Any Novels Like Those Where the Protagonist Builds a Life in America? Please! 有没有类似主角在美国发展的书？求求了！

1. 51 我 I’m the Boss in Italy 我在意大利当老板 Pizza Without Tomato Sauce没有蕃茄酱的披萨Urban1.4M WordsOngoing In late-1990s Italy, Hu Liu’an, a stranger in a strange land, takes you on a journey through an overseas world unlike any other, filled with its own bittersweet experiences and tangled loves and hatreds... 4.6kReads8.2Score255Shelves

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   The main character develops in Italy

2. 52 那 Those Absurd Years in North America 那些年在北美的荒诞经历 Li Qianmo李浅墨Urban1.0M WordsOngoing Five years ago, he was an undocumented man hoping to make a living as a video blogger. Five years later, his business empire spans Wall Street, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and the Rust Belt around the Great Lakes. Everyone thinks he is simply a Chinese American businessman with extraordinary luck, but no one knows that behind every precise decision lies his absolute command of history's currents. The Forrest family counts him as an ally, the President regards him as his most important political 6.1kReads7.5Score314Shelves
3. 53 无 The President Who Couldn’t Resign 无法辞职的总统 The Uncle Returns, Still a Young Man大叔归来仍是少年Urban538k WordsOngoing A massive explosion! Was it terrorism? An accident? Or a carefully orchestrated conspiracy? Food delivery rider Li Zheng transmigrates and becomes a president who cannot resign, unwillingly dragged into a struggle of political intrigue and power. He had no warning, no preparation, and no backup plan. Everyone thinks he's the biggest winner to emerge from this disaster. But no one knows that his arrival has accidentally shattered the conspiracy group's deep-laid plans. What comes next isn't gl 1.3kReads6.9Score104Shelves

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   Becoming president of the United States after traveling through the country is pretty impressive.

4. 54 美 America, 1865: My Gangster Empire 美利坚1865：我的黑帮帝国 Frontier Feast前沿佳宴Urban248k WordsCompleted “I’m talking to you nicely, and you think I’m some kind of gentleman? Pretending you don’t understand? Fine. I’ll set your house on fire in the middle of the night, kidnap your mother, and make off with your wife... Then we can sit down and talk it over, nice and slow!” From the start, Lin Jiu awakens in 1865 in the body of a laborer at a saltpeter mine. An unexpected riot gives him a chance to escape the mining camp. He sneaks aboard a merchant ship bound for New York. New York is caught betwee 65Reads—Score112Shelves

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   This is it. It's set in 19th-century America. It's a gangster novel. I don't know if you'll like it, but it's quite to my taste.

5. 55 重 Reborn in the Wild Nineties: I Only Have Three Things to Do 重生野性时代，我只做三件事 Seeking Answers Beneath the Mountain山下求索Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Reborn + scheming + ruthless + multiple women, no official pairing + business warfare] Xu Zhengwen, reborn as a Hong Kong tycoon, uses angel investment as bait, capital as a chain, and love as a lock to win their loyalty. Having secretly taken control of other nations' economies with the help of stunning women from around the world, he now has only three things left to do. First, build the world's leading technology and business empire, laying the groundwork for China's rise as a great power 13.3kReads6.9Score1.1kShelves

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   Starting from Harvard University, the logic is clear and not mindless.

6. 56 美 American Cop: The Shadow Knight of the Marvel Universe 美警：漫威宇宙的暗影骑士 Pan Dun Pan Dun潘敦潘敦Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing Reborn in Chicago, America, he becomes a low-ranking police officer. Fortunately, upon his rebirth, he also awakens a golden finger: the Tough Cop System. But he gradually realizes that this is not the America he knew in his previous life. This world is home not only to heroes and criminals from movies and TV shows, but also to Hell and demonic forces. How will he survive in a world with such a terrifying power system? The story begins with him as a rookie cop. 29.9kReads7.2Score3.5kShelves

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   Let me recommend my own book, a fan fiction about the Chicago Police Department.

7. 57 每 Daily Bargain-Hunting System: From the Start, I Landed in America 每日捡漏系统：开局落地美利坚 You Hua尤话Urban271k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the West Coast of the United States, Chen Meng finds himself in a nightmarish situation from the start. With no identity, no place to stay, and not a penny to his name, he becomes homeless, scraping by each day on relief supplies. Just when he is at the end of his rope, the Information Scavenging System quietly activates. It assesses the Host's current situation and generates leads on hidden bargains. Discarded goods in alleys, surprises tucked away by passersby, valuable —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Unexpectedly transported to the West Coast of America, Chen Meng faced a hellish start. Without identity, shelter, or money, he became a homeless vagrant, barely surviving on relief supplies. Just when he was at his wit's end, his daily scavenging system quietly activated. Junk items in alleyways, food in trash cans, hidden surprises by passersby, bargains being sold off at bargain prices… all sorts of information were updated in real time, keeping him informed of everything happening in the entire neighborhood. Mingling on the streets, he met all sorts of people, seeing through the chaotic identity system and the survival rules of the streets. An unconventional scavenging game officially began. Starting from the bottom of the streets, he slowly worked his way up, relying on his unique intelligence advantage, leveling up and overcoming obstacles in a foreign land to write his own legend. [Eye roll]

8. 58 重 Reborn in 2015: I Became President of the United States 重生2015：我在美利坚当总统 Born Rebellious, Rebellious, Rebellious天生反骨仔仔仔Urban546k WordsCompleted Legendary Transmigration | Unbeatable in the City | Corporate Warfare | Power Over All | High-Octane Gunfights Wes Li, a young Chinese American, transmigrates to New York in 2015. With an immortal body and memories of the future, he rises from an NYPD beat cop. He battles gangs, invests in the future, rescues socialites, and makes his way through the political arena. With capital as his spear and power as his shield, he will climb step by step to the very top, becoming America's guardian and a g 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Making a face][Making a face][Making a face]

9. 59 人 In North America, I Became Unbeatable After Drawing a Police Station 人在北美，从抽到警局开始无敌 Horizontal, Horizontal, Vertical, Hook横横竖勾Urban670k WordsOngoing [North America + System + army-building + summoning + invincible power fantasy + dark humor] Transmigrating to 1985, Juan finds himself in Mexico. A paradise for drug lords, a living hell for the police. Luckily, Juan awakens an army-building System, and gets a lucky draw from the start. [Congratulations! You have obtained one fully equipped Mexican border police station!] A timid little cop? No. Hit your daddy hard! Yes. The Mexican gangs are dumbfounded: “What kind of regular police officer dr 42Reads6.2Score—Shelves
10. 60 魂 Reborn in America: There's a Roosevelt in My Head 魂穿美立坚：我脑子里有个罗斯福 Ninth Day, Changing Yao初九爻动Urban354k WordsOngoing I transmigrate to America’s Rust Belt in 2014, where I become the most miserable low-wage worker around. My father dies horribly, my mother is hooked on drugs, and I scrape by at a gas station, always one step away from becoming an unidentified corpse. Just as I’m on the verge of breaking down, a voice booms inside my head “I’m Roosevelt, the American president who died seventy years ago.” Is this a golden finger from the heavens, or have I completely lost my mind? 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The new book looks interesting, but the author is working on three new books at the same time, so it's uncertain whether they can continue writing.

11. 61 人 From Farm Heir to President: My Life in America 人在美利坚，从继承农场开始做总统 I'm the Second Young Master我是二少啊Urban285k WordsCompleted My name is Chen Tian. A career in government was out of reach, my business failed, and just when life seemed hopeless, I unexpectedly inherited my uncle's farm in America. Damn it, what's with the demon in the basement? Day one: Why is this demon so stupid? Day two: What demon? This is my beloved, trusted partner. Day three: Damn those white gangsters and their families. Let's take them down! Day four: Carry out the plan to provide extensive support for the development of the western region. Day 104Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This looks good; I'm in America.

12. 62 1 1870: From Coolie to Underworld Emperor 1870：从猪仔到地下皇帝 It's Me, Old Cat是我老猫啊Historical2.8M WordsCompleted The Gold Mountain of Jinshan, the Nine of Chen Jiu. Cast into exile overseas from the start, with nothing but the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled, how can he carve out a path to survival amid the anti-Chinese tide? Chinese tong factions fighting among themselves, Irish gangs closing in, officials signing discriminatory laws... Beneath this immigrant city flows a river of gold that devours all who enter it. The anti-Chinese tide is rising ever higher. Chen Jiu's six thousand disciples 13.9kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    It's nice! [Flying kiss][flying kiss]

13. 63 1 In 1970, I Reached the Pinnacle of Power in America 1970我在漂亮国问鼎权利巅峰 Nanren Nan楠人楠Urban1.0M WordsOngoing A 21st-century self-help guru is transported to 1970s America. With his golden finger and gift for public speaking, he makes a stunning comeback! The media call him a “heroic governor” and a “national hero.” The people call him “the people's governor.” His opponents call him an incubus, a virus. He is the governor of Pennsylvania, the sun of the Keystone State, wielding its military, political, and legislative powers all in one. You can call him the King of Pennsylvania! 130.5kReads8.9Score11.4kShelves
14. 64 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score759Shelves
15. 65 修 Cultivating in America: A Life of Romance 修仙美利坚，风流每一天 Bookworm, Don't Rush书虫莫急Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [The Only One with Supernatural Powers + Abroad + Slice of Life + Tycoon + Horse Racing + Farm + Foreign Flair + Blonde Beauties + Living as He Pleases] Also known as: You Asked Me to Cultivate Immortality, But I Fall for Every Tall, Beautiful Foreign Woman I Meet When a cultivator meets a Texas cowboy, is it a clash of civilizations or a crushing technological advantage? Witness how an Eastern cultivator uses immortal arts to conquer America, carving out a path to greatness through gunfire, mon 30.2kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
16. 66 穿 Transmigrating, Starting by Becoming the President of America 穿越，从成为艾美莉卡总统开始 Immortal Tongzi桐梓仙人Urban564k WordsOngoing After a night of drinking, Ye Yang, an ordinary young man from China, transmigrated to a parallel world and was reborn in the United States of America, also known as Eagle Sauce. Ye Yang's new identity was that of a cabinet minister, and he even had a beautiful wife. He thought he was about to live the dream: marrying a rich beauty, becoming a CEO, and reaching the pinnacle of life. But on the very first day after transmigrating, his wife wanted a divorce, and the president dismissed him from hi 1.5kReads7.1Score—Shelves
17. 67 混 A Cop in Chicago, Taking No Nonsense 混在芝加哥当警察横着走 The Pancakes Are Definitely Cooked饼保熟Urban252k WordsOngoing Underworld Strategist: Boss, David has come to our territory! Should we call all our men back? Underworld Godfather: No need. Eat and drink as usual! (Who am I to make him come here in person?) Campaign Team Manager: Sir, how about we have Mr. David's team handle your security? I don't think the Secret Service is very competent! Candidate: Yes. Maybe I should pay him a personal visit. That would show more sincerity! 286Reads8.4Score—Shelves
18. 68 超 The Extraordinary Cop Just Wants to Slack Off 超凡警察只想摸鱼 Rain on the Fields田上雨Urban378k WordsCompleted Supernatural + Fantasy + Transmigration + Realistic + Slice of Life “Detectives near the Financial District, please be advised. Detectives in the Financial District, please be advised: there’s been a bank robbery…” The radio crackled in a police car on Seventh Street in District 15, Los Angeles. “John, aren’t we going over there?” John Qiao was eating a burger and sipping a soda when he heard his partner. He shot him a sidelong glance. “The money belongs to the capitalists. My life belongs to me 119Reads6.5Score—Shelves
19. 69 人 In North America, I Get Stronger Every Time I Kill a Demon 人在北美，一杀恶魔就变强 Light Against the Wind逆风的光Urban438k WordsOngoing Chen Ming transmigrates to America, where he accidentally kills a demon and takes its innate ability. From then on, he sets out on a path of hunting demons. As Chen Ming tracks down demons, he discovers that beneath the neon lights of a bustling city, wherever the light can’t reach, demons run rampant. He learns that demons aren’t the only terrifying things in this world. Sometimes, humans are even more frightening. 149Reads6.4Score—Shelves
20. 70 重EN Reborn: Becoming a Hollywood Tycoon in Ten Years 重生之后，用十年成为好莱坞大亨 Winter's Hot Water Bottle冬天的热水瓶Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Hollywood + a Chinese person reborn in an American’s body + director story] (Since real celebrities’ names, including homophones, aren’t allowed, they’ve been changed. Readers will have to figure out who’s who for themselves. The author is helpless too, having been sent to the penalty box many times.) A third-rate director in his previous life, he is reborn in the 1990s in the body of a 23-year-old American prodigy director. From then on, titles pile up one after another: Hollywood box office 16.7kReads8.8Score954Shelves

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    Although it was forcibly censored, it's still worth reading if you're looking for something to read.

21. 71 人 In America: The Horse-Taming Champion Batu Lu 人在美利坚：御马第一巴图鲁 Qingshi Yuqi倾世鱼七Urban979k WordsOngoing Back in 2014 America, Lin Jie gains a Growth and Marriage System. Meeting outstanding women lets him strengthen himself and unlock resources for investments across various industries. He builds a strong foundation in energy, agriculture, and high-tech, establishes himself on Wall Street, and meets a number of remarkable women with very different personalities. A foreign beauty is still a horse, after all. I’m America’s number-one master horseman, Batu. Pure satisfaction from beginning to end, wi 3.5kReads5.3Score532Shelves

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    It's incredibly good!

22. 72 八 The Eighties: A Fake Overseas Student Serves His Country in His Own Way 八零年代：冒牌留子另类报国 Zhanjiang Red湛江红Urban918k WordsOngoing Xu Zhiyuan, from the 21st century, was hit by a truck and sent straight to the 1980s, where he became an international student studying in America. The top student Xu Zhiyuan majored in mechanical engineering, a field that desperately needed engineers back home. His soul was replaced, and a layabout who’d barely scraped through school took the place of the academic ace. A third-rate punk really couldn’t make sense of all those technical terms. He couldn’t even keep pretending. In reality, Xu Zhi 123.8kReads8.9Score11.8kShelves

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    This book is very well written, it's just that it's too short.

23. 73 合 Reaching the Summit of the United States, Starting as Kennedy’s Speechwriter 合众国之巅，从给肯尼迪撰稿开始 hiyoriiUrban606k WordsOngoing Clara Sorensen comes from modern-day America to 1959 and chooses to carry on her father’s legacy. With The Other America, she stands out from the crowd and becomes a behind-the-scenes speechwriter for John F. Kennedy’s campaign team. As she faces the turbulent American political landscape of the 1960s and 1970s, how will she defeat Nixon, stand up to the Senate’s king, Lyndon Johnson, take on “Goldwater,” tame the unruly Republicans, wage war on poverty, and write an epic for the New Frontier, b 31.5kReads8.9Score5kShelves
24. 74 润 Making It to America: Watch Me Expose the American Dream on Livestream 润到美利坚：看我直播拆穿美国梦 Rain Falls, Wind Whispers 666雨落风声666Urban230k WordsOngoing [America]+ [Comedy]+ [Immigrant life]+ [System]+ [Entrepreneurship]+ [Local color] Zhou Mancang, a young man from a small town, quits his steady job and heads to Los Angeles with two suitcases and the words, “There are opportunities everywhere in America,” hoping to stay with an online friend. What do you mean the local thug Zhao Shihao is giving me trouble? What do you mean by Chicken Man, Saul Goodman, Heisenberg, Jesse Pinkman, the Eastwood cowboy, and Stallone, characters from TV shows and m 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a good book; it mainly focuses on the protagonist's entrepreneurial journey.

25. 75 穿 Transmigrating to America: I Become a Hero in New York 穿越美利坚：我在纽约当勇者 Ran Xiaohe冉小河Urban303k WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted. Everyone is welcome to read! [Multiple heroines + System stat upgrades + gangs + everyday romance among American high schoolers + business warfare] He opens his eyes to find himself in hell. Owen transmigrates to America, where he is sold to a criminal organization from the start and turned into a highly trained tool for theft. He thinks his life story is destined to end with him rotting away in a sewer like a slime. Then he escapes from that den of evil, and jus 252Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Leveling up in America

26. 76 美 Hollywood: The Birth of a Superstar 美娱：一个巨星的诞生 Hai Dafu海大腹Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [1990s, slow-paced, realistic, slice of life, showbiz, business warfare, modest golden finger] This is a story about someone who transmigrates to America, starts out as a singer, and rises to become a tycoon. The pacing is slow, the logic holds up, there's no tragedy or angst for the protagonist, and he builds his fortune in the entertainment industry. Multiple heroines. 5.5kReads7.1Score393Shelves

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    It's developed in the US, and it looks great.

27. 77 杀 Slaughtering My Way Through American Horror Story, Starting with Coven 杀穿美恐，从女巫集会开始 Cambrian Light寒武光Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Ghosts, demons, clowns, killers, and mutants run rampant across the world, while the people of the Chosen Land live in misery. Luo Bai arrives in this world carrying the Book of Containment, ready to spread the good news, when, wait a minute... Something’s not right from the start! He listens as the girl lying on top of him weeps and keeps repeating, “I’m sorry I betrayed you.” The future father of the people, the one and only savior, the world’s greatest exorcist, medium, Taoist master, and 18.2kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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    I've read some, and there are still many more I'm reading 😅😅

28. 78 我 I Pursue the Dao of Evil in Hollywood 我在好莱坞邪修证道 White-Robed Blacksmith白衣铁匠Urban407k WordsCompleted [Satisfying power fantasy] [Villainous protagonist] [Decisive and ruthless] [Fast-paced] [Horror movies] After transmigrating to a parallel-world Hollywood, Cao Xiang becomes a no-name Chinese actor. He discovers that horror films in this world have become reality, and terrifying ghosts and monsters are roaming the real world. At a critical moment, he awakens the Evil Cultivator System and becomes an evil cultivator. From then on, corpse refinement, ghost raising, curse magic, and venomous insec 1.4kReads8.2Score100Shelves
29. 79 我 I Cultivate Demonic Arts in the American Horror World 我在美恐世界修魔神 Mu Feiren牧飞刃Mystery633k WordsCompleted (No female lead + American horror setting + ruthless protagonist) Fellow demon hunter: Wes is brutal and unreasonable. He’s practically a lunatic! Vampire queen: Wes is a completely unreasonable madman, a shameless bastard with absolutely no bottom line!!! Werewolf leader: I consider myself pretty tough, since I’m a little tougher than the average hard case. But Wes isn’t like that. He’s an animal! Shapeshifter progenitor: I’ve never met anyone so shameless! Crossroads deal-making demon: Aaaah! 349Reads7.0Score102Shelves

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    Some I've read, and many more are still being read in books [awkward laugh][awkward laugh]

30. 80 在 A Ghost in the Movie World 在电影世界当幽魂 Skeleton King Yuan Benchu骷髅王袁本初Male-Channel Fanfiction376k WordsCompleted Bad news: You're already dead. Good news: You can still live. Want to live? Then get a job! This is simply an unconventional infinite journey about someone who loves life becoming a ghost. Our slogan is: Life! Life! And more damn life! As for the Dragon-Proud Hero? To hell with him~ But wait, why is everything a ghost? So far, this story has covered: “The Ghost Mother,” “The Japanese Ghost Curse,” “Sadako vs. Kayako,” “The Ghost Woman's Curse,” “It Comes”... Possible future stories include “Amer 505Reads8.2Score—Shelves
31. 81 人 A Hitman in America 人在米国当杀手 Phantom Wanderer空幻行者Urban1.8M WordsCompleted An ordinary man from Huaguo transmigrates to the United States and discovers that he has become a lousy hitman wanted by the authorities. Fortunately, he receives a transmigrator's perk: a sign-in System. 15.3kReads6.7Score1.1kShelves
32. 82 华 Chinese-American Tycoon Spy: Hardcore American-Style Cultivation 华裔神豪特工，硬核美式修仙 Golden Carp xx Dragon Gate金鲤xx龙门Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsCompleted [Western movie fanfiction]+ [TV series fanfiction]+ [Marvel Cinematic Universe]+ [supernatural, fantasy, and sci-fi movies]+ [games]+ [slow burn] My name is Luke Qin. I’m not a Skywalker. I wanted to lie flat, but then I saw a story about Stark Industries in the newspaper. So I decided to stay away from New York, keep lying flat, and live peacefully as a third-generation rich kid. But fate had other plans. I had a damn cultivation technique, so I decided to extend my rebellious phase. Then I pic 17kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
33. 83 末 The Age of Declining Magic: I Become a God by Refining Corpses in the American Supernatural Universe 末法时代：我在美综炼尸成神 Magical Seal神奇海豹Urban405k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lin Qi picked up a sinister cultivation manual and spent thirteen years killing fish at RT-Mart to enter the Dao. In this life, he was reborn as Alex, an ambitious young man in America. It was still the same age of declining magic, with spiritual energy choked off all around him. Trying to enter the Dao again was harder than climbing to heaven. Fortunately, the Fate-Reversing Compass that transmigrated with him successfully derived an improved technique: “Use a river of blo 3.4kReads7.4Score197Shelves
34. 84 冒 Adventure King: Exploring the World of Movies 冒险王：电影世界大探险 I'm a Stick of Kudzu我是一碌葛Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Fast-paced + Neurotic + Absurd + Fantasy + Sci-fi + Transmigration into obscure foreign films] [Packed with movie references, ideal for film buffs] Nerdy homebody Li Pu was tricked into downloading a 1 TB collection of adult film torrents. But when he opened it, things got way out of hand. 5.4kReads8.2Score337Shelves
35. 85 诸 Myriad Worlds: Starting by Blowing Up the American Horror Story 诸天：从打爆美恐开始 People in Need困难群众Mystery508k WordsOngoing Li Ye transmigrated into the world of American TV dramas and awakened an Attribute-Picking System. He soon discovered that this world was more than it seemed: not only were the Winchester brothers here, but so were Constantine, witches, werewolves, vampires, and more. God was nowhere to be found, angels had begun fighting for power, and demons wanted to take over the human world. (Supernatural, Jason vs. Freddy, Van Helsing, American Horror Story: Coven, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries, The F 2kReads7.3Score148Shelves
36. 86 从 Starting with a Demon Possession, I Become a Legendary Demon Hunter 从恶魔附身开始，成为传说猎魔人 Cicadas Chirp in Summer蝉鸣在夏Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “Time’s just about up. Your soul belongs to me now.” “And you say you’re not a demon!” … Yu Jin, who transmigrated into this world, unexpectedly gained the power to make contracts. By fulfilling a contract, Yu Jin can obtain fragments of souls to strengthen himself and forge all things. Determined to keep his body from decaying, Yu Jin sets out on the path to immortality. Evil spirits, witches, vampires, werewolves, colossi, Leviathans, Old Gods… Anyone who stands in his way is reduced to dust. 5.9kReads8.0Score509Shelves
37. 87 美 The Superhero Joint Task Force: My First Mission Was to Talk Harley Quinn Into It 美漫联调局，首战劝说小丑女 Poor as Iced Tea穷成冰茶Male-Channel Fanfiction2.8M WordsOngoing Li Chengfeng transmigrated and gained an Agent System. As a member of the Bureau, every time he successfully solves a case, he can randomly acquire one ability from the target of the mission. Amid his surprise, Li Chengfeng noticed something was wrong. Someone had escaped from Fox River State Penitentiary, and there was a town near Boston called Storybrooke. Beast attacks were happening on the outskirts of Raccoon City, while tourists kept disappearing in the town of Silent Hill. A TV host was r 6.5kReads8.8Score436Shelves
38. 88 作 I Was an Assassin, but I Became Gentle 作为杀手，我变温柔了 Half a Life of Failure半世无成Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban Legend]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Imaginative Power Fantasy]+ [Romance and Riches] This world isn't quite what it seems. It holds many strange life forms and urban legends that science can't explain. I'm one of the world's top assassins. During a mission, I chanced upon a strange life form, and from that moment on, my life and career changed... 1.7kReads—Score104Shelves

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    This is a completed urban fantasy novel. The male protagonist is developing his career abroad and his story is unconventional and full of imaginative ideas. It's the kind of book you'd stay up all night to finish.

39. 89 跳 The Fleas 跳蚤们 Ming Hai鸣海Urban111k WordsCompleted The Fleas is a crime novel about the struggles and ambitions of new Chinese immigrants in Flushing and Manhattan, New York. Set in the early twenty-first century, it follows three ordinary men, Li Xiaodong, Gao Wanli, and Xie Yuan, who came to America as immigrants, undocumented migrants, and international students. Through starkly realistic storytelling, it portrays their hardships and desires as they confront the challenges of building new lives overseas, revealing the difficulties of immigran 8Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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    A realistic novel! A true depiction of the lives of Chinese Americans! An absolute masterpiece! The novel follows Li Xiaodong, Gao Wanli, and Xie Yuan as they arrive in the United States through immigration, illegal entry, and studying abroad. Focusing on these ordinary people, the author uses an extremely realistic narrative style to portray their struggles and desires as they face the challenges of a new life overseas. Through a small entry point, the novel unfolds the hardships of immigrant life, their choices regarding interests, and their yearning for the American Dream. A very realistic book, definitely worth reading.

40. 90 谁 Who Says America Has No Social Graces? 谁说美利坚没有人情世故 Three-Year-Old Crayon蜡笔三岁Urban184k WordsOngoing [America] [Finance] [Corporate Warfare] [Empire] "Who says America has no room for human connections?" Reborn in America in 2008, Li An smiled, the golden finger known as [Mind Reading] in his hands. On Wall Street, he brought the Eastern art of navigating human relationships and the Western rules of capital to the utmost perfection. He went from an ordinary bank clerk to Mr. Li, the world's most famous philanthropist. Years later, on the award stage in Oslo, a reporter asked pointedly, "Mr. Li, 160Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist develops his career in the United States, shorting Wall Street financial institutions, engaging in financial warfare.

41. 91 顶 Top Killer, Starting with a Dog 顶级杀手，从一条狗开始 Chronic Update Procrastinator拖更患者Male-Channel Fanfiction4.4M WordsOngoing The landlady’s storyline at the beginning may take some getting through, but most of it gets resolved later. [Important: Four chapters updated daily, with a steady schedule] [Crossover across movies and TV shows + a blended universe + gradual growth + proficiency panel + high-octane gunfights + iconic scenes + official-style snark + no conventional System + no female lead + homages to the classics] [Storylines already underway: John Wick 1–2 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Wanted | James Bond prequel | The 15.3kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Some, on the other hand, are killing and fighting in the United States.

42. 92 重 Reborn in 2010: The AI in My Head Is Too Powerful 重生2010我脑中的AI太强了 yangxxxxxxUrban1.4M WordsOngoing My name is Chen Yiran. I was reborn in 2010, just as I was about to study abroad. An AI agent appeared in my mind. Its large language model uses my brain, and I named it Jasmine. But how can it be so much better than me when it’s using my brain? [I use your brain as my model, so if I’m amazing, that means you’re amazing too. Please open the terminal and enter python scraper.py.] All right, as you wish, Lady Jasmine. 38.7kReads7.7Score3.1kShelves
43. 93 四 The Siheyuan Is Just the Beginning 四合院只是开始 An Insignificant Social Nobody无关紧要的社会边角料Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted (This is not a slice-of-life story set in a Beijing courtyard. The courtyard is only part of the early plot, and the female characters get much less screen time once they leave their original storylines. The pacing is fast. The protagonist is a womanizer, there is no female lead, but there are female supporting characters. Don't read if that bothers you.) [Ding! Dear Host Lin Yu, congratulations on successfully activating the Apocalypse Survival System. In this perilous apocalypse, where resourc 2.7kReads5.5Score181Shelves

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    If you're looking for something different, check these out; they're quite interesting.

44. 94 我 I'm a Cash-Grabbing Streamer! But the Big Spender Really Does Send Gifts! 我，圈钱主播！但大哥是真刷啊！ Blue Chalk蓝色粉笔Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Jiang Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a livestream money-grabbing System! As long as he earns gifts and tips and meets his cash-grabbing targets, he can receive random rewards from the System! And so, the internet's most shamelessly money-hungry streamer is born! "Boss! Singing, dancing, doing stunts, rapping, standing on my head, whatever other streamers can do, I can do too. And whatever they can't do, I can do even better!" "Boss, just tell me what you want me to do! As lon 162.5kReads9.4Score14.7kShelves
45. 95 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 59.7kReads9.5Score8kShelves
46. 96 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 525.3kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves
47. 97 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
48. 98 美 The American Kill Line? My Cultivation Makes Me Untouchable 美利坚斩杀线？修仙的我无法无天 At Year's End, Returning to Zhongnan Mountain i岁暮归南山iUrban1.4M WordsOngoing [The rating has just been released and is expected to rise] [Invincible + Harem + Kill Line + Multiple Heroines + Decisive and Ruthless + Satisfying Leveling + No Angst + Tears Apart an Aircraft Carrier + The Only One with Magic] My name is Li Ang. When I opened my eyes, I found myself in America. I thought I was in for a grueling life under capitalism, but the System welcomed me to the Netherworld Demon Sect and told me to hurry up and cultivate immortality! What the heck? I'm in America! How a 43kReads7.0Score4.9kShelves
49. 99 人 Abroad, Chinese Men Are the Ultimate Luxury 人在海外，国男才是顶级奢侈品 Su Lengmeng苏冷梦Urban362k WordsCompleted Chen Ang kept getting dumped back home for being “poor,” until he finally saw the light: In this day and age, back home, he was just a “second-rate product” that nobody wanted. But in certain overseas markets, his 188-centimeter model physique and handsome, sunny East Asian face were probably a rare “luxury item.” Just like those foreign teachers who couldn’t make it in Europe or America but were adored once they came to Asia. So he flew abroad and started at the bottom of the Chinese community. 357Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Take it all, sweep it all away!

50. 100 异 The Poisonous Outsider: Ouyang Ke's Counterattack to Conquer America 异世小毒物：欧阳克逆斩美利坚 Red-Braised Dead Flesh红烧死人肉Urban568k WordsOngoing [Kill Line] + [Multiple Heroines] + [First Person] + [Weak System] + [The Legend of the Condor Heroes Fanfiction] I believe in indulging human desire, and this place is full of beauties. I believe in being supreme above all, and here there are no moral constraints. I love the freedom and thrills of the jianghu, and this is a lawless land teeming with rival gangs. I have inherited a body of poisonous arts, and here there are resources in endless supply. This world is the paradise I’ve always drea 750Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is enjoyable and not idiotic; I recommend it with five stars.

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