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- 1 1978: A Literary Genius of the Synthesis School 1978合成系文豪 [Educated Youth]+ [Chinese Chess]=Short Story "???" Jiang Xian transmigrates to 1978, the most brilliant year in literary history, and awakens the “Inspiration Synthesis System.” Synthesize inspiration to obtain literary works. With fortune practically spoon-feeding him, he takes his first step into the literary world and becomes famous with his first work! From then on, the literary scene has an enduring presence it simply cannot ignore. He moves among great writers who are still alive, 0Votes32kRecs158.7kFans
- 2 Siheyuan: The Siege of Beiping 四合院：从北平围城开始 A courtyard house in early 1949, seventeen full years before the original story begins. The older generation is in its prime, while the younger generation is still growing up. It all starts with a blizzard... [No hostility]+ [One heroine]+ [Everyday life] 56Votes43.7kRecs111.1kFans
- 3 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
- 4 I’m Washed Up, but I Still Have Ambition 过气的我没有格局 After he transmigrates, Li Jie makes a name for himself as a child star by copying others’ work, and ends up with twelve moms. A few years later, he disappears from the screen after supposedly running out of ideas. So this is what it feels like when Heaven takes away your livelihood. But who could have guessed that after being washed up for so many years, he’d start to mutate? All right, then… Don’t ask. If you do, it just means you lack vision! 0Votes109.9kRecs121.5kFans
- 5 Chinese Showbiz Begins with Hong Shixian 华娱从洪世贤开始 After getting hit by a truck, Qi Hui discovered he had transmigrated into the body of a fresh-faced, clueless graduate of the Beijing Film Academy. It made him want to back out. The entertainment industry is so hard to break into. Maybe I should go back to construction work? Ding~ [Host has encountered actor Zhang Ruoyun. You have earned one lottery draw. Would you like to draw?] Qi Hui: ... So there's a System. Why would I go back to construction work...? Ahem. Construction work isn't so bad ei 11Votes91.9kRecs264.7kFans
- 6 The Literary Era Beginning in 1979 从1979开始的文艺时代 Back in 1979, when goods are scarce and the arts are about to burst into bloom! Literature, film, music, and entertainment: that vibrant era, when everything is brimming with life, is just around the corner. Fang Yan is reborn into this dazzling age. With one foot in literature and both feet in the arts, he takes one step at a time along a different path to becoming a literary giant. Along the way, some admire him, some slande 0Votes32.5kRecs199.3kFans
- 7 Reborn: A Wild Dream of Entertainment 文娱重生狂想曲 My new book, Back to 1983: My Literary Era, is out now. I hope you’ll support it! Reborn in 1997, he starts out as a writer, making waves in the literary world and watching the tides rise and fall with a smile. He uses directing to tell the story of his life, turning the entertainment industry upside down as he witnesses the changing times. The redemptive journey of a man scarred by trauma. A brilliant era in the rise of China. He leaves his own mark on the times. 0Votes22.5kRecs136.9kFans
- 8 This Star Is a Little Obscure 这个明星有点冷门 Hope to see you again! (｡>∀<｡) “Mr. Ye, Mr. Ye, why do you always break into unexpected new fields? Poetry, literature, music, film and television... and you do it all in ways no one could have imagined?” “Maybe it’s because I’m a niche celebrity, so not many people pay attention to me.” “...Mr. Ye, I didn’t realize you had such a sense of humor.” “Who said I was joking? Make way 0Votes19.9kRecs96.3kFans
- 9 League of Legends: What Do You Mean, a Self-Destructing Jungler? LOL：什么叫自爆型打野啊？ (Set in a fictional world. This is not intended to maliciously mislead or disparage anyone.) Luo Sen is reborn in S11 as LGD’s jungler. He thought he’d be living the good life, making money and winning championships after being reborn, but it turns out his predecessor had committed crime after crime and was being pressured by management to throw matches. With no way out, his predecessor chose to blow everything up live on stream. Giving up, dating online; Throwing matches, using scripts. All eig 0Votes14.2kRecs131.7kFans
- 10 Back to the 80s: My Literary Life 重回80：我的文艺人生 Synopsis: A middle-aged man with a love of literature somehow finds himself back in the early 1980s, where he becomes a permanent staff member and low-ranking gatekeeper at the Yanhe magazine office in Qin Province. He minds the gate, slacks off a little, and writes poems, novels, and screenplays on the side. Before he knows it, he has become a great writer in everyone’s eyes. Life is prett 1Votes45.5kRecs186.3kFans
- 11 A Late Ming Literary Master Begins by Copying Books 明末文豪从抄书开始 Wang Wenlong, a graduate of classical literature, transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, arriving in the twenty-seventh year of the Wanli reign. He couldn't write eight-legged essays and knew nothing about warfare. As the Ming Dynasty's publishing industry was flourishing, Wang Wenlong had no choice but to copy books just to make ends meet. Unexpectedly, he churned out one masterpiece after another and became famous throughout the land: The Scholars, Dream of the Red Chamber, Records and Maps of the 0Votes15.2kRecs56.1kFans
- 12 Building a Technological Powerhouse, Starting with Upgrading Camera Lenses 科技强国从升级镜头开始 Kang Chi was just a repairman until he suddenly got an Item Upgrade System. Anything he makes by hand can be upgraded! “Building an aircraft carrier by hand might be a bit unrealistic for now, but making a camera lens should be easy enough, right?” Starting with a handmade lens, one groundbreaking technology after another soon hit the market. “What do you think makes a country powerful?” “When the enemy retreats a thousand miles and wouldn’t dare take a single step across the line.” “The whole w 0Votes51.7kRecs255.2kFans
- 13 EN Courtyard Chronicles: Engineer's Ascent 四合院：从晋升工程师开始 Lin Zhen transmigrated into the world of the Siheyuan and became Jia Dongxu’s coworker. When he refused to support Old Man Yi in his old age, the old man only taught Jia Dongxu the trade of a fitter. What he didn’t know was that Lin Zhen had a ten-thousandfold experience acceleration System and didn’t need anyone to teach him any skill. At the time, Qin Huairu, Lou Xiao'e, and Yu Li were all unmarried. Qin Huairu and Yu Li looked down on Lin Zhen for being alone and poor, and both rejected his m 0Votes48.8kRecs251.4kFans
- 14 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
- 15 Wearing It in 1977 穿在1977 Chen Fan performed a rather unorthodox transmigration ritual and, still groggy and confused, plunged headfirst into the tide of the times. 24Votes161kRecs397.3kFans
- 16 I Stole Someone Else's Ticket to Rebirth 我抢了别人的重生门票 I’m about to be reborn, but I can only take one thing with me. Can you all help me figure out what I should bring? 0Votes5.1MRecs553.6kFans
- 17 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
- 18 The Grandmaster of the Siheyuan 四合院里的大国宗师 Gao Zhendong transmigrates into the world of "The Courtyard". There, he is a true son of the people: strong and healthy, handsome, a veteran with a distinguished military record, university-educated, technically skilled, financially secure, and backed by a System. He has the knowledge from his previous life before transmigrating, supplies guaranteed by the System, and occasional flashes of future wisdom from lucky draws. He doesn’t want to spend his days scheming over trivial matters and pocket 19Votes180.9kRecs480.7kFans
- 19 1990: Starting on Baojia Street 1990：从鲍家街开始 (Baojia Street refers to the Central Conservatory, not a band.) Zhou Yan rubbed his eyes and transmigrated from 2023 to 1990, becoming a third-year student at the Central Conservatory of Music. By a stroke of luck, he also joined the music team for the film Raise the Red Lantern. At first, Zhou Yan only planned to take a temporary job and earn an extra 150 yuan a month. But things didn't quite go the way he expected. “You play the flute beautifully. Come play Chen Feipu.” “This piece of yours is 0Votes74.2kRecs229.1kFans
- 20 Livestreaming Blind Dates: My Intelligence Refreshes Without End 直播相亲：我的情报无限刷新 [The only live-streamed matchmaking novel online] Whether you're single, married, or sworn off marriage, this is worth a look. ᕕ( •̀‿•́ )ᕗ Viewer: “Brother Zhang, my match says she's like Steph Curry: loyal to one team for life. But I looked into it and found out she's actually Kevin Durant, having transferred between several teams and always joining the strongest ones. Still, I'm pretty happy with her shooting. Should I keep seeing her?” Zhang Zhe: “Have a medical team assess whether she's 4Votes31.9kRecs173.9kFans
- 21 Overthrowing Qin 覆秦 In the final years of the Qin Dynasty, the empire was exhausted. The land was rife with the people’s anguish and resentment, while the remnants of the Six Kingdoms plotted against Qin. At this moment, heroes rose up in rebellion and rallied the people. “The realm has suffered under Qin for too long!” “Strike down the unjust and destroy the tyrannical Qin!” “Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to their stations?” 0Votes48.7kRecs153kFans
- 22 Starting Today, I’m an Acting Legend 从今天开始当戏骨 Looking back over Huang Baiyou's life, he essentially reached the pinnacle of acting. He used god-tier acting to overwhelm idol dramas from a higher dimension. He used award-winning acting to astonish everyone in serious dramas. "Suppose, and I mean suppose, that the entire creative team of a production were amateurs and the script were exaggerated. How could they possibly make it into a series audiences would love?" "Hurry and go west to invite Huang, the Ratings Guarantee, the Acting King of t 0Votes28.7kRecs141.6kFans
- 23 Back to 1978 重回1978 At first, his name was Hu San. Later, people called him Third Brother. Then more and more people called him Boss Xie. In the end, everyone called him Mr. Xie. Among the countless titles people gave him were millionaire, farmer-entrepreneur, philanthropist, producer, and village chief. After thirty years of breaking through the waves, when Time magazine put him on its cover, it used a single word to encompass all his titles: Comrade. 0Votes130.2kRecs212.3kFans
- 24 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
- 25 The Man in Charge of the Great Qing 大清话事人 If you transmigrate back to the Qing dynasty, how can you earn your first fortune for starting a rebellion? Glass? Perfume? Cement? None of those. Li Yu, a failed art student, earned his first fortune with a hand-drawn nude. The Qing court is brutal. It dares to kill, loot, extort, and turn right and wrong upside down. The people are timid. They can endure, bear it, be exploited, and numb themselves to reality. Li Yu has no choice but to rely on the people of the underworld. Reform the Grain Tra 0Votes86.6kRecs311.8kFans
- 26 Back to the Roaring Eighties 重返火红年代 Liu Hai transmigrates to the fiery-red era, starting by cobbling together a motorcycle. Motorcycles, cars, trucks, tank engines... Along the way, Liu Hai creates an industrial age of his own. 7Votes166.1kRecs324.7kFans
- 27 Starting from That Korean City 从那座韩城开始 “Live in this apartment.” “Wear this watch.” “Take this card.” “I told you, I’ll support you.” Lin Yi looked at Yoona’s overbearing demeanor before him and smiled. Just then, laughter came from behind him. “Oppa, when are you going to do something bad? Take me with you.” He turned around and saw a lovely girl standing in the sunlight, smiling sweetly, radiant and captivating. 5Votes249.2kRecs188.8kFans
- 28 Back to the Prosperous Years to Live an Ordinary Life 回到红火岁月做俗人 A glutton transmigrates to an era of scarce food and clothing, and strives to live as an ordinary person with plenty to eat and drink. A sensible story, with little brutality and characters who have their wits about them. No multiverse, no double transmigration, no System, no farming space, just a portable warehouse that could starve a mouse to death. No copying, pasting, or plagiarism. Entirely handwritten, not produced by a studio. A slow-paced slice-of-life story that reflects the era. Aside 331Votes210.3kRecs418.7kFans
- 29 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
- 30 The Academic Ace's Military Research System 学霸的军工科研系统 Chang Haonan, an arms industry engineer from 2023, is reborn in 1996, back in his university days. At this darkest hour, before China's military industry takes off, he obtains a [Scientific Research Guidance System] that rivals the greatest mentor. Starting with improvements to a fight 21Votes554.6kRecs847.8kFans
- 31 Literary Genius: This Kid Was Born Smart 文豪：这孩子打小就聪明 [Campus novel about literary copying plus a lighthearted daily life] "You fail math, physics, and chemistry, so getting into college will be difficult. Look at the kid next door, Xiao Lu. He was smart from childhood. His math, physics, and chemistry were poor too, yet he still got into Peking University after taking some Beipei Cup recommendation exam. Why don't you give it a try?" "Mom, Gu Lu is a famous author. He wrote all those bestselling books, like Flatland, The Miracles of the Namiya Gen 3Votes156.4kRecs562kFans
- 32 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
- 33 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
- 34 EN The Flowers Bloomed in 1981 那年花开1981 This is an age when getting into university can transform your life, when every new opportunity can send you soaring, and when pure, unwavering, sincere love still exists. But just after Li Ye arrived in this era, people urged him to give up on the college entrance exam and go work in a factory tightening screws. “You won’t get in anyway, so just forget about it!” “What? I’m a solid second-tier university hopeful. How could I not get in? Wouldn’t that be a slap in the face to all those years of 3Votes76.7MRecs1MFans
- 35 EN 1979: The Golden Age 1979黄金时代 This is still a somewhat nostalgic story, hmm… 8.7kVotes3.7MRecs2.5MFans
- 36 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
- 37 The Blue-Robed Wanderer of the Wuxia World 武侠江湖里的青衫客 Pour a pot of aged wine, gather two or three friends, say “jianghu,” and drink away every grudge! This book is not an original infinite-flow story. If that's not your thing, don't read it. 0Votes78.5kRecs329.5kFans
- 38 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
- 39 A Laid-Back Life in the Red-Hot Era After Being Reborn 重生在火红年代的悠闲生活 In that fiery-red era, in that familiar courtyard house, surrounded by neighbors who brought out the greed, jealousy, lust, gluttony, laziness, anger, and arrogance in human nature to the fullest, Li Yuan, after a lifetime of toil, begins to enjoy an easy and leisurely life... 6Votes330.6kRecs764.2kFans
- 40 This Star is Legal but is Problematic 这个明星合法但有病 Xu Ye has transmigrated to a parallel world and is taking part in a singing variety show. He thought he'd be eliminated in the first round, but then he awakens an [Entertainment System for Stirring Things Up]. As long as he keeps stirring things up, he can earn points to use in a lottery. Prizes include all kinds of entertainment from Earth and various items. From then on, the entertainment industry gains a major star whose style is completely out of place. A famous director: “I admit Xu Ye's ac 0Votes101kRecs508.2kFans
- 41 Reaching for Supremacy in the Ten Kingdoms 问鼎十国 At the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Chai Rong has just ascended the throne, and Zhao Kuangyin is beginning to make his mark. Luo Youdu, a petty official driven to take his own life, becomes a stock transmigrator. From the start, he kicks the legendary charioteer of Gaoliang River, dominates the Ten Kingdoms, expands his influence in every direction, and restores the splendor of the Han and Tang dynasties. 3Votes122.1kRecs305.4kFans
- 42 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
- 43 The Great Song Dynasty's Great Detectives 大宋神探志 After transmigrating to the early years of Emperor Renzong’s reign in the Northern Song, before the luminaries from his language textbooks had made their mark, he was preparing to take the imperial examinations and hopefully become one of the era’s shining stars when he heard about the young Bao Zheng’s crime-solving exploits. A few casual words could clear up a mystery? Some inexplicable urge could make me keep searching? … Bao Zheng, Zhan Zhao, Gongsun Ce: one familiar stranger after another a 4Votes168.4kRecs327.7kFans
- 44 Old Tales of Hong Kong 港岛旧事 Fifty Years Early He Dingxian plunged headfirst into a blazing era teeming with roughnecks, before countless heroes had made their names. He fought alongside the real power players and danced shoulder to shoulder with dazzling beauties. What I’ve earned, I’ll never give away! 0Votes151.7kRecs394.2kFans
- 45 EN What Is a Destructive Midfielder? 什么叫破坏型中场啊 Li Kang transmigrated to 2015. With the help of the Super Star System, a powerhouse emerged in European football: an extraordinarily strong, highly aggressive, destructive midfielder! One after another, his terrifying long-range blasts of brute force brought Europe’s most fearsome home stadiums to their knees! He dazzled the football world at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He turned the tide in the Bundesliga title race. He cut down one European powerhouse after another in the Champion 2Votes135.8kRecs471.1kFans
- 46 The Law Enforcer’s Handbook 执法者手册 In 2166, the Seventeenth District where I live was named the worst region in the Federation. Unemployment rates kept soaring. The number of missing persons climbed steadily. Bounty criminals worth astronomical sums kept appearing. People say law enforcement is the most dangerous job on this planet. And I had the misfortune of becoming an enforcer. (Cyberpunk + wasteland + overpowered protagonist. The author has completed four novels of over a million words each, so enjoy with confidence!) 34Votes122.2kRecs609.8kFans
- 47 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
- 48 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
- 49 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
- 50 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
