Pure Literary Genius Novels 纯文豪类的书

1. 1 致 The Depressing Literary Master: One Copy of To Live Brought the World to Tears 致郁系文豪，一本活着全球泪崩 A Cat That Can Do Side Flips会侧空翻的猫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Parallel World + Rebirth + System + Literary Prodigy + Career + No Over-the-Top Drama + Not a Harem Novel) After leaving the military, Li Liwen, an office worker in a parallel world, had finally gotten his life back on track. But an unexpected industry downturn left him unemployed. The sudden blow triggered a heart attack in a fit of anger. When he woke up, he discovered he had returned to the age of seventeen. That year, he hadn’t even started his second year of high school. Then he stopped ho 26kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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   These are all books by literary giants. I personally recommend the first three; feel free to check them out if you're interested.

2. 2 我 I’m Just a Web Novelist, So How Did I Become a Literary Great? 我就一写网文的，怎么成文豪了 One Thousand and One千里零零一Urban790k WordsOngoing [Parallel World + Single Female Lead + Coming of Age] “Recently, Mr. Luo Ji, one of only two people in Hua Kingdom to win the world's highest honor in science fiction, released his memoir of his friendship with literary giant Gu Yuan. He admitted that it was the most legendary and controversial friendship of his life...” “Because Gu Yuan made him the protagonist of one of his books, the world remembers him as the sword-wielder who ushered in the Deterrence Era, rather than as a world-class maste 149kReads9.1Score12.9kShelves
3. 3 从 Turning Martial Arts Novels into Masterpieces 从武侠小说开始抄成文豪 Bai Xia Liu白下流Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + transmigration + golden finger + single heroine + cozy everyday life] [Slow-paced, so don't read if that's not your thing] [The plot involving the Preface to the Prince Teng's Pavilion begins in Chapter 89] After I transmigrated to a parallel world, I discovered that it had none of the famous literary masters everyone knew by heart, nor any of the timeless masterpieces that shone through the ages. So I wrote the Preface to the Prince Teng's Pavilion in my college entrance exam. Examin 2.2kReads7.9Score163Shelves
4. 4 开 My Mom Was Serving Dishes from the Start, and I Turned My Life Around to Reform the World 开局妈传菜，迷途知返我调教世界 Discussing Heaven and Expounding the Dao谈天衍道Urban5.0M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to a parallel world. From the start, he is cruelly manipulated by a beautiful classmate. A high school student facing the college entrance exams is saddled with tens of thousands in debt, driving his family into bankruptcy. While figuring out how to make money, he suddenly discovers that the culture and entertainment of this world have nothing in common with those of his previous life. Its culture is weak, and its people suffer from a profound lack of national confidence… Ev 12.8kReads7.9Score828Shelves
5. 5 码 Making Millions by Writing: Traveling the World with My Girlfriend from Sichuan and Chongqing 码字成神豪：和川渝女友环球旅行 Cola-Braised Chicken Wings可乐煮鸡翅Urban700k WordsCompleted [Tycoon Life + World Travel + Laid-Back Daily Life + Light Business + No Face-Slapping + One Heroine + Enjoying Life + Novel Plagiarism + Not a Literary Master + Images] Lin Zihan was an employee at a state-owned company whose only hobby was writing novels in his spare time. Then he unexpectedly awakened a writing System that gave him rewards whenever he wrote. So Lin Zihan took his computer and set off on a journey around the world, writing as he went. Writing beneath the Northern Lights in Nor 12.8kReads8.9Score672Shelves
6. 6 穿 I Transmigrated to the Republic of China and Became a Literary Celebrity by Copying Books 穿越民国，我靠抄书成文豪 The Crown Prince Who Loves Radish Meatballs爱吃萝卜肉圆的王储Urban771k WordsCompleted Not a conventional power fantasy with a golden finger. Not a lighthearted story. No romance. If you transmigrated to the Republic of China era and awakened a System, what would you do? Zhang Xun has no idea. Swept into this era, he unexpectedly awakens a golden finger System. At first, all he wants is to stay alive. Later, he wants everyone to survive together. But history’s tide is so powerful that, despite struggling with all his might, he still cannot escape being crushed beneath it... Zha 4.4kReads8.3Score395Shelves
7. 7 重 Reborn in 1978: I Make My Fortune by Plagiarizing 重生1978：我靠文抄发家 Five Coins and a Brush五文弄墨Urban702k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1978, just as the national college entrance exams resume and a cultural wave sweeps the country, Jiang Mingchun gets into Yanda and becomes a university student. Drawing on memories from his previous life, he becomes a ghostwriter. 2.4kReads8.6Score106Shelves
8. 8 网 From the Start as a Web Novelist, I Accidentally Became a Literary Legend 网文开局，一不小心封神文坛 The Wandering Smokehead流浪的烟雾头Urban152k WordsCompleted [Parallel World + Reborn + No Female Lead + Coming of Age + Plagiarism] In his second year of high school, Lin Zhixu won first prize in the citywide essay competition. The judges said, "This doesn't sound like something a high school student would write." Teacher Li glanced at him. "It really doesn't." They didn't know the truth: he really wasn't a high school student. To be precise, not entirely. Competition points, a guaranteed university admission, becoming a web-fiction legend... In this 98Reads—Score—Shelves

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   They're all pure literary masterpieces, and they all suit my taste, except the second one is a new book, so I didn't have enough to read.

9. 9 搬 I Plunder Classics to Become a Literary Giant, and the Nation Begs Me Not to Stop Writing 搬空名著当文豪，国家求我别封笔 Baidabu Liuchuan百达不流川Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [Literary plagiarism + opposing secret identities + no System + parallel world + lighthearted + growth + one heroine] Also known as: “Plundering the Classics to Become a Literary Giant, the Nation Begs Me Not to Stop Writing” and “You Asked Me to Write Horror, So Why Did You Scare the Whole Internet?” Reborn in a parallel world bursting with technology but barren of entertainment, Lin Que finds a world with no ghost stories and no uplifting masterpieces. Lin Que smiles. “I'll bring this world a 59.5kReads8.0Score5.2kShelves
10. 10 文 Literary Prodigy 2025: Starting at a Vocational College 文豪2025，从上大专开始 Zhang Bukong张不空Urban448k WordsCompleted After failing the college entrance exam, Li Xiuwen begins his literary career by enrolling in a junior college. Years later, at the Nobel Prize ceremony, the judges praise him: His “The Little Prince” is one of the finest works of children’s literature ever written. His “The Call of Cthulhu” is one of the most groundbreaking horror stories of all time. His “Hopscotch” is one of the most complex and greatest works of fiction ever written. Beloved literary classics such as “To Live” and “The Stran 2.5kReads8.3Score105Shelves

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    These are all high-quality works by literary giants. I personally highly recommend the first book (completed). Years later, to honor the world-renowned novelist, playwright, and poet, Li Liwen, known as the "King of Short Stories," the "King of Detective Fiction," and a "Treasure of World Culture," for his outstanding contributions to global culture, UNESCO designated October 14th, Li Liwen's birthday, as World Book Day to commemorate his profound influence on literature and culture. In the same year, the Li Liwen Prize for Literature was established to recognize creators who produce outstanding works with idealistic tendencies in the field of literature. Since then, the Li Liwen Prize for Literature has replaced the Nobel Prize in Literature as the highest honor attainable in the field of literature.

11. 11 娱 Showbiz: I Became the World's Richest by Copying Books 娱乐：我靠抄书成了全球首富 Over the Hills越过山丘Urban989k WordsOngoing [Ding! The Host has created a patriotic quote: “The fate of the nation rests on every citizen.”] [Congratulations! You've received a cash reward of 100,000 yuan.] [Ding! The Host has created a patriotic martial arts novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes!] [Congratulations! You've received the [Divine Combat Skills].] Wen Hao transmigrated to a parallel world and became bound to the [Divine Literary Master System]. Creating any work with a patriotic theme triggers a random System reward. From th 836Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    These are all good, excellent examples of plagiarized and entertaining novels! The first one is purely plagiarized and doesn't involve the entertainment industry! The later ones are mainly about supernatural stories, with minor involvement of the entertainment industry!

12. 12 直 Livestream: I Asked You to Write Poetry, Not Make This Scenic Spot Go Viral 直播：让你写诗没让你带火景区啊 Even Dogs Can't Lie Flat Anymore狗都不能躺平了Urban357k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Li Cheng became a streamer. To his surprise, he discovered that this was a world with a cultural vacuum. With the memories of his past life and help from the System, he embarked on a challenge to represent five thousand years of Chinese civilization. At Yellow Crane Tower, he imagined himself as the dejected poet Cui Hao, and wrote: Where can I find my hometown as dusk falls? The misty waters of the river fill me with sorrow. His words moved countless people working far fro 13.7kReads8.5Score812Shelves
13. 13 没 What If We Don't Have Jay Chou or Li Bai? I'll Throw the Biggest Bash Ever 没有周董李白怎么办？我大办特办 Waiting for the Wind to Blow the Pig等风吹猪Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Entertainment industry + lighthearted + devoted dad + invincible + feel-good story] Ye Zhen woke up to discover that he had transmigrated to Blue Star, a world much like Earth where the entertainment industry had flourished beyond measure. What's more, this world had no Li Bai or Du Fu, no Cao Xueqin or Wu Cheng'en, no Jin Yong or Gu Long, no Masashi Kishimoto or Takehiko Inoue, and no Jay Chou or Pu Shu... Ye Zhen knew it was time to teach the people of Blue Star a lesson, to let 9.9kReads8.5Score902Shelves
14. 14 让 You Asked Me to Review Shops, but I Became a National Tourism Ambassador 让你探店，你成全国旅游推广大使 Fu Su付苏Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Poetry and Song] [Music, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting] [Intangible Cultural Heritage] [Writing Poems at Scenic Sites] [Finding Solace in Nature] [Cultural Confidence] [Human Geography] [Making Scenic Sites Famous] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Li becomes a travel blogger who visits local businesses and tourist attractions, and gains the City Promotion System. From the start, he heads to Zibo to take the imperial examinations and posts a video exploring F4. The warm hospitalit 12kReads8.8Score879Shelves

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    These books are all good. You can take a look.

15. 15 让 I Asked You to Write Songs, Not Turn the Literary World Upside Down! 让你写歌，你把文坛掀了？ Catching a Whiff in a Cup杯中窥香Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + System + Showbiz + Behind-the-Scenes in the Early Stages] Lin Rui transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Showbiz System. There is no hunger or gunfire here. Everyone is obsessed with entertainment, making this a world at the very pinnacle of the arts! This is the best of times for people working in the arts, with opportunities everywhere. It is also the worst of times: only the best survive, and the higher they rise, the harder they fall. Looking at the mount 5.3kReads8.5Score331Shelves
16. 16 让 I Asked You to Write an Essay, Not Make a Tourist Attraction Go Viral 让你写作文，没让你带火景区啊 Where Does the Wind Go?风起何安Urban515k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a parallel world during the college entrance exams, Lu Xun picked up his pen and wrote "The Yueyang Tower Record." "Be the first to worry about the world's troubles, and the last to enjoy its pleasures!" Those immortal lines, together with the vivid description of Dongting Lake, sent the once-overlooked Yueyang Tower soaring to fame across the internet! Yueyang's culture and tourism bureau even took to the internet to urge everyone to travel responsibly! The news sent t —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 让 You Were Supposed to Take an Exam, Yet You Became the Godfather of Entertainment 让你考试，你竟然成为文娱教父 Cangbai Beneath the Moon月下苍柏Urban505k WordsCompleted In a parallel world separated from ours by a cultural divide, the college entrance exams are just around the corner. It’s time to give this world a little literary shock. One poem, Ode to the Red Cliffs: “Alas, life is fleeting; how I envy the endless Yangtze River.” It makes a scenic attraction an overnight sensation, prompts countless people to reflect, and earns him a special admission offer as a disciple of the dean of the Imperial Capital Academy of Literature. Another poem, Ode to the Cold 814Reads6.4Score105Shelves
18. 18 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Starting as an Educated Youth in the Great Northern Wilderness 重生70年代，从北大荒知青开始 Finally Here at Last姗姗来迟啦Urban586k WordsCompleted Xu Jinyan transmigrated to 1977 and became an educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness. He entered a fake marriage with Li Wanyu, who was trying to escape harassment from a powerful second-generation heir. Not long after they got their marriage certificate, the college entrance exams were suddenly reinstated, and Li Wanyu was ready to return to the city and resume her life as a pampered young lady. They agreed to get divorced in six months, but Xu Jinyan ended up getting into Yanda U 2.1kReads7.8Score111Shelves

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    Male-oriented, rural, literary, and educated youth era novels: The first book tells the story of Xu Jinyan, who travels back to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the Great Northern Wilderness. He enters into a fake marriage with Li Wanyu, another educated youth sent to the countryside. After the resumption of the college entrance examination, he passes the exam and enters university. With the help of the female lead's family, he gets a job at the cultural center, using writing as a side job to start his path to wealth and change his destiny. The second book tells the story of Qu Zhuo, who also travels back to the 1970s and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. He is framed and taken away for interrogation by the security department. Fortunately, he cleverly realizes something is wrong and shouts for help, getting rescued by the villagers and beginning his journey through that era. The third book tells the story of a male protagonist who travels into the body of a villainous female supporting character and becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. He possesses a special paper-making skill and begins a simple life, waiting for the resumption of the college entrance examination. After passing the exam, he returns to the city and begins his life of reversal.

19. 19 年 Period: Riding the Wind to Rise in 1976 年代：1976乘风而起 Below Fangcun Mountain方寸山下Urban6.2M WordsOngoing 1976: The northern Bear is at the height of its power. 1976: The Western beacon struggles in the quagmire of stagflation. 1976: In the glow of the fiery red era, dawn begins to break for us... 21.9kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
20. 20 我 I Make Paper Offerings in a Period Novel 我在年代文里做纸扎 Buron of the House of Fragrance怡红院的布隆Urban6.7M WordsCompleted Li Hongwen transmigrates into a book, landing in a period novel about a wicked supporting female character’s rise to power. The heroine has a pocket dimension, and the villainess has a supermarket. All he has is the paper-offering craft he learned in his previous life, but that trade is taboo in this era!!! Luckily, a skill from his previous life that he never got to use works in this world. And so, an unremarkable supporting male character who knows the plot appears, much to the villainess’s su 20.7kReads7.6Score1.3kShelves
21. 21 1 1981: A Literary Giant Rises from a Returned Educated Youth 1981，文豪从返城知青开始 Five Meters Underwater水下五米Urban3.0M WordsCompleted A cultured old writer from the post-1950s generation had been happily collecting his pension, dancing in the square, and flirting with the old lady next door. He couldn't have asked for a more enjoyable life. Then he woke up reborn at the age of twenty. He had just returned to the city after being sent down to the countryside, and was working on a factory floor. His family was so poor there wasn't even a mouse to be found. Before long, his second younger sister would also undergo a life-changing 10.6kReads8.2Score793Shelves
22. 22 重 Reborn in 1977: Starting Over After Being Dumped 重生1977，从被退婚后开始 Mo Tao K墨桃KUrban124k WordsOngoing [Educated youth in the 1970s + Countryside + Everyday life + Building wealth] In his previous life, Lu Yongnian fell in love with Wang Yaoyao, a girl from the same city, while he was sent down to the countryside. She sweet-talked him into giving up his chance to return to the city. But right after they got engaged, Wang Yaoyao disappeared. When Lu Yongnian rushed back to the city, he discovered she had cheated on him. He drank himself into a stupor and suffered frostbite so severe he nearly lost 2Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 重 Back to 1978: From Odd Jobs to Hunter 重返78：全职，从猎人开始 Xiao Yun潇沄Urban2.9M WordsOngoing After returning to 1978, Xu Shaoping became a young educated youth at the foot of Changbai Mountain. After decisively settling there, he began his new life as a hunter. In the mountains, he could hunt bears and pigs and find ginseng; back down below, he could catch fish, treat illnesses, and cook delicious food. He was a master of every trade: whatever he learned, he could do, and whatever he could do, he mastered... With reform and opening up on the horizon and the entire nation’s economy poise 10.3kReads7.9Score669Shelves
24. 24 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Village Beauty and I Reclaim the Great Northern Wilderness! 穿越70，村花和我开垦北大荒！ Longcheng Yuyu龙城玉雨Urban135k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s + Farming + Cozy Daily Life + One Heroine + Food + A Light System] Yang Yiming woke up one morning and found he had transmigrated to the Great Northern Wilderness in the 1970s. He had become one of countless educated youths sent to the countryside. After unexpectedly obtaining a System, he gave up the hard-won chance to return to the city and resolved to put down roots in the Great Northern Wilderness. When people tried to stop him from farming, he decisively planted them 7Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 国 A Peerless Patriot: Reborn in Officialdom, 1976 国士无双：官场重生1976 Uncle Pie馅饼大叔Urban1.3M WordsCompleted First: Liu Hongyi is a top science student with two roles, one within the government system and the other as a university professor. Reborn in 1976, what must he do? You guessed it: enrich the nation and build a powerful military! Using his vast knowledge and insights far ahead of his time, he leads the people to prosperity while building powerful technology and armed forces. A great nation rises, the dragon soars in the East, and the foreign powers turn out to be me! Second: This is a genuine, 16.3kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
26. 26 重 Back to 1973 to Become an Educated Youth 重返1973做知青 Sleep Peacefully安然入睡Urban4.2M WordsOngoing I've been writing for two years, but my skills are still average. This story came from inspiration. Unlike other authors who go on a rampage, I reload and update reliably here. The story may drag a little, so please bear with me. 2.1kReads7.4Score104Shelves
27. 27 重 Reborn in 1976: The Village Belle Clings to Me from the Start 重生1976，开局村花赖上我 Dressed at Dawn晓妆初成Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Educated-youth story + not a wish-fulfillment tale + everyday life + reborn + master of laying low + witty and irreverent] Read with caution. In his previous life, after returning to the city, he went to college, pursued scientific research, and won award after award. But an accident left him reborn as an educated youth in a small village. This time around, he only wants to put down roots in the village and live a quiet life. But you can’t hide a pearl in the mud. He ends up making an even bigg 3.5kReads8.7Score170Shelves
28. 28 官 Officialdom: Rising from the Grassroots 官场：从基层崛起 Chen Zhuo Can't Keep Calm陈拙不冷静Urban494k WordsCompleted Wang Lilun was silenced by a “benefactor.” Now he is reborn on the day before he returns to the city. This time, he makes a decision that goes against everything his family taught him: he will stay in this remote corner of the Northwest and rise from an unknown nobody into a powerful figure capable of standing up to his “benefactor” face-to-face... 1.2kReads7.2Score108Shelves
29. 29 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 36.4kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
30. 30 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 70.9kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves
31. 31 重 Back to 1978 重返1978 Xiao Xiaoyangyang小小扬扬Urban8.7M WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaobai, a university graduate with a degree in economics, was reborn and witnessed the arrival of a new era with his own eyes. It surged forward with unstoppable force, as all things grew unchecked, dust and dawn rose together, rivers converged into mighty streams, and nameless hills rose into towering peaks. For a time, the world stretched boundlessly wide... 2.1kReads8.8Score219Shelves
32. 32 我 I Haven’t Even Finished Writing, So How Am I Already Invincible? 我还没写完，怎么就无敌了 Childish Watermelon幼稚西瓜Urban234k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a copycat author + focused on writing + protagonist isn’t held back + everyday life + System + light novel] After Lin Zhibai transmigrated to Earth and settled down there for good, Earth actually sent him back, along with a Culture Promotion System. “System, what can you do?” [Help you become a great author.] “System, can you fix computers?” [Yes.] “System, can you drop a meteor?” [No problem.] “And you still call yourself a Culture Promotion System!” “…” 537Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    These three books are really good.

33. 33 文 A Literary Giant's Journey Begins with the College Entrance Exam 文坛大佬从高考开始 Flute and Drum at Sunset夕阳箫鼓Urban401k WordsCompleted [No female lead] + [No romance or ambiguity] + [Classical poetry and literary masterpieces] + [Traditional culture] + [Literary world] Transmigrated during the college entrance exam? Who cares whether I transmigrated or not? I’m doing the test first. Nothing can get in the way of my exam! The immortal poet and poet-sage have been replaced? Help, the college entrance exam tests poetry composition too? In a daze, Jiang Yun, frail and ill, gazes at this world with curiosity... At the Shangsi Festiv 3.2kReads8.7Score209Shelves
34. 34 重 Reborn in 1982: Setting Sail on a Sea of Words 重生1982：文海扬帆 Bing Yufei Yu冰雨霏雨Urban372k WordsOngoing [Literary giant] [University professor] [Academia] [One female lead] [Serious literature] [Traditional literature] [University lecturer] The writer, the people, and the books: a story full of brilliant moments. A tale of the birth of a literary giant! In 1982, Xu Qingyan returns to his hometown to teach at a university. Despite his family's poverty, he dedicates himself to teaching and never stops writing. He establishes himself in academia. Writing under the pen name Jiang Sheng, he publishes T 1.7kReads—Score111Shelves

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    The second one I recommended before was very good. The first one is the author's new book, and it's even better.

35. 35 重 Rebooting 1985: My Life as a Literary Giant 重启一九八五：我的文豪人生 Bing Yufei Yu冰雨霏雨Urban840k WordsCompleted [Literary Master], [College Entrance Exams], [Single Female Lead], [University Lecturer], [Happy Everyday Life], [Literary Author], [Academically Inclined Girlfriend], [Everyday Academic Discussions] (Other titles for this book: Restarting 1985: My Life as a Literary Master, The 1980s: My Girlfriend Is an Academic Superstar, The 1980s: I Become a Literary Master at Peking University) Use worldly experience to shape an otherworldly spirit, and ultimately follow the path to literary greatness! Fr 1.2kReads6.3Score107Shelves
36. 36 我 I Became a Literary Giant in Another World 我成了异界文豪 Xiaoman, Wait a Moment小满等一下Urban155k WordsCompleted (Parallel world + transmigration + System + literary genius + career + no melodrama + no heroine + not a harem novel) When Lu Ze woke up, he found himself in a modern world awash with information, yet the bookshelves held nothing but mass-produced, formulaic pulp. The classics that had once shaken an entire era had never existed. Penniless, he began “rewriting” the stories etched into his bones with help from the System He “created” an epic about war and human nature. Critics mocked it for “d 109Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me start by sharing my opinion on the first book. I felt the pacing was a bit too fast. However, I personally found it quite enjoyable. The second book, on the other hand, I felt was just right, with a very good overall rhythm. These are just my personal opinions. These are just my own preferences and may not represent what everyone will enjoy.

37. 37 作 An Author? I'm Just a Cultural Courier 作家？我只是文化的搬运工 Twelve Earth Shen十二土申Urban823k WordsOngoing (Parallel world + transmigration + literary genius + golden finger + no female lead) Wang Yue discovers he has transmigrated to a parallel world, where modern and contemporary literature is completely different from what he remembers. He also has a brain-based library golden finger, so what’s there to say? Time to start bringing works over! Wang Yue says: “I’m not a writer. I’m just a porter of culture.” 12Reads5.1Score—Shelves
38. 38 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. 11.7kReads8.0Score778Shelves
39. 39 重 Reborn as a Literary Master 重生成文豪了 Elementary Schooler Yimei小学生一昧Urban1.8M WordsCompleted One day, a university professor is suddenly reborn in 1983. He finds his younger brother, who had been given away, and his parents, who are still alive. How can he improve their lives? He has no choice but to write novels and classics. 1.8kReads7.3Score118Shelves

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    I just stumbled upon a book, and I'm only up to chapter 36.

40. 40 年 Period: From Cultural Center to Literary Giant 年代，从文化馆到大文豪 Shark Fin Who Doesn't Eat Cats不吃猫的鱼翅Urban2.0M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation is now available. Everyone is welcome to watch. Rebirth + No Golden Finger + Slow Pace + Million-Word Epic + Slice of Life + Period Setting + Making Money + One Socially Anxious Female Lead + Literary Prodigy Faced with a dysfunctional family and parents who play favorites, what would you choose to do? Li Weimin was reborn in 1976, just before he had agreed to go to the countryside. Faced with his family's moral blackmail, in this life he decides to live only for himse 31.1kReads7.5Score2.4kShelves

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    These two are it!

41. 41 全 The Whole Village Helped Me Reach for the Clouds, So I Gifted Them Ten Thousand Taels of Gold 全村扶我卿云志，我赠村民万两金 Fish Hiding from the Rain躲雨的鱼儿Urban2.3M WordsOngoing The print edition has been signed, and the live-action and animated short dramas are now available. Enjoy! A period farming story + literary genius + reborn + multiple heroines + positive energy In the autumn of 1987, Zhou Qingyun clutched the 17 yuan and 85 cents the whole village had pooled together and boarded a green train bound for Shanghai. In his previous life, he was an associate professor in the Chinese Department at Fudan University. His life had been steady, but full of regrets: his f 31.9kReads7.9Score2.8kShelves
42. 42 滚 Rain Through the Mortal World 滚滚红尘雨 Wang Gui of Dongshan东山王贵Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Not a conventional power fantasy + slice-of-life + lighthearted humor + two female leads + a master of angst + protagonists of an era] Enter with caution. A troubled age produces remarkable women. Amid the tides of a great era, no individual can ever truly find a secure place to stand. Only by staying true to yourself and holding fast to your kindness, pressing onward through the trials of worldly life, can you become your own light in the storm. 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Each of them was a top-tier powerful figure from a different era.

43. 43 天 The Bamboo-Blade Wanderer at the Edge of the World 天涯竹刀客 Wang Gui of Dongshan东山王贵Martial Arts706k WordsOngoing [Classic wish-fulfillment + Everyday Life + Lighthearted Humor + No Female Lead + Master of Cutting Remarks + One-Punch-Man Style] Read at your own risk. A homeless boy from a fishing village, armed with a bamboo paper knife. He brags the loudest and lands the hardest blows. It took him twenty years to go from being a nobody to becoming the best under heaven. It took him a lifetime to go from the best under heaven to a legend across myriad worlds. Wang Gui, a man who can make even his wildest bo 113Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 我 Our Long, Long Road Through Life 我们的漫漫人生路 Wang Gui of Dongshan东山王贵Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This is an epic story that can truly keep you company through the long years. Lin Yuan takes on the inertia of an entire era alone, using the resolve of an adult to live his youth over again. He sets out to find the meaning of a second chance! —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 开 From the Start, I Transmigrated and Shocked the World with My Novels 开局穿越，我写小说震惊全世界 Li Loves Tea李爱喝茶Urban347k WordsCompleted When he wakes up, Li Fan, a second-year high school student, finds himself in a parallel world. Faced with a home stripped bare and his parents’ hair turning white from hard work, he tightens his grip on his pen. In this life, he’ll use the memories of his previous life to defy fate and change his destiny. While everyone else is staying up late cramming for monthly exams, he sits at his desk deep into the night, recreating one masterpiece after another, including Battle Through the Heavens, The 5Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 高 I Wrote The Three-Body Problem in High School, Then My Childhood Sweetheart, the School Beauty, Beat Me Up for Taking Too Long to Update 高中写三体，拖更被青梅校花胖揍 One Zhong Er壹位仲贰Urban575k WordsCompleted 3.4kReads8.6Score251Shelves
47. 47 文 Showbiz: From the Start, I Caught the Campus Belle Stealing My Unpublished Dragon Raja Chapters 文娱：开局逮到校花偷我龙族存稿 Three Seven Twenty-One三七二十一Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication. Get a physical book with the latest chapter] [The Three-Body Problem, Dragon Raja, Living, Battle Through the Heavens, Lord of the Mysteries] “There is a kind of person in this world who is born to be the sun, shining with boundless brilliance.” He is the youngest winner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize, the supreme web-fiction author who has reached the pinnacle, a music producer who can turn stone into gold... With one life, he crosses three realms. With his youth, he b 36kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
48. 48 钻 A Diamond Company Wants an Ad, but You Film Titanic 钻石公司拍广告，你拍泰坦尼克号 Hui Huanghuang辉皇皇Urban1.4M WordsCompleted After Chen Xiao transmigrated, he found himself a new hire in his company’s advertising department. His boss told him to shoot a diamond commercial. Chen Xiao had planned to figure out a way to phone it in. But just then, his System activated! Chen Xiao instantly gained master-level directing skills and the complete screenplay for Titanic! The diamond company: We only asked you to make an ad. How did you turn it into the greatest romance film ever?! The Ministry of Culture: We asked you to make 29kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
49. 49 文 Literary Giant, 1936: A Book from the Future Blows Apart the War Against Japan 文豪1936：未来之书炸穿抗日 Teacher He, Who Loves Teaching Composition爱教作文的何老师Urban1.2M WordsCompleted On the Ten Crimes of Traitors, A Proclamation Against Surrender, A Letter to Our Chinese Compatriots, The Book of Hope, The Flower of Despair, The Yellow Millet Dream, and The Astonishment of Our Friendly Nations A true literary genius does not plagiarize + blazing passion + fervor for resistance against Japan + saving the nation through the power of the written word + words as weapons + one thrilling payoff after another + love for home and country Transported into the chaos of Beijing in 1936, 46Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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50. 50 只 I Only Wanted to Make Everyone Cry, So Why Is the Whole World in Tears? 只是发点刀子，怎么全球泪崩？ Zhong Qin柊钦Urban692k WordsOngoing (Parallel world + reborn + literary genius + career + one heroine + pure romance) Jiang Wenning was a corporate drone struggling in a cutthroat workplace. Just as he was finally starting to see a glimmer of hope, a wave of cheap interns left him struggling to breathe. Though he had given it everything, there was nothing he could do to turn things around. Then, summoned by a stroke of incredible luck, he returned to his final year of high school at eighteen. Faced with the scorn and mockery of th 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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