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- 1 The Movie Emperor Starts Picking Up Attributes on Set 影帝从片场捡属性开始 Gao Yan transmigrates to 1997 as an extra and awakens a golden finger that lets him pick up attributes on set. From then on, there’s no stopping him. With his golden finger, Gao Yan sails smoothly all the way to becoming an international movie star, surrounded by beautiful women and living the good life. You’re my fellow extra, Wang Baoqiang? Sorry, I just picked up 10 points in martial arts skills. Director Jia Zhangke? You want me in your film? I’ll just pick up 13 points in directing while I’ 12Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 2 I Write A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality in Ancient Times 我在古代写凡人修仙传 Lin Feng, a modern web-novel editor, dies suddenly and transmigrates into the body of a poor scholar in ancient times who shares his name. He wakes up in a ramshackle house, starving, and discovers that his parents are both dead, leaving him only a few copper coins and a house full of old books. Facing nothing but plain porridge and pickles, he feels utterly hopeless, until he suddenly remembers that his mind contains countless modern web novels and literary classics. He decides to choose a book 534Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn in 1984: My Brother-in-Arms Became My Brother-in-Law from the Start 重生1984：开局兄弟变成小舅子 He woke up and found himself reborn in 1984. History was repeating itself, and beside him lay his good friend's older sister. Lu Pingchuan steeled himself and decided to make his friend his brother-in-law. Armed with memories from another lifetime, he wouldn't run away this time. “Only fools make choices. I, Lu Pingchuan, want it all.” A humble toothpaste tube would lay the foundations of a vast business empire! 757Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn in 1983: It All Started When I Was Forced to Take a Wife 重生1983，从被迫娶媳妇说起 Lu Chuan is reborn, returning to a small mountain village in 1983. When the Xiao family comes asking for him to marry into their household, he makes them a promise: “In this life, we won't divorce. The only way we'll part is if one of us dies!” In his previous life, his hesitation led to his younger brother becoming an idiot, his younger sister hating him, and his parents dying young. Xiao Ya, too, was left miserable by his “soft rejection.” She never married, became an old maid, and eventually 1.1kReads5.6Score—14d adds
- 5 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 693Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 6 Literary Master: A Village Teacher Story Stunned the Internet from the Start 文豪：开局一篇乡村教师震惊全网 [Starts with “The Rural Teacher,” then moves on to the “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Water Margin] Jiang Xiaobai, a construction worker who failed to quit his job and run away, is reborn in 2010 in a parallel world and bound to a System from the future. With the works he redeems through the System, Jiang Xiaobai sets out on the path to becoming a literary giant. Every one of his books causes a sensation in literary circles. “The Rural Teacher”: Educati 12Reads5.4Score214d adds
- 7 I Sign In and Farm in the 1970s 我在七零年代签到种田 Life is like a dream, and dreams are like life. Wang Fugui was shot in the head and transmigrated to the 1970s. It was an era when supplies were scarce. As the saying goes, chickens lay eggs and eggs hatch into chickens, their descendants multiplying endlessly. He farmed, raised chickens and rabbits, and filled the world with students. With his own hard-working hands, he built a fortune and supported his young wife. As the saying goes, there’s nothing like the warmth of everyday life to accompan 76Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn in 1981: Build Wealth by Marrying a Young Educated Woman 重生81，从娶女知青发家致富 [Rebirth + Period Fiction + Rural Prosperity + Urban Farming + Entrepreneurship] Zhao Feiyu was reborn. He returned to 1981. This time, when Zhang Xiaorou said, “Let’s get married!” Zhao Feiyu’s eyes filled with tears. He held the woman before him tightly and said, “I will.” Heaven had finally answered his prayers. The regrets of his past life made Zhao Feiyu want to throw his head back and shout now that he had returned to 1981! In this life, he wouldn’t let tragedy happen again. With his all-k 37Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 9 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Set Up a Stall and Earned Ten Thousand 重生1980：开局摆摊赚一万 Qin Feng, a billionaire worth tens of billions, was reborn in 1980. In his previous life, he was addicted to gambling and committed every kind of evil. Only after his wife could no longer take it and jumped into a river with their infant child did his family cast him out and he finally come to his senses. Unfortunately, it was already too late. Now that he's back, see how he turns the tables! Make money? I'm not obsessed with money. I've come back to do something big! Boss, how much for thes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Reborn in 1975: My Wife Wants Meat Every Day 重生75，媳妇天天要吃肉 “Chen Feng, you’re not human. You’re an animal.” Reborn in the 1970s, Chen Feng opened his eyes to find a woman standing before him, her face streaked with tears as she sobbed and cursed him at the top of her voice. Two adorable daughters stood beside him. “I’m sorry. I’m a bastard, an animal, less than human. I’ll change, I promise. I’ll hold this family together.” “I don’t believe you. A dog can’t change its ways.” “If a dog can’t change, then I can!” Weeping, he fell to his knees and secretly 210Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 I'm a Literary Master, So What's the Big Deal About Dating the Diva? 我是文豪，和天后在一起怎么了 (Reborn, parallel world, one heroine, literary genius, no melodrama) As a literary genius, it's only natural that I can write songs too, right? And it's only natural that I'm dating a diva, right? And it's only natural that I have a bunch of secret identities, right? Once Fang Yuan's secret identities had all been exposed, people realized he could do just about anything: from mystery and suspense to popularizing history, from traditional literature to online fiction, from novels to short sto 204Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 12 I Haven’t Even Finished Writing, So How Am I Already Invincible? 我还没写完，怎么就无敌了 [Transmigration into a copycat author + focused on writing + protagonist isn’t held back + everyday life + System + light novel] After Lin Zhibai transmigrated to Earth and settled down there for good, Earth actually sent him back, along with a Culture Promotion System. “System, what can you do?” [Help you become a great author.] “System, can you fix computers?” [Yes.] “System, can you drop a meteor?” [No problem.] “And you still call yourself a Culture Promotion System!” “…” 537Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 13 Transmigrated to 1978 穿越1978 (Not reborn + one heroine + overseas setting + decisive and ruthless, no dragging things out.) After being caught in an accident, the protagonist transmigrates to 1978. With extraordinary courage, he gets into speculation and profiteering, earns his first fortune, then sails overseas to make big money. He runs circles around the fried-chicken guys, makes the white pigs kneel and call him Boss, and beats the cherry-blossom Koreans until they cry for their mothers. 307Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 14 Back to 1970: Starting Out as a Fool! 回到70从傻子开始！ He returns to the 1970s and becomes a fool known far and wide. He has parents who love him, brothers and sisters who get along wonderfully, those mountains, that water, and that lovely, charming girl! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn in 1993, Heading for Back to Field 重生93，奔赴向往的生活 Sun Yuanhang woke up one morning and found himself back in 1993. The gears of fate began to turn. In his previous life, he walked through darkness. His father was driven to his death, his older brother was beaten into disability, and his mother spent every day in tears. In this life, he swore to change it all. Since justice would arrive late, he would break through with his own hands. He would avenge his enemies and make up for his regrets... He would set out for the life he had always longed fo —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 16 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, 153Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 17 A Director's Journey Begins in the 1990s 导演从90年代开始 The dream takes flight. Start by making art-house films, then conquer Europe’s Big Three. First, win the Venice Best Actor award. Then claim the Golden Bear, become the first Chinese director to win Cannes’ top prize, and take home the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. These are both the best of times and the worst of times. The new millennium has ushered in the age of commercial blockbusters. 349Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 18 My Terminal Illness Abandoned Me, but One Book About the God of Drama Took the Internet by Storm 绝症弃我，一本戏神横扫全网 [Literary Plagiarism, Entertainment Industry, Harem, Multiple Heroines, Face-Slapping, Copying Books, Poems, Classics, Songs, and Movies] Ye Chuan transmigrates to a parallel world starved of entertainment, only to be diagnosed with a terminal illness from the start, with just one month left to live. His biological parents abandon him without a second thought. His fiancée leaves without a trace of regret. His friend not only refuses to help, but kicks him while he's down. Ye Chuan can only wait —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Reborn in 1983, I Ruin My Ex-Wife's Family 重生1983让前世老婆家破人亡 After spending 40 years as a sucker who raised another man’s child, Zong Dawei died and was reborn in 1983. When his wife from his previous life confessed her love to him again, he rejected her on the spot. “I’m sure as hell not raising the kid in your belly as my own.” From the start, he takes control of his future father-in-law and drives his family to ruin. After taking his revenge, he heads south to the special economic zones and north to the capital, where ten thousand yuan can buy a siheyu 306Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 20 Reborn in 1982: Setting Sail on a Sea of Words 重生1982：文海扬帆 [Literary giant] [University professor] [Academia] [One female lead] [Serious literature] [Traditional literature] [University lecturer] The writer, the people, and the books: a story full of brilliant moments. A tale of the birth of a literary giant! In 1982, Xu Qingyan returns to his hometown to teach at a university. Despite his family's poverty, he dedicates himself to teaching and never stops writing. He establishes himself in academia. Writing under the pen name Jiang Sheng, he publishes T 1.7kReads—Score11114d adds
- 21 Rebooting 1978 重启1978 A middle-aged man who had amounted to nothing woke from a dream to find himself back in the tumultuous year of 1978. He discovered that many regrets could be put right, that many people he cared about were trapped in dark and desperate circumstances, and that opportunities he had never noticed before were emerging all around him. He had plenty of time to make up for past mistakes, seize those opportunities, and guide his lost and helpless family. But a reborn man with forty years of experience w 94Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 22 Back to the 1960s with a Pocket Dimension 带着空间回六零年代 I transmigrated to the 1960s. A period novel with a portable space. The early story mainly takes place in China, with house-buying, antiques, treasures, and spies. In the middle and later parts, the story goes overseas for some action, including things like shopping for free! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Reborn to Rule 1975 重生之玩转1975 After being reborn, Cao Jianchuan had a simple goal: to lead his family, his village, and his hometown to prosperity, all in peace and safety. Unfortunately, sometimes people can't outwit fate, and once again destiny thrust him into the limelight. Move forward? Backward? Left? Right? Cao Jianchuan made his choice once more... He became a man who could command the winds and rain, standing at the very top of the world and steering one world-changing event after another, shaping the course of the a 622Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 24 Hong Kong Island: From the Start, I Meet Zhang Zihao and Rob the Robbers 港岛：开局遇到张子豪，我黑吃黑 (Hong Kong crime dramas + one heroine, Little Jewish Girl + feel-good period story) Zhuang Shaojie, who had spent ten years slaughtering pigs, transmigrated to Hong Kong Island in a parallel world. From the start, he activated a System and met Zhang Zhaohui, one of Hong Kong Island's three notorious bandit kings. When he learned they were planning to kidnap Li Ju, the son of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ren, Zhuang Shaojie came up with a bold idea. From then on, he was a charming, refined butcher in publ 3.7kReads7.0Score10314d adds
- 25 Reborn in 1986: A Warm Home with My Wife and Children 重生1986老婆孩子热炕头 [Soul transmigration into a scumbag + doting husband and father + making money + hunting + cute pets + food + country life] Xu Wenhai, a golden bachelor, is reborn in 1986 and transmigrates into the body of a scumbag with the same name. Looking at his honest, fragile wife, covered in bruises, and his sweet, pitiful daughter, he inherits the original owner's memories and feels a pang in his heart. The scumbag is dead, so let me take care of you two. Isn't this the life I wanted in my previous lif 1.3kReads8.7Score10114d adds
- 26 The Eighties: Can Hunting in the Mountains Really Make You Rich? 八零年代：赶山竟然能致富？ Hao Dashan was reborn! In his previous life, Hao Dashan left the remote mountains of Northeast China, determined to head south and make his fortune so he could escape poverty. But after he achieved success, his wife and daughter died in a car accident back home. Though Hao Dashan was now fabulously wealthy, he spent the rest of his life consumed by longing for them and guilt over their deaths! Given another chance at life, Hao Dashan was no longer enamored with the dazzling world beyond the moun 46Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 27 In the 1970s, I Came Clean: My Grandpa’s a Big Shot 七零我摊牌了我的爷爷是大佬 In his previous life, Su Lin endured one tragedy after another: his parents died, his sister married far away, and his younger sister was sold. Just when he finally managed to return to a normal life, a rich second-generation heir turned everything upside down. In the end, Su Lin’s body was dumped at sea... Unexpectedly, when Su Lin opened his eyes again, he had been reborn as an eight-year-old child. In this life, he would save his family, make a fortune, and help them build a better life throu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Why Am I Still Getting Pinned to the Bed After Being Reborn? 重生后怎么还被堵床上了 Before being reborn: A love that was always owed its due. After being reborn: Two unrequited loves, separated by decades of missed timing, become a mutual love in this moment. Jia Yuan shook the girl lying beside him. “Wake up.” “Mm~ What is it?” “Don’t ask. Hurry, or we’ll get caught in bed again.” Just then, a knock came from outside the door. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 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 402Reads7.3Score10414d adds
- 30 Reborn in 1977: Starting Over After Being Dumped 重生1977，从被退婚后开始 [Educated youth in the 1970s + Countryside + Everyday life + Building wealth] In his previous life, Lu Yongnian fell in love with Wang Yaoyao, a girl from the same city, while he was sent down to the countryside. She sweet-talked him into giving up his chance to return to the city. But right after they got engaged, Wang Yaoyao disappeared. When Lu Yongnian rushed back to the city, he discovered she had cheated on him. He drank himself into a stupor and suffered frostbite so severe he nearly lost 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Village Beauty and I Reclaim the Great Northern Wilderness! 穿越70，村花和我开垦北大荒！ [Transmigration + 1970s + Farming + Cozy Daily Life + One Heroine + Food + A Light System] Yang Yiming woke up one morning and found he had transmigrated to the Great Northern Wilderness in the 1970s. He had become one of countless educated youths sent to the countryside. After unexpectedly obtaining a System, he gave up the hard-won chance to return to the city and resolved to put down roots in the Great Northern Wilderness. When people tried to stop him from farming, he decisively planted them 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Surviving a Famine with a Warehouse 带着仓库过荒年 [No Face-Slapping] Life is unpredictable. Zhang Jie, a cook at a secret research base somewhere in the northwest, is murdered by his own comrades. The base then explodes, and Zhang Jie’s soul transmigrates to the 1960s, bringing everything from the base’s residential area with him. His home is bare, and he has a four-year-old little sister to care for! “What? I actually went back to the 1960s?” “The base’s warehouse came with me too?” “Let me have a cup of coffee to calm down.” “Little sis, here 20Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 33 Reborn and Breaking Off the Engagement, My White Lotus Ex-Wife Throws a Fit 重生就退婚，白莲花前妻跳脚了 In his previous life, Zhou Chunming married a beautiful educated youth from the city and became the envy of the whole village. Living his life over again, Zhou Chunming finally realizes that his city-bred wife is a fake innocent. She took advantage of his youth, honesty, and inexperience to trick him into raising another man's child. Back then, the Zhou family scraped together every last penny for the bride price. His mother was left unable to afford treatment and became disabled for life, while 7.6kReads7.5Score69414d adds
- 34 Reborn Mercenary: From Business Comeback to Covert Agent 重生雇佣兵商业逆袭成编外特工 [Reborn] [Stocks] [Business Models] [Hedge Funds] [Taking Down Bullies] [One Female Lead] How lucky! He is reborn in 2006, just after the college entrance exam results come out! Since he has another chance to start over, he refuses to waste the rest of his life again! He chooses a different university and major, takes down bullies and keeps out of trouble on campus, then uses the Hong Kong trading skills he built up in his previous life and what little he can remember to begin his comeback! He c 58Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 35 Reborn: Checking In at the Four Great Classical Novels 重生之打卡四大名著 Niu Youliang is an ordinary-looking stunt performer who unexpectedly returns to 1984. He starts out as Liu Xianglian’s double in Dream of the Red Chamber, then plays the Bull Demon King in Journey to the West, Jiang Wei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and finally Shi Jin, the Nine-Tattooed Dragon, in Water Margin. Beginning as a stunt double who never shows his face, he gradually achieves the astonishing feat of working on adaptations of all four great classical novels, ultimately becoming the 140Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 36 I Turned Things Around One Day Before My Wife's Death 回到老婆死亡前一天，我翻盘了 Urban rebirth + farming + miracle doctor + devoted husband + making a fortune Lin Ye grew up in a mountain village and endured countless hardships to attend college. But when he graduated, someone else took his assigned job. Sent back to the countryside as an educated youth, he could only drift through life in despair. His wife died in childbirth, taking their baby with her, and he ended up driving his father to his death. Back at that year, on that very day, Lin Ye is determined to change his f 2kReads8.9Score15714d adds
- 37 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 678Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 38 Reborn in Hong Kong: A Trillionaire Finance God from the Start 重生香江：开局万亿金融之神 Back in the 1990s, Hong Kong’s entertainment industry was thriving and its financial sector was booming. Carrying memories of his past life, Chu Tian returns to Hong Kong and discovers that someone has been sabotaging his mother’s company. His girlfriend’s family is struggling. In his previous life, he was powerless to help, but Heaven has given him another chance, and he’s going to reclaim everything! He is a financial genius, known as the God of Finance. He helps his mother’s family rise to pr 390Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 39 Showbiz: From the Start, I Wrote a Novel and Became an Internet Sensation 文娱：开局写小说，我成了全网顶流 After being reborn, Lu Yang found himself in a parallel world where the entertainment industry lagged behind. Here, online fiction was still in its infancy, an untamed wilderness! Here, the entertainment industry was a cesspool, with pretty young men everywhere you looked! Here, Chinese-style pop had fallen into decline, and no one could hold up the sky! After binding himself to a Showbiz System, Lu Yang could obtain the novel 258Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Writing Books in Entertainment, and You Say I'm Pushing Cultural Invasion? 文娱写书，你说我搞文化入侵 Transmigrated to a parallel world. From the start, his girlfriend had already cheated on him. Everyone was an adult, and free to date whoever they wanted. That was no big deal. What he couldn't tolerate was that the guy she'd cheated with was a Black man. Lu Xiaobai wasn't about to put up with that. He dumped his brainless girlfriend on the spot and told her to go be the Black man's princess in his tribe. Women only slowed him down. All he wanted now was to make money. Then, to his delight, he d 238Reads6.0Score814d adds
- 41 Reborn: Turmoil in Hong Kong and Macau 重生之港澳风云起 At forty-seven, Ye An is a down-and-out middle-aged man living in one of Pengcheng’s urban villages. Divorced, unemployed, and in debt, a bowl of cold instant noodles is his last supper. When he sees a wealthy heir with the same name in the news, fate gives him a chance to start over. Reborn in Hong Kong in 1997, he is no longer a workhorse at everyone’s mercy. Short the Hang Seng Index, take on George Soros, acquire Tenglong, build Guangguang Real Estate, found Huashi Investment, and unleash a 23.1kReads6.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 42 Period: A House Full of Educated Youths, and the Neighboring Sisters Are Getting Anxious 年代：满屋女知青，邻家姐妹急了 [Reborn + multiple heroines + hunting + mountain foraging + gourmet food + System + family life + cozy everyday moments + feel-good rags-to-riches story] In 1978, the wave of educated youth returning to the cities begins! In his previous life, Zhou Yunfeng did everything he could to curry favor with the educated young women so he could return to the city with them. He even stole all his family’s savings to buy himself a chance, including the money his mother needed to save her life! But as soon 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I Transmigrated to 1976 and Became a Rogue Scholar 穿越到1976年成痞儒 My new work is out! Welcome to Tomato Literature. I am a storyteller and inheritor of Guangdong's Cantonese and Guangfu culture. I have worked in cultural media for many years and am especially interested in the Guangfu culture of the Pearl River Delta. I hope to tell the story of a red artist who is reborn in 1976 as a seven-year-old boy in a waterside town in Guangdong Province, a child who is neither wholly good nor wholly bad, and who sets out on a new path to becoming a roguishly charming C 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 A Mogul Reborn: Back to 1977 as an Educated Youth 大佬重生：回到1977当知青 [Reborn in the 1970s + daily life + no System + building a career] Reborn in the late 1970s, he is immediately framed for hooliganism and thrown in jail. “Officer, I'm innocent!” Watch Fang Xu turn the tables with his knowledge of the future and bring the village's hooligans to justice. He hunts in the mountains and fishes in the river, saving up his first bit of capital. When the college entrance exam is reinstated, he gets into university. He studies abroad and pits his wits against foreign po 203Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 45 Entertainment Empire: Capitalists Beg Me to Take Their Money 文娱帝国：资本跪着让我拿钱 Tengda Entertainment, the company everyone has been watching, is about to go public. Known as the entertainment empire, Tengda Group has a hand in novels, comics, music, and film and television. Its approach to creating entertainment is one of a kind, completely transforming popular tastes. The group’s president, Xia Yan, is hailed as the godfather of modern entertainment and is a perfectionist to an almost pathological degree. Faced with all the public praise, Xia Yan gave a wry smile and said, 63Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 46 Transmigrating Through the Golden Years 穿越光辉岁月 I woke up to find myself back in those days of youthful passion... 1.7kReads8.2Score10014d adds
- 47 You Asked Me to Write a Lie! So I Used The Truman Show to Crush You? 让你写谎言！你用楚门世界碾压？ Zhao Jiayu transmigrated right onto the set of a variety show about writing movie scripts! He couldn’t write scripts, and then he drew the hardest subject of all: lies. One contestant wrote a modern love story, focusing on romantic entanglements. Another wrote a sinister tale of power struggles, full of scheming and deceit. Someone else wrote a well-intentioned lie, built around a mix-up that led to one laugh after another! Zhao Jiayu opened with the ace up his sleeve: The Truman Show. You write 2kReads5.4Score22214d adds
- 48 Making a Fortune from the Start: My Relatives Envy Me, and the Campus Beauty Goes Crazy 开局发财，亲戚眼馋了，校花癫了 [Reborn + period setting + multiple heroines + first love + unforgettable beauty + making money + feel-good story] Qin Fan, a lifelong bachelor in his thirties from the capital, was reborn in 2002. At the time, he was a junior at Beijing Jiaotong University. The girl he had always loved was his classmate Tian Ya, the daughter of a university administrator... From the start, his family was drowning in loan-shark debt and preparing to sell their courtyard house in Chaoyang, Beijing. Drawing on his 38Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 49 My 1977 我的1977 Chen Huaibei, a 21st-century office worker, wakes up one day to find he has transmigrated to 1977. His family is dirt poor, and poverty-induced illness is still an illness that needs treating. This is the beginning of a golden age. In this turbulent era, even an ordinary person can have grand ideas. With his knowledge of what lies ahead, he gradually builds his own legendary fortune amid this golden age. 2.4kReads7.8Score21314d adds
- 50 Big Director: My Film Premieres Are Unlike Anyone Else's 大导演：我的电影首映和别人不同 Reporter: “Director Zhao, why do your movies always feel so real?” Zhao Liang grumbled to himself, The System makes me experience everything firsthand. How could it not feel real? But facing the cameras, all he could do was reply helplessly, “Art comes from life. I merely present the misfortunes of real life on screen exactly as they are.” Zhao Liang never promotes his films before their premieres, yet every screening is packed. Experts and scholars from every field, including law, sociology, an —Reads—Score—14d adds
