Novels like Leverage: Restarting My Rise to the Top of Officialdom
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- 151 Power Rules the World 官行天下 Can even a Crown Prince get dumped? Yang Yunfeng was an ambitious, idealistic young man with a powerful family background. He left home for love. Three years later, after being dumped, he could finally return to who he used to be. Watch him dominate the world of officialdom! 23.4kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
- 152 In the Name of the People: I, Chengdu, Have Orders to Give 人民名义：我程度就是要指示 Reborn + comedy + shenanigans + memes + political drama + plot following In the Name of the People + slow pace + minor political scheming. After transmigrating and being reborn, he becomes Cheng Du, head of the Guangming District Police Branch in In the Name of the People. Determined not to repeat the mistakes of his previous life, he enrolls early, catches the last train to join the Handong University faction, and takes Gao Yuliang as his mentor, doing everything he can to change the faction’s 3.7kReads8.4Score117Shelves
- 153 Dropped into Handong from the Start, I'll Make Hou Liangping My First Sacrifice 开局空降汉东，先拿侯亮平祭旗 "The story in this novel is entirely fictional! Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional!" In the Han Dong region, the winds shift and clouds gather. The political arena is full of twists and turns, with open and hidden factions vying against one another as talented figures compete for supremacy. Lin Tian is exceptionally gifted and possessed of extraordinary ambition. In his daily life, he matches wits with his colleagues, and with a smile, breaks through d 19.2kReads7.6Score858Shelves
- 154 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. 26.4kReads8.9Score3kShelves
- 155 In the Name of the People: Power Plays in Handong, Gao Yuliang's Rise to the Center 名义：汉东权变，高育良进军中枢 In the Name of the People: Transmigrating as Gao Yuliang, with a catastrophe from the start! Ding Yizhen has fled, Li Dakang is shifting the blame, and Hou Liangping is charging in with imperial authority behind him? Gao Yuliang's lips curled into a faint smile. “You want to use me as a stepping stone? You're not nearly good enough!” He counters by throwing a high-definition video of Chen Qingquan “studying a foreign language” right in Sha Ruijin's face! He won't just protect Qi Tongwei, he' 12.8kReads5.3Score382Shelves
- 156 In the Name of the People: Here I Come, Big Stage! 名义：大舞台我来了 (This is my first time writing, so please bear with me. The story gets even better later. Thanks for your support!) With a single transfer order, Zhang Aiguo arrives in Handong: We’re all comrades, so why all these factions and cliques? I have only one goal here: the economy and stability, stability for the economy! Handong is a stage for everyone. If you’ve got talent, come on in! 8.8kReads—Score236Shelves
- 157 The Fast Track to the Top 选调生之青云直上 “Zhi” represents steadfast resolve and lofty ambitions, while “Lin” evokes blessings spread far and wide, nourishing all things. After earning his doctorate, Zhang Zhilin becomes the ultimate civil servant! The grassroots are both a crucible and a melting pot. Watch as a commoner tempers himself in the fire of grassroots work, turning his trials into poetry and forging himself into gold as he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power! 99.5kReads8.3Score7.4kShelves
- 158 My Father Is Zhao Mengsheng, and My Blind Date Is Lu Yike? 家父赵蒙生，相亲对象陆亦可？ [In the Name of the People] + [Flowers] + [face-slapping] + [Officialdom] Become Zhao Aiguo, son of Zhao Mengsheng, the towering mountain beneath the flower garland. From the start, he's forced into a blind date, and his match is Lu Yike! After Chen Hai and Hou Liangping humiliate him, Zhao Aiguo, who wants nothing to do with Handong Province's mess, can't hold back any longer! He joins the inspection team as its leader, and Zhong Xiaai panics. He arrives in Handong Province to conduct an inspec 7kReads5.4Score316Shelves
- 159 Power at the Summit: My Gorgeous Female Boss! 权力巅峰：我的绝色女上司！ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.2kReads8.9Score185Shelves
- 160 Official Career: Starting with an Assignment Back to My Hometown! 官途：从空降家乡开始！ Well, the synopsis is gone! (Dropped into the action, a local native, insanely well-resourced, one heroine!) With the insight of someone reborn, Jiang Feng seizes every opportunity, backs the right people, does the right things, and serves the people! I came back only to make my hometown a better place. What? The education system is lacking? Then I'll bring in a university campus! What? The economy is struggling? Then I'll improve the business environment and get us onto the top 100 list! What? 6.2kReads7.7Score384Shelves
- 161 The Pinnacle of Power: I'm No Benevolent Official 权力巅峰之我不是青天 A pure political drama, with one female lead and a positive message. The novel follows Xu Yuan Zhou's daughter, Xu Yu Meng, as she dedicates herself to serving the people and rises through the ranks from the grassroots. Her journey takes her through rural revitalization, crackdowns on organized crime, and anti-corruption campaigns, with thrilling twists and turns all along the way. 15.9kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
- 162 Exposing the Scandal from the Start, Cleaning Up the Bureaucracy After Being Reborn 开局怒揭黑幕，重生后整顿官场 Reborn in 2007, the first thing Chen Zhixing did was quit his job! He was done playing the game of officialdom. Couldn't he just walk away? But who could have guessed that Hu Wei would try to set him up for a fall by getting him on the show Livelihood Pain Points? Chen Zhixing said, “Going on the show? Great, I should definitely go.” And then... an event that would shake the political world began. Starting as the deputy leader of a special task force, he climbed step by step to the top! Later, d 507Reads8.3Score103Shelves
- 163 Join the Han Big Gang and Reach the Pinnacle of Power! 加入汉大帮，登上权力巅峰！ Transmigration & Rebirth + System + officialdom + In the Name of the People fan fiction + comedy + meme references + pure fun! The School of Political Science and Law at Handong University: the Handong University clique! My name is Gao Yuliang. Everyone calls me Teacher Gao, though some people tease me by calling me Plant Gao! I have stood atop the peaks, and I have fallen into the depths. Both experiences have taught me a great deal. Now, I’m back, right at the very beginning! With the System’s 1.1kReads7.1Score—Shelves
- 164 Men and Women in Officialdom 官场雌雄 (I've switched to a new account: Yeye Fei. My single-heroine novel, One Night: From Village Teacher to City Hall's Top Aide, is now available. Please search for it and follow!) At 17, he entered a combined bachelor's and master's program. He graduated from graduate school at 23, became a deputy section chief at 25, and was promoted to full section chief ahead of schedule at 26! Lin Juzheng's political career has been one smooth ride. After 29 years of hard work, he reached the peak of his career 4kReads7.9Score497Shelves
- 165 In the Name of the People: The Showdown with Sha Ruijin in Handong Begins 名义：和沙瑞金汉东对掏开始 Under Sha Ruijin’s murderous gaze, Zuo Zheng said, “A gang has appeared in Handong recently. It’s called Shajiabang. I’m not making this up. There’s even a song about it going around.” As he spoke, he played a song on his phone, “Blades and Shadows,” with rewritten lyrics: Handong has always been our playground, we call all the shots The Sha family rules a province, and controls the discipline inspectors, anti-corruption squads, and arrests Handong’s highest realm: the strongest connections, and 35.9kReads6.0Score1.2kShelves
- 166 In the Name of the People: Back in Handong! Monkey, Prepare to Die! 名义：重回汉东！请猴子赴死！ With a single gunshot, Qi Tongwei is reborn with the ability to hear people's inner thoughts! In this life, he knows the plot inside out and can see what's coming! Determined not to repeat his past mistakes and take his own life at Lone Eagle Ridge, he resolutely leaves Handong to seek his fortune in a vast new world! Ten years pass in the blink of an eye, and he now stands proudly at the top. When a mission brings him back to Handong under the radar, the three special operations brigades under 5.3kReads6.4Score177Shelves
- 167 A Book from Another World 2 别有洞天2的一本书 It takes brains, and it takes hard work. The road to the summit is lined with both thorns and fragrance. A tale of strategy, political maneuvering, and the wit and ambition needed to rise through the ranks, as well as the triumphs of life. 335Reads8.9Score104Shelves
- 168 Power Struggles in Politics: A Junior Official Defies Fate 宦海争锋，从科员开始胜天半子 The path to officialdom is never smooth sailing. Only those who can turn the tables against the odds can become its true masters. Chen Changshan had no connections and was a low-ranking civil servant pushed to the sidelines. He was destined for a life of obscurity, until he accidentally crossed his superior's line. With a clever move, he turned the tables, escaped the crisis, and changed his fortunes. From then on, he embarked on the road to promotion, pulling off one upset after another as he c 18.9kReads9.0Score731Shelves
- 169 Living Again, I’ll Choose My Own Life 重活一次我要选择自己的人生 Reborn in 2005, Li Yifei awakens an extraordinary ability: perfect recall! From an ordinary student from a poor family, he rises to become the top scorer in both the high school and college entrance exams. He earns three top-tier doctoral degrees in four years and makes a fortune of tens of billions on the stock market! At 23, he's a phantom in the world of finance, yet he turns around and knocks on the door to a career in government, becoming the youngest government trainee in history! In the d 34.9kReads7.8Score3kShelves
- 170 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 1.9kReads8.9Score182Shelves
- 171 I Follow the Rules, So Why Are You Crying, Director? 我按规矩办事，局长你哭什么 From the start, Xiao Su has nothing but a red pen and a notebook, yet he embarks on an unstoppable rise through the ranks of the bureaucracy. This isn’t an ordinary workplace. It’s a cultivation path built around “rules”! The average rookie: pour tea and run errands → swallow insults → become the scapegoat Xiao Su: memorize the statutes → correct the boss’s typos → send the section chief to jail Equipment upgrades: [Red Pen] → [Recording Pen] → [Measuring Tape] (Each upgrade deals increasingly a 822Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 172 You Were Told to Take the Fall, So Why Did You Take Down the Entire Leadership Team? 让你顶罪，你把领导班子一锅端？ From the start, my superiors conspired to frame me, leaving me to take the fall for a billion-yuan scandal. The good news: I have a work habit of documenting everything, and my USB drive holds eight terabytes of evidence. The bad news: My superiors don’t seem to like my USB drive very much. 722Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 173 A Clash of Power and Ambition 权欲交锋 The author says: [Urban] + [Career in politics] + [Male-centric] + [Rags to riches] + [Feel-good] This is the story of an ordinary foot soldier who climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power. It all begins when Chen Mingyuan is investigating the county Party secretary and unexpectedly comes across a video of him. From that moment on, Chen embarks on an extraordinary journey... 8.4kReads8.2Score500Shelves
- 174 You Let Me Be Reborn and Make a Wish, and You Say You Want to Join the Army? 让你转生许愿，你说你想去当兵？ [Lighthearted Military Life] + [Military-Focused] + [Passionate and Humorous] + [One Female Lead] “General Xiang, as the youngest general and the leader of this military parade, what would you like to say to young people today?” Xiang Qian faced the camera and said, “Visit the national conscription website and enlist. A real man is born to serve in the military.” Then Xiang Qian took a phone call. “Chief, Auntie found the liquor you’ve been hiding. She wants you to come home.” Xiang Qian covered 27kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
- 175 From Fresh Graduate to Power Broker 从毕业新生到官道大佬 Chen Yang, a graduate of a prestigious university, should have been on the path to success, but his boss undermined and framed him. A twist of fate set him on the road to an extraordinary life. Colorful characters make their entrances, and one thrilling battle of wits follows another. With exceptional courage and intelligence, he navigates the turbulent political world, overcoming every obstacle until he finally reaches the pinnacle of power! 522Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 176 A Master of Social Skills, and You Call Me a Workplace Rookie? 满级人情世故，你管这叫职场新人 Chu Qingyun transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a college student on the verge of graduation. From the start, he grabs a defibrillator and saves Hu Li, the campus belle, after she collapses unconscious due to an irregular heartbeat. To repay him, Hu Li takes him straight to the hospital room of Gao Zhiwu, the province's third-most-powerful official. A copy of Fifteen Years of the Wanli Reign and a simple wish to study Ming history with his teacher earn Gao Zhiwu's favor! Just 246Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 177 A Fortunate Rise in Officialdom 官运升通 A son of a farming family rises through sheer perseverance and an indomitable spirit, reaching heights that others can scarcely imagine. 900Reads8.9Score109Shelves
- 178 Your Ancestors Were Prisoners? Hou Liangping Investigates My Grandfather, Zheng Yaoxian 祖上坐过牢？侯亮平查我爷郑耀先 State secrets have been leaked, and a spy scandal has erupted within Handong. Hou Liangping, eager to prove himself, personally leads the investigation. After digging deeper, Hou Liangping makes a shocking discovery: Zheng Jianguo of the municipal public security bureau not only has a grandfather who served time in prison, but one who was also a “reactionary”! During that turbulent period, he was branded a “reactionary element,” nailed to the pillar of shame, and paraded through the streets for 559Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 179 I’ve Made It to Division Chief, So Why Are You Crying? 我成正科级别，你哭什么？ [Officialdom + Wish Fulfillment + Comeback + Leveling Up + Lots of Beautiful Women + The Protagonist Never Suffers] When you’re at the top, friends and family gather around. When you hit rock bottom, no one gives you the time of day. Qin Li is determined to always have a house full of distinguished guests, and so he must keep climbing to the summit... 2.4kReads8.8Score243Shelves
- 180 Fighting Alongside Zhao Mengsheng, In the Name of Tongwei! 跟赵蒙生当战友，同伟的名义！ In the Name of the People + The Rise of the Phoenixes + Officialdom After his son Qi Tongwei graduates, Qi Yunzhang personally visits Handong University to celebrate. There, he learns that Qi Tongwei has been assigned to a township. Liang Lu: Someone proposed to me on his knees, and his surname was Qi. I'll marry him. Hou Liangping: Only spineless people live off others. I've never stooped to that myself. Zhao Ruilong: No one in Handong is allowed to be more badass than me. Qi Yunzhang laughs in 2.6kReads5.2Score104Shelves
- 181 Officialdom: A Path to Success 官场之与行青云 Feng Yuxing was an elite fighter pilot. An accident during a mission to drive off the enemy forced this “airborne warrior” to leave the military and take a local government job. While surveying tourism resources, Feng Yuxing saw how hard life was for ordinary people. He then began his career in government, determined to “work for the people's well-being.” From then on, the political world had a cadre who knew nothing of its rules and refused to play by them, often giving his superiors a headache 4kReads8.8Score371Shelves
- 182 The Pinnacle of Power: Breaking the Deadlock in Yuanshan Town 权力巅峰：从远山镇破局开始 What backing could a nobody possibly have? When he's driven into a corner, that's the strongest backing of all! His bright future is stolen from him, his former lover turns her back on him, and just as his political career begins in Yuanshan Town, he falls into one trap after another laid by petty schemers. Everyone thinks he'll sink without a trace, never realizing that desperation is his greatest trump card. Caught in the turmoil of local politics, Wang Hao keeps his strength hidden and plays 350Reads6.1Score147Shelves
- 183 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
- 184 In the Name of the People: An Energy Heiress Stirs Up Handong 人民名义：能源女婿搅局汉东 I’m a new author, and this work is entirely handwritten. It’s humorous, witty, and funny. Readers can suggest the plots they’d like to see in the comments, and I’ll do my best to write them. I’m not good at writing introductions, so please give the story a try. Thank you! 39.3kReads6.4Score1.8kShelves
- 185 Officialdom: A Smooth Rise to Success 官场：平步青云 After his superior suddenly dies and his wife betrays him, Ji Ping'an angrily divorces her and drinks himself silly at a bar, only to be dragged off by a big shot's daughter to put out a fire. Should he help or not? That is the question. When life hits rock bottom, the only way is up... 4.3kReads8.8Score478Shelves
- 186 Maneuvering for Power in Officialdom 纵横官场之谋位 Li Wujiang woke up reborn in the 1990s, a time of sweeping national reform and rapid development. Making the most of his knowledge from another life, Li Wujiang made his way through the officialdom, climbing steadily toward the top and rising to a position of power. With his career flourishing and close friends like Xia Ruohan and Mu Nianwan by his side, Li Wujiang lived life to the fullest. 51Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 187 The Laws of Power 权力法则 After an unexpected incident, Qin Shan is ostracized and pushed to the margins. His prospects grow bleak, and his wife’s family treats him with contempt. Then an unexpected classified document gives him access to secrets no one else knows. From that moment, the wheels of fate begin to turn. He thrives, and his career takes off without a hitch! 2.7kReads9.1Score502Shelves
- 188 Officialdom: From Town Mayor to a Bright Future 官场：从镇长开始平步青云 Tang Xiangyu graduated just in time to catch the last wave of job assignments. Unwilling to settle for the status quo, he wants to follow in his father’s footsteps and build a legacy for his own era! But the road through officialdom is hard. Every step forward is another rung on the ladder, and only he knows the hardships and heartache along the way. See how Tang Xiangyu turns the tide and writes a glorious life of his own! 17.5kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves
- 189 The Super Crown Prince 超级太子爷 The eldest young master of the Kang family is plied with drink on the eve of his engagement banquet. When he wakes the next day, he gets a troublesome playboy System. At the banquet, his fiancee publicly breaks off the engagement. Watch how Young Master Kang uses the troublesome System to turn his fortunes around and rise to the pinnacle of life. 15.2kReads8.7Score818Shelves
- 190 Officialdom: I Rose to the Top, Starting in the County Committee 官场：我从县委开始登顶巅峰 Wang Xuan had only recently graduated when he was assigned to work in a county town. Watch as Wang Xuan stirs up a storm and rises through the ranks, doing what he can to benefit the people around him. His faint light will illuminate the county, and eventually the whole country! 83Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 191 Officialdom: From the Health Clinic to the Peak of Power 官场：从卫生院走向权力巅峰 This isn’t a medical novel. It’s a pure officialdom novel. In his previous life, Lin Haoyun was framed and spent his entire career stuck at a neighborhood health clinic. Reborn, he had no other ambition than to hold on to his position as director. Yet he never expected to rise from a tiny neighborhood clinic, step by step, into a towering tree. 3.4kReads8.2Score249Shelves
- 192 In the Name of the People: Qi Tongwei, a Man of Unquestionable Integrity! 名义：祁同伟之一身正气！ After shooting himself, Qi Tongwei transmigrates back more than twenty years and is reborn at Guying Ridge as an anti-drug hero. [Original heroine] In this life, he is determined to mend his ways and swear never to bow to power. He will live for the people and for justice! But with the behemoth behind Liang Lu looming over him, he must first find a way to escape the woman's relentless pursuit... As his new political career unfolds, Sha Ruijin, Hou Liangping, Chen Hai, Liang Qunfeng, Liang Lu, Ga 1.7kReads7.6Score101Shelves
- 193 The Crown Prince of a Military-Political Dynasty: I Take Everything by Force 军政世家太子爷，无敌狂揽一切 He is the heir to a family with deep roots in both the military and politics, born into one of the most powerful families in the country. His grandfather commands the army, and his maternal grandfather is the richest man alive. Born with extraordinary gifts, he formed a connection with Daoism at the age of three and embarked on a path of cultivation that defies heaven itself. With overwhelming dominance, Ye Qianchen will conquer the cultivation world, the demon realm, and the immortal realm! He 94Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 194 The Minister of Personnel's First Book 吏部尚书的第一本书 Lin Feiyang, an elite member of the Wolf Fang Brigade with a bright future ahead of him, comes home on leave and accidentally discovers that Meng Xueqing, the girlfriend he’s been putting through university, is cheating on him! In a fit of rage, Lin Feiyang leaves the military and enters politics! He wants revenge! He wants Meng Xueqing to regret it! But he never imagined that on his very first day as the newly appointed town Party secretary, he’d be stripped of all authority and constantly give 7.6kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
- 195 Absolute Power: I Am the Backer 绝对权力：我就是靠山 Ye Minghao, a secretary to a senior official, is sent back to the countryside. His girlfriend breaks up with him, and his parents' job transfers are put on hold. Starting at the grassroots level, he climbs step by step to the top. 69.1kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves
- 196 In the Name of the People: Transmigrated as Qi Tongwei, I Turn the Tables 名义：穿越祁同伟，逆风翻盘 In the Name of the People + The Knockout + Ice Breaking Action + The Storm of Black Suppression In his previous life, Qi Tongwei was a drug enforcement hero who took three bullets. Yet in the eyes of Sha Ruijin, Li Dakang, and others, he became a laughingstock, all because Sha Ruijin happened to catch him digging for Chen Yanshi at just the wrong moment. Sha Ruijin mocked him for neglecting his proper duties to dig for Chen Yanshi at a nursing home, then burst out laughing. Li Dakang seized t 954Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 Reborn, I Turned a Poor Township into the Greatest Town in the World 重生，把贫困乡打造成天下第一镇 Political intrigue + One heroine + Flood control and disaster relief + The pinnacle of power Li Qingshan returns to 1998 and becomes the city’s top secretary. From the start, his superior dies, leaving his path to advancement hanging by a thread. To escape his predicament, Li Qingshan has no choice but to go all in. He leads the people in disaster relief, building factories and setting up e-commerce... Smiles gradually appear on people’s faces, their lives grow better and better, and the grand v 3kReads8.5Score177Shelves
- 198 Promotion 提拔 “Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to their stations?” Chen Sheng's cry was also the spark in the heart of our protagonist, who came from a family of poor peasants three generations deep. He was once an obscure chauffeur, but his diligence and concern for ordinary people caught the eye of a perceptive female leader. He advanced carefully, making his way through an elite workplace and enduring trial after trial. He got along with people from every side, yet never lost sight of his p 36.1kReads8.3Score3.1kShelves
- 199 Officialdom: From the Family’s Discarded Son to the Pinnacle of Power 官场：从家族弃子到权利巅峰 Su Jianbo, a spoiled young master, caused a terrible scandal while drunk. Abandoned by his family in the capital, he became a discarded pawn. Only on his deathbed did he learn that the scandal had been a trap laid by his stepmother... Reborn, Su Ning still became the family's unwanted pawn and was sent away from the capital. In this life, he'll forge a new path for himself and reach the peak of power he never dared to touch before. But danger awaits at every turn... 25kReads8.2Score2kShelves
- 200 Secretary Chen's Notebook 陈秘书笔记 The extraordinary life of a secretary. Chen, a highly capable secretary, watches his bright future vanish in an instant. Cautious and deferential around the powerful, he keeps a low profile among his colleagues, and through his own distinctive way of handling people, gradually achieves his goals in life. His notebook is a lament for a life. 1.2kReads—Score125Shelves
