Novels like Showbiz for the Aging Heartthrob
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Showbiz for the Aging Heartthrob, best match first.
- 1 From Rising Star to Superstar 从流量到巨星 When Huo Ke wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated to a parallel-world China and become a member of a group that debuted through a talent show. Once he understands his situation, Huo Ke, who has dreamed of becoming a star since childhood, sets three goals for himself: 1. Build an image as a gifted songwriter and quickly gain popularity so he can go solo. 2. Break into television and become a top star who can rake in the cash. 3. Make it into the film industry and become a box-office su 0Votes51.1kRecs34.5kFans
- 2 Chronicles of the Netherworld 阴冥记 “Hello, everyone. My name is Su Yan. I’m a lowly underworld bailiff, fresh out of the vocational college for underworld bailiffs. Today, I’ll be demonstrating my first soul-reaping.” “Hello, Master Hu. Welcome to death, uh, welcome to your new life. I’m Su Yan, your assigned soul-settling bailiff, number 10086. Is there anything you still wish to do? Oh, right, you only have two hours. After that, the ghost clerk will come take you away, dear!” “Wonderful! I want to come back to life. I don’t wa 0Votes53.1kRecs87.8kFans
- 3 Tycoon, Please Spare Me 神豪求放过 Please don’t pay attention to the title. This book has no tycoon plotlines about throwing money around, squandering wealth, or flaunting riches… “Please spare me” is the real story. This book is also known as: “This World Doesn’t Welcome My System,” “The Steel Straight Man’s Disastrous Journey,” “The Dog Food Master’s Money-Making Diary,” “How Do I Deal with a Peach Blossom Tribulation That Counts as Bad Luck?” and “How Did This Tycoon Story Turn into Feeding People Dog Food?”… and many more. 0Votes55kRecs48.3kFans
- 4 Glory on the Green 绿茵峥嵘 Gao Zheng joined an Italian league giant at just fifteen, carrying the hopes of countless Chinese fans. The media hailed him as a prodigy who could “change the future of Chinese football,” but fate played a cruel joke on him. Life is like a football match. His opponent, fate, is already far ahead. Should he lie flat and admit defeat, or fight the bastard to the bitter end? Gao Zheng’s comeback begins with his return to the pitch. 0Votes813.5kRecs209.6kFans
- 5 The Eagle of Humble Origins 寒门枭士 Splendor is about to take its final bow, while a poor-born youth quietly rises. Striding across time and space, a brilliant strategist plots for the realm. 0Votes1.1MRecs270.4kFans
- 6 Showbiz for All 文娱万岁 With the splendor of this shore, he will make a legend of the other shore. This is Luo Yuan’s story. The story of a director. 0Votes519.1kRecs417.6kFans
- 7 The Empress’s Chief Eunuch 女帝的大内总管 As a lover of the occult, Zhou An had always believed that immortals existed in this world. He had practiced qigong, studied magic, bought several pounds of secret manuals from a street stall for thirteen yuan and fifty cents, and even scoured antique markets for alchemy recipes, using a microwave to refine pills. So he died! He was poisoned to death by the “supreme-grade Nine-Turn Great Rejuvenation Pill” he had refined himself! When Zhou An opened his eyes again, he confirmed two things. First 0Votes296.4kRecs286.8kFans
- 8 This Star Is from Earth 这个明星来自地球 Come read my new book, “Actors Don’t Get Holidays”! Han Jue, a struggling screenwriter, woke up to find that not only had he changed, but the world had changed too. Entertainment in Huaxia was more advanced than Hollywood across the ocean. The Huaxia Golden Bull Awards had become the most prestigious film awards in the world. The top singing competition, “Singer,” was already in its tenth season. “The Voice of Huaxia” aired once every three years, and each season was a nationwide sensation. “Ki 0Votes1.3MRecs834.5kFans
- 9 EN The Natives of This World Are Terrifying 这世界的土著好凶猛 Strange and wondrous creatures, terrifying oddities, and a world of dazzling transformations~ Who will steal the show when another world invades? An ancient organization of con artists will show you the right way to save the world. Tell one colossal lie, and make the world dance to its tune~ That is the highest art of deception! Full-subscription group: 831555766 (full subscription required for verification, or 2,000 fan points) 2Votes401.2kRecs298.2kFans
- 10 Rekindled 重燃 Cheng Ran is reborn in a world that is both familiar and strange... Every step of the way, he burns bright. 12Votes3MRecs901.3kFans
- 11 Reborn in the Wild Era 重生野性时代 Back from 2018 to 1993. In my memory, that summer was scorching hot. 1Votes3.1MRecs1.1MFans
- 12 The Sword of Dawn 黎明之剑 Gao Wen transmigrated, but something went a little wrong along the way. After floating above some otherworldly continent for more than a hundred thousand years, he decided he probably needed a body to count as a complete transmigrator. But after finally succeeding, he never expected he'd have to climb out of a coffin in that body, only to face two utterly terrified great-great-great-great...great-granddaughters. And a world on the verge of the end of an era. 587Votes13MRecs3.8MFans
- 13 Global High Martial Arts 全球高武 The catacombs invade, and martial arts rise. Even the little people have great hearts. They fight to survive and fight to protect. Follow Fang Ping, an ordinary man who rises step by step, in his story of saving the whole world (and bluffing his way through it)! 106Votes10.7MRecs4.9MFans
- 14 Spare Me, Great Lord! 大王饶命 A car accident changes high school student Lu Shu’s life. When the age of spiritual qi revival arrives, he’s determined to lead the way. Survival of the fittest. The victor rules. … 152Votes11.6MRecs5.4MFans
- 15 Tales of Herding Gods 牧神记 The ancestral rule of the Great Ruins says: When night falls, do not go outside. The old, weak, sick, and disabled residents of the Great Ruins’ Remnant Village find a baby by the river and name him Qin Mu. They raise him with painstaking care. One day, night falls and darkness engulfs the Great Ruins. Qin Mu steps out of his home… Be a villain who revels in the spring breeze! That’s what the blind man tells him. Qin Mu’s rise as a villain is just beginning! 128Votes15.5MRecs7.6MFans
- 16 Riding the Tide of a Pure-Hearted Era 逆流纯真年代 Time is a ship. Some people like to think of those few years in the early 1990s as the final voyage of a once-innocent era. Jiang Che, long since changed by the passing years, returns against the current and starts over in 1992, writing a brilliant youth that can finally be laid to rest properly. [Welcome to the second VIP group for Reversing the Current of Innocent Days: 497283806 (You must provide a screenshot showing you’ve purchased the whole book to join. This time, I’ll try to talk more.)] 41Votes2.9MRecs1.6MFans
- 17 The Legendary Mechanic 超神机械师 Han Xiao, a veteran power-leveling player in Stellar Sea, was thrown into the transmigration crowd by a mysterious force from the East, or rather, from a certain otaku. With a player interface in tow, he became an NPC and returned to the days before Stellar Sea's open beta. He resolutely chose the highest-difficulty class: Mechanic. Warships sail in formation across the stars, star-powered mechs twist through the heavens like dragons, psychic cannons lay waste to worlds, and an endless mechanica 434Votes9.2MRecs5.5MFans
- 18 Lord of Mysteries 诡秘之主 Amid the tide of steam and machinery, who can reach the extraordinary? In the fog of history and darkness, who is whispering? I awoke from the mysteries and opened my eyes to see this world: Guns, cannons, battleships, airships, difference engines; potions, divination, curses, the Hanged Man, Sealed Artifacts... Light still shines, and the mysterious has never left. This is the legend of th 11kVotes37.4MRecs37.6MFans
