LAS VEGAS—
Adult Entertainment Expo, the most important porn conference in the country, looks like any other business party at first, free tote bag with corporate sponsor logo and thick seminar project.
But the impression will not last long.
More than 50 people crowded into a conference room at the Hard Rock Hotel on Wednesday afternoon.
Some people wear suits and look like they have just been pulled off the shelf in the men's warehouse, while women wear high heels and seem to be more stilt and wobbly than shoes.
Everyone took meticulous notes.
On their ipad.
About how to generate media coverage for their business.
12: 30 live chatm.
ET: The adult entertainment fair and the changing porn industry "many of the stores I deal with are not interested in helping you promote your product," said Jay Kopita, a longtime PR person, explain to his audience
"So, unless there's some kind of interesting angle, it must be something that really has news value, something that's really relevant.
"Kopita stopped for a while.
Kopita added: "It is clear that it is a bit easy to sell to promote the mother and daughter to the label team . "of-
In fact, he mentioned two of his clients who recently appeared on Anderson Cooper's joint talk show to discuss their joint venture adult film company.
There was a burst of laughter in the room.
This is the first day of the Expo, an annual event sponsored by Adult Video News, the most important publication in the porn industry.
It is estimated that 30,000 people come to Sin City every year to find candy.
Industry insiders have said they want to meet their favorite adult movie stars and test the latest sex toys.
The runaway success of the 50-degree Grey trilogy has also made adult entertainment more mainstream.
On Wednesday, the conference started with a short workshop called "family room" where organizers could start
Time attendees on how to navigate four-day affair.
Some people in the audience seem to have a hard time accepting this dress.
Sitting on the table in the conference room with Bloody Mary's plastic cups in it, it looks and smells more like a glass of vodka and a bit of ketchup.
There were some parties the night before, and a woman named "Lisa mistress" told me that she tried to look alive while drinking drinks.
"I'll be fine in an hour," she said hoarse.
The front is Sherri L, editor of AVN.
Shaulis is making suggestions on how to live through the meeting.
"Hand sanitizer is your friend," she highlighted her words in her microphone.
"There's a resume across the street.
. . . . . . Buy hand sanitizer per gallon. Seriously.
Shaulis also urged people to drink as much water as possible
Although she admitted that there was a well-stocked bar every few feet at the conference site.
"We are trying to get you drunk," she admitted . ".
"But control yourself.
. . . . . . You don't want to be the one who got drunk and kicked out of the porn convention, okay?
"In the corridor, it is easy to mistake the event for sponsorship by the local Chamber of Commerce.
Someone was wandering the hotel corridor with a rolling briefcase full of paperwork and legal documents
The size of the notepad has been scribbled out with notes.
Crowds of people shook hands and exchanged business cards.
But just as the event seems as boring as any other business practice, it just takes a look at someone's name badge to remind people that it's different.
Few people seem to use real names except journalists.
There are many women named "candy" and several who claim to be surnamed "mistress", including the "Lisa mistress" and "Veronica mistress" mentioned above ".
A man has a badge that says, "dude.
A man told me that "no one uses their real name" and his attendee badge says "a bichin ".
"Even if you don't have a talent, everyone has an art name.
"Not everyone is on the scene purely for business.
In the afternoon, dozens of porn stars crowded into the large Expo Hall to take pictures and sign for industry-type people, some grabbing cameras and claiming to be members of the media.
Actress Jessie Jane, an industry veteran, whose breasts have been re-done so that it looks better on hd TV, bravely stood for three hours to take pictures and sign.
Jane, who is just over 5 feet tall, puts her little frame in a skin-tight pink mini skirt to meet the excited character of every high school cheerleader she meets“HELLO! How are you? ! ” she chirped. “I’m awesome!
"Jane took a photo after the photo --
Even caught the creepy horror of up close and up close.
Although she is small, the man she hugs seems to faint a lot.
"I like to come here," Jane said . " She admitted that she really had no idea how many parties she had attended.
"I did this for my fans.
These are the people who let us move on.
They are amazing!
We are nothing without them.
"It seems that these women are willing to do anything to meet the needs of their fans --
This is prohibited by law in the Convention guidelines except for actual nudity, although past Adult fairs have bypassed these rules.
In the conference hall, wearing a small bikini and six
Inch high heels parade, following the demands of amateur photographers, twisting their bodies in a series of provocative positions.
At one point a woman in a small bikini decorated with leaves, while she tried to make a group of photographers look as sexy as possible, her sky-high red heels were almost overturned.
But not just women.
One of the industry's most popular male stars, James Dean, sits near his own booth
Although he seems to attract more journalists than he actually does.
Deen, he is famous in the industry for his health.
Donating and selling a series of fake penises that mimic their own penis, recently starring Lindsay Rohan in the movie Canyon, skipping the line between porn and mainstream movies
The New York Times Magazine recently recorded a chaotic shooting process.
On Wednesday, Deen was besieged by reporters, he had a handler, and his only job seemed to be to keep those who did not ask for an interview in advance away from the stars.
At the seminar, industry veterans delivered their wisdom on how to best use the week --
Give a speech directly in the movie Bukit night.
"On one occasion, Brian Gross, who has long been a PR for adult entertainment, asked viewers to raise their hands if they were new to the industry.
More than half of the rooms are like this.
"The biggest lesson for all of you is that it's a small family-oriented business.
We know each other.
"It's very important to get along with someone you trust, someone with experience, someone with a background," Gross told the room . ".
"It's different from any other industry in the world because you're getting into something that is taboo for good or bad.
You might ask, 'What am I doing?
. . . . . . To enter the industry and succeed, you must have confidence in who you are and your products.
It is important to build relationships with the right people.
"Near the back of the room, a woman quickly grabbed her pen and notes and wrote down what Gross said. “CONFIDENCE! ! ” she wrote.