Epiphanies of Rebirth

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Some people begin their lives with the odds in their favor but still end up failing miserably.

Lin Jingzhe, having suffered many losses and setbacks, returned to his eighteen-year-old self just before failing his college entrance exam.

Business opportunities were everywhere in the early 1990s when the Chinese economy started taking off.

Now, this golden age would be his.

Associated Names
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The Enlightenment of Rebirth
重生之豁然
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Latest Release

Date Group Release
03/27/24 Pure Love Translations c85 part3
03/23/24 Pure Love Translations c85 part2
03/20/24 Pure Love Translations c85 part1
03/16/24 Pure Love Translations c84 part3
03/13/24 Pure Love Translations c84 part2
03/09/24 Pure Love Translations c84 part1
03/06/24 Pure Love Translations c83 part3
03/02/24 Pure Love Translations c83 part2
02/28/24 Pure Love Translations c83 part1
02/24/24 Pure Love Translations c82 part3
02/21/24 Pure Love Translations c82 part2
02/17/24 Pure Love Translations c82 part1
02/14/24 Pure Love Translations c81 part3
02/10/24 Pure Love Translations c81 part2
02/07/24 Pure Love Translations c81 part1
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MehrM
MehrM rated it
November 15, 2020
Status: --
In the end I just felt bad for qi Kai no matter how bad he was

I seriously felt that he was kinda cute especially when he found out about the ML and MC relationship... his reaction was..... well no comment
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SnowMoon
SnowMoon rated it
November 7, 2020
Status: c33
This novel is simply amazing. The translation is very good. And the story plot is just excellent!

it's not an exaggeration to say this is one of my most favourite novel. The MC is intelligent and the side characters have their own actual personalities and not just there to make the MC looks good. The antagonists are believable.
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StellarLghts
StellarLghts rated it
April 23, 2020
Status: Completed
I really like this novel so much it's really uniqe, exciting and the MC is not a bunny. He's mature and learn his mistakes and he really really take care of his friends.

I specially like how he and ML become together. This is really a gold story to keep.
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holachica
holachica rated it
March 3, 2020
Status: c29
wow, yeah, I definitely 100% recommend this. No spoilers needed, go read it for yourself.

In simple terms: it has just the right mix of realism and fantasy. Realistic in the sense that it doesn't echo those god-forsaken rebirth novels where everything just works out for the MC with no rhyme or reason (ie. If the MC is reborn and wants to make money, they just straight-up buy a few super expensive ingredients and start a restaurant and BOOM 2 seconds later the restaurant is world-famous--without regards to staff salaries or... more>> the cost of maintaining ingredient quality, yada yada, that sort of thing).

Fantasy in the sense that the good guys usually win and the bad guys suffer, and if the bad guys don't suffer now, you know they'll suffer later. Unlike those true-to-real-life "horrible characters get away with their schemes" + "good guys keep suffering" + "tragedy after tragedy after tragedy" novels. It's a feel-good novel, but without the excessive plot armor. Well, it *tries* to be realistic, which is a plus. Just sort-of plot armor, which is honestly a given in these types of novels at this point.

If I have one problem, it's that I don't really get the MC at some points. Like I get he ain't omnipotent, which I appreciate, but also he appears to be a calm individual? But he also swears and gets angry somewhat easily (depending on circumstance) ? Like two distinct extremes. Well, whatever, it's no biggie.

ALSO. No super yandere overbearing ML (who seems like a chill guy--not that I have *too* much against yanderes; they're fun sometimes). <<less
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vanillabean19
vanillabean19
March 2, 2020
Status: c30
I love the concept of this novel. The MC is mature, calm and cool. I would love to read entire novel using MTL but I can barely understand it so I am painfully waiting for the translator to finish translating this novel.

I really love the timeline. It fascinating, captivating and fun to read so far.

The romance so far is great, no cliché overbearing romance so I LOVE IT!!

Love from vanillabean19 ?
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Latata
Latata
December 31, 2019
Status: c25 part2
This story really make you feel so wow moment, because the MC is really kind one and not full of anger for revenge and all his friend have his back to help him and vice versa. Its so cute everytime they are shown.
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Raiyu
Raiyu rated it
October 29, 2019
Status: Completed
Out of all the works I've read on here, EoR has the best narrative style. It's descriptive without being boring, and it's easy to follow without being flooded by extraneous detail. The many characters are remarkably fleshed out, and despite the need for a ton of geographical and historical description due to MC's job at the time period, it's not that hard to sort out the different properties and companies that show up from time to time. Although the current translation is at chapter 19 at the time of this... more>> review (and they're doing a great job of it), this author's one of the very, very few who could seriously write the delicate tension between ML & MC well enough that it comes across to the reader despite the horrible machine translation.

The plot is great, flows well, and at 97 chapters, it paces pretty well to give everyone a conclusive ending without readers feeling cheated (translator, please include the extra side stories!). While the MC does do the typically cheat-thing of taking advantage of his future knowledge, I love that the author limits his knowledge and actions to realistic restrictions, so the MC doesn't come across as this super all-knowing OP character that a lot of light novel main characters are guilty of being. 5/5 stars, would read again <3 <<less
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Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro rated it
October 1, 2019
Status: c25
I stopped right after high school arc and before univ laifu, I might edit if I had the patience to finish MTL.

This is quite an interesting novel. Well written and tried to be realistic (it failed sometimes with the plot armor, but it's still interesting nonetheless). It tried to be like, low-key OP with minimum deus ex machina, it failed to do it. MC is NOT low key at all. In fact, He's handsome, smart, and (yet to be) rich. So if you're looking for ordinary MC you won't find... more>> it. MC is not a gary stu, but he is kind. Unlike other reincarnated MC, he didn't hog all the resources but tried to help his friends too. But just because he is kind, doesn't mean he is forgiving. The antagonists got their comeuppance quick, and it's a very satisfying face-slap.

MC bluffed way too much sometimes and people (business savvy people) believed him way too easily. That's MC's plot armor talking I guess. But if you're not too interested in the business side, you can just ignore it. It's like those ridiculous powerups in xianxia, but in the business world.

ML and MC have interesting dynamic to their relationship
Spoiler

ML GOT DRUNK AND FORCE-KISSED MC AND MC KNEED HIM ON THE BALLS I CANNNTTT. Nice job MC. That's what you do to s*xual harasser, ML or not lol

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Overall a nice story, although I recommended you waited till the chaps piled-up or read it by arcs. <<less
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puregarnet
puregarnet rated it
September 28, 2023
Status: Completed
3.64 Stars

Writing/Translation: 4.1/5

For chapters 1-43.1 by Betwixted Translation, I rate as 5.

... more>> For chapters 43.2-48 by Pure Love Translation, I rate as 5.

The rest I read mtl using google and safari default translation on mobile. I rate as 2.4

Pacing: 3.7/5

The pacing at the beginning is a bit too quick. But I think that was just an intro arc to give the MC some hidden fame and accomplishment and also to introduce the people close to him. The business parts in the middle were fine but the ending felt a little bit lacklustre because we focused more on the bad end of the various villains that were handled by other forces because the MC didn't care about them anymore. It would have felt more engaging if the MC was the one who did it on page.

Plot: 3.7/5

The plot was objectively fine. All the loose end was tied anyway. I just didn't really feel it or really liked it because the money being made was alrd too big to relate to anymore lol. And I couldn't really get why the MC would want to continue making money when all his and his close people are alrd set for a rich life by then. Also, I couldn't really understand the two friends and their interests. They joined the internet course and one of them got really into it a bit later on. But then both aren't focused on internet stuff anymore.

Romance: 3.5/5

The romance is just there.

Setting/Worldbuilding: 3.6/5

It was a modern world so I am already somewhat familiar.

Characters: 3.5/5

The characters were okay I guess. I didn't really feel one way or the other.

Personal Enjoyment: 3.4/5

My Created Lists (I include my rating and review in the list itself XD)

    • All Novels I've Read Sorted By Rating - Where I ranked every single novel I read on novelupdates.
    • Family/Village/Wealth Building, Poor to Rich, Business Management - lots of nothing to something type of stories, like this one!
    • Heartwarming or Feel Good or Wholesome Stories I Liked - As stated hah
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Rida
Rida rated it
July 27, 2022
Status: c86
Despite his future knowledge, the MC experiences setbacks and also meets people who are better businessmen than him. I loved this and it made it highly realistic. I also liked how the MC was true to character throughout the story. In his last life, he was a normal law-abiding citizen and it's shown in this life too- he doesn't do anything illegal to deal with his adversaries and at most dabbles in grey areas.

I loved how jealous the ML got. When he kept on wearing the leather jacket he got... more>> from the MC, no matter rain or shine, I found it really cute. It's also funny how everyone thought the MC and ML were enemies. There wasn't any angst in the MC and ML's relationship.

Some of the parts of the story did get boring to read. For example, when early on the MC was reminiscing on the difference between the current Yan city and the buildings that would pop up in the future- it didn't need to be so detailed.

Nevertheless, it was an interesting and engaging read. However, I had to drop this after

Spoiler

Qi Kai was rescued at the border of Myanmar by the police.

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I didn't find it interesting after that, so I didn't have the patience to read the rest of the extras. Note: the MTL is quite hard to understand in this story. <<less
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LitTLeBeLLE
LitTLeBeLLE rated it
December 8, 2020
Status: Completed
Well, it's a good novel.
MC life was smooth, there weren't many difficulties except initially, and it solved quickly too, the character of ML is fun, and I loved his interactions with MC much.
It's suitable for reading with peace of mind.
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Spoiler

But Shi Kai's ending bothered me; I wouldn't say I liked it. 😕

I think his life development is very similar to MC. In his first life, it has been wholly decayed.
Almost no problem with his personality, just a little bit of envy.
Besides, it is natural that there are competitions between companies, why was it dumped in this way ??
This isn't very pleasant.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah,
not good, not good, very annoying
In the end, his states became suitable ☹️.

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I liked Father Lin and his wife's interaction, full of sugar and understanding; I wish there were a story about how the two met. <<less
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