Putting up what they could and borrowing from banks, the 10 Hong siblings got together NT $ 10 million (about (US $ 250,000) and set up Taiwan Crystals & Gems, Inc., with a factory in Hsin-chuang.
當時十兄妹各按能力出資、加上銀行貸款，湊齊一千萬元新台幣資金，成立台灣晶體股份有限公司，並在新莊化成路設立工廠。