I'm Rebecca.

我是 Rebecca。

And I'm John.

而我是 John。

And this is Coby.

然後這是 Coby。

This all started in 2015.

這一切都從 2015 年開始。

We had only been dating a few months and I really wanted a cat.

我們才剛交往沒幾個月，而我真的很想要一隻貓。

Started looking online and fell in love with the British Shorthair breed.

所以開始在網路上搜尋並愛上了英國短毛貓。

They're just so cute, almost cartoonish looking, they're so round and expressive.

牠們真的很可愛，長得幾乎就像卡通角色，圓滾滾的又很有特色。

And was sort of doing some research and found a Shorthair breeder in the area and immediately fell in love with a little cross-eyed, adorable Coby online.

之後搜尋的時候在附近發現有短毛貓的貓舍，並在網路上看到有點鬥雞眼但是很可愛的 Coby 就馬上愛上了牠。

He wasn't named Coby yet, at the time.

當時牠還沒有被取名叫 Coby。

We drove up, it was in Delaware.

我們開車過去，地點在特拉華州。

- One of his brothers actually caught my eye and I was like, "Oh look, have a look at this cat, he's cute," and Rebecca's like, "No." - No way.

- 事實上，牠的一個兄弟引起了我的注意，我當時想：「哦，看看這隻貓，牠很可愛。」，但是 Rebecca 說：「不可能。」 - 沒門。

Absolutely not.

絕對不可能。

I knew Coby was the one.

我知道 Coby 就是命中註定的那隻。

He came right over to us, actually fell asleep in my arms, which just my heart melted.

牠走到我們身邊還在我懷裡睡著，我的心都被融化了。

And I was like, "I need this cat."

我當時想著：「我需要這隻貓。」

We always thought that Coby was so cute when we first met him, as a kitten, but as he's gotten older, pretty early on, he started developing this, we call it guy-liner.

我們第一次見到 Coby 時，牠是個可愛的小貓，但是隨著牠長大，很早期的時候牠就長出天生的眼線，我們稱之為男生的眼線。

He has these very distinct outlines around his nose and his eyes, and it just gives him this intense, beautiful appearance.

牠的鼻子和眼睛周圍都有這些非常明顯的輪廓，讓牠的外貌既有張力又美麗。

His eyes themselves have this almost anime look to them.

牠的眼睛本身長得就很動漫。

He looks like a cartoon, I always joke.

我總是開玩笑說牠長得像卡通人物。

He looks fake, he looks like a stuffed animal.

牠很像假的，很像絨毛娃娃。

More importantly, maybe, to us from the start, was how great he is, loyal and sweet.

但更重要的是，打從一開始對我們來說牠就很棒、很忠誠、很可愛。

And in a lot of ways, doglike.

而且在很多方面都像狗一樣。

He sleeps in my arms every night.

牠每晚都睡在我懷裡。

He is just the biggest sweetheart.

牠就是最可愛的寶貝。

There's also the sassy side.

但也是有自信的一面。

He wears his emotions on his face.

牠的喜怒哀樂都寫在臉上。

He's very vain, loves to look at himself in the mirror.

牠很虛榮，喜歡照鏡子。

We suspect that he might actually know how beautiful he is.

我們懷疑牠其實知道自己有多漂亮。

Yeah, the world revolves around Coby.

沒錯，全世界都圍繞著 Coby 旋轉。

So when Rebecca started posting pictures of Coby, me in my head, I was like, "Rebecca, why are you doing that? You're just being another crazy pet owner who's posting pictures."

當 Rebecca 開始發 Coby 的照片時，我心想：「Rebecca，妳為什麼要這麼做？妳這樣就變成另一個發寵物照片的瘋主人。」

We all have that friend or two or ten.

我們總是有幾個這種朋友。

And she told me, she was like, "No no, no no no. Just don't worry about this."

她告訴我說：「不是那樣。不用擔心。」

She's like, "Trust me, this is gonna be good. This isn't that."

她就像在說：「相信我，這會是好事，這不是那種情況。」

And I was like, "Okay, it's not that."

我當時想：「好吧，不是那種情況。」

- It was kinda that. - Yeah, at the time, I thought it was.

- 其實有一點。 - 對啊，那時候我認為是。

I think you maybe had some more foresight into things.

我覺得妳看事情很有遠見。

But never expected that it was going to take off like it did.

但是從來沒有想過會這樣大紅大紫。

People started responding to his pictures the same way that I was when I first met him.

大家開始像我第一次見到牠那樣回應牠的照片。

And I was like, "Okay, we're onto something here."

我當時想：「好喔，我們碰到好事了。」

It's not just us thinking our cat is the cutest thing ever.

不只我們認為我們的貓是有史以來最可愛的小動物。

Other people are agreeing.

其他人也認同。

After I posted a few pictures of him, Cats of Instagram, 9gag, some of those bigger, featuring accounts started reposting and sharing pictures of Coby.

在我發布了牠的幾張照片後，Cats of Instagram、9gag 和一些有關貓咪的有名帳號開始轉發 Coby 的照片。

The next thing we know, he's on the front page of Reddit.

接下來我們就發現牠出現在 Reddit 的首頁上。

Then, we saw that he got this feature on Bored Panda, but all of a sudden, we started seeing all these headlines of, "Is this the most beautiful cat in the world," and this cat's eyes ...

然後我們也在 Bored Panda 上看到牠，但是突然間，我們開始看到很多標題寫著：「這是全世界最美麗的貓嗎？」，這貓的眼睛...

"His eyeliner is better than mine."

「牠的眼線比我畫得好看。」

Yeah, there were all these memes going up online.

然後網路上出現很多牠的迷因。

We were seeing him across the Internet.

我們到處在網路上看到牠的身影。

In "People."

在《時人雜誌》上。

He was in "People" magazine and I was like, "This is crazy."

當牠出現在《時人雜誌》上的時候我心想：「這太誇張了。」

The fan art started coming in, as well.

粉絲繪圖也開始找上我們。

Photoshop edits of Coby.

P 圖過的 Coby。

There were nail designs, graffiti.

指甲彩繪、塗鴉。

Tattoos that people had gotten.

有人身上的刺青。

Permanent tattoos on their body of Coby.

把 Coby 永久的刺在他們身上。

Makeup inspired by him to try to recreate his iconic eyeliner.

被牠的經典眼線啟發靈感的妝容。

Incredible portraits and paintings, and anime-style cartoons, stuffed-doll versions.

驚人的肖像畫和圖畫、動漫風格的卡通、毛絨公仔。

Everything you can imagine.

你可以想像的所有事物。

People put a lot of time into these things, which, to us, was even more special.

大家花了很多時間在這些事情上，這對我們來說更是特別。

This was always just a side hobby for us, but we started hearing from brands.

這對我們來說本來是業餘愛好，但品牌商開始跟我們接觸。

Purina, 9Lives, Petco.

Purina、9Lives、Petco。

Started with cat brands and then, other types of brands started reaching out.

從貓品牌開始，接著其他類型的品牌也跟進。

Spotify with their pet playlist.

Spotify 上的寵物歌單。

KVD Vegan Beauty 'cause of his inspiring eyeliner.

KVD Vegan Beauty 出了受牠啟發的眼線筆。

Seeing Coby on TV talking about blood donation, like a voiceover, was the coolest moment.

在電視上看到 Coby 談論捐血，像旁白一樣，超酷的。

Not enough people are giving blood.

捐血的人不夠多。

And giving save 12,000 lives a day.

但是捐了可以每天拯救一萬兩千條生命。

And that was just such a [an] awesome way to use his account for good.

這是一個利用牠的帳號做好事的方法。

We've made more from Coby than we ever expected to make in our wildest dreams.

我們因 Coby 賺到的錢比我們夢想中預期的還要多。

We're very unique and fortunate.

我們很特別也很幸運。

We just think it's important that he is always, you know, benefiting.

我們認為牠可以總是獲得好處才是最重要的事。

We definitely try to give him the best life possible and the best food, toys, and beds and ...

我們絕對會盡力給牠最好的生活、最好的食物、玩具和床以及

- Cat mansions. - Yeah, a tree.

- 貓屋。 - 沒錯，貓跳台。

You can imagine he is one spoiled cat.

你可以想像得到牠是一隻被寵壞的貓。

Not force him to do anything he doesn't wanna do.

我們不強迫牠做任何牠不想做的事。

We really plan our shoots around him and his schedule and his moods.

我們的拍攝都是圍繞著牠、牠的時間、牠的心情。

He has it pretty good.

牠很得心應手。

You know, obviously, making money and working with brands is a wonderful part, but the better part, to us, is the joy that he spreads and how he cheers people up.

賺錢和與品牌合作是很棒的一部分，但對我們而言，更好的一部分是牠傳播的喜悅以及牠如何讓人們開心。

As far as what's next for Coby, who knows?

不知道接下來 Coby 會怎麼發展。

If he's gonna be featured in a James Bond movie, we don't know, maybe.

也許牠會在 007 電影參一腳，也許啦。

We hope.

我們希望牠會。

That would be pretty cool.

應該會很酷。

- Call us. - Yeah.

- 聯絡我們。 - 沒錯。