Novels like 1979: The Golden Age
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as 1979: The Golden Age, best match first.
- 151 EN The Immortal Craftsman's Creation 仙工开物 Deep inside a volcano, an immortal palace of mechanisms left behind by ancient sages awaits its successor. His mother risked her life to obtain its immortal seal, entrusting it to Ning Zhuo with her dying breath. The Buddha’s Heart-Demon Seal! Save yourself and become a Buddha; save others and turn them into demons. With the seal in hand, one can lightly imprint the heart and command mechanisms as easily as feathers. Others grow weary and burdened when controlling them, but Ning Zhuo can command 550Votes3.6MRecs4.4MFans
- 152 I Have to Teach This World a Lesson 我得给这世界上堂课 That year... Zhang Sheng, betrayed by the organization's leader, arrived in this world... That year... Facing a catastrophic start, he saw the bloody struggle of capital, the beasts lurking in the cruel, dark forest, and the bewildered entrepreneurs left in the wake of the financial crisis... He instinctively flashed a savage grin. 0Votes194.1kRecs549.1kFans
- 153 EN Where There Are Immortals, There Is Fame 有仙则名 Lately, I don't know what's gotten into things. First I started seeing spiritual energy in the air. Then a glowing tree mysteriously sprouted in the courtyard of the Taoist temple. A beautiful fox spirit even came by in the middle of the night, and the cat I keep has started talking like a person. But I searched online and couldn't find anything about it. Has spiritual energy really revived? Wait! Why is it all starting around me? 12.4kVotes156.2kRecs615.6kFans
- 154 EN The People's Lawyer 国民律师 October 1, 2002. Xu De transmigrates to Green Forest City in the Eastern Kingdom, becoming a lawyer and gaining a golden finger that lets him draw rewards as long as he can satisfy his clients. But immediately after transmigrating, he runs into a difficult client! The client has been cuckolded. His wife has cheated on him several times and wants a divorce and a share of the property, intending to elope with her lover! Faced with the situation above, ordinary people would choose: [Option A: Divid 3.7kVotes93.8kRecs679.9kFans
- 155 EN After the Skyfall 天倾之后 Our world has been corrupted. The appearance of supernatural creatures, tales of ghosts and monsters, cultivation and evolution, strange artifacts clashing with sorcery, and the opening of gateways to other realms. Some fight to cross over, while others flee… It all began after the sky fell. 50Votes553.4kRecs2.2MFans
- 156 Restoring the Han Dynasty 匡扶汉室 In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, at Changban Slope in Dangyang, the Liu Bei faction faced its darkest hour. Cao Cao’s army had won a great victory, Liu Bei had suffered a crushing defeat, and he fled, leaving his wife and children behind. But A Dou was not the only child left behind. A transmigrator, reborn for a second life, became Zhang Shao, Zhang Fei’s second son, only to find himself imprisoned in Cao Cao’s camp. Ten thousand cavalry thundered by the river as fierce tigers roared; a thous 0Votes67.7kRecs104kFans
- 157 EN Immortality Starts With Alchemy Dao Grandmaster 长生从炼丹宗师开始 A hermit becomes an immortal, coming and going among the azure peaks. Yin and yang are forged in the furnace; the Great Dao lies within the heart. Luo Chen transmigrates to the cultivation world. With a proficiency panel, he practices alchemy and breathing techniques, studies spells and arts, and advances step by step along the path to immortality. (Skips the Mortal World and begins directly in the cultivation world.) 51Votes97.5MRecs1.4MFans
- 158 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
- 159 Showbiz: I’m Just an Actor 文娱之我只是个演员 I don’t understand music, can’t dance, am no good at writing, know nothing about calligraphy, and can’t paint. I’m an actor, Xu Rong. 3Votes135.9kRecs245.6kFans
- 160 EN Sister, Do I Have to Be a Maid Too? 姐姐，我也要一起当女仆吗？ [Romantic Daily Life] [All Characters Are Adults] The premium version costs 60,000, with 27,000 average subscriptions. Enjoy with peace of mind! On his first day collecting rent, Jiang Yubai ran into twin sisters pleading desperately with their landlord because they couldn't afford to pay. Lin Jianxia: Let's make this clear beforehand. Once we've paid off the back rent, we're even! Lin Jianxia: I'm only cleaning and cooking. There's no way I'm putting on a maid outfit! After graduation. Lin Jian 9.9kVotes261.9kRecs1MFans
- 161 I Really Can't Act 我真不会演戏啊 “I’m going to take my talent into the entertainment industry…” “But you can’t actually act.” “Having a good face is enough.” 0Votes79.3kRecs127.3kFans
- 162 A Guide to Time-Traveling in the Northern Song 北宋穿越指南 If you transmigrate back to the Song Dynasty, should you compose poetry and enjoy romance? Or raise an army and vie for supremacy? Either way, first things first: fill your stomach. 55Votes1.4MRecs2.6MFans
- 163 EN The First Wizarding World War 第一次魔法世界大战 Charlotte Mecklenburg transmigrates to the Fars Empire and only wants to be a civil servant on another continent. He isn’t even a combatant... But who would have thought that even civil servants have to go to war! Announcement: The physical edition of The First Magical World War goes on presale on May 24. 5Votes347.2kRecs1.6MFans
- 164 Spoiling History: Starting with the Three Kingdoms 剧透历史：从三国开始 The viewers of Wen Mang's videos wrote down their identity records: The first fan looks vaguely familiar, like the ruler of some country. The second fan killed his brothers, yet is still the true Son of Heaven. The third mistreated a mother and her daughter, and his dynasty never unified the realm. Finally, everyone's eyes turned to the last one. What character was he playing? Wen Mang replied, “I'm a tycoon, a collector, an appraiser, and an investor.” 66Votes317.9kRecs416.4kFans
- 165 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
- 166 Strange Tales of Northern Qi 北齐怪谈 In the tenth year of Tianbao, Gao Yang, the heroic emperor, began playing a pipa made from a human thigh bone. He sang along to his own accompaniment, and the tune was grotesque, absurd, terrifying, despairing, and agonizing. That year, Liu Taozi, who lived by the Zhang River, caught a few fish, and the story began. 51Votes476.8kRecs942.9kFans
- 167 Fame and Fortune in America 美利坚名利双收 Get famous early, make money early, and enjoy the good life in America with both fame and fortune. America, Hollywood, business battles, showbiz, stars, and movies. 0Votes305.3kRecs335.9kFans
- 168 The Great Song Dynasty's Great Detectives 大宋神探志 After transmigrating to the early years of Emperor Renzong’s reign in the Northern Song, before the luminaries from his language textbooks had made their mark, he was preparing to take the imperial examinations and hopefully become one of the era’s shining stars when he heard about the young Bao Zheng’s crime-solving exploits. A few casual words could clear up a mystery? Some inexplicable urge could make me keep searching? … Bao Zheng, Zhan Zhao, Gongsun Ce: one familiar stranger after another a 4Votes168.4kRecs327.7kFans
- 169 EN Myth: The Devraj Isn't Working Today 神话：天帝今天不上班 In Indian mythology, the Trimurti reign supreme over the world. The many sages curse the gods. The Asuras practice austerities for thousands of years, and every time they receive a boon, they attack the heavens and beat up the Emperor of Heaven. “Austerities, boons, beating up the Emperor of Heaven... Why does every Indian myth follow this same pattern? I'm the one who gets beaten and suffers every time. I'm done with this!” Indra, who has transmigrated into the Emperor of Heaven, is furious. An 4Votes88.4kRecs274.8kFans
- 170 EN Ultraman Arbitrary Key: Dawn 奥特曼任意键：启明 [Ten Thousand Subscriptions] [Illustrations Throughout] [No Torturing the Protagonist] [No Distorting the Original Characters] In this world, the Defense Force is made up of all kinds of heavyweight members: The director is deep and calculating, and loves to micromanage: Yu Tsuchibashi The strategists are impatient for results, bold and reckless: He Zhi and Gondo The captain is physically disabled but determined, and speaks his mind: Dan Moroboshi The deputy captain hates evil and is stubbornly 84Votes291.1kRecs395.4kFans
- 171 What Do You Mean, Retiring from the Underworld? I’m No Crime Boss 什么金盆洗手，我又不是龙头大佬 Everyone in the underworld burns yellow paper, worships Guan Yu, drinks blood wine, and kowtows to swear brotherhood. But who actually keeps the Second Master’s virtues of loyalty, righteousness, benevolence, courage, trust, propriety, and wisdom in their heart? 1980, the New Territories, Tseung Kwan O, the ancestral hall’s incense room. The brothers draw lots to determine life or death. Yin Zhaotang holds incense in both hands and kneels on one knee, praying to Lord Guan for protection. He rece 0Votes156.5kRecs509.8kFans
- 172 You Don't Know How Much Fun Being a Director Is 导演的快乐你不懂 ★ Book status: Complete! Conquest 108 ★ Born in 1985, admitted to the directing program at the Beijing Film Academy in 2003, went on exchange to the University of Southern California in 2005, and directed his first Hollywood movie in 2006. He became famous overnight! But at the height of his success, Wang Quan announced he was returning to China to pursue his career. The domestic entertainment industry was shaken, and the international scene was stunn 2Votes192.6kRecs495.5kFans
- 173 My Wife Is the Chief Executive 我的老婆是执政官 A legal genius of the twenty-first century embarks on a journey to restore a fallen kingdom in a mysterious world. From Canjun, quality is guaranteed! 1Votes554.6kRecs379.6kFans
- 174 EN Back to 1982: A Second Chance in a Fishing Village 重回1982小渔村 A fishing-and-seaside-life story set in the 1980s, with an average of 35,000 paid subscribers. The animated series of the same name, Back to 1982: A Small Fishing Village, launched on Hongguo on August 7! [Everyday life in the 1980s: fishing, farming, raising kids, and family squabbles. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read or leave hate!] It’s the same familiar little fishing village, but Ye Yaodong is no longer the young man he used to be. Reborn into the pas 221Votes2.1MRecs2MFans
- 175 EN My Life in America: My Uncle Don Quixote 人在美利坚：我的叔叔堂吉诃德 [Successfully completed, read with confidence] [Over 10,000 first-month paid subscribers, 38,000 average subscribers, 150,000 peak subscribers: the highest first-month and average subscriber counts for an American-set novel] My name is Li Wei. After my parents passed away and left me saddled with a huge debt, I was taken in by a distant uncle in America and went to live with him in New York. Wait, what is this medieval adventure System? Why does it think my uncle is a mad knight? Why is the Uppe 972Votes209kRecs1.4MFans
- 176 The Academic Ace's Military Research System 学霸的军工科研系统 Chang Haonan, an arms industry engineer from 2023, is reborn in 1996, back in his university days. At this darkest hour, before China's military industry takes off, he obtains a [Scientific Research Guidance System] that rivals the greatest mentor. Starting with improvements to a fight 21Votes554.6kRecs847.8kFans
- 177 Cultivating a Male Star: I Took Advice and Became a Top-Tier Star 养成系男神：听劝后，我成了顶流 “With my looks and circumstances, how can I find a girlfriend?” After coming from a parallel world and giving up on his new appearance, Li Youzhi posted this question online. “Try getting a different head.” “Best to be reborn.” “Lose weight. Run ten kilometers a day, do a hundred push-ups, a hundred squats, and a hundred sit-ups.” Reading the comments, some sincere and some mocking, Li Youzhi took the first step toward changing himself. Years later, when a reporter asked Li Youzhi's fans how the 0Votes222.6kRecs824.1kFans
- 178 EN The Mad Demon of Myriad Lives 万生痴魔 Get a bowl, fill it with soil, count one, two, three, four, five. Plant a toad and grow a train, plant a soybean and grow a tiger. Cultivate a fine craft, and you'll enjoy a life of ease, free from hardship. There are three hundred and sixty trades among all living things. Which path is the one to rule them all? That carpenter has real skill, snapping a chalk line to divide yin from yang, joining mortise and tenon to subdue the eight wilds. This blacksmith has a knack, making iron and fire ring 4.5kVotes398.3kRecs721.3kFans
- 179 Becoming a God by Planting the Bodhi Tree 从栽下菩提树开始成神 All beings possess the wisdom and virtues of the Tathagata, yet they remain sunk in the sea of suffering, unable to transcend it or see the Tathagata... “Because the people of this world have never seen me.” That year, Ji Jingqiu was sixteen. To stay alive, he envisioned the Buddha's Infernal Prison of the Burning House, planted a Bodhi treasure tree, kindled 0Votes213.8kRecs754.2kFans
- 180 EN The Corpse Retriever 捞尸人 People know that ghosts are terrifying, but ghosts know how cruel the human heart can be. This is a traditional supernatural novel. 6.3kVotes7MRecs21.2MFans
- 181 The Tribulation of Ten Thousand Dynasties 万朝之劫 [A 87,000 Premium Subscription, 34,000 Average Subscribers, and Over 10,000 Monthly Subscribers! Quality Guaranteed, Read with Confidence!] (Original title: The Plot of Real Historical Games Is Known Only to Me) “That Ma Su guy has a clear head. The key to victory at the Battle of Jieting is holding the high ground! Anyone who wouldn't even occupy the mountain is an incompetent fool, nothing to worry about!” “Don't bother grinding in Stalingrad. I just came out of the Western Front instance, and 7.8kVotes171.1kRecs998.7kFans
- 182 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
- 183 EN Gatekeeper of the Myriad Worlds 万界守门人 The planets died. The gods fell. After the Realm of Law collapsed, humanity lost all its protectors. Now, “anomalies” and “calamities” are beginning to invade the human world. As the age of darkness begins, a soul from Blue Star transmigrates into this world. … A comic of the same name is now available on Tencent Animation, Qidian, and QQ Reading. 13Votes486.2kRecs1.5MFans
- 184 EN Blade of Reckoning 泼刀行 Martial arts, folk customs, strange tales, taboos, the imperial court, the martial world, grandmasters, magical duels, journeys to the underworld, spirit mediums, invoking gods, Nuo opera, esoteric sects, immortality… The martial world is a winding road, filled with all kinds of people and schools. Within the arcane tradition, folk legends and strange tales come in countless forms. This is a turbulent age, one where danger and opportunity go hand in hand. Li Yan strides forth with his blade in h 98Votes425.9kRecs708.7kFans
- 185 Corpse Liberation Immortals in the Age of Dharma's Decline 末法时代的尸解仙 Emperors and generals, world-shaking achievements; virtuous scholars and exiles, writings that endure for millennia; fine carriages and beautiful women, heroic spirit… I ask just one thing: Can any of it grant eternal life? This is a story about transmigrating to an ancient age in the declining Dharma era and seeking immortality. Time flies, the years pass; shed the mortal body and ascend, and live forever in this world. 5Votes113.2kRecs446.8kFans
- 186 The Imperial Enterprise of the Northern Dynasties 北朝帝业 The end of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the age of the Later Three Kingdoms. He Liuhun rules the roost in Hebei, Yuwen Tai dominates Guanzhong, and Xiao Pusa devotes himself to Buddhism in Jiangdong. Ambitious heroes are fired with purpose, while the people shed blood and tears! The fires of war flare up again at Mount Mang, and heaps of bones lie strewn across the River Bridge! In an age of chaos, division must eventually give way to unity. Cross the Taihang Mountains, ford the Yangtze, 5Votes304.6kRecs289.8kFans
- 187 EN Celestial Being's Codex 天人图谱 If human life could grow ever stronger without limit, then one day we would reach the heavens! 465Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 188 EN The God Mimic 神的模仿犯 Twelve men and women of different backgrounds are invited into a new world. Here, they must not only decide how to live by voting on proposals, but also keep taking part in deadly games to extend the time on their visas. And the people designing these games of life and death are actually among them. 2.1kVotes523.9kRecs1.4MFans
- 189 When Pride Still Mattered 当骄傲仍然重要时 Some people exist proudly, and some struggle proudly. Some compete proudly, and some fail proudly. But few can walk away with pride. By the time you finish reading this, congratulations: you’ve already seen the lives of many players. This passage took shape in Stephen Curry’s words after his 2021 defeat: “Nobody wants to face us next season.” It was Tim Duncan, certain before the 2014 Finals began that they wouldn’t mess it up. It was Kobe Bryant promising at Old Man Buss’s memorial to get the L 5Votes234.7kRecs386.1kFans
- 190 EN Lying Low While Cultivating Immortality in Two Worlds 苟在两界修仙 The fortunes of the years, the turning of spiritual influences, the transformations of yin and yang: these are but minor achievements of the Year Keeper… This is the story of a young man who transmigrates between two worlds to cultivate immortality, and strives to become a Year Keeper… 172Votes701.2kRecs1.3MFans
- 191 I’m No Detective 我可不是侦探 A clever and handsome young man accidentally transmigrates to Hokkaido, where he meets a calm, brilliant, long-haired, straight-haired girl who loves solving mysteries. In a world where the Japanese police are known as “a bunch of useless salary collectors,” the two team up to solve countless baffling cases with their ingenious deductions... Of course, that’s impossible. This is actually the story of a boy who gets struck by lightning and transmigrates to Hokkaido. By sheer coincidence, he meets 3Votes425.1kRecs490kFans
- 192 The Treasure Mirror of Pure Light 清光宝鉴 “Come, let us invite the moon from the Milky Way's highest heaven, and together admire the eternal spring of the human world. Let us ignore the world's turmoil and spend half a lifetime cultivating a body beyond tribulation...” The moon in the water is like a dream, like flowers reflected in a mirror. Even a child knows that the moon in the water can only be seen, never touched. But Qin Xuan can scoop it up... … 4.3kVotes306.3kRecs580.6kFans
- 193 I Love Posting on Weibo, and Became a Pro League Carry 爱发微博的我，成了职业通天代 After seeing too many people slack off and take things for granted, all he wanted at first was to do justice to the effort he put in. But after sticking with it ten thousand times, he became a breath of fresh air in the industry. 5Votes110.4kRecs369.9kFans
- 194 EN Turns Out I'm a Cultivation Prodigy 原来我是仙道天骄 July, 14994 of the Immortal Calendar. Chen Zhuo was admitted to Taiqing City's Vocational Technical College of Alchemy. Approved for an artificial spirit root, he became a cultivator with a single wood-aspected artificial spirit root. At first, Chen Zhuo could already see his future clearly: spend a hundred years or so cultivating honestly, work for a company on an assembly line, and maybe reach the peak of Qi Refining and collect a little retirement money. But not long after his spirit root was 6.9kVotes115.3kRecs754.5kFans
- 195 Unemployed from the Start, I Bring the Queen of Pop Back 开局失业，我让歌坛大魔王回归 Jiang Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a graduate of a lousy college. He gets married right after graduation and seems to reach the peak of life, only to achieve nothing, end up penniless, and start out unemployed. Just as he despairs, with only one skill to his name, his wife lifts his chin and says, “I'll take care of you.” She takes off her glasses, and the great demon king who once made the music scene tremble is back. Years later... As Jiang Yang watches Chinese-language e 19Votes497.2kRecs532.9kFans
- 196 EN Clearing Jin 廓晋 To clear the way means, first, to open it up, and second, to sweep it clean. Having arrived in the Eastern Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms era, one should strike out into the current, set one’s heart on the Northern Expeditions, drive the Five Hu tribes from the Central Plains, and then sweep away the aristocratic clans from the imperial court. Such is the way to clear the realm, build a new enterprise, and carry on Chinese civilization. That is the theory. But in the autumn of Yonghe 5, AD 349, when a 13.7kVotes901.7kRecs1.1MFans
- 197 EN Trenches, Bolt-Action Rifles, and Magic 堑壕大栓与魔法 After someone punched Morin awake, he discovered he was a prisoner of war. He had thought this was a world much like the one on the eve of World War I, but the reality was worse than he’d imagined. And why was an imperial soldier like me fighting alongside volunteers from the International Brigades as an ally?! Assault troops wielding swords and shields like tin-can armor, diesel-and-magic-powered armored knights, and military mages... Everything was telling Morin that something was very wrong w 752Votes170kRecs472.6kFans
- 198 Exploiting Hollywood, 1980 剥削好莱坞1980 Hollywood has come up with plenty of formulas... What makes a movie a hit? And yet plenty of big-budget films that follow the formula still bomb at the box office. Ronald Lee transmigrates to Hollywood in the 1980s. Can he discover the secret to making a hit movie? After all, he can dream about scenes from movies he watched in his previous life... His knack for making box-office hits and helping actors win awards brings Ronald plenty of friends, enemies, and beautiful women... Let the author tak 3Votes484.8kRecs199.1kFans
- 199 Arc of Artillery Fire 炮火弧线 Wang Zhong arrives in another world and gets caught up in its world war. His special ability gives him an overhead view like a real-time strategy game, and even lets him see through the eyes of his troops! So he immediately starts micromanaging: “Move the machine-gun nest five centimeters to the left! Put the anti-tank gun in the woods on the right!” Three years later, Wang Zhong looks at the marshal’s baton in his hand, then at the double-headed eagle flag behind the emperor’s envoy. “There’s a 44Votes7.5MRecs2.1MFans
- 200 EN Green Mountains 青山 In this age, fame and fortune have stripped the world of nine-tenths of its chivalry. Everyone, this is the story of the last remaining tenth. 9.4kVotes3.5MRecs5.4MFans
