Novels like Reborn in 1985
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- 51 Transmigrating to the Countryside in the Seventies: From the Start, I Awakened an All-Purpose System 穿越七零下乡，开局觉醒全能系统 What should you do after transmigrating as the unloved real young master? After Cong Yue was caught up in a hospital dispute, he opened his eyes again to find himself lying in a youth settlement at a production brigade on the motherland's border, in early 1972. He was the real young master in a story of a real and fake young master. Did he think being taken home by his birth parents meant his happy life was about to begin? No. They just needed someone to take their beloved adopted son’s place in 10.6kReads6.7Score569Shelves
- 52 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—Shelves
- 53 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 1.6kReads8.4Score105Shelves
- 54 With a System in Hand, I Became the Founder of a Financial Empire 手握系统，我成了财阀帝国创始人 [Entrepreneurship + Data Panel + Everyday Life + No Face-Slapping + A Female Lead Appears Later, Read at Your Own Discretion!] From the start: An orphan takes out a loan to start a business. The ending: I become the founder of a world-class financial empire. Sequel: To be determined… 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 The Villain Is Reborn in 1998 with a Super Memory 恶棍重生98，我拥有超级记忆 Historical era + urban daily life + youth and school days + building a career + big shots A new novel is here! The story starts slowly, then picks up speed. Readers, hop aboard without worry. Ning Hao is reborn. In his previous life, he was a thug. His school saw him as a blight, students treated him like a street punk, and society considered him a parasite. He went to prison for taking the fall for someone else in the name of so-called brotherhood. After his parents died in an accident, he spen 167Reads6.4Score212Shelves
- 56 Reborn: The Tumultuous Year of 1982 重生：激荡1982 Also known as: Reborn in 1982, a Groom from the Start. Zhu Yunqing is unexpectedly sent back to 1982, where he starts out as an illiterate young gambler and groom in a remote, impoverished village. He wants to run away from his wedding and escape an era of utter poverty. But he comes to understand how much his family hopes for him, and ultimately decides to make a fresh start. Drawing on the life experience he gained in his previous life, he discovers the unique charm of the era, where treasures 660Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 57 Transmigrating Through the Golden Years 穿越光辉岁月 I woke up to find myself back in those days of youthful passion... 1.7kReads8.2Score100Shelves
- 58 Reborn in 1976: From the Start, I Bind the Barter System 重生七六，开局绑定换物系统 [1970s] [System] [Reborn] [Pocket Dimension] [The male lead cherishes his family, and they dote on him in return] Fu Xizhou is reborn, returning to the day in the 1970s when his fiancée broke off their engagement. In his previous life, his adoptive parents' family used the breakup to cheat him out of his job and arrange for him to be sent to the countryside. They sweet-talked him into willingly becoming their family's human blood bank. To support them, he even indirectly harmed his birth family, 30.3kReads7.3Score3.1kShelves
- 59 Reborn, I Just Want to Go to College and Make a Fortune 重生归来，只想上大学赚大钱 Chen Yi'an had two greatest regrets in her previous life: First, she never went to college. Second, when her parents needed money most, she couldn't give them any. Now that she had been given another life, she absolutely couldn't afford to have regrets again. This time, she was determined to get into a good university and earn more than enough money. 216Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 60 Reborn: How Am I the Billionaire Family's Legitimate Grandson?! 重生：百亿豪门嫡孙竟是我？！ [Reborn in the 2010s]+ [Everyday Urban Life]+ [Business Empire]+ [School Days]+ [Illustrated] Lin Yi had just pulled out his breathing tube when he opened his eyes and found himself back in the 2010 college entrance exam hall. And that wasn't even the craziest part... He rescued an old man who'd been hit by an electric scooter. The next morning, he was ushered into a VIP hospital room, where someone slapped a DNA report down in front of him: “Son, I'm your biological grandfather.” Wait a second. 140.9kReads8.4Score17.7kShelves
- 61 In the End, I Touched Capital's Cheese, Cake, and Noodles 终究动了资本的奶酪，蛋糕，面条 What’s it like to be a capitalist? Before he was reborn, Su Xiu thought it meant oppression, exploitation, plunder, bloodshed, and wealth passed down through bloodlines. But after he was hanged to death, Su Xiu decided that running a business might be a little better. Except Su Xiu thinks running a business is still about oppression, exploitation, and plunder, and is still soaked in blood! Employees: Got it! Exploit our competitors! Oppress capital! Plunder the world! Capital: Is that really how 277Reads8.7Score101Shelves
- 62 Reborn in 2008: I Became a Tycoon with a Phone from the Future 重生08：我靠未来手机成首富 [Thrilling Business Battles] + [The Male Lead Isn’t a Saint] + [No Female Lead, Multiple Female Supporting Characters] + [Getting Rich Alongside His Brothers] Just after Shen Tian was reborn in the 2008 college entrance exam hall, he discovered a phone from 2025 in his pocket! The app “Toutiao” turned out to be a gold mine of information from the future! [Shocking! Bitcoin surges twenty millionfold in eight years!] [The first year of Taobao: Singles’ Day sales top 100 million!] [Financial crisis 6.5kReads—Score754Shelves
- 63 The Supreme Financial Emperor of the City 都市之至尊金融皇帝 Life in middle age is worse than being a dog. Li Fei, an overworked wage slave, somehow transmigrated back to the turn of the millennium! With memories that put him twenty-two years ahead of the entire world! Looking at familiar candlestick charts and recalling the financial upheavals that had once taken place, Li Fei was a caged dragon released into the sea! Under his command, he could do whatever he wanted in the stock market, while the futures market was nothing but his own field of leeks to 363Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 64 Weeping at My Wife and Daughter's Graves, I Am Reborn in 1983 跪在老婆女儿坟墓前哭，重生八三 [The short drama “1983: Turning the Tables, No Longer a Good-for-Nothing” is now available] (Reborn in the 1980s + scumbag reforms + 1v1 romance + doting dad gets rich) In his previous life, Yang Fan was a good-for-nothing, disliked by everyone, until his wife and daughter died and he finally came to his senses. But by then, his family had already fallen apart. No matter how much money he made afterward, he was still all alone. Yang Fan thought he would have to leave this life with those regrets 744Reads8.7Score105Shelves
- 65 Two Daughters Who Let the Cold In, and Their Dad Breaks Down 生了两个漏风小棉袄，奶爸哭晕 [Reborn in a bygone era + farming + sweet romance + doting dad + System] In his previous life, Li Xiangdong spent every day drinking and gambling. He watched with his own eyes as his wife, He Shuying, and their twin daughters died a tragic death! Only then did he realize that he had long been unable to live without He Shuying! His two soft, cuddly babies were everything to him! He regretted his ways and spent the rest of his life doing good deeds, hoping to atone for his sins. He died alone and 336Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 66 Back to 1987 重返1987 By a twist of fate, wage slave Zhou Weiguo returned to 1987. All the regrets from his previous life were gone: the house he had been too late to decide to buy, and later couldn’t afford; his fear of starting a business; and the fact that he couldn’t get married because he had no money. With a second chance at life, he chose a different way to live. Riding the tide of reform and opening up with his forward-thinking outlook, he made a roaring success of both love and career. There was just one com 1.6kReads8.1Score149Shelves
- 67 A Transmigrator’s Guide to Getting Rich in the 1970s 穿越七零致富经 Gu Zhiyi used to get by doing nothing but eating and waiting to die, serving as a family mascot in the era of the Star Network. After transmigrating to China in the 1970s, he discovers that a world without supernatural abilities is simply too much fun. So he uses his own powers to set out on the path to wealth. 81Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 68 Reborn as a Financial Tycoon 重生之金融大鳄 When history returns to 2012, Chen Feng knows his chance to get rich has arrived. Invest, invest, invest! Using the advantage of being reborn, he takes one step at a time toward becoming the richest man in the world. 225Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 69 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
- 70 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
- 71 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
- 72 1982: Reborn Before My Wife and Child Fall into the Water 1982：重生在老婆孩子落水前 Synopsis: Urban rebirth + farming + period setting + devoted husband and dad + a scumbag’s redemption + getting rich! “Heavens! Please, let me see my wife and children again, even if it’s only for a moment!” As he lay dying, Ye Bufan desperately wished his prayer would come true. Every night for forty years, he had relived every little moment with his wife and children. Each memory felt like a knife, slowly carving into his heart. The people he had wronged most, the ones he felt most indebted to 708Reads8.7Score102Shelves
- 73 Reborn in 1993: Returning to the Day My Wife and Daughter Fell to Their Deaths 重生93：回到妻女坠亡的那一天 "Su Hao, you caused our daughter’s death. I hate you!" He was scum, responsible for the deaths of his beloved wife and two adorable daughters. He spent half his life alone, yet he could never forget the day his wife and daughters fell to their deaths. If he had the chance, Su Hao would give his life to atone for the sins of a lifetime. By chance, he transmigrated to 1993. Now he had the chance to choose his life again and make up for his regrets. In this life, I’ll protect you all, no matter wha 27Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 74 Reborn in 1996: I Teach Mr. Huang How to Make Graphics Cards 重生1996：我教黄老板做显卡 Period setting + rebirth + urban life + no System + single heroine + chips (The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later.) (The author has completed a million-word novel, so read with confidence.) In 1996, at an all-hands meeting at N Company, Mr. Huang was reading out the layoff list. When he got to Lin Zhe, everyone turned to look at the corner of the last row. In his previous life, Lin Zhe had stood up and walked out. For the next thirty years, he dreamed of that scene again and again. This 12.9kReads6.7Score804Shelves
- 75 A Satisfying Tale of Immortal Cultivation 爽文修仙录 Rebirth + Multiple Heroines + Invincible + Feel-Good Power Fantasy The protagonist, Lin Yan, awakens the Chaos Spirit Pivot Ring. Using resentment and renown as energy, he purifies his spiritual roots and unlocks skills, rising from a good-for-nothing in the Qingyun Sect to turn the tables on his enemies, claim every opportunity, and ultimately reach the pinnacle of the cultivation world. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Reborn in the 1980s 重生八零年代 Reborn in the 1980s, he arrives as the winds of reform and opening up sweep across China, and the nation awaits renewal. Faced with his family's poverty and his stepmother's tearful pleas, he makes a different choice from the one he made in his previous life. Through hard work and foresight, he takes one steady step after another toward wealth. Starting with trading mountain produce, he moves on to buying and selling bamboo mats, leasing mountain forests, and developing tourism, transforming the 224Reads7.9Score119Shelves
- 77 Rekindling the Nineties: My Golden Finger Comes from 2024 重燃九零：金手指来自2024 Zhao Ze was reborn in 1990, just in time for the grand occasion of being released from prison after taking the fall for his entire village, with his own page added to the family genealogy. But after four years behind bars, the bully who once ran roughshod over everyone had only gotten worse, leaving Zhao Ze with nowhere to live in the village. This time, however, Zhao Ze had nothing to fear. He had the 2024 version of the “Buy Low” platform, his golden finger, and planned to use trades across ti 5.9kReads7.4Score429Shelves
- 78 Reborn in 1983 重生1983 A young CEO worth tens of billions is sent back to 1983 by an accident, reborn in the body of a small-time punk who loves to fight. The two become one, and together they are invincible! He starts a business with a gang of shady friends, beginning in a tiny workshop and rising swiftly to the pinnacle of wealth. But when it comes to love, he finds himself in crisis after crisis: caught between the wives he had in his past and present lives, as well as the young women, married women, and Peking Uni 35Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 79 Reborn: I Became a Big Shot in Every Industry 重生：我成了各行业大佬 [One female lead + 2004 + developing both the internet and traditional industries] Su Chen is reborn. If his family uses their money to treat his father's illness, he won't be able to go to college. If he goes to college, his father won't receive treatment and will be left permanently disabled. Su Chen doesn't want his father's lifelong disability from his previous life to happen again. He joins his mother in selling boxed meals at a street stall and helps her build a career in the food industry 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 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. 99Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 81 Be Reborn, Wang Lili 重生吧，王丽丽 How does a middle-aged woman break free and start over when marriage, children, unemployment, and poor health all weigh her down? This book follows Wang Lili, a middle-aged loser who uses her chance to be reborn to climb, step by step, to the peak of life. 44Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 82 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. 136Reads8.0Score103Shelves
- 83 My Lover Is a Stock 我的情人是股票 A young teacher from a small town is dumped by the belle of Huilong Bay. Then, after a car accident nearly kills him, he unexpectedly gets the chance to travel to Gui Province on business. A twist of fate brings him to the capital-frenzied Yinhai Bay, where he earns the first fortune of his life. From then on, he begins to play the pig to eat the tiger, crossing oceans and making his way through the stock and futures markets on the road to wealth... 1.6kReads8.3Score104Shelves
- 84 My RV Came with Me to the Countryside 房车跟着我下乡了 Song Dahu was traveling in his RV when he accidentally transmigrated into the body of an educated youth sent to the countryside in Northeast China in the late 1960s. With no grand ambitions, he somehow became the village guardian of Kaoshantun. Relying on memories from his previous life and the villagers' combined efforts, he turned a small village into a prosperous place the entire country envied. This novel has no saintly protagonist, no gore, no scheming or treachery. It's just ordinary life, 154Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 85 Reborn in 2006: Starting at a Small Private Factory 重生06从私营小厂开始 [Reborn, no System, tycoon, no face-slapping] This novel tells the story of how Zhou Long is reborn in 2006 and rises from an insignificant nobody with no education, skills, or family connections to become a tycoon, making up for the regrets of his past life along the way. The story includes a modest fictional cheat that fits the era. Starting in the mobile phone industry, he gradually develops technology and manufacturing, breaks foreign monopolies, and develops his own operating systems, litho 1.2kReads6.1Score102Shelves
- 86 I Was Just Pretending to Work, So Why Did You Have to Make Me Rich? 不好好假装上班，非逼我发财是吧 “Our company solemnly guarantees that every penny you pay will buy you a completely meaningless corporate life.” After losing his job, project manager Wan Juyi plans to start a laid-back company just to make ends meet. It will help rich heirs fake the image of corporate professionals by issuing them job offers, letting them choose their own salaries and departments, and even forging project proposals for them... But the rich kids take things to a whole new level: One pays his friend a salary 1.2kReads6.9Score102Shelves
- 87 Reborn in the 1980s: Love and Career, I Want It All 重生八零：爱情事业全都要 [Reborn + 1980s + farming + building wealth + family life + strong heroine + devoted couple] Fang Qiushui is reborn and forced to marry an alcoholic gambler many years her senior, in exchange for a wife for her cousin. Why should I have to trade away my whole life so my cousin can get a wife? Why does his family get to eat eggs while I have to live on dried radish? Dream on! I won’t agree to this! She takes her mother and younger sister and decisively splits from the family. She tears into her c 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 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
- 89 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
- 90 I Told You to Reborn and Train an Alt, Not Slay Gods and Demons with One Sword! 让你重生炼小号，你一剑斩神魔？ [Everyone Changes Class + Invincible + Stat-Focused + No Playing Weak] Spiritual qi revival begins, and gods, demons, monsters, and servants of the Old Gods descend upon the world. Class-changers become humanity’s defenders and rulers. Ye Xiao, who unexpectedly returns to five years in the past, activates a god-tier Enhancement System. Ding! Strength enhanced by 999: damage +100 million. Ding! Resistance to all six elements enhanced by 999: immune to all magical damage. Ding! Bloodline witchcraf 6.3kReads7.8Score422Shelves
- 91 Transmigrating to Beijing in the 1950s 穿越到五十年代的四九城 [Period] [Male lead's perspective] [1950s–1970s] [One heroine] [Space] From the start, Zhang Xuchuan transmigrated into the body of a hapless five-year-old who had been reborn in a 1950s courtyard compound. In his previous life, the original owner had been thoroughly deceived by the book's heroine, ending up with his family ruined and everyone dead. After being reborn, he wanted to change his fate, but was hit by a car and killed on the very day he returned to the past. Forced to take over, Z 4.2kReads6.9Score179Shelves
- 92 The Greatest Post-’90s Legend Starts with Finding a Ten-Million-Yuan Opportunity 最牛九零后从捡到一个小目标开始 Chen Taiyun stumbled upon a USB drive in a dreamlike twist of fate and discovered that it contained Bitcoin worth over a hundred million. In an instant, his life took off, and he went from a nobody to a tycoon. Starting with that seed money, Chen Taiyun built his success step by step, gradually becoming a business mogul and earning the title of “The Greatest Post-90s Entrepreneur”! 82Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 Reborn in 1990: Making Waves on the Bitcoin Planet 重生1990：撬动比特地球 [Reborn × Starting from Scratch to Make a Fortune × Feel-Good Story × One Female Lead] [Early: Information Services - Mid-Story: Entertainment Industry - Late: Control of Public Opinion - Ending: ??!!] Also known as: The American Billionaire Is Actually a Spy for Another Country?! One moment, he’s an internet celebrity mogul with a net worth of over a hundred million. The next, he’s reborn in America in 1990! Staring at a creaky old “desktop” computer and listening to a dial-up connection that s 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Reborn: Rising in 1982 重生之崛起82 [Rebirth + Period Piece] He came to his senses one day and was reborn in 1982, the year he had regretted for the rest of his life. Fortunately, everything could still be put right! This time, he would never let the tragedy happen again! 35Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 95 1980 AD, Here I Come! 公元1980，我来了！ Mei Zhichao, a legendary soldier, is unexpectedly reborn in 1980 in the body of a timid, introverted high school senior. His father died young, and his mother struggled to raise two sons alone. The family is bullied every few days... See how he rewrites his fate and changes the world! 40Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 96 Reborn in 1985: After Prison, I Rebuild a Business Empire 重生85：出狱后，重塑商业帝国 [1980s setting + realism + romance + business + political intrigue] The year 1985 marked a turning point in economic reform, as an extraordinary era began to unfold. Lin Mochi is lucky enough to return to this age of abundant opportunity, but fate seems to be playing a cruel joke: he is reborn in the body of a recently released convict. In the face of everyone’s disdain and misunderstanding, he always responds with a smile. You can’t explain ice to a summer insect. Who could possibly understand 2.5kReads9.0Score181Shelves
- 97 Reborn as a Financial Power Player 重生之金融大玩家 In his previous life, he was the good-for-nothing his classmates mocked, a hapless stock-market sucker, and even his first love became his enemy's plaything. After being unexpectedly reborn, Cao Yi decided to cherish every second of his life and build a financial empire of his own! What? You say he has a few too many female confidantes? No worries. Your bro is full of energy. I can handle it... 37Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 98 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
- 99 Comeback in 1990 逆袭1990 Chen Dong wakes up to find himself reborn in 1990, a year when gold seems to lie everywhere. Haunted by regrets from his past life, he starts out selling tea eggs... The financial crisis, the oil crisis, the food crisis... Through one black swan event after another, Chen Dong turns the tables and surges ahead. He uses the very weapon his enemies know best, capital, to show everyone: The dragon of the East has awakened! 2.1kReads8.2Score147Shelves
- 100 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
