Teacher, businesswoman, farmer When Taiwan extended compulsory education beyond elementary school in 1968, entry into middle school became less competitive and enrollment in Chuo Chen's tutoring business shrank sharply. Light industry, however, was booming. Chuo Chen decided to buy a sewing machine and began assembling garments after school.
老師、老板、老農 1968 年（民國 57 年）國民義務教育延長後，小學補習人數銳減，加上台灣輕工業開始起飛，教職之餘，卓陳明買了一台縫紉機，利用晚上時間兼做成衣加工。