315: Chapter 315 Holy crap! I actually managed to wait for Jing Tian outside Yong'an Pawnshop?!

The day of the premiere.

The Guanghui Technology Virtual Cinema officially opened.

The physical venue was located within the Guanghui Technology campus.

The entire hall was decorated in a xianxia style; at the entrance stood an antique-style archway, the pillars were wrapped in faint flowing light, and virtual clouds drifted slowly overhead—all naturally achieved by Mirage projection equipment.

But the real highlight was not in the physical venue.

It was in the virtual world that everyone was about to enter.

When Lu Li arrived, the venue was already packed.

In the front row, Su Qingxue sat beside him.

To their right were Brother Hu, Yang Mi, Tang Yan, Liu Shi, and a group of other main cast members.

In front of them also sat Virtual Helmets.

Many media cameras were aimed at this row.

After all, this premiere was, in a sense, not just the debut of a new show.

It was also a classic reunion.

Brother Hu looked at the promotional images on the stage, his gaze somewhat complex.

Yang Mi, meanwhile, looked at her virtual Tang Xuejian avatar on the screen, as if she were seeing herself from many years ago.

Tang Yan and Liu Shi sat to the side, occasionally whispering a few words, their expressions filled with emotion.

On the big screen, the real-time online reservation count was jumping crazily.

Five hundred thousand.

One million.

Three million.

Five million.

Seven million.

In just a few minutes, the number of online viewers in the Virtual Helmet premiere live stream surpassed seven million.

The venue erupted in an uproar.

Several executives from Tangren Media looked at the numbers, their water cups frozen in mid-air.

They knew that Guanghui Technology Virtual Helmets had many users.

And they knew that chinese paladin 3 held sentimental value.

But seven million online viewers in a few minutes was still too exaggerated.

Lu Li, however, didn't react much.

Before putting on his helmet, he casually switched to the backend GM perspective.

The next second.

Above his field of vision, countless points of light appeared.

Each point of light represented a connected device and their viewing location.

Those points of light were continuously converging above the virtual space.

One, two, ten million.

They spread out across the black virtual sky, like a galaxy being lit up.

Lu Li looked up for a moment.

His eyes finally flickered slightly.

He knew that the era of virtual film and television was coming.

The premiere ceremony did not drag on too long.

Guanghui Technology was very clear about what users wanted to see now.

Not speeches from leaders.

Not the history of the collaboration.

And certainly not a bunch of flowery yet hollow promotional words.

What everyone wanted to see was that world.

After the host briefly introduced the collaboration between Guanghui Technology and Tangren Media, the camera quickly turned to the front row.

Brother Hu took the microphone, glanced at his old partners beside him, and smiled.

"Back when we were filming, who could have imagined that one day, the audience would be able to truly walk into a xianxia world."

After he finished this sentence, many people at the venue laughed.

But in their laughter, there was clearly a touch of emotion.

Yang Mi looked at her virtual Tang Xuejian avatar on the big screen, her eyes a bit dazed; that image was exactly like her.

"Looking at her now is like looking at my past self. I really miss the time when I first saw the finished product of this show."

Tang Yan smiled and added.

"I'm quite curious if the audience will go to Yongan Pawnshop first after they get in."

Liu Shi didn't say much.

She watched the xianxia sea of clouds slowly emerging on the screen, her gaze very quiet.

It was as if she had already walked into that world in advance.

Soon.

All guests and the first batch of viewers put on their Virtual Helmets at the same time.

Lu Li also closed his eyes.

The next second.

The physical premiere hall disappeared.

The noise in his ears faded away.

In its place was the sound of the wind.

A breeze carrying moist vapor blew from the end of the street.

Lu Li opened his eyes.

He was standing on an ancient, picturesque long street.

The bluestone road had been soaked by rain, with a shallow layer of water pooled in the low spots.

The water surface reflected the daylight.

The wine banners by the street swayed gently.

The hawking of vendors came from afar.

Someone on the second floor of a teahouse pushed open a window and leaned out to look at the street.

Under the eaves, droplets of water fell one by one, hitting the stone steps.

The distant mountains were swallowed by clouds and mist, revealing only faint outlines.

This was not an ordinary film set.

Nor was it one of those empty-shell maps where you can only walk a few streets.

This was a fully functioning xianxia world.

Yuzhou City.

The street where Yongan Pawnshop was located.

Meanwhile, viewers entering the virtual world were appearing one after another in different areas.

Someone who had just entered instinctively reached out and touched the moss on the wall.

The next second, he was stunned.

Because his fingertips truly felt a slight, cool, and damp sensation.

Someone looked up and saw, between the distant clouds, the faint phantom of Mount Shu emerging.

Another person was standing in the middle of the street when they suddenly heard the sound of a sword ringing out.

The next second, a flying sword swept overhead, bringing with it a clear, crisp wind.

That person stood there with their head tilted back, speechless for a long time.

The bullet comments exploded instantly.

"Holy crap, this isn't watching a show, this is time-traveling, right?"

"I just touched the wall, and I actually felt the damp cold on my hand!"

"Yuhang Town—no, wait, Yuzhou City has actually been created!"

"This is way better than a game map; the details are just ridiculous."

"My mom asked me why I'm watching the show on my knees."

"Ninety-nine? Guanghui Technology, did you miss a nine?"

"Who just said this would ruin their childhood? Come out and apologize!"

"This is just the opening? Then how ridiculous must Mount Shu and the Heavenly Realm be?"

Lu Li looked up at the sky.

Ordinary users saw a xianxia sky.

But in his GM perspective, countless points of light were continuously falling into this world.

They turned into invisible viewing nodes, distributed along the long street, rooftops, teahouses, by the bridge, and at the distant city gate.

Seven million viewers.

Entering a xianxia world simultaneously.

Even Lu Li found this scene quite interesting.

At this moment, a system prompt appeared in front of all viewers.

[Welcome to the Virtual Helmet Immersive Edition of chinese paladin 3]

[You can currently choose from three viewing modes]

[Main Storyline Viewing Mode: Watch by following the plot camera]

[Free Perspective Mode: Move freely within limited areas, without interfering with the main plot]

[Character Experience Mode: Try out some character skills, costumes, mounts, and weapons in an independent experience space]

[Please follow civilized viewing rules while the plot is playing]

Once these three modes appeared, the audience went completely crazy.

"Free perspective? Can I lie on the roof and watch the plot?"

"The guy above, is that a voyeur perspective? That's pretty exciting, but you'd better be careful or you'll be shot to death by her."

"What is Character Experience Mode? Can I wear Feipeng Battle Armor?"

"I want to fly on a sword!"

"I want to go to Mount Shu!"

"I'm going to the entrance of Yongan Pawnshop to camp out for Jingtian first!"

"Don't crowd, I'm already at the entrance!"

The premiere officially began playing.

The system guided the first batch of viewers to the vicinity of Yongan Pawnshop.

The NPC pedestrians on the street naturally dispersed.

The viewers seemed to be standing in a transparent spectator layer.

They could see the main characters.

They could hear the voices.

And they could move their perspective.

But they could not block the plot.