Novels like Reborn: The Pinnacle of Life
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- 1 Reborn in the Freewheeling Era 重生之浪荡时代 2009. Freshman year. The property and stock markets were booming, the internet was booming, domestic phones and cars were booming... It was an age when you could bend down and pick up gold. Might as well enjoy the sight of some long legs, too. Guo Jiayi was so lucky. Now that he was reborn, he couldn’t keep holding himself back. If he didn’t live it up, what was the point of being reborn? In this new era, he was going to live it up to the fullest! 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Now That We're Reborn, Who'd Still Start a Business! 都重生了谁还创业啊！ [Reborn + entrepreneurship + everyday life + campus beauty + making up for past regrets] [The first 200,000 words are slow-paced and slice-of-life. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip ahead to Chapter 100!~] As the saying goes: “A simp can simp and simp, only to end up with nothing!” In his past life, Yu Chengjiang was exactly that kind of guy. After his startup took off, his campus-beauty wife betrayed him, driving his company into bankruptcy and saddling him with millions in debt. Back 255Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 You Want Me to Take the Fall? Take This Slap Instead 要我顶罪，反手一个大逼斗 [No System + Streetwise Troublemaker + Ruthless Tough Guy + One Female Lead...] Wang Xun, an ordinary young man, returns to the year 2000. He is just seventeen and a half, has dropped out of school, and has been poisoned by gangster movies. Full of youthful passion, he sets out to make a name for himself in the underworld. He puts brotherhood first, would take a knife for his good friends, and isn’t afraid to fight! After being persuaded by his biased grandfather and others, he is about to take 416Reads7.3Score104Shelves
- 4 Reborn in 2010: Father of the Mobile Internet 重生2010之移动互联网之父 One moment he was asleep; the next, he discovered he’d gone back to his senior year of high school, just as the mobile internet was about to take off in 2010! Since he had been reborn, he’d do something truly earth-shattering: build his own mobile internet empire and trample every business empire in the world beneath his feet! 49Reads6.7Score100Shelves
- 5 Reborn in 2008: From Selling Melons to Business Mogul 重生08：从卖瓜到创业大佬 Chen Wei unexpectedly returned to the day he had to submit his college entrance exam applications! This time, armed with more than a decade of memories from the future, he was ready to go all out! With the ultimate playbook for seizing the opportunities of the era in hand, he started out selling melons in the fields, then made his first fortune with creative marketing, igniting the fuse for his comeback! He went all in on Bitcoin in its early days, claimed his place in e-commerce as it rose, 308Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Reborn in 2004: Reshaping China's Business World 重生到2004年，重写中国商圈 [Reborn + No System + E-Commerce + Internet + High Tech + All Kinds of Startups] [All Kinds of Business Wars] His company was losing money, and a sham divorce turned into a real one. The house, car, and assets were all transferred to his wife, and he even discovered that the two children he’d raised for over a decade weren’t his. At forty-four, Ye Bufan couldn’t accept the truth. After dragging his wife to her death with him, he woke up reborn twenty years in the past. Though he has to start his 285Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 7 The Golden Age Against the Tide 逆流黄金年代 Reborn in 2000, Lin Xiaolei finds that real estate has yet to take off, the internet has just weathered a downturn, and the retail industry is only getting started. As the tide of the times rolls in, what will he choose? Lin Xiaolei says, “I want to make money.” “And after you’ve made money?” “Make even more money.” “What do you need all that money for?” “Make money with money...” 2.7kReads8.2Score167Shelves
- 8 Life’s Restart Button: A Grounded Journey to Wealth 人生重启键：脚踏实地的创富征程 The protagonist, Huang Lei, was reborn, but still didn’t get the chance to change his parents’ fate. From then on, he began caring for his younger sister and building his own business empire, one step at a time. This is a slow-burn story. Please don’t flame it if it’s not to your taste. 1.7kReads6.5Score103Shelves
- 9 Reborn in 1988: Starting a Business 重生1988开始创业 Reborn at eight years old, he's too young to change his fate by any means other than selling popsicles. From then on, money rolls in as he leads his family to prosperity, makes powerful friends, and rises to the top. Packed with nostalgic period flavor. If you love the vibe of the 1980s, come on in. 202Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 10 Reborn: Phoenix Rising in 2007 重生涅槃2007 [Non-System Rebirth Power Fantasy] Reborn by accident in 2007, Wang Long sets out on a new life, rising from the ashes. His journey brings the innocence and passion of college life, the confusion and anxiety of city living, the heartbreak and bitter tears of the stock market, and the deception and strategy of the business world. Watch him overcome every obstacle, build a business empire, and become a titan of finance. 1.9kReads8.5Score188Shelves
- 11 Reborn in 2008: Starting with Online Fiction 重生08之从网文开始 [Multiple heroines] + [Not brainless] + [No System or golden finger] + [Smart characters] + [Sweet romance] Come on in, dear readers! Everything you're looking for is inside! To keep the characters true to themselves, the early chapters spend more time laying the groundwork of everyday life. Wang Ye was a bastard in his past life. He ran with gangsters, got involved in pyramid schemes, squandered his parents' savings, and left his brother disabled. He thought his life was over. Then he opened h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Reborn: The Business Empire of the Old Yuan Family 重生之老袁家的商业帝国 Reborn, he discovers that his father actually came back several years earlier. His father has laid a decent foundation. With no System and no golden finger, if he wants to lie flat, he’ll first need to build up the family’s assets. He’ll farm diligently and earn money honestly. Due to review requirements, Chapter 2 appears after Chapter 42. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause while reading. 750Reads6.9Score102Shelves
- 13 Reborn as a God-Tier Investor 重生之神级投资 They say even a pig can fly when it catches the wind! Reborn at the dawn of the 2014 boom, Chang Dong vows to soar like a dragon and phoenix and revel in wealth and luxury! 2.9kReads7.8Score106Shelves
- 14 Becoming a Super Rich Man Starting in College 从大学开始，成为超级富豪 Back in 2005, the internet was entering a golden age, and the protagonist hoped to claim the most delicious slice of the pie. Starting with Renren, he ventures into movies, phones, games, investments, entertainment, e-commerce, new energy, drones... From the internet to manufacturing, from the internet to showbiz, he builds his fortune while enjoying life. Watch as the protagonist gradually becomes a business magnate. 469Reads—Score100Shelves
- 15 Are You Crazy? I'm Already This Perfect, Why Do I Need to Be Reborn? 疯了吧！我这么完美还要重生？ [Reborn + period setting + school beauty + romance + entrepreneurship + making money + lighthearted + daily life + comedy + leisurely pace + no System] Lu Mingfei returned to 2002 and faced countless choices. Naturally, only children are forced to choose: adults take it all. Thus began his perfect life, with success in both business and love. 152Reads8.0Score103Shelves
- 16 Seizing the Moment to Become a Tycoon 踏准风口成巨富 In his previous life, Li Shun was a nobody, a poor wretch crushed by life until he could barely breathe. Time and again, he bowed his head to life's demands, only to scrape by from one breath to the next. In this life, Li Shun is lucky, and so are his friends. They can rely on one another and stand shoulder to shoulder through the tide of reform, rising with every new opportunity. The great waves wash away the sand, leaving heroes behind. Blessed by the Goddess of Luck, Li Shun also finds his ow 11.3kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
- 17 Back to 1991: Building a Business Empire 重回1991做豪门 Chen Yang had spent most of his life achieving nothing, and now he was terminally ill. Then one night, he dreamed himself back to 1991, where he found his sweet, adorable little daughter and his gorgeous, sexy wife... What was going on? He and his wife had clearly divorced thirty years ago. Overcome with excitement, Chen Yang realized he had returned to the past. In this era, where gold lay everywhere, even a pig could take off. What’s more, Chen Yang had the memories of two lifetimes. He set ou 1.2kReads8.4Score103Shelves
- 18 From the Start, I Lost My Property Deed, But Unexpectedly Became the Richest Man 开局输掉房产证，却意外成了首富 [Urban + reborn + daily life + one heroine + entrepreneurship + border trading + period setting + building wealth] Yu Feng, who once commanded assets worth hundreds of billions, is reborn in 1999. Back then, he was destitute, addicted to alcohol and gambling, and his wife and daughter died because of him, leaving him consumed by regret. Now reborn, he unexpectedly gains the Fortune and Misfortune System, which lets him see other people's current luck. Watch as he uses the System and the foresigh 579Reads8.2Score108Shelves
- 19 Reborn in 1980: Abba's Ambition 重生80-阿巴的野望 An 80-year-old tycoon is reborn in 1980, just as the youth centers are being shut down. By a twist of fate, he finds himself with a wife. Starting with nothing and living in abject poverty, the young couple come to know and love each other. From the countryside to the city, they work hard to change their lives and social standing. A vivid, authentic portrayal of the lives of ordinary people at the bottom of society in that era, their joys and sorrows, and the many sides of a society swept along 692Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 20 Twenty Years Ahead of the Curve: The Loneliness of a Business Mogul 超前二十年眼光，商业巨头多寂寞 Lin Zhicao was a senior programmer at Goose Factory, but he unexpectedly gets reborn in 1998. Armed with internet technology and information far ahead of its time, he plans to start his own business in this life, acquire his former employer, Penguin, and build it into the leading internet company in China, chatting and joking with the industry bigwigs. Lin Zhicao: Lei Busi, hello. How do you make a pig fly? Lin Zhicao: Hello, Jack Ma! Are you interested in money? What a coincidence, I’m not inte 844Reads6.5Score109Shelves
- 21 Replay the Game: Live Up to Our Youth and Each Other! 覆局重弈：不负韶华不负卿！ A life you've already lived, a road you've already explored and a river you've already crossed: will there still be thorns and whirlpools? When you're reborn, should you seek the right answer or the optimal solution? In his previous life, Ji Mo spent all his years pursuing a life of comfort. Can he attain it this time around? 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Entertainment in 2000: My Little Sister Is a Goddess 文娱2000，我的妹妹是天仙 Reborn in 2000, Yu An has only one thought: protect his family. Starting out by shorting the Nasdaq, he buys Marvel, invests in Penguin, and takes control of Netflix, building an empire worth hundreds of billions that spans entertainment and technology. Think he is merely a godfather of business? No. He also intends to put his father in the White House and become the man at the helm of the world’s most powerful private military conglomerate. When Jewish financiers ignite war in Africa and Wal 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Reborn by Chance, I Seize the Moment and Live the Good Life 意外重生，踩住风口过惬意人生 Main characters: Lin Feng, Ye Yao After failing at business and in his marriage, Lin Feng became a hapless fool raising another man’s son. One night, after drinking himself into a stupor with his buddies, he returned to the carefree days of 2014. He was eighteen that year and had yet to meet the person who would drag him to rock bottom. It seemed that everything still lay ahead of him. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Restarting My Life, I Take Control of the Global Economy 重启人生，主宰全球经济 Chen Hao is reborn and returns to 1993. He is eighteen that year and about to take the college entrance exam. A disaster is also about to befall him and his parents. In an age when gold lies everywhere, what path will he take? 61Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 25 Reborn in 2008: Starting with Phone Screen Protectors 重生2008：从手机贴膜开始 Other people transmigrate and become tech geniuses or the richest people in the world. After Zhang Xiaoshan transmigrated, he had no idea how to make money. He couldn't get into college, and working for someone else was out of the question, so he could only make ends meet by running a street stall. 2.2kReads8.5Score108Shelves
- 26 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 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Forging Youth Anew 再铸青春 If you had the chance to live your life over again, what would you choose? Newly reborn, Ye Feng is already facing a breakup. In his previous life, he begged and pleaded. What will he choose this time? 271Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 28 A Life Without Regrets: Back to 1992 人生无憾之重回1992 Things don’t go your way nine times out of ten. If I could live again, I’d make up for every regret in my life! Career, family, relatives, friends, romance, brotherhood: I won’t miss out on a single one! Everyone who bullied, humiliated, or trampled on me in my last life will end up beneath my feet! Reborn in 1992, the protagonist Yang Fan doesn’t just want to be a butterfly flapping its wings. He wants to become a pterosaur stirring up the world. 1.3kReads8.6Score110Shelves
- 29 Back in My Senior Year of High School: Letting Loose All Summer 重回高三，从暑假开始尽情浪 To win the heart of the campus belle, Jiang Ye gave her all his money and shares in his company. Not only did he fail to win her affection, but the greedy girl poisoned him and took his life. Fortunately, Jiang Ye was reborn in 2006, an era of youthful innocence and reckless abandon. That year, Jiang Ye had just turned eighteen, with only a month left until the college entrance exams. Given a second chance at life, Jiang Ye resolved to take his revenge and established his own life motto: Make mo 2.5kReads7.3Score202Shelves
- 30 Reborn in 2005: Being a Scumbag Was Never My Intention 重生05，渣男不是我本意 [Urban] [Rebirth] [Multiple Leads] [Business] [Entertainment Industry] [Handcrafted with Traditional Methods] All you handsome guys, come on in and have a look around. Chu Da, the owner of a talent agency, had just finished getting acquainted with a newly signed college student under his management. Who would have thought that a puddle of water on the floor would cause him to fall, bringing his head into intimate contact with the corner of his desk? When he woke up, he was back on t 7.3kReads—Score545Shelves
- 31 Bottom of the Class? I'm Just Earning My First Fortune 班级吊车尾？我只是在挣第一桶金 Qin Tian is reborn in 2012. Back then, he was a hopeless student about to take the college entrance exam, the very bottom of his class. When his teachers tried to motivate him with all their heartfelt speeches, Qin Tian thought, I’ve had my fill of that in my last life. I can’t stomach another drop. Studying is what top students are good at. Why should he use his weaknesses to challenge someone else’s strengths? So, rain or shine, he climbed over the wall every night to go online. One morning, h 698Reads6.5Score101Shelves
- 32 2018: Don't Think You Can Fool Me Again 2018，别想再骗我 Before jumping, Zhang Yue's final thought wasn't about money. It was about Zeng Wan. The girl on the factory assembly line who always snuck him water, her eyes curving like moons whenever she smiled. She came from a wealthy family and had only joined the factory for some life experience. In his previous life, she confessed her feelings, but he rejected her out of insecurity. Later, he heard she had married a spoiled rich kid and was unhappy. When he opened his eyes again, it was the summer of 2 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Reborn in Hong Kong: I Lead the City into a New Era 重生港岛，我引领香江 Starting in 1980s Hong Kong, I’ll build a whole new Hong Kong! Want to see long-legged beauties? How about I create a Hong Kong girl group? Want to see idol dramas? How about I get the Four Heavenly Kings to star in them? No 3A games at home? No great directors? No… Don’t worry, everyone. I’ll take care of it all, one thing at a time! (This is a rookie author’s first novel, so please forgive any shortcomings! Many thanks, everyone!) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 I Just Want to Retire Early 我就想早点退个休 Urban life + reborn + campus belle + multiple heroines + lighthearted Office worker Jiang Zheng is reborn after a car accident on his way home from working overtime. With a second chance at life, he sets himself a goal: by the time he graduates from college, he needs to have his diploma, property deed, retirement pension, and birth permit. Why is there no marriage certificate? Naturally, because he's not good enough… 1.8kReads7.0Score101Shelves
- 35 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 1.6kReads7.0Score101Shelves
- 36 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! 993Reads7.7Score100Shelves
- 37 I’m a Billionaire, So What’s Wrong With Being a Little Scummy? 我一个首富，渣一点不过分吧 4kReads8.5Score291Shelves
- 38 Reborn: The Rise of Capital 重生之资本崛起 This is a slow-paced, everyday-life story, not a wish-fulfillment novel. Please don't complain if it's not your thing. [Business + Everyday Life + Lighthearted + One Heroine + No System + No Cultivation] Lu Qingfeng was reborn before the college entrance exams, but this time his life was destined to be different. Watch an ordinary man from the lower rungs of society look on as the tides of capital rise and fall... 810Reads7.0Score100Shelves
- 39 Back at Eighteen, I Have No Choice but to Make a Comeback! 重返十八，我只好逆袭！ [Reborn in College]+ [Urban Slice of Life]+ [Business and Making Money]+ [Youth and Campus]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [No System] Lin Mo is reborn, back in the summer of 2011. He’s returned to the best age of all: eighteen. This time, he’ll live a more exciting and freer life. 939Reads7.2Score106Shelves
- 40 Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Wouldn't Want to Lie Flat? 都重生了谁不想躺平啊 At thirty-five, Lin Qi had the kind of annual salary others envied, along with a house and a car. Yet somehow, he was reborn. Wait, why does he get to be reborn? After being reborn, Lin Qi no longer wanted to repeat his old life. Since he’d been reborn, who wouldn’t want to lie flat? Of course, he might as well earn enough to lie flat in comfort. 43Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 41 Reborn in 1995: I Have a Fortune of Billions to Inherit 重生95，我有亿万家产要继承 (Both leads are reborn + real-world industry + multiple heroines + no System + not a wish-fulfillment story + slow burn) Jin Yang, born into a wealthy family, was raised by his parents to live frugally. He has little ambition and is better at preserving what he has than making progress. When his childhood sweetheart is humiliated and takes her own life, and foreign capital moves to encircle his company, he is powerless to fight back and can only retreat again and again. Reborn, Jin Yang naturall 13Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 42 Reborn in 2000: Building an Internet Empire and Becoming the World's Richest 重生2000，构建互联网帝国，成全球首富 [Lighthearted + Comedy + Showy Humility] Before he was reborn, he was a top-tier big shot and the world’s number-one hacker. After one drunken binge, he returned to the year 2000. A legend? Sorry, you can’t break into this market anymore. Isn’t it time to find a new game for the dreams of 800 million mouse users? Those guys at NetEase know nothing about running games. I’ll make Three Kingdoms: Generals! Zhou Zhen rekindles his dream, determined to get people all over the world playing his games! 93Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Reborn in 2009: I Started Building a Fortune at an Internet Cafe 重生2009：从网吧开始做首富 At middle age, Zhang Yu returns to the age of eighteen. Standing at the crucial crossroads of his life, he decides not to repeat his old mistakes and to make up for every regret from the past. 277Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 44 Reborn in My Senior Year, and Suddenly Surrounded by Beautiful Girls! 重生高三，身边竟多了好多美女！ Rebirth + High School + University + Making Money + Entrepreneurship What would happen if you were reborn in high school? This is a fresh start for a 40-year-old unemployed man in 2024. It's also the carefree life of a high school senior in 2004. 59Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 45 Reborn as a Ruthless Mogul 重生之商界狂少 After his business went bankrupt, Lin Mo leaped from the thirty-seventh floor in despair. To his surprise, he returned to his college days more than ten years earlier. In this new life, he has not only brothers bound to him by loyalty and gratitude, but also a girlfriend who loves him deeply. With their help, he overcomes one hardship after another and eventually becomes a business magnate. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Back to 1993: The Perfect Life 重返93之完美人生 The 1990s were a time when fortunes were made. Countless people rose and fell, while countless others followed in their footsteps. Yet the people of southwestern Shandong remained trapped in poverty. Lu Zijian suddenly returned to 1993. His second life began with a blind date. 334Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 47 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. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Back to 1993: Breaking Through 重返1993之突围 Rebirth + farming + morally gray protagonist + business wars + cultural warfare + financial warfare + technological warfare He returns to 1993, an era on the cusp of great change. The big brother has only just fallen. Negative talk about Daxia is everywhere on the international stage. Capital is fleeing in a frenzy. The idea that it's better to buy than to build dominates at home. Large numbers of scientific researchers are going abroad. To fulfill his mission of overcoming Daxia's technological 283Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 49 Reborn Investment Mogul 重生投资大佬 What would you do if you were reborn in 2008? Lin Han tells you, “First, make ten billion, and then... you know the rest!” 1.2kReads7.2Score105Shelves
- 50 From Reborn Gaokao Student to World’s Richest Man 从重生高考开始，成为世界首富 [Reborn in a New Era + Building Wealth + Internet Industry + Life and Love + Reaching the Summit] Zhou Hao, a miserable veteran programmer working overtime, was kicked by fate back to the 2001 college entrance exam. Battered and bruised, he dusted himself off and set out on a path destined for greatness. Given a second life, Zhou Hao had ambitions of his own. Making money was only the beginner level of greatness; Appearing in Time magazine, dominating the IT industry, and reaching the top of the —Reads—Score—Shelves
