Novels with a Strong Female Lead Focused on Her Career. 大女主文，事业女主

1. 401 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I'm a Heartbreaker, So What? 重生八零，我是渣女我怕谁 One Cat, One Leaf一猫一叶Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the 1980s] [Cunning Bad Girl] [Powerful Men Bow to Love] [Everyone's Favorite] [Men Are All Stepping Stones] [Ageless Youth Golden Finger] Power and money are a woman's best tonics, a real boost... Zhao Wenwen, a minor celebrity who got her start as an internet influencer, is a polished, self-serving opportunist who moves between men. By a twist of fate, her soul transmigrates to the 1980s. Reborn, she seizes the tailwind of the times and launches her entrepreneurial journey. 260Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   Don't be misled by the name. The heroine is a career-minded man, and the man is just a tool for her career. It's very beautiful, but the writing is still relatively new.

2. 402 万 The Hated Senior Sister Goes on a Rampage 万人嫌师姐杀疯了 Moon Over the Evening Hills晚山有月Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted (The platform forcibly ended this novel, and the author can no longer make changes.) She was the unpopular Third Senior Sister of her sect. Her fellow disciples mocked her as cold and withdrawn, with mediocre talent and a pretentious air of superiority. But no one knew how much she envied her Little Junior Sister, who was adored by the entire sect and blessed with extraordinary talent. Sadly, the Little Junior Sister died unexpectedly at the hands of a demonic cultivator. Her senior brother dis 918Reads9.3Score108Shelves
3. 403 朱 Vermilion Ashes: The Spirit-Locking Calamity 朱砂烬锁灵劫 Luo Tianpiao落天缥Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Six lifetimes of reincarnation]+ [Seizing power]+ [Surrounded by handsome men]+ [No love-brain]+ [Ready to fight anyone who crosses her]+ [Ancient fantasy] “With my blood, I shall reshape your souls. With my body, I shall reshape your forms!” She reincarnates through six lifetimes because of an obsession, only to trigger a cataclysm that shakes heaven and earth. The four great deities Yujia, Maodu, Jielin, and Jietan perished in an ancient war and were reincarnated. Maodu is determined to bring —Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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   To engage in career, people are sober and have clear goals [Rebirth + Power + Beauty + Harem + Training] In this life of rebirth, I must rewrite my original destiny! Don't even think about being a hostage for my father, or asking for compromises! In this life, I want to assist the emperor's younger brother and make him emperor, and I want to be his backer! Someone told me that I was the reincarnation of the goddess Yujia. In order to resurrect Yujia, Maodu divided his soul into five parts, which represented the power of the five elements.

4. 404 鬼 Ghost Emperor! Your Wild Consort Is So Incredible, Even the Demons Kneel 鬼帝！你家狂妃太绝，妖孽全跪了 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + power fantasy] During the upheaval at the Heavenly Puppet Palace, Shi Xi’s eyes were gouged out and her life-bound puppet was stolen. She was tossed into a forbidden zone like a stray dog! At death’s door, she awakened spirit eyes that could see countless souls, drawing the attention of the Ghost Emperor, Gui Li. “Little girl, help me restore my body, and I’ll help you get revenge.” From then on, a peerless prodigy was born in the forbidden zone! You gouged out her eyes, se 13.3kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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   🌹🌹🌹🌹[Big Heroine + Cool Article] There was civil strife in the Tianpuppet Palace, Shi Xi's eyes were dug out, her life was taken away, and she was thrown into the forbidden land like a bereaved dog! When her life was hanging by a thread, she awakened her spiritual eyes and could see thousands of souls, attracting the attention of Guili, the Ghost Emperor. "Little girl, help me reshape my body, and I will help you get revenge." From then on, a peerless monster was born in the forbidden land! Goug out her eyes, cut off her ten fingers, take away her heavenly destiny? Then she will use ten god-level puppets to kill you until you are strewn with teeth! Shi Xi's name intimidated Jiuzhou, and geniuses fell to the ground and called their mothers. Only the Ghost Emperor, who had reshaped his body, came to bed in the middle of the night and said, "Little girl, I have borrowed your body for so long, so I owe it to you."

5. 405 无 After Endless Reincarnation, the World Lies Beneath My Feet 无尽轮回后，世界在我脚下 Lu Ciyan鹿辞颜Modern Romance179k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Infinite Rebirths + Slow-Burn from the Start + Male Lead in the Background] Qin Xiao, a university student who died at twenty-two, never expected to truly be Heaven's favorite. Across her endless reborn lives, she becomes a legendary actress who reforms the entertainment industry, a young tycoon surrounded by rumors, a female leader who puts an end to the civil war in Baria, and the greatest scientific genius of the century... But just as she becom 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The main heroine is always the strongest in the book. I look forward to everyone watching. I have written 100,000 words. I am too inexperienced to see the problem. Please give me some advice😭

6. 406 临 Ruling from the Court: Your Majesty, Let Me Hold Power Over the Realm 临朝听政：陛下许我权倾朝野 Only I Come to Pluck the Stars独独来摘星星Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead and equally matched leads, political intrigue, duty to country and people, fictional historical drama, ensemble cast in troubled times, devoted to each other, with a focus on the career plot] [Decisive female general × restoration emperor who obeys only the heroine] Song Wanyue was born into a military family. When she returned victorious to the capital, she was met not with honors, but with an imperial decree ordering her entire family executed. She had trusted the wrong fam 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist is a female general who was exterminated. She relied on her own planning and strategy to establish a force, and then joined forces with the male protagonist to fight for hegemony in troubled times, establish a dynasty and conquer the world.

7. 407 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, I Was Spoiled by the Factory Director Husband 穿成恶毒女配后，厂长老公宠上天 Chasing Dreams on the Road to Stardom星途逐梦大明星Modern Romance122k WordsOngoing In the 21st century, Jiang Niannian unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Jiang Niannian, a nineteen-year-old rural-born supporting female character in 1985. With her pretty face and excellent grades, the original Jiang Niannian got a job as a department-store sales clerk after graduating from high school. She met Ye Wanhua, the male lead's mother, who often came to shop. Seeing how generous Ye Wanhua was with money, she made inquiries and learned that her son ran a factory and was unmarri 3Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 408 她 She Is the Little Ancestress of Mystical Beast Taming 她是玄学御兽小祖宗 The Cat That Won't Go Home Sober不醉不归的猫Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted Just as life in her small town was at its bleakest, Mu Nian suddenly awakened her golden finger. From then on, she could see the evolutionary paths of humans and animals alike: who was destined for great fortune, who was about to suffer a run of bad luck, and how to change fate and turn the rotten into the miraculous. It was all laid out before her eyes. Mu Nian declared, “I just want to cling to the chosen one and ride their coattails. If they prosper, I want in too!” But she gradually discover 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Men are just supporting characters and tools for the heroine to seduce and develop. It is a casual daily urban novel, a beast-controlling chain store, hundreds of stores in hundreds of cities, and it is popular all over the world! Too awesome. The point is no cp

9. 409 顶 A Top-Tier Star ACE Reborn as a Washed-Up Nobody, Taking the Stage by Storm 顶流ACE穿成糊咖在舞台杀疯了 Almost Starved to Death差点饿死Modern Romance836k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Career-Focused + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After finishing the last show of her tour, Chi Sui collapsed backstage and died from overwork. She transmigrated into a novel as the comparison character. In the book, she and the heroine signed with a major company and became trainees. The heroine worked hard and climbed from the bottom to the very top. But Chi Sui was only good at scheming. She refused to practice, dragged others down with her, and envied the heroine. In private, she push 940Reads8.8Score100Shelves

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   No cp➕Get a career➕Enjoy the article. The heroine enters the novel and climbs up from the bottom step by step. It's beautiful! Love watching!

10. 410 我 The Night I Was Reborn, He Was Getting Engaged to His One True Love 我重生那夜，他正和白月光订婚 Sheep Pie Pie绵羊派派8k WordsCompleted The night I was reborn, he was getting engaged to his white-moonlight love. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine was poisoned by her fiancé and her best friend at the engagement party. She came back from the dead and vowed to take revenge [Wrath], uncovering the dark past of her family and discovering the truth behind her mother's death. She navigated the shopping mall and the love scene step by step, from being a daughter to a powerful person, tearing up the false love with her own hands and taking control of her own destiny [Love]

11. 411 春 Dawn on a Spring Day 春日破晓 When the Heart Is Still, the Sail Does Not Move心静则帆不动Modern Romance200k WordsOngoing A story about women’s awakening and growth, and a parable about human nature. When the night of illusion breaks at dawn and the truth emerges, everyone is already caught up in it. The first volume follows two timelines. The “Flowers in the Mirror” chapters trace the heroine Zhou Ruoning’s growth as the Zhou Group goes from its peak to bankruptcy, while the “Moon in the Water” chapters tell the story of the naive young Zhou Ruoning during the Zhou family’s prosperous years. The second volume foll 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Ask for attention][Ask for attention][Ask for attention]

12. 412 太 The Crown Prince Is a Treasure Trove, but She Flirts and Runs 太子浑身是宝，但她撩完就跑 Nine Strokes, Then a Horizontal Line九笔横才Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Clever revenge + ensemble court drama + male lead fakes his death and reveals his identity, then goes mad + heroine is his one true love] [Power couple comedy | Strategic mind games | All the right ingredients | Fictional setting] Axiang, a huntress, bought herself a live-in husband. He was handsome, with a fine figure and a noble, radiant air, like an immortal crane descended from the heavens, or a jade-faced gentleman from a storybook. But he had no idea how to show affection. When she offer 1.4kReads9.2Score172Shelves

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    I really love the heroine's career line. The strategizing and planning are unparalleled. The supporting characters are not smart. There is no female competition. No loss in investment

13. 413 成 Becoming a Billion-Dollar Female Director Starts with Filming Cheesy Short Dramas 成为百亿女导从拍土味短剧开始 Writing Books for Meal Money写书赚饭钱Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Entertainment Industry + Copycat Author + Female-Oriented + Director + No CP + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Ying Jia transmigrates to a parallel world with a hundred-billion-yuan movie System and sets her sights on becoming the first female director to join the hundred-billion box-office club. But the damn System only gives her scripts, not money. She gets a movie script, but has no way to pay for production! Ying Jia slaps her forehead. Then she’ll make some cheesy short dramas to e 15.9kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    Both of these books feature female protagonists as directors and producers. She is very enterprising in her development in the film industry.

14. 414 女 The Lady Magistrate 女县令 Tong Fugui佟富贵Ancient Romance839k WordsCompleted Lu Xueyin's twin brother, Lu Chenyang, mysteriously disappeared after placing first in all six imperial examinations. Just then, the imperial edict appointing him county magistrate arrived at the Lu residence. To keep her brother's official position, Lu Xueyin disguised herself as a man and took his place as county magistrate. From then on, her official career took off without limit. The people loved her, she rallied the rebels and pacified the borderlands... Lu Xueyin was deeply worried. When w 57Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The good news is that his brother ranked first in high school and reached a new high. The bad news is that Lu Xueyin is gone and wants to go to a corner of the world to be the county magistrate. Regarding this, my mother said: "It's good that you go. I can feel relieved if you go. If your brother goes... He can't carry it on his shoulders. I'm worried that he will die there." In order to survive, he recruited bandits, trained troops, did business, opened schools, put down rebellions... Later, Lu Xueyin called out, brother, where are you? I have almost lost most of my country.

15. 415 甩 After Dumping the CEO, I Became the World’s Richest Through Investing 甩掉霸总后，我靠投资成世界首富 Little Kui Who Loves Guitar Lili喜欢吉他里里的小小葵Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted Ruan Shuran dumped Gu Jinshen, a man worth hundreds of billions, with the excuse, “Dating gets in the way of my career.” Gu Jinshen was furious. “You’ll regret this, woman!” But six months later, his former secretary had transformed into a hotshot investor, taking aim at several of his projects with pinpoint accuracy. Gu Jinshen cornered her outside her office building, his eyes bloodshot. “Ruan Shuran, did you do this on purpose?” She gave him a slight smile and handed him a partnership agreeme 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine, after tearing apart the boss, has no choice but to accidentally acquire an investment system. Starting from mortgaging her old house to raise money, she picks up leaks at auctions, accurately invests in technology companies, and exposes the financial fraud of her former employer. There are no flaws in the whole process of making money and building a career.

16. 416 每 Six Hundred Million in Instant-Kill Deals Every Week 每周秒杀六个亿 Nine-Fingered Divine Lid九指神盖Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted #UrbanRealism #SoftSciFi #CompliantTycoon #TimeTravelingLovers #TwoStrongLeadsSaveEachOther #FinancialWarfare What would you do if you were given six hundred million, but had to get it safely into the system without triggering regulators or raising suspicion? Chi Xia and Chen Guang are two ordinary people with average intelligence and modest backgrounds. By chance, they get the opportunity to win six hundred million in a weekly lottery. The price is that Chen Guang will forever live in "tomorrow 5.5kReads9.0Score724Shelves

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    Chi Xia faces the state machine alone. A gentle and strong woman.

17. 417 白 White Moonlight, Close to My Heart 白月近心扉 Miss Vera Doesn't Like Fish薇拉小姐不爱吃鱼Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Mutual healing between the male and female leads, in the style of the Love Trilogy] * [Romance between the second male lead and the heroine’s older sister] A chance encounter is merely a detour in life, but when you look back on it, it becomes fate. A PhD in international relations from Northeast China vs. a Shanghai finance hotshot vs. a college guy from the Greater Bay Area. Lu Xinfei and Shi Jin first met in Teriberka, Murmansk, where they watched the aurora and fireworks together. A late-ni 9Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 418 千 A Thousand Mountains, a Thousand Snows 千山万雪 Miss Vera Doesn't Like Fish薇拉小姐不爱吃鱼Modern Romance143k WordsOngoing [Russian translation, female sniper He Yulin vs. tycoon's son Jin Shinan vs. Soviet officer Ivan vs. physics prodigy Jin Zhengwen, Jin Shinan's nephew] [Demolitions expert Shen Qingyu vs. Japanese officer Gusi Minchuan vs. celibate doctor Li Sijing] Each volume has a different main pairing. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 奈 Her Highness Nailuan 奈銮殿下 Miss Vera Doesn't Like Fish薇拉小姐不爱吃鱼Modern Romance113k WordsOngoing The female lead’s story is about a dragon-slaying girl who eventually becomes a dragon herself. Xu Weiting is her dear male friend. A beautiful friendship between a gay man and a straight woman. So, in the rainy season, she says to Toei, “You came to this world once. You should see the sun.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 错 A Mistake, A Meeting 错，相逢 Big and Little Orange Cats大小橘猫Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted That year, I first came into the world, and the balance of power across the realm was suddenly overturned in silence. The new emperor of Xilu ascended the throne, determined to bring about reforms. In Xidan, the young Emperor Yuan Xi also inherited the throne that same year. They all said I smiled at everyone from the time I was little. Yet at the grandest of enthronement banquets, I looked up and saw a handsome young man in imperial robes, with clear, bright features, and burst into tears. He p 23Reads8.6Score—Shelves
21. 421 谋 Scheming for a Beauty 谋红颜 Big and Little Orange Cats大小橘猫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A flood swept away Ru Yu's mother. Everyone said it was a natural disaster, but she alone knew for certain that someone had lowered the iron floodgate with a sneer as the waters surged in. To uncover the mystery behind it, she resolutely descended from Mount Kuocang. Making herself a pawn, she stepped into the treacherous game of power unfolding across the land. 46Reads8.8Score—Shelves
22. 422 老 The Old Demon Wants to Slack Off 老魔想摆烂 Wandering Cultivator野修士Eastern Fantasy446k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Eastern Fantasy + Not a Power Trip + Enlightenment Through Worldly Experience] Good is not goodness, but transcendence. Evil is not wickedness, but a means of changing fate. A mighty figure with multiple personalities and a staggering thirst for slaughter goes round and round, only to return to his childhood. The max-level powerhouse plans to lie flat, but a sage uses a beauty scheme against him. He doesn't fall for it. Just after he breaks off his engagement, the sage comes 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For group portrait stories, you can learn about male protagonists and heroines. Starting from the second chapter, they are all female protagonists. The male protagonists are all background walls. They are neither cliché nor intellectual.

23. 423 吾 My County Magistrate Boyfriend Is Growing Up 吾家县长男友初长成 Wan Qian, Who Loves Cantonese Soup爱吃广府汤的万千帝主Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rural revitalization · Workplace maneuvering · Intellectual romance · Family warmth] [Healing] [A gentle, steady pace] [Leaves a lasting impression] [Public sector] [Contemporary realism] Here, you’ll find: √ How a highly intelligent male and female lead pursue their careers while falling in love √ Solid, compelling depictions of rural revitalization and the political landscape √ Warm, witty, and insightful family life and intergenerational communication √ The respectful, restrained, profound 1.2kReads8.0Score122Shelves

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    [When the aloof county magistrate applies for "regular employment"] Lu Zhenting confessed late at night and used a quiet "self-report" to win the ticket to love. Gu Miaoshu rationally examines: "Inspect first, then decide."

24. 424 悲 The Tragic Grand Princess Turns the Tables in an Instant 悲催和亲长公主的脸说翻就翻 Tun Bala豚巴拉Ancient Romance259k WordsCompleted Transmigration into a drama, strong heroine, becoming emperor, feel-good story, a big sister with the swagger of a bandit, a gentle and frail eldest princess, multiple male leads, one woman and many men. The career plot takes center stage. Han Jingshan is a gang leader who makes a living through competitive fighting and collecting protection money. After a car accident, she transmigrates into a tragedy about a princess sent abroad for a political marriage. The good news: because Han Jingshan has 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine was originally the leading eldest sister, but she transformed into the princess in the marriage drama. She went from nothing to the emperor by virtue of her martial arts and Ye Luzi. She killed a male guest and gained several male protagonists. She focused on her career and all the male protagonists took her under her skirt to start a career together [Chigua]

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