A Tycoon's Rise in the 1980S

[Entering V on September 7. Three chapters on launch day!] [Upcoming novels: "Rising Straight to the Top" and "I Only Know How to Build Apartments (1980s). Visit the author's profile to see them.] Jiang Ling, from the twenty-first century, transmigrates into the body of Jiang Xiaoxin, a socialite family's ornamental third daughter in 1980s Hong Kong. Not only is she about to be pushed into an arranged marriage with a playboy who has an illegitimate child and countless scandals, but she's also broke and surrounded by gossip, a favorite subject for newspapers and magazines looking to boost sales. Facing her parents' threats and temptations, her siblings' sarcastic remarks, and reporters following her around with cameras, Jiang Ling remains unfazed. After earning her first bit of capital through her own efforts, Jiang Ling decisively leaves Hong Kong, takes her savings back to the land full of opportunity and promise, and climbs aboard the train of the times. Starting from nothing, Jiang Ling goes from being the small-time owner of a clothing factory to founding a company and then becoming the chairwoman of a multinational group. With every step, she creates a miracle of her own. From decorative rich-girl to head of a corporate empire, some say she's ambitious and calculating, some call her a conqueror. Some hate her, some admire her, but no one can deny that she's become a legend. "The World's 50 Most Influential Women in Business" "Forbes World's Billionaires List" "Jiang: The Explosive Comeback Queen of the Rich and Powerful" Upcoming: "Straight to the Clouds" (also known as "I Want to Fly a Plane"). Visit the author's profile to see it. Please add it to your reading list! Ling Feifei was the envy of all the kids her age as she grew up. Her father may have been called a "nouveau riche," but he doted on her. Her mother was a beautiful music teacher famous far and wide, and she had an older brother to protect her and a second older brother to tease her. She grew up surrounded by love, carefree and wanting for nothing. When she was older, she followed her family's expectations and pursued the arts, becoming an art student. Even though she didn't study hard and didn't have much talent for art, leading her to do poorly on the college entrance exam, no one in her family showed any disappointment or blamed her. Ling Feifei grew up happy all the way through. Sometimes, though, she wondered why her parents set such high expectations for her eldest brother and were so strict with her second brother. Later, with her family's help, she became an art teacher at an elementary school. She watched her eldest brother take over the family business and lead it to ever greater success. She watched her second brother get recommended for admission to college and become a lawyer, earning fame at a top-tier law firm. With a sense of confusion in her heart, Ling Feifei watched the world around her, still naive and bewildered. One day, she saw a question on her computer: "If you could start over, what would you do?" Listening to her parents praise her two older brothers as they came home, both successful in their careers and each with an equally outstanding girlfriend, Ling Feifei took the lollipop from her mouth and gazed up at the sky outside her window. I want to fly. How free. The story of a heroine who strives to become a commercial airline captain. !!! If you like stories set in the 1980s, please add "I Guess I'll Have to Build Apartments (1980s)" to your reading list. Theme: Work hard and strive to be self-reliant.