The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 226 He is the center when taking photos!
The soup in the copper pot on the coal stove was heated at high temperature, making a "gulp gulp" sound, but not many people picked up their chopsticks.

After all, there are too many people and too little porridge. With twenty or thirty people taking a bite each, the little food on the table will be eaten up in no time.

After thinking for a while, Li Mu took out the meat ticket he had just received from his pocket, handed it to Guan Jianmin behind him, and whispered a few words.

After the latter left, he smiled and knocked on the door twice.

However, everyone inside was so engrossed in the discussion that no one noticed his knock on the door.

Seeing this, Li Mu opened the door and walked in, then found a corner and listened quietly.

At this time, several people led by Shen Jianxin, Xu Weiguo and Zhang Kai were arguing with Professor Zhao and Professor Ma from the Semiconductor Research Institute about the issue of "what game is the future development direction".

The young people who were deeply influenced by Li Mu's ideas naturally followed his idea of ​​creating a virtual world.

However, Professor Zhao and Professor Ma have different views. They think that if we want to promote culture, we should reflect reality more and make it an art like literature and drama.

This idea is obviously somewhat contrary to the original intention of the game.

Both sides argued their points, but in the end, Zhang Kai's words, "If games are made into art, they probably won't sell for much," killed the debate.

Several professors pursed their lips, sighed, and were unable to refute.

This statement is a bit vulgar, but there is nothing wrong with it.

They make games to earn foreign exchange and develop domestic industries, not to meet so-called artistic needs.

Just when Shen Jianxin and others were delighted that they had defeated the professors, Li Mu stood up and coughed lightly twice.

Hearing the voice, everyone subconsciously looked towards where he was.

"Consultant Li, when did you come?" Shen Jianxin and others asked in surprise.

Professor Zhao and Professor Ma also stood up and greeted them.

Li Mu responded one by one, then smiled and praised: "I have been here since you started discussing the direction of future game development. You said it very well!"

"You're too kind. Our ideas are just a show in front of you." Shen Jianxin scratched his head.

The other students also smiled sheepishly.

"Yes, Consultant Li, the games you make are all hot sellers, and everyone can see it!" Several professors on the side followed suit.

Li Mu smiled helplessly and said:

"It's just a temporary craze. The game market is still in its infancy, and players find everything new and interesting, so they will naturally buy into it."

"But they will not always buy into this simple form of entertainment. With the advancement of technology, games with monotonous gameplay such as Puzzle Cube, Tank Battle and Table Tennis will be more and more easily eliminated by the market."

“It’s impossible for us to gain the continued love of players with just a game like this!”

His words made everyone in the room look at each other in surprise.

Shen Jianxin subconsciously wanted to mention "Super Soldier", but then he thought that Li Mu would not say it so simply.

Although "Super Soldier" is excellent, it is hard to say whether it can become a good game that will last forever.

Seeing this, Li Mu took a quick look and found Zhang Kai cowering in the back, and said, "Student Zhang Kai, why don't you tell us something?"

Zhang Kai, whose name was called, had a helpless look on his face, but everyone was staring at him, so he couldn't just back off, so he stood up and said, "Well, I think it doesn't really matter whether you'll be liked or not."

"Our main purpose is to earn foreign exchange."

"If this game doesn't work, we can just make the next one. As long as it can be sold, we won't have to worry about not being able to make a profit."

Although his ideas are a bit biased, they have won the approval of many people.

After all, Xia Country and OM and other countries are still in a hostile relationship, so why make things so friendly?

"Wrong." Li Mu shook his head slowly, but he was not angry.

He can understand what people are thinking.

After all, in the future, a certain large company can directly feed O without any psychological burden when facing domestic players, not to mention that now, their relationship with OM and other countries is not harmonious.

After a moment's silence, Li Mu continued:
"I actually agree with Professor Zhao and Professor Ma's point of view that we should treat games as art."

"We are not targeting a country or a region, but the entire world market."

"If the quality of the work produced is not good, the reputation will be tarnished, which will affect the final sales."

"Of course, sales volume is secondary. You don't want foreigners to be full of contempt and disdain when they mention our Xia country's game industry in the future, right?"

These words are not alarmist.

If you rely on your monopoly to feed O to players too often, there will be a backlash.

"But, Advisor Li, our relationship with the OM country is so tense right now, so there's no need to think so far ahead," someone asked in a low voice.

This question expressed the thoughts of many people.

After all, OM's current attitude towards Xia is still a complete blockade, and there seems to be no room for easing.

Li Mu paused for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "What if our relationship with OM countries eases?"

"Impossible?" Shen Jianxin was stunned, his face full of confusion.

The other students had similar expressions, only a few experts and professors seemed to be thinking about something.

Just as he was about to ask more questions, the door of the room was suddenly knocked open with a "bang". Guan Jianmin was carrying several large bags and a bunch of pots and pans hanging on his body. He kept saying, "Quick, quick, come and give me a hand."

Seeing this, everyone rushed over to help.

After the things were brought in, Guan Jianmin said, "50 kilograms of mutton, all here."

"Okay, then everyone come and eat first, and we can talk while we eat." Li Mu greeted with a smile.

Afterwards, while eating shabu-shabu, he continued the topic about the direction of game development, but did not say anything about international relations.

He knew that the relationship between Xia Kingdom and Emperor M would ease in the future, but people of this era did not know that.

Even at this time, the Xia Kingdom, facing heavy international pressure, was ready to fight a third world war.

The "Militia Military Training Manual", "Barefoot Doctor Manual" and "Military and Civilian Dual-use Talent Manual", which almost everyone has a copy of, are the magical books compiled by the Xia Kingdom to prevent future great mushroom wars.

……

The next day, after washing up and exercising, Li Mu rode his bicycle to the Semiconductor Research Institute.

Guan Jianmin originally wanted to come and pick him up, but he refused.

It's only a few steps from the special building to the institute, so there's no need to drive a car. Not only will it be ostentatious, but it will also easily lead to gossip from people with ulterior motives.

While being inspected by the guards, he greeted the old man at the door.

After entering, he first went to each software development group to check the situation.

Progress... Of course there is none.

In just one day, it was good enough for everyone to figure out what they were going to make, and they were still actively exploring how to do it.

Li Mu was not in a hurry to come up with a plan for research. As I said before, cultivate talents.

An effective software development team cannot just be able to write code, it must also have its own ideas.

After strolling around, he went to find the research and development team where Du Fei and others were and checked the progress of the induction cooker shielding material.

With the participation of several experts and professors, the development of metal conductive linings has progressed rapidly and it will be put into testing soon.

Thinking about making a huge sum of foreign exchange, Li Mu felt a sense of satisfaction as if he was secretly fleecing the capital.

After coming out of the laboratory, when I was about to go to Huang Xinhua's place, I saw Wang Shoujue, Huang Kun, Wu Xi and some experts and professors in computing technology waiting outside the door.

The number of people is wrong, there are only 10 people.

But to be frank, they are all the core group of talents in Xiaguo's current software development field.

Wang Shoujue stepped forward and said, "Let's go, it's almost time. You are the protagonist and cannot be late."

"Okay." Li Mu nodded, then followed everyone downstairs.

He Baiyi also sent three special cars to pick them up.

Just after the 11 people sat down, the vehicle slowly drove out of the Semiconductor Research Institute.

Li Mu suddenly felt a little worried: "If the enemy spies target them, won't they be wiped out?"

……

The group arrived at the Ministry of Culture and Education smoothly.

Li Mu's worries did not come true.

Not to mention that their identities are unknown, the enemy spies who have finally hidden themselves will not act rashly.

Even if they wanted to take action, they had to ask the soldiers holding guns along the way whether they agreed.

……

Before the car stopped, He Baiyi and many other people were already standing at the door to greet them. There were also people holding a banner behind them that read: "Welcome experts from the Semiconductor Research Institute to visit us for guidance."

Seeing Li Mu coming down, he took a few steps forward and said enthusiastically:
"Long time no see, Li Mu."

"I didn't expect that when I saw you a few months ago, you were still a student, but now you've become a big consultant!"

"We have decided to establish a software major this time. Since you are an authority in this area, please give us some guidance."

"Leader, you are too kind. I don't deserve your guidance, but we can still communicate with each other." Li Mu smiled slightly.

He Baiyi laughed and said, "Haha, you are still so humble. Come on, let's go inside and talk."

"Dear experts and professors, please come in."

Having said that, he led everyone into the building of the Ministry of Culture and Education.

As for Wang Shoujue and others, they did not feel left out at all.

When it comes to understanding software, no one in Xia Country can match Li Muqi. They came here just to serve as a foil.

……

As they were talking, everyone entered the meeting room of the Ministry of Culture and Education.

There are already quite a few experts sitting inside, but most of them are in the education field.

When they saw them come in, they all stood up and greeted them.

Then they cast curious eyes at Li Mu. Although Li Mu's name was well-known in many fields, it was still a little unfamiliar to them.

After everyone finished greeting each other, He Baiyi said:
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's get started right away."

"The higher authorities have decided to pilot software majors at universities in Kyoto. The three schools that have been tentatively selected are China Wudaokou Institute of Technology, Kyoto University, and Kyoto Institute of Technology."

“But a brand new major also means that we need to build a new and complete education system.”

"At present, much of the software development in our country is confidential, and it certainly cannot be included in the textbooks. Director Wang, what do you think about this?"

Unlike the private greetings just now, when it came to business, he asked Wang Shoujue for his opinion first.

"We will of course fully cooperate in compiling the teaching materials, but I'm afraid we have to ask Consultant Li about what software to use as cases." Wang Shoujue said with a smile and turned his gaze to Li Mu.

Several experts and bigwigs in the education field were stunned and became even more curious about Li Mu.

Although this young man didn't say a word after he came in, anyone could see that the focus of the whole audience was on him. In other words, he was the C position when taking photos!
Li Mu faced everyone's gaze, thought for a moment, and said:
"Software examples for compiling textbooks. This isn't difficult. I can handle it."

"But I have one opinion. Piloting in just three universities may not be enough to meet the needs of the development of the software industry."

"We are going to build a tall building. If we want its foundation to be solid, we need more talents to build it."

"That makes sense. I will report this to the higher-ups and try to expand the scope of the pilot program." He Baiyi nodded.

An education expert nearby said, "But there is no systematic training system now. If we expand rashly, will there be any problems?"

As soon as this was said, many education experts nodded in agreement.

The emergence of a profession certainly does not mean just giving it a name and then having students come to attend classes.

Textbooks, professors, and professional laboratories are all big problems.

How many people in China know software design now? Even if we teach them all, we probably won’t be able to teach them much.

"It's okay. We can conduct a pilot program in some technical colleges or secondary vocational schools. What we need is not only high-level software development talents, but also basic development talents." Li Mu explained.

The professor who spoke nodded in approval.

College students really shouldn’t be messed with, they are too precious.

But you can definitely give it a try in a junior college or vocational school.

After solving this problem, another professor immediately raised the next question, saying: "So what are your ideas for the case of compiling textbooks?"

"The most public information about software right now is game design."

"But software design is definitely more than just game design. We can't train a large number of people who can only make games, right?"

"It's not a bad idea." Li Mu nodded slightly and said with a smile.

This answer stunned the experts and professors in the education field, and some of them were unable to react.

Li Mu continued: "Whether it is game design that can generate economic value or software design used for scientific research, they are actually part of software, but they are classified differently."

"What we need to do is to lay a solid foundation for students so that they can get started as quickly as possible no matter what field of research they choose to pursue in the future."

“But if we only teach the basics, will students be able to directly start developing application software after graduation?” asked an education expert.

Li Mu glanced at Wang Shoujue, and seeing that the latter did not speak, he had no choice but to continue answering:

"Don't worry about that. Although application software is complex, it is still made up of strings of code."

(End of this chapter)