Novels like Korea! From Commoner to Chaebol
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Korea! From Commoner to Chaebol, best match first.
- 151 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 13.3kReads6.9Score1.1kShelves
- 152 Rebuilding 1997: Launching a Financial Empire 重塑1997：开启金融帝国 Su Langtao, a genius from the 21st century, is reborn and transmigrates to 1997, an era when gold seems to lie everywhere. Through his own efforts, he goes from working at a factory to building a business empire of his own. 1.6kReads—Score141Shelves
- 153 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. 129Reads6.8Score106Shelves
- 154 The Stock God Legend: Li Wushuang 股神传奇李无双 [A hard-core stock-trading story. If you prefer light, fluffy novels, this one's not for you.] Li Wushuang, a Wall Street financial hunter, is reborn fifteen years in the past. Watch as he uses his superb stock-trading skills to rise to prominence once more and become a legendary stock-market god. 2.5kReads9.1Score207Shelves
- 155 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 363Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 156 I Stumbled Upon a Stock Tip and Made Ten Billion a Year 我偶遇天机，炒股年入百亿 [Wish-Fulfillment + Stock Market Guru + Campus Beauty + Growth + Daily Life] In his previous life, the market’s major players toyed with him in the stock market. After bleeding him dry, they contemptuously called him a “leek.” In this life, he returns to the stock market with the memories of a seasoned “leek.” Starting with ten thousand yuan, he vows to become the most outrageously powerful super-leek in the market, strike back against all the major players, and make them understand: even leeks 934Reads7.2Score101Shelves
- 157 From the Start, I Inherit an Internet Cafe and Reach the Pinnacle of Life 开局继承网吧，走上人生巅峰 Su Wen dreams of returning to his senior year of high school, and inherits an internet cafe from the start. With his foresight and cool head, he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of success. Note: One female lead, and nothing too outrageous. 341Reads6.8Score106Shelves
- 158 Reborn as an American Soldier in South Korea 重生之我是漂亮国大兵在南韩 Lin Yu was reborn as an heir to an ancient martial arts tradition. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the military, only to be sent to South Korea. A rich South Korean heir wants to bully me. South Korean beauties can’t stop throwing themselves at me. What? The heir of the Three Days Group is here. Lin Yu shouted, “You’re exactly the one I want to beat up!” 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 Japan in the 21st Century: You Want Me to Conquer the World? 21世纪日本，你让我争霸天下？ Lu Qiushan, a seasoned corporate drone, is forcibly bound to the [System for Supremacy over All Under Heaven], whose KPI ranking is rock bottom. He thinks he'll be sent back to ancient times to eat husks and wild greens. But to save energy that would be spent materializing air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and soda, the System takes the lazy route and dumps him onto the streets of 21st-century Japan, where he becomes the young heir to a yakuza family on the verge of bankruptcy. The System opens with a so 26.6kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves
- 160 I'm the Stock God 我就是股神 In 2022, the stock market crashed. Lin Tao, a major player in speculative trading, lost all his capital, was buried in debt, and took his own life by swallowing pills. But his consciousness returned to December 30, 1999, inside the body of Li Qiang, a young man from the streets. From then on, he used Li Qiang's body to make his mark in the financial markets... 47Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 161 The Korean Variety Show World: Starting Out in Chinatown 韩综世界：中国城开局 [Korean gangster movie fanfiction]+ [A gang of his own sweeps across Korea]+ [Building Korea’s most impressive Chinatown]+ [All your favorite Korean movie characters are here] After accidentally transmigrating into the world of Korean variety shows, he becomes the eldest son raised by Ma Yuhee, the mother in the film Chinatown. Growing up on Chinatown’s streets, he uses his decisiveness and ruthlessness to claw his way to the top of the underworld. 591Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 162 Reborn: Misappropriating Tuition to Trade Stocks, Earning a Trillion 重生：从挪用学费炒股，爆赚万亿 Wang Hao is an ordinary finance worker who has repeatedly hit a wall in the stock, futures, foreign exchange, and cryptocurrency markets, suffering loss after loss. Then, while saving someone in an unexpected accident, he is hit by a car and reborn with his memories intact in 2013, back when he was still a student. Even more miraculously, he gains a mysterious financial System. Facing a year that feels both familiar and strange, Wang Hao is filled with excitement and anticipation. He knows this 5kReads7.9Score345Shelves
- 163 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 352Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 164 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—Shelves
- 165 Stock Trading Simulator: From 8,000 Yuan to 1 Trillion 炒股模拟盘：从八千块赚到一万亿 I woke up reborn in 2018, carrying ten years of future memories back to the stock market. In six years, I’ll turn 200,000 yuan into a fortune. This time, I’m going to win back everything I lost! (Based on a true story, retracing the trading path of the Beijing Trader.) 220Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 Reborn: Making Money Is the Right Way 重生，搞钱才是正道 [Business and stocks] [Period] [No System] [Campus entrepreneurship] [Revenge] [Lighthearted comedy] The protagonist, Chen Ze, is reborn in 2010, just after the college entrance exams. He confesses to the goddess he’s pursued for three years, only to be rejected. In a fit of anger, he cuts ties with her. She asks him to pursue her for another two years, but he refuses outright, saying, “I’ve lost interest in romance. Making money is the only fun in my life.” Next, he borrows from loan sharks and 5.5kReads7.8Score286Shelves
- 167 Reborn: Financial Empire 重生之金融帝国 Back to 2009, with a System to lend a hand. A slice-of-life story about stocks, futures, and business. This is the ultimate feel-good novel, though I'll do my best to keep it grounded and close to reality. Brothers, let's explore the real world of wealth together! 1.5kReads8.0Score100Shelves
- 168 Reborn, I Caught the Little Doctor Fairy Just Before She Escaped 重生后抓住即将逃跑的小医仙 [Rebirth + Golden Finger + Tycoon + Multiple Heroines + Advanced Technology = Mindless Fun] Lin Xu suffocated to death in a ride-hailing car, but a jade pendant changed everything. He was reborn, back in 2006, just before the college entrance exams. His golden finger, Xiaoxiao, helps him overcome every obstacle. He completes missions and repairs advanced-tech mechs. After his rebirth, he wins his first fortune in the lottery. Watch him trade stocks, futures, and crypto. Watch him reap profits fr 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 You Told Me to Take the Fall, but I Created a Trillion-Yuan Market Cap 让你去背锅，你居然创造万亿市值 Nanzhou Investment Co., a company controlled by the Nanzhou State-Owned Assets Commission, is on the verge of bankruptcy. Huo Zheng, then deputy section chief in the Commission’s Investment Department, is ordered to take the fall and appointed chairman and general manager of Nanzhou Investment. Faced with a company saddled with staggering losses and hundreds of millions in debt, Huo Zheng despairs and is ready to lie flat. But there’s a way out. Huo Zheng unexpectedly discovers that his spare ph 44Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 170 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! 993Reads7.7Score100Shelves
- 171 Back in Senior Year, This Student Is Seriously Rich 重回高三，这学生实在太有钱了 When a solar eclipse arrived, time went back 25 years. Lu Ming could barely hold back his tears. He used to be the most domineering mogul in the real estate world, with several million in spare cash alone on his bank card. And now he was reborn in his final year of high school? He might not even get into Lanxiang Technical School. Lu Ming gradually adjusted to life after time turned back. Since he had another chance, he was determined to seize everything: his studies, career, family, fri 4.3kReads6.8Score395Shelves
- 172 From Haojiang to Xiangjiang: Building the Zhou Family Dynasty 从濠江到香江打造周氏百年家族 [Realistic + business warfare + multiple women + transmigration and rebirth + Hong Kong entertainment + farming + capitalist's perspective] The life of a low-ranking chef in a wealthy family. Let's see how this chef, born into a life of luxury from the start, can stir up a storm in this turbulent era, surround himself with beautiful women, and become a business legend. Zhou Zhanheng: “My own life is far from satisfactory, yet I just can't bear to see others suffer.” This story is entirely fictio 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
- 173 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—Shelves
- 174 From the Start, One Song, “Rose Boy,” Shook Korean Showbiz 开局一首【玫瑰少年】震惊韩娱 The road to pursuing your dreams is full of hardship and suffering, with joy intertwined with sorrow and success alongside failure. But as long as you’re with the one you love, you need not fear any challenge or obstacle. Even when fierce winds rise, never give up on life. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 Replay the Game: Live Up to Our Youth and Each Other! 覆局重弈：不负韶华不负卿！ A life you've already lived, a road you've already explored and a river you've already crossed: will there still be thorns and whirlpools? When you're reborn, should you seek the right answer or the optimal solution? In his previous life, Ji Mo spent all his years pursuing a life of comfort. Can he attain it this time around? 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 Half-Blood Lone Wolf: A Beer Hunt in Ice City 混血孤狼：冰城啤酒围猎录 If the previous novel, "The Hunt", told the story of those painful days best left in the past, then "Half-Blood Lone Wolf: The Beer Hunt of Ice City" is an epic tale of the sweeping changes China underwent during its 40 years of reform and opening up. It has business rivalries, romance, and revenge. I hope my readers will enjoy it. I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 177 Reborn in 2013: Starting a Tycoon's Life 重生2013开始土豪人生 After losing money in the stock market, Zhang Yang transmigrates back to 2013 and unexpectedly gains a golden finger for stock trading. He begins the most realistic battle in the capital markets, founding a real estate company, developing lithography machines, and sweeping aside international financial giants. From then on, he starts living the life of a tycoon. (This book gets off to a somewhat slow start, but the story is definitely worth looking forward to.) 5.4kReads7.9Score309Shelves
- 178 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! 49Reads6.7Score100Shelves
- 179 From Retail Investor to Market Mogul 从散户到游资大佬 Yin Fang is a workshop technician who stumbled upon the stock market by chance. From an ordinary retail investor, he rose to become a major player in the hot-money market, idolized by countless small investors. His story began that day... 885Reads7.1Score105Shelves
- 180 Reborn in 2005: Conquering the Business World Without Regrets 重生2005：纵横商界无悔人生 At thirty, Mu Yan is the youngest sales general manager at a tech giant. On the night he closes a fifty-million-yuan deal, a car accident sends him back to 2005, to that summer when he was fifteen. From the cutthroat world of business banquets to a high school classroom piled with exam papers, he discovers that he has not only brought back fifteen years of future memories, but also a deep sense of guilt toward his family and the life he has lived. In this life, he has the foresight of someone wh 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 Reborn: I Set Traps for the Capitalists at Every Turn 重生：我一路给资本做局 A private equity fund manager was lured into a trap and murdered, only to be reborn as a college student in 1995. Taking advantage of a brief stock market boom, he quickly got his start and changed his family's fortunes. His path to revenge began. His enemies had been billionaires in his previous life, with astonishing connections. He could only plan every move carefully and build up his strength. Gradually, he became known in investment circles as a genius. Years later, he was a top investor an 9.2kReads8.4Score647Shelves
- 182 What? I Owe 400 Billion After Being Reborn 什么？我重生就欠了4000亿 [Business + Actress + Tycoon + No System] Ling Yuan transmigrates to a parallel world. The good news: His father founded a Fortune Global 500 company. The bad news: His father’s company is 400 billion in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy. I’ve only just become a rich second-generation kid, and now I’m going to be a deadbeat? “Dad, hand over the money the company has left. I can get us through this crisis.” Ling Yuan builds a Fortune Global 500 company in three months, and his legend is only ju 25Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 183 Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Wouldn't Want to Lie Flat? 都重生了谁不想躺平啊 At thirty-five, Lin Qi had the kind of annual salary others envied, along with a house and a car. Yet somehow, he was reborn. Wait, why does he get to be reborn? After being reborn, Lin Qi no longer wanted to repeat his old life. Since he’d been reborn, who wouldn’t want to lie flat? Of course, he might as well earn enough to lie flat in comfort. 43Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 184 Lin Hua’s First Book 林华的华的第1本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 Reborn as a Stock Market God 重生之我是股神 Li Mo, a mediocre stockbroker, is reborn at the tail end of the 2008 financial crisis. With knowledge of the future stock market, he's about to become a legendary stock god... 198Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 186 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China, I Smuggled Myself into Becoming a Japanese Tycoon! 穿越民国，我偷渡成了日本财阀！ [Transmigrate + System + Business + Getting Rich + Finance + Life Abroad] The protagonist transmigrates to 1945 and discovers that he is a puppet soldier, with an uncle who is a trusted member of the puppet government. From the start, he is headed for disaster. By a twist of fate, he ends up in Japan and takes the place of a Japanese businessman named Jing Shang Feng. After awakening a major-event bulletin System, he begins his journey to becoming a Japanese tycoon! [Madam, hello, I’m Jing Shang 254Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 187 Reborn: The Birth of a Female Stock Market Goddess 重生：女股神诞生记 At twelve, Zhang Shan had a dream of a lifetime, but it turned out to be a nightmare. She worked hard and diligently, yet her life was cut short by an accident at twenty-five. When she woke up, she decided to live her life on her own terms and for herself alone! After steering clear of the pitfalls of her past life, Zhang Shan’s life grew steadily smoother, and after graduating she entered the securities industry. Her luck finally turned, and she prospered in the stock market, becoming a legenda 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 Back to Age 17 with a Little High-Tech 带点黑科技重返17岁 [My new book, The Fishmonger's Age of Declining Dharma (urban high martial arts), is contracted and now available. I have 100,000 words ready, so dig in with confidence. [Golden finger + lighthearted power fantasy + youth story + technology story = slow-paced] “Can you send me back the way I came?” “That's not possible.” “Then can you send me back to the past so I can reload my save? The kind that overwrites the old save.” “That is possible.” “Then can I bring all 10 t 263Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 189 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 12.9kReads6.7Score804Shelves
- 190 Making Waves in the Stock Market: The Super Retail Investor 股海纵横之超级散户 [Lighthearted + Daily Life + Stocks + Futures + Workplace + Wealth + Romance] In his previous life, Zheng Kang spent years pursuing his dream girl, Li Lizhen, from high school all the way through college. He brought her meals and water, saved seats for her, helped her register for classes, and delivered medicine whenever she was sick. He was an utterly devoted simp, and the most relentless member of her loyal army of admirers. But Li Lizhen only ever saw Zheng Kang as a backup for her backup. Th 1.8kReads7.6Score180Shelves
- 191 Reborn: The Business Empire of the Old Yuan Family 重生之老袁家的商业帝国 Reborn, he discovers that his father actually came back several years earlier. His father has laid a decent foundation. With no System and no golden finger, if he wants to lie flat, he’ll first need to build up the family’s assets. He’ll farm diligently and earn money honestly. Due to review requirements, Chapter 2 appears after Chapter 42. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause while reading. 750Reads6.9Score102Shelves
- 192 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—Shelves
- 193 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 836Reads6.3Score103Shelves
- 194 Reborn, I Dumped My Girlfriend Who Always Spoiled Her Brother from the Start 重生后，我开局甩了扶弟魔女友 (Reborn in a period setting + appraising antiques + X-ray vision + business battles + no System + one heroine + feel-good story) Chu Yang spent half his life destitute, with his wife and her entire family constantly bleeding him dry to support her younger brother. By a twist of fate, he is reborn in 2002 and awakens the Heavenly Eye. He can see the trends of stocks and futures, as well as appraise antiques and gamble on jade. The first thing he does after being reborn is kick his girlfriend, who 7.3kReads8.3Score609Shelves
- 195 The Peninsula: My Winter Isn't So Cold 半岛，我的冬天不太冷 Kim Minjeong has a secret: onstage, she’s a cool, dazzling AI warrior, but in private, she’s a socially anxious crybaby who’s afraid of the dark, even on her way home. She has an even deeper secret: her assistant, Kang Banha, seems to think she’s the most important person in the world. She’s afraid of the dark, so he texts her “Good night” every evening. She’s afraid of the cold, so he gives her the only hand warmer he has. She’s afraid of being alone, so he tells her, “Whatever you want to eat, 516Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 A Harem of Beauties: It All Starts When I Move in With My Teacher 群美：和老师同居开始 Wang Yu was reborn as a country boy in a parallel world. All he wanted was to make some money and live comfortably, but before he knew it, a crowd of beautiful women had gathered around him. His adorable live-in teacher; His gentle childhood sweetheart; The mysterious policewoman; His pen pal, a girl as exceptional as the heavens' favored daughter… 14Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 197 Peninsula: From Bankrupt Lackey to Entertainment King 半岛：从破产小弟到娱乐天王 Zhang Daoxing transmigrates to South Korea in a parallel 2016 and becomes a part-timer. This is the final boom of the Korean Wave, with countless stars appearing one after another. Holdouts from the old era? NANA, Suzy, Girls' Generation, and others still have plenty of clout. Girl groups of the new era? TWICE, Red Velvet, BLACKPINK, and others shine like a constellation. Actors? Han So-hee, Kim Ji-won, Park Eun-bin, and others, with new faces emerging everywhere. Will he make up for past regret 144Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 198 Back in the Day, I Became a Stock Market Guru 回到过去当牛散 [Stocks] + [Futures] + [Powerhouse] [Romance] + [Daily Life] + [Growth] In his previous life, Fang Zheng was dragged down by his father’s disastrous stock-market losses. He died miserable and destitute. This time, he returns to 2015 with the memories of his past life, just before the stock-market crash. Determined to take charge of his own investments and change his family’s fate, he ventures into futures, funds, and other fields. With his foresight and decisive judgment, he sets off a storm in 10.3kReads8.2Score664Shelves
- 199 Showbiz Tycoon: Starting by Offering Mr. Zhou a Cigarette 娱乐圈神豪：从给周公子递烟开始 The score just came out, but it will rise later [Easygoing+Funny+Everyday Life+No Romance] Jiang Jiawen was an office drone who just wanted to lie flat and live like a lazy fish. But after waking up, he found himself in a parallel Flower Country in 2007, where he had become a handsome beyond compare... temp on the set of "The Equation of Love and Death"? He had barely a few dozen yuan in his pocket, and even getting a meal was a problem. Just as he was about to starve to death in Hengdian, the b 2.2kReads6.8Score101Shelves
- 200 The Trader's Path: Scams, Seduction, and Fortune! 交易员之路：碰瓷！把妹！发家！ Making money, a sharp-witted protagonist, satisfying wish fulfillment that makes sense, multiple heroines, financial markets, decisive ruthlessness, and comedy. New book: Transmigrating into Finance, the Futures God Knows Nothing About the Unwritten Rules! In 2030, a brilliant trader with a mental illness transmigrates to 2003 and takes the financial markets by storm. Futures, stocks, gold, crude oil, foreign exchange, options, cornering the market, battles for equity, stake disclosures, minorit 1.9kReads7.3Score134Shelves
