Novels like A Tall Tale of Chinese Showbiz
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Tall Tale of Chinese Showbiz, best match first.
- 1 Chinese Showbiz, Starting in Britain 从英国开始的华娱 Everyone familiar with Zheng Yu knows that the boast he made at that gathering of Chinese students in Britain was the starting point of his film career. Just as he claimed, he restored his ancestors’ glory, winning awards from the three major European film festivals and the Oscars one after another, and transforming the entire Chinese film industry. What few people knew was that Zheng Yu was reborn. Before he was reborn, he backed down when faced with his drunken grand words. After being reborn, 72Votes4.8kRecs19.4kFans
- 2 Reborn in Chinese Entertainment: Qianqian, Let's Get Married! 重生华娱，茜茜我们结婚吧！ Wu Yan, living his second life, looks down on the world. “Even with the ruined abyss of Chinese entertainment on my back, and one hand still holding up all the mothers-in-law of the Chinese entertainment universe, I, Wu Yan, remain invincible in this world!” “Qianqian, save me...” 52Votes2kRecs2.5kFans
- 3 Chinese Showbiz: Starting by Pretending to Be a Beidian Student 华娱：从冒充北电学生开始 Reborn in 2026, with love. It all begins when a crooked, no-name director from the cultivation world is reborn as a teenager and pretends to be a student in the cinematography department at Beijing Film Academy. At first, all he wants is to make money so his mother can live a little better... Twenty years spent as scraps, yet even a dream can encompass the universe. Simply put, this is an entertaining story that doesn't read like a day-by-day diary. One true love, a beautiful heroine... No harem 356Votes4.3kRecs27.7kFans
- 4 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~ 337Votes48.3kRecs81.2kFans
- 5 Chinese Showbiz: Best Partners 华娱：最佳合伙人 2009, on the eve of a boom in Chinese-language cinema. An essay by Zhuangzi brings two people together, each pursuing the other! When a top producer from the future is reborn in 2009 and meets a celestial beauty at a low point in her career, the entertainment industry gains its perfect partners, and everything changes! (A Chinese entertainment story with a single heroine, Liu Yifei. Come take a look!) 68Votes3.7kRecs27.3kFans
- 6 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
- 7 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 62Votes19.8kRecs55.4kFans
- 8 I'm a Triple-Crown Director, So Being a Versatile Talent Makes Perfect Sense 我一个三金导演十项全能很合理吧 After being reborn, Lu Rui returns to 2001, having made brainless short dramas in his previous life. He also brings along a [Ten-Disciplines-All-Rounder Director] System! Goal: Reach the pinnacle of life! But the System refuses to play by the rules! The from-the-start quest is to adapt a Hollywood movie for a Chinese audience? The reward is all kinds of directing techniques from Hollywood directors? The temptation is irresistible! Let’s do it! I’ll adapt Hollywood films! I’ll direct! I’ll borrow 414Votes105.5kRecs316.8kFans
- 9 My Father, Emperor Wu of Han 家父汉武帝 Liu Jia kicked the bucket. A sheep killed him. He swore that in his next life he would never study animal husbandry, never research sheep breeding, and absolutely never chase an escaped breeding ram in the middle of the night, only to fail to catch it and tumble headfirst into a ravine, bringing his miserable life to an end. He never imagined things could get even worse. He opened his eyes in some godforsaken ancient era. He had become a son of Emperor Wu of Han who didn't exist in the history b 449Votes16.6kRecs116.9kFans
- 10 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
- 11 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
- 12 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
- 13 War Smoke and Beauty 烽烟揽姝 The peerless beauty of Jiangnan, Shen Qingdai. Caught amid the flames of war and chaos, she is trapped in the power struggles of a military camp. With no way out, she fights to survive, using her wit to save herself. In a chaotic age, gentlemen are powerless to act, while a ruthless warlord can quell the turmoil. Wolves must be brought to heel by someone fiercer still. When they first meet, the iron-blooded general feels no love at first sight. He sees her only as a prize to seize in their conte 0Votes877Recs0Fans
- 14 Shrouding the Heavens 遮天 The Shrouding the Heavens animated series airs every Wednesday at 10:00 on Tencent Video. VIP members can watch two episodes early. Ye Fan, the Empress, Wushi, and others will appear before you in three dimensions. Come watch! Deep in a universe where cold and darkness coexist, nine enormous dragon corpses pull an ancient bronze coffin through eternity. This is an astonishing image captured by a space probe in the desolate universe. Did the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin return to ancient times, 437Votes6.3MRecs18.2MFans
