From Coder to MAGA King

Summary

Liang Jian, a brilliant but burned-out IT engineer from Beijing, is just trying to survive another late-night gaming session when a power surge blacks out his world. He awakens to a chaotic scene: he's in the body of Donald J. Trump, just moments after miraculously dodging an assassin's bullet at a fiery campaign rally. Thrust into the center of a brutal American presidential race, Liang discovers his new reality is the ultimate strategy game. The relentless news cycle, the backstabbing political rivals, and a shadowy syndicate trying to kill him are just bugs in a system he is uniquely qualified to debug. Armed with a gamer's strategic mind and a programmer's cold logic, he begins to outmaneuver seasoned politicians who see only the blustering caricature he now embodies. His only potential ally is Emily Carter, a razor-sharp Secret Service agent who protects his body but grows increasingly suspicious of the new, terrifyingly calm and analytical mind within it. Meanwhile, halfway across the world, Donald Trump's soul awakens in a cramped Beijing apartment with a bad internet connection and an even worse diet. Trapped in the body of a powerless coder, the former president must navigate a world of instant noodles, tyrannical bosses, and a language he can't speak, all while desperately trying to convince someone—anyone—that he’s the real deal. As Liang uses his uncanny foresight to thwart assassins and win over voters, he must untangle a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power. Can a coder from China rewrite the playbook of American politics, or will he be the one who is ultimately deleted?