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  1. 1 The Entertainment World's Magnate 文艺圈枭雄 Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Hua Shiba's new urban novel, The God-Tier Master of Imitation, is now online! Check it out, and thank you for your support. Here's the synopsis: Imitation, also known as “copying from a model,” is one of humanity's most important ways of learning. Aristotle called it “the origin of all art.” Everyone grows up and matures through imitation, eventually developing a style of their own! After being struck on the head by an object from outer space, Zheng Xiao opens his eyes and discovers he's retur 0Votes40.5kRecs39.2kFans
  2. 2 Reborn as an Entertainment Genius 重生之娱乐鬼才 Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Wang Qinian was reborn in 1997. That year, Hong Kong had just returned to China, Jia Zhangke had just graduated, and Ning Hao had yet to enroll at the Beijing Film Academy... That year, Wang Qinian applied to the Beijing Film Academy’s screenwriting department. Later, he became a prodigy who stunned the world of entertainment... 0Votes97.1kRecs88kFans
  3. 3 Wang Dachui's Big Movie 王大锤的大电影 Urban734k WordsCompleted Wang Xu, a third-rate screenwriter and amateur actor nicknamed Wang Dachui, is reborn in a parallel world that is 99.999999% similar to Earth. Here, there are MJ, the Four Heavenly Kings, Donnie Yen, A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, and Battle Through the Heavens... Classic online comedy series like Unexpectedly, Boss, Report!, Crazy Interviews, and One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes have yet to appear. Wait... Did he overlook something important? Could it be that the one person missin 0Votes46kRecs46.4kFans
  4. 4 The Divine Emperor of the Desolate Lands 神荒龙帝 Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted A drop of dragon blood can crush mountains and rivers. A dragon bone can tear apart the heavens. A pair of dragon eyes can see through past and present! Here, an Empress rules the world! Ancient beasts blot out the sky with a single hand! Great demons wreak havoc across heaven and earth, while sages of the human race suppress the eight wildernesses! The young Ling Fei possesses a dragon bone. Rising from humble beginnings, he ventures into the Divine Wilderness, explores the Emperor's Tomb, and 0Votes32.7kRecs84.4kFans
  5. 5 The Father of Chainsaws 电锯之父 Urban2.4M WordsCompleted A pirated DVD brought Zhou Shaoming, a film lover who was nothing more than an extra, to America in 1999 and gave him a “Director System.” The “Director System” issued him a beginner’s quest. It was simple: make a movie that earns over $50 million at the North American box office and get any actress to have a favorable impression of him above 80. What? His first movie has to be Saw? First movie: Saw. Difficulty: Beginner. Second movie: The Chorus. Difficulty: Role Reversal (all male characters m 0Votes77.2kRecs55.6kFans
  6. 6 The Card Game Superstar 卡牌大明星 Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Fatty Lin had a dream: he successfully lost weight, became a big star, and reached the pinnacle of life. Then he woke up. The fat was still there, and he had to start all over again with losing weight! The author has completed The Peerless Superstar and Entertainment’s Golden Touch. You can count on the quality! 0Votes38.3kRecs49.1kFans
  7. 7 The Hyperdimensional WeChat 超时空微信 Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Other people see beautiful women on WeChat’s Nearby People feature. Li Dacheng sees Empress Dowager Cixi, Li Lianying, Heshen, and other great figures from history... It keeps Li Dacheng so busy! Today he’s wishing Cixi a happy birthday, tomorrow he’s congratulating Li Lianying on his promotion, and the day after he’s selling goods to Heshen. Should he chip in for a gift, too? Zheng Banqiao, Tang Bohu, Su Dongpo, Wang Xizhi: whose calligraphy and paintings aren’t worth a fortune? The heroes and 0Votes48.2kRecs116.6kFans
  8. 8 The Reborn Novel Master 重生之小说巨匠 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted A 300 GB novel USB drive was implanted in his brain, and he was reborn in a parallel world to Earth. With a mind to spread culture and entertain the masses, he wielded his pen like a sword and stirred the world. [Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain, The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain, The Swordswoman Riding West on a White Horse, The Book and the Sword, The Deer and the Cauldron, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Return of the Condor Heroes, The Heaven Sword and Dragon 0Votes123.4kRecs149.1kFans
  9. 9 I’m Not the Heavenly King 我不是天王 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted A struggling extra who spent his days hustling for roles in Hengdian transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a moderately famous actor and marries a superstar singer. Just as he's preparing to become a father and reach the pinnacle of life, he discovers that the superstar is now his ex-wife. Worse, her powerful PR team pins a string of baseless charges on him, turning him into the entertainment industry's most hated public enemy, with everyone clamoring for his blood. … The story of 0Votes136.3kRecs138.4kFans
  10. 10 The Entertainment Industry's Big Mouth 娱乐大喷子 Urban309k WordsCompleted Born in a parallel world where entertainment is booming, Mo Zhuosi finds that most productions are shoddily made and terribly low in quality. As a result, critics have become an enormously popular profession. From that day on, Mo Zhuosi swears to heaven that he will never lie again. To his superiors, the media, and online commenters, he speaks his honest thoughts. “If the judges weren’t out of their minds, how did The Tomb Raider get nominated for an Oscar?” “You say this is a singing variety sh 0Votes80.8kRecs44.3kFans
  11. 11 Making It Big in America 混在美国当土豪 Urban1.7M WordsCompleted P.S. The 2019 novel, Back to Being Eighteen, is already well underway! An ordinary office clerk with little to show for his life, An Feng comes into a fortune and cutting-edge technology through a twist of fate. His ultimate goal is to make money (or scam people) by manufacturing next-generation synthetic diamonds. He crosses the ocean and gets involved with the American people, embarking on a series of adventures about chasing dreams, pursuing freedom, and changing his life. 0Votes121.3kRecs192.4kFans
  12. 12 Conquering Japanese Entertainment 一统日娱 Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Actors and singers, athletes and comedians, idols and livestreamers… Japan's entertainment industry is a vast, strange, insular, and complicated ecosystem. Actors and singers can only live on through their work; someone else holds the reins at the TV stations. Late-night shows and big-name entertainers can sometimes make you exclaim, “That's insane!” and at other times fill you with awe. Idols and gravure models draw countless young women with dreams into this enormous melting pot. Even a forei 0Votes201.7kRecs87.9kFans
  13. 13 The Entertainment Grandmaster 娱乐宗师 Urban3.4M WordsCompleted A microfilm director from a small studio is reborn in a parallel world and sets out on a journey through the entertainment industry! 0Votes167.7kRecs149.8kFans
  14. 14 A Carefree Journey Through the Martial World 武侠世界逍遥行 Infinite Myriad Worlds3.3M WordsOngoing After reading wuxia novels late into the night, Ye Feng woke up to find he had somehow transmigrated to ancient times, where he was a low-ranking nobody in a tiny sect. Wait, he even had a wuxia game System that let him travel freely to the martial arts worlds of Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Huang Yi! Too weak and getting beaten up? Come here, train until you’re strong, then go back and crush the bastards! No secret manuals? They’re right here! No worthy opponents? The masters here are everywhere! Fal 0Votes87.6kRecs121.2kFans
  15. 15 The Peerless Superstar 绝世大明星 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted 0Votes77.8kRecs154.3kFans
  16. 16 King of Singers 歌王 Urban3.3M WordsCompleted … Once, I had a dream in my heart, To use my songs to make you forget all your pain. Beneath the brilliant stars, who is the true hero? Ordinary people move me the most. … Reborn in a parallel world, he forges a legend as the King of Singers! 0Votes401.3kRecs245kFans
  17. 17 The Superstar Couple 巨星夫妻 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Zhang Le, a nobody of a director who had only made a few small commercials, suddenly becomes an overnight sensation and the focus of every major media outlet. But what frustrates him is that he isn't famous for his astonishing talent or the golden finger he got after transmigrating and being reborn. He's famous because his wife is a popular star. Become as famous as his wife! More famous than his wife! Make his wife as famous as he is… He vows to outshine every star in the world with the brilli 0Votes210.6kRecs186.6kFans
  18. 18 Reborn as a Great Author 重生之大文豪 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Reborn in another world much like Earth, he inexplicably finds a search engine in his mind. His The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng and The Legend of Chu Liuxiang breathe new life into wuxia novels. His The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Murder on the Orient Express are hailed as classics by countless mystery fans. His A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality and Battle Through the Heavens hold the top spots on the monthly ticket rankings for months on end. His The Art of Thinking Clearly sells 90 0Votes306.7kRecs212.4kFans
  19. 19 The Transmigration All-Purpose System 穿越全能系统 Urban3.0M WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Song Yichen, a recent college graduate with no job, no money, and no connections, won the recognition of his ancestral jade treasure. From then on, he traveled between different worlds, became entangled with many protagonists, and continued to grow. He had thought he would return home in glory, but never imagined that the real world was far more terrifying than he’d expected. Follow the protagonist as he takes step after step toward success. Everything is in "The Transmigrati 0Votes85.6kRecs155kFans
  20. 20 Reborn as a Chinese Literary Sage 重生之华夏文圣 Urban2.6M WordsCompleted I'm Su Huai, a master's graduate in Chinese. I transmigrated to a world where Han culture has been lost, becoming an extraordinary man who embodies wisdom and virtue and combines culture with good looks. What the heck? You're saying the Han people have always been barbarian nomads? You claim the Dragon Boat Festival and Confucian culture originated in Korea, yet you don't even know Confucius? Poetry and matching couplets are supposedly Japanese customs, yet you've never heard of Li Bai? Go is su 0Votes104.8kRecs126.2kFans
  21. 21 Campus Basketball Storm 校园篮球风云 Sports2.3M WordsOngoing There’s not much to introduce. It’s just a story about basketball. If you love basketball, come on in. This book will stir up a little passion and anticipation for basketball in your life. The protagonist is a boy with exceptional basketball talent. When he was twelve and in seventh grade, he watched a game in Beiyang’s annual high school basketball tournament and fell madly in love with the sport. After three years of hard work, he finally made the basketball team at No. 12 Middle School. With 0Votes1.8MRecs151.1kFans
  22. 22 Transmigrating to the Glamorous World of Hong Kong Entertainment 穿越之娱乐香江 Urban7.5M WordsOngoing Back in Hong Kong in 1984, he witnesses the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. Make movies, flirt with girls, make money... Xia Tian's goal is to entertain the whole world! 0Votes225.5kRecs178.9kFans
  23. 23 Ultimate Support System 极品辅助系统 Eastern Fantasy851k WordsCompleted While ordinary martial artists are still struggling to cultivate and break through, Wei Xiaotian, with his support System, is already killing monsters and crushing enemies for experience, leveling up at lightning speed! While ordinary alchemists are still agonizing over how to refine perfect pills, Wei Xiaotian, with his support System, can already conjure a world-forging furnace with a laugh and make pills with a mere thought! While ordinary beast tamers are still figuring out how to control fe 0Votes233.4kRecs62.1kFans
  24. 24 Super Plane Trading Network 超级位面交易网 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted When He Xiaofeng clicked on the “Interplane Trading Network,” his life changed forever. A hero from a wuxia world: “Master He, could I trade you for your game console? The emperor loves it! I'll give you a martial arts manual!” A mecha engineer from a sci-fi world: “Master He, I've finished building the Iron Man you mentioned last time. When are you going to teach me that tai chi? I've already got the materials ready for my tai chi mecha!” A grand mage from a magical world: “Master He, do you ha 0Votes79.7kRecs162.2kFans
  25. 25 The Great Manga Empire 大漫画帝国 Urban638k WordsOngoing 1. This is a manga-drawing story about a reborn otaku. 2. Due to certain technical factors and some “forbidden topics” that cannot be disclosed, the story takes place in District 11. If you don't like it, please don't flame me. 3. All right, I admit I'm scared of being flamed, so let me make this clear: this book was written by a casual otaku. It's suitable for beginners, while hardcore otakus should give it a miss. 4. A small reader group for anyone interested: 4-1-5-4-6-8-2-6-0 0Votes44.6kRecs26.2kFans
  26. 26 Starting Over in Senior Year 重启高一 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Zhang Tan’s mind was in a muddle. It seemed he had been reborn, fifteen years in the past, in Hefei in 2001. But things also seemed a little different. Since when had Hefei gained an extra water radical in its name? … That was the year Beijing won the bid to host the Olympics, and corner shops gave away fizzy drinks. That was the year China qualified for the World Cup, and internet café owners gave everyone an extra hour online. That was the year Legend was all about sieges and capturing strongh 0Votes102.3kRecs117kFans
  27. 27 The Absolute Priest 绝对牧师 Gaming2.4M WordsCompleted The power of domains lets me fight like a mage. Heavy armor, a shield, and a flail make me fearless in close combat. I can fight at any range. My divine spells are always active. So, are you scared? The story of a priest's growth in the pseudo-DND game world of Dawn. Do not apply other settings or rules. If you find that boring, click the X in the top-right corner. 0Votes127kRecs86.9kFans
  28. 28 Online Gaming: Hanging Around the Beauty Studio 网游之混迹在美女工作室 Gaming1.2M WordsOngoing This book strives for realism. The protagonist won't have absurdly good luck or an overpowering aura of dominance. He'll get by mainly through calculation, analysis, and physical effort. There is no technology with 99% immersion, no exchanging game currency, and no intelligent NPCs. But there are tens of thousands of studios and guilds around the world, and a grand spectacle of armies led by millions of professional players clashing with one another: battles of wits and courage, and contests of 0Votes1.5MRecs133.3kFans
  29. 29 Sports and Arts Superstar 文体巨星 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted In sports: He's the MVP on the basketball court! He's the king of the boxing ring! He's the new king of football! In entertainment: He's a new-generation Mandarin pop superstar! He's the first Chinese actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor! He's the world's number-one box-office film director! His name is Lin Feng, a freewheeling player who moves between the worlds of sports and entertainment... 0Votes239.3kRecs281.9kFans
  30. 30 I Won’t Be a Minor Celebrity 不当小明星 Urban3.0M WordsCompleted The new book He Ruined the World has been released! … … When I woke up, the world had changed. The unfamiliar surroundings and unfamiliar people, along with unfamiliar movies, television shows, and songs, well, never mind. At least I was still alive. But it would be such a waste not to show off Earth's movies and television productions. I don't want to be a minor celebrity. If I'm going to be one, I'll be a megastar. 0Votes244.1kRecs210.3kFans
  31. 31 The Calligrapher and Painter from the Mountain Village 山沟书画家 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted New book: The Peerless Sage of Calligraphy is now out! Masters of calligraphy and painting from every era teach and pass on their skills, while he shoulders the responsibility of reviving traditional martial arts. A brush technique unchanged for millennia, lost to history until now: the Nine Divine Gestures make their return. The legendary life of an unknown country bumpkin transformed into a master of calligraphy and painting will be written by me! Readers’ group: 458448029 0Votes66.2kRecs66kFans
  32. 32 The Perfect Superstar 完美大明星 Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Lu Chen had a dream, a very, very long dream. The world in his dream was both familiar and strange, with different people playing out one fascinating story after another. A singer, an actor, a freelance writer: he had experienced three different lives in the dream world! When he awoke, Lu Chen embarked on a dazzling path to becoming the perfect superstar! P.S. This is an original setting in a parallel world. Please don’t compare it to reality. This is a new author’s f 0Votes249.4kRecs518.5kFans
  33. 33 King of Bad Movies 烂片之王 Urban1.6M WordsCompleted In the spring of 2003, Hero raked in 3.7 billion at the global box office, and Chinese cinema entered its craziest era. Soon afterward, the United States established a Hollywood film and television base on the outskirts of Los Angeles, hoping to build North America's own dream factory. That summer, Du An took the Central Academy of Drama directing graduate certificate he had paid 20 yuan to have someone make, along with the script he had rushed out in three hours, and planned to swindle a 100,00 0Votes187.2kRecs183.6kFans
  34. 34 Reborn in the Online Entertainment Industry 重生之网络娱乐 Urban4.5M WordsCompleted Reborn in the year 2000. QQ has a knockoff version now, and it's called TT. South Korea is no longer a major exporter of online games, but a major importer. And of course, online web novels are about to welcome a great author named Chen Jiayi. 0Votes104.6kRecs116kFans
  35. 35 The Entertainment Industry's Golden Touch 娱乐点金手 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Transmigrate to a parallel world, starting with those outrageous street-vendor ads! My new book, You Were Told to Write About a Deal, So You Made the Protagonist Sell Scrap, is now out. Please give it your support! 0Votes119.6kRecs174.3kFans
  36. 36 From Film Critic to Entertainment Mogul 从影评人到文娱大佬 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The road to becoming a master of entertainment begins as a film critic. After transmigrating to a parallel world, he finds that trash movies still reign supreme. With a silver tongue and an iron will, he makes it his mission to tear into every bad movie under the sun. With extraordinary talent, he strives to set the standard for great acting. I am who I am. I won’t be a copycat, and I can still make it big in show business! (You can safely dive into my completed, highly rated novel, The Stronges 0Votes104.6kRecs158.2kFans
  37. 37 League of Legends: Beating Up the World 英雄联盟之暴打全球 Gaming1.6M WordsCompleted That year, Faker had yet to become the Demon King. That year, the Samsung duo had yet to emerge. That year, the LPL had yet to become a Korean colony, and every team in China was still made up entirely of Chinese players. Reborn in S3, he defeats the Demon King and takes down Samsung. He sweeps SKT and crushes the world! . 0Votes119.3kRecs106.3kFans
  38. 38 Empire Superstar 帝国巨星 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Liao Yuan arrives in a new world. From his initial bewilderment to his eventual resolve, his deep-rooted love of music sets him on the path to becoming a great pianist. His music rings out along the Danube. The grand theaters are filled with phantom shadows and endless applause. Queen Elizabeth herself crowns him. His life reaches its peak once more, but a new film brings everything back to the beginning. “In the end, Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterfly. You are both a blessing and a trial.” 0Votes160.1kRecs167.3kFans
  39. 39 The Literary Superstar 文艺大明星 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Reborn in another world, he sets out to become the godfather of science fiction. From the Galaxy Award to the Nebula Award, from The Martian to The Three-Body Problem, from the Foundation series to A Stroll Through the Galaxy, he creates the Three Laws of Robotics and establishes the Dark Forest theory. The literary young man Lin Han sparks a science fiction craze. 0Votes267.3kRecs223.2kFans
  40. 40 Wind Over Another World 风临异世 Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted A modern, unknown genius transmigrates to another world after dying unexpectedly, becoming a wandering soul. By a twist of fate, he finds a super-rich playboy to serve as his substitute! He uses a genius’s mind to practice battle aura, modern memories to wield martial techniques, special methods to cast magic, and the technology in his head to forge weapons!! 0Votes385.2kRecs529kFans
  41. 41 Reborn as a God-Tier Star 重生之神级明星 Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Online writer Li Qing works nonstop for eighteen hours to make up for the chapters he owes his readers. In the end, he suffers a sudden brain hemorrhage and dies at his keyboard. He bids farewell to the past and looks ahead to the future. When he opens his eyes again, he is astonished to discover that he has become an incredibly handsome man! He is backstage at a talent show called Music Star, waiting alone for his turn to make a dazzling debut! Will he take the world by storm, or fade into the 0Votes343.3kRecs545kFans
  42. 42 The Super Behemoth's Clone 超级巨兽分身 Urban685k WordsCompleted In the void of space, a colossal beast as large as a star roars ferociously. It devours planets, destroys galaxies, and brings countless civilizations to an end, becoming the nightmare of every intelligent being in its path! No one could ever know that it was merely the other self of an ordinary human on Earth, in a remote galaxy. 0Votes62.4kRecs97.5kFans
  43. 43 Mr. Ballhandler 控球先生 Sports1.5M WordsCompleted This was the NBA's most glorious era since the post-Jordan years. Shaq and the Admiral took turns ruling the league. The likes of Kobe, Iverson, McGrady, and Carter each made their mark. The Class of 2003 burst onto the scene. The small-ball revolution had arrived... This was also the calm before the storm that would reshuffle the power structure of Chinese-language entertainment. Hong Kong stars headed north, Taiwan's entertainment industry waned, and mainland China's youn 0Votes232.7kRecs119.2kFans
  44. 44 Shining Superstar in Chinese Entertainment 华娱之闪耀巨星 Urban6.0M WordsCompleted Back in 2001, Nie Wei is determined to become the brightest star in the entertainment industry. 0Votes266.2kRecs287kFans
  45. 45 King of Variety Entertainment 综艺娱乐之王 Urban3.1M WordsCompleted In this parallel world, none of the variety shows Yang An was familiar with existed: Extreme Challenge, Where Are We Going, Dad?, Happy Comedians, I Am a Singer, We All Love to Laugh, Running Brothers… Not a single one! Yang An smiled. “I’m going to become the king of variety entertainment! I’m going to be a megastar!” … He was committed to spreading laughter and positive energy, becoming the nation's dream man, promoting traditional culture, and being a passionate, truly masculine man! 0Votes205.8kRecs266.6kFans
  46. 46 An Artistic Life 艺术人生 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Premium Entertainment, A Romantic Work] Film, music, poetry, literature... The meaning of these arts is much like the meaning of life: their value is determined by the lingering impression they leave behind. This is Bai Yi's artistic life. [Parallel World, Artistic Life, Beauty and Talent] 0Votes84.2kRecs179.1kFans
  47. 47 A Nobody in the World of Movies 混迹在电影世界 Infinite Myriad Worlds1.7M WordsCompleted The first time Ouyang Ming was chased by debt collectors, he “ran” into the world of Mr. Vampire. Honestly, he wanted no part of it. Being chased by people was still better than being chased by ghosts!!! The Four Great Damo Arts shake the world! Supreme magic power shakes the Marvel Universe! Raise havoc in the Heavenly Palace! Journey to the Western Heaven! Investiture of the Gods! The primordial chaos of ancient times! Attain immortality and eternal life!!! (PS: My new book, Infinite Martial A 0Votes55.1kRecs122.2kFans
  48. 48 One Piece: The Great Literary Master 海贼王之大文豪 Light Novel726k WordsCompleted When Luo Hong arrived in the world of the Pirate King, change was already inevitable. Cocoyasi Village no longer had Arlong. Instead, it had an endless orange grove. It was no longer a village either, but the most developed city in the East Blue… Meanwhile, Thriller Bark had become a thoroughly terrifying amusement park. Luffy had no idea that his father, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Dragon, who had a bounty of five billion Berries, would shout "Thun 0Votes26.4kRecs51.8kFans
  49. 49 The Superstar Family 巨星家族 Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Qiushan, already past forty, unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world. When he wakes up, he discovers he was born into a dazzling “entertainment family”... His second younger brother is a singer, though he’s past his prime. His third younger sister is an actress, though she only gets bit parts. His fourth younger brother is a stunt double, though he never shows his face. His youngest sister is a livestreamer, currently an intern. And that’s not all. He also has a son and a daughter. H 0Votes296.5kRecs194.4kFans
  50. 50 Hollywood Production 好莱坞制作 Urban3.0M WordsCompleted The general public adores him, while film critics loathe him. Duke is that kind of director. His box-office hits feature dazzling fast cuts, endless explosions and fight scenes, and two hundred percent audiovisual thrills, constantly sending audiences' adrenaline through the roof. Film critics don't like him. “Duke doesn't care about your soul! He's a sadist! He tortures your eyes and ears without mercy!” “I 0Votes191.6kRecs143.7kFans

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