1novels Chapter 238
Chapter 238
“I have to clear up a report in the Washington Times that they thought I was deliberately selling ‘pedophile’ videos to Americans under the guise of an Asian ethnicity of unknown age, so I would like to ask about ‘pedophile’ videos What is the definition of pedophilia?" Jed asked with a sneer, "In order to study this issue, I specifically consulted the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" and "International Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death", which are very authoritative If you have doubts about the authority of these two books, you can ask your doctor about the status of these two books. These two books without exception mention that the age of 'pedophile' patients must be the same as puberty There is a 5-year age difference between the pre-children. If we calculate that the average age at which adult video tapes can be legally purchased in the United States is 19 years old, then the victim should be around 14 years old.
"But the problem is that all actors who filmed videos with Mercury Production Company are at least 21 years old. There are files and contracts that can be checked. More importantly, according to the report given to me by Mr. Kataoka Tetsu, Mercury Production The average age of the company's actors is [-]. If this is considered a 'pedophile', I don't know what the definition of a child is in US law. In addition, Gemini Home Entertainment provides two sales methods: online mail order and store rental Selling videotapes. In the first way, we only accept credit card payment, so there is basically no problem of minors purchasing. Some people say that what should minors do if they use their parents' credit cards to purchase? Then this is a parent's problem, not our problem.
"As for the second method, we did not choose to cooperate with mass channels such as Wal-Mart or Blockbuster, but cooperated with some regular adult video stores, and they are all legally qualified in the local area. In addition, we would like to emphasize Yes, the American Adult Film Association does not stipulate that videotapes or DVDs must use opaque packaging, and we are the first to adopt opaque packaging in order to protect minors in the United States to a greater extent. The posters we released are not only non-provocative, On the contrary, it is a photo with a very artistic aesthetic. Finally, whether it is the cover or jacket of the video tape, or even the opening warning of the video tape, we have reminded the audience that this is an adult video tape, just a kind of performance art. Please use it correctly in real life Condoms."
Watching Jed talking on the show, Catherine's assistant watched the audience's reaction in a room.They come from different ethnic groups, have different educational backgrounds and occupations, are half gender and half age, and cover the mainstream age group in the United States.There is a knob in their hands, the far left represents dislike, and the far right represents like. This group of viewers will watch "Larry King Live" simultaneously and give their judgments based on Jed's conversation.Then the computer will analyze the acceptance of Jed's talk by working groups of different ethnic groups, ages, genders and educational backgrounds.
When Larry King pointed out that Jed is a porn tycoon, all ethnic groups have the worst perception of Jed.But when Jed explained why he ran Gemini and why he didn't end it in the end, most men and young women chose the better impression.Catherine is very satisfied with this, because Americans actually don't feel much resentment about whether you run a porn business or not.The vast majority of Americans just think that this is a not very decent profession, and they don't think it involves many moral issues.
On the contrary, when Jed explained clearly that the actors of the videotapes he distributed had signed formal contracts according to the countries where they were located and had regular medical examinations, the perception continued to rise.Especially when it comes to Jade's selection of domestic channel providers in the United States and their active protection measures, even some conservative middle-aged and elderly female audiences expressed a little favor.At this time, the program began to enter the first commercial.
Catherine leaned over and said to Jed: "Your performance is very good so far. The audience is satisfied with your confession and the protective measures you have taken. Next, I suggest that you can talk about charity work and affirmative work. I think There will be more conservative audiences who will favor you."
After the advertisement, Larry King briefly summarized the content of the conversation in the previous segment of the program, and then announced the opening of the audience's telephone questioning session.An audience member from David Sean of Orleans, Texas, asked on the phone: "Mr. Sherman, you say you are reluctant to give up this dishonorable company because of a billion-dollar turnover, so what I want to know is, are you Are there more dishonorable companies still hiding behind the shadows? After all, the wealth in your hands is beyond the reach of many people in a few lifetimes. We can't help but doubt the cleanliness of your wealth and your understanding of the porn industry. What kind of attitude is it?"
"Most of the companies under my umbrella are listed companies. You can check their tax records and business records through the data of the US Securities Regulatory Commission, and you can know whether I have engaged in some dishonorable or dishonorable things. Secondly, I am a U.S. citizen, and I have to pay taxes to the IRS every year. If I have something that triggers the law, I’m afraid you don’t need to question it on the phone. The Ministry of Finance and the IRS should knock on my door before you.” Jie De laughed.
"Secondly, you asked me why I didn't disband Gemini. In addition to its income, there is another problem that this company employs at least 500 employees in the United States. If I announce the dissolution of this company, then these American citizens will Unemployed. In fact, the Gemini company is not particularly meaningful to my wealth. I have donated [-]% of the net profit brought by this company to medical institutions and rights organizations such as the American Association for AIDS Research and the Gay Anti-Discrimination League. , In addition, I plan to use the profits brought by this company to start a non-profit magazine for the gay community within this year. I have already thought about the name of the magazine, and it is called "Queer". and mental health magazines, and will actively advocate for gay rights. In addition, Queer will launch a lesbian Lily magazine within five years, and a queer teen magazine, Out Cabinet magazine. I hope I can use the money to bring some care to the gay community and fight for more rights for them.”
Hearing Jed's answer, David Sean was silent for a while, and then replied: "I am not a gay person, but I have to admire your actions. I wish your ideas can be realized, but I still Hate comrades."
Jed didn't argue with David, homosexuality is not a dollar bill, how could everyone love it?The world would be a better place if only those who hated gays could just hate like David and not take extreme action and be lenient towards gays.After David, Jed also received a call from a mother who was also very dissatisfied with Jed's running the porn video industry, thinking it was poisoning her children.
But Jed only explained: "I can only do my best to keep these videos from being seen by children, so I have increased the scrutiny of mail-order customers and also strengthened the supervision of distribution channel partners, but This is not something that my company can do. At this time, more forces need to join in to keep children away from things that are temporarily unsuitable for them. As for them when they become adults, that is their personal choice."
Although Larry King gave Jed an hour, but as a hot topic nowadays, this hour passed quickly.Jed returned to the Metropolitan Hotel for a short rest, and then Catherine's team re-groomed, made up and re-dressed Jed.Jed's usual sartorial style resembles a mashup of New England hooliganism and West Coast yuppie style that Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Winter praised.
Winter once said a famous saying in an interview with "Vanity Fair", "If gentlemen don't know what to wear tonight to win the favor of their girlfriends? Why don't you turn on the TV and watch last night's Jed Sherman What kind of clothes will you be wearing to the dinner party?"
But this loose and slightly arrogant dress style is naturally not suitable for the current Jed. Jed has been made by Catherine into a traditional American middle-class family man, mature, stable and without personality. "Newsweek" is the most orthodox of the three traditional weekly news magazines in the United States. It is neither as radical as "Time" nor as conservative as "US News and World Weekly". This is why "Newsweek" has been stagnant in the later period One of the reasons why the print edition was finally forced to stop.
The content of this interview with "Newsweek" is actually about the story of Jade's entrepreneurial period, and incidentally mentioned the related matters of Gemini.With the foreshadowing of "Larry King Live", the Jade team has a very clear statement on the positioning of the whole story, so there is no problem in answering the questions of "Newsweek". The interview with "Newsweek" lasted until 12 midnight. After the interview, Jed had an essential oil massage and went to bed because he still had to connect at [-] in the morning.
After the one-day emergency crisis public relations arranged by Catherine, the American people have become accustomed to the matter of Jed and Gemini. Except for some special people who will often mention it, the rest already think it is nothing special.But not taking revenge is definitely not Jed's temperament, and his intelligence agency quickly found out the source of the evil wind.Although it is not the shadow of the ultra-conservative organization in the United States, Sony Music Entertainment Group paid the most money.
Jed sneered a few times, and sure enough, the grievances between himself and the Sony Group were not that simple.Although Sony Pictures and Sony Computer have maintained a good interactive relationship with themselves for various reasons, Sony Music, which has lost the entire Asia-Pacific market because of its acquisition of Rolling Stone, Aihui and Polly Jiayin, does not love itself so much.What's more, I offended Sony Music to death by buying Michael Jackson and United Television Music Publishing together.
Jed dialed the familiar number and said coldly: "It seems that our speed is faster. Sony, a fat pig, can't wait to be eaten by us. Now we need to consider whether it is braised in soy sauce? Or Stir fried?"
This is an investment account jointly signed by Jed and John. Not many people know about it, but the funds in this account are very large.Because of its good financial management, this investment account has been favored by many Hollywood stars and directors, and even Spielberg and Cameron have participated in a share here.This investment fund, known as the "Hollywood Star Fund" by later generations, is still not well-known at this time, but the person they want to target is the well-known Sony Group.