Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1039 Opening Ceremony a Huge Hit (Please Subscribe)

The news of TV GG immediately ignited the city of Fengtian, and even spread to neighboring cities in an instant.

There has never been such a large-scale centralized market for New Year's goods in the entire Northeast. And seeing those rows of soldiers and police officers instantly elevates the market's image countless times. Rest assured, it's safe.

The end of the year is the peak season for thieves, who are active on and off vehicles and inside and outside shopping malls, making it almost impossible to guard against them. Seeing these soldiers and police officers makes me feel safe.

Moreover, television had a very high influence in that era, and ordinary people trusted all kinds of news on television and in newspapers without discrimination. Besides, with such a large place and a wide variety of goods, which family wouldn't be tempted? Joining the fun is a common mentality among the masses.

Even before the New Year's shopping festival has officially started, people are already flocking to see what's going on every day.

Director Liu and his team have been incredibly busy these past few days. They're the most exhausted, handling the allocation and distribution of various goods, bookkeeping and classification, and expediting delivery receipts. Everyone's working feverishly, practically sweating. Fortunately, with the military's cooperation, everything is running smoothly and efficiently, saving them a lot of trouble.

Manager Zhang's side wasn't relaxed either. He had to allocate personnel, classify and arrange goods, and prevent many items from freezing or rotting on-site. He also had to calculate the daily sales volume to arrange inventory turnover, set up a temporary turnover warehouse to store the day's sales, and arrange on-site transportation personnel.

We also need to arrange for the sales staff to rest and take turns eating three meals a day, keep them warm and prevent theft at the cash register.

Yu Qiu worked with the military and police to develop cargo delivery plans, on-site patrol plans, emergency response plans, crowd control plans, and set up temporary medical points.

The military base is also busy. The borrowed warehouse has been vacated, and all kinds of goods from all over the country are being delivered in continuously. Fresh fruits and vegetables need to be protected from the cold and heat, and they have to be taken care of like children.

They also need to inspect and maintain vehicles to ensure transportation, arrange various personnel for transportation patrols and theft prevention, and provide meals for the staff during rotation.

The police had it the easiest. All they had to do was arrange the personnel to carry out the mission. Their tasks were to maintain order, prevent theft, and handle emergencies. Rest and meals were provided by the military, so they didn't have to worry about anything. In addition, each participant received a New Year's allowance, and I heard there were even some items to share at the end.

The distribution of gifts is actually quite special, as our sister company is a joint venture between the police and civilians, and the military and local authorities, so sending New Year's greetings is essential.

At Xiaowei's company, apart from the purchasing center, almost all other departments have stopped operating, and everyone has been transferred to work on this year's New Year's shopping festival.

It was my first time doing this, and I was completely clueless. Everything was a chaotic mess. Right now, all I'm doing is ensuring the event goes smoothly; everything else is secondary. Even the hotel's training staff have been brought in to handle the inventory.

Everything is proceeding in a flurry of activity.

Outside, GG's influence is growing, and in several neighboring cities, private individuals are organizing vehicles to run around the Zhongjie New Year's Goods Festival, actively promoting and calling on local businesses, hoping to make some money.

In the early 90s, many long-distance bus routes were privately operated, which was quite capricious. They would change routes at will, and even the schedules were flexible. Some people in various places didn't run the routes but instead went to the major markets in Fengtian.

There are also many truck drivers. This is the time when road transport is booming, and companies and individuals with vehicles are all eyeing this business.

In Fengtian City, all major markets and department stores have been affected, with sales declining steadily day by day. Although it's not quite a dramatic drop, sales are definitely down compared to this time of year, and in some places, they've even fallen below the basic threshold.

Some market shops started organizing promotions to attract customers, while others were quite audacious, directly complaining to the Commerce Bureau that things were going wrong and disrupting the market. That's just how wild and bizarre the leaders of state-owned enterprises are.

The attention of city and provincial leaders has also been drawn to this development. If this succeeds, it indicates significant room for growth in the private consumer market and explores a new direction for business management. It's very meaningful.

With the attention and inspections of relevant leaders and key officials at all levels, the Spring Festival shopping festival has become even more popular.

The district began planning and controlling traffic in the Zhongjie area to ensure smooth traffic and order during the Spring Festival shopping season, and the Public Security Bureau set up a working group to be stationed there.

On December 13, the Fengtian Municipal Tax Bureau dispatched a working group to the Spring Festival Shopping Festival site.

On the 14th, working groups from the four major bureaus of price control, commerce, industry and commerce, and health were dispatched to the site.

The New Year's Shopping Festival officially opened on the 15th.

Xiao Wei and Chen Hui arrived at the scene early in the morning and stayed with the provincial observation team in the market management office's tent.

The scheduled free shuttle buses depart from the four squares at 8:00 AM sharp, stopping without stopping, and running until the last bus leaves the site and returns to the square at 4:30 PM. There is no time limit in between; the buses leave as soon as they are full.

Military trucks, on the other hand, wait in the delivery area on-site, and leave as soon as they are full, operating on a 24-hour cycle.

All the soldiers and police officers on duty, guarding the gates and patrolling were in place, and the streets outside were also full of police officers managing traffic.

There was no opening ceremony or speeches from leaders, as it was impossible for leaders to come to this place at this time. However, quite a few news media outlets were present, each taking their positions to prepare for interviews and recordings.

At 7:40, the sales staff and on-site transport personnel took their positions and began eating breakfast together. Two mess halls from the military arrived and started preparing a meal a little after 6:00. Meanwhile, a crowd had already begun to gather outside the main gate.

At 8:00 AM sharp, all personnel were in place, and two policemen opened the entrance gate to the New Year's Goods Festival. At least several hundred people had already gathered outside the gate, crowding the pedestrian street. As soon as the gate opened, they poured into the market.

Fortunately, the company commander in charge of guarding the entrance reacted quickly and immediately organized the soldiers to form a human wall, forcing the crowd to line up in a long queue outside the cordon. Otherwise, the gate might have been knocked down.

Several police officers then realized what was happening, and while calling for backup, they dispersed and moved into the middle of the crowd to direct the operation.

At 8:10, the first transaction was completed.

At 8:20, the first bus arrived and dropped off a busload of passengers at the Chaoyang Street intersection.

At 8:45 a.m., the ground was almost completely obscured in the entire market sales area, filled with surging crowds, and crowd control measures were implemented at the main entrance.

A number of quick-witted vendors had already gathered on the street outside the gate, setting up stalls selling all sorts of food and toys.

At nine o'clock, the shops on Zhongjie Pedestrian Street began to open, diverting some of the pedestrian traffic. Among them were two shopping malls belonging to a sister company, which were located at the intersections on both sides of the street. The signs for the clothing and home appliance sub-venues of the New Year's Goods Festival were quite effective.

By 11:30, the flow of people coming and going began to gradually balance out. It was lunchtime, and some people who hadn't come in went to eat, so all the restaurants, big and small, around the pedestrian street were packed.

The observation team was constantly compiling statistics, and reports were being sent in one after another, including the flow of people inside the venue, the sales status, the flow of people outside the venue, the business status of surrounding businesses, traffic conditions, and all kinds of real-time information.

Reporters also began their rounds, interviewing salespeople, individual business owners, and ordinary citizens who came to buy goods. There were too many people and it was too crowded that morning, so they didn't dare let them pass.

Outside, the sales staff, delivery personnel, soldiers, and police officers who were preparing to take over the shift started eating. After they finished eating, they went to relieve the comrades who had been busy all morning. Hot water and cots were provided in the several large marching tents nearby.

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