Cheng Chen-ming is a big admirer of Cheng She-wo, who founded Shih Hsin University. In 1939 in Shanghai he founded Lihpao, a small daily, which was widely loved by its readers.
世新大學創辦人成舍我，看在作者眼裡更是一位充滿傳奇性的人物，一九三九年成舍我在上海創辦小型日報「立報」，廣受讀者喜愛。