Downing has been busy with various things lately, so he doesn't have time to go back to the United States, but he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived in the United States, Jimmy gave him a great news.

At first, Jimmy just said to Downing mysteriously, "Tony, I want to discuss something with you, but whether it is successful or not, you must not be angry." ”

Although he didn't know why Jimmy was like this, Tang Ning still replied disapprerovingly: "You can say anything about it, how can you be so mysterious." ”

Jimmy whispered: "The other day Hugh Hefner came to me, saying that he wanted to invite Hepburn to take a set of photos at his place at a high price. He also deliberately emphasized: "The price is really high, and it can also be used to boost popularity." Finally, he cautiously glanced at Downing: "Tony, do you think this is okay?" ”

"Hugh Hefner? It's a familiar name, but I can't remember it for a while. ”

Looking at Downing with a thoughtful look, Jimmy reminded: "Hugh Hefner is that bunny girl, Playboy"

was reminded by Jimmy, Tang Ning remembered, and said why Hugh Hefner was so familiar with such a name, this was not one of the most envied men in his previous life. The founder of the Playboy brand, his life can really be called "Playboy", he is a man who knows how to enjoy fine wine and beautiful women the most, a rebel of the American Puritans. According to his own words, "I have slept with thousands of women so far, and they still love me. "Even if he is over 80 years old in later life, he still takes one or two viagra pills a day, holds three or four beauties in his arms, shuttles between celebrities, and enjoys a casual life as he wants. After his life with three beauties was made into the reality show "The Girl Next Door", it aroused people's **, and the video game "Playboy: Mansion" based on his life allowed people to experience his scenery and his painstaking efforts. Only he has the courage to say: many people spend the first half of their lives chasing fame and fortune. The second half of my life claims to hate fame and fortune, and I am unwilling to exchange my life with anyone.

"The pursuit of pleasure" is the essence of Hefner's "Playboy philosophy", and in the first issue of Playboy, he wrote: "'Playboy' does not mean decadent hedonists. Our so-called 'Playboy' is a person who doesn't see life as just a string of bitter tears, and the proposition behind Playboy magazine is that entertainment and enjoyment are good things. Hefner once said, "What I understand as 'feminine' is all that a woman has that is attractive." I am afraid that this understanding comes from the influence of Hollywood movies that I was exposed to when I was growing up. ”

This guy started out with sexy photos of Marilyn Monroe. In the fall of 1953, at the age of 27, Hefner borrowed $8,000 from friends and relatives and spent $500 to buy the rights to Monroe's semi-nude photos and founded Playboy, a miracle that sold more than 50,000 copies in its inaugural issue. The whole of America is excited about this unprecedented men's magazine that focuses on female nudity, talks about X, about love, about life taste, and about how to relax.

His ambition is evident in the manifesto written in the inaugural issue of Playboy. "If you're a man, between the ages of 18 and 80," Hefner wrote, "Playboy is the magazine for you...... If you're looking for a humorous, profound, and hot experience while entertaining, Playboy is the perfect thing for you...... We wanted to make this clear from the very beginning that Playboy is not a magazine for the whole family...... If you're someone's sister, wife, or mother-in-law. If you accidentally pick up our magazine, please hand it to the male member of the family, and you should read "Women and Family Partners" yourself. ”

Each issue of Playboy features a close-up of Playboy, interviews, fictional literature, and an introduction to classic Playboy art. Some famous models such as Naomi. Campbell, Cindy. Crawford, as well as Hollywood star Sharon Brown. Stone, King. Basinger has been on the cover of magazines and is proud of it. Michael. Jordan, Bob. Dylan, Bill. Gates and others have been interviewed by Playboy. John. Updike, Joyce. Carol. Oates, Stephen. William. Hawking and Tom. Clancy has also written in magazines. As magazines became more and more popular, many Hollywood actresses competed to be Playboy's cover girls, including the famous Sophia. Roland, Elizabeth. Taylor, Jane. Fonda and Madonna, among others. Ultimately. Playboy expanded into a large conglomerate of publishing, audio-visual, entertainment and clothing.

Although Downing knew that appearing on "Playboy" would indeed boost Hepburn's recent flagging popularity, he still didn't like this hype from the bottom of his heart. So he shook his head and said, "No matter how much money he pays, I don't want my woman's body to be seen by other men." ”

Jimmy still persuaded without giving up: "Actually, you can not show three points, just don't put on the key parts." ”

Tang Ning still refused: "That's not good, I'm not short of that money." ”

Jimmy sighed, "Well, it's Hugh Hefner begging you this time, because if there isn't a shocking superstar to hold up the scene." Then his Playboy is going to be in trouble. ”

Tang Ning asked a little puzzled: "I remember that two years ago, I seemed to have seen "Playboy" celebrate the sales of more than 10 million, why do you seem to be unable to open it now." ”

Jimmy explained: "Playboy is pretty much the same now, if not that it can't be opened. You don't usually read this kind of magazine, so you don't know, there are a lot of magazines of the same type on the market now, especially the "Attic". It's much bolder than "Playboy", and the color photos on it make me blush even when I see it."

Tang Ning said in his heart, even you, the wolf of Hollywood, blushed when you look at it, the degree of shame can be imagined, but the attic is indeed bold and explicit, and the defeat is also bold and explicit, he relied on this kind of pictures and descriptions to rob most of the adult magazine market that belonged to "Playboy", but in the end it went bankrupt in 2003 because of this, and even the boss even sold his mansion to pay off his debts. Because American men, especially those of a certain status and status, do not want to be seen as nymphomaniac, they generally do not patronize adult magazines that depict naked images. (To be continued.) )