Reading: A Bridge to the Future – A Birthday Book Reading Imprint for Confucian Scholars

April is a month filled with the fragrance of books, a time for striving forward. As the 30th World Book Day approaches on April 23rd, Ruhai, under the theme "Reading: A Bridge to the Future," continues its tradition of gifting birthday books to its partners, providing nourishment for growth. We are committed to empowering our employees through reading, contributing to the construction of a "striving, harmonious, learning, and agile" organization, guiding everyone to love reading, read good books, and transform what they learn into practical skills, growing together with the company.

Reflections on Reading *Chinese-Style Management

The wisdom of Chinese-style management requires leaders to possess the ability of "gray-scale decision-making"—flexibly navigating between principles and flexibility, systems and human nature. Ignoring human relationships makes systems easily become castles in the air; indulging in human relationships plunges the organization into chaos. The highest level of management is "doing as one pleases without overstepping the bounds," internalizing norms into conscious action. Technical confidence, cultural awareness, a sense of responsibility, and a balanced and stable approach are essential.

—Wang Qingwei, North China Ship Repair Base

Reflections on Reading *Practical English for Ship Repair*

This book is a "practical bible" for engineers, covering professional English throughout the entire ship repair process. After completing the training, my communication with foreign maintenance personnel became smoother, allowing for precise delivery of technical details and avoiding risks associated with language barriers. Precise professional expression is not only key to ensuring delivery quality but also showcases an engineer's professional competence.

—Wang Hongqi, East China Ship Maintenance Base

Reflections on Reading *McKinsey's Structured Strategic Thinking*

The ship aftermarket is shifting towards specialization, refinement, and differentiation. Structured strategic thinking brings a "begin with the end in mind, logical closed-loop" work philosophy, making us realize that manufacturers' aftermarket business development is not about blindly connecting with clients, but about providing a full-process value service centered on the customer, accurately grasping their needs, systematically breaking down the path, and implementing closed-loop solutions.

—Ji Xiaoyan, Business Development Department, Equipment Manufacturer

Reflections on Reading *The Checklist Manifesto*

After reading *The Checklist Manifesto*, I optimized two core checklists for UI design: anchoring the user, business, and brand direction before design; and conducting a full-process self-inspection covering visual, interaction, and implementation stages before delivery. Checklists are not just a work method but also a rigorous professional attitude, helping me efficiently avoid mistakes and focus on creativity and user experience.

—Mao Chengcheng, Customer Solutions Design Department

Reflections on Reading *Creation*

After reading *Creation*, I, as a finance professional, was deeply moved. The innovative thinking emphasized in the book precisely breaks the stereotype that finance work "only focuses on compliance and ignores value." Finance should not only be a recorder of data, but also a participant in value creation. From budgeting to cost control, innovative thinking can be injected—optimizing processes and uncovering the business value behind data. Rigor and creativity are not contradictory, but complementary. This book made me re-examine my professional positioning: not only must I uphold the bottom line of compliance, but I must also create incremental value for the company.

—Li Peng, Finance Department

Learning has no limits, and action leads to far-reaching goals. As General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, we should carry forward the spirit of "squeezing" and "drilling," drawing wisdom and nourishment from books, valuing perseverance, and focusing on thorough understanding. Ruhai people will continue to cultivate craftsmanship through reading and hone skills through learning, transforming the wisdom in books into practical driving force, and better serving customers and creating value with solid professional capabilities.