Rebirth: The God of Song

Rebirth of the God of Song is an urban rebirth web novel by Ge Shen, serialized on Qidian from December 2013 to September 2015. It spans roughly 804 chapters and 3.86 million Chinese characters. The story follows Du Xinghe, a music industry professional who wakes up to find his consciousness has landed in a parallel Earth—in the early 1990s, when the record industry was in its golden age and cassettes, records, and chart systems together sustained the entire Chinese-language music scene. Drawing on his memories of Mandopop hits and industry experience from his previous life, the protagonist re-enters the music business in this parallel timeline. Starting from competition in the record market, he takes part in talent shows, runs a record company, and navigates entertainment-circle relationships, step by step rebuilding his music career. The novel drives its plot through songs and structures it around the industry ecosystem, linking behind-the-scenes production, chart battles, and variety-show stages as it follows a man who returns to the past with another world's song catalog and hits every beat of the old era. Tagged rebirth, entertainment circle, and positive-energy star, the story centers on Du Xinghe's rise from obscurity to legendary triumph—a typical long-form entertainment-genre wish-fulfillment novel.