Chapter 7

The first song that Chen Kangjie thought of was "Do You Know I'm Waiting for You" by Rock Records, which is four minutes and four seconds long with the music. Chen Kangjie was very fond of this song in his previous life. On the day of the car accident, he was listening to this song on the bus, so it had a lot of sentimental value for him. This song was the lead single from Zhang Hongliang's self-titled album released in February 1989, and it won the "Most Popular Mandarin (National) Song Award" at the "Top 10 Golden Melodies Awards Ceremony." The song was also covered by the famous Taiwanese female singer Li Lifen, whose magnetic performance brought the song considerable fame. Besides the classic "Do You Know I'm Waiting for You," Zhang Hongliang's "Love in Hiroshima" and "The Eyes of My Dear Sister" are also well-known. Therefore, Chen Kangjie felt justified in appropriating the classic "Do You Know I'm Waiting for You."

The opening lyrics are: "For no reason, I like you, deeply in love with you, without any reason or cause... Do you know I'm waiting for you? If you really care about me, why would you let the hand holding the flower tremble in the wind..."

The melody of this song is very gentle and beautiful, the lyrics are simple, but the emotions it conveys are intense. Therefore, no matter who performs it, it should become a hit across the country.

After finishing this song, Chen Kangjie began to think about the second song. By "think," it mainly means considering the time of the song's release, whether it is a classic, and how many hit songs the artist has, so as not to exhaust all the good songs at once, which would be a pity.

"Protect your eyesight, prevent myopia, start eye exercises..." During the ten-minute break after the first class, the broadcast announced that it was time for the long-awaited eye exercises. In his previous life, Chen Kangjie started to have myopia after high school, so he always took the eye exercises seriously. This time, he couldn't afford to become nearsighted again.

The second song he chose was Beyond's "Boundless Sky," which was the lead single from their 1993 album "Music and Anger," with lyrics and music by Wong Ka Kui. "Music and Anger" was also Beyond's last album before Wong Ka Kui's passing. Wong Ka Kui was a singer Chen Kangjie greatly admired, and he also appreciated Beyond's music, so he decided to write this song as a way to "memorialize" Ka Kui in advance.

"Tonight, I watch the snow fall in the cold, with a heart that has grown cold, drifting far away, chasing through the wind and rain, unable to distinguish the shadows in the fog..."

This song is essentially a reflection of Wong Ka Kui's life, expressing his views on the changes in the rock and roll band's style and his desire to restore the band's original style. Ka Kui used a highly sophisticated method to implicitly state that he would never abandon his ideals or change his musical beliefs, even if one day he was the only one left listening to his songs. This song is also an inspirational one.

"Great leader Chairman Mao taught us: develop sports, enhance the physical fitness of the people..." Another familiar melody rang out during the twenty-minute break after the second class, when all students had to go to the playground to do the sixth set of radio calisthenics. At this time, the teachers took the radio calisthenics very seriously, with each class's homeroom teacher supervising on the side.

During the third Chinese class, Chen Kangjie started writing another song. The third song he chose was "Approximately in Winter" by Chyi Chin, which was released in 1988 and caused a sensation, becoming popular in mainland China and winning the Top 10 Chinese Golden Melodies Award.

"Quietly, I will leave you, please wipe the tears from the corners of your eyes, in the long, long nights, in the days to come..."

This song was written for Wang Zuxian by Chyi Chin, expressing deep feelings of farewell and the sorrow of not knowing when they will meet again. It vividly captures the complex emotions of lovers on the verge of parting, with endless melancholy and sincere affection, which left Chen Kangjie entranced for a while.

While writing this song, Chen Kangjie was also expressing his feelings of farewell to Li Tingyan. On the paper, Chen Kangjie seemed to see Li Tingyan's smile and her deep affection, as well as her coldness and disdain.

For the fourth song, Chen Kangjie turned his attention to Jacky Cheung and chose "Only Want to Love One Person" from his 1990 album released by PolyGram. The album received significant attention in the music industry upon its release and achieved excellent sales. Chen Kangjie chose this song to express his deep love for Li Tingyan, hoping to achieve the ideal of loving only one person for life. However, with the original Chen Kangjie dead and the current Chen Kangjie, who has the advantage of being reborn, could he really achieve this? It seemed unlikely, as his rebirth destined him to be extraordinary, and many protagonists in rebirth novels pursue the ideal of "lying on a beauty's lap when drunk and holding the power of the world when awake."

"I carry a half-drunk and weary face, wandering in the twilight, the north wind, can it know, how to find her fragrance..."

Chen Kangjie diligently wrote the four songs, only to realize that it was already time to go home when Ma Wei pushed him again.

The third and fourth classes were Chinese classes taught by Chen Hongmei. Chen Kangjie hardly paid attention to what was being taught, focusing entirely on the meaning of each song.

During the two Chinese classes, Teacher Chen actually noticed Chen Kangjie's distraction but, after the "homework incident" yesterday, she, like Zhang Fang, felt that Chen Kangjie was not disturbing others, so she let it be.

"Old Wen, I noticed that during class, you were constantly writing and humming. What are you singing?" On the way home, Ma Wei asked with great interest.

"I was just humming for fun, but it's something that can make money in the future, hehe," Chen Kangjie said with a smile.

"Just humming for fun? And it can make money? What is it? Tell me," Ma Wei's interest grew even more upon hearing it could make money.

"Even if I tell you, you won't understand. You'll know in the future," Chen Kangjie replied impatiently.

How could he explain it? Besides, even if he told him, Ma Wei wouldn't be able to make money from it. If Ma Wei could really make money from it, why would Chen Kangjie need to do it?

"I feel like you're acting like an adult today. I've felt something was off since yesterday. You've been talking like an old man these past two days, and I feel like you've changed a lot," Ma Wei said, looking at Chen Kangjie with confusion.

"Ha ha, I am an adult, you just didn't know. If I tell you that I came back from decades in the future to be your classmate, would you believe me?" Chen Kangjie said half-jokingly.

"Pfft, if that's true, I'm Sun Wukong," Ma Wei dismissed Chen Kangjie's "bragging" with a sneer.

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