
The Road to the Top: A Restaurant from the Start
巅峰之路:开局一间食肆
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.2M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 2y ago
- Source
- Fanqie
Synopsis
Other names
- Ruling the World, Starting with Selling Barbecue权倾天下从卖烧烤开始Former title · until Oct 2026
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Explore more →Historical Stories (Any Dynasty, No System, and with Intelligent Characters)
Looking for books like "The Glory of the Great Wei". Historical novels with some brains behind them. Read too many mindless wish-fulfillment stories and they’ll rot your mind.
Any Good Books Where Every Character Is Smart, the Logic Is Sound, and the Story Flows Well?
Historical Fiction That Feels Realistic
No System, and nothing about The Legend of Qin. Just straight historical fiction.
Who Deserves to Be Called an Authority in Imperial Examination Stories?
Looking for books like You Were Supposed to Be the Young Master's Page, but You Passed the Imperial Exam for Him (The Poor Scholar Who Placed First). Any gender is fine, as long as it's satisfying and makes sense!
Looking for High-Quality Alternate-History Novels
For example, the Qin and Tang dynasties.
Wuxia, Court Politics, Scheming, and Alternate History
Traditional wuxia stories where the male lead is powerful and influential, has a hidden faction, roams the martial world, and falls into a love-hate relationship with the female lead.
Modern Historical Fiction Has Almost No Gems. Disagree? Come Debate Me
The protagonist should not be sanctimonious, and the novel should not be mindless.
Looking for Great Alternate-History Novels with a Vast World and an Ensemble Cast
Hurry up and post some, so I can see how many ensemble-cast books Tomato has.
Male-Oriented Novels with All Kinds of Heroines, but Only One Female Lead
Sharing some books with just one female lead.
Looking for Historical or Alternate-History Novels With Good Prose and a Smart Protagonist
Looking for High-Quality Historical Fiction!
High-Quality Alternate-History Fiction
Court politics, the martial world, wuxia, political intrigue, romance...
Any Good Historical Novels? I've Run Out of Historical Fiction to Read Lately.
Please recommend some historical novels.
High-Quality Historical Novels
No Harem, Upright Values, and a Male Lead Who Isn't a Womanizer
Books with charismatic characters.
Historical Alternate-Universe Stories with One Female Lead and Plenty of Romance. One Female Lead Only
Power Plays, Scheming, and Brainy Strategists
Become my pawn once again. I will win this game, even if the gods themselves stand in my way. I will beat them by half a move.
Political Intrigue, Political Intrigue! Any Stories That Test Your Wits? Come and Put Me Through the Wringer ・᷄Ὢ・᷅
I've been a little arrogant lately and need someone to humble me. Come on, make me jealous!!!・᷅ὢ・᷄ Throw your IQ at me as hard as you can!!!(;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)
Top-Rated Historical Alternate-History Novels with Careful, Rigorous Writing
Historical fiction like The Grand Councilor, with rigorous writing.
Historical Fiction That Doesn't Dumb Down the Characters
I want a protagonist with brains
High-IQ Historical Alternate-World Novels
An alternate-history novel with a highly intelligent protagonist who builds a hidden power from scratch
Looking for Historical Novels About Someone Who Transmigrates, No System
No System, please. Ideally, the protagonist keeps a low profile and builds up their strength early on.
Wielding Power over the Court and Commanding the Army
Looking for Superbly Written Historical Novels!
I've read The Chief Ministers, A Scholar of Superior Character, A First-Rank Official, A Generation's Military Advisor, The Son-in-Law, The Beauty of the Rivers and Mountains, The Unification of the Mountains and Rivers, I Picked Up Qin Shi Huang, The End of Song, New Song, and Joy of Life. Are there any similar novels with a highly intelligent protagonist who plans everything in advance?
Reader comments 56
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So far, the writing is quite interesting. There are no obvious ridiculous places or obvious mistakes. Although the protagonist makes a fortune too quickly, the number of ways is basically reasonable. The author is careful, but the content is still relatively small. I would have known better. I hope the author will do more.
I really think it's good, the writing is smooth, the plot is exciting and doesn't drag out, and it makes people want to read more. I want more, but it's not enough!
Very good, very exciting, very beautiful, worthy of five-star praise, worthy of following every day A very nice book.
Although there are some plots in the front that are difficult to pass, the writing in the back is getting better and better. I second that the pace of some comments is indeed a bit fast, but it is obvious that the author is picking important parts to write, which is understandable. What others think of as a small thing may look like a masterpiece in your mind, but majors have specializations. Let me tell you my thoughts after reading for a few days and some comments: This book can be considered good based on the author's writing experience and Tomato's reading level, but based on the current writing, it cannot be considered a high-scoring masterpiece. What I see in the author's writing style is that it only has clear layers and reasonable logic, but lacks vivid images. The key point is that it cannot be drawn with words. Many of the plots in it give people the feeling of narrative. It is difficult to generate a strong picture in the mind, but there are not enough details. Then there is the point of sublimation that the author did not handle properly. The explanations are somewhat inappropriate for the season and lack emotional explosive points. At the same time, some places that should explode have become embarrassing, and at the same time it reduces the sense of the picture. Furthermore, the characterization is too bland, and most of them are the same, which is a bit ridiculous, but I just don't feel the characteristics. (I'm going to tell you my subjective thoughts. There is no need to hold on to them. They are all novels. It's okay to be more idealistic. Being too close to real life has the opposite effect. To be honest, some characters make me a little nauseous. Maybe I have a bit of a virgin heart, but the lack of absolutely positive supporting characters in a novel feels weird, so you can follow your own ideas.) Let's talk about the final plot. Less than 150 chapters, the bottom class directly enters the aristocratic circle. It's too abstract. I'm not saying it's impossible, but it really feels like a free-for-all. The feeling of getting something for nothing makes me envious and jealous. Anyway, I'm not too happy watching it.
Nice! The group of portraits in the court, the personalities of the several princes, and the protagonist's use of the advantage of time travel, these points are very beautifully written! 😘😘 The grasp of human nature and power is very good. I stayed up two nights to read it starting from the Book of Rites (I think, I forgot about it for a long time 😂). I feel that the best part of the writing is that the protagonist is not a god who kills a god or a Buddha who kills a Buddha. Instead, he develops in various conspiracies and conspiracies. The love part is also very interesting. 🥰🥰🥰[Admiration]
The author's writing is really good, but some of the comments really make people feel physically uncomfortable. They are true where they shouldn't be true, and vulgar where they should be true. It can only be said that they have seen the diversity of species. The author must stick to himself and have three correct views!!!!!!! Come on
It's been a long time since WOC has seen this novel that doesn't have any poison points so far. It's quite interesting. There are no poison points so far, and the characters' IQs are online. I just hope that I can have more relaxed daily life.
I have finished reading it. In fact, the whole novel is not very outstanding and is a mediocre work, but the story is very complete and the characters are very vivid and flesh-and-blood. The protagonist is neither invincible nor pretentious. In fact, the story ceases to be about the protagonist alone. There is no harem, and it is really good to be single-minded. The final ending is not satisfactory at all. It is full of sadness. The male and female protagonists meet again across time and space, but they are also unable to see many old friends again, which is a bit melancholy.
The overall review is: very good, a rare time-travel novel for engineering students. Starting a business in the early stage is not very attractive. I personally don't like the introduction of the football plot in the middle and late stages. The whole plot is interspersed with some game-making thinking, commercial and financial thinking, and the author's own thinking. As a modern person, it is still worth thinking about these.
It's good to read, far more than 8 points. The author's writing is profound and the plot is fascinating. Although there are flaws, they are not hidden. The characterization needs to be improved, but the plot is attractive enough to read. It's great. I look forward to the author's next book.