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  1. 1 The Vases Polishes Her Acting Skills Every Day 花瓶每天都在磨炼演技 Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted [A gorgeous heroine who only loves acting + no couples + hard-work success story + lots of forum posts + System] If you could go back to being nineteen, what would you do? As a naturally gifted newcomer in the public eye, a stunning young actress, and what people call a star with industry connections, Shen Zhiheng has far too many things she wants to do. She wants to join better and better productions, play increasingly rich and varied roles, and be remembered by everyone… But for Shen Zhiheng, 248Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 2 Did I Hear That Right? A Seventy-Year-Old Woman Wants to Set the Entertainment Industry Straight? 起猛了,七旬老太要整顿娱乐圈? Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Entertainment Industry Coming-of-Age + Light Ensemble Cast + Godlike Acting + Award-Winning Performances + Semi-Fictional Setting + No Career Changes] An ancient god of the stage dies unexpectedly during the final performance of her life and transmigrates into the body of an ordinary college student, Su Xingjin. Knowing nothing about how the entertainment industry works, she enters this unfamiliar world for the sake of her original love of acting... This novel features ten major Chinese-lang 118Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  3. 3 After My Acting Improved, I Became the Queen of Hit Dramas 演技进步后,爆剧女王就是我 Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted The heroine only starts dating much later in the story; her career comes first in the early stages. The System is just a tool and won’t appear often. A traditional acting story. Most of the content focuses on filming dramas; she only joins variety shows to promote them, so she isn’t a variety-show personality. The blurb isn’t very good, but please give the story a look before you go. I’m begging you. Wang Yiyi was an orphan. With the help of government policies and her own hard work, juggling s 151Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 4 The Beloved Young Lady Goes on a Rampage in the Entertainment Industry 团宠大小姐在娱乐圈杀疯了 Modern Romance151k WordsOngoing 💥 The beloved heiress of a powerful family takes on the entertainment industry: no relying on family connections or men, just herself. #BelovedHeiress #StrongFemaleLead #CareerSuccess #UnmatchedBeauty #ActingComeback A strong female lead's growth story. She's not boy-crazy and doesn't depend on men. It's all about the satisfying wins, and the heroine's acting career goes smoothly. The whole internet calls her an industry plant and a box-office flop of a pretty face. Song Shiyan can't be bothere —Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 5 After the Entertainment Industry Imploded, I Became a Paradise for Flower Fans 内娱塌房后,我成了花粉天堂 Modern Romance226k WordsOngoing [Entertainment Industry + Actors + No Romance, Career-Focused Power Fantasy + Forum Posts + A Touch of a Harem Appeal] After finally undergoing surgery for breast cancer, celebrity fan Yu Zhiyi still spends her hospital stay fighting antis and boosting her idol’s stats. Every day, the moment she opens her eyes, she’s out looking for something to eat. But the damned Chinese entertainment industry keeps delivering one devastating blow after another. She can’t fight antis as fast as her idols can g 28Reads7.5Score—Shelves
  6. 6 Shocking the World! From Extra to International Superstar 震惊全球!从群演到国际巨星 Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [No romance + career-focused heroine + entertainment industry + mysticism + satisfying wish fulfillment] Yun Qi, a divine-world Word Spirit Venerable, is ambushed and reborn in another world, starting from the depths of hell: in debt, an orphan, and homeless. Yun Qi says, “Living under a bridge? No problem~ Playing a corpse? No problem~” To gather the power of faith, she rises from an extra to a major star, a Best Actress winner, the box-office queen, and a global superstar! Other people might o 286Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  7. 7 An Ordinary Person, Yet Chosen by Fate 素人,但天选 Modern Romance328k WordsOngoing [An unknown newcomer, but the System wants me to become a top-tier star!] (Just started getting ratings) [Actress, no CP + lots of forum posts + everyday life + a System that stays in the background] Lin Daili woke up to find a System had appeared out of nowhere. The day before, she'd just received an offer from a major company. “...” Her System was like a heartless jerk who gets what he wants and leaves. After binding with her, it gave her no golden finger at all, repeating just one thing over 1.4kReads8.7Score108Shelves
  8. 8 What? This Gorgeous Star Has No Plans to Become a Top-Tier Star! 什么?神颜女明星她没想当顶流! Modern Romance291k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + career-focused heroine + no romance + some variety-show scenes, but not many] Before the summer break of her junior year, Jiang Qiao was working at a café when a talent scout chased her for several blocks. That's how she entered showbiz. She played supporting roles and became a breakout star! Her dramas drew huge audiences, and her movies smashed box-office records! Her very first public appearance captured everyone's attention. From then on, with a face that captivated both men and w 217Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 9 Reborn, I Fell for My Idol Actor on Set 重生后和偶像影帝因戏生情 Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet, innocent top-tier star vs. award-winning actor + secret identities] She could clearly get by on her acting skills, but insisted on relying on her looks. Lu Yiyi had the face of a refined period-drama beauty, but all she wanted was to become a top-tier star. Unfortunately, she hadn't been born with the kind of devastating beauty that could bring a nation to its knees. To fulfill her dream of becoming a top-tier star, she secretly went under the knife, never expecting that surgery 104Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  10. 10 Conquest System? This Is Clearly My Showbiz Contacts List 攻略系统?明明是我娱乐圈人脉录 Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [Showbiz, no CP, System, dark lotus female lead, devoted to acting] Ever since Ruan Ci was born, making money had been her sole guiding principle in life. Then one day, the System arrived like a ray of light, widening the road to riches before her. [Host, you’ve won over nearly ten eligible targets. When should we proceed to the next step?] “What next step?” [Once their affection levels are maxed out, Host can start dating them, or even get married.] “When their affection levels are maxed out, t 32Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. 11 Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: The Stand-In Stole Her Sister's Sugar Daddy 娱乐圈重生:替身抢了姐姐的金主 Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing [Reborn revenge story in the entertainment industry | Stand-in rises to become a mogul] [Plays within plays + forum posts | A multi-man rivalry] In her previous life, Wen Qingxu became the dedicated acting stand-in for her biological older sister, Wen Lingfei. Reborn on the very day she was forced to become a stand-in, she also awakened a golden finger. This time, she would no longer let anyone pull her strings. She would break into the entertainment industry, take all her sister’s opportun 140Reads—Score268Shelves
  12. 12 From Extra to Best Actress, She Earned Fame Across the Film Industry 从群演到影后,她盛誉影坛 Modern Romance872k WordsCompleted [System + entertainment industry + strong female lead with no romance + actress’s rise to the top + brainless wish fulfillment] To save the grandfather who raised her, Jiang Ke binds herself to an Actor System that falls from the sky and heads to Hengdian to become an extra. Soldiers, students, painters... One insignificant, nameless role after another lays the groundwork for her journey. Extra, background actor, special appearance... Step by step, she works hard and finally breaks into the ente 1.3kReads6.8Score193Shelves
  13. 13 Reborn as a Film Queen, I Top the Showbiz Charts 影后重生后屠榜娱乐圈 Modern Romance490k WordsOngoing [Reborn + entertainment industry + no CP + satisfying story + stories within the story + forum-style posts] In her previous life, Rú Huà was the youngest Best Actress to win the Golden Curtain Award, but her unscrupulous agency wrung every last bit of value out of her. A fire destroyed her face and career, and left her with enormous debts. She spent forty years playing supporting roles, acting out every kind of life. On the night she paid off her debts, she died suddenly in her rented apartment. 21Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  14. 14 In the Entertainment Industry, I Really Just Want to Go to College 娱乐圈之我真的只想上大学 Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Showbiz Career] [No Romance] [Slow-Burn Wish Fulfillment] [Actress] The rating is still settling in, but keep reading and it gets pretty good. The good news is that Jian Suhe has been reborn. The bad news is that she never wanted to be reborn in the first place!! Jian Suhe didn't get much schooling, but she was still a success! In her previous life, she couldn't focus on her studies, but she made it big in the internet business and earned nearly a hundred million. She really can't figure out 2.1kReads8.3Score207Shelves
  15. 15 Reborn: The Real Heiress Becomes Showbiz’s Moonlight 重生后真千金成了娱乐圈白月光 Modern Romance428k WordsOngoing [No romance, actress career story + reborn + entertainment industry + no female rivalry + forum posts + fictional setting with no real-life counterparts] (The book just got its rating, so it's low.) (Original title: After Being Reborn, the Real Heiress Became the Entertainment World's Beloved) ☾ When she opens her eyes again, Ye Shu, who was framed and killed by the fake heiress, has returned to age eighteen. She hasn't yet been forced to give up her studies or tricked by an unscrupulous agent i 254Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  16. 16 Entertainment Industry: The Hopeless Romantic Is Reborn 娱乐圈:恋爱脑重生了 Modern Romance157k WordsOngoing Those who betray someone’s sincere love deserve to swallow ten thousand needles. Lin Yiren had no idea how things had come to this. She had become famous at a young age, and everything had gone smoothly for her. Yet in the end, she was left with nothing. She knew her haters called her the most lovesick actress in showbiz, but did opening your heart just mean you were destined to be betrayed? As she fell from the high-rise, she thought that if she could start over, she would never be fooled by a 39Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 17 The Entertainment Industry: I’m a Lucky Koi Fish 娱乐圈之我是一条好运锦鲤 Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted (I just started posting, so the rating is low. No idea if it'll go up later, hehe.) Jin Li's luck was just like her name. Her parents were average-looking and average-height, but she won the genetic lottery: 172 centimeters tall, with bright, expressive features and sharply defined, sculpted contours. She was a natural beauty. When she started middle school, she had never studied dance, but she was chosen for the dance troupe thanks to her looks, height, and excellent proportions. She was then 612Reads7.0Score104Shelves
  18. 18 The Top-Tier Starlet's Road to Fame 顶流小花的来时路 Modern Romance497k WordsOngoing [Feel-good wish fulfillment] [Career-focused] [Original screenplay] [No melodrama] [No angst] [Few awful characters] [Definitely no CP] Dai Zhiyou likes doing silly, offbeat things and watching cartoons. She's beautiful, but she likes money, too. Her biggest dream in life is to become a little rich woman: wealthy, gorgeous, and with plenty of free time. But before she could make her mark at university, a photo from her enrollment went viral online. When she saw the news, she thought, “This face 180Reads6.2Score—Shelves
  19. 19 The Entertainment Industry Is Caught in an Arms Race, While My Acting Wins Me Fame! 娱乐圈在内卷,我演技封神躺赢! Modern Romance602k WordsOngoing [A lazy, carefree darling living the high life + ambitious heroine building her career + absolutely no romance + plenty of original scripts + stories within stories + lots of forum posts and fan-speak + a satirical take on showbiz] In the entertainment industry, Yu Shuyao was famous as an “anti-hustle lucky charm.” While others checked in at the gym at three in the morning, she caught up on her beauty sleep in her trailer. When the whole internet was praising “dedication,” she unexpectedly went 130Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  20. 20 I Joined a Talent Show and Went Wild in Showbiz! 参加选秀,我在娱乐圈里杀疯啦! Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [A laid-back girl makes a stunning comeback + a girl from a poor mountain village breaks into showbiz + wits and courage + a strong female lead's rise + one-on-one romance, both leads have no past relationships] Su Lai was born into a family that favored boys over girls. Her mother had barely passed away when her father decided to marry her off, hoping to use her bride price to support her younger siblings, who were still underage. Su Gui: “Laidi, your mother is gone, and I really can't support 254Reads6.3Score—Shelves
  21. 21 A Shining Path to Stardom 星途闪耀娱乐圈 Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted A showbiz rebirth story. The main plot is still about building a career, with romance on the side. After three years in the industry, Zhuang Wan is still a third-rate actress with little future. Meanwhile, her best friend Lin Qiao has become a hugely popular top star, basking in the spotlight. An accident reveals Lin Qiao’s true nature to Zhuang Wan. It turns out the hit drama that made Lin Qiao famous was stolen from Zhuang Wan through underhanded tactics. What’s more, Lin Qiao also took the fa 239Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  22. 22 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star: The Actress Starts Out as a College Student 重生当顶流:影后从大学生开始 Modern Romance351k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + Scenes Within the Story + A Growth Journey, Jiang Yun as the Sole Protagonist] Jiang Yun had only been trying to make it in showbiz for a year. She'd just finished filming a period romance drama, but one of the supporting actors was caught evading taxes, and the show was pulled after only a few episodes. Jiang Yun: I haven't even appeared yet! My showbiz dream is over! And that wasn't even the worst part. After struggling tooth and nail to land a role, she was killed by a mysterious m 1.2kReads—Score109Shelves
  23. 23 The Entertainment Industry's God of Celebrity Scandals 【娱乐圈】内娱掌管塌房的神 Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Still no CP! The heroine has boundless energy and the personality of a beagle; her brother and her “ghost bestie” are the ones being tormented against their will] Jiang Zhiyu transmigrates into a book. She’s a supporting character in the author’s third book, which is about to flop, playing the familiar female villain who serves as a foil in an entertainment-industry story. The lousy author has neither originality nor dramatic tension, and Jiang Zhiyu is deeply disappointed. Bad news: I’m the vi 3.8kReads8.4Score536Shelves
  24. 24 A Total Makeover into a Top-Tier Star! A Graduate Takes on the Entertainment Industry 爆改女顶流!毕业生勇闯娱乐圈 Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [They All Say I Was Born to Act?] (Completed) [No CP, all about career + lightweight, brainless wish fulfillment] With graduation just around the corner, Mu Jinye got a job as a gofer on a film crew shooting in a neighboring city, thanks to her connections. Who knew an actor on the crew would have an accident, and Mu Jinye, an onlooker, would get roped into filling in? Mu Jinye: Turns out the whole world really is one giant amateur production! She thought it was just a bit of work experience. Bu 3.6kReads8.9Score282Shelves
  25. 25 Reborn: The Rise of a Film Queen in Showbiz 重生之娱乐圈影后崛起 Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted Novel tags: Entertainment industry, actors, one female lead, no CP, rebirth, career only, no romance! No catfights, just focusing on herself! The story moves at an even pace and follows the rules as she climbs, step by step, to the top that belongs to her! Synopsis: Before she was reborn: The education and upbringing she received from childhood made it impossible for her to go along with the corrupt ways of the entertainment industry, so she remained a C-list actress until her death. After she w 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 26 The Best Actress Wants to Unsubscribe from the System Every Day 影后她每天都想退订系统 Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [System + entertainment industry + actress early on, director and producer later + universally adored, no romance] Gu Jinzhao got dragged on trending searches for her terrible acting. Then she ran into a shameless Film Empire System that claimed it only used her sleeping hours for lessons and guaranteed she would master every skill! Her eyes lit up as she looked over the dazzling array of courses on the System. “I can learn while I sleep? That’s a thing?” Of course she was going to bind herself 1.1kReads8.7Score183Shelves
  27. 27 Showbiz: The Queen of Film Shines Alone 娱乐圈:影后独自美丽 Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + entertainment industry + lucky charm + satisfying revenge + patriotism + top-tier star + no romance] A Best Actress is reborn as a university student in the acting department of the National Film Academy in a parallel world. She rises to glory once again, stunningly beautiful and shining all on her own. 25Reads6.4Score—Shelves
  28. 28 Whatever She Stars In Becomes a Hit! She Takes the Entertainment World by Storm with Her Acting 拍啥戏都火!她靠演技杀穿娱乐圈 Modern Romance500k WordsOngoing [Actress + Original Scripts + Strong Female Lead + Everyone's Favorite + Beauty and Talent + Career-Driven Brains + Climbs to Top-Tier Star and Best Actress + A Devoted System Under Her Thumb] Remember the lofty ambitions you held when young, when you vowed to be the best under heaven. Never say women are lesser beings. Every night, the sword Longquan rings against the wall. Song Shiman knows that in this industry, you need to be famous enough to have the power to choose. She wants both populari 958Reads8.9Score103Shelves
  29. 29 Braving the Entertainment Industry, from Extra to Best Actress! 勇闯娱乐圈,从群演干到影后! Modern Romance885k WordsOngoing [Actor's Path to Godhood System + stunning beauty + no romance + career-driven female lead] Gu Xi has been the center of attention countless times since childhood, all because of her looks. Her friends all say someone as beautiful as her would be wasting her looks if she didn't enter the entertainment industry. But Gu Xi has social anxiety, so she has never considered becoming an actress. Then disaster strikes her family, and to earn money, Gu Xi embarks on an acting career and binds herself to 48.1kReads8.8Score5.1kShelves
  30. 30 I Made My Manager a Superstar 我为经纪人成就巨星 Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted After being reborn, the former second-tier entertainer Yue Jin is transformed into a top-tier star by his manager Tang Shuang. He has it all. Looks, acting skills, hit dramas, fan engagement, styling, couture, magazine covers, endorsements, variety shows, and his own company. A satisfying, fast-paced story. The leads are close, trusted partners, with no romance. "The characters are fictional, though the drama draws inspiration from real life." 189Reads8.8Score107Shelves
  31. 31 Reborn at Eighteen: A Dazzling Road to Stardom 重生十八岁之璀璨星途 Modern Romance390k WordsOngoing Ye Wange spent ten years struggling in the entertainment industry as a third-rate actress, always an unknown extra. At thirty, she was humiliated by an award-winning actress who had debuted alongside her, then died in a car accident. When she woke up, she had been reborn at eighteen, the year she was accepted into film school. Armed with ten years' worth of honed acting experience and the mature outlook of someone who had seen the entertainment industry's ups and downs, Ye Wange decides not to w 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 32 Who Doesn't Know What You Mean 谁人不知意 Modern Romance62k WordsOngoing Shen Zhiyi gave up her dream of becoming a star and became an online novelist. Ning Yan rose to become a top-tier star in the entertainment industry. The two reunited five years later. Can they pick up where they left off? And can He Yanxi, who has waited so long in silence, seize his second chance? Let’s follow the story of a female author, a top-tier star, and a domineering CEO. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 33 Gaining Character Skills From Acting? She Becomes a Sensation and Wins Best Actress 演戏获得角色技能?她爆火成影后 Modern Romance570k WordsOngoing Satisfying wish fulfillment + System + entertainment industry. The heroine is a career-focused, universally adored charmer who wins over the whole world! Does capital rule the entertainment industry? Can looks and acting talent really compete with artists propped up by powerful backers, even when they’re embroiled in scandals? Times have changed! With the System at her side, she puts her heart into acting and brings her roles to life, earning their skills in return. She plays a swordswoman and g 444Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  34. 34 From the Start, a Background Actor? She’s Ambitious and Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm 开局群演?她野心勃勃鲨疯内娱 Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just opened. It’ll go up later~] [Showbiz + actress + no CP + ambitious heroine + schemer + lots of forum posts + background-character System] [A silly, fluffy story with a mountain of creative liberties] The let-loose version The entertainment industry? I’m already in, so of course I’m going to become a star! “Ding! The Background Actor Advancement Guide System has been activated!” Face fans? I’ll take them! Drama fans? I’ll take them! Career fans? I’ll take them! 5.4kReads9.0Score550Shelves
  35. 35 The Suicidal School Beauty Returns to Showbiz and Takes It by Storm 轻生校花重返娱乐圈大杀四方 Modern Romance622k WordsCompleted [Inspired by the real entertainment industry, but all characters are fictional. Please don’t read this as depicting real people.] A car accident sent Ren Qianshui back to the time before she entered the entertainment industry. Reborn, she entered it again. This time, she would no longer be a puppet in someone else’s hands. She would be in charge of her own life, act in the roles she loved, and take down everyone she couldn’t stand in her previous life! But she only wanted to film a show. She d 156Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  36. 36 The Phoenix Comes to Rule the World: Princess Su Xuewu Dazzles the Entertainment Industry 凤临天下:公主苏雪舞惊艳娱乐圈 Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted [No romance throughout · All about building a career · Ancient-to-modern entertainment-industry power fantasy with a strong female lead] One moment, she is the Grand Princess of Great Yan, powerful enough to command the imperial harem and govern the court, able to turn the world upside down with a wave of her hand. The next, she opens her eyes in a dark, damp rental apartment and finds herself in the body of an unknown bit player in the entertainment industry. The original owner was cheated out 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. 37 Reborn, I Steal the Top-Tier Star's Fortune and Drive Showbiz Crazy 重生后抢顶流气运,娱乐圈都疯了 Modern Romance894k WordsOngoing [Showbiz queen + steal the male lead's fortune + supporting heroine awakens + dismantle manufactured romance + clean up the entertainment industry + ensemble cast of women + no romance, all about building a career] - Qin Shu only awakened after dying once. It turned out she was a sacrificial supporting character in a wish-fulfillment romance novel set in the entertainment industry. In her previous life, the plot had forced her to become a stepping stone for the beautiful love between the heroin 4.9kReads8.4Score786Shelves
  38. 38 A Top-Tier Boy Band Member Turns Out to Be a Reborn Girl 顶流男团成员竟是重生少女 Modern Romance232k WordsOngoing [Cross-Dressing as a Man] [Time Rewind System] [Boy Band Love Triangle] [Reborn Revenge Fantasy] Shen Yubai had lived for twenty-two years, and her very existence was a lie. Used by her mother as a tool to gain wealth, she was forced to endure life disguised as a boy. Her feminine features and uniquely ethereal voice were time bombs waiting to go off. When her biological father exposed her disguise, cut off her money, and shattered their family ties, she died of illness in a cold, rundown rental 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. 39 Building the Strongest Entertainment Agency 打造最强娱乐圈经纪公司 Modern Romance210k WordsOngoing “You want to be an idol? Fine! But in exchange, your entire life will belong to me.” [Dark undertones] [Ensemble cast] [Inspired by real life] “Welcome to Dare to Dream: Star-Making Plan, the entertainment industry's most brutal gamble on stardom.” Huang Tingyun, the illegitimate daughter of the Huang family, was kicked out with nothing but a shell of an entertainment company and ten million yuan. The company didn't even have a single signed artist. But three months later, the idol competition 77Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 40 After the Car Accident, I Became a Superstar 车祸以后:我成了大明星 Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted On November 15, 2025, this book reached its finale. Thank you to everyone who opened this story and chose to stay with it until the end. The journey of writing this book may not have been dazzling, and its numbers may be as sparse as stardust, but the effort and thought behind it were 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 41 My Golden Finger Is Seriously Powerful: I’m the Best at Cleaning Up the Entertainment Industry 金手指超给力,整顿内娱我最行 Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No CP + Golden Finger + Purely Satisfying Growth] An ambitious top student at a film academy wakes up in the body of a washed-up, scandal-ridden actress ranked among the industry's nobodies. What should she do? Obviously, redeem a golden finger with her online reputation score and smash every scandal and rumor! Watch the fallen entertainment industry get whipped into shape by a star destined to shine! What? My fave became the center of attention on a variety show where top-tier stars are regula 16.7kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
  42. 42 Chinese Film Director: The Whole Village Takes Out Online Loans to Help Me Win the Palme d'Or 华娱导演:全村网贷助我拿金棕榈 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The fake story of a director: from the start, he takes a script to his teacher and asks Han Sanping to invest in his film. The real story of a director’s rise: from the start, the whole village pools its money and takes out loans to support his filmmaking! He blends an artistic painting style into his work, and Cannes declares, “Now this is art!” See how the last great Palme d’Or-winning director before the age of celebrity traffic charts a new path for Chinese-language cinema. 7.2kReads6.8Score379Shelves
  43. 43 Hollywood Sweetheart in the Making 美娱,好莱坞养成系甜心 Modern Romance446k WordsOngoing [Showbiz, coming-of-age, movies, romance, slow burn] In 1985, six-year-old Eli Green struggles to survive on Waterfall Street, a slum in Hollywood, armed with astonishing beauty and precocious intelligence. She seizes an opportunity to audition for a commercial, wagering her talent as her only chip, and begins a thorny journey from a child star beloved by the nation to a young actress seeking to push her boundaries. [Before You Read: Please Check the Content Warnings] No transmigration, no rebir 1.6kReads8.9Score144Shelves
  44. 44 A Former Actress Reinvents Herself Through a Survival Show and Becomes a Top-Tier Star 前世女演员今生选秀出圈成顶流 Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Female protagonist’s perspective + girl group survival show + no romance + ensemble cast + character growth + showbiz + on-screen comments + forum] ✨Chu Bingqing, the next top-tier star✨ A professionally trained actress and a fixture at Hengdian Studios From an obscure actress below the eighteenth tier to supporting actress who turns the tables She “fought” her way all the way to leading roles After starring in several shows, the marketing accounts have declared She’s just one final breakthroug 15.6kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
  45. 45 Reborn as the King of Taiwan 重生之宝岛天王 Urban902k WordsOngoing Tian Fulin is reborn in 1981 on Taiwan's island, in Hsinchu. He is the older brother of a future member of a girl group. When he is seven, he gets a chance to act in a film and becomes a child star, entering the entertainment industry. From then on, the wheels of fate begin to turn... 4.7kReads6.4Score228Shelves
  46. 46 The Movie Emperor: My Acting Skills Come from Torturing Myself 影帝:我的演技全靠自虐 Urban255k WordsCompleted [Not Mindless] [No Female Lead] [Emotional Resonance] [Method Acting Gone Mad] [Mutual Rescue] [Self-Salvation] Ji Yunzhou was born with “absolute empathy disorder,” making him the textbook example at the Beijing Film Academy of someone “naturally unsuited to acting.” He cannot portray any emotion he has never genuinely felt. He graduated straight into unemployment, and just as he was preparing to change careers, he awakened an ability called [Causal Rehearsal]. By choosing an action, he can exp 393Reads8.7Score101Shelves
  47. 47 Part-Time Actress 兼职当影后 Modern Romance531k WordsCompleted The path to reinvention for other rising stars: take on serious dramas, play elegant leading ladies, and make films with acclaimed directors. The path to reinvention Xu Zhiran wants: go from an actor with a conscience to a screenwriter with a conscience. Xu Zhiran shot to fame last year in an unexpected hit xianxia web series. But no one knew that when she first stumbled into show business, she had never planned to become an actor. Her dream was to write screenplays. After her surprise success, 627Reads9.0Score110Shelves
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