Novels like The Climb of a Bank Executive
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- 1 Banking Comeback: Starting with a Resignation 银行逆袭，从科长辞职开始 Credit lending is the banking world’s biggest arena for fame and fortune, where banks, governments, and businesses vie for power amid hidden dangers. As a credit department chief, Qu Yicheng has always held firm to his principles and treaded carefully. He refuses to approve a high-risk financing project worth billions, only to be berated by his superiors, dumped by his girlfriend, shunned by friends and family, and disciplined and demoted. After burning his bridges, he not only catches the atten 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Everyday Life of a Junior Employee 小职工的日常 This is the story of a lazy, food-loving office worker who slacks off on the job, along with the funny and embarrassing things that happen at the company and his minor clashes with the boss. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Road to Power: The Blade Is Drawn in the Anti-Crime Storm 官途：扫黑风暴之利刃出鞘 21.1kReads6.8Score1.7k14d adds
- 4 Reborn: Clocking In at Work and Finding a Fortune 重生：职场报到之钱途无量 A modern urban fantasy legend about growing up, brotherhood, family feuds, and the legacy of martial arts. It features passionate martial arts duels, hard-fought business rivalries, and profound explorations of human nature and emotion. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 From the Fields to the Clouds, Rising from the Bottom 阡陌青云，自基层而上 [Pure Realism + No Golden Finger + Human Nature in Conflict + Deep Character Growth] Once a young reporter with a sincere heart and firm principles, he falls victim to workplace politics and is relegated to the grassroots town of Dahe. Despite adversity, he stays true to his original ideals, works diligently, and takes root in the countryside to get things done. Through sheer grit, he takes a crucial step forward in his career. Transferred to Funan County, he gets caught up in the complex mane 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Road to Power in Politics 官场青云路 After securing a government job, Lin Yu stepped through the doors of a government office with dreams and hopes in his heart, becoming a humble junior clerk. Born into an ordinary family, he relied on his own hard work and excellent grades to climb from the lowest rung to the very top. This is a story set in a parallel-universe Huaguo and has no connection to reality, so please don’t read it as such. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Bodhi Seal 菩提印 [Workplace] [Women’s Growth] The story of junior office worker Qiao Xiaoyin’s rise through the ranks and transformation in life. Her parents’ divorce, a conservative upbringing, and the experiences of the women around her continually shape and reshape her understanding of life. She faces a turbulent career and witnesses firsthand the rise and fall of a real estate giant. In a fleeting encounter, she meets the love of her life, but the gulf between their family backgrounds brings fresh complicati 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Case Room: A Record of Investigations 案件室办案实录 Those in office follow the ways of deception. This may be the most realistic political novel you will ever read. No wild fabrications, just an authentic experience of the world of officialdom. A gripping story about a discipline inspection officer overcoming one obstacle after another to uncover the truth behind a heating scandal, declaring war on corruption, clashing with human nature, walking the line between black and white, and seeing through the many faces of the world. This story is entire 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Tides of Politics 仕途如潮 Xiao Wei was born in the late 1960s. Those who came of age in that era and entered government had to withstand the immense centrifugal force of social change. You don't know how hard it is until you've been through it! Rising from humble beginnings to stand out among the crowd is a mark of true talent! 31Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 10 Transmigrated: The Second Senior Brother's Office Life 穿越之二师兄职场记 Zhu Bajie + transmigration + workplace + political scheming + humor + rules + personality + human nature + experience + crushing the competition + open schemes + plots + psychology + life + romance + friendship + standing one’s ground + comeback + wisdom + energy + experience + lessons + good luck —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Tomb of Beauties: The Beauty's Curse 美人冢：红颜劫 [Mad beauty vs. hidden big shot] Princess Royal Xiao Qiuhe is a mad beauty. If anyone so much as displeases her, at best she’ll take their life; at worst, she’ll make them wish they were dead. Before she’s even married, she already has more lovers than the beauties in the imperial harem. Seeing this, the Empress Dowager decides to choose a prince consort for the Princess Royal… 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Beauty’s Ordeal: Your Highness, Whom Will You Choose? 红颜劫：殿下你选谁 One day, the city gates ran red with blood; for ten years, nightmares haunted her. A beauty capable of captivating a kingdom, hidden beneath a secret medicine, and a proud, unyielding soul. She lay low in the Prime Minister's residence for six years, enduring humiliation and torment, until at last the phoenix was reborn. The Northern Chen Kingdom's most handsome man, Young Master Mu, clears the path ahead for her and faces every challenge by her side. The reclusive miracle physician Yan Zimo is 21Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 13 Above the Azure Steps 青阶之上 “A prime minister must rise from the provinces, and a fierce general must emerge from the ranks.”, Han Feizi, “Prominent Learning” From the start, he was a temporary hire in a small town. A year later, he ranked first in the county's exam and became a civil servant in a different town. Starting at the grassroots, he takes one steady step at a time. See how an ordinary man with no connections uses his abilities and a little luck to navigate the rules of reality and carve out a path of promotion 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Rising Star of the Workplace 职场新贵 Love, hate, and revenge, cutthroat corporate warfare, and scheming against one another put Jiang Yue through the wringer. Watch an ordinary nobody rise to become a billionaire tycoon in this tale full of thrilling twists. For all the business battles, look no further than The Newcomer in the Workplace. 8Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 15 Legend of Good Deeds: The Sage’s Wealth-Building Code 善行传奇：贤者的财富密码 No System, no awakening, no superpowers. A series of small stories paints a picture of life in all its variety, showing that true happiness comes from helping others and staying true to your values. By treating people well, Xianyu finds one opportunity after another. Fresh out of high school, he relies entirely on his own hard work and perseverance, taking things one step at a time until he becomes a Korean millionaire. The plot moves quickly. It can be an inspirational story, a satisfying power —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Beauty's Ordeal 红颜劫 After the Nine Sects Empire, once the unifier of the martial world, fell, its sect master, the Six Ren Divine Lord, Celestial Master Tianyi, sought to restore its former glory by seizing control of the Central Plains. At that time, Pan Yue, who in his previous life had been the Supreme Yang Celestial Venerable, senior disciple of the Taiji Patriarch, reincarnated into the family of an ordinary farmer in Luoshu City to escape the “Five Calamities and Tribulations.” Seeking to eliminate a potentia 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Book by Zhanfu 栈斧的一本书 Chen Yuanmin hit rock bottom, but he never gave up. Confident that life would span two hundred years, he vowed to ride the waves for three thousand miles. In the end, he reached the pinnacle of power. 52Reads6.4Score10314d adds
- 18 A Weathered Political Career 沧桑官途 Without attaching himself to power, and without using it to bully others, Gong Zheng unexpectedly embarked on a career in public service. Starting by taking the fall for the county Party secretary, he skillfully leveraged every opportunity and rose steadily through the ranks, while also experiencing the ups and downs of officialdom... 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Zheng Qi's Chaotic Life 郑琦的混沌人生 A novel set in a turbulent era: Many people are lost and uncertain. Their values, ideas about love, and moral standards are crushed beneath the wheels of the times, then redefined and rebuilt... 9.3kReads8.8Score89714d adds
- 20 The Road to Officialdom 官途 Thirty-year-old county Party committee secretary Chen Lei has a brilliant future ahead of him. But after Zhu Youxue, the magistrate of Pingcheng County, dies by suicide and an investigation team moves in, Chen Lei becomes the target of everyone’s accusations. What no one expects is that he will soon become Pingcheng County’s new magistrate. Unable to escape the many temptations and pressures, Chen Lei finds himself caught in the middle. By chance, he discovers a mysterious message Zhu Youxue lef 1.3kReads7.7Score13814d adds
- 21 The Unorthodox Sword on the Road to Officialdom 仕途之剑走偏锋 While others are scrambling to transfer into city government offices, he chooses to head down to the grassroots level, moving from the top to the bottom. In truth, he is taking this unconventional path to make himself stronger. This is a comeback story set in the world of politics. A man from humble beginnings relies on his own intelligence and courage to overcome obstacle after obstacle on his career path, ultimately becoming a talented young leader in charge of an entire region... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Beauty's Ordeal 红颜劫 Orphaned at a young age, she moved into her maternal uncle’s Prince Qin’s household at just eight years old, bringing along her half-sister, and began a tangled life of ill-fated love among four people. Two sisters, alike in appearance, yet worlds apart in beauty. Two brothers, with different lives, yet bound by tangled love and resentment. Was that past fate or misfortune? No one can say. Only after living through it can one understand the wisdom that comes with having weathered countless storm —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Staying True to Your Mission: The Way of an Official 不忘初心之为官之道 Reporter Zhuang Ziyou and prosecutor Lin Ruoxi fell in love at first sight while catching a Peeping Tom, and soon began a sweet and thrilling life together. Other couples go shopping to flirt. These two go shopping to catch thieves! Corrupt officials? They expose every one they find! The underworld? You’re not getting away either! As they take on corruption and organized crime, Zhuang Ziyou rises step by step from a humble reporter to a career in government. But the road through officialdom is f 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Official's All-Seeing Eye: Rising From the Bottom 透视官眼：从最基层开始崛起 Banished to a judicial office at the very lowest level, Wu Haoran watched the aging director, who had spent his entire career in this post and was nearing retirement, face a situation even worse than Qi Tongwei's. Now that his official's eye had been activated, Wu Haoran secretly vowed to rise from here and surpass Qi Tongwei. From that day on, he reveled in the company of beautiful women and wielded power over the realm, making his way through the officialdom. 22Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 25 After Discovering the Secret to Making Money, I Reached the Pinnacle of Life 喜得生财之道后我走上人生巅峰 [Feel-Good, Superpowers, Scummy Male Lead, Pure-Hearted Female Lead, Money Talks, Urban, Infinite Flow, Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger…] Song Xiaoqiang is an ordinary wage earner. He has spent years trying to make it in the big city, yet still has nothing to show for it. Now, facing a major life decision, he has no choice but to break up with the girlfriend who has been by his side for three years. And then, on the way to pack his things and move out of his rented apartment, an extraordinary 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I Don’t Want to Be a Playboy, but I Can’t Help Being This Good 我也不想当渣男，奈何实力不允许 [Underdog’s rise + lovesick puppy turns into a jerk] Lin Zhengdong was a boy from the countryside, full of ambition but held back by his inferiority complex. In college, he was plain and unremarkable. To win over the campus belle, Yu Xue’er, he worked to overcome his insecurities and transform himself. Through sheer effort and determination, he succeeded in winning the heart of the girl everyone admired. After entering the working world, the pressure of his career and the temptation of money gra 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Life in the Mud 烂泥人生 Gao Ge refuses to settle for an ordinary life. Though his family is not well off and he is just an ordinary employee at a bank, as the saying goes, “Your character determines your destiny!” His refusal to give up makes him hunger for success more than others. So what if he has no golden finger? So what if he has no powerful family to back him? He'll make his own way to the top. Otherwise, his life will be no better than a puddle of mud! 1.2kReads7.1Score10214d adds
- 28 Reborn in 1984: Starting Out as a Full-Rank Section Chief 重生1984：开局就是正科 Reborn in 1984, I became the head of the county's Administration for Industry and Commerce! In this life, watch me rise step by step to the pinnacle of power amid the tide of reform and opening up, take command at the very center, and turn the tables at will! 1Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 29 The Road to Shared Prosperity 共富之路 Jianzhou City in Hannan Province actively answered the national call to revitalize rural areas and established the Jianzhou Rural Revitalization Group. After three years in business, however, poor investment decisions left it deeply in the red and on the verge of bankruptcy. Wu Mingdao, the protagonist, is pushed aside by his colleagues and reluctantly takes over the failing state-owned enterprise. Through strategic repositioning, a cultural overhaul, and business-model innovation, he perseveres 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Unemployed but Pretending to Work, My CEO Wife Really Pays Me 失业假装上班，总裁老婆真发钱啊 “After Getting Laid Off, I Showed Up at Headquarters in a Pink Shirt and Acted Like I Owned the Place” “Fired? I Joined Headquarters Instead, and Now the Female CEO Is Begging Me to Stay” “On My First Day Pretending to Work, I Mistook the Female CEO for My Driver” “Unemployed, I Went to Headquarters to Steal Their Wi-Fi. Who Else Should Be CTO?” “On My First Day After Quitting, the Ice-Cold Female CEO Made Me Live Off Her” They fired me because my hair was too thick? I went straight to headquart 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 I’m the People’s Police Chief, Not Your Accomplice 我是人民的公安局长，不是你帮凶 Beneath this bright and boundless sky, the people come first! The people suffer, amid blood and tears, and the nation grieves! In the officialdom of the 1990s, those who hold fast to their principles are the backbone of the nation and the parents of the people. I am a people’s Public Security Bureau chief, with the word “people” etched into my very bones. Who am I? Why have I come here? A transmigrator? Someone reborn? No, I’m more terrifying than either. Criminals and their protectors, just you —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Wins and Losses of a Workplace Fox 职场狐狸的输赢人生 The workplace is a strange place. After years of clawing his way up the corporate ladder, Lin Qi had no idea how many rivals he had taken down, how much he had gained, or how many people he had offended. Those who knew Lin Qi had given him a nickname: the Workplace Fox. To Lin Qi, the workplace was a zero-sum game, where there could only be winners and losers, never a tie. In the end, only Lin Qi himself could know whether he had won or lost, in the lonely darkness of the night. 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Pinnacle of Power 仕途巅峰 The world is cruel, and people are heartless. Rain falls at dusk, when flowers are quick to fade. The morning breeze dries, but tear stains remain. I long to write down what’s in my heart, yet can only speak to myself by the railing. It is so hard, so hard, so hard. We are parted now, and nothing is as it was. My ailing soul swings like a rope in autumn wind. The horn sounds cold, and night grows late. Afraid someone will ask, I swallow my tears and pretend to be happy. I hide it, hide it, hide 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Road to Office and Commerce: My Wife and Child Are in a Parallel World 官路商途：妻儿却在平行时空 A lone wolf in the political arena, unstoppable on the official path: Zhang Ping, a minor county government clerk reborn, rises steadily through the ranks with his fragmentary memories of the future. He maneuvers across the political landscape and amasses tremendous power, yet remains utterly alone. When the timelines converge, he would rather give up his empire than seize back the life that belongs to him! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Decal Worker 贴花女工 Tags: Modern romance + workplace + office romance + strong heroine + taking down scumbags + ensemble cast + secret crush + spoiled brat + suspense + crime-solving This story is set in the post-pandemic era, amid escalating trade wars and the push for dual circulation in domestic and international markets, as businesses upgrade and transform. It follows a group of decal-decorating women at an eccentric ceramics factory. In a world of scheming, cliques, jealousy, and fierce wits, how do they manag 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 White Mountains, Black Waters 白山黑水 In a small forestry town in Northeast China, an ordinary vocational high school graduate steps into society. He starts out as a forest ranger, seizes an opportunity to transfer to a government office, and enters public service. By a stroke of luck, he gets involved in the seedling trade and becomes a profit-driven plant dealer, earning his first fortune. Gradually, he realizes that getting further in life requires the backing of power. So he earns money while cultivating his political career. A 130Reads8.8Score11914d adds
- 37 To Hell with That Million-Dollar Salary: I Opened an Art Studio in the Village 去TA的百万年薪之我在村里开画室 To Hell with the Million-Dollar Salary: I Opened an Art Studio in the Village —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Business Tycoon 商业枭雄 The business world should be about financial transactions alone. But once personal feelings get involved, who ultimately loses? The elite of the business world may seem dazzling on the surface, but behind the glamour lie the dirtiest truths and the most hypocritical lies. Amid the cutthroat deals and ruthless competition, what are family, friendship, and love worth? To become a true tycoon, everyone fights to get ahead, but who can really seize ultimate power? Who will wake up in time and emerge 145Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 39 I Turned Officialdom Upside Down, Starting with a Disciplinary Inspection Inquiry 从被纪委问询开始掀翻官场 Suspended, betrayed, and abandoned by his entire circle. Then, in the cold interrogation room of the Discipline Inspection Commission, he says, “If you want to live, prove it to me.” From then on, he holds the secrets and plays every move carefully, turning her from the woman interrogating him into someone who cannot live without him. 3.8kReads7.6Score24514d adds
- 40 Beneath the Mountain Winds 风行山下 More than ten years ago, Cheng Xi and He Yuwen joined forces to found Zhongzheng Media. More than ten years later, the company has grown into a major player, but an affair during pregnancy and a divorce scandal have followed one after another. How can she take back everything that belongs to her? Maybe it should be called How to Remove a General Manager or The General Manager Removal Guide? (Laughs) (Why isn’t there a category for ensemble casts...? I can only list two protagonists, orz.) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Reborn: I Quit the Civil Service and Found Freedom as a Boss's Driver 重生不当公务员，领导司机很逍遥 A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 12Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 42 Blue Is Still Romantic 蓝色依然浪漫 [Pilot & florist * a love all their own * simple happiness] After more than thirty years alone, the pilot is lucky that the Matchmaker has taken notice and brought new color to his life. Maybe the right person takes a long time to arrive, but that's all right. If they do come, they're worth waiting for. The florist has been hurt by love and no longer wants to trust it easily. It takes time for her to realize that matters of the heart need just the right cure before they can heal. You never need —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Sun and Moon Reveal the Heart: Life-Borrowing Money 日月照人心之借命钱 The Sun and Moon Shine on the Human Heart: Money Borrowed Against a Life —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Pinnacle of Power: Reborn and Rising After Returning to Junior College 权力巅峰：从重生回大专开始崛起 [No System + Reborn + Pinnacle of Power + One Female Lead] In his previous life, Wang Yuanzheng was held back by his associate degree and spent his entire career as a low-ranking police officer. Then, by chance, Wang Yuanzheng got hold of a USB drive. That very drive led to the tragedy that befell him. In this life, Wang Yuanzheng draws on his foreknowledge to find the first rung on his career ladder: Zhang Tiejun. Using articles informed by the experience and insight he will gain over the next —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Wanderer (2025) 漂泊记（2025） Drifting (2025) 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 A Desperate Counterattack 绝地反击 Li Tianyi offends his immediate superior on his very first day at work and is promptly given the cold shoulder. Watch as he survives against the odds, strikes back from the brink, and trounces every last schemer and demon along the way! 4.6kReads8.9Score62314d adds
- 47 Officialdom: My Father's Banner 官场：父亲的旗帜 Under the bright, boundless sky, the people come first. This is a trap. Somewhere in the shifting tides of power, someone has spread a vast, all-encompassing web... After his father is brought down, the protagonist takes up his father's banner. Through hardship, he advances cautiously, one step at a time. Only when he reaches the pinnacle of power does he realize that, though he has always been lonely and alone, a pair of invisible wings has been by his side all along. Passionate political power 309Reads7.7Score10414d adds
- 48 The Bustle of a Small County: A Portrait of Ordinary People in the Bureaucratic World 小县喧嚣：普通人的体制浮世绘 This book tells the story of a young man from a rural village who earns a job in the county government through his own efforts. But with no connections, he is sent to a remote township to work in a village, and his girlfriend leaves him without hesitation. Even after putting down roots at the grassroots level and delivering results, he is repeatedly passed over for promotion. Then an anti-corruption storm sweeps through officialdom, tearing a crack in the murky order. With no family or political 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 A Mayfly in the Mortal World 尘世一蜉蝣 "Humanity follows the earth, the earth follows heaven, heaven follows the Way, and the Way follows nature." All beneath heaven bustle for profit; all beneath heaven hurry for profit. Heaven and earth give birth to all things, and all things have their own way. Defy the Way and you will surely be punished. Who has ever escaped the judgment of heaven? Qiao Yinuo, the son of a farming family, sets out on the path of politics in a daze after graduating from college, hoping to escape his shameful fam 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Girl Who Waited for the Wind 等风的女孩 When fate and choice collide, the dilemma of choosing between an ex and a current lover, between love and financial security, is everywhere. The unbelievably domineering ex can unlock countless astonishing abilities and even defy fate. Could faking his death make him seem even more devoted? The current lover, a novice in the business world, may seem good for nothing, yet he fights through every obstacle, boldly promising her a kingdom and swearing he will marry no one but her! “Your fate is mine —Reads—Score—14d adds
