Novels like The Unconventional Musician
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- 1 I Transmigrated on Stage and Became a Star 舞台上穿越的我爆红了 Lin Xuan was eliminated in the first round of a variety-show competition, leaving only his farewell performance onstage. Once he finished singing, his brief career in the competition would come to an end. At the farewell performance, he walked onto the stage. “I’d like to dedicate ‘Chasing Dreams with a Child’s Heart’ to everyone. Even though I’ve been eliminated, I’ll keep chasing my dreams.” But to his surprise, after he finished singing, his fans were in tears, and every judge stood up. An el 0Votes26.8kRecs212.7kFans
- 2 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
- 3 Chasing the Dream at Deyun, Starting with the Fenhe Bay Car Crash 追梦德云从车祸汾河湾开始 Shen Changle, a young corporate drone, transmigrates back to 2011 after a car accident. He doesn’t want to be a celebrity, and he doesn’t have what it takes to make a fortune. He just wants to pursue his dream of learning crosstalk. “Goose, goose, goose, necks stretched high, singing to the sky.” “White feathers float on green water. My name is Shen Changle!” A clap of the fan, and listen to what I say. I turn around, and I’m already part of the show. When I look back, everything has changed. P. 0Votes61.3kRecs104.5kFans
- 4 The Pianist from the Sea 从海上来的钢琴家 He transmigrates from a giant liner that exploded one hundred years ago to 2015. After the world's foremost jazz pianist is forced to stand on the continent he fears most, he has no choice but to live a different life under the identity of Fu Tiao, a Chinese international student. From jazz prodigy, to king of classical music, and then to the godfather of film scores. This time, when it comes to music, there will be nothing he cannot do. 0Votes20kRecs95.4kFans
- 5 EN Immortal Master, Please Wait 仙长，请留步 As the worlds merged, rumors spread that the fortunate could catch sight of immortals, those blessed with immortal fate could cultivate, the fortunate could enjoy long life, and those with lucky opportunities could rise to high office. Through a chance act of kindness, Fang Zelin entered the world of cultivation and began his search for immortality and the Dao. When the Great Jin Dynasty fell and Taoist priests descended the mountain to defend the righteous in a time of chaos, Fang Zelin finally 0Votes16.2kRecs94.6kFans
- 6 The Band's Summer 乐队的盛夏 Ye Weiyang, a 30-year-old office worker, wakes up to find himself in a classroom on a summer afternoon. Sunlight pours in through the window and falls squarely on his face, dazzling and blinding. He has the chance to start over. This time, he decides to reclaim the dream he let slip away. To strive, to venture out, to cry, to laugh, to fall, to feel lost, to shout, and to cheer for his dream! “I’m the lead singer, Ye Weiyang!” “Tonight, we’re staying open all night!” A playlist und 0Votes45.6kRecs148.2kFans
- 7 My Hardcore Music Career 我的硬核音乐生涯 When future generations look back on the career of Li Wenyin, a musical giant of his age, they find that the word “torment” runs through his entire life. Open the Études d'exécution transcendante: it begins with “La campanella” and ends with “Chasse-neige.” Piano students weep complicated tears. He is the god of the piano. Open the Violin Virtuoso Collection: “The Erlking,” “The Goblin.” Violin students get chills. He is the devil of the violin. His conducting is a nightmare for every orchestra 0Votes65.8kRecs193.2kFans
- 8 Please Stop, Fairy 仙子别闹了 “What’s it like to have a fairy as your wife?” Jiang Qiao saw the question on Zhihu and answered through tears. “No smoking, no drinking, no more delicious food loaded with salt and oil. I get struck by lightning at the drop of a hat, our pressure cooker has become an alchemy furnace, and even sleeping at night has turned into meditation…” Light footsteps approached from behind. Without changing expression, Jiang Qiao deleted the answer he had just typed. “You can’t even imagine how great it is 3Votes30kRecs234.5kFans
- 9 There's Something Fishy About My Piano 我的钢琴有诈 Reborn in 2013, on the eve of the arts entrance exams, Qin Jian still hadn’t gotten over his absurd sense of glee when he stared at the objects appearing one after another before him and froze. [Memory Pill]: After using it, you’ll never forget a musical score you’ve read. [Franz’s Apprentice Ring]: A master pianist’s disciple teaches you flamboyant piano-playing gestures. [J.S. Bach’s Piano Notes]: Bach’s vast treasure trove of keyboard music seems never to have been discovered by the world. “W 0Votes43.9kRecs80.1kFans
- 10 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
- 11 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
- 12 Back to 2002 as a Doctor 回到2002当医生 Zhou Congwen was determined to conquer cancer and ease human suffering. While promoting particle implantation therapy, he was in a car accident and died before he could see his mission through. By a twist of fate, though, he returned to 2002, to the time in his previous life when he had just started working, refused a drink with the old department director, got psychologically bullied, and saw his life hit rock bottom. That man is back. 0Votes518.2kRecs422.3kFans
- 13 My Salvation Game Became Reality 我的救世游戏成真了 Shadows quietly fall over the world, and unseen horrors spread among the people. The world seems to be plunging into an abyss. Fang You can only stay cooped up at home to survive, until he gets a game that can save the world. From then on, he recruits Apostles, builds a base, and expands his organization. Then one day, when the world-saving organization, Kindling, emerges into the open... The world is left stunned. The author has completed two acclaimed novels: From Contracting Spirits and My D 0Votes125.7kRecs527.5kFans
- 14 My Artist Neighbor 我的艺人邻居 His beautiful neighbor, whom he had known for only half a year, suddenly asked if he wanted to be together. After a few brief seconds of thought, Liu Xin'an smiled and nodded. But a few days later, she suddenly disappeared. Then she suddenly appeared on TV. Liu Xin'an: Wait, the girlfriend I like is a huge star? 0Votes153.3kRecs477.9kFans
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 Reborn as the Martial God Streamer 重生之武神大主播 Zhong Li was reborn, returning to ten years earlier, to a student life that had been far from pleasant. Back then, the gods had yet to descend, the Hundred Kings had yet to awaken, Earth had yet to become a battlefield of cosmic slaughter, and the martial saints sealed within ancient ruins had yet to revive. But he had returned, bringing with him the perfect crystallization of future technology: the Martial God AI, which carried on the human race's martial heritage. He had returned to the decade 0Votes169kRecs215.3kFans
- 18 EN The Truth of Magic 法术真理 Zhao Xu is reborn ten years in the past, back to the moment Arthur first went live. Only he knows that one year from now, Earth will be destroyed, and all of humanity will transmigrate to the world of Arthur! 1Votes299.6kRecs0Fans
- 19 This Monk Doesn't Want to Be a Movie Star 贫僧不想当影帝 [One-line synopsis] A young warrior monk gets dragged into show business by his twin brother, and accidentally becomes an award-winning actor. [Full synopsis] Xu Zhen is an orphan who grew up in a temple. The old abbot raised him single-handedly. Though they are not father and son, they are closer than most. Xu Zhen planned to formally take the vows after turning twenty and spend the rest of his life caring for his master. But when he was eighteen, a man claiming to be his older brother got in t 0Votes279.3kRecs328.6kFans
- 20 What Do You Mean, a Hexagonal Jungler? 什么叫六边形打野啊 [A League of Legends esports novel] Teamfighting, ganking, vision, mechanics, game sense, champion pool... He maxes out every stat! Gu Xing shows through his pro career what it means to be a true six-sided jungler! … At eighteen, Gu Xing unexpectedly discovers his unique talent. He had only planned to use his summer break to earn some spending money and ease his family’s financial burden, but by sheer chance, he plunges headfirst into the 2016 LPL. Within the league, EDG dominates all comers, R 8Votes362.4kRecs1.4MFans
- 21 Unemployed from the Start, I Bring the Queen of Pop Back 开局失业，我让歌坛大魔王回归 Jiang Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a graduate of a lousy college. He gets married right after graduation and seems to reach the peak of life, only to achieve nothing, end up penniless, and start out unemployed. Just as he despairs, with only one skill to his name, his wife lifts his chin and says, “I'll take care of you.” She takes off her glasses, and the great demon king who once made the music scene tremble is back. Years later... As Jiang Yang watches Chinese-language e 19Votes497.2kRecs532.9kFans
- 22 EN Stepping into the Unscientific 走进不科学 (This book currently has over 15,000 average monthly subscribers and more than 50,000 peak subscribers. Come join the story!) I once sat with Newton and debated the principles of the universe, and I once walked shoulder to shoulder with Einstein. I messed up Planck's hair, and gazed at the stars with Deng Jiaxian deep in Lop Nur... In short, this is the story of a top student traveling through time and space, past and present, East and West, and using the wisdom of those who came before to open 41Votes401.6kRecs918.4kFans
- 23 The Movie Emperor Doesn’t Want to Be a Eunuch 影帝他不想当太监 I'm never going to be a eunuch again! The Ming Dynasty's youngest and most handsome chief eunuch transmigrates into the body of a film extra in Hengdian. The countdown to being sent back has begun! Time remaining: 92 hours, 29 minutes, 48 seconds... Will he become a superstar and earn two million a day, or be sent back to become a eunuch? You call this a choice?!!! The author's previous book, I'm About to Lose Money Until I'm a Muggle, was completed in just 300 words. It's about a wizard who tra 7Votes714.3kRecs587.2kFans
- 24 How Could I, a Top-Tier Star from the Start, Ever Fade Away? 开局顶流的我怎么会糊 Chu Zhi transmigrated to a parallel world and became a top-tier star in China. Even a throwaway post on Weibo earned him hundreds of thousands of comments. A young idol who'd become a complete has-been after a series of malicious smears: throwing his weight around, plagiarizing a new song, secretly getting married, and cheating. With everything going wrong from the start, he was lucky to have the [Personality System]. By doing things most celebrities wouldn't dare, he could earn points and draw 2Votes334.6kRecs541.4kFans
- 25 My Literary Era in 1980 1980我的文艺时代 Lin Weimin somehow transmigrated into a sent-down educated youth in the countryside. He had neither father nor mother and could not even return to the city. To improve his living conditions, he chose to embark on a literary path. After finally publishing two short stories and celebrating for a few days, he unexpectedly became a student at the Institute of Literary Studies, the predecessor of the National Academy of Literature. Lin Weimin had 4Votes317.2kRecs608.3kFans
- 26 This Star Really Wants to Retire 这个明星很想退休 That year, the entire entertainment industry began to stagnate, with signs that it might even be going into decline. A large number of netizens said the man who had debuted only ten years earlier and earned titles such as [Rookie King], [King of the Music Scene], [Best TV Actor], [Best Actor], and [One of the World's Ten Greatest Creative Geniuses] was primarily to blame. After all, the man who had led the industry for so long had actually retired at the start of the year! "Entertainment Evening 10Votes1.9MRecs1.9MFans
- 27 I Train the Big Shots Behind the Scenes 我在幕后调教大佬 New synopsis This is a story about turning the false into the real. In a world of cultivation where danger lurks at every turn, one must tread carefully. Familiar myths become reality. In an unfamiliar golden age of cultivation, the Heavenly Court becomes the central power of the Three Realms, and the Underworld rules the netherworld. The Human Emperor wields Xuanyuan’s sword to protect all living things, while scholars at Jixia spread the teachings across the Nine Provinces. When I look back, t 2Votes378.2kRecs521.8kFans
- 28 I'm a Director, and I'm Not That Bad 我是导演，我不比烂 In 2006, Xu Xin had a dream. In it, he saw an entertainment industry where everyone was competing to be the worst. People would do anything to stand out and go to great lengths to chase traffic. “If that's how things are, why can't we live like a beam of light?” (High-definition, uncensored, no angst or melodrama. The author's character is guaranteed, so feel free to jump in.) 23Votes893.8kRecs1.1MFans
- 29 EN What If My Heroine Escapes Her Novel? 女主从书里跑出来了怎么办 Chu Ge writes harem novels. As he was writing about one of the world’s most powerful women, a sect leader, beginning to fall in love... A woman appeared in his room and held a sword to his throat. “If you dare write that I fall in love with that man, I’ll kill you.” 14Votes466.1kRecs1.5MFans
- 30 Actors Don’t Get Vacations 演员没有假期 This world is strong in the East and weak in the West. Chinese culture dominates the globe. Everyone in the world is learning Chinese. China's Golden Bull Awards are the most influential film awards in the world. For singers everywhere, topping China's music charts is the ultimate goal of a lifetime. The most fashionable fashion weeks, the richest sporting culture, the most beautiful scenery, and the tastiest food... it's all here. Guan Chen spent his previous life running down a one-way roa 11Votes448.7kRecs467.7kFans
- 31 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
- 32 The National Forensic Doctor 国民法医 Corpse: Have you no manners? 110Votes4.1MRecs2.4MFans
- 33 Reshaping the Millennium Era 重塑千禧年代 At the turn of the millennium, officials were chanting slogans about GDP, bosses took pride in bringing their secretaries along, and rough-and-ready entrepreneurs fought with blades flashing amid the waves of the times. Fang Zhuo returns to the year 2000. Ten years later, a group of venture capitalists and private equity firms storm the company headquarters, demanding an answer from a stunned Fang Zhuo: “Mr. Fang, all your other projects have gone public. When on earth will this first one li 47Votes867.3kRecs825.4kFans
- 34 Full Time Artist 全职艺术家 “Music, film, painting, calligraphy, sculpture, literature...” “You know all of that?” “I know a little about each.” “You mean you can do a bit of everything?” “More like a billion bits of everything.” Armed with a System, he conquers the world through art and becomes the uncrowned king revered by people from every walk of life. 40Votes2.5MRecs2.2MFans
- 35 I Am God! 我就是神！ Five hundred million years ago. The Cambrian Period. Yin Shen descended upon the most ancient wilderness and primordial oceans. He was the beginning of all things. He created life and intelligence, the Creator of all living beings. As time passed, stories became epics, epics became myths, and in the end, even myths were buried by the ages. Only the divine is eternal. 23Votes2.7MRecs1.7MFans
- 36 Detective Conan: I'm Not a Snake Spirit 柯南之我不是蛇精病 After transmigrating into the world of Detective Conan, Chi Feichi was sent to the hospital. Tuesday. Doctor: “What day is tomorrow?” Chi Feichi: “Wednesday.” Doctor: “Ahem, tomorrow is Friday.” Chi Feichi: “...” August 21. Doctor: “What date is tomorrow?” Chi Feichi: “August 22.” Doctor: “Ahem, tomorrow is January 1.” Chi Feichi: “...” When everyone believes that the distorted timeline is correct, and one person cannot recognize it as such or fit in, that person is an outsider, a patient! Once 39Votes2MRecs962.4kFans
- 37 EN The Blue-White Society 蓝白社 Mo Qiong had never imagined that he would suddenly gain supernatural abilities, until he shot an arrow at the sun. Absolute accuracy meant that he could become a god on the soccer field, the deity of the basketball world, or a Da Luo Golden Immortal in games... With this ability, he could easily become a winner in life, spend his life in splendor, and acquire wealth and power without difficulty. Just as he was using it to change his fate and enjoy life, he encountered containment personnel claim 48Votes593.7kRecs671kFans
- 38 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
- 39 Surgery Live 手术直播间 A young surgeon unexpectedly gets a boost from a System, takes the medical world by storm, and saves countless lives with his miraculous skills. 25Votes5MRecs1.2MFans
- 40 This Star Is from Earth 这个明星来自地球 Come read my new book, “Actors Don’t Get Holidays”! Han Jue, a struggling screenwriter, woke up to find that not only had he changed, but the world had changed too. Entertainment in Huaxia was more advanced than Hollywood across the ocean. The Huaxia Golden Bull Awards had become the most prestigious film awards in the world. The top singing competition, “Singer,” was already in its tenth season. “The Voice of Huaxia” aired once every three years, and each season was a nationwide sensation. “Ki 0Votes1.3MRecs834.5kFans
- 41 The First Sequence 第一序列 On the wasteland, human civilization clings to survival. One bastion after another rises from the ground, yet order continues to collapse. Some say that when disaster strikes, the human spirit is our first line of defense against danger. Some say, “Don’t let the sorrows of the age become your own.” Others say, “I’ll make my sorrow the sorrow of this age.” This time, it’s a new story. After the cataclysm, at last, the light. 100Votes7.5MRecs6.8MFans
- 42 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
- 43 EN My Senior Brother is Too Steady 我师兄实在太稳健了 *The annual Youku season of the animated adaptation, My Senior Brother Is Too Steady, is about to conclude.* Reborn in ancient times, before the Investiture of the Gods War, Li Changshou became a minor Qi Refiner. He had no great fortune bestowed upon him, nor was he a chosen one destined to face a catastrophic tribulation. All he had was a cultivation dream: to live forever. To make a living in 120Votes11.5MRecs9.8MFans
- 44 The Seat of Arcane Arts 奥术神座 “Knowledge is power.” “Gods are nothing more than especially powerful arcanists.” Xia Feng has transmigrated, bringing a mountain of knowledge with him. 94Votes1.9MRecs1.7MFans
- 45 EN My House of Horrors 我有一座冒险屋 [A reprint of the simplified Chinese edition of this book will soon be published by Motie Publishing House] Chen Ge inherited an adventure house left behind by his missing parents. Business was dismal, until a phone he stumbled upon while tidying the place changed everything. Complete the different-difficulty tasks assigned by the phone each day, and the adventure house can be repaired or even expanded! So Chen Ge began exploring forbidden zones across the country to gather material, incorporati 646Votes7MRecs5.1MFans
- 46 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
- 47 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 253Votes4.2MRecs3.5MFans
- 48 Spare Me, Great Lord! 大王饶命 A car accident changes high school student Lu Shu’s life. When the age of spiritual qi revival arrives, he’s determined to lead the way. Survival of the fittest. The victor rules. … 152Votes11.6MRecs5.4MFans
