Reborn

Bu Laohu Chi RenQidian

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Word count: 1.8M words
Chapters: 40

Summary

Reborn is a long urban-rebirth novel by Bu Laohu Chiren, first serialized on Qidian Chinese Network. It runs about 1.79 million characters in total, with 310 main chapters plus an afterword, and is complete. The protagonist, Chen Zhaojun, drifted through his previous life and accomplished nothing; his greatest wish was that "if I could do it all over again, I would certainly make the most of it." A chance mahjong game in the underworld lets him wrangle a second chance at life from a muddled judge, returning him to a crucial turning point of fate, where he grows up again as an infant. With memories of his past life and an adult's mind, he makes his way from nursery and the family compound through the great events around 1976, planning ahead: from grassroots military units, earthquake relief, the college entrance exam, and militia training to small-arms development and the formation of special forces, he repeatedly "overfulfills missions" thanks to a technically minded approach and foresight beyond his years. Later he ventures into motorcycles, communications, and software, even military trade and urban construction, step by step turning a bad hand into a good one. Yet the book's true focus is not world domination but family and daily life: sparing his father and brothers detours, making life better for his family, and the passages where his father "hunts him down with scoldings" and his brothers banter and bicker form much of the reading pleasure. The romance line is minimal; the book moves at a brisk pace with rich period detail, a technically minded "second chance" rebirth novel written from an ordinary person's perspective.

Editor's review

在“重生”几乎被写成爽点公式的年代，《重活》难得地选择了另一条路：主角重来一次，最先想到的不是称霸商界、抱得美人归，而是让家里人少受点苦、少走点弯路。于是读者看到的是一个在外无法无天、回家在父亲面前服服帖帖的“老幺”，每闯一次祸都以被父亲训斥收场，既好笑又暖心。作者把技术流的硬核细节铺进了年代背景里——从改进摩托车发动机、参与轻武器研制，到涉足通讯与软件，每一步都有具体的技术与政策纹理，而不是空口“先知先觉”。也正因为把重心放在亲情线与时代质感上，本书的感情戏着墨极少，双女主的分量远轻于同期的都市重生作品，这在当年的起点都市类作品里是相当特别的选择。喜欢烟火气、喜欢看主角“抱着家人一起往上走”的读者，会觉得这是一壶越喝越有味道的温酒；追求密集打脸、快节奏爽点的读者，可能会觉得前半程慢热。整体而言，是一部完成度高、收尾稳当的年代重生佳作。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢《重生之玩物人生》《重生之似水年华》一类年代重生文的读者
偏爱亲情线与温馨日常、不强求感情戏的读者
对改革开放前夜至九十年代的军工、通讯、商战细节感兴趣的读者
看重技术流设定、能接受慢热铺陈的老书虫

Not a good fit for

一定要看多线情感与密集暧昧戏的读者
偏好修真、玄幻、系统流快节奏爽文的读者
无法接受重生后军政商多线开挂设定的读者

Reading tips

前半程以军营、学校与家庭为主，建议顺着主角成长的年龄线读，不要跳读，后续技术设定都埋了伏笔。
留意作者对七十年代到九十年代政策与产业的细节描写，这是本书区别于普通重生爽文的核心看点。
若对连续的企业与官场线感到疲惫，可在特种部队、轻武器等军事线告一段落后分段阅读，节奏会更顺。
读完后可对照作者同期或同题材作品，体会技术流重生文与情感流重生文在写作重心上的差异。

About the publisher

Qidian

Qidian is a platform whose catalogue brings together online literature, with about 45,000 titles in the library spanning categories such as male-oriented fiction, Eastern fantasy, xianxia and wuxia, science fiction, selected fiction and quality web novels. Representative titles include Reincarnation Paradise, War Soldier Leon, The Fairy Is Fierce (also known as Tai Mang), The Expert Is Right Beside Me, Dragon Herder, You Should Cross the Mountains Like a Hero, The Adventures of a Clever Girl and Summoning Heroes of All Ages in Another World, with themes extending from fantasy and xianxia to science fiction and adventure. Representative authors available in the library include Na Yi Zhi Wen Zi, Chi Gua Zi Qun Zhong, Guan Guan Gong Zi, Chenxing LL, Luan, Chen Mo De Ai, Piao Yi Dao Zhang and Dong Tian Bu Leng. Their works mostly appear as serialized web fiction aimed at readers who prefer long genre fiction. Public information on its founding background and scale is limited, so no inferences are made here; the description is based solely on the library's titles and categories.

Chapter 1 Impermanence Misplays the Cards, the Judge Takes Bribes and Mishandles Rulings
Chapter 2 A Walk Across the Naihe Bridge
Chapter 3 Confirming Identity
Chapter 4 The Road to Growth
Chapter 5 Leaving the Nursery
Chapter 6 Openly Building the Plank Road
Chapter 7 Secretly Crossing at Chencang
Chapter 8 Homemade Bombs
Chapter 9 Chronicle of Major Events in 1976-1
Chapter 10 Chronicle of Major Events in 1976-2
Chapter 11 To the Grassroots Company
Chapter 12 The Eve of the Earthquake
Chapter 13 Deploying the Troops
Chapter 14 Commander-in-Chief of Disaster Relief
Chapter 15 Hero
Chapter 16 Chen Weixiong's Happy Occasion
Chapter 17 The Birth of a General
Chapter 18 The Militia Company in the Military Compound
Chapter 19 Dawn Ahead
Chapter 20 Everything for the College Entrance Examination
Chapter 21 Thousands of Troops Cross the Narrow Bridge
Chapter 22 Estimating Scores
Chapter 23 Militia Training
Chapter 24 The Type 03 Assault Rifle
Chapter 25 Frenzied Collecting
Chapter 26 Literary Inquisition
Chapter 27 On the Eve of Dawn
Chapter 28 Always Ready
Chapter 29 The Enemy at the Gates
Chapter 30 Soldiers and War
Chapter 31 After the War
Chapter 32 Forming the Special Forces Unit
Chapter 33 The First Special Regiment Is Established
Chapter 34 The Extraordinary First Special Division
Chapter 35 Special Soldiers
Chapter 36 Preparations for the Exercise
Chapter 37 Greenhouse Vegetables
Chapter 38 The Vegetable Official
Chapter 39 The Province's Sole Purveyor
Chapter 40 The Exercise

FAQ

《重活》和尝谕的《重活了》是同一本书吗？

不是。本书《重活》作者为布老虎吃人，主角陈兆军，约179万字；《重活了》是尝谕的成名作，主角任昊，约108万字，两书题材同为都市重生，但作者、人物与情节完全不同。

这本书的感情线多吗？

很少。据读者书评，本书为双女主设定，爱情部分着墨不多，主线是主角的成长、亲情与事业，想看重感情戏的读者需要留意。

《重活》完结了吗？有多少字？

已完结。据百科与书评资料，正文共三百一十章另加后记，完成字数约179万字，起点中文网首发。

主角重生后主要做了什么？

陈兆军凭前世记忆与成年人见识重新成长，先后涉足部队救灾、轻武器与特种部队建设、摩托车制造，后来又参与通讯、软件与城市建设，核心动机是让家人过得更好。

有没有正式出版的纸质版？

据现有公开资料，本书为起点中文网等平台的网络连载作品，未见可靠的在版实体书出版信息（出版社、ISBN、定价等），检索到的均为网络阅读或电子书站点。

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About the author

Bu Laohu Chi Ren Author

Bu Laohu Chi Ren is an online literature author about whom limited public information is available; no clear records of real name, nationality, or dates of birth and death have been found. Four works by this author are currently included in the collection, including "Kangxi's National Policy Advisor," "Reborn," and "Reborn: Unfettered in the World," with two version records for "Reborn." In terms of subject matter, the writing spans alternate history, urban fiction, and male-oriented novels, and is often grouped among premium fiction. The author is skilled at unfolding narratives against alternate historical backdrops, linking character fates with the broader patterns of the era; the pacing is brisk and the storytelling strong, which has earned a certain following among relevant readers. Because verifiable personal details are scarce, a fuller account of the author's life is difficult to provide, and readers chiefly come to know this author through the works mentioned above.