At this moment, backstage, everyone was already in a complete panic.
With such a grand entrance ceremony, if Tawana’s safety rope really couldn’t be released and left her dangling awkwardly in mid-air, it would be an embarrassment broadcast to the entire world.
It probably wouldn’t even take until the performance started, the news of everyone scrambling to rescue Tawana afterwards would already be splashed across global entertainment headlines.
But given the current situation, rescuing Tawana seemed as difficult as climbing to the heavens.
Tawana’s safety rope was controlled by an electric winch installed at the top of the stage.
The winch’s retraction and release were managed by a wired controller, and right now, a staff member was standing directly behind the stage, holding the controller and frantically pressing the release button.
Normally, they’d visually monitor the tension of the safety rope, gradually releasing it based on Tawana’s descending speed, much like how a belayer controls the rope height in rock climbing.
But now, for some unknown reason, the wired winch had jammed.
It could be an issue with the controller, or perhaps the machine itself, or even a problem with the power supply.
However, this type of winch was designed to lock its brakes in the event of a power failure to prevent accidents, so even though the safety rope on the winch was dozens of metres long, not a single inch could be released in this situation.
The staff were practically smashing the controller’s switch, but it still wouldn’t budge.
Tawana, at this point, was on the verge of breaking down.
Ye Chen was watching from below the stage, this was the concert he’d been most looking forward to.
If it started with a mishap, leaving her hanging like a fool dozens of metres above the stage, her mentality would surely collapse.
Just then, a staff member suddenly shouted, “Stop the giant screen from tilting! Pull it back, wait until the issue’s resolved, then we’ll do it all over again! Tell the audience we’re delaying the start by ten minutes!”
Everyone agreed that this might be the best solution for now.
Though Tawana felt disappointed, she had no other options, retracting the giant screen was far better than being left dangling in mid-air all alone.
This could indeed be considered the best solution under the circumstances.
However, Ye Chen thought differently, the giant screen had already begun tilting forward with overwhelming momentum, pulling it back now would feel like a comical rewind of a video, all the shock and excitement would be ruined.
Instead of retracting it and having Tawana redo her entrance, it’d be better to quietly rescue her after pulling it back, then have her appear from the stage lift.
Sure, it wouldn’t be as jaw-dropping as descending from the top of the giant screen, but at least it wouldn’t be humiliating.
After all, the screen had only just started tilting, and from the audience’s angle, they couldn’t yet see Tawana.
But then Ye Chen reconsidered, even that wasn’t a perfect solution, the best approach right now was to not stop anything at all.
Since the audience had already seen the giant screen slowly tilting forward, they’d surely guess that Tawana would emerge from behind it, they were just waiting for her to appear, confirm their suspicions, and blow them away.
So, he immediately shouted to the staff nearby, “Don’t retract the giant screen, keep tilting it forward!”
The stage director blurted out, “But Tawana can’t hold on much longer, if we keep tilting it, the safety rope will leave her hanging in the air!”
Ye Chen ignored this and ordered, “Do as I say, your safety rope’s already faulty, it’s about to snap anyway!”
