Feng Menglong
It was during this time that he became very famous for his paintings. The aristocrats and royalty whose homes he frequented often had to entice him with good wine, and a white scroll would be prepared beforehand on the wall: if he was in the mood he would finish a painting, but requesting one would result in him leaving in a huff. Thus his paintings became even more treasured. The 17th-century writer Feng Menglong included a funny story in his "Anecdotes Old and New" (). When Guo Zhongshu was in Qi Prefecture, a young man from a rich family was into arts and craved a painting from him, so he treated Guo Zhongshu very well with a daily supply of booze. After many days he finally told Guo Zhongshu of his desire and provided a long hanging scroll. Guo Zhongshu just drew a small child flying a kite, with the kite string taking up several feet of the scroll space. The young man was so enraged that he broke off with Guo Zhongshu.