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- 1 Ode to Joy: My Special Forces Soldier 欢乐颂之我的特种兵 My new work is here! You're welcome to read 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! 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Ode to Joy: Tan Zongming Reborn 欢乐颂之谭宗明重生 I’ve watched "Ode to Joy" countless times, and I’m still left with regrets. I can’t help feeling that Tan Zongming would be a better match for Andy, Fan Jie deserves someone better, Qiu Yingying shouldn’t marry a backward mama’s boy, Guan Guan deserves to be loved by someone better, and Qu Xiaoxiao will shine in her own career. So I wanted to write the "Ode to Joy" I imagine. I hope you enjoy it! 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Film and TV: Moonlight over Bianjing, the Banks of Pujiang 影视：汴京月照浦江岸 Reborn as Guan Ju'er, the heiress has become the biggest pushover on the 22nd floor? Xie Anlan laughed. In her previous life, she was the legitimate daughter of the Xie family who shook Bianjing to its core. And now she’s supposed to be a burned-out 996 office drone and a free housekeeper? Sorry, this young lady won’t put up with that... 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Guan Ju’er 关雎尔 The first time Guan Zai read an explanation of “Guan Ju,” he thought that kind of longing from a man for a woman simply didn't exist in real life. After all, his father had loved his mother so much, yet married another woman after she died. Yu Jiu never suspected that Guan Zai had an ulterior motive for approaching him. He just thought that this girl always managed to surprise him. During the years they were apart, he had missed Guan Zai every moment. “You were my first love, my moonlight. Durin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Ode to Joy: Andy and Fan Shengmei Return as a Power Duo 欢乐颂之安迪和樊胜美双强回归 Ode to Joy: Andy and Fan Shengmei Return as a Power Couple 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Sweet Romance Belongs to Qu Xiaoxiao and Yao Bin 甜甜的恋爱属于曲筱绡和姚滨 This is a sweet romance centered on Qu Xiaoxiao and Yao Bin from Ode to Joy. Childhood sweethearts finally find their way to each other, discovering amid playful bickering and mutual support that they've long been indispensable to one another. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. (The important thing is to enjoy the novel without overthinking it. If you want to overthink, don't read novels.) 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Film and TV Crossover: The One I Can't Forget 综影视！意难平 A new work is out! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read my story. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Ode to Joy: My Name Is Qu Xiaoxiao 欢乐颂：我叫曲筱绡 A young man transmigrates into Qu Xiaoxiao from Ode to Joy. He gains the ability to run simulations, powered by the energy from eating. This sets him on the path of bionics, and the road to immortality. 215Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Ode to Joy: A Guide to Saving Yourself from Love-Brain Syndrome 欢乐颂之恋爱脑自救指南 In her previous life, Qiu Yingying's hopeless romanticism brought her nothing but misery. Her relationships with family, friends, and lovers all ended badly. Reborn with a space of her own, Qiu Yingying is ready to live for herself and build a life with a happy ending! A few things to note: 1. The heroine's golden finger is extremely powerful. 2. The male lead is Wang Yibo. 3. The timeline is entirely fictional. 70Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Puppy-Like Guy Travels Through TV Dramas, and Takes Andy Away from the Start 小狼狗综穿影视，开局拐跑安迪 [Male-Oriented Quick Transmigration · Absurd Redemption Power Fantasy] "Mad Little Wolfdog Travels Through the Heavens: Abducting Andy from the Start, the System Calls Him a Pro!" After dying suddenly from overwork, he binds to the "Heavens Redemption System" and is thrown into Ode to Joy from the start. His mission: save Andy, a lonely female CEO! While other Hosts take the tragic-romance route, he insists on being a mad little wolfdog: A sharp-tongued assistant by day, a fiercely protective h 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Wishing You Peace Through Every Season 综影视之愿你四季无忧 May you have a wonderful future, whether you're a male or female supporting character. Beauty with a Secret: Xu Siba Ode to Joy: Guan Ju'er Harry Potter 278Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Guan Ju'er Reborn: A Brilliant New Life 关雎尔之重生璀璨 In her previous life, Guan Ju'er was strictly raised from childhood and grew up innocent, unaware of the world's cruelty. To others, she was a “good girl,” “easy to bully,” and practically invisible. She even seemed timid and weak. She gave her all to others, but in the end no one was sincere with her. They were all using her. After being reborn, she still seems like the same gentle, refined young woman, but at her core, she has changed. She knows what she wants, takes decisive action, and is ob 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Film and TV Crossover: Weiwei Is Irresistible 综影视：薇薇动人 [Gorgeous Darling + Everyone’s Favorite + Irresistible Charm + Heiress Host & Royal System] The couples may get broken up!!! Weiwei, whose full name is Yue Wei, is a breathtaking beauty. After being bound to System 021, this pair of royals with powerful connections embark on missions across various TV dramas. Weiwei is spoiled and willful. Even in the mission worlds, she makes no effort to rein in her temper. But she’s so beautiful that the protagonists are far more tolerant of her than most, an 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 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—Shelves
- 15 Fighting Back, Starting with Ode to Joy 从欢乐颂开始反现 Su Shuai, an ordinary nobody, falls asleep and wakes up transmigrated into a world combining multiple film and TV universes. Every time he spends money, he gets cash back. When a heroine or supporting female character's favorability reaches eight, he gets one chance to draw a small reward. At ten, he gets a chance to draw a grand reward. He can even draw treasures like the Heaven Concealment Art and a starship! Ode to Joy, Nothing But Thirty, The Golden Years, All Is Well, The Virtuous Queen of 27Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 16 A Journey Through Film and TV: Ode to Joy 综影视之欢乐颂之旅 Xingxing, a veteran employee of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, brings the little System Eight along to the world of Ode to Joy to enjoy a relaxing retirement. She never expected to meet the other half who would make her heart flutter there. After one world ends, she’s rehired and quick-transmigrates back to Ode to Joy. Come see how Xingxing and Eight enjoy their happy life together. The author is a total beginner, and this is purely a beginner’s writing exercise. Please go easy on me... 193Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Guan Ju'er’s Comeback 关雎尔的逆袭 Guan Ju'er is reborn after jumping into the sea to take her own life, returning to the first day of her internship at Huaxin Securities after graduation. Armed with memories of her past life and lottery numbers, she gets a fresh start. She wins the lottery using the numbers she remembers, but chooses to keep a low profile and carry on with her ordinary office-worker life. Drawing on memories from her past life and her efforts in this one, she gradually makes her mark in the workplace. She crosse 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Ode to Joy: Reborn as Qu Xiaoxiao 欢乐颂重生之我是曲筱绡 After Qu Xiaoxiao from Ode to Joy was reborn, she no longer chose Zhao Qiping, whose personality, values, and even spending habits clashed with hers. Instead, she chose Yao Bin, her childhood friend who had always quietly been there for her. Given a second chance, Qu Xiaoxiao worked hard, earned an MBA, took her job seriously, and took over the family business, changing her sexist father’s mind. Together with the other four women from Ode to Joy’s 22nd floor, she began a wonderful new life. 529Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 In Ode to Joy, I Only Love Guan Guan 人在欢乐颂，独爱关关 Chen Wei, an overworked delivery guy, is sent into a TV drama by a courier who transmigrates him there while he’s rushing to deliver an order. There, he meets Guan Ju'er, the girl he loves most. He has always felt sorry for her in Ode to Joy, and this time, he’s determined to protect this poor girl. 117Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Reborn, Starting with Ode to Joy 重生从欢乐颂开始 This book is really just about writing about my work, traveling, and what I would want to do and be capable of if I were truly reborn. There are quite a few technical terms in the book, and it has both travel and food. It feels more like the life and friends I've imagined for myself, since real life has been full of stumbles and pitfalls. I've spent all these years drifting east and west, and it's a shame that I've lost touch with so many friends. I hope I can make up for that in the novel. Actu 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 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 43Reads5.1Score108Shelves
- 22 Film and TV Crossover: My Sign-In Journey Begins with Ode to Joy 综影：从欢乐颂开始的签到人生 He wakes up one morning as Tan Zongming, the financial tycoon of Ode to Joy and a legendary figure in the Magic City's business world. He starts at the very top! Just as the transmigrator is about to lie flat, his sign-in System awakens! One sign-in reward gives him the coordinates of a world from the Republican era, and a dazzling new world gradually unfolds... —Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 23 Urban Drama: It Starts When I Meet Guan Ju'er 都市剧：从遇到关雎尔开始 Li Dong stayed up all night at an internet cafe binge-watching Ode to Joy. The more he watched Guan Ju'er, the more he liked her. In the middle of the night, he could no longer keep his eyes open and fell asleep. When he woke up, he found himself in Guan Ju'er's room, with Guan Ju'er watching him from nearby. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Guan Ju’er Reborn: Dreams of the Past Return 关雎尔重生之浮梦归来 There are new plotlines, new characters, and new relationships. Thank you, everyone. Guan Ju’er is a newly minted office worker who leads a conventional, carefully planned life. She gets caught up in the family troubles of her roommate, Fan Shengmei, and accidentally falls down the stairs amid the shoving between her other roommate, Qiu Yingying, and members of the Fan family. She dies on the spot. As her soul drifts in the air, she watches her peaceful life suddenly crumble. Unable to leave the 487Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Ode to Joy: Fan Shengmei Is Reborn and Turns Her Life Around! 欢乐颂：樊胜美重生，逆袭人生！ A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Fans of Ode to Joy all have their own regrets about Fan Shengmei’s life, and plenty of ideas about how it could have gone. Now I’d like to share the life I hope Fan Shengmei can have! 814Reads6.5Score102Shelves
- 26 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—Shelves
- 27 Ode to Joy: Is There Anyone Normal on the 22nd Floor? 欢乐颂：22层有正常人吗 After returning from studying abroad, Li Yihuan moves into apartment 2204, where she finds friendship with five other women. The straightforward Wall Street professional Andy, the kindhearted “gold digger” Fan Shengmei, the prickly little vixen Qu Xiaoxiao, the single-minded romantic Qiu Yingying, and the shy, well-behaved Guan Ju’er. Is there anyone normal on the 22nd floor? Six women with very different personalities come together, challenging prejudice, broadening their horizons, and helping 167Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Ode to Joy: Guan Ju'er’s Road to a Comeback 欢乐颂关雎尔逆袭之路 In her previous life, she was the most invisible person on the 22nd floor: a graduate of a prestigious university, yet stuck at the bottom of the workplace; always a beat too slow in love; unable even to say no. Then, for one reason or another, she was murdered. Reborn and back at the start of her life at Ode to Joy, she sees the sisters from a different perspective and discovers who they really are. What will she choose? This story is purely for entertainment. Thank you for reading. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Film and TV Crossover: Wangshu's Journey of Growth 综影视之望舒的成长之旅 As the last god born from primordial chaos, Wangshu seeks to escape the fate of becoming a cosmic law when Pangu creates the world. She takes the Chaos Pearl and transmigrates through three thousand small worlds, earning merit and increasing her cultivation. Most of the heroines are original characters, and some of the male leads are original characters too. First story: Ode to Joy, complete Second story: Eternal Love, complete Third story: Blood River: Su Changhe, updating 308Reads—Score106Shelves
- 30 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—Shelves
- 31 Reborn in Ode to Joy: My Rules of the Game 重生之欢乐颂：我的游戏规则 Reborn in Ode to Joy: My Rules of the Game Yao Bin was once the rich second-generation heir in Ode to Joy who acted impulsively for love and would do anything for a friend. He had the best friend anyone could ask for in Qu Xiaoxiao, but his own recklessness and naivete made him miss too many possibilities. After an accident, Yao Bin was reborn in his college days. This time, he was no longer an ignorant rich kid. Armed with memories of his past life, he would rewrite his fate. He knew the oppor 70Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Ode to Joy Sequel: Zhao Qiping, Let's Get Divorced! 欢乐颂续：赵启平，我们离婚吧！ I, Qu Xiaoxiao, did everything I could to win Zhao Qiping’s family’s acceptance. I worked hard to learn and please them, only to be looked down on time and again. Just as I was losing myself, a word from Andy brought me back to my senses. So I stopped trying to accommodate and please him and his family, and asked for a divorce. Only after the divorce did Zhao Qiping regret it and want to start over with me. Me: “Zhao Qiping, I’m done serving you and your family. Don’t bother me again!” This nov 1.5kReads8.1Score101Shelves
- 33 Qiu Yingying’s New Life: A Second Chance 邱莹莹重来一次的新生活 Qiu Yingying is a portrait of the average girl, so I wanted to give her a better ending. I hope she won’t be trapped as a housewife, but instead becomes a brave little Qiu who lives as herself. (P.S. There’s a bit much author’s commentary. I’ve only watched Ode to Joy 1, sorry if anyone feels out of character, and apologies for being new.) 221Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 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 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Ode to Joy: Fan Shengmei Reborn 《欢乐颂之樊胜美重生》 Ode to Joy: Fan Shengmei Reborn 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 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—Shelves
- 37 A Second Chance at Life 重活一次 From the start, I transmigrate into Yu Huan Shui's world and bind myself to a god-tier System. All I have to do to earn rewards is check in. The moment I bind to the System, I, Yu Huan Shui, stand tall. I'm no longer the useless coward from the show. From today on, no one gets to bully me! Gan Hong, not only are you going to divorce me, but I'm also going to make sure you leave with nothing. My brother-in-law wants a job at Hongqiang Group? Perfect, my company needs someone to clean up. Liang An 2Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 38 Ode to Joy: Qiu Yingying Is Reborn 欢乐颂：邱莹莹重生 Ode to Joy: Qiu Yingying Reborn 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Turning the Tables in Film and TV, Starting with Fan Shengmei in Ode to Joy 影视逆袭从欢乐颂樊胜美开始 Lin Xi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally binds herself to a System and is forced to transmigrate into various TV drama worlds, becoming heroines with troubled fates: She is Fan Shengmei, whose birth family drags her down in Ode to Joy; Wang Manni, who loses both love and career in Nothing But Thirty; Luo Zijun, betrayed in The First Half of My Life; Zhu Zhe, trapped in the workplace in Ode to Joy 3; Feng Xiaoqin, burdened by housing woes in Life Is Home, and more. Every world is a life-or 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Ode to Joy 欢乐颂 Ode to Joy 49Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Ode to Joy: Life Is a Play 欢乐颂之戏如人生 [Original female lead in Ode to Joy] Xu Jinhuan gets a fresh start and sets out on the life path she wants. In Ode to Joy, a group of unfamiliar neighbors find themselves caught up in one major and minor incident after another, going through all kinds of friction. What a spectacle! Life really is like a play, and a play is like life. Will our heroine choose to join the drama, or watch from the sidelines? Thank you, thank you!!! 71Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 42 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—Shelves
- 43 Guan Ju'er: My Boyfriend Really Isn't a Con Man 关雎尔：我男朋友真不是骗子 (Urban setting, absolutely a single female lead, please do not enter if you dislike that.) The protagonist, Gu Zhizhou, transmigrates into the world of an urban drama. In this world, gaming is still stuck at Sokoban, Tetris, and Candy Crush, which are considered the hottest and most fun games. Gu Zhizhou decides to bring the entertaining games from his previous life to this world and give its natives a shock. Games featured include: the Pokemon series, Zelda, Honor of Kings, League of Legends, D 91.1kReads8.1Score6.2kShelves
- 44 Ode to Joy: The Apocalypse Arrives 欢乐颂之末世降临 Single female lead: Andy. The story is set in the world of the TV series Ode to Joy. Three months before the apocalypse, he gets everything ready and, along the way, plays out the story of Ode to Joy. He befriends the Fabulous Five, and in the end, they take on the challenge of surviving together. The male lead has his own ideas and storylines, with original plotlines added as well. Apocalypse theme one: extreme heat Apocalypse theme two: torrential rain Apocalypse theme three: cold snap Theme f 130Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 A Collection of Crossover Adaptations 综穿改编影视合集 Everything in this story is fictional and takes place in an alternate setting. This is fanfiction based on TV shows and historical works. The protagonist, Jiang Lin, transmigrates into different TV dramas to have some fun. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Ode to Joy: Guan Guan and the Ospreys 欢乐颂之关关雎鸠 My latest work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Film and TV Crossover: Spring Comes, and Leaves Flourish 综影视之春来枝叶生 An ordinary figure, ordinary looks, ordinary education, and an ordinary family background. Yan Yueling couldn't accept it! So she chose to work with the System. Once she completes a task, the System will grant her one wish. She has to make the most of this opportunity!!! Small World One: Empresses in the Palace A beautiful young embroiderer vs. the Kangxi Emperor (The author is new and hasn't worked out the plot yet, so feel free to skip.) Small World Two: Ode to Joy An artsy young woman vs. a h 173Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 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—Shelves
- 49 Film and TV Crossover: Even Supporting Characters Can Be the Main Character 综影视：配角也是主角 Everyone is the protagonist of their own world. If the Moonlight Box really existed, would you want to rewrite your life? World One: Ode to Joy, Guan Ju’er (Complete) World Two: Love O2O, Meng Yiran (Complete) World Three: Empresses in the Palace, An Lingrong (Complete) World Four: A Little Reunion, Deng Xiaoqi (Complete) World Five: The Offer 5, Wang Yutong World Six: The First Frost, Han Su 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Film and TV Crossover: Peace and Happiness 综影视之平安喜乐 After being reborn, Nian Shilan carries the hatred of having been manipulated to death in her previous life and uses decisive tactics to rewrite her fate. She gets a head start, builds alliances with powerful figures at court, and refuses to remain a caged bird at anyone's mercy. When her old enemies close in, she raises her eyes with a cold smile. It's time for the imperial harem to have a new mistress. 94Reads—Score—Shelves
