Novels like The Splendor of Cinema
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Splendor of Cinema, best match first.
- 101 Great Song Super Scholar 大宋超级学霸 That year, the Song Dynasty’s top-tier football league was all the rage, and the people’s heartthrob Su Dongpo placed first in the imperial examinations. That year, property prices in the capital skyrocketed. The old cadre Ouyang Xiu bought a house too late and was kicked out by his wife. That same year, Lord Zhao sneaked a peek at a saucy female wrestling match on the Lantern Festival night, only to be caught red-handed by the neighborhood busybody Sima Guang. That was also the year Wang Laohu 0Votes460.4kRecs163.8kFans
- 102 The Ming Emperor’s Favorite Uncle 大明好国舅 New book: I Became a Historian in the Tang Dynasty! Being the emperor's brother-in-law is a promising career. Being the brother-in-law of the notorious Zhu Chongba, however, seems rather less enjoyable. Just think of the bloodshed and long years of the Hongwu era. The protagonist is feeling the pressure. 0Votes158.3kRecs105.5kFans
- 103 Reborn in the Tumultuous Years 重生之激荡年华 A top student preparing to pursue a PhD is reborn in 2008 in a parallel era, inhabiting the body of a seventeen-year-old high schooler. At last, he gets the chance to relive those years when brilliant youth blossomed, and to take center stage in those tumultuous times instead of watching from the sidelines. At home, he has one older sister, surrounded by wind, rain, and thunder. With a feather duster in her left hand and a rolling pin in her right, she vows to reason with him and lays down three 0Votes480.2kRecs344.5kFans
- 104 Evergreen Immortal Path 仙道长青 An ordinary mortal is reborn in the mysterious world of cultivation, becoming a cultivator in a small clan. His elders place their hopes in him, while the family struggles to stay afloat. Faced with one setback after another, Zhang Zhixuan fights his way forward, going against the current to build his clan into a flourishing family and write a life as dreamlike and fleeting as lightning, yet grand and turbulent. VIP group: 815445730 (fans with a score of 2,000 or higher m 1Votes967.6kRecs390.3kFans
- 105 Building a System to Read Books 造个系统来读书 A middle-aged man returns to 1998. He can’t remember lottery numbers, can’t trade stocks, knows nothing about business or music, and isn’t much of a writer. How can he turn his life around? The answer: study. This is the story of a middle-aged man returning to his school days and saving himself. This is a reborn-era novel about a warm, everyday life. The System is just a gimmick. … 0Votes145.7kRecs137.2kFans
- 106 The Movie Emperor Doesn’t Want to Be a Eunuch 影帝他不想当太监 I'm never going to be a eunuch again! The Ming Dynasty's youngest and most handsome chief eunuch transmigrates into the body of a film extra in Hengdian. The countdown to being sent back has begun! Time remaining: 92 hours, 29 minutes, 48 seconds... Will he become a superstar and earn two million a day, or be sent back to become a eunuch? You call this a choice?!!! The author's previous book, I'm About to Lose Money Until I'm a Muggle, was completed in just 300 words. It's about a wizard who tra 7Votes714.3kRecs587.2kFans
- 107 When Will I Be Called to Serve? 何日请长缨 In 1994, China's machine-tool industry was suffering losses across the board. The authorities sent veteran department head Zhou Heng and young university graduate Tang Zifeng to the verge-of-bankruptcy Linha First Machine Tool Factory to help turn the enterprise around. After arduous efforts, Linha First Machine Tool was reborn and continued to grow stronger. Its Changying-brand series of machine tools entered the international arena, outshone all competitors, and became a shining Chinese callin 2Votes487.1kRecs176.4kFans
- 108 The Northern Ode 北颂 Kou Ji’s soul transmigrates to the Northern Song Dynasty, where he becomes the great-grandson of Kou Zhun, the legendary prime minister. As the son of a third-generation official, he should have been riding horses and hawks, living the most brazen life of a spoiled heir. But after he arrives in the capital, Bianjing, with a letter from his dirt-cheap father inviting him to come enjoy the good life, he discovers... His grandfather, Kou Zhun, seems to be in trouble! 3Votes468.3kRecs475.5kFans
- 109 Raising the Han Dynasty 举汉 In the second year of Xingping (195 AD), Liu Jing, a young man from Changsha in Jingzhou, died and came back to life. Though he was a descendant of the Han imperial clan, and his ancestors had once served as the Three Excellencies, the family had fallen on hard times by now. His father had died long ago, and his elder brother had just passed away. All that remained were his stepmother and young siblings, his widowed sister-in-law and orphaned nephew. The house was full of women and children, and 0Votes188.2kRecs140.3kFans
- 110 Where Did the Daoist Go? 道长去哪了 If you’re willing to cast a monthly vote, I’d be grateful if you could spare one for my new book, "A First-Class Pill Immortal". Thank you, esteemed readers! Holding up the sect’s signboard, Gu Zuo beamed warmly, his eyebrows curving like crescent moons. “Excuse me, brother, would you be willing to join the Huai Xian Hall?” In this world, cultivating immortality is hard, and recruiting people is even harder! 1Votes738.5kRecs482.2kFans
- 111 This Monk Doesn't Want to Be a Movie Star 贫僧不想当影帝 [One-line synopsis] A young warrior monk gets dragged into show business by his twin brother, and accidentally becomes an award-winning actor. [Full synopsis] Xu Zhen is an orphan who grew up in a temple. The old abbot raised him single-handedly. Though they are not father and son, they are closer than most. Xu Zhen planned to formally take the vows after turning twenty and spend the rest of his life caring for his master. But when he was eighteen, a man claiming to be his older brother got in t 0Votes279.3kRecs328.6kFans
- 112 From Teaching in the Countryside to Becoming a Superstar 从支教到巨星 For love, he went to the snowy region to teach. Ten years later, he returned to the big city. He became famous overnight, shining like a star as a superstar burst onto the scene… 0Votes165.1kRecs224.7kFans
- 113 I Can Always Score 我就是能进球 Every goal is a lucky guess! I'm the man standing at the summit! For me, deciding the outcome of a match is easy. Even deciding who wins the championship is easy. But no matter how high you stand, you still have your troubles. My biggest headache is being too good-looking, too handsome… I'm constantly being harassed. Sigh~~ P.S. My completed works include Super Training Master, Super Sports Expert, Super Prophecy Master, The Legendary Footballer Zhang Tiehan, and Xu Zhu's Football Journey. Give 0Votes588.5kRecs211.1kFans
- 114 The Heavens: Starting Anew 诸天之从新做人 He Xie is a private detective who specializes in investigating affairs. He once had mistresses and cheating men quaking in their boots, and was an ambitious young man with lofty ideals. Then he died unexpectedly and received a System that gave him the chance to be reborn by completing missions across different worlds. 0Votes172.7kRecs290.3kFans
- 115 Hogwarts: Transmigrated as the Top Student 霍格沃茨的学霸传奇 After transmigrating to Britain in the 1980s, Jon Hart was all set to study hard and devote himself to scientific research. Then a letter from Hogwarts threw all his plans into disarray. What could be crueler to a transmigrator who is determined to pursue a career in research and has spent more than a decade carefully planning for it? Being told that this world isn't just unscientific, it's magical! Book club number: 834784155 3Votes230.6kRecs294.8kFans
- 116 The Immortal Path of Dharma Forms 法象仙途 A modern young man is reincarnated by chance into a world of immortal cultivators. He has no astonishing talent, no powerful background, and even the golden finger he happens to acquire is riddled with flaws. How can he rise above the rest? “What makes you think you can transcend countless living beings?” “Science.” “Science and technology? Immortal cultivators can destroy the heavens and the earth. Technology can’t defeat them.” “No, the scientific way of thinking. It’s about discovering, resea 0Votes98.3kRecs103.1kFans
- 117 Descending Upon the Myriad Heavens 降临诸天 Ye Chen transmigrates ten thousand years through time and is reborn in the Age of Great Advent, when humanity strides across the heavens and the Myriad Worlds. With the attribute-point-boosting ability he brought along when he transmigrated, he makes his way through the Myriad Worlds. Worlds so far: Low-Martial Great Yan... peerless in the modern age. The Legend of the Condor Heroes... unbeatable beneath heaven with the Thirteenth Level Dragon-Elephant Art. Apocalyptic Collapse... pure-yang prim 0Votes163.9kRecs167.3kFans
- 118 This Northern Song Dynasty Is a Little Strange 这个北宋有点怪 The protagonist arrives in Northern Song China, only to discover that this era differs from the history he learned. Here stands the Yang Residence of Tianbo, with few able-bodied men and its reputation upheld by widows and orphans. There is also the Residence of Prince Chai, whose owners use an iron certificate of imperial pardon to run rampant among the people. The Eighth Prince and Grand Preceptor Pang trade barbs in court every day. They have split the entire civil officialdom into two factio 0Votes235.2kRecs274.9kFans
- 119 The Great Entertainer 文娱大戏精 A born actor, as the name suggests, loves acting like a demon and has become a master of his craft. Reeds grow lush and green, white dew turns to frost. The so-called demon is on the far bank of the river. In this life, his name is Cao Yifang. He once gave everything he had to pursue his dreams, taking every role within his reach and learning all the knowledge he had time for. But just as years of effort were about to pay off, a car accident forced his life to start over. He enters the Dao throu 0Votes238.3kRecs137kFans
- 120 The Genius Psychologist 天才心理学家 A secret code hidden at home. A sandalwood box containing the truth behind events from more than a decade ago. A group photo of eighteen members of a mysterious organization. A death list covered in X marks... The protagonist, Chen Dong, is a patient with low-risk depression and a genius with an extraordinary talent for deduction and logic. Medication kept his condition under control, allowing him to live an ordinary life for more than twenty years. The story begins with the accidental theft of 0Votes66.1kRecs70.6kFans
- 121 Literary Giant, 1978 文豪1978 After transmigrating to 1978, Lin Chaoyang had planned to lie flat and live as a carefree slacker, making up for all the hard work of his previous life. But before he could put his plan into action, the educated youth who had married him, gotten into university, then disappeared for half a year without a word, suddenly showed up at the production team. “Chaoyang, come to Yanjing with me!” the young woman said. His business venture hadn’t even gotten off the ground, and he was already living off 23Votes562.4kRecs1.7MFans
- 122 The Tang Dynasty's Jinx 大唐扫把星 He transmigrates at the very moment the villagers are about to bury him alive, then blows his cover... no, manages to save himself. All he wants is to scrape by in this era and wait for death, but... that woman is way too crazy. 8Votes1.1MRecs455.6kFans
- 123 This Movie Emperor Only Wants to Earn Certificates 这个影帝只想考证 After awakening the Attribute-Absorbing System, he becomes an attribute-absorbing maniac in the entertainment industry, with a chance to absorb attributes from other people. But the attributes he absorbs have to be stored in the corresponding certificates, so Hao Yun has no choice but to embark on a frantic quest to earn certifications. He’s either taking an exam or on his way to take one! Reporter: I hear you’ve earned over a hundred certificates. You’re the star with the most certificates in t 29Votes624.1kRecs792.6kFans
- 124 Wall Street Legend 华尔街传奇 New book: Graduating from High School and Making My Debut A money-laundering expert who made his mark on Wall Street in the United States was accidentally murdered and reborn in the early twenty-first century. Like a mouse falling into a granary, this was a magnificent era overflowing with gold! Silicon Valley's explosive rise, Wall Street's global money-grabbing schemes, one super-promising company after another!! Ye Dongqing was bewildered. There were money-making opportunities everywhere, yet 0Votes263.9kRecs164.9kFans
- 125 I Am King of Zhuxia 我在诸夏当大王 This is a world of myths from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, set after the severing of the connection between Heaven and Earth, with the mortal realm cut off from the celestial realm. Taihao, the Yellow Emperor, the Flame Emperor, Dijun, Shaohao... emperors of heaven from all corners of the world. The Wood God Jumang, the Fire God Zhurong, the Earth God Houtu, the Sea God Yuqiang, and all m 0Votes135.5kRecs145.6kFans
- 126 I Am Merely an Actor 朕只是一个演员 Yue Guan is hailed as the man who created five thousand years of Chinese history. From Qin Shi Huang, who unified the land, to Emperor Wu of Han, who expanded the empire's borders; from Emperor Taizong of Tang, peerless in military strategy, to the Yongle Emperor of Ming, who turned defeat into victory against all odds, and even King Zhou of Shang from the age of myth. In five thousand years of Chinese history, there isn't an emperor Yue Guan can't play. He has created countless classic screen p 4Votes437.3kRecs749.6kFans
- 127 Back to Ancient Times as a Master Craftsman 回到古代当匠神 "Boatman, this boat is a little different. Use less force when you row." The boatman looked at Liu Yi in confusion. He did not understand, but although he nodded, he still thrust the bamboo pole in his hand into the river with his usual force. When Zhuge Liang heard Liu Yi’s words, his expression had already changed. Before he had time to prepare, the small boat shot forward like an arrow released from a bow. When it stopped after the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, it had already reached t 1Votes288.3kRecs347.3kFans
- 128 My Martial Uncle Is Lin Zhengying 我师叔是林正英 Zhang Jing transmigrated to the late Qing Dynasty, more than a century ago, an era of warlord rule. Living in such turbulent times, Zhang Jing, an ambitious young man, felt he ought to shed his Taoist identity. He couldn't go on being a charlatan who conned people while wandering the martial world. He would make a name for himself and accomplish great things! 2Votes390.7kRecs479.4kFans
- 129 The Golden Age of Tokusatsu 最佳特摄时代 At first, Meng Lang wanted to become a great director. To save his family's business, he made the TV series King of Yo-Yos, basically a “buy a yo-yo and get a TV show free” deal! He had planned to sell some yo-yos to fund a major production, but his father suddenly told him, “Son! Our toy factory is going public!” That's when he realized that making tokusatsu shows in a world without piracy could be this profitable! So he went on to make Balala the Fairies, Armor Hero, Bakugan Kids, Legend of Ti 2Votes378.4kRecs505.3kFans
- 130 I Don't Care About Box Office Returns 我拍戏不在乎票房 One day, Chu Shun, a shameless scoundrel who would take off his pants even to hang himself and would rather die than save face, transmigrated to a parallel world and obtained a System called the [Film Fund]. What was it like to make movies without worrying about losing money and without needing investors? “As a director, I never care about box office results!” So Chu Shun brought out Kill Bill, only for it to be rejected for a theatrical release permit, as everyone had expected, because it was t 1Votes209.5kRecs331.1kFans
- 131 My Wife's Number One Hater 老婆的头号黑粉 After transmigrating to a parallel world and gaining a simple, ordinary family, Jiang Bei wants nothing more than to live out his days in harmony and happiness. But he discovers that his wife is actually a minor celebrity. A celebrity? He doesn't want his wife to be one. Several years later. Reporter: Hello, Mr. Jiang. Your wife's career has achieved such tremendous success. Would you say you had a hand in it? Jiang Bei: I suppose so. Reporter: But our investigation found that during the yea 0Votes215.6kRecs327.8kFans
- 132 I Don't Want to Go Fifty-Fifty 我不想五五开 [The most satisfying League of Legends novel of 2019] Lu Kai was once an S Championship runner-up and the best Fizz player on the Chinese server. In Season 4, he retired and spent five years becoming Douyu’s top streamer. In Season 8, he got too full of himself. One careless move, and he was GG across the entire internet. Lu Kai thought all that glory was in the past, and that apart from people paying their respects, his legend had vanished from the scene for good. Who could have guessed that he 0Votes204.2kRecs207.9kFans
- 133 Generation Z Artist Z世代艺术家 From Taking Down Public Intellectuals to Conquering the Entertainment Industry A Gen Z online troll born in 2005 is reborn in 1998. He has no rose-tinted view of this era, and it leaves him feeling utterly suffocated. The crude picture quality of TV and films, the eye-searing special effects, costumes like scraps of cloth, makeup that looks like a joke, and a filming philosophy of “good enough is good enough”... Men and women, directors and producers, every last one of them is garbage. The young 1.5kVotes1.3MRecs870.9kFans
- 134 The Crazy Village Building Order 疯狂建村令 Zhang Yang came across a peculiar village-building token, which triggered a series of bizarre missions: Establish a village in a fantasy world and ensure it is still standing three hundred years later. Establish a base in an apocalyptic world and ensure it withstands an attack by one billion zombies. Establish a kingdom in a game world and ensure it still exists three hundred years later. Establish a sect in a world of immortal cultivation and ensure its teachings are passed down for three thous 0Votes266.5kRecs244.3kFans
- 135 The Max-Level Director 满级导演 After eighteen years of hard study inside the System, a young director who has reached max level finally emerges and plunges headlong into a dazzling, glittering world of fame and fortune. Directors, celebrities, parallel worlds, systems, Chinese entertainment. VIP readers' group: 699146182 (requires 2,000 fan points and admin verification) 0Votes394.6kRecs363.1kFans
- 136 Restarting the Golden Age 重启全盛时代 I have wrestled with madness for so long... and I am still me! hy [Dedicated to the memory of the hot-blooded young versions of ourselves, and the girls who accompanied us through those lonely years.] 10Votes481.1kRecs1.1MFans
- 137 Chemical Defense Vanguard 防化尖兵 Yang Yue, retired for eighteen years, suddenly returned to his days as a new recruit... The most authentic military camp, with a chemical defense specialist charging into action! 0Votes55.1kRecs58.8kFans
- 138 Shadows Across the Marvel Universe 美漫世界阴影轨迹 Merlin awakened to the faint stirrings of fate and beheld this new world: Steel had yet to awaken, while the glory of the divine realm soared. Amid freezing glaciers, God's righteous servant kept a lonely watch. The orphan was still wandering, the child had yet to return home. Upon raging tides, the queen of the ocean depths struggled to voice her sorrow. Outlaws pursued the fleeing, while the spark of hope endured. Beyond the distant stars, the soul of data gazed about in bewilderment. The king 0Votes396kRecs245.5kFans
- 139 Reborn at the Turn of the Century 重生世纪之交 This is the story of an ordinary man who keeps moving forward quietly, approaching life with humility and striving to pursue his dreams. 0Votes751.3kRecs247.8kFans
- 140 Reborn in the Soaring Years 重生飞扬年代 Du Fei has been reborn. In this difficult era of extreme scarcity, he begins an extraordinary life with cheat-like powers... 13Votes542.5kRecs747.2kFans
- 141 Special Forces Years 特种岁月 Among the things a man can be proudest of in his life are serving in the military, being a special forces soldier, and facing off against the strongest soldiers in the world. And giving a piece of your youth to your homeland, risking your life for the people of this land. Zhuang Yan has done all of these things. (This book pays tribute to every soldier of the Republic who has given their youth to the country, shed blood, and worked hard! 7Votes555.1kRecs320kFans
- 142 Chinese Entertainment, 1997 华娱1997 In early 1997, Cao Xuan, who has the memories of a seasoned entertainment writer from the future, appears in Water Margin, the last of CCTV’s Four Great Classical Novels adaptations. The most handsome Ximen Qing in history is born... 2Votes386.2kRecs749.9kFans
- 143 I Really Don't Want to Be Lazy 我真不想懒散啊 Just as Xu Mang was about to start working hard, Heaven came looking for him. Then Xu Mang let out a really foul fart, and Heaven was driven away... 0Votes219.7kRecs367.4kFans
- 144 The Great Saint Beyond Heaven 离天大圣 Among the Myriad Worlds, those beings who transcend everything and are bound by nothing are known as Great Sages. 0Votes671.5kRecs449.7kFans
- 145 The All-Round Martial God 全职武神 This is a story full of chivalry… 1Votes10.1MRecs344.5kFans
- 146 The Golden Age of Chinese Entertainment 华娱大时代 Back in 2004, when Chinese-language cinema was just beginning to take off, Tang An's directing career started anew! From China to the world, this was the era when Chinese-language cinema would rise to glory, and it was Tang An's own grand age! 0Votes258.2kRecs265.5kFans
- 147 Tomorrow Never Came 明日未临 In 2130, the sun suddenly went out, plunging Earth into a frozen world. Lu Yuan, the last survivor of the Frozen Era, returned to 2125. He had five years to change everything, aided by the AI computer that had traveled back in time with him. In the end, Lu Yuan decided to save the world through a game. The apocalypse game set after the sun goes dark, before tomorrow ever comes: nuclear fusion technology, artificial intelligence robots, a lunar base, cities on Mars. Everything that has yet to be 0Votes137.9kRecs143.6kFans
- 148 The Age of Great Beauty 大美时代 A professional novel about life at an academy of fine arts. Wan Changsheng enrolled in the Chinese painting department... but even he never expected... 1Votes1.5MRecs286.8kFans
- 149 Strange Tales of Hollywood 聊斋好莱坞 My new book, “The Immortal and the Strange in the Flourishing Tang: Becoming a God by Taking Huanhuan as My Disciple,” is out now. Hope you enjoy it. “Hey, Charlotte, the ghost effects in this movie you made look so realistic! How did you do it?” “You mean that one? That was a real female ghost.” “…” The legend of a master of horror cinema. A Hollywood Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. A mage’s story set in the Age of Declining Dharma. You think this is an entertainment novel? It’s actually a 0Votes211.3kRecs93.3kFans
- 150 My Job Is to Spend Money 我的工作是花钱 All his strength comes from bragging, and all his capital comes from conning people! An accountant’s unconventional journey to fortune! 0Votes90.5kRecs100.3kFans
