He sponsored a series of periodicals for Taiwanese intellectuals of that time, including Taiwan Minbao (Taiwan People's News), Taiwan Hsin Minbao (The New Taiwan People's News) and Nan Yin (Voice of the South). In an as-yet-unexplored new literary world, he endeavored to forge a path forward.
他先後主持過當時台籍知識菁英所辦的《台灣民報》、《台灣新民報》、《南音》學藝欄，在一片尚待開墾的新文學園地中，努力走出道路來。