Hu met the National Palace Museum director in 2003 when Hu took three works to show to Mr. Chin, who was already in his 80s by that time. The blunt-spoken Chin told Hu just to show him the best piece and not to bother with the other two.
談到與前故宮院長秦孝儀的忘年之交，胡焱榮回想 2003 年，偶然的機緣下，他帶著 3 件作品拜訪秦院長，當時已八十多歲、不喜客套的秦院長直接了當地要求他「拿出最好的一件即可」。