Novels like Reborn in 1927: Saving the Republic Through Industry
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Reborn in 1927: Saving the Republic Through Industry, best match first.
- 1 Forever Bound for the Nebula 永赴星云 [Not a power fantasy + Interstellar abilities + Ensemble cast’s growth + Slow-burn romance] This isn’t one person’s story. It’s the journey of a group of people. Ling Yanghao has spent three years searching for someone. They meet again on the battlefield, where she wears Imperial armor and shatters his sword with a single strike. Zhang Siyao wants to take her home, Lin Wan wants to uncover the truth for her, and Canglang wants to guard her last escape route. They are the last people of Silent Ni —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Wandering Tales of the Soulbreaker 破魂人游传 When cultivation goes against the heavens, I call upon the heavens to unleash the Reversal-Slaying Art! To restore order to a collapsing universe, Li Furong and the others must transform from mortals into cultivators amid a world of suffering. They will shatter souls at every turn, reclaim their places among the gods, and join the saints in wiping out the world’s evil and restoring the universe’s splendor. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 When the Shadows Begin to Speak 当影子开始说话 When the Shadow Started Speaking —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I’m a Stone Stele Spirit Who Lay Flat for a Thousand Years, Yet the Entertainment Industry’s Jinx Won’t Leave Me Alone 我是石碑成精，躺平千年，竟被娱乐圈瘟神缠上了 I'm a Sentient Stone Stele. After Lying Flat for a Thousand Years, I Somehow Got Tangled Up with the Entertainment World's Jinx 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 She Uncovered a Shocking Secret in the History Books 她在史书里，翻出了惊天秘辛 She Unearthed a Shocking Secret in the History Books —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Apocalypse: I Raised My System to the Max by Scavenging Trash, Then Broke Through Worlds 末世：我靠捡垃圾，把系统养到满级后破界了 Apocalypse: I Raised the System to Max Level by Collecting Trash, Then Broke Through the Realm —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 My Doomsday Zombie Husband: I Found Love Again Through Crystal Cores 末日丧尸老公：我靠晶核找回了爱 My Zombie Husband in the Apocalypse: I Found Love Again Through Crystal Cores —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 I’m a Seaweed Spirit With No Roots or Heart, Yet I’ve Entranced an Immortal Venerable Undergoing Tribulation 我是海草成精，没根没肺，竟缠上了渡劫的仙尊 I’m a seaweed spirit with neither roots nor heart, and somehow I’ve latched onto an Immortal Venerable undergoing tribulation. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Dragon Rises in Tianjing: Chinese Heroic Spirits Subdue the Primordial Wilds 天景龙兴：华夏英灵镇洪荒 On the Tianjing Continent, the martial arts of mortals have fallen into decline. The various nations are locked in endless war, while sects manipulate the reins of power. Across the four continents of the Primordial World, immortals and Buddhas carve up the lands. Humanity is weak, demons run rampant, and the Sages scheme without end. Demonic gods from beyond the realms spy on the world's boundaries, leaving the Primordial World on the brink of disaster. Li Zhen, a modern-day prodigy in history —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Whose Master Is This Useless? Oh, Mine 谁家师父这么菜？哦，我家的 Dual heroines, amnesia trope [A fluffy-loving master × a deceptively sweet catgirl disciple] Qiao Yu is a no-name rogue cultivator who picks up a fluffy little thing that calls her an immortal! But she says she’s not a fox, she’s a cat… Oh well, they’re both fluffy and pettable! “Immortal big sister! Can I come home with you?” Xie Li clung to her leg, her fluffy ears rubbing against her. Some Fish: (overjoyed inside) She called me an immortal! She really called me an immortal!! (She hurriedly se 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Rift 里夫特 The world is more than what we can see. The time that vanishes out of nowhere, the memories inexplicably forgotten, the weightless feeling of sudden heart-pounding fear: they all come from rifts hidden in the folds of reality. They do not devour life. They devour existence itself. The boy Chi Jianji always thought he was simply sensitive and used to watching from the sidelines, until his childhood friend Lu Tinglan was dragged into a rift. Only then did he understand: those strange premonitions —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Journey to Peace 太平行 Li Taiping, a member of the Taiping Guard, was framed during a mission and had no choice but to flee to the Northwest to prove his innocence and clear his foster father’s name. With the help of Chen Chengcheng, the Northwest King’s daughter, Li Taiping set out on a journey, unaware that he had been part of someone else’s plan all along. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Her Fragrance Faded in Midsummer 香消在盛夏 Warning!!! The second male lead takes the spotlight! [BL] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Youth and School Life] + [Mild Angst] Dong Xun vs. Chang Yu Dong Xun (straight): Having no good points is his greatest good point. Chang Yu (secretly in love): Dong Xun, you smell so good. I really like you. Second male lead: Yu Yu (a character who defies definition): I hate snow... Supporting characters: Boys' Dorm 1121: She Wen (a wildcard in the story), Xing Yi (She Wen's childhood friend), Shen Yan, Nan Qiang (his 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Summoning Cards Across the Heavens 诸天卡牌召唤 Come to think of it, this novel’s setup is very “web novel.” Transmigration, a System, cards, the Myriad Worlds. It has all the usual ingredients. But what it does with them is a little different. The protagonist, Chen Xu, transmigrates here without becoming some arrogant, invincible hero. The first thing he does is go into debt; the second is nearly have his fingers chopped off; the third is get rescued by a one-legged veteran. Then he follows the old soldier into a drafty shack, where he le 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Quick Transmigration: Don’t Panic, I’m Just a Prop 快穿：别慌，我只是个道具 Jiang Yanli was once a top world-corrector from a higher-dimensional world. When a mission went disastrously wrong, her body exploded into atoms, and her soul was stuffed inside a broken mirror. The System tells her that if she wants to come back to life, it’s simple: travel into various collapsing worlds as an “item,” keep correcting them, help cannon-fodder Hosts defy fate, and collect emotional points and destiny points. Jiang Yanli looks at the sobbing servant-girl side character in the mi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Reborn in 1937: Shadows All Around 重生1937，暗影重重 Reborn on the night of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937, he returns to a world in turmoil with a System. From secret orders in Jinling to the espionage underworld of Shanghai, he uses a businessman's identity as cover, maneuvering among the Japanese and their puppet government, the Military Statistics Bureau, and the Communist Party. He carefully builds an intelligence network, devises elaborate traps to root out traitors and defeat his enemies. With Haitang by his side and Jia Shu accompa 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Palace Scheming Koi System: The Good-for-Nothing Concubine’s Daughter Takes the Harem by Storm 宫斗锦鲤系统，废柴庶女飒爆后宫 Lian Siyu, a concubine-born daughter of the Minister's residence, entered the palace as a low-ranking dresser. Weak and easy to bully, she was framed by Liu Qingxue and tormented by Yu Yin, nearly losing her life in the depths of the palace. At her darkest hour, the [Palace Intrigue Lucky Carp System] bound itself to her! It marked dangers in advance and exposed enemies' weaknesses. Complete face-slapping missions to unlock special skills and high-level items. The good-for-nothing concubine-born —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Prisoner's Survival Game 囚生游戏 Gao Mingchuan, 18, comes from an "Egalitarian Confederation" where law is the law of the land. He is drawn into the lawless Prisoner's Game, where violence is truth and order is a joke. While others sink into depravity just to survive, he examines the game itself through the lens of legal reasoning, searching its cold rules for loopholes, interpretations, and procedural leeway. Armed with legal principles, he rebuilds order amid the chaos, becoming known among the players as the "Law of Rules." —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Rewriting Bad Endings Is My Specialty 改写BE，我是专业的 Quick Transmigration + Comeback + System + Feel-Good Fiction + Light Comedy I’m Lin Wan. I’ve been trapped by a buggy System and keep getting thrown into bad-ending stories as cannon fodder. Sometimes I’m a stepping stone whose spiritual roots are stolen; other times I’m a tool sacrificed for the male and female leads’ romance. They play out their fated love, while I die horribly in one loop after another. But they don’t know that every death becomes my strongest save point! When I returned for —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 My Childhood Friend Is My Kryptonite 我的克星是竹马 Ten-year-old Zhou Jingheng is notorious in Jiangcheng’s wealthy circles as a little tyrant. He skips school, gets into fights, and talks back to teachers, giving his parents endless headaches. Then one day, his mother, Lin Wanqing, brings the quiet, frail Lin Qingyan to their luxurious yet chilly villa. Though this boy’s parents gave their lives for their country, he seems gentle and compliant. But when Zhou Jingheng provokes him arrogantly once again, Lin Qingyan grabs a feather duster and goes 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Metallurgical Industrialization 冶金工业化 Lin Yue and Li Ming reunite after years apart, only to discover that they were middle-school deskmates and childhood neighbors. As memories intertwine with the present, they gradually grow closer. Her best friend Su Yao has secretly loved Li Ming for years. In the end, she confesses her feelings and lets them go. Old conflicts, too, are faced and resolved in the course of this reunion. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Her Soul Returns! The Young Lady Is Peerless 神魂归！大小姐她风华绝代！ [Main story complete] [One-on-one romance + two powerful leads + both devoted only to each other] [Brilliant young lady vs. obsessive young demon] The evil doctor Yan Qing comes back from the dead and transmigrates into the body of the young sect leader of the Myriad Spirits Sect on Canglan Continent. Taming beasts? Sorry, I enslave them. Alchemy? Sorry, I eat pills like candy. Artifact crafting? Sorry, I can do that too. Talisman-making… formation arts… Everyone watches her reveal one secr 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 My Old Man Is No Ordinary Guy 我家老登不简单 Urban + Sci-Fi + Entrepreneurship + Pure Romance An unemployed, divorced food-delivery uncle × an alien AI No godlike superpowers, just a brain with maxed-out predictive abilities A lifetime's worth of hard-won experience at the bottom of society is all the capital he needs to turn things around People used to say I couldn't keep up with the times Now, through my own efforts, I'm changing how ordinary people survive Xiao Qi: I can only help you think things through Yang Lu: Then start by helping 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Jade Jiaolong and the Azure Sword Storm the Heaven Sword World 玉娇龙携青冥闯倚天 Yu Jiaolong leaped off a cliff, expecting her body to perish. But when she opened her eyes, she found she had transmigrated into the world of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Determined to make a name for herself, she set out to prove what she could do. First, she meets three brothers in a bamboo grove and hears about the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Eager to test herself against them, she later meets Zhao Min. After a series of events, they turn from enemies into friends and set off togethe 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 When Withered Branches and Leaves Meet Spring Again 枯枝叶木又逢春 [Boys' love, romance-focused, devoted to each other, happy ending, growing love, no misunderstandings, no rivalry between women, no stand-ins. They grow through their trials, and fall in love as they grow.] At first: A cool, sharp-tongued Akita versus a pure, cheerful little bunny. Later: A loyal, devoted puppy versus a fiery little fox who loves and hates with all her heart. Xie Ran (Changning): “May you know lasting peace, year after year.” Song Chi (Wenjun): “May you always know peace, belove 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Swaying POPPLE 荡漾POPPLE The assassin Fan You decides to quit the business and spends his money building a home. Then a princess arrives, and everything spirals out of control, setting off a series of events... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Did My Nemesis Get Married Today? 死对头今天联姻了吗 Lu Shiyuan, the cold-faced CEO of the Ji Group, and Shen Xingwan, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, have been sworn enemies who can’t meet without bickering since childhood. For twenty years, they’ve gone from fighting at school to clashing in the business world, becoming the most famous bickering couple in high society. No one knows that Lu Shiyuan fell for her long ago, through their countless clashes. When their two groups push a marriage alliance to deal with a crisis, he puts on a sho 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Ephemeral Hexagram 昙爻 [Female-oriented · apocalypse · political intrigue · road trip · no romance · hardcore · slow-paced] [This book has a complete, standalone world. Please don't confuse it with other works in the same genre. There probably aren't any with the same world, either ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ] This book is the story of Tan Yao's birth, Tan Yao's autobiography, and my own account. Tan Yao's world is collapsing. Not from earthquakes, not from war, but from being forgotten. She survived for nine years in the Cold Palace —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Parallel Erosion 平行侵蚀 [Urban Suspense] + [A Battle Between Twins] Another version of me, from a parallel world, is slowly stealing my life. A photo of an unfamiliar woman appears on my boyfriend's phone. Her features look seventy percent like mine, but her carefree smile feels like a stranger's. He insists, “That's you.” At a company meeting, my colleagues announce that the proposal I spent several sleepless nights preparing was “submitted a week ahead of schedule.” They congratulate me, but look at me as if I'm some —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Whole Thing About Waking Up in a Survival Game 关于一觉醒来误入生存游戏这档事 Feng Xun woke up one day and found himself in what seemed to be some kind of incredible place... [Survival game] [Multiplayer] [Eerie] [Not a self-sacrificing do-gooder] [Profit above all] [Transmigration] —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 DC: The Abstract Continent DC抽象大陆 No set theme, just a main storyline. I write whatever chapter I dream of, whatever line comes to mind. Don’t ask what the author is writing. It’s positive energy, it’s good values. Just assume the author is losing it. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Xuanhuan: I Am the Lord of Wishes! I Can Do Anything! 玄幻：我！愿望之主！无所不能！ As the Lord of Wishes, isn’t it only natural that your every wish comes true? Isn’t it only fair to switch a cheat’s System mission? Don’t they deserve to be played to death by the child of destiny? Isn’t it only right to steal the heroine? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Ruling the Myriad Worlds: Starting from Rock Bottom in the City 执掌万界：从都市落魄开始 On the day Yuan Xiaoxing was born, an elderly man with an otherworldly air arrived with a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old girl whose gaze was filled with longing. He forced a dull gray jade pendant into the baby’s swaddling clothes. His parents told him this strange story over and over, but it remained a mystery to him for more than twenty years. Only when his closest friend betrayed him and his lover abandoned him, leaving him gravely wounded and on the brink of death, did the pendant suddenly 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 A Corporate Slave Transmigrates as the Crown Prince, but Just Wants to Help Her Sisters Make Money 社畜穿成太子，但只想带姐妹搞钱 I opened my eyes to find myself the Crown Prince, with a harem of three thousand thrown in. I was just about to lie flat when a System alert suddenly rang in my ear: “Top-tier management talent detected in Host. Mission issued: Transform the feudal harem into a modern, efficient team.” Me: ??? I casually set KPIs for the Noble Consort, designed a promotion system for the palace maids, and had the Imperial Kitchens set up a central kitchen. Then one day, an enemy army invaded, and the entire cour —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Only Him and Him 只有他和他 A friendly reminder: This work is currently undergoing major revisions. This is a tragedy through and through, and nobody gets a happy ending. If you can't handle sad stories, enter at your own risk! Seriously, don't read it! This is pure bad-ending fiction! The plot is toxic, with plenty of angst! If you like sweet stories, stay away!! Seriously, stay away! Most of the characters are crazy, with very few genuinely good people. There are even more deranged characters! Once again, because it's im —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Fantasy Westward Journey: From the Start, I Transmigrate a Thousand Years into the Future 梦幻西游：开局穿越千年之后 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Rich Family’s Son Isn’t Their Own, and a Second Child Turns the Tables 豪门儿子非亲生，二胎破局净身离 #Urban Life #Urban #First Person #Powerful Figures #Scheming #Face-slapping #Family #Heiress The green grass over my head stayed lush for thirteen years. I raised her child as my own, and felt my life had been worthwhile. I married an heiress, but she thought I stuttered. On our wedding night, she closed her eyes and called out another man's name. After we married, she secretly took birth control pills, and kept taking them for thirteen years. The blood type of the son I raised didn't match mine —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The World Will Eventually Forget Us 世界终将把我们遗忘 The meeting of two lonely souls. At 36, Yang Guoer is an independent curator and antique book restorer living on the edge of the city. After a failed exhibition opened her eyes to the art world’s greed and hypocrisy, she closed off her heart and set up a studio called Quiet Corner. Like a modern-day Xiaolongnü, she guards her own “Tomb of the Living Dead,” keeping company with old books and paintings and holding on to art’s purity in solitude. At 22, He Muyang is a street graffiti artist who dro 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Creation God System: Dungeons Open, the Counterattack Begins 创世神系统：副本开启，逆袭序幕 [Creation] + [System] + [Reborn] + [Rule Horror] + [Judgment] In the apocalypse: “How can there still be do-gooders when the world’s ended? Looking out for yourself should come first.” “My name is Yang Qi. I’m a hero.” “Even in the apocalypse, I will serve the people.” Under the rules: “Who exactly is Xiaoya? Who am I? Xiaoya... I miss you so much.” Judging evil: Was I really wrong? It turns out someone really did follow my example. I really am a villain... “How can it be you? Is this my punishm —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Discipline and Affection Beneath the Starlight 星光下的管教与宠爱 After losing her parents, Su Nian, a young college student, is forcibly taken in by Gu Yeting, an old friend of her parents and the head of the business empire Starshine Media. Gu Yeting is a cold, autocratic business tycoon with an overwhelming need for control. Through a form of “discipline” bordering on cruelty, he imposes strict rules on Su Nian’s life and keeps her confined in a cage of his own making, controlling every detail from her studies and career to her words and actions. The story 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Last Witch: I’m Invincible, So Do Whatever You Want 最后的魔女，我无敌你随意 [Western fantasy + team expedition + no romance for the protagonist] A millennium ago, Melissa, the Star Witch, sacrificed herself to seal the River of Magic, and the magical civilization of the Yuan Shu Continent withered away. A thousand years later, Su Wan, the “worst witch” ranked dead last at the Witch Academy, escaped disaster by sleeping through it in a beautiful dream. She quietly awakens in a modern city devoid of magic. As the last witch in the world, Su Wan must recover the twelve rel 108Reads—Score125Shelves
- 42 Where the Returning Boat Meets the Reeds 洄舟芷岸 The aloof in public, puppy-like forensic pathologist Jiang Hui × the undercover agent Xun Zhi, who spent years undercover before being reborn. What would a romance between a dog and a cat be like??? Was it really so amusing to disappear without a word for three years? I want you to dissect my body, so you'll know exactly what I've been through. As the moon's reflection shatters in the mirror, suspicions of a mole, old grudges, and life-or-death choices intertwine. Amid the struggle between goo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Tenfold Sensitivity, at the Cost of Changing Sex Every Week 拥有十倍触感，代价：每周性转 Jiang Xiaopeng works in sales for a cosmetics retailer. By chance, he gains tenfold sensitivity to touch, which only works on women. Using this ability, Jiang Xiaopeng’s sales soar, and he quickly makes a name for himself among his clients. From wealthy older women and rich wives to students and edgy young women, he charms them all! He uses this to build his own business empire and enter the cutthroat world of commerce. But Jiang Xiaopeng has a strange rule: after working for one week, he has t 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Crimson Rebirth in the End-Time Corridor 末日回廊血色重生 In 2242, the entire world was suddenly engulfed by the End Corridor. People were randomly dragged into endless parallel apocalyptic worlds and forced to complete survival missions issued by the System. Accumulated points could be exchanged for supplies, abilities, and permissions. If your points ran out or you failed a mission, you were erased completely. The Corridor had no morals, rules, or mercy. A world where everyone was out for themselves was the norm. Betrayal, plunder, and slaughter were —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Two Powerhouses Are Fighting Over Me! I’m Off to Scratch Lottery Tickets 俩大佬疯抢我！我在一旁刮彩票 [Absurd comedy + Quick Transmigration System + Ultimate wish-fulfillment + Lively humor + Lucky heroine + Subverting expectations + Sweet romance with a wealthy family + School redemption + Urban workplace] - Faced with the choice between school and work, Shen Juan chose to hang herself! After she "hung herself from the southeast branch," she accidentally activated the "Love Conquest" System and drew the golden finger talent "Luck." From then on, she blazed through each instance with cheat-level —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Sleeping in the Embers 烬中眠 [Xie Jin x Wen Yu] [Cool top student x Little ray of sunshine] In their second year of high school, two new students joined the class: one was named Wen Yu, and the other Song Xingran. Wen Yu sat beside Xie Jin. “Hi, deskmate! I’m Wen Yu. Wen as in ‘temperature,’ Yu as in ‘the afterglow.’ What’s your name?” “Xie Jin.” Wen Yu used the rest of her life to light up Xie Jin. Until that winter came. “Mr. Xie, please accept my condolences.” “...What about me?” Their love was as deep as the sea, but no —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Dark Ink and Pure Bamboo 玄墨清竹 In the northwest of the vast land of China, beneath the desolate Yunxu Mountains, lies a hidden village like a paradise. A young woman is about to leave the village and journey far away, and the black cat she raised from kittenhood leads a young man on a treasure hunt so he can give her a parting gift. Just as they are saying goodbye, a strange fireball tears across the sky, and a rain of blood stains the peach grove red. Disaster strikes without warning, leaving the two of them and the cat as t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 I’m Just Building a House, What Are You Jealous Of? 我就建个房，你们嫉妒什么？ This book records the daily life of a village bully. Read with caution! Based on a true story + Guizhou + rural life + family squabbles + wits and guts + no golden finger + no System + village bully + taking down a shameless hard case Let’s make a bet! Which of us, me or my cousin, will be the first to move out of this village? He bets I can’t stand the smell of pig manure, and that I’ll sell my villa and crawl back to the city. I bet his pig farm won’t make it through this winter. He has his sh —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 You Said She Was Supposed to Be Yandere, So What’s with This Clingy Kitten? 说好的病娇呢，这粘人小猫咪是什么鬼 Wasn’t she supposed to be a yandere? What’s with this clingy little kitty? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 My Best Friend Wants to Compete with Empress Ma for Favor. Now That I’m Reborn, I Won’t Stop Her 闺蜜要和马皇后争宠，重生归来我不劝了 My best friend wants to compete with Empress Ma for the emperor’s favor. Now that I’m reborn, I won’t talk her out of it. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
