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Fang Ye quickly came over too!

Seeing "The Wolf in the Forest," he was extremely surprised. How did an entertainment-themed Mid-Autumn scroll event manage to unearth a real master?

He asked the staff, "Where is the artist who painted this?"

He wanted to chat with the painter to see if he could buy the painting!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

If this painting was to be displayed in the wolf exhibit, it would definitely be a fantastic exhibit item.

Generally, the paintings created for this kind of entertainment activity are left behind when finished, and visitors wouldn't take them back, so Fang Ye planned to select some interesting ones to be placed in the relevant exhibition areas.

But "The Wolf in the Forest" was already of a professional standard, so it definitely couldn't be treated as casually as the other paintings.

Moreover, Fang Ye also wanted to ask if there was a chance for collaboration with the artist, such as decorating the zoo's walls, which are usually concealed by trees so visitors can't see them. Using paintings as decor could perhaps turn them into popular photo spots for visitors.

Moreover, various cultural and creative products, like animal calendars and animal-themed shirts, also require talented artists.

The staff glanced around, "That artist seems to have disappeared! Maybe they'll come back for the award ceremony."

After placing his painting, Zhuang Xiaobai continued to visit Linhai Zoo. The zoo during the festival had a different atmosphere from usual, and he hoped to observe some scenes he wouldn't normally see.

Fang Ye stroked his chin, "What does that artist look like?"

"A man with notably long white hair!" The staff member replied without hesitation.

"Eh, now that you mention it, I seem to have an impression! So it was him."

Zhuang Xiaobai had recently been visiting Linhai Zoo daily, and Fang Ye had encountered him several times.

With such distinctive features, Fang Ye remembered him as soon as the staff member mentioned it.

...

After the one hour voting period ended, it was 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

The award ceremony was scheduled for this time so as not to delay the visitors going home. After watching the ceremony, they could catch the bus back to the city around 6 o'clock, and they could still have dinner with their families and watch the evening gala together.

The voting results were out!

The "Wu Gang Super Handsome Award" went to "The Wolf in the Forest," naturally—it crushed the competitors with an absolute advantage!

The "Chang'e So Beautiful Award" attracted the most votes for a painting about a red fox, depicting it frolicking in a beautiful sea of flowers.

The flowers, colorful and graceful, didn't overshadow but instead highlighted the playful, sweet smile of the running fox, giving off the impression of a fairytale book illustration.

The "Jade Rabbit Most Adorable Award" went to a painting of a red panda, where the red panda stood up with its arms raised as if reaching to pluck the moon from the sky, naive in its artistry yet lively in color, brimming with childlike innocence!

The paintings drawn by the children were actually all quite cute, hence the votes were fairly distributed, and the difference wasn't significant. Yingying's red panda boxing picture also received a good number of votes, ranking fifth.

The tiger exhibit's loudspeakers blared, "Would the authors of painting numbers 113, 236, and 425 please come to the place where you submitted your paintings!"

As they broadcasted, the staff members placed these paintings on easels and moved them to the center of the exhibition hall.

Fang Ye waited there, and the artists whose numbers had been called arrived promptly!

Aside from the very composed Zhuang Xiaobai, there was also a beautiful girl with long hair and wearing a blue shirt, as well as a little girl accompanied by her very excited parents. The little girl seemed very happy too!

Fang Ye smiled and greeted them, "Hello, everyone, and hello there, little friend~"

The parent excitedly said, "Oh, Director Fang, we've visited the zoo several times with our child, and she admires you so much! She was clamoring for me to bring her to make mooncakes this morning, but we weren't lucky enough to get the chance to do so."

"The little girl really did a great job with her painting. It doesn't matter that she couldn't make mooncakes, she still won a prize! Wait until you go home and watch the evening festivities with your mom, then eat mooncakes," Fang Ye said kindly to the little girl.

The little girl's eyes sparkled as she crisply said, "Director Fang, can I have a photo with you?"

Fang Ye smiled and said, "No problem at all, we are actually going to take a group photo during the award ceremony anyway. After that, I'll take an individual photo with you."

The little girl's face broke into a radiant smile, "Then, can I have your autograph?"

"Sure thing~"

Seeing Fang Ye placate the child, a girl in a blue shirt asked curiously, "Director Fang, what're the prizes? I'm quite interested in getting one of your plushies!"

Fang Ye joked, "A photo with me."

Zhuang Xiaobai and the girl in the blue shirt had a deadpan expression: ==||

Fang Ye said seriously, "Ahem, of course not, the prize is one of our zoo's highly popular plushies. You can choose either a large one or three small ones, a free annual pass to play for a year, and a crystal trophy!"

The crystal trophy was customized from Taobao, and although it was pretty, the models were all fixed, with only the text and design being changeable, which was a bit regrettable for him.

If the trophy could have had carvings of the Jade Rabbit, Chang'e, and Wu Gang, it would have made a more memorable decorative piece. But due to the short preparation time, the vendor couldn't accept such special customization.

Zhuang Xiaobai said, "Director, I already have an annual pass."

Fang Ye replied, "Well, if you already have an annual pass, it's not a waste since it can be extended to next year."

Next year, as exhibition halls increase and improve, the price of tickets and annual passes for the zoo might go up a bit, although not by too much.

"Let's go ahead with the award ceremony now! Please tell me your names and the names of your artworks, so I can introduce them later."

...

After a while, Fang Ye and the others arrived in front of the displayed paintings in the center of the tiger exhibit.

Fang Ye grabbed the microphone and greeted the crowd of visitors waiting for the awards ceremony, "Hello everyone, I am Fang Ye, the director of Linhai Zoo! Are you all having fun today?"

"Yes!"

After a simple opening, he went straight to the point, "Our zoo has held three activities today, and everyone has participated very enthusiastically. We underestimated your passion, and our 'Mid-Autumn Scroll' event attracted more than 600 paintings!

Whether it was little friends or big friends, everyone showed off their amazing imagination and creativity! And to all the visitors who voted, thank you for your enthusiastic votes and for showing the artists your love!"

Now, I will announce the winning artworks!"

"Zhuang Xiaobai, 'The Wolf in the Forest,' won the Wu Gang Super Handsome Award!"

"Zhao Chan, 'Fox Playing in a Sea of Flowers,' won the Chang'e So Beautiful Award!"

"Mao Kexin, 'Little Panda Plucks the Moon,' won the Jade Rabbit Super Cute Award!"

"That wolf painting is really good!"

"I voted for the 'Fox Playing in a Sea of Flowers'!"

"I saw a painting of a red panda sleeping earlier that was quite cute, so I voted for it, but sadly it didn't win!"

Amidst the lively chatter from the visitors below, Fang Ye received the crystal trophies from the staff and, smiling, handed them one by one to the winners.

Lan Li and Mi Jin below kept clicking away, taking photos of the winners holding their trophies and the paintings behind them. These photos would make great material for the public WeChat account!