บท 236: Chapter 236 - The Playboy Fiasco
Hugh Hefner's Sky Villa, the Playboy Club in Las Vegas, has some of the most luxurious suites in the world. Here each suite is equipped with a spacious living room, dining room, bathroom, multimedia room, gym, sauna, spa area, bar and solarium, the living room is paved with luxurious Italian marble, beautifully placed large bronze sculpture, including the bathroom, including each room is equipped with a large plasma screen TV. In addition, almost every balcony is equipped with an open-air shallow swimming pool half the size of a basketball court.
Especially noteworthy is the bedroom with a huge mirror in the ceiling and a waterbed underneath that rotates in all directions. Guests don't have to step out of their rooms to sit in the $700,000 ultra-luxurious Jacuzzi on the balcony, which offers sweeping views of the Las Vegas Strip through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass. In addition to the stunning hardware, the software is equally impeccable. Every guest enjoys 24-hour butler service, with a personal masseuse, private chef and card game kit at their beck and call.
So although the standard charge here is as high as $40,000 per night, but many Hollywood stars and international sports elites still tend to rush, a lot of money in Vegas in the luxury gamblers will also be here as the first choice of landing, the room booking of this place are a month in advance, and not every time you can get a room as you wish.
Among the many luxury suites, there is one that looks particularly luxurious, the living room is paved with luxurious Italian marble, displaying paintings by Picasso, Monet and even John Lennon, and if you don't realize that the entire floor of the bedroom is a sofa bed, and ignore some of the erotic gadgets, this is a luxury palace. Of course it's no presidential suite, because this room will always have only one occupant, and he's the founder of Playboy - Hugh Hefner.
Heffner, who was sitting in the luxurious living room of the exclusive suite at this very moment, had lost half of his hearing, but his mind was still sharp and clear. At the beginning of the month in the Playboy Mansion interview with the Associated Press reporter, the old man struggled many times to get up from his seat. Yet Hefner himself believes that 80 is one's middle age, and that youth and vigor never leave one's body as long as the spirit does not age. In the company of his three girlfriends, he is self-conscious of being younger than he was fifteen years ago. Despite being 83 years old and having suffered a stroke, Heffner maintains a lifestyle driven by Viagra. He leads a regular sex life with three girlfriends, all of whom are almost half a century younger than him. The guy also travels a lot among celebrities and enjoys a casual lifestyle as he pleases.
But instead of a sexy blonde, there was a small, lewd-looking brunette standing across the couch from him, especially with the small eyes on his face, which could easily bring to mind the adjective "thievish".
The very presence of such a man would have been tiresome, especially in Hefner's gilded parlor. But there he stood, looking at Hephner with a fawning smile on his face.
Hephner looked at that guy's eyes did not hide his disgust, but considering that he had something he was interested in in his hands, he had to sit here with patience.
"Say, what have you brought me this time?" Heffner's voice was cold and faint, but it was nothing less than heavenly music in the ears of the lewd man across from him.
The man named Watson gulped and said in a mysterious manner, "I guarantee that that news will blow your mind!"
"There are a lot of things in this world that can surprise me...I didn't waste my time sitting here to listen to your boring bragging, and if the information you provide doesn't work for me, I won't hesitate to have you thrown out of here!"
Seeing the impatience in Hefner's eyes, Watson nodded his head busily like a chicken pecking at rice, and immediately changed to an increasingly respectful tone, "This information is related to Hollywood's big star Felix Lin...I've been secretly tracking and investigating him since he became famous, and so far I've come to the conclusion that he maintains inappropriate relationships with at least six Hollywood female celebrities to maintain an inappropriate relationship!"
Heffner frowned, he was disgusted by Watson's use of the word "illicit relationships", "You mean he's cheating on his wife with someone else?"
Watson looked at Heffner with apprehension, he didn't know where he had said the wrong thing, anyway, Heffner's face was now very ugly, which was not a good sign. Facing Hephner's questioning, he hurriedly explained, "That's not true, the actresses he's been dating are all currently single, but one used to be married, and I doubt very much that her divorce from her own ex-husband was because of Felix's meddling."
"Those women you're talking about wouldn't all be no-name actors, would they?" Hefner grunted coldly, "I don't want to help make them famous by hyping them up like the other papers."
"Things are definitely not what you think, you should believe what I'm saying after reading this list!" Watson swore and gambled with conviction, then pulled out a small book from his jacket pocket and let one of the pages tear off from it.
Heffner took the list of names with a suspicious glance, then glanced casually toward it. His face was as normal as ever, but his heart was in turmoil. Whether it is already famous, a little older Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, or in recent years in the movie world, Kate Beckinsale, Megan Fox, Scarlett Johansson, Blake Fleury ... Hollywood's best beauty has almost become someone's private collection, although there is a heart preparation, but the list of actresses lineup of the "luxury" or "luxury". Although I was prepared for it, the list of actresses on the list was so "luxurious" that it still made Hefner smack his lips.
"What's with these circled names?" Moving on, Hefner became a little confused about the contents of the list.
Watson explained, "These are actresses who were close to Felix Lim, but whose relationship was less certain, so I've labeled them specifically."
Heffner snapped his fingers at the list in his hand, "So the ones that aren't circled you have solid evidence in your hand that proves that they and Felix Lim were but before?"
"This... "Watson glanced at Hefner with some difficulty, "Because Felix is very careful when dating these women, so I don't have any clear evidence in my hands for the time being, but I can assure you that most of the actresses on the list are having an affair with Felix are having an affair, as long as I am given more time and manpower, I will definitely be able to catch them in the act!"
Hefner's hand loosened, the list was casually thrown to the ground, under his piercing gaze, Watson didn't even dare to bow down to pick up the list that he had "painstakingly" compiled.
Hefner sneered, "Without evidence, do you think there is any difference between this and newspaper gossip?"
Heffner's words made Watson feel like falling into an ice cave, only after half a day did he stutter, "Although there is no evidence, this is a clear clue, I believe that with your ability, you will definitely be able to obtain more evidence."
Heffner fumbled around on his body for a while, then interrupted Worf impatiently, "Do you have fire on you?"
The unaware Watson hurriedly took out a lighter from his pocket and went forward a ready to light Hephner's fire, but he realized that the other party did not have any intention to smoke or cigar, and froze there awkwardly.
"Don't be a fool, I meant for you to burn that list yourself!" Heffner looked at the bewildered Watson and laughed coldly in his heart.
"Burn it...but it's something I worked so hard to put together!" Watson's voice carried a distinct tremor in it, not knowing if it was due to disappointment or fear.
He tremblingly picked up the piece of paper and hid it in his arms as if it were a treasure, and finally gave Heffner a wary look, "If you think this clue is useless, there really is nothing more to say between us."
"And then you're going to go to another newspaper owner?" Heffner pierced through Watson's mind with a single glance, he smiled and shook his head, "I can tell you very clearly that even if this list you're holding in your hand is true, no one will believe your words! Even if someone believed it, they wouldn't pay money to buy your stuff and put it in the newspaper."
Watson looked at Heffner with some misgivings, he knew that a figure of the other party's status had no need to joke around with a small person like himself, but to ask him to give up, his heart was a little reluctant, so he couldn't help but ask one more question, "Why?"
"Why?" Heffner looked at Watson with a face full of amusement, "What kind of consequences do you think will happen after this list is in the press?"
Watson had a wild look on his face, "This will be the biggest scandal ever in the Hollywood entertainment industry, and it could even blow up the world!"
"Scandal?" Hefner suddenly felt that this Watson guy was ignorant, "I have to remind you that Felix Lin is not even married until now, his little personal affair is not worth mentioning at all in my opinion, can you still push him onto the moral judgment bench? He's neither cheating nor having an affair, even if you have solid evidence, what can you do to him?"
Watson argued, "I can make him lose his reputation, at least not in the entertainment industry!"
Hefner looked as if he had heard a big joke, his face filled with sarcasm, "If this matter can make Felix Lin lose his reputation, then if I had slept with thousands of women, wouldn't I have died several times already?"
Watson was speechless for a while, Hefner's affair is known to the whole world, but he is still getting well, and even still living with his own pre and three girlfriends, and no one feels that there is something wrong with this, let alone verbally attacking Hefner.
"I think you're different from Felix Lim, he's a big Hollywood star and reputation is the most valuable thing to him..."
"So what you're saying is that I don't care about my reputation and have been living shamelessly in this world?" Hefner's face chilled, which made Watson's heart thump in his chest.
He hastily waved his hand, "I didn't mean that..."
Heffner ignored his explanation, "I don't have the interest or time to care about what you think, but I'll tell you this, reputation is indeed important to Felix Lin, but for you to try to hit him with just these things you hold in your hands, that's just a fool's dream!"
"It's true that these things you want to expose can have some impact on his star path, but don't forget that Felix Lin has never been a mere star. Even if his positive image is tarnished and viewers no longer like to worship him, he can still retreat behind the scenes and work as a screenwriter or a director. Even if he can't be a screenwriter or a director anymore, he still holds MGM in his hands... A super-rich man whose worth can be ranked in the top 100 in the world that you want to bring down just based on this matter, you're no different from an idiot in my eyes!"
"But... "Watson still wanted to argue, but Hefner didn't give him that chance at all.
"There's no buts, you can suspect that Felix Lim's private life is problematic, are those media outlets that hold more resources in their hands as oblivious as idiots? The chief editors of those big newspapers don't want you to be so brainless, they know that if such a report is sent out, there is a high probability that it will be followed by Felix Lin's fierce retaliation.Felix Lin is like a tiger, and his reputation is like a cage that he is happy to lock himself up in. But if someone wants to break the cage, once there is no fear of reputation, it is easy for the tiger to eat people."
"Only the lacy tabloids might be interested in what you've got on your hands, but they can't give you a price you're happy with...even if you get a large sum of money for it, only if you have the life to enjoy it. If I were Felix Lin, I'd be perfectly capable of spending a fortune to do away with you quietly." Hefner gestured a gunshot with his hand to his temple, a gesture that startled Worf.
Hephner gave him a contemptuous look; if he hadn't been so kind as to warn him, the fellow would have died before he knew it.
"Are things really as serious as you say?" Worf was shocked this time, he looked at Heffner with almost pleading eyes, "What should I do then?"
Heffner nodded, "Although you're just an idiot, you've at least done one thing right...this information you've provided would be a pile of scrap paper to anyone else, but it's still of some use to me. I can offer you a sum of money, but not for what you've got, but to shut up."
Watson froze, he clearly hadn't understood what Heffner meant.
Although there was a burst of irritation in his heart, Heffner still said patiently, "I don't have time to nag you, I will meet with Felix Lin recently, and at that time, I will give him these things in your hand as a 'meeting gift'...Do you think Felix Lin knows What kind of reaction will Felix Lin have when he finds out about this?"
Heffner's sorrowful gaze made Watson shiver, and he thought of what Heffner had just said about killing and exterminating people.
"After taking the money if you don't want to disappear from the world then leave the United States immediately, and don't let the second person know about these things in your hand... If you take the money and can't keep your mouth shut, then you should first be prepared to meet God!"
Watson curiously added, "Aren't you going to make this public?"
Hefner narrowed his eyes, "One last piece of advice, before you decide to be curious about something, think about whether you're actually qualified to know about it or you might not even know how you died!"
Watson didn't dare to say anything else as he dutifully chose the second path that Heffner pointed out to him. Watson knew that Heffner was not joking with him or scaring him, and after getting the money, he was ready to go to Mexico first to avoid the wind.
After he left, there was another man in Hefner's living room. Sideburns slightly gray hair shows the age of this person is only slightly younger than Hefner, he is Hefner's most trusted assistant Kennett.
Kennett had followed Hefner 40 years ago, and he played a role somewhat similar to that of a loyal butler. Hefner do what things may avoid his beloved woman, but never hide from Kennett, the two this mutual trust of tacit understanding has been maintained for many years.
At this time, Kennet's face did not have a relaxed expression like Hephner's, instead, it was full of worry: "I think it is not a wise choice for you to threaten Felix Lin with this matter."
Heffner looked out the window at the Las Vegas Strip, which was dyed gold by the setting sun, and sighed quietly, "Do you think this level of threat can make Felix Lin compromise?"
"Obviously not!" Kennet gave a very straightforward answer.
Hefner nodded, "That's why I never intended to threaten him with this, it was merely a bargaining chip for me and him to engage in a cooperative endeavor."
"What if Felix Lim refuses to work with us?" Kennet hesitated, "Are you prepared to publicize this?"
Hefner shrugged his shoulders in disbelief, "While I don't care about Felix Lin's retaliation afterward, what good would it do me to do so other than adding an enemy to my own ranks?"
"But wouldn't that make all your arrangements for today fall through?"
"Don't worry, we wiped Felix Lin's ass, he'll definitely show something." The look of certainty on Heffner's face appeared inscrutable, it was as if he knew Lin Mingyang would definitely accept this cooperation.
"But..." said Kennet, wanting to say something but finally holding back.
"Even if it's not for the sake of this cooperation, I'd still love to meet with Felix Lin." Heffner touched his face and muttered, "He makes me feel like I'm really getting old... I can actually be dating six Hollywood actresses at the same time, and all of them are superb... I really want to know, how on earth did this guy manage to do that?"
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