[Web Novel Guide] A Veteran Reader's Guide to Great Classic Urban Fiction 【网文导读】老书虫的推书指南,都市经典好文
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- 1 Empire of Shadows 阴影帝国 Most people are born ordinary, but some, even if they start out ordinary, aspire to greatness. From an exploited, undocumented odd-job worker to a godfather in the dark; From a rule-abiding member of society’s underclass to the emperor behind the scenes who makes the rules; When the sun shines, this country belongs to the Federation. When night falls, it belongs to me! “Sometimes, shadows can be as large as the light, or even swallow it whole!” “We never extort anyone. We can sleep with a clear 67Votes389.4kRecs508.1kFans
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Chinese Showbiz: It Started with Overnight Fame 华娱从一夜爆红开始
In 2008, the financial tsunami on Wall Street in the United States ushered in a global economic crisis. Yet China's entertainment industry bucked the trend. Eight domestic films grossed over 100 million yuan, and film and television companies began rushing to go public. Zhang Yimou was hailed as the master of ceremonies for the Beijing Olympics, the Four Dan actresses and Two Bings were at their peak, and the Tang Dynasty Poet Immortal was just beginning to make a name for himself. But mainland
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- 3 What Do You Mean, Retiring from the Underworld? I’m No Crime Boss 什么金盆洗手,我又不是龙头大佬 Everyone in the underworld burns yellow paper, worships Guan Yu, drinks blood wine, and kowtows to swear brotherhood. But who actually keeps the Second Master’s virtues of loyalty, righteousness, benevolence, courage, trust, propriety, and wisdom in their heart? 1980, the New Territories, Tseung Kwan O, the ancestral hall’s incense room. The brothers draw lots to determine life or death. Yin Zhaotang holds incense in both hands and kneels on one knee, praying to Lord Guan for protection. He rece 0Votes156.5kRecs509.8kFans
- 4 Literary Giant, 1978 文豪1978 After transmigrating to 1978, Lin Chaoyang had planned to lie flat and live as a carefree slacker, making up for all the hard work of his previous life. But before he could put his plan into action, the educated youth who had married him, gotten into university, then disappeared for half a year without a word, suddenly showed up at the production team. “Chaoyang, come to Yanjing with me!” the young woman said. His business venture hadn’t even gotten off the ground, and he was already living off 23Votes562.4kRecs1.7MFans
- 5 The Golden Age of Tokusatsu 最佳特摄时代 At first, Meng Lang wanted to become a great director. To save his family's business, he made the TV series King of Yo-Yos, basically a “buy a yo-yo and get a TV show free” deal! He had planned to sell some yo-yos to fund a major production, but his father suddenly told him, “Son! Our toy factory is going public!” That's when he realized that making tokusatsu shows in a world without piracy could be this profitable! So he went on to make Balala the Fairies, Armor Hero, Bakugan Kids, Legend of Ti 2Votes378.4kRecs505.3kFans
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Keep It Together, Don’t Get Reckless 稳住别浪
Heaven has closed for the day, and Hell is full. So I’ll stay in the human world and make trouble...
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- 7 EN Chicago 1990 芝加哥1990 Transmigration, the 1990s, Chicago, American entertainment, composing, screenwriting, producing, media conglomerate 66Votes2.7MRecs896kFans
- 8 Soar, My Aviation Era 腾飞我的航空时代 Yonghong Factory is a veteran military-industrial plant with a glorious history. It has weathered many ups and downs amid the tide of reform, gradually falling into decline. At this difficult time, Zhuang Jianye and the others take up the burden. Starting with the most basic aircraft models, they overcome one obstacle after another, ultimately giving the near-bankrupt Yonghong Factory wings and helping it soar once more. 0Votes502.1kRecs199.3kFans
- 9 My Investment Era 我的投资时代 As Xia Jingxing lay dying, he remembered the young man who had set off for a foreign land. Back then, he had thought: If I could live those years over, I would never squander the turbulent, opportunity-filled twenty years that followed. What you never forget will eventually echo back. Returned to the age of eighteen, he began to sing: I'm still the same boy I used to be... PS: The author has already completed a two-million-character novel, Winning the New Fin 0Votes216.3kRecs410kFans
- 10 The Ultimate Arms Dealer 最强之军火商人 When I calm my mind, the whole world will bow before me!! Everyone is a tool for him to make money. People call him the King of War. But he'd rather be called a businessman, a pioneer who has taken the special industries to the pinnacle! “The most meaningful thing I've ever done was bring Lockheed Martin down from its pedestal!”, World Figures Weekly. 711278529 1Votes180.6kRecs271.2kFans
- 11 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
- 12 An Era of Striving 拼搏年代 Back in 1998, an ordinary man who had drifted, struggled, cried, and fought his way through life hopes to get back on his feet and keep pace with the times. My new book, My American World, is a smaller-scale story. 0Votes428.7kRecs250.1kFans
- 13 Reborn as an International Smuggler 重生之国际倒爷 New book: International Trader: Building an Empire Through Maritime Trade is now online. I hope you'll give it a chance. The following is the synopsis for this book: A steady stream of products that can make you rich overnight. The art of hoarding and speculation. Ruthless merchants swallowing up markets along national borders. Transmigrate back to 1992. Retrace the ancient Tea Horse Road, dig for caterpillar fungus in Xizang, harvest pearls in Guangxi, and trade jade in Tengchong. Set up an 0Votes79.2kRecs133.7kFans
- 14 The Great Nation's Heavy Tank 大国重坦 To clear his father's name, Qin Zhenhua joins the First Machinery Factory and begins a whole new life. He repairs tanks, modifies gun barrels, builds engines, and handles foreign trade, forging a great power's heavy tanks one step at a time! 0Votes107.7kRecs174.6kFans
- 15 National Beer 国啤 The reformist winds are blowing strong, and the beer industry has emerged as an early winner in the adjustment of the national economy, being designated as a short-supply product for priority development. Before long, breweries sprang up across the land... In this age of beer and this beer-filled world, 813 breweries rose and fell amid the fierce clashes of rival powers, expansion, and consolidation. With China joining the World Trade Organization, foreign beers poured through the gates. Dark cl 0Votes125.8kRecs61.8kFans
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Riding the Tide of a Pure-Hearted Era 逆流纯真年代
Time is a ship. Some people like to think of those few years in the early 1990s as the final voyage of a once-innocent era. Jiang Che, long since changed by the passing years, returns against the current and starts over in 1992, writing a brilliant youth that can finally be laid to rest properly. [Welcome to the second VIP group for Reversing the Current of Innocent Days: 497283806 (You must provide a screenshot showing you’ve purchased the whole book to join. This time, I’ll try to talk more.)]
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