The scheduled time quickly arrived, and at 9 PM in the Eastern Continent, the Control Center officially launched the global live broadcast signal.
To ensure a smooth live stream, major network providers partnered with the railway company to build a dedicated system covering both hardware and software, with servers occupying over half of a parking lot.
"Five hundred million... one billion... over two billion!"
Traffic monitoring showed that within just five minutes, as many as two billion connection signals had entered the "live room"! Many of these signals did not come from individuals but were displayed on huge screens set up in commercial plazas, parks, and buildings; in other words, the actual number of viewers would only be higher.
"This is probably the most-watched live event in human history..." Xue Quan exclaimed.
"No need for 'probably', according to the data, it is the most in the world." Gao Wei paused, "If we fail, there won't likely be any future attempts."