Chapter 453 Meeting Tobias
The celebrity guests of the season were arranged to be in different areas of the set, where they would remain blindfolded until they arrived at the filming location.
The non–celebrity guests, on the other hand, were led to the filming location by production assistants,
without blindfolds.
Yvonne gaped at the building before her with wide eyes. Yvette had been right. The first challenge of this season was indeed at an abandoned children’s hospital!
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Despite having grown up in Kingbourne. Yvonne didn’t know that such a place existed on the outskirts town. The hospital building was in various stages of disrepair, and the grass outside had grown unkempt.
The place must have been abandoned for years.
Given that Ultimate Survival was filmed in real–life locations, one would think that part of the production
funds would go into restoring a chosen site to its former glory.
However, with the exterior of the children’s hospital left untouched, the building looked like it had been
frozen in time.
Among the celebrity cast for the season, Aimee Priestley, the box office queen, was the last to arrive. 1
She pulled off her blindfold and took in the building before her. She then asked with faint amusement, “Is the crew trying to scare off the newbies before we start rolling?”
Standing next to her was Oli who surmised confidently. “A hospital, huh? Ten to one the challenge involves a medical emergency. I know how this story goes.”
Tobias was the third to arrive. After removing his blindfold, he greeted Aimee and Oliver politely. “Hey
there, Aimee, Oliver.”
Oliver chuckled, replying, “Good day, Mr. Quinnell.”
His short and distant greeting implied enough. He and latter could.
Tobias were not as also that the
address him on a first–name basis.
Oliver’s stance changed when Zane arrived. Draping an arm over Zane’s shoulders, Oliver asked jovially. Hey, Zane, when are you going to come over for a drink? I’ll get my missus to make her house specialty.”
“My schedule’s pretty free these days,” Zane answered, laughing as he cast a sidelong look at Tobias.
When it came to sidelining others, celebrities had it down to an art form. It was always subtle digs here. and there, but they would never get into an actual fight on camera.
Zane sounded mildly disinterested as he said, “Oh, good to see you here, Mr. Quinnell.”
“Well, imagine how many sponsors we’d lose if he weren’t here,” Oliver said. His backhanded compliment was instantly recognized by those in the entertainment industry.
As a youn
and influential new star, Tobias was practically a commercial powerhouse. However, with his
Chapter 453 Meeting Tobias
formidable background, he could accidentally take over someone else’s endorsement deal.
Oliver was one such example. He had been holding a grudge against Tobias since losing out on an
endorsement deal to the latter.
Oliver also couldn’t help drawing comparisons between Tobias and Zane, the latter of whom was also a
scion.
Zane never overstepped his boundaries and was humble enough to always ask for permission or approval before taking something from his seniors in the Industry.
If Tobias hadn’t belonged to such a powerful entertainment agency, Oliver would have destroyed his career long ago.
Oliver hated that Tobias would take on any deal that came his way. He left nothing for the rest of them,
not even crumbs.
As for Aimee, she had been in the industry for long enough to know Tobias was being sidelined. She would defend him, but she didn’t think it was worth souring her relationship with the others on set.
At any rate, Tobias was merely a pretty boy idolized by a specific fanbase. He hadn’t starred in any notable screen work or held a concert before, and he would never make it big in showbiz if he didn’t have the right resources.
Oliver had already decided that he would make Tobias‘ time on Ultimate Survival a living hell.
Zane, on the contrary, had a wide fanbase and hailed from a powerful background.
At this point, Tobias was going to be the sacrificial lamb of the season. If he backed out now, he could probably still preserve his dignity and popularity.
Meanwhile, the audience wasn’t so oblivious that they had missed the tension between the celebrities Just as the fans were about to break out in a cyber war, Lucy showed up onsite.
She had lost so much weight that she looked almost ghastly, but she was blithely unaware of this. A widel grin spread across her face as she bounded up to the other guests,
“Sorry I’m late, guys!”
Lucy had yet to turn around and see where they were filming the first challenge. She launched herself at Aimee and linked arms with her. “Hey, Aimee! Have you all chosen your partners already?”
Aimee bristled at the physical contact. She found Lucy’s behavior in showbiz rather distasteful, but she gave Lucy a polite smile that was customary of a veteran actress and said, “No, we’re still waiting for Mr. Lyons to brief us.”
“Oh, good. Anyway, where are we filming this-” Lucy turned around and froze when she saw the children’s hospital looming up behind her.
The only
one who knew how terrified she was of children’s hospitals was her personal assistant.
“Now that everyone’s here, please choose your non–celeb partner for the challenge!”
Cuple: 454 Choosing Partners
