Novels like 1985: From the Start, Snow Sealed the Doors
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as 1985: From the Start, Snow Sealed the Doors, best match first.
- 1 EN The Survival Sage! 苟圣！ [From 400 first-day subscriptions to 10,000 paid subscribers] Also known as: From the Vajra Skill to a Sacred Body Xu Yang transmigrates into a chaotic martial world where human lives are as worthless as grass, becoming a poor wretch struggling to survive. Born into poverty, all he wants at first is to stay alive and get a filling meal. Then a [Martial Path to Immortality] panel appears in his mind. It evaluates and tallies his daily actions, rewarding him with points. Points can increase his li 922Votes73.5kRecs482kFans
- 2 The Ming Dynasty’s Useless Third-Place Scholar 大明草包探花 A joke circulates in Jinling: When the Yangtze floods, just toss Cao Guogong Li Jinglong and Young Fang, the top scorer in the palace exams, into the river, and they’ll block the channel. After all, they’re both complete idiots. Fang Jing doesn’t mind the joke much. He just finds it a little weird when people call him Young Fang, since it sounds like something that could get him arrested. Then again, he is the palace exam top scorer personally chosen by Zhu Yuanzhang. Though his actual ability m 127Votes24.4kRecs394.1kFans
- 3 EN This Martial Saint Is Too Cautious 这个武圣太谨慎了 [Strikes in self-defense] [Overwhelming victory with every strike] [Decisive and ruthless] [Social savvy] “I really don’t go looking for trouble. I just believe in striking first as a defensive measure.” Lin Yan transmigrated into the body of an ordinary youth in a martial arts world. With the martial arts tree that came with his transmigration, all he wanted was to quietly grow stronger and live a carefree, independent life. But with no influential backers, he was targeted everywhere by the pow 2kVotes107.6kRecs613.8kFans
- 4 From the Start, I Met a Goddess Constable and Obtained the Nine Swords of Dugu 开局相亲女神捕，获独孤九剑 Why is the whole martial world full of ex-girlfriends? Gu Guanqi transmigrates to a wuxia world and obtains the [Matchmaking System]. As long as he goes on a blind date, he can obtain all kinds of peerless martial arts, each one instantly reaching perfection. From then on, Gu Guanqi begins a journey through the martial world, constantly going on blind dates. [Blind date with a goddess constable, obtain the Nine Swords of Dugu] [Blind date with a female grandmaster, obtain the Secret of Longevity 50Votes50.1kRecs564kFans
- 5 The Heavenly Principles Protocol 天理协议 April 6: I confirmed that I'm severely nearsighted. This isn't ordinary myopia. I simply can't tell mythical creatures apart from ordinary humans. To my eyes, the two species look exactly alike! June 14: The news reported a bunch of terrifying creatures lurking outside my shop. Oh my god, I always thought they were just ordinary people. We were chatting and laughing in the shop, arms around each other's shoulders! July 22: I can't tell them apart. I really can't! All the special effects have bee 562Votes124.8kRecs649.8kFans
- 6 EN Swallowed Star: Ten-Thousandfold Returns for Taking Disciples 吞噬星空：收徒万倍返还 (Qidian's first Swallowed Star fanfic to surpass ten thousand subscriptions. Quality guaranteed.) After accidentally transmigrating to the Swallowed Star World, Lu Qingshan thought he could become a powerful expert. Little did he know that even after ninety thousand years, he would still be at Universe Level 9. Just as his end approached and he waited for death, he suddenly discovered that his golden finger had awakened. All he had to do was find geniuses, take them on as disciples, and bestow t 430Votes157.4kRecs445.9kFans
- 7 EN Lord of the Star River 星河之主 In 1986 of the old calendar, humanity landed on the Moon Star for the first time since the great war, marking the beginning of the new calendar. In Year 8 of the new calendar, the Moon Star's population exceeded ten million. Humanity's first Starry Sky Warrior was born, and that same year, people on the Moon Star began exploring the Primordial Star and established their first Starry Sky Base. This is a future world where the New Moon and the Old Earth contend, and life continues to evolve. …Yea 8.4kVotes279.9kRecs1MFans
- 8 A Nobody Becomes King 草芥称王 The groom is brutally killed on his way to the wedding. To save the marriage alliance between two powerful families, the bride wants me, her family’s advisor and the groom’s lookalike, to take his place? 2.8kVotes618.8kRecs618kFans
- 9 The False Man of Jiangzuo 江左伪郎 The realm was divided into three, then reunited under Jin. Who could have known that the Rebellion of the Eight Princes would follow, then the Humiliation of Yongjia, the uprising of the Five Barbarians, the fall of the north, and the southward flight of the aristocracy? To secure a full meal and protect his brothers, the young slave made up a little lie, hoping to pull off a clever trick. But he overdid it. The lie grew bigger and bigger, until it deceived the entire realm. 1.1kVotes132.4kRecs348.9kFans
- 10 The Coach Is a Beast 教练凶猛 (A League of Legends esports novel) Li Shu, a celebrated player in a parallel world, transmigrates to 2016. Apart from League of Legends itself, everything is unfamiliar to him: the major regions and every single player. With a completely blank resume, the first problem Li Shu has to face is... finding a job. 499Votes67.8kRecs307.6kFans
- 11 Real History Simulation Game 真实历史模拟游戏 Countless worlds, traversing the heavens! While billions of players struggle to survive within the rules of the game, you stand above the dimensions, surveying the whole board. You arrive in 1990. While everyone else heads south to strike it rich or works as a middleman, you're the only one looking overseas, using kvass to pry open the Soviet Union's aircraft orders. (The Soviet collapse arc is complete.) The Qing dynasty sinks into decline, and colonial wars erupt. While players scramble to pic 119Votes88.9kRecs325.4kFans
- 12 A Dream of the Beiyang Fleet 北洋之梦 After transmigrating into a hopeless student in the Beiyang presidential preparatory class in the fifteenth year of the Guangxu reign, Chang Desheng looked at his classmates, including Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Cao Kun, and Wang Shizhen, and made up his mind: I’m going to be president! A new work from Da Luoluo. Read it now, and don’t save it for later! 2.3kVotes159.9kRecs358.8kFans
- 13 Chinese Showbiz: I Was Reborn, Yet They Still Make Me Play the Bad Boy 华娱：重生了，还逼我做渣男啊 (In two years, this went from 300 to an average of 10,000 subscriptions. A very slow-burn, serious story about an actor. The scumbag stuff is all just a joke :) A stunning internet celebrity with tens of millions of fans is reborn in 2004. Good news: He’s twenty years younger. Bad news: There’s no System. Good news: He’s just started his final year of high school. Bad news: He scored 351 on the placement exam. Good news: His family is pretty rich. Bad news: A financial crisis is coming. So… 1.4kVotes186.6kRecs607.3kFans
- 14 I Became the Stand-In for the Chosen One 我成了天命之子的替身 Gu Changsheng: “We agreed I'd run off after seducing the Chosen One's fiancée, but three years later, then another three years, then another three years! Now she's got her hooks into me! If I don't wrap this up soon, I'll become the Chosen One myself, boss!” System: “Could you at least be a little nicer to me? I'm the only one in the entire Immortal Realm who knows your real identity. If I expose you, you'll be stuck here for the rest of your life, and I won't have to deal with you anymore.” Gu 2Votes66.8kRecs360.3kFans
- 15 I Became a Landowner in North America 我在北美当地主 [Treasure Hunting + Ranching + Fishing + Exploration + Gold Panning + Food... System Farming] A Chinese-American creator heads to Canada to compete in Alone, taking on the challenge of winning a million-dollar prize and building a new home. Who knew? Farming, fishing, and hunting for treasure can really make you rich! “Hey, everyone! The fishing nets accidentally hauled up another huge catch of cod, salmon, and Dungeness crab today. The restaurant and cabins are on a fire sale, so hurry over to 626Votes166.8kRecs399.4kFans
- 16 Edge of Doomsday 末日边缘 “My name is Yu Dong. I’m reborn, and every time I die, I return to seven days before the apocalypse begins.” “In my previous life, I met a girl named Liu Yeye. We supported each other through the apocalypse for a long time and even had an adorable child, but in the end, our whole family died in a zombie horde...” “So after I was reborn this time, I found my child’s mother. To gain her trust, I told her home address, the layout of her bedroom, what her wardrobe was made of, how every pair of her 839Votes111.2kRecs624.3kFans
- 17 EN Starting from Imitating All Demons to Become a True Immortal 从效法万妖开始成就真仙 Fierce demons sit enthroned on high, enjoying the incense and offerings of countless households. They call themselves immortals, rule over heaven and earth, and send scrolls of immortal arts down into the mortal world. Lin Shu wants to embark on the path of cultivation, so he diligently studies the immortal arts. But no matter how he searches the books, he cannot find the path to prove his Dao and become an immortal. Every word and sentence describes how to cultivate his flesh until it is delici 1.1kVotes200kRecs462.6kFans
- 18 American Medicine: I Survive the Kill Line by Relying on Demons 医学美利坚：我靠恶魔度过斩杀线 An average of 15,000 paid subscribers, and it’s not just about the kill line. Hell is empty. The demons are in America. Lin En was reborn in America. Unfortunately, the timeline was already too far along for him to turn his fortunes around by trading crypto. All he could do was focus on his work as a doctor, but then he stumbled upon a human trafficking operation... His life was hanging by a thread. [New demon detected: Succubus] System, don’t make things up. There’s no demon here. I only see an 1.4kVotes75.5kRecs474.2kFans
- 19 The Struggle for the Throne in the Jiajing Era 夺嫡在嘉靖朝 In the twenty-eighth year of the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming, the Crown Prince died, leaving the succession vacant. The struggle between Prince Yu and Prince Jing would determine countless lives, fortunes, and reputations. On one side stood Zhu Zaiji, Prince Yu, first in line by age. Backed by the court’s upright officials and invoking ancestral precedent, he was regarded by the scholarly world as the obvious choice for Crown Prince. On the other stood Zhu Zaizhen, Prince Jing. With Grand Se 887Votes132.3kRecs446.7kFans
- 20 EN Who Left This Last Will Here? 谁把遗言落这了？ [The Great Expedition is a colossal lie! The “Golden Fleece” that created the Twelve Primordial Gods... could it be the umbilical cord of those above?] [The Mother of Ten Thousand Limbs in Heaven shattered thirty thousand years ago... That egg named “Morningstar”... is probably no ladder to ascension!] [Beware the moon! An anomalous signal came from its surface... Its source calls itself the Guanghan Ark... possibly from the lost civilization of Yin Ruins...] [It said... Do not answer!] The Camb 4.4kVotes94.8kRecs773.1kFans
- 21 EN The AI Wave Tycoon's Rise 首富从AI浪潮开始 [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
- 22 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 5.4kVotes94.7kRecs682.2kFans
- 23 The Zombie Calamity of 1644 尸祸一六四四 In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, a meteor fell over Kaifeng, and the dead began to eat the living. Terrified, the Shun army breached the Majia Kou embankment and flooded Kaifeng, unleashing disaster far and wide. Two years later, Wang Zhiming, a fourteen-year-old eighth-grader, arrived in the chaotic final years of the Ming dynasty, only to discover, to his astonishment, that he had transmigrated into Zhu Cilang and was on his way to Nanjing, accompanied by Mu Hu, a servant of Gao Men 2.2kVotes107.6kRecs369.3kFans
- 24 The Glory of the Red Mansion, Ruling the Realm 红楼芳华，权倾天下 [Set against the true history of the late Northern Song. Over 10,000 subscriptions, one Glory Star, 10,000 words a day, quality guaranteed.] [The Dream of the Red Chamber is featured as a harem drama, so you can enjoy this even if you haven’t read it. A fusion of The Dream of the Red Chamber and Water Margin.] After transmigrating as Ximen Qing, the stunning beauty he encounters is not Pan Jinlian, but Qin Keqing from The Dream of the Red Chamber. The Jingkang Disaster is coming for the Song dyn 1.6kVotes353.9kRecs542.9kFans
- 25 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
- 26 Tokyo: How I, a China Enthusiast, Became a King of Japanese Entertainment 东京：崇华的我竟成了日娱之王 (Don’t know anything about Japanese entertainment? No problem! This book is made for readers who love a bit of gossip!) After transmigrating to Tokyo, he finds himself at the end of the Heisei era. He missed out on all the boom years, but can’t escape any of the Reiwa era’s downsides. Knowing exactly how much Reiwa-era shut-ins are willing to spend, Sakurada Jun decides to latch onto a fellow countryman. As a friend of the University of Tokyo, he’s determined to make a living off that connection 3.9kVotes110.4kRecs418.6kFans
- 27 EN Wizard: Starting with Synthetic Gems 巫师：从合成宝石开始 [White Wizard Opening] [Complete Demon Plant System] Explore the unknown, pursue the truth, transcend life and death, and control people's hearts: that is what it means to be a wizard. In this wizarding world, where resources are desperately needed, transmigrator Locke Augustine relies on his golden finger, a synthesis cube, to continually transform low-grade materials into high-grade ones. He sets out to explore every path toward the truth, including breeding, potion-making, and alchemy, develo 1.8kVotes229.1kRecs660.5kFans
- 28 EN A Proper Student Only Takes Nine Potions a Day 我正经学生，每天只吃九种魔药 (Averaging 30,000 copies! One wild twist after another!) Evan transmigrates as a student who sells his blood to test drugs, and gains a talent panel. [Nine Dragons' Power: You can reverse the side effects of nine drugs at the same time.] Sage University: The latest sleeping pills. Wanted: students who can stay up all night. You take [Incomplete Hibernation Potion]: impaired cognition, unable to wake for five days. Reversed effect: You can learn in your dreams for five days. Red King Laboratory: 1.5kVotes92.6kRecs822.6kFans
- 29 My IQ Increases Every Year 我的智商逐年递增 [No System + No Romance + Everyday Life + Ensemble Cast + Smart Characters + Scientific Research + A Rising Nation] Chen Zhuo was reborn as an infant. But he had no System, no pocket dimension, and no chime of mission prompts. All he had was a developing brain whose processing power continued to evolve as he grew older. “Who is Chen Zhuo?” “He’s a ghost in the world of mathematics, a tyrant in the world of physics, and the one and only god of science.” No harem, no hackneyed tropes. 350Votes72kRecs648.9kFans
- 30 Reborn in 2008: Diagnosed as a Medical Authority 重生08，我被确诊为医学泰斗 [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 EN My Study Group Is Full of Real Big Shots 我的学习群里全是真大佬 [Sanwan Erding Academic Prodigy Novel] Underachiever Li Dong accidentally joins a bizarre “Azure Dragon Study Group.” The group members all have extremely old-fashioned names, such as “Isaac Newton,” “Faraday,” “Gauss,” and “Einstein.” They often discuss obscure and difficult academic questions, and occasionally send out exclusive red packets. The contents of the red packets are even more outrageous: “Focus That Pierces the Truth,” “Fragments of Logical Thinking,” “Absolute Memory,” “The Origin 3.5kVotes175kRecs996.7kFans
- 32 The White-Robed Chancellor 白衣卿相 Clad in white, he entered Bianliang; half a lifetime as a minister, and he shaped the realm. 3.9kVotes302kRecs573.4kFans
- 33 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... … 4.9kVotes309.3kRecs590.2kFans
- 34 EN The Heretical Path to Immortality 方仙外道 The young Daoist was sixteen, in the springtime of his life, when desire stirred his troubles. Each day he saw the suffering of aging, sickness, and death, and the pangs of love, hate, anger, obsession, and resentment. I do not want my beauty to wither and fade. I do not want age spots to mark my skin. I do not want my limbs to shrivel, my organs to rot, and my bones to stink. The young Daoist was sixteen, and all he wished for was eternal life. A tale of an ordinary mortal refini 471Votes142.9kRecs473kFans
- 35 I Am the Gunslinger! 我，枪神！ Gao Fei has failed at many things. His family's factory went bankrupt, leaving him with debts instead of an inheritance. He delivered takeout and drove for a rideshare service. Eventually, with no other choice, he went to Russia to collect a debt, only to be forced into the Russia-Ukraine war. Everyone has a stage that's right for them. Gao Fei found his on the battlefield. Becoming a mercenary was the beginning of his success. He fights his way through the Russia-Ukraine war, takes on drug cart 3.4kVotes566.6kRecs923kFans
- 36 EN All-Heavens Lord 诸天领主 "Beep! One-Star Farmer Card!" "Bind this card to change class to Apprentice Farmer and gain the class talent: the fertility of cultivated land passively increases by 30%!" "Beep! One-Star Hunter Card!" "Bind this card to change class to Apprentice Hunter and gain the class talent: accuracy with ranged weapons passively increases by 30%!" Collect all nine basic cards to become a Lord of the Heavens and plunder countless worlds! 26Votes230.9kRecs402.5kFans
- 37 EN I Loaded the Occult System 我加载了神秘学面板 The Age of Steam, where reason and mysticism exist side by side. The more you know, the closer you come to madness. That is the consensus behind the Veil. Li Cha doesn't believe it. Or rather, that rule doesn't apply to him. His skill panel lets him dabble in many fields and master them all, like a steam engine that never needs to shut down. [Breathing Lv.3 · Healing: Chronic ailments vanish, old afflictions are completely cured] [Knowledge Lv.3 · Erudition: Every book you lay eyes on leaves 2.1kVotes200.7kRecs994.1kFans
- 38 EN Swordlight Over the Great Wilderness 剑烛大荒 “Zhulong: Eat it to open primordial chaos, illuminate the Nine Yin, command day and night, change the seasons, and summon wind and rain. “Xiangliu: Eat it to corrode the earth, swallow mountains, poison the ages, and set its nine heads to act independently. “Feiyi: Eat it to overcome pests, control the mind, and ward off all illness. “Yugu: Eat it to hide and lie in wait, then shoot people with sand. “... “Why is the secret version of The Classic of Mountains and Seas in this world so different 14.8kVotes1.8MRecs2.4MFans
- 39 EN In the Name of Divine Abilities 以神通之名 In the lunar year 3230, the Cataclysm erupted. Humanity fell from its position as ruler of the world, and Shenzhou became its last refuge. In 3255, Marquis Lu Zhao was under investigation. “By rights, an extraordinary like you, at your level, has no authority to investigate me.” 11.3kVotes377.1kRecs2.1MFans
- 40 What's Wrong with One More Person Getting Rich Later? 多我一个后富怎么了 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
- 41 EN Mysterious Revival 神秘复苏 “My name is Yang Jian. By the time you read this, I'll already be dead...” A strange sheepskin scroll, an eye peering into the darkness: this is the story of someone who lived to tell the tale. 4kVotes4.4MRecs10MFans
- 42 EN The Night Watchman of Dafeng 大奉打更人 The physical edition of The Gongsman of Great Feng, Volume One, is now available across all major platforms, including Tmall, Dangdang, and JD.com, as well as in bookstores nationwide. In this world, there are Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, demons, and sorcerers. Xu Qi'an, a graduate of the police academy, awakens to find himself in prison, with exile to the frontier awaiting him in three days… At first, all he wants is to protect himself and, in this society without human rights, become 313Votes9.7MRecs19.8MFans
