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.
- 151 EN No Savior in the One Piece World 海贼世界没有救世主 This is the story of a powerless protagonist who uses the weapon of language to arm the pirates of the pirate world with ideas. Because of his modern constitution, the protagonist is utterly powerless! Utterly powerless! Utterly powerless! 0Votes119.5kRecs117.8kFans
- 152 What to Do When You Get the Wrong Cheat 开错外挂怎么办 In this small port on the southern frontier, Inspector Li just wants to be an honest, upright police officer who can still make some money. But somehow, he activated the wrong cheat. “A Hong Kong crime-fiction novel.” Recommended: the author’s new book, Reborn: An Outsider in the Entertainment Industry 0Votes368.5kRecs401.1kFans
- 153 The Ancient God's Eerie Game 古神的诡异游戏 This is Da Ju’s brand-new work, The Strange Game of the Ancient Gods, returning to his classic writing style. A roommate’s bizarre death. A strange and mysterious game. This game can let you win everything, but it can also plunge you into utter ruin. There’s only one question: do you dare to play? 0Votes112.2kRecs122.8kFans
- 154 The Reborn Me Doesn’t Need a Heroine 重生的我不需要女主 Wang Heng, who met a tragic end at the hands of the girls pursuing him, returns to his youth. This time, he vows not to flirt around. No matter what the girls say, he'll keep his head down and focus on making money... But will things really go the way he hopes? Also known as Everyone Wants to Kill Me, Stay Away from Those Annoying Girls, and The Old General's Guide to Self-Cultivation VIP group: 946761615 (Pl 0Votes122kRecs274.3kFans
- 155 Entertainment Empire System 娱乐帝国系统 Supporting actor Ye Ming has spent ten years struggling in the entertainment industry. He returns to 1997 with a System that can build an entertainment empire of the future. An entertainment mogul begins his journey with My Fair Princess. Reborn Ye Ming uses his super System to build a vast entertainment empire. 66Votes133.8kRecs125.1kFans
- 156 I Am Merely an Actor 朕只是一个演员 Yue Guan is hailed as the man who created five thousand years of Chinese history. From Qin Shi Huang, who unified the land, to Emperor Wu of Han, who expanded the empire's borders; from Emperor Taizong of Tang, peerless in military strategy, to the Yongle Emperor of Ming, who turned defeat into victory against all odds, and even King Zhou of Shang from the age of myth. In five thousand years of Chinese history, there isn't an emperor Yue Guan can't play. He has created countless classic screen p 4Votes437.3kRecs749.6kFans
- 157 The Global Digger 环球挖土党 The Battle of Smolensk, the Battle of Kursk, the Battle of Stalingrad, the North African campaign, the Pacific Theater, the mysterious North and South Poles… More than half a century has passed since World War II, but a group of treasure hunters and history buffs are still active on its former battlefields, searching for historical truths and wartime treasures. Reader groups: 806944208 (the old group is more active), 474598281 (backup new group) 1Votes583.9kRecs336.7kFans
- 158 Construction Maniac 建造狂魔 That year, Ge Xiaotian put up a thatched hut in his own field. To his surprise, two burly men came bounding out of it. … The Age of Empires? But this is the modern world! Am I supposed to push cannons into the county seat and attack it? Have I lost my mind, or have you? Forget it. Let’s go lay bricks together instead. Once we’ve made some money, we can take on a small construction site. And then… The Global Construction Group was founded… 0Votes591.2kRecs637.3kFans
- 159 Tianlu Star Is Chatting Again Today 天禄星今天又在水群 In the Primordial World, I am Tian Lu, a Star Lord and one of the 48,000 malevolent stars. I'm an old slacker. 1Votes105.8kRecs183.7kFans
- 160 Literary Genius: This Kid Was Born Smart 文豪:这孩子打小就聪明 [Campus novel about literary copying plus a lighthearted daily life] "You fail math, physics, and chemistry, so getting into college will be difficult. Look at the kid next door, Xiao Lu. He was smart from childhood. His math, physics, and chemistry were poor too, yet he still got into Peking University after taking some Beipei Cup recommendation exam. Why don't you give it a try?" "Mom, Gu Lu is a famous author. He wrote all those bestselling books, like Flatland, The Miracles of the Namiya Gen 3Votes156.4kRecs562kFans
- 161 If Water Flows East 若水向东流 Make simps see the error of their ways, persuade prostitutes to go straight, put gambling addicts on the right track, and awaken the conscience of lackeys. Like water flowing east, don’t turn back. 0Votes69.9kRecs83.6kFans
- 162 The Legend of a Bit Player 龙套传奇 Everyone, please check out Lao Bai’s new novel, Rebooting Senior Year. It’s the story of an ordinary man who is reborn. He writes novels and borrows songs, makes movies and falls in love, starts a company and earns some money. He’s not living for anything else, just to enjoy himself and savor life. 0Votes47.3kRecs28.3kFans
- 163 Lord of the Mysteries: The Outer God Is Actually Me 诡秘:外神竟是我自己 After transmigrating into the world of Lord of the Mysteries, Lin Ruo became the spirit behind the Fool, Klein. As a transmigrator with plenty of experience, Lin Ruo was far from happy about it, but fortunately, he still had the supernatural ability he'd gained in his previous world: [Truth and Fallacy]. [Truth and Fallacy] is a rule-based supernatural ability. [Truth] can guide fate, while [Fallacy] twists reality. Using [Truth and Fallacy], Lin Ruo first tore up 008's script. Then, in order to 2Votes78.9kRecs181.2kFans
- 164 All I Know Is How to Make Terrible Movies 我只会拍烂片啊 (The comic adaptation of I Only Know How to Make Bad Movies is out now. A work made with care!) “Do you believe me? I’m telling you, one day we’ll create an era, an era that will make even Hollywood tremble. And when that day comes...” That year, a fourth-year slacker at Yanying University, known to his counselor as a blight on the school, got drunk and bragged to his buddies. He thought he was just talking big. Once he sobered up, everyone would get on with their lives... But! A week later, his 0Votes620.8kRecs686.8kFans
- 165 The Sweet Little Baby of the 1980s 八零甜妻萌宝宝 Sui Zhu’s lottery System is amazing. It not only gives her a fully equipped island vacation, but also sends her back to the past, where she becomes the mother of a lucky little boy!!! In a small fishing village, she sharpens her knives and sets her sights on... the ocean! The System helps her build a fortune; the System helps her turn her life around; The System helps her... Son, enough! You can go looki 0Votes526.1kRecs88.6kFans
- 166 Code Zero Nine 代码零九 This is a mysterious world of supernatural powers. Everyone here possesses a supernatural element. But when Han Feng arrives in this world, and the supernatural element of his soul merges with the supernatural element of his body… A mysterious power is born. 0Votes98.7kRecs378.9kFans
- 167 Within Range, Everything Is Truth 射程之内遍地真理 “I’ve got a question.” “?” “Most supernatural beings fear sunlight, and sunlight is produced by nuclear fusion of hydrogen inside the sun.” “??” “The sun runs on nuclear fusion, and so does a hydrogen bomb. If I set one off, could the resulting radiation have the same effect and wipe out supernatural beings?” “???” This is simply the story of a Chinese student in Tokyo casually and cheerfully exorcising spirits. This book contains plenty of firepower inadequacy anxiety, cross-server conversation 0Votes130.8kRecs250.9kFans
- 168 Game Copper Coins Can Be Cashed Out 游戏铜币能提现 When copper coins in Rate the Land can be cashed out, Ning Xiu, a monthly-card player who started with 128, fulfills the dreams of countless free-to-play players. “First, top up ten packs of 648.” “Pull the full 300-draw limit.” Conquer Rate the Land, starting from Season 1. Perks VIP group: Join the main group and send the administrator a screenshot showing your full-subscription purchase. 0Votes215.1kRecs161.4kFans
- 169 This Northern Song Dynasty Is a Little Strange 这个北宋有点怪 The protagonist arrives in Northern Song China, only to discover that this era differs from the history he learned. Here stands the Yang Residence of Tianbo, with few able-bodied men and its reputation upheld by widows and orphans. There is also the Residence of Prince Chai, whose owners use an iron certificate of imperial pardon to run rampant among the people. The Eighth Prince and Grand Preceptor Pang trade barbs in court every day. They have split the entire civil officialdom into two factio 0Votes235.2kRecs274.9kFans
- 170 Bringing the System to the Tang Dynasty 带着系统来大唐 The Kaiyuan era of the Great Tang Dynasty should have been the time when China began its rise to the pinnacle of greatness. Instead, it ended in the An Lushan Rebellion. Emperor Li Longji, the central figure in the Tang Dynasty's fourth Xuanwu Gate Incident, led the empire in repelling the Tubo, Turks, Khitans, and every other foreign power during the Kaiyuan era. Yet in the end, he was also the one who plunged the Great Tang into decline. Was it because of Consort Wu Hui, or because of Yang Gui 0Votes1MRecs498.3kFans
- 171 An Ordinary Vampire's Life 日常系血族 What should you keep in mind as a vampire? Ahem... Obey the law and love life! This is a story about the everyday life of a vampire. 1Votes73.4kRecs231.3kFans
- 172 What Does It Feel Like to Become a Sage? 成为圣人是一种什么体验? A thousand years have passed since the Investiture of the Gods. The Sage of the Jie Sect remains confined to Biyou Palace, and peace reigns across the Three Realms. At this time, the Ancient Buddha Dipankara has yet to pass into nirvana, and Tathagata has yet to be born. At this time, the Western Saha World has yet to be opened. At this time, Bajie is still the Heavenly Marshal Tianpeng, the Monkey is still a stone, and the Golden-Hooped Rod is still just the Sea-Calming Needle. Even the Golden 3Votes270.4kRecs461.2kFans
- 173 The Movie Emperor Doesn’t Want to Be a Eunuch 影帝他不想当太监 I'm never going to be a eunuch again! The Ming Dynasty's youngest and most handsome chief eunuch transmigrates into the body of a film extra in Hengdian. The countdown to being sent back has begun! Time remaining: 92 hours, 29 minutes, 48 seconds... Will he become a superstar and earn two million a day, or be sent back to become a eunuch? You call this a choice?!!! The author's previous book, I'm About to Lose Money Until I'm a Muggle, was completed in just 300 words. It's about a wizard who tra 7Votes714.3kRecs587.2kFans
- 174 When Will I Be Called to Serve? 何日请长缨 In 1994, China's machine-tool industry was suffering losses across the board. The authorities sent veteran department head Zhou Heng and young university graduate Tang Zifeng to the verge-of-bankruptcy Linha First Machine Tool Factory to help turn the enterprise around. After arduous efforts, Linha First Machine Tool was reborn and continued to grow stronger. Its Changying-brand series of machine tools entered the international arena, outshone all competitors, and became a shining Chinese callin 2Votes487.1kRecs176.4kFans
- 175 EN Three Thousand Years Older, Ascend to Immortal Rank 女大三千位列仙班 Lu Ya was obsessed with the online cultivation game Ancient Immortal Court. For five years, he stayed up night after night, grinding away at cultivation. Just as he earned the first [All Professions Max-Level Title] in history, he transmigrated to a real immortal realm, bringing with him every max-level skill he had in the game... But he had already grown tired of every adventure the immortal realm had to offer. Being invincible meant being bored, and Lu Ya declared: “I really don’t want to work 0Votes100.9kRecs393.6kFans
- 176 The Everyday Hero 日常系大侠 You completed a one-thousand-meter run. Congratulations on completing your daily task. You have gained the acquired inner power of ten days’ cultivation. You did three good deeds. Congratulations on completing your weekly task. You have gained the acquired inner power of three months’ cultivation. Guan Lang obtained an Inner Power System. All he has to do is complete daily tasks, and inner power will keep forming within him. Acquired, innate, transcendent! The extraordinary life of 0Votes97.6kRecs117kFans
- 177 How Could I, a Top-Tier Star from the Start, Ever Fade Away? 开局顶流的我怎么会糊 Chu Zhi transmigrated to a parallel world and became a top-tier star in China. Even a throwaway post on Weibo earned him hundreds of thousands of comments. A young idol who'd become a complete has-been after a series of malicious smears: throwing his weight around, plagiarizing a new song, secretly getting married, and cheating. With everything going wrong from the start, he was lucky to have the [Personality System]. By doing things most celebrities wouldn't dare, he could earn points and draw 2Votes334.6kRecs541.4kFans
- 178 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
- 179 I’m Refined and Easygoing, Not a Demon 儒雅随和的我不是魔头 Literary version: A thousand spells, ten thousand divine arts. I ask just one question: can any of them withstand one punch from me? … Easygoing version: Sorry, I’m not singling anyone out. I mean every single one of you here is trash. … This is the moving tale of Ni Kun, an easygoing and refined protagonist who is repeatedly mistaken for a demon, yet remains unfailingly polite and persuades people with reason [and physical force]. 1Votes222.6kRecs247.8kFans
- 180 EN Douluo Dalu: Starting with Sign-Ins 从斗罗开始打卡 After transmigrating to Douluo Dalu, Wang Feng had planned to spend his life taking it easy, but unexpectedly activated a check-in support System! “Ding! The Douluo Dalu storyline has officially begun. Host check-in successful. Congratulations, you’ve obtained: Meteor Tear!” … With the System’s help, Wang Feng also begins acquiring all kinds of powerful Martial Souls. A Power Attack System Martial Soul: the Heaven-Opening Pangu Axe! A mysterious weapon Martial Soul even more powerful than the Cl 1Votes227kRecs2.1MFans
- 181 Game of Thrones: The Strongest Dragon Mother 权游:最强龙妈 After the long summer, the stars will weep blood, and a cold darkness will engulf the world. Only by lighting the First Flame can the ice be driven back and the Long Night brought to an end forever. 0Votes199.5kRecs69.9kFans
- 182 My Laid-Back Country Life 我的佛系田园 In her previous life, she married young, had children young, and divorced young for the sake of true love. Strong and independent, she became tough for her children, and ultimately worked herself to death at a young age. After being reborn, she decides to love herself properly and occasionally return to the countryside to enjoy some peace and quiet. After all, she has a car, a house, and a job that earns her a living. Her life is stable and uneventful. A quiet life is a blessing, right? Ahaha. B 1Votes567.5kRecs90.1kFans
- 183 EN Pretending to Be the Divine Fortune Teller in a Fantasy World 我在玄幻世界冒充天机神算 Synopsis One: This is a fantasy world of dark turmoil and moral decay. Some people layer incarnation upon incarnation, causing chaos beyond the heavens and committing every evil imaginable, yet no matter what, they cannot be killed. Some people layer soul upon soul, taking a thousand faces while actually being one person. They act without restraint, killing men, women, the old, and the young alike, yet no one can do anything to them. Su Li transmigrated into this world, only to discover that he 0Votes4.1MRecs1.4MFans
- 184 Lu Mingfei Doesn't Want to Be a Superhero 路明非不想当超级英雄 Lu Mingfei's Diary: 2009/2/10 I transmigrated into a Middle Eastern terrorist base. There's a guy here who calls himself Tony Stark, and he says the terrorists are going to execute us soon! I want to go home! 2009/2/11 Great, I'm home! A peaceful world without any weird stuff is so wonderful! 2009/4/25 I transmigrated back to that world again. It seems I'll keep going back and forth between the two worlds. At least my world is peaceful and normal. 2009/5/5 I discovered that there are dragons in 3Votes95.8kRecs551.2kFans
- 185 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
- 186 A Superstar in His Later Years 高龄巨星 A dying old man jolts awake, and at sixty, becomes a superstar. From bit player to internet celebrity, from internet celebrity to veteran actor, from veteran actor to fresh-faced young star… The most unfortunate protagonist in history, Li Shixin, declares: Sure, I scam people and trade on my age, but I know I’m a good old man! This is more or less the story of a man proving that your old man will always be your old man. 0Votes1MRecs528.7kFans
- 187 It Turns Out the Expert Is Right Beside Me 高人竟在我身边 What's it like to discover on your first day of college that all your roommates are big shots? Hao Yun is probably the best person to answer that question. After being struck by the System of a Hidden Master, he unexpectedly gains the ability to see other people's future potential and discovers that every guy in his dorm is destined to become a future big shot with off-the-charts potential. Why bother working hard, then? Just latch onto someone powerful, right? That's what anyone would think, an 0Votes398.2kRecs325.1kFans
- 188 Drawing Manga in the Hokage World 我在火影画漫画 He transmigrates into the Hokage world and becomes a member of the Kurama Clan of Konoha. Though his mental powers are strong, he lacks the Kurama Clan's Kekkei Genkai, but still suffers from its side effects. Just as Akaha is getting a headache over it... Ding! Host has activated the Manga System. All right, he's got his golden finger! Ninjutsu? Kekkei Genkai? If I can draw it, I can have it! Wait... Why do I have to draw Naruto first? 0Votes100.3kRecs146.2kFans
- 189 The Wizard in the World of Film and Television 影视世界里的魔法师 ( ̄^ ̄): Honestly, when I first found out I'd transmigrated into Harry Potter, I was against it~ Σ(っ°Д°;)っ: What happened after that? Σ(°△°|||)︴: After that? (⊙ˍ⊙): Yeah, what happened after that? (*^▽^*): Heh, turns out it's pretty great! Anyway, this is the story of a wizard traveling through the various worlds. Or you can think of it as a fanfic~ Note: Of course, the first world is Harry Potter. There might also be elements from other worlds mixed in, and we'll see about the later worlds o(*^@^ 0Votes77.3kRecs100.5kFans
- 190 An Admiral's Infinite Journey 提督的无限之旅 There's comedy, there's passion, and there are ship girls. I won't bash Zheng Zha. I really do love that line, "Until death." In the end, the protagonist is a European spy. Chiefs, bring your own eye drops. 0Votes29.3kRecs28.7kFans
- 191 EN Thirty Years of Slaying Demons in the Demon-Slaying Bureau 我在斩妖司除魔三十年 When Zhou Yi woke up, he had become an executioner in the Demon-Slaying Bureau of the Great Qian Empire. Demons ran rampant, ghosts stalked the land, and heaven and earth were undergoing a cataclysmic transformation. Zhou Yi hid away in the Demon-Slaying Bureau, executing demons every day to earn all kinds of rewards. The Yellow Court Scripture, the Ziying Immortal Sword, a Peach of Immortality tree, a Five-Colored Divine Ox, the Tiangang arts, the Disha powers… Across the nine heavens and ten 1Votes450.3kRecs885.9kFans
- 192 The White-Haired Demon Master 白首妖师 A cruel and utterly inhuman person is called a “human fiend”! A worldly, smooth operator who understands the ways of people is called a “people person”! A vicious, bloodthirsty killer is called a “butcher”! Then what would you call someone whose schemes are as unpredictable as shifting clouds and who is as cunning as a demon...? … … 0Votes1MRecs279.1kFans
- 193 The Ming Dynasty: Starting with Caution 大明从慎重开始 In the eleventh year of the Hongzhi era, the Hongzhi Restoration was declining after its period of prosperity. Worthy ministers were retiring in old age, the three members of the Grand Secretariat were growing frail, and despite Emperor Hongzhi’s tireless efforts to govern, he could not lead the Ming Dynasty into an even greater age of peace and prosperity. At that time, in a dilapidated courtyard in the northwest corner of the capital, a scholar was poring over historical records, checking whet 0Votes146.6kRecs158kFans
- 194 My Hair Can Create a Demon Kingdom 我的头发能创造妖国 Fu Qingjun discovered that countless civilizations could grow from his hair. And so, the myths began. He crossed endless shadows and whispers, lurking among malevolent abominations. He began to transform into the most terrifying evil god in the castle beyond the mist. The knowledge disaster he brought spread across countless dimensions. He often traded people's hairlines for forbidden knowledge... It was an unprecedented natural disaster! The balding were all powerful. Their ancient stories were 0Votes138.9kRecs209.5kFans
- 195 My Ming Dynasty Is Rich in Martial Virtue, but I Choose Cultural Victory 我大明武德充沛但选择文化胜利 [A 19th-century Great Ming restoration novel] Also known as The Founding Father of Reverse Conquest Theory, the True Ruler of the Americas, Savior of the Yin People, Nightmare of Europe, Supreme Leader of Eastern Civilization, Emperor of the Fourth Great Ming Empire, Founder of the Five Splendors Alliance, Greatest Thinker, Educator, and Inventor of the Nineteenth Century, Dream Lover of 300 Million Girls, Perpetual Box Office Record Holder in Film History, Paragon of Every Virtue, the Greatest 1Votes189.8kRecs285.1kFans
- 196 A Few Things That Happened in the Instance Dungeon 副本里的二三事 Raise your head to peer into the depths of the void; bend down to gather the river of stars. Golden light blooms atop the ninth heaven, while eight hundred miles of purple clouds bow in worship. It all began after Wu Mingkong had kept a low profile for eighteen years, when she picked up a kitchen knife, brought along her dog, and hacked the first dungeon boss to death... 2Votes35.6kRecs135.2kFans
- 197 The Chatroom of the Heavens’ Big Shots 诸天大佬聊天室 “Ding! Saitama has joined the myriad worlds chat group!” “Ding! Thanos has joined the myriad worlds chat group!” “Ding! Kusuo Saiki has joined the myriad worlds chat group!” “Ding! Demiurge has joined the myriad worlds chat group!” This is the story of a protagonist who wants to latch onto powerful allies, but gets infected by some sort of ‘Dihua virus’ and is hyped up into a big shot instead. I went bald, and I got stronger too! Keywords: anime, Soul Land, Battle Through the Heavens, chat g 0Votes126.6kRecs263.6kFans
- 198 The Golden Age of Tokusatsu 最佳特摄时代 At first, Meng Lang wanted to become a great director. To save his family's business, he made the TV series King of Yo-Yos, basically a “buy a yo-yo and get a TV show free” deal! He had planned to sell some yo-yos to fund a major production, but his father suddenly told him, “Son! Our toy factory is going public!” That's when he realized that making tokusatsu shows in a world without piracy could be this profitable! So he went on to make Balala the Fairies, Armor Hero, Bakugan Kids, Legend of Ti 2Votes378.4kRecs505.3kFans
- 199 EN I Pioneered the Internet Age in a Magical World 我在魔法世界开创互联网时代 A god's power comes from their followers. The more followers they have, the stronger they become! Yu Sheng'an unexpectedly acquired a divine godhead bound by contract and scoffed. “Tch, enough with all that high-flown nonsense. Isn't this just the internet game of fighting over user traffic?” Watch me: Harvest traffic through social platforms; Bring short-video content to the masses; Win devoted fans through Q&A sites; Turn viewers into believers with livestreams from another world; Use the prof 2Votes152.3kRecs293.1kFans
- 200 I Never Meant to Become a Movie Star 我没想当影帝 Shen Ming had planned to save up thirty thousand yuan and return to his hometown, but then he inherited the legacy of Kominski, an award-winning actor from the future... A story set in the Chinese entertainment industry. The timeline is all over the place, so don’t read if that bothers you... 0Votes238kRecs137.8kFans

















































