The power of a drop of water

The accumulation of force is invincible; the wisdom of all is invincible. Water is soft and invisible, continuous, and the power of a drop of water can penetrate a solid stone. --Wedge

In Shanghai in August, the weather is very hot and muggy, with a few clouds hanging in the sky and the sun hanging brightly and hotly, baking the sea breeze that does not rush or slow down, brushing through the sequoia trees on the shore of Dripping Lake, and blowing to a whole beautiful and quiet Lingang New City with a refreshing scent unique to the seashore.

Today, the lively sound of the management committee building but broke the quiet of the years of the dripping lake, where a press conference is being held for the unveiling of the new Lingang area of the Free Trade Pilot Zone.

It is said that the 90s look at Pudong, the 21st century look at Lingang New City, the atmosphere in the brand new building and today's weather as hot as unusual, many investors at home and abroad are concerned about the movement here, fearing that others have seized the first opportunity.

Participants are even more to this country to create, more international market influence and competitiveness of the special economic function area reported eager expectations, even as the host of Li Ming is deeply honored and excited, dedicated to go through the first half of the main process.

"...... The inauguration ceremony of the new Lingang area is officially over, and before the project meeting starts later, all media friends are free to ask questions about the construction of the new Lingang area." Finally after sending off the leaders of the municipal party committee and the central government, the unveiling ceremony came to an end.

However, Li Ming did not expect that once the words were spoken, the atmosphere of the venue did not diminish, but became more anxious because of the media questions, and a large number of hot issues about the new area were thrown out first, and the sound of cameras pressing the shutter was heard one after another.

"Please ask about the introduction and implementation of the next projects ......"

"The industrial dependence of Yangshan deep-water port ......"

"Fengcheng's township transformation ......"

Li Ming listened to the eyebrows slightly invisible pull out an arc in the heart secretly sigh, the media asked the question are very tricky, each single take out can speak for a long time, said deep inappropriate, said shallow and seems perfunctory, to his experience next may be no nutritious official talk time.

Li Ming heart does not expect but with professionalism, still smiling and handed the microphone to the new director of the new district on the podium is very young, just hope that the next will not be too cold.

"About this issue, our subsequent planning is ......"

But to his surprise, the forty-year-old director of the new district was calm and confident, answering all the questions from the media reporters with ease, vividly depicting the future of Lingang New District based on the central spirit and planning documents.

Even Li Ming, who only knows how to host, benefited from the whole process of answering without any watering down, and the media on the stage nodded their heads frequently and took notes quickly in their hands so that they could send out news at the first time in front of their peers.

A group of special guests sitting at the side table also listened with great interest, most of them were the builders of the new area, from architects and experts to project managers and ordinary workers.

In particular, Zhu Tiecheng, Zhao Guoqiang and a few other workers did not expect to have the opportunity to be present on this special day to witness the new district step into a new phase. When the old leader Jiang Gong invited them to come to the inauguration ceremony, they couldn't believe it was true, after all, they were just ordinary workers who dealt with dirt and machinery and no one asked for them.

"Old Zhu, relax, what are you squirming about." Next to him, Li Zuxiang looked at his restrained look and asked curiously.

"Yes, Zhu back then you were the boldest, what's wrong today, near the countryside?" Another side has become a mother after so many years but still so beautiful Guan Suan said with a smile.

"Nothing, always feel insecure, maybe I'm overly concerned." Zhu Tie Cheng embarrassed to look around the old colleagues, drank a sip of water to try to calm their mood.

"He, today talk about the future development of the new area, we are here to listen to a lively, what is unrealistic." Zhao Guoqiang, who was grinning widely behind him, whispered a joke at him.

However, hearing their conversation, sitting in front of the project's deputy director Yu Morsheng some can not help, half turned his head with a smile and said, "Zhu Tiesheng guessed right, this time the leadership specially arranged to give you a speaking session."

"What?" A few people's hearts tightened, originally excited mind seems to be poured cold water generally become a blank.

Did not wait for them to react, the director on stage after answering a few key questions without warning stood up, in the eyes of all the uncomprehending, smiling hand swing to the side of the guest seat.

"Well gentlemen, I know everyone is concerned about the subsequent development of the new area, but we have a few representatives of the builders of the reclamation of the new city of Lingang today, does anyone want to ask questions to them?"

The few people at the guest table got nervous, and you looked at me and I looked at you, hoping that they would not speak.

However, they are not the only ones, the voices of the crowd below have also become much quieter, and the scene of the media scrambling to raise their hands to ask questions has also disappeared, Li Ming can see from the expressions of the people on stage that they are not prepared for this.

But think about it, today's keyword is free trade zone, is to talk about port facilities, free trade zones and technology and finance, most people's eyes are burning to the future, who will pay attention to the story has become the past.

After a short silence, a girl standing at the edge of the media extended her hand, very young looking like a newcomer.

"I'm a reporter from Xindu newspaper, can you talk about the very beginning of the construction of Dripping Lake? This new city is just so beautiful and incredible."

The director on the stage smiled, it was not really a specific question, but you could see that the girl liked it from the bottom of her heart.

The girl who spoke out of turn organized her language and then said, "The central area of Dripping Lake is not only the largest artificial lake project in China, but also the first large-scale land reclamation super project in China, which built more than 130 square kilometers of land from scratch, providing valuable experience for China's land reclamation projects afterwards and ranking among the advanced ranks of the international industry. "

After listening to the people around, some nodded in agreement, this is indeed a big project, but more than a decade has passed, it is not what the news, while some people are expressions of bland, not interested in the look.

The director smiled after listening and opened his mouth: "Rightly said, remembering the original intention and not forgetting the mission. On this special day when the new district was officially established, it is all the more necessary for us to understand and learn the history of the struggle for the construction of Lingang, and to continue to inspire those who come after us to write a new chapter."

"Then by our chief engineer ......" everyone looked to Jiang Xingzhou, who was already the deputy director, the head of the new city construction.

But the other party waved his hand and led everyone's gaze to the guest seat aside again, "I used to be the one who nagged, this time why not let the workers' representative ...... Comrade Zhu Tiesheng! Tell everyone about the history of that struggle." Jiang Xingzhou looked for a moment actually point to his head.

"I ......" guest seat suddenly called to the Zhu Tie Cheng some of the hands and feet, look to the old leader's eyes with panic.

"It's okay, some situations you are more familiar than me, front-line workers have the most right to speak." Chief engineer Jiang Xingzhou smiled and encouraged him.

"Quick, stand up and go up! So many people are watching." Zhao Guoqiang sat behind gloatingly urging him.

Zhu Tiecheng had no choice but to walk to the front of the stage, but he was just a worker had never experienced such a scene, looking at a bright shining cameras and tightly packed heads below, his palms immediately seeped with sweat.

"We ......"

At one point Zhu Tie Cheng was so nervous that he did not know how to speak, looking at the head row of the guest seat smiling Yu Morsheng straight gritted his teeth, heart anxiously said there is this link is to tell them in advance, let them prepare to prepare ah.

The director beside him seemed to know what he was thinking, patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "There is no need to prepare, what there is to say, just tell the truth."

Seeing Zhu Tiecheng's restraint, the girl who asked the question also tried to help him open the topic, "You don't need to be nervous, you can first share what kind of mood you had when you first started to participate in the land making project in Pudong Lingang, or what people were thinking?"

The original nervous, overwhelmed Zhu Tie Cheng, once heard the land reclamation project, emotions inexplicably calmed down, accompanied by the side of the old colleagues support the gaze slowly speak: "We received the task, this is not Pudong nor called Lingang, but said in the Nanhui District to build a new harbor city, artificial peninsula. At that time, I and most of the workers felt very excited, on the other hand, also very apprehensive, after all, 17 years ago the word 'reclamation of land' is still like a nightmare in the sky, people can not imagine."

"17 years ago? Isn't it only the 16th anniversary of the development and construction of Lingang by the end of this year 2019? It should be the 15th year now."

Without waiting for him to go on, a young male reporter nonchalantly and abruptly interjected, as if to pick out the mistake of this unattractive, dark-skinned looking ordinary worker to end this topic which he thought was not important at all.

In the face of media queries, Zhu Tiecheng calmly replied, "It is true that the official development date of Lingang New City was at the end of 2003, but we had already started construction in the summer of 2002, and even the urban design of the newly awarded Hong Kong company was later abandoned because of our incipient shape of the dripping lake, and the construction continued on the basis of the initial German company's design. "

"Well ......" an expression of realization dawned at the bottom.

"Then the construction should be going well, right? I haven't heard of any accidents, and even the construction period has not been extended, which is rare in big projects." A reporter asked as if she had reported on many engineering projects, she still knew more about this.

Zhu Tiecheng looked back at his comrades, and several of them showed bitter but grateful smiles.

Zhao Guoqiang, on the other hand, couldn't help but stand up and walk up to Zhu Tiecheng's body and say excitedly to those media, "Smooth? Simple? There is no such thing! Behind the successful completion of the project are a pair of swollen hands and red eyes."

Zhu Tiecheng patted his old comrade's shoulder and added: "Nothing in the world is simple, and nothing is supposed to be smooth, and many precedents were broken during the project, and several incidents and choices were very thrilling, some directly related to the success or failure of the project, and some even endangered the lives of workers, which can be described as a series of twists and turns. "

The media on stage saw the dramatic images of old workers excited to speak on stage and the serious faces of the guests, and finally realized that the dripping lake is not as simple as they thought, and even the male reporter who originally did not care about the "past story" was aroused interest.

"Then please tell us about the history of Dripping Lake and the birth of this land."