Kaiden smirked at her but decided to let it go. She clearly had her own issues, and he wasn't interested in adding more to her plate. "Thanks for asking. I feel sore all over my body, but I know that he will help me reach my goal, so I'm feeling very motivated."
Aria sighed with great relief when she heard he wasn't going to seriously accuse her. Then, she glanced at him again, "Soreness isn't good. Do you maybe want me to help you stretch?" This time, she gave him a beautiful smile, but he felt the desperation that was badly hidden behind it.
Kaiden grimaced inwardly. Liam told him yesterday that trainers had no fixed salary and only got paid when they were on the clock with a client. Thus, her offer was either purely out of the goodness of her heart, or she still wanted to poach him. He wasn't born yesterday, so he knew that chances were that it was the latter.
"Sure, but I'm not going to be changing trainers, and that's a fact."
Aria sighed dejectedly once again, "I'm sorry, but I just remembered that I have something to do..."
Kaiden chuckled, and, to be honest, he felt very proud because not only were his instincts proven to be spot on, but he managed to resist her overwhelming feminine charms as well. "Don't worry about it. I don't know why you need money so desperately, and I'm not going to ask. With that being said, I have been presented with an opportunity you might want to jump on just like I did."
Seeing the interest in her eyes, Kaiden knew she was interested. "Liam had introduced me to a bar that needs serving staff during the night shift. I could introduce you if you would like me to. For the record, the owner is almost as ripped as Liam and looks a lot meaner, so you don't have to worry about guests being touchy, he's there throughout the entirety of the night shift."
Her expression changed as she heard his offer. At the beginning of it, she was miserable, then curious, after which she turned hopeful. Her near-lifeless eyes sparkled a tiny bit as she said, "I-I think I might take you up on your offer. Can you maybe introduce me personally? I'm not good with phone calls, and Liam already looks very scary to me, so if this guy is even worse, then..."
Kaiden didn't expect such a bombshell, who worked a very social job, to act so shyly, but he had no issues with accommodating her request.
"Sure. I'm going there at 10 pm. Is that good for you?"
"Yes. Should be. I mean, I usually go to sleep at that time, but I need the money, so..." Aria responded wryly.
Kaiden didn't react to what she said, instead simply deciding to ask for her phone number so that he could send her the details. She had no objections and happily typed it into his phone.
Although it wasn't for the reason he wanted, Kaiden finally scored the number of a gorgeous girl. As far as he was concerned, it was a big achievement. A conversation that started as a short, business-oriented messaging session may end up going a long mile.
Anyhow, this month wasn't about picking up girls but training. Kaiden wasn't going to desperately chat her up like a horndog. Her mind was clearly not worried about dating either but making money anyway. He would be shot down mercilessly, he could tell instinctively.
Kaiden instead grabbed his earphones, put them in his ear, and began playing some blood-pumping battle OSTs. They were perfect to get him into the mood that was required to torture his body for a better tomorrow.
Once he was done with the gym, Kaiden went home and cooked a chicken and rice meal with a serving of greens on the side. He had preferred stuff like pizza and burgers, but he knew that they were unhealthy. His previous self didn't care much because he had no goals and was just going through the motions of life like a robot.
Now, however, with an amazing, exciting goal in mind, he had no trouble eating healthy. All he needed was motivation.
After cooking his meal, he rested and decided to do some research on the 'Untainted Holes' studio that the system wanted him to audition for.
He checked their website first and saw that all content was behind a paywall. For now, Kaiden read through the front page of their website.
As the system had alluded to, and as the name of the company implied, they specialized in 'teen' porn, where young adult women would get a big sum of money for agreeing to lose their virginity on camera.
Now that he thought about it on a deeper level, a new emotion had surged within Kaiden's heart. He knew that if he were to take the virginity of a girl, whether during a porn shoot or not, he wouldn't be able to take it well if she went on to have sex with others.
He wasn't cold-hearted enough not to develop at least some minor feelings towards such a girl. It was one thing if he had a video shoot with an established actress, but if he was going to be the first man in a woman's life...
As for the company's business model, after the initial shoot, the women would typically go on to get contracted with the studio for a few years, where they would continue shooting 'teen' porn—likely for a much lower compensation than the initial offer—after which they would be let go.
Naturally, they were free to not sign a long-term contract after the initial shoot, as that was only a one-off deal, but a lot decided to anyway. If they were down on their luck to this degree, then chances were, the couple thousand dollars they get for their debut video wouldn't be enough to change their lives. Thus, many had to become professionals.
Of course, it was also possible that they were like him, who simply didn't care about having their bodies shown off on the net and were happy to become rich by having fun in bed.
It wasn't a bad idea in his mind, the nature of the occupation was just clashing against the traditional values of society.
As for the exclusivity of the site, it wasn't much. They uploaded short videos that consisted of a few minute-long clips to all the big, free sites as a form of cheap promotion. Therefore, he could watch some content without having to pay.
He did just that as he checked a couple of videos and saw that the studio was professional with their equipment, location, filming crew, and all that jazz. However, their views weren't all that high for some reason.
He also found that this studio was part of a much bigger adult filming giant, who were the owners of the company. XXXVidz was the name, and they owned multiple smaller studios like this one.
"Well, this much research is enough for now..." Kaiden muttered, then stood to stretch his sore limbs and leave the apartment.
Although he didn't know it yet, it was time to once again meet his friendly neighbor!