Joon-won felt bored as the ceremony slowly picked up pace. The first 45 minutes mainly included speeches from the film festival director and other significant leaders before they introduced the jury for this year's festival. He did not recognize any of the seven jury members, each of whom had their own small speech. Only after their speeches did the ceremony truly start. The host returned to the stage, sensing the bored atmosphere of the crowd, and made a few jokes to lighten the mood before calling people to give out the first prize of the night, the Silver Crow.
Joon-won recognized the two presenters of the award as one was a well-known director and the other a well-known producer. They introduced the nominees quickly. Chul-Soo was one of the nominees, and a small clip of the movie was shown before one of the cameras panned to his face. He was clearly nervous, holding Joon-won's hand tightly under the table while trying his best to look at the stage and avoid the camera.
