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  1. 101 I'm a Director, Not a Power Bank 我是导演,不是充电宝 Urban778k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + System + Director + Wish Fulfillment + Multiple Heroines] Why did Leo burst into tears at the Oscars? How did the Central Academy of Drama's campus belle become the brightest star in Chinese entertainment? Why did Liu Feifei, Yang Mimi, Zhao Xiaoying, and other actresses born in the 1980s suddenly see their acting skills soar? It all started with a dump truck... He is the director with the highest cumulative box office in the world. He is also an honored guest at all three major film 34Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  2. 102 Showbiz: After Ten Years in Cold Storage, I Take the Civil Service Exam and Join the National Team 娱乐:雪藏十年考编,加入国家队 Urban503k WordsCompleted Su Wen became a junior director at Xinghai Entertainment. But after refusing to shoot a film that went against basic values, the company shelved him for ten years! Faced with a sky-high breach-of-contract penalty, Su Wen immediately applied for a government position and joined the national team! The authorities ordered Xinghai Entertainment to terminate his contract unconditionally, without making him pay a cent! Before his interview, he awakened the Super Entertainment System and gained god-tie 385Reads6.4Score10314d adds
  3. 103 I Wasn't Flirting with Her, the Goddess Came on to Me Herself 我真没撩她,天仙自己凑过来的 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn in 2003, Lu Yuan discovers he’s the illegitimate son of the Goddess of Luck and a succubus favored by Nuwa, complete with an irresistible charm that draws everyone to him. At first, all he wanted was to get into Beijing Film Academy, make a few movies, and experience the colorful entertainment industry. But then the heavenly beauty starts seeing him as the light of her life. Lu Yuan: “I swear I didn’t flirt with her. She came to me on her own!” The heavenly beauty: “My guiding light, co 11.6kReads6.4Score82214d adds
  4. 104 In Showbiz, Every Actress Is My Beloved 人在娱乐圈,女明星全是我红颜 Urban304k WordsOngoing (Multiple heroines) + (System) + (a plagiarist) + (feel-good power fantasy) + (likes making a little extra money) Qin Xuan was walking down the road when a heavy truck sent him to a parallel world. After arriving in this world, Qin Xuan acquired a System. He had even played the young Ying Zheng. After graduating from college, he entered the entertainment industry with the help of his parents and their friends. And so began Qin Xuan’s wild ride through show business. Big sisters, here I come! 419Reads6.6Score—14d adds
  5. 105 Chinese Showbiz: My AI Film Crew Just Sunbathes All Day 华娱:我的AI剧组全在晒太阳 Urban238k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Reborn + System + A Carefree Life of Lie-Flat Creativity + Pseudo-Exclusive Female Lead] “Director Zhang, why was your new film, Welcome to the Dragon Restaurant, such a success?” “Set aside plenty of time every day to rest and unwind. That keeps your mind full of inspiration, and you’ll be able to tell great stories.” “How come you live such a relaxed life without pulling all-nighters? You just lie flat and chat about stories every day, yet you still make great films.” “Because I hav 35Reads—Score13514d adds
  6. 106 Director: From the Start, Three European Awards and Two Golden Trophies 导演:开局欧洲三大两金 Urban824k WordsCompleted (One heroine, Liu Yifei. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The focus is on what happens behind the scenes, without all those exaggerated bystander reactions, and it’s relatively true to the era.) I didn’t even hit the jackpot, so how did I get reborn at eighteen? Wait, there’s a transmigrator in my head? And he has a System? Huh? I didn’t even touch him, so how did he shatter? Well, in that case, I can only thank my transmigrator brother for the amazing starter pack he left me. 27.8kReads8.4Score2k14d adds
  7. 107 Chinese Showbiz: I Can Dream of the Future 华娱:我能梦见未来 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Slice of Life] [Realistic] [Clever and Thoughtful] Female leads: [Sweet] [Mi] [Fairy] [Cool] [Ying] [Shi] Male lead: Classmate Jing Tian, Yang Mi’s junior, singer, actor, director, entertainment mogul, IT mogul... Buddies: Zhang Ruoyun, Tan Songyun. Useful pawn: Yang Tianzhen. Golden finger: Dreams of the future (not much of a presence) Career path: Debuts as a singer, reaches the top with You Who Came from the Stars, develops Weibo and breaks into the mainstream, builds an entertainment ecosys 61Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  8. 108 Director: Filming Spider-Man From the Start 导演:开局拍摄蜘蛛侠 Urban653k WordsOngoing [Entertainment industry + System + Marvel and DC multiverse + director-focused] [All movie plots are original adaptations. Completed: Spider-Man 1, Batman 1, Spider-Man 2, Superman 1, Iron Man 1, Batman 2. Coming up: The Flash 1, Thor 1.] The System declares Ye Tingfei dead from sudden cardiac arrest, then sends him to a parallel world and binds him to the “Director System, Boss Edition”! [Ding-ding! Newbie mission: Make Spider-Man and earn over 2 billion at the box office. Fail, and you’ll be l 367Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  9. 109 Chinese Showbiz: From North American Gang Boss to Entertainment Godfather 华娱:从北美堂主到娱乐教父 Urban310k WordsCompleted At the turn of the millennium, for reasons no one could quite explain, Xu Qian wandered into the strange world known as the entertainment industry. From that day on, the industry suddenly became baffling in all sorts of ways. The Shanghai circle, the Beijing circle, the Northwest circle, and even the Hong Kong circle that came along later all somehow became the Xu circle. 161Reads—Score—14d adds
  10. 110 Scammed Out of 800,000 from the Start? My Comeback Begins as a Director 开局被坑八十万?从导演开始逆袭 Urban230k WordsOngoing Good news: I transmigrated to 2013, and the previous owner of this body had just won a million. Bad news: The previous owner had already caught the eye of an unscrupulous “director” and invested all the money in a trash production just to land a “shallow” actress. Worse still, on the very day the scheme was about to succeed, the cops showed up at the door. The production company’s funds were suspected of money laundering, and everything ground to a halt. Facing a disastrous start, Chen Han 13Reads7.0Score714d adds
  11. 111 Chinese Showbiz: How Did I Win an Oscar From the Start? 华娱:怎么开局就拿奥斯卡 Urban415k WordsCompleted A new work is out! Come read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.8kReads5.4Score—14d adds
  12. 112 This Actor Wants More Money! 这个演员要加钱! Urban425k WordsOngoing The Ming Dynasty’s last military champion transmigrates to the modern day, where Ouyang Bai takes the entertainment industry by storm. Director: I hear you’re pretty good in a fight? Ouyang Bai: Just pay me… 19Reads8.7Score—14d adds
  13. 113 Long Live the Director! 导演万岁 Urban755k WordsOngoing A veteran director from 2025 unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Qian Yue, a student who has just taken the college entrance exam in 2001. As it happens, this Qian Yue has already applied to the directing program at the Beijing Film Academy. Given a second life, Qian Yue's goal is to rapidly amass capital and become a top tycoon. He will direct films that sweep both awards and box office, become the hottest director around, and have countless beautiful actresses pining for him. 30Reads7.2Score—14d adds
  14. 114 Top-Tier Stardom: Scumbag Husband, Bring It On 顶级星光:渣男老公请接招 Modern Romance296k WordsOngoing A marriage before love: watch how Young Master Jian wins over the cool, aloof actress. “Smack!” Li Qi slapped him. Jian Zhijie looked at Li Qi glaring at him, her eyes red, and said, “You!” Jian Zhijie had never expected the first time he got face-slapped to be by a woman, and one he could never have, at that. “The thought of you disgusts me. Please, stop ruining my life, Jian Zhijie. I don’t want everything to fall apart.” Li Qi’s voice rang out. Jian Zhijie lowered his head. “I’m sorry, Li Qi. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 115 Showbiz: A Director Starting with The Three-Body Problem 娱乐:从三体开始的导演 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Director, make 30 billion yuan in three years, with multiple heroines, the Two Bings, glamorous beauties, and beauties from Chinese Paladin. It starts with winning the short-film gold prize at all three major film festivals. Then I slowly get to live my life over again. This time, let’s make the most of it. 10.8kReads7.9Score57614d adds
  16. 116 Reborn: Master of Light and Shadow 重生之光影巨匠 Urban274k WordsCompleted Third-rate director Xu Fanying transmigrates to a parallel world and uses classic works from her previous life to reach the pinnacle of success, dazzling both on and off the screen! This is the story of an entertainment-industry content importer! No female lead! No romance! 481Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  17. 117 Showbiz: A Director's Life 文娱:导演人生 Urban152k WordsCompleted Reborn in 2002, at a time when Chinese-language cinema was just beginning to develop, Lin Xiunan gets a fresh start on his journey as a director. From small-budget films to major productions, from domestic success to overseas markets, Lin Xiunan creates an era of his own. 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
  18. 118 This Director Really Knows His Stuff 这个导演很会 Urban341k WordsCompleted My new story is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 112Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 119 Showbiz: I Can Increase the Odds of Success 文娱:我能增加成功率 Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it just came out.) He woke from a nap to find the world had changed. Lu Yao was a film and TV content creator in 2025, spending late nights editing commentary videos. He never expected to wake up as a ten-year-old child in 1985, when the country was just getting back on its feet. Well, the chubby guy is four now, the pretty one is six, and the future megastar Yang Mi won't be born for another year, while Liu Yifei won't arrive for another two… Did he come a little too 5.5kReads6.6Score29714d adds
  20. 120 Reborn in Chinese Showbiz: Directing the Class of 1996 at the Central Academy of Drama 重生华娱中戏96明星班做导演 Urban2.5M WordsOngoing Xiao Da, who had accomplished nothing in his previous life, is reborn in 1996. By a twist of fate, he gets into the prestigious Class of '96 at the Central Academy of Drama. But instead of becoming an actor, he conquers the entertainment industry as a director. And, of course, capital is essential: he will become the most accomplished director among the tycoons. 42.7kReads7.3Score2.6k14d adds
  21. 121 We Both Transmigrated, So Why Did I Only Make It Halfway? 都是穿越,凭什么我只穿一半 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A graduation short film brings Li Ran, who had already settled into an ordinary life, officially into the dazzling and unpredictable entertainment industry. A low-budget movie puts Li Ran, now in the entertainment industry, on the road to the top. As fame comes, friendship, love, and scheming all come rushing at Li Ran. Staying true to himself, Li Ran vows to edit together an entertainment career of his own. 8.3kReads8.3Score43914d adds
  22. 122 Making It in Showbiz as Stephen Chow’s Nephew 从星爷侄子闯荡娱乐圈 Urban834k WordsCompleted (An entertainment-industry story with one female lead and no harem. Read with caution.) Starting out as a screenwriter with a little family influence and a golden finger, he rises step by step to become a major figure in the entertainment industry’s film and television world... 2.6kReads8.0Score10914d adds
  23. 123 I Bought Fengying Camp in a Flash and Became Ji Fa’s Stunt Double 豪横买下封营,我成了姬发武替 Female-Channel Fanfiction521k WordsOngoing The struggling young stars of China's entertainment industry need a powerful patron to back them up. A rich, beautiful producer is stepping in. The main characters are Yu Shi, Chen Muchi, Xiao Zhan, Lusi, and the three Yus. I want every one of them to be okay. 43Reads—Score—14d adds
  24. 124 Chinese Showbiz: I Pirated Myself, and the Entertainment Industry Is Losing It 华娱:我盗版我自己,娱乐圈破防 Urban361k WordsOngoing A director transmigrates into the leader of a piracy syndicate. To avoid spending the rest of his life in prison, he works to transform the company's pirated-content business, repeatedly pirating his own company's pirated releases and distributing his own films. It all starts with filming the short drama The Tycoon of the Township Falls for Me at Fifty, then the entertainment industry's screenwriters, directors, actors, his fifty-year-old mother, and his wife all become obsessed with “the domine 4Reads6.0Score—14d adds
  25. 125 The Millennium-Era Director Starts by Conning Little Fox 千禧导演从忽悠小狐狸开始 Urban423k WordsCompleted I love art, but I make movies for reasons other than money? A director reborn in the new millennium wouldn't think that way. Just living is exhausting, and making a comeback is hard! Better to focus on how to make good movies. Everything else is just a passing cloud... But where did all the money I earned go?! 404Reads—Score1414d adds
  26. 126 Showbiz: My S-Rank Acting Skills Got Me an Official Announcement from Yang Mi 娱乐:我S级演技,被杨蜜官宣 Urban2.9M WordsOngoing [Entertainment industry, satisfying read, System, multiple heroines, story plagiarist] Zhang Lin wakes up to find Yang Mi and Yaya beside him, making him the enemy of the entire internet. He binds himself to an entertainment exchange System and switches into story-plagiarist mode. From then on, his acting becomes legendary, hit songs pour out one after another, and he becomes the king of variety shows and a god of investment. 31.3kReads7.5Score3.1k14d adds
  27. 127 I Said I'd Lie Flat, But Honey Honey Took Me on a Dating Show 说好躺平,大蜜蜜却带我上恋综 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Single heroine + dating reality show + entertainment industry + play the pig to eat the tiger] After he transmigrates, Jiang Xun just wants to lie flat and enjoy a carefree life with his CEO wife, Yang Mi, living off a monthly allowance of 200,000 yuan. Then one day, the allowance stops. Yang Mi: “Honey, the company is almost bankrupt. How about joining a dating show with me so we can make some money?” Jiang Xun: “Sigh, I have to earn a living, so I guess I have no choice but to go to work.” An 347Reads7.0Score18514d adds
  28. 128 Showbiz: The Horror Movies I Make Scare Audiences Around the World Into Wetting Themselves 文娱:我拍的恐怖片吓尿全球观众 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Wang Zhe transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that horror movies there aren’t scary at all. So he sets out to scare the daylights out of people. His film “The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village” becomes a childhood nightmare for an entire generation. His “The Ring” gives viewers a fear of televisions, terrified that Sadako might crawl out of the screen. His “The Grudge” becomes the scariest movie in the world, frightening audiences into the hospital. Many years later, standing 2.7kReads6.9Score22614d adds
  29. 129 Reborn in 2013: Xing and I Set the Entertainment World Ablaze with Our Romance 重生2013我和艺兴甜爆娱乐圈 Modern Romance650k WordsCompleted A new story is here He Qingyan, who has lived her whole life with regrets, is reborn at a crucial moment in 2013. Fresh out of Beijing Film Academy at twenty, she is He Jiong's beloved niece, yet she's about to say those words to the young Zhang Yixing that she will regret for half her life: "Let's break up." They were classmates after she skipped two grades, fell in love, and pledged themselves to each other at eighteen, only to nearly drift apart because of a long-distance relationship and t 1.5kReads6.6Score13314d adds
  30. 130 A Biased Father and a Stepmother Who Came Later: I Decisively Split the Family 偏心的爹,后来的妈,我果断分家 Urban33k WordsOngoing [Single Heroine] [Beautiful Educated Youth] [Hunting] [Pocket Dimension] [Making Money] [A Post-00s Protagonist Who Refuses to Put Up with Anything] [Death Doesn't Scare Me, So Bring It On] Lin Chuan woke up to find his whole world falling apart! He was a post-00s young man who had transmigrated to 1977 and taken over the body of a timid fellow who shared his name. He thought it was a dream, but it was real! Even worse, he was stuck with a broken family… No, he was the one who was broken! His bi 10Reads—Score214d adds
  31. 131 Her Majesty the Queen's Puppy-Dog Makeup Artist 女王陛下的化妆师小奶狗 Modern Romance269k WordsOngoing Older woman-younger man romance + sweet younger boyfriend + love at first sight + long-laid plans + rekindled love + an evenly matched romance When Gu Xizhou learns that Yan Xingmian has divorced, he immediately abandons his studies and flies back from abroad. His love is never something he has to hide. The two were separated for years because of a misunderstanding. Now that he has returned, what will become of them? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 132 Chinese Showbiz, Starting in 2002 华娱02年开始 Urban1.7M WordsCompleted I achieved nothing in my previous life, so this time I should go all out. The actresses are gorgeous, and it’d be such a shame to miss my chance. Even with only 40,000 yuan, I can make movies, invest in companies, trade stocks, and short-sell. I want both beautiful women and money. 7.4kReads7.4Score29914d adds
  33. 133 I'm Already Cannes Best Director, and You Still Want Me to Be Reborn? 我都戛纳最佳导演你还让我重生? Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Only female lead: Liu Yifei] Zhou Chen, the “Copy God” of China’s entertainment industry, has never won an award. After twenty years of hard work, he finally wins Best Director at Cannes in 2024, reaching the pinnacle of world cinema! He wakes up drunk after the celebration banquet, only to discover he’s been reborn in 2002, on the day he received his acceptance letter to the acting program at Beijing Film Academy. 42kReads7.4Score2.6k14d adds
  34. 134 Chinese Showbiz: I'm the King of Directors 华娱:导演我为王 Urban2.9M WordsOngoing [Chinese showbiz, director story, one heroine, Old Liu] After an accident, Li Siwei was unexpectedly reborn in 2005. Unfortunately, he knew nothing about business. Luckily, after being reborn, he gained memories of many excellent films from his previous life. Just as Li Siwei was preparing to make his mark, he discovered that the woman in his heart had also been reborn. 5.1kReads7.2Score20014d adds
  35. 135 Chinese Showbiz: Great Directors Can Do Whatever They Want 华娱:大导演就是能为所欲为 Urban278k WordsOngoing [No System] [Showbiz] [Director] [Romance, Romance, Romance, Romance] [Award-Winning] Fellow filmmakers: So what if you’re talented? Does that mean you can do whatever you want? Ye Han: Sorry, but talent really does mean you can do whatever you want! Ye Han: Don’t curse me. I just want to give every beautiful star a chance to improve. Ye Han: I didn’t make the first move. They came after me! A dream leads Ye Han, the acting major at the Beijing Film Academy hailed as its most handsome student in 2.6kReads8.2Score10214d adds
  36. 136 A Time-Balance Sheet for a Chinese Film Director 华娱导演的时间资产负债表 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted In 2025, Ma Yifan wakes up to find himself transmigrated back to 2002, carrying memories of the future as he enrolls at the Beijing Film Academy. At first, he only wanted to take the measure of how deep the waters ran in the industry, and help the trees in its forest grow. But he ends up investing in films and television, buying stock in tech companies, and hoarding cryptocurrency, becoming the industry's golden touch thanks to twenty years of foresight. Yet his balance sheet has always balanced 9.8kReads6.9Score74514d adds
  37. 137 Showbiz: I'm a Security Guard at Beijing Film Academy 娱乐:我在北电当保安 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Lv Wen transmigrates into the body of a security guard at the Beijing Film Academy, twenty years in the past. Unwilling to return to his old line of work, he chooses to enter the entertainment industry. With the acting skills, social savvy, and memories of the future he honed while dealing with gullible people, Lv Wen thrives in showbiz, winning friends wherever he goes. He wins Best Actor, becomes a director, starts a company, and makes a bold push into Hollywood... This is the story of an o 11.3kReads8.2Score84914d adds
  38. 138 Making My Way in Showbiz, Bringing Warmth to the Actresses 混在娱乐圈,给女明星们送温暖 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Director Chen the Good Samaritan is generous and kind, and loves nothing more than showering female stars with kindness. But the enchantresses and celestial maidens are always trying to remake the soul of this great benefactor. The threads cannot be untangled; the more they wind around each other, the more tangled they become. 6.3kReads6.4Score36214d adds
  39. 139 Chinese Showbiz: Reborn, Tianxian, Don't Run Away! 华娱:重生归来,天仙同学别跑 Urban1.0M WordsOngoing (Showbiz Director Novel) (Writes Books First, Then Becomes a Director) (This story is a slow burn! The protagonist is no pushover!) After Zhang Mingqing was bullied by the Great Fortune Immortal Venerable in 2026, he opened his eyes to find himself back in 2000, at the age of fifteen. He has a golden finger, but he stole it! And it's defective! Fortunately, he has memories of his past life! He plans to write books first to earn money and build up his standing in the industry! Then he'll enter t 43.3kReads8.2Score4.2k14d adds
  40. 140 I Became a Tech Tycoon to Make a Movie 为了拍电影,我成了科技巨头 Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In the eyes of the bosses of major film companies, he is a genius director who's difficult to work with. In the eyes of actors, he is a genius director with astonishing talent. In the eyes of audiences, his name is a guarantee of a good movie. Reborn as a 1996 student at the Central Academy of Drama, Zhang Tiancheng is just a directing major with a highly unconventional director System. Taking his time, he becomes a renowned director and a technology tycoon. 14.5kReads6.6Score54314d adds
  41. 141 The Literature Club Asked for a Promo Video, So I Made A Chinese Odyssey 文学社让拍宣传片,我拍大话西游 Urban160k WordsCompleted Zhou Chuan transmigrated into a parallel world and became a newly hired clerk in the publicity department of the Literary Society. The society president asked him to make a cultural promotional video to celebrate the Four Great Classical Novels and inspire readers’ interest. At the crucial moment, Zhou Chuan awakened the Super Film and Television System. The Literary Society: A fresh retelling of Journey to the West, A Chinese Odyssey becomes a phenomenon-level film! The military: We asked you t 59Reads6.3Score—14d adds
  42. 142 Director: Turns Out Slacking Off Works Better Than Trying 导演:不是不努力摆烂效果更好 Urban412k WordsCompleted My new book, Game Over, I’m Surrounded by Rich Women, is now being serialized. If you’re interested, check it out. [Livestream + director + slow pace + unconventional + filming live] Xu Wuhen transmigrates to a parallel world. As a director, he’s competing on a show called The Birth of a Film. Twenty directors and a hundred actors are split into twenty teams to compete. All the participating directors are ranked into different tiers. Xu Wuhen is at the very bottom. No reputation, no projects, no 238Reads8.3Score—14d adds
  43. 143 Chinese Showbiz: A Positive-Energy Director Who Started by Making Short Films 华娱:拍摄短片开始的正能量导演 Urban186k WordsCompleted I had a dream, a very long one. At the start of the school year, I was given only 20 yuan, and had to make it last through three years of school. In the dream, I struggled through those three years. After graduation, I was signed by a company. I thought stardom awaited me, but who knew it would turn out to be a shady company? Starting over, I want to tell myself what choice to make. 281Reads—Score514d adds
  44. 144 Showbiz: I Really Just Want to Make Movies 娱乐:我真的只想拍电影啊 Urban579k WordsOngoing [Chinese entertainment industry + multiple female leads + no System + director protagonist] Lin Che gets a second life and opens his eyes in 2011. All he wants is to make movies in peace and do, one by one, all the things he failed to accomplish in his previous life. But then Zhao Liying gazes at him with sparkling eyes. "We're the closest friends in the world." Yang Mi smiles flawlessly during an interview. "He's just a little brother to me." Shishi says calmly to the cameras, "Director Lin i 12.3kReads6.1Score92114d adds
  45. 145 Showbiz: I Never Meant to Be a Playboy 娱乐:我真没想当渣男啊 Urban466k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out, and it will rise later] [Entertainment Industry] [Reborn] [Multiple Heroines] [Director's Rise] [Laid-Back Daily Life] [Business Tycoon] In 2005, Qin Muyuan, reborn two years into his studies at the Beijing Film Academy, used the extraordinary memory and learning ability he gained from the fusion of souls to take a masterpiece from his previous life straight to Berlin, where he won the Silver Bear for Best Director in one fell swoop, stunning the industry! He made movi 63.7kReads8.0Score6.5k14d adds
  46. 146 Showbiz: I Really Don’t Want to Be a Director! 文娱:我真不想当导演啊! Urban546k WordsOngoing Being a director is exhausting. Preparing a script takes too much mental energy, raising funds tests your character, shooting wears out your body, and promoting a release takes years off your life. If you can avoid it, don't do it. Being a screenwriter suits me better. I can make money just by tapping away at a keyboard, and all without too much attention affecting my life. Best of all, once you have enough hit works to your name and have made enough stars famous, you can still wield the highest 21.9kReads8.0Score2.7k14d adds
  47. 147 You Asked Me to Film a Pet Commercial, So Why Did I Make Hachi: A Dog's Tale? 让你拍宠物广告,你拍忠犬八公? Urban577k WordsCompleted (Parallel world) + (director story) + (plausible) + (no melodrama) In 2025, Su Hao watches Ne Zha 2, then falls asleep and wakes up in the body of a man in a parallel world who has the same name as him. That version of Su Hao is facing the bankruptcy of his family business, crushing debts, and parents who are being driven to jump off a building. Even the only home his parents left him has been snatched away. But as someone who transmigrated, he’s brought along the scripts and storyboards for eve 5.6kReads8.4Score45214d adds
  48. 148 I Became a Boy Band Member and I’m So Over It, I Quit 成了男团我麻了,退吧 Urban399k WordsOngoing At the end of 2009, before the stage lights of Super Junior-M had completely gone dark, Gu Ci returned to China with a statement announcing his departure from the group, accidentally opening the floodgates for the first generation of Chinese entertainment’s breakout stars. The media called him “the first to leave Korea and return to China,” while fans hailed him as “the pioneer of domestic entertainment’s top-tier stars.” Gu Ci just smiled and tossed out three lines: “Don’t call me a top-tier st —Reads—Score8.3k14d adds
  49. 149 America’s Greatest Live-In Son-in-Law 米利坚最强赘婿 Eastern Fantasy118k WordsOngoing This is a story about the global entertainment industry, not just Hollywood. Xu Xuexi brings a Blue Star dimension with him when he transmigrates to America in 1999. President Chuan says, “My granddaughter Xu Ruoxi has the bearing of a great ruler.” Xu Xuexi hurriedly replies, “Father-in-law, your Home Alone was excellent. In the world I came from, there were plenty of blockbuster movies like Avatar and Transformers that would suit you perfectly as a leading man. Please don't waste your time on —Reads—Score—14d adds
  50. 150 I Just Want to Sell Some Toys, I’m Really Not a Director 我就想卖点玩具,真的不是导演啊 Urban426k WordsOngoing Zhao Cheng worked himself to death in his previous life after taking on too much overtime. But it wasn't a big deal. He was reborn. In this life, he just wanted to be a rich second-generation layabout, living off his family until the end of his days. But then his father, who regularly brought in a steady stream of money, suddenly told him, "Son! Our toy factory is going under!" To save the family toy factory, Zhao Cheng started making toy commercials in another world. And so a series of works ca —Reads—Score—14d adds

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