Modern Workplace Novels About Rising Through the Ranks at a State-Owned or Central Enterprise 现代职场类小说，在国企或者央企内一步步左右逢源

1. 1 中 After Winning a Hundred Million, I Became My Company's Savior 中奖一个亿后，我成了公司救世主 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Urban424k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, but it'll slowly improve! No risk in getting on board!] Shen Yanshen casually bought two lottery tickets and won a hundred million. His miserable working life was over for good, and from then on he lived in a mansion and drove a Mercedes. His ex-girlfriend, who had once looked down on him for being poor, came back in tears, begging him to take her back. Shen Yanshen kicked her a hundred meters away. “Get as far away as you can. Can't you see I'm washing my wife's feet? 2.8kReads5.9Score113Shelves

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   Real workplace stories, take a look, (completed)

2. 2 百 After the Million-Yuan Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, the Whole Company Regretted It 百万年终奖取消后，全公司都后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The Million-Yuan Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, and the Whole Company Regretted It 2kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 裁 They Laid Off the Group Chairman's Heir 裁员裁到集团太子爷 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted They Laid Off the Group's Heir 885Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 闺 My Best Friend’s Private Kitchen 闺蜜私房菜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted My Best Friend’s Private Kitchen 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 女 My Daughter Calls His Best Friend Dad, and My CEO Ex-Husband Regrets It Bitterly 女儿认他好兄弟当爸爸，总裁前夫肠子都悔青了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted His daughter calls his best friend Dad, and his CEO ex-husband is consumed with regret. 396Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 你 You Tore Up My Critical Condition Notice, So I'll Cut Off Your Group's Lifeline 你撕我病危通知，我断你集团命脉 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭15k WordsCompleted You tore up my critical condition notice. I’ll cut off the lifeline of your entire conglomerate. 207Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 重 Reborn, I Let My Fiancée and Her Lover Stay Together for Good 重生后，放手让未婚妻和奸夫牢牢锁死 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted Reborn, I let my fiancée and her lover bind themselves together for good. 168Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 闪 After a Whirlwind Wedding, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work Night Shifts 闪婚后我成了富婆，还不用上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted After a Whirlwind Marriage, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work the Night Shift 11.3kReads—Score100Shelves
9. 9 老 After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Casual Short Video Made Me Go Viral 老公从成都出差回来后，我随手发个短视频爆火了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Short Video I Posted on a Whim Went Viral 12.6kReads—Score101Shelves
10. 10 家 My Family Sent Me to Die in My Brother's Place. Now That I've Become a War God, They Beg Me to Acknowledge Them 家族让我替弟从军赴死，我成铁血战神后他们跪求相认 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Family Sent Me to Die in My Brother’s Place. Now That I’ve Become a Battle-Hardened God of War, They’re Begging Me to Acknowledge Them 627Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 我 After I Left the Family Chat, My Daughter-in-Law Fell Apart 我退出家庭群后，儿媳崩溃了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted After I left the family group chat, my daughter-in-law fell apart 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 老 After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 老公出轨后，我把公司搞破产了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 5.7kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 同 My Desk Mate's Sugar Daddy Is My Dad 同桌的干爹是我爸 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My deskmate's godfather is my dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 人 While I Was Away on a Business Trip, My Home Became Their Love Hotel 人在外地出差，我家成了他们的钟点房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted While I was away on a business trip, my home became their hourly hotel 3.3kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 5.7kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 恶 I'm the One Who'll Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 恶邻自有我来磨 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Leave It to Me to Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 降 After Being Demoted and Quietly Giving Up, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me to Accept a Promotion 降职摆烂后，草包领导跪求我升职 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After I Was Demoted and Started Slacking Off, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Promote Me 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 完 The Perfect 50-50 Split 完美AA制 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted The Perfect 50-50 Split 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 植 My Comatose Husband Woke Up After I Married Him to Bring Him Good Luck 植物人老公被我冲喜冲醒了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My Vegetative Husband Woke Up After I Married Him for Good Luck 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 试 The Trial-Room Maid 试房丫鬟 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The House-Testing Maid —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 重 Reborn as an Executive at a Major Corporation 重生之我在大厂当高管 Lie Flat or Give Up, Pick One躺平摆烂二选一Urban3.9M WordsOngoing [Sound logic] [Clear-eyed realism] [One female lead] [The heroine is not Su Ran; she disappears after chapter 60] [Please bear with it] [Merciful readers, spare me] Reborn, Chen Mo once again stood at the crossroads of his life in 2014. Watch as he turns the country's top tech companies upside down, rises to the top, and dominates the business world. 55.5kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who is reborn and works at a major internet company. Through foresight and the appreciation of his superiors, he quickly rises through the ranks to become a high-paid executive, leading the company to establish a top-tier R&D team and break through foreign technological blockades. It's an urban setting, a rebirth story with a single female lead. The second book is an urban rebirth novel set in a political arena. The protagonist is reborn and uses his memories to align himself with the right people and factions, gradually climbing to the top. The plot is reasonable, without any mindless or face-slapping moments. The third book is a novel about a protagonist reborn in 1996, working his way up in a state-owned enterprise. He's made money through investments and is not short of cash.

22. 22 官 Officialdom: What’s Wrong With Becoming a County Magistrate in Six Years? 官场：我六年干到县长怎么了？ Green Little Apple青涩小苹果Urban2.7M WordsCompleted (Traditional political maneuvering + grassroots-level government + one female lead + no System) Standing once again at the crossroads of fate, Li Weibin doesn't go with the flow this time. Instead, he goes against it, taking on the challenges at the forefront of his era. (The first book in the Li Weibin series.) 41.2kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
23. 23 重 Back to 1996: My Career at a State-Owned Enterprise 重返96之我的国企生涯 A Man of Few Words君子寡言Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue + Officialdom] In 1996, an era of sweeping change, state-owned enterprises are beset by difficulties and struggling to move forward. Internal conflicts run deep, and power comes with money and temptation. Starting out as a junior clerk at a state-owned enterprise, Guan Zhiyuan navigates this world and leads the company back to prosperity. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. 3.9kReads7.3Score216Shelves
24. 24 最 I Eventually Became an HR Person Who Does No HR Work 最终成为一个不干人事的人事 Please Call Me Maxim请叫我马克西姆Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [A grind-at-work story, not a power fantasy! Not a power fantasy! Not a power fantasy! (Whether it turns out to be satisfying depends on what I write later. I don't know either.)] [This story is for venting. If you have something to vent about, leave a comment, send me a private message, or whatever you like. You're also welcome to suggest names for future characters.] The author, who was about to become famous, often says, “The world is one giant amateur operation.” What career should you choos 13.3kReads8.2Score849Shelves

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    All three books are quite good. They were written by the same author. The first book is about a civil servant, the second about a state-owned enterprise employee, and the third about someone with a government-affiliated position. They are all decent.

25. 25 系 The System Ran Away, So I Built an Aviation Empire on My Own 系统跑路了，靠自己建立航空帝国 Please Call Me Maxim请叫我马克西姆Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A System from the start, only for it to run away later? So I have to do everything myself? Come on, System, everyone else starts with a skyscraper and a few hundred million. I’m left to do it all on my own. I know everything about staffing, administration, dispatch, ground services, maintenance, and air traffic control. The only thing I can’t do is fly a plane. Now this is what a truly competent chairman looks like. Let me lead the company, step by step, toward greatness. The ultimate goal: to b 4.4kReads9.1Score252Shelves
26. 26 活 My Parents Are a Handful, Can They Let the Counselor Have Some Peace? 活爹活妈，让辅导员安生会吧 Please Call Me Maxim请叫我马克西姆Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [No System, pure urban campus life, the heroine can wait until later, not a power fantasy, not a power fantasy, not a power fantasy] I’ve been working as a graduate student counselor since I was in grad school. I never imagined it would be so hard to pass the counselor exam. After finally getting the job, this bunch of little troublemakers won’t give me a moment’s peace. All I want is to lie flat in peace. Could you please stop giving me so much trouble? 3.4kReads9.2Score237Shelves
27. 27 官 Officialdom: Starting by Slapping My Boss Twice 官锋：从打领导两巴掌开始 Little Lotus Breeze小荷风Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Made the scapegoat from the start? Pushed to the margins, with my future and my life ruined? Fine, I’ll remember this. There’s plenty of time to settle the score. My girlfriend breaks up with me, and my love life falls apart. What was I even here for? Fine, I’ll set you free. Don’t regret it. I turn around with power in my hands and return. Li Rui laughs aloud. Those who hurt and slandered me will all pay the price. 29.5kReads8.3Score2.4kShelves

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    Both of these books are good and worth recommending.

28. 28 官 The Road to Power: A Clash of Ambition and Desire 官途从权欲交锋开始 Little Lotus Breeze小荷风Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Political Revenge] + [Career Advancement] + [Alliances of Mutual Interest] + [Romantic Entanglements] + [Political Scheming and Wits] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Ensemble Cast] [The male lead keeps a low profile without being creepy early on, reveals his sharp edge with a roguish charm in the middle, and takes revenge on all his enemies later.] Wang Maoyuan is a "golden phoenix" who flew out of the countryside. The year he graduated from college, he passed the civil service exam and joined the la 18.2kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves

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    This is a good book and worth recommending. It's a novel that realistically portrays the current state of officialdom.

29. 29 乍 Suddenly Rich, I Lie Flat at a State-Owned Enterprise 乍富，躺平国企 Set Sail出海了Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Life rushes by. Thirty years have passed, but has he managed to stand on his own two feet? For the first thirty years, a man honors his father; for the next thirty, his son honors him! Like the sound of his name, Lou Yi is just one of countless insignificant ants in this world! At thirty, with no career to speak of and no family of his own, he returned home for the New Year and looked at his aging parents, their backs bent and their hair half white. His heart was filled with bitterness and helpl 11.6kReads7.0Score466Shelves

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    These two books are non-toxic and safe to consume.

30. 30 重 Reborn as an Executive at a Foreign Company 重生之我在外企当高管 Famous Towers Under Heaven天下名楼Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Xu Fei is reborn and returns to the time just after graduation. In his previous life, he spent years navigating the workplace, only to be thrown out in middle age. With all his years of experience from his previous life, see how he turns the tables at work this time, climbs to the top, and makes his mark in the business world. 26.3kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
31. 31 重 Reboot: Living Life as I Please at Work 重启：混在岗位上的恣意人生 Fu Sannian伏弎念Urban2.2M WordsCompleted A new book in the same vein, Restart: Small, Certain Joys of Office Life, is already 800,000 words long. You’re warmly invited to give it a read! A carefree life doesn’t require tens or hundreds of billions in assets, power that lets you look down on the world, or throwing punches and kicks at people showing off... It’s enough that I feel my life is going well, and that the people around me can see it, imagine having it themselves, and feel inspired! Given another chance, Yang Zhan has a better 53.1kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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    The first two installments feature a steel state-owned enterprise and a human resources central enterprise, where the protagonist rises through the ranks while also using his precognitive advantage to amass wealth. The third installment sees the protagonist lying low in the oil system, using his rebirth advantage to build his fortune, yet still managing to navigate the corporate world with ease and success.

32. 32 财 Financial Freedom: You Get Why I Keep My Head Down at Work, Right? 财务自由，苟在单位能理解吧？ Fu Sannian伏弎念Urban2.3M WordsOngoing It's best to check the almanac every morning. Most days have things that are auspicious and things that aren't, and Li Wen has paid special attention to this ever since he was reborn. For a young man with plenty of life experience, what does he want most? Riding the waves of business, chasing trends, indulging in a life of luxury... or making all the flowers wither when his own blooms? Forget it! Staying at the small company he's worked hard at for over a decade, watching it grow from small to b 65.6kReads8.6Score4.2kShelves

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    One copy for each type of enterprise (state-owned) and private enterprise!

33. 33 重 Reborn in 1988: Build a Fortune Investing in Treasury Bonds 重生1988：靠投资国库券发家致富 Er Feifei二肥肥Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1988, with the factory beauty making all the moves, Lin Zhiyuan is getting a little worn out... 2kReads8.9Score328Shelves
34. 34 混 Building a Career at a State-Owned Enterprise 混国企搞事业 Set Sail出海了Urban1.3M WordsCompleted I was coasting along at a state-owned enterprise, and suddenly I was about to lose my job! After thirty years of hard work, I finally realized that the theme of this era is to lie low, then embrace dreams that seem forever out of reach! But just as I settled down, fate sent me an incredible opportunity! So, these days, maybe all you have to do is lie low and wait for opportunity to find you! 26Reads7.3Score—Shelves
35. 35 抗 War of Resistance: The Greatest Kong Erleng 抗战：天下第一孔二楞 Fish of the South南国的鱼Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Reborn into the world of Bright Sword, Kong Jie begins his resistance-war career when he's ordered to take up a post in Yang Village. First he fights the Japanese, then Chiang Kai-shek. After Chiang, he takes on the Americans. He has no System, no radar-like field of vision. Suffering from a fear of insufficient firepower, all he can do is bring together every light and heavy weapon at his disposal and use them as one. Through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and after enduring countless 17.7kReads8.7Score908Shelves

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    One modern military novel and two novels about the Korean War are worth reading.

36. 36 破 An Unprecedented Promotion: Is This Really Such a Big Deal? 破格提干：你们至于吗？ Black-Hearted Old Six黑心老六Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever served in the military? If you had another chance, would you enlist again? Would you want to relive that life of "one person gets sick, the whole unit gets shots"? Would you want to return to the place that made you suffer while you were there, but miss once you had left? 13.7kReads8.9Score810Shelves
37. 37 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, Silly Zhu's Uncle Leads Him into Politics 四合院开局傻柱娘舅带他步入仕途 Gazi Sword嘎子剑Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] + [A Lifelong Journey] + [In the Name of the People] A mash-up of several dramas, telling the story of what happened before the Siheyuan. Chu Yun's soul traveled back to 1938, where he became the uncle of He Yuzhu, a man who shared his name. From the start, he was a company commander in the Eighth Route Army. To stand up for his sister and his poor, wronged nephew, Chu Yun immediately taught He Daqing a lesson and gave the courtyard's troublemakers a dressing-down. Determined to give 84Reads7.4Score—Shelves
38. 38 试 I’m Just a Temp Programmer, and You Want Me to Save the Company? 试用期码农，你让我拯救公司？ Turn on the Heat开暖气Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Wang Ji was in the hospital receiving an IV when he woke up one day and discovered that he had gained a special ability. Once he understood something well enough, he could spot its flaws. Whether it was an IV needle in the hospital or the underwear of a pretty nurse... Or anything related to his work as a programmer... Software code, hard drives, servers, network switches, and even houses, appliances, furniture, clothes, batteries, and door locks... Unbreakable encryption keys, material 3.7kReads8.2Score329Shelves

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    Both of these are good.

39. 39 主 The Director Won't Get Married? He Just Hasn't Met Me Yet 主任不结婚？那是没遇到我 Although虽然Urban2.4M WordsOngoing This isn’t being reborn. It’s quantum entanglement. The version of me in that timeline gave me his experience. The harder I work in this timeline, the luckier he gets. “Chen Ao, listen more, talk less, and get things done. The Hanxi Mining District is all about human relationships. Keep the leaders happy. Trust me, I’ve been through it.” “The department chief’s daughter may have epilepsy, but it’s no big deal. Once you’re married, you’ll have power, money, and a house. We parents will benefit, t 65.1kReads8.6Score6.8kShelves
40. 40 广 After I Was Bullied While Walking My Kid at the Plaza, I Exposed the Old Bully Online 广场遛娃被霸凌后，我让恶人老头全网社死 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After I Was Bullied While Taking My Kid to the Plaza, I Made the Old Bully a Pariah Across the Internet 73Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban Workplace Stories, Book 1

41. 41 停 My Coworker Stole a Kiss from Me During a Power Outage 停电时我被同事偷亲了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted A Coworker Stole a Kiss from Me During a Power Outage 890Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 相 My Blind Date Is a Treasure 相亲对象是个宝 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted My Blind Date Is a Treasure 144Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 和 After a Blind Date with a Stunning Beauty, I Became a Dad Without Any Pain 和大美女相亲后，我无痛当爹 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After a Blind Date with a Gorgeous Woman, I Became a Dad Without the Pain 179Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 听 After Hearing My Patients’ Thoughts, I Turned My Career Around at the Hospital 听到患者心声后我在医院逆袭了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted I Turned My Career Around at the Hospital After Hearing Patients' Thoughts 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Modern Workplace Stories

45. 45 降 After Taking a Pay Cut and Quietly Giving Up, My Boss Begged Me for Forgiveness All Night 降薪摆烂后，老板连夜跪求我原谅 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After My Pay Was Cut, I Started Slacking Off. My Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Forgive Him That Very Night —Reads—Score1.1kShelves
46. 46 不 My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Her Grave 不听劝的婆婆归西了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Meet Her Maker 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 月 During My Confinement, I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out 月子里，我赶跑了婆婆 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out During My Postpartum Month 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 恒 The Day Evergrande Crashed, I Revealed My Trillion-Dollar Fortune 恒大暴雷那天，我亮出万亿身家 A Civil Engineer Supporting the Family养家糊口的土木人Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [The troublesome plot points have been fixed] [Reborn] [Ordinary man] [Real estate] [Stocks] [Internet investments] [Business investments] [Entertainment industry] [Actresses] After losing his job in middle age and being dismissed as useless, Liu Yang suffers a family property dispute during his divorce and is secretly sabotaged by his younger brother-in-law. He closes his eyes, filled with regret, only to open them again on the eve of his graduation in 2003! That year, the golden age of real 89.5kReads8.4Score4.7kShelves

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    A nobody is reborn and goes to Evergrande, a real estate novel. It's quite good and worth reading.

49. 49 我 I Took Leave and Missed the Team-Building Event, Yet They Want Me to Split the 3,100 Yuan Bill 我请假缺席，却要平摊3100元团建费 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted I Took Leave and Missed the Team-Building Event, Yet I’m Expected to Split the 3,100 Yuan Bill 23Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 就 Over Five Cents, I Cost the Company Fifty Million 就为5分钱，我让公司损失5000万 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted Over Five Cents, I Cost the Company 50 Million 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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