Novels like My 1980s
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as My 1980s, best match first.
- 1 Starting with the Flying Dagger of Little Li 从小李飞刀开始 What can you find in the jianghu? There is Li Xunhuan, whose compassionate heart is matched only by his unfailing Little Li's Flying Daggers; the thief Xiao Shiyilang, whose moves are the swiftest and cleanest in five hundred years; and Lu Xiaofeng, the four-browed man with his Peerless Finger. And of course, there are beautiful women and strong liquor. Xia Yunmo found an ancient book back home. The moment he opened it, he entered the wor 0Votes32.6kRecs79.9kFans
- 2 The Age of Global Transmigration 全球穿越时代 This is a story about all of humanity being transported naked to another world! From tribes to city-states, from city-states to empires, civilization rises again through blood and fire, and the heroic spirits of Yan and Huang live on forever! Witness how the reborn protagonist shoulders the responsibility of saving the world! P.S. 0Votes47.1kRecs33.3kFans
- 3 Reborn with Nerves of Steel 重生之胆大包天 Which matters more, knowledge or courage? This is the story of a Wenzhou native bold enough to start with treasury bonds, then take on farmland (oil fields), land (coal mines), mountains, islands, forests, seas, and even the skies (chartering aircraft)! Courageous ones' group: 743292149. All are welcome! 0Votes128.1kRecs81.1kFans
- 4 The Perfect Youth Against the Tide 逆流完美青春 Liu Yun returned to 2002, gaining the chance to experience the vivid and colorful sights he had never encountered in his previous life. 0Votes90.5kRecs190.1kFans
- 5 The Easygoing Tycoon 逍遥大亨 The Supreme Sacred Ring, the carefree tycoon! In the 1980s, you could take home a fine old Qing Dynasty huanghuali horseshoe-back armchair for just twenty yuan. Now, two million yuan will only get you a chance to touch one! In the 1980s, a courtyard home in Houhai cost around two thousand yuan. Now, a single property starts at twenty million! In the 1980s, you could buy one of Master Gu Jingzhou's Yixing teapots for two hundre 0Votes115kRecs110.9kFans
- 6 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
- 7 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
- 8 The Little Farmer of Mountains and Rivers 山水小农民 Three years after graduating from university, the unemployed protagonist is unexpectedly granted a System opportunity. Amid mountains and rivers, he builds a wonderful life in the countryside. 0Votes69.5kRecs85.2kFans
- 9 Infinite Worlds, Starting with Kamen Rider Dragon Knight 无限从龙骑士开始 I woke up one morning to discover that I had become a dragon knight. The Little Dragon Maiden, Gui Yanye, Senior Saeko... Is this the zombification of humanity, or the collapse of morality? Just look up and see: whom has Heaven ever spared? 0Votes89kRecs62.8kFans
- 10 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
- 11 EN Checking In, Starting from I Am a Special Forces Soldier 从我是特种兵开始打卡 He transmigrates into the world of I Am a Special Forces Soldier and gains the support of an auxiliary engine. Step by step, he becomes the king of all soldiers. Special forces, communications troops, pilots, and more: he excels in every military field and becomes the undisputed king of all soldiers! His new book, Checking In from Phoenix’s Nest, is now available. 0Votes725.2kRecs574.3kFans
- 12 I'm Really a Good Citizen 我真是良民 This is a story about an ordinary person striving to rise in the world... I’m not good at writing introductions, so that’s all. 0Votes232.5kRecs104.9kFans
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 The Ultimate Prophecy Master 超级预言大师 Zhang Yang posts on Weibo and becomes an internet celebrity; he comments on a match and becomes a popular host; he takes up coaching soccer and wins a whole pile of trophies. Whatever the job, if it's related to soccer, he does it to perfection. A lot of people wonder how he became so successful. They just can't figure it out. Zhang Yang would never tell them the reason is... ahem. Anyway, this is the story of a soccer rookie who takes on the world of professional football with an overpowered ch 0Votes218.6kRecs89.8kFans
- 16 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
- 17 The Sword Sect’s Unorthodox Branch 剑宗旁门 A young sword sect acolyte who has unexpectedly recovered memories of his past life on Earth is ready to hit the road and go wild! Unfortunately, this world is too cruel. Though he lives in a sword sect, he has no talent for swordsmanship, and in the end can only take up an unorthodox path of cultivation. The Tianlie Sword Sect is famed for its swordsmanship, so naturally, those on unorthodox paths are denied its true teachings. Yet later generations would say: that was the year the Sword Sect w 0Votes199.8kRecs253.5kFans
- 18 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
- 19 Treasures of the World 天下珍藏 Earth is already 4.6 billion years old, while the origins of human civilization, as recorded in writing and pictures, go back only seven or eight thousand years. That is barely one percent of human history. Over these long ages, certain wondrous things, mysterious treasures, and glorious civilizations that may have existed before vanishing for reasons unknown have been buried in the vast river of time, leaving behind only the faintest traces, barely glimpsed. What you know may not be the truth! 0Votes234.2kRecs113.9kFans
- 20 A Superstar's Rise from Online Streaming 巨星从网络主播开始 “Host, you must become a superstar within five years!” A System falls from the sky, and an ordinary young man stumbles into the world of livestreaming. He rises to fame in PUBG and becomes a godlike figure with Panda Kill. When Lin Chen enters the entertainment industry with millions of fans behind him, who says an online streamer can’t become a superstar? 0Votes91.5kRecs116kFans
- 21 League of Legends: The Era of the King 英雄联盟之天王时代 [Author ranked Grandmaster] Su Hang, a top-three solo queue player known as “the number one ranked top laner,” woke up one day to find that the world had changed. “What? The five members of WE are Strawberry, Smile, Clearlove, Misaya, and CaoMei?” “Holy crap? Even in Season 7, CLG.EU is still Froggen carrying four deadweights?” “Wow! Undefeated M5 never disbanded and is still Europe’s number one team.” “Awesome! It’s still the same SKT, with the same mid-lane Demon King.” TSM from Season 1, the 0Votes169.8kRecs98.1kFans
- 22 The Wanli Emperor Has Arrived 万历驾到 You transmigrate into the body of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, and you'll hear a voice announce: “Emperor Wanli has arrived!” I'm no good at writing introductions. It's simply a story about transmigrating into Wanli's body and becoming emperor. 0Votes181.2kRecs167.5kFans
- 23 A Free Roamer in the Martial World 武侠世界自由行 With a portal that lets him transmigrate into familiar wuxia worlds, Yang Yi rides out in fine clothes and on a fine horse, sword in hand, to roam the land! Let's revisit the novels we followed together all those years ago... 0Votes243.4kRecs297.7kFans
- 24 Going Against the Grain in 1997 逆行我的1997 Li Wenxiu has been reborn, and now she has to start all over again. 0Votes108.3kRecs99.4kFans
- 25 Heroic Spirit Overwhelms All 侠气逼人 What would happen if spiritual qi revival occurred in another world? Here, there are heroes of the martial world, and here, demons and monsters run rampant. Here, there are also ancient great sects such as Wudang and Shaolin. Here, too, there is fear and darkness. Fortunately, Zhang Yuan carried a merit panel with him. Inside it was a martial manual called Nine Yang Divine Skill! As long as he continued accumulating merit, he could grow stronger without end and fight demons and monsters. And so` 0Votes199.7kRecs260.2kFans
- 26 The Golden Age of Chinese Entertainment 华娱大时代 Back in 2004, when Chinese-language cinema was just beginning to take off, Tang An's directing career started anew! From China to the world, this was the era when Chinese-language cinema would rise to glory, and it was Tang An's own grand age! 0Votes258.2kRecs265.5kFans
- 27 Wanli 1592 万历1592 There are too many mysteries in this world that remain unsolved, and are destined to stay that way. For instance, Xiao Ruxun has no idea how he traveled back from the apocalypse to the Great Ming dynasty, five hundred years earlier. The twentieth year of the Wanli reign was the best of times and the worst of times. With just sixty years left until the empire falls, the final chance to set things right is within reach. Conquer the northwest, Korea, and Mongolia. The three great campaigns of the W 3Votes167.3kRecs196.2kFans
- 28 EN Urban Sword Legend 都市剑说 Li Bai, returned from another world, makes a living exclusively by slaying demons and banishing evil, treating every kind of defiance from the psychological to the physical. In 1972, reborn with an AI, he finds himself in a dead end from the start! Damn this wretched heaven! Let us see how Comrade Lu Mi forcibly carves out a bloody path. 0Votes1.1MRecs279.8kFans
- 29 The Primordial World: Taiyi’s Path to the Dao 洪荒之太一证道路 This is the story of witches and demons joining forces, with demons ruling the heavens and witches ruling the earth, uniting the prehistoric world and suppressing all who refuse to submit. During the Dragon-Han Tribulation, Taiyi connected with the Great Luo Heaven and sheltered the gods of the stars. Afterward, he opened the Ninefold Heavenly Palace and established the supreme Divine Court, restoring the glory of the gods. The witches and demons joined forces to form the Grand Taiji Primordial 0Votes86.2kRecs106kFans
- 30 EN Path to Mediterranean Hegemony 地中海霸主之路 The birth of the Bulgarian Empire, and the struggle of a small Balkan nation! The protagonist transmigrates into Ferdinand I and leads Bulgaria on the road to greatness. A carefully reasoned alternate history, with no brainless characters! A must-read for history fans, and not to be missed by anyone who loves foreign history! Check out my new book, The King. It's a new seedling in need of care! My completed classics, The Road to the Hegemony of the Mediterranean and The Holy Roman Empire, are bo 0Votes211.9kRecs147.2kFans
- 31 Extraordinary Noble 超凡贵族 An ordinary man transmigrates to a world where the strong reign supreme. What is the power that determines one's fate? The extraordinary, or the ordinary? 0Votes295kRecs156kFans
- 32 The Time-Traveling Hero 穿梭时空的侠客 Ten paces to kill a man, a thousand miles without a trace. When the deed is done, he brushes off his clothes and leaves, hiding his name and whereabouts... A great hero fights for his country and its people; a lesser hero punishes the wicked and helps the weak. Traveling through the Myriad Worlds, he constantly takes on new identities and roles: Shen Lian's cousin, Liu Zhengfeng's disciple, Lin Dong's older cousin, Wukong's fellow disciple, the Tongtian Cult Master’s apprentice... QQ Group 1: 66 0Votes203.7kRecs318.9kFans
- 33 The King of Skills 技艺天王 [Intangible Cultural Heritage] + [Light Romantic Comedy] + Nuclear carving, jade carving, wood carving, lacquerwork, calligraphy, landscape painting, freehand painting, meticulous painting, tea ceremony, incense arts... Over five thousand years of Chinese history, every traditional craft has a beauty that shakes the soul! For five thousand years, these traditional arts have brightened the daily lives of the Chinese people. Five thousand yea 0Votes308.6kRecs179.6kFans
- 34 EN From This Moment On, Let the World Feel Pain 从此刻开始让世界感受痛苦 “From this moment on, let the world feel pain.” Above Konoha, Naruto Uzumaki speaks indifferently, hurling the pitch-black Great Spiraling Ring from his hand. Boundless light and heat erupt, leveling everything in sight. A Naruto who was never influenced by Asura Chakra, who grew up on good terms with Kurama, who received a modern compulsory education from childhood, and who watched all of Naruto. The story of a different Naruto. 0Votes265.8kRecs654kFans
- 35 The Mountain God in the City 山神在都市 Lin Nan, a live-in son-in-law, unexpectedly merges with a Mountain God’s divine essence. He thinks his fate is about to change beyond recognition, but when he looks at the bustling city before him, he is stunned. The mountains are gone. What use is there in being a Mountain God now? 0Votes18.1kRecs36.5kFans
- 36 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
- 37 The Great Nation's Entertainment Industry 大国文娱 Lin Qi discovers a door that lets him transmigrate back in time. On the other side is the year 1979. Hollywood is conquering the world, while Japanese anime and games are beginning to spread their influence across the globe... Yet the cultural sphere of Huaxia, with its splendid five-thousand-year history, has fallen half a century behind the rest of the world... Lin Qi feels he ought to do something! 0Votes158.2kRecs191.2kFans
- 38 Reborn in the Age of Lords 重生之领主时代 When the Seven Luminaries appeared, Blue Star was suddenly transformed. The will of the universe connected Blue Star to the projected Lord Plane, forcing its residents to enter the plane world through “Smart Halos.” In the Lord Plane, residents became players and planets became continents. Countless nations rose, and thousands of years of history played out once more. Famous ministers, valiant generals, warfare, construc 0Votes136.6kRecs165.9kFans
- 39 Living Among the Heavens 活在诸天 A strange little tree, an uncanny world, and endless danger. Survival or destruction? That’s a question too hard to answer. Should you struggle to survive, or go with the flow and let yourself perish? Where should you go from here… 0Votes135.9kRecs192.2kFans
- 40 Second Green 二青 Cen Qing transmigrates and is reborn as a green snake named Erqing. Later, he learns that this world has monkeys and a White Snake. He roams the green hills, still a snake, and before he knows it, he has become a demon! 0Votes182.2kRecs219.9kFans
- 41 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
- 42 The Incredible Mountains and Seas 不可思议的山海 Yun Zai said he only wanted the people of his tribe to have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear. He had never thought about anything else. Emperor Yao said the young man was quite impressive. Emperor Shun considered him a rival. Yu the Great wanted to write him a letter of recommendation. Yun Zai: “If the Mandate of Heaven is mine...” A farming story inspired by the Classic of Mountains and Seas! The old group got nuked. 1Votes302.5kRecs297.6kFans
- 43 Reincarnator in the Martial Arts World 武侠世界轮回者 My new book, "Swordsmanship Across the Heavens", is now available. I hope you’ll add it to your favorites, leave a comment, and show your support. Yun Shan will do his utmost to write a great story and repay you all. Many thanks. 0Votes284.9kRecs253.1kFans
- 44 Knocking on Heaven’s Gate with a Sword 剑叩天门 Reading, playing chess, farming, practicing the sword. A half-flask of wine beneath the white clouds, home ten thousand miles away; one autumn-water blade chills ten provinces. This is the story of a young man who raises his sword and knocks upon Heaven's Gate. 0Votes261.6kRecs266kFans
- 45 Super City Builder 超级城市制造商 Three employees and a hotel from the start. By chance, Su Yang got an app called “Super City Builder,” and soon discovered that his life had become just like a game. The attributes of every employee he hired were clear at a glance. Hotels, manors, and gardens gained 100% more appeal. Even a wasteland could somehow draw people in and become a bustling city. Factories could be built at a fraction of the time, schools could provide a huge boost to education, and CBD skyscrapers could send the econo 0Votes253.2kRecs170.5kFans
- 46 Transmigrating Through Film and Television Worlds with a Membership 影视会员大穿越 Unable to put up with the ever-lengthening ads on video sites any longer, Xia Yu decided to buy a cheaper account on a certain shopping site. The moment he finished entering the password and chose to log in, everything changed. I must have bought a fake membership. P.S. My million-word infinite-world novel is complete. 0Votes108.7kRecs240.4kFans
- 47 Reborn as King Zhou of Shang 重生商纣王 Reborn as King Zhou of Shang, with a very different Investiture of the Gods. Transmigrate into the lives of Zhu Houzhao, Yang Guang, Lü Bu... 0Votes320.3kRecs240.4kFans
- 48 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
- 49 Fatal Mobile Game 绝命手游 The strangest mobile game ever. Nobody playing? No problem. Starting pay is 300 yuan a day, with meals and lodging included. New high school student and single dad Jin Ke has a simple reason for playing: he wants to support himself and his six-month-old daughter with a mobile game. Only later does he discover that the game is even stranger than it claims to be. Because... 0Votes488.4kRecs215.3kFans
- 50 Seeking the Dao in Strange Tales 聊斋求道 I refined corpses, crossed paths with fox spirits, and played the human world’s kings and nobles in a farce with the White Snake. I was a monk, and I became a groom; I entered Qingqiu and the Dragon Palace, and married a Dao seed. In all my eighty thousand years beneath the Heaven-reaching Jianmu, nothing compares to attaining immortality with my primordial spirit! 0Votes140.3kRecs96.3kFans
