Novels like Reborn in the 1990s
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- 101 Reborn in 1994 重生1994 Reborn in 1994, Jiang Hao returned to his high school days. Facing the tides of the times, he had just one thing to say: “My youth is mine, my first love is mine, my money is mine. Everything is mine.” 818Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 102 Reborn in the 1990s: My Brother and I Scavenge Our Way Into a New Era 重生90年代咱兄弟捡破烂踏时代 If you could live your life over, what would you do? Reborn in the 1990s: Brothers Pick Up Scrap and Ride the Tide offers every reader a “regret-removing pill.” In 1989, Li Xing is reborn with the regrets of his previous life. With no System and no cheats, he relies only on his eyes, his hands, and his brains. He finds old coins at a salvage yard and makes 300 yuan, then brings his buddy Ling Junjie along to Guangzhou to find suppliers and build a transport network by riding the wave of the 199 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Reborn in 2008: My Extraordinary Life 重生二零零八年之我不平凡的一生 Wei Xi took his wife and daughter to Huaguoyuan to watch the New Year's Eve celebrations, but they came away disappointed. When he woke up the next day, he found himself sitting in his high school classroom. His ex-girlfriend in the row ahead turned around and looked at him with wide eyes. “You're awake, Wei Xi?” Wei Xi suddenly found it hard to breathe, as if he were suffocating. He ran to the classroom next door, but the person he was looking for wasn't there. Just as anxiety began to overwhel 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Reborn in 1992: Forced to Become a Middleman 重生到92年的我，被迫当倒爷 [Rebirth + Period Setting + No System + Invincible + No Saintly Heroics + High-Octane + Brotherhood + Childhood Sweetheart + Wealth Beyond Measure] As Chen Fengnian lay dying, everyone had turned against him. Even the son he'd doted on for decades wasn't his own. He swore that if he ever got the chance, he'd send every last one of them to hell. To his surprise, he really was reborn, back in the early 1990s. Then he set himself a modest goal: first, get his wife sent to prison... 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Reborn in 2000: A Life of Lying Flat 重生2000之躺平人生 No System + reborn + urban slice-of-life farming + realistic + retro + music + games + heartwarming and healing... After recovering from severe depression and leaving the hospital, Yun Feng transmigrates back to his high school days in the year 2000. With no cheat abilities at all, how can an ordinary person who just wants to live well lie flat in the modern age and rewrite his fate? This is everyday life: no showing off or face-slapping, just enjoying this brilliant era with family and friends. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Back to 1983: Spoiling My Wife and Raising the Kids to Wealth 回档1983：宠妻养崽当富翁 [One female lead + devoted dad + doting husband + building a fortune!] When Lu Zheng opens his eyes, he has reborn on the very day his cousin falsely accuses his wife of being a loose woman. In his previous life, Lu Zheng believed his cousin, and his wife, unable to bear the humiliation, jumped into a river and killed herself. From then on, Lu Zheng lived in regret, consumed by pain. This time, without a moment’s hesitation, Lu Zheng grabs a brick and smashes it into his cousin! Everyone says L 10Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 107 Reborn as a Young Tycoon 重生之少年财阀 [Reborn + scheming + internet entrepreneurship + pure wish fulfillment...] Billionaire Wen Yue is unexpectedly sent back to his high school days after a sudden twist of fate. Staring at his former desk mate, the class beauty, he is completely stunned... If he gets a second chance, making money will be the easiest thing in the world. This time, he will not only reach the top of the world, but also take back with his own hands everything he lost in his previous life... This time, Wen Yue will show 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Reborn in 1983, I Ruin My Ex-Wife's Family 重生1983让前世老婆家破人亡 After spending 40 years as a sucker who raised another man’s child, Zong Dawei died and was reborn in 1983. When his wife from his previous life confessed her love to him again, he rejected her on the spot. “I’m sure as hell not raising the kid in your belly as my own.” From the start, he takes control of his future father-in-law and drives his family to ruin. After taking his revenge, he heads south to the special economic zones and north to the capital, where ten thousand yuan can buy a siheyu 306Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 109 Reborn in 1990: The Village Beauty Is in Her Prime 重生1990：村花老婆正青涩 [Reborn + finding hidden treasures + entrepreneurship + high-speed success + beautiful women pictured] Also known as: Returning to 1990 to Become a Tycoon and Reborn in 1990: Taking the Village Beauty Along for the Ride Ye Feng, a wealthy bachelor who owns a publicly listed company worth tens of billions, is unexpectedly reborn in 1990 in Furong Town, a place full of beautiful women. In this golden age, watch as he leads the villagers in building a business empire of their own... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Back to 1983 重返1983 “W-what did you say? You're breaking off the engagement?” “That's right! I'm breaking it off!” “Y-you're not fooling me? You're really ending it? Y-you gave us your...” “You can have the two pairs of shorts! I'll get Director Yu to meet us at Jiangchun Teahouse!” “What else are you trying to do?” Liu Deqiu didn't answer. He turned and strode away. (A vivid period piece with sound values. The blurb doesn't do it justice, so please be patient and give it a read. It won't disappoint!) 710Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 111 Reborn in 1999: The Prodigal Returns 重生1999之浪子回头 When he woke up, he found himself back in the year he had lost his wife and daughter. Qin Tian made up his mind to… 70Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 112 1980: Returning to the Human World After Forty Years 一九八零之重游人间四十年 Ye Liqin was a promising neurosurgeon and cardiovascular surgeon, but an accident sent him back to 1980. Given a second chance at life, he decided to take another shot at the world: to live life to the fullest and have no regrets when he died. 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Reborn as the Greatest Retail Investor 重生之最牛散户 Qin Xun is reborn in 1997 and makes his moves in the futures market and sails the sea of stocks. He seizes every opportunity the times have to offer, and his wealth keeps growing like a snowball. Some call him the “Stock God.” But he says, “I'm just a retail investor! An ordinary retail investor!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Reborn: Back in 1991 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1991当首富 Business tycoon Li Yi is reborn in 1991. His wife hasn't divorced him, and his daughter hasn't been kidnapped. Before the IT boom arrives, he gets his start at a meat processing plant, rides the wave of the times, and builds one business legend after another... 40Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 115 Tycoon of the Times 时代大亨 Liu Bei unexpectedly returns to 1990, just as China's economy is boarding the fast train. He can't afford to miss a single booming sector: finance and securities, import-export trade, real estate, the internet, and more! Since he's been given another life, he'll turn the tide and reach the pinnacle of success! 992Reads7.7Score10014d adds
- 116 1988: I’m Going to Become the Richest Man 1988，我要做首富 Just how much money could a middleman make doing business in the 1980s? After being reborn, Yu Feng starts making his fortune as a middleman. He earns 300 million in just two months! He kicks aside his fiancée, who only cares about money and status! He sends the scoundrel who tried to stop their marriage straight to prison! Trading in leather gloves to get fighter jets from the Soviet Union isn’t enough. Yu Feng sets his sights on the Trans-Siberian Railway and oil! With a single deal, this nobo 321Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 117 Reborn in 1987, I Set Up a Street Stall and Become the World's Richest 重生1987，摆地摊成世界首富 Chen Yong transmigrates and is reborn, rising from a good-for-nothing to a trailblazer of his age! When the pathetic Chen Yong catches his wife betraying him, he leaps from a high-rise in despair, only for a soul from another world to arrive by chance: another Chen Yong, with the same name but great ambitions! Reborn in 1987, a golden age full of opportunity and challenge, he vows to rewrite his fate and leave the humiliations of the past behind. Divorce is the first spark of his new life. It se 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Reborn: My Story as a Police Officer 重生之我的警察故事 In his previous life, he only ever wanted to be a good police officer, but he was suppressed at every turn and never managed to escape that remote mountain village. After being reborn, he stopped caring about everything, but his luck finally changed. Not only did beautiful women fall into his arms and a bright future open up before him, he also accidentally saved a younger sister he had never met, uncovering the mystery of his birth in the process. Read on to see how he carves out a different fu 6Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 119 Back to College: A Different Road to Rebirth 梦回大学，不一样的重生之路 (No System + Not a Feel-Good Story + Campus Life) In his previous life, when Ye Chenlong was at a low point in his love life, Chu Yiling chose him. The two had nothing and struggled together as a poor couple. Because of the influence of her family, Chu Yiling was torn between family ties and love. She chose to divorce him, and also chose to leave her family behind. Living his life over again, Ye Chenlong tries to change Chu Yiling from the perspective of an ordinary person. Later, he discovers ( 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Reborn: Back in 1991 to Become a Magnate 重生：回到1991当枭雄 A generation’s ruthless tycoon is reborn in 1991, an era brimming with gold and limitless potential. But he has become a good-for-nothing who beats his wife, sells his younger sister, and gambles away everything. He has no roof over his head and no place to call his own. Chen Fan will show everyone that a wolf always finds meat wherever it roams. No matter when or where, he is still the feared tycoon who makes people tremble at his name! 18Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 121 Reborn in 1970s Hong Kong: Starting Out by Preying on Predators 重生70年代香江从黑吃黑开始 An ordinary 996 wage slave from the 21st century drank himself to death after things went badly in life. In a cruel twist of fate, he transmigrates into Chen Ping'an, a man fleeing to Hong Kong in the 1970s in a parallel world. No sooner does he arrive than he gets caught up in a robbery. Let’s see how he builds his way up, step by step. "This is my first time writing, so there’s plenty of room for improvement. I hope you’ll be understanding." 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Reborn and Living It Up: The Campus Belle and Her Friends Have Me Surrounded 重生混的人，校花女友把我包围了 [Redemption + romance conquest + campus belle childhood friend + multiple female leads + everyday campus life + extra-sweet, no angst] My name is Yu Fan, and I'm a spoiled rich second-generation heir. I unexpectedly woke up reborn in my high school days. Since I'd done too many awful things in my past life, fate punished me by sending me back for a journey of atonement. Standing at the crossroads of fate, looking at the stunning girl I had always admired and the wonderful girl beside me, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Reborn in 2003: I Built a Fortune on My Looks 重生03：我靠卖颜值发家致富 [A classic rebirth story, with a clever, clear-eyed protagonist! He leads his brothers to wealth and success in a sweet romance with a single heroine] In his previous life, Jiang Xin went from a penniless boy to a billionaire CEO, only to fall victim to a scheming green tea bitch. His reputation was ruined, and he lost everyone he wanted to protect. Reborn in the summer of 2003, he’s just been rejected after confessing his feelings. The green tea bitch looks at him coldly and says, “You need bre 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Reborn in 1992 重生一九九二 Liu Xiao Tian woke up one morning reborn in 1992. Armed with the memories of his previous life, he bought subscription certificates, traded futures, built factories, seized the wave of state enterprises being transferred to private ownership, and entered the internet industry. Step by step, he built a business empire of his own. 3.7kReads8.1Score25014d adds
- 125 Back to 1985 to Stir Up the World 重返八五搅动世界 Reborn in 1985, the first thing he does is sell his job to raise money for a business. He designs products, poses as a foreign investor, and creates a buzz to build up capital quickly. Inspired by real cases, the story depicts the history of Wenzhou merchants. 219Reads—Score914d adds
- 126 Reborn Against the Current 重生逆流岁月 Li Yiyang, owner of a listed company with a net worth of tens of billions, unexpectedly came back to the past, reborn. Seeing his sweet, sensible daughter and his beautiful, virtuous wife, his eyes instantly filled with tears! Given another chance at life, he returned with all his skills intact! He would give his wife and daughter a safe haven, fight his way through the underworld again, reach the peak, hold life and death in his hands, and set the underworld ablaze with a storm of his own! 1.6kReads8.2Score15214d adds
- 127 Reborn to Rule 1975 重生之玩转1975 After being reborn, Cao Jianchuan had a simple goal: to lead his family, his village, and his hometown to prosperity, all in peace and safety. Unfortunately, sometimes people can't outwit fate, and once again destiny thrust him into the limelight. Move forward? Backward? Left? Right? Cao Jianchuan made his choice once more... He became a man who could command the winds and rain, standing at the very top of the world and steering one world-changing event after another, shaping the course of the a 622Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 128 Hong Kong’s Peerless Tycoon 香江之绝世大亨 Reborn in 1978. Hong Kong has yet to become the world’s third financial center, and Asia’s Hollywood has yet to flourish. The world is full of hope and possibility. This is an age when gold lies everywhere, an age when capital reigns supreme. I’m here this year! I see! I conquer!! 1.9kReads8.3Score11614d adds
- 129 Back to the 1980s: The Rise of a Business Tycoon 重回八零之巨商崛起 After being reborn, Ding Liguo rewrites his future. He makes up for what he owed his wife and daughter in his previous life through real action. Starting with nothing, he launches a business using his extraordinary commercial instincts. Amid the wave of reform in the 1980s, what kind of butterfly effect will Ding Liguo create? Watch as he turns the tide at will and brings about one business miracle after another. 98Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 130 Reborn in 1998: Rising Up from Carpentry 重生98：从木工开始崛起 Qin Chuan, a businessman worth over a hundred million, wakes from a dream to find himself back in 1998. In an era where gold lies everywhere, he makes up for past regrets, rides the waves of the business world, and forges ahead, revealing the bold ambition of a business titan! Empire and beauty, a lotus at every step! Why should a grown man have to choose? He wants it all! 783Reads6.7Score10214d adds
- 131 Reborn in 2009 重生2009 With his memories intact, what can you do after being reborn in 2009? That year, WeChat didn't exist yet. That year, Douyin didn't exist either. That year, Bitcoin had just been launched. That year... Whatever you do, you need money to get started. Follow Li Mu as he earns his first fortune, rises step by step, builds his own business empire, and becomes an enduring legend. 506Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 132 Reborn in 1984: My Brother-in-Arms Became My Brother-in-Law from the Start 重生1984：开局兄弟变成小舅子 He woke up and found himself reborn in 1984. History was repeating itself, and beside him lay his good friend's older sister. Lu Pingchuan steeled himself and decided to make his friend his brother-in-law. Armed with memories from another lifetime, he wouldn't run away this time. “Only fools make choices. I, Lu Pingchuan, want it all.” A humble toothpaste tube would lay the foundations of a vast business empire! 673Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 133 Reborn in 1989: Three Daughters, and Life Is So Sweet 重生89，生三个女儿，嘎嘎香 Gao Mei is reborn at the moment her youngest daughter is born. It's 1989! She looks back on her life. In her determination to have a son, she gave birth to seven children, but only three daughters survived. Her husband's family despised her, her husband gave up on life and spent every day playing cards with his no-good friends, and her own weakness led to tragedy for her three daughters. Later, her husband's older brother's family took everything from them, and in the end neither she nor her hus 175Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 134 A Dream of Fate 命运之梦 Zhang Ji had a dream. He dreamed that his life played out like a movie, with reality and the dream confirming one another. Some parts were set in stone, while others differed. His fears for the future gradually became reality, and fate slipped beyond his grasp, veering away from the dream. Standing between reality and dreams, Zhang Ji found himself at a loss over what to choose. 1kReads7.5Score11214d adds
- 135 Hong Kong: The Rise of Hong Kong Comics 港岛，港漫崛起 Anime + Movies + Music + Toys At this time, Hong Kong's entertainment industry was just beginning to take off. It was still in its early stages, far from reaching its peak. At this pivotal moment, Wang Ziyun dreamed big and resolutely set his sights on Disney. He poured everything into creating a global entertainment conglomerate spanning film, animation, comics, music, and theme parks. On this land of opportunity and challenge, he was determined to build an entertainment empire of his own. 291Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 136 Reborn in 1986: Starting with Repairing Old Appliances 重生八六：从修旧电器开始 Mobile phone engineer Zhou Xu is reborn in 1986. In his previous life, the Zhou family was a mess. His father drank and gambled, his older sister married a bachelor and later took her own life, and a few years afterward, his younger sister fell in with unsavory people and ruined her future. As for Zhou Xu himself, he wasted years drifting through life. Despite his considerable talent, he only ever made it to technical director at a mobile phone company. Now that Zhou Xu has returned, the opportu 139Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 137 Reborn in 2002: The Rise of Chinese-Made Goods 重生2002：国货风云 Reborn, he builds a world-class household goods manufacturer from scratch, then creates an entire mobile phone supply chain! This intuitive operator takes a controlling stake in Hudong Heavy Machinery! From the start, he produces sanitary pads, soap, laundry soap, and shampoo, only to be jointly crushed by foreign companies like Procter & Gamble! From nothing, he starts making mobile phones and builds a complete domestic smart-manufacturing supply chain for the industry! 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Back in 1977, My Boss Wants Me to Grovel Again? 穿回1977，领导再让我舔？ [Transmigration + Rebirth + Period Setting + Farming + System + Programmer + Top Student + Comeback + Hilarious + Entrepreneurship] One leap from a rooftop! I open my eyes, and it’s 1977! I’ve become my own dad! In my previous life, I didn’t know how to suck up to the bosses, so I wasted my whole life! This time, I’ve leveled up my brown-nosing skills! I’ll work my way through the entire Qingshan Brigade and carve out a path to entrepreneurship! You call that sucking up? It’s minimizing social c 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Reborn in 1978: I Can See the Future of the Whole World 重生1978，我预知了全世界 In 1978, in a fishing village in Hong Kong, the curtain quietly rises on a new era. That year, Li Ka-shing had yet to become a legend, lying low as he waited for his moment. The eight Hollywood giants still ruled the glamour beyond the silver screen, while Apple had yet to find favor with the heavens. Gold lay everywhere, and so did traps. Technology was on the verge of taking off, and the rules were still unwritten. The beast of capitalism bared its fangs, swallowing morality and spitting out a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Reborn in 2005: I Built a Bubble Tea Empire 重生零五，我靠奶茶创业封神 After being reborn, Lin Wan goes from a milk tea shop worker whose wages are withheld to the Milk Tea Queen, a goddess of capital who controls a trillion-yuan conglomerate. On the streets of Guangzhou in 2005, no one knows what an enormous consumer market is hidden in that cup of milk tea, let alone that her mind holds the fate of capital over the next twenty years. Watch her turn the tables against the odds, then ride the wave to success. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Set Up a Stall and Earned Ten Thousand 重生1980：开局摆摊赚一万 Qin Feng, a billionaire worth tens of billions, was reborn in 1980. In his previous life, he was addicted to gambling and committed every kind of evil. Only after his wife could no longer take it and jumped into a river with their infant child did his family cast him out and he finally come to his senses. Unfortunately, it was already too late. Now that he's back, see how he turns the tables! Make money? I'm not obsessed with money. I've come back to do something big! Boss, how much for thes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Back to 1988 with 100,000 Zimbabwean Dollars 带着十万津巴布韦币回到1988 While collecting a debt, he received 100,000 Zimbabwean dollars and unexpectedly entered a time tunnel, traveling back to 1988. Starting with exchanging foreign currency certificates, he ventured into Hainan's real estate market, shorted the island nation's stock index, and entered Hong Kong to take on the four major families and acquire British-owned companies. He also invested in the computer and mobile phone industries while they were still in their infancy. 4.6kReads7.8Score34114d adds
- 143 Reborn in 1999 重生1999 A washed-up man in his thirties from the post-80s generation was reborn in 1999. Since I've returned to my youth, let me... Run wild in the darkness, shine beneath the light, and roam through the shadows. A novel leading the way in a wave of passionate rebirth stories. Let's get fired up! 103Reads8.4Score2014d adds
- 144 Reborn in 1990: I Made My Fortune Selling Braised Intestines 重生1990我卖卤大肠开始发家 Reborn in the 1990s + no System This book isn't good, and the ending is a complete mess. I don't recommend that any readers pick it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Back to 1990 to Start a Business 重回1990去创业 The art of making money, with beautiful women all around, in the 1990s, when supplies were desperately scarce. A computer cost a hundred thousand jin of rice, and a Santana cost as much as ten courtyard houses. It was a rough-and-tumble age teeming with entrepreneurs, and ruthless players driven by greed. 1.4kReads—Score10114d adds
- 146 Rewind to the Year 2000 回档2000年 Given another life, Lu Fei will work hard and strive to make something of himself. He won't be a street punk or live in poverty anymore, and he won't let anyone down. He'll take on the responsibilities expected of a husband, son, and father... 7.3kReads8.6Score49414d adds
- 147 Back to 1990: Starting with Treasury Bond Speculation 重返1990，从倒卖国库券开始 Ye Feng lives an unremarkable life. His wife dies, his child is lost, and he reaches the end of his life alone. When he opens his eyes again, he’s reborn in 1990. Now his beautiful wife hasn’t drowned herself, and his four-year-old daughter is still as innocent as ever. They may have nothing, but he can start over. Heaven has given Ye Feng another chance. He’ll make the most of his years and never let his beloved down. He’ll make up for the regrets of his past life and give his wife and daughter 1.6kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 148 They Wanted Me to Drop Out and Support the Campus Belle: Reborn, I Refuse to Be a Doormat 让我辍学供校花，重生后不当怨种 [Reborn] + [Build a Career] Chen Hao was reborn on the day he graduated from high school. In his previous life, Zhao Xue, the girl he had a crush on, came to him in tears. Her mother was sick and her family was poor, so she hoped he would drop out and earn money to support her and her mother. An orphan, Chen Hao sacrificed his future for love. He didn’t even submit his college applications, and instead started earning money by setting up a street stall. He took care of Zhao Xue’s mother, paid fo 74Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 149 Reborn in 1983: It All Started When I Was Forced to Take a Wife 重生1983，从被迫娶媳妇说起 Lu Chuan is reborn, returning to a small mountain village in 1983. When the Xiao family comes asking for him to marry into their household, he makes them a promise: “In this life, we won't divorce. The only way we'll part is if one of us dies!” In his previous life, his hesitation led to his younger brother becoming an idiot, his younger sister hating him, and his parents dying young. Xiao Ya, too, was left miserable by his “soft rejection.” She never married, became an old maid, and eventually 1.1kReads5.6Score—14d adds
- 150 After Being Reborn, I No Longer Love Deeply, Just Sample and Move On 重生之后，我深情不再，浅尝辄止 [No System, multiple women, business warfare and strategy, with an ordinary protagonist] A word of warning: This story has no lottery wins, stock market windfalls, or Bitcoin. The protagonist works hard for every penny he earns. If you want a brainless domineering CEO or a story focused on one heroine and endless romantic push-and-pull, please don't read this. I'm begging you. If you really can't resist, just sneak in quietly, then sneak back out. The general premise: Things go horribly wrong fr 1.7kReads8.4Score10514d adds
