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on august 20, black myth: wukong set off a gaming craze. more than a week later, the game remains popular, and the game producer feng ji has also received widespread attention. feng ji graduated from huazhong university of science and technology in 2004 with a degree in biomedical engineering. he claimed that he was not suitable for biology, and he loved playing games, so he went to work in a game company after graduation. later, he founded a game company and led the team to produce black myth: wukong, which amazed the world.

in addition to being the producer, netizens discovered that feng ji's name was written in the lyrics column for many of the game's theme songs. "quit the internet," "see," "don't listen," and "fart" all have feng ji as the lyricist. these lyrics fit the storyline of each chapter, each with its own characteristics, and the concise and beautiful words are impressive.

many netizens are curious about why people who study science and engineering are so good at writing lyrics? why can people who study biology cross over and succeed in making games?

feng ji. photo/screenshot of the video of "raising voices"

on august 28, a reporter from jiupai news contacted professor xu min, vice dean of the school of philosophy at hust. he believed that feng ji's success was not only due to personal interests and abilities, but also to the accumulation of social conditions (talent pool, technological progress, and national sentiment). "not doing one's job properly" is not inconsistent with hust's motto of "virtue, learning, seeking truth, and innovation". from a long-term perspective, people with interests and professional confusion are more likely to produce results. this is a rule.

he said that the public still has a label for huazhong university of science and technology graduates as "obedient and productive". in xu min's view, the so-called "obedient and productive" means that "obedience" means being able to understand the voice of the times and the needs of the country. feng ji saw the huge stand-alone game market in china, and he also went through many difficulties and underwent various tests. in fact, he also had the risk of failure, but risks and opportunities coexist. if you understand it this way, being able to understand the "heavenly voice", embracing risks, and being able to work hard to the end, success can be regarded as feng ji's "destiny".

there seem to be more students who are “not doing their jobs properly”?

xu min observed that as feng ji became popular, some netizens found that there seemed to be more and more cases of huazhong university of science and technology alumni achieving success in fields other than their majors. "is huazhong university of science and technology going further and further down the path of 'not doing one's job'?"

he believes that people who study science and have humanistic qualities and feelings will be more likely to succeed. similarly, a liberal arts student is more likely to succeed if he has a scientific spirit.

xu min gave an example, saying that at huazhong university of science and technology, there was a student who graduated with a major in industrial design and wrote lyrics and composed songs by himself, and became a pop singer after graduation. there was a student who studied electronic science and technology and went into ecological agriculture after graduation and built a national ecological farm. there was a student who graduated with a major in philosophy and got a teaching position in the computer school of a prestigious university abroad.

feng ji entered hust in 2000. according to xu min, hust and the university of science and technology had just merged at that time, and feng ji should have been the first batch of undergraduates after the merger. at that time, hust particularly advocated humanistic education. although hust is a well-known university for science, it actually has a "business card" to the outside world, which is to uphold the banner of humanistic education. "it is not enough to be strong in science, engineering, and medicine, but also to 'observe the humanities and transform the world' and 'learn to become a person'."

he also said that the school had a "course selection prince" who chose all the public elective courses at hust. after graduation, he stayed near hust and returned to attend classes.

xu min recalled that at that time, the life science majors at huazhong university of science and technology were in the process of gradually developing and becoming stronger. "at that time, feng ji should have been able to experience a high degree of freedom in the college, especially in terms of course selection."

up to now, huazhong university of science and technology has also tried its best to offer elective courses, with compulsory courses accounting for only a part of them. the number of elective courses is still increasing, and there are many very interesting and distinctive courses. for example, xu min mentioned that the school-wide elective courses in philosophy include "traditional chinese culture" and "critical thinking".

"feng ji's success is closely related to the accumulation of social conditions"

the stand-alone game market has almost always been monopolized by foreign countries, and "black myth: wukong" has achieved the effect of cultural output and dissemination with its high quality. therefore, the launch of the first domestically produced 3a game is particularly exciting.

xu min claimed that he didn't know much about games, but he was also overwhelmed by "black myth: wukong". he was also excited and encouraged by alumni like feng ji and zheng qinwen who have achieved international success.

on august 23, more than 10 million sets were sold. photo/feng ji's weibo

he believes that feng ji's success in the gaming industry is "also due to the corresponding social conditions being in place, not entirely his personal factors. when technology and talent accumulate to a certain level and there is a suitable opportunity, young people will be able to break out."

xu min is very interested in the game's setting and planning, and believes that black myth: wukong shows a strong imagination, with imaginary scenes embedded, and imagination is actually the source of creativity. "our education is to cultivate students' creativity."

so, what impact does university education have on students? xu min believes that undergraduate education is the first stage of higher education for students as adults, and it is also the only opportunity for undergraduates who start working after graduation. "these four years will affect your knowledge reserves, thinking mode and decision-making mode, and the school's subject ecology will also have a profound impact on you."

photo/huazhong university of science and technology official microblog

in life, there are also some students who have no interest in their majors, or do not know what their interests are. how should we view this phenomenon? xu min said, "from the perspective of social needs, it is not important. it is not important whether you have an interest or not. as long as you meet certain standards required by society, it is enough. but from the perspective of personal development, if you want your life to be of quality, you want to realize your ideals, you want to satisfy your wishes, and you want to be a person who lives an interesting life, then interest is definitely important."

but xu min added that having interest is not enough, there is value above interest. "doing something valuable is not given to you by others, but you have to dig it out yourself. it is best to connect it with the needs of the times and realize your own value. only in this way can you have continuous motivation to move forward, and when the time and conditions are ripe, there will be a chance to produce more feng ji."

jiupai news reporter yang dan

[source: jiupai news]