Novels like Chinese Entertainment, 1997
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Chinese Entertainment, 1997, best match first.
- 51 Chinese Entertainment: I Am the Destiny 华娱之我即是天命 From the age of online traffic onward, the road ahead for Lin Qingyuan stretches toward the stars and the sea! Also known as: The Road to Top-Tier Stardom Begins with a Feud-Filled Variety Show 0Votes50.2kRecs177.3kFans
- 52 On the Night of the Nine-Tails, I Punched the Tailed Beast Ball to Pieces 九尾之夜，我一拳打爆尾兽玉 He transmigrated into the Naruto world and became bound to the Hidden Leaf Village. If the village suffered a devastating blow or was destroyed, Yongze's lifespan would be affected too. The thought of the coming Nine-Tails' attack filled Yongze with panic. Then he thought of the later Konoha Crush and Nagato carrying the Gedo Statue, and his vision went dark. Life seemed hopeless. Thankfully, being bound to the Hidden Leaf wasn't entirely bad. He received a Whitebeard template, and the stronger 0Votes37.4kRecs268.7kFans
- 53 Chinese Showbiz: How Did I Become a Top-Tier Star? 华娱：我怎么成顶流了 Reborn in 2014, Qi Liang was a first-year management student at the Beijing Film Academy. He planned to use his experience as a casting director in his previous life to build connections and capital, then return to his old line of work. But his very first production brought an unexpected turn: the director took a liking to him and wanted him to become an actor. Qi Liang thought it over and decided that might not be so bad. Everyone knew actors made the most money these days. After spending a few 0Votes33.2kRecs96.4kFans
- 54 Chinese Showbiz: A Director's Simple Joy 华娱：导演的快乐就这么简单 Reborn in 2000, does being a film directing student mean you have to join the entertainment industry? Lu Ping'an wiped his glasses. “Sure, I'm handsome, but sorry. I have a house, a car, and stocks. I can lie flat until old age without a worry, so I'll pass on joining the entertainment industry and burning through my vitality and lifespan.” [Ding~ Successfully wrapped production on The Piano Tuner. Reward: enhanced physique; nearsightedness can be corrected.] Lu Ping'an: “Help me up!” 0Votes28kRecs238kFans
- 55 The Han Dynasty's First Crown Prince 大汉第一太子 In 197 BC, the seventh month of autumn in the tenth year of Emperor Gaozu's reign, the Retired Emperor passed away. Looking at the familiar mourning hall and at his father Liu Bang, his mother Lu Zhi, his younger brother Liu Ruyi, and the many meritorious nobles and honored officials of the court kneeling across the floor, Liu Ying felt that everything before him was utterly unreal. “Impossible!” “I’m back here again!” Before Liu Ying could recover from the joy of restarting the game, the first 0Votes33.8kRecs76.8kFans
- 56 The King of Chinese Sci-Fi 华娱科幻之王 Chen Jingxing, who transmigrated from another plane, uses science fiction to add even more dazzling chapters to the golden age of Chinese-language cinema. Classics such as Coherence, Identity, Frequency, Source Code, Gravity, Ball Lightning, The Matrix, The Martian, Inception, Interstellar, and The Three-Body Problem all make their debut. By the time Chen Jingxing reaches the end of his journey as a director, he looks back and realizes he has become the king of science fiction in world cinema. 0Votes23.9kRecs58.2kFans
- 57 Chinese Showbiz: Young Master Gao Wants to Be a Movie Star 华娱：高衙内他想当影帝 One day, after getting completely drunk, Gao Yanei was enjoying the company of courtesans when he suddenly transmigrated to the Great Celestial Empire and became an honorable… bit-part actor! Then he was stunned to discover that a certain man surnamed Shi had pinned a huge scandal on him!!! His godfather, Gao Qiu, was the one trying to suppress the military families in the Imperial Guard. What did that have to do with him? Was Lin Chong’s wife as skilled in bed as Lian’er from the Spring Breeze 0Votes23.7kRecs105.6kFans
- 58 Light and Shadow Entertainment 光影文娱 An ordinary person, with only a few songs in his head and memories of a handful of hit movies and TV shows. He refuses to film anything he hasn't seen, so he'll just get by like this. 0Votes46.6kRecs152.8kFans
- 59 Who Are You Calling a Powerhouse? 骂谁实力派呢 Who are you calling a powerhouse performer? Who are you insulting? Do you have any idea what it means to be one of Asia’s Ten Most Handsome Men? 8Votes264.5kRecs843.1kFans
- 60 Tokyo's Literary Age 东京文艺时代 A young director transmigrated to Japan in the 1980s. And so, an extraordinary journey through Japanese cinema began. 0Votes125.6kRecs109.4kFans
- 61 The Age of Cinema 电影的时代 In the summer of 2000, Tang Yan graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and plunged headfirst into the desolate film industry, an era that belonged to cinema. 0Votes119.5kRecs175.1kFans
- 62 The Days I Retired with the Queen of Pop 和歌坛天后一起退隐的日子 After being reborn, Lu Anzhi once shared a night of passion with someone. He never thought of it as a bond that would tie him to the rest of his life. In his new life, he makes money as a plagiarist, setting off on a journey to travel the world. When his three-year journey ends, he returns to the place where his new life began, planning to open a bookstore and start a new chapter. But Zhang Suxin, a former young queen of the music scene who retired two and a half years ago, suddenly turns up at 0Votes40.2kRecs386.2kFans
- 63 Back to 2002: The Free-Spirited Superstar 重返2002：自由系巨星 Tennis is a free, solitary, and elegant sport. The boss absconded, and the company went bankrupt. Chen Ran, unemployed in middle age, returns to 2002. That summer, he was sixteen, in the full bloom of youth, and everything was wonderful. Chen Ran picks up his tennis racket again. He can make up for the regrets of the past and chase the dreams he once buried deep in his heart. What does freedom mean? Financial freedom, control over your time, and freedom at work. Work for yourself, without co 0Votes56.3kRecs143kFans
- 64 Reborn: Riding the Tides of a New Era 重生之搏浪大时代 Being reborn doesn’t solve everything! A cautious reborn man keeps a low profile, hoping to achieve financial freedom as soon as possible and then live a happy, carefree life like a pig. Born in a turbulent era, he soon discovers that he often has no say in what happens and no choice but to go along. 0Votes342.3kRecs155.8kFans
- 65 He Who Breathes Qi Becomes Divine and Lives Forever 食气者，神明而寿 On the Divine Land, Qi Refiners cultivate Qi into spiritual energy. An ordinary mortal is reborn in the Divine Land and inherits the legacy of the Huangliang Diagram. He joins an immortal sect, overcomes perilous trials, and slays his enemies... His journey goes smoothly, and everyone says his luck is unbeatable. But as he advances step by step, reaching the Innate Realm, entering the Overlord Realm, and becoming an 0Votes19.1kRecs70.2kFans
- 66 The Pianist from the Sea 从海上来的钢琴家 He transmigrates from a giant liner that exploded one hundred years ago to 2015. After the world's foremost jazz pianist is forced to stand on the continent he fears most, he has no choice but to live a different life under the identity of Fu Tiao, a Chinese international student. From jazz prodigy, to king of classical music, and then to the godfather of film scores. This time, when it comes to music, there will be nothing he cannot do. 0Votes20kRecs95.4kFans
- 67 Grand Supervisor of Great Wei 大魏督主 A flawed body, a face like white jade. A purple-and-gold python robe, a black bone saber. He braves the storms of the imperial court and commands thunder across the martial world. Silver hair veiling his face, he looks down on the world with icy eyes. “Your humble servant is Lu Xingzhou, Governor of the Eastern Depot.” “Anyone here dissatisfied?” 0Votes15.2kRecs98.8kFans
- 68 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
- 69 Adrift Across the Myriad Worlds 我漂泊在诸天世界 New book: You Can't Cultivate Immortality Like This is now serializing! Welcome, fellow readers! By a twist of fate, Chen Qingyuan enters the worlds of the heavens, all ready to show off, only to find that every world is a nightmare? Murderous List, Calamity Transformation, The Ghost Mother, The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village, The First Commandment, The Broken Tomb, Murder Case, Mr. Vampire, The Killer Cat, The Haunted Burial Ground, Office Haunting, Corpse Memories, Demon Embryo, Dimension 0Votes25.7kRecs122.8kFans
- 70 Lin Hao’s Movie Era 林浩的电影时代 If a laid-back person were reborn in the past, what could they do? Hard to say, but Lin Hao thinks he's a total couch potato. He can't play the stock market or run a business, so... why not go back to his old line of work? He's more than happy to make a living as an actor. (That's right, I've obediently come crawling back to my old line of work and writing about entertainment stars again.) 0Votes30.3kRecs60.6kFans
- 71 Starting with Martial Arts TV Dramas 从武侠剧开始 The Little Li Flying Dagger never misses. The greatest kind of hero serves his country and its people. Wang Yu was a loudmouthed video creator. Somehow, he returned to the era when mainland Chinese martial arts dramas were all the rage. Watching one classic after another get mangled by careless rewrites that showed no respect for the rules, he’d had enough. How hard could screenwriting be? Fine, he’d do it! P.S. A story full of memories. 0Votes117.7kRecs74.2kFans
- 72 The Magician with Superpowers 会超能力的魔术师 “How can you use magic without restraint in front of a bunch of Muggles without getting caught?” “Tell them it’s a magic trick.” After transmigrating with no useful skills to his name, Li Lekang decides to become a superpowered magician so he can make a living! 0Votes36.8kRecs100.4kFans
- 73 I Rose to Power After Being Struck by Lightning 被雷劈之后的我崛起了 After being struck by lightning, Li Yuan’s mental powers mutate, and he accidentally comes up with a pattern that can convert electricity into spiritual energy. Then, by accident, he comes up with a pattern that makes him invisible. Then he comes up with one that can even freeze space and time. After some thought, Li Yuan names these patterns runes and gets to work making even more of them. 0Votes66.4kRecs85.1kFans
- 74 Overthrowing Qin 覆秦 In the final years of the Qin Dynasty, the empire was exhausted. The land was rife with the people’s anguish and resentment, while the remnants of the Six Kingdoms plotted against Qin. At this moment, heroes rose up in rebellion and rallied the people. “The realm has suffered under Qin for too long!” “Strike down the unjust and destroy the tyrannical Qin!” “Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to their stations?” 0Votes48.7kRecs153kFans
- 75 Literary Titan 1983 文豪1983 (A reborn literary master's story, no System. Every work is interpreted and adapted to fit its era.) Sixty-year-old Yu Qie sat there, gazing fondly at the reflection of his twenty-year-old self in his eyes. Back then, he had just submitted his first novel and was hailed as a rising star in the literary world. Now he was famous throughout the world, the conscience of the late twentieth century and the final pinnacle of human literature. The Akutagawa Prize, the Mao Dun Literature Prize, the Kafka 67Votes89.2kRecs202.8kFans
- 76 EN Hogwarts Wizard in the Marvel Universe 漫威的霍格沃兹巫师 New novel: Marvel: The Myriad Worlds Protagonist Apartment Reborn in the Marvel Universe, Jerry gains a panel that lets him enter other magical worlds. By studying and researching the magic of each world, he grows stronger step by step, builds a dimension of his own, and becomes a magic god who surpasses all others. His main world is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the multiverse, Spider-Man, X-Men, and other universes. The magical worlds he can currently visit through the panel are: Ha 0Votes50kRecs215.3kFans
- 77 I'm Not That Kind of Rich Second Generation 我不是那种富二代 Wu Ye had three wishes in this life. First, buy his dad's company and see how he reacts. Second, find a good wife, someone he really likes, someone he loves with all his heart. Third, before he dies, he hopes he might get to see what a cheat is actually like. Wu Ye dreamed of a peaceful life, enjoying the everyday comforts of the world. A wife by his side, friends in his life, a few adorable kids, 0Votes89.7kRecs384.6kFans
- 78 Reborn in 1999: Ushering in the Age of Cutting-Edge Technology 重生1999：开启黑科技时代 (New book: Rewind 07: Activating the Temple of Learning's Black Technologies, a Scholarly Genius Novel) Upon waking, Chen Xiao, a technological elite and business prodigy, is reborn in 1999 in a parallel world, becoming another version of himself standing at the threshold of the gaokao. That year... OICQ had just been born, and employees of Tencent pretended to be girls while chatting with male netizens. Ma Yun was mistaken for a con artist and forced to leave Yanjing to start a business in Suzh 0Votes102kRecs321.1kFans
- 79 Chinese Showbiz: Born to Be the Protagonist 华娱之天生主角 Reporter: “Zhang Nanyi, ever since you entered show business, you’ve always played the lead. You’ve never taken a supporting role, or even made a cameo.” Zhang Nanyi: “That’s right. What about it?” Reporter: “A veteran actor criticized you for acting like a diva and refusing to take anything but lead roles. Is that why you turned down The King of Kung Fu?” Zhang Nanyi: “Don’t make things up. I didn’t turn it down. My girlfriend’s been sick and in the hospital lately, so I have to do my duty as a 0Votes24.5kRecs112.8kFans
- 80 Building an Immortal Court in the Mortal World 我在人间筑仙庭 After waking from a deep sleep, Xu Boqing finds himself in a strange world. His golden finger turns out to be the character skills from a game he played in his previous life… Because he possesses an “unusual art,” he is forced to serve in the Empress Dowager’s Cining Palace as a fake eunuch… Ten years of fortune, trapped like a dragon in a well; one day in power, soaring into the clouds. With an unusual art, he serves at the dragon’s side. Where can the distant traces of immortals be found 0Votes32.9kRecs229.6kFans
- 81 Tales of America, 1988 美利坚往事1988 Debt, economic decline, immigration; hippies, anti-government sentiment, freedom. Amid the tides of the late 1980s, a country boy from the Rust Belt struggles to press forward just as the door to upward mobility is about to close. College, Silicon Valley, startups, HP, Apple, Microsoft. To become part of the 1%, or even the 0.1%, he gave up a lot and gained a lot. 0Votes30.3kRecs105.3kFans
- 82 NBA: Trash Talk Is an Art NBA：艺术就是垃圾话 Trash talk makes you stronger, so He Xinghui can only shower everyone with colorful insults. (A lighthearted and funny story with a cheeky, irreverent style.) 0Votes38.2kRecs98.6kFans
- 83 Chinese Showbiz: A Former Child Star Who Only Wants to Make a Name for Himself 华娱：童星出身的我只想成名 After being reborn and transmigrating back to 1988, he becomes the younger brother of child star Shi Xiaolong! I'm leaving my lie-flat days behind. I will make a name for myself in China's entertainment industry! Starting with writing, then moving on to acting, screenwriting, and directing... You want to talk about connections? I've got several novels that have sold over ten million copies. I can crush the competition by operating on a whole different level, and all six major Hollywood studi 0Votes45.9kRecs144.8kFans
- 84 Lucky Every Day 天天中奖 Jiang Fan is reborn, and his eyes have undergone some changes. He can now see certain things from the future. 0Votes179.6kRecs404.1kFans
- 85 This Director Is Very Reliable 这个导演很靠谱 Filming a television or film production is an enormously expensive and mentally exhausting undertaking. Making a movie is difficult, and making a good movie is harder still. With all sorts of messy unspoken rules filling your mind every day, how are you supposed to make a good film? : Shen Changlin V group: 685421440… 0Votes203.6kRecs258.3kFans
- 86 Showbiz: Letting My Achievements Speak for Themselves 华娱之实绩为王 “Shen Lang's new movie is about to break two billion dollars at the box office.” “No way. How did it make so much?” “Who knows? His track record speaks for itself. Oh, I forgot to tell you: your idol is working with him again. The production company behind The Legend of the Immortals even launched an event, bringing back the Six Directions Mirror and the Zhu Xian Sword. I'm definitely going to get the Zhu Xian Sword this time.” “Oh no, he's a playboy! Didn't they break up? And now they're workin 9Votes130.2kRecs288.9kFans
- 87 My Sect Leader Is the Greatest Under Heaven 我家掌门天下第一 Chen Sha brings the Southern Heavenly Gate from myth and legend to the vast land of Shenzhou, where he unexpectedly becomes the head of the greatest sect in the world. From then on, the immortal realm lies within the sect, and all the heavens beyond its gates. One fragment of time after another, one wondrous world after another, and one legendary figure after another await Chen Sha as he explores, trains, and reaps his rewards. … Many years later. Standing outside the Southern Heavenly Gate 0Votes48.3kRecs191.8kFans
- 88 EN My Mortal World's Guide to Godhood 我的俗世成神笔记 “Glorious and radiant, the sun rises in the east! Where the true spirit is summoned and incense burns, all ghosts will hide!” The four incense sticks in his hand burn rapidly. Thick clouds of incense smoke rise and seep into the bodies at the funeral home. Staring blankly at the bizarre scene before him, Chen Miao picks up the book The Notes on Becoming a God in the Mortal World. “So everything written in here is real?” From that day on, the world as he knew it seemed to change. Chen Miao ch 347Votes45.7kRecs323.3kFans
- 89 The Ace Agent Starts with a Girl Group 王牌经纪人从女团开始 The new book The Villainess Who Was the Model for My Entertainment Novel Came Knocking, for anyone interested. Please check it out, thank you!! Xu Qing transmigrated to a parallel world, becoming the owner and manager of a small talent agency. At that time, he had four rookie artists under his management. And so… 0Votes25.8kRecs101.5kFans
- 90 One Piece: How Many Teachers Do the Five Elders Have? 海贼：五老星有几个师？ “The fortune-teller said I’d succeed at the cost of countless lives... I wish all you officers a smooth career at Marine Headquarters!” Ma Qiao raises his glass, smiling expectantly at Twitch, Sett, Caitlyn... Much later. The Marines switch sides right before battle, every single agent turns out to be a mole, and the Shichibukai weep, saying they’ve drifted through life for half a lifetime, only to finally meet a worthy leader. Standing atop the Red Line, Ma Qiao smiles with fatherly warmth. “Fi 1Votes43.6kRecs122.2kFans
- 91 Back to Singapore in 1995 重归新加坡1995 Li Xiaofan, a white-collar worker in Shanghai, wakes up one day reborn in Singapore in 1995, back to his days as a laborer at a multinational electronics factory! Once he calms down, Li Xiaofan suddenly realizes that 1995 is an incredible year. Windows 95 is coming out in August, marking the start of a new era! Yahoo’s Jerry Yang is still looking around Silicon Valley for angel investors, the graphics card cooked up by the leather-jacketed knife maker has been rejected by Sega, and Pony Ma is st 0Votes22.8kRecs62kFans
- 92 Hollywood in the Making 好莱坞绘制 “Film noir? Yes! Those extreme cinephiles say my work is always full of crime, violence, and death, with sadistic, explicit scenes, protagonists who are both good and evil, and anxiety and unease as its central emotions. It always revolves around greed and deceit, ending in death or destruction. But these things aren’t found only in my films. They reveal the dark side we all share as human beings!”--- 0Votes61.1kRecs137.7kFans
- 93 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
- 94 The British Literary Master 英伦文豪 Lu Shi returned to Edwardian England in 1900 and accidentally swept the literary world, leaving behind this saying: When it comes to acting like human beings, the British have always been anything but human. Whenever people in later generations think of it, they are deeply moved. They marvel at what kind of international spirit could have made a Chinese man so heartsick over Britain that he left behind such a prophecy... 0Votes38.5kRecs138.6kFans
- 95 My Dreamlike Years 我的梦幻年代 Shen Mengxi’s motto was, “I’ll just muddle along!” He never imagined that someone like him would become a big name in the entertainment industry. 0Votes357.9kRecs193kFans
- 96 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
- 97 Back to 1980 to Enjoy the Good Life 重回1980去享福 The first incense offering at the ancestral rites, a family tree entry of one’s own, and a place in the history books: these are a man’s ultimate dreams, and Deng Shirong achieved them all after being reborn. [This book is rich in rural flavor, with realistic prices, solid logic, and a leisurely storytelling style. At 2.27 million words, it still gets over 3,400 readers returning within 24 hours. The quality is excellent, making this a rare gem among period novels. Don’t miss it if you’re passin 0Votes112.6kRecs224.2kFans
- 98 The Unconventional Musician 非正常音乐家 This is a different kind of musical world. A different kind of musician. At some unknown point, something filthy slipped into the otherwise calm and peaceful entertainment industry. The Morning Star, which once overpowered Europe's golden age of classical music, will shine at last!! Who says a classical musician can't play pop music? ------I don't just play it, I even went into the anime world to compose soundtracks. Who says artists have to hold themselves above everyone else? ------I simply en 0Votes51.5kRecs179.2kFans
- 99 Reborn in 2004: A Lone Figure in the Literary World 重生2004：独行文坛 Zhang Chao, a tutor, returns to his senior year of high school. He only plans to get into college by writing, but unexpectedly, he takes down the biggest name in youth literature with a single shot... From then on, he kicks Guo Xiaosi and punches Han Han aside, rising to become the literary scene’s brightest new star. Like a raging tide, he sweeps through the stagnant, dispirited Chinese literary world and puts Chinese-language literature back on top of the world! “Lone Wanderer in the Literary 0Votes36.9kRecs220.5kFans
- 100 Showbiz: I Really Want to Improve Too Much 娱乐：我实在太想进步了 "A year after his debut, he became a breakout sensation. Two years later, his star status skyrocketed. How has Zhou Yutang improved so quickly?!" "That's what happens when you're handsome and talented." "In this era of everyone trying to outdo one another at being terrible, other stars are still fighting over billing to get ahead, while he's already become a mogul with capital at his fingertips." "He's an unparalleled movie star, the king of commercial-film directors, the dream man of the actres 171Votes180kRecs520kFans
