But he ran into resistance from colleagues who worried that Taiwan's frequent typhoons and earthquakes would shake plants loose, endangering those below, or that the plants would wither and die, becoming an eyesore. The naysayers also worried that the expense of maintaining the plants would drain company coffers.
然而，這個新創意卻遭到同仁反對，他們擔心台灣颱風、地震頻仍，植栽有掉下來的危險，或者枯了、死了，美麗變醜陋；而日後維修又可能要花不少錢，影響公司財報。