Enlightening as the remark was, it did highlight the tension between ideals and economic realities. "Doing landscape oil painting could bring accolades and income, but did I really come halfway around the world to France just to be able to sell a few paintings?"
一語驚醒夢中人，卻也讓他陷入理想與現實的抉擇，「畫風景油畫既能得獎又能賣錢，但，我千里迢迢來到法國，難道就只是為了賣畫餬口嗎？」