*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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Historical novels with a female protagonist living in the period between 1960-1990 . Who doesn't like to get rich and improve their living conditions?

Novels  about farming, business management, and survival skill.

I have made a review and rating for every novel I've read on novelupdates. Since they don't have the user friendly capability of sorting a user's read list by rank I made one for myself ordered by best/enjoyed the most to least. The ranking within the same number of stars may not be right because it is usually from different genres, too different to compare with each other haha. All in one spot. The bottom of the list that are my lower rated and unranked/dropped novels, I have moved to  a new list "All Novels I've Read Sorted By Rating (3 Stars & Below + Dropped)" due to a list only having a max of 100. The... more>> other weaker alternative is the Reviews section in my profile but it can only be sorted by likes and date of review not by rank. The reason I want to put my rating and reviews straight in the list is because you can't search for a specific user's review in the novel page if there are too many reviews. You will have to search one by one. Its easier to straight up  see why I put the novel in a particular list plus my review in the list itself. Sigh, novelupdates is really not user friendly.

PS: I've made another list to put all the novels I've read rated 3 Stars and below and all the dropped novels because this list is getting long. In the future, this will be basically my Top 100 list. The others will be from ranked 101 onwards. <<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

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

Novels on my reading lists where MC becomes rich by doing business, often because they know the future through rebirth or because of a Magical Space.

This is not in order...

These books are absolute treasures. My Top reading list with only BG.

BL novels where there is a focus on creating infrastructure!

Basically just any novels that involves the public audience/spectators (as in e-sports, livestreams, acting/singing/voice acting/modelling/famous business or wealthy families etc.) I’ll also add notes soon

Picky Fujoshi’s list of awesome BL novels you wouldn’t wanna miss.  The top 5 on the list are my favourites and the rest on the list is in random order. I also added my own story summary for your convenience ^__^... more>>

I’ll keep updating as I continue reading :D <<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. ... 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

In BL stories set in modern times, gongs are almost always business tycoons. Well, here's a list of shou MCs who are focused on building their own business empires. In these stories, romance is present but may not be the primary focus compared to MC's financial wheeling and dealing. ... more>>

This list is for modern era stories only. As usual, I rank entries in order of how enjoyable I think they are + how well they fit the theme. <<less

Work hard, play hard, love hard :D... more>>

This list contains wealthy characters with massive influence <<less

Rebirth, Transmigration, Farming, Business, Happy Endings

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

Any recommendations are very welcome! All the family/village/kingdom building poor to rich, wealth making business type of stories I've read because this is one of... more>> my favourite tropes of all time! Including any business management! (Just discovered there is a tag for it haha) Its just that usually its not done very well or only the kingdom building is good and the characters and scaling is so bad its not enjoyable to read anymore. The stories included will have things like improving the quality of life of the village/kingdom, introducing modern advancements into an ancient/medieval culture type of place. And with likeable characters to keep you going. I'll only include the novels where I read 100% of it or most of it. Probably won't include any dropped novels. <<less