
A Great Director from the Cinematography Department
华娱之摄影系大导
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- Showbiz Romance
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Best Picks in Showbiz and Period Fiction (Updated 2026-10-28)
A list of entertainment novels I'm following. If you like this genre, give them a try. I often check the rankings. This genre is relatively easy for new authors to write, but competition is fierce too. I update regularly, so keep an eye on changes to the list's title.
A Literary Entertainment Journey
Writing songs, acting, appearing on variety shows: what others call the pinnacle is only my starting line. The list is ready. Take this guide to a life in the arts with cheat codes.
2026 Male-Audience Novels with a Single Heroine
Some books I can enjoy that avoid romantic ambiguity and harems. (Abandoned books and those completed over a year ago will be removed.) Completed, single-heroine stories: Wandao Changtu I Want to Reach for the Moon in the Ninth Heaven
My Personal Picks from Qidian
No chasing trending hits here, just hidden gems I've read word by word and truly loved. I picked each one for myself, with readers who love stories as much as I do in mind. I hope we'll meet here and share an exciting journey.
Liu Yifei as the Sole Female Lead
Xixi may be doing all right in real life, but I hope she has a better life in novels. Qidian is flooded with entertainment-industry stories written just to cash in, so I made this list to help everyone avoid the duds. The books I picked may not be great, but they're definitely not problematic.
Liu Yifei, Xixi, the Celestial Beauty, An Feng [Only One Heroine]
Only collecting stories with one female lead, where she's as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Some of these are old enough that I've forgotten the details, but they're all worth reading. These are all books I was able to keep following. This is just my personal taste, so please don't flame me. Rating system: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommended ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pretty good, worth a read ⭐⭐⭐ Worth reading when you're out of books ⭐⭐ Fine if you don't think too hard, just read for fun ⭐ Gross, frustrating, or impossible
Qianqian, the Sole Female Lead
Qianqian’s Book Recommendations
Chinese Entertainment Novels with Liu Yifei as the Sole Female Lead
Mainly a collection of novels I’ve read or am reading with Liu Yifei as the female lead.
Books I Think Are Pretty Good
Fantasy, urban, science fiction, and historical fiction
Princess Xixi
Single heroine, Lao Liu.
Trial-Reading Vanguard
They might be good, or they might not be.
Liu Yifei, My Moonlight Crush
A loser’s idealized romance in the Chinese entertainment industry.
Novels with Liu Yifei as the Female Lead: Only the Best Chinese Entertainment Fiction, Xixi the Celestial Fairy Liu
Liu Tianxian's life has had three stages ● 2002–2008: Rise to fame Innocent, lively, and adorable. Just look at the goofy jumping around in those behind-the-scenes clips from The Return of the Condor Heroes. ● 2009–2020: The low point She was [redacted], [redacted], and [redacted] by a certain company. In particular, she nearly quit the industry in 2009 and 2010. She got through it by reading lots of inspirational books. In 2011, she got close to the declining Hong Kong entertainment scene. In 2
Novels with Yifei as the Female Lead
Recommendations for novels with Qianqian as the female lead, both finished and currently reading
Xixi’s Bookstore
Qianqian, single female lead
A Grab Bag of Personal Booklists
All personal picks. My reviews aren't objective: the only standard is whether a book suits my taste. I only keep books I paid to read and don't regret buying, so I can reread them when I run out of things to read. I couldn't care less what anyone else thinks. I'm the one who paid for the books, not the authors paying me. I prefer sci-fi, historical fiction, supernatural stories, and entertainment-industry fiction, mostly with one female lead or no female lead. I'll admit it: I'm a sucker for che
Novels with Liu Yifei as the Sole Female Lead
Completed
Qianqian's Single-Female-Lead Reading List
I'm recommending books that I personally think are pretty well written.
Xixi: One Female Lead
These are books I personally like. I'm not great at describing them, so whether you'll enjoy them is up to you. I don't read books I dislike, so no matter how well they're written, I won't recommend them!
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In the later stages of that year's Huayu series, supporting characters had so much screen time, almost every single one, that it became annoying. The main character had to bring those supporting characters along wherever they went, treating them like their own parents. I don't know why they wrote so much; they didn't even sleep, yet there was very little interaction between them and the female lead. I hope this book won't have the same problem.
Damn, I guess I'll just come back and reread it. I was disgusted by the few director novels I read. Some of them involved giving away the lion's share of the film investment, some involved promoting other actresses, and some even involved cheating on the female lead and making her film intimate scenes. They made me sick. This one is much more comfortable to read.
Nowadays, many Chinese entertainment novels portray characters as having a good relationship with Jiang Wen, claiming he's incredibly talented. They say his films are very self-expressive, but I don't find them particularly impressive. The few well-received films he's made are mostly hype. Besides, you're a reborn person, so why would you dare to...?
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This is the best novel I've ever read about Chinese entertainment, bar none. I've read many novels where characters from different departments are good friends with Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin, some even roommates. This is just ridiculous. It's good even without pandering to Tangren Media.
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Dear brothers and sisters, please help me out. I need to keep reading my new book, and keeping up with the reading is so important for a new book. Thank you all so much.
This book is so much better than the author's previous one, it's like a completely different person.
This entertainment novel seems to be written in the style of urban fiction. The plot is smooth and not awkward, without any sycophantic or pretentious elements. It feels very natural and easy to read. Maybe it's my problem, but I have absolutely no interest in making art films in the US. I don't see the appeal in them.
Huayu Literature cannot do without two villainous characters: Lu Tailang and the two Huayi brothers!
Chinese-language rebirth novels rarely manage to vividly depict the changes in the entertainment industry. This isn't about altering the overall landscape, but rather, to give a few examples... 1. Has the status of the female lead in the movie changed, or has it affected her endorsements, advertisements, etc.? 2. Have movie box office figures changed?