lˈaɪ, haʊˈɛvɚ, pɚswˈeɪdz hˌɪm tə ɹᵻkˈoːɹd ˈɛnɪwˌeɪ, ɡˈɪvən ðɛɹ dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ɪn kˈʌmɪŋ ˈɔːl ðɪs wˈeɪ, ænd sˌoʊ ðə pɚfˈoːɹməns bɪɡˈɪnz ɪn vjˈuː ʌvðə kˈæmɹə.
Li, however, persuades him to record anyway, given their difficulty in coming all this way, and so the performance begins in view of the camera.