The company had tough luck for the first few years, as Taiwan was rocked by the oil crisis of 1972 and the severing of diplomatic relations with the United States in 1979. Suffering from a lack of confidence, domestic shareholders pulled out one after another. Eventually even the Eko president, who had promised to provide technical support, withdrew.
創業前幾年可說命運多舛：外在環境碰到第一次石油危機（1972）、中美斷交（1979）等動盪，內部股東又因投資信心不足紛紛撤資，最後竟連允諾技術支援的宮門社長都退出了。