Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
“Youth Chinese Arts Cup.”
“Only those fourteen years old and below can participate.”
The main organizers of the event were the National Chinese Arts Association. The first prize didn’t just consist of $100,000, it also allowed the winner to be personally guided by a mentor.
The second and third prize winners would also receive monetary awards.
The commendable pieces would receive a set of Chinese Arts accessories and tools.
The prizes were awesome.
Lin Fan said, “Sister, can you give me a piece of this poster?”
“Sure, no problem. Little Boss, do you have a kid that wants to participate?” The middle-aged lady asked.
Lin Fan smiled and nodded. “Yeah, I want him to have an eye-opening experience.”
Then, he didn’t say anything else. He continued with his day and he brought the poster around. When he was finished with this, he wanted to go and have a look. If it was possible, he wanted to let the children go and audition for it.
They consumed the Little Intelligence pill and worked hard to learn arts and craft. He wanted to let them prove themselves.
So that they would understand they were not inferior.
After a while, he finished selling the ten scallion pancakes. Those that didn’t manage to get any scallion pancakes were dejected. However, they consoled themselves and wanted to come and try again the next day. They didn’t believe that they wouldn’t win.
Lin Fan said, “I’ll be heading out.”
Fraud Tian was smoking, “What’s wrong? Did something happen again?”
Lin Fan waved the poster, “Nothing much, I just want them to register for the Youth Chinese Arts Cup. I want to see how’s the situation like.”
Then, Fraud Tian started to get serious, “That’s true. Those children can really draw. If they were to participate in this, they’d definitely win.”
Lin Fan smiled, “I don’t want to belittle the other contestants. They are awesome too. I’ll be taking a look.”
Then, he left the shop.
Fraud Tian shook his head, “I think he will be involved in the Children’s Welfare Organisation for a long time.”
Wu You Lan was cleaning up the table. She turned around and said, “Isn’t that good? That shows that he is caring.”
Fraud Tian replied, “I didn’t say it wasn’t good. It is really meaningful.”
…
On the way there.
Lin Fan was driving to the destination. The registration venue was at Chuan Mao Building, level 13.”
He parked his car when he arrived.
As he entered the lift, there were several parents who brought their children there. The parents started talking in the lift.
“The Youth Chinese Arts Cup prizes are amazing this time. The best contestant will be personally mentored by someone from the National Chinese Arts Association.”
“Yeah. We don’t really care about the money. We just want to be the best and let my child have a mentor. That is extraordinary.”
“That’s right.”
They were discussing among themselves and Lin Fan just listened.
The National Chinese Arts Association had a strong impact. The artists there were well-liked and respectable figures. Especially when their artworks could be sold for up to a few million dollars. It was crazy.
Furthermore, their child could be mentored by one of those grandmasters. Their future would definitely be secured.
On the 13th level.
There were a lot of people there. Some of the parents were there to inquire about the event. While others brought their children to register for it.
There was a long table in the spacious classroom. The people in charge of registration were talking and explaining to the parents.
Lin Fan went forward, “Can I ask if the only requirement is that the children must be below 14 years old?”
A middle-aged man replied Lin Fan, “Yes, as long as they’re below 14, they’re eligible. This time, the Youth Chinese Arts Cup is organized by the National Chinese Arts Association. It is a nationwide event. If your child is eligible, you just have to pay $50 for the registration fee.”
“How should I register then?” Lin Fan asked.
“This is our website. You can register online. You have to provide identification details. You can also come here to register,” the man replied.
Lin Fan was a little lost. The online registration required identification details. Most of the children in the welfare organization didn’t have any form of personal identification. It was going to be a difficult situation. Also, there were 365 children. If he were to send all of them here, it was going to be difficult to take care of them.
The worker added, “If you’d like to register for your child, you have to register soon. Today is the last day.”
Lin Fan replied, “Sorry, my situation is a little complex. I am here to register for children in a welfare organization. However, there are a lot of children and their identification details are not complete. Furthermore, if I were to bring all of them here, it would be impractical. Is there any other way that I can do this?”
The worker was a little stunned, “That… Hold on, I will ask the person in charge. I haven’t met your situation yet.”
Lin Fan replied, “Thank you.”
“It’s okay.”
The worker stood up and went to the office. He was willing to help him register for those children in the welfare organization. After all, it was a good deed. As long as the children were eligible, they could register for it. There weren’t any hidden criteria.
When he talked about the Children’s Welfare Organisation, some of the parents turned around in shock.
“Master Lin, are you Master Lin?”
Lin Fan smiled and nodded, “Yes, hello everyone.”
“Master Lin, are you registering for the children too?”
Lin Fan replied, “Yeah, I want to let the children from the welfare organization participate in this. Even if they don’t win anything, it would be a good experience for them.”
The parents nodded and then continued talking to Lin Fan. Everyone in Shanghai knew who Master Lin was.
The Internet was booming and this event was going to take place in Shanghai. Some of the Shanghai publishers occasionally reported news about Lin Fan. Hence, everyone knew about him.
Furthermore, what Master Lin did in Qingzhou won their respect. At the same time, they were happy about it. After all, Master Lin was from Shanghai.
“Master Lin, I admire you a lot.”
Lin Fan smiled calmly at their compliments. It was already a common sight. He naturally didn’t think too much about it.
Soon, the person in charge came out. When he found out about it, he also tried to think of a way to solve it. When he knew that it was Master Lin’s request, he became even more passionate about it.
Master Lin was famous. The person in charge wasn’t from the National Chinese Arts Association and he didn’t know that Lin Fan was in it.
If he had known that Master Lin was a member of the association, he would’ve been more passionate about it.
However, he was definitely going to treat the matter seriously.
Then, the person in charge said that he was going to send some people to the Children’s Welfare Organisation to handle the children’s registration. The service was superb. Lin Fan felt a little embarrassed about it.
It was as if they were backdooring the registration.
However, he had to thank them for being so courteous.
After all, it resolved a big problem for him.
Initially, the person in charge wanted to waive the registration fees but he didn’t have the rights to do so. He just sighed and shook his head.
Then, Lin Fan brought a few people back to the Children’s Welfare Organisation.
He didn’t know if the children were ready but he was looking forward to it. He hoped that the children would be well-ranked.
It was time for him to show his capabilities as a mentor.