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- 1 Reborn: Rising to Success in 2008 重生2008崛起 Lin Hao is an ordinary programmer in 2025, in his thirties, with solid technical skills but no connections. His life is monotonous, his career has hit a clear ceiling, and his love life has gone nowhere. A sudden accident sends him back to 2008, when he has just graduated from college and mobile internet has yet to transform society completely. Armed with knowledge of the next seventeen years of development, he decides to rewrite his life, seize the opportunities of the age, and rise from an ord 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Reborn in 2008: I'm the Second-Generation Negative Net Worth Heir 重生08之我是负二代 Reborn, he rebuilds his family’s former glory as a “second-generation debtor,” rising from humble beginnings all the way to the pinnacle of the business world! He plans every move carefully, using his foresight and business acumen to stir up a storm in the marketplace. The rise of a business emperor is a thrilling tale! He moves among all kinds of beautiful women, as business warfare, romance, and opportunity intertwine. Watch as he climbs, step by step, to the top of the business world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn: I Can Turn the World Upside Down with a Flick of My Hand 重生之翻手为云覆手为雨 Lin Yu was born in the 1980s and grew up around the turn of the millennium. After an accident sends him back in time, he wakes up in his high school in 2001 and unexpectedly binds himself to a mysterious System. Armed with memories of his past life and a heart full of regrets, he uses the System as his wings and hard work as his stepping stones. Little by little, he changes the tragic fates of his friends and family, making up for each regret from the past. At last, he turns his life around and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn in 2004: From Honest Man to Supreme Sovereign 重生2004：从老实人到无上至尊 After experiencing the full range of human warmth and coldness, Zhang Feng wakes up one morning and finds himself back in 2004. He has just arrived at Spring City Normal University. In his previous life, Zhang Feng was a tragic man shackled by love, a small-time nobody battered and bruised by life. In this life, becoming the richest man is a given. More importantly, he's going to live life with freedom and flair. But as Zhang Feng gradually climbs to the peak of life, he realizes things aren't s 62Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 5 Reborn in 2007: Taking Over the Internet with Comics 重生07：从漫画开始制霸互联网 [Internet + Reborn + Entrepreneurship + Business Warfare] Zhou Zhou was getting ready to retire and enjoy a life of luxury, when he suddenly dropped dead in the arms of a beauty at a club. When he opened his eyes again, it was 2007, and he was confessing his feelings to the girl he'd had a crush on for years. But after getting a taste of the good life, President Zhou had only one thing on his mind: make money. He started with comics, then moved on to videos, games, entertainment, and more... Thi 16Reads—Score11414d adds
- 6 Living Again in 2004 重活2004 The protagonist, Lin Fan, is an unemployed 40-year-old man who unexpectedly returns to the second semester of his eighth-grade year in early 2004, reborn with a photographic memory. He goes from near the bottom of his class to becoming a top student, uses his knowledge of the future to write novels and earn his first fortune, starts out with a modern internet cafe, and gradually builds an internet empire, all while searching for the wife he had in his previous life so he can make up for his regr 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Reborn: The Godfather of the Internet 重生之互联网教父 Ye Qiu returns to his college days and builds a vast internet empire! 3Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 8 Back to 1999: I Dominated the Internet 重回1999，我在互联网制霸一方 Fang Heng unexpectedly returns to 1999, the golden age when the internet is just getting started. Riding the wave of the times, he vows to carve out a place for himself! He'll make up for the regrets of his past life in this one. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Back to 2002: Starting from the Bottom 回到2002从底层开始 At forty, Zuo Xiaoshan transmigrates back to 2002, reborn in the body of a young man in his early twenties. He thinks the knowledge and information he has from decades in the future will let him call the shots, but reality is nothing like he imagined. All he can do is rise up from the bottom, one step at a time. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Back to Life in 2004 重返人生之2004 Jin Fei, a loser, was lucky enough to be reborn. His smooth sailing after being reborn went to his head. A harsh dose of reality taught him what the real world was like. Being reborn doesn't solve everything. If you want to live it up after being reborn, you still need money. Without enough, it's simply impossible! 33Reads—Score114d adds
- 11 Reborn: I'm Really an Internet Mogul 重生：我真的是互联网大佬 [Rebirth + business warfare + beautiful women + brainy face-slapping] A class reunion sends a successful young business tycoon, once a super-genius student, back to the days before the college entrance exams. Armed with the experience of his past life, Lu Yang is determined to achieve great things while he’s young and never feel inferior again! —Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 12 Reborn in 2009: Selling Milk Tea and Livestreaming! 重生2009，卖奶茶，开直播！ [Reborn + Making Money + Realistic + No Romance] Reborn in 2009, she had never lived in a mansion or driven a luxury car in her previous life. This time around, she would build up her capital by selling duck heads from a street stall. Other people who are reborn either conquer the workplace or become big shots! Ye Xiaoxi pats her own head. All she can do with her second chance is sell the milk tea she sold in her previous life and start the livestreaming business she used to work in!!! But who s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Return to 2005 重返2005 Ordinary office worker Zhong Hao returned to 2005. In the Internet boom of its untamed early days, he turned the tide with a flick of his hand. Smartphones, online shopping platforms, big data, artificial intelligence, new energy... With a flawless business portfolio, he became the most celebrated investment genius of the 21st century! Start your business early! 272Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 14 Reborn in 2008: The Internet Empire Rose with Food Delivery 重生08：互联网帝国从外卖崛起 [Internet Industry + Business Rivalry + Multiple Female Leads + Reborn + Entrepreneurship] Jiang Feng returns to 2008. After getting his first pot of gold from Tianxian, he starts with campus food delivery, then launches a counterattack into the group-buying market. Short videos, e-commerce, micro-dramas, music apps, travel and hospitality, local services, internet finance, AI. Amid the three-way rivalry between Penguin, Alibaba, and Baidu, he carves out a place for himself against all odds. Pen 23.6kReads—Score3k14d adds
- 15 Reborn as an Internet Mogul 重生之互联网大亨 2004. Baidu had been online for four years. JD.com had been founded six years earlier. NetEase had been around for seven years. Alibaba was celebrating its fifth anniversary, and Taobao had only just launched the year before. Luo Chen was unexpectedly reborn in 2004, as the internet was beginning to boom. Watch him rise step by step to become an industry magnate! 1.1kReads5.1Score—14d adds
- 16 Reborn: From the Internet to the World's Richest Man 重生：从互联网到世界首富 In his previous life, the enormous debt he unexpectedly found himself saddled with forced Chu Feng to work to pay it off. It also made him miss the golden age of the internet’s explosive growth. And even the person he loved most! But this time, he was reborn! Everything would be different! He would take back everything he had lost with his own hands! He would make up, piece by piece, for everything he had missed! Alibaba? Tencent? Even food delivery? Chu Feng planned to get involved in all of it 816Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 17 Reborn in 2002: From Cheat Codes to Ruling a Gaming Empire 重生02，从外挂到独掌游戏帝国 [Reborn] [World's Richest Man] [The Age of Online Games] [Gaming] [Period Novel] Years later, Chen Rui, the world's richest man, faced reporters in an interview. A reporter asked, "Mr. Chen, what do you think of your former rivals, Mr. Ma and Mr. Ding?" Chen Rui replied: "Old Ma? He's still better suited to being a teacher. Business warfare isn't for him." "Little Ma? He's certainly tough to deal with, but he can't beat me. Yes, I mean in business, of course. I could beat him one-on-one too, if 51.7kReads7.2Score4.7k14d adds
- 18 Back to College: From the Start, I Win 250 Million in the Lottery 重返大学，开局中奖两亿五千万 If you had 250 million yuan, would your life be different? [No System + Entrepreneurship + Internet + Manufacturing + Technology] See how Yuan Hua builds his business empire through a series of strategic moves, making breakthroughs in the internet, smartphones, hardware, new energy, AI, and more. This novel focuses mainly on business. It is a slow burn, with no harem and no mindless wish fulfillment, and is suited to readers who enjoy traditional rebirth novels. Yuan Hua, who had originally d 165Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Richest Man: Starting with a Hotpot Restaurant 首富：从火锅店开始 What makes a good boss? No talk of ideals! Just raise salaries! Full social insurance and housing fund! Benefits to the max! Overtime? Not a chance! Employee: Boss, I really can't accept any more. Ye Feng: No, no, no. I'm still not giving you enough. After awakening the Peerless Good Boss System, the happier his employees are, the higher the salary cashback multiplier becomes. Ye Feng: I just want to be a good... boss. 231Reads5.5Score11314d adds
- 20 Fishing by the Sea: Reborn in an 80s Fishing Village, I Make My Fortune 赶海：重生80年渔村，发家致富 Chen Haitao is reborn in the small fishing village where he lived as a young man. This time, he intends to make up for the regrets of his previous life. But while gathering seafood along the shore, he unexpectedly discovers that he can see prompts. Let's see how he builds his fortune, starting with the shore... 3.7kReads6.2Score18414d adds
- 21 I Saved Enough Startup Capital in Two and a Half Years, Then Conquered the Internet 两年半攒够启动金，我横扫互联网 [Just got its rating, but it’ll go up later] [Internet business + rebirth + business wars + social apps + group buying + food delivery] In 2026, Chen Yang, the owner of a small software outsourcing studio, and his girlfriend drive off a cliff on Highway 318. Reborn in 1997, Chen Yang spends two and a half years earning his first fortune by doing software outsourcing and running intensive programming courses. Late 1999. Penguin: Founded just this year. It already has hundreds of thousands of user 1.3kReads5.3Score10214d adds
- 22 Reborn in 2010, I Became the Richest Man 重生2010后我当了首富 The protagonist is reborn from 2024 into 2010 to make up for the regrets of his previous life. He leads his family to prosperity, makes amends to the woman he wronged, establishes companies, invests in future businesses, and builds a commercial empire. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Reborn in 2005: I Transmigrated with My Memories 重生2005：我带着记忆穿越了 Lin Fei wakes up to find that he has transmigrated back to 2005. He has been reborn, and he still has his memories! Twenty years ago, gold was everywhere for the taking! Watch him conquer the stock market and thrive in business, as he rises from a failed middle-aged man to a self-made tycoon and begins a life of effortless success! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Reborn in the Millennium: Ma's 70 Billion Yuan Gift from the Start 重生千禧年，开局马总奉上七百亿 Xiao Ma: Brother Bei is doing something completely new with the internet. I'm the only one in the world who truly understands him, and he's the only one who truly understands me! Qianqian: Don't flatter yourself, person above! The one who understands Big Brother best is me! Me!! Liu Yifei!!! Jackie Chan: Brother Bei has always been my guiding light, showing me the way as I made my mark in Hollywood! Jay Chou: I feel like I've always lived in Brother Bei's shadow! Wu Zongxian: Brother Bei saved m 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Reborn in 2009: I Really Don't Have Any Black Technology! 重生零九：我真没有黑科技啊！ He was reborn in 2009. He had all kinds of insanely advanced technology. He got his start in gaming, grew through industry, and made it big with help from the big shots in his field. With technology far beyond the world’s current level, countries around the globe had no choice but to lower their proud heads and bow in submission to this man and the Dragon Kingdom behind him. That man was Ye Qiu, a marvel with titles including “Master of Success Studies,” “Father of Modern Technology,” and “The W 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Reborn in 2002: Writing Code at an Internet Cafe and Becoming a Tycoon 重生02：网吧写代码开始当首富 [Urban] [Internet Entrepreneurship] [One Female Lead] After being reborn, Lu Nan has one simple goal: earn 80,000 yuan in a month to pay for his mother's medical treatment. But he goes too far and accidentally sends prices across the entire Legend game into a tailspin. He only wants his best friend Gou Dafu to help sell some game cards, but Gou Dafu becomes the country's biggest game-card distributor. Gou Dafu: (looking miserable) “Brother Nan, there's too much money! I can't even fit it under t 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Back to 2010: The Rise of a Technology Empire 重返2010：科技帝国崛起 He missed the tech boom in his previous life. Now he's back in 2010 with five hundred million in startup capital, facing the launch of the iPhone 4 and the explosive rise of the mobile internet. From smartphones to the metaverse, he uses his foresight to invest in AI, quantum computing, and brain-computer interfaces, stirring up a storm in a business world dominated by giants. See how this rising tech mogul breaks free of destiny's shackles and builds a trillion-dollar business empire of his own 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Reborn to Live Without Regrets 重生续无悔人生 By middle age, people often feel that everything is over. Gao Yang refused to simply lie flat. After an unexpected accident, he miraculously got his hands on a so-called “regret pill,” giving him the chance to be reborn in 2004, a year brimming with possibilities. In the days just after his rebirth, Gao Yang was briefly lost. His mind was full of questions, and he had no idea what to do with his new life. Anxiety shadowed him, too. He worried that it was all just an illusion, a dream that could 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn, Chief! I've Got the Lottery in the Bag 重生，主任！彩票我吃定你了 On the eve of his company's IPO, he was framed by his business partner and "ex-wife" and thrown into prison. A cup of coffee jolts him awake, and he's back twenty years in the past. His "current girlfriend," who will become his "ex-wife," can all get out of his way. The director takes pity on him, and he wins 8 million in the lottery right from the start by spotting a winning ticket. Who knew fate would be so kind? It seems he's now locked in a feud with the director. A cheeky voice from the Sys 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Reborn, With One Goal: Make Money 重生，一心一意搞钱 The Judge's verdict left Ox-Head and Horse-Face staring at him in utter confusion. Was it “live again”? So Wang Ming got to live again, and even brought along a stock market prediction System. Can he build the life he wants in this new chance at life? What kind of exciting experiences await him? This is a story of defying fate and changing one's name, of making different choices to resolve the regrets left by a previous life. Once you're rich, would you dare say, “In this life, money holds no in 1.1kReads8.1Score10514d adds
- 31 Rebooting 2001: Rising to the Top Through Gaming 重启2001，从游戏开始崛起 [Just received a rating. Updating 6,000 words daily in April, with occasional extra-long updates.] In 2001, Wu Mengde is reborn. He returns to the year he graduated, bringing 38 years of programming experience with him. Looking at the crumpled resume in his hand, he balls it up and tosses it in the trash. In this life, he won't be anyone's workhorse. He'll be the big boss! He'll transform the income structure of working people, contribute to the lives of those in the mountains, and build a sharp 485Reads5.8Score10014d adds
- 32 Reborn in 2002: From Tianya Forum to Internet Empire 重生02，从天涯网到互联网帝国 [Just rated, entirely hand-written, rebirth, internet business wars, entertainment, multiple heroines] A failed state-owned enterprise accountant returns to 2002, only to be kicked out by Baidu. The internet winter is lingering in the darkness just before dawn. Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu are poised to take off, but none has taken complete control of the field. Lei Jun is still selling software at Kingsoft. There’s still time to change everything. Xiao Yang sparks a battle for Chinese online com 35.6kReads7.6Score3.4k14d adds
- 33 Bankrupt Automaker: Starting with the Gas-Powered Fish Head 破产车企：从燃油版剁椒鱼头开始 What do you mean a brand-new car for just 19,999 yuan? This has to be a joke! Even if it blew up, I'd still say it went out with a bang! What, I can use a 15,000-yuan coupon on a 19,999-yuan car, so it only costs 4,999 in the end? Come on! There's no way! How is that any different from giving it away for free? What do you mean the new version has a three-cylinder engine? 19,999 yuan, no, just 5,000 yuan! It can be registered! It can go on the highway! Forget three cylinders! If it had a single-c 260Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn in 2002 重生到2002年 Mo Hai, driven to the brink by credit cards and online loans, is reborn in 2002 as a college student. He makes his first fortune through cross-border trading, his second in manufacturing, and his third in the internet industry, then becomes a behind-the-scenes mogul across numerous sectors through investing. As for destroying the credit card and online lending companies that drove him to the brink, that's just a little windfall. 1kReads5.7Score10314d adds
- 35 Dreams of 1998 梦里的一九九八 I’m back in the past to make up for my regrets, and to be a pig riding the wind for once. The internet, real estate, the stock market, the entertainment industry, and more… I’ll make it big in 1998. 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Reborn: I Help My Father Fulfill His Ambitions 重生之我扶我父青云志 The azure clouds bid me behold the world; beneath the heavens, all things lie within my gaze. Chu Yi was once a good-for-nothing heir who lived under his father's protection and enjoyed everything his father did to make up for his shortcomings. But the fickle hand of fate suddenly turned against him. The family suffered another upheaval, his father was sent to prison for a second time, and the family's glory vanished overnight once more. Chu Yi's world grew dark. He could not understand his fath 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Reborn in 1999: From the Start, I Bought Tencent for a Million 重生1999：开局百万买企鹅 Lin Chen personally experienced the humiliation and helplessness of his country being comprehensively strangled by foreign restrictions. Then, reborn in 1999, he carried the memories of his past life and awakened the [Tenfold Value Investment Cashback System]. In Tencent’s office, on the verge of bankruptcy, Ma Huateng and the other founders were discussing selling the company off cheap. Lin Chen slapped a check for one million yuan onto the table. “I have one million. I’ll buy you the chance to 759Reads—Score4714d adds
- 38 Now That I’m Reborn, Who Doesn’t Want to Make Money? 都重生了，谁不想赚钱啊 [Reborn in College] + [Entrepreneurship] + [One Female Lead] + [Deadly Twin Stars: Best Brothers] + [Epic Business Warfare] Qiu Qing, a 38-year-old overworked corporate drone, died in the farce of a bride-price demand that reached astronomical proportions. When he opened his eyes, he was back in the summer after the college entrance exams, at age seventeen. Before him stood his youthful best friend, Wu Shihao, and the stunning campus beauty who hadn't yet turned a cold shoulder on him. A raging 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Back in My First Year of College, the System Gives Me a Million a Day! 重回大一，系统一天给我百万！ [A million a day] + [Career] + [Flirting] + [Multiple heroines (no marriage)] + [Goddesses] + [Celebrities] + [Internet influencers] + [Livestreaming] + [Gaming] My name is Su Ping, an ordinary name for an ordinary guy. I’m a freshman in college. My parents are both ordinary wage earners, and I have an older sister who works away from home. They scrimp and save to put me through college. After I checked in and lay down on my dorm bed, I thought my life would be predictable from here on out. Then —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Reborn in 1998: From Selling CDs to Internet Legend 重生98：从卖光盘到互联网传奇 Li Fan returns to the summer of 1998, after the college entrance exams. He makes his first fortune selling CDs… He builds the Tianya Forum, attracting tens of millions of users with “Workplace Stories” and “Emotional Confessions”… He launches the “Steal Vegetables” and “Grab a Parking Spot” mini-games, which sweep the country… He takes part firsthand in the mobile internet and short-video revolutions… Group buying, food delivery, ride-hailing, short videos… 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Reborn: Starting a Business in College 重生大学创业 A family will produce a child who brings prosperity within three generations. Relying on no ancestral fortune, they make their own way from nothing, ambitious and distinctive. Such heroes may be reserved in their early years, hesitate when making decisions, and avoid competing with others in daily life. But after weathering storms and trials in friendship, career, and love, they rise from the ashes like phoenixes and are reborn... 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Back to 14: My Unrestrained Life 重回14，我的肆意人生 [Reborn + satisfying read + internet business warfare + multiple heroines + clever characters] After a night of heavy drinking, he woke up reborn at his high school graduation party in 2014. That year, his naive childhood friend had yet to leave. The kind auntie who sold snacks by the school gate had yet to fall victim to a crime. And the stunning older schoolgirl was still waiting for the one destined for her… An ordinary man starts changing his fate against all odds with the World Cup. The int 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Reborn in 1998: I Snatched Everything from the Bigwigs 重生1998：我截胡了所有大佬 Reborn in 1998, he works himself into a tech tycoon! With AI Shouyi at his side, he beats every mogul to the punch. From 50 yuan to an empire among the stars. He walks the path others took, leaving them nowhere to go. In this life, I make the rules! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Reborn as the Secretary to a Good-for-Nothing Female Manager 重生后竟成为废柴女经理的秘书 A tavern owner wakes up back in 2012 and finds himself the secretary to a good-for-nothing female manager. In his past life, he was best at playing a bad hand. This time, he’s here to put know-it-alls in their place. His moment has come, and it’s time for this couch potato to turn things around. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Back to 2003 重回2003年 In middle age, Tang Qinghua is left with a lifetime of regrets. One night, he wakes up and finds himself back in 2003, back when he had just graduated from high school, back at the hardest point in his life. How will he use what he knows about the future to make up for his regrets and rebuild his life... 792Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 46 Reborn: I Made Billions with a Quantitative Trading Program 重生，我靠量化程序赚了几百亿 Volume One, “Food Delivery Platform,” follows Wang Shuo as he starts the Weitu Food Delivery platform on campus and earns nearly 500 million. Volume Two, “Conquering the Stock Market,” follows Wang Shuo as he creates a quantitative trading program and makes tens of billions in China’s A-share market. He then reaps huge profits from international investors in the U.S. stock market, earning hundreds of billions of dollars. Volume Three, “Business Empire,” follows Wang Shuo as he founds three major 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 47 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." 38Reads—Score314d adds
- 48 Reborn: A Loser’s Reversal of Fortune 重生之屌丝男的逆袭人生 [Smart protagonist + period setting + urban life + satisfying revenge + emotional intelligence + economics + genius + entertainment industry] Lu Feiyun, a loser reborn, uses his memories of a past life to reach new heights. He turns his fortunes around at school, dominates the online fiction scene, makes waves in entertainment, and wields influence in the business world. He gains both wealth and status, and finds success in both love and career. Though the world may change, people’s natures rema 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Reborn in 1999: I Became a Media Mogul 重生1999，我成了传媒大亨 Back in 1999, Li Tiange is full of confidence and has the advantage of knowing what lies ahead. At first, all he wants is to become an unremarkable creative genius. But looking back, he finds that he has become known as a news mogul, an entertainment tycoon, and a traffic king, while shouldering the great responsibility of taking Chinese culture abroad and fighting for a voice on the international stage. The media reign supreme. This is the legendary era he built with his own hands! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Married from the Start Without a Certificate, I Become a Tycoon of Badu! 开局结婚不领证，我成霸都巨鳄！ [Reborn, rise from the ashes and build a fortune, stock market investing, urban tycoon, ruthless scheming, face-slapping relatives] After three years of marriage in name only, Xu Yang has endured nothing but disdain from his fiancée's family. They lived apart for most of their marriage, while his in-laws kept squeezing him for money. After the divorce, he was devastated, drinking himself into a stupor and giving up on life. Trapped in a cramped home he was still paying off, he became a failure 1Reads—Score—14d adds
