Berry finished speaking and turned to leave, but she was grabbed by Judy's calm hand.
"The audition location is right here in the building; we don't need to go out."
"Also, did you completely forget about this?"
Watching Berry desperately trying not to show her embarrassment, Judy felt speechless.
Was it too late to quit now?
Hehe.
Exposed, Berry awkwardly scratched her cheek, avoiding Judy's gaze.
It seemed she really hadn't handled this well...
They entered an empty utility room on the first floor that Judy had cleaned up and converted into an audition room for recruiting actors.
Several stools were scattered behind a long table.
The setup was cheap and crude, just like a set from a low-budget pornographic film.
This wasn't the start; Judy and Berry had already conducted several rounds of interviews.
Only a handful of people had shown up, which clearly didn't match the thick stack of names Judy had provided.
Those people hadn't failed to show up; they had been frightened away by the fully armed Mercenaries inside the Hive Tower.
This place looked exactly like a gang headquarters—who would dare enter?
As a result, about forty percent of the candidates had run off, and they had to pray that another forty percent wouldn't be too scared to show up.
Judy could only hold her head in regret.
If she had known, she wouldn't have set the audition location inside this building.
Those who knew understood that the Hive was running a legitimate cyberware business, but in the eyes of those who didn't, it was a gang.
"I'm sorry, Berry, I messed up."
Judy held her head, blaming herself.
Although Berry had assigned the task, work was work.
Scaring away so many people, and failing to select any usable actors from those who did show up, meant they had wasted half a day sitting there.
"It's fine, Judy, it's not a big deal. It's inevitable to take some detours during the exploration process. We'll just take our time."
Berry, as the investor and chief director, wasn't worried. She rocked her chair, drank her cola, and even had time to comfort Judy.
After securing the arms deal with Afterlife, she had forgotten about shooting the braindance film.
Since their funds were barely stable now, the braindance film was optional, so Berry was very relaxed about it.
If they couldn't shoot it, so what?
Just as a dejected Judy was about to go wash her face in the restroom, the room door opened again.
"Welcome, welcome."
Seeing someone enter, Berry casually said, and Judy sat back down.
Another interviewee.
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