Chapter 108: Record Studio (1)
They arrived at a tall building in the downtown area of the city.
Some of the contestants excitedly got off while chatting with each other, while others looked around curiously, wondering what was going on since the production team hadn’t told them anything.
Before long, they were ushered into the building, with cameramen following them.
Walking near the back of the large group with Jamie and Carlos, Ari first observed William Forbes, noticing as he stood at the very front with his usual group of friends, which included Daniel Kim, Choi In-su, Jerome Tyler, and Levi Temple.
Then he turned toward Benjamin, who was chatting in his usual friendly manner with the people around him.
The two of them seemed normal, but Ari noticed that they never once glanced at each other, even when they were walking side by side at some point.
Clearly, tensions were still high on that team.
William seemed to be telling those around him about the building and the artists signed to the Record Label, but Ari turned to the side to see Suzuki Rei, who walked only a few feet away while staring intently at him.
Meeting the eyes of the Japanese boy who looked away first, Ari snorted in amusement before looking at the various music plaques, trophies, awards, and artist photos that decorated the fancy lobby before the group was led into a large studio and connected lounge room that seemed to be lifted straight out of a movie.
It was huge, more than three times the size of Jamie’s studio with more plaques hung on one wall, various gleaming instruments on another wall, and a whole wall filled with fancy electronic equipment with gleaming knobs and dials that were much fancier equipment than he had seen in Jamie’s studio.
A glass wall bisected one part of the studio, and inside were several state-of-the-art microphones with large pop filters and dark, wooden stools for people to sit on.