Novels like 1973: He Changed the Nation
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as 1973: He Changed the Nation, best match first.
- 51 Thirty Trillion, Starting in 1976 Hong Kong 三万亿从76年香江开始 Wang Lu, a decorated noble from another world’s Ming dynasty, transmigrates to Hong Kong in 1976. His first foray into finance is to serve as an adviser to Chief Guo, a notorious parasite from South Xinluo, while siphoning off the CIA’s overseas slush funds. He then uses reasonable, legal, and logical financial-market tactics to gradually become the richest man in the world, first earning himself a few tens of billions. He helps China’s emerging tech industry rise, and in his spare time gets a t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Hong Kong Island in Turmoil: From the Start, I Take Out My Godfather 港岛风云，开局先斩了干爹 [Feel-good power fantasy + business rivalries and wealth-building + one heroine] Wu Jinxuan transmigrates to Hong Kong Island in 1974 and becomes a low-level hoodlum in Kowloon Walled City. Using his knowledge of economic trends over the coming decades, he builds a trillion-dollar fortune from an initial 47,000 dollars. At the very beginning, a chance encounter while fleeing for his life leads him to fall for Zhong Chuhong. From then on, they stand by each other for the rest of their lives. He h 789Reads6.3Score10314d adds
- 53 Reborn in Hong Kong: I Want to Become a Land Baron 重生香江要做大地主 [Satisfying power fantasy] + [self-serving and willing to harm others] + [cunning] + [power behind the scenes] + [Villain] Zhong Tianwen came from the mainland to Hong Kong with just one goal: to become a small-time businessman. It was a fine ambition, but things rarely go as planned. As the tides of a great era swept everything along, did changing times make heroes, or did heroes shape their times? PS: The story moves at a measured pace and prioritizes logical consistency. 4.5kReads6.8Score16714d adds
- 54 Reborn in 2002: I Won’t Become the Richest Man 重生2002，我不做首富 [Reborn in 2002]+ [A flood of memories]+ [Everyday life]+ [Building the nation through industry]+ [Web fiction superstar]+ [Patriotic] When Yan He woke up, he had returned to 2002, the year he started seventh grade. Reliving his youthful days, he battled against the current, and forged a very different life. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Reborn as an Abandoned Heir of a Hong Kong City Tycoon, Just in Time for the Great Miracle Day 重生港城豪门弃子，喜迎大奇迹日 Song Tianyao is reborn in 2007, the day before the Hong Kong stock market’s legendary Miracle Day! In his previous life, he was the discarded son of a wealthy family. On that day, he lost his entire fortune and completely severed ties with his biological father, the chairman of the group. His girlfriend of three years decisively broke up with him and threw herself into the arms of a major client. Given another chance at life, he swears to reclaim everything that belongs to him on Miracle Day! A 6.7kReads7.4Score45814d adds
- 56 Reborn in 1987: Becoming the Richest Man 重生1987年当首富 After a car accident, Chen Feng is reborn in 1987. He earns his first fortune by buying and reselling government bonds. He heads south to the Pearl River Delta to trade in home appliances. When the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets open, he speculates in subscription certificates. Wherever there's money to be made, he'll be there. With his grasp of the times, Chen Feng climbs steadily to the top. 24.6kReads8.2Score2k14d adds
- 57 Reborn in Hong Kong, Building a World-Class Financial Empire 重生香江，打造世界顶级财阀 [Business Wars + Tycoon Fantasy + Building a Financial Dynasty] Reborn in 1970s Hong Kong, with millions in family assets inherited from the start. Short stocks, trade gold, enter real estate, and establish an international security company. Watch as Zhang Qing transforms a minor family into a world-class conglomerate spanning Asia, Europe, and the Americas, with businesses in finance, real estate, media, energy, communications, luxury goods, the internet, the military industry, and much more! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Reborn: From the Start, I Made a Billion Yuan in One Go 重生之开局狂赚一百亿 Lu Yongping lived an unremarkable life. Reborn, he decided to make his second life shine in a whole new way. He returned to the moment the 2010 college entrance exams ended. His extraordinary life officially began. He snapped up a place at a top-tier university and won big on the World Cup lottery. He bought shares in companies that would later become industry giants. He helped major electric vehicle makers enter China ahead of schedule and made their patents open source. He invested early in ch 363Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 59 Reborn: Back to 2008 as a Tycoon 重生：回到2008当富豪 Wei Lan is reborn in 2008. The youth that had faded away, the love that had withered, the struggles of youth: everything gets a second chance. He sleeps with beauties in his arms and wakes with the world's wealth at his fingertips. He builds great national enterprises and shorts Wall Street. 10Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 60 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
- 61 Reborn in the 1960s: Fleeing to Hong Kong from the Start 重生六零：开局逃港 Reborn in the shabby brick house she lived in before fleeing across the border, Lu Manjun feels her little brother's sunken, hungry belly and smells the spoiled porridge steaming on the stove. Tears fall onto the drafty earthen wall. In her previous life, they died in a flood. This time, she is determined to turn their dead end into a way to survive! She overhears the snakehead planning to change their route through the reeds, so she dyes her brother's ragged jacket the color of mud. When she se 1.1kReads—Score10514d adds
- 62 Reborn in 1979: Escape to Hong Kong 重生79：从逃港开始 [Rebirth + period setting + System + Hong Kong Island + everyday life + behind the scenes + ruthless decisiveness] Fang Yufan realizes that he has taken over the body of someone who was reborn. He looks at the crowds of people crouching in the grass, ready to climb over the barbed-wire fence and flee to Hong Kong. In an instant, memories of the miserable life the original owner faced after fleeing to Hong Kong flood his mind. His body even shudders. “Damn, I’d have to be crazy to go.” Just as he 13.6kReads8.1Score84414d adds
- 63 Siheyuan: A Sunlit Life 四合院：阳光灿烂人生 The president of a publicly listed group was betrayed by his best friend and sent back to a courtyard house in 1960, where he became He Yuzhu's younger brother. See how he makes a life of his own in this familiar world. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Reborn in 1981: I Returned Just for You 重生1981：重生归来只为你 [Rebirth + One Female Lead + Business Rivalry + Hong Kong Showdown + Japan Showdown + Pudong’s Major Development] Li Ming was a business tycoon, a man who once made Western capital tremble. He never married, though rumors said he had a wife in his early years who died one summer. Reborn, Li Ming gives his family a good life. He buys a courtyard home in Beijing, b 1.3kReads7.2Score10514d adds
- 65 Hong Kong Entertainment: From Extra to Master of Starlight! 港娱：从跑龙套到掌控星光！ [Reborn in Hong Kong entertainment + shining in the spotlight + underworld mastermind] Reborn in 1979, he starts out playing a corpse on a Shaw Brothers film set. In his previous life, he was a frustrated screenwriter. This time, he refuses to become anyone's apprentice and settle for empty promises. Instead, he decides to write his own book! The Qins' Moon takes the world by storm, and sales of the Oriental Daily soar, stunning all of Hong Kong: “One man saved a newspaper!” He had hoped to quie 29.2kReads7.2Score3.8k14d adds
- 66 Transmigrating to the 1980s: My Years Making It in Hong Kong 穿越80我在香江混迹的那几年 “This is a light, easy read.” “There aren't too many fight scenes, and there's more everyday family life.” After Chen Ke was killed by her own clan in her previous life, her soul transmigrated to another world and entered a woman with the same name but a different age. Just after transmigrating, she was sold in Xiangjiang, then tossed into the sea in a sack and nearly drowned. Fortunately, her ancient martial arts skills and little pocket dimension came with her. After saving herself, she rescue 1.3kReads8.7Score10214d adds
- 67 Spring Stirs in the Countryside 农村的春潮涌动 Since the reform and opening-up began, the Zhao family in Ganquan Village has undergone tremendous changes. Jianping and Jian'an started a brick factory and a home-renovation company. What stories will they encounter, and what of their love lives? Which of them will strike it lucky in the business world? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Hong Kong Films: Peace Above All? I’m a Born Killer 港片：以和为贵？我嗜杀成性 The protagonist transmigrates into the world of Hong Kong crime films in the late 1970s and becomes a junior boss in the Wo Hop To triad. It's time for another election to choose the new chairman. Big D and Ah Lok are both raring to go, certain they'll win. But then their real rival steps forward... 1.9kReads5.6Score—14d adds
- 69 The Crown Prince of Hong Kong City: Building My Fortune by Acquiring a Big Shot’s Assets from the Start 港城太子，开局收购大佬资产起家 [Tycoon + Rich Heir + 1970s + Game of Power + Decadent Luxury] Chen Yu is reborn in Hong Kong in 1970 as the sole heir to the Chen family. From the start, he obtains a System, snaps up cutting-edge technology, acquires promising Hong Kong assets, and claims a place at the top of the pyramid. From then on, every inch of the costly city of Hong Kong belongs to his empire, and his power and wealth make him famous throughout North America. By day, he parties on luxury yachts with champagne. By night 738Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 70 Reborn in 1988: Starting a Business 重生1988开始创业 Reborn at eight years old, he's too young to change his fate by any means other than selling popsicles. From then on, money rolls in as he leads his family to prosperity, makes powerful friends, and rises to the top. Packed with nostalgic period flavor. If you love the vibe of the 1980s, come on in. 196Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 71 Reborn in Hong Kong: I Am a World Tycoon 重生港岛：我是世界大亨 Reborn on Hong Kong Island in 1974. To make money, Chen Zhixue starts out as a plagiarist. He launches a newspaper, starts a magazine, opens a film and television company, and acquires technology giants... He builds businesses in everything from culture to energy, technology, finance, and real estate. Step by step, he rises to the top and leads Chinese brands to dominate the world. He establishes a global business empire and founds the Chen family, a dynasty spanning generations. Years later, Ch 6.2kReads8.1Score20714d adds
- 72 The Family Tycoon System: I Woke Up a Billionaire 家族神豪系统：一觉醒来坐拥亿万 [Back to 1978 + Family-Building System + Pure Wish Fulfillment + A Hit Is Coming] Finance whiz Lin Zhou transmigrates to 1978 Hong Kong and becomes the disowned son of a tycoon family, saddled with over a hundred million in debt? He binds to the Family-Building System and gets free startup capital from the start! He predicts a surge in the price of Wharf Holdings stock, shorts crude oil futures for a killing, and becomes Hong Kong's richest man in just three days! He humiliates the Wu financial 558Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 73 Reborn: The Tumultuous Year of 1982 重生：激荡1982 Also known as: Reborn in 1982, a Groom from the Start. Zhu Yunqing is unexpectedly sent back to 1982, where he starts out as an illiterate young gambler and groom in a remote, impoverished village. He wants to run away from his wedding and escape an era of utter poverty. But he comes to understand how much his family hopes for him, and ultimately decides to make a fresh start. Drawing on the life experience he gained in his previous life, he discovers the unique charm of the era, where treasures 693Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 74 Laying Plans Behind the Scenes: My Subordinates Take Turns Being Billionaires 幕后布局，我的手下轮流当首富 [Reborn + Period Drama + Family Life + Conquering Global Markets + Hidden Tycoon + Multiple Heroines] Also known as Reborn in the Early Eighties: Building a Fortune and Living a Colorful Life In plain terms: Some call him Big Brother, some call him an academician, and some call him a university trustee. Others hail him as a business leader, while some believe he’s the most powerful person in the world. None of these labels is quite accurate, because each is only one of his many identities. Rebor 5.1kReads8.6Score34914d adds
- 75 From the Start, I Got Divorced and Became Shanghai’s Biggest Tycoon! 开局离婚，我成沪上巨鳄！ [Reborn, feel-good story, get rich, investing, take off, no saintly heroine, popular with women] Lin Chuan froze to death beneath a bridge in 2023. He never imagined he’d be reborn on May 18, 2000, the day that changed his family’s fate. In his previous life, his wife Liu Mei and childhood friend Zhang Lei got him drunk and tricked him into signing over the machine factory his father had run his whole life. They sold it for just 100,000 yuan. Later, the Zhang family made 80 million yuan from the 34.8kReads8.4Score2.2k14d adds
- 76 Hong Kong: Just Arrived from the Start 香江：开局刚到岸 In 1980s Hong Kong, a glitzy world of fame and fortune, Wang Zhiyuan came to his senses and realized he had just landed on a beach in Hong Kong. He secretly vowed to conquer it and make sure this era of Hong Kong would remember his name. 1.3kReads6.6Score5714d adds
- 77 Reborn in Hong Kong: A Chaotic Life 重生香江之混亂人生 284Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 78 Reborn in 1995: The Winds of the Times 重生95之时代风云 Reborn in 1995, Chen Yuansheng, a legendary underworld boss, returns to the darkest period of his life: fresh out of prison, penniless, framed by a colleague, and with his girlfriend marrying someone else... No matter. He was already formidable in his previous life, so this time he'll be even more incredible. With his foreknowledge of history and a firm grasp of the future, he rises at an unimaginable speed, stirring up an era of change that sweeps across the land. [If you make money ahead of yo 10.3kReads8.5Score81414d adds
- 79 Reborn in the Wild Nineties: I Only Have Three Things to Do 重生野性时代，我只做三件事 [Reborn + scheming + ruthless + multiple women, no official pairing + business warfare] Xu Zhengwen, reborn as a Hong Kong tycoon, uses angel investment as bait, capital as a chain, and love as a lock to win their loyalty. Having secretly taken control of other nations' economies with the help of stunning women from around the world, he now has only three things left to do. First, build the world's leading technology and business empire, laying the groundwork for China's rise as a great power 13.8kReads6.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 80 My Years Working at a Securities Firm 我在证券打工那些年 2004. Shenzhen. Securities account manager. Only later did Li Xingyun realize that the so-called A-share floor price was a lie told to rookies. Below the floor was hell, and below hell were eighteen more levels. He had seen every one of them. No connections, no influential friends, and no Cantonese. Find clients. Fail, and you're out. A veteran told him: In this line of work, no results means no respect. An account of a fresh graduate working in Shenzhen. No inspirational triumphs, no melodrama, 6kReads—Score48814d adds
- 81 The Golden Age: From the Start, I Was Forced to Drop Out and Work to Support My Family 黄金年代：开局被逼辍学打工养家 This was a golden age, with opportunities everywhere and money just waiting to be picked up. Liang An was a corporate drone who somehow returned to 1991, becoming a young man from a rural village in a remote region. As soon as he arrived, he was forced to drop out of school and work to support his family... 12.1kReads7.6Score77214d adds
- 82 Back to 2000: Taking the Helm of the Financial World 回到2000年坐庄金融圈 Reborn in the year 2000, I started over, drawing on twenty years of failed stock-trading experience. I changed the disappointment I'd caused my mother and wife and began a new life, making up for the regrets of my past life. 6.2kReads7.5Score40714d adds
- 83 The Exam Machine of 1978 1978做题家 The solar wind blew Xiao Zhen back once again, this time into his mother's womb in his family's old home in Yudong, Banan, Chongqing, in 1978. In this life, he didn't want to train as a sprinter or give his parents too many tips on how to get rich. Most of all, he wanted to enjoy all of his parents' love. He wanted it all to himself: to be an only child, have a rural household registration, and, above all, become a demolition-relocation millionaire! He didn't want to push himself so hard again, 1.7kReads6.3Score11214d adds
- 84 Siheyuan: Those Years I Stirred Up Trouble in the Courtyard 四合院：我在院里煽风点火那些年 [Over a million words and complete. Read with confidence!] [Light System] [Doesn't fawn over Qin, get involved with Shui, or meddle in Lou's affairs] [One female lead, light romance] [Focused on building himself up] Li Dadong, a landlord from a later era, arrives at this remarkable Siheyuan and begins a second life of his own. But he discovers that Jia Dongxu is still alive, and the retirement group's schemes are only just getting started… This blurb is short and weak, so please head 9.2kReads6.6Score27714d adds
- 85 From Gifted Student to Extraordinary Scholar 从天才学生到超凡大学士 Everyday life + strategy + business + technology. Technological progress doesn’t happen overnight. Reborn in a parallel world in the year 2000, Qin Jun used his foresight to start laying the groundwork early. Step by step, he filled in the gaps and led his people and his country toward prosperity, and onward into space. P.S. There’s a farm, but this isn’t a farming novel. Agricultural security is also an important part of national security. Synopsis two: More than twenty years ago, Qin Jun sold 391Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Transmigrating to 1976 to Study Again 穿越七六再读书 Fast-paced, focused on the little things in life, uplifting, and driven. A temporal rift sets the story in motion, and the daily details of life gradually unfold. The first stage is studying, followed by copying books and then teaching. The second stage is building businesses, both his own and his family's, growing them step by step. The third stage returns to everyday life, continuing until the story ends. 4.7kReads8.6Score21314d adds
- 87 Reborn in Hong Kong, 1990 重生港岛1990 Reborn in 1990s Hong Kong, in this metropolis known as one of Asia's Four Little Dragons, where gold is everywhere, Chen Ye begins his journey to wealth with a packet of instant noodles. 2.9kReads8.2Score10014d adds
- 88 Reborn in 1989: Starting with a Vegetable Garden in Southern Fujian 重生1989从闽南菜园子开始 A slow-burn story + showbiz + healing romance + light fantasy (which begins after a million words). “Time played a joke on me, tossing me back to southern Fujian in 1989 and shrinking me down, too.” “I only wanted to quietly be a couch potato and make up for my regrets, but they insisted on calling me Boss Chen.” Memories can deceive, and so can fate. I thought this life had finally given me a chance to make up for my regrets, but the boundary between dreams and reality began to crumble. Was it 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Reborn Youth: Building a Tech Empire 重生韶华：打造科技帝国 Reborn in his second year of high school, he applies to the youth program at the University of Science and Technology of China, accidentally becomes the top scorer in his province, and starts a tech company. From betting on soccer and copying futures trades to making phones and launching satellites, he sweeps all before him and goes into full overdrive, building his own tech empire and helping Chinese technology take off... 188Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 90 Hong Kong: Inheriting a Factory with Ten Thousand Workers from the Start 香江之开局继承万人工厂 [Hong Kong + business wars + finance + technology + industry + entertainment + Miss Hong Kong] In 2024, countless fresh-faced retail investors piled into the A-shares market, blindly buying at the peak with all their money. As a thousand stocks hit the daily limit down on the ninth, one investor who had trusted a financial livestream host perished in a blaze alongside a certain blue-tick financial streamer. In 1985, British capital was retreating from Hong Kong as Chinese-owned businesses rose, 20.1kReads8.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 91 Reborn in 1985: I'm Focused on Making Money, but Young Master Lu Is Chasing Me 重生八五：一心搞钱，陆少追疯了 [Rebirth + Period Setting + No Golden Finger + Comeback + Business Battles + Mystery of Her Origins + Power Couple] In her previous life, Su Hanxue gave everything for her family, only to be forced into a marriage that served their interests. She suffered abuse after the wedding, until her husband pushed her into the freezing river and drowned her. He then used the payout from her accident insurance to live it up with his mistress. In this life, she fights with all her strength to refuse the mar 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Reborn in 1970: Divided from the Family from the Start 重生70，开局被分家 In the first half of his previous life, the protagonist lived recklessly and did every kind of evil, ending up with his family destroyed... In the second half, he worked hard and diligently. Just when he had finally managed to buy a house in the city, his nephew pulled out his feeding tube... Reborn just before the family split up, Chen Wein 7.4kReads8.2Score46914d adds
- 93 Reborn in Hong Kong: Superstar in Troubled Times 重生港岛：乱世巨星 As the pendulum of the times comes to a halt in chaos, And the gears of fate imprison desire, He will reign supreme on the streets of Hong Kong Island, embrace the tenderness of a Miss Hong Kong, Roam across the five lakes and four seas, and create a legend that will last a hundred years. 4.8kReads8.0Score17314d adds
- 94 I'm Reborn, So Who Would Still Marry Into His Wife's Family? 都重生了，谁还倒插门？ [Period Setting, Countryside, Space, Building Wealth, No Simping] Hao Weiguo was starved to death by his three stepsons at the old family home in a mountain village. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and found himself back in a cornfield in the 1980s. There he met the most important woman in his life. That day marked the turning point in his tragic fate... For the woman he couldn't stop thinking about, in an era when communal meals made life especially hard, Hao Weiguo knew she was a widow with three 387Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 95 I Transmigrated Back to the Last Day of the Bull Market 穿越回到牛市最后一天 [Transmigration] [Stock Trading] [Business] [Get Rich] [Investment] After enduring three years of a steadily declining stock market, Li Hua was finally pushed to the brink of exhaustion and died suddenly at his office desk. To his surprise, he earned the favor of the Bodhisattva Guanyin and transmigrated to the final day of the great bull market of 2007. The crash would begin tomorrow, and after the New Year, a global financial crisis would sweep the world. Li Hua had just 500 yuan in living exp 2Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 96 Reborn in 1966: On the Eve of Going to the Countryside, I Fled to Hong Kong 重生66下乡前夕我跑路去香江 (No System, no golden finger, business battles, industrial tycoon) Reborn in 1966, Chen Guoqing decides to head to Hong Kong, a place overflowing with gold, to change the fate of his sister and himself. Taking advantage of his knowledge of the future, he expands from industry into finance, building an ever-larger empire. 1.1kReads5.6Score—14d adds
- 97 Escaping the Yihong Brothel: Making It on Our Own in Hong Kong 逃离怡红院，我们在香江自力更生 [No golden finger + 1950s setting + romance later on] After finally making it into college and escaping her awful parents, Cheng Jiao opens her eyes to find she has transmigrated into the body of a servant sold to the Yihong Brothel. The Qing Dynasty has fallen, but its rotten customs remain. Chiang, you’ve really outdone yourself. There’s no way she’s staying here and accepting her fate. She’ll escape with the brothel’s top courtesan! Hong Kong is the perfect place for three women to build a li 507Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 98 A Century-Old Family Rises to Power, Starting in Hong Kong Island 家族百年，从港岛开始崛起 Rebirth + business warfare + making money + strategic planning + period setting + fast-paced + wild imagination Reborn in 1977! In this life, his father becomes the world's shipping king, and he has a wealth of information about the future in his mind. With a thunderous strike, he seizes Kowloon Wharf. Without spilling a drop of blood, he acquires Hutchison Whampoa. Striking from behind, he wrests away Wheelock. There are no Four Great Families and no Four Great Trading Houses. In Hong Kong, 8.1kReads7.9Score36514d adds
- 99 Back to the 1970s, Looking Back on Life 重返七零，回首人生 When he wakes up, he’s a tiny baby. He opens his eyes, and before he’s even had a chance to enjoy life, he discovers that his parents have been split off from the rest of the family. He moves into a drafty thatched hut and begins his new life there. As the saying goes, little kids have no rights. It isn’t until one day, when he meets a mysterious Taoist priest who teaches him the “Taixu Divine Art,” that he finally escapes his grim fate and holds his head high. His family is destitute, and his p 640Reads6.6Score11114d adds
- 100 Reborn in 1980: After the Family Split, I Make a Fortune with My Wife and Daughter 重生80，分家后带妻女吃香喝辣 [Period setting + reborn + everyday family life + raising children and doting on his wife + daily life + building wealth + business + food] In 1980, forty-six-year-old Lin Guoqiang was reborn. In his previous life, everyone praised him as a good-hearted man. He lent his hard-earned money to his eldest brother for a business, gave his third younger brother his demobilization allowance to marry a wife, paid for his fifth younger sister’s tuition, and tended to his sick parents at their bedside. Bu 182.7kReads7.4Score7k14d adds
