Chapter 122: Am I a Good Person?

  "Huh, it's already 3 am?" Yi Feiyang, who had been busy in front of the computer all day, inadvertently glanced at the time on the bottom right corner of the screen and found that it was already past 3 am. He put down the mouse, stood up, stretched his waist, and casually clenched his fists a few times, only to suddenly feel waves of hunger, so he went around looking for something to eat.

  Fortunately, the fat child Gaojiabao had packed some things for him that he hadn't finished eating yet. He casually stuffed them into the microwave to heat up, then poured a cup of hot water and took out the buns, dipping them in the hot water in the cup as his stomach growled with hunger.

  Just as Yi Feiyang was eating big mouthfuls, his phone rang.

  Yi Feiyang thought it was Heather calling, she had been calling herself very late recently to "check" if she was resting.

  But when I took out my phone and looked at it, the incoming call display showed that it was Henry the Elephant.

  How did Henry manage to call himself at this time?!

  Is this urging yourself to hurry up and edit the movie, waiting for it to be released?!

  Yi Feiyang swallowed the bun in his mouth, puzzled and connected, laughing: "Hey, Henry, is that you? Why are you calling me so early? It's only 3 o'clock in the morning!"

  "Hey, Easy. Yeah, it's me." It was the unmistakable voice of Henry the Elephant, just a little short on breath. "Sorry to disturb your rest."

  "Oh, nothing much, I was just eating."

  "How's your film editing going?" The tone on the other end of the phone was somewhat weak and powerless.

  Yi Feiyang munched on a bun while saying, "It's okay, this job is just a continuous process of assembly, like assembling cars. Now we're just missing the wheels. When the time comes, we can speed up." He chuckled and said excitedly, "Hey, actually I've already cut more than half of it. In two days, you'll be able to see the final product of the movie."

  "Ah, is that so?" Henry the elephant said next, but instead of "I'm looking forward to it", he let out a small sigh and said: "But I may not be able to see it."

  Yi Feiyang furrowed his brow upon hearing this, what's wrong with Henry? He put down the water cup. Concerned, he asked: "How could that be, buddy, this is something you've been looking forward to, and at that time, I'll even invite you to attend the premiere!"

  He fell silent for a moment, then said: "Yi, I... am about to die."

  Yi Feiyang was taken aback for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Buddy, you called me in the middle of the night just to crack jokes? That's not funny."

  "I'm telling the truth, Yi. I'm in the hospital now and the doctor says I won't make it. Can you come see me?" The voice on the other end grew weaker and weaker, even a bit short of breath.

  Yi Feiyang suddenly felt something was off.

  On the other end of the phone, Da Xiang Heng used his last bit of voice to say: "I now feel so lonely, without a single friend!" Although he couldn't see the other person's face, Yi Fei Yang could still sense his bitterness.

  "Hang in there, buddy! Where are you? I'm on my way!"

  ……

  St. Paul's Hospital is one of the most famous hospitals in Los Angeles.

  When Yifei Yang arrived at the hospital, in the intensive care unit, Henry the elephant was lying on the bed, with an oxygen mask on his mouth, an intravenous drip on his arm, and his eyes gazing lonely and quietly at the ceiling.

  It's only been a few days since we last saw each other, but Henry the elephant, who was originally very fat and big, has obviously lost weight, with a layer of dull gray on his face, looking very ill.

  As Yifeiyang walked in, Henry the elephant moved his lips, meaning to ask Yifeiyang to take off his oxygen mask.

  Yi Feiyang asked the nurse beside him and got permission before helping Henry remove his oxygen mask.

  "Hey, Easy, my buddy, didn't think you'd really show up." Henry the elephant forced out a smile.

  "How could this be?" Yi Feiyang asked.

  Henry chuckled, "That damned doctor cheated me, said I could live for another two years, but it seems he was wrong!"

  "It's already like this, and you're still joking?"

  "Easy does it, pal. I'm the one who's supposed to die, aren't I?" Henry said, "Actually, I've been waiting for this day all along, but I didn't think it would come so soon."

  Yi Feiyang didn't know what to say and could only comfort her by saying, "Don't think too much, everything will get better, you'll be discharged from the hospital soon."

  Henry the elephant shook his head, "I know my own situation... just now I took a nap, and I dreamed of my wife and daughter, they were waving at me... it's been so long since we've seen each other, my daughter seems to have grown taller again, almost becoming a little beauty. I still remember when she lost her baby teeth, she hid them under the pillow, saying that the tooth fairy would find her and help her fulfill her wish... Yi, do you know what my little darling's wish is?"

  Yi Feiyang shook his head, "I don't know."

  Her wish is that one day I can lie on the ground and be a big horse for her to ride... all along I couldn't do it because my body was too fat... but now it's okay, I seem to have lost a lot of weight, and when I see her, I can also let her ride the big horse...

  Henry the elephant's voice grew fainter, his breathing somewhat rapid, and Easy Fly quickly put an oxygen mask over his mouth, letting him take a few deep breaths.

  A turbid tear rolled down from Henry the elephant's eye. He said: "I'm really useless, can't even fulfill my daughter's last wish... I'm not a good father, nor a good husband, nor a good person... Otherwise, I wouldn't have died so lonely..."

  "Don't say that, buddy, I'm still here with you, aren't I? I told you, you'll be fine," Yì Fēi Yáng said.

  "No matter what, I want to thank you, dear Yi... Thank you for coming to see me, thank you for staying by my side... To be honest, I'm really scared, scared that I'll just quietly pass away like a snowflake without any weight, and as soon as the sun comes out, it will immediately melt into the ground... But luckily there's you, and it's also you who made me realize that helping others is such a joyful thing..." Henry the elephant's complexion seemed to have improved a lot, with a radiant glow on his face.

  Yi Feiyang knew that this was just a flash in the pan.

  "I'm really happy, in the past few days, seeing people's smiles, saying thank you to me all the time... No one has ever said thank you to me before, have they?" Henry the elephant muttered, "Right, Yi, is it still snowing outside? I don't hear the sound of snowflakes falling... Cough, can you open the window?"

  "The snow has stopped, Henry, you don't have to worry about those homeless people anymore." Yifei Yang understood his thoughts.

  "I... I really want to get up and take a look, see those people who need help... Really, cough, God, forgive me!" Tears streamed down his face.

  Yi Feiyang helped him wipe away his tears.

  Henry's breathing became more and more urgent, his eyes fixed on Yifei Yang, who was about to call a doctor when he was suddenly grabbed by Henry the elephant.

  "Don't...call out. Yi, I...I want to ask you a question..."

  "Hmm, you ask..."

  "Am I... really... a good person?"

  For this question, Yi Feiyang really didn't know how to answer. He grasped Henry's hand and finally said: "Pal, you're a good egg among the bad ones!"

  Henry the elephant smiled and let go of Yifei Yang's hand. The line on the heart rate monitor next to him went flat, forming a straight line.

  Henry the elephant left this world with a hint of a smile on his lips.

  Yi Feiyang held his hand, speechless for a long time.

  Outside the window, a snowflake floated in, and it's snowing again outside!

  ……

  The death of Henry the Elephant did not stir up any waves in Hollywood, this former porn mogul who once dominated the underground film world, finally walked through his last moment in life accompanied by Yī Fēi Yáng.

  He was an asshole when he was alive, a villain in the eyes of many people, a pornographic head, and after his death, there were not many people who remembered him, and even those newspapers and magazines did not mention much about his passing.

  He left so quietly.

  Left so suddenly.

  On the day of Henry the elephant's passing, Yi Feiyang met with his privately appointed lawyer.

  The private lawyer told Yifeng that Henry the elephant had made a will, and the original contract signed with Yifeng would be executed as planned. If the new movie was well-received and the box office exceeded $100 million, Top Film Company would transfer its eight cinema chains, valued at $300 million, to Dream Movie Company for $240 million.

  When he heard this, Yifei Yang understood that Henry the elephant was still a good friend. Knowing that he only had 24 million funds in his hands, he generously discounted 6 million, which is indeed a good friend!

  However, the private lawyer then said that the top film company would clearly disband and hoped that Yi Feiyang would take in those employees out of gratitude for saving $6 million. Because Henry the elephant felt that so many people had helped him for so many years, he couldn't just leave them behind like this, no matter what, he had to find a good place for them, and undoubtedly, the newly popular Dream Film Industry was an excellent choice.

  This guy saved himself $6 million just so he could keep those employees!

  Yi Feiyang was once again moved by Henry the elephant's sincerity.

  In fact, even if Henry the elephant hadn't designed it this way, Yi Feiyang would have unconditionally helped these people. Moreover, his newly established Dream Illusion Film Studio was in dire need of manpower at that time.

  Later, Yifei Yang also learned that after Henry the elephant passed away, a large part of his estate was divided into two parts: one part was given to some distant relatives who had not been in contact for a long time, and the remaining part established an assistance fund, which would be responsible for helping homeless vagrants in the future.

  It can be said that Henry the elephant arranged his own funeral affairs properly, and at least when he went to heaven, he could smile with satisfaction.

  Among these posthumous affairs, of course, is also included "Saving Private Rachel", which he had always remembered but had not yet officially released.

  According to his private lawyer, before Henry the elephant was hospitalized, all preparations for the premiere of this play had actually been arranged, including submission for review, theater scheduling, and press conferences.

  Originally, Henry the elephant was also scheduled to attend this premiere press conference, but now it's clear that he won't be able to make it.