7:30 p.m.
The familiar melody began right on time. In homes across the country, people habitually put down their bowls and chopsticks and turned their eyes to the screen.
"Good evening, viewers."
"Good evening."
"Today is Monday, x month 20th. Welcome to the news program."
The two anchors sat before the cameras, reporting the day's major news.
Everything was as usual, until—
The female anchor paused slightly, looked directly into the camera, and spoke in a steady, clear voice:
"This station reports: with approval from the Aerospace Department, Rabbit Nation's first crewed lunar mission will take place at 5:00 a.m. on x month 25th.
The entire event will be broadcast live simultaneously on Rabbit Nation News Channel, General Channel, International Channel, Musical Note Platform, and wb Platform."
"At that time, viewers will witness in real time the historic moment our astronauts set foot on the Moon."
The male anchor took over:
"This lunar mission, codenamed G-Han-1, is a key component of our nation's lunar exploration program.
More details will be released in subsequent reports."
The news continued.
But at countless dinner tables, chopsticks froze halfway to people's mouths.
A residential complex, a rented apartment.
Li Wei had just returned from overtime work and slumped onto the sofa, mechanically scrolling through Musical Note Platform.
After a full day of work, his head buzzed and his body was exhausted to the limit.
He only wanted to watch a few short videos, then sleep.
The first video was an edited clip from News Simulcast.
On the screen, the female anchor was speaking:
"...the first crewed lunar mission will be broadcast live in its entirety at 5:00 a.m. on x month 25th."
Li Wei froze for a moment.
He thought he had seen it wrong, so he exited and opened it again.
That was