But the museum only had NT $ 15 million available, so a fund-raising campaign was launched to pool private money to acquire the painting. After two fundraisers, they had succeeded in amassing NT $ 3 million, and the masterpiece was added to the museum's collection.
於是國美館便發起了全民募款，希望集合國人的力量留下《蓮池》，果然，在兩波募款活動下，很快募到了三百萬元，成功地將《蓮池》留藏國美館。