Novels like Striving for a Better Life in 1981
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- 51 The Primordial World: The Legend of Erlang 洪荒二郎传 He jolted awake from a dying dream, only to find that he had no idea how many years had passed. Yang Jian, a young man without a mole, was crossing the street while looking for novels on Qidian on his phone when a truck running a red light sent him flying. When he woke up, he found himself badly injured and sprawled on a dirt kang, with a cute little girl beside him, her eyes brimming with tears… Since he’d transmigrated into the famous Erlang Shen, Yang Jian, there was one thing he absolutely h 0Votes218kRecs306.4kFans
- 52 The Splendor of the Tang Dynasty 大唐风华路 After transmigrating, Han Yue becomes Li Shimin's illegitimate son, though he has no idea who he really is. He has a wife, a few acres of farmland, and a habit of inventing things in his spare time. Little by little, he builds up a miserable village. Han Yue thinks this life is pretty good. If no one bothered him, he'd be happy to live this way forever. But every man has to grow up, and even a nobody can gradually become somebody. With every gesture, he seems destined to reach the summit. Time i 0Votes781.6kRecs391.4kFans
- 53 The World's Number One Principal 世界第一校长 He obtains a System and sets out to surpass Harvard, Oxford, and Cambridge, building the world's number one university. Liszt and Mozart teach piano, while Pavarotti teaches high notes. Zhang Xu and Wang Xizhi teach calligraphy, while Wu Daozi teaches traditional Chinese painting. Brando and Pacino teach acting, while Spielberg teaches filmmaking. “Every painting by Van Gogh, Picasso, and Rousseau is priceless, and the sculptures of Rodin, Michelangelo, and Wudong are hailed as national treasure 0Votes126.7kRecs136.5kFans
- 54 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
- 55 The Superstar Family 巨星家族 Shen Qiushan, already past forty, unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world. When he wakes up, he discovers he was born into a dazzling “entertainment family”... His second younger brother is a singer, though he’s past his prime. His third younger sister is an actress, though she only gets bit parts. His fourth younger brother is a stunt double, though he never shows his face. His youngest sister is a livestreamer, currently an intern. And that’s not all. He also has a son and a daughter. H 0Votes296.5kRecs194.4kFans
- 56 There's a Dungeon in My Living Room 我家客厅有个副本 One morning, Chu Ge woke up to find a dungeon entrance had appeared in his living room. What the hell is going on? Sure, I'm good at games, but I'm really not used to going into dungeons in real life. When applying to join, please be sure to include the words “reader group.” 0Votes198kRecs144.1kFans
- 57 An Antique Dealer’s Treasure-Hunting Journey 古董商的寻宝之旅 An antique dealer and collector with decades of professional experience returned to the mid-1980s, when he was young. Then he discovered that finding high-quality collectibles was surprisingly easy. As for getting rich? Sorry, that still had to happen one step at a time… QQ group number: 424089826. Everyone is welcome to join. (Six years after Blood Bat's The Soviet Hero, I'm back. I've been running an antiques business on the side all these years, so this book is relatively close to realit 1Votes1.2MRecs346.5kFans
- 58 The Great Literary Master 大文豪 After years of backstabbing in the cutthroat world of business and double-dealing over drinks, literary young man Chen Kaizhi returned to ancient times. Everywhere he looked, he saw song houses and taverns, glittering nightlife, talented scholars, and beautiful women. Well, none of that had anything to do with Chen Kaizhi for the time being. He was a poor young man with an awkward status. Watch as this penniless youth turns the tables and makes his way toward becoming a great literary master. 0Votes542.8kRecs290.3kFans
- 59 Mastiff Tang 獒唐 Updates are on hold. My apologies. I may complete it or even rewrite it in the future. 1Votes511.5kRecs230.1kFans
- 60 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
- 61 The Entertainment Industry's Golden Touch 娱乐点金手 Transmigrate to a parallel world, starting with those outrageous street-vendor ads! My new book, You Were Told to Write About a Deal, So You Made the Protagonist Sell Scrap, is now out. Please give it your support! 0Votes119.6kRecs174.3kFans
- 62 Chaoyang Police Affairs 朝阳警事 The heavenly eye and earthly eye are no match for the human eye. Community police officers work at the grassroots level, relying on the watchful eyes of the public to solve one bizarre case after another. The Chaoyang residents have a message: Don't break the law, or you're finished! 0Votes737.9kRecs270.8kFans
- 63 Reborn as a Little Player 重生之小玩家 0Votes219.9kRecs179.6kFans
- 64 The Immortal Medicine Supplier 仙药供应商 New novel, Dragon Subduing. Welcome! A remote village, half a mountain and a few houses. People travel thousands of miles to get here, their luxury cars crowding the narrow mountain roads, because a young man lives here, whose single dose of medicine can heal even the dead and restore them to life! 0Votes616.3kRecs455.4kFans
- 65 Guo Dapao's Entertainment Career 郭大炮的文娱生涯 A guy who inexplicably gains memories from another parallel world barges headlong into the entertainment industry, all brute force and bluster. Like a catfish tossed into the water, he stirs the entire entertainment scene into chaos. Everyone turns pale at the sight of him. He is a star who isn’t a star. A writer who performs comic dialogue, a poet who knows martial arts, a singer who acts in comedy sketches, and a farmer who can act. His name is Guo Dalu, known as Guo the Cannon, also known as 0Votes306kRecs220.7kFans
- 66 Xu Yang, Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine 中医许阳 This is an incredibly hardcore novel about traditional Chinese medicine! A true novel about traditional Chinese medicine! After a medical accident gets him fired, a gifted young practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine encounters a rather dimwitted System. It sends him back several decades to study under famous doctors of the era, and he gradually grows into a true practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. This book tells the story of orthodox traditional Chinese medicine healing the sic 12Votes848.9kRecs537.2kFans
- 67 Reborn in Japan, Renowned as a Sword Saint 重生日本之以剑称圣 This is the story of a very happy reborn person. There are no bitter grudges or golden fingers. Being reborn is the greatest stroke of luck he could ask for. 0Votes296.8kRecs170kFans
- 68 The Cutting-Edge Technology Research Center 黑科技研发中心 A research center deep in the mountains has captured the attention of the entire world. Every breakthrough that comes out of it sends ripples across the globe. It gives streamers who dream of broadcasting from the wilderness hope that they can have a metal orb follow them around. It gives those who wish to explore the mysterious ocean depths a chance of success. Technology changes lives, while Wang Hao simply studies one technology after another. 0Votes420.4kRecs357.7kFans
- 69 The Ultimate Tycoon 神豪无极限 How do you use a wimp System to reach the peak of life? Anyone there? I’m in a hurry! Also, I think my System is trying to get with me... 0Votes206.9kRecs331.6kFans
- 70 Bullet Marks 弹痕 I've served in the army, stood guard, defended the frontier, and gone up to the skies. I've traveled south and north, and danced with the Grim Reaper. I've been stabbed and shot, and slept with crocodiles for pillows. I've crossed mountains and seas, and howled out songs with the dead. 0Votes734.9kRecs275.1kFans
- 71 The Omnipotent Cross-World King 全能跨界王 Singing, writing books, making movies: after being reborn, I’ll become the greatest crossover star. 0Votes213.9kRecs251.4kFans
- 72 I Picked Up a Heavenly Book 捡了本天书 My name is Er Yi. The “Er” means... All right, that’s not important! What matters is that a book fell from the sky, hit me on the head, and gave me cheat powers! I opened the cover and learned [Reading], [Interpretation], [Summarization], [Analysis]... Mom never has to worry about my studies again. I opened to the first page and learned [Animal Healing], [Animal Speech], [Animal Mutation]... Should I become a veterinarian, or buy a farm overseas? What if I flip further ahead? Huh? [Improvisation 0Votes394.8kRecs269.3kFans
- 73 The Chinese Expeditionary Force in the War of Resistance 抗战之中国远征军 History has no what-ifs. But if history did have what-ifs... what would have happened if China's first expedition had not failed? Burma, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa... Stilwell said, "Boys, I'll lead you all the way to Tokyo!" 0Votes494.4kRecs284.3kFans
- 74 Legendary Clan Leader 传奇族长 Here's the blurb... There is no true cruelty or brutality between races. All there is is a clan's struggle to survive and reproduce. A strange soul, carrying a supreme cave-heaven treasure, arrives in this vast wilderness and becomes the chief of a small tribe. Leading the tribe to rule over an entire region, he rises from weakness to strength and embarks on a long road of conquest. 1Votes257.5kRecs189.3kFans
- 75 Reforming the Song Dynasty 革宋 The realm belongs not to the Zhao clan, but to all of Huaxia. I raise an army not to reclaim the Zhao clan’s throne, but to restore Huaxia’s realm. 2Votes701.4kRecs178.3kFans
- 76 Soul Guide 灵魂导游 Taking Qin Shi Huang to Xi’an to see the Terracotta Army. Tour guide Qin Mubai unexpectedly dies and is mysteriously brought back to life. Then he receives a mission: take some special people on a trip. His very first assignment is to take Qin Shi Huang to Xi’an to see the Terracotta Army... 0Votes200kRecs189.1kFans
- 77 EN The Super Mothership 超级母舰 A fisherman’s son, Nie Yun, accidentally merged with a mechanical insect from an advanced civilization, beginning a spectacular transformation from a small fishing boat to a supercarrier! Nie Yun: “As far as the eye can see, it’s all fishing grounds! Let’s conquer the stars and seas!” 0Votes513.9kRecs370kFans
- 78 Clash 交锋 In the eyes of ordinary people, he is a mediocre, incompetent, greedy, and even somewhat foolish police officer. His involvement often leads to failed operations, and he has accidentally leaked important intelligence more than once. Yet he has a wide circle of acquaintances and is skilled at flattery and scheming. In truth, he has always worked under the leadership of our Party. He is a steadfast revolutionary and an outstanding underground intelligence operative! In the underground struggle, he 3Votes919.3kRecs358.1kFans
- 79 A Cultivator’s Life Across the Planes 位面之修仙生涯 So what if I'm a spoiled rich kid? Does that mean people get to trample me and use me as a stepping stone? Don't I have any rights? Our story begins when a spoiled rich second-generation college student gets a System. From then on, he transmigrates across worlds, earns rewards, and grows stronger step by step. Please note: this is not a historical novel or a xianxia novel. It's a sci-fi power fantasy. Dayu's new book, "Private Customization in the Movie World," is absolutely thrilling and packed 0Votes464.1kRecs300kFans
- 80 The Autocrat of the Ming Dynasty 独断大明 The protagonist is the sixth son of the Ming Emperor Guangzong. He decides he can't let the future Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, ascend the throne. So he shouts in the Forbidden City: I want to be emperor! New novel: Song Dynasty's Elegant Years. 1Votes527.2kRecs459.7kFans
- 81 A Spy's War 间谍的战争 If an ordinary person wants to declare war on spies, the best way is to become a spy too. If a spy wants to take on a powerful espionage organization, they should join one just as powerful. If they can't join any powerful espionage organization, then they should build one themselves and fight until they are destroyed or win. This is a spy's war, a story about how a group of ordinary people accomplish extraordinary things. 1Votes2.2MRecs467.2kFans
- 82 Tomb Guardian Beast 镇墓兽 Tomb guardians are mythical beasts from ancient China, the natural enemies of tomb raiders. They guard the underground palaces of emperors and generals, protecting humanity’s ultimate secrets. In 1900, the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, and Empress Dowager Cixi fled to Xi’an. The heir to the craft of the last imperial tomb artisan was unexpectedly born atop a coffin in an ancient Tang dynasty tomb. In an age of upheaval, from the late Qing dynasty to the Republic and then the world wars, 0Votes287.3kRecs127.4kFans
- 83 Industrial Hegemon 工业霸主 Lin Zhenhua, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, transmigrated to 1979 and became a young factory worker. Relying on his solid technical foundation and a slight foreknowledge of history, Lin Zhenhua led the veteran workers in sweating through their labor and built a heavy industrial conglomerate spanning Europe and Asia, creating a legendary tale of industrial dominance. Welding arcs fly and forging hammers thunder, composing a resounding ode to the people of China's industrial sector 0Votes451.9kRecs421.3kFans
- 84 The Great Man of Northern Song 北宋大丈夫 … Later generations all said that the Great Song had no men of courage, and that was why it was a weak dynasty. Unable to defend itself, the weak Song clung to a corner of the realm, allowing the heartland of China to fall. This is a story about a great man striding across his age. This is a story about giving the Great Song a backbone. … Jue Shi's completed novel, Bringing a Warehouse to the Ming Dynasty, runs over five million 7Votes2.6MRecs849kFans
- 85 The Materials Empire 材料帝国 Materials are the foundation of industry and the cornerstone of an industrial power. Qin Hai, a materials science expert from the twenty-first century, transmigrated to a small agricultural machinery factory in 1985. From then on, every regret would finally be erased, and every glory could be rewritten. Electrical functional materials, optical functional materials, biomedical functional materials, superconducting materials, nanomaterials, chemical thin-film materials, smart materials, sensitiv 0Votes521kRecs590.7kFans
- 86 The Variety Show Legend 综艺之谐星传奇 My tears aren't tears, and my laughter isn't laughter... Funny stars... a peculiar breed in the entertainment industry. They make people laugh time and again, but once the laughter fades, all that's left is heartache. They're a group who make you feel nothing but pity. Playing the fool and making a spectacle of themselves are just ways to hide their pain and stubbornness... Why become a funny star? When asked this question, their answers were remarkably similar. "Just so I can stay popular for a 0Votes276.5kRecs141.8kFans
- 87 The Superstar Dad and His Little Girl 明星爸爸宝贝妞 “Niuniu.” “Hmm?” “Do you love Daddy?” “I do!” “How much do you love me?” “A lot!” “How much is ‘a lot’?” “Love as big as the sky!” “Mm!” Just as Luo Kai was reaching the pinnacle of his life, he returned to the moment before he was reborn. Only when he saw Niuniu again did he understand that he had returned precisely to make up for what he owed his daughter! Thus, Luo Kai swore that in this life, he would use all his strength... To make Niuniu the happiest child in the world! Daddy a 1Votes449.8kRecs276.6kFans
- 88 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
- 89 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
- 90 The Company That Monopolized Black Technology 黑科技垄断公司 How far can a private company go? Among the country’s top 500? Among the world’s top 500? Or can it transcend nations and become a world-dominating boss, like the companies below? Umbrella Corporation from Resident Evil, Weyland-Yutani from Alien, the United Earth Government from Dead Space, Gentek from Prototype, Vault-Tec from Fallout, Shinra Electric Power Company from Final Fantasy VII... Zhang Heng’s goal is to make his company one of them, or even more powerful! Maybe an ordinary person co 0Votes165.9kRecs266.9kFans
- 91 Advanced Player in the Electric Arc 电弧中的高级玩家 Specialists in nuclear submarine repairs, nuclear warhead refurbishment, modification, polishing, and painting, as well as space shuttle maintenance and filter changes. High-altitude cleaning, dusting satellite surfaces, and planetary design. Nuclear warheads of all kinds available wholesale. Bigger orders get better prices! Though, it seems... my actual day job used to be as an art student! 0Votes314kRecs350.6kFans
- 92 The Entertainment Industry’s Detective 娱乐圈刑警 Writing songs and solving cases: I can enjoy my work and my free time at once. What? It's all because of my looks? No way!!! 0Votes502.4kRecs233.3kFans
- 93 The Iron Empire 钢铁皇朝 An explosion during a top-secret experiment brought Xiao Ming to a parallel world resembling ancient times. In this hostile place, he was the least favored prince, and his fief was the poorest of them all. Fortunately, an item called a Technology Crystal Stone from the top-secret experiment had come with him, giving him the ability to advance the technology tree. So he began a leisurely life of farming and building industries in his fief. As for his unfriendly brothers and sisters, he always liv 0Votes439.7kRecs508.1kFans
- 94 The Mountain Hermit's Miscellany 山野杂家 Bound to the game “The Hundred Schools of Thought,” he lives in seclusion deep in the mountains. He spends his free time farming, reading, tending to the sick, and occasionally doing a bit of carpentry... So why do so many famous celebrities keep showing up, each hoping for a chance to meet him? 0Votes330.4kRecs325.2kFans
- 95 I’m a National Treasure, Who’s Afraid of Whom? 我是国宝我怕谁 Some say a giant panda’s bite force is second only to a polar bear’s, on par with a brown bear’s; that a mountain runner can outrun Liu Xiang at his top speed on flat ground; that it can climb trees over twenty meters tall; that it can use three or four wolves as cushions... This ferocious beast somehow makes a living by being cute! And it spends all day eating and sleeping, without a shred of shame. It’s completely unfair! Gu Cang used to agree wholeheartedly. Until he became a little bear hims 0Votes91.9kRecs82.4kFans
- 96 Back to the Ming Dynasty as a Tyrant 回到明朝当暴君 I am the Son of Heaven, appointed by Heaven itself. I command the universe, carry forward the founding emperor’s legacy, and wield the Son of Heaven’s sword to crush all who refuse to submit. Let this be proclaimed to all under heaven: beneath the sky, all is the emperor’s land; within the borders, all are his subjects. Barbarians and foreign nations alike shall be servants of the Han. P.S. The audiobook version is now available on Ximalaya. Give it a listen and subscribe! General group number: 1Votes626.6kRecs731.8kFans
- 97 I Am Both Immortal and Mortal 我是仙凡 The worldly ties of this life have long since run their course. I was but an ordinary immortal in the mortal world. Rising from humble beginnings, I looked down on the world; cultivating The Mayfly, I left the martial world behind. P.S. It's basically a mix of xianxia and farming. A young man accidentally opens his spiritual platform and discovers a tiny spiritual mountain in his sea of consciousness. From then on, he grows immortal rice, cultivates spirit herbs, and builds a cave dwelling 0Votes11.9MRecs537.2kFans
- 98 Journey to the West: Transmigrating Through the Heavens 西游之穿越诸天 He woke up to find himself the illegitimate son of the Dragon King of the North Sea in the world of Journey to the West. He had no cultivation techniques, no treasures, and a weak bloodline... Fortunately, he could still transmigrate through the Myriad Worlds. Calabash Brothers, A Chinese Ghost Story, Chinese Paladin, Lotus Lantern... This is the story of someone who travels through the Myriad Worlds from the world of Journey to the 0Votes245.8kRecs285.7kFans
- 99 The Portal Between Movie Worlds 电影世界穿梭门 That day, a bolt of lightning struck. Wang Xu didn’t transmigrate; his front door did. Movies, TV dramas, anime, novels, ancient myths: this place is filled with endless worlds, and with them, endless possibilities… VIP group: Open to members with 2,000 fan points. Screenshot required. 0Votes401.8kRecs447.3kFans
- 100 Host, Please Wait 宿主请留步 Host, please hold on! The System will reach the battlefield in thirty seconds. The story begins after Su Luo breaks the System by playing around with it, then turns his life around by moonlighting as a System himself. 0Votes181.7kRecs238.2kFans
