Chapter 88: The Supreme Treasure in the Trash

  The white fatty who walked in from outside was very stylish, wearing a suit and leather shoes, with people calling out to him from front and back. Most importantly, he himself was like a heavy-duty aircraft carrier, as if every step he took would shake the ground.

  When he saw the white fat man suddenly appear, Wild Bull Billy was like seeing a great savior.

  "Mr. Henry, save me! Please, I beg of you, save me!" he cried out loudly.

  That white fat man didn't even look at the bison Billy who was wailing on the ground, but walked straight up to Yì Fēi Yáng, then narrowed his small eyes and said with a smile: "Hello, dear friend, if I'm not mistaken, you're that amazing Chinese director Yì Fēi Yáng!" As he spoke, he stretched out his chubby hand.

  Friendly and kind, this is the first impression given by the white fat man.

  Yi Feiyang didn't take his hand, "Sorry, it seems we're not friends yet."

  Facing Yi Fei Yang's coldness, the white fat man didn't feel any discomfort at all, but instead chuckled and said: "Hey, look at me, buddy! I should introduce myself, yeah, my name is Henry, but everyone likes to call me 'Elephant' Henry. Damn it, I'm really too fat! I reckon even an African elephant would feel inferior when they see me!"

  Have to say, this white fat guy is very humorous, very witty and good at self-mockery.

  Yi Feiyang finally showed a bit of "interest", "Oh, so you're Henry the elephant? And this company is yours too?"

  "Not bad, hehe, shoot some small movies, help Hollywood prosper the porn culture, mainly to help the majority of men improve their quality of life in that aspect!"

  Yi Feiyang discovered another advantage of this fat man - his face was thick enough.

  "Excuse me, Mr. Henry, you suddenly appeared, aren't you going to introduce yourself?"

  "No, of course not!" Henry the elephant shrugged his shoulders, "I came to thank you!"

  "Thank me?" Yi Feiyang was indeed somewhat surprised.

  "Yes, I am thanking you!" said Henry the Elephant very seriously, then pointing at the bison Billy who was lying on the ground and wailing, "Thanks for helping me break this guy's leg!"

  Yi Feiyang was really confused, originally thought the real backstage big shot appeared. How could it be that they would have a fierce battle, but unexpectedly this fat man was so gentle and amiable... Could it be that this guy is a weakling who bullies the weak and fears the strong?

  Just as Easy was in doubt, the big elephant Henry said: "Oh damn, you don't know, this damn guy is too disobedient. Although I have a bad reputation in the Hollywood underground film market, I never do things like kidnapping and blackmailing women to shoot pornographic films! As a man, no matter how bad, must give himself a limit! Yes, my limit is not to force, not to coerce, but completely rely on their willingness! Maybe. You think I'm boasting here, it doesn't matter, you can ask these girls if I'm that kind of person?!"

  "That's right, I'm a big bad egg! Compared to those other scoundrels, I'm even worse, so bad that people can't help but want to rip my head off and kick it around like a ball! But I, Henry the Elephant, am a man of principle! I've been in the porn business for years, seen all sorts of people, met all sorts of people, been cursed at, hated, spat upon... yet in the end, who doesn't give me a thumbs up? Oh God, this damn Henry, at least he hasn't forced any good women into prostitution!"

  "Yes, I'm proud of it! But that son of a bitch Buffalo Bill, damn him, he's been giving me trouble all this time and ruining my reputation! My poor remaining good name! Honestly, I'm furious, yes, very furious! Especially when I heard he was using my name again. Kidnapped a Russian woman, forcing her to film some 'Santa Claus vs Snow White'... damn it, gotta admit the movie title is catchy, but he's still in the wrong and keeps making mistakes! So when I got the news, my first reaction was to come over here myself and break this guy's legs!"

  ……

  Henry the elephant is very garrulous, at least in Yifei Yang's eyes. This guy isn't a bad egg, but he's also a chatterbox, especially when he spits stars and lectures you with great fanfare. Yifei Yang really has an urge to slap him in the face.

  "Cough, damn it! After saying so much, you might already know what kind of person I am. I'm a big bad boy, an extra-large bad boy... whether it's my figure or status, they're all extra-large... Hehe, don't you think I'm very down-to-earth?"

  "Of course, you Chinese people like to talk big, so I have to make you believe what I say by taking some real action. Come on..." Henry the elephant slowly moved his massive body and made way for Yifei Yang to see... Natasha!

  Natasha had been hiding behind Henry the elephant all along, but because of Henry's enormous size, like a mountain, it blocked this Russian beauty.

  "Look, dear Chinese friend, isn't she the one you're looking for? Hehe, can't deny it, she's a beauty! My film company hasn't met someone with such great figure and looks in a long time. If she agrees to fulfill her contract and shoot a movie for our company, we'll definitely make a lot of money! Yes, a lot of money! I heard she's very popular lately, right?"

  "I love money, but I love making friends more than money... Oh for Pete's sake, is there anyone who can come and throw this guy out? He's lying on the ground and humming!" Henry the elephant disdainfully pointed at Billy the buffalo on the ground. "I hate it when people interrupt me while I'm talking, it's so annoying, oh for Pete's sake!" Henry the elephant took out his handkerchief and gentlemanly wiped the corner of his mouth.

  Someone naturally came over and dragged out the poor guy who was groaning in pain, leaving a trail of blood that shocked everyone.

  "Oh yeah, buddy, where was I?" asked Henry the elephant, blinking his extremely kind small eyes at Yifeiyang.

  Yi Feiyang couldn't help but speak up, "You said you wanted to make friends."

  "Oh, yes! Look at me, I'm getting old and my memory isn't what it used to be... I love making friends the most, so she's yours now!"

  Under the guidance of Elephant Henry, Natasha was released and rushed into Yifei Yang's arms. "Boss, I'm so scared! Waaah!" she cried.

  "Don't be afraid, Natasha, it's all right now!" Yì Fēi Yáng patted her shoulder to comfort her. "By the way, did they bully you? If so, tell me and I'll definitely help you get justice back!"

  "There wasn't... At first, that bald guy forced me to keep filming adult movies. I didn't comply, so he locked me up... Then, it was this fat gentleman who rescued me. After that, I met you, boss! Waaah!" Although Natasha's words were unclear, Yifeng understood that she hadn't been seriously hurt or bullied by those bastards. Also, the fat guy seemed to be quite decent.

  "Are you thinking I'm not bad?" The white fat man seemed to have seen through Yifei Yang's thoughts, his small eyes smiled into a slit, "Many people who don't know me think I'm greedy for money and sex, controlling underground pornographic films, a thorough villain! But people who know me well all know that my elephant Henry is still quite sentimental... like now..." Elephant Henry said, pulling out a contract.

  "Look, this is the contract signed by Miss Natasha and my top company. It's a genuine contract protected by law... I love America, that's the best part. No matter how bad a person is or what bad things they've done, as long as they follow the legal path, they'll be protected by the government!"

  Looking at Henry the elephant's complacent appearance, Yifei Yang couldn't help but say: "You're not going to show off with this contract, are you?"

  "Oh no, of course not!"

  "So that's what you want me to bid for... How much?" Yifeng Yang prepared to take out his checkbook. No matter how high the other party quoted, he had to buy this contract. Not for anything else, but for Natasha's future prospects.

  "Haha, buddy, you underestimated me! Didn't I just say that? Although I love money, I love making friends even more! So..." With that, Henry the elephant took out a lighter and, with a snap, set the contract on fire!

  This time, Yi Feiyang really couldn't understand this "big elephant" at all. What on earth was this porn king doing?!

  "Hah, you don't have to be so surprised, dear fellow. I said it earlier, I really hope we can become friends, and this is the price!"

  Yi Feiyang fell silent, and Henry the elephant didn't urge him on, but instead smiled at him with a knowing glint in his eye, waiting.

  "I know, someone like me might be looked down upon by many who consider themselves righteous! Even if I have a lot of money and status, I'm still just a filmmaker who doesn't quite fit in. But I really hope, dear friend, that you can become my friend... My friends are very few, truly very few... I am very lonely!"

  For some reason, Yi Feiyang was suddenly moved by Henry the elephant's last sentence. A notorious porn magnate actually said something so sincere and "weak". Yi Feiyang felt that this kind of person, even if they were really bad, couldn't be all that bad.

  Besides, I've never been afraid of bad people!

  "Alright, I promise you... but I don't know why you insist on being friends with me?" Yi Feiyang couldn't help but ask.

  "This is a good question... however, you see, the environment here isn't really suitable for chatting. To be honest, I'm fed up with film sets! Why don't we go to my office instead? There's fine wine, coffee, and Chinese tea that you Chinese people love so much. Let's have a cup, sit down, and have a good chat!"

  ……

  Bugs Bunny escorted Natasha out first. Easy Fly was invited by Mr. Henry the Elephant to his private office.

  It's more like a collection room than a private office, so when you step inside, it feels like walking into some sort of museum...

  On the surrounding walls, various oil paintings were hung, although Yifei Yang was not familiar with oil painting, he also recognized Cézanne's "The Card Players", Monet's "Impression, Sunrise" and Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" and other famous works.

  Henry the elephant gestured for Yifei Yang to sit down while taking off his carefully made coat and hanging it on a clothes rack, then asked Yifei Yang: "Tea or coffee?"

  Yi Feiyang said: "Let's have some tea instead." As he spoke, he began to examine those famous paintings again.

  Henry the elephant chuckled and said, "Those are all fakes... but they still cost me a pretty penny. Like that fake 'Impression, Sunrise', it set me back $3,000. God, to be honest, I only hang this stuff up so people don't think I'm completely uncultured, just because my office is decorated with nothing but pin-up posters!"

  Yi Feiyang smiled, "I was just wondering who would hang so many expensive famous paintings in the office so casually."

  "Hehe, dear Yi... um, is it okay to call you that? Honestly, I'm a rough person, and before I did this line of work, you'd never guess what I do..."

  Henry the elephant handed a cup of good tea to Yifei Yang, "Thirty years ago, I wasn't as fat as I am now, nor was I as rich as I am now, and of course, I wasn't as bad as I am now... At that time, I was still a good person, just a ordinary truck driver who drove back and forth between states in the US for a living, to support my family, to buy milk powder for my kids!"

  "Maybe God saw that I was struggling too much, so one day he blessed me... A crew filming an adult movie found me and asked to rent my truck to film a road-style adult film. The name of the movie I still remember to this day is "The Love God's Big Rig". Haha, isn't that a silly name? But at the time it was quite catchy, and the actress was very pretty, not inferior to your Natasha... Hmm, I think she was a D-cup. Why do I remember so clearly? Because on the second night of filming, I snuck into her tent and spent $30 doing what a man should do. Now thinking about it, that $30 was well worth it, even though it was my weekly salary!"

  Henry the elephant savored a sip of tea, then continued: "Later I heard that film sold like hotcakes, and the people who made it earned tens of thousands of dollars. At that time, I was tempted, I didn't think making adult films would be so profitable. So, at that time, I made a very bold decision, selling my damn big truck, and then finding someone to shoot an adult film!"

  As Henry the elephant spoke to this point, Yifei Yang couldn't help but smile wryly, "You just entered the industry like that? It looks very legendary, it can be completely filmed into a movie, and the name is called 'Sexy Big Shot'!"

  Yi Feiyang said this when he thought of a drama film "The People vs. Larry Flynt" released in the United States in 1996.

  The film was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1997, Best Director and Best Actor, and won the Golden Bear at that year's Berlin Film Festival. Woody Harrelson, as the male lead, showed the complex personality of this emperor of the sex industry: violent, lovable, with a dubious patriotic heart.

  Yi Feiyang remembered it clearly, and in it the male lead had a famous line: "If the First Amendment protects people like me, I believe it can protect everyone, because I am the most despicable and worthless trash."

  At this moment, comparing the lines in the movie with Henry the elephant himself, Yi Feiyang thought: He can also be considered a rare treasure among trash! (......)