A Lifetime of Political Scheming

Name: A Lifetime of Political Scheming
Author: Hui Mo Bai

半生权弈

by Hui Mo Bai (徽墨白)

Status: Completed
Length: 389k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Period Fiction
Updated: 10d ago
Source: Fanqie

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All nine of her sisters had passed away, leaving Zhao Daqiao alone. Her mother had cracked her head open begging, just to get her into the Reform Team. When her best friend got pregnant before marriage, Zhao Daqiao was powerless to help, and the two fell out. She thought that treating her friend with sincerity would mend the rift between them, never knowing that betrayal, denunciations, and crackdowns would follow one after another from that day on. It started with a basket of eggs. She was cornered in an alley while running a black-market business; her suppliers at the supply and marketing cooperative were repeatedly sabotaged; her department store was smashed up; and her restaurant chain was maliciously reported. Her rival used the power of an old lover to drive her into a corner, step by step. In their business war, both sides fought until they were battered and bloody. Years later, Zhao Daqiao walked through that iron gate. The two stared at each other for a long time. She picked up the microphone and said just one thing: “You threw away your whole life and ruined your children's future too. Was it worth it?” This story is entirely fictional.

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"Half Life Game" is a thick and realistic period rural romance novel. It is based on a special era and outlines the ups and downs of the heroine Zhao Daqiao's half-life. The text is full of the cruelty and helplessness of life. The protagonist lost eight sisters since childhood and struggled to survive. He thought he could maintain the friendship between his best friends sincerely, but due to an accident, the friendship was completely broken, and he has been trapped in endless strife and conspiracy ever since. The story completely unfolds the heroine's difficult business journey: from reselling eggs on the black market, to running stores and chain restaurants, she is suppressed by her former friends at every step. The opponents rely on the power of the old lover to set up traps everywhere. Reports, blockades, and store smashings occur one after another. The business war game is incisive and incisive. The contradictions and conflicts are progressive and extremely tense. The article does not deliberately create a sense of excitement, but focuses on depicting the distortions and obsessions of human nature. The final lines of the confrontation at the Iron Gate many years later hit people's hearts directly, expressing the sadness that has been entangled for half a life. The background of the period is realistic and delicate, the love-hate entanglements of the characters are vividly depicted, there is no villain with facial makeup, and the jealousy, unwillingness and regret are vividly written. Readers who prefer the reality of the times and themes of women's business wars can understand how ordinary people can't help themselves under the current of the times.
6 likes1mo ago
Sister, I haven't written a book, I'm just passing by. But I see that you write very diligently, so I would like to give you a small suggestion: readers nowadays have very different tastes, so I suggest that you sometimes write less summarizing words like "very funny" and write more about actions and inner complaints of the characters, so that the picture will be stronger. Just say it casually, of course, you just have to do it at your own pace, come on! [Praise]
4 likes23d ago
Damn it, this is a masterpiece, there is no second one in the entire earth.
1 like1mo ago
It sounds so good, so vivid.
2mo ago
The period writing has a strong visual sense and delicate writing style. I look forward to more exciting follow-ups!
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