304: Chapter 304 Bored with the Spring Festival Gala? Come to the Virtual Town, drive a fireworks car, and grab red envelopes!

Lu Li finished reading and just smiled.

"Double the bonus."

Su Qingxue looked at him.

"Only double?"

Lu Li thought for a moment.

"Then triple it."

Tripling the bonus, plus the triple overtime pay for holidays, the employees working overtime would surely be ecstatic.

Su Qingxue was satisfied with that.

Before the countdown, the entire Spring Festival Gala Town gradually dimmed, leaving only the lanterns, fireworks, and stage lights.

All users could hear the tolling of the bell from afar.

Dong.

Dong.

Dong.

The feeling was as if the entire virtual city was waiting for the arrival of the New Year.

On the central stage, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala entered the countdown to midnight.

Huge numbers appeared in the sky above Spring Festival Gala Town.

Ten.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

The voices of all users converged.

In the virtual world, the sound was processed by the system so it wouldn't be unpleasantly loud, yet one could clearly feel the fervor of tens of thousands of people on the same screen.

Lu Li's family joined in the countdown.

Chen Wanqing and Lu Jianguo sat together.

Lu Yaoguang waved her hands excitedly.

Su Qingxue stood beside Lu Li, watching the huge countdown numbers gradually lighting up in the sky.

Three.

Two.

One.

Happy New Year.

The next second, countless fireworks exploded simultaneously above the entire Spring Festival Gala Town.

Gold.

Red.

Blue.

Purple.

Countless points of light converged into a giant dragon shape, circled in the sky, and then fell like a sky full of "Fu" characters.

All the lanterns on the Spring Festival Long Street brightened to their peak simultaneously.

On the central stage, the visuals of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala intertwined with the virtual fireworks.

A New Year greeting interface popped up in front of all users.

[Happy New Year]

[May all your loved ones be reunited]

[Guanghui Technology wishes the national audience a Happy New Year]

Lu Li watched this scene and was slightly surprised.

He had originally just asked the team to put together a temporary Spring Festival venue.

He hadn't expected the effect to be this good.

Su Qingxue stood beside him and said softly, "If we prepare in advance next year, the effect will be ten times better than this year."

Lu Li nodded.

"Next year, we can officially host a Spring Festival Gala that belongs to the Virtual Helmet."

Su Qingxue looked at him.

"In cooperation with CCTV?"

Lu Li thought for a moment.

"We can cooperate with CCTV."

"We can also let Tencent, major entertainment companies, game manufacturers, and film and television companies all participate."

"The real-world Spring Festival Gala has its own significance."

"A virtual Spring Festival Gala can do things that reality cannot."

"For example, letting the audience participate in the Spring Festival Gala performances."

"For example, changing the program scene from a snow-capped town to the starry sky."

"For example, having mythical characters, historical figures, and virtual idols on the same stage."

"For example, having tens of millions of users participate in a cross-year mission simultaneously."

Su Qingxue's eyes brightened slightly.

With just a few words, she could already imagine how spectacular next year's virtual Spring Festival Gala would be.

This year was just a temporary setup, yet it already ignited the entire internet.

If they prepared half a year in advance next year, Guanghui Technology could definitely create a Spring Festival celebration that truly belongs to the virtual era.

At this moment, Su Qingxue suddenly realized that the Virtual Helmet might change more than just gaming and social interaction.

It might even revitalize the Spring Festival Gala, a program everyone had grown tired of, leaving behind only politically correct segments like "Making Dumplings."

Meanwhile, Lu Li watched the fireworks filling the sky, his expression calm.

For him, this was just the beginning.

In the real world, Guanghui Technology's star wing m1 is changing transportation.

Robots are entering households and urban governance.

xingyan s1 is about to enter the beauty industry.

The Beining City smart city is gradually transforming the basic structure of the real city.

In the future, as industrial capabilities improve overall, they can also bring out the Space Elevator.

...

When the last program of the Spring Festival Gala completely ended, the time had already passed midnight.

In the living room, Lu Li's family took off their Virtual Helmets one after another.

Although they had already exited the Spring Festival Gala Town, everyone was still somewhat dazed for a moment.

Chen Wanqing subconsciously glanced out the window.

Outside was the night scene of the real city.

In the distance, fireworks occasionally rose, exploding into clusters of light in the night sky.

But for some reason, what appeared in her mind was still that golden giant dragon formed by countless fireworks above the virtual Spring Festival Gala Town just now.

That giant dragon had soared from behind the main stage, circled above the long street, and finally turned into a shower of golden light spots amidst the rain of red envelopes.

Even after taking off the helmet, that sense of shock still lingered in her heart.

Lu Jianguo couldn't help but exclaim, "This Virtual Helmet is truly impressive."

He put the helmet back on the coffee table, his tone still carrying a sense of lingering attachment.

"When I was sitting inside just now, I really felt like I was standing on the street, celebrating the New Year with people across the whole country."

Chen Wanqing nodded.

"Yes."

"It's much better than just sitting in front of the TV watching the festivities."

Yang Yueru was even more excited.

She had visited quite a few places in the Spring Festival Gala Town just now.

Not only did she see the virtual lantern festival, but she also snatched a few red envelopes and even took virtual photos with a few girls of her age she hit it off with.

The photos had now been synchronized to her phone's photo album.

She lowered her head and flipped through them several times, liking them more and more as she looked.

But the most excited one was Wang Peng.

After he took off his helmet, he was still in a state of high adrenaline.

His face was flushed.

His eyes were incredibly bright.

Because at nine o'clock, a Spring Festival limited game was simultaneously opened in the Virtual Helmet.

Firework Car Battle.

The rules of this game were very simple.

Two people per team.

One is responsible for driving.

The other is responsible for operating the Gatling firework cannon on the roof.

Players did not enter the main Spring Festival Gala Town server with one hundred thousand people online, but rather an empty city competitive server separately opened by Guanghui Technology.

The town inside had no tourists.

There were no NPCs, nor were there staff from the program stage.

There were only participating players.

One game session had exactly one hundred Firework Cars.

Two hundred players.

All vehicles were crazily chasing, drifting, colliding, and firing in the virtual town.

The Gatling firework cannons on the roofs continuously fired strings of fireworks with trailing tails.

After those fireworks hit the vehicles, there would be no bloody scenes.

Instead, they exploded into large, brilliant fireworks.

Some cars, after being blasted over, would turn into a huge "Fu" character firework on the spot.

Some cars crashed into street stalls, and instead of flames, they exploded into a pile of gold ingots and red envelope effects.

Some vehicles, after being hit continuously, would spin and fly into the air, then turn into a string of red lanterns, drifting slowly down from the sky.

Everywhere there were the roars of cannons, the sounds of vehicles drifting, the sounds of fireworks exploding, and the shouting of players.

There were even teams specifically ambushing at intersections.

When others passed by, four cars would rush out from the alleys simultaneously, directly sandwiching them from both sides.

There was no need to worry about being injured or having the vehicle wrecked.

Ten seconds later, players would re-enter the game at a random respawn point.

Finally, based on the point ranking, the system would distribute Spring Festival red envelope rewards.

The higher the points, the larger the red envelope.

The first-place prize was especially generous.

These red envelopes were naturally not paid for solely by Guanghui Technology.

They were sponsored by advertisers during the Spring Festival.

There were advertisements everywhere in the game map.

On the outer walls of the town's high-rise buildings were huge Spring Festival greeting posters for certain brands.

On the street stalls, there were virtual signs for beverages, snacks, mobile phones, home appliances, and beauty products.

Occasionally, an advertising airship would fly across the sky, playing a few-second brand short film.

Even some of the special effects fired from the firework cannons were brand collaborations.

There were also some red envelope rains that were directly sponsored and distributed by advertisers.

Because they could earn red envelopes, many players participated in the Firework Car Battle, especially teenagers and young people.

In reality, they might only be able to sit in front of the TV scrolling through their phones, or playing Virtual Helmet games.

But in the virtual Spring Festival Gala Town, they could drive Firework Cars around the streets, team up with friends, and actually snatch red envelopes.

For them, this was much more interesting than simply fooling around on their phones.