Novels like I’m About to Go Broke
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I’m About to Go Broke, best match first.
- 1 The Druid Immortal Clan 德鲁伊仙族 [Druid + Clan + Playing It Safe + Mortal + Farming + Ensemble Cast] You choose the Druid class and are reborn into a world of immortal cultivation, but you’re born to a refugee mother. Starting out in disaster, you quietly cultivate and keep a low profile. You gain insight into [Breath of the Trees] from the village’s thousand-year-old peach tree to extend your life, and comprehend [Beast Forms] from birds and beasts to advance your martial arts. You use [Nature’s Gift] to bless your descendants 0Votes13kRecs77.1kFans
- 2 Mighty Dad 猛爹 Ding Peng is a drunk. Ding Peng is also the father of five children. You read that right, five kids!! Four girls and one boy. The daughters are all pretty, but the son... Stop crying, I'm coming, I'm coming. Sorry, I'll finish the blurb later. The boy's crying for milk. By the way, what's the right ratio of water to formula for stage-two Jinhe baby formula? Anyone know? Send me a message, I'm waiting here, and it's urgent. The kid's crying so hard. Damn, I should change his diaper first. What? W 0Votes37.9kRecs70.7kFans
- 3 The Strongest Security Company in the Myriad Worlds 诸天最强安保公司 Somehow, I got bound to a security company System... Are you sure this isn’t a mercenary company? The Ming Cult needs help taking on the Six Great Sects? Yang Guo, Guo Jing, go over there and show the Six Great Sects what you’ve got! Guo Jing wants someone to assassinate the Mongol emperor. Xiao Feng, Zhang Sanfeng, go die for him... I mean, go have some fun. Xiong Ba, team up with Feng Yun and take out the you from another world. Xiao Yan, don’t worry. Your future self is keeping an eye on you, 0Votes10kRecs43.2kFans
- 4 Becoming a Big Shot, Starting with a B&B 从民宿开始当大佬 Open an inn, enjoy the romance of life, lie back and count the money, and live a life of poetry and wine. From chatting away at a hot spring beneath the moon to listening to the waves in a tropical island forest. For the rich, starting a business is often this simple, elegant, and dull. Wake up! Get up and mop the floor. The cleaning lady went home to pick up her kid. This is an uplifting story about an ambitious young man who works hard and occasionally goes out to gather inspiration. Public g 0Votes11.8kRecs58Fans
- 5 My Scenic Area Is a Huge Hit 我的景区爆火了 From an obscure, bottom-tier scenic area on the verge of closing for good, to a globally famous hotspot for tourists and social media check-ins. It all began with the attractions, each boasting special properties, unlocked through the [Super Scenic Area System]. The [Goddess Temple], where visitors can earn money by checking in and even increase their chances of getting pregnant. The [Peach Blossom Island], so beautiful it seems like a dream, a paradise far from the world. The [Panlong Trail], w 0Votes41.9kRecs133.5kFans
- 6 From Tomb Raider to Tycoon 从盗墓到首富 A tomb-raiding fanfic. The protagonist joins the trio at first, but later the story becomes The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, with archaeological adventure films interspersed along the way. It has a more realistic feel! Check out my new book, The Myriad Worlds Begin When I Discover My Mom Is Xiaolongnu. 0Votes19.6kRecs63kFans
- 7 Taking Stock of the Ming Dynasty 统计大明 A powerful empire must be able to provide at least 2,000 statistics about its country. If Chongzhen had known his country inside and out, his ending would surely have been different. 0Votes25.3kRecs92.4kFans
- 8 Entertainment Industry Trial Run 文娱试玩 An entertainment-industry novel with very little angst. The clouds are here and now; Han Shi is in his twenties. One female lead. 0Votes15.4kRecs25.8kFans
- 9 I'm Really an Actor 我真是个演员啊 At eighteen, he gets a second chance, joins a class full of stars, and reshapes his path to stardom. It was an era brimming with hope and passion. “1996 is over. I really miss it.” (PS: No System, just a lighthearted everyday-life story.) 0Votes86.3kRecs57.1kFans
- 10 I Want to Become the Heavenly Emperor 我要当天帝 Many people have an Emperor of Heaven in their hearts. The protagonist of this book: “I have nothing to do with the Beast-Milk Emperor, the Black Emperor, or the Jar Emperor, okay!” 0Votes7kRecs2.2kFans
- 11 A Certain American Comic's League of Legends 某美漫的英雄联盟 The story begins with Baker. A story about a man who accidentally falls into the Marvel universe with a League of Legends Gacha System and works hard to bring one hero after another into the Marvel universe. Me. Baker. I’m an assassin. The really vicious kind. They call me the guy who reunites entire families! 1Votes86.1kRecs135kFans
- 12 The Ambition of the Family Head 家督的野望 What would happen if an ordinary person returned to the past? The correct answer is: he would die. Because he would not have a household registration booklet or a temporary residence permit, hahaha. But this is a novel, and the return takes place in Japan's Warring States period, so things are different. Watch an ordinary person maneuver among Japan's famous Warring States generals: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin... How much will history change? 0Votes70.3kRecs14.1kFans
- 13 Chinese Showbiz: Rebuilding the Entertainment Industry as a Fallen Beida Student 华娱：从北电逆徒重塑娱乐圈 Reborn in 2007, Cao Zhong steps straight into the whirlpool of the Chinese entertainment industry. When he hears that a certain famous director plans to make "Nanjing! Nanjing!", its skewed view of history leaves him with a heavy sigh. Determined to set the record straight, he boldly takes up the sword and stakes everything on making "The Nanjing Photo Studio", using the camera as a blade to point straight at the truth! A difficult production? Obstructed filming? A storm of public opinion? Cao Z 315Votes67.8kRecs196.5kFans
- 14 Cao Cao Conquers the Three Kingdoms After Reading My Diary 偷看我日记，曹操制霸三国 Lu Yan transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms, becoming a low-ranking clerk under Cao Cao. As a transmigrator, he awakened the System, which gave him a Heavenly Mandate Diary. As long as he kept writing in it every day, Lu Yan would receive rewards. If he kept it up long enough, he could even become an immortal. Mea 0Votes29kRecs103.7kFans
- 15 What Should I Do When the Whole World Is Acting? 全世界都在演我怎么办 “Boss, we've won the championship again!” Yan Yuan: “Replace them! Every last one of them, damn it!” “But... this is our fifth batch of champions. If this keeps up, the players in this year's world finals will all have come from our club.” Yan Yuan: ... Please stop putting me on the spot. I really just want to go home and live as a rich second-generation heir. 0Votes47.5kRecs139.8kFans
- 16 I Am in the Tang Dynasty, and I Have Already Been Expelled from School 人在大唐已被退学 Li Zheng is kicked out of a study hall in Chang’an for being too stupid. Many people think there’s something wrong with him. But when he solves the Nine Chapters of Mathematical Arts and cracks the crisis at Yinshan, everyone in Chang’an starts looking for him… Poetry, mathematics, medicine: Li Zheng makes a name for himself in Chang’an. The Five Great Clans try to recruit him, the emperor invites him to court, and the princes vie for his support. With fame and fortune at his feet, Li Zheng inst 0Votes29.4kRecs234.1kFans
- 17 I Just Want to Inherit a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 我只想继承千亿家产 Jiang Shu transmigrated into the body of a rich second-generation heir in a parallel world. His father was the nation's richest man, worth hundreds of billions. Jiang Shu thought he could spend this life living off his family's wealth, doing nothing and waiting to inherit the fortune. But it turned out that three years earlier, this rich kid had run away from home to pursue his dream of stardom. Now he was just a struggling young entertainer who couldn't even afford a meal. But Jiang Shu had no 0Votes76.1kRecs122.9kFans
- 18 Marvel: Sensory Control 漫威感官掌控 Oh no, how did I transmigrate into Marvel? Whew, at least my body is that of one of the Mutants. But why is my superpower sensory control? 0Votes17.2kRecs38.1kFans
- 19 I Don't Want to Be Popular 我不想受欢迎啊 When Chen Chuan woke up in his rented apartment with seven billion in wealth at his disposal, his truly exciting life had only just begun. Going from an overworked office drone to a billionaire was only the beginning. Every week, he received a bonus gift pack containing all kinds of things: a super-five-star hotel, an office tower, a million-mu estate, a limited-edition supercar, original works by a revered sage of calligraphy, a high-tech industrial park, an aerospace program, a thousand heavy 0Votes281.8kRecs481.4kFans
- 20 EN I Just Want to Draw Comics Quietly 我只想安静的画漫画 Chu Yu, a longtime anime and manga fan, a deadbeat otaku in other people’s eyes, and a manga author who leaves readers hanging! One day, he acquired a System containing many excellent manga from Earth in a parallel world… And began the manga career he thought would be legendary, but which turned out to be a complete tease! Reader A: “Sensei, please, could you finish Hunter x Hunter before starting another new series? You’ve been on hiatus for three years. Three years, then another three year 0Votes87.6kRecs114.7kFans
- 21 I Can See the Final Circle 我能看见决赛圈 New book: Nightmare Game He was the top shot-caller in Survivor (lyb), defeating elite teams with his one-of-a-kind mechanisms, yet his rank only reached Bronze. He could always pinpoint the next safe zone, even setting the record for the fewest steps taken by a Survivor player. Some called him a turtle who could sit still for hours; others said he was simply lucky, and without that luck he would be just an ordinary person. But Ding Wen alone knew that luck had nothing to do with his success. Be 0Votes42.4kRecs46.8kFans
- 22 Against the Current Through Myriad Worlds 逆流诸天 Flying-fish robes, embroidered spring knives. On this whole street, I'm the hottest guy around! Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Hong Taiji, Dorgon, have you ever seen the Jinyiwei prison? After transmigrating to the late Ming Dynasty, Lu Fan's path to conquering the myriad heavens begins with becoming a proud Jinyiwei Captain! A saga of competing celestial empires for supremacy across the myriad heavens. The author has already written acclaimed works such as The Strongest Boss in the Heavens, The L 0Votes51.1kRecs128.1kFans
- 23 Supercar Sales System 超级汽车销售系统 The advantages and common problems of joint-venture, imported, and domestic cars. How dealers buy and sell cars, assess vehicle condition, and the inside scoop on the industry. Scams, unwritten industry rules, repairs, maintenance, and car modifications, among other things. 0Votes49.9kRecs89.5kFans
- 24 Dragon Raja: Restarting Lu Mingfei’s Story 龙族之重启路明非 A little devil sends Lu Mingfei back to the age of eighteen. That year, his classmates at Shilan High School were saddened by their upcoming graduation. Xia Mi was still taking preparatory classes at a middle school in Beijing. Chu Zihang and Caesar regarded each other as fated rivals, locked in fierce competition. Erii was secretly plotting her next escape from home at the shrine inside Genji Heavy Industries, eager to see the world beyond the Eight Clans of Sheqi... None of the tragedies had h 6Votes69kRecs210.1kFans
- 25 League of Legends: All I Do Is Get Carried 联盟之只会躺赢 After pulling an all-nighter grinding ranked, Zhou Tao wakes up to find that he has accidentally transmigrated to Season 9, with a System to boot. He thought he would be able to dominate the Rift, but it turns out to be a free-win System. With no other choice, he sets out to sabotage everyone else's games. Korean server: “Can someone stop this free-win freeloader from reaching number one already? A noob like him is an insult to our great esports nation.” On the pro stage: “A player who gets carr 0Votes32kRecs63.9kFans
- 26 The Song Dynasty’s Most Ruthless Tyrant 大宋最狠暴君 The true cause of the Jingkang humiliation and even the fall of the Great Song was not the supposed problems of bloated bureaucracy, administration, and armies. Those were nothing but modesty cloths used to cover their backsides. The real cause was that Zhao Da had seized power illegitimately, that Zhao Er had murdered him in the Candlelight and Axe Shadows affair, and that the emperors of the Zhao Song were a bunch of spineless cowards. It was also those pampered scholar-officials who dared to 0Votes128.6kRecs146.5kFans
- 27 Making Money Like Crazy in Football 我在足坛疯狂刷钱 “Distance covered +1. Congratulations, Host, you’ve earned 1 euro.” “Passes +1. Congratulations, Host, you’ve earned 200 euros.” “Tackles +1. Congratulations, Host, you’ve earned 1,000 euros.” “Goals +1. Congratulations, Host, you’ve earned 20,000 euros.” “Red cards +1. Congratulations, Host, you’ve earned 50,000 euros.” This is a fun story about making money by racking up stats on the football pitch! 0Votes155.8kRecs106.2kFans
- 28 Hong Kong Cinema 1986 港综1986 In the 1950s, Ip Man of Wing Chun fought Western boxing champions, and Wing Chun spread across Hong Kong. In the 1960s, the “Five Billion Detective” Lei Luo ruled with an iron fist, building a criminal empire. In the 1970s, powerful companies rose up to contend for the throne. In the 1980s, demons ran wild, with one star taking the stage after another, each making their mark on the times. Who can truly be called a hero? Reborn man Lu Ze gazed up at the sky and vowed to write a legend of his own. 0Votes67.3kRecs106.9kFans
- 29 The Grand Strategists' Alliance 大军师联盟 Travel-budget streamer Liu Bian transmigrates during a livestream to the end of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, becoming Emperor Shao of Han, Liu Bian. It is the third day after Liu Bian’s deposition, the day Empress Dowager He is to be poisoned in Yong’an Palace. Liu Bian has no troops, no trusted aides, and no power. Enemy spies are everywhere around him. With a nightmare-level challenge from the start, how will Liu Bian escape alive with the help of an alliance of strategists made 0Votes27.8kRecs153.3kFans
- 30 Supertechnology Pioneer 超级科技领航者 Wholesale rocket engines, maintain spaceplanes, wax satellites, recycle space junk, organize space tourism, develop the solar system, and steer the course of human civilization! And while I'm at it, I'll do some things I always wanted to do but never could. Like build a real mecha (so cool). Or make a new-generation battleship with electromagnetic cannons and laser defenses (awesome). Invest in my favorite anime (because I'm rich). Invest in hard-core 0Votes75.1kRecs74.1kFans
- 31 The Tycoon Is Falling in Love 神豪正在恋爱中 Every time you improve your physical abilities, every time you master a skill, every time you win an honor, and even every time you date a girlfriend, you can directly receive a cash reward. What kind of life would that be? “Even if I get paid for changing girlfriends, I still won't become a scumbag... right?” A different kind of tycoon novel. 0Votes64.1kRecs112.5kFans
- 32 True Martial Arts Across the Myriad Worlds 万界真武 Transmigrate through myriad worlds, prove the Way of True Martial Arts! Transmigrate through myriad worlds, prove the Way of True Martial Arts! Transmigrate through myriad worlds, prove the Way of True Martial Arts! Transmigrate through myriad worlds, prove the Way of True Martial Arts! 0Votes64.8kRecs62.5kFans
- 33 I Really Want to Fail! 我真的很想扑街啊 Known as the king of online fiction's new media, the author who understands readers best, the revolutionary of light literature, a top screenwriter who rules through noninterference, one of the United Nations' Ten Outstanding Young People, and the number-one figure exporting Huaguo culture to the world in the twenty-first century, Pu Jie. He was invited to an interview at Huaguo's number-one radio station. Reporter: "Mr. Pu, thank you for accepting our interview despite your busy schedule. Is th 0Votes39kRecs125.1kFans
- 34 The Actor Emperor's Peak Performance 影帝之巅峰演技 My new 2021 book, From the Start, a Koga Ninja, is out now. I hope you'll give it your support. A master of acting whose skill reaches everyone, from the ninety-nine-year-old to the toddler just learning to walk, has burst onto the scene with a talent as if possessed by a ghost. He can play the iron-willed yet tenderhearted, peerlessly mighty Conqueror of Western Chu! He can also become Zhuge Kongming, the feather fan-wielding strategist whose brilliance borders on the demonic! Or the beloved, f 0Votes43.7kRecs75.2kFans
- 35 The Han Dynasty Begins with Boasting 大汉从吹牛开始 In the first year of the Second Qin Emperor's reign, Wang Bu'e casually made a boast. What he never expected was that someone would believe him. His boasts grew bigger and bigger, and his followers multiplied. Sitting on the dragon throne, Wang Bu'e wore a worried look. I really don't want to keep boasting... 0Votes80.7kRecs121.5kFans
- 36 My Other Personality Is a Big Shot 我第二人格是大佬 New book: Please Let My Big Wife Take Over When Shen Chen woke up naked in the bed of an unfamiliar hotel, he found a stack of yuan beside the bed. This... A chance incident made Shen Chen, a psychiatrist, realize that there was another personality inside him, and that this personality was incredibly rich. Whenever a girl said to him: “Big brother, I got my period and my stomach hurts.” “Drink more hot water.” “Go die.” “I'm a doctor, not your boyfriend.” This is the story of a psychiatr 0Votes40.6kRecs120.8kFans
- 37 This Actor Has a Big Problem 这个演员有大问题 Reporter: Mr. Luo, why does something always go wrong in the works you film? Luo Zihang: ...I'm just an actor. You should ask the director and screenwriter. Screenwriter: Don't look at me. The director told me to write it that way. Director: Don't look at me. The producer told me to shoot it that way. Producer: Don't look at me. The investors told me to change it that way. Investor: I... I... I dunno... ┑(￣Д￣)┍ 0Votes30.9kRecs89.9kFans
- 38 Starting With Sitcoms 从拍情景喜剧开始 Zuo Le, an assistant director at Dongshan Television, suddenly gets a golden finger: a video player containing films and shows that have never existed in this world, ready for him to “borrow” from. And so, he makes his debut with The Underground Traffic Station, rises to fame with the two seasons of Stories from the Canteen, and becomes a legend with Home with Kids and My Own Swordsman. His heavily adapted, localized version of The Big Bang Theory makes him the undisputed king of sitcoms. Alongs 0Votes144.6kRecs186.5kFans
- 39 I Am the Super Cop 我就是超级警察 Probationary police officer Gu Chen unexpectedly obtains the Police Detective System, and his career on the force is transformed beyond recognition. This is the story of an ordinary man who gradually rises to become a super cop. 0Votes311.2kRecs233.4kFans
- 40 The Tycoon Who Started by Making Choices 神豪从做出选择开始 Lin Dingqiang: I’m already a tycoon, so why do I still have to choose? 0Votes82.3kRecs144.2kFans
- 41 Liu Xie: I Really Just Want to Abdicate! 刘协：我真的只想禅让啊！ I am Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of Han. I really just want to abdicate! Why does everyone think I'm a great restorer of the dynasty? Why is everyone at court so prone to wild speculation? Cao Cao, don't run away! I really do want to abdicate! 0Votes28.7kRecs117.6kFans
- 42 The Rise of Chinese Showbiz's Grand Slam Best Actor 华娱大满贯影帝的诞生 Everyone says an Actor of the Year trophy is hard to win. You need careful campaigning and public relations, not to mention insider arrangements and influential people behind the scenes. Fine, then let me see just how hard it really is to win. Huh? Haven't I already won it? One, two, three... the Golden Rooster, the Golden Horse, Venice, Cannes... the Golden Globe and the Oscars?! I accidentally achieved the grand slam! 0Votes109.5kRecs523.6kFans
- 43 A Little Fishing Boat from the Start 开局一条小渔船 Reborn in 1994, he becomes a tycoon ruling the seas of Southeast Asia and commanding the tides of fortune. He will build his own territory into a holy land in the hearts of the world's wealthy, surpassing Dubai and Monaco. 0Votes173.8kRecs69.5kFans
- 44 Striving for the Third Generation 拼到第三代 New Book: The Landlord in North America … Given a second life. Standing on the shoulders of those who came before, he rides the waves at the turn of the century. He goes where he wants to go, becomes who he wants to be, and fulfills the dreams he once had. This is an everyday story of gentle sunshine and brilliant youth. 0Votes116.1kRecs199.1kFans
- 45 Back to 2005 重回二零零五 When he was first reborn, Mr. Zhou's only wish was to become a landlord who collected rent once a day, 365 days a year. Unfortunately, at some point, his life lost its carefree ease. Once upon a time, a casual strum of his fingers could bring on the height of summer. 0Votes1.7MRecs606.4kFans
- 46 EN The Magician of Marvel America 美漫世界的魔法师 Reborn in Britain in the 1990s, Noah sees business opportunities everywhere. But one day, when he reads in the newspaper that Howard Stark has been in a car accident, he feels that he’s in for bad luck. And when an owl lands outside his window on his eleventh birthday, he’s completely at a loss for words… (Well, this is basically a Marvel novel di 0Votes70.9kRecs143.2kFans
- 47 EN Ninja Life Starting from Kirigakure 从雾隐开始的忍者生活 Before he could even feel excited about arriving in the world of Hokage, Qishuang was horrified to discover that he wasn't in Konoha Village, but in Kirigakure. They were about to hold the ninja graduation exam, and one of his classmates happened to be a guy named “Zabuza.” “What do I do? I'm supposed to become the Mizukage! How can I die young here?!” (This is a straightforward Naruto fanfic, with no ridiculous golden fing 0Votes34kRecs71.1kFans
- 48 What Should I Do About My Overpowered Girlfriend? 女朋友太强怎么办 What do you do when your girlfriend is too strong? Keep charging in with A attacks! This is the story of the protagonist stirring things up in the future of a certain timeline while trading wits with his girlfriend. Entertainment, everyday life, and sweet romance! Also known as The Future Entertainment Empire and Nobody Knows How to Have Fun Like I Do. 0Votes85.3kRecs103.1kFans
- 49 Lord of All Spirits 万灵主君 Also known as This World Is Too Brutal, The Fourth Calamity at Work, and The Old Man's Otherworldly Farming Life His soul transmigrates into the body of a dying old man. Fortunately, he survives the ordeal and gains fifty years of life. To keep from ending up in the grave too soon, and to avoid being conquered by players, he might as well become the undying old man of another world first. (Farming, slow- 0Votes46.6kRecs38.6kFans
- 50 The Traveler’s Guide to Self-Cultivation Across the Myriad Worlds 万界旅者的自我修养 System: “The Host’s happiness is the System’s unceasing pursuit!” Wang Xuebin looked at the System, utterly haggard. “Come on, explain it to me. What exactly do you mean by happiness? Explain!” 0Votes47.1kRecs97.9kFans
