297: Chapter 297 Are you crazy? There's only one day left until Chinese New Year's Eve and you're putting on a virtual reality Spring Festival Gala?

Su Qingxue continued, "We don't need to create a full virtual Spring Festival Gala, nor do we need complex program interactions."

"We just need to build a Spring Festival venue that's festive, lively, and awe-inspiring enough."

"If we embed the live broadcast of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, when users enter, they won't just be sitting in front of a screen watching a show—it'll feel like they've actually stepped into the venue."

"Even with such short preparation time, that would be enough to surprise our users."

Lu Li tapped his fingers gently against the armrest of his chair. Time was indeed tight.

However, if this was just the first Virtual Helmet Spring Festival Gala—without striving for perfection or full commercialization, and without complex celebrity interactions or program flows—and focused solely on the live CCTV Spring Festival Gala broadcast, paired with a Spring Festival-themed virtual town, then it was indeed feasible.

At the very least, given Phantom World's current generation capabilities, it wouldn't be difficult to build a rough draft of a large-scale scene within a few hours.

The real trouble would be the subsequent tasks: server traffic distribution, live streaming interfaces, prop moderation, and refining the details.

Su Qingxue looked at him. "Are we doing it?" Lu Li was silent for two seconds before nodding. "Let's do it."

"But we'll lower the standards a bit." Su Qingxue immediately picked up her tablet. Lu Li continued,

"After all, this is the first-ever Virtual Helmet Spring Festival Gala, and with New Year's Eve being tomorrow, time is too tight to create a perfect product."

"So, the goal this time is simple: just make sure that when users enter, they feel surprised, feel the liveliness, and feel that they are spending the New Year in a different way. That's enough."

Su Qingxue listened while quickly taking notes. Lu Li continued,

"For the visual feed of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, try to replicate it using a 3D mode that feels like the real world."

"Since this is a partnership, they will definitely provide the live broadcasting rights and some stage assets."

"We'll build a main venue for the Spring Festival Gala inside the Virtual Helmet. When users enter, they won't just be looking at a flat screen; it will feel like they've actually taken a seat at the Spring Festival Gala venue."

"Even if the program content is the same as what's being broadcast on TV, the experience will be completely different."

Su Qingxue nodded. "What about the New Year atmosphere?" "Max it out," Lu Li said.

"Lanterns, Spring Festival couplets, fireworks, red envelopes, dragon and lion dances, temple fair stalls, candied haws, paper-cutting, Nian beasts, lantern-lit streets, fireworks plazas—we need all of these."

"The moment users enter, they should feel like they haven't just entered a live stream, but a real world of the New Year."

At this point, his tone became slightly more serious. "And the servers." "They must be stable."

"The hardware for the Virtual Helmet and Guanghui Technology's servers are powerful, but it's impossible to cram tens of millions of people into the same scene."

"A single scene can only stably support up to ten thousand people. That's the upper limit given the combined constraints of servers, network latency, scene synchronization, and device hardware."

"Even in the most popular virtual game, world of warcraft, a single scene can only handle around ten thousand people."

"So, for this Spring Festival Gala venue, we'll use mirrored sharding. One Spring Festival Gala Town for every ten thousand people. The scene layout will be the same, but users will be distributed across different servers. This way, we can ensure it's lively enough without causing lag."

After recording the last point, Su Qingxue immediately called the head of the Virtual Ecology Department. The call was answered quickly. "Ms. Su?"

Su Qingxue didn't beat around the bush. "We're adding a temporary Spring Festival project tonight."

"Get the teams from the Virtual Ecology Department, Server Group, Scene Group, Moderation Group, and the Phantom World Technical Group together immediately. Don't worry about coming back to the office; everyone needs to log into the virtual workspace."

There was a noticeable silence on the other end of the line. The department head quickly reacted. "A Spring Festival project?"

Su Qingxue said, "CCTV wants the Spring Festival Gala to be available in the Virtual Helmet. Mr. Lu's view is that just creating a live broadcast portal would be a waste."

"We're going to build a temporary special venue for the Spring Festival, with the core scene being the Spring Festival Gala Town. I'll handle the communication regarding CCTV's authorization and the live streaming interface. You're responsible for the scenes, servers, interactive props, and the launch review."

The department head's breath hitched. "Ms. Su, it's New Year's Eve tomorrow." "Exactly, so the first version must be out tonight," Su Qingxue said, her tone remaining calm.

"Don't follow the standards of a formal, large-scale project. We aren't aiming for perfection this time; just get the experience right first."

"Use Phantom World to build the initial draft of the scenes, and have the team manually refine the details. The main venue needs to feel like a 3D replication of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and the Spring Festival Gala Town should feature temple fairs, lanterns, fireworks, red envelopes, Nian beast mini-games, and a virtual New Year's Eve dinner."

"For the servers, use mirrored sharding with ten thousand people per instance, prioritizing stability to avoid lag. As long as users are stunned the moment they enter, the project is already half-successful."

The department head was silent for two seconds. When he spoke, his voice was noticeably tense. "Understood. I'm gathering the team now." Su Qingxue added:

"It'll be a tough night. If you do a good job, Mr. Lu will re-evaluate the year-end bonuses." The department head immediately perked up. "Don't worry, Ms. Su."

"We will definitely have the first version of the Spring Festival Gala Town built by tonight." The department head hesitated for a second. "Understood."

After saying this, the Guanghui Technology Virtual Ecology Department immediately swung into action. This special Spring Festival task force didn't need to go back to the office to work overtime. Everyone simply put on their Virtual Helmets and started working in the virtual workspace.

In a massive white conference hall, virtual figures began to appear one after another as they logged in. Designers, programmers, AI trainers, server engineers, and moderation staff were all pulled into the same space.

Although it was the eve of New Year's Eve, no one complained. Everyone understood that this wasn't just ordinary overtime. This was the first time a Virtual Helmet was truly being integrated with a national-level program like the Spring Festival Gala. If they pulled it off, it would undoubtedly become a landmark event for Guanghui Technology's virtual ecosystem.

The department head didn't waste any time and immediately shared Su Qingxue's requirements with everyone. "The core scene is called Spring Festival Gala Town. The live broadcast of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala is the main focus. Phantom World will generate the initial drafts, and we will manually refine the details."

"Don't aim for perfection; focus on capturing the festive atmosphere, the liveliness, and the awe-inspiring feeling first. For the servers, use mirrored sharding for every ten thousand people, and we must complete the first round of stress testing tonight." With those few words, the entire team immediately sprang into action.

Phantom World's advantages were pushed to the extreme in this situation. In the past, creating an initial draft for a large-scale scene would have kept a team busy for weeks or even months. Now, they only needed to clearly break down the requirements, and then have designers continuously refine the prompt words and regional planning to build a functional framework in a short amount of time.

Of course, it wasn't without its issues. While the AI's generation speed was fast, the details often required manual adjustment. For instance, some blocks felt too empty, some stalls were repetitive, the density of lanterns was sometimes illogical, and some buildings looked lively but lacked a genuine sense of life.

The main stage for the Spring Festival Gala also had issues; the first version looked too much like a standard concert venue and lacked the ceremonial feel of a Spring Festival Gala. These things could only be fixed by the scene designers, who had to revise them over and over again. Fortunately, Phantom World was fast enough to make these modifications.

As soon as the designers proposed a direction for adjustments, the system could immediately generate a new version. The Guanghui Technology team would then select, combine, and refine the elements from it. Consequently, the outline of the Spring Festival Gala Town gradually took shape at an incredible speed.