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.
- 51 The Tang Dynasty Immortal Doctor 大唐仙医 A solemn statement: This is a work of classical xianxia fiction, entirely fictional and unrelated to history! What a raw deal! He actually transmigrated into the body of a prisoner about to be beheaded! With the executioner's blade about to fall, how will Zhang Xiaolin save himself? 0Votes885.2kRecs2.1MFans
- 52 The Rise of a Little Star 小明星演义 Zhang Yingxia arrived in a new timeline and felt as if he had brought the answer key but walked into the wrong exam room. Although he had a reference, he still had to work out every answer for himself. It was like taking an exam with no time limit: if he did well, the credit went to the answer key; if he did badly, it was because he wasn't good enough. It really didn't feel great! (P.S. I'm terrible at writing blurbs, and I'm a pinyin-only typist, so typos may pop up at any time. Please bear wit 0Votes218.8kRecs124.2kFans
- 53 Back to My Boyhood 回档少年时 12Votes404.3kRecs506.1kFans
- 54 I'm Really an Actor 我真的是演员 Peng Yichen thought he would finally no longer have to play minor roles. But he was soon completely dumbfounded, because he had transmigrated again. This time, it was no longer a parallel world, but a movie world. Experiencing the joy of acting in a movie world, acquiring all kinds of skills in a movie world, and finding love in a movie world! Years later, some 0Votes57.3kRecs105.3kFans
- 55 The Daoist Temple That Can Transmigrate 会穿越的道观 Cao Yi, the head of Yuxu Temple, obtained the Daoist Fortune System. He cultivated the Dao, caught ghosts, subdued jiangshi, suppressed demons, and eradicated evil spirits. Golden cores, immortal artifacts, talismans, spiritual roots: he had it all. Countless years later, he finally reached the highest realm of cultivation: merging with the Dao, beyond the Dao and beyond the self. The sole reality, transcending time and space. Boundless and infinite, eternity in an instant. 0Votes123.1kRecs246.9kFans
- 56 Fantasy Westward Journey: The Top Streamer 梦幻西游大主播 Ye Jian is an ordinary Fantasy Westward Journey player. After transmigrating, he discovers that his old General’s Token has turned into a magical USB drive! Whether it’s upgrading books, refining demons, appraising resources, or taking a gamble, he gets to decide whether things end in disaster or a stunning comeback! Wanqiu, Banxia, Mingxiang… all those hugely popular CC streamers will become his followers! [New book: Fantasy Westward Journey: Leading a Merchant Guild] 0Votes201.2kRecs102.5kFans
- 57 The Mysterious Wizard 神秘巫师 Power belongs to the individual! Knights wield supernatural power and command authority in the world. Wizards lurk behind the scenes, changing the world with knowledge and manipulating matter with their minds. They sit high upon their thrones, looking down on all living beings! 0Votes32kRecs32.3kFans
- 58 Dreams Are King 梦想为王 A story about a dream of football… Even at the bottom of the filthiest, darkest abyss, you must lift your head and see the dream shining in the light 0Votes1.1MRecs129.5kFans
- 59 A Titan of the Times 时代巨子 This was a dazzling, glorious era. Lin Feng was its brightest star, an era-defining figure whom no one could ignore. His legend began in the summer of 2001. 0Votes129.5kRecs119.2kFans
- 60 The Rise of the European Emperor 欧皇崛起 (This book is the sequel to The King of German Mercenaries, the second stage in the story.) In six years, Marin went from being a poor wandering knight driven from his home to becoming a count, and established the renowned Blackwater Company. With 20,000 formidable mercenaries under his command, he became the king of the mercenary world. Yet for a transmigrator as erudite and brilliant as a top student, becoming king of the mercenaries was clearly not the end. And so Marin led his heavily armed 0Votes325.2kRecs71.7kFans
- 61 The Great God’s Ring 大神戒 When a divine ring that can travel between worlds falls from the sky, Lin Yang can hardly believe his luck. In the late Han dynasty, during the Three Kingdoms era, you’d pay a thousand gold for a glow-in-the-dark bottle? You treat a music box like a family heirloom? Peerless martial arts, sword in hand, roaming the martial world! A Chinese Ghost Story? The Legend of Sword and Fairy? Journey to the West? Is this how one becomes an immortal? Lin Yang’s wild life begins as he steps into one world a 0Votes147.2kRecs237.7kFans
- 62 The Cultivating Chief 修真的酋长 (Recommended: the author's new book, The Invincible Divine Dragon Breeding System!)(Recommended: the author's new book, The Invincible Divine Dragon Breeding System!)(Recommended: the author's new book, The Invincible Divine Dragon Breeding System!) The last person on Earth to ascend fails, and his soul transmigrates to a parallel world, where he possesses the body of a poor island nation's chief. Using the methods of cultivation, he develops the country. QQ group: 425481249 P.S. 1: Set up spiri 0Votes78.1kRecs68.7kFans
- 63 The International Manufacturer 国际制造商 Han Yi scans a QR code while out on the street, and an app appears on his desktop. The app is strange: it can capture any real-world object and reassemble it after analyzing it. [Beep! Beep! Circuit board module + Dome + screen + front and back covers: reassembled into a phone!] [Beep! Beep! 75% cotton + 25% linen + magnetic ink: reassembled into US dollars!] VIP group: 343892078 (a screenshot showing all chapters purchased is required) The new book Don't Mess 0Votes404.6kRecs312.9kFans
- 64 I am a Primitive Man 我是一个原始人 (This is a genuine historical primitive farming novel. I don’t know how the category got changed.) The sky is a clear, flawless blue, sunlight bathes the mountain forest, and the whole world seems peaceful and still, cloaked in a tranquility all its own. Watching the chief, dressed in a sexy tiger-skin miniskirt and carrying a club, lead more than a dozen people in a raucous chase after a woolly rhinoceros, Han Cheng can’t help raising his slightly curled right hand to his parted lips and excl 0Votes190.1kRecs197.2kFans
- 65 Training All of Humanity 都市之调教全人类 Across the vast universe and the Myriad Worlds stands a Tower of Creation, capable of anything: creating something from nothing, forging laws, and reshaping reality. After obtaining the Tower of Creation, Chu Xuan set out to condition all of humanity in order to provide it with energy. He kept stirring up trouble, overturning people's worldviews and turning the world upside down. Is martial arts just a fantasy invented by novelists? Martial arts experts can walk across water and catch bullets wi 0Votes44.1kRecs46.8kFans
- 66 Superpower Nation 超级能源强国 University graduates in 1987 were assigned jobs, and becoming a civil servant was a piece of cake. University graduates in 2012 were a dime a dozen, and graduation meant unemployment. After transmigrating and becoming a Peking University student in 1987, Su Cheng finally got to enjoy the privileges of a favored child of heaven. Global Fortune 500 companies like Procter & Gamble and Panasonic were beneath his notice. 0Votes555.5kRecs290.8kFans
- 67 Restarting a Glorious Life 重启辉煌人生 Reborn in 2001, Gu Heng has only one simple wish: to amass enough wealth to enjoy life before turning thirty. Then, in his spare time, he can grow flowers, walk the dog, and go fishing, take his parents around the country to see the sights, and give the little girl the best education and a life fit for a princess... So he decides to set himself a modest goal first: make a hundred million! 0Votes125.5kRecs153.5kFans
- 68 Loading Back to 1998 读档九八 Yang Fan has reopened the save file of his life, starting in 1998! That year, housing prices had yet to shift into F1 mode... Nokia still reigned supreme, while Apple was still in the dark... Microsoft was at its peak, and Yahoo was all the rage. Of the future giants known as BAT, two had yet to be founded, while the third was still in the works... At this pivotal moment, which path should he take? Should he stay behind the scenes, a giant lurking in the shadows with only his eyes showing, or st 0Votes184.8kRecs287.3kFans
- 69 The Great Merchants of the World 天下豪商 During the Yuanyou era of the Great Song, the painter Wu Hao arrived in the prosperous realm of the Zhao dynasty. As he walked the bustling streets of Bianliang, as vivid as a scene from Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Wu Hao thought of what would happen 29 years later: the Jurchen cavalry would sweep south and utterly destroy this flourishing age, ablaze with prosperity. But what could an ordinary commoner do to save a collapsing empire, even if he knew disaster was coming? Wu 0Votes456.4kRecs111.6kFans
- 70 Glory on the Green 绿茵峥嵘 Gao Zheng joined an Italian league giant at just fifteen, carrying the hopes of countless Chinese fans. The media hailed him as a prodigy who could “change the future of Chinese football,” but fate played a cruel joke on him. Life is like a football match. His opponent, fate, is already far ahead. Should he lie flat and admit defeat, or fight the bastard to the bitter end? Gao Zheng’s comeback begins with his return to the pitch. 0Votes813.5kRecs209.6kFans
- 71 Reborn as My Second Uncle 重生之我是我二大爷 Other people's transmigration stories are either romance dramas or inspirational dramas. Li Xian discovers his transmigration is something else entirely... It's a family drama! 0Votes270.1kRecs224.9kFans
- 72 King of Real Estate 地产之王 Zhou Qiang is an agent at a real estate agency. Every day, he shows clients properties, helps them rent homes, and assists them with purchases, running himself ragged to make a living. By chance, he obtains a diary from the future containing information about future properties and clients. This allows Zhou Qiang to see what is coming and thrive in the real estate industry. Getting married? Buying a home? Looking to buy a home? Find Zhou Qiang! Completed work The Real Estate Tycoon, origi 0Votes164.8kRecs119.4kFans
- 73 Extreme Sports: Infinite Ways to Get Yourself Killed 极限运动之无限作死 After transmigrating to a parallel world with no extreme sports, Ye Chen is ready to make a splash. BMX, extreme parkour, extreme skiing, extreme surfing, extreme off-roading, free solo climbing, wingsuit flying… Under Ye Chen’s lead, all kinds of extreme sports never before seen in this world take the globe by storm. Walking the edge of danger and roaming the path of death-defying stunts, this is the journey of the godfather of extreme sports. (P.S. Two highly rated books, quality guaranteed. G 0Votes50.8kRecs60.1kFans
- 74 Building Cars 造车 “I want to build cars!” Han Hao said with complete seriousness. “You?” Everyone around him laughed, and someone sneered, “Other people build cars with money, but the cars you, Han Hao, build will have to be bought with your life!” In the face of all the doubts, Han Hao remained unmoved. “In that case, let me be the first to test-drive it. I, Han Hao, will stake my life on a future for China’s automobile industry!” 0Votes355.9kRecs150.5kFans
- 75 League of Legends: The Legend Rises 英雄联盟之传奇正盛 [The most satisfying League of Legends novel of 2018] That year, the Demon King dominated the scene, while Samsung’s twin stars rose together; That year, the all-Chinese teams at home stood united, determined to claim the championship; That year, PDD was still king of the top lane, and Clearlove had no idea what 4396 meant; That year, Uzi instantly locked in Vayne, and Xiye greeted someone by throwing a bear... Douyu had its Three Sirens, and Miss was still selling mice. That year, the old hands 0Votes286.3kRecs266.4kFans
- 76 Born to Run 天生就会跑 It was only when I stepped onto the track that I realized there was another path I could take in life! 0Votes426.1kRecs187.7kFans
- 77 I’ve Got Quite a Few Achievements 我的成就有点多 To reward Meng Fan for his noble deed before he was reborn, the will of the universe gave him a System and sent him back three months in time. Trigger missions and earn achievement titles upon completion. Each title comes with its own attributes. The story begins when Meng Fan is tasked with confessing his feelings and getting rejected 100 times… The manga adaptation of My Achievements Are Quite Something is now available on Kuaik 0Votes221.3kRecs277.9kFans
- 78 A Common Soldier of the Northern Army of Eastern Jin 东晋北府一丘八 The wheels of history rolled past the magnificent era of the Three Kingdoms, and the Central Plains entered a peace unseen in a century. Everyone thought a golden age was about to arrive, but no one could have imagined that what awaited them would be a thousand-year nightmare the Han people would never wish to face. The Yongjia Disaster plunged the Central Plains into chaos, with tigers and wolves running rampant! The children of Huaxia wailed in pools of blood. Unwilling to live as slaves, the 0Votes1.1MRecs1.9MFans
- 79 A Prestigious Ming Clan 大明望族 Xiao Jiu's new book, My Father-in-Law Is Kangxi, launches on Qidian on May 1, 2022. As the saying goes, the Shen clan of the world comes from Wuxing. The Shen clan of Wuxing, the Zhou clan of Runan, the Gu clan of Kuaiji, the Li clan of Longxi, the Chen clan of Donghai, and the Zhang clan of Zhongshan are known as China's Six Great Clans. By the mid-Ming dynasty, the prestige of the great clans had long since faded. A branch of the Shen clan made i 0Votes234.6kRecs126.3kFans
- 80 Reborn to Build a Dream 重生铸梦 Armed with more than a decade of experience and foresight, Zhao Zejun plunged back into 2001. ‘Every year, all the transmigrators who meet their various untimely ends online could hold hands and form a mid-sized city. And the great enterprises they establish could, all together, buy the entire Milky Way! Truth be told, for the first few days after transmigrating, Lu Yuetao was furious. He wanted to take this whole world down with 0Votes311.6kRecs268.5kFans
- 81 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
- 82 My Life Simulator 我的人生模拟器 You only get one life, but... a life simulator lets you experience all kinds of different lives. 0Votes497.2kRecs363.1kFans
- 83 Logging In from Fantasy to the Modern City 从玄幻登录到都市 This book is about a native of a fantasy continent who can log in to a modern city. While others shut themselves away to cultivate, Shanyu shuts himself away to play video games. Hit a bottleneck and unable to break through for ages? Shanyu levels up in a game, then breaks through as soon as he gets back. Badly injured and forced to rest for a week or two? Shanyu is left wondering: Should he drink a red potion and recover instantly, or level up and restore himself to full health? In the city: “W 0Votes42.4kRecs42.9kFans
- 84 Reborn in 2003 重生2003 A guy who writes web novels returns to 2003, where everything starts over. Let's see what kind of waves this small-time nobody can make! 0Votes126.5kRecs201.2kFans
- 85 King of Engines 动力之王 Chen Geng was kicked back to 1978 by the will of the universe. His story begins again. 0Votes1MRecs327.8kFans
- 86 The Streetwise Detective 草莽警探 Why was a plastic surgeon found dead at home? How could an online streamer dare to broadcast a murder live? How could bad singing lead to a homicide? Who is threatening the young celebrity? As the mysteries are unraveled one by one, the truth is more horrifying the closer you look... The story beginning with Chapter 393, “The Peerless Manual,” is a side story. Skipping it will not affect your reading. If you’re not interested in the side story, don’t accidentally buy it. My new book, “No Forgive 0Votes65.8kRecs100.5kFans
- 87 A Mighty Journey Through the Marvel Universe 大力美漫行 His name is Dali, and his fists are Dali. Tony Stark: Even in my Hulkbuster armor, I wouldn’t want to fight Wang Dali. That would be suicide. Thor: Believe me, even a god wouldn’t want to try Dali’s fists. Nick Fury: That guy named Wang Dali is actually an alien, right? Rogue: Oh, Dali, harder! Harder! Wang Dali: If I land this punch, you might die! (dead serious) Marvel at first, then hopping between worlds. 0Votes81.9kRecs119.8kFans
- 88 Bloodied Warriors 浴血兵魂 On the planet Yuanling, a food and oil crisis suddenly plunges nations that have gone a century without large-scale war into conflict. Tens of billions of people are caught up in the fighting. Hu Hao, a man from Earth, transmigrates to this planet for the second time. He had planned to travel the world, but then war broke out. Reader group: 630983971. Anyone interested is welcome to join! 0Votes517.9kRecs161.6kFans
- 89 Zhao of the Warring States 战国赵为王 A soul from two thousand years in the future transmigrates into the body of King Xiaocheng of Zhao, Dan, in 260 BC. To escape the fate of becoming a stepping stone for Qin Shi Huang's unification of the realm, Zhao Dan decides he might as well take the burden of unifying the realm onto his own shoulders. But before that, Zhao Dan has an urgent problem to deal with. The decisive moment of the Battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao is at hand. So should Zhao Kuo replace Lian Po or not? QQ reader 0Votes189.3kRecs166.6kFans
- 90 A Cultivator Who Can Transmigrate 能穿越的修行者 The author tells stories in a calm, straightforward style. Enjoy the novel, everyone! 0Votes270.2kRecs204.9kFans
- 91 I Cultivate Immortality in Movies 我在电影里修仙 (Recommended new book in the same genre: The Ultimate Path of Deduction, Starting from the Zombie Universe) Three thousand years ago, Imhotep was sentenced to be devoured by insects. Two thousand years ago, the Dragon Emperor was sealed inside a stone statue by Zi Yuan. A thousand years ago, Rong Yuyi stole the Earth Yin Demon Pearl and crossed through time and space. Five hundred years ago, the Hermit of the Thatched Cottage and the Fusang Ghost King fought fiercely, then vanished without a tra 0Votes113.4kRecs140.9kFans
- 92 Hunting the World 猎杀全球 If people don't work hard, what's the difference between them and salted fish? 0Votes146.9kRecs135.7kFans
- 93 The Best Movie Star 最佳影星 I want to roll around in piles of cash! I want to become a Hollywood superstar! 0Votes816.2kRecs249.5kFans
- 94 Supreme Prodigy 超品奇才 After a drunken night, a failed investor is reborn in a rural village in the 1980s. Reform and opening up, with the economy in command; trading department stores for airplanes; the dot-com bubble and the financial tsunami; wild swings in the stock market, and a genius with a golden touch. Before one business legend after another rises, I’ll be the first, and I’ll be a legend forever! PS1: This book is entirely fictional. Please don’t compare it to real life. I humbly ask all readers to suppor 0Votes255.1kRecs310.7kFans
- 95 Reborn as an Ordinary Nobody 重生之俗人一枚 P.S. A big recommendation for my new book: Did I Really Become the Heir to the World's Richest Man's Fortune? In this vulgar society, if you want to live with dignity, you have no choice but to go along with the vulgarity! Before he was reborn, Wang Bo didn't quite understand that. So: His family fell apart! He lost his life! His wife wanted a divorce! After being reborn, Wang Bo finally understood this vulgar society! So he decided to be a happy, cheerful ordinary guy, make money, m 0Votes414.7kRecs290.8kFans
- 96 The Directorate of Ceremonial 司礼监 Never look down on a poor young man. My uncle is Wei Zhongxian. A masterpiece from Ao Gu, guaranteed. 1Votes584.3kRecs320.4kFans
- 97 Reborn in 2006 重生之2006 Lu Heng, an automotive sales professional from 2015, is reborn on the eve of the 2006 college entrance exams. In his past life, his own downfall led to his father’s death, his mother’s hair turning white overnight, and failure in both love and marriage. In this life, Lu Heng swears to seize the moment and rise from humble beginnings. He will no longer make his parents worry about him or let others look down on him. And it all starts with the college entrance exams! When the great roc rises on th 1Votes614.3kRecs443.5kFans
- 98 NBA Myriad Worlds Mall NBA万界商城 Trade with thousands upon thousands of NBA stars from parallel dimensions! Allen Iverson: "Kid, I'll sell you my crossover for twenty percent off!" Hakeem Olajuwon: "Young man, I can see that you have extraordinary bones. I'll pass these dreamlike footwork moves on to you!" Rick Barry: "Um, this underhand free-throw technique of mine... do you want it...? No charge, it's free..." Some Big Black Guy: "Brother, even if you bought these signature moves of mine, you wouldn't be able to use them. Rea 0Votes227.5kRecs112.7kFans
- 99 Back to the Mountain Village to Farm 回到山沟去种田 Blurb One: A 3D fantasy city drives navigation addicts to despair! The only answer is to go home and farm! Plant trees, raise fish, walk the dog, grow orchids, wade through rivers, hike the hills... You can live a colorful life even in a mountain ravine! Blurb Two: Returning to the ridge, new clouds recognize the rain's traces; Reaching the stream, old leaves cling to Crow Village. The mountain plum lies cold, its faint fragrance gone quiet; The ravine plums bloom in profusion, snow-white petals 4Votes391.8kRecs210.3kFans
- 100 The Yu-Song Dynasty 余宋 Let’s try a new blurb, one that’s easier to understand. This is a story about a local boy, Little Gao Yanei, who gets a golden finger and runs riot in the final years of the Northern Song. It’s all one person’s wish fulfillment. If you like it, come explore the world with me. If you don’t, do whatever you want. You can even say I’ve run out of ideas. I’m no banknote, after all. That’ll do. Writing a blurb is exhausting… 0Votes138.8kRecs55.8kFans
