Showbiz: I’m Just an Actor
文娱之我只是个演员
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The books I recommend include both new and old, with a variety of styles. (づ ●─● )づ ❤ (づ ●─● )づ [Updated from time to time [New books with few chapters will be marked as new sprouts [Ratings are subjective and for reference only [This is a personal list, so the genres vary. Recommendations depend more on my own tastes and reading order. Old, new, mainstream, or niche, anything may show up My current preferences: The logic can't be dead ԅ(¯ㅂ¯ԅ) (A few lapses in logic are fine, but there shouldn
An Old Reader's Collection, Updated Irregularly
I've been reading web novels for over a decade. The first one I read was Kunlun, in a wuxia magazine. This list recommends novels of all genres, with short reviews.
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Entertainment Novels Without Korean Pop, Mainly Chinese Entertainment
Readers, remember to click the star-shaped button in the bottom center. It turns red when you follow the list. Please don’t follow the list owner in the upper-right corner. ♈♈♈♈♈♈♈♈♈♈♈♈ No Korean entertainment stories, no Korean entertainment stories, no Korean entertainment stories. Important things deserve saying three times. Thanks to everyone who follows the list and sends flowers. You don’t need to follow me. Just save the list. 1. From Comedian to Superstar, complete 2. Building a Movie M
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What is it that Zhang Xiaofei can't accept? The writing is very enjoyable; I read all the articles the author writes about Jia Ling.
As a reader just reminded me, I've decided to prioritize quality over quantity from now on. I'll start with one update a day. I can't guarantee it will be good, but I will definitely do my best to write well. Thank you all for your support.
Even if the author used an ordinary female lead, they would have already obtained the Wan Ding badge. If they had used a popular one, they could probably have competed for this year's Twelve Heavenly Kings. Although this female lead and Teacher Xu are quite a good match, well, what can you say? People read entertainment novels mainly for the female lead, right? 🙂
Hello author, the book is very well written. You may really like Zhang Xiaofei's looks, but unfortunately, for us readers, she may not be as attractive as the female lead, so I'm dropping it. I hope your next book will be even better!
Why isn't it popular? It clearly feels like the best quality Chinese entertainment novel of 2022...
Many netizens have requested that the author cast Liu Yifei as the female lead. If it were Liu Yifei at eighteen, I would absolutely support choosing her as the female lead. But look at Liu Yifei now; not only has she become quite plump, but more importantly, she has lost her former purity and ethereal charm.
Hahaha, I haven't read much of Xiao Zhang's real-life work. Just from reading the novel, I only think that the female lead is charming and cute, and neither humble nor arrogant. She seems to have always been the anchor point of the male lead Xu Rong in the real world. Just as he was about to lose himself in the theatrical illusion, she pulled him back to his senses and mind.
I've never understood why entertainment writers portray their protagonists as having such amazing acting skills that they astound directors like Chen Daoming! Isn't the point of entering the entertainment industry to make money? Passable acting is enough; generally, average is fine. Another novel I read didn't emphasize how amazing the acting was; the actors were just average.
Zhang Xiaofei is also good.