Konoe Ryoka took out her mobile phone and made a call, and then a high-end gray car drove out from the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and picked her up.

This made Higashino sigh somewhat.

This guy is definitely a real rich woman.

For a simple trip out, there is a private car to pick you up.

But forget it, Higashinoji still has business to do.

He took out his cell phone and checked the time, then walked towards the station.

His destination was not Adachi Ward, but Chiyoda Ward.

After a while of changing cars and walking, Higashino stopped in front of a towering building.

According to the information obtained from questioning Ryoko Okano, Tonoji entered the building and went straight to the sixth floor.

The elevator stopped quickly, and Higashinoji walked out of the elevator slowly, looking up at the same time.

Nailed on the white wall not far from his side are three letters composed of three primary colors - AES.

When these three English letters are spelled together, they mean Art Education Society of Japan.

That's right.

As the name suggests, this is an art association mainly established to coordinate students' art education.

The Japan Art Education Association has more than 2,000 registered members, making it a relatively large art association in Tokyo.

The most important thing is that the recent Tokyo Youth Art Prize is a competition held by the Japan Educational Art Association.

In other words, the competition works of both the adult group and the student group will be sent here and then judged by several well-known painters in the industry here.

The selection awards are: one gold medal, 500,000 yen, and a certificate. Two silver medals, 300,000 yen, and a certificate. Four bronze medals, 200,000 yen, a certificate, and a special prize, 200,000.

Japanese yen, no certificate.

Many people may think that the bonus given by the Japan Educational Art Association is too small, and it is not even enough to fill the gap between the teeth.

After all, just creating a piece of work requires a lot of energy and material resources.

However, for traditional painters, participating in such exhibitions is not only to obtain the meager bonus, but more importantly, to gain fame.

A gold medal honor is much more valuable than half a million yen or even one million yen!

Think about it, as a student in the art department, you received the award certificate from the Japan Art Education Association. After you enter the society, you will have the honor of being the winner of the "Tokyo Youth Painting Bounty Award" on your resume. This will help to improve you.

value and attracted investment from Party A.

A qualified professional painter will not miss any opportunity to prove himself.

"Hello." Toyoji smiled and greeted the receptionist in front of him.

"Hello, sir, how can I help you?"

The receptionist raised her head in a professional manner and asked politely.

"I would like to ask, can a 16-year-old artist submit to the Tokyo Youth Art Awards Adult Category?"

Higashino simply stated his purpose.

Yes, this time Higashinoji came to the Japan Art Education Association to ask if he could submit an article for the adult category of the Tokyo Youth Art Awards.

Because Higashinoji felt that just the gold reward for the student group was not enough in front of Ryuichi Yoshimine. If the gold reward for the adult group was added, it would probably allow Chihaya Higashino to go to school normally.

"Ah... you want to ask about being able to submit to the adult category of the Tokyo Youth Art Awards at the age of sixteen, right?"

The receptionist was not surprised by Higashino's words. She just looked at Higashino one more time to confirm.

She has been working as a receptionist here for five or six years, and she has become accustomed to Higashinoji's questions. Basically every year, a few underage high school students ask her the same thing, but in the end these students basically take advantage of it.

Come back disappointed.

After all, it was the adult group.

Not only some amateur painting enthusiasts, but also some students from the five major art academies in Tokyo submitted works. It is not an exaggeration to say that the competition is so fierce that it beats the high school student group.

After all, there is no shortage of talented people in this world, especially in the arts.

"Yes, are there any specific requirements for submission?"

Higashikata responded.

"The Tokyo Youth Art Prize is an art competition held to promote art education. There is no age requirement. Whether it is the adult group or the student group, as long as your skills are sufficient, sir, there will be no problem in submitting your work anywhere."

The receptionist quickly followed the formulaic dialogue and gave Higashinoji the answer - you can submit to the adult category, and there is no age limit.

After saying this, the receptionist lowered her head and continued to deal with the matters at hand.

"I understand. In addition, I would also like to ask, can I participate in the adult and student competitions at the same time?"

Higashikata asked again.

This made the receptionist a little surprised.

She glanced at Higashinoji inexplicably, feeling that he was just trying to make fun of her.

It’s not that he looks down on Higashinoji.

It's just that most people are exhausted just preparing the oil paintings for the adult competition, let alone participating in the student competition after participating in the adult competition.

However, her good professionalism still allowed the receptionist to answer politely:

"Theoretically, you can participate in the adult and student competitions at the same time, but the entries cannot be the same. I hope you understand this."

"Okay, I understand, then I would like to ask where is the submission channel?"

Higashikata nodded with a smile and continued to ask.

"Go to the corridor on the right from here. There will be a special office there, and there will be someone there to receive you."

The receptionist replied.

"Thank you." Toyoji thanked him politely.

He had no arrogance from beginning to end and looked very calm.

But what he said made the receptionist couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Don’t worry about the entries from the student group. Ryoko Okano will help send them here. For the entries from the adult group, he will have to come here specially.

This is also the reason why he came here this time.

Since the goal has been achieved, Higashinoji will not stay any longer. He smiled and nodded to the receptionist, then turned around and prepared to leave.

Watching Higashinoji leave, the receptionist hesitated for a while before finally saying a reminder: "Sir, it is very unrealistic to participate in the adult and student competitions at the same time. If you are really capable, I still recommend that you

Focus on one entry."

She didn't know why she had to say anything more.

Maybe it's because Director Higashino is pretty good, or maybe he senses the slightest bit of arrogance from the other person and treats others very politely.

"Thank you, Miss, for your suggestion." Higashino stopped and thanked her, then thought about it for a moment before smiling and saying to her, "But I think I still have a good chance."

This 'Yeah' should obviously be a question, but when it came to Higashinoji's mouth, it seemed so logical and natural.

He smiled again and then left.

Looking at his back, the receptionist was stunned.

From the other party's words, she could only hear a strong sense of confidence.

But where does this confidence come from...?

But she didn't know it at all.

It was as if she was overwhelmed by the other party's matter-of-fact tone, unable to say anything to refute.

Therefore, the receptionist remembered Higashinoji's face and had an inexplicable illusion that this person might really win the gold reward.
Chapter completed!