I am a Gao Fushuai Villain

In my opinion, the ruthless, cunning, and manipulative actions of the main characters are justifiable and reasonable. Why? The main character (MC) was manipulative and cunning compared to everyone around him, including his harem. However, he had no choice but to be a villain to survive. If he stayed put, there was a significant doubt about whether he would make it to the end. The protagonist from the original novel might have killed him if he did nothing. If I were in the MC's position, I wouldn't gamble and stay idle; instead, I would manipulate everyone around me and use every means possible, along with my knowledge and information from the novel. Even though he was manipulative and seemed to play with people's hearts, he genuinely cared for his harem and had feelings for them, in my opinion. It's worth reading, although the updates are slow.

I completely agree with Legendoras; everything he mentioned is spot on.

In my opinion, this novel had potential and all the elements needed to be a great story, but unfortunately, it was poorly executed.

The main character’s cheat is ridiculous. He can essentially acquire any skill and elevate it to divine level with minimal effort. The progression from basic to medium, then to advanced, and finally to divine level (and possibly one more tier) is overly powerful. It’s easy to imagine that once cultivation becomes a factor (perhaps around chapter 3000), he’ll be able to do the same with his cultivation levels, which feels extremely overpowered.

The pacing is excruciatingly slow. Dozens of chapters are dedicated to a single day or event, which in a well-paced novel like "I Became the Rich Second-Generation Villain," would cover an entire arc. This makes the story feel unrealistic, as many significant events occur within a short timeframe. The author could have spread these events over months to make the character development of the heroines more believable. Additionally, the ages of the young heroines seem off; they act like children under 10 years old, yet they are supposedly 18. It would have been more logical to set their ages at 12-14, especially since the protagonist also pursues one of their mothers.

Another frustrating aspect is the censorship. The author seems to aim for a broad audience, but this leads to unreasonable justifications, such as the age discrepancies. Sometimes, the author tries to create hot ecchi scenes, but they fall flat due to excessive censorship, making it feel like reading a novel through a mosaic filter. Other times, it leaves you feeling unsatisfied.

, this is a poorly executed and annoying novel. It feels like a low-grade version of "I Became the Rich Second-Generation Villain." The protagonist doesn’t come across as a villain at all; he seems more like a typical protagonist.

I strongly recommend dropping this novel and picking up "I Became the Rich Second-Generation Villain" instead. If you’ve already read "I Became the Rich Second-Generation Villain," there’s nothing in this novel that offers a better experience. Just skip it.

This is essentially a wish-fulfillment novel where the main character (MC) is overpowered, and every woman adores him simply because he exists.

The world-building is practically non-existent. The author shifts between realistic and fantasy settings as it suits him. For instance, during a stock market incident, the MC makes an unrealistic amount of money in a single day with no effort, and the author’s explanation is that he made it unrealistic to make the MC seem cool and garner praise.

Regarding the MC's abilities, there’s not much to discuss. He’s overpowered for the sake of being overpowered. He can acquire any ability he desires whenever he wants, and there’s no point in abilities having different levels because he can instantly max them out.

As for the MC’s personality, there’s not much to commend. He’s a complete scoundrel, and not in the way that makes you think, "He’s a scoundrel, but he’s really badass, so it’s okay." His objectification of women is excessive.

The female characters in this novel are particularly pitiful, as they are often forced to choose between the trashy MC with plot armor and the original, incompetent trashy MC who is always framed by the protagonist. The MC isn’t the smartest character, which indicates the low intelligence level of the other characters. However, the portrayal of the female characters is especially problematic:

- One character has a trauma and is afraid of men, so the MC uses her trauma to make her feel like she is the problem, in order to "tame" her and make her obedient to him.
- Another girl is bought with money, implying that wealth can buy affection.
- One character is bland and, for some reason, the only one the MC treats with respect.
- A particularly concerning character is an underage girl, around 16 years old, who acts like a ten-year-old and falls for the MC at first sight. Initially, the MC says he won’t date an underage girl, but then he decides to pursue her mother instead. The mother is a married woman with a child, yet she is inexplicably a virgin, which is conveniently convenient for the plot.

To sum it up, this novel is likely not worth your time.

This novel, like any other, has its strengths and weaknesses.

From my perspective, the standout elements are the romance, the main character (MC), and the harem; it also includes a touch of comedy. It’s definitely not a heavy, brain-draining read; instead, it’s light, relaxed, and entertaining.

The female leads, while not groundbreaking, have engaging personalities, and the author’s skill in crafting fluid dialogue ensures that the interactions between the MC and his romantic interests remain interesting and not monotonous.

The MC is particularly well-cast as the villain of the story. He is pragmatic and ruthless when necessary, and he certainly isn’t a pushover.

However, the novel’s weakest point is the system.

The system serves its purpose, but it has significant flaws. This is an urban novel where the MC is not the traditional hero; he is the antagonist, and that’s a refreshing take. The story is told from the MC’s perspective as he outmaneuvers the "hero" to gain system points, which he can use to acquire necessary skills. However, the system is overpowered (OP).

It’s not just the fact that the MC can earn skills with points that makes the system OP; the real issue is that the MC, being the villain, has an extraordinary financial backing—hundreds of billions of yuan, to be exact. In the system, skills can be purchased with money, which undermines the balance and fairness of the system.

In essence, the MC is incredibly powerful, and I enjoy that aspect, but it might be too much for some readers who prefer a more balanced or less dominant protagonist.

I've only read a few chapters, so I can't really judge the entire book. However, there's no chemistry in the interactions between the protagonist and the women. This was clearly written by someone who hasn't had much real interaction with women. It screams "unrealistic, totally from my imagination, and lacking in real-world experience."

I guess this makes sense since it’s just a novel and doesn’t need to adhere strictly to common sense. But I can't continue reading because it’s just not my cup of tea. I prefer my books with a dash of realism.

It's actually pretty good. While this novel is considered average among many Chinese urban novels, it still manages to hook you with each chapter. The constant introduction of new female characters and unique interactions keeps things engaging, and the author rarely forgets about the girls the protagonist interacts with. This can be seen as a typical "junk novel" — something you know isn't great for you, but you can't stop reading. Some readers definitely dislike this novel, and there are valid reasons for that. However, a novel without tragic or negative scenes will never be considered truly great. Without its unique elements, this novel would indeed be just another generic piece of fiction filled with overused tropes like face-slapping, cliché stories, and a typical pattern where the main character saves a girl, she falls in love with him, and then disappears from the narrative, only to be replaced by another character following the same cycle.

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Okeeey, well, the novel is just not my type of genre. I got interested in this because of the "Villain" part, but that doesn't really shine through. First of all, the main lead (ML) is just the stereotypical protagonist of an urban harem genre but a little more extroverted. Things happen so smoothly, exactly as they do for the "Story Protagonist." I mean, I tried, but as a reader who comes from danmei, the "harem" part makes me a little uncomfortable.

Moreover, the characters in this are just as flat as a leaf. For example, the novel says that our MC is a villain, but he just goes and helps one of the girls, being really kind and supportive, and she falls in love just by him talking and eating with her. Nothing wrong with that, but at least make the girl a little more interesting. Also, what's up with the logic? The MC goes to a normal mall, which is supposed to be full of normal people, but they immediately recognize a watch worth 5 million. Like, what? I can't even say how much a car costs, how should I know the price of a watch?

Moving on, I just don't like the non-"Villain" MC who, instead of being indifferent, actively tries to help the girls. Nothing wrong with this, but then don't call him a villain; just make the summary "I want to be a rich boy with a harem" and that's it.

Like other comments, I recommend this if you just want to kill some time and read something not too serious or deep. If you like the urban harem genre, it would be a double win for you. For me, it was tiring and exhausting to read. I was paying more attention to the logical flaws than the MC's thoughts.

Sorry for the bad English since I'm not a native English speaker, but I wanted to share my opinion. I haven't read this kind of genre in a while, and I just like the villains type of MC, hehe.

Edit: Okay, I'm doing this after reading the translator's note.

Yeah, this is not my cup of tea. I mentioned this before; for being honest, it's a good novel for the genre. Again, this is just my opinion and my reaction after reading 40 chapters before dropping it.

For the poor girl, yes, they would be excited if a rich man comes and talks to them, but she's poor. Why did she trust him so easily, even though she doesn't know anything about him? Why didn't she think he could be a scammer? But overall, I understand the point of that. I just don't feel comfortable with the girls being just there for him to get them. They might have their development, and I suppose I didn't reach that part yet. So, that's a hit for me, but this didn't capture my attention. I'm pretty sure a lot of people like this kind of character, good for them. I didn't like it, but that doesn't mean I'm hating on this novel. I even recommended it.

Well, give it a chance, read it, and then just make your own opinion about it. Opinions are always different. , I give a lot of praise to the translator because even though I MTL these novels, I can see the love and effort the translator puts into the novel. So, a "Yay!" for them.

This was 4/5 up until around chapter 58, where you get a front-row seat to the male lead (ML) degrading into a complete incel.

His treatment of the female lead (FL) is completely unjustified and entirely unnecessary.

First of all, the FL:
- Is traumatized due to her abusive father
- Desires freedom, just like anyone else
- Her mother arranged her engagement without any consideration for her feelings
- Her hatred for the ML is entirely justified given what his former self did to her

The ML’s actions are completely out of line, as he treats her terribly for something she had no control over. He just comes off as a complete jerk who is severely abusing his power.

I don’t understand how people giving this a 5/5 have no issue with this behavior.

I don’t know what I expected from reading this Chinese trash, but I wholeheartedly detest the author and deeply regret reading this piece of garbage.

I like it.

Similar to the novels' villain, he's overpowered and considered a top-tier character in everyone's eyes.

I really enjoy making the protagonist an undefeatable degenerate who couldn’t care less about others' criticism.

Basically, a Chad alpha main character—enjoyable read, constantly waiting for updates.

I enjoy this novel. The main character's efforts to alter his predetermined fate of destruction at the hands of the original protagonist are consistent throughout. I haven't seen him waver from his goal, and he consistently acts against the original main character. Additionally, the way the main character sets up these counteractions is engaging, serving as build-up that prepares the reader for the action. The main character is intelligent, making good use of his wealthy and influential background, and thank goodness, there's none of that cringeworthy arrogant young master nonsense.

The only issue I have with this novel is that the chapters are so short. Please, give us more content, for goodness' sake.

This novel is a compelling story. Despite the chapters being relatively short and the plot slowing down around chapter 134, it doesn’t detract from the overall experience.

, the "villain-protagonist" genre isn’t widely popular, but this story stands out as a masterpiece.

(Some of these thoughts are my own.)

Some people, particularly one who described the "villain protagonist" as "bad" using the term "incel," might not fully grasp what a villain is. It really doesn’t matter, but it would be nice if they had a more valid reason. The novel is excellent, so perhaps give it a try? Ultimately, the choice is yours.

I couldn't get past chapter 30 and stopped reading due to boredom. The protagonist is the ultimate Mary Sue. The world seems to exist solely to praise how amazing he is, and the system makes every challenge so easy it might as well be called tutorial mode. Even the system can't help but marvel at how brilliant the male lead is. By chapter 30, there is no real conflict or any genuine challenges to make the story engaging. The other characters are as thin as cardboard.