Impressed by his paintings, they eventually persuaded him to do a show in Taipei in 1966. All 32 of the paintings at the show were snapped up by a Hollywood film crew that was in town doing some location shots for The Sand Pebbles.
王攀元的畫作令李德大為讚賞，在他的促成下，民國五十五年王攀元在台北舉行首展，展出的三十二幅水彩畫，讓來台灣出外景拍攝《聖保羅砲艇》的電影工作人員全數買光。