After 00, Ma Hongda "scraped putty" won the world champion World Skills Competition was called "Olympics of World Skills" 

  A pair of black thick-rimmed glasses framed Mahonda's face. Five years of hard work allowed him to finally stand on the top podium of the WorldSkills Special Event.

On October 23rd, local time in France, Ma Hongda, a student from the 16th-level architectural decoration technician class of Zhejiang Construction Technician College, won the 2022 WorldSkills Competition Special Competition "Plaster and Partition Wall System Project" competition in the French division, and achieved China's success in the competition. The breakthrough of the project's gold medal "zero".

Recently, Ma Hongda, a reporter from the Beijing News, who returned to China after completing the competition online, recalled winning the championship. He said that he had practiced for five years for this moment.

The operating error does not exceed one millimeter

  You can also become a world champion by "shaving putty", which is not self-esteem in the industry.

The WorldSkills Competition that Ma Hongda participated in is called the "Olympics of WorldSkills". It is currently the world's highest-ranking, largest and most influential professional skills competition. The level of competition represents the world's advanced level of today's professional skills development. It is held every two years. Once, it has been held for 45 sessions so far.

"This event has been my highest goal since choosing to practice this skill," Mahonda said.

  Ma Hongda was born in 2000. In 2017, he participated in the selection of the school's World Skills Competition echelon, and was promoted from more than 200 students to become a member of the preparation team.

Five years later, he was on the coveted top podium, jumping with excitement after hearing the name of his country and himself at the closing ceremony.

Holding high the five-star red flag, Ma Hongda stood in front of the countless cameras witnessing the moment, smiling brightly.

Only now did he show the youthful spirit he should have at his age.

"I knew that I would definitely be able to stand on the podium, and I was really happy." Ma Hongda recalled that after hearing his name, his body was involuntarily ready to rush to the podium.

  The dimples on Mahonda's face, captured only by laughter, were not seen during the four days of the race.

According to Ma Hongda, "shaving putty" is only one of the content of the competition, and it is not as simple as it sounds.

Ma Hongda's winning "plastering and partition system project" is a project that requires "metal frame construction and gypsum board installation", "sound insulation, heat insulation, fire protection, plastering, molding and installation", "artistic creativity" and other aspects , a competition project for the construction, improvement and decoration of lightweight partition systems using technology.

"It is divided into five projects and needs to be completed in four days. There is not a day to relax in these days."

  In this competition, a total of 14 countries and regions participated in the competition. The content of the Mahonda competition is divided into five modules, which respectively examine the construction and empowerment of the partition wall system, wall plastering, plaster line racing and freedom. creative ability.

"Every link needs to be highly concentrated, and the operating error in the process often cannot exceed one millimeter." Ma Hongda said that a few millimeters of difference can make him miss the championship.

  Ma Hongda specially introduced the project completed by his last module. He used plaster technology to present the silhouette of the iconic French Eiffel Tower on the blank wall. The overall picture is composed of red, blue and white, which just echoes the French Three colors on the flag.

The dove flock and feather elements on the wall are 3D visual effects, showing his unique aesthetic vision.

Ma Hongda said: "Although there were some small troubles in the process, I finally finished the game at the whistle and presented this work well."

endure the boredom of repetition

  Five years of sharpening a sword has taken up nearly a quarter of Ma Hongda's life after 00.

Five years, according to Ma Hongda's time calculation method, is 260.71 weeks. In the process of preparing for the WorldSkills Competition, each practice is in units of weeks.

He said: "There is a cycle of training, starting from the partition wall, then plastering, and finally sticking the lines. With a cycle of 4-5 days, I just finish this set, and the next set will start immediately, infinite cycle."

  Ma Hongda said that he would appear in the training room at 8:00 every morning, and the amount of training per day should not be less than 7 hours.

Cement, gypsum board, bricks, ceramic tiles, these materials have accompanied Mahonda for five years, and the newly changed training clothes were covered with putty powder and dust in less than half a day.

He said: "From 0 to 1, you learn very quickly, and you get a high sense of achievement at that time, but from 1 to 100, you just keep repeating. This time is very boring and you need to overcome it yourself."

  The five-centimeter-thick steel-toed shoes were worn out by Ma Hongda in less than two months.

The daily practice requires mobilizing the muscles of the whole body, especially the hands, and the number of worn work gloves is even more numerous.

In order to relieve the pressure on the hand muscles caused by long-term practice, Mahonda also needs to rely on some physical therapy to relieve the pain of the hand.

Several needles were stuck on the acupuncture points on the hand, and Ma Hongda took a photo optimistically and uploaded it to the social platform.

"Relaxing is about getting yourself into training faster," he said.

  Forged into steel, almost anyone's history of struggle is inseparable from repeated practice.

Mahonda said that he carved every movement into his muscle memory.

"Many things in this skill must be done by feel, such as plastering, which is all based on muscle memory. Many people think this is very simple, but in fact, the strength of each putty is different. The test It is the accumulated experience of the players." After joining the training team, Ma Hongda endured the boredom caused by repeated training, and struggled with the nothingness before dripping through the stone. One of the lights in the laboratory building at night was always lit because of him.

  "There is an age limit for skill competitions. It can be said that each player has only one chance to stand on the podium in his life, so he needs to go all out. I hope that I can become a person who represents China on the podium." Ma Hongda recalled On the day he made up his mind, he was in the audience watching his fellow brothers play on behalf of China. The audience applauded and cheered for the players on the stage. An inexplicable excitement flooded into Ma Hongda’s heart. He said: “At that time I feel very enthusiastic, which also gave me a lot of motivation, and I also want to 'play' for the country."

move on with blessings

  "I am especially grateful to my coach." During this trip to France, Ma Hongda's coach Xu Zhen was always by his side.

As a teacher of Zhejiang Construction Technician College, Ma Hongda has always contributed to his five years of training.

Ma Hongda said: "My coaches and senior brothers have always given me great support and encouragement, they have taught me their experience and skills without reservation, so that I can better show my skills on the world stage. "

  On Ma Hongda's competition certificate, there was always a red sachet, which was given to him by Xu Zhen before the competition.

Xu Zhen said with a smile that this is a mysterious force in the East, he said: "This small sachet can be said to carry the expectations of all of us for Ma Hongda, not only me, but also the family, friends, classmates, teachers around Ma Hongda, All hope to send him the best wishes and cheer him on."

  If Ma Hongda is finishing the last project, if the camera is aimed at Xu Zhen outside the field, then he will definitely be able to see his excited thumbs up.

Xu Zhen recalled that when he heard many foreign friends around him congratulate him and kept praising Ma Hongda's "Good job (good job in Chinese)", the pride and pride in his heart all surfaced on his face.

Xu Zhen said that Ma Hongda has worked hard for five years, and he has persisted in this project for eight years. He said: "I feel that everything is worth it. The excitement is indescribable in words."

  In the past eight years, Xu Zhen took his students to the stage of the World Skills Competition step by step. During this process, he also grew up with the students.

"Whether it's training players to participate in the competition, or Ma Hongda returned home with a gold medal this time, the ultimate goal is to hope that our team of skilled talents will grow stronger and let everyone recognize skills education more." Xu Zhen said, "The WorldSkills Competition is a All skilled youths in the world provide a platform for exchanging skills and learning from each other. As coaches, we are responsible for bringing these standards and craftsmanship methods back to China and integrating them with domestic industry standards, so as to improve the entire industry standards and drive the development of the industry. ... that's our duty as coaches."

  Skilled talents, in Ma Hongda's world view, are people who have been persistent in their fields of deep cultivation, have made achievements and are beneficial to the society. What skilled talents need most is to stick to their hearts.

He said: "All walks of life can shine, as long as you always hold a learning heart and do what you are doing seriously, you will definitely be recognized."

  Ma Hongda, born in 2000, has reached the "peak of life" in the eyes of many peers, but he said that he wants to imitate his brothers, become a coach who can teach skills, and continue to show China on the world stage. technique.

Perhaps, Ma Hongda's gleaming life track is not all because of this hard-fought gold medal, but because of the hope that countless skilled talents are striving for a strong country.

  Beijing News reporter Chen Lu Zhou Bohua Liu Jingyu