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- 51 Chinese Showbiz: The King of Directors, Starting in 2003 华娱：从03年开始的导演之王 [Entertainment Industry + Multiple Heroines + Director + Film Emperor + Plagiarizing from Another World + System] He is the acknowledged godfather of idol dramas, a pillar of Chinese-language cinema, a world-class director and a brilliant screenwriter. He is the irresistible dream man in every female star’s eyes, and the ladder to the top in every male star’s. He can turn a minor celebrity into an overnight sensation and give an old star a second spring. He is the entertainment industry’s bigges 8.4kReads6.2Score41514d adds
- 52 Making My Way in Showbiz, Bringing Warmth to the Actresses 混在娱乐圈，给女明星们送温暖 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
- 53 The Big Player of Chinese Entertainment 华娱大玩家 Wu Di waves his director’s megaphone and shouts, “I told you to stand in the light, not just stand there looking bright. Huh? Why the hell are you taking your clothes off? I didn’t tell you to stand there naked!” Wu Di: “A towering building rises from the ground. If you want glory, you have to earn it yourself.” Cui Ma: “You’re spouting rhymes nonstop. Are you trying to get into grad school?” 23.8kReads6.1Score2.8k14d adds
- 54 Film Director: I Have a Screenplay System 电影导演：我有一个剧本系统 A director story, with a System but no rebirth, and Liu Yifei as the sole female lead. The protagonist simply wants to make her a star. After all, acting is what she loves most, and he won’t push her into working behind the scenes. Please go easy if you disagree with my views. This is just a novel. Thank you, everyone. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Reborn in Chinese Showbiz: I'm Going to Become a Mogul 华娱重生之我要当大佬 [Rebirth + writing works from memory + investment + Chinese entertainment] There’s romance, but not much focus on relationship drama! Xie Yan is reborn, returning to the age of eighteen. In this life, he’ll pick up his old dream again, step onto the dazzling stage, become a big shot in the entertainment industry, do what he wants, and take the helm. 6.3kReads6.3Score31614d adds
- 56 Reborn: Liu Tianxian's Superstar Man 重生：刘天仙的巨星男人 [Showbiz + business investment + reborn + heroine Liu Yifei + daily life + no System] The heroine is Liu Yifei! The heroine is Liu Yifei! The heroine is Liu Yifei! Important things have to be said three times. A down-and-out singer from the eighteenth tier is reborn from 2024 into 2001. Using the memories of his previous life, he becomes a superstar in China's entertainment industry. Talent means nothing in the face of capital? Then I'll become the capital... Release albums, make movies, a 3Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 57 I'm a Director, Not a Power Bank 我是导演，不是充电宝 [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
- 58 1980: My Era of Cinema 1980：我的电影时代 Multiple heroines + check-ins + filmmaking + male actor “Art should serve the people.” That’s the original purpose of art, so I love telling stories to the people! One summer, Zhang Hua, a short-form drama director, arrives in an era that feels both strange and familiar~ 2.7kReads6.9Score11314d adds
- 59 In This Life, I Only Want to Be Your Assistant 这一世只想成为你的小助理 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Starlight at My Fingertips: My Gaming Partner Is a Superstar 指尖星途，我的游戏对象是大明星 [Chinese Showbiz]+ [Gaming]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Slow Pace] (The beginning is a little slow and focuses a bit more on gaming. If you’re not into games, feel free to skip ahead. The story focuses on showbiz later.) After transmigrating to Blue Star, Ye Zhiqiu becomes a depressed young man whose family has fallen on hard times and whose parents are both dead. With no System and no golden finger, he scrapes by as a professional gamer who boosts accounts, relying on the skills he 629Reads—Score20814d adds
- 61 A Legendary Director’s Story Begins with a Dream 传奇导演从做梦开始 A novel about a director, in which films and TV shows from Earth shine in a parallel universe. After dreaming about movies and television from Earth, the male lead embarks on a legendary career as a director. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 After Going Public With Bai Lu, I Became Famous for My Laid-Back Persona 和白鹿官宣后我靠咸鱼人设爆红了 After Going Public with Bai Lu, I Went Viral Thanks to My Slacker Persona 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Keep Running: The System Is So Absurd, Good Thing I Am Too 跑男：系统过于抽象，还好我也是 [Running Man + Dilraba + System + Lighthearted Comedy + Absurdity + Iconic Variety Show Moments] Chen Xu transmigrated to a parallel world a year ago, and he has just one thing to say about his career in showbiz. Smooth. Unbelievably smooth! He ranked fourteenth in a boy band audition show, then the contestant ahead of him got canceled out of nowhere, and Chen Xu made the final lineup in his place. Now Lu Han has withdrawn from filming Running Man due to an injury, and Chen Xu has lucked into hi 245.5kReads8.8Score35.5k14d adds
- 64 Chinese Showbiz: Is It Really So Hard for a Director Like Me to Make a Rising Star? 华娱：我一个导演捧小花很合理吧 [Chinese Entertainment] [Multiple Female Leads] [Young Actresses] [Career] [Mostly Everyday Life] Cao Beilong, a film and TV commentary blogger, is unexpectedly reborn in 2016. That year, the Four Greats and Three Rising Stars are at the height of their fame, while young actresses are just beginning to make a name for themselves. From the start, he gets his hands on a superstar-raising System whose Host it mistook him for. When the System realizes it chose the wrong Host, it throws a fit and thr 12.1kReads6.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 65 Showbiz: Da Mimi, You Don't Want Me to Pull My Investment, Do You? 娱乐：大幂幂，你也不想我撤资吧？ He transmigrated to a parallel world and became a junior employee under Boss Yang. Boss Yang signed a 300-million-yuan wager agreement and, in a bid to make money, wanted to invest in Sea Fortress. Ye Xuan learned about it and immediately tried to stop her, only to get fired. A year later. Sea Fortress was widely mocked and performed terribly at the box office. The investors lost every last cent. Boss Yang’s years of hard work came to nothing, and her wager agreement was on the verge of disaster 810Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Chinese Showbiz: The Socially Anxious Director 内娱：社恐导演 A socially awkward self-media creator from 2025, a film and TV commentary blogger with fewer than twenty thousand followers. After staying up late editing videos, he is reborn as a high school senior in December 2001. And so, he begins his new life, 1.3kReads5.9Score10614d adds
- 67 Chinese Showbiz in 2001: The Entertainment Industry Is So Much Fun 华娱2001：娱乐圈真好玩 [Director] [Actor] [Capital] [Multiple Heroines] [No System] Li Qingxiao transmigrates back to 2001 and is jolted awake by the original owner’s family. He’s forced onto the path of entertainment. Start a company, release an album, become a director? First, he’ll make an album. Think being a capitalist is fun? You can’t even imagine how much fun it is! 9.8kReads6.5Score45314d adds
- 68 Chinese Showbiz: This Top-Tier Star Is Different 华娱：这个顶流不一样 In 2018, the era of traffic-driven celebrity was ablaze, with investors scrambling to get in on the action. The Four Big and Three Small had lost their former clout, while a new crop of traffic stars watched hungrily from the sidelines. In an entertainment industry where quality varied wildly, an exceptional top-tier star emerged. In just four months, he went from complete unknown to the center of everyone’s attention. Every move he made became a hot topic. His fans adored him, platforms chased 6kReads7.2Score34714d adds
- 69 Chinese Showbiz: I'm the King of Directors 华娱：导演我为王 [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
- 70 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—14d adds
- 71 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 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
- 72 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—14d adds
- 73 The King of Chinese Entertainment: Conquering the Heights in 2001 华娱之王，2001年脚踏巅峰 Single heroine: Liu Yifei. No System, with a slice-of-life focus. Taking control of my own life in 2001. Hollywood first, then China. For many geniuses, simply getting to witness the pinnacle once in their lifetime is no small feat. But I have always been at the pinnacle. 1.1kReads6.2Score10814d adds
- 74 I Dumped Dilraba and Ascended to Godhood, My Secret Identity Shattered the Dimensional Gate 甩掉热芭我封神，马甲震碎次元门 176Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 75 Chinese Showbiz: Blessed with Women, I Grow Stronger by Winning Over Actresses 华娱：旺女体质，攻略女星就变强 Qin Nuo transmigrates into a parallel world, becomes a rookie entertainer in show business, and binds himself to a System. Through his hard work, in less than three years he becomes a well-known second-tier celebrity. But he never imagined that one day his career would crash and burn. The ever-present paparazzi expose his secret relationship. His former agency kicks him out, and several major companies join forces to blacklist him. Faced with this predicament, Qin Nuo doesn't panic in the slight 104.9kReads8.5Score10.8k14d adds
- 76 Chinese Showbiz’s Leading Ladies Are So Clingy 华娱女明星们太缠人了 Reborn into the 1996 acting class, Qin Huang looks at all the future stars around him and feels the pressure!! As he makes his way through the entertainment industry, he discovers that he's become irresistible bait, with female demons setting their sights on him. Qin Huang: Be my friend, and I'll guarantee you eternal youth!!! 16.7kReads6.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 77 Chinese Showbiz: A Lifetime as a Top-Tier Star 华娱：一世顶流 Yun Jie thought his first half of life had been a joke. He had spent seven years in the Magic City chasing his dream of becoming a musician, only to end up back in his hometown as a music teacher, getting his brain fried every day by the piano racket made by a bunch of little brats. Who could have guessed that he would wake up and find himself back in 2008! That was before capital had entered the game and before traffic stars had risen. Opportunities were everywhere. The songs from my past life? 372Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Showbiz: From the Start, I Woke Up Beside Da Mimi 娱乐：开局从大蜜蜜身边醒来 Life comes down to two words: Be Water, My Friend! People should be like water, going with the flow and making the best of whatever comes their way. If good fortune should strike and you get the chance to transmigrate, what would you choose? The less people have, the more fiercely they tend to make up for it and seize everything back when an opportunity comes along. An ordinary horndog unexpectedly transmigrates into the glittering upper circles. Money and beautiful women naturally become his ul 1.7kReads7.2Score10314d adds
- 79 Reborn in 1996: The Genius Director Who Steals Every Opportunity 重生96：天才导演，到处截胡 [System] [Director] [Multiple heroines] Ye Kai returns to 1996 on a different timeline. With the System’s help, he embarks on a path to becoming a world-famous director. Watch as he makes his own way, step by step, in this timeline. 12.8kReads6.6Score62014d adds
- 80 I Married a Goddess, and You Can't Imagine How Happy This Dad Is 娶了天仙，奶爸的快乐你想象不到 “Daddy~ I missed you so much!” Jiang Lan looked at the adorable little girl in front of him, who was calling him Daddy. His heart practically melted. Who could resist a sweet little angel like her? And her mother was actually a goddess of beauty? Still, even a goddess had to take a back seat to his precious little girl. So after transmigrating, Jiang Lan happily settled into life as a doting dad. Years later, to his astonishment, he looked back and realized: The stories he told his daughter had 6.7kReads7.4Score42114d adds
- 81 Showbiz: Boss Yang's Boyfriend at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Is Exposed 娱乐：杨老板的中科院男友被曝光 The official website for the fan-focused variety show “Traveling with Good Friends” has announced that a popular actress will be joining the cast. Fans are buzzing on the day of the livestream, with the number of viewers approaching 100,000. But to everyone’s surprise, the trending topic that day is: #Popular Single Actress Secretly Keeping a Lover!# Qin Yan, the person involved, is completely baffled. “What?! I’ve become a popular actress’s secret lover?” 49Reads6.2Score714d adds
- 82 Chinese Showbiz: Capital Reigns Supreme 华娱：资本为王 "This is not a System novel. The protagonist will return to the Central Academy of Drama. It is half business, half showbiz. If that's not your thing, don't click!!!" Shen Tianfang is reborn in 1999. Before his rebirth, he mortgaged his house to make a movie and became a laughingstock at the Central Academy of Drama after hitting on a girl in the acting department. Faced with all the mockery, Shen Tianfang has no choice but to make good on all the boasts his predecessor made, giving rise to a se 2.6kReads7.9Score14914d adds
- 83 Go Fighting! I Turn the Brothers' Crew into Superstars 极挑，我带着兄弟团成巨星了 Ling Feng is a minor celebrity from the eighteenth tier when he joins Go Fighting! midway through the show. He thinks he’s there to help save the day, but then he gets a System. All he has to do is stir up other people’s emotions to earn points. Isn’t that just making trouble? Through Go Fighting!, Ling Feng gets the public to know who he is. One song a week, and Ling Feng blows up the entire entertainment industry. First, he tears into Hua Chenyu on The Masked Singer. Then, on Go Fighting!, his 119Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 84 Turn Around, and See How Vast the World Is 转身，原来世界那么大 [Reborn in 2006 + No System + Female Director + No Male Lead] Reborn on the night after the college entrance exam, just before her parents tell her they are divorcing, she refuses to get hysterical and agonize over the gains and losses of family ties this time! She applies to the directing and cinematography program at the Beijing Film Academy! Then she starts making movies over the summer. Step by step, she rises from the daughter of a Hengdian photo studio owner to a film director at the very 698Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 85 Da Mi Mi's Little Secret 大蜜蜜的小秘密 A new work is here! Welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 172Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Chinese Showbiz: You Asked Me to Work on Set, Not Beat Up the Crew 华娱：让你剧组打工，你剧组打人 Ye Tian is reborn in a parallel world and, by a twist of fate, accidentally wanders onto the set of The Return of the Condor Heroes. On his very first day as an extra, a series of misunderstandings leads to someone pointing at him and cursing him out. Ye Tian: “I've been reborn, so why should I put up with this crap?” Zhang Jizhong: “You hit him, but you can't hit me too.” Since Zhang Jizhong was the one who provided evidence of Ye Tian beating someone up, Ye Tian decides to get back at Big-Bear 6.6kReads6.6Score40314d adds
- 87 Director: Don't Criticize a Nouveau Riche's Taste 导演：暴发户的眼光你别挑 [A director novel] [One heroine, Liu Yifei] [A weak golden finger] [Over a million words and still ongoing, so enjoy without worry] [The rating just came out and will rise later] In 2006, Cheng Ming, a sophomore in the cinematography department at the Beijing Film Academy, dreams of his great-grandmother. She asks what he likes, and he says he wants to make movies. So his great-grandmother grabs an old man and has him teach Cheng Ming. When he wakes up, his roommate is watching a movie. Somehow, 8kReads6.8Score45514d adds
- 88 Showbiz: While Yang Mi Is Still Green, I Talk Her Into Investing in Me 娱乐：趁杨蜜青涩，忽悠她投资我 Chen Le was reborn. Holy crap, he's classmates with Yang Mi! He'd better make sure to stay on her good side! He discovers Wang Baoqiang at a street food stall and signs Zhang Songwen... The two-part "Lost on the Journey" series establishes him as a renowned director. Then his "Detective Chinatown" series sets a new record for domestic box office revenue! 2.6kReads5.9Score12514d adds
- 89 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 5.6kReads8.4Score45214d adds
- 90 Chinese Showbiz: Great Directors Can Do Whatever They Want 华娱：大导演就是能为所欲为 [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
- 91 Chinese Showbiz: The Tycoon 华娱之巨鳄 Now that he's been reborn, there's no way he's going back to wage slavery, and no way he'll be short on money. But saving the top actresses of the 1985 generation is a must. From the start, the male lead uses a series of schemes to bamboozle Liu Xiaoli and rescue the Celestial Maiden, then... Of course, now that he's been reborn, taking on the Hong Kong and Taiwan scene, the Beijing circle, and Hollywood is just basic procedure. Others rely on a System or a golden finger to reach godlike height 1.4kReads5.8Score11414d adds
- 92 I Became a Boy Band Member and I’m So Over It, I Quit 成了男团我麻了，退吧 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
- 93 Chinese Showbiz: The Genius Director Who Started by Conning the Heavenly Fairy 华娱：天才导演从忽悠天仙开始 Qin Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a student in the 2007 class at the Beijing Film Academy. To escape poverty, he starts copying the youth fiction from his previous life and quickly becomes one of the academy's most celebrated talents. His girlfriends come and go even faster than the books he writes, and life is sweet. But everything changes after one drunken night. Qin Feng says, "I told you we'd create a whole new era. Do you believe me? The world shouldn't be like this, an 51.7kReads8.4Score4.8k14d adds
- 94 My Variety Show Journey Begins with Five Guys 从五哈开始的综艺之旅 [Variety Shows] [Keep Running: The HaHa Show] [Who's the Murderer] [Celebrities] [System] [One Female Lead] Lu Nian transmigrates to a parallel world, thinking that the arrival of the System will let him reach the pinnacle of life. But then! Why do you fall asleep as soon as you get here? With no other choice, since he can't rely on the System, he has to do everything himself until he drops. Fortunately, Lu Nian discovers that this world's entertainment industry is far behind that of Blue Star, 558Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Transmigrating to 2011: My Boss Is Yang Mi 穿越2011：我的老板是杨蜜 [No System] [Utterly Obsessive] [Entertainment Industry] In my previous life, I died in an autonomous delivery van. In this life, my original self died in front of her idol. I died because of her in both lives. My name is Bai Hua. This is the story of how I came back to life for Yang Mi. They wanted her to be obedient. I taught her ambition. They gave her scripts. I gave her capital. They wanted her to be a princess for the rest of her life. I was determined to help her take the throne! A 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Colorful Life of a New-Era Hong Kong Island Director 新时代港岛导演的精彩生活 Huo Dong, a transmigrator who fell from a building in 2026 after being caught cheating with someone’s mistress, arrives in Hong Kong in 2010. Drawing on more than twenty years of directing experience from his previous life, he begins an exciting new life as Director Huo... 12.4kReads6.8Score59514d adds
- 97 Showbiz: I'm This Handsome, and You Still Call Me a Bastard 娱乐：我这么帅你们竟然叫我狗贼 After years of scraping by as an extra, the kind-hearted Mr. He took pity on me and gave me a chance to audition for Chinese Paladin. From then on, I took the entertainment industry by storm and won over the Goddess. On Back to Field, I'm the guy who makes the director love and hate me. On Go Fighting!, I pin Er Huang to the ground and give him a thrashing. Movie roles come easily, and my new songs dominate the charts. See how the protagonist, Han Wen, creates an entertainment era of his own~~ 812Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 98 Showbiz: From Flop Director to Godfather of Entertainment 娱乐：从烂片导演到文娱教父 [Filmmaking + no System + Showbiz + one heroine + all-around male lead + pop-culture references] Shen Qing was just about to become a director whose films grossed tens of billions when he was reborn. What the hell? He was reborn in a new world. One song, “Just Friends,” made him an online sensation. A record company agent told him, “Why be a director? Come work with me. You'll be the next R&B godfather, a superstar singer.” Shen Qing: “No, no, no. I'm a director.” Asked to make a sci-fi film, he 464Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 99 Hong Kong Showbiz: I Hired You as a Lawyer, So Why Are You Making Movies? 港娱：让你当律师，你去拍电影？ Xiao Ran is reborn in Xiangjiang in 1981 as the third young master of a top legal dynasty, a clueless layman when it comes to the law. From the start, he’s headed to Shaw Brothers to play an extra! He may not understand the law, but he knows all about “family connections” and “short-drama pacing”! Who says you need a System to get ahead? He puts on a lawyer’s robe and becomes a director, wielding the law book against hooligans. Before long, he’s turned the entire Xiangjiang entertainment industr 3.1kReads5.9Score14614d adds
- 100 The System Says Let Loose, So Why Act Like a Cold, Handsome Heartthrob? 系统让我放飞，谁还当高冷男神 [Entertainment industry] [System] [Lighthearted comedy] [Stars] [Letting loose] [Multiple heroines] He transmigrates into the body of a cold, aloof heartthrob in the Chinese entertainment industry. He has peerless looks, but the entire internet mocks his acting. His agency squeezes him at every turn. If he won't obediently renew his contract, they'll buy dirt on him and destroy his career. His image falls apart, his reputation crumbles, and haters are everywhere. He's even forced to accept the G 76.9kReads8.4Score6.2k14d adds
