Novels like Exploiting Hollywood, 1980
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- 51 Beyond the Burning Embers 燃烬之余 The world has become a wasteland, and the brilliance of civilization has faded away. Humanity has not been wiped out, and the sun's afterglow still illuminates the world. A surviving scavenger walks through the wilderness of a fallen world, dreaming of the distant future. He carries hope in his heart, longing to find a place to settle before that hope runs dry, to carve out a future with his own hands, and to build an immortal monument upon the ashes of the apocalypse. Novel discussion group QQ: 0Votes748.6kRecs58.4kFans
- 52 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
- 53 The American Comics Planar Trading Device 美漫位面交易器 One morning, Josie woke from a dream to find he had transmigrated from the 21st century to Chicago in 1943, where he had become a poor street kid. World War II? For an underage kid like Josie, it was far too distant to matter. As an orphan, the most important thing was figuring out how to survive in this era. Fortunately, he had a Planar Trading System. He figured he could make a comfortable living as a middleman trading goods across time and space. But a few months later, just as life was start 0Votes79.9kRecs303.7kFans
- 54 EN My Obsession with Nen Abilities 我对念能力超有兴趣 After accidentally transmigrating into the world of Hunter x Hunter, Jing Yang set out to explore Nen Ability, all for three things: eternal life, immortality, and indestructibility. 2Votes84.5kRecs109kFans
- 55 I Will Crown Myself King 我必将加冕为王 Mages who call upon the old gods, knights who inherit ancient bloodlines, all yearn for yesterday's glory; The roar of steam engines and the thunder of cannons herald the direction of the future; Anson, stranded in this world, sets out on a road no one has ever imagined; Amid the ashes of the old world…he will surely be crowned king! 1Votes63.4kRecs118.5kFans
- 56 EN The Crown Prince of France 我在法兰西当王太子 Welcome to check out the completed novel, My Lady, Please Stay! [Over 16,000 top-tier subscribers] [An alternate-history power fantasy, with the setting kept as close to the original timeline as possible] I’m in France, just arrived at Versailles, and I’m the crown prince. The only problem is that my father is Louis XVI, and he’ll be executed in a few years... Since neither my father nor the ministers can be relied on, I’ll just have to set France in order myself! First, I’ll make a little money 134Votes125.4kRecs257.2kFans
- 57 The Pirate Princess Becomes a Queen 海贼的公主终成王 After transmigrating as the sole heir of Alabasta, Princess Nefertari Vivi has a fortune worth billions. There's no way she's becoming a pirate, much less joining the Navy. But the ultimate big boss of the pirate world, Imu, has set their sights on her. If she doesn't want to resign herself to a doomed fate, she'll have to fight back and turn the world upside down! But first, she needs to keep a low profile. This world is pretty dangerous... P.S. 1: Female protagonist. Don't read if that's not y 0Votes129kRecs93.4kFans
- 58 The Far Eastern Tycoon of Republican China 民国之远东巨商 The Han family’s shipping company, Xinyi He, is on the brink of collapse. But the loyal, honest eldest brother insists on continuing to fight tooth and nail in this quagmire against a cunning, unscrupulous rival. Facing trouble both within and without, Han Huaiyi, whose reputation was once in tatters, decides to restore his family’s fortunes, starting now. 0Votes97.9kRecs100.5kFans
- 59 From Cutting-Edge Tech to Mega-Projects 从黑科技到超级工程 Ye Ming, an electronics engineer, was delighted to receive the Super Project System. In an era when even designing chips with EDA tools meant having to beg for approval, Ye Ming began a battle of wits with the System. Starting with brain-computer interfaces, he introduced entirely new architectures and systems, achieved quantum supercomputing, upended the traditional semiconductor and information industries, and ushered humanity into a new era of faster-than-light information. And in the eyes of 0Votes112.5kRecs288.4kFans
- 60 The Black Gold Overlord 黑金霸主 An oil industry worker transmigrates forty years into the past and becomes a disciple of the King of Oil. In this golden age, he rises from disciple to a generation-defining overlord. 0Votes80.4kRecs45.1kFans
- 61 The Greatest Traitor of the Li Dynasty 李朝万古一逆贼 The Veritable Records of the Li Dynasty, Chronicle of Sunjong runs to tens of thousands of words, yet leaves behind just one phrase: Traitor for the ages! 0Votes266.5kRecs17.6kFans
- 62 No Love Letters in the Exorcist's Notebook 驱魔笔记中不许夹带情书 Guns and cannons suppress all gods, demons, monsters, and ghosts; flesh and blood forge a wall across the multiverse! In Year Two of the Ming Kingdom, Tianmen City is struggling to rebuild after the war. Chaos is everywhere, and evil spirits run rampant. Poor children learn to fend for themselves early. Poor soldiers have to learn to earn their own spending money. My name is Wang Yunxiao, a field agent with the Special Affairs Bureau. I’m responsible for dealing with all kinds of monsters and ev 6Votes68.4kRecs183kFans
- 63 I Became a Literary Master in Tokyo 我在东京当文豪 This Japan seems a little different. After the bubble burst, everything was underlined. The writers who should have emerged never did. Instead, a number of authors could only offer feeble criticism of the world... This Japan needs a literary giant, a beacon of thought... Chen Chu transmigrated into this world and became Kitajima Koma, a waiter at an izakaya. Looking at his solitary self and his uncertain future, Kitajima Koma decided to make money using the advantages he had. And so a novel call 0Votes31kRecs138.3kFans
- 64 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
- 65 An Infinite-Flow World Where Combat Power Doesn’t Matter 战力学不存在的无限流世界 “Where Has the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei Era Gone?” “The Savior of the Japanese Police Has Been Missing for Two Whole Months!” “Unbelievable Detective Skills! The New Great Detective, ‘Sleeping Kogoro’!” Looking at the newspaper clippings spread across my hands, I knew I had to venture in, even if it was the lair of a dragon or tiger. That despairing place, that city of crime and sin, that capital of detectives: Beika City. Also known as: How to Build a Large Transnational Organization from 23Votes68.1kRecs177.8kFans
- 66 The Ming Dynasty’s Black Sails 大明黑帆 That year, European civilization, laden with silver, silk, and gunpowder, collided in a blaze of passion amid the black tides and monsoon winds. That year, after the disastrous defeat at Sarhu, the Ming Dynasty saw two emperors die in quick succession, leaving the empire battered by storms. For the world, this was the golden age of exploration. For the Ming, it was a golden age of factional strife. In this age of great upheaval, Lin Qian quietly arrived in the Ming Dynasty and became a pirate. W 1.3kVotes104.7kRecs384.8kFans
- 67 Back to 1995 重返1995 In 1995 America, the internet had only just caught fire, cell phones were still brick-sized, and Hollywood films had yet to enter the age of special effects. The arrival of Song Yang would usher in a whole new era. The media marveled that he was the new Howard Hughes. Just as Hughes had once blazed trails and driven countless people wild, Song Yang went even further than Hughes had, changing an entire era. But when asked about the media's verdict, Song Yang simply replied, “I am who I am. Histor 1Votes75.9kRecs166.7kFans
- 68 It All Begins with the Cat-and-Mouse Game 从猫鼠游戏开始 A game of cat and mouse. Who’s the cat, and who’s the mouse? Perhaps today you’re a soldier, but tomorrow you’re a thief hiding in a dark corner. Or maybe we should just wipe them all out and take everything for ourselves? 0Votes124.1kRecs101.2kFans
- 69 1635: The Han Wind Rises Again 1635汉风再起 A soul from the future merges with the mind of a young man from the late Ming dynasty. Leading a band of scattered pirates, he washes up in Australia and makes it his base, building a brand-new world and sending the spirit of Han culture sweeping across the globe once more. 0Votes105.6kRecs155kFans
- 70 I Really Can't Act 我真不会演戏啊 “I’m going to take my talent into the entertainment industry…” “But you can’t actually act.” “Having a good face is enough.” 0Votes79.3kRecs127.3kFans
- 71 What Do You Mean, Retiring from the Underworld? I’m No Crime Boss 什么金盆洗手，我又不是龙头大佬 Everyone in the underworld burns yellow paper, worships Guan Yu, drinks blood wine, and kowtows to swear brotherhood. But who actually keeps the Second Master’s virtues of loyalty, righteousness, benevolence, courage, trust, propriety, and wisdom in their heart? 1980, the New Territories, Tseung Kwan O, the ancestral hall’s incense room. The brothers draw lots to determine life or death. Yin Zhaotang holds incense in both hands and kneels on one knee, praying to Lord Guan for protection. He rece 0Votes156.5kRecs509.8kFans
- 72 Back to the Roaring Eighties 重返火红年代 Liu Hai transmigrates to the fiery-red era, starting by cobbling together a motorcycle. Motorcycles, cars, trucks, tank engines... Along the way, Liu Hai creates an industrial age of his own. 7Votes166.1kRecs324.7kFans
- 73 The Leader of the Kunlun Sect in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 倚天崆峒掌派人 From a grand dream, awakened memories of a past life stir; in a chaotic age, he struggles to stay alive. Then, by the roadside, he hears a familiar accent and realizes he has entered the world of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. From then on, his worthless life blazes into the martial world. Fortunately, he is born with extraordinary talent and gains a place within the Kunlun sect. Divine arts and wondrous techniques, insight into yin and yang. Profound mastery of all things, striving for trut 237Votes37.9kRecs280.8kFans
- 74 The Path to Immortality 长生仙路 After transmigrating to a cultivation world for ten years, Lin Shan finally got his golden finger. He unexpectedly discovered that he could enhance things. Cultivation techniques, pills, magical treasures, divine abilities, materials: he could enhance them all... A thousand autumns in a dream. What year is it now? If you won't strive in this life, how can you become an immortal? 160Votes140.3kRecs213.6kFans
- 75 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
- 76 I Write Web Novels in America 我在美国写网文 Reborn in America in 1995, he carried in his head all the online novels he had read in his previous life. See how he uses feel-good fiction to shake up America’s bestseller lists and become a pop culture icon like Stan Lee. In the twentieth century, what was Hollywood’s biggest IP gold mine? Comics and online fiction! “Netflix? Without online fiction, it would be nothing!” said the Disney president. 0Votes112.2kRecs89kFans
- 77 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
- 78 The Great Era: 2010 大时代之2010 Also known as Reborn: The Mobile Internet Empire In 2010, the PC era, the three giants BAT dominated the internet industry, towering above their rivals. The rise of Apple and Android smartphones opened the door to the mobile internet. Zhou Yujie, a senior ByteDance programmer, returns to his youth and builds a vast mobile internet empire... (The author has also completed an older novel, Reborn: The Rise of a Tycoon, a purely business-focused urban story. If you enjoy this genre, go check it out! 0Votes41.5kRecs82.5kFans
- 79 Reborn in Tokyo's Bubble Era 重生东京泡沫时代 Reborn in Tokyo in 1986, Tao Zhiming rises with effortless flair during the bubble era. Starting in Tokyo, he becomes one of the most influential young men behind the dazzling spectacle of the age. Wealth and women; power and fame. Like a hunter from another dimension, Tao Zhiming sets his sights on prey that includes the hearts of people around the world, soon to be swept up in the information age. An urban business novel with no System. If it suits your taste, please click to add it to your co 5Votes161.5kRecs342.6kFans
- 80 I Have a Sanctuary 我有一个庇护所 George transmigrates to the Middle Ages and becomes a baron. He also inherits the legacy of the God of Sanctuary. But he soon discovers that this world is not only shrouded in a great fog, but also awaits a famine and the apocalypse! [I've eaten the last half-loaf of black bread. If I can't find food today, I'll have no choice but to take this battered hammer and walk int 0Votes55kRecs140.5kFans
- 81 EN Reborn in Russia as an Oligarch 重生俄罗斯当寡头 Reborn at the turn of the century, he’s in Moscow, just off the plane and getting ready to study abroad... Wang Ye had only wanted to be comfortably well-off and live a simple, happy life. But pushed along by the hand of fate, he finds himself heading down the path of an oligarch! 5Votes175.3kRecs418.3kFans
- 82 Reborn, Starting with E-Commerce 重生从电商开始 A senior executive in e-commerce returns to his college campus. Facing the sweeping, turbulent age of the mobile internet, Luo Xiu sighs and says: “I have face blindness, I’m not interested in money, and I come from an ordinary family. My only distinction is that my house is a little bigger...” 0Votes53.5kRecs91.1kFans
- 83 EN Chicago 1990 芝加哥1990 Transmigration, the 1990s, Chicago, American entertainment, composing, screenwriting, producing, media conglomerate 66Votes2.7MRecs896kFans
- 84 EN Harry Potter and the Old Ones 哈利波特与旧日支配者 When Harry Potter meets the world of Cthulhu. When scientific thinking collides with Magical Theory. When… P.S. This story has no pairings and no romance. Readers who enjoy this book are welcome to join group chat 514105437 to discuss writing ideas or vent about real life and let off some steam. 0Votes37.5kRecs99.5kFans
- 85 Simulation: Starting with Bizarre Animals 模拟：从奇葩动物开始 The simulation ends, and he obtains the entry: A Fight to the Finish! Staring at the entry, Zhao Meng is dumbfounded. “How am I supposed to use this entry?” “Oh! There’s an injured fox here!” … Years later, a woman as beautiful as a celestial maiden appears before him, cooing: “My lord, I’ve come to repay your kindness!” This book is also known as From Transforming Monsters 0Votes39.2kRecs141kFans
- 86 Hollywood Production 好莱坞制作 The general public adores him, while film critics loathe him. Duke is that kind of director. His box-office hits feature dazzling fast cuts, endless explosions and fight scenes, and two hundred percent audiovisual thrills, constantly sending audiences' adrenaline through the roof. Film critics don't like him. “Duke doesn't care about your soul! He's a sadist! He tortures your eyes and ears without mercy!” “I 0Votes191.6kRecs143.7kFans
- 87 Chinese Entertainment: Starting Out as a Male Model 华娱从男模开始 He wakes up in 2015 and enters the entertainment industry as a male model. Don’t tell me about powerful backgrounds, impressive connections, or how corrupt the unspoken rules are. Bai Liang, living a second life, says he’s never suffered much in either one. The worst thing he’s had to stomach is iced coffee, and the heaviest thing he’s ever carried is Valentino. Making it in the industry comes down to two words: Luck! He’s going to find out what this entertainment industry is really like. Some p 39Votes506.1kRecs717.4kFans
- 88 EN The Legendary Life of a Certain American Comic Character 某美漫的传奇人生 New book: A Certain Marvel Super Player The Marvel universe sets sail anew! This time, it’s a story about Locke! Name: Locke. Profession: Player! The only player! 13Votes119.8kRecs393.3kFans
- 89 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
- 90 The Han Dynasty's Lingering Smoke 汉鼎余烟 The great Han Dynasty is gradually nearing its end. Over the course of decades, the human world has become a land of ghosts, its plains shrouded in bones. Dragons and serpents rise throughout the realm, each vying to seize the throne. Amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a young warrior rises with a blade in hand and gazes around in bewilderment, only to see that heroes still stand tall. The Han Dynasty’s cauldron still smolders. Who will carry on its legacy? 11Votes316.9kRecs229.8kFans
- 91 The Top Scholar 状元郎 A man may rise from a farm boy in the morning to the emperor’s court by night. But when the emperor is away, he spends every night in the Leopard Room. Tang Yin: My adoptive father saved me. Wang Shouren: If he hadn’t saved me, the Embroidered Uniform Guard would have killed me on the way. Yang Shen: Since there is Yu, why must there be Liang? I think he stole my top scholar title and my wife... Yan Song: My adoptive father taught me how to be an official and saved my career. Zhu Shou: Fa 898Votes597.2kRecs694.8kFans
- 92 Starting as Real Madrid's Defensive Midfielder 从皇马踢后腰开始 At first, he was an utterly ordinary defensive midfielder. Then, by chance, he picked up a little playmaking, learned to drive forward with the ball, and even mastered a few free kicks. And that was when the football world got lively. Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo loved him. He was handsome and had a way with words, but more importantly, he covered for them so they could focus on at 0Votes75.7kRecs459kFans
- 93 The Last Light of the Later Ming 后明余晖 Thanks to an elder whose origins are unknown, the decaying dynasty is reborn in another form, surviving for more than two hundred years thereafter. Then, across the vast Pacific, steel, explosives, and oil will compose the most magnificent tableau in human history. So, for the ancient Ming Empire, is this truly a final resurgence before its death? ˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉ "How can this Z Fleet have five battleships?" "Can the Shermans still run rampant on the islands?" "Can the Mustangs and Corsairs still dom 2Votes109.3kRecs258.9kFans
- 94 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
- 95 Hunting Hollywood 狩猎好莱坞 A director from the mainland, born many years in the future, accidentally returns to Hollywood in 1986. From then on, he begins his legendary journey toward gaining control of the world’s largest center of the film and television industry. 0Votes527.7kRecs139.3kFans
- 96 Building America: My Campaign Manager Is Roosevelt 缔造美利坚：我竞选经理是罗斯福 My name is Leo Wallace. I'm a history PhD student, and I'm $137,542.89 in debt. At the darkest point in my life, I lost my job. The reason? I trashed a tech giant called Omni online, and they “optimized” me right out of a job. I thought my life was going to be like Rickshaw Boy, until an uninvited intruder showed up in my head. He said his name was Franklin D. Roosevelt. Yes, that one, the guy on the dime. “Kid, stop ranting online. It doesn't work.” “Want to take them down? I'll teach you how.” 0Votes89.4kRecs234.6kFans
- 97 I'm Really a Female Star 我真是女明星 The making of a perfect heroine: the story of how an "ordinary" beauty grows step by step into an all-around superstar. PS: This is an entertainment-industry novel set in a parallel world. Readers who enjoy this kind of story can dive right in. The new book, "Transformed into a Stunning Beauty, I Do Whatever I Want," is now being serialized. Feel free to check it out 0Votes143kRecs119.2kFans
- 98 EN Cultivation: A Dead End! 修仙死路一条！ Meng Nan, a young man from Earth, dies in a car accident and transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, only to discover Cultivating immortality! A dead end! … P.S. The author has already completed the ten-thousand-subscriber hit The Yellow Court Taoist Master, as well as Starting with the Dao Fruit, which reached 30,000 peak subscribers. Give them a read if you're interested. 0Votes72.4kRecs208.7kFans
- 99 The Traffic King of Chinese Entertainment 华娱之流量天王 In 2014, Yuan Hua left the K-pop group EXO and returned to China, ushering in the grand “traffic idol era” of Chinese entertainment... The author's new Chinese entertainment novel, My Ex-Brother-in-Law, is ready for you to binge. Come and check it out, everyone! 0Votes87.7kRecs175.7kFans
- 100 I Really Don't Want to Fight the Gods 我真不想跟神仙打架 Back in the 1990s, that innocent era when gods clashed, Jing Xiaoqiang puts his peerless instincts and voice, along with his unflappable, couldn't-care-less attitude, to work as a top-tier arts professional. He clocks in, takes the stage, clocks out. Worship and glory in the music world? To hell with all that. 5Votes1.5MRecs460kFans
