Yes, it was. The show drew inspiration from real events and characters related to the Times Square adult entertainment industry in the 1970s and 1980s.
I recommend Journey to the West: My Cowherd, Rejecting the Seven Fairies at the Beginning to you. This novel told the story of a reborn gigolo who was instigated by the Bull Demon King. Sun Wukong helped him defeat the Bull Demon King. In addition to the main character being a gigolo, it also included elements of the classic Journey to the West. I hope you like my recommendation.
I recommend "Exclusive Wedding Pet: Honey Escapes His Wife at a High Price" and "The CEO Is Very Careful in Courting His Wife", these two modern romance novels about wealthy families, because both of them have plots where the male lead is a gigolo. "Exclusive Wedding Pet: My Wife Escapes at a High Price" was about the designer Gu Xue meeting the president of the S & M company, Xiao Yiming, in a bar and mistook him for a gigolo. However, Xiao Yiming's feelings for Gu Xue changed after that."The president is very attentive to his wife" was about the heroine catching her boyfriend and sister's adultery and then sleeping with the gigolo. She did not expect that the gigolo would turn out to be a high-class president in the end. In the end, the president forced her to become a maid and serve him. I hope you like this fairy's recommendation. Muah ~😗
Well, 'The Deuce' is based on real events. It delves into the economic and social factors that led to the explosion of the porn business. For example, it shows how poverty, lack of opportunities, and the changing social mores all contributed to the growth of this industry. The characters in the story are fictional but are representative of the types of people who were really there, trying to make a living in this new and somewhat controversial field.