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- 51 Reborn in 1992: Business Empire 重生九二之商业帝国 In his previous life, someone framed his family's soda factory and drove it into bankruptcy. His father couldn't bear the crushing debt and jumped from the rooftop. His mother was overcome with grief and soon passed away as well. Amid a series of tragedies, he sank deeper and deeper into despair. Now, heaven has given him a chance to be reborn. He swears to change everything, make a name for himself, and get revenge! And so, his rise begins with ten thousand yuan... 47Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 52 Reborn in 2009: I Started Building a Fortune at an Internet Cafe 重生2009：从网吧开始做首富 At middle age, Zhang Yu returns to the age of eighteen. Standing at the crucial crossroads of his life, he decides not to repeat his old mistakes and to make up for every regret from the past. 275Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 53 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 73Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 54 Invincible at the Center of the Storm 风口无敌 I returned to the day I was supposed to pick up my bride for the wedding. My mother-in-law suddenly demanded an extra 80,000 yuan in bride price, and my father, already buried in debt, was just like I remembered him, wiping away tears as he prepared to kneel and beg. “I'm here to pick up a bride, not attend a funeral.” “My dad has only ever kowtowed to the dead. No matter how tough your fate is, you can't afford to receive one.” 230Reads7.2Score10414d adds
- 55 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! 980Reads7.7Score10014d adds
- 56 Reborn in 1980: Doting on My Wife and Kids 重生80，从宠爱老婆孩子开始 (Reborn + Period Setting + Dad Life + Devoted Husband + Cozy Daily Life + Entrepreneurship + Face-Slapping + System) Zhang Yong was reborn, but before he could even feel happy, he found himself tied up by his own wife. His beautiful twenty-year-old wife approached him step by step, holding a pair of scissors, her face streaked with tears. “You beat our mother and daughter every other day, sometimes badly, sometimes not as badly. Since you refuse to divorce me, then we’ll die together!” Seeing hi 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 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 712Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 58 Reborn: From Rock Bottom to the Top 重生：穷途登峰 Sixteen years of wholehearted devotion brought him nothing but bankruptcy and a stumbling trip to prison. Chen Wenshan is reborn in 2001, bringing with him more than a decade of business experience and the lessons he learned behind bars. If giving without expecting anything in return can only foster evil and betrayal, then this time, Chen Wenshan will keep a sharp weapon close and let his murderous intent run wild. The flower of romanticism in his heart has withered, and in its place he has plan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Reborn in the ’70s: I Set Up a Stall Selling Braised Snacks at the Machinery Plant 重生年代：我在机械厂摆摊卖卤味 [Period fiction, food, everyday life, farming] [If you spot any glaring issues, the author will fix them right away and welcomes feedback. Even if you give the book a very low rating, please tell the author why.] [Now adapted into a comic drama under the title “I Quit My Iron Rice Bowl and Picked Up a Pot of Braised Delicacies.” Welcome to watch!] Lin Yan, owner of a grand restaurant, is reborn in the 1980s. From the start, he saves the daughter of a machinery factory director and sells his appr 3.1kReads8.0Score16514d adds
- 60 They Wanted Me to Drop Out and Support the Campus Belle: Reborn, I Refuse to Be a Doormat 让我辍学供校花，重生后不当怨种 [Reborn] + [Build a Career] Chen Hao was reborn on the day he graduated from high school. In his previous life, Zhao Xue, the girl he had a crush on, came to him in tears. Her mother was sick and her family was poor, so she hoped he would drop out and earn money to support her and her mother. An orphan, Chen Hao sacrificed his future for love. He didn’t even submit his college applications, and instead started earning money by setting up a street stall. He took care of Zhao Xue’s mother, paid fo 70Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 61 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
- 62 An Eighth-Grade Electrician in the 1950s 50年代之八级电工 Zhang Hao transmigrates to the 1950s and, from the start, finds himself a cripple. He can’t make it through school, fails to join the army, and leaves his parents sighing while his girlfriend dumps him. Luckily, he awakens a System that gives him a little more every day. He goes on to qualify as an electrician, get married, and lead his whole family to prosperity, eventually reaching the top of the world. A slow burn, with the electrician storyline starting after 100,000 words. Rich in period at 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 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
- 64 A Police Officer in the 1970s: Building a Fortune with My Younger Siblings 七零年代当警察，带着弟妹一起发 In an extraordinary era, extraordinary youth and extraordinary passion gave rise to an extraordinary story. Fang Mobao transmigrates to 1969, a time unlike any other. Supporting his four younger siblings and mentally ill mother, he struggles to survive and rides the waves of the times, determined to make an extraordinary life for himself! 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Reborn: Living an Ordinary Life Is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of 重生平淡不丢人 A wrongfully imprisoned former bank executive meets Song Daoran, a Taoist priest, and together they are reborn in 1989. They trade stocks, pursue love, offer advice, and build a business. Life is tranquil but never dull, leisurely yet prosperous. In stillness, he brings peace to his family; in action, he benefits his friends. 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 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
- 67 1986: Restarting Life 1986：重启人生 [Reborn + Period Piece + No System + No Stupidity + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Slow Pace + Everyday Farming] Li Haichuan is reborn in 1986, returning to that passionate era. He thinks the first thing he should do is break up with his first love... 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 68 Beauty and Talent: The Venture Capital Heir and His Many-Faced Spirit 资色：创投公子和他的百变灵妖 After venture capital scion Ye Shaofeng takes charge of the company, he faces challenge after challenge. Can the stunning Su Yunmeng, who loves him deeply and is known as the “Shape-Shifting Enchantress,” help him make his mark in the turbulent world of high finance? This business-war novel reveals the unspoken rules of the capital markets and lays bare the lives caught up in the temptations of fame, fortune, and beauty. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 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
- 70 Tycoon? Godfather? Academician? That’s Right, I’m All of Them 首富？教父？院士？没错，都是我 [Reborn + entertainment + technology-driven national development + intangible cultural heritage + billionaire protagonist + multiple heroines + slow pace] A burned-out office worker, a coder who spent endless nights writing online novels on Tomato, finally died of overwork and returned to 1995. In this life, he planned to make enough money to go home and retire, listening to Qin opera with his mother and growing vegetables outside their door. This time, he wanted to live comfortably and stop exh 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Back to 1990: Starting with Treasury Bond Speculation 重返1990，从倒卖国库券开始 Ye Feng lives an unremarkable life. His wife dies, his child is lost, and he reaches the end of his life alone. When he opens his eyes again, he’s reborn in 1990. Now his beautiful wife hasn’t drowned herself, and his four-year-old daughter is still as innocent as ever. They may have nothing, but he can start over. Heaven has given Ye Feng another chance. He’ll make the most of his years and never let his beloved down. He’ll make up for the regrets of his past life and give his wife and daughter 1.6kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 72 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 638Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 73 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, 163Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 74 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
- 75 From the Start, I Was Given a Wife: Making My Fortune Selling Popsicles 开局送媳妇，从卖冰棍发家 [Period novel + making money + family life + no System + no golden finger] The village’s notorious good-for-nothing is getting married, and everyone is waiting to laugh at his family. But after the wedding, he seems like a different person. He stops roaming around and gambling, and instead takes on the burden of supporting his family. Little do they know that, on the eve of the wedding, another soul had already taken over his body. After Liu Haifeng falls into a sewer while drunk, he wakes up ut 201Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 76 I Transmigrated Into a 1970s Novel: From the Start, a Rich Beauty Throws Herself into My Arms 穿书七零：开局白富美往我怀里钻 [System + Comedy + Sneaky Schemer + Feel-Good + Sharp Humor + Two Strong Leads] He wakes up one morning and discovers he's transmigrated into a book! And not just anywhere: he's become a good-for-nothing who's about to wind up on the government payroll! What a surprise, huh? Let's see how Ye Fan gets by with his busted System and keeps a low profile while he grows stronger. When his identity is finally exposed, everyone learns that he's been a sneaky schemer all along! 115Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 77 Reborn in 1990: I Made My Fortune Selling Braised Intestines 重生1990我卖卤大肠开始发家 Reborn in the 1990s + no System This book isn't good, and the ending is a complete mess. I don't recommend that any readers pick it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 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
- 79 Reborn in 1983, I Ruin My Ex-Wife's Family 重生1983让前世老婆家破人亡 After spending 40 years as a sucker who raised another man’s child, Zong Dawei died and was reborn in 1983. When his wife from his previous life confessed her love to him again, he rejected her on the spot. “I’m sure as hell not raising the kid in your belly as my own.” From the start, he takes control of his future father-in-law and drives his family to ruin. After taking his revenge, he heads south to the special economic zones and north to the capital, where ten thousand yuan can buy a siheyu 301Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 80 A Child Prodigy at Home 家有神童 (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.) I transmigrated to a parallel world in 1993, but I was too young and transportation was too inconvenient for me to do anything. I had no System or superpowers, but so what? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Reborn in a Bygone Era, Living Well with My Pocket Dimension 重生年代带着空间过日子 Period setting + space + farming + daily life + one female lead (male protagonist's perspective) After living two lives, Shen Xi is still a lazy fish. He farms and plays with the kids, and life is still full of flavor! My writing isn't great, and neither is my temper. If you don't like it, just move on. May good people have a lifetime of peace, and may bad reviewers have nothing go their way. Thanks. 165Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 82 The Supreme Financial Emperor of the City 都市之至尊金融皇帝 Life in middle age is worse than being a dog. Li Fei, an overworked wage slave, somehow transmigrated back to the turn of the millennium! With memories that put him twenty-two years ahead of the entire world! Looking at familiar candlestick charts and recalling the financial upheavals that had once taken place, Li Fei was a caged dragon released into the sea! Under his command, he could do whatever he wanted in the stock market, while the futures market was nothing but his own field of leeks to 390Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 83 Reborn: The Late 1970s and Early 1980s 重生：七十年代末八十年代初 [Rebirth + Female Educated Youth + Entrepreneurship + Sweet Romance] After one drunken night, Ye Beiping is reborn in 1978, just as the educated youth are preparing to return to the cities. He finds himself back in the middle of an unexpected encounter between himself and the heroine, Su Xinyi. Thinking fast, he gets himself out of a jail sentence and resolves not to let Su Xinyi down. He goes from being a petty hoodlum to a responsible, good man. He outmaneuvers a group of educated youth and ge 378Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 84 Reborn in 1980: I Eat Meat Every Day and Make the Villagers Drool 重生80，天天吃肉，馋哭乡亲们 [City life + farming + reborn + period setting + repentant scumbag + doting dad + pocket dimension] In his previous life, Li Fugui became addicted to gambling and beat his wife and daughter every day. His wife finally couldn't take it anymore and jumped into the river with their daughter. He later came to his senses, worked hard, and became a billionaire, but losing his wife and daughter remained a lifelong regret. One day, he fell asleep clutching the Longevity Jade Pendant his wife had given h 9Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 85 Oh No, I've Arrived in a Parallel World 完蛋我来到平行世界了 He unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel timeline, a world almost identical to the one he knows, yet secretly different. Here, technology and social change are still at their starting point, and history has followed the same course. But Li Chen discovers that the people and memories from his original world seem not to exist here. Everything feels brand new. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Reborn in 2001: Master Craftsman of the Lithium Battery Industry 重生2001：锂电大国匠 In 2001, Chen Mo was reborn at Jianghai Battery Factory as a temporary worker who had been made the scapegoat and laid off. His superiors bullied him, his coworkers ostracized him, and he was on the verge of being kicked out of the factory. Looking at the batch of defective battery cells in his hands, Chen Mo smiled. In his previous life, he had meekly accepted his dismissal. This time, he uncovered corruption in the supplies department and brought the factory director down, then walked away 295Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Life Rewind: 2012 人生回档2012 Back in 2012, the year he graduated from college, Ma Yibo used wildly surging stocks to build a fresh-food business. He invested in ByteDance, DiDi, Bitcoin... By the time DiDi was valued at hundreds of billions, ByteDance was worth trillions, and Bitcoin was worth tens of thousands of dollars, Ma Yibo had become someone people could only look up to. Titles came one after another: industrial magnate, tech magnate, investment god, agriculture pioneer, and philanthropist. Then Ma Yibo set off on a 10Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 88 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
- 89 Period: Dreaming of the Divine Machine, He Got a Cheat 年代：梦入神机他开了挂 Zhao Zhendong is reborn in 1970, with a lifetime of stories unfolding one after another. This time, he even has a pocket dimension, so he can do more and make his new life all the more exciting! He’s one hell of a guy! 3kReads7.4Score18514d adds
- 90 Reborn in the Millennium: Rising from the Ruins of My Family's Bankruptcy 重生千禧年：从家族破产开始崛起 Chen Ping'an wakes from a deep sleep to the sound of countless people demanding that he pay them back. When he sees his familiar surroundings, he freezes: he has been reborn at the moment his family went bankrupt. Armed with memories from his previous life and all kinds of marketing tricks, watch Chen Ping'an resolve his family's financial crisis and lead them to become the richest family in the world. 196Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 91 Reborn to Build a Financial Empire 重生缔造金融商业帝国 Reborn in the beautiful summer of 2011, Fang Yi looked at everything familiar around him and began a brand-new life. Heaven had given him a second chance, an opportunity to create a miracle. He had achieved nothing in his previous life. This time, Fang Yi would create a whole new legend, a myth that would astonish everyone. From then on, the financial world gained a dazzling new star, and the business world gained a brilliant talent with an uncanny eye for opportunity. Business wars, financial b 7Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 92 After Cutting Ties with My Family, I Buy a House and Marry the Village Beauty on My Own 断亲后，我靠自己买房娶村花老婆 [Reborn + Period Setting + No System + One Heroine + Devoted Husband + Everyday Life + Making Money + Raising Livestock + Home and Beyond] Back in 1998, all he wanted this time was to make a good living and provide for his village beauty of a wife. He farmed, bought houses, invested, and acquired land, taking his journey from agriculture to industry, and from the richest man in the village to the richest man in the country. He had only wanted to give his wife and children a home, but before he k 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Tycoon: From the Start, I Custom-Build Cutting-Edge Tech and Make Trillions 神豪：开局科技定制，我爆赚万亿 [Urban Fantasy] + [Urban] + [Tycoon] + [from the start] + [Transmigration] + [System] + [Spatial Dimension] + [Advanced Technology] + [Livestream] + [Single Female Lead] + [Invincible] + [from the start] + [Big Shot] Liu Yang, a dual PhD in materials science and computer science, transmigrates into the family of a billionaire, only to find himself dealing with a complete mess from the start. The pledged assets have been liquidated, and his parents have been declared debt defaulters and cannot re 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Reborn in 1996: I Teach Mr. Huang How to Make Graphics Cards 重生1996：我教黄老板做显卡 Period setting + rebirth + urban life + no System + single heroine + chips (The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later.) (The author has completed a million-word novel, so read with confidence.) In 1996, at an all-hands meeting at N Company, Mr. Huang was reading out the layoff list. When he got to Lin Zhe, everyone turned to look at the corner of the last row. In his previous life, Lin Zhe had stood up and walked out. For the next thirty years, he dreamed of that scene again and again. This 13.8kReads6.7Score90214d adds
- 95 Reborn as a Beggar, I Vow to Shelter All the Poor Scholars 沦为乞丐重生我要大庇天下寒士 Chen Shanhe died in grief and rage, but his soul lingered, unwilling to depart. At last, driven by sheer obsession, he was reborn at eighteen and began a life without regrets. Based on real life, dark, brotherhood, a true hero, unrequited love, social change, and the inner journeys of its characters. 1Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 96 A Lottery Ticket From the Heavens Helps a Programmer Turn His Life Around 天降彩票助程序员逆袭 [Luck on His Side] + [Chosen One] Qin Fang, a programmer at a small internet company, had worked there ever since graduation, where overtime was part of everyday life. One day, after working late, he was walking home when a lottery ticket suddenly smacked him in the face. He picked it up without thinking, then checked it when he got home. Good heavens, he’d won the jackpot! The prize was worth tens of millions, nearly as much as he’d earn in a lifetime of work. The windfall left him completely s 6.1kReads7.5Score41814d adds
- 97 A Life Without Regrets: Back to 1992 人生无憾之重回1992 Things don’t go your way nine times out of ten. If I could live again, I’d make up for every regret in my life! Career, family, relatives, friends, romance, brotherhood: I won’t miss out on a single one! Everyone who bullied, humiliated, or trampled on me in my last life will end up beneath my feet! Reborn in 1992, the protagonist Yang Fan doesn’t just want to be a butterfly flapping its wings. He wants to become a pterosaur stirring up the world. 1.4kReads8.6Score11014d adds
- 98 Reborn Investment Mogul 重生投资大佬 What would you do if you were reborn in 2008? Lin Han tells you, “First, make ten billion, and then... you know the rest!” 1.2kReads7.2Score10514d adds
- 99 Reborn: The Tech Empire 重生之科技帝国 Reborn in 2003, back when Penguin wasn’t yet a behemoth and China’s internet companies hadn’t gone through their wild-growth phase. Li Jin is a genius from the future. Let’s see how he takes the world by storm. (This book requires you to check your brain at the door. If you curse me out, you’re right to.) 2Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 100 Back to 1993: The Perfect Life 重返93之完美人生 The 1990s were a time when fortunes were made. Countless people rose and fell, while countless others followed in their footsteps. Yet the people of southwestern Shandong remained trapped in poverty. Lu Zijian suddenly returned to 1993. His second life began with a blind date. 325Reads8.9Score—14d adds
