Several months later, the once-barren fields were overflowing with green watermelon vines laden with fruit, and with the help of the supply bureau of the Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction they sold this batch of seedless watermelons to Hong Kong. When the farmers found that watermelons were more profitable than rice, they grinned from ear to ear and dubbed Chen the "Watermelon King."
幾個月後，荒沙田裡綠意盎然的西瓜藤結出纍纍果實，並透過當時的「農村復興聯合委員會」（農復會）及省物資局的協助，將這批無籽西瓜外銷到香港；農民發現西瓜的利潤比稻米還好時，笑得合不攏嘴，還封他為「西瓜大王」。