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- 1 Reborn in the Political Arena: Taking Charge of a Region 重生官场：从执掌一方开始 [Traditional Officialdom] [Single Female Lead] [No System] With lofty ambitions in his heart and a path to the summit before his eyes, Li Weibin returns to the official world. This time, he will no longer be a timid parasite in the bureaucracy. Instead, he will seize the moment and forge his own path to success. (The second book featuring Li Weibin) 62.2kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
- 2 Reborn: Why Does This Guy Act Like He's from the Authorities? 重生：这小子怎么厅里厅气的？ Lin Zetao is a Level Four Research Fellow at the provincial capital's Municipal Party Committee Research Office. At work, you're supposed to address him by his official title. If you want to be polite, call him Director Lin. He owns a home and a car, has a mortgage, and has written two books in his spare time. He's a Level 5 author on Xihongshi. Then he unexpectedly becomes reborn in his senior year of high school. Teacher: “You can't even solve this easy question?” Principal: “How does this stu 1kReads8.4Score102Shelves
- 3 Comrade, Don't Make a Scene! I'm an Honest Official 女同志，别闹！我是清官 [Reform and Opening Up] [Political Intrigue] [Slow-Burn] [Rules of Officialdom] In the 1980s, officials were promoted based on their ability to boost the economy. As long as they knew how to get the economy moving, even minor flaws in their morals wouldn’t stop them from rising through the ranks. Reborn in 1985, Chen Ping uses his outstanding economic skills to make rapid progress in his political career! Do you understand the language of officialdom? Corruption and moral decay: having improper 940Reads7.2Score101Shelves
- 4 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
- 5 In the Name of the People: Little Secretary, Master of Social Intrigue 名义：小秘书，玩转人情世故 [Secretary to the Organization Department Head] When the mother is weak, her children become merchants; when the father is powerful, his children become ministers. A prestigious clan stays rooted in its ancestral home; the poor leave for distant lands. The workplace isn’t about fighting and killing. It’s about human relationships and navigating the ways of the world! 701Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Reborn, I Choose to Get a Stable Job and Strive 重生后我选择上岸拼搏 Reborn, make money, get into government. Change the things you can’t stand, like introducing policies to protect consumers in the new-energy vehicle industry and abolishing the presale system for real estate. With powerful figures backing him, he is reborn in 2002 and starts making money, laying out the perfect plan. He earns his doctorate in 2007 at the age of 21, then passes the civil service selection exam and enters politics. In 2008, he becomes a deputy department-level official. In 2009, a 692Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 7 The Police Officer Who Always Gets Off Work on Time 准点下班小警察 Chen, who had died suddenly from overwork, was reborn. This time, he wanted nothing more than to be a lazy slacker, clock out on time, and enjoy life. But life always has a way of surprising you: his boss kept picking on him, one drudge in particular. A new book begins. Old and new readers alike are welcome to enjoy it. 75.5kReads8.5Score6.2kShelves
- 8 Reborn in 2006: Taking on the World with the Law 重生06，我靠法律硬刚全世界 Before he was reborn, he was a legal elite who died suddenly. Afterward, he became Su Zheng, the bookworm mocked by everyone at a township judicial office in 2006. His mind contains a [Rule of Law Code] that lets him instantly look up every legal provision. However... In a grassroots workplace where personal favors matter more than the law, this golden finger has become a source of “trouble”! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Pinnacle of Power: Secretary Lin Is Desperate to Make a Name for Himself 权力巅峰：林书记他太想出名了 [(System + Officialdom + Culture and Tourism = Western Development) × (No Female Lead) × (Invincible Protagonist Misunderstood as a Great Figure + Beloved by His Male Colleagues = Lighthearted Fun) = Positive Energy] As ordinary people, all anyone asks for is food, clothing, housing, and transportation. These are the four great burdens of life, the foundation of people's livelihoods. Those in government bear their own responsibilities: healthcare, education, housing, and elder care. These, too, 327Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 10 You’re Talking About Unwritten Rules? Sorry, I’m the Law! 你讲潜规则？抱歉，我就是天条！ The good news: I was reborn, and I got a golden finger called the [Public Order Scales] that can uphold the rules. The bad news: I can't turn the thing off, and it doesn't care who you are! Scenario one: My boss wants me to take the fall. Me: "Under Article 54 of the Civil Servant Law, I refuse to carry out a decision that is clearly illegal." Result: I was publicly criticized for "lacking a sense of the bigger picture and a spirit of dedication." Everyone in the office: "Is this new guy an idio 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 I'm Reborn, So Who's Going Back to School? 都重生了，谁还复读！ The college entrance exam results came out, and Li Shishan failed to make the list. While everyone else hurried to retake the exam, he slapped his thigh and declared, "I'm done with school. I'm going to take the civil service exam!" Since he'd already missed his chance, there was no point regretting it. Li Shishan decided to take a different path, entering the political arena with only a high school education and embarking on an unconventional career in government. 20.8kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
- 12 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 808Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 13 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. 661Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 14 The Rising Star of the Officialdom 官路枭雄 Wang Jianjun is reborn in 1997. Thanks to his qualifications as a technical college graduate assigned to a job, he enters government service. Starting out as a low-ranking station chief, he is exceptionally promoted three ranks in his very first year... 899Reads8.3Score162Shelves
- 15 You Want Me to Take the Fall to Get Promoted? I'll Make You Turn Yourself In! 让你背锅转正？我反手送你自首！ Reborn, Lin Ke is forced to take the fall and sign off on fake accounts? [Photographic memory] activated! [Logical search] online! In the blink of an eye, thirty-six major flaws, seven logical holes, and three signs of tampering are laid bare! “Section Chief, is this 200,000-yuan ‘air-conditioning repair fee’ made of gold?” (sneers) He pulls out a voice recorder, and the corrupt section chief collapses in terror on the spot! They think the archives room is a dead-end posting? No, it’s my “arsena 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 In the Name of the People: We’re All Comrades, So Why Form Factions? 名义，都是同志哪来的山头 Xiao Jinzi: “Factionalism isn't allowed in Handong. How can the Handong University clique be allowed?” Pan Zelin: “We're all comrades. What Handong University clique?” “There's no Handong University clique, but the Sha family clique is starting to show signs of forming.” 68kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves
- 17 The Official's Secret! 官秘！ When you work as a secretary to a leader, the most frightening thing isn’t having too much to do. It’s knowing too much. Keeping your mouth shut is the most basic requirement. Yuan Youhua served two leaders, and each one treated him as a trusted confidant. Loyalty and discretion were his greatest strengths. 4.7kReads8.5Score432Shelves
- 18 Poor Social Skills? I Take Everything Literally and Drive Everyone Crazy 低情商？我只讲字面意思逼疯全场 In my colleagues' eyes, I'm a hopeless bookworm who's bound to get fired sooner or later. In my superiors' eyes, I'm a lethal weapon capable of cutting through every unspoken rule. In my opponents' eyes, I'm a living King of Hell armed with regulations, leaving misery in my wake wherever I go. As for me, Jiang Che, I'm really just an ordinary civil servant who wants to clock out on time. It all started with the words, “Make the report look good.” I turned it into a work of art, and the deputy di 108Reads6.0Score105Shelves
- 19 The Space-Time Deliveryman 时空外卖师 The male lead refuses to become an official, yet as a senior engineer in the municipal bureau compound, he empowers his superiors to climb the ranks step by step. Driven by love of country, he occasionally lets go of his low profile, coordinating spacetime energy to help the nation counter the technological blockade imposed by foreign powers! On weekends, famous figures such as Su Dongpo will join you in reliving the timeless spirit of “literary scavenging,” amid the laughter of State Preceptor 320Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 20 Transmigrated into Officialdom: I Rise to Power and Wealth with Superpowers 穿越官场：我靠异能升官发财 After his business failed, he was buried in debt and spent twenty years paying it off. One night, he celebrated by having a few extra drinks. When he woke up, he had transmigrated to a parallel world that was familiar, yet somehow not quite the same. While he was still trying to make sense of it all, he discovered that he had a supernatural ability. Chu Jiangfeng grew overconfident and plunged headfirst into a career in government. He decided to take a different path. Trying to frame my boss? Th 5.4kReads8.2Score318Shelves
- 21 A Little Immortal in the Officialdom 小神仙混官场 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 1.4kReads8.6Score168Shelves
- 22 The Road to Officialdom: Rising from Humble Beginnings 官途之寒门崛起 Born into poverty, he stumbles into officialdom and faces one hair-raising challenge after another, taking on foes far above his station and vanquishing demons until he finally finds his place. Officialdom does not believe in utilitarianism, yet it cannot do without idealism. What is the ultimate ideal of an official? Read this book, and Hu Buyun will tell you the answer... 12.3kReads8.8Score741Shelves
- 23 I'm the Living Civil Servant Law, and My Colleagues Are All in Tears 我，行走的公务员法，同事全哭了 Good news: I’ve been reborn, and I brought a System with me. Bad news: This System is called “Absolute Rules,” and it has a mind of its own! I only wanted to get along with my old colleague, but the System flagged the gift he gave me as a violation. I lectured him until he shut down on the spot. Old Zhang: “I... I just wanted you to make a good impression on the boss...” I only wanted to keep a low profile in front of the boss, but the System detected that unpaid overtime was illegal, so I was f 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Tides of Officialdom (Officialdom's Ups and Downs) 宦海之浮沉（宦海官途） After dating for two years, his girlfriend eventually married someone else. His honest, unassuming father was suddenly taken away by the procuratorate. Just as Xu Guohua was at his wit’s end, another blow awaited him: a notice of suspension… 8kReads8.8Score870Shelves
- 25 Civil Servant: You Talk Connections? I Follow the Rules! 公务员：你讲关系？我讲条例！ My name is Xu Nuo. My colleagues all call me a bookworm. They don't know that behind my glasses lies the Regulations on the Appointment of Cadres, a book that determines everyone's fate. He talks connections. I talk rules. He works the personal angle. I follow procedure. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 I Drove the Whole Office Mad, Then a Big Shot Handpicked Me for Promotion 气疯全单位，我被大佬点名提拔 Let me start with the conclusion: I'm Lin Zheng. After being reborn, all I wanted was to be a decent person who follows the rules. Instead, I became the office's living King of Hell. I really didn't mean to. Scene One: An old colleague asks me to run out and buy popsicles. Me: “According to the regulations, personal errands aren't allowed during work hours.” (smiles) Result: The old colleague freezes on the spot, so furious his CPU practically starts smoking. The whole office: “Yikes... Is this —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 In the Name of the People: Is There Something Wrong with Handong? 名义：这汉东有毒吧！ Gao Yuliang is reborn. From Qin City Prison, sixteen years in the future, he returns once more to the turbulent political battleground of Handong. At this point, Liu Xinjian, chairman and general manager of the Handong Oil and Gas Group, has been placed under investigation, while Chen Qingquan has been arrested. Zhao Ruilong and Gao Xiaoqin have returned from Hong Kong and are under secret surveillance, liable to be arrested at any moment! The Handong clique is on the verge of collapse, its posi 81.3kReads8.6Score4.5kShelves
- 28 Unparalleled Excellence 出色无边 Modern urban life... Multiple heroines... Workplace... A rise through the ranks... A feel-good story. Shen Qinglin, a low-ranking clerk in the Health Bureau's office, climbs step by step to the pinnacle of life with beautiful women at his side... and builds a bright future... 2.6kReads8.5Score225Shelves
- 29 The Great Physician: The Road to Academician 大医：院士之路 Reborn at 24, Lin Ran was once again a newly graduated doctor at the Qinghe Town Health Center, still unable to land a permanent position. In his previous life, his abilities were limited, and he was stuck in a grassroots clinic. At 35, with little savings, he didn’t dare get married or date, and drifted through life as a single man with a home, a car, and loans to pay off. This time, he was reborn with a little experience from his ten years of work and a mature outlook, and was bound to a [Medi 38.1kReads8.2Score5.5kShelves
- 30 I Joined a Reality Show, So Why Did They Give Me an Umbrella from the People? 参加个真人秀，怎么送我万民伞了 Ren Xingyun transmigrates with a System. At first, all he wants is to use his memories of the future and the System’s technology to start businesses, build industries, and achieve financial freedom as soon as possible. But then a nationwide urban-observation show takes the country by storm. The production team selects ten participants from a huge pool of applicants. They visit different cities to take part in public services, charity work, community outreach, and documenting development. Ren 49.2kReads8.3Score4.3kShelves
- 31 Riding the Winds of Linhai Officialdom 官场之临海凭风 At the turn of the century, Song Dawei blunders his way into the government system. Starting out as a driver, he muddles through the beginning of his new life! With the wind at my back, may it carry me up to the clouds... 18.3kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
- 32 In 1970, I Reached the Pinnacle of Power in America 1970我在漂亮国问鼎权利巅峰 A 21st-century self-help guru is transported to 1970s America. With his golden finger and gift for public speaking, he makes a stunning comeback! The media call him a “heroic governor” and a “national hero.” The people call him “the people's governor.” His opponents call him an incubus, a virus. He is the governor of Pennsylvania, the sun of the Keystone State, wielding its military, political, and legislative powers all in one. You can call him the King of Pennsylvania! 130.5kReads8.9Score11.4kShelves
- 33 I Eventually Became an HR Person Who Does No HR Work 最终成为一个不干人事的人事 [A grind-at-work story, not a power fantasy! Not a power fantasy! Not a power fantasy! (Whether it turns out to be satisfying depends on what I write later. I don't know either.)] [This story is for venting. If you have something to vent about, leave a comment, send me a private message, or whatever you like. You're also welcome to suggest names for future characters.] The author, who was about to become famous, often says, “The world is one giant amateur operation.” What career should you choos 12.2kReads8.2Score749Shelves
- 34 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... 3.5kReads8.7Score325Shelves
- 35 The Commoner’s Revenge in Officialdom 官道之庶子的逆袭 Su Mu is an illegitimate son. After passing the civil service exam, his biological father urges him to give up his appointment for the sake of the family. When persuasion fails, his father uses threats and sends him to the poorest township in the most remote province in the northwest, planning to make him waste his life there. Watching his colleagues, a group of people on the verge of retirement, give up and coast through their days, Su Mu decides to shed the township's poverty-stricken label an 7kReads8.6Score281Shelves
- 36 Reborn as an Executive at a Foreign Company 重生之我在外企当高管 Xu Fei is reborn and returns to the time just after graduation. In his previous life, he spent years navigating the workplace, only to be thrown out in middle age. With all his years of experience from his previous life, see how he turns the tables at work this time, climbs to the top, and makes his mark in the business world. 23.9kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
- 37 An Qingyun, Son of Officialdom 官场之子安青云 [Satisfying Officialdom Fiction] [No Rebirth, No System, No Transmigration] What an entrance! He’s still alive, yet they’re holding a memorial service for him... The bigwigs present are turning black in the face... This young man is outrageously young... The legend of Lin Zi’an: Nicknames: “Yama Among Men”: “The King of Hell walking alive among the human realm.” “Mr. Liaozhai”: He kills gods when he meets them, kills Buddhas when he meets them, and even little ghosts steer clear of him... From t 41.3kReads8.1Score2.6kShelves
- 38 In the Name of Justice, Liu Changsheng of Handong, Who Can Stand Against Me! 名义，汉东刘长生，谁与争锋！ [No System] [Ensemble Cast] [All About the Laughs] [Unhinged] [Passionate Senior-Citizen Drama] Hello, everyone. I'm Old Liu, Liu Changsheng. I kept a low profile in the show. I want to liven things up in this book. Who's for it, and who's against it? In Handong, it's either laughs or madness. How crazy? Read and find out. 143.7kReads8.9Score12.6kShelves
- 39 Investigated from the Start! Reborn, I'm Turning the Tables in Politics! 开局被查！重生我要逆袭官场！ The little girl who used to follow her around, calling her “Sis” again and again, is now a powerful figure in her own right! How quickly time flies. Officialdom is like a chess game: one careless move can cost you everything. Officialdom is like a battlefield: there may be no clash of blades, but danger lurks around every corner. Cheng Mo is caught between power and emotion! He moves carefully, step by step, straight toward the top. That is officialdom: a war without smoke, and a journey of self 287Reads—Score112Shelves
- 40 A Bright Future in Politics 青云仕途 Chu Haoyu is quick-witted and compassionate, with his career as his life's goal. He and his beloved support each other along life's journey, pouring all their passion into composing the symphony of his life, 26.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
- 41 Reborn in 1998: I Take My Dad into Politics 重生98：我带老爸闯仕途 A new work is here! 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! 65.4kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves
- 42 Don’t Let Gains and Losses Divide Us in the Middle 莫以升沉中路分 Lu You traveled a thousand miles to Yongning City just to reunite with his girlfriend, only to be betrayed in the cruelest way. He turned his grief and anger into strength, vowing to prove himself. As he fought his way through Yongning’s officialdom, he repeatedly gained the support of influential benefactors and became a highly sought-after secretary to a city leader. On this new stage, he helped his leader seize four “golden keys” to development: developing the new city, upgrading industries, 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Officialdom: Making Mistake After Mistake, Yet Rising at Lightning Speed 官场：处处失误，火速进步 My new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 716Reads7.0Score103Shelves
- 44 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting with My Discharge from the Military 权力巅峰，从退伍转业开始 Tags: Urban, Political Career Just after transferring from his decisive and efficient post as a battalion commander to a local government job, the protagonist suffers a double blow: His girlfriend dumps him to climb the social ladder, while his unfamiliarity with the rules of officialdom leads him to misjudge an important decision due to a lack of information, leaving him in a tight spot. With the help and guidance of a lively female colleague, he begins to see through the unspoken rules hidden 8.1kReads7.2Score726Shelves
- 45 The Hidden Official 官藏 A hundred thousand wildflowers, like a dream; one heart as pure as ice in a jade flask. How will Ye Sansheng soar through the clouds, ride the wind and waves, and become the brother who cuts through every obstacle? 2.4kReads9.0Score259Shelves
- 46 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
- 47 Civil Servant: Fighting Unspoken Rules with the Rules 公务员：用规则硬刚潜规则 Chen Gui, a deputy department head who died in misery after being forced into sexual favors, is reborn in 2008, back during his internship! Carrying a deep-seated grudge from his past life, when he was ostracized and oppressed, he unexpectedly awakens the [Code of Absolute Order], which can identify every violation of regulations and strike back by citing the exact rules! A cynical old-timer tries to order him to buy cigarettes and pick up deliveries? He fires back with the Code of Conduct for C 642Reads7.0Score106Shelves
- 48 Reborn in the Government: Rising Straight to the Top 重生官场之青云直上 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! 504Reads8.6Score111Shelves
- 49 Power and Influence: Three Intelligence Reports a Day, and I Speed My Way into the Ministry 权势：每天三条情报，我狂飙进部 The first thing you do after landing a government job is dump your sweetheart. After his girlfriend passed the exam for a municipal agency, she looked down on Li Haoran, a civil servant in a township. In his previous life, Li Haoran kept pestering her, unable to let go. But after being reborn, he immediately agreed to break up, and unexpectedly wound up with the Daily Intelligence System. It gave him three random pieces of information each day, and from then on, his fortunes soared! [Today's int 451Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 50 I Blew Up the Toilet in the Courtyard, Then Rose Straight to the Top 四合院炸厕所，我青云直上 Chen Pingbo starts out at the city-level Administration for Industry and Commerce, then is promoted in title but demoted in practice, sent down to an electronics factory. His outstanding achievements earn him a promotion and transfer to the Commission for Economic Restructuring, the predecessor to the National Development and Reform Commission and an even more powerful agency. His ambitions extend across the land. In this life, Chen Pingbo wants to live differently. He intends to pursue a career 5.4kReads8.4Score331Shelves
