How would you feel if your textbooks turned into comic books?
This is what comic artist "Brother Hunzi", or Chen Lei, has been working on. He wants to helpspread through comic books. The 37-year -old thinks that moreinteresting through the exaggerated (夸张的) facial expressions and funny dialogue of comiccharacters.
Chen published his first book Chinese in 2017. Now, Chen's brand "Hunchi" has millions of followers on social media platforms.
"When I was in middle school, I had no interest in history," Chen said. "I couldn't rememberhistorical facts even though Istudied hard." However, in college, Chen played a computer game aboutWorld War Il, which sparked his interest in history.
The experience made him question why he loved studying, but still couldn't get good results inexams. "I didn't master effective learning methods," Chen said, "or my interest hadn't been aroused."
In 2015, Chen decided to leave his job as a car designer and start his own educational comicbook business.
In making comics, Chen says it's important to be creative. "You must have your uniqueunderstanding and presentation to attract readers," he said. For example, he compared the EasternZhou Dynasty as a class, and the State of Qi as the class monitor, with other States being the rest ofthe students. They always argued with each other. By helping people to learn more easily, Chen seeshimself as a "porter (搬运工)" of knowledge.
