However, chairman of the board, Chang Jung-fa, had worked in Japan at one time, and was familiar with the various financial consortiums. Therefore he was able to build a working relationship with these companies. Early loans, ship purchases and other business dealings were conducted with some Japanese help.
副總經理王仲謀解釋，他們的董事長張榮發，早年確在日本商船公司做過事，和日本企業界的老一輩也很熟，所以長榮剛開始發展時的貸款資金，的確獲得日本商人的保證、介紹等援助；接下來由於業務關係已深，新增的類似業務便仍和固定的機構往來。