*RECOMMENDED!! MUST READ.
*I'm Sharing my list, for those who like this kind of setting, genre! :) 
*not in any particular order... more>>

*list include: done reading, Currently reading and dropped but will read again since not all chapters are translated (tried MTL) 

*Will add more

*MOSTLY BL

*PRIMITIVE

*ANCIENT

*MODERN

*ABO

*APOCALYPSE

*REBIRTH

*TIME TRAVEL

*TRANSMIGRATION

Note: I also added Stories not available in NU on the comment section below :) they are easy to read.  <<less

There are so many amazing works that feature regressed MCs that are going through a second chance in management, corporate ladders, sports, cooking, etc. Definitely stronger list than the second chance in fantasy. Wanted to make a list that specifically targets this genre.... more>>

First, some of the best that aren't on NU:
1. Trailer tr*sh - wonderful depiction of a second chance high school life with strongly developed characters
2. Metaworld chronicles - only barely qualifies because it's really a fantasy world, but it's an alternate modern day Earth, with great detail and development of cultures and places and set in a modern society, if magic based
3. Let me make you a star - [have not yet read] but has good ratings, comment if you've had a chance to read it!

In addition, there are a number of great drama/TV shows (JP, CN and KR) of second chances that I highly recommend if you like this genre. I've added them in a comment below the list.

If you enjoy second chances, you can also try my other lists on:
- Second chances in fantasy (https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/10749/)
- Time loops (includes movies and webnovels not on NU - https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/10681/) <<less

50s,60s,70s,80s,90,00,10s, that vintage nostalgic setting especially people reincarnating/transmigrating/rebirth. For the 10s...flip phones etc only if they have that retro setting feel. I'm excluding some harem... more>> novels, <<less

- Modern-day setting (90s timeframe might be included on some)... more>>

- Earth set up. No alternate reality stuff but special ability/time travel/reborn are included.

- Mainly focuses on business and/or stock market genre or at least a big part of the novel does

- Shows the journey of our MC on accumulating his wealth

Note: I've just noticed that the MCs for the novels below are all male. I'll try to create a list like this but with female MC. (Hopefully). The below list is not by rank which means that the #1 may or may not be my top fave.  <<less

I fell in love with business farming novels with FL. I thought I would share it with u. ????... more>>

Update: I found an app, BabelNovel, that has a lot of farming novels with female protagonists, but English translation is poor for some. It will require much patience.  <<less

List of novels in my To Read list for my favourite trope, rags to riches! To my best guess anyway since I haven't read them XD. Also usually slice of life. I also put in some untranslated novels from some favourite poor to rich authors from the jjwxc website that I desperately hope someone would translate in the comments T.T... more>>

I'll also put what made me want to pick the story up. Just be warned that I will delete the story from the list after I've read so the list will frequently change. I like to view the cover art of the book, and be able to see a lot of novel details on the list in one place instead of having to click to the web novel page. I also include any translation detail like where to find them if they aren't on novelupdates so I can read the whole story without getting stuck halfway because of no translations. Not in any particular order but I try to put similar novels, either in expected tropes or vibes together. And the incompleted ones at the back.  Recommendations are very welcome! <<less

These are STRAIGHT CHINESE & KOREAN NOVELS in which the transmigrated/reborn/reincarnated MC gain popularity by presenting other people's ideas or works from different world/era as theirs. Please advise if there are any misses.... more>>

Additional titles:

Hollywood Ace (?) -4☆- https://www.uukanshu.com/b/29810/ - Reborn as orphaned fast food worker, the overly handsome MC with prescient advantages soon make it big in Hollywood & Silicon Valley. Light read with gary stu MC. Quite realistic romance & no heroine.

Long Live Director (?) -3☆- https://www.uukanshu.com/b/20074/ - A modern-day Chinese director got transmigrated to US in 1925s. He used modern shooting method & adapted scenarios to build Hollywood. There's gang fights, chaotic consortiums, politics, polygamy & sketchy depiction of US. <<less

These are BG and DANMEI novels in which the protagonists experience or take advantage of the Chinese Economic Reform (or an equal era in parallel... more>> world) to gain prosperity. Please advise if there are any misses.  <<less

Any kind of influence building like kingdom, clan ,buisness, gang,  secret organisation, etc, is considered.... more>>

Novels aren't ranked, so ignore the ranking. <<less

A collection of great kingdom management novels. 

Finance. Military. Politics. Kingdoms.... more>>

Currently obsessed with reading these kinda stuff. No harem. No romance. <<less

Esta es una lista que contiene novelas donde MC transmigró - regresó a China... (Como en los años 50, 60, 70, 80, 90).... more>>

Si conoces algunas novelas como esta que no están aquí, no dudes en comentarlas para poder actualizarlas lo antes posible. ♥

(BL ✅) <<less

This is more or less the female version of my "Let's get rich" list (https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/28731/)

Transmigration and Rebirth Chinese novels set in the 50's-90's era that I read.... more>>

Note: If you have any novel recs that is set in this era please feel free to recommend me some. <<less

Novels Ive read (or am reading) dealing with some business aspects and getting rich and craftsmanship and farming... more>>

NO PARTICULAR ORDER <<less

This list includes web novels focused on making money (or bartering in the case of more primitive settings) using modern knowledge. Some of them are small-scale business owners, whereas others create kingdoms and focus on macro-economics. 
Some are gxb, others are BL, but barely any harems!! The harems included are basically inoffensive. I usually stay away from game elements like systems or cheats, but they're kind of inevitable in the genre. ... more>>

All of them are completed on mtl! 

On other websites: 

-Lady of the Lord From the East 

- The Landlord and His Wife 

- Mountain People  <<less

Hidden gems for me.  Searching needles in the haystack means trying to find very rare thing that you want under harsh circumstances and usually its very hard to find that. No yaoi and related stuffs. No adolescence, ecchi and harem. I have been reading light novels for 8 years or so and I will add whenever I come into something cool. I am up for your recommendations whether its ln or not.... more>>

No order in the list. <<less

MC rebuilds or create his own Organization or his own Kingdom.

Novels where the main character transmigrate to the 50's - 90's either in the novel they read or in their own timeline. Or practically anything... more>> relating in that timeline. Farming, Doing business, childcare. <<less

Novels  about farming, business management, and survival skill.

These are my go to, like I can't put them down. They are in no particular order, it's a mixer of genres so bare with... more>> me.  <<less

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Welcome to The Honeysuckle Fictional Gourmet Cafe!... more>>

A place where gluttony is not a sin. Here we present all kinds of food-related fiction novels. Because our food feeds the heart.

Novel's points:
▪︎The main character (MC) could be a foodie, a cook, a chef or a pâtissier.
▪︎Food is an important part of MC's life.

Novel's values:
▪︎Food is art. Food is life.
▪︎Beside sincerity, it's true that the way to someone's heart is through their stomach.
▪︎May learn a little thing or two about eating, cooking and baking.

⚠️Warning⚠️
May contain spoilers on the novel's descriptions below. All spoilers shown are for illustration purposes only. The actual novels may differ slightly from the spoilers due to spoiler's simplified texts. <<less

These novels don't have too much excitement, but they are fun in their own ways. ... more>>

Note: a lot will have some fantasy elements (being reborn, getting second chances or having systems). 

Note 2: the list is in no particular order.

Note 3: I only add novels that I personally read and enjoyed. If there are sugestions for more novels, do remind me in the comment section. Each novel has to have at least enough chapters to be able to enjoy reading it for one evening. <<less

These novels contain a male MC who gets a second chance at life and use it to their advantage in business/management! Some novels are BL. This list... more>> doesn't feature quick transmigration/multiple world hopping.  <<less