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- 51 Academic Ace of Medicine 医疗系学霸 New book: This Doctor Only Made His Debut in Middle Age. The medical field is vast, and every step forward is hard-won. Junior residents, attending physicians, experts, professors, researchers, academicians, world-class scholars… Every step means fighting through obstacles. A degree is the bare-minimum ticket through the door, and studying is the fastest shortcut. Training rooms, career ladders, operating rooms, and laboratories are the greatest treasure troves, waiting to be explored. Fang Ziye 6Votes143.4kRecs370.9kFans
- 52 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
- 53 This Star Might Be Mentally Ill 这个明星疑是精神病 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Han Zhou gained the ability to get into character as anyone at any time. Add a little childishness, and everyone became convinced he had multiple personalities. Han Zhou's fanbase is the largest group of fellow patients in the world. “You have to be mentally ill to write lyrics like ‘Combustible and Explosive,’ right? I want to know what Old Han was thinking when he wrote ‘Sunny Day’ and ‘Cloudy Day.’” Fans: “Old Han, ‘Mr. Tree,’ ‘The First in the World, 0Votes63.9kRecs332.6kFans
- 54 I Have a Research Assistant System 我有科研辅助系统 After applying for a place in a graduate program, Xu Qiu, a student at a top 985 university, unexpectedly obtains a research-assistance System. From then on, a new star begins to rise in academia. PS: This is a slice-of-life story about academic research, not a high-tech fantasy. It aims to portray the research world as it really is, and the pacing is fairly slow. 2Votes85.9kRecs103.7kFans
- 55 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
- 56 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
- 57 Ming Dynasty 1805 大明1805 On the fifth day of the first month of the thirty-fourth year of the Taiping era of the Great Ming, February 4, 1805, by the Western calendar. Today is the Start of Spring. The weather turned from cloudy to clear. “Napoleon Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Asian Armies of France, Prussia, and Russia, Sets His Sights on the Ili River Valley.” “Nelson Leads a Joint British and French Fleet into the Indian Ocean, Threatening the Strait of Malacca.” “Duke Wellington of Britain Leads British, Fren 0Votes48kRecs198.1kFans
- 58 Reborn in 2009: The Synthesis-Type Heartthrob 重生09：合成系男神 Zhou Rui is reborn on the eve of the 2009 college entrance exam and awakens the Life Trait Synthesis System. Complete trait missions by performing the corresponding actions to gain experience. Most importantly, traits can be combined again and again to increase their rarity. “Student” + “Self-Disciplined” = [Top Student]! [Top Student] + “Inspiration” = [Academic Genius]! “Engineering (I) to (IX)” = [Master Engineer]! Before college, he only wanted to make a name for himself and earn a little ca 0Votes160.6kRecs713kFans
- 59 The Longest Dream 最长一梦 Zhang Qing had been dreaming a very, very long dream. When he woke, he wanted to have another talk with this world... 0Votes154.6kRecs283.9kFans
- 60 My Years in Film and Television 我的光影年代 Some say that film is a composite art, using powerful lights to project a continuous sequence of images onto a screen, creating the illusion of real movement. Others say film is a window, a mirror, and a dream. For Lü Xiaoran, movies are just a little garnish on an ordinary life… A friendly reminder: this is a showbiz novel… V group: 599828918 (verification of fan rank required) 0Votes492.6kRecs185.1kFans
- 61 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
- 62 The Unconventional Musician 非正常音乐家 This is a different kind of musical world. A different kind of musician. At some unknown point, something filthy slipped into the otherwise calm and peaceful entertainment industry. The Morning Star, which once overpowered Europe's golden age of classical music, will shine at last!! Who says a classical musician can't play pop music? ------I don't just play it, I even went into the anime world to compose soundtracks. Who says artists have to hold themselves above everyone else? ------I simply en 0Votes51.5kRecs179.2kFans
- 63 I Grinded My Way Into Becoming a Lord of Ten Thousand Spells 肝出个万法道君 When he opened his eyes, Bai Qi was already a fisherman in Heihe County. With an untitled ink talisman whose progress he could painstakingly grind, he forged ahead in silence, braving cutting winds and bitter frost in a perilous world. From the River-Gliding Art, "Wavesweaving Skill", to the Boundless Cosmos Great Shifting Art, which crosses the seas between realms; from the Vitality-Nurturing Iron Shirt, which strengthens the body within, to the Ten Dragons and Ten Elephants Prison-Suppressing 0Votes2.7MRecs667.8kFans
- 64 The Decaying Han 糜汉 In the rainy season of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Guan Yu flooded Cao Wei's seven armies, captured the Cao Wei generals Yu Jin and Pang De, and besieged Cao Ren at Fan Castle, shaking all of China with his might. At this moment, King of Wei Cao Cao was terrified and intended to return to Xu and move the emperor. Meanwhile, those across the land who held the Han dynasty dear believed its revival was within reach. At the same time, Sun Quan, jealous of Liu Bei, was plotting against Guan Yu 1Votes86.6kRecs255.8kFans
- 65 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
- 66 My Director Era 我的导演时代 I'm a director, a director who makes great movies: Li Qian PS: A Chinese entertainment-industry novel with a single female lead. 0Votes206.8kRecs183.1kFans
- 67 EN Swallowed Star: Time Simulation 吞噬星空之时光模拟 Yang Wu suddenly transmigrates into the Swallowed Star World, becoming Yang Wu, a senior student at the Ultimate Martial Arts School. The moment he breaks through and becomes a martial artist, his golden finger, a time simulator, activates. See how this butterfly with a golden finger gradually changes the original story and whips up a storm in this world. 0Votes31.8kRecs190.5kFans
- 68 Winds Rise at the End of Ming 风起明末 Hair grows back like chives after being cut; chop off a head like a chicken's, and it will cry out again! Officials need not be feared, but common folk must never be underestimated! In troubled times, people are like ants, and their lives are as worthless as weeds. The tides of the age sweep individual fates along with them. A fate swept up by its time can only rise and fall with the times. The realm is already headed for collapse. The once mighty Ming Empire is now in the twilight of its declin 0Votes154.5kRecs231.3kFans
- 69 Tokyo Bubble Life 东京泡沫人生 He transmigrated into Tokyo during the Bubble Era. In this unfamiliar age, the only familiar things were Seiko Matsuda, Akina Nakamori, Shizuka Kudo… 77Votes424.2kRecs398kFans
- 70 This Actor Has a Big Problem 这个演员有大问题 Reporter: Mr. Luo, why does something always go wrong in the works you film? Luo Zihang: ...I'm just an actor. You should ask the director and screenwriter. Screenwriter: Don't look at me. The director told me to write it that way. Director: Don't look at me. The producer told me to shoot it that way. Producer: Don't look at me. The investors told me to change it that way. Investor: I... I... I dunno... ┑(￣Д￣)┍ 0Votes30.9kRecs89.9kFans
- 71 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
- 72 You Call This Entrepreneurship? 你管这叫创业？ Qin Shaoyan, social media mogul, marketing expert, award-winning game producer, and investment guru, spoke to the press in a fury: “Recently, some people in venture capital and the internet industry have been spreading rumors and slandering me behind my back, calling me a master of empty promises, a master con artist, an expert at passing the buck, and a man with no business ethics…” “I’d like to set the record straight: I’m not a con artist.” “I’ve just been a little flexible with my startup me 0Votes75.2kRecs239.6kFans
- 73 Lucky Every Day 天天中奖 Jiang Fan is reborn, and his eyes have undergone some changes. He can now see certain things from the future. 0Votes179.6kRecs404.1kFans
- 74 Full-Time Manga Artist 全职漫画家 In 1993, Japan is in the midst of the collapse of its economic bubble. The economy is in ruins, life is painful, and society is on a headlong slide into decline. After transmigrating, art student Higashino Hibiki begins to turn his life around: studying hard, improving himself every day, and working toward Musashino Art University. At the same time, he submits work to Weekly Shonen Jump, starting out as an assistant to the god-tier manga artist Akira Toriyama. His first serialized manga is Hikar 1Votes41.2kRecs169.3kFans
- 75 League of Legends: The Champion Coach 联盟之冠军主教 0Votes57.9kRecs129.7kFans
- 76 Cultivation Begins with Deciphering Texts 修行从破译文献开始 Many years ago, people discovered some books inscribed with an unusual script among ancient ruins. They were named the Ancient Texts. By a stroke of luck, some people managed to decipher the texts and gained unimaginable powers, becoming godlike figures who could command the wind and rain! For a time, the whole world rushed to study them, and the ancient script itself was revered as a divine miracle. Countless years later, a graduate student in the humanities and social sciences arrived in this 0Votes82.2kRecs349.9kFans
- 77 EN Reborn as the Sandaime: Orochimaru, You Be the Kage! 穿越三代：大蛇丸，你来当火影 A wealthy young man who failed to achieve the Baodan stage transmigrates into the era of the Third Hokage, but all he wants is to focus on martial arts. Konoha is still a mess in the aftermath of the Nine-Tails' attack, and he'd rather retire and pass the position of Hokage on to someone more worthy. One of his students is Orochimaru? You're the one! He immediately called Orochimaru over. “Orochimaru, you're going to be 0Votes35.7kRecs323.4kFans
- 78 Reborn: The Rise of a Tycoon 重生大亨崛起 He woke up to find himself back in Hong Kong. This was an era on the verge of a golden age. This was the story of a tycoon’s rise. 0Votes71.9kRecs108.8kFans
- 79 From University Lecturer to Chief Academician 从大学讲师到首席院士 A young doctoral graduate transmigrates, only to be blamed for a research scandal from the start and attacked across the internet. He fires back by churning out ten papers in a single month. A big name in academia steps forward to say, “Forget ten papers in a month. Even writing ten in a year is just padding your résumé. You’re a paper mill, and that’s not real research.” Later, people dig into the papers and discover that every one is backed by genuine expertise and has had a major impact. The 0Votes234.9kRecs575.4kFans
- 80 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
- 81 The Daoist Scripture Reciter 道门念经人 The spiritual qi tide is surging across the Qingming Realm. All things are growing abnormally, and all kinds of demons, monsters, ghosts, and evil spirits are awakening as the world undergoes a great upheaval. A great demon sealed beneath the Immortal Spirit Temple is stirring, on the verge of breaking free. Zhang Wenfeng, the temple's abbot, is still busy trying to fill his empty, oil-free belly with three meals a day. The black-haired donkey plowing the fields mutters curses under its breath: 0Votes107.1kRecs271.5kFans
- 82 Chinese Entertainment in 2000 华娱之2000 “Scandal over the stand-in case forces Hong Kong’s young king of pop to bow out in disgrace!” “Two Zhous and one Sun: Three forces dominate the Chinese music scene!” “The new leader of the Chinese music scene: Mainland prodigy Zhou Yi!” “South Zhou versus North Zhou: The battle between the young kings is heating up!” “South and North Zhou: Who will reign over the new era?!” “Charm without limits: Most female stars across the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan have fallen for Zhou Yi. The South-Nort 48Votes326.5kRecs483.1kFans
- 83 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
- 84 Three Kingdoms: Mount and Blade Without Equal 我在三国骑砍无双 This is the story of a beta tester who brings his character data into the real world of the late Eastern Han dynasty. From the start, he is in Bingzhou amid the chaos of the fifth year of Zhongping. Dong Zhuo has yet to enter the capital, Ding Yuan is still on the road, Lü Bu has not yet risen to prominence, and Diaochan is still waiting to grow up. The first step: t 0Votes57.8kRecs414.5kFans
- 85 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
- 86 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
- 87 Spoiling History: Starting with the Three Kingdoms 剧透历史：从三国开始 The viewers of Wen Mang's videos wrote down their identity records: The first fan looks vaguely familiar, like the ruler of some country. The second fan killed his brothers, yet is still the true Son of Heaven. The third mistreated a mother and her daughter, and his dynasty never unified the realm. Finally, everyone's eyes turned to the last one. What character was he playing? Wen Mang replied, “I'm a tycoon, a collector, an appraiser, and an investor.” 66Votes317.9kRecs416.4kFans
- 88 Exploiting Hollywood, 1980 剥削好莱坞1980 Hollywood has come up with plenty of formulas... What makes a movie a hit? And yet plenty of big-budget films that follow the formula still bomb at the box office. Ronald Lee transmigrates to Hollywood in the 1980s. Can he discover the secret to making a hit movie? After all, he can dream about scenes from movies he watched in his previous life... His knack for making box-office hits and helping actors win awards brings Ronald plenty of friends, enemies, and beautiful women... Let the author tak 3Votes484.8kRecs199.1kFans
- 89 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
- 90 A New Ming Dynasty Under Wanli 万历新明 Is it great to transmigrate and become an emperor? Honestly, not at all. You have more responsibilities and more obstacles to overcome than even someone who starts from nothing. It’s hard to repaint a ruined canvas already covered in garish colors. Zhu Yijun says, “If Heaven gave me another chance, I’d want to do this for another five hundred years!” Book group: Thanks to Xiao Long V for their support. 10Votes173.5kRecs128.3kFans
- 91 I Have to Teach This World a Lesson 我得给这世界上堂课 That year... Zhang Sheng, betrayed by the organization's leader, arrived in this world... That year... Facing a catastrophic start, he saw the bloody struggle of capital, the beasts lurking in the cruel, dark forest, and the bewildered entrepreneurs left in the wake of the financial crisis... He instinctively flashed a savage grin. 0Votes194.1kRecs549.1kFans
- 92 Hollywood in the Making 好莱坞绘制 “Film noir? Yes! Those extreme cinephiles say my work is always full of crime, violence, and death, with sadistic, explicit scenes, protagonists who are both good and evil, and anxiety and unease as its central emotions. It always revolves around greed and deceit, ending in death or destruction. But these things aren’t found only in my films. They reveal the dark side we all share as human beings!”--- 0Votes61.1kRecs137.7kFans
- 93 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
- 94 This Movie Emperor Only Wants to Earn Certificates 这个影帝只想考证 After awakening the Attribute-Absorbing System, he becomes an attribute-absorbing maniac in the entertainment industry, with a chance to absorb attributes from other people. But the attributes he absorbs have to be stored in the corresponding certificates, so Hao Yun has no choice but to embark on a frantic quest to earn certifications. He’s either taking an exam or on his way to take one! Reporter: I hear you’ve earned over a hundred certificates. You’re the star with the most certificates in t 29Votes624.1kRecs792.6kFans
- 95 EN Doomsday Simulator: Proving Transcendence with the Sword 末日模拟器，我以剑道证超凡 First person: My name is Zhao Cheng. I’m 16 and live near Qingyuan Middle School in Xiangnan City. I’m single. I attend Qingyuan High School, and every day I have to study until 9 p.m. before I can go home. I don’t smoke or drink. I go to bed at 11:30 p.m. and get a full seven hours of sleep every night. Before bed, I always drink a glass of warm milk, then practice breathing exercises for twenty minutes. I never let any fatigue carry over into the next day. Third person: When darkness descends, 0Votes108.8kRecs363.5kFans
- 96 The Myriad Heavens, Beginning at White Deer Plain 从白鹿原开始的诸天 A journey through the worlds, beginning with The White Deer Plain. Bai Gui is reborn in White Deer Village at the end of the Qing dynasty. Here, there is Gantian Town from Mr. Vampire 2, Zhou Ying from Nothing Gold Can Stay, Bai Xiuzhu and Leng Qingqiu from The Story of a Noble Family, Xiaodouzi from Farewell My Concubine, the martial arts of The Master, Chu Renmei from The Imp, and more... Taoist arts? Martial arts? Bai Gui just wants to study first, learning the Confucian classics from Xu, the 0Votes73.1kRecs199.7kFans
- 97 Legend 1997 传奇1997 The same rebirth, a different 1997. This is the year Sui Bo’s legend begins... 0Votes113.7kRecs125.9kFans
- 98 Reincarnation Simulator: I Can Defy Heaven and Change My Fate 轮回模拟：我能逆天改命 He transmigrated into this vast world of Yanfu, where supernatural powers shone openly. An Emperor of Heaven spoke decrees that became law, dwelt in the highest heavens, and watched over the myriad realms. Immortals roamed the eight wildernesses, traveling from the North Sea in the morning to Mount Cangwu by evening, their lives bound to the world. Confucian sages taught all under heaven, creating the world with a single stroke and establishing its heart. Great Buddhist monks smiled as they pluc 0Votes88.1kRecs436.8kFans
- 99 Eternal Life in the Great Qian 大乾长生 In his previous life, he dominated the business world, but died of a terminal illness with regrets. A statue of the Medicine Buddha brought him to the prosperous martial world of Vajra Temple, where he was reborn in the body of a monk who grew medicinal herbs. In this life, all he wants is eternal life. He cultivates Buddhism without seeking liberation. Unexpectedly, with the Medicine Buddha's blessing, Buddhist mantras can turn legends into reality and grow vastly more powerful. The Great Light 0Votes263kRecs354.5kFans
- 100 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
