With this in mind, Lin Cheng-jen enlisted local people of the progressive faction and departments of the county government to pressure for the chosen design to "fulfill our responsibility towards later generations." Ilan County chief You Hsi-kun also visited the temple, and his words "I hope that in the future Wang Kung Temple can become a cultural asset for Ilan County," further strengthened Chien Chin-hui's resolve.
於是，林正仁聯合了新派的地方人士及縣政府行政單位，給予廟宇徵圖評審「必須為子孫負責」的壓力，而游錫縣長也到廟裡來，一句「希望王公廟未來能成為宜蘭縣的文化財」，更堅定了簡進輝的決心。