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- 1 A 25-Year-Old Financial Maverick Moves Trillions in State Assets 25岁金融狂人，操盘国资万亿 Reborn in 2008, Lin Feng, the financial wolf who once rocked Wall Street, was unexpectedly “sent back” to China. At twenty-five, he was parachuted in by an official order into an obscure asset liquidation team under the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. His colleagues laughed at his youthful arrogance, and his rivals saw him as a clueless lamb. But they had no idea that Lin Feng possessed financial knowledge fifteen years ahead of its time, along with eyes that could 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Graduated! Taking the Civil Service Exam! I'm Worth Billions 毕业！考公！我有亿万财富 After trading video game gear for ten thousand bitcoins, Lu Tian somehow forgot all about them! Forced to take the civil service exam and land a government job, he awakens a special ability. He makes billions in U.S. stock index futures while his bitcoin account quietly grows in value. When he finally remembers the string of keys, all he has to say to his doubters is, “Oh, you mean the bitcoin I bought back in school?” This is the ultimate path to financial freedom for a laid-back civil servant! 13Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 3 Despised by My Daughter-in-Law, I Head to the Capital to Work as a Security Guard 被儿媳嫌弃，我去京城当保安 In middle age, Gao Weihua refuses to spend his whole life as a worker in a neighborhood factory. He spent decades trying his luck in business, selling clothes and running restaurants, but in the end, he failed time and again. At least he learned how to repair electrical appliances and raised his son, only to be despised by his daughter-in-law. With no other choice, he went to the capital to work as a security guard. He planted flowers, but they would not bloom; he tended a willow by chance, and 1.8kReads8.7Score180Shelves
- 4 After I Was Reborn, the Ice-Cold Professor Chased After Me 重生后冰山女教授追着我跑 If only I could be young again, to fulfill the hundred thousand and eight thousand dreams I once held. Zhao Tianyi, who was chatting with beautiful women in qipao and getting his back walked on at a foot massage parlor while discussing how love rises with the wind, transmigrates. Fortunes change with the times. This year, it’s the Zhao family’s turn. He sets out to change the dismal, broken state of affairs from his previous life. While taking good care of his family, Zhao Tianyi also wants to b —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 After Our Divorce, I Rose to the Top and My Ex-Wife Regretted It 离婚后我扶摇直上，前妻悔疯了 [Divorce + comeback + big shot + left with nothing + political arena + female CEO] Jiang Yunshan is an ordinary government clerk. Just after his billionaire ex-wife looks down on him and divorces him, he turns around and marries a stunning beauty with an astonishing background and a domineering personality. His five-year political career, which had been going nowhere, suddenly comes alive. He rises swiftly through the ranks, soaring to the top. His ex-wife says, “His talent shouldn’t be wasted i 6.5kReads8.1Score664Shelves
- 6 Overnight, the Uncle's Life Bounced Back from Rock Bottom 一夜之间，大叔的生活触底反弹 Gao Weiguo, a middle-aged man born in the 1970s, had thought he would retire from his insurance company in quiet mediocrity. Little did he know that an opportunity that suddenly came his way would completely change his life… 3.9kReads8.7Score306Shelves
- 7 Quietly Becoming a Billionaire: I'm Just Coasting in the System 低调成首富：我在体制内当咸鱼 Reborn as a clerk, Lin Mo plays the timid errand boy at work while raking in 6 billion on the stock market! This laid-back slacker coasts to promotion, quietly marries the campus belle, and moves into a mansion. Witness the most satisfying life ever: the honest man in the civil service is actually a financial titan! 14Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 8 I'm Reborn, So I Might as Well Take the Civil Service Exam 都重生了，去考公吧 The thirty-year-old protagonist wakes up one day to find himself back on the eve of his college graduation. In his previous life, he struggled along for eight years and barely made enough to get by. Now that he has a chance to change his fate, he decides to take the civil service exam, seeking a stable career serving the people. This story is mainly about an ordinary person's career in public service. 2.7kReads8.6Score107Shelves
- 9 I Transmigrated as Qi Tongwei: From the Start, I Arrested Ding Yizhen! 穿越祁同伟，开局逮捕丁义珍！ He transmigrates into In the Name of the People as Qi Tongwei. From the start, Ding Yizhen is about to flee, the Dafeng Factory is about to blow up, Chen Hai is investigating the Shanshui Manor, Hou Liangping is trying to overturn the case, and even Zhao Ruilong has come to stab him in the back. Qi Tongwei is furious. If they won’t let him live, then nobody gets to live! He’ll start with Chen Hai and the Zhao siblings! 3.2kReads7.2Score156Shelves
- 10 The Leader of the Han University Gang in The Name of the People Isn't Just Gao Yuliang 名义汉大帮领袖不仅仅只有高育良 Lu Yun is a down-on-his-luck web novelist, struggling in the quagmire of online fiction. His grand ambitions are mercilessly crushed by the pitifully few subscriptions he gets. One desperate night, he unexpectedly transmigrates into a world combining several TV dramas, with In the Name of the People as the main storyline, and becomes a graduate student at Handong University in 1991. At the time, Qi Tongwei is about to graduate and receive his job assignment, while Hou Liangping, Zhong Xia’ai, an 2.6kReads5.8Score100Shelves
- 11 Reborn: Rising Step by Step 重生之步步高升 A gunshot rang out, and Zhao Changtian, awaiting execution, was reborn ten years in the past! Back then, he was drowning in gambling debts, his third marriage had fallen apart, and his job was hanging by a thread! But all of that was merely the starting point of his extraordinary life! Watch him rise with force from the bottom of a state-owned enterprise, climb steadily through the ranks, and reach the summit! This is the iron-fisted journey of a reborn man! This isn’t a work of documentary fict 13.7kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
- 12 A Comeback in Politics: I Have X-Ray Vision 官场逆袭：我有一双透视眼 [Not reborn + no System + authentic officialdom story + political career + meeting at the top] So what if my sweet, naive girlfriend ran off with a rich second-generation heir? So what if people put up roadblocks to stop me from taking the civil service exam? I, Zheng Gongbei, still stood tall, passed the exam, and came first in the province. A leader took notice of me and made me his secretary. I made my way through officialdom, punished evil and promoted good, cracked down on organized crime, 174Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 13 In the Name of the People: Reborn as Zhao Dehan 名义：重生赵德汉 [In the Name of the People] + [The Year We Turned Twenty]... Zhao Dehan: “I woke up and found I’d become Zhao Dehan. I didn’t get to enjoy any of the perks, but somehow I’m stuck holding the bag. What kind of nonsense is this?” Guo Baokun: “If I, Guo Baokun, had never been born, the literary world would have been plunged into darkness for all eternity.” 5.8kReads7.2Score165Shelves
- 14 The Exam Machine of 1978 1978做题家 The solar wind blew Xiao Zhen back once again, this time into his mother's womb in his family's old home in Yudong, Banan, Chongqing, in 1978. In this life, he didn't want to train as a sprinter or give his parents too many tips on how to get rich. Most of all, he wanted to enjoy all of his parents' love. He wanted it all to himself: to be an only child, have a rural household registration, and, above all, become a demolition-relocation millionaire! He didn't want to push himself so hard again, 1.7kReads6.3Score103Shelves
- 15 In the Name of Justice: Zhao Dehan Wants to Be a Good Official 名义赵德汉：我要做好官 After failing the graduate school and civil service exams, Zhao Han transmigrates into the TV drama In the Name of the People, becoming Zhao Dehan, a minor official who has amassed a vast fortune through corruption. In just a few days, Hou Liangping will come to search his home. “Oh my God! The original owner was the one who did wrong. What’s an innocent transmigrator like me supposed to do? I swear: if I can get through this, I’ll become a good official and truly live up to the name of the peop 3.4kReads7.1Score169Shelves
- 16 A Rich Second Generation at the Grassroots 富二代在基层 A rich second-generation heir joins the ranks of grassroots civil servants. Moving beyond the pursuit of material inheritance to focus on self-fulfillment and creating social value, he brings professionalism and innovative energy to grassroots work, challenges the one-dimensional narrative of entrenched class divisions, and shows that talented people from different backgrounds can move in both directions. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Righteous Path of Officialdom 官道正途 Li Wei has just entered officialdom. Though he faces countless twists and hardships along the way, he never shows fear or the slightest inclination to back down. Confronted with tangled relationships and all manner of thorny problems, he patiently untangles each one, relying on his exceptional intelligence and courage to respond with composure. The wetland in Xiaohe Village, rich in rare mineral resources, attracts covetous attention from local factions and outside forces alike, drawing people f 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 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! 514Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 19 Reborn in 2015: Setting Out Again on the Road to Fortune 重生2015财富之路再出发 Zhu Mosi, who lived a lonely and impoverished life, is reborn in 2015. With only a little knowledge of the stock market, he goes from an ordinary oil-field worker to financial freedom, making up for every regret and embarking on a new life rich in both wealth and happiness. 16Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 20 The Transferred Soldier King Marries in a Flash During College 转业兵王大学期间闪电结婚 Bai Yitu never expected that after returning to campus, he would be drawn by some mysterious force into one maelstrom after another. To pay for his father's medical treatment, he gave up his first chance at marriage. Then he unexpectedly uncovered the truth behind a college classmate's car accident. The shocking collusion between officials and businesspeople for illicit profits pushed him, against his will, to change everything. From passing the civil service exam for a provincial department to 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Reborn in 2005: The Leisurely Life of Financial Freedom 重生2005财务自由的悠闲生活 At 38, Chen Lei was reborn on July 1, 2005, during his first-year summer break at Daqing Petroleum Institute. Armed with memories of the secrets to wealth and the experience of a lifetime, he rewrote his fate of poverty and made up for the regrets he carried in his family, friendships, and love. 17Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 22 A Country Doctor's Daughter Enters the Capital 乡野医女入京华 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Reborn in Hong Kong: I Just Want to Lie Flat 重生香江我只想躺平 Office worker Li Bu dies suddenly from overwork. Luckily, the blessings of the 996 work culture let him be reborn in Hong Kong in 1976. Given a second life, he doesn't want to work so hard. He just wants to make a little money and buy properties to rent out. Having seen all the world's splendor, he is an easygoing man. One day, he finally understands why he has come to this era. He carefully makes plans and changes the course of the world's future in subtle ways, such as founding the “Foundation 6.4kReads8.4Score262Shelves
- 24 Tales of Officialdom in Jinlin 晋林官宦风云录 Amid the political turmoil of Jinlin County, a small fifth-tier city, County Party Secretary Peng Shusheng was once a pioneer of reform, but died on the eve of his promotion. His secretary, Lu Suiyuan, had been his right-hand man. He resolutely gave up the chance to transfer to the provincial capital and remained in this challenging city. As he carries forward Secretary Peng’s unfinished work, Lu Suiyuan must not only face the countless traps laid by local interest groups, but also resist the co 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Officialdom: Call Me Chief, I’m Desperate to Get Ahead 官场：请叫我首长，我太想进步了 After being reborn, Su Wu returns to the police station where he once worked. While on duty, he spots Zhou Baoshan, a robber and murderer. Without hesitation or second thoughts, Su Wu takes decisive action, and from then on, rewrites his life... 15kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
- 26 Crossing the Class Divide: My Position Packs a Lot of Clout 跨越阶层，我的职务含权量有点高 Starting out as a civil servant in a small town, Xu Zhen defied the odds, rose rapidly, and climbed steadily up the ranks. There are political struggles, the freedom that comes with personal wealth, and a beautiful, capable wife with powerful connections backing him. 20.5kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves
- 27 Rise and Fall in the Officialdom 官场沉浮 A class reunion, a chance encounter: watch as Huang Haichuan spins a down-to-earth legend, stages a spectacular reversal of fortune, and rises step by step while finding success at every turn in the political arena. When he meets his former lover again, who will have the last laugh? Huang Haichuan is determined to take his grassroots rise to the very end! 607Reads8.6Score141Shelves
- 28 Reborn, I Married My Best Friend's One True Love 重生后，我娶了好兄弟的白月光 Chen Yang spent twenty years being manipulated by his best friend, Zhang Jun, and lived like a workhorse. Reborn, he marries Zhang Jun's dream girl, Lin Wei, and sets out on the path of revenge. Lottery tickets, real estate, stocks, investments: a gateway to a new world is opening before him. 33.8kReads7.9Score3.1kShelves
- 29 The Dragon Hides in the Abyss: A Tale of Ruthless Power Plays 龙隐于渊：铁血权谋 Amid the tide of reform and opening up, Lin Qinghai, a boy who was abducted as a child, grows up under his adoptive mother’s military-style discipline. He enters the National University of Defense Technology as the top scorer in his province and proves his mettle in live-fire exercises, only to lose his chance to compete in an international special forces tournament because of interference from a mysterious force. His encounter with Wang Wan’er, the daughter of a military family, entangles his f 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Swimming Across Hong Kong to Find My Fortune 游水香江去找钱 In the late 1970s, in a small village north of Yuecheng, Wang Ziqian was forced to join two friends in fleeing to Hong Kong as they pursued their fortune. He struggled to survive amid the turbulent tides of Hong Kong, moving from one industry to another, and ultimately became a business magnate. 6.2kReads7.6Score256Shelves
- 31 My Parents Are a Handful, Can They Let the Counselor Have Some Peace? 活爹活妈，让辅导员安生会吧 [No System, pure urban campus life, the heroine can wait until later, not a power fantasy, not a power fantasy, not a power fantasy] I’ve been working as a graduate student counselor since I was in grad school. I never imagined it would be so hard to pass the counselor exam. After finally getting the job, this bunch of little troublemakers won’t give me a moment’s peace. All I want is to lie flat in peace. Could you please stop giving me so much trouble? 3.4kReads9.2Score238Shelves
- 32 Reno’s Meteoric Rise 雷诺得平步青云 A story of an ordinary man's rise, five years beneath Five-Finger Mountain, rural romance, police-station investigations, development-zone officials, senior provincial officials, and provincial and ministerial leaders. This novel of officialdom portrays the complexity of human nature and the struggle for power. Following the growth of the protagonist, Lei Nuode, it shows how a young official, armed with intelligence, courage, and resolve, realizes his ideals and ambitions step by step in an offi 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Reborn: I Don't Want to Be a Chump Anymore 重生：我不想当韭菜了 (High-IQ Protagonist + Crypto + Founding a Nation in the Golden Triangle + Wish Fulfillment + Realistic) How long would it take to turn 100,000 yuan into 100 billion in crypto? Su Zhe, reborn, says it only takes six months. When you have a hundred billion in hand, you might think you can finally enjoy life. But reality tells you that you're just a fat sheep with a thicker coat of wool. Will you kneel and accept your fate, or fight to the bitter end? Su Zhe says you can take another path: build u 6kReads8.8Score370Shelves
- 34 This Is Insane: The Nation's Top Anti-Corruption Fighter 简直疯了：反贪第一人 No matter how many tricks you have up your sleeve, Lin Dongfan hits back hard and quickly rises to become the top anti-corruption investigator! 17.7kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves
- 35 Reborn in Hong Kong: From the Start, I Borrow a Hundred Billion from It 重生港岛，开局先借它个一百个亿 Reborn on Hong Kong Island, with a father who is still a tycoon on equal footing with the Ship King and the richest Chinese man. What could be better? But when Chen Long heard that his company had created a “wealth miracle” with Carrian, he froze. Because 1983 was the final year before the Carrian business empire collapsed. “Dad, while you’re still alive, how about borrowing another ten billion?” 5.4kReads8.8Score332Shelves
- 36 The Ridgeline 山脊线 [How cruel is society? Look at how battered I am! How strong am I? Watch me rise smoothly through the ranks!] The grassroots front line is a crucible that refines the strong, a gilded stage for the average, and a sinkhole that eats away at the weak. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 A Deputy Section Chief's Siege 一个副科长的围城 You think it’s just a trap, never realizing you’ve already stepped onto the chessboard. Chen Yuan, a cautious deputy section chief in the government offices, leads a life as calm as still water. Then new colleague Lin Xue arrives like a pebble tossed into a stagnant pond. Helping her after she gets drunk, receiving a late-night call for help: step by step, he is drawn into a gentle trap. Fifty thousand yuan in “hush money,” an expensive fountain pen, and intimate photos that “accidentally” get l 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Township Officials 乡镇干部 A humorous, witty story about Zhu Zhenggang, a grassroots township official, and the strange incidents he encounters on the job. Through his experiences, it offers a glimpse into the lives and governance of officials at the township level. 321Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 39 A Political Prodigy 官场奇才 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 30.1kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves
- 40 Reborn in Hong Kong, Building a World-Class Financial Empire 重生香江，打造世界顶级财阀 [Business Wars + Tycoon Fantasy + Building a Financial Dynasty] Reborn in 1970s Hong Kong, with millions in family assets inherited from the start. Short stocks, trade gold, enter real estate, and establish an international security company. Watch as Zhang Qing transforms a minor family into a world-class conglomerate spanning Asia, Europe, and the Americas, with businesses in finance, real estate, media, energy, communications, luxury goods, the internet, the military industry, and much more! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Reborn in 2008: Making a Trillion in Seconds and Rising in Hong Kong 重生08，秒赚千亿崛起香江 The 2008 financial crisis hits. That year, real estate prices on the mainland soar! The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong plunges! Qin Fei gets another chance at life. Seizing the moment, he rides the wave, all for the sake of changing his sister's fate. In his past life, he trampled over countless corpses to amass a fortune of hundreds of billions of dollars! This time, he can do even better. No one can stop him from making money. Rising to prominence in Hong Kong, he turns the tide, invests in Beis 8.3kReads6.9Score461Shelves
- 42 The Official and the Kingpin 官枭 There is a set of rules to the art of public office. The ruthless are called fearless officials! The domineering are called strong-willed officials! The kindhearted are called officials who care for the people! Li Dong is a grassroots civil servant. Step by step, with help from the people and friends around him, he climbs to the pinnacle of his political career! 13.9kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 43 The Great Physician of Officialdom: My Patients Fill the Circles of Power 官场大国医，我的患者遍布权利圈 [Political Intrigue + Traditional Chinese Medicine + Suspense + Power Fantasy] With a silver needle in hand, Lu Jiuzhang can save lives, and decide the fate of officials. A trainee at a top-tier hospital, he uses his ancestral “Qi-Reading Technique” to see at a glance that a city leader’s heart meridians are entangled with toxic rare-earth miasma. Three needles save the man and turn the tide, but from then on, Lu is drawn into a game of power. The vice president reports him for practicing medici 46Reads7.1Score100Shelves
- 44 Reborn in Hong Kong: The Rise of a Tycoon 重生香江之财阀的诞生 [Reborn in Harbor City + Business + Entertainment + Beautiful Stars] In 2024, a middle-aged lifelong bachelor is reborn in 1980s Harbor City, China, as the son of a business legend! From then on, he lives a life of reckless indulgence. He is an entertainment mogul, a tech tycoon, and a financial titan. This is the story of how he parties his way to becoming the richest man in the world! 11.3kReads7.7Score543Shelves
- 45 The Traffic Bureau Chief 交通局长 Lin Zhongquan was an ordinary employee in a road maintenance section. Following his father’s wishes, he was determined to climb the ranks. On his father’s repeated advice, he married the former mayor’s daughter and managed to get in good with Huang Dingli, the head of the Pingchang Municipal Transportation Bureau. During a construction tender, Huang Dingli and Lin Zhongquan got to know contractor He Rubin and the stunningly beautiful public relations agent Miaomiao. They helped He Rubin win the 95Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 46 Ripples in the Sea of Officialdom: Reborn on the Road to Power 宦海微澜：重生仕途路 Lin Yanzhou died. He died on the front line of flood control, swept away by the breach in the Huai River embankment, on the levee he had guarded for twenty years. His forty-eight years of life had been painfully meek. No connections, no backers, no resources. He was afraid to accept invitations, in case he couldn't afford to return the favor. He was afraid to accept gifts, in case he got in trouble and dragged his wife and children down with him. After twenty years, he was still only a deputy 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Official's Ladder: Starting by Raking in Billions from Imperialism 官梯：从薅帝国主义羊毛百亿开始 A great political novel, with a super-fast pace, a logical power fantasy, humor, and plenty of passion. Qin Jiageng is reborn into the world of politics. A master of managing upward, his greatest talent is bringing good fortune to his bosses, all the way to the pinnacle of power. 9.9kReads9.2Score820Shelves
- 48 Soar All the Way to Immortality! 一路飞升！ Yang Ming, a county government civil servant, is demoted to a township government office, where he faces discrimination and suppression at every turn. When a flash flood strikes, he risks his life to save others and does a good deed, finally turning his fortunes around... 81.7kReads9.3Score4kShelves
- 49 In the Name of the People: After I Step In, Qi Tongwei Must Rise 名义：我下场后，祁同伟必须进步 [In the Name of the People] + [The Knockout] + [Behind-the-Scenes Storyline in the Early Stages] At Lonely Eagle Ridge, Qi Tongwei was forced to kill himself. Before he died, he called his younger brother, Mu Chen, never imagining that this one phone call would completely rewrite his fate. Sha Ruijin bowed his head, Hou Liangping was removed from his post, Li Dakang switched sides, and Qi Tongwei rose steadily through the ranks. Then, when the Zhong and Zhao families up above moved to bring him —Reads—Score7.1kShelves
- 50 Reborn as a Stock Market Mogul 重生做股神 Li Jian was reborn in the year 2000. Drawing on his memories of his previous life, he made his way through the financial markets and, after years of hard work, became a leading figure in finance and reached the pinnacle of success. 22.3kReads7.4Score1.6kShelves
