Chen Chung-ho was rapidly promoted because of his obvious business talents, and after Chen Fu-chien passed away, Chen Chung-ho went out on his own and became a success. During the Japanese era, he provided important services to the regime and in turn received economic privileges, and in the span of a few short years, the family became one of the wealthiest in southern Taiwan.
陳福謙去世後，陳中和自行創業而嶄露頭角，日治時代因多次為日本政府效力而得到許多產業特權，短短數年一躍而為南台灣新富。