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- 1 After Being Reborn, I Join a Dating Reality Show with My Actor Ex and Watch the Drama Unfold 重生后和影帝前男友上恋综吃瓜 [Showbiz + both reborn + rekindled romance + livestreamed dating show] (The seemingly aloof female director vs. the genuinely lovesick movie star) Wen Mujin was reborn, and there was now someone in her head claiming to be a messenger of Heaven’s Will. She had no golden finger. This self-proclaimed messenger just flapped its lips and expected an ordinary person like her to steal the fortune of a wildly popular top-tier star, hailed in her previous life as “the Purple Star of Chinese entertainment 16Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 2 A Twist of Fate: The Big Shot’s Heroine Has Returned 反转人生：大佬的女主穿回来了 [Two wealthy families, two top-tier stars × childhood friends × mutual devotion × entertainment industry, including a dating-show livestream and an ensemble cast × 1v1, both chaste, extra sweet] “A gorgeous, universally adored actress who flirts only with the male lead” VS “A powerful man who acts one way in public and another around the heroine, devoted to her through and through” ◆ If not for the inexplicable soul swap with a girl from another world named Su Nian... Chi Yu would never have kno 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Nation’s Favorite Villain and Its Go-To Bad Girl Make Their Relationship Official 国民反派和恶女专业户官宣了 They say there are two oddballs in the entertainment industry. One is Best Actor An Linfeng, handsome and exceptionally skilled. He never uses a stunt double for fight scenes, and only takes roles as cold-blooded villains. The other is second-tier star Gu Pan, stunningly beautiful and aloof. Ever since her debut, she’s played vicious supporting roles, earning herself the nickname “Queen of Mean.” They’re both textbook villains, yet they’ve never appeared in the same frame. Then one day, under a 912Reads9.1Score10414d adds
- 4 Unlimited Sweet Moments on a Dating Show, the Aloof Movie Emperor Wraps an Arm Around Her Waist and Kisses Her 恋综撒糖无下限，清冷影帝揽腰吻 [Showbiz Rom-Com | Gorgeous, Obscure Actress × Love-Struck Movie Star] - A lighthearted plot, romantic tension, a few secret identities, one-on-one romance, and a devoted couple. - The male lead turns on the charm like a peacock spreading its tail, while the female lead goes from being a fan of his looks to wanting him as her husband. A youthful crush eventually blossoms into passionate love, and the CP fans go from hunting for scraps of sweetness to feeling like every day is a holiday. - The da 596Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 5 She Stands Atop the Altar 她在神坛之上 Someone loves you dearly, and you love him too. But what if he’s the one who hurt you, just once? Would you forgive him? She is an award-winning actress, the most singular star in the entertainment industry. Beneath all that glory, how many people are hoping to see her fall? When she meets a gentle soul and slowly sheds her hard shell, will she be met with an embrace or a blade? As she grows, she loses the beloved glass slipper and climbs barefoot up a stairway to heaven twined with flowers and 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 You and I Will Meet at the Summit 我和你，顶峰相见 [A heads-up: focused mainly on her career, with romance as a secondary element. Not a power fantasy] [Female-centered + one-on-one, two strong leads + sweet with no angst + happy ending + both inexperienced + alternate universe] Big round eyes × puppy eyes At nineteen, Huayin was invited to star in the film Qiluo Fragrance. It took the internet by storm after its release, but she resolutely returned to school to finish her studies. After graduating, she chose to pursue a career in the entertainm —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Streamer I Stanned Has Fallen Off, So How Did I Become a Star? 粉的女主播糊了，怎么我成明星了 The female streamer I was a fan of started dating a cheating, drug-using rapper, and her career suddenly tanked. Meanwhile, I, her top supporter, suddenly became famous. The gates of the entertainment industry swung open for me. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Shocking! The First Love of a Lifelong Single Is a Movie Emperor 惊！母胎solo的初恋是影帝 [An awkward, socially anxious wallflower who's never dated anyone vs. a devoted, top-tier star and legendary actor] [The romance variety show storyline begins in Chapter 372] [One-on-one romance between intellectual equals] [Both leads are strong and devoted] [Acting career takes center stage] [Stories within stories] [Sweet and angsty] [Rekindled romance] [No rebirth, System, or pocket dimension] Lin Feng, an acting coach determined to stay on the path of renouncing love, lost her first kiss on 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Top-Tier Star’s Exclusive Adoration 顶流的独家宠爱 Jiang Ning was a highly skilled actress who ranked in the second tier. Though she wasn’t especially famous, she quietly and diligently made her way in the entertainment industry. Chu Yan, on the other hand, was a dazzling star in showbiz, a first-tier male celebrity. Beneath his aloof, handsome exterior lay masterful acting skills. He had countless fans and shone brilliantly. “Jiang Ning, do you know what saying yes to this means? It means we might hold hands, hug, or even... kiss on the show. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I Became an Actress from the Start: Taking Down My Cheating Ex and His Mistress 开局成女明星，收拾渣男和小三 [Transmigrate + Showbiz + Stars + Taking Down Scumbags + American Entertainment + Sharp-Tongued] Song Yunshu transmigrates into the body of a female star from forty years ago. The actress is blinded by love and gives resources to a scumbag. In return, he betrays her and publicly announces his relationship with his mistress. The actress chooses to slit her wrists and end her life. After transmigrating into her body, Song Yunshu avenges her, sends the scumbag and his mistress to prison, and takes 761Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 11 The Background Extra in Showbiz Is Slacking Off Again Today 娱圈路人甲今天也在开摆 [Listen up: the heroine is a pure-blooded gossip-loving fun-seeker, with no CP] Zhao Wen'an accidentally discovers that she’s living inside an entertainment-industry novel starring the girl group LIFE. In the novel, LIFE is the kind of fiery, determined protagonist who fights her way through every obstacle to become a top-tier star group that stays popular for years. The good news: Zhao Wen'an is in the group!!! The bad news: she’s not the one who gets famous. She’s the group’s parasite, forever 5.8kReads9.0Score45314d adds
- 12 I Became a Pretty Airhead and Took the Internet by Storm 穿成草包美人后，我火遍全网 [Sweet romance + entertainment industry + both leads devoted to each other + strong leads + satisfying revenge] [Scheming yet purehearted CEO × versatile, award-winning actress] Su He, a Grand Slam-winning actress, transmigrated into a book and became a minor cannon-fodder character who was about to be killed by a major one. A max-level expert back in the beginner's village? No need to panic! She's got this role down. First, she'll send the major cannon fodder to prison, bringing his bullying, 1.4kReads8.7Score16914d adds
- 13 The Chinese Entertainment Industry Is Stunned! From Nobody to Best Actress 震惊内娱！从素人到影后 [Actor System + female lead focused on her career + no romance in the main story + no villainous supporting characters or face-slapping scenes] Le Li is gorgeous, with fair skin and delicate, captivating features. She has the classic cool, innocent beauty. The System spotted her while she was working a summer job, then found a way to get her into the entertainment industry. - She starts out as an ordinary girl and steps into the entertainment industry. She starts with minor roles and makes her w 4.8kReads9.2Score35514d adds
- 14 I Accidentally Entered the VIP Section at My Top-Tier Star Ex's Concert 误入顶流前任演唱会VIP区 When Su Feiyu accidentally wandered into the VIP section at top-tier star Shen Zili's concert and was caught on camera and projected onto the big screen, she could have dug herself a four-bedroom, one-living-room apartment with her toes. It wasn't just because she couldn't sing a single one of the top-tier star's songs. It was also because she was his ex-girlfriend. Deafening screams swallowed her up as she gripped the microphone awkwardly. The man stood on the towering stage, looking down at he 9.7kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 15 Reba Is My Neighbor? I Have a Bold Idea! 邻居是热芭？我有个大胆的想法！ [Chinese Showbiz] + [Variety Shows] + [Actor] + [One Female Lead: Reba] + [Slow-Paced Slice of Life] Chen Chen transmigrates and is reborn in a parallel world, where he discovers that his neighbor is a famous actress. But he never imagined that this celebrity would be... An untouchable top-tier star! A fashion queen! A beauty with exotic features! The adorably ditzy, sexy, cute, alluring, and playful Reba!!! Chen Chen was a male fan of Reba in his previous life! And now, he suddenly has a 8.4kReads8.6Score38614d adds
- 16 I Landed on the Trending List: The Film Queen Is My Internet Mouthpiece 空降热搜，影后是我的互联网嘴替 In her previous life, Lu Qing was framed step by step, going from a popular young actress with a huge fanbase to a talentless actress hated by the entire internet. Given a second life, she swore to change everything. She honed her acting skills, chose her scripts carefully, and tore apart every fake do-gooder. Step by step, Lu Qing climbed from an obscure minor star to a top-tier star. Her only headache was the sheer number of bizarre trending topics about her. #Lu Qing has a little bit of ma 945Reads9.3Score11914d adds
- 17 Become an Actress! Win the Championship! The Real Heiress Takes on Every Field 当影后！夺冠军！真千金跨界卷王 [Showbiz + strong heroine + satisfying wish fulfillment + comedy + secret identities + shooting + figure skating champion] After her career imploded in her previous life, top-tier star Qiao Wei was reborn just before she signed away her freedom to an entertainment company and became the target of a massive online hate campaign. Her golden finger activated, letting her randomly draw on all the memories from a past life and gain the corresponding skills. First draw: a demonic cultivator’s bewitch 5.1kReads9.4Score72414d adds
- 18 Fatal Flirtation: The Yandere Big Shot Is Addicted to Me 致命撩拨，病娇大佬粘我上瘾 [Both are virgins, sweet romance, mutual flirting, System, dating reality show and entertainment industry, adorable child] Shi Yuan transmigrates into a book and becomes the newlywed wife of its great villain. In the story, she acts like a spoiled brat and causes trouble until she meets a tragic end for the sake of the male lead. And now, it's her wedding night with the great villain. Watching the sexy, irresistible villain approach her, with his narrow waist and long legs, Shi Yuan falls silent 1.9kReads9.4Score28614d adds
- 19 Live Dating Show: The All-Round Superstar Has a Face of Legendary Beauty 直播恋综，全能大佬她有盛世美颜 Synopsis: [Beloved by Everyone] [The Female Lead Is a True Powerhouse] [Stunning Beauty] [Everyone Is Enchanted by the Female Lead] [Not a Pure Secret Identity Story] Wen Mian is a little-known actress at the bottom of the entertainment industry, known by everyone as a pretty face. She is also the contract wife of Bai Jin, the nation’s dream man. One day, Wen Mian said to Bai Jin, “Um, honey, I might have to do something a little naughty.” Bai Jin: “???” Wen Mian said with a perfectly serious ex 3.5kReads9.2Score64614d adds
- 20 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score77814d adds
- 21 You Put Me on a Dating Show, So Why Am I Competing in the Peak Tournament? 让你上恋综，你搁那儿打巅峰赛？ If you could live your life over, have you ever wondered what the most comfortable way to lie flat and give up would be? Lu Ming gets a second chance at life. After spending half his life as a wage slave, he now has a shortcut right in front of him, and he swears he’ll seize it. He copies songs, books, and scripts without a shred of guilt. He doesn’t have that ridiculous need to keep his hands clean while pretending to be morally superior. He’s just an ordinary person who wants to live a little 37.6kReads9.2Score3k14d adds
- 22 What a Thrill! The Real Heiress Goes Wild with a Gossip System 刺激！真千金带吃瓜系统发大疯 [Showbiz + mind reading + gossip + unhinged, no-brain fun] Jiang Qiyu transmigrates into a showbiz novel as a washed-up starlet, and she's the foil to the fake heiress heroine. In the end, the heroine will sell her overseas to the black market, where she will die a horrible death after causing trouble again and again! Gossip System: [Host, all you need to do is quietly enjoy the gossip and rack up explosive points to rewrite your ending!] Jiang Qiyu sneers: “No way! Dead sooner or later, so I mi 25.2kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds
- 23 I Rule the Desert Island Variety Show, Top-Tier Star. You’re Strong as a Wild Boar 荒岛综艺我称王，顶流野猪你的强 Jian Xun is a wild boar. Right now, she’s being forced to serve as a laborer in this world. With an alcoholic father, a mother who favors her son, a hard life, and a broken family. The little wild boar sneered: “You don’t know when you’ve got it good. You people are beyond saving!” To her son-obsessed adoptive mother, she smiled and suggested: “Why not just marry your son? You can be his wife and his mother. Everyone will praise you for managing the household!” To the arrogant male lead whose be 8.1kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
- 24 Desire! This Dating Show Is Overflowing with Romantic Tension! So Sweet! 欲！这恋综暧昧氛围拉满！甜爆！ [The print edition of Delusions in the Mist is now available for purchase on all platforms] Yu Zheng, the top-tier star who casts a spell over the music scene, is elegant and striking, with impeccable features. He swept the major music charts as soon as he debuted, leaving his competitors far behind. Wen Shiwu, the nation's darling, is dazzling and flirtatious, with a sweet, angelic face. Ever since she debuted as a child star, she's never had a single scandal or stain on her reputation. The two 23.9kReads9.5Score4.3k14d adds
- 25 Dating Show: The Little Menace Drives a Tractor and Blows Up the Whole Scene 恋综：小作精她开拖拉机炸翻全场 [Transmigrates into a book + dating reality show + entertainment industry + livestreaming + power fantasy + sweet romance] On her eighth transmigration into a book, Qin Ruo lands in a story full of secret identities as the foil to a wealthy family's real daughter: a cannon-fodder fake heiress. The real heiress comes from the countryside to the city, flaunting her many secret identities to put Qin Ruo in her place. The two of them even end up on the same dating show. Qin Ruo: Hm? Secret identitie 8.2kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 26 A CP Falls from the Sky: The Actress Is Forced to Work 天降CP：影后她被迫营业 [Story complete] A female war goddess from the apocalypse transmigrates and is reborn as a scandal-plagued star. From then on, Jiang Jiu’s haters become the most miserable people on the internet, and nine out of ten directors she works with go bald. There’s no variety show Jiang Jiu can’t wreck. If there is one, it must be sponsored by her own company! The world’s richest man, a genius director, and a chart-topping singer all marvel: “How can our little sister be so beautiful?” One day, film emp 10.7kReads9.5Score1.5k14d adds
- 27 Stealing the Springtime of Day 偷揽昼春 [Both leads are each other's only one + The second male lead takes the girl + Long-planned romance + Entertainment-industry dating show] [Rebellious, devoted wife-obsessed man x Cool-headed, rational beauty in a cheongsam] Yu Liao was Cen Chimo's ever-ready sidekick, docile and obedient, like a silent shadow. Cen Chimo shamelessly enjoyed her devotion and never imagined that one day she might leave. They met again on a dating show. Yu Liao wore a cheongsam, cool as snow, and didn't spare him 30.8kReads9.5Score4k14d adds
- 28 The Nation’s Movie Emperor Has a Secret Crush on Me 国民影帝暗恋我 Word is that national heartthrob Yu Qianfan has someone he secretly loves? Fans: “No, I don’t believe it! He loves us!” Word is that the person Yu Qianfan secretly loves is Queen Li? Fans: “Li Jin? No way! Those two don’t get along. This rumor is definitely false!” During a variety show game, Yu Qianfan put his hand on a lie detector. Host: “I heard you have a secret crush. Is it Li Jin?” Li Jin shot him a cold look. Yu Qianfan answered, “No.” Zap! The red lights flashed, and the alarm blared. L 13.4kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 29 Going Insane to Reform Showbiz: It’s Chaotic, but Comforting 发疯整顿娱乐圈，颠颠的，很安心 Complete [1v1 Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Showbiz + Hilarious + Scumbag Gets His Comeuppance] Shi Ran transmigrates into a book and becomes a female celebrity hated by the entire internet in a story about a beloved star adored by everyone in showbiz. The original Shi Ran joined a live-streamed dating show. Its male contestants, one, two, three, were all devoted to the heroine in the book, and every one of them had treated her badly. As for the aloof movie emperor, the original Shi 39.9kReads9.5Score5.7k14d adds
- 30 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 105.6kReads9.7Score12.2k14d adds
- 31 A Drunken Nighttime Kiss! One Flirt from Her, and the Arrogant Big Shot’s Heart Races 醉吻夜！她一撩，桀骜大佬心狂跳 [The print edition of Climbing the Capital’s Family Tree is now available on all platforms.] [Top Capital City Tycoon · Rebellious, Devoted Suit-Wearing Bad Boy vs. Ballet Princess · Radiant, Proud Little Swan] Li Zhi and Fu Yanze grew up together, but Li Zhi turned out to be the fake heiress. For the sake of his own interests, Fu Yanze chose to get engaged to the real heiress, a leading actress in the entertainment industry. He hoped Li Zhi would understand and said he would come back to marr 59.5kReads9.5Score7.3k14d adds
- 32 Reborn as the Beloved of Everyone: The Movie Emperor's Wife Is Poor and Fierce Again 重生团宠：影帝夫人又穷又凶 [Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold? 137kReads9.6Score14.4k14d adds
- 33 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds
- 34 EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
