This Monk Doesn't Want to Be a Movie Star
贫僧不想当影帝
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- Completed
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- 1.7M Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Showbiz Romance
- Updated
- 4y ago
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I'm starting this thread: My first day thinking about Xu Zhen.
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Thank you, Peach, for writing this book and creating so many heartwarming characters. I've been reading online novels for almost twenty years, and this is the warmest story I've ever read. It has a gentle tone, soothing lines, and is never tense. I met Xu Zhen last August.
I read more than half of it overnight, and I can say for sure that it's basically my favorite entertainment novel I've read recently. No awkward face-slapping, no endless villains, no extras jumping around in every production crew, the protagonist isn't an all-rounder who can act, sing, do variety shows, invest in studios, or do everything else, no need for the whole story of exchanging favors…
I watched it from beginning to end in two days, shedding countless tears along the way. This is truly the best entertainment industry novel I've read recently. It's clean, gentle, and delicate. Besides "I'm Really Real," the other actors and director are also incredibly kind people. Highly recommended!
This is an entertainment-themed novel, primarily about TV shows and movies. At first, it seemed rather ordinary—no system, no face-slapping moments, no powerful backers—like a protagonist who hadn't fully matured, cute but lacking in appeal. But!!! It gets more and more addictive the more you read.
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I thought about it and didn't know how to put it, but I just felt that this was the best entertainment novel I've ever read. Actually, ever since I was hooked by a Korean entertainment novel a few years ago, I haven't read any entertainment novels again.
Post-viewing thoughts
This is the best entertainment novel I've read in the last two years. He had no system or cheat codes; all he had was his talent and hard work. I watched him transform from a naive young monk into an excellent actor. I've met many people along the way, some are friends, some are rivals. They are genuine and each has their own strengths.
Almost there!! When I saw Ah Zhen playing Yang Zirong, he encountered a bottleneck and asked Senior Brother Song if he was holding back in his acting. Brother Song mocked him, saying, "So you're only just realizing you're so pretentious!" I burst out laughing, and then felt a pang of sadness.