Novels like The Hardy Empire, 1945
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Hardy Empire, 1945, best match first.
- 1 From One Thousand to One Hundred Billion in Just One Year 从一千到一千亿我只用一年 This is the legendary story of an impoverished young man who becomes a trillionaire and takes the world by storm. At 20, Luo Cheng's family goes bankrupt. With only 1,000 yuan to his name, he is down on his luck and destitute. Six months later, Luo Cheng has reached his modest goal of 140 million dollars. One year later, Luo Cheng is worth more than 14 billion dollars, turning 1,000 yuan into 100 billion in a modern-day legend. 0Votes15kRecs57.2kFans
- 2 Conquering America, Starting as a Boxing Champion 纵横美利坚，从拳王开始 After transmigrating to America in 2008, with the advantages of being reborn about to disappear, Lin Ke can only rely on his powerful physique, handsome looks, masterful publicity stunts, and numerous scandals to rise step by step from obscurity to become a top-tier star and an entertainment-industry mogul. 0Votes9.9kRecs53.8kFans
- 3 Reborn in Britain 重生英伦 “To ensure Britain’s continued development as a diverse society, I believe we should thoroughly investigate monopolistic practices in certain industries. Monopolists, including the Devonshire family, must make more room for genuine competition in the market!” In 2022, the new female prime minister’s words during her inaugural address to Parliament left the entire chamber in stunned silence. A month later, she was impeached and forced from office for having once covered up for a subordinate. From 0Votes17.5kRecs110.7kFans
- 4 Los Angeles, 1992 洛杉矶1992 A young man born in the 1980s from a continent across the Pacific accidentally arrives in Los Angeles, the City of Angels, in 1992, after the riots. He transmigrates into the body of Jason Everett, a student at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, and gradually makes his way in Hollywood. It's also the story of a shut-in who slowly becomes Hollywood's widely acknowledged big-mouth ladies' man. Who acknowledges it? You'll have to read the book carefully to find out... 0Votes5kRecs26.6kFans
- 5 Wild North America, 1846 狂野北美1846 In the mid-19th century, Chinese gold seekers seized their moment amid the upheaval sweeping across North America, establishing Sheng Tang and opening a brilliant new chapter for overseas Chinese. 0Votes70.7kRecs125.6kFans
- 6 Make France Great Again 让法兰西再次伟大 The crumbling Concert of Vienna can no longer hold back the rise of the Second Empire. The Emperor’s nephew is about to arrive in his faithful Paris. Protector of the Apennines, Honorary Chairman of the Rhine Confederation, close ally of the Kingdom of Spain, Augustus of the French Empire, Jerome Bonaparte: I will make France great again! (For fans of plausible historical speculation. Paradox gamers rejoice!) 0Votes20.3kRecs83.4kFans
- 7 Raging Fire Squad, 1990 1990怒火旗兵 Hong Kong, 1990. The gap between rich and poor is enormous, and class barriers have already taken shape. The economy is at a historic peak. Film, entertainment, and housing prices are all at their height. The rich keep getting richer, and the poor keep getting poorer. This breeds resentment toward the rich and contempt for the poor, drawing all kinds of hard men into the underworld, eager to pull off one big score. The most notorious among them are the “Guangdong-Hong Kong raiders.” Zhang Ziwen, 0Votes36.7kRecs113.5kFans
- 8 My Life as an Arms Dealer 我的军火商人生涯 “Do you know who will inherit the Earth?” “Arms dealers.” “Because everyone else is busy slaughtering one another.” … Violence is human nature. The first human fossil we found had a bone with a spear stuck in it. You say I’m a lunatic who promotes weapons? No, no, you’re wrong. I just hope everyone can live in peace forever. That’s right, I’m a dove of peace. Don’t believe me? Then do you dare raise your voice at me? My job is to teach savages like you how to use idioms. 0Votes28kRecs101.3kFans
- 9 Looking Back on 2009 回首2009 At 31, Chen Zhihe understood that life was like a game of chess: once you make a move, there’s no taking it back. Nothing can be undone. Then, one day, he suddenly returned to his high school years. After reviewing the life he’d lived over the past decade, he decided to take a different path. He didn’t expect the world to revolve around him. He only hoped to make up for his mistakes and then do what he wanted. Yet, without meaning to, he changed the world into something different from what it ha 0Votes16.7kRecs61.5kFans
- 10 A Great Power's Trade: Rising as a Merchant at Sea 大国贸易，从海上行商开始崛起 Running a one-man trading business, heading south to the Nanyang, making waves across Southeast Asia. A ruthless merchant who gobbles up territory along the borders of nations. Lin Lingdong, a business titan of the 21st century, returns to 1992. Faced with a choice between family and love, what will he choose? In this life, he chooses to swim against the current. Starting with generic drugs from India, he expands into textiles and furniture, synthetic chemicals, grain, oil and fiber, steel and p 0Votes27.8kRecs63.8kFans
- 11 I Really Am Playing Basketball 我打得真的是篮球 Lin Xing really just wanted to play basketball. But he was born in the 1990s, facing... The past-their-prime Bad Boy Pistons, Karl Malone, who threw elbows at the slightest provocation, a young and inexperienced Shaquille O’Neal, Oakley, who hadn’t yet earned the nickname “Old Oak,” Dennis “The Worm” Rodman, and Charles “The Round Mound of Rebound” Barkley, still at the height of his powers... “It’s not that I don’t want to play basketball properly. These guys just won’t let me!” Many years late 0Votes32.2kRecs97.2kFans
- 12 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne 开局1861：我刚继承荷兰王位 Also known as From the Start in 1861: The Netherlands Grows into a World Power by Playing It Safe. Britain's foremost aim in maintaining its hegemony is always to keep the balance of power in continental Europe. France muddles along, maintaining and expanding its status as a great power. Prussia, or the future Germany, harbors sinister ambitions. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is nearing its twilight. The Russian Empire slowly modernizes as it clings to life. Italy is in a false renaissance. Spain 0Votes12.5kRecs52kFans
- 13 My Journey Through Honghuang Is Far Too Difficult 我的洪荒太过艰难 Xuan Yuan was reborn as one of the great clans at the dawn of the primordial world: the Dragon Clan. Though he was not among the first innate gods and demons to be born, and still had a long way to go before matching the supreme powers, with Xuan Yuan relentlessly catching up, he would eventually surpass every innate god and demon and become the brightest star in the primordial world. See how Xuan Yuan cultivates step by step, survives the many calamities of the primordial world, and ultimately 0Votes15.3kRecs90.9kFans
- 14 Reborn in Brazil as a Financial Magnate 重生巴西做财阀 This is the story of a modern sailor who is accidentally reborn as a soldier in the Brazilian Expeditionary Force and, thanks to his foresight, eventually becomes the head of Brazil’s largest financial dynasty. 0Votes41.6kRecs186.2kFans
- 15 New York, 1995 纽约1995 A wrestler, an actor, a rock singer, a traveler searching for lost memories. 0Votes28kRecs52kFans
- 16 In Tokyo, Even the Peerless Fierce Dragon Fears the Chopping Knife 人在东京，绝世猛龙也怕柴刀 The 1990s. Japan’s economic bubble is on the verge of bursting. Countless people are losing their jobs, and the glory days are fading. What should an insurance company employee do in an era like this? Nagano Nao: “Honey, you don’t want your husband to lose his job, do you? So, how about taking out an insurance policy?” 0Votes28.1kRecs100.8kFans
- 17 Reborn as a Trendsetter 重生之我是弄潮儿 It feels wonderful to reshape your life once more, to pluck out every little moment from the passing years, word by word and sentence by sentence, and paint a new life in vivid colors, becoming a trendsetter of the times. As the wheels of fate turn, reshape your life once more. No hesitation, no wavering, only the decisiveness to soar through the skies and fight in this grand era, then fully enjoy a brilliant life., Reborn: Reshap 0Votes41.8kRecs135.5kFans
- 18 Transmigrate to Hong Kong: The Empire of Wealth 穿越香江之财富帝国 It is still 1977. That year, Xiangjiang once again fired up the engine of rapid development. That year, Tiu Keng Leng was still one of Xiangjiang's poorest places. That year, a soul from the 21st century arrived there. That year, the course of development in Xiangjiang and the world began to veer off its path. Born into poverty, he had a restless heart that could stir up storms. Looking back half a century later, he had already built a vast empire of wealth. 0Votes22.9kRecs69.6kFans
- 19 Mastering Skills in the World of Film and TV 影视世界学才艺 Xu Duoyi is an utterly ordinary man who longs to be versatile, fabulously rich, blessed with extraordinary luck, and backed by a System. At last, on this day, his very own System activates. “Ding! The Versatility System is now online. I am at your service, Host, and my mission is to make you a versatile winner in life.” “Scanning…” “The vast universe is full of the unknown, and the Host will encounter all kinds of unexpected situations in life. We have detected that the Host lacks survival skill 0Votes27.4kRecs123.1kFans
- 20 The Australian Turmoil of 1876 澳洲风云1876 This was a dark time, as the Chinese people endured a century of decline. A group of gold seekers set out for the distant continent of Australia, where they pursued their dreams… 0Votes86.5kRecs119.7kFans
- 21 The Hollywood Boxing Champion 好莱坞拳王 From the boxing ring to Hollywood, from champion boxer to award-winning actor, from flop to tycoon, Richard Blythe has always believed one thing: good-looking people never have bad luck. (Hollywood entertainment, 1990s, slice of life. Fellow fans welcome!) 0Votes27.7kRecs48.4kFans
- 22 I Want to Become a Hong Kong Tycoon 我要做港岛豪门 After transmigrating to 1947, Wu Guangyao wasted no time choosing to keep running and made his way to Hong Kong. First, he followed the path of “Fourth Uncle” Li Zhaoji, opening a gold and silver shop to trade foreign exchange. Next, he followed the example of Japan’s YKK, importing automatic zipper machines from Germany and building a zipper business. Then he entered real estate, pioneering the presale of unbuilt apartments and ushering in the era of presale housing. He became a shipping magnat 0Votes67.4kRecs155kFans
- 23 Striving for the Third Generation 拼到第三代 New Book: The Landlord in North America … Given a second life. Standing on the shoulders of those who came before, he rides the waves at the turn of the century. He goes where he wants to go, becomes who he wants to be, and fulfills the dreams he once had. This is an everyday story of gentle sunshine and brilliant youth. 0Votes116.1kRecs199.1kFans
- 24 Britain, 1986 英伦1986 Good news: I'm about to inherit a hereditary count's title, an ancestral castle, and a host of servants. Bad news: I can't afford the enormous inheritance tax, and I'll lose it all. I, Alan Hill, am utterly devoted to Great Britain. Let the sun and moon bear witness! The empire is my home. If you don't fleece it and I don't fleece it, when will the empire ever regain its glory? [Daily Life] [Business] [Showbiz] [Another World! Don't read yourself into it, this is pure fiction] 0Votes28.2kRecs149.6kFans
- 25 Chief Life Experience Officer 首席人生体验官 In a fiery era, he seeks the dawn. In the dark underworld, he rises to become its leader. He lights a Cuban cigar, sleeps in a European-style king bed, fights Ding Qing to the death in an elevator, and charges into battle alongside Uncle Long and Brother Fa. He shakes out his trench coat and straightens his stylish look. Every movie is a life of its own. Ding! Dear Life Experience Officer, your marvelous journey through life has begun. Which life would you like to experience? Junzi has completed 0Votes49.6kRecs92.5kFans
- 26 Match Point 赛点 The most fragile moment in a tennis match is when you're leading. Even at match point, anything can still happen. Football is round, and so is tennis. 0Votes40.3kRecs42.6kFans
- 27 The Fox Minister of the Late Tang 唐末狐臣 The Tang dynasty was on the brink of collapse. Local warlords carved up the land, and the splendor of the past gave way to years of warfare. That year, the rebel army swept across Jiangnan, once again setting its sights on the north. That year, the Khitans consolidated their power in the north and eyed the south hungrily. That year, in a county called Feihu, Geng Qing sat by the street selling baskets, watching emperors come and go like fish swimming upstream, each taking the stage in turn. That 0Votes40.1kRecs22kFans
- 28 In America, the Winner Takes All 美利坚胜者为王 A 120-by-53-yard field of green, U-shaped goalposts set 18 feet apart, one whistle, four 60-minute quarters, 11 players on the field, a 30-person coaching staff, a 46-man roster, hundreds of sideline staff, tens of thousands of fans roaring in unison, tens of millions watching from home, and hundreds of millions of dollars in commercial sponsorships. This is just an ordinary weekend of football. The winners take the glory and the money, and get everything. The losers leave in despair, with nothi 0Votes23.3kRecs89.7kFans
- 29 It All Begins with the Cat-and-Mouse Game 从猫鼠游戏开始 A game of cat and mouse. Who’s the cat, and who’s the mouse? Perhaps today you’re a soldier, but tomorrow you’re a thief hiding in a dark corner. Or maybe we should just wipe them all out and take everything for ourselves? 0Votes124.1kRecs101.2kFans
- 30 It’s Perfectly Normal for a Lunatic Like Me to Be Someone’s Dad 我一个神经病给人当爹很正常吧 [Quick Transmigration] [Comedy] Is it normal for a nutcase like me to travel through the Myriad Worlds and play everyone's dad? 0Votes15.4kRecs79.6kFans
- 31 Japanese Entertainment: A Glorious Comeback 日娱之华丽的逆袭 The story begins when a Japanese high school student transmigrates… On one side, a colorful life among idols; on the other, a carefree school life. Will he choose the older girl from the entertainment world, or the cute girl in the class next door? Only children need to make choices! But… I’m still a child too… [Note: This story takes place in a parallel world. Please do not associate it with real-life events, people, or organizations.] 2Votes43.7kRecs41.4kFans
- 32 Hollywood in the Making 好莱坞绘制 “Film noir? Yes! Those extreme cinephiles say my work is always full of crime, violence, and death, with sadistic, explicit scenes, protagonists who are both good and evil, and anxiety and unease as its central emotions. It always revolves around greed and deceit, ending in death or destruction. But these things aren’t found only in my films. They reveal the dark side we all share as human beings!”--- 0Votes61.1kRecs137.7kFans
- 33 Basketball: Starting with the Microwave Scorer 篮坛：从神经刀开始 “Ding! The Strongest Template System is now online!” “Generating template…” “Calculating…” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained a Grade B template!” “Drawing…” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained the JR Smith template!” Starting out as a streaky shooter, he’ll become a legend! 0Votes57.9kRecs240.1kFans
- 34 Karuizawa 轻井泽 Starting with Karuizawa’s smallest whisky distillery, on the verge of bankruptcy and closure, he builds it step by step into the world’s largest liquor group. 0Votes27kRecs50.9kFans
- 35 A Record of Life in the World of Film and TV 影视世界生活录 Thanks for asking. I'm traveling around the world, and I just got back to Earth. In the current world: Ning Yi from "My Heroic Husband". Su Mingzhe from "All Is Well"; Zhu Chaoyang from "The Bad Kids". "Let's Get Married", "Ode to Joy", "The Golden Years", "The Long Night", "Twenty Your Life On", "Nothing But Thirty", "A Little Dilemma", "Glory of the Special Forces", "Struggle", "The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes", "Search", "Beijing Love Story", "Mr. Nice", "If There Is No Tomorrow", "Gr 0Votes26.3kRecs197.7kFans
- 36 Showbiz: I Only Like Making Movies 文娱，我只喜欢拍电影 In 2008, Chinese entertainment cinema emerged from its pioneering era and entered a period of wild growth and flourishing diversity! That year, countless people experienced both joy and sorrow! That year, Chinese entertainment cinema gained a Fang Ziheng! Transmigrated and reborn, he sets sail! From low-budget comedies to big-budget suspense, historical, and sci-fi films, Fang Ziheng goes step by step from a newcomer to a world-renowned director with box-office hits, forging his own path in the 0Votes44.3kRecs306.1kFans
- 37 Deyun: Rising from Senior Disciple 德云：从大师兄开始崛起 A one-foot white fan, painting everything under the sun; a silver tongue, spinning words into flowers; laughter, scorn, and tales of past and present. When Tang Yu takes the stage in his white robes, a legend that begins in the world of crosstalk is about to unfold... 0Votes45.2kRecs97.9kFans
- 38 Hong Kong's New Wealthy Clan 香江新豪门 Lin Zuhui transmigrates to Xiangjiang in 1984, and takes to it like a fish to water, like a bird to the forest. By this time, the old-line families are already unstoppable, and the ten great financial conglomerates dominate Xiangjiang. Who says the ten conglomerates are set in stone? I, Lin Zuhui, will be the first to disagree! “Wait!” Liu Luanxiong shouts from behind. “I disagree too!” The author’s acclaimed previous book, I Want to Become a Hong Kong Tycoon, has over ten thousand premium subsc 0Votes80.3kRecs312.8kFans
- 39 The NBA Dynasty Sniper NBA王朝狙击手 Flying Dragon, the Wolf King, a bigger Barkley, Michael Jordan's nemesis, the undertaker of the Bulls dynasty, the destroyer of the Shaq and Kobe duo: those are all my nicknames. But my true identity is the NBA's Jordan stopper. My goal is to step over Michael Jordan before he becomes a legend and become the God of Basketball myself. Group number: 682-616-497 0Votes34.9kRecs89.4kFans
- 40 1850: The American Gold Tycoon 1850美洲黄金大亨 California, mid-nineteenth century: the story of a generation of Chinese gold prospectors who left their homeland to seek their fortunes. 0Votes49.8kRecs95.8kFans
- 41 The Dragon-Suppressing Court 镇龙廷 A companion novel to The Martial Performance Edict: Tai Chi, Eight Trigrams, Xingyi, Bajiquan, Wing Chun, Liuhe, the Three Emperors Cannon Fist... Witness the martial arts of every school clash with foreign guns and cannons in a battle of blood and fire, as flesh and blood builds a new Great Wall. P.S. The author has also completed the acclaimed novels The Martial Performance Edict, Urban Martial Arts: Unmatched, and The Yin-Yang Mirror... 0Votes66.8kRecs166.9kFans
- 42 Back to Singapore in 1995 重归新加坡1995 Li Xiaofan, a white-collar worker in Shanghai, wakes up one day reborn in Singapore in 1995, back to his days as a laborer at a multinational electronics factory! Once he calms down, Li Xiaofan suddenly realizes that 1995 is an incredible year. Windows 95 is coming out in August, marking the start of a new era! Yahoo’s Jerry Yang is still looking around Silicon Valley for angel investors, the graphics card cooked up by the leather-jacketed knife maker has been rejected by Sega, and Pony Ma is st 0Votes22.8kRecs62kFans
- 43 The Film and TV Worlds Begin with A Little Thing Called First Love 影视世界从小舍得开始 While appearing in The Heavyweight, Zhou Chen happens to get the chance to transmigrate through TV drama worlds. It all begins with A Little Dilemma! The story mainly visits modern urban settings. So far, it has covered A Little Dilemma, Let's Get Married, All Is Well, Blossoms Shanghai, A Little Reunion, Spring Breeze Ten Miles Is Not as Good as You, Nothing But Thirty, Ode to Joy, A Lifelong Journey, Under the Zhengyang Gate, With You, My Dear, I Am Yu Huanshui, Feather Flies to the Sky, 85Votes202.2kRecs434.3kFans
- 44 The Pinnacle of a Great Era 大时代之巅 age = int(input("Enter your age after restarting your life: ")) if age == 18: print("Year One of Being Reborn.") elif age == 19: print("The Family Gets Divided.") elif age == 20: print("Please Give College Students Back Their Dignity.") elif age == 21: print("The Dazzling Purple Star.") elif age == 22: print("Love of Country and Family.") elif age == 23: print("An Era of Great-Nation Ascendance.") elif age == 24: print("Our Generation Must Strive for Strength.") else: print("Strive, strive, stri 3Votes144.8kRecs214.2kFans
- 45 I Killed Cao Cao from the Start 开局就杀了曹操 (The protagonist starts out with the might of a legendary overlord.) At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Cao Cao fails to assassinate Dong Zhuo, presents him with the Seven-Star Sword, then flees Luoyang alone... On the way, he stops at his uncle Lü Boshe’s home. Lü Boshe goes out to buy wine and has his family slaughter a pig to treat their guests. Hearing the sound of a knife being sharpened, Cao Cao thinks they mean to kill him, so he and Chen Gong go on a killing spree... Liu Cheng, ca 0Votes47.3kRecs449.6kFans
- 46 My Wildlife Park 我的猛兽动物园 A premium novel with over 5,000 average subscriptions. Give it a read! From the start, he inherits a wildlife park and sets out to build a carefree paradise for all manner of beasts. With tigers for companions and cranes dancing by his side, he can paint mountains and rivers with a brush, and command all beasts with his fearsome presence. Netizens: “The director is an absolute god! Is there anything you can’t do?” Director: “I’m just a little good at everything. Really, just a tiny bit.” (A ligh 0Votes34.4kRecs121.9kFans
- 47 The Ming Dynasty's Founding Emperor 大明世祖 P.S. Reborn for a new life, Zhu Yixi starts out in Xi'an in the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, climbing one step at a time from guerrilla commander to regional commander, then Prince of Yu and emperor. Annam becomes Qin, Hokkaido becomes Yue, the Philippines becomes Qi, Uzbekistan becomes Liao... Before he knows it, he has built a new order of Asian tributary states... 0Votes60.5kRecs211.4kFans
- 48 The Tycoon Is Falling in Love 神豪正在恋爱中 Every time you improve your physical abilities, every time you master a skill, every time you win an honor, and even every time you date a girlfriend, you can directly receive a cash reward. What kind of life would that be? “Even if I get paid for changing girlfriends, I still won't become a scumbag... right?” A different kind of tycoon novel. 0Votes64.1kRecs112.5kFans
- 49 Reborn in Tokyo’s Golden Age 重生东京黄金时代 New book out now! Reborn in the neon-lit Japan of the late 1970s, Bai Chuan Feng wants to do something different. Sony, Nintendo... And the charms of the beautiful women of the Showa era. This time around, he wants to live a better life... 0Votes48.5kRecs174.3kFans
- 50 Exorcising Demons in the World of Movies and TV 混在影视世界除魔 “Stop playing those fake Legend games! This real Legend gives you a VIP gift pack as soon as you log in, has no payment windows, and Uncle Da is online buying back your gold…” Hu Qing got electrocuted while playing the real Legend recommended by Uncle Da and transmigrated to the Western world. He soon realized that something was off about this place. In the town of Fox, he met a young werewolf named Jacob… In Seattle, he also ran into a beautiful demon hunter named Jo… Fortunately, he had transm 0Votes90.7kRecs175.8kFans
