Novels like That's How You Become a Superstar
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- 1 My Sci-Fi World in Chinese Entertainment 华娱我的科幻世界 Chen Chen returns to the past. While dating the girl of his dreams, he makes sci-fi movies and even brings many of the advanced technologies in them to life. He goes on to lead the world in technology, trample Hollywood, take on Elon Musk, and create a sci-fi world of his own! The story begins with a robot girlfriend... 0Votes6.7kRecs32.6kFans
- 2 I Pursued the Celestial Fairy Early and Became a Movie Star! 提前追天仙，我混成影帝！ "Because you spend all day drowning your sorrows!" "Because you refuse to improve yourself!" "Because you chase after women!" "Your wife has chosen to leave you!" Looking at the System's description, Xu Jiang became furious. Slander! This is slander! Don't think that just because you are the System, I have no way to deal with you! How could I, the dignified Xu Jiang, possibly have so many problems? I am only eighteen! "Congratulations on activating the Star Entertainment Ex-Wife-Chasing System!" 0Votes3.7kRecs27.6kFans
- 3 Chinese Showbiz: My Secret Marriage to the Celestial Beauty Exposed 华娱，我和天仙隐婚被曝光了 Xu Jiayang, a C-list actor, wakes up reborn to discover that he's secretly married to and living with a top-tier star known as the “goddess-like big sister”! After binding to the Wife-Doting Maniac System, he accidentally becomes a renowned director. From a kept man to Best Director, he scores box-office hits with films such as Our Times, Brotherhood of Blades, Candle in the Tomb, and Detective Chinatown. He also wins countless awards for Nobody, La La Land, and Dying to Survive. When news of th 0Votes3.8kRecs19.7kFans
- 4 Chinese Showbiz: What Should I Do When the Fairy-Sister Pursues Me? 华娱：被神仙姐姐倒追怎么办？ Jiang Yuan was reborn in 2004. Right from the start, he saved Xiaolongnü on the set of The Return of the Condor Heroes. He never expected her way of repaying him to be so direct: she chose to give herself to him. So here’s the question: should I give up an entire forest for the sake of one tree? I’m waiting for answers online, and it’s urgent! Keywords: director, one female lead, sweet romance, wish-fulfillment. 0Votes4.7kRecs30.1kFans
- 5 The Director's Path: Training My Celestial Beauty Girlfriend to Become a Director 导演之路：培养天仙女友当导演 A genius director from the San Fernando Valley! Lin Lu was already good at making movies in his previous life. After being reborn, he didn’t wait for anyone else to arrive. Instead, he met his neighbor, Jiang Wen. Influenced by Jiang Wen, he set out on the path of directing once more. Cannes, Berlin, the Oscars... After winning countless awards and finding no rival, he decides to train his girlfriend, the celestial beauty, to become the world’s number-one female director! 0Votes9kRecs54.9kFans
- 6 The Gilded Age of Chinese Entertainment 华娱之鎏金时代 In the height of summer, 2003, Lu Ge looked up at the dazzling sunlight and clenched his fist! In this era of wild growth and boundless opportunity for Chinese-language entertainment, he resolved to carve out a story of his own, and usher in a golden age for the industry! “The Xiongnu are not yet vanquished. How can I think of starting a family?” “I, Li Xiaoyao, will become the greatest hero under heaven!” “Melancholy Soul-Severing Palm!” “Why am I always just a little short? Always just a littl 0Votes2.8kRecs23.5kFans
- 7 The Movie Emperor: Practicing Every Role Ten Thousand Times 影帝：每个角色偷练一万次 [Chinese Entertainment / One Female Lead] In 2008, a headline suddenly shot to the top of Weibo’s trending list: “Beijing Film Academy’s Fierce Bro Is Invincible, Goddess Sister Falls for Him at First Sight” Xiao Liu: You like Goddess Sister? Xu Hengzhou: Don’t be ridiculous. Goddess Sister and I have nothing to do with each other. You’re the only one I’ve ever loved, Xiao Liu. By the way, what’s your real name? Xiao Liu, the real Goddess Sister, clutches her secret identity, her face icy: Liu T 0Votes20kRecs53.5kFans
- 8 Splendid Farmstead 锦绣农门 After her family fell apart, A Xiu became the daughter-in-law of a farming family. The pampered young lady of the past now wielded a cleaver and picked up a needle and thread. At home, she looked after her parents-in-law; outside, she sent her husband to school, the very picture of a virtuous wife. Years later, Song Tian weathered many ups and downs, rose to the highest ranks of government, and became a prime minister. The stories of those early days became a beloved tale. People were curious 0Votes18.5kRecs7.4kFans
- 9 Morning Blossoms, Evening Meals 朝花夕食 Lin Yu'an, a food vlogger with a million followers, transmigrates! She transmigrates into an unfinished fantasy novel she once read, becoming a nameless cannon-fodder character. And it’s ten years earlier than the story’s timeline! Even in an ancient era where supplies are scarce, she’s determined to eat and drink well! Just as she’s settling into a comfortable life, she discovers that she actually has a role in the story: she’s the doomed childhood sweetheart of the book’s biggest villain… (The 0Votes122.4kRecs4.9kFans
- 10 Reborn: The Days I Spent Living with the Celestial Beauty 重生：与天仙一起生活的日子 One heroine, Qianqian; slow-burn romance; romantic interactions; a shadowy golden finger. The prose is poor, the writing is awful, the stats are dismal across the board, and far below the average on Qidian. This book isn't recommended unless you're calm, looking for something to read, and enjoy books about Qianqian. If you don't meet all three of those requirements, don't read it. 0Votes12.1kRecs7.3kFans
- 11 Chinese Showbiz: Something Is Wrong with This Fairy 华娱：这个天仙不对劲 New book: "Chinese Entertainment: From the Start, I Trick the Celestial Beauty into Being My Daughter" All I wanted was to skim a few perks from the System. How did I accidentally become a global media mogul? 0Votes36.5kRecs91.7kFans
- 12 Chinese Showbiz Through the Years 华娱似水流年 The circle is vast, vast enough to make someone famous and renowned throughout the world! The circle is small, so small that the heart can hold only one person! As the years pass like flowing water, watch Gu Wei carve out his own dazzling path in this circle! Discussion group, everyone is welcome to join 629496015 Apply to join the group 1Votes6.9kRecs75.4kFans
- 13 Chinese Showbiz, Starting by Teaching the Celestial Beauty to Act 华娱从教天仙演戏开始 Xu Chuan spent over a decade struggling to make it in Hengdian. Then he was reborn in 2011 as a third-year directing student at Beijing Film Academy. To get through his final assignment, he made the short film Waiting, which moved countless people! And that was where it all began! (This story has one female lead, Tianxian. Enter at your own risk if that's not your thing.) 0Votes3.8kRecs36.2kFans
- 14 Chinese Showbiz Since 2002 从2002开始的华娱 Xu Qing returns to 2002. His first acting job after signing with a company is unexpectedly as an extra on the set of the Fairy Sister… (Parallel timeline, single female lead.) 0Votes4.4kRecs45.5kFans
- 15 In Chinese Showbiz, I Seek Immortality 人在华娱，我想求长生 My name is Xiao Zhang, and I am also incredibly arrogant! The career I pursue was left behind by Qin Shi Huang more than two thousand years ago. That's right, I mean immortality. But before that, I have to make a grand, arrogant appearance in the entertainment industry! Xiao Zhang is about to unlock his first entertainment-industry title: The Entertainment Industry's Walking Natural Disaster! 0Votes9.1kRecs29.1kFans
- 16 The Director's Brilliant Era 导演的璀璨时代 From 74 first-month sales to an average of 1,070 per volume, little by little, we're making progress. Make money early, and borrow scripts wisely. What did you say? Film a movie? Not even a dog would do that!!! 0Votes5kRecs49.3kFans
- 17 The Fairy Sister Is My Childhood Friend 华娱之神仙姐姐是青梅 An IT loser and scumbag who knew next to nothing about the entertainment industry, haunted by regrets he couldn’t let go of before dying of illness, was unexpectedly reborn into a family of musicians, where he grew up with the girl he had always loved. With a family like that, who’d still work as a coder? With the girl of your dreams, who’d still be a scumbag? One female lead: An Qian This is a beginner’s first fast-paced novel. The early chapters can be a bit rough, so please try to st 0Votes26kRecs53.7kFans
- 18 The Phoenix Cloud Returns 凤云归 After transmigrating, she wields her embroidery skills to stitch the whole realm into splendor! “Empress! Embroider a dragon robe for Me!” “Sure! Fifty thousand taels!” “Deal!” “In gold!” Ling Su gave the man beside her a teasing smile. “The Empress isn’t greedy at all!” “Mm, I’ve always been... Ah!” “Empress, you should give Me a few more princesses!” Ling Su thought that if she could live like this forever, whether she ever returned to the modern world might not matter so much after all! The a 0Votes257.7kRecs6.9kFans
- 19 My Empress Is Causing Trouble Again 我家皇后又作妖 Yu Rong'an was born blessed, destined to be an empress! But someone stole her destiny! She swears to reclaim it, collect what she's owed, turn the whole game board upside down, and finally become an empress again! But a certain young master reclines among the flowers with a laugh. “You love making trouble, and I love stirring things up. We're clearly a match made in he 0Votes163.2kRecs14.8kFans
- 20 Chinese Showbiz Begins in Japan 从岛国开始的华娱 Luo Chen was reborn in 2005. It was his fifth year following his parents to the island nation, where they had moved for work. After finishing his final year of studies, he would graduate from Keio University and return to China. Before leaving, Luo Chen decided to milk capitalism one last time. YouTube had launched that February, so he became a creator and started uploading his original songs. With the money he earned, he self-published an album in the island nation. Just as he was dreaming of m 0Votes8.2kRecs29.4kFans
- 21 My Career in the Chinese Entertainment Industry 华娱之我的从艺生涯 He Hua never imagined that a single stone would transform his artistic career. Looking at the vast trove of information in his mind, He Hua grinned, “Heh heh heh.” 0Votes6.9kRecs50.3kFans
- 22 Chinese Showbiz: Starting with the Beijing Film Academy Entrance Exam 华娱从考北电开始 One day, Chen Mo woke up at eighteen, standing at the crossroads that would decide the course of his life. Faced with the choice between heading south to work in a factory, tightening screws like some nobody, and heading north to coast on his looks as a handsome young man, he chose the north without hesitation. He’d had enough of building himself a happy life with his own two hands in his past life. This time, with a handsome face, he could have it all. Damn it, I’m going to make a living off my 0Votes4.4kRecs29.5kFans
- 23 Cherishing Xing 宠杏 Chu Jiaoxing transmigrates, never imagining that the family heirloom her clan has guarded for a thousand years would be intricately connected to her fiancé. Just as the secret is about to be revealed, he breaks off their engagement! Only later does she learn that none of the strange events around her were accidents. Even her transmigration was part of a plan... (P.S. The companion novel, This Crown Princess Isn’t Worth Being, is complete~) 0Votes493.1kRecs98kFans
- 24 The Big Player in Light and Shadow 光影大玩家 Cheng Yu’an, a flop director, returned to 2002. He had no plans to change the entertainment industry. He just wanted to make some money and enjoy a quiet life with his wife and children. But somehow, as he kept making films, things took a turn: “Look, I really just want to make some money. Stop treating me like the godfather of cinema!” “My goal is to retire at forty. Stop asking me to make more movies!” “All the films on the charts are mine. What else am I supposed to shoot?!” “I’m out, I’m out 2Votes34.1kRecs115.7kFans
- 25 The Green Years of Chinese Showbiz 华娱青葱岁月 Hua Yichen, a professional photographer, was reborn in the cinematography department of the Central Academy of Drama. Liu Yifei, a professional actress, was reborn in the directing department of the Beijing Film Academy. One became a producer, the other a director. Starting from scratch, they worked hard together and forged different lives. P.S. This is only about film and television, nothing else. The style stays consistent. If you don’t like it, please move along. 0Votes36kRecs46.1kFans
- 26 Chinese Showbiz: My Era of Stardom 华娱：我的星光时代 In 2002, Hero ushered in the era of big-budget commercial Chinese-language films. Industry professionals followed suit, and commercial blockbusters sprang up like mushrooms after the rain. Chen Shuo, reborn with a second chance, looks at this booming film market and decides he wants in too. Get famous, make money! 0Votes10.3kRecs106kFans
- 27 I'm a Director in Chinese Showbiz, Spoiling the Celestial Fairy, My Beloved 我在华娱当导演，宠坏天仙白月光 A little screenwriter who’d wasted nearly half his life. He closed his eyes, then opened them. In this life, maybe he’d just become a director and pursue that far-off dream. 0Votes11.3kRecs112.9kFans
- 28 I Just Want to Make Films Seriously 我就想认真做影视 Li Yibai is reborn in the year 2000. This is the era when China's entertainment industry goes commercial. Returning to his old profession, he starts out in photography and moves forward one step at a time, building his own entertainment empire. Photography, directing, producing, film and television companies. He puts his all into making the best work possible! The female lead is Liu Baozi. Projects so far: The Shen Family's Feud (cinematography), The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (assistant director), 0Votes23.6kRecs37kFans
- 29 This Director Is a Little Too Willful 这个导演有点任性 Zhang Xuan, who possesses hyperthymesia, transmigrated into the body of a rookie director. The year was 2003. Hollywood superhero films had already swept across the globe, and China’s film industry was beginning to develop rapidly. Armed with memories from 2023 and having watched countless films, Zhang Xuan did not believe he could fail. In this life, he would experience a life he had never experienced before! (One heroine) 0Votes4.7kRecs44.4kFans
- 30 I'm a Triple-Crown Director, So Being a Versatile Talent Makes Perfect Sense 我一个三金导演十项全能很合理吧 After being reborn, Lu Rui returns to 2001, having made brainless short dramas in his previous life. He also brings along a [Ten-Disciplines-All-Rounder Director] System! Goal: Reach the pinnacle of life! But the System refuses to play by the rules! The from-the-start quest is to adapt a Hollywood movie for a Chinese audience? The reward is all kinds of directing techniques from Hollywood directors? The temptation is irresistible! Let’s do it! I’ll adapt Hollywood films! I’ll direct! I’ll borrow 414Votes105.5kRecs316.8kFans
- 31 Chinese Showbiz: The Celestial Beauty Really Wants to Improve 华娱：天仙真的太想进步了 Gu Bei was reborn in New York, back in the year he had just started college. He acquired a treasure trove of entertainment, instantly turning from a level-zero novice into a max-level expert. So he decisively chose a path he'd never taken in his previous life: first, use his max-level directing skills to make a fortune in Hollywood, then return to China and become a major capitalist. Just as he was struggling to get his career off the ground, a beautiful, wealthy woman who claimed to be his cous 0Votes36.7kRecs88.9kFans
- 32 Painting the Heart with Light and Shadow 光影绘心 When a top-tier star accidentally kicks a cool, aloof photographer in Shangri-La, she immediately adds him on WeChat: “I'll pay your medical bills!” From then on, she chats philosophy with him late into the night, shoves work offers at him, insists he photograph her, and even conspires with her friends and family to set him up. The cool, aloof guy gradually falls for her: “How does this woman keep breaching my firewall while shining like a star?” (One female lead: Liu. Everyday-life focus.) 3Votes38.1kRecs20.6kFans
- 33 A Bard Makes His Way in Showbiz 吟游诗人混迹娱乐圈 “The character has gained the Heart of a Bard and successfully taken up the Bard class...” Shuoshuo, have you ever thought about becoming an actor? An actor? Chen Shuo glanced at his class panel and fell into thought. Come to think of it, he might actually be a good fit... 0Votes42.7kRecs106.4kFans
- 34 I’m Done Being an Onmyoji 我不做阴阳师了 Little brother, an onmyoji’s power has its limits. I learned something from my brief time... The more I studied onmyodo, the more I realized that an onmyoji’s power has its limits. Unless you go beyond being an onmyoji! “What are you even trying to say?” “I’m done being an onmyoji!” “All right, speak plainly.” The ordinary young man Guan Junyan transmigrates and becomes the head of a Japanese onmyoji family. But he hasn’t inherited the previous owner’s memories, so to avoid being found out, he h 0Votes112kRecs148.8kFans
- 35 Chinese Showbiz Anchor 华娱锚点 In psychology, an anchor is information unrelated to a subject that influences a person’s beliefs and judgments. Zhang Yang starts out with three major domestic film awards, along with a sweep of art-film awards at home and abroad. All he wants is to become the anchor of the Chinese entertainment industry. 0Votes15.9kRecs76kFans
- 36 Chinese Showbiz: A Myth Begins in 2004 华娱神话2004 In 2004, Kung Fu burst onto the scene, House of Flying Daggers was widely criticized, and A World Without Thieves made Wang Baoqiang an overnight sensation. But what film fans truly remembered about that year was a young man named Li Mu. That year, a transmigrator from the future plunged headfirst into China’s entertainment industry. 0Votes26.1kRecs129.8kFans
- 37 Fortune Turns with Food in the Nineties 九零食来运转 New fictional historical romance, "Morning Blossoms, Evening Meals". Looking forward to meeting you again! Reborn at seventeen, the year of her college entrance exams, Chen Mo decides to make up for her regrets and treasure this rare opportunity! At a private dining restaurant. Chen Mo: “No sneaking bites! This dish, Love Bound for a Lifetime, is something I specially made for a customer to use when confessing their love!” Someone takes a bite. “This is just celery salad.” Three seconds later, t 0Votes98.1kRecs5.2kFans
- 38 The Glorious Age of Chinese Entertainment 华娱璀璨时代 Starting in 2003, a young couple joined hands and moved forward together. They grew side by side, and together, husband and wife forged a new path for Chinese-language entertainment. P.S. A slow burn, with both a male and female lead and a slice-of-life focus. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. 0Votes34.1kRecs125.6kFans
- 39 This Taoist Is Set on Becoming a Movie Star 贫道就要当影帝 A Taoist comes down from the mountain to make it in show business. As long as you're willing to pay extra. Fight choreography, feng shui for film sets, face reading and fortune telling for the lead actors: I'll take care of it all, and you can get a discount if you bundle the services! Li Qing: “Director, is there any movie emperor who gives you a better deal than this humble Daoist?” 0Votes14kRecs104.4kFans
- 40 The Best Actor: My Entertainment Era 影帝：我的娱乐时代 It starts with the acting department of the Film Academy’s Class of 2002. Zhang Yuanjun swore he’d become a good actor, one even more famous than his classmate Liu Yifei! 0Votes36.3kRecs78.8kFans
- 41 Reborn: Starting as the Top Scorer in the Arts Entrance Exam 重生从艺考状元开始 [Can you imagine a young actor like me winning the Grand Slam for Best Actor?] Being reborn is precisely for creating miracles! This is the story of an old bit-part actor drifting in Beijing who creates an acting miracle after being reborn! 3Votes52.5kRecs365.1kFans
- 42 Reborn in 2009, I Met the Celestial Beauty 重生2009，我和天仙相遇了 Looking back on his life, Chen Lei had few regrets. He had always had everything he needed. But when he returned to the early summer of 2009, just after graduating from college, he decided to take a different path and create a Chinese entertainment dream of his own. 1. This book is entirely fictional and has nothing to do with reality. Everything is pure imagination, a dream that will never come true. 2. One female lead, Old Liu. No System. 0Votes22.8kRecs53.7kFans
- 43 I Really Can't Act 我真不会演戏啊 “I’m going to take my talent into the entertainment industry…” “But you can’t actually act.” “Having a good face is enough.” 0Votes79.3kRecs127.3kFans
- 44 A Great Director from the Cinematography Department 华娱之摄影系大导 They say that in a big forest, there are all kinds of birds. Wu Chen, a graduate of the photography department at the Beijing Film Academy, wants to see what kinds of birds there are in the dazzling, bizarre world of cinema. Back in the early 2000s, Zhang Yimou's "Hero" has already become a nationwide hit, and the era of big-budget Chinese-language films has arrived. Wu Chen, the “new generation's top dog” in the Beijing Film Academy's photography department, is just starting out from humble 355Votes187.9kRecs272.9kFans
- 45 The Millennium's Great Director 千禧大导演 Section Chief Jia: "You sell pirated discs and you want to make movies?" Wu Yuan: "A sudden breeze ripples a pool of spring water." Section Chief Jia: "Speak plainly!" Wu Yuan: "None of your damn business!" Returning to the turn of the millennium, the Fifth Generation directors had already achieved fame and success, while the Sixth Generation directors were still struggling underground. The golden age of Chinese-language cinema had only just begun. Wu Yuan glanced up at the world and chose t 0Votes41.9kRecs225.6kFans
- 46 Chinese Showbiz: Starting at Beijing Film Academy in 2002 华娱从北电2002开始 Li Mu, a graduate of the University of Southern California’s film directing program, earned an Oscar nomination for his debut film in 2023. Before he could enjoy the intoxicating fame and fortune, he was reborn in 2002. That year, Hero had yet to premiere, and the era of blockbuster Chinese films had yet to arrive… (New book: A Great Director of Photography in Chinese Entertainment) 0Votes39kRecs193.6kFans
- 47 Saving Regrets in Chinese Showbiz 华娱拯救意难平 A reborn story wearing the skin of the Chinese entertainment industry~ Returning to age eighteen, Sun Yi discovered that his original life had developed a slight deviation. Still, it was no big deal~ When he was preparing to follow the big shots by starting his own business and embarking on a life full of bugs, he unexpectedly discovered that a female classmate from high school was actually a major celebrity in his previous life. On his first visit to a film set, he encountered the fairy- 0Votes30kRecs177.5kFans
- 48 Chinese Showbiz: Starting Out as a Stand-In Director 华娱从代导开始 From the start, it’s 2010! One heroine, Old Liu! Principal: “I’m not here to obey the rules. I’m here to break them.” 8Votes99.1kRecs179.7kFans
- 49 Reborn Into an Encounter, I Am Pursued by the Celestial Beauty 重生相遇，我被天仙倒追 What is Huaxia? The beauty of its garments makes it Hua; the grandeur of its rites and ceremonies makes it Xia. What is fashion? A social trend formed by the union of its time and its tastes. What era are we living in now? Look, the wind has risen in our homeland, stirring the flag of Huaxia. Time turns back. Xiangyang, who is promoting Huaxia culture in the fashion world, unexpectedly collides with the celestial beauty Tianxian. Together, they create a dazzling spectacle and a brilliant future. 6Votes56kRecs71.2kFans
- 50 Master of the Household 掌贵 Zhu Si thought up ninety-nine ways to conquer Si Niang. Si Niang thought up ninety-nine ways to destroy Zhu Si. As the two armies faced off, someone watched from the sidelines. Wait, how could he just stand by and watch? Someone: Come on, Zhu the Scumbag Si, show me your ninety-nine tricks. I only need one move. Let’s see whose fists hit harder! 0Votes214kRecs52.7kFans
