Novels like Striving for a Better Life in 1981
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Striving for a Better Life in 1981, best match first.
- 1 The All-Round Literary Soldier 全能文艺兵 “Elite troops? Those are exactly the ones I fight!” “Never abandon anyone, never give up!” Li Yunlong, Xu Sanduo, “We Are Soldiers,” “Operation Mekong,” “Counter-Strike,” The Art of War... Military songs War movies War games Military theory National defense programs One classic after another from Earth is brought to this world! From then on, his life as an entertainment soldier is dazzlingly badass! 0Votes37kRecs62.7kFans
- 2 The Throne of War 兵锋王座 A thousand years later, humanity enters the Great Galactic Era. A hundred races vie for supremacy, and the tides of change surge. The young Mu Feng starts out as a common foot soldier, rising from humble beginnings to ride through a world of clashing blades and warhorses, carving out his own path until he alone reigns supreme! I don't like making the protagonist invincible from the very start, but my protagonist is destined to become invincible! Please join only if 0Votes106.4kRecs82.1kFans
- 3 Logistics Director After the War 抗战之后勤主任 In an era when everything depends on captured supplies, one must be self-reliant and work hard to build a military industry and logistical support system for one's own country, so that the soldiers have guns to use and meat to eat. 0Votes47.8kRecs58.9kFans
- 4 The Great Era of Returning 回流大时代 Reborn, but twenty years too early. Chen Dahe is completely bewildered and feels utterly helpless! 0Votes90.9kRecs81.4kFans
- 5 Stop Spamming Me with Black Tech 别给我刷黑科技啦 Meng Xiaobai was just bored, posting short videos and poking fun at science fiction movies and games. Who knew he'd suddenly gain a bunch of inexplicable fans who pestered him to update every day and showered him with gifts? The Mother: “Keeping them in captivity? That's a great idea. Like! I don't have anything else to send, so here's a robot army.” Aquaman: “Thanks for explaining it, Author. So that's how you get the trident! When I become ruler of the Seven Seas, I'll send you an Atlantean nu 0Votes86kRecs171.6kFans
- 6 The Burning Soul of Steel 钢铁燃魂 What happens if you drop an engineering graduate, just two years out of school, into a turbulent, war-torn era? Will he bite the dust in an instant? Wei Si’s transmigration is a bit of a raw deal. He arrives on an Earth-like planet where the land outweighs the sea and warships can fly through the sky, bringing along a half-finished “friend-or-foe identification system.” He takes over the body of an heir to a family-run gunsmith’s workshop. That’s right: in this era, his family is still handcraft 0Votes220kRecs40.8kFans
- 7 Bloodied Mountains and Rivers 浴血山河 Every inch of land is soaked in blood. The greatest soldier, transmigrated back to a battlefield a century in the past, leads a squad of battered survivors whose sacrifices blaze with brilliant light! Feng Yue's new book, The Resistance War: Rise of the Tiger Battalion, is now out. I hope both new and returning readers will support it. 0Votes409.9kRecs198.7kFans
- 8 Old Soldiers Never Die 老兵不死 Wang Liang is back, and this time it’s 2017. Guest of honor on the major public-service missing-persons program "Find You", introducer No. 001 on "National Heroes", director of the military war film "War General", which grossed over ten billion at the box office... “I’m ninety-five this year. I fought in the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation, the Korean War, and t 0Votes40.7kRecs43.8kFans
- 9 Reborn in 1992 重生始于1992 Reborn in 1992, living a happy, carefree life without a care in the world. Wolfblood 2 (193734793, newly created) 0Votes108.8kRecs42.3kFans
- 10 Reborn in Journey to the West: Cultivating the Great Dao 重生西游之大道修仙 0Votes30.2kRecs32.4kFans
- 11 There Is Immortal Aura Here 此地有仙气 An inn that travels through the heavens. Immortals, Buddhas, gods, and demons all come through its doors. Eating, drinking, and merrymaking are all part of the Dao. The menu features peaches of immortality from Journey to the West, Enlightenment Ancient Tea from Shrouding the Heavens, Dragon Tooth Rice from The Yang God, dragon liver, phoenix brains, elixirs of immortality... The author has completed the million-word xianxia novel Journey to the West: The Myriad Worlds! 0Votes25kRecs26.4kFans
- 12 The Iron-Blooded Strategist in the War of Resistance 抗日之铁血智将 My new book, Reborn in the 1970s: Cast Out by My Family from the Start, has been signed and uploaded. It’s a farming novel set during the people’s commune era, with no golden finger. I hope all my dear readers will support it and add it to their collections. I promise this new book won’t let you down. 0Votes149.5kRecs185.9kFans
- 13 Hunter Assault Team 猎人突击队 Codename 107! Defend Big Brother's position! They're part of the cultural propaganda unit, but their marksmanship is top-notch, and they're experts at killing and arson. We have another name: the Hunter Assault Team! From an ordinary soldier to the youngest officer in the army, from special forces to airborne assault units, Li Mu rides the tide of military transformation in the new era, using 5.8 mm bullets to showcase the precision of Chinese soldiers! 0Votes321.1kRecs191.4kFans
- 14 Reborn as the Capitalist Empire's Mogul 重生之资本帝国 When a soul from twenty years in the future is reborn in the body of a young man of Chinese descent with Mexican citizenship, the world is changed forever. Faced with an era of upheaval, Guo Shouyun's ambition surges to unprecedented heights. The internet, wars, the subprime mortgage crisis, the European debt crisis: he seizes every opportunity to make a fortune. After twenty years of painstaking effort, he builds the mightiest financial empire of the twenty-first century! Conspiracy theorists: 0Votes108.5kRecs153.3kFans
- 15 Military Industry Empire 军工霸业 Have you heard of Lockheed Martin? Maybe not, but surely you’ve heard of the F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters, or the Aegis System. That’s right, they’re all made by the same company. Have you heard of Northrop Grumman? It manufactures Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, Virginia-class nuclear submarines, and Hornet-class amphibious assault ships. After all that, have you heard of our country’s arms companies? What? Norinco? Poly? You’re showing how little you know. Those companies are tiny. A company 0Votes64kRecs182.8kFans
- 16 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
- 17 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
- 18 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
- 19 The Strongest National Defense Student 最强国防生 After waking up, Shen Yun found himself a defense student at Shuimu University in Fanzhou, another world. Unexpectedly assigned to a first-class field division, he faced the regard of his superiors, the scorn of his peers, and a bunch of fresh recruits under his command who were known as the “shepherding platoon.” With the System at his disposal, watch him rise to become a legendary soldier. 0Votes150.7kRecs132.2kFans
- 20 The God-Tier Tycoon's Farm 神豪农场主 Mu Bai, male, twenty years old, unemployed. He was just an ordinary person, rushing around the metropolis of Nanjing without any idea of what the future held. Then one day, a mysterious System descended. From then on, Mu Bai became a farm owner worth hundreds of millions. But nobody knew that the farm was only a cover. His real job was to be a virtual tycoon. Mu Bai quietly made his way around the internet. He never revealed his identity, choosing to remain a virtual tycoon who existed only onli 0Votes68.1kRecs76.3kFans
- 21 Reborn in India as a Tycoon 重生印度做大亨 What would happen if a purchasing agent at a machinery factory were reborn as an Indian Kshatriya of high caste? Stay tuned and find out. 0Votes17.7kRecs33.3kFans
- 22 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
- 23 Force Master 原力宗师 A lightsaber sweeps across the stars, striking awe throughout the cosmos and suppressing countless mighty interstellar empires. The Force is with me! 0Votes65.9kRecs20.4kFans
- 24 The God-Tier Industrialist 神级工业主 After being reborn, Tang Fei returns to more than twenty years earlier and starts over. He seizes the golden age of the Republic's manufacturing development, growing from small to large and from nothing to something, with ventures spanning rail transportation, new energy, heavy industrial equipment, and even chips. A massive manufacturing group gradually appear 0Votes156kRecs154kFans
- 25 The Secret War 暗战 Your name may be unknown, but your deeds will live forever! When the nation and its people stood at the brink of disaster, some people stepped forward and found a way to save them. After the War of Resistance broke out, Li Yixin, a Communist Party member undercover in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, was ordered to work for the Party in occupied territory. To remain true to his beliefs, he was wi 0Votes82.8kRecs57kFans
- 26 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
- 27 Military Contractor 军事承包商 Travel between war-themed film and television worlds. Build “the world's strongest PMC company”! 0Votes128.8kRecs145kFans
- 28 There's an Interstellar Battlefield in My Room 我的房间有个星际战场 One day, I suddenly discovered that there was an interstellar battlefield in my room, abandoned for who knows how many years! The battlefield was full of abandoned starships and spacecraft, and I found all sorts of interesting things inside! And just like that, I struck it rich! An urban sci-fi tech novel, but not your typical high-tech startup story. Put simply, it’s a laid-back wish-fulfillment novel about cutting-edge technology, with a down-to-earth style and everyday stories. That’s all the 0Votes91.1kRecs120.5kFans
- 29 Stars Descend Upon the Heavens 星临诸天 With a mysterious warship from the depths of the star sea, an ordinary protagonist gains the ability to travel through time and space. Cautious and quietly industrious, he builds a vast empire spanning the present world and the Myriad Worlds. “I have a pretty big appetite. I don’t care about decency, but I want every other good thing there is!” Qin Feng declared. 0Votes339.2kRecs254.6kFans
- 30 Star Martial Arts Connect to the Divine 星武通神 The Yuhe Galaxy is home to billions of species. Some plants drift through the void and devour battleships, while some colossal beasts, as large as mountain ranges, cross the sea of stars. There are insect races that stretch endlessly and obliterate everything, as well as adorable, harmless elves with wings on their backs. Humanity ventured out from Blue Star and established the Federation. By promoting ancient martial arts to improve physical fitness, humans adapted to the interstellar environme 0Votes110.1kRecs143.5kFans
- 31 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
- 32 Blood-Stained Rivers and Mountains 抗战之血染山河 Yang Ling, a second lieutenant platoon leader in the 61st Division, fought bloody battles in Songhu and Nanjing, clashed fiercely at Lanfeng, and made his name in Wuhan... A million soldiers went to war for their country, staining the land with blood as the fighting raged on. He said, “Behind us are the people of this entire country. Unless every last one of us is dead, those Japanese devils will never destroy our nation!” This story is dedicated to the Chinese soldiers who sacrificed their live 0Votes128.9kRecs132.1kFans
- 33 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
- 34 Chinese Generals Summoning System 中华武将召唤系统 Living is actually pretty hard. That was Liu Ji's most honest impression after transmigrating into a chaotic world reminiscent of ancient times. But after Liu Ji acquired an incomprehensible Chinese military generals summoning System, he suddenly realized that not only could he live well in this world, he could live an extraordinary life. Power? He could have that! Money? Of course he needed that! As long as he could summon even a tenth of the military commanders recorded throughout thousands of 0Votes179.3kRecs152.9kFans
- 35 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
- 36 A Simple Life on an American Ranch 美国牧场的小生活 Jian Heng, living in America, is determined to make enough money to return to China and enjoy a comfortable retirement. Unfortunately, through a twist of fate, he becomes the owner of a dirt-poor ranch! Fortunately, he has a secret cheat. From then on, Jian Heng runs his own little ranch and slips in a few personal touches along the way, getting the American guests who visit to adopt his own stylish, distinctly Chinese way of life. 0Votes316.8kRecs133.7kFans
- 37 The Miracle-Working Healer 妙手心医 “Mr. Lin Jie, as the world's youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology, would you share your thoughts?” Lin Jie gazed at the flashes going off before him and said wistfully, “Before I turned nineteen, I was just a boy counting the days until I died. One operation changed the course of my life.” “That operation gave me more than just a new lease on life...” 3Votes229.3kRecs196.8kFans
- 38 The Great Power's Warhawk 大国战隼 [Top work on the 2020 Chinese Online Literature Influence Rankings] “I can get to Guam with one stomp on the gas. Believe it or not!” Other people burn fuel flying planes. Li Zhan burns through engines! 0Votes758kRecs443.4kFans
- 39 A Portrait of Hong Kong Life 本港风情画 Hong Kong, 1983: a city alive with restless glamour, in an era when dreams were set free. Chen Weiyun arrives from across the sea, ready to show life at its most brilliant through film. 1Votes201.9kRecs82.5kFans
- 40 A Cosmic Empire 宇宙霸业 During the Age of Exploration on Blue Star, it took the Geksonians only a few hundred years to completely dominate the planet. As the times changed and technology advanced, little Blue Star became increasingly unable to meet the needs of humanity's development. The age of interstellar exploration was just around the corner. College student Li Fu accidentally obtained a civilization seed iss 0Votes210.1kRecs194.6kFans
- 41 My World in the Apocalypse 末世之我的世界 Wang Haoyu transmigrates to the apocalypse and obtains a “My World” System. It can not only modify buildings, but also exchange for items. He travels constantly between the real world and the apocalypse, fighting to create a paradise of his own. “Hello, I’d like to book a room. What? 88,000 magic crystals? That’s outrageous! No, wait, go ahead and book it.” The prince of a certain federation base. “Help! We’re under attack by a horde of mutated beasts! We need backup! Money is no object, just ge 0Votes61.5kRecs207.2kFans
- 42 The Leisurely Tax Collector 悠闲税务官 One day, the mobile game Happy Town, which Wang Yi played, mutated after a strange black shadow slammed into his phone screen. The town's tax revenue could suddenly be transferred straight to his bank account. The little train that carried goods out of town could also take real-world orders and deliver the town's products into reality. Heh heh, Wang Yi threw back his head and laughed. I'm going to be rich! I'm going to be a happy gamer who stays home! 0Votes82.3kRecs113.5kFans
- 43 Immortal Dao Fruit 不朽道果 Heaven and earth may decay, but I shall never perish. The sun and moon may be extinguished, but I shall never die! Above all the heavens, beyond the summit of eternity! Well, this is actually just a Shushan-themed online game novel. My previous novel, Reincarnation Game Space, is complete. Anyone suffering from a lack of something to read can check it out. My new novel, Infinite One Hundred Thousand Years, is an infinite-flow story. If that sounds appealing, give it a look. I have never stopped 0Votes118.8kRecs76.1kFans
- 44 The Revival of Entertainment 文娱复兴 These are the best of times. It all begins on the day I transmigrate, when the original owner's gold-digging girlfriend confesses to me at the graduation ceremony in front of the entire school. I came, I saw, I conquered! I'm Lin Chen, and I speak for myself! 0Votes344.2kRecs269.9kFans
- 45 Traversing the Super Martial World 超武穿梭 Earth has entered the interstellar age. With advanced technology, ancient martial arts and mechs combine to sweep across the stars. The Qianyuan Continent is a world devoted entirely to martial arts, where powerful warriors soar through the skies, burrow through the earth, and roam the stars. A mysterious crystal of space and time gives Yun Fan the ability to travel between Earth and the Qianyuan Continent. He learns the martial arts of Qianyuan and pilots the mechs of Earth. Combining the stron 0Votes417.5kRecs93.7kFans
- 46 The Strongest Military Chef 最强炊事兵 A good chef can make delicious food out of any ingredients!, The Recipe System 0Votes408.6kRecs246.5kFans
- 47 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
- 48 Supreme Shaman 超品巫师 More than ten years ago, a few fathers and their adorable little girls went to a remote mountain village for a show called Dad's Here. A local villager managed to join them. More than ten years later, a young man came down from the mountain and into the city with an old yellow dog... I don't keep snakes or bugs. I have an old yellow dog. P.S. For readers with a legitimate subscription: 320537897 1Votes1.8MRecs365.9kFans
- 49 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
- 50 One Hundred Thousand Years of Infinity 无限十万年 When the Reincarnation Space descends upon reality, human history enters a new era. A hundred thousand years from now, schools no longer teach math and science, but all kinds of survival and combat skills. The college entrance exams will determine your future. Ye Qing transmigrates to the eve of the Reincarnation Space’s arrival, a hundred thousand years in the future. Faced with an unfamiliar time and place, he has no choice but to fight his way forward, uncover the secrets of the Reincarnation 0Votes199.6kRecs114.1kFans
