Novels like Starting Today, I’m an Acting Legend
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- 1 Love and All-Nighters: Hack Through the Wasteland 爱和爆肝，砍翻废土 Lu Meng: “You’ll never know how terrifying a disciplined player can be in the wasteland.” Here’s my daily schedule: [00:00: Get up right on time. Have you ever seen two moons at midnight? 1:00–2:00: Practice stealth and moonlight as a locksmith for a good cause. 3:00–4:00: Scavenge. 5:00–6:00: Practice assassination, then scavenge for things nobody wants. 7:00–8:00: March under a heavy load, run a free market stall, and boost the city’s economy. 9:00: Get spotted by the guards, then join them fo 1Votes55.3kRecs191.9kFans
- 2 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
- 3 EN Dao Lord of Supreme Oneness 太一道主 A person living in this world should be ready for the transformation from serpent to dragon. As a serpent, one must keep company with ants, shelter in muddy holes, and eat filthy things just to survive. Endure countless trials and await the right moment. Then, one day, transform into a dragon and soar for thousands of miles, commanding the winds and rain, swallowing clouds and breathing mist, and sending sweet rain down upon the world! This is the story of a handyman who starts out raising spiri 8Votes103.7kRecs600.5kFans
- 4 Who Stole My Brain? 是谁偷了我的脑子？ Zhou Mo sat on a park bench with a cup of milk tea, his mind blank as he pondered the matter of vital importance to someone who had transmigrated only recently. When would he die? And... Who had stolen his brain? The culprit had no sense of decency. Digging out his brain was somewhat understandable, but pulling out his eyes along with it was going too far. So Zhou Mo intended to find his brain while he was not yet completely dead, 0Votes62.6kRecs195.7kFans
- 5 The British Literary Master 英伦文豪 Lu Shi returned to Edwardian England in 1900 and accidentally swept the literary world, leaving behind this saying: When it comes to acting like human beings, the British have always been anything but human. Whenever people in later generations think of it, they are deeply moved. They marvel at what kind of international spirit could have made a Chinese man so heartsick over Britain that he left behind such a prophecy... 0Votes38.5kRecs138.6kFans
- 6 EN Martial Saint of Great Xuan 大宣武圣 A dynasty that has lasted a thousand years will eventually decay, and a clan that has endured for a century will eventually return to dust. Ask the world: what can truly last forever? Is it an indestructible body tempered through countless trials, or a martial will united with heaven and earth? Chen Mu arrives in this world and presses forward with a blade in hand. When he looks back at dusk, countless prodigies and thousand-year-old demons have all turned to dust. Along the road paved with yell 0Votes201.3kRecs1.2MFans
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 The Evil God's World Game 邪神的世界游戏 “There are nine categories of art, and I will recreate them one by one before your eyes.” “I am the God of Fiction, master of every dream in this universe... Now, choose from the nine arts.” “Choose literature, and you’ll never be allowed to ask for an update.” “Choose music, and you’ll become addicted.” “Choose painting, and you’ll descend into madness.” “Choose sculpture, and you’ll become as handsome as a sculpture.” “...” “Choose games... Oh, my friend, would you like to spend some money? Pa 3Votes43.6kRecs189.4kFans
- 10 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
- 11 Restoring the Han Dynasty 匡扶汉室 In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, at Changban Slope in Dangyang, the Liu Bei faction faced its darkest hour. Cao Cao’s army had won a great victory, Liu Bei had suffered a crushing defeat, and he fled, leaving his wife and children behind. But A Dou was not the only child left behind. A transmigrator, reborn for a second life, became Zhang Shao, Zhang Fei’s second son, only to find himself imprisoned in Cao Cao’s camp. Ten thousand cavalry thundered by the river as fierce tigers roared; a thous 0Votes67.7kRecs104kFans
- 12 EN Borrowing a Brain from the Emperor 我向大帝借了个脑子 Chen Luo discovered that he could pick up the brains of the dead. So he went to a cemetery, picked up the brain of a dead Great Emperor, and decided to borrow it for a while. While everyone else was still worrying about how to refine their qi and successfully establish their foundations, Chen Luo was already considering his ninety-ninth plan for the Mahayana stage. [Two completed novels with over ten thousand premium subscribers each. A new book is underway. 0Votes131.6kRecs590.4kFans
- 13 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
- 14 I Love Posting on Weibo, and Became a Pro League Carry 爱发微博的我，成了职业通天代 After seeing too many people slack off and take things for granted, all he wanted at first was to do justice to the effort he put in. But after sticking with it ten thousand times, he became a breath of fresh air in the industry. 5Votes110.4kRecs369.9kFans
- 15 Cultivating a Male Star: I Took Advice and Became a Top-Tier Star 养成系男神：听劝后，我成了顶流 “With my looks and circumstances, how can I find a girlfriend?” After coming from a parallel world and giving up on his new appearance, Li Youzhi posted this question online. “Try getting a different head.” “Best to be reborn.” “Lose weight. Run ten kilometers a day, do a hundred push-ups, a hundred squats, and a hundred sit-ups.” Reading the comments, some sincere and some mocking, Li Youzhi took the first step toward changing himself. Years later, when a reporter asked Li Youzhi's fans how the 0Votes222.6kRecs824.1kFans
- 16 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
- 17 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
- 18 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
- 19 EN My Management Game is Me?! 经营游戏竟是我自己 “Why do I have to rely on this farming and management game to trade blows with a bunch of martial artists and immortals?” Faced with the old masters emerging from seclusion after the world’s energies revived, and gods and immortals returning, Lü Xingshi deftly pressed the tilde key to open the game console and edited himself a Boss template. … The good news: I transmigrated with a game. The bad news: The game is unfinished. The better news: The unfinished game can be edited. The worse news: I am 4Votes109.6kRecs386.4kFans
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 Born with Immortal Talent 天生仙种 Born with a natural aptitude for cultivation, he rises from a humble, impoverished clan and steps onto the path to immortality, advancing one step at a time until he reaches the far shore of eternal life. Hard work brings rewards. For a cultivator, what better golden finger could there be? 0Votes273.2kRecs676.9kFans
- 23 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
- 24 EN Blade of Reckoning 泼刀行 Martial arts, folk customs, strange tales, taboos, the imperial court, the martial world, grandmasters, magical duels, journeys to the underworld, spirit mediums, invoking gods, Nuo opera, esoteric sects, immortality… The martial world is a winding road, filled with all kinds of people and schools. Within the arcane tradition, folk legends and strange tales come in countless forms. This is a turbulent age, one where danger and opportunity go hand in hand. Li Yan strides forth with his blade in h 98Votes425.9kRecs708.7kFans
- 25 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
- 26 EN 10,000 Ways to Eliminate Players 一万种清除玩家的方法 The world I transmigrated to was crawling with players, making survival difficult enough as it was. But the System had latched onto me, turning me into the most conspicuous NPC of them all... The natives couldn’t stand me, and the players saw me as a thorn in their side. To enjoy a good life in this other world and avoid being bullied by players, I had no choice but to do everything I could to turn my own hardships into everyone else’s, keep every gain for myself, and grow stronger until I becam 2Votes190.9kRecs372.9kFans
- 27 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
- 28 The Great Demon Holmes 大恶魔福尔摩斯 God is creating a legend!!!!! A little faith, so people have someone to lean on; then a few man-eating demons to get everyone fighting! Add some love... then some hate... rebellion, and impulsiveness. Finally, throw in a familiar protagonist. Give him just a touch of darkness, or it won’t be any fun. Damn... that’s too much! And so, in a narrow alley off a London street, Sherlock slowly emerged from the shadows, carrying a head. Blood trickled from its spine onto the ground, drip, drip. Good 3Votes81.7kRecs516.9kFans
- 29 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
- 30 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
- 31 The Li Clan 李氏 The bold ride dragons and tigers, while the timid ride cats and sit on rabbits! At the end of the road, the awakening of humanity marks the beginning of divinity. (Seven Deadly Sins Series II: Greed) 1Votes60.2kRecs249kFans
- 32 Rebooting Mythology 重启神话 Dawn. The first light of day was long overdue, while the last glow of the setting sun had already faded into darkness. In a city shrouded in mist, a church hid in the shadows, veins clung to cracks in the walls, something gnawed in the sewers, and dark figures murmured in hushed whispers... The lamplighter strolled onward. 3Votes455.2kRecs1MFans
- 33 Mythic Era: I Evolved into a Star-Level Behemoth 神话纪元，我进化成了恒星级巨兽 High above, a Kun thousands of meters long flies over a city, unfazed by a sky full of missiles. In Australia, a thousand-meter-long world-ending serpent destroys cities and devours millions, then slowly departs as several nuclear bombs explode around it. After arriving in this dangerous world, Chen Chu is left bewildered when he unexpectedly gains a salamander clone. What can a palm-sized axolotl do? Make videos for views? Catch shrimp in a stream? Or… evolve into a giant beast? An axolotl, als 14Votes424.5kRecs1.8MFans
- 34 EN Transcendent: Starting by Tearing Up the Script 超凡从撕剧本开始 (Over 5,300 average subscriptions and 27,000 peak subscriptions. A premium work, well worth a read!) I tread the myriad heavens from this day forth, splitting sun and moon with my blade as I prove my path to immortality. I am a leader, a Blade Emperor, a sage. I have embarked on the road to becoming a great emperor, and I bow to pick up the crown. After endless ages, I am still an actor! _ Zhang Guangmu is an ordinary citizen of the Xuanlong Empire, a professional actor with no bad habits and a 0Votes108.1kRecs355.4kFans
- 35 I Studied Abroad in the Modern Era 我在现代留过学 The Son of Heaven is born of Heaven and Earth, and is Heaven’s own son! Some say the Son of Heaven is the father and mother of the people, and rules the world as its king! And I was once the Son of Heaven! I inherited the legacy of six generations and carried forward the late emperor’s ambitions. I punished the western rebels and put the old faction in its place. Whatever I set out to do, I accomplished; whoever I attacked, I defeated. I swept away a century of accumulated ills in the Great Song 152Votes553.1kRecs961.2kFans
- 36 EN Rebirth: Daily Cultivation 重生日常修仙 A Nascent Soul True Monarch fails his tribulation and returns to his student days. It's 2013, mobile internet is just taking off, and amid the surging tide of the times, a cultivator goes about his everyday life. [Everyday life] [Student] [Romance] [Internet] [Modern cultivation] [Making money] [Smart protagonist] 36Votes762.2kRecs1.1MFans
- 37 Love Comes After the Simulation 恋爱要在模拟后 [Love Simulator, at your service] [Simulations will appear as text and scenes from your memories] [Each simulation has three stages: courtship, falling in love, and turmoil/tender moments] [When the simulation ends, you will receive a score and review to help you reflect on the relationship] [Click to continue] . While in Japan, Nan Youxi got his hands on a love simulator. What was the point of a fake simulation? He had initially dismissed it. Until he discovered that he could acquire skills hon 10Votes171.1kRecs581.6kFans
- 38 EN From Slaying Demons to Eternal Life 从斩妖除魔开始长生不死 You can spend your lifespan to infuse martial arts techniques, allowing you to develop them endlessly. Shen Yi is a mortal, with a life expectancy of less than a hundred years. Fortunately, he can gain the remaining years of the demons he slays. In a chaotic age overrun with evil spirits, he draws his long blade and sends these beings, who have lived for centuries or millennia, into a panic! From Eagle Claw Kung Fu to Eight Desolations Sky-Splitting Hands, from Demon-Subduing Fist to Golden Body 593Votes999.5kRecs3.9MFans
- 39 EN Shepherd's Secret Covenant 牧者密续 During a ritual to summon a demon, Aiwass finally recovered his memories of his previous life. This was supposed to be an online game published and operated by his own company for six years. His adoptive father was now the leader of the villainous organization in the latest version. Six years from now, Aiwass would be exposed and, after hesitating on the side of the protagonists, switch sides. In the end, he would decide to take a fatal blow for a player character and be killed by his thoroughly 139Votes489.5kRecs1.2MFans
- 40 Wanli Emperor 万历明君 In the year 1572, seventy-two years remained before the fall of the Ming dynasty and the loss of its lands. At this time, Japanese pirates ran rampant in the southeast, the Tatars battered the northwest passes, local land annexation was growing worse by the day, the military and government were exhausted, the people were suffering, and the Longqing Emperor had just died. Yet at this moment, Shi Yue transmigrated into Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor who would later go thirty years without attending 6kVotes735.4kRecs1.6MFans
- 41 Starting with Detective Li Yuanfang 从神探李元芳开始 After transmigrating into Li Yuanfang, the greatest joy of being a great detective comes from two things: First, when I expose a criminal’s true face and he panics and tries to attack the detective, I smile and draw my saber. Second, having the chubby Di by my side. Whenever we come across a case, I can’t help asking: “Huaiying, what do you think?” 0Votes405.4kRecs414.7kFans
- 42 My Autobiography Can't Possibly Be a Tragedy 我写的自传不可能是悲剧 After reading his own autobiography for the first time, Meng Lang let out a long sigh. “My life shouldn’t have turned out like this...” After reading it for the Nth time: “My life is only this?” After reading it for the 100*Nth time: “This world... should be like this!” [A literary young man’s lighthearted daily life as he saves the world] My completed, 2.2-million-word novel Super Mothership is also available. Give it a read! 3Votes453.8kRecs729.8kFans
- 43 Reshaping the Millennium Era 重塑千禧年代 At the turn of the millennium, officials were chanting slogans about GDP, bosses took pride in bringing their secretaries along, and rough-and-ready entrepreneurs fought with blades flashing amid the waves of the times. Fang Zhuo returns to the year 2000. Ten years later, a group of venture capitalists and private equity firms storm the company headquarters, demanding an answer from a stunned Fang Zhuo: “Mr. Fang, all your other projects have gone public. When on earth will this first one li 47Votes867.3kRecs825.4kFans
- 44 EN The Tribulation Stage is When the System Arrives 大乘期才有逆袭系统 After Jiang Li transmigrated here, he discovered that he had no golden finger and could only cultivate the old-fashioned way. Five hundred years later, he became the strongest person in Jiuzhou. Then a System suddenly appeared, claiming it could help its Host rise from the Qi Refining stage to become the number one person in Jiuzhou. Jiang Li looked at the first task and fell into deep thought. “Please defeat your co 107Votes325.7kRecs3.1MFans
- 45 Reborn to Ride the Wave 重生之我要冲浪 Back in the past, Yao Yuan has only one thing on his mind: goofing off… Ahem, I mean surfing! 23Votes1.8MRecs1.6MFans
- 46 My Simulated Path to Immortality 我的模拟长生路 How difficult is the path to immortality! And all the more so in this cultivation world, utterly transformed by a plague! Mortals carry disease. If immortals come into contact with them, their cultivation may decline in mild cases, or they may return to the heavens in severe ones. Thus mortals and immortals are forever divided. Immortals cannot cultivate together, and the entire cultivation world has become one vast dark forest. Li Fan transmigrated into this world with soaring ambitions, ye 508Votes975.7kRecs2.9MFans
- 47 The Mirror Legacy 玄鉴仙族 Lu Jiangxian stayed up all night and died suddenly, but his lingering soul attached itself to a blue-gray bronze mirror covered in cracks. The mirror drifted into a vast, boundless world of immortal cultivation. In the perilous and unpredictable Dali Mountains, beside the Mei Chi River, a small village sat in the shadow of a minor clan. When the clan came across the mirror, it began passing down the path of immortality and teaching its arts, ushering in a magnificent new era. (A family’s cultiva 22.9kVotes7.2MRecs21.2MFans
- 48 EN 13 Mink Street 明克街13号 I like sitting alone on an empty street at night, listening to “them” whisper and enjoying “their” clamor. 73Votes3.4MRecs5MFans
- 49 EN Circle of Inevitability 宿命之环 The second installment of the Mysterious World series. In the year 1368, at the end of July, crimson will descend from the sky. 3.2kVotes13.7MRecs10.3MFans
- 50 The National Forensic Doctor 国民法医 Corpse: Have you no manners? 110Votes4.1MRecs2.4MFans
