Novels like A Song of Gods and Men from the Start, and a Mushroom Cloud Rises Over Neon
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Song of Gods and Men from the Start, and a Mushroom Cloud Rises Over Neon, best match first.
- 151 After Slacking Off on a Dating Show, the Nation's Goddess Chases Me 恋综上摆烂后，被国民女神倒追 [Showbiz + Sweet Romance + Daily Life + Heartwarming + One Female Lead] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Fang Yu only wanted to make money quietly. He never expected his mother to force him to appear on a dating show. On the show, everyone else was busy crafting their image, showing off their romance, and practicing songs. Fang Yu was the only one eager to wrap up filming and clock out. “Fang Yu, have you ever been in a relationship? What kind of relationship would you like in the futur 8.6kReads8.7Score58114d adds
- 152 Terminally Ill, I Danced My Way Back to Fame in Showbiz 身患绝症，我靠跳舞翻红娱乐圈 [Showbiz] [No Female Lead] [Nontraditional Entertainment Novel] Su Huai, a top classical dancer in Huaguo, transmigrates to a parallel world much like Blue Star after a plane crash. The Su Huai of this parallel world is a minor celebrity with a terminal illness. He is mocked for his awful singing, dancing, and acting, and everyone says he’s an empty-headed know-nothing. Classical dance doesn’t exist here, and traditional folk music and Chinese studies are dismissed as tacky and outdated. After a 1.6kReads9.2Score16014d adds
- 153 After We Broke Up, I Sang 'Hallucination,' and the Whole Internet Felt Sorry for Me 分手后一首幻听，全网都在心疼我 [Lighthearted comedy + no female lead + no System + feel-good power fantasy + daily life + entertainment industry] Gu Fan transmigrates to a parallel world and opens his eyes to find himself lying in a hospital room. It turns out that a few days earlier, the original owner of his body and his girlfriend had been in a car accident. In that moment of danger, his words, “Forget about me. Save my girlfriend first,” moved countless internet users. But when Gu Fan woke up, the first message he receive 26kReads9.1Score2.3k14d adds
- 154 Bewitched! The Succubus Is Taking the Entertainment World by Storm 神魂颠倒！魅魔在娱乐圈杀疯了 [The succubus’s path to conquering the entertainment industry~~•A plagiarist of hits•Music, film, and TV + multiple male leads, a battlefield of romantic rivals~] A succubus transmigrates into Jiang Xuan, an obscure actress in her late twenties buried under a mountain of scandals, including but not limited to having a child out of wedlock, terrible acting, awful singing, and chasing clout… The original owner traded her life for a chance to change her fate, and the succubus accepted. She sings 7.5kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 155 Showbiz: My Song ‘Father’ Shocks the Entire Music Scene from the Start 文娱：开局一首父亲，震惊全乐坛 [Entertainment + two male leads + System + slice of life + songwriting god + fragile little shark + entirely behind the scenes!!!] Ji Bai’s ashes are scattered right from the start. Forced to transmigrate to another world, he can only weep in despair. He wants to go crazy and make everyone miserable. So it’s Father’s Day? Then I’ll make you all cry with my song “Father.” So it’s Qixi Festival? Then I’ll hit you with “Let’s Break Up,” because if I’m unhappy, everyone’s crying with me! 15kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 156 The Rival Has Gone Wild! Facing Off Against My Idol at the Top! 对照组杀疯了！与偶像顶峰相见！ [Transmigration + entertainment + power fantasy + showbiz + true and fake heiresses + background-character couple] After transmigrating into the body of the real heiress, Su Teng takes the entertainment world by storm, releasing one hit Huaxia song after another. Day One: Campus folk song, “Lilac” Day Two: Hip-hop, “Drifting Toward the North” Day Three: Inspirational song, “Chapter” Day Four: Rock, “The Train Heads Beyond the Clouds, While My Dreams Find Peace in the Ninth Heaven” Day Five: Love 14.1kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 157 Starting Out in a Beauty Pageant with a Succubus Physique: How Could I Possibly Lose? 选秀开局，魅魔体质的我还怎么输 [Showbiz + hilarious + stirring up trouble + livestreaming] Lu Chen spent his whole life as a star, but he was never happy. Everyone thought being a celebrity was great. He was the only one who became depressed. He couldn't eat and drink whatever he wanted or show his emotions freely. The paparazzi filmed him around the clock, and he couldn't even date openly. After working for so long that his body was completely worn out, he finally died. Reborn in a new world, he only wants to live an ordinar 4.8kReads8.0Score29914d adds
- 158 Joining a Variety Show: One Song, "Under the Sea," Depresses the Entire Internet! 参加综艺：一首海底致郁全网！ Li Wuchen transmigrates and becomes an entertainer. When he sings emo songs on a dating show, the audience completely loses it! “I’m done. He gets to have a sweet romance, and we have to listen to this kind of song?” “When Xuan Ni starts playing, regrets take center stage.” “When Under the Sea comes on, even ghosts and gods start crying.” “I broke up with my first love, and then Doggo sang ‘Lost in Obsession.’ I cried like a dog.” “I chased my goddess for ten years. It wasn’t until I heard Doggo 75.6kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds
- 159 As a Top-Tier Star, All I Want Is to Live Off a Woman 身为顶流的我，一心只想吃软饭 [Feel-good story] [One heroine] [Singing] [Writing books] [Making films] Jiang Chen worked hard for more than twenty years to become a top-tier star and king of the entertainment world, but he died suddenly from overwork and arrived in a parallel world. The psychological trauma he suffered kept him from working in the entertainment industry. So he gave up trying and decided all he wanted was to live off someone else. He had been married to the nation's goddess, Su Luowei, for three years. He nev 43.1kReads7.9Score4.1k14d adds
- 160 Showbiz: The Reborn Superstar the Whole World Is Waiting to See 娱乐：重生巨星，全世界都在等我出演 When he woke up, Jiang Zhou, who couldn’t sing, had become an entertainer in a parallel world, blacklisted and shelved. Worst of all, his voice had been ruined. And yet The System gave him a mission: become a superstar. What was he supposed to do? Sing? His voice was hoarse. No way! Act? As an extra, would someone have to dub him? No way! Jiang Zhou thought it over. As a modern man with access to a vast music library, why not start out as a behind-the-scenes songwriter? He could nurture a few st 23.1kReads8.9Score1.8k14d adds
- 161 Reborn in 2000: I Single-Handedly Carried Chinese Entertainment 重生2000：一人扛起内娱 (Rebirth, showbiz, a legendary debut album, female lead Liu Qianqian) With his debut album, he became a legend and a young king of Mandopop. His second album made the gods retreat, establishing him as a king of mainland China. His third swept East Asia, making him Asia's pop king. His fourth pushed into Europe and America, earning him the title of mysterious magician from the East... A down-and-out bar singer was reborn from 2024 into the turn-of-the-century year 2000. That year, he was stil 33.4kReads8.6Score2.1k14d adds
- 162 Bankrupt from the Start: Creating the Avengers of the Entertainment Industry 开局破产，打造娱乐圈复仇者联盟 [Showbiz + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No Romance + Music + Literature + Film and TV + Comics + History...] Also known as: “Showbiz: Conquering the World with Viral Hits,” “Showbiz: Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill Until I Go Crazy” Years later, The Avengers premieres. Only then does the world learn that the Song Emperor Iron Man, literature’s top-tier star Hulk and Black Widow, genius screenwriter Loki, top directors Wukong, the God of Comics Thor, and the Song God Spider-Man were 27.3kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
- 163 A Sixty-Year-Old Man Is Reborn and Soars to the Top 60岁老大爷重生后一飞冲天 A 60-year-old man is reborn and rises to the top overnight 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 After the Breakup, One Song Had the Whole Internet in Tears! 分手后，一首天后全网都哭了！ [Showbiz + Female Celebrity + One Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] Thanks to memories from his previous life, Su He became one of the entertainment industry's top producers. But when he refused to cash in on fans through commercialization, his agency stripped him of his stage name and the copyrights to all his songs. Li Xuan, the queen of pop he'd made famous, also broke up with him and cut ties for the sake of her own future. Talent is worthless in the face of capital? Then he'll ju 56.8kReads9.0Score4.7k14d adds
- 165 I Transmigrated, So Why Am I a Wolf? 穿越了，怎么是狼 Some transmigrate into the body of a farmer’s son, pass the imperial examinations, and become pillars of the nation. Some transmigrate into the body of a prince and remain unshaken amid raging storms. But how come I transmigrated into a wolf, and not even a grown one, but a wolf cub? 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Screaming City: Overtime Hell 尖叫城市之加班地狱 Screaming City: The Overtime Hell 11Reads—Score114d adds
- 167 A Tragic Rich Kid Opens a Tourist Attraction 悲剧富二代开景区 I transmigrated, my family fortune was stolen, my luxury car was gone, my mansion was gone, and so was my company. Oh, I still have three islands. Damn this System, making a transmigrator work for a living. How about opening a tourist attraction? The mermaid legend could work, and Journey to the West could work too. Peach Blossom Island is out of the question: I’m the island master. Should I add immortal cultivation? Maybe demonic cultivation too? 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 After Reincarnation, You're Still a Scumbag 轮回后的你依然是渣男 Even after reincarnation, you’re still a scumbag 84Reads—Score214d adds
- 169 Godfather of the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈教父 A down-and-out keyboardist breathes his last in a hospital bed. From playing accompaniment in dance halls at sixteen to scraping by in Sanlitun at thirty-two, he'd tasted every sweetness and hardship life had to offer. When he opens his eyes, he's back in Northeast China in 2002. His young body houses a heart weathered by life's vicissitudes, along with classic melodies that shouldn't exist until the future. No System or cheat ability, just a lifetime's worth of musical talent and experience. In 51.8kReads9.2Score5.1k14d adds
- 170 Top-Tier Star 顶流巨星 [Print edition signed and available] [Short drama released] [Animated series in production] [Entertainment industry + sweet romance + daily life + one heroine] After dating for five years, Shao Yang’s girlfriend dumped him without a second thought so she could break into the entertainment industry. After a night of heavy drinking, the heartbroken ‘Shao Yang’ woke up and read the chat history between ‘himself’ and his girlfriend, fuming with indignation. But when the memories of two parallel worl 72.9kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds
- 171 Showbiz: From Running Man to Becoming a Superstar 娱乐：从跑男开始成就巨星 Running Man, Back to Field, Who’s the Murderer, Go Fighting! A grand gathering of variety shows, one female lead, and the heroine is Xiao Di. Luo Yi transmigrated to a parallel world and brought a variety-show craze with him. On Brothers, Let’s Run, he was the brains and brawn. On Celebrity Detective, he was the player who won the most gold bars. On Go Beyond Limits, he was an unmatched strategist who ran circles around the old foxes. But on The Life We Want, he was just a hardworking young man… 10.9kReads9.2Score66514d adds
- 172 The Campus Belle Wept Regretfully Over a Song Asking Heaven for Five Hundred More Years 一首向天再借五百年校花悔哭了 [An era when musical legends battled it out] [A behind-the-scenes songwriting genius] Tang Yan transmigrated to a parallel world in a golden age of entertainment. When the campus belle he had loved for years looked down on him, he awakened an Entertainment Gold-Spending System. From then on, he learned his lesson and set about writing songs and making money, stunning the world with classic hits from his past life! With an entire world backing him, what kind of impact would Tang Yan have on this 61.6kReads8.0Score4k14d adds
- 173 A-Rated! The Gorgeous Boy Band Is Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm A爆！神颜男团杀疯内娱 [Male lead's perspective + no romance + entertainment-industry System + ensemble boy group] Jiang Beisheng, a top-level wanted criminal in an apocalyptic world, was hunted by the eight major Alliance bases. After narrowly escaping death several times, he was finally captured and had both legs crushed. Using an unknown method, he broke out of prison, fell into the sea, and disappeared. Jiang Beisheng thought he wouldn't survive this time, but woke up in another parallel world. System: Please join 32kReads9.4Score5.4k14d adds
- 174 The Desolate Seafloor 绝望海底 [Entertainment + Singing + Sickly Hero + Healing + Tearjerker + Positive Energy + Redemption] Bai Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, only to discover that he has cancer and needs a huge sum of money for treatment. A singing contest hosted by pdd is underway, drawing a massive audience and offering a huge cash prize! So Bai Chen joins to earn money for his medical bills. In the preliminaries, Bai Chen sings “Under the Sea,” and the entire livestream falls silent, lost in thought. In the knoc 28.9kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
- 175 The Global Creator 全球创作家 [No System + Pure Wish Fulfillment + No Angsty Plotlines] After enduring trials across dozens of worlds and mastering every skill, Lu Xun was on his way back to Earth when he stumbled into Blue Star and unexpectedly became a composer. Composing music came naturally to him. Acting was a piece of cake. Writing books was effortless. Playing the piano was no big deal. Fortune-telling, though, was the real deal! He made the legendary superstar. He turned him into a celebrated movie emperor. If he 34.2kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
- 176 With a Terminal Illness, I Heal the Whole World with My Songs 身患绝症的我，用歌治愈全世界 [Slice of life + entertainment + System + healing + livestreaming + redemption + one heroine] At just eighteen, Wen He is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A System descends and binds itself to him: “Set Sail for Your Dream.” Even though he grew up in a cold and unfeeling family, and even as illness ravages his body, Wen He still heals everyone with his songs. Having been caught in the rain himself, he wants to hold an umbrella over others. His song “The Good Things of This World Are Intertwi 8.6kReads9.3Score94514d adds
- 177 My Girlfriend Has a Cheat, and Seven Divine Songs Take the Music World by Storm 我有外挂女友，七首神曲横扫乐坛 Tang Yiao is a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry, stuck in a career rut and going nowhere. His company sends him to compete on a talent show for newcomers. After his former rumored girlfriend publicly announces her relationship with a popular young star, he becomes a laughingstock, enduring ridicule and mockery. Setbacks in both his career and love life send him to the lowest point of his life. By chance, while watching a livestream on his phone, Tang Yiao reunites with Jiang Xinyue, 8.1kReads9.6Score89114d adds
- 178 Livestream: One Song, "Tears of a Dancer," Leaves Dai Xiaomei Stunned 直播：一首舞女泪，唱懵呆小妹 [Livestreaming + outrageous antics + sign-in rewards + comedy + absurdity + female streamer + female entertainer] Jiang Yun unexpectedly obtains a livestream sign-in System. All he has to do is livestream to receive sign-in rewards! To rack up livestream hours and claim the System’s rewards, he decides to connect with other streamers. His first guest is the popular streamer Dai Xiaomei. Dai Xiaomei: “What talents do you have?” Jiang Yun: “I can sing.” Dai Xiaomei: “Let’s hear it.” Jiang Yun: “On 46.3kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
- 179 Reborn National Idol: The Road to Center Stage 重生国民偶像之C位出道 In her previous life, Su Mo spent three years as a trainee in H Country. After unexpectedly being reborn, she finally understood how ridiculous it had been to keep giving in. This time, she resolutely returned to Huaxia and chose to compete on a girl group survival show. To her utter surprise, the name Su Mo dominated the trending charts all summer from the very start. Her explosive first-stage performance was hailed as an S-rank stage, she was selected as the center for the theme song, and she 1.7kReads9.4Score21514d adds
- 180 I Entered a Talent Show, Prayed for Rain, and Took the Internet by Storm 参加选秀，做法求雨火遍全网 [Mysticism + comedy + secret identities + satisfying revenge + everyone’s favorite] A renowned mysticism master is tricked into joining a variety show, with meals and accommodation provided and a paycheck to boot. She says money doesn’t matter. She just wants to join the show and spread her fine virtues. While the other contestants sing, dance, and rap, her rendition of The Supreme Scripture for Deliverance nearly sends the whole audience to the next world. “What, you want to see something more 8.4kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 181 My Singer Girlfriend Is Super Fierce 我的歌星女友超凶猛 Ye Zhiqiu transmigrates to a parallel world. His girlfriend of three years, an arts student, turns out to be a total schemer. Forced to sing solo at the graduation party, he decides to share an original song instead. To his surprise, he catches the attention of the goddess of song, Yu Caiwei. She asks him to write songs, invites him onto a show, and sings a love song with him... Even the company her family owns wants to sign him! None of that is a problem. The real question is... Why does the go 82.1kReads9.1Score7.3k14d adds
- 182 Showbiz: My Girlfriend Turns Out to Be an Idol Singer 文娱：我的女友竟然是偶像歌手 [Entertainment Industry + Campus Belle + One Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Yu unexpectedly awakened an Entertainment System. Because of what he had experienced in his previous life, all he wanted was to make money quietly, so he chose to become a music producer. But gradually, he realized that he wanted to keep a low profile, while reality refused to let him... On the first day of college, the campus belle took him around and even made 63.9kReads9.3Score5.1k14d adds
- 183 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
- 184 Who Put a Celebrity in My Trunk? 谁往我车后备箱塞了个女明星？ One day, Xu Mo was getting off work as usual when he heard a noise coming from the trunk. He opened it and took a look. A famous actress had been tossed into the trunk, bound hand and foot! What he didn’t know was that countless cameras were pointed at him. This was a brand-new kind of show. The first ordinary person selected was caught in less than an hour. But once Xu Mo was chosen, things started to take a different turn. “Holy crap, that’s not how the script goes! Xu Mo is way too intense. H 33.1kReads8.4Score2.4k14d adds
- 185 Brother Dao Goes Viral in Showbiz, and Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing 刀哥爆红娱乐圈，粉丝求我别杀了 [Lighthearted + no romance + absurd comedy + entertainment industry] [Print edition published | Comic adaptation released] Xiao He acquired a criminal golden finger that let him learn all kinds of criminal skills. But he could only stay alive by continually stabbing people. Xiao He: “I’m a perfectly decent college student. Who’d want to become a criminal?!” Wait, there really is a way! After an accident, Xiao He successfully exploited a bug in his golden finger. By acting instead of committing r 166.7kReads9.3Score13.7k14d adds
- 186 I'm a Celebrity. What's Wrong with Doing a Side Hustle? 我一个明星，搞点副业很合理吧？ After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Xia becomes a minor celebrity stuck near the bottom of the industry. Everyone knows that D-list celebrities are treated worse than dogs. Life is tough, so Lin Xia makes a living with odd jobs. To get by, Lin Xia has no choice but to take up some side gigs. Day one: picking a lock at someone’s home, netting 200 yuan. Day two: setting up a fortune-telling stall, netting 500 yuan. Day three: selling cartoon-print underwear at a street stall, netting 800 71.1kReads9.2Score6.2k14d adds
- 187 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score177.1k14d adds
