Foreign Elites: Korean and Japanese Chaebols, European Nobility, and Top-Tier Clans 外国各种类似韩日财阀，欧洲贵族，顶尖世家

1. 51 1 How Mary Made Her Fortune in the 19th Century 19世纪玛丽如何发家致富 Tuji o兔叽oFemale-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Zhang Mary thought her life was a joke. Her name was neither properly Western nor properly Chinese, she looked perfectly ordinary, and her twenty-two years had been utterly uneventful. Then she died. She was hit by a truck while saving a little girl she didn't know. When she opened her eyes again, she was a baby having her diaper changed. The good news: she'd transmigrated. The bad news: she'd transmigrated into Pride and Prejudice. The worse news: she'd become Mary Bennet, the most forgett 2.5kReads7.9Score238Shelves
2. 52 神 A Tycoon Transmigrates into a Book: She Dominates the Ultimate Game of Power 神豪穿书：她在顶级权力游戏通吃 Three Peppercorns三两花椒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A non-formulaic tycoon story + power struggles + strong female lead + multiple male leads + sex-focused relationships + BG] Question: What’s it like to get bound to a tycoon System that rewards you for spending money on love, only to be focused on gaining power? Thanks for asking. I just got off the plane, and the System is clinging to my leg, crying and begging me to stop. I transmigrated into a world stitched together from several melodramatic novels. In this chaotic script, where pr 12.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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   This book is so good, why do I see so few people recommending it? Is it just that I came across it at the wrong time?

3. 53 1 1873: The Gilded Marquis 1873镀金侯爵 Zhou Zihua, Who Loves Salami爱吃萨拉米的周子华Historical421k WordsCompleted 1873, the dawn of America's Gilded Age. Edward Sinclair, the seventh Marquis of Ashton, arrives in New York from London burdened with his family's enormous debts and an empty title. His hand to play is his Old World aristocratic bloodline; his goal is the immense wealth of the New World's robber barons. When financial tycoon Jay Cooke goes bankrupt, Wall Street closes, and everyone is gripped by panic, Edward sees an opportunity to rebuild an empire, thanks to memories that are ahead of their ti 674Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist, a British aristocrat, arrives in America during the Gilded Age and uses his intelligence and foresight to accumulate wealth and become a powerful figure.

4. 54 我 I Inherited an Estate in Tuscany 我在托斯卡纳继承了一座庄园 Wang Rui王芮Urban149k WordsOngoing After losing his job in the construction industry during a downturn, Chen Mo unexpectedly inherits a 600-hectare estate in Tuscany, Italy. He thinks he’s come into a windfall, but it turns out to be a three-year contract: leave before the three years are up and he’ll owe 500,000 euros, and he has to pay 160,000 euros in inheritance tax within 90 days. Just when he’s on the verge of despair, the family gallery awakens, and generations of ancestors step out of their paintings: ▸ A 13th-century m 165Reads—Score—Shelves

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5. 55 都 You’re Already a Tycoon, and You’re Telling Me to Keep a Low Profile? 都当财阀了你劝我收敛点？ San Deng卅登Urban238k WordsOngoing Ming Zhihao transmigrated into the body of the third-generation heir to a chaebol family on the peninsula. When he woke up, he discovered that his predecessor had hidden his identity in hopes of finding sincere love, only to be publicly betrayed by his college girlfriend. “Once, there was a sincere love right in front of you, but you didn’t cherish it…” “Now I’m coming clean. What should you call me?” The girlfriend, her hair tied up, lightly bit her lip. “Brother Hao!” This is the story of a ch 112Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The girlfriend tries to cheat on him at the beginning? He quickly subdues her and makes her obedient. It's a straightforward and satisfying urban novel where you can just let your imagination run wild. The protagonist's chaebol background means he doesn't have to worry about being dominated by the male lead in the early stages, and he doesn't have to be a monk; he just takes what he wants. He starts by running a company and then moves into the Korean entertainment industry, having already appeared with Park Min-young, Go Yoon-jung, and Han So-hee. He has a cheat ability, but it's relatively minor. He deals with the villainous girlfriend early on, and now he's picking up the then-unknown Han So-hee. It's a very comfortable and enjoyable read as a lighthearted, satisfying story, and the updates are quite consistent. A five-star read for me!

6. 56 逐 Riding the Waves of Tokyo Bay: Starting in 1945 逐浪东京湾：从1945开始 Extremely Thick Glasses近视镜特别厚Historical606k WordsOngoing The protagonist himself transmigrates to Hengbin, Japan, after its defeat in 1945. Posing as a local, he works as an interpreter for the US military, becomes a shameless collaborator, builds a yakuza organization, and wreaks havoc on the Japanese who haven't yet paid for their crimes. He also gets up to all sorts of mischief with plenty of cute girls, makes it through the occupation, and eventually becomes a financial magnate. A story about making money and living life to the fullest! As they sa 43.5kReads6.5Score3.5kShelves

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   The protagonist transmigrates to post-war Yokohama, Japan, becoming a traitor to the Japanese, causing trouble for the Japanese soldiers and women, forming the Yakuza, becoming a tycoon, and indulging in numerous affairs... He also rescues over 30,000 forced laborers captured and taken to Japan, and finds them all women.

7. 57 恶 The Wicked Woman Returns: The Tycoon Heirs Fight Over Me 恶女归来：财阀太子们为我打起来 Cool Summer Night星夜半夏微凉Modern Romance242k WordsOngoing [Vampire Heiress + Everyone's Obsession + Korean Chaebol Heirs + Revenge + A Three-Way Battle for Her Heart] Shen Xiya died. Her father was framed by the DC Consortium and imprisoned, then "committed suicide out of guilt." Her mother died in a car crash while asking people for help, and Shen Xiya herself died in a cold hospital bed, her body weakened by heart disease. At the moment her breathing stopped, she was transformed into a vampire. When she opened her eyes again, she was Lavinia Orsini 683Reads—Score103Shelves

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   The Italian duke's daughter, a vampire heiress, returns for revenge; a South Korean chaebol heiress, a heartthrob, tries to hook up with a dog. [Thinking][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

8. 58 在 Life as a Fake Heiress at an Elite Academy 在贵族学院，伪装豪门千金日常 Dream Chaser of the Galaxy星河追梦人Modern Romance154k WordsOngoing [System + Fake Socialite + Old-Money Families of Europe and America + Money-Making Wish Fulfillment] Lin Shuhe was vain and obsessed with money. She'd grown tired of being poor and had had enough. Her only goal in life was to claw her way to the top, by any means necessary. One day, she woke up in a parallel world, where she was bound to a System. Mission: Pose as the daughter of an elite family and enroll in a prestigious Swiss academy. Fool everyone. One year's tuition there could buy an o 1.5kReads7.4Score136Shelves

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   So pretty! ✧⁺⸜(●˙▾˙●)⸝⁺✧

9. 59 恶 The Villainess's Revenge Manual 恶女复仇手册 Yin Ximo尹希沫Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Inspired by Korean dramas] [Chaebol] [Revenge] [Reborn] [Everyone is evil] [1v1] [Both leads are inexperienced] As Jiang Eun-hee fell from the rooftop, her killer stood at the edge, looking down. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of the country’s most powerful chaebol. So this is how useful power is? Then she would use the very methods her enemies were proudest of to make them pay, one grievance at a time. And none of their accomplices would get away. What she di 1.9kReads6.4Score223Shelves
10. 60 被 The Jiangnan Cinderella Coveted by a Tycoon [Book Transmigration] 被财阀觊觎的江南灰姑娘【穿书】 Zhuo Qing灼青Modern Romance355k WordsOngoing [Korean-Inspired Setting] [Ugly Duckling Becomes a Beauty] [Tool Woman Side Character Turns into Everyone's Dream Girl] [So Much Soap-Opera Drama] [No Logic] As a chaebol heiress in Seoul, Jiang Yunxue is forced to play the role of a disposable female supporting character in a story set at an elite school, all because she's ugly. She steals the devoted second male lead and has four children with him to tie him down, so he can never face his first love again. She's evil and refuses to donate to h 35.7kReads8.7Score4.7kShelves

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    All four of these books are excellent, extremely excellent, and they're similar to the stories of South Korean chaebols—super good, super good! Highly recommended!

11. 61 全 The Celestial Dragons Are All Rotten to the Core, but I’m the One Exception 全员坏种天龙人，唯独我是白月光 Ant Lady蚂蚁娘Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted [Beloved by every player + everyone’s unattainable ideal + vile, all-powerful men who can’t have her] She was so far beyond their reach. They wanted to die right in front of her. If love couldn’t move her, would hatred make her remember them forever? Ah… They wanted to smear the blood their hearts had coughed up across her cold face, to force their bones and flesh between her soft lips, to become one with her as she stared back in shock… Ning Xi… Ning Xi… My moonlight, driving me mad. “You” pla 19.7kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
12. 62 真 The True Heiress Uses Her Online Lover's Fantasy Points to Become More Beautiful 真千金靠网恋对象幻想值提升美貌 A Tree of Farewell Songs一树挽歌Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted Irresistible heroine × multiple male leads × South Korean setting × chaebol families × romantic push and pull Older men, younger men, mature men, scheming men, gentle men, hot-tempered men. Song Eunni is the youngest daughter of SKB Communications Group, a South Korean chaebol family. But she was switched at birth and grew up in Busan, speaking with a Busan accent. She weighed 180 jin, had rough, dark yellow skin, small eyes, and a flat nose. When she was eighteen, a medical checkup revealed t 9.3kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves

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    Korean background

13. 63 小 The Little Cannon Fodder Becomes Beautiful and Steals the Tycoon's Heir 小炮灰变美后，抢了财阀太子爷 Strawberry Fondant草莓糖心Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + noble academy's F4 + delicate beauty + seducing her way to the top] Cold, arrogant heir to the top financial dynasty (193 cm) x pure, delicate cannon-fodder beauty (168 cm) A little bellflower flower spirit fails her tribulation and should have had her soul scattered, but instead she binds to a cannon-fodder System and transmigrates into a novel set at a prestigious academy, becoming a minor character with the same name. In the original plot, she's Lin Xiaokui's best 198.3kReads8.2Score24.6kShelves

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14. 64 心 The Scheming Green Tea Girl Runs Wild in the Aristocratic Academy’s Love Triangle 心机绿茶在贵族学院修罗场杀疯了 Wild Crossing West野渡西Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted [One-to-Many + Male Rivals in a Battle Royale + Scheming + All Male Leads Are Virgins + Powerful Men Bow Their Heads + The Seducer Doesn't Fall in Love] Bai Xixue went from a welfare home in the lower district to the Empire's elite aristocratic academy in the central district, where the hierarchy was strictest and life most lavish. And so began a game of manipulation and seduction, of ambiguous desire and deepening obsession. Bai Xixue was an impoverished commoner at the very bottom of society, 39.5kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves
15. 65 误 She Stumbled Into a School for Nobles, but All She Wants Is to Make Money! 误入贵族学校，她只想搞钱！ Grape Milk Tea with Pearls芝芝葡萄加珍珠Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Sweet group-adored romance, a story of redemption, also known as: The Heroine Only Wants to Make Money] Santoria is a private aristocratic academy attended by the children of wealthy merchants, scholarly families, and politicians. While students at ordinary schools bury themselves in problem sets, hoping to get into a good college, these young masters and young ladies must learn how to expand their networks and uphold their families’ reputations. Power, money, connections, and resources are top 26.3kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    ❶ Estun Academy, just hearing that name makes it sound so aristocratic, cough cough cough. ❷ The female lead only loves herself. ❸ Saint Torria, a private aristocratic school that accommodates the children of wealthy businessmen, scholarly families, and politicians. The female lead surrounds them, only wanting to make money. ❹ A ruthless heiress has been reborn. In her previous life, she was outmatched, so there's not much to say. In this life, having seized the initiative, she's ready to have some fun.

16. 66 直 Until I Became the Object of the Male Leads’ Desire 直到成为男主们的爱欲 Fishing Fires, Sleeping Again at Night渔火夜再眠Modern Romance804k WordsCompleted Also known as: All the Male Leads at the Elite Academy Compete for Me [A massive, non-melodramatic battle for the heart of a lady adored by everyone; no vicious rivalry between women, no secondary couples, high sweetness with no angst, and a contest among top-tier male leads] When Hua Qixia learned she was a supporting character in a novel about a woman adored by everyone, she was just the most ordinary cannon-fodder student at an elite academy. She personally witnessed how six high-quality ma 7.4kReads9.2Score811Shelves
17. 67 黑 The Dark Moonlight Is Full of Lies 黑月光她满口谎言 Wine-and-Meat Monk酒肉僧Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted Everyone's scheming + a supporting character awakens + adored by all + love-triangle chaos Ya Yin is reborn and discovers she's nothing but a cannon-fodder character in a campus romance novel. The plot had her die in a horrific car crash on a stormy night. Given another chance, the awakened cannon-fodder wants to collect a little interest for herself… But she soon gets entangled with three men at the very top of the social pyramid. She gets caught up in one melodramatic romance showdown after an 6.6kReads9.2Score950Shelves
18. 68 皮 The Sin of the Flesh 皮囊之罪 My Skirt Must Stay Clean裙子不能脏Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted Luo Manman leans against the attic windowsill, teetering on the edge. Her long hair hides her expression. She was born ugly, and no matter how hard she tries, she can’t even reach the bulky size of an average person. Just as she’s beginning to consider ending it all, “Would you like to have a beautiful face? In exchange, you can live a different life.” A voice called Pandora whispers in her ear. Luo Manman curls her lips and says something unexpected: “I don’t.” “…” After Pandora offer 1.3kReads9.2Score135Shelves
19. 69 栀 Poison Hidden in the Gardenia 栀子藏毒 Summer Cicada Song夏日鸣婵Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted [A cast of madmen, none of them kindhearted · heroine’s revenge · melodrama · plenty of love-triangle clashes] Ning Zhi was the goddess of Saint St. Academy: kind and delicate, with breathtaking beauty. Every smile and frown seemed to come with a soft-focus glow. The academy’s three most sought-after guys all fought over her, each falling at her feet: Jiang Yuan, the fierce, arrogant school bully who used to avoid girls and had a violent temper, clutched her hand tight. “Xiao Zhi, I was wrong. C 4.9kReads9.2Score492Shelves
20. 70 今 Has the Young Lady Fallen for Me Today? 今天大小姐喜欢上我了吗？ The Arrogant Sweet Romance Killer不可一世的甜文杀手Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted Proud, elegant, unhinged heiress of a financial dynasty × short-tempered, cold, loyal heir to a financial dynasty A pampered Persian cat × a vicious dog who wags his tail Two powerful families, childhood sweethearts, a couple of crazies, passionately in love, evenly matched One-on-one, both leads' first time, happy ending Content warnings: 1. Both leads are pretty crazy and not in the most stable state of mind, but the female lead is crazier. 2. Neither is a perfect character. This is about two 7.6kReads8.8Score666Shelves

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    Here it comes, here it comes, 888 (Completed, CP). In this book, only the Zhou family and the Zongzheng family are top-tier financial groups; other families cannot be considered nobles. Everyone has to carefully choose their words in front of the male and female leads; some people exist solely to serve their young mistress… ② The female lead is the darling of Heaven; she calls Heaven her mother! Only the female lead can be called "Young Mistress"; others can only use her surname followed by "Young Mistress"…

21. 71 嫂 Sister-in-Law Simulator: Fortune Plunder System 嫂嫂模拟器：气运掠夺系统 Nuo Nuo Mi nn糯糯咪nnModern Romance877k WordsOngoing (Just got a rating, it'll gradually rise) 1vN | Fan forum format | Celebrity sister-in-law romance | High-stakes revenge | Love triangle battlefield | Clear career storyline | Taming dogs A drunk-driving accident cost Han Ruiyan the dazzling life she should have had. The one responsible was a top male celebrity, high above everyone else. After the accident, his management company rushed in, paid her off, silenced her, and handled the PR perfectly. Every step was respectable and thorough. Only he 6.4kReads8.6Score818Shelves

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    This is a Korean-style revenge story set in the entertainment industry. Both the revenge-seekers and the male lead are from wealthy families, and according to the plot, the female lead will eventually rise in status.

22. 72 恶 The Wicked Heiress’s Game of Power 恶女大小姐的权利游戏 Savory Spicy on the Road to Weight Loss减肥路上的鲜香麻辣Modern Romance590k WordsOngoing [Top-tier chaebol + wealthy heiress + villainess role + everyone's favorite (all male leads are devoted to her)] She will always be noble, forever at the pinnacle of power, forever above everyone else, and forever cruel. They will always submit to her, offering her their loyalty and love. Choi Se-yul was born heir to one of the most powerful families in the country. To her, life is simply a game to toy with as she pleases. At Chaoshin International Academy, a kingdom that worships her as a godde 14.8kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
23. 73 柯 Detective Conan: Code Name Baijiu, but Call Me Comrade 柯南：代号白酒，但请叫我同志 Ruo Tian Xiao Xiao若天潇潇Anime Fanfiction757k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so it will rise) [Vermouth as the sole heroine + an epic power-up for the Red and Black sides + comedy + mostly everyday life + rescuing the five-member group + settling accounts with Japan] After transmigrating into a world where Detective Conan and Blue Star have fused, Lin You'an becomes the second-generation heir of a Japanese political dynasty. He is the player who stirs up the winds of change across the world, and the sword-wielder who settles old historical scor 7.6kReads7.9Score851Shelves

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    [Smirk] This one's worth a try. The protagonist is a second-generation political tycoon in the world of Detective Conan. There's been a lot of demand for updates for this new book.

24. 74 重 Reborn in the Wild Nineties: I Only Have Three Things to Do 重生野性时代，我只做三件事 Seeking Answers Beneath the Mountain山下求索Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Reborn + scheming + ruthless + multiple women, no official pairing + business warfare] Xu Zhengwen, reborn as a Hong Kong tycoon, uses angel investment as bait, capital as a chain, and love as a lock to win their loyalty. Having secretly taken control of other nations' economies with the help of stunning women from around the world, he now has only three things left to do. First, build the world's leading technology and business empire, laying the groundwork for China's rise as a great power 12.6kReads6.9Score996Shelves

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    A top-tier Hong Kong tycoon family, the cunning protagonist is not brainless, and the logic is clear.

25. 75 镀 The Gilded Age: Manhattan's Mogul Bows to Her 镀金时代，曼哈顿大佬为她折腰 Saving Fifty a Day一天存五十Ancient Romance415k WordsCompleted [Everyone crosses moral lines, including an affair. Readers who mind should skip this.] [The heroine was the hero's beloved before his marriage.] [Love and hate among New York's upper crust.] [Set in early twentieth-century New York] Seven years ago, Sunora fled New York with her reputation in tatters. At the time, she was Manhattan's most talked-about pianist, yet she was branded an unscrupulous social climber and a calculating, money-hungry Eastern woman. She fell from the heights into the d 341Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A transnational romance in Victorian America in 1895.

26. 76 意 Unexpectedly Transmigrated to New York, I’m Spoiled by the Entire Elite Family 意外穿纽约，被顶级豪门全员偏宠 Class班上Modern Romance462k WordsOngoing Adored by everyone + one heroine and multiple love interests + everyone is pure + possessive pursuit + powerful men humbled Yu Xi unexpectedly transmigrates to 1990, only to wake up in New York. Alone in a foreign country, she is fortunate to meet Ethan, who is Chinese-American. The two support and look after each other along the way. Only much later does she realize that this isn’t simply a journey through time: she has transmigrated into a wealthy-family romance novel. In the original story 18.8kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    These are all books I'm currently reading; check them out if you're interested. [Thinking]

27. 77 北 North American Hard-Boiled Cop: Starting as an LAPD Detective! 北美悍警：从洛杉矶警探开始！ Beggar of Splendid Mountain锦绣山乞Urban237k WordsOngoing When Kane opens his eyes again, he's a rookie patrol officer at the LAPD's Central Division. Sunshine, palm trees, bikini beaches, and the weight of a police badge at his waist. And then a prompt suddenly sounds in his head: [Badass Cop System successfully bound.] By day, he's the LAPD's star detective, with the highest case-clearance rate, and Hollywood actresses ask him out for coffee. Of course, that's not the most important part. The real problem is that his girlfriends are all a little... u 1.9kReads5.8Score113Shelves

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    Book 1: The protagonist is unexpectedly reborn in the 1980s, becoming the eldest daughter of the Japanese aristocratic Saionji family. Book 2: The protagonist is reborn as a resident of Arkansas. He has a good relationship with Hillary Clinton, and his background is somewhat privileged. The content won't be too simplistic; this is currently a new book. Book 3: The protagonist is reborn as a mixed-race individual. His father is a Chinese lawyer, and his mother is a white accountant. Book 4: The protagonist runs an exorcism shop in Los Angeles. He possesses an exorcism system and also manages various investment companies and Hollywood blockbuster productions. Book 5: The protagonist is a farmer in Australia.

28. 78 人 In Hollywood, I Use Daoist Magic to Suppress American Horror 人在好莱坞，我以道法镇美恐 White-Robed Blacksmith白衣铁匠Urban678k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy + American horror + decisive and ruthless + no idiotic decisions] This is a world without horror movies, where all the monsters from horror films have appeared in real life. Cao Kun transmigrates into the body of a man who died in a trap set by the old Jigsaw killer. The old Jigsaw killer is cutting up the corpses one by one with a chainsaw, and Cao Kun is next. At the critical moment, he activates the Celestial Master System, suppresses all evil with Daoist magic, makes a name fo 5.6kReads7.4Score291Shelves
29. 79 休 A Leisurely Life: Becoming an Australian Estate Owner 休闲生活：从成为澳洲庄园主开始 Iced Lemonade柠檬水加冰Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Manor + Food + Pets + Relaxed Vibes] After accidentally clearing a little game, overworked office worker Lu Ze received an incredible reward: a vast estate in Australia and the Heart of Nature. A ranch, a fishery, a farm, a winery, mountains and forests... The Heart of Nature can enhance plants and animals, with countless wonderful uses. A polar bear that never grows up, a parrot that keeps putting its foot in its mouth, a quiet yet fierce wolfhound... From then on, Lu Ze enjoyed a relaxed, lei 17.8kReads7.2Score2.8kShelves
30. 80 韩 Korean Variety Shows: A Dragon in South Korea, I Only Want to Be a Chaebol 韩综：龙在南韩，只想做财阀 Aged Wine and Lingering Fragrance浊酒沉香Urban388k WordsCompleted After being reborn into the world of Korean variety shows, Lin Xiangdong starts at the bottom and builds an empire of his own. As countless stories converge, this real world made up of all kinds of TV shows and films is destined to welcome its true “king.” 948Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This wasn't Lin Xiangdong being arrogant or looking down on everyone. Rather, a shortcut to success lay before him. This was the future Kimmun Group, which, through the merger of multiple gangs, would become South Korea's largest criminal organization. Of course, the Kimmun Group wasn't yet formed; the Tiger Faction, the Imperial Japan Faction, and the North Gate Faction were still fighting their own battles. This was the shortcut Lin Xiangdong saw—a prerequisite for knowing the plot, allowing him to learn about the life trajectories of some important figures in advance and invest ahead of time.

31. 81 重 Reborn: The Heiress Tycoon 重生：神豪大小姐 Fox's Wild Taro Talk狐言乱芋Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Wealthy family + adored by everyone + realistic + livestream money-spending + gaming + variety shows + other online content The early chapters focus more on offline life and setting things up, then everything will move forward together! In her past life, Bian Xiaoxiao was the unwanted older sister in a family that favored boys. Then the System told her she wasn't from this world. A CEO mom, a top-tier older sister, a mysterious daddy, and brothers who dote on her without limits: all Bian Xiao ha 6.2kReads8.8Score431Shelves
32. 82 帝 Imperial Russia: Make the Romanovs Great Again! 帝俄：让罗曼诺夫再次伟大！ Passing Years, Stained by the Mundane逝年染凡Historical220k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted]+ [Meticulous Research]+ [Imperial Russian Power Struggle] In November 1894, when his father, Alexander, suddenly dies, Nikolai, considered to be of mediocre ability, hastily takes charge of the giant empire mired in crisis. And I, Li Hongtu, have somehow become Nikolai shortly after his coronation. What is to become of the empire’s future? Perhaps, as I stand in the Winter Palace gazing at the Neva River, the empire’s chariot has already quietly turned away from the abyss. After al 11.6kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves

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    I'd like to recommend my own book, *Modern Imperial Russia*, about Niger II. It's quite factual, objectively written, and entirely handwritten. Thanks for your support! [Heart emojis]

33. 83 北 North American Tough Cop: Starting Out as a Patrol Officer in Los Angeles 北美悍警：从洛城巡警开始 Ice Descends on the City冰临城下Urban2.8M WordsOngoing A cleaner from the gray world becomes a sun-loving Los Angeles detective. What a wonderful thing, to live in the sunlight! Rock stood beneath a Hollywood landmark, gazing at the bikini-clad beauties on Santa Monica Beach. He pushed his sunglasses up the bridge of his nose. From now on, he would protect Los Santos... 82kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves

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34. 84 谍 Espionage: The Far East's Information Broker 谍战：远东的情报贩子 Nan Gu Sheng Bai南故笙白Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Shanghai + Information Broker + Military Statistics Bureau + Focused on Making Money + Unconventional Intelligence Fiction] Liu Mingyu, a financial trader in his previous life, transmigrated into the body of a wealthy merchant’s son in Jinling. He was also a peripheral intelligence agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. Knowing it was easy to join the bureau but hard to leave, he could only find a way to survive. Fortunately, after being reborn, he had two Systems: one gave him a map showing 8.1kReads6.0Score607Shelves

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35. 85 未 A Celestial Master from the Future, Drifting Around the Entertainment Industry Until I Lose Contact 未来天师，人在华娱飘到失联 Rainy Night, No Umbrella, jojer雨夜不带伞jojerUrban1.8M WordsOngoing (A semi-alternate-universe entertainment-industry story + multiple heroines + feng shui geomancy and yin-yang mystic arts) My name is Chen Tianfan, a handsome fortune-teller who runs a photo studio by the entrance to Beijing Film Academy. I know a little kung fu, and I’m best at performing rituals and inscribing charms for female celebrities in the entertainment circle, improving their feng shui and luck, and solving all kinds of difficult ailments. People call me Chen Mayi, or Old Chen the Sixt 53.2kReads8.6Score5.2kShelves
36. 86 金 Financial Kingpin: In Russia, I Plot to Conquer the World! 金融悍匪，人在毛熊，布局全球！ No Meat Tomorrow明天不吃肉了Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s, Lin Yaodong sold his property immediately and headed to the Bear country to trade bread, making a staggering 31 times his investment. In three years, he amassed ten billion rubles. In December 1989, Lin Yaodong brought five billion rubles to the Island country. He struck while they were down, sweeping up its light industries and reselling them to the Bear country for profits dozens of times over. Wall Street’s plan to prevent its assets from going bankrupt? Lin Yaodong would 11.1kReads8.7Score782Shelves
37. 87 日 As an International Student in Japan, I Get $100 Million in Spending Money Every Day 日本留学的我每天一亿美元零花钱 Unworthy Of The World人间不入流Urban170k WordsOngoing [Tycoon fantasy + System + multiple female leads] Lin Ye is an international student from China. He came to Japan in his second year of high school, worked hard all the way from language school, and got into the University of Tokyo through his own efforts. He thought a new chapter in his life was about to begin, but on the eve of enrollment, his family's business suddenly ran into trouble, and financial pressure mounted. To afford life in Tokyo, he had no choice but to start working as a private 97.8kReads—Score16.3kShelves
38. 88 韩 The K-Pop Idol Who Keeps Everyone at Arm's Length 韩娱女爱豆她很高冷 Xixi's Vow兮兮的誓言Female-Channel Fanfiction407k WordsOngoing My new work is out. This is entirely my imagination and fiction, so please don't associate it with me personally. Nan Weixi transmigrates into the body of the young princess of the Nan family and the Aerun family. She is the Nan family's heir, and in her previous life she'd always had a dream: to become a global superstar. So, at fourteen, she joins YG Entertainment and becomes good friends with G-Dragon. She will later debut as the leader of 2NE1. 159Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 伪 The Sweetheart Heiress in Disguise Became Everyone's Obsession 伪装甜心继承人的她成了万人迷 Chu Qiqiqi初七七七Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Multiple male leads + strong heroine + romantic rivalry + all-around heroine + male leads with no romantic past] [Beautiful, ruthless young heiress determined to inherit the throne vs. a bunch of top-tier love-struck men who go mad for her] - I want both power and desire. - When you have more than a dozen half-siblings, life is like a bloody elimination contest. Yin Songhuan has a clear goal: step over everyone else and claim the throne. But wherever she goes on her climb to the top, exceptiona 225Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is the heiress to a century-old family business and a leading enterprise. Her dozen or so siblings ruthlessly kill each other in a power struggle for control and inheritance. She is intelligent, capable, and a formidable woman; calm, rational, skilled at disguise, and extremely decisive. There are several male leads, all of whom are morally and physically pure.

40. 90 霜 Spring Comes in Frost Season 霜期遇春 Bai Shuzhen百姝榛Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [Wealthy families|Cross-cultural romance|Devoted couple, 1v1|Size difference|Romantic tension|Light ensemble cast|No holding back] Cool beauty × cocky, roguish hockey player When you catch a glimpse of love, don’t overlook the turbulent waves hidden beneath the ice. The skate blades cut across the rink, and the ice around two guarded hearts begins to crack. Mei Ziqing first met Id at the Toronto airport. The NHL’s most rebellious prodigy of a center had countless fans cheering him on. At the t 8.1kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
41. 91 貌 The Beautiful White Moonlight Was Possessed 貌美白月光她被夺舍了 Berryless Star无莓星Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Just rated! Evil heiress with a million admirers + unhinged heroine + men competing for her + romantic rivalry + evil-spirit game] When Jiang Minxi leapt from the roof of Hangang International High School, no one noticed that an evil spirit who had wandered for a thousand years had seized her perfect body. “Congratulations on binding the Vengeance Goddess System,” a mechanical voice rang out in the evil spirit's mind. “Task one: Make those hypocrites pay. Task two: Get close to the chosen one.” 3.8kReads8.1Score347Shelves

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    This book is so good!

42. 92 屈 Surrendering to Tenderness 屈于温柔 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Cool and radiant genius violinist girl x gentle, distinguished rising star in the business world] [Devoted romance with no past relationships + long-planned courtship + doting boyfriend + two wealthy families + age gap] Everyone knew that the eldest young master of the Shen family was handsome and distinguished, and had become a rising star in the business world at a young age. Who could have imagined that someone so utterly level-headed would one day be troubled by love? Shen Minghuai had nev 15.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    A refined and aristocratic young master from a wealthy family × a cool and bright young lady! There's an age gap between the male and female leads; he's the gentle and doting fatherly type! Super sweet and incredibly gentle~

43. 93 拥 She Fell into His Abyss 拥她入深渊 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile girl who’s secretly a ruthless schemer × a gentle, doting, fatherly tycoon] [Devoted husband, age gap, love at first sight, both leads are pure and devoted, romance across borders] Everyone knows Jiang Xu, head of the Jiang family in Southeast Asia, is refined and handsome, but also cold, restrained, and uninterested in women. But one night, as the tension between them grows without restraint, the girl, bullied until her eyes are red, uses the last of her strength to prop he 11.1kReads9.2Score844Shelves
44. 94 非 Irrational Surrender 非理性沦陷 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [A gorgeous, haughty heiress × a cold, roguish foreign powerhouse] [Devoted, sweet romance with both leads’ hearts belonging only to each other + age gap + two powerful families + doting, fatherly boyfriend] Yu Nanyan, the cherished young lady of the Yu family in Hong Kong, had been spoiled rotten ever since she was a child. But after an accident, she was forced to use a wheelchair. The exasperated heiress suddenly noticed that the new bodyguard she had hired looked at her with anything but inno 3.2kReads8.6Score281Shelves
45. 95 双 Two Male Leads: How to Become a Tycoon 双男主之神豪是如何养成的 Ye Xuan Has Loved Mantou Flowers for Ages喜欢馒头花的叶玄许久Two Male Leads2.8M WordsOngoing Reborn in 1985, this is a Western urban novel featuring two male leads and no System. The legendary life of Eugene Olivier, Duke of Loire. Through his own abilities, he makes his mark on the history of global finance. Master the games of finance! Keep your finger on the pulse of the times! See how he builds his own power base in 1985, holding both authority and wealth in the palm of his hand. This time, he will make the world tremble before him! The other male lead is Roy McMillan, a young gentl 4kReads9.0Score326Shelves

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    This is a very good book. The male protagonist travels abroad, possessing both foreign noble blood and Chinese ancestry, accumulates wealth, and enjoys life.

46. 96 睁 I Opened My Eyes to a Bullying Scene, but She Couldn't Understand a Word 睁眼就是霸凌现场，但她听不懂啊 Ye Zai也崽Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted Xu Jinyou makes a wish at Yonghe Temple to meet her idol, but when she opens her eyes, her soul has swapped with the idol's older sister, who is being bullied. The good news: meeting her idol is just around the corner. The bad news: she's in a foreign country, doesn't speak the language, and wakes up right in the middle of a bullying incident. When a pack of mean girls corners her, she draws a talisman and chants a spell. Her whole Chinese-style "mystical" routine scares them into running away. 756Reads8.0Score119Shelves

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    It seems to be generating a bit less buzz. I think this artist is quite diligent. I mainly found the setting and theme quite interesting. It's not obviously Korean, but the protagonist's name and character design do seem rather Korean.

47. 97 穷 A Poor Exchange Student Brags Like Crazy at a Korean School for the Nobility 穷交换生在韩国贵族学校疯狂吹牛 Yue Fei月朏Modern Romance89k WordsOngoing #No CP #Academic Ace #爽文 #Goofy Comedy #Face-Slapping Su Jianyue is a poor student who takes a 50,000-yuan scholarship to attend an elite school in South Korea as an exchange student. From the start, she's forced onto the rooftop. Her school is going bankrupt, she can't pay tuition, and her life is hanging by a thread when the Bragging System finds her! [ DING! Newbie mission: Go to Class 2, Grade 3, and tell the chaebol heir you can rent the Olympic Stadium. ] Su Jianyue steels herself and push 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here, here! It's really pretty!

48. 98 财 The Carefree Life of a Tycoon's Son 财阀公子的浪荡人生 Mischievous Child in Plain Clothes布衣顽童Urban866k WordsCompleted (Hardcore business and political power struggles + one heroine, no harem + the golden finger is just a small bonus, not for everyone) After a horrific car crash, Liu Zhengjie discovers he has become Park Zhenhe, the eldest son of DS Group, one of the ten major conglomerates! But why are strange numbers appearing above people's heads? Park Zhenhe used to be a playboy, spending his days drinking and chasing women. His father had nearly given up on him... Now reborn, he'll use his own strength to p 4kReads8.4Score236Shelves

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    This book might seem a bit simplistic at the beginning, but it gets really interesting from around chapter 30 onwards, and you'll feel like you're learning something new.

49. 99 第 The Ninth Empire 第九帝国 Honored Guest of the Qing Tower清楼贵客Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Alternate Empire + War Among a Hundred Races + Supernatural Powers + Battles Across Different Worlds + Hunter Guilds + Slow-Burn Opening + Ensemble Cast + Both Thrills and Heartbreak] God gave life to all things and created the world. As God lay dying, humanity betrayed the divine, seized greed and wisdom, and founded an empire. The successor inherited the gods' power, swore to destroy the world, and founded the Church. From then on, the Empire and the Church waged war for ten thousand years. T 170.1kReads9.4Score14.8kShelves

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    Gods have fallen, and humanity has betrayed its creator to establish an empire. However, the successors have established a papacy vowing to destroy the world, and the war between the empire and the papacy has raged for millennia! On this imperial train fueled by its citizens, hunters traverse small worlds, fighting each other. A war between a hundred races stirs up the winds of change, and everyone struggles in the torrent of history. This grand, fictional epic is both exhilarating and heart-wrenching, and the character portrayals are incredibly vivid.

50. 100 神 Tycoon: From the Start, Studying in America and Taking Europe and the US by Storm 神豪：开局留学美利坚，玩转欧美 Cola-Braised Chicken Wings可乐煮鸡翅Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Billionaire fantasy + easygoing daily life + no showing off and humiliating others + no angst for the protagonist + enjoying life + illustrations throughout!] Chen Jingyun’s parents sent him abroad to study. He thought he’d be set for life and on his way to the top, but instead he discovered just how vast the gap between people could be. Some classmates were geniuses who had secured guaranteed places in graduate and doctoral programs as freshmen. Their papers were published with ease, and profe 39.7kReads7.7Score3.3kShelves

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