Novels like Reborn in 1998: I Take My Dad into Politics
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- 1 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 41Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 2 Officialdom: The Road to Power Begins in the Communist Youth League 官场：掌权之路从共青团开始 Reborn into a new life, Lu Zhenhua used his foresight to change the course his life had originally taken. After carefully laying the groundwork, he finally embarked on a political career unlike the one he had in his previous life. 4Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 3 Reborn: From Junior Clerk to the Very Top 重生：从小科员直达巅峰 (Rebirth + urban life + officialdom) Zhang Zhengyu, middle-aged and stuck in a rut, is involved in a car accident while hosting an official reception. When he wakes up, he has returned to 1995 and become a clerk at Linshui County’s Investment Promotion Bureau. Having achieved little in his previous life, he decides to seize this chance to make a name for himself, rise steadily through the ranks, and reach the pinnacle of power! 838Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 4 Reborn in 2003: The Road to Rising from the Grassroots 重回零三年，基层扶摇路 He has spent half his life in public service, working diligently for the common good. For twenty-two years, Tian Jingchen proved that diligence and hard work can never outweigh factional power struggles and political scheming. When a major corruption case was finally settled, everyone in high office rushed to distance themselves and protect their own interests. Only he, a hardworking official with no connections, was pushed forward to take the blame and make the sacrifice, dying with bitter regr 10Reads—Score119Shelves
- 5 The King of Soldiers Enters Politics and Breaks the Deadlock with Force 兵王转业之官场以力破局 This novel has been adapted into an audiobook. Once he enters the political arena, he thrives. With brothers at his side, resources brought together, and strength to break through any impasse! Lin Zhenyu, a Dragon Fang special forces soldier codenamed Ghost King, is reborn. To save his critically ill grandfather, he has no choice but to leave the military and enter politics! A man of unwavering integrity, Lin Zhenyu vows to work for the welfare of 5.5kReads8.2Score451Shelves
- 6 The Road Through Officialdom Begins with Being Reborn 官场征途，从重生开始 For love, Chu Haoran chose to become a live-in son-in-law, only to end up behind bars. The day before his release, he was attacked. Given a second chance at life, Chu Haoran chooses to enter politics... 8.4kReads6.5Score679Shelves
- 7 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 773Reads—Score103Shelves
- 8 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
- 9 You Were Supposed to Attract Investors, So Why Did You Kidnap All the Academicians? 让你去招商，你把院士全绑了？ My name is Chen An. An means peace. After years of struggling my way through the system, I haven’t learned how to rocket up the ranks. Instead, I’ve come to understand that steady progress takes you far. While others scramble to climb, I take my time and walk my own path. I don’t shirk what I should shoulder, and I don’t dodge what I should do. As for those sordid messes full of backstabbing and scheming, I’ll smash them to pieces. In life, handle things steadily and watch the show with a sharp 35.5kReads7.0Score2kShelves
- 10 Officialdom: The Road to Power Begins as a Police Officer in a Detention Center 官场：掌权之路从看守所民警开始 Yang Junbang, a police officer with the criminal investigation squad, was framed and demoted to work at a detention center. There, Yang Junbang met his benefactor and ultimately embarked on a path to defy fate and change his destiny. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 You Exile Me and Still Expect Me to Form an Investigation Team? I'm the Leader 发配我还要成立调查组？我是组长 Grounded and meticulous. No harem, no System, a serious officialdom novel with brisk pacing and a tightly woven plot. After eight years in special operations, Xiao Bei returns to a grassroots post. On his very first day, he encounters a bizarre rape case. Vowing to turn it into an airtight case, he unexpectedly discovers that he has lifted a corner of the Heavenly Palace... How does someone who hates evil with a passion and has a temperament as fierce as fire climb step by step to the pinnacle o 7.2kReads8.6Score642Shelves
- 12 Reborn: From Live-in Son-in-Law to Ruler of the World 重生从赘婿到权倾天下 Cheng Li, a poor-born young man, is reborn on the day his life takes a decisive turn. Faced with an offer of a contractual marriage from the cool and beautiful senior student Liu Xu, he signs without hesitation. In this life, he casts aside pointless pride, relying on the Liu family’s influence while staying true to himself. He starts out in one of the poorest townships in western Hunan. Building roads, developing cities, alleviating poverty, and breaking through deadlocks, he stands firm agains 27.2kReads7.6Score2.7kShelves
- 13 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! 19Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 14 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
- 15 Reborn: Notes from the New Officialdom 重生之新官场笔记 A friendly warning: readers who like mindless power fantasies can move along. You won't be able to get through this book! The officialdom has never been a place where you can charge in on sheer passion, and power is no game of settling scores on a whim. Authority and high office are never won through sheer courage alone. Only by knowing how to weigh your options can you hold fast to the limits of when to advance and when to retreat. 1.1kReads8.1Score108Shelves
- 16 Climbing the Official Ladder: From Assistant to the Finance Bureau Director 官梯：从财政局局长助理开始 A new novel from the author of Officially, an old hand. Everyone is welcome to come read it. Thank you for your support! Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to make every story a good one! 111Reads—Score117Shelves
- 17 The Wind Rises: The Deer Call 大风起兮：呦呦鹿鸣 The Scales Tip Left, the People Turn Right Also known as "The Political Arena: Don't Mess with the Village Secretary" Ordered to take up a village post at his engagement banquet, he plans to build roads and help the villagers escape poverty, only to get caught up in the undercurrents of the political arena. He dares to talk back to leaders, take on the well-connected, and tackle the toughest challenges. Decisive and ruthless, he rises from a lowly village secretary to the very heart of power. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Officialdom: Starting with a Crackdown on Organized Crime 官场：从扫黑除恶开始 In the late 2000s, Meng Xun was given an urgent assignment and sent to Hongshan County to oversee legal and political affairs. Watch as he cracks down on gangs and evil, serves the local community, and rises step by step through a treacherous and turbulent political arena, rocketing all the way to the pinnacle of power. 35.7kReads8.5Score2.8kShelves
- 19 Officialdom: A Reborn Playboy’s Ascent to the Top 官场：纨绔重生跨越巅峰 [Reborn + officialdom + political struggles + economic development + patriotism] A spoiled young heir weathered a lifetime of setbacks. Reborn, he used his foresight to lead his family out of hardship. In finance, he guided his brothers to sweep all before them. In politics, he dodged one open and covert attack after another. In the economy, he selflessly served his country and its people. Follow Li Linxuan through the heart-pounding world of officialdom as he devotes his passion to millions of 741Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 20 The Noble Son-in-Law 权门贵婿 As an official, one should strive for greatness, act with a clear conscience, and keep one's mind at ease. The tides of officialdom surge and shift, fraught with danger and intrigue. Watch as Chen Mo writes his own dazzling chapter at the crest of the waves. 31.1kReads8.5Score2.7kShelves
- 21 A Path to Office from Humble Beginnings 寒门仕途 A passionate young man from a humble family, bold and fearless. Reform means reshaping the existing distribution of interests, and is often accompanied by conflict and sacrifice. After graduating from university, Lin Fangzheng starts with a tourism development project in Shantang Village. Navigating a harsh and complicated web of competing interests, he treads carefully along a righteous path fraught with danger… 175Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 22 The Pinnacle of Power, Starting from the Grassroots 权力巅峰，从基层开始 Li Zhenhua has been reborn! Though he treads carefully, as if walking on thin ice, he still fails to escape the schemes of his old nemesis. Demoted from the county Party committee to the poorest, most remote township, he faces a hellish start. Just as he's at a loss, an unexpected car accident completely changes the course of his life. Watch as I rise from the grassroots level of the civil service, climbing step by step and enjoying life! 779Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 23 The Mission of Justice 正义的使命 Life is a play, and fate takes its course. He cares for the people and serves the public selflessly. Amid a tangled web of circumstances, Li Yuanlang cuts through obstacles and faces every challenge head-on, composing a magnificent chapter for a new era!! 16.6kReads9.3Score100Shelves
- 24 Reborn in the Political Arena: My Road to High Office 重生官场：我的青云路 This story may take a little while to get going, but trust me: the more you read, the more hooked you’ll get, and the more satisfying it becomes. This is an ensemble power fantasy centered on officialdom. Please bear with the author if you encounter any illogical or awkward parts. I’ll keep doing my best (ง ˙o˙)ว. He was reborn, returning to 2004. Cancer hadn’t ended him; instead, it had given him eyes that could see through people and a backbone strong enough to crush every thorn in his path. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 A Splendid Rise: Starting as a Seconded Secretary 锦绣青云：从借调秘书开始 A junior secretary is swept into a grand game of power. With his pen as his ladder and his heart as his compass, he navigates the whirlpool of power and emotion, step by careful step, until he rises from a temporary posting onto the path to success that is his alone. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Heavy Responsibilities of a Political Career 仕途重任 A sudden mass incident in Huxi County, caused by delays in housing deliveries, exposed how the economic development model of the past decade, built on excessive reliance on land-based financing, had reached its end... Wang Cheng was sent to Huxi County on a temporary assignment and given a mission in a time of crisis. Can he successfully fulfill it? 2.7kReads8.8Score235Shelves
- 27 Turning Gold into Dust 点金成土 Lin Weimin, a Peking University graduate, arrives in Qingshi County, the poorest county in the province, as a selected government trainee. On his first day, nobody thinks much of this idealistic young scholar. He is assigned to manage archives and energy conservation. In a county tangled up in webs of personal connections, anyone who doesn't know the rules won't last three episodes. In a year, he goes from a marginal department to the core decision-making circle. Using rules set down in black an 92Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 28 Officialdom: Reborn, Now You'll Have to Look Up to Me 官场：重生后，让你们高攀不起 Back in the year 2000, he uses his foresight to pass the civil service exam, rewrite his wretched fate from his previous life, and make sure his old regrets never come to pass. He thrives in the world of politics, navigating his way through the ranks with ease and building a happy life through a triumphant comeback. 25.7kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves
- 29 The Pinnacle of the Official Road: Starting at the Grassroots 官道巅峰：从下基层开始 Qin Yang had no connections or powerful backing. But after making a crucial choice, he caught his superior’s attention, and from then on, his life began to turn around, changing beyond recognition. He rose step by step, climbing all the way to the pinnacle of power. But with that came trials from every direction... 29.1kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
- 30 Officialdom: Special Inspector 官场：巡视特使 Is the standard male lead in an officialdom novel a wealthy family's lost heir who gets cheated on from the start? With an official transfer order, Xu Juyi, a decorated national hero returning from abroad, is recommended by his mentor Zhong Baoguo, known as Elder Zhong, whose daughter is Zhong Xia'ai and son-in-law is Hou Liangping. He officially takes personal authority over inspections and disciplinary investigations, stepping into the turbulent chess game of officialdom. Even a commoner can w 25kReads8.0Score2.3kShelves
- 31 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
- 32 The Star Employee 首席红人 Ye Xingsheng was the education bureau’s undisputed “model worker.” He was diligent and had an impressive track record, yet his superiors never took a liking to him. When the bureau built apartments for its employees, Ye went to offer a gift to Zhang Zimei, the beautiful deputy director, hoping to secure a unit. But he hadn’t expected her to be drunk, or to be home alone. He never imagined that after this visit, his life would change completely… 4.4kReads8.2Score469Shelves
- 33 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
- 34 Hao Yunlai in the Political Arena 官场郝运来 [Powerful political fantasy, mind games, political intrigue, multiple heroines] Some characters and settings draw on the author's own experiences, recreated in an appropriate way for readers. Stick with it and every chapter will deliver. See how the protagonist, Hao Yunlai, lucks his way through officialdom... 14kReads8.0Score1.6kShelves
- 35 Officialdom: Burning 官场：燃烧 Under the sky screen, everyone fights to get into the game, risking life and death and willingly becoming a pawn. A nobody takes on a giant, with no connections to rely on and nothing but his own shadow behind him. I’m the youngest section-level official in the country, and I’m still an intern. I throw my chest open and laugh at the sky, my blood burning in the flames. Even if I’m left with only half my life, I’ll still challenge Heaven for supremacy! The mountains stand evergreen, the great riv 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 From the Start, I Became Gao Yuliang’s Most Troublesome Student 开局成了高育良最头疼的弟子 Everyone thought that with Gao Yuliang as his patron, Lu Xiaodong would rise smoothly through the ranks in Handong. But this disciple refused to follow the usual path. He wouldn’t step into the game his master’s faction had laid out. Qi Tongwei targeted his weakness: his brother-in-law, Shen Jianfeng, became entangled in business with the Shengqiang Group, giving Qi leverage to threaten him. His mentor, Gao Yuliang, lost himself in the pursuit of power, and the two men drifted apart, going from 2.8kReads—Score102Shelves
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 Reborn in Politics: From Townships to the Pinnacle of Power 重生官场：从乡镇基层到权力巅峰 [Reborn in the Political Arena + Grassroots Township Civil Servant + A Chance Encounter Saves a Beauty + Secretary + Standing Up for the People + Rapid Rise to Success + Pinnacle of Power + Claiming the Throne] The road to office is hard, harder than climbing to heaven... On a path tangled with money, power, and sex, Wu Tianze, reborn into a second life, cuts through every obstacle. He takes on the powerful and battles capital, never abandoning his principles or putting anything before the peopl 84Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 40 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
- 41 At the Pinnacle of Power: The Making of a Political Star 官声之巅峰权力 Her superior was under investigation, his girlfriend cheated on him, and he was bullied and forced to take leave. Cheng Zhu faced his darkest hour from the start. But after three years as his superior’s personal secretary, he knew the city leader had been framed, and that he himself was nothing more than collateral in a power struggle. To change his fate, he decided to rely on his own abilities to get the city leader out. What Cheng Zhu didn’t know was that he was about to face a shocking st 59.8kReads8.6Score3.7kShelves
- 42 Pinnacle of Power: Reborn with Cheats, I Outwit Heaven 权力之巅：重生开挂的我胜天半子 He took a perfect start and turned it into a complete disaster. He worked himself to the bone all his life, yet accomplished nothing. Reborn in 1999, Wang Linhai returns to the most important turning point in his life. This time, he has to seize every chance to get ahead, keep pace with the times, fulfill the dream he never achieved in his previous life, and do something worthwhile for ordinary people! 582Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 43 Power at Its Peak: Starting as the Director of the Urban Development Office 权力巅峰：从城建办主任开始 They say that once you're caught up in the underworld, you have no say in your own fate. In his previous life, one wrong step left him behind bars, where he died a miserable death. In this life, armed with foresight, he will rise straight to the heavens and reach the very peak! 350Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 44 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
- 45 The Pinnacle of Power: Breaking the Deadlock in Yuanshan Town 权力巅峰：从远山镇破局开始 What backing could a nobody possibly have? When he's driven into a corner, that's the strongest backing of all! His bright future is stolen from him, his former lover turns her back on him, and just as his political career begins in Yuanshan Town, he falls into one trap after another laid by petty schemers. Everyone thinks he'll sink without a trace, never realizing that desperation is his greatest trump card. Caught in the turmoil of local politics, Wang Hao keeps his strength hidden and plays 337Reads6.1Score147Shelves
- 46 Enlightenment in Officialdom 官场悟道 After Lin Jian fails to secure the position of director of the bureau's general office, he soon discovers his wife's secret, and his life plunges to rock bottom. Little does he know that fate is about to turn his life upside down once again... 90.3kReads8.6Score8kShelves
- 47 Destined to Be a Secretary 命中注定是秘书 This is a realistic political drama set in the world of government, told from the perspective of a leader’s secretary. It offers a look at the changing currents of officialdom and the many sides of life. Hu Tianyou starts out as the secretary to a county Party committee secretary, rising from a junior secretary to a senior one as he faces countless twists and turns in his career. The story offers both eye-opening political wisdom and a rich emotional journey for its hero and heroine, making it w 371Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 48 White Mountains, Black Waters 白山黑水 In a small forestry town in Northeast China, an ordinary vocational high school graduate steps into society. He starts out as a forest ranger, seizes an opportunity to transfer to a government office, and enters public service. By a stroke of luck, he gets involved in the seedling trade and becomes a profit-driven plant dealer, earning his first fortune. Gradually, he realizes that getting further in life requires the backing of power. So he earns money while cultivating his political career. A 177Reads8.8Score119Shelves
- 49 The County Party Committee 县委班子 County Leadership tells the story of Linchuan County's officials staying true to their original mission and fulfilling their duties as the county develops. By uniting their efforts to improve governance and drive local development, they show the positive spirit of grassroots officials devoted to serving the people and taking initiative. 3Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 50 The Pinnacle of Power: A General's Journey 权力巅峰之将星之历 The protagonist starts out as a staff member and deputy section chief at the municipal procuratorate, then is transferred to a town Party committee. He faces pressure from clans, officials, and others, and Xue Jianhao sets a trap and successfully resolves one crisis after another. A story of steadily rising to greater heights. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
