Li, then introduced Joppert to vice foreign minister Shen Chuang-huan, who visited Brazil around that time. Shen was also very impressed by the young man, and on the spot at the embassy chose the Chinese name Li Jiade for Joppert.
沈昌煥對這位聰慧的少年也非常欣賞，當場在使館為他取了「黎嘉德」這個中文名字，取的是他 Ricardo 原名的諧音，誰知卻隱隱合上了宋徽宗朝廷的大殿名。