Against the Light of 1985: From Debtor to the Richest Man

After losing everyone close to him, contractor Lin Zheng gets drunk and unexpectedly is reborn in 1985, becoming a young man with the same name, thrown out of a factory for fighting and left with nothing but bare walls at home.

Facing a bedridden mother, a young sister, and the harassment of thuggish debt collectors, Lin Zheng draws on memories from a more advanced era and the ruthless skills he gained over two lifetimes. He starts by reselling scarce goods and earns his first fortune.

Step by step, he builds an industrial empire, moving from garment factories to food processing, then into real estate and electronics, hitting every trend at just the right time. Along the way, he meets the love of his life, rallies loyal brothers to his side, and crushes countless underhanded business rivals and powerful elites. In the end, he rises from a street thug to a business titan whose wealth rivals a nation and whose influence shapes an era, while making up for all the family regrets of his previous life.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.