Upon arriving at the recording studio, Cherie was blinded by the bright sunlight the instant she got out of the car.
She instinctively blocked it with her hand.
She had not seen the sun in a really long time. It made her feel slightly dizzy when the bright light stung her eyes.
Wendy was hugging Cherie's arm as they walked into the recording studio and said, "There are seven celebrities altogether. Three of them are men and local A-list celebrities. The other three are also huge A-list local female celebrities and then there’s you, someone who’s currently a nobody in the industry. It’s seven people in total. You should just mingle with them later and not just sit alone like a complete shut-in, alright? Just assume that I’m begging you to do so."
Cherie raised her brows and said, "Would it be appropriate for a nobody like me to mingle amongst extremely well-known local A-list celebrities?"
"How would it not be? You're a fresh new face and when the episode of 'Run' airs, the audience will no doubt be drawn to you. Besides, you’re more attractive than the other no-name celebrities in our country. Look, audiences these days care more about looks. This will definitely work out for you as long as you put on a good show and be a little more aggressive."
Cherie remained silent, a bitter look on her face.
All the other celebrities had arrived by the time Cherie and her group were there. Cherie, who was a complete nobody, was late.
The director said, "Let's get to know each other first before we start anything. It'll be better for the show if everyone is well acquainted with each other. Not to mention, a lot of games in our show emphasize teamwork so you guys have to show your connection better."
Wendy left after saying some parting words to Cherie.
Cherie was sitting under a shaded booth with the others.
The other A-list celebrities seemed to be getting along pretty well. On the other hand, Cherie was sitting quietly alone at a corner.
Wade Lexis, a local celebrity, approached Cherie and started flirting with her.
"Are you the pianist Momo? I heard you're quite famous overseas. I'm Wade and was a singer. However, I'm acting these days."
Wade extended his hand and greeted Cherie.
Cherie did not shake his hand since she was not used to socializing with strangers. She simply replied in a calm tone, "Greetings."
Wade continued speaking even after noticing how cold she was. "Your real name is Cherie Fudd, right?"
"Yeah."
"How adorable. Your parents have quite a creative mind when they named you. Momo sounds weird. I'm going to call you Cherie."
Cherie was still quite cold as she replied, "Do whatever you want."
Wade nudged her with his shoulder and said, "We might need to draw lots for our teams later. I'll let the director know that we'll be in the same team, alright?"
Cherie hated being nudged by him and simply moved away as she said, "I thought we're drawing lots? Let's just leave it to that then."
Wade had successfully attracted quite a number of other local female celebrities with his baby-face appearance. He was used to attracting female celebrities without much effort.
When he noticed how adorable and pure Cherie looked, he was thinking about making her his future friend with benefits. However, he did not expect her to be so difficult to reel in.
'Such a waste for someone with such an adorable little face.'
Since Cherie had quite a cold personality, Wade felt like his self-esteem was slightly affected by her harsh treatment.
Usually with just a single wink, he would be swarmed by a massive wave of female fans who were there just to give him flowers. However, it seemed the lady had such a cold and arrogant personality for someone her age.
Wade was an investor for the show. Although he was technically a B-list celebrity, he had as much influence as other A-list celebrities and was feeling quite displeased with Cherie.
They all changed into their sports attire when they began their first shoot.
Since Cherie signed the contract pretty late, her sports shoes were made for the previous celebrity that was fired. They were a size thirty-eight and too big for Cherie.
Cherie normally wore size thirty-seven shoes.
However, the set did not have any extra sports shoes. All she could do was tighten her shoelaces to make it fit.
They arrived at their obstacle course. The first round would be played in the pool and they were all divided into three teams.
She did not know what horrible luck she had when she drew her lot and was placed in the same team as Wade.
Wade approached her and spoke with a smile, "Whoa, Cherie, we're fated to be together today. We ended up together even when we had to draw lots. I’ll perform well later and we’ll win the most points."
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