Short Essay Call (Urban) "Writers and Illustrators"

Her name is Hua Jinyu, her pen name is Crystal, she is 23 years old and a well-known online writer. He published his first novel at the age of 19. So far, 5 physical novels have been published, which have aroused strong response and has 300,000 Weibo fans.

His name is Ye Jingchen, also known as Yinchen, he is 30 years old and a well-known illustrator. He is low-key and rarely appears in public. He always comes and goes without a trace, so he is extremely mysterious to many editors and writers who only know his name but not his person.

Initially, they met because of work. She asked him to help illustrate her upcoming fifth novel. Originally, she thought he was quite arrogant. Before he could draw an illustration, he had to listen to the author's inspiration, background, and content of the novel. Later, after half a year of constant contact, she felt that this person was actually pretty good. He was serious and responsible in his work. Once he got acquainted with him, he could talk about things other than work to relieve her boredom. Occasionally he would tell her a cold joke to tease her.

Over the next year, they kept in touch. Slowly, as the chat topic continued to deepen, they learned more about each other. Both parties may have felt that their fate would have different arrangements, but no one took this step in advance until one day she received a picture album signed by Ye Jingchen!

The picture album has a pink and white rose as the cover, and the inside pages are illustrations from her first four novels, which surprised her greatly!

I remember asking him before why he had to listen to the author personally explain the creative inspiration, background and content of the novel, instead of just drawing according to the publisher's requirements!

Answer: Shakespeare said: There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand readers. Therefore, he did not want to impose his own ideas on the illustrations, which might cause the illustrations to be inconsistent with the artistic conception he wanted to express in the novel. Furthermore, he really didn’t have time to carefully study every author’s work in order to draw illustrations.

But what she was a little confused about was that it was neither a holiday nor her birthday. What did he want to express by giving her such a large book? Apart from this large picture album, there was not even a small card in the package.

On second thought, out of a writer’s keen intuition, she felt that the mystery should be found in the pink and white roses on the cover. So she looked up the flower language of pink and white roses, which means holding the child's hand and growing old together, a beautiful encounter, simple and lovely. Sure enough...

It would be a pity for this guy not to become a writer, but he actually started playing word games with her.

"Well, since you love to play so much, I will play with you!" She thought to herself, and then suddenly had a plan in mind.

She posted a Weibo post, clearly saying good morning to her fans, but the red hyacinth in the picture had a deeper meaning and belonged exclusively to a certain person.

At noon, I received a call from him.

"I sent you a package, have you received it?" He sounded a little anxious on the other end of the phone.

"I received the picture album!" She said lightly.

"Then you..." He hesitated, but she was secretly happy.

"Hey, haven't you been on Weibo these days? The publishing house has wanted you on Weibo!" She made an excuse and reminded him secretly.

She actually interrupted, and he was so angry that he didn't want to say a word.

"I have something else to do here. I'll hang up now. Remember to check Weibo!" She continued to make excuses and hung up the phone quickly.

Putting down the phone, he followed her instructions and opened Weibo. Sure enough, the publisher wanted him on Weibo. He was about to call the publishing house when he suddenly saw a Weibo post, it was hers! But what kind of flower this picture is, he couldn't name it at once.

Originally I just wanted to express my love implicitly, but in the end I was tricked by her, really!

Things became clearer, so he patiently opened her comments and read them one by one.

Finally I found a comment saying it was hyacinth, and the flower language of red hyacinth is thank you, touching love (your love fills my heart)

Get Wanting the answer, I suddenly felt happy and quickly dialed her number.

"Hey, do you still want to code at night?" he asked.

"Of course, I haven't saved the manuscript!" she replied. Judging from his tone, the code of the flower language must have been cracked. It was not bad. In less than half an hour, she secretly commend.

"Come to my studio to code!" He wanted to meet but he just said it so implicitly. I really convinced him!

"Okay!" She didn't bother to beat around the bush with him and simply agreed to him.

When they met in the evening, he gave her a big hug.

"Your reply is so difficult. If I can't figure it out, wouldn't I be anxious to death?" He complained childishly.

"Then how did you solve it? It was very fast. It took less than half an hour." She looked at him triumphantly and asked.

"Read the comments given to you by fans one by one!" He said honestly.

"I want to ask you something, please tell me honestly!" She changed the topic and asked.

"Have you read all four novels?" she asked next.

"Then do you think it fits the artistic conception of your novel?" he asked.

"It's okay. I'm considering whether to use it when reprinting the novel!" The first half of her reply was nonchalant, and the second half was extremely affirmative. .

After hearing this, he understood that this was already the highest praise, and he was naturally secretly happy in his heart. He was glad that he had bravely taken that step and brought the relationship between the two closer.

After a brief conversation, the two sat face to face and concentrated on their work.

At 10:30 in the evening, he cooked a pot of mung bean soup in the studio kitchen, and then brought a bowl to her table.

"Drink a bowl of mung bean soup to reduce the heat. I have acne!" he said.

"Oh, I've been very inspired in the middle of the night these days. I've been up for three nights, and the acne is here right away!" She said pitifully, Fortunately, she is not someone who relies on her looks to make a living.

After finishing the mung bean soup, it was about half past eleven. She packed her things and prepared to go home, and he took her back in person. The two of them walked hand in hand in the slightly chilly midnight, but their hearts were full of warmth!

"The prototype of the heroine in the first novel is yourself, right?" He asked suddenly while walking.

"Well...that..." She was like a child whose thoughts were being seen through, hesitating and trying to escape.

"Don't be so strong in the future. I'll have to bear it all by myself!" He put his arm around her shoulders, his gentle tone filled with domineering.

She didn’t speak, but her heart was so sweet!

After a while, she returned home. After a simple wash, she decided not to stay up late anymore, but she couldn't fall asleep while lying on the bed, and then she thought about many things...

Her native family is unfortunate. Her parents divorced very early, and she has lived with her grandparents since she was a child. Living without her parents forced her to learn to be independent. Fortunately, her parents' good genes gave her good looks and good talent, allowing her to write and become a well-known writer now.

Although I have had two love experiences, this one is the most practical. So her Weibo also started to gain a regular visitor: Mr. Y! When she has time, she will turn some of his thoughtful gestures into small stories and post them on Weibo. Apparently he was writing a joke for his fans, but in fact it was to praise him.

But he never told him that it wasn't until one day that he accidentally discovered that they were matched, and then he began to wait for her in secret!

They have been dating for half a year, and he has always wanted the two of them to be together. The relationship got closer, but she turned a deaf ear to his hints and expressions. But I have already met both parents! That time, his mother met her when she was delivering soup to the studio, and then she kept asking about their relationship, and even said that she liked her very much. Another day after taking her back for a walk, she actually ran into her father and stepmother. Although they only met once, he could feel that he was quite popular with his elders! There is also her biological mother, who is also a writer. After seeing the illustrations he drew for her, she also collaborated with him once under her introduction, so now someone and her future mother-in-law are also partners!

Continuously staying up late caused her tonsillitis and fever, and she was dying! Fortunately, she had her manuscript saved so she could stop typing for the time being, so she lay on the sofa in his studio and fell asleep!

"How are you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Although he was busy with the illustrations due tomorrow, he still got up from time to time to greet her and put the back of his hand on her forehead. Check to see if you still have a fever.

"It's nothing. I'm a little sleepy after taking medicine..." She squinted her eyes and spoke a little slurred.

"Go to sleep!" he said, and then pulled the blanket covering her up.

"What time is it? I'm going home..." She suddenly opened her eyes and asked, and then she wanted to get up from the sofa and prepare to go home.

"Don't move, I won't go back tonight!" He said, and then he carried the princess back to the studio bedroom.

"It's not good to be alone and alone..." Although she was groggy, she still maintained her rationality.

"Let's get married!" He finally plucked up the courage and used the most straightforward way.

"...Okay, I'll wait until you give me a home!" She squinted her eyes and gave the reply while half asleep. I don't know if she was sincere or just confused because of her fever. .

"Be good, sleep peacefully, I will give you a home, and then I will take good care of you!" When he helped her lie down, he placed a loving kiss on her forehead. A kiss!

Ever since he got her approval, he secretly began to plan for the future.

The house he bought earlier has begun to be renovated, but because it is far away from the current studio, he plans not to renew the lease of the current studio, and then find another studio near the new house. It should be possible to balance work and life after marriage. In fact, in addition to being busy with renovations and finding a new studio, he also drew their wedding ring samples by hand, and then handed them over to a well-known jeweler for customization. It took him exactly one month to make them. Immediately afterwards, the decoration of the new house was completed, so now everything is ready, all I have to do is marry her!

One day, he got up early early because someone left the entire bag in his studio last night, and more importantly, in the bag I have her ID card and household registration book, so I can finally get her to obey without any effort!

"Is this what you call a walk?" she asked him at the door of the Civil Affairs Bureau, clearly not angry at the fact that he had been deceived.

"Then we'll take it anyway, right?" He continued to pretend to be stupid and asked.

"Okay, where's the ring?" She smiled and reached out to him like a child asking for candy.

He smiled and took out the ring he had prepared in advance from his pocket.

After taking the ring, she was satisfied and walked into the Civil Affairs Bureau hand in hand with him.

About half an hour later, they came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau holding hands. In addition to the wedding ring, there is also a red book in hand.

"Are you satisfied? Where are you going now?" Seeing him smiling happily and succeeding, she asked with a pout.

"The house has been decorated and we are waiting for the mistress to come home and take charge!" he said.

"Hmm, that's pretty much it!" She nodded with satisfaction.

A month later, they held their wedding. There were twenty tables for the dinner, and relatives, friends, and classmates from both parties came to congratulate them!

The day after the wedding, they went to France for their honeymoon, a fifteen-day free trip.

Together they went to famous attractions such as the Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Arc de Triomphe. The love was so intense that they even imitated foreigners and kissed passionately under the Eiffel Tower in the evening. When they returned to the hotel where they were staying at night, they did not forget to perform the courtesy of Zhou Gong, and then fell asleep hugging each other.

After returning from the honeymoon, he hand-drawn the scenery of the journey into a book and gave it to her as a wedding gift. She was so moved by this that she decided to write their own story into a book and give it back to him.

After receiving his hand-drawn album of travel scenery, she began to write her eighth novel "My Mr. Y and Me"

Because They both hope to have a child of their own as soon as possible, so they have been actively preparing for pregnancy recently. Go to bed early and get up early every day, and keep running in the morning to keep both parties in the best physical condition and strive to have the most perfect next generation.

Half a year after getting married, someone’s wife suddenly had a huge appetite and became very lethargic in the past two weeks. She even gave up her long-held morning run and started staying in bed.

While she was staying in bed, he also started his day's work. When she really woke up, she found that he had started working without even eating breakfast, so she planned to cook breakfast herself. In fact, because of his macho personality, he has always taken care of her after marriage. No matter how busy he is at work, he can arrange their lives properly.

"Be careful, don't burn it!" He passed by the kitchen and saw her cooking eggs. She could doze off even while standing, so he quickly walked over to help her.

"What's wrong with you these two weeks? You said you were too tired. I haven't tortured you for a long time, but you are still so tired. You can even fall asleep while standing up while making an omelette. !" He hugged her from behind and began to complain.

"Hmm... I don't know, please help me finish breakfast. I'm so hungry!" She started to act coquettishly.

Listening to her coquettishness, he gently kissed the side of her face, and then helped her finish breakfast.

After breakfast, he had to work, so she took the opportunity to go to the hospital. Because I just suddenly remembered that an obstetrician and gynecologist whom I had met for writing had introduced her to a lot of common knowledge about pregnancy. She also thought of her recent symptoms and felt that there was a high probability that she had them.

It was almost 12 noon when she came back from the hospital. As expected, her workaholic husband was addicted to work and forgot to wash and cook rice. But with this ultrasound photo in her hand, her workaholic husband really didn't need to eat, he was just happy.

"Honey, you forgot to cook!" She hugged his neck from behind.

"Huh? Are you back? What time is it now?" He asked without looking back, and did not stop painting in his hands.

"I just...received a very beautiful photo. Can you draw it for her?" She waved the ultrasound photo in front of his eyes.

"...Hahaha, I'm going to be a father!" He turned around and picked her up, spinning around excitedly. It's rare for him to laugh like this, especially when he is so serious at work, which is completely different from the other person.

"I'm also very happy, but I'm really sleepy. The doctor said it was morning sickness and I was drowsy. It's the eighth week now, so I probably have to It will take a month to wake up." She hugged his neck and acted coquettishly.

"I know you have worked hard! From today on, I will stay at home with you. My Queen, if you need anything, just send me!" He carefully said She carried her back to her room to rest.

In the next month, he used his home as a studio and took care of her 24 hours a day.

The work interviews he insists on on weekdays have also been changed to video conferences. He never thought that his family life would bring such a huge change to him.

After the first formal pregnancy test at 12 weeks of pregnancy, her sleepiness officially disappeared. Taking advantage of her drowsiness and ease of movement, she started shopping for everything related to the baby, and her husband also put aside work to stay with her throughout the entire trip.

Because they didn’t know the gender of the child, they decided to use fresh green as the main color of the baby’s room. When the baby’s room was decorated, it felt like being in a forest. He also bought Some forest animal dolls are used as decorations, full of infinite childlike interest and imagination.

After decorating the baby's room, she began to concentrate on writing and saving manuscripts. By the time she was 28 weeks old, her belly was already very large, her back was aching, and even sitting down to write was difficult. So she thought of a way to be lazy: read out the content of her code words, and let her husband help code words, while she lay down on the bed with her pillow on her waist! Perhaps it was because the lumbar pillow was so comfortable that she actually fell asleep after a while. When she woke up, she found that there were 3,000 extra words in the document.

"Well... you didn't read the rest, it was coded by me. Please delete it!" He explained.

"Why delete it? You write very well. I love you so much. In addition to painting, you actually have writing talent. That's great!" She said He slowly moved over, held his face, and took a sip.

"I'll leave all the rest to you. Just upload 5,000 words every day!" She said matter-of-factly.

"How should I write your story?" He quickly postponed it.

"This is our story, and besides me, you are the only one who is most qualified to write it!" She tried to convince him.

"Is it really okay for the editor to know that you have a gunman?" he asked rhetorically.

"The Gunslinger, we co-wrote it, and it will be signed by our two names after it is published!" She shook her head and explained to him.

"Then our great writers are not afraid that I, a rookie, will harm your publishing sales?" He looked at her funny and asked.

"I think our story is most meaningful when we complete it together. Sales volume is really not that important!" She said from the bottom of her heart.

"Okay, actually my Chinese teacher also thought my composition was pretty good when I was a kid!" He couldn't help but boast when the topic changed.

After getting his nod, she was responsible for telling the editor that her eighth novel would be co-written with her husband, and two people would have to sign it when it was published. Of course, he also promised that in addition to temporary writing, he would also be responsible for the illustration part of the book.

Ten weeks later, a novel titled "My Mr. Y and Me" was successfully published. Author: Crystal, Jingchen. The signature of the illustration is still Yinchen. The reason why he signed it with two different names is because he doesn't want others to think that he is not doing his job properly.

Also ten weeks later, their little angel finally Here you are, a beautiful little princess with big eyes!