Within a few prosperous years, Chen's range of business had extended to building, trade, foodstuffs, timber, handicrafts and various factories. The size of his investments are no less than those of his counterparts from Taiwan.
短短幾年光景，他的經營範圍更擴及建築、貿易、食品、木材、手工藝品等工廠，投資手筆不下於外來的台商。