Mr. Okubo taught him all about the process of glassmaking, and passed on his own special techniques. He even put up the money for Liou to go to Kyoto Institute of Technology to study.
為人寬厚慈善的大久保先生，不但有心栽培這位勤苦打拚的異鄉人，願意傳授他製作玻璃的訣竅，甚至出錢讓他到京都的國立工藝纖維大學就讀，但很可惜，很難找到與玻璃製作相關的科系，只好轉唸性質相似的陶瓷工藝科系。