By Qiao Zhi

Lucky Flashlight

By Qiao Zhi

An 18-year-old man once dreamed of being enrolled in the Academy of Arts & Design,Tsinghua University. He came to Beijing and attended a training course for the test.

One day, the teacher asked him to draw six kinds of flashlights on the blackboard. He was stunned. He came from Ningxia, a poor and closed-off region where he only saw traditional iron flashlights. How could he draw six different flashlights? The young man drew an iron flashlight and said in a low voice, “I only knew this kind of flashlight.”

“For a student studying product design, your view is too narrow. You can’t make it.” The teacher waved a hand and said.

He was so embarrassed that he almost cried.

The young man returned to his seat and stared blankly after class. Some students comforted him and told him not to be frustrated. He said, “I am not frustrated. I am just thinking where I can find all kinds of flashlights.”

He went to almost every shopping mall in Beijing and drew the flashlights he saw. Others thought he was too stubborn.

When the day his professional test came, the subject happened to be “Draw Six Flashlights.” The young man was so excited that he drew six flashlights in five minutes. Then he asked for more papers and drew 36 kinds of flashlights in total.

The supervisor was surprised and asked all the teachers to come. They exclaimed, “Genius!” Undoubtedly, the young man successfully enrolled into the Academy of Arts & Design at Tsinghua University and later became the founder of LKK Design Company. He is the famous designer Jia Wei.

Jia Wei recalled the past and said that, “A lot of people think that flashlights bring me luck. I’ve always believed that sometimes we need a little bit of stubbornness. When you’re aware of your shortcomings, you should try to overcome them. Only by doing this can your experiences grow. Otherwise, it is only an embarrassing and worthless past.” ◆

(From Bozhou Evening Daily, April 18, 2017)

一個(gè)18歲的小伙子夢(mèng)想著考入清華美院，于是來(lái)到北京，報(bào)名參加了考前培訓(xùn)班。

一天，老師讓他到黑板上畫(huà)6種手電筒。小伙子愣住了，他來(lái)自寧夏一個(gè)貧瘠封閉的地區(qū)，只見(jiàn)過(guò)最原始的鐵筒手電，如何能畫(huà)得出來(lái)6種呢？在畫(huà)完鐵筒手電后，小伙子低聲說(shuō)：“我只見(jiàn)過(guò)這么一種手電筒?！?/p>

“學(xué)產(chǎn)品設(shè)計(jì)的視野這么狹窄，你考不上的?！崩蠋煍[擺手說(shuō)。他羞愧得差點(diǎn)流出眼淚。

下課后，小伙子默默地坐在座位上發(fā)呆。幾名同學(xué)安慰他，勸他別難過(guò)。他說(shuō)：“我沒(méi)有難過(guò)，我是在想，去哪里可以看到品種更全的手電筒。”

此后，小伙子跑遍北京的商場(chǎng)，觀察手電筒并畫(huà)下來(lái)。同學(xué)們都覺(jué)得他太執(zhí)拗了。

一段時(shí)間后，專業(yè)課考試來(lái)了，考題恰好就是“畫(huà)6個(gè)手電筒”。小伙子激動(dòng)不已，不到5分鐘就畫(huà)了6個(gè)手電筒。接著，他又向老師要了一些紙，意猶未盡地畫(huà)起來(lái)，畫(huà)了36個(gè)手電筒。

被震驚的監(jiān)考老師把專業(yè)老師都叫來(lái)，大家驚呼道：這是天才。順理成章地，小伙子以優(yōu)異的成績(jī)考入清華美院，后來(lái)成為洛可可設(shè)計(jì)公司的創(chuàng)始人。他就是設(shè)計(jì)師賈偉。

賈偉感慨地說(shuō)：“很多人都說(shuō)手電筒帶給了我幸運(yùn)，但是我覺(jué)得，有時(shí)候我們需要一點(diǎn)執(zhí)著和較勁的精神。當(dāng)你意識(shí)到自己的缺陷時(shí)，就要盡力去彌補(bǔ)，只有這樣，你所經(jīng)歷的事才算是成長(zhǎng)中的閱歷。否則，那只是令我們難堪且一文不值的經(jīng)歷?！薄?/p>

（摘自《亳州晚報(bào)》2017年4月18日）

幸運(yùn)手電筒

文/喬治