Elegy of a Chaotic Age: Prelude

Name: Elegy of a Chaotic Age: Prelude
Author: The Melancholy Ink-Black Wolf

乱世挽歌之序曲

by The Melancholy Ink-Black Wolf (忧郁的墨色狼)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 609k Words
Genre: Historical
Subgenre: Historical & Ancient
Updated: 8mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Transmigration + History + Three Kingdoms + Male Protagonist + No Golden Finger]

His work after 98 grueling hours gets scrapped? A burned-out screenwriter transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms and takes on history with workplace tactics!

Have KPIs ever pushed you to the breaking point? Senior writer Wang Cheng spent four straight days working through the night on his script, “Turbulence at the End of the Han,” only for the client to demand a complete rewrite with one dismissive remark: “It’s not exciting enough.” Desperate, he got behind the wheel, only to be in a car accident. When he opens his eyes again, he has become the young heir of the Langya Wang clan in the Eastern Han dynasty. His father has died unjustly, his family is on the brink of ruin, and he himself has been poisoned. Even stranger, the script he wrote has become the “script of fate” in this chaotic age!

History has a powerful momentum of its own, and the course of events refuses to follow the script. From a workplace lackey to an abandoned pawn in a turbulent era, is he doomed to be at the mercy of fate?

No! A wage slave’s survival skills can still stir up a storm at the end of the Han! With no brainless golden finger to rely on, he uses workplace tactics: building connections with scholars, revitalizing trade routes to grow his resources, and winning the people’s support to earn a reputation. Every small move carries the potential for change as he advances carefully through the cracks in history.

[Three Big Reasons to Read]

1. Every worker will relate! The pressures of workplace competition and the struggle to survive in a chaotic age run in parallel, capturing the longing to break free from constraints.

2. The historical power plays are thrilling! Small variables accumulate to break the deadlock and shift history step by step, making this more satisfying than a mindless rise to power.

3. Full of suspense! The mystery surrounding his father’s death and the hidden conspiracy behind the discrepancies between his script and historical fact will keep you hooked.

When a wage slave’s workplace tactics collide with Three Kingdoms intrigue, and the script he wrote becomes his shackles, can Wang Cheng break the momentum of history? How will the truth behind the chaos be revealed?

Click to read and watch a wage slave rise up to rewrite the world, turning workplace anxiety into legend!

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