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  1. 1 Reborn in 2015: Becoming the School Heartthrob in High School 重生2015,高中开始做男神 Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Twenty-nine-year-old Zhou Ziyang woke up one morning to find himself back in 2015. That year, Zhou Ziyang had just turned eighteen and was in Class One of his senior year at the county's No. 1 High School. That summer was unbearably hot. 47Votes93.8kRecs264.1kFans
  2. 2 The Everyday Tycoon 生活系神豪 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Tycoon] [Daily Life] [Slice of Life] [Lighthearted] [Rational] [Consistent Logic] After getting the Tycoon System, of course he won’t just spend, spend, spend. He’ll also take the time to experience the true meaning of life! No bitter grudges, no showing off and getting face-slapped, no buying the whole world. Just a newly rich man with a System, doing his best to live life to the fullest~ 0Votes22kRecs215.9kFans
  3. 3 I Found a Notebook for the Reborn 我捡到一部重生笔记本 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Chen Ning, a college freshman, found an accounting notebook on the road: 2010: GDP ranks second in the world. 2015: Tu Youyou wins the Nobel Prize in Medicine. 2025: China becomes the world's largest auto exporter. It also says that in a few years, something called a smartphone will appear, and it'll be even better than a computer. And if you're wondering where the invincible Nokia went... it says it went bankrupt back in 2011! Chen Ning scratched his head, completely baffled. “But it's 8Votes29.1kRecs214.3kFans
  4. 4 The Tycoon System: Turning My Life Around 神豪从逆袭人生开始 Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Would you be willing, ] [To risk your life for your future?] At eighteen, Gu Heng was sunk deep in the mud. When the thorns of fate were offered to him, he chose to grasp them tightly, even if it meant covering his hands in blood. Challenge after challenge, he turned his life around again and again. With wealth in his left hand and power in his right. Before he knew it, the young man who had once been sunk deep in the mud had grown into a towering tree that blotted out the sky. Years la 127Votes66.1kRecs198.5kFans
  5. 5 EN The Martial Saint Begins in a Forsaken World 武圣从遗弃世界开始 Eastern Fantasy857k WordsCompleted Martial arts schools seize territory, city magistrates wage war, demons run rampant outside, and evil spirits wreak havoc within... Fortunately, Qi Yu transmigrated with a video game cheat. 1Votes27.6kRecs160.9kFans
  6. 6 Everyone's Reborn, Who Still Starts a Business Seriously? 都重生了谁还正经创业啊 Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [The author has written hit urban novels totaling over ten million words. Read with confidence.] Reborn in 2001, when the internet industry was growing at breakneck speed, Cheng Yi gets a sudden idea: he’ll charge the world’s major internet companies a tiny bit of service fees. [Cheng Yi in his startup days says]: “Bill Gates once said, whoever controls the traffic market can control the entire internet.” [Cheng Yi at his peak says]: “If any internet company dares to take food from the mouths of 142Votes65.7kRecs310.3kFans
  7. 7 Reborn in 2011: From a Second-Tier College to a Top University 重生2011,二本捡漏985 Urban4.1M WordsCompleted [Over 35,000 premium subscriptions, a top-tier hit.] More than ten years ago, the provincial cutoff for a first-tier university unexpectedly let students get into top 985 universities outside the province. Wang Yi and countless other exam takers regretted their choices. Those were the tears of an entire generation! Now reborn in 2011, Wang Yi, who should have gone to an ordinary second-tier university, manages to snag a place at a top 985 school! With e-commerce in one hand and feminine, figure- 0Votes119.9kRecs498.2kFans
  8. 8 Returning to Bolang Life 重返博浪人生 Urban1.8M WordsCompleted (Important notice: This is a heavily “write-by-the-cloud” style commercial novel. If that’s not your thing, don’t read it!!!) Wen Liang gets a second chance at life. Starting by saving a small company on the verge of bankruptcy, he explores all the possibilities life has to offer... “I’m Wen Liang. Please listen closely as I summon the Dragon’s Roar!” 0Votes91.2kRecs169.4kFans
  9. 9 How Can You Become a Star Without Money? 没钱怎么当明星 Urban2.5M WordsOngoing “What matters most when working with celebrities? Talent? Resources? Connections? No, no, no. Cash is what matters most. How can you work with celebrities without money? Money cannot buy acting skill, but it can buy an old veteran actor to carry a production. Money cannot buy talent, but it can buy talented workhorses. Money cannot buy connections, but it can buy traffic and buzz.” “Then why do you insist on cash?” “Because I only accept cash. I do not accept empty promises.” This is a story wit 0Votes48kRecs151.2kFans
  10. 10 Back to 1997: I Became the Progenitor of Web Novels 梦回1997,我成了网文鼻祖 Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Cao Sheng, a web novelist whose books had been flopping for years, returned to 1997. Online fiction had yet to appear that year, and he had the chance to become its founding pioneer. So he wrote a novel and posted it online. From then on, the age of web fiction began. Through his works, he kept showing everyone that web novels could be written this way, too. 85Votes127kRecs211.7kFans
  11. 11 Reborn in 2008: Starting a Business as a Rogue Cultivator 重生08,邪修创业 Urban3.0M WordsOngoing After being laid off by a shady cultivator, Wang Junshan was reborn in 2008. With one wild move after another, he set out to build his own shady cultivation empire! From campus group-buying to niche e-commerce. From social networking among acquaintances to browser games. From developing smartphones to investing in new energy... It all seemed like small-time hustle, struggling in the gaps between industry giants, but in reality, he was laying the foundations for a grand strategic plan. Years late 109Votes53.7kRecs186kFans
  12. 12 Does Playing by the Rules Count as Being Reborn? 循规蹈矩能叫重生吗? Urban2.5M WordsOngoing Zhou Mingyuan, a notorious womanizer and lawyer with tens of millions of followers across the internet, is reborn as a first-year law student in 2014. Love should be passionate, and a career demands getting ahead of the competition. Now that I’ve been reborn, there’s no way I’m playing by the rules! This time around, he’s going to live exactly as he pleases. This book is also known as "Living Exactly as I Please 2.0", "The Top Dog’s Rebirth Playbook", and "How to Master Intimate Relations 444Votes126.5kRecs480.6kFans
  13. 13 My Whole Family Met on Tieba 我全家都是从贴吧认识的 Urban2.2M WordsOngoing Seventeen-year-old orphan Shen Kang has a wonderful family: a mother who spends money like water, a father with connections everywhere, and a younger sister who is the ideal of humanity. They are not very familiar with one another, though. When the family of four eats at a restaurant, they look as if they bought a group deal and joined a shared table. They really are not familiar with one another, because all four members of this family had only just met on Tieba. A mother who spends money like 169Votes20kRecs207kFans
  14. 14 The Reborn Me Has Big Ambitions 重生的我超有追求 Urban2.0M WordsOngoing “Grandpa, I'm not going to college. I'd rather find a job sooner.” “How can you just stop studying? You need to have ambition. A college degree gives you the chance to earn a doctorate, and that opens up greater possibilities for your career...” “Grandpa, I don't have any grand ambitions. I just want to start working and earning money sooner.” My name is Zhang Daxiang. I'm reborn, and now my grandfather wants me to start a new branch of the family tree... 793Votes166.4kRecs227.1kFans
  15. 15 The Healing-System Tycoon 治愈系神豪 Urban3.0M WordsCompleted After graduating from high school, Lin Can loaded a healing System. As long as he healed someone, he could receive rewards, and so Lin Can began a healing-oriented life. Money, used to take in different scenery and gather different experiences. Photography, used to record those who, after being healed, put on pleated skirts, qipaos, office wear, hanfu, and more… In the end, after thinking about it for a long time, he still felt that money could heal everything. … "Choose one of two. Should I p 1Votes49.4kRecs234.5kFans
  16. 16 Livestreaming Blind Dates: My Intelligence Refreshes Without End 直播相亲:我的情报无限刷新 Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [The only live-streamed matchmaking novel online] Whether you're single, married, or sworn off marriage, this is worth a look. ᕕ( •̀‿•́ )ᕗ Viewer: “Brother Zhang, my match says she's like Steph Curry: loyal to one team for life. But I looked into it and found out she's actually Kevin Durant, having transferred between several teams and always joining the strongest ones. Still, I'm pretty happy with her shooting. Should I keep seeing her?” Zhang Zhe: “Have a medical team assess whether she's 4Votes31.9kRecs173.9kFans
  17. 17 From Knockoff Golf Carts to Industrial Hegemon 从山寨老头乐,到工业霸主 Urban1.3M WordsOngoing (An industrial novel about automotive technology and supply chains, with a late-game explosion of cutting-edge tech) Xu Yi woke up reborn in 2015. It was an era of industrial transformation and the explosive rise of new energy. He took over an obscure car company that had been obsolete from the moment it started, and went against the tide as domestic automakers struggled and industry underwent a seismic shift! Staring at the cheat ability that had suddenly appeared, Xu Yi fell into deep thought. 3Votes155.1kRecs372.4kFans
  18. 18 My 1991 我的1991 Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Reborn once more, I’ll earn money properly and take life one step at a time. My previous book, Reborn in the Great Era of 1993, has over 20,000 average paid subscriptions. You can trust my reputation. 0Votes281kRecs599.7kFans
  19. 19 I Want So Badly to Be Reborn 我太想重生了 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A divorced wife who was once my ideal, a missing English teacher, and a bankrupt female CEO! I wanted so badly to be reborn that I made five-year and ten-year plans in advance. Then I really was reborn, but this life isn’t going according to plan at all. It’s way too wild! 0Votes207.2kRecs692.8kFans
  20. 20 This Star’s Career Took Off After His Scandal 这个明星塌房后业绩更强了 Urban1.7M WordsOngoing I transmigrated to a parallel-world Blue Star, and the top-tier star I was became a disgraced celebrity? I awakened a System, and it has a performance-boosting card item that directly increases my numbers when I use it? The fans: “Heh, good riddance to that scumbag. Someone like him deserves to fade into obscurity!” “Wait, how did that scumbag's album sell over nine million copies? Are you people nuts? You unfollowed him and still bought his album?” “Hold on, that scumbag's online shop is sellin 395Votes121.5kRecs560.2kFans
  21. 21 Britain, 1986 英伦1986 Urban2.3M WordsCompleted 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
  22. 22 Romance? This Reborn Me Just Wants to Cash In 恋爱?重生的我只想爆奖励 Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Work hard? Work hard my ass! No matter how hard people born to toil work, they can never reach the bare minimum of those heaven-blessed geniuses. The gaps in talent, background, looks, luck... Even a single gap can swallow up every struggle of those born to toil. Stack them together, and life becomes utterly miserable. Su Huai is furious about it. Then he is reborn, gets a System, and suddenly fortune smiles on him. Heaven-blessed geniuses? Kneel and be dismissed. Let dogs handle romance. I just 0Votes289.9kRecs576.8kFans
  23. 23 From Fully Invested in A-Shares to a Capitalist 从满仓A股开始成为资本 Urban3.6M WordsOngoing (A high-stakes financial stock-market novel told from the perspective of a speculative trader. There is nothing else like it anywhere online, so do not miss it!) A plane crash meticulously orchestrated by Jewish capital causes Zhang Yang, a manager at Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s top asset-management firms, to unexpectedly return to 2009. That year, the aftershocks of the subprime mortgage crisis had only just subsided, while the global economy and stock markets were poised to su 450Votes160.7kRecs505kFans
  24. 24 EN Virtual Empire Begins with a Game 虚拟帝国从游戏开始 Gaming2.1M WordsCompleted What's the biggest obstacle standing between a company on the verge of bankruptcy and greatness? “Regulators, obviously! Where do they get so many regulators?” Xu Meng is close to losing it. “What's wrong with dressing female characters sexily? Game characters have the freedom to choose what they wear!” “The war simulator is a safe gaming peripheral. Players breaking bones is purely an accident, and we even include accidental injury insurance.” “The Dream Machine is a game console, an entertainm 2Votes88.6kRecs352.8kFans
  25. 25 Starting from That Korean City 从那座韩城开始 Urban2.7M WordsOngoing “Live in this apartment.” “Wear this watch.” “Take this card.” “I told you, I’ll support you.” Lin Yi looked at Yoona’s overbearing demeanor before him and smiled. Just then, laughter came from behind him. “Oppa, when are you going to do something bad? Take me with you.” He turned around and saw a lovely girl standing in the sunlight, smiling sweetly, radiant and captivating. 5Votes249.2kRecs188.8kFans
  26. 26 Rekindling Our Youthful Days 重燃青葱时代 Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Returning to the summer of 2014, Li Luo once again finds himself standing at a crossroads in life. The complete memories of his previous life are sealed away in the palace of his mind like a brand, perfectly preserved and available for him to browse at will. A photographic memory, insight into the future... In this life, his life will be completely transformed! And all 254Votes321.3kRecs1.3MFans
  27. 27 EN The AI Wave Tycoon's Rise 首富从AI浪潮开始 Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Entrepreneurship] [Business Battles] [Internet] [Artificial Intelligence] [Smart Protagonist] On the day you get laid off, your eyes suddenly gain the ability to see information that no one else can. What would you do? Catch the trap in your severance agreement on the spot, then give your former supervisor, who set you up, a taste of face-slapping. What next? Han Lu Yi, a top university graduate who spent several years grinding away at a major tech company, takes his severance pay and decides t 2kVotes111.9kRecs407.3kFans
  28. 28 EN Charm Maxed Out: Inheriting Game Assets 魅力点满,继承游戏资产 Urban5.7M WordsCompleted At 25, Tang Song is single, overweight, and owns neither a car nor a home. He sees no hope for the future. After suffering workplace bullying, the male-idol-raising game he's played for three years suddenly comes to life in the real world, bringing with it his enormous in-game fortune and a team of elite professionals. This is a story about raising a male idol. 257Votes943.2kRecs1.5MFans
  29. 29 Generation Z Artist Z世代艺术家 Urban2.9M WordsOngoing From Taking Down Public Intellectuals to Conquering the Entertainment Industry A Gen Z online troll born in 2005 is reborn in 1998. He has no rose-tinted view of this era, and it leaves him feeling utterly suffocated. The crude picture quality of TV and films, the eye-searing special effects, costumes like scraps of cloth, makeup that looks like a joke, and a filming philosophy of “good enough is good enough”... Men and women, directors and producers, every last one of them is garbage. The young 1.5kVotes1.3MRecs870.9kFans
  30. 30 Reborn in 2008: Diagnosed as a Medical Authority 重生08,我被确诊为医学泰斗 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [A career-focused novel with one heroine, averaging 30,000 paid subscriptions] Reborn in 2008, Jiang He holds medical technology twenty years ahead of its time. That year, the medical community was still helpless against the King of Cancer. Minimally invasive surgery was still considered off-limits in oncology, while genetic screening remained a barren wasteland... From revolutionizing the Whipple procedure and stunning the medical world to developing broad-spectrum anticancer drugs ahead of sch 630Votes144kRecs772.2kFans
  31. 31 The Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing In 1627, in the Ming Dynasty, pig iron cost 9 wen per jin, wheat cost 0.7 taels per shi, and millet cost 0.5 taels per shi. In 1627, the Ming central government collected roughly 10 million taels of silver and 4 million shi of grain tax. Local revenues from corvee levies, militia levies, community levies, and relay-station levies amounted to around 10,000 to 20,000 taels of silver per county. In 1627, the population was around 150 to 200 million, still far short of the 400 million it would reach 32Votes223kRecs810.3kFans
  32. 32 EN This Taoist Is Going to College! 贫道要考大学 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: The Young Daoist Chen Wants to Go to College Chen Shi'an has lived on the mountain for eighteen years. The text he knows best by heart is the Dao De Jing, and the ritual he performs most skillfully is the rite for sending off the dead. It was not until the day his master breathed his last that he learned the truth: in this day and age, funeral rites must be registered, and inheriting a Daoist temple requires a diploma! What is a dropout who slipped through nine years of compulsory 76Votes381.2kRecs904.1kFans
  33. 33 Reborn as a Financial Tycoon 重生之金融巨头 Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The new book Reborn in 2013: Super Technology Empire is out. It's a cutting-edge tech startup story with no System. The protagonist is a genius, and the book has three major arcs: Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe.] In battles of capital fought without bloodshed, plain words can become warriors in steel helmets and armor, while rules mastered by heart can turn into an arsenal of weapons wielded with ease. Who knew a war with neither gunpowder nor cold weapons could be so thrilling… Put 0Votes248.7kRecs387.5kFans
  34. 34 The All-Around Painter 全能大画家 Urban5.1M WordsCompleted “He is the highest-paid illustrator of all time, and the reason children fall in love with art!”, The New York Times. “East and West in perfect harmony, drawing on the strengths of many traditions. He is the most brilliant graduate in the two-century history of the Hamburg University of Fine Arts.”, President Martin Köttering. “We have seen countless artists become overnight sensations here... Tonight, another newcomer will join the ranks of these great names.”, Venice International Art Biennale 12Votes213kRecs278.3kFans
  35. 35 The Consumerist Heartthrob 消费系男神 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted As the tides of the times surge forward, Han Lie obtains a consumption System and swims against the current. 0Votes605.2kRecs762.8kFans
  36. 36 What's Wrong with One More Person Getting Rich Later? 多我一个后富怎么了 Urban3.7M WordsOngoing He started out studying medicine but never practiced, then sold TVs, ran into Zhou Huihui, and moved into the sharing economy, where deposits went unrepaid. Next came real estate, where he found some success. At last, he picked a prime property, but never got to top it out… In 2008, Yu Xing woke from a dream to find himself back on the eve of the financial crisis, with his investments in the red. That was the year industry giants took shape and capital awoke. He could only struggle to build his 1.7kVotes1MRecs885.5kFans
  37. 37 EN Reborn 99 Days Before the College Entrance Exam 重生高考前99天 Urban3.0M WordsOngoing 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
  38. 38 My Girlfriend Is from the Future! 我的女友来自未来! Light Novel3.0M WordsOngoing One day in September, a beautiful girl fell from the sky and appeared in He Tianran's life. She said she was reborn, and that she wanted to change the boy's future. A butterfly flaps its wings, and a breeze stirs in the heart. And so, a series of stories began to unfold, their encounters seeming at once like first meetings and reunions. Also known as: “So I'm the One Living the Dream?” and “This Isn't the Romance I Wanted” 381Votes460.3kRecs766kFans
  39. 39 EN Lying Low While Cultivating Immortality in Two Worlds 苟在两界修仙 Xianxia2.3M WordsCompleted 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… 208Votes701.7kRecs1.3MFans
  40. 40 You’re Forcing Me to Be Reborn 逼我重生是吧 Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Young and successful, Cheng Zhu came across a question online: “If you had the chance to go back in time and be reborn, would you take it?” Known around his circle for being the biggest show-off, Cheng Zhu saw thousands of people in the comments saying they wanted to be reborn. He couldn’t resist showing off, replied “No,” and attached a screenshot of his impressive bank balance. But the very next moment… He was reborn! … Also known as "Don’t Let Down Good Girls, Don’t Waste Bad Girls", "W 58Votes953.8kRecs5MFans
  41. 41 EN Cultivating in the Demonic Sect as a Talent 苟在初圣魔门当人材 Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted Lyu Yang transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, only to become a disciple of the First Sacred Sect, a demonic sect. Fortunately, he obtains a wondrous treasure, the Book of a Hundred Lives. When he dies, he can begin a new life and start all over again, while bringing back treasures, cultivation, and even lifespan from his previous life. He can even awaken special talents. Unfortunately, his chances are limited. He is not truly immortal. With chaos about to engulf the cultivation worl 577Votes1.8MRecs4.7MFans
  42. 42 Reborn to Ride the Wave 重生之我要冲浪 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Back in the past, Yao Yuan has only one thing on his mind: goofing off… Ahem, I mean surfing! 23Votes1.8MRecs1.6MFans
  43. 43 EN Red Heart Patrols the Sky 赤心巡天 Xianxia11.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Redhearted Path is now available everywhere. In ancient times, the demon race vanished without a trace. In the near-antiquity era, the dragon race disappeared. The age when the divine path flourished has faded like smoke, and the age of flying swords at their peak has finally fallen into decline... What happened to this world? Who will listen to the truth of history buried in the river of time? Across a thousand miles of mountains and rivers, I write of corpses lying low 2.1kVotes8.2MRecs8.1MFans
  44. 44 EN The Sorcerer's Manual 术师手册 Light Novel4.4M WordsCompleted In 1668, the city I lived in was named the safest place in the country. I made an indelible contribution to that achievement. Because I got caught. 100Votes1.1MRecs2.9MFans
  45. 45 Riding the Tide of a Pure-Hearted Era 逆流纯真年代 Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Time is a ship. Some people like to think of those few years in the early 1990s as the final voyage of a once-innocent era. Jiang Che, long since changed by the passing years, returns against the current and starts over in 1992, writing a brilliant youth that can finally be laid to rest properly. [Welcome to the second VIP group for Reversing the Current of Innocent Days: 497283806 (You must provide a screenshot showing you’ve purchased the whole book to join. This time, I’ll try to talk more.)] 41Votes2.9MRecs1.6MFans
  46. 46 The Matrilocal Husband 赘婿 Historical6.4M WordsOngoing In the final years of the Wu Dynasty, the age was turbulent and the realm was in chaos. Jin and Liao faced off against each other, the situation was unstable, and after a century of humiliation, the first faint glimmer of dawn signaling its end had finally appeared. Emperor Tianzuo, Wanyan Aguda, Wuqimai, Genghis Khan Temujin, Jamuka, Chilawen, Mukhuali, Bo'erhu, Bo'ersu, Qin Hui, Yue Fei, Li Gang, Zhong Shidao, Tang Ke, Wu Min, Geng Nanzhong, and Zhang Bangchang: loyal ministers and treacherous 438Votes13.5MRecs5.1MFans
  47. 47 EN Lord of Mysteries 诡秘之主 Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted 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. 48 The Sacred Ruins 圣墟 Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted 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

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