武汉95后小伙入住毛坯房走红网络
millennial in wuhan goes viral after moving into an unfinished house
阳台一角 （受访者供图） corner of the balcony (photo provided by the interviewee)
杨星和他的毛坯房 yang xing and his unfinished house
楚天都市报极目新闻记者 林楚晗
摄影：楚天都市报极目新闻记者 萧颢
翻译：杨少鹏、姚敏杰、宋婷 （湖北大学）
jimu news
reporter: lin chuhan
photographer: xiao hao
translators: yang shaopeng, yao minjie, song ting (hubei university)
近日，“武汉95后小伙入住毛坯房”的消息，在网络上引发热议，杨星（化名）也意外走红网络。1996年出生的杨星在父母资助下贷款在武汉市江夏区购买了一套120多平方米的房子，提前还贷后，不想再继续啃老的杨星花费近2万元进行了简单改造，于2021年10月10日正式入住了属于自己的第一套房子——一套毛坯房。
recently, the news item “a millennial in wuhan moves into an unfinished house” has sparked heated discussions on the internet, and yang xing (pseudonym), the said millenial, has also unexpectedly gone viral on the internet. born in 1996, yang xing took a loan to purchase a 120-square-meter house in wuhan's jiangxia district with the financial support of his parents. after paying off the loan in advance, yang xing, who did not want to continue living off his parents, spent nearly 20,000 yuan on simple renovations and officially moved into his first house, an unfinished house, on october 10, 2021.
为什么想到住进毛坯房？住毛坯房是一种什么样的体验？意外走红后是什么心态？11月5日，极目新闻记者来到杨星家中一探究竟。
why do you want to live in an unfinished house? what is it like to live there? how do you feel after your unexpected popularity? on november 5, a reporter from jimu news came to yang xing's home in search of answers to these questions.
虽然是毛坯房但布置得整洁温馨
a neat and cozy unfinished house
“欢迎光临，我的毛坯小屋。”刚走进杨星的家中，就被一股儿“特别的工业风”所吸引，玄关处挂着的星星灯，客厅的墙壁灰白各半，一张折叠桌充当的餐桌，由两个单人小沙发改造成的悬浮沙发，沙发是亮黄色的，给整间房子增添了一抹明亮，杨星还细心地在沙发底部围上一排灯串；客厅的茶几由两张野餐桌组成，上面摆放着咖啡壶、蜡烛灯、小绿植等，电视墙下放了一块隔板，摆放着他喜欢的物品，褪色的吉他、仿古电风扇、一枚火箭模型、迷你音箱；阳台上的粗水管被装饰成椰子树，铺上人工草坪摆上露营桌椅；卫生间用挂帘作干湿分离；厨房里放着一个用100元从二手市场淘来的货架充当储物架，厨房虽小但功能俱全，能满足做饭的需求，书房内有一张大床、书桌，并安装了空调……
“welcome to my unfinished house.” walking into yang xing's house, the “special industrial style” instantly attracts one's attention. string lights hung at the entrance, the walls of the living room were half gray and white, and a folding table served as a dining table. two small sofas have been transformed into suspended sofas, with the bright yellow color brightening to the whole house. yang xing also carefully weaved a row of string lights at the bottom of the sofa. the coffee table in the living room consists of two picnic tables and on them are coffee pots, candle lights, and small houseplants. a clapboard is seen placed under the tv wall to display his favorite items, a faded guitar, an antique electric fan, a rocket model, and mini speakers. the water pipe on the balcony is decorated to look like a coconut tree, and the floor is lined with artificial lawn on which a camping table and chairs are placed. the shower and toilet are separated by a hanging curtain. in the kitchen, a shelf purchased from a second-hand market for 100 yuan is now being used as a storage rack. small though the kitchen might be, it is fully functional and meets his cooking needs. in the study room is a large bed, a desk, as well as an air conditioner...
和印象中的毛坯房不同，杨星的家显得整洁、温馨，每一处细节都彰显出主人对待生活的态度。这样“特别的装修风格”也让不少网友眼前一亮，调侃这种原始风装修也不错，甚至还向杨星取经。
different from the common impression of unfinished houses, yang xing's home is neat and cozy, and every detail shows its owner's attitude towards life. this “special style of house decor” also attracted many netizens, who even joked that this kind of primitive decoration is not too bad, with some even learning from him.
杨星告诉极目新闻记者，他是湖北黄石人，是一名艺术生，毕业后留在武汉从事影像工作。他的父母都是普通工人，下岗后做起了生意。2017年，在父母帮助下，他贷款买下了这套房子，“对一个普通家庭来说，买房是大事。当时家里拿出了所有的钱，东拼西凑凑足了首付款，我每个月要还8000元的房贷。”
yang xing told jimu news that he was an art major from huangshi, hubei, who stayed in wuhan to work as a photographer after his graduation. his parents, both ordinary workers, started a business after being laid off. in 2017, with the help of his parents, he bought the house with a loan. “for an ordinary family, buying a house is a big deal. at that time, the family used all their money which was just enough for a down payment. i had to pay off a mortgage of 8,000 yuan every month.”
为了早日还清房贷，杨星拼命工作，除了在一家mcn（多频道网络）机构当编导，还在一所高校兼职上课，平时也会在网上接一些私活，最后，全家一起努力，用3年时间提前还清了房贷。
in order to pay off the mortgage as soon as possible, yang xing worked extra hard. in addition to being a director at an mcn (multi-channel network) agency, he also taught part-time classes at a university, and took on some private work online. in the end, the whole family worked together to pay off the mortgage in 3 years ahead of schedule.
改造两个月花费不到两万元
renovating the house for less than 20,000 yuan in two months
杨星坦言住毛坯房是“无奈之举”，其实就是没有那么多钱装修，但又想早点住进自己的房子，“租房太费钱了，直接入住毛坯房可以省点钱。”杨星表示，这是自己选择的生活方式。
yang xing said frankly that living in an unfinished house is his “only choice”. in fact, though he doesn't have enough money to renovate the house, he still wants to live in his own house earlier. “renting is too expensive, living in this unfinished housed will save me some money.” yang xing said that this is a way of life that he has chosen for himself.
“其实父母是想再凑点钱给我装修用的，因为他们当初买这个房子就是为了给我以后结婚用。但我拒绝了，他们为了我已经操心太多，我不想再继续啃老了。”
“actually, my parents wanted to raise some money for me to renovate it, because they bought this house in preparation for my future marriage. but i turned their offer down because they have already sacrificed too much for me, and i don't want to continue to rely on them.”
但是毛坯房居住感觉比较差，比如地面不平、起灰快、厕所地面没做回填有很厚的积灰……但这些都没有难倒从小动手能力极强的杨星。“2021年7月我开始着手改造房子，找了工人做好了房子的水电线路、回填了厕所地面、做好厕所防水，加上材料一共花了不到5000元。之后，用朋友给的旧吸尘器给房间整体除灰，建材以及后来添置的家具，有的是朋友淘汰下来的，有的是我在闲鱼买的二手货，有的是捡的。”杨星告诉记者，为了解决墙面起灰问题，他自己动手给客厅和主卧涂了固化剂。
however, the experience of living in an unfinished house is relatively awful, as it comes with inconveniences such as uneven ground, easy collection of dust, thick layers of dust on the toilet floor as it does not have backfilling... but these inconveniences did not stump yang xing, who has had strong hands-on skills since he was a child. “in july 2021, i started to renovate the house. i found workers to install the water and electricity lines in the house, backfilled the toilet floor, and waterproofed the toilet. it cost less than 5,000 yuan plus materials. after that, i used an old vacuum cleaner gifted to me by my friend to clear the dust. some of the building materials and furniture added later were ‘hand-me-downs’ from friends, and some were second-hand goods i bought on xianyu (a moblie application used for marketing second-hand goods), and some were picked up from the street.” yang xing told reporters that in order to solve the problem of dust on the walls, he applied hardener to the living room and master bedroom himself.
“我原本打算打地铺睡，我妈知道后心疼我，给我寄了一张床。总共改造花费不到2万元，是自己工作后攒的钱，耗时2个多月吧。”
“i originally planned to sleep on the floor, but when my mother found out, she just couldn't bear it and so she sent me a bed. the total renovation cost was less than 20,000 yuan, which is all money i had saved myself from working. and it took a little over 2 months.”
为了省电，杨星给卧室安装了智能控制系统，即使是在炎热的夏天也不会整晚使用空调，而是在温度降下来后，系统自动切换成电风扇模式。“半年下来，我只用了355元电费。” 杨星有些得意地说。
in order to cut-down on the electricity fee, yang xing installed an intelligent control system in the bedroom. even in the hot summer, he never keeps his air conditioner on all night. when the temperature drops, the system automatically switches to the electric fan mode. “after half a year, i have only spent 355 yuan on electricity.” yang xing said proudly.
在杨星一点一滴的打造下，毛坯房慢慢有了生活气息。
under yang xing's gradual renovations, the once unfinished house has gradually been given a breath of life.
发布改造视频只是想分享生活
sharing parts of his life by posting renovation videos
从去年9月开始，杨星将亲手打造毛坯房的过程发布在社交平台上，不仅得到很多网友的围观与鼓励，还得到很多网友的装修建议。
since september last year, yang xing has posted videos of the process of renovating the house by himself on social media platforms, which has received not only the attention and encouragement, but has renovation tips from many netizens.
开通账号1年多来，最高峰一段视频播放量超过200万次，2万人点赞。
more than a year after the account was opened, his most popular video now has more than 2 million views and 20,000 likes.
不过随着关注度高了起来，杨星也被不少人质疑炒作，“是不是准备下一步带货？”“有钱玩露营、冲浪，怎么可能没钱装修？”面对这些质疑，杨星表示，“起初我只是想记录生活，没有想过能引起这么多人的关注。我有朋友是露营博主，而我是学摄影的，他们有露营、冲浪活动就会叫我帮忙摄像，所以冲浪、露营的装备我就会蹭他们多余的，不用花钱。有团队找过我，希望我直播带货，我都拒绝了，我对这方面很谨慎，目前没有想过流量变现。”
however, with the increased attention, yang xing was also questioned by many people #for the hype#. “are you planning to advertise goods next?” “if you have money for camping and surfing, why do you not have money to renovate your house?” in the face of these doubts, yang xing said, “at first, i only wanted to record my life, and i never expected to attract this much attention. i have friends who are camping bloggers, and since i'm a photographer, they invite me to help them with photography when they have camping and surfing activities, so i use their extra equipment to surf and camp without spending money. a team approached me and wanted me to do live commerce, but i turned them down. i am very cautious in this regard, and i have not thought about earning money through social media.”
有钱了会进行精装修吗？面对记者的问题，杨星表示目前没有这个打算：“我更愿意把钱花在刀刃上。如果装修那一定是因为要成家了，但我真的很喜欢工业风，可能会保留一间水泥地面、灰调墙壁的房间专做我的工作室。”
if you had enough money, would you fully renovate your house? faced with the reporter's question, yang xing said that he has no such plan at the moment, “i prefer to spend my money where it counts the most. if i had to fully renovate the house, it would be because i wanted to start a family, but i really like this industrial style. i may reserve a room with cement floors and gray walls as my studio.”
杨星的父母也来看过他的毛坯房，但没有留宿，“他们老一辈的人接受不了住在毛坯房里，但是他们尊重我的选择。”
yang xing's parents also visited his house, but they didn't stay overnight. “due to generational differences they couldn't accept living in an unfinished house, but they respect my choice.”
杨星告诉记者，他现在有一个80多人的粉丝群，群里都是一些有入住毛坯房需求的人，“大多数都是年轻人和宝妈，我会给他们分享改造经验。”不过他也表示，他并不鼓励大家学他的样，住毛坯房只是个人选择，同时他强调，如果家里有小孩，还是建议墙面要刷白，“童年很重要，希望孩子在一个明亮的环境里成长。”
yang xing told reporters that he now has a fan group of more than 80 people, including some with the need to live in an unfinished house like him. “most of them are young people and moms, and so i share with them my experience renovating my house.” but he also said that he does not encourage people to follow after his footsteps, as living in an unfinished house is a personal choice. and he stressed that for families with children, painting the walls white is advisable. “one's childhood is very important, i hope every child gets to grow up in a bright environment.”
对于杨星来说，房子虽然简陋，但有归属感，很幸福。“‘金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝窝’，出租房装修再精致也是别人的，我的毛坯房是自己一点点改造的。把粗糙的日子过精致，才是生活该有的样子。”
for yang xing, though the house is simple, there is a sense of belonging and happiness.“‘east or west, home is the best’. living in a well-furnished rental, regardless of how fancy, it is still not your home, meanwhile my unfinished home is one that i slowly but surely renovated with my own hands. making the basic luxurious, that's what life should be.”
笑对困难
facing difficulties with optimism
就一定能笑迎明天
embracing a better tomorrow with a smile
楚天都市报极目新闻评论员 屈旌
jimu news commentator: qu jing
入住灰蒙蒙的毛坯房，在很多讲究生活质量的人看来，是件很难接受的事。一来各种设施都不齐全，生活很不方便，触目四壁皆灰，多少会感觉凄凉；二来也显得自己连装修的钱都拿不出，有点“没面子”。但是，现在不少年轻人为了早一点“上车”，买了房子后短时间内拿不出钱来装修，继续租房住的话，除了房贷还要付房租，不如干脆简装一下直接入住毛坯房，一边住着一边完善，也不失为一个因地制宜的选择。
in the eyes of many people who care about their quality of life, living in a dull gray unfinished house is difficult to accept. firstly, a variety of facilities are not available, which leads to inconveniences in one's daily life, and surrounded by gray walls it's difficult not to feel a sense of despair. second, some would lose face as it would appear to others that they can't even afford renovating their own house. however, many young people who in an effort to not feel left behind purchase a house are not able to save enough money to renovate a house in a short time. but if they continue to rent a house, the mortgage and rent becomes too heavy a burden. for this reason, moving into an unfinished house with simple renovations isn't a bad choice, as they could make house improvements while living in it.
乐观的心态和对生活的热爱，让一件原本听上去有点“惨”的事，逐渐成为又有趣又励志的人生经历。这对于当事人杨星来说是意外之喜，对很多年轻人来说，也提供了一种参照思路。
an optimistic attitude and a love for life can turn what might be a “sad” experience into a fun and inspiring one. this was the unexpected joy yang xing experienced, who is a good example for many young people.
很多在城市里置业买房的人，相对于房屋多大多豪华，其实更在意房子能够承载自己的归属感和奋斗动力。从这一意义上来说，杨星凭借着吃苦耐劳的精神和强大的动手能力，让梦想在毛坯房里也能灿烂绽放。他一点点地将房子打造成了“工业风”，虽然没有繁复的吊顶、精美的墙纸，却意外呈现出一种简约、自然的潮流感，让很多年轻网友一见倾心，甚至向他请教装修心得。可见，生活有时候看上去关上了一扇门，其实会随机打开很多扇窗，让人望见不同的风景。
many people who buy houses in cities are more concerned about their sense of belonging and sustaining their motivation than about the size and luxury of their houses. in this sense, yang xing, with his hard-working spirit and strong hands-on skills, has made his dream bloom fully in this unfinished house. he built the house into an “industrial style” step by step. although lacking a complex ceiling and lavish wallpaper, it unexpectedly presents a simple, naturally trendy feel, hence attracting many young netizens' eyes at first sight with some even learning from his experience of renovating his home. it follows that life sometimes seems to close a door, but actually a lot of windows are open randomly, giving one a different scenery to enjoy.
无独有偶。前两天也有一个新闻，24岁的葛先生从上海回到家乡西安，买了一套106平方米商品房，首付已掏空荷包，为了还房贷、存钱装修，他索性也住进了毛坯房，除了卫生间做了简单装修外，其他毫无装饰。但是他很乐观，“现在手里没有钱，只能努力工作，加油干。”
coincidentally, a couple of days ago, a 24-year-old mr. ge returned from shanghai to his hometown xi'an and bought a commercial house of 106 square meters. he had already spent all his savings on down payments. in order to pay the mortgage and continue to save money for renovations, he immediately moved into the house. but he was optimistic. “i currently do not have enough money, but i will work harder.”
是啊，房子虽然是毛坯的，但生活，一开始不也是毛坯的吗？是我们用一步一个脚印的经历，一天一点经历的收获，慢慢地将它装点成自己想要的样子，正如我们用日常的片段、努力的身影、相伴的时光，填满这一方天地，让房子真正变成家。当有爱意倾注的时候，毛坯房里的生活也能精致起来，而当年轻的双眼笑对困难的时候，也必然能笑着迎来更好的明天。
the house might be incomplete, but is life not rough in the beginning? we use our experience and lessons learned to gradually create the life we want, just as we use fragments from our daily life, the shadows of hard work and the company to create a home, letting the house really become a home. when there is love, living in an incomplete house can be made luxurious, and when young people face difficulties with optimism, absolutely they will embrace a better tomorrow with a smile.