Novels like Hong Kong Films: The Police Academy Rejected Me, So I Became a Crime Lord
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Hong Kong Films: The Police Academy Rejected Me, So I Became a Crime Lord, best match first.
- 151 I’m a Gangster, and You Want Me to Fight Evil? 我是黑社会，你叫我除恶扬善？ The only supernatural element. A little martial arts is fine. This is a story about seeking justice for the people, with some political intrigue. It is not a mindless killing spree. The protagonist isn't a pushover: he punishes evil and rewards good, and the supporting characters aren't made unnaturally stupid. Fang Zheng transmigrates into the body of a small-time gang boss in a parallel world. He also awakens a "Killing Makes You Stronger" System. As long as he kills someone with a crime score 32.5kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds
- 152 Hong Kong Crossover: Starting Out as a White Fan 港综：从白纸扇开始 Li Xin: Nicknames: Blade King Xin, Terror of Ghosts, Immortal Xin He is Immortal Xin of Hong Kong Island, the ultimate godfather of the criminal underworld, the uncrowned king of the underground worlds of Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, and Southeast Asia's underworld philanthropist. At the European and American roundtable, everyone shouts, “Father!” Li Xin smiles faintly. “Rise, my sons.” 50.9kReads9.4Score2.6k14d adds
- 153 I Was Reborn, So Why Am I Still a Loser?! 都重生了，我怎么还是混子？！ [Undercover in the underworld + ruthless and decisive + no sanctimonious do-gooding + sharp as a tack] Brothers, this book once had over 500,000 readers following it, and kept that readership for several months. Quite a few people have adapted it into absurd animated videos and AI short dramas. I’m not a touchy person. You can post videos without my permission, but shouldn’t you at least show me a little respect? Couldn’t you include the original book title and the author’s name? Using Foqin’s n 25.7kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds
- 154 Tattooed, Fighting for Turf, and Wielding a Machete: The Spirit Medium 纹身干架抢地盘，拎砍刀的出马仙 [Underworld Turmoil] [Northeastern Chinese Style] [Tales of Spirit Mediums] After being gravely wounded in a gang fight, small-time hoodlum Lin Tianhua accidentally awakened the immortals his ancestors had worshipped, becoming a spirit medium. After a sudden upheaval, his boss fled and his enemies came after him. To survive, Lin Tianhua decided to form his own crew and become the boss. From then on, Lin Tianhua beat people up by day and killed ghosts by night. He made his way through both the un 1.1kReads9.3Score20714d adds
- 155 The Siheyuan Is Just the Beginning 四合院只是开始 (This is not a slice-of-life story set in a Beijing courtyard. The courtyard is only part of the early plot, and the female characters get much less screen time once they leave their original storylines. The pacing is fast. The protagonist is a womanizer, there is no female lead, but there are female supporting characters. Don't read if that bothers you.) [Ding! Dear Host Lin Yu, congratulations on successfully activating the Apocalypse Survival System. In this perilous apocalypse, where resourc 2.7kReads5.5Score16914d adds
- 156 The Allure of the Underworld 黑道诱人 [The short drama adapted from this book, From Here on, Rivers Flow into the World, is now available. Come watch!] [Urban + underworld + big shots + all-powerful + feel-good story + period setting + invincible protagonist + multiple heroines + ruthless and decisive] When I was little, my dad often told me that the path of the underworld was a road of no return. It was hard to walk, and few people ever came to a good end. I never understood what he meant. Instead, I thought the underworld was all 67.5kReads8.7Score3k14d adds
- 157 The King of Britain 不列颠之王 Lin Li wakes up in postwar Britain, having crossed into another world. No money? No problem. Raise oil prices by five points. No land? North America is the backyard. No people? Ever heard of specialized security forces? Watch Lin Li stir up the world and carve his path to becoming Britain's greatest ruler. 13.1kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
- 158 Tales from the Borderlands: All My Relatives Are Ruthless Bandits 边水往事，我家亲戚都是悍匪 Jiang Wang opened his eyes and found himself in the story of The Longest Day in Chang'an? No, a closer look told him this was the original setting! And not just any setting, but the borderlands, at the most lawless time in the Golden Triangle: the early 2000s. There was no order in this era, only bloody cruelty in the forests and stacks of cash. It was a wild gold-rush age, full of outlaws. River-crossing dragons, mountain-tunneling tigers, gunshots ringing without end. When I have a gun, you c 18.9kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 159 I Went Night Fishing and Hooked a Corpse, But Carried Home a Fleeing Female Corpse 夜钓钓浮尸，我却扛回逃跑的女尸 Fishing streamer Wei Kun transmigrated to a parallel world and activated the [Tough Guy System]! As long as he completed the System’s missions, he would receive rewards. But the very first mission was to go night fishing at a graveyard on the Ghost Festival. Viewers: Aren’t you scared, streamer? Wei Kun: Scared? My fishing rod’s made from lightning-struck peachwood, my line’s pulled from an ink line reel, my ground bait’s made from glutinous rice, and my bait’s mixed with black dog blood. Tonigh 15.7kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
- 160 Black Desires of Youth 黑欲青春 (Not a wish-fulfillment story, and the hero isn't invincible. Enter at your own risk.) A youth stained with blood, vows made without regret, inexperienced love, sincere friendship, the cruelty of society, and the complexity of human nature. An unforgettable, turbulent era! A piece of underworld lore passed down to this day! A band of brothers who shared honor and disgrace, life and death! An unmatched era, with a flag-bearer standing at its peak! Laughing as we watch the tides of fortune, marchi 47.7kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds
- 161 Crouching Tiger 卧虎 A hidden dragon rises from the depths and devours all things; a crouching tiger commands the mountains and guards a thousand frontiers! When I was little, the strange older girl next door always asked me to help wash her. When I got a little older, she taught me how to be a real man! Twenty years of flashing blades, eighteen years of changing seasons. The black throne may change hands, but true kingship belongs only to madmen who dare to dance with the devil! 14.5kReads7.7Score2.7k14d adds
- 162 The Underworld's Turbulent Road 黑道风云江湖路 What is the Dao? It does not arise because of one person's goodness, nor perish because of one person's evil. Good and evil are determined by people; rise and fall are determined by fate. The people of the world think they are fighting for money, power, or pride. Only in the end do they understand that they were fighting for nothing but illusion. The Dao knows no black or white. All living beings are within the game. (Note: This book is extremely realistic and even somewhat oppressive. Re 136kReads9.2Score9.4k14d adds
- 163 Temptations of the Jianghu 江湖诱惑 [Underworld + Mature Beauties + Conquest + Feel-Good Action + Multiple Heroines] [The first five chapters take their time, but the story gets thrilling later. Read ten chapters, and if you’re not hooked, come chop me up!] Wang Xiaohu leaves the countryside for Jiangcheng, hoping to live a quiet life, but a clash draws him into the whirlpool of the underworld. He meets Qian Jiajia, gets close to Cui Meng, and is even forcibly h 31.8kReads8.0Score2.9k14d adds
- 164 EN Reborn to Rise Above the Rest 重生之出人头地 This is a story set in Hong Kong in the 1950s. It was a passionate, turbulent era. In those fiery years, there were countless big bosses and their underlings, and no end to tales of lives tossed about by hardship. There were also countless beauties and talented people, and no end to tales of romance and passion. You could call it a dark age, a chaotic world where good and bad were all mixed together, but it was often an age in which heroes rose to prominence. 33.3kReads9.4Score3.4k14d adds
- 165 The Dragon Lifts Its Head 龙抬头 The goddess who used to look down on me is now applying for a job at my company… When the tiger returns to the mountain, the land will run red with blood; When the dragon rises, even the Yellow River will flow backward! 65.8kReads9.0Score8.2k14d adds
- 166 I Told You to Go Undercover, Not Hit on the Boss's Wife! 让你卧底，没让你勾搭大嫂！ [Decisive and ruthless + never a saintly heroine + multiple heroines + wildly satisfying] Lei Zhen transmigrates to a parallel world in 1995. Starting out as a low-level underling, he rises through the ranks with ruthless force, amassing wealth and beautiful women until he rules everything with an iron fist! 108.1kReads9.3Score11.9k14d adds
- 167 The Tiger Emerges from the Mountain 虎出山 (Original Title: The Tiger Emerges from the Mountain) After accidentally killing an old hoodlum, Li Hu spends three years in prison. When he gets out, underworld boss Hong Weijun seeks him out and immediately gives him a bar... At the same time, the police approach him, hoping he will help them send Hong Weijun to prison... 63.8kReads9.5Score8.4k14d adds
- 168 Leaping Through the Dragon Gate 跳龙门 Original Title: Leaping Through the Dragon Gate Song Yu, a fourth-year student at the Foreign Trade Institute, hits rock bottom after his girlfriend betrays him and a rich second-generation bully targets him. Then his mysterious older brother, Song Chen, returns and arranges for the powerful boss of Yuncheng, "Old Wolf," to protect him from the shadows. Refusing to rely on connections, Song Yu uses grit and brains to land an internship at Dragon Gate Group. Using "Mighty Dragon Cleaner" as his b 82.8kReads9.5Score6.8k14d adds
- 169 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.5kReads8.7Score1k14d adds
- 170 Dragon Head Supreme 龙头至尊 The campus beauty he'd loved for three years was brutalized and killed! Chen Xuewen, who had done nothing, was framed and sent to prison! His honest, hardworking parents both died horribly while seeking justice for him! After nineteen years of living by the rules and obeying the law, Chen Xuewen finally saw the true face of the world. “Those who kill and burn their way to riches wear golden belts, while those who build bridges and roads leave no bones behind!” “If others can kill and burn, why 200.4kReads9.1Score12k14d adds
- 171 Underworld Tyrant: Those Who Follow Me Prosper, Those Who Oppose Me Perish! 黑道暴君：顺我者昌，逆我者亡！ [Class Beauty, I’m out of prison. You’ll pay for what you did!] Framed by the class beauty he loved, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The misery of prison transformed the once-ordinary boy into a hardened man. But it was only after getting out and seeking revenge that he gradually realized there was a terrifying story behind it all. The truth was, it wasn’t that love affair that had ruined his life. It was a vast, carefully woven web of darkness. His enemies had already ris 9.6kReads8.9Score58714d adds
- 172 The Northern City Kingpin 北城枭雄 Formerly titled The Northern City's Underworld Boss, also known as Tales of the Northeastern Underworld. They say the underworld is all about human relationships and worldly ways, but have you ever seen the real underworld? The underworld is dangerous, but the human heart is even more dangerous. Spring ice is thin, and human nature is thinner still. The underworld is nothing more than a game of chess. Once you enter the game, you can no longer control your own fate. I will use my own experie 265.6kReads9.5Score15.4k14d adds
- 173 Reborn in Hong Kong, With a Huge Family Business 重生港岛，家大业大 [Blood-Soaked Conglomerate | Global Hunt | Six Industrial Empires] In 1980, Shao Weiding opened his eyes and found himself the most rebellious of the six young masters of the Shao Group. Everyone laughed at him for turning his back on a fortune worth tens of billions and risking his life in Southeast Asia instead Then, three years later, they watched him smash open a Swiss bank vault with his bloodstained Rolex and propel the Swatch Group to the very top! When Watsons swept across Asia's retail 38.7kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
- 174 A Horror Invasion? Aren’t They All My Minions? 惊悚入侵？这不全是我小弟吗 [Horror world + underlings + goofy comedy + hilarious + powerful big shot] (The Horror World wishes you an early death and a quick rebirth. If you don't die, you'll go crazy.) You might not believe this, but while everyone else was struggling desperately in the Horror World, trying to find a sliver of hope for survival, I had already taken control of every shady deal in the Horror World. The Horror World's supernatural alliance. "I'm reporting Chen Qishi by my real name!" Chen Qi, seated at the 101kReads9.2Score9.3k14d adds
- 175 My Name Is Jing Yunhui 《我叫景云辉》 In his previous life, Jing Yunhui stood up for a friend and smashed his own future with a beer bottle. After ten years in prison, he learned that his girlfriend had married the friend he trusted most. By the time he was free again, his life was already in ruins. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to 1998, the night that changed his fate. This time, he seizes the initiative and claws his way back from having nothing. Facing those who betrayed and deceived him, and are waiting to watch 374kReads9.2Score53.5k14d adds
- 176 Dragon Head 龙头 For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing. 27.2kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
- 177 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 142.8kReads9.3Score14.7k14d adds
- 178 I Told You to Confess, So Why Did You Hit on the Underworld Boss's Daughter? 让你表白，你找上黑道千金？ [System + family + one heroine + sweet everyday romance + lighthearted comedy] Su Jiang is a first-year university student who unexpectedly awakens a System. [Host, confess your feelings to someone of the opposite sex within thirty seconds. Fail, and you die immediately!] With no other choice, Su Jiang confesses to An Rou, the class beauty, in front of the whole class. Su Jiang: “An Rou, I like you. Would you go out with me?” An Rou: “What do you like about me?” Su Jiang: “Uh… your legs are real 58.7kReads9.4Score6.1k14d adds
- 179 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.2kReads9.6Score22.4k14d adds
- 180 EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 503.4kReads9.5Score37.7k14d adds
- 181 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 984.6kReads9.9Score161.8k14d adds
