On the final night before the deadline, Dr. Li and his assistant hold their breath beside the receiver, straining to catch a flickering data signal beamed back from the future.
Scene 1: Ten O'Clock at Night in the Lab
晚上十点，研究中心只剩下一间亮着灯的屋子。
At ten at night, only a single lit room was left in the entire research center.
Li Ming
小周，戴上眼镜，我们用把今晚的数据一遍。
Xiao Zhou, put on the goggles. Tonight we'll use augmented reality to scan through all the data once more.
Xiao Zhou
李博士，又开始抖了，时强时弱的。
Dr. Li, the transmission signal is flickering again, strong one moment and weak the next.
Li Ming
别慌，把再对准一点，今晚一定要接住它。
Don't panic. Line the antenna up a little more—tonight we absolutely have to catch it.
Scene 2: Pressure from Outside
Xiao Zhou
外面的越来越急，今天又有记者打了三个电话来问结果。
Public opinion out there is getting more and more impatient. Today a reporter called three times asking for results.
Li Ming
我知道，可现在的就是这样，我们越急，机器越容易出错。
I know, but that's just how things stand right now. The more we rush, the more easily the machine goes wrong.
Li Ming
你先去把那几份报告收一收，明天院长一早就要看。
Go gather up those reports first—the director will want to see them first thing in the morning.
Xiao Zhou
好，我这就去。博士，您也歇会儿吧，眼睛都红了。
Okay, I'll go right now. Doctor, you should rest a bit too—your eyes are all bloodshot.
Scene 3: The Moment It Nearly Fell Apart
屏幕忽然一黑，那条来自二一四七年的断了。
The screen suddenly went black, and the signal from the year 2147 was cut off.
Li Ming
完了……三年的功夫，难道今晚就全没了？
It's over... three years of work—could it all be lost tonight, just like that?
他没有放弃，伸手把那根松了的线重新插紧。
He didn't give up. He reached out and pushed the loose cable firmly back into place.
Li Ming
再试一次，就一次，成不成都认了。
One more try, just one—win or lose, I'll accept it.
Scene 4: Dawn and the Words on the Screen
屏幕一闪，数据像潮水一样涌了进来。
The screen flickered to life, and the data came pouring in like a rising tide.
Li Ming
成了！全接住了，一个字都没丢！
We did it! We caught the whole transmission—not a single character lost!
Xiao Zhou
博士您看，最后那行字——“别怕，未来挺好的。”
Doctor, look—that last line of text: "Don't be afraid, the future is just fine."
窗外天亮了，李博士笑着摘下眼镜，长长地。
Outside the window, day had broken. Dr. Li smiled, took off the goggles, and let out a long, deep sigh of relief.