Novels like Exploiting Hollywood, 1980
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- 1 The Sicilian Legend of a Best Actor 西西里的影帝传说 In the ’80s and ’90s, a steady stream of original films still dominated the major studios, and a host of iconic roles drew every talented actor in. Leo arrived with great ambitions! He would rise from the side of the leading lady in Malèna, leave Sicily for Hollywood, keep one foot in arthouse cinema and the other in commercial films, and make himself a legendary Sicilian movie star! That was Leo’s vision of the wonderful life ahead of him... Right now, he’s trying to charm Sofia, daughter of Th 0Votes6.7kRecs31.6kFans
- 2 Supernatural by Trade, Sports Superstar on the Side 主业超凡，兼职体坛巨星 Chen Ye is an unusual sports superstar. He has broken several world records across different sports and even surpassed the limits of human strength, yet... He refuses ads and endorsements, hates being filmed, barely speaks on camera, won’t take photos with fans or sign autographs, lacks professionalism, slacks off or skips training, acts indifferent in interviews, does whatever he pleases, has no passion for sports or any of the events he competes in, is rarely seen, and even likes to swear? Is 0Votes13.2kRecs100.2kFans
- 3 New York, 2006 纽约2006 The protagonist transmigrates to New York in 2006, sharing an era with Adele, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and others. America, TV dramas, the American entertainment industry, authenticity, plausibility, realism, singers, capitalists, and the tech industry. 0Votes15.2kRecs80.1kFans
- 4 America, 1979 美利坚1979 In 1979, Bill transmigrated to America. As an Italian American, he had neither the illustrious surnames of the Buonanno, Colombo, Gambino, or Lucchese families, nor a wealthy family to shield him from hardship. His younger brother and sister were still in school, and he would have to work for everything himself. Then, with the added advantage of a transmigrator's perspective, an Italian American legend began to emerge. From a high school dropout from a family of illiterates in Brooklyn to an alu 0Votes29.3kRecs82.5kFans
- 5 Reborn in 1979: Fishing to Support My Family 重生七九钓鱼养家 [Fishing, providing for the family, foraging along the shore, daily life, raising kids, an easygoing and laid-back slice-of-life story] Back in 1979, Zhang Ze only wanted to give his family a life with enough food and clothes. Oh, and steal a wife from someone else while he was at it! 0Votes18kRecs93.5kFans
- 6 The Hollywood Boxing Champion 好莱坞拳王 From the boxing ring to Hollywood, from champion boxer to award-winning actor, from flop to tycoon, Richard Blythe has always believed one thing: good-looking people never have bad luck. (Hollywood entertainment, 1990s, slice of life. Fellow fans welcome!) 0Votes27.7kRecs48.4kFans
- 7 Chinese Entertainment: Starting Out as a Top-Tier Star 华娱之从顶流开始 Su Ming bid farewell to his mediocre life over a glass of bitter, sorrowful liquor. When he woke, he was lying in the student dormitory of the Central Academy of Drama, dead drunk after hearing the devastating news that his parents had been swindled out of all their money. It was 2013. He was now a third-year student at the Central Academy of Drama. That year, the film market began to expand, and investors from every direction entered the fray in unison. The fierce competition among video platfo 0Votes13.1kRecs68.6kFans
- 8 The Legendary Hollywood Director 好莱坞传奇导演 A story about Hollywood. A story about a director. A promising new book, well worth your support. 0Votes14.8kRecs30.4kFans
- 9 Reborn in an Age of Splendor 重生风华时代 Relive the popular trends of that era, beginning in Macau in 1974. (Hong Kong entertainment, Xiangjiang, pop songs, films, anime, and game production.) 0Votes20.6kRecs37kFans
- 10 Media Mogul: Starting in 1999 传媒大亨从1999开始 My new novel, Reborn: Media Mogul, is now online. Reborn in 1999, an IT reporter strives to ride the crest of the wave, step by step becoming a media tycoon... 0Votes11.1kRecs27.4kFans
- 11 A Superstar's Rise in Hong Kong Showbiz 巨星从港娱开始 In 1991, the Four Heavenly Kings were beginning to shine, while the rival teams of Chow Yun-Fat and Leslie Cheung, and Jackie Chan, were already battling it out at the box office. That year, actresses such as Rosamund Kwan, Joey Wong, Brigitte Lin, Michele Reis, Vivian Chow, and Maggie Cheung competed to outshine one another. That year, the rivalry between Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung had come to an end, while great 0Votes26.3kRecs139kFans
- 12 EN Hollywood Starts with Animation 好莱坞从动画开始 Zhu Ke transmigrates to America in 1995. Toy Story is about to hit theaters, and the internet age is just around the corner. Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Fast & Furious, The Avengers, and more. There’s bound to be something you recognize. Genius director, super-rich magnate, media tycoon, financial wunderkind: I’m all of those! Reborn in Hollywood, ready to live it up as a time-traveler. 0Votes43.1kRecs43.7kFans
- 13 New York, 1995 纽约1995 A wrestler, an actor, a rock singer, a traveler searching for lost memories. 0Votes28kRecs52kFans
- 14 Viking: Master of the Icy Sea 维京：冰海霸主 The fjord lay calm, reflecting the leaden gray clouds overhead. Flocks of ravens wheeled back and forth, foretelling that the bitter northern winds would soon sweep south. This was the first scene the protagonist saw after transmigrating to ninth-century Northern Europe. He had become an ordinary freeholding farmer, with nothing but a barren, desolate field of wheat. For centuries, the glory of the Roman Empire had crumbled into dust, and the world had fallen apart. Kings waged endless wars agai 4Votes29.1kRecs50.3kFans
- 15 My Sister Is a Supermodel 我的姐姐是超模 Reborn in America in 2002, he starts out as a child model and makes his way into Hollywood. Handsome, long-legged, and with a weak back. (Showbiz in America, slice of life, fellow fans welcome) 0Votes37.6kRecs47.9kFans
- 16 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
- 17 Chinese Entertainment in 2004 华娱2004 What’s it like to be reborn in 2004 and work as a security guard at a film academy? Jiang Yu says, “I’m serious about making money.” 0Votes37.4kRecs109.4kFans
- 18 An Actor's Journey, Starting in 1998 演技派从1998开始 Li Tang, a Chinese-American actor languishing in the ranks of Broadway's nobodies, accidentally transmigrates to 1998. A graduate of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, he has an apartment (an old one), a car (a Happy 90), a famous ex-girlfriend he can't quite let go of, and a secure government job. Directors from every corner are flocking to him... 0Votes30.9kRecs117.6kFans
- 19 1960: My Uncle Is the FBI Director 1960：我叔叔是FBI局长 My uncle is the director of the FBI! What? You’re asking who I am? Ahem. My surname is Hoover. In early summer of 1960, a profiler is reborn in the body of a rebellious young man. He decides to give the criminals of this era a taste of a little technological shock. 59Votes36.1kRecs102kFans
- 20 My Korean Peninsula, 2007 我的半岛2007 A soul that transmigrated here finds itself on the Korean Peninsula in 2007. An Ru Song wakes up in a rented semi-basement apartment, and soon maps out the path he will take in his new life… 0Votes95.2kRecs124.5kFans
- 21 I Am a Comedian in Tokyo 我在东京做搞笑艺人 A story about a slightly otaku variety-show fan who is reborn in a parallel-world Japan in 2020, stirring up the country's entertainment industry as it grows increasingly stagnant and formulaic. 0Votes38.5kRecs6.6kFans
- 22 In America, the Winner Takes All 美利坚胜者为王 A 120-by-53-yard field of green, U-shaped goalposts set 18 feet apart, one whistle, four 60-minute quarters, 11 players on the field, a 30-person coaching staff, a 46-man roster, hundreds of sideline staff, tens of thousands of fans roaring in unison, tens of millions watching from home, and hundreds of millions of dollars in commercial sponsorships. This is just an ordinary weekend of football. The winners take the glory and the money, and get everything. The losers leave in despair, with nothi 0Votes23.3kRecs89.7kFans
- 23 Hollywood's Billionaire 好莱坞的亿万富豪 Back in 2016, Han Yi has $185 million in hand, and is about to knock on the gates of Hollywood’s pantheon. In the morning, he goes head-to-head with the Big Four talent agencies from his Beverly Hills office. In the afternoon, he heads to West Hollywood to battle the Big Three record labels for tomorrow’s biggest stars. In the evening, he makes his way to Santa Monica to join Hollywood celebrities at a seaside party and talk film investments. At dawn, he returns to his Bel Air mansion, worth nea 4Votes94.2kRecs134.5kFans
- 24 The Road to Wealth in America 美利坚财富之路 A web novelist from the Celestial Empire in 2022. He transmigrates into the body of a redneck teenager from Texas, fresh out of college in 2000. Now that he’s been reborn, he might as well enjoy life to the fullest. 0Votes74.9kRecs330.5kFans
- 25 I Wrote a Showbiz Novel, and Its Villainess Prototype Came Knocking 写文娱被女反派原型找上门 My name is Xu Chuan. After I transmigrated, I wrote an entertainment-industry novel. It featured a villainous top-tier star, and now the real-life model for that villain wants to have a word with me after reading my novel. P.S. This book focuses more on behind-the-scenes struggles within the entertainment industry, so its content may differ somewhat from standard entertainment-industry stories. If that bothers you, ple 0Votes26.5kRecs113.9kFans
- 26 An Unconventional Chinese Entertainment Director 华娱另类导演 What is filmmaking? It's all about human relationships and social know-how. And it's not just filmmaking: everyday life leans toward company matters. One female lead, no harem. [This story is entirely fictional and takes place in a parallel world!] 0Votes19kRecs50.8kFans
- 27 Curious Abilities, Strange Choices 奇能异选 The author has completed two well-received novels totaling 5.5 million words. There will be no abandoned story or botched ending, so read with confidence. Lu Dongqing has transmigrated! This world is full of strange people and uncanny phenomena, as well as spirits and monsters. Lu Dongqing realizes that without power, he won't get anywhere. So I'll get stronger! He didn't pause for a moment to savor the sweat from his hard training. The long-awaited power arrived at once. But... everyone else g 39Votes29.4kRecs142.2kFans
- 28 My Return to 2002 我的重返2002 Shen Lang woke up to find himself back in 2002. What can an ordinary person do after being reborn? Seize the pulse of the times and ride the waves? Or get married, have children, and live a happy life? It's a tough question. Who knows? I'll leave it to fate. 0Votes24.9kRecs87.3kFans
- 29 Espionage: Investigated by the Party's Disciplinary Commission from the Start 谍战：开局被党调科搜查 An ordinary modern second-generation rich kid transmigrates into a top heir of the Republic of China era. From the start, he is investigated by the Party's Investigation Section, only to be invited to join the Blue Shirts Society instead. He soars like a roc along the edge of his superiors' fury, dances back and forth on the psychological bottom line of the Transport Commander, occasionally teases the Central Unification Bureau, specializes in beating up the Japanese, and flirts and acts lovey-d 2Votes24.5kRecs84.5kFans
- 30 The Hollywood Melon Man 好莱坞的香瓜人 Banana people have yellow skin and white hearts, and the term is usually used to describe the electronic pets called Sweet Donuts. Melon people have white skin and yellow hearts, and the term is usually used to describe Gilbert Landrini. This is the story of a director of online movies who was reborn one day, donned a white exterior, stirred up a storm in Hollywood, and b 0Votes29.1kRecs215.1kFans
- 31 America, 1982 美利坚1982 He has received the most dazzling praise and the most vicious insults. Every vein in his body pulses with defiance. He is a white kid who will never become a member of high society. He is a young man whom the public sees as a country boy. He is Tommy Hawk. He has been reborn. Welcome to a story whose first half tells the tale of the American Dream and whose second half tells of the American Nightmare. Let's welcome Tommy Hawk to the stage, on a winter's day in 2022. 0Votes302.6kRecs479.2kFans
- 32 Britain, 1986 英伦1986 Good news: I'm about to inherit a hereditary count's title, an ancestral castle, and a host of servants. Bad news: I can't afford the enormous inheritance tax, and I'll lose it all. I, Alan Hill, am utterly devoted to Great Britain. Let the sun and moon bear witness! The empire is my home. If you don't fleece it and I don't fleece it, when will the empire ever regain its glory? [Daily Life] [Business] [Showbiz] [Another World! Don't read yourself into it, this is pure fiction] 0Votes28.2kRecs149.6kFans
- 33 Reborn as an American Tycoon 重生之美利坚土豪 Fairness has never existed. The one-in-several-billion chance to be reborn was handed to a rich idiot. Now that he’s been reborn, he has to make the most of his life. William White, this darling of fate, is like a giant Amazonian butterfly, always looking to change something. 0Votes181.7kRecs159.4kFans
- 34 This Forward Is No Joke 这个前锋不正经 The quiet, introverted boy from Austin eventually became an MVP who took the league by storm. It took sweat and hard work beyond what most people could imagine. Every court he stood on along the way was soaked with his sweat, bearing witness to that history. Lin Ying, a data analyst from 2021, transmigrates to 2005, only to be shocked to discover that he doesn't even have a System! Years later, the fans say: “Your Emperor Lin is unstoppable!” “There can only be one emperor in the league, and it 0Votes110.4kRecs211.9kFans
- 35 This Poor Daoist Shall Face a Tribulation 贫道应个劫 Cloud-riding immortals with three heads and six arms, Five Elements arts, overseas rogue immortals with blue faces and fangs, vicious and cunning practitioners of heterodox arts, and the Twelve True Immortals of the Chan Order. The Shang king was a tyrant. The phoenix called from Mount Qishan, the fate of the mortal realm shifted, the gods' seats in Heaven changed hands, and a calamity of slaughter descended upon the immortals. Countless powerful figures scrambled to escape it. Looking at this f 0Votes48.7kRecs144.1kFans
- 36 Fame and Fortune in America 美利坚名利双收 Get famous early, make money early, and enjoy the good life in America with both fame and fortune. America, Hollywood, business battles, showbiz, stars, and movies. 0Votes305.3kRecs335.9kFans
- 37 A Bizarre Realm 怪诞国度 A distant realm beyond the universe, an ancient and indescribable homeland. The birthplace of primordial abominations. A mad universe capable of warping even the gods. The last surviving descendants of humanity. They struggle to survive in a world called the Realm of the Bizarre. The Old Ones stir, intending to devour them, along with the planet they transmigrated to amid the glittering stars. Final version blurb. 0Votes47kRecs108.1kFans
- 38 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
- 39 Hold On, Please Don't Call Me Emperor Zhaolie 慢着，请别叫我昭烈帝 What heroes and champions? What picturesque realm? It was nothing but a turbulent, brutal age in which tens of millions died and nothing good came of it. Liu Bei only wanted to unite the realm as quickly as possible. 0Votes62.6kRecs222.5kFans
- 40 Beyond the Bubble Era 飞越泡沫时代 A Japanese entertainment-industry novel. From talent agent to entertainment mogul, this is a story about dreams coming true. The author has already completed the million-word classic The Japanese Entertainment Mogul, so you can read with confidence. 22Votes721.2kRecs205.3kFans
- 41 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
- 42 Ace Hollywood 王牌好莱坞 An A-list star is not the finish line. The 20-million club is only the beginning. Hollywood will bear my name: one ace card, one super era. 0Votes29.3kRecs25kFans
- 43 My Father, Emperor Wu of Han 家父汉武帝 Liu Jia kicked the bucket. A sheep killed him. He swore that in his next life he would never study animal husbandry, never research sheep breeding, and absolutely never chase an escaped breeding ram in the middle of the night, only to fail to catch it and tumble headfirst into a ravine, bringing his miserable life to an end. He never imagined things could get even worse. He opened his eyes in some godforsaken ancient era. He had become a son of Emperor Wu of Han who didn't exist in the history b 561Votes17kRecs119.6kFans
- 44 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
- 45 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
- 46 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
- 47 EN Reborn as the Sandaime: Orochimaru, You Be the Kage! 穿越三代：大蛇丸，你来当火影 A wealthy young man who failed to achieve the Baodan stage transmigrates into the era of the Third Hokage, but all he wants is to focus on martial arts. Konoha is still a mess in the aftermath of the Nine-Tails' attack, and he'd rather retire and pass the position of Hokage on to someone more worthy. One of his students is Orochimaru? You're the one! He immediately called Orochimaru over. “Orochimaru, you're going to be 0Votes35.7kRecs323.4kFans
- 48 I Can Refresh My Golden Finger Every Month 我每月能刷新金手指 Zhou Qing’s transmigration didn’t go very well. Demons and ghosts came knocking, and he could barely make it through each day. Fortunately, a golden finger fell from the heavens, and it could refresh once a month. It was a wonderful opportunity unlike any before. [Heaven and Earth Money Exchange: A place where wealth gathers. Once connected to, it provides an endless supply of currency.] [Great Thousand Immortal Tree: A game-like secret realm. Chop down the tree with a divine axe, and countless 0Votes598.8kRecs420.3kFans
- 49 A Survival Guide to Semiconductors in the New Millennium 千禧年半导体生存指南 Thanks for the invite. I’m in 1998, just got off the plane, and I’m about to crush Yahoo and kick Amazon to the curb! Zhou Xin, former chief representative for commercial negotiations during the pre-ZTE incident and founder of New Core Technology, has unexpectedly returned to 1998. He’ll rise to prominence starting in Silicon Valley, make waves in China, reshape the global semiconductor landscape, and turn the tide just as the curtain falls on the chip industry! Simply put, it’s the story of a s 0Votes35kRecs99.5kFans
- 50 Back to 1978 重回1978 At first, his name was Hu San. Later, people called him Third Brother. Then more and more people called him Boss Xie. In the end, everyone called him Mr. Xie. Among the countless titles people gave him were millionaire, farmer-entrepreneur, philanthropist, producer, and village chief. After thirty years of breaking through the waves, when Time magazine put him on its cover, it used a single word to encompass all his titles: Comrade. 0Votes130.2kRecs212.3kFans
