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- 1 A Succubus Takes on Showbiz: What Is This Pure Love System? 魅魔攻略娱乐圈，纯爱系统什么鬼 [Too many novels focus on actresses born in the '80s and '90s, so this one focuses on those born in the '95s and '00s] [Tian Xiwei]+ [Zhou Ye]+ [Song Yuqi]+ [...] Wen Liang was a fringe figure in the entertainment industry of the 21st century. He'd worked as an extra and tried singing for a living, but his good looks never made him famous. Then he transmigrates to 2018 in a parallel world, where he's a top-tier heartthrob, but his singing and acting skills are both somehow at zero. He awakens th 695Reads—Score101Shelves
- 2 American Showbiz: The Five-Year-Old Movie Mogul from the Theater 美娱：剧院里走出的五岁电影之王 Just started posting chapters, so low ratings are normal. [Slow burn] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Stage plays] [Films] [Directors] [Actors] Shu Youning, born into a family of performing artists, is on his way to an audition when his plane crashes. When he opens his eyes, he has transmigrated to a parallel-world England. Not only has he returned to childhood, but he has changed race as well. In this world, stage plays of every kind are thriving, while cinema is only just beginning. Fortunately, he i 235Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 3 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 [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 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Showbiz: The Chosen Artist 文娱：天选艺术家 [Succubus + Purple Star + All-Rounder + No Female Lead] This book is also known as The Purple Star From Heaven: Starting with Three Ensemble Casts in the Chinese Entertainment Industry. Chi Cheng, a small-town exam ace, transmigrates to Blue Star and witnesses a warped entertainment industry where moneyed interests force ugly kids into the spotlight and top-tier stars’ carefully crafted personas collapse one after another. “The entertainment industry needs real idols!” Faced with the audience’s 1.6kReads8.2Score122Shelves
- 5 The Little Crown Prince Makes His Debut in Showbiz 小太子在娱乐圈出道啦 [Ancient-to-Modern + Entertainment Industry + No Romance + Stunning Beauty] Chu Can, Crown Prince of the Chu Kingdom, transmigrated to the modern era. While he was still bewildered, he received an enthusiastic invitation. “Hey, kid, want to reach the pinnacle of life? Come be the lead in my movie.” From then on, Chu Can began his dazzling rise to stardom, throwing himself into the entertainment industry with no way back. Years later, people would say the glorious era in which Chu Can face-slappe 3.2kReads8.7Score478Shelves
- 6 Eliminated From the Variety Show, I Sing 'A Person as Excellent as Me' 综艺淘汰你唱像我这样优秀的人 [Showbiz + Copycat Writer + System + No Romance] He entered a singing competition show and was eliminated in the very first round, leaving him with only a farewell performance onstage. Zhou Ming stepped onto the stage. “I’d like to dedicate ‘Someone as Wonderful as Me’ to you all. Even though I’ve been eliminated, I’ll keep chasing my dreams.” As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter. Some even shouted, “How could someone as wonderful as you get eliminated?” But afte 1.2kReads8.3Score111Shelves
- 7 Showbiz: A No-Name Nobody Sets the Internet Ablaze with a Song of Sorrow 娱乐：凑数糊咖一首消愁引爆全网 [A heads-up: This novel has no heroine. Please don't read if that bothers you.] Bai Manchuan, a self-made business tycoon, is on the verge of topping the global rich list when, one second before it updates, he suddenly transmigrates. To make matters worse, he transmigrates into the body of an obscure celebrity who's been blacklisted across the internet for getting drunk and beating someone up. Fortunately, he awakens the All-Around Star Development System. A scheming woman who slept her way to t 909Reads8.4Score108Shelves
- 8 The Perfect Me Becomes a Socially Anxious Star 完美的我穿成社恐明星了 From the start of a variety show, top-tier star Yu Xingluo wiped out the entire production crew with a bowl of pork stir-fried with green beans. Shen Jichuan, a struggling actor caught in the crossfire, vanished without a trace. If his exposure dropped to zero, he'd make himself visible through sheer hard work! From then on, the production crews had a “mad actor.” While others juggled roles to make money, he juggled roles to learn from other actors. No connections, no popularity, and no System o 2.7kReads8.6Score315Shelves
- 9 Bound to a System and Winning by Doing Nothing: Why Do I Have So Many Secret Identities? 绑定系统躺赢，有亿点马甲怎么了 Just received a rating [Showbiz + Not a Power Fantasy + No Romance + Music + Dance + Literature + Painting] “Young man, do you want the whole world to scream for you?” Lin Bei was just an ordinary person, a wage slave who would otherwise spend his life floundering in the mire of everyday existence. But the wheels of fate had begun to turn. One day, he became bound to a System that claimed it would turn him into an “all-around artistic deity.” In Blue Star, a utopian world where entertainment rei 271Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 10 Who Called This Thing an Indie Game Studio!? 谁把这玩意叫独立游戏工作室！？ Lin Zhi was on the verge of financial freedom when a System came out of nowhere and broke his back. Well, there was no way he was going back to work. His only option was to make games and reach his goal of living a carefree retirement by the age of thirty-five. When Zhiyue released its first game, nobody thought much of it. One-hit-wonder designers were a dime a dozen. But when they followed it up with Terraria, Subnautica, and Hollow Knight, the indie game scene began sounding the bells for a n 3.1kReads7.0Score253Shelves
- 11 Surviving the Entertainment Industry: From Trashy Shorts to Stardom 娱乐圈苟命：从狗血短剧开始封神 [Female-oriented + no romance + plagiarist + screenwriter + forum format + System takes a back seat] Original title: Surviving in Showbiz: From Melodramatic Short Dramas to Legendary Screenwriter After a car accident, novelist Shu Ran accepts the Fame System’s offer: trade fame for lifespan. With only three months of lifespan left in her starter pack, she has to become famous fast if she wants to survive. System: Hurry up and write to earn more lifespan! Shu Ran: Heh. Want to guess why I’m stil 550Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 12 I Made My Manager a Superstar 我为经纪人成就巨星 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
- 13 Reborn: Master of Light and Shadow 重生之光影巨匠 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—Shelves
- 14 This Big-Time Director Can Do It All! 这个大导演啥都会！ [Read with confidence, no need to turn off your brain] A director who treated filmmaking as a hobby dies suddenly, then is reborn in 2003 as a rich, spoiled second-generation student at the Beijing Film Academy. In this life, he’ll do things differently! After seven days in seclusion, he makes the future hit Night Shop his own! He earns a million before even filming a frame! He makes a name for himself by riding on a famous director’s reputation, then signs a team of future superstars! Everyone 489Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 15 Actors Work Themselves to the Bone? I'll Switch to a Different Lane 演员卷生卷死？那我换个赛道 Keep grinding yourself to death on a track that doesn't suit you, or switch tracks? Showbiz → Fashion - In her previous life, Song Xiaoxiao worked diligently as an actress. She listened to her agency, suppressing her true nature for the sake of her reputation and forcing herself to maintain a serene, above-it-all image. She never got involved in trouble. Before she turned thirty, all that bottled-up frustration gave her a tumor. In this life, she decides to take another look at herself, and disc 1.5kReads8.8Score191Shelves
- 16 Reborn as a Young Master: I’m a Top-Tier Star 重生小少爷，我是顶流大佬 [No romance - showbiz - friendly - harmonious - powerful figures - everyone's favorite] Content warning: This is a female-audience showbiz novel with a male protagonist. Don't read if that's not for you. The unlucky top-tier star Gu Jin is reborn in the body of Gu Jinzhou, the young heir of a wealthy family who drowned after getting a leg cramp while swimming. From then on, he becomes Gu Jinzhou, a top-tier singer-songwriter. After adjusting to his new identity, he studies, joins travel variety 171Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 17 Showbiz: I Make a Comeback by Selling My House to Pay the Penalty 文娱：从卖房子还违约金开始逆袭 [Audio Edition Featuring Real Voice Actors Now Available] [No System] [A Thoughtful Plot] [Parallel World] [Slow-Burn Entertainment Industry] [A Hearty Read] A friendly tip: this slow-burn entertainment-industry novel will awaken the melodies encoded in your DNA. 937Reads6.8Score100Shelves
- 18 Chinese Showbiz: From North American Gang Boss to Entertainment Godfather 华娱：从北美堂主到娱乐教父 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—Shelves
- 19 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 [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—Score103Shelves
- 20 Showbiz: You're the Original Singer, So What Am I? 文娱：你是原唱，那我是什么？ [Classic-copying author + hit songwriter + brainless power fantasy + secret identities + no heroine] Jiang Yu transmigrates to Blue Star, a world starved of entertainment and culture. Someone steals his original song right from the start, so he promptly produces proof of copyright and humiliates a mega-influencer. He joins a major company, hoping to turn his life around by copying classic songs, only to find that every song becomes a hit. His song “Childhood” shoots straight to number one, while 22.5kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves
- 21 Reborn: I Became a Movie Star Just to Retire 重生：我干到影帝就是为了退休的 [No romance] [No BL] [No brainless plot] [Quietly satisfying] Zhang Mo was reborn! In his previous life, he had become hopelessly mired in the world of fame and fortune, obsessed beyond saving, until he finally suffered the consequences! Since Heaven has given him the chance to start over, he absolutely will not make the same mistakes again. He will say a definitive goodbye to his old self! He will embrace a bright and beautiful life, and use his abilities to make the people around him happy and 38Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 22 One Classic Old Song Every Month, and the Audience Calls Me Prolific 每月一首经典老歌，观众直呼高产 [Showbiz + Behind-the-Scenes Focus] “Just because I accepted your favor doesn't mean I have to say yes.”, Liu Ru Yan. “…” In his previous life, Zhang Bei Sheng's only scandal was that he'd been Liu Ru Yan's lovesick puppy when he was young. That line, “Just because I accepted your favor doesn't mean I have to say yes,” lodged in Zhang Bei Sheng's heart like a thorn. Reborn, all he wants is to make music. Love stories? To hell with them. One song, “Fairy Tale,” saves a talent agency from ruin. On 4.5kReads7.4Score200Shelves
- 23 Reborn: I Just Want to Work Behind the Scenes 重生之我只想当幕后 Reborn in a parallel world, Xu Yi decided he would never set foot on stage again. In this life, he would quietly work behind the scenes... Who could have known things would turn out this way? Every novel he wrote became a masterpiece. Every song he wrote became a classic. The kings and queens of music went wild for him, fans of music and books were captivated by him, and wealthy young heiresses lost their cool over him... 12.7kReads7.6Score1kShelves
- 24 Showbiz: The System Wants Me to Be a Content Repurposer 文娱：系统让我当个搬运工 [Two male leads + System + entertainment industry] People should go to bed and get up early. Otherwise, they might read novels until four in the morning, fall asleep, and wake up in another world, where some thing calling itself a System will force them to keep working in a different world... Whatever. If I'm just a content transporter, then I'll get on with it! 913Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Showbiz: From Perfect-Score Top Scholar to All-Around Superstar 娱乐：从满分状元到全能巨星 [System + Entertainment Industry + Plagiarist + No Female Lead] Chen Hao transmigrates on the day of his college entrance exams and awakens the God of Entertainment System. At the same time, he discovers that this world’s culture is woefully underdeveloped, and many of Earth’s classic works don’t exist here. So Chen Hao begins his journey to becoming an all-around superstar with “Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng.” … Yang Mi: “Chen Hao’s talent is limitless.” Xue Zhiqian: “Sometimes I real 451Reads8.1Score105Shelves
- 26 After Becoming 2.08 Million, I Rose to Fame Through BL Adaptations 穿成208万后我靠耽改爆火了 [Entertainment industry] [No CP] [Everyday life of a 208] [Primarily acting] Mock a 208, become a 208 Yun Yi, a Bilibili creator known for roasting celebrities, suddenly died after uploading a video mocking 208s. He then made a spectacular transmigration into the body of a 20.8-million-follower male celebrity who made a living off his looks. He thought a life of making big money was about to begin, but it turned out the original owner was caught in a romance scandal, and droves of fans had fled. 22Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 27 Chinese Showbiz 2006: I Make Blockbuster Effects with AI 华娱06：我拿Ai手搓特效大片 (The rating just came out, so it'll go up! A veteran artist is still doing everything by hand!) Showbiz, director story, blockbuster special effects, Hollywood Reborn with AI, he knows that when you're out in the world, you get to decide who you are! The self-help guru who made it big in his previous life is ready to give the entertainment industry a little shock! “Why are you babbling about spatial composition and metaphors? Do I need to understand any of that? Just feed the AI a bunch of promp 30.8kReads7.1Score2.4kShelves
- 28 Showbiz: This Celebrity Holds a Grudge 文娱：这个明星很记仇 Xiao Yi arrives in a parallel world only to face the risk of being shelved. After selling his house to get out of his contract, Xiao Yi secretly vows to cherish twice as much anyone who treats him well, and never spare anyone who has wronged him. After leaving Platinum, Xiao Yi starts making one bold move after another. Platinum is his first target, and there’s no way he’ll let them off. When Platinum releases a song, he releases one too. When Platinum films a TV series, he goes and films one to 7.6kReads7.9Score396Shelves
- 29 A Multitalented Composer and Author: Readers Beg Me to Post More 作曲写书全能，网友跪着求我爆更 (No CP) Other people transmigrate and get a System: a million readers, tens of millions of views, and hundreds of millions in cash. I transmigrated and got a System with 45 reads from the start. These days, you not only have to write your own stories, you have to promote them yourself. Li Liming says this world is getting crazier by the day. 387Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 30 Plagiarizing the Entire Internet: The Uncrowned King of Literature 抄爆全网，我是文坛无冕之王 [Postwar parallel world + no female lead + slow-paced everyday life] Ming Xu writes under the pen name Yue You. His nicknames include Moon God, Purple Violet Emperor Star, Moon Heavenly Emperor, and honorary graduate of the Clear and Bright Fragment Class (kappa). Who could have imagined that before solving the mystery of his birth, he was an ordinary male high school student, shaking milk tea at a shop and wondering whether to drop out? Who could have imagined that his very first novel would to 2.8kReads6.8Score128Shelves
- 31 The Ninth Art? My Indie Game Masterpiece Brings the Whole Internet to Tears 第九艺术？起手独游神作虐哭全网 ⚠️ [System Warning]: This work contains an excessive amount of soul-crushing psychological pollution! (Includes Lobotomy Corporation, UT, Hollow Knight, and more, but lesser-known masterpieces like Rain World and Outer Wilds take priority.) (Genshin Impact, Soul Island, Ren, Danganronpa, LOL, Honor of Kings, Valorant, Peacekeeper Elite, NetEase, Tencent, Sheep, Porridge, StarCraft, and more will only appear as villains (?)) ※ Reincarnated into a parallel world, while the industry is still peddli 302Reads6.9Score102Shelves
- 32 Dating Show: You’re Supposed to Play Everyone’s Least Favorite, Yet You Go Viral Nationwide 恋综：让你演万人嫌，却全网爆红 [Dating Show + Amateur Contestants + Livestream + No System] Chu Chen accidentally transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes a bottom-tier actor. He thought transmigration would let him defy fate and change his life, but fate promptly gave him a harsh slap in the face. A gambling-addicted dad, a sick mom, a younger sister in school, and a mountain of debt! Luckily, there’s still one way out: the director of a Dating Show called Heartstrings 7 has invited him to join. Director: “All you hav —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Showbiz: With Earth's Entertainment Industry Behind Me, I Conquer the Scene 娱乐：背靠地球文娱我杀穿娱乐圈 [An unconventional transmigration + ghostwriting + no female lead + a touch of group adoration + sickly beauty] [A slice-of-life feel, no angst, a gentle and leisurely pace. The protagonist has the air of a rich young master boldly venturing into show business.] [This is my first time writing, so please be kind. There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand readers' eyes, so go easy on me _(:з"∠)_] In his previous life, Gu Chenzhi was a third-rate singer who wanted nothing more than to promote tra 1.9kReads7.4Score179Shelves
- 34 The System Has a Golden Finger and Won't Stop Pushing Me into Showbiz 系统拿着金手指非逼我进娱乐圈 Su Muyang died on the operating table during a heart transplant at the age of 25. When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated? System: “Want to stay alive?” Su Muyang: “Obviously!” System: “Spread Earth's culture to a parallel world and earn affection points to gain more years of life!” Su Muyang: “I'm in!” System: “Then start by winning a Golden Melody Award! That'll get you eight more years!” Su Muyang: “Can you make it easier?” System: “Then win Best Actor in a TV Drama. Or Best Actor —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 They Say China’s Vocals Are Weak? “Left Hand Points to the Moon” Blows the Roof Off 华夏唱功弱？左手指月掀飞天灵盖 As soon as music professor Su Heng transmigrated, he discovered that his company had tossed him onto Singer: Overseas Season to be sacrificed for the show’s ratings. The news that a member of a popular boy band would be parachuting into the singing competition set the internet ablaze. The entire internet was full of his haters, and no one could match his popularity. Faced with everyone’s doubts, Su Heng, a music professor, considered it small potatoes. He showed off his skills with “Left Hand Po 3.5kReads8.3Score331Shelves
- 36 You Asked Me to Draw a Coming-of-Age Story, So Why Did I Draw Spirited Away? 让你画成长，你画千与千寻？ (Weathering with You, Your Name, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle…) (Hayao Miyazaki, Makoto Shinkai) (Only classic animated films! No other scripts or movies! If that’s not for you, please don’t read.) (If there’s an animated film you’d like to see, leave a comment.) Su Zhou wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to a parallel world and is competing in a livestreamed animated-film creation show. The first theme he draws is: Growth. The other contestants are all drawing themes like family 362Reads8.7Score109Shelves
- 37 I Joined a Talent Show and Went Wild in Showbiz! 参加选秀，我在娱乐圈里杀疯啦！ [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 229Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 38 I Can Simulate Anything in My Sleep, I'm an Immersive Actor 睡觉就能模拟，我是体验派影帝 [Takes acting seriously + No brainless decisions + Constant improvement + Showbiz + Every production tells a standalone story + The System is just an aid. Give it a few chapters, and you'll be hooked!] He's the only Grand Slam Best Actor in the country, and a globally acclaimed master of method acting. He's an ordinary man who rose from humble beginnings, a devoted acting fanatic. Behind every script lies a completely different life. His name is Xu Jing. This is his story. 13.6kReads6.5Score3kShelves
- 39 One Song, Lemon, Brought the Boys of the Youth League to Tears 一首Lemon，唱哭少年时代团 [The rating just came in, and it’ll go up later, so enjoy without worry!] [Transmigration] [No System] [Showbiz] [Showbiz] [Campus Belle] [Wish Fulfillment] [Classic Songs] “You plagiarized my song and still expect a unanimous vote to make you a star?” Faced with a public humiliation broadcast live across the entire internet, Lin Jiu just smiled. Sorry, but I, Lin Jiu, came from Blue Star! I don’t make a habit of eating shit! “‘Feeling gloomy, getting gloomy? Feeling lonely, getting lonely?’ Did 142Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 40 King of Entertainment: Starting with Becoming Hannibal 文娱之王：从化身汉尼拔开始 (No CP, no CP, no CP) (Season 1 of the motion comic covers up to Chapter 108) They say this is a wasteland of entertainment. Fake traffic, half-hearted acting, art is dead. That is, until Lu Rang opened a door called "Fleeting Life." He became the bloodthirsty Hannibal, the brutal An Jiahe, a thug in a suit. He made villains' hearts beat, and sent chills down the spines of viewers in front of their screens. When he stood at the pinnacle of entertainment, everyone thought that was his limit. But 17.6kReads8.6Score2.3kShelves
- 41 The Retired Composer from an Entertainment Dynasty 娱乐世家的养老作曲人 [Composes music only, not a singer, actor, or director. Not entirely behind the scenes; will appear on variety shows. Slice of life, one female lead (that’s it, although a few chapters featuring others appear after over a hundred thousand words, so feel free to skip them).] Born into a showbiz family in Qizhou on Blue Star, Chu Nianfeng brings the memories of his previous life to this new continent and makes his mark. Using songs from his previous life, he launches one music king and queen after 3.1kReads7.5Score100Shelves
- 42 Tencent Makes Battlefield? Players Worldwide Beg for Updates 企鹅制作战地？全球玩家哭求更新 [Current Game: Phasmophobia] [+No Harem + Starts Out as the Boss of Penguin Games + Games with Unexpected Twists + The Original World and a Less Developed World Appear Together + A Five-Star Review Gets You the Author's Grateful Bow (The kind of review everyone can see!)] [Warning: This book's author is the most unhinged artist on Tomato Novel. Brace yourself.] [Quick guide: Chapters 1–62 cover Battlefield, 63–89 cover Genshin Impact (if you don't like Genshin Impact, you can skip ahead; read Ba 206Reads8.9Score110Shelves
- 43 Absurd! Whose Simp Goes Viral After a Breakup? 离谱！谁家舔狗分手后爆红全网的 (The rating is low because this just came out!!! Up! Up! Up!) [Showbiz + System + Variety Shows + Acting + Plagiarism] Lu Fei, a superstar who reigns across three fields, transmigrates to a parallel world only to become a lovesick simp? It’s not the world that’s gone mad. The Chinese entertainment industry just needs a new king! Watch him unleash the hit song “The Wind Is Rising” and set the music world ablaze! His song “Who” makes the whole internet cry, turning the tables against all odds! He 2.8kReads8.6Score252Shelves
- 44 Showbiz: One Song About Youth, and I Conquer the Entertainment Industry 文娱：一首怀念青春，制霸娱乐圈 [Transmigration + behind the scenes + System + entertainment industry + no female lead + classic old songs + slow burn] An Xin transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world. Just as he inherits his family's guesthouse and settles in to lie flat, the System arrives. To unlock the System, An Xin has no choice but to start livestreaming. He has the “Bathhouse Song God” sing a song called “Remembering Youth,” bringing the whole internet to tears. But all An Xin wants is to lie flat. At home, he copie 50Reads6.3Score143Shelves
- 45 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？ (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 5.7kReads8.4Score470Shelves
- 46 Showbiz: Don’t Believe in Superstition? The Unlucky Hitmaker Has Social Anxiety 娱乐：不信邪？倒霉曲爹是社恐 [Showbiz + Behind-the-Scenes Only + Not a Power Fantasy + Slow-Paced (Impatient readers, beware! My stats have already tanked because of one comment. I’m crying!)] Cheng Zening has spent years on another version of Blue Star when, one day, he awakens the memories of his past life. There are pitifully few works of entertainment here. Then let me make you all depressed! Luckily, I have connections. A god-tier music composer is my teacher! I got into one of the biggest entertainment companies with 2.9kReads7.4Score189Shelves
- 47 Reborn in Entertainment: This Top-Tier Star Has the Achievements to Prove It 重生文娱：这个顶流有实绩 [Resource-backed] [Career-focused] [Scheming] [Fighting for billing order] [Not mindless] [Calculating male lead] [Slow burn] [Fashion] [Realistic] [...] Reborn into a new life, he still has a face this handsome. Encouraged by his family, he decides to experience the dazzling darkness of the entertainment industry for himself. This is a realistic novel, not a mindless power fantasy about an overpowered protagonist. It is not a wish-fulfillment story either. If you like a fast pace, this one isn' 104.6kReads8.6Score6.9kShelves
- 48 A Superstar's Guide to Training 巨星调教指南 “You can call me the godfather of the entertainment industry.” “Daddy!” “Wait…!!! You really are cut out to be a superstar!” A thirty-year-old man transmigrates into the body of a washed-up pretty boy from the lowest tier of showbiz and begins his rise to power in the entertainment industry. 1.6kReads8.2Score126Shelves
- 49 Showbiz: One Low-Budget Movie Takes the World by Storm 娱乐：一部小成本电影，席卷全球 [Entertainment Industry] [System] [Super Satisfying Story] “500,000 yuan to make a movie? You’d be better off begging for alms!” Ye Feng worked himself to the bone all his life. Just before he died, he finally achieved enlightenment at Longchang, grasping the secret to success. After transmigrating to a parallel world, he awakens the Enlightenment System. With his learning ability maxed out, he starts making movies on a shoestring budget and betting big. And so, he begins a series of crazy moves 1.9kReads6.7Score103Shelves
- 50 A Life in Chinese Showbiz 华娱演艺人生 An ordinary girl is reborn and unexpectedly gains a System, then settles into a lie-flat life in the entertainment industry. The Chinese entertainment world may be familiar, but this is a different story. Follow a post-90s actress as she works her way forward. 882Reads7.2Score103Shelves
