Novels like Hollywood in the Making
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Hollywood in the Making, best match first.
- 101 EN World of Gods 众神世界 On Mount Olympus, at the center of the world, Zeus, king of the gods, gripped his thunderbolt spear and gazed upon the realms with a smile. The gods stood like a forest before him. In the silver hall of the north, Odin sat upon the highest throne, holding the spear of the heavens as he looked down upon the world. Endless snowstorms filled his eyes. By the Nile in the south, Amun-Ra, at the helm of the solar barque, turned his gaze toward the Aegean Sea. Mountains of bones lay beneath his feet. I 2Votes1.3MRecs500.3kFans
- 102 EN Building a Thousand-Year Dynasty: From King Wu’s Conquest of Shang 从武王伐纣开始建立千年世家 Ji Zhao transmigrated and found himself in the Zhou dynasty, three thousand years in the past. His elder brother, King Wu Ji Fa, had just overthrown the Shang dynasty and was now gravely ill, on the brink of death. Ji Zhao was enfeoffed as a marquis and tasked with assisting the young ruler. Looking at the eight-year-old Son of Heaven and the eight hundred feudal lords of the Ji and Jiang clans, Ji Zhao was full of ambition. Through hardship, he would open up the wilderness and usher in a new ag 1Votes604.1kRecs1.1MFans
- 103 The Best Director 最佳导演 Wang Yang dreamed of becoming a director and making movies that would drive the whole world wild. But his life had just taken a major blow: he'd been framed and expelled from USC. Yet as God closed one window on Wang Yang, he opened another. After Wang Yang was hit by a car on the street, he found he could see future movies! And so 1998 became an extraordinary year. While Titanic worked its miracle, the greatest director of the 21st century quietly began his rise. 0Votes515.6kRecs279.3kFans
- 104 Reborn: The Years Flow Like Water 重生之似水流年 A battered middle-aged soul travels back in time and embraces the mottled sunlight of 1998. Then it dawns on him: those really were the best days of youth, and the years were fragrant. Making mistakes was what growing up meant. Youth could be so wonderfully free... 10Votes1.1MRecs2.2MFans
- 105 Stargate 星门 Legend says that deep in the ancient starry sky stands a red gate stained with blood and fire. Legends and myths, darkness and light, countless tales all flow through this ancient portal. Gaze down from the Star Gate: passion lights up heaven and earth, and darkness will eventually fade! The Star Gate comic launches on November 18! If you're interested in the comic, go check it out. 53Votes4.5MRecs5.3MFans
- 106 A Guide to Time-Traveling in the Northern Song 北宋穿越指南 If you transmigrate back to the Song Dynasty, should you compose poetry and enjoy romance? Or raise an army and vie for supremacy? Either way, first things first: fill your stomach. 55Votes1.4MRecs2.6MFans
- 107 EN Cultivation? Ain't Got No Money For That! 没钱修什么仙？ The old man asked, “You want revenge?” The boy replied, “I’ve been humiliated again and again by the powerful, and my master considers me trash. How could I not want revenge?” The old man patted the boy’s head and sighed. “Good boy, let me pass my cultivation power on to you.” The boy exclaimed, “Senior! How could I accept that?” The old man held out his hand. “Give me your phone.” Watching the changes on his phone, the boy cried out in shock, “Senior! Where did all this hundred-year cultivation 17.7kVotes4MRecs7.2MFans
- 108 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
- 109 EN Martial Sage of the Ten Directions 十方武圣 New book: "Desperate Night", "The Strange World: I Alone Become an Immortal". Search for it if you're interested. In a barren post-apocalyptic world, it is the third year of the Shizong reign. The land is in chaos, and the people are struggling to survive. The central dynasty has collapsed. Powerful factions carve up the land, while sects rule independently. Demonic cults and evil gangs sow chao 18Votes2MRecs1.5MFans
- 110 The Great Painter 大画家 Van Gogh: I dream of painting, and then I paint my dream. Fang Yi: I dream of painting, but your life story is terrifying. I don’t paint my dreams. I capture the moments that stir my heart. Matisse: I had long since mastered my craft, but now, as I study my means of expression, I feel as though I’m only just beginning to learn. Fang Yi: I’ve raised my skills to a level others can hardly reach. Often, I can’t help showing them off, even flaunting them. As for means of expression? To me, painting 0Votes197.9kRecs126.9kFans
- 111 EN Cultivating Immortality in a Chaotic World of Demons and Martial Arts 苟在妖武乱世修仙 Fang Xi transmigrated, and this is his second time! In the cultivation world, he keeps his head down; in another world, he hits back hard! Who would have thought that thousands of years later, he would become a big shot in the cultivation world too? (Cautious cultivation and longevity + infinite worlds. A Wen Chao production: every book is a gem. Readers, feel free to add this to your library and enjoy.) 38Votes1.2MRecs3.6MFans
- 112 The Undisputed Number One 绝对一番 “Always be number one” means “fight for first place forever and never give up”! After transmigrating to Japan just as its bubble economy collapses and the country enters a severe recession, Lu Zhishou takes a look at his empty wallet, next month’s rent bill, and transmigration perks. He promptly heads for a TV station and begins his quest to claim the top spot. He also finds the woman of his dreams. He makes plans, enlists accomplices, and doggedly pursues her, but the outcome... Disclaimer: Thi 10Votes2.6MRecs736kFans
- 113 EN Marvel's Druid 漫威里的德鲁伊 New book: The Alliance on the Fringe of the Screen Worlds. I hope new and returning readers will show it plenty of support! Possessed by a Summoner Druid from Diablo II, he transmigrates into the Marvel Universe and becomes the principal of an ordinary community school. Alvin stared into Director George's eyes and said in a cold voice, “I’m going to drag the scum who used my students to do their dirty work out of their lairs. I’ll rip out their hearts and make them pay a price they’ll never forg 5Votes1.3MRecs584.6kFans
- 114 My Simulated Path to Immortality 我的模拟长生路 How difficult is the path to immortality! And all the more so in this cultivation world, utterly transformed by a plague! Mortals carry disease. If immortals come into contact with them, their cultivation may decline in mild cases, or they may return to the heavens in severe ones. Thus mortals and immortals are forever divided. Immortals cannot cultivate together, and the entire cultivation world has become one vast dark forest. Li Fan transmigrated into this world with soaring ambitions, ye 508Votes975.7kRecs2.9MFans
- 115 Starting in 1983 从1983开始 A story with a touch of nostalgia. The old reader group is full. 14Votes4.3MRecs1.1MFans
- 116 EN Traveler of the Cinematic World 影视世界旅行家 Every movie is a journey: Marilyn Monroe’s sensual allure, the endless loneliness of a remote island overseas, Audrey Hepburn’s passionate kiss, and the arduous struggle to stay alive. Let me take you into the world of cinema and experience lives unlike your own. If there’s something special you want to experience, obtain, or change, you can give Dayu a mission. This book is also custom-made just for you. My completed works include The Diplomat Who Can Transmigrate and A Playboy’s Life Across th 8Votes2.5MRecs841.8kFans
- 117 Reborn to Build a Dream 重生铸梦 Armed with more than a decade of experience and foresight, Zhao Zejun plunged back into 2001. ‘Every year, all the transmigrators who meet their various untimely ends online could hold hands and form a mid-sized city. And the great enterprises they establish could, all together, buy the entire Milky Way! Truth be told, for the first few days after transmigrating, Lu Yuetao was furious. He wanted to take this whole world down with 0Votes311.6kRecs268.5kFans
- 118 EN Unscientific Beast Taming 不科学御兽 This is another world where beast taming is the norm. Animals, plants, elements, undead, machines... Nine-Tailed Flame Foxes, Ancient Trees of Life, Thundercloud Spirits, Skeleton Lords, mechanical shipgirls, even antique swords and blades that have birthed spirits can all become companion beasts. The humans who contract with, raise, and command them are collectively known as beast tamers! Shi Yu, a scholar of mythology and an 97Votes2.6MRecs6.8MFans
- 119 League of Legends: The Demon King's System 联盟之魔王系统 Chen Mu, a science genius and model student aiming for the highest-ranked university, is chosen by the System and must become the great demon king of League of Legends! VIP group: 584989166 (for readers ranked Attendant or above in fan value) 0Votes1.2MRecs449.7kFans
- 120 The Detective in the World of Movies and TV 影视世界当神探 Title: The World of Film and Television: A Hard-Hitting Detective. (It’s hard to change the title after the book goes on sale, so I’m mentioning it here.) Luke was reborn in America. But gradually, he discovered that this America wasn’t the one from his previous life. Here, people and superhuman abilities from the worlds of film and television were re 11Votes1.4MRecs522.9kFans
- 121 Dungeon Player 地下城玩家 Sherlock is a newly appointed dungeon lord, determined to become a great Demon King. That is, until he summons a bunch of goblins who give themselves strange names, form cliques, trade with one another, and even get into brawls and gang fights. They call themselves... players! 2Votes910.7kRecs549.6kFans
- 122 I Really Don’t Want to be Reborn 我真没想重生啊 Who could have imagined that Chen Hansheng, a successful professional and eligible bachelor, would be reborn and wake up as a high school senior? At a crossroads in his life, Chen Hansheng is torn between the treasure of a girl, Shen Youchu, and his first love, Xiao Rongyu. Who should he choose? The pinnacle of urban rebirth fiction, and an essential romance guide for young people! 1.6kVotes4.6MRecs8.3MFans
- 123 Players Are Brutal 玩家凶猛 This is a real game that transcends dimensions, a fierce competition across the Myriad Worlds, a sweeping epic mythology, and a fantastical, winding tale of otherworldly adventures. The players are ferocious! 14Votes1.1MRecs2MFans
- 124 I Rule in the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋我为王 Reborn in the Spring and Autumn period as an illegitimate son of a noble clan, I was sent to live with the cattle and horses in the stables. Little did anyone know that this would lay the foundation for my hegemony. What does the partition of Jin matter? Watch as my Zhao clan takes its place! Laozi rides west on an ox, Confucius is full of ambition, and Wu and 7Votes688.3kRecs389.2kFans
- 125 The Mirror Legacy 玄鉴仙族 Lu Jiangxian stayed up all night and died suddenly, but his lingering soul attached itself to a blue-gray bronze mirror covered in cracks. The mirror drifted into a vast, boundless world of immortal cultivation. In the perilous and unpredictable Dali Mountains, beside the Mei Chi River, a small village sat in the shadow of a minor clan. When the clan came across the mirror, it began passing down the path of immortality and teaching its arts, ushering in a magnificent new era. (A family’s cultiva 22.9kVotes7.2MRecs21.2MFans
- 126 EN Red Heart Patrols the Sky 赤心巡天 The print edition of The Redhearted Path is now available everywhere. In ancient times, the demon race vanished without a trace. In the near-antiquity era, the dragon race disappeared. The age when the divine path flourished has faded like smoke, and the age of flying swords at their peak has finally fallen into decline... What happened to this world? Who will listen to the truth of history buried in the river of time? Across a thousand miles of mountains and rivers, I write of corpses lying low 2.1kVotes8.2MRecs8.1MFans
- 127 EN Starting from the Red Moon 从红月开始 From the moment the red moon appeared in the sky, everyone in the world became a madman. Except me! The From the Red Moon animated series airs every Monday at 7:00 on Tencent Video! Mental contamination is incoming, and everyone is on Level One alert! Come join Lu Xin in uncovering the truth behind the red moon! You can also read the comic of the same name on Tencent Animation~ Volume One of the physical edition of From the Red Moon has now been published and is available for purchase on Taob 40Votes1.2MRecs7MFans
- 128 EN Ashes of the Deep Sea 深海余烬 On that day, dense fog sealed everything away. On that day, he became the captain of a ghost ship. On that day, he crossed the dense fog and confronted a world that had been utterly overturned and shattered. The order of old had vanished without a trace, bizarre phenomena ruled the endless seas beyond civilized society, and isolated island city-states and fleets challenging the ocean had become the last lights remaining in the civilized world, while the shadows of ancient days still stirred rest 307Votes5.9MRecs16.4MFans
- 129 The Ming Dynasty's Literary Champion 大明文魁 Before the Forbidden City stand nine gates in succession. Officials in their caps and finery arrive from the southern gate. With palace flowers tucked in their hats, they face the emperor; in the Golden Hall, their names are announced for all to hear. They ride through the imperial avenue for ten miles, hailed as the Ming dynasty’s top scholar. 10Votes1.6MRecs544.3kFans
- 130 EN This Game Is Too Realistic 这游戏也太真实了 This game is way too realistic! Hauling bricks, running errands, picking up trash, delivering packages... At most, a company can make you experience the hardships of working 996. Here, you can experience 007 on super speed. All right, enough talk. The great Administrator has called me to haul bricks. The Administrator says that as long as we work hard and offer up our livers, next month he can get himself another brand-new set of power armor. Then he’ll take us to explore a whole new map, where 467Votes4.9MRecs9.4MFans
- 131 The World’s Top Movie Star 全球影帝 "He's the iron-blooded hero in Fist King." "He's also the lonely old man in A Century of Love." "He's the debauched financial tycoon in Stock Market Tycoon." "And he's the crazed, ruthless, cold-blooded killer in Atonement." "He came from humble beginnings, and he's an internationally acclaimed master of modern method acting." "But once he steps off the screen, he's just an ordinary man who enjoys a drink or two." "Even someone from humble beginnings can make it onto the big screen. This is a st 10Votes1.4MRecs889.7kFans
- 132 EN Lord of the Bottomless Abyss 深渊主宰 An age of upheaval. A terrifying energy storm erupts in the chaotic reaches of time and space. All the gods temporarily lose their divine powers and are forced to descend into the mortal world as saints. It is the most chaotic period in history, filled with unpredictable dangers and opportunities. Mighty gods fall, while humble mortals ascend to godhood. The ever-present chaos and slaughter engulf the entire multiverse. Saints are as common as dogs, and liches roam everywhere. Before this unprec 16Votes1.3MRecs889.2kFans
- 133 EN Mysterious Revival 神秘复苏 “My name is Yang Jian. By the time you read this, I'll already be dead...” A strange sheepskin scroll, an eye peering into the darkness: this is the story of someone who lived to tell the tale. 4kVotes4.4MRecs10MFans
- 134 EN Reincarnation Paradise 轮回乐园 Su Xiao signs a reincarnation contract and enters various worlds to carry out missions. He has witnessed a world collapse into dust, and fought with blade in hand against a forgotten king. Dark ravens whisper, while colossal beasts roar beneath the Black Abyss. Welcome to the Reincarnation Paradise… 1.4kVotes15MRecs7.7MFans
- 135 EN A Top-Rank Scholar of Humble Birth 上品寒士 A seasoned modern-day backpacker transmigrates to the Eastern Jin dynasty, inhabiting the body of Chen Caozhi, a poor young man. His family’s farmland is about to be seized, and his virtuous widowed sister-in-law is being forced to remarry. How can Chen Caozhi overcome prejudice against his low-born status and change his fate, while protecting the interests of himself and his clan? Watch as this young man rises step by step through the rigid hierarchy of the Nine-Rank Official System, befriends 30Votes785.5kRecs822.7kFans
- 136 The Great Sage’s Tale 大圣传 The supreme beings among demons are known as “Great Sages.” A young boy leaves his mountain village, travels across the land, and steps into legend one step at a time, becoming a myth. VIP Group: 102407797 (full subscription required) 55Votes2.5MRecs1.8MFans
- 137 EN The Top Student's Black Tech System 学霸的黑科技系统 “System, can I exchange points for money?” “No.” “Damn, then what use are you to me?” “I can make you a top student.” - From mathematical conjectures to controlled nuclear fusion, from a single blackboard to the boundless starry sky. This is a story about a top student. 31Votes6.6MRecs3MFans
- 138 Global High Martial Arts 全球高武 The catacombs invade, and martial arts rise. Even the little people have great hearts. They fight to survive and fight to protect. Follow Fang Ping, an ordinary man who rises step by step, in his story of saving the whole world (and bluffing his way through it)! 106Votes10.7MRecs4.9MFans
- 139 The Qin Empire's Bailiff 秦吏 At the end of the Warring States period, China faced an upheaval unlike any in a thousand years. Some were born into hereditary nobility. Some were princes of noble rank. But he was reborn as Heifu, a lowly Qin soldier and an obscure figure in the Qin bamboo slips from Yunmeng. To avoid dying in a ditch and take control of his own fate, he fought his way up. Fortunately 131Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 140 Reborn in the Wild Era 重生野性时代 Back from 2018 to 1993. In my memory, that summer was scorching hot. 1Votes3.1MRecs1.1MFans
- 141 EN The Trafford Trading Club 特拉福买家俱乐部 Luo Qiu unwittingly becomes the owner of a “club.” But there is something strange about this club. It has a puppet maid who has worked there for three hundred years, and it also sells all kinds of bizarre things. Luo Qiu gradually discovers that the society he lives in is full of people driven by desire. They all come before him and trade everything they have, their lifespans, treasures, even their souls, to buy the things they covet. Every successful transaction grants Luo Qiu more time to live 371Votes2.5MRecs1.2MFans
- 142 I’ll Become the Richest Man by Losing Money: Original Novel of the TV Series Young and Promising 亏成首富从游戏开始-《年少有为》电视剧原著 The print edition of "Losing Money to Be a Tycoon" is now available for crowdfunding! The comic is also being serialized to rave reviews! Recently, a special correspondent interviewed Pei Qian, president of the Tenda Group. Tenda Group is now valued at hundreds of billions, with businesses spanning games, the internet, digital hardware, media and entertainment, food and drink, and many other fields. It has profoundly changed every aspect of people’s lives. Pei Qian himself is regarded as “the wo 39Votes5MRecs10.1MFans
- 143 Riding the Tide of a Pure-Hearted Era 逆流纯真年代 Time is a ship. Some people like to think of those few years in the early 1990s as the final voyage of a once-innocent era. Jiang Che, long since changed by the passing years, returns against the current and starts over in 1992, writing a brilliant youth that can finally be laid to rest properly. [Welcome to the second VIP group for Reversing the Current of Innocent Days: 497283806 (You must provide a screenshot showing you’ve purchased the whole book to join. This time, I’ll try to talk more.)] 41Votes2.9MRecs1.6MFans
- 144 Thriller Paradise 惊悚乐园 This is a game that transcends dimensions. It is also a race in pursuit of truth. An unknown seal, a wager with ghosts and gods… The struggle of data, the salvation of humanity… In that virtual world connected to reality, consciousness determines us, consciousness chooses us, and consciousness determines our consciousness. Now, cast away your fear. Cast away your selfish distractions, questions, and distrust… Liberate your mind. Welcome to the Thriller Paradise. The physical edition of “Thril 386Votes4.2MRecs3.5MFans
- 145 EN The Legendary Mechanic 超神机械师 Han Xiao, a veteran power-leveling player in Stellar Sea, was thrown into the transmigration crowd by a mysterious force from the East, or rather, from a certain otaku. With a player interface in tow, he became an NPC and returned to the days before Stellar Sea's open beta. He resolutely chose the highest-difficulty class: Mechanic. Warships sail in formation across the stars, star-powered mechs twist through the heavens like dragons, psychic cannons lay waste to worlds, and an endless mechanica 434Votes9.2MRecs5.5MFans
- 146 EN Lord of Mysteries 诡秘之主 Amid the tide of steam and machinery, who can reach the extraordinary? In the fog of history and darkness, who is whispering? I awoke from the mysteries and opened my eyes to see this world: Guns, cannons, battleships, airships, difference engines; potions, divination, curses, the Hanged Man, Sealed Artifacts... Light still shines, and the mysterious has never left. This is the legend of th 11kVotes37.4MRecs37.6MFans
