Episode 2. The Fan Sign That Had Not Happened

Their manager checked the fan-sign list and went pale.

"These names are waitlisted. None of them won."

The arena speakers crackled with voices that sounded like recordings from tomorrow. "Please remember me tomorrow." "I'm B-17." "Do not call my name." The last voice was crying. Lian picked up the light stick from the front row. A small QR code had been taped to the handle.

When she scanned it, tomorrow afternoon's breaking news opened on her phone. FAN-SIGN CEILING STRUCTURE COLLAPSES. 17 FANS MISSING. Survivors all said the same thing: someone backstage had called their names.

RAVISER wanted to cancel the event. At one in the morning, the company CEO called.

"No cancellation notice," he said. "Change the waitlist into the winners instead."

The empty seats began chanting again. This time, the CEO's voice was chanting with them.

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