Novels like Back to 1993: Breaking Through
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- 151 Reborn: I Don't Want to Give Up a Single One 重生之我一个都不想放弃 Urban life + comedy + reborn + scheming + dark-hearted protagonist + entrepreneurship + romance (all sweet, no angst...) Cao Yuan'an didn't want to be reborn, but during a scuffle, a domineering older woman kicked him as if it were all a game. When he opened his eyes again, he was back ten years in the past. Faced with a chance to live his life over, Cao Yuan'an soon made a plan. Make money? Not a chance! Even a dog wouldn't bother!!! Get revenge? Absolutely. He had to settle the score! He would 703Reads6.9Score10414d adds
- 152 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
- 153 Reborn: The Entrepreneurial Life 重生之创业人生 Early 2003. Taobao had yet to be founded, Xiaomi was nowhere to be seen, housing prices were still within reach, and every industry was thriving... With memories of the future, Chen Ping returned to 2003, a year when gold seemed to lie everywhere. 129Reads6.8Score2614d adds
- 154 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! 2.8kReads7.8Score12414d adds
- 155 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! 91Reads—Score414d adds
- 156 Reborn in the 1990s 重生之九零年代 After waking up, Chen Qingyun found himself reborn in the 1990s. It was an age of upheaval, with society swept up in a great tide of change. Standing at the crest of the times, with the wheel of fate in his hands, he would start over from scratch... Chen Qingyun said, “I’ll earn all the money I missed out on before. I’ll make the campus belle I couldn’t win over regret looking down on me. Every regret from my past life, I’ll make up for in this one.” 122Reads8.6Score3814d adds
- 157 Reborn in 1976: The Industrial Internet Empire 重生76：工业互联网帝国 Ren Jie, a professor in the metallurgy department of a university in Yanjing, never married after his girlfriend was assaulted by thugs and jumped off a cliff to her death while he was sent to the countryside for reeducation. By a twist of fate, Ren Jie is reborn in the countryside where he was once sent to work. Amid the intertwined love and hatred of two lifetimes, he pursues revenge and roams the land as a fugitive. See how he survives in the cracks of his era and, after enduring countless tr 402Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 158 Reborn in 2002 重生2002 Xiao Yang, a one-legged tycoon, was drawn by fate back to the turning point of his life in 2002. Overjoyed, he opened his arms wide and embraced an era that belonged to him. Given a second chance at life, he set himself a modest goal: first, become the richest man in the world! 3.9kReads7.9Score24414d adds
- 159 Reborn in 1999: Marrying the Campus Belle and Reaching the Pinnacle of Life! 重生1999：迎娶校花，走上人生巅峰！ Zhao Yun is unexpectedly reborn in 1999. He builds a fortune, marries the campus beauty, and sweeps across the business world until he is known both at home and abroad! Western financial groups want to bleed Huaxia dry and bring another economic crisis to the country? Zhao Yun swears to the heavens: I’ll resist to the death. None of you will make it back! 131Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 160 Reborn: I Have a Pair of Technological Eyes 重生：我有一双科技之眼 Veteran programmer Lin Yan was kicked back by fate to the springtime of his youth at twenty-two. He dusted himself off and gladly embraced 2006, when smartphones had yet to become widespread and the mobile internet had not yet unleashed its full potential. He decided to forge a vibrant life on his own terms, with no regrets. 279Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 161 Reborn in 2004: Starting With Writing Novels 重生零四：从写小说开始 In 2003, "Zhu Xian", "Zi Chuan", and "Xiao Bing Chuan Qi" took the entire online-novel world by storm. In 2004, Xue Hong made his name and rose to godhood by carving a path through the entire online-novel world with "Sheng Long Dao". At the time, future greats like Tu Dou, Chen Dong, and Er Gen had yet to make their debuts. Companies like Pinduoduo, Meituan, Xiaomi, miHoYo, and ByteDance had not even been founded. In his previous life, Li Mu had been a mid-tier author on Qidian. Reborn in 2004, 12Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 162 Reborn with the Cool School Beauty from the Start, How Could I Lose? 都重生了，清冷校花开局，怎么输 [Reborn] [Campus Life] [No System] [Internet Entrepreneurship] A car accident sends Xu Yuan back to 2001. The aloof campus beauty he once admired turns out to be nothing like he imagined. Since he’s been reborn, he has to win the girl who’s always been his one true love... If you’re reborn and don’t make money, you’re no better than roadkill! The bad news: He’s back in high school, with not a cent to his name. The good news: He still has the skills he picked up in his previous life, and he can s 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 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
- 164 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
- 165 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 301Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 166 Reborn Youth: Building a Tech Empire 重生韶华：打造科技帝国 Reborn in his second year of high school, he applies to the youth program at the University of Science and Technology of China, accidentally becomes the top scorer in his province, and starts a tech company. From betting on soccer and copying futures trades to making phones and launching satellites, he sweeps all before him and goes into full overdrive, building his own tech empire and helping Chinese technology take off... 188Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 167 Youth in Debt: My Real-Life Hustle 负债青春：我的搞钱实录 [Campus life, making money, entrepreneurship, turning the tables] No System, no golden finger. In 2008, Lin Cong was a freshman who had never wanted for food or clothes, until his family suddenly fell on hard times and he became penniless. After a brief bout of depression, reality forced him to fend for himself. He started with odd jobs, moved on to business, and eventually became a boss. Along the way, he met a sophisticated older career woman, a sweet and innocent junior, an intellectual senio 21Reads—Score114d adds
- 168 Reborn in 1992: The Road to My Dreams 重生1992圆梦之路 At first, he goes to school to help his family escape poverty and settle down in the city, making sure his father's tragedy never happens. In 1997, he gets into the Beijing Film Academy and fulfills his dream of entering show business as an actor, singer, and more. In his previous life, he sang at nightclubs and played bit parts. This time, he wants to be a star too. 2.3kReads8.3Score10014d adds
- 169 Now That I’m Reborn, I’m Going to Enjoy a Life of Freedom! 都重生了，当然要享受肆意人生！ [Reborn + Clever Wish Fulfillment + Multiple Heroines] Xiao Changkun accidentally discovered that neither of the two children his wife, Cao Lan, had given birth to was his! How could he put up with that? So he was angered to death. Luckily, Xiao Changkun was reborn, returning to the day he had confessed his love to Cao Lan. Looking at the pure, beautiful Cao Lan before him, Xiao Changkun didn’t confess this time. Instead, he raised his hand and slapped her hard across the face. In this li 1.2kReads5.8Score10614d adds
- 170 Reborn: From Rock Bottom to the Top 重生：穷途登峰 Sixteen years of wholehearted devotion brought him nothing but bankruptcy and a stumbling trip to prison. Chen Wenshan is reborn in 2001, bringing with him more than a decade of business experience and the lessons he learned behind bars. If giving without expecting anything in return can only foster evil and betrayal, then this time, Chen Wenshan will keep a sharp weapon close and let his murderous intent run wild. The flower of romanticism in his heart has withered, and in its place he has plan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Awakening in 1999 觉醒在1999年 The year before the new millennium was destined to be extraordinary: Macau returned to China, a grand military parade marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of the nation, NATO bombed the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia, the Xia-Shang-Zhou Chronology Project got underway, and more. Ordinary Su Yu also became a first-year high school student that year, serving as both class monitor and Communist Youth League branch secretary. An extraordinary life quietly began... The Eurasian continent lay ri —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Transmigrated to the 1970s: Released from Labor Camp, I'm Forced to Move to the Countryside 穿越70之劳改出狱的我被迫下乡 Han Xiaojun, a young man from a city compound, gets into a fight while taking his girlfriend Liu Xiaofei skating at Shishahai, because of her stunning looks. During the fight, he accidentally stabs someone and is sentenced to three years of hard labor. After his release, he is stunned to discover that his former girlfriend has married his sworn enemy, and that he himself is being forced to 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Reborn: Against the Tide of the Times, I Build a Trillion-Yuan Empire 重生：逆流时代，我打造千亿帝国 [Rebirth + business wars + period setting + satisfying power fantasy + officialdom + schemes + decisive and ruthless] Reborn in the best of times, Lin Hao gets a second chance at life in the 1990s. In his previous life, his family was destroyed and he wasted his whole life chasing an empty dream. This time, the road to success lies right before him. Starting with a livestock farm, he will rise to the pinnacle of power and build a trillion-yuan dynasty! Fast-paced and all about making money, wi 180Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 174 Reborn in the 1980s: The Village Guardian and Bane of Wild Women 重生八零年代守村人之野妇克星 Wang Erleng transmigrates into the body of a fool in 1981. In a production team in these remote southern mountains, he works the fields to earn work points and heads into the mountains to chop timber. 252Reads8.7Score13714d adds
- 175 Reborn in 1996: From the Start, I Reveal My Identity 重生96：开局曝光身份 Urban daily life, entrepreneurship, the entertainment industry, and multiple female leads!!! Tian Tian, Mi Mi, Reba, Nazha, Bingbing, Shishi, Yuanyuan, Tangtang, Tianxian, Liying, Lanlan, Shuying, Qinqin, Tongtong, Xiaoxiao, and more! Everything you could want! Reborn to build a business in the entertainment industry Awake, command the power of the world; drunk, lie in the arms of beauties!!! This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental!!! 34Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 176 Reborn: Taking a Supermarket Back to 1980 重生：带着超市回八零 Han Feng goes to the supermarket for a stroll, only to find himself transported to 1982, the decade poised to usher in a great new era. In this unfamiliar time, food, clothing, and even his identity are all problems. Fortunately, he has a supermarket in his portable space. He becomes a famous rural writer by writing books, then leads the villagers to work hard and grow rich. He spends his leisure time raising his daughter, follows the tide of the times, collects antiques, buys factories, and ope 140Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 177 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
- 178 Reborn in 1990: I Have a Wife and Kids! 重生90：我有了老婆孩子！ [Reborn + Sweet Romance + Dad Life + Farming] Business tycoon Su Feng is reborn in the 1990s. His stunning wife has suffered humiliation, and his adorable daughter is malnourished... Rising from humble beginnings, he comes to look down upon all of humanity. Years later, when a reporter interviews the formidable tycoon who stands at the pinnacle of the world, Su Feng smiles faintly. “I just wanted them to have a better life.” 259Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 179 Reborn: I Screw Over My Dad from the Start, Using Fake Tech to Conquer the World 重生：开局坑爹，伪科技龙腾四海 [No System + Period Piece + Business Warfare + Strengthening the Nation Through Technology + No Female Lead] Su Wu, a top hacker, is attacked and killed after stealing a trove of foreign technological data, then is reborn in 2001. With a photographic memory, he carries countless technological breakthroughs from the future in his mind. What should he do without startup capital? First, fleece his dad... Recreate the formula for cola, pirate nanometer-scale chip technology... He intends to put the 1.6kReads7.3Score10214d adds
- 180 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. 4Reads6.1Score414d adds
- 181 Reborn: My 1990s 重生：我的九零年代 Business tycoon Liu Haoyang is reborn in the 1990s, a turbulent era teeming with talent, and an incredible golden age. Amid the tide of reform and opening up, the reborn Liu Haoyang becomes a trailblazer of his time, standing at the crest of the waves with a red flag in hand. He seizes the pulse of the era and gradually builds a world of his own in the 1990s. 1.2kReads6.3Score10014d adds
- 182 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? 275Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 183 Reborn as a Business Tycoon 重生之商界枭雄 Reborn by chance, he now has a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter. With a second life, how could he drift aimlessly through the world? He rides the tide of the times, seizes business opportunities, builds a business empire that ushers in a new era, and forges a legendary career.. 1.1kReads7.9Score11314d adds
- 184 Reborn, I Just Want to Find a Few More Beauties 重生后只想多找几朵桃花 A slow-burn opening, multiple heroines, romance, and making money, with a sensible plot. Before turning thirty, the protagonist, Wang Changyang, had a life full of ups and downs, but it was also remarkably eventful. After thirty, he had a modest fortune, a car, and a house. He had some regrets, but overall, his life was happy and fulfilling. Then he woke up back in the year he started working at eighteen. Wang Changyang was on the verge of a breakdown, terrified that the women he’d once had woul 2.1kReads6.8Score10614d adds
- 185 The Mighty Heavy Truck 重卡雄风 Finely engineered, powerful, and capable of carrying extraordinary loads, this mighty behemoth tows the god of war, crushes the dust of history, and rumbles across the land. Follow Lin Chaohan, hailed as a heavy-truck superman, as he fights his way back from the brink, revolutionizes technology, and sets new trends. He transforms a heavy-truck factory on the verge of bankruptcy into a jewel and beacon of hope for China’s heavy industry, turning it into a global heavyweight that leads the world’s 268Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 186 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 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Reborn in 1978: From the Start, I Slacked Off and Caught Shrimp 重生1978，开局摸鱼又捞虾 [Period setting, educated youth, countryside, fishing and catching shrimp, city life, no System, no brainless protagonist, clear-eyed about reality, sound logic. Enter at your own risk.] Chuan, a cuckold who spent more than a decade raising the wife and children of the old Wang next door, had just been poisoned to death by the adulterous couple conspiring against him when he arrived in a small mountain village in 1978. In his previous life, he worked diligently and endured every hardship, yet th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Reborn: The Commandery Princess Falls for a Keyboard Warrior 重生之郡主爱上键盘侠 He is a programmer at a major tech company from the Earth realm. He spends his time on Tianya, Bilibili, and Zhihu. She is the adopted daughter of the imperial family. But she's always at risk of falling down the social ladder. Beneath the Guardians, all are mere ants! Watch as the two of them join forces and build a family that will endure for a thousand years! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 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—14d adds
- 190 Reborn in 1986: Riding the Tide to Success 重生1986顺势而飞 Everyone is busy trying to make money, but becoming the world's richest man is only the beginning of this story... When Gong Xiaodao woke up one day, it seemed he'd gotten younger... These are exciting times, and the world is in turmoil. What's wrong with going all out? Be someone who takes what he wants. Hmph, if I like it, I'll take it... How can I get anything done without territory? I'll get myself an island... How can I command respect without a few special abilities? Most importantly, I ne 5Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 191 Reborn: The Class Belle Became My Wife 重生之班花成了我的老婆 [College Entrance Exam] + [Reborn] + [Love and Revenge] + [Academic Ace] + [Class Beauty] + [Memories of a Past Life] After the love and resentment between him and two girlfriends in his past life, what will happen when he is reborn? In his past life, he married a simple village woman. After being reborn, he marries the class beauty. In his past life, he was a hopeless underachiever. After being reborn, he becomes an academic ace. In his past life, Ren Ziqiang was dumped by three women. After be 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Reborn Before the College Entrance Exam 重生回到高考前 In his thirties and still single, Chu Chengmu is reborn in 2003, just before the college entrance exams. Looking back on his youthful past through the eyes of an adult, he realizes that many of his old regrets could have been avoided. The times he chose to lie flat, backed down, or got caught up in worry and indecision will all be changed for good. In this life, he has a much stronger starting point and a broader perspective, along with more audacious ambitions and heavier responsibilities. This 1.5kReads6.7Score10714d adds
- 193 Reborn in 1985 重生1985 A man from the post-70s generation died on duty and returned to 1985! He achieved nothing in his previous life, but this time he was destined to soar to the top! I’m here! The one standing at the forefront of this great era isn’t a pig! It’s me, Zhao Yao! I was devastated to hear that Mr. Huang, the Mother of Longxin, had passed away. May you find peace and joy in another world, sir. If there is a next life, may you be born in China today and enjoy the very best our motherland has to offer! Once 1kReads8.5Score10814d adds
- 194 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 2.5kReads7.3Score18914d adds
- 195 Back to 1976 重返1976 Yu Jun, a graduate of Harvard Medical School's clinical medicine program and its computer science and technology program, is on his way back to China when his plane crashes. When he wakes again, he discovers that his soul has transmigrated into the body of a man named Li Jun in 1976. Li Jun answers his country's call and goes to the countryside as an educated youth, embarking on an extraordinary journey. 392Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 196 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 513Reads8.2Score10814d adds
- 197 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 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Reborn to Build a Financial Empire 重生缔造金融商业帝国 Reborn in the beautiful summer of 2011, Fang Yi looked at everything familiar around him and began a brand-new life. Heaven had given him a second chance, an opportunity to create a miracle. He had achieved nothing in his previous life. This time, Fang Yi would create a whole new legend, a myth that would astonish everyone. From then on, the financial world gained a dazzling new star, and the business world gained a brilliant talent with an uncanny eye for opportunity. Business wars, financial b 7Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 199 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? 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Reborn as the World's Richest Man 重生之世界首富 Reborn in 1998, Chu Han is determined to live a life more remarkable than the one he had before. He earns his first fortune through tutoring classes, then uses scattered memories from his past life to trade stocks, invest in crude oil, and make leveraged bets with returns a hundredfold. During a trade war, he strikes back against the four foreign grain giants and stabilizes domestic food prices. He also ventures into the internet industry, breaking through in virtual reality technology and pushi 887Reads8.0Score10214d adds
