"I am a school bus driver, and I always keep safety in mind..." In September this year, "School Bus Song" composed by Che Zhongwei, a school bus driver in Rongcheng City, began to be sung on local school buses, triggering social concern about school buses. Safety concerns.
Che Zhongwei, 57, is a driver of Rongcheng Yulong School Bus Service Co., Ltd. Although he is a farmer, Che Zhongwei likes to write poems and compose music. He is enthusiastic and cheerful. His colleagues, teachers and parents of students around him affectionately call him "Lao Che".
At the end of 2012, Che Zhongwei became the school bus driver of Rongcheng No. 32 Middle School, focusing on the school bus and the children. After picking up and dropping off his children every day, he was thinking about how to compose a song about school bus safety.
I can’t remember how many times I revised it, but Che Zhongwei finally finished the lyrics. At the beginning of this year, he began to compose music for the lyrics, which took him half a year. "I have a thick pile of music paper that I have modified on my kang," Che Zhongwei said. During this period, he also consulted many music teachers in Rongcheng.
In September this year, the audio CD of Che Zhongwei's "School Bus Song" was finally released. This made him overjoyed. Not only did he play the song in his car, he also distributed it to four other school buses in the school, asking the drivers to play it to the children. During this period, he also gave the CD to the Education Bureau, Transportation Bureau, Traffic Police Brigade and other units.
Che Zhongwei said that it cost 5,000 yuan to find singers, produce and burn these 100 CDs, while he and his wife’s combined monthly salary was only 3,000 yuan. Because of the 5,000 yuan, his wife Zhao Xishuang suffered for several days. Zhao Xishuang is a school bus attendant and is in the same car as Che Zhongwei. "5,000 yuan is not a small amount for us. I was very entangled at first, but when I thought it was his hobby, I went with him." Zhao Xishuang said.
In Che Zhongwei’s eyes, a good school bus driver should not only protect the safety of children, but also shorten the distance with them. In order to relieve the children's learning pressure, he spent his own money to buy MP3 players for his car, and asked each child to write a favorite song on a note and give it to him, and then he asked the school teacher to help download it. Whenever singing sounds in the car, the children will sing along. At this time, Che Zhongwei always feels very happy.
"Now the whole country attaches great importance to school bus safety, and school bus drivers naturally shoulder a heavy burden." Che Zhongwei said that he has a dream and hopes that "School Bus Song" can attract more people's attention. The song can be played on school buses across the country.