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Chapter 129: Is the movie studio that makes short films going public?

The Wall Street investment banker looked at the young Allen and was at a loss for words. You, who makes adult films, are actually going to list on Nasdaq, and as a high-tech stock at that. This puzzled the investment bank manager.

"Mr. Allen, why do you want to go public? Are you short of money?"

"No, I don't lack money; Mr. Senior Partner, I just want to know, can my company go public?" Allen looked at the other person sincerely, hoping to see the answer he wanted in their eyes.

"Theoretically, it's possible, but morally..."

"Sir, let's not talk about morality; as long as there are no legal issues, then it is moral."

Allen certainly didn't know that the law is just the bottom line of morality, but there's nothing wrong with saying that; he stopped making several movies a day to come and talk about going public, not to listen to him talk about morality.

If S*E*.COM is to go public, it will be listed in the technology sector, specifically in the internet concept category.

When Allen approached Kingston Securities, a top-ranked investment bank, and explained his needs, his initially good mood became complicated.

Let's not talk about the conservative East... Oh, it's not conservative anymore, it's been misled by the West into being a place with open-minded ideas, but it's still conservative on the surface, so let's not talk about it; but the West will find it very difficult to accept such a company going public, especially a high-tech Internet company.

Even in a place like Helan where prostitution is legal, they wouldn't allow a prostitution company to go public, would they? Even feminists wouldn't say that prostitution is acceptable, or that it's a woman's inherent human right, would they?

The investment bank team had strange expressions. Although Wall Street is a den of iniquity and lawlessness, can finance be viewed so superficially? They do have their bottom line, okay? If such a company were to actually go public, that would be... tsk tsk, where is their bottom line? Where is their morality?

"But we make a lot of money. Right now, we have 20 million users worldwide, and our annual profit is over three billion US dollars, and it's still growing..."

When it comes to money, these investment bankers say that bottom lines and ethics can be put aside for now.

"You just said, three billion US dollars?"

Alan felt a little uncomfortable being interrupted, and he said, "Well, what's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing. Your website... cough cough... I've seen it too. It's very good. I think it has the potential to go public. Now let's discuss going public."

A group of people started discussing the feasibility of taking this business public.

"We should let the public know what kind of public reaction there will be when a company like ours goes public. If most people have a bottom line, then... we'll have to charge more commissions. We're taking a huge risk to go public for you."

"hehe……"

What about the bottom line? What about the risks?

Leaving aside Zhang San, Allen has long since lost all sense of decency in his filmmaking over the past few years, and as for the risks, what do they have to do with him?

"If you guys can't do it, I'll find someone else."

"No, no, Mr. Allen, we will proceed with the listing as scheduled..."

The two sides discussed the matter. As for industry secrets, Allen had been warned by Zhang San that he was not allowed to talk about them.

After both parties finished their discussions and signed the listing agreement, to show their sincerity, the representatives of Jinsheng Group invited Allen and others to lunch.

At the dinner table, some of the people from Jinsheng asked Allen some questions out of curiosity, about why he was so determined to go public, and that they could provide him with financing if he needed money.

"We don't lack money, we lack fame; this story begins in my family..." Allen began his narration, which made the people of Jinsheng nod repeatedly.

It turns out that Allen also thought that making adult films was somewhat immoral, but Zhang San said, "The economy is so bad right now, and many people are unemployed. Look at the streets of some parts of Tokyo, there are so many female servants. They are lonely and helpless, and they just hope to have a little money to make a living."

"We are providing a better means of livelihood for these poor, fallen women... oh, I mean, impoverished girls."

"If they go to brothels, they may be exploited in various ways, and half of their income will be taken away; moreover, their superiors will change frequently, and they will have to greet different customers with a smile every day."

"Allen, you say they're so pitiful, don't you have any sympathy? Haven't you ever thought about changing their lives, turning their one-to-many situation into a one-to-one one? And they'd earn more than before, without any middlemen taking a cut; most importantly, they wouldn't be exploited by others."

Allen was immediately convinced. He felt that when making action movies, it was also important to discover the other person's acting talent.

This certainly requires acting talent. Not only do the expressions need to be on point, but you also need to be emotional, know how to make sounds, and even blush for more sophisticated performances...

Does Allen choose his actors? The answer is no.

Zhang San said to him, "Do you know what kind of taste the audience needs? The world is so big, and there are so many perverts... no, gentlemen, and their aesthetics are different too."

I've heard that some people like fat people, and some people even like older people!

The audience is picky, so they can't be picky; but they're worried about not making a profit. To this, Zhang San said, "We can just give them a lower salary. If it sells well, we can increase their salary. That's a happy decision."

Actually, there was one more thing Allen didn't mention: behind this internet company stood the MCA Group. On the surface, the two had no connection whatsoever, and upon investigation, there was no equity relationship between them, making them appear completely innocent.

However, in the island nation, the MCA branch provided it with a great deal of assistance, and, by virtue of being one of the seven major Hollywood studios, it provided it with even more official support.

If the MCA can't handle it, then some of NT-MS's relationships will come to light. This company, with a market value of nearly 100 billion, has invested in many legislators.

When he got emotional, Allen said in a slightly hoarse voice, "I want to make my parents proud. The fact that my company can go public means that it has gained public recognition. That way, when I go home, no one will say that I make adult films."

Holy crap! The people at Jinsheng immediately understood why the other party was so rich and wanted to go public. They were so incredibly touched. In North America, a place where family ties are often weak, there was actually someone who wanted to gain their parents' approval.

Jin Sheng felt suddenly great; he was helping a good child and gaining his parents' approval—this was doing a good deed!

The moment of emotion made them feel that their Wall Street team was a noble team, a team that helped people realize their life ideals.

As for the money, not a penny less.

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