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- 1 Reborn as a Business Tycoon 重生之商业大亨 If you make a show of yourself just to brag, you're nothing but a weakling. A true powerhouse keeps a low profile, quietly rises to the top, commands authority, masters extraordinary skills, and is fabulously wealthy! 8Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 2 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
- 3 Living a Second Life, I Gave It My Most Precious Possession 重活一世，我把命根子给了它 2002: Robbed right from the start. His tuition was gone, his living expenses were gone, and even his ID card was gone. But the mysterious pendant from the corpse of his previous life had come along with him. The deputy general manager he’d been in his previous life had fallen so low that he was penniless, barely scraping together his next meal. What made him think he could still act so cocky? I know how to get ahead of the competition and avoid pitfalls. You tell me, isn’t that impressive? Of co 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 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
- 5 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. 1.1kReads5.7Score10314d adds
- 6 I Asked You to Buy Steel, So Why Did You Buy an Aircraft Carrier? 让你采购钢铁，你却购买航母？ (Don't drop it just because of the opening. Everything you're hoping to see comes later...) A rich young heir transmigrates into the role of head of a steel procurement team. While figuring out how to complete his assignment, he gets a sudden inspiration and sets his sights on the Russian aircraft carrier! So Gu Cheng takes two hundred thousand US dollars to Russia and starts negotiating a deal for the carrier! A few months later, a giant ship appears on the country's coastline. The whole nation 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Reborn: Back in 1988 to Become a Billionaire 重生：回到1988当首富 [Rebirth + Period Setting + Business + Romance + Dad Life + Adorable Kids + Political Maneuvering + Stocks + 5G + Lithography Machines] Also known as Returning to 1988: Loving You Once More Billionaire Li Shaoping is reborn in 1988. In his previous life, his daughter fell ill and died because he couldn't afford her treatment, while his wife spent half her life in a mental hospital. Reborn, Li Shaoping hopes to make up for the regrets of his past life. Starting from nothing, he builds a business 1Reads7.0Score114d adds
- 8 After Being Reborn, I Was Supposed to Be Faithful 重生后，本来我挺专一的 [One Female Lead] [Sweet Romance] [No Harem] [Building a Brick-and-Mortar Business] My name is He Zheng. I hated my first love for twenty years. After I was reborn, I realized I’d been the one she deceived all along… This is a lighthearted, witty, and entertaining story about starting a business by selling goods at a street stall. It follows a high school graduate who uses 5,000 yuan in startup capital to gradually build himself into a business tycoon. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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 1.4kReads5.4Score10214d adds
- 10 Reborn as an Investment Expert 重生之投资专家 Reborn and back for revenge, I’ll crush every clown in the world. I’m the greatest investment expert 108Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 11 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
- 12 Becoming the Richest Man, Starting with Being Reborn 成为首富，从重生开始 Chen Bei wakes up one day in another world. He discovers that the entertainment industry there has stagnated. He decides to develop a chat app and a game to earn his first capital. Then he starts a company and releases Jump Once, Sparkling Match, and Lime Shared Bikes. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Reborn in 1987: From the Start, I Save My Family from Ruin 重生1987：开局拯救家破人亡 [Reborn + Urban + Period Setting + Growing Stronger + From the Start] The great fire of 1987 took his father, mother, and younger sister. Now leukemia had taken his daughter and wife, too. Completely shattered, Xu Duo passed out… When he opened his eyes again, he found himself back in his youth, on the day three hours before the fire that had changed his family’s fate. Everything was waiting for Xu Duo to change with his own hands! Overcome with joy, Xu Duo wept and immediately took action. He —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Reborn in 2010: A Legendary Star 重生2010：星耀传奇 Reborn in 2010: The Legend of Xingyao In 2024, Wang Ye was drifting through life when he unexpectedly traveled back to his 2010 college entrance exam. This time, he earns a solid upper-middle score, all so he can seize the golden opportunity of the smartphone boom. The Xingyao System comes online, offering a personified companion and cutting-edge technology unlocked step by step. From lithium batteries to homegrown chips, it helps him build Xingyao phones. He brings his loyal friend Li Hao into 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 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 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Reborn: One Stunning Move, and Glory Is Mine! 重生：一叶惊鸿，轩冕加身！ In 2028, Ye Xuan was a business titan who commanded influence across Kyoto. At forty, he possessed immeasurable wealth, stood tall, and lived with an easygoing spirit. Countless socialites pursued him, yet he passed through their ranks without ever letting anyone capture his heart. Though he had enjoyed a lifetime of glory, one indelible wound remained in his heart. In his youth, he and his beloved Qin Shuqi had shared a deep and unwavering love, but differences in family status and a clash of p 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 Reborn in My College Years 重生大学时代 Ye Fan is a handsome bachelor in his late thirties, a reborn man who wakes up in 2008 just as he's starting college. It's only natural to have regrets when you're young. Now that he's reunited with the first love and the unattainable beauty he missed in his previous life, as well as a hidden gem of a girl, whom will he choose? For a mature, rational man, making money is the main priority. He starts a business in e-commerce just as it's about to take off, and quickly reaches number one. More than 82Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 19 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! 280Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 20 Reborn in the City, Forced to Become a Playboy! 都市重生，我被迫成为渣男！ [Farming] [Building a Business from the Ground Up] [Urban Romance] [Multiple Love Interests] [No System] [No Mindless Protagonist] A good-for-nothing middle-aged man, going nowhere in life, unexpectedly finds himself reborn twenty years in the past. Since Heaven has given him a chance to start over, he'll rewrite this wretched, humiliating life! In this life, he'll erase every last humiliation and make up for all the regrets he once had. Drawing on the memories and wisdom of his past life, along —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Reborn: The Chain-Store Empire 重生之连锁帝国 [After reading so many rebirth stories, I realized the satisfying parts were always missing something, so I decided to write my own.] With building a business empire and serving the nation as its two central themes, Ye Qingyun is born into a family that has always longed to prosper. As the only man of his generation, he has no System or golden finger. He relies only on the foresight and experience he gained after being reborn. Watch as he gradually makes up for past regrets, builds a business em 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn in 1988: Building a Money Empire 重生1988：缔造金钱帝国 Lin Dong, a CEO worth more than two billion, is reborn in 1988. As a successful business elite, he knows all too well that 1988 is the golden age of market reform and opening up. As long as he seizes the opportunities, there is gold everywhere. He will make a name for himself in this era! Turning money into more money and growing one company after another will be little more than a side project. He will build a financial empire of his own. 78Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 23 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
- 24 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
- 25 Reborn in 1990: Rewriting My Life 重生1990之改写人生 Poverty, hardship, and a life with nothing to show for it… Hu Ruoyun made it through college, only to spend half his life down on his luck. After taking down three thieves single-handedly, he got no reward. Instead, his pay was docked and he was fired! It felt like a dream of the southern branch. He didn’t know if he had transmigrated, foreseen the future, or started life anew… Time had jumped thirty years! Starting at fourteen, he began by fighting villains… and eventually turned his life aroun 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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 24kReads—Score3.1k14d adds
- 27 Reborn: From Street Vendor to a Ten-Trillion-Yuan Tycoon 重生：从摆摊到十万亿首富 [Reborn in 1998 + business battles + grand strategy + no System + realistic] [Everything the protagonist does is part of his grand plan. Every villain is manipulated by him, and he never once suffers a setback passively.] Lin Fan, a trillionaire, is reborn at the age of nineteen, burdened with 100,000 yuan in debt. Starting with a street stall, he sets out to build his business empire all over again. He takes a stake in the biggest internet company and acquires the world's largest tech company. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Reborn in 2011: Fortune and Beauty in Hand 重生2011，财色双收 [Reborn] + [No System] + [Not brainless] + [Not a simp] + [Youthful campus life] + [Business tycoon] + [Living life to the fullest] Wu Yitian is reborn during the summer vacation of 2011. That year, he is about to become a senior in high school. When he meets the campus beauty who toyed with him in his previous life, he doesn’t seek revenge. Instead, he makes her play matchmaker to atone for her sins! With a second chance at life, he won’t let his family, love, or friendships down. He gradually 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn at Eighteen: The Growth of a Domineering CEO 重生十八岁之霸道总裁成长记 After an unfortunate encounter, the male protagonist catches his girlfriend in an improper relationship with a wealthy businessman. In the furious, desperate confrontation that follows, the businessman's bodyguard accidentally pushes him off a high-rise building. In a shocking twist, the protagonist is reborn at eighteen, back in his high school days in 1998. Drawing on the historical knowledge and experience of his previous life, he enters the business world and, through tireless effort and ing —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Back in College, the Campus Belle Can't Keep Her Hands Off Me 重回大学，校花女神倒贴 Peng Chihan, a young man worth tens of millions, is planning a road trip with a beautiful woman when he suddenly finds himself reborn in the summer after graduating from high school. From the start, things get exciting: his dream girl shows up with flowers and confesses to him. But before he can even celebrate, he hears the voice of his online girlfriend through his headset. “I clearly wanted to focus on my career first!” Peng Chihan has just finished a date with his gentle dream girl. The momen 50Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 31 Reborn in the Freewheeling Era 重生之浪荡时代 2009. Freshman year. The property and stock markets were booming, the internet was booming, domestic phones and cars were booming... It was an age when you could bend down and pick up gold. Might as well enjoy the sight of some long legs, too. Guo Jiayi was so lucky. Now that he was reborn, he couldn’t keep holding himself back. If he didn’t live it up, what was the point of being reborn? In this new era, he was going to live it up to the fullest! 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Reborn as a Low-Key Tycoon 重生之低调大亨 What would you do if you were reborn? Chu Qiankun, who had been living an ordinary life, is unexpectedly reborn and returns to 2004. Armed with more than a decade of foresight, he embarks on a low-key yet luxurious life, working behind the scenes to build a great empire. 18Reads8.0Score1314d adds
- 33 A Phone Costs 199, and I Somehow Become a Tycoon! 一部手机199，我竟成为首富！ [Reborn + business battles + cutting-edge technology] How much does a top-of-the-line phone cost? 6,999? No! 2,999? No! 1,999? No! 199, with the best specs? I’m in! Chen Mu had only one goal at first: pay back the fifty million he owed and, while he was at it, pay the workers at Jiangnan Electronics Factory. Luckily, the System appeared and gave him access to a huge supply of incredibly cheap raw materials. But when he looked back, he discovered that his Jiangnan Electronics Factory had become a 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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… 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 Reborn in 1995: From a Hardware Factory to a Tech Empire 重生95年：从五金厂到科技帝国 In 1995, Lin Feng was framed by his business partner in his previous life and sent to prison. His wife remarried, and both his parents died. Reborn on the eve of his imprisonment, he faces the impending frame-up: being accused of stealing factory parts. 1.7kReads—Score10514d adds
- 37 Reborn in 2000: From a Little Shop to a Capitalist Tycoon 重生2000：从小店到资本巨鳄 Li Tian was deceived in his previous life by Liu Yiyi, the high school class beauty. He paid all her university expenses, only to hear after graduation, “I’ve always thought of you as an older brother.” He spent the rest of his life in misery and eventually died of cancer. Reborn, he is mature and clear about his goals: wealth and control over his own fate. He is reborn without a System or a golden finger, and can’t remember any lottery numbers. All he has are memories of the social, economic, a 110Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 38 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
- 39 Reborn in 2005: Starting My Business by Conning the Principal 重生2005创业从忽悠校长开始 Liu Yang is reborn in 2005. Drawing on his entrepreneurial experience from his previous life, he sets out to build a new business. He has no golden finger and no chance to get rich overnight. He can only rely on his own ingenuity to make money. He partners with an agricultural university to develop medicinal herbs and acquires a heavily indebted farm equipment factory. A free novel website helps him make a comeback and become an internet mogul. From there, there’s no stopping him. E-commerce, lo 512Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 Reborn, I Bid Farewell to My Ex-Wife 重生了，告别前妻 In his previous life, he married Yang Caifeng, a beautiful widow, and became the laughingstock of the Fen Dou Forest Farm. After spending half his life helping her support another man, she ran off with someone else. He lost everything and met a tragic end at the hands of his adopted son, who beat him with a wooden stick. He never expected Heaven to take pity on him and give him a second life. Reborn in 1981, he is in the middle of divorcing Yang Caifeng. Yang Caifeng: “This time around, you're m 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Rebooting in 2000: I Become a Business Tycoon 重启2000，我成为商业大亨 Li Xiaobo died in 2015 after coughing up blood due to decompensated cirrhosis. But then he opened his eyes again and discovered he had transmigrated back to the year 2000. Given a second chance at life, he didn't want to be a police officer in the government system anymore. He wanted to become a successful businessman. He would not only avoid the pitfalls himself, but teach others how to avoid them too. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Back to 2013: My Teenage Years 重回2013，我的少年时代 After a car accident, Lin Chen is reborn in 2013 and embarks on a journey to build his business empire while returning to high school. Summer is still summer, but he is no longer the person he once was. Looking back over the years, he finds himself once more where the lights fade into the distance. 129Reads—Score314d adds
- 44 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
- 45 The Top Salesperson Reborn in a Small County Town in the 1990s 销冠重生九零年代小县城 No System + heroine's revenge + clever and composed + satisfying power fantasy Once the top sales performer in Hong Kong, she inexplicably woke up reborn after a night of drinking. Reborn in a small county town, she was then abandoned on the streets of Tokyo. After doing everything she could to return, she set out on a life of unstoppable success. She learned the mindset of a top salesperson, refused to lose herself in love, and refused to be a pushover. 24Reads—Score114d adds
- 46 The Rascal Reborn: A Comeback and a Beautiful Woman 痞子重生：逆袭遇佳人 In his past life, Lu Ye was a bastard. Wen Zhiyu, who lived deep in the mountains, carried him through the hardest days on her frail shoulders, yet he wouldn’t even give her a proper place by his side. Shen Qinghan of Modu fought through every obstacle for him, sacrificing all her pride, yet he couldn’t be bothered to make her a single promise. He never refused, never took the initiative, and never took responsibility. In his lonely old age, surrounded by gold and silver, he couldn’t buy a singl 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 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 263Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 48 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. 306Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 Time Rewinds: I Slept My Way Back to 2000 时光倒流：一觉睡回2000年 A story set in the era of the 2000s, with a reborn protagonist who starts out in the food industry, takes multiple companies public, revitalizes Chinese football, and breaks through in chip technology, restoring the glory of China. Calm days give way to turbulent times, and he carves out a path to survival on a knife’s edge. Multiple female leads, no brainless characters. Enjoy! 17Reads—Score—14d adds
