The key to 'sharpening a sword in ten years' lies in' sharpening '. Putting in 'slow effort' is not about waiting and procrastinating, but about taking steady steps step by step. In the past two years, 'Wuhu Takeoff' has become a popular internet term because it sounds similar to 'sob, take off'. However, this is not just a pun, but also a true story of development. Nowadays, Wuhu, Anhui has formed an aviation industry chain covering various aspects such as complete machine assembly, propellers, avionics systems, etc., gathering more than 200 upstream and downstream enterprises. "Without leaving the Wuhu Aviation Industry Park, one can produce a domestically produced general-purpose aircraft. From January to November 2024, the output value of Wuhu's low altitude economy industry reached 43 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.3%. 'Watching Wuhu from a small plane' is becoming a new business card for the city. More than 10 years ago, Wuhu Aviation Industry Park was still a barren hill, and the first enterprise to settle in had only 10 people in the team. How did Wuhu 'take off' from scratch? Decoding the breakthrough process of Wuhu, the "slow effort" of "sharpening a sword in ten years" is an important reason that cannot be avoided. The first thing to consider in 'sharpening a sword in ten years' is what kind of' sword 'to sharpen. In addition to the phrase 'look at Wuhu with a small plane', there is also a popular saying in the Yangtze River Delta region, 'look at Shanghai with a big plane'. Along with the Yangtze River Delta, Shanghai's large aircraft industry started early and has strong scientific research capabilities. In the same region, when faced with other regions taking the lead in industry and having more advantages, a place often has three choices: one is to develop the same industry as it, one is to develop a completely different industry, and the other is to integrate into it and develop in a staggered manner. The first type is prone to forming repetitive layouts and causing resource waste, the second type may miss development opportunities, and the third type may achieve a win-win situation for both regions. Therefore, Wuhu chose to develop in a differentiated manner, seized the opportunity of building Wuxuan Airport, and proactively chose to develop a segmented industry in the aviation field - the general aviation industry. Along the segmented track, Wuhu has not only achieved great industrial development, but also cultivated multiple industry "singles champions" such as Diamond Aircraft, Seahawk Drones, and Whirlwind Propellers. Not just Wuhu. Guzhen Town in Zhongshan, Guangdong, which accounts for 70% of the domestic market in terms of lighting sales, Qiaotou Town in Yongjia County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, which produces 60 billion buttons annually and accounts for 30% of the global market share, and Jinping County in Guizhou, which is known for producing 1 out of every 10 shuttlecocks in the world, all of these industrial clusters have inspired us that the economic track is broad enough to find differentiated sub tracks in doing and not doing, and to achieve "ten thousand meters deep" in the vertical field of "one meter wide", in order to achieve development transformation. Ten years to sharpen a sword, one sword to use for a hundred years. Achieving such a goal is not an easy task. Whether it is developing traditional industries or strengthening emerging industries, both are difficult and correct things that cannot be achieved overnight. If this mountain looks high and blindly pursues short-term results, various industries will find it difficult to form their own unique advantages. Since the introduction of the first aircraft production line and laying the "first pile", Wuhu has been committed to developing the general aviation industry. It is precisely because of more than 10 years of focus that Wuhu has been able to accumulate a strong foundation in the general aviation industry by introducing support policies, carrying out campus local cooperation with aerospace universities, attracting upstream and downstream enterprises, and gathering industrial chains. Developing industries requires patience and sustained investment. Maintaining composure, anchoring industrial development goals, and taking small steps to reach a thousand miles, this is exactly the inspiration brought by the "Wuhu Takeoff". The key to 'sharpening a sword in ten years' lies in' sharpening '. Slow work "is not about waiting and procrastinating, but about taking steady steps, step by step. Wuhu has an impressive '1% work method'. It refers to the efforts made to help companies increase their profits by an additional 1% based on factors such as technology, labor, logistics, and institutional transaction costs that affect their profits. Although 1% may not seem like much, it is an important and advantageous factor for enterprises to stand firm and achieve long-term development in fierce market competition. The compound interest effect it brings will be long-lasting and far-reaching. The mountains are towering, and every step is a camp. Seemingly slow, but actually fast and stable. Not rushing for quick success and instant benefits, but seeking to accumulate and develop, this has reference significance for the development of related industries in various regions. Constant innovation leads to constant progress, and constant action leads to constant success. Only by doing "difficult yet correct" things with "slow effort" can great achievements be made. The growth of enterprises is like this, and the development of various regions is also like this. (New Society)