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Any Stories About a Struggle to Succeed That Feel Close to Real Life?

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Looking for books like *This Family*. I want to learn how a multimillionaire made his fortune, the struggles the rich go through behind the scenes, and how they win in business battles set in a world close to reality. Ideally, the story would offer some guidance for real life. Are there any works like this? Plenty of recommendations, please.

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401 Three Pagodas and Purple Mountain Muzi Su RongModern Romance114k WordsCompleted 3Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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Among the mountains in southern Yunnan, the Three Treasures lie quietly in the folds of the red soil plateau; two thousand kilometers to the east, Zijin Mountain overlooks the fireworks world of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. These two place names, thousands of miles apart, are connected by the footsteps of one person. Yun Kun is a child who came out of Sanbao Town. He has understood the poverty in the mountains since he was a child, but what is more difficult to erase than the poverty is the thought in his heart of flying out of the mountains. Later, he really walked out and went all the way to the Military Engineering College, where he became a person studying optics - dealing with lenses and reflectors all day long, trying to figure out how to make his eyes see farther and clearer. In the east of Nanjing, Ning Xiang lived a different kind of life. In ordinary alleys and houses with fireworks, she should have followed the pattern of urban life steadily. But the big hand of the times gently pushed her to another track with a tampered household registration. The wonder of fate is that two lines that never seemed to intersect met at the foot of Purple Mountain. Yun Kun has the stubbornness of the red earth, and even nine oxen can't stop him from doing what he is sure about; but Ning Xiang is a tough willow by the Qinhuai River. Looking at Wen Wan, she only knows how strong she can be when the storm comes. When they come together, it is not only the union of two people, but also the encounter of two ways of living. Later, in those poor days, a reed chicken paced in the backyard, a few loofah vines climbed up the eaves, and Yun Kun made a kaleidoscope with scraps, allowing flowers to bloom in ordinary light - life was tight, but it made them live a happy life. The fate of the two generations unfolds, linking the long journey from the smoke of the Anti-Japanese War to the spring breeze of reform. The Three Pagodas see the people in the mountains holding on to their traditions and trying to go outside every year; the Purple Mountain sees the city changing its appearance every day, with the new and the old constantly colliding. In this change, everyone has to find his or her own position - Ning Fa is too clever with his calculations, Ning Gui is shrewd and calculating, Ning Zhonghua's fatherly hands hold up the world, and Yu holds the burden of running the family firmly on his shoulders. Ultimately, this is a story about food stamps, household registration and life. Those long queues for half a pound of meat, the legs that were broken running for a certificate, the hardships of swallowing to keep one's dignity - these are the common memories of this generation. But what I want to ask at the end of the story is: When a big wave hits, what should people hold on to? In the day-to-day changes, what can withstand the erosion? Come to think of it, the answer lies in the silent watch of the Three Treasures Pagoda and Purple Mountain.
402 Shen Yin & Mo Jun of the Ming Dynasty (Volume 4: the Frenzy of Party Struggle, the Upper Part of the Eight Million Heavenly Moat) Ye Xiao Who Likes Round DatesHistorical73k WordsCompleted —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
403 Official Career Straight into the Blue Clouds It's Rare in This World to SmileUrban2.8M WordsCompleted 11.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
404 The Silver Chao of the Ming Dynasty & Mo Jun (The First Volume Is in Crisis, the Silver Treasury of the Ming Dynasty Is Empty) Ye Xiao Who Likes Round DatesHistorical54k WordsCompleted —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
405 Fission: Brothers' Feud in the Advertising World Li Tiejun204k WordsCompleted 11Reads9.2Score—Shelves
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A true story of struggle!
406 Shen Yin & Mo Jun of Ming Dynasty (Part 1-28 of Volume 3) Ye Xiao Who Likes Round DatesHistorical86k WordsCompleted —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
407 From Fool to Tycoon Wang YiwangUrban2.9M WordsCompleted 221.7kReads9.4Score20.2kShelves
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The Lone Walker is a very good book. I personally think that if it is made into a TV series, it will have high ratings.
408 Shen Yin & Mo Jun of the Ming Dynasty (Volume 2: the Hustle and Bustle of Jiangnan, 300,000 Liang Threshold·part 1) Ye Xiao Who Likes Round DatesHistorical50k WordsCompleted —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
409 Shen Yin & Mo Jun of the Ming Dynasty (Volume 1·Gui Wei Deng Ke Chapter 1-35) Ye Xiao Who Likes Round DatesHistorical96k WordsCompleted —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
410 The Road to Official Career at the Grassroots Level Is Confusing Zuo LinfengUrban255k WordsCompleted 638Reads9.5Score—Shelves
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Realistic style, classic officialdom novel. Reveal social reality and depict the weaknesses of human nature. It has the potential to be adapted into a TV series. I recommend everyone to watch it carefully.
411 The Wind Passes Through Western Zhou City Sanxi GardenUrban260k WordsCompleted 419Reads6.7Score101Shelves
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Inspiring within the system, at the grassroots level, in county-level agencies, close to real people and real events, one or two of the official technical novels "Wind Passing the City of Western Zhou Dynasty".
412 The Thousand-Faced Thief King Heading NorthUrban2.1M WordsCompleted 96.1kReads9.6Score12kShelves
413 Cheng'an Xiao Qi Lao QiUrban639k WordsOngoing 63Reads—Score—Shelves
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We are all ordinary people
414 A Few Things About Real Estate Just Let Me Wear That Bronze MaskUrban1.0M WordsCompleted 152Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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"[To readers] The first 20 chapters of this book focus on laying out the background of the protagonist and the texture of the times, with a steady pace. Starting from Chapter 21, when he lands in the workplace, a game-breaking drama that combines human nature, rules and values will unfold. Thank you for your patience, and I look forward to going on this in-depth reading journey with you."
415 My Ups and Downs in the First Half of My Life It's Me in AugustModern Romance65k WordsOngoing —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Adapted from real events
416 The Crooked Road of Life Waiwai ComicsUrban1.1M WordsCompleted 215Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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A man's true struggle history.
417 Start a Happy Life by Practicing Boxing Pan-Fried Buns and White PorridgeUrban2.5M WordsOngoing 20.8kReads7.8Score1.6kShelves
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Come on [Like]
418 Part-Time Job Notes It's Not Too Late in the VillageUrban270k WordsCompleted 31Reads—Score—Shelves
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Ordinary people's working stories
419 Lao Liu and His Daughter Laodu SoupModern Romance108k WordsCompleted 426Reads—Score—Shelves
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The real story of a farmer's daughter counterattacking a doctor
420 Gambling on Stones: Gain Both Wealth and Wealth! Sexy Black-Stocking Mother Monkey from Flower-Fruit MountainUrban4.0M WordsOngoing 1.6kReads5.8Score233Shelves
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They are all picked up and missed.
421 Rust and Flowers Tian Yuefang from Luxi IslandModern Romance136k WordsCompleted 457Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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Real struggle, real feelings.
422 Little Chinese Medicine, Big World Red Clouds Flying by the RiverUrban643k WordsCompleted 3.3kReads8.9Score349Shelves
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After studying Chinese medicine and being scorned by everyone, the unwilling male protagonist finally made his debut after going through all kinds of hardships.
423 Journey Back Through Time and Space: Jiang Lin's 1960S The Cat That Doesn't Eat Mice 1Urban811k WordsCompleted —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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They are all good books.
424 A Horror Invasion? Aren’t They All My Minions? What's the Deal?Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted 405.3kReads9.2Score64.5kShelves
425 Divorced in Middle Age, I Strike It Rich Through Stone Gambling, and My Ex-Wife Regrets It Spooky and WeirdUrban1.7M WordsCompleted 1.8kReads7.6Score239Shelves
426 From Pangu to Puyi Wang WeishengHistorical2.2M WordsOngoing 1.6kReads5.8Score130Shelves
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This book is suitable for people of all ages. Teenagers can distinguish right from wrong and increase their wisdom; middle-aged people can find reference for life in history; elderly people can review their own experiences in reading. This is the charm of a good book - it doesn't discriminate between readers, everyone can get what they want from it.
427 The King of Jade Gambling I'm a GirlUrban5.4M WordsOngoing 2.4kReads7.7Score354Shelves
428 The Handsome Young Man A DaoUrban1.8M WordsCompleted 39.1kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
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I really like the growth of the male protagonist
429 After My Ex Cheated on Me, I Struck It Rich on Gemstones Writing Books Because I'm Starved for Something to ReadUrban690k WordsCompleted 1.1kReads7.0Score124Shelves
430 Keep Moving Forward, Young Man Li XiangxiangUrban1.6M WordsCompleted 91kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
431 X-Ray Vision: Gambling on Jade and Appraising Treasures I'm a GirlUrban5.0M WordsOngoing 1.7kReads7.6Score241Shelves
432 New Life on Ludao Kou ZhengweiUrban122k WordsCompleted 57Reads—Score—Shelves
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This realistic new work is worth reading!
433 Human Bargaining Chip Northbound Solitary GuestUrban260k WordsOngoing —Reads—Score—Shelves
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His father used vernier calipers to measure parts all his life. He lost all the money he paid to buy out his seniority in the stock market. Before he died, he only said two words: Don't lose money. Years later, he was in charge of tens of billions of funds. Three drawers of forced faxes from the stock market crash were locked in a fireproof filing cabinet, and his father's old notebook with "capital preservation" crossed out was pressed next to it. From the extra two centimeters of overlapping seams left at Luoma Lake Waterproofing Membrane Factory in northern Jiangsu, to the phrase "precision is the best inheritance" on the nameplate of the gear hobbing machine in the Swabian Mountains of Germany - he has welded the word "don't lose" into every tolerance of the global industrial chain. This is the story of a retail investor's son who translated his father's failure into a risk control system.
434 No Mercy on Earth Tianya 88Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted 1Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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It's not close, it's happening right in front of you!
435 Perspective Stone Betting and Treasure Appraisal Liu YiboUrban704k WordsCompleted 16Reads5.8Score—Shelves
436 After Divorce, He Became Rich by Gambling on Stones. Spooky and WeirdUrban3.0M WordsCompleted 392Reads5.8Score109Shelves
437 Fireworks Love in This Life Witty WordsModern Romance108k WordsCompleted 24Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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A story of real struggle, a heroine who has experienced the workplace and tempered human nature!
438 City Young Master Red Dust Sword The Fifteenth Day of the Tenth Lunar MonthUrban552k WordsCompleted 255Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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Love Song 90 shows you the struggles of ordinary people
439 A Girl Spent Seven Years Breaking Herself into Pieces and Giving Them to Others for Safekeeping Tianya 8818k WordsCompleted —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
440 From Cowards to Stone Bettors Sexy Black-Stocking Mother Monkey from Flower-Fruit MountainUrban547k WordsCompleted 323Reads6.5Score—Shelves
441 Beacon Bolt Apricot Witty WordsModern Romance330k WordsCompleted 37Reads—Score—Shelves
442 A Trace of Red Thread Leads to Immortality The Fifteenth Day of the Tenth Lunar MonthUrban468k WordsCompleted 57Reads5.8Score—Shelves
443 There Is No Standard Answer to This Question in Life Tianya 88Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
444 I Am Cultivating the Avenue in the Human Classroom The Fifteenth Day of the Tenth Lunar MonthUrban229k WordsCompleted 50Reads5.8Score—Shelves
445 Clairvoyant Stone Gambler I'm a GirlUrban2.0M WordsCompleted 872Reads6.3Score115Shelves
446 An Anonymous Witness Letter Is Lost Tianya 88Marriage & Romance22k WordsCompleted —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
447 Delinquent Boyhood Wangchuan9092Urban60k WordsCompleted —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Similar to Fuqin's novel
448 Seeing Through the Sky: the Stone Gambling King Writing Books Because I'm Starved for Something to ReadUrban2.4M WordsCompleted 719Reads6.7Score100Shelves
449 Restart Your Life with a Few White Moonlights The Fifteenth Day of the Tenth Lunar MonthUrban282k WordsCompleted 316Reads5.8Score—Shelves
450 The Biggest Suspense in the World Tianya 88Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted —Reads8.4Score—Shelves