China Music achieved some success in the first year by being one of the first to capitalize on the fascination with the mainland. In the second year, the market became flooded with competition. Their business was hit hard. By 1990, the company was saddled with NT $ 6 million of debt, prompting Chen to call it quits.
「音樂中國」剛創辦時，台灣的大陸熱方興未艾，頭一年它出版的作品都叫好叫座，但第二年開始，越來越多唱片公司加入競爭，市場被瓜分，業績也一落千丈；等到了 1990 年，公司已負債近 600 萬元，陳百忠決定收手，捨不得放棄的楊錦聰，只好獨力扛下債務。