Novels like How to Be a Tycoon
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- 1 The System Sent Me to the Top 系统送我到巅峰 Wang Xiaolin was an utterly ordinary person. For no apparent reason, he got a somewhat zany System and, just as inexplicably, embarked on the pinnacle of life… 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Rising to Fame After Graduating from the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University 抗战之从抗大毕业开始崛起 Brigade Commander: “You’ll be the regiment commander. I like fresh recruits like you, full of energy!” Zhang Jiashu: “I like bold superiors like you, too!” Brigade Commander: “But you’ll only have three hundred men, and I won’t give you any supplies. I’ll even take a portion of whatever you capture!” Zhang Jiashu: “Brigade Commander, that’s downright rigged!” Yoshio Shinozuka: “For the Imperial Army to be defeated like this is to lose every last shred of ‘martial fortune’! Look at those commande —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 1928: Listen, That’s the Sound of Gunfire 1928：听，那是枪声 It all began one morning in April 1928... 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Iron and Blood: Nanjing 1937 铁血金陵1937 How many people still feel that 1937 Nanjing ended in unbearable regret? If you returned to that year, what would you do? An elite soldier from the Dragon Nation’s special forces unexpectedly returns to that desperate era. If he can’t turn the tide, then he’ll break the heavens themselves... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 A Heart Tempered by War 烽火淬心 The Red Army's Western Route Army endured a difficult and tragic campaign. The contributions of its soldiers were irreplaceable and indelible. This force grew from a tiny spark in the Dabie Mountains into a prairie fire in the Daba Mountains, before staining the sands of the Hexi Corridor with blood. Those young soldiers cast off the entanglements of love and hate, weathered the flames of war, and matured into revolutionaries steadfast in their faith. 514Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 A Thief with a Thief’s Heart and Guts 贼心贼胆贼人 The Long March, the war against Japan, and the founding of a kingdom: a journey from coward to overlord... Qi Diaoxu wouldn’t even dare kill a chicken in real life. After transmigrating into a world in chaos, he gradually learns how to deal with his enemies, from firing squads to artillery executions, getting his revenge with ruthless satisfaction! 39Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 7 Building a Reputation in Republican China 我在民国刷声望 Synopsis: When Gu Zhangge opened his eyes, he had become a fourteen-year-old raw recruit amid a hail of bullets atop Nanchang’s city walls. His comrades were on the brink of death, and the charge signal sounded shrill and piercing. At this desperate moment, the “Battlefield Prestige System” suddenly activated. The braver he performed, the higher his prestige and the better his rewards! But the System was stingy and brutally practical: want a first-aid kit? Earn enough prestige first! Want a good 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Li Yang's March Through the Flames of War 李阳长征烽火路 Li Yang, an ordinary modern man, accidentally travels through time and takes over the body of a young Red Army soldier during the Long March. Faced with an unfamiliar and harsh wartime environment, Li Yang quickly adapts to the Red Army with his modern knowledge and unshakable resolve. Along the Long March, Li Yang fights side by side with his comrades, crossing snow-capped mountains and swamps and enduring one heart-pounding battle after another. Drawing on his knowledge of history, he offers 861Reads—Score104Shelves
- 9 Transmigrating to the Republic of China: The Secret War 穿越民国之密战 [Transmigration] + [Space] + [Infiltration] + [War of Resistance] Liu Qingru transmigrates to the Republic of China, before the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression breaks out. She poses as the fiancée of an officer cadet at the Central Military Academy, then is injured and loses her memory before joining the Eighth Route Army. She marries a regimental political commissar, treats the sick and wounded, supports the resistance, and goes undercover to steal intelligence... 299Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 10 The War of Resistance: Reborn as a New Fourth Army Soldier 抗战之重生当新四军 Li Zhenhua, a man from the twenty-first century, accidentally transmigrates to the era of the War of Resistance. Through a twist of fate, he becomes a New Fourth Army soldier. Drawing on his knowledge of history and his advanced ideas and expertise, he helps the New Fourth Army grow stronger than it was in history and achieve greater victories in the war. 1kReads7.3Score—Shelves
- 11 Flames of War in Southern Henan: A Restorer's Long March 豫南烽火：修复师的长征 Beacon Fires in Southern Henan tells the story of Lin Xia, a cultural relic restorer who accidentally transmigrates to 1934 while restoring an old Red Army pocket watch, and joins the breakout battle of the Red 25th Army. In the modern era, he studies not only artifacts at a memorial museum, but is also deeply inspired by the Red Army spirit preserved in letters from home and personal effects. After transmigrating, he uses his knowledge of modern chemistry and mechanics to repair and improve the 195Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 12 Infinite Transmigration: This One’s a Little Chaotic 无限穿越，这个穿越有点乱 This novel is a prequel to A Rather Unreliable Transmigration, connected to the previous book while also standing on its own. After Zhao Ji transmigrates back to the modern age, he learns that another time portal has appeared somewhere in Huaxia. His wife, Cao Yumei, has gone through it to find him, so Zhao Ji has no choice but to travel through time again to look for her. He never expected, however, that somewhere beneath a cliff on the other side of the portal, there would be five more time p 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 War of Resistance: After Crossing the Snowy Mountains and Grasslands, I Won Every Battle 抗战：过雪山草地后，我百战百胜 Su Weiguo was a special forces soldier in the People’s Republic. He died on a mission and transmigrated into the body of a regimental commander in the early days of the Long March. Under his leadership, the 14th Regiment captured cities and strongholds, overcame every obstacle, and took part in battles such as the Four Crossings of the Chishui River and the forced crossing of the Dadu River. Its series of brilliant achievements during the Long March made him a commander of a crack regiment who e 3Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 14 The Iron-Blooded Divine Marksman in the War of Resistance 抗日之铁血神枪 During a military exercise, modern special forces soldier Wang Yuan accidentally transmigrates to the 1937 battlefield of the War of Resistance Against Japan, becoming a Nationalist Army platoon leader who graduated from Whampoa Military Academy. He inherits the original host's military expertise and also gains a mysterious spatial ability that lets him store and retrieve unlimited weapons, ammunition, medical supplies, and other resources. With his marksmanship and exceptional command skills, W 218Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Bright Sword: Starting with the Western Route Army 亮剑：从西路军开始 From the bloody western expedition along the Hexi Corridor, to the flames of resistance against Japan in the Taihang Mountains, and then to the lightning strike on Chengdu during the Liberation War that brought Hu Zongnan to heel... The wartime journey of a renowned general... 549Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 16 War of Resistance: Transmigrated with the Red Army and a Bottomless Sling Bag 抗战：穿越红军携万能斜挎包 [My Satchel Connects to the Future] Touch something and master it instantly; build a powerful nation with your bare hands! After transmigrating to 1934, Lin Song became the most unusual transport team leader in the Red Army. Every day, his satchel produced a gift from the future: medicine, pontoon bridges, heavy artillery, weapons... Even more incredibly, any soldier who touched these “creations of the future” would instantly master their operation and core technology! But this was no achievemen 293Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 17 War of Resistance: Starting with a Trek Across Snowy Mountains and Grasslands 抗战：从爬雪山过草地开始 Xiao Zhengdong transmigrates to 1934 and becomes a scout. Faced with layers of blockades and encirclement, as well as snow-capped mountains, grasslands, and marshes, Xiao Zhengdong decides to embark on a perilous journey. Witness an epic tale of heroes. 1.4kReads6.8Score—Shelves
- 18 The Long March: A Blood-Red Dawn After the Three Armies Unite 长征：三军会师后的血色黎明 Everyone thought the Long March was over. In truth, the most brutal march had only just begun. The yellow earth of the Northwest had yet to be soaked in blood, and a new encirclement was already closing in. Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army, the Northeastern Army, and the Northwestern Army formed layer upon layer of blockades, sharpening their blades for the slaughter. There is no invincible, larger-than-life protagonist here, only countless unsung heroes who fall before dawn. This is the Red Army' 634Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Mess Hall Chief's Road to Becoming a General 炊事班长的将军路 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lü Sheng becomes the head cook of the Young Communist International Division on the Long March. He awakens the Kindling Legacy System. Watch as the protagonist saves wounded soldiers who have fallen behind and been captured, preserves the revolutionary flame, and uses his abilities during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Liberation War, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the building of New China, making his country stronger. P.S. 259Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 20 War of Resistance: Starting as a Prisoner of the Eighth Route Army 抗战：从被八路军俘虏开始 Why won't they let me join the Eighth Route Army? Earn more merits, and get promoted again. Recruit a few more soldiers. Now the military intelligence service is trying to recruit me too. What should I do? Dancing on three eggs is bound to end in a fall. Watch me turn my life around. 73Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Reborn in Flames: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Base 浴火重生之重建红色苏区 Leng Hu, captain of the Dragonblood Special Forces Brigade, is sent on a mission and accidentally transmigrates 35 years into the past to the Soviet Area. Surrounded by enemies in a brutal campaign of encirclement and suppression, watch as Leng Hu uses his cool-headed intelligence to plan ahead, rebuild the Soviet Area, resist the Japanese invaders, and forge a new backbone for China. 15Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 22 The New Boss of Thirteen Provinces 十三省新掌包 Zhang Wenyuan, a graduate of the National University of Defense Technology’s Pontoon Bridge Command Department, had just been assigned to his unit when a once-in-a-century flood struck. He met with an accident while taking part in flood relief operations, only to transmigrate to Northeast China in 1935... 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Through the Smoke of War, the Wolf Soldiers March North 战火硝烟狼兵北上 The Wolf Soldiers of the Guangxi Army: A Journey of Blood and Iron In 1937, as Japan launched its full-scale invasion of China, brave soldiers from Guangxi stepped forward and resolutely headed north. The Wolf Soldiers never backed down. With fearless courage and unyielding determination, they fought the enemy to the death, defending their homeland’s dignity with their blood and lives and making an indelible contribution to the War of Resistance Against Japan. Seen through the eyes of a group o 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Snowfield's Loyal Soul 雪原忠魂录 As Zhou Hanshan spoke, he gently stroked Yingzi's deliberately disfigured face, as if savoring its warmth and texture. Yingzi smiled shyly. She seemed to enjoy these moments alone with Zhou Hanshan, especially when he caressed her so tenderly. A warm feeling welled up inside her, filling her with happiness and contentment. “Have you forgotten what you're good at? You're a really capable tough guy, too!” Yingzi suddenly remembered something and said proudly. Her voice held admiration and praise f —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 War of Resistance: Starting with the Battle of Shanghai 抗战之从淞沪会战开始 “I'm going to Songhu?” Xu Zhixing somehow ends up in Songhu. He demonstrates his “abilities” in front of Alexander von Falkenhausen, thinking he'll rise to success. Instead, success sends him straight to Songhu. He wanted to be a staff officer, but they drag him off to the front lines. 25Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 26 Bringing Future Technology to the Republic of China 把后世的科技搬运到民国 A graduate of a special forces military academy draws a strange lot that could bring either good or bad fortune. He transmigrates to the year the Red Army reaches northern Shaanxi and obtains the Supply Catalogue, which lets him exchange for all kinds of resources. Thus begins his work of bringing technology to the past. He travels everywhere, killing Japanese troops and spies, and scours Shanghai, making off with vast quantities of gold and silver dollars from Japanese banks in the city without 1.9kReads8.3Score121Shelves
- 27 Ride Across the Grasslands, Holding Shares from the Start! 骑马过草地，手持原始股！ Su Yun, an instructor in the Training Corps, demoted Li Yunlong from regimental commander to cook after he made a mistake. But after they left the grasslands, they lost contact with the main force. Su Yun immediately decided to establish a new base and gather talent from all quarters. In the Jinxiabei region, he recruits top military talent such as Zhou Weiguo, Shunliu, and Zheng Yaoxian, while building up their armaments! When the full-scale war of resistance breaks out, all the units gather to 696Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 28 Succubus Game: Setting the Long March Instance Ablaze 魅魔游戏：从长征副本燃爆全场 Feel-good read + Long March dungeon + Anti-Japanese dungeon + Passionate + Livestreaming + Decisive and Ruthless Qin Li has ALS. If he can clear the game's dungeons, it can save his life. The game is simple: resist temptation and you clear it. Otherwise, you have to play through multiple dungeons. Qin Li thinks there's no temptation he can't resist. Beautiful women? Money? Power? Is that all it takes to test a cadre? Suddenly, a voice calls out. "I am Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng. I invite you to l 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 War of Resistance: The Rise of a Young Man 抗战之少年的崛起 [Transmigration] + [System-driven] + [Slow burn] + Slow pace early on (Brain parking lot d(ŐдŐ๑)) Zhao Shao lives in peaceful times and is a university student. He happily starts college, thinking he can finally enjoy a safe and happy life. As it turns out, he really does. During a class on modern Chinese history, he pays tribute to the martyrs and says, “If I took part in this war, maybe my superior knowledge could help change its course as much as possible.” So he writes down a vow: If I ever 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 War of Resistance: Selling Weapons Starting with Bright Sword 抗战：从亮剑开始贩卖军火 [Bright Sword] + [War of Resistance drama] + [System] + [Dual Transmigration] Jiang Haitao, the son of a gas-canister seller, ends up wanted by the Eagle General. Only after delivering his wares to a major client does he realize the canisters have been turned into bombs. A gas-canister bomb that costs less than 500 yuan to make is sold to Li Yunlong for twenty silver dollars. Each silver dollar is worth 1,000 yuan, so why does Old Li call me an honest businessman? When he starts sourcing small a 2.8kReads7.3Score138Shelves
- 31 The New War God of Southern Anhui 皖南新战神 He Dazhi is a directionless young man with no ambition, whose birthday banquet turns into a lavish feast. With the help of the System, he goes from an aimless nobody to a new God of War, making waves in a parallel world and taking southern Anhui by storm... 390Reads6.6Score103Shelves
- 32 Reborn at the Start of the Red 24th Army 重生从红二十四军开始 Lin Qi was a legendary special forces soldier, but a battle with ALS left him bedridden for three years. Then, by a twist of fate, he transmigrated to North China in 1931 and became a member of the 24th Red Army. Guided by his remarkably forward-looking strategic vision, he turned the tide when all seemed lost and built a great enterprise from the ground up… 21Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 33 War of Resistance: Sniping Through the Flames of 1937 抗战：1937烽火狙击 Synopsis: In 1937, by the Marco Polo Bridge, the land was shattered and the nation faced disaster! The Japanese invaders advanced relentlessly, and Beiping stood on the brink of falling! Liu Ziye, China’s finest sniper, returns without hesitation at this moment of national peril. With a lone city as his battlefield, he vows to fight the invaders to the bitter end! No supplies. No reinforcements. Only the rifle in his hands and a heart burning with patriotism! From the streets and alleyways to t 361Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 34 War of Resistance: Blood-Soaked Glory, Beginning with the Autumn Harvest Uprising 抗战：浴血荣光，从秋收起义开始 After a lucky brush with death, deliveryman Gao Shan transmigrates to the day of the Nanchang Uprising. Too young to be accepted by the rebel army, he has no choice but to head west in search of the Autumn Harvest Uprising forces. From the Autumn Harvest Uprising to the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Gao Shan grows from a naive young Red Army recruit into a formidable military commander, enduring countless tragedies and farewells along the way. 130Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 35 Come on, I'll Take You Home! 走啊，我带你们回家！ A fanfic inspired by My Chief and My Regiment, paying tribute to the original work and Director Kang. It portrays the most authentic wartime experiences of ordinary people. But sometimes I can’t help wondering: what if Si Si Si met an officer willing to entrust him with his life... What if Fanya were whole and confident... What if A Yi could put his education to use... What if the Veterinarian could reunite with his son... What if Sangmenxing’s younger brother hadn’t died... What if Kang Ya had 20Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 36 Revenge and Retribution on the Shanghai Bund 快意恩仇上海滩 Li Tianhu, a nationally certified master fitter, gets drunk at a business dinner and ends up in 1930s Shanghai in a parallel world. He becomes an ordinary blacksmith from the lower classes and, with the help of his System and golden finger, grows stronger step by step as he pursues his own brand of justice across Shanghai. 186Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 You Asked Me to Make a VR Game, and the Ice Sculptor Made the Whole Internet Cry with a Dungeon 让你做VR，冰雕连副本刀哭全网 In a parallel world, Captain Eagle is all the rage. Young people know only superheroes, not the spirit of China's soldiers? Designer Su Yun strikes back by releasing the VR blockbuster Ice and Snow World. Its shameless slogan reads: “Awesome shooting! Unstoppable mowing down! Become a god with one click!” Jack, a top-tier star streamer worldwide, believes the hype. He eagerly jumps into the game, ready to play Rambo, only to find himself starting with nothing but snow, with every piece of gear s 129Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 War of Resistance: Infinite Supplies from the Start, Lao Li Is Over the Moon 抗战：开局无限物资，老李麻了 [Bright Sword] + [War of Resistance Drama] + [Dual Transmigration] Gao Qiao was a popular military blogger. A crimson medal brought him into a parallel world, where he discovered he could travel freely between the modern world and 1937! Remember the turbulent years. Let the loyal souls of the fallen become monuments. We must forge our determination to serve our country with the heart of a patriot, and let the spirit of our martyrs light the road to national rejuvenation! The author isn’t goo 27kReads7.4Score2kShelves
- 39 A Combined-Arms Brigade Marches into Korea 合成旅入朝 A modern heavy combined-arms brigade accidentally transmigrates to the founding ceremony! The planes at the ceremony no longer have to fly past twice just to make up the numbers. Type 99A main battle tanks charge across the battlefield of the War of Liberation... The heavy combined-arms brigade joins the bravest soldiers in a bloody battle against the seventeen-nation coalition on the Korean Peninsula... What kind of force could make General of the Army MacArthur boast that he would ensure Washi 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Xing'er Transmigrates to Snow Leopard a Hundred Years Later 星儿穿越至百年雪豹 Xing'er, a modern woman, transmigrates to a century ago and witnesses Japan's invasion of her homeland firsthand. She gives up literature for the military. She builds dreams from youth and passion, dreams of a homeland from passion, and a new China from a homeland shattered to pieces. Through Xing'er's eyes, we revisit those years. From the moment she meets the two Zhou brothers, their fates begin to change as well. While staying true to the original story, this novel will also tell some new tal 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Mud Moxibustion's 166th Book 泥灸第166本书 [Red Army + Aid to the Communists + System + Supplies + Development + War of Resistance] During the Red Army's Long March, an ordinary soldier had already frozen to death in the snow, weakened by hunger and cold. As he lay dying, his consciousness suddenly cleared. Shen Feng realized he had become a transmigrator in another world who shared his name. With his limbs frozen stiff, he waited hopelessly for death. Then a System notification sounded in his mind: “Host successfully bound. Daily basic 89Reads6.2Score109Shelves
- 42 War of Resistance: After the Bloody Battle of the Xiang River, I Head Straight to the Taihang Mountains 抗战：血战湘江后，我直进太行 [No System, War of Resistance, War of Liberation, and Korean War] After the bloody battle at the Xiang River, Chen Zhengyang woke up badly wounded. He rallied scattered troops and rescued wounded Red Army soldiers who had been taken prisoner! His forces grew in strength along the way, drawing enemy fire away from the Central Army and driving straight into the Taihang Mountains! Chen Zhengyang fought his way through battle after battle, killing Japanese invaders, fighting the Nationalists, and ta 71.8kReads8.8Score6kShelves
- 43 The Iron Tide of Northern Shaanxi: From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army 铁流陕北：从红军到八路军 From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army, this work offers a fresh perspective and an analysis of historical sources to recreate a little-known history of the Long March, full of vivid human stories. The Iron Current in Northern Shaanxi: From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army is an illustrated documentary account of the Red Army's Long March. Taking a new perspective that moves from north to south across the region, it examines international reports on the red bases in northern China durin 3.2kReads8.8Score—Shelves
- 44 The Flames and Smoke of the War of Resistance 抗战烽火硝烟 [Realistic | No System | No Golden Finger] A tale of a soldier swept up in the torrent of history during the War of Resistance Against Japan, shattered and rebuilt as he fights for victory and searches for a way forward. A story about survival, about growth, about victory, and about kindling a spark amid a broken land. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 A New Life in 1927 新生一九二七 Some say that the decade from the establishment of the Nationalist Government in 1927 to the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance in 1937 was China's golden opportunity to restore its fortunes. Sadly, the country was exhausted by civil war and missed its best chance. So, if you could return to 1927, could you turn the tide and claim victory against all odds? Yang Jiefang, whose grandfather fought in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and whose father fought in the self-defense 11Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 46 Bright Sword: Taking Leng Wa to Fight the Japanese 亮剑：带着冷娃去抗日 His great-grandfather's medal sends Zhang Chi transmigrating to Zhongtiao Mountain in 1939, where he witnesses the tragic, harrowing sight of eight hundred Shaanxi soldiers rushing toward the Yellow River. Zhang Chi resolves not to let their sacrifice go in vain, and decides to join the Eighth Route Army. Li Yunlong, here I come! Your good days, and the Eighth Route Army's good days, are here! 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Zhang Fugui’s Rise to Power 张富贵升迁记 Also known as: Promotion: Bullied While Running a Night Market Stall, I Rise to Power Through Hard Work [Packed with satisfying moments: underdog rise, gaining power through hard work, face-slapping the villains, and protecting loved ones] Zhang Fugui only wants to run an oyster omelet stall and earn enough money to save his mother, who suffers from rheumatism. But troublemakers keep showing up at the night market, kicking over his stall and cutting off his livelihood. That’s when he realizes th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Iron-Blooded General of the War of Resistance 抗战之铁血军神 Special Forces king Wang Tiejun transmigrates to the smoke-filled battlefields of the War of Resistance Against Japan, becoming a low-ranking soldier in a Xiangxi militia. Shouldering the burden of protecting his home and country, he charges at the very front, bathing in blood as he slays the enemy. Countless times, he claws his way back from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, ultimately becoming a legendary iron-blooded god of war. Leading an elite army across the battlefield, he routs the 115Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 49 The War Against Japan: I Deliver Supplies to the Red Army 抗日之我给红军送物资 [Patriotism] [A Tribute] Lin Jiayou happens upon an ancient, peculiar object and discovers, to his surprise, that it can connect to the era of resistance against Japan. He spends all his savings supporting these admirable people, doing everything he can to provide the soldiers with the finest supplies, and paying the highest tribute to the forebears who selflessly devoted themselves to building a new China. 220Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 After I Got Rich, I Opened a Supermarket Along the Long March Route 发达后，我去长征路上开超市 Tao Shu is an SSS-rank Host of the Supermarket Tycoon System. She travels through various pocket worlds, trading with the locals through her supermarket and earning enormous profits. After visiting hundreds of worlds, Tao Shu is now rich enough to buy a planet. Looking at the astronomical sum on her black card, she says: “Now that I’ve made it big, it’s time to give back to my country!” So Tao Shu arrives in the year 1934 in a parallel world and opens a supermarket along the Long March route. Fi 186Reads6.5Score—Shelves
