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- 1 Reshaping Chinese Showbiz 重塑华娱 Fang Zhiyuan returns to 2012 and becomes an extra at Hengdian. He figures that since heaven has given him another chance, he ought to do something big. Starting out as a body double for The Legend of Lu Zhen, he goes on to work on The Four, Brotherhood of Blades, I Am Somebody, Operation Mekong, and more... Gradually, he reaches the pinnacle of his career and becomes an iconic figure in the film and television industry. At the same time, Fang Zhiyuan uses the huge sums he has raised from financi 0Votes35.8kRecs52.8kFans
- 2 The Unfamous Movie Emperor 非著名影帝 [A quick plug for my new book, "Stealing Skills from Celebrities: I’m Invincible". If it sounds like your thing, go check it out!!!] Mr. Sun Hao, could you briefly introduce yourself? Well... how should I put it? Among writers, I’m the best singer; among musicians, I’m the best actor; among actors, I’m the best director; and among directors, I’m the most handsome... With looks like mine, I’d wipe the floor with everyone, whether it’s Xiaogang, Yimou, or Kaige here at home, or Cameron and Spielbe 0Votes56.4kRecs128.6kFans
- 3 Chinese Entertainment, 1996: A Happy Professor 华娱九六，快乐教授 In 2016, at the headquarters of Quanzhi Entertainment Group, Zhou Quanzhi was giving an exclusive interview. Reporter: “Hello, Professor. Has the selection for Quanzhi Entertainment's fourth-generation girl group been decided?” Zhou Quanzhi: “It has. Our fourth-generation group has four members in total and is temporarily named ‘You're Sweet Too.’ I hope everyone will like them.” Reporter: “Compared with the first three groups, ‘Snowy Romance,’ ‘Very Sweet,’ and ‘Hot Love,’ what new changes will 0Votes32.3kRecs78.1kFans
- 4 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
- 5 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
- 6 Hao of Chinese Showbiz 华娱之昊 I honestly have no idea how to write this blurb. I've racked my brains and think four words sum it up: Chinese showbiz, 2001, director, female lead! “Showbiz's Whip” and “Showbiz's First-Generation Top-Tier Star” are already complete and ready to binge! 0Votes61.2kRecs44.5kFans
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 Chinese Showbiz: All My Artists Are Top-Tier Stars 华娱：我的艺人全顶流 (Business and everyday life, multiple heroines, and not mindless. It currently averages 5,000 subscriptions, with peak subscriptions over 10,000, so everyone can read with confidence.) (New book: I Really Didn’t Plan to Rely on My Looks to Make It in Chinese Entertainment. Feel free to check it out.) Jiang Ye, a big shot in the entertainment industry, is hailed as the boss who’s best at coaching actresses. The stars under his management focus on helping farmers through celebrity influence, takin 12Votes63.6kRecs218.3kFans
- 10 Once You Enter Chinese Showbiz, You're in Too Deep 一入华娱深似海 Given a second chance at life, Li Chen refuses to fade into obscurity. Under the spotlight, there are only flowers and applause. As Li Chen makes his way to the top, the entertainment industry at home undergoes a complete transformation. He is the entertainment industry’s cleaner, the unattainable ideal of countless female stars, and the only lifelong partner of the celestial beauty. 7Votes32.5kRecs173.6kFans
- 11 Showbiz: I Just Want to Work Behind the Scenes 娱乐：我只想当幕后大佬 Actors, singers, idols, MCs, hosts… Onstage, celebrities shine beneath the spotlights. Chased by the media and adored by fans, they seem like idols perched high above the rest. But behind the radiance, in the places the spotlights cannot reach, lies the real “iceberg beneath the water.” Producers, film and television companies, investors, advertisers, television stations, websites, cinema chains, the media, internet conglomerates… They are all intertwined, opposing yet mutually beneficial, att 0Votes35.3kRecs166.2kFans
- 12 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
- 13 Hollywood in the Making 好莱坞绘制 “Film noir? Yes! Those extreme cinephiles say my work is always full of crime, violence, and death, with sadistic, explicit scenes, protagonists who are both good and evil, and anxiety and unease as its central emotions. It always revolves around greed and deceit, ending in death or destruction. But these things aren’t found only in my films. They reveal the dark side we all share as human beings!”--- 0Votes61.1kRecs137.7kFans
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 16 This Director Has No Vision 这个导演没有格局 (A veteran author of Chinese entertainment novels, with several acclaimed works. This book has already achieved great success and is now aiming for ten thousand paid subscribers!) Reborn in 2009, Jiang Yifeng stirs up a storm in the entertainment industry. Yet people are always saying he lacks perspective. “Director Jiang, people say you made Old Boys to capitalize on the attention surrounding Michael Jackson’s death. Do you admit it?” “That’s true.” “Others say you criticized Wolf Totem and too 0Votes143kRecs275.3kFans
- 17 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
- 18 Chinese Showbiz: I Was Reborn, Yet They Still Make Me Play the Bad Boy 华娱：重生了，还逼我做渣男啊 (In two years, this went from 300 to an average of 10,000 subscriptions. A very slow-burn, serious story about an actor. The scumbag stuff is all just a joke :) A stunning internet celebrity with tens of millions of fans is reborn in 2004. Good news: He’s twenty years younger. Bad news: There’s no System. Good news: He’s just started his final year of high school. Bad news: He scored 351 on the placement exam. Good news: His family is pretty rich. Bad news: A financial crisis is coming. So… 1.4kVotes186.6kRecs607.3kFans
- 19 Reborn: The Rise of a Tycoon 重生大亨崛起 He woke up to find himself back in Hong Kong. This was an era on the verge of a golden age. This was the story of a tycoon’s rise. 0Votes71.9kRecs108.8kFans
- 20 Turbulent 1979! 激荡1979！ This literary giant is no ordinary man! He wears luxury watches, drives expensive cars, lives in a mansion, and is close to several actresses. He shaped not only one generation's childhood, but the childhoods of several generations, and their childhood idols, too. Want to know why he's so bold? Wei Ming: “I was already earning foreign currency back in 1980. The culture I exported on my own was worth about as much as the entire contemporary literary scene. I've spent my whole life writing novels. 358Votes382.2kRecs576.1kFans
- 21 A Vast Immortal Realm 仙寥 The quest for the Dao burns like a flame, and life is its fuel. One's nature is the kindling, never to be extinguished. A treatise titled The Master of Nurturing Life brings Zhou Qing into a fantastical world of immortals and chivalry. From then on, he seeks only to escape the Three Realms and the Five Elements, becoming a being free from every shackle. 0Votes75.6kRecs540.8kFans
- 22 Who Says This Top Streamer Is Crazy! This Top Streamer Is Amazing! 谁说这顶流癫！这顶流太棒了！ [You're in the entertainment industry. If you had the chance to speak your mind without holding back, what would you do?] One day, Chi Ye, a second-tier young actor in the Chinese entertainment industry, wakes up and sees these words before him. He falls into deep thought. What would he do? Born a master of sarcasm and a sharp-tongued critic, he decides to unleash his true nature! Before long, everyone in the industry is saying that Chi Ye has gone crazy. On a certain low-key variety show, an in 0Votes126.3kRecs460.5kFans
- 23 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
- 24 Fame and Fortune in America 美利坚名利双收 Get famous early, make money early, and enjoy the good life in America with both fame and fortune. America, Hollywood, business battles, showbiz, stars, and movies. 0Votes305.3kRecs335.9kFans
- 25 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
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 The Girl Next Door Is Adorable Today, Too 邻家今天也很可爱 After his parents divorce, Lin Lu starts living on his own. His days are peaceful and uneventful. That is, until one day, an older girl moves in next door. Though they were strangers at first, the two begin sharing a curious connection. The girl next door is so kind. She helps him with his studies and cooks for him. She’s elegant and poised, gentle and thoughtful, and even her occasional absentmindedness is utterly adorable! But somehow, things don’t seem to be going quite as they should... “The 0Votes127.2kRecs324.8kFans
- 29 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
- 30 My Artist Neighbor 我的艺人邻居 His beautiful neighbor, whom he had known for only half a year, suddenly asked if he wanted to be together. After a few brief seconds of thought, Liu Xin'an smiled and nodded. But a few days later, she suddenly disappeared. Then she suddenly appeared on TV. Liu Xin'an: Wait, the girlfriend I like is a huge star? 0Votes153.3kRecs477.9kFans
- 31 My Years in Film and Television 我的光影年代 Some say that film is a composite art, using powerful lights to project a continuous sequence of images onto a screen, creating the illusion of real movement. Others say film is a window, a mirror, and a dream. For Lü Xiaoran, movies are just a little garnish on an ordinary life… A friendly reminder: this is a showbiz novel… V group: 599828918 (verification of fan rank required) 0Votes492.6kRecs185.1kFans
- 32 Reborn in the Great Era of 1993 重生大时代之1993 The story of Zhang Xuan, who becomes a literary giant after being reborn. 41Votes460.5kRecs1.3MFans
- 33 EN No Retreat South 衣冠不南渡 The ancient empire has fallen, and jackals watch hungrily from the sidelines. Cao Mao never wanted to become an emperor. It is just that the Wei and Jin dynasties know no elegance, and white bones lie everywhere. Thinking of the great catastrophe that will befall Huaxia fifty years from now, Cao Mao can only mount the war chariot once more and launch a final charge. The Han and its traitors cannot coexist! The cultured people must not flee south! Sima clan, aristocratic families, Five Barbarian 6Votes403.4kRecs3.4MFans
- 34 Chinese Entertainment, 1997 华娱1997 In early 1997, Cao Xuan, who has the memories of a seasoned entertainment writer from the future, appears in Water Margin, the last of CCTV’s Four Great Classical Novels adaptations. The most handsome Ximen Qing in history is born... 2Votes386.2kRecs749.9kFans
- 35 The Golden Age of Chinese Entertainment 华娱大时代 Back in 2004, when Chinese-language cinema was just beginning to take off, Tang An's directing career started anew! From China to the world, this was the era when Chinese-language cinema would rise to glory, and it was Tang An's own grand age! 0Votes258.2kRecs265.5kFans
- 36 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
- 37 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
- 38 The Heir Apparent Is Fierce 世子很凶 The world is like a chessboard, and people are its pieces. Court intrigue, the grudges and passions of the martial world, the joys and sorrows of the common folk: all are pieces on the board, linked together and clashing until sparks fly. During the Zhaohong era, rumors spread that a vassal prince coveted the dragon throne in the Golden Hall. The emperor summoned the heirs of the various vassal princes to the capital to study, but in truth he was holding them hostage. As the heir to Prince Su, X 13Votes594.8kRecs1.8MFans
- 39 I Am Merely an Actor 朕只是一个演员 Yue Guan is hailed as the man who created five thousand years of Chinese history. From Qin Shi Huang, who unified the land, to Emperor Wu of Han, who expanded the empire's borders; from Emperor Taizong of Tang, peerless in military strategy, to the Yongle Emperor of Ming, who turned defeat into victory against all odds, and even King Zhou of Shang from the age of myth. In five thousand years of Chinese history, there isn't an emperor Yue Guan can't play. He has created countless classic screen p 4Votes437.3kRecs749.6kFans
- 40 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
- 41 The Era of the Myriad Heavens 全球诸天时代 Spiritual qi revival... Portals linking Earth to other worlds began appearing across the planet. Each world contained many different kinds of primordial energy. They could cure every illness, extend lifespans, unlock acupoints, strengthen the body, gather spiritual roots, transform one into a demon, and condense supernatural abilities, among other things. No one knew exactly how many kinds there were. All they knew was that the abilities granted by primordial energy generally came from movies, b 0Votes144.6kRecs164.5kFans
- 42 EN Hold Your Blade, Heroine! 女侠且慢 “Hold on, heroine. Do you know who I am?” “I do. You’re the empress’s favorite courtier, the rebel leader’s lover, and the young master of a prestigious martial arts clan. You’re playing all three sides. You’re exactly the kind of person I cut down!” The author has completed two novels with over 10,000 paid subscribers, “The Heir Is Fierce” and “The Immortal Maiden Is Fierce.” You can count on their quality and the author’s integrity. Interested readers are welcome to check out their earli 119Votes1.3MRecs2.8MFans
- 43 The Showbiz Empire 文娱帝国 He is Murong Fu, who emerged from Swallow Dock, and Erlang Shen, who exhausts himself with worry in the True Lord Hall. The media, meanwhile, like to call him The millennium's born superstar. 0Votes621.9kRecs514.5kFans
- 44 My Wife Is a Superstar 我老婆是大明星 My boss wants to marry me off to his daughter, who's a big star... (Everyday-life story, light comedy, no angst, nothing too intense. Give it a try...) 6Votes980kRecs1MFans
- 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 EN Cultivating Immortality in a Chaotic World of Demons and Martial Arts 苟在妖武乱世修仙 Fang Xi transmigrated, and this is his second time! In the cultivation world, he keeps his head down; in another world, he hits back hard! Who would have thought that thousands of years later, he would become a big shot in the cultivation world too? (Cautious cultivation and longevity + infinite worlds. A Wen Chao production: every book is a gem. Readers, feel free to add this to your library and enjoy.) 38Votes1.2MRecs3.6MFans
- 47 EN Chicago 1990 芝加哥1990 Transmigration, the 1990s, Chicago, American entertainment, composing, screenwriting, producing, media conglomerate 66Votes2.7MRecs896kFans
- 48 Full Time Artist 全职艺术家 “Music, film, painting, calligraphy, sculpture, literature...” “You know all of that?” “I know a little about each.” “You mean you can do a bit of everything?” “More like a billion bits of everything.” Armed with a System, he conquers the world through art and becomes the uncrowned king revered by people from every walk of life. 40Votes2.5MRecs2.2MFans
- 49 Golden Fishing Grounds 黄金渔场 P.S. I’ve started a new book, The Taoist Priest, Times Have Changed. Please check it out. I love blue skies and green trees, but I love the vast, surging ocean even more. Fish from shallow waters, fish from the deep, lobsters, and giant crabs: how could a foodie’s world be complete without seafood? Speedboats, yachts, sport-fishing boats, and patrol boats, though luxury cruise ships are really the way to go. I keep brown bears, polar bears, and raccoons at home, and dolphins, belugas, and s 8Votes1.3MRecs646.8kFans
- 50 EN Reincarnation Paradise 轮回乐园 Su Xiao signs a reincarnation contract and enters various worlds to carry out missions. He has witnessed a world collapse into dust, and fought with blade in hand against a forgotten king. Dark ravens whisper, while colossal beasts roar beneath the Black Abyss. Welcome to the Reincarnation Paradise… 1.4kVotes15MRecs7.7MFans
