1928: The Rise of a Tycoon

It's not easy to write... If you become too powerful, the Japanese will come after you. If you withstand the pressure from the Japanese, the Kuomintang will come after the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan, just like Yu Zecheng in "Lurking" helped the station chief amass wealth through extortion and forced requisition... If you still manage to withstand that, there's more to come...

I once read a novel on Qidian where the protagonist founded his own faction, launched a northern expedition, annexed other factions, and eventually conquered parts of Central Asia and Russia. He even built an aircraft carrier and a little boy (a fictional character). The book was banned a month after it was finished. It was quite good; does anyone remember the name? 😰

In the chaotic era of the Republic of China, a businessman with money but no guns would become easy prey for various factions.

The author writes very well, and I plan to continue subscribing. However, the latest update seems to have a tendency to "lick boots," which feels a bit awkward. In that era, you could love your country and your organization, but you couldn't excessively fawn over it.

No, I only read a little bit before I suddenly couldn't continue. The historical setting is 1928, and the protagonist is a big businessman. Suddenly, a saying came to mind: "If my neighbor hoards grain, I hoard guns." I thought to myself, "Why does this feel so out of place?"

The protagonist should have connections to the Hongmen (Triads) and become a Hongmen leader. Many Hongmen members participated in the anti-Japanese war; you just need to provide support from behind. Later, you can establish branches in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe, primarily in Hong Kong.

Not only the Japanese will target you, but the Jews will also have you cornered, not to mention the Anglo-Slavs, and the Slavs and others. You're surrounded by wolves.

How could a businessman in the Republic of China era, who had become so successful, not carry a gun? Look at Yan Xishan, he was a spitting image of a gun-wielding Shanxi shopkeeper.

Before the protagonist transmigrates, he can already remember the names, rise to wealth, and key historical moments of several Shanghai businessmen during the Republican era, such as those who ran rickshaw companies and those involved in car rental and sales. He then precisely hitches a ride. The problem is that this obscure and seemingly useless historical knowledge is something that ordinary history enthusiasts or history students wouldn't bother to study.

As a time-travel novel set in the Republican era, the appearance of Stephen Chow with superpowers isn't far-fetched—after all, it's a time-travel story. What's absurd is that the protagonist, a modern-day time traveler, completely ignores any mention of superpowers or extraordinary abilities, as if he has absolutely no interest in them.