Chapter 3__Perfect number

"Breakfast is ready my sweet heart", Dorris father called out as usual.

No response.

" Come out for breakfast, you don't want to be late to the signing event. This is 8:19am and the event is 9:00am."

No response.

"My partner, go and check on your sister"

Douglas stood up reluctantly.

He entered Dorris room and met her still sleeping.

"Dorris, wake up. You're late for the signing event!"

That's how Dorris missed breakfast and ended up running all the way to the hall where the signing event is taking place. She is ten minutes late but the event had not started but a man its talking to the artiste.

"Good morning" Dorris greeted.

"Good morning. Who are you? A reporter. You can go ..."

"I'm one of the band", Dorris replied.

" One of the band?", the man asked.

"Yes producer. She is the eighth member.", the director said.

" Eight? Why are the Ginger girls eight? ", he asked.

" You said to pick a perfect number...", the assistant director tried to explain but the producer cut in.

"Seven is a perfect number!"

The assistant director mouthed an "O"

"I can't sponsor eight. You're out of the band. Try again next time.", the director told Dorris.

" What!"

Ashley entered the bar and look around. She found Dorris in a corner drinking.entertainment. her.

"What happened? Why are you drinking in the afternoon?", Ashley asked her.

" How can this happen. Can I be more unfortunate? ", Dorris asked.

" What happened at the event?"

"The producer wants a perfect number and I happen to be the Imperfect number. I'm out of the band!", Dorris starts crying again.

" It's okay. Let's get you home. Don't mind the imperfect producer. How can they be so mannerless. How can they just kick a person out. He will get his retribution, don't worry"

Ava walked into the Lobby. She is dressed in a red fitted dress and had black stiletto on. She is carrying a black handbag too.

"I'm here to see Ray", She told the Receptionist.

" Good Afternoon, Miss. Do you have an appointment?", the receptionist asked politely.

"I don't need one. I'm his fiancee"

The Receptionist raise her brows.

"Can I make a call...."

"Don't! I'm here to surprise him", Ava said. The Receptionist was torn. She don't know if she should believe Ava or not.

" His office is on what floor? ", Ava asked ignoring the receptionist complicated expression.

" The 14th Floor"

"Thanks", Ava said and walked into the elevator.

Ray is busy scanning through and signing Documents.

His assistant is in the office too.

" Is the renovation completed?", He asked.

"Yes. We are cleaning tomorrow.", Jerome replied.

" Can we have the opening on sunday?", He asked, still not looking up at his assistant.

"No"

Ray stopped what he is doing and finally looked up.

"No?"

"I mean we need to employ staffs, sign managers, bring in assistants, trainers and most especially artistes, actors, actress, ballerina and...."

"Must we employ all those people before we have the opening?", Ray asked.

" Yes"

"Send the vacancies out. Get people from the HR department of our company and transfer them to Rays entertainment"

"Okay."

"Transfer on of the financial secretaries to Rays entertainment. Tell the HR of Rays entertainment to be in charge of employing all other staff except the managers, the make up artiste and the assistants. I will interview and employ this set of people my self. Tell them to schedule the interview. I will do it on monday. I will also try to bring in some experienced manager so that they will be able to train the rookies manager.

Leave the Entertainers to me. I will bring them in"

"Noted"

"I..."

The phone rang.

"Yes?...Who?..... Let her in"

He dropped the phone. "Go ahead. Don't make any mistakes. The Agency needs a good foundation to flourish later. I will trust you with it, Jerome"

"Yes Sir"

The door opened and Ava walked in.

"Hello", Jerome greeted her.

" Hi", Ava replied, smiling. "You're Ray's assistant right? Take care of him for me.", she added.

" Oh! Of course", Jerome said and walked out of the office.

"You can't just come around during working hours without informing me", Ray told her.

" Good afternoon, Ray. I did not plan to disturb your work. I only wants to eat lunch with you ", Ava explained still smiling.

" Still, you should have called. Let's go out for lunch. What do you want to eat?", he asked her.

"Chinese hot pot", she said.

" ok. Let's look for a chinese shop"

Dorris was scrolling through her phone when she saw the headline.

#A NEW GIRL BAND_GINGER GIRLS

#GINGER GIRLS ARE SEVEN_PERFECT!

Dorris started crying again. She should have been part of this band. To hell with a perfect number.

"My sweetheart, are you crying?", her father asked.

" No", Dorris replied still crying.

"C'mon, my sweetheart. It's their loss you know."

"Sis, it is not as if there are no more auditions. Why are you wasting your time here crying instead of auditioning?", Douglas asked.

" I just got this audition form for you. It's a musical though", He added.

Dorris jumped up.

"Let me take a look. Who is the director?"

Ray entered the private room. He smiled when he saw the people waiting for him. His manager, his two assistant and make up artiste with Three men that he us quite unfamiliar with.

"I'm sorry fir keeping you waiting", he said.

"It's fine chairman Ray. We all know you are a busy man.", his make up artiste said.

Ray smiled." Miss Fay is been too nice", he said and sat down.

"Ray, as you know. I'm an employee for the agency, I can't just terminate the contact like that... Don't worry. All this people will work with you", his manager said.

" Of course, I know you will not want to leave the agency after all, my agency is still a rookie agency. I'm not planning to take my former agency employees. I only ask you to help me look around and see if there are good managers you know who will be willing to work in my agency. Don't talk as if I said I wanted to scout you.", Ray knew his manager is always looking at the big picture. He is probably thinking that his agency will take years to develop. So he is trying to pave way for himself so that he can come to the agency when it is developed.

Ray turn to the three men.

"Who?", he asked.

" The managers that lost their job because of their artiste scandal", one of his assistants replied.

Ray nodded.

"So are you all ready to start Rays entertainment with me?"

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