"It was a seller's market then. The Japanese said, 'raw materials are in short supply--we need to raise prices.' Originally the price of neoprene set in the contract was US $ 30 a sheet, but a month later it jumped to US $ 40. No matter how we objected or pleaded, the Japanese made it obvious we could take it or leave it.
「當時是賣方市場，日本人一句『原物料缺貨，要漲價』，原本契約中訂定一片橡膠片價錢 30 美元，過了一個月就漲到每片 40 元，無論我們怎麼抗議、懇求，日本人是一副要買不買隨便你的態度。