Novels like A Great Director from the Cinematography Department
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- 51 Director: From Scraping Credits to a Legend of the Silver Screen 导演:从混学分开始到影坛传奇 Chen Ze, who has a film and television library from the future at his fingertips, originally wanted to become a director and bring all those great movies to life. But then he discovered that his first problem wasn't how to make a movie. With too few credits, he was about to be expelled from school. So, after meeting Anne Hathaway, he had a sudden inspiration: why not make a movie to earn enough credits, and while he was at it, persuade Anne to star as his leading lady? And so Chen Ze embarked on 387Votes16.2kRecs141.3kFans
- 52 Chinese Showbiz: The Days the Celestial Fairy and I Swapped Bodies 华娱:我和天仙互穿的日子 One day, Yu Ming suddenly swaps bodies with a famous star from the past. Then a super-rich woman from the real world comes looking for him. Years later, Yu Ming tells their child: Son! Listen to your old man! Your mom shoved a free ride right into my mouth! What could I do! If you can learn even a fraction of your dad's skills, you'll never have to worry about going hungry! 0Votes20.6kRecs48.6kFans
- 53 Reborn: Fashion King 重生之时尚天王 In 2009, the chill of the financial crisis swept across the globe, and the luxury industry stood on the brink. Christian Lacroix declared bankruptcy, major brands laid off workers and shut down stores, and panic gripped Paris's fashion world. In the coldest winter the industry had ever seen, Li Xun stood at 31 Rue Cambon. He was a Chanel designer, trained by Karl Lagerfeld and Virginie Viard, and had quietly worked at this temple of fashion for four years. No one knew that this seemingly gifted 67Votes19.9kRecs55.2kFans
- 54 Chinese Showbiz: A Former Child Star Who Only Wants to Make a Name for Himself 华娱:童星出身的我只想成名 After being reborn and transmigrating back to 1988, he becomes the younger brother of child star Shi Xiaolong! I'm leaving my lie-flat days behind. I will make a name for myself in China's entertainment industry! Starting with writing, then moving on to acting, screenwriting, and directing... You want to talk about connections? I've got several novels that have sold over ten million copies. I can crush the competition by operating on a whole different level, and all six major Hollywood studi 0Votes45.9kRecs144.8kFans
- 55 Chinese Showbiz: The Heavenly Fairy's Private Photographer-Director 华娱:天仙的私摄大导 [Reborn] [System] [Chinese Entertainment] [Director] [Feel-Good] [Pure Love] [Goddess] [Anti-Trope] "Director Zhou! Netizens have praised you as the greatest director since the turn of the millennium. Is there anything you'd like to say to them?" "I owe it all to my beloved, Ms. Liu Yifei. Without her, I wouldn't be where I am today!" Zhou Ye looked at the breathtaking goddess in the audience, moved to tears, and spoke honestly. Others might think he was showing off his relationship, but little 159Votes9.8kRecs59.8kFans
- 56 My Sci-Fi World in Chinese Entertainment 华娱我的科幻世界 Chen Chen returns to the past. While dating the girl of his dreams, he makes sci-fi movies and even brings many of the advanced technologies in them to life. He goes on to lead the world in technology, trample Hollywood, take on Elon Musk, and create a sci-fi world of his own! The story begins with a robot girlfriend... 0Votes6.7kRecs32.6kFans
- 57 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
- 58 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
- 59 The Richest Man in Chinese Entertainment 华娱第一富 [Reborn + singer + business + film industry + internet + childhood friends] (Over 9,000 premium subscribers. Enjoy without worry.) Whenever Zhang Chen shows up at an awards ceremony, he’s either there to roast someone or to stock up on trophies. Yet nobody can do a thing about him. Want to smear me? Donate as much as I did to build a Bird’s Nest Stadium first! He made his debut at the Grammys, then made a fortune overseas around the turn of the millennium. The youngest Grammy winner ever, with t 0Votes14.3kRecs102.6kFans
- 60 Chinese Showbiz: I Just Want to Give My Child's Mother a Home 华娱:我只是想给孩子他妈一个家 New Book: Director 1978: From the Start, I Went on a Blind Date with the Goddess's Mother When golden wind meets jade dew, their encounter surpasses countless others in this world. In 2023, Chen Dong's first film, which he had poured all his assets into directing, went down the drain after something happened to the female lead, wasting years of painstaking effort. Fortunately, he returned to 2002 and decided to choose a different starting point and pursue his dream all over again. The first 0Votes8.7kRecs119.5kFans
- 61 I Took a Detour Through Chinese Showbiz 我从华娱路过 Zhuang Zhou dreams of a butterfly, then awakens from a great dream. Zhao Chen'an did not want much. He only wanted a different kind of life. The main road leads to the heavens, and everyone walks their own way. I am just passing through. After wading through the mud, I only hope never to forget my original intention and to remember my first dream. This is the best of times, and also the craziest of times. I cannot change this crazy reality, but I will leave behind a brilliant mark of my own! (Di 0Votes4.2kRecs37.5kFans
- 62 A Chinese Entertainment Director Who Wins with PR, Conquering the Fairy Sister 华娱公关流导演,被天仙攻略 “This station’s reporter is at Langyuan Media with the latest. Let’s hand it over to her!” On screen, a young reporter stands before a charismatic, handsome middle-aged man. “Director He, what do you think of the online saying that ‘in the entertainment industry, you’re the only one who matters’?” “What do I think? I’m sitting here. If they want to call me their boss, there’s not much I can do about it~” “And many people say your awards were all won through PR. Do you deny it?” “I don’t deny it~ 450Votes48.9kRecs81.9kFans
- 63 Showbiz Through the Ages: My Girlfriends Are All Top-Tier Stars 华娱春秋,我的女友都是顶流 3Votes66.8kRecs137.4kFans
- 64 Chinese Showbiz Since 2002 从2002开始的华娱 Xu Qing returns to 2002. His first acting job after signing with a company is unexpectedly as an extra on the set of the Fairy Sister… (Parallel timeline, single female lead.) 0Votes4.4kRecs45.5kFans
- 65 The Movie Emperor: Practicing Every Role Ten Thousand Times 影帝:每个角色偷练一万次 [Chinese Entertainment / One Female Lead] In 2008, a headline suddenly shot to the top of Weibo’s trending list: “Beijing Film Academy’s Fierce Bro Is Invincible, Goddess Sister Falls for Him at First Sight” Xiao Liu: You like Goddess Sister? Xu Hengzhou: Don’t be ridiculous. Goddess Sister and I have nothing to do with each other. You’re the only one I’ve ever loved, Xiao Liu. By the way, what’s your real name? Xiao Liu, the real Goddess Sister, clutches her secret identity, her face icy: Liu T 0Votes20kRecs53.5kFans
- 66 That's How You Become a Superstar 这就是套路巨星 It’s 2003, the best of times and the worst of times! The strange, surging tide from the internet has yet to sweep in. TV dramas haven’t been hijacked by traffic-chasing young stars, and the film industry is still in its infancy. With help from the All-Purpose Cliché System, Xu Jin, an extra who has spent two years scraping by at Hengdian World Studios, begins his rise to the top with Liu Jinyuan in Chinese Paladin! Keywords: sweet romance, celebrities, laid-back daily life, one female lead 0Votes17.8kRecs25.3kFans
- 67 The Fairy Sister Is My Childhood Friend 华娱之神仙姐姐是青梅 An IT loser and scumbag who knew next to nothing about the entertainment industry, haunted by regrets he couldn’t let go of before dying of illness, was unexpectedly reborn into a family of musicians, where he grew up with the girl he had always loved. With a family like that, who’d still work as a coder? With the girl of your dreams, who’d still be a scumbag? One female lead: An Qian This is a beginner’s first fast-paced novel. The early chapters can be a bit rough, so please try to st 0Votes26kRecs53.7kFans
- 68 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
- 69 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
- 70 Entertainment Begins in a Place with Wind 从有风的地方开始的文娱 Chen Mo: My inspiration is hearing the wind from another world. Xu Hongdou: Hearing it? Chen Mo: Yes. After meeting you, I could hear it. There is a flavor called taking things slowly, and this is a story about taking things slowly. 0Votes40.8kRecs107.8kFans
- 71 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
- 72 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
- 73 The Tearjerker Director 催泪系导演 Moviegoer: Every time I watch a Li Yi movie, I cry! Film critic: Li Yi’s movies always strike a chord deep inside you! Director: Li Yi is one of a kind. He never makes big-budget films, yet he always manages to work miracles! Actor: Director Li’s films always make you laugh until you cry! He’s a director unlike any other, and he never chases big-budget productions! Yet his films always manage to move you when you least expect it! This book is meant to revisit the classics that once moved you! Hi 0Votes30.1kRecs176kFans
- 74 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
- 75 Chinese Entertainment Starts at Art School 华娱从艺校开始 Sent back to the past by his computer, I get to make a fresh choice in this life. I choose beauties like jade, a life of wealth, and the worlds of film and entertainment. In this life, I want Liu Tianxian and Da Mimi to be my senior schoolmates; I want Gu Xiaona, Zhou Dongyu, and Yang Zini to be my junior schoolmates; I want Li Xian, Zhu Yilong, and Bai Jingting to call me boss. The story focuses on making movies, with TV dramas and other projects as supporting elements 0Votes17kRecs127.6kFans
- 76 A Tall Tale of Chinese Showbiz 大话华娱 A dream fades, and the grand tale of the Chinese entertainment world begins! My name is Lin Yuan, courtesy name Muzhi, and I’ve just been reborn. Now that I’ve stepped back into the film and television industry, I plan to keep my head down, grow quietly, cozy up to powerful people, live off others, form alliances, and build a little clique. My goal is simple: grow big and strong, become a major force in the industry, then lie flat in comfort once I reach middle age and watch the fortunes of 941Votes40.4kRecs64.3kFans
- 77 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
- 78 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
- 79 Chinese Showbiz: A Myth Begins in 2004 华娱神话2004 In 2004, Kung Fu burst onto the scene, House of Flying Daggers was widely criticized, and A World Without Thieves made Wang Baoqiang an overnight sensation. But what film fans truly remembered about that year was a young man named Li Mu. That year, a transmigrator from the future plunged headfirst into China’s entertainment industry. 0Votes26.1kRecs129.8kFans
- 80 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
- 81 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
- 82 Chinese Showbiz: The Top-Tier Star Director Who Only Promotes Rising Actresses 华娱:专捧小花的顶流导演 Rewinding to 2015, Lu Yunzhou binds to a Director System. Every time he makes a film, he gets a reward: [Delayed Aging], [Perfect Physique], [Immune to All Illnesses], and [More Children, More Blessings]! He only meant to focus on directing and rack up rewards, but the temptation of a million yuan a day proved too much. He took a guest role, and before he knew it, there was no turning back! … 10 million, 20 million, 30 million… What? I have over a hundred million female fans around the world! T 286Votes54.8kRecs186.5kFans
- 83 EN Me, a Best Actor! 我,影帝! The road to stardom for a PE teacher! There’s absolutely no way I’m going into adult entertainment. Not in this lifetime! Shen Qi loses his job as a PE teacher and refuses to enter the industry, only to end up as an extra in Hengdian. He wants nothing more than to earn money while keeping his clothes on! By chance, he gets his hands on a “spellbook.” He can record the “skills” he sees in the spellbook, then use them whenever he needs to. The spellbook contains another world, where he can find cl 1.9kVotes158.3kRecs307kFans
- 84 EN 1422: The Revival of the Eastern Roman Empire 1422:东罗马的复兴 In 1422, the Eastern Roman Empire had long since lost the glory of Justinian’s age. Its territory had dwindled to Constantinople and a few isolated enclaves such as the Morea. Like a vast ship sailing across a sea of time, its hull riddled with holes, it struggled to stay afloat amid history’s raging waves. At this turbulent moment, a stranger’s soul drifted into the empire. He vowed to change everything and breathe new life into this ancient empire, now in decline. 337Votes43.4kRecs78.5kFans
- 85 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
- 86 Chinese Showbiz: Young Master Gao Wants to Be a Movie Star 华娱:高衙内他想当影帝 One day, after getting completely drunk, Gao Yanei was enjoying the company of courtesans when he suddenly transmigrated to the Great Celestial Empire and became an honorable… bit-part actor! Then he was stunned to discover that a certain man surnamed Shi had pinned a huge scandal on him!!! His godfather, Gao Qiu, was the one trying to suppress the military families in the Imperial Guard. What did that have to do with him? Was Lin Chong’s wife as skilled in bed as Lian’er from the Spring Breeze 0Votes23.7kRecs105.6kFans
- 87 EN The Great Crimson Immortal Sect 大赤仙门 Transform kan and fill li, unite dragon and tiger; blend lead and mercury, and seek life and destiny. How many bones lie along the road to immortality? How many immortal mountains and Daoist sects have endured through the ages? Xu Xuanyi transmigrates and becomes the head of the Great Red Temple. His master has passed away, his disciples are still young, and powerful rivals surround them. Fortunately, he obtains a jade stele that reveals ancient characters, cultivates Daoist talent, and carries 2.1kVotes301.4kRecs465.3kFans
- 88 A Dream of the Beiyang Fleet 北洋之梦 After transmigrating into a hopeless student in the Beiyang presidential preparatory class in the fifteenth year of the Guangxu reign, Chang Desheng looked at his classmates, including Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Cao Kun, and Wang Shizhen, and made up his mind: I’m going to be president! A new work from Da Luoluo. Read it now, and don’t save it for later! 2.3kVotes159.9kRecs358.8kFans
- 89 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
- 90 This Celebrity Is Almost Too Righteous 这个明星正得发邪 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Ran had planned to launch his career with an absurd “You’re So Beautiful,” but instead he got bound to the Positive Energy Entertainment System. Doing good deeds made him stronger! While others manufactured celebrity pairings, he cleaned rehearsal rooms to earn points; while others paid to trend, he got inspirational quotes reposted by official media; while others cranked up the electronic beats, his performance of Sailor shot straight to the top of t 132Votes174.8kRecs538.9kFans
- 91 EN Wizard: My Profession Panel Has No Upper Limit 巫师:我的职业面板没有上限 Severing souls, raising curses; analyzing madness, stitching together rules. This is a world where wizards control everything. Ron hurriedly descended into this world and awakened his own class panel: [Wizard (Necromancer)] + Soul-Box Creation → [Undead] [Sun-Crown Knight] + Stellar Body Tempering → [Radiant Sovereign] [Time Guard] + Temporal Paradox → [History Devourer] Countless years later, amid this chaotic tide where sorcery and divinity, truth and madness intertwined, he had be 0Votes129.5kRecs874kFans
- 92 My IQ Increases Every Year 我的智商逐年递增 [No System + No Romance + Everyday Life + Ensemble Cast + Smart Characters + Scientific Research + A Rising Nation] Chen Zhuo was reborn as an infant. But he had no System, no pocket dimension, and no chime of mission prompts. All he had was a developing brain whose processing power continued to evolve as he grew older. “Who is Chen Zhuo?” “He’s a ghost in the world of mathematics, a tyrant in the world of physics, and the one and only god of science.” No harem, no hackneyed tropes. 350Votes72kRecs648.9kFans
- 93 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
- 94 The Entertainment World's Intel King 华娱情报王 Yan Li, a graduate of the vocational program for the Class of 2000 at Beijing Film Academy, gets the golden finger [Daily Intelligence System] and becomes the entertainment industry’s king of insider information. What? The cast of The Heroes of Sui and Tang is holding auditions for Yuwen Chengdu. That role seems perfect for me. What? The brand’s minimum endorsement rate is three million a year. Damn, my agent quoted too low. Hurry and raise the price. What? A female star plans to use a pinhole c 695Votes444kRecs548.1kFans
- 95 The Struggle for the Throne in the Jiajing Era 夺嫡在嘉靖朝 In the twenty-eighth year of the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming, the Crown Prince died, leaving the succession vacant. The struggle between Prince Yu and Prince Jing would determine countless lives, fortunes, and reputations. On one side stood Zhu Zaiji, Prince Yu, first in line by age. Backed by the court’s upright officials and invoking ancestral precedent, he was regarded by the scholarly world as the obvious choice for Crown Prince. On the other stood Zhu Zaizhen, Prince Jing. With Grand Se 887Votes132.3kRecs446.7kFans
- 96 EN I Loaded the Occult System 我加载了神秘学面板 The Age of Steam, where reason and mysticism exist side by side. The more you know, the closer you come to madness. That is the consensus behind the Veil. Li Cha doesn't believe it. Or rather, that rule doesn't apply to him. His skill panel lets him dabble in many fields and master them all, like a steam engine that never needs to shut down. [Breathing Lv.3 · Healing: Chronic ailments vanish, old afflictions are completely cured] [Knowledge Lv.3 · Erudition: Every book you lay eyes on leaves 2.1kVotes200.7kRecs994.1kFans
- 97 EN 1979: The Golden Age 1979黄金时代 This is still a somewhat nostalgic story, hmm… 8.7kVotes3.7MRecs2.5MFans
- 98 I Became a Lucky Carp 我成了一条锦鲤 (Entertainment Star) Ji Ming became a lucky charm. He made every wish other people had come true for himself! Want a million new followers on Douyin? Got it! Want to star in a major production with an A-list national cast? Done! Want to compete with me for a role? I only meant to be your acting coach, but I suppose I’ll have to make do with taking the part! Friends are envious, enemies are fuming. Skr, skr. The complete premium novel The Villainous Superstar, with a top subscription count of 0Votes427.7kRecs154.5kFans
- 99 The National Forensic Doctor 国民法医 Corpse: Have you no manners? 110Votes4.1MRecs2.4MFans
- 100 Starting in 1983 从1983开始 A story with a touch of nostalgia. The old reader group is full. 14Votes4.3MRecs1.1MFans
















































