Novels like I Haven't Been a Big Shot for Many Years
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- 51 Reborn in 2008: Rising from Cheap Knockoff Phones 重生08：从山寨机开始崛起 Reborn in 2008, Xu Shenxue discovered that he had become the owner of a mobile phone company. Unfortunately, the company was facing a crisis. Xu Shenxue simply said, “No problem. System, get to work.” With a research and development System in hand, Xu Shenxue could turn ordinary researchers into experts, and experts into world-class scholars... Developing chips is difficult? Would a hundred scientists be enough? If not, bring in another thousand! Developing lithography machines is difficult? Wou 101Votes71.6kRecs219.6kFans
- 52 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
- 53 EN The Great Pirate: Poaching Kaido's Crew from the Start 大海贼从挖凯多墙角开始 That year, Silius graduated with top marks from the Beasts Pirates Training Center in the Land of Wano. He set out with a few old classmates to launch a business, seizing a booming industry, focusing on results, and gradually building a successful enterprise that transformed the pirate industry. The only one unhappy about it was their principal and homeroom teacher, Kaido. He said, “You little brat, give me back my daughter!” … 0Votes31.1kRecs152.8kFans
- 54 Hong Kong Cinema 1986 港综1986 In the 1950s, Ip Man of Wing Chun fought Western boxing champions, and Wing Chun spread across Hong Kong. In the 1960s, the “Five Billion Detective” Lei Luo ruled with an iron fist, building a criminal empire. In the 1970s, powerful companies rose up to contend for the throne. In the 1980s, demons ran wild, with one star taking the stage after another, each making their mark on the times. Who can truly be called a hero? Reborn man Lu Ze gazed up at the sky and vowed to write a legend of his own. 0Votes67.3kRecs106.9kFans
- 55 Kyoto's Bubble Era: Starting by Selling Off a Billion-Yuan Fortune 京都泡沫时代：从变卖亿万家产开始 Chiyoda Ward is Tokyo’s Wall Street, as well as its administrative and judicial center. It is known as Tokyo’s “inner ring.” After transmigrating to Japan during the final, prosperous years of its bubble economy, Roger, a bank employee, resolves to use the opportunity as a springboard, climbing ever higher toward the highest seat of power. From section chief to department head to bank president, from Osaka to Tokyo to Chiyoda. In this new era, as tradition gives way to information technology, he 0Votes85.9kRecs185.8kFans
- 56 Reborn as a Tech-Savvy Academic 重生科技学霸 This is the story of someone who returns to high school. With the help of a black-tech genius student System, he goes from a poor student to a top student, changes his fate in the college entrance exams, and wins gold medals at the CMO and IMO. He turns down offers from Peking University and Tsinghua, insisting on taking the college entrance exam. If he can make his debut on the strength of his own talent, why accept a special recommendation? In the end, he scores over 750+20 on the exam and bec 0Votes49.9kRecs407.7kFans
- 57 EN This Heretical Cultivator Is Too Criminal! 这个邪修太刑了！ Ten years of work on the righteous path, and a wicked cultivator can master it in an instant. Wicked doesn't mean evil. It means fast! Zhou Wuji awakened the wisdom of a past life, freeing himself from the constraints of fate and karma. From then on, fate was nothing to fear, and the teachings of the patriarchs were nothing to follow. There are countless paths to the Great Dao, and I'm taking the fastest one! Meditation, circulating your energy, taking pills, and refining your spirit? Take it up 2.7kVotes94.4kRecs198.3kFans
- 58 EN Awakening the Mastery Panel 开局爆出熟练度面板 (New novel: A Fake Practitioner Trains into a Real Immortal. The most ancient myths of heaven and earth return to the world once more. Countless spaces slowly begin to intertwine, and the hidden side of the world quietly emerges. Cultivators preach that the flesh is frail, but the spirit is eternal. Martial artists display their mighty bodies, believing that none can stand against them. Watching the world change, Lu Ren takes a somewhat panicked breath. “Ding! After br 0Votes47.7kRecs255.1kFans
- 59 My Dao Companion Helps Me Live Forever 道侣助我长生 Yu Xian transmigrated into the cultivation world. Past thirty and still weak in cultivation, he finally accepted reality and decided to retire early, taking a position as an enshrined cultivator at an ordinary nobleman's estate. It turned out this oddball had simply been planted in the wrong place. Starting as an enshrined cultivator at a noble estate, he went on to become a retainer of a cultivation clan, a chief steward in a True Person's manor, the leader of a grassroots organization, the man 0Votes35.1kRecs253.5kFans
- 60 A Dance of Light and Shadow, 1998 光影交错1998 (New book: The Literary World) On television, he is a heroic swordsman in period dramas: Long Bo in The Bride with White Hair and Lian Chengbi in Xiao Shiyilang. On the big screen, he is a delivery man on the banks of the Suzhou River, a young courier roaming the streets of the capital, Jiang Wuyang, who roars in grief, “Anyone who harms my brothers will die by my hand,” a frontier general, a village teacher, and a lonely soul free to roam the ocean. He moves audiences with his films and earns a 1Votes38.3kRecs62.4kFans
- 61 The Hardy Empire, 1945 哈迪帝国1945 After transmigrating and being reborn in the world of movies and television in 1945, he starts from the bottom and builds an empire of his own. He is a renowned kingpin, the man who built Las Vegas. He establishes private enterprises, and not a single criminal dares cross him. One day, you'll end up in his hands. He can send you to heaven or condemn you to hell. The Hardy Mercenary Corps has the fighting strength of an entire nation. An Yi uses it to protect his businesses around the globe. No o 0Votes245.4kRecs204.3kFans
- 62 The True Lord of Manifestation 灵显真君 Waking up one day was no good thing for Chen Yuan. A thatched hut on a lonely mountain, a dim oil lamp, and a water jar that shifted around at night. In the desolate mountains, where sinister winds blew, he could see man-eating ghosts and bewitching fox spirits. In abandoned temples, Buddha statues carved out their own organs, yet there were also picturesque pavilions amid misty mountains and streams, where immortals lived at ease. That year, Chen Yuan traveled with a bullock cart and put on woo 0Votes78.9kRecs227.4kFans
- 63 Crown of Calamity 灾厄之冠 Death is like the wind, and disaster follows in its wake! When I don the crown... I will never bow my head! Goethe, who transmigrated into this world, faced a grim situation: within a single month, his grandfather had died, his parents, uncles, aunts, and cousins had all vanished, and he was buried under mountains of debt. He was next in line for disaster... A wicked grin crept across his face as he prepared to take on everything. 0Votes85.9kRecs207.5kFans
- 64 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
- 65 A Guide to the Daily Life of an Idler 闲人日常指南 0Votes69.3kRecs200.2kFans
- 66 I Want to Work Hard Too! 我也想努力啊！ [A city novel for bachelors looking to find love, blending romance, business, and entertainment. Don’t miss this urban tale in 2024!] To his utter astonishment, Zhao Mingyang, a lifelong bachelor on the brink of taking his company public and reaching the peak of his life, is reborn. Having lived two lives and reached a crossroads, Zhao Mingyang decides to change the direction of his efforts this time around. 0Votes72kRecs248.2kFans
- 67 Hong Kong Crossover: Infernal Affairs 港综之无间道 Han Chen, Chen Yongren, Yang Jinrong, Liu Jianming, Lin Guoping, Chen Jun… You thought Han Chen sent out five undercover agents back then. No, there were actually seven. What would you do if you woke up and discovered you were one of the seven moles working for Han Chen? See how Zhou Yu turns the Hong Kong crossover world, starting with Infernal Affairs, on its head. Wealth, status, luxury cars, mansions: could you give them up? Black or white, evil or good: who gets to judge? … Zhou Yu patted h 0Votes106.6kRecs302.8kFans
- 68 I’ve Been Reincarnated as a Zombie, So Why Is the Fairy Still Chasing Me? 都转世成僵尸了，仙子还在追我？ After dying, I can restart endlessly and keep inheriting the cultivation of my past lives. But in every life, I end up as a zombie, a walking corpse, a demon corpse, a living corpse, a water corpse, a bewitching corpse, or the Old Corpse of the Mountain Village? Su Guang was utterly speechless. In his first life, he started out as a white-haired zombie and was burned to death by the villagers. In his second life, he started out as a black-haired zombie. The villagers knew they were no match for 292Votes43.7kRecs395.4kFans
- 69 Back in the Past to Become a Tycoon 回到过去做财阀 My new book, I Became Emperor in Africa, is out now! I'm counting on all you big shots for your support! This is an era of upheaval: the old hegemon has stepped down, and the new one has yet to rise! This is a story about returning to the past in this turbulent age and eventually becoming the world's leading financial magnate. Does a country own its financial magnates? Clearly, it's the financial magnates who own the country! This book is also known as The Financial Magnate's Nation-Building Sag 22Votes257.3kRecs337.7kFans
- 70 I Never Wanted to Be an Actor 我没想做演员 An actor? An actor's final destination is selling products on livestream! I'm a huge internet celebrity. Become an actor? Have you lost your mind? 8Votes137.5kRecs362.7kFans
- 71 Hong Kong Noir: Starting at Stanley Prison 港综从赤柱监狱开始 Ding Yunfeng was reborn in a world where Hong Kong films had all merged together. From the start, he saved the wife and children of Crippled Ho! One month later: Lei Luo: “Ah Feng, I told you, whatever I have, half of it is yours.” “Brother Luo, I want to join the police. Save this opportunity for Brother Ho.” Ding Yunfeng gazed north, his eyes deep and thoughtful. “Smart kid, you’ve got vision! I’ll arrange for you to train at Wong Chuk Hang tomorrow. In six months, you can transfer straight to 0Votes73.5kRecs280.3kFans
- 72 Pangu's Path to Enlightenment in Honghuang 洪荒之盘王证道 By a twist of fate, he transmigrated into the Primordial World. In the Divine Continent Cosmos, he founded three thousand civilizations. Beneath the World Tree, he comprehended a path to enlightenment of his own. He never considered attaining Primordial Unity the ultimate goal. His name is Pan Wang! My new book, Starting by Joining the Buddha Ancestor Wutian, has been signed. 0Votes76.7kRecs96.4kFans
- 73 EN Tech Overlord Starts with Babysitting 科技霸主从带娃开始 “Candy, who do you look like?” Candy: “I look like your wok.” Candy stared in confusion at the people around him, who were all laughing. Did I say something wrong? “Candy, where’s your big brother?” Candy: “Your big bro is using the toilet.” “Big bro, your tootsies really stink~” 4Votes176.7kRecs236.6kFans
- 74 My Father, Emperor Wu of Han 家父汉武帝 Liu Jia kicked the bucket. A sheep killed him. He swore that in his next life he would never study animal husbandry, never research sheep breeding, and absolutely never chase an escaped breeding ram in the middle of the night, only to fail to catch it and tumble headfirst into a ravine, bringing his miserable life to an end. He never imagined things could get even worse. He opened his eyes in some godforsaken ancient era. He had become a son of Emperor Wu of Han who didn't exist in the history b 561Votes17kRecs119.6kFans
- 75 From the Hong Kong Film Universe to the Heavens 诸天从港综世界开始 Xu Luo transmigrates and opens his eyes at the scene of a gang of robbers splitting their loot. Having inherited none of the original owner's memories, he mistakes himself for a real robber and decides to take everything for himself, pocketing diamonds worth fifty million! After achieving financial freedom, two police officers suddenly show up and tell him he's an undercover cop. They order him to investigate on the streets who pulled off the diamond heist and where the stolen goods went. Xu Luo 0Votes68.1kRecs357kFans
- 76 I Attain Godhood Through Reincarnation Across the Heavens 我在诸天轮回封神 In Dragon City Showdown, he is the Red Staff of Hong Sheng United, the “Fierce Dragon” Yang Sheng, undefeated against every gang in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong Ghostly Encounters, he is the successor to the last generation of Celestial Masters, battling ghosts and monsters in the Golden Skies Building. In the world of court and martial arts, he is the Grand Commander of the Martial Suppression Hall, wielding power across the court and ruling with a ruthless hand as he unleashes a storm of bloodshed 0Votes132.3kRecs316.1kFans
- 77 Sports: The Reborn Su Shen 体坛之重开的苏神 Is 9.827 the limit for people of Asian descent? No. This time, I, Su Shen, am going to write the ultimate sprinter’s... paper. At the request of my esteemed readers, I’m adding one more line: Possibly the most hardcore sprinting novel on the entire internet. A scientific body-snatching System. Come and see for yourself. (Well, esteemed readers, is this good enough? Have I finally caught your eye? I really did my best T_T) 0Votes206.2kRecs99.8kFans
- 78 Final Diagnosis 最终诊断 Originally titled I’m Really Not the Second-Generation Doctor The patient’s point of view: Brain: All units, report your current condition. Liver: Function lost, 88%. Lungs: Function lost, 95%. Stomach: Function lost, 95%. Kidneys: Function lost, 64%. Heart: Function lost, 88%. Brain: The body can no longer reverse the situation on its own. How much adrenaline remains in reserve? Adrenal glands 0Votes25.6kRecs55.9kFans
- 79 Journey to the West: I Am the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord 西游之吾乃百眼魔君 Reborn as a giant centipede in the mountains, he has a tiny furnace inside him that can fuse the supernatural abilities of countless demons. He rules the mountains, and every beast gives way. When hungry, he eats spirit fruit; when thirsty, he drinks from clear springs. He absorbs the essence of the sun and moon and devours the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth, living in carefree bliss. He even has a little cousin who spends all day holed up inside a broken temple's Buddha statue. He thought 0Votes37.5kRecs179.1kFans
- 80 1983: Starting Out as a Big-Time Aquaculturist on a Small Island 1983小海岛，从养殖大户开始 [A novel about marine aquaculture in the early 1980s. At first, it’s kelp farming, oyster farming, catching eel fry, and raising swimming crabs...] Back in 1983 on a small island, Li Duoyu risks his life to haul in a net full of large yellow croaker. He thinks he’s about to make a fortune, only to have reality slap him in the face: at the time, large yellow croaker sells for just 40 cents a jin. But Li Duoyu also discovers that far from the coast, dried oysters, dried squid, dried kelp, and drie 0Votes78.7kRecs249.5kFans
- 81 Starting Out as a University Professor 从大学教师开始 The new book, I'm Not an Athlete, is officially out. 0Votes138.1kRecs226.5kFans
- 82 As a Mage, I Only Want to Pursue the Truth 身为法师的我只想追求真理 A mage accidentally ends up stranded on Blue Star. The intelligent life there cannot use their will to manipulate dark matter and affect reality, so the mage loses the ability to cast spells. To regain his powers, the mage has no choice but to bring out all kinds of cutting-edge technology to acquire resources. The metaverse, brain-computer integration, and biological computers bring tremendous changes to Blue Star's technology. Note: This is a pure sci-fi tech novel, with ideas you've absolutel 0Votes31.9kRecs126.8kFans
- 83 The World of the Arts 文艺世界 New book: Love Yourself, Director In 2001, domestic art-house directors were rushing one after another toward Cannes, Berlin, and Venice. Commercial directors were obsessed with making blockbusters and taking on the global box office. At this time, Fang Nan was quietly working as a stuntman on one film set after another, starting from the bottom and eventually becoming a top-tier director known worldwide! 0Votes56kRecs164.8kFans
- 84 Becoming a Noble in the Spring and Autumn Period 我在春秋做贵族 His soul traveled to an era when Laozi, Confucius, and Sun Tzu were still alive, and he became the second son of the Zhi clan, one of the noble families of Jin. At present, the six high-ranking families of Jin are locked in fierce internal power struggles, while the neighboring states are in turmoil. Jin's hegemony is already on the verge of collapse. Wu is on the rise, and Fuchai is unstoppable. Goujian is busy enduring hardship and planning for the day when three thousand Yue soldiers will con 0Votes68kRecs171kFans
- 85 Leveling Up and Fighting Monsters for Loot Every Day 每天都在升级打怪爆装备 Gamifying Work and Life Office worker Lin Shu begins his daily quest to level up, fight monsters, and get loot. [Danger! The Lv. 3 Temptress Fox Demon is waving at you and casting her bewitching seduction spell!] [Ding! You bravely pushed back against your boss's unreasonable demand, killing the Lv. 5 monster Bullshit with one strike. You received: 1. Experience +1000; 2. 666 gold coins; 3. One mysterious gift!] [Ding! You accidentally triggered a hidden dungeon...] [Ding! You accid 0Votes30.7kRecs92.1kFans
- 86 I Can Refresh My Golden Finger Every Month 我每月能刷新金手指 Zhou Qing’s transmigration didn’t go very well. Demons and ghosts came knocking, and he could barely make it through each day. Fortunately, a golden finger fell from the heavens, and it could refresh once a month. It was a wonderful opportunity unlike any before. [Heaven and Earth Money Exchange: A place where wealth gathers. Once connected to, it provides an endless supply of currency.] [Great Thousand Immortal Tree: A game-like secret realm. Chop down the tree with a divine axe, and countless 0Votes598.8kRecs420.3kFans
- 87 Old Soldiers, New Cops 老兵新警 I never wanted to take off my military uniform upon retirement. I had never dared hope that I could become a police officer, yet I ended up wearing a police uniform. I resolved to put down roots at the border and guard the nation's gates, only to be transferred back to my hometown. Fate is truly wondrous. Come and witness Han Xin's extraordinary life, from olive green to navy blue! 2Votes405.7kRecs294.3kFans
- 88 North American Detective: I'm an Expert in Every Kind of Quick-Draw 北美神探：我精通各种美式居合 [Gunfights + Crime-Solving and Deduction + Ruthless Action] I’ve been doing black-on-black deals, and only now you’re telling me I was planted by the police as an undercover agent??? Dean looked at the boss, who had died with his eyes wide open, and scratched his head. He could only seize the opportunity to become Los Angeles’s five-star citizen: Detective Dean! P.S.: No supernatural powers, but there is a dark world beyond the reach of ordinary people, with hitmen, master thieves, and all kinds 0Votes97kRecs357.1kFans
- 89 Great Nation, Great Mechanic 大国机修 “Dongqing, you’re a college graduate. Isn’t it beneath you to fix cars with us?” In the small repair shop, a group of roughnecks teased him. Ji Dongqing wiped the sweat from his brow, a wry smile rising in his heart. It was 2002. Rather than spend years going in circles as a college graduate, he’d be better off taking advantage of the high wages in auto repair, earning money early, and paying off his student loans. If he could manage it, he’d buy a place in the city, find a good woman, get marri 0Votes43.9kRecs314.6kFans
- 90 Travel Begins with Photography 旅行从摄影开始 [Travel System] [First Loading Message: To encourage residents to leave their homes, the Travel System was specially developed. It can provide cash, skills, talents, and cultural products from parallel worlds. We hope residents will leave their homes, see the blue sky, embrace the sea, and enjoy the sunshine.] [Skills: None] [Talent: Photography] [In the past nineteen years, your travel has taken you no more than one hundred kilometers from home. In this age of advanced transportation, you are n 0Votes37.7kRecs148.6kFans
- 91 Three Kingdoms: Cao Family Tyrant, I Wipe Out the Sima Clan from the Start 三国：曹家暴君，开局屠了司马氏 Cao Shuo was reborn in the late Han dynasty as Cao Cao's second son. He bound himself to the [God-Tier Choice System], which offered three options: Benevolent Ruler, Kind Ruler, and Tyrant. From the start, he chose the Tyrant option and wiped out Sima Yi's entire clan. [Ding! The Host has wiped out Sima Yi's clan and received three thousand Black Armor troops.] [Ding! The Host has slain Zhang Xiu and received the Overlord's martial prowess.] [Ding! The Host has slain Yuan Shao, taken Yuan Shao's 0Votes2.4kRecs12.6kFans
- 92 The Human Way Shall Endure Forever 人道永昌 The curtain rises, and heroes vie for supremacy! A clash between humanity and the demon race, between short-lived and long-lived species! Among the Human, Immortal, and Buddhist Daos, who will take the lead, and who will reach the summit? Chen Sheng, who transmigrated as the son of a traveling merchant in the Great Zhou, had only wanted to survive the chaotic times and never sought fame among the lords. But the tide of the age pushed him step by step toward the peak. Some people work hard to ris 0Votes151.7kRecs479kFans
- 93 An Unorthodox Taoist in a World of Strange Tales 志怪世界的旁门道士 This is a world of strange tales, where ritual and music have fallen into disarray and ghosts and spirits roam. Here are strange people and eerie ghosts, green corpse demons and immortal beings, mushroom people and grass horses, wicked cultivators and righteous gods. Here are methods of corpse liberation and qi cultivation, alchemy with lead and mercury, divination by spirit writing and summoning gods, paper soldiers and straw horses. With a mysterious golden manual that improves his proficiency 0Votes67.4kRecs322.3kFans
- 94 EN Nuclear-Powered Sword Immortal 核动力剑仙 Beside the coast, a hundred-meter-tall star gate shimmered with flowing light. Beyond the gate, an endless army of steel stretched as far as the eye could see. Squadrons of fighter jets streaked across the sky, weaving a curtain of steel. Far out at sea, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and frigates filled the waters, ready for battle. Every gun was aimed at the figure stepping out of the star gate. “By the authority of Federal Command, I order you to stand down. Otherwise, you will face all-out w 0Votes197.8kRecs499.4kFans
- 95 The Ultimate Arms Dealer 最强之军火商人 When I calm my mind, the whole world will bow before me!! Everyone is a tool for him to make money. People call him the King of War. But he'd rather be called a businessman, a pioneer who has taken the special industries to the pinnacle! “The most meaningful thing I've ever done was bring Lockheed Martin down from its pedestal!”, World Figures Weekly. 711278529 1Votes180.6kRecs271.2kFans
- 96 I Deceived Kangxi 骗了康熙 At the crucial moment in the struggle among the Nine Princes, the illegitimate son of Longkodo, commander of the Nine Gates, tricks Kangxi badly! 9Votes279.6kRecs385.1kFans
- 97 Sealed for a Thousand Years, Even My Weakest Underling Became a Demon King 封档千年我最弱的小弟都成了魔王 After transmigrating into the game he'd painstakingly completed, Zhou Mu discovered that, for some reason, the entire world had gone crazy. Why had the continent been unified in his name? What was this religion that used his name all about? Why were the royal family members all claiming to be descended from me? As far as I remember, the game didn't have that feature! “What on earth have you all been doing during the thousand years I was gone?!” 0Votes56.4kRecs147.6kFans
- 98 The Martial Fate of the Myriad Heavens 诸天武命 Martial arts! What are martial arts? Building strength and health? Protecting home and country? Never losing a battle? Or constantly surpassing your limits? 0Votes112.5kRecs130.6kFans
- 99 EN The Strongest Path: From the Night of the Massacre 从灭族之夜开始迈向最强 Transmigrated into Uchiha Sasuke on the night of the clan’s extermination in the world of Naruto. No System, no golden finger. Relying only on foresight and ingenious calculations, he plots to obtain the Mangekyo Sharingan on the night of the clan’s extermination, taking one step at a time toward becoming the strongest in the ninja world! 0Votes110.5kRecs138.8kFans
- 100 The Years of Red Flags Flying High 红旗招展的岁月 Engineer and homebody Jiang Hua returns to the past, bringing with him the pleasant surprise of a vast pocket dimension. He's also in great shape and can eat anything without a care. And in this parallel world, he has an unruly younger brother. He can't waste this fresh start. He'll keep his head down for now, and when the opportunity comes, he'll change the world. I have God's-eye view. I arrive, I see, I conquer! 6Votes123.7kRecs365.6kFans
