Out of Books to Read, Looking for Political-Career Stories (I've Been Searching Forever and Haven't Found a Single One Worth Reading) 书荒求书（官场文（找了好久没一本能看的

1. 301 权 The Road to Power Begins with a Disaster 权途，从一场灾难开始 Who Will Listen谁人听Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Yang Yi returns to one week before the turning point in his life. Watch as he changes the tragic life he was once destined to lead. After changing the key events, he focuses on getting things done, putting the people first and serving them. In the end, he gets to see sights he never saw in his previous life. 90.3kReads7.9Score7.4kShelves

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   Purely hand rub! Try it

2. 302 官 Officialdom: I Rose to the Top, Starting in the County Committee 官场：我从县委开始登顶巅峰 Black-Clad Emperor黑衣帝尊Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Wang Xuan had only recently graduated when he was assigned to work in a county town. Watch as Wang Xuan stirs up a storm and rises through the ranks, doing what he can to benefit the people around him. His faint light will illuminate the county, and eventually the whole country! 94Reads8.8Score—Shelves
3. 303 破 The Move That Breaks the Deadlock 破局之举 Blue Hao蓝耗Urban627k WordsOngoing Chen Zimo's rise from the grassroots to the inner circle takes an unusual path. While others chase undercurrents, he devotes himself to studying the most transparent and solid system of rules, and finds in it a “cloud staircase” of his own. It is both his methodology and his shield. See how a wise man uses rules as steps and wisdom as his guide, climbing ever higher through a world of shifting tides and hidden currents. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A good book about officialdom potential

4. 304 官 Starting Out as a Deputy Section Chief in Officialdom 官场从副股级开始 Coco and Yiyi West of Jiangnan江南以西可可和一一Urban440k WordsCompleted A textbook for officialdom + a guide to surviving the workplace + no harem + getting things done! When the great wind rises, I ride it up ninety thousand miles! See how Qin Yuewei, a secretary with the rank of deputy section chief who’s on her second stint in the job, turns things around! She takes on Ma Liming, kicks Cao Dachuan, and stands up to Shu Chunlai! That’s the formidable Qin Yuewei! Work with Yuewei? You’ll get promoted every three years! Thirty years east of the river, thirty years w 447Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No one is watching, but I'm still persisting

5. 305 荒 Desert Island Survival Begins with a Hijacking 荒岛求生从劫机开始 Coco and Yiyi West of Jiangnan江南以西可可和一一Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Thousands of satisfying moments + Wei Xiaobao on a deserted island + first-person narration + six wives + love and hate + leveling up and slaying monsters + founding an island nation + revenge and escape Part One: Survival on a Deserted Island I'm a private plane pilot. I planned to cause a crash to get revenge, but my enemy's son-in-law beat me to it. The crash left me stranded on a deserted island near the equator with my enemy's daughter and wife! I never expected it to be a Japanese strongho 536Reads6.3Score—Shelves
6. 306 东 The Tale of Deng Sui, the Eastern Han Dynasty’s First Empress Dowager 东汉第一女太后邓绥传 Coco and Yiyi West of Jiangnan江南以西可可和一一Ancient Romance291k WordsCompleted Female-led story + an Eastern Han version of Empresses in the Palace + a white lotus making a comeback + wealthy family rivalries + palace intrigue + mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts + rivalry between women + power games + building a career From the start, she faces Dou Xian, who had a stone monument carved at Mount Yanran, and Empress Dowager Dou, whose power surpasses the emperor’s! She outshines Empress Yin and is nearly driven to suicide! Born into the Deng Yu clan, she must conte 29Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 穿 Transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms as a Warlord 穿越三国当军阀 Coco and Yiyi West of Jiangnan江南以西可可和一一Historical422k WordsCompleted Three Kingdoms + war + coups + transmigration + political intrigue + romance!!! I am the leader of the Way of Great Peace, the head of the Yellow Turbans, a trusted confidant of Emperor Ling of Han, the teacher of Emperor Xian of Han, and the boss of the Black Mountain Army. I steer Luoyang’s politics and nearly unify the Central Plains! I used to be a low-ranking clerk in a municipal government office. After working overtime for five days straight, I was struck by five thunderbolts on my way ho 26Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 308 候 Hou Weidong's Notes on Being an Official 候卫东做官笔记 The God of Heaven Fell in Love with You天神爱上你Urban790k WordsCompleted As a graduate of a prestigious university, Hou Weidong encounters one thorny problem after another upon entering government service, yet manages to turn danger into safety every time. Taking different approaches: that is Hou Weidong’s political philosophy. That is how Hou Weidong conducts himself. That is Hou Weidong’s great wisdom. 2.4kReads6.6Score290Shelves

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   Very beautiful, so beautiful!

9. 309 末 Surviving the Apocalypse: From the Start with One Bowl, Ending with a Nation 末世求生之开局一个碗结局一个国 Coco and Yiyi West of Jiangnan江南以西可可和一一Sci-Fi & Apocalypse248k WordsCompleted “Instead of killing one another, we might as well join forces and face death together!” I press my pistol to the back of the goddess Mu Wanqing’s head. She presses hers to the back of Ai Li’s head, and Ai Li presses hers to the back of mine. The three of us pull the triggers! In the year 3500, nuclear war breaks out. Earth is destroyed, and robots rule the world. Humanity is divided into robots, cyborgs, and humans! Humans live in fifteen sanctuaries: the Mariana Trench, ten thousand meters belo 20Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 310 过 Adopted Son, Part Two 过继二 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Wealth + power plays] [Reality + perseverance] [Life + passion] [Love + living] A man must be as tough as iron, but also as resilient as steel. Only then can he face the harshness of reality and the twists of fate, and rise to meet new challenges. I'm Zhao Erhai, and here's my story... 4kReads9.3Score500Shelves

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    What did the little man go through on his road to success? Official novel, good to read

11. 311 高 The Truth Behind the Gao Family Village Election 高家庄选举背后的真相 Mad Scholar of Huaizhou怀州狂生Urban502k WordsOngoing [True to Life]+ [Two Male Leads]+ [Face-slapping]+ [Customs]+ [Urban]+ [Legend] [The Han people’s greatest taboo]: body odor The Gao family, who migrated from the Great Pagoda Tree, has a large population and came from Shanxi. The local natives, with assorted surnames like Song, Du, and Xi, occupy the village’s best land, and most of their families are wealthy. Their population should be even larger, so why are there so few of them? These circumstances defy the natural order. Just like the rumor —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Guan Farm, a good book, read it quickly, the pace is good! Quick reversal!

12. 312 官 The Road to Officialdom: Starting at the Grassroots 官道：从基层做起 Big Lingzi大凌子Urban554k WordsOngoing [Officialdom + Power + Romance + Workplace] Once you figure out how the system works, it’s like activating a cheat code. It’s an exciting ride from the start. This realistic novel about officialdom follows Lin Yaodong’s step-by-step rise from the grassroots to the heights of power. 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A documentary novel about officialdom, written very thoroughly.

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