[Alternate history / time travel / cool writing / light comedy / industrial revolution]
A modern college student who is bald because of his thesis travels back in time to become a prodigal son of an ancient prince. He changes his life with a cup of milk tea, and finally the emperor cries and puts the princess into a sedan chair.
Modern marketing beats ancient businessmen—membership system, hunger marketing, brand licensing, and VIP routines stunned the ancients.
"A cup of milk tea at the beginning, followed by all the kings. I have seen cool articles about the prodigal son's counterattack, but this is the first one to work from a milk tea shop to an ironclad ship."