「8:00 PM.」
The award ceremony had finally begun.
The entire venue, though devoid of any media, was filled with influential figures from the world of calligraphy and painting.
People whose every move could send tremors through the entire community.
The host was on stage, delivering the opening remarks.
A magnificent landscape scroll, *A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains*, served as the opening spectacle, slowly unfurling on the large screen behind the stage.
It stunned the entire audience.
This was a national treasure-level scroll, painstakingly restored by Master Flora Guthrie over more than a decade, making it exceptionally precious.
On stage, the vice president of the association rambled on about the artwork's history, his voice impassioned and inspiring.
