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In the synopsis of the book "The Adventures of the Chen Family's Daughter in Mountains and Seas," Chen Hao wrote:

"Follow the brave and curious little girl Sisi into a fantastical world of mythical mountains and seas, encounter magical companions, and experience incredible adventures! Each story is a journey of growth and discovery."

Then, he uploaded the ten revised and optimized stories one by one, in ten chapters.

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"I hope it passes." Chen Hao wasn't sure either, after all, it was his first time writing.

However, he still has confidence in works produced by master-level literary skills.

After doing all that, he planned to start another project—writing songs.

Lyrics are now a piece of cake for him.

For a master writer, writing rhyming, evocative, and emotionally resonant lyrics is a piece of cake.

Who was it written for? The first person who came to his mind was Lin Caiwei.

Her voice is ethereal and clear, making her suitable for singing songs that have a sense of story, imagery, and delicate emotions.

He closed his eyes, recalling Lin Caiwei's appearance, her eyes in the music video, and the clean yet slightly melancholic quality in her voice.

A song title naturally popped into my head—"Starlight and Dust".

Inspiration struck instantly.

He opened a new document, his fingers flew across the keyboard, and the lyrics flowed out line by line:

**(First paragraph)**

Whose wandering is reflected in the midnight shop window?

The faded poster still retains that line of dialogue.

The coffee got cold, and the clock hands stopped.

The old days are quietly returning like a silent film.

I used to be a child chasing after starlight.

I believe that every grain of dust holds a part of the deep sea.

Until I saw the mist in your eyes,

Only then did I realize that even fairy tales have their endings.

**(refrain)**

You are an unreachable starlight, illuminating my ordinary stage.

I am but a tiny speck of dust beneath your feet, swaying in the wind.

A silent confession from light-years away.

It forms the loneliest monologue in the Milky Way.

When the applause receded like a tide...

Who remembers that even dust once embraced the existence of starlight?

**(Second paragraph)**

The bustling streets drowned out the lonely platform.

Your name lingers on my lips, evoking a deep sense of emotion.

The script is filled with wonderful encounters.

But they forgot how to rehearse the ending.

Perhaps we are just an accident of fate.

Intersecting at a certain moment in the vastness of the universe.

You continue to shine beyond the crowd.

I retreated to my corner and waited alone.

**(Chorus repeated)**

You are an unreachable starlight, illuminating my ordinary stage.

I am but a tiny speck of dust beneath your feet, swaying in the wind.

A silent confession from light-years away.

It forms the loneliest monologue in the Milky Way.

When the applause receded like a tide...

Who remembers that even dust once embraced the existence of starlight?

**(end)**

The starlight will dim, the dust will settle.

At least in my memory, there was a fleeting moment when we intersected.

That's enough for me to spend the rest of my life whispering:

Goodbye, my light.

After finishing writing the lyrics, Chen Hao read them aloud to himself.

The lyrics depict a complex emotion of looking up, following, and finally letting go silently, carrying a sense of distance and a touch of melancholy, which is very suitable for Lin Caiwei's style of "pure with a story".

The choice of words and imagery also stands up to scrutiny.

[Ding! Created popular lyrics with vivid imagery and emotional depth. Literature experience +185.]

[Ding! The lyrics are well-structured, the rhythm is smooth, and they suit the singer's style. Experience +168.]

With the lyrics and the song title "Starlight and Dust" in hand, the next step was to compose the music.

This is his first serious composition, and his god-like musical skills are only at the beginner level.

He got up and walked to the expensive-looking grand piano in the living room.

Open the piano lid and gently run your fingers across the smooth keys.

His basic musical skills enabled him to grasp fundamental music theory and simple melody construction.

He tried to find the right notes on the piano keys based on the mood and rhythm of the lyrics.

It was a bit awkward at first.

He first determined the key, choosing a slightly melancholic yet bright C minor.

Then try the melody of the verse.

The first note, "Midnight shop window...", tentatively sounded from his fingertips.

It's disjointed and doesn't sound good.

He stopped, thought, and tried again.

[Ding! Attempting melody composition and chord progressions, musical experience +12.]

[Ding! Selecting the key and rhythm type based on the lyrics' emotion grants +18 experience points.]

He was very patient, figuring things out little by little.

The verses need a narrative feel and should be relatively gentle, while the chorus needs an emotional outburst, with an upward-sweeping melody that is memorable.

He repeatedly played and revised the music on the piano, noting down the phrases he found good.

Gradually, melodies began to take shape.

Although it still seems simple, and even the transitions are a bit awkward in some places, a complete musical framework is slowly being built up.

When he played the melody of the verse, chorus, interlude, and outro together, it was still far from "good-sounding," but at least it sounded like a complete song.

[Ding! Completed the initial melody composition for a complete song. Music Experience +35.]

[Ding! Your God-level Music Skill experience points have exceeded 100.]

[Skill Upgrade: God-level music skill upgraded from 'Beginner' to 'Proficient'.]

[Skill Effect: Increases musicality and melodic creativity by 30%, enriches harmonic knowledge, allows for the use of more chord colors and modulation techniques, improves rhythmic accuracy, and develops basic compositional thinking.]

The moment he felt the improvement, Chen Hao felt his ears become more sensitive to pitch and harmony, and his knowledge of composition and arrangement became much clearer.

Listening to the "first draft" I had just written again, I immediately noticed many problems:

The melody is too flat and lacks variation; the chord progressions are clichéd; the chorus climax lacks impact; the transitions are abrupt…

"No, it needs to be changed." He frowned and sat back down at the piano.

Now he's at the skilled level; his eye for detail and his technique have both improved.

He began making sweeping revisions.

He made the first few notes of the verse more ethereal, using two sustained notes to create a sense of tranquility and reflection in a "midnight shop window".

The chords were changed to more modern, slightly suspenseful suspended chords.

In the chorus, he completely overturned the original simple ascending melody and designed a line that first suppresses, then rises, and then turns back.

The phrase "You are an unreachable starlight" suddenly rises in pitch, then "Light up my ordinary stage" slowly falls back down, creating a contrast.

"I am the insignificant dust beneath your feet" uses a series of tight descending sixteenth notes to simulate the powerlessness of dust falling and swaying in the wind.

The phrase "swaying with the wind" is then conveyed with a syncopated rhythm and a slightly rising tone, revealing a hint of resentment.

He played the revised chorus repeatedly on the piano, and felt the emotional tension immediately emerge.