Spurred on by his principal's words, in the 11th grade Yang "defeated" students in the art program at Fu-Hsin Trade and Arts School to win first prize in a Taipei municipal drawing competition. He also claimed the NT $ 5,000 Principal Huang "owed" him.
就衝著這句話，楊恩生硬是在高二時「擊敗」復興美工學生，搶下北市寫生比賽首獎，要到黃校長「欠」他的 5,000 元。