Urban and Historical Fiction, Recommended by a Ten-Year Bookworm 都市历史,十年老书虫推荐
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- 1 Reshaping the Millennium Era 重塑千禧年代 At the turn of the millennium, officials were chanting slogans about GDP, bosses took pride in bringing their secretaries along, and rough-and-ready entrepreneurs fought with blades flashing amid the waves of the times. Fang Zhuo returns to the year 2000. Ten years later, a group of venture capitalists and private equity firms storm the company headquarters, demanding an answer from a stunned Fang Zhuo: “Mr. Fang, all your other projects have gone public. When on earth will this first one li 47Votes867.3kRecs825.4kFans
- 2 Seeking No Survival at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末不求生 Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, he faces death and lives on. Bandits defend the gates; pirates die for the realm. How did the glorious Ming dynasty, with its three hundred years of history, come to this? If Chongzhen cannot repel foreign invaders, then he should hand that power to someone who can. Those who defend China are not defined by whether they serve the Ming, the Shun, the Western Army, or Zheng’s forces. They are divided only into those who stand and those who kneel, those who k 0Votes131.2kRecs61.8kFans
- 3 Grand Marshal of the Warring States 战国大司马 The Rites of Zhou: “The Grand Marshal is responsible for establishing the nine laws of the feudal states, assisting the king in bringing order to the realm.” Experience the most gripping era of the Warring States: rival states at war and a hundred schools of thought in contention. 0Votes344kRecs160.7kFans
- 4 Reborn in the Wild Era 重生野性时代 Back from 2018 to 1993. In my memory, that summer was scorching hot. 1Votes3.1MRecs1.1MFans
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Reborn in the Passionate Years 重生燃情年代
When he opened his eyes again, Liang Yifei had returned to the familiar yet strange 1990s. Then he soared to the top! “Every year, all the transmigrators who meet their end in one way or another online could join hands and form a mid-sized city; And the great enterprises they founded could buy the entire Milky Way, all put together! Truth be told, during the first few days after transmigrating, Lu Yuetao
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- 6 Reborn as a Capitalist Tycoon 重生资本狂人 In the 1970s, the world economic order underwent a seismic shift. The Bretton Woods system collapsed, and the oil crisis erupted. Hong Kong, on its way to becoming Asia’s financial center, entered its first great era of mass stock speculation, a time brimming with opportunity. And a young project manager somehow found himself in this era, as Chinese capital began to rise. On this dazzling grand stage, countless strivers, speculators, overnight millionaires, power players, prestigious families, o 0Votes166.5kRecs128.4kFans
- 7 The Zheng Kings' Realm 郑王天下 The royal house moves east, and the rites and music fall into ruin. See how Zheng, after the Little Hegemon, can restore its former glory. 0Votes7.5kRecs9.8kFans
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The Qin Empire's Bailiff 秦吏
At the end of the Warring States period, China faced an upheaval unlike any in a thousand years. Some were born into hereditary nobility. Some were princes of noble rank. But he was reborn as Heifu, a lowly Qin soldier and an obscure figure in the Qin bamboo slips from Yunmeng. To avoid dying in a ditch and take control of his own fate, he fought his way up. Fortunately
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Building Cars 造车
“I want to build cars!” Han Hao said with complete seriousness. “You?” Everyone around him laughed, and someone sneered, “Other people build cars with money, but the cars you, Han Hao, build will have to be bought with your life!” In the face of all the doubts, Han Hao remained unmoved. “In that case, let me be the first to test-drive it. I, Han Hao, will stake my life on a future for China’s automobile industry!”
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- 10 Tokyo Police Files 东京警事 Police detective Lin Xiu died in the line of duty and transmigrated into the body of a Japanese police officer named Lin Xiuyi. Thus began his career enforcing the law in a foreign country. 0Votes414kRecs226.5kFans
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The Roast Master 喷神
I am the God of Trash Talk! The God of Verbal Cannon Fire! P.S. The new book, Back to the 1980s to Become a Tycoon, is now underway. Welcome to show your support.
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- 12 The Eagle of Humble Origins 寒门枭士 Splendor is about to take its final bow, while a poor-born youth quietly rises. Striding across time and space, a brilliant strategist plots for the realm. 0Votes1.1MRecs270.4kFans
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