By the time the stage was fully set up, it was already near dusk.
The guests, including villagers invited from various parts of Lishui County, had all changed into their outfits and arrived.
All the performers for the five acts were packed into the dressing room, making it as noisy as a marketplace.
Many villagers were sweaty-palmed, worried about being broadcast on TV today and afraid they might forget their lines.
The show's guests were helping to run through the lines.
"Oh no, how was that move supposed to go? My mind goes blank when I get anxious!"
"Oh dear, I wrote the lines on my hand, but I sweated so much that it smudged clean off!"
"Write them on the back of your hand, write them on the back of your hand!"
The other groups of participating villagers were all nervous.
Except for Ji Xizhi's and Zhu Xiu'an's groups.
