His sci-fi images won top national awards in 2009 and 2010.

"But I have two sides as a Gemini," he says.

"I create works that express my inner world but also desire market recognition."

Netizens love cats. So, Liang decided to draw 200 different felines to catch public attention.

But he found the cats began to look similar, the more he drew, aside from the patterns on their fur. He felt lost by the 25th cat.

He one day adopted a stray he found beside a garbage can.

The black-and-white cat loved to squint. It seemed as if it was saying it was the master and Liang was its servant.