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- 1 Chinese Showbiz: From Ringtone Hitmaker to King of Entertainment 华娱从彩铃神曲到娱乐天王 [Entertainment industry + multiple heroines + singer + actor + director] A modern-day office drone gets sent back to 2004. In his previous life, he lived like a workhorse. Now that he has another chance, wouldn’t it be a waste to transmigrate without enjoying a life of luxury? Before he even gets a chance to enjoy himself, he’s saddled with a huge debt. No worries. Even a pig can fly when the wind is right. Just in time, ringback tones are taking off, and online hits are about to explode. First, 36.4kReads7.1Score3.8k14d adds
- 2 Chinese Showbiz: Graduating from USC Saves Me Decades of Detours 华娱：南加大毕业少走几十年弯路 [Director] [Character growth] [Slow-paced] [Entertainment] At a class reunion, I encountered the Livingston family and glimpsed a corner of the world. Wang Quan: “I don't eat beef! To hell with this, I'm the protagonist!” What do you mean ten Feng Xiaogangs equal one Wang Quan? Question: If I'm being kept by Liu Xiaoli in a bed in Queens, am I living off a woman or living off a woman? I love raising Liu Yifei so much. The System gives me something every time, but always makes me do something ine 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Showbiz: After the System Retired, My Career Faced a Scandal 娱乐：系统功成身退后我面临塌房 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 248Reads6.7Score10214d adds
- 4 From the Start, My Roommates Were the Internet's Three Giants 开局我的舍友是网络三巨头 What kind of sensation and shock would it cause if Zhang Jin were reborn, only to find that his roommates were the three giants of the internet, and then they all went on to compete together on a singing variety show? Read the story to find out! 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Chinese Showbiz: From the Start, I Won Venice's Golden Lion for Best Short Film 华娱：开局获得威尼斯短片金狮 Lu Xun once said that human joys and sorrows are not the same. Who could have imagined that a famous film director would be crushed to death by a husky leaping from the twelfth floor, only to be reborn! Is this society becoming warped, or morality collapsing? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Chinese Showbiz: Starting with Winning the Best Actor Award at Cannes 华娱：从获得戛纳影帝开始 Lin Weidong transmigrates to the 1990s, beats Xia Yu to the opportunity and lands the male lead role, eventually becoming a Best Actor. Along the way, he experiences all sorts of amusing things in showbiz, with joy and romance alike! 2.3kReads6.3Score15714d adds
- 7 The All-Around Director 全能大导演 [Variety shows + film and television + directing + celebrities] Director Yu Ye transmigrates and becomes the country's top-tier star. Even a single selfie posted on Weibo can earn him a million likes. After starring in flop movies one after another, such as The Shanghai Fortress and Dreaming of the Entertainment Circle, he loses the public's goodwill and becomes box-office poison. His position as a top-tier star is on the verge of collapse. With the situation growing dire, Yu Ye decides to step 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Transmigrating to Another World: From Nobody to Legendary Singer 穿越异界，从小透明到绝代歌王 [Showbiz] [No System] [One Heroine] [Slow Burn (Maybe?)] Han Yu transmigrates to another world and becomes a rookie trainee forced to terminate his contract. The disappointments and regrets of his past life will eventually fade. With decades of hard-won experience and a head full of memories, he sets out to fulfill his old dreams in this new world. Every song is a hit! Come and check it out! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Director Returns to 1996 导演重回1996 (A director’s story of striving for success + airtight logic + not a brainless, shallow novel) Back to 1996, when travel was slow and letters took a long time to arrive. Lin Maidong gets into the directing program at Beijing Film Academy. This is the most difficult era for the film and television industry. The Sixth Generation directors have yet to make their mark, and films are still produced under the auspices of state-owned studios. People care about art, not commerce, and domestic box office 894Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 10 Reborn as a Director, My Fans Span the Globe 重生做导演，我的影迷遍布全球 [Director story] [Multiple heroines] [Main heroine: Gao Yuanyuan] [Success in China and abroad] [The early plot develops rather slowly] Han Lin is a struggling web-drama director in 2026. After an accident, he is reborn in 2002. Drawing on the experience of his past life and countless classic films stored in his mind, he finds success in this life, winning both awards and box office glory. He then exports his success abroad and breaks into Hollywood. Standing at the top, he looks back with a smi 4.1kReads5.7Score20814d adds
- 11 As a Director, It's Only Natural to Be a Little Multitalented 身为导演，多才多艺亿点很正常吧 No System + Parallel World + Not a Mindless Wish-Fulfillment Story + Multiple Heroines Xia Dongqi, a middle-aged salesman, unexpectedly transmigrates and is reborn in a parallel world as Xia Dongqi, a second-year middle school student. He sets himself two principles and one goal. First, never drink alcohol again. Second, be a law-abiding, upstanding citizen. His goal is to enter the entertainment industry and experience the fabled world of glitz and glamour, wine and indulgence... No, to create 365Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 12 I Told You to Be a Bad Student, Not to Keep the Whole Entertainment Industry 让你当学渣，没让你包养娱乐圈啊 [My first time writing a novel, so please go easy on me. This is a fantasy about a nobody making it big, with the timeline closely following real life. There are a few changes, but nothing major.] The moment I’m reborn, I trick my parents into believing I’m the reincarnation of the God of Wealth! I swindle ten yuan of pocket money from my childhood friend and school beauty, Liu Shishi, then turn around and buy a lottery ticket with a 15-million-yuan jackpot! From then on, all I want to do is 5.2kReads6.3Score66314d adds
- 13 Showbiz: I'm Reborn, So Why Would I Still Chase Fame? 娱乐：都重生了谁还混娱乐圈啊 [All-Round Director + Entertainment Industry + Pursuing Women + No Bootlicking + Liu Tao, Gao Yuanyuan, Zhao Liying, Yang Mi, Liu Yifei, Li Xiaoran, Tong Liya...] “Those legs of yours...” “Long, pale, and slender. Want to feel them?” “No. Please respect my profession. I'm a beautician... Maybe another day~” Medical aesthetics intern Cao Mo unexpectedly unlocks the Beauty Therapy System. He gives beauty treatments and gets treasure chests. His pleasures are that simple. Stunning influencer: —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Chinese Entertainment: The International Mega-Director 华娱之国际大导演 (This book's completion rate was too low, so I've switched to a new one: Showbiz: From the Start, Making Titanic in Hollywood. Thanks to all the readers for your support.) In his previous life, Chen Le graduated from the directing department at Beijing Film Academy, spent twenty years languishing on film sets, and ended up as an ill-fated director of short dramas. Reborn in 2003 with his memories from his previous life, he remembers the plots of all the movies he watched back then. He'll win ove 34Reads—Score53314d adds
- 15 Chinese Showbiz: Qinqin, Yuanyuan, Bingbing, Lili, and Qing'er 华娱：琴琴媛媛冰冰莉莉情儿 A veteran author you can trust. The protagonist is Chen Qi. The story starts in 1996 and focuses on Chinese showbiz. The blurb was reset, so this is all I can offer by way of an introduction. Please enjoy. Let's take a different journey through the world of showbiz. Here we go! 40kReads7.6Score3.3k14d adds
- 16 My Cousin Is Liu Tianxian 我的表妹是刘天仙 Liu Dongdong patted his little cousin on the head. “Work hard, Xixi. Next year, I'll find you a sister-in-law.” “Xixi, you'd better work hard and earn lots of money.” “Auntie, I'll take care of you.” “Ah, Auntie, don't hit my butt!” “Brat, don't kiss me on the mouth. You're covered in drool.” 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 17 Showbiz: After Getting Dumped, I Shocked Everyone with AI Special Effects 文娱：被甩后，我用AI特效震惊 My girlfriend ran off with a rich heir, then teamed up with him to plagiarize my graduation project, ruining my reputation and leaving me a million yuan in debt! The whole internet called me a copycat, and my landlord kicked me out! At the end of my rope, I activated a Super AI System. It can search every masterpiece on Blue Star and generate Hollywood-quality special effects at zero cost! My ex and the rich heir used my stolen work to win an award, then mocked me, saying I'd never recover. I ju 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Showbiz: Looking for My Child's Mom, I Drive the Actresses Wild 娱乐：带娃找妈，女星们疯了 Zhen Lang, a legendary musician who retired from the spotlight five years ago, lives in seclusion in Yunxi Village with his four-year-old daughter, Mi'er. But when the crew of Back to Field accidentally stumbles upon them, his whereabouts are revealed. His daughter keeps asking in her sweet little voice, “Is that big sister my mommy?” This makes Zhen Lang decide to use the variety show to find her birth mother. The news sends half the entertainment industry into a frenzy. Yang Mi and Reba scramb 938Reads7.0Score10014d adds
- 19 Showbiz: The Director Uses Demon Arts, and No One Can Handle Him 娱乐：导演会妖术，谁都扛不住 [Entertainment, directors, actresses, male lead, no System, no simping, no romance, just love] Multiple female leads, including women born in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as the 1980s and 1990s... The focus is on exporting culture! Cultural outreach! 584Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Poorest Director: I Can Only Make Movies Through Crowdfunding 最穷导演，全靠众筹让我拍电影 What does it take to make a movie? Investment, actors, or connections? Wu Tong has his own take on the question. I have no money, no people, but I want to make a movie. Is that wrong? Of course not! If nobody believes in me, then I might as well go big. Wu Tong was a failing student kicked out of film school, yet he somehow ended up with a high-rated Movie System. From the start, it’s nightmare difficulty, and the damned System keeps making things hard for him. It’s just making a movie, 19Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 21 Showbiz: I Live Off the Goddess, and Liu Xiaoli Is Fuming 娱乐：我吃天仙软饭，刘晓莉麻了 [Entertainment, feel-good, System, leveling up, parallel world] Lu Yang transmigrates to a parallel timeline on Blue Star and is ready to take his plagiarism skills to the limit! Novels, scripts, music: he can copy it all! He'll build an entertainment empire of his own! —Reads—Score2.3k14d adds
- 22 Disguised as a Man: I Take the World by Storm After Binding to the All-Round Movie Emperor System 女扮男装：绑定全能影帝系统后我爆火全球 Dressed as a Man: After Binding the All-Round Film Emperor System, I Became a Global Sensation —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Chinese Entertainment: Starting from Bankruptcy 华娱从破产开始 Ye Zhou was a famous good-for-nothing rich second-generation investor. In his past life, he worked hard and still went bankrupt. Luckily, Fortune smiled on him, and he was reborn. So this time around, all he wanted was to lie flat and do his duty as a respectable rich kid. But to his surprise, his family went bankrupt anyway. Was he reborn just to go bankrupt twice? He worked hard and went bankrupt before being reborn, then lay flat and went bankrupt again afterward. Wasn’t being reborn complete 30.9kReads8.2Score3.3k14d adds
- 24 Remaking Myself as an Idol: I'll Stand at the Top 重做偶像，我要站在最高处 [Transmigration + entertainment industry + career building + variety shows + hilarious] While other people transmigrated into the bodies of rich young masters or famous stars, I ended up as a pitiful nobody, bullied at school and saddled with a mountain of gambling debts my parents had run up. To make ends meet, I entered the entertainment industry. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Reborn in Another World, I Lead the Showbiz Trend 重生异界，我引领娱乐圈潮流 A struggling writer unexpectedly gets reborn in a parallel world. His new journey begins as an unknown radio host whom nobody listens to. He guarantees the station's ratings and becomes the uncrowned king of show business. He is a poet, an author, and a singer. He is an entertainment tycoon and a trendsetter in popular fashion. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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—14d adds
- 27 A Director's Journey Begins in the 1990s 导演从90年代开始 The dream takes flight. Start by making art-house films, then conquer Europe’s Big Three. First, win the Venice Best Actor award. Then claim the Golden Bear, become the first Chinese director to win Cannes’ top prize, and take home the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. These are both the best of times and the worst of times. The new millennium has ushered in the age of commercial blockbusters. 334Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 28 Time Recursion: 2005 时光递归2005 In 2025, Gu Ming suddenly died while debugging a program. His consciousness plunged into the “Temporal Recursion Algorithm” he had written, returning to the recursion’s anchor point. When he opened his eyes again, he was sitting the 2005 college entrance exam. The math paper before him... had once been the key to changing his fate in his previous life. In this life, watch as he breaks the recursion, transcends the “anchor point,” reshapes his destiny, and creates a brilliant life of his own. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 A Chinese Entertainment Director: Starting with Goodbye Mr. Loser 华娱大导，从拍夏洛特烦恼开始 Lin Zhou transmigrated into a parallel world. Everything here was the same as before, except that none of the movies and TV shows from his old world existed. Shen Teng was still doing comedy sketches, Ma Li hadn’t made it big, and the masterpiece Goodbye Mr. Loser didn’t exist! With only two thousand yuan in his pocket, he dug up a script and went looking for investors, enduring accusations that an amateur was messing around. The financiers laughed at his delusions, and even Shen Teng’s team had 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 King of Comedy? More Like a Shameless God! 喜剧之王？这就是一个贱神！ A nobody transmigrates into the body of Zhen Jian, a disgraced celebrity in a parallel world. After binding himself to the All-Heavens Jerk God System, he discovers that Daxia here is even more… politically correct than the one he came from. Many hilarious works simply don’t exist here. “Collect public hatred, contempt, resentment, and other negative emotions to earn rewards?” And so Zhen Jian begins his career as a troublemaking Jerk God. On the singing show The Sound of Heaven, the other singe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Starting in 2002: Turning Up the Heat on Chinese Entertainment 从02年开始，给华娱上上强度 [Rebirth + showbiz + sole heroine Liu Yifei + director + slow-paced] From short films to feature films. From simple coming-of-age school movies to explosive special-effects sci-fi blockbusters. I want the awards, and I want the box office too. Gu Chen is reborn and starts over, taking one step at a time. He’ll build a movie empire of his own. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 The New Generation's Entertainment Mogul 新一代文娱大亨 In an age of material excess and restless minds, the protagonist sets out to lay down rules for the entertainment industry amid the complicated world of human relationships. Unexpectedly, he ends up becoming an entertainment tycoon. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Entertainment and the Game of Life 娱乐之游戏人生 System: deceased. Jiang Fan: reborn! After being reborn, should he enter the entertainment industry? Run an NBA team? Try out a different life? What is it like to be a powerful figure working behind the scenes...? Can you really live a carefree life, making your home wherever you go? After enough time passes, you start to miss home! —Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 This Actor Wants More Money! 这个演员要加钱！ The Ming Dynasty’s last military champion transmigrates to the modern day, where Ouyang Bai takes the entertainment industry by storm. Director: I hear you’re pretty good in a fight? Ouyang Bai: Just pay me… 19Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 37 Showbiz: Why Become a Director When You Could Be a Gangster? 娱乐：你不做社会大哥，当导演？ He transmigrates to a parallel world by accident. Lin Dazai is a terrible student, looked down on by his parents and dismissed by his classmates. At the same time, he’s the leader of a group of tough kids at school! The principal can only shake his head and sigh, convinced they’re destined for miserable lives and failure. These tough kids may dress strangely, get into trouble, and act tough. That’s just their way of wanting to be noticed. In truth, they’re sensitive and full of emotion, with a r 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 38 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
- 39 A Foreign Student in Showbiz Can Hardly Avoid Becoming Famous 娱乐圈留学生想不火都难 Li Can graduated from the film directing department in a parallel world. He accidentally transmigrated to modern Earth, where he spent thirty years studying abroad and remained an extra the whole time. Then, during a staged explosion, he returned to the parallel world. Ha! I spent thirty years studying in another world, but only ten days have passed here. There's no way I won't become famous. From now on, I'll be the one calling the shots. I've learned every last trick of Blue Star's capitalist 3.8kReads6.4Score16414d adds
- 40 Reinventing a Director's Life 重塑导演人生 A director returns to his college days, and fate gives him a very different life. He decides he should leave a distinctive mark on this era... After all, there are plenty of things a director can do! 767Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 41 Reborn, I Conquered the Entertainment Industry Through Variety Shows 重生后我靠综艺杀穿娱乐圈 (I'm a new author writing my first book, and I've seen everyone's criticism and suggestions. I'm working hard on revisions now.) Lin Xiaoxing is an ordinary office worker who survives on takeout and TV dramas. One day, she wakes up to find herself a TV station intern in a parallel world. Here, the technology tree has developed just fine, but the entertainment industry is so barren it could make you cry. TV dramas are either tearjerkers or about beating up Japanese invaders, while variety shows a 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Tear Apart the Two-Faced Diva, Then Take the Music Scene by Storm! 手撕绿茶天后，我在歌坛杀疯了！ (Slice of life + feel-good + sweet romance + no System + transmigration) On the first day Su Mo transmigrated, he discovered that the body's previous owner had been a hopeless simp! He'd spent three whole years chasing a rising pop diva, only to end up with nothing. Worse, she'd used him and planned to whitewash her reputation at a concert with his help! Su Mo was furious! Damn it, you want to use me to clear your name? Fine. I'll expose you as a two-faced gold digger right there onstage, then u 663Reads8.4Score10514d adds
- 43 Reborn: Every Top-Tier Star Calls Me Director 重生：顶流女星都喊我导演 [Directors with many talents + Mimi + Pang Bing + Yang Ying ...] [Lost money on a terrible movie? That just means you don’t understand cinema.] Lin Yuan is reborn in 2008 with the superpower to empathize with audiences’ emotions. When he recuts one box-office flop after another into thrilling blockbusters, their earnings soar past 100 million and shock the entertainment industry. Actresses bring him late-night meals to win his favor, while investors beg him to step in and save the market! 216Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 44 Chinese Showbiz: My AI Film Crew Just Sunbathes All Day 华娱：我的AI剧组全在晒太阳 [Showbiz + Reborn + System + A Carefree Life of Lie-Flat Creativity + Pseudo-Exclusive Female Lead] “Director Zhang, why was your new film, Welcome to the Dragon Restaurant, such a success?” “Set aside plenty of time every day to rest and unwind. That keeps your mind full of inspiration, and you’ll be able to tell great stories.” “How come you live such a relaxed life without pulling all-nighters? You just lie flat and chat about stories every day, yet you still make great films.” “Because I hav 35Reads—Score13514d adds
- 45 Showbiz: A Golden Scale Is No Pond-Dweller 文娱：金鳞岂是池中物 A top-tier, feel-good chronicle of the entertainment industry. The first installment is complete. This is the story of an underdog rising to prominence in the entertainment industry. He is the aloof king of Chinese entertainment, conquering Hollywood, suppressing Japanese entertainment, and launching a counter-invasion of Korean entertainment. He takes a bloody bite out of Hollywood's bullying capitalists and their so-called blessings! He's a real MAN. He dates the top actresses born in the '80s 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Showbiz: I Have a Door to the Future! 娱乐：我与未来有扇门！ (The rating just opened. Ten thousand words a day. This is not a story about handing things over to the state. The two versions of the same person from different timelines will meet.) (Self-directed and self-performed, pure wish fulfillment, with all the popular actresses from the 1980s and 1990s you could want.) “Ne Zha 2: The Devil’s Child Rages Against the Sea has passed 10 billion yuan at the box office, becoming the first animated film in Huaguo film history to reach that milestone!” “The b 44.3kReads8.2Score3.9k14d adds
- 47 Mocked by Everyone From the Start, Now the Whole Internet Copies My Nose Rub 开局遭群嘲，全网学我摸鼻梁 [Entertainment Industry] [Feel-Good] [Female Star] [No Angst] Making movies as a side gig, flirting with female stars as his main job Li Huan: You only get thirty thousand days in this life, so love for as many of them as you can. Audience: The director puts me through misery a thousand times, so I’ll send him a box of knives. Li Huan: I put the audience through misery a thousand times, and they still flock to the theaters. 271Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 48 Back to 2004, I Enter the Ringback-Tone Industry 回到零四年，进军彩铃界 [Showbiz] [Business] [No System] Lin Chen spent ten years singing in bars before being reborn on the day high school entrance exam results were released. With a score of just 288, he hadn't even qualified for a vocational college. He returned to singing in bars, became famous across the country with viral online songs, and earned a special admission offer from a music conservatory! His peers mocked his songs as unbearably tacky and said they weren't music. Then his ringtones topped ten million d 45.2kReads8.3Score3.9k14d adds
- 49 Reborn: Returning to the Past to Become a Director 重生：回到过去当导演 [Chinese Entertainment + Multiple Heroines + Director Story + No System] Only after living a second life did he realize how close he had once come to his dream... This time, the regrets and missed chances of the past would be gone for good. Mo Ran steadily carved out a place of his own in world cinema. 381Reads5.5Score2414d adds
- 50 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 好莱坞往事 He is Hollywood’s box-office cure-all. Every movie he stars in sparks a global rush to the theaters, and studios gladly spend a fortune to get him. He is the directors’ muse. His distinctive style and masterful interpretations of his roles have made him a regular during awards season and prompted countless renowned directors to compete for the chance to work with him. Defiant and unconventional, he once clashed over musical vision with the Rolling Stones’ lead singer backstage at the Golden Glob 14Reads—Score—14d adds
