“Director Liu, I’m so sorry—Wenwen’s migraine is acting up today. She pushed herself to come anyway, but she’s not in great shape. Could we trouble you to prepare a teleprompter for her when she goes on?”
Director Liu was well aware that Lin Shuwen suffered from migraines. When he learned that she’d still come to support his film promotion despite the pain, he felt a pang of emotion. People with this much loyalty and integrity in the industry were truly rare these days.
Since she was showing up for his event even while feeling unwell, handling these small logistical details was obviously no problem at all.
After that, the film’s promotional event got underway. Luo Ming was scheduled to appear last, as the finale.
He took advantage of the time to listen to the song a few more times and skimmed through the movie script that had been placed nearby.
This film was actually a Sino-foreign co-production—looked like they were aiming for success on both fronts!
Luo Ming read quickly, flipping through the script in no time.
After finishing it, he couldn’t help but feel that this film bore a certain resemblance to The Space Traveler from his previous life!
Much like The Space Traveler, the story followed a lone astronaut who accidentally woke up from hibernation during a long interstellar voyage. Feeling lonely, he decided to wake up a woman who was also in hibernation. The two lived together on the spacecraft for a while and gradually developed feelings that went beyond friendship. Unsurprisingly, they fell in love—but then the ship started malfunctioning. What followed was a fairly formulaic plot.
Speaking of The Space Traveler, you couldn’t help but mention its mainland promotional theme song, Light Years Away.
Luo Ming had originally gone to see The Space Traveler because of that very song.
“Wenwen, it’s your turn to go on stage.” Sister Shan gave Luo Ming a pat on the shoulder.
Luo Ming nodded and walked onto the stage.
The moment he stepped out, the audience erupted in cheers, with quite a few fans holding up signs with Lin Shuwen’s name on them.
For Luo Ming, both in this life and his previous one, it was the first time he’d ever stood under the spotlight and been adored by so many people. His heart started racing—nervously and uncontrollably.
Being a star didn’t seem too bad, did it?
With that thought in mind, Luo Ming flashed a sweet smile and waved to the audience: “Hello everyone! I’m Lin Shuwen.”
Another wave of cheers rose from the crowd, and Luo Ming could vaguely make out someone shouting that they wanted to have a baby with him.
Luo Ming didn’t mind, though—after all, that person wanted to have a baby with Lin Shuwen, not with him. He kept interacting with the audience.
After about two minutes, Sister Shan’s voice crackled through his in-ear monitor: “That’s enough interaction for now. Don’t steal the spotlight—let’s get to the main event.”
Luo Ming immediately steered the conversation back on track: “Next, I’d like to bring you the film’s theme song, Flying to the Universe. I hope you all enjoy it.”
With that, Luo Ming waited for the backing track to start.
But after standing on stage for a full two minutes, the music still hadn’t come on, and no lyrics had appeared on the teleprompter either.
Although he’d never experienced anything like this, Luo Ming quickly realized that something must have gone wrong backstage.
Down in the audience, people were starting to whisper among themselves, wondering why he was just standing there frozen.
Then Sister Shan’s voice came through his earpiece again: “Wenwen, the system backstage is down. Keep interacting with the audience—you can start by singing an a cappella version of a song you remember the lyrics to.”
Luo Ming was taken aback. He had no experience with this kind of situation!
And he wasn’t Lin Shuwen, so how was he supposed to know any of the songs from this world?
But the audience was staring at him expectantly, and he couldn’t just stand there doing nothing.
Lin Shuwen had said her voice was decent enough—could it carry a song like this?
So Luo Ming took a deep breath, put on a sweet smile, and said, “Sorry about that, everyone—looks like there’s a little hiccup backstage. Let me sing you a brand-new song instead! It’s called Light Years Away.”
“I feel the fingertips resting at my hairline.”
The moment Lin Shuwen’s voice came out, the crowd fell silent—and even Luo Ming was startled.
In his past life, Luo Ming had been a coder who sang only as a hobby, but he did have a bit of knowledge about music. Lin Shuwen’s vocal quality was far more than just “decent.” Her tone was bright and distinct, the kind of voice that people remembered the moment they heard it—it was practically a gift from heaven.
With that reassurance, Luo Ming felt more confident and continued singing:
“How do I freeze this moment in time?
Remember to look into my unwavering eyes—
Maybe there won’t be a tomorrow.”
Backstage, Sister Shan wore a slightly puzzled expression as she listened to Lin Shuwen sing this song. She didn’t recall commissioning anyone to write this for her!
“Sister Shan, Director Liu just sent word that the system is fixed. Should we—”
“Hold on. Let Wenwen finish this song first.”
While they were talking, Luo Ming had already reached the line: “Maybe the future is far away, light years away—I’m willing to wait for you in the unknown.”
The chorus was coming up.
Sister Shan couldn’t help but hold her breath. Judging from the verses so far, the quality of this song was quite impressive. If the chorus could unleash all the emotion that had been building up, this track would be top-tier—the kind that could make it onto the charts.
“I never thought I’d go this crazy for you—
Without you, even mountains crumbling and seas raging couldn’t make me run—
My mind has gone mad for you—
Without you, my pulse and heartbeat just don’t matter.”
After hearing that chorus, Sister Shan thought to herself, This is excellent.
Lin Shuwen had just won Best New Artist and Best Song at the Golden Melody Awards—this was the perfect time to strike while the iron was hot and solidify her popularity. This song could easily serve as the lead single for her next album.
“Sister Shan, don’t you think Wenjie’s breath control seems a bit off today? And her phrasing feels different too?” Lin Shuwen’s young assistant asked.
Sister Shan waved it off dismissively: “Wenwen’s migraine is acting up today, isn’t it? It’s perfectly normal for her to be a little off.”
The assistant scratched her head. She couldn’t shake the feeling that a lot of Lin Shuwen’s usual singing habits had changed today. Could that really all be because of a migraine?
On stage, as Luo Ming finished the song, the audience erupted into thunderous applause and cheers.
Being adored by a crowd like this was way more exhilarating than belting out tunes at a KTV.
“Thank you, everyone!” Luo Ming bowed in gratitude.
“Wenwen, you’re amazing!”
“Wenwen, I love you!”
“Wenwen, one more!”
“Yeah, one more!”
“Wenwen, the system backstage is fixed now—go ahead and sing the movie’s theme song!”
Luo Ming acknowledged the request, followed the backing track, and sang Director Liu’s theme song while reading the lyrics on the teleprompter.
