Looking for an Urban Novel About a Protagonist Who Climbs From the Bottom to the Top of the Power Structure 求一个主角从底层平民打拼到顶尖势力的都市文

1. 1 黑 The Pinnacle of Black Power 黑权顶点 Madman of the South Garden南苑疯子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Ignore the rating. This is a black-market thriller with guaranteed thrills.) Qin Hui only wants to sell watermelons in peace, earn a little money, and find himself a wife. But the street thugs at the market bully him until he can barely get by. At the end of his rope, he finally picks up a watermelon knife and strikes back. “A man needs either money or power. Better to stand up and fight than live like a spineless loser.” An ordinary man transforms into a big shot, eventually reaching unima 16.5kReads8.5Score1kShelves

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   This is the one; this is what you call a true master.

2. 2 万 Myriad Races Hunt: I Execute All with the Abyss Ring 万族狩猎：我靠渊戒处刑众生 Xiaoxiang of Shaowu邵武的潇湘Urban224k WordsOngoing [Game Invasion] [No Romance] [Lone Wolf] [Leveling]> The Source Realm suddenly invades reality, and trials quietly begin. Only a fraction of humanity is randomly chosen to enter the game. Those who enter can return to the real world with extraordinary powers from the Source Realm. Delivery driver Xie Yungui survives a deadly beast horde during his trial and unexpectedly obtains a mysterious Abyss Ring. The Abyssal Gaze sees through the flaws of all things, while Executioner's Strike cuts off al 254Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I hate stories that start with aristocratic scions, but the protagonist of this one is an ordinary person, powerless, without connections or background, who climbs the ladder entirely through his own hard work. A story of a hero rising from humble beginnings without relying on family connections—that's what makes it so satisfying. Being an ordinary person myself, the sense of identification is irresistible.

3. 3 躁 Restless Youth: My 18 Online Girlfriends 躁动青春，我的18个女网友 Senior Brother Yudi誉弟师兄Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Youth is a time of passion and endless possibilities. Every heroine has a colorful story to tell! A female boss who is hesitant yet brave, a bold but helpless female colleague, a mysterious and caring older woman… 2.9kReads6.9Score212Shelves

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   A cynical, womanizing loser undergoes a dramatic transformation after a chance online romance leads him into a wealthy socialite, eventually becoming a powerful and successful real estate tycoon.

4. 4 黑 The Golden Age of the Gangland: A Blood-Red Underworld 黑帮盛世：血色江湖 Duoduo Is a Super Big Demon King朵朵是个超级大魔王Urban3.5M WordsOngoing (Not a mindless power fantasy. Underworld, urban setting, no invincible hero, first person, tight logic, humorous writing. Read with caution if that’s not your thing!) A cursed, tragic fate. A life in the underworld that cannot be escaped. A band of brothers who stand together through life and death, and a dark life longing for redemption. You’ve never endured years of hardship, so of course you can’t understand the underworld in my heart. My story begins after I get out of prison in Ice Cit 108kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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   This is a must!

5. 5 重 After Being Reborn, I Choose to Take It All and Win Over the Campus Beauty 重生后，我选择连吃带拿泡校花 Three Lives Ling Yue三生凌月Urban2.8M WordsOngoing What's the first thing you do when you get a second chance at life? The jerk gritted his teeth and said bitterly, “Get a room!” “Get a room? With who?” “That gorgeous idiot who dragged me off the rooftop in my last life. She owes me!” And then? “Eat her food, drink her drinks, use her money to get a room, and use her money to win over a gorgeous, brilliant senior student.” “She's so smart. Can you actually win her over?” “She taught me how.” “Holy crap! You people are wild. What next?” “Make mon 61kReads9.2Score6kShelves

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   Reborn, he takes the naive school beauty to a hotel, eats her food, drinks her drinks, and even makes her pay for the room. He uses her money to support female college students and then uses their money to start a business.

6. 6 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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   The story of a village boy who worked his way up to become the richest man

7. 7 离 Humiliated at My Divorce Banquet, I Set Sail for a Brighter Future 离婚宴受辱，我的前程自此启航 Wild Roots草根之野Urban2.0M WordsOngoing On the day of his divorce, he endured ridicule and scorn. Everyone thought he would sink into despair, unaware that after lying low for so long, he was about to begin a whole new chapter in life. Free of the shackles of his past, he keeps his feet on the ground and breaks through prejudice with his own abilities. Through wind and rain, he presses forward step by step. The era that belongs to him is about to begin. 63.4kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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   A scion of a powerful family returns to his clan after a divorce, a satisfying story of revenge and triumph.

8. 8 离 After My Divorce, an Owl Helped Me Rule the World 离婚后，猫头鹰带我权倾天下 Nowhere to Settle無處安放Urban1.0M WordsCompleted He lost his job in middle age, and his seven-year marriage also came to an end. Lin Zhijie got a firsthand taste of what it meant to be “a middle-aged man who’s worth less than a dog.” His property and savings were all seized by his domineering, ruthless socialite wife. Just as Lin Zhijie was left homeless and sleeping beneath a bridge, he unexpectedly saved a talking owl. After that, Lin Zhijie entered politics, rising smoothly from an archival clerk at a neighborhood office to the very top. Be 4.8kReads7.6Score485Shelves

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   After losing his job and getting divorced, he entered politics and rose rapidly through the ranks.

9. 9 降 After My Pay Cut, I Decided to Ruin My Boss 降薪的我决定搞垮老板 A Leaf, River, and Mountain一叶川山Urban328k WordsCompleted [Surrounded by beautiful women] [Workplace power games] [Startups and making money] I caught the boss making out with his secretary in the stairwell. She didn’t panic. Instead, she leaned in with a smile and said, “Save the video. Don’t delete it.” I’m a company workhorse who’s been there for ten years. She’s the woman the boss brought back from a karaoke club. She wants Boss Wang Jianqiang’s money. I want his life. The boss’s wife dragged me into the pool and asked, “Do you have feelings for me 120Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Boss, you're finished! I'm Liu Bo'er, a corporate slave for ten years, exploited and ripped off for ten years, until I finally uncovered all sorts of dirty secrets about my boss...

10. 10 廖 Liao Ji’s Half a Lifetime 廖几半生 Young Literary Master文豪小子Urban591k WordsOngoing [Nonfiction + Life at the Bottom + Military Service in Xinjiang + Academic Comeback + Serious Illness + Heartbreaking Romance + Self-Cultivation + Reborn] A young man born in 1998 into a rural working-class family. Left behind as a child, he ranked last in his middle school class and dropped out. At fifteen, he entered the workforce as a child laborer. After two years of military service in Xinjiang, he went from vocational school to junior college, then transferred to a bachelor's program in Sh 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Will anyone read my life experiences at 26? 1. A left-behind child in northern Anhui; a struggling student at the bottom of his class in junior high; 2. Dropped out of junior high to make a living at the bottom of society; 3. Street vendor and odd jobs; 4. A retired military soldier from Xinjiang; 5. A security guard who rose to fame, a marathon enthusiast; 6. A junior high school graduate who earned a Master's degree in Clinical Medicine; 7. Suffering from serious illness and living with pain; 8. A person who experienced a deeply painful and tumultuous relationship, suffering from emotional wounds; 9. A person who practices solitude and seeks inner healing; 10. Completed a 500,000-word life chronicle; Is my life really so mediocre? Please give me some life advice! 🙏🙏🙏

11. 11 财 The Leisurely Life After Financial Freedom 财富自由后的悠闲生活 Four Seasons Reincarnation泗季轮回Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No System + Urban Entrepreneurship + Traditional] In the spring of 2010, Lu Dalang, a senior at an agricultural university, was about to graduate. His girlfriend, Qian Mei, wanted to return to her hometown, where her parents had already arranged a job for her and she had familiar connections. Lu Dalang, determined to pursue his own future, angrily headed to the provincial capital. His girlfriend left him with one condition: “Buy a house, and come get me so we can live in the provincial capital. 3.9kReads8.2Score146Shelves

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    A rural college student, through hard work and perseverance, eventually becomes a wealthy man, without any system or time travel/rebirth.

12. 12 智 Mastering the Business World 智驭商海 Su Kan苏瞰Urban156k WordsCompleted A former software engineer specializing in foreign-trade OA systems was laid off as technology moved on, and had no choice but to make a living as an unlicensed driver. The day his tank ran dry and he had only twenty yuan left, he gave a ride to a CEO caught in a million-yuan contract deadlock. With logic as precise as a line of code, he tore apart her opponent’s trap and turned the million-yuan payment around on the spot! She hired him for 500 yuan a day, bringing him into a cutthroat business —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no rebirth, no lucky break, no windfall. Relying on exceptional cognitive abilities and teamwork, he built a company with only 200 yuan in its account into a publicly listed company. He weathered the storms of the early days, regulatory investigations… the real battles with venture capitalists, and the IPO, step by step, he achieved success. What the protagonist did, you can do too.

13. 13 东 Dongguan Memories: The Girls Who Loved Me Back Then 东莞往事：那些年爱过我的女孩 Cold Moon Over Qishan祁山月冷Urban703k WordsOngoing [Urban Slice of Life + Multiple Heroines + Underdog’s Rise + Workplace] In 2006, Lin Yu arrives in Dongguan just after graduating from college. The city is said to be full of opportunities and romantic adventures. There, he meets the women who warm and support him as he grows, while he slowly rises from a rookie who can’t even tighten a screw to a workplace elite. He struggles and fights for his dreams in the face of reality, but growth always comes at a price. No System giving him cheat powers, 988Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Even if you don't reach the top, you'll still be an ordinary person after twenty years of hard work, but it's still worth watching.

14. 14 来 Come on, Let’s Have Some Fun! 来快活呀！ Little Imp小妖孽Modern Romance649k WordsCompleted Wang Yan, a girl from a remote rural village, decides to change her life after enduring a series of experiences shaped by ignorance, backwardness, and poverty. Through dedicated study, lifelong learning, and hard work, she strives for the life she ultimately wants: financial security, modest prosperity, a civilized way of life, a loving partner who understands her, one son and one daughter, and no worries about aging or illness. From a frail little girl onward, she faces one pivotal crossroads a 5kReads8.4Score399Shelves

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    I recommend this book.

15. 15 提 Promotion 提拔 Yuyang Squire渔阳员外Urban5.9M WordsCompleted “Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to their stations?” Chen Sheng's cry was also the spark in the heart of our protagonist, who came from a family of poor peasants three generations deep. He was once an obscure chauffeur, but his diligence and concern for ordinary people caught the eye of a perceptive female leader. He advanced carefully, making his way through an elite workplace and enduring trial after trial. He got along with people from every side, yet never lost sight of his p 36.1kReads8.3Score3.1kShelves

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    This is a very good book. It tells the story of an ordinary driver who, through careful maneuvering and skillful maneuvering, overcomes various hardships and ultimately carves out a new path in the elite-filled officialdom. The story is full of intriguing political intrigue, and the protagonist's intelligence remains consistently high. It's a thrilling and exciting read, full of youthful energy, dramatic twists and turns, and impossible to put down.

16. 16 对 Sorry, I Have a Romance System 对不起，我有情圣系统 Wandering Lemon流浪的柠檬Urban104k WordsOngoing "Southeast Asia" "No Harem" "Realistic" “I chased after her for three years. I just couldn’t afford a house that cost 11,000 yuan per square meter, and I even ruined my family...” “Now, just when she’s finally entered the adult film industry, you insist this is an illicit relationship.” “How would I not know whether this love is real?” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It has a system, but it's not the kind of system that controls how the protagonist issues missions; only the protagonist is affected.

17. 17 为 A Career in Public Service 为民官路 At Ease and Unrestrained安心无忌Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic 26.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    Starting from a rural town in 1990, he rose through the ranks to become a ministerial-level official – a realistic portrayal of officialdom during that era!

18. 18 我 I Am the Legend 我就是传奇 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted I don’t know when it happened, but a bunch of people like this came into my life, even though I’ve always been cold-hearted and a little shameless. When I got dumped, they’d say, “What’s the big deal? Lost your girl? Find another one tomorrow. If you’re really desperate, I’ll lend you myself for the night!” When I felt lost, they were always there with me in our cramped little rooms, shouting, “We give it everything we’ve got, all so we can make something of ourselves!” ... Back then, I couldn’t 19.6kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    A precipitous drop that crushes other cities

19. 19 传 The Legend Reborn 传奇重现 Wei Jie伪戒Urban5.0M WordsCompleted The four-part series by Wei Jie: We Were All Bad Kids, I Am Legend, Legend Reborn, and Hidden Dragon on the Right Path. A young man, still green, left his hometown in a fit of anger. Four years later, he returned, weathered and bearing the glory of success! In a city built from reinforced concrete, old friends were gone and legends had faded into retirement... Faced with his family’s reproach and his friends’ disdain, he had once wandered at a crossroads, pointing into the dark sky with his 31.7kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
20. 20 卧 Crouching Tiger 卧虎 Xun Fei寻飞Urban2.1M WordsOngoing A hidden dragon rises from the depths and devours all things; a crouching tiger commands the mountains and guards a thousand frontiers! When I was little, the strange older girl next door always asked me to help wash her. When I got a little older, she taught me how to be a real man! Twenty years of flashing blades, eighteen years of changing seasons. The black throne may change hands, but true kingship belongs only to madmen who dare to dance with the devil! 14.6kReads7.7Score2.9kShelves

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    The Road to Success for an Ordinary Person

21. 21 抢 They Stole My Credit, So I Slacked Off and Made the Whole Industry Panic 抢我功绩？我摆烂后卷哭全行业 Mr. Sandbag沙袋先生Urban721k WordsCompleted When your boss takes credit for your work, when the results of your all-nighters become someone else's reward, what do you do? Lin Zhou's answer: he slacks off on the spot! He refuses 996 work schedules and empty promises, and vanishes the moment quitting time comes. Everyone thinks he's washed up, but little do they know that the instant he smashes the sign proclaiming him a "workaholic," he awakens the [Anti-Grind God-Tier System]! The harder he slacks off, the bigger the rewards! He uses a te —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From programmers being forced to work overtime and have their jobs stolen, to starting companies, disrupting industries, and forming alliances, this is a realistic story that the system ignores – a purely technical perspective.

22. 22 香 A Sensual Life: It Begins with Winning 900 Million in the Lottery 香艳人生，从彩票中奖九亿开始 A Slash of Red一刀红Urban834k WordsCompleted [A windfall from the start]+ [A sharp-minded protagonist]+ [Dual storylines of politics and business]+ [Secrets of the gray economy]+ [A glimpse of the Heavenly Palace]+ [Leaping through the Dragon Gate]+ [Celestial privilege] 35.7kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves

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    Pretending to be weak to actually outsmart others counts, right? [Smile]

23. 23 被 After My Sister-in-Law Tricked Me into Going to Northern Myanmar, I Found a Way to Survive 被嫂子骗进缅北后，我绝处逢生 Chang'an in an Uproar长安闹Urban3.7M WordsOngoing 806Reads8.7Score103Shelves

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    I recommend this book. The protagonist is both brave and resourceful, and I especially like him.

24. 24 丁 Ding Ergou's Rise to Success 丁二狗的逆袭人生 Fish Who Lures People钓人的鱼Urban7.2M WordsOngoing [This novel is the original work behind the hit short drama The Rise of Ding Ergou. The short drama of the same name is now available on Hongguo and Fanqie!] With both parents dead and his family fortune stolen, Ding Changsheng is a no-good loafer hated by everyone in Bangziyu. One day, a foolish act of peeping brings the village chief after him. While fleeing, he accidentally catches factory director Kou Dapeng in a compromising situation with his subordinate, Tian Eru. To keep him quiet, Kou D 9.1kReads8.5Score929Shelves

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    These two books are worth reading.

25. 25 向 Us in Xiangyang Lane 向阳里的我们 The Rabbit No Longer Keeps Silent兔子不再沉默Urban606k WordsCompleted [#Real life, #warm neighborhood stories, #healing family bonds, #raising a child and turning life around] Delivery worker Wang Xiaojun had a pain he couldn't put into words: his six-year-old son Xiaobao lived in his own world, like a star. One moment of carelessness nearly resulted in Xiaobao getting lost, sending the entire Xingfuli residential community into chaos. The incident tore open the cracks in Wang Xiaojun and his wife Li Xiujuan's strained marriage, while also revealing the troubles 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are pretty good. [Smile][smile][smile]

26. 26 逆 The Comeback: From Wage Slave to CEO 逆袭！从打工仔到总裁 The Rabbit No Longer Keeps Silent兔子不再沉默Urban230k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of Lin Qiang, an 18-year-old from a rural village in northwest China. When his family was struck by sudden hardship, with his father seriously ill and debts piling up, he had no choice but to give up his place at a prestigious university. With just 200 yuan in his pocket, he set off alone for the prosperous coastal city of Donghai to make a living. He started out hauling bricks at construction sites, then seized opportunities to learn new skills and struggle through the 13Reads6.5Score—Shelves
27. 27 精 Pokemon: From the Start with Weedle, and You've Become a Champion? 精灵：开局独角虫，你成天王了？ Garlic-Headed Turtle Lao An蒜头王八老安Anime Fanfiction2.5M WordsOngoing [Pokemon + ordinary people + slow-paced + urban Pokemon + System + not an invincible protagonist + five chapters a day] Lu Yuan opens his eyes and finds himself back in high school, only to discover that this world is nothing like the one he remembers. For a thousand years, humans and Pokemon have coexisted, but reality is far harsher than the anime. Trainers at the bottom are trapped by a lack of resources, while powerful families monopolize every opportunity to grow stronger. “It's okay, son. 69.9kReads8.3Score9.5kShelves

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    Building Team Rocket step by step to compete against the established families

28. 28 官 The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始 Mr. Fishjoy鱼乐先生Urban512k WordsOngoing My name is Bu Qingyun. (I hold a senior government post and have a fortune worth over a hundred million.) Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I was in elementary school, entering politics has been the light of my ideals and the flame of my ambition. It was buried in my heart like a seed, ready to take root and sprout as soon as the soil was right... 18.6kReads7.6Score2.9kShelves

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    Both of these books are novels about people who rose from humble beginnings.

29. 29 过 Adoption into the Family 过继 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban1.9M WordsCompleted This is a novel about a man growing up through blood and tears. Along with the cruelty of reality comes the trickery of fate. But if you’re a man, wipe away your tears and face every hardship. Make yourself tough as steel, unbreakable... 29.9kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
30. 30 父 My Parents Died Wrongfully, So I Fought Back and Tore My Enemies Apart 父母含冤而死，我逆袭手撕仇敌 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban112k WordsCompleted Not long after Su Ze was born, his father was framed by a business partner, wrongfully imprisoned, and died behind bars. His mother, burdened by enormous debt and unable to bear the blow, jumped to her death. Before she died, she entrusted her only son to the nanny, who was as close to her as a sister. To keep her promise and protect the child, the nanny took Su Ze to a remote, isolated mountain village. Can Su Ze rise from the ashes and be reborn in such harsh conditions? What path will he choo 750Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A boy from a mountain village worked hard all the way to the pinnacle of his life.

31. 31 重 Reborn: This Time, the Commoner Will Become an Official 重生，草根这次要当官 Fish Hill Listening to Rain鱼丘听雨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [Officialdom] + [A hidden identity] He was an ordinary nobody who unexpectedly returned to life eighteen years in the past! His fate took a new turn, and he rose through the ranks of officialdom! When his rivals moved against him, he discovered that his background held a surprising secret. One of the country's top wealthy families came looking for him of their own accord. Both his uncles were powerful figures, and his older brother was a special forces commander. The Zhong family is i 27.1kReads8.4Score2kShelves

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    It gets more and more exciting as it goes on!! The descendant of a top-tier wealthy family is lost in the common people. In the early stages, he relies on his own efforts to rise step by step in the officialdom. When he encounters obstacles from his opponents, his powerful grandfather comes to claim him as a relative.

32. 32 小 Xiaoming's Guide to Business 小明的生意经 Timid Madman胆小的狂人Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [Urban] [Workplace] [Romance] Life is a business, and love is, too. It all depends on how you manage it... Mutual benefit is the secret to a lasting business. Don't expect to strike gold in one go. You might get away with cheating someone once, but next time, you could be the one who gets cheated... Wang Dongming takes that same approach: building things up little by little and putting himself in other people's shoes. He wins over influential people, clients, family, lovers, and friends with his 326Reads9.2Score—Shelves
33. 33 宿 Fated Homecoming 2 宿命归途2 Clear Shadow over Linchuan临川清影Urban611k WordsCompleted After graduating from a university in Xi’an, Zhang Botao moved to Beijing and fell in love with Yao Yufei while working at an investment company. Unable to afford housing prices in Beijing, he and Yao broke up after her family introduced her to a new boyfriend who owned an apartment. Downhearted, Zhang Botao ran into his classmate Lu Xiaofan and Lin Qiong, the owner of a trading company, at a bar. They exchanged contact information. Later, Zhang visited Sister Qiong, and the two fell deeply in —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A successful career turnaround: from humble beginnings to high-level leadership – recommended reading.

34. 34 官 The Officialdom Game 官奕 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban636k WordsOngoing My name is Wei Zilong, and I’ve spent my career in government. Through my story, I want to show everyone what the political arena is really like... When you’re in public service, you can’t always control your own fate. If you never weather a storm, how can you ever mature? 13kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves

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    Novels about ordinary people achieving success against all odds are definitely worth reading.

35. 35 龙 Dragon Head 龙头 Xun Fei寻飞Urban3.1M WordsCompleted For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing. 27.6kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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    Every step I've taken has been hard-earned! No one has helped me get to where I am today! I've earned it all with my life!

36. 36 官 The Road to Officialdom: From a Township Justice Office to the Provincial Compound 官道：从乡镇司法所到省委大院 The Jing River Household京河人家Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Beginning in the early twenty-first century, this novel chronicles the rise of Wang Xiaofeng, a young man from a poor family. Along the way, he faces petty schemers and receives help from benefactors. His posts and responsibilities change, but his original ideals and aspirations never do. Wang Xiaofeng starts out as a clerk at a township judicial office, then rises steadily through the ranks… 6.6kReads7.8Score584Shelves

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    A must-read novel about officialdom!

37. 37 重 Back to My Youth, I Become a Rich Woman and Snatch the Finest Cabbage 重返青春当富婆拱那颗最靓的白菜 I Am a Zongzi我是粽子Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted [Just started, so the rating is low. If you like stories that aren’t mindless wish fulfillment, jump right in.] In her previous life, she gave her heart to the wrong man, ended up thirty million yuan in debt after carrying a child for ten months, was cheated on, and was driven to the brink. Reborn in 2014, she has clear, simple goals: Do well in school, work her butt off to make money, then snag a top-tier hunk with straight-A family background, character, and looks! People laugh at her for bei 21.1kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves

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    From a college entrance exam comeback to starting a business on campus, and finally becoming a billionaire! Every step the female lead takes is solid, and her eventual net worth of hundreds of billions doesn't seem exaggerated. In fact, you might even think she could have earned even more money, but she simply gave up! Six parts career storyline, three parts romance, and one part ensemble cast – a realistic entrepreneurial drama that was somewhat overshadowed by Shuming!

38. 38 你 Hello, Mr. Doraemon 你好，哆啦A梦先生 Pork Head Is Delicious猪头肉很好吃Urban529k WordsCompleted I had only wanted to live an easy, carefree life as an ordinary person. But when my childhood sweetheart and first CEO girlfriend married someone else for the sake of profit, and my beautiful second girlfriend, a painter, sacrificed herself for power, I realized I couldn't keep being a pushover. I had to fight back! When I finally stood at the top of the pyramid, I gave life a resounding shout... 1.9kReads8.7Score199Shelves

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    The male nanny slept with a business tycoon.

39. 39 冷 Cold War Wolf: The Ivanov Files 冷战之狼：伊万诺夫档案 Aiboli爱博力Eastern Fantasy181k WordsCompleted Ivanov, an outstanding cadet from a military academy’s special forces program, is drawn into a Cold War conspiracy and hunted around the world by three factions. He breaks through with a wolf’s tenacity and paves his way with revenge, facing one high-stakes twist after another as he fights back to the bitter end! You won’t regret reading this! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

40. 40 女 The Billionaire Who Rose from a Sea of Women 女人堆里走出的亿万富翁 Fished for Nothing钓了个寂寞Urban3.1M WordsCompleted A contemporary setting, lighthearted humor, laugh-out-loud everyday life, playful banter, heartwarming inspiration, and no harem. He's penniless, yet popular with women. He's sincere, yet works in the most hypocritical industry. He's handsome, talented, and witty, and could have led a life of endless romantic conquests, but… Set in Shenzhen, Guangdong, in 2008, the story follows the remarkable career and business journey of Li Zhe, a young man from a farming family who rises steadily to success 2kReads5.9Score118Shelves

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    The protagonist is a farmer's son from a poor family with no capital or connections. He is penniless when he first enters society and is even looked down upon by his relatives when he goes to work in a big city. How does he rise from humble beginnings to become a dragon? Adapted from a true story, the writing style is light, interesting, and engaging. The love subplot, in particular, will make you smile more than an AK-47, and it has a lot of realistic enlightenment.

41. 41 正 The Hidden Dragon of the Righteous Path 正道潜龙 Wei Jie伪戒Urban4.5M WordsCompleted One of Wei Jie’s four-part series A shooting case. An undercover agent lies dead in the street. An investigator once swore an oath beneath the solemn national emblem. At a crossroads of fate, a twin brother makes a dramatic entrance, leading to a lonely yet passionate story... Back to 1998! Our brotherhood is still here, our youth is still here. From this point, we set sail once more and forge the next great triumph! 38.9kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves
42. 42 北 The Storms of Beicheng 北城风云 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (This story is entirely fictional. Its original title was Northern City’s Turmoil.) What is the jianghu? Wherever there are people, there is a jianghu, and wherever there is a jianghu, there is conflict! The jianghu is about fighting, killing, and the law of the jungle, but it’s also about human relationships and social conventions. This book will take you back to the jianghu of the 1980s and 1990s, where you’ll witness the extraordinary path of Chen Yanan, a generation’s ruthless hero 12.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
43. 43 风EN Dragon City: Winds of Change 风起龙城 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.4M WordsCompleted Sixty years after global disaster, the Little Freeze has ended. Governments across the living zones begin reclaiming large stretches of unadministered land awaiting development, reorganizing resources and ushering in a full-scale recovery. These twenty years are also known as the “Golden Twenty Years.” It's a dazzling new age: new zones rise one after another, politics sets the stage while capital puts on a show, and ambitious schemers are everywhere. Heroes and strongmen, treacherous warlords a 33.4kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
44. 44 离 After the Divorce, He Makes a Comeback 离婚后，他逆袭了 Gentle Words, Shallow Speech暖文浅语Marriage & Romance20k WordsCompleted After the divorce, he made a spectacular comeback. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He's not at the very top, but he has the potential to reach the very top. Think about it.

45. 45 黑 Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君：顺我者昌，逆我者亡！ Please Let Me Go Viral Just Once拜托你让我火一次吧Urban983k WordsOngoing [Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris 9.5kReads8.9Score582Shelves

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    A classic gangster novel, the journey of an underdog to the throne, brutal and visceral, filled with beautiful women and ruthless killing.

46. 46 至 Supreme Warlord 至尊战王 Little Dragon Fish小龙鱼Urban5.5M WordsOngoing After ten years on the battlefield, the God of War returns. He wields power over all and is richer than a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the mastermind turns out to be his fiancée... 609Reads8.4Score103Shelves

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    This is a place where greed for money, power, and sex drives a frenzied struggle; it's also a world of deceit, bloodshed, countless beauties, utter cruelty, and where only the victor reigns supreme! (Welcome to the world...)

47. 47 绝 The Peerless God of War 绝世战王 Little Dragon Fish小龙鱼Urban5.2M WordsOngoing After ten years on the battlefield, the War King returns, rich enough to rival a nation! But his entire family has been slaughtered, and the culprit turns out to be his fiancée... 2.1kReads7.2Score146Shelves
48. 48 救 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Meticulous to the Last Word一字不苟Urban644k WordsCompleted Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.6kReads8.7Score1kShelves
49. 49 2 2000: From Paper Seller to CEO in Three Years 2000：卖纸大专生三年成总裁 Mortal Dust凡人了尘Urban395k WordsOngoing In 2000, Jiang Yanzhou, a penniless drifter in Beijing, built Xin Gan Xian from the ground up by selling printer paper and supplies. A formidable rival, Ji Ke Gou, wielded its capital to crush him, launching price wars, playing tricks on customers, and applying pressure from every direction. Time and again, Jiang was pushed to the brink. He broke through one obstacle after another by focusing on service and building a supply chain. His counterattack in the court of public opinion gained momentum —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A promising book, a story of a struggling protagonist rising from humble beginnings to success. It's not mindless or overly clever; it's based on real hard work and perseverance.

50. 50 做 Be the Fiercest One 做最凶的那个 Ripped Jeans破洞裤子Urban476k WordsCompleted Lin Yu had always been troubled by a question: Why must good people endure eighty-one trials to become Buddhas, while bad people only need to lay down their butcher's knives? Fairness has never been something the poor get to talk about. If you want fairness, there's only one way: make yourself strong enough to create it. This world has both light and darkness. It won't treat you well just because you're kind. His father was unable to repay his debts and eventually took his own life. The creditor 778Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Give this one a try, I hope it suits your taste. It's a period gangster novel, very realistic, concise and to the point, about an ordinary person forced by reality to become a big shot.

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