Novels like The Winds of Power
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Winds of Power, best match first.
- 1 Riding the Long Wind and Breaking the Waves 长风破浪 Ji Changfeng was born into a poor family and had been a star student at university. But fate had other plans. Because of his sister’s illness, he married into an official’s family, enduring humiliation and swallowing his grievances for three years. A dragon cannot stay in a pond forever: when the winds and clouds shift, it will soar. Everyone thinks Ji Changfeng is useless, but his rise is only just beginning! 11Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 2 Vanguard 先锋 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2kReads8.8Score115Shelves
- 3 I Rule the Mortal World 我主浮尘 After graduating from university, Zhou Shengli missed his chance because of a mistake made by the personnel chief at the organization that was supposed to hire him. He was assigned to an agricultural technology station in a remote township. Determined to help local farmers grow prosperous as an agricultural technician, he was swept into politics by a series of twists and turns. Transferred from post to post, promoted in name but demoted in practice, he weathered one rise and fall after another, 230Reads7.7Score108Shelves
- 4 How the Bad Guy Was Made 2: The New Generation 坏蛋是怎样炼成的2：新世代 Ten years ago, Xie Wendong led the Wendong Association in sweeping through the underworld, bringing both the black and white worlds to heel. A decade later, the times have changed. Guns and blades have given way to capital, technology, and the dark web as the new battlegrounds. Just as the Wendong Association was going all-in on its transformation, Jiang Sen was assassinated, dark web forces began lurking in the city, and old allies suddenly returned. Under the surging undercurrents, a new gener 6.2kReads6.9Score597Shelves
- 5 Ride the Wind and Break the Waves 乘风破浪 At the lowest point in his life, Xue Jialiang has lost all hope. Then a mysterious figure appears, and his fate takes a turn for the better. He rapidly bounces back, becoming a hot commodity… 1.4kReads8.5Score189Shelves
- 6 My Feisty Female Boss 我的刁蛮女上司 [An audiobook adaptation with the same title is now available on all major audiobook platforms. Search for the book title on any of them to listen!] A tree without bark is doomed, but a person without shame is invincible. The cutthroat world of business, shielding my shrewish female boss from all kinds of unspoken rules, dazzling nightlife, a meteoric career, bees and butterflies, come on over and take a look. Heh heh, here I come... 598Reads6.0Score101Shelves
- 7 The Stunning Female Boss 绝色美女上司 The down-on-his-luck boss Yi Ke is a walking disaster. As soon as he starts at his new company, he discovers that his female supervisor is the stunning beauty he once offended. Even worse, he accidentally uncovers her private secret. But after that, his luck with women takes a turn for the better, and he learns to thrive amid the ever-changing city. Against all kinds of opponents, he faces beauty traps, sowing discord, elaborate schemes, hiding the truth in plain sight, faking his own death, sli 2.3kReads6.3Score141Shelves
- 8 The Bad Years of Youth 2: Wang Hao Returns to China 不良之年少轻狂2：王浩回国篇 [First-Person] + [Urban Underworld] + [Fan-Fiction Sequel] + [Humorous Style] + [Not Mindless] The two heroes of Beiyuan are both indispensable. During my year and a half in Arabia, I made a name for myself all over again, but a phone call from Sister Nannan left me no choice but to return to that familiar place... One day, Yuan Shao’s Forest Bar was suddenly trashed by a gang of mysterious masked men. And it wasn’t the only place. Yu Chengfei also disappeared while investigating, so I boarded a 4.2kReads—Score182Shelves
- 9 The Underworld! 黑道！ [Gangland, realistic, no wish fulfillment, no mindless plot, no System, frequent updates] Five years ago, Lin Jun enlisted in the military. During those five years, he earned countless military honors. Five years later, Lin Jun returns home after leaving the military, only to find not a happy life awaiting him, but his mother's cold corpse. To avenge his mother, Lin Jun has no choice but to embark on a path of no return, stirring up countless waves in the underworld! 34.9kReads8.5Score2.6kShelves
- 10 Bright Darkness 明媚黯黑 Jiang Dapeng leaves the army with a pair of iron fists and goes undercover, but a sudden turn of events completely changes the course of his life. Faced with the lure of enormous profits and mounting pressure, when humanity is put to the test, who will prove human, and who will turn out to be a monster? Caught in the maelstrom, Jiang Dapeng repeatedly finds himself at the eye of the storm and at crossroads of fate. Will he sink into the shadows, join forces with the tiger, and share in its riche —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 No Regrets in Serving the People 为民无悔 Love brought upheaval; I left the faith behind for a new path. A strange past emerged, and my journey through love was tangled with complications. The waves are fierce. How can I ride them and break through the currents? Love is tangled. Where can I find my way home? My strange past only brings more uncertainty. After years of hardship, I finally found the dignity I once sought, but by then, the satisfaction I had hoped for was gone. What remained in my heart was countless ordinary people, yet I 53Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 12 Super Appraiser 超级鉴宝师 Zhang Feng is a poor loser who's been unlucky his entire life. Hoping to turn his luck around, he takes his mother's advice and goes up a mountain to burn incense. There, he happens to stumble into a thunderstorm and gains supernatural powers. From then on, he sets out to marry a beautiful, rich woman and reach the pinnacle of life... The Buddha says, "Zhang Feng, money and women are hell. You should stop while you can..." Zhang Feng says, "Buddha, why not let me stay in hell a little longer.. 93Reads7.1Score101Shelves
- 13 They Insist on Living at My House 她们非要住我家 After inheriting an estate, I became a professional “scavenger.” I took in an art student who had been framed and expelled, and she became a painter whose work was collected by the Louvre. I took in a girl who had dropped out of school and sold her blood to support her mother, and she became a billionaire CEO. I took in a literature-loving girl who had been harassed, and her novels were translated into 30 languages. There was also a single mother, a frail pianist, a fiery coach, my childhood swe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 My Female Boss Kept Me for Eight Years. Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Leaving? 被女上司养8年，我走你哭啥？ Gu Chufeng met Su Qiaoxue when he was eighteen. That year, his family suffered a sudden upheaval, leaving him homeless and on the streets. Su Qiaoxue saved him, brought him to her company, and personally taught him how to handle the work. By day, he was her secretary. By night, he and Su Qiaoxue were a couple. Gu Chufeng thought they would be together for the rest of their lives. But then Su Qiaoxue brought in a new secretary, a male college student. They went everywhere together, growing so clo 54Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 15 My Girlfriend Has a Mental Illness 我的精神病女朋友 [Based on a true story] [No System] [Realistic] [Tragedy] After being fired, Luo Yuan takes a job at an old psychiatric hospital, but a mute girl nearly costs him his life. The beautiful vice president of a top-tier hospital outside the city often comes looking for him and takes a special interest in him. A mysterious young woman appears out of nowhere, seemingly connected to his past. Three women from vastly different walks of life are all closely bound to him. In the end, everyone is trapped i 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Perhaps I’ll Live a Life of Romance in This One 此生或许风流 Love is something everyone has to experience in their lifetime. Some end up with the one they love by their side, some spend their lives alone, and others become carefree womanizers. What will become of Meng Haokong? This story has one heroine, or none at all. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Reborn: Rising Step by Step 重生之步步高升 A gunshot rang out, and Zhao Changtian, awaiting execution, was reborn ten years in the past! Back then, he was drowning in gambling debts, his third marriage had fallen apart, and his job was hanging by a thread! But all of that was merely the starting point of his extraordinary life! Watch him rise with force from the bottom of a state-owned enterprise, climb steadily through the ranks, and reach the summit! This is the iron-fisted journey of a reborn man! This isn’t a work of documentary fict 13.7kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
- 18 The Official's Path: Turmoil at the Grassroots 官途之基层风云 With graduation just around the corner, he becomes a university-graduate village official. He stays true to his original aspirations, starts at the grassroots level, and steadily rises through the ranks at the county and city levels. Taking charge of a region, he works for the people’s well-being. 4.4kReads6.0Score434Shelves
- 19 Special Forces: The Nation's Most Important Asset 特种兵之国之重器 Su Lin is a king among soldiers, feared by military personnel in every country. He is also a member of the shadow unit that stands behind his homeland and protects it with their lives! Brash and domineering, he not only has powerful connections that can cover the sky with one hand, but is also a true genius of his age! If war comes, he will answer the call! Just how will Su Lin, who stops at nothing to achieve his goals, write his own blazing legend...? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Ultimate All-Rounder 终极全才 Lin Tiancheng, a student at a third-rate university of traditional Chinese medicine, merges with his phone. A flashlight app gives him the ability to see in the dark and through solid objects. What surprises might apps like Meitu Xiu Xiu and 360 Antivirus bring him? 1.4kReads8.1Score205Shelves
- 21 The Superpowered Golden Eyes 超能黄金瞳 Poor young Yang Jun accidentally gains X-ray vision. Which girl has the best figure? Which lottery ticket will win the jackpot? Which ancient tomb holds treasure? Which mountain range contains a gold mine? He can uncover any secret in the world... From then on, he lives a life of carefree luxury, wielding power over the world by day and sleeping in the arms of beautiful women by night. 8.4kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
- 22 Tibet: I Fell in Love with the Wind of Namcha Barwa 西藏：我爱上了南迦巴瓦的风 [Roommate-style story] + [Childhood Friends] + [Heiress] + [Beautiful Ex-Girlfriend] + [Love Rival Showdown] Male-oriented, male-oriented, male-oriented "Wang Dong, clear out your desk and go take care of your resignation paperwork." After working for five years, Wang Dong was fired by his unscrupulous boss. He had been praised by everyone to the highest heights, only to be hurled down hard. That night, he came across a video of Tibet. "Screw this company, I'm going to Tibet!" In Tibet, his chil 2.1kReads—Score236Shelves
- 23 Back to 2018: The Woman from That Summer 重回2018:那年夏天的女人 [Everyday Life + One Heroine + Sweet Romance] Do you miss the summer of 2018, or do you miss the person you knew that summer? Reborn in 2018, Leng Feng returns to the countryside with his stunning girlfriend to raise pigs and create content for social media. He rents a mountain, grows unusual flowers and plants, raises a few animals, and shares sweet, flirtatious moments with his gorgeous girlfriend, showering the internet with affection! A top student from a prestigious 211 university gives up 475Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 24 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting as the Secretary to a County Magistrate 权力巅峰：从女县长秘书开始 [Political Drama + No NTR + Lighthearted Style] It's hard for an honest person to thrive in politics. When the rules work in your favor, emphasize the rules. When morality works in your favor, emphasize morality. When neither helps, muddy the waters. This is the story of Ji Feng, carefully advancing step by step toward the pinnacle of power. 265Reads9.2Score103Shelves
- 25 My Blind Date Is Actually a University Counselor? 相亲对象居然是大学导员？ [Feel-Good Story + Sweet Romance + Older Woman/Younger Man + Workplace + Easygoing Daily Life + No System] Right after graduating, Shen Yan's dad forced him into a blind date. Shen Yan planned to go through the motions and get it over with, but the woman he was supposed to marry turned out to be Zhao Jinshu, the university counselor who had supervised him for two years! The two began pretending to be a couple for their own benefit. While fake-dating his counselor, Shen Yan set the workplace stra 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 My Company Refuses to Pay, So I Fight Back 公司赖账我反击 I simply fronted 9,999 yuan for a proposal on behalf of my company. My manager said to pay it first and claim reimbursement later. The company used the project, but then said I hadn't gotten approval. When my contract expired, they pressured me into signing a blank form, trying to make it look like I'd left “for personal reasons” and “resigned voluntarily.” Worse, they told prospective employers during background checks that I'd had a dispute over expenses, was difficult to communicate with, and 57Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 27 Hong Kong Films: A System That Gives Me an Army of Fanatical Dead Men, and You Want Me to Join a Gang? 港片：有死士系统，让我混社团？ Gu Hao transmigrates to Hong Kong, where characters from all kinds of Hong Kong movies mingle, and becomes a lowlife saddled with loan-shark debt. After seeing a text message on his predecessor’s phone demanding repayment, Gu Hao is faced with two options. The first is to run. The second is also to damn well run. Just as he packs his belongings and prepares to leave Hong Kong and head north, hoping to use his memories from his previous life to live comfortably on a modest fortune, the System arr 2.7kReads5.2Score119Shelves
- 28 Rising to the Top 平步青云 On the very first day of his new post in Qianhu Town, Liu Haotian was stripped of all authority. Faced with irreconcilable differences in outlook with Mayor Liang Youde, as well as the treacherous Tianxing Corporation and its vast network of connections, Liu Haotian refused to compromise. He cracked down with an iron fist, and a series of fierce battles began over how to safeguard people's livelihoods and develop the economy... When the dust finally settled and the results came in, Liu Haotian w 525Reads9.1Score113Shelves
- 29 Desire for Black Gold 欲黑金 [Underworld, Passion and Strategy, Multiple Heroines] Six years ago, Cao Zhishuang broke into the room of the campus belle, a teacher, and ended up behind bars. Now that he’s just been released, an invisible hand has already closed around him. Cao Zhishuang resolutely steps into the game, vowing to uncover the true cause of his father’s death and kill his enemies with his own hands. From then on, he sets out on a one-way road paved with desire and dirty money… 6.4kReads8.1Score679Shelves
- 30 The Pawn Who Crosses the River: Beyond Forgiveness 过河卒：罪无可恕 People who make money through shady dealings need to learn to burn incense and pray to Buddha. Those who move in the underworld have to believe that good things come to those who wait. After the turn of the millennium, Jiang Xinze was kicked off the police force for saving someone. He led his brothers into a world of guns and blades, with blood on their military daggers, riding the winds of a turbulent era to forge a dazzling legacy. If you’ve got a score to settle, settle it. If you won’t back 10.6kReads8.5Score896Shelves
- 31 Who Rules the Changing Tides of the Martial World? 江湖之谁主浮沉 “Northeastern Gangland,” “No Mindless Shenanigans,” “Based on Real Cases” A group of young people, driven by a moment of recklessness, set out on a path unlike any they had taken before... From Xiao Yao's days of loafing around to gradually growing up and setting off down the point of no return, making a living in the underworld... Family, friendship, and love all become entangled... Some die... some go to prison... and others... A new story, a new beginning. Come witness the rise of a true crim 248Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Officialdom: Starting in the County Seat, I Rise Straight to the Top! 官场：从县城开始青云直上！ Officialdom + powerful connections + Wang Hao's Name After graduating from the young and middle-aged cadres' training class, Wang Hao spent only a short time at the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League before being sent away from the capital to serve as the second-in-command of Shicheng County. He served the people, worked hard to develop the economy, and led them toward prosperity, steadily rising to the top himself. There's nothing wrong with theoretical work, really. But being sent 6.4kReads7.4Score410Shelves
- 33 Power at Its Peak: Starting as the Director of the Urban Development Office 权力巅峰：从城建办主任开始 They say that once you're caught up in the underworld, you have no say in your own fate. In his previous life, one wrong step left him behind bars, where he died a miserable death. In this life, armed with foresight, he will rise straight to the heavens and reach the very peak! 338Reads8.8Score103Shelves
- 34 The Dragon King Comes Down from the Mountain, and the Cool CEO Falls for Me 龙王出山，冷艳总裁爱上我 [Purely Urban + Not Invincible + Multiple Heroines + Super-Satisfying Plot] Adapted into a short drama: The Dragon King Returns, and the Ice-Cold CEO Falls for Me He is the Satan Emperor, a man whose name strikes fear into the hearts of powerful figures everywhere! Tired of life in the underworld, he quietly returns to the city. He never expected the old man to have arranged a marriage for him. How could a grown man like him give in to an arranged marriage? Well, it all starts with breaking off 75.3kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
- 35 A Common Man’s Reborn Years 平凡人的重生岁月 [Everyday Urban Life + Campus Youth + Making Up for Regrets + Believable Logic] A portrayal of youth as it really was: no posturing, no face-slapping. This is simply the everyday life of an ordinary person after being reborn. People remain consistent; being reborn doesn't suddenly make someone all-powerful. Their old flaws are still there. They simply get to live their lives over again with their memories and life experience intact. Everyone has a limit to how far they can go, so if you're looki 4.3kReads6.2Score162Shelves
- 36 Officialdom: From the Family’s Discarded Son to the Pinnacle of Power 官场：从家族弃子到权利巅峰 The spoiled rich kid Su Jianbo caused a major disaster while drunk, and became the family outcast. Only on the brink of death did he learn that the disaster had been a carefully planned trap... After being reborn, Su Jianbo was still cast out by his family. In this life, he was determined to live a new kind of life, but one crisis after another soon followed... 24.5kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves
- 37 We're All Reborn, So Who Still Wants to Scramble in Officialdom? 都重生了，谁还乖乖混官场 I've been reborn? And on the day before I entered government service, no less. This time, I'm going to make my way through the political world like never before! You've got a golden finger? I've got a father-in-law. Three promotions in one year. Is this how you test a cadre? Which cadre could withstand a test like that? Hey, hey, don't go. Can't you come up with something else? What? You say he's one of our own? Sorry, you're too late. He's already confessed. Reborn into the political world, soa 536Reads6.8Score100Shelves
- 38 My Gorgeous Girlfriend 我的绝美女友 A school beauty confesses to him from the start? Zhang Cheng doesn't even hesitate before turning her down: “I'm a man with my own background music. You think some school beauty can win me over? Dream on...” 11.8kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
- 39 After Leaving the Army, I Became an Anti-Corruption Vanguard 退伍后我成了反腐先锋 Is human nature inherently evil, or inherently good? One seemingly unsolvable trap after another keeps coming. See how Chen Ping'an turns the tables and breaks each trap with precision! Over four million characters in total, so feel free to dive in. 25.8kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
- 40 The Bad Guys: The Storm Rises Again 2 坏蛋之风云再起2 [People have names, and trees have shadows. Who is Xie Wendong? Everyone knows.] As the scorching sun slowly sinks away and the half moon hangs high, as neon lights begin to flicker and night descends, what can we use to prove that we exist? 12kReads9.0Score788Shelves
- 41 A Romantic Career in Officialdom 浪漫仕途 After graduating with a master’s degree, Leng Yu took the civil service exam and landed a post in a poor mountain region, determined to do more good for the people and deliver real results. But while his ideals were lofty, reality dealt him a face-slapping blow. Facing pressure from all sides, he stubbornly fought his way forward and gradually came to understand that to accomplish great things, he would first have to become a high-ranking official. 115Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 42 After Faking Our Deaths with My Brother, They Followed the Scent Right to Us 和兄弟假死后，她们闻着味追来了 They say the aloof young heiress is paralyzed from the waist down, twisted inside, a mad and obsessive woman. She locked up the ex who betrayed her in a psychiatric hospital until he really did go insane. Gu Ming'an was picked up by the heiress on a rainy night. He was crouching under the eaves, filthy and disheveled. Though he was a bit slow, even he knew to take shelter from the rain. At first, the heiress locked him in a dark room because of his handsome face and chiseled abs. Later, his sinc 2.7kReads6.8Score137Shelves
- 43 The Winds of Change on the Official Path 官路之风起云涌 This book is the sequel to Reborn: The Candid Confession. Father and son Zhang Anping and Zhang Hao have both left Jiang Province to enter a much broader political arena. After losing most of his support, Zhang Hao once again finds himself in a difficult situation. How will he plan his moves and secure victory from afar? Watch the tides of change, and listen for the dragon’s roar. (All characters, locations, and events in this book are fictional. Please do not connect them to real life. Any rese 2kReads8.9Score154Shelves
- 44 The Humble Village Doctor 小小乡野村医 Tired of life in the big city, Zhou Feng returns to his mountain village! After stumbling upon the village bully in the middle of something illicit, Zhou Feng is thrown into a pond and left to drown. By sheer luck, he receives the inheritance of an ancient God of Medicine, and his life is transformed. The young miracle doctor thrives, healing the sick, saving lives, growing medicinal herbs, and raising livestock! Before long, a wealthy heiress is chasing after him, too! 10.5kReads9.1Score1kShelves
- 45 A Brilliant Career in Government, Starting as a Village Liaison Officer 辉煌仕途，从联村干部开始 (The author has worked for a central media organization.) Chen Tianhao stands up for the people’s interests and offends his superiors, earning himself a suspension. When the county Party secretary learns the full story, he promotes Chen in a surprise appointment and entrusts him with an important role. From then on, Chen boldly forges ahead, soaring through the ranks and rising swiftly. With the influence of an ordinary man, he shapes the decisions of higher-ups, climbing from the township to th 16.5kReads9.1Score986Shelves
- 46 The Bloody Underworld: Thirty Years of Organized Crime in North China 血色江湖：华北黑道三十年 [Underworld + First Person + Period Setting] What is the underworld? It’s a place where even if you win in the end, you still feel like you’ve lost. No matter how much you gain, it can never make up for what you’ve lost. My name is Jiang Qiyao. I witnessed thirty years of the underworld’s rise and fall across North China, watching one boss after another rise to power, then fall. After thirty years in that world, I can’t call myself a good person, but at least I haven’t become completely rotten. 3kReads6.7Score133Shelves
- 47 A Grand Vision for Officialdom 官场宏图 A lesser physician treats people; a great physician treats the nation. Xia Feng, a talented traditional Chinese medicine student, resolutely enters politics to avenge his father's death. But when it rains, it pours. On the very day of his wedding, his father-in-law dies unexpectedly. From then on, Xia Feng is met with cold indifference at home. His mother-in-law resents him, and his wife lives apart from him for long stretches. With his father-in-law gone, Xia Feng loses his shelter. Then, after 12.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
- 48 Tales of the Northeast: Fortune Is in Heaven's Hands 东北往事之富贵在天 [Underworld] [Not Mindless] [Ensemble Cast] [Realistic] [Passionate] [Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After spending three years in prison for injuring someone while collecting a debt, Chen Yang’s first move after getting out is to track down the lousy bastard who reported him and got him arrested, then demand forty thousand yuan. But that incident sets off a chain of events that once again leaves Chen Yang at a crossroads, just when he had hoped to settle down. So... will he accept the hand fate 125.8kReads9.1Score11.5kShelves
- 49 I'm No Little Punk: The Shorties' Hero Squad 我不是小混混之矮子英雄队 I'm determined not to become a hoodlum. Even a short person can stand tall. Not every hero is tall, but every passionate heart deserves to be seen. I won't go along with the ways of the world. I'll walk my own path through the jianghu. The road is long, so may we meet again at the summit... 77Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Special Forces King in the Mountain Village 特种兵王在山村 He is the strongest combat soldier among China's special forces, and the ultimate demon in his enemies' eyes. Now he has hung up his uniform, returned to civilian life, and retreated to the countryside, hiding in a remote mountain village to enjoy a quiet existence. But gold always shines, much to the village chief's dismay. This is the story of a village chief with extraordinary skills and a life lived to the fullest. 9.9kReads9.0Score567Shelves
