Soaring to Great Heights

Synopsis: There are ten steps in an official career, and Liu Tianci seems always to know what is coming. Starting at the very bottom, he seizes every opportunity and works his way up one step at a time. He does everything he can to benefit the people, goes to every length to improve life for those around him, and settles one grudge after another!

The other male lead, Qiao Peng, is a young man with an artistic soul and one of the first university-educated civil servants in the early days of Reform and Opening Up. With no connections or powerful backers, what is the secret to his steady rise? Is it nothing but unwavering loyalty? Is it all about enduring humiliation and shouldering burdens? Is it because he is always willing to take the blame? Why is his life so extraordinary, yet so tragic?

Genre: A rousing wish-fulfillment novel about the officialdom.

Worldview: The male lead relies on both open and covert strategies, courage and people skills, as he charges into the world of officialdom and climbs to the very top.

Setting: Set in an urban city in Jiangnan in the 1980s, the story follows the male lead as he rises from the disappointment of his assigned job after graduation to a life of confidence and success. He makes money as he advances, with grand ambitions and lofty ideals.

A note on his approach: He acts like a villain toward villains and like a gentleman toward good people.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate them.