Waking up, Li Zhetian’s face was full of shock.
He never expected that transmigration and rebirth would actually happen to him.
He sorted through the memories in his mind; the person whose body he had taken over was actually named Li Zetian, a difference of only one character.
However, his ancestral home was Hangzhou.
He was born in the early morning of March 1, 1956, and came to Hong Kong with his parents in early June 1971.
In his previous life, Li Zhetian was an orphan who was often bullied.
Therefore, he named himself Zhetian (meaning “shielding the sky”), swearing to become a big shot who could cover the sky with one hand!
As for the original owner of this body, his family originally intended to go to Taiwan to seek refuge with relatives.
Back then, when the Nationalist army retreated to Taiwan, a very wealthy granduncle of his (his grandfather’s brother) went with them, while his grandfather, a patriotic scholar, chose to stay in the mainland.
Later, due to the blockade of news between the two places, the two families lost contact.
After Li Zetian’s family arrived in Hong Kong, they settled down temporarily while asking people to inquire about his granduncle’s whereabouts.
Hong Kongers during this period looked down on mainlanders very much; they called mainlanders “Mainland Boys”!
And no one in Li Zetian’s family could speak Cantonese.
As soon as they spoke, they would be recognized as Mainland Boys because of their accents.
Although Li Zetian’s parents were both highly educated intellectuals, the salary they received was much lower than that of Hong Kongers.
Having been in Hong Kong for over a year, they still lived in the slums of Kowloon, Hong Kong.
However, slums had their own advantages: first, it was lively, and second, there was warmth.
At least the people here rarely laughed at Li Zetian’s family.
Li Zetian’s father, named Li Chengzhi, had studied in the United States, was proficient in English, and now worked as an editor at a newspaper.
Li Zetian’s mother, Xiao Zhixuan, was a junior high school music teacher.
Since childhood, Li Zetian had inherited his father’s language talent and his mother’s musical talent, and the student surpassed the masters.
In January 1973, he was even admitted to the Harvard University Conservatory of Music in the United States and could enroll in the autumn.
However, his luck was not very good.
In July, he suddenly had a high fever and passed away…
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The next day, it was dawn and the rain stopped.
The bright sunshine shone on Li Zetian’s face through the window.
Since I am here, I might as well stay and make the best of it.
Li Zhetian decided to adapt to his new identity from now on — Li Zetian!!!
Even though he hadn’t slept all night, he still felt full of energy.
Opening the window and looking at the sky in the distance, thinking of the magnificent personal computer revolution and the brilliant Internet industry in the future, Li Zetian couldn’t help but feel ambitious: “It’s 1973 now, and there will be countless opportunities waiting for me in the future!
This will be a brand new era, an era belonging to me, Li Zetian!!!”
Li Zetian was an orphan in his previous life, but he had a superb talent for mathematics.
At first, he wanted to become a great mathematician like Gauss, but after reading Bill Gates’ biography, he became very fond of computer programming, hoping to rely on programming to make a fortune and become a billionaire one day!
Talent plus hard sweat allowed him to achieve something in the computer field and be admitted to the computer science department at Harvard University.
But in this life, by a strange combination of circumstances, he became a student in the Harvard University music department…
However, Li Zetian quickly felt relieved: “Music department it is, at least I can get into Harvard University.
The personal computer revolution and the rise of the Internet are all in the United States.
I’m going to crazily make Americans’ money in America!!!”
Immediately, Li Zetian suddenly thought that Harvard University’s tuition fees were very expensive.
Usually, families that could afford to send their children to study abroad were very wealthy, but his family was very tight on money.
“I have to find a way to make some money and lighten the burden on my family!
But how should I make money?
The 21st-century programming languages I learned are not applicable to current computers.
Although things in the 1970s were quite simple, no matter how simple, it still takes some time to learn.
Currently, first, there is no Internet; second, there are no books for me to look up information; third, there is no computer for me to practice on…”
Li Zetian couldn’t help shaking his head and sighing, “It seems my strengths have no place to be used…”
Soon, Li Zetian realized that his mind stored memories of the future.
The entertainment industry in Hong Kong right now was very developed.
Plagiarizing a song that would become popular in the future might fetch a good price!
Although copying songs was very cliché, in Li Zetian’s view, it was an easy and fast way to accumulate capital.
Since there was a shortcut to take, why choose a harder path?
So, Li Zetian walked to the desk, sat down, and pondered: “Which song should I choose?
My favorite Cantonese song is undoubtedly Beyond’s ‘Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies’.
This song is also the one I heard most often in my previous life when I slept lonely and helplessly under the overpass.
Whenever the singing sounded, it was as if a force struck directly at the heart, inspiring me to forge ahead bravely.
Okay, this one it is!”
Li Zetian picked up the fountain pen on the table and wrote rapidly in the notebook.
But halfway through writing, he suddenly froze and muttered to himself: “A newcomer’s first song usually can’t sell for a good price.
This ‘Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies’ is of great significance to me.
Rather than selling it cheaply, it’s better not to sell it…” Li Zetian tore off this page, then tore it to pieces and threw it into the wastebasket.
He stared at a wall in front of him, thinking quietly…
“Currently, martial arts movies and TV dramas in Hong Kong are very popular.
A relatively hot-blooded song should have a good market!
For example, ‘A Man Should Stand Strong’.
Both its Cantonese and Mandarin versions sound very good, making one feel their blood boiling.
In my previous life, it swept across Asia and was extremely popular!
Yes, I’ll choose it.
Chinese men, strive constantly for self-improvement!!!”
Immediately, Li Zetian began to write furiously.
Undoubtedly, he was both the lyricist and the composer.
As for composing, he really didn’t know how to do it in his previous life, but in this life, he was a genuine musical genius.
After finishing writing, Li Zetian tore that piece of paper from the notebook and put it in his pants pocket.
Just as he was about to stand up from the chair, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a middle-aged woman walked in.
Li Zetian looked closely; it was exactly this body’s mother, Xiao Zhixuan!
“Son, has the high fever gone down?” Xiao Zhixuan asked with concern.
“It has, I’m much better now.” Li Zetian nodded and answered.
At the same time, he was secretly and carefully sizing up the other party.
She was about 1.7 meters tall, with long black hair draped over her shoulders.
Although she was already thirty-eight years old, she had a beautiful face and an outstanding temperament.
“Let me see,” at this time, she stepped forward and touched Li Zetian’s forehead, then nodded and said: “Yes, the fever has indeed gone down!
That’s good!
By the way, son, I have prepared breakfast for you.
It’s on the dining table.
Your dad and I are going to work now.
Remember to eat breakfast.”
“I know, Mom!” Li Zhetian replied softly, but calling out “Mom” felt a bit weird, not quite the same as how the original Li Zetian called it.
However, Xiao Zhixuan didn’t notice this.
She exhorted Li Zetian again to make sure he ate breakfast, otherwise he would get stomach problems, and then she turned and left.
An indescribable feeling suddenly surged in Li Zetian’s heart, warm and very comfortable.
“Perhaps this is the feeling of being cared for by a mother?
It’s so nice.
I have never experienced it before!”
At this time, Li Zetian couldn’t help but envy the original owner of this body, but he quickly figured it out.
Heaven had treated him very well, actually allowing him to transmigrate after death, and he also gained very kind parents!
“My body flows with their blood.
As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water.
In this life, I am destined to be their son, and they are my parents…” Thinking of this, Li Zetian’s eyes suddenly moistened.
As an orphan in his previous life, he often longed for parental affection.
Whenever he saw other people’s children holding their mom and dad’s hands, a family of three walking happily, Li Zetian would suddenly feel like crying.
After more than ten minutes, Li Zetian waited until his parents in this life had both gone out to work before he walked out of the room to eat breakfast.
Because he had just accepted this new body, he was still not used to many aspects.
To avoid revealing too many flaws, it was better to be cautious in words and deeds.
Breakfast consisted of steamed buns and porridge.
Although simple, Li Zetian ate it exceptionally sweetly!
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New book begging for support!
(END CHAPTER)