Not long ago, the third session of the ninth council of the China Sewing Machinery Association and the themed forum on "Finding New Driving Forces for Industry Development" held in Hangzhou sent a strong positive signal to the entire industry: building an upgraded version of the sewing machine industry economy has arrived at the current time! This forum focuses on the new driving force of industry development, with active thinking and broad vision. Especially the wonderful speeches of the guests who "think forward, seek innovation, and seek change" left a deep impression on the participants, allowing people to once again feel the wisdom accumulated by the entire industry in stability and the passion that remains unchanged in rationality.

Thinking forward reflects a state of mind and is the ideological foundation for building an upgraded version of the industry"s economy. Regardless of the changes and ups and downs of the situation, we must uphold the spirit of striving for progress. It should be noted that as the keywords of accelerated development and rapid growth, which we have become accustomed to in the past two to three decades, gradually fade away, people"s mentality has also undergone some subtle changes. Faced with the irreversible trend of slowing down and the unwavering choice of "moderate growth" or "steady growth", we must firmly grasp the overall tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability. We must not passively seek stability or slow down, nor should we let ourselves go without striving for progress. At the end of March this year, Premier Li Keqiang gave a vivid explanation at a symposium on the economic situation of some provinces and cities held in Shanghai: seeking progress while maintaining stability, stability is the foundation, but it is like riding a bicycle, constantly spinning in place is unstable. Obviously, without industry transformation and upgrading, it is difficult to stabilize and sustain development.

Seeking knowledge reflects a certain character and is the spiritual pillar for building an upgraded version of the industry"s economy. The transformation and upgrading of the industry will fundamentally depend on the vitality and creativity of enterprises, and is a practical activity based on continuous innovation. Although we cannot provide a comprehensive blueprint for the future development of the industry, some pioneering companies can roughly outline the path to achieving their own development goals through their respective examples. History has evolved to the present day, and development should be endowed with new connotations, requiring us to continuously explore and practice with new thinking. At the same time, we must also maintain sufficient mental preparation for potential difficulties and setbacks. Transformation and upgrading cannot be achieved overnight, it will inevitably go through a long-term process. Due to the different resource endowments, internal and external conditions, and environments of each enterprise, different enterprises should establish different development positioning, choose different breakthroughs, and find the most suitable development path for their own foundation and characteristics. Only in this way can we truly establish the comparative advantage of the enterprise and form its distinctive characteristics, which is also the core of the upgraded version of the industry economy.

Seeking change demonstrates courage and strategic determination in building an upgraded version of the industry"s economy. Saying goodbye to the era of "high growth dependency", we must learn and adapt to slowly "slowing down". To create an upgraded version of the industry economy, it is necessary to transform the extensive growth model that seeks speed over quality. An entrepreneur once said: Transformation is painful, but not transforming is even more painful. Interpreting it, transformation requires payment of costs, but the cost of not transforming is even higher. Of course, seeking change also requires grasping the correct direction. This forum indicates that in the context of the trend of "mixing and matching" and the prevalence of "cross-border", entrepreneurs in the sewing machine industry are still persistent in the real economy and focused on the sewing machine industry. Therefore, what the entire industry urgently needs to solve is not only whether to seek change, but more importantly, how to seek change, that is, how to transform. Although this forum did not and cannot provide specific answers to the above questions, its inspirational value and enlightening effect on the entire industry cannot be underestimated. It can be confirmed that the prelude to creating an economic upgrade version of the sewing machine industry has been sounded!