Novels like Hancheng: A Door to the Future
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- 51 On the Peninsula, Like a Shadow 半岛之如影随形 A man’s journey of transformation on the Korean Peninsula. It all starts with security work... P.S. My novel My Zombie Girlfriend in the Post-Apocalyptic Peninsula has reached 700,000 words. It’s ready to binge. New novel: My Idol Girlfriend Died from the Start. 0Votes23.2kRecs34.8kFans
- 52 Peninsula: I’m So Eager to Make Progress 半岛之我太想进步了 Li Ruixian was tricked into majoring in history. He thought he'd spend his whole life playing with dirt in a museum, but instead he rose steadily through the ranks, becoming the central figure directing the peninsula's cultural world. Dear readers, don't blame me. I just really want to get ahead. 0Votes17.6kRecs43.1kFans
- 53 The Reverse Bridge 逆桥 A top-tier star from the peninsula pursues a reserved, melancholy Chinese bodyguard. The story is a little bleak from the start, but the sweet moments keep coming. 0Votes10.8kRecs22.2kFans
- 54 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
- 55 Becoming Your Song 成为你的歌声 I originally wanted to become a music teacher, so how did I end up becoming a singer? This luck of mine... It's too incredible. 0Votes32.5kRecs21.6kFans
- 56 Peninsula: I've Become a Lucky Charm 半岛：我成了锦鲤 “Blessing granted! The nation’s first love, Bae Suzy, has received the [Iconic Shot] tag: her on-camera presence will be maxed out for the next month, and the chance of her fancam going viral with an iconic shot has skyrocketed!” “Side effect: chance of her relationship being exposed +200%” Kim Chan: “???” Is there something wrong with this golden finger? Whatever, whatever. What does it matter to me if her relationship gets exposed? Before he could figure things out, the side effect came true a 812Votes80.2kRecs101.2kFans
- 57 Peninsula: I Really Am a Top-Tier Star 半岛之我真是顶流 A mysterious sixth sense guided him toward the right choices for the future. But as he stood at the crossroads, looking at the girls across the way, no one could tell him how to choose the right one. Might as well have them all! Quan Xuanhe's journey down the road to success begins after he loses a talent competition. 0Votes59.3kRecs85.2kFans
- 58 From the Start, My Sister Sent Me to Be a Talent Agent 开局被妹妹介绍去当经纪人 K-pop. Don’t read if it’s not your thing. Ming Yuan: Stop fighting over me. I’m just a lowly manager. 1Votes87.8kRecs87.6kFans
- 59 My Landlord Is Actually a Superstar 我的房东竟是大明星 Xu Lin is an author on Qidian. He never expected that a novel he read online would come true: his landlady is a major star, and she’s also the heroine of his own novel... (Showbiz, everyday life, sweet romance, no angst.) 0Votes10.5kRecs43.3kFans
- 60 I Think of You on Rainy Days 雨天时我会想你 I don't know why, but I always run into you when it rains! I don't know why, but I think of you whenever it rains! When it rains from the sky, you can use an umbrella. But what do you do when it rains in your heart? 0Votes31.1kRecs20.4kFans
- 61 Peninsula: The Romance-Driven Idol 半岛：恋爱系爱豆 Bai Ju had never thought about becoming an idol, but after considering his situation: He could sing and dance, was healthy, needed little sleep, wasn't afraid of the cold, and had plenty of energy. He was handsome, could copy songs, and was on the peninsula. Wasn't he practically born to be an idol? Since he was here, he might as well give it a try. [Multiple heroines, no System, an even split between career and romance, mostly everyday life.] 21Votes73.4kRecs114kFans
- 62 Peninsula: What Should I Do When the Novel’s Heroine Comes Looking for Me? 半岛：书中女主角找上我了怎么办 Lin Yuner: “So you're the one who wrote that I chased after you in your book?” Lin Ce: “...” Lin Yuner: “So you're the one who wrote that I loved you but couldn't have you?” Lin Ce: “...” Lin Yuner: “Well, now I'm going to chase after you. What are you going to do?” 0Votes13.5kRecs39.9kFans
- 63 I’m Reborn, and I’m Definitely Not Becoming an Entertainer 重生的我才不当艺人 That winter, Hybe began its takeover of S.M. I saw that the company’s founder, Mr. Lee, had embezzled 3.9 billion won in company assets. Everyone at the company was in a panic, and that image will stay with me forever. At that moment, I thought: If I could become a director at the company, I’d protect everything about S.M.! Now that heaven has let me return to the age of eighteen, I have to consider whether this is the only chance I’ll ever get. Restoring S.M. to its former glory is our duty! Yo 2Votes23.3kRecs88.5kFans
- 64 How Can You Become a Star Without Money? 没钱怎么当明星 “What matters most when working with celebrities? Talent? Resources? Connections? No, no, no. Cash is what matters most. How can you work with celebrities without money? Money cannot buy acting skill, but it can buy an old veteran actor to carry a production. Money cannot buy talent, but it can buy talented workhorses. Money cannot buy connections, but it can buy traffic and buzz.” “Then why do you insist on cash?” “Because I only accept cash. I do not accept empty promises.” This is a story wit 0Votes48kRecs151.2kFans
- 65 My Idol Girlfriend 我的爱豆女友 In my memories, everyone's faces were full of easygoing, happy smiles back then. But fourteen years later, it seems everything has changed, and regrets have begun to pile up. It all starts with an ordinary actor, as he sets out to find that happiness again. 0Votes9.9kRecs19.7kFans
- 66 When Idols Fall in Love 当偶像恋爱时 What impression does a first confession leave behind? Sweetness, nervousness, or shame? Her memories of the first feeling had already grown somewhat blurred. But when a certain man suddenly appeared before her again after seven years, the latter two feelings were exceptionally clear. … 1Votes31.1kRecs68.1kFans
- 67 Peninsula: Don't Just Date on Fridays 半岛：不要只在周五恋爱 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. There are a lot of days in a week. Can we stop “dating” only on Fridays? [Set on the Korean Peninsula. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.] 1Votes16.3kRecs61.2kFans
- 68 I Turned Evil in a Crossover TV Universe 我在综合影视黑化了 Comprehensive Martial Arts: At the Dawn of the Dragon, Our Nature Is Good. After transmigrating into a combined world of TV dramas such as A Little Reunion and Home with Kids, the protagonist has just graduated when an accident causes his body to turn dark. The key that triggers this transformation turns out to be his beautiful married neighbor, Song Qian, from the A Little Reunion storyline about Qiao Yingzi. There’s a saying in the ma 0Votes43.9kRecs98.7kFans
- 69 The Whole World in an Instant 瞬息全世界 (hy) This is my first time writing. My writing is poor, and updates are irregular. Read at your own risk! “You said you didn’t bring me a present?” “I was afraid you’d look forward to the present more than you’d look forward to seeing me, Noona.” “I wouldn’t do that.” “Hm? What wouldn’t you do?” “Do your fans know you’re like this?” “They know I’m being forcefully… mmph…” “Hey!!! Chogure!” 0Votes15kRecs22kFans
- 70 EN 1980: The Ebb and Flow of the Tides 1980潮起潮落 [Voice input and manual crafting, a System-free coastal period piece, everyday farming, harvesting dried shrimp, and raising brine shrimp] For Chen Haichao, 1980 was a springtime too. The household responsibility system had yet to be introduced, and the economy was still collectivized. He could only start by selling dried shrimp to save up his first pot of gold, then claim unused non-arable land and develop quietly. Chen Sitian's monthly wages as a temporary worker were 22 yuan, making her the h 3.9kVotes118.6kRecs199.9kFans
- 71 Embrace Your Wish 拥抱你的愿望 Whether in dreams or reality, what is within reach is the wish of being with you. 0Votes15.9kRecs17.7kFans
- 72 Playing Around in That Korean City 玩转那座韩城 With the memories of his past life, he stays one step ahead of everyone, living carefree and ruling the entertainment scene. 0Votes158.1kRecs196.1kFans
- 73 The Comprehensive Network: A Chosen Warrior Begins with Speedrunning and Grinding 综网：从速刷打灰开始的战斗天选 They say there’s a post on some virtual-reality forum that goes: “If you could have the abilities of any extraordinary profession, which would you choose?” Having just finished the timeless classic How to Pick a Mythic+ Tank, Yi Qingfeng had “pulling the pack together” on his mind, so he casually chose paladin. The next day, as he stared at the status panel appearing before his eyes, Yi Qingfeng fell into deep thought: Wait, why is this paladin’s aura blood-red...? And so the adventure begins? “ 60Votes82.1kRecs152.7kFans
- 74 In the Name of an American Citizen 美利坚公民的名义 In 1997, the Cold War is over, and the American Empire stands alone as the world’s dominant power. Luke, a forensic pathology master’s graduate, political expert, and emotional counselor who has transmigrated from another world, stands dumbfounded on the West Point parade ground. He had hoped to escape the U.S. military’s cage, but then discovered he had a [Restart the Match] golden finger! If he can’t die, then it’s time someone else took the seat of the American presidency! -> He’s West Point’ 720Votes78.4kRecs341.7kFans
- 75 The Peninsula Asteroid 半岛小行星 I came to become a star. I saw it, and I know I can make it. I conquer... Forget it, this place is too complicated to conquer. I'll just focus on romance instead. 362Votes393.5kRecs255.3kFans
- 76 The Tokyo Girls Have Serious Problems 东京少女们大有问题 He collapsed from overwork. When he woke up, he regained memories of his past life and got a System. He should have had a brilliant future ahead of him, but… why has life gotten even harder? If he doesn’t pay attention in class, the System randomly sends confession texts to girls! 25Votes269.7kRecs379.4kFans
- 77 1986: My Happy Life in Provence 1986：我的普罗旺斯幸福生活 Growing crops, building, brewing wine, making pottery, fishing... Looking at the skills in the System, Luo Nan decisively chose to leave Paris and start a new pastoral life in beautiful Provence. But he had a rough start, with just eight acres of vineyards, a century-old stone house, and 130,000 francs in debt. Luckily, the [Happy Life] System was great. He could grow stronger just by eating and drinking, befriending cats and dogs, sightseeing, and getting close to beautiful women! He planted gr 0Votes114.7kRecs187.2kFans
- 78 The Beast in the Circle 圈中之兽 “Similarity creates a connection, and connection inevitably brings influence.” On the dark side of this land, the chosen fanatically worship all manner of banished gods and monsters. Through exquisite imitation, they connect with inhuman spirits. They allow their bodies and minds to transform, climbing ever higher on this path in hopes of becoming Deep Ones, burrowing demons, harpy fairies, vampire cultists, woodland satyrs, or ancient serpentfolk, thereby gaining supernatural power and knowledg 797Votes48.5kRecs73.2kFans
- 79 Chinese Showbiz: The Top-Tier Star Has No Days Off 华娱：顶流没有假期 After ten years toiling as a financial-sector wage slave, Jiang Bai suddenly returns to 2016. Looking at the noisy, tumultuous world, Jiang Bai grins. Finance? Not even a dog would do that! You shouldn't step into the same river twice! In this life, Jiang Bai plans to dive headfirst into the entertainment industry and see how it tastes! He'll start by becoming a top-tier star in campus dramas! What? You say the entertainment industry is a mess? Could it possibly be messier than finance? Jiang Ba 1.4kVotes41.2kRecs265.4kFans
- 80 I’m a Lawyer Again 我又是个律师 My name is Lin Ye, and I'm a lawyer. My dad is a doctor. My mom is a teacher. We're a perfectly normal family, but for some reason, my boneheaded little sister decided to become a celebrity. Our perfectly normal family started getting a little less normal because of her. Even I ended up bumping into her for no reason, all because of that bonehead. P.S. 0Votes52.7kRecs117kFans
- 81 A Nobody Becomes King 草芥称王 The groom is brutally killed on his way to the wedding. To save the marriage alliance between two powerful families, the bride wants me, her family’s advisor and the groom’s lookalike, to take his place? 2.8kVotes618.8kRecs618kFans
- 82 Shen Gongbao in Chinese Entertainment 华娱申公豹 Shen Gongbao, a small-town exam grinder, died suddenly and was reborn, only to unexpectedly inherit Shen Gongbao’s legacy. As long as he does something that fits Shen Gongbao’s character, he receives a matching reward! In the entertainment industry, overrun by ghosts and monsters, a “Daoist priest” skilled at setting people up has appeared. It all began when he broke both of Double J’s arms on the set of The Forbidden Kingdom... 308Votes63.9kRecs137.5kFans
- 83 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
- 84 A Showbiz Life That Began in Early Spring 从初春开始的文娱生活 A slice-of-life story~ The plot moves along at a relatively leisurely pace~ I'm putting my request for recommendation votes right in the synopsis, where everyone can see it! 0Votes39.5kRecs79.3kFans
- 85 The Dawn Protocol 拂晓协议 The global consensus: Measure the world's resources and win Huang Ye's favor. Hello, everyone. My name is Huang Ye. 407Votes47.3kRecs153.7kFans
- 86 Game Development: Starting with a Reboot of an Anime Game 游戏制作：从重铸二次元游戏开始 2015: an era when even pigs could take flight. That year, the anime game boom began as a tiny ripple. Over the next few years, familiar names like Honkai Impact 3rd, Arknights, Azur Lane, and Punishing: Gray Raven would rise alongside a wave of new companies and take their places on the stage of history. That year, China's single-player games were still stumbling forward in confusion, huddled in the fading afterglow of The Legend of Sword and Fairy and Gujian, desperately waiting for someone to 129Votes67.4kRecs182.3kFans
- 87 Literary Titan 1983 文豪1983 (A reborn literary master's story, no System. Every work is interpreted and adapted to fit its era.) Sixty-year-old Yu Qie sat there, gazing fondly at the reflection of his twenty-year-old self in his eyes. Back then, he had just submitted his first novel and was hailed as a rising star in the literary world. Now he was famous throughout the world, the conscience of the late twentieth century and the final pinnacle of human literature. The Akutagawa Prize, the Mao Dun Literature Prize, the Kafka 67Votes89.2kRecs202.8kFans
- 88 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
- 89 1997: Crime Chasers 1997：罪案追凶 Summer 1997. Torrential rain! A dismembered body! A murderer! Yang Jinwen is reborn in 1997. Faced with the torrential rain and the dismembered body of a woman in the reed marshes from more than twenty years ago, he is determined to catch the killer! 2kVotes202.5kRecs550.8kFans
- 90 EN Divine Pet Supplier 神宠供应商 In the Oceanic Era, humans lived alongside mutated sea beasts. A hundred-meter-long giant squid pulled ships through perilous straits; people built nations atop colossal whales as large as islands; pirates, merchant ships, great treasures, and legendary sea routes... The Age of Exploration was underway when Luo Yu transmigrated into this world and became an apprentice beast tamer. Years later... “What do you mean my pets are illegal?” “This is perfectly legitimate beast taming!” Luo Yu, whose ma 34.4kVotes246.3kRecs811.2kFans
- 91 Technology Invades the Modern World 科技入侵现代 1960: Lin Ran opens his eyes on a New York street in the 1960s. He has six decades’ worth of future technological data, but no legal identity. He becomes the head of NASA in the 1960s, spending ten percent of America’s GDP every year, taking on Congress in fierce debate, rallying talent from universities around the world, and leading global scientific collaboration. 2020: He returns to China to build a corporate behemoth, establishes a base on Mars, assembles a crew of astronauts bound for Europ 494Votes264.8kRecs475.6kFans
- 92 I Really Am a Lawyer 我真是个律师 “My dad owns a company, and my mom's a civil servant, so I'm a lawyer.” “What do those three things have to do with each other?” “Nothing.” “Then why bring them up?” “Just talking nonsense.” This is the story of an unprofessional lawyer fooling around with life who accidentally ended up with a superstar wife. P.S. There is only one heroine. For details, see the work note “The Heroine.” The heroine is a celebrity, so please don't read if that's not your thing. Thanks for u 0Votes106.2kRecs120.1kFans
- 93 The Glory of the Red Mansion, Ruling the Realm 红楼芳华，权倾天下 [Set against the true history of the late Northern Song. Over 10,000 subscriptions, one Glory Star, 10,000 words a day, quality guaranteed.] [The Dream of the Red Chamber is featured as a harem drama, so you can enjoy this even if you haven’t read it. A fusion of The Dream of the Red Chamber and Water Margin.] After transmigrating as Ximen Qing, the stunning beauty he encounters is not Pan Jinlian, but Qin Keqing from The Dream of the Red Chamber. The Jingkang Disaster is coming for the Song dyn 1.6kVotes353.9kRecs542.9kFans
- 94 Tokyo: How I, a China Enthusiast, Became a King of Japanese Entertainment 东京：崇华的我竟成了日娱之王 (Don’t know anything about Japanese entertainment? No problem! This book is made for readers who love a bit of gossip!) After transmigrating to Tokyo, he finds himself at the end of the Heisei era. He missed out on all the boom years, but can’t escape any of the Reiwa era’s downsides. Knowing exactly how much Reiwa-era shut-ins are willing to spend, Sakurada Jun decides to latch onto a fellow countryman. As a friend of the University of Tokyo, he’s determined to make a living off that connection 3.4kVotes109kRecs413.3kFans
- 95 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
- 96 EN Super Sorcerer: The Weave Crashes Again from the Start 超魔术士：开局魔网又崩了 [Dungeons & Dragons] [Faerun] [High Magic] [Adventure] Anse accidentally transmigrates to Toril, and the Goddess of Magic has run into trouble yet again! Has the Spellplague struck again?! When the claws of the Underdark tear through the night over Baldur's Gate, the never-quiet Faerun erupts into chaos. But this is only the beginning. Elements include: Dungeons & Dragons, the Weave, dragon-blood sorcerers, wizards, leveling up, twenty-sided dice, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter, the Underdar 196Votes116.2kRecs378.1kFans
- 97 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
- 98 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
- 99 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
- 100 The Secret Forest 秘密的森林 Don’t tell the wind your secrets. It will carry them through the whole forest… A Korean entertainment novel with one heroine. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. 0Votes167.7kRecs59kFans
