
Chinese Showbiz: The Road to Number One
华娱之一番为王
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 4.7M Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Showbiz Romance
- Updated
- 4mo ago
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Curing a Reading Slump
0. Running out of books to read is really painful. I hope I can help fellow readers find some relief. 1. This list is updated from time to time. 2. Some books may become less engaging later on, but I added them because they made me fall in love at first sight, so I won't remove them. 3. My tastes are all over the place, so this list isn't limited to any particular genre or set of genres. 4. I hope there will always be novels I can enjoy wholeheartedly. 5. No female-oriented fiction or romance. 6
Novels About Post-90s and Post-95s Actresses
Novels about rising stars born in the '90s and '95s
Chinese Entertainment Novels
Writing about Chinese entertainment isn't easy. Recommendations welcome.
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Here's a method for identifying Chinese entertainment novels. If you click into the comments section and see a bunch of photos of female celebrities, along with all sorts of cheesy praise, you don't even need to read it; it's just sycophantic writing from a few celebrities. If you go in to discuss the plot or whether or not to include sex scenes, you can read it without worry. I can't say whether the writing is good or not, but it's at least readable.
The author is a huge fan of Dilraba, so much so that Dilraba is portrayed as an extremely annoying character in the book. The protagonist remains Dilraba's most loyal sycophant, with a teaching assistant always there to clean up her messes no matter what she does. If this book has a villain, it's probably Dilraba.
What makes Liu Yifei stand out?
It's said that Liu Yifei has thick blood, but what's the specific reason? Personally, I feel that she hasn't filmed enough TV dramas, yet she spends a lot of money on marketing. If she were to consistently make bad dramas like Yang Mi, she would probably be heavily criticized like Yang Mi already.
Let's have Yang Rong.
Damn, I only realized it was a simp story after reading 40 chapters, so I'm quitting.
I haven't read the novel yet, and as for the comments... I don't know why so many people are saying that Liu's movies flopped. Go look at all the movies Liu made since she started filming; which ones were blockbusters? Were she even suitable for those blockbuster movies? List them out for me.
If you hate those cheeky characters so much, why don't you go and subscribe to the books by authors who write 95-year-old novels? Even if you don't subscribe, just give them some comments and boost their popularity. Those authors are barely able to pay their rent with their royalties.
I haven't watched it yet, but just those character cards don't make me want to continue. The female lead was chosen too early. Isn't it normal for Chinese entertainment novels to focus on sex rather than emotions? You're after my resources, I'm after your looks, it's perfectly normal.
Are they making a big fuss as soon as they release a product?
At first, I prioritized my career; women would only distract me... But after the book was released, I started fawning over Dilraba... They dared to make the main character get a vasectomy so soon after they got together... Are they crazy? Even Shuangzi wasn't this crazy at this point. And they still pamper them? They got hacked and still want Dong to pressure Sina? Did they get their brains squeezed in a door?
I couldn't bear to read past chapter 487, especially the part about Nazha's breakup. Why was he so obsessed with Dilraba? Her character was so unlikeable. Even if you have a virginity complex, so what? There are tons of obscure actresses treating her like a treasure. Of all those women, Nazha, Meng Ziyi, and Zhang Ruonan should be the core.