Dual Realms: From Courtyard Beasts to Ode to Joy

Reborn into 1960s Beijing with a coveted factory job, Lin Chengwen craves peace—but his courtyard neighbors have other plans. Moochers, schemers, and troublemakers turn daily life into a battlefield. When a mysterious system grants him passage between worlds, he escapes to modern Shanghai's glittering Ode to Joy universe, where ambitious career women and corporate intrigue await. Navigating two eras, two social games, and twice the romantic entanglements, Lin must master both the survival tactics of scarcity and the power plays of prosperity. Can a man from the age of ration tickets conquer th…