„What are you making?” “你这是在做什么？” Is looking at carefully the junks and machine parts on desktop, Jenkin curious asking. 端详着桌面上的杂物和机械零件,詹金斯好奇的问道。 „Assembles the music box.” “组装八音盒。” The old person is mumbling the reply, his most attention centralized on the components in hand. Obviously the size of gear is not right, on the table at sixes and sevens components were too many, he took probably wrong. 老人嘟囔着回答,他的大部分注意力都集中在手中的零件上。显然齿轮的尺寸不对头,桌上乱七八糟的零件太多了,他大概拿错了。 „Music box? Hand-planted and assembly?” “八音盒？手工制作和组装？” „What's wrong? What having isn't right?” “怎么了？有什么不对吗？” „No, but sighed that your craftsmanship is very good. What special performance then this music box does have? Perhaps the different rotational speeds can broadcast the different melodies, perhaps you use the special fluorescent coating, making it be able to shine under the illumination of specific intensity. No, perhaps is it has the built-in caisson, when small decoration revolving on music box, the box can spout the smog.” “没有,只是感叹您的手艺很好。那么这只八音盒有什么特殊性能吗？也许不同的转速可以播放不同的调子,也许您用特殊的荧光涂层,让它能够在特定强度的光照下发光。不,也许是它有内置的储气装置,在八音盒上的小装饰旋转时,盒子能够喷出烟雾。” Jenkin guessed, and tried to catch some novel small equipment from the desktop components. 詹金斯猜测到,并试图从桌面的零件中捕捉到一些新奇的小设备。 „No, this is the ordinary music box.” Old person's tone exceptionally exhausted, even said that has some numb feelings. “不,这就是普通的八音盒。”老人的语气异常的疲惫,甚至说带着些麻木的感觉。 „Ordinary?” “普通？” „Don't you believe?” “你不信吗？” The old person puts down the thing in hand, arrives at in the wall cabinet with stride. The squatting lower part of the body opens the lower-level cabinets, after opening, pulls out a suitcase. 老人放下手中的东西,大步来到墙边的柜子里。蹲下身拉开下层的橱柜们,打开后拉出一只行李箱。 He drags the suitcase to the table near, after opening, in put completely the metal material quality music box. These machineries have the considerable obvious manual sense of reality, but this will not increase their values. 他将行李箱拖到桌边,打开后里面放满了金属材质的八音盒。这些机械有着相当明显的手工质感,但这并不会加大它们的价值。 „Do I by this money-making, incorrect what have?” “我靠这个赚钱,有什么不对的吗？” The old person asked that but also fished out one to give Jenkin. Jenkin turns on the cover, then with standing erect the key in dancing young person hand, revolves in the music box side key hole gently several. Immediately, along with the zero forward velocity operation of dancing villain hold part, dingdong the melody resounded. 老人问道,还从中摸出一只递给詹金斯。詹金斯将盖子打开,然后用竖立的跳舞小人手中的钥匙,在八音盒侧面的钥匙孔中轻轻旋转几下。立刻,伴随着跳舞小人静止动作的原地旋转,叮叮当当的调子响起了。 This is really an ordinary music box. 这真的是一只普通的八音盒。 Jenkin will send out the box of sound to put on the desktop, he has not thought of the old person already uptight to this degree. 詹金斯将发出响声的盒子放到桌面上,他没想到老人已经拮据到了这种程度。 „By selling this...... can make money?” “靠卖这个......能赚到钱吗？” „Naturally, no matter sells the toy store, sets up a stall oneself to the street, this is the scarce commodity, gains may be quite many.” “当然,不管是卖到玩具商店,还是自己到街边摆摊,这都是紧俏的商品,赚的可相当不少。” The old person has not looked for the appropriate gear again, but takes up a spring, narrows the eyes under the light focuses to observe the spring after the stress compresses restoration. 老人没有再去找合适的齿轮,而是拿起一根弹簧,在光下眯着眼观察弹簧的在受力压缩后的恢复情况。 „Every day polishes the components and assembly music box, these enough support my oneself, but can also some deposits, this not know how people like the handicrafts so much. Waited for some days to have more deposits, I planned to incur 1-2 literate apprentices, taught them these duplicated tiring work, as the matter stands can gain to much money, sooner or later can move to a better dwelling.” “每日打磨零件、组装八音盒,这些足够养活我自己,还能有些存款,这不知道人们怎么这么喜欢手工艺品。等过些日子有了更多存款,我打算招1-2识字的学徒,把那些重复性的累活教给他们,这样一来就能赚给多的钱,迟早能够搬到更好的住处。” He puts down the spring, it throws , is folded in the paper carton that becomes by the newspaper. 他放下弹簧,将它丢在一只由报纸折叠而成的纸盒里。 „Therefore, your present work...... does make these music boxes manually?” “所以,你现在的工作......就是手工制造这些的八音盒？” „Some metal parts also need to buy, is not possible to pull out such spring by my oneself, cannot make the so standard gear. What I do is some more complex and careful work.” “一些金属零件也是需要买的,靠我自己是不可能拉出这样的弹簧,也做不出如此标准的齿轮。我做的是一些更复杂和细致的工作。” „No, I mean, you no longer do the scientific study, no longer invention thing?” “不,我的意思是,你不再做科学研究,不再发明东西了吗？” „Invention?” “发明？” Old person turning the head of suddenly looks to Jenkin, the eye of exhausted covering entirely blood threads has the mood of being unable to put things clearly: 老人忽的转过头看向詹金斯,疲惫的布满血丝的眼睛的中有着说不清道不明的情绪: „Can invention trade the food to eat?” “发明能够换来饭吃吗？” Naturally cannot, even the relatively useful invention, may not trade the food to eat. 当然不能,即使是相对有用的发明,也不一定能够换来饭吃。 „Eats does not sate the appetite, other also has what significance.” “吃不饱饭,其他的还有什么意义。” He aims at oneself: 他指向自己: „I am this age, you think that I couldn't have understood these? The invention and creation trades does not bring in money, but studies others already the thing that invents, duplicates these already some achievements, can actually make me go on living well.” “我都已经是这种年龄了,你以为我还看不懂这些？发明创造是换不来钱的,但学别人已经发明的东西,复制那些已经有的成果,却能让我好好活下去。” „Do you think now like this?” “你现在是这样认为的？” Jenkin asked. 詹金斯问。 „Yes, now is clear. If I am young time can want to understand this truth, will not be forced to the old age in this place.” “是的,现在才明白。如果我年轻的时候就能够想明白这个道理,也不会到了老年还被迫住在这种地方。” He is saying, starts the work in hand. Although is somewhat old, but his hand is steady. 他说着,重新开始手中的工作。虽然年龄已经有些大了,但他的手非常稳。 „I also think that before oneself can become the inventor, all day is thinking, invented very fierce machine then to become famous to set up ten thousand. Now thinks, young time also is really silly, will not be all investments will have the return. At that time if not thinking was the inventor, but was the merchant, or in money with hand did the factory, how can I now here?” “我以前还认为自己可以成为发明家,整日想着的,都是发明了很厉害的机器然后扬名立万。现在想想,年轻的时候还真是傻,不是所有投入都会有回报的。当时如果不是想着做发明家,而是去当商人,或者用手里的钱搞工厂,我现在怎么会在这里？” His language fast is quick, compared with talked with Jenkin, was more like saying to the oneself hear: 他的语速非常快,比起和詹金斯谈话,更像是在说给自己听: „Inventor and scientist are the most useless occupations, simply had not heard which inventor can become the rich man, had only heard the rich man becomes the inventor. Even if becomes the best inventor, cannot compare the best merchant. The inventions and science these two industries, have the professional upper limit, moreover harvests is far less than to invest. Therefore, is the merchant to be good.” “发明家和科学家是最没用的职业,根本没听说过哪个发明家能够成为有钱人,只听说过有钱人成为发明家。就算是成为了最好的发明家,也根本比不上最好的商人。发明和科学这两门行业,都是有职业上限的,而且收获远不如投入。所以,还是去当商人好。” Although this is the old person in the muddled words that in the grief and indignation said that but indeed also some truth, the professional upper limit of invention and science indeed could not compare the merchant, moreover in this time, the uncertainty was also much older than the merchant. 虽说这是老人在悲愤中说出的糊涂话,但的确也有一些道理,发明和科学的职业上限的确比不上商人,而且在这个时代,不确定性也比商人大得多。 „Therefore , studies the science and machinery with it, might as well the following merchant study business, this is the best knowledge.” “所以说,与其学科学和机械,不如去跟着商人学商业,这才是最好的学问。” The old person is summarizing. 老人自顾自的总结着。 „Said that some were too extreme?” “这么说就有些太偏激了吧？” Jenkin asked that he saw this is not the idea of old person conscience, but is venting the innermost feelings dissatisfaction. 詹金斯问道,他看出这并非是老人本心的想法,不过是在发泄内心不满的情绪。 „Extreme, not? Will have the increasing number of people to see this point, enters the wrong group of unlucky fellows of except for these, the later children will come in swarms to the business probably, knowledge that this can make money.” “偏激,难道不是吗？会有越来越多的人看出这一点,除了那些入错行的倒霉家伙,以后的孩子们大概都会向商业蜂拥而至,这才是能赚钱的知识。” „But this is not good to our civilization, the civilization needs to progress, therefore needs some people to study diligently the science and creation.” “但这对我们文明可不好,文明需要进步,所以需要有人钻研科学和创造。” The Jenkin reminder said. 詹金斯提醒道。 „But the society has not given us the person more survival requirement of these study science and creation, this is not my mistake.” “但社会没给我们这些钻研科学和创造的人更多的生存条件,这不是我的错。” Reply that the old head/number of people does not lift.. 老人头也不抬的回答。。 „You think that this is the mistake of society?” “你认为这是社会的错？” „It can be said that except for some big aristocrats, after who doesn't want to let the own child, can make more money? Without determining the harvest and invests the proportion, studies the metascience creation, isn't very silly matter?” “可以这样说,除了少部分大贵族,谁不想让自己的孩子以后能够赚更多的钱呢？在不确定收获和投入比例的情况下,学科学学创造,不是很傻的事情吗？” The old person snort/hum one, is continues to vent the mood. 老人哼了一声,算是继续宣泄情绪。 „You look, his idea and I am consistent.” “你瞧,他的想法和我一致。” The gear person also spoke, although the tone cannot listen to the mood, but if he is a true person, then at this moment absolutely is complacent: 身后的齿轮人也说话了,语气虽然听不出情绪,但如果他是一个真正的人,那么此刻绝对是得意洋洋: „Your civilizations have the issue, the science and creation are unable to create the wealth in a short time, even some science and creation and insignificant, actually must some people make the certificate to be insignificant, or inspires others' mentality by this. Therefore, regarding joining in the industry of creation and individual, should have the support and help of powerful, rather than makes them run its own course. What intolerable is, unexpectedly lets these to the significance not significant industry of civilization, shows and creates more incomes compared with the science. You are burying the own civilization.” “你们的文明本身就有问题,科学和创造是无法在短时间内创造出财富的,甚至有些科学和创造本身并无意义,却必须有人去做来证明无意义,或者以此启发别人的思路。所以,对于投身创造的行业和个人,应该有强力的扶持和帮助,而不是让他们自生自灭。更不能容忍的是,居然让那些对文明的意义并不重大的行业,展现出比科学和创造更多的收益。你们是在埋葬自己的文明。” When the first three goals and Jenkin conversations, the gear person has not inserted the words, this time opens the mouth probably is because the present situation is suitable to attack Jenkin. 在前三个目标与詹金斯交谈时,齿轮人从没有插过话,这次开口大概是因为现在的情况非常适合打击一下詹金斯。 „You said right.” “你说得对。” But Jenkin had not been attacked: 但詹金斯并没有被打击到: „, This is very indeed unreasonable.” “的确,这很不合理。” His is hand-held the table, partly turns around looks to the gear person: 他一只手扶着桌子,半转身的看向齿轮人: „Therefore needs to transform, but is not the transformation that you hope, but is the transformation that I hope.” “所以才需要变革,但不是你所期盼的变革,而是我所期盼的变革。” „Stubborn can also be the merit?” “固执也能算是优点吗？” „How to say as you like, now please close the mouth, how looks at me to obtain ‚the heart of wonderful idea’.” “随你怎么说,现在请闭上嘴巴,瞧我怎么获得‘奇思妙想之心’。” Although seems somewhat difficult, but compared with was almost at wit's end in in the mine a moment ago, at least Jenkin knows, old person's young time, definitely has „wonderful idea” this type of thing. 虽然看似有些困难,但比起刚才在矿山里几乎无计可施,至少詹金斯知道,老人年轻的时候,肯定是有“奇思妙想”这种东西的。 Therefore he needs lets already the idea of being lost and forgetting, was awakened again, this sounded simply are many. 所以他需要的只是让已经被遗失和忘记的想法,重新被唤醒,这听起来就简单很多了。 „Can this music box, how much money make you make?” “这一只八音盒,能够让你赚多少钱？” Jenkin adjusted a own mood, asked to the old person, but the opposite party has not given the exact digit: 詹金斯调整了一下自己的心情,问向老人,但对方并没有给出确切的数字: „At least enough I go to the restaurant in intersection to eat one well.” “至少足够我去街口的餐馆吃一顿好的了。” „Why then you don't want to gain?” “那么你为什么不想多赚一些？” „Gains?” “多赚？” The old person looked at Jenkin: 老人看了看詹金斯: „I have saved the extreme on the raw material, economizes again, will make the music box overall service life drastically reduce. Although I am poor, but will not have used this move. As for speeding up production process, I am too old, the eye and hand could not keep up with the mind the speed, therefore is thinking some days have incurred several apprentices.” “我已经在原材料上节省到了极点,再省钱,就会让八音盒整体的使用寿命大幅降低。我虽然穷,但还不会用这种招数。至于加快制作流程,我已经太老了,眼睛和手都跟不上头脑的速度了,所以才想着过些日子招几名学徒。” „, Does not make you save the cost and time, but thinks the means to sell a higher price a music box.” “不不,不是让你节省成本和时间,而是想办法把一只八音盒卖到更高的价格。” „I must acknowledge, I am not suitable to be a merchant, now study these skills already without enough time.” “我必须承认,我不适合当一名商人,现在学那些技巧已经来不及了。” The old person said. 老人说道。 „If the bidder increases price on own initiative? Perhaps you can based on as far as possible the cost control and fabrication time, conduct some changes to the existing music box, making them be worth a higher price. Still remembers when our talks just started, I have said these ideas?” “如果是收购方主动加价呢？也许你可以在尽量控制成本和制作时间的基础上,对现有的八音盒进行一些改变,让它们值得更高的价格。还记得我们的谈话刚开始时,我说过的那些想法吗？” „You said, I can add some different things in the production process?” “你是说,我可以在制作流程中加些不一样的东西？” „Naturally, the function is unable to change even, oneself adds some attractive traces, or carves the design that some young people like manually, to you should not be difficult?” “当然,就算功能无法改变,自己加些漂亮的纹路,或者手工雕刻一些年轻人喜欢的图案,对你来说应该不难吧？” „Indeed not difficult......” “的确不难......” The old person said low voice, the look moved fast did not know and thought of anything. 老人小声说道,眼神飘忽不知又想到了什么。 „ If were worried that invests is defeated oversized, you can definitely only manufacture 1-2 special samples, in the store that in knows well with you sells, if really some people like and can pull out the bank note, gradual increase output. If the luck is good enough, you make has the music box of new idea, has technology that only then you master, then you can definitely get rich by this. First establishes the handwork workshop, recruits 56 apprentices, oneself grasps the manufacture and assembly process of core part. After accumulating enough capital, increases the production scale, and in the process of manufacturing , to continue the research and development and creation. “如果担心投入过大而失败,你完全可以只制作1-2特殊的样品,在与你熟识的商店中代为销售,如果真的有人喜欢并能够掏出票子,再逐步的加大产量。如果运气足够好,你制造出的有新意的八音盒,具有只有你才掌握的技术,那么你完全可以靠这个来发财。先建立手工作坊,招收五六名学徒,自己掌握核心部件的制造和组装过程。积累了足够的资本后,加大生产规模,并在生产制造的过程中,继续研发和创造。 If all goes well, I believe that in your lifetime, was absolutely possible to become a manufacturer. ” 如果一切顺利,我相信在你的有生之年,完全有可能成为一名工厂主。” The above process is purely Jenkin to talk nonsense, his oneself knows that must achieve this point to have difficulty how. But indeed is „has possibility”, but does not have no chance, therefore this does not calculate that is encouraging the opposite party with Lie. 以上过程纯属詹金斯在胡说,他自己都知道要做到这一点有多么的困难。但的确是“有可能”的,而并非完全没有任何希望,因此这也不算是用谎言在鼓励对方。