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- 51 Now That I'm Reborn, Who'd Still Be an Actor? 都重生了谁还做演员啊 (A showbiz novel with an academic, research-focused flavor. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing.) “System, give me the ‘Script Scanner’ so I can study advanced mathematics.” “I’ll look into the insight-granting ‘Mind Maze’ ability and research special-effects development.” “Activate ‘Manifold Reconstruction’ and design a plan for the aerospace group’s new project.” System: “???” After being blacklisted for years because he signed an exploitative contract, Luo Luo had seen the warmth and c 1Votes25.8kRecs155.6kFans
- 52 What? Every Version of Liu Tianxian Has Come to Life! 什么？各种版本的刘天仙成真了！ What should I do when Xiaolongnu comes out of a text simulator and moves into my house...? Oh no! Wang Yuyan, Bai Xiuzhu, Zhao Linger... They’ve all come too!!! Zhang Yi: “Aunt Liu, would it be all right to add a few more daughters to your household registration?” Liu Tianxian: “???” 0Votes22.7kRecs39.8kFans
- 53 Reshaping the Chinese Entertainment Industry 重塑华娱人生 A young director whose career was just taking off hadn't even had the chance to show what he could do when he was reborn in the body of a rich second-generation student with terrible grades, bringing the memories of two lifetimes with him. Can he win a place for himself in the Chinese entertainment industry as it rapidly develops after the turn of the millennium? A few years later, Wu Yuan looks at the array of trophies before him with a helpless expression. “I'm a director, not a screenwriter.. 1Votes6.6kRecs79.9kFans
- 54 Top-Tier Star: Starting by Winning Over the Fairy Sister 顶流影帝：从攻略神仙姐姐开始 [Started with 500 first-month subscribers, now up to 1,500!] After dying suddenly in an accident, Wang Yi wakes up to discover he has transmigrated into the body of the most handsome guy at the Shanghai Theatre Academy! And that's not all: he's taking part in a couples' variety show with the Fairy Sister herself! His System awakens, and as long as he wins over Qianqian, he can earn all kinds of rewards... Villas, luxury cars, checks: he's got it all. Singing, acting, and driving skills are all w 0Votes30.4kRecs59.3kFans
- 55 This Movie Star Is Playing Himself 这个影帝本色出演 Murong Fu unexpectedly arrived in the real world and became Mu Rong, a minor actor with no name to speak of. He was going to audition for a role in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: Murong Fu. Am I playing myself? The most handsome Murong Fu in history was born. The real world also gained an irresistibly charismatic action star. … 0Votes8.2kRecs28.2kFans
- 56 That's How You Become a Superstar 这就是套路巨星 It’s 2003, the best of times and the worst of times! The strange, surging tide from the internet has yet to sweep in. TV dramas haven’t been hijacked by traffic-chasing young stars, and the film industry is still in its infancy. With help from the All-Purpose Cliché System, Xu Jin, an extra who has spent two years scraping by at Hengdian World Studios, begins his rise to the top with Liu Jinyuan in Chinese Paladin! Keywords: sweet romance, celebrities, laid-back daily life, one female lead 0Votes17.8kRecs25.3kFans
- 57 The Best Actor: My Entertainment Era 影帝：我的娱乐时代 It starts with the acting department of the Film Academy’s Class of 2002. Zhang Yuanjun swore he’d become a good actor, one even more famous than his classmate Liu Yifei! 0Votes36.3kRecs78.8kFans
- 58 Painting the Heart with Light and Shadow 光影绘心 When a top-tier star accidentally kicks a cool, aloof photographer in Shangri-La, she immediately adds him on WeChat: “I'll pay your medical bills!” From then on, she chats philosophy with him late into the night, shoves work offers at him, insists he photograph her, and even conspires with her friends and family to set him up. The cool, aloof guy gradually falls for her: “How does this woman keep breaching my firewall while shining like a star?” (One female lead: Liu. Everyday-life focus.) 3Votes38.1kRecs20.6kFans
- 59 Chinese Entertainment Starts at Art School 华娱从艺校开始 Sent back to the past by his computer, I get to make a fresh choice in this life. I choose beauties like jade, a life of wealth, and the worlds of film and entertainment. In this life, I want Liu Tianxian and Da Mimi to be my senior schoolmates; I want Gu Xiaona, Zhou Dongyu, and Yang Zini to be my junior schoolmates; I want Li Xian, Zhu Yilong, and Bai Jingting to call me boss. The story focuses on making movies, with TV dramas and other projects as supporting elements 0Votes17kRecs127.6kFans
- 60 Chinese Showbiz: Rising to Fame at the Fengshen Training Camp 华娱，从封神训练营开始爆红 Cheng Chi, a third-rate actor, worked hard all his life, only to discover that the wife he’d loved for ten years had been cheating on him. Even the child he’d cherished for five years wasn’t his. As he lay dying, she didn’t hesitate to tell the doctor to pull the plug. Reborn in 2016, he swore that in this life, no matter how wonderful a woman might be, she wouldn’t stop him from moving forwar 0Votes7.5kRecs72.7kFans
- 61 After My Divorce, I Met a Goddess 离婚后，我遇到了天仙 Zhang Pingchuan, a down-and-out, disillusioned middle-aged man. Liu Qianqian, a dazzling superstar. Think their meeting will be a romantic encounter beneath the golden wind and jade dew? No. It’s Zhang Pingchuan repeatedly humiliating himself in front of Liu Qianqian. Yet, amid all the misunderstandings, their hearts slowly draw closer. The imbalance in their social standing, the gap between their careers, and the disparity in their identities all put their relationship through one trial after a 0Votes9.9kRecs17.6kFans
- 62 Reborn: Starting as the Top Scorer in the Arts Entrance Exam 重生从艺考状元开始 [Can you imagine a young actor like me winning the Grand Slam for Best Actor?] Being reborn is precisely for creating miracles! This is the story of an old bit-part actor drifting in Beijing who creates an acting miracle after being reborn! 3Votes52.5kRecs365.1kFans
- 63 Reborn in 2009, I Met the Celestial Beauty 重生2009，我和天仙相遇了 Looking back on his life, Chen Lei had few regrets. He had always had everything he needed. But when he returned to the early summer of 2009, just after graduating from college, he decided to take a different path and create a Chinese entertainment dream of his own. 1. This book is entirely fictional and has nothing to do with reality. Everything is pure imagination, a dream that will never come true. 2. One female lead, Old Liu. No System. 0Votes22.8kRecs53.7kFans
- 64 Chinese Showbiz: My Era of Stardom 华娱：我的星光时代 In 2002, Hero ushered in the era of big-budget commercial Chinese-language films. Industry professionals followed suit, and commercial blockbusters sprang up like mushrooms after the rain. Chen Shuo, reborn with a second chance, looks at this booming film market and decides he wants in too. Get famous, make money! 0Votes10.3kRecs106kFans
- 65 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
- 66 Once You Enter Chinese Showbiz, You're in Too Deep 一入华娱深似海 Given a second chance at life, Li Chen refuses to fade into obscurity. Under the spotlight, there are only flowers and applause. As Li Chen makes his way to the top, the entertainment industry at home undergoes a complete transformation. He is the entertainment industry’s cleaner, the unattainable ideal of countless female stars, and the only lifelong partner of the celestial beauty. 7Votes32.5kRecs173.6kFans
- 67 Chinese Showbiz: A Myth Begins in 2004 华娱神话2004 In 2004, Kung Fu burst onto the scene, House of Flying Daggers was widely criticized, and A World Without Thieves made Wang Baoqiang an overnight sensation. But what film fans truly remembered about that year was a young man named Li Mu. That year, a transmigrator from the future plunged headfirst into China’s entertainment industry. 0Votes26.1kRecs129.8kFans
- 68 I Wrote Five Thousand Years of Chinese History 我，谱写中华上下五千年 Chen Fan, a young man from Earth, transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a humble tour guide. System: Visit West Lake and obtain The Legend of the White Snake. System: Visit Mount Lu and obtain Li Bai's Poems. System: Visit Tengwang Pavilion and obtain Preface to Tengwang Pavilion. System: Visit Chang'an and obtain Records of the Grand Historian... He also accepts a mission to chronicle five thousand years of Chinese history. Ah... You ask who Li Bai is? I can't tell you that. You say the 0Votes77.1kRecs198.5kFans
- 69 The Fan 歌迷 (The dad-with-a-kid storyline starts at 2 million words, Chapter 821. There are lots of cute little-kid scenes, so welcome back, longtime readers! QAQ) I used to be a music fan too. I worked just a little bit harder and became the God of Song. That summer, Yang Qian wanted to sing and received a “Music Fan” System from Earth. He never expected that he would go on to lead Chinese pop music into a new era of glory. (The author has the long-running, highly popular novel The Literary Life of a Dad, 0Votes178.1kRecs90.3kFans
- 70 Chinese Showbiz: The Age of Genius 华娱：天才时代 Now that I’ve been reborn, I could make a fortune with my eyes closed. Why make movies? It’s exhausting, thankless work, and you can easily get mobbed online! Only an idiot would make movies! Movies. Not even a dog would make them! … … Woof, woof! … This is an era brimming with genius, with countless talents who have captured the attention of their times. A pig can fly when it catches the right wind. And people can reach for the sky when they catch it. 33Votes21.1kRecs75.2kFans
- 71 Chinese Showbiz: The Heavenly Fairy's Private Photographer-Director 华娱：天仙的私摄大导 [Reborn] [System] [Chinese Entertainment] [Director] [Feel-Good] [Pure Love] [Goddess] [Anti-Trope] "Director Zhou! Netizens have praised you as the greatest director since the turn of the millennium. Is there anything you'd like to say to them?" "I owe it all to my beloved, Ms. Liu Yifei. Without her, I wouldn't be where I am today!" Zhou Ye looked at the breathtaking goddess in the audience, moved to tears, and spoke honestly. Others might think he was showing off his relationship, but little 159Votes9.8kRecs59.8kFans
- 72 The Strange Immortal Clan 诡仙族 The Qingqing Immortal Clan enjoys endless lifespans. The Netherworld Immortal Clan holds endless treasures. Reborn in another life, my name remains in the clan register. My Dharma throne reaches the azure heavens: a true cultivator. P.S. I want to write about the immortals and immortal clans in my heart. 0Votes8.5kRecs28.2kFans
- 73 Waiting for the Wind Where There Is Wind 去有风的地方等风来 Zhang Wentao, a Michelin-starred chef, arrives at the Courtyard in the Breeze and meets the characters from Meet Yourself. The stories that follow... The main storyline is based on Meet Yourself, with side plots incorporating The Most Ordinary Human Kindness, A Good Man, Anjuke, Ode to Joy, and more. 0Votes10.5kRecs42.5kFans
- 74 Time-Space Cohabitation: How Did I Become a Mogul in Chinese Entertainment? 超时空同居：怎么就成了华娱大佬 I opened my eyes, then closed them. When I opened them again, there was suddenly someone beside me. Who am I? Where am I? How did I become a big shot in Chinese entertainment? Stay away from me, chubby Xixi! It all started with an incident involving a time-space cohabitation... 0Votes23.9kRecs50.6kFans
- 75 In the Tang Dynasty, Building a Legendary Empire 人在大唐，打造神话王朝 After transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty, Li Ming always thought he was in an ordinary historical world. But after acquiring the National Destiny System, he found that the more the Tang Dynasty advanced in level, the greater his rewards became. As things unfolded, he gradually changed the entire dynasty, sending it on a path of transformation toward fantasy, mythology, and a realm powered by national destiny. Until one day, a monk tried to take Li Shimin to the underworld. Countless Human Empero 0Votes18.1kRecs156.8kFans
- 76 EN My Ninja Cat Thinks I'm Weak, So It Stole the Rumble-Rumble Fruit 我家忍猫嫌我弱，偷来响雷果实 Kazekaze transmigrated into the world of Naruto and became a member of the Uchiha clan. After countless failed attempts to awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan, he had less than a year before the Night of the Massacre. To stay alive, he worked out several possible plans. Abandon Konoha and join the Akatsuki. Turn over a new leaf and get close to Hiruzen Sarutobi. Build a bond with Itachi Uchiha. But no matter which plan he considered, they all led to a dead end. With no other options, Kazekaze complain 0Votes17.9kRecs191.1kFans
- 77 I'm a Triple-Crown Director, So Being a Versatile Talent Makes Perfect Sense 我一个三金导演十项全能很合理吧 After being reborn, Lu Rui returns to 2001, having made brainless short dramas in his previous life. He also brings along a [Ten-Disciplines-All-Rounder Director] System! Goal: Reach the pinnacle of life! But the System refuses to play by the rules! The from-the-start quest is to adapt a Hollywood movie for a Chinese audience? The reward is all kinds of directing techniques from Hollywood directors? The temptation is irresistible! Let’s do it! I’ll adapt Hollywood films! I’ll direct! I’ll borrow 414Votes105.5kRecs316.8kFans
- 78 Chinese Showbiz: The Celestial Beauty Really Wants to Improve 华娱：天仙真的太想进步了 Gu Bei was reborn in New York, back in the year he had just started college. He acquired a treasure trove of entertainment, instantly turning from a level-zero novice into a max-level expert. So he decisively chose a path he'd never taken in his previous life: first, use his max-level directing skills to make a fortune in Hollywood, then return to China and become a major capitalist. Just as he was struggling to get his career off the ground, a beautiful, wealthy woman who claimed to be his cous 0Votes36.7kRecs88.9kFans
- 79 Saving Regrets in Chinese Showbiz 华娱拯救意难平 A reborn story wearing the skin of the Chinese entertainment industry~ Returning to age eighteen, Sun Yi discovered that his original life had developed a slight deviation. Still, it was no big deal~ When he was preparing to follow the big shots by starting his own business and embarking on a life full of bugs, he unexpectedly discovered that a female classmate from high school was actually a major celebrity in his previous life. On his first visit to a film set, he encountered the fairy- 0Votes30kRecs177.5kFans
- 80 Showbiz: I’m at the Top 娱乐：我就是顶峰 Is the Chinese entertainment industry finished? Have domestic films entered an era of one-upmanship in making terrible movies? Li Qiutang is here. He'll become the mountain everyone else has to look up to! 0Votes46.7kRecs87.9kFans
- 81 This Taoist Is Set on Becoming a Movie Star 贫道就要当影帝 A Taoist comes down from the mountain to make it in show business. As long as you're willing to pay extra. Fight choreography, feng shui for film sets, face reading and fortune telling for the lead actors: I'll take care of it all, and you can get a discount if you bundle the services! Li Qing: “Director, is there any movie emperor who gives you a better deal than this humble Daoist?” 0Votes14kRecs104.4kFans
- 82 The Movie Star's Mental State Is a Little Unstable 影帝的精神状态不太稳定 Huo Yunting wasn't in a very good state of mind, because he was so deeply immersed in his role. 0Votes29.2kRecs165.6kFans
- 83 A Great Director from the Cinematography Department 华娱之摄影系大导 They say that in a big forest, there are all kinds of birds. Wu Chen, a graduate of the photography department at the Beijing Film Academy, wants to see what kinds of birds there are in the dazzling, bizarre world of cinema. Back in the early 2000s, Zhang Yimou's "Hero" has already become a nationwide hit, and the era of big-budget Chinese-language films has arrived. Wu Chen, the “new generation's top dog” in the Beijing Film Academy's photography department, is just starting out from humble 355Votes187.9kRecs272.9kFans
- 84 Reborn Into an Encounter, I Am Pursued by the Celestial Beauty 重生相遇，我被天仙倒追 What is Huaxia? The beauty of its garments makes it Hua; the grandeur of its rites and ceremonies makes it Xia. What is fashion? A social trend formed by the union of its time and its tastes. What era are we living in now? Look, the wind has risen in our homeland, stirring the flag of Huaxia. Time turns back. Xiangyang, who is promoting Huaxia culture in the fashion world, unexpectedly collides with the celestial beauty Tianxian. Together, they create a dazzling spectacle and a brilliant future. 6Votes56kRecs71.2kFans
- 85 Chinese Showbiz: Starting at Beijing Film Academy in 2002 华娱从北电2002开始 Li Mu, a graduate of the University of Southern California’s film directing program, earned an Oscar nomination for his debut film in 2023. Before he could enjoy the intoxicating fame and fortune, he was reborn in 2002. That year, Hero had yet to premiere, and the era of blockbuster Chinese films had yet to arrive… (New book: A Great Director of Photography in Chinese Entertainment) 0Votes39kRecs193.6kFans
- 86 The Fringe Artist of Showbiz 娱乐圈的边缘艺术家 Back in 1994, Chen Li'an has no desire to become an award-winning actor or a great director. He just wants to be an outsider in the entertainment industry and talk about art with beautiful women. Talking about art is fine! But there's no way I'll let you win my heart! When interviewed by reporters, the beautiful women of the entertainment industry all spoke from the heart. “He's the most charming man I've ever met.” 0Votes50.5kRecs140.4kFans
- 87 A Bard Makes His Way in Showbiz 吟游诗人混迹娱乐圈 “The character has gained the Heart of a Bard and successfully taken up the Bard class...” Shuoshuo, have you ever thought about becoming an actor? An actor? Chen Shuo glanced at his class panel and fell into thought. Come to think of it, he might actually be a good fit... 0Votes42.7kRecs106.4kFans
- 88 The Millennium's Great Director 千禧大导演 Section Chief Jia: "You sell pirated discs and you want to make movies?" Wu Yuan: "A sudden breeze ripples a pool of spring water." Section Chief Jia: "Speak plainly!" Wu Yuan: "None of your damn business!" Returning to the turn of the millennium, the Fifth Generation directors had already achieved fame and success, while the Sixth Generation directors were still struggling underground. The golden age of Chinese-language cinema had only just begun. Wu Yuan glanced up at the world and chose t 0Votes41.9kRecs225.6kFans
- 89 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
- 90 From Village Team to Football Powerhouse 从乡村球队走向豪门 In a corner of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, a group of people gaze up at the brilliant night sky, watching meteors blaze across the darkness. Even from the poorest of places, they dream of reaching the grandest stage and unleashing their passion and ambition. Sweat, hard work, smiles, and tears: together, they paint a brilliant future. Football isn't a matter of life and death, but it is more important than life and death! This isn't one person's story. It's the story of a whole group of people. 0Votes43.3kRecs58.3kFans
- 91 Showbiz Through the Ages: My Girlfriends Are All Top-Tier Stars 华娱春秋，我的女友都是顶流 3Votes66.8kRecs137.4kFans
- 92 Chinese Showbiz: The Days the Celestial Fairy and I Swapped Bodies 华娱：我和天仙互穿的日子 One day, Yu Ming suddenly swaps bodies with a famous star from the past. Then a super-rich woman from the real world comes looking for him. Years later, Yu Ming tells their child: Son! Listen to your old man! Your mom shoved a free ride right into my mouth! What could I do! If you can learn even a fraction of your dad's skills, you'll never have to worry about going hungry! 0Votes20.6kRecs48.6kFans
- 93 Reborn: A Wild Dream of Entertainment 文娱重生狂想曲 My new book, Back to 1983: My Literary Era, is out now. I hope you’ll support it! Reborn in 1997, he starts out as a writer, making waves in the literary world and watching the tides rise and fall with a smile. He uses directing to tell the story of his life, turning the entertainment industry upside down as he witnesses the changing times. The redemptive journey of a man scarred by trauma. A brilliant era in the rise of China. He leaves his own mark on the times. 0Votes22.5kRecs136.9kFans
- 94 I Really Am the Military Arts School Heartthrob, Don’t Laugh! 我真是军艺校草，不许笑！ Shen Yi had been praised as a handsome guy and the campus heartthrob ever since he was little. He thought he’d spend his whole life relying on his good looks, until one day he accidentally took a step down the one-way road of comedy... Shen Yi, dead serious: “I’m not joking. When I was in college, I really was the campus heartthrob at the Academy of Art of the People’s Liberation Army!” “That’s not a punchline! No laughing!!!” 0Votes12.1kRecs72.7kFans
- 95 This Star Is a Little Obscure 这个明星有点冷门 Hope to see you again! (｡>∀<｡) “Mr. Ye, Mr. Ye, why do you always break into unexpected new fields? Poetry, literature, music, film and television... and you do it all in ways no one could have imagined?” “Maybe it’s because I’m a niche celebrity, so not many people pay attention to me.” “...Mr. Ye, I didn’t realize you had such a sense of humor.” “Who said I was joking? Make way 0Votes19.9kRecs96.3kFans
- 96 Chinese Showbiz: Raising a Celestial Beauty from the Start 华娱：从养成天仙开始 New book: Chinese Entertainment: The Fairy Became My Golden Finger. Give it a read. [Focused on nurturing the heroine, one female lead] A deputy director who had spent twenty years in the Chinese entertainment industry was reborn in Douglaston, New York, and gained a neighbor named Liu Xixi. Ning Suiyu only wanted to make up for the regrets of his past life and fall in love again. He never expected the burden on his shoulders to 9Votes16.4kRecs55.9kFans
- 97 The Cursed Immortal Between Worlds 无间诡仙 Perhaps madness is older than reason. Strings snap amid the demons' blood, cold mechanical creations are born with innocent hearts, and the prayers of commoners imprison emperors. As immortals and Buddhas from beyond the borders descend once more, demons return, and evil gods and mad immortals appear one after another, the ancient Celestial Empire teeters on the brink of collapse. When the façade of prosperity falls away, it becomes clear that mutation, madness, insanity, rot, grotesqueness, and 0Votes22.4kRecs190.7kFans
- 98 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
- 99 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
- 100 This Man Is Far Too Outstanding 这个男人过于优秀 After failing the college entrance exam, Lu Beifeng went to work in a factory. At nineteen, he was talked into investing the 30,000 yuan he'd painstakingly saved in the stock market by a grizzled veteran at a shady factory. From then on, there was no stopping him. He crushed the market and became a legend, and by twenty-four, money had lost all meaning to him... Everyday Life After Achieving Financial Freedom: Life Should Be Colorful 1Votes38.2kRecs239.6kFans
