A bell chimed, and everyone returned to their places, looking at the worker who rang the bell and then following his gaze to President Lou Wanyuan on the stage.
In his hand, he held a slip of paper, and all knew that it bore the results of this competition, the honors that the contestants would receive.
President Lou Wanyuan seemed to deliver an impassioned summary of the event and expressed his deep gratitude to all participants because it was they who brought him so many statues, their earnest effort—regardless that it was for the reward.
And for that, he, Lou Wanyuan, was still grateful.
Therefore, he bowed deeply to everyone as a gesture of thanks.
"For the sake of fairness and impartiality, none of the masters knew to whom the various pieces belonged before judging was completed, so this result I hold in my hands was deliberated deeply and assigned by the most impartial eyes," proclaimed President Lou Wanyuan aloud.
