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Journey to the West: From the Start, I Beat the Old Lord in a Game of Go 西游:开局对弈赢了老君
Su Xun arrived in the Spring and Autumn period and became a prince of the Zhou dynasty. All he wanted was to enjoy himself. He excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and even created many classics ahead of his time. To his surprise, this made him famous, earning him a reputation as a gentleman known throughout the land. He thought he would spend his life happily, but one day he discovered that the man he had always enjoyed talking with, both mentor and friend, was none other than L
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- 2 My Girlfriend Is a Chinese-Style Beauty 我的国风女友 [Chinese Style Edition] ‘Ding! Your Chinese-style girlfriend has put on hanfu and acquired the Golden Couching Embroidery Stitch.’ ‘Ding! Use the Golden Couching Embroidery Stitch to make a one-of-a-kind embroidered bodice for your Chinese-style girlfriend to receive a super gift pack.’ ‘Ding! Check-in at the calligraphy and painting exhibition successful. You have mastered calligraphy and painting.’ [Sweet Romance Edition] Jiang Xian had an online friend he’d chatted with for seven years but ha 0Votes10.7kRecs57.2kFans
- 3 Tracing the Current of the Literary Era 溯流文艺时代 Yu Dong is reborn from 2019 into 1991, returning to the time just after graduation, when he was assigned to work as a counselor at Jinling Arts College. Starting out by writing novels, he takes things one step at a time, gradually building an empire in the entertainment industry. 0Votes108.1kRecs171.1kFans
- 4 Reborn as the Master of a Thousand Faces 重生之千面影帝 He was Zhao Gao in Myth. Han Xin in The Legend of Qin and Han. Zhegu Shao in Candle in the Tomb. Zhu Zhishan in Flirting Scholar. Chen Yongren in Infernal Affairs. Gao Jin in God of Gamblers. And Linghu Chong in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. He played supporting roles, leading roles, and even supervillains. As a young heartthrob, he was a box-office draw. As a veteran actor, he was a role model for us all. He went head-to-head with superstar Andy Lau in popularity, and with Stephen Chow in acting 0Votes39.5kRecs113.4kFans
- 5 The Girl in Front of Me Is Actually My Biggest Hater 前桌女生竟是我的头号黑粉 A man who wrote 13 novels and abandoned every single one of them gets caught by a female reader in real life! She may have a wonderfully effective way of demanding updates, (and a downright horrifying way of forcing them) but an ordinary author still has only a 0.024% chance of becoming a professional writer. Putting your life on hold for something like that… Totally worth it! 0Votes191.8kRecs285kFans
- 6 Microscopic Black Technology 微观黑科技 After his startup livestreaming platform failed, Chen Han, an heir to a family fortune built on property demolition compensation, was left with nowhere to turn. He returned to 2016 and gained the ability to interfere with the microscopic world from a higher dimension, allowing him to alter reality and control or modify matter invisible to the naked eye: microorganisms, cells, bacteria, molecules, atoms, electrons, quanta, quarks, strings, and more. Cell replication, cloning technology, desert-ad 0Votes12.9kRecs39.7kFans
- 7 Back to the Ming Dynasty to Be a Benevolent Ruler 回到明朝做仁君 I, the Wanli Emperor, am the most benevolent ruler in all of history. I’ve said my piece. Who’s for it? Who’s against it? 0Votes48.5kRecs141.2kFans
- 8 Uncle Jiu Series: I Am Shi Jian 九叔系列:老子是石坚 After transmigrating as Shi Jian from Mr. Vampire, he splits the darkness with thunder and smites every demon, monster, ghost, and spirit. This world combines elements from countless supernatural films and TV shows, making it strange and wondrous. There are ghosts, and the four great zombie clans of Jiang Chen, Hou Qing, Hanba, and Ying Gou. There are righteous cultivators of the spirit world, such as Uncle Jiu and Mao Xiaofang, who uphold justice and fight evil. There are also the Western Churc 0Votes28.3kRecs91.3kFans
- 9 Uncle Jiu: The True Teachings of Maoshan 九叔之茅山真传 After entering the underworld, who would dare deny our Maoshan sect a little respect? We have people down there. And our patriarch said it himself: all the branches of Maoshan must work together as one. When facing one person, we attack together, and when facing a hundred people, we still attack together. 0Votes21.2kRecs154.7kFans
- 10 I Ran Into My Ex-Wife, Then Became a Winner in Life 偶遇前妻,然后成为人生赢家 [New book: Reborn: Back to 2008 as a Heartthrob, an urban slice-of-life story] Four years after his divorce, Sun Wu runs into his ex-wife. She’s holding a cute little girl’s hand. “You have a child now?” “She’s yours.” There’s no long, drawn-out story of him chasing after his ex. The two remarry soon after. And Sun Wu, who had been content to lie flat, now has no choice but to get back on his feet. He has a family to support, after all. But in a big city like Binhai, ordinary people can work har 0Votes36.3kRecs89.8kFans
- 11 Reborn as a Heartthrob, Starting with Game Development 重生男神从做游戏开始 A rebirth story with one heroine and no golden finger. Reborn in the year 2000, Cao Yang decides to live life on his own terms this time. At the time, Ma still wants to sell Tencent. NetEase's gaming division has yet to be established. Legend of Mir has just come out, and China's gaming industry is on the brink of a boom. With his extensive game-development experience from his previous life, Cao Yang hopes to beat the major gaming giants to the punch before they monopolize the market. And while 0Votes63.7kRecs206kFans
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I'll Play with You All Using 30 Billion 我拿300亿跟你们玩
New book: Entertainment: Starting Out as a Martial Arts Stunt Performer Reporter: “What do you have to say about beating up paparazzo Zhuo Fei last night?” Li Ziming looked puzzled. “Why should I explain? He had it coming!” An assistant hurried into his office. “Boss, the TV stations and online video platforms have joined forces to blacklist us.” Li Ziming pondered for a long while. “...Are they trying to force my hand?” “Boss! The cinema chains won’t agree to our terms for a higher revenue s
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- 13 My Traditional Chinese Aesthetics Check-In System 我的国风打卡系统 When Jiang Ran wakes up, he has transmigrated to a parallel world and bound himself to the Traditional Chinese Aesthetics Check-In System. “Ding! You checked in at the garden downstairs and received a copy of your previous life’s bestselling book, The Tomb-Raiding Diary.” “Ding! You checked in at an old antique shop and received max-level antiques appraisal skills.” “Ding! You checked in at a dilapidated theater and received a master-level inheritance in traditional Chinese music.” “Ding! You ch 0Votes27.2kRecs62.5kFans
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