Chapter 172: The Auto Repair Industry
Jiangning, Feixiang Internet Cafe.
Starting from eight o'clock in the morning, hundreds of people came to the Internet cafe one after another, and the scene was even more lively than the day when "Internet access was free" was opened.
"What's going on?"
Zeng Dexing, who went downstairs to buy breakfast, saw this strange scene and was immediately confused.
He knows Feixiang Internet Cafe.
This Internet cafe is located nearby and he often patronizes the business. However, as far as he knows, not many people go online now and the machines in the Internet cafe are often not fully utilized all year round.
Why are there so many people here today? And isn't it a bit unusual for so many people to go to an Internet cafe to surf the Internet so early in the morning? Who would go to an Internet cafe to surf the Internet so early in the morning without doing anything?
With a hint of curiosity, Zeng Dexing brought the dumplings he had just bought and followed the crowd into Feixiang Internet Cafe, wanting to see if there were any special events today.
As it turned out, there really was one! As soon as he entered the lobby of the Internet cafe, he was immediately attracted by a huge poster about three meters high and two meters wide.
[The First Automobile Repair Vocational Skills Competition and Outstanding Members Commendation Conference of Jiangchuan Vocational and Technical Association...]
What the hell?
The moment he saw the poster, Zeng Dexing, who claimed to have traveled far and wide and was knowledgeable, was stunned.
Auto repair skills competition? Outstanding member commendation meeting?
These two activities are easy to understand. They should be internal competitions organized by professional associations, mainly competing in auto repair techniques.
But the problem is...
You guys are holding this kind of professional competition, and in the auto repair industry, why don't you find a repair shop and go to an Internet cafe?
Not only can you repair cars, you can also repair computers?
"You don't understand this!"
Seeing Zeng Dexing's puzzled expression, a veteran auto repairman standing next to him said with a smile: "Most of the contestants participating in the competition today are apprentices."
"As for the apprentices, they have only been learning for a short time, so they certainly haven't mastered the skills yet. How can we let them practice on a real car?"
"And with so many players signing up, we couldn't get enough real cars for the competition, so we just used computer simulations."
"Will this work?"
Zeng Dexing took a bite of the steamed bun and was shocked: "Using a computer to simulate car repair, isn't this too much of a joke?"
"Hey! What are you talking about..."
The old master was very unhappy, so he introduced to Zeng Dexing the simulation software they used in today's competition, which was also a game called "Fast and Furious".
After his introduction, Zeng Dexing roughly understood it.
What? There is actually such a cool racing game that can simulate the most realistic car repair process and failures, and it is even used as designated teaching software by many vocational and technical schools.
"There's nothing to say about this game. In one word, it's awesome!"
The old master seemed very happy, and he repeatedly gave a thumbs up and praised: "I used to teach apprentices, which was really tiring and annoying. It was such a simple question, but I still couldn't teach it after teaching it dozens of times."
"It's all right now! You don't have to do anything to teach an apprentice. Just buy him a copy of the game and let him learn the basics and theories on the computer."
"That... Tianba Community! Oh, yes, that's the community. There are a lot of tutorials and strategy posts. As long as you have a normal brain and learn from these posts, you can basically become a qualified auto repair apprentice."
"Or an apprentice?"
"What else? Although the theoretical knowledge reserve is sufficient, there is not enough practical experience. It still needs to be tested in practice."
The old master said cheerfully, "But generally speaking, if you understand this game, you can quickly be promoted to a formal auto mechanic."
So magical?
After listening to the master's introduction, Zeng Dexing immediately became very interested in the game "Need for Speed".
There was something he didn't say.
That is, Zeng Dexing is in urgent need of a job that can earn money to support his family.
He didn't want to work in an electronics factory, screwing screws, because he felt that kind of repetitive and mechanical assembly line work didn't have much future.
He has wanted to learn a craft for a long time!
This skill refers to a skill that can support one's livelihood, such as being a chef, a carpenter, or an electrician, which are skills that remain popular no matter where one goes or how many years have passed.
"Auto repair seems to be pretty good, right?"
Zeng Dexing thought so, so he asked the old master about some basic information about the auto repair industry, the average salary and so on.
"If you are not afraid of getting dirty or tired, then you can definitely give it a try. I also happen to be looking for an apprentice. What do you think, young man?"
"sure!"
Zeng Dexing didn't think much about it and immediately called him Master, and the two of them quickly became familiar with each other.
As the two were chatting, today's competition officially began.
The contestants from various districts and counties under Jiangning sat down in front of the computers, warmed up their hands, and then, at the referee's command, began to repair the vehicles in the game.
These game vehicles are of the same model, and the collision occurred at the same location on the same track at the same speed.
In other words, this ensures that the situations that each player encounters are basically the same. There won't be a situation where some cars are difficult to repair while others are easy to repair.
The competition is timed!
The contestants will be ranked according to their time, and the top five contestants will enter the next round. After the second round, the most exciting final will begin.
“So fast?!”
Zeng Dexing was stunned to see that after just over ten minutes of the first round, some players had already finished the competition.
“Not bad, above average!”
The old master's vision was much higher than his. Although fourteen minutes was already very fast to repair such an accident car, he was still not satisfied.
After all, if he estimated correctly, this kind of accident car could be repaired in 10 minutes at most in his hands.
"ah?"
Zeng Dexing turned his head and looked at his master in disbelief, and asked, "Master, you also play this game?"
"Why can't I play?"
The old master blew his beard and glared, "Do you think that I am too old and blind to play the games you young people play?"
"No...I just..."
Zeng Dexing hesitated and tried to defend himself, but the old master waved his hand and said, "Okay, I know what you want to say."
"I definitely don't play this kind of video games normally. After all, I'm old and I don't understand many of them."
"But 'Fast and Furious' is different. This is my specialty, my profession! If I can't even understand this, then wouldn't all these years of my life be in vain?"
"Besides, I don't play this game just to kill time, I also play it to make money..."
Make money?! Zeng Dexing was completely stunned by his master's words.
The master he just worshipped looked to be at least 50 years old. It was beyond his expectation that an old man of this age would play games, but what did he hear?
Can you make money by playing games?
What does that mean? The master is so old, repairing cars during the day and playing games with you at night, or is he a game businessman or a power leveler?
You play games quite lavishly!
The master naturally noticed the strange look in his apprentice's eyes, and he angrily scolded, "What are you thinking? When I say making money, I mean opening a shop to repair cars in the game!"
"Opening a shop to repair cars in the game?"
"yes!"
"The traditional catering industry is now connected to the Internet, and food delivery services are on the rise. So it makes sense for our car repair industry to also connect to the Internet and repair cars in games, right?"
Zeng Dexing: "..."
It made so much sense that he was speechless.
Through the master's introduction, he finally understood what it meant to open a car repair shop in the game, and what the master meant by making money by playing games.
It turns out that in the game "Ford", the physics engine is very realistic and powerful, and the cars are very fragile and will be damaged by collisions.
If the car breaks down, it needs to be fixed!
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Thanks to the game's realistic physics engine, the process of repairing a car is no different from repairing a car in real life.
How many players can repair cars? If you can't do it yourself, you have to find a player who can repair cars, or find an NPC to help you repair the car.
NPC car repairs are expensive!
It is most cost-effective to ask players to repair it, and after negotiation, you don’t even have to pay game coins. Old customers can just scan the code and pay in cash.
"Two or five bucks at a time doesn't seem like much, but it doesn't take that long to repair a car in the game."
The old master explained to Zeng Dexing that when repairing cars in "Ford", the more experienced the mechanic is, the faster the repair will be.
Because he can determine the cause of the fault at a glance and knows where to start quickly, experienced mechanics like him are very popular in the game.
It is not a problem to repair seven, eight or even ten vehicles with accidents of varying sizes in an hour.
Isn't it easy to earn 70 or 80 yuan by working in front of the computer for an hour or two every night? "I can earn so much!"
"It's like this: although the unit price is low, the quantity is large, and if there are more regular customers, you can make more money."
The old master told Zeng Dexing that he had an old friend who no longer went to work in the repair shop and spent every day playing games and repairing cars for others.
As a result, his salary was higher than when he worked in the repair shop. He could easily earn 10,000 yuan a month. If he worked harder, it would not be difficult for him to earn 30,000 or 40,000 yuan a month.
"Awesome!"
When Zeng Dexing heard this, he was extremely envious.
How can you earn so much money just by playing games at home? That’s amazing!
It seems that car repair is a really good industry. You can find a job offline and do part-time work online. You can earn two salaries with one skill. It’s so cool!
"hey-hey!"
Seeing that the young man was fooled by his few words, the old master immediately revealed a mysterious smile.
Young people are still too naive!
Although he told the truth, there was one thing he did not tell Zeng Dexing.
That is the impact that the game "Need for Speed" has brought to the auto repair industry, which is not as simple as finding a part-time job online.
Why are you learning auto repair now? Great! It seems like you have never suffered any loss, and you don’t know how cruel the future employment environment will be.
…
Chen Ba knew about the auto repair vocational skills competition held by Feixiang Internet Cafe, and he also sponsored a prize of 20,000 yuan.
Don't ask him why he sponsored it.
It's just embarrassing to ask, after all, the "Ford" he created offended many people in the auto repair industry.
How did they offend? This has to do with the auto repair tutorials and introductory and advanced guides that have sprung up all over the community forums since the game "Ford" became popular.
The destructive power of this thing is not terrible. There are a lot of simple strategies and tutorials on the Internet, but these strategies and tutorials are combined with the game "Need for Speed" and the real physics engine in the game...
broken!
This has now become a special software for auto mechanic training, allowing everyone to learn basic auto repair skills.
The auto repair industry suddenly has hundreds of thousands of newcomers who are proficient in theory, but a little unfamiliar and clumsy in practice, but can do a good job given enough time. What does this mean? It means that the auto repair industry has suddenly become the most competitive industry!
This is almost rolling up to the sky...
Auto mechanics with strong technical skills and rich experience can still keep their footing and avoid having their jobs impacted.
But those new auto mechanics, or auto mechanic apprentices, who are just filling in the gaps, have poor skills and insufficient experience, and have been squeezed out of their jobs.
In the past, repair shops would give apprentices the opportunity to practice, but now they basically don’t.
The reason is simple…
If you send an apprentice to repair your car, the customer will say, "Forget it, his skills are not as good as mine!"
Or, the customers might point fingers at the apprentice, making him very nervous and scared, and he might not be able to repair a car in half a day.
What's worse, the customers have to do the work themselves and pay the repair shop a labor fee after they are done. They call it "paid practice", which makes the repair shop owners embarrassed to charge them.
The number of players of "Need for Speed" is not large, at most in the millions.
It seems that the millions of players have little impact on billions of people. But is it possible that there are not many people in the auto repair industry? There are at most 10 million people in the industry!
Moreover, among these ten million people, we have to exclude those practitioners who are bosses in training but sit in offices but are not responsible for actual work.
By this calculation, the actual scale of the auto repair industry is only a few million people. Based on this scale, the sudden influx of one-third or one-quarter of the "auto repair Zhao Kuo" will definitely cause a huge impact.
"In Jiangchuan, 1,270 new auto repair shops were opened in half a year!"
Xiao Lu couldn't help laughing and said, "Too much, too much! I can't even imagine how these people would curse Brother Ba in private..."
Brother Ba is guilty of a heinous crime!
So many auto mechanics with rich theoretical knowledge were produced at once, and the key is that "Ford" can continue to train new people, making the auto repair industry overcrowded.
Who else should we blame if not him? Car companies will thank Brother Ba and think that "Need for Speed" is a good game. But people working in the auto repair industry, especially auto mechanics whose jobs are threatened, don't think so.
Destroying someone's financial resources is like killing their parents! This sentence is a true portrayal of many people. Although "Fast and Furious" did not reach the point of destroying someone's financial resources, it is indeed disgusting.
"I wouldn't be surprised if this game is banned and removed from the shelves one day due to too many reports!"
Chen Ba sighed.
"Fast and Furious" has been reported too many times, which is a bit like "Shenanigans".
It's just that "Shennong Continent" is a new track, which eliminated a group of conservatives. Although it touched other people's cake, it also made up for the new cake share.
"Fast and Furious" didn't make up for the new cake, so it's normal for people to dislike it and report it.
(End of this chapter)