Hong Kong City, Xiangjiang, and Period Novels 港城，香江，年代文

1. 351 港 Hong Kong Island: Entertainment Mogul, Ruling the City! 港岛：文娱大亨，玩转香江！ Southern Wind Blows Dreams南风吹梦Urban131k WordsOngoing [Hong Kong Entertainment + Beauties + Fast-Paced + System + Feel-Good] Li Wenqiang is reborn in 1979 and rides the great wave of migration to Hong Kong! It’s an era filled with both danger and opportunity. Fortunately, he gets a showbiz System from the start. Once he earns enough popularity points, he can exchange them for works and skills from the entertainment vault! Works include novels, screenplays, lyrics, and music. Skills include singing, acting, and directing. Li Wenqiang publishes his f 131Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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   Pure Hong Kong entertainment news, come in if you like.

2. 352 九 The 1990s: A Beautiful Big Sister-in-Law Protects Hong Kong with Feng Shui 九零：漂亮大嫂靠玄学守护香江 Cheng Jingzhi程璟知Modern Romance427k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, but it'll gradually rise.) [Modern-day fantasy] Su Qingyun, a formally appointed exorcist from the Underworld, is reborn in Hong Kong and wakes up in the body of the daughter-in-law of the wealthiest man in 1990s Hong Kong. From the start, she and her new husband, Fu Yansheng, the tycoon's eldest son, are held hostage by pirates aboard a ship. Using her knowledge of the occult, Su Qingyun wins over one of the pirates, takes down the pirate leader, and impersonates him. 247Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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   [The 1980s, Hong Kong, Entrepreneurship, Getting Rich, Strong vs. Strong] Lin Yuyan became the daughter of the mainland wife of a Hong Kong tycoon. In the golden age of the 1980s, Lin Yuyan rolled up her sleeves and prepared to make a big splash. She accidentally became a business tycoon in Shenzhen and met a rich young master from Hong Kong, living a happy and comfortable life as a wealthy wife.

3. 353 天 Damn It, Why Did She Get Sent to the Seventies Again? 天杀的，怎么又让她穿七零了 Lost 40 Jin已瘦40斤Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + System + farming + pocket dimension + Hong Kong City + no saintly heroine] Xu Ying, an office drone at a major company in the 21st century, somehow finds herself reborn in the 1970s. As expected, she gets a golden finger: a sign-in System. With its help, she makes it through several years of life as an educated youth more or less unscathed. Then, like most heroines in period novels, she returns to the city after passing the college entrance exam, hoards courtyard house 4kReads7.2Score32914d adds

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   This is a proper period drama, a Hong Kong story, okay? Some of the recommendations are really baffling. This request is for Hong Kong, what kind of recommendations are being given?

4. 354 港 The Tycoon’s Canary of Harbor City 港城金丝雀 Tomato Baby西红柿宝贝Modern Romance909k WordsCompleted Strong female lead, feel-good revenge, Hong Kong He treated me like a canary, thinking that if he clipped my wings, he could keep me in a cage. But he forgot that when I slipped across the border from the mainland to Hong Kong, I wasn't relying on luck. I was relying on sheer grit. In the 1980s, eighteen-year-old orphan Lin Xiuer became the canary of a fifty-year-old real estate tycoon just to survive. 679Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a local female protagonist, not a time traveler, and she is self-reliant and strong, although she becomes the concubine of a real estate tycoon.

5. 355 路 Lu Yu, I Don’t Like You Anymore 路余，我不喜欢你了 I Made It Through Another Day又活了一天呢Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A love-struck second male lead who fights to win her over and takes the lead × a wealthy, powerful young lady who can advance or retreat with ease] Zhao Yuqing, a young lady kept in the country for 22 years because her father was trapped there. She grew up in Jing City and turned seventeen there, enjoying a level of affection and status few could match. But after an accident, she came to understand one thing. Jing City could protect her, but it could never truly be her home. She returned t 228Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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   It's so good!!! This is exactly how I envision a relationship – the way the female lead handles it. She truly embodies the qualities of a wealthy young lady! 👍👍👍

6. 356 被 The Jilted Master of Mysticism Becomes a Military Officer's Lucky Charm! She'll Take the World by Storm 被甩的玄学大佬冲喜军官！干翻天 Coming and Going Freely来去悠悠Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + Hong Kong tycoons + metaphysics + regret and redemption! Transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] [Strong, sharp-tongued good girl vs. principled, chaste officer] When Liang Qingdai opened her eyes, she had become the patient, self-sacrificing heroine she’d mocked in the book. From the start, her younger sister Liang Shuqing stole her arranged marriage, leaving her a laughingstock. Her parents favored sons and doted on her sister, while her husband t 1.9kReads8.5Score21014d adds

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   The male protagonist is from a wealthy Hong Kong family, and the female protagonist also goes to Hong Kong to practice metaphysics.

7. 357 港 A Little One from Harbor City Turns Their Gangster Parents' Lives Around! 港城幼崽，带古惑仔爹妈逆袭了！ San Lang Just Wants to Sleep三浪只想睡觉Modern Romance250k WordsOngoing [Reborn + 1980s + Hong Kong style + entertainment industry + triad life + raising a family] She opens her eyes and finds herself a tiny girl in Hong Kong, with parents who are both triad members? Her dad, Sang Dong, is hounded by debt collectors every day. He’s useless in a fight but the undisputed champion of bragging. Her mom, Ah Feng from Temple Street, has a sharp tongue and a hard fist, and has never lost an argument. Little Le Yi declares: I’ll turn my parents into stars, starting while th 53Reads—Score18814d adds

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   The family-themed story is very touching.

8. 358 黑 The Underworld Boss's Lady 黑道大嫂 Mu You Nanzhi慕有南栀Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted The first time they met, Su Ning, covered in blood, ran into He Ci at a nightclub. “Where did this female ghost come from?” The next time they met, Su Ning saw He Ci surrounded by a gang of thugs trying to hack him to pieces. She stepped in, drove them off, and got him out of trouble. “Hey! You’re that female ghost!” Later, He Ci went to prison for murder. The moment he got out, he headed straight to the countryside to find Su Ning. On the very first day, his mother-in-law put him to work. “You 320Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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   The male lead is a Hong Kong underworld heir, and the female lead is initially a delicate and innocent girl who later becomes a gangster's wife. The story is rich and emotional, with a touch of period drama.

9. 359 糙 The Rugged Boss's Little Sweetheart 糙汉大佬的小甜糖 Wan Changru, Who Loves Vegetarian Pork Floss爱吃素香松的万长儒Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted The Big Shot’s Sweet Little Sugar Plum 1.3kReads—Score2914d adds

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10. 360 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 novel, neither a time-travel nor a reincarnation story. The female protagonist has already become the Miss Hong Kong winner.

11. 361 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Nation's Goddess Cultivates Immortality 重生八零：国民女神在修仙 Mu Qiuyi沐楸易Modern Romance535k WordsOngoing [Reborn + Space + Showbiz + Adorable Kids + Plagiarism Protagonist + Mary Sue] “You’re awake!” Seeing him wake with her own eyes, Yi Anyan was overwhelmed with joy. Looking closely, she noticed his lips moving slightly, as if he had something to say. “What did you say?!” Thinking she had misheard, she quickly bent down and leaned close to his lips, listening carefully. “I… want… a… divorce!” This time, Qin Jinhao's gaze was resolute as he spoke the whole sentence, one word at a time. “Do you thi 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead officially enters the entertainment industry from Hong Kong, and excels in singing, acting, and business in parallel universes, with less emphasis on cultivation. The opening is explosive, and the plot twists are entirely predictable.

12. 362 混 The Slacker Daoist: I Blew Things Up from the Start in 1958 混子道士：1958开局我就炸了 The Silent Child不说话的孩子Urban1.6M WordsCompleted The Daoist arts I practice aren’t for wetting my pants! Others cultivate immortality for eternal life; he cultivates to protect his family, his mother, his sister, and these splendid mountains and rivers, never yielding an inch! 1.8kReads7.6Score17414d adds

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    Later, he also went to Hong Kong.

13. 363 香 Old Dreams of Hong Kong 香港旧梦 Daydreamer LM白日梦想家LMModern Romance76k WordsOngoing When she woke up in the hospital, she couldn't remember who she was or what had happened. Everyone told her that her name was Jiang Zijun, the younger daughter of Hong Kong hotel magnate Jiang Zhihong, and that she had a smart, handsome older brother, Jiang Ziming. But little by little, things began to feel wrong: her brother Jiang Ziming kept arguing with her for no apparent reason, only to make up again; Gu Jiayang, whom she met for the first time at a party, seemed as if he had known her for 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one's good; the plot is quite complex, and it seems to involve time travel and soul swapping.

14. 364 四 In Siheyuan, I Become Huaihua, the Poor Little One 四合院我成了槐花小可怜 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Male-Channel Fanfiction771k WordsCompleted The moment I opened my eyes, I had become Little Huaihua from the courtyard. The protagonist was absolutely terrified! Born into a family like this, the protagonist decided to cozy up to Lou Xiao'e to make sure she could grow up healthy. Auntie Lou was not only the only good person in the whole courtyard, but someone who might even sneak her off to Hong Kong one day. 5.2kReads8.5Score24514d adds

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    She went to Hong Kong at the age of five to become a world superstar.

15. 365 民 Bandit Village in the Republic of China 民国土匪村 Uncle Li of the Island Reef海岛礁的黎叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Period-drama fans, come take a look! (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no ghosts or gods, no System.) It covers romance, household intrigue, bandits, fierce resistance against the Japanese, fleeing famine, and the lives of educated youths. Everyone who’s read it says it’s great! Hei Niu and Xiu Zhen could have lived happily together, but because Xiu Zhen was so beautiful, bandits set their sights on her. By then, Hei Niu had become the chief steward of the Huang family estate. He learned that ban 3kReads8.1Score44214d adds

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    This is a multi-female protagonist historical novel that covers various themes including domestic intrigue, bandits, the War of Resistance against Japan, famine relief, the Korean War, and the experiences of educated youth sent to the countryside. The more you read, the more addictive it becomes...

16. 366 港 Hong Kong Films: I Begin by Conquering Causeway Bay 港片：从虎踞铜锣湾开始 Young Gangster古惑仔Urban609k WordsCompleted Zheng Sen transmigrates to Xiangjiang in the 1980s. It is an era of upheaval, brimming with countless opportunities. But of all things, he transmigrates as a low-level gangster in the Hongxing Triad. After lying low for three years, Zheng Sen rises to power with the help of a sign-in System. Xiangjiang is too small to contain this rising dragon. Next, he will dominate the Golden Triangle and seize the entire Indochinese Peninsula. The whole world will tremble before him. Zheng Sen: “Make the Bri 896Reads5.2Score—14d adds
17. 367 我 I'm a Hong Kong Tycoon, and I'm Marrying the Gambling King's Daughter! 我，港岛财阀，迎娶赌王千金！ Pink Piggy and Many Cats粉猪猪和猫多多Urban522k WordsCompleted Wang Zilong was reborn in 1983 as the son of Wang Tianhao, one of Hong Kong Island’s ten biggest real estate tycoons. His family’s business empire spanned key industries including energy, finance, and real estate. Though Young Master Wang lived on Hong Kong Island, his heart was with the mainland. Taking advantage of the property bubble, he led the charge in shorting Sakura, expanded his global reach, and took on financial giants! Li Jiaxin, Zhongshan Hui, Song Hye-kyo… 15.4kReads8.7Score86214d adds

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    These are all excellent Hong Kong variety shows and movies, featuring protagonists who are reborn in Hong Kong and rise from the bottom to become powerful figures. Most are rated at least 8 out of 10, with many reaching 9. There's a substantial amount of content to choose from.

18. 368 重 Back to Thirty Years Ago 重回三十年前 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted A magical watch lets her transmigrate back and forth between the present and thirty years ago. Thank goodness! This time, she has to seize the opportunity and save herself from her tragic fate. 912Reads7.7Score10614d adds
19. 369 僵 My Date with a Vampire: Sorry, the Award-Winning Actress Is More Ferocious at Ghost Hunting Than Acting 僵约：抱歉，影后抓鬼比演戏更猛 Long Long Leave1久久离1Female-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsOngoing [Everyone Gets a Happy Ending + All the Original Heartbreaks Reversed + Explosive Plot, Over-the-Top Drama, Slow Burn] Main couples: Mao Yueyue x Situ Fenren; Yue Yinping x Wanyan Bupo Side couples: Ma Xiaoling x Kuang Tianyou; General x Ma Dingdang ⚠️ Warning: This is not the My Date with a Vampire you remember! When Mao Yueyue, an award-winning actress and inheritor of Mao Xiaofang’s legacy, arrives with a System, everyone’s fate goes off the rails. Wang Zhenzhen doesn’t die! Ruan Mengmeng doe 432Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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20. 370 港 Hong Kong Films: Even I, Liang Kun, Love My Country 港片：我靓坤也是爱国的 Bai Fei白废Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigrate and become Jang Kun. But he goes against the norm and stops obsessing over becoming the leader of Hung Hing. He knows full well that the future belongs to the economic age, where money is king. His underling says, “Brother Kun, we'll help you become the leader.” Jang Kun promptly smacks the underling on the head. “Why become the leader? There's nothing in it for me. Either the cops keep an eye on you or some backstabbing bastard stabs you in the back. “Brotherhood and loyalty are al 3.5kReads5.5Score10814d adds
21. 371 港 Hong Kong Films: More Children, More Blessings, and I Can Summon an Endless Army 港片：多子多福，我能无限爆兵 That Year, Hands in Pockets c那年双手插兜cMale-Channel Fanfiction980k WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines, no exclusive pairing] [More Children, More Blessings] [Decisive and ruthless] [No holier-than-thou heroine] He transmigrates into a Hong Kong movie world, becoming the heir to the East Star Society and binding himself to a More Children, More Blessings System. He can grow stronger simply by having more children. Chan Ho-nam: Big B, there are too many of them. We can't win! Big D: I have more men and money? Compared with Luo Tianhao, I'm just a nobody. “Ding...” Successfully e 30.9kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds
22. 372 港 Hong Kong Crossover: Starting with The Tripwire 港综之从导火线开始 Shadow Punch暗影拳Male-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsCompleted "Hong Kong Crime" "Reborn" "Multiple Heroines" "Lots of Subordinates and Factions" I've transmigrated. The good news is that I have a girlfriend now. The bad news is that I'm an undercover cop. Can anyone even pull off undercover work these days? I complete my mission without hesitation, leave the underworld behind, and climb the ranks to become the one calling the shots in the police force, recruiting all kinds of talented people from movies and TV shows. In the twenty-first century, what's mos 16.6kReads7.6Score1k14d adds
23. 373 僵 My Date with a Vampire: I’m Serious About Catching Ghosts in Showbiz 僵约：娱乐圈里抓鬼，我是认真的 Long Long Leave1久久离1Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: My Date with a Vampire: As a Hong Kong Star, I Refuse to Exorcise Demons [The dramatic, pampered young lady Mao Yueyue x the man who says one thing but means another, Yamamoto Kazuo] (My Date with a Vampire fanfiction + original pairing + shady System + melodramatic plot) [The male lead’s actions will not be whitewashed! Don’t read if that bothers you, thanks, sweeties.] Fun 536Reads8.8Score—14d adds
24. 374 我 I’m the Third Son of the Shaw Brothers, and I Inherit an Entertainment Empire from the Start 我邵氏三子，开局继承娱乐帝国 Pink Piggy and Many Cats粉猪猪与猫多多Urban662k WordsCompleted In 1985, Shao Long was reborn on Hong Kong Island as the youngest son of Sir Shao. His father, Sir Shao, was a recipient of the Order of the British Empire. He was Hong Kong's most famous entertainment mogul, the founder of Shaw Brothers Pictures and TVB. What troubled Sir Shao, however, was that neither his eldest nor his second son had any interest in inheriting the family business. As he grew older, he could only place his hopes in his youngest son. Shao Long gladly accepted an inheritanc 3.8kReads8.4Score25814d adds
25. 375 影 Film and TV: Starting from the Young and Dangerous World 影视之古惑仔开局 Web Fiction's Fat Tiger网文界胖虎Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into the body of a 400-jin fat man and unlock an immortal body! This is a world where movies and reality are fused. What does “social etiquette” even mean? I’m already using cheats, and you’re bringing this up? The protagonist steamrolls everyone in his path. His cheat-fueled life stays at full throttle, and in less than a year, the whole world is trembling before him. Watch as a fat guy starts by crushing the bully gang and goes on to steamroll everything! The protagonist isn 16.4kReads8.5Score72114d adds
26. 376 1 1980s Hong Kong: I Transmigrated to the Coast to Gather Seafood and Raise Kids 1980港仔：穿越赶海养崽崽 Eldest Lady of the Scorpio Palace天蝎王府大姐Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the life of an orphaned girl who fled to Hong Kong, with a kid in tow? Shen Qiao laughed. This sea is my gold mine! 1980, Hong Kong’s waterfront. Everyone looks down on her as an “Ah Can.” She lives in a shack, hawks stinky fish, and watches her fiancé run off with her money before turning around and marrying a rich heiress. Shen Qiao retaliates by smashing a stinky fish against the rotten peach blossom: “If you can eat salted fish, you can stand the thirst. Since you think I 33Reads—Score38414d adds

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    I'm recommending a Hong Kong novel from the 1980s. The female protagonist lives in a shack with her child and rises from a beachcomber to a restaurant inspector using her fish-watching skills. It's not the kind of story where she wins effortlessly; she earns her way up step by step through hard work and risking her life. It's really good; sisters looking for something to read should definitely check it out.

27. 377 港 Hong Kong Crossover: The Prophet Is the True God 港综：先知才是真神 Mr. Xin's Wine辛公的酒Male-Channel Fanfiction557k WordsCompleted All written by hand, no AI. [Growth] [Comedy] [Everyday life] [Doing his part for Hong Kong's return to China] Liu Huaqiang: “If you’d told me you had so many ideas, why would I have bothered making it on my own?” Liang Kun: “Don’t even think about shaking me off, boss.” Lei Yaoyang: “We’re brothers, right?” A Xing, Uncle Tat, and Gu Hualong: “You bastard, you’ve tricked me again.” Hongxing, Dongxing, Wo Hop To, and San Kee: “Mr. Wang, got any business or information for us lately?” Qiu Ti, 1.7kReads5.4Score10214d adds

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    Hong Kong variety shows have no set system; they rely entirely on prophetic elements of the underworld, politics, and comedy to contribute to the handover of Hong Kong.

28. 378 聚 She Brought Her Guy Best Friend to Dinner, So I Emptied My Magazine 聚餐带男闺蜜，我反手清空弹夹 First-Rate Longtime一品久Urban527k WordsCompleted [Nonstop Domination] [Multiple Female Leads] [Comedy] [Stephen Chow Style] Su Yun transmigrates to a Hong Kong crime-drama world and discovers that his girlfriend has plenty of close male friends. To top it off, she tries to guilt-trip him. Su Yun's response is simple and brutal: he empties the magazine. 296Reads8.3Score—14d adds
29. 379 港 Hong Kong Films: I Traded Good Deeds for Skills and Struck It Rich 港片：善功兑换技能，我发达了 Night of Clear Wind and Cold Moon清风冷月夜Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Shen Dong transmigrates to Hong Kong Island in the 1980s, where he becomes the right-hand man of Uncle Bo, the boss of the Hongmen gang in Tuen Mun, and activates the Good Deeds Exchange System. I may only be a small-time gang boss, but you actually expect me to do good deeds? This is outrageous. “Congratulations on killing Crow of the Dongxing gang and saving countless lives. Reward: 100 Good Deed Points.” “Congratulations on leading your men into legitimate business. Reward: 500 Good Deed Poin 74.6kReads9.2Score4.7k14d adds

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    A Hong Kong gangster movie series where you travel through time... It's a completed, highly-rated masterpiece that I'm binge-watching! 🤤🤤🤤

30. 380 港 Hong Kong Action Films: I Asked You to Go Undercover, Not Become the Boss! 港片，让你卧底，没让你当老大！ Dipping Spicy Gluten Sticks in Chili吃辣条蘸辣椒Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Hong Kong Island in the 1980s: the era of the Four Great Detectives has just ended! Mo Ran transmigrates into this world where Hong Kong movies have merged, becoming a two-timing rat working under Big B of the Hung Hing gang while serving as an undercover agent for Wong Chi-shing! There’s no chance Wong Chi-shing will restore his identity. If he has to be a lowlife, then he’ll be the biggest and toughest one around! First, he takes the position of Causeway Bay’s top boss from Chan Ho-nam. Th 18kReads8.9Score81214d adds
31. 381 重 Reborn as a Hong Kong Tycoon 重生之香江大亨 A Bamboo Heart Gazes into the Void竹心空望Urban536k WordsCompleted In 1978, Li Ka-shing was not yet Asia's richest man, and Pao Yue-kong had not yet abandoned shipping to move ashore… It was the best of times, when countless heroes seized their chance to rise from humble beginnings… It was also the worst of times, when capital ruled society and gangs were everywhere… A young man named Wang Xingang came from the world of twenty-first-century finance to Hong Kong in 1978. One dark night, Wang Xingang made this vow to the heavens: “In life, I shall be a hero among 3.6kReads8.5Score13714d adds
32. 382 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife in the ’60s: Anyone Who Objects Can Fight Me 穿成六零炮灰原配，不服就干 Feisty Girl姑凉泼辣Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration, period-setting wish fulfillment, a slight golden finger, no space, as realistic as possible, not an implausible power fantasy] Modern computer programmer Lin Zhixia transmigrates into a period novel as the tragic first wife her entire family sacrifices! The Zhao family conspires to frame her. Her lame younger brother-in-law forces his way into her room, and her in-laws not only take part, but afterward cover it up, poison her until she's mute, and imprison her! Her husband 1.3kReads—Score10914d adds

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    The female protagonist uses her brains to break through the encirclement without resorting to physical attacks or spatial manipulation! The villains all have their own stances and reasons; they're not just mindlessly bashing each other.

33. 383 港 Hong Kong Films: Rising to Power in Hong Kong and Kowloon from the Prison Quarry 港片：从苦窑开始叱咤港九 Lord Wei偉爵爷Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Wei Wu transmigrates to the world of Hong Kong action movies in the 1980s. When he opens his eyes, he discovers that he’s a gang member who was framed and sent to prison, working undercover for the police. He’s spent three years behind bars. The superior who was the only person who knew his real identity is dead. The boss who promised to promote him once he got out is dead too. He can’t return to the police force, and his path to the top is blocked. Just as he’s about to be released, he’s 32kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds
34. 384 把 I Spoiled My Sister-in-Law, Then Remarried an Officer: Now He's Panicking 把大嫂宠上天，我改嫁军官他急了 Yi Xi亿溪Modern Romance247k WordsOngoing [Stunning, Career-Driven Heroine × Handsome, Cunning, Love-Brained Hero + Face-Slapping + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love] In her previous life, Su Wanyin thought she had married a gentle, refined man who cherished, loved, and doted on her. After they married, she discovered that her husband, Xu Chengzhou, treated his widowed sister-in-law like a queen. In their daily lives, he was always at her beck and call, going everywhere with her. When Su Wanyin tried to get close, he said they had 469Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Everyone understands! This cool, cunning, and love-obsessed male lead is just too irresistible! The female lead, Su Wanyin, is reborn and only wants to make money and build her career, while also dumping her scumbag ex-husband. But then a powerful military officer suddenly appears, wanting not only to marry her but also to help her get revenge on him! No angst at all, just saccharine sweetness and satisfying revenge! 🍬

35. 385 港 Hong Kong Crossover: Gangster Boss 港综：古惑仔大佬 Mi Hong迷虹Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the Hong Kong crime drama universe! He has a System that lets him draw prizes whenever he raises his status! His first mission is to join Hung Hing! He’ll work his way up to becoming the boss. From then on, the Young and Dangerous storyline takes a different path. This book has lots of women! The first world is the Hong Kong crime drama universe, and its story ends after more than a million words. The second world is a martial arts crossover universe. He’ll cause trouble, find 30.8kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
36. 386 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 8.5kReads8.9Score77514d adds

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    In this extreme push-pull game, whoever gets tempted first loses, and as a result, both champions fell.

37. 387 六 A Brother and Sister Make Their Way in Hong Kong in the 1960s 六零之姐弟闯香江 You Dian Le佑点乐Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted Zhang Yue had an ordinary personality, ordinary looks, ordinary intelligence... Everything about her was completely ordinary. All she wanted was to live a peaceful life, but she did something extraordinary! Li Yizhi was gentle (or so he pretended), refined-looking (as a disguise), and highly intelligent (for real)... All they wanted was for their families to survive and live better lives... After Zhang Yue died, she opened her eyes and returned to age sixteen. Her younger brother was still aliv 1.2kReads7.2Score12214d adds

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    They're all period dramas set in Hong Kong; they're pretty good.

38. 388 重 Reborn in the 1970s: My Hunter Ex Won’t Stop Chasing Me 重生七零，猎户前夫追着跑 Ripples on Still Water静水涟漪Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted Tomato Original + Rebirth + Period Setting + Spatial Dimension + Adopted Daughter + Ex-Husband + Military Officer + Rugged Man + Building a Business and Getting Rich In her past life, Ji Xiaoli, an adopted daughter, was sold to a hunter by the so-called grandparents and uncle she called family. She died in agony during a difficult twin birth, while her adoptive mother was abandoned in a woodshed and died of illness. Even her betrothal was stolen from her! Reborn, Ji Xiaoli tears into the Ji fami —Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 389 重 Reborn in 1980: Treasure Hunting in Hong Kong 重生1980：从香港寻宝开始 Variable-Frequency Northwest Wind变频的西北风Urban685k WordsCompleted [Wits and strategy + ambitious antihero + ruthless decisiveness + takes off after five chapters] (The original title is Reborn in 1980: Treasure Hunting in Hong Kong. The other titles are promotional names.) In 1980, Lin Xiaohu heard that Hong Kong was paved with gold, so he crossed the Pearl River to hunt for treasure! Starting out as a street thug, Lin Xiaohu climbs the ranks step by step and builds Hong Kong’s largest transnational crime syndicate. But then he discovers that the woman he trus 4.1kReads8.8Score20914d adds

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    🔥①The protagonist transmigrates to Hong Kong Island and becomes a low-level hoodlum. Determined to turn over a new leaf, he invests his entire fortune in the stock market to forge his own future, and succeeds. 🔥②The male protagonist smuggles himself from mainland China to Hong Kong Island and becomes a local. Reborn, he decides to live a different life, starting by writing martial arts novels in Hong Kong, where he meets Mr. Jin Yong.

40. 390 七 Reborn in the Seventies: I Used My Pocket Dimension to Marry the Old Village Chief 七零重生，携空间改嫁老村长 Ripples on Still Water静水涟漪Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted Tomato Originals + period setting + reborn + pocket dimension + devoted to each other In her previous life, Xia Xuqing ignored her mother's advice and gave up her education to marry He Wenhao. Little did she know their marriage had been a scheme from the start. In the end, Xia Xuqing was killed along with her unborn child by the ungrateful wretch she'd raised with all her heart and soul. Reborn, Xia Xuqing swears she won't be the He family's unpaid workhorse anymore. She'll settle every score an 2.6kReads8.3Score35014d adds
41. 391 八 Hong Kong in the Eighties: After the Beauty Gets Tangled Up with a Madman 八零香江，大美人错缠疯批大佬后 The God of Wealth Favors Me Most财神最宠我Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted Steady on the surface but secretly unhinged vs. a kind, flirtatious beauty; the male lead is head over heels After Lin Nuan transmigrates into a book, she nearly cries when she sees the original heroine's “how to get yourself killed” script. Not only does she have to be a stepping stone for the leads' romance, but she has to sacrifice her intelligence, dignity, legs, and life, too. Time to save herself: make money, run away, and stay out of the melodrama! She sets her sights on the two million H 1.3kReads6.6Score15514d adds

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    ①The mainland female protagonist, who was falsely accused of being a "husband-killer," used her strength to reverse the prejudice of Hong Kong media and led the richest family to ride the wave of the handover.

42. 392 港 The Long Dark Road of Hong Kong Noir 港综黑色长路 Mr. Ordinary平常先生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5.6kReads6.5Score17014d adds
43. 393 重 Reborn: A Life of Wealth and Honor 重生：富贵人生 Sanhe Stele三合碑Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted After a half-hearted life, Wang Jianshe dies and is reborn in a parallel world set in the 1960s. Because his identity is sensitive, he takes a group of underlings to Hong Kong. Ning Wei, the cold-blooded killer, becomes his personal bodyguard. Liu Haizhu, a close-combat mage, becomes his enforcer. Silly Zhu, the Four-Sided Courtyard's resident champion, appears to be a cook. The father of Lou Ban Cheng, known as "Half the City of Lou," is recruited as a general manager. Xu Damao... Gao Qiqiang.. 21.9kReads7.8Score1.1k14d adds

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    Good Hong Kong novels

44. 394 港 Hong Kong Dramas! I Have No Choice 港综！我没得选 Mr. Ordinary平常先生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Is Liang Kun my second uncle? Am I an illegitimate child of the Ni family? I want to make my own way. Someone gives me a chance? Do I even have the right to choose? When I try to turn back, I find no one behind me... 3kReads6.4Score10414d adds
45. 395 港 Hong Kong Crime: Cutting Out Guan Caiba from the Start 港综，开具截胡冠猜霸 Sanhe Stele三合碑Male-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsCompleted (Strength: 11) (Constitution: 9) (Health: 21/76) Yang Meng, from the twenty-first century, woke up one morning and discovered that his soul had transmigrated into the body of a young man who had just died in the 1980s. With a crippled System in tow, what would become of him… 14.2kReads7.7Score82714d adds
46. 396 港 A New World in Hong Kong Cinema 港综新的世界 Mr. Ordinary平常先生Male-Channel Fanfiction636k WordsCompleted A little weed nobody wants? A good-for-nothing nobody cares about? No. I have brothers, more than just one. And I have uncles and aunts who love me. It's just that my life has reached its end... Hong Kong crossovers have no fixed timeline. The characters' appearances and positions vary greatly, so please don't get hung up on the timeline. Thank you! 458Reads—Score514d adds
47. 397 港 Hong Kong Entertainment: Starting with the Band Beyond 港娱：从Beyond乐队开始 Chen Xiaoke from Nanchang南昌陈小可Urban410k WordsCompleted [Hong Kong entertainment + Entertainment megastar + Righting old wrongs + Reborn comeback + Multiple heroines + Band formation + Song plagiarism and face-slapping + Feel-good power fantasy] Xu Kun was a top-tier star idol in his previous life. When he woke up, he had become a low-level gangster in Sham Shui Po in 1982. He thought he’d have to make a living through fighting and violence, but then came the grating sound of a guitar from next door. The man who opened the door was none other than an 1.4kReads5.7Score8314d adds

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    Newbie here, seeking support, thank you!

48. 398 勇 Taking on Hong Kong: Mom Says I Won’t Be Anyone’s Stepping Stone 勇闯香江，我妈说不做垫脚石 Wang Weiwei王维维Modern Romance389k WordsOngoing (Period setting + golden finger + stockpiling + explosive growth in the later stages) She transmigrated. She’d landed in a melodramatic male-oriented novel! According to the story, the male lead, Lu Shixun, fled to Hong Kong with his parents as a child because of the turbulent times. They brought $100,000, a hundred gold bars, and seven or eight pieces of jewelry. As the eldest son, he was groomed by his family. When he grew up, he opened factories and companies, entered politics, and became a r 2.1kReads7.8Score10814d adds

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    She transmigrated. She transmigrated into a melodramatic male-oriented novel! The plot revolves around a male protagonist named Lu Shixun, who, due to the political climate, fled to Hong Kong with his parents, taking 100,000 US dollars, 100 small gold bars, and seven or eight pieces of jewelry. As the eldest son, he was nurtured by his family, grew up to own factories and companies, entered politics, became a prominent figure in Hong Kong, became extremely wealthy, married a beautiful and rich heiress, and even gained the favor of a foreign woman. His father, Lu Jinxing, had an ex-wife named Shi Mingfang, who had a daughter, Shi Yanyun, who had been forgotten. Coincidentally, she transmigrated into Shi Yanyun, a woman about to be abandoned by her father… [smirk]

49. 399 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 previous life, she helped her husband reach the top, only to be betrayed and assassinated, dying alongside her enemy. Now, she returns to the turning point of her destiny, knowing that her opponent also possesses memories of her past life. Refusing to repeat her mistakes, she takes the initiative to accept a dangerous marriage contract, tearing apart her awful family while falling in love with a mad and powerful man after an arranged marriage.

50. 400 疯 The Crazy Girl’s Rugged Husband Isn’t Human 疯批丫头的糙汉老公非人类 Le Xinle乐心乐Modern Romance903k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + spatial powers + poison doctor + both leads are sexually inexperienced + unhinged romance] Beauty-loving enchantress VS a lovesick, nonhuman roughneck. She was a celebrated genius in the world of finance. An heir to the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Doctor. A big shot who ruled the dark web hacking scene. Who could have guessed that on the carefully chosen day she planned to lose her virginity, she’d accidentally transmigrate to 1975? She became a dark, fat, pitifully ugly girl 2.2kReads8.6Score23214d adds

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    A story set in a specific era [kissing emoji][ ...]

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