Chapter 238 Playboy: From Nightgown to Dress (Part I)

At the end of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, USA, in the home of Elvis Presley's former residence and Ambi Hills, stands a Gothic-style Playboy* Palace. It is spread on 6 acres and has a huge swimming pool, artificial caves, a large aviary and a zoo. And the owner of this palace is none other than Hugh Hefner, the creator of the Playboy empire.

Playboy is distributed in 20 countries, the rabbit head is one of the most expensive trademarks in the world, Playboy clubs are spread all over the world, and Hugh Hefner's wealth is most intuitively reflected in this "Playboy" mansion.

It is this luxurious palace with the temperament of the seventies of the last century, and the garden is home to parrots, hornbills and peacocks. Greeting Lin Mingyang at the door was Hugh Hefner's current girlfriend, a blonde beauty model from the United Kingdom, Christelle Harris.

According to Hefner's instructions, this sweet-looking and sexy beauty first took Lin Mingyang around the garden, but unfortunately along the way, Lin Mingyang did not show any interest in the animals raised by Hefner, and also turned a blind eye to Harris's deliberate "head-scratching posture", which made Harris who led the way disappointed.

Sir, I majored in psychology in college, just like you, so can't we find a common thread? Towards the end of the visit, Harris stopped with grievances and glared at Lin Mingyang angrily.

"I did major in psychology at Harvard, but unfortunately I dropped out of school," Lin Mingyang shrugged, with an indifferent expression on his face.

"Actually, I didn't finish college." Finally talking to Lin Mingyang, Harris's heart suddenly blossomed, "I have been working as an amateur model when I was in college, and a few months ago I was invited with a group of beautiful women to attend Hefner's party in this mansion..."

Harris appears pleasant to recount her acquaintance with Hefner: "Hefner invited me to stay and spend the weekend with him, and I immediately agreed. Then I dropped out of school and packed my bags and moved here. ”

Lin Mingyang smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, revealing a strange arc: "Falling in love with a man who is 60 years older than you, do you feel pressure?" ”

"No, I think Hefner is happy to be with," Harris stressed, stressing that she never married Hefner to covet his £27 million fortune, so she had signed a prenuptial agreement.

Lin Mingyang looked at Harris very seriously: "I have always believed that the basis of love is mutual understanding, since you think you really like Mr. Hefner, and you have studied psychology, you must know his mind very well... Can you tell me quietly what Mr. Hefner is trying to do? ”

"It's better for you to ask him this question yourself."

Harris suddenly became very restrained on this issue, and Lin Mingyang felt that he couldn't ask anything from her, so he simply shook his head, "Then we don't have to hang out here, let's take me to Mr. Hefner directly."

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Hefner, who greeted Lin Mingyang in the living room, was wearing a scarlet nightgown and holding a glass of red wine in his hand. For the topics that may be discussed next, Hefner's dress looks very informal, but when they met, Lin Mingyang just shrugged his shoulders and didn't care about it.

Hefner kissed Harris on the face in front of Lin Mingyang, and then touched the other party's buttocks fiercely, then reluctantly retracted his hand, and then looked at Lin Mingyang and said: "This villa and the entire garden are designed according to my personal preferences, sir, what do you think?" ”

Knowing that there was something very important to talk about between Hefner and Lin Mingyang, Harris exited the room after intimacy with Hefner very interestingly, and at this moment there were only two people left in the living room, Hefner and Lin Mingyang.

"Whether it's the animals in your garden or your beautiful female companion, there's something missing about you... No matter how gorgeous the cage is, if you stay in it for a long time, you will become a dead thing without aura, because they have no freedom" Lin Mingyang pouted, "Maybe only people who are lonely in their hearts will like this lonely choice." ”

"You're the first person who thinks I'm lonely... Whether I like it or not, based on your assessment, we should have a toast."

Hefner raised the wine glass in his hand, but Lin Mingyang shook his head, "Can I wait until this glass of wine to drink later?" ”

"Young man, it seems that you can't wait" Hefner smiled: "You must be curious why I suddenly extended an invitation to you..."

"I've never been interviewed by Playboy magazines... I think you're coming to me because of some of the recent troubles that Playboy Group has been having. Although it was just a guess, Lin Mingyang's tone at this time seemed very affirmative.

"Well, that's really the main purpose of my invitation to come, but before we talk about it, I'm going to tell you something interesting." Hefner gently shook the wine glass in his hand, "Some time ago, I had a guy here, and he showed me a list, and almost all of the names on this list are the current popular female movie stars in Hollywood, and that guy thinks that these female stars have a very close relationship with you." ”

"So you believe it?" Lin Mingyang's gaze suddenly became cold, although it was only a slight frown, but the chill he unintentionally revealed still made the atmosphere in the living room tense.

"I gave him a sum of money, and then told him to get out" Lin Mingyang's reaction was seen by Hefner, he nodded secretly, from behind Lin Mingyang's unusually calm expression, Hefner felt a kind of momentum of the superior to kill and decide, and he felt that he didn't look away.

"This cannot be an inevitable factor in our cooperation," Lin Mingyang's attitude of not explaining or concealing clearly conveyed to Hefner that he was not threatened by this.

"I didn't intend to see this matter as a bargaining chip for our cooperation" Hefner looked at Lin Mingyang with burning eyes: "This is just a sincerity on my part, or a meeting gift." ”

Lin Mingyang's gaze gradually softened, if Hefner insisted on making this matter "bigger", Lin Mingyang might be able to control the next situation, but it would definitely be indispensable to deal with it in embarrassment.

"As a thank you, I'd love to hear what kind of arguments you intend to use to convince me"

"Playboy Group is really in a lot of trouble, we have been losing money in the run, even if I can ignore it, the other shareholders will not sit idly by and continue to fall like this, so finding a suitable buyer has become the most urgent need of the board of directors at present... While the other shareholders need just a multi-gold buyer to cover their losses, I am looking for a qualified replacement who can breathe new life into the company and not let the company die old like me. ”

Although he is over 80 years old, he still lives a day with one or two viagra pills, three or four beauties in his arms, shuttles between celebrities, and enjoys a freewheeling leisure life, Hefner has always refused to admit that he is old in front of the media, but for the future of the entire "Playboy" group, he is really powerless, and he can't accept old age.

"Why me?"

Lin Mingyang also asked Ex the same question, but the other party did not give an answer, because he was not Hefner.

"If I were to sit here today in a suit like you, perhaps I would have told you that the acquisition of Playboy Group will further diversify your business in the future, and will also allow you to gain access to a wider range of communication channels beyond the Internet... It's a pity that I haven't had such a formal conversation with a guy in formal attire for many years, and the dressing gown should have been more suitable for me, so I won't talk to you about the boring reasons at the negotiating table, we can be a little more relaxed, just like chatting. Others may value your wealth, fame, or even talent, but these are not the reasons why I chose you. ”

Looking at Lin Mingyang's slightly puzzled expression, Hefner smiled slightly: "Many people spend the first half of their lives chasing fame and fortune, and they spend the second half of their lives claiming to hate fame and fortune, and I am unwilling to exchange my life with anyone." I think you're the same kind of person as me, and the reason is as simple as that. ”

Without waiting for Lin Mingyang to react, Hefner preemptively said: "Don't be in a hurry to deny it first, maybe after listening to the following words, you may agree with my point of view." ”

This time, Lin Mingyang did not immediately refute, but made a gesture of please.

"At least in terms of attitude towards aliens, I have a lot in common with you" Hefner smiled at Lin Mingyang, his expression was clearly a little ill-intentioned: "Merry but not obscene, this is my evaluation of myself, I have slept with many women, but I am not **." Actually, I'm a loyal person, but to a group of female companions. ”

"Then I may be going to disappoint you..."Lin Mingyang shook his head decisively this time, he obviously has not reached the level of Hefner, he can be in a relationship with many women at the same time, and then there is no psychological burden.

"So you still have illusions about marriage?" Hefner glanced at Lin Ming with a little regret, "My first sexual experience was with my first wife, Millie, and I think our first relationship was after we had been intimate for two years. This was not an anomaly at the time. Just like high school students nowadays can talk about sex with impunity. I had always been protective of my wife, but then she told me that she had had an affair before. It was the biggest blow of my life. My wife actually had more sex than I did. Since then, I've always had the feeling that there was another guy in our bed. ”

"Marriage is for some people, but not for others. I have been married twice before and am very loyal to my wife. But I must admit that the period of being married was not the most energetic and wonderful time of my life. Soon, when the romance and leakage faded, I discovered the pathos of marriage. ”

Lin Mingyang put forward a different view: "I think family represents more of a responsibility. ”

Hefner smiled noncommittally: "So you think I'm an irresponsible person?" My wife and children are living a decent life now, and I have a good relationship with them... Men will always only be interested in beautiful women in their 20s, this is nature, and it has nothing to do with the essence. Compared to those guys who are struggling to marry but cheating on their spirits, I think I will be a more responsible person. And when it comes to responsibility, I think that men must first be responsible for themselves, obviously they don't feel it anymore, but they have to come up with a pale reason to deceive themselves, isn't this asking for trouble? ”

Lin Mingyang is indeed distressed on this issue, but his distress is different from what Hefner said.

As if reading through his thoughts, Hefner continued: "For a while I tried to maintain a relationship with seven women at the same time. It gave me a bad reputation and it was also a source of conflict because the girls didn't always get along. So I decided to downsize and end up with three very special beauties. As disgusting as it may seem to conservative Americans, I think it's a real relationship. ”

"Maybe your female partner is willing to accept such a relationship, but..."Lin Mingyang finally shook his head, and the women he knew, all of them were arrogant, they would stay with Lin Mingyang because of pure feelings, but definitely no one wanted to share the same husband with others.

"My biggest dream when I was young was to pursue Marilyn Monroe, and even though I didn't know her, I bought the cemetery next to her. It makes me feel romantic... And you don't have to buy a cemetery next to your favorite female celebrities like I did, because they are lying next to your pillow and within reach."

Hefner's dreamy voice echoed in Lin Mingyang's ears, and it was difficult for him to say whether he liked the guy in front of him, but he had to admit that Hefner's words did have some truth.

In the end, Lin Mingyang coughed twice, he was reminding Hefner that the chat had deviated from the original topic.

"Okay, let's get back to the topic," Hefner stopped the discussion with some uncertainty, "I said a lot just now, but what I want to know most is what you think of Playboy magazine?" ”

Lin Mingyang replied not without ridicule: "Many men like this magazine in their hearts, but they rarely admit it, and most readers can't put it on the table generously, which is the biggest drawback that restricts the development of this magazine." There was a recent study that said that the economic crisis will lead to more frequent sexual intercourse and sales of sex-related products, as evidenced by the surge in condom sales, but I don't know if that will help Playboy sales. ”

Hefner had a reminiscing look on his face: "We like to mix cocktails and snacks together, put some sad tunes on the tape recorder, and then ask a woman to whisper about Picasso, Nietzsche, jazz and sexuality." That's what I said when I started Playboy. Later, people said that I was a breeder-horse, a 'male stunner' who was as pleasing to women as Marilyn Monroe. It's hard to believe that I've ever been so serious... That goal is still clear to this day, so I needed a leader who could help Playboy shed its vulgar cloak and get people to really embrace it."

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The day before yesterday, I woke up with a sore throat, and then followed by a fever, and yesterday I stayed in the hospital for a long time, and I really didn't have any state when I came back, and I went to the hospital again today, well, don't explain too much. One shift today, and two shifts should be able to be normal tomorrow (finally I don't dare to say too much)

Are there any bounces? Yes

Will there be any interruptions and surprises in the future? I don't know, but I'll try to assure you

Will this book be a eunuch? Absolutely not

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