One of the awards presenters was a senior filmmaker in the industry, while the other was a famous director. The two had only praise for The Missing Body, commenting on how it was the underdog in its category this year.

Everyone acquainted with Jayson was congratulating him on his win. As one of his peers, Edgar should be joining in. However, his face was as black as thunder. He suspected Jayson resorted to some dirty tricks to have won the prize.

“The award-winning film will be screened in the front hall. Interested individuals can catch it later when the film festival is over," the host announced.

Hearing that The Missing Body was playing in the front hall, Edgar immediately stood up from his seat and went to watch the screening.

He had hoped to find some evidence to accuse Jayson of playing dirty. However, he felt depressed after watching the short film.

Meanwhile, when the host was wrapping up the event, Jasper stormed out of the hall and bumped into the disappointed Edgar.

"Weren't you confident of winning?

Why did you lose to Jayson Spears?" Jasper demanded coldly.

“Well, his short film is indeed better than mine," Edgar said dejectedly, seemingly in a trance.

Jasper was furious and scolded in a hushed tone, "I don't care about the stupid film.

We must find a way to tum the situation around. Previously, the netizens were so certain that you would win the award. No one had expected Jayson to win. There must be many viewers who aren't happy about the results. You can use that to get the judges to review the films again. I can buy you a team of online trolls."

"It's useless. The netizens know what a good film is. Nothing we do can change that," Edgar replied dismissively. He was a proud man who didn't want to resort to trickery to win. Besides, he couldn't find a bone to pick in Jayson's work.

Just then, Edgar noticed Jayson and Ariana approaching their direction.

He stepped forward and interrupted their conversation.

"Congratulations on your win.

Jayson frowned and felt indifferent toward his good wishes. After all, winning the award was just the first step to success. He still had a long way to go.

Edgar continued in a friendly tone, "I suppose this is the incomplete version of your script? I look forward to the day I can watch the entire movie."

Jayson's guards went up. He didn't expect Edgar to be kind enough to congratulate him.

Just then, Ariana interrupted Edgar with a smile, "We definitely look forward to having you enjoy the movie when it's done.”

Edgar turned to look at the petite, beautiful, and gentle woman.