Wen Xi was calm and composed.
She'd been through worse, so what could she not endure? It was just a game.
Besides, she also thinks her painting is the best.
“…3, 2, 1!”
As the ten-second countdown ended, the light frame finally locked onto the three works.
Dragon, Taste of Summer, Tiger Rose.
After a moment's silence, the audience erupted in warm applause.
Yuan Ya was very excited.
Finally, all the efforts were not in vain. Both "Dragon" and "Tiger Sniffs the Rose" made it into the top three, bringing her one step closer to what she wanted!
Amid the thunderous applause and praise from the crowd, she felt secretly proud.
The good show is about to begin.
After being suppressed and oppressed for so many years, today I can finally vent my anger!
The applause gradually died down.
The hostess smiled and said, "It seems everyone agrees with the judges' final choice. However," she paused, "Which of these three works will take first place? Is it the one everyone had in mind?"
"I think we should stop keeping it a secret. Look how anxious everyone is. Let's just announce it right away." The male host said with a smile.
"Okay, no problem. Then we'll follow the old rules and start awarding the prizes from third place!"
"Okay, please welcome the award presenter..."
The male and female hosts sang in unison and began to present awards to the champion, runner-up and third place winners.
The third place winner is Xue Ziqi, whose work is "Taste of Summer". It is a still life of a basket of fruits with a fresh style and bright colors. Although he was taught by Xue Pan since childhood, he was not limited by him. His personal style has begun to emerge, and his painting skills are impeccable. Overall, the degree of completion is relatively high.
Xue Ziqi didn't look very happy as he didn't get the first place, but he thought that something was better than nothing. He glanced at Wen Xi in the back row and felt much better.
Humph, this little devil didn’t even get the easiest rookie award. If I hadn’t seen her by chance just now, I wouldn’t have known that she was participating in the competition. She really overestimates her own abilities!
She raised her chin and walked off the stage holding the trophy.
"Now it's time to announce the runner-up." The female host announced.
"Yes," the male host said, smiling broadly as he glanced at the information on the card. "The judges praised this contestant's work, saying it had a natural and harmonious composition and left blank spaces that created a profound artistic conception. It was highly praised."
"That's right. As we all know, the contestants are all teenagers. Composition can be practiced, but it's not so easy to leave just the right amount of white space. To receive such evaluation from the judges is truly remarkable!"
"So the runner-up is..."
"Dragon, by Yuan Ya."
"Let's welcome Yuan Ya and the award presenters to the stage with warm applause!"
When Yuan Ya, who was secretly proud of herself, heard her name spoken by the host, she was stunned. Her heart skipped a beat and she was unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
how so?!
She clearly switched the paintings. This painting should be Wen Xi's.
She plagiarized a famous artist's unpublished painting without any changes. If she was discovered, she would definitely be ruined. But how come the signature on the painting became hers now?
Yuan Ya stood there in a daze as if in a dream.
The host called her several times but she didn't respond until Wen Chenghui next to her pushed her: "What are you standing there for? Go up and receive your award!"
Wen Chenghui didn't know that Yuan Ya had changed the painting. Now she was in a dilemma and had no choice but to go and receive the award under Wen Chenghui's urging.
She had no recollection of how she went up and down, or what she said in her acceptance speech. She was distracted and dazed the whole time. Wen Chenghui and Wen Yin'er just thought she was too nervous and didn't take it too seriously.
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