By chance, the Taiwan Fertilizer Co. and the Department of Horticulture at the National Taiwan University cooperated to conduct fertilizer experiments at the Yangs 'vineyard the following year, bringing Yang Chao-sheng into contact with Prof. Kang Yao-teh, chairman of the NTU horticulture department.
過了幾天，卻意外發現有些再萌芽的新蕊帶有花穗，這表示有再結果的可能；楊朝勝覺得興奮又好奇，從此潛心鑽研葡萄開花結果的習性。第二年，剛好台灣肥料公司和台灣大學園藝系在楊家的果園做葡萄施肥試驗，楊朝勝因而結識台大園藝系主任康有德教授。