There was a live audience watching, it was a live recording, whether or not everyone's mics were on wasn't important.
The audience was of high quality; they had already seen the rehearsal tapes. Watching the show for the second time, they still maintained a high level of enthusiasm and cooperated actively from below the stage.
The show went on, just on different stages like stage A, stage B and so on. For the singers and dancers, their job was done once the recording finished.
Some performers quickly headed backstage to remove their makeup and change clothes, some were filming videos. Others sat at the edge of the stage, looking up at the big screen broadcasting the main venue of the Spring Festival Gala.
The most exhausting were actually the student extras; for those seemingly simple acts, preparations started more than a month in advance. Selecting people, securing positions, learning the moves.
