Two years later, equipped with a professional skill, he returned to Taiwan and eloped with Tai-mei. Before he started to make the film, Lee Hsin, winner of last year's Kinma award for best director, perused all Chung's literary works and spent three months discussing the details with Chung's widow and children.
這時，在這事件的刺激下，他便從美濃出走，到中國大陸的瀋陽就讀「滿州自動車學校」，學習謀生的技能。兩年後，他能自立了，就回到台灣，帶著台妹私奔。