@Rainmaker1973 So, did some village or town in South America get shaken at the receiving end without knowing what hit them ?... like, did the people there get a big headache or something ?
DO YOU KNOW THE CHINESE WOMAN
At last night’s dinner banquet, a Chinese woman from Hunan sat in the most prominent seat between two figures known to the entire world: to her left, Tim Cook, and to her right, Elon Musk.
Forty years ago, she was a poor rural girl who left school at the age of 15.
Her name is Zhou Qunfei
She lost her mother at five, and her father was injured in an accident while making explosives, leaving him blind with damaged hands. The family survived by making handmade baskets.
At fifteen, she left her village for Guangdong to work, joining a watch‑glass factory in Shenzhen. She worked on the production line during the day and studied at night school, earning certificates in accounting, computing, customs clearance, and driving.
After just three years, she rose from a simple worker to a factory manager.
But she later resigned after being sidelined in favor of the owners’ relatives.
She left with modest capital: 20,000 yuan and eight of her relatives.
They rented a small apartment that became both a factory and a home. She would go from factory to factory offering her services, then return at night to work until 3 a.m.
She continued like this for ten years.
Then came the first opportunity in 2003.
Motorola wanted to manufacture its iconic V3 phone with nearly impossible specifications: ultra‑thin, ultra‑clear glass with zero defects.
Every factory refused.
She accepted.
The mission succeeded, and the phone sold more than 100 million units worldwide. From there, **Lens Technology** was born.
Then came Apple.
When Steve Jobs wanted to build the first iPhone with a strengthened glass that had never been commercially produced, Apple’s engineers searched the world for a factory willing to take the challenge.
They found only Zhou Qunfei.
After months of joint work, she succeeded in producing the first iPhone screen, later becoming the largest supplier of glass for Apple devices—from iPhone to iPad, MacBook, and Apple Watch.
Tesla, Mercedes, BMW, and others followed, entrusting her with manufacturing automotive glass, smart displays, and even components for humanoid robots.
That is why she sat in the most prominent seat last night.
To her left, Tim Cook, whose Apple has relied on her factories for 18 years; to her right, Elon Musk, whose Tesla and Optimus robots depend on her technologies.
When asked about the secret of her success, she did not speak of luck, intelligence, or even hard work.
She simply said:
Dare to accept.
Then added:
The things others see as impossible… accept them.
The tasks everyone runs away from… accept them.
When you accept the challenge, you learn how to succeed in it.
And when you succeed, bigger challenges come to you.
Opportunities are not discovered by people… opportunities are the things others abandon, and you bend down to pick them up.
@Xiaoniu6161 The Ground Crew (Engineers) look weary, but I'm glad he could focus enough to take a picture. I hope the Captain in the cockpit did, too.
And those who question WHY the ground crew or flight crew didn't see anything before the flight, it could have occurred during the flight.
@schwantzunicorn This model looks good.
Its been a long time since there's been another one worthy of the Calendar series...
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Perhaps more of him in different poses, to get the right shot ?
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@MarioNawfal Stand up comedy, shoot from the hip jokes should be about everyday, current issues. Do not make fun of the Audience or use them as material for laughter.
@schwantzunicorn AI generated the images so realistic, the so called final touches.
Of course - how you got AI to do that is an amazing wonder.
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Cannot fault the viewers because, nowadays, you can buy Cosplay "Dog Ear" headband props to wear like they were real ears on the head.
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