There seemed to be a never-ending supply of labor. Brian Tseng, general manager of Merida Bicycle China, recalls, "In 1996 we put a sign outside the factory advertising 100 job openings. Some 3000 people looking for a job showed up, and those who didn't get one raised a royal ruckus and pushed over our perimeter wall."
「九六年有一次招工，單靠著工廠外的告示，要一百人，結果來了三千人，」美利達自行車中國總經理曾進成回憶，「結果，沒有獲聘的工人聚集鼓譟，竟然把圍牆給推倒了。」