Novels like The Provincial Party Compound: Starting Out as a Personal Secretary
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Provincial Party Compound: Starting Out as a Personal Secretary, best match first.
- 101 Reborn to a Career in Officialdom 重生之官运 Wu Zhuoran, a university graduate selected for a government post with no connections to rely on, stumbles into politics by chance. With his intelligence and courage, and through tireless effort, he makes like-minded friends, resists temptation, and challenges and defeats every obstacle in his way, step by step reaching the pinnacle of his political career and his life... 107Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 102 A Chronicle of Officialdom 官场纪实录 The author works within the system and draws on real experience in officialdom. This is not a wish-fulfillment story; there aren't that many gratifying moments in the system. To make the story more entertaining, some things will be exaggerated and others invented. As for what is real and what is made up, readers can decide for themselves. The place names and personal names are deliberately mismatched, not what you might think. 556Reads—Score106Shelves
- 103 Promotion 提拔 The road to a brilliant career in government begins beneath your feet! On his first day as deputy township head in a poor rural township, Zhou Xiangbei was framed. With exceptional intelligence and political skill, he launched a stunning counterattack, advancing one step at a time until he reached the pinnacle of a brilliant government career! Guided by the simple belief that a good official should serve the people and improve their lives, he created one economic miracle after another. As he cli 116Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 104 Just Dumped, I Turn Around and Pass the Civil Service Exam to Work in Her Hometown 刚被分手，转身选调上岸去她老家 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 19.3kReads7.7Score1.8kShelves
- 105 The Righteous Path to Power 官途正道 This is a silent battle between good and evil, and a silent struggle between the polished public image of a county Party secretary and the darkness behind it. This is a journey through life that lays bare human nature, and a compelling story of a career in politics... This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental! 84Reads6.9Score101Shelves
- 106 The Heavy Responsibilities of a Political Career 仕途重任 A sudden mass incident in Huxi County, caused by delays in housing deliveries, exposed how the economic development model of the past decade, built on excessive reliance on land-based financing, had reached its end... Wang Cheng was sent to Huxi County on a temporary assignment and given a mission in a time of crisis. Can he successfully fulfill it? 2.6kReads8.8Score252Shelves
- 107 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 177Reads8.8Score119Shelves
- 108 The Day I Was Fired, I Made the Entire Power Circle Tremble! 撤职当天，我让整个权力圈颤抖！ This is a highly satisfying political novel. The protagonist, Chen Feiyu, is devoted to serving the people. With his bold, can-do attitude, he steadily advances in the world of politics. Open the novel to find out what happens! 8.5kReads8.7Score1kShelves
- 109 Under Investigation from the Start, I Turn Around and Join the Inspection Team 开局被调查，我转身成了督导组 A month ago, Lin Zheng was taken away for an investigation, and the entire work unit erupted in an uproar! After enduring cold stares and ridicule, Lin Zheng was finally cleared. Now he’s determined to make a comeback and get revenge! A month later, Lin Zheng puts on his newly issued jacket. “Hello, I’m Lin Zheng, head of the No. 1 Inspection Team!” As Lin Zheng rises through the ranks, he discovers that an unseen hand seems to be moving everything forward, helping him grow and serve the people! 6Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 110 The Road to Power: Rising to the Top of Officialdom in the 1990s! 官道权途，从90年代登居高位！ In his previous life, he stopped at nothing to seize power and wealth, and eventually rose to the top. His lust for power, pleasure, and profit could never be satisfied, and in the end he lost his family. In this life, he starts over as a man and an official, taking the ups and downs, honors and disgrace in stride, and caring little whether he stays or goes. Yet he still manages to stir up a storm in the world of politics. 4.7kReads8.7Score434Shelves
- 111 The Pinnacle of Power: Defying Heaven's Mandate 权力巅峰：胜天半子 The road to officialdom is hard, with one obstacle after another. Li Tongwei spent ten years rising and falling in the political world. Reborn, he sets out on the same path once more, but with new insights and a keen understanding of its ever-shifting currents. Watch as he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power, roots out corrupt officials, and paves the way to a happier life for the people. 19.9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
- 112 Officialdom: I Saved a Mysterious Big Shot and Rose to the Top 官场：救了神秘大佬，乘风破浪 A deeply realistic story about the political arena. No golden finger, and no brainless characters. Born into an ordinary family, he hacks his way through obstacles and rides the winds and waves. Can he reach the pinnacle of power? Just how cruel is reality? This novel will show you that power follows rules! 5.9kReads8.5Score684Shelves
- 113 Loving You With All I've Got 拼尽全力爱着你 After graduating from graduate school, Hao Qiang found himself unable to get a job because his field of study was so obscure. He went to work at a construction site instead, but the foreman ran off with the money. Determined to get his wages back, Hao Qiang stood his ground at the unfinished building. There, he came upon a gang of thugs kidnapping a woman. He risked his life to save her, only to be beaten to the ground by the criminals... A moving, heartbreaking story... 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 A Physician’s Road to Power 医者官途 No rebirth, no System, no harem: pure, hard-nosed political maneuvering. After his superior is transferred, he is pushed aside by petty rivals and suppressed by others. He abandons medicine for politics and embarks on an official career. A doctor carefully navigates the political world, breaking through traps amid open and covert attacks to forge a smooth career path all his own. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 Mission Accomplished 不辱使命 After a failed romance, he went in a fit of pique to a town no one wanted to live in. An unexpected disaster propelled him to the top through a twist of fate, and an unforeseen reunion changed his destiny forever. 108Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 116 A Hound on the Official Road 官路犬踪 A dog follows its master through many hardships and twists of fate. It also witnesses the master's despicable abuse of power and schemes. But justice prevails in the end, and there is nowhere beyond the reach of the law. Ultimately, the master receives the punishment he deserves. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Reborn in the Political Arena: From Village Cadre to the Pinnacle of Power 重生官场：从驻村干部到权力巅峰 Betrayed by his girlfriend, Zhou Pengfei is deliberately sabotaged and loses his chance to become a selected civil servant. He passes the exam for the Organization Department again, only to be sent off as a village-based official. His first half of life is filled with endless setbacks, and he can only languish in the county archives, stuck at deputy section chief rank, while his rival still refuses to leave him alone... Reborn, Zhou Pengfei embarks on a journey from humble beginnings to success, 104Reads7.4Score100Shelves
- 118 Reborn as a Political Prodigy 重生之官场天骄 What can you do in ten minutes? Perhaps save a family from a terrible fate! Su Yang was reborn at this crucial turning point, and Heaven gave him only ten minutes. With no golden finger, let’s see how Su Yang uses his foresight after coming back to rise step by step through the treacherous, cutthroat world of officialdom... 3.7kReads7.8Score238Shelves
- 119 Officialdom: Five Years in Office, Leading the County Out of Poverty 官场：上任五年，带全县脱贫致富 In 2018, just after Wu Shixie takes office, he is faced with a severe crisis: the local government is strapped for cash and can't even pay its employees. Watch how he puts resources to work, manages the budget, promotes capable people, and uses a range of governing methods to transform the county! Once you take office as a local official, you must devote yourself to the people and plan for generations to come. Watch how Wu Shixie leads the whole county out of poverty and toward prosperity, givin 612Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 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 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 The Barefoot Civil Servant 赤脚公务员 Liu Chengjin, a university graduate from a poor farming family, went from being an auto mechanic to a grassroots civil servant. Amid changing times and the ups and downs of officialdom, he stayed true to himself, stood by what was right, and served the people, transforming from a brash nobody into one of the province’s outstanding civil servants. Yet, at the peak of his career, with power firmly in his hands, he chose to step down while he was still ahead and return to a simpler life... What did 65Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 122 I'm Just an Ordinary Guy. Do I Really Have to Get Promoted This Fast? 我就一俗人，不要升职那么快吗 (Contemporary, urban, political drama, no rebirth, multiple heroines.) This novel is simply a dramatized take on the everyday affairs of political life. If you see yourself in it, please don’t take it personally. Let me make this clear first: the political story is entirely fictional. This is urban life, so don’t read too much into it. Please be kind. Thank you. 115Reads6.3Score105Shelves
- 123 Officialdom: Power in Interwoven Hands 官场：权利交织 Shang Quancai never expected that simply bragging would let two women turn the tables on him. He didn't want to lose face in front of them, so if he bragged to the point where nobody could prove him wrong, then it wouldn't count as bragging, right? Wasn't there a saying in official circles that nothing is impossible, only people who can't get things done? Besides, once you've taken a dump, can you really sit back down in it? 329Reads6.1Score108Shelves
- 124 Dropped into the Grassroots: From the Start, I'm Stuck with Ten Billion in Bad Debts? 空降基层，开局就背百亿烂账？ Chen Yuan, a "Beijing official," has just parachuted in as the top leader of Tushui District, only to find the government compound gates blocked by petitioners. A fiscal black hole worth tens of billions, unfinished projects scattered across the city, deeply entrenched local factions, and a calculating superior. Every move is deadly, and danger lurks at every turn! How will Chen Yuan, a newcomer, maneuver through the traps and temper himself into a blade aimed straight at the unwritten rules? Th 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 The Road to Officialdom: Starting at the Grassroots 官道：从基层做起 [Officialdom + Power + Romance + Workplace] Once you figure out how the system works, it’s like activating a cheat code. It’s an exciting ride from the start. This realistic novel about officialdom follows Lin Yaodong’s step-by-step rise from the grassroots to the heights of power. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 The Chaos of Power and Desire 权欲乱 For five years, junior official Ma Zhifei has gone nowhere in his career. His wife betrays him, and he finds himself caught up in one conspiracy after another. Watch Ma Zhifei navigate the political world with ease and rise steadily through the ranks! 46.1kReads8.9Score4.4kShelves
- 127 At the Crossroads of Love 爱情的路口 Where Love Begins 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 They Tried to Extort Me in Government, So I Turned Around and Joined the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission 官场被索贿，我转身考进省纪委 [Also known as: Officials Demanded Bribes from Me, So I Turned Around and Joined the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection] In my previous life, I was an army officer and a second-class merit recipient. I devoted myself to being a model husband and a doting father, but because I was honest and lived apart from my family, my beautiful, promiscuous wife cheated on me for years. Even the daughter I treasured was someone else's child, whom I had been raising. I endured nothing but contempt 21Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 129 Reported and Put Under Full Investigation! Is This Penniless Man Really So Righteous? 被举报全力彻查！一贫如洗的他正义凛然？ Holding the power of the world by day, resting on a beauty’s lap by night. Just as his career is taking off, he is reported, and in an instant, he is a tiger fallen among the plains. Guided by the conviction that he must stand up for the people and uphold justice above all, he has beauties by his side and takes on every challenge head-on. Zhang Dongfeng seizes every opportunity and climbs higher, step by step, until he finally reaches the summit... 277Reads8.1Score100Shelves
- 130 You Forced Me Out with Nothing, Now I'm Getting Promoted. Why Are You Panicking? 逼我净身出户，我升官你慌什么？ Zhou Mo was reborn. In his previous life, his mentor helped him rise from a humble library job all the way to the heart of power. But his family became his downfall. His wife and her insatiably greedy family drained him dry, and in the end, he discovered that the son he had raised to adulthood was not his biological child. He died in despair. Living his life over again, Zhou Mo once more faces a turning point. This time, he has decided to divorce, even if it means leaving with nothing! Anyone wh 381Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 131 Reborn: I Make Waves in Officialdom 重生：我在官场呼风唤雨 [Politics + powerful connections + no doormat hero + clever + turns the tide] [The appeal: turbulent political winds, deceit and intrigue between people, and life-or-death struggles for power] The road to power is treacherous, with a new storm at every step. There are ten ranks in the official hierarchy, each separated by a vast gulf. The victor becomes king, the loser is forgotten. Who will command the world? Song Hualun, a scion of a fallen noble family, is reborn into the family's finest hour 319Reads8.0Score108Shelves
- 132 A Book About Eating Six Meals a Day 一天六顿饭的一本书 Wang Hongwei graduated from a prestigious university and seemed destined for a bright future, but an accident happened while he was drunk... Fortunately, he was reborn and cleverly managed to defuse the crisis, setting out on a career path in public service all his own! 64Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 133 Reborn in Qi Tongwei’s Body: I Awaken the Progress System from the Start 魂穿祁同伟，开局觉醒进步系统 [Fast-paced] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Not brainless] [One heroine] Give him a System, and he can become student council president at a top university right from the start. Give him a sacred physique, and he can order Li Dakang to run personal errands for him. A junior county committee clerk transmigrates into Qi Tongwei during his university days and awakens the Progress System from the start. Complete missions, and you can advance. Hou Liangping has Zhong Xiaoai? Sorry, I've got a System. Zha 5Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 134 A Promising Career: The Village Doctor's Meteoric Rise in Politics 官运：小村医的妖孽仕途 [Political career + No rebirth + Medical skills] A single needle and prescription can save lives, and also help you navigate the political world and rise to prominence. After making a house call in the middle of the night, village doctor Yang Xiaochuan stumbled into an opportunity to enter public service. With his outstanding medical skills and his commitment to serving the people, he writes a brilliant chapter in the worlds of medicine and politics! 9.9kReads8.1Score914Shelves
- 135 The Road to Prosperity 青云得路 [Traditional Political Intrigue, No System, No Rebirth, No Harem, Adapted from Real Events, Logic-Driven] Li Feibing leaves the special forces and enters politics. After two years of patiently biding his time, he finally gets the chance to take charge of Jinzhou. But his vision and ideals face secret obstruction from Lao Tang. The clash between two generations' values becomes entangled in the power games of tycoons such as Dongxing Company, forming an apparently intractable deadlock. With help f 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Officialdom: Burning 官场：燃烧 Under the sky screen, everyone fights to get into the game, risking life and death and willingly becoming a pawn. A nobody takes on a giant, with no connections to rely on and nothing but his own shadow behind him. I’m the youngest section-level official in the country, and I’m still an intern. I throw my chest open and laugh at the sky, my blood burning in the flames. Even if I’m left with only half my life, I’ll still challenge Heaven for supremacy! The mountains stand evergreen, the great riv 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 The Pinnacle of Political Power 官途巅峰 Three years ago, he was a low-ranking county government clerk, but he got caught up in a corruption case and saw his future destroyed. Now he’s determined to take control of his own fate and stir up storms across the land! 297Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 My Wife's Strange Behavior Filled Me with Resentment 妻子种种怪异的行为让我心存愤懑 My wife's strange behavior filled me with resentment. 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Taking the Reins: A Perilous Career in Government 执掌风云：步步惊心的仕途生涯 Seven years later, Lin Feng will wield immense power. But for now, this proud Peking University prodigy is seen as a useless failure by his ambitious girlfriend because of his quiet, low-key nature. Betrayed and made a laughingstock, he flies into a rage and decides to become a government-selected graduate trainee, embarking on a career in public service. Just two months into his new career, Lin Feng already has his ambitious girlfriend, Liang Yan, regretting everything. Over the next seven year 10.6kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
- 140 A Dragon in Officialdom 官场游龙 What kind of story would unfold if someone who could control small insects like mosquitoes, flies, and bees to eavesdrop infiltrated the world of government? Long Ziyou, a college graduate from a third-rate sports school, unexpectedly gains this ability. What will he accomplish in the political arena? See how Long Ziyou uses his power to navigate the sea of officialdom, making connections everywhere and climbing steadily up the ranks! 1.6kReads8.6Score162Shelves
- 141 Tides of Officialdom 宦海沉浮 The most powerful relative in his family is his second aunt’s husband, a village deputy director, and their most valuable possession is a radio salvaged from a junkyard. Yet he not only made it to the city, but also became an official. Let the wind howl and waves crash, and I’ll stroll through the courtyard at my own pace. No matter how fierce the winds or rough the seas, I’ll cut through the waves! Spring breeze at my back, I’ll ride my horse at a gallop and see all of Chang’an’s flowers in a s 207Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 142 A Grassroots Rise: The Loach of the Commune Climbs the Ranks 草根逆袭：公社泥鳅的官场路 In his early twenties, Feng Xiaole has only an elementary school education. A rural “intellectual,” he looks ordinary, but his eyes are sharp and lively. Quick-witted and eloquent, he has an optimistic streak to his core. He often says, “There’s always a way forward when you reach the mountain, and wherever there’s a road, there’s Feng Xiaole.” And this is the man who somehow manages to carve out his own path in the world of politics. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 Reborn: The Road to Power 重生之一条官路 287Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 The Pinnacle of Power, Starting from the Grassroots 权力巅峰，从基层开始 Li Zhenhua has been reborn! Though he treads carefully, as if walking on thin ice, he still fails to escape the schemes of his old nemesis. Demoted from the county Party committee to the poorest, most remote township, he faces a hellish start. Just as he's at a loss, an unexpected car accident completely changes the course of his life. Watch as I rise from the grassroots level of the civil service, climbing step by step and enjoying life! 774Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 145 Reborn in Politics: This Time, I Serve the People Alone 重生官场：这一世，我只为民做主 In my previous life, a woman and her family deceived and ruined me. I died without children, bringing misery to my parents and family. In this life, besides taking revenge on that woman and her family, I, Lin Chen, will stand up for the people... 3.4kReads8.7Score319Shelves
- 146 Notes on Rising Through the Official Ranks (10 Books) 官场一路升迁笔记（全10册） This collection brings together Wang Wanyu’s disciplinary inspection and investigation stories, revealing one behind-the-scenes tale after another. The author once worked for the Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. A veteran disciplinary official, he took part in national anti-corruption task forces and knows the inside story behind numerous cases. His first-hand experience on the front lines of the anti-corruption campaign makes his fiction more compelling and realistic. S 3.2kReads9.5Score421Shelves
- 147 Xie Tunan’s Notes on Rising Through the Ranks 谢图南升官笔记 The author is a seasoned writer with experience working in multiple Party and government departments. Most of the novel is adapted from real cases, and some of it may strike a chord with you. The story begins at the municipal level, without getting bogged down in grassroots affairs... 76.4kReads8.5Score6.1kShelves
- 148 Reborn: Battling for the Road to Power 重生之官路争锋 A career in public service is a long and arduous road! Reborn in the year 2000, Qi Fei enters government service to fulfill his father’s dying wish, only to be assigned by the personnel bureau chief, who is currying favor with the county Party secretary, to the poorest township. Drawing on the advantages of being reborn, he leads the people toward prosperity, outwits his political rivals, and fights his way up from the grassroots through a world of deceit and intrigue. He braves every obstacle a 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 The Political Arena 宦海 [Political intrigue + satisfying revenge] “Hold office and bring blessings to the people!” Song Yang, who grew up in a small mountain village, stumbled into officialdom by chance. Since he was there, he decided to make the best of it. He overcame one obstacle after another, braving every challenge as he contended with forces from all sides, while one tale of love and hatred after another unfolded around him. His highest principle, from beginning to end, was to serve the people’s interests, and i 114Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 150 A Book by Jiuxiaohonghu jiuxiaohonghu的一本书 Just before his promotion, his boss gets into trouble and his wife cheats on him. Ouyang Zhiyuan’s life takes a devastating turn, leaving his future shrouded in darkness. Just as he despairs, the arrival of his ex-girlfriend unexpectedly brings a ray of hope, and his fortunes begin to rebound… 945Reads7.9Score156Shelves
