Chapter 14: Teresa Teng

  When Wang Wei's mother woke up, Wang Wei asked his mother what had happened, but she didn't say anything. In the end, Wang Wei could only give up, but he was determined not to let his mother go out to work again. Lin Fengjiao also helped persuade Wang's mother on the side. Finally, under Wang Wei's tough attitude, Wang's mother agreed with Wang Wei and no longer went out to work.

  After that time when Wang Wei confessed to everyone about the manuscript fee at Lin Fengjiao's house, Wu Xia found a change in her son. In the following months, Wang Wei, whether doing things or speaking, always showed a sense of maturity, and Wu Xia gradually got used to her son's growth. Adding to this, Wang Wei had grown up rapidly in these few months, so at this time, Wang Wei was already an adult in his mother's heart.

  After persuading his mother, Wang Wei took Lin Fengjiao to visit Zuo Hongyuan's home to pay respects as a master, because on that day in the backstage of Golin Star, the crowd was noisy, so they didn't perform the formal ceremony of paying respects, so today Wang Wei is prepared to make up for this big ceremony.

  According to the address left by Zuo Hongyuan that day, Wang Wei found Zuo Hongyuan's home. After ringing the doorbell, a woman in her thirties opened the door and asked, "Who are you?" Seeing two strangers, she looked puzzled. "Oh, I'm Wang Wei, this is my girlfriend Lin Fengjiao. Is this Mr. Zuo's house?"

  "Oh, it's Ah Wei after all. Hongyuan came back yesterday and told me that he had accepted a very talented disciple, I didn't expect Ah Wei to be such a handsome guy."

  "Is the teacher in?" "Yes, he is. And so is Teresa Teng." What? Teresa Teng is also here?! Upon hearing that Teresa Teng was also present, Wang Wei was taken aback for a moment, and then his heart suddenly surged with excitement. Teresa Teng was his favorite female star after all! Whether it was "Sweet Honey" or "Fragrance of the Night", Wang Wei had listened to her songs countless times. He was extremely familiar with Teresa Teng's music. Wang Wei even remembered that before he reincarnated, he had frantically searched online for the cause of Teresa Teng's death. There were several theories online, some saying she died from an evil spirit in Thailand, others claiming she was killed by her boyfriend, but the most authoritative account was that Teresa Teng passed away due to asthma.

  Regarding Teresa Teng's cause of death, Wang Wei still believes the last statement is more credible. As for Zhong Xie and Qi Si, they are not very practical, but after Teresa gained fame, she often worked overtime, touring around the world, holding concerts, especially in 1987 when she suffered from kidney disease. Singing would cause her great pain, so she had to change her singing method and stop using Dan Tian sound. Due to the severity of her illness, Teresa often took hormone-containing medication to alleviate her symptoms, which caused water retention, but she still had to perform. To present a good image to the audience, she quickly lost weight, resulting in frequent fluctuations in her weight, which was most harmful to her body.

  By the winter of 1994, Teresa Teng had caught a cold. Due to the prolonged duration of her cold, it eventually developed into asthma, with illness piling upon illness. On the night that Teresa Teng's asthma suddenly flared up, her boyfriend happened to be out, and there was no one by her side. Moreover, when she went to the hospital, they encountered a traffic jam, missing the best time for treatment. The legendary songstress thus passed away in such an unfortunate manner.

  In fact, the root cause is that Teresa Teng had been overworked for a long time, her body was exhausted, and she couldn't get enough rest, which led to the tragic ending that made people sigh.

  Thinking of this, Wang Wei thought to himself that now that he has come, he cannot let his favorite female star, the legendary singer Teresa Teng, have such a tragic and regrettable ending.

  While Wang Wei was stunned, Lin Fengjiao on the other side had already lit up her eyes and pulled Wang Wei's arm, saying: "Ah Wei, Teresa Teng is my idol, I really like her songs."

  Mrs. Zuo looked at Lin Fengjiao's appearance and smiled, saying: "Ah Wei, your friend is very beautiful." "Thank you, Master Mother." "Auntie, you are also very beautiful."

  Lin Fengjiao was praised by Mrs. Zuo, and her eyebrows were instantly completed in a crescent shape. "What's beautiful, can't compare to you young people anymore, I'm old." Although she said this with her mouth as a wife, she was still very happy in her heart, after all, women love beauty. "What's old? If you stand with me, others will definitely think we are sisters." After hearing Lin Fengjiao's words, Mrs. Zuo became even more delighted, and hurriedly pulled Lin Fengjiao's arm, saying: "Your friend has a sweet mouth, come in quickly, your teacher is still waiting for you over there."

  Two people followed Mrs. Zuo into the house and saw that Zuo Hongyuan was sitting with a 17 or 18-year-old girl, chatting and laughing. As soon as Wang Wei entered the house, he began to size up the girl beside Zuo Hongyuan, Deng Lijun, whose face was still relatively thin at this time, unlike her round face in later years. At this moment, Deng Lijun, wearing a white dress, was smiling and talking to Zuo Hongyuan beside her.

  When they saw Wang Wei and Lin Fengjiao coming over, Deng Lijun and Zuo Hongyuan stood up to greet them. Zuo Hongyuan smiled and looked at the things in Wang Wei's hands, saying: "You little rascal, you came just as you were, what's with these things?"

  Teresa Teng also smiled and said, "You must be Ah Wei, I was wondering why the teacher is so happy today. After asking, I found out that it's because she has taken in a talented disciple. The teacher says you have a gift for songwriting, and I really like your song 'Legend'. When you have time, write one or two songs for this older sister of yours too."

  "Alright, I really like Jun Jie's songs. If Jun Jie wants to, I have two ready-made songs here that I think suit her very well." Wang Wei said with a smile.

  Deng Lijun originally only said a polite phrase because she had just heard Zuo Hongyuan praise Wang Wei, but unexpectedly Wang Wei agreed immediately and even had something ready. This made Deng Lijun feel surprised and even more delighted.

  Teresa Teng chatted with Lin Fengjiao beside Wang Wei, "Little sister, you're a friend of my junior, right?" "Yes, Miss Deng, I'm a big fan of your songs. I didn't expect to meet the real person." "Really? If you like it, I'll send you a set of records later. Oh, I forgot to ask what's your name?" "Lin Fengjiao" "So you're the Lin sister who fell from the sky! Don't call me Miss Deng again, it sounds distant. When's your birthday?" "Yes, I felt a connection with this child as soon as I saw her," Mrs. Zuo interjected. "I am..."

  Watching the three of them chatting enthusiastically, Wang Wei and his teacher Zuo Hongyuan exchanged a glance, then simultaneously shook their heads in dismay, thinking to themselves: "It seems what people say about 'three women, one drama' is indeed true."

  Wang Wei chatted with Zuo Hongyuan for a while, then Wang Wei wanted to perform the grand ceremony of paying respects to his master. Zuo Hongyuan originally said that these formalities were not necessary, but Wang Wei insisted on performing the grand ceremony. In the end, Zuo Hongyuan was moved by this and accepted Wang Wei's three bows and a cup of tea as a sign of respect.

  After finishing the ceremony, the two began to discuss music. As it was almost noon, Mrs. Zuo said she would go cook a few dishes for Wang Wei, and Lin Fengjiao, although having entered the top four of the Golden Star with her rendition of Wang Wei's songs, wasn't particularly interested in music. As for why she participated, it was just because every girl has a star dream. So Lin Fengjiao made an excuse to help her aunt cook and left as well.

  So the living room was left with only Wang Wei, Zuo Hongyuan and Teresa Teng. As soon as the three of them sat down, Teresa looked at Wang Wei with her bright big eyes: "Ah Wei, you said earlier that there were two songs suitable for me, I don't know if you brought the scores of these two songs."

  "The score is not here." Wang Wei said with a smile. When Deng Lijun heard that Wang Wei didn't bring the score, she showed a hint of disappointment in her eyes and thought to herself: "Right, Ah Wei doesn't know I'm here, why would he carry the score with him? It seems I was too impatient."

  Just as Teresa Teng felt slightly disappointed, Wang Wei suddenly changed the subject. "However, I can write out the lyrics and melody." After hearing Wang Wei's words, Teresa Teng's originally disappointed eyes instantly burst forth with a colorful glow, laughing: "Great, so you were just teasing me!"

  After hearing Deng Lijun's words, Wang Wei hastily explained: "How dare I fool Sister Jun. Sister Jun, please wait a moment, I'll finish writing it immediately."

  He took out paper and pen, because Zuo Hongyuan himself liked music and was a music master, so he had to capture inspiration at any time and place, so there were staff papers and pens ready everywhere in Zuo Hongyuan's home.

  Wang Wei took the paper and pen, and without hesitation, wrote for a while. Then he handed the lyrics to Teresa Teng and Zuo Hongyuan. The two opened the paper and saw that on the top of each sheet were written: "The Moon Represents My Heart" and "Sweet Honey".

  Both of them are music lovers, after getting the lyrics sheet, they started humming softly to the tune. "You ask me how deep my love is, I love you a few points, my feelings are true, my love is true, the moon represents my heart..."