Entering the competition venue in Arau, Switzerland, Gu Junjie smelled the familiar smell of ink, "It's like a sedative, calming down all of a sudden. It's like a detonator, igniting all of a sudden."
3 days, 21 hours, 21 tasks, a fully-powered printing press is like a chain that can't tolerate any gap. Swiss At around 8 pm local time on October 14th, Gu Junjie played steadily to the last second. On October 16, he was announced at the award ceremony in Arau, Switzerland and won the gold medal in the printing media technology project of the 2022 World Skills Competition Special Competition.
On October 16, 2022, Gu Junjie (middle) won the single gold medal in the 2022 World Skills Competition Special Championship. All the pictures in this article are , provided by , Shanghai Publishing and Printing College,
This is the third gold medal won by the Chinese team in the 2022 World Skills Competition Special Competition, and it is also the first gold medal won by China in the individual event of the printing media technology project of the World Skills Competition.
For Gu Junjie, he went through 1,770 days from preparing for the World Skills Competition for the first time on December 11, 2017 to reaching the highest podium in the competition. Recently, Gu Junjie accepted an interview with a reporter from Pengpai News (www.thepaper.cn).
On October 16, 2022, Gu Junjie, Switzerland, won the single gold medal in the 2022 World Skills Competition Special Championship.
The last gold medal winner who finished the competition
World Skills Competition is known as "World Skills Olympic ", and is held every two years on average. World Skills Organization is scheduled to hold the 2022 World Skills Competition Special Competition in 15 countries from mid-September to late November this year, with a total of 62 competition events. This event is an official competition of the World Skills Competition, as an alternative event for the 46th World Skills Competition of Shanghai in 2022.
Gu Junjie participated in the printing media technology project. Compared with other World Skills Competitions, it has the characteristics of many workstations, miscellaneous content and wide assessment areas. According to the official website of the China Organizing Committee of the World Skills Competition, this project refers to a competition project that uses sheet paper offset printing machines or digital printing machines and other auxiliary equipment and instruments, uses relevant materials to produce and process them as required, and obtains qualified products.
"From hands-on to brain-moving machines, from traditional skills to modern printing to work coordination." Gu Junjie told reporters that in this formal competition, three modules of offset printing, digital printing , and additional tasks were evaluated, with a total of 21 tasks, with a total working time of 21 hours. On the morning of October 12, local time in Switzerland, as soon as the test questions were arranged, seven contestants immediately rushed to the seven workstations in the venue and started their intense work. "The seven small national flags were inserted into their respective workstations, and they were busy, and they were all busy."
Gu Junjie was in the competition.
each has its own difficulties. Due to the randomness of the question setting, the test questions of the " offset printing " module may be ever-changing, which tests the operator's experience and on-site reactions; the "digital printing" module requires the contestants to link multiple computer software to design and operate equipment, and also have a comprehensive understanding of printing quality, assembly, material processing, etc. in the "Additional Tasks" module, the content of the "Work Plan" is newly added in this competition. Assuming that the contestant is a staff member of the actual production, he needs to arrange the printing volume of books and magazines, what machines are used, and what paper are used, and also needs to test the printing operator's mastery of printing principles and all operating points before and after printing.
In fact, whether the specific modules tested and even the machine used are handy is completely unknown before coming to the scene. To this end, Gu Junjie and the expert team behind him have prepared a large number of question banks, from knowing how to do it thoroughly, to synchronous improvement of operation quality and speed, and have repeatedly practiced all aspects of printing media technology. It is also this large amount of training that gave Gu Junjie enough confidence and strength to stand on the competitive stage that gathered the world's top players.
Gu Junjie is in the competition.
masters compete with each other, and they are also mentality.In the middle of the last day of the competition, because the machine at hand and the equipment they practiced in daily life had different feels, Gu Junjie encountered the condition that the color was adjusted too dark for a while, and he was sweating. He could only calm down and "rescue" the color little by little. Not only that, Gu Junjie was ranked last on the last day to enter the "offset printing" station to operate. This is a job that is recognized as difficult and accounts for a large amount of points. He also happened to meet the dinner time when the judge's teacher had dinner. As a last resort, Gu Junjie "sitted" all the way in the lounge for 2 hours. During this period, he was not allowed to use the communication device and he was not allowed to communicate with others. Because he was worried that the brain was inadequate blood supply after meals, which affected muscle movements and brain reactions, he did not choose to eat.
Gu Junjie is in the competition.
"Often people may not think that 'waiting' is also a skill, a step for us to train and simulate in advance." Gu Junjie said with a smile that on the second day of the competition, he even waited for 3 hours at a certain interval. At the last hurdle, he withstood the pressure and "swallowed" to the beginning of the operation in one breath. "Success and failure are here." As soon as he started his hand movements, he entered the state of " flow " without distraction. At around 8 o'clock that night, Gu Junjie was the last to walk out of the examination room, and the big stone in his heart finally fell.
Gu Junjie is in the competition.
Swiss local time on October 16, the ranking was announced. With his superb skills and high-level performance, Gu Junjie represented the Chinese team and won the gold medal in the printing media technology project for the first time. Wearing the Chinese flag, he stood on the highest podium.
The 1770 days behind the competition
In Gu Junjie's mobile note, the date of preparing for the World Skills Competition for the first time was dated back to December 11, 2017. After two competition preparations, he won the gold medal on October 16, 2022, and he had a total of 1770 days.
In 2001, Gu Junjie was born in Shanghai. His father worked as an lathe technical worker in Shanghai, which left him with the shadow of "technology worship" since he was a child. In 2016, he was on the high school entrance examination. Although his grades ranked among the top in the class, Gu Junjie was restricted in the high school entrance examination due to his migrant children. With the recommendation of his junior high school teachers, he chose the "3+2 Inter-training Training of Higher Vocational Colleges" and began to get involved in printing and packaging technology. After graduating from Shanghai Publishing and Printing College in 2021, Gu Junjie stayed at school to do teaching assistance work at the training center.
In Gu Junjie's current view, the choice of technology is "not wrong". The theoretical courses of the first year made Gu Junjie fascinated by printing. He was amazed at this great invention that had been passed down from ancient times. It seems that there are still so many tricks inside. "Know what it is, know why it is." Solid cultural courses laid the foundation for his later practical training in a subtle way.
In 2017, in order to participate in the printing industry competition, Gu Junjie began to join the secondary vocational school team, and then through layer-by-layer selections, he became stronger and braver, and began to join the city team and even the 45th World Skills Competition of China's Chinese representatives. Although he finally stopped in the national 7-3 game, the young player had already put his vision and self-requirement into the entire world.
But Gu Junjie still remembers that the first two or three years since the competition was prepared in 2017, was the period when he was under the greatest mental pressure. The infusion of massive knowledge made him tired and at a loss. What came with the pressure was that he was in poor condition, often cold hands and unable to do a good job. "But my parents have always believed in me and encouraged me and told me that I don't have any worries." There is no shortcut to technology. With strong beliefs and massive training, Gu Junjie gradually passed the most difficult time.
In fact, every player can only participate in the World Skills Competition once in his life, which also means that every competitor is unpredictable and can only do the best in his own field. For Gu Junjie, using his hands can send a piece of paper into the machine smoothly and smoothly, using his eyes can distinguish the subtle differences in colors with a magnifying glass, and using his brain must remember, plan, calculate, use multiple software and multiple devices, not to mention familiar with the various characteristics of ink , paper, prints, etc. The experts and coaching team behind
have also provided support in all aspects.In addition to conducting major training at Shanghai Publishing and Printing College, Gu Junjie also went to the national team's auxiliary training base in Fujian, Jiangxi and other places to accumulate experience and feel of similar machines in different latitudes, longitudes, climates, and environments. "Like driving, although you can drive, different cars still feel different when driving." These preliminary trainings have also enabled Gu Junjie to achieve rapid running-in with various machines in the World Championship.
Alau, Switzerland, Gu Junjie (in the picture) and the head of the China Expert Group of the project, Mr. Li Buyan (right picture), and translator Mr. Yue Yinglin (left picture).
Due to the impact of the epidemic, Gu Junjie was determined from the end of July to early August this year. Compared with previous players, preparations should be more rush. But Gu Junjie was not worried about this. In fact, during this year's epidemic in Shanghai, he locked himself up at the training base of Shanghai Publishing and Printing College for three months. He trained his skills, English and physical fitness every day according to the coach's remote guidance. Gu Junjie explained that the 21-hour finishing will have a great test on a person's physical strength and mentality. These three months of training have improved a lot.
rear support team and coaching team, and provide technical guidance with Gu Junjie through video.
. Behind the official competition, the expert team from inside and outside the school also overcomes the jet lag, follows up at any time, and accompany him to polish his skills and tactics. On the day before the official competition, the contestants had one day's "Equipment Familiarity Day", and Gu Junjie discovered that the large-format spray painting machine was not expected. After communicating with the translator who was with him, he quickly reported the situation to the expert team behind him. The team searched for information and instructions for relevant brands in China overnight to help him master the machine.
"It seems that I am participating in the competition, but it is actually the honor of the entire team." Gu Junjie repeatedly emphasized.
Although he has won the gold medal, Gu Junjie's learning path has not ended. Gu Junjie believes that, on the one hand, it is the rapid development of technology, and on the other hand, the seniors with rich experience in different branches of the field are waiting for him to explore and learn. In the industry, it is his way forward to change from a skill user to a science and technology entrepreneurship.
"In my opinion, the World Skills Competition is not only a skill competition, but also a platform for promoting skills. The country needs more craftsmen and skilled craftsmen from major countries. I hope more young people will join the skills team and make a solid contribution to the country." Gu Junjie said.
