The banquet continued, and the unspoken rules between directors and budding actors meant that everyone already had someone to converse with that night; the social exchange was nearly complete, and it was time to move on to the main event.
As it was a banquet, there ought to be a theme.
The theme of this banquet was an exchange of insights on film.
Apart from the dining tables and drink stations, the venue had a makeshift interview area staged, complete with a coffee table, sofas, and a simple backdrop at the location of the platform.
"I heard that two industry moguls will make an appearance later. Wonder who they could be."
"No matter who they are, there are only two sofas up there, but dozens of bosses down here. It just goes to show how extraordinary the identities of those two must be."
"Perhaps they're top-tier directors or actors in the industry."