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The Last Bus · Invitation 074

Original title: 末班公交车·邀请 074

The Last Bus · Invitation 074 — Story character concept art
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Lu Qing wants to invite Xu Yuan, a familiar passenger on the last bus, to participate in an interview about night-shift life, but Xu Yuan is only willing to talk about the bus route and does not want their occupation or name to appear on the program.

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Story summary

Lu Qing wants to invite Xu Yuan, a familiar passenger on the last bus, to participate in an interview about night-shift life, but Xu Yuan is only willing to talk about the bus route and does not want their occupation or name to appear on the program. She redesigns the interview according to this boundary, and the hand-drawn transfer map brought by Xu Yuan brings out many authentic details. The program ultimately uses anonymous oral narration and the ambient sounds along the route; the invitation does not yield the complete character profile originally envisioned, but it records a nocturnal journey with greater respect for the storyteller.

Characters

  • Lu QingOriginal Concept · Nighttime Radio Producer

    A fictional adult character, the nighttime radio producer in the story.

  • Xu YuanOriginal Concept · Bus Passenger

    A fictional adult character, the bus passenger in the story.

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