Novels like Back to the Eighties
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Back to the Eighties, best match first.
- 1 After My Confession Failed, My Sweet Girlfriend Taught Me How to Date 表白失败后甜系女友教我恋爱 “That's not how you talk to girls!” “Then how do I talk to them?” “When you talk to a girl, make it lively and fun. For example, tell her that seeing her gives you a toothache!” “Why would my teeth hurt when I'm perfectly fine?” “Because I'm so sweet!” “...” A slice-of-life rom-com that teaches clueless guys how to date. 0Votes25.5kRecs69.8kFans
- 2 Don't Call Me a Top-Tier Star 别叫我顶流 He is hailed as the last Heavenly King of Chinese pop, and single-handedly sparked a revival across the music scene! He is the ultimate top-tier star of the internet age, but he hates being called a top-tier star more than anything! “Don’t call me a top-tier star. You’re always saying that fresh-faced idols come and go, but Zhou Miao is built to last. Maybe you could call me an old-timer?” 0Votes21kRecs145.2kFans
- 3 Back in the Past as a Rich Man 回到过去当富翁 Zheng Shan transmigrated and inherited a fortune worth billions from his American great-uncle. After living in America for three years, Zheng Shan ultimately chose to return to China, to a land that was just beginning to rise from the ashes. Every day, he walks his dog, plays with his birds, drinks and chats, and happily enjoys the quiet life he loves. 5Votes95.8kRecs300.9kFans
- 4 Reborn: Rising in Hong Kong 重生：崛起香江 Rickshaws, floral water, the Four Great Detectives, and pleasure boats on the Kowloon River! Cheongsam-clad beauties swaying to and fro, and the dreamlike Hong Kong! Reborn in Hong Kong... With a hand full of unbeatable cards, Shi Zhijian makes opportunity bloom everywhere! 0Votes121.8kRecs293.2kFans
- 5 The World Has Entered the Great Flood Era 全球进入大洪水时代 Earth was suddenly surrounded by a tsunami of unknown origin. Its powerful floodwaters made mountains tremble amid the waves and the land groan as it underwent tremendous change... With thunderous force, the flood roared toward the land, swallowing cities, valleys, and every living thing on Earth. 1Votes191.1kRecs805.2kFans
- 6 EN Cultivation! My Buffs Have No Time Limit 修仙！我的增益状态没有时限 Eat a meal, and the Well-Fed effect applies to yourself. [Well-Fed: Restores 1 stamina point per minute. Duration: ∞] No need to eat ever again. Stick a talisman on yourself, and the Divine Horse Sprint effect applies to yourself. [Divine Horse Sprint: Increases movement speed by 1,000%. Duration: ∞] Take a pill, and effects like spirit enhancement, body tempering, soul nourishment, and longevity... apply to yourself. One pill lasts a lifetime. A secret technique that leaves you weak for three y 0Votes88.7kRecs351.8kFans
- 7 Terrifying! They’re Actually Making This Kind of Game! 可怕！居然做这种游戏！ In 1990, Qing Zhiyuan transmigrated to an island nation in a parallel world and became the president of a game company. Having already seen the direction the next thirty years would take, he could not possibly fail. But several years later… Qing Zhiyuan still could not figure out one thing. I clearly made so many landmark games: the king of turn-based strategy games, the pioneer of RTS, the creator of major IPs, the ancestor of online games… so why does everyone call me the father of galgames? 0Votes38kRecs181.9kFans
- 8 Daily Life After Financial Freedom 财务自由后的日常 P.S. The most beautiful kind of love I can imagine is falling for you at first sight, in a single moment, on a single day, then being swept away by a spark that becomes an unstoppable blaze. It's being together day after day, supporting each other through thick and thin. One moment, you love each other to death; the next, you want to give each other a good thump. You understand my childishness, and I understand your stubbornness. T 5Votes102.2kRecs331.6kFans
- 9 I Have a Martial Arts World 我有一个武道世界 What would happen if a superhuman appeared on the ordinary Blue Star? Two-way portals, the only supernatural being. A small goal: tank a nuclear bomb head-on~ 0Votes262.6kRecs401.9kFans
- 10 Reborn as an Industrial Tycoon 重生之实业大亨 1984 was the first year of China's private enterprises. That year, Mr. Zhang of Haier was called in at a critical moment to take charge of the mess at the Qingdao Refrigerator Factory; that year, Mr. Li of TCL was producing cassette tapes in a shabby farm-machinery warehouse; that year, Mr. Wang of Vanke planned to use the money he'd earned selling corn to start a company; in that same year, reborn Li Weidong crouched by the workshop entrance, plotting how to make his fortune... 0Votes250.6kRecs618.3kFans
- 11 Reborn: Rising from Rock Bottom 重生从咸鱼赢起 A textbook for the workplace, a premium dark workplace novel with over ten thousand subscriptions. Also known as The Awkward Man at the Waterworks and Reborn: Storms at the Waterworks… After an accidental rebirth, Lin Zheng only wants to lie flat and spend this lifetime slacking off in peace, but… it seems that won't be possible. “No, I really don't want to be a specialist.” “No, I really don't want to be an expert.” “No, how could I possibly become a department director?” “I actually 0Votes153.6kRecs464.4kFans
- 12 EN Reborn 99 Days Before the College Entrance Exam 重生高考前99天 Chen Zhe, a provincial civil servant, unexpectedly returns to the year he was in his final year of high school. Once a wooden, shy student who blushed whenever he spoke to a girl and knew nothing but studying, he suddenly becomes adept at handling people and situations, always saying and doing just the right thing. Not only does he change the course of his life, he also draws more and more attention from girls. Girl: Chen Zhe, what are your strong points? Chen Zhe: I’m honest, and I don’t talk m 4.3kVotes2.7MRecs4.6MFans
- 13 Golden Summoner 黄金召唤师 This is a world ruled by summoners, where they are the brightest stars on the central stage. As the mysterious higher world comes within reach, and the glory and memories of Chinese civilization become reality, the thrilling tale of the summoners who arrive in the Great Yan Empire begins... 3Votes1MRecs697.3kFans
- 14 After I Became a Daoist Physician 成为了道医之后 A traditional Chinese medicine student who stayed up all night cultivating immortality collapsed to the ground. When he woke up, he had somehow arrived in the early Tang dynasty! He soon discovered that this was neither the Tang dynasty in his history textbooks nor the mythical Tang dynasty of Journey to the West. Then an unexpected trip to the Kingdom of Rats lifted the veil on the mysteries of cultivation. Li Dandao, determined to earn a place among the immortals of the Tang dynasty, began his 0Votes149.6kRecs302.1kFans
- 15 EN Guarding Impel Down for a Hundred Years in One Piece 我在海贼镇守推进城一百年 “What kind of pursuit of freedom is being a pirate and wreaking havoc on the seas? Go on, I’ve left the complete chart there. The brave souls who reach Laugh Tale will earn the right to enter the stars! Our destination is the sea of stars!” With these words from Gaston Figo, the King of Advancement, the Great Pirate Era of space exploration began! … Half pirate fan fiction, half original story. You don’t need to have watched the anime to enjoy it. Over 20,000 average subscriptions, quality gua 2Votes190.2kRecs593.4kFans
- 16 When Teenage Fantasies Become Reality 当青春幻想具现后 What would you do if time stopped for an hour and you were the only one who could move freely? Thanks for asking, but don't ask me! Ask her instead Yes! The girl who came to me while time was stopped and reached out her hand! Time stopping, growing young again, a phone that calls across time and space, a cat repaying a kindness... When one absurd yet wondrous event after another starts happening in our youth, our story begins. (Keywords: fantasies made real, everyday life, romance) 20Votes151.8kRecs497kFans
- 17 Celestial Officials of the Heavenly Dynasty 天朝仙吏 Chu Chen arrives in the Great Chang Dynasty with a temple in his heart and joins the Daoist sect. He cultivates the alchemical Dao within and practices talismans without. He chants scriptures, breathes in qi, and performs ritual ceremonies. He commands the power of thunder, forms sword seals with his fingers, walks the steps of Yu, prays for clear skies and rain, summons gods and dispatches generals, dispels misfortune, saves people, and vanquishes demons... 3Votes335.2kRecs640.3kFans
- 18 My Years as a Spy 我的谍战岁月 Codename “Spark”: Your service will live forever! 55Votes1.4MRecs2.5MFans
- 19 EN I Just Want to Quietly Lie Low as a Cultivator 我只想安静的做个苟道中人 My new book, "After Taking Over the Underworld, I Became the Boss of the Supernatural", is now out. Please take good care of this little sprout! A short drama with the same title is now available on Hongguo. Come and watch! “Ding-dong!” “Welcome to the fully intelligent Cultivation System!” “You have chosen to cultivate [Bone Tempering Art]. The System will begin cultivating for you. The System has detected that the Bone Tempering Pills required for cultivation are missing. Please wait…” “The Sy 35Votes840.8kRecs2.3MFans
- 20 EN My Attribute Cultivation Life 我的属性修行人生 New book: Dark Night of Desperation, I Alone Am an Immortal in a Strange World. Search for it if you’re interested. The Great Spirit Realm is engulfed in war. Spirit armies mounted on iron cavalry sweep across countless nations, expanding their territory farther than ever before. After arriving in this era, Zhang Rongfang found himself with an attribute panel that let him add points to his martial arts. He looked at the martial artists around him, whose skill was about on par with the combat-spo 8Votes1.4MRecs2.6MFans
- 21 My Autobiography Can't Possibly Be a Tragedy 我写的自传不可能是悲剧 After reading his own autobiography for the first time, Meng Lang let out a long sigh. “My life shouldn’t have turned out like this...” After reading it for the Nth time: “My life is only this?” After reading it for the 100*Nth time: “This world... should be like this!” [A literary young man’s lighthearted daily life as he saves the world] My completed, 2.2-million-word novel Super Mothership is also available. Give it a read! 3Votes453.8kRecs729.8kFans
- 22 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
- 23 My Wife Is a Superstar 我老婆是大明星 My boss wants to marry me off to his daughter, who's a big star... (Everyday-life story, light comedy, no angst, nothing too intense. Give it a try...) 6Votes980kRecs1MFans
- 24 EN The King 国王 Many races coexist, and swords and magic shine side by side. Humans, sea folk, elves, dwarves, beastfolk, and more all vie to let their civilizations shine, composing an epic tale of tragedy and glory! (A slow-paced, warmongering lord story. A little patience is recommended.) If you’re out of books to read, please check out Following the Dao Across the Heavens, The Holy Roman Empire, and The Path to Hegemony in the Mediterranean. Group 1: 906082865 (newly created) Group 3: 8Votes612.3kRecs1.7MFans
- 25 Reborn: The Years Flow Like Water 重生之似水流年 A battered middle-aged soul travels back in time and embraces the mottled sunlight of 1998. Then it dawns on him: those really were the best days of youth, and the years were fragrant. Making mistakes was what growing up meant. Youth could be so wonderfully free... 10Votes1.1MRecs2.2MFans
- 26 EN Stargate 星门 Legend says that deep in the ancient starry sky stands a red gate stained with blood and fire. Legends and myths, darkness and light, countless tales all flow through this ancient portal. Gaze down from the Star Gate: passion lights up heaven and earth, and darkness will eventually fade! The Star Gate comic launches on November 18! If you're interested in the comic, go check it out. 53Votes4.5MRecs5.3MFans
- 27 Lü Bu's Life Simulator 吕布的人生模拟器 Do you believe it? A person’s life is already set from the moment their personality takes shape. Life may offer many opportunities and choices, but when you face them, your personality and understanding have already determined what you will choose. As someone destined to fail, are you willing to reshape your life starting now? The Life Simulator: change the future, change your life. You deserve to have one. Outside Luoyang, Lü Bu sat astride the Red Hare, riding with the procession along a broad 9Votes328.1kRecs787.5kFans
- 28 I Really Didn't Mean to Become a Trainer 我真没想当训练家啊 Standing before you now is the chairman of Devon Corporation, the creator of Team Rainbow Rocket, the master of type matchups, and the champion of the Pokémon World Championships… Legendary Trainer Lu Ye recalled his first livestream and let out a deep sigh. “You might not believe this, but at first, all I wanted was to reach one hundred thousand subscribers and show my face.” “I just wanted to make a little money and start out as a gaming content creator.” “I really never wanted to become a 36Votes835.2kRecs1.2MFans
- 29 The Variety Show Legend 综艺之谐星传奇 My tears aren't tears, and my laughter isn't laughter... Funny stars... a peculiar breed in the entertainment industry. They make people laugh time and again, but once the laughter fades, all that's left is heartache. They're a group who make you feel nothing but pity. Playing the fool and making a spectacle of themselves are just ways to hide their pain and stubbornness... Why become a funny star? When asked this question, their answers were remarkably similar. "Just so I can stay popular for a 0Votes276.5kRecs141.8kFans
- 30 I, the Emperor 朕 Back in the late Ming, reduced to slavery. If an emperor can be a beggar, a Manchu invader, a rebel, or a household slave, why can’t a household slave become emperor? 30Votes1.5MRecs3MFans
- 31 Bright One 明尊 Great is the primal origin: all things receive their beginning from it, and through it the heavens are governed. Supreme and exalted Lord, at times riding the Six Dragons, never straying from the path. This is the story of a transmigrator's old man awakening in a world with a native protagonist, and the golden finger gaining a mind of its own. I've made it this far, Qian Chen, relying on no one but myself! Great Lord Taishang, save me! 731Votes1.7MRecs785.8kFans
- 32 A Great Landowner in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好地主 Zhang Chao transmigrates to the fourth year of Wude and arrives at Bashang, outside Chang’an, where he becomes the son of a veteran soldier. But all he wants is to be a laid-back, prosperous landlord in the Tang Dynasty! (Recipient of the 2016 Xingchuang Award for Excellence in Historical Fiction!) 0Votes609.8kRecs501.3kFans
- 33 EN The Night Watchman of Dafeng 大奉打更人 The physical edition of The Gongsman of Great Feng, Volume One, is now available across all major platforms, including Tmall, Dangdang, and JD.com, as well as in bookstores nationwide. In this world, there are Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, demons, and sorcerers. Xu Qi'an, a graduate of the police academy, awakens to find himself in prison, with exile to the frontier awaiting him in three days… At first, all he wants is to protect himself and, in this society without human rights, become 313Votes9.7MRecs19.8MFans
- 34 Starting in 1983 从1983开始 A story with a touch of nostalgia. The old reader group is full. 14Votes4.3MRecs1.1MFans
- 35 EN Divine Pet Evolution 神宠进化 P.S. This book is also known as Pet Evolution. A new era dawned, and heaven and earth underwent a cataclysmic change. The native plants and animals of Earth mutated and reverted to their ancestral forms, while species from other worlds were stranded on Earth. In the end, humanity of the new era gave rise to an entirely new profession: Beast Tamer. Capturing monsters, raising monsters, training monsters: that was the life of a Beast Tamer. A dream-filled young man was dragged, dazed and confused, 0Votes736.3kRecs644.7kFans
- 36 EN The Naming of the Night 夜的命名术 Amid neon lights of blue and purple, beneath a dense canopy of steel, lies the frontier of a flood of data: a world transformed by the technological revolution, and the boundary between reality and illusion. Steel and flesh, the past and the future. Here, the surface world and the hidden world coexist. Everything before your eyes seems as close as the wall of time itself. Darkness slowly closes in. But you have to understand, my friend: we cannot face the darkness with gentleness. We must use fi 180Votes8MRecs14.3MFans
- 37 EN Rebirth of the Strongest Sword God 重生之最强剑神 Starting over, he enters this “living game” once again to take control of his fate. This time, he won’t be at anyone’s mercy. As a level 200 Sword King, he’ll climb to even greater heights in this life. Game money-making tips! Dungeon guides! Legendary quests! Where to find game gear! Combat techniques unknown to other players! He even knows secrets that the beta testers never discovered. A war among a hundred nations, the evolution of life, ascension to godhood, and the sword reaching the pinna 1Votes1.5MRecs1.1MFans
- 38 The Great Idle Man of the Zhenguan Era 贞观大闲人 In the Zhenguan era of the Tang, the realm was at peace and the land was magnificent, all under the Li clan’s special favor. Li Jing struck north against the Turks, while Emperor Taizong campaigned east against Goguryeo. Their armies were so mighty that they commanded the respect of the four seas. Now, let us set out anew and restore the old realm. Before the portraits of the meritorious officials, Li Yuan plucked his pipa and sighed alone. In the towers of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin, drunk, da 0Votes1.4MRecs787.4kFans
- 39 EN This Game Is Too Realistic 这游戏也太真实了 This game is way too realistic! Hauling bricks, running errands, picking up trash, delivering packages... At most, a company can make you experience the hardships of working 996. Here, you can experience 007 on super speed. All right, enough talk. The great Administrator has called me to haul bricks. The Administrator says that as long as we work hard and offer up our livers, next month he can get himself another brand-new set of power armor. Then he’ll take us to explore a whole new map, where 467Votes4.9MRecs9.4MFans
- 40 EN World Apocalypse Online 诸界末日在线 The end of all worlds has arrived. The Devil King's order reaps the lives of all beings. In the darkness of this despair, one man breaks free of time and space and returns to before the world is destroyed, determined to change the fate he once suffered. But as time passes, he gradually realizes that the apocalypse is not so simple... 78Votes3.2MRecs1.8MFans
- 41 EN The First Sequence 第一序列 On the wasteland, human civilization clings to survival. One bastion after another rises from the ground, yet order continues to collapse. Some say that when disaster strikes, the human spirit is our first line of defense against danger. Some say, “Don’t let the sorrows of the age become your own.” Others say, “I’ll make my sorrow the sorrow of this age.” This time, it’s a new story. After the cataclysm, at last, the light. 100Votes7.5MRecs6.8MFans
- 42 EN My Senior Brother is Too Steady 我师兄实在太稳健了 *The annual Youku season of the animated adaptation, My Senior Brother Is Too Steady, is about to conclude.* Reborn in ancient times, before the Investiture of the Gods War, Li Changshou became a minor Qi Refiner. He had no great fortune bestowed upon him, nor was he a chosen one destined to face a catastrophic tribulation. All he had was a cultivation dream: to live forever. To make a living in 120Votes11.5MRecs9.8MFans
- 43 EN Life-Sim Culinary Game 生活系游戏 [A poorly presented plate of kung pao chicken] Jiang Feng’s life was turned upside down the moment he accidentally discovered that he could see notes attached to the dishes his dad cooked. … 1. This game offers a high degree of freedom. Explore at your own discretion. 2. This game will not interfere with any of your choices. Do your best to unlock achievements. 3. All explanations are the property of the game. 44Votes2.6MRecs1.4MFans
- 44 EN The Ultimate Boss System 最强boss系统 What is the martial world? Is it dominating all under heaven and ruling an age, or making enemies of everyone and stirring up the winds of change? Reborn into a new life with the strongest Boss System, Su Xin can obtain the techniques and martial skills of every Boss from the martial arts worlds of his previous life. “My name is Su Xin. I always keep my word.” 7Votes1.3MRecs1.1MFans
- 45 Mythical Version of Three Kingdom 神话版三国 Chen Xi watched a soldier toss aside a boulder weighing hundreds of pounds and stared speechlessly at the heavens. Is this really the late Eastern Han? Lu Bu single-handedly tore through an army of ten thousand. There’s no way that’s scientifically possible. Zhao Zilong really seems to have a dragon’s soul possessing him. He split a mountain with one sword. Is he even human? Dian Wei protected Cao Cao by himself as they fought their way out of the enemy camp, casually slaughtering thousands of e 2.3kVotes11.9MRecs2.8MFans
- 46 EN A Will Eternal 一念永恒 With a single thought, the sea becomes vast; with a single thought, the fields turn to mulberry groves. With a single thought, ten thousand demons are slain; with a single thought, ten thousand immortals are destroyed. Only my thought… is eternal. This is Er Gen’s fourth full-length novel, A Will Eternal, following Renegade Immortal, Pursuit of the Truth, and I Shall Seal the Heavens. 28Votes17.3MRecs9.2MFans
- 47 EN Lord of Mysteries 诡秘之主 Amid the tide of steam and machinery, who can reach the extraordinary? In the fog of history and darkness, who is whispering? I awoke from the mysteries and opened my eyes to see this world: Guns, cannons, battleships, airships, difference engines; potions, divination, curses, the Hanged Man, Sealed Artifacts... Light still shines, and the mysterious has never left. This is the legend of th 11kVotes37.4MRecs37.6MFans
- 48 EN The Sacred Ruins 圣墟 Rising from ruin, returning from extinction. The seas turn to dust, lightning and thunder fade away, and that wisp of dark mist draws near the earth once more. The shackles of the world are broken, and a brand-new world reveals a mysterious corner of itself... 36Votes32MRecs20.3MFans
