Standing on the podium, Liu Li felt the lamplight making her face burn. The gazes from below felt like fine needles, pricking her all over. Her knuckles, gripping her notes, turned white. She took a deep breath before finally managing to squeeze her voice out.

"Distinguished leaders and experts, my name is Liu Li, and I come from Hongxing Machinery Factory..."

The first few sentences were dry and monotonous, like reciting a text. She inwardly berated herself for being so useless; where had her eloquence when debating technical problems with the experienced workers in the workshop gone? She forced herself to raise her head, her gaze sweeping across the audience. She saw Zhou Wei sitting to the side and slightly behind her, nodding at her, and Sun Mei giving her an encouraging look.

She calmed herself down, stopped staring intently at her prepared remarks, and her speaking pace gradually became smoother. When she talked about the thin-walled sleeve that had given her and Master Wang a headache at the Hongxing Factory, she even subconsciously gestured the shape of a "bulge," and someone in the audience chuckled knowingly, and the atmosphere seemed to ease.

When talking about the first failed experiment, she directly showed a photo of the scrapped part, the obviously bulging aluminum component causing several veteran workers in the audience to shake their heads. She did not hide her frustration at the time, but also emphasized how the team "dug" clues out of the failed data. "As our factory's veteran workers often say, it's not the machine that's scary, it's not the inability to find the root cause of the problem."

As she delved deeper into the story, she became increasingly engaged. When discussing the discovery of the support point drift and the ingenious solution of the "directional limiting block," she used gestures to simulate the transfer and jamming of force, making her language vivid and engaging. When showcasing the data comparison charts that Zhou Wei had helped compile, she highlighted the key inflection points and the significant effects of the optimization, presenting them clearly and logically.

She didn't try to elevate herself; when discussing key technological breakthroughs, she would naturally mention, "Comrade Zhou Wei's theoretical model pointed out...", "Comrade Sun Mei's precision measurement discovered...", "Engineer Zhang from the materials group inspired us...". This wasn't just polite talk, but a heartfelt endorsement. The team's collective wisdom gave her confidence when she spoke.

When she finally held up the perfectly machined aluminum alloy casing and announced the impressive pass rate that far exceeded expectations, she could clearly hear the gasps and murmurs from the audience.

"...The progress this technology has made is thanks to Team Leader Chen's trust, the collective efforts of everyone in our group, and the platform provided by the project team." Her concluding remarks were simple and sincere. "It's still in its early stages and has a long way to go, but we feel that this proactive approach of 'wrestling' with the transformation might offer everyone some new ideas. That's all, thank you."

She bowed deeply, and the audience fell silent for a moment before erupting in applause that was noticeably more enthusiastic and longer than ever before. She saw several experts nodding and jotting something down in their notebooks. The chief coordinator turned to Chen Siyuan, the team leader, and whispered a few words to him, Chen's face beaming with undisguised satisfaction.

Liu Li stepped down from the podium, feeling her legs go weak, her back clinging damply to her shirt. Zhou Wei was the first to approach her, patting her arm vigorously: "You spoke really well! Even better than we expected! So very practical!"

Sun Mei smiled and handed her a glass of water: "Drink some water, your throat is hoarse."

Liu Li took the water glass, her hands still trembling slightly, but her heart was bubbling with joy, like water boiling in a pot. She had finally endured that agonizing ten minutes on stage, and, it seemed… the effect was quite good? She secretly glanced at the experts still discussing below the stage, a mixture of exhaustion, relief, and a touch of pride slowly spreading through her chest.