Novels like I Took a Detour Through Chinese Showbiz
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- 1 A Great Literary Master in the Entertainment Industry 混迹在娱乐圈中的大文豪 New book: 1979 Hong Kong Island Entertainment This is a China where time and space have gone awry. Here, China's Mao Dun Literature Prize stands alongside the Nobel Prize in Literature as one of the world's two literary pinnacles! China's film festivals and Europe's three major film festivals are collectively known as the International Big Four Film Festivals! And that's just one of countless changes here. In 2007, Chen Nan arrives. He discovers that the world has changed. Many classic nov 0Votes5.9kRecs88.7kFans
- 2 The Goddess Reborn as a Cat 天仙重生变成猫 He Mu Chen transmigrates and is reborn after a late-night adventure. That’s normal enough. What isn’t normal is that he transmigrates with a female ghost? Even stranger, the female ghost is the fairy-like goddess he’s been a fan of? And stranger still, the goddess’s soul transmigrates into his cat? But there’s more: the goddess can actually swap bodies with Qianqian from this world! (The first dozen or so chapters are slow-paced and mainly introduce the characters, backstory, and golden finger. 0Votes10.1kRecs12.6kFans
- 3 I'm a Director in Chinese Showbiz, Spoiling the Celestial Fairy, My Beloved 我在华娱当导演，宠坏天仙白月光 A little screenwriter who’d wasted nearly half his life. He closed his eyes, then opened them. In this life, maybe he’d just become a director and pursue that far-off dream. 0Votes11.3kRecs112.9kFans
- 4 After My Divorce, I Met a Goddess 离婚后，我遇到了天仙 Zhang Pingchuan, a down-and-out, disillusioned middle-aged man. Liu Qianqian, a dazzling superstar. Think their meeting will be a romantic encounter beneath the golden wind and jade dew? No. It’s Zhang Pingchuan repeatedly humiliating himself in front of Liu Qianqian. Yet, amid all the misunderstandings, their hearts slowly draw closer. The imbalance in their social standing, the gap between their careers, and the disparity in their identities all put their relationship through one trial after a 0Votes9.9kRecs17.6kFans
- 5 Reborn Into an Encounter, I Am Pursued by the Celestial Beauty 重生相遇，我被天仙倒追 What is Huaxia? The beauty of its garments makes it Hua; the grandeur of its rites and ceremonies makes it Xia. What is fashion? A social trend formed by the union of its time and its tastes. What era are we living in now? Look, the wind has risen in our homeland, stirring the flag of Huaxia. Time turns back. Xiangyang, who is promoting Huaxia culture in the fashion world, unexpectedly collides with the celestial beauty Tianxian. Together, they create a dazzling spectacle and a brilliant future. 6Votes56kRecs71.2kFans
- 6 Reborn: The Days I Spent Living with the Celestial Beauty 重生：与天仙一起生活的日子 One heroine, Qianqian; slow-burn romance; romantic interactions; a shadowy golden finger. The prose is poor, the writing is awful, the stats are dismal across the board, and far below the average on Qidian. This book isn't recommended unless you're calm, looking for something to read, and enjoy books about Qianqian. If you don't meet all three of those requirements, don't read it. 0Votes12.1kRecs7.3kFans
- 7 The Lazy Celestial 咸鱼天仙 One female lead, Liu Qianqian. The whole book is free to read. I'm really not her fan, and I've never spent a cent on her. She's something of the unattainable first love of our generation. I've also read far too many books with her as the heroine or a supporting character. Seeing all the nasty rumors and smears about her online got to me, but I didn't want to keep posting comments to clear her name. It's too exhausting, and I couldn't be bothered. So I wrote this book to refute some of the rumor 0Votes2.2kRecs0Fans
- 8 My Career in the Chinese Entertainment Industry 华娱之我的从艺生涯 He Hua never imagined that a single stone would transform his artistic career. Looking at the vast trove of information in his mind, He Hua grinned, “Heh heh heh.” 0Votes6.9kRecs50.3kFans
- 9 My Career in Chinese Entertainment Started a Little Late 我的华娱开始的有点晚 After transmigrating, he got into film school, only to discover upon enrollment that not a single person in his class would ever make it big. It seemed as if the class had stolen his luck, too: of the six films he made, three failed to pass censorship and never aired. After eight years of keeping a low profile, he’d gotten to know a whole lot of upperclassmen and underclassmen. He wouldn’t make claims about everyone, but he was friends with the entire Eight-Five Flowers crowd. Then Wang Yi disco 0Votes15.8kRecs95.7kFans
- 10 Chinese Showbiz Anchor 华娱锚点 In psychology, an anchor is information unrelated to a subject that influences a person’s beliefs and judgments. Zhang Yang starts out with three major domestic film awards, along with a sweep of art-film awards at home and abroad. All he wants is to become the anchor of the Chinese entertainment industry. 0Votes15.9kRecs76kFans
- 11 Chinese Showbiz: Starting with the Beijing Film Academy Entrance Exam 华娱从考北电开始 One day, Chen Mo woke up at eighteen, standing at the crossroads that would decide the course of his life. Faced with the choice between heading south to work in a factory, tightening screws like some nobody, and heading north to coast on his looks as a handsome young man, he chose the north without hesitation. He’d had enough of building himself a happy life with his own two hands in his past life. This time, with a handsome face, he could have it all. Damn it, I’m going to make a living off my 0Votes4.4kRecs29.5kFans
- 12 Chinese Showbiz: Starting at Beijing Film Academy in 2002 华娱从北电2002开始 Li Mu, a graduate of the University of Southern California’s film directing program, earned an Oscar nomination for his debut film in 2023. Before he could enjoy the intoxicating fame and fortune, he was reborn in 2002. That year, Hero had yet to premiere, and the era of blockbuster Chinese films had yet to arrive… (New book: A Great Director of Photography in Chinese Entertainment) 0Votes39kRecs193.6kFans
- 13 This Director Is a Little Too Willful 这个导演有点任性 Zhang Xuan, who possesses hyperthymesia, transmigrated into the body of a rookie director. The year was 2003. Hollywood superhero films had already swept across the globe, and China’s film industry was beginning to develop rapidly. Armed with memories from 2023 and having watched countless films, Zhang Xuan did not believe he could fail. In this life, he would experience a life he had never experienced before! (One heroine) 0Votes4.7kRecs44.4kFans
- 14 The Best Actor: My Entertainment Era 影帝：我的娱乐时代 It starts with the acting department of the Film Academy’s Class of 2002. Zhang Yuanjun swore he’d become a good actor, one even more famous than his classmate Liu Yifei! 0Votes36.3kRecs78.8kFans
- 15 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
- 16 Chinese Showbiz: The Laid-Back Superstar and the Rising White Moonlight 华娱：佛系巨星与进击的白月光 A sweet, single-heroine entertainment-and-everyday-life romance, with no angst or forced character-bashing. [It’s sort of a 1.5 transmigration, so if that’s not your thing, don’t read~] Li Yi’an transmigrates to 2002, a great time to get in on the action. If he seizes the opportunity, he can lie flat and enjoy a peaceful life. Ahem, I mean, become a connoisseur of the good life. Li Yi’an likes all sorts of things: Kunqu opera, guqin, guzheng, skiing, scuba diving... Yet he’s lost, unable to figu 0Votes15kRecs53.8kFans
- 17 Saving Regrets in Chinese Showbiz 华娱拯救意难平 A reborn story wearing the skin of the Chinese entertainment industry~ Returning to age eighteen, Sun Yi discovered that his original life had developed a slight deviation. Still, it was no big deal~ When he was preparing to follow the big shots by starting his own business and embarking on a life full of bugs, he unexpectedly discovered that a female classmate from high school was actually a major celebrity in his previous life. On his first visit to a film set, he encountered the fairy- 0Votes30kRecs177.5kFans
- 18 The Green Years of Chinese Showbiz 华娱青葱岁月 Hua Yichen, a professional photographer, was reborn in the cinematography department of the Central Academy of Drama. Liu Yifei, a professional actress, was reborn in the directing department of the Beijing Film Academy. One became a producer, the other a director. Starting from scratch, they worked hard together and forged different lives. P.S. This is only about film and television, nothing else. The style stays consistent. If you don’t like it, please move along. 0Votes36kRecs46.1kFans
- 19 Reborn in 2009, I Met the Celestial Beauty 重生2009，我和天仙相遇了 Looking back on his life, Chen Lei had few regrets. He had always had everything he needed. But when he returned to the early summer of 2009, just after graduating from college, he decided to take a different path and create a Chinese entertainment dream of his own. 1. This book is entirely fictional and has nothing to do with reality. Everything is pure imagination, a dream that will never come true. 2. One female lead, Old Liu. No System. 0Votes22.8kRecs53.7kFans
- 20 Chinese Showbiz: My Era of Stardom 华娱：我的星光时代 In 2002, Hero ushered in the era of big-budget commercial Chinese-language films. Industry professionals followed suit, and commercial blockbusters sprang up like mushrooms after the rain. Chen Shuo, reborn with a second chance, looks at this booming film market and decides he wants in too. Get famous, make money! 0Votes10.3kRecs106kFans
- 21 Chinese Showbiz: The Celestial Beauty Really Wants to Improve 华娱：天仙真的太想进步了 Gu Bei was reborn in New York, back in the year he had just started college. He acquired a treasure trove of entertainment, instantly turning from a level-zero novice into a max-level expert. So he decisively chose a path he'd never taken in his previous life: first, use his max-level directing skills to make a fortune in Hollywood, then return to China and become a major capitalist. Just as he was struggling to get his career off the ground, a beautiful, wealthy woman who claimed to be his cous 0Votes36.7kRecs88.9kFans
- 22 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
- 23 The Big Player in Light and Shadow 光影大玩家 Cheng Yu’an, a flop director, returned to 2002. He had no plans to change the entertainment industry. He just wanted to make some money and enjoy a quiet life with his wife and children. But somehow, as he kept making films, things took a turn: “Look, I really just want to make some money. Stop treating me like the godfather of cinema!” “My goal is to retire at forty. Stop asking me to make more movies!” “All the films on the charts are mine. What else am I supposed to shoot?!” “I’m out, I’m out 2Votes34.1kRecs115.7kFans
- 24 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
- 25 The Millennium's Great Director 千禧大导演 Section Chief Jia: "You sell pirated discs and you want to make movies?" Wu Yuan: "A sudden breeze ripples a pool of spring water." Section Chief Jia: "Speak plainly!" Wu Yuan: "None of your damn business!" Returning to the turn of the millennium, the Fifth Generation directors had already achieved fame and success, while the Sixth Generation directors were still struggling underground. The golden age of Chinese-language cinema had only just begun. Wu Yuan glanced up at the world and chose t 0Votes41.9kRecs225.6kFans
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 29 The Movie Emperor Doesn’t Want to Be a Eunuch 影帝他不想当太监 I'm never going to be a eunuch again! The Ming Dynasty's youngest and most handsome chief eunuch transmigrates into the body of a film extra in Hengdian. The countdown to being sent back has begun! Time remaining: 92 hours, 29 minutes, 48 seconds... Will he become a superstar and earn two million a day, or be sent back to become a eunuch? You call this a choice?!!! The author's previous book, I'm About to Lose Money Until I'm a Muggle, was completed in just 300 words. It's about a wizard who tra 7Votes714.3kRecs587.2kFans
