Reborn in 2005, starting with repairing mobile phones

In a two-hour-long extreme competition, this 15% power "discount" was enough to be the last straw that broke the camel's back.

For someone like Li Guohui, who was encountering this equipment for the first time and was pursuing the ultimate precision, this was almost an unsolvable dilemma.

"Good skills? If the equipment doesn't cooperate with you, how can you turn the world upside down?" Zhao Dezhu sneered inwardly, glancing at Li Guohui, who was still focused on operating the equipment, his eyes already filled with the pity of a victor.

He's going to win.

Zhao Dezhu felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders. He even started planning how to further solidify his position after winning the competition and how to teach this arrogant young boss a lesson.

Hey kid, you think you can get rid of me as soon as you arrive? You're still too green!

A humble smile began to appear on his face.

This Zhao Dezhu... is celebrating too soon.

Lin Dong sat on the chair Zheng Hao had brought over. He sipped the slightly hot tea and looked at Zhao Dezhu's forced composure, which was actually overflowing with smugness. He understood what was going on.

Do you really think that Li Guohui, with his old skills, wouldn't be able to detect those little tricks?

Fine, let him be smug for a while longer. When the results are revealed, the slap in the face will be even more resounding.

All eyes were on Li Guohui.

The middle-aged man, dressed simply and even somewhat rustically, seemed to be in another world entirely.

The gaze of dozens of eyes around him, the pressure Zhao Dezhu felt after completing the task, the urgency of time ticking away... all of these seemed irrelevant to him.

His eyes were fixed on the fluctuating parameters on the control panel and the faint glimmer of light when the blade tip touched the metal.

The efficiency is wrong.

Li Guohui frowned slightly.

The spindle response of this machine is slow, and the power output is reduced by at least 15%.

He felt it the moment he made his first cut; this subtle lag couldn't be hidden from his hands.

Is the machine old?

Is it still not set up correctly?

The young boss quietly drank his tea without saying a word.

Li Guohui's urge to speak subsided.

Since the boss didn't say to stop, let's keep going.

Moreover...

His eyes were fixed on the tiny sparks that flew up as the knife tip sliced ​​through the metal.

A long-lost, familiar sense of excitement welled up from the bottom of my heart.

The machine has efficiency issues, but the time and requirements remain unchanged, which is actually... kind of interesting.

Li Guohui's attention was completely captured by this "problem".

He stopped thinking about why things were the way they were; he couldn't understand those complicated interpersonal relationships, and he didn't want to.

He has only one thing on his mind right now: to produce the best possible product within the allotted time using this malfunctioning machine.

My fingers moved steadily between the buttons and knobs, occasionally pausing to take a closer look at the processing status or quickly jot down a few data points in my notebook.

Every fine-tuning is a precise operation performed after mentally recalculating the forces and compensating for the missing 15% of power.

Single-minded and oblivious to the world around them.

Lin Dong took a sip of tea.

it is good.

He truly is a tech fanatic.

The sheer composure required to remain completely undisturbed and fully immersed in the technical details under the watchful eyes of the crowd is enough to make the ticket price worthwhile.

With such a person overseeing the technical aspects, the manufacturing foundation of this factory can truly be considered solid.

The time was approaching the two-hour limit.

The red numbers on the timer kept jumping.

Zhao Dezhu's smile grew wider and wider. He even straightened his collar, cleared his throat, and said to Lin Dong in a tone that said, "The situation is settled."

"Mr. Lin, look, there's less than a minute left. Is Engineer Li... a little short on time? But it's alright, we're not that rigid. I can wait a little longer for him, after all, it's all about meticulous work."

His words were brimming with a sense of superiority and a veiled mockery of Li Guohui's "dawdling."

Lin Dong didn't reply, but simply raised his wrist and looked at the watch face.

As the final ten seconds approached, he calmly began to count down: "Ten, nine, eight..."

The workshop was completely silent, save for Lin Dong's clear and steady countdown and the final, meticulous sounds of Li Guohui's machine.

"Seven, six, five..."

Zhao Dezhu's lips were already curled into a grin.

"Four, three, two..."

Just as the word "one" was about to be uttered!

Li Guohui's hand steadily pressed the stop button.

"Finish."

He straightened up, let out a long sigh of relief, and only then did the fine beads of sweat roll down his forehead.

Throughout the entire process, he didn't even bother to wipe his sweat.

"snort."

Zhao Dezhu gave a barely perceptible sneer.

So what if you finish at the last second?

The reason it's been dragging on for so long is simply because of that pitiful amount of face.

quality?

In such a short time, how could you possibly make something better than what I could make myself?

dream!

"Mr. Li, is everything alright?" Zheng Hao asked as he stepped forward.

Li Guohui hastily wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, nodded, his eyes still clear and focused: "It's ready."

Zheng Hao also wrapped his part in a black cloth and placed it next to Zhao Dezhu's part.

Lin Dong stood up and walked to the worktable.

"Let's take a look at Director Zhao first," Lin Dong said, gently lifting the black cloth covering the parts from Zhao Dezhu's workshop.

A silver-white phone frame came into view.

The lines are smooth, the holes are accurately positioned, and the basic planes and curves are made quite neatly.

The surface has undergone preliminary treatment. Although it is not as smooth as a mirror, it is definitely a top-quality product among counterfeit accessories of this level.

Several experienced workers who usually worked with Zhao Dezhu immediately expressed their admiration:

"Wow! Zhao Chang, what craftsmanship! That curved surface joint is beautiful!"

"The finish is so much better than what we usually do!"

"Zhao Chang is really pulling out all the stops!"

Zhao Dezhu was overjoyed, but he put on a humble expression: "Not at all, it's just routine operation. I was just in good shape today and the equipment was working well."

He secretly assessed his performance and realized that he had indeed performed exceptionally well this time. His accuracy and completion rate were at least five percentage points higher than his usual best! He usually gets pretty good at 85%, but this time he estimated it would be around 90%!

He looked at Lin Dong, waiting for praise.

Lin Dong examined it carefully and nodded: "Not bad, Director Zhao is very skilled, and the completion rate is very high."

Zhao Dezhu was secretly pleased and straightened his back even more, but said, "President Lin, you flatter me. It's mainly because I'm familiar with it. Then... shall we take a look at Engineer Li's?"

He was already planning in his mind how to "generously" express his understanding after seeing Li Guohui's part, which was probably hastily completed and might even have flaws, so that he could naturally continue to hold onto his position.

Lin Dong smiled and said, "Alright, let's take a look at Engineer Li's work."

His hand reached for another piece of black cloth.

All eyes, including Zhao Dezhu's scrutinizing and subtly disdainful gaze, were focused on the black cloth.

The black cloth was lifted.

In an instant—

The entire workshop seemed to have been muted.

Even the roar of the machines seemed to have faded away.

The confident smile on Zhao Dezhu's face instantly froze.

His pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints.

"This...this is..." He made a strange sound, as if someone had grabbed his neck.