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- 151 You Asked Me to Manage a Construction Project, So Why Did I Take the Foreman to Shoot Short Videos? 让你搞工程，你带工头去拍短剧？ (The author takes reader feedback to heart; all the frustrating parts have been fixed!) [Business + no heroine + construction engineer crossing into a new field + building a business empire + meticulous plot by an author with a construction background] Civil engineering? Not even a dog would do it! Jiang Yi opens his eyes to find himself chairman of the struggling Niuma Construction Group. He thinks he's finally made it to the top, but then Hengda's debt crisis explodes and the real estate winte 7.4kReads8.1Score60514d adds
- 152 The Light Returns 沉光重来 Reborn in the summer of 2016, Lu Chen grows rich through stock options and awakens the memories of an ancient formation master. With one hand, he develops a homegrown GPU that breaks the overseas chip monopoly; with the other, he lays out spiritual formations across the city and seeks enlightenment amid the mortal world. He becomes a god of both technology and cultivation! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Reborn Electrical Engineer: Starting as a Project Assistant 重生电气师：从项目助理开始 Carrying the painful memories of being framed and disgraced in his previous life, Lin Chen is reborn at the moment he joins Hengxin Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd. at the age of 23. Once a disposable pawn in the workplace, he is now a quiet player with ten years of project management and electrical engineering experience. Starting at the very bottom as a project assistant, he catches mistakes, identifies hidden hazards on site, and solves problems involving low-voltage systems and high-voltage 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Reborn in 1995: I Have a Fortune of Billions to Inherit 重生95，我有亿万家产要继承 (Both leads are reborn + real-world industry + multiple heroines + no System + not a wish-fulfillment story + slow burn) Jin Yang, born into a wealthy family, was raised by his parents to live frugally. He has little ambition and is better at preserving what he has than making progress. When his childhood sweetheart is humiliated and takes her own life, and foreign capital moves to encircle his company, he is powerless to fight back and can only retreat again and again. Reborn, Jin Yang naturall 11Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 155 Reborn in 2009 重生之2009 Ding Zhiyi was reborn in 2009. In his previous life, he lived to be thirty-five without accomplishing anything. Given a chance to be reborn, Ding Zhiyi chose to copy novels and earn his first fortune, winning the favor of a beautiful campus belle. Then he filmed a web drama, achieving great success and astonishing the beautiful campus belles at the film academy. Thanks to his second chance at life, Ding Zhiyi achieved tremendous success in his career and enjoyed life in the company of all kinds 1.8kReads7.0Score10514d adds
- 156 Awaken Your Mind: Break Through the Bottleneck Before You Make Money 认知觉醒：搞钱先破局干货版 This book brings together 60 essays offering in-depth reflections. Starting from the roots of thought, it helps you rethink information, assets, and trends. Rather than dealing in empty platitudes, the book guides you through breaking down dilemmas and building a systematic understanding of wealth. It helps you make the shift from “consumer” to “producer” and find your place amid change. Only by awakening your awareness can you break through. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Reborn in 1999: I Won't Be a Doormat Anymore 重生99年：我不想再当老实人了 [No System] The protagonist earns his money through hard work and the abilities he developed in his previous life. It doesn’t simply fall from the sky, and he spends it wisely rather than recklessly. [Multiple Women] The protagonist is an ordinary man. He won’t actively try to have two relationships at once, but he doesn’t want to leave regrets in his life again, either. Even if these women are only passing through his life, they will still be beautiful parts of his memories. [The Protagonist’s 5.4kReads8.2Score26814d adds
- 158 The Golden Age Against the Tide 逆流黄金年代 Reborn in 2000, Lin Xiaolei finds that real estate has yet to take off, the internet has just weathered a downturn, and the retail industry is only getting started. As the tide of the times rolls in, what will he choose? Lin Xiaolei says, “I want to make money.” “And after you’ve made money?” “Make even more money.” “What do you need all that money for?” “Make money with money...” 2.8kReads8.2Score16914d adds
- 159 Back to 1993: Breaking Through 重返1993之突围 Rebirth + farming + morally gray protagonist + business wars + cultural warfare + financial warfare + technological warfare He returns to 1993, an era on the cusp of great change. The big brother has only just fallen. Negative talk about Daxia is everywhere on the international stage. Capital is fleeing in a frenzy. The idea that it's better to buy than to build dominates at home. Large numbers of scientific researchers are going abroad. To fulfill his mission of overcoming Daxia's technological 299Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 160 I Traded the Sincere Heart I Once Gave to the Powerful for a Knife to Make Money 我把喂过权贵的真心换成搞钱的刀 From a naive sweetheart to a self-made tycoon! The powerful man who kept promising to support me and take care of everything made empty promises for two years, then casually brushed me off with, “I’m too busy.” The boy fourteen years younger than me, who claimed he’d lost sixty pounds for my sake, said he couldn’t live without me one moment, then turned around and buried me in sordid lies. I gave my heart to two wolves before I finally woke up: a man's promises aren't worth a penny. The only thi 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Black Tech: Starting with Selling $999 No-Name Phones 黑科技：从卖999元杂牌机开始 After graduating from college, Li Mu transmigrated to a parallel timeline and awakened the Cutting-Edge Technology Talent Summoning System. It was now 2011. Dami Technology had only recently been founded, Huawei phones had just shifted from carrier contracts to regular retail sales, and the mobile phone market was flourishing with all kinds of brands. Determined to make the words “far ahead” ring true, Li Mu plunged into the phone market and launched a no-name phone priced at 999 yuan. 692Reads—Score10914d adds
- 162 Entertainment in 2000: My Little Sister Is a Goddess 文娱2000，我的妹妹是天仙 Reborn in 2000, Yu An has only one thought: protect his family. Starting out by shorting the Nasdaq, he buys Marvel, invests in Penguin, and takes control of Netflix, building an empire worth hundreds of billions that spans entertainment and technology. Think he is merely a godfather of business? No. He also intends to put his father in the White House and become the man at the helm of the world’s most powerful private military conglomerate. When Jewish financiers ignite war in Africa and Wal 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Seen It Again: Episode 1 《看了又看》第1集 Watching It Again, Episode 1 18Reads—Score114d adds
- 164 From Starting with Nothing to Becoming a Global Oligarch 从白手起家到世界寡头 [Tech startups + beauties galore] After graduating from college, Lu Feng is humiliated by his future mother-in-law and awakens the Entrepreneurship System. Qingyun skincare products whiten skin and smooth wrinkles, taking the world by storm and winning the devotion of billions of women. His cancer drug hits the market, solving a major challenge in medicine and astonishing the world. His superpower battery makes its debut, ushering the auto industry into the age of new energy vehicles. Artificial 2.8kReads8.1Score18614d adds
- 165 A Poor Man's Guide to Turning His Life Around 穷人翻身指南 A practical guide to ways of thinking I’ll teach you how the rich think And how the poor can turn their lives around Why am I teaching you these ways of thinking? Why write this book? Let me make one thing clear first: The main reason I’m writing this book is for myself. I’m always trying to improve, learning from experience and gaining new insights every day. And the fastest way to absorb, understand, and apply this knowledge is the Feynman Technique. If you don’t know what that is, look it up. 259Reads7.3Score86014d adds
- 166 The 1990s: A Business Empire Built from Five Thousand 90年代：五千起步的商业帝国 [Stock Trading + Ancient Wisdom + Comeback + Entrepreneurship + Opportunities of the Era + Romance] In 1997, on the eve of the handover, Lin Tiebo entered the stock market at its peak with 5,000 yuan in his pocket. It was all the money he had, and his only hope of finding Xiaomei. The first time he made a move, people laughed at him in public for “not even understanding the rules.” Yet this outsider used ancient wisdom from works like the Biographies of Merchants to buy precisely at the bottom a 1.3kReads8.8Score10014d adds
- 167 The Unknown Cause of His Death 他的不明死因 When faced with other people’s misfortune, most of us choose silence, compromise, or forgetfulness. The pressures of life, family ties, and fear of unknown risks make most of us hesitate. This is not cowardice, but a practical consideration. The sacrifices behind going to any lengths are often ones ordinary people can hardly imagine, let alone bear. Three years after the previous secretary of Shengjie Group died by suicide, Wan Sen, who also worked as a secretary, fell from the top floor. The of 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Reborn in 2011: Changing Myself 重生11年改变自己 Wang Hu never expected to wake up reborn ten years in the past. And with a golden finger too! He can make a killing in the stock market and win over beautiful women with ease! There are all kinds of beauties, so there's bound to be one you like! 85Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 169 A Tycoon Doesn't Have to Run a Big Business 神豪，不一定必须做大生意 This is also a System novel, but my System doesn’t just hand me money, houses, and companies. Is it a bit of a letdown compared to the other tycoon Systems? Looks like I’ll just have to use the System to do something worthwhile, one step at a time. 503Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 170 No Mercy for the World 不赦人间 For the first twenty years of her life, Chen Qingxing lived by one rule: never count on a miracle. When someone else took the spot she had earned as a student in need, and her part-time wages were withheld, she signed a harsh sponsorship agreement. Her benefactor would pay for her to finish college, and after graduation, she would repay the debt with a marriage of convenience. There was no romance involved. It was a deal with a clearly marked price. She relied on careful calculations to plan eve 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 A Fight on the Bus 公交车上干仗 A Brawl on the Bus 654Reads—Score714d adds
- 172 Split: Brotherhood and Feuds in the Advertising World 裂变：广告江湖里的兄弟恩仇录 [Workplace + Brotherhood + Corruption + Personal Growth] Yesterday’s brothers, today’s wolves! A bloody business saga that lays bare the fracturing of human nature! Yang Jun and Da Feng, Li Fei, and Liu Jinsong grew up together and were as close as brothers. When Yang Jun first joined Northern Advertising, his impressive results and sharp ambition made him a target of repeated harassment from Wu Dazhi, a manager parachuted in from outside. Forced to resign, he left behind Lin Xue, the designer h 22Reads9.2Score814d adds
- 173 Reborn: Is Making a Trillion No Problem? 重生赚个一万亿没问题吧？ Li Zongliang was an ordinary man who became a stock market sucker in hopes of getting rich. After being fleeced time and time again, he finally saw the light. By a stroke of luck, he got in on a hot stock and earned his first fortune, turning his life around. He thrived in the stock market and succeeded in business, building up assets worth tens of millions in a short time. But before he could enjoy his life, he unexpectedly became reborn as a miserable high school student. With memories from mo 87Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 174 Reborn in 2000: Fired by Tencent from the Start 重生2000：开局被鹅厂开除 [Rebirth + Pengcheng + entertainment + internet business wars + global tech rivalry] In 2025, Li Yun, a Blue Star programmer and struggling author, died suddenly late at night while researching the art of an island nation. In 2000, the US internet bubble burst, and a global internet winter swept across the world. Major internet companies everywhere began laying off workers to save themselves. Future internet giants Baidu, Tencent, and Alibaba were struggling to stay afloat. Apple was still in th 42.9kReads7.4Score2.8k14d adds
- 175 Reborn in 1996: A Chipmaking Journey 重生1996：芯途 “What is this lithography machine you want to build?” “It’s the dream of every Chinese person.” “Then where do we start?” “With a mirror.” “Zhang Cheng, what are you doing?” Jiang Yiyi asked. “What if I told you I just picked up a ray of light? Would you believe me?” 2kReads—Score11514d adds
- 176 2000: From Paper Seller to CEO in Three Years 2000：卖纸大专生三年成总裁 In 2000, Jiang Yanzhou, a penniless drifter in Beijing, built Xin Gan Xian from the ground up by selling printer paper and supplies. A formidable rival, Ji Ke Gou, wielded its capital to crush him, launching price wars, playing tricks on customers, and applying pressure from every direction. Time and again, Jiang was pushed to the brink. He broke through one obstacle after another by focusing on service and building a supply chain. His counterattack in the court of public opinion gained momentum —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 You're Just a Tricycle Assembly Plant, and You Built a Lithography Machine? 你一个三轮组装厂，造出光刻机？ (A light System story featuring cars, chips, batteries, phones, industrial supply chains, lithography machines, and high-tech breakthroughs in the later stages) After working for ten years, Xu Chen wakes up in 2014 as the owner of a tricycle assembly plant on the verge of being squeezed out by major companies. These are the best of times, and the worst of times. Heavy industry is transforming, and new energy is beginning to boom. Countless investors are waving their cash around, eager to enter t 141.6kReads8.9Score10.1k14d adds
- 178 Rewind to the Year 2000 回档2000年 Given another life, Lu Fei will work hard and strive to make something of himself. He won't be a street punk or live in poverty anymore, and he won't let anyone down. He'll take on the responsibilities expected of a husband, son, and father... 7.3kReads8.6Score49414d adds
- 179 After Thirty Years of Poverty, I Discover I’m Heir to a Trillion-Dollar Empire 穷困三十年我竟是千亿豪门继承人 Multiple heroines + endless, torturous romance + a man being tormented + drugging + a world beyond reality. The secrets of the Huaxia Continent keep unfolding after Chapter 60. Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go! Full speed ahead! A wild ride with no rebirth, no transmigration, and no System. Wang Tianci, an overworked office drone at the bottom of the ladder, spent ten years working diligently only to face one setback after another. His ex-girlfriend, Chen Wei, fell for someone else after her schemin 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Counting Breaths 计数呼吸 This is an imaginative sci-fi mystery novel with a uniquely original perspective and deeply thought-provoking ideas. Its reflections on reality and illusion, freedom and control, hope and sacrifice offer distinctive insights. It will satisfy readers’ curiosity and desire to explore, pique your interest, overturn your understanding, and even challenge science itself! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Help! I Just Reborn, and the Green-Tea Campus Belle Confessed to Me 急！刚重生，就被绿茶校花表白了 [Urban slice of life, clear-eyed realism, making money in business, no System, multiple heroines] Zhang Anqing is unexpectedly reborn in 2014. The college entrance exams have just ended, and once again he stands at a crossroads in life. Thinking back on the regrets of his previous life, he smiles. Money can always be earned again, but if he doesn't date those girls now, they'll all be old before he gets another chance. In this life, he wants to live as an ordinary man, savoring all the world's s 216Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 182 Five Years Later, We Meet Again 五年后，我们再次相见 Also known as “Five Years Later, We Meet Again” [Urban Everyday Life] [One Female Lead] [Low-Key] There are no face-slapping moments in this book, just an uneventful, ordinary life. If you come across something that seems like a “plot hole,” don’t read things into it yourself!!! Five years ago, “Shen Hao, don’t step on the manhole covers. You’ll have three days of bad luck if you do, so I’m going to hit you three times.” “Shen Hao, work hard and earn money. Come marry me soon.” “Shen Hao, I don 13.9kReads8.6Score71314d adds
- 183 The Bankruptcy Runaway’s Guide to Paying Off Debt 破产跑路还债记 His debts came crashing down, leaving him with just 20,000 yuan. He wanted to turn his life around, but his desperation only dragged him deeper into trouble. [Debt + Entrepreneurship] [Realistic style] A different story of debt, running away, and paying it all back for today's younger generation. 5.4kReads8.9Score51814d adds
- 184 An Unanswered Call at Dusk 无人接听的黄昏 An Unanswered Call at Dusk 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 I Just Graduated from College, and You Want Me to Take Over the Factory? 大学刚毕业，你让我接手工厂？ Ma Yuteng transmigrates to a parallel world in 1998. He plans to start a business and become an internet mogul, but through a twist of fate, he takes over his family's battery factory instead. Starting with lithium batteries, he gradually becomes an industrial tycoon. 56.5kReads7.8Score2.6k14d adds
- 186 Reborn: The Entrepreneurial Life 重生之创业人生 Early 2003. Taobao had yet to be founded, Xiaomi was nowhere to be seen, housing prices were still within reach, and every industry was thriving... With memories of the future, Chen Ping returned to 2003, a year when gold seemed to lie everywhere. 129Reads6.8Score2614d adds
- 187 After Winning 18.4 Billion, I Return to the Northeast to Lie Flat 中奖184亿后，回东北躺平 The rating just came out, and it will rise later (patriotism + lie flat in an unconventional way + the thrill of seeing things differently + passive income + healing) When Shen Yan, who works in the Magic City, hits rock bottom in terms of luck, he unexpectedly wins the lottery. He chooses to return to his hometown in Northeast China and bets his entire 180 million yuan prize on the stock market... His outlook changes, his health improves, and his wealth keeps growing. His grandfather's mountain 15.3kReads6.6Score76014d adds
- 188 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
- 189 Reborn: Building My Tech Empire 重生：打造我的科技帝国 Another world + rebirth + technology Qin Yi, an “outdated” expert, goes from “tech refugee” to “undocumented engineer.” Step by step, he will climb to the top and build a technological empire in another world. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Reborn in 2006: I'm Going to Get Rich 重生2006我要暴富 Heroes are as countless as carp crossing a river, and even the finest among them struggle to get by. But… I’ve got a cheat! [Reborn] + [System], [gold prospecting] + [stock trading] + [stone gambling] Want to learn the real secrets of this world? Come with me! The world’s richest person? They’re nothing in front of an immortal cultivator! Want to know the truth about the world? Start cultivating immortality! What do you do when the apocalypse hits? Hurry up and cultivate! Don’t come chasing me o 409Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Making Ten Million a Day, I Head Straight Back to the Village to Lie Flat 日入千万，我直接回村躺平 Urban fantasy + tycoon + heartwarming daily life back in the village + entrepreneurial growth + one female lead Lin Chuan received a daily reward of ten million in cash. After returning to his village, he discovered that even being rich didn't stop petty people from causing trouble. So he built a senior care center for free, opened an investment company, repaired the embankment, developed the local economy, and helped those in need. Little by little, he raised his social standing, built connecti 2Reads—Score11314d adds
- 192 Reborn at 14: A Fintech Tycoon 重生14，金融科技神豪 After Wang Gan broke his leg while delivering food, he was reborn in 2014, back in his college days. He made his first fortune starting with the World Cup, then invested in finance and technology, becoming a top tycoon. He spends money like water: a real-world god of wealth. 16.3kReads6.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 193 Reborn in 2010: Father of the Mobile Internet 重生2010之移动互联网之父 One moment he was asleep; the next, he discovered he’d gone back to his senior year of high school, just as the mobile internet was about to take off in 2010! Since he had been reborn, he’d do something truly earth-shattering: build his own mobile internet empire and trample every business empire in the world beneath his feet! 46Reads6.7Score814d adds
- 194 I Can Barely Keep My God-Tier Algorithm Hidden 我的神级算法快藏不住了 New book, just received a low rating, but it'll improve later. Please stick around! [Lighthearted power fantasy + financial insights + human nature + patriotism + stocks and futures + golden finger] What would you do if one day you had algorithms and big data? Ask Ding Qing, an office worker in Shanghai. He'll tell you that all he wants is to keep his head down and stay alive. He's the lowest-ranking researcher at a securities firm, and he doesn't want to become someone else's research subjec 1.4kReads6.1Score10114d adds
- 195 Reborn as an Executive at a Foreign Company 重生之我在外企当高管 Xu Fei is reborn and returns to the time just after graduation. In his previous life, he spent years navigating the workplace, only to be thrown out in middle age. With all his years of experience from his previous life, see how he turns the tables at work this time, climbs to the top, and makes his mark in the business world. 26.3kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
- 196 Reborn? Let's Win the College Entrance Exam First 重生？先赢了高考再说 It’s still a modern-day story. A tale of childhood sweethearts who love and torment each other. Please come check it out. Thank you so very much!!!! 301Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Good Fortune Must Be Guarded With Wisdom; A Righteous Heart Brings Lasting Blessings 福厚需智守，心正福绵长 Great Fortune Must Be Guarded with Wisdom; A Righteous Heart Brings Lasting Blessings 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Cooling Era: My Factory Connects to Absolute Zero 冷却时代，我的工厂联接绝对零度 A hardware workshop owner fishes a cold, black box out of the river, and his life is changed forever. With his astonishing cooling technology, he can effortlessly slice through divine weapons with a kitchen knife he made by hand. Starting from a single hardware workshop, he tempers peerless materials and forges an industrial legend. This is a story about temperature and resilience. When metal cools, it is reborn. The same is true of people. 204.1kReads8.5Score19k14d adds
- 199 Financial Freedom, A Life Without Limits 财富自由肆意人生 When you’re rich, can you still stay true to yourself like an ordinary person? With a fortune of hundreds of billions, maybe even more, Bai Hao still chooses to seek sincere love and enjoy a leisurely life! 20.4kReads8.1Score92714d adds
- 200 Grind King System: From the Start, I Slash Milk Tea Prices 卷王系统：开局把奶茶价格打下来 [The ultimate grindset is on the march: not a blade of grass will survive!] [New book, You Started a Company, So Why Are You Hiring Ten Million Food Delivery Riders?, is out now.] After getting exploited during a seven-day trial job, Lin Chuan bound himself to the Grindset System. From then on, the milk tea industry had a madman who refused to play by the rules. When others raised prices, he offered discounts. When they cut costs, he piled on the ingredients. His goal: milk tea that cost five yu 8.1kReads8.5Score63014d adds
