Looking for Female-Oriented Stories Set in Hong Kong in the 1980s or 1990s 求八十九十年代港城女频文

1. 1 七 Escaping to Hong Kong in the 1970s: Taking Down Gangsters to Become the Top Female Boss 七零逃港，杀古惑仔做第一女大佬 You Jinnian柚锦年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s setting + comedic ensemble cast + face-slapping and putting villains in their place + running with the gangs in Hong Kong + no romance] “Dalang, time for your medicine.” Ji Shulang wakes up to find that her birth mother is treating her like Wu Dalang! Only later does she learn that she has transmigrated into the crazy daughter of a wealthy family's true-born son in the 1970s. When she wakes, her whole family has taken their fake son and their fortune to Hong Kon 2.3kReads7.5Score23114d adds

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   How about considering a 70s drama? It's absolutely fantastic, high-energy, explosive, and thrilling from start to finish, without any melodramatic clichés or comparisons. It's a realistic Hong Kong drama version of a personal biography.

2. 2 1 In 1960, I Stole Away to Hong Kong and Rose to the Top by Selling Fish 1960偷渡香江从卖鱼开始逆袭 Lychee, Lychee, Loves Lychee Most荔枝荔枝最爱荔枝Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Fishing for seafood + underworld intrigue + business battles + feuds among the wealthy + a rise from the bottom + an ensemble period drama + the heroine can hold her breath underwater for 12 minutes + a powerful heroine + the hero has a smaller role later on] Reborn on the very day her family planned to trade her in marriage to a fool. In her previous life, he had risked his life to protect her. In this life, she would take him with her as they defied fate and rose to the top. Starting out on t 124.1kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds

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   This is a great book. It's a story about past and present lives. The female lead is very capable, has a broad vision, and a great perspective. Compared to beauty, external appearance is insignificant. She complements the male lead, grows together with him, and they are a perfect match. I highly recommend it.

3. 3 香 Pearl of Hong Kong: The Fu Family's Cousin Is a Money-Making Machine 香江明珠：傅家的表小姐太能赚了 Today's Big Tangerine今日大橘Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Alternate-History Rebirth | Ambitious Heroine x Territorial-Minded Hero | Plot-Driven | No Saintly Characters | Flexible Morals | Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment | Realistic Leaning | Slow Burn] Synopsis: After waking up, Lin Jiao found herself holding the script of a disposable supporting character. From the start, she swiped a million in cash from her scumbag father and headed for Hong Kong. Hong Kong in 1960 was just lighting up with neon. Gold lay everywhere, but so did traps. Luckily, she r 61.3kReads8.9Score7.6k14d adds
4. 4 港 Hong Kong Crossover: Crow Comes to Town 港综：乌鸦落进来 High Platform登高台Female-Channel Fanfiction252k WordsOngoing A Hong Kong crime-drama fanfiction, primarily set in the Young and Dangerous universe, with multiple worlds blended together. One-on-one romance. Original female character, out-of-character behavior warning. After being reborn, both the heroine and hero are virgins. I want them both to be virgins! Her loneliness and compassion are white; not even a crow can enter., Yu Xiuhua In her past life, Huo Zhen died by suicide in a cold apartment after struggling with depression. She never imagined that 3.6kReads6.6Score33114d adds
5. 5 穿 Transmigrating to 1990s Hong Kong: The Underworld Heiress Clears Her Name Through Food 穿九零港城：黑道千金靠美食洗白 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance228k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate to 1990s Hong Kong] [Daughter of a crime boss] [Food and business] [Turning gangsters into honest workers] Transmigrated as the daughter of a Hong Kong crime boss in the 1990s, she's got a gang of underlings who know nothing but fighting. While everyone else is fighting over territory, she picks up a spatula and gets into the food business! She trains street thugs to become food delivery riders and errand couriers. With the help of her cha chaan teng's delicious food, she gradually 1.9kReads—Score22114d adds

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   Here you go! You absolutely must take these two! Both are period dramas! Who says the 90s aren't period dramas?! One features a female protagonist who is reborn, goes into business in Shenzhen, and focuses on technological advancement (from semiconductors to chip manufacturing). Romance is just the icing on the cake... Both are strong! The male lead is an older Hong Kong businessman! Both are tech geniuses! The other one has no romantic pairing. The female protagonist, a food blogger and mind-body healer, transmigrates to 90s Hong Kong. She's the daughter of a triad boss, and while she's not particularly career-driven, she can't afford not to work, since she's not a triad leader! She can only find ways to lead her brothers to open a fast food restaurant, deliver food, and transport packages! A healer and the triad are a perfect match, so it's not a wasted transmigration. [Eating melon emoji]

6. 6 重 Reborn in the Nineties: The Alluring Beauty Snares the Cold, Abstinent Tycoon 重生九零，钓系美人拿捏禁欲大佬 Jin Yangyu金洋宇Modern Romance354k WordsOngoing [Two powerful leads, an intense game of push and pull, building a strong technological nation, business warfare in a bygone era, alternate setting] The untouchable beauty VS the fully leveled black lotus This is a battle between equals, as well as the legend of a great power's rise in industrial technology. In 1992, Jiang Wan was reborn into a desperate situation. At first, she set her sights on Shen Yichuan, a tech expert with vast capital at his disposal, in order to take revenge. What began a 43Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 7 八 The 1980s: My Dad Lives Off His Wife, and I Return Home as a Tycoon 八零：我爸靠吃软饭我回国成神豪 Dragon Palace Gate龙宫殿门Modern Romance735k WordsCompleted Tang Zhixia transmigrates to 1983, where she's just about to be fed to the fish. [Aww~ Bind yourself to me and I'll save you, but you have to take me home!] A Chinese dragon egg crashes into the space between her brows. Only after escaping certain death does Tang Zhixia discover that her “golden finger,” which saved her, can only hatch with the help of China's national fortune! And her legendary father, who made his fortune after four wealthy wives died, has just left her billions in assets and 36.2kReads8.3Score5.8k14d adds

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   Not entirely from Hong Kong, but mainly from Wen, who is focused on his career.

8. 8 港 Hong Kong Entertainment: The Years of Love and War with the Shameless Tabloids 港娱：与缺德港媒相爱相杀那些年 Tan Yixue檀忆雪Modern Romance417k WordsOngoing Set in a partially fictionalized Hong Kong. Hong Kong entertainment industry + showbiz + irresistible heroine + Mary Sue + female protagonist who dominates everyone. Everyone loves the heroine. If they say they don't, it just means they can't bring themselves to admit it! There is a male lead, but he's not important. Male-lead fans, stay away. One-on-one romance, both leads are devoted only to each other. In 1982, eighteen-year-old Lin Jingshu arrived at the Hong Kong pier with a suitcase in ha 766Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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   This is a female-oriented book about Hong Kong entertainment.

9. 9 香 Tales of Old Hong Kong: The Path to Godhood 香江旧事：成神之路 Mu Yi Qing Ci木易清辞Modern Romance490k WordsOngoing (Transmigration + strong female lead + period setting + Hong Kong + entertainment industry + feel-good wish fulfillment) One-line synopsis: A gorgeous, top-student heroine transmigrates into the Hong Kong entertainment scene of the 1990s, builds a career in show business, and along the way saves people whose tragic fates left her unable to move on. Additional notes: 1. This is purely a self-indulgent work of fiction. Please don’t associate it with real people. 2. The setting is partly fictionali 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a self-proclaimed, original story about a female protagonist who travels back to 1990s Hong Kong, builds her career, and navigates the entertainment industry, interacting with various figures from that era.

10. 10 R Roy's Cousin: The White Paper Fan of the Gangster World Roy表妹古惑世界做白纸扇 Loves Ice-Baked Sweet Potatoes爱吃冰烤地瓜Female-Channel Fanfiction746k WordsOngoing Shen Guannan unexpectedly dies during an exam, but fate gives her a new test. Heaven’s will traps her in a time-loop script set in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, with every scene written in advance: She is expected to look on indifferently as the streets are slaughtered, the Japanese army commits atrocities, civilians are displaced, and resistance fighters struggle on. She struggles and fights back, refusing to bow her head as she tries to overturn the predetermined ending. Deep down, she is certa 4kReads—Score39214d adds

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    Super good! A crossover of Hong Kong fiction, brimming with Hong Kong flavor. The world is brilliantly integrated, and the characters are vividly portrayed. It draws inspiration from many classic films and characters, including the underworld, the saga of gangsters, the Young and Dangerous series, Infernal Affairs, Cold War, The Burning Cruelty, and The Mission. Both the male and female leads have clear and independent growth arcs. The female lead is a triad lawyer, and the film is very Hong Kong-style with many courtroom scenes. The male leads each have distinct personalities and career paths. Currently, the male leads are: Handsome, Crow, and Boss Lei is in the running.

11. 11 非 Irrational Choice 非理性选择 Jie Xi芥夕Modern Romance445k WordsOngoing [Hong Kong Tycoon Romance] [Reunion After Years Apart] [Flash Marriage with a Child] [A Battle of Equals] [Cold, ruthless power broker x sweet, scheming genius heiress] Handcrafted newcomers + writing for love + a long-running hidden plot Five years ago, Chen Yanchuan took in a girl with nowhere to go. She stayed in his old house, ate his late-night snacks, and couldn't bring herself to buy a necklace that cost just over six hundred yuan. Three months later, she left without a word, leaving beh 280Reads—Score16114d adds

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    The female lead's family has connections in both the legal and illegal worlds; she has four fathers and three brothers. The male lead is a down-on-his-luck young master who rises to become a triad boss, struggling to survive in the cracks of society. To solidify his position, he marries the female lead, only to become deeply entangled in a web of intrigue.

12. 12 五 Fragrant Island in the Fifties: The Cannon-Fodder Heiress Is the Real Powerhouse 五零香岛，炮灰大小姐才是真大佬 Yang Facai杨发财Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + alternate setting + 1950s + master of traditional Chinese medicine + spirited heroine and roguishly handsome hero + patriotism + decisive action] Fu Yao, an employee of the transmigration bureau, awakens in the body of a cannon-fodder heiress in 1950s Hong Kong. From the start, she’s kidnapped and set adrift at sea, with the sharks about to get her... Fu Yao flashes a wicked smile. “We’ll see who turns out to be cannon fodder!” She makes short work of the kidnappers, returns 983Reads—Score10414d adds

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    This book is good, why isn't anyone recommending it?

13. 13 八 1980s Hong Kong: I Traded Marriages with a Madman, and He Coaxes Me Every Night 八零香江：换嫁疯批，他夜夜哄 Can Bears Even Bear It熊能不能熊Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing [1980s Hong Kong, both reborn and switched marriages, marriage first and love later, devoted to each other, one-on-one romance] In her previous life, Shi Manyun was the unwanted daughter married off on a whim. She struggled for most of her life before finally managing to turn things around. In this life, her adoptive younger sister got there first, stealing her place and even hoping to retrace the same path she had taken. Shi Manyun watched Shi Jiahui smugly marry into the He family instead, t 26Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In her past life, the female protagonist was exploited by her family and ultimately killed by her adopted sister. Returning to 1980s Hong Kong, her enemies also return with their memories intact. No longer naively kind, she uses their strengths against them, accepting a marriage arrangement feared by all. With her exceptional medical skills and medicinal abilities, she stirs up trouble within the wealthy family, gradually rewriting her tragic fate.

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