And this is that story.

而這就是我的故事。

My name is Andras Arato.

我的名字是 Andras Arato。

But people might know me as Hide the Pain Harold.

但是人們可能都會把我認成是「強顏歡笑的哈洛德」。

Before taking stock photos, I was working as an electric (electrical) engineer.

在拍攝圖庫照片以前，我的工作是電機工程師。

My specialty was lighting technologies.

我的專長是光電技術。

The stock photos began when a photographer contacted me, when he saw my selfies on the social media.

會開始拍圖庫照片是因為一位攝影師看到我在社群媒體上的自拍後來聯繫我。

And he was saying that he was seeking a character like me and invited me to shoot some images.

他說他正在找像我這樣的人物，然後就邀請我去拍一些照片。

This happened almost 10 years ago.

這幾乎是十年前發生的事。

After the first photo shoots, the photographer really liked the pictures.

第一次拍攝之後，那個攝影師非常喜歡那些照片。

So he invited me back several times.

所以他就又邀請我回去幾次。

I was for instance, a doctor, a university professor, a husband, a painter, and many others.

我扮演了諸如醫生、大學教授、丈夫、畫家和很多其他角色。

I first realized when I had become a meme several months after the first photo shoots.

我在拍完那些照片幾個月後才開始意識到自己變成了迷因。

I was curious what my pictures were used for.

我那時候很好奇我的照片都被拿來做什麼。

So I made a reverse image search.

所以我用了反向影像搜尋。

And I discovered myself in different advertisements as a professor or a doctor.

我看到扮演教授或是醫生的自己出現在不同的廣告裡。

But some months later, when I repeated that search, I discovered the first meme.

但是幾個月之後我再搜尋一次，就發現了第一個迷因。

And that was the point when I realized that I had became a meme.

我就是在那時候發現自己變成迷因了。

At first, it was horrifying when I encountered the first memes.

一開始看到那些迷因的時候覺得很震驚。

Because there were some really rude or disgusting jokes with me.

因為有很多迷因用我來開很下流噁心的玩笑。

So I wanted to restore all the pictures and close down all the websites that they appeared.

所以我想要把所有照片復原，然後關閉所有照片有出現過的網站。

But that was not a real solution.

但是那不是個實際的解決辦法。

It took several years til (until) I could accept the situation.

我花了好幾年的時間接受這個情況。

But it has brought me several new opportunities.

但是這也為我帶來了很多新的機會。

At first, people didn't believe that I am a real, living person.

一開始人們不相信我是真正活生生的人。

They thought the memes were kind of a Photoshop creation.

他們以為那些迷因只是修圖創作出來的。

When I embraced this, I revealed my identity on a Russian social media site.

我放寬心接受了以後，我在一個俄羅斯的社群網站上揭露我的身分。

And after that, I can say that all the bad or rude or disgusting memes disappeared.

在那之後，所有很壞、很下流或噁心的迷因可說是都消失了。

At first, I did not consider myself as famous.

一開始，我不覺得自己很有名。

But later, more and more people stopped me on the street asking for a selfie.

但是過一陣子，越來越多人會在路上停下來要和我自拍。

I do this always willingly because I see the joy in the eyes of these people.

我都很樂意合照，因為我可以看到這些人們眼中的喜悅。

And it's so good to make other people happy.

而且讓他人開心的感覺非常好。

I had the opportunity to cooperate with the biggest brands, like Coca Cola.

我曾有機會和像可口可樂一樣數一數二的大廠牌合作。

They invited me for a shooting when I had to fly in a wind tunnel.

他們邀請我去拍攝廣告，那時候我需要在垂直風洞裡面飛。

It was very, very exciting.

非常非常刺激。

I enjoyed it very much.

我十分享受。

Now there is a much bigger challenge in sight.

現在又出現了一個更大的挑戰。

A comedy movie about the Hide the Pain story.

一部關於「強顏歡笑」的故事的喜劇片。

My management is planning and talking with potential investors.

我的經紀公司計畫要和潛在投資者會談。

Surprisingly, I got lots of messages each day on my Facebook and Instagram channels from people asking for help in their everyday life.

讓我驚訝的是，每天都會有很多人透過臉書和 IG 傳訊息給我，尋求生活大小事的建議。

I try to show to my fans that they should be happy even during the difficult times in their lives.

我試著讓我的粉絲們知道，他們就算在生命中最艱難的時候也要保持快樂。

And I guess memes can helps (help) in this (these) periods to overcome the everyday annoyances.

而我猜迷因可以幫助人們度過這段期間每天面臨的不愉快煩惱。

Even though this unexpected event happened, I still consider myself the same old guy, Andras Arato.

就算發生了這件出乎意料的事，我還是覺得自己是同樣一個老頭，還是 Andras Arato。