Novels like My Father, Emperor Wu of Han
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- 1 Director: Starting with a Red Cliff Stunt 导演：从碰瓷赤壁开始 On July 10, 2008, the film Red Cliff, directed by renowned filmmaker John Woo and featuring neon people playing Zhuge Liang, premiered. That same day, The Red Cliff, a cheap knockoff cash-in directed by no-name filmmaker Xu Sheng, also premiered. And so, the entertainment industry turned a brand-new page. 69Votes3.9kRecs45kFans
- 2 Reborn at the Table: Starting with Refusing to Leave the Team 重生乒乓：从拒绝退队开始 2014, the final of the National Youth Championships. Fourteen-year-old Gu Chuan fought the so-called "key prospect" to a three-all score, but during the timeout, his coach held him back. "Don't fight it." The opponent's obstructed serves went uncalled, edge balls were ruled against him, and he was even told to deliberately give up a crucial point. That day, Gu Chuan understood the rules of the arena and put down his paddle. It would stay down for twelve years. Twelve years later, Gu Chuan watche 213Votes10kRecs47.3kFans
- 3 Reborn, I Sell Algorithms in a Small County 重生后，我在小县城卖算法 Reborn in 2013, Luo Dongyang, once an employee at a major tech company, gives up the rat race in the capital and returns to his hometown, a small county town. Join the cutthroat competition and build a platform yourself? No need. He sets his sights on one path: sell the shovels, don't go digging for gold. Starting with county-level SaaS, e-commerce, and government platform projects, he delivers digital systems and cutting-edge algorithm models to grassroots governments and future industry leader 155Votes4.9kRecs41.9kFans
- 4 My Lord Is Incredibly Robust 我家领主实在太健壮了 Lin En is at a loss. After transmigrating to the Middle Ages, his exceptionally strong physique catches the eye of his immediate lord. He suddenly finds he doesn't really feel like climbing the ranks after all. Only after escaping and becoming a lord himself does he truly realize just how valuable a strong body is. His subjects: "Our lives were given to us by our lord. We'll never forget how he risked infection to save us when the plague broke out." His soldiers: "We pledge our lives to our lord 202Votes3.5kRecs9.4kFans
- 5 Tokyo Detective 1962 东京刑事1962 After transmigrating to Tokyo in 1962, Oniritsu Kazuma becomes an elite University of Tokyo graduate and assistant inspector in the Violent Crime Division of Yodobashi Police Station. He starts with only a thousand yen to his name and an absurd Composer System bound to him. Seeing blood, facing gunfights, and witnessing torture all earn him rock inspiration. He wants to gather inspiration and write songs, but every day he gets sent to handle major shooting cases. Exhausted from solving cases and 459Votes19.8kRecs84.7kFans
- 6 Offering Some Filthy Things to a Peaceful World 为平静的世界献上点脏东西 [Behind the Scenes] [Ensemble Cast] [Building an Organization] [Invincible] [Origins of the Supernatural] [Everyone's Wild Misinterpretations] All beings revere him as the savior of the world; his subordinates hail him as the supreme sage; monsters fear him as the god of slaughter from the netherworld; warlords dread him as the judge of fate; those who've lost their way look to him as a lighthouse on the far shore; and the fanatical worship him as the highest divine oracle... Everyone believes h 289Votes6.8kRecs62.4kFans
- 7 Pokemon: Am I Supposed to Restore the Han Dynasty Too? 宝可梦：我也要兴复汉室吗？ Boy: “It’d be great if I could go to the Pokemon world.” [Your wish has been granted] Boy: “Really? Which generation’s Pokemon world? Scarlet and Violet? Z-A? Or Pokémon Legends: Arceus?” [Year of Guanghe 6] Boy: “?” [At the time, 28-year-old Cao Cao was frustrated and unfulfilled, quietly waiting alongside his Shelgon for the chance to evolve. Twenty-two-year-old Liu Bei made and sold straw sandals, and occasionally went out to uphold justice with his Honedge. One-year-old Sun Quan was just lea 391Votes13.3kRecs81.3kFans
- 8 The Ming Crown Prince's Entrepreneurial Journey 大明太子的创业生涯 This is a new dynasty, one that seeks to restore Han Chinese customs and drive out the barbarians. It is also a dynasty riddled with strife and beset by foreign enemies, with thorns growing within its borders and foes on every side. Zhu Yuanzhang gazes north and often says, “The northern campaign, the northern campaign...” Then Zhu Biao, eldest son of the Zhu family, tears open the borders of the Ming, and from then on, the northern campaigns never stop... The author has previously written excel 311Votes40.3kRecs200.4kFans
- 9 Hong Kong Stories: 1963 香江往事1963 Hong Kong history researcher Lin Zhaoyuan discovers he has been reborn on Hong Kong Island in 1963. Here, the four great detectives weave their interests together, laying the foundations of an empire of wealth. Here, powerful factions run rampant, and people clutch their clothes tightly whenever they go outside. Fortunately... The Fiendish Yuan has arrived, and the underworld is at peace! Mr. Lin is here, and Hong Kong finally has an incorruptible champion of justice! 249Votes18.9kRecs93.1kFans
- 10 Mystery Revival: The Ghost Demands an Update 神秘复苏：鬼催更 This author writes thirty thousand characters a day because a ghost is egging him on. But he isn't the least bit fazed... Actually, he's just saying that to fool the ghost. 490Votes15.1kRecs74.8kFans
- 11 A Tall Tale of Chinese Showbiz 大话华娱 A dream fades, and the grand tale of the Chinese entertainment world begins! My name is Lin Yuan, courtesy name Muzhi, and I’ve just been reborn. Now that I’ve stepped back into the film and television industry, I plan to keep my head down, grow quietly, cozy up to powerful people, live off others, form alliances, and build a little clique. My goal is simple: grow big and strong, become a major force in the industry, then lie flat in comfort once I reach middle age and watch the fortunes of 730Votes38.7kRecs62.6kFans
- 12 Which Version of the Otaku Infinite-World Genre Is This? 这是哪个版本的宅系无限流？ Sword Art Online. More than a decade ago, this was a sensation throughout the anime world, a dominant series where there were sword skills but no magic. It was a deadly game where “if you’re killed, you die” and “it may be a game, but it’s no joke.” Ever since Su Hong was kicked into this game, he has been trying every way he can to make life in it more comfortable. But he understands that humans are social creatures, and life isn’t something you can build on your own. He needs a group of like-m 175Votes18kRecs132.3kFans
- 13 My Whole Family Met on Tieba 我全家都是从贴吧认识的 Seventeen-year-old orphan Shen Kang has a wonderful family: a mother who spends money like water, a father with connections everywhere, and a younger sister who is the ideal of humanity. They are not very familiar with one another, though. When the family of four eats at a restaurant, they look as if they bought a group deal and joined a shared table. They really are not familiar with one another, because all four members of this family had only just met on Tieba. A mother who spends money like 169Votes20kRecs207kFans
- 14 Chinese Showbiz: The Top-Tier Star Has No Days Off 华娱：顶流没有假期 After ten years toiling as a financial-sector wage slave, Jiang Bai suddenly returns to 2016. Looking at the noisy, tumultuous world, Jiang Bai grins. Finance? Not even a dog would do that! You shouldn't step into the same river twice! In this life, Jiang Bai plans to dive headfirst into the entertainment industry and see how it tastes! He'll start by becoming a top-tier star in campus dramas! What? You say the entertainment industry is a mess? Could it possibly be messier than finance? Jiang Ba 1.4kVotes41.2kRecs265.4kFans
- 15 Conquering the World of Anime from Overlord 从骨王开始征服综漫世界 After Roy hit the jackpot, he gained a Dimensional Gateway. Not only could he transmigrate to worlds from all kinds of anime, he could choose which world to visit. Hunter x Hunter, One Piece, Naruto, Overlord, One-Punch Man, Toriko... Every world held mysterious and mighty powers. Nen Ability, Devil Fruits, ninjutsu, tier magic, monster cells, Gourmet Cells... Which world should he choose for his first transmigration to maximize his gains? After reviewing all the options, Roy decisively chose Ov 440Votes30.1kRecs143.7kFans
- 16 The Dawn Protocol 拂晓协议 The global consensus: Measure the world's resources and win Huang Ye's favor. Hello, everyone. My name is Huang Ye. 407Votes47.3kRecs153.7kFans
- 17 The Mage, the Adventurers, and the Women 法爷，冒险者和女人 [Reason], [Exploration], [Knowledge], [Truth], [Deconstruction], and [Elements] transform Li Wei from an Elemental brute who can only hurl spells into a true Archmage. He transmigrates to the Grand Continent, a world of dragons, giant deep-sea whales, frost giants, undead, sea folk, goblins, dwarves, elves… and countless other wondrous races. Starting by joining an adventuring party, Li Wei begins to analyze [Elements]. He starts with the basics and gradually becomes an all-around Archmage. [Ele 322Votes50.6kRecs252.9kFans
- 18 The Top Scholar 状元郎 A man may rise from a farm boy in the morning to the emperor’s court by night. But when the emperor is away, he spends every night in the Leopard Room. Tang Yin: My adoptive father saved me. Wang Shouren: If he hadn’t saved me, the Embroidered Uniform Guard would have killed me on the way. Yang Shen: Since there is Yu, why must there be Liang? I think he stole my top scholar title and my wife... Yan Song: My adoptive father taught me how to be an official and saved my career. Zhu Shou: Fa 898Votes597.2kRecs694.8kFans
- 19 Shen Gongbao in Chinese Entertainment 华娱申公豹 Shen Gongbao, a small-town exam grinder, died suddenly and was reborn, only to unexpectedly inherit Shen Gongbao’s legacy. As long as he does something that fits Shen Gongbao’s character, he receives a matching reward! In the entertainment industry, overrun by ghosts and monsters, a “Daoist priest” skilled at setting people up has appeared. It all began when he broke both of Double J’s arms on the set of The Forbidden Kingdom... 308Votes63.9kRecs137.5kFans
- 20 The Ming Dynasty’s Black Sails 大明黑帆 That year, European civilization, laden with silver, silk, and gunpowder, collided in a blaze of passion amid the black tides and monsoon winds. That year, after the disastrous defeat at Sarhu, the Ming Dynasty saw two emperors die in quick succession, leaving the empire battered by storms. For the world, this was the golden age of exploration. For the Ming, it was a golden age of factional strife. In this age of great upheaval, Lin Qian quietly arrived in the Ming Dynasty and became a pirate. W 1.3kVotes104.7kRecs384.8kFans
- 21 Tokyo: How I, a China Enthusiast, Became a King of Japanese Entertainment 东京：崇华的我竟成了日娱之王 (Don’t know anything about Japanese entertainment? No problem! This book is made for readers who love a bit of gossip!) After transmigrating to Tokyo, he finds himself at the end of the Heisei era. He missed out on all the boom years, but can’t escape any of the Reiwa era’s downsides. Knowing exactly how much Reiwa-era shut-ins are willing to spend, Sakurada Jun decides to latch onto a fellow countryman. As a friend of the University of Tokyo, he’s determined to make a living off that connection 3.4kVotes109kRecs413.3kFans
- 22 1997: Crime Chasers 1997：罪案追凶 Summer 1997. Torrential rain! A dismembered body! A murderer! Yang Jinwen is reborn in 1997. Faced with the torrential rain and the dismembered body of a woman in the reed marshes from more than twenty years ago, he is determined to catch the killer! 2kVotes202.5kRecs550.8kFans
- 23 American Medicine: I Survive the Kill Line by Relying on Demons 医学美利坚：我靠恶魔度过斩杀线 An average of 15,000 paid subscribers, and it’s not just about the kill line. Hell is empty. The demons are in America. Lin En was reborn in America. Unfortunately, the timeline was already too far along for him to turn his fortunes around by trading crypto. All he could do was focus on his work as a doctor, but then he stumbled upon a human trafficking operation... His life was hanging by a thread. [New demon detected: Succubus] System, don’t make things up. There’s no demon here. I only see an 643Votes74.8kRecs456.6kFans
- 24 EN Hogwarts' Regulus: Lord of the Starry Sky 霍格沃茨的雷古勒斯：星空之主 Regulus Black: a tragic supporting character in the original story, the good son of the Black family, and one of Voldemort’s earliest victims. In 1961, he opened his eyes again, but another soul now inhabited his body. Faced with the heavy shackles of a pure-blood family, the dark age of Voldemort’s rise, and a fate that seemed destined to end in death, he chose to raise his gaze to the stars. Magic is the power to change reality. Why do wizards use it only to fight over power and profit? Why ha 434Votes64.4kRecs319.1kFans
- 25 Dream of the Red Chamber: Daiyu and I Swapped Bodies 红楼：我和黛玉互穿了 [Male-Oriented Novel] [Multiple Heroines] [A Dream of the Red Chamber] After Li Chen, the second young master of the Marquis's household, awakened memories of his past life, he somehow switched bodies with Lin Daiyu. From then on, Li Chen played Lin Daiyu, stirring up trouble and enjoying life in the Rongguo Mansion, while Lin Daiyu had no choice but to play him, throwing herself into her studies and pursuing an official career. After years of entanglement and switching bodies, Li Chen rose stea 478Votes175.6kRecs374.1kFans
- 26 EN The Magician of the Fairy Tale World 童话世界的魔法师 Synopsis: When he arrived in this world, many familiar stories had yet to begin Sleeping Beauty had not yet been born. The magic lamp lay buried at the bottom of a vault. Snow White's father had only just married a new wife. The Little Mermaid was still playing with her sisters in the sea. The Land of Oz, at the heart of the desert, had yet to receive a girl named Dorothy. Then he came The wizard of miracles and wishes. Many years later, even children who couldn't read had heard the legen 0Votes53.5kRecs424.5kFans
- 27 Hurry, Hurry, as the Law Commands 急急如律令 Your supernatural stuff is only just coming back? I've been haunted by a ghost for over two years! And you're telling me the most vicious spell in the world is one I created? 6.6kVotes172.2kRecs894.8kFans
- 28 The Struggle for the Throne in the Jiajing Era 夺嫡在嘉靖朝 In the twenty-eighth year of the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming, the Crown Prince died, leaving the succession vacant. The struggle between Prince Yu and Prince Jing would determine countless lives, fortunes, and reputations. On one side stood Zhu Zaiji, Prince Yu, first in line by age. Backed by the court’s upright officials and invoking ancestral precedent, he was regarded by the scholarly world as the obvious choice for Crown Prince. On the other stood Zhu Zaizhen, Prince Jing. With Grand Se 887Votes132.3kRecs446.7kFans
- 29 Notes on a Corpse Monster's Cultivation 尸怪修行笔记 That year, I awoke beneath the earth, with the ground for a blanket and the quiet for my bed. Years later, The mountain’s demons gather, while I sit alone in the tower and pass the long, clear night. 24Votes146.5kRecs371.7kFans
- 30 EN Fairy Tail: I Don't Want to Be Guild Master! 妖尾：我才不要当会长 Rhodes fell while walking down the stairs and playing on his phone, and transmigrated into the world of Fairy Tail. He discovered that he could summon various monsters from League of Legends, and also learned Take Over Magic. But none of that was the point. The point was that among a bunch of hotheads, there was someone who liked making contingency plans. Some people said he was sure to become the guild's next master. But Rhodes knew that becoming the master of Fairy Tail meant endless apology l 229Votes378.2kRecs441.6kFans
- 31 EN Trenches, Bolt-Action Rifles, and Magic 堑壕大栓与魔法 After someone punched Morin awake, he discovered he was a prisoner of war. He had thought this was a world much like the one on the eve of World War I, but the reality was worse than he’d imagined. And why was an imperial soldier like me fighting alongside volunteers from the International Brigades as an ally?! Assault troops wielding swords and shields like tin-can armor, diesel-and-magic-powered armored knights, and military mages... Everything was telling Morin that something was very wrong w 752Votes170kRecs472.6kFans
- 32 I Love Posting on Weibo, and Became a Pro League Carry 爱发微博的我，成了职业通天代 After seeing too many people slack off and take things for granted, all he wanted at first was to do justice to the effort he put in. But after sticking with it ten thousand times, he became a breath of fresh air in the industry. 5Votes110.4kRecs369.9kFans
- 33 EN Clearing Jin 廓晋 To clear the way means, first, to open it up, and second, to sweep it clean. Having arrived in the Eastern Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms era, one should strike out into the current, set one’s heart on the Northern Expeditions, drive the Five Hu tribes from the Central Plains, and then sweep away the aristocratic clans from the imperial court. Such is the way to clear the realm, build a new enterprise, and carry on Chinese civilization. That is the theory. But in the autumn of Yonghe 5, AD 349, when a 13.7kVotes901.7kRecs1.1MFans
- 34 Literary Giant 1879: Lone in France 文豪1879：独行法兰西 Victor Hugo: “You all call me ‘the conscience of France,’ but right now it’s beating in Lionel’s chest!” Émile Zola: “‘Naturalism’ or ‘Realism’? No, only Lionel’s ‘Modernism’ belongs to the twentieth century!” Gustave Flaubert: “Maupassant is my finest student. Lionel is my kindred spirit.” Guy de Maupassant: “Lionel’s only flaw is that he hasn’t contracted the noble, virile disease of syphilis.” Anton Chekhov: “What else do we need in this life besides sunshine, air, water, and laughter? Why, L 1.1kVotes127.1kRecs337.9kFans
- 35 EN Cross-Dimensional Tech Engineering: Starting in Cyberpunk 从赛博朋克开始的跨位面科工 “Technology changes lives and makes the world a better place.” Li Er believed this with all his heart. Then he died of radiation poisoning and began a journey to transmigrate between different worlds... “It’s not me who’s wrong, it’s the world. Let’s start by taking down Arasaka.” “What an awesome cybernetic implant. Good thing my Cybertronian implants aren’t bad either.” The main w 46Votes133.8kRecs360.3kFans
- 36 The Starrealm Ant Tribe 星界蚁族 The universe is born and dies; time has an end. The light of the stars will eventually fade. The flame of civilization will never go out. With you and me, life will never be lonely. (Insect farming story, farming, farming, farming) 16Votes198.7kRecs191.1kFans
- 37 EN The Fourth Natural Disaster Has No Normals 第四天灾就没有正常的 Yue Buqun sighed deeply. “Even if you’d followed the Sword Sect’s path, that would’ve been fine, but you...” Yu Lianzhou said with profound regret, “If I’d known you’d turn out like this, I would’ve taught you the Tiger Claw Hand.” Qiu Chuji said helplessly, “You wretched scoundrel! You... you... Sigh! I’d better go ask your martial uncle for the Nine Yin Manual.” Uncle Jiu rubbed his forehead and shook his head. “This one is the Corpse Refining Method, and this one is the Lunar Form Refining Ar 473Votes144.3kRecs432.4kFans
- 38 EN 1984: Starting with a Sichuan Restaurant 1984：从川菜馆开始 Also known as Sichuan Flavors, Human Life [Period piece, food, everyday life, farming] Food blogger Zhou Yan is reborn in 1984. From the start, he takes over a bankrupt Sichuan restaurant. In this era of scarce supplies, he'll give diners a taste of truly exceptional food! Qiaojiao beef, couple's lung slices, mapo tofu, Dongpo pork knuckle, rabbit cooked in boiling water... Stir-fried, seared, braised, steamed, deep-fried, boiled, marinated, smoked... Sichuan cuisine has a hundred flavors, with 11.3kVotes718.8kRecs1MFans
- 39 EN Journey to the West: The Roadblock! 西游：拦路人！ Transmigrating into Journey to the West, he awakens the Roadblocker System. As long as he stops Tang Sanzang and his disciples from continuing their pilgrimage at each trial, he can receive rewards. Block them for three days, reward: the Art of Moving Mountains Block them for seven days, reward: Six-Turn Golden Elixir Block them for half a month, reward: True Dragon Pearl Block them for one month, reward: Acquired Spirit Treasure: Five-Flame Divine Fan Block them for one season, reward: Divine A 424Votes179kRecs861.5kFans
- 40 The White-Robed Chancellor 白衣卿相 Clad in white, he entered Bianliang; half a lifetime as a minister, and he shaped the realm. 3.9kVotes302kRecs573.4kFans
- 41 The Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 In 1627, in the Ming Dynasty, pig iron cost 9 wen per jin, wheat cost 0.7 taels per shi, and millet cost 0.5 taels per shi. In 1627, the Ming central government collected roughly 10 million taels of silver and 4 million shi of grain tax. Local revenues from corvee levies, militia levies, community levies, and relay-station levies amounted to around 10,000 to 20,000 taels of silver per county. In 1627, the population was around 150 to 200 million, still far short of the 400 million it would reach 32Votes223kRecs810.3kFans
- 42 Looking North at the Rivers and Mountains 北望江山 A story about a modern person struggling to survive in the late Yuan dynasty, in every sense of the word. 6.2kVotes745.2kRecs592.5kFans
- 43 EN My Life in America: My Uncle Don Quixote 人在美利坚：我的叔叔堂吉诃德 [Successfully completed, read with confidence] [Over 10,000 first-month paid subscribers, 38,000 average subscribers, 150,000 peak subscribers: the highest first-month and average subscriber counts for an American-set novel] My name is Li Wei. After my parents passed away and left me saddled with a huge debt, I was taken in by a distant uncle in America and went to live with him in New York. Wait, what is this medieval adventure System? Why does it think my uncle is a mad knight? Why is the Uppe 1.2kVotes209.3kRecs1.4MFans
- 44 Jingming 靖明 The Ming Dynasty was on the verge of ruin. The Forbidden City, completed just a hundred years earlier, welcomed a new master, while Yang Tinghe often reflected through tears: What kind of monster did I choose? Once Jiajing stopped wasting his intelligence on cultivating immortality, a wise ruler took the throne and fierce ministers filled the court. The might of the sovereign and father spread far across the seas! 0Votes183.3kRecs621.2kFans
- 45 The Great Merchants of the World 天下豪商 During the Yuanyou era of the Great Song, the painter Wu Hao arrived in the prosperous realm of the Zhao dynasty. As he walked the bustling streets of Bianliang, as vivid as a scene from Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Wu Hao thought of what would happen 29 years later: the Jurchen cavalry would sweep south and utterly destroy this flourishing age, ablaze with prosperity. But what could an ordinary commoner do to save a collapsing empire, even if he knew disaster was coming? Wu 0Votes456.4kRecs111.6kFans
- 46 Exploiting Hollywood, 1980 剥削好莱坞1980 Hollywood has come up with plenty of formulas... What makes a movie a hit? And yet plenty of big-budget films that follow the formula still bomb at the box office. Ronald Lee transmigrates to Hollywood in the 1980s. Can he discover the secret to making a hit movie? After all, he can dream about scenes from movies he watched in his previous life... His knack for making box-office hits and helping actors win awards brings Ronald plenty of friends, enemies, and beautiful women... Let the author tak 3Votes484.8kRecs199.1kFans
- 47 EN No Retreat South 衣冠不南渡 The ancient empire has fallen, and jackals watch hungrily from the sidelines. Cao Mao never wanted to become an emperor. It is just that the Wei and Jin dynasties know no elegance, and white bones lie everywhere. Thinking of the great catastrophe that will befall Huaxia fifty years from now, Cao Mao can only mount the war chariot once more and launch a final charge. The Han and its traitors cannot coexist! The cultured people must not flee south! Sima clan, aristocratic families, Five Barbarian 6Votes403.4kRecs3.4MFans
- 48 Wanli Emperor 万历明君 In the year 1572, seventy-two years remained before the fall of the Ming dynasty and the loss of its lands. At this time, Japanese pirates ran rampant in the southeast, the Tatars battered the northwest passes, local land annexation was growing worse by the day, the military and government were exhausted, the people were suffering, and the Longqing Emperor had just died. Yet at this moment, Shi Yue transmigrated into Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor who would later go thirty years without attending 6kVotes735.4kRecs1.6MFans
- 49 This Daoist Is Ascending 道爷要飞升 "Disciple Li Yuan humbly begs the Heavens to bestow upon me a register of divine investiture!" … … Completed works include The First Cause of All Realms, Projections Across the Heavens, and The Chronicle of the Great Dao. 160Votes962.6kRecs3.1MFans
- 50 My Father-in-Law Is Kangxi 我的公公叫康熙 Everyone says being the emperor's wife is hard. Actually, being the emperor's daughter-in-law isn't easy either, especially when the emperor is still in his prime! With my hapless husband in tow, I get an immersive front-row seat to the Nine Dragons' Succession Strife. (A slice-of-life story, focused on everyday living.) 21Votes1.9MRecs475.5kFans
