Craftsmen have traditionally been held in low regard in Chinese society, but by dint of devotion to his calling and the artistry of his work Li has frequented the doors of the rich and famous and been treated on an equal footing by the powerful and elite. He has his own ideas on the subject.
但是他卻靠著不斷地努力、不凡的手藝，經常出入豪門大戶，與滿腹經綸的讀書人、富甲一方的有錢人平起平坐。對這樣的經驗，李松林卻自有主張。