Great Reads Set in Hong Kong 港岛、香江好书来了

1. 251 茶 The Tea Horse Road Mystery 茶马诡局 Purple Clay Warm Sunshine紫砂暖阳Historical807k WordsOngoing Huang Shi'an, a young man from the Ancient Tea Horse Road, carries on his shoulders the stories of three generations. His father's generation put down roots in western Yunnan and lived through the flames of war, fighting the enemy in the smoke-filled Southwest. They left behind an unyielding spirit and regrets that were never laid to rest. His older brother went to the countryside as an educated youth, then headed south to guard the border, leaving his fiery youth in the frontier. When his turn 114Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It could easily reach several million.

2. 252 穿 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era While Pregnant, I Rise to the Top 穿越年代挺着孕肚走上人生巅峰 Years White, Years White岁白岁白Modern Romance36k WordsOngoing [Female Lead Transmigrates, Male Lead Is Reborn, Married First and Falling in Love Later, Multiple Babies, Both Leads' First Love, Domestic Life, Farming and Building a Fortune, Delicious Food] Zhou Qin, an older single woman, woke up one day to find she had transmigrated into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting female character, and was pregnant, to boot. In the book, the original owner was Qin Feng's awful wife. Thinking him too cold, she ran off with a blond-haired man, turning Qin F —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A fine article from a bygone era.

3. 253 港 Hong Kong Entertainment: From the Start, I Blacklist Shaw Brothers' Hong Kong Beauties, and They Line Up to Beg for My Favor 港娱：开局封杀邵氏港姐排队求宠 Little Grain小谷粒儿Urban418k WordsOngoing Lu Tianchen, a corporate drone, wakes up to find himself transmigrated into the spoiled young master of a wealthy Hong Kong family in 1980. With a hundred billion in capital from the start, he lays his cards on the table: “I came here with cheats. Anyone who messes with me, I’ll scatter your ashes to the wind!” The mobster Ma family dares to wreck his film studio? Lu Tianchen fires back with a hundred-million bounty: “Whoever kills the Ma family’s boss can take the money. I’ll take the head!” In 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a very satisfying read, full of the thrill of fighting violence with violence. The only downside is that there aren't enough chapters, and the male protagonist's current strength is sufficient; there's no need to upgrade him to superhuman. After all, it's just a Hong Kong crossover story; there's no need to turn it into an urban fantasy.

4. 254 重 Reborn as a Top Tycoon, I Buy an Aircraft Carrier for the Country 重生顶级富二代，买艘航母送国家 The Gu in Millet谷子的谷Urban742k WordsOngoing Reborn in Hong Kong, I’ve become the city’s number one wastrel? My relatives are waiting to laugh at me, while my rivals are eager to walk all over me? Sorry, in this life, I’m not playing nice from the start! The stock market? I short Sakura with a single move and earn my first fortune, sending those Japanese running for the rooftops! Real estate? I’ve already snapped up the prime Central property, and now I can watch the rich turn into paupers! Show business? I acquire TVB and promote my own s 94.5kReads5.2Score9.8kShelves

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