After graduating from Tainan First Senior High School, he registered to take the entrance exam for art school to help him realize his dream of becoming a director, but an unexpected problem with his ear and the inability of doctors to treat it effectively forced him to abandon his dream. He took over the reins of the family business at his father's suggestion.
他原本畢業後報考藝專，一心想朝電影導演這條路邁進。未料一場耳疾怪病，四處求醫無效，不得不放棄夢想，在父親鼓勵下，轉而繼承家業。