Hsu believed that the inefficiencies of the first plant just represented "interest paid for building a good foundation." He believed that if they invested in a second plant early, establishing needed capacity months in advance of expected demand, the company would recoup its investment many times over when the time was right.
許文龍認為，1 廠的不順利，只是「損失打地基的利息錢」而已，但搶建的 2 廠若能比其他人早幾個月把產能準備好，等時機成熟時，就能獲得好幾倍的利益。