The godfather of the genre. Protagonist Hong Dali, after rebirth, binds with a “Prodigal System” that rewards him for wasteful spending. His “wasteful” investments accidentally create technological revolutions — including developing industry-disrupting holographic projection technology from apparently frivolous spending. The novel’s combination of lighthearted humor and constant reversals established the blueprint for everything that followed.
The System doesn't just give the protagonist money; it often forces them to spend it. Some systems restrict spending to specific categories (e.g., "Entertainment Wealth" can only be spent on tipping livestreamers or funding movies), while others penalize the protagonist if they fail to spend billions within a strict time limit. shenhao novels
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We laugh at Shenhao novels. They are repetitive, unrealistic, grammatically ragged. Yet their popularity — billions of chapter views — suggests a deeper thirst: for a world where money is play, not worry; where spending has no consequence; where the bank account is a scoreboard, not a lifeline. In an era of inflation, housing crises, and gig precarity, the Shenhao novel offers an escape not just to wealth, but to meaningless wealth — wealth as pure sensation, purified of labor, guilt, or responsibility.