Originally a businessman, he decided to open an unprofitable professional bookshop, specializing in the art trade, in Taipei's golden mile, Jen Ai Road.
原本從商的他，四十歲時決定在台北市黃金地段的仁愛路開一家「賠錢貨」﹘﹘以販賣美術、藝術等書籍為主的專業書屋。