Novels like Exploiting Hollywood, 1980
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- 101 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
- 102 Strange Tales from Beyond the World 方外志异 Practice diligently and never neglect the Golden Elixir; when your cultivation is complete, you must pay your respects to the Jade Sovereign. The Dao's secrets were passed down through the Jade Light; the truth of the scriptures came from the Yellow Stone. Today I roam beyond the world with gourd and bamboo hat; the old place has lost its master amid mist and rosy clouds. From now on, I am a carefree wanderer among clouds and waters; wooden men, flowers, and birds will see me through my youth. A 0Votes80.8kRecs52.8kFans
- 103 Korean Variety Shows: Starting as an Undercover Agent in New World 韩综：从卧底新世界开始 He is Ding Qing and Li Zicheng’s sworn brother. He is the most deeply embedded insider. He is the sixth great chaebol of the rising South Korea. But before all that, he was just a low-ranking undercover cop who seemed to have been kicked off the force for getting caught up in someone else’s mess. [The New World storyline has begun.] After seeing the words floating before him, Lin Wei made himself a vow. “One day, I’ll have the entire Korean Peninsula under my heel!” New World, The Yellow Sea 3Votes57kRecs242.4kFans
- 104 EN Hound of the Immortal Dynasty 仙朝鹰犬 The Great Yu Immortal Dynasty has endured for a thousand years. A wise ruler sits on the throne, and a court full of powerful ministers serves him. Beneath this age of prosperity, undercurrents swirl. Gods and demons watch from the shadows, while monstrous beings creep through the land. Born into a momentous upheaval unseen in a thousand years, Lianshan Xin enters the game with his own life, rising above the dynasty to hunt emperors and their ministers, and subdue the true dragons of the mortal 3.6kVotes142.4kRecs703.1kFans
- 105 Period: Starting at the Shanghai Dubbing Studio 年代：从魔都译制片厂开始 Jiang Shan, a media mogul, inexplicably transmigrates forty years into the past and decides to turn a lifetime of experience into his golden finger. He glances at the nine jiao in his pocket, then strides into the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio... 0Votes139.7kRecs233.3kFans
- 106 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
- 107 EN The Sword Was Demonic All Along 剑本是魔 Hou Ying devotes himself to pursuing the Dao, but through a twist of fate he's sent undercover to a demonic sect's sword school. Every day, he eagerly awaits the chance to earn merit and rewards so he can return to the Daoist sect… Only after becoming a towering master of the sword does he sorrowfully realize that no one is strong enough to bring him in anymore! 32Votes438.6kRecs541.2kFans
- 108 EN I Can See Everyone's Stats 我能查看人物属性 After transmigrating to a parallel world, he gains the special ability to view people’s status panels. When Xia Xu puts his ability to the test, the dazzling stats of a quiet, overlooked girl in his class nearly blind him. [Name]: Tang Youxin [Life Rating]: 1 [Fate Potential]: Breathtaking Beauty (5 stars), Brings Prosperity to Her Husband (5 stars) Well, people say love at first sight is always about looks, but I, Xia Xu, swear my love at first sight began with her talent. I saw the beauty 0Votes70.2kRecs274.7kFans
- 109 A New Order for Azeroth 艾泽拉斯新秩序 Not for the Alliance, nor for the Horde! For the justice in our hearts, to demand an explanation for all the innocent, and to stand up for the commoners ignored by the nobles, Vanessa VanCleef set herself a small goal: I will destroy Stormwind City first! P.S. P.S. Group number: 639, 265, 715 0Votes229.2kRecs58.3kFans
- 110 EN My Universe in a Bottle 我的瓶中宇宙 Li Qing, a psychiatrist, received a patient who claimed to be the “Creator God.” The patient told him about his transmigration: “Dr. Li, I've discovered that I have a superpower. I can create a microscopic civilization in this room. I've unleashed a great flood to destroy the world more than once, wiping out all its people. But I'm about to die, and I'll die as Pangu.” Li Qing reassured him: “I believe you. I believe you.” The man said, “My death is fated. It will usher in a new era of civilizat 3Votes84.4kRecs337.3kFans
- 111 I Am a Nobleman in England 我在英伦当贵族 Check out my new book, The Rich Man Between Two Worlds: A Crossover Through Film and TV. Who knows when it started, but the big spenders began sharing the aristocratic lifestyle with everyone... You don’t have to be nobility to enjoy pretending. For instance, you could go to a high-end restaurant and try an afternoon tea served in the style of the British royal family. Afterwards, you might feel like you’re positively dripping with nobility from head to to 0Votes252.1kRecs152.2kFans
- 112 EN My Folklore Game Console 我的民俗游戏机 The Wang phase rests, languishes, and dies. The only changing character is eternity. A person's life is a great transformation. From infancy to youth, from maturity to old age, no one can ultimately escape death. One day, Xu Feng happened to obtain a game console. After opening the game, Xu Feng discovered that its professions were all related to life and death. Sewing corpses, excavating tombs, watching graves, burning bones, saving souls, relieving suffering... As the saying goes, the auspicio 960Votes75kRecs347.8kFans
- 113 At First, I Only Wanted to Be an Actor 一开始，我只想做演员 A story about someone full of fantasies about the entertainment industry… The protagonist has a gamer’s attitude, so don’t take it too seriously… PS: This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental! 0Votes283.8kRecs219.3kFans
- 114 The Daily Life of a Great Director 名监督的日常 Akina Nakamori, Rie Miyazawa, Hitomi Kuroki, Miho Nakayama... A film studies PhD transmigrates to 1990s Japan, where the economy is in freefall and beautiful women abound. He swears he’ll become a renowned director. P.S.: A note on terminology: In Japan, a kantoku is a chief director with considerably more authority than an ordinary director. The protagonist is cautious and scheming. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. VIP g 0Votes189.8kRecs154.7kFans
- 115 A Nineteenth-Century Guide to Medicine 十九世纪就医指南 “We live in an innovative city, an age filled with miracles, and the surgery this royal theater brings you is equally epoch-making. Ladies and gentlemen, appearing today is an outstanding young surgeon, a young man renowned for performing more than a thousand operations and repeatedly setting records in various fields, a true pioneer of medicine. Very well, without further praise, please allow me to introduce Professor Kavi Friedrich Heins to you without reservation!” This book is also known as 22Votes75.1kRecs143.8kFans
- 116 I Became a Demon Lord, but Want to Transfer to the Daoist Sect 当了魔君的我想转系去道门 Anonymous question: I’ve been struggling in the demonic path for nine thousand years. Is it too late to switch to the righteous path? Immortal Elder of the South Pole: Of course it’s not too late. As the saying goes, men fear choosing the wrong career, and women fear marrying the wrong man. Choose the wrong path and even another hundred thousand years of effort will be wasted. I see you’ve only been on the demonic path for nine thousand years, so your sunk costs aren’t too high yet. Spend ten or 4Votes26kRecs139.2kFans
- 117 With a Scales of Equivalence, I'm No Demon 拥有等价天平的我不是妖魔 The calamities of time are strange, the calamities of fate are uncanny, and the calamities of destiny are beyond description. When immortal calamities strike, all living beings suffer! Ever wondered what the population dividend is like in the world of cultivation? This book has the answer! Wang Zijia transmigrates and obtains a golden finger that allows him to convert anything into something of equal value, making any transformation to his body 0Votes68.7kRecs355.6kFans
- 118 Starting with Chips in 1991 1991从芯开始 Su Yuanshan, chief architect at Haixin, was reborn in 1991. Back when AMD was still surviving by copying Intel, he began laying the groundwork with EDA, seizing the initiative before the Wassenaar Arrangement. He would give the domestic semiconductor industry a whole new lease on life. A great nation's rise begins with chips! A new novel is underway: Reborn in '99: Starting Out as a Tutor to a Top Student 2Votes217.4kRecs302.5kFans
- 119 All That’s Left Is Noise 余下的，只有噪音 The Big Bird and the Magician represented an era: the age when professional basketball became popular in the land of basketball. They laid the foundations for the likes of His Airness, the dominant OK duo, LeBron, Durant, and Curry to make basketball so beautiful. They helped all those players become billionaires with their own business empires and lofty social standing. But rewind the clock forty years, and such a thing would have been unthinkable. The league was unpopular, and the best player 6Votes270.5kRecs212.5kFans
- 120 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
- 121 Hogwarts' Rogue Professor 霍格沃茨的混子教授 First, Dumbledore knows that Gilderoy Lockhart is a fraud. Second, Luo Ha knows it too, because he transmigrated into Lockhart. The problem now is that Dumbledore plans to invite him to Hogwarts as a cautionary example, while Luo Ha, a fraud who can't even cast the simplest spell, just wants to lie flat and enjoy the enormous fortune his predecessor amassed. But in the end, Luo Ha still went to Hogwarts to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts. Are magical mansions and vaults piled high with Galle 7Votes74.2kRecs230.5kFans
- 122 EN Rise of an Esoteric Academy Monk 从密修学院僧开始 [Nonsense] [Forced connections] [Far-fetched interpretations] [Poorly expressed] An ancient scripture with no words, a timid monk, centuries of chance encounters, and enlightenment in a single lifetime. It all begins at a scripture academy called the Endless White Pagoda Temple, with a monk from the Esoteric Cultivation Academy 18Votes222kRecs307.5kFans
- 123 Chinese Entertainment, 1997 华娱1997 In early 1997, Cao Xuan, who has the memories of a seasoned entertainment writer from the future, appears in Water Margin, the last of CCTV’s Four Great Classical Novels adaptations. The most handsome Ximen Qing in history is born... 2Votes386.2kRecs749.9kFans
- 124 Reborn to Ride the Wave 重生之我要冲浪 Back in the past, Yao Yuan has only one thing on his mind: goofing off… Ahem, I mean surfing! 23Votes1.8MRecs1.6MFans
- 125 The British Civil Servant 大英公务员 The Second World War, which engulfed the entire world, was entering its final stages, but the decline of the British Empire had only just begun. The United States and the Soviet Union looked forward to a glorious future, knowing that the fallen aristocracy was no longer an obstacle. “I do not agree with their ideas, but dismantling British India first is not entirely a bad thing.” 0Votes566.4kRecs426.2kFans
- 126 What's Wrong with One More Person Getting Rich Later? 多我一个后富怎么了 He started out studying medicine but never practiced, then sold TVs, ran into Zhou Huihui, and moved into the sharing economy, where deposits went unrepaid. Next came real estate, where he found some success. At last, he picked a prime property, but never got to top it out… In 2008, Yu Xing woke from a dream to find himself back on the eve of the financial crisis, with his investments in the red. That was the year industry giants took shape and capital awoke. He could only struggle to build his 1.7kVotes1MRecs885.5kFans
- 127 EN Wulong Mountain Cultivation Chronicles 乌龙山修行笔记 A day-to-day chronicle of a rogue cultivator from Wulong Mountain, recording the little moments of a cultivation life... A woman fears marrying the wrong man; a man fears choosing the wrong career. Since Liu Xiaolou became a lowly rogue cultivator from the start, one from Wulong Mountain, notorious for its bandits, he can only accept his lot and struggle to survive in a world ruled by prestigious sects. He busies himself for a single spirit stone, pill, artifact, or spirit herb. The daily necess 1.4kVotes981.3kRecs619.4kFans
- 128 The Princess of Marvel Becomes a Queen 漫威的公主终成王 No matter what I do wrong, I'll be forgiven, because I'm just too beautiful! A magical princess's brand-new journey through another world. A Marvel Universe that brings together numerous movies, TV shows, and games. P.S. I'm a veteran author, so the quality is guaranteed. P.S. Group number: 639, 265, 715 0Votes441.1kRecs113.9kFans
- 129 This Movie Star Wants More Money 这个影帝要加钱 Transmigrating from the Ming dynasty to the year 2000, Ding Xiu can only live a different kind of life this time around. Director: I hear you're good in a fight. I have a role I'd like you to take. It's very difficult. Ding Xiu: Pay me more and it's fine. Director: Actually, I'm hiring you just as insurance. We may not even need you. Ding Xiu: That's not my concern. If you hire me, you have to pay me. Not a single penny less... P.S. New book: The Unscientific Movie Emperor. Feel free to check it 0Votes226kRecs851.8kFans
- 130 EN The Grand Supernal Lineage 超凡大谱系 We create gods and establish faith, using them to chart our salvation. We hold the genealogies and decipher the aether, thereby becoming the All-Knowing One. 102Votes117.7kRecs377.2kFans
- 131 EN Reborn as a Behind-the-Scenes Noble Mage 重生幕后贵族法师 After preparing to transmigrate, Xia Yuan, a high-level player known for his plot-focused mage builds in his previous life, transmigrated into an NPC, and not just any NPC: he was the newly born fourth son of the Empire's Grand Duke! He had intended to embrace a dull aristocratic life, but unexpectedly, the times were changing! His family, the final obstacle, had already been branded villains by the new aristocracy and was about to be crushed beneath the inexorable wheels of history! With no oth 1Votes173.8kRecs303.6kFans
- 132 Reaching for Supremacy in the Ten Kingdoms 问鼎十国 At the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Chai Rong has just ascended the throne, and Zhao Kuangyin is beginning to make his mark. Luo Youdu, a petty official driven to take his own life, becomes a stock transmigrator. From the start, he kicks the legendary charioteer of Gaoliang River, dominates the Ten Kingdoms, expands his influence in every direction, and restores the splendor of the Han and Tang dynasties. 3Votes122.1kRecs305.4kFans
- 133 EN Everyday Adventures in a TV Series 日常系美剧 After transmigrating into the world of American TV shows, he took the unremarkable path of a great doctor to avoid dying young. Along the way, he found friends among the seven from The Big Bang Theory, the six from Friends, and the five from How I Met Your Mother, competed with the doctors of Grey's Anatomy, Dr. House, and The Good Doctor, and encountered the thrills of Gone Girl, Hard Candy, and Orphan. Ordinary days, never dull. Life in an American TV show is full of fun. 0Votes218.2kRecs168.7kFans
- 134 EN Myth: Spiritual Dominator 神话：灵性支配者 Just as primordial Chaos was taking shape, a soul from another world arrived in the desolate void. As the first soul in the world of Chaos, Ryan automatically became the God of Spirituality. However, gods draw their power from divinity, and spirituality was of little importance, so the newly born Ryan was terribly weak. With no other choice, and unwilling to be swept away by the tides of fate, Ryan had to fend for himself. He opened a realm and brought forth life unique to the spiritual world. H 5Votes2.3MRecs1.4MFans
- 135 EN Journey to the West: The Roadblock! 西游：拦路人！ Transmigrating into Journey to the West, he awakens the Roadblocker System. As long as he stops Tang Sanzang and his disciples from continuing their pilgrimage at each trial, he can receive rewards. Block them for three days, reward: the Art of Moving Mountains Block them for seven days, reward: Six-Turn Golden Elixir Block them for half a month, reward: True Dragon Pearl Block them for one month, reward: Acquired Spirit Treasure: Five-Flame Divine Fan Block them for one season, reward: Divine A 424Votes179kRecs861.5kFans
- 136 The Former Wave 前浪 Peng Xiangming spent nine years bedridden, passing the time and what remained of his life by watching movies and listening to music. He never expected to wake up in a parallel world, back in his twenty-one-year-old body and enrolled in film school. At first, he planned to make a little money, then leave and enjoy life. But to his surprise, the works he had made on Earth, already considered outdated there, were wildly popular in this world! So he decided to go with the flow, taking one step at a 3Votes310.5kRecs243kFans
- 137 A Go Legend 围棋传奇 In 2015, the Go AI AlphaGo burst onto the scene, crushing humanity and shocking the world. From then on, people divided Go into two kinds: human Go and machine Go. In the face of Go AI, humanity seemed to have no means of fighting back. Yet when the vast majority of people had already surrendered before the machines, a small handful of foolish people continued to resist. They tried to challenge the machines. These people had only one reason: Go AI could still lose games. Since it could still los 0Votes267.5kRecs71.3kFans
- 138 This Isn't Entertainment 这不是娱乐 Just burn it all down. I'm tired! 0Votes487.4kRecs335.4kFans
- 139 EN The Fox of France 法兰西之狐 A timid engineering major transmigrates to France on the eve of the Revolution for reasons unknown, and becomes the older brother of the future Emperor Napoleon. Should he ride his brother’s coattails and spend the rest of his days living off him, or seize this opportunity to forge a great legacy of his own? 0Votes176.5kRecs132.5kFans
- 140 Hunting the Deer 即鹿 The imperial court held on in the south of the Yangtze, while the Five Barbarians invaded and fought for supremacy. The realm was in turmoil, and heroes rose from every quarter. Who will seize the throne? We will have to see who can distinguish themselves and gain the Mandate of Heaven. 0Votes416.7kRecs123.5kFans
- 141 The Entertainer of the East 东瀛娱乐家 The main story is complete. In the Japanese entertainment scene of the 1990s, sing the songs you like, do what you want, and make friends with people you get along with. In short, this is a story about the protagonist's ongoing growth. It's all just for fun. 2Votes134.2kRecs77.3kFans
- 142 Literary Giant 1879: Lone in France 文豪1879：独行法兰西 Victor Hugo: “You all call me ‘the conscience of France,’ but right now it’s beating in Lionel’s chest!” Émile Zola: “‘Naturalism’ or ‘Realism’? No, only Lionel’s ‘Modernism’ belongs to the twentieth century!” Gustave Flaubert: “Maupassant is my finest student. Lionel is my kindred spirit.” Guy de Maupassant: “Lionel’s only flaw is that he hasn’t contracted the noble, virile disease of syphilis.” Anton Chekhov: “What else do we need in this life besides sunshine, air, water, and laughter? Why, L 1.1kVotes127.1kRecs337.9kFans
- 143 Game of Thrones: The Dragon's Wrath 权游：睡龙之怒 [A Song of Ice and Fire fanfiction] He transmigrates as ‘the true dragon,’ Viserys III Targaryen, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, rightful ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm. 0Votes118kRecs200.9kFans
- 144 Seizing the Yuan 扼元 In 1213 AD, the Jin Kingdom is beginning to weaken, while the Southern Song remains in decline. Western Xia, Dali, Goryeo, and Japan are even less of a force to be reckoned with. An unprecedented power is rising on the plateau, ready to drench the Eurasian continent in the blood of hundreds of millions. With calamity looming, a young man grips his bow and blade, determined to seize fate by the throat. 6Votes283.9kRecs301kFans
- 145 The Golden Age of Entertainment 最佳娱乐时代 My new book, The Striving Years, is now online. These are the worst of times: six major companies monopolize Hollywood. These are the best of times: the internet keeps disrupting traditional business models. Ronan will climb to the pinnacle of this entertainment era and look down upon the countless forests below. 0Votes772.3kRecs264.9kFans
- 146 The Hardy Empire, 1945 哈迪帝国1945 After transmigrating and being reborn in the world of movies and television in 1945, he starts from the bottom and builds an empire of his own. He is a renowned kingpin, the man who built Las Vegas. He establishes private enterprises, and not a single criminal dares cross him. One day, you'll end up in his hands. He can send you to heaven or condemn you to hell. The Hardy Mercenary Corps has the fighting strength of an entire nation. An Yi uses it to protect his businesses around the globe. No o 0Votes245.4kRecs204.3kFans
- 147 The Rogue 顽贼 The second year of Chongzhen, Great Ming Empire. The once-powerful empire stood on the verge of collapse. Within its borders, a courier from Yinchuan raised his arm and took up arms, splintering the realm. Beyond them, the new ruler of Jianzhou waged war in every direction, leading his forces through the passes. Amid the drought that swept across Shaanxi, Liu Chengzong strode across the parched, thousand-mile wasteland, head held high. 20Votes465.9kRecs258.7kFans
- 148 The Los Angeles Detective 洛杉矶神探 A detective transmigrates to America and becomes an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. After getting over his initial confusion, he solves one baffling case after another and earns international renown, becoming known as the most legendary detective in history... 2Votes289.6kRecs397kFans
- 149 Earth's Planetary Governor 地球球长 On this day in 2020, the sun rose as usual. But the people of Earth had no idea that 632 light-years away, Lin Fang, captain of the Divine Fortune, had bought their planet. A few days earlier, he'd overheard a Galactic Alliance official bragging in a restaurant restroom that the solar system was going to be demolished. 0Votes29.1kRecs36.3kFans
- 150 EN Homo Sapiens 智人 The spiral that runs through the evolution of life. The base pairs that hold the secrets of evolution. A mutation at a single moment, millions of years ago, bestowed the prefix “wise” upon an ape beneath the order of primates. But the true power of evolution seems to remain hidden within those pairs of bases. 2Votes185.5kRecs254.4kFans
