Chapter 1185 Knocking on the Door at Midnight
Walter frowned and said, "Boss, I have carried out missions with Korean soldiers, and I feel they are really humble! Is what you said true or false?"
Xiao Peng said helplessly, "Why would I lie to you? When I was in France, I saw a Korean film called 'Kim Ji-young, Born 1982.' It's a bland film, simply showcasing the ordinary daily life of a woman. However, it also captures the humble and heartbreaking lives of Korean women in a society where men are valued more than women, whether it's work or family matters... Anyway, it's a good movie. On Korean film review websites, women gave it a high score of 9.45, while men gave it a low score of 1.7. They thought it was just women complaining without reason. Furthermore, the actresses in the film were subjected to rather harsh abuse by Korean men. One actress recommended the film on her social media and received death threats as a result... You all keep saying that what I did to Korea was a bit excessive, but I really can't like that country. A few years ago, women couldn't get abortions even if they were raped. Finally, hundreds of thousands of women took to the streets and protested for years before abortion was legalized. That's hard to imagine in today's society."
Kaxin coughed twice and said, "Boss, this incident has a wide impact."
Xiao Peng was stunned when he heard this, but then he understood what he meant. Russia has a clear law prohibiting abortion. In fact, many countries around the world prohibit abortion, such as Islamic countries, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Switzerland, and so on. Even if abortion is allowed, it is only allowed under certain conditions. For example, in Ireland, abortion is only allowed under the premise of saving the pregnant woman's life; otherwise, it is illegal. Poland allows abortion in three situations, such as when the fetus poses a danger to the mother's health, when the fetus has severe deformities, or when the pregnancy was conceived by rape... Daxia is much more relaxed in this regard, and women have a higher status and more freedom.
Xiao Peng coughed twice and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Anyway, Gaoli is such a bullshit existence. It relies on women for development but looks down on women."
"Relying on women for development? What does that mean?" Khedira asked.
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and asked, "Have you ever heard of the term 'Western Princess'?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Xiao Peng explained, "After the Korean War, many American soldiers were stationed in Goryeo, and those Goryeo girls were responsible for serving the American soldiers. Take 1953 as an example. At that time, Goryeo had a total population of 20 million, but 350,000 young women were engaged in the prostitution industry."
Khedira did the math: "Excluding the elderly, children, and men, this ratio is pretty high! Doesn't their government care?"
"What the hell!" Xiao Peng said bluntly, "Not only did their government not care, they actually strongly supported them. Back then, the government paid for English and etiquette training for these 'Western princesses' so they could better serve the American soldiers. After all, Goryeo was poor back then and needed to make money from the Americans. It wasn't just Goryeo that did this, Japan did the same. I'm not kidding, but back then, do you know what the Goryeo people called their J-girls?"
"What's your name?" Walter asked curiously.
Xiao Peng gave the answer: "'Patriots who make money' and 'real patriots'! At their peak, Korea's pornography and related industries catering to American soldiers contributed nearly 25% of their country's GDP!"
Bruch whistled to express his shock, and the others were similar to him. This data was indeed shocking.
"Anyway, Goryeo has attached great importance to the development of the erotic industry since then. Starting in 1980, the erotic industry in Goryeo was fully liberalized. Bars, cafes, shopping malls, bathhouses, barber shops... basically can provide erotic services. There is a report now that Goryeo has a population of 52 million, and more than one million women are engaged in sex-related jobs." Xiao Peng said.
Khedira calculated again: "About one in 25 women is engaged in this job, and these 25 women include the elderly and children. Almost one in ten women of working age is engaged in this profession."
"This does not include part-time workers." Xiao Peng said.
This time it was Khedira's turn to blow the whistle.
Walter disagreed, "Boss, as far as I know, there are relevant laws in Korea. The porn industry is illegal, and they've even launched a vigorous campaign to crack down on it. I remember reading a report that in 2007 alone, they shut down over 40,000 pornographic venues nationwide, arresting over 260,000 women working in the industry. Of those, over 35,000 were brought to court!"
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "If it's illegal, no one will do it? Isn't the house we're living in now a place for illegal transactions? Damn, I don't even know if the sheets are clean. I don't dare take off my clothes to sleep today. It's the same in Korea. A bunch of them have been arrested, but the number of 'relaxation houses', 'kissing rooms', and 'one-stop hotels' is increasing. Anyway, they're arresting more and more now."
Ka Xin said disdainfully: "What are these Korean men thinking? They are already relying on Wei Ge to eat, but they still want to find girls?"
Xiao Peng spread his hands and said, "I've thought about it for a long time. This should be related to our Eastern culture."
"Eastern culture?" Kasim was stunned after hearing this.
Xiao Peng nodded. "There's a saying in our country about the four things a man must have: having carried a gun together, studying together, being in a warehouse together, and having sex with a prostitute together. There's a similar culture in Japan and Korea. The Koreans believe that if you do something dishonorable with a business partner, it's like sharing your secrets and trust. That means you're a trustworthy partner."
Kaxin smiled and said, "Boss, if we were intimate, we would both be..."
"Ugh!" Xiao Peng spat and gave Kasimbi the finger. "Actually, the key reason for Gaoli's situation is the low status of women. Women earn only two-thirds of what men do for the same job, and they face all kinds of discrimination when looking for jobs. Our two neighbors in Daxia are truly outrageous. One has the highest male suicide rate in the world, and the other has the highest female suicide rate."
Khedira smiled and said, "If I have the chance, I will go to Korea to save the suffering girls there!"
He had just finished speaking when there was a knock on the door. Kasim was closest to the door and stood up to open it. Standing outside was none other than Jill.
Before Kasim could say anything, Jill saw the small medicine bottle in Kasim's hand and was terrified. "Kasim, I can't handle five people. If you take this stuff, I really can't handle it!"
Xiao Peng was drinking water there, and he spit it out when he heard this.
"puff!"
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