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　In the end, Kissinger could only say that he would try his best to help Hugh Hefner find a "second- or third-rate country" that was "not too poor" to serve as an ambassador for one to two years to "gild his reputation." The location should preferably be in Europe. If that didn't work, finding a wealthier Latin American country would also be fine.

　Hugh Hefner had no choice but to agree to this, but he declared that he would never go to black Africa or Muslim countries because he could not imagine how he could openly promote and sell Playboy magazines and films in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, or Cairo, the capital of Egypt...

　Well, in fact, in the mid-twentieth century, not to mention those conservative Arab countries, even European and American countries, which are considered more open by later generations, required women to dress conservatively, and photos and portraits of nude women were rarely allowed to appear in public.

　The intensity of censorship in European and American literary works at that time was far from comparable to that at the end of the 20th century. If Uncle Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" had been published in the 1950s, it would probably have been banned immediately - McCarthyism was not only about purging communism, but also about cracking down on pornography!

　However, the pace of change can be astonishing. Ever since rock music and the anti-traditional hippie movement swept across Europe and the US in the 1960s, topless hostesses, strolling around in bare-breasted outfits with their breasts swung, quickly became a fashion staple in nightclubs across the world.

　The skirts worn by young girls and young women became shorter and shorter, inch by inch, until they became miniskirts that exposed half of their buttocks.

　On stage, nudity became a widespread trend. Before World War II, the cancan, in which European and American dancers lifted their skirts and thighs, had already made young people blush and drawn widespread condemnation from moralists. But by the 1960s, the cancan was deemed old-fashioned and conservative for lacking in boldness. Semi-nude dancers, wearing only bras and seamless underwear, or a string of rosary beads in place of a top, became fashionable.

　When a certain time traveler unleashed the extraordinary profession of "Tantric Master," and especially the "sex therapy" that could cure all diseases, this extraordinary skill that could drive people crazy, the openness or decline of the atmosphere in the "free camp" Western European countries suddenly accelerated.

　From Britain and France to West Germany and Italy, they all went crazy in promoting pornography and theft, vigorously advocating the beauty of nudity, openly promoting nude camps, holding large-scale nude parades every summer, and nude summer camps, nude scouts and nude sports games, which also flourished rapidly.

　In 1968, young people in France launched the vigorous "May Storm": In this dimension, the direct cause of the outbreak of this movement was quite funny. It turned out that several universities in Paris wanted to rectify the school atmosphere and strictly prohibited male and female students from living together.

　As a result, French university students, unwilling to part with their loved ones, took to the streets in protest, subsequently joined by a growing number of opposition groups, ultimately leading to a massive nationwide movement: all Parisian universities and colleges went on strike, 1000 million workers across France went on strike, French banks closed, public transportation ground to a halt, and the nation's economic life threatened to come to a standstill. Major capitalists, alarmed, began transferring their funds abroad.

　Although President Charles de Gaulle successfully suppressed the May Storm with an extremely harsh attitude, he had to resort to appeasement measures to divert the attention of young people: You young people with hormones that have nowhere to vent, stop engaging in politics all day and focus on having sex!

　Soon, the French built the famous "naked city" of Cap d'Agge on the sunny Mediterranean coast. This tourist town boasts a long coastline and year-round sunshine. Besides beautiful beaches, the city boasts a comprehensive range of amenities, including restaurants, hotels, cinemas, hospitals, and schools. However, without exception, everyone in the city must remain naked, even to visit restaurants or the library.

　In Paris, the hottest day of the year is designated as "Naked Day," and various grand naked parades and rallies are held.

　Even during the dictatorship of Franco

　In 1968, Spain, under pressure from the church, shyly opened the Mediterranean island of Ibiza to the public. It was designated a "nudist zone" by Franco, and large signs were erected across the island: "You must learn and practice letting go, letting your body be naturally naked, and viewing other nudity around you with peace and calm."

　There was no other way. There was a great terror between life and death. Marshal Franco, now elderly and suffering from a variety of illnesses, spent a huge sum of money to enjoy the "sex therapy" services of a certain American female "Tantric Master". After instantly recovering his health, he immediately became addicted to it and became obsessed.

　He also wanted his country to have a few more "Tantric Masters" so that he and his old friends could enjoy "sex therapy" at any time.

　Even if this meant offending the conservatives of the Catholic Church, Marshal Franco, who only wanted to live a few more years, really couldn't care less.

　As for the various magazines that openly publish photos of nude women, they have also blossomed in European countries following the official lifting of the ban.

　The American Playboy and the British The Sun, because they were the first to start the nudity trend, have become the most popular fashion among many young people in Europe, and have become the forerunners that various emerging "yellow magazines" in Western Europe have tried to imitate.

　——Because of the emergence of the superpower of "sex", and the extremely useful therapeutic power, Hugh Hefner, the owner of "Playboy", was suddenly upgraded to a trendsetter in a certain "high-tech" field, just like the "Iron Man" Musk of the 21st century!

　As for the church's strenuous resistance and moral preaching, everyone fell on deaf ears - the church once opposed heliocentrism, evolution, and autopsy. But who would take the church's decrees seriously now?

　Even the Eastern European countries in the Warsaw Pact across the Iron Curtain launched various nude photo publications such as "Man and Nature" and "Aphrodite" in the second half of the 1960s to adapt to and guide the drastic changes in social trends and to test the waters for the Soviet big brother.

　After several arguments and negotiations, Soviet leaders in the Kremlin ultimately decided that they couldn't miss out on the "extraordinary revolution." However, they were concerned about potential negative consequences, so they decided to test the waters first with their Eastern European allies and then share the benefits through CMEA cooperation.

　As for the specifics, should this "degenerate industry" be placed in East Germany, turning East Berlin into the largest red-light district in the socialist bloc? Or should it be placed in Czechoslovakia, creating a "Pink Prague" and a "Czech Girls' Pleasure Street"?

　Initially, the Kremlin's top brass was hesitant, and internal debate was fierce. Some felt that East Germany was a "showcase for socialism," and that the red-light district should be located there. Others felt that the city needed to be treated fairly, and that all the good things shouldn't be given to East Germany.

　However, as Soviet tanks, which suppressed the Prague Spring, rumbled onto the streets of the Czech Republic, the matter was settled.

　- In order to appease the anger of the Czechs, the Soviet Union not only promised to allow Czech astronauts to go into space on Soviet spacecraft and share the glory and splendor of the space race, but also placed the "Garden of Eden of Socialism" in Prague, allowing the Czechs to make huge profits from the sex industry and "superpowers."

　At the same time, this also concealed the intention to "de-industrialize" the Czech Republic, so that it would focus on the service industry and no longer be able to compete with the Soviet Union.

　——Anyway, the Czechoslovak Communist Party has made a mess of its industry over the years, wasting the legacy left by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Nazi Germany. So why not just stop developing industry and use Czech human resources to develop a "smokeless industry" and make a living by making porn movies and running brothels!

　Well, this seems to have hit the Czech people's talent: after the end of the Cold War, the Czech Republic relied on "retaliatory sexual liberation", allowing Czech beauties to receive customers and shoot films every day, so that they survived that difficult transition period and made a name for themselves in the Western world.

　Since then, Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, has become the porn capital of Europe, and the European Adult Summit has almost always been held in Prague.

　Prague in the 21st century is to Europe what the San Fernando Valley is to the United States and Pattaya is to Southeast Asia.

　What? German porn? German porn is almost all heavy-flavored. Only a few people like it. Most people can't stand it!

　Even if the Germans were asked to make some light-hearted aesthetic art films, these square-headed Germans would not be able to do it well, at least they would be far inferior to the Czechs.

　Of course, as a traitor in the socialist camp, Yugoslavia under Tito's rule had to do things differently. In Ragusa on the Adriatic Sea, a seaside nude town was also built, but its conditions in all aspects could not be compared with similar tourist facilities in Western Europe.

　However, at least Playboy magazine is now allowed to be sold publicly in Yugoslavia, and is planning to establish a local branch. There are even Serbian and Croatian girls sending letters, wanting to be nude models and appear on the magazine's color pages.

　Therefore, Playboy owner Hugh Hefner should be very welcome no matter which European country he goes to as ambassador.

　Of course, if you were to serve as an ambassador to Latin America, the situation would be similar.

　Next in line is Fieri's older brother, Bernard King, who had just been re-elected to the House of Representatives. President Johnson and Vice President Kennedy promised to recommend Bernard to join the "Supernatural Power Management Committee" of Congress to help him continue to delve into the field, promote the development of nudist camps and nudist activities, and the popularization of supernatural medicine.

　Overall, this is a very fashionable and good job. Although it may sound a bit unethical, it is indeed beneficial to the country and the people.

　Nowadays, many "experts" are advocating for further "liberation of the mind", saying that sex therapists can replace doctors.

　In response to this, Firi, the mastermind and instigator behind the incident, said that this was pure fantasy - not to mention that children and the elderly cannot enjoy "sex therapy". Even if these people are deducted, the rest of the people cannot often enjoy the benefits of extraordinary treatment.

　This is because there is a threshold for entry into the practice of "Tantric Masters", and it is impossible to achieve "cultivation of immortality for all" and "sharing bliss together".

　Whether men or women, if they want to become a "Tantra Master," not only must they abandon their shame and reserve and be able to have sex outdoors, but they also have to meet certain requirements regarding appearance, physical strength, and age: they must be exceptionally handsome or beautiful!

　Although the United States now has a huge population of nearly 200 million, there are not many beautiful young people between the ages of 15 and 30 who are in the top 5% of their peers in terms of appearance, and who are also energetic, physically strong, and have normal sexual orientation.

　Not to mention, becoming a "Tantric Master" does not mean that you can master "sex therapy" immediately, but you have to reach at least level 4.

　But how fast you can upgrade and whether you will encounter bottlenecks, only God knows: it depends on talent, hard work and luck.

　Therefore, given the US population, even if all moral constraints were completely broken and the "Tantric Heart Method" was promoted extensively, according to Fili's estimate, under the best-case scenario, the country could only cultivate 20 to 30 "Tantric Masters" above Level 4 who mastered "H Healing Techniques."

　In reality, due to various objective conditions, it is very likely that we will not even be able to gather 100,000 "sex therapy masters" in the end.

　Furthermore, we must consider that some wealthy tantric masters may not be willing to sell their bodies day and night to patients, and the state would find it difficult to force them to do so. Therefore, the number of truly regular "sex therapists" will further decrease.

　Finally, even if one becomes a "Tantric Master", it does not mean that one can maintain super powers for life: in fact, as handsome men and beautiful women age and lose their looks, as long as their appearance drops to a certain level, they will gradually "lose their powers" and eventually become ordinary people again.

　But because of the American lifestyle, most beautiful women and handsome men find it difficult to maintain their peak looks until they are 30 years old...

　——It is obvious that the day and night hard work of tens of thousands of "sex therapy masters" is not enough to maintain the health of all American citizens.

　It can't even cover the entire American middle class. At best, it is a benefit that can only be enjoyed by a few rich people and the upper middle class.

　Moreover, because the "Tantric Master" could not use contraception, the large number of illegitimate children born during this period was likely to fill up the welfare home!

　I don’t know, does this count as some form of “socialized upbringing” (Ma Ni ecstasy)?

　Well, when I have time, it seems I should remind Brother Bernard not only to focus on promoting the construction of nudist camps and nudist communities on Capitol Hill, but also to develop supporting facilities such as obstetrics and gynecology hospitals, orphanages and welfare schools... Fili thought, stroking his chin.

　After Councilman Bernard King's future and compensation were finalized, it was next for Phiri's benefits.

　Strictly speaking, Firi himself did not put much effort into this presidential election.

　He was able to take advantage of the opportunity to gain benefits, in fact, it was because of Dr. Kissinger's flattery and the support of his elder brother and Vice President Kennedy.

　"Phili, judging by the current situation, as a marginal figure parachuted into the CIA from the Pentagon, I'm afraid you'll have little chance of further advancement within the CIA. The Director and other senior executives don't trust you, and are unwilling to hand you over to those powerful espionage projects.

　At the same time, you are not the kind of ace spy who can lurk in the enemy country for a long time to collect intelligence, and you don't need a colonel to interrogate prisoners.

　So, your career in the CIA is pretty much over, my friend.

　You still have a few refugee camps to manage now, but after the Vietnam War ends and the refugee camps are closed, I'm afraid you will have to be completely sidelined.

　If you don't want to be a marginalized colonel your whole life, only to be comfortably promoted to a higher rank and given a star upon retirement, or even be blamed for some inexplicable incident and have someone in the CIA take the blame, then come with me to the White House and try to change the course of your life!

　To be honest, Vice President Robert Kennedy just gave me a very challenging task, and you were the first person I thought of."

　Dr. Kissinger said to Phiri with a sincere look on his face, "After all, we have always been old partners who have cooperated happily, haven't we?"

　"You're right, Doctor. I'd be happy to partner with you again."

　Fili nodded. "But I wonder what mission Vice President Robert Kennedy has given you?"

　"Regarding last month's Apollo 7 flight

　You know the ship launch failed, right?" Kissinger said.

　"Yes, the rocket exploded mid-air. Luckily, the astronauts all made it back alive." Firi nodded. "It seems it wasn't going well."

　"Yes, Apollo 8 will be launched next month. But according to some secret investigations by the FBI and some information Howard Hughes obtained through personal connections, the problems with the Apollo lunar landing project are very serious, even to an outrageous degree."

　Dr. Kissinger shrugged his shoulders and said, “Originally, President Johnson didn’t want to investigate—what if something was found?

　But who cares if the world is currently engaged in a space race? The Soviets were also pursuing their own lunar rocket program (the N-1 rocket). If Soviet astronauts had truly beaten us to the moon, the public, the media, and the opposition would undoubtedly question what NASA was actually doing.

　Therefore, given that it was President John Kennedy who initiated the Apollo moon landing project, President Johnson handed over the Apollo moon landing project and the space race to Vice President Robert Kennedy, hoping that he could inherit his brother's legacy and realize the grand vision of human landing on the moon.

　So the Vice President secured President Johnson's approval to appoint me as National Space Advisor, responsible for investigating the various problems existing in the Apollo moon landing project and other space projects, and trying to come up with a feasible solution.

　But there are too many tricks in this matter, and the holes behind it are too big. I really can't handle it alone, so I want to ask you for help..."

　Well, the new vice president is too powerful and has too strong a background to be treated as a clay puppet, so should we let him handle some of the troublesome tasks?

　Fili curled his lips, mentally pondering President Johnson's intentions. But he still agreed to Dr. Kissinger's request to partner up again: "Whether I can do this job or not, I'll at least go to the White House and see what's going on!"

　Anyway, there is not much future in managing refugee camps, and the agency is constantly inserting people to take away its power. The Kunlun Island transit station close to the Vietnamese mainland and several refugee camps in California have now been replaced by other CIA directors, and even the handover work has been completed.

　The only forces he has now are a refugee camp in the desert, a few properties in Los Angeles' Chinatown, and a small informant network (a cult group) developed with the help of the witch Zoe.

　If this situation continues, I'm afraid that in a year or two, he will be completely sidelined in the CIA and become a window-sitter waiting for retirement.

　In comparison, just thinking about being able to participate in a century-long undertaking like the Apollo moon landing project is exciting!

　——Any time traveler who has watched various space science fiction games from Star Wars, Legend of the Galactic Heroes to the Gundam series, and played "StarCraft" and "EVE Online", has never had a space dream of stepping into the sea of ​​stars and soaring in the vast universe when he was young?

　However, until Firi's time travel, the furthest humans had ventured from Earth was the Apollo moon landing in the middle of the Cold War.

　After that, astronauts from all countries were essentially confined to low and medium orbits within 1000 kilometers of Earth's surface. That epic 380,000-kilometer journey from Earth to the Moon seemed to have become a swan song.

　-

　In this way, the celebration party and secret room meeting held in the Playboy Mansion were very satisfying and both the guests and hosts had a great time.

　When Fili took Marita away, Hugh Hefner, who was sitting in a wheelchair again, came to the door to see them off and waved from a distance.

　Well, although his career is rather licentious and decadent, this bunny girl farmer is actually quite good when it comes to his character towards his friends.

　I hope he in this world can live a peaceful life, swimming among the vibrant waves of hips and breasts until his death.

　"You know, dear? Hugh Hefner, the owner of Playboy, once said that his greatest wish in life was to sleep with 1000 women before he died. I'm not that greedy. I'd be satisfied if I could achieve even one percent of that goal."

　On the way home, Fili held the steering wheel and complained to Marita in the passenger seat.

　"1000 women? Mr. Hefner has a real appetite! Even the Turkish Sultan's harem doesn't have so many women!"

　Marita blinked. "And your goal is one percent of his? Isn't it only ten? You should have achieved it long ago, right?"

　"This small goal... seems... I haven't achieved it yet. I've only slept with eight girls in my life."

　Fili calculated silently in his mind, but found that even if he counted the underage Monica who was not eaten, there were only nine women in his harem.

　What's even more outrageous is that he has lived in the United States for so many years, but he has never slept with a decent American girl!

　——Marita is German, Juanita, Alena, Isabelle, Adriana, Camilla and Kate are Latin Americans, and Miss "Viet Cong" Zhao Qiuniang is Chinese...Except for Monica, whom he delivered personally, there is not even one person born in the United States in the harem!

　"You've only slept with eight women so far? In other words, apart from the slave girl at home, you haven't even slept with a woman outside?"

　Marita was stunned in disbelief, "This is impossible

　I don’t believe you were so obedient before!”

　"Believe it or not, you are really my first experience, dear." Fili replied with a pout.

　"I don't believe it! Didn't you sleep with actresses when you were filming a post-apocalyptic wasteland sci-fi movie in Hollywood?"

　Really not, honey. Those were the years when McCarthyism was rampant, and Reagan was a spy in Hollywood!"

　Hearing Marita's doubts, Fieri felt like crying. Normally, a director or producer who had successfully produced several hit films in Hollywood would be surrounded by actresses offering themselves up for marriage. But during the few years Fieri had been in Hollywood, he hadn't had such a good time.

　In the mid-1950s, Hollywood was shrouded in the white terror of McCarthyism, and the atmosphere was at its most serious and conservative. Of course, actresses would even sleep with directors on red sofas to get roles. Even in those years, there was no shortage of orgies and no-holds-barred parties with mixed men and women, but Hollywood in the 1950s really stopped for a while.

　Furthermore, Fieri was acting on behalf of the Pentagon, making the film under the guise of promoting surplus war supplies. While this allowed him to use the Department of Defense's banner as a cover to deter some nefarious individuals and avoid trouble, the price he paid was a certain degree of restraint and self-discipline.

　So, during those years, although Ferry helped his second brother Anthony, who was a director, to set up Black Isle Studios in Hollywood, and shot many low-cost movies and TV series with radiation wasteland apocalyptic themes, and produced derivative game cards, etc., he really never slept with any actress or model.

　——Just like those guys who make documentaries and science and education films, they usually can't compare with the directors who make commercial films and art films!

　Ahem, back to the topic. All in all, Fieri was in a very relaxed and happy mood when he left the Playboy Mansion that night.

　But the next day, when he met Dr. Kissinger again in the presidential suite of a luxury hotel in Los Angeles, met with Howard Hughes, the owner of the Hughes Corporation, and received a preliminary report on the Apollo moon landing project, his forehead veins suddenly jumped: "What the hell is going on? How did the Apollo moon landing project become such a mess?"

　Author's words: PS: Boeing's "Starliner" spacecraft separated from the International Space Station, left behind the passengers, and successfully returned to land unmanned - as soon as the news came out, everyone in the company regretted: If they had known earlier, they would have let those two people get on the spacecraft and come back, there would be no need to ask Musk for his Dragon spacecraft.

　Chapter 415: How did the Apollo moon landing turn out to be such a mess?

　Although as the victor of the Cold War, the United States always praises NASA when talking about the space race to conquer the universe, and uses a series of space-themed movies and TV series shot by Hollywood to prove that it is a symbol of courage and exploration, and a leader in representing mankind in rushing into space and conquering the starry sea.

　As a competitor, the Soviets were portrayed as being "stupid, clumsy" in the field of space, and as if they were clowns causing trouble.

　But in fact, during the decades of the US-Soviet space race, the Soviet space agency had the first-mover advantage in most of the time and projects.