The painting is called "Sen" by the artist, and the narrator tells us that the author of the painting is named "Sen." The painting won the first prize in the painting contest and was accepted directly into the prestigious Shanghai Art Academy with a scholarship. The narrator tells the audience that he does not know the artist. He also tells them that he is homesick for his family and friends in London. He tells them about his mother's decision to send him away to live with his father's friends in the U.K. He asks the gods to bless him with success in the university entrance exam and to make him a junior in the school.