A Novel Where the Male Lead Is Reborn and Has Stock-Market Credentials from 1992 男主重生有1992股票认证的小说文
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- 151 Tales of Songjiang 松江往事 [Zhou Jialong]: Buddy, take the exam for me tomorrow! [Zhao Bing]: L-Long-ge, I'm a coward. I don't dare. Find someone else instead ಥ_ಥ. [Zhou Jialong]: Don't push your luck. Want me to use the knife in my hand to measure the thickness of your face? —Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令
[Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave
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- 153 The Great Tang: Li Shimin Is Stunned from the Start 大唐开局震惊李世民 Early in the Tang Dynasty, in the second year of the Zhenguan era, Li Sheng transmigrated into the body of a young guardian in the Tang era. Just then, Li Shimin, Du Ruhui, and the others, attacked by the Turks, unexpectedly arrived at his estate. What surprised Li Shimin and the others even more was that the things in this young guardian’s home were far from ordinary! “Li Sheng, what is a chemical reaction? And what exactly is an endothermic reaction?” Li Sheng: “I…” 2.3kReads7.2Score25814d adds
- 154 Reborn: Rich Enough to Rival a Nation 重生之富可敌国 In his previous life, Chen Mo married a woman who constantly bled him dry for her younger brother. His parents were dragged down and died of illness, and he wasted his whole life. Heaven gave Chen Mo a chance to be reborn twenty years earlier. After decisively dumping the woman who exploited him for her brother, Chen Mo set three goals for himself: 1. Give his parents a good life. 2. Become the richest man in the world. 3. Drink the strongest liquor and marry the best wife! 5.5kReads8.4Score31714d adds
- 155 Forging Youth Anew 再铸青春 If you had the chance to live your life over again, what would you choose? Newly reborn, Ye Feng is already facing a breakup. In his previous life, he begged and pleaded. What will he choose this time? 275Reads8.2Score—14d adds
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Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九
Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him.
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Reborn in 2002, Quietly Getting Rich! 重生2002,悄悄暴富!
After being reborn, Chen Lin first builds his fortune discreetly. Then, focusing on internet technology and using investment as his foundation, he establishes a vast business empire and a multinational conglomerate that transcends borders. In the end, with the help of a shadow government, he rises to the pinnacle of the world!
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Reborn in 1997, I Became the World’s Richest 重生1997,我成了世界首富
Ling Yun was reborn in 1997 as a young man saddled with massive debt. He had no choice! Relying on memories from his previous life, he decided to borrow some money from financial markets around the world to tide himself over. Wall Street, with its abundant capital, was naturally the perfect place. His frenzied money-making and large-scale acquisitions soon caught the attention of Western financial conglomerates, which moved to suppress him. And so began a war of blockades and counter-blockades,
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- 159 Reborn in Hong Kong: A Trillionaire Finance God from the Start 重生香江:开局万亿金融之神 Back in the 1990s, Hong Kong’s entertainment industry was thriving and its financial sector was booming. Carrying memories of his past life, Chu Tian returns to Hong Kong and discovers that someone has been sabotaging his mother’s company. His girlfriend’s family is struggling. In his previous life, he was powerless to help, but Heaven has given him another chance, and he’s going to reclaim everything! He is a financial genius, known as the God of Finance. He helps his mother’s family rise to pr 389Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 160 Reborn with the Stock Market's Soul, I Command a Billion Trades Like a God 重生觉醒股魂,操盘神之亿手 This book is complete, and the ending is not rushed. Read with confidence. In the stock market, whoever knows the secret to wealth can soar to the top. A small-time city dweller is reborn and awakens the soul of a stock trader. He breaks through every obstacle, uses AI to harvest global assets, aggressively develops new technologies, and rewrites the course of the world. He battles above his weight class, taking on capital, billionaires, and Wall Street. He makes a spectacular impact in the fina 48Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 161 I Became the God of Investing Starting in Winter Break 从寒假开始,我成投资之神 This book is also known as A Winter Break Made Me the Ruler of the World. As soon as winter break began, Zhang Heng awakened an investment simulator. During the holidays, he made his mark on the stock market, mastered futures trading, and became a billionaire. He then acquired the world’s only SSS-grade limit-breaking serum, shattered the limits of his genes, and became a top expert overnight, striking fear into countless enemies. He invested in medicine and developed a universal vaccine. He inv 3.1kReads7.8Score18414d adds
- 162 Reborn in 2008: Making a Trillion in Seconds and Rising in Hong Kong 重生08,秒赚千亿崛起香江 The 2008 financial crisis hits. That year, real estate prices on the mainland soar! The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong plunges! Qin Fei gets another chance at life. Seizing the moment, he rides the wave, all for the sake of changing his sister's fate. In his past life, he trampled over countless corpses to amass a fortune of hundreds of billions of dollars! This time, he can do even better. No one can stop him from making money. Rising to prominence in Hong Kong, he turns the tide, invests in Beis 9.6kReads6.9Score56114d adds
- 163 Reborn: From College Student to Tycoon 重生:从大学开始当首富 International finance reporter: “Mr. Stock God, how did you create your legendary success in the stock market?” Chen Xiao smiled. “I don’t know how to trade stocks. I’m not interested in them at all.” The reporter pressed him: “Then how do you keep winning, time after time?” Chen Xiao: “You’ll have to ask the stock market. I don’t know why it’s so cooperative with me either.” “Mr. Stock God, which generation of Best Actress is your girlfriend, then?” Chen Xiao smiled at the microphone without an 60.8kReads9.3Score4.6k14d adds
- 164 EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 869.8kReads9.6Score64.2k14d adds
- 165 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.2kReads9.6Score22.6k14d adds
- 166 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择:这个御兽师有亿点生猛 [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 178.4kReads9.7Score21.5k14d adds
- 167 EN Demon Slayer: How to Raise a Meal Hashira 鬼灭之刃:饭柱的养成手册 After Haruto went through hell to complete his demon swordsman training, he headed to Mount Fujikasane to take part in the selection. Suddenly, a line of comments floated before his eyes: What a handsome guy. Too bad he's going to die in the next second. Moments later, the Hand Demon hidden on Mount Fujikasane pierced his heart, and he bought the farm. When he found himself back on Mount Fujikasane, Haruto thought it had all been a dream. Then another line of comments flashed before his eyes: Th 15.4kReads9.7Score1.7k14d adds
- 168 This Spirit Medium Is Pretty Powerful! 这个出马仙有点强! A piece of red cloth, three feet and three inches long. The old hall's people, the old hall's immortals. One day, when they emerge from the depths of the mountains, their names will spread far and wide! I was born in a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s. When I was seven, a spirit medium said I was fated to suffer three calamities and eight misfortunes, and would one day become a horse-riding shaman. I didn't believe it, but hardship kept finding me. To make a living, I worked as a wa 153.6kReads9.7Score13.8k14d adds
- 169 The Thief's Way 贼道 My name is Xiao Wu. I was a wild child no orphanage could keep in check. At nine years old, I charged into this dog-eat-dog world. I saw through it then: living was like clinging to a moving train. You either held on or fell and were crushed to pieces. The first steamed bun I stole wasn’t because I was hungry. I wanted to see whether these hands that picked pockets could grab fate by the throat. The juvenile detention center, the shelter, and the detention center were my schools. The thieves wer 84.9kReads9.6Score10.6k14d adds
- 170 Arknights: Medicine Can't Save Terra 明日方舟:学医救不了泰拉 (Arknights) (Transmigration) (Younger Sister) (The early plot develops normally, then things go off the rails later) (So much angst) (Also known as: Arknights: Studying Medicine Won't Save Terra; On Terra, Weak and Pitiful Yet Invincible) This land has a long history of devouring white-haired people without leaving so much as a bone. But Qi Yan says, fine by me. I can just grow them back anyway. Faced with this land that thrives on tormenting people, Qi Yan can only turn the tables and torment i 53.5kReads9.7Score5.4k14d adds
- 171 EN Honkai: Star Rail: Dreaming of the Starry River 星穹铁道:揽星河入梦 [Honkai Impact 3rd] [Honkai: Star Rail] [Honkai: Star Rail] It was an evening when ashes fell from the sky. A woman stood at the entrance to an orphanage, holding a black umbrella. “Since your wish in this life has been fulfilled, come with me.” “I just want to make sure: you have a taciturn older brother and a younger sister addicted to the internet. You’re divorced and widowed, and your ex-husband is buried?” “Of course!” “And you guarantee this is a normal, loving family, not some notorious i 21.6kReads9.6Score2.3k14d adds
- 172 EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 504.8kReads9.7Score75.6k14d adds
- 173 EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习,你跑去749收容怪物 [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 503.4kReads9.5Score37.7k14d adds
- 174 EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古,苟到天荒地老 [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 492.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds
- 175 EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕,我来保护你 [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 316.2kReads9.8Score31.8k14d adds
- 176 EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次,我有逃生游戏速通法 [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 213.3kReads9.6Score36k14d adds
- 177 EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 167kReads9.6Score21.5k14d adds
- 178 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 938.4kReads9.6Score113.5k14d adds
- 179 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 984.6kReads9.9Score161.8k14d adds
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Reshaping the Old Days 重塑旧时光
Back in 1998, the girl he once had a crush on was in the prime of her youth, his brother-in-arms hadn't yet turned into a jerk, and his happy family hadn't yet been tossed into turmoil like it would be later. It was just the right age, in just the right era. The tumultuous 1990s were about to fade away, and the magnificent new century was about to begin. Lin Baiyao followed an unorthodox path and wielded ruthless power, quietly rising to prominence...
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- 181 Reborn in the Past, I Spent All My Savings on a House 重生回到过去,我拿全部积蓄买房 A business genius died in a car accident, only to unexpectedly be reborn in the body of an ordinary man from the bottom rung of society. He had gone back twenty years in time and suddenly had an adorable daughter. Should he cry or laugh? His wife was so beautiful, would she be safe? This was an era where gold lay everywhere, opportunities were as numerous as the stars, and fortune-seekers thronged like fish crossing a river. Lin Haowen decided to unleash his wild side and become a money-making b 146Reads8.0Score—14d adds
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The World's Richest Man: Reborn as an Entertainment Tycoon and Live-In Son-in-Law 全球首富:重生年代娱乐神豪赘婿
Li Mingyuan is reborn in the 1980s. Starting by uniting Hong Kong’s entertainment industry, he builds an industrial and commercial empire. He develops the nation’s science, technology, and industry, becoming the world’s youngest richest man. He helps his country rise and crushes the Western world’s hundred largest corporations. He is hailed as a financial magnate, the godfather of mobile phones, an automotive tycoon, an internet mogul, the king of real estate, and a triple-threat entertainment m
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- 183 The Thrills and Reflections of a Reborn Stock God 重生股神的刺激与深思 From the author's god's-eye view, value investing and technical analysis are both only at the level of a gorilla. The book's value goal: to surpass the historic 6,124-point high of 2007. The bull market will come sooner or later, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps already on its way. But how many people truly understand a bull market? How many can seize a bull market that comes once in a lifetime? Watch Yuan Chen get reborn into the epic bull market of 2005-2007, lead his entire school and village into s 170Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Honghuang's Stock Market God 洪荒股神 From an omniscient perspective, value investing and technical analysis are no better than a gorilla’s level of understanding. This fantastical stock-market novel cuts straight to human nature and probes the depths of the soul. In a world of ideas, imagine controlling the market, becoming a major shareholder and a market mover, and conquering the realms of Heaven, Earth, and humanity. Experience a different version of yourself, take in the grand vision and lofty perspective of the successful, and 86Reads—Score—14d adds
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Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇
Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him...
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- 186 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 904Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 187 The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明 Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart 1.2kReads7.2Score10314d adds
- 188 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 494Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 189 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 1.4kReads6.4Score11714d adds
- 190 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 583Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 191 Reborn in 1988: From Longcheng Hunter to World's Richest Man 重生1988龙城猎户到世界巨富 Su Tianci was a web novelist. After struggling to write a hit novel, he finally earned 30,000 yuan in royalties and planned to go to Hong Langman for a roujiamo. But who could have guessed that, for no apparent reason, he would open his eyes and find himself in 1988? Two vast eras suddenly lay before him. 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Dual Crossing to 1936: I Looted the Japanese Army’s Treasury 双穿1936我搬空鬼子金库 Lin Feng is a retired special forces soldier. After leaving the military due to an injury, he works as a security guard. His parents are ill, and his brother is in debt. Thanks to a jade pendant, he transmigrates to 1936, an era engulfed in the flames of war... 560Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Two-Way Travel to Republican-Era China: Rich Enough to Rival a Nation 双穿民国之富可敌国 Su Tianci is sent back to the Republican era by a hundred-ton truck while saving a little girl who is about to be hit by a car. The moment he opens his eyes, he sees the Japanese invaders swaggering around. His patriotic blood boils, and he takes them on with a brick. What’s even more amazing is that he can return to 2025. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 569Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Urban Cultivator’s Carefree Life 修真者都市逍遥
Wu Xiaoyao was a young man from China. While climbing Mount Laojun, he was accidentally sucked into a black hole and transported to a world filled with powerful cultivators. As an ordinary mortal, he thought he was as good as dead, but unexpectedly, he gained the cultivation legacy of the Venerable of Ten Thousand Swords. Relying on his Chinese bloodline, he fought his way through every obstacle. After countless trials and hardships, he rose to the realm of Supreme Sovereign of the Myriad Worlds
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- 195 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 3.4kReads—Score21114d adds
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In the ’80s, Pretending to Be a Returnee Tycoon 在八零,伪装归国神豪
Su Tianci, an overworked office drone in 2026, accidentally transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1980s. Fortunately, he can still return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him.
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An Old Stock Trader's Careless Purchases 老股民胡乱买同志
I first encountered stocks in 1993. Thirty-two years have passed since then, yet I still strive and fight on in the stock market, a “battlefield” full of opportunity and challenge. In this book, I'll look back on my long journey of stock trading from 1993 to 2025, recounting the moments of suspense and excitement, as well as those of reflection and sudden insight. I'll lay out the judgments and decisions made amid the market's ups and downs, along with the lessons learned and growth gained throu
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- 198 Her in 2005 2005年的她 Life is a train journey. Some people get off at one stop, while others board at a new platform. Those who couldn't stay with us until the end aren't regrets, but gifts time has given us. They let us carry those warm fragments onward. Knowing that we were once illuminated so sincerely is enough. To keep the good memories in their own little corner of the past, without disturbing, questioning, or forcing a reunion, is the gentlest tribute to what has passed and the clearest way to cherish the pres 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Three Years of Dating, and We Haven't Even Held Hands 恋爱三年没拉手 In old movies, the wooden-headed male lead always wins the girl’s heart by being “honest.” Our generation believed it. We mistook silence for deep affection, backing off for respect, and treated “knowing our place” like holy writ. Only after the person we liked had gone did we understand: awkwardness is romantic in movies, but in real life it means missing your chance, and all you’re left with is regret. An old friend passed through my heart, and when I looked back, autumn had already fallen acr 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Those Red Boots at Eighteen 18岁的那双红靴子 A middle-aged man always keeps a few amber pieces of time tucked away in his heart. In the autumn when he was eighteen, he met a girl wearing red ankle boots. Their crisp taps sounded like a heartbeat echoing through time. They once walked side by side through the streets and shared their youthful secrets, until their story came to an end. The years blurred many details, but they could never dim the bright red of those boots. They became the most vivid footnote of his youth, holding a tenderness 10Reads—Score—14d adds

















































