Novels like Reborn in 2004: A Fresh Start
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- 1 Reborn as a Business Tycoon 重生之商业巨头 Jiangcheng, 1998. Lin Hao wakes up twenty-seven years in the past with 342 yuan and 50 cents in his pocket, his mother in a hospital bed waiting for the bill to be paid, and a fire report in his file bag claiming his father died in an "accident." Others are reborn to get rich. He is reborn just to survive at first, then to make sure that fire burns the people it was meant to burn. A rundown warehouse, fifty secondhand computers, and a blackboard covered in writing. From gaming tournaments to loc 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, the Big Shot Spoils Me Rotten 闪婚后，大佬他宠我入骨 [Two Powerful Leads Join Forces · Marriage Before Love · Dark Conspiracies · Devoted Spoiling] 💔 Publicly dumped and left with a ruined reputation? Shen Qingwan turns away with a cold smile and, amid the crowd's mocking stares, resolutely signs a marriage contract with Lu Beihan. Their marriage of convenience is the beginning of her fightback, and a carefully laid game on his part. 💼 Lu Beihan is a cold, ruthless tycoon who holds absolute power in the capital. He marries her to get back at his 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn: The Life That Went Against the Tide 重生之逆流人生 In my previous life, I was born miserable, looked miserable, and even had people pointing fingers at me when I died! In this life, I’ll shape the world, chase grand ambitions, and love the country even more than I love beautiful women! I owed you in my last life, so I’ll repay you in this one! And whoever owed me in my last life, I’ll make you pay! No supernatural golden finger, no irresistible charm that draws in pretty young men, and no fantasies about bumping into beautiful women! I am who I 35Reads6.5Score914d adds
- 4 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
- 5 Reborn: Revenge Is the Name of the Game [Getting Rich] 重生：主打就是一个报复【暴富】 [Rebirth + college + revenge + getting rich + fishing + entertainment] Reborn in 2018, just as college is beginning! First things first: revenge. Steal the girl his archenemy fell for in his past life, and make him taste the pain of heartbreak he once went through himself... [Campus life] [Everyday urban life] [Revenge and riches] [Conquering the entertainment world] (A slow-burn wish-fulfillment novel, not a beginner’s read) 8Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 6 The Vocational College Boss Makes a Trillion and Wrecks Global Finance 职院扛把子狂赚千亿杀爆全球金融 [Reborn + Brotherhood + Helping His Crew Get Rich + Business + Law-Abiding + No System] After his release from prison, Lin Feng, once a fearsome underworld boss, is reborn to his days as the leader of a vocational college gang. Seeing his old brothers again, Lin Feng is overwhelmed with mixed emotions. In his previous life, his brothers had entrusted him with their lives. But he had failed to lead them well. Some died, some were injured, and some ended up behind bars, weeping over their sentence 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Reborn in 2013: I'm Only Here to Build My Career 重生2013，我只搞事业 [Reborn] [No System] [Multiple Female Leads] [Entrepreneurship] [Everyday Romance] Zhou Jiesen, 32, is reborn in 2013. Looking at this era brimming with opportunity, the computer science graduate Zhou Jiesen is instantly fired up. “Then I’ll just make a little money and retire early.” And so… Over the summer, In the real world, he sells power banks and Bluetooth earphones like hotcakes. In gaming, Archer.io and Fishing Master spark phenomenal crazes, hit the top-grossing paid game charts, and ra 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Restarting My Rise to the Top in the 1990s 九十年代重启巅峰 Liu Lin is unexpectedly reborn in 1991, with a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter. Now that he's got a second chance, how can he spend his life drifting aimlessly? Riding the waves of the times, he seizes business opportunities and fights his way forward. Across an era of change spanning twenty years, a sweeping picture slowly unfolds... 176Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 Starting at a Vocational College, I Built an Entertainment Empire 大专开局，我建立了娱乐帝国 After graduating from a vocational college, Ma Yu goes through family upheaval and spends thirty years stumbling through life. Burdened with regrets, he is lucky enough to live again. In this life, he sets out to make up for his regrets and achieve financial freedom. He finds his way forward one step at a time. A vocational college graduate can live a remarkable life too. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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
- 12 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! 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 You Fired the Company’s Lifeblood, Now You’re Crying Because I Started My Own Business 裁员裁到大动脉，我创业你哭什么 Tang Chen had been working overtime through the night. He only dozed off for a moment at his desk, but the new CEO, Lu Wei, fired him! What the CEO didn’t expect was that she’d landed herself in serious trouble. She’d cut the company’s lifeline, leaving it unable to function properly. He had built the company’s production lines from the ground up. He had led the project team at the R&D center. Even the Xuanwu architecture for the new-energy vehicles and their paintwork were all his patented desi 380Reads5.8Score10914d adds
- 14 I Have a Universal Space System 我有个万用空间系统 After a car accident, Chen Hao is reborn as a child. His grandmother, who had already passed away, is here with him. Then he discovers that he has obtained an all-purpose spatial System. The System is powerful. It starts by collecting information, materials, and manufacturing techniques, then uses them to make products. The more information it collects, the more powerful the System becomes, and the more products it can manufacture. The System evolves and gains a fully enclosed cultivation space. 71Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 15 Super Business Empire 超级商业帝国 Qin Feng only wanted to enjoy life, but instead he has to face one hostile boss after another: scheming company owners, stunning rivals with traps everywhere, disobedient subordinates full of selfish motives, and love rivals with powerful abilities and influential backgrounds. To all of them, Qin Feng has just one thing to say: If you don't like it, let's fight! Qin Feng doesn't want to become the richest man in the country, but the wheels of fate keep pushing him down that very road. It's a tho 1.1kReads8.6Score15314d adds
- 16 Reborn in the 1990s: My Brother and I Scavenge Our Way Into a New Era 重生90年代咱兄弟捡破烂踏时代 If you could live your life over, what would you do? Reborn in the 1990s: Brothers Pick Up Scrap and Ride the Tide offers every reader a “regret-removing pill.” In 1989, Li Xing is reborn with the regrets of his previous life. With no System and no cheats, he relies only on his eyes, his hands, and his brains. He finds old coins at a salvage yard and makes 300 yuan, then brings his buddy Ling Junjie along to Guangzhou to find suppliers and build a transport network by riding the wave of the 199 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Her Loan-Shark Husband Got Her Killed. Reborn, She Became a Rich Woman 被网贷老公害死，她重生当富婆 Reborn in the new millennium, she kicks her debt-ridden scumbag husband to the curb! In her previous life, Mo Qianmi trusted love and married a man drowning in online-loan debt. Her whole family was dragged into a mountain of debt, and her life ended in misery. Reborn in her college years, she refuses to make the same mistakes again! She joins forces with her girlfriends to make money, seizes the opportunities of the times, and works her way from street vendor to listed-company founder. Her 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Back in 2002, I Helped Mr. Lei Become the Richest Man 回到2002，我帮雷总登上首富 Li Chengdong died of illness at forty, only to unexpectedly come back to life and transmigrate into his twenty-year-old self in 2002. Naturally, reborn, he was determined to make his life different. He seized the best opportunity he had missed in his previous life, winning the favor of Mr. Lei, then just the CEO of an ordinary software company. Starting with a small studio, he launched his own business, developed games, and built a platform, ultimately becoming a pillar of the internet boom and 205Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Relax, I'm Not Exactly a Good Person! 别紧张，我又不是什么好人！ When other people are reborn, they either hoard Bitcoin like crazy or buy into Alibaba and Tencent early. Yang Yan, on the other hand, dives straight back into a small county town in 2012. Smartphones are just taking off, housing prices haven’t skyrocketed yet, and Yang Yan’s herniated disc is right on schedule. Looking at his reflection, now thirty pounds heavier, Yang Yan gets it: this rebirth trial run is all about starting from behind. Now that he’s reborn, who’s in a hurry to make money? Bu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Tycoon of the Times 时代大亨 Liu Bei unexpectedly returns to 1990, just as China's economy is boarding the fast train. He can't afford to miss a single booming sector: finance and securities, import-export trade, real estate, the internet, and more! Since he's been given another life, he'll turn the tide and reach the pinnacle of success! 992Reads7.7Score10014d adds
- 21 Reborn, I'm Going to Become a Big Shot 重生归来，我要当大佬 Plenty of money, plenty of girls, plenty of brothers. A nobody’s rise to power, revenge, no System, a scheming protagonist, and a passionate tale. Wang Dao, hacked to death by a gang, is reborn and returns. He tricks the campus belle into giving herself to him, walking the line between conscience and evil... 50Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 22 Now That I’m Reborn, Do I Still Have to Pursue the Campus Belle? 都重生了还要追校花吗 Chen Feng was reborn, but had no System or golden finger, only the informational advantage of having lived once before. He made up for the regrets he had carried from his previous life and won back the one he'd always loved. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 What's Wrong With a Middle School Graduate Like Me Making a Comeback and Becoming a Big Shot? 我中学毕业的逆袭当大佬怎么了 (Rebirth + an underdog’s rise, set in 2008, entrepreneurship + industry and finance, multiple heroines + past and present lives, no System + a sharp mind.) Want to start your own family tree? Want to become a big shot? Want to be the richest man in the country? Want to lie back with beautiful women in your arms? Damn, I want all of that! But I’ve only graduated middle school and don’t know a thing, so how could I make it happen? All right, then. How about a chance to be reborn? Yes, yes, yes! F 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Reborn in 1981: Dump My Trashy Wife and Get Rich Fast 重生1981：踹飞渣妻狂飙暴富 [Not a wish-fulfillment story. Proceed with caution and sample it first!] Countless lips have tasted these vermilion lips. Who would have guessed I'm a man reborn? The unrestrained Zhao Shanhe woke up with a desperate need to pee, his ex-wife You Ling lying alluringly in his arms. He remembered how in his previous life he'd been a lovesick doormat who wound up raising another man's child, losing his home and family, and ending up with nothing, all because of that wicked woman. How can one ease o 1.1kReads8.7Score10114d adds
- 25 Reborn in 2002: Don’t Make Me Become a Big Shot 重生2002：不要逼我当大佬 [Reborn slice of life + No System + Multiple heroines + Building a business and making money + Master of floral art] Academic underachiever Qin Feng is reborn in the 2002 college entrance exam hall, carrying the answer key with him. In just 15 minutes, he changes his fate against all odds, leaving his beautiful teacher so excited she can hardly close her mouth. Once the door to this new world opens, things gradually spiral out of control. In this arena of desire and fame, an insignificant nobody 28Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 Back to 1990: This Time, I’m Flipping the Table 回到1990，我这次要掀桌子 After dying from overwork at 50, office worker Lin Xiangdong opened his eyes to find himself back on the day he failed the college entrance exam at 18! In his previous life, he went to work in a factory, tightening screws. He fell behind the times, missed out on his childhood sweetheart, and lived with regrets. In this life, his mind is filled with the secrets to making a fortune over the next thirty years! While his classmates are scrambling for secure jobs, he invests everything he has and res 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 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
- 30 Reborn in 2007: This Assassin Is Not So Cold 重生2007，这个杀手不太冷 [Rebirth + Light Business + Shifting Personality + Beautiful Women Galore] Xiao Li, a cold-blooded assassin, is reborn, waking up on the morning after he submitted his college applications. Still groggy in a hotel room, he has no idea he’s been reborn when the phone rings. He grabs the phone from the table beside him and answers. Just as Xiao Li starts speaking, a voice suddenly comes from beside him: “Babe, you’re lying on my hair!” The silence is shattered. Xiao Li glances at the phone and rea 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Reborn in 2000, I Want It All 重生2000年，我都要 Reborn? No cheat? No System? Lu Ye says: Being reborn is the biggest cheat, the greatest golden finger. Can someone really be reborn and still fail to get rich? No way, right? 13.4kReads6.6Score90014d adds
- 32 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
- 33 A New Voyage in '91 91新启航 This story has no supernatural powers and no System. It unfolds gently against the backdrop of its era, without contrived conflicts. The characters are ordinary people whose mindsets and experiences follow realistic logic, making it easy to relate to them. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn: My 1992 重生之我的1992 Reborn in 1992: Save My Parents, Find My Love, and Return to an Era Rife with Opportunity! 51Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 35 Winds Rise in the Capital, Just as Late Tang Blooms 京华风起，恰逢晚棠 "The thrills: A comeback from the depths of startup hell / A powerful female investor pursues him / A one-night stand turns into a business marriage alliance / From nothing to Series A in thirty-three days / Copy my algorithm, and I'll buy your entire market" On a Beijing CBD rooftop, he clutched 320 yuan in his palm until it was slick with sweat. His boundless retail venture, the supply-chain system he'd sacrificed his youth to build, had been gutted by investors, abandoned by his partner, and —Reads—Score57914d adds
- 36 Reborn in 2005: Being a Scumbag Was Never My Intention 重生05，渣男不是我本意 [Urban] [Rebirth] [Multiple Leads] [Business] [Entertainment Industry] [Handcrafted with Traditional Methods] All you handsome guys, come on in and have a look around. Chu Da, the owner of a talent agency, had just finished getting acquainted with a newly signed college student under his management. Who would have thought that a puddle of water on the floor would cause him to fall, bringing his head into intimate contact with the corner of his desk? When he woke up, he was back on t 6.3kReads—Score44814d adds
- 37 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
- 38 Reborn in 2008: I Started Getting Rich at the European Championship 重生08，从欧洲杯开始暴富 My new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 827Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 39 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
- 40 Reborn in 2008: I Became a Tycoon with a Phone from the Future 重生08：我靠未来手机成首富 [Thrilling Business Battles] + [The Male Lead Isn’t a Saint] + [No Female Lead, Multiple Female Supporting Characters] + [Getting Rich Alongside His Brothers] Just after Shen Tian was reborn in the 2008 college entrance exam hall, he discovered a phone from 2025 in his pocket! The app “Toutiao” turned out to be a gold mine of information from the future! [Shocking! Bitcoin surges twenty millionfold in eight years!] [The first year of Taobao: Singles’ Day sales top 100 million!] [Financial crisis 6.5kReads—Score75414d adds
- 41 Reborn: Accelerating China's Revival by 20 Years 重生：为华夏复兴提速20年 In 2032, Xu Xiao is the founder and chief designer of a private company's cutting-edge military industry. He has won the Qian Xuesen Award three years in a row. Thanks to the efforts of his core team, partner organizations, and countless researchers, they finally surpass the world's number one superpower, the United States, a full ten years ahead of schedule. Xu Xiao is seen as a thorn in the side by hostile nations. After being kidnapped, he dies fighting back, only to be reborn thirty years ea 4.7kReads8.3Score37814d adds
- 42 Reborn in 2003: I Built a Fortune on My Looks 重生03：我靠卖颜值发家致富 [A classic rebirth story, with a clever, clear-eyed protagonist! He leads his brothers to wealth and success in a sweet romance with a single heroine] In his previous life, Jiang Xin went from a penniless boy to a billionaire CEO, only to fall victim to a scheming green tea bitch. His reputation was ruined, and he lost everyone he wanted to protect. Reborn in the summer of 2003, he’s just been rejected after confessing his feelings. The green tea bitch looks at him coldly and says, “You need bre 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Reborn at Eighteen, I Became Everyone's Favorite 重生十八，我成了香饽饽 [Urban life + reborn + multiple heroines + entertainment industry + business + campus belle + goddess] [Handcrafted + handcrafted + and more handcrafted] After being reborn, Cheng Yi only wanted to make a little money and live to a ripe old age. But his charm was just too great, and girls kept throwing themselves at him. Cheng Yi had no choice but to give every girl a home. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Reborn as the Greatest Retail Investor 重生之最牛散户 Qin Xun is reborn in 1997 and makes his moves in the futures market and sails the sea of stocks. He seizes every opportunity the times have to offer, and his wealth keeps growing like a snowball. Some call him the “Stock God.” But he says, “I'm just a retail investor! An ordinary retail investor!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Goodbye, 996! The E-Commerce Boom Begins in 2006 告别996！2006电商风口起 [Reborn in 2006 + campus entrepreneurship + e-commerce empire + brothers united] Huang Kai woke up back in 2006 at Anxin Institute. Seeing his roommates still playing World of Warcraft, he grinned. The e-commerce boom hadn't arrived yet, but campus businesses were already a gold mine! He started by selling socks to earn his first pot of gold, then turned around and opened a campus work-study service center. Its 15-minute delivery zone covered 43 colleges, bringing in 128,000 yuan a month! IDG an 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 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
- 47 Reborn as a Ruthless Mogul 重生之商界狂少 After his business went bankrupt, Lin Mo leaped from the thirty-seventh floor in despair. To his surprise, he returned to his college days more than ten years earlier. In this new life, he has not only brothers bound to him by loyalty and gratitude, but also a girlfriend who loves him deeply. With their help, he overcomes one hardship after another and eventually becomes a business magnate. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Reborn in My Second Year of High School 重生高二 At just forty years old, Niu Xiaofei lay in a hospital bed at the Fifth People's Hospital on the outskirts of X City, dying of terminal lung cancer. His parents, wife, and two daughters, one older and one younger, kept sobbing in the ward. His mother and wife were so overcome with grief that they could barely cry out. Fighting intense chest pains and coughing, Niu Xiaofei looked around at his family and weakly raised his right hand. Then he grew dizzy and lost consciousness... Suddenly, there wa 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Futures Trading Prodigy: A Legendary Life 期货天才：传奇人生 In a bustling financial metropolis, Lu Han is an obscure financial analyst who awakens an extraordinary talent for predicting the ups and downs of the futures market. Rising above his ordinary, unremarkable life, he uses his unique gift to weather attacks from financial tycoons and one financial storm after another, overcoming a constant stream of crises and challenges. In the end, he not only builds his own financial empire but becomes a legendary figure who controls the lifeblood of global cap 174Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 50 Life’s Restart Button: A Grounded Journey to Wealth 人生重启键：脚踏实地的创富征程 The protagonist, Huang Lei, was reborn, but still didn’t get the chance to change his parents’ fate. From then on, he began caring for his younger sister and building his own business empire, one step at a time. This is a slow-burn story. Please don’t flame it if it’s not to your taste. 1.7kReads6.5Score10314d adds
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