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- 1 From Unemployed Crosstalk Performer to Chinese Showbiz's Top-Tier Star 从相声失业到华娱顶流 Yu Liang transmigrated. The good news: he became a crosstalk performer at Deyun Society, partnered with Guo Qilin. The bad news: just after he became the “crown prince's consort,” the crown prince went solo. As his fellow apprentices put it, he was a widowed man out of work. No shows, no income, and no one looking after him. Bored, he posted on Douyin, only to find the comments full of insults: “Does this idiot think Douyin is his personal feed?” “Post again and I'll get someone to deal with you 0Votes1.6kRecs14.2kFans
- 2 Chinese Showbiz: There’s Always a Rising Star Who’s Making Moves on Me 华娱：总有小花对我蠢蠢欲动 Reborn in 2014, just as the rising stars of the entertainment industry were competing to outshine one another. Moving among a hundred flowers without a petal clinging to him; romantic but never promiscuous, debonair but never corrupted! 0Votes607Recs158Fans
- 3 Chinese Showbiz: Just Entering the Industry, I’m Already Being Pursued by Young Actresses 华娱：刚入圈，就被小花倒追 They say it’s hard to convincingly play a deeply devoted lover opposite your on-screen partner. Zhou Jin was puzzled. Wouldn’t it be easier to solve that by dating the actress playing your love interest? “What? You’re supposed to break up after filming wraps?” 0Votes1.4kRecs10.6kFans
- 4 Chinese Showbiz: I Became a Legend by Making Bad Movies 华娱：我靠拍烂片封神 In 2018, the traffic-star era begins, and terrible dramas are everywhere. Shen An, who was destined to die after years of playing extras, is reborn as a freshman at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, equipped with the [Experiential Acting Trait System]. From then on, while others rely on their looks and green screens, he immerses himself in life to unlock traits! [Atmospheric Gaze]: Instantly stirs emotions, expressing every feeling required through the eyes. [Hypocritical Smile]: Perfectly conveys a 0Votes150Recs61Fans
- 5 Chinese Showbiz: I Never Planned to Get By on My Looks 华娱我真没想靠脸吃饭啊 [Actor story + multiple heroines + no System + some business elements + romantic push and pull] Reborn in 2010, he goes from a matchmaking show to becoming an entertainment industry's top-tier star! "Mr. Jiang, people all over the internet say your performance in Swords of Legends ushered in the era of traffic stars in Chinese entertainment. They call you a traffic star and accuse you of fueling fan-club culture. What do you think?" "As long as it makes money." "The media hail you as the light o 4Votes16.9kRecs71.4kFans
- 6 Chinese Showbiz: I Manage the Rising Stars 华娱：我是小花主理人 “If the domestic entertainment industry had no Li Han, who knows how many would be called hits, how many would be called top-tier stars...” Li Han was reborn, returning to the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2016. Having lived another life, Li Han was determined to carve out his own place in the entertainment industry. He would climb to the very top, one step at a time. “I carried the burden of the twenty-four provinces across the two sides and three regions! What right do you have to criticize me!? 102Votes12.8kRecs40.2kFans
- 7 Chinese Showbiz: Rising from Tencent 华娱：从鹅厂崛起 In 2014, the entertainment industry’s star-driven boom was growing unchecked, capital was pouring in, satellite TV stations dominated, web dramas were still treated as an afterthought, and video platforms were burning through cash just to survive. Shen Ci: “I’m here. Video content can be saved, and so can actresses.” (Harem. Detailed romance. No doormats.) 0Votes11.2kRecs49kFans
- 8 Entering Chinese Showbiz in 2016 从2016年开始进入华娱 As a child, Wang Zian awakened memories from versions of himself in different times and slowly became the kind of kid other parents wished they had. But after a friend mistakenly reported him as a candidate for the arts entrance exam, the course of his life changed, and he entered the entertainment industry. Zhou Ye: What are we to each other? We’re classmates! Wang, Tian, Zhang, Liu: … 68Votes5.1kRecs6.4kFans
- 9 Chinese Showbiz: Am I the Top-Tier Star Trendsetter? 华娱：我成顶流风向标了？ Entertainment blogger Chen Shu was doxxed by a deranged fan, then knocked back to 2016 with a single blow! And so, the entertainment industry welcomed its true star of destiny! While everyone else was still fighting over billing in fan circles, Chen Shu had already cemented his place as a top-tier star with hit after hit! While everyone else was still singing, dancing, and rapping, one of Chen Shu's hand dances inspired the whole nation to imitate him! While everyone else was still rehashing sta 174Votes22.4kRecs71.6kFans
- 10 Chinese Showbiz: I'm the Top-Tier Star! 华娱：我即顶流！ In 2016, Lin Ran dreamed of himself ten years in the future. In his dream, he was the entertainment industry’s once-in-a-generation superstar, chosen by fate and utterly one of a kind. When he woke, he had every entertainment work that would belong to him over the next ten years etched into his mind. … Life is unpredictable, and things took a different turn. Through a strange twist of fate, Lin Ran stumbled into the entertainment industry. His dreams and his original motivation had always been 234Votes20.9kRecs85.2kFans
- 11 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
- 12 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
