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- 1 The Road to Officialdom: I’m a Government Cadet 官途：我是选调生 A graduate of one of the country’s top universities, he leaves the bustling city for a remote village. With intelligence and perseverance, he innovates in governance and improves people’s lives, overcoming countless obstacles on his way to a brilliant political career. Swept along by the tides of fate, he remains true to his original aspirations and proves through his actions that “my fate is mine to decide, not Heaven’s.” He changes the lives of countless people, and changes his own as well. 73Reads6.1Score10014d adds
- 2 Han Dynasty's Great Sage, Zhao Lichun, Reopens the Game at Its Peak! 汉大圣子赵立春，重开巅峰局！ Zhao Lichun, the great sage of the Han, is back to reclaim the pinnacle! 179Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 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—14d adds
- 4 Book One by Zhixing Qianli Yuan 志行千里远的第1本书 In the summer of 2010, Qin Feng, a top student at Huaqing University, gave up a promising future and insisted on returning to his impoverished hometown of Qinghe County to serve as a government-selected trainee official. On a stormy night, a road in Qingshan Village collapsed. A ledger soaked in mud and water exposed a web of corruption that had been festering in local government for a decade. Through challenge after challenge, Qin Feng continued to grow, transforming from a green young trainee 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Pinnacle of Power in Officialdom 官场之权力巅峰 Ye Xingsheng is widely regarded by his colleagues as a model worker. He's diligent and hardworking, with an outstanding record, yet the leaders don't appreciate him. 22Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 6 A New Hire, and Now a Midlife Comeback System? 萌新入职，中年逆袭系统来了？ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.1kReads8.9Score19014d adds
- 7 The Road to Power: A Chance Encounter with a Heiress 官路争锋，从邂逅豪门千金开始 [No cheating, no transmigration, no rebirth. Political advancement and tangled romance, ordinary man and rich beauty, realistic and engaging.] When Li Zhi graduates, he turns down a high-paying job in the provincial capital and a chance to pursue graduate studies, leaving his hometown for his girlfriend’s city and passing the civil service exam for a small township. He thinks they’ll live happily ever after, but her parents tear them apart. Starting alone in a remote township far from home, he b 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Rising Through the Ranks: Starting as a Township Chief 平步青云：从乡长开始 Wu Zheng, a cadre reassigned to a new post, faced a hostile welcome on his very first day as township chief. Using his iron-fisted methods, he launched a determined counterattack, climbed one step at a time, and rose to the pinnacle of power. As he advanced, the daughter of a high-ranking official became his confidante, while a group CEO became his close friend. Together, they worked to give ordinary people a better life. 147Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 9 In the Name of the People: Who Doesn't Know Secretary Qi? One Move to Victory 名义：谁人不识祁书记？胜天一子 A small part of the beginning takes place at Handong University. It's not much, mainly to set things up. From the start, he disrupts Liang Lu's romantic date with her former lover. A brilliant essay on the collapse of the Sakura Nation's economic bubble shakes Handong's economics community. Teasing Li Dakang in the Handong cafeteria. Discussing economic development with Zhao Lichun in the Party Secretary's office. A heated debate with Chen Yanshi at the Economic Commission over the flaws in the 32kReads—Score1.6k14d adds
- 10 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? 219Reads6.1Score10814d adds
- 11 A Prodigy's Path to Power 天骄仕途 The world of officialdom is full of unseen clashes and schemes, ruthless enough to kill without spilling a drop of blood! It may look like flowers embroidered on brocade, but beneath the surface, it’s a pot boiling over a raging fire! Lu Mingyuan, a small-town exam grinder, rose from humble beginnings, enjoyed a meteoric career, took command of power, and improved people’s lives, composing a magnificent chapter for a new era! 8Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 12 The Road to Power: A Nobody's Rise to the Top 官道：小人物的权势巅峰 You have to give it your all at least once to earn the right, someday in the future, to raise a glass of cheap wine to the self who refused to settle for an ordinary life! Li Tao, a subordinate, and his superior Bai Yulu support each other through the political arena, cutting through every obstacle as they climb together to the pinnacle of power!!! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Reborn: In This Life, I Will Never Coexist with Evil 重生：这一世我与罪恶不共戴天 Twenty years ago, a hospital building under construction at the People’s Hospital in Guangming District, Nandu City, collapsed. Eleven people died and more than twenty were seriously injured. Lin Yue, the person in charge, was framed by his wife and wrongfully imprisoned. Twenty years later, Lin Yue was released after serving his sentence. The moment he stepped out of prison, a speeding Mercedes struck him, sending him back to 2003. Reborn, Lin Yue is determined to take revenge. Not only will he 31Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 14 Officialdom: From the Grassroots to the Top 官场：从基层走上巅峰 After graduating from college, Yang Chenguang passed the civil service selection exam with flying colors. He thought he would finally get a chance to make his mark, but instead he was sent to a remote backwater, where he stayed for three years... 571Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 15 Yu Nianfeng's Fourth Book 屿念风的第4本书 In his previous life, he was a wronged soul on a hospital bed at forty-eight: betrayed by his wife, framed by his enemies, and forced to take the fall for another man’s bastard child, he died full of bitterness. In this life, he was reborn twenty years earlier. Starting as an ordinary clerk at the county Discipline Inspection Commission, he advanced with careful planning and ruthless decisiveness. 1.6kReads6.9Score13914d adds
- 16 Sweet Romance: My Blind Date Tutors Me Through the Civil Service Exam! 甜宠：相亲对象辅导我考公上岸！ Sweet Romance: My Blind Date Helps Me Pass the Civil Service Exam! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Ups and Downs of the System 体制风云 Wang Yibo had passed the provincial civil service selection exam and expected to serve in a prosperous township. By a twist of fate, however, he was sent to impoverished Shanling Township as a full-time deputy Party secretary. When his career ambitions clash with his belief in serving the people, what will he choose? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Political Circles: The Road to Chasing Dreams 官场风云之逐梦征程 After graduating from a prestigious university, Li Shucheng chooses to return to the familiar land of his hometown. Determined to realize his ideals, he works hard to pass the civil service exam and join the County Party Committee Organization Department. Faced with the complicated rules and unseen challenges of officialdom, he sheds his youthful naivety as he struggles on the front lines. Guided always by his original aspirations, every step in his career reflects the convictions of a young man 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Reborn as Qi Tongwei: From the Start, I Ring the Bell and Defy Fate 重生祁同伟，开局撞钟逆天改命 After transmigrating into a TV drama, I become Qi Tongwei. I obtain the Destiny Choice System. As long as I change my fate, I can earn rewards. Steal Zhong Xiaoyou away, crush Hou Liangping, break free of Liang Lu, make Cheng Yanshi regret it, get Li Dakang on my side... Now that I’ve become Qi Tongwei, I’m going to change the future. I’ll no longer bow to the powerful, and I’ll live with my head held high. Now that I’ve become Qi Tongwei, I’ll take back everything that belongs to me! 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Past of Power 权峰往事 This is a special kind of workplace, one filled with all the ambitions and aspirations, triumphs and dreams that men pursue... 2.9kReads8.2Score27614d adds
- 21 The Ladder of Officialdom: My Wife's Matchmaking Sets My Promotion in Motion! 官梯，升职从妻子去王婆说媒！ Xiang Jianghai's fiancée of five years suddenly goes to Wang Po's Matchmaking to meet potential suitors, and even plans to kiss one in front of everyone. He rushes over to stop her, only to be mocked by his fiancée's family. Xiang Jianghai decisively calls off the engagement, and his words, “I still believe in love,” go viral across the internet. At work, he collects rent. But wait, his new boss looks awfully familiar... 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 I Got Canceled, Handong Fell into Chaos, and Hou Liangping Was Dumbfounded 我塌房，汉东大乱，侯亮平人傻了 Lu Zheng transmigrates into a world where various TV dramas share the same universe. There, he works his way up from a low-level civil servant to the very top of Handong’s power structure. Not only does he boost Handong’s GDP, turning it into the strongest provincial economy in the Dragon Kingdom, but he also keeps every faction under his thumb, so none of them dare make a move without his say-so. If Lu Zheng tells them to go left, they wouldn’t dare go right! Then one day, this courageous, reso 24Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 23 In the Name of the People: Taking Over for Old Liu 名义：从接替老刘开始 After transmigrating into the world of In the Name of the People, Lin Jingcong becomes a classmate of Qi Tongwei. But that also makes Liang Lu shift her sights from Qi Tongwei to him. Lin Jingcong: What? That old woman Liang Lu has her eye on me? Qi Tongwei: What? Lin Jingcong ran off, and I’m the one stuck holding the bag? Liang Lu: If I can’t have Lin Jingcong, Qi Tongwei will do! 3.5kReads6.6Score18314d adds
- 24 Zenxing Duanyue's 63rd Book 禅星断月第63本书 Political intrigue + female lead + power struggles + cracking down on corruption “Integrity isn’t a medal for good morals. It’s a basic qualification for public service.” “Some comrades treat the public like exam questions and themselves like examiners. They’ve got their roles backward! No matter how high we score on our own papers, if the public gives us a failing grade, then we’ve got zero!” 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 I’m an Emperor Abroad. Hou Liangping, Do You Dare Mess with Me? 我在国外称帝，你侯亮平敢惹我 “Are you messing with me? What kind of search warrant is this?” Da Maiqin roared furiously, snatching up the sheet of paper and tearing it to shreds. A savage grin spread across his face. “You refuse a polite offer, so you'll have to take it the hard way! Search the place!” The two men began rummaging through the house, throwing things everywhere. Da Maichang and Da Maiqin tried to stop them, but they were roughly shoved aside. “You're trespassing! I'm calling the police!” Da Maichang shouted. 56Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 26 I'm a Massive Arms Dealer. How Dare You Investigate Me, Hou Liangping? 我超级军火商，你侯亮平也敢查？ After unexpectedly obtaining a god-tier research System, Xu Jin became chairman of China’s number-one corporation. China’s arms exports ranked first in the world. The Eagle Nation panicked, the Bear Nation fretted, the White Elephant Nation wept, but the biggest customer, the desert camels, were delighted. But just as Xu Jin was busy advancing the tech tree and leading China beyond the solar system, Hou Liangping came to arrest him! China was furious. The military: “If you arrest him, Hou Liangp 236Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Modern-Era People’s Official 当代民吏 This is a modern novel about an ordinary person navigating a career in government. It does feature a “System,” but it isn’t a wish-fulfillment fantasy. It’s more like a guidebook to working within the system, with the “System” serving only as a voice-over that explains things. For ordinary readers, it offers a look at how people work and live within the system. For those already working within it, it offers a deeper understanding of how to conduct yourself and get things done. WTF? He gets hit b 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Sun Liancheng: They All Call Me the District Chief of the Universe 孙连成：他们都叫我宇宙区长 After a great fire at the Children's Palace, Sun Liancheng, the District Chief of the Universe District who died in the line of duty, is reborn in the 1990s. Determined to prevent the tragedy from happening again, he resolves to seize every resource and defy fate this time around. “Li Dakang, you say I like looking at the stars, but at least I’m not as good at hurdles as you are.” “Zhao Donglai, are the tangyuan good? Even if they are, you can't call me Mom!” “Sha Ruijin, I hear you're good at b 1Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 29 The Game of Power 权利的游戏 Reborn in 2001, Gao Yuan decides he won’t lie flat anymore. He’ll ride the waves and fight his way forward in officialdom. Subtle dealings and favors, ruthless political power struggles, intense clashes of ideals, and the unpredictable ups and downs of a career in government. This is the story of a young official’s journey of transformation. 498Reads7.4Score10314d adds
- 30 Climbing the Official Ladder: Power Players Compete to Make Me Their Secretary 官路逆袭大佬争抢让我当秘书 [Reborn + power struggles in officialdom + a secretary’s rise + devoted to the people + the pinnacle of a political career] In his previous life, he died under the rules. In this life, he will become the one who controls them. Su Fan is reborn and determined to become a powerful man who controls the rules, where romance is a play, officialdom is a chessboard, and life is a dream… 7.7kReads7.6Score74814d adds
- 31 The Pinnacle of Power: Breaking the Deadlock After Going to Prison to Save My Life 权力巅峰：从入狱躲命破局开始 A shocking scheme to make a scapegoat out of someone, disguised as an extraordinary promotion to an executive position at a state-owned enterprise. The seven or eight people who held the post before him all met untimely ends: car accidents, medical malpractice, suicide out of guilt, and more. See how Zhou Yang foils the wiretaps, holds ten invention patents, anonymously reports himself and gets sent to prison to save his life, wins over the prison kingpin, and befriends powerful figures before s 49Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 32 Power and Politics: I Can See the Ranks of the Officialdom! 权力仕途，我能看到官场等级！ Lin Zhiyuan was a low-level clerk with no connections or influential backing. His superiors demoted him and sent him away, leaving his life at rock bottom. Then, by chance, he found an ancient Tiger Roar Stone passed down from antiquity. From that moment on, he could see the official aura surrounding every person, and his career in government took a turn for the better... 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 After My Downfall, Handong Collapsed and Hou Liangping Was Left Paralyzed 我倒台后，汉东天塌，侯亮平瘫了 [Ensemble Cast + No Female Lead + No System + Upsetting the Natural Order] Just as Fang Mingsheng is about to take the top job in Handong Province after transforming it into one of China's strongest economies, he discovers that everything that came before was nothing but a naked conspiracy. 13Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn: An Ordinary Career in Government 重生之平凡官路 Xu Wen was once a minor deputy section-level official, an ordinary grassroots worker with no connections. He was fixated on getting promoted, but never managed to achieve it. Then he suddenly returned to the day he first joined the workforce. Determined to live well and make up for his past regrets, he never expected that, little by little, he would rise to the heights he had once admired from afar. —Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 35 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 4Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 36 Against My Equals, I Trade One for One; Below My Level, I’m Invincible 同级之上一换一，同级之下我无敌 Anti-corruption + military Invincible protagonist Long Yan, reborn into a world that combines various TV dramas, encounters his teacher Gao Zhiwu and his senior schoolmate Qi Tongwei, who nearly outsmarted the heavens. When he sees injustice, he draws his blade and acts! Long Yan: “Cousin, that wasn't very honorable of you! Don't blame me for what happens next!” “Don't come any closer! I'm telling Grandma!” Looking at the person being held at gunpoint by his men: “So you're Uncle Dong?!” Even a 280Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 37 From the Start, I Expose the Political Arena’s Dark Secrets and Shock the Corridors of Power 开局掀翻官场黑幕，震撼权力圈 [Power at the peak + feel-good political drama + fast-paced + reborn] His boss is targeted in a staged car accident, his girlfriend cheats on him, and a petty rival pushes him aside to climb the ladder. Wang Chen faces the darkest moment of his career in government, but he isn't worried at all. He's been through all of this before. In his previous life, his timid compliance earned him nothing more than a certificate honoring him as a martyr. In this life, he already sees it all coming, and he's 3.1kReads7.6Score39314d adds
- 38 Back to 1997: Starting Out as a Small-Town Writer 重回97：从乡镇笔杆子开始 Deputy Director Han is fifty! Overworked and ill, he opens his eyes again and finds himself back on his first day reporting to a township in 1997. In his previous life, he had a way with words but no understanding of people, and spent his whole life trapped in an office cubicle. This time, he has thirty years of experience and knows the ins and outs of surviving at the grassroots level. Faced with a wealth of opportunities and troubles, watch him start with a three-thousand-word report and stead 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 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—14d adds
- 40 Reborn: The Road to Power 重生之一条官路 294Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 My Father Is Zhao Mengsheng, and I Kick Hou Liangping Aside on My Way to the Top 家父赵蒙生，踹开侯亮平一路狂飙 Zhao Mingliang transmigrated into a world that combined various TV dramas. At first, he thought he was the son of Zhao Lichun, the country's number one corrupt official... So he planned to use what he'd learned to make piles of cash and slap them in his father's face! Who could have guessed that along the way he'd not only make an enemy of Hou Liangping, but also find a place in Zhong Xiaoyai's heart? And just as he signed a huge contract, he unexpectedly discovered his true parentage... He was 193Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Zhong Xiaai’s Ex, and Liangping Uses His Power to Settle a Personal Score Against Me 钟小艾前男友，亮平公报私仇查我 [In the Name of the People] + [Business Warfare] + [Investigation] + [Investment] He transmigrates into the world of In the Name of the People and becomes Li Dakang's son. People come begging him to invest, and Hou Liangping accuses him of colluding with officials and businessmen? They want to arrest his mother, investigate his father, and even convict him of bribery? Just try it! Cai Chenggong thinks he can bully the weak? Zhao Ruilong thinks he can throw his weight around? Qi Tongwei wants to 1.6kReads5.3Score10014d adds
- 43 The Peak of Politics: Winning with a Rebellious Streak 2 巅峰官场：胜在反骨2 [Rebirth + officialdom + revenge + one heroine + satisfying read + no saintly protagonist] Reborn in 2001, Zheng Gongcheng uses his foresight to earn three exceptional promotions. In 2003, he takes charge of Fengyang County’s Party Committee, sees through the ways of officialdom, governs with dedication, improves people’s lives, and rises to the top. This book is dedicated to readers who enjoyed The Pinnacle of Officialdom: Winning Through Defiance and to fans of officialdom novels. May the “unr 39Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 44 Reborn on the Road to Power: 1995 官道重生：1995 (There may be negative reviews! Disclaimer: Everything in this novel is fictional.) When Lin Weidong, a seasoned political operator, returns to 1995 with memories of the next thirty years, he discovers that the whole world has become a card table where only he can see everyone else’s cards! While others are still bewildered by the restructuring of state-owned enterprises, he is already quietly laying the groundwork for the future of the internet! While others are still fretting over attracting i 232Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 45 A Life in Officialdom: The Stories of Women in Politics 人在仕途：官场女人那些事儿 (Realistic political workplace + case-based stories + no harem) It’s hard to be a person, harder to be a woman, and harder still to be a woman in politics. But women in politics have their own rules for survival. Drawing on my 17 years navigating the political world, with firsthand experience across township, county, municipal, and provincial offices, I’ll show you what a woman in politics is really like! 16Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 46 Officialdom: Starting at Handong University 官场：从汉东大学开始 The road to power is hard, the road to power is hard. There are ten rungs on the official ladder, and each step opens onto a different world. The sea of officialdom rises and falls like a boat rowing against the current: stop moving forward, and you fall behind. Ye Wenzhi, a college student, transmigrated to Handong Province in the 1990s. At fifteen, he became the first perfect-score top scorer in the history of the college entrance exams, earning a place at Handong University with the highest m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Road to Officialdom: Reborn to Make a Comeback in 1998 官路青云：重生之逆袭1998 Reborn in 1998, Lu Qingyun starts out as a township official. Armed with memories of his past life and remarkable resolve, he saves a hundred lives amid catastrophic floods, takes on bureaucrats, and stakes his career on a bold promise. He rises by breaking through obstacles and attracting investment, joining forces with a talented provincial newspaper reporter and a wealthy businesswoman to overhaul resources and revitalize state-owned enterprises. Amid the whirlpool of power and profit, he sta —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Political Power at Its Peak: The Real Game of Power 官场巅峰：真实的权力游戏 When his superiors sent someone down to inspect the place, Ye Xingsheng accidentally offended the female leader while swimming in the pool. He thought his chances of promotion were gone, but instead he rose rapidly through the ranks... 5.1kReads7.8Score40014d adds
- 49 Durian Lover's 76th Book 爱吃榴莲的第76本书 With a single transfer order, I was parachuted into Handong Province. My wife is Pei Qianqian, the capital’s number-one beauty, and my father-in-law is Pei Yihong, a political heavyweight. In this life, I’ll make sure the skies over Handong can no longer block my view. 10.6kReads8.2Score38114d adds
- 50 Turning the Heavens Upside Down: What's Wrong with Me Winning Half a Move Against Heaven and Reaching the Top? 倒反天罡：我胜天半子登顶怎么了 [The Tables Turned + Peak-Rank Showdown + High-Stakes Action] After being reborn, Qi Tongwei looks at the familiar faces around him and realizes, to his shock, that the whole world has changed. Sha Ruijin: “Uncle Qi is the person I trust most. Stop trying to drive a wedge between us!” Tian Guofu: “If I'd known Qi Tongwei was Little Jin's uncle, I never would have talked badly about him behind his back. Now I've ended up on the wrong side of both camps.” Gao Yuliang: “When necessary, we can aband 17Reads8.6Score—14d adds
