November 15.
Snail Industry's first batch of products had obtained approval from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, along with all other relevant certificates and procedures, and could finally be put on the market.
Besides offline distributors, the first batch of products was also available for purchase online through Shiguang Blog. Snail Industry's products, together with those of the thirteen partner companies, were promoted simultaneously.
Guangzhou.
Mid-November in Lingnan brought fine, breezy weather—neither cold nor hot.
After a busy day, Dai Xiaohai returned home and immediately heard his wife complaining.
"This big iron wok is awful to use. Everything sticks to it every day. It's driving me crazy."
Putting down his briefcase, Dai Xiaohai could only patiently persuade her. "There's nothing we can do about it. Nonstick pans aren't safe. We might not care, but we can't take chances with the child."
"How about buying a ceramic-coated nonstick pan? I really can't get used to this big iron wok. My hands are practically getting calluses." Yang Min wore a miserable expression.
After thinking it over, he did not want his wife to work too hard. They both had jobs, so he said, "I'll go buy a ceramic nonstick pan in a few days."
"Let's eat, let's eat." Yang Min immediately beamed.
Yet as Dai Xiaohai ate with his head lowered, he knew this month's spending money was definitely gone. Ceramic nonstick pans were both expensive and not very durable; they would probably be unusable after two or three years.
Feeling somewhat depressed, he turned on his computer and went online after dinner.
As a Shiguang Blog user, he really liked the software and logged into his account right away.
The Shiguang Blog homepage had changed somewhat. Looking more closely, he realized several advertising pages had been added.
He soon