NO need to wonder, because Wulfric was not only watching the livestream, he had already taken over a hundred screenshot of Astrid as he was walking on the red carpet. Of course, as he did that, he cut out the people who happened to be accidentally included in the photos while he was taking the screenshots.
While he was waiting for the award show to start, he saved all the screenshots he took on a folder and named it [Aster's First Award Show]. He had other folders like this one. All were arranged alphabetically.
All these folders were saved in what he called the 'Aster Vault'. It contained photos and videos of Aster. From the shows and the movie he appeared in, to his commercials and advertisements. Whenever he missed Aster, he would just open this digital vault. He would open a photo or a video, then glanced at it while he was working.
It might sound weird, but his work speed increased by tenfold whenever he did that.
One might say that he's almost like a stalker, or maybe a crazy fan, with the way he's behaving. But Wulfric didn't see it that way. For him, this was just him being in love.
As he was browsing through the red carpet photos he took, he felt disappointed that he hadn't managed to take more. Like a hundred wasn't enough. But he cheered up quickly. Once the award show started, he would take more.
But what Wulfric didn't expect was that once the award show began, the camera barely captured Aster! They only focused on the people nominated for the categories being awarded.
The set of awards that were given first were all technical awards. Like for cinematography, film editing, production design, etc., etc. He didn't really care for any of them. After all, he was only watching this award show because of Aster.
The only time he saw Aster was when [The Sleeping God] won Best Cinematography. And it was barely a glimpse!
He wasn't certain if these shows had a director, but if they did, that person wasn't making smart decisions. If they did, they would have captured Aster on camera as many times as possible. Then their viewership would have skyrocketed. After all, everyone would enjoy watching someone as beautiful as Aster. This was definitely not him being biased or anything.
"And the Rookie of the Year goes to..."
The presenter opened the gilded envelope he was holding. Most award shows usually used paper at times like this. Since paper was a kind of rare commodity, the winners would also receive the envelope along with the trophy.
"Astrid Townsend! Congratulations!"
This time, there was no delay. Everyone in the audience clapped.
Even though Astrid wasn't really expecting anything, this still surprised him. And then, after the surprise, happiness quickly filled his heart.
As soon as he stood up, Lauren on his left hugged him happily. "Congtratulations, Aster!"
Miria on his right also gave him a quick hug, congratulating him. Sienna also did the same. Even though he's not close with Stephen Tomlinson, the other still stood up and congratulated him. Director Trevane also had a big smile on his face.
Astrid thanked everyone before walking towards the stage. Every step he took felt like he was walking on cloud nine. When he arrived at the center of the stage, the presenter gave him the trophy, as well as the envelope, congratulating him throughout the process. He thanked him before looking at his trophy.
It was a crystal trophy in the shape of a crescent moon. His name was written on the base of the trophy. It was only then that it registered that he really won.
He took a deep breath and then walked towards the mic. His heart was still pounding, but his mind was unexpectedly clear. He looked at the camera and started his speech.