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- 1 A Chinese Entertainment Mogul Starts Out as an Extra 华娱大佬从龙套做起 What kind of circle is the entertainment industry, anyway? What? A merry-go-round? Meng Ran refused to believe it and insisted on going around the circle a couple of times. In the end, he really couldn't find his way out. The times, fate, and misery all had it in for him! 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 2 Chinese Entertainment from the Start: Fairy Sister Knocks Me into Becoming a Eunuch 华娱开局：神仙姐姐把我撞成太监 [One female lead: Liu Yifei] [Actor life] [Everyday life] [Lighthearted] [Funny] [Making money] [Synopsis]: The moment he arrives, Liu Yifei runs him over with her Ferrari! Seeing that he's on the brink of death, the System runs away to Liu Yifei! Seeing him on the brink of death, Liu Yifei nearly buries him! Later, Liu Xiaoli says she'll raise him as her "daughter"! Liu Yifei immediately tells him to call her Mom, then hands him an oversized bandage to wear as a diaper! After that, she washes h 4.1kReads—Score34614d adds
- 3 Chinese Showbiz: My Partner Is a Goddess 华娱：我的合伙人是天仙 What do you do when your business partner is Liu Yifei, who’s caught in the middle of a scandal? In 2008, Lin Chen returns from overseas and hands Liu Yifei, who is drowning in public scrutiny, a “Personal Brand Revamp and Career Roadmap.” “Sign this, and I’ll get you back to the top within two years. In return, you’ll be my company’s chief partner and guinea pig.” Liu Yifei signs, still skeptical. And just like that, the entertainment industry takes a sudden turn: While others use press re 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn in 2002: I Stole Liu Yifei's Spotlight and Made My Debut 重生02，从截胡刘天仙开始出道 Reborn in 2002, just as a harsh winter descends on the film and television industry, Lin Xuan wakes to find countless classic scripts still waiting to be filmed. He activates the [All-Around Movie Emperor Training System], maxing out his skills in acting, singing, and variety shows! Just as the cast of The Story of a Noble Family is being chosen, the role intended for Liu Tianxian has yet to be finalized. Lin Xuan seizes the opportunity first, and steps into the entertainment industry alongside 121Reads—Score10014d adds
- 5 Chinese Showbiz: The Song God Says He Wants to Be an Award-Winning Actor 华娱：歌神他说想当影帝 [Chinese entertainment industry, everyday life, lighthearted, one heroine: Qian] Wu Yang, a renowned Chinese director, producer, author, singer, philanthropist, music producer, variety-show planner, chairman of an entertainment company, and head of a major internet corporation, once again said publicly in a media interview: “When I first entered showbiz, I really just wanted to win Best Actor.” When reporters pressed him, Wu Yang again denied the online claim that he lived off women. He firmly s 354Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 6 Chinese Showbiz: Reborn as a Screenwriter 华娱：重生从编剧开始 The protagonist is reborn and decides to enter the entertainment industry. He gets into the literature department at Beijing Film Academy in 2002 and begins a new life! This is a one-female-lead story!!! It’s my first time writing, and I hope you’ll enjoy it! 14.4kReads8.0Score87314d adds
- 7 Reborn in Chinese Entertainment: Protecting the Heavenly Maiden 华娱重生之守护天仙 After transmigrating back to early 2002, Ye Fei runs into Liu Yifei, the one he had loved in his previous life. With the System on his side, how could he let her repeat the same old path? Impossible! Ye Fei is going to sweep through the entertainment industry and pave a path to the heavens for his celestial beauty. 3.8kReads—Score42214d adds
- 8 Chinese Showbiz: Saving the Goddess from the Condor Heroes Production Team 华娱：从神雕剧组拯救天仙开始 [Single Female Lead + Liu Qianqian + Chinese Entertainment + Business Tycoon] From the start, he's on the set of The Return of the Condor Heroes, having landed an internship as a camera assistant through connections. But when one of the stars accidentally hits him, he awakens memories of his previous life and a System. Shen Yue: I've transmigrated and got a System. Surely I can enjoy myself a little... Liu Qianqian: Shen Yue, looks like you need another spanking. Come here, I'll scratch that itc 11.2kReads—Score1.8k14d adds
- 9 Countryside: My Daughter’s Mother Is a Celestial Fairy 乡村：我女儿亲妈是天仙 Whether a country bumpkin and a celebrity can spark, who can say? But what about a country bumpkin abandoned by the System who has a daughter with a superstar? Could there be sparks? Su Yu has traveled across countless mountains and rivers. When he returns to his village, a celestial beauty shows up at his door with their daughter. From then on, Su Yu’s many identities are revealed one by one, and his life takes a turn for the extraordinary. 1kReads5.6Score11314d adds
- 10 Chinese Entertainment: Retracing My Steps 华娱之重走来时路 Lin Zhou was a middle-aged, out-of-shape man. He died because of a promise made to his first love, but that was not the end. It was a brand-new beginning. Back in his youth, Lin Zhou decides to walk the same road again, because this time, he will not lose. 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 From the Start, I Got a Marriage License with a Goddess. Am I a Kept Man? 开局和天仙领证，我软饭男？ He gets married to his older sister from the start, and the whole internet mocks him as a kept man! He turns around and accepts a binding with the Super Short-Drama System. Watch me lead the Celestial Fairy big sister in an era when no one in showbiz has even heard of short dramas, using super short dramas to send shock waves through the film and television industry. I, Qin Chuan, am a top short-drama director, screenwriter, and leading actor. My wife, the Celestial Fairy big sister, is destined 907Reads—Score10114d adds
- 12 My Girlfriend, the Fairy-Like Beauty 我的女友神仙姐姐 [Chinese Showbiz] [One Heroine: Liu Tianxian] [Parallel Universe] Ever since Gu Ming and Liu Yifei announced their relationship, “Damn you, Gu Ming!” “That’s Liu Tianxian!” The comments haven’t stopped. 133Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 A Thousand Stars Shine Bright, Making Every Moment Count 千星闪耀，不负韶华 [Strong female lead]+ [No marriage, no romance]+ [Liu Yifei]+ [Bai Yue Kui] In 2032, the 45-year-old Celestial Fairy went white-haired overnight after her mother passed away. Having seen the ups and downs of life, she retired from the entertainment industry and devoted herself to cultivation in the mountains. Five years later, just as she returned, an unexpected event occurred. At the crucial moment, a strange stone called “Thousand Stars,” which she had accidentally obtained decades earlier, bu 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Liu Tianxian’s Online Boyfriend Chases Her to Five Ha Overnight 刘天仙网恋对象，连夜追到了五哈 [Urban variety-show entertainment, interactions between the leads, dramatic contrasts, everyday life] No one online could have guessed that Lin Xuan, a regular cast member on Keep Running, would be dating Liu Tianxian, the famously cool and ethereal beauty from the entertainment industry. She was the online girlfriend he chatted with sweetly every day and who always replied in seconds! He thought it was nothing more than a sweet online crush. Then, by chance, he came across behind-the-scenes foo 104Reads—Score914d adds
- 15 Liu Tianxian: A Fellow Traveler in Film and Technology 刘天仙：光影科技同行人 After twenty-five years as a construction project manager, Li Chengyao suddenly opened his eyes and found himself back in his senior-year dorm room in the winter of 2004. His receding hairline had been replaced by a thick head of black hair, his beer belly by a tall, fit frame. Even the plastic feel of the Nokia 1100 in his pocket carried the warmth of the early 2000s. He had a map to the next twenty years of wealth: infrastructure expansion, a second internet boom, and the rise of venture capit 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Laid-Back Life of a Hardcore Slacker and Liu Tianxian 我硬核咸鱼与刘天仙的悠闲日常 Reborn in 2006, Li Mo has sixteen years of future tech knowledge at his fingertips. A World Cup jackpot? Just seed money for enjoying life. Future blue-chip stocks? Merely passive income to ensure he can lie flat. His goal is clear and simple: buy a courtyard house, build the ultimate studio, and use cutting-edge technology ahead of its time to become the laziest man alive. But when Liu Yifei, the girl next door, enters his life, his quiet tech-nerd routine begins to change. He wants to keep a l 114Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 17 Reborn in 2001: Even Dogs Don't Date 重生01：恋爱狗都不谈 After struggling until the age of thirty-eight and still being a single dog, Li Luo is reborn as a sixteen-year-old in 2001, full of resentment. The moment he opens his eyes, he has only one thought: start a business and make money. Step one: snatch back the love letter he sent, flip it over, and write three lines while the campus belle looks on in shock: Working for someone else? Never happening! I only want financial freedom. I’ll never be anyone’s slave! Love? Not even a dog would date! Focus 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Chinese Showbiz: Reborn as a Director, Starting by Riding the Celestial's Coattails 华娱：重生从蹭天仙流量开始导演 The rating has just been posted. One female lead. If that's not your thing, please don't flame me. Down-and-out director Lu Chen woke up one morning and found himself back in 2005. At the time, a malicious rumor post about the goddess Liu Yifei was being frantically shared on an online forum. He opened his computer and typed out a post in her defense. The next second, the System bound itself to him: [Liu Yifei Exclusive Cashback System]. [For every point of positive influence you create for her, 8.5kReads6.3Score62014d adds
- 19 Chinese Entertainment Begins in 2002 华娱从2002开始 [No System, one female lead, making money, showbiz] If you were reborn, what would you choose to do? Love? A career? Lie flat? Zhang Hua: “I want it all. I’m here to change the rules. Directing is just my starting point. My goal is to become a titan of capital.” 3.5kReads5.7Score13614d adds
- 20 Showbiz: It All Began When the Angel Called Me Big Brother 文娱，从天仙叫哥哥开始 “Liu Qianqian, when you need something, I’m Brother Xiaofan; when you don’t, I’m Wang Xiaofan. That’s enough!” “Wang Xiaofan, mind your own business. If you scold me again, I’ll bite you!” “Liu Qianqian, look at this!” “Brother Xiaofan, you’re the best! Hurry up and let me see!” 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Chinese Showbiz: Reborn, My Celestial Wife Helps Me Chase My Dreams 华娱，重生天仙妻扶我青云志 Liu Yifei is the sole female lead, and the story has a slice-of-life feel. Heh heh heh, just lying there, Your Majesty? Hahaha. You should be lying down. Who are you, after all? You are the Son of Heaven. You can make a fortune every day just by lying down, and lying down can cure every illness! You can live forever, Your Majesty! Heh heh heh, Your Majesty, you ask who I am? I am the Eighteenth Son Wang, the one writing your book. I have come to report on how things are going. This book still ha 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Real Powerhouse Behind the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈真正的资本大佬 One female lead, Liu. Pure wish fulfillment. If the plot doesn't make sense, just put up with it. The world of high finance is full of deceit and betrayal. No one is kind to you or shows you goodwill for no reason. Everyone wears a false mask. When the stakes are high enough, they'll all pounce on you like hungry tigers and tear you apart. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Showbiz: The All-Round Entertainer 娱乐：全能艺人 A security guard from a certain city was killed on a bike lane when a wave created by Typhoon White Dolphin slapped him to the ground. He transmigrated into the body of an unlucky kid from a family of scholars in Beijing in 2002. See how he uses the System and his knack for dealing with people to carve out a place for himself in the entertainment industry. 8.4kReads—Score63614d adds
- 24 Huayi Blacklisted the Celestial, So I Made Her a Star 华艺封杀天仙，我偏要捧红她 On the eve of Huayi's 2009 listing, the celestial beauty Liu Yifei was buried under a flood of scandalous rumors across the internet, and the industry's investors joined forces to blacklist her… Su Jingru returned reborn with just 200 yuan in his pocket, yet for the fifth time he barged into Liu Yifei's studio: "I mortgaged everything I own and wagered my life to ask you to come back." Liu Yifei believed him and promptly lent him four million yuan. Everyone laughed at him for being crazy. The 102Reads—Score25614d adds
- 25 I Was Taking Photos in the Hutongs When I Ran Into Liu Yifei 我在胡同拍照，直到撞上刘一菲 Chen Mo returned to 2006 with the weariness of his previous life. Quietly, he reshaped the era's opportunities into a capital empire no one knew about, then hid his talents and settled for being an idle man with an old camera. One afternoon in 2010, he was waiting in a hutong for a bicycle to ride into his frame when a familiar face appeared in his telephoto lens: Liu Yifei, a fellow alumnus from his year, was filming on the street corner. She remembered a senior at the Beijing Film Academy who 24Reads—Score10414d adds
- 26 A Rich Heir Gives Up and Becomes an Agent for a Heavenly Beauty? 富二代摆烂，去给天仙当经纪人？ Entertainment industry + rich second-generation heir + lying flat + doing nothing + gorgeous fairy-like beauty As a transmigrated male lead, Chen Yu's life was honestly hard to describe. Why? His father was a self-made entrepreneur. From the moment Chen Yu was born, his dad, Chen Yugang, seemed to have cheats enabled, catching every trend: real estate in the capital, the internet boom, and of course, a stake in that giant penguin company. As for certain online shopping giants, there was even les 11.2kReads—Score74614d adds
- 27 Reborn to Protect the Celestial Immortal 重生之天仙我来守护 The protagonist is reborn and starts from scratch. No System, no superpowers: everything comes down to hard work. She makes plans around the heroine, sings, and invests, all to protect her. The protagonist works hard to create a pure entertainment industry. We were once the sun at eight or nine in the morning; surely it’s time for us to shine and give off some warmth. —Reads—Score114d adds
- 28 Everyday Spoiling: The Celestial Sister's Exclusive Investment 日常宠宠爱：天仙姐姐的专属资本 [One Heroine] [Liu Tianxian] [Everyday Life] [Sweet and Cozy] [All Sugar, No Angst] [Each Other's One and Only] A sweet everyday romance disguised as a showbiz novel One day, they happened to brush shoulders in an elevator. Wu Bai met the woman meant for him. From then on, the celestial beauty was no longer down on her luck. And Wu Bai stopped being such a couch potato... Another day later. Liu Yifei: "Xiao Bai, look at the time! Why aren't you coming to bed?" Wu Bai: "Go to bed first, Qianqian. 7.9kReads—Score77514d adds
- 29 Want a Wife? The Neighborhood Office Sent Liu Yifei 你要老婆不？街道送来刘一菲 By a stroke of luck, Yang Zhaolong saves the famous actress Liu Yifei after someone frames her. But on his way out, a dump truck hits him head-on. When he opens his eyes, he discovers that he has transmigrated to the world of a courtyard house in 1960. Even more surprisingly, the neighborhood director comes to see him in person and brings Liu Yifei along. "Xiao Yang, do you want a wife?" 84.7kReads5.3Score8.1k14d adds
- 30 Chinese Showbiz: The Heavenly Immortal Will Protect You for Life 华娱：天仙护你一生 Urban Life · Entertainment · Period Setting · Wealthy Families Thirty years as soulmates together, then back to 1999, where he uses memories of the future and professional skills to protect her every step of the way. A heartwarming, healing story with satisfying business battles, no suffering for the heroine, and a hero who's there from beginning to end. 353Reads—Score1514d adds
- 31 You Were Going to Lie Flat, Not Move In with a Celestial Beauty 你咸鱼躺平，没说跟天仙同居呀 A top director offers him an S+-rated leading role? No thanks! A quiet retirement at an old country home? Deal! After transmigrating to Blue Star, Jiang Chengfeng activates the System and is instantly granted max-level abilities! From the start, he has four amazing skills: grandmaster-level cooking, Lu Ban craftsmanship, winemaking, and the Six Arts of the Gentleman! While everyone else fights tooth and nail in the entertainment industry, Jiang Chengfeng has a golden finger and just wants to lie 435Reads6.0Score10614d adds
- 32 Entertainment's Great Director: A Goddess from the Start 娱乐大导演：开局一个刘天仙 [Director story + top stars of all ages + actresses born in the 1990s] Who else gets it, guys? The young heir of a Northwest conglomerate could have had a secure job for life, but instead he insisted on diving headfirst into the entertainment industry to become a director. From the start, Zhang Yimou was guiding the shoot, with Zhang Yishan secretly backing him. For his very first film, he even dared to cast Liu Yifei as the female lead. Jing Tian volunteered for the second female lead, Ning Hao 217Reads6.2Score11714d adds
- 33 Rebooting 2011 with Three Billion in Cash 重启2011，手握现金30亿 [Lighthearted + Making Money + One Heroine] An ordinary young man from a small town, raised on public service ads, returns to 2011 with fifteen years of memories. He works hard to live by the ideal, “When you prosper, help others prosper too.” One heroine: Liu. If you don’t like that, don’t read. 492Reads5.0Score10614d adds
- 34 Reborn in 2009: The Fairy's Capital Markets Operator 重生09：天仙的资本操盘手 He was reborn and stocked up on Bitcoin, only to end up with a celestial beauty for a wife. Sixteen years later, Bitcoin was worth tens of billions, but he still thought his best investment was the fairy who stopped him that night when he was drunk. Because after that, he had a family. 4.8kReads5.3Score21514d adds
- 35 Showbiz: My Sister Is Liu Tianxian 娱乐：我姐是刘天仙 When Lin Yichen was five, he unexpectedly became the little brother of a goddess-like big sister. Born with maxed-out musical talent and overflowing lucky-koi fortune, he's unquestionably heaven's favorite kid! When other people perform with grace and poise, he does the opposite: He floors it through the Can-Can, sending the whole orchestra into orbit and leaving the conductor in a breakdown. At a military performance, he plays Green Flower in the Army, and tough soldiers cry like babies, callin 2.6kReads6.7Score10314d adds
- 36 The Celestial Beauty Was Carried Away 天仙被抱走了 Have you heard? The goddess was carried off by that blockhead! What? You’re saying she was the one who chased after him? He’s a struggling screenwriter who can barely get a word out around a pretty woman. What could he possibly have done to deserve her?! 511Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Chinese Showbiz: One Villainous Role Made Me a Global Star 华娱：一部丑角封神全球 [Chinese Showbiz] [Director] [Copycat Author] [One Female Lead: Jing Tian] [A 1v1 Romance with One Female Lead, a Slow-Burning and Wholesome Relationship, Career-Focused, Packed with Wish-Fulfillment, No Angst] In 2026, veteran film and television professional Zhang Xiu opens his eyes and finds he has been reborn in March 2008, with his admission letter to the directing program at the Beijing Film Academy freshly in hand. His mind holds the next eighteen years of global cinema, industry trends, 73Reads—Score11614d adds
- 38 The Story of the Wild Rose: Huang Yimei 野玫瑰的故事，黄亦玫 Different faces of idealism: Su Zhe’s “easy confidence,” Huang Yimei’s “all-or-nothing determination,” and Fu Jiaming’s “purity in the face of death.” The many ways to deconstruct marriage: Su Zhe and Huang Yimei: A modern blend of soulmates and partners in life. Huang Zhenhua and Su Gengsheng: A “business partnership” of a marriage, rationally matched but spiritually unbalanced. Chen Xiao and Shu Chang: A “fast-track” marriage that skips dating and goes straight to the everyday realities of lif 552Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 39 Chinese Showbiz: From the Palme d'Or to the Top of the World 华娱：从金棕榈开始登顶世界 [Reborn into the golden age of Chinese entertainment in 2001] In his past life, he wasted half his life and never managed to make a film of his own before he died. After waking up, Jiang Xu finds himself back in the summer after the college entrance exams. With more than twenty years of future film and television knowledge at his fingertips, he writes scripts, makes movies, and unearths overlooked stories. Starting with small production crews at home, he fights his way to the awards stage in Ven 2.3kReads—Score11714d adds
- 40 Showbiz: I Asked You to Make a Movie, Not Move in With the Queen of Pop 娱乐：让你拍片，你和天后同居了 Gu Zhibai is at the bottom of his directing department, until he unexpectedly activates the [God-Tier Entertainment Director System]. From the start, he faces a failing graduation project and ridicule from the entire department! At the same time, he discovers that his new socially anxious roommate is none other than Lin Wanyin, a top-tier star caught up in a contract termination scandal and vilified across the internet! Then the System issues its beginner mission: “Shoot a short film that goes v 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 I Never Meant to Become Famous 我真没想红啊 Reborn in 2015, a lazy screenwriter who had planned to coast through life is forced to plagiarize his way into building an entertainment empire. In the end, he realizes that fame and fortune are fleeting, while happiness is found in everyday life. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Tianxian Series: Reborn in A Dream of Splendor 天仙系列之重生梦华录 A modern soul enters an ancient body. Shen Liheng realizes that he has transmigrated into the world of A Dream of Splendor. Thinking of Zhao Pan'er, a woman as beautiful as a goddess, Shen Liheng feels that love has finally come his way. 119Reads—Score814d adds
- 43 I Just Moved In and Ran into Liu Tianxian 刚搬家，就撞到刘天仙 I was reborn. No, I should say I transmigrated. This is Blue Star. It isn't Earth, but it's a lot like Earth. I need to make money. I need to shamelessly plagiarize... no, create all kinds of hit songs and screenplays. 39Reads—Score314d adds
- 44 After I Started Lying Flat, I Made the Fairy Sister a Star 躺平后，我捧红了神仙姐姐 A fringe figure in the entertainment industry is reborn and resolves to lie flat for good. With memories of the future entertainment world and an AI cheat, he quickly achieves financial freedom. But when he has to protect the “Fairy Sister,” he keeps making wildly unconventional moves. In the end, he changes the times in the laziest way possible and finds the life he always wanted. 412Reads—Score1814d adds
- 45 Chinese Showbiz: The Angel's Personal Director 华娱：天仙的贴身大导演 After reading so many stories about the celestial beauty, I thought I'd write one of my own for fun. It's a simp story: keep simping, and in the end you either have nothing or get everything. Liu Yifei is the sole female lead. This is just a novel I'm writing for my own amusement, so if it's not your cup of tea, please move along. Some of the ideas were borrowed from friends, and I'll credit them in the author's notes. I have a day job, so please excuse the irregular updates, and don't rush me. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Working as a Production Assistant on Liu Tianxian's Set 在刘天仙剧组当剧务 Working as a Production Assistant on Liu Tianxian’s Set 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 I'm Not Signing with Huayi Anymore 华艺我不签了 Reborn in 2002, the first thing Liu Qianqian does is tear up her letter of intent to sign with Huayi Management. In her previous life, she signed away eight years of her freedom, was treated as a pawn by big money, and criticized as a pretty face with no talent. At thirty-eight, she finally realized she had never lived a single day for herself. This time, she’ll call the shots. She takes bit parts, auditions, gets rejected, and tries again. From a maid with just one line to Wang Yuyan, who leave 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 I, Chang Wei, Am Reborn 我常威重生了 [Multiple Heroines] [Fan Fiction] [Goddess Sister and Mother] “My name is Chang Wei. I'm a man, and I like women.” “My favorite thing is helping people.” A gambling-addict dad, a seriously ill mom, a younger brother in school, and a girl whose life has fallen apart. If I don't help her, who will? 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Chinese Showbiz: A Director's Journey Starting at Beijing Film Academy 华娱：从北电开始的导演之路 [One heroine, Liu Yifei, a director story with plenty of everyday life] In 2002, a fifteen-year-old freshman arrives at the Beijing Film Academy. After losing his memory, he is adopted by Liu Xiaoli and grows up alongside Liu Yifei, who was born on the very same day. While everyone else is still doing military training, attending classes, and dreaming about the future, he has already made an award-winning short film, with the entire future of cinema in his head. One coffin. One actor. Everyone s 117Reads—Score214d adds
- 50 Entertainment: After Being Reborn, I Went from Extra to Movie Star! 娱乐圈：重生后，从群演到影帝！ One female lead, Liu Yifei. First meeting, getting acquainted, understanding each other, and falling in love. Protagonist Lin Feng accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world and binds to the “Acting Evolution System.” By completing missions, he unlocks skill cards and experience points, gradually climbing to the very top! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
