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My Literary Era in 1980 1980我的文艺时代
Lin Weimin somehow transmigrated into a sent-down educated youth in the countryside. He had neither father nor mother and could not even return to the city. To improve his living conditions, he chose to embark on a literary path. After finally publishing two short stories and celebrating for a few days, he unexpectedly became a student at the Institute of Literary Studies, the predecessor of the National Academy of Literature. Lin Weimin had
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- 2 Reborn: The Years Flow Like Water 重生之似水流年 A battered middle-aged soul travels back in time and embraces the mottled sunlight of 1998. Then it dawns on him: those really were the best days of youth, and the years were fragrant. Making mistakes was what growing up meant. Youth could be so wonderfully free... 10Votes1.1MRecs2.2MFans
- 3 EN I Never Intended to Become an Immortal 我本无意成仙 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. I am a stranger in this land, with no intention of becoming an immortal. After twenty years of cultivating the Dao in the mountains, Song You's master sends him down the mountain to witness demons and monsters, the many faces of life, and the famous mountains and rivers, and to seek out the immortals of legend. He says that is what true cultivation is. Who would have thought that after traveling the length and breadth 192Votes1.2MRecs4.1MFans
- 4 1981 一九八一年 I recommend my books The Ming Empire: The Sun Never Sets, The Soul of the Han at the End of the Ming, and I'm One Year Older Than Chongzhen. 0Votes308.2kRecs244.5kFans
- 5 EN The Wandering Fleet of Deep Space 深空之流浪舰队 (Originally titled: Deep Space Ball Captain. Earth is the cradle of human civilization, but humanity cannot live in the cradle forever. In the year 2264, the first deep-space colony ship of human civilization leaves the Solar System and ventures into the endless darkness... 6Votes587.8kRecs436.5kFans
- 6 I Really Didn’t Want to Be the Savior 我真没想当救世主啊 This book is also known as Millennium Rewind. It won Best Online Literature at the 31st China Galaxy Awards for Science Fiction. [It takes off at Chapter 62 and explodes at Chapter 92. This is the story of an ordinary man who forces his way into becoming humanity’s savior.] In 1977, the Voyager spacecraft launched. In 2010, Voyager 2 sent some strange messages back to Earth. In July 2021, Voyager 2 lost 9Votes634.7kRecs1.1MFans
- 7 The Ming Dynasty's Literary Champion 大明文魁 Before the Forbidden City stand nine gates in succession. Officials in their caps and finery arrive from the southern gate. With palace flowers tucked in their hats, they face the emperor; in the Golden Hall, their names are announced for all to hear. They ride through the imperial avenue for ten miles, hailed as the Ming dynasty’s top scholar. 10Votes1.6MRecs544.3kFans
- 8 The Great Power's Warhawk 大国战隼 [Top work on the 2020 Chinese Online Literature Influence Rankings] “I can get to Guam with one stomp on the gas. Believe it or not!” Other people burn fuel flying planes. Li Zhan burns through engines! 0Votes758kRecs443.4kFans
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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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- 10 EN The Top Student's Black Tech System 学霸的黑科技系统 “System, can I exchange points for money?” “No.” “Damn, then what use are you to me?” “I can make you a top student.” - From mathematical conjectures to controlled nuclear fusion, from a single blackboard to the boundless starry sky. This is a story about a top student. 31Votes6.6MRecs3MFans
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The Age of Great Beauty 大美时代
A professional novel about life at an academy of fine arts. Wan Changsheng enrolled in the Chinese painting department... but even he never expected...
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My New Ming Empire 我的大明新帝国
Transmigrate to the Ming dynasty at the height of its glory, transmigrate as its most fortunate heir, but my gaze pierces six hundred years of history. The glory of today is no true glory. Come with me, and let's build a truly glorious dynasty anew.
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Rebirth of a God-Tier Academic Ace. 重生之神级学霸
Yang Rui, a lecherous, pudgy man with a graduate degree in biology, was unemployed after graduation. By a twist of fate, he became an all-around star tutor at a cram school, then took a tumble and landed in 1982 as a tall, handsome repeat college entrance exam student, with a head full of books and reference materials to boot. The college entrance exam acceptance rate was low in the 1980s? Listen up, everyone. Learn from me... This is the story of a rather impure technician.
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- 14 A Small-Time Rich Farmer in the Hills 山洼小富农 Wen Xu dislikes life in the big city. It makes him feel as if he is always in a hurry, with no chance to rest, body or mind. His paycheck never seems to stretch far enough, and that is before you even get to the skies where you can barely see the stars and the smoggy days that give you endless reasons to complain. At last, he gets the chance to escape the city and return to the countryside. Though life is a little hard at first, the land and scenery of his hometown finally bring peace to his res 0Votes601.8kRecs236.7kFans
- 15 Police Officer Han 韩警官 Back to 1996, with my memories in fragments, like Zhuang Zhou dreaming he was a butterfly. I remember things a little at a time, like squeezing toothpaste from a tube, and seize every chance to get ahead. We start from the same place, but our experiences differ. Follow Han Bo through his life as a police officer. 2Votes733kRecs498.4kFans
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Brocade-Clad by Night 锦衣夜行
I was everywhere during the Jingnan Campaign, the reduction of the vassal princes, the capital’s relocation, the compilation of the great encyclopedia, the campaigns against the Mongols, and the expeditions to the South Seas, yet no one knew I was there. The whole world fit in my sleeve. I walked unseen in brocade, keeping a low profile. A low profile was the way to go. A convoluted line of inheritance and a fate passed down through generations, one over which he had no control, set the stage fo
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Commoner Shi Buyi 草根石布衣
In The Memorial on the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang wrote, “Your servant was originally a commoner, tilling the fields in Nanyang.” Scholars and strategists throughout the land humbly call themselves commoners. This is the spirit of the commoner: withdraw, and cultivate oneself; step forward, and serve the world. It has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. But by the year 2000: “Occupation?” “…Military strategist, aide, adviser?” “Are you kidding me? What er
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The Gourmet’s Supplier 美食供应商
“In the distant East, there is a strange little restaurant that has turned down Michelin three-star ratings several times. It’s expensive: a bowl of egg fried rice with soup costs RMB 288. Oh, I forgot, it also comes with a plate of pickles. Even so, plenty of people line up for a table. The restaurant doesn’t take reservations. You have to queue in person, and countless people fly in on private jets just to get in line. Of course, there’s no place to park your plane or your car. The service is
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