Novels like Going Against the Grain in 1997
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Going Against the Grain in 1997, best match first.
- 1 The Last God 仅存的神 Mu Ye is the strongest person on this continent. Mu Ye is also a god, the only god, and the last god left in existence. But something has gone wrong… 0Votes3.7kRecs24Fans
- 2 Reloading the Golden Age 读档黄金时代 Li He, a 35-year-old good-for-nothing old man, wakes up one day to discover that he has returned to his golden age at sixteen. Then he realizes that compared with his previous life, in which he was useless at everything, he seems to be good at everything in this chance-at-life-again existence... 0Votes23.1kRecs32.9kFans
- 3 No Regrets in '92 无悔九二 A billionaire is reborn and wants to live a life without regrets. But Wu Xiaozheng discovers that this goal seems much harder to achieve than becoming a billionaire again. It is 1992, a watershed in China’s development and a turning point in Wu Xiaozheng’s life... 0Votes60.7kRecs83.7kFans
- 4 Reborn at the Turn of the Century 重生世纪初 A man from the bottom of society, living on its fringes, unexpectedly returns to the end of 2000 after being reborn. This is the story of a little butterfly flapping its wings, and striving to rise in the early 21st century. 0Votes14.1kRecs27.9kFans
- 5 Restarting the Soaring Years 重启飞扬年代 Now in middle age, Wu Tao often wondered: if he could stand once more at the crossroads where fate was decided, he would choose a different path and begin a brilliant new life. Then one day, it really happened. Overnight, he was reborn in 1995, just as he was filling out his choices for high school. Faced with that lovely, smiling face, he eagerly made the choice he had dreamed of. Would the road ahead be smooth or strewn with brambles? There was only one way to find out. Come along with Wu Tao 0Votes99.9kRecs176.8kFans
- 6 Back to My Glorious Years 重返璀璨年华 In a daze, Su Ze returned to 2010, just after graduation and on the verge of starting his first job. Through a twist of fate, he gained a mysterious golden finger... and then threw himself into forging ahead. In this turbulent, dazzling era of change, he ventured into tourism, food and hospitality, and mobile internet, eventually getting the chance to leave his mark. More importantly, the goddess in other people's eyes, but a total weirdo in his, and the sister he once thought separated from him 0Votes49.6kRecs69.6kFans
- 7 Reborn as a Rich Man 重生豪宅男 Li Huai was abruptly sent back to his high school days in 2002. With no great ambitions, he figured he was still a good-for-nothing, so he decided to remain a shut-in, only this time he’d take it up a notch and become a mansion-owning shut-in. To achieve that goal, he began slowly changing the course of his life… I’m no good at writing introductions, but the story… This is a serious novel! 0Votes69.9kRecs58.5kFans
- 8 Reborn in the 1970s 重生在70年代 If only life could start over... Wouldn't that be wonderful? Zhang Xingming was reborn. All the memories, regrets, resentments, and affections would come around again. This time, he would change everything. He urgently set out to make money and build his business. He had to establish barriers before foreign capital flooded in. He would acquire companies around the world and complete his plans before foreign investors caught on. He was ruthless toward outsiders and gentle with his own people. Hav 0Votes45.4kRecs55kFans
- 9 The White Snake’s Path to Enlightenment 白蛇证道行 After unexpectedly transmigrating into the world of the White Snake, Qiao Chen'an becomes a classmate of Young Master Xu. In his spare time, he takes in several fox demons and female ghosts as maids, while casually sitting for the imperial examination and becoming the ideal man of Great Xia! He debates the Dharma with eminent monks, befriends various immortals, and has even listened to the Buddha preach... In this life, Qiao Chen'an intends to be a carefree and happy man! P.S. Fan group: West La 0Votes30.8kRecs52.4kFans
- 10 Unlimited Spirit Mediumship 无极限通灵 Everyone has had some experience of sensing spirits; our own impressions are simply so faint that we can ignore them. But some people are more sensitive than the rest of us. Some are born with this ability, while others develop it through cultivation. They go by many names: Taoist priests, witches, shamans, onmyoji, yin-yang masters, curse masters, magicians, sorceresses, people with paranormal abilities, and more... A new paranormal competition show, the Limitless Spirit Medium Championship, is 0Votes109.2kRecs44.7kFans
- 11 Taking Aim at the Entertainment Industry 向着娱乐圈开炮 “Welcome to this episode of Showbiz Roast: A few days ago, a young heartthrob got married, and his crazed fans tipped over a hundred million Huabi. This proves that being handsome really can put food on the table!” ‘Ding! Roast successful. This roast earned the approval of thirteen million people and awarded 1.3 million exchange points.’ Hearing the System’s notification, Yang Zhi was moved to tears. Damn this roast System! Am I really about to offend everyone in show business? Reader group: 306 0Votes36.1kRecs44.4kFans
- 12 Against the Current in 2002 逆流2002 When he wakes up, Zhang Chu, a reborn man who has just joined the throngs heading south to Dongguan for work, must decide how to face the life ahead of him… 0Votes89.1kRecs79.5kFans
- 13 Reborn as the King of Real Estate Speculation 重生之炒房王 Ning Feng has been reborn! As a real estate agent, he can predict every market trend to come! From there, he embarks on the path to becoming the king of real estate! (All people, place, and company names in this book are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental!) 0Votes54.9kRecs62.2kFans
- 14 The Great Pharmacist System 大制药师系统 Zhou Wen, a miserable fourth-year biology student, was on the verge of graduating straight into unemployment. Then, while doing an experiment, he accidentally got bitten by one of the test subjects and gained a cheat ability. He could not only see the details of DNA and viruses, but also the attributes and quality of medicinal herbs and chemical raw materials. From then on, he set out on the path to becoming a master pharmacist. [You successfully made a Niuhuang Jiedu Pill. Medicinal effect x2, 1Votes297.4kRecs236.8kFans
- 15 Digging Up the Earth 挖掘地球 Earth, humanity’s home. Earth holds many unsolved mysteries. For example, who built the underwater pyramids? What lies beneath Antarctica’s ice sheets? Is there a world within the Earth? What about the golden pages from ancient legends, or the thirteen crystal skulls from the ancient legends of Native Americans? The crystal skulls can speak and sing. Hidden within them is information about the origins of humanity and death, which could help people unravel the mystery of life in the universe. … T 0Votes133.8kRecs94.1kFans
- 16 The Richest Man in the Village 乡村首富 In 1995, Zhang Chen is reborn in the Zhangwan Brigade on the eve of National Day. Zhangwan Brigade, Baihe Village, Batou Township, Baichong County. That year, the Zhang family takes over Baihuwan. Hoping to see his father become a success, Zhang Chen gets him to raise fish, grow flowers, build roads, buy land, and more... Before they know it, the Zhang family has gone from poor peasants to the richest family in Batou Townshi 0Votes109.9kRecs115.6kFans
- 17 King of Industry 工业之王 Hailed as the youngest academician-level senior engineer, Zhao Guoyang is reborn in the 1990s. In an age of economic globalization, his extraordinary intelligence and remarkable insight lead him to create one miracle after another, making his name one that astonishes the world! Wisdom is built drop by drop, and sweat forges glory. Witness the rise of a great nation! 0Votes279.6kRecs146.6kFans
- 18 Reborn as the Uncrowned King 重生无冕之王 If we could live our lives over again, we would do more than make up for our regrets. For someone reborn, fate is not a game of choosing left or right, but a Roman road leading straight to success. A newspaper magnate makes a powerful comeback, restarting in 1999 at the turning point of his fate. He cuts through every obstacle and presses forward without hesitation. He is a standard-bearer for public opinion, a seeker of truth, an observer of society, and a guardian of the people. He is the uncr 0Votes47.6kRecs56.3kFans
- 19 Long Live the Comeback 逆袭万岁 Lin Dong had a dream. He dreamed that he had transmigrated and spent ten years wandering through a wondrous cultivation world. When he woke, he was shocked to discover it was all real. Lin Dong had struggled in the cultivation world, where he was always a nobody, barely able to fight. But in the modern city, he found he could do practically anything. Making a comeback and winning the heart of a beautiful, wealthy woman was ridiculously easy! Comebac 0Votes480.4kRecs146.7kFans
- 20 Reborn with Dreams in Bloom 重生梦想花开 Back to 1994, where dreams take flight and blossom in the old days. 0Votes95.3kRecs129kFans
- 21 Reborn in a Legendary Era 重生之传奇时代 Family, love, friendship, two sets of memories, one life. Watch as an unassuming student transforms in spectacular fashion and makes an extraordinary name for himself in the world of business, surrounded by powerful tycoons. 0Votes296.6kRecs171.8kFans
- 22 Reborn as a Second-Generation Star 重生之我是星二代 Reborn into a second-generation celebrity family with a lousy dad, an uncaring stepmother, and not a penny to his name, what is he supposed to do? New book out now: I Don't Want to Be a Superstar 0Votes66.4kRecs172.5kFans
- 23 Reborn, But Not Starting Over 重生不重来 Tang Haoze was reborn in 1998 and resolved not to repeat the path he had taken in his previous life. Along a road completely different from his former one, yet full of unknowns, he worked hard and kept pushing forward, facing new challenges and defeating opponents he had never encountered before. When he looked back once more, he realized he had unknowingly traveled a path full of thorns and passion. Behind him stood crowds who regarded him as a legend… “My Temporary Job at the Divine Docto 0Votes57.9kRecs106.8kFans
- 24 Reborn: A Perfect Future 重生之完美未来 Life is no more than a fleeting moment. As tiny as a speck of dust before the rivers, sun, and moon. But even if you are small, do not be insignificant. Become the brightest, most dazzling speck of dust! 0Votes440.4kRecs409.7kFans
- 25 The Master Connoisseur 大鉴赏家 Zhao Tianming is down on his luck: his girlfriend ran off with someone else, and he’s lost his job. By chance, he gets his hands on a mysterious ancient mirror. The mirror can expend a person’s mental energy to probe the true nature of anything, appraise all kinds of treasures, and send its owner detailed information about whatever it examines. With the mysterious mirror, nothing can escape his notice, whether it’s an austere bronze vessel, translucent jade, exquisitely painted porcelain, or anc 0Votes71kRecs104kFans
- 26 A Top Student's Science Fiction World 学霸的科幻世界 “Host, you are about to be loaded into the Science Fiction World Adventure System. Please get ready.” "The Three-Body Problem". "The Wandering Earth". "Interstellar". "Gravity". "The Martian". … As the youngest full professor in the history of Jiangcheng University’s mathematics department, Pang Xuelin is feeling a little overwhelmed. … The hardest science fiction, the best of times. … 0Votes185.7kRecs176.1kFans
- 27 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
- 28 The Immortal Cicada 仙蝉 A dream always lingers in my mind: Beneath the setting sun, I ride a lean horse across a bridge, gazing up at desolate hills, ancient tombs, and bones glowing in the dark. After drinking my fill, I take the moonlight for a blade, sweep my sleeves, and cut down demons and monsters. The world calls me an immortal banished from heaven. A strange jade cicada lets Yu Xiu explore this bizarre ancient world. 0Votes43.1kRecs35.5kFans
- 29 Reborn in the Past: Becoming a Master Chef 重生过去当神厨 The head chef of a major Beijing hotel dies in a car accident and, by a bizarre twist of fate, is reborn in the body of a dimwit. Yes, a dimwit. How will he manage to get along with everyone and thrive? Read on to find out. 0Votes228.5kRecs150.5kFans
- 30 The Tycoon's Tale 大亨传说 Time reverses, sending the drifter Xiao Ran back to Hong Kong in 1985... Watch him bring Hong Kong cinema back from the dead! 0Votes942.5kRecs211.5kFans
- 31 Doomsday Steel God 末日钢铁战神 Nanorobots surge through his veins. A body of steel stands firm in the wind. Death dances in his gaze. Several mutants with rotting skin roar and snarl, too afraid to approach. “My name is Zhou Yan. Let me put you trash out of your misery!” This is the story of a mechanical war god wandering alone through the apocalypse. 0Votes57.3kRecs33.5kFans
- 32 My 1980s 我的八零年代 If you had the chance to start over, what would you do in the sweeping decades of the eighties and nineties? The past is as good as dead; today is a new beginning. Reborn, Guan Xiaojun has long since stopped worrying about love and the like. What matters most to him are his family. If his family is doing well, then everything is well. He fights only to put their lives back on the path they should have followed. And, along the way, he hopes to indulge a few modest desires. 0Votes49.6kRecs35.7kFans
- 33 Rebuilding My Life in Thirty Years 重塑人生三十年 New book out: Reborn in the Turbulent Decade. There's a direct link on the author's page. Hope you'll show it lots of support. 4Votes381.2kRecs418.5kFans
- 34 Reborn with a Kid, Gaming Together 重生之带娃开黑 Wu Daguang is reborn, with nothing but bare walls and a four-year-old daughter named Xinghua. What is going on? 0Votes94.6kRecs84.8kFans
- 35 My Investment Era 我的投资时代 As Xia Jingxing lay dying, he remembered the young man who had set off for a foreign land. Back then, he had thought: If I could live those years over, I would never squander the turbulent, opportunity-filled twenty years that followed. What you never forget will eventually echo back. Returned to the age of eighteen, he began to sing: I'm still the same boy I used to be... PS: The author has already completed a two-million-character novel, Winning the New Fin 0Votes216.3kRecs410kFans
- 36 The Heaven-Turning Mirror 翻天鉴 By a twist of fate, he stumbled upon a mysterious alms bowl, and from then on his life took off beyond all control! One miraculous technique after another came his way: the Eight-Nine Arcane Art, the Dragon-Elephant Fundamental Scripture, the Divine Power of the Incarnate Avatar, and even the ability to appoint local 0Votes145.9kRecs39.2kFans
- 37 The Great God Was Once Just a Nobody 大神曾是路人甲 [New book out: The Apocalypse Streamer Has It Rough. Liangliang will take you through a different kind of apocalypse. Hope you’ll keep supporting me!] -- Back then, she had been so blind as to mistake him for just another passerby. Years later, they met again, and he was so dazzling that there was no stopping him. Cheng Xingtao thought it over and still felt she was the more dominant one. Qiao Yue gave a questioning “Hmm?” and approached her step by step. He pinned her against the wall with a th 0Votes138.1kRecs18.3kFans
- 38 My Gilded Age 我的镀金时代 Bai Shiqiu returns to 1999 and restarts his gilded age. He has wavered, burned with passion, played the artist, and acted the fool. Most important of all, he must find a stage of his own. 0Votes161.7kRecs172.5kFans
- 39 The Entertainment Prodigy 娱乐怪才 In other people’s eyes, Lin Shihao is a monster. He seems capable of anything: a single sentence can resolve a massive crisis, and one idea can turn the whole situation around. It all begins when a magic mirror takes Lin Shihao to the unfamiliar year of 2002… From then on… Shihao becomes a tycoon! “Magic mirror, magic mirror, tell me who is the fairest woman in the world?” That’s far from the only shameless question Lin Shihao asks the mirror! 0Votes34.2kRecs54.5kFans
- 40 A Dream in Chinese Entertainment 华娱之梦 A beautiful spring day is no match for a dream, where the grass smells sweet. In the early spring of the new millennium, Lin Mu settled in a village outside the capital. Then everything began to feel like a dream. A fantastical dream of Chinese entertainment! P.S. My 2.4-million-word novel about the same genre, Chinese Entertainment, is complete. Come on in and enjoy. Satisfaction guaranteed. 0Votes142.1kRecs105.7kFans
- 41 Hong Kong Tycoon, 1950 1950香江大亨 This is a story set in 1950s Hong Kong. An ordinary plainclothes detective faces the upheavals of the times, and his life blossoms from humble beginnings into something brilliant. Patriotism, romance, scheming, and a motley mix of people. Amid this turbulent era, Su Jingxian makes his way forward and creates a glorious chapter of his own. 0Votes101.2kRecs43.2kFans
- 42 The Restaurant Tycoon 餐饮巨头 The journey of transmigrating and being reborn continues. Li Guohao, an ordinary restaurant owner, woke up one day to find his soul in 1970s Hong Kong. Watch as he grows a small cha chaan teng into a global restaurant empire. (This is not simply a food novel.) P.S. 0Votes87.2kRecs96.2kFans
- 43 The Antique Book Tycoon 旧书大亨 You’d never believe it... A complete set of the 1991 manga Saint Seiya can sell for 1,000 yuan; A complete set of the 1994 manga Dragon Ball can sell for 3,000 yuan; A 1999 softcover, three-volume edition of The Return of the Condor Heroes can sell for 5,000 yuan; A rare first edition of the modern literary collection Xu Zhimo's Poems can sell for 40,000 yuan; A new poetry collection, The Whip-Wielding Collection, published by Liu Bannong, can sell for 50,000 yuan; And the red literature collect 0Votes65.6kRecs67kFans
- 44 The Tenth Anniversary: A Final Greeting 十周年之最后的问候 This isn't a return. It's a tribute, and a final greeting. Romance is the main focus, because it's the genre I'm a little better at, after all. Every book should have its own style and themes. I've written pretty much every kind of story I can write. If Fatty was about a loser turning his life around, Love in Battle was fairly conventional, and Little Destiny... got censored. There's no point in repeating yourself in life, and the same goes for writers. This time, it's a final greeting. After my 0Votes230.7kRecs53.6kFans
- 45 Living Once More 重活一次 Bai Ningyuan is reborn. He never had lofty ambitions. All he wanted was to hold on to the women he'd let slip away and the confidantes he had, make up for past regrets, change his fate, and live a comfortable life without worrying about food or clothing. But years later, he discovers that, without even realizing it, he has built a vast business empire. Our motto: Live youth to the fullest, leave no regrets, and make everything mine! Join Bai Ningyuan and live your life over again! 0Votes60.1kRecs120.6kFans
- 46 Another World Between the Pages 笔下的另一个世界 For a transmigrator in a parallel world, there's no problem a pen can't solve. And if there is, just add a keyboard. Sun Peng 1Votes140.8kRecs103.6kFans
- 47 Showbiz's Strongest Brain 娱乐之最强大脑 At the Idiom Contest, he's a “living dictionary”; at the Poetry Contest, he's the “King of Poetry.” He's the “Top Brain King” on The Brain, and the “Invincible Champion” on Who's Still Standing? Time magazine says: “He's not only a holder of multiple Guinness World Records and a core member of Mensa, but also the nation's dream man: handsome enough to get by on his looks, yet determined to earn his living with his talent.” 0Votes170kRecs194.1kFans
- 48 The Digital Kingdom 数字王国 An ordinary college student acquires an artificial intelligence. How far can he go? Wealth, power, beauty: what does he really want? Virtual games, artificial intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, digital immortality 0Votes100.7kRecs79.4kFans
- 49 Born in Chinatown 生在唐人街 New book: My Life as a Landowner in North America From the beginning to the end of the century, Chinese Americans, a marginalized group born in the United States, seem never to have gained anything, lingering on society’s overlooked fringes. From Chinatown to Wall Street, follow Su Mu, born into an ordinary life, as he fights to build a bright future! (Author of the completed work The Great Rancher, with over 8,000 average subscriptions. Give it a try!) Full-subscri 0Votes335.4kRecs213.1kFans
- 50 The Roast Master 喷神 I am the God of Trash Talk! The God of Verbal Cannon Fire! P.S. The new book, Back to the 1980s to Become a Tycoon, is now underway. Welcome to show your support. 0Votes107.8kRecs74.9kFans
