Beijing, China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of resident Wang cleaning room
2. Pet dog of Wang
3. Hair of Wang's dog
4. Various of Wang looking for sweeping robot on cellphone
5. Sweeping robot at work
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese, with English interpretation) Wang, resident (full name not given) (staring with shot 5 partially overlaid with shots 7-8):
"The function has been stable and it's doing a really good job in cleaning the dog's hair and dust. I don't need to bend down. It saves me time and hands."
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7. Wang cleaning sweeping robot
8. Sweeping robot at work
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Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, south China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of robot product developer Wu Pengyun at work
10. Wu discussing with colleague
11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese, with English interpretation) Wu Pengyun, co-founder, Jiaweishi (starting with shot 10/ partially overlaid with shot 12):
"Big data tells us public demands are not from us. They demand a robot able to clean the floor and absorb dust, but costing them about 40 U.S. dollars."
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12. Sweeping robot at work
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13. Various of Wu's team at work
14. Sweeping robot at work
15. SOUNDBITE (Chinese, with English interpretation) Wu Pengyun, co-founder, Jiaweishi (ending with shot 16):
"We've got three additional production lines for Double 11, and its capacity could reach 10,000."
16. Various of workers producing sweeping robots
17. Various of worker checking goods

Shanghai Municipality, east China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
18. SOUNDBITE (Chinese, with English interpretation) Song Wei, senior director, Pinduoduo:
"Once qualified and cashed as deposit, all manufacturers can start businesses with no more charges for each order."

Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, south China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
19. Various of Wu's team at work

Beijing, China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
20. SOUNDBITE (English) John Gong, professor, University of International Business and Economics:
"It's going to change the entire production model. Previously, producers produce things, they're trying to sell things. Now it's different. Now we can do individualized production. We can do inventory control. We don't have to carry a lot of inventory. So there is a lot of efficiencies that can be squeezed out of this process. That means there will be better pricing, there will be more consumption, and also it will be not just an economic pie. So I think this is actually a very fundamental development that's going to do very good things for the economy."

Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, east China - Nov 11, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
21. Webpages for shopping promotion

Booming e-commerce is revolutionizing the production mode in China, connecting customers directly to manufacturers.

For Beijing resident Wang, her pet used to cause her a lot of trouble for it sheds hair every day.

But the booming e-commerce industry in China is now able to tailor to Wang's needs, providing her with a personalized sweeping robot at a lower price.

"The function has been stable and it's doing a really good job in cleaning the dog's hair and dust. I don't need to bend down. It saves me time and hands," said Wang.

Wang herself also wonders how the manufacturers know her needs, and sell robot products like this at only 38 U.S. dollars.

Wu Pengyun, co-founder of sweeping robot brand Jiaweishi, said big data shared by e-commerce platforms inspired their initiatives.

"Big data tells us public demands are not from us. They demand a robot able to clean the floor and absorb dust, but costing them about 40 U.S. dollars," said Wu.

To secure the price for the customized robot which is around half of the original cost, Wu's team has to give up a high-cost imported motor while developing their own with a lower price and the same quality.

The team has also made full preparation for the "Double 11" or "Singles' Day" online shopping spree.

"We've got three additional production lines for Double 11, and its capacity could reach 10,000," said Wu.

Pinduoduo, one of China's top e-commerce players, said the platform encourages a customer-to-manufacturer, or C2M option, by adopting a non-commission strategy.

"Once qualified and cashed as deposit, all manufacturers can start businesses with no more charges for each order," said Song Wei, senior director of Pinduoduo.

Experts said the C2M option has been a vision since e-commerce began and it will help boost China's economy.

"It's going to change the entire production model. Previously, producers produce things, they're trying to sell things. Now it's different. Now we can do individualized production. We can do inventory control. We don't have to carry a lot of inventory. So there is a lot of efficiencies that can be squeezed out of this process. That means there will be better pricing, there will be more consumption, and also it will be not just an economic pie. So I think this is actually a very fundamental development that's going to do very good things for the economy," said John Gong, professor of the University of International Business and Economics.