Novels like Film and TV Crossover: Never Look Back
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- 51 Ode to Joy: You’re My Emotional Anchor 欢乐颂：你是我的情绪锚点 Her name is Yun Xi. When she was three, she learned to read danger in her adoptive father's brow: when it furrowed, the belt was about to come down. At five, after being sent back to the orphanage, she learned to tell truth from lies by reading other people's eyes. At six, an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor adopted her and took her to Germany. At thirty, she returned to China, opened a therapy clinic, and moved into the twenty-second floor of Ode to Joy. Her professional instincts let he 570Reads—Score10514d adds
- 52 Qiu Yingying’s New Life: A Second Chance 邱莹莹重来一次的新生活 Qiu Yingying is a portrait of the average girl, so I wanted to give her a better ending. I hope she won’t be trapped as a housewife, but instead becomes a brave little Qiu who lives as herself. (P.S. There’s a bit much author’s commentary. I’ve only watched Ode to Joy 1, sorry if anyone feels out of character, and apologies for being new.) 224Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Did Mr. Meng Melt for His Little Ray of Sunshine Today? 孟总今天被小太阳融化了吗？ A vibrant florist, Lin Xiaoman, accidentally sends out a “color bomb” order and stumbles into the world of icy CEO Meng Yanchen. From then on, she “invades” his cold life with sunshine and flowers: making him take breaks, feeding him rice balls, and quietly melting his heart with the warmth of everyday life. When meticulous order meets exuberant vitality, a lighthearted, funny, angst-free, sugar-sweet healing romance quietly blooms. See how Mr. Meng melts under the sunshine of this little ray of 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Yu Manli Is Reborn and Falls in Love with Meng Yancheng 于曼丽重生，和孟宴臣相爱了 [Both are reborn + they save each other] Yu Manli unexpectedly arrives in the modern world and is adopted by the Meng family. From meeting Meng Yancheng to building a life together, the two find warmth in each other’s company, choose one another, and finally find a fulfilling love. Xu Qin, meanwhile, gets a different life. (I only realized after finishing that her “different life” turned out even worse than before. Just stay with Song Yan forever!!!) 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Ode to Joy: Fan Shengmei’s Reborn Life 欢乐颂之樊胜美重生记 Carrying the memories and resentment of her previous life, Fan Shengmei was reborn at the crucial turning point that could change her fate: the summer she turned twenty, just after receiving her acceptance letter from Fudan University. This time, she would no longer be the “eldest daughter of the Fan family,” drained dry by her birth family. Having learned in advance that she wasn’t their biological child, the top student Shen Nian (her real name) was determined to break free. She took on her ex 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Fan Shengmei: Activating the Rejection System, All the Scumbags Are Done For! 樊胜美：激活反拒系统，渣全凉！ Fan Shengmei spent three years scraping by in Shanghai, saving every penny for a down payment. But her own mother and brother acted like bloodsuckers, pressuring her to sell her apartment to cover their gambling debts. Even Wang Baichuan, her boyfriend of three years, cheated on her with a rich girl and called her “a bottomless pit”! Just as she was being driven to the brink, the [Reverse Refusal System] suddenly activated! Refuse a scumbag? Get a “Scumbag Public Humiliation Cannon” that floods 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Qu Xiaoxiao Becomes Xia Dongchun: I’ll Slack Off with Hua Fei 曲筱绡穿成夏冬春：我带华妃一起摆烂 Qu Xiaoxiao transmigrates into Xia Dongchun: I’ll laze around with Consort Hua 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 The Bad Review Makeover System Forces Me to Promote Myself 差评改造系统逼我营业 One rant that got 58 likes earned me a little green pea System. It said: There are too many terrible dramas and the viewers are furious. You're an overworked wage slave, so go fix them. (??? Confused Black Person meme face ???) Fix them and get a house; mess them up and pay with your life! And so Zhang Jing, an overworked wage slave, became Yiping, the tragic heroine of a Republican-era drama; Fan Shengmei, the most miserable woman in Ode to Joy; and... In her left hand, a terrible story; in her 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Gold-Digger Fan Shengmei, Spoiled by Meng Yancheng 拜金樊胜美，孟宴臣偏要宠 Money-loving Fan Shengmei, yet Meng Yancheng insists on spoiling her —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Film and TV: Moonlight over Bianjing, the Banks of Pujiang 影视：汴京月照浦江岸 Reborn as Guan Ju'er, the heiress has become the biggest pushover on the 22nd floor? Xie Anlan laughed. In her previous life, she was the legitimate daughter of the Xie family who shook Bianjing to its core. And now she’s supposed to be a burned-out 996 office drone and a free housekeeper? Sorry, this young lady won’t put up with that... 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Guan Ju’er 关雎尔 The first time Guan Zai read an explanation of “Guan Ju,” he thought that kind of longing from a man for a woman simply didn't exist in real life. After all, his father had loved his mother so much, yet married another woman after she died. Yu Jiu never suspected that Guan Zai had an ulterior motive for approaching him. He just thought that this girl always managed to surprise him. During the years they were apart, he had missed Guan Zai every moment. “You were my first love, my moonlight. Durin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Journey to the Mountains and Seas: Succubus Xiao Qiushui Drives a Wedge Between Li Chenzhou and Liu Suifeng 赴山海，魅魔萧秋水离间李沉舟与柳随风 Journey to the Mountains and Seas: The Succubus Xiao Qiushui Drives a Wedge Between Li Chenzhou and Liu Suifeng 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Turning the Tables in Film and TV, Starting with Fan Shengmei in Ode to Joy 影视逆袭从欢乐颂樊胜美开始 Lin Xi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally binds herself to a System and is forced to transmigrate into various TV drama worlds, becoming heroines with troubled fates: She is Fan Shengmei, whose birth family drags her down in Ode to Joy; Wang Manni, who loses both love and career in Nothing But Thirty; Luo Zijun, betrayed in The First Half of My Life; Zhu Zhe, trapped in the workplace in Ode to Joy 3; Feng Xiaoqin, burdened by housing woes in Life Is Home, and more. Every world is a life-or 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Ode to Joy: Andy and Fan Shengmei Return as a Power Duo 欢乐颂之安迪和樊胜美双强回归 Ode to Joy: Andy and Fan Shengmei Return as a Power Couple 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Let Me Shine: Ambition Exchange System 许我耀眼：野心兑换系统 #Fake Heiress Rises #System Power Fantasy #Business-War Face-Slapping #Strong Female Lead Building Her Career "My fake heiress identity is about to be exposed?" Xu Yan clenched her fist. The next second, she activated the "Ambition Exchange System": every scheme earned Ambition Points, and overcoming a crisis let her exchange them for skills! Fu Wenying as her mom, Fan Shengmei as her sister-in-law! Her wealthy mother-in-law gives her a hard time? She uses her knowledge of the woman's "secret pr 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Journey to the Mountains and Seas: Xiao Mingming 赴山海之肖明明 My new work is out! Please visit Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Can a Snarky Office Drone Dream of CEO Meng Yancheng? 吐槽役社畜会不会梦到总裁孟宴臣 [Cringe-worthy past ahead! The author wrote this self-indulgent, anything-goes story on a whim after getting fed up with the overwhelming hate directed at Xu Qin.] "Among countless parallel worlds, I chose you, and only you." Fed up with Meng Yanchen and his little demon, Qin Yan, Meng Yanchen agrees to look after a studio for a friend. He expects another boring chore, but from far away, he hears lively arguing that seems completely out of place in the rundown studio. Someone's really going at i 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Let Me Shine: The System Forces Me to Break Up Couples 许我耀眼：系统逼我拆CP Let Me Shine: The System Forces Me to Break Up Couples —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Dear Tan Zongming 亲爱的谭宗明 A fanfic of Ode to Joy. Qiu Yingying falls in love with Tan Zongming. I hope you enjoy it! Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 856Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Quick Transmigration: The Protagonist's Halo Harvesting Handbook 快穿：主角光环收割手册 Lin Qingci's mission is to save the supporting characters trampled by the protagonists. But she soon discovers that the Chosen Ones in these worlds seem to be carefully “nurtured” by an invisible hand. They act without a shred of logic, yet nothing ever goes wrong for them. Every world she sets right lets her steal a sliver of its origin power and brings her one step closer to the truth behind it all. The man who keeps appearing at crucial moments, neither wholly good nor wholly evil, watches co —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 A Beautiful Feast on a Fine Day 宴美良辰 He is Meng Yanchen, an isolated island frozen by his family's expectations. She is Fan Shengmei, a drifting duckweed struggling in the mire of reality. When they meet, he sees the distress behind her polished mask; she recognizes the tenderness beneath his cold exterior. The world mocks her as vain and materialistic, but he hands her a business card. “If you need help with a problem, I can deal with it faster than anyone else.” Others are intimidated by his aloof silence, but she dares to tell 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Journey to the Mountains and Seas: Wind and Snow 赴山海：风雪 Bai Yixue was originally the author of this novel, but she was accidentally pulled into its world and became a character who did not exist in the story: Xiao Yixue. She became the youngest daughter of the Xiao family, a wandering doctor of the martial world who practiced both medicine and poison, with a golden hairpin as her weapon. That day, Xiao Yixue inexplicably died. She thought it was all over, only to discover that she had taken the place of Bai Yixue, another leader of the Power Gang! “H —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Journey to the Mountains and Seas: A Glimmer of Hope 赴山海柳暗花明 A Turn for the Better in A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Film and TV Crossover: A Background Character Awakens and Turns the Supporting Cast’s Luck Around 综影视：路人甲觉醒后配角转运了 (Under revision) [The author's thoughts jump all over the place; they write whatever comes to mind, with no logic] No System, no System, no System. The tags can't be changed. [Warnings: The story doesn't follow the original plot exactly; there are many original additions and some characters may be out of character. Not every world has a female protagonist; some worlds involve gender-swapping (Nanyue is a girl, while Nan Yue is a boy. If a character appears in the original drama, their name will 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Meng Yanchen and Guan Ju’er: No Good Nights in Shanghai 孟宴臣与关雎尔之上海没有晚安 A fanfic with original takes and reimagining. Don’t overthink it while reading. Guan Ju’er: On the surface, she’s a well-behaved, hardworking white-collar worker living on the 22nd floor. In reality, she’s the only daughter of the Guan family, a household with strict values and deep connections. Quiet and reserved but strong-willed, she hides her family background to experience living independently and shares an apartment in Ode to Joy. She dreams of finding love but stays level-headed. * 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Qiu Yingying's Shotgun Wedding 邱莹莹的奉子成婚 Qiu Yingying dreamed about her past life, and then everything in the dream came true one by one in real life. She went to a bar and got completely drunk, never expecting to hit the jackpot after a one-night stand with a stranger! 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Liu Follows the Spring Tide 柳随春渡 The Sword Follows the Heart, the Willow Follows the Wind, the Wind Crosses Spring (original female lead x Liu Suifeng) An iron tree blooms; childhood sweethearts; an arrogant, jealous grouch; a double standard “Why are you following us?” “You saved me. My life belongs to you now. If I don’t follow you, where else would I go?” “If I get better, I’ll kill people and rob them for you. If I don’t, I’ll chop wood and lead your horses.” “Stay. You can keep Jingjing company, too.” “Mother, Mother, I ha 110Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Fan Shengmei's Apartment? I'll Buy It, Says Su Mingyu 樊胜美的房子，我苏明玉来买 When Su Mingyu transmigrates into Fan Shengmei: clear-headed, career-minded, and devoted to her besties Facing Wang Baichuan: What the hell is this “I hold you in my heart and never forget you”? Get lost! Don’t get in the way of me making money. Facing the Fan family: I have no money. You get only 800 yuan a month in support, and not a penny more. Fan Shengying can pay his own debts, or let the creditors break his legs. Hah, he’s coming to Haishi to find me? Then I’ll break his legs first so h 1.8kReads8.0Score15514d adds
- 79 Meng Yancheng, I'm a Little Rebellious, but Can I Kiss You? 孟宴臣，我小叛逆但能吻你吗 [The cover is a hand-drawn portrait of the Meng family by the author. Xu Qin, weren't you going to smash the portrait? Then let's cross it out!] Redemption + everyone's favorite + dog-training romance + push and pull Blurb 1: The heroine who saves the Meng family: top-tier star Yu Fei My name is Yu Fei, and I have a secret. By day, I'm a well-behaved rich girl who dotes on her mother. By night, I become a masked heroine, scaling walls and sneaking out of the Meng family home to rock out on the s 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 City Lights Carry Qingyuan Through: Meng Yancheng’s Sweet Romance 人间烟火渡清沅：孟宴臣甜宠录 On a stormy night in Nancheng, Meng Yancheng met Su Qingyuan, who was carrying gardenias. Like a stubborn white gardenia, she held on to all the things she loved amid the muck of life. He was then the lofty vice president of the Meng Group, accustomed to the cold, hard world of business. But the warmth in her eyes shattered his defenses. He used a casual offer to drive her home as an excuse to quietly hold an umbrella over her. He placed an order for two hundred bouquets of gardenias to help her 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Waking Up in My Archrival’s Bed (Liu Suifeng × Xiao Qiushui) 在宿敌床上醒来（柳随风×萧秋水） Waking Up in My Nemesis’s Bed (Liu Suifeng × Xiao Qiushui) 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Film and TV Crossover: A Sign-In Life Beginning with Ode to Joy 综影视：从欢乐颂开始的签到人生 Reborn as Tan Zongming, the top financial tycoon in Ode to Joy, he even gets a sign-in System. Seriously, is anyone else allowed to live? Ode to Joy, The Best of Times, Go Against the Wind... Later, Tan Zongming travels to other worlds, including the Republican era, ancient times, and fantasy realms... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Ode to Joy: Reborn as Qu Xiaoxiao 欢乐颂重生之我是曲筱绡 After Qu Xiaoxiao from Ode to Joy was reborn, she no longer chose Zhao Qiping, whose personality, values, and even spending habits clashed with hers. Instead, she chose Yao Bin, her childhood friend who had always quietly been there for her. Given a second chance, Qu Xiaoxiao worked hard, earned an MBA, took her job seriously, and took over the family business, changing her sexist father’s mind. Together with the other four women from Ode to Joy’s 22nd floor, she began a wonderful new life. 546Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Gold-Digger Fan Shengmei: Meng Yancheng Insists on Spoiling Her 拜金樊胜美：孟宴臣偏要宠 The fake socialite gets exposed! He bends down to pick up her dignity When Fan Shengmei sneaks into an elite gala with a fake designer bag, only to be publicly exposed and humiliated, the man at the very top of the social pyramid bends down to pick up her cheap pill case. “Sorry to interrupt.” Meng Yancheng has met plenty of gold diggers, but this is the first time he’s seen someone embrace her desires so openly She signs away her freedom to save her sick mother: “Two hundred thousand to pretend 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Film and TV Crossover: Spring Comes, and Leaves Flourish 综影视之春来枝叶生 An ordinary figure, ordinary looks, ordinary education, and an ordinary family background. Yan Yueling couldn't accept it! So she chose to work with the System. Once she completes a task, the System will grant her one wish. She has to make the most of this opportunity!!! Small World One: Empresses in the Palace A beautiful young embroiderer vs. the Kangxi Emperor (The author is new and hasn't worked out the plot yet, so feel free to skip.) Small World Two: Ode to Joy An artsy young woman vs. a h 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Film and TV Crossover: Living a Different Life 综影视：活出不一样 “Hey! Do you have any regrets in this life? Let me think~ (spins a pen) Maybe... perhaps... probably none at all! Who says this story has to follow the exact same script as my last life? (laughs with hands on hips) Those cliched plots about ‘causes in a past life bearing fruit in this one’? Back off! Back off! Back off! This time, I’m going to be a rebellious player: I’ll drink soy milk like I’m sipping a cocktail at breakfast; around the corner, I’ll run into a whole gang of stray cats instead 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Ruining the Protagonist's Plans in Every World 在每个世界坏主角好事 My best friend recommended Love in the Courtyard. After watching the finale, I found a continuation and got angrier and angrier as I read. Before I knew it, I'd splashed the water beside me onto my computer. I tried to flip it over to drain the water, but a jolt went through my whole body. Then I fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth. Some people don't like first-person narration, so from Chapter 60 on, I'll use third person or names to start with... To be clear, this isn't going to be a stor 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Mr. Meng's Contract Lover: Miss Fan Has Thorns 孟总的合约爱人，樊小姐她带刺 [Powerful families + contract marriage + two strong leads saving each other + fan-fiction adaptation + workplace romance] Fan Shengmei rises from a lowly assistant who serves tea and runs errands to become a rising star in the tech world. She takes down her awful relatives, dumps her trash ex, and builds a thriving career. Everyone laughs at her for deluding herself and trying to climb into the Meng family. But she proves them wrong with her talent: “I rely on my brains, not my body!” Meng Yan 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Reborn in Ode to Joy 涅槃重生在欢乐颂 After an accident, Fan Shengmei is reborn at the very beginning of the story of Ode to Joy's 22nd-floor residents. Armed with memories of her past life, she decides to tear up her list of vanity-driven goals and take the hardest road of all: going all in on the bar exam, arming herself with the law, and fighting for true independence and dignity. This time, she refuses to compromise with her family's bottomless demands. She cuts them off without mercy, wielding the law to sever the chains that h 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Ode to Joy: Qiu Yingying's Life Reversal 欢乐颂之邱莹莹的逆袭人生 [Soul transmigration]+ [Qiu Yingying]+ [bugged System]+ [win over male lead Meng Yancheng]= [Qiu Yingying, with love and wealth] Qiu Yingying had just graduated from college when she landed a job on an archaeological excavation team at the Terracotta Army site in Qin. It was supposed to be a secure job, but after staying up all night watching the new series Ode to Joy, she suddenly dropped dead. When she woke up, she found herself in Qiu Yingying's body, on the very day Andy warned Qiu Yingying 396Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 I Woke Up and Found Myself Bound to Meng Yancheng 起猛了，一觉醒来被孟宴臣绑定了 Awakening × transmigrate into a book × rise to the top Meng Yancheng gets to shine on his own. Weirdos and snakes, stay away. I, a devoted Meng Yancheng fan, am committed to giving every sister the ultimate in detailed indulgence! The mutual devotion between Meng Yancheng and his one and only father, a bright female lead who is his equal in a one-on-one romance, and the ultimate mind games and push-and-pull of business warfare. “Bro, why don't you wear your glasses more often? The audience 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Film and TV Crossover: Su Wanyan 综影视：苏晚烟 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Journey to the Seas and Mountains: If the Wind Would Stop for You 赴山海：若风止卿 Free-spirited drama queen Nalan Ruoqing VS gloomy, obsessive black-lotus Liu Suifeng Modern-day medical student Nalan Ruoqing unexpectedly transmigrates into the wuxia world of To the Mountains and Seas. She wants to keep her head down until the end, but System 006 won't let her. Since she knows part of the plot in advance, Deputy Chief Liu Suifeng sets his sights on her. Thorn in his side → lifesaver She gradually loses herself in the interplay of his tenderness and cruelty, like a poppy drinki 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Film and TV Crossover: From Qiu Yingying to the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox 综影视：从邱莹莹到九尾天狐 A crossover of dramas, quick transmigration, a strong female lead, feel-good wish fulfillment, a fox immortal, and a happily ever after, with plenty of twists on familiar tropes Hu Yue is the most good-for-nothing princess the Qingqiu fox clan has seen in ten thousand years. It’s not that she lacks talent; she just has no social skills. After tearing apart her own soul to save her clan, she is kicked by her own father into the “Myriad Worlds Wish Fulfillment Agency.” Her mission is to transmig 216Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Guan Ju'er’s Comeback 关雎尔的逆袭 Guan Ju'er is reborn after jumping into the sea to take her own life, returning to the first day of her internship at Huaxin Securities after graduation. Armed with memories of her past life and lottery numbers, she gets a fresh start. She wins the lottery using the numbers she remembers, but chooses to keep a low profile and carry on with her ordinary office-worker life. Drawing on memories from her past life and her efforts in this one, she gradually makes her mark in the workplace. She crosse 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Film and TV Crossover: The Supporting Actress, I've Changed the Script 综影视之女配，剧本我改了 She was once an iris growing in the mountains, drawing on a century of sun and moonlight to cultivate a spiritual body, all so she could touch the stars in the highest heavens. But during her ascension tribulation, her soul was scattered, and her beauty withered away. As her last wisp of spirit was about to fade, the [Supporting Character Wish System] became her lifeline. By traveling through minor worlds and helping various supporting heroines defy fate, she could rebuild her immortal soul and 232Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 97 In Ode to Joy: Mistaken for a Mistress from the Start 人在欢乐颂：开局被人误会成小三 [Ode to Joy fan fiction + characters faithful to the original novel + jokes throughout] Transmigrated as Andy's younger brother into Ode to Joy, he's branded a “homewrecker” by Qu Xiaoxiao right from the start! She keeps tormenting him in all sorts of ways: mixing his drinks, dumping him at a hotel, and betting that he'll confess after fifty shots of baijiu. Qiu Yingying calls him a jerk, Fan Shengmei tells him to “come to his senses,” and misunderstandings pile up on the 22nd floor. He has to d 3.8kReads6.1Score14714d adds
- 98 Wishing You Peace Through Every Season 综影视之愿你四季无忧 May you have a wonderful future, whether you're a male or female supporting character. Beauty with a Secret: Xu Siba Ode to Joy: Guan Ju'er Harry Potter 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Film and TV Crossover: Obsessed with the Most Unhinged Ships 综影视：邪门cp磕疯了 A crossover fanfic for various TV series, dedicated to shipping all kinds of unconventional couples. I might also write some variety show fanfics. The first story ships Fan Shengmei from Ode to Joy with Meng Yanchen from Fireworks of My Heart. Future stories are undecided. Feel free to suggest couples you'd like to see! No golden finger, and the characters will stay true to their personalities. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Film and TV Crossover: With the System, They Get Everything They Wish For 综影视：有了系统，她们心想事成 What would life be like if all kinds of side characters, nobodies, cannon fodder, and ordinary people could have a golden finger? Bai Jinlan never took a day off. She worked herself to death just to buy a home of her own and live a happy life. She couldn’t accept it. “Damn it! I worked so hard to buy a house with a mortgage, and I didn’t even get to enjoy it for a single day before I kicked the bucket.” A System suddenly appeared. “Do you want to live forever? To be loved and respected by everyo 262Reads—Score—14d adds
