Love and war During his last semester at the art academy, Wang asked for a loan from a rich distant relative, who demanded that Wang hand over his winter coat as collateral. Although the temperature was well below freezing at the time, Wang did not hesitate to take off the coat in exchange for the money to pay his tuition.
美專最後一學期，王攀元託人向一位富有的遠房親戚借錢，那位長輩要了王攀元身上的皮袍作為抵押，王攀元顧不得當時零下四、五度的嚴寒，當下就脫下皮袍換了學費。