Su Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the youngest singer on the national team. Just then, the Central Television Station decides to promote Chinese culture by creating a major cultural program, Poetry and Painting of China. To showcase the flourishing legacy of Chinese civilization, Tianzhou's Cultural Troupe decides to send Su Chen to serve as the open 64Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 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
- 127 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 317Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 Punished to Sing in Class, I Opened My Mouth and Left Everyone Stunned 上课被罚唱歌，开口吓懵现场 Li Zeyan transmigrates to a parallel world. When he arrives, he's punished for falling asleep in class and made to sing on stage. His classmates and teacher are waiting to laugh at him. With no choice, Li Zeyan performs an original song, accompanying himself on guitar: "A Journey Through the Mountains." No one expects him to open with a showstopper, stunning the entire room! In no time, the whole class is swept up in Li Zeyan's singing. Soon, his voice carries across the entire school, then take 9Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 129 Shaping Showbiz, Starting with Becoming a Composer 调教娱乐圈，从成为作曲人开始 [Entertainment + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + All-Rounder + Transmigration] His songs charge up the charts like a battering ram! His movies shatter box-office records again and again! His TV dramas keep setting new ratings records, surpassing the ones he set himself. Every time people think he has reached his limit, he proves them wrong. Don’t wonder when his inspiration will run dry, because that’s impossible! Who is he? He’s the all-powerful god of the entertainment industry! 14.8kReads6.9Score957Shelves
- 130 Big Fish Crushes All from the Start, Fuguang Goes on a Rampage 大鱼开局碾压，浮光嘎嘎乱杀 [Showbiz + no female lead + heavenly singing voice + System + best enjoyed alongside Zhou Keke] Lin Qiong kicked the bucket while helping someone. When he woke up, he found himself in another world. The System ordered him to clear the original host's name, reach the top of the world, and make everyone hear his singing. After receiving the original host's memories, Lin Qiong discovered that he had the exact same heavenly singing voice as his former-life idol, Zhou Shen. Unfortunately, during the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 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
- 132 I'm Clearly an Actor, So Why Did You Bind Me to a Music Library? 明明是演员为什么给我绑定个曲库 [Entertainment Industry + Power Fantasy + Comedy + Transmigration + System] After years of relentless effort, Ye Xiao finally landed a leading role in his first major production, only to die in an accident while filming a scene. When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated to a world where the entertainment industry reigned supreme. To top it off, Ye Xiao had somehow been bound to a System. Well, looks like my time has finally come! Wait... Hey, System, I'm an actor. What good is a music 15.3kReads7.3Score1.4kShelves
- 133 I Just Want to Be a Slacker, but a Dog Exposes My Identity as a Legendary Composer 想当咸鱼，被一条狗爆光曲爹身份 Yang Chang'an transmigrates to a parallel world and wants to be a laid-back nobody working behind the scenes in the entertainment industry. He never expects that one day his own dog will expose him. Later, when Yang Chang'an becomes the supreme figure in this world’s entertainment industry, he gives a regretful look as he answers a reporter’s question. “If I’d known a dog would expose who I am, I would’ve cooked it, no matter what.” Netizens everywhere cry out, “Thank you, dog!” 278Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 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 527Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 135 After Getting a Marriage License with the Wrong Person, My Identity as a Composer Was Exposed 认错人领证后，我作曲人身份曝光 Synopsis: [Showbiz + System + From Behind the Scenes to Center Stage + One Female Lead] Yang Tao transmigrates to a parallel world and somehow ends up marrying singer Jiang Yuwei. Unexpectedly, he activates a System. He willingly stays behind the scenes and turns his wife into a singing superstar. The song “The One I Loved First” stirs up memories for countless people. The song “As We Wish” moves the whole internet to tears, helping everyone understand the spirit of sacrifice shown by their pare 2.3kReads—Score120Shelves
- 136 After My Divorce, I Ran Over a Washed-Up Pop Queen 离婚后，我撞倒了过气天后 From the start, his superstar wife divorces him, and he turns around and runs into a washed-up songstress. Who could have guessed this would mark the beginning of Chu Han's lucky break? He joins an entertainment company and starts by writing songs, gradually showing what he can do. “Write songs? Every hit on the charts is mine!” “Write novels? I just hit number one on the global bestseller list again!” “Direct movies? I'm sick of walking the Cannes red carpet!” Comics, games, holographic project 2.7kReads8.1Score183Shelves
- 137 Phoenix Duo: They Asked Me to Sing, but I Slacked Off and Became the Lead Singer 凤凰组合：让唱歌，你摆烂成主唱 Lin Yi transmigrated to a parallel world and teamed up with Linghua to form Phoenix Legend. They released a few songs, and the group immediately took the country by storm. Linghua became a household-name star, while Lin Yi was mercilessly mocked online by audiences for having so few lines. “Just a useless freeloader.” “He makes no difference either way.” The mockery grew louder and louder, until Phoenix Legend held a concert at the Bird's Nest and Lin Yi was challenged by a whole crowd i 96Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 138 The Entertainment President: One Song Stuns the Republican Era 文娱大总统：一首玉盘震民国！ Chen Kai transmigrates to Shanghai after the north falls during the Republic of China era and acquires the God of Song System! At a singing contest held to raise funds, one song, “Jade Moon,” brings the house down! One line goes: “Jade moon, jade moon, the child has brushed away the frost and wind. Gather the bright moon for him, and take him back to his hometown!” How could this possibly be a question to the moon? It is clearly a message of comfort to the heroic spirits of China across five tho 597Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 139 Showbiz: From Dolphin Notes to All-Around Superstar 娱乐：从海豚音开始到全能巨星 [Multiple female characters, one heroine] Bai Hao transmigrates to a parallel world where entertainment is sorely lacking. An ordinary spectator invited by a music queen to sing, Bai Hao stuns the world from the start with his dolphin-like high notes. From then on, there’s no stopping him as he gradually becomes an all-around superstar. Sydney Opera House: Bai Hao turned down our invitation to perform? Does he know what it means to take the stage here? Cannes Film Festival: Bai Hao actually turn 25Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 140 Singer: You Wanted Me as Cannon Fodder, So Why Did You Make the Foreigners Surrender with Your Singing? 歌手：让你当炮灰，你唱服洋人？ [Singer 2024 + entertainment industry + uplifting songs + singing story] Singer 2024 is underway. It's livestreamed from start to finish, every song is sung live, and viewers vote! Su Xun's company originally planned to send out its biggest star. But seeing how intense the competition was, they chickened out and sent Su Xun as cannon fodder instead. Everyone thought Su Xun was doomed to come in last, but no one expected it. His performance of Beyond the Sky took down all the other contestants. H 46Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 141 One Memorial Song Made the Whole Graduation Party Weep 一首纪念，毕业晚会全场爆哭 Su Qian transmigrates to a parallel world as a high school senior, and it is the night of his graduation party! He is next on stage! Not wanting to make a fool of himself, he plans to sneak out backstage, but just then, he awakens the God of Singers System. Su Qian strides onto the stage without hesitation. With a perfect singing voice and a piano, he moves everyone to tears with the song “In Memoriam.” Someone uploads his performance online, where it sparks a sensation, launching his career wit 163Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 142 Building an Entertainment Empire, Starting with Composing 从作曲开始创立文娱帝国 (One heroine + no System + not a mindless face-slapping story) (The first few chapters lay a little groundwork, then it’s nonstop excitement as the pace takes off.) He had many titles: “Best Newcomer,” “God of Song,” “Best Actor,” “The Chameleon,” and “One of the World’s Ten Greatest Creative Geniuses.” Most importantly, he built an entertainment empire and proved to the world that Chinese pop culture was the top-tier star! 36Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 143 A Cultural Void, One Song of Man Jiang Hong Shocks the World 文艺断层，一首满江红震撼世人 A middle-aged artsy young man transmigrates to a parallel world with highly advanced technology. He thought he'd be living hand to mouth, but then discovered that the arts in this world were absolutely terrible. At sunset, by the lake, countless ducks took flight in fright. Poet: “How beautiful, how beautiful! Ducks soar through the blue sky, the setting sun hides among the clouds, and emerald waves ripple across the lake...” You call that a poem? Lin Xiu: “The rosy clouds fly alongside a lone h 118Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 I Asked You to Manage the Artists, So How Did a Washed-Up Star Become Top-Tier? 让你代管艺人，怎么糊咖成顶流了 [Agent + songwriter + one heroine + slow-paced + everyday life + classic songs + classic films and TV] It all began with the artist he was assigned to manage. Jiang Xu gave everything he had to help his young artist become the queen of love songs she dreamed of being. The song “Red High Heels” introduced Jiang Xu’s artist to countless online fans. Then came an incredible album featuring classic hits like “Meet,” “What I Miss,” and “Courage.” Jiang Xu led his company on a charge through the enter 3Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 145 Showbiz: Performing Traditional Opera on the Street, I Take the Entertainment World by Storm 娱乐：戏曲摆摊，红遍娱乐圈 Version One: Lin Jin, who likes sipping wine and listening to music, transmigrates from his post as the director of the entertainment bureau in the Prince of Yiyang’s residence during the Tang dynasty, overseeing seasonal banquets, music, dance, and variety performances, to become an actor of the same name in Longguo on Blue Star. “The palace gates open wide beneath the Ninth Heaven, as envoys from every land bow before the emperor.” Having grown up surrounded by tales of foreign nations paying 14Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 146 One Song, “If the Moon Never Came,” Brought Countless Office Workers to Tears 一首若月亮没来，唱哭无数打工人 Lin Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and performs at his company’s annual gala. To boost his popularity, Lin Feng resolutely changes the song he plans to sing. Even though no one believes in him, one rendition of “If the Moon Hadn’t Come” moves the entire audience and brings countless working people to tears! The lyric “Moon, oh moon, you don’t understand just how heavy sixpence really is” captures the helplessness so many feel in the face of reality. “If the Moon Hadn’t Come” sparks heate 1.9kReads—Score102Shelves
- 147 One Classic Old Song Every Month, and the Audience Calls Me Prolific 每月一首经典老歌，观众直呼高产 [Showbiz + Behind-the-Scenes Focus] “Just because I accepted your favor doesn't mean I have to say yes.”, Liu Ru Yan. “…” In his previous life, Zhang Bei Sheng's only scandal was that he'd been Liu Ru Yan's lovesick puppy when he was young. That line, “Just because I accepted your favor doesn't mean I have to say yes,” lodged in Zhang Bei Sheng's heart like a thorn. Reborn, all he wants is to make music. Love stories? To hell with them. One song, “Fairy Tale,” saves a talent agency from ruin. On 4.6kReads7.4Score192Shelves
- 148 You Asked Me to Sing on Stage, So Why Am I Taking a Call Halfway Through? 让你上台唱歌，你唱一半接电话？ The scheduled singer gets hit by a truck and goes flying two and a half meters. A lucky staff member will be picked at random to sing onstage? Ye Feng is the unlucky guy the director picks to go up and sing. His song "Sunny Day" makes the audience grin like blooming chrysanthemums. Just as he reaches the chorus, the best part of the song, an ear-piercing ringtone goes off. Ye Feng actually picks up the phone right there onstage?! "Dude, you're singing!" "Holy crap, what a troll. Why is he answer 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 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—Shelves
- 150 Showbiz: Half a Song After Drinking, and I Top the Trending Charts 娱乐：我酒后半首歌，霸榜热搜 Zhang Yang transmigrated to a parallel world. At his graduation party, he was moved to sing half a song, and the next day it shot straight to the top of the trending charts. After a few drinks, he joked that he wanted to make a movie. To his surprise, his classmates all quit their jobs and chose to follow him. With no one believing in him, Zhang Yang's first film won an international award and became the highest-grossing film of the year in Huaguo. When foreign blockbusters were crushing the Hua 2.8kReads—Score100Shelves
