“Cao Zei, how did you manage to write the lyrics so quickly?”
Teacher He was surprised by Cao Gong. He had sung the lyrics to this song on the spot.
And the song, "Kiss Too Real," sounded pretty catchy.
“Well, actually, when I was writing "Cool Love" back then, I wrote many different versions of the lyrics.”
“Later, my dad said he’d been a singer for 30 years, and was wondering if he should release an album?”
“So, I thought, why not just give him this song.”
“Actually, "Kiss Too Real" was originally written in Mandarin, and I only wrote a Cantonese version later.” Cao Gong's explanation clarified things for everyone present.
“So, you mean all the songs in Liu Dehua’s album "30 Years" last year, already had Mandarin versions, right?”
Facing Teacher He’s question, Cao Gong shook his head: “Not all of them, some do.”
“That means, there are some songs that you didn’t write Mandarin versions for, right?”
Even Wu Xin, who was standing next to them, was very concerned, as these were all classic songs.
“Some songs were originally written to be sung in Mandarin, but then when I was making an album for my dad, I wrote Cantonese lyrics for them. But some songs were written later and don’t have Mandarin versions.”
“But I can actually write them. When I wrote the Cantonese lyrics, I basically went through the Mandarin ones too.”
“I can basically write them, but I haven’t polished the lyrics, so they might need some tweaking.”
After answering, Cao Gong nodded to himself.
Actually, he had ideas for these lyrics and could write Mandarin versions.
“Then, why don’t you sing the Mandarin version of "Next Year Today"?” Teacher He made a request.
“Okay.”
“Wow, you really agreed?” Honestly, Teacher He didn’t expect that.
Cao Gong sat at the electric piano, smiling and nodding.
Teacher He quickly said, “Honestly, I didn’t expect you to agree.”
“I was thinking, wouldn’t this be a little difficult for you? I don’t know if you’ve already written the Mandarin lyrics for this song.” This made He Rong quite embarrassed.
“Actually, it’s all good, I can sing it, it’s just that, I might not be able to sing it perfectly.”
After speaking, Cao Gong put his hands on the keys and played the melody of "Next Year Today".
The Mandarin version of "Next Year Today" is actually "Ten Years".
“If those two words hadn't trembled, I wouldn’t have noticed my pain, how to say it out loud”
“It's just breaking up”
Everyone at the scene listened to Cao Gong singing, none of them spoke.
The trainees on the stage all felt immense pressure.
It was so stressful to compete for a debut spot against someone like this.
It seemed like one of the nine debut spots was already decided.
The rest of them, the 99 trainees, could only fight for the remaining eight spots.
“Ten years ago, I didn't know you, you didn't belong to me~”
“We are still the same, accompanying a stranger, walking down familiar streets~”
“Ten years later, we are friends, we can still greet each other~”
“But that kind of tenderness, can no longer find a reason to embrace~” Singing to this point, Cao Gong turned to Reba beside him and sang, “Lovers in the end~~ inevitably become~~ friends~~~~”
Reba, who had been listening to the song happily, felt Cao Gong’s gaze on her.
And these lyrics that he was singing to her, made Reba even more angry, so she crossed her arms and bit her lip.
Reba couldn’t help but laugh angrily at Cao Gong.
Feeling Reba's murderous gaze, Cao Gong quickly panicked and averted his gaze, refusing to look at her.
“Haha~”
Although Cao Gong tried his best to pretend nothing happened, everyone still noticed.
Teacher He and the others weren't blind, of course, they understood what Cao Gong was singing.
Just as he was about to finish the song, Cao Gong looked at Reba again and sang to her:
“Until after being friends with you for many years, I realized your tears, were not for me, but for others too~”
Cao Gong sang this line with a hint of grievance.
His voice of grievance, coupled with his resentful look at Reba, made it a classic scene.
Zhang Yixing, who was standing next to them, was laughing even more, with a mischievous laughter.
“What do you mean?” Reba took care of his ear again.
This time, it wasn’t a pinch, but a touch of the earring on his earlobe.
Reba really liked this RB logo earring, and it felt good in her hand.
“Nothing, I suddenly had a stiff neck, so my head turned towards you.”
Who would believe such a plastic lie?
But that’s not the point
“That's true, the same song, different lyrics, different feelings.” Wei Jia commented.
“Right, the lyrics to "Next Year Today" are profound and sorrowful, filled with a lingering affection.”
“But the lyrics of "Ten Years", while also slightly sorrowful, are more about comfort and guidance, especially the last few lines, ‘Were your tears only for me? Or were they for others too?’”
“The reason for the tears, is it the concrete 'him' or for the time of innocent and awkward youth?”
Teacher He’s commentary and analysis made many viewers understand.
Cao Gong, as the author of the song, also took the initiative to explain.
“Actually, the last line of the lyrics, was improvised just now.”
“Originally, I thought the song would be like this: Until after being friends with you for many years, I realized my tears, were not for you, but for others too~”
The pain in his ear made Cao Gong instinctively yell out, “Ouch.”
After all the commotion, Teacher He remembered.
Today’s show had a performance stage set aside for Di Li Reba.
“Okay, let’s take a break, the next performance stage is for our Reba and her student, Cao Zei.” Teacher He saw that it was about time, so he announced a break for the guests to perform.
Reba was prepared, and this song was also the one she had practiced with Cao Gong over the past few days.
Now she could finally start her performance, of course, she was going to give it her all.
Everyone on the stage went down, then watched the performance from below.
Di Li Reba, wearing a short skirt, and Cao Gong, wearing a student suit, stood on the stage ready to perform.
The big screen above the stage displayed information about the song.
When the audience saw that the lyrics, composition, and choreography were all written by Cao Gong, they were even more excited.
On the other hand, the trainees felt a deep sense of pressure, because this was their opponent.
As peers, if Cao Zei’s abilities were this strong, how could they not feel pressured?