Chapter 4084: Making a Bet

Everyone was silent. They all knew why Master Zhao was crying. He was crying for his past glory, and he was crying for the collapse of his faith.

He was once an eighth-grade worker. What a big deal that was! He could solve problems that foreign experts couldn't solve with just one ear. He became a National Model Worker and was received by Party and state leaders in the Great Hall of the People. Whoever had such glory would remember it for a lifetime.

But for such a big deal, his technology one day had no place to be used. In the past, others would bring gifts to his house, begging him to take their children as apprentices, but later, no one was willing to learn his technology. No one was willing to be a worker. How could he, who had been a worker all his life, bear this?

Master Zhao cried for a while and then stopped his tears himself. He wiped the tears from his face with his rough hands and smiled, "I've made everyone laugh. I couldn't control my emotions a bit."

Su Xinghui said, "Master Zhao, you spoke so well. Come on, everyone, applaud!"

Everyone gave Master Zhao the warmest applause, which made Master Zhao a bit embarrassed. He waved his hand and said, "Everyone, don't applaud. There's nothing to applaud."

Weng Jingyao said, "Master Zhao, it's good now. You have taken in so many students again. They can learn your craft. Your craft will not be lost."

Master Zhao sighed, "At that time, my apprentices were begging me to teach them, but now, it is I who am begging these students to learn my craft. Can this be the same? Besides, it takes three years to train a precision machinist and ten years to train a mediocre machinist. It's not easy to learn my craft well. With only a few classes a week, what can they learn?"

Master Zhao shook his head and said, "Sometimes I am really anxious and wish I could teach them everything I know in one day. But you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. How could they learn my craft in just a few days?"

When Su Xinghui and the others heard this, it was indeed a problem. With those students only having a few practical training classes a week, how could they learn Master Zhao's craft?

Su Xinghui had also heard the saying that it takes three years to train a precision machinist and ten years to train a mediocre machinist. This was because a machinist needed to know too much. A machinist's work was not just assembly; they also needed to know turning, planing, milling, drilling, grinding, material technology, heat treatment, fixture design, etc. A machinist needed to know all of these and needed to be proficient in them.

This was equivalent to being an all-around technician. To reach Master Zhao's level, if one didn't have talent, ten years really wouldn't be enough. With the students only having a few years of schooling and not learning from Master Zhao every day, how could they learn Master Zhao's craft?

Su Xinghui pondered for a moment and said, "There will be a solution to this problem. The key to the problem now is whether these students are willing to learn Master Zhao's craft."

Zhang Shouye asked the students, "Is everyone willing to learn Master Zhao's technology?"

Most of those students were very young. At this time, hearing Master Zhao's words, they were all full of enthusiasm. Most of them shouted, "Willing!"

However, there were also a few students who didn't speak. Zhang Shouye asked, "Why don't you few speak? Are you unwilling to learn Master Zhao's technology?"

Those few students were clearly the rebellious type. One student said, "Master Zhao's craft is good, but what's the use of learning it? Now that CNC machine tools are so developed, any parts can be made with CNC machine tools. As long as the program is set, CNC machine tools can do it quickly and well. The manual processing methods he teaches are simply outdated."

The student's words made Master Zhao glare. He actually said his technology was outdated. He was so angry that he laughed, "CNC machine tools? Don't think of CNC machine tools as omnipotent. There are many things I can do that CNC machine tools cannot!" ===== CHAPTER 4086 =====