Novels like The Age of Cinema
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Age of Cinema, best match first.
- 51 Starting With Sitcoms 从拍情景喜剧开始 Zuo Le, an assistant director at Dongshan Television, suddenly gets a golden finger: a video player containing films and shows that have never existed in this world, ready for him to “borrow” from. And so, he makes his debut with The Underground Traffic Station, rises to fame with the two seasons of Stories from the Canteen, and becomes a legend with Home with Kids and My Own Swordsman. His heavily adapted, localized version of The Big Bang Theory makes him the undisputed king of sitcoms. Alongs 0Votes144.6kRecs186.5kFans
- 52 Infinite Possession in the American Comics Universe 美漫之无限附身 In short, this is a story about constantly adopting secret identities in a superhero world. People keep asking about the group, so I've set up two. Anyone who wants to join is welcome to hang out~ 0Votes132.2kRecs152.1kFans
- 53 Tracing the Current of the Literary Era 溯流文艺时代 Yu Dong is reborn from 2019 into 1991, returning to the time just after graduation, when he was assigned to work as a counselor at Jinling Arts College. Starting out by writing novels, he takes things one step at a time, gradually building an empire in the entertainment industry. 0Votes108.1kRecs171.1kFans
- 54 I Own a Wildlife Park 我有一座野生动物园 Oh no, the director has collapsed! (in a tearful voice) Don't... don't call an ambulance just yet. Help me up first! Fang Ye wakes up after staying up all night playing games and discovers that he has become the director of a run-down zoo. A gentle and intelligent Northeast tiger, a fierce and tsundere silver fox, a gray wolf that loves showing off its affection... As the zoo develops, its animals, each with their own unique charm, attract visitors from all over the world. "Why do all the animal 2Votes172.7kRecs199.1kFans
- 55 Reborn as a Financial Tycoon 重生之金融巨头 [The new book Reborn in 2013: Super Technology Empire is out. It's a cutting-edge tech startup story with no System. The protagonist is a genius, and the book has three major arcs: Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe.] In battles of capital fought without bloodshed, plain words can become warriors in steel helmets and armor, while rules mastered by heart can turn into an arsenal of weapons wielded with ease. Who knew a war with neither gunpowder nor cold weapons could be so thrilling… Put 0Votes248.7kRecs387.5kFans
- 56 Exploiting Hollywood, 1980 剥削好莱坞1980 Hollywood has come up with plenty of formulas... What makes a movie a hit? And yet plenty of big-budget films that follow the formula still bomb at the box office. Ronald Lee transmigrates to Hollywood in the 1980s. Can he discover the secret to making a hit movie? After all, he can dream about scenes from movies he watched in his previous life... His knack for making box-office hits and helping actors win awards brings Ronald plenty of friends, enemies, and beautiful women... Let the author tak 3Votes484.8kRecs199.1kFans
- 57 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
- 58 I Don't Want to Be Emperor Again 朕又不想当皇帝 Given a second chance at life, he only wanted to live in peace. But everyone insisted on making him emperor... 0Votes981.6kRecs520.2kFans
- 59 My Ming Dynasty Is Rich in Martial Virtue, but I Choose Cultural Victory 我大明武德充沛但选择文化胜利 [A 19th-century Great Ming restoration novel] Also known as The Founding Father of Reverse Conquest Theory, the True Ruler of the Americas, Savior of the Yin People, Nightmare of Europe, Supreme Leader of Eastern Civilization, Emperor of the Fourth Great Ming Empire, Founder of the Five Splendors Alliance, Greatest Thinker, Educator, and Inventor of the Nineteenth Century, Dream Lover of 300 Million Girls, Perpetual Box Office Record Holder in Film History, Paragon of Every Virtue, the Greatest 1Votes189.8kRecs285.1kFans
- 60 My Years in Film and Television 我的光影年代 Some say that film is a composite art, using powerful lights to project a continuous sequence of images onto a screen, creating the illusion of real movement. Others say film is a window, a mirror, and a dream. For Lü Xiaoran, movies are just a little garnish on an ordinary life… A friendly reminder: this is a showbiz novel… V group: 599828918 (verification of fan rank required) 0Votes492.6kRecs185.1kFans
- 61 The Splendor of Cinema 电影风华 This is the story of an ordinary man who goes back to 2008 and accidentally enters the film and television industry. Zhou Jin catches a glimpse of cinema’s splendor and decides to visit that dazzling temple of art. This novel is a slow burn, with one female lead and no System. The new novel, Chinese Entertainment 2004, is now out. 0Votes228.4kRecs155.9kFans
- 62 The Cicada Stirs 蝉动 Private detective Zuo Zhong returns to the past and fights in the heart of enemy territory. Nicknamed the Smiling Tiger, he excels at stabbing people in the back and is well versed in the principles of the Jade Seat Golden Buddha and the Steampunk Formula. 11Votes491.3kRecs561.2kFans
- 63 Chinese Entertainment in Those Days 那年华娱 They say this industry is full of hidden dangers. Lin Nan wanted to go in and see for himself, to find out how vast the woods were and how deep the waters ran. He never expected to get trapped the moment he stepped inside... 104Votes876.2kRecs1.1MFans
- 64 Once Again in 2010 再一次2010 After sixty years of peace, culture and entertainment flourished. The cultural industry reached an annual value of ten trillion, becoming one of the nation's pillar industries. Film box-office revenue reached one hundred billion, making it the world's second-largest market. Web dramas and online variety shows rose like comets, and the internet became an entirely new entertainment platform. This was an age of entertainment, a carnival of culture, this was… All right, I really cannot keep making 0Votes67.2kRecs87.7kFans
- 65 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
- 66 How Could I, a Top-Tier Star from the Start, Ever Fade Away? 开局顶流的我怎么会糊 Chu Zhi transmigrated to a parallel world and became a top-tier star in China. Even a throwaway post on Weibo earned him hundreds of thousands of comments. A young idol who'd become a complete has-been after a series of malicious smears: throwing his weight around, plagiarizing a new song, secretly getting married, and cheating. With everything going wrong from the start, he was lucky to have the [Personality System]. By doing things most celebrities wouldn't dare, he could earn points and draw 2Votes334.6kRecs541.4kFans
- 67 Live-Streaming the Hunt in the Wilderness 直播之狩猎荒野 The North American Deep-Sea Fishing King Championship! Chasing snow leopards on the Altai Mountains! Taking on giant bats amid the Australian wildfires! Fighting grizzly bears with weapons in a Canadian blizzard! I’m Wang Kui, an outdoor wilderness streamer and professional hunter. From the start, all I had was myself, a knife, and a... wolfdog with a murder on its record! The author’s completed, million-subscriber hit, Live Streaming Wilderness Challenges, is a great read if you’re looking for 0Votes298.3kRecs347.4kFans
- 68 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
- 69 EN 1979: The Golden Age 1979黄金时代 This is still a somewhat nostalgic story, hmm… 8.7kVotes3.7MRecs2.5MFans
- 70 The Wanli Emperor Has Arrived 万历驾到 You transmigrate into the body of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, and you'll hear a voice announce: “Emperor Wanli has arrived!” I'm no good at writing introductions. It's simply a story about transmigrating into Wanli's body and becoming emperor. 0Votes181.2kRecs167.5kFans
- 71 I’m About to Go Broke 我快亏成麻瓜了 I am a wizard who transmigrated from the world of Harry Potter. I was promised that I would be sent home once I spent all the money. Somehow, I invested in Little Wolf Warrior, Little Nezha, and The Wandering Earth... Somehow, Cat Factory appeared out of nowhere and became the largest internet company; Somehow, I hired a group of backstabbing maniacs, and as I kept losing money... I somehow lost my way into becoming the richest man in the world. Life is so hard. If I can't spend this money, I'll 0Votes768.2kRecs381.7kFans
- 72 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
- 73 Wandering Through the Film and TV Worlds 漫游在影视世界 Lin Yue, a C-list actor, obtains a System that lets him travel between cinematic worlds. From then on, he embarks on a wondrous journey, experiencing all kinds of extraordinary lives as he roams through the worlds of movies. In Detective Chinatown, he corrects Qin Feng's deductions and finds the real culprit behind the gold heist. In My Chief and My Regiment, he brings everyone home. In Project Gutenberg, he unmasks the mystery of the Painter. In Chasing the Dragon, he fights his way through Kow 7Votes599kRecs597.9kFans
- 74 The Crowned Emperor of Tang 冠冕唐皇 In the fourth year of Chuigong in the Tang dynasty, Li Tong arrived in this world. A noble young master, handsome as jade, yet unfortunate enough to be born into the imperial family. A woman rules from the throne, and the Zhou revolution is underway. Either you are the meat on the chopping block, or you hold the knife. I will not let others claim the throne. I will shape a golden age with my own hands. A tale of remarkable figures and unrestrained verse, recounting sixty years of tumult from the 1Votes608.9kRecs298.1kFans
- 75 EN Guarding Impel Down for a Hundred Years in One Piece 我在海贼镇守推进城一百年 “What kind of pursuit of freedom is being a pirate and wreaking havoc on the seas? Go on, I’ve left the complete chart there. The brave souls who reach Laugh Tale will earn the right to enter the stars! Our destination is the sea of stars!” With these words from Gaston Figo, the King of Advancement, the Great Pirate Era of space exploration began! … Half pirate fan fiction, half original story. You don’t need to have watched the anime to enjoy it. Over 20,000 average subscriptions, quality gua 2Votes190.2kRecs593.4kFans
- 76 This Star Really Wants to Retire 这个明星很想退休 That year, the entire entertainment industry began to stagnate, with signs that it might even be going into decline. A large number of netizens said the man who had debuted only ten years earlier and earned titles such as [Rookie King], [King of the Music Scene], [Best TV Actor], [Best Actor], and [One of the World's Ten Greatest Creative Geniuses] was primarily to blame. After all, the man who had led the industry for so long had actually retired at the start of the year! "Entertainment Evening 10Votes1.9MRecs1.9MFans
- 77 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
- 78 Starting in Maoshan, Across the Myriad Worlds 诸天从茅山开始 What would you do if you could travel back and forth to a “special” version of Republican-era China? Become the richest man alive and marry a harem of beauties? Take up your brush to serve the nation and become the greatest writer in the land? Prepare for war, then rise to nobility and command armies? Or... Train until your form is as graceful as a crane, with two books beneath a thousand pines. I came to ask the Way, but found nothing left to say: clouds in the blue sky, water in a bottle. P.S. 2Votes246.3kRecs724.5kFans
- 79 I'm a Director, and I'm Not That Bad 我是导演，我不比烂 In 2006, Xu Xin had a dream. In it, he saw an entertainment industry where everyone was competing to be the worst. People would do anything to stand out and go to great lengths to chase traffic. “If that's how things are, why can't we live like a beam of light?” (High-definition, uncensored, no angst or melodrama. The author's character is guaranteed, so feel free to jump in.) 23Votes893.8kRecs1.1MFans
- 80 My Gilded Age 我的镀金时代 Bai Shiqiu returns to 1999 and restarts his gilded age. He has wavered, burned with passion, played the artist, and acted the fool. Most important of all, he must find a stage of his own. 0Votes161.7kRecs172.5kFans
- 81 An Era of Striving 拼搏年代 Back in 1998, an ordinary man who had drifted, struggled, cried, and fought his way through life hopes to get back on his feet and keep pace with the times. My new book, My American World, is a smaller-scale story. 0Votes428.7kRecs250.1kFans
- 82 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
- 83 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
- 84 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
- 85 Reborn to Ride the Wave 重生之我要冲浪 Back in the past, Yao Yuan has only one thing on his mind: goofing off… Ahem, I mean surfing! 23Votes1.8MRecs1.6MFans
- 86 Daddy's Kindergarten 奶爸学园 A prizewinning screenwriter inherits a late-night kindergarten. He writes scripts by day and serves as the principal by night, putting on a heartwarming urban light comedy with a group of eccentric, adorable children, witnessing the warmth of everyday life amid laughter and tears. (Daily-life style, heartwarming style, light comedy, adorable children. Completed novels include Literary Life with Adorable Children and Big Brother, You Are Truly Amazing.) 26Votes3.8MRecs517.7kFans
- 87 EN Li Qing's Bizarre Adventure 李青的奇妙冒险 [A JOJO fan fiction] I, Li Qing, have a System. “What the heck is a System?” “That's obviously a Stand attack!” P.S. I'm no good at writing blurbs. Come on in and take a look, dear readers~ Trust me, even if you haven't read the original, you'll still find this a fun read. 11Votes219.5kRecs261.5kFans
- 88 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
- 89 This Japanese Tale Isn't So Cold 这个日式物语不太冷 There was a full-length mirror in front of Bai Fan. The Bai Fan in the mirror was grinning broadly at him. It was very strange: because he was not smiling at all. Under Bai Fan's gaze, his reflection's mouth stretched all the way to the base of his neck. Even the usually composed Bai Fan showed a hint of astonishment. As he watched the other version of himself open a gaping, blood-filled maw toward his head, Bai Fan slowly raised the phone in his hand: Click. He held up a V-sign and took a pictu 0Votes447.1kRecs410.6kFans
- 90 EN Naruto World in the Tenseigan 转生眼中的火影世界 The nervous Hyuga Kagami finally obtained the treasure he had long dreamed of... What does the world of Naruto look like through the blue-gold Tenseigan? 21Votes1.3MRecs844.1kFans
- 91 A Floating Life in the Late Tang 晚唐浮生 In 878, the fifth year of Emperor Xizong’s Qianfu era. That year, Wang Xianzhi died in battle at Huangmei. His followers chose Huang Chao as their leader, gave him the title of Grand General Who Reaches the Sky, and campaigned across the south. That year, Li Keyong killed Duan Wenchu, the military commissioner of Datong. He and his father launched a rebellion, and Shatuo troops pillaged Hedong. That year, bandits rose throughout Jiangnan, capturing prefectures one after another. That year, Henan 72Votes938.1kRecs1.1MFans
- 92 A Skeleton's Frontier Farming in a Foreign Land 种菜骷髅的异域开荒 A thousand years after the Undying Empire vanished, the little skeleton who used to grow vegetables was still tending his farm, until the summoning portal opened again. “Are you hungry? I’ve been growing vegetables for a thousand years. I’ve got a tiny bit of food saved up.” “Are all these fields abandoned? Can I grow things here?” “The princess’s city is up in the mountains, so I can’t grow vegetables there? Then I’m not going.” “They’re going to tax me and won’t even let me grow vegetables? Wi 36Votes755.5kRecs638.8kFans
- 93 EN Holy Roman Empire 神圣罗马帝国 The road to Austria's revival, and the story of the Habsburg family's struggle!!! The Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire, has been revived!!! My completed classics, The Mediterranean Hegemon's Path and Pursuing the Dao Across the Heavens, are packed with chapters for you to enjoy. Welcome to the new Haiyue 1 readers' group. (This story is entirely fictional and exposes the dark h 1Votes774.5kRecs311.7kFans
- 94 Actors Don’t Get Vacations 演员没有假期 This world is strong in the East and weak in the West. Chinese culture dominates the globe. Everyone in the world is learning Chinese. China's Golden Bull Awards are the most influential film awards in the world. For singers everywhere, topping China's music charts is the ultimate goal of a lifetime. The most fashionable fashion weeks, the richest sporting culture, the most beautiful scenery, and the tastiest food... it's all here. Guan Chen spent his previous life running down a one-way roa 11Votes448.7kRecs467.7kFans
- 95 The Northern Hero 北雄 In the sixth year of Daye, the mighty Sui Dynasty reached a turning point. That year, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui began preparing to conquer Goguryeo, setting the rebellions that would bring down the Sui in motion. In the years that followed, the realm fell into turmoil, and heroes rose up everywhere. Eighteen rebel kings and sixty-four insurgent forces, rough-hewn heroes and powerful aristocratic clans all appeared on the stage, vying for dominion over the realm. To the north, the Turkic Khaganat 9Votes711.6kRecs327.3kFans
- 96 Reshaping the Millennium Era 重塑千禧年代 At the turn of the millennium, officials were chanting slogans about GDP, bosses took pride in bringing their secretaries along, and rough-and-ready entrepreneurs fought with blades flashing amid the waves of the times. Fang Zhuo returns to the year 2000. Ten years later, a group of venture capitalists and private equity firms storm the company headquarters, demanding an answer from a stunned Fang Zhuo: “Mr. Fang, all your other projects have gone public. When on earth will this first one li 47Votes867.3kRecs825.4kFans
- 97 EN Chicago 1990 芝加哥1990 Transmigration, the 1990s, Chicago, American entertainment, composing, screenwriting, producing, media conglomerate 66Votes2.7MRecs896kFans
- 98 Lü Bu's Life Simulator 吕布的人生模拟器 Do you believe it? A person’s life is already set from the moment their personality takes shape. Life may offer many opportunities and choices, but when you face them, your personality and understanding have already determined what you will choose. As someone destined to fail, are you willing to reshape your life starting now? The Life Simulator: change the future, change your life. You deserve to have one. Outside Luoyang, Lü Bu sat astride the Red Hare, riding with the procession along a broad 9Votes328.1kRecs787.5kFans
- 99 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
- 100 Dreaming Back to the Ming Dynasty Spring 梦回大明春 After transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he had no household registration, so he couldn't sit the imperial exams. He wanted to study, but had no teacher. Luckily, Longchang Post Station, where Wang Yangming was exiled, was right next door. But that was still a few years away, so for now he would just grab a teacher and bring him home to make do. 1Votes1.6MRecs667.4kFans
