Knowing that the situation was perilous, D.C. Chen pulled back to plan tactics. He came up with a “ spare tire “ strategy — urging clients to treat Everlight like a spare tire, buying dyes from them when their regular suppliers were out of imported dyes. And in order to get a footing in the industry, he begged his fellow suppliers not to cut prices too fiercely.
陳定川自知情勢不利，於是退而求其次，想出了「備胎策略」──當進口染料缺貨時給客戶當備胎使用；為了在業界立足，他還再三「請託」老大哥不要用價格夾殺其生存空間。