Intending to save up NT $ 30,000 in the bank so he could collect interest and study with fewer worries, he started raising chickens with his friend Li Ching-chih.
他想先存三萬塊﹘﹘這樣每個月光拿利息，就可以安心讀書了﹘﹘於是和朋友李經之赤手空拳地養起雞來。當時他們為了節省空間，自己釘立體雞籠；事事講究科學方法的孫超，更將雞分組試驗，以找出「既要雞兒好，又要雞兒少吃飼料」的新配方。