Not just in Rong City, but throughout Sichuan Province, the vast majority of manufacturers were ineligible to participate in this exposition.
Everyone was eager to explore this unfamiliar form of commerce.
All they wanted was to go take a look when the time came and broaden their horizons.
The manufacturers invited to exhibit, however, received an agreement to sign the night before the exposition opened, imposing strict requirements on product quality.
Their products would not be inspected on the spot.
Instead, they would have to stand up to scrutiny from consumers.
The agreement imposed extremely stringent conditions for quality problems that arose during use through no fault of the user, and even established a "blacklist"!
Once the agreement arrived, the exhibitors had no choice but to get to work overnight, checking the quality of all their products.
Song Ning also called Factory Director Zhang at Red Star Electronics Factory to tell him about the agreement.
After all, any quality problems would ultimately damage his brand's reputation.
Only then did Factory Director Zhang learn that his factory's products would actually be featured at Rong City's first Commodity Expo.
Given his factory's size, even if this had not been a pilot event, Red Star Electronics Factory would never have gotten a turn.
As soon as he hung up, he excitedly summoned every manager and worker and sent them all into the warehouse, insisting that every one of those three thousand machines be inspected again.
He had a feeling that Red Star Electronics Factory's very survival might hinge on this one opportunity!
To ensure nothing went wrong, Song Ning made some preparations in other areas as well.
On July 22, Rong City's first Small Commodity Expo officially opened.
The crowds exceeded anything they had imagined.
In an era without the internet or variety