Li cites Hualien's Chyi-Sheng Marble, which was among the first local companies to open up to tourists, as a case in point. The company borrowed money with government assistance and spent millions remodeling the facility's steel exterior. Once the renovations were complete, visitors and orders began pouring in. Prices soared, even for products, like floor tiles, that it made from scrap.
李君如舉例，花蓮的奇聖大理石廠是第一批接受輔導的觀光工廠，當時政府協助該廠融資，花了幾百萬元將鐵皮屋門面改頭換妝後，一開始遊客絡繹不絕，訂單也源源不斷，就連原來用「下腳料」做成的地磚、藝術裝置產品，價格也翻漲。