Bammer's alarm clock is set at 6:30 in the morning. It is not the electronic sound that comes with his mobile phone, but a mechanical alarm clock he made from beech wood. The pendulum is engraved with a very small word "Baji", and the time is accurate to the point that the error is no more than ten seconds a day. He sat up, rubbed his eyes, and glanced at the polished claw hammer on the bedside - it was passed down from his grandfather. The wooden handle was patinated and moist, but the hammer head was still sharp. When he helped his neighbor repair the balcony railing last year, he used it to bend two rusty steel bars.
"Barmer, come to the company before eight o'clock. Mr. Zhang's villa wardrobe drawings will be finalized today. The customer has temporarily added a demand for 'hidden drawers'. Please adjust it quickly." A message popped up on WeChat on the mobile phone. It was the profile picture of the design department team leader Zhou Zhou, followed by three "urgent" emoticons.
Balmer took a bite of the whole wheat bread, drank a sip of milk, grabbed the canvas bag on the table and walked out. In addition to his laptop, the bag also contains a mini tape measure and a small piece of sandpaper - this is his habit. He carries a bit of "woodworking guy" with him wherever he goes, so that he can make sketches at any time if he encounters a customer who makes a request on site.
The "Zhujing Furniture" he works for is a well-known local custom furniture company. His position is "solid wood custom designer". It sounds like he works in an office, but in fact he spends half of his time in the workshop and half of his time on site. What others see as a "carpenter clerk" is an all-round position for him, who "needs to be able to draw CAD and carry solid wood boards."
