The sky gradually darkened.
Checking the time, it was already seven o'clock.
In other words, Dong Xuebin's single magic act had taken up more than twenty minutes of stage time. At an ordinary gala, let alone singing, dancing, or magic acts, even a lengthy skit rarely ran for over twenty minutes. At most, it would be a little over ten minutes. Anything longer would drag. Yet after Dong Xuebin had performed for so long, no one felt it was tedious. They had even lost track of time. While watching intently, it felt as though the magic show had ended in the blink of an eye. Many people still wanted to see more.
"Secretary Dong!"
"Give us another one!"
"Yeah! Another one!"
Dong Xuebin had already started heading down. Hearing this, he smiled and picked up the microphone. "We don't do encores here. Thank you all for your approval. There are more wonderful performances coming up." With that, he handed the microphone to a staff member and stepped down from the stage into the backstage area.
"Next, please enjoy a song-and-dance performance by the General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe, 'Spring Breeze.' Please welcome them!" the female host announced the next act.
"Huh?"
"The General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe?"
"No way. Even such a famous artistic troupe came?"
"You only found out now? Didn't you see yesterday's news from Jiaolin County?"
Most people had seen the news and already knew, but a small number were still unaware. This was a heavyweight troupe with a formidable reputation. Everyone reluctantly pulled their attention away from the wonderful magic performance and turned it back to the stage.
Backstage.
Dong Xuebin was already standing backstage.
Director Sun had stopped directing the cameras and was the first to come over. Laughing heartily, he