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- 1 The Washed-Up Idol's Comeback 过气偶像之咸鱼翻身 Even a thousand-year-old couch potato gets a chance to rise again. Chu Yang debuted at the top, only to plummet soon after, leaving him with no choice but to huddle together with a few brothers who shared his fate. After merging with memories from Earth, watch as he and his old brothers turn their luck around together. 0Votes13.5kRecs39.9kFans
- 2 The Kingpin of Chinese Showbiz 华娱扛把子 Starting with the 2011 Beidian acting academy entrance exams, he meant to become an actor, but ended up having to play the long game as a mogul… The new book, Chinese Entertainment: Starting Out as a Stand-In, is open for investment! 0Votes6.1kRecs78.6kFans
- 3 Taking Liu Tianxian to the World of Film and Television 带着刘天仙去影视世界 Jiang Bai, who specialized in writing entertainment-industry novels with a certain Big Honey as the heroine, transmigrated to another world. He fell from the sky and crashed headfirst through the ceiling of Liu Tianxian's mansion. The good news: Jiang Bai had caught the transmigration trend and even had a cheat! It could take people to other worlds, where they could obtain all kinds of benefits. Immortality, eternal youth, and technology beyond the bounds of reason were all suddenly within reach 0Votes11.8kRecs36.1kFans
- 4 Showbiz and Longevity 娱乐长生 Jiang Changsheng: "Now that I am reborn, there are countless opportunities to make a fortune. Would I have to be out of my mind to enter the entertainment industry?" "What? You want a girlfriend from the industry? Do you have an enlarged heart? Never mind the fact that there are so many loose women in the industry. Wouldn't you feel disgusted watching your wife film kissing scenes with other men?" Fan Bingbing: "Am I not beautiful enough?" Liu Yifei: "Brother Changsheng!" Yang Mi: "What did you 0Votes11.3kRecs74kFans
- 5 After Getting into Beijing Film Academy, I Became the World's Best Director 考进北电后，我成了世一导 Audience: Director Lin, you have to keep making movies. If you stop, what are us ordinary folks supposed to watch? Three Golds: Director Lin, please come to the awards. What will happen to our ceremony if you don't? Actress: Director Lin, there are a few things I don't quite understand. Could I come ask you about the script? Reporter: Director Lin, could you share your thoughts on becoming the world's number-one director? Lin Yicheng: It all began in 2002, when I got into the directing program a 0Votes16kRecs90.8kFans
- 6 This Star Is Far Too Ferocious 这个明星过于凶猛 Lü Bu transmigrates into the body of an extra at Hengdian in 1999 and begins his career as a star. Watch as this mighty warrior of the Three Kingdoms sweeps through the entertainment industry. "I've been ruined by wine and women, and look how haggard I've become. Starting today... I'll quit drinking!" "I could pull mountains up and cover the world with my might, but my time is wrong and my steed won't run. If my steed won't run, what can I do? Yu, oh Yu, what can I do with you!" "I sing w 0Votes18.4kRecs107.3kFans
- 7 King of Directors 2000 导演之王2000 New book: Chinese Entertainment: A Dimensionality-Defying Takeover, 2011. Li Shengyao is the youngest professor at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. He transmigrates back to the year 2000 and becomes an extra. Of course, he has no intention of becoming an actor. Actors are nothing but puppets in a director’s hands. He intends to take control of the set and become the greatest director of the new century. 0Votes21.9kRecs140.5kFans
- 8 In Chinese Showbiz, I Joined the Cast with Funding from the Start 人在华娱，开局带资进组 Later, readers discovered that actors follow a certain pattern when choosing roles. Deng Chao rewards himself with a comedy after every successful serious drama. Xiao Ming-ge rewards himself with a domineering-CEO story after every successful production. Liu Yijun rewards himself by playing a police officer after every villain role. And ever since Zhang Xianzong in Wuxin Fashi, every time Chen Zhibin releases a hit, he rewards himself by not filming a second season... (The protagonist's tastes a 0Votes23kRecs126.1kFans
- 9 Eighteen in Chinese Showbiz 华娱那年十八 Eighteen that year, surrounded by big shots, standing there like a nobody~ Back in 1998, Lu Heng is brought to a reunion marking twenty years since the Class of '78 at Beijing Film Academy. Quietly making himself useful on the sidelines, he swears to himself: I'll become an entertainment mogul! The author has completed novels such as From Comedy Star to Superstar and The Movie Emperor Returns to Eighteen, with a combined total of over ten million words. 0Votes32.2kRecs114.5kFans
- 10 Chinese Showbiz: Indulging in Fame and Fortune 华娱：纵情名利场 Back in 2009, on the eve of a film shoot, the producer absconded with the money to pursue a heavenly life in North America. In an era when people all over the world looked up to the West, this was nothing unusual. It only made the investors furious... He Fang, who had transmigrated here, stepped up to take charge and made a grand entrance into the fame-and-fortune-filled entertainment industry. Beautiful celebrities, lavish spending, thrilling amusements... Tsk, this world of fame and fortune wa 0Votes19.5kRecs109kFans
- 11 Showbiz: I Only Like Making Movies 文娱，我只喜欢拍电影 In 2008, Chinese entertainment cinema emerged from its pioneering era and entered a period of wild growth and flourishing diversity! That year, countless people experienced both joy and sorrow! That year, Chinese entertainment cinema gained a Fang Ziheng! Transmigrated and reborn, he sets sail! From low-budget comedies to big-budget suspense, historical, and sci-fi films, Fang Ziheng goes step by step from a newcomer to a world-renowned director with box-office hits, forging his own path in the 0Votes44.3kRecs306.1kFans
- 12 The Gossip-Loving Movie Emperor of the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈的吃瓜影帝 Lu Xun once said: “Those with gossip can achieve anything; those without it can’t take a single step.” As the Year of the Horse draws to a close, the Year of the Chahar is about to begin. A certain gossip-loving bystander is suddenly struck by a Gossip System falling from the sky, setting him on a path of no return. Red carpets, film sets, award ceremonies, celebratory banquets: wherever there’s fun to be had, he’s sure to show up. For the sake of gossip, he comes up with all kinds of bizarre pu 2Votes57.4kRecs316.4kFans
- 13 Chinese Showbiz: A Director's Simple Joy 华娱：导演的快乐就这么简单 Reborn in 2000, does being a film directing student mean you have to join the entertainment industry? Lu Ping'an wiped his glasses. “Sure, I'm handsome, but sorry. I have a house, a car, and stocks. I can lie flat until old age without a worry, so I'll pass on joining the entertainment industry and burning through my vitality and lifespan.” [Ding~ Successfully wrapped production on The Piano Tuner. Reward: enhanced physique; nearsightedness can be corrected.] Lu Ping'an: “Help me up!” 0Votes28kRecs238kFans
- 14 Chinese Showbiz: I Can Enter Dreams and Collect Attributes 华娱：我能进入梦境捡属性 … Xu Ning dreams of returning to 2001. Starting out as an extra at the gates of the Beijing Film Studio, he works his way toward the heart of the entertainment industry. He wants to find out just how deep the waters are here, and how many fish there are. 0Votes28.7kRecs150.9kFans
- 15 This Movie Star Doesn’t Look Like a Good Guy 这个影帝看着不像好人 Jiang Bai transmigrated here. In his previous life, he was a government lackey, sent to infiltrate the martial arts alliance by posing as the alliance leader’s confidant. Thanks to his superb acting, he rose through the ranks and eventually became the target’s adopted son, in charge of all the dirty work. But in the end, he was betrayed by a spy and die 0Votes7.3kRecs215.6kFans
- 16 An Unconventional Chinese Entertainment Director 华娱另类导演 What is filmmaking? It's all about human relationships and social know-how. And it's not just filmmaking: everyday life leans toward company matters. One female lead, no harem. [This story is entirely fictional and takes place in a parallel world!] 0Votes19kRecs50.8kFans
- 17 Chinese Showbiz: Galloping Ahead from 2003 华娱从2003开始策马奔腾 New book out: Showbiz Begins with a Male Model Reborn in the early 2000s, Bai Anliang inherits a martial arts school. He leads fifty junior disciples in a brutally forceful “takeover” of the entertainment industry. He knows the law, but plays dirty! From Hong Kong’s entertainment scene to mainland showbiz, talent isn’t the only way to beat the big money. Sometimes, you can do it with brute force! “That’s how we do things!” “My rules are the rules!” “Cut the crap. You think I’d steal your girlfri 0Votes24.5kRecs128.3kFans
- 18 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
- 19 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
- 20 Chinese Showbiz: Doing Whatever I Want 华娱之随心所欲 Back in 2011, his life took a different turn when it came time to choose his college entrance exam preferences. He found himself enrolled in an acting program, surrounded by familiar faces from his past life. Gu Wei stayed true to his convictions. Starting over didn’t mean he was going to work hard. That was never going to happen. From then on, he’d row without a paddle and live by one principle: go wild! 0Votes78.5kRecs362.9kFans
- 21 Chinese Showbiz: I Blew My Girlfriend’s Secret Savings! 华娱：花光了女友的小金库！ Reborn, Su Mu’s first move was to spend every last bit of his girlfriend’s secret savings. Then he started getting used to a life of lying flat ahead of time! “If I can lie flat in comfort, why make life so hard for myself?” 0Votes45.1kRecs213.3kFans
- 22 Chinese Showbiz: Born to Be the Protagonist 华娱之天生主角 Reporter: “Zhang Nanyi, ever since you entered show business, you’ve always played the lead. You’ve never taken a supporting role, or even made a cameo.” Zhang Nanyi: “That’s right. What about it?” Reporter: “A veteran actor criticized you for acting like a diva and refusing to take anything but lead roles. Is that why you turned down The King of Kung Fu?” Zhang Nanyi: “Don’t make things up. I didn’t turn it down. My girlfriend’s been sick and in the hospital lately, so I have to do my duty as a 0Votes24.5kRecs112.8kFans
- 23 An Actor's Journey, Starting in 1998 演技派从1998开始 Li Tang, a Chinese-American actor languishing in the ranks of Broadway's nobodies, accidentally transmigrates to 1998. A graduate of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, he has an apartment (an old one), a car (a Happy 90), a famous ex-girlfriend he can't quite let go of, and a secure government job. Directors from every corner are flocking to him... 0Votes30.9kRecs117.6kFans
- 24 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
- 25 Chinese Entertainment: The Ordinary Movie Star of 2002 华娱零二平凡影帝 He first became known for a bit part in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Then he made a splash in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Return of the Condor Heroes, and Kung Fu! This guy has joined every production he could get into! He’s played a mountain of bit parts! He’s known in the industry as a lucky charm. Any show with Fang Yu is bound to be a hit! And somehow, he looks the part no matter what he plays! According to industry insiders, the award-winning actor Fang can do everything from shoei 1Votes15.6kRecs163.9kFans
- 26 Showbiz: Letting My Achievements Speak for Themselves 华娱之实绩为王 “Shen Lang's new movie is about to break two billion dollars at the box office.” “No way. How did it make so much?” “Who knows? His track record speaks for itself. Oh, I forgot to tell you: your idol is working with him again. The production company behind The Legend of the Immortals even launched an event, bringing back the Six Directions Mirror and the Zhu Xian Sword. I'm definitely going to get the Zhu Xian Sword this time.” “Oh no, he's a playboy! Didn't they break up? And now they're workin 9Votes130.2kRecs288.9kFans
- 27 The Internet Tycoon Kidnapped by an Entertainment System! 互联网大佬，被娱乐系统绑架！ "The System completes its upgrade in Chapter 60 and becomes reward-based. The early setup exists solely to get the protagonist into the industry." [The Domestic Entertainment Rectification System has finished loading. As a first-year student at Beijing Film Academy, you enter the entertainment industry full of hope, but the business is steadily rotting, and it pains you deeply. To turn things around, you resolve to reform domestic entertainment...] [Novice Mission: Build a good relationship wi 12Votes31kRecs252.4kFans
- 28 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
- 29 Chinese Entertainment: I Am the Destiny 华娱之我即是天命 From the age of online traffic onward, the road ahead for Lin Qingyuan stretches toward the stars and the sea! Also known as: The Road to Top-Tier Stardom Begins with a Feud-Filled Variety Show 0Votes50.2kRecs177.3kFans
- 30 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
- 31 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
- 32 Light and Shadow Entertainment 光影文娱 An ordinary person, with only a few songs in his head and memories of a handful of hit movies and TV shows. He refuses to film anything he hasn't seen, so he'll just get by like this. 0Votes46.6kRecs152.8kFans
- 33 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
- 34 Chinese Showbiz: Starting Out as a Stand-In Director 华娱从代导开始 From the start, it’s 2010! One heroine, Old Liu! Principal: “I’m not here to obey the rules. I’m here to break them.” 8Votes99.1kRecs179.7kFans
- 35 Britain, 1986 英伦1986 Good news: I'm about to inherit a hereditary count's title, an ancestral castle, and a host of servants. Bad news: I can't afford the enormous inheritance tax, and I'll lose it all. I, Alan Hill, am utterly devoted to Great Britain. Let the sun and moon bear witness! The empire is my home. If you don't fleece it and I don't fleece it, when will the empire ever regain its glory? [Daily Life] [Business] [Showbiz] [Another World! Don't read yourself into it, this is pure fiction] 0Votes28.2kRecs149.6kFans
- 36 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
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 Artist of a New Era 新时代艺术家 (The early part of this book is a standard entertainment-industry story, but it really takes off in the middle and later chapters. It started with 400 paid subscribers and grew to over 6,000 average subscribers, with 2,000 still following the latest updates. I hope you'll be patient. You can also jump straight to Chapter 113, which lays out the author's historical perspective and the tone of the book.) Shen Santong, born in 1984, the king of cinema. He forges box-office hits into epic tales, mak 7Votes98.1kRecs297.2kFans
- 40 I Became a Movie Emperor, and Only Then Did the System Finish Loading 成影帝了，系统才加载完 He got the Superstar System and eagerly jumped into the entertainment industry, only for the System to take ten years to finish loading. [Reward: 6.3 million shares of Penguin stock] [Reward: 2 million shares of Moutai stock] [Reward: 3.71 million shares of Huayi stock] [Reward: 300,000 shares of Apple stock] [Reward: a special-effects company] [Reward: one supernaturally protected Santana 2000, which can prevent damage in three car crashes] Qi Hao initially thought he was working for the System 1Votes199.7kRecs243.1kFans
- 41 The Glorious Age of Chinese Entertainment 华娱璀璨时代 Starting in 2003, a young couple joined hands and moved forward together. They grew side by side, and together, husband and wife forged a new path for Chinese-language entertainment. P.S. A slow burn, with both a male and female lead and a slice-of-life focus. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. 0Votes34.1kRecs125.6kFans
- 42 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
- 43 This Director Is Very Reliable 这个导演很靠谱 Filming a television or film production is an enormously expensive and mentally exhausting undertaking. Making a movie is difficult, and making a good movie is harder still. With all sorts of messy unspoken rules filling your mind every day, how are you supposed to make a good film? : Shen Changlin V group: 685421440… 0Votes203.6kRecs258.3kFans
- 44 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
- 45 From the Hong Kong Film Universe to the Heavens 诸天从港综世界开始 Xu Luo transmigrates and opens his eyes at the scene of a gang of robbers splitting their loot. Having inherited none of the original owner's memories, he mistakes himself for a real robber and decides to take everything for himself, pocketing diamonds worth fifty million! After achieving financial freedom, two police officers suddenly show up and tell him he's an undercover cop. They order him to investigate on the streets who pulled off the diamond heist and where the stolen goods went. Xu Luo 0Votes68.1kRecs357kFans
- 46 In Tokyo, I'm a Law-Abiding Outlaw 人在东京，法内狂徒 In Japan in 1992, the economic bubble had just burst and public safety was beginning to deteriorate. Xu Tianze transmigrates into the body of a criminal police officer named Aoyama Hidenobu, only to discover upon opening his eyes that he is being bound hand and foot... At the beginning of the new century, an authoritative magazine claimed that although Japan had lost ten years starting in the 1990s, it had also gained a legendary figure like Aoyama Hidenobu. Some Japanese citizens responded: Bak 0Votes200.5kRecs584.6kFans
- 47 You Don't Know How Much Fun Being a Director Is 导演的快乐你不懂 ★ Book status: Complete! Conquest 108 ★ Born in 1985, admitted to the directing program at the Beijing Film Academy in 2003, went on exchange to the University of Southern California in 2005, and directed his first Hollywood movie in 2006. He became famous overnight! But at the height of his success, Wang Quan announced he was returning to China to pursue his career. The domestic entertainment industry was shaken, and the international scene was stunn 2Votes192.6kRecs495.5kFans
- 48 Chinese Entertainment: Starting Out as a Male Model 华娱从男模开始 He wakes up in 2015 and enters the entertainment industry as a male model. Don’t tell me about powerful backgrounds, impressive connections, or how corrupt the unspoken rules are. Bai Liang, living a second life, says he’s never suffered much in either one. The worst thing he’s had to stomach is iced coffee, and the heaviest thing he’s ever carried is Valentino. Making it in the industry comes down to two words: Luck! He’s going to find out what this entertainment industry is really like. Some p 39Votes506.1kRecs717.4kFans
- 49 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
- 50 A Playboy in Chinese Entertainment: How Did the Fairy Transform Me? 华娱浪子，怎么被天仙改造了？ New book: The Lawyer Reborn: From the Start, He Missed the Cut for Wuhan University. Now released. [Complete] [One-Star Glory] [100 Alliance Members] [6 Silver Alliance Members] [For a taste of the movie adaptation, go straight to Chapters 254, 401, 402, and 457] [For a taste of the female lead's characterization as more than a prop, go straight to Chapters 277, 368, and 381] A word of caution! The author is new and had limited experience at first, so feel free to skim if anything feels off. The 132Votes330.6kRecs407.3kFans
