By localizing the technology, Hsieh cut his costs to half what they would have been had he imported foreign materials. (At that time, lightweight steel sold for NT $ 7-8 per kilogram. It has since risen to NT $ 22 / kg.)
技術在地化後，成本也比從國外進口降低一半，當時 1 公斤輕型鋼成本約為台幣 7 ∼ 8 元（現在已漲到 22 元）。