Novels like Starting with Chips in 1991
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- 101 Reborn: The Strongest Tycoon 重生之最强大亨 In 1978, Li Ka-shing was not yet the richest Chinese man. In 1978, Hollywood still had its eight major studios. In 1978, Apple had yet to take a bite from the apple. It was the best of times: technology was poised to take off, and gold was everywhere. It was the worst of times: profit came first, and capital ruled all. It was an age of chaos, when dragons and snakes danced and warlords rose everywhere. The story begins in a small fishing village in Hong Kong in 1978... Born on a rainy day, the f 2Votes526.9kRecs339.6kFans
- 102 The Lazy Fish's Guide to Self-Rescue 咸鱼的自救攻略 Rewritten synopsis after completing the book. This book is about starting a business and documenting history. It’s not about being reborn ten or twenty years in the past; it’s about living in the present. The story runs from January 2018 to May 2021. It began serialization in August 2018 and was completed in June 2020. On April 1, 2020, the story’s timeline officially caught up with reality. The paths of the protagonist, Chu Yuanxi, split between two parallel universes. In 2014, one version reso 0Votes558.6kRecs217.1kFans
- 103 The Cicada Stirs 蝉动 Private detective Zuo Zhong returns to the past and fights in the heart of enemy territory. Nicknamed the Smiling Tiger, he excels at stabbing people in the back and is well versed in the principles of the Jade Seat Golden Buddha and the Steampunk Formula. 11Votes491.3kRecs561.2kFans
- 104 EN Hogwarts: Not Even Voldemort Can Stop My Learning 霍格沃茨：伏地魔也别阻止我学习 Vader: I only have seven years to study at Hogwarts. Take away the holidays, and that's just 266 weeks! Even if I can master one book a week, that's only 266 books! How many magic books are there in the Hogwarts library? Thousands upon thousands! Time waits for no one. How could I not make the most of every moment to study?! I will not let anyone ruin my study environment, not even the Dark Lord! No, no, no. It's not that I simply love knowledge. I'm just greedy. Title 1: "Hogwarts: I C 869Votes290.5kRecs687.5kFans
- 105 EN My Girlfriend Is an UP Creator 我女友是up主 In a dimly lit movie theater. The girl kept her eyes tightly shut and spoke to the boy beside her in a trembling voice: “Chen Wen, I’ve liked you for a long time. Will you let me be your girlfriend?” After a long while, she still hadn’t gotten a reply. Nervously, she opened her eyes, only to see Chen Wen looking around for something. “W-what are you doing?” “Uh…” Chen Wen said blankly. “ 5Votes154kRecs465.1kFans
- 106 America, 1982 美利坚1982 He has received the most dazzling praise and the most vicious insults. Every vein in his body pulses with defiance. He is a white kid who will never become a member of high society. He is a young man whom the public sees as a country boy. He is Tommy Hawk. He has been reborn. Welcome to a story whose first half tells the tale of the American Dream and whose second half tells of the American Nightmare. Let's welcome Tommy Hawk to the stage, on a winter's day in 2022. 0Votes302.6kRecs479.2kFans
- 107 The Ordinary Life of Ordinary Humans 平常人类的平凡生活 This book is addictive. You can't read it at night, at work, while eating, or while walking. You can only sneak a look when you're alone. He Sihai, known as He Dali, is good at farming, hauling bricks, bragging, running a stall, saving money, and raising peaches. This is simply the “ordinary” life story of an “ordinary person.” It's a story about helping the dead fulfill th 5Votes817.3kRecs693.2kFans
- 108 EN I Really Didn't Target the Mages 我真没针对法爷 Ten years after transmigrating. [You killed 1 Mana-Burst Frog. Total Mana-Burst Frogs killed: 164,250.] [Your spell resistance has increased to 100%.] By the pond, Roger rubs his aching lower back and mutters: “Finally... I think I've gotten just a tiny bit stronger.” This is a fantasy wasteland world that has been repeatedly nuked into submission by nineteenth-circle spells. Roger transmigrated here with the [Wandering Hero] class template. He has only one wish: To grow just a little strong 0Votes306.5kRecs1.3MFans
- 109 The Rogue 顽贼 The second year of Chongzhen, Great Ming Empire. The once-powerful empire stood on the verge of collapse. Within its borders, a courier from Yinchuan raised his arm and took up arms, splintering the realm. Beyond them, the new ruler of Jianzhou waged war in every direction, leading his forces through the passes. Amid the drought that swept across Shaanxi, Liu Chengzong strode across the parched, thousand-mile wasteland, head held high. 20Votes465.9kRecs258.7kFans
- 110 Reborn to Ride the Wave 重生之我要冲浪 Back in the past, Yao Yuan has only one thing on his mind: goofing off… Ahem, I mean surfing! 23Votes1.8MRecs1.6MFans
- 111 Reborn in the Great Era of 1993 重生大时代之1993 The story of Zhang Xuan, who becomes a literary giant after being reborn. 41Votes460.5kRecs1.3MFans
- 112 Buried Origin 葬元 A policewoman pursues a fugitive, and the two of them end up in the early Yuan dynasty. By then, the Battle of Yashan is over, the Song dynasty has fallen for good, and Mongol cavalry rules the land. The Yuan Empire’s power is at its peak, and Kublai Khan has secured his throne as king of kings. Who in the world would dare defy him? Start a rebellion? First, try to survive. 0Votes389.2kRecs330.1kFans
- 113 EN Tales of Mounted Warfare 骑砍风云录 This summer, Li Cha leaves his homeland to become a frontier noble. At the time, he is surrounded by hostile natives on one side, while scheming nobles lie in wait behind him. He has very little to rely on, but one of those things is called... the Mount & Blade System. P.S. You can enjoy this story even if you’ve never played the game. 1Votes292.3kRecs268.3kFans
- 114 I Don't Want to Be Emperor Again 朕又不想当皇帝 Given a second chance at life, he only wanted to live in peace. But everyone insisted on making him emperor... 0Votes981.6kRecs520.2kFans
- 115 My Account Was Stolen from the Start, So I Turned Around and Recharged a Million 开局账号被盗，反手充值一百万 Also known as: I Just Love Being Picky! His long-owned Original God account is suddenly reclaimed, so he retaliates by topping it up with a million yuan. He wants nothing else, just to get the person who reclaimed it sent to prison. His company suddenly fires him for taking sick leave, and does so verbally. They brazenly claim there’s no contract and challenge him to sue. A double blessing: he files a labor arbitration case and two lawsuits. Double wages are so satisfying. The courier refuses to 9Votes422.7kRecs1.4MFans
- 116 Ink of the Tang Dynasty 墨唐 A modern-day otaku transmigrates into the body of a Mohist in the early Tang dynasty. Like a drop of ink falling into a glass of water, he soon stains the entire Great Tang black. 0Votes411.7kRecs292.4kFans
- 117 EN Stepping into the Unscientific 走进不科学 (This book currently has over 15,000 average monthly subscribers and more than 50,000 peak subscribers. Come join the story!) I once sat with Newton and debated the principles of the universe, and I once walked shoulder to shoulder with Einstein. I messed up Planck's hair, and gazed at the stars with Deng Jiaxian deep in Lop Nur... In short, this is the story of a top student traveling through time and space, past and present, East and West, and using the wisdom of those who came before to open 41Votes401.6kRecs918.4kFans
- 118 You Can’t Outrun Me, Can You? 你跑不过我吧 Reporter: Officer Mu, what's the most fundamental factor affecting a city's crime clearance rate? Mu Yuan: Me. 0Votes759.9kRecs403.9kFans
- 119 EN The Cage Breaker 出笼记 This is a future age. The period before the Third World War in the twenty-first century was called the Near Ancient Era; after the end of the Fourth World War, it was defined as the Near Modern Era. Only after a breakthrough in physics did the Modern Era begin. It is an age in which civilizations, nations, and societies have begun to devote their resources to interfering with space-time and planes of existence. Earth is the Main World, the only true realm among all the myriad spacetime continuum 6Votes827.5kRecs337kFans
- 120 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
- 121 Chinese Entertainment, 1997 华娱1997 In early 1997, Cao Xuan, who has the memories of a seasoned entertainment writer from the future, appears in Water Margin, the last of CCTV’s Four Great Classical Novels adaptations. The most handsome Ximen Qing in history is born... 2Votes386.2kRecs749.9kFans
- 122 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
- 123 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
- 124 Starting with Detective Li Yuanfang 从神探李元芳开始 After transmigrating into Li Yuanfang, the greatest joy of being a great detective comes from two things: First, when I expose a criminal’s true face and he panics and tries to attack the detective, I smile and draw my saber. Second, having the chubby Di by my side. Whenever we come across a case, I can’t help asking: “Huaiying, what do you think?” 0Votes405.4kRecs414.7kFans
- 125 Loading Back to 1998 读档九八 Yang Fan has reopened the save file of his life, starting in 1998! That year, housing prices had yet to shift into F1 mode... Nokia still reigned supreme, while Apple was still in the dark... Microsoft was at its peak, and Yahoo was all the rage. Of the future giants known as BAT, two had yet to be founded, while the third was still in the works... At this pivotal moment, which path should he take? Should he stay behind the scenes, a giant lurking in the shadows with only his eyes showing, or st 0Votes184.8kRecs287.3kFans
- 126 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
- 127 The Sword Leaves Hengshan 剑出衡山 As a member of the Hengshan Sect, Zhao Rong's determination to reform the workplace grew ever stronger. As the saying goes, the jianghu is treacherous and people's hearts are complicated. When it comes to artistry, our Hengshan Sect is packed with big names. We have Xiaoxiang Night Rain and research the Guangling San. Our voices are very loud. But when it comes to combat power, who can afford to check their DPS? Even Shangguan Yun, the demonic cult elder who drops dead in a single second, has so 25Votes241.4kRecs861.7kFans
- 128 My Literary Era in 1980 1980我的文艺时代 Lin Weimin somehow transmigrated into a sent-down educated youth in the countryside. He had neither father nor mother and could not even return to the city. To improve his living conditions, he chose to embark on a literary path. After finally publishing two short stories and celebrating for a few days, he unexpectedly became a student at the Institute of Literary Studies, the predecessor of the National Academy of Literature. Lin Weimin had 4Votes317.2kRecs608.3kFans
- 129 A Floating Life in the Late Tang 晚唐浮生 In 878, the fifth year of Emperor Xizong’s Qianfu era. That year, Wang Xianzhi died in battle at Huangmei. His followers chose Huang Chao as their leader, gave him the title of Grand General Who Reaches the Sky, and campaigned across the south. That year, Li Keyong killed Duan Wenchu, the military commissioner of Datong. He and his father launched a rebellion, and Shatuo troops pillaged Hedong. That year, bandits rose throughout Jiangnan, capturing prefectures one after another. That year, Henan 72Votes938.1kRecs1.1MFans
- 130 Madam, Please Show Some Self-Respect 太太请自重 After transmigrating here, he skipped the romance stage entirely and instantly gained a son and a daughter. Liu Changqing was deeply depressed. His eldest son was sensible and clever. His young daughter blamed Liu Changqing for her parents' divorce and was hostile toward him. The previous owner of his body had been such an extreme simp that, under an agreement from his mother-in-law, his ex-wife took all the property in exchange for custody of their two children. After the factory went bankrupt, 0Votes377.2kRecs644.9kFans
- 131 I Can See the Status Bar 我能看见状态栏 Sun Lien, a doctor just starting his career, is determined to become an excellent physician. When he finally comes to his senses, he realizes he’s become completely overpowered. Rules for bonus chapters: A single donation of 20,000 points earns one bonus chapter. Since the book is nearing its end, I can’t guarantee I’ll finish all the bonus chapters. Starting today, donations of admission notices and blood donations will no longer earn bonus chapters. Students who haven’t graduated and started w 7Votes383kRecs451.3kFans
- 132 Reborn in the Tumultuous Years 重生之激荡年华 A top student preparing to pursue a PhD is reborn in 2008 in a parallel era, inhabiting the body of a seventeen-year-old high schooler. At last, he gets the chance to relive those years when brilliant youth blossomed, and to take center stage in those tumultuous times instead of watching from the sidelines. At home, he has one older sister, surrounded by wind, rain, and thunder. With a feather duster in her left hand and a rolling pin in her right, she vows to reason with him and lays down three 0Votes480.2kRecs344.5kFans
- 133 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
- 134 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
- 135 Rebooting the Gaming Era 重启游戏时代 Transmigrated into a world where a machine intelligence crisis has erupted and the entertainment industry has completely declined, he starts from the very bottom and rebuilds a vast gaming empire. 0Votes240.2kRecs160kFans
- 136 From Azkaban to Hogwarts 从阿兹卡班到霍格沃茨 Everyone knows Hogwarts has five houses, even though there are only four. So starting out in Azkaban isn't all that strange, right? Not long after William opened his eyes, he realized he was in Azkaban. Not long after a fellow prisoner named Mundungus was released, something strange happened: a peculiar recruitment fair was suddenly held. “What, Hogwarts is hiring professors?” “Here in Azkaban?” “Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts?” 6Votes188.3kRecs355.6kFans
- 137 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
- 138 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
- 139 Crisis Management Game 危机处理游戏 Crisis management, also known as emergency response, refers to preventing and reducing the occurrence of natural disasters, accidents, public health emergencies, and social security incidents; controlling, mitigating, and eliminating the harm they cause; protecting people’s lives and property; and maintaining public order. Gu Ji, a former SWAT officer, downloaded a game called Crisis Management. Staring at the cold muzzle of a gun, he now has two choices: [Increase Stamina (Minor)] or [Combat Sp 4Votes356kRecs814.2kFans
- 140 A Titan of the Times 时代巨子 This was a dazzling, glorious era. Lin Feng was its brightest star, an era-defining figure whom no one could ignore. His legend began in the summer of 2001. 0Votes129.5kRecs119.2kFans
- 141 EN The Fox in the Forbidden Zone 禁区之狐 “Mr. Hu, in today's football world, strikers like you who can only score goals are being given less and less room to survive... Even so, you have achieved dazzling success. What would you say is the secret of your success?” On a winter afternoon, Hu Lai was showing reporters from around the world the highest honor he had just received when one of them asked him that question. As Hu Lai faced the reporters' gazes, his thoughts returned to an afternoon during middle school. He had stood alone besi 10Votes2.1MRecs596.1kFans
- 142 I Became a Lucky Carp 我成了一条锦鲤 (Entertainment Star) Ji Ming became a lucky charm. He made every wish other people had come true for himself! Want a million new followers on Douyin? Got it! Want to star in a major production with an A-list national cast? Done! Want to compete with me for a role? I only meant to be your acting coach, but I suppose I’ll have to make do with taking the part! Friends are envious, enemies are fuming. Skr, skr. The complete premium novel The Villainous Superstar, with a top subscription count of 0Votes427.7kRecs154.5kFans
- 143 Superpower Nation 超级能源强国 University graduates in 1987 were assigned jobs, and becoming a civil servant was a piece of cake. University graduates in 2012 were a dime a dozen, and graduation meant unemployment. After transmigrating and becoming a Peking University student in 1987, Su Cheng finally got to enjoy the privileges of a favored child of heaven. Global Fortune 500 companies like Procter & Gamble and Panasonic were beneath his notice. 0Votes555.5kRecs290.8kFans
- 144 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
- 145 I Haven't Been a Big Shot for Many Years 我已不做大佬好多年 This is a story about a dream long gone, and a return to the eighties in a dream. It’s not about fighting and killing. It’s about human relationships and the ways of the world. My name, Zhang Guobin! I haven’t been a big shot for many years. 2Votes536.5kRecs1MFans
- 146 EN The Indestructible Mountain Lord 金刚不坏大寨主 [Overwhelming power] [Explosive action] [The hottest wuxia novel of 2020–2021] [The comic is serialized on Tencent Animation and can be read there] Cultivate a Nine Suns aura within, and a vajra body without. Sweep across forty yards with the silver-blue blade energy of a gold-backed, nine-ring saber. Sink your breath into your dantian and surge back and forth, while the Dragon-Subduing Palm blasts the entire battlefield. The Dao Heart Demon Seed... The Selfless and the Self Alone... Sunflower T 8Votes2.8MRecs2.1MFans
- 147 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
- 148 This Star Really Wants to Retire 这个明星很想退休 That year, the entire entertainment industry began to stagnate, with signs that it might even be going into decline. A large number of netizens said the man who had debuted only ten years earlier and earned titles such as [Rookie King], [King of the Music Scene], [Best TV Actor], [Best Actor], and [One of the World's Ten Greatest Creative Geniuses] was primarily to blame. After all, the man who had led the industry for so long had actually retired at the start of the year! "Entertainment Evening 10Votes1.9MRecs1.9MFans
- 149 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
- 150 The Long Sword at the End of Jin 晋末长剑 As the Tang poet Xu Yin wrote in his poem “The Two Jins”: “Deep schemes across three generations laid the foundations of an empire. What a pity for the widow and orphan. Cheng Ji’s crime brought Heaven’s wrath; the spear that struck a wise ruler is mourned for all eternity.” The Western Jin came to power through illegitimate means and made far too many mistakes, inheriting every ill that had accumulated since the Eastern Han and the Three Kingdoms. By the end of the Jin dynasty, the damage had b 123Votes2MRecs2.1MFans
