At the opening ceremony, Ge Yiheng, Party Secretary and Chairman of STEC, briefly introduced the company's history and the important stages of its development. Centering on core topics such as strategic positioning, market layout, and technological innovation, he delivered a vivid and profound "first lesson on joining the company" to the new Tunnelers and offered his expectations for their career development. Chairman Ge Yiheng pointed out that all new Tunnelers should endure solitude, stay positive and upward, and pursue innovation-driven transformation. On the new journey of STEC's high-quality development during the "15th Five-Year Plan," they should leverage their excellent work capabilities and professional backgrounds to help the STEC "big family" develop better and with higher quality.

Tempering at the grassroots level is an essential path to understanding the essence of the industry. Newly hired Tunnelers should settle down and take root on the front line, accumulate practical experience in grassroots positions, truly grasp the underlying logic of the industry, and treat these valuable experiences as an important foundation for moving into management positions in the future. They should formulate clear career plans, define phased goals for the next five years, obtain industry-essential certificates, and acquire corresponding professional titles. They should endure the solitude and challenges of the early stage of their careers, become fully familiar with business processes through job rotations, and build a solid foundation for growing into versatile management talent in the future.

Throughout its development, STEC has participated in numerous major projects and, in the face of various schedule milestones, has forged a hardcore spirit of "the back wall must not fall"—no matter what difficulties and challenges arise, as long as a goal is set, Tunnelers can resolutely complete it on time, interpreting the responsibility of a state-owned enterprise through conviction and action. This spirit is the cultural core accumulated by the company in tough environments and the spiritual pillar supporting Tunnelers in overcoming difficulties. Newly hired Tunnelers should carry forward this precious spiritual wealth, devote themselves to work with a positive and high-spirited attitude and the spirit of "striving and dedicating, aiming for excellence," and integrate personal striving into corporate development.

"Innovation" is an important cultural gene of STEC. At present, in line with the national strategic layout, STEC has established six science and technology innovation centers—"Digital Intelligent Shield Tunneling, Smart Operations, Urban Renewal, Dual Carbon, New Materials, and Environment"—and uses them as platforms to continuously transform scientific and technological innovation achievements into concrete practical applications that drive industry iteration and industrial upgrading. Young people are the most energetic and creative group and a new force for innovation and entrepreneurship. All new Tunnelers should fully leverage their innovative talents, actively devote themselves to the construction and development of STEC's "six science and technology innovation centers," and help incubate more "rising stars" for cities and the market. They should actively forge a pioneering entrepreneurial spirit and, relying on STEC's rich scenario resources and technological advantages, grow into "entrepreneurial pioneers." They should fully understand the cultural connotation of STEC's "connecting you and me, connecting the future," use science and technology innovation as a lever to connect "future value" for the company and also connect a broad path of growth and success for themselves.

Chairman Ge Yiheng pointed out that all units and departments of STEC should actively build better development platforms for new Tunnelers, focus on the company's strategic vision and transformation direction, and strive to cultivate them into the talent needed for the company's future development. New Tunnelers should combine their personal career plans with corporate development goals, grow from supporting roles to leading roles on the grand stage of corporate development, and continuously provide strong support for the company's sustainable, high-quality development.

At the closing ceremony, Liu Chunjie, Deputy Party Secretary and President of STEC, offered his expectations for the growth and success of the new Tunnelers. President Liu Chunjie pointed out that all new Tunnelers should actively integrate into STEC's corporate culture, always retain the original aspiration of young people to be brave and self-reliant, fear no hardship and no difficulties, leave a mark with every step and a trace with every grasp, do all work well one step at a time, and strive with an energetic and courageous working attitude to create a bright future for STEC's high-quality development and their own career growth.

They should deeply understand the value and meaning of "work" to themselves, pursuing it not only as a means of making a living but also as a cause to strive for. They should always regard STEC as a collective home worthy of trust and reliance, take responsibility and make contributions, create value, and contribute "positive energy" to the company's high-quality development. In their personal growth and development, they should always cherish Tunnelers' fellowship, care about the development of the tunnel cause, continuously inject fresh vitality and add luster to the tunnel cause, and achieve resonance between corporate development and personal value.

When three people walk together, one of them must be my teacher. In the process of major urban construction projects, in the face of urgent, difficult, dangerous, and critical tasks, countless builders have creatively completed many arduous tasks and overcome many "impossible" challenges with their outstanding professional skills, high sense of responsibility, extraordinary execution, and tenacious striving spirit. New Tunnelers should be good at learning from outstanding colleagues around them and, through proactive thinking and innovative ideas, efficiently complete work goals and make their own contributions to urban construction and operations and corporate development.

STEC's business covers every aspect of urban construction and operations, and every business segment and every project site will become fertile ground for career growth. New Tunnelers should quickly change roles and integrate into the team, turn every step of practice into a cornerstone rooted in the industry, and become youthful pioneers of the new era.

The growth and expansion of a company require a workforce with solid skills and exquisite professionalism. New Tunnelers should strive to improve their professional skills so that their professional capabilities keep pace with the company's development. They should strengthen collaborative capabilities and innovative thinking and strive to become all-rounders who promote corporate development.

Growth is not a 100-meter sprint but a long journey that requires endurance. Personal growth should be planned within the grand pattern of corporate development, and while promoting corporate progress, truly realize one's long-term personal value.