Novels like The Profligate Director
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Profligate Director, best match first.
- 1 I Really Am a Superstar 我真是超级明星 Zheng Qian is reborn as an obscure singer, and from the start he is forced onto a talent-show stage. With his astonishing gift, he unleashes a breathtaking dolphin-like high note that leaves the entire audience stunned… This is the story of a young man’s rise from obscurity to global stardom. 0Votes63.2kRecs87.5kFans
- 2 A Star Wife from the Start 开局一个明星老婆 Synopsis: I have never even had a proper relationship, so how did I suddenly end up with a wife? And my wife is actually a famous singer? P.S. I have already completed two high-quality entertainment novels, one with ten thousand top subscribers and another with twenty thousand. Quality guaranteed, and I will work myself to the bone after signing!” 0Votes104.7kRecs161.7kFans
- 3 The Queen of Pop's Rumored Dad 天后的绯闻老爸 The short version: A young father helps his eighteen-year-old daughter achieve her dream of becoming a diva, and accidentally reaches the top of the entertainment industry himself! The artsy, melodramatic version: Scandals and suspicions that just won’t go away. Xu Yuan simply doesn’t look his age. Sorry, I’m just her dad, who went missing thirteen years ago! Blacklisted by the company, frozen 0Votes205.2kRecs194.5kFans
- 4 The Consequences of Reading Novels 看小说的下场 [Readers say: This is a great mystery novel let down by its title and blurb. I think the title and blurb are great, so I’m leaving them as they are.] Synopsis: Click to read and begin your eerie journey! Terror, danger, pain, despair… these will become your defining traits! Wealth, fame, power, desire… these may become your defining traits, too! Just remember one thing: death is for the cowardly. Stay alive, and you can have everything! And finally, reader, remember that you aren’t the only one! 0Votes62kRecs48.3kFans
- 5 Antique Appraisal Livestream 鉴宝直播间 After unexpectedly acquiring the System, Hu Yang resolutely quit his job and began livestreaming his appraisals of antiques. By completing all kinds of System missions, he earned various rewards and steadily grew stronger. The streamer shows everyone how to make over ten thousand a day, explores the flourishing traditional crafts of Jiangnan, takes a close look at the fakes and genuine treasures in the antiques market, and searches for forgotten civilizations of the past... With his antique appr 0Votes283.1kRecs177.5kFans
- 6 Farming in a Game World 我用游戏世界种田 An Wen suddenly discovered that he could transmigrate to other worlds. An Wen had never been particularly interested in exploring other worlds, but then he mindlessly punched a tree and obtained a piece of wood... PS: A slice-of-life, farming, and technological advancement story. 0Votes211.7kRecs181.2kFans
- 7 The Perfect Coach 完美执教 Here, people with the gift of righteous energy make the best judges and police officers. Celebrities can use illusion power to boost their charm and acting skills, while musicians can use sound power to make their music more moving... Lu Wen transmigrates to this world, becoming an outstanding teacher with a game System, and a proud new dad as well. Q.Q. 0Votes40.4kRecs112.5kFans
- 8 Game of Gods 诸神游戏 The gods have descended, and reality has become a game. Eight thousand gates to other worlds connect to Planet D, where eight thousand races battle across servers. Will you resist, or become a pawn? Yuan Chenfei: “I choose a third option!” 1Votes285.7kRecs312kFans
- 9 Empire Superstar 帝国巨星 Liao Yuan arrives in a new world. From his initial bewilderment to his eventual resolve, his deep-rooted love of music sets him on the path to becoming a great pianist. His music rings out along the Danube. The grand theaters are filled with phantom shadows and endless applause. Queen Elizabeth herself crowns him. His life reaches its peak once more, but a new film brings everything back to the beginning. “In the end, Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterfly. You are both a blessing and a trial.” 0Votes160.1kRecs167.3kFans
- 10 It's Fine to Be Reborn a Little Late 重生晚点没事吧 According to the memories from before he was reborn, Earth is supposed to undergo a global spiritual qi revival in a few years, ushering in the age of mythology. But Comrade Old Zhang is a little worried. First, he’s discovered that this isn’t the Earth he remembers. Second, he seems to have been reborn a little too late. No matter. Luck is like the wind, always at my back. Keep up with my pace, and let’s go! There’s no time. Don’t talk to me about laying low and building up strength, or sh 0Votes168.5kRecs262.2kFans
- 11 How Did I Become Famous? 我怎么就火了呢 Fang Bie, who has arrived in a parallel world, only wants to live an ordinary life. That is, until the day his fiftieth blind date ends in failure, when he picks up a female high school student. As a runaway second-generation heiress, she dreams of becoming a huge star. So Fang Bie accompanies her to Hengdian. Originally, he only wanted to casually make a couple of terrible movies to shatter her dream of stardom, so 2Votes450.9kRecs419kFans
- 12 The All-Around King of Songs 全能大歌王 Look at the victories and defeats. Life is grand and bold; everything is just a matter of starting over. I’m Lin Yang! This is my story! 0Votes220.7kRecs239.8kFans
- 13 EN Heavenly Tech 仙界科技 “Lord Laozi, why are you guarding that golden elixir? I won't take it... I'll just take this furnace, okay?” A cultivation mobile game Shen Bing was playing suddenly connected to the immortal realm. Cultivation and all that was just window dressing. The items he obtained from the immortal realm could be analyzed to reveal cutting-edge technology. One novice teleportation talisman led to quantum teleportation technology. This was going to let him crush the whole world! Over-the-horizon telescope 1Votes306.4kRecs262kFans
- 14 Parkour Superstar 跑酷巨星 “The more fans who like me, the stronger I become!” “The more people who hate me, the more techniques I have at my disposal!” With Black Lightning, he gathers emotional energy to strengthen himself and sets out on a parkour journey to become the world’s top sports superstar! Thanks so much for your support! 633076508: A lively group of 2,000. 623616829: A quiet group of 500. 697726265: Red packet group [full subscription required] 0Votes128.5kRecs139.9kFans
- 15 One Piece: The Talent System 海贼之天赋系统 He had no wish to be wanted, and no desire to become a pirate. But if there was no other choice and he had to become a pirate... Then he would turn this world upside down! 0Votes276.6kRecs276.8kFans
- 16 Otherworldly Summoning: Heroes Across the Ages 异界召唤之千古群雄 Here is Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu. Here is Bai Qi, the peerless God of Slaughter. Here is Guiguzi, the extraordinary sage of the ages. Here is Li Yuanba, the Prince of Zhao of the Western Palace. Here is Lu Bu, the unrivaled fierce general. This is a story of cheating the system, where life and death are taken lightly: if you refuse to submit, then fight! Where is everyone? Hurry in and help your Emperor up, everyone! This is a very subtle hint to add the book to your collect 0Votes722.1kRecs410.3kFans
- 17 The Ninth Under Heaven 天下第九 In the boundless universe, there are eight Hongmeng Dao Laws, each fused with by an supreme powerhouse. No one knows that the universe contains a ninth Dao Law, one that shattered through Hongmeng and can be touched by no one. 14Votes16.7MRecs954.8kFans
- 18 EN My Exclusive Dream Game 我的专属梦境游戏 A virtual dream device? What on earth is that? “Something for daydreaming? Not interested.” “What, it’s fully immersive virtual reality? One night can feel like half a year, and it can even copy a character from reality? Well, now that’s tempting.” “My first dream: everyone else in the world disappears, leaving only me?” P.S. A comic adaptation of this book is now available. Download the Tencent Dongman app and search for the book title to find it. Everyone is welcome to check o 1Votes498.4kRecs538.2kFans
- 19 The Great Man of Northern Song 北宋大丈夫 … Later generations all said that the Great Song had no men of courage, and that was why it was a weak dynasty. Unable to defend itself, the weak Song clung to a corner of the realm, allowing the heartland of China to fall. This is a story about a great man striding across his age. This is a story about giving the Great Song a backbone. … Jue Shi's completed novel, Bringing a Warehouse to the Ming Dynasty, runs over five million 7Votes2.6MRecs849kFans
- 20 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
- 21 The Entertainment Industry’s Detective 娱乐圈刑警 Writing songs and solving cases: I can enjoy my work and my free time at once. What? It's all because of my looks? No way!!! 0Votes502.4kRecs233.3kFans
- 22 The God of Europe 欧神 Spiritual qi revival. Hong Xiaofu awakened, and what he awakened was actually luck! Now that's something! Just look at his skills: Pay Your Respects to the God of Luck, Strike an Egg with a Rock, Freak Accident, Divine Justice from Above, Die the Moment You Land... This is the story of an ordinary nobody who slowly became the God of Luck worshipped by all humanity... This is an incredibly heartwarming book. Here are the reader group details: 0Votes1.7MRecs1.2MFans
- 23 EN Dawn of a New Era 曙光纪元 With the spiritual qi revival, martial arts rise, and passages connecting to other dimensions appear across Earth. Countless extraordinary beings enter Earth. Gods invade, laws descend, and strange creatures reappear. Humanity enters an age of evolution. A young man makes the Book of Knowledge his master. He derives martial arts techniques, optimizes secret manuals, gains a third-person perspective and attribute-based powers, and embarks on an extraordinary journey. 10Votes1.3MRecs569.9kFans
- 24 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
- 25 I Really Don’t Want to be Reborn 我真没想重生啊 Who could have imagined that Chen Hansheng, a successful professional and eligible bachelor, would be reborn and wake up as a high school senior? At a crossroads in his life, Chen Hansheng is torn between the treasure of a girl, Shen Youchu, and his first love, Xiao Rongyu. Who should he choose? The pinnacle of urban rebirth fiction, and an essential romance guide for young people! 1.6kVotes4.6MRecs8.3MFans
- 26 The World’s Top Movie Star 全球影帝 "He's the iron-blooded hero in Fist King." "He's also the lonely old man in A Century of Love." "He's the debauched financial tycoon in Stock Market Tycoon." "And he's the crazed, ruthless, cold-blooded killer in Atonement." "He came from humble beginnings, and he's an internationally acclaimed master of modern method acting." "But once he steps off the screen, he's just an ordinary man who enjoys a drink or two." "Even someone from humble beginnings can make it onto the big screen. This is a st 10Votes1.4MRecs889.7kFans
- 27 Super Immortal Academy 超级仙学院 In the city stands an academy unlike any other. It does not teach mathematics, physics, or chemistry, but martial arts and secret techniques, divine arts and supernatural abilities, immortal arts and mystical powers. The academy's teachers are not ordinary teachers either. They are renowned figures from various novels and film and television worlds. Chu Liuxiang: "The secret to possessing enough personal charm to make girls throw themselves at you." Pao Ding: "When a cook knows martial arts, no 0Votes546.8kRecs347.5kFans
- 28 EN The Night Watchman of Dafeng 大奉打更人 The physical edition of The Gongsman of Great Feng, Volume One, is now available across all major platforms, including Tmall, Dangdang, and JD.com, as well as in bookstores nationwide. In this world, there are Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, demons, and sorcerers. Xu Qi'an, a graduate of the police academy, awakens to find himself in prison, with exile to the frontier awaiting him in three days… At first, all he wants is to protect himself and, in this society without human rights, become 313Votes9.7MRecs19.8MFans
- 29 I’ve Been Put on Autopilot by the System 我被系统托管了 He had a System, but no body. Fang Ning, a chronic procrastinator in the final stages of his condition, began his journey of self-redemption (scraping by to survive). If you have any feedback for the author, please join the group. 0Votes634.3kRecs515.7kFans
- 30 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
- 31 The Gourmet of the Wilderness 娱乐之荒野食神 Leaving behind the automated City of Appliances and the prosperous metropolis shrouded in smog, he sets out to travel the world, visiting deserted islands, swamps, mountains, rainforests... He seeks the most thrilling adventures and the most rustic delicacies! Charcoal-grilled spiny lobster and king crab, golden pan-fried matsutake and termite mushrooms, fragrant braised camel hump and bear paw, fresh, delicious truffles and caviar served on lotus leaves. I'm Nicholas Dog, and this is Wild Gourm 0Votes1.4MRecs818.3kFans
- 32 The Future King 未来天王 An old legion commander who died in battle during the apocalypse is reborn as a fresh-faced young celebrity in the new century, five hundred years after the apocalypse ended (?)… “Whenever a BGM starts playing in my head, I feel like there's nothing I can't face.”, Fang Zhao. Author of three novels: Star Rank Hunter, Return to the Past and Become a Cat, and Primitive Wars. 4Votes6.6MRecs905.3kFans
- 33 Great Doctor Ling Ran 大医凌然 Ling Ran, a medical student, had a modest goal: to become the greatest doctor in the world. Then, by accident, he achieved it. 53Votes8.5MRecs2.1MFans
- 34 EN The Top Student's Black Tech System 学霸的黑科技系统 “System, can I exchange points for money?” “No.” “Damn, then what use are you to me?” “I can make you a top student.” - From mathematical conjectures to controlled nuclear fusion, from a single blackboard to the boundless starry sky. This is a story about a top student. 31Votes6.6MRecs3MFans
- 35 EN The Confucian Way to Sagehood 儒道至圣 This is a world where scholars command the power of Heaven and Earth. With literary talent within, poems can slay enemies, lyrics can destroy armies, and essays can bring peace to the realm. A scholar puts brush to paper, discussing war from the safety of his desk; a successful candidate slays the enemy with every word; an advanced scholar flies into a rage, and his words become weapons. When a Sage arrives, his words and writing can condemn a man, judge an emperor's rule unjust, and take on an 50Votes9.6MRecs2MFans
- 36 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
