271 The Process
The camera angled toward Andy.
Qiao Yue did not know if it was an illusion, but Andy’s gaze swept past all the girls present and stopped on Jin Lu for a moment.
Did Andy know Jin Lu?
Andy ignored the girl who reached out to him and chose to sit on a sofa, commandeering a central view of the room.
He folded his legs, crossing one over the other. It looked like he was sitting on a luxurious throne instead of a sofa at a KTV.
Jin Lu swiveled toward the door, her body camera capturing who was entering the room. This time, it was Qiao Yi.
Qiao Yi was old and overweight. When he entered, his steps were unsteady, but that did not detract from his face full of smiles.
At least a hundred girls had fallen into their net, and Qiao Yi salivated at the commission he would earn for his part in the venture. It was bound to be a hefty sum.
Shock erupted among the guests as they saw who entered after Qiao Yi.
It was Qiao Ze, an international superstar. It was a pleasant surprise!
Scores of hungry gazes were glued on Qiao Ze. Many thought that as long as they managed to snag a contract successfully, they would quickly rise to stardom, enjoying a status similar to Qiao Ze.
Several AT Company employees entered alongside the duo. A few carried cameras and tripods, while others held thick envelopes, carrying the coveted contracts in black folders.
They were the contracts the girls in the room were vying for.
“Welcome to the AT Company’s audition. We know that the venue may seem strange, but it was chosen specifically to ensure everyone has a chance to relax and unwind, regardless of the results.”
Andy stood on the small stage in the center of the KTV and raised a toast to his audience.
Qiao Yue stared at Andy through her monitor’s screen.
For some reason, Andy only smiled when he raised a toast in Jin Lu’s direction.
Qiao Yue frowned. Could Andy have taken a fancy to Jin Lu already?
According to her investigation, Andy was not very close to any woman. Over the years, many people had tried currying favor by sending women to accompany him, but he always turned them away. He was clean in that regard.
Did he like Jin Lu?
Qiao Yue could not think of any other explanation.
While she puzzled over a possible explanation, Andy had finished his glass of champagne, signaling for the audition to start.
The so-called audition was similar to a talent show.
Judges would evaluate each contestant’s singing and dancing, offering perfunctory comments at the end of each section.
Unbeknownst to the girls singing and dancing on stage, a secret auction took place in the background.
The auction was for those very girls on stage!
Numerous celebrities enjoyed the view from screens set up in the hotels they stayed in. They studied the dream-filled faces of those desperately competing for a chance at stardom and imagined what they would look like once ravaged and defiled. Would they still burn brightly, or would they succumb to despair?
Whenever a girl walked on stage, countless celebrities began bidding on a particular app, and the girl would go to the highest bidder.
As for those who were not selected, they would be sent to Mahad after signing a contract and become the playthings of foreign celebrities.
Qiao Yi watched the proceedings through narrowed eyes while keeping tabs on the secret auction using his phone.
The quality of this batch of girls was not half bad. It seemed the first lady who went up on stage already had a potential customer.
A beautiful girl’s innocence did not come cheap, and the first bid rose to 900,000 yuan.
Qiao Yi stared at the numbers on the screen, his eyes wide.
He would earn a commission of 450,000 yuan for the first bid alone. All that without having had to lift a finger. It seemed he would make quite a bit tonight.
After the first girl’s audition ended, a so-called staff member quickly pulled her aside, inviting her to sign the contract in an adjoining room.
The girl’s name was Lin Xia. She was a student at C-Country’s dance academy. She had a good figure and a pair of beautiful, toned legs.
After the staff member explained the general content of the contract to Lin Xia, she immediately signed, having not sensed anything suspicious.
The contract offered an attractive commission and would help her repay the large sum she borrowed from her family to study her art.
That staff member gave Lin Xia a flute of champagne as congratulations, and she poured its contents down her throat without hesitation.
It was not long before Lin Xia’s consciousness grew muddled. In the haze induced by the drug, the staff member suggested she ought to take a break in the room next door. Having imbibed the spiked beverage, Lin Xia had neither the strength nor the will to resist and was led away.
