Core Insights - Wuliangye has notified its distributors to ensure normal payment collections while controlling the overall shipment pace to maintain market prices [1] - This inventory control strategy is intended to signal the market that the company is limiting supply from the source, allowing the market to focus on depleting existing stock, which in turn supports price stability [1] Pricing Information - The current wholesale price for the eighth generation Wuliangye (loose bottles) is approximately 800 yuan, while the original package wholesale price ranges from 820 to 825 yuan, showing a certain degree of increase compared to pre-Mid-Autumn Festival levels [1] Distributor Operations - Typically, distributors of liquor companies make payments to the manufacturer in multiple batches throughout the year. The manufacturer then releases equivalent value goods based on the payments received [1] - A Wuliangye distributor explained that previously they could request large quantities of goods at once, but now they are limited to requesting smaller batches, such as tens of items at a time [1]