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- 1 A Second Chance at an Official Career 涅槃官途 (The rating has just appeared and will keep rising. These are three completed, million-word political novels with high ratings, so please read with confidence. Feel free to share your valuable feedback: the author is always willing to listen.) This is a thoroughly authentic political novel, portraying every aspect of officialdom's human relations and social conventions, and revealing its culture and political maneuvering. The best part of the game is this: the people who set the traps still don' 321Reads7.1Score5714d adds
- 2 Xiao Jinzi, If You're Not Passionate, Are You Even Young? 小金子，不气盛还叫年轻人吗 After being reborn as Qi Tongwei, he still has time to change everything. He won’t repeat the same mistakes. Faced with a turning point in his life, Qi Tongwei chooses a different path, refusing to sell his soul for a brief rise in status. 5.7kReads6.0Score13014d adds
- 3 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? 2.5kReads7.7Score24214d adds
- 4 Officialdom: Reborn to Reach the Pinnacle of Power 官场：重生问鼎权力巅峰 Who will rise above the struggle for power in government, and how can one climb the ladder of power? Trial after trial of human nature, one secret contest after another: who will make it to the end and break through the crowd? A nobody is reborn. A newcomer who has never set foot in government: what kind of storm will they stir up? 725Reads7.4Score11014d adds
- 5 In the Name of the People: Provincial Champions Step Aside, He Rules the Nation 名义：省服靠边站！他是国服天骄 After transmigrating to Handong, Zhao Changqing becomes the second-generation heir of the Zhao family. Should he keep living off his family and wasting his days in luxury? No! Guarding the secret that he is Zhao Lichun's son, Zhao Changqing begins serving the people at the age of twenty-four! From then on, Handong Province has a peerless public servant who devotes himself heart and soul to the people! He sweeps through Luteng, Jinghai, Jingzhou, and Luzhou, setting the Zhao family back on the ri 9.4kReads6.8Score25714d adds
- 6 Chronicles of the Realm: From the Grassroots to the Central Government 山河志：从基层到中枢 A sweeping narrative spanning forty years, from a county archive room to the heart of government. Through the prism of individual lives, it reflects the profound changes in society since the launch of reform and opening up. This is not only “one person’s record of growth,” but also “a close-up study of grassroots governance in contemporary China and an idealist’s journey of struggle.” If you want to read an epic that maps a whole life’s journey from county town to the center of power, measured s 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 1996: From Secretary to Power Player in Officialdom 1996：从秘书开始纵横官场 [Everyday life + Decisive protagonist + No angst + Veteran author of tens of millions of words who never leaves a story unfinished] In mid-October 1996, an exceptionally brutal robbery took place in Donghai City, shocking the entire country… Liu Zhigao gets a second life. Armed with foreknowledge of the future, he saves a leader’s father in the aftermath of the robbery, and from then on, the course of his fate begins to change! 14.7kReads8.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 8 Keeping My Head Down in the Officialdom: Rising Step by Step, Starting With Anti-Corruption 苟在官场：从反贪开始步步高升 A new work is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read my stories. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.7kReads7.9Score39014d adds
- 9 Reborn, I Rise to the Clouds as a Selected Cadre 重生后我以选调生身份平步青云 Liu Huaimin, a fifty-eight-year-old grassroots public servant, spent twenty-seven years in his post before reaching the end of his life with a heart full of regret. In his previous life, an unjust case tied to an engineering project brought tremendous hardship upon his family. His loved ones suffered one misfortune after another, leaving him with a lifelong burden he could never put aside. As he lay dying, he opened his eyes once more, only to find himself back in the dormitory at Beichen Univer 553Reads—Score10314d adds
- 10 Book 8 by Xingyu Qimeng 星语祈梦的第8本书 I transmigrate into the world of In the Name of the People and become Gao Yuliang. From the start, I run straight into Ding Yizhen fleeing, and a storm suddenly erupts in Handong. Hou Liangping arrives in Handong on an investigative mission. The various factions are stirring beneath the surface, and the old course of events is about to reach its conclusion. Knowing the entire plot, he will never meet the same ending as in the original. Caught in a complicated game of strategy and surrounded by d 12.7kReads5.3Score38514d adds
- 11 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 5.2kReads6.5Score17914d adds
- 12 The Pinnacle of Officialdom 官场之巅峰时刻 [Satisfying Officialdom Story + Workplace + Political Maneuvering + Inspirational + Business Rivalry + Romance] Out of the blue, he received a notice from the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department: he was being transferred to the Information Division. Downcast, he went fishing at a reservoir in the suburbs and saved an important figure. From then on, his political career took off. 397Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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 35.9kReads7.8Score3k14d adds
- 14 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. 70.8kReads9.2Score4.6k14d adds
- 15 Officialdom: From the Start, I Become the County Party Committee's First Secretary 官场：开局担任县委一秘 The story continues in the world of "Officialdom: The Road to the Pinnacle of Power", so please don’t confuse it with reality. Fang Zihan, a top student from an ordinary family, enters the ranks of grassroots government officials for reasons of his own. Starting as an ordinary clerk with no connections, he goes on to earn the favor of two top officials, who mentor him together. In the end, Fang Zihan sets out on the road to the pinnacle of power. 11.9kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 16 After My Divorce, an Owl Helped Me Rule the World 离婚后，猫头鹰带我权倾天下 He lost his job in middle age, and his seven-year marriage also came to an end. Lin Zhijie got a firsthand taste of what it meant to be “a middle-aged man who’s worth less than a dog.” His property and savings were all seized by his domineering, ruthless socialite wife. Just as Lin Zhijie was left homeless and sleeping beneath a bridge, he unexpectedly saved a talking owl. After that, Lin Zhijie entered politics, rising smoothly from an archival clerk at a neighborhood office to the very top. Be 4.9kReads7.6Score48514d adds
- 17 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 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Old Love, New Power: From Girlfriend's Betrayal to the Peak of My Career 旧爱新权：从女友背叛到仕途巅峰 [This story is entirely fictional. Please do not assume it refers to anyone in real life.] Dumped by his girlfriend for being poor, bullied by his boss, and framed by his colleagues, Ye Fan hits rock bottom. At his lowest point, he unexpectedly gains the help of a benefactor and a remarkable ability. Using his exceptional wit to strike back at every turn, he not only makes his enemies pay dearly, but also stirs up a storm in the world of officialdom. From an abandoned pawn in the political arena 9.2kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 19 In the Name of the People: Dropped into Handong from the Start as Number One in the Province 名义：开局空降汉东成省一 When ideals are struck by the hammer of reality, when convictions face the abyss of self-interest Transferred to Handong, he finds himself facing a vast, deeply entrenched web of vested interests and a group of “clever people” who know the rules inside out but are divided beneath the surface. Others see a crisis. He sees a chessboard. He wields the blade of economic reform with precision and ruthlessness; he plucks the strings of personnel changes, unleashing thunder beneath the calm. Using poli 994Reads6.0Score8114d adds
- 20 Qi Tongwei: Could You Let Me Be Young Again? 祁同伟：可否许我再少年 [No System, plot-driven] If I could be young again, I’d trade an ounce of gold for an ounce of wind. Qi Tongwei was reborn in the best years of his life, in his prime, with nothing but courage in his heart. Leaving the old Director Qi behind, this time Qi Tongwei would no longer be obsessed with power. He would never abandon his original ideals or compromise with any force. He would water the dreams of his youth with his own blood and sweat. With a virtuous wife at his side, he would walk the ri 31.8kReads8.7Score2.4k14d adds
- 21 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! 99.5kReads8.3Score7.4k14d adds
- 22 Don't Mess with Me! I'm My Own Backing! 别惹我！我自己就是背景！ My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 26.7kReads8.3Score2.3k14d adds
- 23 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting as a Female Leader's Secretary 权力巅峰：从女领导秘书开始 Wang Hongyi is framed by a rival of his female superior. Not only is he disciplined, he is completely cast aside. Reborn, he refuses to be pushed around any longer. He takes the initiative, leaving his enemies trembling and begging for mercy, while influential figures from every quarter vie to recruit him. Nothing can stop him as he makes his way to the top. (This is an authentic political novel that strives to portray the realities of officialdom. Some events are included for the sake of the pl 6.9kReads8.9Score46114d adds
- 24 Reborn at the Pinnacle of Power 重生官场之权力巅峰 Jiang Zhenbang spent thirty years rising and falling in the political arena. Just as he was about to take charge of a region and reach the peak of his career, he died saving someone and returned to 1995, to the summer just after graduating from university. With his foreknowledge of the future, he used a county-level economic research report far ahead of its time as his calling card. He boldly put himself forward and won the favor of his leaders, entering government service at the rank of section 3.5kReads9.2Score24014d adds
- 25 A 29-Year-Old in a White Shirt, and the Big Shot Says I Have a Bright Future 29岁白衬衫，大佬说我前途无量 At fifteen, he enrolled at Imperial College London, majoring in business economics and strategy. Four years later, he graduated with both bachelor's and master's degrees. At nineteen, he returned to China to pursue a doctorate at Peking University. Four years later, he earned his doctorate, holding dual degrees in economics and law at the age of twenty-three. He put down his pen and joined the military, earning three first-class merits in just a few short years. After an accident forced Zhang Mi 70.8kReads8.3Score6.2k14d adds
- 26 Officialdom: Rising to the Top from the County Party Office 官场：从县委办开始青云直上 (Everyday life in government, career-building, diary-style realism, a secretary’s daughter, not reborn, one female lead, no System) Wu Ming’s dream was simple: he only wanted to work in a township government until retirement. But then he was unexpectedly seconded to the County Party Committee Office. He merely put his writing skills to use, but did such an outstanding job that the office gradually began to take notice of him. At the same time, a twist of fate brings him into contact with Yang Xi 125Reads8.9Score14314d adds
- 27 The Official’s Path: A Dragon Soaring to the Heavens 官途之飞龙在天 Why become an official? For power or money? After graduating from university, Song Qing couldn't find a job. Unexpectedly, the county Party secretary arranged for him to join the civil service through a special recruitment program. Starting as a low-ranking clerk, he devoted himself to serving the people and rose step by step. Only in the end did he discover a shocking secret! 6.9kReads8.9Score69814d adds
- 28 Five Years as a Stand-In: I Livestreamed the Truth on the Golden Sparrow Awards Stage 替身五年，我在金雀奖领奖台上直播了真相 After Five Years as a Stand-In, I Livestreamed the Truth from the Golden Sparrow Awards Stage 183Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 A Wild Ride Through Officialdom’s Power Struggles 权力巅峰之官途狂飙 [Officialdom + anti-corruption + crackdown on organized crime + one heroine + satisfying power fantasy] Four consecutive top officials have been investigated, and rumors are rife. Young secretary Zheng Gongming is entrusted with a mission at a critical moment. With his exceptional judgment and his dedication to serving the people, he writes a legendary story of his own. What's more, he also has an older brother, Zheng Gongcheng… 6.1kReads9.0Score40814d adds
- 30 A Book Belonging to the Chosen One 天选之主的一本书 An Jiang earned the top score in the civil service selection exam and entered government with a desire to serve the people, only to be sidelined by an unseen hand and sent to the countryside, where he endured contempt. When his two-year term was up, an official transfer from the Organization Department turned his fortunes around, transforming An Jiang into the county's youngest official... See how he charges headlong through the ranks and blazes his own path to success! 2kReads9.1Score25714d adds
- 31 A Fortunate Career in Government: It All Began When I Met Her 官运：从遇到她开始 Upright and incorruptible, yet shrewd and decisive. He hates evil with a passion, but knows the art of political struggle. Li Chuniang is a Bao Gong-style official. The more setbacks he faces, the braver he becomes. He will never compromise! He is determined to make his mark on this path! 38.7kReads9.1Score4.8k14d adds
- 32 The Road to Officialdom: The Pinnacle of Power 官路之权力巅峰 Reborn into a new life, he no longer holds back when petty schemers try to frame him. He strikes back hard. With his foreknowledge and the favor of his superiors, his career in government soars, carrying him all the way to the pinnacle of power. 19.7kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 33 Reborn, I Became the Top Official in a Local Government 重生后，我成了地方一把手 In ancient times, when officials embarked on their careers and took up posts in distant places, they sometimes brought along a handwritten booklet. It recorded the local customs and notable gentry. Keeping its contents in mind was essential to ensuring a smooth rise through the ranks. It was a kind of "career handbook." 17.1kReads8.8Score92714d adds
- 34 A Sophisticated Rogue in Officialdom 官场雅痞 What kind of people does the present age need? People who hold to their principles even when faced with temptation. People who face the surging tide of the times, raise the red flag, and press on through adversity. Li Huaijie is one such idealist. “To go far by proceeding steadily” requires the steadiness of “treating challenges with caution and succeeding through careful planning,” and the vision of “aspiring to great heights.” He has risen from the very bottom, using his actions to embody the 50.8kReads8.9Score3.7k14d adds
- 35 Slaying Dragons on the Road to Power 我在仕途斩群龙 3.5kReads8.2Score31114d adds
- 36 Ruling the Realm: The First Secretary 权掌山河：第一秘书 After graduating from college, Zhong Dexing failed the civil service exam twice and had no choice but to make a living helping his older sister sell fruit. Then a turning point came: advice from a mysterious leader helped him land a civil service job. With his political savvy, he rose steadily through the ranks and made his way into an even more powerful circle. 27.3kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds
- 37 The Loyal Traffic Vanguard 忠诚之交通先锋 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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. 9.8kReads9.2Score80914d adds
- 39 The Road to Power: From Betrayal to Commanding the Storm 官路：从遭人背刺到执掌风云 For love, Lu Xiuyuan hid his identity as the heir to a powerful family, rejected his family’s arrangements, and went to a small county town. He came first in the written exam and eagerly expected to land the position, only to be betrayed by his girlfriend, lose his place, and be mocked in public as a nobody with no connections. Fine. If that’s how it is, then I’ll stop pretending. From then on, the winds of change began to blow. The people who once humiliated him finally learned what it meant to 7.9kReads7.8Score70114d adds
- 40 Reborn: A Meteoric Rise in Officialdom 重生：官途狂飙 They say everyone gets three chances in life to change their fate: the college entrance exam, choosing a career, and marriage. Because of their inexperience when they were young, so many people miss chance after chance to change their lives, eventually becoming corporate drones earning 3,000 yuan a month. If you had the chance to go back to the night before filling out your college entrance exam applications, what would you choose? Burdened with a blood feud, Qin Lang chooses a career in governm 18.1kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds
- 41 The Pinnacle of Political Power: A Great Rejuvenation 权路颠峰：伟大复兴 [Political career + one heroine] The young Shen Xudong from the future accidentally transmigrates into the body of a college student with the same name in the 1980s and is assigned to the county government. He had been set on lying flat, but unexpectedly catches the attention of his superiors and earns their promotions. Drawing on his memories of the future and his broad perspective, he relies on technological innovation and reform to gradually lead the nation onto the path of becoming a powerfu 20.4kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 42 In the Name of the People: Qi Tongwei Breaks Up the Sha Family Gang with Three Punches 名义：祁同伟三拳打散沙家帮 Qi Tongwei marries Zhong Xiaoi and takes Hou Liangping's path, leaving Hou Liangping nowhere to go. Qi Tongwei: Hou Liangping's kneel at Handong University brought forth... The synopsis can't do this story justice. Please read the novel. 2.5kReads—Score14814d adds
- 43 In the Name of the People: The Pinnacle of Power 名义：权利巅峰 After transmigrating into In the Name of the People, Zhao Yang grew up in an orphanage. A car accident unraveled the mystery of his origins. Zhao Yang: “I jolted awake from a near-death dream. Turns out, I'm the foreign powers myself?” In the Name of the People, Ice Breaking Action 21.6kReads8.5Score75414d adds
- 44 I Dreamed I Became the Leader of the Martial World 我做了一个当上武林盟主的梦 I dreamed I became the leader of the martial world. 16Reads—Score114d adds
- 45 From Secretary to the Top Leader, Rising to Great Heights 平步青云从一把手秘书开始 With both his career and marriage at the lowest point of his life, the minor official Lin Yanzhou stumbles into a new post by chance. From then on, he enters a fast track to the top, changes his fate, and makes his way through the workplace with careful moves and growing success, embarking on a bloody path to promotion... 1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Road to Power: Starting as a Temporary Transfer to the General Affairs Section 权力巅峰：从借调综合科开始 That’s right, Zhang Zheyuan was reborn. His last life was just too hard! This time, he’s aiming for the pinnacle of power! People who want to win don’t smile, so why can’t I stop the corners of my mouth from turning up?! 21Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 47 My Future Is No Dream! 我的未来不是梦！ My Future Isn’t a Dream! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Rich Beauty Falls for a Poor Loser 白富美爱上穷屌丝 A rich, beautiful heiress falls in love with a poor loser. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Political Storm in Central Eastwind 官道之中东风云 The second installment of The Official’s Path, Middle East Turmoil, is officially underway. A fictional kingdom in the Middle East, set against a realistic geopolitical backdrop. Political intrigue, military conflict, and romance advance on three fronts. Chen Feng, a grassroots official from Huaxia, transforms into a Middle Eastern prince. With an iron fist, he stirs up turmoil among the nations; with political acumen, he reshapes the kingdom’s fate. A new era of chaos in the Middle East and a 2kReads7.2Score30014d adds
- 50 My Story with a Beautiful Woman 我与美女的故事 My Story with a Beautiful Woman 21Reads—Score—14d adds
