A foreign city, dear you

September is Cao Xueqian’s second month in Yancheng.

It is different from August, but the same is the weather - hot weather.

It is said that September is golden, harvest and joyful. But Cao Xueqian doesn’t know what his September will look like.

The miserable August has passed. Can the coming September be merciful and bring him good luck?

Day after day, Cao Xueqian seemed to have not changed much. He still clocked in and worked as an apprentice every day.

But day after day, Cao Xueqian was quietly changing.

After the old Dong gave Cao Xueqian step-by-step guidance on pattern making for the first time, he found that Cao Xueqian was very easy to use and had a strong understanding of things.

Old Dong was very happy, as if he had discovered some kind of spiritual treasure. As long as he gave proper instructions, he could give him what he needed. So whenever any data was needed later, Lao Dong would directly hand over the task to Cao Xueqian.

During the drawing process, when Cao Xueqian encountered questions that he didn't understand, he asked the old director, who basically answered all questions.

Therefore, the process of completing a task every time is the process of Cao Xueqian learning and growing.

Other mold team leaders seemed to have discovered the value of Cao Xueqian. When they needed any data, they also assigned tasks to Cao Xueqian.

Similarly, Cao Xueqian will also take the opportunity to ask them for advice, and they can and must give advice in order to get the data they need.

In this way, Cao Xueqian seems to have several "masters".

Although he is not as lucky as "Guo Jing" to have a true mentor, the "Seven Eccentrics of Jiangnan" who teaches him "martial arts", he can now use various tasks as a medium to go to the workshop to ask for advice from various masters, and he can be diligent Thinking about it, this all contributed to his rapid growth.

After a period of time, Cao Xueqian was not only able to layout the mold accurately and quickly, but also to carry out simple mold design, and then gradually to more complex mold design. Things like sloping top, row position, thimble, cylinder, etc. These unfamiliar terms that he had never come into contact with in the past were now as clear as a mirror in his mind.

The mold design that once made him feel helpless was like a castle separated by a gauze. Once someone helped him pull away the mysterious gauze, he could quickly see the whole picture and move higher.

Soon, Cao Xueqian was able to design molds independently; soon after, he was able to combine the mold design skills he had learned with the mechanical principles he had learned to provide more reasonable suggestions to the mold masters and optimize the molds.

When the mold masters needed help from Cao Xueqian, they no longer spoke in a condescending tone, but had more room for negotiation.

Cao Xueqian's humility and diligence also won their love.

Lao Dong even affectionately called Cao Xueqian "Aqian". Since then, "Aqian" has become synonymous with him in the factory.

But Cao Xueqian will not give in at any time, although he is still a young apprentice.

On this day, supervisor A Ming brought a makeup box and asked Cao Xueqian to copy the numbers and make a 3D drawing of the product.

At first, Cao Xueqian was pounding in his heart. Since reading and learning PROE, I have never tried to draw a 3D picture.

But he saw that the structure of this makeup box was relatively simple, so he decided to give it a try.

This cosmetic box looks like a handbag, and the top and bottom are the same size at first glance. But Cao Xueqian, with his keen eyesight, saw that it was actually smaller at the top and bigger at the bottom.

Of course, the reality has to be let the data speak for itself.

Cao Xueqian measured it with a caliper and verified his visual judgment.

After having a clear understanding of the shape and structure of the cosmetic box and having specific data, Cao Xueqian strictly started from the actual object, successfully completed the 3D drawing of the product in one day, and handed the drawing to Jia Liwen for mold processing.

Jia Liwen got the picture file, opened it, and immediately questioned:

"Your graphic is wrong. Why is it smaller at the top and bigger at the bottom? It's obviously the same size up and down."

"This is the model given by the customer, and we must respect the model." Cao Xueqian argued.

"The customer's sample is deformed and irregular. Please change it now." Jia Liwen demanded forcefully.

"Based on my engineering experience and product concept, I am convinced that I am right. It cannot be changed, and I will not change it." Cao Xueqian insisted.

"You..." Jia Liwen was angry: "You are an apprentice, but you don't listen to me? How dare you fight with me? I won't use your drawing. I will change it to the same size as the top and bottom to process the mold!"

Cao Xueqian was also angry: What happened to the apprentice? Can’t apprentices stick to the truth?