Chiang's spirit of self-study made Chou realize that if he formed his own opinions, he wouldn't easily be influenced by outside fashion. It was then that Chou made up his mind to pursue a career as a landscape painter.
自學精神讓周澄領略到，如果自己有定見，就不易受外來思潮影響，在當時周澄已隱然確定日後從事山水畫創作的方向。