From 65438 to 0983, Cao Xiangyun was born in a poor family in Leiyang, Hunan. The family lives on the meager salary of his father working in a nearby coal mine. In June 2002, after graduating from high school, Cao Xiangyun, like most children in the village, carried his mother's backpack, robbed his family of hundreds of dollars accumulated for a long time and boarded the train to work in the south.
Cao Xiangyun came to Zhuhai. At the beginning, without a factory, the only thing he did every day was to read newspapers and run the talent exchange center. I searched for two months and found nothing. Seeing that the money in his pocket was only 100 yuan, he was anxious to think that even if he worked as a coolie, he could save his life first!
Sure enough, an opportunity to do manual labor came to him. In the talent exchange center, Cao Xiangyun tried to throw a smile at the recruiter and handed in his resume. It took only three seconds for the staff to read his resume carefully filled out for half an hour, and without even looking up, they asked: Potter, can you do it? ? The smile that Cao Xiangyun tried to squeeze out suddenly solidified on his face. Just a few seconds ago, he wanted to be a blue-collar worker on the production line.
The tone of the other party is not negotiable. Have you thought of it in your pocket? Bottom spirit? Has been seriously inadequate, Cao Xiangyun patted his chest and said: I am a child of a coal mine. When I was studying, I helped pull goods during the holidays. ? Looking at Cao Xiangyun's height of nearly 1.8 meters, burly figure and simple appearance, the interviewer marked his resume? .
In this way, Cao Xiangyun was recruited into Gree Electric Company to carry the finished product warehouse.
The company has two warehouses and porters are divided into two groups. One group carries 60 kilograms of air conditioners at a time, and the other group carries 90 kilograms of air conditioners at a time. Cao Xiangyun took the initiative to apply for a 90-pound group. His idea at that time was simple. I don't want to be eliminated. I must take those heavy ones first. If I get used to it, I can stay in this position. ?
The handling work is even harder than Cao Xiangyun expected. Every day, he has to face more than ten hours of boring work, that is, he keeps loading and unloading. In summer, the outdoor temperature is more than 30 degrees, and the accumulated high temperature in the indoor iron wall is as high as 40 degrees. Cao Xiangyun hung a towel around her neck and carried it with bare arms. It took less than 10 minutes, and when the towel was twisted, it was a pool of water. I still feel thirsty after drinking half a bucket of mineral water every day. In order to facilitate movement, even in severe winter, he only wears a short-sleeved shirt when working.
A year passed in the blink of an eye in the sweaty handling work. With the perseverance of miners, Cao Xiangyun survived this daunting job and stood out among workers with an average age of 30. A worker asked him: why are you so serious about such a tiring job? Just getting by, isn't it? ? Cao Xiangyun asked? Being a man is also tiring. Do you have to get by? ?
Cao Xiangyun's efforts finally ushered in a turning point in his life. In May 2003, Cao Xiangyun was recommended to learn to drive a forklift because of his practical ability. Since then, his position in Gree Company has changed from a porter to an ordinary forklift worker. Although his salary is only one level higher than that of a porter, his psychological satisfaction should not be underestimated.
However, the company's requirements for forklift workers are much higher than those of porters, and their professional skills have been improved by several grades: 12 air conditioner is installed on a wooden pallet, and the forklift arms must be accurately inserted into the space less than 10 cm high. If you stretch your arm a few centimeters, the air conditioner in your bag will break down. If it breaks down, plug in two.
Cao Xiangyun operated a balanced forklift, which was the most advanced special vehicle in Gree Electric at that time. He cherished this opportunity. It's good to learn forklift. At least I have a skill. With my skills, at least I don't have to be a porter anymore. ?
From the sense of responsibility: a skill is a skill, and an achievement is a must.
At first, Cao Xiangyun's direction was unstable, and the forklift wheels were shaking. When installing the air conditioner, the forks are far away, and the workers have to make great efforts. Put it closer, and the air conditioners are everywhere. If it is broken, it must be repaired. Cao Xiangyun feels that he has a great responsibility. Every time he finishes his homework and others rest, he stays in the car and practices lifting and parking.
In the following year, Cao Xiangyun's technology advanced by leaps and bounds. Under his control, the heavy forklift became as dexterous as an embroidery needle, turning, lifting and separating, and the goods were input into the truck without damage. Among more than 40 forklift workers in the factory, his accuracy ranks first.
On one occasion, Cao Xiangyun found that the damaged air-conditioning packaging was partly due to improper operation of forklift trucks, which was mainly due to the collision between cartons and shelves due to the too fast speed and vertical speed. To solve this problem, we only need to slow down and speed up, but this will undoubtedly reduce work efficiency. In addition, only to improve the accuracy of the operation, so Cao Xiangyun proposed to himself? Non-impact operation? Colleagues felt incredible when they learned that the fork of the forklift was made of iron and the outer packaging of the air conditioner was made of paper. How can there be no damage? Moreover, it is reasonable for the outer packaging to be damaged in a certain proportion, which is also allowed by the company. ?
Cao Xiangyun practices by herself, no matter what others think. Two months later, Cao Xiangyun's forklift operation technology opened his eyes to colleagues: by controlling the horizontal running speed of the forklift and the vertical lifting angle of the fork, he focused his eyes on the packaging position, aimed down at the gantry, held the joystick to find the vertical line, and drilled holes to aim, so that he could accurately locate, light and stable.
Cao Xiangyun's driving skills are becoming more and more skilled. He drives a forklift like a duck to water, in the warehouse? Swimming around? . Once, Cao Xiangyun delivered five air-conditioned cars, and found that the fork board of the new type of five-horse machine was very narrow, and it was easy to scrape the edge when the forklift entered, and the accuracy of forklift operation was not enough, which brought hidden dangers to the quality. Is there any good way to train the accuracy of forklift operation?
I went out to eat with my workmates at night, but I had no tools to open beer bottles. A workmate joked, Xiangyun, open a beer bottle with a forklift. The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart: Yes, if you can open the beer bottle with a forklift, you won't be afraid to scratch the edge of the fork plate at the bottom of the machine during normal operation. Cao Xiangyun bought several cases of beer, and practiced opening the bottle cap with a forklift when he was free, until each bottle of beer was forked by a forklift, and the bottle was no longer damaged during the operation!
At the end of 2004, a power outage forced the whole warehouse to stop loading and unloading operations. Because there is no electricity, the lifting platform can't work normally. Two hours passed, and the electricity still didn't come. Zhao Yongfeng, the captain of the forklift truck, hurried to find Cao Xiangyun and demanded that the air conditioner be transported to the container immediately.
It turns out that these export air-conditioned containers should be declared immediately. Unexpectedly, the power supply is out of order. If it is not a rush, once the customs declaration time has passed, the products cannot be delivered to customers as scheduled, and the loss can be imagined. The container truck is one meter away from the delivery platform area, so the forklift can't drive up. Six central air conditioners weighing several tons are disconnected at this distance, and the space in the container is limited. To complete the installation of all six central air conditioners, the distance between each air conditioner is above 10 cm, and the old drivers who have seen 10 years or more shake their heads.
The artist was bold, so Cao Xiangyun gritted his teeth and accepted the task. He replaced the forklift with two forks 10 meters long, arranged for two experienced porters to report the position of the air conditioner at any time through the walkie-talkie, sat on the forklift and operated carefully. With the clear report sound in the container, one air conditioner was in place accurately and installed smoothly. Cao Xiangyun saved high losses for the company by virtue of his excellent kung fu and skillful skills. Cao Xiangyun's reputation spread far and wide. Forklift king? Three words spread from the company.
Originated from a dream: breaking the Guinness World Record.
One day in May 2005, Cao Xiangyun and his brother were watching CCTV's "Want to Challenge" program. He happened to see a woman worker driving a forklift and pressing a lighter on TV. Cao Xiangyun was eager to try, and his brother encouraged him to try, so he asked, "Do you want to challenge?" The column group made a phone call. Do you want to challenge CCTV 3? The producer of the column consulted the staff of the Guinness World Records China Headquarters Working Group on the possibility of opening beer bottles with a forklift, and agreed with Cao Xiangyun's bold idea.
At that time, the China headquarters of Guinness World Records set him the goal of opening 30 beer bottles in 3 minutes with a forklift. Cao Xiangyun was full of confidence in himself, but when he formally challenged, he found that his usual practice was quite different from the feeling of driving a forklift under the gaze of more than 20 thousand people. Results Due to excessive nervousness, Cao Xiangyun only opened 13 beer bottles in 3 minutes. For the audience, it is inconceivable that a forklift can open a beer bottle. But for Cao Xiangyun, it was a failure, which made him experience a new life test.
Back in Zhuhai, Cao Xiangyun spent almost all his spare time practicing forklifts. The company had no challenging equipment, so he practiced in the most primitive way: his colleagues held the bottle with their hands, and he practiced back and forth with a forklift. The forklift is so powerful that sometimes his colleagues can't hold it, so they hang the whole beer bottle, or the beer bottle simply explodes. Once a colleague's hand was injured, Cao Xiangyun felt very sorry, but his colleague said generously: as long as you practice this unique skill well, it will be worth it. ?
Cao Xiangyun's efforts were not in vain. In September 2005, he came to the stage of CCTV again. Cao Xiangyun was still a little nervous when the host gave the order. Fortunately, he quickly controlled his mentality. Bang, bang? His voice, he completed the initial goal of opening 30 beer bottles in 3 minutes with a forklift, and a new Guinness World Record was born!
Once there is a new stage, people become pawns in the new stage. Since CCTV 3' s forklift challenge documentary program "Want to Challenge" was broadcast, the response has been extremely sensational, and the ratings have reached the peak since the program "Want to Challenge" was broadcast. In June of the same year, 1 1, the column group wanted to design a new forklift scheme "Wang Zhongwang of No.360 forklift". Of course, the protagonist is Cao Xiangyun. This time, it is no longer a bottle opener, but a more difficult project of driving a forklift to thread a needle.
In the competition that gathered the top players in the country, Cao Xiangyun did his duty and won the championship with his superb skills. Because Cao Xiangyun represents both Gree and Zhuhai, when he won the honor, the top management of Gree enterprises gave him a high evaluation. For the first time, the company gave a grass-roots worker a reward of 5000 yuan and increased the first-class salary. When going out to perform, Gree Company gave him the treatment of business trip; Zhuhai also gave Cao Xiangyun a higher honor? Top Ten Excellent Employees in Zhuhai? Awards.
Next, Cao Xiangyun won the national forklift championship twice and performed on CCTV eight times. I also participated in the talent search of Jiangxi Satellite TV, the amazing victory of Zhejiang Satellite TV, the wonderful TV of Hebei Satellite TV and the live broadcast of Zhuhai Satellite TV.
Cao Xiangyun began to receive invitations to various competitions and performances. He depends on himself? Good technology? He became a national TV skill star, which attracted thousands of people's attention and made more people realize that he can also create miracles in ordinary work and get social recognition. Not long ago, Cao Xiangyun won one of the highest awards awarded by Guangdong Youth League Committee? The 9th Guangdong Youth May 4th Medal? .
Cao Xiangyun said: I haven't been to college and I'm confused about the future, but I'm glad I have a forklift, which makes my life wider and wider. ? Now, sometimes walking in the street, someone recognizes him and asks him to sign his name and take a picture. Significantly, many workers who worked as porters with him are still sweating in their jobs as porters. Maybe they never dreamed that a porter could have a glorious moment.