Novels like My Dreamlike Years
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as My Dreamlike Years, best match first.
- 51 The Instant Noodle Tycoon 泡面首富 Jia Yapeng, a former game-company artist, was surprised to discover that he was actually a rich second-generation heir. His parents had left him an instant-noodle factory, a pair of twin younger sisters, and a group of workers who hadn’t been paid in six months. Determined to make his son a third-generation rich heir, Jia Yapeng decided to bring Little Raccoon instant noodles and the Water Margin hero cards, which wouldn’t launch until 1999, to the turbulent year of 1990 ahead of schedule. That 0Votes239.8kRecs218.7kFans
- 52 Reborn in the Startup Era 重生创业时代 Xu Yiyang, who only achieved greatness in middle age, returned to 1999 in a dream. At this turning point between millennia and centuries, he realized one truth: Not only should one become famous early, but one should also start a business and make money early! 0Votes330.6kRecs233.8kFans
- 53 Reborn in 2008: I Earn Money by Reading 重生2008：我阅读能赚钱 [The most intense industrial technology urban novel] [Over 40,000 premium subscribers and more than 10,000 average subscribers, quality guaranteed] Mu Yang was reborn in 2008 and unexpectedly acquired a Reading System. In this life, he just wants to earn money through hard work, develop cutting-edge technology, break foreign monopolies, and make his country strong through science and technology! Starting with plasma overlay welding, hot-wire automatic TIG welding, handheld laser welding, and rob 0Votes208.2kRecs685.6kFans
- 54 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
- 55 After My Divorce, I Reached the Pinnacle of Chinese Entertainment 离婚后我走上了华娱之巅 An obscure screenwriter transmigrates to another world. “I'll be home at seven tonight.” “As agreed, we're going to the civil affairs office tomorrow to get divorced!” His celebrity wife hung up. Chi Mo took a deep breath. The “it grows on you” effect? That could never happen to him in this lifetime... P.S. He starts by pitching a TV series. A slow-burn romance, not a one-woman story. Bring tissues, and all fellow readers are welcome! 0Votes40.8kRecs89.1kFans
- 56 My Investment Era 我的投资时代 As Xia Jingxing lay dying, he remembered the young man who had set off for a foreign land. Back then, he had thought: If I could live those years over, I would never squander the turbulent, opportunity-filled twenty years that followed. What you never forget will eventually echo back. Returned to the age of eighteen, he began to sing: I'm still the same boy I used to be... PS: The author has already completed a two-million-character novel, Winning the New Fin 0Votes216.3kRecs410kFans
- 57 Reborn: The Rise of a Literary Giant 重生之文豪崛起 Reborn! If I'm going to do it, I'll become a great literary master!!! PS: The new book, Entertainment: A Director's Journey Beginning with Literary Films, has grown substantial. 0Votes353.5kRecs224.7kFans
- 58 The Entertainment World's Intel King 华娱情报王 Yan Li, a graduate of the vocational program for the Class of 2000 at Beijing Film Academy, gets the golden finger [Daily Intelligence System] and becomes the entertainment industry’s king of insider information. What? The cast of The Heroes of Sui and Tang is holding auditions for Yuwen Chengdu. That role seems perfect for me. What? The brand’s minimum endorsement rate is three million a year. Damn, my agent quoted too low. Hurry and raise the price. What? A female star plans to use a pinhole c 695Votes444kRecs548.1kFans
- 59 I'm Just a Pork Seller 我就是卖猪肉的 After being reborn, other people threw punches at BAT and raced ahead on the road to making a fortune. Wang Quan, however, was reborn two years in the past, and all he could do was return to his old trade and start selling meat. Starting with pig offal, Wang Quan carved out a golden road unlike any other. 0Votes117.2kRecs133.4kFans
- 60 EN Selling Treasure Chests from Naruto 从火影开始卖罐子 After transmigrating to the Naruto world, he also gets a trading System for all things. Thus begins Shen Mo's journey as a merchant selling jars throughout the worlds. Tsunade: Shizune, don't stop me! I'm getting a resurrection coin out of a jar today, no matter what! Sasuke Uchiha: Opening jars can really make you stronger? I'll spend my entire fortune on them. I have to surpass that man! Gol D. Roger: Why is nobody looking for my treasure anymore? Everyone's buying jars instead. Mikoto Misaka: 1Votes281.1kRecs365.9kFans
- 61 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
- 62 Starting with Chips in 1991 1991从芯开始 Su Yuanshan, chief architect at Haixin, was reborn in 1991. Back when AMD was still surviving by copying Intel, he began laying the groundwork with EDA, seizing the initiative before the Wassenaar Arrangement. He would give the domestic semiconductor industry a whole new lease on life. A great nation's rise begins with chips! A new novel is underway: Reborn in '99: Starting Out as a Tutor to a Top Student 2Votes217.4kRecs302.5kFans
- 63 The Sleepless Doctor 医者无眠 Geniuses have their own troubles. Wu Mian, who seems to suffer from hyperthymesia, reluctantly returns to his hometown to become the head of the medical department. The story begins in the summer he goes back home. 0Votes602.3kRecs179.2kFans
- 64 An Era of Striving 拼搏年代 Back in 1998, an ordinary man who had drifted, struggled, cried, and fought his way through life hopes to get back on his feet and keep pace with the times. My new book, My American World, is a smaller-scale story. 0Votes428.7kRecs250.1kFans
- 65 Back to 2006 返回2006 The story of a failed author who goes back to 2006. After that... he stops being a failure! But he still thinks writing novels is a dead end, and keeps wanting to try something else. Then he actually does... 0Votes312.8kRecs206.2kFans
- 66 The Sun and Moon Endure Forever 日月永在 The early Ming dynasty, when the empire was at the height of its power. In this year, Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen, ascends the throne. The following year, Zhu Di rebels, in what history calls the Jingnan Campaign. And in this year, a transmigrator arrives in this era. Transmigrate into Zhu Yunwen and lead the Great Ming to sweep across the world. 0Votes187.3kRecs242.7kFans
- 67 The Academic Ace's Military Research System 学霸的军工科研系统 Chang Haonan, an arms industry engineer from 2023, is reborn in 1996, back in his university days. At this darkest hour, before China's military industry takes off, he obtains a [Scientific Research Guidance System] that rivals the greatest mentor. Starting with improvements to a fight 21Votes554.6kRecs847.8kFans
- 68 Tracing the Current of the Literary Era 溯流文艺时代 Yu Dong is reborn from 2019 into 1991, returning to the time just after graduation, when he was assigned to work as a counselor at Jinling Arts College. Starting out by writing novels, he takes things one step at a time, gradually building an empire in the entertainment industry. 0Votes108.1kRecs171.1kFans
- 69 Reborn as a Financial Tycoon 重生之金融巨头 [The new book Reborn in 2013: Super Technology Empire is out. It's a cutting-edge tech startup story with no System. The protagonist is a genius, and the book has three major arcs: Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe.] In battles of capital fought without bloodshed, plain words can become warriors in steel helmets and armor, while rules mastered by heart can turn into an arsenal of weapons wielded with ease. Who knew a war with neither gunpowder nor cold weapons could be so thrilling… Put 0Votes248.7kRecs387.5kFans
- 70 Technology's Global Monopoly 科技之全球垄断 [The new book Reborn in 2013: Super Technology Empire is out. It's a cutting-edge tech startup story with no System. The protagonist is a genius, and the book has three major arcs: Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe.] From the internet to consumer electronics, enriching our leisure; from cloud computing to artificial intelligence, transforming our way of life; from new materials to nanotechnology, reshaping what we thought we knew; from new energy to military equipment, extending the bou 0Votes416.3kRecs307.4kFans
- 71 The Racing Champion’s Spokesperson 车神代言人 “Fei, their car accelerates way better than ours. What do we do?” “There are cowardly drivers, but no cowardly cars! Drop into second, rev to 7,300, and take him!” “Racer Fei, your car has plenty of horsepower, but the front end is too heavy. It understeers every time you enter a corner. Unless you overcome that problem, you can't beat my GTR.” “Ever heard of taking a corner through the drainage ditch? Look it up if you don't know. Kids these days!” “Zhang Yifei, your opponent in the nex 0Votes258.8kRecs123.3kFans
- 72 EN Everyday Adventures in a TV Series 日常系美剧 After transmigrating into the world of American TV shows, he took the unremarkable path of a great doctor to avoid dying young. Along the way, he found friends among the seven from The Big Bang Theory, the six from Friends, and the five from How I Met Your Mother, competed with the doctors of Grey's Anatomy, Dr. House, and The Good Doctor, and encountered the thrills of Gone Girl, Hard Candy, and Orphan. Ordinary days, never dull. Life in an American TV show is full of fun. 0Votes218.2kRecs168.7kFans
- 73 I Run a Gas Station in the Northwest 我在西北开加油站 Like father, like son. My parents spent their lives building a business in the northwest, and starting today, I inherit it. All it took was the price of two feeds of milk to trade with a wild camel for a little square seal. From then on, the desert became the Jiangnan region... 0Votes461.8kRecs375kFans
- 74 A Sacrifice in Spring 春天里的祭祀 Let me take you on a journey to discover the true ancient myths and seek out a lost civilization. Amid that astonishing culture from a lost era, you will gain a new understanding of what ancient Chinese civilization truly was! Remember, what you see is always only a glimpse! 0Votes5.5kRecs0Fans
- 75 A Common Man 市井之辈 Gu Cheng said: The night gave me black eyes, but I use them to search for light. Hong Tao said: My eyes are black too, but I use them to see through the night. 0Votes268.4kRecs135.3kFans
- 76 Showbiz: I’m Just an Actor 文娱之我只是个演员 I don’t understand music, can’t dance, am no good at writing, know nothing about calligraphy, and can’t paint. I’m an actor, Xu Rong. 3Votes135.9kRecs245.6kFans
- 77 A Superpowerhouse in Agriculture 超级农业强国 Farming is our species’ innate talent, and our rise happens to require an enormous amount of resources. Well, it’s time to take our talent to the whole world. Actually, this is just the story of a protagonist who is reborn and uses “reasonable” (cheats) methods to “develop” (seize) natural resources around the globe and expand his people’s living space... 1Votes265.4kRecs133.7kFans
- 78 The Scientist of the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈的科学家 “Old He, do something about ‘Invincible Jia.’ He’s stirring up another frenzy over some pretty-boy celebrity.” “Your uncle! I’m not stirring things up. I’m spreading positive energy and building unity.” “You’re an AI that spews abuse and leaves a crowd of people shaking in fear, huddling together for comfort. Of course that builds unity...” As a scientist, He Yu was already troubled by an artificial intelligence that swore like a sailor. But when the AI became the entertainment industry’s self-a 0Votes340.7kRecs264.7kFans
- 79 All That’s Left Is Noise 余下的，只有噪音 The Big Bird and the Magician represented an era: the age when professional basketball became popular in the land of basketball. They laid the foundations for the likes of His Airness, the dominant OK duo, LeBron, Durant, and Curry to make basketball so beautiful. They helped all those players become billionaires with their own business empires and lofty social standing. But rewind the clock forty years, and such a thing would have been unthinkable. The league was unpopular, and the best player 6Votes270.5kRecs212.5kFans
- 80 I Can Upgrade the Shelter 我能升级避难所 Can humanity's desperate attempt to intercept a ten-kilometer-wide asteroid save its own fate when it strikes Blue Star? The dust kicked up by the impact blots out the sky, plunging the world into a frigid, sunless night that will last for more than a century. Without sunlight, the surface is swallowed by bitter cold, with temperatures dropping dozens of degrees below zero. In this apocalypse, Chen Xin has only a shelter he dug himself and an upgrade System he found. How can he survive the crisi 1Votes332.5kRecs579.9kFans
- 81 Fortune Across the Myriad Heavens 诸天福运 The path to power of a duke’s illegitimate son! What should you do when you’re confined to the inner household and can only be a nobody? What should you do when you’re pushed toward becoming a wastrel as soon as you reach your rebellious years? What should you do when, the moment you come of age, your own father throws you onto a frontier estate to fend for yourself? And it all happens just as spiritual qi revival brings upheaval to heaven and earth… Luckily, your buddy has a golden finger: the 0Votes411.7kRecs210.9kFans
- 82 EN The Primordial Wizard 最初的巫师 [Winner of the 2019 Fantasy Newcomer Award in the “Imagination and Creativity Writing Contest.”] In a world of gods and heroes, Ace uses logic and mathematics as his tools and objective, impartial research as his guiding principle. By studying and imitating supernatural creatures, he becomes the first wizard. Traveling through the myriad heavens, he plunders the resources, knowledge, and even paths 1Votes105kRecs181.1kFans
- 83 Reborn to Rule the Internet 重生之网络争霸 Reborn in 2001. The timing is a little awkward. Tencent has been founded, Alibaba has appeared, and Baidu is already making money... So what's the point of being reborn? No worries. Since being reborn is useless, I'll come back and live off a woman instead. But Chen Yu, who only wanted to be a kept man, accidentally ended up unifying the internet. From the author of the completed works Reborn: I Am a Book Maniac, with over 40,000 subscriptions, and I Am an All-Round Superstar, with over 20,000 s 3Votes291.8kRecs218.7kFans
- 84 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
- 85 The Splendor of Cinema 电影风华 This is the story of an ordinary man who goes back to 2008 and accidentally enters the film and television industry. Zhou Jin catches a glimpse of cinema’s splendor and decides to visit that dazzling temple of art. This novel is a slow burn, with one female lead and no System. The new novel, Chinese Entertainment 2004, is now out. 0Votes228.4kRecs155.9kFans
- 86 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
- 87 Our Movie Era 我们的电影时代 The Best Actor fears nothing, except his daughter’s tears! [Fan: If he wrote all the music for the movies he acted in, he’d be a legend in the music world!] [A Gan: Sorry, I’m an actor.] … 0Votes326.1kRecs175kFans
- 88 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
- 89 A Roll Call of Great Men 数风流人物 A late-Ming, half-alternate-history, Dream of the Red Chamber-inspired officialdom cultivation novel by Ruigen, absolutely packed with flavor! The second year of the Yonglong era of the Great Zhou. Prosperity conceals danger. The Four Kings and Eight Dukes bask in glory, while civil officials and military generals thrive in luxury. Within the court, the Northern and Southern civil and military factions feud without end. Beyond the borders, enemies eye the nine frontier regions and the coastal te 0Votes2.9MRecs719.8kFans
- 90 Myriad Worlds Roll Call 万界点名册 “What will I be like three years from now?” In his university dorm, insomniac Xu Qiji pondered the question. The next morning, at dawn, he got the answer he wanted. 0Votes604.3kRecs493.6kFans
- 91 The Restaurant Tycoon 餐饮巨头 The journey of transmigrating and being reborn continues. Li Guohao, an ordinary restaurant owner, woke up one day to find his soul in 1970s Hong Kong. Watch as he grows a small cha chaan teng into a global restaurant empire. (This is not simply a food novel.) P.S. 0Votes87.2kRecs96.2kFans
- 92 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
- 93 The World Enters the Age of Myth 全球迈入神话时代 In the midst of an ordinary life, Lu Yiming suddenly gained superpowers. He had thought he was about to reach the pinnacle of success, only to discover that the whole world had undergone a drastic transformation! Ancient legends became reality, mysterious prophecies were repeatedly proven true, and all kinds of supernatural phenomena appeared before the public one after another: martial arts, magic, cultivation, demons, ghosts, and monsters. The old order collapsed, and humanity was about to ent 6Votes295.8kRecs503.3kFans
- 94 EN The Sword Saint Should Go Tank 剑圣就该出肉装 The false Sword Saint: an ethereal body technique, peerless swordsmanship, killing one man every ten steps and leaving no trace after traveling a thousand miles. The true Sword Saint: overwhelming vitality, invincible strength, using endless vital energy to hack everything apart. This is the story of a Sword Saint who stacks defensive gear and hacks everything apart. 0Votes284.4kRecs329.5kFans
- 95 Reborn as a Policeman in South Africa 重生南非当警察 Reborn in South Africa, Locke says: I hope for world peace. 2Votes979.3kRecs320.9kFans
- 96 This Movie Emperor Only Wants to Earn Certificates 这个影帝只想考证 After awakening the Attribute-Absorbing System, he becomes an attribute-absorbing maniac in the entertainment industry, with a chance to absorb attributes from other people. But the attributes he absorbs have to be stored in the corresponding certificates, so Hao Yun has no choice but to embark on a frantic quest to earn certifications. He’s either taking an exam or on his way to take one! Reporter: I hear you’ve earned over a hundred certificates. You’re the star with the most certificates in t 29Votes624.1kRecs792.6kFans
- 97 American Comics: The Devil at the Crossroads 美漫：十字路口的恶魔 Would you sell your soul? Justin Hammer: “I would, as long as I could get a 50-year weapons contract with the military and bankrupt Stark Industries!” Loki: “I would, as long as my brother, who’s better than me at everything, stayed bald forever!” Dormammu: “I would, as long as I could escape this damn time loop!” Groot: “I am Groot!” Thanos: “I would, as long as I could bring balance to this universe!” Deadpool: “I would, as long as I could die!” Morgan: “I would, as long as my dad could come b 0Votes386Recs10Fans
- 98 Starting in 1983 从1983开始 A story with a touch of nostalgia. The old reader group is full. 14Votes4.3MRecs1.1MFans
- 99 EN The Radiant Sage Path of the Primordial Era 洪荒之圣道煌煌 Fuxi: Heaven bestowed the Hetu and Luoshu upon me. I created the Eight Trigrams and became the guiding light for humanity's wisdom, showing the way forward for future generations. Shennong: My merits are boundless, and my blessings reach all living beings. I oversee agriculture and medicine. How could my opinions not be heard? Huangdi: I command the armies and conquer in every direction. I unified the land and am humanity's supreme military commander! Zhuanxu: I severed the connection between He 1Votes204.2kRecs102.8kFans
- 100 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
