Novels like The Movie Queen in the 1980s
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Movie Queen in the 1980s, best match first.
- 1 You Are the Bright Moon Over the Sea 你是海上的明月 A woman flips through a magazine, a rare hint of interest appearing in her cool eyes. “Hey, honey, look. You and I made the same list.” The man raises an eyebrow. “Oh? Which list?” “The World's Ten Most Desirable Women list. You're number one, and I'm number five!” “...” He is powerful enough to shake the world, richer than nations, noble and distinguished, and cruel and ruthless by nature. She is carefree and uninhibited, charming and unrestrained, aloof from the world, and cool and indifferent 0Votes946Recs6kFans
- 2 The Reborn Ping'an 重生的平安 Li Ping'an is reborn. Burdened by guilt over her family and regrets of her own, she returns to the past, determined to change the tragic fate of her previous life and build a wonderful future. But being reborn isn't all: she gets a magical treasure thrown in, too. The golden lock she's worn since childhood turns out to be a protective talisman. I 0Votes4.2kRecs16.9kFans
- 3 Reborn in the 1980s: Peach Blossoms in Bloom 重生八零桃花开 Reborn in the late 1980s, she now has family who care about her. In this life, she plans to take things as they come. Whoever tries to get under her skin, she’ll knock them flying. That’s right, she’s just that badass. But what’s the deal with this sudden appearance of a fiancé? And what on earth is this betrothal made when they were children? 0Votes12.9kRecs8kFans
- 4 Reborn as a Goddess of the Entertainment Industry 重生娱乐圈女神 Reborn, she takes on the entertainment industry again. With peerless beauty, unbeatable acting skills, and incredible connections, sweeping up every major award is a breeze. From brand endorsements to Fashion Week runways, she is the number one goddess who always dominates the headlines. The sc 0Votes17.7kRecs11.4kFans
- 5 Reborn: Mastering My Husband in the ’80s 重生八零驭夫有道 The new novel, The Beauty of the Seventies Is Stolen as a Bride, Then Marries the Great Villain, has begun. In her previous life, she trusted a scumbag and ended up being sold. After being reborn, her eyes were wide open, and she swore to change the fates of herself and her family. Unexpectedly, her stone-hearted husband from her previous life had become a warm and caring man. He was healthy, skilled in bed, and even his legs had recovered. But as one little dumpling after another was born, He P 0Votes11.8kRecs33.7kFans
- 6 The Interstellar Gourmet’s Handbook 星际美食宝典 Who would have thought that after waking up from a nap, she would find herself in the interstellar age a thousand years in the future? Her terminal illness had even been cured! This was the kind of setup that practically guaranteed she would be happy! 0Votes18.3kRecs19.7kFans
- 7 Back to Twenty Years Ago 重返二十年前 [New book: "Sweet Military Romance in the 1990s"] In her previous life, she had been violated before her wedding. On their wedding night, before they could even enter the bridal chamber, her husband ran off with someone else. Four years later, she was not only divorced, but her in-laws had also sold her son and daughter. Cast out with nothing, she had nowhere to turn… For twenty years, she never gave up searching for her children, enduring every hardship life could throw at her. At last, she saw 0Votes14.7kRecs15.8kFans
- 8 Reborn: The Little Miracle Doctor of the Countryside 重生农门小神医 She transmigrates, is separated from her family, and has to live under someone else's roof. As if that weren't bad enough, why does she have to live in an era when people don't have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear? 0Votes117.8kRecs43.1kFans
- 9 Reborn in the ’80s: A Happy Life 重生八零幸福时光 [Warm and sweet romance] Xia Xiaoyu returns to 1988, with no one left in her family but herself. A sacrificial pawn in the household struggles of her past life, she keeps away from such struggles this time, works hard to achieve financial independence, becomes a top student, and fulfills her dreams. As for love, what kind of romance will a poor girl who loves mathematics encounter? A romantic journey of mathematics and physics… 0Votes28.9kRecs34.9kFans
- 10 The Cannon Fodder Bride Takes Charge 炮灰媳妇当家 Liu Xiaping spent her whole life giving in and enduring. In the end, she still couldn’t satisfy her maiden family’s ever-growing appetite. Her husband died, and then she, too, passed away, leaving behind a son with no one to rely on... When she opened her eyes again, had she returned to the crossroads where she once had to choose her path in life? Looking at her still-biased parents and selfish younger sister, she thought, No matter what, I won’t give in again in this life! 0Votes63.5kRecs72.5kFans
- 11 Reborn: The 1990s Comeback Plan 重生九零逆袭计划 (The new book, Reborn as a Rural Girl, is now underway. Please, darlings, support me with your recommendation votes. Thank you!) She was a child accidentally abandoned in the countryside. Being reclaimed by her birth family one day instead became the source of her tragic life. Her relatives deceived and framed her, while her husband was hypocritical and betrayed her. In her despair, she unexpectedly returned to 1991. At that turning point in her life, she swore that she would control her own 0Votes30.3kRecs40.3kFans
- 12 Worthy of Your Love 不负娇宠 The heroine is my mother, and my father is a devoted husband. As a newly (humble) rich (country) family, we’re all wealthy and harmonious (yeah right), with brothers who love and respect each other (even more so). One young lady happily declares: “I can do whatever I want in the capital now!” A certain young wolf hides his tail: “That’s not all. You can even ride on my shoulders and boss me around!” … In short: the story of a pampered young girl who grows up spoiled, then gets pampered even mor 0Votes37.4kRecs33.5kFans
- 13 Reborn: The Pretty, Sweet Top Student 重生学霸俏甜妻 In Gu Xi’s past life, her chance to go to school belonged to someone else, her good job belonged to someone else, and so did the man of her dreams. Most importantly, even the money belonged to someone else. Just thinking about it was enough to make her spit up blood twice more, even after she was dead. So in this life, her goal is to right every wrong and settle every score. She’ll knock down everyone who ever stepped on her! Then she’ll make money, lots of money, an absurd amount of money! Well 0Votes50.1kRecs38.9kFans
- 14 Back in Time as a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor 回到过去当中医 “Drink it before it gets cold. It’ll taste even more bitter then.” Someone’s wife thrust the medicine she was holding toward him. Him: “...” He said nothing, accepted nothing, refused nothing, and did not open his mouth. They first met on a steep cliff, got to know each other when they were first introduced as marriage prospects, and the easygoing girl married a plain-minded soldier. And so they spent their whole lives together. A story about a woman who studied traditional Chinese medicine in 0Votes19.9kRecs32kFans
- 15 Reborn in the 1980s: The Sweetheart Wife 重生八零蜜娇妻 The princess consort is reborn in the 1980s and meets an older man who takes care of all her food and drink. Princess Consort: “I slaughtered the Wang family’s cow.” Older man: “Good job!” Princess Consort: “I hit someone else’s daughter because she kept mooning over you.” The older man hurries over: “Does your hand hurt? Come here, let me rub it for you.” Princess Consort: “I’ve become a Best Actress!” The older man turns into her little sidekick: “Take me with you! Wherever you go, I’m coming 0Votes35.6kRecs29.9kFans
- 16 The Female Streamer's Secret Garden 女主播的秘密花园 A female news anchor versus a male producer. Will you make me, or will I make you? Treading over thorns, embracing fragrance, Even in the lonely desert, I bloom in all my naked glory! 0Votes55.2kRecs12.5kFans
- 17 Reborn: A Growth Plan for 1975 重生七五成长计划 After waking from a dream, Yang Wenjuan, a woman born in the 1980s, finds herself transformed into someone born in the 1950s. She has returned to an era when people still struggle to get enough to eat, where everyone travels on foot and communication means shouting. All her hard-won success from her previous life has vanished… Yet none of the things she has to get used to can compare with the joy of starting over! Yang Wenjuan makes up her mind to learn a skill and earn herself a bright future. 0Votes27.2kRecs35.7kFans
- 18 Reborn to Build a Life as a Rural Wife 重生奋斗农村媳 In her previous life, she was a village woman with a bad reputation and a heavyset figure, married off to a man who had wed her to repay a debt of gratitude. Neither her husband nor her parents-in-law liked her. The marriage had been arranged by their families, and after she fell out with her in-laws in the village, her husband had no choice but to take her along with him. Faced with a husband whose gaze could freeze her in her tracks and who kept separate quarters from her, she fell victim to a 0Votes46.8kRecs86.8kFans
- 19 The Princess Consort Returns to the Modern World 王妃反穿记 An ancient princess consort, struck by a life-changing calamity on her wedding night, transmigrates into the body of a modern child left behind in the countryside, who tried to take her own life along with her younger brother and sister. She has to raise her siblings and drive away her awful relatives. But where will she get the money? See how a fifteen-year-old girl from ancient times takes one careful step at a time to support a broken modern family, raising her younger siblings into capable a 0Votes105.4kRecs39.4kFans
- 20 Reborn as the Family Treasure 重生家中宝 Tian Ye is reborn into Shanggang Brigade as an orphan with superhuman strength. Because she has a small fortune, the villagers scheme against her. To protect her property, Tian Ye takes in a local man with a petty streak as her live-in husband. She uses clever schemes to put a stop to the villagers' prying. From being disliked as someone who supposedly brought about her parents' deaths, she becomes so blessed that her beloved treasures her like the apple of his eye. Check out my new book, I Rely 0Votes459.9kRecs62.6kFans
- 21 A Cute Girl with a Pocket Dimension in Republican-Era China 民国萌娘有空间 Her father once taught her: If people don’t wrong you, don’t wrong them. Never kill without cause or harm the innocent. Don’t bully the weak or use your power to do evil. Always hold on to your principles. 0Votes66.3kRecs34.3kFans
- 22 The Struggle of a Farming Family, Reborn 重生之农家奋斗史 The original owner made trouble at every turn. Her parents are honest and simple, her younger siblings are rebellious, and she even wound up with a fiancé she got for a bargain. Liu Haohao: “Hey, you! I want to do good for the people in this land. I don't have time to go home with you.” Him: “Military marriages are protected by law.” (stern face) Liu Haohao: “Engagements aren't.” (smug face) Him: (speechless, appealing to the heavens) 0Votes113.4kRecs42.1kFans
- 23 Transmigrate Into the Good Times of the Seventies 穿越七零好时光 Qin Ran, a strong woman born in the New Era of the apocalypse, is reborn in the body of Qin Ranran, a girl from the 1970s! An era of scarce supplies! ...Wait a minute! Qin Ranran slaps the table and argues, "Who says supplies are scarce? Let them come spend some time in the New Era!" T 0Votes139.5kRecs72kFans
- 24 Reborn Little Nanny 重生小保姆 If Heaven gave you another chance at life, how would you choose? A certain girl: First, I would desperately grow into a beautiful woman. Then I would find a leisurely iron rice bowl job, though a golden rice bowl would be even better. Finally, I would find, not seduce, a gentle, considerate, mature, steady... husband, preferably six to eight years older than me. And finally-finally, I would have, not have two, a little princess as well-behaved as a kitten. Thus, on the broad road to her h 0Votes86.9kRecs231.8kFans
- 25 Reborn in 1975: A Happy Family 重生七五之幸福一家人 Gu Youzhi, an older single tomboy, becomes a young girl named Song Yiyi. She loses her title as one of the nation's top ten elite lawyers and her identity as the direct heir to a hidden medical dynasty, but unexpectedly reunites with her parents, who died in a car accident when she was young! Let us see how Song Yiyi protects her family's happy life and forms a match made in heaven with him! How she lives a carefree life while conveniently exposing the mastermind behind her previous life's trag 0Votes82.8kRecs65.1kFans
- 26 Reborn: The Food Empire 重生之美食帝国 In her previous life, her parents disappeared without a trace, and just as she was achieving success, her fiance abandoned her. In this life, she protects her family and inherits the true art, kicks her scumbag ex to the curb, cooks delicious food, and wins the heart of a handsome man, becoming a legendary empress of cuisine! 0Votes6.2kRecs14.8kFans
- 27 The Serene Road 清悠路 A magical transmigrated Qing-dynasty girl has a magical space: if she can't become empress, she'll become the empress dowager. A cool-headed Qing-dynasty girl with maxed-out skills wins Yin Zhen over with her charm. A laid-back Qing-dynasty girl has a formidable mother to rely on. As long as she can eat for free, she'll marry anyone. Her formidable mother makes a grand entrance, riding in with a horsewhip. “My noble Tang girl once rode across Chang'an on horseback. What a sight! How did I raise 0Votes366.7kRecs94.8kFans
- 28 Love and Marriage in the Sixties 六零有姻缘 Reborn before it all disappeared, she keeps a low profile and lives quietly. Who would have thought that, now a grandmother, she would learn the truth from her daughter-in-law... 0Votes168.2kRecs99.5kFans
- 29 Springtime Among the Noble Families 名门春事 After being reborn, she picked up a clay pot and smashed it over that bastard's head. From then on, Cui Lang was just another stranger. This is the story of a food-loving heroine's life as a farmer. As they work the land, they unearth a tremendous secret. 0Votes127.3kRecs120.2kFans
- 30 The Story of Ding Wei 丁薇记事 Synopsis: Ding Wei, a thirty-two-year-old woman who had just gained a younger brother, was reborn one day and discovered that she had returned to her university's military training in 2005. She felt the six yuan and fifty cents in her pocket and quickly decided to escape her impoverished life. Using her foresight, she would write and publish a book, becoming a legend with a single work! But then a question arose: before 0Votes908.9kRecs226kFans
- 31 The Evolution of My Zombie Girlfriend 丧尸女友进化论 Other people’s girlfriends may be ugly, but they’re still human. His girlfriend, on the other hand, is a zombie. But his goal is to raise his girlfriend until she’s plump and rosy. Whether she’s a zombie or not, well, that doesn’t matter. His doting leaves the zombie both very pleased and rather helpless. She can eat by herself! She can drink by herself! She can even get rid of those annoying people by herself! Still, if he wants to step in, she won’t stop him. Hmph. “No one can stand in our wa 0Votes39.8kRecs39.9kFans
- 32 The Phoenix's Glory 将门凤华 The new novel "Clothes That Hide the Sky" is now out... Reborn once more, all she wants is a pound of beef and three bowls of wine, and to have even the dogs tremble when she glares at them. [The author has already completed three historical romance novels, so dive in with confidence.] 1Votes176.3kRecs116.9kFans
- 33 The Easygoing Life of a Fake Taoist 伪术士的悠闲生活 When fortune comes, iron turns to gold. When fortune leaves, gold turns to iron. Bai Caicai was reborn and unexpectedly gained a jade talisman skill. It could not only nurture rough stones into fine jade, but also bring her all kinds of fortune and blessings. And so, she began a leisurely life as a pretend mystic, nurturing jade, farming, and using feng shui to dispel misfortune. 0Votes282.8kRecs140.6kFans
- 34 Transmigrated as an All-Round Livestreaming Star 穿越全能网红 Liu Man transmigrates from ancient times to the modern world. She was penniless before her transmigration, and still struggles to make ends meet afterward. To support herself, she starts out as an online influencer, reselling goods, posting pictures of her cats, and showing off her little talents. Before she knows it, she has become an all-around superstar. Her new novel, “Transmigrating into an All-Round Academic,” is being serialized at the same time~ 0Votes546.3kRecs269.9kFans
- 35 Reborn as a Young Wife in a Bygone Era 重生年代小娇妻 Important announcement: This is a sweet romance with one couple and a single pairing. The heroine is not a strong female lead, but she’s spirited rather than meek. The hero is a real man! I’ve already completed four books, so you can trust me to finish this one. Feel free to jump in. 0Votes224.9kRecs110.3kFans
- 36 Chronicles of the Future: Origin Energy 未来之元能纪事 Please add the new novel, Crouching Undercover, Now the Demon Path's Supreme! Your support is welcome! New novel blurb: Devoted to the immortal path, he mistakenly wanders into a demonic sect. Since he's already here, he might as well go undercover! Old novel blurb: Blue Star, star fields, the universe, Tianyuan: the world is vast. After gaining an opportunity, a young woman diligently trains to grow stronger, never slacking off, and crushes everyone who stands in her way. A genius? An unparalle 0Votes234.6kRecs54.4kFans
- 37 The Iron Lady 铁娘 She came from the apocalypse to the populous Jin family. As the youngest daughter of the Jin family, she received far more than the others. Jin Yun looked at the rare egg in her hand and made up her mind! She would use the most unique blacksmithing techniques to lead the Jin family to the highest peak! 0Votes82.6kRecs52.6kFans
- 38 A Worthy Wife, Indeed 卿本贤妻 Family life may be full of trivial matters, but in those little things, we find things and lose them! Su Jinlou spent forty years watching from the sidelines, until a late-in-life pregnancy changed everything. As family matters unfold, she sets off on a lively journey of snarky commentary and wild imaginings... 0Votes67.6kRecs63.5kFans
- 39 The Movie Emperor Wants a Second Chance 影帝想吃回头草 Three years after their breakup, her ex-boyfriend has become a hugely popular film emperor, and he has completely turned dark! How frightening is a film emperor who has turned dark? Zaozao calmly looks up at the sky. What happened in her past life is best left unmentioned. But the film emperor did not return to life and has no past life. He simply wants to get back together with her, and he will turn dark if they do not date! Zaozao puts on an icy expression. Fine, go ahead and nibble. Who told 0Votes226.3kRecs48.1kFans
- 40 Reborn as a Sweet Little Baby 重生甜妻小萌宝 After being reborn, Mo Xiaomi came to realize that working hard was what mattered most. She adorably played the pig to eat the tiger, staged a dazzling comeback, and rose to the pinnacle of life. 0Votes139kRecs47.1kFans
- 41 Reborn in 1980: Splendid Days 重生八零锦绣盛婚 The heroine never stops taking down scumbags, and the hero's sweet devotion knows no bounds. Back at the turning point of her fate, she'll punch the wicked and kick the trash to the curb. Everyone who owes her, deceived her, or took advantage of her, get ready to tremble! Together, they won't let their glorious years go to waste, and will join hands to build a happy marriage! 0Votes962.2kRecs221.4kFans
- 42 Xia Li’s Modern Daily Life 夏梨的现代日常 In her previous life, Xia Li was the fake young lady of a pawnshop owner’s family, but in truth she was an unwanted little cabbage, unloved by her father and her stepmother. After being injured by accident, she got a chance to be reborn. But what kind of place was this? These people had no shame, baring their arms and legs, and there was even a magical little square box in which tiny people moved around. Most astonishing of all, the chamber pot her family had used in her previous life was now tr 0Votes79.3kRecs50.7kFans
- 43 A Fair, Wealthy Beauty in the 1960s 六十年代白富美 Xia Xiao is accidentally reborn in the 1960s, becoming a young educated youth on a production team. By a stroke of fate, she gains a pocket dimension with a spiritual spring and jade-like water, where she can raise chickens and grow vegetables, but she dares not use it. With everyone around her gaunt and starving, if she makes herself rich, fair, and beautiful, she'll only be asking for trouble. Xia Xiao sighs up at the sky. What a bittersweet surprise! 0Votes102.1kRecs75kFans
- 44 Reborn in the 1990s 重生九十年代纪事 Top-rated female streamer Jiang Nan was kicked by fate right back to the turning point of her family's collapse in 1999. Facing the past once again, she finds herself unable to see how it will end. Of course, having been given a second chance at life, she has her own pursuits too: complete financial freedom, enough freedom to love whoever she wants, and turn around and leave whoever she does not. 0Votes372.1kRecs93.2kFans
- 45 Interstellar Spirit Cultivator 星际养灵师 After living half his life, Le Xiang finally realizes that her life has been a lie, and all the sacrifices she made were a joke. The revelation that her relatives and her enemies have switched places catches her completely off guard, and her life descends into chaos. She thought her fate was sealed, but then everything takes a sudden turn. The world changes too quickly: aliens arrive, the interstellar age begins, and dazzling technological civilization rises alongside mysterious cultivation civi 0Votes91.9kRecs29.1kFans
- 46 Reborn: A World of Students and Peach Blossoms 重生之桃李满天下 Li Baolu had been foolish and slow-witted for three years. When she finally came to her senses, her family was no longer a family, and her grandfather and parents had all died in a maritime disaster. To survive, her grandmother sent her to the Gu family as a child bride. She had already prepared herself mentally for a bleak life of laboring in the fields, but what was she supposed to do when she arrived at their home and found herself cherished like the apple of everyone’s eye? The new book, “Th 0Votes66kRecs49.8kFans
- 47 The Transmigrated Top Student Is Blessed with Good Fortune 穿越学霸福气满满 The author's three-part period-drama series: Transmigrating and Turning My Life Around in the Eighties, Reborn: Stories from the Nineties, and The Nineties Continued: Their Story, as well as the historical farming novel My Whole Family Transmigrated. This is an era when there is nothing to be had, and even drinking milk counts as stealing from the socialist state. No worries! She has a grandpa who hides eggs in his sleeves for her, a grandma who secretly slips her fabric coupons, and parents who 0Votes154.9kRecs110.8kFans
- 48 So I’m the Supporting Female Character 原来我是女配 [A struggling writer transmigrates into the unlucky supporting heroine in her own novel. Watch her rise to the top and conquer the world!] Lin Rong, a shut-in who’s been grinding away at her writing, stumbles into the world of her completed novel. Lin Rong: Fine, I’ve transmigrated. But why have I become the most disposable, 0Votes108.2kRecs44.3kFans
- 49 Like Brocade 似锦 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Everyone says Fourth Miss Jiang is a peerless beauty. What a shame that the Duke of Anguo’s household plucked this flower for itself. But on the eve of Jiang Si’s wedding, her fiancé jumped into a lake with another woman, intent on dying with her… 0Votes1.5MRecs412.5kFans
- 50 The Clan Leader Has a Lot on His Plate 族长压力大 Some debts always have to be repaid. The sins committed by the first generation of transmigrators, for instance, can only be borne by the second. Gui Chongyang, a second-generation transmigrator, returns to Mu Family Village and sets out on the path to becoming clan head. Where are the legendary main and collateral branches, the clan elders, and the clan lands? There is a house: three thatched rooms. There is land: two mu of saline-alkali flats. And there are people: a houseful of old and young, 0Votes231.4kRecs86.8kFans
