Novels like Unemployed from the Start, I Bring the Queen of Pop Back
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- 101 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
- 102 EN I Was Told to Make Bad Games, So What's This Titanfall Nonsense? 说好制作烂游戏，泰坦陨落什么鬼 New book: You Were Told to Cultivate Immortality, So How Did You Become the Ancestor of Gaming? Now available! [I’m Shen Miaomiao, and from the start, I’m forced to take over a game company.] Luckily, the Rebate System awakens just in time. Whenever the company loses money, the System reimburses me tenfold! So this young chairwoman’s goal is to run the company into the ground and achieve financial freedom! [I’m Gu Sheng, and from the start, I transmigrate into the body of a game designer.] Lucki 8Votes190kRecs1.4MFans
- 103 EN No Heavenly Tribulations During the College Entrance Exam, Please! 请勿高考时渡劫 Demons, spirits, and cultivators hide in modern society, enjoying the conveniences technology has to offer. A thousand-year-old tree spirit passes itself off as a prized ancient tree and collects government subsidies every month; An eight-hundred-year-old fox spirit livestreams herself posing seductively, sucking the life force from her viewers; A five-hundred-year-old Confucian cultivator shuts himself away for a century to study the Eight-Legged Essay, only to discover upon emerging that the i 25.7kVotes506.3kRecs1.6MFans
- 104 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
- 105 Falling for My Childhood Friend 恋上青梅这件事 My deskmate is a girl. She’s pretty cute, but she’s just so annoying! She steps on my feet every day, hides my water bottle, pinches me, and tells my mom I sleep in class. And the worst part is, she sticks to me like glue and I can’t shake her off. We’re even in the same class at university?? Great Zhihu users, help me out here. What can I do to teach her a lesson? … “How about trying to confess to her?” Keywords: childhood friends, romance, everyday life, writing, adorable pets 26Votes193.4kRecs517.9kFans
- 106 Literary Giant, 1978 文豪1978 After transmigrating to 1978, Lin Chaoyang had planned to lie flat and live as a carefree slacker, making up for all the hard work of his previous life. But before he could put his plan into action, the educated youth who had married him, gotten into university, then disappeared for half a year without a word, suddenly showed up at the production team. “Chaoyang, come to Yanjing with me!” the young woman said. His business venture hadn’t even gotten off the ground, and he was already living off 23Votes562.4kRecs1.7MFans
- 107 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
- 108 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
- 109 A Battlefield Photographer’s Journal 战地摄影师手札 Using a camera to document war, and a lens to remember history. Wei Ran returns again and again to the battlefields of World War II and even to the Cold War era, taking on a variety of identities. His camera captures countless unknown heroes as well as treasures lost amid the ravages of war. From the blood-soaked battlefields of World War II to the Cold War era under the shadow of nuclear war, countless secrets were buried by time, only to be captured forever on film with the click of his shutte 28Votes782.1kRecs332.4kFans
- 110 Picking the Day to Become Famous 择日走红 From 375 first-month sales to over 10,000 average monthly subscriptions! - He transmigrates into the body of a washed-up idol who debuted at just fifteen, and is still a high school senior. His unscrupulous agent forces him to quit the entertainment industry. No work means no income. His most pressing task after transmigrating is, unexpectedly, to figure out how to feed himself. But without a System or a golden finger, how can he recreate a miracle with nothing but his own limited memories? No b 0Votes297.2kRecs669.7kFans
- 111 EN Building an Eternal Clan as a Live-In Son-in-Law 从赘婿开始建立长生家族 Lu Changsheng transmigrated to a world of immortals and martial heroes, becoming a farm boy who had failed to qualify for an immortal sect. Fortunately, he had the more children, more blessings System. As long as he expanded his family and raised his children, he would receive rewards. So from the start, Lu Changsheng married into a cultivation clan and embarked on the path of cultivation, avoiding rivalry and conflict, making friends far and wide, raising a large family, and building up the cla 188Votes54.2MRecs1MFans
- 112 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
- 113 EN Surviving the Fourth Calamity 在第四天灾中幸存 A civil engineer is reborn on a magical continent, where he ends up as a wood, earth, and water mage. While still wondering where his Earth Bear bloodline came from, the Chosen One next door summons players. Watching someone else lead a life full of adventure, Hill only wants to keep his head down. New novel: The Honorable Knight of the Broom 17Votes391.8kRecs410.3kFans
- 114 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
- 115 EN Grinding My Stats on a Deserted Island 我在荒岛肝属性 Spiritual qi revival, mysterious forces descend, the rules change, and the times are transformed. I was the first superpowered individual, and I'm also the strongest person in the world. The truth is, I'm not dead. I'm just stranded on a deserted island, searching for a trove of precious treasures from an alien civilization. There's only one last step. I need a rescue team to bring these treasures back. Once I'm back on Earth, I'll make you all billionaires at once. Wealth, prestige, fame, and f 1Votes224.3kRecs1.2MFans
- 116 A Guide to Conquering Another World 异世界征服手册 (This book has over 30,000 premium subscribers and averages over 9,500 subscriptions per chapter. Quality guaranteed.) A sudden accident sent a tour bus carrying twenty-eight people, completely unprepared, transmigrating into a xianxia world. A hundred years passed swiftly in the other world. Just as the descendants of these transmigrators faced another crisis, a sudden portal appeared, reconnecting the two worlds... In short, this is the story of an ancient Eastern people making the most of ano 1Votes194.6kRecs412.4kFans
- 117 EN Immortal Cultivation: When You Push Everything to the Extreme 修仙：当你把事情做到极致 A story spanning the heavens, a tale of two worlds, a secondary cultivation novel After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Xu Yang finds himself at the very bottom, struggling to survive. Then he discovers he has a special golden finger: as long as he keeps doing something, he can turn the mundane into the miraculous. Eating: strengthens the body and foundations, prolongs life... Sleeping: restores health and energy, makes you vigorous and youthful forever... Breathing: tortoise-style resp 4Votes116.7kRecs894.1kFans
- 118 Only After Being Reborn Did I Discover I Had a Childhood Friend 重生后才发现我有青梅 My new book, Online Chat Friend Is My Future Daughter!, is now updating. You're welcome to read it! [A childhood sweetheart's song, beginning in their earliest years] [From a sweet little angel to a mischievous little devil, from a wild tomboy to a cool, top-of-the-class girl: As childhood friends grow up together, their personalities change with their surroundings. Do you still like the girl she became, or the one she was back then?] We played among plum blossoms and rode bamboo horses, getting 28Votes188.1kRecs1MFans
- 119 This Online Game Planner Really Does Have a Problem 这个网游策划果然有问题 A trashy turn-based online game that hadn’t been updated in six months, had a development budget seven times that of its contemporaries, yet brought in only a tenth of their revenue. A trash game everyone had given up on, right before its servers were about to shut down... released a new version. Lead designer Lin Yao. From then on, she made a name for herself in one battle. “She has the most tricks, the wildest ideas, and a knack for crushing the competition. We don’t understand what she’s doi 7Votes196.5kRecs350.9kFans
- 120 One Piece: My First Crewmate Is Tom Cat 海贼：第一个伙伴是汤姆猫 After accidentally drifting into the world of One Piece, Zhang Daye acquired a strange magic circle that could summon people from other worlds. His first companion turned out to be Tom the cat! From then on, he would roam the world of One Piece with Tom and his other companions. 0Votes232.6kRecs543.7kFans
- 121 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
- 122 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
- 123 EN 1979: The Golden Age 1979黄金时代 This is still a somewhat nostalgic story, hmm… 8.7kVotes3.7MRecs2.5MFans
- 124 I'm Not a Literary Giant 我不是文豪 (This is not a copycat novel. No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, and no golden finger.) Many years later, when Wang Zixu stood at the Nobel Prize in Literature ceremony, he would remember that distant afternoon when his wife cut her hand. Back then, he was a clerk at a public institution in a small city. He had little money, and the literary world was a door he could find no way into. Now, he was the literary world's undisputed leading figure across the lands of three rivers, four lakes, 271Votes149.6kRecs183.3kFans
- 125 The Starrealm Ant Tribe 星界蚁族 The universe is born and dies; time has an end. The light of the stars will eventually fade. The flame of civilization will never go out. With you and me, life will never be lonely. (Insect farming story, farming, farming, farming) 16Votes198.7kRecs191.1kFans
- 126 I Am the Emperor Who Lost His Kingdom 朕就是亡国之君 In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong era, Zhu Qiyu awoke from a long dream on the imperial throne and opened his eyes. The Tumu Fortress disaster had already taken place, and the three elite generations of the capital garrison had been wiped out. His elder brother, the worthless Emperor Zhu Qizhen, was knocking at the gates of Datong Prefecture. Zhu Qiyu realized that he had to defend not only the capital and the Ming dynasty, but also his wife, children, and family! Does personally overseein 6Votes200.9kRecs722.7kFans
- 127 My Superpowers Refresh Every Week 我的超能力每周刷新 Chen Yuan discovered that his superpower refreshed once a week. In the first week, he saw a red number hanging over every living thing, ranging from hundreds and thousands to tens of thousands. The smallest number he'd ever seen was above a teddy bear: 0.00001. The next second, it was crushed to death by a large truck. In the second week, he discovered he could hear other people's thoughts, and he couldn't control it. Whatever was on their minds streamed straight into his head, so he no longer d 153Votes484.1kRecs2.9MFans
- 128 Invading the Mortal World 侵入人间 ~ Xu Xiangyang has two close friends: the girl next door who lives in the same alley, and the class monitor from the class next door. Xu Xiangyang has a secret he cannot tell anyone: he knows that one of his two friends is raising a great demon capable of destroying the world... ~ Set at the end of the last century, this is a story of boys and girls who rely on one another, find comfort in one another, and make their way toward happiness togeth 17Votes238kRecs414.1kFans
- 129 EN My Fierce Dao Companion Has Also Reborn 凶猛道侣也重生了 As the only male heir of the Lu family, Lu Shui received an order from the family elders today: go to the Mu family and break off his engagement. He’d heard that the Mu family’s heavenly daughter had lost all her cultivation overnight and become a cripple, leaving the Lu family elders deeply dissatisfied. They wanted to call off the engagement and find another match. Ordinary Lu Shui didn’t refuse. But when Lu Shui arrived at the Mu family and saw his fiancée, he was dumbfounded. It turned out t 4Votes261.1kRecs788kFans
- 130 I Can Summon Historical Cats 我能召唤历史喵 Chen Xing had recently been playing a historical cat game called Cat Glory, a draw-and-develop game. What he had never expected was that all the cats he drew actually existed in the real world. Yuan Zhang Meow: “I am the Hongwu Emperor of the Great Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang, meow~” Qingzhao Meow: “The Bold and Unrestrained School? We from the Delicate and Restrained School are here to beat you Bold and Unrestrained types, meow~!” Gazing at this whole household of cats, Chen Xing could not help sighing 0Votes86.3kRecs283.8kFans
- 131 Mythic Card Master 神话制卡师 Standing before you is Mythic Card Maker, president of the [Heavenly Palace] club, founder of the [Netherworld] project, pioneer of the Immortal-and-God Faith card school, and grandmaster of the Folk Customs series… … Ji Nian transmigrated into a world of cards and became a rookie apprentice card maker. By chance, he discovered that the world’s knowledge of mythology had long since vanished. From the start, he was caught in the path of ghost soldiers crossing over. To protect himself, he wasted 0Votes78.7kRecs683.6kFans
- 132 I Don't Care About Box Office Returns 我拍戏不在乎票房 One day, Chu Shun, a shameless scoundrel who would take off his pants even to hang himself and would rather die than save face, transmigrated to a parallel world and obtained a System called the [Film Fund]. What was it like to make movies without worrying about losing money and without needing investors? “As a director, I never care about box office results!” So Chu Shun brought out Kill Bill, only for it to be rejected for a theatrical release permit, as everyone had expected, because it was t 1Votes209.5kRecs331.1kFans
- 133 The Common Lord 俗主 [Folklore mystery, Soulslike world, tabletop role-playing experience, cosmic secrets] A text-based tabletop role-playing game called The Mortal World quietly appears. People discover that rewards earned in the game can actually be brought into reality. Thus begins a new age of exploration for all humanity. Some people look up into the depths of space and summon the courage to embark on a journey home, while others set out to mine their way toward the origins of civilization, seeking mysterious t 1Votes218.4kRecs717.9kFans
- 134 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
- 135 I’m Really the Captain of the Flying Henanese 我真是飞翔的河南人号船长啊 My new book, Starting with Mountain Patrols and Demon Subduing, is now being serialized! Come check it out! [Ocean Apocalypse] [Raft Survival] [Farming and War] … Everyone on Earth transmigrates overnight! When eight billion people wake up, they find sharks have become their neighbors. The only shelter is the raft beneath their feet, and what's drifting toward them isn't just wreckage and supplies, but endless lurking sea monsters! [Charcoal-Grilled Kelp] [Rum] [Great White Sharks] [Old Ones]… 0Votes59.1kRecs292kFans
- 136 Beyond the Bubble Era 飞越泡沫时代 A Japanese entertainment-industry novel. From talent agent to entertainment mogul, this is a story about dreams coming true. The author has already completed the million-word classic The Japanese Entertainment Mogul, so you can read with confidence. 22Votes721.2kRecs205.3kFans
- 137 EN My Stand-in is Steve 我的替身是史蒂夫 "Child, do you know what this is?" Thanos raised his golden gauntlet, the six Infinity Stones shining with dazzling radiance. "With one snap of my fingers, you will turn to dust in the wind." "I don't believe you, Dad." Fang Mo, wearing the Infinity Suit, slowly shook his head. The Universe Sword in his hand pointed straight at Thanos's shiny, bald purple head. "Forget the Infinity Stones. Even the Heart of the Universe can't save your sorry life today!" "Do you know what this is? This is a Trut 187Votes525kRecs1MFans
- 138 EN Immortality Starts With Alchemy Dao Grandmaster 长生从炼丹宗师开始 A hermit becomes an immortal, coming and going among the azure peaks. Yin and yang are forged in the furnace; the Great Dao lies within the heart. Luo Chen transmigrates to the cultivation world. With a proficiency panel, he practices alchemy and breathing techniques, studies spells and arts, and advances step by step along the path to immortality. (Skips the Mortal World and begins directly in the cultivation world.) 51Votes97.5MRecs1.4MFans
- 139 Chinese Entertainment in Those Days 那年华娱 They say this industry is full of hidden dangers. Lin Nan wanted to go in and see for himself, to find out how vast the woods were and how deep the waters ran. He never expected to get trapped the moment he stepped inside... 104Votes876.2kRecs1.1MFans
- 140 EN Back to 1982: A Second Chance in a Fishing Village 重回1982小渔村 A fishing-and-seaside-life story set in the 1980s, with an average of 35,000 paid subscribers. The animated series of the same name, Back to 1982: A Small Fishing Village, launched on Hongguo on August 7! [Everyday life in the 1980s: fishing, farming, raising kids, and family squabbles. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read or leave hate!] It’s the same familiar little fishing village, but Ye Yaodong is no longer the young man he used to be. Reborn into the pas 221Votes2.1MRecs2MFans
- 141 EN Reborn, Who Needs Romance? 都重生了谁谈恋爱啊 After struggling all the way to the age of thirty-eight without being able to afford a home, he is told that getting married requires paying a bride price of three hundred thousand yuan first. He has scrimped and saved for most of his life, worked himself to the bone, but where did all the money go? Who exactly earned it all? Jiang Qin, reborn at eighteen with countless grievances weighing on him, opens his eyes with only one thought: start a business and make money. Step one: take back the lo 275Votes1.4MRecs11MFans
- 142 I’m Your Natural Enemy 我就是你们的天敌 When Wen Yan chose what he thought was the safest profession, “natural enemy,” he was sure his fate would be nothing like that of those professions where everyone died a violent death. Then he encountered a Soul Devourer over ten kilometers long, whose trait was “Invincible,” and realized things might, perhaps, be just a tiny bit different from what he had imagined. “Summon your fiercest aura and shout ‘I’m your daddy’ at the Soul Devourer to activate your first fixed profession ability.” P.S. I 8Votes317.1kRecs527.6kFans
- 143 EN The Ming Dynasty in a Box 箱子里的大明 Li Daoxuan received a strange landscaping box. Inside the box was an ancient village, along with a group of plastic little figures carrying swords and hacking away at one another throughout the village. He curled his finger and flicked it toward the most conspicuous little figure... Late in the Ming dynasty, Shaanxi was suffering from a devastating drought. A group of bandits were burning, killing, and looting inside the village. A poor young girl was about to die beneath a bandit's blade. Sudde 9Votes306.8kRecs1.5MFans
- 144 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
- 145 EN Swarm of Heavy Cannons Annihilates Immortal Cultivators 集群重炮轰杀修仙者 Artillery shells are flying swords, too! The fake Qi Refining cultivator: casts water and fire spells, commands a flying sword to take an enemy’s head from dozens of paces away, and carries a shield artifact for both offense and defense. The real Qi Refining cultivator: drives a Type 99 main battle tank equipped with a 125 mm artifact main gun guided by divine sense, two 12.7 mm dual-purpose anti-aircraft and ground-attack artifact machine guns guided and aimed by divine sense, nine assorted ele 78Votes375.6kRecs642.8kFans
- 146 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
- 147 Golden Summoner 黄金召唤师 This is a world ruled by summoners, where they are the brightest stars on the central stage. As the mysterious higher world comes within reach, and the glory and memories of Chinese civilization become reality, the thrilling tale of the summoners who arrive in the Great Yan Empire begins... 3Votes1MRecs697.3kFans
- 148 A Very Unusual Food Novel 非正常美食文 [Player name: Qin Huai Atlas unlocked: 0/12 Skills: Dough proofing (Intermediate): Your dough-proofing skills have beaten 99% of breakfast shop chefs nationwide. (0/10000) Filling preparation (Advanced): Your filling preparation skills have beaten 100% of breakfast shop chefs nationwide. (0/100000) Rating: A rookie just starting out] The moment he stepped into the cafeteria, the protagonist of a food novel got his System up and running. Qin Huai: A food novel? You should’ve said so earlier. 63Votes1.1MRecs682kFans
- 149 Heroes of Might and Magic: The Hidden Building Master 英雄无敌之隐藏建筑大师 The blood of countless players paved the road ahead for Qi Ge. Burnt mage robes fluttered in the dusty wind. Fragments of magic lamps crunched beneath his feet. Naga blades shattered, and stone statues crumbled to dust. Titan bones piled up into mountains. And I, Qi Ge, will tread upon your bones, claim Bracada's Tear of Asha, and become the new king of the fairy folk! 2Votes425.9kRecs414.8kFans
- 150 I Roam the Ancient Dragon World as a Woman 我以女儿身闯荡古龙江湖 The world is like a tide, and people like water. I can only wonder how many who enter the jianghu ever make it back. Gu Changsheng was suddenly thrown headfirst into the jianghu, and not just any jianghu: this was one set to nightmare difficulty. The Twelve Zodiac Beasts had been wreaking havoc for years, half the Ten Great Villains were roaming outside Villain’s Valley, a whole nest of Yellowflower Bees had taken over the Yangtze, and most escort agency chiefs had banditry as a side gig… G 11Votes93.8kRecs272kFans
