But Hong stepped forward and offered the top players a salary of NT $ 30,000 to NT $ 50,000 a month, extremely generous at the time, to join his company team and continue honing their skills.
他率先站了出來，允諾以當年難得一見的高薪﹘﹘新台幣三到五萬元，來吸引認真打球的成棒好手，並且聘請以教球嚴格聞名的「鐵血教官」曾紀恩當教練。其目的，一方面在解決球員出路問題，另一方面也有提昇棒球技術之意。