Novels like Tracing the Current of the Literary Era
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- 1 The God of the Arts in Roppongi 六本木艺能之神 A graduate student in directing transmigrates into the body of manga artist Yukino Egawa in Tokyo. Branded a delinquent, he claws his way up from the bottom, step by step. The new Chinese entertainment novel The Director Can’t Be That Bad is out now. Come check it out! 0Votes26.2kRecs21.4kFans
- 2 You Asked Me to Manage the Artists, So How Did They All Become Superstars? 让你代管艺人，怎么全成巨星了 On a parallel-world Blue Star, Huafeng Media is on the brink of bankruptcy after a failed investment. Its partners pull out, its artists terminate their contracts, its employees resign, and its chairman is hospitalized after a sudden heart attack. With the company’s survival hanging in the balance, Old Jiang brings in his son, Jiang Ge, and asks him to manage the company’s artists. One song, "Chasing Dreams with a Pure Heart," wins the championship on I Am a Singer! One song, "A Woman Eas 0Votes22.8kRecs106.8kFans
- 3 The Garlic Clove I Raised Gained Sentience 我养的大蒜坨成精了 Li Qianxi was possessed by a huge clump of garlic he had grown to pass off as a daffodil. The garlic clump, which seemed to have developed a life of its own, not only absorbed and purified the toxins in his body, but also transported him to a wondrous forest. The forest was home to countless exotic plants from another world, each a natural treasure. And if he scattered seeds on the land beyond the forest, crops would quickly grow and bear fruit. Unable to go out and with nothing better to do, Li 0Votes30kRecs6.8kFans
- 4 Reborn on the Mountain Peak: My Life as a Shepherd 重生高山之巅，我的放牧生涯 This is the far western frontier. This is the land guarded for generations by the “Highland Eagles.” Qin Xifeng, a demolition-compensation heir, winds up in the Parpaha Plateau in the 1990s by a twist of fate. Faced with a harsh environment, he stands in the cold wind, utterly bewildered. “Ding!” “Event: Save Yatik…” “Three options…” “Option three: Fight to the death and never retreat!” “Event items provided: firecrackers, a t 0Votes22.9kRecs49.4kFans
- 5 I Have a Primeval Forest in 1980 我在1980有片原始森林 I left behind the dull life of tightening screws in a factory and returned to the mountains to start a beekeeping farm. Here, you’ll find not only beautiful mountains, clear waters, and fresh air, but also pure, sweet-tasting wild honey. That’s it? “What? You just pulled up a few weeds, and you’re telling me they’re vegetables?” “Are you kidding? You dug this huge white grub out of rotten wood and claim it’s delicious?” “This disgusting thing can cure diseases? … Come here, and discover wild ve 0Votes12.7kRecs48.1kFans
- 6 I Turned Out to Be a Top-Tier Star! 我竟然是顶流！ Middle-aged, he suddenly goes missing. After twenty years of hard work, actor Zhou Dingran finally achieves fame and is crowned Best Actor. But one slip of fate turns him into a handsome, beloved young student in Beidian’s acting department… … A dual career as a singer and actor… The author has completed several other entertainment-industry novels, including Reborn as a Superstar and Reborn: The Superstar. 1Votes13.1kRecs65.9kFans
- 7 To Get More Updates, I Infiltrated the Author’s Group 为了催更，我混进了作者群 Tian Yunxiao: “You damn author, update already! Four thousand words a day? Who’s that supposed to be enough for? You lousy author, get writing!” The damn author: “Do you even know what the human body can take? Four thousand words is the limit! Write even one more and I’m not human!” “The Online Fiction Update-Chasing to Godhood System has been bound.” Many years later… Reader: “You damn author, update already! Four thousand words a day? Who’s that supposed to be enough for? You lousy aut 0Votes10.5kRecs52.4kFans
- 8 Gourmet Cuisine Begins with the Green-Skinned Train Chef 美食从绿皮火车厨神开始 Food along the way, stories along the way, scenery along the way. After transmigrating to a parallel world, Zhou Zhou becomes the chef aboard a green passenger train. This world has scrambled eggs, but no stir-fried egg ribbons. It has iron-pot stewed goose, but no chicken stewed in a clay pot. It has fish-fragrant shredded pork, but no kung pao chicken. It has jianbing, but no Goubuli buns. It has roujiamo, but no oil-splashed noodles. It has roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose, and all kind 0Votes27.2kRecs53.3kFans
- 9 Family Cultivation: Everyone Is a Great Villain 家族修炼：全员大恶人 Hou Yuxiao, a hopelessly kind-hearted man, arrives in a martial world divided between righteousness and evil with a magical two-colored lotus. He becomes the head of an insignificant demonic clan in a county town, with three younger brothers and one younger sister under him. His second brother has a fiery temper, his fourth brother is a murderous psychopath, and the youngest is part of the demonic path yet spends all day studying Confucian texts. His only sister is actually a… Looking at hi 0Votes12.2kRecs99.5kFans
- 10 Making Military Hardware, Starting with Bright Sword 从亮剑开始搞军工 Ever wondered what our Old Li got up to before the story of Drawing Sword began? Ever wondered what he'd do once the Eighth Route Army had weapons good enough to fight with? Really want to know? Then read the book! Once you finish, you'll understand the perseverance and hardships the Eighth Route Army endured back then! Even if the protagonist has a System... 0Votes42.8kRecs94.7kFans
- 11 Starting with Me, I Fight My Way Out of the Martial Dao Great Wall 从我开始杀出武道长城 Ancient myths have awakened. Living beings turn into demons, bloodlines revert to their ancestors, and hunters prey on humans. Nine out of ten people have perished. Martial arts have reemerged from the ruins. The first generation of human champions all fell in the demon realm; the second built the Great Wall of Martial Arts atop their bones, protecting humanity's last refuge. Nine generations have passed, and still there is no sign of dawn. 0Votes23.2kRecs111.1kFans
- 12 Reborn: The Superstar King 重生：天王巨星 The world order undergoes a dramatic upheaval. Reborn in Hong Kong in 2007, Han Sen discovers that everyone in the world is speaking Chinese! The mainland is booming with vitality, drawing people north in droves to pursue the Chinese Dream. Once-glorious Cantonese songs have actually fallen into obscurity, dismissed as a minor language no one cares about. In this climate, the band Jinghong, led by Han Sen, is on the verge of breaking up. On the stage of Hong Kong Star, the songs “Years of Friend 0Votes58kRecs133kFans
- 13 The Actor Emperor's Laid-Back Life 影帝的懒散人生 A lazy man transmigrates, and playing it safe comes first. To enjoy a carefree life, fame and fortune are essential. How can Wannian retire at thirty and spend the rest of his life lazing around? Become an award-winning actor? A powerful big shot? Neither! I’m just a lazy man. 0Votes13.5kRecs67kFans
- 14 Reborn in 1988: Getting Rich After Rejecting My Ex-Wife 重生88：从拒绝前妻开始暴富 An accident sent Lin Shuping back to 1988. In the early summer of that year, he looked at the girl who couldn’t care less about him and smiled... Then he put his hands in his pockets, turned around, and walked away. In the turbulent sea of business and the great tide of the times, danger and opportunity coexist in this life. But once I catch the wave, getting rich is my only option. 134Votes36.5kRecs189.4kFans
- 15 EN Ascendancy of the Martial Path 武道登神 The universe is changing, and Blue Star has converged with another world. At the hour of crisis, the heroic ancestors lured the enemy deep into their territory, then detonated countless nuclear warheads, slaying demons and gods alike. Their earthshaking sacrifice bought humanity fifty years to catch its breath. Over those fifty years, civilization underwent tremendous change. Within, the Demon-Worshipping Cult sowed chaos; without, monsters ran rampant. Martial Saint Zhao Dongjun rose like the r 3Votes315.7kRecs186.3kFans
- 16 I Began as a Tiger Demon and Became a Sage 从虎妖开始成圣 Yang Ji, an older young man, stays up all night grinding away at Black Myth: Wukong and dies suddenly. He is reborn as a newborn tiger cub. He thinks his life as a tiger is doomed, only to discover that he's in a mythical world where gods, immortals, and demons all exist! This book is also known as What Should I Do After Turning into a Tiger Demon? and The Tiger Demon's Path to the Dao. 0Votes25.8kRecs62.8kFans
- 17 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
- 18 From Fallen Idol to Entertainment Superstar 从塌房偶像到文娱巨星 In his previous life, Ding Zhi was a lowlife. Given a second chance at life, he learned from his painful past and wanted only to become a decent person. Then he discovered that in this life, he was an idol who had barely made his debut at the bottom of a talent show after fans bought milk and voted for him. His career had also crashed after his relationship was exposed. His popularity plummeted, rumors ran wild, and his already obscure career sank even further. Ding Zhi shrugged. It was no big d 0Votes33.7kRecs162.2kFans
- 19 From Shanghai Tycoon to Hong Kong Mogul 从上海滩大亨到港岛豪门 The waves surge and flow The mighty river stretches on for thousands of miles, never ceasing Washing away the affairs of the world All blending into one surging tide Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s was home not only to gangsters and warlords, but also industrialists and tycoons, with all kinds of powers intertwined. Who would rise and who would fall? Naturally, the one with the sharpest eye. Who could possibly outdo someone who had transmigrated? This book is also known as A Century of Wea 0Votes47.8kRecs217.4kFans
- 20 The Tearjerker Director 催泪系导演 Moviegoer: Every time I watch a Li Yi movie, I cry! Film critic: Li Yi’s movies always strike a chord deep inside you! Director: Li Yi is one of a kind. He never makes big-budget films, yet he always manages to work miracles! Actor: Director Li’s films always make you laugh until you cry! He’s a director unlike any other, and he never chases big-budget productions! Yet his films always manage to move you when you least expect it! This book is meant to revisit the classics that once moved you! Hi 0Votes30.1kRecs176kFans
- 21 The Reborn Age of Wildfire 重生野火时代 [The Reformed Rake Version]: In my previous life, I was a bastard. After being reborn, I still wasn't a good person. And I definitely wasn't going to take on someone else's baggage! Brothers, pass your burdens on to someone else. I don't want them! [Bittersweet Youth Version]: Turn back the tide of time, and let the regrets of those years blossom into the most dazzling flowers in this life… P.S. A business story focused on everyday life 0Votes31.2kRecs59.5kFans
- 22 The First Heavenly Rule 第一条天规 Jun Bugou, a bounty hunter who makes his living tracking down and killing notorious bandits, discovers that under the first heavenly rule, nine out of ten immortals and gods in this world are fair game! 0Votes2.7kRecs34.9kFans
- 23 When It Comes to Matchmaking, I Don't Bow to Anyone 做媒这一块，我谁都不服 “Once the newlyweds enter the room, the matchmaker gets tossed over the wall.” “Believe in ghosts if you like, but never trust a matchmaker's mouth.” “Don't act as a go-between, a guarantor, or a matchmaker, and your descendants will be blessed for three generations!” These three sayings show just how awkward the matchmaker's standing is in the eyes of the public. Jiang Feng has just graduated from college when he suddenly gains the uncanny ability to see how compatible two people are for marria 0Votes95.3kRecs347.6kFans
- 24 The Wolf of the History Department 历史系之狼 History is a bridge. We are on this side, and on the other are our ancestors and their glory. This is the story of a seeker who walks that bridge of history, a tale about an ordinary history student who turns to archaeology and becomes a historian. P.S. This is not an autobiography. It's a story about a history ace and a professional archaeologist. 0Votes30kRecs33.2kFans
- 25 Reborn in 2009: Becoming a Heartthrob 重生09做男神 After returning to his high school days, Zhou Muyan accidentally breaks the heart of the girl he has always loved. At first, he only hopes it was a mistake. But then she follows him to college. With his first love before him and the childhood friend who has always waited for him behind him, Zhou Muyan feels utterly helpless. 1Votes57.3kRecs302.8kFans
- 26 Back to the Ming Dynasty to Be a Benevolent Ruler 回到明朝做仁君 I, the Wanli Emperor, am the most benevolent ruler in all of history. I’ve said my piece. Who’s for it? Who’s against it? 0Votes48.5kRecs141.2kFans
- 27 America: From Oil to Mold 美利坚从石油滋生霉菌开始 The US military forms organ-harvesting units in the Middle East. After certain military operations, they enter the battlefield and use their expertise to select targets and harvest high-grade parts. After Tang Ning is brutally harvested, his soul crosses over into the body of an American soldier. He successfully infiltrates the US military and vows to stir up a storm within its ranks. America, Special Agent Smith, the kill line, the Middle East, oil, cannon fodder, enlisting on credit, causing t 453Votes68.2kRecs103.1kFans
- 28 Naruto: Duanmu Baiyun 木叶之端木白云 A story about fairness. The Way of Change is vast and all-encompassing. The Shinobi World is no exception; all things can be explained through the Yi. Duanmu Baiyun transmigrates to the Naruto world with nothing but his memories and understanding of the Book of Changes. In Konoha, where powerful clans dominate and control all the resources, the civilian ninj 0Votes29.5kRecs60kFans
- 29 Reborn: The Overlord of an Era 重生之时代霸主 Li Feng, an internet angel investor with a dismal track record, transmigrated back to 2001. The dawn of the 21st century was a vibrant era, an era full of change. Back in this time, Li Feng was destined to embark on an extraordinary path and build a glorious empire... 0Votes39.2kRecs49.6kFans
- 30 My Animation Era 我的动画时代 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Gu Miao became a down-on-his-luck animation director. He first made a name for himself with Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, then went on to produce hit animated series like Boonie Bears, Happy Heroes, Armor Hero, and Fruity Robo. Soon, a wave of transmigration-themed stories swept through the industry. During an interview, Gu Miao waved both hands and declared with confidence, “Nobody understands transmigration better than I do!” And so, Digimon was born 3Votes43.1kRecs106.4kFans
- 31 EN Immortal Beast Tamer Clan 御兽仙族 [Mortal cultivation, family cultivation, farming, beast taming, no System] An office worker suddenly transmigrates into another world, becoming a member of a beast-taming cultivation family. The story begins with a cultivation family named the Zhou Clan of Spirit Beasts. 0Votes122.7kRecs321.5kFans
- 32 Showbiz: I Just Want to Work Behind the Scenes 娱乐：我只想当幕后大佬 Actors, singers, idols, MCs, hosts… Onstage, celebrities shine beneath the spotlights. Chased by the media and adored by fans, they seem like idols perched high above the rest. But behind the radiance, in the places the spotlights cannot reach, lies the real “iceberg beneath the water.” Producers, film and television companies, investors, advertisers, television stations, websites, cinema chains, the media, internet conglomerates… They are all intertwined, opposing yet mutually beneficial, att 0Votes35.3kRecs166.2kFans
- 33 Food Service Mogul 餐饮大佬 After one drunken binge, Liu Xiahui was reborn in the year 2000. With his golden finger, Liu Xiahui secretly used his tuition money to start a business without telling his parents. Starting with a tiny stall selling sliced poached chicken, he eventually grew into a leading figure in the food and beverage industry. (A separate post after Chapter 84 explains the prices in the book. If you think something seems off, don't rush to judgment. Read that post first.) 0Votes88kRecs82.2kFans
- 34 Part-Time Artist 兼职艺术家 That summer, he defeated the capital with his talent... Huh? I am the capital? Well, then, never mind. 0Votes364.9kRecs781.7kFans
- 35 From All-Round Top Student to Chief Scientist 从全能学霸到首席科学家 What is the truth of the universe? Is it the unification of the four fundamental forces, or the reason consciousness exists? Was the universe truly a singularity at the beginning, and where will it end? Is it an intersection of different dimensions, or strings plucked by God? No one on Earth can answer these questions. But when Lin Xiao obtains a Truth Assistant, finding the truth of the universe suddenly seems less impossible. Of course, without taking small steps, you cannot travel a thousand 0Votes106.7kRecs364.5kFans
- 36 At First, I Just Wanted to Make Money 一开始，我只想搞钱 Forget making movies. Making money is what matters! Well, Shen Xudong later realized that making movies was never just about making movies. It was all art! PS: This story is entirely fictional. If it offends anyone, please be generous and let it slide! (Over 8,000 average subscriptions... a career high. Grateful...) 0Votes227.5kRecs287.5kFans
- 37 The White Snake Immortal of the Mortal World 世间白蛇仙 The green snake is the ancestor of all beneath heaven; the white snake, an immortal of the world. This time, it's the story of a white snake. To hear the Dao in the morning and die content in the evening. After ten years as a snake, wandering through mountains and forests, it reaches the end of its lifespan. As life and death meet at the threshold, it suddenly becomes a demon. From then on, the world has a White Snake Immortal! Deep in the mountains lies Snake King Valley; a willow spirit rise 0Votes550.7kRecs341.3kFans
- 38 The Supreme Physician 上医至明 The superior physician treats illness before it appears, the ordinary physician treats illness in its early stages, and the inferior physician treats illness after it has already developed! Yu Zhiming, with a serious expression: You don't have to believe me, but I have to tell you that you will develop cancer within the next year… P.S. Readers waiting for updates can read the author's excellent completed older works, The Miracle-Working Heart Doctor and The Hospital Doctor with Cheats! 1Votes146.2kRecs216.5kFans
- 39 EN Orochimaru's Genie Lamp 大蛇丸的阿拉神灯 In the 51st year of Konoha, later known as “the Beginning of Shinobi World Reform” and “the First Year of Renewal,” Orochimaru made an indelible contribution. Because a genie had latched onto him. After receiving guidance from a transmigrator who became a genie, see how Orochimaru reaps profits from the shinobi world and strides down the path to immortality. 0Votes22kRecs145kFans
- 40 This Player Is Deeply Sinful 这个选手罪孽深重 Li Nian, who had known nothing but disappointment in esports in his past life, is unexpectedly reborn and returns to Season 4. That year, WE fell just one step short of making it to Worlds. That year, Samsung's two powerhouse teams stood side by side, both aiming for the world championship. That year, clubs across China began recruiting Korean imports, ushering in the first era of Korean players in the LPL. That year, EDG were riding high at home, and Clearlove was absurdly strong. Then Li Nian 0Votes99.1kRecs217.2kFans
- 41 Honghuang: The Green Snake Attains the Dao 洪荒之青蛇成道 All living beings are sentient beings, while the Heavenly Dao is the Dao of the Forty-Nine Heavens. Sages are Hunyuan Sages, and they are also the Sages among all beings between Heaven and Earth! After transmigrating into the Primordial World as a snake, he enters a great calamity. A tiny ant is lost in the boundless expanse. In this vast Primordial World, a green snake has arrived, and everything has taken on a different flavor! Though the little snake is as lowly and insignificant as an ant, t 0Votes56.4kRecs116.4kFans
- 42 The Road to Gourmet Cooking Starts with Mapo Tofu 美食从麻婆豆腐开始 It all begins with a perfect-grade serving of mapo tofu that costs one yuan… An inconspicuous little restaurant. A mysterious cookbook. A restaurant owner who has countless renowned masters from ancient and modern times backing him, yet still swears to personally work himself to the bone and crush the entire culinary industry. According to the owner's precise calculations: The restaurant loses seven y 0Votes55.8kRecs161.7kFans
- 43 The Wolf of Los Angeles 洛杉矶之狼 In North America, there are many paths to power and wealth. Hock heads straight for Los Angeles and chooses the entertainment and media industry. The media is like sunlight: it doesn't just illuminate the bright side. Every word and every image that appears in the media is carefully designed to shape public opinion and manipulate the public. 9Votes339.9kRecs269.6kFans
- 44 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
- 45 Turbulent 1979! 激荡1979！ This literary giant is no ordinary man! He wears luxury watches, drives expensive cars, lives in a mansion, and is close to several actresses. He shaped not only one generation's childhood, but the childhoods of several generations, and their childhood idols, too. Want to know why he's so bold? Wei Ming: “I was already earning foreign currency back in 1980. The culture I exported on my own was worth about as much as the entire contemporary literary scene. I've spent my whole life writing novels. 358Votes382.2kRecs576.1kFans
- 46 Showbiz: I’m Just an Actor 文娱之我只是个演员 I don’t understand music, can’t dance, am no good at writing, know nothing about calligraphy, and can’t paint. I’m an actor, Xu Rong. 3Votes135.9kRecs245.6kFans
- 47 My American TV Universe 我的美综世界 I wanted to be a good person, but the CIA framed me. The only way to survive was to bring America down. 0Votes182.7kRecs219.4kFans
- 48 EN Endless Winter: My Camp Can Level Up Infinitely 无尽寒冬：我的营地无限升级 Do you keep coming across a game that starts with a campfire in the middle of a frozen wasteland, where resources have to be hauled by hand and monsters can attack at any moment... Xia Hong wakes up one day in just such a world. Blizzards rage, beasts of the cold dominate the land, and civilization has fallen. Everything and everyone that ever existed has been invaded by the unknown and transformed into powerful horrors. Humanity has become a lowly species, barely surviving beneath the shadow of 140Votes108.5kRecs298.6kFans
- 49 The Band's Summer 乐队的盛夏 Ye Weiyang, a 30-year-old office worker, wakes up to find himself in a classroom on a summer afternoon. Sunlight pours in through the window and falls squarely on his face, dazzling and blinding. He has the chance to start over. This time, he decides to reclaim the dream he let slip away. To strive, to venture out, to cry, to laugh, to fall, to feel lost, to shout, and to cheer for his dream! “I’m the lead singer, Ye Weiyang!” “Tonight, we’re staying open all night!” A playlist und 0Votes45.6kRecs148.2kFans
- 50 Leveling Up Life Skills in the Ming Dynasty 我在大明肝生活技能 Su Ze, a history graduate student conducting field research in the countryside, transmigrates to a military outpost in southern Fujian during the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty. Emperor Jiajing is obsessed with cultivating immortality and is building Taoist temples on a grand scale. Corrupt officials hold sway at court, vying to flatter the emperor with elegant memorials. Japanese pirates raid the southeast, while Liaodong is on the verge of unrest. The rise of Wang Yangming’s school of thought 0Votes86.3kRecs250.9kFans
